The Meeker herald., 1893-11-25


I, Il declared that the Brazilian Insurgents
intend shortly to hoist the imperial nag.
A negro murderer was lynched by negroes
a, Vernon, In south Missouri, on the lfth-
The sunday Rest Association at Kansas
CITY has begun crusade against open 81
looms.
There continues to be numerous explosions
OF bombs in different cities OF SPA'"' 'N'7
without serious results.
Mr. Gladstone is trying to effect settle
ncnt of the coal miners strikes that are
causing such great distress.
A large church In Chicago caught fire dur
ing the service Sunday evening, but the con-
gregauon got out without harm.
There was grca, fire in Memphis on the
18Th which caused Il loss OF SbDO,Vo' ono
life was lost and several persons were III
Jured.
The magnificent Board OF Trade building
a, chlrayo ia in an unsafe condition, and Ia
bic TO fan down unless the foundation Is
strengthened.
The government has secured the appoint
meut of two additional receivers Tor the hIpt'
| Pacific road to protect the Interests oi tuS
| government, to which the road owes II large
sum.
| It Is learned on good authority that the Sao-
| met /. unit In It's Enforcement OF :the fresi-
dents plan for the restoration oil queen IN
oukalanl This fact was developed nI'et tAe
| conclusion OF The Cabinet meeting luesua1
T.e.s.Asf.-f..hc nm ,,uicr 5rleil ne -lnI ne
| groes 10 leave the reservation within thirty
| days, and stating that after that time any
negro found In the country will be given Nifty
| lashcs.
! Another favorable note from the Sultan Of
/ Morocco has been received by the Spanish
/ government. 1t Is reported that the sultan
offers further Indemnity to Spain, and will
give further guarantees Of the strict observ-
| aucc of treaty lights.
| The appraiser OF Edwin 30 oth's estate, Dr.
| Van Shaali, has filed his report, which gives
the gross value of the estate left by the late
Edwin Booth at sGO2 go. After deductins
| for debts, lcgacle- funeral expenses, etc, the
| balance Is Si6i ,Sij.
The new cruiser Olympia, on her first trip,
has established her position as queen Of the
! United States navy. The ship made maxi
mum speed Of 81 2G-l00 knots, and averaged
slightly under 81 knots on n run OF Is knots,
with a heavy sea and strong wind
! The annual report OF Governor Renfrew, of
Oklahoma, places the population OF the terri
| tory at l5l ,3O:, and the Cherokee strip at
| 100000. The assessed valuation OF property
is Sl3,91l, 600, and the capital stock OF the
national banks Is reported as Ss1d0O1. De
] poslts 81 ,42y coo. and loans and discounts,
81, Oi2 600.
Professor Garner. the American who went
Into the forests OF Africa about year ago TO
| live with monkeys and learn their language,
has arrived at Liverpool on his return trip.
| He claims that his visit TO Africa was great
/ success aud that the monkey family has 4
language, The professor lived In cage In
the heart OF a forest for l0l days, and hi. sole
companions were monkeys
The Efoiic Bclge has received dispatches
reporting recent fighting in the Congo state.
They say that Captain Pointer, after captur-
ing klrundu, pressed the hostile Arabs and
crushed them completely. He succeeded in
af.fR Sal wi M
siblc for the assassination and bchcadlng of
Emln Pasha. Abadl was condemned to death
and shot.
The Cincinnati Commercial Gazette says that
the Standard on Company is preparing 10
engage In the manufacture OF steel on a more
gigantic scale than the Caruegics or any other
concern In the country, new process has
been discovered to make steel direct from the
8GsDihaiIE FfaPaS NG df22aaifadPj h ms lpimun'
The general term OF the New York Supreme
Court set aside the verdict in the case OF
Charles w. Gardner superintendent OF DR..
Parkhurst's society, who was convicted year
ago in the court OF general sessions for eI-
torting money from Lillian Clifton, the pro-
prletress Of n dlsorderly house. An order was
issued directing that Gardner be discharged
from the tombs.
Convicts at S'opc No. 9, Pratt mines, Ala.
bama, saturated the bath house with oil and
set fire to It with view of escaping. Three
was rescued but Joseph Mills and Isaac Had.
ley were burned 10 death. The conspiracy to
escape was thwarted. The two couylcts i'm
plorcd help but 1t was too late TO reach them
and they fell back into the flames and were
burned.
General Warner, president OF the American
Blmetalllc League, has issued A circular letter
stating that, inasmuch as the exlgencies ere
ated by the unconditional repeal OF the silver
purchase Law render It important that a con
ference of active bimetallists be held at an
early day to consider the changed situation
and dctermine upon the future course OF &C.
ton, such conference is called to meet at
Washington on Decem Der Is next.
The London Daily Graphic has Just pub
lishcd the first OF n series of sensational arti-
cles which are Intended TO prove that Eng
lands naval supremacy In the Mediterranean
has vanished. 1t declares that France has
quietly organized fleet Ia that sea powerful
enough to expel the English feet, and that
Russia has also commenced 4 similar policy,
while England has been at n standstill, doing
nothing more to replace obsolete and lost YES
sells.
orman Azerak, at the head of 800 dervIshe.,
left Dongola recently and attacked Murat
Wells on November 10. The Arabs had a
friendly post nj Murat Wells under Selah Bey,
desperate fight between the two forces of
Ormau Azcrak and these of Sclah Beg fol-
lowed for twenty-four hours The dcrvishes
were rcpulseG with n loss of twenty-nIne
killed aud rctreated toward Abuhamed. Sc
lah Bey was killed lie held the Eastern
desert loyal for many years
An order that will have tendency to re-
strict the redemption of national bank notes
was issued by Treasurer Morgan Friday 1t
provides that "On and after November e.
1893, the charges for the transportation of
national bank notes TO the treasurer Of the
United States for redemption under the act
approved June 20. 1874, as statutes 1879 must
be paid by the party making the remittance
If the charges are not paid the amount there
of will be deducted from the proceeds there
off,
1t is stated that John Boyd Thatcher, who
had charge of the awards at the Worlds |
Fair, has overdone the business. commit |
tee OF the National Commission has censured
him. Mr.. Thatcher awarded over Sc, 900 med
ais to exhibitors when he was only authorized |
TO make $1,000 distributions of this character. |
The report went on to say that awards had |
been almost gratultously bestowed and that |