The Meeker herald., 1896-02-08
TEL GRAPHIC BREviTIEs.

at Freeport. Ohio. three men were
killed.
Modjcska's company has been dis.
banded as Il result of her continued
sickness.
The deadlock over the election OF
senator in the Kentucky legislature
continues.
Emperor Menelek of Abyssinia Is
ready to enter into peace negotiations
with King Humbert.
A son of Professor Verrill OF Yale
has stolen specimens from the museum
valued at $4,000.
Yale has decided TO send crew over
to England next summer to compete in
the Henley regatta.
On President Cleveland's recent duck
hunting trip he was quite successful,
bagging a large number.
Cubans just arrived at Tampa, Flor
Ida, deny that Macco has been wounded
or that Gomez has consumption.
The memorial services to the memory
OF Ambassador Runyon at Berlin We're
attended by great throng of diplomats
and notables.
English papers comment unfavorably
on Lord Salisbury's statement that
England was virtually powerless to aid
the Armenians.
At Muncie, H.. Blaine Lynch. lad
of 10 years. committed suicide by
jumping into the coal shaft, which is
1913 feet deep.
1t Is now thought that Librarian
Spofford's shortage will amount to
100000 The investigation has not
been completed
DIR. John A. Brooks of Memphis, Ten
nessee, has received call to the Lon
don Tabernacle. the largest Christian
church in Europe
The annual banquet given by the
president and Mrs Cleveland to the Su-
preme court. took place at the White
House on the Both.
1t is rumored that Mrs. Astor has
effected reconciliation between her
daughter and ]. Coleman Drayton,
who has sued for divorce.
Bishop Langevin OF Manitoba has an
nounced that under no circumstances
will Protestant inspectors be allowed
to inspect the Catholic schools.
The Canadian government has pro-
distress in 81. Johns until a regular
system OF relief can be inaugulnted.
1t is stated that General William
Booth will visit New York in the
spring to allay the i'll feeling caused
by the transfer of Ballington Booth.
A meeting was held at the Madison
Square music hall, New York, Thurs
day night. by the members of the 500
who are opposed to Thomas e. Platt.
Three prominent Boston hotels have
got into trouble by refusing to lodge
Bishop Arnet, prominent colored
man. The Boston people condemn their
course.
An Eastern paper says that one of
the best speeches that has been heard
from n new senator was delivered by
Mr. Warren Of Wyoming tho othor day
on the revenue bill.
The executive committee Of the W. G.
T. u, mt their meeting in Lexington,
Kentucky. drafted protest against the
,tse OF whisky or any intoxicating fluid
in the christening of the new warship,
Kentucky.
Between 400 and 800 men employed
at the coal mines at Nintonville,
Pennsylvania, have struck because 81
was deducted from their wages to pay
u doctor.
The exploration of the coal mine
near Cardiff. which was wrecked by
an explosion, has been completed and
1t Is found that the total number of
killed amounts to SO.
In Philadelphia fireman was at
tackled by James ]. Corbett and bru-
tally kicked because he forbade the
pugilist-actor to smoke behind the
scenes at the National theater
Opposite Blennerhassett island in an
old Indian mound near Cedarville,
Ohio, was found n stone image of a
woman in sitting posture. 1t is be-
levcd to date back to the time Of the
Shepherd Kings.
John Russell Young. ex-minister to
China. returns this week to the United
States, having completed his pro-
longed study of the Mexican battle
fields in which General Grant distin-
guished himself in the war OF 1877.
The governments motion to advance
the case of Race Horse, the Bannock
Indian. involving the right of those
Indians to hunt in Wyoming. has
been granted by the United States
Supreme Court, and the case set for
the first Monday in March.
The men who murdered VIM. Reed
at Lindermann camp, New Mexico.
are still at large. Governor Thornton
has offered reward of 5000 for the
arrest of each of the men suspected
of the crime. They are Tiburcio Lujan,
20 years old, and Abran Lujan. 2S.
The argument in the Stanford case,
involving the liability of the Stanford
estate for the Central Pacific bonds,
was concluded in the United States
Supreme court Wednesday and the case
taken under advisement. There is no
probability OF decision in the case be-
fore the beginning Of the March term
of court.
A Paris dispatch says that LEcon-
omiste European publishes statistics
showing that the stock of gold In Eu-
ropean state banks has increased
since 1880 by 124. .5OOOOO pounds sterl-