The state herald., 1895-05-24
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A call has been issued in st. Louis for
state convention OF negroes, to be
held May %.
Earthquake shocks at Athens,
Greece, frightened the residents Of that
city badly Friday.
Fourteen mad dogs were killed Sat.
urday In st. Joseph, Missouri. Several
little boys were bitten.
Fire destroyed the Wisconsin paper
and pulp mill at Stevens Point, Wis
consin. Loss $150OOO.
Ii Tien Fang, son of Ii Hung Chang,
has been appointed to hand over the
island Of FOrmosa to Japan.
French troops near Maravoay, NADIA
gascnr, defeated n large body Of Hovas,
leaving sixty dead OIL the field.
Billy Sunday, FORMERLY a favorite
league baseball player, Is holding mar
yelous revival meetings In Ottumwa,
Iowa.
Secretary Carlisle opened his "honest
money" campaign DIT Covington, Ken
lucky, on the Goth, speaking before q
big audience.
The civil service commission Is pre-
pairing to hold examinations for the ell.
gible list for the internal revenue serv-
Ice. which has recently been put under
civil service rules.
The Chinese national debt aggregates
only f10,OOO,OO0 with interest ranging
from 10 to per cent, the last rate be-
ing paid on the amount borrowed Just
before the war
Reuters telegram agency Of London
has obtained judgment on n libel
suit recently brought against the New
York Sun.
Tho exports of gold last week
amounted to S203,022; silver, sos, O90;
dry goods, $780,, 223: general merchan-
disc. $7,49S,G70
New York and Denver parties have
bought eight mines on the Colorado
river, In Arizona, and will Immediately
erect stamp mills.
Rev. MinOt J. Savage. Of Boston, Sun
day uttered n stirring protest against
the treatment OF Armenian subjects by
the Turkish government.
New Foundland despaIrs Of n con-
federation. England declines to assume
one-third OF the debt Of the railway
and Canada refuses to assume the
whole.
Thirty persons We're burned to death
and the town completely destroyed by
q fire that broke out Mt Brest-Kitcwis.
XII, Russian Poland. Saturday after
noon.
Pressure Is being brought to bear on
the Canadian government to prevent II
possible, the construction OF a canal by
Americans from Lake Michigan to tho
Ohio river.
A SrNn,tn1 ntpn
says: Several business houses have
failed. some having liabilities in the
United States. Increased local taxation
is causing the trouble"
A terrible accident occurred on the
new river steamer Unique. In Lake St
Clair, which caused tho death Of two
men md probably 4, third. 1t wss due
TO burst In the boiler.
A collision OF some Catholic societies
with the liberal associations occurred
Mt Antwerp Sunday afternoon and the
police We're obliged to charge the mob.
Many arrests We're made.
1t Is said that State Senator House.
holder OF Kansas IL insane from the
effecis OF the Mary Ellen Lease inves-
tigation. He has been taken home
from Topeka to Columbus.
A boarding house ut Muncie, Indiana,
was blown up by dynamite yesterday
afternoon. and six boardcrs We're hurt.
The husband and son of the landlady
have been arrested ON suspicion.
President William II. Thompson of
the St Louis Bank OF Commerce, has
Issued an order forbiddIng every EN-
ployc OF the bank from attending horse
rA tahsl.r NJ 4.
The coal strike In the Pittsburg.
Pennsylvania. district has been broken
by the voluntary return OF the miners
TO work Mt the old prices, The iiilhcrs
agree TO give up the labor organiza-
lions.
The jury In the case Of Robert Muir
dock against the Union Pacific railroad
Mt Ogden, Utah, gave Murdoch $4,000
damages. The plaintiff lost both legs
while acting as brakeman for the COM
pany. Appeal will be taken.
Mrs. Frank Leslie IL going to Eng
land to visit her x-mothcr.in-law. Lady
wilde. and TO do what she can TO com
fort that lady In her trouble In the dis.
graceful scandal In which her eldest
son. Oscar Wilde, has cut 80 prominent
figure.
Ex-Prcsldcnt Harrison says regard.
Ing the report that he has permanently
retired from law practice, that II Is n
mistake. lie will not engage In any
more jury trials away from home and
will con6ne maiply his practice 70 ar
Eliinciits before the courts.
1t Is stated that China has asked ia
pan for nn extension OF the time In
which the former country II 10 hand
over the island Of Formosa 10 the
Japanese, pending u consideration OF
further proposals. Japan, II Is said.
has declined the proposition.
The grand division Order OF Railway
Conductors has voted $4,000 OF their
S200,OOO cash resources 10 conductors
who participated In the Lehlgh Valley
strike In November. 1899. OF 400 In
the strike only 1870 are bencficiarIcs OF
the fund. They have not been rein.
stated.
]. Vlllcgas, Mexican wool buyer,
has purchased 100000 pounds Of the
Texas wool clip which lie has shipped
10 Mexico. lie II buying large quaint.
ties for shipment. and this being the
first time that wool has been sold 10
Mexico, the opening OF the new market
Will be closely watched. Eastern buy.
crs are operating very carefully.
The direct loss In crops. the damage To
machinery and stock and the decrease In
the value Of land due TO weeds In this
country amounts 10 tens Of millions OF
dollars n year. according 10 the estimate
OF Botanist y. V. Covllle OF the ngrlcu.
iural department The statement Il
made In n bulletin Of the department.
which says the loss II sustained almost
wholly by the farmers.
The governments si5,0O0.O00 sui,
against the estate Of the late Leland
stanford, viii he tried IN the United
States cour, early In June. An agree.
mcnt TO this effect has been reached he.
tween counsel. The agreement was
mndc because Of Mrs Stnnford's anx.
lefty to have the ease out OF the way. for