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The Meeker herald., 1898-10-22
GREAT RESERVOIRS.
IMPORTANT PLANS FOR IRRIGA-
TION.
aovernor Adams and Party Visit the
Region Near Lamar aAd as . Result
VIII Sell Lands to the Great Plains
Company.

Denver, Oct. 1.-THE Rocky Noun
tain News this morning says:
Governor Alva Adams, Attorney
General B. l.. Carr and Register l.. c.
Paddock Of the state land board re-
turned yesterday from Lamar, where
the party, in company with Flatt Rog-
ers and W. NJ. Wiley, made an iis
spection of the properties of the Great
Plains Water Company. The object of
the trip was to report upon the advis-
ability of selling to the Great Plains
company 5000 acres of state school
land for which the company has ap-
Piled. Speaking OF the result of his
observations, the governor said last
evening:
II was never more surprised in my
life. The Great Plains company is the
largest organization of the kind in
Colorado, If not in the United States.
The company has been for some time
eXpendlng large sums of money in the
valley of the Arkansas. and it Is n
revelation to talk with farmers who
have located upon land under canals
of the Great Plains system. The farm
ers seem TO me like school boys who
have just gained n victory in foot
ball contest. They are the happicst
crything with them is prosperous.
They have been literally treated by
the company. and the future looks
cloudlcss.
Yes said the governor, Il am IN
favor of selling the land to the Great
Plains company. 1t is worth nothing
Mt all to the state without water for
1t. and as the company offers $3.50 an
acre. | am in favor of accepting the
proposition. ! am in favor of this
plan for several reasons. one of which
is because the company is great
blessing to the state of Colorado and
II the state does not part with this
tract of land. which really ought
never to have been selected by the
state in that locality. the company
will 20 across the line in the state OF
Kansas and carry out n large series
of Improvements there instead of eN-
tending in Colorado. While I do not
want to he selfish. it appears good
principle to do what we can for our
own people when it is in our power"
The governor says the system Of
five reservoirs which nature has CON
structed for use in the region of La
mar is on the same general plan ms
the system of great lakes in the north
, reservoirs have n combined shore line
of more than sixty miles. and when
they are filed with water will he the
largest body of water between the
Mississippi river and Salt lake. The
reservoirs will float steamships and
form n center OF health resorts and
hunting preserves such as are now I'M
known in the West. The system is
| fifteen or twenty miles north of the
Arkansas river. and the climate and
products of the region elicit the high
est admiration from visitors. The res
| ervoira arc connected with the river
| by canals through which 1t is proposed
to let the flood waters of the Arkansas
find their way in the spring. One of
the reservoirs is now partly filled with
water.
| The school land was selected in the
region n number of years ago when
the rain belt" was pointed out as the
most promising district Of the state.
The Meeker herald., 1898-10-22

brought the Americans to serious pre-
parations for an adjustment Of their
diplomatic forces and the formulation
of a plan upon which they may ulti-
mately stand in relation to the Cuban
phase Of their mission here.
A hasty conclusion should not be
drawn from the fact Of this careful
weighing of the Spanish proposition by
the Americans that they accept either
alternative classification of the Cuban
obligation, but rather that they are act
ing on n line and purpose to meet ev-
cry point raised as exhaustively as pre-
sented. They have thoroughly
traversed the Cuban debt views and
the proposals We're submitted in writ
ing.
The American reply to the Spanish
presentation of Tuesday was submitted
and read An oral discussion followed,
occupying the time until about ten
minutes after 6 o'clock, when the com
missions adjourned until Monday next.
The session to-day was two hours
longer than any previous one.
The Meeker herald., 1898-10-22
Greatest Infantry Charge In History.

Lieutenant Hobson. in his recent ad-
mentioned ~ amnnr nibar ibiTps j, snec,
tacle which, from a proscenium window
in prison, he had behcld, and which 1t had
been authoritatively stated could not be
performed. The prelude lasted twenty
days. During that period he watched the
Spaniards fortifying Santiago He saw
them fetch guns from their ships and
place them there. And then, just as
though our troops had waited until every
thing was ready for their reception, he
saw the unsupported infantry advance. he
heard the singing of the bullets, the bang
ing Of the guns. and through 1t all.
through. the, fanking artillery. through
the tearing shrapnel, through the streams
Of FIRE. through the red and white of the
tarnished dawn. he saw the ADVANCE con
Infantry. the dash up the hill, the cap
ture Of the fortifications; the feat which
formed. Nor could 1t before. Nor can II
be duplicated now. To find anything re.
sembling it one has to go back to the re
moteness of the fighting Sos and the Bal.
aclava charge.-Collier's Weekly.
The Meeker herald., 1898-10-22
SITUATION IN PARIS.
An Orieanist Plot Report
and Troops In the City.


Paris, Oct 14.-It is announced here
this morning that Il military plot
against the government has been dis
covered. The Rappel, Aurore and Pc
tite Republique Franchise publish al
most Identical stories on the subject.
1t appears that the plot was discovered
by a general holding an important po-
sition.
The plotters were to have taken ac-
tion Saturday, during the absence OF
the minister Of war, General Chanoine.
1t further appears that when the gov
ernment was warned OF the plot, the
ministers were not surprised, having
already obtained Information regard
ing the conspiracy.
The Matin says the plot was not In
favor Of one Of the pretenders to the
throne Of France, who has been talked
about for some time, but was only for
the purpose Of changing certain Off
cials OF the government without touch
ing the President.
Paris, Oct. 15.-It is impossible TO
pick out the truth from the mass Of
rumors current regarding the alleged
military plot.
The general idea is that it was in
Ieuueu HS IL ASN hShi
onstration, designed to insult and pro-
woke the army into some act which
have led to the arrest and incarcera-
tion of Drcyfusite and proclamation
of military government.
Apparently the Orleanists We're at
the bottom OF the movement, and an
English duke is mentioned. There is
little doubt that the plot has been frns-
trated, but an extremely uneasy feel
ing prevails.
A reliable estimate of the troops re-
Gently brought to the capital on ac-
count of the strike puts the number
now here, or within easy distance, at
10000 men.
London, Oct. 14.-The situation in
Paris Is regarded in well Informed
quarters here as being more serious
than at any time since the commune.
The city is excited over the Dreyfus
affair, the strikes and the plot "-einst
the govqrn-ent discovered to-day.
The Meeker herald., 1898-10-22
AFTER THE EMPEROR.
Anarchists Plot to XIII william on Hi
Way to Palestine.

Way to Palestine.
Alexandria, Egypt, Oct. 14.-The
Alexandria police have arrested nine
Italian anarchists since last night
and have thereby frustrated plot
against Emperor William, now on his
way to the Holy Land, to be present
the Savior Of Jerusalem.
The first to be arrested Is caft
keeper, well-known anarchist. in
whose house the police discovered tive
wire-wound bombs of great strength
full of bullets. This arrest was made
in consequence of the notification Civ
en- by the Italian consul general a
Cairo, that two anarchists had lef
Cairo for Port Said.
The police investigation showed thai
the arrested cafe keeper had bribet
day from Alexandria to Port Said
and Syria to take on board a box OF
bombs. Apparently the anarchists
originally intended to use the bombs
at the Palais Abidin. at Cairo, while
Emperor William and the Khedivt
We're there.
When the Kaiser decided not tt
visit Egypt the anarchists changed
their plans and decided to attack
him in Palestine.
The liveliest satisfaction is felt ovel
the captures. and the German consul
ate has expressed its warmest thanks
The two Cairo anarchists. who lefI
Port Said. have not been arrested.
The Meeker herald., 1898-10-22
Hobson at Work on tho Colon

Santiago de Cuba, Oct. 16.-Naval
Constructor HobsOn, who has arrived
here from the wreck of the Spanish
cruiser Cristobal Colon, will leave to-
morrow for Guantanamo on business
connected with the Infanta Maria Te-
resa, which he expects to get of to the
United States before the end of the
month.
For the last few days he has been
engaged in preparing to raise the Girls
tobal Colon, a work which is practic-
ally impossible, from the sea, because
of the dangerous heavy swell. The op-
erations will, therefore, be conducted
from the shore.
Mr.. Hobson has built trolley line
out to the shop, distance of $50 feet,
with suspension bridge; and the
compressed air pumps are now in po-
sition. On his return from Guantana-
mo he will push his operations vigor-
ously, as he feels absolutely certain of
raising the hull uninjured
The Meeker herald., 1898-10-22
THE PRESIDENT AT ST. LOUIS
He Does IA Hard Days Work and l..
Warmly Received.


st. Louis. Oct. 14.-Presidcnt McIIin.
ley was to-day the guest Of st. Louis,
the city in which. two years ago, he
received the nomination to his present
high office.
The President came from Omaha. h;'
way of Galesburg, Illinois, and wa,
brought into the city at 9:15 n. m. be
ing preceded from Spanish Lake by a
special train. carrying the local recep-
tion committee.
From the time of his arrival until II
p. m, when the President left the city.
| he was accorded an almost continuous
ovation. Escorted TO the Southern ho-
tel by civic bodies and regular and vol
unteer troops, President Mckinley was
met by the cheers of thousands Of peo-
pie, lining both sides of the thorough
fares through which he passed.
| At the Southern hotel. where the
President was entertained, he stopped
and reviewed the parade given in his
honor and later held Il reception in the
pariors. There he met many promi-
nent st. Louisians. At noon the chief
executive addressed Il large crowd on
the iloor of the Merchants Exchange
and afterward sat down to an elabor-
| ate luncheon at which seventy-tive per-
! sons were present. A drive through
! the fashionable west end streets and
parks of the city completed the day
ltht program of entertainment.
\ feature of the drive was the stop
made at the Memorial Home. where
President Mckinley met and shook
| hands with Jack Haynes, aged III
years. said to be the oldest soldier in
the United States.
Tonight At the Coliseum in the cx-
position building the greatest throng
Of people addressed by President Nc
kinley under ctver thus far during his
present trip, gave him Il magnificent
| preetinn.
The Meeker herald., 1898-10-22

OF the several causes OF fear, that OF
thunder and lightning Is said by Presi-
dent Stanley Hall to be the most COM
mon, because OF the supposed helpless
ness of humanity to avert or neutralixe
a stGoke of lightning. Yet this Is not
always the case. During the civil war
Col. Rutherford B. Hayes and little
squad OF men were reconnoiterinE in
the mountains of West Virginia, when
a severe thunder storm broke over
them and they took shelter under q
clump of trees. With singh bolt.
nve of the men fell senseless and were
mourned by their companions a. dead.
Col. Hayes detailed two men to each
OF the unconscious soldiers, and him
self demonstrated the methods used
In resuscitating the drowned. After
ten minutes of Intellectual effort, the
soldiers declared it folly to try longer.
the men were dead. The colonel Or
dered no relaxing Of work. In twenty
minutes two of the men showed signs
of life; in forty minutes two others,
and after an hour and half the breath
of the fifth came with faint nutter,
and all were saved. Make point o,
telling this experience" President
Hayes used to say; 1T may save other
lives"
The Meeker herald., 1898-10-22
Justice Harlan Play. Col.

Justice Harlan has gone wild about
golf. according to the opinions of his COL
leagues on the Supreme bench. who insist
that no sane man will get up at s o'clock
coffee and then walk a couple of miles in
order to knock ball about in the damp
Ian explains that that is the only way he
can indulge his fayorite pastme. He has
to go to the capitol to attend consulta-
tions between 10 and II o'clock. and does
not get OF the bench until ). He declares
that II his colleagues would follow his ex-
ample and spend three four hourS in
exercise in the open air every morning It
would be a great deal better for the cause
of Justice.
The Meeker herald., 1898-10-22

Since the ideal of one generation Il
the working factor OF the next, the
public school teacher becomes rank
ing oficer In the ship of state. OF the
twenty thousand teachers gathered at
the recent convention in Washington,
even the most irresponsible exerts a
profound influence upon our future cit
ixenship. A little boy lately came to
Mrs. Mary A. Livermore with a Ques-
ton, listened to her answer, and then
said, gravely: We'll. grandmamma, l
will ask Miss Brown tomorrow II what
you say is true The fact that Miss
Brown was the little eighteen-year-
old teacher OF primary school makes
comment upon the character and iu-
fuence Of the teacher superfuous.
The Meeker herald., 1898-10-22
SUCCESS OF THE OMAHA FAIR
Large Cash Balance Stands to Credit of
the EXpOaitlon.


Omaha. oct. 16.-A cash balance in
bank exceeding $500. 600 now stands to
the credit of the Transmississippi Ex-
position.
There are fifteen days remaining All
railroads in this territory have made
a half cent mile rate for the last
week of the fair. Tomorrow, the 18th,
is Odd Fellows Day. The committee
is confident Of 25,OOO members of the
order. Tuesday, the 18th, is German
Day, for which extraordinary prepara-
tiOns are made. German societies from
this and neighboring states will par
ticipate. William Rapp of Chicago,
editor of the Illinois Staats Zeitung, is
orator. Tuesday is also devoted to A.
o. U. w. Thousands are coming.
With these and other attractions,
chief among which is the live stock
show, it is certain that revenues for
the remaining fifteen days will more
than meet the liabilities, to say moth
ing Of the salvage. Should this prove
true, stockholders will receive 10 cents
for every dollar invested and possibly
90 cents. More than 100000 people en-
tered the gates jubilee week.
The Meeker herald., 1898-10-22
TANNER AND THE RAILROADS.
The Alton Oniclais Believe Their Rights
Have been Infrlnged

Chicago, Oct. 14.-Complication thai
threaten to assume greater proportion.
than the clash between the federal and
state authorities during the railway
strike under Altgcld's administration
promise to grow out of Governor Tan
ner's action refusing to allow the AL
ton railroad TO unload coorcd miner.
ut Virden.
General Solicitor Brown of the Chica
20 & Alton left for Springfield to-day
as the result of n conference of the Of
ficials of the road. Brown will as
sume charge of the situation at Virder
so far as the Alton is concerned. Steps
will be taken likewise by the Alton tt
secure legal redress for the alleged
lawless seizure Of the road by the gov.
ernor.
The officials of the Alton make nc
attempt to conceal their anger, and
cast the blame upon the governor fol
interfering with a common carrier
which has authority to operate as suct
under state laws
The officials of the Alton claim thai
one Of the most sacred prerogatives OF
a common carried was outraged and
they expressed their determination tt
find out If the governor of the state car
exercise lawless force" as they tern
it, without being held to account,
The Meeker herald., 1898-10-22
Madrid Censor Is Active.

Bayonne, France, Oct. 14.-Accordipl
to advices received from MaArid. !
rigorous censorship has been revived
there since yesterday.
Senior Sagasta and his colleagues ar,
reported to be greatly concerned re
garding the demands of the United
States government, which, they assert
not only refuses to assume any o,
Spain's colonial debts, but wants t.
take the heavy artillery in Cuba aui
the floating dock recently sent to Ha
vana.
The same advices say the Madrid
Imparcial announces that the govern
ment has cabled General Blanco NOT ID
turn over any further territory to III,
Americans until the peace treaty ha
been definitely signed.
The Meeker herald., 1898-10-22

An eminent authority says we ought
to have a standing army OF one hun
dred and fifty thousand men. That
would be Imperialism indeed. What
ever the peace results Of this war. 1t
would be misfortune to have that
expensive show and parade fastened
upon lis year by year. There is no ne
cessity for it, and 1t smacks too much
of the foreign systems which ignore
the taxpayer in behalf Of the soldier.
We can get UP larger army within a
brief space of time than any other ma
ton, and the delays Of discipline and
organization would be less expensive
and destructive than continual army
tax and an utterly useless display Of
military power
The Meeker herald., 1898-10-22
ANOTHER SEAHORROR
WRECK ON THE COAST OF ENG.
LAND.
Feared That More Than Ono Hundred ana
sixty Llves Are Lost-MoheEan Driven
Ashore.

London, Oct. lo.-The Atlan'ic
Transport Company's steamer None
gan, formerly the Cleopatra, OF the
Wilson and Furness-Leyland line,
which left London for New York yes
terday with fifty passengers and
crew Of $50. Is ashore of the Lizard
between the Manacles and the Low
lands.
Only thirty-one were saved out OF
the 200 in the steamer.
A coast guard message reported that
the passengers were drowning ike
rats"
Another account says:
Bodies are washing ashore. one be-
ing that of lady, lashed to plank,
with both legs severed
Particulars Of the disaster are diff
cult to obtain. II appears that when
the Michigan struck gale was blow
ing and the sea was running high.
Life boats put of from the Lizard
and from Falmouth, one returning
filled with passengers. Several were
drowned, however. il is reported. on
the passage OF the life boat to the
shore. Another life boat saved six
persons.
The coast at that point is extremely
dangerous and has been the scene of
numerous wrecks. Some years ago
there was n movement set on foot to
get lightshlp placed there. but 1t
failed.
A dispatch from Falmouth says the
Mohegan foundered and was probably
blown ashore by the heavy east wind
after her machinery was disabled.
All the Falmouth tugs went out, but
none were able to approach the vessel.
Later-A lifeboat has landed thirty
Of the Mohegan's passengers and re-
turned for more. One lady died after
she was brought ashore.
1t Is reported that the position OF
the Mohegan is serious and assistance
Is urgently needed.
$3.50 a. m.-According to a dispatch
Just received from Falmouth. out OF
200 persons, constituting the passen
gers and crew of the Mohegan. only
thirty-one have been saved
4 a. m.-Only thirty-one have been
saved. This intelligence was forward
ed from the coast guard by telephone
to Falmouth. The coast guards are
watching for bodies and wreckage
The lifebonts have gone into Port
Houstock.
The steamer Mohegan tthen the Gle
opatra) arrived at New York August
18th last on Its maiden trip from Lon
don. 1t Is Il single-screw steel vessel
Of 4,51O tons register. 4SO feet long by
SO beam and about 36 feet in depth o.
hold. 1t hnd accommodations for ~
passengers and capacity for be
tween 1000 and 5000 tons of freigh
and 700 cattle.
The commander is Captain Grifiths
commodore Of the Atlantic transport
fleet. The Mohegan is one Of the five
vessels recently purchased from the
Wilson and Furness- Leyland line by
the Atlantic Transport Company to re
place the Mohawk. Mobile. Massachu
setts, Michigan and Mississippi. which
were sold to the United States gov
ernment to be used as transports.
The Meeker herald., 1898-10-22
Two In,ere.tlns Burd,nr.

Pictures OF two interesting Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad buildings
have been reproduced in a recent issue
of Truth. One is the building A3
Frederick. Md, which has been used
since 1881 as a freight station, aBd
which is still devoted to that purpose.
In the little cupola of the building .
bell once hung which was always rung
on arrival of trains from Baltimore
when horses were the motive power OF
the railroad. The other building 10
the station at Mount Glare, Baltimore,
and it Is noted as being the location
OF the first telegraph office in the
world. 1t was from this building that
Professor Morse sent his celebrated
message in 1914 to his friends In
Washington, forty miles away.
Cousin Josephine hides her deafness
with great tact" "How?' she talks all
the time"
The Meeker herald., 1898-10-22
THE MAJORS EXPERIENCE.
From the Detroit Free Press.

One Of the staunchest supporters Of the
desp-water way from the Great Lakes to
the ocean is Major A. C. Bishop, of 7:5
Third Ave-, Detroit, a civil engineer of
wide experience and considerable promi-
nencs In his profession. He was assistant
engineer ON the Hudson River Railroad in
1850 and has since conducted large engin-
eering operations. He has been located in
Detroit since 1915. and has a large acquain-
tancs among the business men and citt1sns
Of this city.
Two years ago, for the first time, Major
Bishop was in the hospital. Fortwomonths
he had the best of medical attendance but
whom he was discharged he was not like the
Major Bishop of old. When asked regard
ing his health, he said: when had my
last spell of sickness and came out Of the
hospital was . sorry sight, could not
gain my strength, and could not walk over
Q block for several weeks.
The Meeker herald., 1898-10-22
Error shuts Out Ticket,

Albany, N. Y, Oct. 15.-The state
ticket of the Chicago platform Democ-
racy will not go on the official ballot.
The certificate placing this independ-
ent ticket In the field was received by
the secretary Of state at II o'clock last
night, and in examining it, he found
the jurat Of the notary public on the
Ulster county petition defective, and
notified the committee.
The error was not corrected before
the time for filing expired. SO the Sec
retary Of state has ruled that the whole
certificate 10 defective. and its nomi.
psss cannot 80 on the Official ballot,
The Meeker herald., 1898-10-22

1t having been represented to the
treasury department that tow OF fax.
which is subject to duty OF $50 per
ton under paragraph 326. act OF July
"a, 1897, is being admitted to free en-
try at various ports as paper stock un-
der paragraph 1872, or, when carded. As
waste not specially provided for" al
10 per cent ad valorem under paragraph
1853, the department has directed that
all tow OF fax be hereafter classined
under paragraph 1926. irrespective of
the fact that it may or may not be
entered as paper stock.
The Meeker herald., 1898-10-22

The crop estimates for the province
Of Ontario this year are very satisfac-
tory. Fall wheat will amount to 25,-
900, 1000 bushels. q gain Of 100000
bushels over last year. The spring
wheat crop will amount to $4,000
bushels, q gain Of 100000 bushels.
Barley will be about as last year. and
oats $4,000. 900 bushels, falling OF of
1000, 900 bushels. The hay crop Is e00,-
900 tons larger than last year. and the
peas crop 100000 bushels more. Late
estimates place the Manitoba wheat
crop ct 5000. 900 bushels, and that Of
tss territories st 7.oeAoee basAsaA
The Meeker herald., 1898-10-22
Libraries for Country Towns.

A writer In the October Ladies' Home
Journal shows how easy it is 10 establish
and maintain public libraries even in the
fort under capable, enthusiastic direction
1t is pointed out will bring the sought-foI
results. The article details with exact
directnesS the best way to proceed, even
suggesting entertainments by which
money can be raised for the library fund.
At small money cost, the writer makes
1t clear that every small town can enjoy
the benefits of a good library.