The Meeker herald., 1893-05-20


and 40 minutes.
The Infanta Eulalie, representing Spanish
ROYALTY has left Havana on her way TO WISH
The Worlds Fair. She will be received with
much ceremony.
Mrs. J. f. Clough, the wife of q we'll known
Baptist missionary TO India was killed a. hs
anston, Illinois, on the 18th, by being smut up
in a folding bed.
The Missouri Court of Appeals has sus-
tanned the conviction of a barber who WORKED
on Sunday 1t holds that barbering Is not
work of necessity.
The home rule bill Is making but little pro.
src.s in its committee stage in the House OF
Commons. The Tories are not neglscting
any opportunities 10 delay It,
The large dry goods store Of j. b. Mills ~
Co, at Utica New York. was burned down
on the 9th A plumber of the clerks narrowly
escaped with their lives. The loss Is nearly
900, 600
Francis II. Weeks has embezzled a large
sum from the Superior Land and Improve
ment Company OF viii CHI he was an ohicer.
His misappropriation OF funds will reach half
million.
Captain F. j. Higginson has been removed
from the command OF the warship Atlanta
because he was so slow in starting his vessel
from Brooklyn for Nicaragua Captain Bart
lett relieves him.
The wife of DIR. Koch. the celebrated bactc-
biologist, recently procured divorce from
her husband, with allmony of one-fourth OF
his income. 1t is announced that DR.. Koch
will marry a young actress.
General $. c. Armstrong. founder and SUI
periutendent of the Normal Instl,ute..at Hamp-
ton, Virginia. died at Richmond, virginia,
aged SO. General Armstrong was born at
Honolulu, Hawaii, OF missionary parents
Dan Stuart, a horse trainer, committed a
terrible crime at Des Mones, Iowa. He
chloroformcd Mrs. Moon, with whom he
Il t.,.I liz at,lt tad. has
then committed suicide Mrs. Moon may
die
The investigation of the Arizona territorial
prison reveals startling state of affairs.
search of the cells resulted In the finding OF
thirty-two dagccrs, butcher-knives, saws, files
and slungshots, and morphine and other
drugs.
Friends OF the pure food and anti-opton
bills have determined to call an informal
meeting in st. Louis on the 22nd OF the month
to consider the best methods to be employed
in bringing these two bills before the next
congress.
The Hudson Bay Company has secured the
contracts for supplying rations for the In
dians In Manitoba and the Northwest terrific
rics. Heretofore American bacon has princi-
pally been supplied but the government says
that Canadian cured bacon will do.
Mr.. Edward o. Leech, the director OF the
mint, has handed in his resignation to the
President, TO take effect the end of this month.
The resignation OF Mr.. Lcech WAS purely vol
untary. He resigned to accept the position of
cashier of the National Union Bank, which is
to be opened In that city on the LIST instant.
Secretary Herbert, OF the navy has author.
lied the statement that he will decline TO
tend the leaves Of any officer Of the navy who
is engaged In private business. He will not
interfere with the orders of his predecessor,
but will grant no new leaves OF this kind, and
will call In those already granted At the ex-
nj N he ter
The pension department believes that II
has unearthed stupendous pension frauds.
An attorney OF Norfolk, Virginia, named W.
X. Drewry, now under arrest, is charged with
securing fraudulent pension claims by the
wholesale, using as his instruments in many
cases colored women and men who could moi
read or write.
The Republican National League met In
Louisville, Kentucky, on the 1lth. The
League Endorsed tie Republican national
platform and adopted several other resolu-
lions, among them one In favor of " oman's
suffrage. The convention next y car will be
held In Denver. W. w. Tracey OF Illinois
was chosen president
News comes from Castle, an isolated min
ing camp In the northern part OF Montana, OF
fatal conflict between kherif's officers and
desperadOcs. William Gay and his brother.
in-law, Harry Gross, were wanted for robbing
stores. One or two attempts to arrest them
resulted in two deputy sheriffs being killed
and the outlaws are still at large.
Reports to the government from various pre-
fects throughout Italy show that the drought
| has caused such damage to the grain crops
that Italy will be compelled to import thi,
year lib 500, 600 bushels of grain In excess of
hc::ordinary amount imported. As the duty 1.
five lire on a quintall, the receipts on this &C.
count will probably cover the deficit in the
Italian budget.
The body of Frank W. Rohlc, who. with
oil
house at Sing Sing prison on April Goth wa,
| found on the 10th In the Hudson river, di-
rectly across the river from Sing Sing. The
body was found by three fishermen. Rohle
had been killed before being thrown into the
river 1t is supposed that Pallister killed him
to aid In his own escape.
It IS alleged asa bit of inside history OF
the big crash in National Cordage, that
James X. Keene is 81 100000 winner. Pr
yate information 1t Is said, conveyed through
trio of brokers' wives, enabled Keene tc
pay of some old scores and at the same time
make a fortune. The e1-Californixn is said
to have been the mysterious '.bear'' In the
great crash Of this Industrial stock.
Joseph p. Ryan, assistant secretary Of ths
Irish National Federation of America, liz
published interview is quoted as saying:
II have received advices by letter from
gain has been contaminated whereby Johr
Redmond, now leader Of the minority, will be
taken by his colleagues into the majority
The breach is healed, but am not At liberty
yet to make known the PARTICULAR
Cardinal Gibbons has received a cablegram
from Rome announcing the election of Rt.-
Rev. Bishop Kaine Of Wheeling to be cosd-
| jutor to the archbishop of St. Louis with the
right of succession, and to the erection OF
Dubuque to an archiepiscopal see with Arch
bishop Hennessy, the present bishop Of the
diocese, as It's first archbishop; also the trans
| lation OF Bishop Burke from Cheyenne to St
Joseph, Missouri.
Senator Ignatius Donnelly has published 8
statement in which he charges Everett w
Fish. while editing a newspaper called the
Great West, with having at different times and
especially during the political campaigns Of
1880 and 1892, while pretending to support
| the reform ticket, taken large sums Of money
| amounting to Thousands Of dollars from officers
| OF the Republican state central committee
Mr.. Fish will ask Mr.. Donnelly to prove II
| in court.
| Twenty-six governors have responded tc
the call Of Governor Nelson for great anti
coal combine convention, among them Gov
ernor Russell, of Massachusetts, Governor
| Patttson. of Pennsylvania, and Governor Alt
geld, Of Illinois. The governors of Michigan
and Rhode Island have referred the matter to
the legislatures of their States. which are still
In session Each State Is entitled to ten dele
gates. The chairman Of the Minnesota dele
CATION will be Ignatius Donnelly. The con
vention will meet in Chicago.