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The Meeker herald., 1897-01-02

Mr.. John A. Bowlln of Perry county.
ILL.,, is out 81 500. less the value of the
brass in two bricks which he thought
were gold The facts have been pub
lished In extenso, probably in more OK
tense than Mr.. Bowlin, gold brick pur-
chaser. approves. The gold brick in
dustry Is not as thriving as 1t was
score Of years ago. but the surprising
thing about 1t Is that. whenever It is
worked now, after n thousand publica-
tlons of the modus operandi. the clever
rogues pursue precisely the same meth
DDS now that they did then. There Is
no attempt to disguise the old, old
tricks In new costumes. Indeed. what
sublime faith they must have III the
gullibility of the genus sucker!
The Meeker herald., 1897-01-02
wh.t en-. pre.ld.n. s.y..

II take pleasure In stating that per-
sonally know persons who, once abb
solutely bald, have regained their lost
hair through the use of DANDER1NE.
My wife. whose hair was falling out
from some cause, has received great
benefit flpm IT, heartily commend
DANDE{INE." Thus writes Edmund
d. Murda ugh. president Of the Terri
torial noris,al school to the Know!ton
Dnnderine company of Guthrie, Okla
homa. from whom Danderinc can DO
obtained for 81 per bottle. II not kept
In stock by local druggists.
The Meeker herald., 1897-01-02

General gtorFow. he general was b.
teryiewed at quarantine. bat declined
to mae asy stateDeat In relation to
the arbitratioa question. when asked
an to whether he lntended to start at
once for washinston. he replied. Il
cannot say"
II has been learned, however. that
both gentlenea win proeeed to the
capital tonight. Mr.. Delnne. . passen-
ger who has beea . resident at Caracas
for some years. naid that the arbitra-
tion treaty was satisfactoFy to the
people, and there was every reason to
expect that 1t would be accepted BY
the government.
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sENTENcao TO DEATH.
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D.uver. Dec. S8.-Unless the supreme
court Of the state Of Colorado inter
f.res. Albert Hence DOwnen. the sei''
confessed and recently convicted ih.'
,,erer Of Joel W. Ashworth. the whole
sale meat salesman, shot down on 'he
night Of June p last. will he executed
.t the state penitentinry some time
during the third week OF next Jahua's'
The motion for new trial argued Oe-
fore Judge Butler ten days ago was
denied In the West Side court TINS
morning for the reasons appended an"
the famous prisoner promptly sen
fenced.
Judge Butler had scarce announcer
hIs decision ere Albert T.. Foote. coun-
sci for Downen, arose and annouhceu
his exception to the courts decision
and expressed his intention OF taking
an appeal to the supreme court. As
sistant District Attorney Hayes there
upon moved for the immediate sen
tence OF the prisoner. Downen, VINO
appeared In court unshaven and weary
from a night of unrest. listened III
tentiy as Judge Butler calmly Ills
cnsseI the Ease. .DriQE ,ta. 9 8Rn9tliAhAaRaa AhaRa
came over the face Of the convicted
criminal when 1t became apparent tina,
there was not the remotest possibility
of his obtaining new trial. His face
paled. his jaw dropped and an expires
sion OF unutterable detection possessed
him.
He nrOse like one In n dream and
slowly tOttered from the prisoners box
with the apparent decrepitu,ie OF q
man Of 30 when the court pronounced
his name and asked him to step for
ward. With bowed head and down
east eyes Downen humbly faced the
court as he WAS asked II he had nught
to say why sentence OF death should
not be pronounced.
After few seconds hesitation he
replied In indistinct tones while his
frame shook with suppressed excite
ment: II have nothing to say except
that am Innocent OF this murder"
Judge Butler then sentenced him tt
be hanged.
The Meeker herald., 1897-01-02
a...ra, L.. As.l. 4. Havana.

Havana, Dec. 28-General Fitxhugh
Lee, consul general at Havana, who
has been absent in the United States
on leave Of absence from his post for
about two months, arrived mere tnIs
morning. General Lee says he has re-
turned to- resume HE duties ~ consul
general. he says he has received no
special Instructions from the govern
ment, but will maintain close watch
OF a6airs and will keep his govern
ment thoroughly posted in regard to
the situation In Cuba, and all further
development on the island.
The Meeker herald., 1897-01-02
A DEADLY EXPLOSION.
A Do.en Men Killed In m Iadiass Csai
Mine.

DOzeA Men Killed In ~ 1ndlana C0ol
Mine.
Princeton. Ind. Dec. GA terrific
explosion of FIRE damp occurred in the
mine of the Maule Coal company, this
city. at $50 this afternoon, and as
result twelve or more men were in
stantiy killed and four were injured.
One Of the four men taken out alive
Is dangerously injured. Besides the
dead bodies recovered so far, Ave or
six others. names unknown, are dead
In the mine. The dead are:
Robert Maule, married, treasurer Of
the Maule Coal company.
James Riley. married.
John Riley, married.
John Ernest, married.
Theodore Faber, married.
Robert Ponyiite.
James PonylIte. his brother.
James Krugy, single.
John Holmes. married.
seven men were brought up alive,
Of whom three may die.
The men were At work making re-
palrs of damages resulting from .
similar explosion last Sunday. Be
sides the regular miners and black
smiths, others were assisting In the
work, while Robert Aaule. son OF
President Maule, and treasurer and
mine superintendent Of the company.
vas superintending the work. The
mine has been In operation q short
lime and the air shaft IL not quite
completed, and the gas which col
,Scts In portions Of the mine was lgnit-
Il by an open lamp.
The Meeker herald., 1897-01-02
Atlantic and P.e.sc Sold.

San Francisco. Dec. 28.-The final
decree Of foreclosure and sale of the
Atlantic & Pacific railroad WIS Aled
In the United States court to-day This
is the last Of series Of similar de-
crees which have been made In suits
by the same parties and for the same
action In every district In which the
insolvent Atlantic & Pacific has prop
erty.
1t ID ordered that unless the sum OF
&2,562,Sl3.1O 10 paid by the railroad
within thirty days the entire property
will be sold at auction at Gallup, Ber-
nallllo county, New Mexico.
The Meeker herald., 1897-01-02
Thsasaaa's stsrvisx.

Calcutta. Dec. 26.-Ex-Judge Good.
ridges has written = letter to the Eng.
llshman, . newspaper Of this city, stat.
ing that every day thousands Of per
soos are dying from starvation in the
provinces Of India. He declares that
the government arrangements to conc
with the situation are entirely made
quate and that the famine Is now be-
yond control.
The Meeker herald., 1897-01-02
n,y..,s L.ssurs Tear.

lincoln, Neb., Dec. 26-The follow
Ing was given TO the Associated Press
tonight:
eth, McBee bureau has with my
consent transferred its contract to II.
Bxiees 4 Co., Of Greenville, 6outh Car
c,tna. Only Ave lectures have been ar
ranged for up 70 this time. Whether
saall deliver euS In addition to this
nrnber II uncer. ain. have some
further work on hand which may In
eerfers with fvlrther lecturins during
~ sessoa. w, ]. BRYAN
The Meeker herald., 1897-01-02
Rsaeassa rv0 yall.

London, Dec. 26-Colonel H. +.
White and Colonel e. r. Gray, who
together with DR.. L. 8. Jameson, Major
Sir John Willoushby and Major R.
White were convicted Of participation
in the raid led by DR.. Jameson into
the Transvaal ON December 81, 1896,
were released from Holloway jail this
morning. their sentences Of five
months having expired.
The Meeker herald., 1897-01-02

For entering the imperial park with
out sanction Ii Hung Chang is to be
deprived Of a years salary. Now 1t
can he seen why the viceroy was 20
careful to ask questions every step Of
his tour through America.
The Meeker herald., 1897-01-02
Me. wo.corr.s .coMMIrrss:
WIN ssss Rspess ~ Isssssassseal nsa
tssy Csafsssase Daal

WIN asso Rsposs - Isssssatssaal 1sos
tasy Csafssssse Desi
WashIngton, Dec. 2S.-It b the expec
tatioo Of the friends Of the movement
for an International monetary conference
that the question win be taken up in the
Senate soon after the holidays. though
1t may be considered frst In Republican
Caucus.
The committee which was appointed by
the Caucus to draft a measure has had
the matter under consideration and Sena-
TOR Wnaoett. WHO + csaisaaan Of the eau
Gus committee, has prepared draft OF a
bill. which. II II Ii not accepted as a
whole, Will probably be used as the basis
Of whatever action Is agreed upon.
The tendency among the members Of
the committee y to leave the selection Of
the conferrees entirely to the president,
and thus depart from the precedent es-
tablIshed by the Fifty-third Congress,
when provision was made for the repre-
sentation Of the conference then pro
posed by dividing the selection Of the con-
ferrees between the president and Con-
gress. 1t Is also proposed to ieave the
number Of members to the discretion Of
the president, depending upon the action
Of other countries on this point. An ap-
preparation will be provided for carrying
the act into effect. It is not yet definitely
determined how far the proposed legiala-
ton will go In providing for this country
taking the initiative In securing the con-
ference, but the probabilities are that this
will be left to the discretion and inciinA-
ton Of the president.
The bill Is being prepared for the pur-
pose Of providing the means for carrying
the Republican platform on this subject
into effect and the members Of the COM
mittee generally hold that Mr.. Mckinley
will require only the means to proceed
with to cause him to use his utmost en-
deavors to secure an international agree
ment. The committee has been consld-
erably encouraged over the reports re-
celved As to the probabilities Of the sue
cess Of securing conference and OF Its
SUCCESS when once secured. Senator Hoar,
who ID q member Of the committee, has
given the other members much valuable
information collected by himself while In
EnFope last ea9mer; he has toad them
an International understanding and that
the sentiment In Germany was very fa-
vorable. but that the emperor was the
stumbling block In that country. He has
also expressed the opinion that England
would be found much more tractable on
the question than ID popularity considered
probable and has suggested that little
pressure Of business character might be
brought to bear with good effect on Eng
land, going 80 far as to say that the pay
nent of come of the debts owed in this
country to England In silver might bring
the English people to a speedy realization
OF the Importance Of and agreement on
the subject and prove valuable object
lesson
The Meeker herald., 1897-01-02

One skeleton has been discovered un-
der the Vanderbilt family pew in Trini-
ty church. II seems to have lost it's tag
At any rate the dispatches do not say
which of the many family skeletons 1t
was.
The Meeker herald., 1897-01-02

Boston is boasting Of blind girl who
rides a wheel Almost everybody has
met girls on wheels who appeared to
be blind.
The Meeker herald., 1897-01-02
wor.. Than rn...er H.ts.

An auditor in Jaf anese theater is
allowed, for Il small foe. to stand up.
and the unfortunate individual behind
him has 10 right to rem0.nstrate or to
rise and get peep at the sstage. He
may hear. but he cannot sda-Phila-
delphia Inquirer.
The Meeker herald., 1897-01-02

1t is suspected that the charge OF
high treason lodged against the Ham,
burger Nachrichten. Bismarck's organ.
by two other German papers is based
on a gnawing hunger for a Hamburger
steak.
The Meeker herald., 1897-01-02

As soon as man gets the reputation
Of being good -natured. bores seem 70
enter into a conspiracy to ruin NE
temper.
The Meeker herald., 1897-01-02

At last. At last somebody has stolen
= red-hot stove. Henry Wilson and
wife Of St. Louis stepped into neigh
bor's one evening this week. leaving
. roaring IRE in lost kitchen stove.
On their return the kitchen was bare;
the stove, all Of tho best dishes. the cat
and even the stovspipe having vanish-
Cd In their absence.
The Meeker herald., 1897-01-02

The fact that the majority Of us en-
tertain the harmless fallacy that we
are martyrs to duty adds great deal
20 the sum total of human complacency.
The Meeker herald., 1897-01-02

Now that the queen is about to make
. will the Prince OF Wales can get a
comprehensive idea Of the American
term "rubberneck" by keeping close
watch on his creditors.
The Meeker herald., 1897-01-02

A blotting-paper towel has been In
vented. After a bath. the bather mr.
rays himself In a cloak composed OF
blotting paper, and in few moments
he is dry. How's that?
The Meeker herald., 1897-01-02

The other night some Maryland poll
ticisns banqueted and paytook Of wine
Of the vintage of 1900 worth - spoon
full. but 1t Is not recorded that anyone
rodo home on o shutter.
The Meeker herald., 1897-01-02

Although most Of the Industries have
declined . good deal in. the pss. ten
years or more, It ID thought there ara
mors cabinet makers IN the country
nOw tAsa 1t any former period.
The Meeker herald., 1897-01-02

The doors Of museums are open wide
Tor the appearance of the greatest OF
human curicsitics, man who really
likes to answer questions.
The Meeker herald., 1897-01-02
,9,.,,A., A.a,,1. n.1ur,s,

New York, Dec. 26.-Ths Red LlaA
steamer Caracas, which arrived this
afternoon from vsnsueaan posfs
brought General Andrade, venezueaA1!
minister 70 the U1itsd states, ~
The Meeker herald., 1897-01-02

The report that the Prince Of Wales
smokes $3 cigars will not rouse any
spleen and envy In the breast of the
man who owns a black cob pipe.
The Meeker herald., 1897-01-02

"And now. little children" said the Sun
day school superintendent. .'if you are good
children, sOme day you may wear golden
crown" "Paw's got one on his tooth now"
chirped the smallest and newest boy.-In-
dinIapolIs Journal.
The Meeker herald., 1897-01-02

It cost Robert Lesperance of 'recnm
peh. Ont. $11 to swear on Sunday.
Robert will know how to take joke
next time. He should swear of.
The Meeker herald., 1897-01-02

The skate dealer is now getting IN ~
work, and the boys and girls think IL
very, very (n)ice. So It ts.
The Meeker herald., 1897-01-02
r,s,,,. Ne. Dr....1,

Malaga. Spain. Dec. 2S-Tfe ashing
smack. Colon. belonging at Fuengirola,
twenty miles southwest Of this city, was
wrecked in the mediterranean ahd Der
crew Of niteen men d1owped.
The Meeker herald., 1897-01-02

Men who have to be taught Will nsv'
er be great leaders either In tnousn' VI
action.
The Meeker herald., 1897-01-02

Harry Outrage. alias Lord Athol. has
Ipst biz, voice In Oakland. Cal oak'ah'
The Meeker herald., 1897-01-02

TIE majority Of people imagine that
wanting a thing gives them rient
to IT,
The Meeker herald., 1897-01-02

There is nothing like hard work to
settle Unruly nerves.
The Meeker herald., 1897-01-02

Too many men imagine that IN or
der to entertain they must be vulgar
The Meeker herald., 1897-01-02

TO CURE COLD IN ONE DAYN
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets Al
Druggists refund the money II II fails 10 cure. ~
The Meeker herald., 1897-01-02

old Jackson-what you ride baex-
ward 70?
Cuffee-so won't tAv> To- turn.
round when cum back.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-19
MONTANA.

For the second lime William Verley
of Anaconda is in jail on charge of
grand larceny, preferred by his father.
Young Verley stole horse from his
father in Anaconda a short time ago
and was arrested. His father would
not prosecute him. Friday the old
man and his son secured the horse from
Sheriff Davidson and two hours later
young Verley stole the horse again.
Maria Hicks, known throughout the
west as the window smasher," has
been sent back TO Fargo by the author
tiles at Helena She is a we'll educated
woman of 49, and at irregular intervals
has an uncomfortable desire to smash
plate glass windows. The mania first
came upon her while she was working
in the state house at St. Paul. One
day while addressing envelopes on a
typewriter she got up and threw the
machine through the window. She has
been confined in several insane asy-
lums.
J. X Muenz was driving a horse
across the Boston & Montana tramway
at Butte last Friday, when he was
struck by an ore train. The horse was
killed and the vehicle smashed to frag-
ments, but Muenz escaped without
scratch.
President ]. ]. Hill of the Great
Northern announces his intention to
open UP the new coal fields in Cascade
county.
The total value of all kinds of prop
erty assessed in Deer Lodge county
not including the railroad assessments,
amounts TO $6,714, $40.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-19
WYOMING.

Cheyenne Sun-Leader: AS a result of
a discussion of a number of subjects
between John Morford and John Guy
mon last night, a lively fight followed,
during which Mr.. Guymon had a piece
of his right ear bitten OFF. The piece
taken out was at least an inch and a
half long and a half inch wide, and
leaves the ear very incomplete. DR..
Crook dressed the wound Immediately
and he expresses the opinion it would
heal very nicely.
One of the most important cattle
sales that has taken place in Wyoming
for several years has just been con-
surlma1ed in Cheyenne. Charles F..
Miller disposed of the Oh herd of cattle
in Crook county to Charles Coffee, q
well-known Wyoming stockman. The
herd numbers upwards of 5000 and sold
for $25 a head.
Evanston News-Register: Deputy
Sheriff Reid arrived from RaWllns on
Monday with 12-year-old boy named
Bruning, who was ordered sent here as
a patient for the insane asylum. The
boys mind is badly unbalanced.
Sam WEIGH, an old Star valley hunter
and scout, Eas lately returned from a
hunting trip in the Gray's river coun-
try. He brought back with him six
full grown bears, one of which meas
ured eight feet seven inches across the
shoulders. He also killed several
mountain lions. one of which was
monster The bounGies on the same
were issued this week at the county
clerks office.
Ufnta Herald: Kemmerer, the new
coal mining town on the Oregon Short
Line railway in this county, is devel-
oping rapidly Several large buildings,
including a So. 600 hotel, a $1,000 store,
and other substantial buildings, are
now under contract.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-19
TRUSTEES SAFE

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given that. WI ,-eas 49,, Is. l5 hereby
Bridget OtConro- d; ,---- y Cllnor and
tain deed Of tr1,-+ 49, ---, -- ,iieir GER
them on the t7Tentiefb 5s- ~ ned ~
1893 to Ford G; rss-,i ~ ~ or f-9ruary
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in the recorde~-s C.ll ii-e ...liy recorder
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-19
IDAHO.

According to the figures of Postoffice
Inspector Wayiand the Idaho postof-
fees show a good increase in business
for the year ending March 81.
Porfneuf valley farmers have lately
been victimized by lightning rod swim
dlers. They paid $50 each for insurance
against fire by lightning, under the be-
lief that they were receiving a straight
fire insurance policy for a period OF ten
years.
Owyhee county has sold $4,000 of s
per cent bonds to the First National
Bank of Caldwell at par.
The school population of Pocatello
now exceeds 1000. an increase of more
than so over last year.
Lewiston Tribune: All of the sheep
men except Mr.. Tshiessen sold their
wool this week to A. Wiley, represent
ing Siiverman Bros. OF Chicago. Al
most $50, 900 pounds were sold, the aver
age price being 81 cents.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-19
NEVADA.

Carson Appeal: The Comstock al
lowed Dan de guile 10 depart without
the slightest demonstration. He has
done more for the town and had bet
ter knowledge of the mines than any
one VINO ever lived there. Had ne been
an ignorant, pretentious mining ex-
pert, VINO couldn't tell quartz from yell
low soap, he would have had a brass
hand escort to the depot.
A prominent citizen of Virginia hav-
ing a dead horse to dispose of decided
TO throw it down an abandoned shaft.
He flitched his live horse to the car
cass by a chain, dragged the dead ami
NAL TO the shaft and rolled it in, but
forgot 60 detach Ghe live animal from
the dead one The result was that the
live horse followed the dead one down
the Shaft and was killed.