The state herald., 1891-10-30
THE WORLD At LARGE.

CURED In California lately.
The Methodist Ecumenical Council
adjourned Oh the Goth, after being In
session two weeks.
A handsome monument to the mem.
ory OF Henry w. Grady was unveiled
at Atlanta on the 21st
At Fostoria, Ohio, the other day
young man committed suicide by
crawling into rcd-hot furnace.
The Salton lake is now drying up,
as the Colorado river Is SO low that
no water flows from 1t to the lake.
The continued wholesale importation
Of Chinese into British Columbia Is
liable TO create trouble. The Puget
Sound provinces are overrun by them.
The government has contracted with
the Iowa Iron Works Of Dubuque to
build torpedo boat No. 2,to cost $l1S,-
900. 1t must be completed within a
year
General Beauregard and his asso-
ciates in the Louisiana Lottery CON-
pany have been indicted by the United
States grand jury in South Dakota
for violating the lottery law.
The German imperial family have
ordered some costly presents to be
sent to the Prince OF Wales on the oc-
casion of his jubilee. Prince Henry
will probably bring the gifts to Lon
don.
James 3ogert, New York builder.
has prepared plans for tow>r 1850
feet high, $50 feet vt the base and so
feet at the top. II will be enclosed in
glass at, the top and have sixteen
elevators.
The walls Of Woo Chang have been
covered with posters announcing that
all missionaries will shortly be put out
OF the way. The placards are the
work OF the secret society known MS
the Kolahut.
Explosion OF natural gas on Federal
street, Allegheny, Pennsylvania. Tues
day, destroyed four-story brick
building. Two men were fatally
burned and three persons badly in.
jured. Loss, $4,000.
jThe Liberals OF Canada are about
to present Gladstone with finely ex-
ecuted picture Of himself. The Hon.
Wilfred Laurier, leader OF the Liberal
party. will 60 to London for the pur-
pose OF making the presentation,
Merchandise exports from the Unit
ed States during September past were
valued at $s2.972,9s7, against $685.
1893, 1877 during September, 1890. I'm
ports during the past month were
valued at f6l, ,5O3, ,966, against $780,
939,772 during September, 1890.
A dispatch from Falseabad. near the
northern frontier OF British India,
says that the Russians are reported to
be advancing in considerable force
toward Chinese Turkestan, aud the
Chinese have no troops In the neigh
borhood sufficient to oppose them.
During September last so, ,706 imml-
grants arrived in this country against
1916 in September, 1890. OF the
arrivals OF last month Germany fur
nished l0,705, Russia, 9.777, England
and Wales 6,270. ireland 5, ,2S2, Swe-
den and Norway 5,0il, Austria-Hun-
gary 4,763. Poland $3.50. Italy 1851,
Scotland 1910.
Frank McGrath did not secure u
reelection as president OF the Kansas
Farmers Alliance. w. II. Biddle was
chosen. The Kansas Alliance will
become a part OF the gigantic National
Union Company Of New York. which
is organized with capital OF $780,
100000 to do business for farmers.
The mangled remains OF q young
woman were found ut the base OF the
Washington monument in Baltimore
last Tuesday. She had thrown her.
self from the top OF the shaft, which
lowered 1855 feet above her dead body,
II is presumed that the woman went to
the top OF the monument with the de-
liberate Intention Of committing sui
eide.
A mass meeting to agitate annexa-
tIon was held at Stoney Point. Ontario.
on the Goth. A resolution indorsing
the political union was carried unani-
mously by standing vote. There
was intense enthusiasm rs the speak.
ers announced that urgent requests
were pouring in on them for meetings
at dozen places. The Continental
Union Club was organized with large
membership.
The public exhibition OF type setting
machines In the Chicago Euening Post
building under the auspices OF the
American Newspaper Publishers As
ISOLATION has broughtto that city news
paper men from every quarter. So
many publishers have never before
been In the city at any one time. Won
derful interests is manifested not only
In the various machines. but also In
the cold process for stereotyping,
which is on exhibition every day.
Secretary Tracy has information re-
gard'ng the attack on American saii-
ors In Valparaiso. The American
sailors were without arms nnd defense.
less. The investigation shows that
they were sober and were In no way
guilty OF misbehavior. Two OF the
seriously wounded nre still In the hos.
pital. In several instances tho snilors
OF the Gillian fleet rendered assistance
TO the American sailors and several OF
them were arrested. Secretary Tracy
would not say whether any action In
the matter had been decided upon.
John Mattel. wife and infunt child
applied TO the authorities ut Pittsburg
tho other night for food. Hc says he
was u striking miner and they had
walked from Conncllvllle to that city.
having tasted nothing for nearly forty
eight hours. The mother was too
wcak 10 suckle her babe. md To save
the little ones life Mattel said he cut
his finger and allowed the child to
drink his blood. The couple were
terribly cmnciated and tho child was
almost dcnd. Food and lodging wcrc