The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-04-29
re,srrsphio Brsvitiss.

The strike Of deck laborers at Hull, Eng,
land threatens to extend to other cities anu
become serious.
By an explosion In n coal mine near loWer,
Minnesota, on the lIth, three men HeFc AhiSN
and eight I'M ured.
Edwin Booth, the tragedian, suffered from
a second stroke OF paralysis on the 18TH. IL
will probably prove fatal
Jacob Newman, a well-known Chicago at
torney, was buncoed out Of s2S, 900 If few days
ago by a confidence man.
An antitrust bill has been passed by both
houses of the New York assembly and only
awaits the governors signature
It's stated that Mr.. Cleveland seriously
thinks of moving his Offices from the "hite
House to the war and navy building.
The English stockholders In the Nicaragua
canal company are trying to GUST Warner
Miller from the presidency OF the company.
Nine of the men recently convicted as
whitecaps at Carrollton, Georgia, have peeh
sentenced to twelve months each In the chain
gang.
The young English Earl OF Craven married
Miss Cornelia Martin at New York on the
18th. 1t was swell affair as both parties
are very wealthy.
An act was passed by the legislature OF
Tennessee. and since approved by the gov
ernor, giving authority to state banks 10 ISSUE
a circulating medium.
The two Balmacedists that Minister Egan
has been harborlng in his house at santiago
left or the 18th One escaped the police but
the other one was arrested.
A dispatch from Wardncr, Idaho, In the
Cnur D'Alene mining district, reports that
town has been destroyed by IRE. Wardner Is
a place OF 900 inhabitants.
The long fought lockout which the clothing
manufacturers began against their cutters IN
New York has been practically settled and
work will be resumed at once.
Ex-Congressman Frank Hurd of Toledo
Ohio, will bring the decision of Judge Kicks
in the famous Ann Arbor cases before the
United States Supreme Court for review.
Tom Poe, the well-kuown bicycle rider, says
that he will start on May 10 to ride across the
continent from New York to San Francisco
He expects TO make the trip In sixty-five days.
On the 18th General Manager Frey OF the
Santa Fe, issued an ultimatum TO the striking
machinsts to the effect that they must go to
work on the 18th or their places would be
filed.
Governor Stone of Mississippi, has signed
the bill requiring all bond Investment COM
panlcs, etc, to deposit 100000 with the state
treasurer in cash or approved securities as n
guarantee OF good faith.
The legislature Of Prince Edward island
has again passed bill abolshing both the
Legislative Council and the House of Assem-
bly, and hereafter the legislature Will con-
slst of lower House only.
President Cleveland has appointed Daniel
n. Morgan OF Connecticut to be treasurer OF
the United States, L. n. Jordan of New
York, for assistant treasurer, and Henry V.
johnson of Denver, to be district attorney for
Colorado.
Mrs. j. Ellen Foster, the president Of the
Non-partisan Woman's Christian Temperance
Union, is going to London 10 attend the an
nual convention OF the English union. She
will seek to obtain recognition In an official
way for her organization.
At a meeting OF the directors OF the Mexi-
can Central railway, at Boston, Albert Alonzo
Robinson WAS elected president to succeed ).
W Reynolds. Mr.. Reynolds will remain
In charge OF the financial business and Mr..
Robinson will manage the road.
Secretary Morton has ordered the dismissal
OF forty-one assistant microscopic, one
clerk and a bookkeeper attached to the bu-
reau OF animal industry and assigned to duty
IN Chicago. The reason for the dismissal Is
the reduced condition OF the work.
Governor Fishback OF Arkansas has offered
n reward of 5000 for the arrest and conviction
OF the parties who lynched Flanagan Thorn
ton at Morrilton on Wednesday night He
SAYS he intends to make Arkansas law-abid
ing state II 1t bankrupts the treasury.
The researches OF the American School OF
Archaeology at the Temple OF Hcrnt, Mycene,
have Just revealed the foundations of the an
Client temple mentioned by Homer as having
been burned 423 b. c. Many priceless an
tique works Of art have been unearthed.
A cable message received at the state de-
partment says that the Emperor Of Russia ha.
signed the extradition treaty between the
United States and Russia, and that the ratif
cations have been exchanged by the L nited
States minister and the Russian foreign office
The announcement is made that an alumnui
of Yale, DR.. A. J. White OF New York, OF
the class of 40, has generously presented .
new dormitory building to the university
.. IL ap. and 4. tod
to be ready for occupancy by the summer OF
1894.
Superintendent Stump has directed the
/ landing of the fifty-seven Italians who had
been detained at Philadelphia on the ground
that they were contract laborers. These mcr
came to this country for the purpose OF per
forming as gondollers at the Worlds Fair al
/ Chicago.
In New York, President Horthal, and
! Others Of the Clothing Manufacturers Asso
citation have been arrested while sitting in q
meeting to consider terms of settlement OF
| the garment cutters lockout, on the charge
OF conspiracy made by individual garment
| cutters.
Professor Koch is said to have perfected hit
| anti-consumption remedy TO point where he
can definitely claim results that were prema
turely announced three years ago. II is now
/ In form Of inhalation, instead OF the lymph
that was administered by the injecting
syringe as at first.
Letters bearing date up TO March have
been received at Zanzibar, from William
Aston Chanler, who is leading an exploring
expedition in East Africa. He says that al
members of his party are well, and he gave
details OF their recent exploration in the re-
gion around Mount Kcnia.
| An express train running between Santiago
and Valparaiso was wrecked on the 22nd
| The engine, with two cars, fell twenty-seven
feet. The cars took fire from the lamps and
| 1t is reported many persons were burned tc
death. II Is not known whether the accident
was caused by train wreckers or defects in the
road bed.
The failure is announced of the Australian
| Joint stock bank with liabilities amounting &c
| s65. 900, 900. The deposits amount to nearly
SD, 900 600. The reserve fund has been stated
this year as f500, 600 and the further liability
of the shareholders OF 9S60826. The bank
has 200 branches in Australia The failure
was due to the heavy withdrawal Of deposits
| The details OF the calamity that has befai
len the island OF Zante show that since the
beginning of April there have been a total Of
| 100 earthquake shocks, averaging five every
! day. There are not in the city fifty houses
that are safe for the people to live in. 1t 1.
| now known that $50 people lost their lives
| and this list is likely to be added to when the
ruins are cleared away, If this Is ever done.
Further reports from Usage City, Kansas
| state that the cyclone which passed over the
that a large number of persons were more OIL
was very great Near the Missouri Pacific
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