The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-12-02
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England will complete ten new battle ships
in 1894.
There is violent influenza epidemic IN
Bavaria.
The governor and lieutenant governor OF
Kansas are both quite sick.
A convention OF enthusiastic advocates OF
irrigation met at Wichita, Kansas, on the
23rd.
An unknown person attempted to burn the
museum OF line arts in Copley Square, Boston,
but failed.
The United States Supreme Cour, has de-
cidcd that The great lakes are covered oy the
term thigh seas
A Chicago crank attempted to eHtort
$4,000 from a capitalist, but was kicked
down stairs and arrested for his pains.
The rrr of recrlmlnatlon between Powder
Is and HAYES is said TO have been very bitter
during the convention OF the Knights oil
Labor.
The assistant attorney general OF the post
office department has held that bond invest
mcnt schemes ought not to be permitted 10
use the mails.
Half dozen men attempted to kIdnap u
ycar-oil girl at New Albany, Indiana, on the
goth hut the father shot one and the others
were captured.
The building In which the Henrietta ,hcater
Is located, at Columbus Ohio, was burned on
the 2irh. One life was lost. The loss Will
reach sj90,C01.
Statement. continue to be made 10 Wash
| ington that at least the moral force OF the
| United States I'll be used to restore Liliouka-
| LAM to her throne.
large sum OF pension money has been
| paid TO frauIu.cnt claimants at Buffalo. Inc
| pension bureau IS getting at the facts ana cA-
poet, TO arrest the frauds.
Although the 23rI was designated as day
of thanksgiyln,, by the governor OF Washing
ralp sttfsb ~
| state officials and commercial Institutions.
The Home Market Club Of Boston gave
banquet on the night OF rue 2ith which
wasa ddrcsscd by Govcrnor Mckinley, Con
gresham Reed Senator Hoar aud other
prominent Republicans
The future location Of the bureau OF awards
at the Worlds Fair has, it Is -aid. been finally
settled by determination TO remove 1t TO
Washington, and quarters have already been
engaged In the Pacific building.
Secretary Carlisle has ordered the release OF
the Russian eonvict- picked up at sea and
landed at san Francisco, 1t IS understood
that the Russian minister will cndcayor TO
! have them rcarrcsted and cxtradi,ed.
Ano,her favorable note from the Sultan Of
Morocco has been received by the span I'll
government 1t Is reported that the sultan
offers further Indemnity 10 Spain, and VIII
give further guarantees Of the strict ohsery-
ance Of treaty tights.
The eldest son OF Count al Flu, Prince Pedro
who Is said to have been proclaimed emperor
OF Brazil by Admiral de Mello, has started for
ST. NaZierc, n seaport near Nantes, where. II
Is stated, he will start for Brazil, accompanied
By a SUIT q twenty persons.
Secretary Gresham has given TO the press
the report OF Commissioner Blonnt on ma
wnllnn affairs. The report Is substantially
as stated BY the papers which got hold OF u a
few DAYS before. IL states that the revolution
was encouraged BIS Minister Stevens.
The fishing tug Oggcl, belonging to the
sandu.ky Fishing Company, was seized near
Pole island, Lake Erie, by Canadian nulhorl-
ties. The boat ana crew Of slS were taken to
Amhcrstburg where they are held on the
charge oil fishing In Canadian waters. More
seizures will follow.
1t has been learned from official sources
that the reason OF Admiral Skcrretrs recall
from Honolulu was because he personally at
tended ball given by the Annexation club
sil, n crf.a aha Inc 5l-cers 81 me
United States steamer Philadelphia as a wei
come
General Carlln's son and party OF hunters,
who have been snow bound in the Bitter Root
mountains, have hcen located at Hot Springs
on the Middle Fork OF the Clcara alter, well
proyisioncd for the winter. The party which
went In search for them Is now In distress,
and requires assistance TO get out of the
mountains.
by the burning OF hotel at Merrill Penn
sylvania, scycn men lost their lives. There
were thirty. live boardcrs sleeping on the sec
ond and third ilOors, many OF whom jumped
from the windows, and were badly cut,
braiscl and burned. The fire was doubtless
OF inccndary origin, but no motive for the
crime Is known.
Yokohama adyiccs OF November say the
antl-mlxcd residence movement continues TO
spread 1t is rumored 10000 people OF ku-
mamo,o alone have signed petitions against
mixed residence. II Is alleged that hostile
feeling in that locality is great that the
their residences.
The strike on the Lehigh railroad Is still
| on, and the road has been able to send out
| few trains. 1t Is reported that n large num-
| Der Of old Burlington trainmen are going
| east to secure work on the Lchigh. They are
disposed TO do this because the Lehgh men
took their places In the memorable strike on
the Burllt gton.
| AT Wednesdays session of the general as
| scmbly, Knights of Labor, all the offices were
declared vacant and new election ordered.
| T. " Powhcrly Labor Commissioner Sover.
were the nominees for general master work
| man. The result OF the ballot was; Powderly
%, Sovereign 10, Mcguire !.
Three young ladies Of Xenia, SallIe and So
| phla kelso. daughters of +. NJ Kelso, teller
| In the Xenia National bank, and Lena Nc.
|
| sor in the W. 7. Seminary, were killed Wed
nesiay afternoon by westbound Panhandle
| train at the edge Of that city. while on their
| way home from visit to sick girl.
| Premier Rhodes telegraphs from Cape
| Tom that King Lobengula is trying to cs
cape in wagon drawn by natives, his o1er
| being exhausted. DR.. Jameson says tn,
| whole matter is absolutely over, and ex
| pressed the hope that Major Forbes, who Il
accompanied by two hundrel Europeans vii
capture King Lobcngua at any moment.
One Of the worst fires that Detroit has OK
| pcrcuccd In many years occurred on the 23rd
completely destroying the flvc-story buildln,
| at the corner of Jefferson avenue and Bate
street, occupied by Edison, Moore II Co.
wholesale dry goods, and damaged many ad.
jacent buildings, causing loss of 500. 600
Three men employed by the dry goods firm
| lost their lives In the flames, and five other
who arc missing are also supposed to have
| persisted.
The suit of the Gillian government ngains
| the Royal Mall steamship Company, claim
| ing ownership of IS silver bars, valued q
| el30000, which were conveyed from Chill I,
| tho NonteyItlco branch of the River Plat,