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The Meeker herald., 1888-01-28

The weather has been delightful for
last Few days. Colombo suffered very
liit!. from the recent cold snap. and
White river was more favored by the
elements than any other section OF the
state. True. The Thermometer dropped
pretty low ou one or two nights. but. ~
we have remarked before. the air is no,
- ohilly here with the thermometer ~
or y below rs 1t would be In Kansas or
Nebraska Wien It registers i or 10 tc-
low. We can boast with a clear con-
science q: having one Of the choice
spc,sof Gods green earth.
The Meeker herald., 1888-01-28

Vresi. lIgs and dates at llouston's.
The Meeker herald., 1888-01-28

Ihe .!euee was razed wednesaay.
The Meeker herald., 1888-01-28

By Wednesdays GIeuwo0d .agc we
received an addition to tue gambling
frntcfnity. The newcomers u. once
opened up n faro layout aud things pro-
gtessed smoothly until the Meeker iol-
lowers Of the god. Chance. discovered
that there was an extra deuce In the
deck. when the dealer was requested to
baud over the contents Of the cash
drawer, which he did under protest,
after ono Of the players tried how close
he could shoot In tie direction of the
gentlcmanly card manpnlators ear
without piercing ,ha geutlcnan's
auriculr umendage Anything that
savors Of brace game is extremely
unpopular with Meeker patrons of the
green cintu.
The Meeker herald., 1888-01-28

The unnecessary shooting which took
place on the streets early the other
morning aud which suddenly awoke
people out of their s!umbers has been
the subject of a good deal of unfayor-
able comment. and determination TO
enforce the ordinance against carrying
guns and promiscious shooting. 1t
sometimes becomes necessary TO in
dulge in little gun practice. especially
when the deck is short card or two or
when 4; is shown that there is more
cards in the deck than the ruies of uoylu
recognize, hut II is radically wrong to
waste cartridges on tho streets during
the graveyard stiffness Of the night OF
at any other time for that matter. and
the practice has got to he nipped IN the
bud. Quietly disposed people are op
posed to unnecessary shooting and 1t /,
contrary 10 the best interests of ,h'
l.Wn
The Meeker herald., 1888-01-28

George L. Howard OF Canton. Mass.
arrived in Meeker Wednesday. Mr..
Howard was on his way East after
The Meeker herald., 1888-01-28

spring'llkc weather
Snow is fast disappearing.
The Meeker herald., 1888-01-28

pof-l-e-e-c-e, ,
, 1888-11-06

For a penny the London beggar may
buy a bowl of beef or pea soup and a
large piece of bread, enough to keep off
starvation for a day. The spoon he eats
it with and the bow he eats of are
chained to the table. Nothing is left ly-
ing around loose in that style or restau-
rant. Two kinds of soup constitute the
entire bill of fare for the penny soup
house. For a ha'penny there is always
a hot roast potato ready on the sidewalk.
These potato roasting ovens are trundled
about on wheels, and are built to resem-
BILE a small locomotive. They are known
as murphy busters" Another style of
street Kitchen deals in kidney and eel
pies, smoking hot, and two pence each.
The cham and beef shops" are ready
with their cooked wares at noon-corned
beef ut two pence, for the lowest amount
weighed out, and for a ha'penny each a
paper o filed with freshly boiled po-
tatoes or turnips. 'FWinks," a species of
salt water snail, are boiled in quantities
and sold on the streets.
The fried fish kitchens about 10 at
night are filled with people, plate in hand
waiting for the well Drowned sole from
the great frying watts at 4 pence the plate,
with a generous quantity of fried pota-
toes added for a IA penny. Six pence
buys the supper for a small family and 2
pence more pays for the inevitable pint
of porter. The 10 o'clock supper is the
Englishman's most enjoyable meal, and
twenty odd millions Of people over there
eat it and do not suffer SO much from in
digestion as we do. 1t looks odd at first
though, when you make a call, to see at
10 O'Clock the table spread as if for din
.- ---- - -.
brought on.-Prentice Milford in New
York Star.
, 1888-11-06
THEN n NOW.
A Citizen Says. a Few Sensible Words to
Voters.
To the Editor of The Leader.

To the Editor of The Leader.
CHEYENNE, Nov. 5.-To.morrow's
election will be the verdict of the citizens
of Laramie county as to the fitness of GER
tain men 10 hold Office and be ~custodians
of the county's interests for the ensuing
two years. Some of the candidates are
new and untried men, others have had
the experience of previous service. 1t
seems to me that fidelity and capability
should count for something with the vot-
ing community where the candidate is not
a persistent Office grabber, but modest
enough to think w terms in office sufh-
Gent. | have read with much disgust
the unsavory attacks in the Sun on the
public career of Walter r. Stoll, the can
didate for re election as county attorney.
[ was present at many OF the trials when
he was the prosecuting officer, He APP
peared to me to be Jealous and untiring
in the efforts to do his duty. That he
has been successful is amply apparent by
the number of desperate characters placed
in durance vile, and by the extremely
pedCelul duu well DeuaVeu character OF
u pleasant little city now. When |
came to reside here II Few years since l
was Mortified by a brutal murder that
took place here one evening. Two
brothers shot down in cold blood a help
less, drunken man. 1t was a crime of
peculiar a%trocity. What were the conse-
quences? A weak prosecution, an acquit-
tai and a Disguised community. The San
being quite vehement in its denunciation
of such a disgrace happening to the
county. All this has changed and by the
vigorous and successful prosecution of
Mr.. Walter Stoll our county is as well
behaved as any respectable New England
one. The Sun makes a great to-do about
the expense and is not always truthful in
its utterances by a large majority. But
let me ask you, sir, what are a few cents
or even dollars of extra taxation compared
with the safety and protection to the
community by making the sure punish
ment of crime a terror to the criminal
classes? This Mr.. Stoll has surely done
and done well. In conclusion, l would
ask my fellow citizens by their votes to.
morrow, to stand in irrespective of party
and elect our present efficient county
attorney and render the Just verdict of
well done, thou true and faithful ser
want" A CITIZEN.
, 1888-11-06
Stocks ana cattle Markets.

New YORK, Nov. 5.-The stock mar.
ket to day, with the exception of a mod
erately active business for a few minutes
IN the first hour, when the accumulation
of orders over the holiday were being
executed, was intensely dull. The close
was dull, but strong at the highest prices,
all having strengthened in the afternoon.
Governments dull and steady. Money
2Cd24 per cent. Mining shares steady.
Congratulated strong, Lake. $ll.36
Petroleum was steady and opened at
So, and after considerable auctuation
closed at $50.
Pacific 6's. 100; American Express,
Ill: Canada Pacific. 554; Canada
Southern, 54!; Central Pacific. 364; Bur
%lington, lllf; Delaware, Lackawanna,
1879; Denver & Rio Grande, 1Sl; Eric,
29B; Lake Shore, 1898; Louisville &
Nashville, COZ; Michigan Central, So;
Missouri Pacific. rs; Kansas & Texas,
I2f; New York Central, 1905; Northern
Pacific, 263; preferred, 81; Northwest
ern, ll2; Oregon Improvement, 10;
Navigation, 95; Transcontinental, 338;
Pacific Mail, 37f; Reading, 500; Rock
Island, lOS; Milwaukee Il st. Paul,
66B; Texas Pacific, 24s; Union Pacific,
65; United States Express II; Fargo,
1879; Western Union, S54.
CHICAGO, Nov. ;. -Cattle-RcceIpts
10000; market dull. and slow; steers,
fancy, Sc. OOlGG so; Westerns, $1,000
400; Texas cattle, $1,000 {. 25; stockcrs
and feeders. 81. 5Ol@3 so.
SheeD-Receipts 9.O0U market steady;
1u % HH LH NJ
, 1888-11-06
A DAY OF ACCIDENTS.
Explosion Of a Nitro Glycerine
Magazine.
One Man Killed and Several
Injured.
Other Accidents Attended with
Loss of Life.
Nitro Glycertne Explosion.

PTTTsBURG, Nov. 5.-Iptelligence has
just been received of an explosion Of
a nitro glYcerinc magazine near Shame
kin, Pa, twelve miles from here this
morning.
The magazine belonged to the Torpedo
company of Delaware. The explosion
was terrific and felt twenty-five miles
away. Houses and shauties were shat
tered in the vicinity. 1t was reported
that a large number of persons have been
killed and injured. but it Is now believed
that nj one was hurt. though nothing
definite is known.
The explosion is supposed to have been
caused by a tramp through ignorance.
Between two and three tons of glYcerine
were in the magazine. The earth was
torn up for a distance of 500 yards, and
trees an eighth Of a mile away were rent
asunder. Many houses we're wrecked,
and the residences of George and William
Wilson and Thomas Mccoy, half a mile
away, were completely shattered and the
occupants were thrown through windows,
but not seriously injured. AS far as can
be ascertained no one was killed except
possibly the tramp.
, 1888-11-06

LocKHAvEN. Pa, Nov. An inquest
was held this afternoon by the coroner of
this county on the bodies of seventeen of
the victims Of the Kettle creek mine ex-
plosion. The testimony Of the witnesses
shows that dynamite caused the explosion,
but no blame attaches to anyone except
the miners themselves. The scene at the
mine was h~eartrendjng when the coroner
and Jury reached the place, The mines
were but recently opened and are located
in a dc>olate spot near the town Of Ron
oyo. Several Of TIE bodies will be buried
there to morrow and others will he gel. NJ 20
different points for lntcrmeut.
, 1888-11-06
The Coal Miners.

LONDON, Nov. 5.-Durlng the past
week an end has been put to the threat
ened coal miners strike in the Midlands
and the North, which at one time looked as
if it would involve nearly a quarter of a mil
lion of miners. Their demand for a 10
per cent increase of wages was at the out
set resisted by some of the masters; but
others conceded it, and public sentiment
finally broke down the resistance of the
former class. The demand was based on
the undoubted improvement in business
and prices, and its success is about the
cleanest victory the trades unions have yet
gained. The real reason is that emigra-
ton has so reduced the surplus of miners
that that class of skilled labor Is much
more independent and better off than the
same class IN Pennsylvania.
, 1888-11-06
Shot to Kill.

CHICAGO. Nov: 5.-Detective Jake
Loewenstein, a well known officer, was
fatally shot by his wife. The deed was
the result of quarrels which the couple
have been having for some time. This
morning, it is said, the quarrel was re-
sumed, %whereupon the m pulled a
revolver and fired five shots at her hus-
band. One passed through the left side
of the head, Just above the temple, and
came out at the right side. This will, in
all probability, prove fatal. Another
bullet grazed his breast, and another
struck the thumb on his right hand.
, 1888-11-06
Prado. the Mystery.

PARIS, Nov. 5.-The short, but inter
esting incident of the Mathis lawsuit
called together all Paris, The presumed
assassin OF Marie Aguetant, a courtesan,
was to speak in his own behalf, and the
large court room was packed to overflow
ing. The newspapers had published a
statement of facts pertaining to the com
ing murder trial, and Prado, or Linska de
Costillon, brought a suit for damages to
the tune of 100, 00Of. Prado poured out
torrents Of vituperative anger against the
press in general, and finally drove a nail
in it, as he supposed, by stating that he
would give the entire SUN demanded to
the poor of PARIS. A judgment to the
minimum was allowed of l,OOOE. The
next act comes off next week, aud a seat
would be pad tor, were it possible, at the
price Of a Patti ticket.
, 1888-11-06
SHOT BY A CUBAN.
Mysterious Shooting Affair in
Philadelphia.
Retta Stokes May Die from
Bullet Wounds.
Jem Carney Wants to Fight
McAuliffe.
A.Woman Shot.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. ga very mys-
FERROUS shooting affair, which will in all
likelihood cause the death of Mrs. Retta
Stokes, residing at No. 1919 Greenwich
street, occurred tonight. Early in the
evening three shots were heard in the
house and an officer upon investigation
found that a Cuban named Fred Raimos
had shot Mrs. Stokes three times, two of
the bullets taking effect in her face and
the third one in one of her lungs. The
officer arrested Ramos, but only sue
ceeded in doing so after the prisoner had
fired a shot and had been dubbed into in.
sensibility.
Both Mrs. Stokes and Raimos d. were
taken to the hospital where the former is
dying and the latter is either feigning or
is actually unconscious. Not the slight
est clue as to the motive for the crime
can be learned, the woman being unable
by reason of the wounds in her face to
talk, and the prisoner is likewise silent.
Mrs. Stokes has a I year old child and
lived with her husband in the house
where she received her wounds. Her
husband, who returned to the house
shortly after the affair, can throw no light
uDon il.
, 1888-11-06
A Fatal Duel.

HASTINGS, Neb., Nov. 5.-A duel oc-
CURED in this city last evening, resulting
in the death of one of the participants.
Two gamblers, named Frank Fausler and
David Crinklow, alias Kid Hawkins, en-
tered the Southern saloon. A few words
ensued when both pulled their revolvers
and eight shots were fred, three shots
striking Fausler and killing him instantly.
Fausler lived at Red Cloud and had a
family. 1t is claimed that there has been
bad blood between the two men for some
time, and when they met in the saloon
they both commenced firing at each other
instantly. 1t is generally thought that
Crinklow acted in self-detense, but he has
the name of being a desperate character
and has been in several scrapes. The
murdered man was also considered a dcs-
perate man. The revolver of the muir
dered man showed three chambers empty.
The quarrel was in regard to a woman.
Fausler, the deceased, fred the first shot.
, 1888-11-06

DETROIT, Nov, 5.-The campaign closed
tonight with professions and meetings in
almost every city and hamlet in the state.
Here the Republicans were addressed by
Senator Palmer, Gen. Alger and other
prominent Republicans, and the Demo
Gratis by Postmaster General Dickinson.
ex-Minister G.. V. N. Lathrop, Congress.
man Ottoman and ex- Congressman MAY.
bury. Both state and central committees
confidently claim the state, the Democrats
by a plurality of 10000 and the Republi-
cans by from 5000 to 10000 plurality.
, 1888-11-06
Another

PORTLAND, Me-, Nov. 5.-An explo-
sion occurred at the mills of the Oriental
Powder company near South Windham
about noon to-day. There were four
buildings, one kernel mill and three wheel
mills. The explosion originated in the
kernel mill. There was only a fraction
of a second between the explosion of the
kernel mill and those of the other three.
Only two men were in the mills. Both
were fatally hurt. The property loss is
not large.
, 1888-11-06
Minnesota

ST.. PAUL, Nov. AT the headquar
tiers Of the Republican state committee
Minnesota is confidently asserted safe for
Harrison and Morton by at least 20, 900
plurality. 1t IS claimed that Merriam for
governor will Re elected but by a smaller
plurality. 1t is stated that he will run
behind the rest of the state ticket.
The success of the Republican nomi-
Harrison and Morton by Is, 900 plurality,
which is a reduction of 26, 900 on the vote
oflSS4. He claims the election of Viii
son, the Democratic candidate for COVER
nor, by 10000 plurality and the re-elec
ton of three Democratic congressman.
, 1888-11-06
AT st. Louis.

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 5.-The campaign in
St. Louis closed to night with a big dem
onstration by the Democracy. Saturday
night the Republicans excelled all their
previous efforts during the campaign with
a street procession and addresses by differ
ent candidates. and to night the Demo
Gratis did likewise. Members Of the Re-
publican state committee and leading
Republicans assert hat E. e. Kimball
will be elected governor, while the Demo-
Gratis make counter claims for D. R.
Francis, their nominee. All admit that
the contest will be close and exciting.
, 1888-11-06
Murder Over a Pair of Socks.

GREENSBORO, KY. Nov. 1.-The sixth
murder in this county since Aug. l, in
five of which negroes alone have been
concerned, occurred in the suburbs of this
place this morning. Horace, Ben and
Case Dugan lived with their mother on
Snow hill. This morning Ben and Hor-
ace Dugan had a quarrel about a pair of
socks, and Horace swore he would kill
Ben and left the room. Case, the older
brother, followed him to prevent the car
rying out of his murderous design, and as
he entered the door Horace leveled the
gun and fired. The charge, which was
almost a handful Of small shot, took eff
feet in Dugan's thigh, tearing out a great
hole aud severing the femoral artery.
Medical assistance was summoned as
quickly as possible, but when the doctors
arrived the man was dying, and in half an
hour from the time the shot was fired had
bled to death. Horace Dugan was ar
rested and placed in Jail. He is a har-
dened fellow, Is years of age. Case, the
murdered brother, was % and was gen
orally liked.
, 1888-11-06
Nav Indicu Mrs. Brown.

MASON City, Ia, Nov. Sit is I'M
derstood that the grand Jury is to-day
preparing indictments against Mrs. Sarah
e. Brown for poisoning her father-in-
law, Hiram l.. Brown, and Mrs. Browns
youngest son Henry. The crime was
committed last April, poison being mixed
with the food. The entire family of FIVE
was affected, but three recovered. The
Jury returned a verdict pointing to Hiram
f. Brown as the guilty one. Brown sub
~sequently secured the services of a detec-
tive, who, it is said, has accumulated
evidence enough to warrant the arrest of
Mrs. Brown. On the examination before
a Justice she was dismissed.
, 1888-11-06
A Family Feud.

Golden, ILL.,. Nov. "a fight this
afternoon between William Tweedy and
Lynn Caveness was the starter for a
pitched battle between the Caspers, six in
number, on one side and the Cavenesses,
eight in number, on the other, which
proved a serious affair, three men being
dangerously injured and four badly hurt.
The fight was with knives and stones,
gathered from the railroad track, where
the fight occurred. o. groy ont of an old
feud. Miner C.sp.r has three serious
stabs with a knife; Wash Casper, stabbed
twice in right side; Yancey Andrews had
his skull mashed in and will die; Geo.
Reich, Marsh Casper and Calhoun Cave
ness have badly cut heads.
, 1888-11-06
Killed by Rumans,

LONG ISLAND CITY, Nov. 5.-Joseph
Kugler, aged 55 years, a milk man, was
killed at College Point last night. Seven
men on horseback, one Of them named
Meyers, a cowboy, were riding through
the village. Kugler was loading his
wagon with milk cans when one man
rode over him, and was followed by two
others. One man attempted to shoot any
person who made an effort to rescue Ku-
gler from under the horses feet. No ar
rests have yet been made, but the police
are after the men.
, 1888-11-06
The Captaln,s statement.

LONDON, Nov. Capt. 3. Jonnos Of
the Norwegian bark Nor, which colIidcd
with aud sunk the steamer Sax MuDd
ham off Cowes, disclaims all responsible
ty for the accident. he says the Sax
Mundham ran into the Nor while the
weather was perfectly clear. The crew Of
the Nor remained on the bark eight
hours after the accident. They then
abandoned her. He says signals of dis
tress were made to passing steamers but
they declined to render any assistance.
Nothing has been heard of the twenty
two persons missing and there is but little
doubt but that they went down.
, 1888-11-06
New York Lively.

New YORK, Nov. s. Barnum has
gone to his home in Connecticut to vote.
Matthew Quay will not go home to vote.
Such turbulent crowds gathered in front
of the Republican and Democratic state
headquarters to night shouting wildly for
Cleveland and Harrison at different and
the same times and berating each other
that the officers were ordered cut and the
streets cleared to prevent a riot.
, 1888-11-06
A Republican Canard,

INDIANAPOLIS, Nov. 5.-A report was
in circulation here tonight and has been
sent to many papers, that Coy and Bern
heimer, the Democratic tally shest forg.
ers, have been pardoned out of the Indi-
ana ~penitentiary by President Cleveland.
An investigation shows that the story is a
is a campaign canard. Coy and Bern
heimer not only have not been pardoned,
but there has been no movement or petit
ito looking to their pardon.
This statement is made upon the
authority and at the request of Governor
Gray and S. =. Sherin, secretary OF the
national Democratic committee.
, 1888-11-06
Wrecked.

CHICAGO. Nov. ga ive-story build
ing, forming 'part of the Chicago Sugar
refining establishment on the river bank,
near Twelfth street, was wrecked tonight
by an explosion in the starch drying
rooms. Contrary to the first reports only
one man, Magnus Hammel, was in the
structure. He was fatally injured. The
loss on the building, contents and freight
cars in the vicinity, will not exceed
SI5 ono
, 1888-11-06
Denied.

New YORK, Nov. 5.-Judge Lawrence
of the supreme court to-day denied the
application-of Mrs. Cynthia Leonard, can
didate of the Equal Rights party for
mayor, Tor a maudamus to compel judges
of election to accept her vote. The ground
of the application was hat the constitu-
ton OF the United States permits woman
suffrage and that no state can abridge
rights guaranteed under national law.
, 1888-11-06
The Vote in Iowa.

Dies MONIES, Nov. 5.-The polls in
Iowa will open to morrow at 9 o'clock a.
m. and close not earlier than 6 p. m. nor
later than 9 D. m. The vote fer president
will not be compared with the vote of
1884 as the voting precincts have been
changed since then, but will be compared
with the vote for governor last year, when
Larrabee had 16, l60 plurality. The state
ticket will be headed by the secretary of
state. There are LOO. voting precincts
in the state.
, 1888-11-06

general result show a plurality of 30 900.
Tonight no one in authority is to be seen
at the Democratic headquarters, but a
statement out several days ago was that
the Democrats would have aplurality OF
1000 in the state and would gain six
congressman.
Judge Thurman was called on this
afternoon by an Associated Press cores
pendent. In reply to a question he said
he was no prophet, and in election mat
tiers he believes that no one can prophesy
with certainty, but he is hoping, and fully
expecting the Democratic ticket to come
ont ahead
, 1888-11-06
The King Mad.

NICE, Nov. 5.-The king of Wurtem-
burg is much irritated over the newspaper
reports charging that he is under the in
fuence of three Americans whom he made
favorites. A few days ago the king sun
moned Baron Won Mittnacht, Wurtem-
burg prime minister to Nice, and in
structed him to make an official denial Of
the report. His private estate has been
involved by his expense.
, 1888-11-06
Going Home to Vote.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 5.-A large num-
ber'of the employees in the executive de-
partments have gone to their homes to
vote. 1t is impossible to ascertain the
number, but over 300 have left in the
treasury department alone and the indica-
tons are that employees in other depart
ments are leaving in proportlonate num-
bers.
, 1888-11-06
Jem Carney Willing.

New YORK, Nov. "a London spe-
cial to the sporting papers states that Jem
Carney has issued a challenge to Nc
Auliffe in which he says he is ready and
willing to fight Jack McAuliffe, American
champion, in Spain, France, Australia or
any part of the world for Ell, 900 or
100000 a side or as much more as he
, 1888-11-06
Must NOT Vote

BALTIMORE, Nov. 5.-Judge Morris,
sitting in the United States district ooult
to-day, decided that the soldiers stationed
at Fort McHenry we're not entitled to vote
and declared that if any Of the forty.three
soldiers recently registered in the seven
teenth ward should attempt to vote to.
morrow they may be arrested and prose-
cuted unless actually residents in the
ward
, 1888-11-06
Claim Ohio.

COLUMBUS, o., Nov. Claims of the
two state committees as to the result in
this state are very far apart, each claim
ing for its own candidate by a very big
plurality. Both statements have been
given out for several days without change,
and are said to be based on a careful poll
of the state. Republican figures on the