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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-16

ONLY A CHOICE OF EV1LS-"The PhiladeInbt,
Inquirer says;
The New-York political campaign has brol,b,
David B; Hill prominently into puolic view assia
and as he now appears in opposition 70 Rirha-5
Croker there is a disposition 10 forget mis- reco-5
and to look upon him in some way the savo-
not only of his party in the State but OF the Stst
itself Between Hill and Croker however, Is o1y
a choice Of two evils, and. moreover. whichever y
them conducts the NeW-YOrk State caunpsign mn
support Bryan in National affairs. Il is incumosr.
on the Republicans not to trust TO Democrats ia
SanSfOnS in NeW-YOrk but to exert every efforr ;,
carry that great State. with its preponderance .,
electoral votes.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-16

RICHARD CROKER'S MODESTY-"The Ior,,-
Vile CONFECTIONERY has this friendly and ann.
ciative notice Of NETWORKS leading Brvsnfra.
Croker now thinks he would like to exhf5fr bi,,
self In the United States Senate This is sircrIsr
mOdeSty. The natural assumption would ~ -.
Croker would buy him little United States Sars 10.
and add II 10 his string OF race horses and ksn1s
OF bull pups.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-16

THEY ARE HANDICAPPED.-''The Boston Has,
AID observes:
The difficulty with Democrats Ike Mr. Oinev N.
Collins and Mr.. GaTSan, who supporting NJ
Bryan in this campaign. is that they have sI,%t.,
openly, as IN some instances or taCitlv 80 =
others. to admit that he is not a candidate vttI -
whom they are satisfied They thus handt-
capped in the beginning in arguing in his favor
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-16

WINKS HIS OTHER EYE-"The Hartford
Post says:
Colonel Graves who was so prosperous and
busy that he couldn't spare the tins 10 Be the
Democratic nominee for Governor. wants 10 have
pictures taken 10 show that all OF depression
prevail in Hartford We think detect
big wink in the COloneTs other eye.
The Meeker herald., 1900-07-21
SUICIDE OF PROMINENT
KANSAS EDITOR

Emporia, Kas., July DC. v. Esk-
ridge, editor of the Emporia Republl-
can. and former lieutenant governor
Of Kansas, died at his home to-day
from the effect OF self-infiicted wounds.
Before he died, Mr.. Eskridge, who had
been Ill for several months said he
knew he could not live and that he was
tired Of life.
At $50 this morning. Mr.. Eskridge's
son, who slept In an adjoining room,
was awakened by pistol shot. Run
ming to his fathers room, he found the
latter groaning from a wound in the
upper part of the body, and still grasp
ing the pistol with which he had shot
himself. Young Eskridge aroused the
family and went for physician. Mrs.
Elizabeth Dickson, of Kansas City, a
sister-in-law of the sick man, was the
first to reach the room after the son
had left. AS she entered, Eskridge,
weak from his Illness and from loss OF
blood from the pistol wound, raised
himself on his elbow and again point
ed the weapon toward himself, A
brief struggle between them ensued,
Mrs. Dickson trying to secure the re-
volver. Before he could be oyerpow.
cred, the III man sent a bullet into his
body and fell backward In a faint.
Two hours later he died, despite the
efforts Of physicians.
The Meeker herald., 1900-07-21
BUSINESS DISTRICT OF PRES.
COLT DESTROYED BY FIRE

Prescott. ARK July 1.-THE fire which
started at 1O:45 O'Clock last night was
net under control until s O'Clock this
morning. when the DIRE fighters went
q considerable distance In advance OF
the flames and blew up the buildings
ON the south side Of Goodwin street,
preventing the IRE from crossing the
street.
The burned district embraees five
blocks, In which are located the prin-
clpal mercantile houses, both banks,
both telegraph Ofices, the three news
papers, four hotels, every saloon and
every restaurant except one In the
town, besides scores Of private resi-
dences.
To add to the prevailing gloom, a
high wind has prevailed all day, send
ing smoke, dust and burning embers
in every direction, requiring the great
est vigilance to prevent another out
break Of the flames.
Owing to the chaotic conditions ex-
isting to-day, 1t IL impossible to OBJ
tain an accurate account Of the losses or
Individual insurance. From interviews
with insurance agents, the total insur-
ance does not exceed $35O,OOO.
The heaviest losers are as follows:
Bashf0rd Rurmister Co., $3.50, 600; Sam
Hall, e75, 600; Hotel Burke, 100000; d.
Levy 4 Co., $4,000; Jake Marks, $25,.
900; r. II. Burmister 4 Son Company,
S20.OO0; C. A. Dake, $2O, 100; Ed Block.
$4,000; ]. w. Wilson, $4,000; Kelly
Il Stevens, SIC. 1000; Journal Miner, 49,.
600, Bank Of Arizona $4,000; Prescott,
National Bank, $4,000: Prescott House
$1,000; w. H. Smith, $1,000; The
Courier, 5000; Golden Eagle hotel,
$1,000; scopel. $4,000; f. @. Becht
$4,000: Windsor hotel, $4,000
Mountain City drug store, 5000;
Brinkmeyer hotel. 5000: H. Voge, So.
600; Lee Bros. $1,000; Joe Roberts, S..
600; Vienna bakery. 5000; Cabinet
saloon, 10000; Palace saloon, $4,000,
Prescott Electric Company, $1,000
In addition to the above were four.
teen or fifteen saloons, with losses
ranging from $1,000 to $1,000
Five restaurants, five barber shops
two meat markets and fifty or sixty
residences were destroyed. In many
cases the above losses do not include
buildings.
At daylight this morning teams were
at work hauling lumber to the public
plaza and covering 1t with tents and
temporary frame buildings. The occu.
pants will be ready for business to-
morrow Both banks have secured
temporary quarters, and will be open
tomorrow.
All the sufferers from the fire are
provided with food, shelter and cloth.
ing, and 1t Is not thought any outside
assistance will be required.
The Meeker herald., 1900-07-21
s.r..... r.nlly p-.ll,ns.

Toxic Cor. Chicago Record: There
u . home here where I'VE generations
live under the same roof in perfect har-
mony. The family is that Of Mr.. Kim
yemon Arai Of Matsunoki, Unememura.
Gumma prefecture. who has Just en-
tered on his 93d year and Is still hale
and hearty. So is his wife Naka. who
10 Of the same venerable age. Equally
healthy and prosperous are their cid
cot SON, Kakunosuke. and his spouse.
who are respectively So and 81. Then
comes their grandson. Kennosuke. 4s
years old, and his wife. Asa, younger
by two years. Twenty-slx and "a are
the ages Of their great-grandson. Ise-
matsu, and his LIES partner. Toki. re-
spectively, from whose union have
sprung healthy. growing boy Of 4 and
. baby girl. The villagers say that the
atmosphere of love. affection and ven
GRAFTON which envelopes this happy
family is idyllic.
The Meeker herald., 1900-07-21
IRISH -. AMtn,cA.

1AAg Msv - ~ % HAVE . 0sassas
fer fssstsss.
lndustrially the forsisn slsmsat In
America has been very Important. says
Ainslss's Magazine. More than ninety
Per cent OF the immigrants Who have
come and are coming to this country
are Industrious and sober. They cone
to bsttsr their fortunes. ana they ret
about doing 1t with great energy. Ths
railroads and great public works in
this country used to BE- built BY Irish
laborers. ! am speaking In general
terms. Without them We would mot
have been able TO make the great prog
rsss which justines US in believing
that our growth In wealth during the
past thirty years il more marvellous
than anything the world has previous
~ seen. But the Irish have found 9TH
or occupations, in which they can
crafty their gregarious instincts. de-
velop their wonderful talent for politi-
cal organisation. and In large and
small ways enjoy the independence to
spend and to accumulate which Vas
denied to them for 80 long at hosA
They have therefore settled In great
measure In the cities and taken mp the
occupations that in such places are
open to them. These occupations range
all the way from street sweeping to
millionaire hnanciering. and include
cab driving. car driving. being porters.
oarkeepers, CLERKS. merchants, doctors.
lawyers and edittrs. As professional
politicians they have had NO peers in
the history of the world. They may
be said to have a genius for politics.
And the Irish who had not docked to
the cities are doing remarkably we'll.
They are farmers all over the country.
and their success in the North Allan
tic division Of the country. on farms
that were no longer profitable under
native management. has been most
notable. AS husbandmen they are fru-
gal without being niggardly. Their
remarkable political strength ID due to
the fact that they have kept together
when 1t came to voting more consist
emily than any other people. Thack-
cray says somewhere. his observation
being Of the Irish In London that there
never was an Irishman SO poor that he
did not have another Irishman who
looked to him for enjoyment and sup
port. This was tribute to their 10y
atty. their friendliness and generos-
ity.
The Meeker herald., 1900-07-21
HORRIBLE DETAILS
OF CHINESE CRUELTY

Chicago, July IA dispatch to the
Record from st. Petersburg, July II,
(via Paris, July Ia, says:
The car has received with great
emotion the dreadful details Of the
down his majesty's cheeks as be read
the cablegram from Admiral Alexieff,
at Port Arthur, confirming the hOr-
rible details Of the assassination Of N.
De Giers, which merely In the form Of
rumors had already reached Russia.
The admiral declares that the Russian
envoy WAS dragged through the streets
by the Boxers, insulted, beaten, tor
tured, and even thrown into a great
kettle and boiled to death. The remains
were thrown to the dogs. While NJ.
De Giers was being disposed of the
frantic mob danced around the cauld-
ron.
Nine. DeGiers, Admiral Alexieff's ad-
vices declare, suffered fate worse
than death and was beaten and tor
tured with sticks until life was ex-
tinct. The legation officials are said
to have been tortured fiendishIy until
death ended their sufferings.
M. De Giers and his legation ON
cials resisted desperately and his brave
body guard killed many of the attack
Ing mob. In the midst Of his tor
lures the envoy is said to have hero
really proclaimed his faith In Christie
anity, encouraged by his wife. who
soon shared his martyrdom.
This Intelligence to the relatives Of
the Russian martyr In China was ac-
companied by heartrending scenes.
Count Lamsd0rf received the friends
Of the murdered ones at the foreign
ofiice and unfolded to them the tragic
story. The scenes of frenzied terror
and grief that followed were unspeak-
able. The building Of the foreign Of
ice was besieged by an excited throng
and the whole of st. Petersburg is full
of lamentatiOn.
Immediately after Admiral Alexieff's
dispatch was received the car ordered
the cabinet and council Of state to go
Into session at once.
The Meeker herald., 1900-07-21
sb,rL,.x . D....r.s.b,. Job.

The last time Quanah Parker. the
ruler Of the Comanches. was in Wash
ington the commissioner Of Indian At
fairs tried to teach him that the thing
to do was to discard six Of his wives
and cleave to the seventh. registering
her a. his permanent spouse. Quanah
listened solmenly to the lecture and
then began to ask questions through
the interpreter. He does not often ad-
NIT that he can talk English. He asked
II 1t was intended that he should tell
the discarded squaws that they must
20. Tho commissioner said that was
the intention. Quanah pondersd few
moments and then, turning to the COM
missioner. blurted forth: You tell
um!"
The Meeker herald., 1900-07-21

The only houses Remaining In the
town are GOldwatef Bros, A. Blum.
berg and Mrs. II. r. Blaine, dry goods
Joseph Dougherty, T. ". Otis and J. l.
Gardner, groceries, and W. w. Ross
and W. r. Covillaud, drugs.
The express once and pOstOfiice were
both out OF the fire limits, but the lat.
ter had . close call. All the mail and
effects were ready to move at u mo-
ment's notice.
The office OF the supervisor OF cen
sus for the territory was located In the
Prescott National Bank building. and
contained all the ONCE statistics Of the
census Of the territory, but they were
removed to a place of safety.
The Western Union opened its OFF ee
this morning in grocery store, and
the Postal has opened an office mt the
railroad depot.
The electric light poles and wIre4
were destroyed In the burned district,
and the town will be in darkness un.
til they can be replaced. This company
also owns the telephone system. and
loses more than half of Its instru-
ments.
Many citizens who yesterday were
comfortably fixed are to-day homeless
and penniless, number losing both
their business places aud their resi-.
dences. An army Of carpenters has
been busy all day putting up temporary
structures, many of which have been
completed and will open for business
tomorrow.
OF the three printing Offices In town
all that was saved was about thirty
cases of tyne by the Courier The de.
struction Of the others was complete
]. NJ. Martin, proprietor Of the Journal
Miner, saved only his books. Included
in his loss was Mergenthnler limo
type, installed in the Office only tire,
months ago. The two above papers
have already made arrangements fol
continuing publication. although hui
little insurance was carried by either
Most of the heaviest losers will re-
build at once.
The origin of the fire was unknown
until this evening, when 1t was learned
that a man rOoming over the bottline
works was lying in bed reading by can
delight when piece of loose paper on
the wall caught fire. He ran out and
gave the alarm and before Others
reached the place the fire WAS beyond
control.
Extra police are on guard to-nigh;
over goods In temporary structures
erected to-day and over the vaults OF
banks which are exposed TO view, md
the fire patrol Is also being maintained
to prevent any fresh outbreak, al
though with the dying down Of the
wind but little apprehension IL felt to-
night.
The Meeker herald., 1900-07-21
Cattle Dying by Thousands.

Los Angeles, Cal, July 15.-An era
Of hot weather that surpasses in in.
tensity the drought during 1892 is
sweeping over the southern portion of
Arizona, denuding the land Of all food
for cattle. To add to the suffering tina
Is entailed upon the herds, every water
hole and most of the wells have com.
pletely gone dry. In consequence the
cattle are dying by thousands and
their shrunken frames dot the desert
country Of Pima, Pinal, Santa Cruz,
Yuma, Cochise and part Of MarIcopa
counties. Not drop of water is report
ed in the Gila and in the San Pedro,
from Benson to Its confluence with
Salt river, near Phoenix. Not one.
tenth of harvest will be secured. So
dry is the air and 80 inllammable have
the forests on Santa Catalinas become
that fire is ravaging hundreds OF acres
OF timber.
The Meeker herald., 1900-07-21

A timely warning is sounded against
any wholesale rush of fortune seekers
to South Africa. The ending OF the
war and the absorption of the Boer
states into the British Empire will
doubtless stimulate migration to those
regions and will also Increase the op-
portunities Of profitable settlement
there. But 1t will not be prudent for
any one to go thither without some
capital, or at least sufiicient resources
to maintain him for some time In indie
pendence OF anything he may or may
not do there. It is an expensive coun-
try to live in. and the gold mines and
other sources Of profit can be worked
only at considerable expense. It Is a
country in which capital will find prof
liable investment. but not one in which
the penniless adventurer is likely TO
pick lip fortune.
The Meeker herald., 1900-07-21
Death of senator Gear.

Washington. d. c., July 14.-United
States Senator John Henry Gear OF
Burlington, Iowa, died at 4:3O a. III. to-
day Of heart failure In his apartments
at the Portland In this city. While Sen.
ator Gear had been In III health for q
year or more, death came at an entire
ly unexpected time. He was In excel.
lent health and spirits last night and
made engagements with some pOliti-
cal friends last night. Shortly before
O'Clock last evening, accompanied by
Mrs. Gear, he went out driving with
Secretary Wilson Of the Agricultural
Department. They returned about 10
O'Clock and the senator retired an hour
later In his usual health. Shortly be.
fore O'Clock this morning the senator
summoned his confidential secretary,
Colonel II. Root, and Informed him
that he was troubled with congestion
In his chest. Mrs. Gear was called and
she and Colonel Root applied some sim.
pie remedies, which seemed to relieve
the senator's suffering. At 80 O'Clock
Senator Gear complained of serious
difficulty In breathing. His condition
became critical, and his family phy.
sician. DR.. Davis, was summoned. An
examination convinced DIR. Davis that
his distinguished patient was suffering
from heart trouble, and, calling Colonel
Root aside, he informed him that Sen.
ator Gear could last scarcely an hour.
About O'Clock the senator seemed to
be easier, and when asked by Mrs.
Gear as to his condition replied faint
ly: Il feel tribe better" These were
his last words. Fifteen minutes later
he was dead.
The Meeker herald., 1900-07-21

Mr.. Eskridgc remained conscious tc
the last and talked with his family
as they stood about the bed. He had
been Ill with cancer of the liver fol
several months. He knew. lie said
that recovery was impossible, and he
did not care to suffer longer.
Charles v. Eskrldge was born in vir
ginin and came to Kansas In 1855
He has been identified with Kansas
politics since before the civil war, hav.
ing been a representative In the Iegis.
iature from 1850 to 1862, and state sen
ator In 1854. He served as lieutenant
governor with Governor James NJ.
Harvey from 1881 to 1871. Since 1881
he has owned and edited the Emporia
Republican, one of the strongest Re
publican newspapers In the state.
The Meeker herald., 1900-07-21

II village Improvement societies, to
make town more beautiful, why not
public progress boards to make It more
busy? Such a society has Just been
organized in Castine. Maine, and It's
present purpose is to induce some
ship-building hrm to locate its plant
In that pretty town. which is a great
deal more likely to get its wish than
1t would be II 1t sat down and waited
to be discovered. Many a decaying
place would be prosperous today IL 1t
had sent its advantages to market in
stead Of expecting some capitalist to
como nft0r them with his own wagon.
The Meeker herald., 1900-07-21

Nine out Of ten travellers would tell
inQuirers that the toughest piece Of
water is that cruel stretch in the Eng
lish channel. and nine out Of ten trav-
elers would aay what was not true. In
reality the "wickedest bit Of sea" IL
not in the Dover straits; or in yacht
ting. for example, from St Jean de
Luis up to Pauillac; or across the
Mediterranean race from Cadix to
Tangiers. Nor II 1t in rounding Cape
Horn. where there Il what sailors call
= true -. The "wickedest sea" il
encountsred In rounding ths Cape OF
Good Mo1s for the eastern ports Of
Cape Colony.
The Meeker herald., 1900-07-21

According to the annual report Of
the British comptroller-general Of pat
ents. . number of new acts have been
passed In Japan to amend the law Of
patents. designs and trade marks. I'm
der these acts the duration of a patent
is nxsd at fifteen years. and Of the
copyright of design ten years. sub
1ect TO the payment Of annual fees
The term of protection obtained by
registration Of a trade mark 10 fixed
ut twenty years. except in the case Of
trade marks previously registered
abroad. where the term is the same a.
that for which the original registra-
ton p valid.
The Meeker herald., 1900-07-21

The first place at which one Of the
census-takers in the District Of Colum-
bia called on the morning Of June l
was the executive mansion. The prest-
dents secretary was prepared to tell
him Mr.. McKinley's age at his last
birthday, his color, occupation, and
whether he could write and speak
English. The president IL one man In
the country whose census questions .
great many other people could answer
for him with reasonable accuracy.
The Meeker herald., 1900-07-21

n. Leuret, the French manufacturer
Of artificial pearls from fish scales says
that he will come to the United States
and erect works as soon as he hears
OF locality where the right kind Of
scales can be had in large quantities.
1t u suggested that suitable place
might be found on the st. Lawrence
river. among the Thousand Islands.
The scales should be small and have q
silver sheen. The brighter they are
the higher price they will command.
The scales should be removed while
the hsh are alive II possible. Twenty
ave thousand pounds of these scales
can be used year. 1t is anticipated
hat twice that quantity may be used
IN few years.
The Meeker herald., 1900-07-21

Reports just received from the
White House Harrison expedition to
Abysainia, which safely returned to
Monbasa, on the east coast OF Africa,
ON June 10, shows that the explorers
found the districts around Lake Ru-
dolph and 8tephanie deserted. and that
the Inhabitants had either died or left
the country. 1t 10 added that the
kraals were discovered to be full Of
skeletons.
The Meeker herald., 1900-07-21

Scientists are much perplexed over
the finding Of curious chain in the
ruins of house at Pompeii. and none
OF the wise men has as yet been able to
give any idea a. to the uses Of the
article. Further research may show
that the Roman matrons were accus-
TONED to chain their husbands to the
wall when the Gracchian League Of Ad-
vanced Femtninity held its weekly
meetings.
The Meeker herald., 1900-07-21

Mrs. J. B. Grozier. after nine years
Of service as teacher of the Pueblo
school at Cochiti, has resigned her l,o-
sition and will retire from the Indian
service for two years to spend them
with her nephew, =. A. Groxler,y owner
The Meeker herald., 1900-07-21

A special service for the detection Of
gambling has been organised by the
police Of Vienna. Austria. The police
sesk for offenders not only in cafes,
but also in clubs and private apart
Wents.
The Meeker herald., 1900-07-21

4 war ibI lloon. such ~ ID used a
IT, nesssnt operations. can be inhats4
and Heated in not more than twenty
mlnnAss.
The Meeker herald., 1900-07-21

Owing to the stubborn resistance Of
The nultan the cities OF the west coast
OF Morocco are still without tale
graphic connection.
The Meeker herald., 1900-07-21
THE HERALD.
sllE.a ;. COLORADO
COLORADO

20 nsst the great demand for ssv
eaaa Tie rdyal gun factory OF Wool
w5sA, England Is being enlarged.
The Meeker herald., 1900-07-21
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The Meeker herald., 1900-07-21

keet the Heeu Ok luOEe ram. Inc mar.
vest of winter wheat is nearly com.
pleted. The yield and quality of the
grain are good The recent dry wealth
crop, especially In central and western
counties. Spring wheat and potatoes
have also been damaged by the dry
weather. Corn has generally grown
well and tassels nre beginning to show
in many parts Of the state.
The long-expected reciprocity mr.
rangement between the United States
and Germany has been effected. Sec
rotary Hay and the German ambas-
sador have subscribed to the conven.
ton, and the President will issue his
proclamation putting the new duties
in force in the course of few days.
The arrangement is generally similar
to the first arrangement made with
France, and abates duties ON still
wines, argols. paintings and statuary
from Germany entering the United
States. It does not require the APPROX
al Of the Senate, being drawn under
section 4 of the Dingley act.
The consolidation Of all the iron and
steel producing combinations Ii being
revived in steel circles. The condition
and outlook of the metal markets at the
present time is given as strong reason
why the producing companies should
become more closely identified In or,
der to retain the earning capacity OF
their stocks at a normal figure. Among
the companies which are said to be In.
vorable to nm assimilation are the
American Steel Hoop Company, Amer.
lean Tinplate Company, Central Foun,
dry Company. National Steel Company
and American Bridge Company. These
companies represent a capital Of $20e,'
100000.