The state herald., 1897-03-19
T&LECRAPr o eREViTIES.


Washington to look after the wool schedule
Of the new tarlf bill.
Queen Victoria started for the Riviera on
the 10th, The hotel has set aside 100 rooms
for her accommodation.
The Missouri poolroom law has been de.
cured unconstitutional by the Supreme
Court on the ground that 1t is class cgisla.
tlon.
A free fight occurred on the streets of Bir.
mlngham, Alabama, the other day over tho
arrest of negro burglar. A little girl was
killed, the negro fatally injured and sew.
eral othe;s wounded.
The Quebec government has granted $500
300 toward the erection of bridge across
the st. Lawrence river opposite Quebec. The
bridge is to cost SG,UOO,O0 The Dominion
government is expected to grant at least
100000 toward the structure.
new agreement has been reached be.
tween the southern Pacific and the Santa
Fe concerning the use OF the formers track.
by the latter from Mojave into San Fran.
cisco. Under It It is claimed the Santa Fc
will effect considerable saving in rentals.
dispatch received from ConstantInople
says that large qantltlcs of Grns rifles and
cartridges are being smugglcd from Greece
into the Turkish island of Chios. on the
west coast Of Asia Minor, and that they ar,
being sold to the inhabitants Of Chlos a,
low prices
whlrwnd visited the town Of Mingu
Junction, Ohio, Saturday night. The wind
blew on the Iron roof Of the cast house Of
the Junction Iron and steel Company and
the tall brick walls fell In. Frank uobstn
and Larry Fahcy were caught under the
falling wallis Fahey was taken out dead.
The London Daily Nails Cape Town cor
respondent states that Germany has recent
ly landed large shipments Of munitions OF
war at Walhsch bay. a circumstance which
causes suspicion The TransvauI is also
armlng steadily the shipments Of ammunl
tIon. guns and military supplies from
France alone amounting to 300 tons month.
ly. All are being lodged at important stra
tcgic points.
Captain General Wcylcr has ordered all
the regular Spanish troops to abandon the
towns in which the merchants and landed
proprictOrs do not provide, free OF cost 10
the government, three volunteers for every
government soldier Of the garrison, He has
been In communication on this subject with
the propriCtors merchants and prominent
people who are most interested In preserv.
ing their fortunes
The Lowell observatory. moved last fall
TO the City Of Mexico, Is to be returned 10
Flagstaff, Arizona, at once, the change of
location having been shown to be il.ad.
ylscd. Orders have been received for the
enlargement Of the observatory building.
which is on hlll.top near this point. so as
to admit the reception OF new 2i.inch
glass The old glass with which such i'm.
portant Mnrtlan discC-cres were made.
was Of only eighteen inches diameter
Ellis Mills, United States consul general
at Honolulu, has furnished the state de
partmcnt with the results Of a census lust
taken In Hawaii, showing total population
Of 10000 The Hawallans head the LIST
with dl,Uau, japanese next with -, I07. Chi
nese third with 2l,6lG and the Portuguese
fourth with 1913 Those part Hawniians
number SiSj, Americans 3.UsG. British
2,25O Germans / i32. and the remainder +
divided among half dozen natlonalities.
The London Times printed ON Saturdav
morning nearly a page Of what purportel
TO be the rsw tarin schedules, and com
mcnting cditorlally upon them. said, "a
eursofy perusal Is enough TO show that a
long backward stride Is being made In the
direction ~ the Mckinley tarln. In what
ever way the matter may be settled. It wifi
involve serious annoyance aud derangement
nt business for British exporters. as well
as Corresponding loss for Americans them.
selves"
The Yale students who several days ago
sent Yale flag and letter Of good wishes
to Puglllst Corbctt Al Carson. Nevada. have
printed an Apologize card In the Yale
News They dlsclaim all Intention 10 he
considered rs speaking for the college. or
for any individual other thnn themselves In
the letter which has brought upon them 50
much criticism aud rensure, and express re-
gfet that "unwlllugly and unwlttinrly"
they have cast a slur on the university.
Ih'y may be punished by the faculty.
Another threatening feature has been add
ed to the situation IN the Lcyant. Renewed
outbreaks are threatening In AnatRlia. Tho
British ambassador, Sir Phillip Currle. has
drawn the attention Of the Turkish govern
ment to the condition Of things Ia the dis
triet Of Asia Minor aud has requested thai
immediate steps be taken to avert an
other catastrophe. II appears that the
condition OF the Christians there Is deplor.
able They are the victims Of constant on.
preston, outrage aud murder, and the stu
alton at fayus Is 80 critical that another
sassoun massacre Is feared.
The New York Flnancler says: "rhe
total cash reserves Of the New York banks.
"'''IulhE 7" lh'lF statements Of March 18th,
were sihi"1,pDo The loans Of the New
York banks are now sos. .pia 500 a record
surpassed only In the faii Of 1895 ana the
deposits are s5Ts Ga5, 800 which Is higher
than has been touched since October. 1891
This Will serve to show the strength as nm.
deryng what now seems like a decided 70.
ylyai IN business. The statement for the
week IA favorable In nearly every item The
expansion In loans Is due mainly to borrow,
ings by Importers, who or" taking goods out
u bond In anticipation of higher tRrlf du.
ties,
Secretary ot State sherman il said TO be
| contemplating negotiations Tor a treaty with
| ave states composing the Greater Central
American Republic along the lines Of the
! celebrated frrllughuyHen. Senyuln treaty,
which In effect established nn American pro.
trctprntc over Nicaragua, aud committed
tho government In the construction of the
waterway. This treaty was pending when
| Cleveland went ihto the white House twelve
| years ago, About the FIRST thing tho latter
did was to wlthinw the agreement between
/ the two countries hls ground for No doing
| being that the treaty n carried into eject.
would be- a perpetual menace to the ma
| lions policy aud would provoke endless
complications with other countries II Il
/ now said 10 be- ~ ruFy shcrmnn's pur
| pose To rrsurrcct the fralnRhuyscn, ,sravnln
| treaty mud frame new agreement cmbody
I ing many ~ It, salient features
/ Mf sherman hns announced 10 hlr asso
/ clniy. that be- Is In nir WY 10 make an
| Arrangement with spain that will remove
| the great cause N irritation In Cuba lie
| hnz submitted to tho spanish government,
/ through Minister Taylor proposition that
! American citizens who nro suspected of
| rmmNILInl nf nmmnllnIIN WIN Ihn In.nrrnnl. .