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The Meeker herald., 1897-12-25
NEW YORK MONEY MARKET.
Acting Comptroller Conn says 1t Is Proof
Of Our Financial Independence.

Acting Comptroller Comm says 1t Is Proof
of Our Financial Independence.
Washington. Dec. 21.-In speaking Of
the present situation OF the New York
money market. Mr.. Coffin. the acting
comptroller of the currency, to-day
said:
'If anyone doubts the financial In
dependence of the United States. he
should study the quotations showing
current rates of interest on loans in
New York, London and other places.
1t will be found that the rate of de-
mand loans yesterday in New York. .
per cent, was as low as In any Euro
pean city, and lower than In London.
Berlin, Hamburg and Amsterdam. In
these centers, rates ranged from 2l5 to
3h per cent. This fully accounts for
the nOn-import of gold by the United
States, although ou' heavy exports of
cotton, corn and wheat have estab-
lished large balance of trade in our
favor. This is all the more remarkable
while such large amounts Of money are
needed for moving our great crops, and
there is $237, 100000 Of money with
drawn from circulating medium in this
country. but perhaps the most valuable
lesson 1t presents Is that International
trade balance can be settled without
the use Of gold or other metallic mon
ey, simply through extension of credit
by adjustment of interest rates, pro-
vided always there IL no question az
to single standard on values Of
which these credits are based"
The Meeker herald., 1897-12-25

nj Warylen Shaw. 1t was knocked
asjde and the bullet Wounded q sQuaw
a the scalp. At once anothef Indian
struck at q warden with q butcher
knife, leaving . scratch On hfs neck.
tn lrst Indian dubbed Warden shaw
ints insensibllity with the stock Of his
gun. A squaw tried to grab Wilcox's
revolver and another Indian was about
to knife him. A second sQuaw opened
up on the wardens with q revolver.
Then she was shot In the arms with q
revolver handled by . warden. Starr
and other Indians did some shooting
The warlens returned the fire OF the
bucks. Two Indians were killed and
two squaws were wounded. The rest
escaped.
eleven citizens Of Routt county, two of
whom were In NO way concerned in the
affair.
The Indians denied the material facts
except the killing and wOunding, the
time consumed by the parIey and the
purchase Of bead purses from the
squaws. Photographs taken during
the parley refute the claims Of the In
dians that during the parley the war
dens were hostile to the Indians.
Other testimony Of the Indians in re-
gard to what meat they had in camp
IL contradicted by whites who were
friendly TO them. The wardens are,
therefore, exOnerated from blame.
Inc commissioners recommend that
the settlers he assured of tranquility.
To do this the Indians will have to be
kept out Of the state.
In any event federal and the state
governments are advised to adopt some
additional measures which will prevent
the Indians from ever returning to
Colorado.
The Meeker herald., 1897-12-25
MERIT SYSTEMS ENEMIES.
What the ConEre~smen In OppoaItion PRO
pose TO Do with the Present Law.

Washington, d. c., Dec. 22.-The
Republican members of the House who
are framing bill to reform the civil
service law have not yet got together
to draft their measure. Chairman Hep
burn Of the special committee having
the matter in charge. says he expects
the bill to be matured soon after the
holiday recess closes. Thus far, how
ever, he and his associates on the spe-
cial committee have not discussed the
form that the reform measure is to
take.
Representative Tawney. who Is chair
man Of the committee to look up evil
dence of the mal-adminlstration Of the
present law, is making an elaborate
collection Of material. calculated to
show defects in the law and Its enforce
ment He will supplement this with a
careful review of the law in the case
the purpose being to show that the
original law never contemplated the
wide application which it is given, and
that the powers exercised by the civil
service commission are supported only
by usage and not by law. Mr.. Tawney
says the power exercised by the COM
mission have stood merely because
they were not contested by any legal
process which would secure strict
adherence to the law.
The Meeker herald., 1897-12-25

The annual report Of PAymaster-
General Edwin Stewart shows that
during tho past fiscal year the cost Of
maintaining the ships Of the navy in
commission was $S.93s.549. and of
maintaining navy yards and stations
s3.5Ss. 800. Repairs cost 31.773 .2o3. and
the Marine Corps cost 3s36.7l3. The
total cost Of maintaining the navy
during the year was $17.514.231. not in
cluding increases OF the navy and inn
provements. The paymaster general
shows that. while there has been an
Increase in expenditures for stores, the
purchases have been made with great
care and with regard to the actual
needs OF the service. and that there
has been q marked decrease in cost OF
supplies. n we'll as great saving In
reQuisitions. etc, as result of the
system pursued by the bureau. Gener-
n Stewart earnestly urges an increase
Of tho paymaster's corps by twenty.
and in support Of his request points
to the recent additions to the number
of ships in the navy. each requiring
tts pay ofncer.
The Meeker herald., 1897-12-25
r,..p. spread b, Men.ey..

A private letter from high med
ical official in India gives an amazing
explanation of the perpetuation OF the
bubonic plague in that country. He
says 1t has been contracted by the
monkeys which infest sacred edifices
in the principal cities OF the Bengal
presidency. These animals are held
sacred by the natives and 1t Is impos-
sible for sanitary authorities to take
any measures to deal with the plague
among them. The only effectual plan
would be to exterminate them, which
could be easily done, as they are Al
most tame, but such proceeding
would probably provoke massacre
of Europeans in retaliation. At Agra
recently a conference Of the principal
native priests was summoned to con-
slider with the medical authorities
what Should be done to stamp out the
plague among the monkeys, but the
priests getting wind Of the object of
the meeting declined to attend It,. The
mere suggestion Of the British laying
their profane hands on the sacred
monkeys even In the way of kindness.
aroused all the fanaticism of the
Oriental character. and has further
intensified the disaffection which is
universal throughout the Indian en-
pire.
The Meeker herald., 1897-12-25
PROSPECTS FOR ANNEXATION.
ssnti.asnt of the senate Now Said to BE
More Favorable.

ssntinsnt of the senate Now Said to BE
More Favorable.
Chicago, Dec. 2O.-The Washington
correspondent of the Record says:
There has been decided change IN
the situation of the Hawaiian treaty
within the last few days, and the men,
bers Of the committee on foreign rela-
tiOns are now quite confident Of It's
ratification. Senator Hoar, who has
been cOquetting with the delegation OF
Hawaiian monarchists and presented
their petition In the Senate. explains
that his position has been misrepre-
sented, and evidently light has entered
his soul He says that he IL not op-
posed to the annexation Of the Ha-
waiian islands as n territory. provided
the rights Of natives are thoroughly
protected. He IL. however. opposed to
Hawaii as state. and will resist any
attempt to deprive the natives Of fair
share in the responsibilities and the
privileges of government. As nobody
ever proposed to make the islands a
state and as all their Inhabitants will
be placed on an equality, the same as
the citizens OF Arizona or Oklahoma,
In case they are admitted as a terri
tory, Mr.. HOar has been fighting a
windmill and has wasted n great deal
Of anxiety.
Senator Morrill, of Vermont has also
been skeptic on the Hawaiian ques-
ti0n and was counted against ratifica-
tion, but, like MFR. Hoar, he il coming
around all right again. MFR. Hale, who
was also counted with the opposition,
Ia quite indignant. because he has
never wavered. This leaves Mr.. Pet
tisrew as the only Republican senator
npposed to annexAflon, and 1t n aaid
that his opposition II due to the fact
that his colleague. Senator Kyle, II on
the other side. Senators German, Nor
gan and Money have commenced ac-
tive operations on the Democratic side
and are making a thorough canvass in
behalf Of ratification. German and
Morgan are the strongest Democrats
in the Senate when It comes to legis-
lation. and together WIN exert a pow
erful influence. The action of the
Democratic members Of the House in
caucus in leaving the Hawaiian ques-
ti0n open for each man to vote accord
ing to his own Judgment takes 1t out
OF the list OF political issues and makes
1t easier for Mr.. Morgan and Mr.. Cor
man to secure votes. Although the
fate Of the treaty has seemed doubtful
ever since the assembling of Congress,
the prospect is now more hopeful than
II ever has been. +,
Speaker Reed Is opposed to anexa-
tfon on principle. He always has been,
just rs he has been opposed to recIproc-
ity and other articles in the Repub-
lican creed. He got started wrong and
never changes his mind. While he re-
fuses to discuss the question, his inti-
mate friends are positive that he will
offer no resistance to legislation that
may be proposed to carry out the
terms Of the treaty, and Senator Frye,
who is the most ardent annexationist
in Congress-. vouches for Mr.. Dingley.
They are neighbors in the town Of
Lewiston. live at the same hotel in
Washington and are very close friends
The Meeker herald., 1897-12-25
GAME wARDENs rxonERArrD.
InvsstixstinE Commlssion Thought They
Were Justified in shooting Indisna.

InvsstiEstsnE Commission Thought They
Were Justified in shooting Indisn..
Denver, Dec. 22.-D. C. Beaman,
Charles e. Noble and Joshua Wal
bridge the commissioners appointed by
Governor Adams to investigate the
trouble between the Ute Indians and
the game wardens in Lily Park on Oc-
tober oath. have made their report to
the chief executive. 1t exonerates the
game wardens from blame on account
Of the killing of the Indians.
The conditions prior to the fight are
rehearsed by the report. Beck and
State Game Commissioner Swan had
directed the Indians not to violate the
Colorado game laws. No passes were
to be issued for hunting In Colorado.
A White River Ute. Ungusheone Starr,
however, got permit to hunt horses
in Browns park. Colorado. thirty
miles from Lily park. He was accom-
panied by Snake Pete, eight other
bucks and eighteen squaws and child
rem. They pitched their tepees and be-
gan to hunt deer.
Hearing tliat there were Indians
near Lily park. Game Warden Wilcox
and special deputy set out to inves-
tigate. Having learned that more
than forty Indians were killing deer,
he summoned assistance from Craig.
On October 23rd the whites assembled
at vaughn's ranch on Bear river.
Next morning the party set out for
the Indian camps. Word was sent to
the Indians that the game wardens
were coming peaceably. to talk with
them. The messengers had scarcely
started when Starr and another Indian
passed the camp Of the game wardens
and tried to get away to their camp.
Starr was caught, but the other Indian
escaped.
Snake Pete and some of the othess
were not In camp when the wardeus
arrived. Some Of the wardens traded
with the sQuaws for trinkets. Othefs
found ffty green deer hides, drjed
meat and two fresh deer carcasses.
Wilcox told the Indians they v9v
violating the law and he would be CON.
PEELED to put them under arrest. The
guns which some Of the bucks nd
were taken away.
Nearly four hours were spent in ~
talk with the Indians. Two Indisns
escaped from the camp. Wilcox foee
bade the wArdens to shoot at them. &
Finally Wilcox. fearing that reinfofee-
ments might arrived from the ad1acenk
camp, told the bucks they would have
to 20 with him. Starr refused to efaY
upon bis horse. Wilcox called foe
ropes to tie him there. An Indians
Grabbed winchester, which he ainoo
The Meeker herald., 1897-12-25

The London Times says: THE trade
Of the Mexican republic Is increasing
with considerable rapldity. Last year
the imports amounted to 1895. SAT.
against f7.z4s.OOs, while the exports
were Eli. $50. 900. against Eli, ESQ. 900 the
previous year. The increase in i'm
ports was spread over all staples, but
was chiefly marked in the case Of iron
and steel and in machinery and imple-
ments. British imports were greater
In 1896 than in 1895. yet they only
amounted to II per cent of the whole
import trade In 1895, while they were
10 per cent the year before. The i'm
ports from the United States. on the
other hand. were 52h per cent Of the
import trade Of Mexico. against 45 pei
cent In 1895. This. our consul at Mex
leo observes, should warm British mer.
chants and manufacturers that unless
they soon make serious effort they
will have to give up all hope Of proft.
ing by the increase in the Mexican i'm.
port trade, and may even lose part oi
the very limited share Of 1t they al
present enjoy The trade in textiles
generally, in which England has 10 fal
held her own. becomes each year 9
smaller proportion Of the Import trade
owing to the Improvement In domestic
manufactures; metals and machinery
ON the other hand. are every veal
growing more important"
The Meeker herald., 1897-12-25
onAnpLrs. PREDICTION.
tAs Hsv B.a1shirs ssaatsr TAiaan ~
AAwaaastratisA WeslA Do Well - La
the CaFrssey AIoae.

tAs Hsv H.a,sAirs seastsr TAi.1D tAs
AAnaaastratisA WeslA Do Well - La
the Csrresry Aioss.
Washington. Dec. Senator
Chandler Of New Hampshire has writ
ten 4 Letter to the Washington Post IN
which he says:
III the secretary OF the treasury and
his single gold standard associates will
cease their demand for impossible cur
rency legislation. Congress will pass
the necessary appropriation bills, prob
ably take care Of Hawaii and Cuba, and
there will he no serious party division
during the session and there will be an
adjournment In May. Business will re-
vive, the balance Of trade will con-
tinue In our favor and the Republican
party will, In November. 1893, elect Il
majority OF the House in the Fifty
fifth Congress.
"On the other hand. II Secretary
Gage continues to press upon Congress
a bill, the object Of which he says is
-frst, to commit the country more thor
oughly to the gold standard, and the
immediate result OF which is to throw
doubts upon the sincerity of the Presi
dents declaration in favor of contin
ued efforts to secure bimetallism, po-
lItical turmoil will arise In Congress
which will split the now united Repub-
llcan party into Fragments, while il
will unite and Consolidate the now in
congruOus opposition.
"It is not feasible to retire the green
backs. There is more probability thar
a bill will be sent to the Presid nj 10
increase their amount. 1t is not possi
BILE to secure the passage through eth
er house of bill making the green
backs into gold notes or authorizing
bonds payable in gold. The effort %
either thing will probably result in til
passage Of bill for the redemption 4
the greenbacks in silver dollars and for
the payment of all United States bonds
in gold or silver coin, In the discre-
tion OF the President. who will be com
manded to exercise his option for the
advantage of the government and not
for the advantage of the creditors.
with such an uprnar in Congress AS
these proceedings will create, with GER
tain congressman embroiled therein.
with presidential yetoes. as threatened
by Secretary Gage. under angry discus
sion, 1t will happen that all business
enterprises and funds and stocks will
be distured, prices will fall, insolven-
cies will increase and the Republi-
cans will lose the congressional elec-
tions in 1893 as disastrously as they
did in 1880. and beyond the hope OF a
favorable reaction in 1900, ut which
time. therefore, Bryan Democratic
President and Congress will be chos-
en-"
The Meeker herald., 1897-12-25
ARTIFICIAL OYSTERS.

RAs Latese a.A Most PepaiaF 6asses-
nsaie Dsaicaey I. ParAs.
Tue very newest gastronomic ydelic-
aey u artificial oysters. OF course this
news comes from Paris. where It il said
TIE mock bivalve Il enjoying . tre-
mendous vogue. says the New York
Commercial Advertiser. A lady who
was blown home TO America on . No
vember breeze. corroborates this news.
and says: They are not what are eAll-
ed mock oysters-that Is. meat done up
In patty-but the real bivalve. intend
cd to serve raw. And. Is far - looks
90, you would say at glance that they
were genuine natives, but when you
come to eat one the difference 70 per
ceptible at once. How they are mades
and what materials are used In eheaf
manufacture, is a mystery which did
not solve, but 1t Is certain that greas
deal OF money is made by the pro-
ducers. The usual price paid FOR these
artificial oysters is 3 cents apiece. or
80 cents dozen. and sometimes In the
second-class restaurants they are TO De
had for a penny each. though they are
not apt to be very fresh at that price.
You order a dozen. and when the wal
ter brings them to you they look as
nice as the real oyster that you get in
the best oyster house. II you are not
good judge OF oysters you viii eat
them with your wine and go away
without asking any questions. The
only really genuine thing about these
oysters is the shells. The manufac-
turers buy second hand shells from the
restaurant keepers at small expense.
and with harmless and tas 'eless paste
fasten the spurious oyster in its place.
The limitations are consumed In SUCH
large quantities that the dealers in real
oysters are urging the restaurants ana
hotel keepers to break up their smells
as fast as their contents are eaten. ana
even pay the cooks and walters liber-
ally to pound them to pieces, so that
the makers of the artificial article VIII
have limited supply of shells II ID
not likely that the absurd dainues
will be imported to America. because
oysters are SO cheap here. In Pars
oysters and champagne go togeenef'
and one Is as dear as the other.
The Meeker herald., 1897-12-25

The son Of Grover Cleveland Ii to
be congratulated that he was born too
late to be called the prince. That title
affixed to the name Of young man
means the grossest Of abuse on the
part OF the newspaper reporters. They
follow him wherever he goes. Let him
be wise and good fellow and they
grow humorous over him just the
same. Let him submit TO Interviews
and they misrepresent him. Let him
refuse to be interviewed and they in
suit him to his face and afterward in
print. He is marked man. and NAL
ice follows him as naturally as his own
shadow. Let the little Grover thank
heaven that his father lis too old ever
to be president again.
The Meeker herald., 1897-12-25

The British taxpayer has learned
that he can not afford to neglect the
management OF his city. He insists
that he get the worth of his money
and that the business Of the corpora
ton be conducted honestly and efii-
ciently. For this purpose he selects
city officials on the basis of merit and
keeps them in Office as long as their
work is satisfactory-no longer. On
the other hand, the American citizen
mixes politics with municipal business
and intrusts the management of his
city to one or the other of the political
party machines organized for the ben
eft OF their organizers and directors.
The Meeker herald., 1897-12-25
PINoREE GOT Only AN OPTION.
WIN Not he Able to Buy an Asphalt Mine
In veoexuels After All.

" ~ WV hsD fADA' ~ Duy bu hbPn1II nine
In veoe1uela After All.
New York, Dec. 21.-A dispatch to
the World from Caracas, Venezuela,
says: In October Governor Pingree of
Michigan came here to obtain an op-
tion on the Pederland asphalt mine,
near the mouth Of the Orinoco. He
left here greatly pleased to have OBJ
tanned 1t, as he thought.
Governor Pingree does not speak
Spanish, and did not discover that the
option sold to him to buy the mine for
$4,000 was subject to the approval of
the general meeting Of the sharehold-
ers, who refused later to recognize the
documents signed by their president,
A party composed Of Colonel Ell 8.
sutton. secretary for Governor Pingree,
Edward p. Hackett, a banker Of NIL
waukee, and two engineers. came to
Caracas with letters of credit and full
power to close the deal Immediately.
1 They were stupefied when they were
told that the shareholders of the as
phalt mine demanded 100000 for the
property instead OF the $4,000 stipu.
lated In the option sold to Governor
Pinsree. Protests were Of no avail.
The Meeker herald., 1897-12-25

Believing in the possibility Of recov-
ering the iron contained in low-grade
ore, and 80 bringing vast tracts OF
hitherto worthless magnetic into com
merciaf value, Mr.. Edison has devoted
six years of time and nearly three
million dollars of his private fortune
to a process which. according to the
Elec.Hical Review, is now perfected
and Will have a tremendous effect up
on the iron industry Of the world.
The Meeker herald., 1897-12-25
rrsahle in scevdlu.v,..

London, Dec. PA dispatch from
Chfistiania 10 the Daily Chronicle says
ths political situation since the failure
1t the united committee on foreixn af-
fairs has become critical, and II h
feared that Sweden win seek an oc-
caS3on for armed Intervention In Nor
way. The dispatch adds that the gwed.
ish press hopes for assistance from
Umpeeof william. 1
"A The admiral Of the German squadron
lwAtch has just left Christiania, at Z
dtAAef Of Norwegian officers, made .
sDeecA, which, II mot openly menacing,
eeavsyed an implied threat. The Nor.
wsoAan o6lcials were much disguised.
The Meeker herald., 1897-12-25
Pulpit y Hor.e-Bloek.

One of the pulpits from which John
Wesley preached stands in front of a
Wesleyan chapel at Wednesday,. Eng
land. 1t consists of horse block.
from which the founder of Methodism
preached no less than forty-fve ser
mons. In his time 1t stood by the side
of a building in one Of the open spaces
Of that town.-New York Tribune.
The Meeker herald., 1897-12-25
Securing . suhstitute.

Mattie-I'm SO sorry. dear. to learn
that death has robbed you OF your
favorite poodle. How can you ever
console yourself for his loss? Helen
(sobbing)-I d-don't know: b-but I
s-suppose I'll h-have to g-get m-mar-
ried.
The Meeker herald., 1897-12-25

Mr.. w. T. Stead, having finished with
New York, il now asking: what
hymns have helped your" It IL un-
derstood that 20 far none TO whom the
query has besn propounded have re-
ferred to editor Stead - one OF the
hims that have helped them.
The Meeker herald., 1897-12-25

whoevsr u starving in Alaaka will
10 much plsassd to learn that their
condition u TO b. called to attention
a eongress, thus insnring several slo-
ausat addresses in their baaa6 which
thear relatives can pat away assas
v1AA IL dsath Dotacea.
The Meeker herald., 1897-12-25

A paper in Havana wants somebody
to lynch few Americans In that town.
The man to do the business Is not the
editor Of the paper. We feel sure.
The Meeker herald., 1897-12-25

A Springfield tMass) girl who ran
away nom college wore "a black
skirt and a black nat cap" Measer
though the description is. 1t is sum-
cisnt to enable anybody to identify the
girl.
The Meeker herald., 1897-12-25

Rev. DR.. Edward Everett Hale said
in lecture in Boston that he found
that nine out OF ten In class OF girls
in one Of the city's public schools had
never heard of Noah's ark.
The Meeker herald., 1897-12-25

A party of robbers held up train
on the Atlantic & Pacific n few days
ago, but the men on guard opened
fire and killed one of the bandits. The
others decamped with posse in pur-
suit
The Meeker herald., 1897-12-25
EvsuAsAv says =.

6HsssrsAs Candy Csthartic. the most vooder.
fsi nsAseal discovery OF the age, paesaant and
yeeyosAtng 70 the TASTE act gently and positively
- - kidDeys. hvor and bowels, cleansing tho
ea11Fs systea. dispel coids, cure headAehe.
fever. Aahdspnl constipation and biliousness-
riHass 10y and Try box of C c. C. to-dsy: 10
.. 0ssak Sold and guaranteed to cure BY all
AxuGaista
The Meeker herald., 1897-12-25

..Btubbs has written j popular novel.
diAn't know he was 80 clever" .'He has
de4s bettsr than that; he has married rich
The Meeker herald., 1897-12-25

TO CuRE a COLD IN ONE DAY.
DEusRfgae refund tho money II t fails 70 care. 30
The Meeker herald., 1897-12-25

Il viii be cheerfuliy conceded that
Banker Spaulding bore an unblemtshed
reputation until he was found out
The Meeker herald., 1897-12-25

1--WE have corn bread all the time now"
"Whyr' ..My husband lost 70 much on
wheat that It makes him weep to see bis