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The Meeker herald., 1897-09-25
GOOD SHOWING.
Govsrnsr Otero says Nov Mexico Il d.
ing Rapidly In Population.

| GoveFner Oteso says Now Mexico Il da.-
ing Rapidly In Populsiion.
Washington. Sept 19.-The secrs&ry
OF the Interior has received the autlal
report OF Governor O,ero of New tex-
leo. The governor says the pOpul&on
Of the territory has increased by 1t)OO
since the census OF 1890. and addshat
II ID capable OF supporting five miIbns
Of people.
The governor dwells with esrtial
emphasis upon the mineral and agtul-
tural resources of the territoryfHe
says that frui, growing is progretlng
rapidly and that 11.OOO.O0O pound OF
wool were grown last year. He 3tes
that the culture of the sugar ID is
making rapid headway In all pad of
the territory. bur especially in thjPe
COS valley. where the culture hal be
come well established.
A sugar factory has been esiablohed
at Eddy. and the governor makeithe
prediction that this will soon be k<wn
as beet sugar center. He says. 1bw
ever. that experiments dcmonstrattthat
the entire Rio Grande valley, fromCoso.
RADIO to Texas. is equally well adapted
| to the culture of the beet; and that the
entire irrigablc land in he territory
NAV mus ne used Inc CULTIVATION OF
canagre for tanning purlDses is also
growing 10 be an important Industry.
The governor calls attention. to The
fact that New Mexico is a gid bearing
| country and says that with the past
| few years there has been agreat re-
| newal of activity in the minis. "Sev-
eraI districts" he says, hive been
| found and new placer beds hive been
| worked by new men who haze taken
out thousands OF dollars" and ie adds:
Information which is reliable from
gold camps throughout the territory
strengthens the hope that New dexico
will soon reap the benefit of Hnulne
| mining boom Never has there been
such interest taken since the advnt Of
the railroads, In the mineral deelop-
ment OF the territory. especially near
| the Colorado line
| Governor Otero says there are lO0O,-
600 sheep In the territory; that full 15.-
600 of xhe people are supported b. the
wool industry, and that last yeal was
the most advantageous ever knovn in
the business. He predicts arye
growth in the industry.
The governor takes strong grOud In
favor Of statehood, claiming the Isople
to be entirely capable OF self-g0ern-
ment. He argues that admission into
the Union would be beneficial allie to
the state and the United States.
The Meeker herald., 1897-09-25
Troops for Alaska.

Washington, Sept. 17.-At to-day's
Cabinet meeting, which lasted over two
hours, the situation In Alaska was dis
cussed. Secretary of War Alger had a
report from Captain Ray, who has just
arrived at ct. Michael which furnished
the basis Of the discussion and the
course which was decided upon. Cap
tain Rays report was In the nature Of
m urgent appeal for troops to preserve
peace and order during the coming win
tse. There are vast amount Of store1
and supplies at st. Michael, and there
d NOT . United States soldier in the
Who3e territory Of Alasks. -
After considering the subject It was
decided to send company Of infantry
% q. Michael as soon ~ possible. Sec
rafnry Alger will arrange the detail Inn
pediatsly asd he proposes to hsys the
The Meeker herald., 1897-09-25

The threshing that China received
from Japan seems to have given the
people some new ideas. They begin
to see that civilization is power. and
that China can not be strong unless de-
veloped on modern lines. The North
China Herald prints proclamation by
the governor Of Human, dwelling upon
the advantages to be derived from the
construction of telegraph lines in the
province, and exhorting the people not
to be wrongfully Influenced and destroy
the telegraph lines and poles now be-
ing erected connecting Changsha, the
capital, with Wuchang. the capital of
the sister province Of Hupeh. Accord
ing to letter from Changsha. 1t is
reported that. apparently acknowl-
edging the value of the telegraphs and
that they will not be allowed to inter-
fere with the peoples graves and the
private property of the gentry and lit
erau. the construction Of the line has
been going on rapidly, without the
slightest hindrance on the part Of the
Inhabitants of the province. Whereas
in 1891. when an attempt was made by
the imperial Chinese telegraph COM
mission, at the request OF the governor,
to erect telegraph poles within the bor-
ders Of the frontier town Of Lichou, ,the
Inhabitants Of the place rose en- masse
and SO badly injured the working par
ty and military escort that they had
to ny for their lives, abandoning valu-
able material to the mob. Several
lives were lost in the affair and local
hterau in favor OF the innovation was
also killed by the mob.
The Meeker herald., 1897-09-25

company sail within a wefk. probably
from Seattle. He has not yet selected
the omcer who will be placed In COM
mand. nor does he yet know from what
post the company will be 'aken-
This action will be in effect the estap-
lishment of a military post at the
mouth Of the Yukon, The commanding
ofiicer probably will be allowed great
discretion and latitude. rs the purpose
in sending the troops there is TO pre-
serve order. Secretary Alger declines,
At present. to make public Captain
Rays report.
1t Ia understood that the admhistra-
tion will take some action LOOKING 10
the apprehension and punishment OF
the assassins Of Mr.. LOfiin. the coiored
postmaster at Hogansville. Georgia
who was murdered on Tuesday.
The Meeker herald., 1897-09-25
El.v.. Case. .. Mobile.

Mobile. Ala. Sept. 19.-The official
bulletin for the last twenty-fOur hours
ending at noon to-day shows eleven
new cases of yellow fever. as follows;
]. w. Carlisle, J. J. Bourne. David
Myrton. George Mayiield. Lettie Jack
son. T.. s. Shanenberg and wife, Frank
Collier, William Charpin. Eugene
Rencher, Miss Altman.
Myrton is at the Marine hospital
while the others are at their homes In
different parts of the city.
One death. that of Frank Donaldson
was mentioned as one of the new cases
in these dispatches last night. He was
sixteen years of age and paper car
rier.
Total cases TO date, twenty-nine; to-
tai deaths. three.
The Meeker herald., 1897-09-25
RESOURCES OF COUNTIES.
Chamber of Commerce Wants Fscts o.
to Inform Outslders.

Chamber of Commerce Wants Fscts % ~
to Inform Outslders.
Denver. Sept. 2O.-The chamber Of
commerce of this city is asking he
county commissioners OF difHersnf
counties to supply them with data re.
specting the resources, statistics Of
the products of the county, etc, and t<
furnish the chamber with copies lpi
their statements for distribution. 1e
Information wanted Is, in detail, j.
follows: Name of county, geograu-
cal location, elevation, distance FRI
Denver, on what railroad, area, poi
lation, leading towns, chief industrt,
number Of producing mines, charact
of ores, total shipments. and t4l
values up to January I, 1897; tOnn1.
and value for fruit for six monthf
1897. estimated tonnage and valuetf
output for 1897. number of men T.
ployed in mining and In the var1M
occupations connected with minig,
annual wages, salaries and amounbf
wages for the first six months of III,
number of mills. process emplotl,
total number of tons treated ste
January l. 1897: for the first TX
months of 1897. and value of SAND
Agricultural counties will be afd
to give Information in regard to be
character of the soil. areas of agrtl
tlIral land and value. area of landh-
der Irrigation, area of land fartd
without irrigation. value of prodtts
of irrigated farms. number of buAls
and value of barley. buckwheat. d..
oats. rye. wheat. -four. tons of ii.
gallons of molasses. acres of BY
mnwn tons ha npraS ,f u11a
mown. tons harvested: bushelsbf
clover. alfalfa and other seeds: DIS
Of potatoes grown. number of bu5ls
and value: acres. pounds and valubf
hops grown: acres. pounds and vthe
of broomcorn. beans. peas and h.
nuts grown; trees planted in II.
bearing trees. bushels and valuebf
apples, apricots. cherries, pads,
grown; acreage. number OF hs lis
and value of berries, number AMI HI
lie Of horses. cattle, hogs and ,lep
raised: number of feeces shon in
the fall of 1896 and spring Of 1p7.
number Of pounds and value OF |ol,
varieties of sheep: gallons of ujlk.
pounds of butter. cheese, total due
of dairy products: domestic fowll Ind
value: pounds of wax and yalue,Wal
value of garden products.
Colorado is known as a mining tate
rich in mineral wealth. but few low
her great agricultural and cattl re-
sources. To get this knowledge bore
the world and induce a desirabl.im-
migration Is the object of the DIVER
Chamber of Commerce. To bull, I'D
Colorado judicious and systematiad-
vertislng is all that is needed Let
every county help in the good ork
and comply at once with aceate
statistics.
The Meeker herald., 1897-09-25
MEXICAN VENGEANCE.
The Wretch who Tried to XIII President
DIss Lynehed by His Infurinted

CouhtrymcD.
City OF Mexico, Sept. 1.-THE most
sensational ending to the attempt on
the life OF President Diaz occurred this
morning when Arnulfo Arrayo was
lynched by band of the common peo-
pie determined on revenge. 1t was an
act Unprecedented in the history of the
country.
At l o'clock in the morning number
Of men belonging to the common people
forced their way into the municipal pal
ace, assembled the stairway, overcame
the guards and made their way to the
Office Of the inspector general and killed
Arnulfo Arrayo, whom they found
there.
The killing was wild and savage
scene, and was followed by wild ana
noisy retreat. The assistant chief Of
police, who was sleeping in an adjoiil-
ing room, was awakened by the noise.
He arose and ran to the balcony. firing
his pistol as a signal for help. AT the
same time he called policeman who
was In sight TO make an attempt TO de
tain the lynchers, who We're making
their escape. The firing of pistols and
the whistle of policemen brought 9th,
er officers, who succeeded in capturing
a score of persons. 1t was not long be-
fore the inspector general and Inspector
Villavicencio arrived on horseback.
When the police entered the room they
found the body Of the dead man lying
in the middle of the floor.
1t was literally riddled with bullets
and knife stabs. BY his side We're
found door bar and several knives
and other steel instruments. An exami-
nation showed that the panes OF win
dow was broken. The men who were
captured last night would not say any
thing.
At 2 o'clock was found group of peo-
pie on one of the side streets few
blocks from the Zocali They We're
talking and discussing the lynching.
They appeared to know all about the
affair, and were evidently in receipt of
knowledge as to its origin and inspira-
tion, but when they were approached
by reporters they suddenly became non
communicative. 1t may he thai the re-
port spread, or it may be that the peo-
pie Intended to take vengeance upon
the assailant of the president.
When Arrayo was surprised by the
multitude, he was sitting in Il chair In
the northeast corner of what once WINS
General Carbellada's private Office.
which IL now undergoing repairs.
Chssa. naixad 18th fragmenta- Of EiQr
dow panes, was a long pool OF blood.
marking the spot where Arrayo bad
been stabbed.
The body was removed to the Fourth
Ward police station municipal build
ing, which is marked by trail Of
blood The gendarmes who were
guarding Arrayo were unarmed. II
they had been armed they would have
fired on the mob. Over 200 people pen
etrated the building. When they sir
prised Arrayo he was in n straight
Jacket, and could make no resistance.
He seemed too terrified to speak.
The Meeker herald., 1897-09-25
1h,.. rh.y s.- Aear.e.. p.lloen.

st. Petersburg. Sept. ia telegraph
message received here from KrasnOy-
arsk, in the interior of Siberia, says
that on September 14th, at II o'clock
at night, the inhabitants Of the village
of Antixifirowskoje. in the district of
Yeniseisk, Arctic Russia, saw bal
loon, believed to be that Of Professor
Andree, the Swedish aeronnut. who left
the island Of Trumsoe shortly before
2:3O p. m. on July 18th, In an attempt
to cross the polar regions. The balloon
It is added, was in sight for about five
minutes.
Should this prove correct 1t is thought
here that if he meet with no mishap
Andree will reach civilization and re,
port within a very few days.
The Meeker herald., 1897-09-25
HENRY CLAY AT s,xrv-p,vs.
The F.no,s Ke.t.eki.n At tAs 1,ns q
Hla RetIrement Froa the Nsnasa.

The Fsno.s Ke.tsekian At tie IaDs q
His Retirement Fron the Bsnaea.
In an article on s.when Henry Clay oasA
Farewell to the Senate" on March u, 11l1
after thirty six years In public life. John y
Coyie In the September Ladies' Homa Joar-
nal, presents this graphic pen picture Of tie
great commoner," whose close fftendaA1p
be enjoyed for many ysars:"M Clay "a
1912 was sixty-fye Years old, at tho very
senith Of his great popularity, the notable,
statesmanship. More than six fest tail.
slender erect graceful and comma ndlne, he
was the personihcaton of dignity and noble
bearing. He was a perfect master Of the
language, tone and gesture, and possessed
Of a voice remarkable for Its volume and
range, and Its capacity to express every
shade of feeling OF passion Of the human
soul. Deep. full-toned and melOdious. 1t was
Indeed magical In its power Of controlling
the feelings Of those who listened to Its
varying cadences and exquisite modulAtions.
An admiring biographer adds to an analyns
of Mr. Clay as an orator: His mouth large
and prominent, upper lip working quietly. or
in agony, occasions require; his eyes
resting in calmness. or beaming with lively
emotion, or sparkling with strong feeling, or
flashing with high passion. like the thunder
bolts Of heaven in The darkness Of storms:
his long arms hanging easy by his side, or
outstretched. or uplifted. or waving With
grace, or striking with the vehemencs of
passion, his fingers pointing where his
thoughts direct As ar orator he drew upon
his every resource to charm alike the ear
and eye. and was unluestionably the most
fascinating public speaker Of his day and
paratfnn
The Meeker herald., 1897-09-25

The petty frauds ,erpetrated upon
tie government by wsll-to-do persons
bringing from Europe valuables upon
which they paid no duty were classed
- "genteel smuggling" One of the ben
efits conferred by the new tariff law
Is to make these frauds impossible. and
consequently to do away with an ex-
preston that never should have been
used. There Is no genteel thieving.
burglary or law-breaking OF any sort,
and there mover was any "genteel
smuggling"
The Meeker herald., 1897-09-25

II would be mistake to regard an
expensive yacht merely as summer
symbol Of lavishness. A magnificent
steam yacht has been placed at the dis
posal Of the inmates OF the various "old
ladies' homes" in Philadelphia for ex-
cursions on the Delaware river. What
IL even better. this act OF generosity Is
said to be a characteristic exercise Of
Kindness on the part Of the owner.
Where there is will to be kind how
readily the way opeLs!
The Meeker herald., 1897-09-25
THE YELLOW FEVER.
SIX CASES AT NEW ORLEANS.
sis.asso. Not Mach Changed = ReF. r.
From Ocean spriaGz.

New Orleans, Sept. 19.-The local
fever situation has undergone little
change since yesterday. At O'Clock
tonight the record book in the Board
of Health office showed a fetal OF six
new cases and one death. The official
bulletin to be issued tonight, however.
will show two deaths. that Of the wom-
an, Santa Graffiato. who died In the
hospital last night. not having been in
cluded In the official bulletin. although
reported in the Associated Press dis
patches.
The first TWO cases are in the extreme
upper portion of the city, one in the
Fourth district, one is in the ST. Claude
street house, where the original six
cases were reported. and one IL in the
Williams house. where two cases al
ready exist.
There are three eases under inyesti-
CATION and the health authorities to-
night still view the situation with some
cOmplacency.
The detentiOn camp nj Fountaine-
bleau was to-day declared to have
been practically completed and to be
ready for the reception Of guests.
A special train to-day went to Biloxi
and Ocean Springs and from there
carried abouI forty people TO the camp.
Tomorrow the camp will he thrown
open 10 all comers. Those who are not
immuncs will have to stay in the camp
ten days, according TO the rules laid
down by Surgeon Murray. these rules
being simply the federal law which the
surgeon. as commander OF the camp. IL
bound to enforce. There was no new
cases reported at Ocean Springs up TO
noon, but the weather was heavy and
sultry and one of the patients was not
expected to live. She is Miss Laura
Atkins.
The Meeker herald., 1897-09-25
Prominent Citizen. in Trouble.

Atlanta, Ca, Sept. 19.-The rent
shooting of the negro postmaster aIo-
gansville threatens to entail no 81 of
trouble for the people OF that tow A
postottice inspector has finished rec
days investigation of the shootinend
1t is stated tonight that. as a reSn of
bis work, two of the most proment
business men In the town will bar
rested this week on charge oat.
tempting to assassinate the postm,di.
The Meeker herald., 1897-09-25
Jiany Michael Again.

Boston. Sept. 1s.-Jimmy Michael to-
day won the greatest cycling event ever
run on any New England track. 1t
was the International twenty-five mile
race on Charles River park, and was
run in the fastest cycling time the
world ever saw. Michael's competitors
were Lucien I.esna OF France and Ed
die Duffee OF Cambridge. 1t was a
superb day. apd 1000 people Witnessed
the race. The time was 1853 1-5.
Up to this time Lesps has held pFac-
The Meeker herald., 1897-09-25
APium for Mt. Ford.

Charles u. Ford Of Monument has
been appointed register OF the Denver
Land Once to succeed Register Har-
mon, whose term has expired. MI
Ford II well and favorably known
among the Mckinley Republicans Of
the state and rendered important ser.
vice In the last campaign Mr. Ford
was register of the land Once 1t Lamar
when It was hrst opened and served
two terms In the Legislature,
The Meeker herald., 1897-09-25

The other day the Miami County
Ind. doctors held convention, which
broke up suddenly when several mem
bsrs drew revolvers and threaened to
furnish business for some othtr medi-
al association.
The Meeker herald., 1897-09-25
Kit. rlyins Record. aros...

Blue Hill Observatory. Aass, -
a. All kite records were brokenef1
this afternoon. when the topmostIis
Of string Of seven, all Of the ~
grave type, with four miles of wis
tained an altitude Of 10,O16 feet -
TIE sea Level, Or 9,3ai above the sgp)t
OF the hill, " N
The Meeker herald., 1897-09-25

tically all records from three MI 70
twenty Ave, excepting the sixteeS Ind
twenty mile records. which were Ifk-
enson Thursday last by Michael this
twenty-mile contest against Lesn} nj
Springfield. Every American Ind
worlds record from three to tw&fy-
| five miles, inclusive, Is now cretiit@ to
Michael.
The Meeker herald., 1897-09-25

II turns out that three Italians who
were lynched In Louisiana two ye5rs
ago were innocent. Judge Lynch is
Just as apt to be wrong as any ONE
fudge.
The Meeker herald., 1897-09-25

Sweet Annie whitening of the Paw
nses wants divorce and the restora-
ton Of her own name of Annie Come
running. This u notable Indian prog
ress. Possibly Annie's brave expected
her to come running with kindling
wood for the wiswam.
The Meeker herald., 1897-09-25

Among those who have gone to the
klondike is Miss Blanche King, a New
York heiress. Among many other queer
things for such . country. she took u
Dtano and four canary birds. Evident
y she propossp 70 provide her own mu-
HA
The Meeker herald., 1897-09-25

Ex-Gov. Morton OF New York is the
first rich man on record to ask to
have his assessment doubled. He is
entitled to . sketch in the school read
sss.
The Meeker herald., 1897-09-25
$500 To Any Man.
WILL PAY 800 FOR ANY CASE
OF wssknsss N Men They treat ,a.A

OF Wesknsss n Men They Treat >aaA
Pail to Curs. -s. d. I.
An Omaha Company places for the nrss
time before the public NAsIoAl TRlAf-
hnNT for the cure of Lost Vitality, Nervous
and Sexual Weakness, and Restoration Of
Life Force In old and young men No
worn-out French remedy; contains NO
fhosphorous or other harmful druRs. It u
WONDERFUL TREATMENT-ma9ic1l Il its
snects-positive In its cure All reax 'srs,
who are suffering from . weakness tNAS
b!ights their life, causing that mental . "a
physical suffering peculiar TO Lost Nan.
hood, should write TO the STATE MEDICAL
COMPANY, Omaha, Neb., and theY uil
send you Absolutely FREE, . valuable
Paper on these diseases, and positive proofs
Of their truly MAoIoAL fnEAfM1NY. fhou1-
ends OF men, who have lost all hope of 8
eure, are being restored by them q psr-
This MAGICAL TRBArMsNf may b. tskso
et home under their directions. or thev VII
pay railroad fare and hotel bills TO aif vho
prefer to 90 there for treatment, Il they
sah to cure: They are perfectly reiiabic;
navs NO Free Prescriptions, Free Cure.
Free Sample, or G. o. D. fake. They have
100000 capital, tnd guarantees ] % Nurs
every case they treat or refund every dol,
kal; or their charges may be Deposited IL :
bank TO Be paid to them when 4 cnrey1
s0sotsd. Write them today. -
The Meeker herald., 1897-09-25

The thing that appears to be the
matter with Kansas is the inadequacy
Of all outdoors as storehouse for her
wheat crop.
The Meeker herald., 1897-09-25

Electricity for propelling street cars
BOW has a dangerous rival In COM
pressed air. 1t may yet be applied to
bicycles.
The Meeker herald., 1897-09-25

A Kansas clergyman conducted SER
vices last Sunday by telephone. This
will be q year OF great events in
Kansas.
The Meeker herald., 1897-09-25
COLORADO.

mere are no drunks in Dawson The
simon-pure stun sells at 800 gallon.
lee water IL free.
The Meeker herald., 1897-09-25

And now they tell us that they have
struck pay dirt" near Marquette.
Mich. Where will this craze end?
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-06-29
Paper Wednesday Next Week.

Next Monday will be gala day for
Decorah. We have all been preparing
for its celebration for several weeks,
and if the weather is favorable we ex-
peet the largest crowd Decorah has
ever seen. To entertain the immense
number of people present and make
them enjoy the day as much as possible
will consume the time of most of our
business men. We want to join in the
fun and want our employees to also, and
in order that our force may have a
holiday, we have decided to postpone
the issuance of PUBLIC OPINION until
Wednesday, instead of Tuesday, our
regular day. However, our Office will
be open, and we extend very cordial
invitation to our friends to call and see
us, and you will be welcome to the
freedom of the office.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-06-29
The New Phone.

The new Standard telephone ex-
change which has been in process OF
erection for some time is nearly COM
pleted. Miss Jennie Adams, as "cen-
tral" assumed her duties Saturday, and
most of the patrons are now using their
instruments. The instruments work
excellent, the tones are clear and dis
tinct, and so far the system has given
the best of satisfaction. New orders
are rapidly coming in, and the mana
gers confidently expect a large and
profitable exchange. The price of rem.
tai is within the reach of all, and many
more 'phones will be used than before.
AS soon as practicable lines will be put
in to all the villages of the county.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1897-06-29
Prospective Y. NJ. {. A. Park.

The Y. M. c. A. have some plans for
a park under consideration, which if
carried out will give the city park
which could not be excelled for beauty
in the state. There is a tract of land
at the east end of Main street, 81 acres
in size, which would make an ideal
park. 1t is 400 feet long and 450 feet
wide, and is an island, bounded on the
east by the river and on the west by the
race. 1t is indeed beautiful place,
and is dotted with 25 or 80 fine elm
trees. The Y. M. c. A., if they can
make arrangements, propose to buy the
ground, construct half mile race track,
ball ground, bathing pool, amphithea-
tre, band stand, ETC., and fit up the
place for modern park. We hope
they will be able to do this, for Decorah
has always been sadly in need of
good park, and we know of no better
place in the city for one.