The state herald., 1899-11-24
TELEGRAPH ITEMS.

Germans are reported ms being very
much pleased over the Samoan agree
ment.
Talk of . fight over the election for
governor still continues In Kentucky.
The result Of the vote is very close.
Private advIccs received from 81.
Pierre, Mhluellon, tell of the wreck Of
the Philadelphia and Baltimore schoon-
cr Edna and Emma, and the loss Of
the captain, his wife and the crew of
five men.
A Londoh express from Gushing col
lded with another train near Capello
during a fSg Thursday. Five persons
We're killed outright and twenty-nine
We're injured, fifteen fatally.
The Parnell homestead in Wicklow
county, ireland, now advertised under
foreclosure proceedings, will not be
sold. Tammany hall of New York has
guaranteed the $4,000 needed to pay
off the claim against the homestead.
Brazil on the 18th celebrated the
tenth anniversary of the proclamation
of the republic. There was n military
parade and anaval review. The presi-
dent, DR.. Campos Sales, held Il recep-
tion of the diplomatic corps, ministers,
etc.
The 0mahl Bee publishes an an
nOuncement I the coming nuptials Of
Senator JObHS III. Thurston of Nebras-
ka and Miss Ola Pearman of Washing
ton, ID. O., within the next ten days.
Miss Fearrnan is the daughter of eX-
Congressman Pearman.
Andrew Carnegie, in a letter to NJ. w.
Pitfock, Il well-known newspaper writ
er Of Arizona, offers the city of Tue
son sum OF $4,000 to pay for pub
lie library building, provided the city
furnishes site and agrees to maintain
the institution ut an annual cost of S2,-
600.
Twenty-siX men were injured in n
wreck on the Fort Dodge 4 Omaha
railroad, nine miles north of DennisOn,
Iowa. A gravel train, running extra,
and work train Containing 1SO men
came together around sharp curve ut
a deep cut in the road. Several will
die of their injuries.
As the result of an investigation at
Philadelphia, conducted by an anti
Quay newspaper. five men, all resi-
dents of Washington, have been ar
rested on charges of repeating, imper-
sonating election officers and making
fraudulent returns. a reporter was
taken into the confidence of the gang.
An official report Just issued shows
the balance OF Germany's trade with
the United States, as usual, heavily
against Germany. German imports
from the United States for the twelve
months ending October 3lst We're ST.
23s.O0o marks. while this country's ex-
ports to America reached II value Of
but 562 20OOOO0 marks.
According 10 a Lisbon dispatch Lor-
emo Marques. Delagoa bay. has been
closed on account Of the prevalence of
the bubonlc plague. This move is con
sidercd TO be a war ruse, put in eff
feet at the instlgation OF the British
government, In order to block the
Transvaal governments last means of
communicating with Europe.
Senor Desvcrninc. minister of
finance for Cuba, has presented n
scheme to Governor General Brooke
for the construction of eighteen small
coast guard vessels. These vessels
will cost about 100000 and their con
struction Will give employment TO
about LOCO men. The scheme provides
that the vessels shall be built In Cuba.
A dispatch from Pretoria says that
the foreign consuls hold weekly meet
ings at the residence OF the Italian dip
lomatic agent to discuss matters OF In
tcrnational Interest. According to the
same correspondent, the Rose Deep
and Fereira Deep. with ten other
mines, are working. white and black
labor Is plentiful and the mint Is busy
coinlng gold.
Besides the famine In India. which Ia
already taxing to their utmost the gov
ernment relief works-2OO, 900 persons
being already In receipt OF ald-thc
plague In Bombay district, according
10 reports received. Is giving the imper.
ial government much concern. In the
month OF October 1885 persons were
down with the pest In that district and
1i,i35 died.
A syndicate OF American, English
and Germnn bankers has about per-
fcctcd arrangements with the govern
mcnt OF Guatemala to advance To that
country Si5OOo.Oco. relieving II OF It's
debts and placing the country on firm
financial basis. Under the terms OF the
agreement the money win be loaned
for n term OF - or 20 years, and viii
draw Interest at l per cent.
A dispatch by carrier pigeon has been
received nt Archangelsk from the duke
OF the Abriizzl. nephew OF King Hum.
bert, who Is conducting mn expedition
In search OF the north pole. Tho dis
patch says the expedition hns reached
u point within $50 miles OF the pole,
latitude 81 north-nbout the southern
limit OF Frank Joseph Land. All on
board the Polar Star ARE reported well.
Blanche Nlppold. 10 years old, died
In the Morse public school building nj
Kansas city Ms result OF being
slapped and shaken by her teacher,
Miss Bessie Kay. because the little girl
wrote line too many In her .xcrcls.
book. The child had weak heart. Il
is said, and shame md excitement
brought on fatal spasm. Miss Kay
hnS been teaching In the iocni schools
since 1891.
q. G. King, commissioner from IN.
state OF Mississippi 10 the Paris expo.
sliloh In 1900, Inns arranged thcr. whnt
promise. 10 be- u great novelty In the
way of nm exhibit from that state. lie
has made arrangements with party
who hns secured NJ the right Renson
tpop select fuli.grown cotton balls
which VIII bc sold ni the Paris cspos,-
lion by original cotton field jnrkeyA nz
souvenirs OF the American cotton ca.
hibit.
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