The Meeker herald., 1897-04-24

The Missouri Railway Company OF St
Louis. comprising three lines, the Olive
Street. the Market street and the Laclc'lc
Avenue Red Line. was bought on the 18th
In the name Of Edward Whitaker and
Charles II. Mcclure for the Lindell system.
by this purchase the Lindell system becomes
the greatest In st. Louis. and probably the
greatest In the world. While tile hgnrcs
have not been given ont. 1t is understood
that Iii the transfer nearly S2,U1oDD0 was
involved.
The Illinois Steel Company has received,
through the Russian minister al Washington.
n proposition looking to the company's hid
ding on the hrmor plate for two Russal,
warsps. The contract is 10 he for 5000
tons. and in ease Of award the Chicago con
cern would turn into It's treasury In the
neighburhood of S:'.On060o. Ii is said the
offer of the Illinois Steel Company t" fur
pish the United States government with ar
NOR plate ut the remarkably low figure Of
$40 Il ton has startled war departments the
world over.
The President has decided 10 appoint an
other expert commission to act In conJunc-
tion with the one already selected by Great
Britain to visit Bcring sea this summer and
to study the conditions surrounding seal
life. The British government has named
the same commissioners it employed In this
capacity last year. namely, Professor Thomp
son and Gerald Il. Hamilton Our commits
siopers were President Jordan Of Stanford
University and Professors Stcgneger and
Lucas Whether the same experts VIII he
renppoIpted will he determined In the course
of few days.
The New York Tribune says: There Is
prospect Of gold exports in the near future
| 1t will not bc surprising II shipments are
| made within the next ten days. Until very
| recently 1t WAS thought that no gold would
| go to Europe this year, or mt any rate until
very late In the year. The out-go Of gold,
which now seem. inevitable. Will he due not
| to condition In this country. but t" the sitih-
| tjon In London. or to he more exact, to the
| position in which the Bank of England finds
| itself The bank has recently sustained ire
| men,lu,ls losses of gold from its vaults.
| chiefly by reason Of withtlra walls for transfer
| to Austria and Japan. and especially to the
| latter country.
| The retroactive clause II the Dngley
| tariff bill has alarmed the Mexican cattl"
| shippers nf Kansas and Missouri. They have
| entered into contracts with Mexican cattle
| owners for at least OO0O head Of Mexican
| cattle. These contracts were made last win
| ter. They are made In this way year after
| wear. the contracts reading for the cattle
| to t,e shipped into Indian Territory. Kan
sss or Missouri. ms the grazing In the States
| permits Earnest money has been paid by
the Kansas and Missouri stockmen. Now
l
will have to pay the duty Of &c n head
II they Ling the cattle In. or will have IL
pay the Mexican owners the new value oi
the cattle. II they refuse to carry out theil
| contracts.
The name Of Baron Courceil. the eminent
French jurist and diplomat. Mt presen
French ambassador to Great Britain, prob
ably will he suggested the nth or fina
arbitrator on the court of arbitration he
tween Venezuela and Great Britain. Th'
Treaty of arbitration recently ratified hl
| these two governments provides that th'
| Hf,h ari,iter shall he chosen by the four des
iguated TO represent the tw" countries. an'
| in the event.of their inability to agree on
sfth. then King Oscar Of Norway and Swe
den is TO name the final arbiter There ap
pesrs to be little doubt. howevcr. that tn
four arbiters will reach MI agreement. an
with this end In view. scml-~.inl tnqu'rie
7 have been made As to the availability q
| Baron Cpurccil.