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The Meeker herald., 1899-01-14
FORMING THE COMMITTEES.
Speaker smith Said to Bo TryinE to Make
Fair Div.slOn.

n Fair Division.
The Rocky Mountain News OF Mon
day says: On the basis of an equit-
able division among the three fusion
parties, with the Mckinley Republi-
cans picking the bones, Speaker Smith
of the House of Representatives has
chosen and placed complete list of
those who shall constitute the House
committees. This list will be presented
for approval to the lower branch OF the
Twelfth General Assembly probably
this morning, though it is possible that
that little formality will be delayed un-
til afternoon. In all there are thirty
three standing committees provided fox
by the rules Of the Eleventh General
Assembly which will govern the
Twelfth until the adoption of a new
set. Each committee must have a
chairman. To make the arrangement
as satisfactory as possible to all con-
cerned, the Speaker has divided the
thirty-three chnirmanships among the
three fusion parties, according to pre-
vious arrangement, as follows: Demo-
cratic party ~, Populist II, Silver Re-
publican party 10. straight Republican
party undecided. 10 the Democrats
have been awarded, 1t is said, two of
the disposal of Speaker Smith, namely
the judiciary and the corporations and
railroads, the former going to Colonel
b. f. Montgomery OF Cripple Creek,
and the latter to General ]. w. Brown
ing Of Denver. Max Morris Of Arapa-
hoe, will be chairman of the commit
tee on counties and county lines; /;
George Smith of Mesa, agriculture and
irrigation; W. +. Cannon of Arapahoe,
finance; and Everett Bell of Las AMI
mas, appropriations and expenditures,
while 1t is likely that J. Frank Adams
Of Arapahoe, will be made chairman of
the committee on the Denver city char
aer, and DIR. Mary F. Barry Of Pueblo,
Of the temperance. medical and public
health committee.
Wherever 1t was possible for Speaker
Smith to divide the committee member
ships into three equal parts with re-
mainder of one or two. he made such
division, eQualizing the representation
Of the three fusion parties, and gra-
ciously presenting the straight Republi
can with the remainder With COM
mittees the number of whose member
ship is divisable by three. the McKin-
leyites will have little material interest
and as result fight similar to that of
rHuay IN the Senate may be instigated
by the minority.
On of days the legislative chambers
nave lonesome appearance Members
write and yawn and smoke and. per
haps, whistle. The controlling pres
ence of the presiding officers is absent
and there is an air of freedom In meth
od and mannerism which the average
legislator appreciates. Sunday was no
exception to the rule. Senators who dur
ing sessions are as demure and grave
as church deacons, cracked jokes across
the stretch Of the chamber and told
stories OF the campaign which devoted
voters might not like to hear. Then the
lnerf's OF certain bills were discussed,
and the prospective fate of more
while, between, were quaint observa,
tons on the peculiarties of fellow sena.
tors, and indulgences in chances IN
their reformation. W.
The Meeker herald., 1899-01-14
CONDITIONS IN HAVANA.
Colonel Waring'. Report Presents Hort
BILE Details.

Colonel Warlng'A Report Presents Horft.
BILE Details.
Washington, Jan. 0.-The War De
partment division of customs and in
sular Affairs made public to-day very
full synopsis of the late George A.
Warnings report Of his visit to Havana
under the special Instructions of the
War Department given him early last
autumn to thoroughly inspect the sani-
tary condition of the city and to make
such recommendations for the future
improvement of the town as might be
suggested by said inspection.
Colonel Waring says he found the
street-cleaning department without ad-
equate organization or funds, and the
markets offensive and dangerously
filthy for the distribution of human
food, with the exception of two, the
Tacon and Colon markets. He also
found the machinery used for sweep
ing the streets ineffective.
Foul pools were found in the streets
into which rubbish and filth had been
deposited, which the contractor was
not required to clean. This filth was
turned over to the buzzar1s. Some of
the streets in the compact part of the
city are paved with large stone blocks,
and the remainder are unpaved. These
streets are filled with dirty holes
which are In turn filed up with house
garbage.
There Is practically no sewerage. In
many cases households connect their
private vaults with loose brick or stone
drains just under the pavement along
their frontage. These allow the liquid
filth to leach out into the ground close
to the surface, enabling the household
er to get out of much hiring of night
scavengers to bail out and carry away
accumulations.
Slaughtering pens while superficially
clean. are brutally disgusting while the
work is going on. Dead dogs, cats and
chickens are left In the streets until
the buzzards pick them to the skeleton.
And, all this is done under an intense
sun. Bad rs these conditions are, they
are not comparable with the disgusting
conditions of the domestic life.
The water supply of Havana, says
MFR. Waring, is of the purest and most
excellent character. This, with the
winds Of the gulf save the city from
being absolutely and unqualifieily bad.
The city is veritable plague spot.
Colonel Waring makes a number OF
recommendations for reform.
The Meeker herald., 1899-01-14
THEORIES ABOUT THE MAINE.
Captain sigsbce's Talk With the Spenish,
Admiral After the Explosion.


Admiral After the Explosion.
Nothing could be written in better
taste and temper than Captain Sigs-
bees personal Narrative of the
Maine," the third installment Of which
appears In the January Century. 1.-The
Wrecking and the Inquiry" are the
special subjects Of this concluding
paper. The captains personal rela-
tions with General Blanco and Admiral
Manterola were, he says, undisturbed
by the explosion. They remained "cor-
dial to the last" Soon after the catas-
trophe the admiral called upon Cap
tain Sigsbee and a conversation oc-
Cured which Is tersely summarized In
these words:
The admiral assumed from the first
that the explosion was from the In
terror Of the vessel. He asked IL the
dynamo boileA had not exploded.
told him we had no dynamo boilers.
He said that the plans of the vessel,
as published, showed that the gun
cotton store-room, or magazine, was
forward near the zone of the explosion.
He was informed that these plans had
been changed, and that the guncotton
was slowed aft, under the captains
cabin, where the vessel was virtually
Intact. He pointed out that modern
gunpowders were sometimes very un-
stable. This was met by the remark
that our powder was of the old and
stable brown prismatic kind, and that
we had no fancy powder. He referred
to the probable presence Of boilers.
lighted, near the forward coal-bunkers,
which were adjacent to the magazines.
This again was met with the remark
that for three months no boiler in the
forward boiler compartment had been
lighted; that while in port the two
aftermost boilers in the ship had been
doing service"
The Meeker herald., 1899-01-14

Mr.. Stead reports In the London
Daily Chronicle that wherever he goes
in Europe he finds the governing
classes understanding, and to some ex-
tent using, the English language. 1t
the court Of St. Petersburg 1t is the
household tongue: the car, the car
lisa and their children habitually use
it in conversation with each other.
There is an old saying that the tongues
Of earth are many. but Of heaven only
one. Then the growth Of one language
toward universal use-and the English
languaGe is making it-may we'll be
reckoned growth toward the divine
ideal.
The Meeker herald., 1899-01-14
WASHINGTON NEWS
AND ITEMS OF GOSSIP

40 many times that people who are In
his confidence supposed 1t had reached
state of perfection, but for some rea-
son he IL not satisfied with 1t, and his
New Years greeting to the spOilsmen
Ia withheld. 1t is n fact that the Pres
ident consented to issue this order with
great reluctance. While he recognizes
that many of the offices included should
be exempt from the classified service,
he feels 1t Is going to add much to the
burden of himself and his SUCCESSORS.
If he could have his way he would put
all the offices of the government under
the civil service rules, where people
could not quarrel over them"
Secretary Wilson says he is watch
ing apxiously to see that the soldiers by
their foolish jealousies do not destroy
the results of his efforts In behalf of
the farmers In foreign markets. He is
confident that the packers of Chicago
can make n clear case, and when they
appear before the war inquiry COM
mission he expects them to do 80. He
says: 1.-THE Chicago packing houses,
/ the refrigerator cars and the refrigera-
tor ships have made the cattle indus
try profitable in this country, and we
have been shipping S25,OOO,OOO or $780,
OOO, 600 worth of dressed beef to Eng
land annually for years without ever
having heard of this embalming busi-
ness before The armies of Europe, In
the tropics. In India, Tonquin and Afrl-
ca, have been fed on American canned
beef, and we have never heard COM
plant from that source. They are glad
to get 1t. 1t has proven the best ration
they could furnish to their men, and
1t seems very strange to me that it is
not good enough for our own troops"
The agricultural appropriation bill
which passed the House OF Represen-
tatives before the holiday recess. con-
tains paragraph which is intended to
permit the secretary of agriculture to
retaliate upon any nation that places
an embargo upon our products or re-
fuses to accept our certificates as to the
purity and wholesomeness of our ex-
ports. The bill, which is now under
consideration by the Senate commit
tee, will be further amended in this
particular so as to give the President
authority to reciprocate as well as re-
taliate in our trade with other ma
tions. II Germany and France con-
tinue to Impose unnecessary and un-
reasonable restrictions upon American
agricultural products the President, by
proclamation, may impose restrictions
upon their exports seeking entry into
the United States. For example, If
the French government places an en-
barge upon our meat products the
President could require n chemical
analysis of every bottle of champagne
or other wine imported from France,
which would practically destroy the
trade. The same rule could be applied
to German cheese. sausage and wines.
and also to German toys, which are
imported In very large amounts.
The Meeker herald., 1899-01-14

Recent receptions OF military and
naval troops in England and America
emphasize the fact that we ought to
welcome heroes in some more sensible
way than by punching them in the ribs
or crushing their hats. "Will you al
low us to pass?" an adjutant begged
at recent reception, adding, for en-
phasis, This Is an ex-president of the
United States" 81 do not care II 1t is
Hobson!' retorted the rustic who
blocked the way. II am not going to
have my girl pushed"
The Meeker herald., 1899-01-14

Whether equal suffrage is to be en-
joyed or merely endured by women, 1t
has been for some years conceded to
them in Wyoming, Colorado, Utah and
Idaho; and just now South Dakota has
come near to adopting 1t in the form
Of a constitutional amendment 1t ID
noteworthy that in all these new and
sparsely settled communities OF the
West the women are much less numer-
GUS than the men, and are probably
the more highly valued for their rar-
ity. In many localities they are chosen
as directors or superintendents OF
the schools, and in Idaho two of them
have been elected to the legislature.
The Meeker herald., 1899-01-14

In Albert D. Richardson's Beyond
the Mississippi" published more than
a quarter OF century ago. occurs a
passage which. in the light Of recent
events and their Interior possibilities
seems almost prophetic. He points to
the fact that the Spirit Of Progress. u
emerging from Egypt and China, has
and Western Europe; across the At
lantic. through jamestown harbor
over Plymouth Rock, and on to the Pa
ciiic. Ere long" he continues
through the Golden Gates of San
Francisco, it will go out by the island.
Of the sea to that dreamy Orient where
1t was born. And then-what?"
The Meeker herald., 1899-01-14

whsther It would be well to have an
extra session Of congress called after
the fourth Of March II now a much dis
cusssd topic. The present congress,
the Fifty-Afth. and the Fifty-third
were both summoned in extraordinary
session. The frequency Of these calls
grows out Of the long period which or
dinarily elspses between the November
election Of members Of the house and
tt air assembling In regular session in
December Of the following year. There
have been many earnest advocates Of a
change in Tie soearsssio.al calendar.
The Meeker herald., 1899-01-14

The London Daily News calls atten-
ton to an amusing instance of Russian
censorship. Christmas eve the Daily
News published an editorial dealing
fiatteringly with the peace proposal Of
the Gar. When the issue reached Rus
sia the whole article, with the excep-
ton of the first few lines, was blacked
ont, which seems to prove that the
censor holds views widely different
from those of the Gar.
The Meeker herald., 1899-01-14
DON'T LIKE APPOINTMENTS.
senate Nay Refuse to Confirm Aa...
Nominees

SOmlnees
From the best of authority it was
learned yesterday that the action Of
Governor Adams in making appoint.
ments Of board members and other
state dignitaries after the adjournment
Of the Eleventh General Assembly
may not be accorded the stamp of an
proval from the Senate of the Twelfth
General Assembly. 1t was further sta
ted that the committee on state ipsti-
tutions, to which was referred Friday
the communication Of the governor
containing a list Of his nominations
has met with some difficulty in agree.
ing upon 4 report. Strenuous ob5ec.
tons o. the part Of several members of
the committee have been raised to two
Of the nominations. and II 10 probable
that VIVA ths sspoft Of the eommittes
The Meeker herald., 1899-01-14
Dewey. Flee. to n. Largely Augmented

Dewey's Fleet to Be Largely Augmented
Washington, Jan. s.-The Navy De
partment late yesterday decided to
send no less than four vessels to Dew.
ey, not including the Castine and Hell
ena, recently assigned to duty in Phil
ippine waters. The vessels to be add.
ed to the great fleet at Manila are the
gunboats Princeton, Yorktown and
Bennington and the supply ship Solace
Orders to carry the determination OF
the department into effect were sent by
telegraph.
This heavy increase in the naval force
in Asiatic waters Is due to a statement
by Admiral Dewey that more troops
are needed to properly police the Phil
ippine archipelago, and in the case Of
the Solace, the request Of Dewey fol-
a large consignement of stores will be
answered.
The Meeker herald., 1899-01-14

1t Is said Cornelius Vanderbilt re-
ceives on an average as many as 300
letters daily. He is not Dragging about
it. There are quack doctors with con-
fdential secrets to sell who get as
many.
The Meeker herald., 1899-01-14

spaniards in Cuba now want to be
Cnbans. Things have changed, and
The 'ever-faithful isle" will try to be
faithful to herself.
The Meeker herald., 1899-01-14

There are times when the average
boy would like to assume the role OF
father to the man for few brief mo
ments.
The Meeker herald., 1899-01-14

The receipts At Manila custom house
during November averaged $4,000 q
day In gold, and the report states that
the shipping u On the increase and
that the possibilities are unIimited,
The Meeker herald., 1899-01-14

When a woman has troubles she
confides In a physician. When a man
has troubles he consults lawyer.
The Meeker herald., 1899-01-14

A gem of thought is often impaired
by bad setting,
The Meeker herald., 1899-01-14

A bachelor may have no real happi
ness. but he escapes a lot Of real mis-
cry.
The Meeker herald., 1899-01-14

Tho man who always says exactly
what he means is more numerous than
popular.
The Meeker herald., 1899-01-14

Britain owns one-fourth of the rail-
ways in the United States Of America
and half of the railways in South
America.
The Meeker herald., 1899-01-14

aome people can herate if they can
10 president.
The Meeker herald., 1899-01-14

After suspicion is once directed to-
ward a man It is difficult to side-track
IL
The Meeker herald., 1899-01-14

Tho lead pencil is sometimes hard
pushed to make remarks.
The Meeker herald., 1899-01-14

The way OF the transgressor is oft
times the shortest route to Canada
The Meeker herald., 1899-01-14

Soap that's all soap-Diamond "C'
SoAp
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-08
WOOL MARKET.

Boston, June THE American Wool and
Cotton Reporter viii say tomorrow Of the
wool trade: The market is more active
and stronger. Several Of the larger mills
have been represented in che market nd
they have taken, all told, a coastdera5 bic
amount Of wool, for which they paid ad-
Vauced quotations. Certain OF these mills
would have purchased more wool f hold
ers had been willing TO make sufficient
concessions n prices. Holders were finn
however, and as a result a number Of in
tending purchasers did nj secure all the
wool that they expected u buy. The coun-
Try markets continue excige1 and the
strength of the situation is accumulated
by the increased activity and strength
IN The goods market The sales Of the
week in Boston amounted 10 $3.50, 400
pounds domestic and $500 pounds for
eign, making a total Of 1.I6},vJ0 AGAINST
q total OF /, 435 900 for the previous week,
and a total Of ISL 60 for the corresponding
week last year. Sales since January l,
1899, amount 70 105, $4,000 pounds, against
81, 464,3l0 pounds last year 81 this time"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-08

red cash, elevator. 75c; track, 75c: June,
75c; July, T6isu75l4c asked; September,
77%sc; No. hard, 721zc.
Corn-Stronger; No. 2 cash, 22izc; track
BE; June, 3213e; July. G$sc; September,
! sc.
Oats-Firmer; No. cash, 24ci track, 24i4
q241zc; June, 24i4c; July, 23ssc bid; Sep
TENDER. Die; No. white, 271zg2Sc.
F'laxseed-NominaI, Soc.
Rye-Lower; 5Sc bid.
Dry salt meatSSteady; boxed shoulders
81 3I12; extra shorts, A.S71z; clear ribs,
500; clear sides, $5-25.
Bac0n-Boxed shoulders, s5.12l5; extra
shorts. s5.9712; clear ribs, $40; clear
sides 1915.
Receipls-FIour, 100: wheat, q 900; corn
1000; oats, go.
Shipmen tS-Ffour. 1000; wheat, 100;
corn. 1900; oats. 1900.
NEW YORK.
New York, June 7.-Flour-Pcceipts. Il
80; exports, 4.914 Continued firm on
spring bakers, but otherwise dull AMI
barely steady.
Rye fiour-Steady.
Corn meal-Steady.
Ry@Easier; No. western, SIC, Z. o. D.
BarIey-Quiet
Whea Receipts, 1900; ex2 0rts. 1s,ffo.
Spot. steady; No. red. SIC spot and 10
SG7sc; No. / northern Duluth, SIC, 7. 0. b i,
afiOa1 20 arrive. Options ooenad steady on
local covering but sustained sharp de-
cline under liquidation and southwest
weakness. Subsequent recovery OF values
was guided By bullisn Russian crop news
and a big export demand, mostly cout,-
mental Closed firm a I g 70 &c net ad-
vance; July, y 13-161Soc, closed s01.c; Sep
TENDER, 7s7sGS0 S-16c. closed a24c; Deem
Der closed SI7sc.
Corn-Receipts. 110,1 75; exports. e5.5d4.
Steady; No. , elevator. 40c, f. o. D., ahoat
spot and 10 arrive +07sc. Options opened
steady and were well held all day OF
continued unfavorable crop news, light
offerings and demand from shorts. Closed
steady at a partial sc net decline IN
der late realizing: July, 1850, closed S933c;
September. 39l293s5sc, closed 3Sl2c.
Oats-Receipts. go 100; exports. $500.
Spot duh: No. ,. 3O12c; No. 3 white. SC.
Track mixed western. 3oG91zc; track
white, 3112Q37c. Options quiet.
Fay-DuIl
Hides, leather and beef-Steady.
MOiaSses-Steady
Butter-Receipts, 9.5S2 packages; frmer;
western creamery, 15GI8Ac; factory, 11121
13l4c
Cheese-Receipts. 5.31s; packages; mar.
he- irregular; large white 7z4c; sna'i
white, &c; large col0red, 5i2c; small CO.
ored. T12d7s4c.
Eggs-Rece:pts. 1884 packages; steady:
western, 4q15c; southern. 10Q12lzc.
LIVERPOOL
Liverpool, June 7.-Wheat-SOGt- No. l
red northern Duluth. easy. 6s 4i5d: No
red western winter, easy. 6s Futures
quiet; July. IS I'D: September IS Il7k4
C0rn-Spot American. mixed new. quiet
Is Sd; futures steady; July, IS sad; Sep
-arrfFar-
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-06-08
ge aieha naiIu gsoIe Thursday yElorutno gune $50
.teers brought s4.sOa5 IS. and calves $40

steers brought *4.s0G5 IS. and calves SD
d7.I0
Hogs-Trade in hogs was lively cary
with good prices ruling, but later the de-
mand slackened and the Improvement was
lost Both heavy and light weighs solo
up to 1915, or within 20 cents Of the best
prices OF the year. Heavy hogs sold a;
$1,000; light, $3.75G3.s5; pigs brougn:
S5.soa8. %, and culls, s.. JQG3.50.
Sheep-The market for sheep was again
dull and prices showed no improvement
Light weights sold the highest; inferior
70 prime sheep brought 81. 50Q4 s.; I2f and
oIo-p0und sheep bringing 50. S)G4 40; light
feeders sold at 2.75; clipped lambs brous hi
$5.15a5.50; wooded Colorado lambs. s. .65d
5-S5; spring lambs, $4.50d6.50.
Receipts-CaJtle 1909; hogs q, 100; sheep
5000.
KANSAS CITY.
Kansas City. June 7.-CattIs-RecelTt
300; market steady; native steers, N.GeG
3-35; Texas steers, S3-75G4. So; Texas COWS.
S3.l5Hi.oJ; native cows and heifer5. g. e06
80; stockers and feeders, s.. 50l74 IS; bulls,
$3.O3a4IG
Hogs-Receipts $500: market steady;
bulk Of sales, $3.6od3.70; heavy, s. 5212 a
2-7I12: packers. s.. 6Gd3. .: mixed. g "a
80; light. S-50G3.65; workers, 8. 6Gd3. %;
pigs, g. 45G3. 57Is.
Sheep-Receipts, 3Ga9: market steady =;
lambs, S4.05q5.00; muttons, $3.25Il75
ST. LOUIS
st. Louis, June 7.-CattIe-Peces D.
90; market steady to strong; fair to
choice native shipping and export steers.
A9a5-35. with fancy worth 10 % $50;
dressed beef and butcher steers, 81 urG
5.15; steers under 1000 pounds. 8. OGd5 %;
stockers and feeders. &. sat 50: cows and
heifers. s2.5Gd4. s.; bulls. s.. 0)I4.50: can
ners. S2-ega2. 90; Texas and Indian steers
g. 4oQi@5; cows and heifers. 3 .30d4. .
Hogg-Receipts. 1900: market strong:
pigs snd lights. g. -5G2. 50; packers. IS. 500
385; butchers, g. SGl3. 90.
Sheep-Receip,s. 100; market steady;
native mUttons, 81 .God5. %.