The Meeker herald., 1897-05-22
WESTERN NEWS MOTIFS.

Another war is in progress ano.s IL eat
tie and sheep men in tAs Big Hess hesln.
Wyoming.
There are something like $50 eaFisaAs of
lambs In the feed pens Of northern COLORADO
and they will 90 forward to narkst bsfore
the arst Of June.
More frequent and earlier rains have not
fallen in central New Mexico since 1soO anu
lsmbinx outlook has not been 70 favorable
since 1875. The last estimate placed On the
outcome u 90 per cent. Of . fall crop
Cinnamon are not allowed In Elizabeth
town. New Mexico. Ono went there froni
Ration to start 4 restaurant He was gwen
twenty four hours to leave town. He went
The agriculturaiists in the Pecos valley
seem to have been gratined with the results
obtained from their beet culture this last
season and are disposed now to engage In 1t
more extensively.
Lem Hagle a cowboy rider attached to an
amateur wild West show. exhibiting at
Cheyenne was probably fatally injured by
4 bucking horse. The horses ridden BY the
performers, who are all young cowboys from
the Horse Greek country. are extremely
vicious. and nearly every rider was thrown
several times. Hagle WAS bucked 20 hixh
that he turned a complete somersault In ne
II.
hip and inJuriuE his spine 30 that his re-
covery is doubtful.
Word has been received Ht Cheyenne Of
the election at sslt Lake City Of Mrs. Harry
A. Clarke of Cheyenne to the position OF
grand chief Of hnpnr for tho 3urtad'rf'nn NJ
utxh, Wyoming and Idaho of the Degree OF
Honor. an auxiliary to the A. o. U. W.
The position is one Of the highest Importance
In the order. which numbers . large mem
bership In the states named. Mrs. Clarke
who was unanimousIy elected. is u highly
respected lady. whose husband II the busi-
manager Of the Cheyenne Sun-I.eader-
Mrs. Clarke Is highly educated and has
taken part In number of political con
ventions In this state.
Tne Rock Springs city authorities are In
vcstigating an outrage committed In the
Chinese cemetery some time during the
past week. II had been currently reported
that quantity of jewelry had been buried
with the body of Ham Sing. n Chinnman
killed at No l mine and buried last Satur-
day. Evidently with the intention Of secur-
Ing this je~elry the grave has been opened
and the casket containing the remains taken
out. The body thrown upon the ground
and lef, there. the mlscreants either hecom.
Ing frightened or being TOO 'iisgustcd by
their failure to secure any plnnder to re
bury the body.
As a heavy train OH the Sonora road wis
rounding a curve near Crittenden. Arizona.
II little girl was discovered on the track
only Il couple of hundred feet ahead. The
engine driver vuinly tried to check the speed
Of the train. The child appeared paraiyzed
by fright and di not stir. She was caught
by the locomotive pilot and tossed high in
the air. fnliing again between the rails
Engine and train passed above her. When
trHiu W. In tly stn ,eI xl.
under the sleeper OF the last ear. Save for
few immaterial bruises. she was unin
Jured- She was soon claimed by her father.
u A. Mcintyre. cattle man. resident near
the line. As he bore her away. he proudly
told how she appeared to bear II charmed
existence. She had been tossed by an In
furiated bull only the previous week and
had received no hurt
The suRsr-beet seed which the Agricultural
department has been distributing Ia Practi-
cally exhausted, about 10000 pounds having
been sent out to farmers In about four -nfths
Of the states. The seed has been distributed
II gAckages of from an sMnss t3 hEll
The beets grown from the seed will be an
alyzed and the saccharine matter determined
to ascertain where beets can be prohtably
grown for the production of sugar. These
experiments. 1t is believed will be of i'm.
be produced with pront In many OF the
states. Wherever II can be 80 produced II
Will give the farmer . new crop.
The returns received by the Immigration
Bureau during the last several months show
q marked falling OF In the number Of immi-
grant arrivals In this country. The number
OF arrivals during the nine months ended
March 81, 1897, was 1891. as compared
with 800, $50 for the same period In the nscal
year 1895. This Ia a decrease OF c. $50.
During April the decrease at New York
alone was Il, ,439. and during the nrst eleven
days In the present month the falling Oh at
New York was lO.sOO. Commissioner Gen.
eral Stump estimates that the decrease for
the entire country during the fiscal year end.
Ing June 80 next will not be less than a3, 900.
OF which New York probably will show TO-
600.
The onicials OF Mexico City last Sunday
forbade any bull fighting to be given. The
authorities claim the bulls provided for the
lights are 20 poor that they do not Justify
the price Of admission asked by the manage
ment Enrique MerirO. 4 Spanish bull Tight
er, has visited the famous bull-breeding
farms Of Atenco and other places, and his
judgment Is that none Of the bulls shown
him are worthy Of the ring. The poorness
Of the animals ls getting to be q serious
matter, and II begins to look as II bull hxht.
Ing would stop for lack of animals to tight.
The government Is nrm. and no perform
ance will be allowed with inferior cattle A
shipload OF bulls has been ordered from
Spain to meet the emergency.