The Meeker herald., 1888-02-18
ooSDHssTn Suwx.

--latest aIyic.s from Dakota state that
the loss of life 10 that Territory from
the recon, hli4s4ul lgls baeu greatly eX-
gggonlci. Tho total losi b placed NJ
m by the auih1gitra.
AdyIrcs from Chicago state that cattle
Gre s,ill coming 10 TN fast, Tue mar.
Eo; started ou, ia The ,oId par. cf tho
weei. Ia .lne shape, bu. ;he bUuyancy did
not hold, and prices again came down.
The Metropolitan Llnl, Of Cincinnati
is ,ir latest in lhe way Of hank failures.
Il o. supposed the creditors w.l. BE- paid
~ lU'i, hGt the siuCs holders Will ie out
ten To fifteen TcE cent, on tiieii holdings.
4 sp'cial committee ol thc House IS
now IgIilus the cnssS u tie
Reading strike. aHl the cyiiync. - fT
slsoa that tl.c strike WAS the result Ola
c0uele,rl scheme un Ihr part uf the
railroad company.
Martin =. Cms'itu. Who was las,
wcca found guilty % involuntary man.
slaughter WIS denied % new trial by
judge i.urlIg. and sentenced 10 i'm.
pfioumrpt ia tile piiEiu county Jail lot
three months aui ply al clsis ot the
caa".
The Euui ~ Capitol Managers a. %
meeting held week ago drrlaIci tie
contract ol ". y. Richagdson aliin.
douri. The cau-r which led 90 ihis nc
,ion was tile iu,.i suspension ul work
an tho building Tor moEr than ninety
days, contrary 10 contract.
y Toltio. Ohin. Dispatch announces
I that u syndicate 81 Sow York. Toledo,
Y .i.s4,sris aud i,r.saiia s.sil4i4. r.ugs-
uriii!Hg .-aIpttll, have organized iu
build pipc.iiHrs and erect rcnnrdes in
opposition To the STANDARD on rDn.
fluy. The uew company elaim 20 own
a patent an q now prrcuss of trluins
and can place the grolprion tue mIfkc;
al a cheaper U,ic.
aiis louise r. ilNce. the school
teacher who laid Ou %. pf1iUr near
riaiuyirw. Nobmala, al aishl during
the bliisarl with lhIra 90! hrr pupils, ~
Uf whom dIaI iu urr arms. bad b.ih
Zee. Hmrgtl,ri l' week. iirr lrg
afu i, lr.1ly d-irruai o., lRr, pi-tsi
~ ilr,h dr1iVu DE, bg; the pby airiaus
SAY 'aat i' Will probably uU. bc uccca-
s3sy ,l amputHir it.
John Cairo. laI o very narrow escape
!I1m death iu "a miur At Aspen one dly
last week. lie bad lighted some shots
iu shaft aui started 10 climb ou,.
Whom about fll;y icl' up hC was struck
by falling srauillug and knocked
sensr!rfs 80 tlt. bottom. The shots
went un after hr struck the bottom and
hy vls covered with debris. Strange 90
relate. un lplrs Hrrr u.ukru aud he
docs not sscm 60 hlGH 800 tanned Huy iu.
iuTil beyond - severe scalp wound aud
number 81 painful uruist
Germany claims To be- ablr TO march
hog armies into ang capital loo Europe IN
q single campaign. sHc has uHlopb;-
elly iic most perfect military system
ever organized, and her superior facili-
ties Tor mobiliziuE and missing troops
would give hrF an enormous aigantas"
In the initial movements Of u war with !
Rus ia. Should contest appear In. |
cyiiabic IL would be bcgTeasonablc TO cN-
pcCL tie Grgmuu-Aus;riau alliance tp I
force Ii by declaring war aud taking the
initiative. In order tu resp the full ai |
vantage ~ their better system before
the Bus .aus could uU .uUy prepared 90
meet them. War may OF course. BE-
8yoF;ci. bat tho habit of mass.ug huge
armies uu thc fsuuticrs Of neiehb1rng |
nations willie angry controversies are In !
progress cauuoi long continue without |
resulting Ia actual ho,tiIitit.
Amos j. Smell. the Chicago million
airc, was murdered on the morning Of |
the sLh al his rrsidouc" In that city by /
some party nr vet unknown, who had |
effected Ju entrance 20 SMELLS building 1
by saving uUi a pane! Of back door.
Smell was one ui the largest real estate
0wu0rs in tie city, and al his business
was transacted IN the basement of his
residence. in which were several safes.
IL is thought that q carefully planned
rObhcfy had been arranged, us during
the fore part NJ gaeh month large Sums
Of monoY, derived from reHis, were kept /
in The house III also believed that
while the burglars were working nt the
safes Sncll heard them from an adjoiu.
ing room and surprised ihe thieves at
their work. as His body was found no
the entrance. Several other houses ia
The neighbJfhUod were raiIed the same /
night, and their tracks in tbc SNOW in.
iicated that they went from one back
yard 10 another. Detectives took the
matter In hand Immediately aud soon
had one man behind the bars for com
n'iet' in tltu iuuri'r.