The Meeker herald., 1891-12-12
THE WORLD AT LARGE.

AHo 'NHt'Hhig VI th' WYNN " ''N
composer Mozart was observed throuehon,
Austria.
Prairie fires in Lyon county and the
vicinity OF Emporln, Kansas, have caused
great damage.
Cherokee Nation has agreed on
terms for the sale OF tho Cherokee strip to
the government
II il reported that force OF Chinese
troops have me, aud defeated 5000 rebels
In northern China.
Supreme Cour, In Washington Is en-
gagged upon the trial OF tho consti,utionaliy
Of the Mckinley tariff act
Stephen Olson. u Dakota farmor,ac
eonpanied by his daughter, was frozen TO
death In blizzard last week.
The monnrchlsts In Rio Janclro are
hisheartencd by tho death of Dom Pedro
mud will hold a meeting To publicly express
their grief.
Grain buyers In Kansas have ceased
To buy wheat because they have no places
To store It, The railroads are unable 10
furnish cars.
In Peoria. Illinois. the Shipper and
block caught nra aud number OF people
were caught In the store. Several woro
Injured. Loss slC,ooo.
An English syndicate has purchased
tho Ijordon condensed milk factory, near
ElgIn, Illinois, and In New York state.
Price for all, tls,oOo,ooO.
Near burnside. Wayne county. Ken
lucky. well has been opened tina, runs
4 A.. Ia Al.
10 constructed 10 tho well.
Sensational evidence Is said TO have
been introduced In III. Boil telephone sui,
In Boston. Tho press IL rigldly excluded
from the trial OF the case,
Cas,le;on. near i.uilcdgc. Vermont,
IL afflicted By a hrcbng. A number OF
house. and barn, have bc.n baraed.
Great oscii"ineu, prevails.
Mexico Is about to remove nil duties
on srain and animals Imported from tho
unii.i States. This vii! furnish psoGia.
bio market for Western crVps.
III, Ecidir of Paris says II j. author
isoi to dcny tho reports that II Is tho in
,cn,ioa o. Dom Pedro, daughter to assert
sss rights u tho throne OF iiraaL
Statistic, from Toronto, Canada.
show tina. Canada trade la farm Vroducis
has been largely diverted from Boston
siHec the passage Of the Mckinley bin.
II, is estimated tina, $4,000 persons
were ~ with la grippe la HambuFr duslHF
tho pas, week. There wcru few fatal cases.
Tho epidemic I, spreading Ia Copcahascn.
William Dean HoWylis will retire
from HarIicr's Magazine CA tho IL, o..
July sud take editorial eoutFoI Of tho
Cosmopolitan eololEIiy with J. BFlsbcn
Walker.
Gr-n, excitement continues among
tho settler. la tho i,cI River valley near
PrmbIaA- Tho Grua, Northern l.Aur5ai
Company 10 attempting Wholesale oyioslgua
OF settlers.
Mrs. Della s,.~nr, rarnoli and hor
sea. John rArna.i, ess,l.sr Of Nss .iA.a
England yesterday on tho cGuaEi steamer
AgranIA
Tho .'whaicback" steamer wc,mor-.
which sAiic,i fron Philadelphia icd days
ago for Puget Sound. has passed Poin,
l.obo., or san fraHclsco. on hes way TO
Seattle.
Il \. II. Daniels of the Wcs, Bend
Lumber Company =, Emmc,iabgrs. Iowa.
has Abscondci with titocu In cash. lilo
lcft ,hrca mo,horl~ss children bvhina hirn,
destI,a,a.
A passenger train on the Reading
road Ia New jersey ran into grave. iraia
last Thursday and wa, thrown frum to
track. Three inca worV killed and large
humber Injured.
Tho national executive board of tho
United Mine Worker. has issued circular
TO tho Miners Of America In support Of tho
Indiana strike, assessing all miners -
coats por week.
sons of the Revolution mo; In Fran.
oc,' Tavern. New York. In tho room In
which Washington baIs farewell To his
companions In i:s,. They made rcrtEa-
neat organization.
The steamer Concho was run
aground In New York harbor tho other
day To avoid a collision with a crowded
fcrryboat This act saved many lives and
has no, damaged tho Conoho.
There was grca, gathering Of
princes and princcsses al Marlborough
hhSs" Hbonuag. kHN oSNssspH utahs fNN
celebration OF tho bc,roihal Of Prince Al.
bcr, Victor To tho Princess Victoria OF
Tcck.
Tho Mikndo OF Japan has asked for
two acres on the north end OF tho wooded
island, in the Worlds Fair grounds. lie
Offers to build a permanent building. in
ancient Japanese style, aud establish Jap
ancso gardens. lilo will c1pcnd 100000 on
tho site.
One OF tho mos, daring train rob-
berries yct recorded was pcrpc,ra,cd ten
milcs from ST Louis on the Goth. The
door OF the express car was blown In with
dynamite and tho messenger nearly killed
Tho bandits secured very large sum OF
money and escaped.
The epidemic Of influenza Is daily
spreading and II is estimated that io,oJ0
persons 10 Berlin have been attacked since
November l.. Tho disease is pronounced
Of much more virulcnt type than tha,
which prevailed there two years ago, and
many deaths are reported.
Manager Dnmscl OF the Adams Ex-
press Company admits that the amour,
stolen by tho robbers who held up the
Frisco express was at least $1,000 I,
will DO several days before tho cAac,
amount stolen can be ascortaiucd, because
no robbers took the express way bills
with them.
Tho treasury of Ohio has nlrd n