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The Meeker herald., 1897-11-27
Fatal s,~as se was..

Waco, Texas. Nov. 2O.-A fatal fight
with revolvers took place at 8 O'clock
yesterday afternoon at the corner Of
Austin and Fourth streets. beween ].
W. Harris, editor Of the Waco Times
Herald. and W. A. Harris. his brother,
on one side, and Judge g. B. Gerald on
the other Judge Gerald was badly
wounded In the left arm and left side,
but he has fair chance Of recovery.
The Harris brothers. who were the ag-
gressors, were wOrs.ed by Judge Ger
aid in the fight. w. A. Harris was in
stantly killed. Editor Harris 10 not ex-
pected to live. A bullet has cut his
windpipe and also injured his spinal
column. The shooting grew out of the
mobbing of Editor w. G. Brann Of
Brann's Iconocolast, published at Wa
co. Judge Gerald had written criti-
cism of the methods used toward
Brann by the students of Baylor Uni
versity. Waco. Editor Harris refused
to publish the article and then de-
clined to return 1t to Judge Gerald.
From this arose a personal encounter
and personal denunciation. which were
followed by yesterdays killing.
The Meeker herald., 1897-11-27
THE MONETARY COMMISSION.
It VIII Advise That all Government Notes
BE Withdraw.

BE withdraw.
Washington, ID. c., Nov. 2O.-The
members Of the monetary commission
that has been sitting at the Arlington
hotel for some weeks will not prepare
bill for the reform of the currency
system, but will confine themselves to
an expression Of opinion and the adop-
tion Of certain general propositions.
While they have not yet reached
formal conclusion 1t IL probable that
they will follow the lines suggested by
Secretary Gage and recommend that
the government 10 out of the banking
business, Withdraw all circulating
notes and authorize the banks to issue
currency up to par Of their deposits to
secure the same. When the commission
met each member had his own Views
and plans, many Of which connicted
with those Of his colleagues, but they
have hammered at each other OF and
on until they have finally reached q
harmonious conclusion upon the prin-
cipal points with which they are deal
ing. They have also received advice
and suggestions from bankers and 9TH
er fnanciers throughout the country,
Including several complete plans for q
new currency system. Although none
of these plans have been adopted in
full, they contained many important
ideas and have had an influence in
modifying the opinions Of the commits
sioners. 1t II proposed to publish them
in a report which will be submitted to
. mass convention some time during
the winter.
The Meeker herald., 1897-11-27

The women of Cuba have now taken
up the hght. and propose to carry II
ON by means of the boycott, so far az
they can. A report from Havana says:
A proclamation issued by the Revolu-
tionary club Of Cuban women is large
~ circulating In Havana city and the
rest Of the island, and has caused
sensation among Cubans and Spaniards
alike. The Cuban women desire the
Spanisrds In Cuba to be boycotted by
every sympathizer with the Cuban
cause 1T 10 q shame for u.s." the doc
umsat says. ito buy our commodities
in Spanish stores. thereby enriching
our enemies. These volunteers VINO
form the cowardly mob which has a.
sassinated 80 many Of our fathers,
brothers and s1sters. are the merchants
who provide - With all We need in
our homes, fron The bread We eat to
the clothes 70 wear. A boycott upon
these Spaniafds u the best thing We
can do in the cities to help the pa
triots" The Spanish merchants in
Havana are concerned over this docu-
nsnt which has made great impress
SION among the Cuban families. TAs
blow will certainly be . severe one.
The Meeker herald., 1897-11-27

there Il eousiderahse heat near the
footwaI, where large quantities Of tac
Il found, hut this II being guarded
aeajnst and NO serious danger h anti
cipated. Gafety lamps are bGlng used
ana every possible precaution taken to
prevent an accident.
The air at the pump station II ~
pure and fresh a. before the IRE and
the men there no longer fear that they
viii be driven from their posts.
The pumps are throwing little over
1000 gallons Of water per minute. The
relief pumps on the hfth level have
been recovered and put In shape 30
that they can be started up at any
time.
Work on the new fre drift in being
pushed right along and Foreman
Carey expects to finish It In i've more
days. He In driving 1t ahead at the
rate Of fourteen feet day with one
air drill
The Meeker herald., 1897-11-27
rnr CENTRAL PACIFIC aoAp.

Ehe Osvsennssat Il Asking rrsSaseessas
- Hssselsss o. ehs RsaA u Necessary.
washington. Nov. 2O.-The eovesn-
0snt u actively engaged n the prsp-
asatSon OF MS case against the Cen6A
rAe1dc Railway In anticipation q -
coenpany1 default In Its payments dc
Jannary I, 1858. What action, In 0noe
Of default, has not yet been 6eo0ed
upon and the only present pWpoee q
~ government In hooking up ths NV
IA he case and preparing . statement
Of ~ financial trAnsAc actions with 8e
COMPANY - to be In readiness to inAd-
tute proceedings should such Q course
b decided upon. A representative OF
the banking firm Of Speyer 4 o., Of
New York. has recently been in con-
suetation with the president and TIE at-
tK1ey general in regard 10 CeuHA Pa
cl0e matters, but the nature OF the con-
fsrauce h not known. The following
= sazd to be an approximately correct
statement OF the governments account
wan tie company, should . settlement
be made on January Let, on THE same
baAD - that with the Union Pacific.
Bond maturing January 1. 1893,
$10014. 100: bondD redeemed by the
government. 1904 600: interest due
Janmry 1, 1893. S59a. .333: bonds ma
turing January 1. 1899, 80, 900. To
tal 0sbt, $71.119.673
The credits are as follows: By
transportation, $s,O07. 500: by cash re-
pad, &6S, ,2S3; by unpaid judgments
and claims against the United States.
$2479,3 ,3O6; by cash in sinking fund,
$70OS,589. Total credits. $18 192.017.
Net amount Of debt, So. go, ,716. 1t
seems likely that should the govern
ment decide to proceed against the
Central Pacific in foreclosure this
roads Indebtedness to the government,
1t = said. will amount to about $52.-
3A go on january /. 1885,
The Meeker herald., 1897-11-27
Money wo. :. s.mb,.ne.

Indianapolis, Ind, Nov. 2O.-Tbe su-
preme Court to-day held in the case of
John r. Erwin against the state, on re-
lation Of Nellie f. Valley. appealed
from the Circuit Court, that the STAT
ute making It the duty Of pOreecuttng
attorney to sue for and recover in the
name Of the state for theAeneht Of his
wife or minor children all sums of
money lost by any person gambling.
for which he negiects to sue within six
months, II constitutional The court
sayO that the title to money won at
gambling never vests in the winner;
also that giving the property to the
loser's wife instead Of himself. when It
p recovered. does not Infringe his
rights, because he cannot be entitled
to compensation for property to which
he has no right Mrs. VALLEY recov-
cred a Judgment for &5,414 lost by her
husband at . faro game.
The Meeker herald., 1897-11-27
NEW YORK LEAD QUOTATIONS
Ths Wssessn UnIon Makes Statement Re-
gsrding the Prsces Sent Out.

gafd1ng the Ffaces Seot Out.
New York, Nov. 22.-On January 1,
1873. the Western Union Telegraph
Company will discontinue Its present
system Of New York lead quotations.
Aftef that date these quotations win
be forwarded only as private messages.
All ores have been and are sold to
smelters on the basis Of the New York
lead quotations as sent out by the tele-
Rraph company. For the last few
years several large producers In the
West have expressed dissatisfaction
with the system In vogue. They
claimed that the eastern smelters,
which made the quotations. were inac-
curate In the averages they quoted. and
alleged that the quotations did not rep
resent the actual sales or real market
value Of lead, and that the New York
figures on which sales were made in
the West were often below the price
which could actually be obtained in the
New York market.
The eastern smelters have positively
denled the allegations Of the ore nro-
ducers, and ~ result no satisfactory
has been arrived at.
Rather than continue to be an limo
cent marty to such an important dis
exreespent. the telegraph company has
deetded to withdraw the lead quota
ttons and only to furnish them ON ap-
rlleation n private messakes.
After the flrst Of the year transac-
fiuns between smelters and lead miners
yrfll Be based on actual sales In New
York a reported through sources to
81 mutually agreed upon by the eoA-
parties
The Meeker herald., 1897-11-27
Railroad EcOAomy.

The Baltimore and Ohio South West
sfn Railway has been experimenting
with electric motors on turntables.
Turning locomotives at divisional
points and terminals is service Of
much annoyance and NO little expense
to railroad companies. 1t generally
takes four men to turn . locomotive.
and while they are doing 20 their reg
ular work is abandoned.
Experiments were made with an
electric motor on the 60-foot turn
table At Chillicothe with such success
that the Park Street turn-table in
Cincinnati was similarly equipped. The
result has been rather astonishing in
the matter Of expense. The current
was purchased from the power plant,
and It cost on an average of less than
one-half cent for each time the table
was turned. When this same table was
operated by hand 1t cost IL cents for
each engine. The yearly saving u
about S709.
The Meeker herald., 1897-11-27

Salida. Nov. 22.-Yestervjay was sa-
Bda's Mineral Day, and 1t was . sue
cess. which will be repeated every year
The Salida Mining ExchaAes heAd.
quarters was crowded with Displays,
20 that two vacant rooms Wesa called
into reQuisition, and were A11ed with
displays Of mineral To-day Q esDmit-
tee OF miners took pans and 1Aogtars
and panned the gold from almost any
specimen selected. Enormous pisces OF
ore weighing from TOO to 1000 p yunds
told the size OF the '4streAka" from
which they were taken.
The new district OF Cameras, which
comprises Turret, klOndike, HaEring-
ton, Calumet, Gable City, Hefen Park,
White Horn, Cameron and many other
camps, made magnificent displays and
surprised even those who thought they
knew something of the resources of the
district.
st. Elmo, one of the oldest camps of
the county. had a magnificent display Y
In charge OF a committee. Several 9TH
er camps OF the county made smaller
displays. Such an exhibit Of mineral
in Denver or Colorado Springs would,
II from a single new camp. set the
town wild" to use an expression Of an
old miner.
The day was taken up by parndes by
the white Horn and Turret camps, by
panning ore, viewing the exhibits. a
barbecue, at which hundreds were fed.
general sociabllity and an entertain
ment at the opera house In the evening.
The opera house was packed and
hundreds were turned away from the
doors. There was music and literary
entertainment by local talent, includ-
ing the Salida Denver 4 Rio Grande
band, and speeches by representatives
Of the various camps and . special
feature was brief address by Con-
gressman John G. BELL. who was stop
ping few hours in the city en- route
from his home In MOntrose.
His appearance was timely and was
greete.. with hearty applause. The
evenings entertainment closed the day.
which Gerry one feels ia the nucleus of
one OF ColoradO's greatest "dayS.s
The Meeker herald., 1897-11-27
E..,. o.aawea.e I.aA,llty,

y Detroit, Mich, Nov. D.-Emma Gold
rnan. the anarchist leader, lectured hast
nagast fn the Peoples Tabernacle Con
nsesttonaD and proclaimed her infl-
6e2ify, hef disbelief in laws and her
oneeajtioa 10 tie custom Of matrimony,
-. Mlss Ge3dman was invited to ad-
Sreas the consregation by the pastor,
Nv. n. 3. Nc00wan. despite consider
AAos s4poslt3o.. To-day . majority Of
- Aaocoos and many members Of TIE
e&uech declare the proceedtngs to have
0oea outxngeous ard wholly without
;eRa0ae. They call upon Pastor McCow-
= y rssiGn. otherwise they say thsy
~ qnlt tlhe church,
The Meeker herald., 1897-11-27

Il y . fac. that a German lover
made . bet that he could kiss his
swsotehart ten thousand times In ten
hours. thaf he kissed her nearly four
mat then his lips became paralysed
AND he lost the bet. Foolish extrava-
Eancs like this ought to be severely
rebuked; and yet 1t Is likewise . fact
that the girl was in prime condition
~ the close of the contest and felt
hurt when the referee called Oh the
match.
The Meeker herald., 1897-11-27

Posthumous fame. or notoriety.
sometimes depends more upon an in
cident than upon a life-work. A pub
lie man OF good ability, upright. re-
spected by all and beloved by his
friends. . holder Of high ofiicial posi-
tions and faithful ofiicer in each Of
them, was recently called from this
life. In the newspaper accounts of
his death he was universally desig-
mated as the man who. In moment OF
impatience. kicked his way through a
closed door In the hall OF the national
house Of representatives.
The Meeker herald., 1897-11-27
posrAl sANks.

s... P,>c., whsrs rAsv Are MOS MssAsa
We are strongly in favor ef postal
savings banks for the Ne q the penpte
Of small means and incomes. a sa1e
place Of deposit IL sadly needed In ev-
ery county and section, especially Of
the South and West. In the East,
where population II largo and savings
banks are established, they may not
be 20 much needed ~ In the Other &c.
tions, though doubtless they would
prove advantageous there. But In the
Agricultural communities and In COM
munities where labor Is employed, IKE
Asheville for instance, a piace OF afe
deposit for small daily or weekly earn
ings would be OF great advantage 10
the Individual and the community. Ine
daily earnings of those In Ashevitte
working for wages or salaries amount
to some thousands of dollars. The ex-
penliitures Of no person ought to aver
age the entire income per day. Tnefe
should be something saved. however
small, hut the more the better. out OF
every days wage or salary. Farmers
have sums more or less from time to
time that they do not have occasion to
spend. 1t Is better these Accommodations
be put In some safe place, absolutely
guaranteed. than to remain in the pock-
ct or stuffed away In some secret hole:
or. worse still. spent when 1t should
not he There should be such an insti-
tuition in every county town az least
The government should and could guar
antee the absolute safety OF the De
poeits therein. The depositor should re
ceiye a low rate Of interest-say "a or
2 per cent. This would induce the de
Iosit until at least sufficient amount
had been accumulated to use In other
and more profitable investment. or to
fall back upon In case OF urgent need:
One Of Its greatest advantages would
he that 1t would keep the money OF the
country in active circulation instead OF
being boarded, az millions of dollars are
now boarded, by individuals In small
sums at that. greatly to the injury OF
business and the general welfare OF the
people. Being safe. guaranteed by the
government. available at any moment.
when wanted. such depository would
prove Of the greatest good TO the mass
es of the people.-Asheville (N. c.
Daily Gazette.
The Meeker herald., 1897-11-27
railway s,.s,s.. In o.rr.A.y.

In striking contrast with the exees-
sive penuriousness obtaining In other
departments Of Prnsian state railway
management is the lavish expenditure
for new stations In Prusstan cities. as
well as in those Of the German states.
Thus the new union station in Frank
f0rt-on-the- Main has cost q matter Of
81. .DOOU marks tabout &S, 600, ,OOO). the
one in Cologne 24.JOO.0OO, In Hanover
2O.OOO.OOO. In Mayence 100000. in
Duesseldorf 1G.OOO.OO0. In Munich 49,
100000, while the new Dresden station
"a gigantic and very handsome struct-
ure-will swallow up matter OF &c.
OOO.OOO (about &13.I5O.OOO). 1t probably
will be the most expensive In the world
when finished.
The Meeker herald., 1897-11-27
m L.nb.r NJ. F.il..

Oshkosh, Wis, Nov. 1S.-Henry Sher-
~, one Of the greatest lumber opera
tors and manufacturer Wisconsin
ever knew, man who had interests in
nearly every northern county, has
given up the nght against business
misfortunes and the shrinkage Of A.
sets and credit. due to hard times, and
assigned an his vast properties for the
beneht Of his creditors. The assign
ment was In process all day.
Mr.. Sherry estimates his debts and
those Of associate companies at some
thing close TO 100000. and hopes
that his assets, II judiciously handled,
win be enough to pay dollar for dollar.
The Meeker herald., 1897-11-27
covruRs.s 4ARLsoulM.

A,...ssssa WAish CasseA uam - Pase,
asae of Dis DAss Pae4upeA
At 4 moment when what are calico
supsrpatural apparitions arc 20 plenti-
ful in France the repairs now going on
It the church Of st. Eustache give &C.
tusljty to an apparition which thu
great painter Couture relates mos,
seriously In that now exceedingly rnre
book. "Entretien d'Atslier," says
Paris correspondent Of the London
Standard. 1t was he who did con.
siderable portion Of the decorating oi
this church. In describing what oc.
CURED he wrote: 81 vas painting m,
virgin, and l was giving all my at
tention to my work. But BY . strange
occurrence. which could not explain
I was constantly disturbed By an ex
traordinary vision. After hearing the
latch Of my chapel door lifted the dooi
opened and gave passage to . charm.
ing harlequin. He saluted me with
grace which had nothing In common
with the harlequins Of our world. He
commenced by q pretty pirouette; then
WIN 0zAS AASS VA AAAS 8AOA40s AV 9a0
gantly placed his two hands on the
handle Of his wooden sword. which
raised the point. His head ON one side
expressed the pleasure q person expe.
riences In seeing again \ friend aftei
long absence. That contemplation
was, however. very short. He stooc
up, and ran with the rapidity OF . cal
all round my chapel. striking my
painting He rushed up my sca6old
ing, his quick motions making the tin.
sci on his clothes sparkle. Then with
a rapid bound he came up to my pal
ette, cut caper. and disappeared. tc
reappear Immediately. running round
the cornices with superhuman rapidfty
and agility. The vision disappeared
descended from my scaffold by the
ladder, searched all round my chapel.
and looked at the door. II was ajar. ]
shut It carefully and recommended my
painting. but In very short time
heard the click of the latch repeated
and the same vision reappeared. What
could not understand was, why the
door would not keep shut" These ap-
partitions continued during eight days.
after which Couture thought he would
lay the apparition by executing pic.
ture representing q harlequin. With
the object Of doing justice to his sub
ject. he hunted about for works on 6ar.
lequins. and At an old bookstall h
came across book entitled la Vie d.
Dominique. celebre Harlequin De 10
Coincide Italienne." The painter
bought 1t. and read 1t carefully from
the drst to the last page. It possessed
palpitating interest for him that Dom.
Unique was great favorite Of Louis
XIV. but what caused the greatest sur.
prise to Couture was that, when Domi.
nique died. he bequeathed the greater
portion Of his property to the church
Of st. Eustache on condition that ht
should be buried in the chapel Of the
virgin. 1t was after these strange
events that Couture painted "Harle.
Quins." which are not less highly ap-
preciated than his best historical pic
tures.
The Meeker herald., 1897-11-27
AN IMPORTANT movr.
smelter Men VIII Comhlas - Hasah
the sale Of Silver 0alllsa.

Bmelter Men VIII COmhl0e - Regulate
the Sale Of Silver Dalllss.
Denver. Nov. pa special from
New York to the Republican says:
Representatives of several Of the tdg
silver mining and smelling works Of
the United States and Mexico will
meet in New York during this week to
form, II possible. a combination selling
agency to control the price Of silver fu-
lures. Strange TO sny. the price of Sill
yer for future delivery is always less
than the price Of cash silver. and the
smelters want to equalixe prices.
1t is said that the smeltefs hope by
their combination to stiffen the price Of
silver and eventually reduce the out
put. though they deny the report that
the intend to try to form a silver trust.
They declare that such independent ac-
tion on the part Of American snaeltera
would lie impOtent, N London makes
States Turntables only ~ 800, 900 0spceA
yearly Of the eftire fd7 7,5b4,B6f rsItes
produced by the mineA Of the wos3d.
IT ID said that the silver men who
will meet In New York will control
about 10000 600 ounces.
Among the works to he represented
at the coming conference are the III
ternati0nal Metal Company Of New
York. The Omaha and Grant Smelling
Company of Omaha, the Great Nation
al Mexican Smelling Company OF Mon
terey. Mexico; the Philadelphia Smelt-
ing and Refining Company of Pueblo.
Colorado, and the Guggenheim Smelt-
ing Company Of Port Amber. New Jer-
sey.
Wise finnnciers in Wall street with
whom the matter has been discussed.
say they believe that the formation of
the International silver trust would be
n practical impossibility. ax the inter-
ests are too widely scattered and too
diversified. The meeting Of the silver
men in New York. however. is consid-
cred In Wall street to I've of great sig
nificance, and It will he watched with
deep interest by the financiers Of the
whole world.
The following table shows the silver
producing countries of the world and
their annual production:
The Meeker herald., 1897-11-27
4 4 neusns1rnAaa r~seesaell,

Among the most remarkable work.
in Australia Il the overland telegraph
from Port Darwin to the south Of The
ccntinent. which was completed In
1874. Almost the whole 3.0oe miIss oi
fts length was through uninhabltsd
country-much Of 1t = waterless desert
The wooden poles were prepared 1t the
nearest available places. but some had
70 be carried $50 miles, while the inor
poles were taken an average distance
Of 400 miles by land. Over 1000 ton.
of material had to be carried into ths
interior, and the total cost was ESQ.
600.
The Meeker herald., 1897-11-27
The Kentucky Bankers Association,

The Kentucky Bankers Association.
recently In session at Frankfort, voted
that at Its future banquets ladies
should sit at the tables. and no wine
should be served. One Of the relics
OF Standardization is the prevalent
custom Of admitting ladies to balconies
In time to hear after-dinner speeches
while inspecting the remnants Of the
feast and inhaling the cigar smoke Of
the wellfed men. Ladies' cannot at
tend public dinners where wines, IL
quors and cigars are served. and the
Kentucky bankers have made wise
and manly choice In voting that they
the only stimulant"
The Meeker herald., 1897-11-27
rAs wAsss os,u n~A.

"a Paso, Texas, Nov. 20.-To day the
contract for the construction Of tie IA
Paso 4 Northeastern road were award
ed to George D. Good 4 Company of
Lockhaven. Pennsylvania. This road
opens up TO n Paso the rich eold, 10
yer and coal 1e3ds Of the White Oaks
country and ooe Il the A1est aSricul-
tufal and stock countries In the West.
Vast Quantities Of material for tAe nsw
road are arriving, and the contraetpes
win besia throwisg dirt Monday.
The Meeker herald., 1897-11-27
=. rAe.. rA,..,.s .. v..,.,.s D.....

re fhess Thiaki.g Of visiting DssvsA
Few cities car boast Of = nrst-olass oaoo .
day hotel The American House. Denver,
Colo, has elevator. electric lights. steam heat,
artesiAn water and ice. and is modern In every
respect. The table and service Is second y
none. and the rate is strictly zoo per day.
It has been leased by Nj. Jos Henshsw.
Mr.. C. E. Myers will be associated with Nj.
Henshaw in the management The reputation
the American House has always had will b
maintained When you visit Denver tryit
The Meeker herald., 1897-11-27
a Drastlc Pro,ielea.

When the Council of Ten ruled Ven.
ice they issued decree regarding the
art Of glassmakins. It runs; ''If .
workman carry his art beyond the Inn
its Of his country to the detriment Of
the republic he shall be desired to re-
turn. II he disobey. his nearest rela-
tives shall be imprisoned. II. in spite
Of their imprisonment, he remains OBJ
stinate in his wish to live abroad, an
emissa,y shall be told on to kill
him"