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The Meeker herald., 1893-06-17
The Washington Horror.

Ii appears now that the total number OF
deaths caused by the collapse OF the old Ford
theater building J. twenty-thrce, aud that the
Others who were injured Will probably all
live.
There is great indignation In Washington
that the accident should have been allowed to
occur
Every man employed about the building
realized the danger that was caused by the
undermining of the building. This IS shown
because u petition was circulated among the
clerks some days ago protesting against the
work being done. While II was under way
rope was passed around certain parts Of the
structure and the clerks were given TO under
stand that II would he better fof then,
walk carefully.
The records OF the war department show
that the collapsed theAtcr building was foI
years known officially To be unit for human
occupancy, by reason not only OF structural
weakness, but becaus=, also, Of its defective
sanitary condition.
The frightful accident has called TO the at
tcntion OF officials the condition of other pub
lie buildings which are said TO be more or less
unsafe. II Is claimed that the pension office,
the printing office and several other buildings
used by the government are In shaky con-
ditlon.
The Meeker herald., 1893-06-17
Eg,ptian Cnnvict. kuIed.

Fifty convcts returning from the yards To
the prison In Cairo Sunday ovcrpowcred the
mounted guards and tried to escape. They
constituted the last squad OF COO gang.
The guards ahead did not know OF the n,atlny.
A. the fifty convicts fed, eleven Of the ad-
vance guards started in pursuit. The twenty
live guards left with The other $50 convict-
kept them quiet by firing repeatedly over
their heads.
Half mile from the spot where the mutlny
broke out the eleven guards overlook the
fugltlves and ordered them to surrender.
The convlcts who had arms answered with a
volley, which wounded two men and killed
three horses. The return volley from tn.
guards killed th.rty-nine convicts. The other
eleven convicts escaped The conyicts are
believed to have been encouraged to revolt by
the recent action OF the na.lvc courts In pun
ishlng guards who shot at runaway prisoners
who had been committed ID their charge.
The Meeker herald., 1893-06-17
4 Hattie with strikers.

A pitched battle took place Friday after
noon between strikers and employees of the
contractors on the drainage canal south of
Chicago The fight took place at Romeo, the
strikers coming down from Lamont and
others coming from the north, being divided
into two mobs. They at once began firing on
the contractors and their men Coming from
the north, they drove OF the men on section
10 The workmcn retired fighting, but they
had only gone short distance when they
were set upon by another division OF the
strikers. The workmen returned the fire OF
the strikers, and several men were killed.
Four were fatally wounded The workmen
who shot the strikers were negroes and the
men who were Killed and wounded we're Poles
and Bohemans. The friends of those who
were killed declare that the killing WAS un-
provoked and swear vengeance There may
be more trouble The governor has ordered
two regiments 10 the scene.
The Meeker herald., 1893-06-17

twcnty-four, and the injured, go far as ascer-
tainable, aggregate fifty-two. The hospitals
all report the patients doing nicely and none
Of the injured will die.
The list of dead Is as follows: George Al
len OF Pennsylvania, George w. Arnold OF
Virginia. L. W. Woody of New York, Samuel
r. Banes OF Pennsylvania, John Bossius OF Dis
trict of Columbia, Arthur L. Dietrich OF Ken
lucky, Jeremiah Dale yo Of Pennrylvanih,
James X. Pagan of Kansas. Joseph b. Gage oil
Michigan, David Z. Jordan of Missouri, NJ
NJ. Jarvis OF Michigan, J. Boyd Jones OF Wis
consin, F. B. LOTUS Of New York, r. W.
Macder, B. F. Miller Of New York, Howard
$. Miller of Ohio, J. II. McFall Of Wisconsin'
+. @. Shull Of Kansas, William Schrcver oil
Maryland, II. $. Wood. r. II. Williams OF
Wisconsin. j. 4 Chaplin Of South Carolina.
and two unid entitled bodies.
The Meeker herald., 1893-06-17
EULALIE Sees WESTERN SOCIETY.
GIVEN AN ELABORATE REcEP.
TON.
Potter Palmer Throws Open His Palace
at Chicago to n Select Five
Hundred.

Chicago dIspa' ci says: Princess EulalIe
and Chicago society met Friday night. 1t
would not become princess or any other
guest OF honor t. express her opinion OF Chi
cago society, but the unanimous opinion OF
Chicago's four hundred is that the infanta is
u charming woman, who does not make her
royal rank conspicuous TO embarrass or chill
those around her. The meeting Of Western
American society and royalty OF Spain took
place In the most spacious and convenient
mansion to be found in Chicago, Potter
Palmers castle on the north shore of Lake
Michigan, far from the White City, but within
hearing OF the surf falling on the break.water,
The reception given in honor OF the infanta
was attended by more notable American and
European noblemen and women than have
ever gathered under the roof of Chicago
citizen.
All that wealth and refinement could do to
make the princess believe she was In kings
palace was done by Potter Palmer. at whose
hostclry the Spanish visitors are quartered.
The invitation list limited to four hun
dred on the advice OF Commander Davis, who
still stands near the person OF her royal
highness," but there were 50 many scions and
prigs Of European nobility In town that an-
other hundred names were added, and nearly
all invited were present at the reception,
There were three other prlncesses besides her
hghncss Of Spain: Princess Schahorsky, OF
Russia, Princess of Verosky and Princess Of
l.enberg. Then there we're the young Duke
OF Newcastle, who is doing the fair on his
way around the earth, aud Lord and Lady
Jersey.
Nice-President Stevenson and other Amerl-
can notables were present.
The spacious grounds surrounding the cas-
tellated mansion were covered with canvass,
so that the guests could promenade wlthou,
being gazed n, by the plebcan throng In the
streets on all sides Of the residence A large
force of police was needed TO regulate the
crowd and keep an open path for the car
rlages to pass through. The canvass-coyercd
grounds were Illuminated with fancy Lam
terms, and the decorations harmoBized with
the red and yellow colors Of Spain. The art
gallery was opened for the first time, giving
plenty Of room for the guests In the main
part Of the house the principal decorations
consisted OF large lillies arranged in great
masses. Music from mandollns, guitars,
zithers, violins and harps iloatcd through the
halls and rooms, while Chicago society bowed
before the Princess Eulalic. Many young So
clety people were invited because dancing
followed the presentation, and the quaint and
gay cavaliers from Europe were given an OPP
portunity to test the terpsichorean accom-
plshmenis Of the American girl at home as
well rs abroad
The Meeker herald., 1893-06-17
MISSOURI GENTLEMEN STILL
BUSY.
Another Express Hold-up Near 81
Louis, and $4,000 Secured.

Another Express Hold-up Near st.
Louis, and $4,000 Secured.
ST. Louis has still another train robbery to
the credit or discredt OF its immediate vicin.
ity. AT 0 80 O'Clock on the night OF the sth
six men held up and robbed the Mobile 4
Ohio south-bound passenger which left st.
Louis at s 30
The robbery took place at Forest Lawn, a
small station In Illinois between East St.
Louis and the same locality as that in which
= robbery was attempted couple OF weeks
ago. Several shots were exchanged, but it is
not thought anyone was hurt.
The six robbers broke open the express car
with hatchets and axes The messenger was
badly beaten up by 1.-TWO of them before he
would open the safe. Ten thousand dollars
In cash was secured. While two were storin,-
away the $noney the other four were cx-
changing shots with several. passengers who
had opened fire on them. Neither robbers
nor passengers were hurt.
The robbery took place at Forest Lawn sta-
tion, where the train made regular ,top.
For boldness and audacity, the robbery /. al
most unprecedented.
The Meeker herald., 1893-06-17
German Army Omccr-.

Secretary of State Gresham at Washington
has notified Governor Osborne of Wyoming
that Count Maximilian Zeppelin, chamberlain
of the King OF Wurtemberg, Count Won
Bluecher, u captain in the Royal Prussan
liussars, and other distinguished officers Of
the German army will arrive In Wyoming
some time In July or August 10 spend couple
of months In search Of scientific specimens for
the Royal Museum at Stuttgart. The dis
tinguished guests will receive the attention
becoming their rank and station. The mill
tary officers at the various posts will assist in
entertaining them and making their visit a
pleasant one.
The Meeker herald., 1893-06-17

Ir is asserted that the Six Com
panics of San Francisco are largely
responsible for the failure OF the
Chinese to register, that the manag
crs of these companies urged their
countrymsn to ignore the law to
registration, but at the same time
solicited subscriptions to n fund to
be employed in fighting the law, but
little OF which has ever been OK
pended. II is said only the poorest
coolies escaped with u tax OF 81 each
Every merchant of San Francisco and
in other Pacific cities had to pay $40
and upward. and all to swell the
bank account of the wealthy Six
Companies and the fund amounts TO
$500, 600.
The Meeker herald., 1893-06-17
a LIVELY FIGHT.
A Battle with Evans and soniax Ends In
the Clpture of soutag.


After search extending over two months,
and after six encounter, with different legal
posses, the notorious, train robbers, John Son
tag and Chris Evans, finally, sunday night,
met four deputy United States marshals and,
a result Of the encounter which followed,
Sontag wounded, possibly fatally, aud is
now In custody, The four officers who made
the attack upon the bandits were United
States Marshal Gardin and his deputy, Ed
ward Rapelia, deputy sheriff from Fresno
county; Fred jackson, officer from Ne
vada, aud Thomas Burns, who was with Black
at Camp Pridger when the latter was shot by
the robbers last month.
These officers have been ia the mountains a
week looking for the robbers and sunday af-
ternoon cncamped Mt a vacant house eighteen
miles north of Vlsalia. About twenty minutes
before sunset Rapclja went TO the rear door OF
the house and saw two men come down the
hill and toward the house, who proved to be
sontag and Evans. Evans was Ia the lead
aud carried rifle and shotgun. aud sontag
was armed with rifle. Rapcljc turned
around TO his companion in the cabin and
said;
Hello, there comes two men down the
hill
He did not know exactly, but judged from
their appearance and the arms they carried
that they were the outlaws. jackson went
to the door and said: "Thcy are the men
we have been looking for The two men
woke up Burns and Gardin, who were asleep.
They jumped up quickly and grabbed their
rdns aud prepared to make fight The OIL
GERS went out the front door OF the house and
as they were around back of the corner Evans
saw Repelje, and throwing his Winchester TO
his shoulder took deliberate aim aud fired.
Just then jackson stepped around behind
Repejc aud opened fire on the bandits.
sontag was seeu to throw up both hands
and fal. backward. Then the firing became
pile out of sight, but kept up a terrible
raking fusilladc jackson went around the
far end of the hoise to see II he could get
better place from which to shoot, and as he
went around he shot in the leg between
the knee and ankle. He limped back to
where his comrades were and lay down on
the ground. He told Rapeljc he was shot,
but told him to keep up the fight and not to
give it up. About forty shots were exchang-
ed between the officers and the bandits, but
the sun went down and darkness ended the
battle.
Sontag is thought TO be seriously wounded.
that he will soon be captured.
The Meeker herald., 1893-06-17

A MILE or two of poles with wires
and electric power will be placed
alongside the Erie canal the present
season for experiment with electric
ity as substitute for horse or mule
power in towing canal boats. A
trolley has been invented which will
cling to u swaying electric wire, and
this seems to obviato the objection
that was most strongly urged against
electricity MS n factor in canal navi-
CATION. With the new power boats
.an bc hauled for sixty cents per day.
while tho expense of team is ~.
Nearly or quite twice as fast time
can be made, and with both these
improvements the Erie canal will re-
guin all the prestige it has lately
lost as the cheapest and best outlet
for the products of the great West.
The Meeker herald., 1893-06-17
rnr French people. nungering for

'rHE French people. hungering for
hero. have picked up General
Dodds, who has just returned from n
successful campaign against the
African Amazons and. Fronchman
like, are engaged in raising him to
tho rank of dcmi-god Tho French
haven't had any hero to slobber over
since Boulnnger blew out his brains
and DeLesseps was sentenced to i'm
prisonmcnt. Their famishiug cou-
di;ion for real hero is made ridicu-
lousy conspicuous by the fact that
they now lionizc n man named Dodds,
whose name is as clearly un-frcncb
rs is Won Blinkernstolfeu or McFlin-
nigin.
The Meeker herald., 1893-06-17
Gamc rrc.~rve. l,aldea.

The drought in Freiberg and Breisgaru.
Germany, continues aud the outlook Is seri-
Gus, There is scarcity OF food and much
suffering is thereby cntailed. A number of
the inhabitants of the village Of Allgansweier
who lacked food for their families determined
to raid the kippenhcim preserves and cap
ture whatever game possible. The keepers
detected them and a pitched battle ensucd,
the raiders resisting the attempts of the keep
ers to drive them oil the preserves. A num-
her of the combatants were wounded and
many Of the villagers were arrested.
The Meeker herald., 1893-06-17
Fusion In Iowa.

There is a big deal on in Iowa between the
Populists ard Prohlbitionists. and IL II goes
through as now planned the fight for the con-
troll of State affairs will he an interesting one.
The Populists are 10 indor-e Professor Ayls-
worth. who was recently nominated for gov
srnor by the Prohibitionists. There will he
concessions on both sides, the Prohibitionists
giving Endorsement to the Populists money
schemes in return for the support the farmers
will lend the temperance people on the prohi-
hition question. 1t is claimed that there is
but little doubt that the affair will go through
Is now planned
The Meeker herald., 1893-06-17
PricclesxI.aces stolen.

A startling disclosure was made at the
Worlds Fair grounds when the priceless
laces sent by Queen MargherIta Of Italy were
unpacked. While the laces were being taken
out of their case, and each piece counted, It
was found that thirty pieces were missing.
The queen was Immediately appriscd of her
great loss The loss Will not fall upon the
Exposition company, Us their bond did not
cover the safety of the laces in transit, but
the United States government gave bond Of
100000 to guarantee their safe return 70
Italy.
The Meeker herald., 1893-06-17
Ate. tho Cowboys.

The American Society for the Prevention Of
Cruelty to Animals has offered a reward Of
$500 for the arrest and conviction Of apy per.
sons who take part in the cowboy race from
call attention to the race Of over 500 miles. in
which horses or broncos are to be ridden by
cowboys or other persons. Believing thai
such contest Is likely to Iniict uujustIfabIe
cruelty to animals, the society offers the re-
ward OF 500 for the arrest and conviction OF
my sucn persons participating In such race,
In violation Of the laws Of the states Of M.
braska, Iowa, or Illinois, the sections bearing
on the case being reprinted. The posters ara
ssued BY John P. Haines, president.
The Meeker herald., 1893-06-17
m.nt of Cuba.

The minister Of colonies has introduced in
the Cortes n bill providing for the reorga nlza-
ton Of the government Of Cuba. He proposes
10 suppress the provincial councils and to
create a single supreme council. which Will
sit In Havana and have power TO deal with
the budget and TO frame laws for the purpose
of realizing reforms recommended by the
Spanish government. The Conservatives,
CubAns and Cariists oppose the bill. The
public, although regarding II with disfsvor,
ars les bitter 10 their opposttion.
The Meeker herald., 1893-06-17

RuMoRs from Nicaragua are to the
general effect that revolution there
is onlivening the generally prosaic
situation. According to some ac-
counts an endless number have bit
ten the dust, and according to others
no one has been particularly hurt.
Thus y wide latitude is left for
choice and readers of every tom
permanent may be satisfied.
The Meeker herald., 1893-06-17

LONDON has voted e., 800 70 the
duke OF York and Princess Victoria
of Teck in token OF approval of their
bctrothal. The untitled paupers of
England who are merely engaged in
battling for bread. and betrothcd to
dcstitution, have not yet secured
such kindly municipal attention
The Meeker herald., 1893-06-17

You've Mrs Blaine that was is
now Mrs. Bull, and congratulations
are in order. True. contrary to the
old saw, she has ..changed the name
and not the letter" but those who
imagine she 'has changed for the
worse and not the better" do not
know the obstreperous kid who was
once her husband.
The Meeker herald., 1893-06-17

ExPERTs have been going through
the books of gang OF green-goods
swiudlers and find that the profits OF
single mouth were $4,000 in good
money Since this all came from
people anxious to grow rich by fraud,
and much grcener than the goods
they purchased, it is quite revcla-
tion us TO inherent crookcdness and
whole volume Oh popular stupidity
The Meeker herald., 1893-06-17

Tux police of Baltimore are in.
structcd that IL is their duty here
after. whenever in tho public parks
.thoy see Young a1n's arm around
q young naid's waist, or her head on
his shoulder. to run ssid parties 10
for disoficrly conduct. Less tyran-
nical orders .han .heso hsvc begotten
revelations crc now.
The Meeker herald., 1893-06-17

The English painter who bought
valise for *2 at Montreal unclaimed
baggage sale, and found that it con
tanned shares of stock worth *lO1, 600,
will probably get a letter from the
heirs Of the dead man to whom the
valise used to belong before many
moons have passed.
The Meeker herald., 1893-06-17

lsf.DoRA CousINo, .he richest
woman on the face OF the earth and
q native OF Chilli, is en- route for the
worlds fair. As she is u widow and
. considerable distance into the sere
and yellow, it is likely she will es-
cApe without being compelled to
annex an Americana
The Meeker herald., 1893-06-17

The professors of the university
of Michigan are making extensive
experiments in hypnotism. II they
are thoroughly successful in the
science of induced impression, as
some experiments indicate that they
may be. it will soon be among the
possibilities to get an education
while you wait for train at Ann
Arbor
The Meeker herald., 1893-06-17

The statistics of the senior class at
Yale show that beer is the favorite
beverage of the members Sixty
nine members smoke. half OF the
class bet. swear and gamble. while a
very pronounced majority tlirt
Whist is voted the favorito game.
None OF the members of the class are
opposed to card-playing on principle.
The Meeker herald., 1893-06-17

HAD tho Columbian exposition been
held last year. as It should have been,
on tho four-hundrcdth anniversary of
the discovery. instead OF a year be-
hind, it would have had much more
fxvoru bic wcathor than it has had thus
far. Delays are dangerous. also costly.
The Meeker herald., 1893-06-17

THE much-mal!gned English spar
row seems to have found n mission
OF usefulness at lust He has been
dcvouring the devastating pine bee
tie IN West Virginia BY the million.
The Meeker herald., 1893-06-17

CERMAxr has been burning Robert
Louis Stcvenson's book on Samoa. be-
cause It makes nnfavorable comments
upon their attitude toward Samoa.
Germany ought to know by this time
that the ashes OF book are more
dangerous than the book itself
The Meeker herald., 1893-06-17

brothers. There were men who did not rush
to the street to save their own lives Re.
gardless of the fact that more walls might
fall and bury them once more, they stayed to
succor men who could not get away by them
selves. man whose arm was crushed used
his other arm to drag man from that place
OF death. Men stayed to struggle with beams
aud rafters that bore down upon their fel-
lows. They spoke words OF cheer when their
s,rugglcs were in vain.
When the first of the relief corps entered
the wrcckage they were especially struck by
the silence that prevailed. There were no
cries to be heard from beneath the debris.
Ncrvously and cxcitcdly they tore away the
beams and rafters that made the tomb. 1t
WAS horrible task; it was dirty task. Men
worked like demons with sweat pouring down
their faces. Every moment the throwing
aside OF wreckage exposed the bloody and
often mutilated form Of one Of the victims.
Occasionally one Of them revived sufficiently
to need but little assistance to get the outer
air, but the majority of them-dusty, bruised.
with their clothing torn almost In tatter.-
were carried TO the ambulances. "A the
bleeding and mangied bodies were brought
out groans and outcrles arose on all hands.
The surrounding houses, drug stores and bus.
iness places were filled In short time with
the bleeding and grooming men.
AT the morgue the sight was one horrible to
behold. The little building in which was one
Iec-chest and dissecting table was not near
large enough to hold the dead bodies brought
froln the wrecked building. When the morgue
was filled the stable was turned iuto a rec,p.
tion ioom for the bodies. Blankets were laid
on the floor and the remains laid out as re-
apectably as possible under the circumstances
The number OF dead 10 now known to be
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1893-04-05
Gnssip From Lanan.

Mrs. Fred c. Klein of Nagoya. Japan.
Of the Methodist Protestant mission, had
the honor of starting the first junior so.
ciety in Japan, so far as known. Under
her CHEEKY and energetic leadership it is
sure to be a success.
Mr.. Arthur 7. Hill Of Kobe, formerly
president of the Congregational society
in A~uburndale, Mass, did most efficient
work in preparing the way for DR..
Clark's visit to Japan. He had the con-
stitution translated and widely circu-
lated.
Do not forget 20 pray for that society
in the royal Japanese navy among the
marines, of which DIR. Clark spoke in
n of his recent Familiar Letters as
about to be formed. Where may we not
expect a society Of Christian Endeavor
to iourishs