The state herald., 1901-07-05


An unexploded bomb was recently
found In n railroad carriage In which
two princes of the house of Montene-
gro had been travelling In Italy.
Over 5000 miles of new steam rail
way will be constructed in the United
States this year. Oklahoma and In
dian territory are In the list for Gl2
miles.
Dietrich Weiland, the man who, at
Bremen in March last, threw n piece
Of iron at Emperor William, wound
Ing him in the cheek, will not be prose-
cuted.
1t Is now evident that the grain crop
Of Prussia this year will fall ve;y
much short of the average, necessltal-
Ing large importations from the United
States or elsewhere.
The Brown University corporation
has elected Former President II. Benz
jamin Andrews, now of Nebraska
State University, to fill u vacancy In
the board OF trustees.
Officers of the Chilian training ship
leneral Baquedano, now on her way
to New York, will place memorial
tablet on Washingtons tomb In the
A fierce storm Of wind and rain with
thunderd and lightning occurred ut
Pittsburg, Pennsylvania, June 22nd.
Several lives We're lost. Over an inch
OF rain fell in less than an hour.
General Francis NJ. Drake, founder
Of Drake University, Des Moines,
Iowa, has renewed his offer to give
$4,000 for every $4,000 the university
can raise for the endowment fund.
The Australian Assembly has OK.
PEELED Mr.. Flndley, editor of n Mel
bourne labor organ, for republishlng
In his paper an article from the Irish
People violently attacking King Ed
ward.
One minute and thirty-seven and
four-iifths seconds was the time made
by Brigadier In n onemllc running
race at Sheepshead Bay, June ~. This
lowers the worlds record one-iiftli OF
a second.
Steamer advIccs from Hawaii are 10
the effect that the volcano Kilauca IL
showing signs OF renewed activity.
Huge volumes Of smoke were seen
over the volcano and another outbreak
is predicted.
Thirty acres OF coal land near Pitts
ton, Pennsylvania, sank several feet
u few days ago. and the surface IL still
going down. The COO employees cs-
capped. The cave-ln was due TO rob
bing" pillars.
The British war secretary, SIR.
Broderick, recently Informed ques-
tioncr In the House OF Commons that
out OF G3 600 persons In the concentra-
ton camps OF South Africa, 1900
were children.
There were 10000 acres OF land cui-
tivatcd In rice last year In Texas, and
this year the acreage has Increased 10
123.CCc acres. Louisiana. which II IN
older rlce-growlng state, has 300.o1O
acres under cultivation.
Miss Kuntze OF Berlin, with n guide
named Furrer. recently succeeded in
reaching the top OF Gelmerhorn. near
the Rhonc glacier. In Switzerland. This
Is the first time the mountain has ever
been nscended. 1t Is 1850 feet high.
A United States exploration party
arrived In Dawson early IN June on the
way to northern Alaska to explore ONT
OF the widest unknown areas IN the
vast territory. II In headed by W. y.
Mendenhall, geologist. and ID. l.. Rca-
burn. topographer.
Joseph Cook. the distinguished lee.
turcr and author. died June 18th. nt
his summer home ut Ticonderoga. New
York. lie was born January ~. 1913.
Mr.. Cook Is best remembered by his
efforts TO show. In his lectures, the liar.
mony Of the Bible with science.
In the international pigeon match at
Glasgow, Scotland. June end, the
American team won with n score OF
g73. Scotland. $50. Fred Gilbert dr
Spirit Lake. Iowa. II. Merrill OF Mil
waukce and 4. II. Crosby scored the
highest possible, breaking every tar.
get.
For the fiscal year ending June 10.
1901. the postage stamp issue includes
1,3Oo.upOODO ones. 3.5DO, 10000 twos
md 300, ,23J.ooo OF higher dcnomina.
tons. The total. including special do.
livery iocen, stamps, IN 5,ii0.23J.0Oo.
against 1.3I7.T2T.0oo for the previous
fiscal ycnr.
An Alden dispatch snys that CaptnIn
Mcneil and British force cnco,in.
tered the Mad Mullnh and routed his
command. A hundred OF the enemy
were killed aud the Mulinh and tho
Sultan OF Sur narrowly escaped cap.
ture. The British fore. lost seven
killed and wonnded.
Tho Supreme Court " New York hna
decided thnt woman divorced IN an.
other state from n resident OF New
York ON nBy ground on which com.
plcte divorce cannot be granted there.
does not c-nsc 10 L. his first wife
within the boundaries of New York
and has dover right IN his estate.
A. the annual commencement n,
Brown University. NJ Providence.
iihoj" Island, announcement wnH
mndc TINT the desired S2.Urp.Dpo ,fi.
iowmcn, had been raised and was IN.
rrcnsing every hour. The degree of
doctor OF laws wna conferred upon
Lieutenant General Nelson A. Miles.
six enAca Of plague occurred on
route On the british steamer CarilHl,
city, which left Hong Kong May 10Th
and arrived nj Snn Diego June 22nd, |
somlnR 10y way ~ Yokohama and |
Honolulu. All the deaths were NJ |
members Of the crew with the cxent-
lion OF n Chinese Storage passenger.
A blue book Just issued. giving m |
actual return NJ the navigation ~ tlir I
United Kingdom, shows that iirltlsli |
shipping IN iirp decreased. Inward !
shipping by 2.dip,2i2 TONS. mud .iitwnfd |
ihlpping 10y 2.pn3.vDO tons. while 'qf. |
'lFn shipping Increased, Inward. by 9.
is2,ii3 tons. aud outward ty 2,iI0.5,g |