The Meeker herald., 1894-01-06


The cruiser New York sailed for Brazil on
the Goth In great haste.
Serious riot. occurred at Caltanazctta, Italy,
recently, because OF hostility to the local au-
ihorities
The silver men In Indiana are laying plans
to elect Ex-Governor Gray as the successor OF
Senator voorhees,.
Governor Lewclling has removed Mary A.
Lease from the Kansas state Board OF Char
titles 1t is generally believed to be the re-
suit of the criticisms that che has uttered
agalns, slate officials.
Mrs. Blaine accompanied by her daughter
and son, who have spent the last few months
abroad with her, keeping house in the sub
urbs OF London have returned to Washing
ton, and are now in their residence In Lafay-
cite square.
The Honitosr pb,icoie publishes full re-
turns OF the yield OF the French vineyards
The crop Is estimated at /, 225 OOO, 900 gallons,
against 6jO,O0O,O0o gallons last year. The
total value of this crop 1. over t25O,OoO,OoO'
the best since 1871
The value Of the live stock received at the
Union Stock Yard-, Chicago, for lsHS
amounts to over 1874 600, 900 and the value OF
the stock shipped aggregated s'O,OOOOVO.
Over 10000 hogs were received, the tota!
value being sl3O, 900.
The contractors at the Ohio penitentary
have decided not to renew their contracts on
ylcts on the rtate 4 law passed last winter
requiring prison labels on articles made there
4 the cause Of the trouble
General Campos has been sent as special
ambassador from Spain to Morocco. His
order, are to demand the summary punish
mrnt OF the leaders Of the rebelllous tribes,
the establishment Of a neutral zone and the
payment of au indemnity.
The committee Of citizens having in charge
the care of the poor Of Indianapolis have APP
pointed cauyassers by districts, TO seek
pledges for the winter. \ food market Is
opened one thousand families, representing
5000 persons, will be provided for.
Serious riotlng took place among the ma
tlves at Wtwatersrand, south Africa. The
natives who engaged 10 the disturbance were
mostly employed In the mines, and numbered
about :, 1000. The native miners fought fur
Ousy. \ hundred men were wounded.
Owing to the number of tramps, Mayor
McHune OF Anderson, Indiana, has issued an
order lnstructlng the chief OF police to fur
nish each night pnirolmau with atlacksnnke
whip, and every tramp will be whipped out
Of the city and given severe lashlng IL he
returns.
The comm ssIoner Of the general land Office
has approved and submitted to the secretary
OF the Interior supplemental list Nos. 10 aud
Il for land patents on the mdn and branch
line- on the southern Pacific railroad. The
li-rs involve ai,J5g acres OF land located In
California
Three men, Louis Becker, .hirt-makcr;
Max slmon carpenter, and Charles Harris,
a clerk, attempted suicide at New York on
the 27th. They form part OF the city's great
army OF destitute unemployed, and sought
death as a relief from their -unerings. All
will recover.
Chrl. Evans, the noted California outlaw,
escaped from Fresno on the 2sih. lie was
aided by man named Morrel, who brought
In food and held up the turnkey. The men
then compelled the turnkey to let them out.
They left town in stolen cart, after wound
ing the city marshal.
The escape OF Chris. Evans appears to have
been a carefully planned affair and a number
of people are believed to have been impllcat-
ed In It, Evans had not been caught during
The twenty-four hours following his escape,
but hundreds OF men are securing the country
In pursuit..
III" ia; a. NIX dyiacr,.a n h:.Fsl
O. NJ. Hafsrd- * Co, stqSk brokers, shows
the capital stock OF thlrtsfour companies To
be So, BIS 900, and dividends averaging i,9d
per cent, and amounting to sl,d22,Io, have
been paid during the year.
Armour Institute at Chicago has been
threatened with destruction by dynamite
crank, and It Is sald also that the lives of
Philip d. Armour, founder of the institute,
and DR. Frank Gunsaulus, It's president and
pastor of Plymouth church, have been placed
IN Jeopardy by tue same lnl4NlllAl.
lnjunctions falling to rid the Edison Gen
cral Electric Company OF Its numerous com
pettors In the electric lighting business, the
big trust has determined to run them out Of
the field by cutting prices below all compctl-
ton. sweeping reduction OF ~ per cent.
on every grade Of lamp manufactured Las
been made.
difficulty between white man and
negro eliminated in riot at Wildwood,
Florida, \ few days ago, In which two white
men were shot by negroes, one seriously
The negroes congregated al some distance
from town, and the white men were shot
from ambush. II was found necessary to
call out the militia 10 prevent lynchiug.
dispatch from Lisbon says: A great
sensation mas been caused In government and
other circles here by the report that the Por-
tuguesc minister, Compile lie Pnco d ARGOS is
detained by force at Rio de Janelro. The
Portuguese government is -aid to be investl-
eating the affair, and have asked the repre-
sentative of u foreign power at Rio Jaueiro to
act for Portugal In this matter.
The New York & New England railway
went into the hands OF a receiver on the 2ith.
The company owns go miles Of road and
leases 165 miles. The Indebtedness amounts
to SIC, s37, BEL 50, including bonds, mortgages
notes and contract liabilities. There is also 4
floating debt OF $50, 900. There is about 500
$4,000 common stock. The New England
has some valuable property, especially in the
way or terminals. Through its lease of the
Norwich * Worcester railroad It controls the
Norwich n New York Trnn' portatlon Com
pany'- lines Of steamboats,.
News has been received from Madagascar
to the effect that the Hnyas ARE arming, and,
undaunted by The presence Of the French sol
diers, are driving the peasants from the rice
fields The French post at Wsndurauts was
attacked by the Hovas, who killed five per
sons and took tsenty-onc prisoners, including
Two Freucbmen. The French outpost at
Iyoondarsl. was also pillaged. The French
residence and house of the Fanaujury were
.meared with mud, and he himself was men
aced with death. The minister OF marine has
ordered achievements sent
Mr.. Gladstone WAS eighty-four years old Oh
the 10Th He was given = touching example
Of the respect entertained for him by Con-
servativcs as well as Liberals In the House OF
Commons. Mr.. Bnlfour leader OF the oppo-
sition In the House OF Commons, offered in
his own part and on behalf OF his friends, hi.
sincere congratulations to Mr. Gladstone on
his birthday. Mr. Gladstone, who was cv.-
IDENTITY much affected By the warm manner In
which the Conservatives joined with the Lib
erals In cheering him, thanked Mr.. Balfour