The state herald., 1892-02-12
THE WORLD AT LARGE.

= Charles McElvaine, n murderer, was
executed by electricity at Sing Sing
on the 9Th.
Kansas was blessed with heavy
rain last week which will insure good
wheat crops.
Twenty persons lost their lives as n
result OF the election riots last week
ut Buda Pesth.
A freight engine on the Reading
railrotd exploded tho other day, kill.
ing three men and badly injuring four
others.
Memphis suffered from q terrible
fire on the 9th, which destroyed prop
erty worth u million dollars. One man
lost his life.
Mrs. Charles Travis at Milan, Ten.
nessee, killed her husband with u
razor and then attempted suicide.
She is insane.
Gross receipts OF St. Louis street.
car companies last year amounted to
$3,000,000. The distance travelled
was 42,500,O0O miles.
The men who kidnapped the boy OF
Mr.. Waterbury, u farmer near Grcen-
wich, Connecticut, have been cap
tured us we'll rs the boy.
A man died Mt San Antonio, Texas,
n week ago who is now known to be
Padlewski tho Poland nihilist who
murdered General Seliverskoff Mt
Paris last year.
Senator Reniger has introduced n
joint resolution in the Iowa Senate
calling for constitutional amendment
to prohibit the manufacture and sale
OF Intoxicating liquors.
The great iron beam pool OF New
York, comprising most OF the power
full iron beam firms in tho country,
has collapsed, owing to international
difficulties and outside competition.
A fierce encounter with brigands
has occurred near Sofa. A body OF
gendarmes, assisted by peasants.
routed the brigands and killed tho
notorious chief Kefter. Two peasants
were killed.
n A girl named Alice Packard living
in the Verde valley, Arizona, was re-
Gently abducted by two Indians, who
carried her away toward their reser-
walton. 1t is feared that II terrible
fate has overtaken Ter.
The issue Of standard silver dollars
from the mints and treasury Offices
during the year ended January 80,
was $235, 900. The issue OF the cor
responding period Of last year
amounted to s363,575.
The Adams Express Company has
been making wholesale discharges Of
the old experienced messengers. The
men claim 1t is because they be-
longed to benevolent order. There
is u possibi ity OF n strike throughout
the entire Adams system.
The will OF the late Cardinal Man
ming shows that he possessed less
than fl00, which was in consols and
II collection of books. This fact
speaks louder than words In showing
the benevolence OF the cardinal. The
will contains no statement Of public
interest.
Mr.. Robert Goldman, who owns the
property between the Boston, Massa-
chusetts, Exchange Building and
kilby street on Exchange Place, has
brought suit against Mr.. Cotting. US
representative OF the Exchange Build
ing for maintaining nuisance In the
s,sSnN-et jbe. Stock Exchgnge.
for consolidating the Edison and
Thompson-Houston companies was
officially confirmed last week ut Now
York. The leading parties In inter
cs, have already come to IN agrec-
ment and the proposition will soon be
made formally to shareholders.
Two OF the negroes who were tried
last fall for incendiarism at Gallatin,
Tennessee, und acquitted, were
warned to leave the county. They
returned Christmas and were again
warned. Tuesday night mob called
for them at the cabin OF their mother
and on their refusal to respond, shot
through the windows, killing the
mother Instantly. The negroes cs-
capped.
Tho city and county tax collectors
OF Tyler, Texas. acting together. have
levied upon the freight and passenger
depot, fifteen cars and one engine be-
longing TO tho international Il Great
Northern road. The claim Is for Si3.-
300 back taxes due on money on do.
poslt. The railroad company has sued
out an injunction releasing its prop.
cry md will now tight the matter out
In the courts.
Leon A. Oregon. editor OF n Span.
ish paper at San Antonio, is n raying
manlae as tho result OF taking alleged
medicine prescribed for him by an old
Mexican woman. II was made from
poisonous Mexican herb called TO.
loachs and since taking II Tor tho grip
Obrcgon has been distracted. The
qualities OF tho drug arc well known
In Mexico, where 1t Is ofton adminis-
tered for mulovolont purposes. There
iS little hope Tor Obregon regaining
his reason. He has family.
The reported execution OF Colonel
Hernandez, the Mexican officer con
yletcd by court martial nj Monterey
OF c"ncplrlng with the reyolu,ionIs,s.
has been ascortaincd TO bc untrue.
After being sentenced TO DO shot. no
date having been fixed. Colonel Her.
nandcz appealed his case TO tho wnr
department, md pending hearing
was himself removed 10 tho City OF
Mexico. II has since boon learned
that the illmsy testimony upon which
ho wns convicted by tho court martial
has aroused much sympathy FOR him
In the higher circles OF tho army. and
powerful influences nro being oxortcd
In his behalf.
John and Marshal Burdgc. twins,
ngod 10. have boon declared TO bo In.
snnc BY tho probate court nj Oluthe.
Kansas, and thoy will bd sent To nm