The state herald., 1895-05-17

their client SO far MS tile murder of
Minnie Williams isconcerncd.
President Clevelind Friday held a
public reception 20 delegates Of the
Southern Baptist convention. There
was great crowd in attendance.
The negroes of Lexington. Kentucky,
are greatly excited because Of the ac-
quttal of William Shlpp, white. tried
for numbering Samuel Brown. colorcd.
Mrs. Mary Leasc recently hypnotic.
ed witness IN The insane asylum in
vcstigatioh DIT Kahsas City, compelling
him to say and do many ridiculous
things.
Attempts are being made 10 have
Governor Morrill, OF Kansas arrested
for having drawn vouchers to pay
clerks for work done prior TO his inaug
uration.
The 800 furnace men at Sharpsvillc
and Middlesex. Pennsylvania, did not
strike Friday rs they had threatened.
the proprictors having agreed to re-
store the wage schedule In force In
1891.
The Wheeling West Virglnia) Iron
and Steel company and the Riverside
Iron company, To avoid strike have
made straight advance Of 10 per cent.
in tho wages OF their $500 employees.
Because railroads refuse to establish
satisfactory rates five Of the largest
coal mining companies In northern H.
linois have combined In d fight for
business against their competitors In
other sections.
Port Inspector Forbush and the Gus
toms officers have seized $1,000 worth
OF diamonds attempted to be Struggled
on the ship Duke OF Argyle, from Aus
trala, which Is coallng at Santa Bar
bara, California.
A fire In which one man Is known 10
have lost his life and ten others were
injured. four OF them probably In n
fatal manner. occurred In boarding
house ut 10 Sherman street, Chicago,
saturday mernlng.
The supreme council Of the A. +. A.
has elected the following pflisers; ~:
Judge J. IL. jackson. Fort Worth. Tex
as. Vice president: l.. II. Dunbar. Bos.
ton. secretary OF state.
The annual convention Of the Y. NJ.
c. A. was in session at Springfield,
Massachusetts,. last week. Pledges FOR
carrying on international work We're
made TO the amount OF &2O.0O0. The
next meeting will be held at Mobile.
Simon Grcenspan, money broker OF
Topeka. Kansas, and Mrs. Allen Sells,
the widow OF the late Coioiiel Sells. Of
circus fame. We're married Thursday In
Kansas City. Kansas. Mrs. Sells was
known as the wcalthicst woman In
Kansas.
AT the annual meeting Of the Amcrl.
can Bible Society Il was shown that
during the past year 1,5si.l2S Bibles
and Testnments We're Issued. OF which
T:l5.ooai We're circulated In foreign
lands. The total issues to date are 3D.
955.55S.
Judge Dale In the district court at
Guthrie, oklahoma. refused the irtl.
ton Of the supreme lodge Of the A. q.
L. w, brought To compel the oklahoma
lodge 10 cease using the name, pass
words. ritual and parapherhnlIn OF the
parent order.
A dispatch from Shanghai says that
France has formally protested against
Japan anncxing the island Of formosa
AMI hns preferred u number OF prior
claims. II IL regarded ms certain that
Great Britain will strongly Insist on
Frances claim.
Captain General DE campos arrived
yesterday at Santiago de Cuba, after II
conference with some Of the Influential
men OF Gibra Mayari. Barncoa. Calma.
nero and Guantanlmo. The business
men Of Santiago have agreed TO form n
battalion OF volunteers.
A dispatch 10 the London Standard
from Madrid says that Spain's alhc-
sion Ia the three powers TINT protested
10 Japan against tho annexation of the
territory In Mnnchurln wis promised
only On condition that the powers In.
ducc Japan TO abandon Formosa.
Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson. her son.
Lloyd Osborn. and her friend md com.
panion. Mrs. !. Strong. have arrived In
California. The novcllst's widow will
spend some time At k,r former. hours
In Onkinnd nnd will a Hhic Tier III.
tirc residence bctwecfo HAT city and
Apla. Ramon.
John ". Flood. cx.caslicr NJ the Don.
oluc. Kelly hank Of San Franchise. who
has been twice tried for cmbrxxIing III.
banks funds and twice for fnlrifylng
Its books. was yesterday p.,itrnrcd To
seven years Imprisonment nj Fan
Quentin. Flood X accused OF cmbez.
xiing $4,000
The New Orleans Olympic club. ut n
meeting Friday night took nrt.on
which virtually recognizes the doom of
prize fighting. II will cndonvor 10 IN.
iroducr new sports. Offering bIg purses
for Mcleod and llurns "a wr,stic and
for Ives. Schncffcr nni others 10 plny
championship billiards.
The postmaster general has decided
TO establish n free delivery mnrlnc I,or.
tnl service on the vessels plying past
Detroit. Michigan. II Will bc unique
In the history OF the postal department.
Chicago fruit growers nrc buying
apples aud pears In advance " the ina.
inriiy Of the crop IN peiils and ndjoIn.
Ing counties In Missouri
II. q. Dun q Co.'s weekly review rnys
that the event ~ the week wns the lie.
morniixntion caused by the c,,ornoua
snlcs Of bonds by foreign holders. crop
prospects Inv" Improved. I'll, output
of Iron stu exceeds the consumption,
hut tho prices remain firm. sales Of
wool have been large. but prices do not
risr.
Governor O'Ilricn OF Newfoundland
Inns received notice that The imperial
ministry viii give favorable consider.
alton to certain suggested concessions
on the pnri Of Great Britain towards
concentrating the union NJ Npwfound.
l1nd nnd Canada, provided tho New
f0undlnnh government settles Tho
French questions gntlsfnctorjjy Ia Crvut