The Meeker herald., 1898-02-26
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Ninsty-six Gloucester alderman were
lost last year.
Six men lost their lives in . Ars at
Pfttsburg on the 10th.
President Barrios Of Guatemala was
assasalnated on the 9th.
! Mr.. Gladstone is about to return to
England from the Riviera
The Silver Republicans Of Idaho will
hold Q mass convention at Boise March
1st.
A Montreal alderman wants the city
to start lottery to pay Oh the city's s
debt.
Aaas Clara Burton has taken charge
Of tie Red Cross Society's work in
Cuba.
Largo numbers Of Chinese coolies
arc 70 be imported into Germany to
work the farms.
James Glenn has been elected presi-
dent Of the Cincinnati Commercial
Tribune Company.
Senior Louis Palo Bernabs has been
chosen to succeed De LONE ~ minis
ter to the United States.
The pen with which Lincoln signed
the emancipation proclamation has
been presented to the New York Press
Club
Tho Catholic cathedral at Laramie,
wyoming, was damaged BY fire and
water to the amount Of $500 Q few
days ago.
Pedro Baldonado, aged IA, killed his
younger brother at White Oaks, New
Mexico. last Friday. while playing
with . pistol
Tho New York Senate has passed 4
vote Of censure against Senator
Murphy for having voted for the Tel
lsf resolution.
The leading citizens Of Dyea and
skaguay have asked for the establish
ment Of martial law, because Of the
large hwiess element In those towns.
Judge Bryant of the United States
StnAes Court at Galveston has tenn
porarfiy forbidden the boycotting OF
the Lone Star steamship line by the
railroads
Lustgsrt, the Chicago sausage
mahex, has been found guilty by jury
Of numbering his wife and the life
sentence given him. He will appeal for
another trial.
Ge0ssal Prospsro Morales, formerly
secretary Of war under General Bar
rios, and Later head of the unsuccessful
rebellion against the dictator, has de-
cAared himself president of Guatemala.
After three days Of hard work at ST.
Louis the national assembly of the
League Of American Wheelmen ad-
journed on the 11th after one Of the
most notable sessions ever held by that
body. The all-impor,ant question OF
local option IN the matter OF Sunday
racing was again defeated.
The Treasury department has Issued
n statement to the effect that the av-
verage daily receipts from all sources
for the first ten days in February were
81 ,067. $50, or at the rate of 1886. $780,
$50 per annum, which is $36, OOO, 900 in
excess OF the average annual expendi-
lures for the past nine years.
The American line steamer st. Louis,
Captain Randle. which arrived at New
York on the 18th from Southampton,
reported the loss at sea of the Holland
American line steamer Veendam, Cap
tain Stenger, from Rotterdam for New
York. The passengers and crew ~ the
Veendam, numbering 21O, were saved
by the st. Louis.
Attorney General Griggs has re-
ceived dispatch from Judge Hoadley.
the government legal representative in
the matter Of the sale of the Kansas
Pacific road stating that an arrange
ment has been effected by which the
Union Pacific Reorganization commit
tee would pay the principal of the gov
ernment's lein in full.
Levi p. Morton's seven-story office
building, with frontages on Nassau
and Ann streets. known as the Nassau
Chamber building, was destroyed by
fre on the 18th. The firemen had a
hard battle and for three hours there
was every prospect of great con-
fiagrntion. Every fire company in the
city from Fifty-ninth street to the Bat
terry was called out.
King Menelik OF Abyssinia is prepar-
ing for Journey to the European cap
itals and is collecting all the objects
Of special artistic interest in Abys-
sinia, the most valuable Of which he
win take as gifts to the various rulers
His majesty intends to be absent
about eight months and the govern
ment Of Abyssinia, during that time.
win be entrusted to the queen.
Senior Dupuy De LONE, minister
from Spain to the United States. has
resigned and his resignation has been
accepted by the Spanish government.
He was compelled to do 30 as a result
Of the publication of his letter to n
Spanish gentleman In Cuh1, to whom
he expressed the opinion that Presl-
dent Mckinley was a low politician" :"
The Cuban Junta got hold of the let
ter In some way.
1t 10 stated that the De LONE letter
was not stolen from the United States
mails, but was secured by an agent Of
the Cuban Junta In the postofiice at
Havana. Don Jose Conalejas. to whom
the letter was addressed. never saw
the original. He did not know until
eight days after the letter reached
Havana that such a letter from