The Meeker herald., 1896-02-01
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Now 1t is reported that Russia aad
Turkey have formed q close alliance.
The Bannock Indians are reported to
be very restless. They want to depose
Agent Teters.
The Cornell athletic council has de-
cided that the navy coach could not
train the wOman's crew.
Madame Modjeska. the well-known
actress, is lying seriously Ill ut the
Burnet house. Cincinnati.
Fort Scott, Kansas, is considering the
advisability of investing the $4,000
city surplus In the new gold bonds.
BY the explosion Of locomotive
boiler near Charleston. West Virginia.
the engineer and fireman were killed
A detective working in the interest
OF II. II. Holmes claims to know that
most of his alleged victims are alive
James Rogers, Il well-known capt.
talist OF Iowa, aged II, has married a
girl only 10 years old, at Prescott, Ari-
Zona.
The officers of the w. C. T. U. have
decided to petition Congress for an
appropriation for the relief of the suf
fering Armenians.
1t Is now believed that the flying
squadron is simply an object lesson. by
which England wishes to show that
she is ready for war
The Orange Judd Farmer estimates
the value of farm animals In the Unit
ed States at 800, 1864, 600 or $G2, ,139, 600
less than year ago.
Attorney General Harmon has an
nounced that United States Marshal
Nix of Oklahoma territory will be re-
lieved from his duties.
1t is reported that the warship Ben
Jamin Constant has started to occupy
the island of Trinidad. The Constant
Is protected Brazilian cruiser, 2,75O
tons displacement.
Pretoria dispatch says that Presi
dent Kruger has granted citizenship to
the Uitlanders who supported him in
the recent crisis. There are very few
Englishmen among them.
Foreign bondholders of the Santa Fe
railroad company are disposed to al
low the st. Louis & San Francisco line
to be segregated as the Midland and
Atlantic & Pacific have been.
Near Wilkesbarre, Pennsylvania, n
passenger train was precipitated into a
cave-in caused by a mine. The en-
giheer was Killed and number of pas
sengers were seriously injured.
The czar of Russia has confirmed the
budget. The navy for the next seven
years is to have 404,OOO,OOO rcubles,
81 100000 of which is for the current
year. increasing 100000 annually.
dispatch from Berlin says that
many OF the guests at Saturdays royal
banquet showed symptoms of poison
Ing, supposed to be due to the fact that
the oysters were bad. All have recoy-
cred.
Congressman DOOlittle of Washing.
ton has Introduced a resolution In the
House calling on the president for the
report Of the board of engineers ap-
pointed to investigate the route OF Ipe
Nicaragua canal.
The first decision In Ohio in the
lower court on the Hard law, which
taxes foreign corporations doing busi-
ness in Ohio, one tenth of one per cent.
on their capital stock, ls that the law
IL unconstitutional.
At meeting of the German residents
of Salisbury. capital of Mashonaland. n
resolution was passed cOndemning En-
peror Williams dispatch to President
Kruger as an act Of interference with
South African affairs.
Conservative organs at Havana pro-
test against the assertion of Marshal
Campos that he is the victim of politi-
cal intrigue. They insist that his recall
is due to his failure as a general and
not to political pressure.
The Rock Island railroad has grant
ed free billing for seed oats shipped
from Kansas to Oklahoma aud terri
tory points between February and
April l. This will be of great henefit
to farmers in the Cherokee Strip.
The athletic team of the University
| of California has received challenge
from the Yale team to engage in II
number of contests next May, when
the local athletes expect to go East
The challenge will probably be accept
ed.
Miss Clara Barton and the staff
members Of the National Red Cross So
ciety sailed Wednesday on the stesmer
New York. They expect to reach Con-
stantinOple in about three weeks,
when they will begin their Armenian
relief work
The North German Gazette has dis
patch from the CamerOOns saying sew
eral days fighting has occurred near
the station of Jaunde between the gar
rison and the insurgent natives of the
German territory. Four German of.
ficers were wounded and seven native
troopers were killed.
The Sherman statue commission has
decided to place the equestrian statue
of General Sherman, to be erected In
Washington under the auspices of the
Army of Tennessee, on the reservation
just south of the United States treas
ury building, where 1t can be seen the
length of Pennsylvania avenue from
the capitol westward.
A curious mirage was witnessed
above the summit Of Grow peak, near
Sundance, Wyoming. on Thursday last.
! A big bank Of white clouds envelOped
the top of the peak, on which could
nj a {nIv I,a saen n reflection Of fhn Rio