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The Meeker herald., 1899-03-11
ADMIRAL DEWEY mlsouoraD.
Surrender of Cebu Reported by Him t.
Navy Drp trtment.

navy Drp ptft"enf
Washington. d. c.. Feb. 27.-In view
of the apparent disparity between Ad-
miral Dewey's report of the sailing of
the Petrol from Manila for Cebu and
General Otis announcement of the sur
render OF that city to the naval forces
which had taken quiet possession
further inquiry was made by the Navy
Department and it was learned that
Admiral Dewey had been misquoted
and that what he had reported was
that the Petrol had received the sur
render of Cebu.
1t is the purpose of the admiral to
establish sovereignty of the United
States at the capital of the island,
which is n pOpulOus town of 81 900
inhabitants. 1t is not believed that any
serious difficulty will attend this un.
dertaking as the insurrectiOn never has
obtained any strength in that quarter
War department reports say the
island of Cebu is the most important
province of the Visayas group. its area
being 1900 square miles and its popu-
lation more than half million. Under
the Spanish regime the capital was a
city of considerable commercial and
political Importance.
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Words OF French origin now used in
the German army are the subject of an
imperial cabinet order. German words
are to be substituted for them by the
emperor's command. Political sani-
tation in the German empire thus deals
with the French microbe in one of its
many manifestations. Microbes. how
ever, are slippery things. and have an
unpleasant way of escaping ordinances
and officials Despite the order, French
words will be sure to cross the border
and theaten the emperors peace.
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Descriptions of recent prize
fight omit no detail of bet or
oath; OF lunches of muscle; OF cruel
jabs; of bleeding noses and bruised
faces; of terrible lefts on the heart
and OF falls in agony" Yet there are
other ideals of manly athletes. Mine,
wroter Sidney Lanier, many have a
mere thread for his biceps, yet he shall
play ball with the earth: and albeit
his stature may be no more than a
boys. his height shall be the height OF
great resolution, of faith and love and
knowledge and subtle meditation; his
head shall be forever among the stars. ,
Is not the antithesis itself sermon
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A young soldier under General Sheri-
dan said to him. just before a battle
"If | am killed. tell my mother that
kept my promise. Not drop OF
strong drink have | tasted The bat
tie was fought, and the lad lay among
the slain. Said Sheridan, Il carried
his message to his mother. She re-
piled, General. that is more glory for
my boy than If he had taken city,
When well done" can truly be said at
such a moment. parental pride stands
by parental sorrow and puts staff in
its hand. There are higher and holier
compensations, but the knowledge OF
what death he died" will always be a
qualifying element in grief for one
loved and lost, either to sweeten mem
ory or to poison it
The Meeker herald., 1899-03-11

More sleep, with more regularity in
taking it, is prime need of our ex-
hausting modern life. People talk Of
giving rest to their minds but 1t is
not likely that the mind itself ever
tires. The brain. or some overworked
tract of it. may need rePose; and i,
seems a well-established physiological
undergoes repair and renewal during
sleep. The slowing down of the blood
permits the deposit of nutritive par
ticles, just as the slowing of river
permits it to drop its sediment. There
is wisdom as well as wit in the Quix-
otic saying: blessings on him tina,
first invented this same sleep!"
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In order to raise the money to build
railroad, the city of Paducah, Ky,
issued municipal bonds for the neces-
sary amount. The issue was properly
authorized and promptly subscribed
but when the interest became due. the
city attorney, having discovered a
technical error which made the bonds
legally worthless. ordered the city
council not to pay it. The business
men of the city Immediately took the
matter up. The good name of the
city is our good name" they said
When Paducah borrowed this money
she promised to pay for the use of it
We owe it to the city. and to ourselves
as well, to see that the promise is
made good. A technical error does
not lessen our moral responsibility
A meeting was therefore called and a
committee appointed to raise the
money for the interest by public sub
scription. A city whose business men
maintain so noble standard Of civic
honor and duty as this deserves to
rank as one Of the great cities Of the
country, no matter what the figures
Of the census report may say about the
number of her population.
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HIS Consolation.

who was it said l was a back num-
ber?" said Ii Hung Chang. indignant
ly. II said so,' answered the en-
press dowager, with stony glare.
Well" he answered mere softly,
maybe am. But don't know as
care much what kind of number
am so long as. have dollar mark
on front OF ms."-Washington Star.
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Dewey is quoted as having remarked
during the battle of Manila Bay that
the slowness with which he was
knocking the Spanish ships to pieces
was "damnable"
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Italian dispatches state that alarm is
felt on the mainland opposite Venice
by reason OF fatal disease that has
appeared among draft horses. The dis
ease seems to be epidemic rather than
contagious; it is catarrhal In Its char
acteristics and is pronounced by veteri-
nary surgeons to be essentially an in
fuenza. A similar disease has been
epidemic at intervals Of ten or dozen
years in various parts Of the continent.
The tramways are suffering most from
the effects Of the plague. the service
In Bologna being seriously impaired,
atty horses having died already.
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II Mr.. Sherman writes another book
its publishers will have to bind it in
covers warranted to resist high pres
sure.
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The fighting in the Philippine Is
lands may have the good effect of
closing the quarrels among our army
officers at home.
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Time heals all wounds, Money is
also great healer.
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lou I,o.,s Colild. with Fatal En.c,.

Hamilton, Ont, Feb. 2G.-Two ics
boats. going mt n high rate of speed,
came together on Hamilton bay last
evening
william HOlthnm was killed and
several others severely injured,
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Mercy to the guilty is often cruelty
to the innocent.
The Meeker herald., 1899-03-11

Women may be the weaker vessel.
but man is often broke.
The Meeker herald., 1899-03-11

The powers that be too frequently
sit down on an evil as if it were an
inverted tack.
The Meeker herald., 1899-03-11

Senator Allison is having his semi
annual trouble to keep the appropria-
tion bills in the right of way.
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20 ONE ELSE IN THE u. S. ENGAGED IN


and fully acquainted with our republi-
can form Of government can do other
wise than concede Roberts right TO
admission to the Fifty-siXth congress.
In the first place, the clerk of the house.
# he finds the certificate Of election in
due form, must enroll Mr.. Roberts
name with those of other representa-
tives-elect, thus emitting Mr.. Roberts
to all rights vested in other members.
The certificate of the governor setting
forth these facts must be assumed TO
be correct.
Secondly: While the constitution
provides that each house shall be the
judge of the election, returns and quail
fications' of its members. such iudg-
ment must be rendered and exercised
within the scope Of constitutional limi-
tations, and so can but refer to the
manner and characteristics of the cleo
rtion-as to whether the returns were
Ftruly and accurately made and in legal
>form, and, finally. as to whether Rob-
>erts was qualified as q citizen of the
/ United States and the state of Utah as
to residence, age and allegiance. Such
' inquiry, however, must follow. and
Fcould not precede his admission.
? 1.-The moral character, religious opin-
lions and party affiliations of a, member
constitute no bar to his admission or
membership. Neither can a practical
violation of law prior to its enact
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grow. There has been a material de-
cline, however. in trade generally at
Liverpool during recent years. The
value of the total importations in 1897
was $7,S21,325 less than in 1896. There
has also been a very material falling
off in total exports to all countries.
Consul Boyle asys in part:
There are two very remarkable facts
in connection with this great falling off
in the trade of Liverpool.
First, that contrary to general be-
lief. the falling off in expectation has
been not only with the United States,
but with the world at large, and so far
as importations are concerned, those
from the United States have been con-
tinually increasing.
Second, this decrease of trade is in
spite of an increase in the tonnage of
vessels entering and clearing al this
port. Notwithstanding the decline in
importations, the gross amount of Gus
toms revenue collected is continually
increasing.
While the figures covering the i'm
portations at Liverpool from the United
States are not available, there is not
the slightest doubt that more American
goods, both agricultural and manufac-
tured, came into Liverpool during 1898
than in any other year, and even the
exports to the United States in 1898
show a substantial increase over 1897.
THE most noteworthy phase OF the
trade in American beef is the great in
crease in the Importation of chilled
meat. Until quite recently it has been
considered that the meat of American
cattle slaughtered here was far supe-
riOr to chilled meat, but there is I'm
doubtedly a great change in this re-
gard and many buyers and sellers
claim that the American chilled beef
is equal, if not superior. to the meat Of
American cattle slaughtered here, The
chilled meat trade is increasing enor-
mously and there is a growing con
viction that in the course of few
years it will almost entirely take the
place of American meat brought on the
hoof.
American meat is often sold as Eng
lish; indeed, the choice cuts o. Amefi-
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PITCHED BATTLE IN WYOMING
SEVERAL SHEEPHERDERS RE-
CEIVE WOUNDS.
Were Fired Upon From Ambush and
Returned the Fire-Confict Over
Division of the Range.
Especial to The Herald.O

Cheyenne, Wyo., Jan. 5.-Word was
received here today which stated that
the troubles of the fiockmasters over a
division of the range near Fort Steele
had eliminated in a pitched battle in
which several sheepherders were
wounded. a man named Frank Will
Jams rode into Rawlins today and re-
ported that four Mexican herders in the
employ of Cosgrir Brothers had at
tempted to kill him. He said a band Of
Cosgriff Brothers sheep was being
driven across a tract of land leased by
himself and that he went to the herd
ers and asked them to move off. The
herderS began shooting at him and he
returned the fire as he rode away.
Thomas COsgriff also reached RaWlins
today and tells a different story. He
says his herders informed h m that they
were driving sheep through Brown s
canyon yesterday when they were fired
upon by three white men in ambush
One Mexican was shot in the forehead
and another was wounded in the arm.
A third was seriously if not fatally
wounded He was shot in the side. The
Mexicans say they returned the fire and
saw one man fall. The authorities are
now investigating the matter. Ii is be-
lieved the range trouble is not yet at an
end.
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can beef are preferred by many of the
large butchers to the best English cuts.
Experts say that English cattle are
depreciating in value and quality, one
reason being that animals are now be-
ing slaughtered at 2-year-old instead Of
years, as formerly. Not only is the
trade in chilled beef increasing to vast
dimensions, but there is a large and
increasing trade in fresh chilled pork.
1t is a fact not generally known here
to those outside the trade, that most CT
the pork pies, which are staple article
of food among the English working
classes are made from fresh chilled
American pork.
American mutton is not making
Roadway. largely because it is fattened
too quickly.
There is a good demand for Ameri-
can bacon and hams and provided they
come mild and not too fat, there is
every prospect of increasing sales. They
should not be smoked.
1.-The iron and steel trade has Deen
particularly good during the past year,
especially in machine tools
THE sale of American bicycles has
increased enormously in the past year.
An American bicycle of the highest
grade could until recently be bought for
$25 cheaper than an English bicycle of
the same grade. So keen has the COM
petition become that within the last
month (September) there has been a
great tumble in the price of English
bicycles"
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sured the laborers that all work now
in progress viii go on, and therefore
there is not likely to be any immediate
trouble. But educated Cubans, the
| members OF the San Carlos club, the
/ judges of the supreme court, the local
newspapers, and Cuban and foreign
merchants here agree that the situation
is substantially unchanged, and that
any such project as was originally out
lined simply means taxation without
| representation. Their argument is
that General Brooke, residing at Ha-
vana, will always be antagonistic to
the interests of the province of San
tiago, and likely to object to necessary
expenditure in this section. Prominent
CubanS cmphatically assert that if a
Cuban government should assume to
issue such an. ordeT-cOncentrating the
customs at HaYana-civil war would
break out Immediately. It is hoped that
Il civil government may be established
in every province, distinct from the rule
of the governor general, who should be
merely the military chief OF the island.
General Wood, accompanied by his
aide-d e-camp, Lieutenant Hanna, and
DR.. Castillo. representing the mer-
chants and businessmen of this city.
left here for New York today ON board
the United States transport Mississippi.
They were accorded an enthusiastic de-
parture from the palace and during
their passage down Mariani street to
the wharf. The municipal band pre-
, ceded General Wood, who was accom-
, panied by the mayor and his staff and
"a large number of officers and Cubans,
<who walked the entire distance, amid
continuous applause and cheers for
+ General Wood.
! The latter was deeply moved. There
4 We're between 5000 and 5000 persons in
the procession, and the women wept
Yand wished the general bon voyage.
fCuban gratitude was never more clear
Ply expressed. Men who, a few weeks
tago, were antagonistic to the American
= commander were today among his
. most enthusiastic supporters
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Il think he wore a light overcoat.
There We're some bill boards near.
low long were they?"
Probably thirty or forty feet"
with reference to the bill boards.
where did you meet the man who shot
yong"
AT the east end of the bill board
and after 1 was hit l could not go
forward; ] staggered, and backed east
probably fifty feet. 1 could not wal:-
forward"
You could wGlk backward. but not
forward"
4 went back 10 keep from falling
forward
Where. did the man come from?"
i don't know; / can't tell.
How wide was the sidewalk"
II don't know; was not looking ar
; Sidewalks or bill boards. [ was watch
ing for hold-ups, with gun in hand
And this man suddenly appeared be-
fore you2"
Yes, and hit me lick here" and
the witness indicated his right breast.
Hit you lick which you felt?"
Yes. a good, hard one.S You bet 1
felt it
Did it knock you back fifty feet?1
No
After the man ran away who did
you see first ?"
Master Lochrie. the boy
Where did you meet him?''
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WORK FOR UNEMPLoYED.
How General Brooke Will Relieve
the Situation

IHS O1IudIlOn.
Havana. Jan. General Ludlow is
\ determined to form a rural mounted
\ police of 800 men. and to patrol the sub
4 urbs with Cuban soldiers.
4 About 1900 Cubans are now working
+ on the new branch of the railroad from
\ the government dock to connect with
( Quemados camp: some 500 Cubans are
/ handling quartermasters' stores at the
4 wEarves and elsewhere: 200 Cubans
-, are cleaning the streets, and 200 more
? are cleaning the public buildings
= General Brooke, as soon as the Gus
4 tens receipts permit it. will employ
! mere Cubans, thereby hoping to largely
l. reduce the number of the restless class
of unemployed indigents.
A drinking place at San Lazaro was
closed last night by the United States
ia trol. for having sold liquor to the
American soldiers.
General Julio Sanguilly is offended
Albesu street failed to salute him. San
guilly's aid-de-camp thereupon raised a
disturbance, and a crowd gathered. but
it was easily dispersed by a United
States patrol
Carlos Cadalso,, a carpenter of We
dado, declares that the so-called exc
| cution chamber, or torture chamber.
| discovered in the late residence of the
| Spanish military governor adjoining
the palace, was prepared by him to pre-
serve meats during the blockade of the
| CITY.
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In the Stoutt-Jones shooting case, the
cross-eXamination Of Banker Stout
was resumed yesterday morning by
ex-senator Brown. and concluded With
out any new feature Of importance be-
ing. developed. The feature of the day
was the testimony ef Nellie McFall.
Rosie Moench, Florence Donohue and
William Kraut, all of whom swore pos
ltiVely that they saw a man come out
of the vacant lot opposite which Stout
was shot and run down Main street
at a breakneck speed. and at the same
time the three first named witnesses
saw Stout staggering on the sidewalk.
Kraut described the fleeing man as
short and stout, and wearing black
OVeFcoat reaching down to about his
knees. This description answers pretty
well to Jones. Kraut also said he heard
two shots. The other three witnesses.
who are little girls from IS to Il years
of age, could give no description Of the
runner.
The testimony of those four witnesses
was highly -corroborative of Stoutts
story. Chief OF Police Pratt was the
last witness examined yesterday. His
testimony was interesting, but brought
out little, if anything, but what has
been gone over before
DR.. Pinkerton Will take the stand this
morning, and his testimony viii prob
ably conclude the case OF the Drosecu-
ton.
STOUTT RoSs-EXAMINED.
]. NJ. Stout was called for further
cross examination by Senator Brown.
What kind of a night was it when
you got back to town." asked counsel
There WAS a high wind, and it was
dark"
You spoke Of going out of the light
into the dark when. YOU passed the
drug store on Fifth South and State
streets ?"
Yes: it was quite dark
You met a man at that point?'
Yes. but 1 did not pay any particu-
lar attention to him."
How far could you see a man in
the light as it was then?"
About twenty or twenty-five feet was
the utmost. on account of the dark
ness
Did you meet any other person after
you got off the car until YOU reached
the dwelling house past the drug
store?"
I don't remember meeting any other.
-Four or five people got off the car at
the same time as ! di5.'
Have you tried to find the man since.
or asked the police to find him."
NO"
How was he dressed?"
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SLAUGHTER OF FILIPINOS
SUGGESTED BY CLEVELAND
Former Presidents IrOnca Advice to the Enthusiastic
Apostles of Imperialism.

in
territorial
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inhabitants territory something
a
to encou manag that difhculty
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THE HERALD BULLETIN.

PAGE ONE.
CUTS-1st Page s. see RIM
Stout Corrobcrated.
Rights of Mr.. Roberts.
Filipinos Make Threats.
Santiago Pacifed.
Liverpool Trade.
PAGE TWO.
Governor Pingree's Message.
Army Beef Testimony.
Text of the Treaty.
Proclamation to Filipinos.
Proceedings of Congress.
PAGE THREE.
In Railway Circles.
Philippine Correspondence.
PAGE -FOUR.
Editorial.
PAGE FIVE.
John Beck Sued Again.
Cross-examination of P. T. Farms
worth.
Board of Education.
PAGE SIX.
A Stockton Bonanza.
Financial and Commercial.
PAGE SEVEN.
State News.
PAGE EIGHT.
David Eccles Corrects the Tribune.
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Stout, now pending. Senator Brown
stated that the Hedges note had q. ma.
terial bearing on the present case, and
furnished a clue to the conduct of Mr.
Stout on the day of the shooting.
Stout counsel said, wrote Hedges
name to the note. Stout was very anx-
ious to get the note, and Stout fur
nished the money to take il up. All
this would furnish motive, if it
should transpire that Stout had shot
himself, argued counsel.
The objection was overruled.
why did you furnish the money to
take up Hedges note?" asked counsel.
Hedges gave me the note for 81, $50
to buy 5000 shares of Geyser- Marion
stock when it got down to 20 cents. 1
put the note in the bank to my credit,
intending, when the stock got down.
to buy it and pay for it with my check
and attach the note to the stock certifi-
cate. Hedges had had Geyser- Marion
stock at the bank as collateral, and 1
had induced him to sell it at about so
cents, and he wanted to get it back. 1
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sLANpEJING AMER1cANs.
All Kinds of Lurid Tales Published
az Madrid

Madrid, Jan. 5.-The newspapers here
continue to charge the Americans in
the Philippines with all kinds of afro
cities. As a sample of the current fie-
tons, the papers today accuse the
Americans of delivering up a Spanish
naval lieutenant. who is alleged TO have
surrendered to the United States forces,
to the insurgents, who are said to have
subjected him TO all kinds of torture.
1t is also alleged that 104 monks were
imprisoned at Cagayan, and that many
of them died of hunger and suffering:
that Spanish property had been
given over to loot, and that the owners
have been plundered and often assas-
sinated. and that at Suquat convent
was pillaged and the nuns brutally OUT
ragged.
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ment be subsequently charged against
such offender. this being specifically
prohibited by the constitution. The peo-
pie of any state have perfect right
to elect blind man. minister. an IL
literate man, a cturchman or nom
churchman, and no one can success
fully object. Conduct unbecoming a
member while member may cause a
members expulsion. if proven after due
investigation, but not unless substan-
fiafad
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Not Required to Surrender the
Customs ReceiptS.s
QUEER IDEAS OF CUBANS
CUSTOMS REVENUES SHOULD BE
SPENT WHERE COLLECTED.
Concentration of Revenues at Havana
Would Cause Civil War-several
Thousand Cubans Given Employ
ment at Havana-Many More to
Be Put to Work. a.

Santiago de Cuba, Jan. 5.-A dispatch
was received from Havana today, say
ing that the customs receipts may re-
main in Santiago. The effects of this
information are good. and particularly
so far as the laborers are concerned.
Senior Bacardi, the mayor, has as
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RUPTURE IS IMMINENT.
Filipinos Say Americans Are Unfair
and Overbearing.

Hongkong. Jan. 5.-Leading repre-
sentatives of the Filipino junta in
Hongkong. in the course of an inter-
view with the correspondent Of the As
sociated Press today. declared that the
serious crisis in the Philippines is due
to what they designate as overt. I'M
fair treatment of the FilipincJ by the