The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1894-03-03

The capital OF honduras has oe.i
tured by the insurgents aided oy N'c"iAsuA
and recuperate has been attacked by Vpho'a
fever. p
A dynamite factory near Reading, PENN
syIvania. WAS blown up on the list ana one
man was killed.
Guatemala has discontinued paying inter
est on her bonds held abroad. ms Is uue l"
the fall In silver.
A German commission OF fifteen members
Is engaged in Investigating the cuiieH''
question In an official way.
Five men and a boy lost their lives by an
explosion Of gas In the coal mines ~ bio's-
burg, New Mexico on the Ind
The wreck OF the Cass County, Iowa bank
has been found to be complete, as the nomihai
assets are less than third of its Liabilities
Prendergast the murderer OF Carter ha ATT.
son. has been sentenced to be hanged me
ease viii be appealed to the Supreme court.
The shlpwrecked crew OF the kearsatge
reached New York in safety on the 2lst. Inc
officers state that the wrecked vessel cannot
be raised.
The American Newspaper Publishers Asso-
citation held it, eighth annual session Al o.
Louis on the 2lst and 22nd. Three huhuted
were present.
There wa. another ansrea 5i ssnts Boarding
house was accidentally exploded, injurlnS
several persons.
The Iowa state Senate has passed the House
bill requiring the American flag 10 be DIS
played on every Iowa school house during
sessions Of school.
John Y. McKane, the Long leland "bossn
who has been sentenced to Sing Sing for cleo
ton frauds, Il now accused of having em-
beZZled trust funds.
The Insurance companies have raised their
rates at Chicago % per cent. owing to the In
rrsa-lur Losses which amounted to 50 per
cent Of the premiums last year.
There seems to be probability that Mexi-
co viii be unable TO meet her interest, which
Is payable in gold, as her silver money 10
worth only 80 cents on the dollar.
Washington's birthday was Observed more
generally than usual throughout the country.
Large meetings addressed by well-knoHn
public mcp were held in the large cities.
The. Y. NJ. c. A. and the Christian En-
dcayor societies OF Kansas City have decided
to enter politics to the exten: of getting
Christians 10 register for the local election.
The Supreme Court OF Michigan has af-
frmrd Mic constltutlonal!ty OF the BARRIERS
sunday closing law holding that the statute
does not conflict with the fourteenth amend
ment of the federal constitution
At the re-openlng OF Parliament Tuesday,
Mr.. Gladstone withdrew the employers liza
bnIty bill as the House OF Lords had amended
1t too much. 1t was expected that he would
Flfty-one Of the foreign coal miners who
started a riot in the Mansfield district In
Western Pennsylvania n few weeks ago have
been convicted and sent to jail or to the peni-
Tertiary for various terms. They are Polish,
Hungarian French and italian.
The Military Rifle Association, consisting
Of the adjutant generals and other officers of
the militia Of Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin,
Michigan, Iowa aud Minnesota, met In Chi
cago ana arranged to hold tournament be-
ginning September 10, provided nj least three
states would participate The place where 1t
& TO be held will be .i.clded upon later
The third annual negro conference opened
At Tuskogec, Alabama, on the 2lst, with
r'ruut roo delegates in attendance. The OBJ
ministers and teachers of the colored race,
FOR the purpose OF exchanging views regard
Ing conditions and evils and also to secure 40
exchange OF opinions concerning the best
methods of education for the uplifting of the
masses.
Erastus Wiman, the well known New York
capitalist, was arrested on the 2ist upon
charge OF forgery. Tho complainant was X.
e. Dun. The first statement OF the case look.
serious for Wiman. lie WAS taken to the
Toombs, as he was unable to obtain bail until
Friday. Wiman says he may have Numbered
but that he has committed no crime 1t is
over year since the alleged crime Wa COM
mttcd.
The sophomores at Cornell University com.
mittcd dastardly crime on the evening OF
The Suth. II was the occasion OF the fresh
mans banquet and as Usual the sophomore,
made every effort 10 prevent the freshmen
from getting to the hall. The freshmen after
fighting their way through the mob with the
aid OF policemen, sat down TO supper Soon
after some OF them were overcome BY the
effects of deadly gas that had been intro
duced through the floor by some rniscreant..
The cook and one student died and Others
nearly succumbed.
A Rio de ,TanaIro snact,I 10 ,,o ~ W,
World says: The insurgents refused to ALLOW
a Waterfront belonging to the English mer-
chant ship Nasmythe to land. The captain
OF the chip appealed TO the commander OF the
british squadron for safe conduct of the boat
Inc Brush commander refused. The Mas
myihe's captain wen. to Admiral Bcnham,
stated his case and asked for protection for
the watcrboat. Admiral Benham promptly
granted the English captains request, and
Lieutenant kilburn conducted the water-hoat
under the American flag The rebels did not
fire upon the boat. The British squadron is
rouudly denounced.
New York Is now for the first tine since
1905 without representative In the United |
States Supreme Court. The justices and Of |
fcials are said to be especially gratfed at |
the choice Of Justice White The court has |
lacked an authority on the civil law embraced |
In the Justinian code and later the Napoleon
10 code, All OF the states of the Union ex-
cept Louisiana found their laws on English
common laws, but loulsiane founded her
- stem upon the Napoleonic code, which
came from the Roman civil law. Justice
White now comes equipped with an expert
cucc at The bar and on the bench of Louisiana
under their civil code.
Chairman Carter Of the Republican Ma
Iloual Committee saws that i change will
be made in the representation of the
lcXt national convention. "The change recog-
lies the right OF the communities that give
ne hill OF the vote to the party 10 dominate
lie choice Of the convention. Instead of two
delegates from each congressional district We
propose 10 place II at one with an additional
!cicgate for each 1000 votes cast In the dis
ret for the past presidential candidate for
lie party. la the past the action of the con-
en'ion has bcen controlled by the delegates
rom the states In which there was no posi-
..c chance Of securing the electoral vote for
lie nominee. The change will minimize the
influence of the delegations that are alwaya
tyen IN consideration of some bargain
Bar silver fell to 50 on the a3rd. The fall
a silver Is believed to he due TO the reported
e'n panic in China. The New York Post In
Is hGaucial review says: very heavy
II sil hu1 b,.f e., | .