The Meeker herald., 1893-07-01

wss delivered by Rev, Dr. Thomas In Festival
hall.
Three men we're arrested at Omaha on the
2Gth who we're golug to rob AT express tram
They had quarfeled and one OF them gave
the other, away. They had guns, masks aud
dynamite with them.
The Russian press censorship ha- forbidden
the Russian pres to discuss the Franco-kl--
-lln commercial treaty just concluded, on the
ground that It Is purely commercial com
pact and without significance.
Indian tribes In the province OF Lola, Ecua-
dor near the Peruvian frontier, railed me
village Of seamorr on the 18Th. They killed
all the male inhabitants and carried OF the
women Troops have been sent In pursult
Rev Alexander Turnhull, pastor Of the IL
lyrla Baptist Church, Will leave Denver about
Au tust /, In order TO undertake the duties OF
a. l,taut secretary OF the American Home
Nl.,ioa Baptist society, whose heaiqusrisr-
are 10 Boston, Mass.
Through ~. official representatives the
Methodist Episcopal Church has decided ihat
the cHlgencie- Of the situation do not demand
/, boycott or total abandonment OF the iAIr,
The Methodist exhibit Will remain n part Of
the fair, but it Viii be closed On sunday.
A colonel and ten other officers from rail-
way regiment Of the German army have start
ed for tie United States, where they viii
study the system Of railways there. Each OH
Ger Win travel through an exclusive district
to which he will be s-ssigncd by the colonel.
Mgr saiolll conducted mass at st Jo-epl's
academy, 81. Paul, few days ago In DIS
PRAYER be laid BLESS this school. Ble-f
ali schools" aud turning hl- eyes tosar,
Archbishop Ireland, he said and the Fari
baut and the saltwater schools particular
Is"
Atamcetlng Of " urtemburg peasants a
petition to the king was framed asking him to
conyokc the l.andtag and ask grant for the
purchased Of fodder abroad and IT. dl,trlbu-
.
the Rhine aud the Ncssc-Nassau the greatest
scarcity prevails.
There seems no prospect Of a settlement OF
] the Kansas coal miners strike, as yet II j.
l believed the employcrs arc arranging TO In
| port negroes from the South to take strikers
places. In that event trouble is sure to fol-
/ low for the white miners VIII never allow
negroes TO take their places.
| Nj. Emma Hutchinson, the Denver horse
woman who entered to ride In the cowboy
/ race from ChadrOn to Chicago, arrived thcr"
| on the Goth Miss Hutchln.on says she cN-
poets to ride over the eourse, starting on the
2Gth, and expects To beat the time OF the win
ncr Of the race.
Berne, Switzerland. has been placed tenn
- -i'.e ,-I..s--. - .f'~Is- r'ycsaii-s ana an
] archist disturbances may be prevented. All
/ paradcs and public meetings have been for
| hidden, The workingmen's mass-meeting,
] which was To be held on the 18th, has been
/ postponed Indefinitely, as the authorities pro-
] hiblted H.
/ The recent drought has caused much suffer
Ing In various parts OF the empire particu-
larly to the pcasantry. The Grand Duke of
licsse and the Agrarlan congress convened
by King William Of Wurtemburg, have taken
steps To relieve the most distressed districts
! The Prusslan Agricultural Corporation will
! petition for the repeal Of the sliding scale
| tariff on cereals
An epidemic OF suicide. la. broken out In
Buda-Pesth and other Hungarian towns.
/ Seven cases OF suicide Were reported in Buda-
] pcsth on the glul. cases Of insanity are In
4 creasing in number and the lunatlc a-ylums
asc full. This is attributed to the drinking
Of pOl.onous connections substituted for wine
which has become scarce through the ravages
Of the phyllorera.
Great excitement has been caused at An
| drycho, a town Of about 4, 900 inhabitants In
Austrian Gallcla, by the r.otlng of number
Of socialst' who live In and about the town.
The mob had full possession Of the place for
time and took advantage OF the opportunity
to loot a number Of shops. The military I'm
ally lntoryencd and some Of the rioters were
| Killed and 4 number wounded. Troops are
now stationed In various parts OF the town.
-Four banks at Los Angeles closed their
doors on the 2lst They were the First Ma
tloual, Southern California, broadway and
East Side banks. This action was brought
about by pro,racteh run on the banks. The
banks all appear to be IN excellent condition,
but they could not stand the temporary pre-
cure As a result Of the financial trouble in
Los Angeles three banks at San Diego also
closed their door.
About o'clock on the Goth an unknown
man entered the Merchants National Bank
at Moorchead, Minnesota, and presenting a
revolver at the book keeper Van Nli-sinccn.
demanded money, After receiving $1,000 In
gold and currency he got buggy and drove
oil. He drove to the Red river, where he
/ left the buggy aud swan the river Posses
D u,. .l1 Il
thought the thief will be caught In his
buggy was found box of is-caliber car
tridgcs and $40
At the state department the significant
statement, attributed to the Chinese viccroy,
| TO the effect that new treaty must be nego-
| tiatcd between China and the United States
| TO regulate the immigration question. caused
| the suggestion To be made by state depart
men' official that the President could thus,
| with the aid OF the Senate. absolutely nullify
| the Geary law. There would be no ncccs-
! sity to secure the consent of the House of
Representatives. treaty has the full
| power OF n statute In the United States and
/ II Of later date, can replace 1t as the Law of
| the land. The supreme Court has ruled
| in a number of cases.
1t has been definitely decided that Rear
| Admiral Albert II. Markham, who was sec
ond In command TO Vice Admiral Sir George
| Tyron, at the time of the accident OH Trlpoll
| that caused the loss of the Victoria, the flag
II
! will be tried by court martial that will sit
! at Portsmouth. This court will be presided
over by Admiral the Earl OF Clan William,
the commandcr-in-chicf of Portsmouth,
whose son, Lord Clifford, was flag lieutenant
OF the Victoria. Rear Admiral Markbam's
flagship is the Trafalgar, but advlces received
show that his flag had been transferred to
the Camperdown and that he was in charge
OF the maneuvers OF the fleet at the time the
collision occurred.
The International Navigation Company Is
n combination of steamship lines for the pur-
pose OF controlling the greater portion of the
traffic between New York, Philadelphia and
several European ports. The capital of the
company viii be Sl5.0O0.OOO. They are held
at 800 a lhare. With this stock OF 20O,0OO
all of which has been subscribed for, immc-
diatc operations will be begun. The proceed
ings were surrounded by the utmost secrecy.
General Scwall said after the meeting: "This
new company will control great deal of tho
freight and passenger trade between New York
and European ports. 1t is likely that the Red
Star and Inman lines will be Immediately alb
sorbed. We shall have the City Of Rome and
City Of New York In dbrief space of time. The
company has already ordered five new steam.
shIps from Cramps, Philadelphia, Each OF
the steamships will cost q, ,0O0, 900. The names
OF the directors elected to-day will be made
public In few days.