The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1894-07-07

church Is in session Mt Nashville,
The new cruiser Columbia has made tic
splendid record of twenty-four knots an hour,
Sir George Dibbs, premier Of New South
Wales, in speech at Iamworth, declared
that the government would adhere to the poll
cy Of protection.
The court OF appeals has reversed the dcci'
sion Of Judge Morrow who decided that a
Chinaman was not merchant unless his name
was In the firm name.
George Williams, president Of the Y. NJ C..
A, and chief mover In It's formation, hiss beer
knighted In connection with the jubilee OF
the association, which was founded IN the
year 1874.
The trades unions Of New York are de
termined TO insist on the strict enforcement
Of the new law providing that only American
citizens shall be employed 10 all state ana
municipal departments and on all public
works, whether executed by contract or other
wise.
The United States had % IS per cent. OF
the entire trade OF the Hawaiian Islands for
the year ending December 81, ls93 The to-
tai imports and exports were l6,lGi gbG, oil
which trade SIS, OG3, AZ was with the United
States The total trade With England was
S42l ,0O0 and with Germany $4,000.
Dispatches from many points along the Al
legheny river report great damage from the
high water. At Etna and Sharpsburg the
streets are submerged and thousands Of dol
lars worth OF garden truck has been ruined.
Many narrow escapes from death are reported
and two men are known TO have been
drowned.
1.-The Pan-American Bimctallic League net
in Washington on the 22ud The attendance
was quite small and no delegates from Ccu-
trail or South America were present. General
Field OF Virginia was chosen chairman. The
frat days session was occupied with speeches.
Among others, Representatives Pcucc and
Bell addressed the convention.
An important meeting of bitumlnugs coal
miners from the Central Pennsylvania re-
giou. was held in Pittshurs on the s2lsL
Every operator In tho district was present and
Il wa. agreed that the men should be given
until May = In which TO return TO work.
Failing TO do so By that time the mines Will
be thrown open 10 whoever seeks employ
ment.
The Supreme Court Of Michigan has fled
an opinion In the case Of Governor Rich
against the Board of State Canyasscrs. \
mandamus is issued directlng the board to
convene and re-cAnyass the vote Of 1871 on
the Ellis salary amendment, making the cor
rectiou In the vote Of Graiiot aud Go-ebic
counties. This Will show majority against
the amendment increasing salaries Instead u
for IL.
a collision in the Standing Rock tunnel. Oh
the Newport News ~ Mississippi VALLEY rail-
road, twelve miles east Of Princeton, Ken
lucky, on the 18Th, killed seven men outright
The wreck was between an extra freight train
west bound, and the bridge train. The
freight engine crashed into the boarding car,
In which there were xix doomed men The
car was smashed into epllnters and the en-
CINE plowed almost through It, choking up the
tunnel with debris.
The French government was defeated Tues
day In the Chamber Of Deputies on the qucs
ton as to weather the minister of public
works had the authority 20 ALLOW the employ t.
OF the state railroads TO attend the congress
OF railroad men. The premier, NJ. Casimir-
PcrIer, demanded the adoption Of the order
OF the day pure and simple. The premier :
motion was rejected by vote of 20 10 20.
NJ. Casimir-Perier thcreupon left the Palais
Bourbon for the Elysee palace aud handed
their rcsignatio ns to President Carnot.
The Reverend ]. Lloyd Jones, pastor Of the
aristocratic All Saints Unitarian church In
lakewood Boulevard. has announced that he
will leave hi. denomination and organize a
church OF free thought without creed or doc
trine. The members OF his church have sig
niiied their intention to 90 with the pastor,
and stock will be raised for new church
building The church will cost 500, COO will
be eight stories high and contain bath rooms,
gymnaslums and reading rooms.
King Alexander of Seryla has suspended
the constitution aud restored the one OF 1863
He has also appointed new council OF state
with ex-Premler Chrlsties as president The
Radicals are intensely excited over the gctlon
of the klug aud severe measures VIII be re-
CURED TO preserve order. Many ot the Rall-
cal leaders In Belgrade have already become
fuCitiyc-. fearing that Imprisonment or some
thing worse may befall them. The projects
throughout the kingdom have been Instructed
to disarm the Radical peasanlry without de-
lay.
The Leaveuworth Coal Company has Ru-
nounced to Its 200 miners aVoluntary increase
in price of mining ~ cents per ton, effective
at once. This makes the price 81, l2'l Tor
coal screened. The Home mine announced
an increase of 10 cents per ton for mine run
coal, making the price 30 cents, which Is the
same as Sl.l2if after coal passed over the
screen. The Home shat: employs 80 men
and both mines are getting in more orders
than they can Ill running Mt full capacity.
Miners are jubilant The Leavenworth aud
Home shafts took aggressive steps 10 prevent
n rc-occurrence Of last summers walk-ont.
At the advanced price about two-thlrds OF
the miners will make from s. 40 TO 81 a day.
There is no probability of any strike now.
Western New York and Pennsylvania were
visited by heavy rains on the 18th and 20th,
that resulted In disastrous floods. Rivers
were swollen far above their normal volume,
and az result many towns and cities were
inundated.
The situation at WIlliamsport, Peunsylva-
mia, was perhaps worse than elsewhere, and
Tor awhile IL looked AS thouEh tHe WLOle
town might be swept away.
On Monday dozens OF boats and hundreds OF
wagons were brought into requlsition, and
merchants began to move their goods 10
places of safety. 1t was seen that every store
was in danger aud efforts we're made TO save
all possible. Household goods were moved
to second and sometimes TO third stories OF
residences and hnsty preparations were made
for prolonged stay.
The flood reached Its maximum at O'Clock
in the esening, when It was 35 feet above low
water mark on the river register aud was
feet deep on the pavement of the court house
In the center OF the city. For an hour the
water hung at that point, and then, to the
intense relief of thousands of anxious hearts,
1t began slowly 10 rccede. a million and a
half in property has been destroyed, but 60
far as can be learned no lives have been
lost.
Colorado SotsS
The Denver insurance men have decided to