The state herald., 1897-10-01
TELEoRAPHlc BREvirIEs.


again In India.
A revolution is expected in Hayti in
the near future.
An epidemic of terrible murders Is
reported from London.
The Hawaiian SENATE has unanimous
ly ratified the treaty of annexation.
A whole square of the town of Balm
bridge, Ohio. was burned Oh the 23rd.
The number of visitors at the Nash
Vile exposition last week exceeded co.
600.
A brewery valued at 100000 at La
crosse, Wisconsin, was burned OH the
23rd
The dispute between the Stanford
heirs and Mrs. Stanford has been set
tied.
The Monetary Commission held Its
preliminary meeting nj Washington on
the 22nd.
The town of Ewards. Mississippi. is
nearly depopulnted on account of yell
low fever.
Very cold weather prevails In frnnce.
snow having fallen In two provinces
last week.
Seventeen men were killed by n cave
in at the San Pedro mine, twelve miles
from Juarez, Mexico.
The National Association of Mexican
War Veterans held its annual session IN
Nashville last week.
The New York Gold Democrats
have nominated +. Il. Parker for judge
of the Court of Appeals.
The Illinois coal operators have de-
clared they cannot pay the Springfield
scale and compete with other districts.
The Austrial premier, Count Bedeni.
fought duel with Il member of the
Reichstag and got u bullet in the arm.
President Mckinley visited North
Adams. Massachusetts, last week TO
attend the fair being held mt that place.
A dispatch from Rome says that
about forty persons We're killed and
many others injured by an earthslip NJ
the sulphur mines. near Girgenti.
The situation mt New orleans. so far
as yellow fever is concerned, con-
tinues about the some. with dozen
new eases and Two or three deaths each
day.
Two factions of Polanders at Hazel
ton, Pennsylvania, fought II bloody bat
tie the other night and n large number
Were dangerously wounded. Eight or
ten will die.
Typhoid fever is ravaging the Turk
ish troops in Thessaly. Six thousand
men have already been invalided
home and 1900 others are waiting
transportation back to Turkey.
The directors OF the Chicago Il Rock
Island railroad have declared a quar-
terly dividend OF one per cent. This
is an increase in the dividend rate from
n two per cent. basis to IL four per cent.
basis.
The coIoners jury in the Hazelton
tragedy. in which n large number OF
strikers We're killed by the sherif's
posse. brought In divided verdict, as
a part OF the jury believed the strikers
were penceably disposed, while the 9th
ers though, differently.
Commissioner Jones OF the Indian
many OF the blankets furnished by the
contractors were not up to the require
ments Of the contract. said that there
are about 1900 blankets which the in
spectors report are OF inferior grade.
The Vatican has Informed the Span
ish government that the Catholic
Church will not withdraw the excom-
municatiSn pronounced upon Senor
Reverter. minister OF finance. unless II
should prove that the PROPERTY alleged
to have been coniiscated does no, be-
long TO the church.
The newly organized street cleaning
brigade OF Chicago, which has result
ed from Mayor Harrison's recent visit
TO various cities, has been placed In
charge of Mrs. a. T.. Paul. This Ii
probably the only place In the country
where n woman has been given charge
OF street cleaning.
Two companies of United States cav
airy have gone to the Fort Hall Indian
agency 10 help the agent To compel the
girls of the Bannock tribe to attend
school. The old Indians are bitterly
opposed to the education OF their on.
spring and pretend the girls are mar.
rled. even though they may bc only
ten years old.
There was a great game Of ball nj
Baltimore on the 2Iih. when Boston
defeated the Baltimore club by n score
OF nineteen to ten before an audience
OF 25.OOo people. Boston has taken the
rubber In the crucial series. is ahead In
the fight for the pennnni. and there
seems to bc but little probability that
the champions can save II.
The strike On all the school buildings
OF Chicago " ended. The board, by n
vote Of II 10 ., has adopted the report
OF the arbitration committee Inserting
the union labor clause In all building
contracts. II also ordered Attorney
Morrill, 10 Immediately institute legal
proceedings before Judge Tulcy under
the state arbitration net. 10 ascertain
" II had the legal right 10 udop, this
clause.
As nm answer 10 Grcni Britain. who.
after seeming 10 agree To n conference
between Canada and the United States
To discuss certain phases Of the Brr.
ing sea question, has declined 10 be u
party to the conference II Japan and
Russia are participants, Russia and In.
pan VIII proceed with the consideration
Of the questions NJ issue wlihou, re-.
gard 10 whether or not Lord Salisbury
changes his mlnd This may. however.
cause some delay IN the meeting Of the
| conference.
Al