The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1894-04-14

suming active hostilities
Seven hundred delegates attended the Kan
sas Republican League at Topeka last week
The coroner's jury was unable to fix the re-
| sponsibility for the Kansas City riot on cleo
| tion day.
Governor Peck of Wisconsin ordered out
the militia a few days ago to prevent prize
| fight at Eagle.
| II is reported that there has hcen a serious
collision between Indian factions In the In
| dian territory.
The Republican majority in the recent
Rhode Island election was larger than it has
been fer several years.
| President Gompers of the Federation OF
Labor has sent In strong protest against the
ratification of the new Chinese treaty.
Three men were killed near Pttsburg few
/ days ago by the premature explosion of a
/ blast. The men were cutting into a hillside.
Increased fears are entertained of COM
mercial crisis In the Argentine republic with
I In three months, owing TO the failure OF crops
and hard times.
1t is announced that Lord Rosebcry has de-
cided that Great Britain shall retain Uganda,
and that African kingdom shall have Brit
ish local administration.
The British law enforcing the Behring Sea
award allows sealers to operate II they start
before the law Is enacted. The United States
law will make no such exception and the
sealers Will be treated vigorously.
The fate of the Rosrhcrry government is
being warmly discussed In political circles at
London. The defeat OF the government by
majority of one, on private bill, the major
lily on other questions falling OF IL to IS
votes, caused much excitement in the pollt-
cal world. and Il Is freely predicted that the
government cannot live long.
The testimony for the de Tense OF Colonel
Breckenridge was oil Ia on the 9th and the
case may be finished In another week. There
n dot Al
grounds as he admits II, but on the question
of seduction and breach of promise the jury
must decide as to the credi5ility OF Miss Pol
lard and Breckenridge their statements are
directly contradictory.
The annexation of Pondoand to the British
empire has been accomplished without firing
shot. The chiefs aud people OF the newly
annexed country are quietly submitting.
This is another triumph Tor the so.callcd i'm
perial policy OF the Hon. Cecil Rhodes, the
premier Of Cape Colony. Pondoland has an
area o: about 1900 square miles and native
population OF 100000 The white population
is very small.
The American Protective Association and
the Catholics came together in bloody con-
tllct at the polls at Kansas City last Tuesday.
II cannot be stated which side is responsible
for the fray, as each side charges the other
with being the fell cause Of all the trouble.
More than 100 shots were fired between the
combatants In less than that many seconds
anu Hlei tue nflnI ceased u WIS found tluL
one man was dead, and three fatally wound
ed
George, a big elephant belon sine to
Howe " Cu-hing's show at Wichita, got on a
rampage Monday aud his keeper is now In the
hospital. i new keeper took charge OF the
ele plant strapped him down and beat him
with stake pins and bored him with a red hot
iron. A terrible struggle took place between
the keepers and the animal IN n light that then
ensucd. The elephant was badly hurt and
died at noon Tuesday. He Is suid TO have
the largest set OF tusks in America.
The Santa Fc has made big cut In freight
rates from Kansas City and other Missouri
river points to Texas, In some Of the leading
commodities. The rate on flour and other
grain products was reduced from ~ to y
cents per hundred. From 30 to 20 cents on
wheat from 32 10 IS cents on oats and from
81 to 10 cents on corn, hay, straw. The new
rates, which will be effective on the 9th, Will
doubtless be met by the other lines, and Will
probably result in general decentralization OF
Texas rates.
The British and Italian ministers Mt Rio
have sent 10 Washington request that Secre-
tary Gresham should Instruct Minister
Thompson to join in their petition TO Brazil,
asking her TO withdraw her demand upon Por-
tugnl with regard to the landing OF the refu-
gees now on board the mar-of war. They re-
received reply that President Cleveland con-
sidercd there was no good ground for the re-
quest. The refugees must he regarded as or
ulnaIy fcutla NllHput pollllCal hlAuuluEs
The Republicans made a clear sweep In the
elections throughout Rhode Island. Demo
cratic papers cOncedo Browns election for
governor by 4 plurality of over 1000 and
say the general assembly is also the cncmy's.
The Republicans say this assures the election
of Wctmorc as United States senator. The
vote polcd I. the largest In the history of the
state. The Republicans made gains in many
cities aud claim their whole ticket was elected
in Nantucket former Democratic strong
hold. The Democrats, however, made In
roads In Providence, heretofore strong Re
publican city.
Representative Camlncttl, Democrat, from
California, has Introduced joint resolution
authorizing the President to invite the ma
tlous Of the Western hemisphere to confer
cnce on the financial question. The conyen-
ton shall be for the purpose of drafting
treaty or treaties on the subject, 10 be there
after submitted for ratification TO the several
nations represented, calculated 10 secure to
them such recognition of silver from the ma
tlons OF the Eastern hemisphere, and TO pro-
vide regulations governing the production
thereof and maintenance among themselves
OF such a standard as will restore permanent
financial conditions and protect their common
Interests.
Reports from all OF the 3,1U national banks
In the country, under the recent call, have
been received by the comptroller OF the cur
rcucy. summary of these reports shows
that lawful money reserves on February y,
1891 TO have been siS3 $50, 2dI, which is made
up of the following items: Gold coin, sl2i,
DOL s2G; gold treasury certificates, sGG,l06,-
10; gold clearing house certificates, $500
600: silver dollars, S7.1il 205; silver treasury
certificates, si3 Isl ,lGG; silver fractional
coin, 81, 05s21s. Total specie. s336, l66,3S5
legal tender notes, Sac, 16s,G'6: United
States certificates for deposit for legal tender
notes, So, 0ij, 900 The aggregate reserve on
December 10, 1893, the date of the last call,
was S4li, l35. i07, Mr.. Eckels, the comptrol-
Ter, regards the financial situation rs shown
by the bank statements as quite encouraging
Japanese In Hawaii.
A dispatch from Honolulu says: By far
the most serious problem that confronts the
provisional government at present is the attl-
tudc OF the japanese laborcrs and their rep
resentativcs here. The Naulwa, the Japanese
warship, which has been stationed here for
some months, left port for a few days, osten-
sibly to 20 to Hayti for target practice. Fuyil,
the Japanese consul general, went with the
warship. The Nau!wa returned on the 2lst
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