The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-08-20
NEWS OF THE DAY.

Fourteen prominent Italians have al
ready refused to accept the Office of Behr-
ing Sea Arbitrator.
1t has been discovered that the persons
who died at Salisbury Beach, Mass, were
poisoned by paris green.
The French Transatlantic Company
has revived the project for a chain of
lightships connected by telegraph at in
tervals of 200 miles across the Atlantic.
No rain has fallen in the southern por-
tion of Bengal for several weeks. The
crops are in a critical condition.
Representative McMillin, of Tennessee,
who is in Washington, expresses the
opinion that the riots and warfare in
Tennessee will result finally in the aboli-
tion of the convict contract system.
Harry Hare, brakeman, fell from a
car while switching at Oonesus, N. Y,
yesterday. Three cars and caboose
passed over him, cutting off both legs
and his right arm He died two hours
later
The whole army of students, and prao-
tically the whole population of Germany,
will soon have grievance, as an extra
tax is about TO be imposed on beer in Or
der to meet the demands of the Army
bill. This will result in a marked in
crease in the price of this beverage.
The Knights and Ladies of Columbia,
an endowment organization of Boston,
has petitioned the Supreme Court to ap-
point receiver to wind up its stfairs In
the hands of the State Treasurer is So
900, which represents the assets of the
concern.
Major John H. Cook, auditor at the
Boston custom house, is dead, aged 81
He had been connected with the customs
service there for over 20 years. He en-
listed in 1851 and was discharged on ac-
count of his wounds in 1864
The Democrats of the oath Congression-
| al district of Pennsylvania at Waynes-
burg nominated W. A. Sipe for Congress.
Mr., Sipe was also nominated for the un.
expired term left vacant by the death of
Congressman Craig. ~
Because the food served did not suit
him German employed on the farm OF
Walter Deacon near Burlington, n. j.,
endeavored to exterminate the whole fam
lily with a pistol. He was driven from
the place by Deacon armed with a loaded
shotgun
Smallpox has broken out at the sum-
mer boarding house of Elijah Utter at
East Durham, N. Y, in the Catskills
There are about 20 guests at the house
all of whom have been quarantined by
order of the health officer. All have beer
vaccinated.
AS William Merritt and John Gillal
were fishing in the Hudson river, nea
Nyack, N. Y, yesterday afternoon, tn
boat upset and Gillian was drowned. II
leaves wife and child.
--Supt. Newton of the Empire Construc
tion Company at Orange, n j., whicl
has stopped work on its contract to built
the city sewers, Yesterday notified tn
| Mayor that no more work would be don,
until the bill, amounting to $4, 900, 70
pumping out the water trenches, had beel
paid.
-Glanders is so prevalent in London tina
the authorities recommend the complet
isolation of horses, that are suspected {
being infected with the disease, and tn
slaughter of every animal that is know
to be suffering from it, The publ
drinking troughs have been closed, an
against this many protest on account
the hot weather.
"A successor to Consul Ryder of Copper
hagen, Denmark, has been named. II
is William Harrison Bradley of Chicago
the present Consul at Nice, France. Ih
new appointee is a brother-in-law of VII
tor f. Lawson, publisher of the Chicau
"Daily News" and is highly reco mmenC
ed and highly spoken Of at the State d
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