The state herald., 1893-03-10


Arkansas has abolished the convict lease
| system.
Crimes OF various kinds are Increasing In
| number In Ireland.
The Montana legislature adjourned on the
and with out electlng senator.
Two keepers In Texas insane asylum re-
| Gently beat patient to death.
Governor Mckinley continues TO declare
that he will not accept gifts from his friends.
| The Kansas legislature has passed 4 bill
| to submit the question OF woman's suffrage to
the voters In 1884.
Governor Richards Of Montana has appoint
cd Lee Mantle Of Butte as United States SEN
aior to succeed W. =. Sanders Mr.. Mantle
started at once for Washington.
A cyclone did terrible damage In the VI
clnity Of Meridian, Mississippi. on the 4th.
| The village Of Toamsuba was nearly destroy
| ed and two persons were killed.
| There 1. great rejoicing among the boom
crs'' camping on the borders Of the Cherokee
srilp, on account Of the passage Of the bill
allowing the lands 10 be settled upon.
The suit praying for the appointment Of
receiver for the Economic society has been
decided against the plaintiffs the court de-
| Gliding that no such step Is necessary.
A dispatch from Panama says tina, Campi-
| dan Valley, Guatemala, has been flooded.
Six village, have have been swept away aud
hundred, Of people are reported drowned.
Warner Holt Of Missouri, ihlriclass clerk
in the pension office has been dismissed for
having stated TO member Of Congress that
pensions were being granted for "baldncss."
The legislative assembly Of Arizona has
passed bill authorizing woman suffrage Ia
The territory. II Is conceded that II Will pass
the Senate and also receive the governors
signature.
| al .t.I la ~.
| York few days ago. They we're In the up
| per story Of n tenement which csnght fire.
| The fire was put out but not before the chill.
lren were suiIocatcd.
| Ia Western Rns.ia aud Eastern Germany
enormous los ~ property from food, Is rr.
ported. In Hungary also the rivers are over
| flowing their banks submcrgins villages and
sweeping away thousands Of cattle.
4 prize light occurred at the Olympic Club
In New Orleans on the Bird, between Joe God.
dard Of Australia aud I'd Smith Of Denver
| The result was In favor Of Smith who knock ed
out Goddard 10 the eighteenth round.
II l. stated IN Washington that there Il con.
siderable doubt whether the senators appoint
ed by the governor. 81 Wyoming and Mon.
tana VIII be allowed To take their seats, a. In
| a number Of similar Instances where appoint
nents had beca made by governors after the
legislature had had chance 10 elect, they
were rejected.
A curious campaign has lust closed ut Clay
ton, Vernon county. Missouri. II was some
iimr ago decided Ia iha, tosn 10 elect the
postmaster 10 serve under the new admins.
tration. A campaign was begun aud the
| election la, resulted In the choice Of a NO
man, Mis- Mazda Strife, who defeated her
male opponents easily.
| The corners Jury In the New York build.
Ing disaster IN Chicago, In which six persons
we're Killed, has brought IN verdict Rulld.
Ing Commissioner O'Ncill, Charles J. fur.t,
the architect, Murdoch Campbell, the con.
tractor aud builder, and John York. owner OF
the building, were charged with criminal neg.
lcct, aud the Jury recommended tina, they he
held to await the further action Of the grand
jury.
The blggc,t social sensation ever sprung 10
Columbus, Indiana, WAS that occasloncd by
| the grand Jury causing service 10 Issue on 100
ladies aud gentlemen, the society leaders Of
| the city, being the wives and daughters and
parental hcads Of all the wealthy and pro,ni.
nrnt families. The plan Il 10 have ihrm In.
J dictcd by the jury for gambling, for playing
progressive cuchrr IN which prizes arr offered
| The professional gnnblrr-, who arc seeking
/ revenge for being suppressed arr the instiga.
tors.
i.rcng Gcls, farmer Of Monroe county, II.
| llnols, died several weeks ago, A week later
hi. daughter died. A week after death .on
died, and last week another child died. Mrs,
I-ls was taken sick IN the sane way \ few
days ngo and I. very low. The cause Of the
| deaths wa supposed 10 have been pDrumunla,
but u turns out that the whole family arfc
the victims II accidental poisoning. Last fall
Mrs. Icl. cooked apple butter IN n copper vat.
The result was the formation 81 poison,
which, when eaten, caused death,
The retiring vice president, Mr.. Morton,
gave u reception 10 Mr. Stevenson. his success
sor, on the l,t slt hundred guests were
present.