The Meeker herald., 1899-12-02
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Germans have recently acquired new
railroad concessions In Asiatc Turkey.
The annual meeting Of the National
Grange was held at Springfield, Ohio
last Tuesday.
Much Of the canned beef bought for
the British army has been found to BE-
unit for food.
A horrible mine catastrophe II re-
ported from Ludwigsgluck, shesia
where twelve men were killed by the
ignition Of fire damp.
Colonel Metcalf Of the Twentieth
Kansas regiment 10 charged with nav
ing shot defenseless Filipino prico0-
er. He denies the charge.
A grand banquet in honor Of EN-
peror William was given at windsor
Castle last Tuesday night. The gold
plate In use was worth $1O,O0O.OOO.
Lady Salisbury, wife Of the premier,
| who has been In Ill health for a long
time. suffering a second stroke Of par
alysis In July last, died Monday after.
noon.
1t ID said that II. U. Nudge, general
SUPERINTENDENT of the Santa Fe system,
January 1st, and that G. F. Russegue
of Galveston, general superintendent
Of the Gulf, Colorado and Santa Fe,
will succeed Nudge.
John Rockefeller, president Of the
| Standard Oil Company, has made a
| conditional gift Of $4,000 to the Roch-
ester Theological Seminary, a Baptist
| Institution. He will give dollar for
each dollar collected by the seminary
until the sum Of 100000 is reached.
Mrs. Henry hamburger, a midwife,
living at st. Louis, has been arrested
On a bench warrant sworn out ON In
formation laid before the grand jury,
which charges that she has knowledge
| Of the murder Of Mt least three women
The complete vote in Ohio for gov
srnor stood Us follows: George K.
Nash, republican, All, 100; John R. NC
Lean, democrat, 38S,176; Samuel NJ.
ZONES, non-partisan, 1O6, 721; Seth d.
ellis, union reform, 1888; George NJ.
aammel, Prohibition, 5,S25; Robert
Bandlow, socialistic Labor, 2,439.
Numerous railroads have pettioned
the Interstate commerce commission
Tor q further extension Of the time In
| which to equip their cars with auto
matte couplers and train brakes. Inc
commissioners have fixed December
sth next as the date when the petition
ers and other interested will be heard.
The mission of Lord Mayor Daniel
Talon Of Dublin and John =. Red
| nond, N. p, to this country In the in
terest Of preserving the Parnell home
stead In County Wicklow, Ireland, has
been successful. Tonight Thomas F.
smith, private secretary to Richard
Croker, and general secretary Of Tam
many hall, presented to the lord mayor.
n the name Of Tammany Hail. GER
iied check for 5000 to save the Par
sall homestead. This was 5000 in ex-
sess Of the amount required.
Omcial advices from Bogota, dated
| November 18th, report that terrible
cattle between the government forces
and the rsvolutionists was fought near
Bucazamanga, capital Of the depart
me0t o1 eantandeF. In which the gov
| eFnmsnt forces were victorious. It 10
aspofted that the battle lasted two
lays, ending At noon Of December 18th.
More than 1000 rebels were killed and
1000 were wounded. About 10000
men On both sides were engaged in the
dght
The reduction Of the hours of labor
% six . day and the enforcement of
an incre6sed wage scale by a number
81 aflliated trades WILL 1t Ii said, be
undertaken by the Building Trades
council Of Chicago II the builders and
contractors carry out their threat of a
lockout on January 1, 1900. Both pro-
positions win receive serious consid-
ornt}nyV $rnsyV tho uufnno In thu ANN,
ell, and, It 10 said, that body will act
positively on the subject as soon a.
the local organizations have voted.
Iowa viii present Colonel d. B.
Henderson with a gavd Immediately
after his election as speaker Of the nat
ional house. 1t Ia being made Of rose
wood, brought to Iowa by captain of
the 61st Iowa regiment, who took II
By Dewey in Manila bay. The gavel
VIM be mounted in solid gold. en-
graved with Mr.. Henderson's mono
gram and the seals of the state and
United States. 1t will cost $500. A
block Of native granite is being pol.
ished for use with 1t.
Mrs.. James Brown Potter's tea con-
osrt at Caridge's hotel, London, for
3zS0 Ucu0ut ~ Tue AmeI1Cdn QO0plI0
ship, Maine, was a great success. The
cxQuisitely decorated rooms were
thronged with the exclusive Of fashion
able people In brilliant attire, including
the Prince Of Wales, the Duke Of Cam
bridge, Princess Christian Of Schles-
wig Holstein. Something over e., 400
was added to the Maine fund a. q re-
suit Of the entertainment, A more
charming and successful gathering has
seldom been witnessed at any social
function in London.
Latest mail advices from Manila In
dicate the existence Of serious trouble
among the Sulu islanders, growing out
Of the killing BY some followers Of the
Sultan Of nine Of the adherents Of Dato
Jakanine, the most powerful and in1iu-
entail sub-chief Of the archipelago. The
men were fishermen and were killed by
the 6uitan's soldiers, they having re
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