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The Meeker herald., 1896-02-15
A GOOD EFFECT.
Business Interests of the Country Ress-
sured by the Bond Issue.

Business Interests of the Couatry Rsss-
sured by the Bond lssas
Washington, D. c., Feb. SIN the
opinion Of financial authorities here moth
ing could have happened to restore con-
fidence more generally aud thoroughly
throughout the country than the demon
stration that was made at the bond bid.
ding yesterday. 1t is believed that 1t will
be much more effective than any pos
sible legislation in stimulating prosperity
and business activity. II the president
had felt as much confidence In the Amer
lean people a year ago as they feel for
the credit of the government he might
have saved twelve millions Of profits
that went into the pockets Of the Morgan
syndicate. 1t is expected that the f1rst
effect of the loan will be to release large
amounts of money, particularly gold and
legal tenders that have been boarded by
bankers and others who have bid for the
bonds and that the funds thus restored
to circulation will relieve the stringency
from which the market has been suffer
Ing CT late.
The number of bids Ii 30 voluminous
that the award Of bonds cannot be made
before next week, but It is understood
now that no bids lower than 11O,687
will be considered.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-15
THE BOND ISSUE.
SMALL BIDDERS GET SOME.
Ths Morsaas WIZ Osiy sseafs . 1hird
ef the Loaa While ths neAaose Whi
DS seAttsrsA.

Washington, Feb. Slate yesterday
afternoon the treasury ofhcials COM
pleted the computation Of bids o0ered
for the new bond issue. from which ii
appears that the amount Of bids above
that of J. P. Morgan and his associates
t$11O.8s7D was 500, ,7SS.65O. and that
the amount which will be awarded to
the syndicate, therefore, will be e33,-
211, $50, or approximately one-third OF
the whole issue. The number of sue
cessful bidders Is 7s1.
In arriving at this conclusion the Of
ficIals have thrown out very few bids,
obviously fictitious, and larger num-
ber which were irregular In important
particulars. M
Some Of these bore no signature, and
Others did not contain the amount In
tended to be bid for. while stu others
omitted the rate. These last, however,
are not supposed to aggregate any
considerable sum. The fact that two
thirds of the entire issue are found to
h.-. 49, ---sanU se~re
e1106S77 is something Of 4 surprise
to all who heard the bids announced,
but there is no question of the accu-
racy Of the statement, ~ all Of the
bids have been again gone over and all
errors made In the hurry Of the day Of
the opening have been corrected.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-15
CHAMBERLAIN TO ROBINSON

The Secretary Dsnns. ths A''''""- 81
|A.-...,nn. Feb. THE dispatch Of the
..--.t~.p nf state for the colonies, Mr..
Joseph Chamberlain, of February to
the governor of Cape Colony, Hercules
Robinson. was gazetted this evening. It
reviews the history Of events In the
Transvaal since 1891 and points out
that the mining interests, the main stay
OF the country. are mainly in the hands
Of Uitlanders, who are debarred by
legislation from the rights OF citizenship
and states that the whole direction Of
affairs and the right of taxation remain
a monopoly in the hands of a decreas-
ing minority of the population engaged
in agriculture. whilst the majority,
who raised the revenue from ELS, 900
to e.. .000, 900 are denied any voice in the
government of the Transvaal and are
unable to obtain redress for the formid-
able grievances hampering and injuring
them necessarily.
MI. Chamberlain emphasizes the pa
cidc and above board character of the
Uitlander agitation and recalls that the
oAA0AA0OAb were ItJcStcu
tho volksrad amid scornful laughter,
one member Of that body challenging
the Uitlanders to take up arms and
fight
Since the convention Of 1884 Great
Britain has recognized the Transvaal as
Independent internally. but its external
relations are subject to the control Of
Great Britain. There is no reason to
anticipate that foreign state will dis
pute their rights; but the government
finds 1t necessary to state clearly that
It intends to maintain them In their
integrity. Internally Great Britain is
justified, in the interests Of South Az
rica as whole and for the stability Of
the Transvaal, to tender friendly coun-
sels regarding the newcomers, mainly
British subjects.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-15
A smoklnx 4ount.,n.

San Bernardino. Cal, Feb. s-Mount
Taukiquitz, a spur Of the San Jaclnto
Mountains, and well known to be an ex-
tinct volcano, situated about twelve
miles from the town Of San Jacinto, b
again reported to be giving forth smoke.
Reports Of this mountain being In state
Of active eruption have been numeroas
for several days, and to-day a party Of
newspaper reporters will leave the city
on an expedition to TaukiquItz to dis
cover the truth.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-15
FREE SILVER FIGHTS.

1t Proved . Success In r, xas. but Fall
urs Among Indiana EdItorA
Austin. Texas, Feb. THE free silver
element In the state Democratic execu-
tive committee yesterday surrendered
the one convention idea in 80 far as to
agree to two separate conventions, with
but one primary to elect delegates This
virtually makes but one convention.
which is to meet twice, and the sound
money Democrats are denouncing 1t.
There was long and bitter fight over
the form OF ballot to be used In the pri-
maries, the silverites favoring printing
on them: "In favor of free and unlimited
coinage Of silver at 16 to L." A COM
promise was finally consummated by
agreeing to have on the ballot: For
bimetallism." The convention to select
delegates to the national convention
meets June %.
Indianapolis, Feb. THE Democratic
Editorial association of Indiana held its
annual meeting here yesterday. A reso-
luton was introduced favoring free Sill
yer and indorsing the course of Senators
Voorhees, and Turpie on the bill that has
recently passed the Senate. The reso-
luton was not debated, and when put tI
vote was lost by 1s to 8. A resolution
was then offered indorslng the candi-
dacy of Governor Matthews for the pres
idency, and was adopted unanimously.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-15
LIVING At CaIPPLE.
what IL Coat. to Reside In the Great
Gp'd camp.

what IL Cost. to Reside In the Great
G,'d camp.
Denver. Feb. S.-The Cripple Creek
correspondent OF the Republican has
this to say OF the cost Of living In that
camp:
Travellers are familiar with hotel
rates and expect to pay from " to %
q day for temporary entertainment IN
any country Cripple Creek rates reacn
a q day for first-class accommoda-
tons, but this price may appear large
to the visitor who pays his first hotel
bill In Cripple Greek and allows him to
say that meals cost 81 each. The visl-
tor who can escape the hotel. rents a
comfortable room with fire and good
bed for $50 month and gets good
table board at from 50 to $40 week.
according to his tastes. II he prefers
to eat at a restaurant. there are hfty
In town where he can get square
meal for twenty-five cents or lunch
for fifteen at cafe, he can get ham
and eggs and a cup OF coffee for break
fast for a quarter. luncheon for the
same and a course dinner. with choice
Of meats, well-balanced menu, dishes
of well-coOked food served In light-
ed, high-ceilinged room, frescoed walls
hung with fairly well-painted pictures,
all for fifty ce..:s- camp are aDou, vu q
par with the living expenses. There
are no fewer rich prizes to be drawn
nor no more than in other sections Of
the country. Clerical work COM
mands from $15 to S25 a week: me
chanics from So to 50 a day; common
laborers. $1.5O to $3.50: miners, from
50 to IS; team and driver draw about
IS.
In general house furnishing goods,
provisions of all kinds. dry goods and
clothing. lumber and hardware are
almost as cheap as In the valley cities;
some advance being demanded because
Of the extra expense Of freight Rents
are. Of course. high. Small office
rooms that a few months ago rented
for $40 month. now bring $50 and II
you don't like the raise get out and
let one Of the twenty applicants a day
huSe IL. III tne same way store fOOTDB
in favored locations have advanced
from $25 to $50 a month, and to get to
rent it at that figure you will either
buy out the present occupant or pay
him 500 or even $1,000 to move else-
where. Dwelling houses OF the better
class will bring from s25 to $40 a
month, and the better class Is not very
good, either. Telephone" shanties-
the Kind that allow you to know what
the man in the next room is thinking
State ILL.," Denver WOW
en- cotton partitions, pasted over with
wall paper-rent at about $40 month
room, and the furniture and keep
doubles the price to the lodger But
one must expect such prices in min
Ing camp. where everything is done
on broad-gauge and at lightning ex-
press speed, and the man who cannot
enter a booming camp prepared to put !
up with a few inconvenlences. pay in |
proportion to what he expects to win
,ut, had best abandon all hope of ever
making a million in the mining busi-
ness.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-15
tn oae.r. Of tn. senate.

Washington, D. G.. Feb. 1.-THE r.
publican senator's In caucus to-day
nominated A.. ]. Shaw Of sp,kane,
Washington. for secretary Of ttfs SEN
ate; h. L. Grant Of North Carolina, for
sergeant-at-arms, and Alonzo Stewart
Of Iowa, to succeed the late Capenip
Bassett as assistant doorkeeper. It
was decided to make NO change in the
office Of chaplain.
The nomination Of Mr. Stewart was
made by application, and the decision
to retain Rev. w. H. Milburn as chap
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-15
House Hlown On.

Los Angeles. Gala, Feb. IA charge
Of dynamite was exploded late last
evening under the residence Of T. d.
Stimson, a wealthy resident of this
city. The house was not seriously
damaged. The occupants Of the house
were asleep when the explosion oc-
Cured and the report, which was
heard all over the city, created great
CONSERVATION. A neighbor, who has
tened to the scene. fired a shot at a
man who was running across the
lawn, but the bullet missed its mark.
The police believe robbers perpetrat-
ed the outrage for the purpose Of
plundering the house during the con.
fusion. No arrests have been made.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-15

Chicago and New York capitalists
have organized company with $1,000
600 capital for the purpose OF develop
ing on a very extensive scale large gold
mining properties. covering several
thousand acres in Buckingham county,
Va. Investigations Of experts, 1t Is
claimed, show that the average Of these
ores gives even better percentage
of gold than either the South African
or the Cripple Creek districts.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-15
Copp,r Mine. c n,,l,,,,,,,

Houghton, Wis, Feb s.-steps have
been taken for the consolidation of III.
Huron, Isle Royal. Portage. Sheldon and
Columbian copper mines near this place
These mines have been Idle for several
years and the properties will now be
worked to their fullest capacity.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-15

lain was unanimous. There were four
candidates for both the omces Of SEC
Rotary and sergeant-at-arms, and three
ballots were necessary to reach q choice
In each case.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-15
Coptr.ceor. I,dio.e,,.

Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 7.-The grand
jury to-day returned indictments
against Nathan B. Abbott and Henry
8. Hallwood of Columbus. Orville
Townsend Of GAINESVILLE and Albert
Adams Of Peoria, Illinois. on account Of
alleged corruption as contractors in the
construction OF ] sain west side sewer.
Josiah Kinnear, tue city civil engineer,
was also Indicted In the same connec-
ton.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-15
weekly Bank Statement.

New York, Feb. s.-The weekly bank
statement shows the following changes:
Reserve, increase, $559,O25; loans, In
crease, 81, ,259, 900; specie, Increase, $685.
900; legal tender, increase, $4s5, 200; de
posits, Increase. 1924, 500; circulation,
decrease, 1885,, 200. The banks now hold
$40, 1872, ,425 in excess of the require
ments Of the 25 per cent. rule.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-15

An orchestra leader licked the mar
quis of Queensberrys son the other day
and the crowning humiliation is that he
didn't do 1t according to the rules so
carefully devised by the young mans
father.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-15
Rntcli6 Executed,

Canon City. Colo, Feb. S.-Benjamin
Ratclif, who murdered three school
directors in Park county, was executed
at the penitentiary last night. He met
his fate firmly declaring that he shot the
men In self defense.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-15

Buffalo claims to have Niagara's
water-power exactly where 1t wants it
now, and invites unlimited immigra-
ton on the strength OF its new busi-
ness boom. Buffalo surely would not
deceive the people and obtain their
money on falls pretenses.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-15

A Jewish rabbi lecturing from the
pulpit of a Methodist church is very
pleasing spectacle. II Moses and John
Wesley were living to-day there Is no
reason for the belief that they would
not be friends.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-15

Now that Gen. Harrison's engage
ment has been indorsed by the members
of the women's clubs in st. Louis the
general can go on his way rejoicing
needless OF such little things as presi-
Dental nominations.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-15

The national house Of representatives
applauded the prayer of it's chaplain
that Cuba might win in her fight for
freedom. II the house would give the
Almighty a littlerssistance by granting
Cuba belligerent rights the prayer
would shortly be answered. It's pow
der. not prayers, that the Cubans need.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-15
New p,prr M,n J,,...t

Chicago. Feb. S..Toseph Il. Dunlop
proprietor of the Chicago Dispatch. WAS
to-day sentenced to two years In .hr pen /.
itentinry and fine OF s..noJ for circu
latlng through the nails Indecent matte,
coninin, i In the daily l.s,ieS Of his Lc,y.;
paper,
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-15

Richmond. Ind. Is boasting because
1t has couple that have been married
over seventy-hve years. That is moth
Ing at all. Chicago has people who have
been married half dozen times In half
that time.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-15

Again comes the cheering announce
ment that the Keely motor Is practic-
ally complete. All 1t needs now is a
little more patience and several more
dollars.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-15

HAVING married American girls. half
the dukes and lords Of England would
naturally b on our side in case Of war
With that country. Otherwise their
American fathers-in-law would be like
= y cut e6 their cash suppnsA
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-15

II war. pestilence, famine or some
thing Of the kind doesn't come along
to check the growth Of the magnetic
healer he gives promise Of overrunning
the country.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-15

The English people are not as yet ac-
quatnted with the American nation:
and what little they know is mostly
things that aren't So
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-15

A Buffalo woman snapped a loaded
pistol at her husband for joke" Yet
1t Is asserted that women have no sense
Of humor.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-15

AS a matter Of courtesy to the protest.
Ing nations Turkey has stopped killing
Armenians and is now only starving
them to death.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-15

The Ohio State Journal proposes to
turn Mary Elizabeth Lease loose In
Turkey" She would shake the Sultan
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-15
Shot In Gold Blood.

Victor. Colo. Feb, Sat about AIS
o'clock yesterday afternoon fatal
shooting affrhy occurred in the bar
room of the Hotel Victor. l.. o. Max
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-15

II is no. enough for an actor to act
well on the stage. He must also re-
train from acting badly on OF 1t.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-15

The difference between obstinacy and
frmness is In the difference OF view
lag 1t from the outside or the inside.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-15

The Initials of Lcrd Dunraycn's scc-
retary are -. A. G.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-15

In the matter of poets laureate the
century began with Pye and seems
tated to end with a puddinghead.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-15

John Bull would better look out for
the peeling before he steps to hard on
the Orange Free State.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-15

troubles he generally acts as II he
thought they were located in his stom-
ach.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-15

With all this advertising, Paul
Kruger would draw well on the stage.
The Meeker herald., 1896-02-15

The handsome new school building at
Telluride, which Is nearly completed,
collapsed on Thursday morning. Il
was to have been finished March / at
a cost Of $50, 900. The contractors must
stand this loss. Various theories are
advanced as to the cause Of the catas-
trophe, but all are merely speculations
and the primal cause. perhaps, will
never be known. The roof Of the build
Ing was very heavy. on account of the
metal used, and when 1t fell. had a
disastrous effect on the walls and
especially those on the south side. The
knocked down to the first story and
hat portion standing Is cracked In sew
aral places. The north, east and west
walls are not seriously damaged except
near the roof and can be repaired at q
small expense. The damage will be
repaired and the building completed ac-
cording to contract.
An eye specialist Of Denver has recent
ly concluded an examination of the eyes
Of the pupils at the state normal school.
Between 400 and 500 were examined
OF 100 children between the ages of @
and 10, the number having perfect Wis
lon was AZ; number having more or less
abnormal, 58; cases Of hyperopia (far
sight, %; cases Of myopia (near sight.
o; cases Of astigmatism. 20 or 100
adults above 16 years Of age, the num-
ber having perfect vision was 80; mum.
Der having vision more or less abnormal,
81: cases OF hyperopla. Y; cases Of my
opia. 8; cases of astigma tisni, Is; cases
Of strablsmus 1. Per cent. of boys hav-
ing imperfect vision. 40; per cent. II
girls having imperfect vision, 20.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-24

= W. Casey, travelling passenger and
freight agent 81 the Milwaukee, returned
10 Portland last night
c. y. EDDY general agent e. Portland
% tbs Chicago, Milwaukee a St. Paul.
was IN tie city yesterday
Mrs. NJ Cave. mother OF George z. Cave.
contracting freight sgent OF the Great
Northern. 1eft yesterday Tor a trip 10 Chi
cage and other cities further east
J W. Draper. travelling agent 81 the
Burlington. with headquarters az Tacoma.
Is occupying the desk Of Local Agent NJ
L. Benton during the iatter's illness.
W, {, Smith. gsneral agent % The Wa
hash system. who has been on an extend
81 tour OF idaho. Montana and Eastern
Washington. returned 20 Seattle yesterday
morning.
The West Coast r.unharman says that
the foods have cut the shipments Of Shin
giles from Washington down for Isl The
total would have reached 10 90 tssa bat
for the high waters The total Will teach
about s@o eoo.qoa
Burton johnson. az assistant general
freight agent Of the Chicago s North
western Railway Company. viii become
general freight agent OF the Wisconsin
Central lines January T. 20 succeed J. (.
Maektnnon, resigned
Harry =. Horn viii succeed J. u Finn
as superintendent 81 The Montana division
Of the Northern RRcinc. Mr.. Pima going
20 pnluth as superintendent Of the teFnln-
a property: Ms Hern i now supervisor
his home is In -. Paul
The Northern Paciac railroad has cor
tractaa For t1e.e0 tics receafly. They are
81 ar a portion being hewn. Au order
fer Na.@a ties FOR a Chinese railroad s.
reported - have been placed IL fa{s is
caFrssct. about 81 -. 90 feet ~ rough tfu-
Der can he marketed ia these tive orders.
The chairman % the Western Passsr ser
Association has handed down q ygHnz On
the transportation OF theatrical haEE8Er
lie holds that the provision In tha aas1-
citation agreement. that party pTaFeN ING
twenty-five tickets purchases sc re rNEl-
Jar authorized party rate shall he allow ed
ore baggage car free 81 charge means shAt
the ear msy D. allowed a. loug a. fba
charges are paid. 20 matter how naang
people nsay he in ne party. He also holds
that when Il is rot practicable 20 ma a
speciRi baggage car. the bAEgssse nay he
transported "a a regular ca fTea -
ehAFER
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-24

LONDON. Dec I--As frequently an
rgouncei from various capitals since TIE
vs~ss OF the car 20 the queen "a Ssptcrn-
Der. the powers have finally BECOME con-
yspced t24z1 ire sultans promises amount
20 nothing. ard are determined 70 begin
a policy % corecson. Ali Information
points 90 ths accuracy OF the news re-
cesved today from Conssant-nop-e and
cabfea 20 the Associated Press. The Mar
quls % Salisbury on Monday sS<1xIno1lec
the ambassadors 30 the foreign Office and
communicated % them the views Of the
Britisa government on definite proposals
o. Russia Tor toint intervention, Ia order
that eacn ambassador might communi-
caTe them 10 ais government There 10
reason 20 believe rnat uniess the saltaa
wlea1n tire next ten days SHOWS defer
snce q which a. present Dc - f.ttle sus-
pecsee, very decisive steps VIII be under
taken in ne ma ss Of tae Joint powers
In this connection the Novos Eremya OF
S.. Petersburg says II Is probable that
within a few days the Russian Black sea
feet wiH appear IN the Bosphoras. where
IL VIII DO joined by the squadrons OF the
other powers from the Dardaneilss.
CoNsTASrLNOPLE. Dec. 2--Al an
basaadors have now received Instructions
20 act In concert for proposals with a view
70 improving the situation in the Ottoman
empire Tne proposals before being subs
United 10 the sultan will be referred 70
their respective governments. All the
powers, including Russia. as repeatedly
announced IN the past few months, have
agreed In principle 10 the expedleney OF
employing coercion should the sultan be
recalcltranf, but the form OF coercion VIII
not be determined until the emergency
arises.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-12-24
PERSONALS.


James Long. a raneher OF Florence. Is
at the DilleT.
Or c. h. Hoye. Of Auburn. Is registered
at the Stevens.
W. T. Dovell. an attorney. OF walla
Waila, Is AT the Butler.
". q Jones. of vsshon college. has
apartments 1t the Stevens.
a Il. Griflths. a mill man OF Tockush,
II. 6, is staying at the Northern.
IL r MeCay OF the Port Madison Mil
Company. h. guest al the Diller.
Louis Rothschiid shin broker of Port
Townsend, has rooms at tho Northern.
r. J. Smith, dairy commissioner. Is here
from tssaauah. and is guest OF the DIiler
Thomas Mosgroye. warden OF the peni-
Tertiary AZ Nalia Nalia. is at the North
ern.
capt slmuel whey and Mrs. wiley
are hara from Olympia. and are at the
Dilier.
forneY OF Osborne, Idaho. Is guest Al the
Butler
n. c. Yorke. tressurer-elect OF snoho-
mlsh county. Is among the guests at tho
Stevens.
Henry E. Miller. special agent Of the
city yesterday.
wilbur r. Brock. OF the wara walla
Gazette. h in the city, and may be found
at this Northern.
W. arthur W OodWaro ana iAfid 1nffies
tourists whose home Is IN London. Eng
land. arc at tho Rainier-Grand.
u. c. Robertson. assistant United States
district attorney. - over from Tacoma.
and may be found az the Northern.
Thomas A. Wilson. a sawmin owner Of
WFangel. Alaska. Il IN the city 20 spend
the holidays. and may be found At the
Stevens.
]. NJ. Pieksns, a prominent Official Of
the A. q. Y. W. Is here from chehaiis
for the purpose a laying Ia a stock OF
Christmas presents. lie Is IT tho Stevens.
II. w. Williams an attorney % Mount
Vernon. IL az tho Butler. He has been
on al extended VISIT 10 Boston and other
Eastern cities. and ss now Ell route for his
home.
Frank NJ Sullivan. a newspaper man
we'll known on the Coast. nov on the
Butte Miner Is In the city spending
Christmas With hiA family and friends.
lie viii leave Ter Montana Saturday
night