The state herald., 1898-03-04
TELEoRAPHic BREvlrlEs.

An unSucceSSlui attempt 10 aSSaSSl-
nate King George of Greece was made
Saturday.
Nine persons lost their lives In n ten
cment house fire nj Charleston. South
Carolina, on the 2Gth.
Ten men We're killed at Kalamazoo,
Michigan, on the 2Gth, by an explosion
that occurred during fire
A big force of men worked last Sun
day ut Philadelphia on the vessels In
the League Island navy yard.
Mrs. Lillian NJ. n. Stevens of Maine
will succeed Miss Willard as president
of the Woman's Christian Temper
ancc Union.
The Cache Valley Canal Company
| Is preparing to construct II canal
which will lrrlgatc 100000 acres near
Logan. Utah.
The trial trip Of the New Holland
| submarine boat M Elizabeth. New
| Jersey. demonstrated that II was
complete success.
| Jimmy Michael, the Welsh bicyclist.
Is thinking of turning TO the career of
n horse Jockey. He Is experimenting
at Dwyer's stables.
The work of Congress is being hur-
| ried forward rapidly so that the two
houses will he rendy for adjournment
or war measures very soon.
The work of naval construction and
armament IL being pushed by the
Spanish government with the greatest
activity nt the arsenal and dock
yards.
The board of inquiry which Is inves-
| tirating the causes of the Maine disas-
ter went over To Key West from IIa-
vann on the oSth to hold n two days
| session.
The Thor. Iowa, savings bank was
robbed Tuesday night. The vault and
safe doors were blown open and the
thieves made away with over $500
In money. All valuable papers were
saved.
The Italian claim has been settled
by liayii paying the full amount de-
manded. The French government Is
now pressing n claim for damages for
violation of the treaty rights of French
citizens.
Mayor Carter II. Harrison of Chi
'ht's 'lsii nv W III lif u
book on the free silver question to
prove his devotion to the white metal.
The book viii he issued within six
months.
Fish Commissioner Gustav Schnit-
ger of Wyoming now has $500
small fry In the irougls nj the state
hatchery. and on April LIST he will he
ready to begin the delivery of trout to
the various counties of the state.
There Is an appalling scarcity of
food In many provinces of Spain. The
price Of wheat is unprcccdcntedly
high. Bread riots are Of daily occur
renee nj Salamanca. and II Is feared
that martial law viii he proclaimed.
The iwcniy-sccond annual convcn.
ton OF the Cattle l,alscrs' Association
Of Texas which win convene In Fort
Worth March Sth. promises To he 10y
far the largest and most enthusiastic
gathering Of citilemcn of the state
ever held.
John Il. Wilkie of Chicago. an oper-
ntiyc In the secret service Of the
Treasury Department. hes been pro
NOTED TO he chief Of the bureau. vice
W. WIN
red aud placed In charge Of the SER
Vice nj New York
The benefit given at the Metropolis.
tan Opera House Mt New York for the
widows and orphans of the Maine vie
tins was n thorough success. fiDan-
clnlly and professionally. Every avail
able spot In the thcHtcr was occupied.
The receipts were more than $4,000.
The United States monitor Terror
has reached New York from Hampton
Ronds. Her commander. Captain
Nlcoll Ludlow. received Instructions
from Secretary Long to remain In New
York harbor mll further orders,
which Is taken to mean hat the monl-
tor viii he on hand until the final sci.
ilcmcni Of the Maine question.
The grand Jury of Valencia county.
New Mexico. has Indicted Nyuchc.
IIuiotsl. Naiaihalua. Naurmosi and
Kccnsl. the i've Iuni Indians charged
with torturlng an old woman of the
Iunl pueblos by the name of Mnur.
olrlin last fcbrunry She was report.
ed as n witch. and the society of the
priests Of the Bow ordered her tortur-
ed until she confessed.
The United States minister. Mr..
Woodtord. gave banquet ON the 18th
In honor Of the new Spanish minister
nj Washington. Senior Polo y Bcrnnbe.
| The guests included the Austrian.
French. German. Italian. Turkish.
Dutch and British ministers and the
Duke Of Nerngun. the premier. Senior
| SngnEin, two mrmhcrS Of the Cabinet
and the stan Of the United States lc-
gntion,
The War department lns telegraph.
ed Ia General Merriam NJ Vancouver
Barracks. authorizing him 10 enlist
100 Alaskan indians for service ns
scouts TO the government relief cSpc.
diion. General Merriam Inns t"lc.
grnphed the department TINT Colonel
| Anderson. with -four companies OF the
Fourteenth Infantry, sailed On The
2Jtli from Seattle for Dycn. Ia main.
tain law and order nt that and neigh.
boring points In Alnshn,
The Cnriisi orFnn ~ Cores. of Mn.
drld. In liz issue " February 22nd. Just
received by mail, snys: '"rlicrc Is no
doubt whatever lint the loss Of The
Maine wnH due Ia lnck NJ discipline"
and elites the cnsn of United Sintes
cruiser which WIS lately NJ Venice. de.
scrlblng her crew ns being ''rnil.r pl.
rates thnn snilora of civilized ma.
tlon." Continuing. VI corro snys,
'Drunknrds. nsubor,lInnirs, thieves
and Fighters, the sailors NJ the United
crrnilh2 rlois.'