The Meeker herald., 1894-01-13

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dispatches from Minister Willis. Upon its
arrival no news coull be obtained from 1t.
Rioters Mt Castelvelrano, Sicily, did serious
| damage to public buildings, and released
/ prisoners. The police were powerless to sup
press the disturbance and soldiers were
called in.
Governor Lewelling has removed Mary A.
Lease from the Kansas state Board Of Char
tiles. 1t IS generally believed to be the re-
suit of the CRITICISMS that she has uttered
against state officials.
Nearly all tine iron and steel plants In and
about Pittsburg resumed operations on the
2nd, giving employment to thousands Of idle
men. The exact number securing work
could not be learned, but It is estimated at
2,t00.
The new Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton building at Chicago, thirteen stories
high, and costing ssj0,0OO, was formally
opened on the LIST. The building is the finest
occupied by any T. NJ. c. A. in America.
Tie property IS valued a. 81, 10000.
The report Of the Atchlson, Topeka & SAN
IA Fe railway system for November shows
gross earnings OF si.lyS, Sl4; decrease, $780,
~. net earnings, 81, 1913, 62i; decrease, Sl27,-
lSj. Total income, Sl,i13,d!i; decrease,
Sld2, l35; surplus, i2iG,6 decrease, $751;
l3j.
The Mcrcur. Utah. gold mine, recently sold
TO Denver parties for s1J coo, f. turning out
about 100 tons Of orc daily, which means to
them a profit Of from $4,000 to $4,000
month. The cost Of labor Is - a ton. while
the profit on each ton OF ore reduced By the
cyanide process Is said to be $40.
William \. Bennett one Of the best known
bank tclers in Providence Rhode Island, has
fed. taking with him nearly $4,000. He has
been in the employ OF the Globe National
bank about ten years. He had full swing in
the bank and had the entire confidence OF
Cashier George c. Noyes. II Is thought be
has taken steamer for Europe.
Letters ju.t received from Rio Janelro say
a French vessel was iired upon by the Brazil
Ian iHsurgent war-hlp Aquldaban which DIS
charged number Of machine guns but did
no damage. The French admiral immedl-
Xtcy demanded an apology and redress. The
Aquld aban saluted the Tag the next morning
with eleven guns.
Reports Of the condition Of the national
banks At the close OF business December 10
are being received at the treasury depart
ment in response 10 the call for them. They
show the average reserves Of the banks re-
porting as very large and In some cases
larger than on the date Of the previous call,
October 3, indicating the amount OF money
still idle Is very large,
Hard times have come upon the retail
clerks OF Chicago IN a manner never before
experienced. Nearly 5000 men and women
who have been working in the various mer-
camille establishments OF Chicago have been
thrown out OF employment since the close Of
the holiday trade. This number is composed
OF at least $500 women and girls, whose sal
aries have not averaged more than s. per
week.
A dispatch from Vienna says the Archduke
Carl Salvador, ia con junction with an officer
Of the army, has invented an automatic nit
raillcuse, which Is reported 10 be the best yet
made II tires $50 to $50 shots q minUtc and
smolSeicss powder can be employed. Forty
thousand rounds have been fired from one
barrel Of the weapon without showing any
defect. The cost Of the new mitrai!euse is
! 900 forms each
Word has Just been received OF terrible
accident which happened a few days ago AZ
the home OF Sol Collins, on Spring Greek,
Missouri. Collins sat near an open fire place
with q keg Of powder beside him. He threw
some of the powder, which he thought was
too damp to burn, Into the fire. y terrible
explosion followed, In which Collins, his
wife, four children and two Others were seri-
ously injured.
David W. Hart OF Dodge City, Kansas, is
busily engaged in collecting the insurance on
n $50, 600 policy for foot he lost under
Chicago street car wheel last summer. Mr..
Hart had insured against the loss Of leg in
a long list Of companies, and 10 the sum total
OF $50, 0OO lie Is now reaping the benefit of
foresight. some of the money having already
been paid, with the indications In favor of i
speedy collection Of It all
The great six-day bicycle race at New York
was won by Albert SchocS OF Chicago whose
record was as follows: At ) hours, l 10 niles
q hours, 394 miles IS hours, 734 miles; -
hours, $40 miles: 96 hours, 232 miles, 100
hours, LA miles; l42 hours, Loo miles.
Following Is the final score: Shock, 1000;
Walter, l,4si; Martin, ,43O; Albert, LAO.
Van Emberg. !, 40l; Golden, 1913; Nickel,
l,i90; Forster, l,045; Hosmer, 9d9; Barton,
l,00S; Arlington, $40.
Reports of depredatIons committed by
tramps continue TO come from all parts OF
Kansas. Along the eastern and southern
border they are thick and generally travelling
in groups OF half dozen. Railroad officials
state their Freight crews have great deal of
trouble with them and in many instances are
threatened with assault If they insist on their
leaving the trains. They are crowdlng into
the largest towns OF the state, where they say
they will have the protection of the police,
under the governors order. Every day n
number OF tramps call at Governor Lcwell-
ing's Office and beg for money with which 10
buy something TO eat The governor has
found this such a burden that he is COMPEL
ed to refuse further aid 10 them.
a cold wave swept over Europe last week.
In England the Thermometer went five and
ten degrees below zero This involves Is
much suffering as would temperature of
twenty degrees below zero in The United
States. The people are unprcparcd for such
a terribly cold wave, and the result is that
the suffering among the poor IL intense.
Many cases of death from exposure are al
ready reported and outdoor work has been al
most entirely suspended. Ia several parts OF
England railroad trains have been imbcdded
in SNOW for hours. and on the Isle of Wight
the weather is reported to be the coolest OF
the century. The river Var is frozen from its
source TO within a few yards of the sea and
on the Medina river, which divides the Isle OF
Wight Into nearly equal parts. several trad
ing vessels are icc-bound In mid stream. The
ellis of Cornwall are hung with icicles of
immense size. Terrible cold is also reported
from Russia and Spain.
The Kansas City, Wyandotte .N North
western railroad was sold on the 9TH 10 George
{. Smith, cx-assisant general manager of the
Missouri Pacific road, and Baily i. Waggen-
cr OF Atchson. general counsel in Kansas
for the latter road. In purchasing the prop
crty. they acted in the interest of the Kansas
City K Northwestern road corporation re.
Gently chartered by the state of Kansas, for
the purpose OF buying the Wyandotte road.
The price paid for the property was s650,oO0,
$4,000 in cash being deposited with Master
in Chanrery Dillon. who effected the sale