The state herald., 1891-07-03
NEWS NUGGETS.


Indian troubles are threatened in
northwestern Arizonn.
One hundred bath houses are ready
Tor Gse At Provo, Utah.
Iowa Democxats rcnominaled Gov
srnor Boies by exclamation,
Jay Gould same Near being run
ovar BY n train few days ago.
Work has commenced On tho new
asylum buildings at Las Vegas.
A statue to Henry Ward Bcecher
was unveiled At Brooklyn Wednesday.
The reform school at Ogden was
burned to the ground Wednesday
morning.
There is more building going on
now In Chicago thnn at any time since
the great lire.
One hundred and seven letter car
riers have just been added to the
Chicago office.
Governor Fifer OF Illinois has signed
the bill allowing women 10 vote for
school officers.
Miss Mary E l.ene, society belle
Of New York. was married the other
day TO II eolored man.
Alexander Clark the American
minister TO Liberia, died recently.
He was q cclored man.
The Diamond plate-glass works Mt
Elmwood, Indiana, the largest plate
glass factory in the world, burned
Friday morning.
Prof. John l.. Northrop of Column
bin college, New York. who WIS
burned by the explosion of n cask of
alcohol, has died.
Twenty foreign men-of-war are
now lying In the Yang-Tse-Kiang to
protect Europeans from the outragcs
Of the Chinese.
Wealthy Catholics are about to
organize number OF great banks in
leading European cities. 10 strengthen
the influence Of their church.
A Mrs. Philo who was iourncying
from Chicago to Denver in the custody
OF IN officer. leaped out OF the car
window, while the train was running
at full speed and escaped hnhurt.
A man who was umpiring ball
game at Downs, Kansas, few days
ago. was knocked down by by
stander who objected 10 his decisions.
II is feared the blow will result fatal
ly.
1t is reported from Washington
that the agricultural department is
experimenting with new grass called
bronze which is especially adapted to
the arid region. Great things are
expected o: 1t.
Colonel s. N. Wood, one OF the
most noted men in Kansas, was shot
dead In the street, of Hugoton Tues
day by James Brennan. The shoot
ing was the result OF bitter feelings
caused by county seat war.
The presiding elders OF the colorcd
Methodist churches OF the south have
decided to boycott all railroads re-
fusing to furnish colored people
sleeping and dining cars. and all ac-
comodations furnished white people.
The standing OF ball clubs in the
Western Association on the eth was
assollows in percentage! Milwaukee,,
6l0; Omaha, 604; Lincoln, $40; Min
neapolls. 5Il; Kansas City, iS3;
Sioux City, 429; Denver, S97; Duluth.
consul general at Rio de Janeiro state.
that the sale OF locomotives Of Ameri.
can make in Brazil has been very
large. One firm In Philadelphia.
during the past ten years hns sold
25l.
A statement prepared by the treas.
nry department shows that the re.
ceipts at the port OF New York for
the first twenty days In June, 1891
were 81, 1873, l39; for tho same period
OF June 1890. they were s9,3Is, ,O75,
showing falling OF OF about 10 per
cent.
A special from York, Nebraska,
says that n fast freight on the Bur-
lington was ditchcd near that place
Thursday. G. W. Delaney, engineer,
and &. W, Bean, fireman, were killed.
The wreck was caused by washout
In the road. Tho damage to the rail.
road company Is estimated at $50. 900.
r. j. Hinton, special ugcn, In
charge OF the irrigation inquiry, says
'hnt the great Colorado plateau can
possibly be made arabic by irrigation,
thus adding o,000. 900 OF acres To the
nrable area. lie says that the Benr
valley system In California Is the
finest irrigation system on the cont
nent.
A dispatch from Shanghai says tha,
on the night OF the I'd terrible wind
storm swept over Teng Chow Flu In
Shantung and Its adjacent seas. /,
was just in the fishing season and
over 1000 fishing junks were cap.
sized, and swept away by the mighty
waves. 1t is calculated that 10000
lives were lost.
DIR. Charles A. Briggs has publish.
cd letter on the theological crisis OF
which he Is the center. lie says the
fruits OF the controversy will be n
strengthening OF the sources and
foundations Of Christianity and n rc.
lection OF the childish conceptions OF
the universe rs prevailing In the ira.
ditional dogma.
In view OF the outery made In Eng.
land by the members Of the Lords
Day Rest Association nnd others ia
the proposed private ,i-i, Of the en-.
pcror on Sunday, July ~. TO tho
naval exhibition In Lon:on. the Ger.
man emperor has consented 10 post.