The Meeker herald., 1895-06-15
rELgoRAPtrc saEvlTIEs.

Z Sas, have been washed out by neaNy
! rains.
Twenty passengers were Injured in
| trolly car accident in Syracuse, New
I York
The French government narrowly es-
! capped defeat in the chamber of deputies
last saturday
Miss Emily Faithful, the noted Eng
/ lish lecturer and exponent of woman's
rights. died on the 2nd-
Marie Carlson, sixteen years old, has
been discovered to be suffering from lep-
rosy In Cleveland Ohio
Sculptor Parks of Chicago will make
bronze bust or statue of the late Wal
ter Q. Gresham.
Rev. Henry NJ Scudder, an eminent
Massachusetts,.
Mrs. Cleveland and Mrs. olney, with
their children, left Washington for Buz-
Yards Bay on wednesday.
Entertainments of the Missouri river
threaten to wipe the town of Covington,
Nebraska, out of existence.
! A suit on trial at Tacoma, incidentally
brings out the fact that Paul Schultze,
the suicide, misappropriated SI56,OOo OF
; local street railway bonds.
1t is reported in New York that
Thomas Byrnes, ex-superintendent OF
police, win organize private detective
agency In the near future.
Coils z. Huntington. the railway mag
nate, has been interviewed in London,
and says that he thinks good times are
coming for America right away.
c. A. E. Orme, who went down on the
Colima, was n wealthy EngiiShman. He
had been spending six months in Los
Angeles and was Il noted traveller.
The American Wire Nail company of
Anderson, Indiana, has advanced the
wages Of It's men ten per cent. unsolicit-
ed. The company employs 700 men.
Cardinal Gibbons of Baltimore, Rev. ].
S. Foley, bishop Of Detroit, and Mgr.
O'Connell. rector Of the North American
college, arrived in Rome on the list
AT meeting Of the Southern Whole
sale GrOcers' Association in Atlanta, Ga,
President Cleveland's name was enthu-
siastically cheered and 1t was declared
that he should BE- elected for life.
All of the baggage of President
Cleveland's family has arrived At Gray
Gables, accompanied by most Of the
servants and William Sinclair the
Presidents steward. The Presidents
horses have also arrived.
The Berlin correspondent OF the Stand
ard says the Prusslan government Is not
going to ascertain the expediency OF the
German government excluding Austro-
Hungarlans and will not in consequence
Of the outbreak of disease among them
AT Sternburch.
The hostile attitude Of the Bedouins
n Ieddah Is said to be due to the sani-
tary regulations enforced upon pilgrims
at Mecca at the request Of the European
powers. There seems to be prospect
of serious trouble.
Captain Claviio, who shot and serious
! ly wounded Captain General Prima Ri
I bcra after the latter had refused him
| the hand of his daughter, on Monday
I last, was shot at eight o'clock this morn
/ ing. The captain was tried by court
/ martial and sentenced TO death.
/ At meeting OF the blast furnace OPP
| orators OF the Mahoning and Shenango
! Valleys, 1t was decided to advance the
/ wages Of all employees ten per cent, 10
l take effect June II. This restores wages
I to the basis Of July. 1893. and makes
I total advance OF 20 10 % per cent. made
/ since May l.
! The whale boat Kite has been char
I tered to carry an expedition Of ten per
\ sons to Greenland 10 rescue Lieutenant
{ Peary. the Arctic explorer. Emile Die
Z bitsch, Pearys brOtherinlaw. viii have
I charge of the party. Mrs. Peary will
I not accompany the party. The Kite is
1 to start about the middle Of next month.
| The report of the directors OF the
/ Pennsylvania railroad company, for
I 1884 is as follows: Total revenue
/ 81, O31 ,O6G.29. The charges against
I this sum for the year amount to So
| us, J42.40; the net result being a loss
/ for the year 1891, after paying ali ex-
( penses, interest on bonded debt, rentals,
/ advances. etc. OF sGsT, 47G.11, as com
I pared with n profit for the year 1893
OF S1.O5O,476.36.
! The great relay bicycle race of the
Z military and postal riders between
/ Chicago and New York, was finished at
/ 90 o'clock Saturday morning. The ac-
( tuaI time of the race was 60 hours SO
[ minutes The last relay should have
/ reached the finishing point at Sixtleth
/ street and the Western Boulevard at
/ eight o'clock Saturday morning. Arriy-
! ing when they did, they broke all Amer
] lean records for relay race.
Advlces from Formosa indicate chaos
/ is rapidly giving way TO order, now that
/ the japanese troops have reached Tai
! pehfu and established headquarters at
that point. The natives of Formosa are
/ submitting readily TO the rule of the
/ japanese. The Japanese losses during
/. the military movements in occupying
the island. amount to only eight men
I The Chinese carried away millions Of
dollars worth Of property from the
Chinese Notifications
G. +. Hartman. general passenger
agent of the Western & Atlantic rail
road, has notified the Exposition com
pany at Atlanta that be has closed a
contract for hauling % 900 members of
the G. A X. from Chattanooga to Allan
tn ON the Goth Of September. The
Confederate veterans will come from
all points TO meet the G. a. X. men
and the public comfort committee of