The state herald., 1891-06-05
NEWS NUGGETS.


Mr. Pillsbury, the big Minneapolis
miller, is getting up corner on
wheat.
Sixty-faur earthquake shocks were
felt in Japan during the month OF
March.
The United States revenue cutter
Rush has been ordered to sail for
Behring Sea.
The General Assembly OF the Pres
byterian church will meet in Portland,
Oregon, next year.
The Canadian government will
grant rebate on all sugar manufac-
tured in Canada for export.
Kansas Republicans are organizing
themselves into "Knights OF Reciproc-
ity"-a new secret society.
The United States war ship Charles
ton has arrived at Callao. She did
not get sight Of the ltata.
John 7, Faush, tho New York
millionaire who died recently be-
queathed $2S0,000 to various chari-
ties.
The Canadian premier, Sir John
Macdonald, has had stroke OF par
alysis, and his death is expected
daily.
A policeman OF Houston. Texas,
Sunday night was fatally sho, while
protecting woman from drunken
husband.
The sister OF Emperor William, who
is the wife OF the crown prince of
Greece, has joined the Greek church,
greatly to the displeasure OF her
royal brother.
Judge Albert H. Horton, chief JUS
tice OF the supreme court OF Kansas,
has been named as one OF the three
members OF the Mexican land title
courts on Spanish claims.
Judge Breckenridge of St. Louis
was stricken with apoplexy causing
almost instant death, just as he had
concluded an address before the Gem
eral Assembly OF the Presbyterian
church at Detroit.
Mrs. W. A. Uptegron and three
children were burned to death in
their house at Topeka, "Wednesday
morning. The house burned down
and the charred remains OF the family
were found in the ashes.
\ stone was thrown by some person
Unknown into window OF sleeper
IN the westbound overland flyer near
Shelton, Nebraska, Monday night, and
II little child OF I. A. Holmes. OF Chi
rago, was fatally injured.
DIR. Fordyce Barker, one of the most
,minent physicians in the United
btates, died Sunday afternoon at his
residence In New York City, aged as
ears. He was stricken with apo.
plexy Thursday afternoon.
Competent judges estimate the total
Expectations from Brazil for 1891 will
hmount TO $500, 900, 200, which. with
the ruling high prices for the leading
articles OF export, will render the
financial condition OF Brazil sound and
easy.
The secretary OF the treasury has
decided 10 permit the importation OF
lead ore in bond at the border custom
houses, the ore TO be weighed and tho
proper duties collected at the smelt-
Ing works where ii is transformed
into metal.
II is expected that Frederick Doug
lass, United S,atess minister to Hayti,
will be recalled. as the Haytians re-
gard him unfavorably on account OF
his color. Negotiations for coaling
station at Mole Saint Nicholas failed
because OF this state of affairs.
| The Murphy Cattle Company. OF
Buffalo, Wyoming, has bought the
herds OF the Storey Cattle Company,
the Bay State Cattle Company and
the Stoddard 4 Howard Stock Com.
pany In northern Wyoming and south
ern Montana. The purchases aggre-
gate 10000 head OF cattle and 80, 900
head OF horses,
AT the request Of the director OF the
mint, the secretary OF the treasur
has appointed August St Gaudens OF
New York, Henry Mitchell OF Bos.
ton. and Charles T.. Barber, the en-
grayer Of the mint at Philadelphia, as
committee OF artists to advise the d.
rector In passing upon the new de-
Signs for the silver coins of the United
States.
A daring attempt To steal the body
of 7. 7. Barnum, the dead Snowman.
lyas made last week. The wa,chmen
discovered two men digging into the
vault with picks, and opened fire, but
ihe men escaped. Mrs. Barnum says
that had the body been stolen no 70
ward would have been offered for It's
return, rs Mr.. Barnum had wished II
that way.
The Independent party of Nebraska
is planning 10 take hand In the
gubcrnn,orial contest again. The
party leaders announce that IA conyon.
ton will be called In the near future
at which II candidate Tor governor will
be nominated on the theory that since
Boyd WIS declared Ineligible 10 office,
Taylor can hold over only until the
fall election,
Lord Rothschild has presented
memorial 10 Lord Salisbury. asking
the British government to initiate
concerted action by the powers To
assist Wholesale emigration OF tho
jews To Palestine. Tho Rothschilds.
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