The Meeker herald., 1895-04-27


upon Nicaragua.
The first service in the Russian or
thodox church was held in New York
yesterday.
Joshua NJ. Sears of Boston pays tax
of S40,019.92 on real estate assessed al
$3,751, 900
Serious trouble exists between cat
tie men and homesteaders in Beaver
county, Oklahoma.
note for 100000 signed by the late
Senator Fair and Endorsed by Leland
Stanford has been presented to the
executors for payment.
At Bridgeport, Connecticut, Carrie J.
Dewey, aged 30, formerly a snake
charmer, killed herself with Paris
green.
Mrs. Jane Freelove Harper, widow
of one of the founders of the publish
ing house of Harper Bros, is dead,
aged ST.
General Calleja, who was captain
general of Cuba until Marshal Marti-
neZ De Campos took supreme control
recently has asked permission of the
latter to fight under his orders.
Secretary Morton has issued an order
permitting the importation of Mexican
cattle under stringent quarantine regu-
lations. This action is in view of the
scarcity of beef cattle.
AT a bull fight in Barcelona Sunday,
one of the bulls broke away, injuring
many spectators. He was shot by a
guard, one of the bullets killing a man.
The fight was then resumed.
1t is stated on good authority that
Stein Bros, the proprietors of the Mon
arch distilling company of Chicago and
Owensboro, Kentucky, are making ar
rangements to put in S1.000,000 plant
in Los Angeles.
The president of the National BIZ
metallic Leage of France declares that
the association has been formed as the
first attempt TO organize French BIZ
metallists. with the object of establish
ing ratio of l5lh to 1.
Secretary Gresham has given an opin-
ion that American merchant ships in
foreign waters cannot afford asylum to
persons against the demands of regular
officers with warrants.
There WIS II riot in the Coal Creek
mines, Tennessee, on Thursday as the
result of the importation of few out
side men to operate electric machines.
This resulted in strike and fight
In which one man was killed.
Owing to the condition in which Ar
ish. Russian and French ENJOYS
have drafted scheme for reforms
which they will urge the porte to pro-
mulgate Immediately.
A conference of college graduates is
being held in New York for the pur-
pose of discussing the conditions now
surrounding graduate study in Amer-
ca, with Il view to recommendations
for their Improvement.
Rev. j. @. Reed, the Baptist minister
who has been on trial at Portland, Ore
gon, for attempting to rob the First
National bank of East Portland last
February, was found not guilty by the
jury on the ground that he is insane.
An Ottawa dispatch states that with
the complete approval of his colleagues
it is settled that the Hon. G. IL. Foster,
minister of finance, will be the leader
of the ministerial forces in the House
Of Commons. Parliament will assem-
bic on the 18th instant.
Since the wrecking of the passenger
train No. ., Friday night, near Alton,
Tennessee, on the Southern railway,
In which Engineer Swatts was killed
and four other persons were hurt, two
more attempts have been made to
wreck passenger trains near the same
place.
Professor l.. ID. Dyche, the naturalist
of the coast Arctic expedition which
ended disastrously last summer will sail
for Greenland May 10 in the schooner
Golden Hope. Captain Harvey Gadnor
Will accompany him to make Il colec-
ton of fauna. He will be picked up
about October IL by the same vessel.
Archbishop Fabre has issued n pastor
al letter in which he commands the cler-
Nv Of Quebec to keep silent when in the
pulpit on the Manitoba school question:
but recommends them to express to their
parishoners who ask, the delight of the
epscopacy Mt the action taken thus far
In the matter by the Conservative gov
ernment
The entire Southwest, including
Southern Kansas, Oklahoma and East
crn and Northern Texas was visited by
terrible sand and wndstorm Monday
At places in Oklahoma and Panhandle
Egyptian darkness prevailed. Crops
were badly damaged, wires Frustrated
and much other damage accomplished.
1t has Just developed that Rev. DIR.
Parkhurst recently united in marriage
Harris Eugene Ravens, eX-member of
Congress from Missouri and now Il res
ident of Enid, Oklahoma, and Mrs.
Mary f. Sallade, the moral crusader of
New York. She was born some %
years ago and her maiden name was
Fielding
The California state board Of health
has taken the first step toward the
home manufacture of antl-toXine by
appointing n committee of four physi-
clans to arrange with some department
of the state university to proceed at
once In the manufacture Of anti-toXinc
in such quantities as will supply every
demand Of the state board of health.
Salt Lake has another gold rush This
time 1t is TO Harker's Canon, twelve
miles west of the city. Hundreds have
large acreage Of placer ground in the
draw, and the claim is made that the