The state herald., 1893-04-14

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burned ut Owensburg, Kentucky, on the 9th
| Forest fires, which have been doing 80 much
| damage In Ohio, have been put out by heavy
| rains.
The feud between the Choctaws still con.
| tinues und there Is good prospect OF n bloody
| fight at any time.
Two mushroom hotels at Chicago have been
blown down lately before they were occupied
by Worlds Fair guests.
| Two leaders OF n well.organized band Of
| cattle thieves In South Dakota, were wounded
| and arrested last week.
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Max
well Is appointing something over one hun.
dred postmasters per day.
Two companies of soldiers from Fort Sup
| ply have gone TO Antlers, Chickasaw nation
| the scene of the Indian trouble,
The overdue steamer lIckla reached New
York on the sth In tow OF the steamer Amer.
lea. Her machinery was disabled.
President Cleveland has appointed Caleb
W. West governor Of Utah. lie appointed
him TO the same position during his previous
term.
The Italian steamer Eradno has arrived nj
Portland, Maine, having on board consign-
ment Of exhibits from Italy for the World
Fair.
Our government has demanded satisfaction
from Turkey for the burning OF mission
school at Marsovan. 1t was burned apparent
ly with the knowledge OF the local Turkish
officials,
The Australia, from Honolulu, brIngs ncws
board arrived Just before she sailed. lie was
received With brass bands and gsrsl Jlr
welcome,
All franchises orfIF,I a way have bean
secured OR arc gusfihteeu, 1t is said, for an
electric railway between Baltimore and Wash
ington, and construction will begin at an
| early date.
Tho governor Of French Cochin China
l tclegraphs that the French troops took pos
session on April Of Khon island In the Me-
kong river The siamese withdrew without
Offering any resistance.
United States Consul Seymour at Canton,
| China. has cabled the state department that
| 1000 Chinese actors, belonging to rival com
| panics, have left Shanghai for the Worlds
Fair, where they will give exhibitions.
Lamars, Iowa, has adopted the gold treat
ment in the police court. For the second Of
Tense Of drunkenness Mayor Alline gives the
| prisoner his choice OF ten days on the street
| with ball and chain or course OF treatment.
President Cleveland has appointed Judge
| William Lochren, OF Minnesota, TO be CON-
missioner Of pensions, and lfannis Taylor Of
Alabama, to be envoy extraordinary and min
ister plenpotentiary TO the United State. Of
| Spain.
All the shopmen employed on the Santa Fe
| system struck on the Sth. They demanded
| an increase Of wages aud the acceptance by
the company Of various other conditions rela-
| tive to the discharge OF men, which were re-
| jectci.
BOSNIAN Digna, the Der Wish leader has made
another raid In Upper Egypt. lie directed
| his invasion toward Tokar and was met aud
reepulsed by the Egyptian cavalry. The cav
airy pursued Digna's forces and killed twelve
Dervlshes.
1t is reported that Count Leo Tolsioi has
the Intention OF visiting this country soon
and will go the Worlds Fair. lie Will be ac-
companied by several Russian mobiles who in-
tend TO study American farming. The Grand
Duke Serglus will be Of the party.
The secretary Of the treasury has modified
the regulations under which the Chinese are
required to register. lie has Issued orders
dispensing with the photograph heretofore
required. This will remove one serious OBJ
lection that many Cinnamon have had To the
law.
i, nov appears that the reported assault On
a consul In Molondo, Peru, was accidental,
and occurred during an attack made By
mob upon the Masonic temple, In which the
consulate Is situated. There Is m antl.Ma-
sonic movement, OF large proportions In the
country.
IL i thought that a test case under the
Chinese exclusion act will lie carried 10 the
United states Supreme Court as soon as pos.
-ible after Nay 9th, In order to settle the
question Of the validity Of the law. In The
mean time the law will probably not he ylsor-
ously enforced.
Secretary Of the lntel.al, smith leesA II :
telegram "wednesday nom Italian Agcfo fen.
nett ia which be recommends that the Choc.
taw Nation he placed under martial Law. This
le hHlteves lA the nutN ~ a "a xxhIgh ma ar
can he maintained. Secretary Smith has A.
yet taken no action on this recommendation
Early Friday morning huge wave swcp,
into the mouth 81 the Chicago river from the
lake and played havoc with shipping moorcd
there ready 10 start eastward with the open
Ing OF navigation. The wave, which was 1--we
feet high, tore huge steamers and bafges from
their moorlngs aud. as 1t receded. Il carried
them out into the lake.
A remarkable series OF deaths La. occurred
In family named seagar, IN Elmore county
Alabama. Out Of family Of nine or ten PER.
sons living In good health little over week
ago. only three arc nov living, two Of whom
are n, the point Of death and are not expect
ed TO recover. The sirangest part Of IL 8.
that all Of the deaths appear TO have resulted
from natural causes.
The Worlds Fair manager. have returned
with thanks the seventeen paintings prepared
by Colorado artists ~ the large number
submitted by California artists, three or four
only were selected, The paintings chosen
by the Worlds Fair managers number nearly
hiiy per cent. from Chicago ss against all the
rect OF the United States.
The revolt IN the province of Cantamarta.
Argentine. Is spreading and gaining power.
| Within the last few days several encounter
| between government troops aud Insurgents
have been reported Many were killed 10 the
Held on each side and all the prisoners were
shot. The insurgents have recap,ured the
railways. The government |, sending out
| more troops TO protect state property.
The picturesque band OF "a. Mohanitne,lan.
who are to take pari In the Worlds fals
| spectacle, Illustrating n street Ia Cairo, ar
rived at the exposition ground, Friday. All
| said ihrlr prayers In the model mosque. aud
| long-hearicd patrlarchs and wliloxy dancing
girl, were conspicuous figures. A dozen little
| Oriental children aud numerou. canrl-. don.
keys and snakes accompanied the party.
The pos,otilec department, Ia, caused gen.
| uine sensation. II IA due TO the order iAsurd
by 'h. postmaster general TO the chief Of the
appointment division Of the fourth assistants
Office directing him TO give out mo informa.
'ion In regard 10 the appointment Of the post.
masters OF the fourth elass. Heretofore full
llsts have been furnished TO the public, and
the sudden change IN what la, been tho Gus.
tom Tor years naturally excited remark.
An agreement signed by the ~. Loui,
Merchant Bridge Company, the ~. Loais
STAMPING Company, y. :, .uignon and bro
Their. ]. q. and John q. McSar, and Others,
TO undertake tho work OF throwing up nm
immense lcvec around the present site III
Granite City, Madison aud vcncc on the
east side OF the river, na safeguard agains,
tho recurrence Of the disastrous hoods of ]
year ago, The estimated cost Of the work 1.
100000.
There arc nov two candidate. In New York
mentioned for the blshoprlc made vacant hy
tho death Of the Rev. Phillips Brooks. They
arc Rev. Morgan Dix Of Trlnliy church, who
u called conservative, and iirv. DR.. Gfrrr
~ 81 bartholomew church. who I, LnoNn
M broad ohurohman. These gentlemen
have been Informally selected by hdhrrrni.
10 their Views and will probably he voted Tor
10 the convention 10 he held Wednesday, MAY