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The Meeker herald., 1893-02-11

Owing to the Hawaiian matter II IS an.
unuucci tina. Secretary u State Foster has
given up hl. trip to PAri. next week, whittier
he was going As agent Of the United states
10 attend the meeting Of The Bchrlng sea
arbitrator.
4 dispatch from Zanzibar states thata band
of Zomalis attacked aud beat the klsmayu
agent Of the British East Africa Company
aud his guards. The marines from the brltish
war.hlp Widgrun eventually were landed, and
after killing eight Iomalis. put the rest to
flight.
The latest tests with the pneumatic tubes OF
the cruiser Vesuylu. were even more success
full than those made heretofore. Shots Hired
from the same gun cuu-ccut'Fely were ahso-
lutcly accurate. Had the test been mAdc on
. s%c hole R S g4 n saSi Tor fa a s ri 81
1900 yards fell directly on the lines.
The American ship Robert l.. Belknap,
which left Yokohama November 20 for liloso
and left the latter port about December IL for
New York. met with disaster near the Ma
tunns group Of Islands, OF the northwest
coast Of Bornco, in the China sea. The YES
scl aud cargo were totally lost, but all the
per-ous on board aru supposed to have been
saved Boats containing twenty persons from
| fhc .lip have arrived at Singapore, Captain
| Staples was master Of the vessel.
Mr.. Blaine has published the following
| word: The public advertisements OF many
| Biographies 81 Jamcs &. Blaine. pretending
| 10 be authentic and authoritative compel me
| to state That uu bioEraphy or LIE aud works
| ~ Mr. Blaine Is authorized or approved by
| ny-rf or any member Of Mr.. Blaine. family
| that no manuscript ny Mr.. Blaine, or private
| letter, or paper Of Mr. BiBlnc's, or any mater
| lal FOR biography has been given out Ia any
| one II ia the future any authentic OF
authorized biography should be prepared by
| competent authors It will be authenticated
| and authorized 10y myself
| The executive and judicial appropriation
| bill for the fiscal year OF 1884. as reported to
| the House by Representative Doekcry, makes
| an aggregate appropriation of SCI gu ,99s,
| being S923, i34 less than the amount carried
| by the bill for the current fiscal year, and
| s9i5, Sl1 los than the estimates. The bill
specifically provides for l0,sl6 salaries, being
| us les than the number provided for Ia the
| the law for the current year Department
| clerks who work from to 1 are hereafter 10
| work eight hours dag. The Old fight be
| tween the House and Senate over clerks to
senators at 81 day Is to be renewed, the
committee leaving this appropriation out OF
| the bill.
The Meeker herald., 1893-02-11
TALKING ANNEXATION.
The Commissioners from Hawaii Have
an Interview with Secretary Foster.

The first Interview between Secretary Eos
ter and the Hawaiian annexation commission
ers was held Ia the diplomatic parlor of the
state department Saturday morning between
10 and II o'clock and lasted half an hour.
There were present Secretary Foster and
solicitor Partridge representing the United
States, and Nessrs. Thurston, Wilder, Castle,
Mafsden and Carter. the Hawaiian commits
sioncrs; Mr.. Kinney of Salt Lake City, who
Is present with them as unofficial advisor, and
DR. Mott-smlth, the Hawaiian minister, the
latter Of whom made the Introduetions.
Mr.. Thurston, in behalf Of his associates,
presented their credentials from President
Dolen OF the provisional government, and
supplemented them with brief statement of
the events on the I. ands which were the
cause OF their visit Secretary Foster re-
rpondod with few words of welcome, stat
Ing that the reason for the errand was well
known 10 the people of the United States.
Another meeting was arranged to be held
Tuesday, but # :, probable that nothing very
important will lie done until after the arrival
OF a steamer from Honolulu "Wednesday
Annexation, not merely protectorate, "a
vha, the Sandwich ISLANDERS want They
want our form of provisional government,
| aud interference Of foreign powers.
| What they desire is form of government
similar TO that OF the District of Columbia;
they do not want universal suffrage on the
| Islands Furthermore. they say that they
will remain in Washington until they get o
definite answer one way or the other, and II
T. likely iha., should the President offer :
| protecioratc pending negotiations, the com
mi.-ioncrs will accept, and II they did they
| would -ill continue negotiations for com
| plete annexation aud have 1t understood that
aunexatan would follow.
| In regard 10 the protcctorate the commits
| sloners state that the United States in lss.
| virtually offered protectoratc, which wa
declined but they two years later though
better Of tho proposition and negotiations
! with President Harrison were re-opened for .
renewed OF the treaty rejected by them.
| The kings death broke OIL all confercnc,
| on This matter, and the queen on her eleva
tion to the throne refused to listen to tb,
councils favoring the continuation of thu
kings negotiations. so II the United State
| offers protectorate It will probably be on tn,
| line of this old treaty which gives the island
ers bounty for their sugar like the inhabi
tants OF the United States, grants the Pear
harbor to the United States absolutely, anC
| gives the United States the right TO lant
| troops on the islands, which in diplomatic
| custom Is protectorate.
The Meeker herald., 1893-02-11

About O'Clock Friday morning the mail
car from Ouray to salda caugh, fire and was
damaged to some extent and some mail matte,
was burned The mail clerk, d. II. Long
maker, arose at O'Clock and Ill the lamp that
hung directly over the open mail sack. OBJ
serving the blaze 10 be uneven he took of the
chimney and scrapcd the burning wick, parti'
cles of which fell into the open sacks. The
clerk turned his attention to other matters
and tie blaze gained some Roadway before II
was discovered. After vainly endeavoring to
smother the blaze the car was run down OPP
posite the pump-house and the water turned
on. Longmakcr rushed through the blaze
and seized the registered packages, which,
though somewhat badly burned were not so
much so as to render them illegible. The clerk
was burned about the bead and on one hand
The Meeker herald., 1893-02-11
DELAWARE still retains the sys,

DELAWARE still retains the system
of appointing judges who hold their
officer for life or during good behavior.
The chief justice and one of the asso-
ciate justices OF the supreme court of
that state have become iRcapacitated
from their duties by age, with attend
ant physical and mental weakness.
The Delaware constitution empowers
the legislature to remove by JOINT
resolution judges who from iniirmity
or other causes are not desirable oc-
~,r...- ~ .l- l.~.."h. T'his eoui ~
has been adopted, at the general re-
quest of the state bar, to remove the
superannuated iurists who persisted
In holding their seats to the total
paralysis of the administration OF jus
ticc.
The Meeker herald., 1893-02-11

At s O'Clock Friday afternoon two masked
men entered the front door OF the bank in
Waycrly Kansas, and covering Cashier Duyall
and Assistant Cashier Couvers with their re-
yolvcr-, proceeded cody to rob the vault and
cash drawers. While they were thus engaged
Mr.. Sell, u merchant, entered the bank
for the purpose OF making deposit. At the
r.,ll OF his life Cashier Duvail called out To
him TO run and alarm the citizens. The rob
Der, who wa. gua,ding the cashier, lcyc!cd his
receiver As though he would shoot, but foE
some reason changed his MUD.
MIR. D'Nclil ran across the street aud gave
the alarm aud the robbers ran for their
horses, which were In the alley behind the
bank, closely pursued by number oi citi'
zens Foremost In pursuit was A. 7. lnsc-
man. rs the first OF the robbers leapci into
the saddle he turned quickly and hring nj
lnrleman sent ball through III. heart, death
being instantaneous. A iGsIiade of shot-
followed but the robber, succeeded Ia getting
out OF iowa unframed except that one OF
their hor-c- was wounded. \ posse of clt
zcns started In pursuit ami we're Joined by
Others from I.ebo aud Mclvern. About two
miles from Lcbo the robbers were caught and
surrounded, and after more firing, In which
both Of th-jr hor--~ -h.,. .s-~,, ss..y -.
rendered. thclr ammunition Being exhausted
Many shots were fired on both sides, but
strange TO say, with the exception OF tn,
killing Of the horses, no damage was done
The two men were Identified as men living !,
AN adjoining county,.
The Meeker herald., 1893-02-11
The Silver Law Safe.

On the 9th Senator Hill of New York, made
an effort to get the silver repeal bill before
the Senate Although Mr.. Hill claimed that
he was in favor of free bi-metallic coinage he
made speech demanding the repeal OF the
present law.
The following is the vote In detail on Mr..
Hills motion TO take up the repeal bill:
Yeas-Brice. Cafrrey, Davis, Dawes, Dixon,
Faulkner, Frye, Galllnger, Gibson, German,
Hale, Hawley, Hill, Hoar. Mcpherson, Mills,
Morrill, Palmer, Proctor. Sherman, Vest,
Villas and Wbite-23.
Nays-Bate, Berry, Blackburn, Blodgett,
Call, Carey, Cockrell, Coke, Cullon', Daniel,
Dolph, Dubois, FELTON,, George, Gordon,
Hansbrougb, Harris, Hunton, Irby, Jones
(Nev). Kyle. Mcmillan, henderson, Mitchell,
Morgan PENN. PETER, Perkins, Pctttgrew,
Pollock, Powers, Pugh. Ransom, shoup.
Squire, Stewart, S:ockDridgc, Teller, Turpie,
Vance, VOORHEES, and Wolcott-42.
The yeas were madc up Of twelve Demo
Gratis and eleven Republican,, and the nay
of twenty-five Democrats, seventeen Republic
cans and three Populists
The Meeker herald., 1893-02-11

SERIOUSLY this custom Of wearing
Grape in common Grafton of our dead
Is the very ghastliest surviving relic
Of barbGrism. 1t has filed the world
with senseless gloom through count
less generations. 1t is ugly, stupid,
depressing and unhealthy. There
Is nothing to recommend and every
thing to discredit it, morally, physi-
cally and sentimentally. The spec
taclc of woman walking along n
public street, shroudcd from head to
foot in grcwsome Grape is painful and
shocking in the last degree. Not
only does 1t sadden others, but it
brushes the wearer herself under in
lescri bable woo.
The Meeker herald., 1893-02-11

IT is not the bicycle rider or the
light buggy that cuts up the roads,
makes the deep ruts, and causes the
annual expense for necessary repairs,
but the heavily loaded teams of the
farmer and of the owner of the mills
and factories that have located in the
country. 1t is true that the latter
went there in many cascs because
their expenses would be less than in
a large city or town, but most of them
have benefited the town by furnishing
employment, by bringing in an in
creased population. and by the taxes
they have paid. Yet they would he
saved much more expense II they had
better roads for transporting their
goods to and from their establish
ments, and not many of them would
or ought to object to paying their
share of the expense of the improve
ment of the town.
The Meeker herald., 1893-02-11

The New York Herd'Ts Panama CORES.
pondent tecgraphs a. follows: Colombians
are now convinced that the French company
cannot complete the canal without aid from
the French government The concession
lapscs next month. 1t IS probable that the
government of Colombia will take immediate
possession OF the canal and TIC visible assets
Of the company. II thi, Is done TIE Colon-
bians expect the aid of The tniied States.
The expectation Is based on the treaty with
the United States, by which the government
10 touEd to protect the interests OF Colombia.
new concession may be granted 10 AZ
American and British syndicate II it i aGx.
ious TO secure 1t. II not. the Colombian gov
eminent may undertake to complete the worn
as a national enterprise.
The Meeker herald., 1893-02-11
FLOODS IN QUEENSLAND.
Heavy Loss OF Life and Destruction OF
Propcrty,


Iuccssant rains for several days have caused
foods throughout Queensland. People are
deserving the low-lylng districts, as many
houses are submerged TO the second floor and
the water is still rising. The towns OF Bunda-
berg, Ipswich and Bundamba are suffering
most severely and are threatened with total
destruction The la!habiinnts have left their
houses and those who have not fed to the
higher lands have taken refuge on the roofs
Of the highest buildings.
All domestic animals and hundreds Of cattle
have been drowned A large loss of human
life Is reported, but nothing definite can be
asccrtalned as to the total number.
4 mine near Bundamba was flooded and
seven miners were drowned. In Ipswich many
houses have collapsed. Goodna is entirely
submerged and the Inhabitants have taken
refuge on the hills Hundreds are homeless,
without shelter and without food. The loss
of property Is enormous. Cattle have been
drowned by thousands. Railways have been
washed out and telegraph lines have been
broken. Most railways have stopped running
trains.
The Meeker herald., 1893-02-11

Chicago men have been authorized by the
President to build a bridge over the Missi-
sippi river at New Orleans. 1t Will /. Tho
largest cantilever bridge In America. and VII
cost about S5,GO0,000. 1t will take nearly
three years 10 complete It. The contrac, !.
t.Ae in which nearly all the railroads in Tie
South are interested.
The bridge will be of steel, with three con
tlnuous spans between the river banks and
with but two piers in the RIVER. The mar
channel span will be LOS feet long. and the
two side spans 75T feet each. The loves
part of this bridge will be cighty-ivc fer
aooee the high water mark.
The exact location Of the bridge mas moi
been determined upon, but IL will he whcr
ever the best foundations can be found
From the east approach TO the bricgc a joint
railroad will be built TO the new Illinois Ccn
trail depot In New Orleans. The l'fiaa.c ha
been needed and would have been erected
years ago had It not been for the opposition
Of Jay Gould
The Meeker herald., 1893-02-11

The knowledge that lies concealed
under many an humble hat would, il
disseminated, save the world from
much misery by enabling mankind to
foresee and provide against inpcnd-
ing evils. For instance, il is now
disclosed that the aviary men last
fall noted the preparations the bees
were making for severe winter. The
drones were killed earlier than usual.
This demonstrated that to the pro-
phetic souls of the bees period of
polar weather was "a certainty. Yet
the boe-keepers were mum; at any
rate, they did not make their inval-
liable information generally known.
Ii the massacre of the drones at the
beginning OF autumn had been in
stanty announced, coal men would
have filed their yards with the fixed
sunshine" every cellar would have
teen crammed with fuel, the win
dows Of every house listed, the fur
trade would have lourished-in short,
people would not now be. shivering
and praying for spring.
The Meeker herald., 1893-02-11
TWO APPALLING GRIMES.
A Texas Mob fortunes "a Negro for Raw
I.hIpn "A Child.

a
ishing Child.
One of the mos, blool-curdiing affairs ever
occurring in civilized country took place ~
Paris, Texas. wednesday.
On the eth Henry Smith, big negro,
picked up li;tlc girl only three and a haii
years old, named Myrtle Vance, and carried
her through the streets TO pasture just out
side the town. There he outraged her ana
then literally tore her limb frcn limb. After
covering her body he left town. There was
tremendous excitement when the crime be-
came known, and the country was secured
for Smith. He was arrested inArkansai on We
3l-t and brought back TO Paris, where on tae
next DAY he expiaied his crime in no,t ho9-
ribIe manner He WAS bound down to plat
form and the father and hrothcr, of his vic
tim tortured him with rcd-hot Irons for nearly
two hours His whole body suffered, and his
eye, were burned out. At last the platform
Wa. fired aud the wretch was burned to death.
The terrible sight va witnessed by vast
crowd of people who iniorsed the punish
meut-
The Meeker herald., 1893-02-11

The ISLAND Of Zantc near Greece, was visit
cd by another earthquake at O'Clock
Wednesday morning. One hundred houses
are reported TO have been wrecked In the city
OF Zante Thousands are leaving the city 10
sleep IN the fields. Many have been Killed
and injured.
On other parts of the islands the shocks
have not been less severe. Several villages
have been entirely destroyed, many OF their
inhabitants have been killed, and the rest
are sleeping In the fields An enormous tidal
wave swept up from the harbor, smashing
craft against the sea wall and sending the
water two feet deep along the street on the
harbor front.
The shock ate o'clock was felt II Cepha-
lonia, and several have been felt since.
The Meeker herald., 1893-02-11

Judge McKenna in the unllei S;ates Cir
cult Court of Appeals ut San Francisco, has
rendered decision in the case OF Asa Ham
i.ton V. The Southern Pacific Company
which has been before the courts four years
aud la. been watched with great interest by
general passenger agents throughout the
United States, a. It involved the validity OF
scalpers' tickets Hamilton purchased tirst-
class unlimited scslpcrs ticket NJ beaver
Co. lfpdo, for san Francisco, and dciie,l all
attempt, TO eject him from tue tr.iin. At
LOreocks, Nevada, he was arrested. There
upon lie sued the company and Obtained 1uds-
nent at Carson. The defendants sued ont
writ of error, aud Judge Mckcnua rendered q
decision in their favor, holding that Ham.
llton was n trcspasscr and that the company
agents were justified in treating him As they
did
The Meeker herald., 1893-02-11

THE Judiciary of Connecticut grows
weary OF the divorce business it re-
ceives from New York. and one ofthe
judges has just refused to grant a de-
cree where the applicant was forced
to admit that she had invaded tho
Nutmeg state to get one. This will
have tendency to help out the South
Dakota dabblers in this industry and
produce boom at the trade centcrs.
It's an i'll wind that blows nobody
good.
The Meeker herald., 1893-02-11

All O'Clock Wednesday night II vas from
90 To 40 degrees below zero at all points in
Minnesota and the Dakotss The only repor'
from any point of the Northwest indicating
weather above the zero point was Miles CITY.
Montana, which was & above at S a m. chow
ing rise of SO degrees in the past txonty'
four hours. The temperature IL Mianc'0ia
was the coolest known in FIVE years, the regis
ter running as low as 80 degrees teioH zci'.
At St. Paul IL was ~ below, ard ct a Go=cn ri
poInts 1t was over 40 below In a good u'any
instances, IS at jamestown, North paLeia.
the public schools were closed.
The Meeker herald., 1893-02-11

The number of immigrants ar
rived in this country last year was
543,is7, against $40, G66 in 1891, Il
decrease of A, l79. The decrease
during the last half of the year was
1883, from which it appears that
there was an increase during the first
aalf OF the year, and that there would
probably have been an increase for
the whole year but for the measures
adopted to defend the country against
cholera.
The Meeker herald., 1893-02-11

The woman with the broom has
again put in her appearance. WELDING
that dangerous feminine weapon, Mrs.
frick attacked two robbers armed
with pistols and drove them both
from her husbands shoe store. Wo-
mans pursuance with the broom bids
fair never to be disputed. If the king
OF Dahomey had armed his amazons
with brooms he might have swept
France out OF Africa.
The Meeker herald., 1893-02-11
AEGKER
COLORADO

DR. PHILLIPS BROOKS. the Protest
ant Episcopal bishop of Boston. whose
death was lately announced, after
having read Bishop Spalding's recent
article against exhibiting obscene
pictures and improper amusements,
said: This is a great article, II
grand work, that ought to be mem
orized and preached by every minis
ter throughout the land"
The Meeker herald., 1893-02-11

SAcKcLoIH and ashes ought to en-
hance in price in this country. The
London Saturday Review is weeping
over us without waiting for an invi-
tation, as its custom long has been.
IL tells us with sorrow that lynch
law has at last invaded the New Eng
land states and America is reverting
TO barbarism at this moment"
The Meeker herald., 1893-02-11

The wife of notorious gambler
and leading resident of Chicago has
written book characterized by frank
and comprehensive personality. This
fact is named as the reason that
some of Chicago's, best people, now
abroad. are not expected home in
time to see the worlds fair.
The Meeker herald., 1893-02-11

TIE Jealousy among musicians i.
proverbial. For this reason the pub
lie should be slow to take sides in tho
war upon hand organs. Professional
<,valry may be st the bottom Of It
The Meeker herald., 1893-02-11

The kaiser of Germany may we'll
view with alarm the demonstrated
fact that cholera had as lieve attack
u crank as anybody else. 1t is max
ing the grand tour of German insane
asylums.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-02
Pennsylvania RAILROAD.

On and after July l, 1895. trains will leave jsrsey
TRAINS FOR THE WEST.
s1s a. NJ the COLUMBIAN EXPRESS daily for Gin
veestiioule Sleeping. Diniug Cars and Coaches;
Neepins Cars. daily for Pis1sburg Columbus. cIeVe-
land aud Chicagoi daiiy4 except Saturday, for
1854 noon the celebrated PENNSYLVANIA LIMITED
the pioneer of this class OF the service. composed
~staeroom Sleeping. Dining. Observation aad
Smoking Cars. ligh ed oy station ary and NOV
able electric lights, daily for Pistsburg and Chi
aSfs P. NJ, ST, LOUIS, CHICAGO AND CINCINNATI Ex-
Cars, daily TO Columbus, Cincinnati, Chicago and
SIS +. M. WESTERN EXPRESS. with Pullman vestl-
bule Sleeping Cars, daily to Ptstsbnrg, Chicago
and Cleveland, Dining Car TO Philsdelphia and
S0P. g.. ouTHwEsrERN EXPRESS, daily for Col.
Tm6Ss Cincinnati indianaEpol" ST. Louis and
Sis 2. NJ, PAcTTic EXPRESS, Pullman Buffet Sleep
ing Car to Chicago daily for rittsburg, Chicago.
Toledo ana Columbus; daily except saturday for
For Baltimore, Washington and the South at
SIS, $40, S44. 1914, MA Z. NJ; rs (SS2 Congress
Railroad pinfng carl, 1.4s s IS and sis p. II. and
III night. On sunday, s.4s, 9A A. N. tS.ss Con-
Railroad DlninG Carr. 44s. SIS and SIS i. NJ. an /
1880 night. For Baltimore only. LIS p N. week
ExRREss for Philadelphia. s4, Ls5. s. 49, 81, as.
slL 1913 ami lila A. n tl&A Pennsylyania Lin
500. siS. ASP; NJ. and AS night; sundays 81.
S.43, y ~, ~. 10 a NJ. (FennsYlvania limited, I2.l4l,
2.l3, AIS, A4s. s. 10 8 As, SO. Sis. 9.l5 F. NJ, and l2Sl
night. accommodation, Ills A. NJ. as and lis
EXPRESS for Philadelphia via Camden, s:lS (9At
Saturday only, l1:l4 A. M. lis. 203, pa, AIS, 5:.S
and Sis P. NJ. week days. Sundays. 1915 A. II.
7;I5 p. NJ.
For Atlantic City OON A. ~, Saturday only,
liza A. M Ills. 20S p. NJ. with through Pullman
Buffet Parlor Car and Day Coach attached, 22S aud
For Cape Nay, Qn.i4 A. NJ. Saturday only. lila
A. NJ, 223 P. NJ. week days.
For Long Branch; Asbory PARK, Ocean Grows.
way, S.44 "a; s.2s. 1918 A; NJ. 122s uss Saturday
only, 2.42, 1924, S.52, 4,32, 5.22 and ia p. NJ. On Sun
day S2S, 1000 A.. NJ. aud 522 P. NJ do not stop az
Asburg PARK or Ocean Grove on Sunday.1.
The New York Transfer Company will call for
anu check baggage from and to hotels and resi-
denceE
S. N. ]. R. WOOD.
Genl Manager. -Gen1 Passenger Agent.