The Meeker herald., 1894-01-27


Late dispatches from Honolulu say that
everything is peaceful.
Lord Lan.downe has declined the ambassa-
dorship 10 St. Petersburg.
There Is a possibility that 1900 miners In
the PIt,sbuFg district may strike soon.
Sicily is under martial law and large mum
bers OF troops are being hurried there
English capitalists are planning to do
large amount OF railway building in central
Asia.
Large number. OF the indians at Pine Ridge
agency, South Dakota, are dying oil inc
grip.
Coal miners IN Kansas arc suffering be-
cause there is so little work Oh account OF the
warm weather.
There will be no moro Sunday theaters in
Indiana, as the highest courts have decided
against them.
Bandits in Spain are showing great bold
ne.s in kidnapping rich men and holding
them for ransom.
The next meeting Of the Trans Mississippi
Congress VIII be held at San Francisco on
the 18Th OF February.
William hstor Chandler, the American ex-
plorer in Africa, having been deserted by lis
men, will return to Zanzibar.
That Emln Pasha Is de ad appears certain
as his diary and papers have been captured
from Arabs in central Africa.
Vanlals broke Into The St. Agnes Catholic
church at Omaha a few nights ago ana ala
damage to tie amount oil s3,Oov
fierce and bloody fight Is reported at
Rome to have occurred between soldiers and
anarchist. in the mountains near Carrara.
An attempt was made to burn down the
y VI. c. A. building at Kansas City few
day. ago. The damage amounted 10 5000
schaefIer and Ives made tie on the tour
namcnt al Chicago last week. They divided
the money. The end of the last game was
remarkably close and played amidst the
greatest enthusiasm.
The appr.iscment OF the Stanford estate
has been filed The total valuation Of the
San Francisco property 10 Sl76Ss,3l0. This
does not include the Palo Alto, VIVA and
Gridley properties, which were decided to the
university.
There Is very serious state OF affairs ey-
letting at Deadwood a. a result OF an attempt
on the part OF the Homestead mining com
pany 10 cut the wages Of It's $500 employees
from $3.50 TO 50 per day. There has been
rome violence and there is danger OF more 10
the future.
The American Bl-Metall!c League, under
instructions from conference held December
IL, has called national convention Of silver
men 10 be held at Dcs Molnes, Iowa, Ecbru-
AIRY 22and 90 Silver men from all over the
country are invited to take part in the con
ycntion.
The annual circular issued by the president
OF the Wells Fargo company places the bull
lion product Of the states and territories west
OF the Missouri river, including B rltlsh Co
lumbla. at sl0i 900, 900. consisting OF So, co.,,
coo gold, SIS 100000 silver, So 900 coo copper
and s., CUJ,ooO lead.
Walter Damrosch the musical director,
was fined by the New York Musical Protec-
tive Union for allowing the imported celloist,
llegner, TO play In his orchestra. The result
o. q t a.agI
the union. 1t IS thought Damrosch Will pay
the fine.
British officers stationed 10 sierra Leone re-
port recent battle with Sofas In which sew
eral hundred were killed. The Sofas had
ravaged the country OF friendly tribes,
children and carrying OIL 400 cnptiyes
slaves. Hence their punishment by the
British troops.
angle handed and alone, prevented the cs-
cape Of ten desperate prisoners last Thursday
night. W. ID. Defrancc quarreied with
other prisoner When the turnkey arrived
both men overpowcred him, operated the
lever lock and released eight others. The
free use OF the billie sent them back TO their
cells.
A dispatch from Hong Kong says: The
silver crisis is incrca sing In acuteness in the
East, and the situation is further complicated
by the scarcity OF currency atShanghai, Hong
Kong and Singapore, owing to the docreas-
ing supply of Mexican dollar, Mexican cN-
change not having adapted Itself TO the
heavy fall In silver. The present position OF
Affairs may easily become dangerous.
Heavy rains and melting snow In the yicin-
ity OF Spokane have caused swollen rivers
and much damage In the surrounding coun.
try. At Davenport, on the Central Washing
ton railroad, several houses are partly flooded
and number OF railroad and other bridges
have been washed out. AT Reardon a freight
train was wrecked and thirteen cars destroyed
and west-bound passenger train derailed
A terrible railway accident occurred on a
narrow guage road, near Sandero, California,
on the 18th. locomotive was detached
from n train and run down the track TO in
vestgatc any damage that may have been
done by washouts. The locomotive crossed
the bridge over Austin Creck Ia safety, but
returning, the piling having been undermined,
the locomotive crashed through the bridge.
Seven OF the eight men on board were
drowned. Conductor Baker saved himself by
jumping from the pilot.
Incoming vessels report having experienced
terrific weather on the Atlantic, and many of
them are seeking refuge In crippled condl-
ton The British ship Palgrave, from San
Francisco for London met with the full fury
of the storm, and was compelled to seek
shelter at Queenstown. The bark Bearna.
from Jamaica for Ilavre, has been towed to
Queenstown derelict She had been
beating of the Skelligs for seventeen days,
until her rigging was carried away and her
spars swept overheard She then became I'M
manageable and was abandoned by her crew.
Five masked outlaws made a bold raid on
the postofiice at Danville, Pennsylvania, early
Wednesday morning. They were sur prlsed
by policeman, who gave the alarm. The
sheriff organized poese and upon reaching
the postotiice the robbers were Just leaving.
regular fusilade ensued, during which OF
fcer John Van Gilger was shot through the
lungs, dying almost instantly. Two of the
outlaws were wounded, but they all managed
to cross the river and escape to the hills.
A secret circular purporting TO come from
Pittsburg, and signed by eighteen delegates
to the last general assembly of the Knights
OF Labor, has been mailed to all parts of the
country. The circular defends Powderly, and
claims that the refusal to allow him to name
the executive board, which resulted in his
resignation, was unexpected 1t states fur
Their that in Secretary Hayes report, just is
sued, the proceedings favorable TO Powderly
have been omitted. 1t is said the circular Is
the forerunner OF movement TO GUST the