The state herald., 1893-05-05

| uonhletb CUMMING III bellAst.
VIM. Q. Cloudy, tho well.known Democrat
and lawyer Of Chicago, died on the 21th.
A tornado swept through Northern Indiana
Wednesday night, doing great damage
A grain blocksge Is threatened Mt Buffalo,
the canals being closed and railroads unable
to haul away the grain.
A verdict Of t22, 600 has been rendered In
the United States District Court ut Spokane,
against ]. H. Sloan, a well-known capitalist,
Tor cutting timber from government land.
All the Union Pacific Iron workers who have
been Of strike at Omaha returned to work
on the 26th, and every department Of the
shops began running with full force Of men.
Dr., Hafikine, who recently went 10 india to
make experiments In the prevention Of
cholera by the incubation Of cholera Virus,
has inoculated 400 persons at Agra and no
evil results are reported.
The Columbian celebration at New York
ended on the 2sth with parade OF soldiers
and sailors on land. The foreign contlngents
attracted great attention and the occasion
was one long to be remembered.
The Northern Pacific steamship Victoria
arrived from China and Japan on the 2Sth,
having made the remarkably fast time Of
twelve days and thirty-onc minutes. She
brought 8C4 Chinese, 2l3 of whom are actors,
en- route TO the Worlds Foir.
The Belgian Senate, by vote Of SO to !,
with fourteen absentecs from voting, has mp
proved the Nyssan plan to establish universal
suffrage with plural voting, based on the
ownership OF property aud the possession Of
certain educational qualifications.
Late reports from the Navajo reservation
indicate that there Is no further danger OF an
outbreak, and that the settlers are not mp.
prchensive. 1t Is their desire, however, to
give the Indians scare md teach them TO
dIse9ntinue their custom OF Imposing on
settlers.
| A bold thief attempted TO steal the small
globe containing the ashes OF Columbus from
the convent Of La Rabida on the Worlds Fair
grounds last Saturday. He was detected by a
| guard who grappled with him and the globe
was dropped In the scufi!e. The thief then
made his escape.
| A telegram was received at the navy de-
pa.tmcnt Wednesday from New York an
nouncing the death there OF Captain Gilbert
! c. Wiltse from congestion Of the brain,
Captain Wlitse commanded the Boston dur
| ing the trouble In Hawaii aud led the marines
that holsted our Nag establishing pro.ecto-
rate over the islands.
The wife of Captain Roberts OF the White
| Star steamship Naronic, which has been
missing since February II, when the vessel
sailed from Liverpool TO New York, and the
wife Of Chief officer Wright, who wns second
in command to Captain Roberts oh the Mar
onc, have both gone Insane through despair
caused by the loes of their husbands, and
have had TO be placed in an asylum for the
insane.
The magnificent new nrmory Of the First
regiment, Illinois National guards, was de-
stroyed by lire nj Chicago on the cath. Two
men are known to have persisted In the
flames. Two Others were rescued from i'm
mediate death by the hcroism OF the iircmen,
but not until they were badly injured, The
loss to property Is placed at about sells 600.
which Is very inadcquateiy covered by in
surance.
The Boston Herald Company on the Goth
Issued as Its regular Sunday paper a Column
bian edition with illustrated covers, contain
Ing sixty pages or $50 columns, OF which 23l
quarter columns or 50i3 Inches was advertis-
/ Ing. This Is claimed by the Herald to be the
largest amount Of advertising in my paper
ever published In the United States. The
| largest previous rceord-5,l5l inches--was
held by the Chicago In'tr-OesdH.
A terrific storm swept over Prince Edward
island on the eth. The schooner Anna Bell
| isa wreck nj Merigomish and the Rising
Dawn IL ashore at Carbon. The wind blew
forty miles an hour; 1t was bitterly cold,
with heavy snow ind hail. A large nuuihcr
OF lobsier men were blown out TO sea anu IN
doubiedly persisted. -Four boats and their
crews were blown out 10 sea from Canoe Cave
and six boats and their crews from Black
Point Pour men were picked up by y tug of
Point Prim.
Tho Confederate monument which was
erected by the women Of Nlcksburs IN mem.
DRY Of those who fell 10 defense OF that city
| In the late war, was unveiled on the Goth In
the presence OF 10000 people. Theday open.
cd rainy and gloomy, hut by noon the sklc,
were clear, and the programme was carried
out. The ceremonies were preceded By a
military and civic parade, after which ORA.
/ tons were delivered by Ex-Governor Robert
Lowry and General Lee.
Erastus wiman, the advocate OF CONNER.
e.al reciprocity with Canals, the promoter
OF numerous projects OF more or less financial
Z success, ard n prominent member Of tbs New
I York Chamber OF Commerce. the New York
board OF Trade and many other business or
CARNATIONS, has assigned. His liabilities are
/ a, 000,G00 Tho causes OF MIR. wiman's
troubles are not known beyond the statement
that on the multitude OF his extensive ven.
lures the stringcncy OF the money market has
had disastrous effect.
/ Many rumors are cufrept regardiig the
cause OF the sudden stopping OF the imperial
l train while en- route TO the Crlmen, and the
I resulting fright by which the cxsr wa. made
[ Ill One rumor Is TO the rfect that thou,-
aud. OF peasants living in villages near Clark
I of, laid them.elyes upon the railroad track
! In order 10 stop the car. train. and thus
have an opportunity 10 present 10 the ear
/ petition against certain local abuses. A
/ conflict ensued II IL said. between the train
/ guards and the peasants, and the general re.
,alt was that foriy.two peasants and thirteen
7 soldiers were killed 10 the 1Sht or crushed by
| the train.
An Old brick tenement at $50 yei!crsoa
street, Nes York. was destroyed by lire and
six OF its inmates burned 10 death on the
, Dlth The lodging houie was conducted by a
/ Mrs, Judson. She and n young servant girl
named Maggie Bailey were the only women
In the buildlns. The iodrers were Of the
poorer elias. OF lnborrrs and mechanics about
twenty Of whom occupied the various room
up-sta.rr. The building was veritable FIRE.
| trap, consisting OF winding Railways and dark
! landings, sor.e OF the rooms being without
windows. 80 quickly did the fire spread thai,
the unfortunate victims were caught like
rats In n trap.
During last yenr the Union Pacific railway
company earned about ~ per cent on IT,
capital stock, which was twice the s,ockhold.
crl' surplus In the previous year, and compares
with deficit OF s215,0c0 In 1880. Out OF
e. 100, BIS surplus for the year Sl,asJ, 600 70.
main In the form Of actual cash. the total
cash on hand December ~, 1872. being t3,.
psp,i's, The reduction In expenses has hccn
quite general. The funded debt Of The systen
IN the hands OF the public les the currcn, re.
sources due from individuals and companies
outside the system II t290. bas GI6, or an aver.
age per mile Of sss.,i2. Cash receipts IN MI
land departments were 81 ,aiC,3l2.
Thursday night, durlng an entertainment
al the Methodist church at Fair,icw, Penn.
ylyania, a terrible panic was caused by u
mixture OF powder used TO produce colofcd
lights In the tablenua becoming ignlicd and
exploding. When the explosion occurred the
church was packed with people. Men, women
and children made mad rush for the doors
and tramplrd on one smother In their Wild
rush TO escape. No one wa. killed outright,
hut somc nrr 80 trriously Injured that their
deaths nrc probable Mrs. George Edward.
vns holding baby In her arms, which was
torn from her mud stepped on AMI IL skull
fractured.
Cuba 10 again Ia tho throcs Of revolution.
A general uprislng has taken place through.
out the eastern portion Of the island The
movement. which hns been iept from the
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