The Meeker herald., 1895-11-30
rELEoRAPHic sREvITiEs.


New Yorkers are now moving " se'
the political conventions.
A new comet was discovered through
the Lick telescope few nights ago.
Rustem Pasha. formerly ambassador
to Great Britain, Is dead
The American Baptist Missionary un,
ion held Its opening session ihursuay
at the Mt. Morris Baptist church IN Ne"
York city.
At meeting Of twist and sewing SIX
manufacturers in New York city II was
agreed to advance the price OF twist ahu
sewing silk 5 per cent.
The Home Market Club held Its an
nuaI banquet at Music Hall in Boston,
Massachusetts,, on the Zlst. So'e''
were laid for 500 guests
Marie Janses recently led Q strike
at the Garrick theater In New iork
| city. The company claim that they na'e
not been paid for month.
The American Exchange National
bank Of New York city Thursday aiter-
ternoon turned $3,o0O,OOO In goid lnto
the sub-treasury in exchange for iegai
| tender.
The Denver & Gulf road Is making
prepara tons to build stock yards AZ
Cheyenne. The yards will be OF mater
I the line.
Farmers In Iowa have been holding
their grain for a raise In price, thus
causing seventeen crews to be laid OF
on the Iowa and Dakota division of the
Milwaukee.
One hundred Armenians employed at
the Whiting Machine Works in Whit
ensville, Massachusetts,, refused to
work unless the firm would discharge
four Turks. also employees.
While big crowd of people were
watching an open air baptismal service
at Fulton. Missouri, the bridge on which
they stood gave way and they fell into
the river but no lives were lost.
Austin Corbin is at the head of a big
colonization enterprise, to be planted in
Arkansas. The steamship Chateau
fquem sailed from Genoa, November 8,
for New Orleans with 700 Italians on
board.
A distressing runaway accident oc-
CURED at Sheridan, Wyoming. on Sat
urday evening, causing the death Of
Luther Schuler, boy of nine years. and
the serious injury of his step-father,
Fred McDonough.
The exhibition next week In New York
city of the Farm show. promises to be
one OF the most novel and interesting
ever seen there. A large share of the
stock entered comes from the Middle
and Western states.
The president has appointed John l..
Peak Of Kansas City, Missouri, United
States minister to Switzerland. to sue
ceed Minister Broadhead. resigned, and
Otto Munchmeyer as United States con-
sui at San Salvador.
1t Is said that the memorial fountain
to Heine, which the German organiza-
tions Of New York City have procured
Tor Central park, may be refused place
haoah on grounds "f moralify
The aneer of Afghanistan is greatly
annoyed at the failure of Nazrullah \
Khan. his second son, to arrange for a
permanent representative at London.
As result of the rage of the ameer,
many persons have been burned alive.
Advices from Constantinople say the
sultan has consented to allow the pass
age through the Dardanelles of second
guardship for each power. in accordance
with the requests Of the Austrian, Ital-
ian, Russian and British representa-
tives
In the celebrated land contest between
II. T. Cowley and the Northern Pacific
Railroad company. at Spokane, WASH
ington, the court decided yesterday In
favor Of Cowley, thus giving him title
70 land estimated from $1,OOO,OOO to
S2.OOO.OOO.
James Goings, who assaulted Miss Lii
lie Jones, near Frederick, Maryland, was
taken from the Jail by mob Of 800 men
and hanged to tree In a field on the
Jefferson turnpike, one mile from the
city. Miss Jones died from the effects
of stab wounds.
The Amin Of Sana, the capital city of
Yemen, Arabia, at the head of $4,000
Arabs. armed with Martini-Henry rifles,
has defeated the Turks in three fights
The latter are now confined to Sana,
which is a walled city about five miles
in circumference.
A dispatch from St Petersburg con-
firms the report that the American firms.
the Bethleham Iron company, and the
Carnegie Iron company have been
awarded three-quarters of the entire or
der for furnishing the armor plate for
the two new Russian warships.
The report Of the commissioner of in
ternal revenue, made public Friday,
shows the collections for the district
composed Of Colorado and Wyoming to
have been $30O,211. OF this amount,
$2S8,770 was contributed by Colorado.
The New Mexico collection was $21 1.G6T.
Father Domlnick Wagner. the priest
of st. Mary's parish, st. Joseph, Mis-
souri,, who created such a sensation by
abducting Miss Maud Steidel and after
wards marrying her to escape the peni-
tentiary. was tried and acquitted on
the charge Of embezzlement of church
funds.
Rev. J. e. Horne, of Madison county.
Texas. has brought news of the lynch.
Ing OF negro In remote part of that
county last Tuesday night. He was ac.
cused Of riding horse over a little
white girl. inflicting serious injuries.
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