The state herald., 1895-08-16
and $13G000 persoiml properly. II,
husband il the sole lcgutee.

husband is the sole lcgatcc.
The United States government Is max
ing preparations TO allot the Yuma
Arizona, Indian reservation. There ar
l4,S0O acres of land in the strip. and
is estimated that 10000 acres will cove
all that may be called good land.
Chairman Menricksen of tie lllinoi
Democratic state central committc,
says: "llilhols will send n free siTe
delegation to the national convention
and on a free silver platform we cai
carry the state by 10000 majority. Will
on gold platform we will be rs badl.
ms we We're last fall.
Some one tied Il rag saturated witt
kerosene 10 Il dogs tail at Leeds, a sub
urb of SoluX City. Iowa. set fire 10 tn
rag and turned the dog loose. The ami
nal ran through the streets THROWN!
fire in every direction, and in five min
utcs had started fires In seven differpn
buildings. The fire loss was small.
The new Japanese minister of Pckll
has begun the negotiation Of treaty o
commerce and navigation with China
The negotiations have proceeded IA
enough TO show that Japan viii have tn
favored nation clause rs TO commerce
This will be the first time China Ia
granted this clause to Japan.
Colonel Henry Wattcrson of Louisville
in an Interview on general politics says
II have no idea President CLEVELAND
considers the idea of another nOmlnR
ton. but If by any confederation of mir
aclcs Mr.. Cleveland should he the nom
incc he would not carry county In N,
| United States"
The Dolphin. one Of the vessels built
| by John Roach was condemned by Sec
rotary of the Navy Whitncy's cNamin
ing board us being StructurIlly weak
BE that rs 1t may. Secretary Of the
Navy Herbert Is now using Il to make
his summer trip along the coast-an.
other so-callcd "lnspectlon" that the
government will have to pay for
Consul Hale at Guayamas. Mexico. in.
forms the state department that the
consular district represented by him is IN
Il very prosperous condition. The mines
are making liberal shipments OF ores AMI
bullion. The big irrigation ditch on the
laqul river Is nearing completion. The
American steamers plying between
Guayainns and san Francisco are doln;
u sOou DuslntSs.
The British ship Prince Oscar, from
Liverpool. Captain Henderson, colllded
In mid.ocean July IL with an unknown
sail vessel. Both ships sank In less than
ten minutes. Six members of the crew
of the Prince Oscar, and all on board
the unknown vessel We're lost. The sur,
ylvors, seventeen In number We're res,
cucd by the ship Dhwar. after being
confined In an open boat with neither
food nor water for three days,
The New York World says: 1t can be
announced rs u fact that Frederick II.
Coudcrt can he the successor of the late
Justice jackson on the United State.
Supreme court bench II he will accept
the honor. \ more or less formal tcndc.
OF the place has been made 10 him and
a cablcgram from him In Europe. nu,
nounclng his decision Is now being
awaited. Mr., coudcrt has been abroad
for some time, and Is understood to b.
In Paris.
Sunday morning ut four o'clock Geo.
+. Tinker. lInotypIst ON the New Or.
leans TlmcS.Dcmocrat. completed the
remarkable task of setting Sl.Oil ems
of agate type In eight continuous hours.
.
ance smashcs NIL previous records made
on the typc-sctting machines. and con.
firms him ms the most rapid iypesetter
In the world. The copy was nonpareil
print and was handed him. and slugs
carried away.
Lillian GOldackcr. the young lady who
sirayed from the Russell ranch. Wcdnes
day nlghi. has been found The youa.
lady left the ranch IN somnnmbullsiic
state. and when she awOlSc. she wns sit.
ting on the bank Of a stream, fully eight
miles from the house She wandered
around all the next day, trying To hnl
the ranch. and finally struck u sheen
camp. The hcrder brought her 10 the
city. The young lady Is Frustrated al
her home from exposure.
Reports TO the posioflce department
Tor the three months ending August |
show that the total receipts at the rwcn.
~ largest post0i'lccs In the country Were
Niei.Ooo. nm Increase OF $4,000 over
Tue corresponding quarter In 1891. san
Francisco and Washington show the on
~ decreases In receipts. due at the La.
Ter place TO large sales OF Columbia
stamps last year. Receipts ut New
York aggregate si.525OOO. an Increase
or SllG.OOO, and q, Chicago 81, Ia, 900, an
Increase Of Si33.OM
Twonty.ljyo bcnl az c,it,, v,r, tu,oJ
ny lightning In n most remarkable way
IN flnnls county. Kansas, fcw DAYS
ago herd OF 500 were being moved
Ia another pasture aud for n mart 81 the
distance were driven through q narrow
lane. hcdged IN by wire fence. White
In this narrow passage a thunderstorm
overlook them aud holt OF lightning
descended and struck A fence most. roi.
lowing the wire for oOO wards Every
head " cattle ihnt was crowded against
the wire was Killed.
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