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The Meeker herald., 1885-09-05
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GALVESTON. Texas, Aug ia gen.
crai strike among the msehini.;,. carpenter.
and hhorcr. In the .hoTs and yards along the
line Of the Gulf, COLORADO 4 santa Fe Rail.
road took place ~ noon TO day, an order TO
that tifcc; having been ieucd by tho Grand
Council Of the Knights Of Labor. applying to
all the lines, the workmsn on which had just
cause Of gri,,sncc. The santa y, road ~. In.
cluded In u I. cies Of corto-asc offenders, on
the grounds that the men who arc employed
on the line received lcss pay than tho.c work.
ing for the M,ssouri Pacific Railroad Company,
and ,ha, they bad not b.,n honestly dealt
with.
In this city an attempt ~ss made TO pre-
ven, the departure of the ,v,nirg passenger
train by blt,kaditE the track. The police,
bowcr cr, ini.rf,rd and removed the oh.tfuc.
iion. without opposition. The train. are now
run ming As usual. and thus far the ,iicc,s of
the strike have no, been ptrecpsibly felt Al
Fort Worth and other prominent points on the
road the .irite Was genera. The condition Of
sfairs at that place locks sefiou., snd. though
tho railway tGtisls ari-M 10 ,rts, the mat
ter lightly, the II dios'iors are that they will
he forced To accept the strikers terms.
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give . reception to delegates on the iS.h, and
a special train will bring them hack 70 the
Springs In time for trains norhward and
southuard. Reduced rates for dslegaies.
The wild game and insectiverous
bird laws Of Colorado have been amended 20
that inss etiyerous birds shall not be killed at
all tsre-ps ps.ir!age. pleasant prairie chicken,
praiaie hsn and grouse, and they only bstus~n
October and November Isl "N0 Jsrson
.hAll KIN or wound. en,rsp or sna'e, any elk,
deer, buffalo or bison, faun OF snt~iOps. b.
tween the nnt day Of January and the hfseeuth
day OF October In tssh snd every year."
Mountain sheep cannot be killed for ten
wears from April Z, ises, under any coudi'
tions-
The hardware stock Of VIM. d.
Ro worth, At Central. vas sttaeh~d lsst week
for sia,0OO. Mr.. Rouorth Is one Of the oldest,
AID It sas supposed weai,hi~st merchants in
Colorado. Besides his hardware busisess at
Central he owned dry soois store st Pueblo,
and had = controlling interest In several large
lunches Of cattle, bbssidrs eonsisiefsfae real
estate In Drnsrr and els ,uhsfe. A. s,oa -
the above attachment vAs levied. tho Fsst of
Li. creditors attached everything briopkinx 10
him that could b- found. II Is thought his
total inds btsinsss uiii h- eiosr to eSo.un
The following millors Of tho state
have consolidated and formed . stock oumpany
With . capital OF ei.Clo,0D; Mullin4' aud
Davis mill. Bansil and Crismsn's sniil and
the Crvs~rt mill Of Denver; D-uio 4 bau's
mill and l.. II. DiIoI's mill 81 iIouxusoat, and
the Model MiliiuE and Elevator Company
mill =, Greeley. The following of''e~ss Of the
company were elected; Pres.d.ni, Bruce 7.
John.-u, of Gfrriry; secretary. Asrsou A.
brown, Of Greeley treasurer. Ro,-r' r. Sloan.
of Denver; general manager. J. X. Aailen, Of
Denver. The nev eomtsnv viii bsgis oysss-
,ions sst tsmtef 10.
The Meeker herald., 1885-09-05

TuE people n, Ocean Crow speak OF
tho place ns modern Ellen. oac 1.
no, allowed 10 crnck joke within the
gates Of ,hn, sacred place on Sunday.
Not wheel is turned. no, n thing can
b- bought. even To drop II milk or n
newspaper People don, think Of
locking their doors. bu, leave their
pockc,-books and other valuable sr,i.
clcs lying around tho room. when they
so ou, aud in full vicw Of tho pas,cr.hy
In tho street.
The Meeker herald., 1885-09-05
LIVE STOCK NOTES.

The Hereford 4. pulling strongly to
tho from, as being the fsvoritc bull for
the range. of Southern Now Mexico.
Mr.. John A Clongh. Of tho Union
Stock yards. has contracted to furnish
Nebraska farmers with good sizablo
wc,hcrs tn feed n, s?. IS per head.
Tho flock owners have not complain
csi much ,hi. year aftcr getting Is cents
for their wool. They havo pretty gen-
orally taken Il and gonc away con'cnt-
cd.
This clip Of this year. 1885. In Colo
rsdo. hs. bccn some 5000. 900 pounds.
zoo. 600 Of Il has bccn sold nt prices
ranging from "a! to i6 cents per
pound.
The number Of cattle upon tho neu-
trial .,rp. Il IL now stated. has been
greatly ovcrcstimatcd. Two hundred
thousand instead Of 100000 head arc
now said to bc grazing under Indian
leases.
Tho National Stock growers second
St. Louis this fall. promises 10 bs y
larger and moro enthusiastic meeting
than that Of last fall. Colorado will be
hUI anu uuWctoGsiy icP'"o'VH'
Tho Jersey COW Princess Second. Of
wonderful butter record. died lately Of
lung troublc-anoihcr case, probably
Of weakened vitality from overfecding.
She cos, ~ 800 and $4,000 Is said 10
have been refused for her when In
health.
The general impression in tho San
Luis Valley Is that II n man wishes to
buy cattle therc will bc no finer oppor-
tuni,y than during the coming fall and
winter. Cattle were never so low ~
at present. but they surely cannot get
much lower.
whn, the great Southwest, especially
New Mexico. wnnts is n law which for
bids any man or corporation to feed
more than 900 head Of cattle on pub
lie pastures. or acquire more land, by
purchase or otherwise to sustain that
many animals.
Arizona is rapidly developing As a
leading cattle range country and Is
now being stocked with good herds.
In two years Arizona will equal New
Mexico. and the two territories will
lead IN the United States AS producers
| OF feeding steers,
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BOULDER. Colo. Aug. :6-Thc hrs,
rser uas STATE Ire, fos hook shi is.!d.f tsams.
nf,s.n rnen To .ssh tram Rau so fe-.. r.ise
.s'ioo, isiisr and piser man On 'o;, time 'o
br eaiiri from star, until e'im'-ss rrAsf- top
round Of is.i.ier. Yoiiosinx .s The ofseiai time
In ssep.i. ani a,,h. of ..oonsis; iioaii.r
hoaAs, ..ts; G.ofr,.g-n s,a-,, - rs: Gr-c-
iry books. - 8; Uoi'isn boots. y, ,aS. Cen
nsi hoak,. ssas Tho las, ,hf.r eump,hiss
having made tire v-s- Obliged 10 run again.
uhiel resulted Ia giving Tie b-i' In 0,,dsn
sna siO In cash In ;, .~oati,; s:s IN e..h In
G,,-i-y for - Is and ,hiri p'ise-e;c-,o
c-tirAi Ia sv.n sin~. 81 sseofi.
Th- nes, rsr- "a, ~, '-., 'os ho.~ eleven
m~n IN eseh team, run II sci feet To plug. un.
rv~i tssniy feet of he~e. bs~Ak cuapiins sfd
auaSh nassi~. time measured from start to sj.-
p~Afusev II water. Tsc follosine IL th- On
ciai svcpsd In .~coeis and aiihs os seconds
Boulder Hn.~. Il. HOS Hoe. 6-as<r'osp.
~. 6fv<isy Hoe. no time. iorsmp., Hoe.
SECOND pAy.
Tho second day of tho tournament
asune.i bright asd ei-sr Aei pc in,sf-s, In
tuf Nr'n Gr'At sss
start, uss .vrn nBof- intense. The Gre; rser
uas ios bo,- and book ard iAi.rs teams.
Eseh s atm -as To cua.i., oi eleven m.n 10 run
sO fee, ~i,h bo-- rel con'sinins 80 Zee, o:
bns~. The folio~ihs Ia III. ofici,i 'lur In
sscuai.; Central Hooks. ~ Is. Greeley
in.~. H as: Gc,isn Hooks. r.. Hosider
iio.r. ::s. Urr-iry Hook, uis Gsory-'
town Hooks, ui; This gave The Orr; prize,
sioo. To the gr-rs,,. Of Golden. the second.
eni. 10 the Central team. and isifd, go. "a
the B,ai DIR t"ys.
The .ccoed race Of the dav -ss the dry ho.c
test, which m-sn, . run II tro feet To ty
afAni, reel OF! SO fec, 81 ho-~. brrAk cpapilns
aud attach iip-. hi. .s ~ou by The Golden
Hooks In n As seconi., The Central team
making sscoad t-.i tinsr.
The psisr 10 the inoiop, rAer uas contest
81 ior br Jam~s GrsH. Of Ccn'rai: Peter HE'D,
Of Golden. William Ism,.hirc.o' Goa-rr;o-r
and Gcpsrr T. roe,ia, of Boulder. Ths, crossed
thr line In the order named. tho winner cover.
ing tho defiance In 10 i49 seconds
This race ended the meeting which vas one
os the mot suecrs.iai yet held. Georgetown
vaA selected ~ the place Of the ,ournAucn,
nett year.
The Meeker herald., 1885-09-05

A SAS fRASc,sco paper says iha, Of.
iiccrs of the Chil'an navy " tell officers
of our navy on tho South American
station ,ha, they look forward hopcful-
IL TO the day when they may loo. San
Francisco" Chill undoubtedly has
some fine war ships with which she
could do n grca, deal Of damage on
our Pacific coast. bu, by the limo
Uncle Sam had got through with her
shc would have received lesson which
would last her for n thousand years.
The Meeker herald., 1885-09-05
COLORADO CONDENSED.
sllyerton i, to be lighted by elec,rici

silverton /, to be lighted by electrici.
-Four inches Of hail fell at Pueblo
last Saturday.
Tho air drills have been started to
work In the Gregory .BobtAii tunnel.
The first day Of the firemen's tournn-
men. at Boulder was failure On account OF
rain.
The Colorado Springs opera house
has been ssopened with n. A. ~. Sye As man
aeef.
The body Of Lizzie Mulready. who
vas drowned near Pueblo last June, hss been
recovered.
Tho Democrats have decided to hold
their State Convention on the 81 Of October,
In Denver.
Tho Arkansas Valley Smei,cr u
Ls.dyiile I. talking OF removing to either Den.
Yer or Pueblo.
Boulder county is expected to pro-
due- this year tsD.0o0 worth Of orc, an In
er,a'e OF Is psr cent.
Andrew Sands. an employs OF tho
RIO Grande road. uss Killed the other day by
fslI,ns h-t--~n the ~siA
MIR. Olive Wright has been sppoin'-
ci Commissioner 10 represent Colorado al the
Mes oriean. Exposition.
MIR. John c. Mcclure. an old resi-.
a. In, - lut tts a
IL Canon City few days ago.
An excursion Of 800 people from
Denver, Msni,ou and Pueblo. vent to Mar
,hsil Pass one day ia,, ~.-t.
The First National Bank. Of Denver.
h.. ,,r.n moved into the Tabor Biock, eor er
o' sir'seI,h and L.rimsf streets.
George II. Shscklc,on. one Of thu
ino., Iotui,r ei,,rsrs Of Grand iEEe.lan, uas
dfus,.d In n. Grand river iA,, week.
Tho Prohibi,ioni.;s of Arrpnhoc coun-
~ held CONVENTION Thur,Isy and riseei In
ronaina,ion full ii'' Of county oifeisis.
The South Park Railroad has secured
= sot'se' 10 haul 500 tens al 'r from the
star mine. A,jsn. To Dcn,'r via 81. Elmo.
Two Lodges of Coed Trmplnr. have
,-.n Instituted si;hin moaih ., Gothic and
Brirhion. With totsiui Int. Of charter mem.
hr-
In tho HcIry-Bronk controversy
Juirr Roxtrs has l.sa-.i . Temporary un, OF.
is'inr Bionk To rive Mf. h.fry sec,,. to The
rrcu-iss
T. G. Henry and tho Colorado Loan
aud Trust Company have sr-a sus.i in chan
CRY by Travellers Insurance cantsry of
iisr,soss, Com.
Another cave has bccn discovered In
',s ausf,si'r formation Il Battle Mountain.
This os~ y. found 10 the ~osk.ng, Of the
Goi'cn woei,r mine.
Tho authorities nj Washington havc
DECIDED to sec~ts The Asmiio s,oee fos ,hr
pv.ves fss'o ficr. shd the coaifsci has hrsn
awarded 10 i,y-s & MeGirAv.
The Meeker herald., 1885-09-05
IN A HAYTIAN PRISON.
Al American Citizen Kept In . Losth-
soms Dur con over Year.

Al American Citizen Kept In . Losth-
some Dun con over Year.
A Philadelphia dispatch says: Mr.. q.
A. Van Boukelen, Of New York, Er United
States Consul General st Port au Prince, ar
rived In this city to-day As passenger on the
American steamer Hay tien Rrp ublie, from Fort
su Prince. lie tells = remarkable story OF out
rsyeous tIeatmsn, At the hands Of the iIayiien
Government while acting - Consul General
Mr.. Van Boukei.n married Haytien woman,
and =, the end Of his term Of iiier he took up
the business Of dealing In the paper money OF
the native Government. Al This he made con
siderable money, sBd then be desired To invest
. part Of his gains In rial estate, but 'hi' ~As
for hidden BY Law Of Iisyu, which deniest that
right To any tut native born citizen.
lie eysded the Law, however, aud purchased
. piece OF proI-,ty Ia Port su Prince. which
Transaction reaching the eArs OF President
solomon, the Chief Magistrat- OF the Rspub-
lie, he esuitd Van Bouksien's airost aud
had him locked up In = ~r-'ehsd dun
geon iu the Government prison =, Port
au Priae-. Here his only cohpAn'
ions we're nsgro-s Of the moSt teb.s-d
type. mary Of them b-ine muTierers and ies'
p- ra,ioes. and very often the prison, which Ia
. email and ~resehed structure, built on low,
swsmIy ground. uss crowded with nearly ~
prisoners. Mr. Van Boukeien being the oui,
white man among them.
Iiis dungeon was = naros stone cell uhiei
measured eiyh, fee, BY four. and the ~aii'
uer- constantly dripping With water. There
the unfortunate sr Consul vAs foierd TO sta,
from March. 1874. until June q. iss3 Tbs
place t-ipg Infested With rats and loathsosn'
vrrnin; bi. health, which ~as robust ~h-n h'
uss hr,, impr,.on-d, IA nov entirely broker
ioup, and be has t<com- . victim Of to'i
ofssunp,ion snd eLfonie eAiarrh, while ki'
face 10 pal. snd h,sg.rd, and gives every r,i
isner Of Ion. suffering. Mr. Van Boaksief
sAys no siiSn,iou uss pxid by President Solo
,son To the letters from sser,sry friin.huy
s~p, ard be 80 no, released until scerr'Af,
Bayard wrote to tl- iiAjilrn fnrsiten, dc
msnaips HE instant release. stating a. III.
sm- lime 'ha, II be uas no, r,irAs-i mite.
States fnsn.of uar uonld t- di.Ia'shs.: u
Port al Prince With instructions To siop, 'e
vrr- measures II nre-suy. The truth 81 ih'
story is roaehsi for by the Captain and rurssi
of tho steamer.
The Meeker herald., 1885-09-05
Crop rsospeets.

CHICAGO, Illinois. Aug. ?a.-Ih"
Y.,.~y.' R~l~~ viii publish the following
summary Of t.. crop returns up TO August ~.
With the -Ieep,i,n Of tho country tributary W
tho Rr.i River Valley. during the Last iouusea
day. the hAfv-s. has not b~-n seriously Dc
iAJsi. Much Of tho spring wheat !" t- hand
le,i ,hi. fall and winter viii hc Of an inferior
quality. The intense hot weather In JAY has
,-., the main esr.- Of this siAir H saaif'.
ID. ss.sc; Of which uAs to m,sr OF lsss shr'rr'
the rra,a and produce quality t~iou that of
la, year. Thr spring wheat cvp of is>t vss
rIe.rt,onAiiy One In quality. Nofshs'n paao
IA promises nov to tr the only srvs from
which any large supply Of No. . hard shfss
may L. looked fos.
Th~ prize of WHEAT has declined twelve
esn,s within th- Last siriy days, bot even 81
Tbs ps->rns pssers Il uh<si the sspost demand
is srsy smaii. Thr graf srcsfmunfoa os
uoek =, the chipping points and the psustress
o! .,ili further iaerrasr hiss aiso t<vn an s's-
u,sns vhieh has e,,ar very far iossrd pruauc-
ing tho psys~ns dsei.nr. The very cod niehtA
which prevailed mosr OF ;s-A during Auraas
have m.i. the farmer, considerably sns'ods
.os fear Of carly frn.,. While the krnefai sp.
,-Hssnrc Of the corn IL oae of encouragement
tho crop as . whole IL late and ur fnuss evt
u-ii Into September without an early fusa OF
-i,h I, al icas, 20 pr crn, would tr sof'- III"
-rncfAi impression is that 80 sfs !" sa'hef
the irSr., crop Of corn crrr grown. sAl' The
corn crop is vcry uneven and 70 think that
the Yield sill no; conc up 10 srpsri eiprefA'
The Meeker herald., 1885-09-05

-.-.-- .s--.s. .....~ ..-, nisn swept
dawn ti''i. Beaver Cfv,k near ros' Mo'rn.
's, -,,k. ard did eoe..d,'ah'c asu arc ~
-ssiihr s-ay The d,t,. of tho canal.
Judge Ruck-r hn. sued j. u Wheel.
ct. n. mlnirr capitals, Of A';cn. Tot sil:.s,.
nSn.y -h'eh be- claim. q, ,osnfa!sa I'm on par,
shso. and .a'-. -hieh he has nssc'ia,sd.
The Flower Mission II Denver. con.
r.c,ci -i,h The Woman. Christian Temper.
ssc- un.on, eus 10 ali the s,ek In 'n.'i,u'sons
.ni many -i.-ut-rr ~i;h t-au,i!ui sif,s ~
hp.gu-... The work IL carried On entirely hy
younr ia.iies.
Th" Sovereign concentrating md
stamp mili. have t~,n started. Ah.u, twenty
'ots of f.c miilirr ofc which ~ili sv,rsgr go
To the too. and 70 tons Of concentrating ofe
utieh !. reduced 10 about IS iats that iii
s,,rsrt eco TO The too. is bs'ne pr,daec'i
daily.
Whca, from Mbou, fvo md onc-hslf
ser,. of tho For, Collin. College farm -.
thr,.hc,! . fcu day. ago. The Yield uas i's
hu.tci. II improved Fife and Bioun,'. Hybrid
No. :. The yield of the latter from ctc acre.
frm thirty pound. Of .ecj, ~as fof,y. hsc
bs.hci.
Tho organization of tho Gcn,lcmcn's =
rIcasurc Driving Association of Colorado
sptings has tscn effected. The Pike. Peak
Driving Park has been leased hy the A.scc's-
'iou and is being greatly IMPROVED. The or-n.
Ing days sport on the ir,ok has tcsn arranged
for Thuf.dsy, September q
Colorado IL not wholly given up TO
Ute Indians, cowboys And frontier bsrbari.un.
The Tabor Grand, 81 Denver. the hand.otnest
cpsrs hou.c In the United staics, hss whole
week, h-sinninr Monday. August 3i.'.. ofi-o
oy-ras written by Stanley WOOD. Of Denver.
The ou.ras arc Brittle silver" and "Pftoills, I"
the mu.lc of the FORMER by ". =. Hunt, Of
Denver. and OF the latter by Carl Msjer, Of
New York.
The Logan Colony affairs nrc moving
siong finely. The plating Of the so~n is near.
iy completed and the colony housc is In course
Of erection. Colonel Moore is In constant rr-
ocip, OF lc,,crs from old soldiers, Who state
ths, they arc getting ready to start for the s,n
Luis Valley "a fast a. possible, and the hrsi
''H'hk'ut VIII w hctc, " :. He"k" " P',
.n'. ~ early =. the middle Of September.
A salvation woman who has been
In the habit Of taking coiorod children and
street samin to one Of the Denver churches,
and seating them in the from, scat, much to
the annoyatce Of tho congregation, was told
che mus. no, do 40 any more. She persisted
and q little colorcd girl whom she "a. drag
gina In against her will was denied admission
~hcrcuron she had the officers OF the ctufcs
arrested for violating the civil righss lave.
The Annual Convention OF tho wo
mans Chri.,isn Temperance Union I. 10 h
held 81 Colorado Springs September II, 10 ant
IL. Mrs. Baxter, Of Michigan. Will occup,
olc evening, sad programme cf much inter
est 1. prepared The Union OF Man,ou VII
The Meeker herald., 1885-09-05
n.~.,.h x.ps,,.A =. w.., c-A..

LONDON. Angus, ?9.-Addi,ional son.
s,,ion uss stt.ehsi To ihr spanish German
iiffieui,y by . rumos giving Primer Bismsrck's
rrason for the s~,sufr Of the Caroline isiands.
Tl.s rumos ai,ributsi To the Chsne.iics DE-
,srnnins,ion TO obtain ts-s~s.ion of Cuha, and
explains his eondue' Ia 'stipx the Casolinss as
. rusr To s~rufu an understanding b-ssecn thu
United s.si-s and Germany In fvRafd To thesr
oaiiyine sr~ni.h j-.s~s.,ons, ~ . rssali of
uh,sh Germany would tesmi, the unis-,i
ssAsss To s~eur- The rhiiiip;in- i.iAnds u the
washing'oa Government would consent tn
Gsrmsny'. snn.rs,ion Of Cuba !, is .ipnE'y
nainiAin~d In soa,~ quarters that hisnsfrk
has for ioeg time hal his ~yc sn Cubs,
AMI tia, hr hA1 A~4ur~i hin,ssis of the
support of evfsain Western Amer
lean INTEREST. In this sei,~m-. Epgiishrp~s of
ma-,crA,r ,i--. scou, the id~s that th- United
s'A'ss uiii cur permit any German orrrpsssoa
u tubs, snd ansc; ,o perceive In this srtos..
-'i bi.mA'vkisn pfoIee, . deeply i-sixussa 10.
f;sur 10 inso'vr the Americans in's Euro,-an
.qush,i.. This s;ory eun~s from rsrss. uk<sv
I, is et'sssisriy di.eu'ss,i Tie d saisA Colo
NJ In the rrvr-h CAPITAL arr fussossiy ipais.
nsn' o,sr tho ~ha'e ihiax. Thr Tss H.sn of
hsiiin In referring 10 tbs matter to-day. s~-
n,afksd thai the hrsuiifui issiiss os cu,a viii
esna t- hsvvins sueS-ess ~ s~sp-ss Whiissa
King Aif"eso hAs h-~u iaio's'~d BY Ss,rs'sph
OF 'Lr svtnstsd ssssssh ervspsih'a Of Yep.
the ps,neipic of 'h~ csruiiss is,ssds. lie sili
rv,urn from ssa iii,fonso To Nsisti 90 Moo.
day I, trvsiis 81 the st<.risi sa<e;ise os the
ss..ti.l .iso-s = lirh vAs saiie.i In s.n,aLl~f
The Cardiac AFFAIR.
The Meeker herald., 1885-09-05

THI Chinese claim everything now.
and arc beating tho modes, American
quito out Of the field Of na,ionn! enter.
prise. They tell rs that tho telephone
IL nearly two thousand years old. hav-
ing boon in use about that time in their
country. oh, pngans With the almons l
eyes. there is something thn, il older
than tho tclcphonc-lying. It is older
than tho grcn, Chinese wall. !, is old.
or than tho great city II Pckin. 1t is
n. old ns tho first Chinese historian, and
about as reliable.
The Meeker herald., 1885-09-05
LABOR TROUBLES.
The Executive Hoard Of tbs kaish's OF
Labor Meet Jay 6ouid-


NEW YoRK, New York, August 26.-
Js, Gould, A. A. Talmsxe, General NAnsger
of the Wabash railway; General Manager
Hoxie Of the Southwestern System, and Cap
tain yH.y~s, First vice.Presideut of the Mis-
souri Pseinc railroad. this afternoon received
a delegation from the Executive Board 1t sh.
Knights Of Labor, which Is here IN ehaet .
settlement Of the difficulties between the Wa
bash aud the knights Of Labor. From sources
near 10 the railway msn It Is learned that Jay
Gould Informed the committee that the Of
aeials OF the Wabash were not opposed to tho
Knights OF Labor - sn organization, but they
rather spproved II. The company never had
offered such proposition 70 the men ~ hsh
been stated In eject, tha, they must break
from the Knights ss : condition Of employ
ment.
The officials. Mr.. Taimsgr. in 'peaktnx for
them, explained that when the new ma1Ae~-
m.nt began under the receiver many changes
were nece,sitated. Leased lines were got rid
Of. and expenses curtsiled. The failure Of the
~hes, csotS had been felt, and II s,nstitut-d
one cause for economy. The commit
tee suggested - means OF s-t'iinx
the difiicuity thAt all the men en-
plo,ed since June 10 In place of the union
men b- discharged aud the old hands be rein
| stated, including those Who hsf refused n
separate from the organization OF the Knights
As a condition Of being taken back ou June ID
when the shops were re-opened. The shops
mentioned we're; Fort Wayne, Indiana Des'a-
,ur and Springfield. Illinois; Mot-'iy. .s'.Louis
and se.i.iis, Missouri.
The Executive board Of Knights Urged that
the shops were closed June ioani oi-n~d two
DAYS later, and th-n when the old hanas sp-
piled for uork they were refused unless they
signed an agreement W quit the knixs's. BIZ
teen hurdrri men rrfus-d aud they we're
licked out. others replacing them The COO
ference to-day hinged here; II 'h- oineiAs
uouii asrr. To discharge those "h' TOOK me
plso-. o. those Who uesr locked out, AL .oa'a
b. we'll. The committee Demanded an snsvef
within nfirsn ninuie., but the rAiluay ofne'ais
dseiiuei such r.plii,y of DECISION, snd stated
tbs, eon.iiers,,o. ~oaid be given 10 sh~ mat
ter and an answer would follos isi-s 90 Ths
committee Of knights then depArfsd-
The Meeker herald., 1885-09-05
MURDER OR SUICIDE.
The Sasp'eiess Death Of NJ. Wsihsp Of
New Ogis ass.

Nnw ORLEANS, Louisiana, Aug. "a
Nothing for long time has created 20 much
-Ieitrm-n, here a. the ness of the Afrrs; In
Emtoria, Kansas, OF Mrs. Minnie Wallace
wAikup, for poisoning her husband. The mar
riAx- took place Just = month 10 ia, bc'oio
the death Of her husband. Mr.. waikup had
b.n kmiiiar h;uf- on tho streets Of S-~
Orleans. lie MAS vlrsinian. snisa hand
some. energetic man. Of oon,id.rahi. wealth
and ability. lie uss about tS yrsrr Of as-. .snd
. uiiou,r With ,-o daughters, the yoap.rst I.
y.ar older than ,hi. wife whom he recently
married.
Minnie Wallace waikup 1. IL years Old. Her
father Ia jaime. T. Wallace. .iauyrr. Ani for
merry United States Commissioner. Er-f, on-
Who -vrr sAu her noticed h.f t-sa,y 81 faer
and form and iAiyiikr dsjos'm-ni. WAikup
hal m-, Minnie when shr "a, . child and
watched her bloom into ~omsnhoci. The uvd-
ding took pise- a, Co,inr,oo. k-n'ueiy. July
e, ahd vAs brilliant affair. rfsfn her Letters
Mrs.. waikup seemed 10 b- living happy life
.i,h her -an,s all provided sos. Her ias' let
ter which ... received h,e ds,s sso. sa,a Mr..
wsikup ~As going on = short Trip 10 ba,iness
AMI that shr "a. In 81 sians.
fNrosiA, kansss. August - Hon. J. u
wajkup'. funeral si the Methods, Episcopal
church took pl,e- Al : O'Clock ,s.s afternoon.
With al immensr siirnds.er. ni,lng the
church and the sdI,es.s .'rry's. many people
coming from the surrounding country. Tic
in,.frs, ,hs, I. manifested In The eAsr sur.
pa..e. all prrc-.isns hssr. Mr.. wsikap sc-
'sins h-r ca.y. cso'. scif ta'.-ssei b-afinT. and
the s,,.niAncr al the house yesterday might
10 raiied . isvv- fos hsr. she eoatinnes tn
u.rrt her innoeener. sh- .!ii nos attend The
funeral al the church. ~ hes psvs~ee~ might
have given rice 10 grvst .sriirm~nI Thr
Corpnrr'. Jury rnei ,eain 'h,. fnrvnonn snd
took the testimony 81 pf. l.. u jacobs. the
phy..cisn vho attended Nr. wsihup. I, de-
uiot-d nothing n.u o, s'arsilng Th-
snAi,,!. hy pr. Garincr o! 'hr stomach anil
Other parts Of Nj. wsikup'. body, aid cot De.
,-rmin- The psrs-ner os s.ento OF pots co. and
be has ,,i.n the r.r'. 10 Ksn.As City for .
inas- oompis,r a.i exhaustive ahaiy.is. The
cofuacr's is'y ha. aijJarnei 10 Tuesday
morning.