The Meeker herald., 1893-10-07


blow up the Austrian parliament.
Governor Russell, OF Massachusetts, has
been re-nominated by the Democrats
The amount Of New York clearing house
certificates has been reduced TO s25,OOO,OVO
The employees on the Big -Four have decided
not to strike In consequence OF acut in wages.
A strike has been commenced by the rail-
road men at Memphis and may prove serious
The ro,eigu aInilrals Mt Rio de Janeiro
have persuaded De Mellas not TO lombard the
city again.
The French government is about to use
force, II necessary, 10 compe! Slam 20 comply
at once with the conditions Of the treaty,
A dispatch received on the 29th from Brazil
says Santa Catharina, an important fortified
island Of Brazil, surrendered TO the rebels.
St Joseph. Missouri, suffered from 81 ,OOO-
600 fire on the 18th. and the fire department
had to Work hard to save the business portion
of the city.
party of Bohemlans tried to jump cow
boys claim 10 the Cherokee Strip Friday aud
he killed two Of them. The settlers then
turned out and lynched another.
Baron Hlrsch has sold Italian rentes to the
amount OF q 100000, and has Invested the
money in American railroad securities, In
Guiding some low-priced stocks which pay no
dividends.
Governor West, of Utah, has declined the
invitation to send delegates to the meeting OF
be held at st. Louis. He thinks II might do
more harm than good.
Adyiees from all part. of England indicate
that the keenest distress exists among the
striking coal miners and their families.
further stoppage OF many large mills has oc-
CURED owing to a lack OF fuel.
1t Is learned the donor Of 100000 to flar-
ward University year ago. to Guild, equip
and maintain u reading room, the identity OF
whom has created good deal Of speculation.
was the late Frederick l.. Amcs.
James j. Corbett, the pugilst, signed the
formal articles Of agreement at Ashury park
Monday morning to fight Charles Mitchell,
the English champion, before the Coney Is
land club sometime in December Mitchell
had already signed the articles.
John VI. Washburn, treasurer of the Old
Colony rairoad. with headquarters In Boston,
has been found to be a dcfaulter in a large
sum. lie has been stealing for several years
l In order to speculate He has been treasurer
OF the company for thirty years.
/ Colonel Bill Root has left Laramie with
I carload of line elk for England. They are for
] the magnificent estate Of Sir Peter Walker,
I near London The elk are from the plains Of
] Wyoming, and 1t Is the biggest herd that has
] ever been seen in captivity IN this part of the
] country.
/ The Chicago Terminal Railway Co mpany
I has been purchasing a site for 4 tremendous
union deiot in that city which will Rccommo-
I have already agreed TO use It, The tracks
leading to 10 through the city will be elevated
/ above the streets.
Too liberal appropriations have drained the
| Texas state treasury and the state has only
| half enough money to meet lie obligations
| maturing October l. Governor Hosy has
| suggested that state employees do not take
/ their pay for sixty day- and has requested
/ county and district officials 10 Withhold their
. demands for Ike period.
/ The scheme planned by the Cherokee al
] lottees and T. +. McCabe, the colored cN-
secretary OF state OF Kansas. to establish Il
| negro town at Liberty, In the Cherokee strip,
| has crystaIyzcd The town site has been sur
| vcycd, and MIR McCGbc has sent a delegation
| OF colorcd cN-Methodist ministers and dea-
I cons Into the southern states 10 proselytc for
hin.
Miss Lizzie Gallagher, a comcly and well
/ known young lady, who j. stopping on a
ranch near Laramie, attempted suicide By
taking strychnlno, but by the prompt appli-
cation of emetlcs her life was saved. She Is
| TO be at the bottom OF the young iady's
! trouble
In the District court at Wichita, Kansas
Judge Reed has declared the elgh-hour law
unconstitutional. Judge Reed lie the first dis
trict judge to pass on thi. act He holds the
law contrary TO both the state and federal
constitutions, and declares 1t restraint upon
the liberty OF action. Claims aggrcgatlng
hundreds OF thousands of dollars for overtime
under this act are pending in every county
and city In the state.
Governor Mcconnell of Idaho will not APP
point delegates TO the Pan-American b.
Metallic Convention at st. Louis for the rea-
son that the object OF the meeting is not in
accordance with his ideas of true American
Ism. In his opinion the meeting Is a division
OF the United states Into trade districts or an
array of the South and West against the East.
and he thinks the country has had enough OF
scctionalism.
1t Is learned that instructions have been
sent by the thlian government to its minis
ter In Washington. directing him to find out
what the United states government thinks of
the Idea OF calling convention of the South
America republics and the United States to
consider the silver question. Chilrs sugges-
ton Is to have such convention take action
as to the future course of the countries inter-
ested relative to the coinage and use OF silver.
An official Of the Lake Shore road says the
authorities Of Noble county. Indiana, are in
possession of conclusive evidence TO show that
John Connors and Eva Flint, who were ar
rested at kcndallvlllc last Wednesday In con-
nection with the Lake Shore robbery, were
two OF the participants in the distribution of
the booty. Eva Flint made several trips
from Eikhart 10 Chicago with large quaint
ties of bullion, specie and gold, part of the
proceeds of the robbery,
A disastrous prairie fire occurred in the
western part Of the Cherokee Strip Wednes-
day, and scores OF settlers lost their property
and narrowly escaped with their lives Mrs
j. ;. Kennedy and two children were badly
burned. John Baker and a Mr.. Thomas and
family were burned TO death. Two children
OF Mrs. George Harrison are missing and It is
feared that they also persisted. Mr.. Thomp-
son and two children were fatally burned.
Most OF the men were absent at the land of
flee to file on the claims, and the women and
children struggled against the fire alone
The annual report OF Governor W. T,
Thornton, Of New Mexico, states that the
population of New Mexico has not materially
changed during the past year. The total
territorial Indebtedness is SOL, ne and the
cash balance in the treasury is Sl2l 600
Stock-ralsing has decreased result of
fourteen years continuous drought. Many
mines have closed on account of the decrease
in silver value and the money market strin-
gency. The annual product of precious
stones is rapidly increasing. Governor
Thornton recommends the approval by Con-
yress of the Legislative act of theter ritory