The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1895-04-13

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The City National bank OF Fort
Worth has closed its doors.
Oyster fishermen are on the verge OF
war near Port Norris, New Jersey.
The British are making lively cam
paign against the Khan OF Jandoe in
India.
Sugar from Scotland and Germany is
being sold below the trusts prices In
Philadelphia
The Chicago Post charges that the
Democratic campaign fund was mis-
appropriated.
A convention OF business men 10 dis
cuss sound money has been called 10
meet at Memphis on May 20.
A new telephone company, with
capital of Sl60. 600. 600. Is said TO be get
ting ready TO compete with the Bell
company.
In the pursuit of the Rock Island
train robbers one OF them was killed,
and IL Is believed that the others Will
soon be taken.
The family Of Claus Spreckels are
having q big row. The father charges
Gus with embeZzlement and Is now
sued for Islander.
Major Hamilton, noted for having tun-
neled out OF Libby prison during the
Kentucky, few days ago.
Four ramps We're killed by the
wrecking Of a freight train near Alton,
Illinois, last Friday. Several others
were injured.
Lieutenant Commander Drake OF the
United States steamer Albatrogs, esti-
mates that ii costs the government s1OI
per skin 10 protect the seal fisheries.
The secret OF the probable collapse
Of the coal miners strike in Western
Pennsylvania Is now given out to have
been wholesale starvation In the ranks
Of the strikers.
1t is said that Guzman Blanco, e1-
president Of Venezuela. who now lives
in Paris, has q corner on the worlds
coffee market, having recently bought
$4,000 worth Of spot coffee.
At Wetzel, Illinois, Thomas Coleman.
aged 16, hung himself in the barn be-
cause his mother sent him Oh an errand
at time when he desired TO test a new
pillow
Hon. Robert 2. Porter, ex-superin-
tendent OF the census bureau, and for
merry editor Of the New York Press,
has Just purchased the Evening World
of Cleveland, which was chiefly owned
by r. y. Squire, secretary OF the Ohio
Standard OIL company.
Governor Clark Of Arkansas and Rep
resentative Jones had an alteration
q Little Rock hotel and spat in each
others faces. CLARK tried to shoot
Jones The encounter resulted from
charges OF SANDER made by Jones
against CLARK In the House.
Sarah Mcdowell Potter of North
Adams, Massachusetts, II seeking 10 re-
cover S12s,OOO from the estate OF Ben.
Butler on account Of stock In the San
Miguel Gold Placer company OF Colo
RADIO. which he sold to her just before
the company failed.
The director OF the Lick observatory
has received a telegram which an
nounces that the Hon. Edward Cross
ley, lately member Of Parliament for
Halifax. England, proposes to present
TO the Lick observatory his great three
foot rejecting telescope, with It's dome
and all It's apparatus complete.
Cholera has broken out In the lazar-
etto on the island OF Kamaran, of the
west coast Of Arabia, In a bay OF the
Red sea Thirty persons have been al
tackled and there are several deaths
daily Much alarm exists owing 10 the
approach Of the pilgrim season. At
tempts to persuade the Sultan Of Tur-
key to stop the pilgrimages have failed.
An association for the protection OF
the German gold standard has been
formed at Berlin under the presidency
Of Privy Commercial Counsellor Frent-
eel. 1t comprises seventy manufactur-
ers and merchants belonging to various
parts Of Germany and Is under the
leadership Of Herr Siegel Of Stuttgart,
Herr Ludwig Bamberger and Profe5-
sor RUBBER.
The sixty-ffth annual conference Of
the Mormon church convened in the
Tabernacle on the 9th. There was a
large number OF representative men
from every department Of the church
throughout the Mormon settlements In
Arizona, Wyoming, Idaho. Colorado
Nevada, Montana. Utah, New Mexico
and Mexico.
The first carload Of cut flowers ever
shipped from California was sent to
Chicago from Los Angeles on the Ord.
II is expected TO reach Chicago for
Eagter Sunday, The car contained 49,
900 Gala lilies and marguerites, Eng
lish ivy and many other varieties Of
flowers. It Is regarded as a very i'm
portant thing ar the venture promises
big returns.
President Debs OF the American
Railway union has returned TO Terre
Haute from the Pacific coast after
speech-making trip. which began in
Chicago February Is and closed at Los
Angeles, Cal, week ago. He says
the union has been recognized
throughout the territory. Seven days
on the eastward trip Debs took 2,20O
members into the union In the West.
The funeral Of Mrs. Harry st. John.
who was shot by her husband. was
held at Oklahoma City Friday, and
attended by large throng. Young St
John, distracted with grief, was pres
ent. as was his father. Ex-Governor
John p st. John, who had arrived from
the East. The governor IL making prep
arations for defending the life OF his