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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-02-09

Modern science b extremely exact.
The engineers who have been consid-
sring the problems arising out Of the
proposed Nicaragua canal provide for
. waterway nine inches deeper than the
draft Of large ocean Steamship The
reason Ii that as fresh water 10 not
20 dense as the water of the sea, yes
sci will sink deeper when It eaters the
canal. tr
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-02-09
THE HERALD.
ss. coaoaADo


ALREADY. the nrst- edition of Lord
Rcsehery's Napoleon; the las, Phase, +"
eaus,sting Of 10000 copies. has bssn
exhausted in England. The Athenaeum
atters many disparaging walls over
the book. and lays that 1t IL written
In style not historical. but rather
adapted to tina: Of after dinner speak
lnR. ~
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-02-09

In the House the other day. Repre-
sentative Dalssll. referring to the
French chamber of deputies, said that
III there were . more disgraceful and
infamous parliamentary body in exist
snce he would like To know where II
WAS" II We are 70 Be a-"world power
our Statesmen win have to learn that
one Of the essentials of that position ia
6lncial good manners toward the other
members Of world-power society.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-02-09

An impatient man IN Camden. N. j..
Who was eager to acquire wealth and
acquire II quickly. sent money to an
advertiser who proHised. on receipt OF
b dollar. to tell any one rhow to get
rich" Here il the useful advice he
received: Work like slave all your.
life. spend a. little a. possible. and
never marry"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-02-09


be required, but patents shall issue for
lands segregated In accordance with
existing law and the act a. amended,
The governor Of Arizona has recon-
mended to the Interior Department the
removal Of the public oflces at Tucson,
Ariaona, to Phoenix, the capital OF the
territory. It ID contended By the terri
torial authorities that by utilizing the
public buildings ut Phoenix for fed
eral Offices the rents will be paid to
the government instead Of elsewhere,
The department u making the inquiry
as to how far such q change viii be
in the interest Of the public service.
The House passed an omnibus bin
carrying 1S1 claims for stores and sup
plies taken by the Union army during
the Rebellion. The claims were passed
on by the Court OF Claims, and aggre-
gated &844.48 Practically all the
benefciaries reside In the South. Con-
siderable opposition to the bill was dis
played early in the day under the lead
ership of Mr.. Cannon, chairman of the
appropriations committee, but II nat
tened ont later and the bill finally was
passed without division.
A petition containing charges has
been submitted to the House commit
tee on elections No. /, against Dele
gate Robert ". wilcox, the Hawaiian
representative. The charges are made
in writing BY George D. Gear Of Ha-
wall. who submitted letters purpoTt-
ing to be copies oe letters written by
Wilcox TO F1iipfno o6icials. Ons Of
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1901-02-09

u
but In those states consent Of both hus-
band and wife is necessary to convey
title to real estate owned by either
whether exempt as homestead or not.
Senate bill. No. 100, Introduced by
Senator Taylor at the request Of the
State Editorial Association, has
passed the Senate and is now before
the House. This bill fixes the price
Of all kinds Of legal advertising at z
cents q line for the first insertion and
cents for each subsequent insertion.
The association feels under many OBJ
legations to Senator Taylor for the in
terest he displayed In pushing this bill.
Six labor unions sent in petitions.
which were read at the same time.
favoring Senator Bueklin's bill and the
proposed amendment to the constitu-
tion, making an eight-hour workday.
The unions sending these petitions
were the Miners union of Telluride.
Teamsters' union No. Of Florence, the
Federation Of Labor Of Florence, Dem
yer Trades and Labor Assembly. Brick.
layers union No. 4 Of Colorado Springs
and Srheltermen's union No. 06 Of Den
yer. 59.3-a
r. A. Meredith introduced a bill In
the House providing for the creation
Of Adams county. 1t Is contingent ON
the passage Of the Rush consolidation
bill, to which It will probably be Add-
ed as an amendment. 1t divides Arap-
Ahoe county In an eatirely different
manner from that prescribed In the
,Rash Dill. The northern part q the
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-08-17
THE TREND OF LIBERTY.


The United States is a country Of lib
erty 1t was the parent of government
by the people. The whole genius OF
our constitution is for freedom II was
in a struggle against alien govern
ment that we got our independence,
and ever since 1916 the drift of our his
tory has been Tor more liberty, more
complete trusting Of the people, The
first amendments OF the constitution
had for their purpose to assert more
liberty, free speech, free religion, free
press, freedom 10 bear arms. The civil
war was the successful elimination Of
a long struggle for equal rights for all
races, and the thirteenth. fourteenth,
and fifteenth amendments put the re-
suit OF that war in the constitution
and abolished slavery.
Every extension Of popular authority
tells the same story whether il be mu-
nicipal lighting Of the streets. or the
putting into a constitution Of pro-
vision for popular initiative IN elcc-
ton. That parties should put in their
platforms. TO catch the peoples votes,
q proposition for the election OF United
States senators by the people Instead
Of by the LEGISLATURES shows the same
drift, as does the election OF judges,
Instead Of their earlier appointment by
the governor And II is TO be ob'Nrved
that u Is impossible 20 find genuine
examples OF "a drift the other way. to-
ward a more Indirect or aristocratl c
style OF government Everything tends
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gether, and expressed the pleasure It
mad become TO see the spontaneous
'riendlness which had sprung up be-
tween the officers Of the two COM
mands and his regret that he and his
officers were TO lose so many good
friends. He called upon the assembly
10 give three cheers for General Chat
fee which was done with a will. his
health was drunk, and then the old tenn
pie rumbled In lts roof with the sound
Of For he's q jolly good fellow" Cen
eral Chaffee made q graceful reply and
expressed in strong terms his belief not
only that England aud America should
be friends, hut that they We're friends
and would remain so, He said: Poll
ticians may talk. ministers may talk,
kings may talk, presidents may talk.
but gentlemen II will be all talk"
Then the Americans cheered the Brit
ish, first the three generals present and
then all the officers and their friends.
There Is one American tune that Is
bound to go all over India, back to Eng
land and even to Australia, as II has
taken the British contingent by storm
When the Ninth infantry band began
to play "A Hot Time in the Old Town"
everybody was on his feet In a second
wild dances were INDUCED in, and the
band had to play II at least five times
and then again later In the evening
From the very first II caught on" with
the British, and now 1t has reached
something Of that power with which the
famous Tara -ra -boom-de rolled
round the earth.-Sydney Adamson, in
Leslie's Weekly,
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FISTIC CONTEST.
Francis and Christy to Meet Again
This Winter.

young Christy' and Jim Francis,
(colored) a couple Of local disciples OF
uppercut and jab, feel very much dis
satisfied over the outcome OF their
2O-round bout last winter at Sammy
Clark's club rooms, and are anxious to
have another try at each other.
Francis had all the advantage In their
meeting last winter and II the bout
had gone 25 rounds he would In all
probability have been the victor. As
1t was. the mill was declared a draw,
Christy was just entering upon his
twentieth year at that time and II was
his first public contest. Francis was
an old hand at the business and pos
sessed more strength than his antagon-
list. He could hit harder blow and
stand more punishment. When the
men meet next month, IL they do meet,
the conditions are apt TO be more
different. Christy has become much
stronger and has greatly improved his
marvellous speed. He will be more
familiar with ring tactics and possess
better knowledge Of his opponents
ability. a match between these men
has been talked OF great deal among
those who go In for that Kind OF sport,
and the fighters have both slgnlted
their willingness 10 go another twenty
rounds.
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"HOT TIME IN THE OLD TOWN"


When the British officers realized
that the Americans were really going
away" out of the goodness of their
hearts they determined to give a big
evening to remember and to take them
AL in" The big Temple Theater with
its archaeological stage, where the
song was sung which upset the British
colonial secretary, was again opened
up, A bar with dusky native walters
In their white dress and puggarees sup
piled the groups gathered around every
little table while the officers Of both
countries did turns In regular yaude-
vile style behind the footlights. Cen
eral Chaffee sat with General Gaseee
and General Barrow on the raised plat
form which did duty for the private
box. There Is song, known to every
body who has seen much Of the army In
the Philippines, that represents dis
tinguished major general who at one
time had something 10 do with govern
ing the islands as inquiring at the end
OF each stanZa, For I'd like 10 know
who's the boss OF the show; is 1t me or
Emilio Aguinaldo?" An Anglici2ed YER
sion of the song, sung by Lieutenant
Stamford, hit off the situation In China
and caused the generals TO smile by
asking For I'd like to know who's
the boss Of this show; Is II the minis
tiers, the generals or the Chino?'
General Gaselee made a straightfor-
| ward speech without any llowery ex-
! pressions. in which he declared his re-
| gard for General Chaffee as friend,
stated how well they had pulled to-
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-08-17
Local Baseball and Wheeling Gossip.
ANENr THE NEW SCHEDULE.
Pocatello and Logan May be Counted
Ont Now,

BY the end Of next week, II Is be-
lieved a new league and schedule viii
be formed and second season started,
which Will run into October. or as long
as the weather win permit. The local
fans regret very much that this was
not done Immediately after the demise
OF the Park City team but II was not
done and there Is no use crying over
split milk
The committee appointed at the last
league meeting TO formulate new
schedule will begin on the work at once
but whether there will be four or only
three teams in the new organization Is
a matter that Is "still in the air Tho
idea Of pocatello securing a berth has
been abandoned, for two very good
reasons First the team when here
clearly showed that 1t was not strong
enough TO go against any Of the local
teams. and second, II would not pay 10
send a team to the Idaho town.
A proposition was made 10 admit the
Logan team and II was limited that the
management of the latter would
strengthen the team with some of the
Butte players. After the performance
OF the Buttes here IL was painfully eYi-
dent that II any of the players would
strengthen" the Loganites the latter
had better not come In. Then word
came from the Temple city saying the
team then was doing nicely and cared
nothing about the Intermountain
From the present outlook the probable
ities are that the new schedule VIII be
played out with three teams 20 VIII
Salt Lakes, Ogdens and Lag0Ons.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-08-17

CURIOUS FISH ELECTROCUTION
Observation-Disclosures

1t is positively shocking" the way
they are catching fish at the plant of
the st. Anthony Falls Water Power
company This, too, in the face of
large sign on which is inscribed in plain
letters: "No Fishing Allowed; Keep
on" But, then, only the immediate
attaches of the power house are prlyl-
legged,
The electricians have becomed so used
TO working wonders by electricity
such miracle, for instance, as running
the street railways Of two cities with
out scarcely having to turn a hama
themselves-that they are in the habit
of calling the mysterious fluid to their
assistance whenever II Is convenient to
do So luJ
They started out early in the season,
which did not open until Wednesday,
to fish in the legitimate way, but fail
ing to get any fish to speak of by hook
they determined to catch them, IL pos
sibe by crook--to electrocute them.
Since then fish have responded with
such wonderful alacrity 10 the novel
bait that few minutes sport will give
new fishermen "a nice mess" The sight
would bring tears to the eyes Of Izaak
Walton. who believed art for arts
sake, who accounted II more credita-
BILE performance TO catch one fish an
hour by patient, painstaking, philoso-
| phic endeaYOr than 20 slaughter the
fnny tribe on the wholesale plan in
short order
At the power house they take a good
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-08-17

toward q more general assumption OF
power by the people al the polls. Even
IN the case Of the restrictive prov isions
OF the new constitutions of several
southern states, those provisions allow
ing intelligent negroes TO vote are much
more liberal than was the general SEN
timent OF the whites in the reconstruc-
ton days. There is In the south a
growing sentiment that negroes. at least
those OF the Booker r. Washington
type, should be allowed the rights OF
other human beings.
Now, such being the drift Of public
sentiment among the American people
as a whole, what possible justification
can there be for the fear that we. the
American people, are going 10 enter on
a career Of imperialistic tyranny either
al home or abroad? Is il not clear
that our whole drift Is away from i'm
perlallsm? Are not all our children
taught the rights and the blessings OF
liberty In our schools and In every
breath Of our institutions? Is not lib
erty preached in our pulpits and mag
niiied on every platform and worshipcd
by every descendant OF the Pilgrims
and by every last immigrant? Was II
not the desire to end oppression that
compelled our people to engage in the
Spanish war? Is IL TO be presumed OF
imagined that a people with such a
unanimous sentiment which finds ex-
preston not In words onlyb but In the
assumption Of more and more rights
constantly by the people, should reverse
their consistent attitude when they
came to govern our new possessions?--
New York Independent.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-08-17

Kid Broad IS still telling them in the
East that he was 'doped.F In order ia
convince the Hide of his mistake Young
Corbett says he Is ready at any time
TO dlspel the handsome pug Of that de-
fusion provided Broad viii 20 back to
Denver again "Ihe only dope that
bothered Broad was the left-hand soak
! gave him In the first round, that's
what doped him. Is the manner in
which Corbett describes the battle,
w. f, King expects great things OF
his new motor cycle which arrived this
week, and II II don't play the fool IKE
Chapmon's ana liver Lawson's machine
did last summer, Billy expects to make
the Turvilles do some tall rustling. The
firm that built the machine clans that
II can go mile in 1920 and Is Of four
horse power II II can do that 1t will
certainly reyolutloni2e things down at
the saucer. II would be a dangerous
undertaking, however TO attempt TO
run the heavy motor ut such wind
splitting pace. for some Of the turns
on the track are pretty sharp and IL
might result In bad accident.
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angler holds 1t, and stick the same into
the water. Water Is a good conductor,
as everybody knows, and every time u
fish comes within ten or twelve feet
of the center OF disturbance he is con-
Quoted TO the surface.
He Is not dead-he Is simply shocked
into insensibillty by his sensational re-
ception, and II leftsto his own resources
would soon be himself again, But the
cruel man on the ledge Of masonry
which juts out into the river around the
power house, through which the tail
race comes pouring reaches deity into
the water and scoops up the unfortp
nate fish with a net,
Perch, sinners, bullheads, crappes
and an occasional sturgeon are caught
in this way. One of the electricians
who was directing the mighty machin
cry which generates 10000 horse power
said that he had caught n sturgeon
early In the season which weighed
twenty pounds Iie said that an ordin-
airy current OF electricity was stron,,
enough 10 bring the most obstreperous
fish TO the surface In most cases. He
had to handle the sturgeon considera.
bly, more than the average before he
could make him 'lie still and be quiet"
Sometimes a simple iron plate with
electrical connections is used. 1t is
hung over the side Of the wall into tn.
river, and does the work as effectually
as the wire apparatus
The law does not specifically forbid
electric fishing, but Game Warden Full.
lerton Is going to see IL the powerhoust
sport can't be stopped. Minneapolis
Journal.
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THE NATIONAL GAME.
with Apologies TO Professor Williams
of Sack No. 3.

The game is on, Strike one!" rings
through the air
Then from the multitude assembled
there
Rises shout, "Thou'rt putrid! Twas
BALI"
"Fncher! the angry rooters loudly
call.
"Strlke twow one strong-lunged youth
with all his might
Ehrieks, "Smlte the spheroid thou crus-
tacean, smiteV'
And now the umplre's voice is wholly
drowned
BY cries that can be heard for blocks
around.
While In the stand, when dies away
the cheer,
Remarks like this fall on the listening
ear.
"Gadzooksl Didst witness McCaus-
lands daring act?
He pilfered that third sack; twas
done with tact"
Each basic point Is occupied, to-wlt.
First. second. third; my kingdom for u
HIT"
20 Miserere why doth Williams try
To smite the spheriod when 1t saileth
high?
Perchance he llketh them above his
breast
De gustibus non disputandum est"
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and come west and watch the dolngs
here
There Is still a howl OF "jobbery" and
Thrown games" in the air anent the
two games Lagoon won from Gimlins
crustaceans last Saturday and Sunday,
and the jobber becomes more inane ev-
cry time the subjet Is mentioned In a
certain circle Baseball Is unlike many
other passtimes This may seem
startling to some, but It is a fact new
ertheless. When a couple Of brawny
knights Of the padded mitts face each
other In a H-foot ring and play tag
and blum it doesn't require a Referee
Siler to get next" 10 the fact, al
though fakes can be palmcd off ON the
public and the latter be none the wiser.
But who ever heard OF a ball team de-
liberately entering n game with the
ayowed purpose Of losing It, without
the fact being made apparent In a
dozen different ways? II a pitcher
or catcher plays "phony' bah any and
everybody can see IT, In the games
referred to. ogden tried 10 win but were
beaten and beaten fairly
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is fortunate indeed if he Is given an
a henlIIfnlN enliarn lpnl

Is fortunate indeed if he Is given an
absolutely square deal.
John Lawson stated recently that he
was afraid some Of the riders and
trainers would succeed in prevailing
upon liver to go out and see the town
on the evenings before the big races.
keep him up late and If possible 10
take a drink lust to be sociable," in
the hope II would affect his riding.
Those eastern riders watch every little
point and do not fail to take advantage
where there is the slightest chance.
Although the n. c. a. has abolished
team work, and referees are doing all
they can to prevent It, still a bunch Of
riders can successfully work against
one man without being discovered.
Very likely Iver has had TO contend
with such obstacles.
There Is absolutely no doubt that liver
is the fastest sprinter In the world to-
day. Major Taylor, who defeated all
the European cracks, and Kramer, WIN
leads all the fast ones here, have both
been beaten by Iyer. and those who
witnessed the performances say he did
| 1t easily.
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liver Lawson's Speed.

Here is what a writer in the New
York Journal has to say about liver
Lawson:
In the keen competition for the Grand
Circuit championship OF the National
Cycling association there appears new
factor The rider il liver Lawson, who
recently returned from Australia, wherl
he captured the one mile championship.
OF that Island. At Syracuse on Thurs
day night Lawson had no trouble In
defeating Major Taylor in the trial
heat and scored over Frank Kramer in
the final event.
The racing men who arrived In town
yesterday declare the Swede rode ia
whirlwind fashion, despite the fact that
he had just completed a four days
journey on the train when he arrived In
Syracuse.
At present Frank Kramer and MaJoi
Taylor are tied In the points table with
is points each. Third on the list is
Tom Cooper, with IL points, and John
Fisher, Of Chicago, has placed II
points TO his name.
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present schedule was played out From
what can be learned OF the managers,
there win be little, II any changes
made except that each team viii put IN
better shape II possible The Holsters
viii very likely have a new pitcher,
but II Is not believed there VIII be any
change in the lineup Of the White
Wings or Lagoon. Both teams have
improved a great deal during the last
month and are more evenly matched
now Than ever before The manager
of the salt Lakes says there Is nothing
In the rumor that Meredith and Hickey
will leave soon for Denver. They are
doing well enough here, much better
than they could do In Denver ant here
they intend TO remain.
The proposed match between Terry"
McGoyern and Jack Roberts the Eng
lish featherwelght champion. viii In all
probability be the opening attraction 81
Tom ORourke's new Royal Golf and
Athletic club. In Connecticut
ORrOurke has not decided upon any
special bout for his opening date, but II
he can secure the McGoVern- Roberts 90
these men will open the new arena.
There are a number OF reasons why
O'Rourke would like to secure this bout.
lie realizes that the men would draw
a good crowd. and az the same time Il
would not attract so much attention
as a heavyweight battle
The Connecticut people, Il is said,
have no objection 10 the smaller men
meeting In the ring. but they are OPP
posed 10 having heavyweight fights.
The friends Of Nels Margetts were
glad TO see him break into the national
game again. and don a white uniform.
Nels was always a good man behind a
wind pad and Is as fair a BAH player
ae ever put on a NIT. Pink Hawley
says that aside from Billy McCausland
he would rather have Nels catch for
him than any man he knows Of.
John l.. Sullivan has forsaken Jour
nalism. He says that In the future
he viii stick 10 booze. The great Jawn
l.. came 10 this determination the other
day when he tried Intellectually 10 col
lect some bills from a couple OF New
York newspapers 90 which he had lent
his giant intellect on various occasions
Jawn. better go back TO Boston where
you are appreciated.
a citizen OF St Louis. while watch
ing the bulletin board. fell In q faint
and split his head open on a cobble-
stone when he saw three runs chalked
up for the ST. Louis baseball team.
We suggest that he change his abode