The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-02-18

continue TO be made.
| The telephone line between Boston and
| Chicago is now in use
Mr.. Cleveland acted Is 8 pxll-bearer at the
funeral OF Mrs. W. c. Whitney.
-Four colored people were burned to death
| In their cabin in Kansas City On the It'll.
There is n good prospect of war between
several Of the Central American states soon
There are indications that there will be
big strike on the Pennsylvania railroad soon.
| Mr.. Gladstone introduced his new home
| rule bill on the 18th with magnificent
speech.
| 1t is said that the Santa Fe railroad com
| pany has bought the Little Rock and Mem
| pbis road.
| 1t Is stated that Queen Lilioukalani is yill-
| ing to resign II she can get good sum from
| the United States.
| Two men were crushed to death near Milan,
Tennessee, on the 18th, by large oak tsee
falling on them.
| Mrs Cleveland has engaged private secre-
tary at = salary OF 81 900 year, TO attend 70
| her correspondence.
new order called Comrades OF the Battle
| field has been organized at St, Louis, 1t Is
national in its scope.
The Republican Club of New York gave a
| banquet on the 18th. Senator Wolcott de-
| llvered eulogy on Mr.. Blaine.
| DR.. Noryin Green, president OF the West
| ern Union Telegraph company, ulcd AT LOUIS
| VILE, Kentucky on the 18th.
| Ii Is stated on what seems 10 be good
authority that Judge Gresham Is to be MI
| Clevelands secretary of state.
A Boston syndicate has purchased the Mil
p, waukee Gas Works, and will take possession
March l. The consideration Is s2,oO0,oo0.
While gold IL getting scarce on the Atlantic
| coast the sub-trcasury at San Francisco is ac-
cumulating 1t, and has about s27,ooo wv on
hand.
Mr. Foster, secretary OF the treasury, is
| said to contemplate issuing bonds TO secure
gold enough TO offse. the shipments of gold
To Europe.
The votes for President and Vice-President
| were canva.sed by Congress on the sth and
resulted as follows: Cleveland 2i7, Harrison
| l45, Weaver %
Immense meetings were held by the Chris
| tlans OF Denver on the 18th 10 oppose the re-
pea! Q. the law forbidding the running OF
| Sunday theaters.
One boy was Killed and another fatally in
iured by falling from the third floor OF the
Arksn-as state house 10 the pavement In the
rotunda below.
The Republicans OF the Senate are favorable
TO the confirmation of Judge DWELL Jackson
to the Supreme Court, but the Dem ocrats are
opposing confirmation.
Cholerais breaking out again in the south
Of Russia and France. conference Is 10 ne
held by scientists In Europe TO devise means
for fighting the plague.
Santa Fc passenger train while going
through Syracuse, Kansas, ran Into wagon,
killing one OF the occupants and severely
wounding several Others.
David Deems, calling himself an INSPIRED
tcacher,n has been on trial at Columbus, Kan
sg., for insanity but was acquitted by the
Jury. His followers were tubllant.
The Russian government has discovered
that 1t has been cheated to the amount OF
81. 900, 900 in purchasing fire arms. Worth.
les. weapons have been bought by the hundred
thousand,
Three thousand colonlst- in the province OF
Santa Fe, Argentine, armed with rides and
also having possession of some canon, have
risen iSreyolt against the wheat tax. \ body
OF troops with artillery has been sent 10 santa
Fe to quell the insurrection.
Justice Harlan Of the United States su
. premc Court, who Il in London, was intro
duced Tuesday by Lord Chief Justice Cole
ridge 10 the bsrrlsters OF the Court OF Queen;
Bench, and was Invited TO aud occupied ;
, seat on the bench with the lord chief justice
The treasury department has reduced IL
: estimate OF the probable amount required fol
the payment Of the sugar bountlcs. The
ss,oo0,00o. So far sugar bountles thi
years crop, to the amount $500 900, hay,
: been paid.
A passenger train on the Big Four road wa
ditched by a broken rail near Pana, Illinois
Tuesday night Fire then destroyed III,
whole train, including two slcepers, the en-
CINE only being saved. The baggagemai
was killed, six passengers seriously injured
and dozen more slightly hurt.
Ex-Governor George T. Anthony, who ha
been removed from the position OF railroad
commissioner In Kansas by the new executiv.
] council, says that he will not give up the OF
fee and II Is probable that there will be tw,
railroad commissions at work very soon.
II IL now believed that President Harrison
| wi hair In she lglY inf
university OF California soon after he leave
the White House He does Il only with
stated number Of lectures, and the engage
mcnt will not effect his residence at Indian
apolis.
A Navajo Indian was killed on the border
OF the Navajo reservation few days ago by
pedder. The pcddler sold bad whisky TO til,
Indian. who while drunk attempted to rot
the peddler. A night followed, resulting fl
the death OF the Indian. His comrades go
after the peddler. who had TO aba ndon hi.
goods and fly.
Attorney General Miller has had prepared
statement which shows that so far there have
been indicted and convicted nineteen people
In the United States courts in connection
with the Cara raids, for violations of the
neutrality laws In all over $50 Indictment.
have been found.
The navy department has adviccs of the ar.
rival of the Baltimore, San francisco, York.
town and Chnrlestown, the special squadron
| under command OF Admiral Gherardl, nj
Barbados. After coaling the squadron will
sail for Hampton Roads in order to take part
In the naval review.
Governor Hogg, in special message to the
| Texas legislature, recommends new laws n
discourage mob evidence. He suggests law
| providing for heavy damages against any
| county In which n man is lynched, the re-
| moval Of a sheriff who allows prisoner to be
l taken from him, and for n change of venue
from such counties of cases against the
| members Of n mob.
Saturday at Cebulleta, Valencia County,
| 1renco Gonzalez and young man named
| Sandoval, quarrelcd, and at night Gonzales
| In riding past, fired Into the house of Desidero
| sandoval the young mans father. Gonzales
| was arrested by the constable and kept in his
| custody, and Monday morning n mob congre-
| gated around the temporary prison, broke in
| the doors, took Gonzales out and hanged
! him.
The United States legation at Constantine
| pie has learned that Mosiem mob burned
| the American girls college In Marsovan be-
| cause the director. DR.. Herrick, was believed
! 10 be the instlyator Of an offensive political
| agitation. Political placaris have been post
cd on the walls of the college, but DR.. Her.
| rick explained 10 the government that Ii was
done without his consent. The governor was
| either unwilling or unable to protect the col
| lego, for he made no effort to defend IL
| against the mob.
| dispatch from Salt Lake City says: By
the action Of the business men of Salt La Ike
| City the city Will secure one of the largest
| copper smeltcrs In the world. S. NJ Green
! of Philadelphia, for bonus OF 100000 and