The Meeker herald., 1898-09-17
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| AASN ~ oh tuG oth.
| Colonel Grigsby's Rough Riders
are being mustered out Of service.
Memphis and other southern cities
are quarnntining against yellow fever.
Four workmen were killed by dyna-
mite at bloomington, Indiana, while
blasting rock.
The express companies have at last
decided to pay the war tax on their
package receipts.
| Many deaths from heat occurred At
New York and other eastern cities on
! the 3rd and 4th.
Queen Wilhcmina was enthroned At
| Amsterdam on the 7th with impress
| sive ceremonies.
The Japanese legations at London
and Washington will be raised to the
rank of embassies.
The Spanish government has decided
to pay the next coupon OF the Cuban
debt, pending the settlement with the
! United States.
General Cassius NJ. Clay has applied
for n divorce from his young wife on
/ the ground of desertion. He will pro-
vide for her support.
The Department of the Gulf has
been ordered to send all the recruits
for the regular army In this depart
ment TO Montauk Point at once. The
men. numbering 4.4OO. will be started
for Long Island as soon rs the trans
portation can be arranged.
The Hong Kong correspondent Of the
Daily Mail says the rebellion In Hal
nan continues. and that the American
consul at Canton has repeatedly, with
| 3 kx<,n Irr ttxa tNI nd
troops there to protect the American
missionaries.
1t is reported that General Garcia
has been removed by General Gomez
from the command Of the Cuban army
in Santiago province. This. 1t is un.
dcrstood. Is in punishment for the let
ter written by Garcia to General
Shaftcr. General Rodriguez will sue
ceed 10 the command.
No request has been received at the
War Department for the immediate
muster out Of Colonel Bryan's regi-
ment. the Third Nebraska. 1t Is also
said that II such n request was made
it could not be compiled with, because
the quota for Nebraska. to be mus.
tered out, has been filled.
The interstate commerce commits
| hi'u ny IL uetlSlol III tue VI tHe
passenger rates disturbance OF the Ca
madam Pacific involving the propriety
Of differential passenger rates between
eastern points and the Pacific coast,
holds that the Canadian Pacific il not
entitled to the diffcrcntial contended
for.
General Pando In reported to have
gone from Havana to Spain. carrying
| frn 1,a
been. and most probably was, largely
made up Of subscriptions from Span
iards in South America. Central Amer
lea and Mexico, which reached Pando
in large amounts during his visit to
Mexico.
The United States steamer John
Meiggs, Of the snag boat service. was
blown up on the 5th in the Missis-
sippi river, near Fort st. Philip, by n
torpedo or mine placed there at the
beginning Of the war with Spain for
the purpose of preventing any hostile
vessels from ascending the river.
Four men were killed.
| A statement issued Mt the Treasury
| Department shows the total amount Of
gold and silver coins and certificates,
United States and national bank notes
in circulation September LIST was ST.
792, ,O96 ,545, showing II net decrease In
circulation of SIT, ,1d1 100, as compared
with August lst. The main item Is A
decrease Of S14,552.sSS in the gold coin
in circulation The decrease Is due to
the receipts of the treasury from the
bond sales.
The parade of the Seventh army
corps at Jacksonville on the 3lst was
the most magnificent army peagant
ever seen in Jacksonville. Nearly 30
600 men We're in line. The streets
| along the line of march were lined
with thousands Of people who cheered
and applauded the soldiers. Colonel
| William Jennings Bryan, In command
| Of the Third Nebraska regiment, re-
| ceived a continuous ovation all along
| the line Of march
Although not Il day has passed since
the blockade without two or three YES
sells arriving at Havana with provis-
| Ions, the prices of necessities of life are
not only excessive, but In some cases
are higher than they were during the
| blockade. The retailers are taking ad-
| vantage or the situation and wish to
raise the prices still further, regard
less Of the distress of the poor, who.
] as they cannot afford to pay even the
present prices, must continue to suffer
A terrible accident has taken place
at Wellingborough railway station, on
the London & Northwestern railroad.
near Manchester. Two boys pushed a
luggage trolley" on the track lust as
the express train was approaching at
n speed OF fifty miles an hour, The
train was derailed and fearful scenes
ensued. The wreckage of the railway
carriages caught fire; the engineer,
| fireman and two passengers were
| killed and many others were seriously
| injured.
Pursuant to the decision of the Wash.
lngton Cabinet regarding trade with
Spanish ports in the Philippines, Gen.
eral Otis, who is now acting governor
OF Manila, communicated on the sub