The Meeker herald., 1898-10-08
rELEcRAPHIc BREvlrIEs.

| Colonel Wm. j. Bryan is SICK WIN
.lalarial fever at Washington.
1t is stated that an Ohio regiment VIII
be ordered to the Philippines.
General Otis says the reports of sick
ness nj Manila are exaggerated.
| Theodore Roosevelt was nominated
| by the Republicans for governor OF
New York on the 2Ith.
The Spanish authorities at Havana
/ have disintcrred the remains of Chris
| topher Columbus and shipped them to
| Spain.
| The city of Lima. Ohio was visited
by hurricane on the oath that demol-
ished or injured large number of
buildings.
Secretary Alger expressed himself as
much gratiiied at finding the camp at
Jacksonville in such ii good condition.
1t is announced that President Err
razurfz of Chile. has suffered n slight
paralytic stroke. but his condition is
improving.
1t has Just leaked out ut the Ken
tucky penltentiary that series of box
ing matches has been conducted at the
prison. These contests have been
fought to Il finish. a stop has been put
to the custom.
The Navy Department has decided TO
send the cruiser Buffalo. now AT New
York, to the Pacific station. The Buff
falO goes out under the command of
Commander Hemphlll. late Of the Navi
CATION Bureau.
The American Racing Cyclists Asso-
citation was formed On rhe 2tth as an
opposition racing association to the
League of American Wheelmen, at
Boston, at n meeting in which num-
Der of star racers took part.
1t is announced mt Madrid that TO-
600 Sraniards. residing in the island OF
Porto Rico. have refused to live in the
island under the American flag and
have demanded that they be returned
10 Spain at the expense of the govern
ment.
a statement was issucd by the War
Department on the 9th that the Cuban
Commission had effected an arrange
ment with the Spanish authorities,
whereby the steamer Comal, carrying
n cargo of supplies for the, suffering
people Of Cuba would be permitted to
land her cargo at MatanZas free OF
duty.
Taft of the United States Court for 4
| restraining order to prevent the strik-
ers working at the Cleveland Wire Mill
! Works from interfering with the en-
plOyes of the company. Judge Taft re-
fused to hear the application without
notice to the parties implicated md set
the hearing for preliminary order for
| October 11th.
An official dispatch from St Louis,
Senegal, French West Africa, says Il
| force of Soudanese sharpshOOters in the
French service, commanded by Lieu
tenant Woolfel, has defeated an army
OF Sofas, under one of the Samory's
chiefs capturing 5000 men and seizing
300 rifles and quantities Of ammunition.
1t Is added that the French force had
one SHARP shoOter wounded.
The yellow fever epidemic is slow
4, ly marching onward. New Orleans
chronicled its first death on the 24th.
and two more people were taken down
with the disease. The Louisiana Board
of Health makes the official announce
ment that Franklin has had 1O1 cases
to date. Five persons have died there.
The sick are doing well. Cases CON
tinue to appear at other points.
The Cretnn question has taken
step towards final solution in the ac-
ceptance by the four great powers of
Italy's proposals. which includes the
dismissal of Turkish troops and func-
| tionaries. The admirals of the powers
| in Crctan waters have decided that the
ringlcaders of the recent massacreS
are to be tried before Il cour;-Eartial
composed Of the British officers.
| Adviccs were received at the Post
office Department to the effect that the
Porto Ricans are taking kindly TO the
| United States postal system. At first
| the only mail which the postal officials
were handling was that sent from the
| United States. Now Il large number of
pouches are received daily from differ
ent points in the interior of the island
which are for other points in the island
and not for Americans.
| An epidemic of train-wrecking is
| spreading over England. Already more
| than one serious accident has occurred,
| cntailing great loss of life, in conse--
| quence of the deliberate placing of OBJ
structions on railway tracks. All lines
now have hundreds of men employed
in patrolling their tracks, but. natu-
rally, 1t is quite impossible efficiently
| to guard the thousands of miles of
track in the whole English railway
| system.
The starving condition of Spanish
soldiers returning from Cuba is caus-
ing bitter feeling among the Spanish
people and contrasts are being made
with the excessive salaries of the
peace commissioners. The commission
numbers forty-two, including the com
missioners. their retinue of interpre-
| ters, secretaries and clerks. 1t may be
stated that the instructions given the
commission are to defend all possible
rights of Spain over all the Philippines.
including LuzOn island.
The fate of Lucheni. the assassin of
| Empress Elizabeth. is sure. He will be
confined for life at st. Antoine prison
in Geneva. He will have to work at
shoemaking every day of his life except
lo will uaynr 1S, ta1