The Meeker herald., 1896-10-10
r.LEoRApHic BaEvrrles.


An anti-Masonic congress ID in ses-
sion at Trent, Southern Tyrol.
The International Cigarmakers' un-
lon met at Detroit on the 2Sth.
Congressman Shafroth Is addressing
immense audiences in Minnesota.
A ferry boat sank on the river Tyne
near Shields. Seven were drowned.
The Russian Black Sea feet Is still
cruising at the mouth of the Bospho-
rus.
Senator ingalls, Will devote all his
energies to Kansas during the cam
pain.
The Lake Angeline mine at Ishpem-
ng Michigan, has closed down, throw
Ing out COO men.
Big delegations of Republicans are
constantly going to Canton, Ohio, to
visit Major Mckinley.
At Dalton, Ohio, Carl Mcshaney. aged
seven, shot and killed Thomas S. Kidd,
aged fourteen, over a quarrel.
Should Altgeld fail OF reelection, he
will be the candidate OF the Silver
Democrats for United States senator.
The porte has forbidden the circula-
ton Of any foreign newspapers men
tioning Mr.. Gladstone's Liverpool
speech.
1t is anounced that the Russian COM
merclal fleet trading with China, Japan
and Corea will shortly be Increased by
flve large steamers.
A strike Of the telegraph operators
and train dlspatchers on the Canadian
Pacific railroad was ordered for .
o'clock Monday night.
President Kruger OF Ate has been
getting very deaf. The malady is. In
the opinion of his medical advisers.
due to excessive smoking.
A circular is being sent out to the
Catholic clergy by the Business Mems
campaign committee urging the dan
gers Of the Democratic party.
Seven men under arrest at Milwau-
kee for firing upon a motorman and
conductor during the strike last sum
mer have confessed. All were strikers.
Joe Thompson held up Paymaster
Wilson's engine near Cliff Top. West
Virginia, securing $500 intended for
the Iongdale mine. He shot Wilson
fatally.
The underwear factory Of William
Fl. Burns & Co, Worcester, Mnssachu-
sets, burned yesterday. Burns dis
played an anarchist flag when Mr.. Bry-
an was In the city Friday.
Thomas B. Reed will probably speak
In Atlanta about October 0. 1t is un-
derstood that the national committee
will arrange for weeks tour of
North Carolina by Mr.. Reed.
While 7. NJ. Patterson was speaking
at Charlottesville. Indiana, the other
day a party of students from Wabash
college tried to drown him out. After
enduring the racket for while the
crowd charged the students and put
them to flight.
The laramie county district court
granted an absolute divorce to Mrs.
Eta Hurt from her husband, Joel ].
Hurt, and granted her alimony
amounting to $75 n month, gave her
the custody Of her three girls and di-
rected Mr. Hurt to transfer to her the
family residence at Casper.
Thousands of persons attended a
meeting Sunday at Tipperary, Ireland,
in favor of amnesty to the Irish polit-
ical prisoners. For the first time since
the split in the Irish party John Dillon
and John Redmond appeared on the
same platform. John DAILY, the releas-
ed dynamiter, also spoke.
The Diet of the republic Of Central
America was installed in San Saliva
dor no the 18th inst. This event will
insure the future continued peace and
prosperity. 1t is expected that Guate-
mala and Costa Rica will enter the un-
ion as soon as they see the satisfac-
tory results which politicians say will
assuredly be obtained.
The st. Cecilia academy at Rome,
Italy, has elected Clarence Eddy, Chi
cago organist, an honorary member.
william Steinway Of New York Is the
only other American who has been
complimented similarly. Some OF Mr..
Eddy's notable triumphs were achiev-
ed on the Auditorium organ and on the
grand organ at the Worlds Fair.
The Hercules Cotton mills Of Quere-
taro, Mexico. which include three Of
the largest cotton factories in Mexico.
has closed down for an indefinite per-
iod. The closing of the mills throws
1000 operatives out Of employment.
Cause Of the shutdown Is stated to be
on account OF an overproduction' OF
the manufactured goods.
The Dupont powder works at Gibbs
town has just finished the manufac-
ture Of 100000 pounds Of dynamite.
To whom this large amount Of explo-