The Meeker herald., 1892-11-26

ana lands IN tbat state.
Rold thieves entered a billiard ball factory
In Chicago a short time since and stole SIS
900 worth OF ivory balls.
The noted evangelist, b, Fay Mills, has just
closed a successful revival in Kansas City. At
least 100 were converted
Chicago has lost half million dollars
through the dishonesty and lncompetency OF
the clerks in the water department.
The Worlds Fair officials have accepted
the Remington typewriter oIcr OF $4,000 for
the first souvenir half dollar issued
The Santa Fc railroad ha, cut the rate on
corn, wheat and -four to Galveston, with the
intention of diyer,ng trade from New Or
leans.
jim Corbett, the pugillst and actor, Is do
Ing well In financial way. He makes 5000
week and puts 1t In the bank He doesn't
drink.
The annual convention OF the Nom Partisan
womans Christian Temperance Union was
held in Cleveland ON the 18th and succeed
Ing days.
Nearly all the day lsborcr. Il, Homestead
returned TO work at the mills on the 18th, but
the members OF the Amalgama,cd Association
sun Hpll OUT.
Senator Jones OF Nevada IN an Interview In
London stated that the Democrats would I'M
doubtedly Introduce free coinage bill In the
next Congress.
Chicago was cut OF from Geographic com
municatou with the Northwest last week for
day or two 10y the great storms that swept
across the plains.
IA cyclone at Harrison, Arkansas, last week
played terrible havoc. y large number Of
houses were demolished aud i've persons are
reported killed
The Chinese have good sche enc for eyad-
ing the exclusion Law. Batchc. of photo
graphs are 10 be sold TO incoming Celcstials.
40 that they can use tho one. thai ut best.
The German Centrists are preparing to In
troduce hill into the Rclch.tag for the
Enlistment OF tribunal OF arbitration for
disarmament under the presidency of the
pope.
The Baltimore II Ohio railroad has con-
tractcd with the Baldwin Locomotive works
for sltty-one ir.t-class locomotives. Orders
have also been issued for 200 box cars and
800 gondolas.
Latest returns from North Dakota give
shor,rldgc, fusionist, for governor, ! 500 ma
jority. The entire fusion state ticket Is elect
cd eSccp, Dahl II, secretary Of state. who has
about 200 majority.
The old homestead ani birthplace of John
Grccnlcaf Whittier has been purchased by II
syndicate and will be restored to the same
condition as when occupied by the poet and
then preserved as memorial.
Through the carele-sness of l.. X johnson,
the mail carrier between Lost Cabin and
iIyattvIlle, Wyoming, the mail sack contain
Ing valuable mail was stolen few days ago,
and johnson has been bound over To the dis
trict court.
Official returns from all the countie. in iii.
nois except Cook and accurate returns from
the latter give Cleveland Al, liJ votes, Harrl'
son 3o1 .425, Bid well 1880, Weaver 20,6sj
Cleveland's plurality over Harrison IN iii
nols Is 26, So
The President has made the following APP
poIntmcnts; J. II. Gear of Iowa to he assis.
tant secretary of the treasury, IN plpcr III
Judge Crounse, resigned. William VI. SiUn,
of Iowa to be commissioner OF the genera
land office, vice Thomas H. Carter, resigned.
\ special from Durham, Washington
county, Arkansas, says that town, -tra.
village, was completely destroyed Us
cyclone at 3 O'Clock Thursday morning. Blu
one house was left standing. No lives wcr,
lost. The damage to property In that section
is great.
Through the blundcr Of some Que n tcrribl,
collision oftwo heayily-ladcn freight trains &C
cured on the Belt Line railway in Chicago
near the Archer street crossing Sunday morn
ing. Three lives were lost and two mer
we're injured 20 seriously thai they may no
recover.
Fred douglass, speaking Of the future O.
the colorcd race, says that 1t will be yer,
hard to make their condition in the soutl
much worse than 1t Is now and has been dur
| ing the present administration. He believe.
that the Prcsident-clect will act upon the
policy OF justice, peace and good will, alik,
| to the white and colored people in the South
The Secretary Of State of Ohio presents
statement which, it is believed, presents tn,