The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1894-05-25


Tho Missouri Democratic state con
vention which met TT Kansas City
on the 18th gave the Bland prcsiden
tial boom start with much enthusi
asm.
DR.. Meyer has been convicted a
New York Of murder in the second
degree. He was charged with having
poisoned persons whose lives he had
insured.
A very heavy rainfall in western
New York and Pennsylvania threat.
ened to cause disastrous floods on the
goth. The streams rose with great
rapidity.
There was a terrible cyclone near
Kunkle, Ohio, on the 18th, which
caused the death of five people. Their
bodies were torn to pieces in the fury
Of the storm.
The Presbyterian general assembly
in session is considering plans for OBJ
tanning fuller control of the theolog-
ical seminaries in order to prevent
heresy from being taught in them.
By reason Of the failure Of the con-
ductors and motormen in the Atlantic
Railway Company's employ at Brook
Ign to array themselves in new sum-
mer uniforms, the entire system, en-
bracing eleven lines, is tied up and
] 200 men are out Of employment.
All the carpenters and mill hands
in Cincinnati, Covington and Newport
have been ordered on strike by
mass meeting attended by over 1000
men, because the boss carpenters have
refused to agree to pay 81. so for eight
hours or 50 for nine hours with an
hour less on Saturday. Nearly 5000
men are affected.
Boston suffered from great fire ON
the 18th. The fire started in the
league ball park and covered twenty
acres before it was subdued. A large
number Of tenements were swept away
and it is estimed that 1000 people
were rendered homeless. No lives
were lost but six persons were injured.
The property loss amounts to 81, OOO,-
900.
The situation at Bluefelds is far
from reassuring. Within forty-eight
hours over 100 inhabitants, mostly
Creoles, have left the place for San
Andreas and other islands to await the
result Of the revolution which appears
imminent. In all about 800 people
have fed. Business is almost at
standstill. Minister Bakers arrival
there on the 26th on board the San
Francisco was hailed with delight.
Complaints are pouring in from every
direction regarding abuse at the hands
OF the Nicaraguan officials. Advices
from the coast state that the Indians
are sharpening their arrows and pre-.
pairing for war.
The conference between the coal
miners and operators at Cleveland
came to an end Thursday with no
agreement. The operators refused to
pay rate higher than Sc and G5 cents
while the miners insisted on 20 and
10 cents. 1t appears that many oper.
ators have made contracts ut SO low a
rate that they cannot pay fair rate Of
wages. Last season coal for fueliug
vessels sold from t2.25 to e.. so, but
this year, before navigation was fairly
opened, an operating company took
the contract to fuel vessels for u 90.
One Of the Western roads gets its sup.
ply at Green Bay, Wisconsin, for 9s
cents from local firm, after being
shipped by rail and water over ! 900
miles. Such contracts as these have
so far prevented a settlement Of the
vcxed question.
Marcus NJ. Towlc Of Hammond, In.
diana, has begun suit against the Erie
road for $4,000. In the carly part Of
May Towle's friend lands was can.
dida,c for Congress, and chartered n
special train en- the Eric to carry him
aud his delegates to the congressional
convention. The delegates belonging
to johnson, the rival OF Lands, cap.
turcd the train and the Lands men
were unable to reach the convention,
the johnson men capturing the nomi.
nation.
Great excitement prevails over the
attempted capture Of Rock Island
trainmcn by officers Of the city Of Enid
for violation Of the city ordinance
against running faster than six miles
per hour within the city limits. A
fight occurred between the ,rainmcp
and the city officers, in which one Of
the officers was beaten 10 death with a
coupling pin in the hands Of the train.
mon, The company will DO hsld 70.
sponsiblc by the Enid officials, who
will attempt to prevent the citizens
from using violence, though II is gen.
orally believed bloodshcd will follow.
A terrible storm swept over Lake
Michigan on the 18th. Eight vessels
were driven ashore within tho city
limit. Of Chicago and out Of their
crew ton men are known to DO drowned
aud In every instance boat aud cargo
are utterly lost. Six men from the
schooner Cummings were drowned
near Milwaukee. Along the lake