The Meeker herald., 1898-01-29
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United States has been broken up IN
the City Of Mexico.
Coal in nve-foot veins Il being dis-
covered In all parts Of Saginaw
county, Michigan, and much excite
ment exists.
Senator Wolcott on the 18th made .
speech In the Senate, in which he gave
details Of the work of the monetary
commission.
There have been serious floods near
Valencia, capital OF the province OF
that name in Spain. and thirty houses
have collapsed.
The Martin Thorne Jury consumed
! SCAT worth Of wine, cigars and bill
liards and the New York supervisors
will not pay the bin.
Twenty prominent Brazilians have
been indicted for completely In the
! plot to assass:nate President Morales
on November 9Th last.
The United States government u to
establish a carrier pigeon loft In At
lantic City. to be used In connection
with the naval service.
Joe Johnson. the colored man ar.
rested in Montana for running away
with a wealthy white girl from Mis-
souri,, has been set free.
1t is stated that the Oregon Short
Line will continue to be an indepen-
dent road despite reports that the
Union Pacific would control 1t.
The Kentucky Trust Company Of
| Louisville has been forced to make an
assignment owing to the embezzlement
of large sums by General Manager
peared.
| Ex-President Cleveland has made
second appeal to Governor Budd of
California for clemency in the case Of
Salter d. WOrden, convicted Of muir
der In connection with train wreckfng
during the great railroad strike OF
1894.
Right Hon. Charles Pelham Villiers.
| member Of Parliament from South
Wolverhampton, and known as the
FEATHER of the House of Commons,
having snt continuously in the House
since 1885. died at London on the 18th,
being 90 years old.
The subcommittee Of the Senate
committee on appropriations, consider
ing the urgent deficiency appropriation
bill. has decided to eliminate the pro-
vision inserted by the House requiring
owners of bullion to pay transporta-
ton ON 1t from the assay office to the
mints.
An agent of the Canadian govern
ment named Lewis Is organizing an
expedition for the relief of the miners
in the Yukon valley. similar to the
one undertaken by DIR. Sheldon Jack
son in behalf OF the United States gov
ernment. Six Laplanders and ia
reindeer are already en- route.
The French and Russian ministers
have protested against the conditions
upon which las outlined in an inter
view between Sir Claud Martin, the
British minister to China, and the
Chinese foreign ONCE on Saturday
last), Great Britain is willing to as
sist China to liquidate the Japanese
Indemnity. ss'1
The state land board Of Wyoming
has decided to send its secretary. Miss
Estelle Reel, to Washington to aid in
the work commenced by Governor
Richards of securing lands for the
state In lieu of the school sections en-
braced within the Yellowstone Ma
tional park and Indian reservations In
Wyoming.
A telegram has been received at the
War Department from DIR. Jackson at
TrOndjhem. Norway, stating that Mr..
Kjellman was on his way from the
interior with 500 fine reindeer, which
he had purchased, together with
suitable number of sleds and drivers.
The deer have all been dehorned, SO
that they may be safely shipped.
The President has submitted to
Congress the awards and report Of the
com mission appointed under the terms
of the treaty of 1906 to adjust the
claims of British subjects for losses
| sustained through the seizure of their
sealing vessels in Behring sea. The
total amount necessary to satisfy the
award Of the commissioners is $473,-
151.28.
The department of taxes and as
sessments Of New York City has is-
sued its requIsition and notice Of tax
alton on foreign corporations, requir-
ing them to make a report to the tax
department In accordance with the
new rule thereon. A much more enef-
getic crusade against foreign corpor-
atoms by the tax department seems TO
be carried on this year.
There have been bread riots at An
soma, Italy, arising from a demonstra-
ton of women organized by the 30
cialists that proceeded to the town
hall to beg a reduction on the price of
bread. The mayor promised the meas
ure, but the men then Joined the dem
OnStration and stoned several shops.
In the melee that ensued several were
hurt. Arrests were made.
According to dispatch from Hull,
the shipbuilding yards there are
crowded with vessels awaiting new
machinery. Owing to the engineers'
strike sub-contracts in many cases
have already gone to America at ten
ders much below the cost Of the work