The Meeker herald., 1895-11-09
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-Four hundred acres Of timber and
800 acres of corn have been destroyed
by fire near Monteville. Missouri
The new capitol commission at St
Paul, Minnesota, has selected plans SUD
mitted by Cass Gilbert Of St Paul
The Marquis Of Salisbury in speech
at Waterford. protested against Gho-
Rtone's remarks ON the Armenian ques-
ton.
The two islands Of Huahine and BORA
bora. belonging to the Tahitian group
In the South Pacific, have been annexed
to France with the consent OF the ma
tives.
The latest addition to the new navy
In the United States. the ram Katahdin.
had her official trial yesterday and 1t
proved her speed about seventeen Knots
an hour.
The London Daily News says editor
tally: The Turks may go too far. United
States Minister Terrill is not supposed
to acquiesce In Americans being treated
like Armenians.
The Sultan Of Turkey declines to nc
cept the names which the grand vizte.
has suggested for the Armenian COM
mission. He wishes to have men VINO
are In his own confidence.
The Peruvian Senate has approved the
new law for the regulation Of the instr-
ance business. whereby eight agencies
OF foreign insurance companies are
obliged to retire from business.
At the Democratic mass meeting he'd
Thursday night In Albany. New Iork
Senator David b. Hill read letter from
President Cleveland, expressing a de-
sire for the success of the state ticker.
The Chinese ambassador with great
pomp has transferred fS.O00,0OO to the
japanese account. But the Japanese
have not touched the money ana are
retIcent us to what they intend to DO.
The October coinage statement shows
the coinage executed at the United
States mint to have been as follows:
Gold, $7,2i5, 900: silver, $S20.OOO; one
cent pieces. 500, 500; total coinage, $S.-
OJ9.2O0.
The vladivostock correspondent of the
Novoe vremya telegraphs that the Jap
anese have captured the inland town of
Katchi, island Of Formosa. The posi-
ton OF the black flags Is said to be des-
perate. The Japanese demand their
unconditional surrender.
n Ierlin SptClui 10 tue SiiiouiSic Ssty .
| It is announced from Tien Tsin that the
Chinese have signed second crown pc
tition to Germany, giving tract Of
land upon which Germany has the ex-
elusive right to trade and to build fac
tories.
Tho Molammedan insurgents have
captured the capital of the province OF
| Kan 300, on the Yellow River, and are
| u =,
ported secret societies of Central China
! are preparing to Join issues with the in
surgents.
| About 800 citizens of Edwards county,
Kansas have asked Governor Morrill,
to order that the sentence Of death De
executed upon Carl Arnold and VII.
| liam Harvey, who were November 13
1894, convicted of the murder of John
+. Marsh, mayor of the city Of Kinsley
The xreatcst blast ever fired in Maine
$50 kegs Of powder and a large quantity
Of dynamite werc exploded at the Long
Cove granite quarry. The explosion
cost the company 5000 and was sue.
ccssful in lotsening 100000 tons OF
granite.
I A big gas deal has been concluded In
Brooklyn. the seven city gas companies
| consolidated their interests. The seven
companies hare total capital of 3d.
0OO.OO0. The name of the new corpora
ton will be tie Brooklyn Union Gas
company, and the proposed capital Is
S3O, 900, 600.
In Leslie County. Kentucky. on We'd
nesday night. the Hon. w. T. Bently,
who was member of the Kentucky
Legislature during 1SS7-SS. fought a
duel to the death with Bige Hignite, a
man of very bad reputation. Hignite
died Immediately. Bently lived about
eight hours.
Complaint is made that the residents
| of Toluca. Mexico. have violated the re-
form laws by the erection of altars to
the Virgin Of Guadalupe In the market
| place. Catholic and Liberal papers are
engaged In heated discussion over the
recent visit of American prelates and
the participation in the coronation of
the Virgin of Guadalupe.
The long -druwn-out fight between
Bishop Bonacum of Nebraska and his
priests. which has resulted In that pre-.
late being in the police court for crimi-
nal libel and the removal of many
priests, has been renewed A diocesan
court has convicted Fathers Fitzgerald
| lIlu AuTpllN anu tApeiicu iIleiH IrOLl
the diocese for defying the bishop.
The report that Captain Isaac Bas-
| sctt. the veteran door-keeper Of the
Senate, was dying is not confirmed. He
| is suffering from stomach trouble, but
his physician states he is not danger.
ously ILL., Captain Bassett is rs years
OF age, however. and quite feeble, and
| the physician does not think he will be
III 10 to
The American missionaries In Bitlis
have again complained to United States
| Minister Terrili that they are in immI
| nent danger Mr.. TerriIl and Hon
| Michael Herbert. the British charge
d'afYalres, have therefore again made a
demand upon the porte to insure tho
| protection of the Americans.
The official announcement of the com
position of the Armenian commission
| OF control Is as follows: President Che.
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