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The Meeker herald., 1896-05-09

The Iowa girl. who is said to be able
to locate gold, silver and lead buried
200 feet below the surface of the earth.
has the proper qualifications for queen
Of mining country.
The Meeker herald., 1896-05-09
An Artificial Clam.

A New Yorker has succeeded in max
lug an artificial clam which tastes bet
ter than tho original, will keep fresh for
Eve years, and costs only half as much
rs the bivalves dug out of the sand.
His orders from clubs and restaurants
will make him rich in three years. The
clam has not used the public - he ought
70, and this II the result
The Meeker herald., 1896-05-09

Those presidential candidates who
have run up against frosts may find con
ISOLATION in the numerous icebergs re-
ported to be in the Atlantic.
The Meeker herald., 1896-05-09
COLDS SILVER
GREENBACKS
The Money of the People.
'Ths Rocky Mouatala News"
"a METROPOLITAN DAILY

"a METROPOLITAN DAILY
II the Oldest nnd most widely known newspa-
per printed in Colorado. 1t adopts, regardless
81 cost, every facility offered TO keep abreast
Of the times. 1t pays special attention to the
ipg states and territories. Its mining stock re-
ports are full and accurate. Whoever reads
The News will be kept in touch with all mr.
fional state and home reforms. and fully post
cd on the development of the rich gold and sill
yer mines OF Imperial Colorado.
Subecribc-or eeud cents for o sample copy.
Daily with Sunday, $50 per year. three
months tl.90, per month Csc. Weekly Sl.0O per
'e"f News PRINTING CO.. Denver. Colo.
The Meeker herald., 1896-05-09

New York City is getting too good
we fear. A store keeper was arrested
and fined IS for selling a man . colial
on Sunday.
The Meeker herald., 1896-05-09

Hugus & Co. arc agents for the Nit
chell wagons. which has but few equals
and nons better. A full stock on band.
The Meeker herald., 1896-05-09

1t is difficult to cripple a community
which begins to rebuild by moonlight.
after big fire, as the residents Of Grip
pie Creek, did.
The Meeker herald., 1896-05-09

Subscribe for The HERALD and lot
your friends in the east know some
thing Of the country you are living in
by sending It to them.
The Meeker herald., 1896-05-09

Chicago met greater New York with
new census, but the result doesn't ap'
pear to have been altogether satisfactory.
The Meeker herald., 1896-05-09

Many men have irretrIevably damaged
themselves by assuming more dignity
than they had the capacity to carry we'll.
The Meeker herald., 1896-05-09

The way that Mark Hanna is throw.
ing hot shot In Reeds direction indicates
that he knows McKinley's most danger
ous opponent.
The Meeker herald., 1896-05-09

G. o. Taylor whi.kies of great value to the sick.
Send THE HERALD to your friends in
the East. Only 80.
The Meeker herald., 1896-05-09

oo.r.,,.- wa.1,.. az. no. .sp...,,.- Good. too
The Meeker herald., 1896-05-09

AAvsgtise In THE HERALD.
The Meeker herald., 1896-05-09

J. Q. 1sssr wniskisa. ts.,r aaaiity s.vsr ves.s
The Meeker herald., 1896-05-09

Cents make dollars all right enough.
but NO case has yet been known in which
dollars made sense.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-07-29
Gold Democrats at work.

Washington, July 2S-Ex-Representa-
tive Bynum. of Indiana. of the Sound
Money Democratic Committee, has put
himself In correspondence with the ad-
minstration leaders in Washington.
among others he has addressed letter
to Secretary Carlisle and asked him to
furnish tho Sound Money" Committee at
Snca3o with list of known Sound
Money" Democrats in the South THO
Secretary has studiously refrained from
saying whether or not he will support
Mckinley and bolt Bryan, and Mr.. By-
NUNS apparent assumption that he will
take that step is the cause of some ad-
isles friends.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-07-29
NEW YORK STATE CoMMITrEE.
The Democratic Convention Will BE
Field mt RuffnIo ScptcmnerIG

New York. July 2S.-Most of the fifty
members of the Democratic State Com
mittee gathered in the corridors OF the
Holman House this morning discussing
TIE probable action to be taken by the
State Committee at it's meeting to-day.
The meeting WAS called To order about
noon. The members expressed the opin-
Ion that the session would be short, pro-
baby all the business being transacted
in an hour. The principal topic discuss
ed by the committeeman this morning
was the time and place at which the
State Convention would be held
The committee did not get down to
business until nearly l o'clock. All the
districts We're represented. The meet
Ing was held behind closed doors and il
was called to order by Chairman Hink-
ley.
n resolution to hold the next Demo-
cratic State Convention at Syracuse was
voted down-160 to 34.
Committeeman John Cunneen then of
fercd a resolution that the convention
be held at Buffalo. This resolution was
adopted by vote of "a to 16.
The date was fixed at September 16 and
the meeting Immediately adjourned.
There was no attempt to introduce re-
solutions relating to the Chicago Con-
vention. and altogether the meeting was
IN session not more than FIFTEEN minutes.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-07-29
WEATHER AND CROPS.
Weekly Bulletin Showing Conditions
throughout the south.

Washington, July 2S.-The Weather
Bureau weekly crop bulletin, issued to-
day. contains the following:
Virginia-Richmond Weather has
continued generally favorable for crop
growth. harvesting, threshing and fail
plowinS except in western portion; corn
and tobacco are very promising; also
gardens and pastures; wheat Is thresh-
ing below average and oats giving aver
age yield; army worm has appeared in
southwest portion.
North Carolina--RaleiEh: Warm
weather. with abundant sunshine and
sufficient rain. improved all crops mate
rally; cotton, corn, sorghum, tobacco,
sweet potatoes, field peas and rice all in
excellent condition.; some cotton bolls
nearly open; tobacco being damaged by
flea bug, but cures better this week
grapes fine; all other fruit poor.
South Carolina: Hot, humid weather
with hight scattered showers; favorable
for rice, peas, cane, sweet potatoes and
forage crops: corn maturing Satlsfacto-
rly; cotton improved generally, al
though reports of rust. shedding. and
excessive weed are received; tobacco
not curing we'll; grapes abundant and
of superior quality.
Georgia: Plenty of sunshine, high tenn
pc:ature and occasional showers have
been very favorable to all crops: corn
Is unusually fine; cotton, as a rule, do
ing remarkably well; is fruiting rapidly
there Is some complaint OF rust and
shedding: pastures are excellent; melons
small and inferior; grapes rotting badly.
Florida: Week decidedly more favor
able: excellent for saving fodder and has
put cotton in better condition; cotton
opening and some being picked; corn,
cane and potatoes generally sutisrac-
tory; orange trees growing rapidly.
Aiabama-Warm and generally fay-
ora bic! cotton continues to fruit heavily,
but has considerable rust with some
shedding; cotton picking about to begin
corn maturing and fodder being pulled
cane. peanuts. sweet potatoes and millet
excellent; large hay crop being made.
Observation-Disclosures and heat iniu-
rious: cotton shedding and opening pre-
maturely; first bales received on ODD
much earlier than usual; corn. gardens
and other crops seriously injured by
drought.
Louisiana-Week hot and dry: stun
tion critical; In many northern parishes
water scarce: cotton deteriorating rap
idly in north portion and n great deal
shedding: some rust also reported; corn
bad in portions; good in some; rice suf-
fering; cane generally excellent, but
needs rain.
Texas: Dry, warm weather preva He'd
during the week; cotton growing and
frulting nicely, except in n few localities
where 1t never recovered from the ef-
fects of the drought, but, a a whole the
crop is promising; picking continues in
Southern portion. is extending and will
become general over the State by the
middle of August; late corn continues
Improving: plowing for fall crops has
commenced.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-07-29
HoOsfer populists.

Indianapolis, July 2S-The State
Populist convention assembled here at
10 q. m. in the Criminal courtroom.
Out of 1,400 delegates, about $50 were
in attendance.
D. ID. Butts OF Winchester, was elect
cd temporary chairman. and Charlton
Bull. secretary. After raising a deficit
of $3.50 from last years campaign and
the appointment of the committees. the
convention took a recess.
The convention re-assembled at p.
m. DR.. Mott Singer was made perma-
nent chairman. and the rest of the tenn
porary organization was made perma-
nent. Mr.. I.anders. Of Indianapolis
was recognized and made speech dur
ing which he said that If the Populists
would endorse the State Democratic
ticket, they would be given representa-
zion on the Legislative ticket, which
would insure the election of Il free silver
Senator from Indiana. He was greeted
with loud cries of NO! No.' from all
parts OF the house.
After he sat down. the chairman made
few further remarks in which he said
he did not consider 1t right to allow
:lheir party to be swallowed UP by the
Democrats or any other political body.
and urged that separate ticket be nut
in the field
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-07-29
Will Take Back Strikers.

Cleveland. Ohio. July 2s.-A thousand
men packed the streets in the nIghborhood
of the Brown Hoist Works this morning.
There was n scramble to get places near
the gate, and many of the men who had
been foremost in the recent riots waited
quietly at the gates from $50 a. m. until
Z O'Clock. The non-union men arrived
under escort. The su.en looks Of the men
who stood and watched them was the
only indication of the bitter hatred with
which they are regarded by the union
men.
Superintendent Hess arrived a short
time after the non-union men and ad.
dressed the crowd outside. He said he
said he could not hire them all back. but
would put them to work as fast as he
could. Ho advised them TO leave their
names and addresses so that he could
Send for them when wanted There are
$50 non-union men at work and fiftv-thrcn
more were hired Monday. These men will
be retained. One hundred OF the strikers
went 10 work this morning.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-07-29
Vermont Politics.

Montpelier Vermont. July 2s-The
Populist State Convention was called to
order at Capitol Hall hcne Mt 1890 A. M,
about twenty-five delegates being present
Tho convention was called to order by the
chairman of the State Committee A. II.
Bowen, of Dorset who was selected as
temporary chairman. Chairman Bowen
made short address, scoring people who
possessed wealth and mentioning DIR. W.
S. Webb AS the exponent of wealth in
Vermont. Miles +. Baker. of Burlington.
delegate to St. Louis. made Il few remarks.
stating thnt free silver was necessary to
save the coun,ry.
G. II. Holden. of Montpelier, also n
delegate to the ST. Louis convention, ex-
planned the situation in the national con-
vention, the contests between different
factions, announced that he had taken
the middle OF the road course gave a
synopsis of the doings OF the convention
and explained why he took the course he
did.
A. ]. Beebe. of Swanton, another ma
tional delegate, gave his views on that
gathering and spoke the free silver
movement. He also took occasion to score
all press associations.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-07-29
sEAB0ARD's ATTITUDE
No Official Informatlsa Has Been Received
Regarding the Injunction Granted.
MR.. E. ST. JOHN SCORES THE SOUTHERN
lsc Says That &c such Action EIns
Rccn Taken ns Published the
Southern Company is orCourse to
Blone-Kze Says His Road yyiil
Meet Any Suit Brought.

Mr.. e. st. John, vice president and
general manager of the Seaboard Air
Zine, has issued for pu ublication the fol-
lowing statement regarding his position
&n view OF the recent bill filed before
Judge Simonton and especially with re-
gard 10 the injunction and order passed
requiring his road TO restore the old
rates, and also what he proposes to do
in view of this action
II only know of the action and order
from short telcgraphic reports published
in the morning papers. My company
has not been officially notified of such Il
suit. or of any injunction. / propose 20
obey all lawful orders of the courts as
long a they stand of force, but i cannot
say what the course of my company
Will be until / am served with copies
Of the papers, and have advised with our
counsel. If the newspapers have fully
and correctly reported what has been
done by the court must confess that it
VIII seriously damage us in more ways
than one"
In the first place, the Interstate Com
merce Commission requires that ten
days notice he given of any raise in
rates. and the order which is said to
nave been passed requires us to instantly
raise the rates back TO what thew were
on the 18th of July. / shall have to.take
the advice of my counsel as 10 the proper
course TO pursue under these conditions
furthermore, II this order is correctly
~ "iit IiCNt.ll lIlc SociDO1rd
Air Line from carrying out existing
contracts in accommodating the public
w!tn any sort cf excursions. or doing any
oi the many things which are within the
alscretion OF every railroad management
IN the way of conducting its business
II such action has been taken in the
manner published it is easy to see thai
tne whole of II has been inspired nv
the southern railway. If this great
monopoly expects TO throttle compcti-
tion by appeals to the court IL will coy
talnlN be mistaken. I do not know what
charges or statements are in the hin
presented to the court hut 7 do know
mat the time has not yet arrived in
this country when a rival railroad can
successfully appeal to the courts rnnn
nearing on tie merits OF the case
and perpetuate its monopoly and pre-
vent the public from the benefits OF com
petition.
When our side of the case is heard
and the court is fully advised there can
be but one end to such an effort. and
that is that our position will be sustain
ed. We will meet any suit that has
been brought. and when It is over with
and the orders OF the court are set aside
we will proceed with the contest to Ire
end. The issue cannot be met i'm this
way. but will have to be met sooner or
later on the lines upon which it is now
proceeding"
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-07-29
DIR. JAMESON CONVICTED.
He and Six Companions Sentenced TO
TmnrisOmIMcnt.

London, July 2S.--Dr. Jameson. Major
Sir John Willoughhy. Major Raleigh
Grey. Colonel II. T.. White. Major r.
White and Hon. Henry T. Coventry.
charged with violating the foreign en-
llstment act of 1876 in that they took
part in an armed expedition against n
State with which Great Britain was at
peace. were to-day found guilty.
The jury remained in their room until
5:25 o'clock when they filed into the
courtroom. and in response to aues-
tion by the Clerk of the Court announced
that they had agreed upon their verdict.
which was guilty" against all the de-
PENDANTS.
After the usual formalities had been
Gomplied with the court sentenced DR..
Jameson to fifteen months imprison-
ment. Major Sir John NVilloughby was
sentenced TO ten months, Colonel II. f.
defendants to three months imprison-
ment each.
None of the prisoners will be COM
carceration.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-07-29
CAN'T TAKE HIM DOWN
Stewart Says Chairman Jones Cannot With
draw Bryan From the Populist Ticket.
HE PREDICTS OVERWHELMING VICTORY
Tho Combined Forces of tho Two Far.
ties, He Thinks, VIII TIC Successful
in Defeating Mckinley with Ease
H"nna's Attempts to Have n Third
silver Party Formed Will Fnti.

Washington, July Ex-senator Ste
wart. OF Nevada, who was one of the
active forces at the recent Silver and
Populist Conventions i'll st. Louis, re-
turned to the city this morning. A
United Press reporter asked him what
importance he attached to the publish
ed report that Chairman Jones, of he
Democratic National Committee, and
Governor Stone, of Missouri, were con-
sidering tile advisability of withdraw
ing Bryan'S name from the Populist
ticket. In making his reply, Senator
Stewart drew freely upon his pictures
que. forcible and well-stocked vocabu-
larry of English He said:
None whatever. Neither Chairman
Jones nor Bryan nor any other indi-
Nidual can prevent the Populists from
using Bryans name and voting for
him. The people have some rights as
well rs the candidates. The vast ma
inrity of the Popu!ist Convention are
friends OF Bryan and will do everything
in their power to secure his election.
They will present nothing TO him for
acceptance or rejection, to give the
enemy an opportunity to divide the
friends of financial reform. Bryan's
record is all the platform any true tinan-
cinl reformer can po.6ible desire
Twill any communication be made by
the Populist leaders of the convention
to MIR. Bryan?"
II see no propriety in communicating
to MIR. Bryan what occurred at ST. Louis
at the PopuliSt convention or calling
upon him to discuss tire Populst plat
form. Any proceedings of that kind
could have but one object. namely. TO
embarrass and defeat him. The Popu-
lists who voted for him in convention
do not want to defeat him. 1t is their
desire to elect him."
You have no doubt then, Senator
Stewart was asked, that the Populists
will cheerfully cooperate with the Demo-
Crats for this purpose?"
art. Significantly. twill join with the
Jeffersonfan Democracy of Chttago,
which eliminated the spurious, modern,
John Sherman, gold bug. swndl.ng
Democrats from the ranks. There is no
differences between the 620 American
citizens of the Jeffersontan stripe. who
nominated Bryan at Chicago and the
thousand other patriotic citizens who did
the same thing at St. Louis. They have
united their forcaa against the comb!na-
tion of monarchists aristocrats. mono
polists. despots, property wreckcrs,
swindlers, gold gamblers and enemies of
c;v.l.3ticn, with headquarters on the
other side Of the Atlantic. and doing an
active business in shat section of this
country known as Wall street There is
no use OF Hanna spending any more time
III manufacturing new middle of the road
erlthus!as SITS out of gold bugs to
rcpud!ate Bryan. The money already
expended on such patriots as Henry l..
Call. OF New York, and others who are
attempting to cceat- 4 new silver party
out of gold bug material, manufactured
to order by the Hanna combination. will
be wasted"
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-07-29

A WARM SESSION.
Tho Central Labor Union Elect ON.
cers aud Engage In Lively Debate.

Most of the delegates to the Central
Labor Union last evening sat with their
coats off, but the high altitude of the
thermometer did rot prevent i.he usual
LIVELY debates on the subjects for dis
cNssion presented. y heated debate re-
suited over proposition amending the
constitution providing for the endorse
lnent OF members of trade organizations
fer position unda- municipal. State and
national governments. a set of reso-
iut!ons frcm the Bricllayers' Union was
read favoring this change, which final
ly prevailed.
The semi-annual election of officers
resulted as follows:
President, NJ. j. Lyons of the TaIIors'
Union.
Vice Pre- zident, George K. Hathaway.
Typographical Union
Recording and Corresponding Secre-
tary, Clint C. Houston, Typographical
Financial Secretary. ID. ]. Reardon
portsmouth Machinists' Union.
treasurer, Edgar Eeefe. CiGarmakers'
Union.
Sergeant a. Arms. Charles ]. Cannon.
oSstermen's State League
lhe new officers were immedio telv In =
stalled and after the customary vote of
tnanEs TO the retiring officials. the new
executive announced the standing com
inittecs as follows:
On Organizaiion-S. j. Hopkins, D. ].
lor. 10y
, On Legislation-Charles G.. Kizer. It.
p. Cooke and Theodore NeIligar.
-, Board of Trustees-Patricll Reilly.
Thomas Nolan. Edgar kecfc.
Board OF Auditors-W. 4. Backus, w.
Fl: Wells and l.. V. Curtis.
TWO nle6hers from each union were
APPOINTED on the Labor Day Commit
tee: which will have charge of arrange
menis for the event from now on.
The state Federation Committee sub
mitted report uf call having been sent
out Tor convention in Richmond. Au-
gust IL and y. and delegates were in
structcd to endeavor to secure the next
meeting for Norfolk
Thc reports of delegates showed the
condition of the labor market 10 average
well for this season of the year, and
after further discussion under good OF
the order the meeting adjourned with
instructions for The fun Labor Day
Committee to meet next Sunday after
noon at o'clock for organization.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-07-29
Assignment.

Philadelphia. July 2s.-A. G. Elliot
& Co. the well-known paper manufnc-
turers and dealers OF this city, made an
assignment for the benefit of their credi-
tors shortly before noon to-day. The
announcement of the failure caus ed great
surprise on the street, as IT was believed
the firm was beyond tha probability OF
embarrassment. The deed Is made out
by a. Graham Elliot, Laura J. Elliot and
Joseph r.. mitchell, trading as A. G.
Elliot & Co. and the assignment is made
to the Finance Company Of Pennsyl-
vania and Geo. II. Earle. The failure
carries with 1t the embarrassment of the
philadelphia Parchment Company, liml-
ted.
j. Levering Jones, of the counsel for
the firm. and finance company Jointly.
said this afternoon that the assignment
was a protective one and the aa;rs Of
the firm will be conducted by the com
pany. He could not say how much
money is involved, nor what the proba bic
basis of settlement will be. The assign
ment was due to the general depression
OF securities. Mr.. Jones said he did NOT
know much about the Parchment Com
pany in which the firm IS interested No
arrangement has yet been made to meet
the creditors.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-07-29
SALE OF THE BERMUDA
Tho Vessel That Made Such a Successful
flIlhustar At Last Has a Home.
MYSTERY CONNECTED WITH THE SALE
H is h"morcd that She was Houshs
by an Agent of The Cuban Ius.ssa
and VIII again be Used 10 Carry
Supplies OF Men and Arms to Iha
Island, but all is speculation.

Philadelphia, July 28.-The filfbrstersS
ING steamship Bermuda was sold to-dagl
10 D. Milliard, marine architect whosA
Office IS In New York. He is a British
subject. and will at once take steps To-
nave the ships English custom-hoiIsn
registry restored. This can only he Sinnes
through the Admiralty Offlce in Eng
iand, which some time ago, cancelletSi
tne ships cuStom-house registry aftAr4s
she had returned from a successful and
sensational ftltbu.tering expedition to
Cupa Since then she has been a shin
wpthout u nation. unable to obtain
ciearlhS papers from the custom house
several attempts have been made to-
nave her cleared. but each time Captafrr
Snppefton, the British Cousul, has fiIesFs
protest with Collector Read.
Jonn Hart, the managing owner OF
ene snip, refused to talk about the terms
vi lne SAFE: ii was said to-day that the
steamer Will sail next week for. .Iamafrs, 4
wnere the transfer TO the new registered
owner will be made, and legal forrnaIi-t
tles complied with on British soil.
various runners CONCERNING the Par
muda were In circulation to-day. & One
'nad It that Mr.. Niiiarl had purofaseli
tne shrp Tor German firm in New York z
VINO mus been commissioned TO buy thn,
snip Dy che Cuban Jun'ta, and that tfes
Vessel would bel sent out as soon as pos
sipte with an Important expedition. con-e
slstlng OF men aifd arms. 1t was further
stateu that Co. Agu!rre had been sent To-
this country by Gomez with speciaI in
structtons to purchase the Bermuda mr..
any other st,itabla ship so as ito hrr,--
up tae expedition. Col. Aguhrre Is now
In New York 7T5s' w ".