The Meeker herald., 1893-11-11


The extra session of Congress ended at T.
m. on the Bird.
All sorts of bloodthirsty and money-hungry
cranks are bobbiug up ia the eastern cities.
The police at Plttsburg are having great
deal OF trouble with cranks who threaten to
take life.
The international conference Of the Wom-
mans Christian Association closed al Buhaio
on the 3lst.
A triple collision occurred at Norfolk, Viz
gInia, on the 3lst. by which two men were
killed and several injured.
Emperor Francis Joseph has accepted the
resignation Of the entire cabinet. lie VIII re-
construct It 10 conform with his views
There are 400 cases of liphtheria in a week
in London according TO the London I'meS,re-
sulting in eighty or ninety deaths per week
Mrs. Levi p Morton has leased the house
in Paris formerly occupied by Senator Jones
Of Nevada in order 10 supervise the education
of her daughters.
The Jail life of Prcndergast, the murderer
of Mayor Harrison, Is being made burden
to him By the other prisoners who denounce
and jeer at him.
The people of Sicily are forming into clubs
called iise with the object OF lessening taxa
lion and increasing wages. An outbreak
against the bourgeosie and officials Is feared
In accordance with preparatory insiruc-
lions recently issued by The secretary OF inc
treasury Carlisle has instructed the mints at
Philadelphia and New Orleans to com the
se!gn!orage Into standard silver dollars.
Postmaster General Blssell has sent to the
secretary of the treasury the estimates for the
postotiicc department or the fiscal year end
ing June 49, 1885. The total amount Is S!V,-
399, 49, as against 1904, 3li for the present
year.
Advices from Yokohama report great floods
in Japau. In the Okayama prefecture zoo
houses were swept away. The fate OF over
100 persons is unknown. foundations also
occurred In other districts with great loss oil
property.
A national subscription Is to be opened by
the Russian newspapers with view of send
ing present to Admiral Gervals of France rs
a souvenir of his visit to Russia and as a mark
of gratitude for Admiral Ayclan's reception
In the republic.
A meeting OF 10000 people was held in
Malta Monday to protest against the action OF
the secretary OF state for the colonies in cur
failing the freedom of the Archbishop oil
Malta. The resolutions adopted were iele-
graphed TO the Pope.
DIR. George Saunders, prominent physl-
clan of Marshall county, Iowa, has been sem
fenced to six months in jail by Judge Wool
son, of the United States District Court, for
attempting TO induce postmaster TO sell
stamps at less than the regular price.
AT charivar Monday night at Eima, Iowa;
Charles Keef, the bridegroom, was shot and
fatally wounded. lie was called out about
midnight and in an ensuing scutlle received
his death wound. A young man named Ell
wood has disappeared and is suspected of the
shooting.
All obligations OF the Worlds Fair have
been met, and there is cash balance on hand
of 81 500, 900. The gate receipts from now on
and salvage, II Is figured, will pay current ex-
pcnses until the end, so that stockholders who
have holdings representing i've millions, upon
which they scarcely expected TO realize any
thing, will be paid 50 cents on the dollar.
The Cunard line steamer Campania, which
left New York Oct IS, clearing the bar at
Sandy Hook at 3;i9 n, NJ, arrived OIL Brown
head at II :0j p. m, Thursday evening, max
ing the passage In days, . hours and 30 min
uies. This beats all previous records. Her
own best record prior to this voyage was .
days, IA hours and 81 minutes. while that of
the sister ship, the Lucania, was days, II
hours and 30 minutes.
Ex-senator Ingalls, lecturcd at Wilkesbarrc,
PENNSYLVANIA, on the list, before 1000 people.
In an interview he said Hard times are not
The outcome of the silver discussion. Lack
of money Is the cause. The people need both
gold and silver and plenty OF 1t. am an
out.and-out bimetallist. In my, opinion the
gun. do not think Cleveland viii allow any
radical change in the tariG'
Two bandits attempted to board the north
bound express tram at Coal Creek. on the
night. One of the robbers was Jim Smith.
who was mortally wounded. The authorities
OF the road had information that the robbery
would be attempted, and special force Of
armed men was on the express car for their
reception. Smith will die and the condition
CT the other robber is not known.
An electric car plunged of of the Madison
street bridge into the Willamette river at
Portland, Oregon. heavy fog was prevail.
Cd and the draw was open for the passage of
steamboat. The car contained about fifteen
passengers, ten of whom escaped by Jumping
The remaining five were drowned. Two of
the bodies have been recovered but have not
yet been identified. The president Of the
road, the conductor and the motorman are
under arrest
Der OF Parliament for Cork city, spoke Mt
Mallow Cork Sunday in behalf OF the evlctcd
tenants of ireland. The Parnellltes, under
the Leadership of the Redmonds he said, were
playing into the hands of the Tories by trying
TO force dissolution of Parliament. Their
imperative demands for the political prisoners
and the evicted tenants were ill-timed The
proper policy OF the Irish parliamentary Marty
was TO support the Liberals as long as the Lib.
erals made home rule their main object.
On the 3lst the Bank of England reduced
the price of American double eagles TO 15s gI
The meaning of the Bank of En- glands action
IN reducing the price of American eagles is
interpreted in New York as being n move on
Its part 10 protect its supply of sovereIgns In
view OF the threatened withdrawal of gold
from the bank in the immediate future for
shipment to the United States, which London
seems TO consider certain, despite the fact
the current rate of exchange does not admit |
oil proht on such transactions Silver was |
quoted at 3D. pence.
The London Daily Neirs correspondent at |
Rome enys'- The Issue of one frame notes has |
made silver money scarccr than ever, because |
the people began to hoard it, and the govern
ment is only able TO issue paper money |
against full cover of silver francs In |
many places the principal merchants have |
dubbed together TO issue paper money of |
their own against the deposits of metallic |
money, converting 1t OF demand. As con-
sequence the paper is preferred to that issued |
by the government, as the latter is not con-
vertible.
After the repeal bill was passed by the
House Wednesday afternoon il was hurr!cdly
enrolled by Chairman Pierson of the commit
tee on enrolled bills and at $3.50 IL was given
n Hris f,- 4, IL