The state herald., 1897-07-30
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| Lake Champlnin.
| Governor Leedy Of Kansas favors the cleo
tion OF Mrs. Lease as his successor.
Lillian Russell has gone to North Dakota
| to get divorce from Signor Peruglni.
Rock Springs, Wyoming. boy has re-
turned from Alaska with $4,000 in gold.
Arizona officers are beginning to prose
cute those who destroy the elf dwellings.
Fifty cattle died near Cheyenne Wednes-
day, from eating seed pods of loco weeds.
A dangerous counterfeit half dollar with
the letter as" under the eagle is in clrcula-
/ ton.
The Rhode Island Democrats want to send
| r. Benjamin Andrews to the United States
Senate.
| In the Senate on the 23rd, Senator Teller
made speech In which he scored the Re-
publlcans.
The late Charles +. Crocker of California
left an estate valued at from SI,000,00O TO
10000. 600.
Six hundred eastern coal miners have re-
Gently reached Madrld New Mexico, where
there Is no work for them.
The governor of Nebraska has been asked
| to send troops to Takamah to protect rail-
] road property from tramps.
The Montana board OF equalization has
started on tour OF the state to induce
counties to raise their assessments.
The government of Uruguay has been
forced to make terms with the rebels that
are very advantageous to the latter.
Japan continues to protest against the an
nexation of Hawaii by the United States.
| but the administration Will pay no atten'
| tion to Its communications.
.ba tad ,h,
Ericksons to trees and killed their band Of
sheep near Nernnl, Utah, n few days ago,
| have been arrested and Identified.
A church warden at Seville, Spain, with
his wife. is under arrest charged with muir
derlng twenty-siN babies and concealing
their bodies In the church tower.
The 100 miners OF the Ontario and DAILY
companies Mt Park City. Utah, have accept
ed III per cent. reduction In wages disre-
gardlng the advoce Of Ed. Boyce to strike.
Owing to dlssenslons among the members
OF the congregation, Rev. 4. Dewitt Tai
mage has resigned the pastornte of the First
Presbyterian Church. nt Washing ton, d. c.
The Salvation Army celebrated Its thirty
second anniversary on the Goth at the Crys
| tai Palace. London. An enormous gather
Ing assembled with delegates from all parts
of the world.
Or. Cornelius Herr. the Panama lobbyist
who some time ago promised To make a com
plete statement OF the T. IA scandal. has
backed down and decline TO tell what he
| knows
Holders Of stock In the defunct Missouri
| National Bank of Kansas City. which failed
early this year owing over Sl,0oo,0oo to de-
positors. viii IN short time have to meet
an assessment Of 100 cents on their stock.
Peter McNally. the Boston swimmer, who
was scheduled to make nm attempt TO swim
the English channel on July 18th, made the
! crossing on the aith, but had to be taken In
tie boat three miles from the French shore.
Charlotte Smith. the rcformer, has pre-
| pared n memorial for Congress. making mar
riagc compulsory She suggests the estab-
| llshmcnt of national matrimonial bureaus
throughout the country and have all the
I marrinEenblc men brought 10 the mark.
A dispatch from Singapore says that the
| Chinese steamer Crihengann. bound from
/ Singapore for Maaoia with 100 passengers,
was wrecked In a squall on Malacca on June
/ 10 One hundred aud twenty persons. in.
/ cludlns the captain, were drowned. The
| remainder Of the ships company were res.
cucd by passing steamer.
special to the New York Herald from
Washington, says; Terrence V. Powderly
/ will have rocky road to travel before he
is confirmed by the Senate as commissioner
general Of immigration. to which office he
was recently appointed by President Ne.
Kinley. The Knights Of Labor and Fedora
tion Of Labor have given notice that they
/ viii file protest against confirmation and
will do all In their power to defeat him.
The proprietor Of the Half Mool tavern at
Putney England. gave complimentary din
a l.a..l.
Eyck, the American winner OF the diamond
srulls at the Henry Regatta. Fifty profes.
slonal oarsmen were present. Mr.. Clnsper,
the boat builder presided, Mr.. Ten Eyck
and Mr.. Mcdowell have sailed for New York
on the steamer ST Paul Dr. Mcdowell has
declined several Invitations to take part In
minor rcgattas.
Renewed activity In the effort To enforce
the prohibltory law ls being manifested
throughout Kansas. Temperance people
| hay. become alarmed over the b0ldness Of
the Jolntlsts. and are stirring up officials 10
suppress the yiolators. Judge Guthrie. who
has been keeping close tab on the temper.
ancc situation In the state. says that the
wave Of prohibitory law enforcement L.
likcly TO increase until the running Of 81.
looms. except possibly In the large cities,
will become = hazardous undertaking,
The Twcnty.nfth United States Infantry
Bicycle Corps. reached 81. Louis on the aith.
completing their 1000 mile ride from Fort
Mlssoula. MONTANA In forty days. thlrty.hve
Of which were actually spent on the road
The distance covered ON the trip was 1900
miles the average per day being 522i miles
After leaving the Nebraska sandhills the av
.rnge was over ~ miles per day. The blcy
clcs stood the trip remarkably well. but few
accidents of serious nature having occurr
cd. those that ala oecurr being through care
lessncss.
In view Of the present rush Of travel 10
the clondykc gold fields. Secretary Gage ha,
established n sub port of entry at Dyea.
Alaska. The action was taken as the result
of mn application TO the treasury depart
meut by Canada for permission for Cana
dian vessels 10 enter at Dycn, Alaska. and
land passengers aud baggage there. Dyca
IL about nifty miles north Of Juneau and II
was desired To save passengers the annoy
ancc of discmharkluF nt Juneau aud await.
Ing another steamer for Dyca. the head OF
navigation On this route to the Noukon fron
tier.
Recognizing tho Importance Of the recent
gold discoveries IN Alaska aud ndJoinlns
territory. aud In obedience 90 the wide.
spread demands for authentic Information
IN regard thereto, the commissioner Of In
hor has detailed from his regular force m
expert thoroughly familiar with all the fcn
lures of gold mlning In proceed Immediately
10 the clondyke Tor the purpose ~ mnkluR
careful mud exhaustive study of the condl
tions ~ they exist there. II il the intrn
Iion of the commissioner 10 cmb0dy ~,