The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1891-06-12
NEWS NUGGETS.
Sir John Macdonald ia aoad.

fiudlay. Ohio, had Il $500, 900 fire
Saturday.
The'Itata has safely arrived at
Cnilian port
A plague OF locusts threatens tho
Egyptian dolta.
Three Spanish bull-llghters were
killed last week.
Detroit Is trying TO seture the hext
National Democratic Convention.
The Republic Of Switzerland will
celebrate her 600th anniversary ID
August
The trustees OF Union Theological
seminary have resolved to stand by DIR.
Briggs.
The uprising against the Hlppolyte
government in Hayti has been sup
pressed.
Friends OF General N. p. Banks are
getting up a subscription OF $4,000
for him.
The steamship Burgundia arrived
AT New York Wednesday with 1,400
Italian immigrants on board.
The steamer ltala surrendered only
5000 guns, whereas 1t is claimed that
she obtained $4,000 from this coun-
try.
The census OF London shows pop.
ulation of 4,2ll, 056 Ia the city proper.
The Immediate suburbs contain L..
422, 276 people.
Astatue OF General Grant was un.
yelled at Galena on the 3rd with great
ceremony. Chauncey Depew deliv-
cred the Grafton.
In the Cambridge court the other
day thirty students of Harvard college
were fined s65 each for having liquor
stored in their rooms.
The wholesale dry goods house Of
Cornell, Hall, McLaster Il Co.. OF
Nashville. Tennessee. has failed. with
liabilities OF nearly 100000.
1t has been discovered that the
students of all the Russian universi-
ties have formed league for the
object OF promoting revolution.
For three days in succession this
week Ohio has been visited by severe
and destructive storms. The aggre-
gate damage done will be nearly
$50, 900.
Intense excitement still prevails
over the expulsion of the Jews from
Odessa. II is estimated that $4,000
have proceeded to England. America
and Australia.
President Harrison has appointed
the Hon. ID. Owen, OF Logansport,
Indiana. to be superintendent OF inn
migration, thus filling the Office Gre
nted by the new immigration law.
The continued wet weather has ma
terially lessened the prospect for n
large wheat crop In Eastern Kansas,
and there is danger OF rust. The corn
crop Is also injured by the wet
weather.
The executive council of the Amer
lean Bankers Association is in session
in New York. After comparing notes
the council became convinced that the
present year would be one OF unusual
prosperity.
The revenue cutters Rush and Bear
will overhaul all whalers in Alaska
waters and seize all whiskcy found
except small quantities for medicinal
purposes. This is to keep liquor
away from the natives.
A yellow Dir tree measuring Il3
feet In length by 52 inches in diam
eter at Its big end was shipped by rail
from Seattle, Washington. Saturday.
to be exhibited in Chicago. The tree
will be called 1.-The Seattle"
Tho census OF Ireland Just com.
pleted shows total population OF
i.706, 1872. or this number 2,3l7.O7G
are males and 1859, 0sG females. The
total shows decreased population
during the last decade OF 1876. i57.
The baccarat scandal overshadows
everything else In England. Gossip
Is riio about the obligations of the
prince TO Arthur Wilson. II is re.
ported tina, his royal highness is in
deb,cd TO him to the amount OF E200,-
900 borrowed money.
Nine prisoners confined In the
Ogden jail escaped Wednesday night
by saving through the floor OF the
cell. They were all men under arrest
for crimes committed elsewhere,
being held until called for. None OF
them have been recap,urcd.
A Chicago dispatch says that the
sale Of the noted Shufeldt distillery,
the only opponent to the distillers'
trust In the West. has been consum-
mated. The price is believed to be
100000. Officers OF the trust say
whisky prices will not be advanced.
A company has Just been organized
nj Albuquerque and the stock is now
nearly all taken, for the building OF n
factory for the manufacture OF sugar
from beats. The intention Is to start
with n plant that can be put In for
about 100000. and enlarge the Gu
paclty rs the production OF bee,s In
cronscs.
College boys the other night nj
tempted 10 keep W. &. WOOD. IA colorcd
student OF Chicago. from attending u
college banquet, 10 which he had been
Invited. Tbcp assaulted Wood. who
niter repeated bcatings. drew n rcvol.
yer aud shot, fatally wounding
student named jacobs from White
wntcr.
Tho Alliance leaders Of Butler
county. Kansas. have begun prcpara-
lions for n monster farmers demon
strntIon July 4, and have determined
to invite ex-senator Ingalls, to speak
for them, being assured that no will
make good Alliance address. Tho
Republicans propose 10 have u non
partisan celebration, aud have invited
Senator Plumb To make the speech.
The latest expedition to the north
pole IL OH. On Monday the explorers