The Meeker herald., 1895-05-25
re.soaApA,c eaEvlrlgs.

Leading Iowa Democrats have issued
N for a silver convention to be held
June 9Th
PRESIDENT Cleveland and a party of
Ids made big catch Of 1sh last
saturday
II at Panama Tuesday from AGA
n1leo. Mexico.
vsse.abIe gardens near Grand Rap
n. Michigan. were damaged Saturday
night by frost
In the cloudburst near Emporin, Kan
- Yesterday one life was lost and
a,reh damage done to crops.
twenty-five families rendered horne
- by last Wednesdays cyclone in
Kansas. are badly in need Of help.
Ruly Sunday. formerly a favorite
Lame baseball player. is holding mar
,co,,s revival meetings In Ottumwa,
Iowa
saturday nights frost killed strawber-
a. and grapes In La Crosse, Wiscon-
~ and did much damage to Minnesota
crops.
GIIley and Day families In Virginia,
wounded.
Tuesdays statement OF the condition
NJ the treasury shows: Available cash
balance. s179, 19O,69S gold reserve.
sol. 6sO.gI6
England is now wrought up over the
nusstlon whether n member Of the
Hor.sa OF Commons may retain his seat
after having become lord.
Theodore Durrant's attorneys believe
that they can establish an alIbi for
their client SO far as the murder of
Minnie Williams Is concerned.
II ls reported that the American De
troIeum ring has entered into private
understanding with the Russian union
recently established for four years.
New Foundland despairs OF a CON
federation- England declines to assume
on.-third Of the debt OF the railway
and Canada refuses to assume the
whole.
Pressure is being brought to bear on
The Canadian government to prevent II
possible, the construction Of a canal by
Americans from Lake Michigan 10 the
Ohio river.
terrible accident occurred on the
new river steamer Unique, In Lake St
Clair, which caused the death of two
men and probably third. 1t was due
to burst In the boiler.
The budget estimates of the French
premier and minister of finance, NJ. RI
bot. for 1896. propose several Increases
in taxation in order to provide for a
deficit Of 55OOO,OOO francs.
Because railroads refuse to establish
~ - -,
coal mining companies In northern H.
llnois have combined In a fight for
business against their competitors In
other sections.
EI-President Harrison says regard
ing the report that he has permanently
retired from law practice, that It is a
mistake. He will not engage in any
more jury trials away from home and
will contine mainly his practice to ar
gunents before the courts.
The fact OF the japanese govern
ment yielding to the representations
Of Russia, France and Germany in re-
gard To the Lao Tung peninsula and
agreeing to restore that territory to
China mas greatly excited and intensely
disappointed the japanese nation.
Two hundred men In the Delaware
Iron works were taken by surprise last
week when they found 10 per cent in
crease In wages In their envelopes They
We're Informed that the Improvement In
the Iron trade made the Improvement In
Of typewriter legal cap.
wages possible.
A test case brought by the Southern
Pacific 10 determine the ownership Of
thousands OF acres In the central coun-
ties Of California has been decided by
Judge Ross In the United States district
Waa claimed by the Southern Pacific as
part OF the Indemnity grant Of the At
lantlc Il Pacific railroad.
San francisco paper says that tho
United States contract labor laws arc
broken every few weeks by the arrival
d large numbers OF Japanese who pour
INTO the country by every steamer I'M
der contract To farmers In the interior
valleys Of California. During the past
year II II said that 10000 Japanese have
secured ranch employment to the ex-
cinAiOn OF white iaborers
Adviccs to bullion brokers In New
YORK from London state that the con.
tracts for future delivery OF 3.5Os, 900
6iinces Of silver bullion were made there
70 Aprii, which IL equal In amount to
lNe sales made during the period OF ac-
tVltY caused by the first negotiations
I"r peace In the East This goes to
prove that the London dealers are conf.
Htht OF material Increase In the de-