The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-09-30

The New York bankers are gradually re-
ducing the amount OF their Gle airing house
certificates
Frederick l.. Ames, the Boston millionaire,
gave none of his money TO charities or public
institutions.
The French government is about TO use
force, il necessary, TO compel Siam 20 comply
at once with the conditions OF the treaty,
The first thing that the Democrats in the
House Will do, Will be TO pass bill repeating
the laws providing for supervisors OF federal
elections.
The National Rolling Mil Co., which en-
ploys a large number OF men at Mcheespote,
Pennsylvania, positively refuses TO re-employ
foreigners.
st. Joseph, Missouri, suffered from 81 ,OOO,-
900 fire on the 25th. and the fire department
had to work hard TO save the business portion
OF the city.
-Four steamer. OF the Belgian Anti-slayery
society have been lost on Lake Tanganyika
Central Africa, which greatly hampers the
work of the society.
BY the carele.sness of mine foreman au
explosion of gas WAS caused In Plymouth
mine at Wilkesbarre, Pennsylvania, on the
2lst, In which five were killed and ok In
jured.
The English yacht valkyrie, which comes
to compete with our crack vessels, arrived at
New York on the 22nd after being out thirty
two days She experienced continuous
storms.
The anarchists at New York have been
making threats against the Fifth Avenue NIL
llonalres and the latter are hiring large mum
hers of special watchmen 10 guard against
bombs.
DIR. j. NJ Norman, of Denver, has been
chosen secretary OF the Sovereign Grand
Lodge of Odd Fellows recently meeting at
Detroit. Richard Hoe, OF Wisconsin, was
made president
Governor West OF Utah, has declined the
Invitation to send delegates TO the meeting OF
the Pan-American Bimetall!c Association to
be held at St Louis. He thinks 1t might do
more harm than good.
Archbishop ireland says that the Earl
bault PLAN for partial union OF Catholic and
public schools has not been abandoned In
Minnesota, although 1t has been suspended In
the town OF Faribault Itself.
1t Ia reported tina: the Haytien war ship
Alessandre Potion suddenly sank near Hayti
on the 9Th of September, and that all but one
on board numbering eighty, were lost Inc
cause is unknown. She was new vessel.
President Bonney, chief OF the worlds fair
congress auxiliary, has refused 10 allow the
International congress- of free-thinkcrs the
use of the art institute. The free-thinkers
have secured another hall, however, and will
meet October |.
The United States fishery steamer Albatross
arrived at Victoria, British Columbia, on the
cath, She reports having made deep sea
soundings of the coast of Alaska, reaching a
depth of 4, 800 fathoms. the greatest depth
ever reached.
A meeting OF the American Protestant As
ISOLATION at Kansas City ended 10 fight. As
the members reached the street they were at
tackled by n crowd of Catholics. In the fight
which followed several were hurt and mum
Der OF arrests made.
A sopho-freshman rush" took place at
Princeton Friday. The sophs used their hsts
and free fight followed. Many were injured
on both sides, black eyes and broken arms
and legs were numerous, while some received
severe interpa! injuries.
There was a severe riot In Brooklyn the
other day between Italians and Americans
working on n street railway. The large body
Of policemen which attempted 10 dispense the
riotors was attacked by the Italians and n
great humber were hurt
James J. Corbett, the pugilist, signed the
formal articles Of agreement at Asbury 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
\ dispatch from Rome says that the Vatican
which formerly belonged to the pope This
installation is declared to be direct insult 10
the Vatican.
The recent train robbcries at Kendallyillc.
Indiana, ADD Ilaliack, Michigan, have
aroused the Canadian express companies to a
lively sense OF the dangers that threaten
that side OF the border. II has been decided
TO arm crews on every express train with
Winchester rifles.
Ten more new cases OF cholera, of which
two have proven fatal, were reported at Ham
burg on the 10th. The cases are all scattered
about the suburh- Six cases and five deaths
and nine deaths at Palermo and live cases and
two deaths at Lcghorn.
Six robbers attempted to hold up express
train No. on the Kansas City, St Joe ~
Council Bluffs road, one mile north OF St.
Joe nj O'Clock Monday morning. The rail-
road officials had wind of 1t and sent out an
exact duplicate OF train No 3 loaded with
policemen. Two robbers were killed, three
captured and one escaped
The statement OF the New York banks for
week ending September 23rd sbows the fol
lowing changes: Reserve, Increase, 81 COS
80; loans, decrease, $135, 200; specie, in
crease, &, sos 200; legal tender, increase, 81
AL 100, deposits, increase. 1858, 400; circu-
lation Increase, tss6, 700 The banks now
hold sl1 coo, p5l in excess of the requirements
OF the % per cent. rule.
The bark Alamba of Glasgow, after being
l6l days at sea, has reached New York. She
left Colombo, Ceylon, April IL, laden with
cocoannt oil and plumbago and was storm
beaten during nearly the entire passage. She
came in battered and weather-worn, but sound.
On August 10 and 81 she lost nearly all her
sails. Captain Max Falck told reporter
who boarded the vessel that 1t was the rough
est voyage he ever made.
The suffering OF the Cherokee Strip set
tiers from the recent drought and lack OF wa
ter was relieved Thursday night by copious
shower of rain. The rain will at once relieve
the water famine, lay the dust and prevent
the recurrence of the fearful sand storms of
the past two weeks besides putting the
ground In condition for the pillow. The rain
began falling at o'clock and continued for
six hours.
the health officers at New York on the Goth
1t Is the greatest number any one day this
season. DR.. Doty, the head of the depart
meut on contagious diseases with n staff of
eight physlcianj and five police officers began
n thorough search OF the Infected districts, to
find all concealed cases vaccinate every per-
son liable TO have smallpox and take other
to prevent the spread of the dis
ease.
For the fret time a speaker in the parlia-
ment OF religions was interrupted Wednes-
day by those in attendance who took excep-
tlons 10 what he was saving. Mohammed
Webb, the English convert to Islam, raised n
storm By attempting to defend polygamy.
the subject in despair. In the yels of pro
test many female voices could be plainly
heard above the din.
Archduke Frans Ferdinand heir to the
Austrian throne, has started from Spokane
for the East over the Northern Pacic. Brga-
dier General Carlin, acting under orders from
the var department, invited the prince to in
spect or review the troops under General Car
Inns command, but Count Wurmbrand, head