The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-09-17
NEWS OF THE DAY.

- ne convention Oh Ine National hepuD-
lican League of Clubs in Buffalo ended
last night with monster parade.
The Keeley League is the new name
adopted by the bichloride of gold clubs
The annual meeting next year will be
held at Cincinnati
The installation of Rev. Dr. Striker, as
President of Hamilton College, will occur
about Nov Is. Four new professors
have been appointed.
Secretary Foster has directed a special
Treasury agent to proceed to Philadel
phia and select site for the new Mint to
be erected in that city.
Gen. N. u. Curtis Of st. Lawrence
county has been nominated for Congress
by the Republicans Of the Twenty-second
New York Congressional district.
--Ex-P PresidenG Cleveland has accepted an
invitation to attend the exercises Of the
25Oth anniversary celebration of Woburn,
Mass, and will speak at the banquet
Private kilograms from Prescott, Arl-
Eona, say that the report that work had
been stopped on the Sante Fe & Prescott
railroad is false. One Thousand men are
said to be working.
"A telegram has been sent to General
Ruger from the War Department instruct
ing him to reduce the force Of regular
troops now in the Idaho mining region.
Trouble there is about over.
-Four men were killed and two injured
in head end collision between freight
and an accommodation train on the Chi
cago & Northwestern near Marshalltown,
Ia, yesterday.
The "Republican" publishing company
of Williamsport, Pa, an afternoon paper,
has failed. The paper had not been max
ing money for some time. The assignee
will continue the publication for the pres
ent.
Rev. Henry ?. Torsey, D. D., LII D.,
for about 40 years President of the Maine
Wesleyan Seminary, is dead at Kent's
Hill, Ne, aged SO. DIR. Torsey was al
ways recognized as one of the leading
educators Of the country.
Cornelius Vanderbilt and s. D. Bah
cock, of the Columbus Committee of One
Hundred, have assumed the responsible
ity of raising the $780, 900 necessary to
pay the expenses Of the ceremonies in
honor of the discovery of America.
Minister Lincoln, Lieut.. Emory and other
well-known Americans as well as Eng
lish friends attended the funeral at Folke-
stone, Eng, of the late Rear Admiral John
Cumming Howell, Of the United States
Navy, retired, who died on September 10.
Physicians who have visited Voro-
nezh, Kasau, Samara and Saratoff state
that in each city there are between 900
and 800 fresh cases, and between 100 and
300 deaths daily. In the Caucasus the
daily number of fresh cases is 800; of
deaths 100.
The death of Cardinal Howard is an
nounced from Brighton, Eng. He was
SO years old, and was created a Cardinal
In 1877, He was deep scholar. In his
later years his mind was under cloud,
and he was unable to attend to his eccle-
siastical duties.
George Meyers carriage factory, East
Both street. New York, was destroyed by
fire at a. m. The flames extended to
Charles Fills furniture factory and the
furniture factory of II. Vogel & Co., both
of which were more or less damaged.
The loss is placed at 500, 900.
The big steamship Campania built for
the Cunard lines New York and Liver
pool service, is afioat in the harbor at
Glasgow, Scotland. She is the largest
steamer in the world-800 feet long and a
tonnage of IA, 800 tons. The City of Paris,
Majestic and the Teutonic range between
10000 and 10, 500 tons.
Minister Ryan telegraphs to tho State
Department that, by a decree of the Mex
lean Government, corn, oornmeal and
beans will continue to be admitted free
from tariff duty until the Both of next
| November, and after that until the last
day of January, 1893 subject to a reduO.
tion of 70 per cent. of the tariff duty.
The Riverside Athletic Club cyclers OF
Newark, N. j., have arranged for one of
the largest bicycle meets that has ever
been held in that part of the country
Waverly Park has been secured with its
half-mile track, and the races will take
place there on Oct. Is. Zimmerman
Berlo, Wheeler and Winile have all de-
cided to enter.
The French imports for August amour
ted to POS, 4SS, 800 francs, as against 1888
005, 900 francs tor the corresponding
month Of 1891; and the exports to 296,
70j, 0O0 as against 276 ,S44, 900 francs TO
the same period last year The export
of manufactured articles have diminished
n, 100000 francs since the new tariff 70
gime went into force in February.