The Meeker herald., 1894-07-21

The Coxey movement has cost the govern.
ment $50, 900.
Europe continues to be distracted by rumors
OF dynamite plots.
Fierce forest fires have been raging in New
jersey and Pennsylvania
Prendergast, the murderer Of Mayor Harr!-
son, was hanged on the 18th.
| Erastus WIman has been granted stay
and will probably get a new trial.
The National Educational Association was
In session at Asbury Park on the 18th.
| The Yankee sloop Vigilant has been beaten
/ four times in succession by the Britannia
Thirteen men and women who were work
| Ing iu a field near Schwelz, West Prussia,
were killed by lightning Saturday.
Telesraus sent out by President Debs are
reported to DE conclusive evidence that he
violated the courts injunction.
| A passenger train on the Big -Four road
was wrecked near Terre Haute on the l2th
By come malicious persons unknown. Noone
was killed.
United States troops have been sent into
the CGtur d'Alene district to suppress throat
enel trouble. The troops are equipped for
| field service.
The American iine OF steamships has cut
the steerage passenger rates from London,
Liverpool and Queenstown, to any American
| port to 50 including outfit.
The new aru1ored cruiser Minneapolis has
beaten all records in her class by sailing -
miles per hour on her trial trip. This VIII
| give the Cramps a bonus of 100000.
| Two lady missionaries were rcccuuy
mObbei At Canton BY natives because sick
| Chnaman whom they attempted to help
died The natives are exceedingly super
sttluus
Muley Mohammcd, the sultan's elder
brother, has been imprisoned By tie governor
| OF Taugicr for intriguing 10 Induce the pow
srful BaluruuA tribe to proclaim him sultan
| Of Morocco.
General :. w. Ferguson, secretary and
treasurer Of the Mississippi Lcyec Board, "a
short 81, 900 Ia his accounts. He was gen
| eral IN tho Confederate army and was once
secretary of the Mississippi river comm.-.io n,
! Private Cedarquist who refused to obey
orders 10 engage in target practice at Omaha
has been found guilty by court martial and
| given o light sentence. II Is SAID that the
order given him was against the department
rules.
The Building Trades Council OF Chicago,
which had deferred action until it, regular
meeting Friday night instead of voting with
| practical unauimity to assist the 4. X. u,
was actually unanimous 10 refusing such as
| sistauce.
Adjutant General Martin says that there Is
| no probability Of an immediate removal OF
| the United States troops from Chicago. The
| troops Will be kept here he says, until the
government Is very certain that there VIII lie
no further trouble. lt costs no more 10 keep
| them here than at the various posts and there
will be no hurry about removing them"
The Mississippi legislature At It, last ses-
sion passed an act authorizing the governor,
the auditor aud the treasurer to issue treas
ury warrants in denominations Of q should
It become necessary to tide over the financial
crisis. The issue was limited To S2iO,OOO- IL
wa. the intention OF the legislature To have
the warrants pass money all over the state.
ha fga. IL 2 e.
violate the law.
some misunderstanding has arisen con-
corning the commission Which the President
will appoint under the authority
given him by the arbitration act Of
ISIS The commlssiou Will have no authority
to arbtratc between the parties TO the recent
disturbance at Chicago and elsewhere 1t
can merely investigate the labor troubles and
report recommending legislation, &C. The
commission Is purely advisory.
most unfortunate tragedy occurred at
Westyllle, Illinois, on the 9th. Mrs, Michael
Glrnnan aud Miss Clara Gain. were Killed
and an unknown man MORALLY wounded by
volley fired over the heads OF crowd of riot
Ing miners by company OF militia. The
crowd had become rotous aud the militia
was sent for. When they arrived they tried
To dispense the mob by firing over their head,
and the persons mentioned were killed while
standing In their own yards at distance.
Several OF the mob were arrested and peace
restored.
The New York aud Philadelphia Traction
Company, with a capital stock Of $1,000, has
been Incorporated under the laws OF New
Jersey. The company Is organized for the
purpose of constructing system Of electric
roads IN New Jersey, which will extend from
New York TO Philadelphia, With number OF
branches connecting the principal cities not
on the direct route. Altogether the system
will comprise about $50 miles of roads. The
right Of way has been secured and consldera-
bic money spent for the surveys during the
past few months. Work OF construction viii
begin at once.
Henry George addressed a big audience at
New York on the I2th on the subject OF the
strike. Mr.. George said he would rather see
ali the railway property Of the country
burned up, all the rails torn up, than to zee
them preserved by force OF arms. The mil
lionaires made their money by robbery and
debauchery; by the purchase OF judges and
legislatures, and now they wanted TO pre-
serve them by the bayonct and the arms of
the federal troops ana for that purpose the
rights OF states were being encroachei upon
by the federal authorities. Mr George then
entered upon lengthy condemnation Of
President Cleveland and his employment Of
federal troops in the West Every mention
of the Presidents name VIZ. received with
Misses.
The great Christian Endeayor convention
opened at Cleveland on the llth. At least
25 900 persons were in the city, a tent and
an auditorium seating 10000 were each filled.
Governor Mckinley gave the address OF well
come. President +. L Clark was absent on
account of sickness. The secretary reported
an increase OF 1,3a5 societies and 1900 mem
hers The gains have been very heavy In
India, Japan, Turkey. China, France, Spain,
Mexico, and other foreign countries. The
total individual membership throughout the
world Is over 1000, 900 Thirty Evangelical
denominations are represented in the society,
the Presbyterian still leading with 6,G52 COM
panles. The Congregationallsts, the Baptlsts,
Disciples, Methodists and Lutherans follow ia
the order named.
Earthquake shocks continue to shake Con-
stautinoplc at Irregular intervals. The In
habltants OF the city have been driven TO a
condition OF abIcct fear by the repeated dis
turbances, and in all the places which have
felt the earthquakes a state OF panic exists.
Houses have been deserted and the people
are clustered in the parks, gardens aud fields.
All arc suffering hardsbips and the exposure
l. especially severe on the sick and persons
injured during the carly shocks. A wing OF
the military school fell Friday, killing three