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The Meeker herald., 1898-05-14

On the walls Of Paris are ohicial pia-
cards announcing that an inquiry Il
to be held concerning the proposed new
reservoir At Charonne. I'm accardancs
with . royal decree dated August 70,
1885" The decree was made by Louis
Philippe in the early part of his reign
and after lying In the abeyance for
more than threescore years, is now
about to be executed. Since 1t was made
France has been kingdom, an empire,
and twice 4 republic. and has passed
through two revolutions and . coup
d'etAt- Yet the old decree is honored
and held to be in force by the govern
ment that has e1iled the family of the
king who made 1t. There could scarce
ly be . more striking example at once
Of the prenanence and the mutability
Of government
The Meeker herald., 1898-05-14
NEWS FROM DEWEY.
NONE OF HIS SHIPS INJURED.
Ne Asa KILLED ssd Bat . Few Wos.AsA
He Had Landed as Csvtss-Cahas staii
Cot.

Washington, May Z, 9:3O a. m.-The
Navy Department received long-e1-
pected cablegram from Admiral Dew
ey. 1t was dated Hong Kong and is
In cipher.
Dewey's report says none Of his
men were killed, but few were In
jured. The exact number he does not
state. The American ships were unin-
Jured.
In brief, Dewey states that he has
silenced the batteries completely; that
he cut the cable himself, and that he
has the bay and everything else COM
pletely at his mercy.
He has, however. been unable TO
take possession of the town Of Manila
for lack of men.
Secretary Long at 1890 read the fol-
lowing to the newspaper men as Dew
ey's report:
Manila, May 1.-The squadron ar
rived at Manila at daybreak this morn
ing. Immediately engaged the enemy
and destroyed the following Spanish
war vessels: Reina Christinna. Cas-
tilla, Ulloa. Isle de Cuba, General I.e-
10, the DuerO, Correo. Nelasco, Min
dnnao. one transport and the water
battery at Cavite. The squadron is un-
injured and only few men were
slightly wounded. The only means OF
The Meeker herald., 1898-05-14

The Queerest statistician on record il
undoubtedly a clerk In the Italian ma
val once. He is the creator of the
new science Of 'spotology." This
genius occupied an important post in
the service for IS years. during which
time he made vast number of ink
spots which fell from his ofacial pen.
But he didn't oblitsrste them. By a
painstaking process the Scientist re-
moved each one from his books, docu-
ments. and things. and pasted them In
An album. These ink-spots served a.
the nucleus Of . strange but interest
Ing psychological study. He evolved the
theory that the long pointed spots
clearly indicated the irritation he was
suffering under at the time he made
them while the round. heavy spots gave
an indication OF ws1Shty, bureaucratic
reflections. Frequently the spots ~
sembled all sorts Of creeping thinss,
birds and beasts. Of weird and fantaa
tic shape. When his mind was wsisha.
I'd down with thought he Sometimes
finished OF these accidental creations,
producing liksnsssss q birds Ashss
and frogn.
The Meeker herald., 1898-05-14
THE HERO OF MANILA

terry In Manila, but soon the guns III
better range and the shells began /,
strike near US or burst close aboatl
from both the batteries and the Spar
ish vessels.
The heat was intense. Men stippei
of all clothing except their trousers.
As the Olympia drew nearer all was
as silent on board - II the ship had
been empty, except for the whirr o.
blowers and the throb Of engines. Sud
denly shell burst directly over N.
From the bOatswnin's mate at the AFT
er dve-inch guns came a hoarse cry.
Remember the Maine," arose from the
throats of 500 men Mt the guns. This
watchword was caught up in turret,
and fire rooms, wherever seaman OF
fireman stood at his post.
Remember the Maine" rung out de-
fiance and revenge. Its utterance
seemed unpremeditated, but was eyi-
IDENTIFY in every mans mind, and now
that the moment had come to make
adequate reply to the murder of the
Names crew, every man shouted
what was In his heart.
The Olympia was not ready to be-
gin the fight. Commodore Dewey, his
chief staff commander, Lamberton.
and aide and myself, with Executive
Officer Lieutenant Reese and Nayixa-
tor Lieutenant Calkins. who conducted
the ship most admirably, were on the
forward bridge. Captain Gridley was
in the coming tower, as 1t was thoueht
unsafe to risk losing all the senior
officers by one shell.
"You may fire when ready, Gridley. y
said the commodore. and at forty-one
minutes past 5 o'clock. at a distance
OF $500 yards, the starboard eight
inch gun in the forward turret reared
forth a compliment to the Spanish
forts. n
Presently similar guns from the Raj
timore and the Boston sent 25O-pound
shells hurling toward the Castillo ami
the Reina Cristina for accuracy.
The Spaniards seemed encouraged m
fire faster, knowing exactly our dfs-
tance, while we had to guess theirs
Their ship and shore guns were naf-
ing things hot for US. The pSefrin~
scream Of shot was varied oftea ~
the bursting of time fuse shells frsS.
ments of which would lash the vatsr
like schrapnel or cut our hull o. ~
ging.
Few shots were fred from om ,htn
yet still the flagship steamed for ~
center Of the Spanish line, and a o,v
other ships were astern, the Olynpis;
received most of the Spanish attemioa.
Owing to our deep draught. ConmG.
dore Dewey felt constrained to ehnee
his course at a distance Of 1000 urSs
and run parallel to the 6pAnish Cd
umn. Is
"open with all guns" be said, a.
the ship brought her port broA&ideI n
bearing. The roar Of all the fIaeAinse
nve-inch rapid firing guns was foage
lowed BY deep diapalon Of Ass tuIs
ret eight-tpcherp, W W4E
The Meeker herald., 1898-05-14

Forty girls were at work In = high
building in Chicago last month. when
the cry Of fire threw them into q panic
Kate Carney, the superintendent, re-
called them and marshalled them safe
ly into an elevator. There was not
room for her to enter. but she ordered
the elevator boy to descend. She e.
capped BY stairways and halls, though
almost overcome At times with flames
and smoke. Kate Carney's name lends
Itself to . popular ballad: her act Of
uAselfsh courage to the approval Of
the world.
The Meeker herald., 1898-05-14
A coNNoissEUR.

Csaldn't Fool Him on the Prizes q .
Picture.
A man who wore q silk hat, chin
whiskers and the other things needed
In Q cold climate sauntered into Natt's
picture gallery yesterday afternoon.
accompanied by a lady. who was evi-
IDENTIFY his wife. says the Cleveland
Leader. II heard you had some paint
ings on exhibition here" the man
said. Yes" Mr.. Matt replied: they
are in the back room. Mr.. Evans, the
artist. will be glad to show them to
you" They walked back and sat
down, while the artist talked to lady
who thought Of buying picture that
she had under critical examination.
After considerable dickering. she D.
cided to close the bargain and tie man
with the silk hat happened 10 over
hear her mention the price that she
was about to pay. After the departure
Of the lady who had made the pur-
chase, the other two callers were ~
vorsd with view Of the pictures and
finally the man saw one that he
thought he might like. "How much u
The pr1cs Of thatf" hs asrsd. .Nr.
Evans named his hgurs. whsrsupon
the other got up, said TO his wife:
Come on Della" and started to leave.
A. they were passing through tie froat
room Mr.. Matt overheard her ask:
What are you in such . hurry for,
Dayidf" THAT fellows Cheat vas
the reply. ''He asked me ~ moro 1ue
the picture asked him the ps3cs Of
than he charged for the one hs sold
little bit ago, and this has only oos
person painted In 1t, while ths one ths
woman bought has two"
The Meeker herald., 1898-05-14

Wheat continues to steadily advance
In price. High grades Of cash wheat
1t Chicago command from SLOT to 81. .1e
and tie Nay option ranges from Sill
70 e1.16. In all Of the markets of the
country wheat has passed the dollar
mark aAd nothing but the frantic Of
forts Of bear spectators keeps It from
going much higher. Up to the present
time wheat has advanced in spite Of
the general depression incident to the
loAg-continued strain. Never In the
history of the market has there besn
such . scarcity of wheat abroad and II
10 di6cult to See why wheat will not
make new high records before the nsxt
crop u harvested.
The Meeker herald., 1898-05-14
GENEALOGICAL TRAGEDY.
Dssk IVES Eo.,i After the kss.s,
l>xl l.ra Lnxa.

D4sk IVES Eoa,i After the kseas,
Had Dsea lo~t.
Il was one of t.ose big English c.
tatas which was to make great many
psople rich II all the links i'll the long
chain Of ancestry could lie found. says
the New York Times. The yatees i'll
this country had twenty-cne years In
which to prove their c.air, before the
property would revert to the crown.
Evsfything possible had heen done AMI
one hnk was still missing. This Wal
a old family Bible containing ceriain
necessary records. 1t was supposed II
have bsen burned at the time OF the
DssrAsld massacre. but notwiths anil
ing. every effort had been made to fina
Il II BY any possibility 1t was in exist :
aoce, but without success, and the tina
expired. Two years later. one Of the
lagatees, New York woman. CHANGED
to ~ In . paper the advertisement OF
. woman who wanted work. The ad-
vsrtissr had signed her name. and 1t
was family name of the woman who
was one of the claimants for the Eng
lish estate. 1t was perhaps the peSsts.-
ent fascination which the earnest
ssareher into genealogical records new
q loses. and the force of habit formed
tn many years. search for previous doc
umsnts which interested her at once.
6hs answered the advertisement In per-
son. found that the woman had been
tho wife of 4 member Of her family.
who had died. leaving her In financial
81
vsrtise for something to do to support
hsfsslf But the strange and romantic
part Of the story was that among old
books and papers which had been cher
ishsd ~ having belonged to her hus-
band the woman had the old Bible. with
its register OF births and deaths. and
tie only link that had been needed to
obtain the large estate. and now that 1t
was too late 1t was found where II had
been treasured simuly as a souvenir.
The Meeker herald., 1898-05-14
STORY OF THE FIGHT.

The Contest characterized by Good Man
agemeat and First-Ciass Ft8htinE-For-
tune Favored the Americans Too
Denver, May S.-A special from New
Ysrk to the Republican says:
A cable 10 the Herald from on board
the flagship Olympia, Manila, Philip
pine islands. May /. via Hong Kong,
May z:
Not one Spanish flag flies in Manila
bay to-day. Not one Spanish warship
floats except as our prize. More than
200 Spanish dead and 500 to 700
wounded attest to the accuracy of the
American fire.
Commodore Dewey attacked the
Spanish position at Cavite this morn
ing. He swept five times along the
line and scored one OF the most bril-
liant successes In modern warfare.
That our loss Is tritiing adds to the
pleasure OF the victory without detract-
ing from its value. The number of hits
our vessels received prove how brave
and stubborn was the defense made by
the Spanish forces.
Miraculous as it may appear, none
Of our men were killed. and only eight
were wounded. Those who were
wounded suffered only slight injuries.
Commodore Dewey arrived of Ma
nila Bay last night and decided to en-
ter the bay at once.
With all its lights out the squadron
steamed into Boca Grande with crews
at the guns. This was the order of
the squadron which was kept during
the whole time of the first battle: The
flagship Olympia, the Baltimore. the
Raleigh, the Petrol, the Concord, the
Boston.
1t was Just 8 o'clock. a bright, moon
light night. But the flagship passed
Corregidor island without sign be-
ing given that the Spaniards were
aware Of its approach.
Not until the flagship was mile be-
yond Corregidor was gun fired. Then
sne heavy shot went screaming over
the Raleigh and. the Olympia. followed
by a second, which fell farther astern.
The Raleigh. the Concord and the
Boston replied, the Concord's shells
exploding apparently exactly inside the
shore battery. which fired no more.
Our squadron slowed down to barely
steerage away and the men were NJ
lowed TO saeep alongside their guns.
Commodore Dewey had timed our ar
rival 90 that We were within flve miles
Of the city ck Manila at daybeeak. We
then sights4 ne Spanish squsdron,
The Meeker herald., 1898-05-14
LATE WAR NEWS|

Rear Admiral Nontijo coaEAnaDGDG
OF Cavite-pronounced Katvoo1l
with the accent on the wee. -
the Spaniards had . weu-eQuuon4
navy yard, called Cavite arsenal
Admiral Montijo's fiag was 1yine q
the 3,50O-ton protected cruiser 1ena
Cristina. The protected cruiser c..
tilla. 0f 1900 tons, was mooFed aAaA6
and astern Of the port battery an1 Il
seaward, where the cruisers Don Juan
de Austria, Don Antonio de Ull0o, Is3n
de Cuba, Isla de Luzon, Quiroa. Mar
Ques de Onero and General Le1o8. Ths
ships of the flagship remained n1ag
way during most of the action.
With the United States nag Tying q
all their mastlends our ships mOv04 to
the attack in line ahead with q speed
Of eight knots, first passing In 6Fuat
of Manila, where the action was begun
by three batteries mounting guns pow
erful enough to send a shell ove9 - ct
a distance Of fve miles.
The Concord's guns doomed out Q ~
ply to these batteries with two shots.
No more were fired because Commo-
dOre Dewey could not engage with
these batteries without sending Death
and destruction into the crowded city.
As we neared Cavite two very pow
erful submarine mines were exploded
ahead of the flagship. This was atx
minutes past O'Clock. The Spaniasds
evidently had measured our position.
Immense volumes of water were
thrown high in the air by these de-
strOyers. but no harm was done to our
ships.
Only few minutes later the shore
battery at Cavite Point sent over the
flagship shot that nearly hit the bat
The Meeker herald., 1898-05-14
SOLDIERS AT SAN FRANCISCO
rreoys Being Gathered 70 BE Seat to Help
Dewey.

rroops Being Gathered 70 BE Seat to Help
Dewey.
San Francisco, May S.-This even
ing the army already encamped on the
slopes overlooking the Golden Gate
was increased by the arrival of COM
pany G from Bakersfield, company e
from Sacramento, and one company,
OF Modesto, Of the Sixth infantry, Ma
tional Guard of California. Each COM
pany brought more than its full COM
plement Of men, all being picked from
the better classes Of their various COM
munities. They presented the appear
ance of veterans a. they marched
through the streets. At 6 o'clock hve
more companies Of the Sixth regiment
win reach here. Steers battery Of ar
tiilefy form Los Angeles is also expect
ed to arrive in this city tomorrow,
and then the quota allotted to the state
WIN be complete. The new arrivals
WIN at once be mustered in and in
counection with the regulars now here
win constitute an effective force.
the Fourteenth infantry. o. 3. A.,
ordered to this city from Vancouver
Barracks, will come In tomorrow, and
the quota Of militia from neighboring
e{ntes = expected within a few days.
Tke sanitary corps b being rapidly
regretted, more men Offering them
eefyee. than can be accepted.
TA1 Govefnor now has the names oe
tn000 volunteers whose services can
s1St ~ accepted by the United Stafes
EaiVuEnn,ent. The City Of Pekin, one
f rs transports chartered to convey
- ffoppe to the Philippines, has not
'S9 aeSfved, though she 10 expected
S&W n any moment.
\ n 3 possibility that the City Of
~. the Peru and other vessels Of
Sc34e Mall neet may be engaged.
;SI 4 n - the Austraiia. to aid In hur-
u ~ esldisFs eEoW the Paceac.
The Meeker herald., 1898-05-14

Owing to the recent destruction of
powder mills at Eaton, Pennsylvania,
and Santa Cruz, California, by ex-
plosions, thought to have been caused
by Spanish spies, managers Of eight
big powder companies have ordered
double guards at all points where pow
der is stored of manufactured.
The Meeker herald., 1898-05-14

Any dishonest contractor. wAose
wealth accumulatss while his worh
decays. ought 70 Fsad. with blush
Of shame. . nsw bridge across he Dan
sbs. Pillars Of . bridge built 1t the
same place b. de Emperor Tratan an
70 form q part a the structure. The
Engineers attest the strength Of the
Roman work uAd1 N emperor wAoss
rsisn began sxastly sishtesn hundred
yeazs ~. 10 - ~ the Romans did
nay somstinss 1aan . dsscsat TO the
bwsst vtees. but Il HAy alss stsAify q
sobls isesutty = bs,leias - IN
~
The Meeker herald., 1898-05-14

Perhaps that frenzy OF enthusiasm
which the correspondents represent as
existing at Key West over the notable
victory of the Nashville was scarcely
warranted by the event II one consid-
ers only the importance Of the prize.
The Meeker herald., 1898-05-14
se,e. \. Route rr.ln sssviee.

No extra charge is made on Santa 70
Route" limited trains between all points:
Fast vestibuied train for all points east
leaves Denver at p. m, Colorado springs
$40 p. m. Pueblo l1:o5 p. M. daily. run
ming solid to Chicago. via Kansas CITY.
without change. carrying Pullman palace
sleepers and chair cars. making direct
connections for all points in Texas.
The shortest and most direct route 10
California and Mexico points. All dining
cars and eating houses under manage
ment of Fred Harvey.
For full Information. rates, time carda,
etc. address ]. p. Hall. General Agent.
Denver, Colorado.
The Meeker herald., 1898-05-14

telegraphing is to the American con-
sui at Hong Kong. shall communi-
cate with him. DEWEY
1t is said at the Navy Department
that its advices also show that Dew
ey's forces were not sufficient to make
n landing. hut that this In no way in
terfered with the complete control he
exercised over the city and its fortiti-
cations.
The Meeker herald., 1898-05-14
The Cheerful xa,.s.

II observe in the public prints." sasA
the scientific boarder. that . whales
tongue sometimes yields . ton OF Oh. !"
III the whale is as oily-toogued -
that" said the Cheerful Idiot. 40 won
der Jonah was taken in."-Ineiauapo-
liz Journal. .-;
The Meeker herald., 1898-05-14

Ifit is desired to raise money for war
purposes, why not levy tax ON the
vociferous curbstone privilege Of tell
ing what ought to be done?
The Meeker herald., 1898-05-14

For extra-hazardous war duty, some
thing in which daring and suffering
would count, why not enroll q special
corps Of baseball umpires?
The Meeker herald., 1898-05-14

II there is any mystery about the
construction Of any of Spain's battle
ships the Holland torpedo boat ought
TO be able to get to the bottom Of "
The Meeker herald., 1898-05-14

Speaking about Minister Woodford's
slowness. II should be added that he
was also courageously slow about leav-
ing.
The Meeker herald., 1898-05-14

when st. Louis heard the rumor that
the mule market had been cornersd
she rose majestically and kicked.
The Meeker herald., 1898-05-14

There has already been = run on .
Spanish bank. and there will be anoth-
q on the Spanish main in q few hours.
The Meeker herald., 1898-05-14

Gen. woodford seems to have been
geared . little too low for expeditions
Diplomatic action
The Meeker herald., 1898-05-14
tn. Union P.cif,e Railroad

Is the only line running modern, up-to-
date trains, making the quickest time east
and west. sleepers. dining cars, buffet
smoking and library cars. with barber
shop and bath room. steam heat, Pintsch
light. No trouble to answer questions.
Ask about them. Ticket office. 81 18th
street.
The Meeker herald., 1898-05-14
as..tx E me- DssH

Clean blood means . clean eki1, Ne
beauty without IL Cascarsts, Candy CatAsf-
tic cleans your blood and keeps II clean; n
ouritiss from the body. Begin to-day -
bsnish pimples, boils. blotchss ,bl.ckhcaA.,
and that sickly bilious complexion " tehnS
Cascarets, beauty for ten centa Al df1S
0ists. satisfaction guaranteed. loe. 20. ~
when a woman buys a lawn mower.
she thinks she can run It herself fe1!
"And after she has had II week ene
finds out she can't even make her nus
band run it."
The Meeker herald., 1898-05-14

II called Henry back to kiss me
eood-by.. .WellT' "And he said:
Julia, you know gave you the last
cent I had Saturday night"
The Meeker herald., 1898-05-14
Drivsa - II,

Her father says positively Mat I
can't marry her." ''What are yos 90
ing to dot" There's nothing LEFT row
but to ask the siri"-Loodoe orssA-
k. -tA
The Meeker herald., 1898-05-14

'If q certain woman I know should g
to war. she would be well qualified 70
one thing" whats that?' ''Giving or
ders,"
The Meeker herald., 1898-05-14
Hall.s Catarrh Cure
Z taken internally. Price, 7bc.

HERE'S an egg with two yolks: isn't
that q bad omen? mo: that doesn't
mean anything; It's Just a yellow ex-
The Meeker herald., 1898-05-14

When = sociable man has . minute
to spare he goes and bothers some aA1
who II busy.
The Meeker herald., 1898-05-14
Come politicians begin 1t the bot
tom and work down.

Solomon said 1t ALL there II nothing
len for u but little remodeling.
The Meeker herald., 1898-05-14

PIso's Cure for Consumption is our only
Beitx, 438 Sth Ave, Denver. Col. Nov. g. '95
The Meeker herald., 1898-05-14

I haven't heard you growling about
Dabney's rooster lately" mo; he told
me all about that rooster the other day;
It cost S16."
The Meeker herald., 1898-05-14

"Our landlady encourages US to talk
war at the table" What is her object?"
''It makes US more vigorous in our at
tacks on the beefsteak"
The Meeker herald., 1898-05-14

EAussts Your Bowels With Csssarsss.
Candy Cathartic. cure constipation forever
No. 1o IfC c. C. fail. drussists refund Mousy
The Meeker herald., 1898-05-14

1t was satisfactory to the people. bat
It was an awful horse on Woodfoed.
The Meeker herald., 1898-05-14

.The young woman you are engaged to
is very fascinating. understand?' "Fas-
cinating? I had to stand In line seven
hours to get to propose to her"
The Meeker herald., 1898-05-14

rs your husband a devout churchman.
Mo. Noodletop?" Yes: he never even
telfs joke on Sunday unless 1t II on the
clergy"
The Meeker herald., 1898-05-14

Ms-fe-Bas for Fifty Cssts.
Guaranteed tobacco habit cure, makes weeh
The Meeker herald., 1898-05-14
IA Naf neoeils

The Union Pacific railroad makes tn
quickest time, Denver to Chicago. Al
about It; ticket ONCE. eu 18th street
The Meeker herald., 1898-05-14
Hoods sss::1 es;;;;.

AnssSea's 0ssaAsst Medicine. q; III tus .
Prepared only By c. !. Hood Z Co, Lowell. MAsa.
Aonlss Di11e are The best aftsr- -dt.nes
B1OOO y 6bu10 pills, aid digestion. -.
The Meeker herald., 1898-05-14
Bad Eruptions.
osess orsase owt ena 0ssesea
osss ssseA.s ovssa.

sNyssa AsA srsptsoes asA saeo % -
l.es vhSsA eoatinssd 70 1Iow wofss b
spite a ned3einss. Ths eoess dtsehsrGpA
srsa4 dsal A frisaA whoss ehtlA -
bssa s1ssd u similar tzosbis n HooAb
eassapaxilla advised ~ - ty H. bsgs1
giving tAs boy this medicine anA - ~
sooa getting bsttsR. Hs ksps % takfpg
Il sntu - vas entirely cured and - has
psvR hsso bothered with &upt3ooe
sines." Nh. EVA DoIs8A1x, Hostoa, NJ
The Meeker herald., 1898-05-14

The Contest characterized by Good Man.
agemsat and Firut-CiAss FtkhtinG-For-
tune Favored the Americans Too.