The state herald., 1893-05-19

gress In Its committee stage In the House OF
Commons. The Tories are not ncglecting
any opportunities TO delay IT,
The large dry goods store Of J. B. Mills &
Co., ut Utica, New York, was burned down
on the 9th. number OF the clerks narrowly.
escaped with their lives The loss is neau
5000, 900. ~.
Francis II. Weeks has cmbexzled lse@s
sum from the Superior Land and lmpe
ment Company OF which he WA an Oh 4
His misrepresentation of fund.- Will reach half
a million. s.slfiS O. fifft.
Captain F. J. HiggInson has been removed
from tho command Of tho warship Atlanta
because be Wa 20 allow In starting his vessel
from Brooklyn for Nicaragua. Captain Bart
lett relieves him.
The wife Of Dr. Koch, the celebrated bactc.
biologist, recently procured n divorce from
her husband, with alimony Of onc-fourth OF
his income. 1t Is announced that DR., Koch
will marry young actress
General $. c. Armstrong founder and su.
pcrintendent OF the Normal lnstitute,.at lInmp-
ton, Virginia, died at Richmond, Virginia,
aged %. General Armstrong was born at
Honolulu, Hawaii, OF missionary parents.
Dan Stuart, horse trainer, committed a
terrible crime at Des Mo.nes, Iowa lie
chloroformed Mrs. Moon, with whom he
boarded, and criminally assaulted her He
then committed suicide. Mrs. Moon may
die.
The Investigation OF the Arizona territorial
prison reveals startling state OF affairs A
search Of the cells resulted In the finding OF
thrty-two daggers, butchcr-kniyes, saws, files
and slungshots, and morphine aud other
drugs.
Friends of the pure food and anti-optlon
bills have Determined to call an Informal
meeting In st. Louis on the 22nd OF the month
to consider the best methods to be employed
In bringing these two bills before the next
congress.
The iluison Bay Company has secured the
contracts for supplying rations for the Ia
dian, IN Manitoba and the Northwest terrific
rles. Heretofore American bacon has princi-
pally been supplied, but the government says
that Canadian cured bacon will do.
Mr.. Edward o. Leeeh, the director Of the
mint, has handed in his resignation to the
President, TO take effect the end OF this month
The resignation OF Mr. Lcech was purely vol
untnry. He resigned TO accept the position OF
cashier OF the National Union Bank, which Ia
to be opened In that city on the LIST instant.
Secretary Herbert. OF the navy, has author
lied the statement that he will decline to cx-
tend the leaves Of any officer OF the navy who
10 engaged In private business. lie will not
Interfere with the orders OF his predecessor.
but Will grant no new leaves Of this kind. and
will call in those already granted at the eN-
plration OF the terms assigned them.
The pension department believes that (,
has unearthei stupendous pension frauds.
An attorney OF Norfolk, Virginia, named ".
X. Drewry, now under arrest IL charged with
securing fraudulent pension claims by the
wholesale, using ms his instruments IN many
cases colorcd women and men who could no,
read or write.
The Republican National League met Ia
Louisville, Kentucky, on the llth, The
League Endorsed the Republican national
platform and adopted several other resolu.
lions, among them one in favor Of 70 mnn'f
suffrage The convention next year Will be-
held In Denver. W. ". Tracey OF Illinois.
was chosen president
News comes from Castle. m Isolated min.
Ing camp In the northern part Of Montana. OF
fatal conflict between shefin's officer. and
despcradoes. William Gay and his brother,
in-law, Harry Gfoss, were wanted for rubblug
stores. One or two attempts to arrest them
resulted in two deputy sheriff, being killed
and The outlaws are still nj large.
Reports to the government from various pre-,
feeis throughout Italy show that the drought
has caused such damage to the grain crops
that Italy will be compelled TO import hi.
year 1890 900 bushels Of grain IN excess of
the.ordlnsry amount Imported. A, the duty /,
I'VE lire on n quintsll, the receipts on this nc.
count viii probably cover the deficit in the
italian budget
The body of Prank W. Rohl., who. with
! Thomas Palllsier, escaped from the death
house at Sing Sing prison on April 2Olh was
found on the 10th In the Hudson river, di
reetly across the river from sln; Sing. Tie
| body was found by three fishermen Rohlr
had been killed before being thrown Into the
river. Il Is supposed that Pallstcr killed hlui
10 aid In his own escape.
It Is alleged, asa bit OF inside history q,
the big crash IN National Cor,iagr, that
james X. Kceno IA tl,hO0,0O0 winner PEI,
Ta,o Information, II u said, conveyed through
trio OF hrokcra' wlrc,, enabled kcrnr 4,
pay on .omc old score. aud Of the same tim,
make fortune. The ex.callfornisn 1, tnld
To have been the mysterious bear In The
great crash Of this Industrial stock.
Joseph 7. Ryan, assistant secretary Of ia,
lrish National Federation Of America, II
published Interview Il quoted o. ,nylng
~ have received hdyicrs by letter frou
London which Inform me that the bar,
gain has been contaminated whereby John
Redmond, now leader Of the minority, will b,
taken by bis colleagues Into the majority.
The breach Is healed but ] AN no, AT llbcfi,
yet TO make known the particulars"
Cariinal Gibbon, has received n cablegram
from Rome announcing the election of n.
Nv, n'snop nn,n, " Nn'.nhE 70 ne coat
ln,ot 70 ,he hfehp,shop OF ~, Louis Win III.
right OF succession, aud 10 tho erection 81
Dubuque 10 M hrchlrplseopnl zee with Arch.
s,snop hchhc,y, lhc present nhhop OF inc
uivocsc, ~ ~, " W., Msh.lshpp also lhc Trans
ihuon OF BISHOP bnrAo IRON cheyenne To NJ,
'oscph' Mfsoufl'
Senator lgnatlus Dohn.lly has published .
statement In which he charges Everett "
flsh. while editing newspaper called III,
graf Hot. with having nj different lime. aptl
especially during the political campaigns Of
$50 and lhVi, while pretending Ia SUPPORT