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The Meeker herald., 1897-08-07
saw . BALLOON with sails.

Winnipeg. Man, Aug. 1.-Inquiries
regarding large balloon which was
seen passing In northeasterly direc-
tion on the evening Of the Goth. three
miles from Whitemouth, have ELECTED
the fact that the evening was remark
ably calm and clear. Farmer Hender-
son was standing at the door OF his
barn and was taking glance around
the sky when he saw n large oblong
object sailing slowly across the horizon.
Gradually he made out the car. when
he saw large sail swing into view.
Astonishment held him spell-bound and
again the ghOst-like sail swung and
jibed full In view, showing Its enor-
nous proportions. then slowly drifted
ont Of sight In the twilight.
Henderson. on returning to his house.
consulted n newspaper having picture
Of Andree's balloon and declares that
the airship he saw is of the same char
acter. The balloon was floating very
low and Henderson says 1t could not
have been more than half mile away.
He could see no signs Of life and II
showed no light,
The Meeker herald., 1897-08-07

tlce courts, especially in the matter ol
garnishnent. in which cases excessive
fees were calculated to press heavily on
the poor.
The report then says: In conclusion,
we wish to repeat our expression Of
our keen regret that in making plain
the law 1t has been necessary for us to
single out those who individually have
been most unwilling victims Of q sys-
tenn that has been allowed to hold
sway for no many years. In doing this
we have dealt with those highest In
authority rather than those subject to
instructions from superiOrs.
When court re-convened at s O'Clock
the Judge addressed the jury. In the
course OF his remarks he said:
81 find that you have returned two
indictments against myself for failing
to perform what yOu please to term my
duty as Judge of this court; one for fail
ing to enforce the general statutes in
regard to persons being guilty Of Jewd-
ness and acts tending to debauch the
public morals and keeping open tip
pllng and gambling houses on the Sab
bath: the other for failing TO enforce
the act with reference to Sunday clos
ing OF saloons.
ut is no part OF the duty of this
court to institute criminal proceedings
against citizens. Indeed. It would be
highly improper for me to pretudge
case in any manner. The court has at
all times been ready to enforce the
ws and Is still anxious to do 30. Grim
inal prosecutions are commenced by
filing complaints by pesa0ns familiar
with the facts. and not by Judges or
courts. The difficulty with the situa-
tion in Leadvil.e is as well expressed
in your majority report. As good citi-
zens. and particularly as officers and
deputy sheriffs. and as ministers of the
gospel. as some of you are. 1t Is your
place to make complaint against any
and all persons whom you know are
violating the law. This you failed to do,
and then you attempt to shift the re-
sponsibility upon the court or its pre-
siding Judge.
"Individually the court Is not perturb-
ed by the insult you offer In returning
the indictments. Since if this court is
guilty of a crime as charged. every
judge In the state il probably guilty
also, but l regr.t that you should at
tempt to cast II stigma upon this court
which, II permitted to pass without no.
tice. might act as above stated. Another
Judge will be called to dispose of the
indictments against myself. and such
further steps taken with reference to
this matter as shall he hest adapted
to protect the standing and dignity Of
this court"
The judge then returned the indict-
men TO the grand jury, charging him
with not closing saloons on Sunday.
claiming that 1t was defectively made
out. and requesting the jury to retire
=. I.,I
O'Clock.
Standing room wns at premium
when court reconvened at 8 o'clock.
Rev. A. Grant Evans. as spokesman for
the grand jury, addressed the court
He returned the Indictment ns 1t was
in the first place. and stated TINT they
had been Informed by their attorneys
that the Indictment was correct and
that no change was necessary.
The Meeker herald., 1897-08-07
Non-uNloN MAN KILLED:
Was Shot Down In an Encounter With
Number of strikers.


Scottdale. Pa. Aug. 1.-William Cum
mings. the leader Of the non-unioH men.
brought here by the Scottdalc Iron &
Steel Company to take the places of
the strikers. was shot and instantly
killed last night in front of the Com
mercinl hotel Cummings and three
companions. all nol-union men. en-
co,intercd number of strikers as they
came out Of the bnrroom and war OF
words ensrcd. Some one fired u re-
vOlver and n dozen shots followed in
quick succession. Cummings dropped
dead. with bullet in his right temple,
and his three companions fled to the
mill. hotly pursued by an angry crowd.
When the nonuniOn men reached the
enclosure the deputies on guard sur
rounded them and the mob was forced
to retreat. Word was at once sent to
Sheriff Seanor nt Greensburg and he
is now on his way to Scottdnle with
fifty armed deputies. At midnight ev-
erything was quiet. however, and
there was no fear of further
outbreak Reports as to how the shoot
ing occurred are conflicting. James
Dolf. one of the non-union men who
were with Cummings. wns arrested,
md other arrests will follow. The sit
uation is very much strained, and no
one can predict the outcome.
The Meeker herald., 1897-08-07
COMING TO COLORADO.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson Ia Look.
Ing mp Cavalry Horses and Sugar Brcta

Secretary Of Agriculture Wilson Ia Look
Ingup Cavalry Horses and Sugar Brrta.
Washington. July 31.-Spcrctnry Will
son OF the Department of Agriculture
will spend his vacation. which he will
take In August. In travelling through
Colorado. Utah, Wyoming. the Dako-
tas and Montana. with the object of
studying the resources Of these states
for rearing horses suitable for the E,I-
ropean armies.
The secretary has written to United
State ministers and has requested some
Americans travelling abroad to give
him Information regarding the exact
qualifications demanded for the nrmy
horses OF Europe, and when this infor-
nation Is received farmers bulletin
will be issued. with view to having
this country do more In supplying the
demand than It has in the past. The
only objection to horses raised on the
plains uf the wc.,t o-rpy ho-rer, fu,
European countries lies In the fact that
the animals are not large enough.
The Sioux pony possesses all the
qualifications Of health and hardness
that could he desired. and 1t Ia be-
lieved that by proper feeding and by
the Introduction Of heavier stock on
the sire side It can be brought up to the
required size.
Mr.. Wilson believes that II stock
men and farmers can grow the horses
needed to recruit the cavalry of Euro
pean countries they will get good
price for them.
Secretary Wilson will also look over
the states In which he will spend his
vacation with view to seeing what
can be done for the development of
the beet industry.
The Meeker herald., 1897-08-07

Good government in cities Is made
dimcult, not alone by lack OF CEN
science. but also by lack OF wisdom.
Writing of the city OF Brooklyn. = cor
respondent Of the New York Witness
says that when the thieves are in
power the people are swindled; and
With only one exception. when the re-
formers have been put In power. mat
tiers have been no better. and in some
cases worse" The exception. doubt
less. refers to the mayorality Of Seth
Low, man Of clear sense and great
ability, now president Of Columbia uni
versity, New York. The study OF mum
tcipal problems has been entered upon
by many Of the best citizens. and mono
too soon. Folly may be ~ costly as
knavery.
The Meeker herald., 1897-08-07
Routt co.aty o... Prot.cted.

Denver, Aug. 2.-Fish. Forestry and
Game Commissioner Swan has re-
ceived q Communication signed by six
teen citizens and business men of
Steamboat Springs, setting forth that
the statements contained In Q Den
yer evening paper Of recent date. in
reference to the presence of number
Of eastern hunters who 1t was claimed
were in that vicinity killing game and
purporting to be protected In their
acts by . permit from the state COM
missioner, was without foundation.
The statement was attributed to H.
Dugan, but the voluntary denial on
the part Of the residents Of Routt
county would seem to indicate that
there was an exaggeratf0n Of facts.
The people Of Routt county say that
the game In that section y protected
by Warden W. 3. Wilcox better than
ever before. and that there has been
NO unlawful killing but that for which
the violators have been punished.
Mr.. Wilcox notified Commiselouer
Swan that he had arrested william
Schncider for having venison in his
possession and that Schneider had
bssn Aned By . Justice Of the peacs
In eteamboAt epfinss.
The Meeker herald., 1897-08-07

patent has been Issued In the Uni
ted States for a novel process for water
proofing textile fabrics. In carrying
out the process the fabric to be treated
is wetted with water and placed be-
tween sheets or rollers. One OF these
sheets or rollers, which Is preferably
OF tin or aluminium, is connected TO tho
positive pole OF an electric generator
and the other sheet or roller to the
negative pole. By employing such 4
dissolving positive electrode and pass
ing current through the wet fabric the
nbres are made water-repelleut. TAs
inventor states that the waterproofing
Is due to the formation on the positive
conductor OF q metallic oxide of some
kind, produced by the liberation OF
nascent oxygen on the positive conduc-
tor, due to the electrolytic action Of the
current on the water with which the
goods are saturated, and which OXIDE
enters in the hbres Of the goods.
aided by the current, and prob
ably Is combined partly chemically and
partly mechanically with the fibrss,
making the same waterproof by the
pEG6elC0 Ot Tue oXlue III VI Uu tu0 u0I9.
The strength OF the current applied
depends upon the character OF goods
submitted to treatment. but care must
bc taken not to carry the process too
far The nascent hydrogen on the neg
alive side will. II the time Of treatment
10 too long, accumulate and then begin
70 act as a reducing agent, and in case
the period Of treatment is prolonged
beyond the proper time. then the
nascent hydrogen will reduce the oxide
Of the metal in the goods to the me-
tallic state, and the combination or
union Of the oxide with the nbrss will
be destroyed by the reduction Of the
oxide to . metallic state. The process
II said to have the great merit OF max
Ing the individual flbres and threads
water-repellent, while the porss Of the
goods are in no way stopped up or
closed. Consequently, II used on cloth
ing i: would not prevent evaporation
taking place through the intersticss BE-
tween the threads.
The Meeker herald., 1897-08-07
DIED OF rn,rsr NEAR WATER.
r.srss,. Fate Of Garrett Z. A.dsrssa ;. the
Salt River Desert In Arisoss.

Salt River Desert In Arisoaa.
Phoenix. Arizona. July 3l.-Garrett
f. Anderson. well known Wall street
broker. who recently came here In
search Of health, died Of thirst yester-
day In the Salt River desert. about thir-
ty miles from this city. He and his wife
were driving In one-hOrse buggy to
where their son was camping on Cave
Creek. When within quarter of a
mile OF their destination they feared
they had lost the way. and giving their
horse their last drop OF water started
TO retrace their way to the Arizona ca
nal
Late In the afternoon a freighter man,
ed Moore had his suspicious aroused by
buggy tracks that crossed and rccross-
ed the road. He followed the aimless
tracks until he reached the now delir-
ious couple and almost crlzed horse
He gave Mrs. Anderson water. but Mr..
Anderson. who is sixty years OF age.
was too far gone to even drink. Moore
hitched the buggy behind the vehicle
and hurried to the canal. but Mr.. An
dersOn was dead before arriving there.
The wife IL now at a ranch house.
wfSre physicians are doing their ut
most TO save her life. She will profabl
recover.
The son. Joseph Anderson. came here
last winter for his health. and he holds
n responsible position in the Valley
Bank. He could not stand the indoor
work and went to Cave Creek to lige
in the open. He says his parents We're
so near his camp when they turned
back that had they called out he would
have heard them.
When last seen the couple had
enough water and We're apparently in
good health. The day was one Of the
warmest Of the year and the sun shone
fiercely on the desert sands. Skirting
the road is an old pipe line which might
have been tapped for water at any
point had the couple known of It's ex-
istence. The horse should have been
able TO have gone without water the
day. hut they gave the horse the last
drop and then started to go back to the
canal. evidently Overestimating their
powers to Withstand a burning thirst.
Mr.. Andcrson's body will be embnlm-
ed and sent to New York city for
burial. He was very wealthy stock
broker and had recently transferred
most of his business from New York to
Denver and San Francisco.
The Meeker herald., 1897-08-07
SALE OF THE DENVER PACIFIC
Final steps I. Uaioa Pacific Foreclosure
Proceedings.

Final Steps In Uaioa Pacific Foreclosure
Proceedings.
Denver, Aug. e.-T1c dual steps In
the foreclosure proceedings Of the
Union Pacific Railway Company and
the various additional railway COM
panies organized to carry forward the
work of extending the railway Is pro-
ceeding rapidly. Judge Walter H. San
born OF the United States Circuit court
with his seat at st. Paul is moving
about the western country in special
train of seven coaches and with large
array OF legal counsel for the purpose
of taking the proper action In the vari-
GUS states in which the company and
its branches operate.
Saturday the court held session of
a few minutes duration at the federal
building in this city and during that
time the court room was filled with
distinguished members Of the bar. The
business was formal and routine, the
documents presented being mainly
printed copies of the proper legal steps
which had already been filed In Kansas
and Nebraska. The Judge signed his
autograph to these printed copies and
handed them over to the clerk Of the
court for filing away and then he ad-
jOurned court to hasten to Cheyenne
where similar proceedings were had be-
fore the day was done. The party pro-
ceeded thence to Salt Lake City, where
the hast business of this special trip
will be completed.
The legal action taken at this time is
the formal signing OF the decree of
foreclosure upon the property under the
title Of the Union Pacific Railway Com
pany, the Kansas Pacific Railway Com
pany and the Denver Pacific Railway
and Telegraph Company. Action has al
ready been taken towards foreclosing
upon the Union Pacific in Nebraska and
upon the Kansas Pacific In Kansas, and
supplementary DEGREES covering the
properties of these two corporations
were fled in the Colorado branch Of the
court.
The new business was the filing of
. similar decree Of foreclosure upon the
property of the Denver Pacific Com
pany, which Is a Colorado corporation.
This closes practically the history Of the
first railway company that entered
Denver.
The Meeker herald., 1897-08-07
ARKANSAS VALLEY FAIR.
0ssA P.rsss fer Here Raoss aaA ossa
PPfses fsR the Kxhib.ts.

ossA Psssss fer Hsrss Raoss aaA ose1
PPisss fsF the Exhissts.
Rocky Ford. Colo, August q
Rocky Ford Watermelon day Is draw
ing near. 1t will be the second day Of
the Arkansas Valley fair. which will b
held September 1. 2 and 3. The fair
this fall promises to exceed all former
shows, both In the number and variety
of exhibits. There will be a ine poul-
try display and an excellent racing
program. for liberal premiums are Of
the West till be entered. In addition to
the usual trotting, pacing and running
races, there will be several western
novelties, such as q five-mile cowboy
race, horses to be changed at each mile.
and . burr0 race.
Entries to trotting and pacing races
close August o, and for the running
races At p. m. Of the day before the
race.
The racing program il ms follows:
First day. Wednesday. September l.
Running. three-eighths mile DASH,
purse SO; trotting. 400 class, purse
$40; running, half mile dash. purse $40
Second day. Tuesday, September p
Trotting and pacing. free for all. purse
$500: trotting and pacing. 2.4O class.
purse 1925; cowboy race. five miles ave
horseS. change each mile. race horses
barred, saddle and rider to weigh not
less than 185 pounds. purse $125: rum
ming. nve-eighths dash. purse 500.
Third day. Friday, September g.
Trotting. 2:aO class purse 1925; run
ming. half mile dash. purse so; trotting
and pacing class. for Otero county
horses, purse $40; running novelty. four
even moneys. one to each quarter,
purse 800; burro race. half mile. purse,
first 81. second 50. third 81. fourth 81,
each additional starter so cents. En-
trance free.
All purses will be divided on the fol-
lowing basis: 60 per cent. to the first,
30 per cent. to the second and 10 per
cent. to the third. The entrance fee for
trotting pacing and running races will
he 3 per cent. of the purse and 5 per
cent. additional will be charged the
winner.
Following are the prizes for exhibits:
Class Alarm and garden products,
81 prizes. ranging from 25 cents to IS.
Class B-Fruits. 20 premiums, rang
ing from 81 to $40.
Glass C-Kitchen and pantry stores
and dairy products. 81 prizes, ranging
from 25 cents to 81.
Glass D-Fine arts. tetile fabrics and
ladies' department, 1874 prizes. ranging
from 25 cents to 81.
Glass E-Floral department. 13 prizes,
ranging from 80 cents to SIS.
Glass Poultry department. 8
prizes. ranging from 81 to 81.
Class H-Sheep. Z prizes. ranging
from 81 to 50.
Glass I-Cattle, 10 prizes, ranging
from 81 to $40.
Glass K-Horses, 30 prizes. ranging
from 81 to $40.
Glass L-Bee hive products, 3 prizes,
ranging from 81 to 81.
Otero county offers forty-seven special
prizes for chickens. hogs, sheep. cattle,
horses and agricultural products, rang
Ing from 81 80 to $50.
The Meeker herald., 1897-08-07
LUCK or A soEn.

Ne Was tie yarss - Dssssvss tAs ~
nsos Wsaseatsa Ainss.
A sinpls-ninded Boer-that b. hs
vas simple minded At Arst-dieovsr-
Cd the famoos Wesselton diaDoeA
minss in the most extraordinary man
ner. He had been out sa the vsldt af-
tar the horses one evening when he
noticed = small animal called "rsesr-
cat" scrapinx away the dirt froa its
huFrow. Some popularity Of the eartA
led him to put some Of 1t into his hand
ksrcaisf. and take II hone.. where he
examined It that night To his aston
tshment and delight he found In It .
thrse-oarat diamond. Further search
At the "meercat's" hole revealed other
diamonds. and before six months had
passed the Dutch farmer had bsen
offered and refused t2.500. 900 for his
farm.
The Meeker herald., 1897-08-07
THE CARE OF SILVER.

All silver used entirely for orna-
mental purposes. such a. epergnes
when In use). candelabra, trays Of all
Kinds, ETC.. should be 10 treated - to
require nothing beyond q regular rub
svsry so often with clean soft
chamois. This is easily done By hav-
ing them properly lacquered. and IL .
great addition 70 their utility and their
appearance. In cities, especially, sill
yer furnishes with fearful rapidity:
foss. Of course. are fatal. 70 also IL
gas. while sulphur in any form, wheth-
er matches. or eatables. such ~ eggs,
ETC.. is absolutely destructive to the
due gloss and brilliancy Of the metal.
Another cause of dullness Is careless
ness in putting away the silver while
still wet. All plate should be care
fully dried before storing 1t. More
over, all stains OF whatever kind should
be at once attended to. for II left in
for any time they eat into the metal
and require the trained hands Of sill
versmith before they are 1T for use
again.
To remove stains from silver. espe-
S'@'1 SuSh no are CAUSED Dy medicine
or by neglect, use sulphuric acid, rub
bling 1t on with q little flannel pad,
then rinsing the articles most carefully
at once. For less ingrained stains, the
pulp OF a lemon, whose Juice has been
used for lemon squash. may be recon.
msnded as both eficient and harmless4
Indian silver and brass are. alway,t
cleaned by natives with lemon or limesS
It may be as well to warn housekeepa
srs in these days. when pretty servinEl
ID such a consideration. that where you,
have to reheat dish in a silver dish.
from which It Is impossible to shift the
eatable you should half fill a baking
tin with hot water. then lay a double
sheet Of paper in this. and then stand
the silver dish on this, after which
It will take no harm from the effects
of the oven-heat.
Large pieces Of silver should be
wrapped in either green baiss. cham
ois leather. or. at the worst, thick
fiannelette. and a little camphor gum
should be always packed up with Il.
- this is said to preserve the shim-
msring bloom natural to new silver,
which too frequent cleaning destroys.
Forks and spoons should be wrapped
mp in the same way.
The Meeker herald., 1897-08-07
Another Matter.

Strict devotion to the truth is COM
mendable. but 1t sometimes leads to
curious situations. A young man who
was paying court to young lady was
thus addressed by her mother. who was
perhaps not the most agreeable person
in the world:
And SO you want me for mother
in-law?" ,,
"Ah-ah. It's n-n-ot exactly that"
stammered the young man, but I don't
see how can marry your daughter
without your being my mother-in-law."
The Meeker herald., 1897-08-07

John R. Lynch, the negro political
leader OF Mississippi, intends moving
to Louisiana, where he thinks there II
. better chance OF success In politics
than In his own state. Lynch has been
In Congress. was the speaker of the
House Of Representatives of Mississ-
ippi. chairman OF the national Republi-
can convention In 1888. and fourth au-
ditor Of the treasury under President
Harrison.
The Meeker herald., 1897-08-07

Actor Seabrooks has been ordered to
continue paying $40 week alimoAy
to his wife. even though be IL out Of
. Job Just now and she u making 800
. week moro by her own Efforts on the
Stage. That Is good deal more dis
nal than the tomb scene In "Ths Isle
Of Champagne"
The Meeker herald., 1897-08-07

That Montana man who is shedding
his skin formerly lived in Chicaso. OF
course he had to get out Of town Just
as soon as skin games were intsrdicted
here,
The Meeker herald., 1897-08-07
Utsii.ine waste Ea.rey,

Mrs.. Crabshaw-Won't you walk up
and down with the baby? Crabshaw-
Are you really heartless enough to ask
me to do such thing when my tooth
h aching like thunder? Mrs. Crabshaw
Il thought you wouldn't mind. my
dear. You know you never keep still
when you have the toothache.
The Meeker herald., 1897-08-07

1t begins to look now as II a few
train loads of relief supplies for the
Cubans might with entire propriety bs
distributed among the coal-mining dis
tricts OF Pennsylvania and Ohio.
The Meeker herald., 1897-08-07

Come one has figured out that l,loo
tAsaters have been destroyed BY IRE
il the last 100 years. and that 10000
fatalities were the result. The United
osatss was unfortunate saougA 70 hAvs
~ ef tAsse ars4
The Meeker herald., 1897-08-07

Edhem Pasha has resigned again.
That makes NO practical difference to
the military situation. because ~ an
orthodox Moslem he is always resigned
The Meeker herald., 1897-08-07

Recognition That FailsA.
Congressman Spouter ID, the recog-
ndzed leader Of his party. is he not r.
"Yes. by every one except Tie
speaker."
The Meeker herald., 1897-08-07

An ambitious negro admits that 1t
makes him blue every time he romem-
bers that he IL black.