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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-02-23


street and Sewer Department and Park
Commission unanimously adopted a
resolution declaring that all existing
grade crossings Of steam railroads in
this city should be abolished. Just how
this important reform is to be effected
is not yet clear, as it is a question how
far an attempt to enforce the proposed
change would be an interference with
the vested rights Of the companies, but
the question is one in which the rail-
roads are also interested, and there
should be no trouble In securing united
eifoIt in the desired direction. While
the abolition of grade crossings would
prove a great measure of safety to the
general public, it would also result in
great advantage to the railroads by per-
hitting increased speed and removing
the danger Of accidents at these cross.
ings, which are frequently followed by
the imposition of heavy damages upon
the companies through the verdicts of
courts and juries. This feature and the
necessity of keeping watchmen at the
crossings, no doubt comprise financial
80 ~ S"'''e'o"' p'op0't'o,is 70 pay 'ho
lu'tltst Ou inc NpSt Oh changing inc
grade crossings, and also contribute
materially towards meeting the expense.
II is likely, therefore, that both sides
will work tremendously and unitedly
in accomplishing this much desired re-
form, in which their interests arc iden-
teal.
While this important question Is
under consideration by the local All
thoritics, it would be well for them 10
keep an eye upon the numerous con
Germs now applying 10 the Legislature
for electric railway charters, aud see
that provisions restricting grade cross.
ings are inserted in any charters that
may be granted The danger from these
roads Is probably not so great as from
steam limos Of travel, but it is sufficient
10 Justify tie demand that no further
grade crossings by any kind Of rapid
transit lines be permitted in this State.
The interests Of tue people at large de,
mand this measure Of protection, and it
should not be denied them.
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Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-02-23

OF Mr.. 1Iokc Smith, who is to be Sec
rotary Of the Interior in Mr. Cleveland's
cabinet, it is said that he il both law
yer and journalist of distinction in his
own section. lie edits newspaper of
character and influence, and has large
aud lucrative practice at tho bar Of
Georgia, being highly esteemed by his
brethren on and below the bench for
his probity, learning and ability. lie is
said to be man of superior intellectual!
force and scholarly culture, Of sterling
sense and fine courtesy. As political
leader, he is esteemed shrewd, forcible
and resolute, and certainly the eff.
cheney Of his work during tho last cam.
paiga would seem to entirely Justify
this opinion Of his political character
and Influence. Those who know Mr..
Smith 10 not hesitate to predict that he
will make an excellent cabinet officer.
Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-02-23

BoohS Jar 10 Lp,'y~ ,.c,..
Large AMI c"ie;;.l'y cho
stock, including great v"t,e,y
of the newly revised Prayer
Books.
JonN WANAMASSs
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-11-04

wAsuivGroS, Oct. 30,h.-United States
Consul Courtney Hixson at Foochow. China,
observing the decrease OF consumption
through the Amick treatment Is supplying
the American colony as well as the Chinese
with the free medicines obtained from the
generous cincinnati discovcrcr. No govern
mental action will be taken towards isolating
cousumptivcs until the regular session.
CHICAGO, Oct Both. The sanitary authori-
Ties, aroused by recent editorials on the
Amick cure and the infcctiousness OF the
disease, are debating how best TO isolate con-
sumptives. The Post says, Consumption Is
placed by Michigan in the same category rs
smallpox and 1t will be similarly Guaranteed.
Let Illinois fall In line at once"
DENVER, Oct 30th.-The proposed state
legislation i-olating both resident consump-
tlyes and those coming here has led to the In
corporation of institutions for their care The
Denver Sanitarium Co. opened their last
week 10 the patients OF nil physicians and
combines isolation with the Amick treatment
which each consumptlvc Is given opportunity
Of testing with medicines furnished these
physicians by the Cincinnati doctor without
cost. The Boston Company for the COLOMBIA
ton In Colorado of isolated consumptives has
applied to the state land commissioner for
two sections Of land which will give out OF
doors occupation.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-11-04

II n dispatch from birmingham 10 correct,
one cause for irritation among the Alabama
coal miners Will be shortly removed. The
dispatch says that the state authorities, who
have heretofore kept the convicts employed
by leasing them to mine owners, thus bring
Ing them Into competition with free labor,
have decided on another plln. The state has
purchased tract OF $500 acres OF land on
which the convicts will be placed In tempo
rary quarters and where they will be en-
ployed for some time in building permanent
pcnitentlary. When that is completed, and
1t Is expected that the work will occupy sew
cral years, they will be used In raising their
own food supply and In similar occupations
Which Will not bring them into the general
labor market. The lease system, ns con-
Quoted in some of the states, has been subject
TO many abuses and is very much behind
modern and improved methods of prison
management. 1t is TO be hoped that the ex-
ample thus set by Alabama will be followed
In Tennessee where the troubles caused by
convict labor must BIC frcsh in our readers
minds.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-11-04
tpIpru,ip

Susan b. Anthony Is expected In Colorado
TO speak for equal suffrage.
There Is to be chrysantheum show in
Denver early In November.
The Commercial National Bank Of Denver
which closed in July has decided not to re-
open.
There are now $50 men working on the
state capitol and the plasterlng Is far ad-
vanced.
The Denver Athletic football team beat the
Kansas University team on the 2Sth by score
OF "a TO 10.
postofiise has been established at Sylvan
lite, san Juan county, Colorado, with Ira A,
Scott as postmaster. The Office will be served
special from silverton.
Last Wednesday Andrew Zipps, n section
hand on the Denver Il Rio Graude railway.
was struck by a locomotive near Petersburg
and instantly killed. There is strong sus-
picion that he went willingly to his death.
The D. IL r. q. work train that has been on
the Ruby Anthracite branch, has been taken
oil and has gone to Sallda, where 1t will be
engaged in taking up the steel between SAIL
da and Leadville and laying the track with
heavier steel.
A fatal accident occurred at tho Custom
mine on the Goth. Kenneth Mcleod while
at work in the mine, was struck on the back
OF the head by a rock which fell 200 feet. His
head was cayed In, but he lived nearly two
hours after being struck.
Senator Teller was interviewed the other
day In regard to his views on woman's suf-
frage. He said: ~ voted for woman's suf-
frsge when 1t came up before In Colorado
and would do so again we're ! there at this
election. OF course am In favor of 1t, and
believe It would be a good thing for the
State"
General Engley has delivered the following
opinion in respect to physicians: "Under
the statutes any person giving satisfactory
evidence to the State Medical Examiners that
he has been engaged in the practice OF medi-
cine or surgery for the period Of ten years Is,
upon application, entitled to license to
practice in the State of Colorado.
Cripple Creek is TO have electric lights and
telephones. A company, called the Cripple
Creek Electric Company, having for Its OBJ
ject general monopoly of the electric light
ing, railway, power and telephone business in
Cripple Creek, has been incorporate by the
filing of its certificate with the secretary Of
state. 1t is capitalized for 100000. The in
corporators are Robert p Davie, Hiram WILL
son and Willis T. Montgomery
Awards have been made to the following
women who had exhibits in the Woman's
Building at the Worlds Fair: Mrs Edna NJ.
Cutter, Denver, lace handkerchief; Mrs,
Marie Campbell Smith, Boulder, infants
dress; Miss Conive, Aspen, infants dress;
Mrs. N. X. Smith, Aspen, infants dress knit
ted lace; Miss Bensuzzi, Denver, embroidered
screens; Mrs. Rose Meeker, Greeley, black
lace bertha.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-11-04
LAUNCH OF THE OREGON
-,. r,r,. Battle ship Built on 'ne f"-
ciflc Coast.


,, ,o,ore noon Thursday the batsse-
nsa',on the first vessel OF her class con-
,.',,,oa On the Pacific coast, WAS lAnhcheo
~. ~, v.ys at the Union Iron Works, San
, ,,t.oo In the presence OF one of the great
-. a.,,,d. of people that ever assembled there
,,,,noss a similar event. Representatives
y, tho army and navy, city officials, the gen
~, ,,ov.rnment and others OF the state OF
C,r;fornia. and a large number oil invited
,,,,,.,. were present In the shipyards, whiie
o. avery s,and, on the hillside, and the house
49,, from which Wow OF the works could Dc
ah,,,,.a thousands Of enthusiastic spectators
were gathered That part OF the bay direcuy
q, front of the Union Iron WORKS was e"-
,Irclv occupied by great fleet OF s'camooasr
- ,,d raft of ever description, Ali decor
s,cd with bunting and loaded down Win nun"
ar,ds of people eager TO WNhess the ee'e'
monies. ....,s,
| /. number of small government Vcescls
warn anon, the throng lying in the bay ana
! "a, the moment the last shores were khoehcu
| away and the several thousand tons Vi s'ee'
commenced TO glide down the ways nun.
drel salutes were fred bands on nns'c p'h'ee
.,Ia,ol ,trs thousands of spectators gaVe
,beer after cheer. and every steam "hlA''e
within A radius of n mile of the WORKS loiieu
In tho chorus. The launch was entirely sue
cesslul and the ne" o"''sp It,i,, 1,on
) little lagoon In front VI ~ IT., I'm he.
Works, awaiting her eo'np,u
pusIlvr a. ,piaiy 80 i'ossiu'.'
nv ".eso aa.s,-,,,. bottlc-sbip, and 1.
The mos, powerful ship in the United States
J navy Her dimensions are: Length over Ell
all 34s feet; on the load water line, 800 feet;
. hrnupht. "a feet.
pie"''h' % IN .,as ,on,. MAXIMUM horse
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-11-04

TIE elder Salvini. now in America
unprofcssionally, has sent on by the
hand OF friend memorial Of the
kind sometimes seen in Italian GENE.
teries for the grave of Edwin Booth
at Mt Auburn. The design is a
laurel wreath enamelled to resist the
action of the weather. and inscribed
only with the word Brother The
death of his friend and fellow ar
fist touched Salvini very nearly. and
he records no greater triumph in his
whole artistic career than that OF
the twelve performances given with
Booth at New York. Philadelphia and
Boston during the spring of 1886
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-11-04

Tnf French government has de-
termined to suppress two new and
peculiar industries. One is the
process OF turning old playing cards
into new In order to escape the heavy
tax. The authorities have seized
three such factories. The treasury
has already lost 100000 through
their operations. The other trade is
in renovated second hand graveyard
ornaments, which the French uso cx-
tonsively. The object of the latter
reform is to stop the Wholesale de.
spelling OF cemeteries
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-11-04

u- perkiu. Of California then offered VIC
amendment OF which he had given hotioa
0ctober IA. 1t provides for the coihAsI "a
tr,erican silver at the existing rato, WIN a
.eigniorace charge Of 20 per cent: no sotu
iss =. OF less denomination than slo are 10 uo
coined aud no legal tender, hatiohal Iu
rency o. treasury notes oil les
ton than 80 are 10 be Issued n.,t.,. and
Brief remarks were made by feTklhs al"
Allen, and then Mr.. Teller took the moor. ne
spokc with great bitterness OF the acton ..
Renublir,u, repealers and characterZeu tho
situation as disgraceful surrender. -
"To me this is the most terrible T InH.en w,,h
my Legislative life" SAID NJ. ie ,nars fesr
than anything since entered public me, i
fear we are catering upon financial system
from which there Is absolutely no escnpc.
know there will be no favorable legisiatlo',
for silver until the American people are n leu.
from at the ballot box, and heard from IN a
way tina, will compel attention TO their &C
sires Mr. President, am not pesslmist'
never have been. ! am an optlWist pn'.
never seen disaster and distress growing oi.
of politics simply because they uiu NOT I,iees
my approval nave i"i'h i" 49,
people" ,.,.., aud ,cors
came to his eyes. He spoke most impress
siyely aud was accorded the unuiViucu ~
,ention of every senator and the large auui-
epcc IN the galleries -,
r '
the Perkins amendment, but Us Mr.. Wolcott
ernressed a wish to submit some remarhs, nc
moved that the Senate take a recess until IL
o'clock tomorrow morning and the motios
was agreed to at 8; As o'clock.
seventy-First Day.
sKSArE-The urgency deficiency bill wal
| considered and passed. The joint resoiutioi
offered by Mr.. Cullom yesterday, transferrln.
Illinois a. an ari6ty ioff tGe ~ sftale
that state, at the close Of The Worlds Fair
| was passed.
/ The repeal bill was taken up at ii ~ g. m
and Mr. Wolcott addressed the Senate III
was replied TO by Mr.. Sherman who expresse,
his sympathy with the senators from the sil
yer states and -aid II the question did not In
yolve the serious interests Of the entire coun
try he and those who believed with hin
would be willing to grant their appeals ans
grant them all they asked. He was inter
rupted by running fire Of questions Iron
the silver men.
The question REQUIRED on Mr.. Perkins
amendment, and by vote Of yeas 80, nays ~
the Senate rejected 1t.
Mr. Berry offered an amendment providin
for the revival OF the Bland Allison act an
spoke In its support II was rejected by
vote OF 33 to 81.
Half dozen other amendments were vote
down by varying majorites, and the Senat
adjourned with the understanding thata vol
would be taken on Monday.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-11-04

ACCORDING to parliamentary
blue book recently printed, there are
nearly 10000 born Americans resi-
dent in England. We must trus,
that they have not lost any part of
the spirit, the pluck, or the elbow
power Of their native land, and that
they all stand ever ready to give n
lesson to any presumptuous English
man who turns up his nose in their
democratic presence, whether that
organ be snub or hump, rubicund or
bottle green.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-11-04

THE practice OF hazing at college
Is decidedly an ancient one Pro-
fossor Williams of Johns Hopkins uni
vcrsity says that in Heidelberg
where he received part of his cduca-
tion. he came across an old rule
printed in 1850 forbidding the prac-
tice of the older students of shaving
the heads OF new students and filling
their cars with wax. 1t is proposed
to abolish class distinctions at Johns
Hopkins to put an end to hazing
practices-just as If any one couldn't
tell freshman half mile away.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-11-04

An Industrious Yankee is at work
on n gun that can do some powerful
are taught TO swim of WITH almost
human Intelligence that can send
war-ships skyward in job lots, while
perfected balloons are getting ready
to drop dynamite by the ton over
whole fleets Who knows but that,
before half the vast naval furniture
now in prospect is complete, some
newly discovered application of the
terrific forces now in hand will con
sign 1t all to the junk dealers
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-11-04
RESTLESS COAL MINERS.


Prospects of an Early strike for Pay
mcnt of Just Dues.
From reports gathered at the office OF the
state coal mine Inspector, says the Denver
Reuif6ican, there is prospect OF general
strike among the coal miners all over the
state The Inspector has just returned from
tour Of Walsenburg and neiehborlng mines
and lie reports a bad state of Affairs. In this
connection he says:
Everything points to general and wide
spread trouble. In Lafayette there are 800
men on strike, In Louisville there arc 200
men out, in Erie there are GO, Ses Castle ITO
and Coal Creek 60 So far these are all the
strikes reported, but more will undoubtedly
follow.
These men are all on strikes for back pay.
Many of them have not been paid for two
months, and others run into many weeks ar
rears Just now they are Icing paid, but
TEN Is in general use In all coal mines, and
all are payable a, Denver or Pueblo banks.
These the local merchants will not receive
Besides the ITO men mentioned as being
out at New Castle, the Colorado Fuel & Iron
Company's properties have closed down on
strike, but This Is entirely unvarranted. The
mine In which the trouble is was found 10 be
unsafe. Gas was escaping from the shaft
and an explosion was inevitable. The men
had been working by candle light and when
they were ordered to use the Dayey lamp
they struck.
THE Davey lamp is absolutely safe In dan
gerous mines, but gives poor light These
New Castle miners seem to regard good
light higher than human life and have struck
accordingly. They forget that eight months
ago the same mine exploded aud killed Gf-
teen men,"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-11-04

THE earl OF Aberdeen has notified
the Canadian government that Kid
eau hall, the viee-regal residence at
Ottawa, is altogether too small for
the household, which consists Of
forty-two persons, which naturally
raises the question: how much OF u
suite would the earl require II he
had some duties to perform other
than looking pretty and laying
corner-stones ut infrequent intervals?
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-11-04

a New York policeman arrested
man the other night for looking mys-
terious He took his victim to n
police station where search revealed
that the person was wearing three
suits of underclothing, two pairs of
socks. two hats, five suits OF clothes,
with silk handkerchief in pocket
of each suit Two oyercoats were
slung over his arm and in his hand
he carried several pairs of gloves.
The man was detained while the po-
lice are looking for the owner OF tho
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-11-04

MONTE CARLO seems to have pros
pered this year more than it ever has
done. The shares are now worth five
times their original value, and plans
are being made for increasing oper-
ations. There were nine suicides
last year on the premises
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-11-04

A MAN and woman OF San francisco
have been divorced from each other
i've separate times. Seldom, indeed.
do burned children show so marked
n yearning for rushing back into tne
fire. The insanity commission ought
TO take up tho case and give the
courts II chance to attend to regular
business.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-11-04

Tns fall is the time of the year
when the country demand Tor broken
down street car horses is the great
est During the cold weather the
animals get used to their rural s s9f;;
dition and by spring are able to ac-
complish the heavier tasks of plow
ing and narrowing.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-11-04

The man who defined genius as an
infinite capacity for taking pains
probably had just realized that ne
was not genius himself and was
irving to belittlc all his acquaint
ances who were.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-11-04

a FEATURE of n society wedding at
Coyington. Ky. was the publishing
oi the list OF presents. with the value
OF each People who cat pie with Il
knife arc not apparently the only
sort who resolve themselves into WI.
gar exhibitions
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-11-04
THE HERALD.
COLORADO.

THE British minister at Rio Jan
Giro advises his countrymen 10 set
ont of the shower of deadly insur-
GENT missiles. He ought to advise
his government to make them Sale
where they are.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-11-04

In the Artists Exhibition of 1898 at the
New York Academy of Design, there was OK
hib!ted an oil-painting by J. l.. @. Ferris, en-
titled "Sweet Charity" Its richness Of Color
Ing commanded instant attention, while the
lesson it taught WAS so impressive that ono
naturally returned to It for a second view.
Its subject is young lady Of colonial times
who Is on an GRAND to one of the poorer fami-
lies Of the town. She has sensible, charm
Ing face, which expresses with remarkable f.
deity the sentiment of her GRAND. There 10
not home that this charming picture will
not ornament. 1t must be seen to be appre.
ciated.
''Swcet Charity" was purchased by the Pub
fishers Of The Youths Companion and has been
reproduced In colors In large size. 14ISx2f
1t will be sent to all new subscribers of The
Companion who send el.75 for a years sub
scrlption, and the paper will aleo be sent Free
from the time the subscription ia received. to
January, 1894, and for full year from that
date. TO January. 1895. This oiIer inciudcs
the Double Souvenir Numbers published at
Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Years. Ad-
dress.
The YoUTn's COMPANION, Boston, Mass,
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-11-04

A train load of coal and oil was wrecked
near Hamburg Michigan, on the 26tb. Tho
oil caught fire and the engineer and fireman
were burned to death
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-11-04

The Western Normal College, Lincoln, Ne.
braskn, has large attendance this wear
They pay 100 miles railroad fare a term.
Twenty-Five courses and 125 classes from
which to select. Catalogue free. Enter Of
any time.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1893-11-04

tanned the action of the Des MoInes presbv-
terry, depos!ng Rev. G. W. Baxter, who until
recently had charge of the church Mt Knox-
vile. After two weoks' trial he was con-
victed of immortality, on the ground of hav-
ing written passionate letters to several
Knoxville girls, and been engaged to several
members of his flock at the same time, His
case has created as much sensation In Iowa
rs did the trial of DIR. Briggs in the nation.
He was defended by Colonel DUNCAN, the
present candidate for lieutenant governor
The bill to aid Western schools of mines
which was passed by the Senate on the 27th
will aid the states of California Oregon.
Washington, Montana, Minnesota, Idaho,
Nevada, Wyoming, Colorado and South Da-
koia TO support school of mines. The bill
provides that each of these states shall an
nually receive 25 per cent, of all moneys paid
TO the United States by each of these states
for mineral lands within their territory Tor
the maintenance Of schools OF mines; pro-
vided, that the sum SO paid shall not exceed
Sl2,Oo0 year to each state, nor shall II ex-
coed in any event the amount annually ex-
pended by each state for support OF Its school
of mines.
Telcgrams received from Algiers announce
a disaster to the French troops in that dis
trict which has n remarkable resemblance to
the recent engagement between the Spanish
troops at Melilla and the Moors. The dis
patches state that detachment of forty
French soldiers was attacked near Ell Geo,a.
an important caravan station on the Sahara,
some days ago. The Arab tribe which fired
upon the French troops Is said to have been
the rurages. whose territory is situated near
FL Geoa The French detachment is said to
have made desperate defense, which lasted
n whole day, during which twelve Of the
forty French soldiers were killed and num-
bers were wounded
1t Is believed that the Mafa (thc Italian
criminal society has again broken out In New
Orleans. policeman who had his throa,
cut several weeks ago by an Italian, was as
sulteds by unknown persons Sunday.