The state herald., 1897-04-02
TELEGRAPHIC ITEMS.

| Henry NJ. Stanley has adopted a little boy,
| II distant relative.
Several bad wrecks were reported on the
| Atlantic coast on the 25th.
Fltzsimmons Is making preparations to
| open an athletic club at New York.
| Several English sailors were badly injured
a few days ago by the explosion of torpe-
do.
The London Chronicle blames the silver
men for the delay In passing the arbitration
treaty.
Seven Europeans. including the sister OF
the Italian consul, have died of the black
plague at Bambay.
1t is reported that the exile of the queen
of Madagascar was caused by the discovery
Of n plot to kill General Galleni.
by vote of II to 10 the wisconsin Sen.
ate killed the Whitehead bill to force rail.
roads to carry bicycles as baggage
The Massachusetts House has defeated
the resolution for monument in the State
house yard to General u. +. Butler.
London Truth says that the Duke Of
Leeds will succeed the Earl of Aberdeen
as governor general of Canada In 1898.
The Chesapeake & Ohio Railway shops at
Aiuh'ihbtou, "tst NHhlulN tUlUlDNluR Spb
men, will on April l begin work on full
time.
ExMayor William II. Grace, his wife, Lii.
lius G. Grace, and his son, Joseph 7. Grace,
have Jointly set aside 100000 for the found.
Ing Of manual training school for young
women and girls In New York.
The church authorities at London have
granted the request OF several American so
ctptlpS gpnI fn plyn,nnth Magga.htgntt. 4.
the original loe-book OF the Maynower.
Since the change OF administration over
$1,000 applications for postofices have been
filed at the postofiicc department. The NUN.
Der is said TO be somewhat smaller than
four years ago.
The Swiss Bundesrath has made n pro-
posal to purchase all the principal rail-
ways Of Switzerland. The price set is gG4,.
2si,IGo francs. 1t is proposed TO raise the
funds for this purpose by loan redcemable
In sixty years.
Heavy frosts are reported from all over
Tennessee, North Georgia and North Ala
bama. Peach. plum aud pear trees through
out the region were In full bloom and the
probability Is that these fruits are killed.
entailing large losses.
Sixteen apprentice boys have deserted
two days at San Diego, California. The
officers say that different tactics In training
the boys must be pursued or wholesale de.
sertions In every port will result.
Superintendent Passmorc. OF the Reading
d southwestern Street Railway, at Reading
Pennsylvania, has Issued orders to all EN-.
ployes that on and after April they must
dispense with their moustnchcs and boards
a, al. No
The entire equipment and force Of the
Chesapeake Il Ohio Railroad have been taxed
TO the utmost for the last two weeks to move
Its large traffic. 1t is announced that add.
tional men will be placed over the entire line
In few days and the hours OF work in.
creased.
The Illinois Central Railway has decided
to use electricity In place OF steam on Its
Chicago suburban service between Randolph
street and Woodlawn. Just what the cost
OF this improvement will be is as yet i'm.
possible TO say, but II is thought 1t will be
between 100000 and Sl,O0o.Oo0
The Iowa House has passed the Senate
medicinal practice act without change, driy.
ing out ostcoPaths faith heaters. massage
doctors and all others protesting TO heal un
less they pass examination, the same as
physicians. ltincrants are taxed $50 per
year.
body Of insurgent tribcsmen In Soos
Morocco, defeated a punitive expedition sent
ont by the Sultan. Fresh troops were sent
out 10 defeat the Insurgents and they sent
back eighty heads ~ the trlbcSmcn as tro.
phies. They are displayed at the castle gate
OF Morocco.
twenty four,foot ny wheel at CnrncgIc's
Edgar Thompson steel works. Brnddocl
Pennsylvania. burst about midnight. killing
Davis Hugo, workman and seriously in
gurlng George snyder The damage TO the
plant was very heavy, and the cntlre work,
have been closed down for repairs
Close investigation " the measure known
as the Horse breeders Association pool.
selling hill, which passed the Missouri Gen,
eral Assembly and Is now before Governor
stephens for his approval or dlsappruvnl
discloscs the fact that under lts provisions,
prize hghtlng can be- licensed In Missouri.
Major General g. NJ Dndgr. grand mar
shnl OF the Grant monument inaugural pa
rade, says the showing To be- made hy The
United States Infantry, cavalry and artillery
on April - will be the largest ever seen In
this country, with the exception Of the pa
rade In Washington at the close of the war.
The Kentucky Court of Appeals nt Frank
fort decided that the banks of the Stnto
must be taxed under the ad ralprcm sys
ten, Under the nd yalurcm system the
banks must pay the regular tax rate. not
only on thcir capital stock. but on an the
property that they may have In their pos
session.