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The Meeker herald., 1898-02-12

We'll, well! Verify, this is the age of
wonders. The battleship Kentucky is
= be christened, at her launching, with
spring water. This is the same chris
ening that caused controversy be-
tween Kentucky girl and an ex-secre-
tarJ of the navy, in which bottle of
4Gyear old whisky figured.
y Joe Letter has made another lucky
tltn in the wheat pit, but that is no
reason that lie wont 90 in oncs too
oftep,
The Meeker herald., 1898-02-12
BULLS FOR SALE.

Sfew we'll graded Young Hereford
!. Fit for service this year. Apply
3 II. INES. foreman, Bar-Triangle
~ company. Meeker, Colo. fe6
The Meeker herald., 1898-02-12

Tsyisr wA.stI.a inviporets u atetsu.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-22
THREE WAR VESSELS
 WILL BE MADE READY.
Work Being Hurried on the Min neapolis, Miantonomah and
 Katahdin,

NEW YORK, Feb. 21.-A Philadel- phia special to the Herald says: Ac- tivity now prevails at the navy yard and the whole atmosphere of League Island is unmistakably one of business. It is said that an extra force of men will be put at work tomorrow to get some of the war vessels at the yard in readiness for service. Some of the men are to be placed at work on the cruiser Minneapolis, which has been in the drydock for some time. It is thought by the officers that the necessary re- pairs to the cruiser can be made with in five days, when she will be in con- dition to leave the dock.
 Work on the double-turreted moni- tor Miantonomah, which has been ly ing at the wharf for two years, is also being pushed rapidly by a large force of workmen. It is believed that the ne- cessary repairs can be completed in a short time and that she will soon mount the navy guns designed for her.
 The ram Katahdin, which has been put out of commission, is also beIng placed in shape and a new ventilating apparatus will be put in. This Is an important equipment, as great part of the vessel is under water.
 The cruiser Columbia, which is in the harbor can be taken at moments notice.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-22
THE STAY OF THE
 VIZCAYA SHORTENED.
ably Soon Leave New York for Havana.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-The social courtesies which the Government in tended to extend to the officers of the ViZcaya have been abandoned on ac- count of the Maine catastrophe.
 As a result, the stay of the Vizcaya at New York probably will be material ly shortened, and she Is likely to sail within the next three days, probably on Thursday next. The ship no doubt will proceed direct to Havana, not stopping at Charleston or other ports, as had been suggested during the ear Her preparations.
 The ViZcaya will not coal at New York, according to the understanding here, nor will it be necessary for her to take coal before reaching Havana This determination gives relief to the authorities here, as the taking of coal in time of public excitement is attend ed with more or less risk, the coal af- fording an opportunity to extremists for the secretion of explosives, despite the utmost precaution that may be taken
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-22
CAPTAIN BOYT0N
 TRACKED BY SPIES.
Yellow Correspondents Wrongly Stated That He Would Blow
 Up the Vizcaya.

NEW YORK, Feb. 21.-A Norwich (Conn) special to the Herald says: Sensational journalism is making no end of trouble for Captain Paul Boy ton, who is an inmate of the sanitar- ium at South Windham. He has been quoted freely as willing to attempt to place torpedoes under the Spanish cruiser Vizcaya by the aid of his water walking suit
 This business he said to me to- day has made me an object of sus- picion of the Spanish Government"
 According to Captain Boyton, a Spanish spy has been on his track for several days. He noticed a stranger following him last night On Friday a stranger attempted to enter the san- itarium, but was stopped by Superin- tendent Donahue. The man was very anxious to see Captain Boyton but when he found out that the captain was in the building he was apparently satisfied and left hurriedly. Another time Captain Boyton was interviewed
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-22

at reasonable rates of interest Ths interest would not be so low as it would if Congress should pass a law making the bonds of the country ex- pressly payable, principal and interest, in gold. The contingency would be one calling for the highest patriotism, and it is possible that the President might realize this and break off his political coquetting with the international bi- metallists, and that a majority of the Senate might follow his example and aid the House in passing a law which would put the credit of the coun- try out of the question:.
 Most of the Republicans in the Sem ate, as well as the Republican majority in the House, would vote for gold bond bill under such circumstances, and there ought not to be any doubt that Democrats who do not come from the silver mining States would be willing to join with them. Men like Senators Murphy of New York, Smith of New Jersey, German of Maryland Kenny of Delaware, McInerny of Louisiana and others ought not to hesitate in such an emergency between loyalty to the flag and loyalty to the Chicago plaform.
 AS for the little group of gold-stan- dard Democrats, Senators Caffery of Louisiana, Gray of Delaware and Lind say of Kentucky, they would be even more ready than the Republicans to support the treasury at any and all times.
 Even if Democrats in the Senate should fail to rise to be patriotic enough in the face of a foreign foe to turn their backs upon the Chicago platform, I the Government would obtain the money necessary to carry on the war, but in the end it would cost the taxpayers of the country many hundreds of millions more for additional interest.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-22
SPAIN IS BUILDING
 UP HER NAVY NOW.
Orders Given for a New Cruiser to Be Laid Down in the Dock
 Yards at Cadiz.

MADRID, Feb. 21.-The Spanish Gov ernment has ordered a cruiser of mod crate size and power to be laid down at once in the dock yards at Cadiz. The dimensions of the vessel are as fol- lows: Length over all, 2S9 feet; ex- treme beam, 36 feet; displacement, 2OOO tons.
 She has unusual armor protection for a ship of her size, carrying on her pro- tected deck eight-tenths of an inch at the water line, and 3.2 inches except over machinery and magazines, where this will be increased to 4 inches.
 The armament consists of four 5.6- inch rapid fire breech- loading steel rifles. four 4-inch breech-loading rapid fire steel rifles onthe Hontoria principle. and four 3.3-inch Nordenfeldt rapid fire pieces. She is also furnished with two torpedo tubes.
 The designed speed is twenty knots an hour and her radius action is 600O knots.
 Admiral Bermejo admits that Spain is seeking three new warships. He says also proposals have been made. but that none have been accepted.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-22
UNDOUBTEDLY DESTROYED
 BY DESIGN
Passengers From Havana Tell of Circumstances Attending the Slowing Up of the
 Maine.

Frank Weinhimer of this city, an eyewitness of the explosion and fel- low passenger of MT. Holcomb's, told the following story:
 ''On Tuesday evening I strolled down to the river front for a breath of fresh air. I was about 300 yards from the Maine. The first intimation I had of an explosion was a crunching sound. Then there came a terrible roar. Inn from the Maine. Some of them must have been thrown at least 300 feet. It looked as though the whole inside of the ship had been blown out. Many persons on the pier were nearly thrown from their feet by the force of the ex- plosion. The air became stifling with smoke"
 MT. Weinhimer said he heard an ex- cited Spaniard declare shortly after the explosion that if the "Americanos" sent another warship 1t also would be blown up.
 M. J. Naghton, an insurance man of Chicago, who was staying with his wife at the Grand Hotel, said he was seated in front of the hotel when the explo- sion occurred. It was followed, he said. by another and a much louder one.
 we thought the whole city had been blown to pieces," said MT. Naghton. Some said the insurgents were enter ing Havana. Others cried out that Morro Castle was blown up."
 Continuing his description of the panic which existed in Havana short ly after the explosion, MT. Naghton said:
 "On the Prado is a large cab stand. The minute after the explosion was heard the cabman cracked their whips and went rattling over the cobbles like crazy men. The fire department turned out and bodies of cavalry and infantry rushed through the streets. There was no sleep in Havana that night. The Spanish officials were quick to express their sympathy and acted very well as a whole, but think their expres- sions of regret lacked the warmth which would have been characteristic of an American city had such dis aster occurred under similar circum- stances"
 William L. Carbin. the passenger who professed to have important informa- tion about the explosion, refuses to make any further statements than he made at quarantine.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-22
FIVE DIVERS SENT
 TO CAPTAIN SIGSBEE.
There Will Be Plenty of Men to Carry on the Work of Exam
 ming the Maine.


 WASHINGTON, Feb. 21.-Adn1iraI Sicard telegraphed from Key West this afternoon that he had sent five divers to Captain Sigsbee, and asked if that was sufficient. The acting chief of the Navigation Bureau, Captain Dickens, at once took the sensible course of di- recting the admiral to put himself in communication with Captain Sigsbee and learn his needs at first hand. The business of the Navy Department is getting back to it's normal condition, as is evidenced by the fact that an order has been issued to discontinue the special telegraph service which was es- tablished with Key West, and hereafter the office at that place will close at 10 o'clock at night, as formerly
 Commander Forsythe, the command ant at Key West, has also asked per mission of the department to stop his daily bulletins, and this has been granted, with an understanding that he will report any deaths that may oc- cur among the sufferers in the hos pitals there. To-day he reported that they were all getting along nicely. The exchange of official condolences still continues.
 To-day Secretary Long sent tele- gram as follows to Captain Eulate:
 Commanding Officer of the Spanish Cruiser ViZcaya, Tompkinsville. N. Y: I have the honor to acknowledge the receipt of your telegram of coincidence for the loss of the Maine and thank you for the expression of sympathy"
 A similar response was made to a cablegram from Vice-Admiral Spann at Vienna, expressive of sympathy for the terrible disaster to the Maine
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-22
Eulate Received With All Due Courtesy by Army
 and Navy Men.
But at the Office of the Mayor of Greater New York 1t Would Appear That There Was
 Frost in the Air.

reached General Merritt's quarters They were received by the head of the Department of the East and his staff in full uniform. Greetings and good wishes were exchanged, and there was informal talk for half an hour. Then Captain Eulate and Consul-General Baldasano boarded the regular Govern ment boat which plies between the city and Governors Island. This was the third Government vessel the visiting captain had utilized during the day. Arriving at pier 3 the cab was again pressed into service, and the Spanish captain and Consul were driven up Broadway to the Mayors office. Detec- tive Davis carried the cards of the visitors into the Mayor, and a moment later ushered in the visitors. Word had been passed through the City Hall corridors, and a hundred or more law yers, politicians and newspaper men were gathered in the Mayors room and about the entrance when Senor Bald asano and his companion appeared
 Tn anticipation of the formality of tue presentation to the chief executive of Greater New York. Captain Eulate had removed his cape overcoat and ar ranged it on his left arm, and carrying his laced chapeau, he stepped into the presence of Mayor Van Wyck, who arose and stood at one side of nis desk, as Sen0r Baldasano said: T wish to present Captain Antonio Eula ,e, of the Cranish warship Vizcaya, to you, as you are the representative of the city of New York.
 Captain Eulate bowed with Castilian grace and said in good English, Com pIinents" Mayor Van Wyck bowed, but said nothing. Senor Baldasano then said, The captain wishes to pay his respects to you" If the Mayor made any reply it was inaudible. The visi- tors waited a moment, evidently ex- pecting to be welcomed to the city, but as the Mayor remained silent Senor Baldasano relieved an embarrassing situation by saying: We will not de- tain you longer, as you are so busy having to see all these gentlemen" With that he shook hands with the Mayor. the captain shook hands and both lowing low took their departure. They were driven back to the Spanish con- sulate, and Captain Eulate, having made his official calls. changed his un- form for civilian dress Senor Bald asano sent for the detectives and told them their services were no longer needed
 Senor Baldasano said the ship will probably remain off Tompkinsville five or six days, and will then proceed to Havana. Captain Eulate dined with SenOr RaldaSaOO at his home this aven- ing, and then returned to his ship.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-22
MUCH AMMUNITION
 HAS BEEN RECEIVED.
War Supplies for the Notifications in the Vicinity of
 Newport.

NEW YORK, Feb. 21-A Newport (R. I.) special to the Herald says: A very large amount of ball and car fridge ammunition has been received at Fort Adams. The officers, though, say this is not extraordinary Other than this there is no evidence of spe- cial preparation for defense at any Government station near Newport
 Parts of mortar carriages which were brought here for the mortar battery at Fort Adams have been found unsatis- factory, and will be sent back to Wa terfcrd, Conn.,, tomorrow. Guns for the battery at Dutch Island are ex- pected soon. Work on them has been rushed for several weeks. Their mount ings are. already in position.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-22

NEW YORK, Feb. 21-The Ward line steamer Seguranca arrived at quarantine to-day from Tampico and Havana. The Seguranca arrived at Havana at 10 o'clock on the morn ing of cne disaster to the Maine and passed close by the wreck. The Se- guranca's passengers said that great excitement prevailed at Havana, ard at the time of sailing the foreign population were generally of the opinion that the Maine was de- stroyed by design. They cited, among other things in support of this theory, the fact that the Spanish man-of-war Alfonso XIII, which was anchored near the Maine, changed her moorings just previous to the disaster. One of the passen- gers, William L. Carbin, went so far as to say he saw boat go near the Maine a short time previous to the explosion. He said he would go to Washington to make a statement before the proper authorities.
 c. P Holcomb of Newcastle Del, general manager of street railway in Philadelphia, one of the passengers on board the Seguranca, was outspoken in his belief that the investigation at Ha- vana would reveal some startling cir cumstanceS
 T went to Havana" said MT. Hol- comb, mot at all in sympathy with the insurgents, but on Wednesday, when we got to Havana, I believe any of the Americans on board was in a mood to commit murder. The flags of the Span ish warship were not half-masted. The vessels of all other nationalities had paid this slight tribute to the dead.
 ''The contrast between the bearing of the Spaniards and Cubans is strong. At the funeral of the Maine's seamen the Cuban women in the streets were almost all dressed in mourning, while the Spanish women wore colors. The only American flags I saw in the whole procession were two small ones. about three by six inches. l went aboard the Alfonso XIII and was received po- litely. The only expression of regret I heard there was from an officer, who complained that the force of the Maine explosion had broken his toilette bot ties. There can be no mistaking the indifference of the Spaniards in Ha- vana over the loss of the warship and those on board. On Thursday, while driving to the cemetery with two Amer ican friends I was assailed with jeers, and some one threw large stone at our carriage
 F. w Bobbette of this city, who was with MT. Holcomb in the carriage, added:
 That's perfectly true. In fact, one or two children yelled after us that they had blown up the .Ameri- cano,' and that they were glad of it. I did not hear a single expression of regret for the terrible loss of life from any Spaniard during the time I was in Havana"
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-22
SAYS A GREAT CRISIS
 IS NOW IMMINENT.
An Alarming Dispatch Sent From New York and Published in
 a Madrid Paper.

MADRID, Feb. 21.-An official agent says: The Imparcial publishes a dispatch, for which it must assume full responsibility. as it does not ac- cord with the relations actually known to exist between the. Spanish and American Governments. It is dated from New York and reads: Great military preparations are being made. The forts are being reinforced. Three hundred artillery men have been sent to Sandy Hook and the Naval Reserves have been expected to hold themselves in readiness. The gun cotton and smokeless powder factories are work ing night and day, and it is generally believed that great crisis in the re- lations between the United States and spain is imminent"
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-22
Reading Militia Ready.

READING, Pa, Feb. 21.-Captain Samuel Willits of the Reading Artil- lery says that their quartermaster has received orders to secure the name and residence of every enlisted man and verify the same, so that in case they are needed, the members will be ready to rendezvous at any place within twenty-four hours. To-day another military company of sixty men was formed, and efforts are being made to increase the number to 300 within the next three days.
The San Francisco call., 1898-02-22

by an alleged newspaper man. The captain is sure the fellow was a detec- tive and not a newspaper man.
 They want to be sure I am still here,' he said. Captain Boyton once placed a dummy torpedo under the British vessel Garnet. Captain Boy tons representative said that while Captain Boyton was a warm follower of Cuba's freedom. he had not thought of making any attempt against the ViZcaya, as newspapers had quoted him
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-03-25

spend much time by her side. He still
kept upbroken his record as a crap
shooter" He did not make much
money and the poor girl would often
have gone hungry If 1t had not been
for the goodness of "China's" relatives
and friends. For weeks her people
seemed to forsake her. Then Mrs.
Miranda back II she would come alone.
This the girl refused. After another
interval one of the older daughters
wrote that the mother was III. She
begged of Miranda II she wanted to see
her mother alive To come, and come at
nee The girl went. This plea she
could not withstand, and though Mrs.
I'ootc was a sick woman, she was not
in such a dangerous condition as the
letter seemed TO indicate. At the end
Of two weeks the girl ran away for the
second time. All she took with her
she wore, dressed in a calico wrapper,
a cheap little hat and a cape for her
shoulders. She went back TO her black
husband and her dull life. But not
for long. The hardshlps that she had
20 bear broke her down. She died on
November ]. For a few hours John
insisted that his white wife should be
buried where and when he chose. But
The girls mother took her dead child
back TO the place Of her birth and she
was buried from the big stone house.
Six days after his white wife's death,
China" was arrested with n lot OF 9th
ers in a gaming room. But his good
luck did not here desert him. On the
way to the station he escaped from the
police. Last week he asked the cir
cult court at Galesburg to appoint an
administrator for the estate OF Miriam
da Foote Crawford. He claims he is
entitled. as her husband, to a third OF
the prhlerty left by her. And he in
sis,s that her share Of her fathers es-
tate Is In the noighborhood OF s2j, 900.
The sixty days allowed after death by
the court had elapsed before China
was aware that he was entitled by law
TO a part OF his wifc's fathers money.
After his crap-shooting escapade end
ed he hid himself for some time on a
farm In McDonough county. He talk
ed often Of his white wife and her rich
connections. He was assured that n
part OF this wealth should descend IA
him, and he has made the first ster
TO acquire it..
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-03-25
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supple as a gymnast, as sober as Il
Judge and as brave as a lion. his
head was always clear, and no man
was quicker to calculate Il fighting
chance than he. Egan had many mar
row escapes, the most notable OF he
was on March 10. 1899. lie had gone
to the roof of the burning Brown-Dur-
rell building to open hydrants. While
thus engaged he was cut Oft from all
lines of escape except one. This was
n telegraph cable that stretched across
Kingston street to the Holmes build
ing. opposite. Egan threw his hat
down into the street as Il signal Of dis
trcss and swung himself out, hand over
hand and leg over leg. into space. The
cable swayed and saggcd. When he
had reached the middle point he stop.
ped. lie could not climb on the up
grade. a life net was brought and sus-
pended at the spot where he was eX-
pected to fall. stick to II, jack was
the cry from the fremcn. Egan hus-
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-03-25

them TO have n fixed residence. an
allotted them land. distributed agric1l
tural implements among them and or
dcred them t1rultivate their land. But
instead of taking up their residences II
the comfortable houses they had beer
presented with, the Tziganes turned
the houses into stables for their horse!
and COWS and set up tents near by
for their own use. To prevent the corr
given them for seed from sproutinR
they boiled 1t. But the emperor waf
discouraged. He abolished the TIL
game language, as he had already done
away with the Magyar language: did
away with the very name OF Tzigane,
and finally took their children from
them. to be educated by German and
Hungarian farmers. who were to bring
them up according to a strict code Of
discipline. But the little Tziganes grew
up with all the instincts of their race,
and Ut the first opportunity they es-
capped and rcjo!ncd their parents.
The Red Cloud chief., 1898-03-25
Readers of Itubbis'

II the works OF high-class writer's
are upon the shelves Of those who make
a practice OF reading rubbish, those
works remain unlocked at, while the
low move Is sought with keen anxiety.
and time Is occupied in its perusal al
ways at the expense of the intellect.
and often to the neglect OF duties OF
vast importance. People pay visits
to libraries, procure books, and spenc
hours daily in reading, and often speak
OF II with apparent pride, hut, as \
rule, they only read what may be call
ed pastimes. Such readers are con-
sequently never in any way improved
by their reading, though well up in
the details OF imagined murders and
acts OF immortality, which authors have
put before them to amuse and crafty
their shallow minds. Demoralizing lit
erature does not find its patrons In
any one class Of society; on the con-
trary, such Is read by the lady in the
drawing room as well az by the domes-
tic servant In the kitchen: by the man
of good position down to the Office boy,
who has often been induced to be-
come a thief or a forger in consequence
OF examples set before him In works
Of ACCOMPLISHMENTS Review.