The Meeker herald., 1896-09-19
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vlce-President Stevenson viii take
he stump for Bryan.
Ths Lick observatory 10 observing
three comets At this time.
Ii Hung Change started from Toron-
ko for the Pacific coast on the 8th.
MI. Bryan was formally notified of
bis nomination by the silver party last
Tuesday.
The French government denies the
statement that Dreyfus has escaped
from his island prison.
1t Il reported that the Bannock In
dians are again killing game In Jack
sons Hole. Wyoming.
Ex-President Harrison has refused
an offer of the presidency i the I'M
versity Of Indlanapol'.
Ex-senator Henry B. Payne Of Ohio,
has suffered a stroke Of paralysis,
which may result fatally.
Premier Ito, who was minister for
the interior and secretary of the JAP
anese cabinet, has resigned.
Marion Butler, of the Peoples party,
on the sth, issued an address to the
people of this country urging the
claims OF the party to their support.
The Cretan assembly, after consult
ing with the Revolutionary committee,
has accepted the reform plans drawn
up by the powers and approved by
the sultan of Turkey.
At a mass meeting at Ogden,
largely attended from the principal
points in the State. the silver party
was organized under the name Of the
Independent Republican party.
Through the ingenuity of Professor
Fanciulli, the United States marine
band was enabled to play several Sc
lections Of Chinese music at the din
ner given Ii Hung Chang in Washing
ton, last week.
Two masked men stopped an ex-
press train near Sacramento, to rob
the express car, but while their at
tentlon was distracted the engineer
shot and killed one of them and pulled
Into the city all right.
The Twenty-ninth Annual Trades
Union Congress of Great Britain,
opened its session at Edinburgh, on the
7th. About $50 delegates were in at
tendance. None but bona fde laborins
men are permitted to act as delegates.
Bourke Cochran has accepted the in.
vitation of the Nebraska gold standard
men to speak In Nebraska. He will
make the first speech in Omaha, Sept
II. Arrangements are being made fol
q magnificent demonstration.
Fannie Wilson. daughter of Mem
phis millionaire planter, who was sum,
mering at Cedar Gap, near Kansas
City, eloped with Thomas Hogan, son
of a local fruit grower, yesterday.
The destination Of the couple IL ur
known.
Orders have been received from Rus
sian ports to stop further consign
ments Of Armenian refugees. az Rus
sia is over-stocked and declines to re
ceive any more of them. In conse-
quence of these orders, number Of
Armenians, who had already EN-
barked, were returned to CONSTANT
nople.
The Democratic managers have de
cided to again bring Senator Tillmap
before the coal miners In Pennsyl
vania, and for ten days, beginning on
September 10th, he will labor in that
State. His tour begins In Schuylkill
county, and will embrace Carbon, Lu-
cerne, Lackawanna and Northumber
land counties.
The Russian Novoe Vremya makes
tour shows that Berlin and Vienna,
as well as Paris and st. Petersburg
are conscious Of the necessity Of com.
mon action by the powers to defeat
the political designs of Great Britain,
which is added, are clearly displayed
in recent events In Turkey.
An official dispatch from Manila
capital of the PHILIPPINE Islands, an
nounces that 1000 insurgents have
collected at Cavite. The troops have
routed 500 insurgents at Baccore, kill
Ing fourteen of them ana capturing
eighteen. Reinforcements have been
summoned from Nue Vacciga. Signs
of insurrection are apparent at Rula
can, Pampanga and Batangas.
The Carlists. in Spain, have issued
manifesto explaining their action in
withdrawing from the chamber Of dep
uties and declaring that their leader
will decide the proper moment to re.
spond to the call of the nation that
will summon them to save It. The
manifesto supports the political su-
premacy of the King and the establish
ment of a parliament representing all
classes.
The International Association OF
Factory Inspectors, at Toronto,
adopted a resolution reiterating the