The state herald., 1891-09-04
THE WORLD AT LARGE.

Inc potato Ollght mas appeared IN
England and Is ravaging large sec
lions.
Balmaceda had shipped q, 900, 900
worth OF silver to England before his
downfall
About 100000 bushels OF grain
are being shipped from New York
zach day.
AT last accounts sixty-one bodies
had been taken from the ruins OF the
late New York fire.
Three hundred San Francisco en-
ployers have formed an association to
light trades unions.
A statehood convention has been
called to meet at Oklahoma City, Ok
lahoma, on September "a.
AT Pembina, South Dakota. 1t wRs
5 degrees below freezing Wednesday
night Wheat is seriously injured.
Santiago was for time last Sat-
urday In the hands OF mob. In
mense damage was done to property.
Mr.. Depew predicts that America
will grow more rapidly In wealth the
coming year than during any previous
year In her history.
Senator Plumb of Kansas Is said to
have incurred the emnity of his polit-
.cal friends by his conciliatory policy
TOWARD the Alliance.
Mr.. Spurgeon grows steadily weaker
and 1t seems unlikely that the famous
preacher will ever stand In the pulpit
Of the Tabernacle again.
AT stenographers' contest at Day
ton, Ohio, Isaac S. Dement, of Chica-
go wrote3l5 words in shorthand from
new matter in one minute.
The governor of Vermont has noti-
fled Secretary Proctor that he would
appoint him United States Senator on
the LIST Of November next.
A Minneapolis man has sued
.young lady for 5000 damages for
flirting with other men, when he con-
sidered her us pledged to marry him.
An explosion took place on the
oath at colliery near Merthyr Tyd-
vii, Wales. Two persons lost their
lives by being suifocated in the mine.
Sailors are deserving by wholesale
from the United States warship Pen
sacola. Twenty-eight have deserted
They say the ship is unfit to sail to
China.
Rus sian Jewish refugees are arriv-
ing in large numbers at Detroit. They
are all pennilcss, and the Canadian
authorities are censured for sending
them over.
Texas railway employees are pro-
testing against the action OF the rail.
road commissioners in reducing
freight rates, saying II means lower
wages for them.
Mrs. Alvin J. Moore of Leverett,
Massachusetts, has given birth TO four
babies, three girls and one boy. The
girls died soon after birth, but the
boy is likely to live.
BY vote of l6 to the city coun-
Gil OF Cleveland passed an ordinance
reducing the price OF gas from 81 to
go cents per 1000 feet. The gas
companies will fight the matter to the
last ditch In the court.
One hundred thousand persons have
already arrived a, Treyes to see the
chanting us they march. are continu-
ally passing through the streets from
o'clock In the morning until mid
night
A tame bear in Wilma. Russia, tha,
had been taught to drink whisky,
went TO tavern and attempted TO
seize a keg Of liquor The landlord
objected, and in the fight tina, fol.
lowed he and his three children were
killed.
Mrs. Louisa NJ. Livingston, who
died recently In Tarre Hau,e, Ind.
left will and other valuable papers.
together with 10000 in cash. iu the
safe of n New York hotel. Her rel
atives, however, have been unable to
learn in what hotel the yaluables
were left
1t is rumored that Russia has made
demand upon Turkey for immediate
payment OF arrears of the war indem-
nifty. and that, failing TO comply. she
must cede In lieu OF the amount due
territory south OF the Nouva-B Bazlr so
as TO unite the frontier OF Servln and
Montenegro.
iTho salcof Emma Abbott's costumes
took place last week at the Fifth Ave
nue. auction rooms, New York. The
attendance was small ahd bidding
slow. The gowns that cost from S3,.
900 to 5000 each sold from $500 10
si0o. Probably $4,000 will be real.
lied altogether.
Dispatches from London state that
during the great storm NJ Portsmouth
the French and English fleets became
separated. There was banquet
/ given aboard the Marongo to which
sixty English oiilcerF went. They
have no, returned. md IL IL feared
they were drowned.
The electrical exhibition To be held
In the Crystal Palace, London, has
been postponed from Noyem her, 1891,
TO January, 1892, ON which date IN,
exhibition will be formally opened
1t IL intended to make us perfect a.
possible display OF the latest novel.
ties In electrical sclon CO.
A great battle has been Tough, neal
Valparaiso and Balmnccdn's army
crushed beyond all hope OF reorgani.
latlon. Over 5000 toldiors were
killed In the fight, The battle dem.
ons,rnted tho absolute hopclessncss Of
attacking nm cntrcnchcd force which
is armed with modern repeating rifles
Postmaster General namnko,
has sent u personally signed letter /,
the postmaster at each county sen
throughout the United Stntos asking
I him Tor the pubilp ponl M hia ,,.,