The Meeker herald., 1897-07-10
rsLEoRAPHlc BREvIrlEs.

Fnlup carter klIIeu 1uom0A - Atuuey va
board the United States man-of-war IndA-
ana Ut Brooklyn.
Cornell won the big boat race at Pough-
keepxle on the 2nd over the Pennsylvania
and Columbia crews.
The Columbia Building and Loan Savings
Association Of Louisville has failed as re-
suit Of the new Kentucky law.
The wheat crop In Cheyenne. Sherman
and parts Of Rawlins and Thomas counties'
Kansas. has been destroyed by the NOT
weather.
A party of ten young Chicago men arc
about to start on two-months horseDaek
Journey. going from Rawiins to the Yellow
stone Park.
Three persons were killed outright and
about thirty persons injured In q rear-end
collision ON the Chicago X Northwestern
road "wednesday at West Chicago The
trains were Christian Endeavor specials.
Additional details Of the eruptions OF the
Mayou volcano In the province OF Aibay"
Philippine islands, showed that I'D OF the
inhabitants Of the village Of Librug perished
The volcano of Mayou has been asleep since
1917.
slams relations with France are strained
IL Is reported that 100 S!amese. under
royal commissioner. have invaded the pro-
vince of Gourg In Luang Phrabang. col
lectel taxes. sAckeu anu Uurneu 'haseo nav
carried OF u number Of prisoners
A collision took place In the Dardaneilen
between the German vessels Eherbeek and
Berthilde. The former sank almost iinme-
diately land fourteen Of her crew were
drowned while n boat that was sent TO the
rescue by the Austrian guardstiip was cap
sized. drowning two.
A dispatch from Ccnstantinople says thnt
Edhem Pasha. commander-in-chl OF the
Turkish forces IN Thessaly, has tehuereu
his resignation Of command to the sultan.
on the ground that under the proposed
peace conditions he Will be unable TO guar
antee the discipline Of the army
The New York Evening Posts London
correspondent cables as follows; under
stand that large orders for steel rails have
been placed In the United States by two OF
the Indian railways AT prices said to DE II
per ton below the figure at which the CON
tract would be filled In this country.
The nrst consignment Of California green
fruits to Europe this season was male from
Sacramento at midnight last TUESDAY 1t
consisted of SIX carloads, aud ls expected 10
reach London In twelve days From this
time on shipments of this character to the
East will be made regularly ON passenger
schedule.
The newspapers Of the city report battle
which has just taken place between ~
Greek rniders and detachment of otto
man troops near Metroyo. The Sreeks sur
fered loss of 100 killed. In addition eighty
OF the Greeks were captured and taken to
JanIno. the headqua rters of the Turkish
army In Epirus.
The old war vessel Omaha. which has been
condemned by the government. and rs al
present doing duty ns quarantine huik a'
San Frnncisco, has been systematically
looted Of all the old machinery and metal
fixtures. One Of the thieves hHs been cap
tured, and he has made confession thnt
the watchman of the old steamer was his
confederate.
1t Ia authorItativeiy stated that John ID.
Rockefeller will be held to his offer Of $50
OOO to the American Baptist Home Misaion-
nry Society md the American Baptist Mis-
sionary Union, The sum Of 3236.UO. upon
the raising Of which by the two societles by
July 1st his GIFT was conditioned. mas bech
secured This will wipe out the Indebted
ness OF $4s6,00O.
! John l.. Bardwell Of san Francisco has
| presented to the Golden Gate park museum
one of the largest collections OF deiicateiy
carved worries that can be FOUND III the
United States. There are TOD pieces IN AL
ranging in value from SIS to $1.0O each.
| They represent every conceivable kind OF
/ gods and goddesses.
A s.rious riot has broken out at ChitpOore.
I IudIa. caused by rumorcd proclamation Of =
| mosnue. The police were compelled TO call
, In aid from the military In order to disperse
| the rioters. number Of Europeans have
, been seriously injured. The soldiers now
| patrol the diaanected district. but the ex-
element of the natives continues nnd fur
| ther disturbances are feared.
The Associated Press is Informed on reli-
| able authority that Mr.. Richard Croker as
sures his friends that he has virtually
| made up his mind to return to New York In
time to manage the Tammany campaign for
| next autumn's elections. He Is In constant
| cable communication with the Tammany
leaders and taking an active part In arrang
| Ing the preliminaries-
Through the carelessness OF herders -four
| bands Of sheep aRHregating 1000 head. be
| longing to the Platte Valley Sheep Com
| pany, Patterson K Stanley and McDermott
4 Moran. became mixed on the range neai
Pollard's ranch. Wyoming. The sheep are
! unmarked and unbranded and about one-haii
| are young lambs. making the mix-up se
| rious matter for the owners.
| The President has sent the following nom
inations to the Senate: william wooivillt
| RockhIll Of the District of Columbia, to bs
| envoy extraordinary and minister plenlpo
! tentiary and consul general to Greece Ron
mania and Servin; Arthur s. Mardy Of New
| Hampshire. minister resident and consu
| general of the United States to Persia
| Abraham F.. Smith of Illinois. consul of thu
United States at Victoria. British colum
| bia.
The Pan. Anglican. or as oflcially called
| the Lambeth conference, began at London
on the 3Oth. with a private devotional ser
| vice in the chapel Of Lambeth palace-ths
| official residence of the Archbishop of Can
| terbury. There are some 100 prelates Of ths
4, various churches In communion with the
| Church of England invited. besides all tht
| nrchbishops and the bishops Of the churches
| of England. Wales, Scotland and ireland
| and the British colonies In all parts Of th'
\ world.
/, Reports from Central Kansas indicate tina
| hot winds prevailing In that section ART
causing serious damage to crops. Particu
iarly gloomy reports come from Larued ant
Great Bend. In that section Of the stat'
| harvest hands were driven from the helds
being unable to cut or stack the grain, ant