The state herald., 1892-01-01
The WORLD AT LARGE.

street, boston, on the 2Ith.
Edward Field, the New York broker,
has been adjudged insane.
During 1891 4,16s miles Of railroad
were built in the United States.
1t is estimated that 10000 families
| in the State OF Durango, Mexico, are
in want Of food.
A fire in Chattanooga on the 27th
destroyed property to the value OF
| $500, 900.
Sawtelle, the New Hampshire fra
tricide, while awaiting execution. died
OF apoplexy last week
The trustees.of several cemeteries
in New England refused to bury the
body OF the murderer, Sawtelle.
Indian school conference in session
in Lawrence, Kansas Indian Com
missioner Morgan in attendance,
East River Electric Light company
has sued for $500, 900 damages against
New York city for cutting down its
poles
Freight train on Missouri Pacific
wrecked thirty-six miles west OF st.
Louis and four men badly injured.
Loss 10000.
President Harrison has removed In
ternal Revenue Collector S. ID. Warm
t-sasyss<at PittsburE oAasGed with
neglect OF duty.
Prohibitionists of Pennsylvania will
| test the Baker bollot bill in the courts.
June /, 1892, is the date for their
state convention.
Minister Reid will be President
Carnots guest al a shooting party to be
| given to the members OF the foreign
diplomatic corps.
Cara. the Mexican revolutionist,
is leading the troops of Mexico and
Uncle Sam n merry dance along the
Rio Grande river.
In the Freeman mine, near Vincen-
mes, Indiana, forty-one pounds of pow
| der exploded. Two men were blown
sixty-fve feet and fatally injured,
Prince Christian, OF Schlcswig,
while out hunting with several English
princes, was accidentally shot In the
In Chicopee, Massachusetts, the
Dwight mills were burned Christmas.
One thousand bales of cotton were
consumed. Total loss, $4,000; in
| sured.
In Birmingham, Alabama, William
Reese shot and killed Miss Sadie
Brown on Christmas day because she
refused to marry him. The murderer
escaped.
Canadian cattle on the way to Port
land, Maine, under seal and bond for
export abroad, are not subject to
quarantine inspection on crossing the
border.
The ranchmen and cattle owners
living in the vicinity OF Yelowston e
Park are greatly troubled by cattle
thieves, and are organizing to execute
a few OF them.
The ravages OF yellow fever In Bra.
2il are growing heavier daily. A
panic has siezed the people, and all
who are able are fleeing to the noun
taius for safety,
The English Board OF Agriculture
returns for 1891 show the production
OF wheat to be 72.l27, 263 bushels;
barley 72.l29, ,095 bushels; oats H.
3O6, Pol bushels.
In IA collision between beer wagon
and cable ear at Pittsburg Ben njamin
Wise, aged tnirty-lve, and Abner
Edwards, boy passenger on the car,
were fatally injured.
Bob Sims gang of outlaws were
hanged In Choctaw county. Alabama,
on the 26th. They had surrendered
to the sheriff, but he was overpowered
and they were lynched.
Eight soldiers OF the Russian In
perial guards have been sentenced to
be shot upon proof OF having been
guilty of several murders In the neigh
borhood OF the barracks.
Insurance Commissioner Luper of
Pennsylvania, is prosecutinga number
OF agents of fraudulent foreign insur.
ance concerns, which he claims are
fictitious and do not exist.
Millionaire John p. Richardson died
on his plantation near New Orleans of
excessive cigarette smoking. His
life was Insured for 500 900. lie left
a fortune OF sl,500,000.
Oscar Baron wedel Harrisburg of
I Albert Lea, Minnesota, was notified Of
his fathers death and received s.. 600
n few days ago. He wont on spree
and died Tuesday. Bad whiskey.
The striking coal miners OF Indiana
have suffered n defeat. The struggle
Tor increased wages inaugurated
nearly two months ago has failed aud
the men will return TO work immedl-
ately.
A special high commissioner from
China has arrived In New York TO In.
quire into the probabilities Of the
Worlds Fair. His report will deter
mine whether China will make an ex-
hihit
Al New Albany, Indiana, Louis
Wagner while repairing an electric
wire, was Instantly killed by coming
In contact with charged electric
wire. Another cmployc was fulally
shocked.
Paducah. Tennessee ~ Alabama rail.
road has been completed and trains
commenced running between pudueah.
ST, Louis and Nashville Tuesday. The
road will be extended 10 sheffield.
Alabama.
Cincinnati express. on tho Baltimore
Il Ohio. near Baltimore, hnd a col.
lisiou with n lrcigh, Tuesday Engine
and express ear and four freight cars
were wr, cked. Engineer Trout hnd II
leg broken.
An old.timc blizzard is rnging
| thrntphnV, Mna,..,. Nib.