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The Meeker herald., 1899-03-25

The English language does not SUI
fer in the test of musicalness when
compared with the speech of the Douk-
hobortsi, who have just come from
their homes in the Caucasus to settle
in Manitoba Some of the colonists
have been married since landing. Their
names are not adapted to rapid utter
ance, nor do they suggest melody.
VASTLY Ribin has taken Malachof
to wife, and other surnames of the
newly-wedded are Slastouchin, Obed-
koya, Gridchin, Chliachova, Ziberova'
Legebokof. Nevertheless the people be-
hind the names have some excellent
qualities in common with the rest OF
the sect.
The Meeker herald., 1899-03-25

A peculiar and fatal accident occurred
at Laramie. Wyoming, Friday. d. G:
Thompson. n young man. was instantly
killed by his sister with pitchfork,
The girl was throwing manure out OF
the stable when the boy UNEXPECTEDLY
stepped in at the door. A tine of the
fork struck him In the face, passing
through his cheek in an upward direc.
tion, piercing the brain. causing almost
instant death. A physician was sum-
moned immediately but pronounced
the boy dead. . =.
The Meeker herald., 1899-03-25

East-bound passenger train No. 8.
Conductor Thomas, jumped the track
just west of Volland. Kansas, on the
Rock Island road on the 18th, throwing
the tank, baggage car and smoker down
a bank and leaving the baggage car
partly tipped over. The train caught
fire. the flames destroying the combina-
ton baggage car, two coaches and a
chair car. Twenty-six passengers were
injured. two seriously. The train bag
gageman was killed.
The Meeker herald., 1899-03-25

The methods" of the Salvation
Army are objected to by some good
people and by other people who
are not so good; but methods
which succeed in rescuing the So
cial outcast. bring help and hope into
the abodes of poverty and sin. feed the
hungry and clothe the naked-are not
the methods which civilization should
reject or prejudice condemn.
The Meeker herald., 1899-03-25

Andrew Carnegie is buying fast
horses. Evidently he wants to be pre-
pared to get out OF the country in
short order when he sees that the
smash which he has predicted is i'm
minent.
The Meeker herald., 1899-03-25

Gov. Thomas of Colorado recently
sent a message to the legislature call
ing attention to the trusts now form
ing in the state. including the smelter
combine and the trust which hopes to
control all the public utilities of Den
yer and asked the body to call on the
legislatures of other states to assist in
the work of suppressing the combina-
tions of capitalists which he believes
are Injurious to the interests OF
the people. The message said:
"The tremendous economic and po-
litical influence of these modern aggre-
cations needs no discussion. Whether
the evil can be eradjcated by peaceful
methods is problematical. An enact
ment whereby failure and dissolution
shall follow the direct or indirect mer-
ger of any home corporation into a
general combination of kindred inter
ests in other states, by whatever name
such combination shall be known, is
urgently demanded. II the remedy
suggested be severe, it must be remem-
be-ed that the disease is desperate.
Many of our sister commonwealth are
helpless in the presence of creatures
they have brought into being but can
no longer control. Let us profit by
their mournful example If We would
avoid their fate"
The Meeker herald., 1899-03-25

After all Dewey is wise in refusing
to be a candidate for president. II he
ran he would have to come home and
face the hero of kissers.
The Meeker herald., 1899-03-25

A New Jersey man has been fined $40
for kissing widow. 1t is difficult to
understand why he should complain, If
she is young and fair
The Meeker herald., 1899-03-25

In the great political chess game o
Europe France has scored one point by
putting the queen OF Madagascar IL
pawn.
The Meeker herald., 1899-03-25

The menial task OF carrying curds to
his brothers, was essential to Joseph's
accession to the Egyptian primacy.
The Meeker herald., 1899-03-25

Sampson may be sly. but Schley will
be found to be stronger with the people
than even Sampson himself
The Meeker herald., 1899-03-25

Some actions, like f-escoe work. only
reveal their color after they have beer
done awhile.
The Meeker herald., 1899-03-25

Ephraim was cake on one side and
dough on the other. His family still
lives.
The Meeker herald., 1899-03-25

Rear Admiral Schley is also spring
Ing 4 few surprises.
The Meeker herald., 1899-03-25

A trust is to be formed of the ex-
listing whisky trusts. but its object will
probably not be to drive the consumer
out OF business.
The Meeker herald., 1899-03-25

Women as rule have very poor
memories. but they never forget the
people who say nice things about their
clothes.
The Meeker herald., 1899-03-25

General Eagan can now go into re-
tirement with nothing to spend but
money.
The Meeker herald., 1899-03-25
Denver Directory.
HARNESS.

The best $50 dou-
BILE Concord Har-
ness in Colorado
for SIS. With
breeching. $40. $2s
double team har-
ness, with breech-
Ing. 316: SIS steel
horn stock saddle
for SIS: SIS single
buggy harness for
s.. 30. Do not be
deceived by worth
lessimitations.but
order direct from
US and get the
lowest Wholesale
prices. Catalogues
/. FRED MUEL-
Denver. Colorado.
EXAMINATION.
The Meeker herald., 1899-03-25

The love of woman passes all COM
prehension and mans love OF her
often does likewise.
The Meeker herald., 1899-03-25

an oculist A man has thirty-.wo
teeth and only two eyes.
The Meeker herald., 1899-03-25

Tho newspaper of the future Will be
issued tomorrow
The Meeker herald., 1899-03-25

Now the critics have begun their
technical discussion of the late war
and some Of them superciltously de-
clare that 1t taught us little in. It's
progress or in its effects that Is OF
value. These facts. at least, contradict
the assertion 1t taught us that we are
again nation, united as one man. II
taught other nations that in armed
conflict, as well as in Industrial com
petition, we are to be reckoned seri-
Gus factor. And it has again shown
our neople the often-taught but never
fully-learned lesson that war is waste
full, cruel and abhorrent.
The Meeker herald., 1899-03-25

He who neglects present duties. may
never overtake future opportunities.
The Meeker herald., 1899-03-25

Preachers should aim to prick the
heart instead of tickling the ear.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-08
MORTGAGE VALID.
Decision Of Judge TIinghasl in The Case o
SherD ei Al. VS.. McCafirey st Al.

Judge Tillinghast has handed down
the following decision in the case of
Patrick r. Sherry ct al vs.. Dennis f..
McCaffrey ct al: Assuming that this
is creditors bill, ! fail TO see how
The complainants. under the well set
tied law Of this state. have any stand
ing i'm a court of equity, TO set aside
the mortgage in question, they not haN-
ing obtained any Judgment at law
again the debtor. Guin vs.. Burns, II Il.
I. ga. III. however. as the amendment
seems 10 show, it Is not now intended
as creditors bill but a bill 10 de-
clare a trust i'm favor OF complainants.
inthe mortgaged property, still. as the
evidence clearly shows that the mort
gage was given i'm good faith and for "A
valid consideration. namely, 10 secure
certain indorsers for the respondent,
Dennis Il. McCaffrey. TO the amount OF
s2700. no reason appears why the mort
gagees under the special provisions
contained I'm the mortgage, should not
be allowed TO proceed with the fore
closure sale.
The Injunction heretofore =gEanted=is,
therefore, dissolved and the motion for
a preliminary injunction is denied
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-08

New York. April S.-The Mazet in
vestigatng committee began its eX-
animation today into the workings Of
the departments OF the city of greater
New York. The committee. which was
appointed by the state assembly, is
composed OF Robert Mazet, chairman;
Edward II. Fallows. Thomas VI. Cos
tello, Harris Wilson. James L. Me-
EVAN. Anthony J. Roland and Benja-
min Hoffman. B0iand and Hoffman
are the only Democrats ON the COM
mittce.
Tho sessions opened in Part III Of the
superior court in the county court
house.
AT the counsel table were Frank
Moss and John Proctor Clarke, counsel
to the committee and Francis IL. Laim-
ber. who is retained by Mr.. Moss as
his personal assistant Dr. w. j. O'Sul-
Ivan, with "A pile OF law books before
him. sat at the same table, represent
ing the city officials.
None in particular he said when
asked who were his individual clients,
but the whole lot of them
Capt James E. Price of the West
Thirtieth street lTenderlOin) police sta
ton. subpoened as "A witness, and
policeman carrying the books which
Chief Devery had been subpoened TO
produce. arrived early. Chief Clerk
Kipp OF the police department had been
suhpOcned TO appear today and to bring
all books and papers touching the acts
OF Capt. Price in the Tenderloin for the
past six months. Mr.. kipp was also
ordered to produce order No, "a issued
by Chief Devery commanding all pre-
cinct commanders TO close up all gam
bling places and report weekly on the
subject. Among the papers Maj. Kip
is TO bring are the charges made
against Devery when he was police
captain and which accuse him OF fail
ure TO close dlsorderly houses in his
precinct in 1898
Mr.. Moss said the counsel in the case
undertook this work with the Idea that
legislation would remedy the evils they
believed to exist and which they had
undertaken to develop.
DrO sullivan asked that he be placed
on record as having the privilege or
appearing for the city officials. Mr..
Moss objected, but when DIR. OSullivan
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-08
NO REASON TO STRIKE.
I~eIfIcaI oI The Consolidated Road Explains lhe
New Euuslilng Wage Scale.

There does not seem to be anything
new i'm the talked OF prospect of tie
up on the New York, New Hayen and
Hartford Ea1rr0ad company owing to
the new adjustment of the salary sche-
dule, and there is every reason to hope
that the differences of opinion, if any
exist, may be amicably settled.
A prominent official of the COM
pany in speaking OF the matter, says
that there is no good reason why the
roads employees should thing of strik-
ing, as "A little reflection would show
that the benevolent intentions OF the
road had been widely misrepresented
In fact. from personal knowledge NJ
could state with authority that TAR
from saving money by the alleged
pruning process the road would pay
out many thousand OF dollars year
more under the equalization of wages
plan that IL paid before March 26 last
when the new schedule took effect.
In part he said: while under tie
new arrangements a minority have ha1
their wages reduced, when the entire
system is cons dered there has been a
notable increase i'm the total wage eN-
pense of the company. For instance,
there are a great many conductors who
under the new system, receive $3.15 for
the same number of hours work. Pas
senger brakemen who received N.'1
now receive 81 FOR the same length ot
time Baggagemen who received N.9J
for II hours work now receive S2l0.
Under the old arrangement overtime
did not begin until two hours and five
minutes after the days labor. After
that time had expired overtime began
at the rate of 30 cents per hour Gn-
der the new system overtime begins at
20 minutes after the expiration of a
mans days work at the rate OF -
cents per hour
while it Is true that some OF the
employees receive less wages and are
obliged to work longer hours. the great
majority OF the employees receive higher
wages for the same number hours
work. and the equalization scheme
while 1t may not benefit the few. Ger
tainly docs benefit the large majority
OF the employees and increases the
amount Of expenses OF the company on
wages thousands of dollars per year.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-08
TALKED ABOUT.

Charles L. Colvin was taken IN on
Kossuth street az o'clock yesterday
mornin and was taken into Michael
Conley's barn. 80. ., Putnam street.
where Dr Roadc attended him. Later
hc was conveyed 90 his home. NO. Tjt
Cranston street boa the police ambul-
dnCp
Pauo,man Irish found the lower
door uf The manufacturing ieWclry
building. ~. 22t Eddy street unlocked
at 2.li This morning. IL was secure
when hc tried u at 1880 a. M. AM fear
ing that some marauder VAS at work.
hc sent fog SorgJ Bennett and the two
made ana unsuccessful search as noth-
ing had been disturbed. The engineer.
Mr.. McCabs. found that the street door
lock had got out of order. hence The
door WAS not secure.
John Henry. colored. 50 years OF agc.
was found iu au unconscious condition
by patroiman C1ss az the cprnC; of
Lamb and Canal streets. at o'clock
this morning The hospital ambulance
was cDiirrt.- Henry Ctf0-t before 90
arrived iic romed at No. = Lamb
street ana had been 800 and coughing
badly FOR two nights. fust after leaV-
ing r's hlMc Dee was seized with a
hpmorrhagc AMI dip1 ln n few minutes.
lie was employed as a n1stier az the
~. l.. Rose 81 Co. stables ou Waluui
and Shnhl alley. lie leaves 8 widow.
Pensions have been granted as f1l-
lows. geofea F AldriDh. piutvtillc
g. David pBricn. Providence. g..
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-08
SITUATION CRITICAL.
Warren ShlckeB Disturbed Because Promised
Assistance Is Not Forthcoming.

The striking operatives at Warren
are holding "a meeting this afternoon,
mainly for the purpose of devising
. ways and means, as the situation Is
becoming critical The Warren strik-
ers had expected TO receive financial
assistance from the union in Fall River
and New Bedford, but UP to the pres
ent time no such assistance has mate
rallied and the Warren union has
been thrown entirely upon its own re-
sources. which are meagre. The union
is already caring for six families and
the prospect is that the applicants for
aid will increase instead of decrease.
The butchers, grocers and market
men of Warren are also holding a
meeting this afternoon. for the purpose
Of discussion the situation, and an en-
deavor will be made to bring about
some sort of an amicable settlement
between the strikers and the manu-
facturers. These business men are ma
turally very seriously affected by the
strike. for il means that they must give
unlimited credit to persons out OF en-
ployment or refuse TO serve them any
longer.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-08
WEIRD SIGHTS.
Sailors Tell Of Balls Of Fire, Racing
Stars and lGehergS.
Kissing Spheres Of Light One Struck Scar
Another the Bucsnam.

New York. April S-The North At
lantic. according TO reports brought here
yesterday. has been picturesque of late.
Icebcrgs and fields of ice have been
seen i'm unusual abundance. electric
storms have daZzled mariners. one bril-
liant ball OF fire Kissed into the wateu
alongside a sober little schooner, and
another wrecked a spar and 50 shocked
a seaman that 10 was three days before
hc could tell about it. Then there was
an aerial race IN which five shooting
stars took part with some doubt al
10 the result.
The fire ball adventure befel thu
schooner Carrie a. Buchanan, which ar
rived from Haytien ports In telling
the warn Captain TOpleN said that has
vessel met a hurricane OF the Carolinaj
on March 30. and was hove 10 FOR 20
hours Pitching over a heavy sea the
schooner diVcd down the slope, To be
caught by a big wave which swirled
into the close reefcd mainsail and burst
IT into ribbons. TO keep the vessel
from broaching TO a storm trysail was
set. IL was while this work was being
done that the electric storm came up.
y bail OF fire, according To Captain
Topley, whizzed into the water a short
distance from the schooner, and then
there was a crash and the lying OF
splenters from the miZzenmast Henry
Brown, one Of the seamen, was ilunG
10 the deck by the shock, and 1t was
three days before he recovered.
Capt Sawyer of the bark Alice
brought I'm a succinct narrative OF an
aerial handicap which he observed
when his vessel was of Cape Hatteras.
lie had been on deck watching sheet
lightning breaking ntfully through
dense bank OF clouds TO the southward,
when, looking overhead, he AYERS, he
saw five shooting stars start from the
zenith and Dirt toward the northern
horizon IN ZigZag, twisting race.
Then the black pail which had been
gathering TO the southwark overspread
the sky in billows of ebony CLOUDS and
the lightning came along and split IL
into strips.
Other sailormen had yarns OF ice
bergs to relate. one OF these, Capt.
Fitzgerald, OF the steamship st. An
drew. reports having sighted thirteen
bergs during his thirteen-day voyage
from Newcastle. Jne or THESE, accord
ing TO the captains report, is veri-
table Jumbo of berg, measuring
Capt Fitzgerald said. one and half
miles i'm length, and towering fully 600
feet above the water. This majestic
wanderer from the Arctic is described
as having enormous pinnacles, grotes-
quely shaped ridges and deep chasms
in which the sea doomed like distant
thunder.
Capt Bleecker Of the German steam
ship Weiner, which arrived from Bre-
men, reports having sighted large
number OF bergs, one OF which he esti-
mates as being 30 feet N height. Bergs
were also reported by the Mohican.
from London, and by the Werkendam,
from Rotterdam.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-08
POWELL TELLS ABOUT
PRESERVATION OF BEEF
Denies That Either BOraCiC Acid or
SalycliC Acid is Used in His
PrOCess---COOk's Testimony.

Washington. April S.-John Rusch Of
Englewood, y. j.. cook for the Second
New Jersey regiment. opener the testi-
mony i'm the army beef inquiry today
lie was called a the instance of Lieut.
Col. Currie OF that regiment. who re-
Gently testified regarding the charac-
ter OF the beef supplied the regiment
while at Jacksonville. stating that his
information came from Rusch. The lat
ter declared today that f. was common
talk among the soldiers that all the
meat sent South was embalmed. The
story became prevalent and the men re-
fused 10 eat the meat which, he testi-
fed. was rotten. often Shiny In ap-
pearance and there were frequent COM
plants that il made the men sick
Mr.. Alexander B. Powell of New York
the proprietor of the Powell beef pre-
servative process. followed Rusch ON
the stand. Mr.. Powell stated that he
had been dealer i'm meats I'm New
York for the past twenty years. He
explained at some length that he was
the sole owner of the Powell process for
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-08
MAZET COMMITTEE
HAS BEGUN ITS WORK,
1t Will Investigate Various New York
nuniCipal Departments --- Young
Croker DOdged Subpoena Server.

stated that the corporation counsel had
authorized him To represent all the city
departments, Mr.. Moss withdrew his
objections.
Frank Croker was the first witness
called for. He Is a son of Richard
Croker. Charles B. Stark, subpoena
server. said that he had failed 10 serve
Frank Croker with subpoena because
Croker had lodged him.
William Archer OF Dawson and Ar
cher, builders of this city, then took
the stand. lie said he had "A contract
for the construction OF "a building on
Park Row of which five floors have
been leased To the city In tenderlnS
for the contract Archer said he est!-
mated To build IL on the 'Roebling
fire proof system, for $500 less than
on the terra Gotta fire proof system,
but that the terra Gotta system was
adopted The only reason he knew for
the more expensive style being adopt
ed was that IL was said that the Roeb-
ling system could not pass the depart
ment.
Abraham A. l.. Himmelwight, general
manager of the Roebling Construction
company, was the next witness. NJ.
Himmelwright said stock OF the com
pany was owned chiefly by +. W. Roeb-
ling and Frank Croker. The latter was
secretary of the company. In answer
to the question II Richard Croker owned
stock in the company Mr.. Himmel-
wright replied: The company is close
corporation"
Mr.. Himmelwright explained the fail
ure OF his company to obtain the work
of fire proofng buildings in this city,
by saying that under the rules or the
building department their methods
could not pass inspection. The com
pany had brought the matter into court
during the previous city administra-
tion and their system had finally been
approved i'm the last days in Office or
former superintendent Constable.
Mr. Moss brought out the fact that
James w. Hinckley, former chairman
of the Democratic state committee, and
Mr.. Croker joined the Roebling COM
pany this year.
Mr.. Moss then showed the witness
specifications for a new public school
i'm the city, in which the Roebling sys-
tenn was considered in those specifica-
tions. The witness had previously tes-
titled that the Roebling process was not
used in building schools.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-08

preserving fresh meats without the use
of ice. that the formula was secret.
and that II was not patented because
SO emincntly simple. lie declared em-
phaticaily that neither boracic acid or
salycilic acid was used In the process,
nor. he added, lis there any injection
or immersion OF chemicals. The pro-
cess is applied by fumigatlon. There
would be no smell except that OF SUI
phur for half an hour or 80 after the
application: nor would any taste be no.
ticeable. Mr. Powell gave particulars
of his treatment of a carload OF Ar
mours' beef. which was sent 10 TAMPA
i'm the spring OF 9S. When he hci7 /
that the contract was 10 be given by
the government he had reached the
conclusion that the government ought
10 have the use of the process and he
had written To the President, 20 Gen.
Miles and 10 Gen. Eagan, asking where
he should apply y-te- have the Process
used Gen. Eagan had replied, saying
the department was not engaging in
purchasing any process, but that 1t
could only deal with those who would
supply the meat and guarantee that II
should keep.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-08
HIS CASE SERIOUS.
jupman Gpgou Has Pneumonia and His CondI'
ton Is veU Grave.

Bridgeport. Conn. April S.-The con
dition OF George Gregory. who while
serving as juror in the murder trial
of Nancy a. Guilford. was suddenly
taken III, this morning took change
for the worse. \ consultation of three
physicians was held at noon and they
decided that the patient was suffer
ing from pneumonia. DR. G. Lincoln
Banks. the county Jail physician. said
this afternoon, that his patient would
rot be able To resume his duties as y
juror when court convened Tuesdf
next. Gregory ~ over 90 years old and
IL is feared that his illness may result
seriously.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1899-04-08
COMING ON AN AUTOMOBILE GUN.
Experimental Trip 10 Be Made by Cadets Between
s. an Illinois Town and New York.

Chicago. April San experiment
fraught with great interest to the arm
les of all countries will be made short
ly. with Highland Park. ILL.,, as the
starting place and New York as the
finishing point. A detail or cadets from
the Northwestern Military academy. in
command OF Maj Royal i. Davidson
Is TO make flying trip to New York
on an automobile gun carriage mount
ing a rapid-dre gun and laden VIII
ammunition.
Gen. Miles has sanctioned the scheme
and has expressed the deepest interest
in the preliminary arrangements.
The carriage and the rapid-fire gun
are now under construction. The mo-
tive power win be gasoline and uni'
form speed of fifteen miles an hour on
a good road is predicted. As this speed
can be kept up indehniNly the great
advantage over horsepower will be
secn.