The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1892-01-02

per the orders OF Do Narynez In 1870.
after 10 soto left for his trip of dis
eovery TO the Mississippi river and be-
fore La Sale eamc. II was built by
negro and Indian slaves. The fort
covers an AREA OF about one and u
fourth acres
II In luilt of colulna, 4 cement made
from tho gravel there. Tn, walls are
.. feet thick AMI 70 feet high ON tho
outside. 10 ieot on tho Inside. II Is
surrounded by moa, 30 feet wide and
fee, deep. Under tho spanish the
fort was called San Marco, III, French
named IL Fort ST Mare and
tho Americans changed IL Fort
Marion. The old fort is full OF
mysterious corners and secret vaults
IiiE wrEK's DOls0-,
A company formed In Chicago To run
u line OF excursion steamers to Jack
hpn Park during the exposition has
secured til. option on i've twin screw
excursion boats at New York. which
will coat 81 10000. Tho steamer,
Will bc capable OF carrying ). 500 pas
scngers each. and the Protector, OF
tie lin. claim that they can transport
1900 visitors To Jackson Park every
hour. They will convert tho b at,
Into ho;ci, at nigh, to furnish sleep.
Ing apartment, for 700 persons.
Rev. II. rcrcir M.ni-s, n noted RI bb!
OF New York, IN IN favor of erecting u
Jewish monument Mt tho exposition.
lie recently preached n strong sermon
In supper; of hi, plan In New York.
United stn.-, Minister Thayrr. who
has JUS, returned from denmark, say =
aha, the artists Of that country nrr al
ready getting "a ino collection Ia rrnd
to Chicago lie says ,hI, exhibit will
eclipse any cifor, heretofore made by
DANISH artists
uor. Leon Abbot, OF New Jersey ne.
eompanlci by the state board VA, In
Chicago thia week 10 ,srurc n slio for
New Jerseys building at the Fair.
uoy. Abb q expressed him.-lt n, b-Ina.
particularly pleased :T!.h the advance
meat Of tho work and with tho cSien.
.iyo arrangement, bc.n; mais for Ia q
Exposition. lie said New Jersey
would supplement IL, appropriation
q! $4,000 by q much larger .un Mt tho
next session of the legislature
rinn. for tho Texas building have
been selected President Hurley la,
notified Secretary dickinson The
builiing Is made exclusively of Texas
material alta boa, OF ssOo,Opo.
.ov. ra,,ison OF Pennsylvania has
issued n proclamation To TIA. coplc %!
tina, State calling upon them 10 begin
preparations for the fair.
Tho women OF Alabama have issued
n call asking tho womra OF that Stat,
To raise sso.t11 for the purpose Of rep
r-srntIns Alabama IN The womnn's dc.
par,m-G,-
Tho National roi'rrs' association
sen, special committee to Chief All
.on uhi, week To get space for the lar.'
cat exhibit Of American pottery that
has ever been made.
Chief Allison ha, r-ccntly refused u
allow American representative. oil
European manufacturers 20 make cN'
hibi,s a, the fair This decision I. Ia
line with ,hc rules ainpt-d. which
make /, necessary tina, all foreign cN
hibi,nr. should deal directly with the
commissioners from ;hcir country.
Chic; EcHrn has sent n special invi
,ation to Slgnor iuigis iiotlio. chlcf oI
the statistical bureau Of Italy. To MAX,
m cNhlbi, Of statistical educational
work a, the Worlds lair.
English florists continue TO offer
cratui,ously. flowers and rar, plant,