The state herald., 1891-10-09
THE WORLD AT LARGE.

w tho Auut
Grover Cleveland is the happy
father OF little girl. ANs:3
Mrs. Winifred Patterson OF ST.
Louis has died leaving 100000 to
Catholic institutions.
Another bank ut Louisville, Ken
lucky, has closed its doors. This is
the fourth in six months.
Salt Lake is to erect at once fine
building to be used jointly by the city
and county. 1t will cost $37S,OOO.
Rumors that come from Guatemala
declare that revolutionary army OF
some size is marching upon the capi-
tai.
Mrs. Frank Leslie was married on
the 4th to Kihsbury Wilde Of London.
Mr.. Wilde is brother OF Oscar
Wilde. The ceremony was private.
There has been serious rioting in
Arkansas among cotton pickers. A
strike has been inaugurated for high
er wages and violence has resulted.
James Anderson, formerly one OF
the Jesse james gang, died in Nampa,
Idaho, the other day, where he has
been living undetected for several
years.
Sub-leasing Of convicts has been
declared illegal by the Knoxville,
Tennessee, courts. The convicts will
have TO be take n from the Briceville
mines.
At Guthrie, Oklahoma, Chief JUS
tice Green has decided that private
citizens as well as officers may destroy
an illegal saloon without being liable
| for damages.
Australian newspapers state that
John L. Sullivan's theatrical tour is
a failure. The company is stranded at
Sydney and are awaiting remittances
from this country.
The Chilian steamer Itata, which
has been released on bonds furnished
by local capitalists, has left San Diego
for Valparaiso. The steamer had
been tied up there since July 4.
The Atchison statement for August,
including the st. Louis & San Fran
cisco system, is as follows: Gross
earnings $3,SG6,376, increase $751;
AT; net 81, ,299, ,920, increase $780,
13O.;
The largest ily-wheel in the United
States was set In motion the other
day in the Boston West End street
railway power house. 1t is 2S feet in
diameter, 10 feet face and weighs so
tons.
A terrible accident is reported from
Ovada, near Genoa, Italy. An un-
finished tunnel collapsed and twenty
one workmen were buried. Seventeen
were extricated alive and 1t is feared
the others are dead.
Boulanger's wife is not mentioned
in his will. He appoints his niece,
Mile. Grifilths, legatee, and asks his
children to respect his last wishes.
He wants to be buried with Nine. Dc
Bonnemain, aud only "George 81 on
the tomb.
A brisk exchange OF kilograms be-
tween the European capitals continues
with n view OF reinforcing the Europ-
can squadrons in Chinese waters and
atfording better protection to the
European colonies on the banks of
the Yang Use Kiang.
An order has been issued compell-
ing the Northern Railroad Company
OF Spain to deposit the sum OF $780,
900 as security for damages claimed,
by those who suffered injury and by
relatives OF those who lost their lives
through the Burgois disaster.
Two vessels named the Parsee and
Amazon, returning from Labrador
laden with fish, were overtaken by
the recent violent storm, driven
ashore and became total wrecks. The
captains and crews. numbering ten
or eleven men, were all drowned.
A Pittsburg dispatch says: The
Greenlee and Forst oil well ut
Mcdonald, eighteen miles from here.
has been drilled deeper and the flow
increased 10 li,i00 barrels n day.
This is the largest well ever struck
in America and believed TO be the
largest in the world.
A miraculous escape from death
occurred ut Warsaw. Illinois, the
other night. A farmer named John
Hartman, while under the influence
OF liquor, drove over preclpl,ous
bluif having height OF 100 feet. 1t
was thought he was dead, but when
picked up and carried into a house
near by II was found that he was not
seriously injured. The horse also
escaped with Few scratches. but the
vehicle was demolished.
A dispatch from Goodland, Kansas,
says: Melbourne. the Australian
rainmaker, began operations here
again yesterday. The test was begun
mt s o'clock In the morning when the
sky was clear and the air warm and
dry. Al noon The sky was covered
with clouds and the thermometer had
fallen from so degrees TO GO degrees.
The clouds hung over the town all
night. and at two o'clock In tho morn.
ing rain fell for about half IN hour.
"A most daring jail delivery was ac-
complished nt st. Louis on the 2nd.
Ten criminals, some OF whom are
noted and desperate criminals. made
their escape from the jail. Tho es.
cape occurred at 3 o'clock In the oven.
Ing. At that hour the prisoners are
fed. Occasionally some OF them are
allowed TO so TO tho cookery room
and cat their suppcrs there. This
was what happened Friday. and while
the prisoners were left alone they
walked out OF the door. which opens
Into passngoway Mt the end into n
corridor, and unlocking the outer
door. escaped. How the key was OBJ.
iaincd TO the lniior door Il not know.
The ten who escaped were robbors
and murdercrs.
There il pr,,nt pxpitsmont In Pom.