The silver star., 1897-08-19
TELEoRAPH,c BREvIrIEs.

There are 0S3. 3.52S names on tne pen-
sion rolls.
Brazil is preparing to export Califor-
MIA wheat.
The eastern peach crop is reported
very short
The Spanish premier was assassinat-
ed Sunday.
Chief of Police Sigwart of Omaha
has resigned.
Gold went up to 132 in the City OF
Mexico Monday.
Emperor William is visiting the Gar
at st. Petersburg.
President Mckinley says he is not
coming west this year.
The assessed values of Chicago have
decreased S15o00,OOO since last year.
Thirty-four New York banks report
increased loans for the week, aggre-
eating S4,5oO,OO0
The corn crop is now estimated at
1.S00,00O bushels, and the ont crop at
SG0,000,000 bushels.
Colonel C. +. Crocker. recently de
ceased at san Francisco, left an estate
valued at $o.ooo0oO.
1t appears that fourteen of the sew
dent Andrews retained.
The Kansas wheat crop is estimated
at 49. .5O2,0 bushels with an average
of 1I.91 bushels per acre.
The Ontario and DAILY mines at Park
City, Utah, have been closed on ac-
count of the fall in silver.
The conflict between the state Off
cials of Kansas and the federal court
has assumed an acute phase
The President has sent massage of
sympathy to Spain on account of the
assassination of the prime minister.
A man has turned up at Canton,
Ohio. who claims to be Schlatter. He
is reported to be healing great num-
bers of people.
William Collier, a young theological
student, is in jai. at Providence, X. l.,
for burglary and threatening to kill
Rev. Edward Hale.
a. w. Clifford. who recently broke up
several families at Upper Penasco. n.
NJ, was tarred and fcathered and driy-
en- away n few days ago.
Rev. John Walstein, revivalist
working at Concord, Ind. fired at
roughs who were disturbing the SER
vices and killed little girl.
About l.jo0 bag makers are now idle
at Atlanta. Ga, on account of strike
against the employment of colored
women in the Fulton factory.
The Utah Light and Power Company,
capital N.5JOs0, has been incorporat-
ed and will absorb the four companies
now doing business in the state
The government has dismissed all
pending suits against ]. A. Peralta-
Reavis, now serving penitentiary SEN
tence for land swindles in Arizona
The coal strike in the East is still on
with settlement apparently as far
away as ever. 1t looks now as though
the anthracite miners would be drawn
into the fight.
1t is semi-officially announced that
Japan has announced that the king of
Belgium will be selected to act as arbi-
traitor of the questions in dispute be-
tween Hawaii and the Japanese govern
ment.
A special train, with an engine built
at Omaha ran from Evanston to Oma-
ha, 300 miles, in twenty-four hours. in
Guiding stops. From North Platte to
Omaha, 269 miles. the speed averaged
63.49 miles per hour.
A national silver camp meeting is to
be held at Springfield, Ohio, September
15 TO 22. Senators Teller, Jones, Allen
and Daniel, President Andrews and a
host of other silver advocates will at
tend and deliver addresses.
Rev. w. j. Chichester. d. D.. who
has just finished successful pastorate
of twelve years in Los Angeles, Cali
fornia, has accepted the call of the
First Presbyterian Church of Chicago.
to succeed Rev. ID. ]. Barrows. He is
a native of Baltimore.
Mr.. Preston. director Of the mint, es.
Inmates the gold production for the
year 1896 to have been SOC. 900 900. of
which the United States contributed
over s53.o00,Oo0. For 1897 it is beliey-
ed the worlds gold product will reach
at least S24O,0Oo.Oo0. an increase of
S35,OOO,o0O over 1896.
The latest official estimate of the
population of the United States is II.
OcOWiS. This is made by the actuary OF
the treasury, an officer whose duty II
Is. ut fixed intervals, TO report on
the per capita circulation of money In
the United States. lie estimates that
the present holdings OF money are
S22.,3 for every man, woman and child
In the United States.
The work Of allottlng the lands on
the Wyoming reservation in severalty
TO the Shoshones ard Arapahoes will I've
commenced at once. After the allot.
ment is completed there will remain a
large area OF valuable land unused and
an effort will be made by the citizens of
Fremont county. in which the reserva-
ton Is situated, to have these lands
opened for settlement.
The column OF troops commanded by
Colonel Hunter Of the Anglo .l,gyptian n
expedition up the Nile, which left
Meranl on July Goth. attacked .Abu
Hamid at $3.50 O'Clock on the morning
Of August 1th. after cighteen hours =
march. Some severe house to house
fighting followed and the place was
captured by the expeditionarv force.
Two British officers were killed during
the fighting.
An official dispatch received at Con.
stantinople says several thousand Ar
menian ngitators from Persia Invaded
Turkey last Friday. They killed 200
OF the Mlgrika tribe Including wo,nou