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The Meeker herald., 1898-02-26
Captain sobral's Break.

Washington. Feb. 21.-When Mr..
Longs attention was called to reports
that he had taken official recOgnizance
Of Captain Sobrars criticisms of the
American navy, the secretary said he
had called the subject to the attention
of the State Department, with view
to having an inquiry made by that
branch. The particular expression to
which the secretary had directed the
attention of the State Department was
the following, attributed to Captain
Sobral: "It was the result of an ex-
plosion inside Of the ship, which took
place In one Of the forward magazines.
The fact of the matter is that the dis
cipline and the watch observed on the
ship were very lax. This, as one Eng
lish newspaper the other day declared,
is the case on American warships gen
orally. This sort of thing has occurred
on previous occasions on American
war vessels"
An inquiry at the Spanish embassy
revealed the fact that Captain Sobral
had been relieved as naval attache a
month ago.
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Commot,on In Par,s.

Paris, Feb. 2O.-Two thousand peo-
pie assembled this afternoon In front
Of the Saint Pelagie prison, well
known as a prison for offending Jour
nalists. to greet Henri ROchefort. edi-
tor Of the Intrasigeant, on entering 10
serve "A sentence of five days imprison-
ment for libeling Jos Relnach, Conserv-
ative deputy for the district Of Digne
and editor of the RepublIque Fran
caise. by charging him with intending
to prove the innocence Of Alfred Drey
fus by the use of forged documents.
At first there were no signs of force
to preserve order. but as the crowd In
creased a company Of Republican
guards, headed by buglers and drum
mers, . detachment Of police and two
sQnadrons of currAisiers were drawn
up ON each side Of the square In front
Of the prison. The troops were received
with cries Of "vIve LArmee"
( It was 4 o'clock before NJ. Rochefort
arrived. The crowd locked around his
carriage shouting .svive Rochefort'
and "vive La Comune." the police
being powerless to restrain them.
The Meeker herald., 1898-02-26
4. ,1l.teok th. ao,...

From the Boston Truveler: A man
well known ia Btate street circles foahd
himself in front Of what he supposed
was his Back Bay residence late. one
evsning, recently. He had .. great
many dollArs worth Of wine undss Ais
wsisfeoa& and could not gain entfasses
through the medium of his latch ksy.
Becoming enraged, In a drunken fash
lon, he kicked the door, broke the gtass
and used language that is unit for
publication. Finally the door was
opened and the owner of the house.
who b athletic and irascible, proosed-
ed to kick the State street nnancier in
to the middle of the street. '.Waxxsr
-mean-his?" inquired the as-
saulted party Indignantly, as he at
upon the curbstone and held his throb-
bing brow with both hands. "And
what do you mean by trying to break
into my house?" inquired the other
man. "You-hic-house?" exclaimed
the State street man in bewildcrment.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. you lived
hic-there?' For four years." was the
answer. Holy smoke-hicy' ex-
claimed the nnancier. have I-hic-
been drunk-hic-as long as that"
The Meeker herald., 1898-02-26
x..... r.rp,,, Wan, II. River.

wichita, Kan. Feb. 21.-An assem-
bly, Of farmers and business men from
several counties along the Arkansas
river was held here to discuss means
whereby the Rocky Ford and other ir-
rigation companies in Colorado can be
compelled to cease taking water from
the Arkansas river for Irrigation pur-
poses.
Several communication from places
along the river from as far as Little
Rock, Arkansas, were read. Commit
tees were appointed to take different
methods Of action under advisement.
and J. F. Houston was retained as le-
gal counsel Should the action be sue
cessful, much land in Colorado that
has been cultivated under irrigation
will be rendered utterly useless. 1t is
believed there is some small chance
for success. and every stone will be
turned to bring this about.
The Meeker herald., 1898-02-26
rhr,, s,.te, SNOW Bound.

Chicago. Feb. 21.-Tle states Of Wis
consin, Iowa and Illinois are practic-
ally snowbound. An average snowfall
of two feet is reported from Illinois
and Iowa points. while throughout
Wisconsin and northern Michigan the
fall was much heavier, in fact, the
greatest of the season. A forty-mile
gale has piled the snow into enormous
drifts, completely paralyzing street
railway traffic and seriously interfer-
ing with the operation of trains on the
steam roads. Northern trains have
been delayed In some instances fifteen
hours, owing to the heavy drifts and
steady fall of snow, which makes the
use Of snowplows unavailing. Rain
and snow alternated In Chicago and
vicinity. Not enough had fallen to-
night. however, to interfere with rail-
way traffic.
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views IN favor Of the proposition TO RI
1,xiA tn Maine

views b favor Of the proposition 10 n
build the Maine.
"Evea suppose this costs $1,000, 600,
said he, y new ship equal to the Main
would cost nearly 5000. 600. The re,
In service again In year at the furtll
est To build q new ship like he.
would take at least three years. Witt
regard TO the practicability Of raisin.
the vessel 1t Is to be remarked thn'
large vessels have been raised whIc,
were At sea, where they were expose
to the waves, while the Maine IL In !.
perfectly quiet harbor, one end restina
In the mud and part of the other ei
above water.
The Maine is in shallow spot. as
protected as a mill pond. and she is
only 6,OO0-ton ship. The British ar.
mor-clad How, Of over 10000 tons, was
raised on FerrOl, Spain, In the open
ocean, and H. NJ. &. Sultan, Of over
5000 tons, was raised and saved after
she sank in the Comino channel"
Orders have been issued for the en-
listment OF 800 men for the navy, 10
fill the vacancies caused by the de
struction of the battleship Maine, and
to complete the legal quota.
The new men will be sent to receiy-
ing ships, whence they will be SEM to
ships in commission wherever needed.
Commander-in-C Chief Street Of the
Union Veterans Union has offered IL
the President the services Of 1000;
men Of the union for the defense of
the country. They could be ready for
action in forty-eight hours.
The Meeker herald., 1898-02-26
NEWS OF THE MAINE.
The WRECK WILL Dc RAsseu
9ssdy - Invsstig~ts-BesA Csea1saW WIN
Partlcipate-Hard Wosk for D1vaRA

Washington, Feb. 20.-The naval
court Of inquiry appointed to investi-
gate the Maine disaster will begin il
work At Havana tomorrow. This Aews
came to the Navy department this
morning from Admiral Sicard at Key
West. He simply telegraphed ~ fol
lows:
THE court of inquiry sail for Havana
on 10th by lighthouse steamer Man
grove. Mark arrived to-day.
This prompt action is undoubtedly
due to the express direction Of Becre-
tary Long sent yesterday to have the
investigation begun ut the earliest pos
sible moment. The telegram was dated
yesterday, so the board arrived there
before nightfall and will be ready to
begin its work tomorrow morning.
The following dispatch was received
from Captain Sigsbee to-day:
Havana, Feb 19.-Only most expert
enced wrecking divers can do effective
work on the Maine. In the upper
works l can nse service divers. Did
some work to-day, but with little sue
cess. Will do better tomorrow. Parts
of Maine, especially the superstructure
and connections. are one confused mass
Of metal
Another brief telegram from Captain
Slgsbee reads:
Havana, Feb. 2O.-Bache," which
means that the coast survey steamer
has arrived at Havana, bringing on
board all the diving apparatus sent
from the squadron.
The statement referring to expert
enced divers Is explained at the Navy
department as no reflection upon the
men now engaged In the work, they
being enlisted men belonging to the
navy. 1t is the practice on board men-
of-war to assign few men, always
volunteers, on account Of the hazar-
dous nature of the work. to duty as
divers, in connection with their regular
work The scope OF their work is the
exploration of the ships bottom gen.
orally, the Acknowledgement Of cables
from the propellcrs and shafts, and
sometimes the search for lost torpedo
or anchor
Such work rarely carries them deep
er than twenty-five feet In the water,
and it is said for operations In deeper
water. such as would be involved In ex-
animation OF the Maine's bottom, their
training has not fitted them. They are
also lacking In that kind Of skill neces-
The Meeker herald., 1898-02-26

The record OF crimes and disasters
for year ought not to divert atten-
tion from the list Of gifts, personal or
by bequest, to religious, educational
and charitable objects. Small dona-
tions not being taken into the account.
the gifts throughout the United States
in 1897 aggregated, in round numbers,
thirty-three million. six hundred and
thirteen thousand dollars. Over thir-
teen million dollars came from women.
The summary from which these figures
are obtained shows that for churches
and religious societies more than ave
millions were given, while the munif-
cent sum of ten million. two hundred
and three thousand dollars went to
colleges. Glad and discriminate CIV
ing thus made the year q period to be
remembered with thankfulness.
The Meeker herald., 1898-02-26

sary to enable diver to grope his
way safely through the internal parts
Of a mighty ship like the Maine. torn
and dismembered. as she Is, and this
work Ii highly dangerous. Creeping
through narrow iron-bOund passages
and cropping for the doors OF the
water-tght bulkhead which divide the
hull into compartments, on Shiny floors
and in perfect darkness requires the
highest expert skill. and that is why
Captain Sigsbee with only sailor divers
at command. had not been able to do
much SO far towards unraveling the
mystery of the Names untimely end.
1t is to meet Just this emergency that
the Navy department ia making every
effort to hasten the beginning Of the
work Of recovery of the goods and per-
haps the raising of the hull by pro-
fessiOnals.
To that end, Captain Lemly. the
Judge advocate general Of the depart
ment, was at work today In his Office
with representatives Of wrecking COM
panies trying to draw up contracts for
the immediate prosecution of the work.
He has been at the tnsk now two days,
and 1t has not been easy to dispose of.
This IL owing to an apparent disposi-
ton on the part, at least of one, of the
wrecking companies to drive hard
bargain, leaving the department in the
dark as to the amount Of money to be
paid for their services.
But It is believed the obstacles have
now been surmOunted and the con-
tracts can be signed tomorrow. 1t ID
the purpose of Captain Lemly to hurry
this work. and to that end he is ar
ranging to have two Of the companies
combine their forces. They will be paid
on the scale of days work, with q
provision for bonus II they succsed
in raising the vessel. thus insuring the
recovery Of as much Of the valuable
equipment as is possible. should 1t not
be practicable to float the Maine again.
Great difficulty is expected in recov-
ering the big ten-inch turret guns, each
worth $4,000, owing not only to their
weight--fifty tons apiece, without car
riages-but to the enormous turrets in
closing them with 100 tons Of steel. 1t
is doubtful If the tops Of these turrets
can be removed, as was first supposed,
by cutting of the bolt heads that fix
them to the sides, as these large bolts
are probably cOunter-sunk, and thus
hold below the surface Of the metal.
" hIt tuc bRdIC tut tUf-
rets would make it very difficult to op-
crate there on the inside ends under
water. 1t is hoped that 1t may be feas-
ible to raise the turret entire with The
guns, II lifting apparatus Of sufficient
power can be applied.
The decision of the government to n
low concurrent Investigations Of tie
cause of the Maine disaster, for IL
own part making an independent inyee-
tigation through the naval court Of in
quiry already appointed, while permit
ting the Spanish authorities to make
such investigation as they desire. T1ie
arrangement commended itself to M
val men alike as fair to all, and at ~
same time calculated to develop the a.
act facts in 2 mapper, that could not q
questioned.
Chief Eaeaieer Melville has decidsa
The Meeker herald., 1898-02-26

Ths district council OF the Brother
hood Of Carpenters and Joiners IL pre-
pairing to ask the Illinois Legislature e
for . new law relating to the subject
of the collection of wages. which will
be a radical departure from any now
In existence in this country. and which
will place an employer who fails 10
Day his men In a position where he
can BE- committed to jail by a Justice
Of the peace. The proposed bill will be
framed after the law now in existence
in Liverpool, where all that 10 noe
essary for workman to do IL to COM
plain to the magistrate that his wages
have not been paid. The employer II
summoned before the magistrate to
show cause why he should not pay the
wages and is given . certain length of
time in which to pay them. II the
money is not forthcoming In that time
the employer may be committed to jail.
Omcers of the carpentsrs' unions say
that some law of this character II ab-
solutely necessary to protect the work
men Of Chicago against irresponsible
contractors. The present lisn law.
they declare, has proved wholly made
Quate.
The Meeker herald., 1898-02-26

In letter to the department of state
presses surprise that bicycle makers
have not made an effort to extend
their market to China. Commenting
on 1t, he says: "A wheel made strong
and cheap. without too many luxuries
such as pneumatic tires and easy sad
dies, that could be sold for 326 or $50.
gold, would go like wildnre over this
province. A Chinaman does not mind
the discomfort of hard saddle and
solid tires. So also might the i'm
portation OF cheap watches be In
creased indefinitely by proper agencies
at tho coast"
The Meeker herald., 1898-02-26
o...A,.. r.elae C.tt,.. R.t..,

Chicago, Feb. 19.-The Canadian Pa
cinc road to-day exploded a bomb
among its American competitors by an
nouncing a wholesale reduction OF
rates. These cuts affect business in two
directions. In the first place the rates
from all New England points to Mime.
apolis and St. Paul are slaughtered
ard again New England points and
points in the state Of New York have
had blanket rate applied so far a. all
basineAs to North Pacific coast points
y concerned. These transcontinental
rates have been cut almost In two.
The Meeker herald., 1898-02-26

The women Of Fitchburg. Mass. pro-
tested against the admission Of Miss
Ada Gillette to practice law before the
Worcester county bar. and the applica-
tion was refused apparently for that
reason. 1t was not alleged that Miss
Gillette was incompentent or ineligible.
but that she had lived. innocsntly
enough perhaps. several years with a
man who had been divorced from his
wife. The public, not to say the Phila-
delphia lawyer. will ind It dimcult to
associate the fact and the application
in any legal or reasonable way. but 1t
1t not characteristic Of the logic Of the
average woman?
The Meeker herald., 1898-02-26

Every seal needs ten pounds Of hsh
day In order to live and keep its
health. and 1t is declared that the Alas-
kan coast would become the greatest
cod fishery In the world should the
seal be exterminated in that quarter.
Better the cod than the seal. The lat
ter 10 a source of great domestic misery
at least once year. and is beyond the
financial reach OF the poor: while ten
pounds Of fish a day would suflce for
the largest family many times over.
1t is settled. The seal must 90.
The Meeker herald., 1898-02-26

A golden age lies behind each critic
OF the present. but 1t Is pertinent to
remember that the dross has been
eaton out by time and oblivion. Thir-
ty years after the Second Continental
Congress Of the United States. Gou-
verneur Morris and John Jay were
talking over old times, when Morris
said, jay. what set Of scoundrsls We
had in that second congress" Yes"
replied Jay. as he knocked the ashes
from his pipe, that we had"
The Meeker herald., 1898-02-26

According to the Statesman's Year
Book for 1897. the number Of paupers
In receipt Of relief In 1892 was 951. .s75.
1t an expenditure Of Rl0.si4,s16. The
number receiving relief in 1896. only
Tour years later. was 1,025.364, at an
expenditure of e11.s10.324. In add
ton to this. a large majority Of the
children of England. instead Of being
reared In the open country. under the
dome of heaven, are being huddled In
crowded towns under a pail Of heavy
smoke, among the SCOT begrimed walls
Of narrow courts and alleys paved with
cinders, without blade Of grass or .
green leaf to be seen. The foul air and
crowdins In ill-ventilated houses must
be affecting the physique and stamina
Of the race. and the day will soon come.
II 1t has not yet come. when England.
in defending her national existence. win
no longer be able to rely upon q great
rural population Of the type Of thoss
yoemen who drew the long bow ct
Cressy. Poictiers and Agincourt. or Of
those farmers SONS and village lads
who In their solid squares hurled back
the pride Of France In our last great
struggle at Waterloo.
An EnElishman can not appreciate
the intensely depressing effect Of the
manufacturing districts upon the Can
adian tourist. Accustomed as we are
to the clear pure atmosphere and bright
blue skies Of our native land, the Black
country of England seems unnatural
and uncanny, reminds one of the in
fernal regions and arouses a sad SYM
pathy for the poor human beings who
have to live under such conditions.
/ was at the depot of an English reg
ular regiment this summer. There
were about 200 men drawn up, and
walked up and down the line to exam
Inc them closely. i found l could cas-
lily look over their helmets, and that
they were slight. short lads. almost all
In their teens. They looked like lot
Of schoolboys. suppose they will be
kept at the depot until they are old
enough to Join the regiment and un-
til good food. regular habits and physi-
en- their constitutions. could not help
thinking that the prophecy Of the his
torian Froude, written dozen years
ago, was being rapidly fulfilled. Speak
ing of the crowding into manufacturing
towns. he said:
"The native vigor Of our tempsra-
ment might defy the influence of such
life for quarter or for half cen-
tury. Experience. even natural prob
ability. declared that the grandchildren
of the occupancy Of these dens must be
sickly, poor. stunted wretches, whom
NO school teaching. however excellent,
could save from physical decreptitude."
The Meeker herald., 1898-02-26
fAs Ma.xrsv. Has Sailed.

Key West, Fla, Feb. 21.-The light
house tender Mangrove, carrying the
nsemhess Of the court Of inquiry into
the Maine disaster, left for Havana
thie afternoon The Nangrove will
49, 1t tie Tortugas to take on board
CapGain Henry @. Taylor of the In
af6na. She carries also air pumps,
E1aeclx3c Nghts for the divers and other
|l1y1a4 apparatus. The injured men at
|fA6 SosT1clc1 and the marine hoap1taJ
EelGfinno slowly t4pcovinG. -.
The Meeker herald., 1898-02-26

The most the individual can do is to
conform to the customs Of the people
he 10 born among and do his level darn
dest to bs happy and contented In the
midst Of his environment. Sslf-im-
provemsnt helps society. The philan-
thropy Of one makes others philan-
thropsc. II you have an idea that may
benefit the race. give 1t utterance. and
90 ON about your business.
The Meeker herald., 1898-02-26

The favorite actor in the matinee had
better behave himself. Tho nswspa-
psrs Jump on him svsry opportunity.
ouits a. II, like the lessor and msansr
critics, they wsrs the victims OF .
cheap article Of 5salousy. In The CASE
Of RatclifYe there was apparsotly =
conspiracy: and this h partially proved
b. the fact that Tie injured lazy
claimed to have danssrous injuries.
While in truth they vsrs ccnpafativeiy
trivial. In NO ea6s must man stEiks
: vousu: but Why nAks . Asad Of .
nan simply bseaass ~ = . favesits ~
4 nood actorf -.
The Meeker herald., 1898-02-26

"A great popular demonstration
asaanst any further agitation of the
Dreyfus CASE Is Parisian proposition
good enough for an Irish bull.
The Meeker herald., 1898-02-26

1t doesn't seem rlsh. for the EimirA
Gazette to call Carl Schurz hip-nop.
". Sehur1 doesn't hlp-he msrsly
eops.
The Meeker herald., 1898-02-26
DurfelssA.

.Knoa Cooking over .bnl of hrs)-
Suppose we start in with soms blue
pointss 'Fo1-E1cuse me! I eot eonaeA
Of those from my broker thls marn-
inG.-Baston Courier.
The Meeker herald., 1898-02-26
IN OLD ENGLAND.
PHYSICAL CONDITIONS OF THE
ENGLISH PEOPLE.

svn Rsssss ss tAs Race sf the Crowd
Tag fsssshse In citiss-sOns Insss-
sssans Figures frsn stasssaaA's Ysas
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CYCLING In ENGLAND.
HOW FOUR ScHooLMARMs RODE
FROM LIVERPOOL TO LONDON.

The JOY OF whirling over Old World
Roads on New World wheels-An Un-
ehaperoned. BaGgageless, but Most En-
joyabie Trip.
copyright. 1SSs. by American Press Asso-
ciatiOn.l
Starting from Liverpool's famous art
gallery one bright June afternoon four
American wheelwomen, bidding def.
ance to poor Mrs. Grundy's exclama-
tions of horror at spch daring depar-
ture without masculine escort. turned
their faces and wheels toward London.
Notwithstanding the shock our deter
mination TO ride 10 London had occa-
stoned a good English lady, who mar
veled at -four bits of girls without even
a lad for escort" daring to think of any
thing so radical, we set out fearlessly.
with laughing denial of possessing
anything more than the usual Ameri-
can independence and pluck. Having
been over the road before by wheel |
was constituted chaperon and guide of
the party, and my three companions, all
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stretched over and sewed to the shane
round the upper and lower edges; also
at intervals to the side wires. This net.
ting may be gilded with gold paint or
left the natural color
The shade is formed by twining leaves
and flowers in and out Of the coarse
meshes, and the secret Of success is so
to arrange the flowers as to give a deli
cate screen without being too heavy
Any flowers to harmonic or contrast
with the color scheme Of the room in
which the lamp is TO be used can be Sc
iected. They can be changed from time
TO time, may be all of one kind or varied
In character, can be purchased at sales
OF otherwise, or they may be the paper
flowers which many ladies make so ex.
pertly at home. The perfume should be
sprinkled or applied in the evening just
before lighting the lamp, not afterward,
as II drop of the cold liquid touches
the hot chimney it is apt to crack the
gloss.
II wished, mica collar can be added,
also chiffon, lace or ribbon ruching
round the upper edge, on which the
flowers can rest, bat all such variations
can be according TO the materials at
command. RoslNAa H. ToNoR