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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1899-12-09
TRUST KNOCKED OUT,
/. upreme Court Wakes It's First Decisiou
on the Law

!upreme Court axes Its First Decision
on the Law
Washington, Dec. 5.-In the United
States Supreme Court to-day the Adj
dystonc Pipe case was decided. This
case involved the constitutionality of
the combination of pipe manufacture
ers to manufacture pipe which It was
charged was trust. The decision was
handed down by Justice Peckham, and
was adverse to the combination. 1t IL
therefore in opposition to the trust.
The opinion of the Court of Appeals
for the Sixth circuit was affirmed.
In reviewing the case Justice Peck
ham said that 1t had been brought
under the antitrust act of 1890. and
that an injunction was asked to entoin
the corporations engaged in the manu-
facture OF water and gas pipe which
composed the combination from con-
tinuing business under the agreement
by which they had divided the terri
tory of the United States among them.
selves. by which they had arranged
to tx prices,
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1899-12-09

Salida, Colo, Dec. 5.-The Denver &
Rio Grande siding six miles east Of
Sallda, known as English, was the
scene of disastrous wreck yesterday
morning.
The list of killed and wounded Is as
follows:
Killed:
Charles r. Osgood of the Colorado
Fuel & Iron Company, Denver.
H. Il. Matthews, travelling freight
and passenger agent of the Burlington
road, Denver.
Sumner Barnes, Denver.
Mrs, George Porter, wife of Engineer
Porter of the Denver IL Rio Graude
railroad. Grand Junction.
A. N. Johnston, Oberlin, Ohio.
Unknown man.
Injured seriously:
Thomas NJ. German, 1925 Downing
avenue, Denver.
George w. Pierce, prominent mine
operator, 1910 Sherman avenue, Den
yer.
]. e. Brown, Canon City.
1t was a rear-end collision, the blame
for which, II any exists, will be hard
to place, because of the peculiar cir
cumstances from which the accident
arose.
Narrow gauge passenger train No. 5,
bound for MOntrOse, was run into by
the Grand Junction broad gauge No. Is
which was following but n few min
utes behind.
The narrow gauge had been tagged
at English by duarryman. 1t was
brought to n sudden stop. The man
said that mule had stuck fast In a
small bridge Just ahead and he stop
ped the train to prevent wreck.
He was told Of the broad gauge
which was following close. and he ran
back to fiag No. Is, but before he
could get back to the end Of the stand
ing train his lantern went out, and, as
1t was quite clark, train No. Is came
laundering along and was almost on
top of Its luckless predecessor before
the engineer of the broad gauge got n
fash Of the rear lights of the sleeper
and reversed his engine.
1t was too late, however. to materi-
ally check the impetus of the heavy
train. With fearful crash and n
shrek n went against and into the in
ert train, the engine forcing Its way
some distance into the superstructure
of the sleeping ear Durango" wreck
ing II and also the coach ahead.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1899-12-09

Carbolic acid poisoning cases have
become 30 common in every communi-
ty as to suggest an investigation of
drugstore practice in this direction.
1t should not be easy to obtain SO dead
ly an article. But Ella Hyland, a "A
year old Chicago school girl, died from
the effects of this poison,
which she had little dificulty
In obtaining. Such case is
= striking comment on the indis-
eliminate sale of this dangerous drug.
In the face OF the law prohibiting the
sale of poisons without due precaution,
1t seems astonishing that young girl
should have purchased a quantity OF
this acid sufficient to destroy life. The
unfortunate child stated that the acid
was to be used for removing stains
from . floor. Though cognizant that
1t could be needed for no such purpose
the drug clerk with a commonplace
warning, handed the child the means
of destroying her life.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1899-12-09

No item Of lame wrists and bandases,
rubber and cotton wrappings. sleep
famine or weakened pulse. was omit
ted from the published reports Of an
eight hundred mile bicycle record re-
Gently made In ninety-two hours by .
woman. She wore sweater with broad
red and green stripes. divided skirt
OF buff color. and a felt hat with .
Saudy band and tall feather. Her
custom was as ladylike and as worthy
OF emulation as the motive Of the feat
Hsei'' which was ito crafty piQue and
pfas and Guido all other wom.q,"
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1899-12-09

Harry H. Charles. of Quincy. ILL.,, has
submitted novel plan to the post
once plan for G. o. d. department In
connection with the proposed parcel
post delivery. His plan would make
the postomce the agent of the mer-
chant. Parcels mailed at any postofhce
In the country could be delivered and
collected for In any other part Of the
country. The same rule would apply
to the whole country. The postmaster
general is greatly taken up with the
plan and 1t may be adopted in the near
future. particularly as the attorney
general sees no constitutional him
drance In Its way.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1899-12-09
An nu.i Rainfall of Almo.. 40 r.,

Annual Rainfall Of Almost 40 Feet.
The heaviest rainfalls SO far OBJ
served with scientific accuracy occur
In India. At Cherrajunji, in the Khasi
hills, in Assam, the mean annual pre-
cipitation is thirty-nine feet six inches,
at Debunja thirty feet ten inches. and
at Bibundi thirty-four feet four inches.
Both the latter stations are on the sea
coast and at much lower level than
Cherrapunji.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1899-12-09

II some people were to think before
they speak 1t would be far more dim
cult for them to carry on an animated
conversation.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1899-12-09

Tho bachelor who sews on his own
buttons understands the meaning OF
the single tax.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1899-12-09

All the worlds a stage-and . lot
Of actors thereon are merely stage
horses.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1899-12-09

Be sure you are risht1thsn hold
the stakes while the other fellows bet
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1899-12-09
Tho Country,s rhe.eers.

The Country's The.tsrs.
There are 5000 theaters in the
United States. More than 1000 are
fairly classable as legitimate and over
LOGO are derJted to vaudeville.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1899-12-09

sacriAce in the home, sends the In
censs Of Joy through the house.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1899-12-09

New York has nearly 100000 chill
dren in public schools.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1899-12-09
SIX PEOPLE KILLED.
DISASTROUS COLLISION ON THE
D, d r. O.

a Rs.r-knd Collision Near saiida Caused
By Two Trains Runniss Too tloss To-
Rsthsf.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1899-12-09

Homeless. boys make l.vIsxn.n
A golden chain may E& IDLY
a. an iron one.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1899-12-09


al facilities ms well as the attendance.
Both have doubled during the last ten
years. Twenty years ago there were
only about 1000 Indian children In
school.
The caucus of the Republican mem.
bers Of the House Saturday night was
a cut and dried affair. TheSselection
Of candidate for Speaker by the par
ty In power is usually very animated
affair, but months ago all the other
candidates who entered the field after
the retirement Of Speaker Reed aban-
doned the contest, leaving General
David B. Henderson OF Iowa, the unp
posed candidate. His nomination was
therefore, foregone conclusion and he
was nominated by reclamation. The
officers OF the last House, except Col
onel Russell, the sergeant-at-arns
were renominated without opposition
Colonel Russell was not a candidate
for reelection. and Colonel Henry A..
Casson Of Wisconsin was nominated
In his stead. The caucus was held In
the house Of representatives and was
largely attended. 1t was preceded over
by General Grosvenor Of Ohio, who
was reelected chairman Of the CAUCUS.
Mr.. Loudenslager of New Jersey was
reelected secretary. After brief dis
cusslon a motion by Mr.. Dalzell that
the Reed rules Of the last Congress be
eaoptsd, was carried,
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-02-17
MUST HAVE A CABLE.

President McKinley's Message to Con.
gress Urges Action at This Session.
Washington, Feb. 13.-The presi-
dents message on the Pacific cable.
transmitted tcyCongress today, il as fol-
lows:
GAS consequence of the ratification
of the treaty of Paris by the senate of
the United States, and it's expected
ratifction by the Spanish government.
the United States will come into pos
session of the Philippine islands, ON
the farther shores of the Pacific, the
Hawaiian islands and Guam being
United States territory. and forming
convenient stopping places on the way
across the sea, and the necessity for
speedy cable communication between
the United States and all the Philip
pine islands has become imperative.
Such communication should be estab-
lished in such way as to be wholly
under the control of the United States.
whether in time of peace or war. At
present, the Philippines can be reached
only by cables which pass through
many foreign countries, and the Ha-
waiian island and Guam can only be
communicated with by steamers, in
volving delays in each instance Of at
least week. The present conditions
should not be allowed to continue for
moment longer than is absolutely .nec-
essary. The time has arrived when a
cable in the Pacific must extend as far
as Manila, touching at the Hawaiian
islands and Guam on the way.
"Under those circumstances, it. be-
comes a paramount necessity that meas
ures should be taken before the close Of
the present congress to provide such
means as may seem suitable for the es-
Of cable system. I REQ
ommend the whole subject to thesoare-
full consideration of congress, and to
such prompt action as may seem ad.
viaahla
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-02-17
Mortgage Bill Passed.

The debate upon the mortgage tax
bill of Whitney, passed in the Oregon
house Tuesday, was at times eloquent
as we'll as stormy, and although the bill
passed by decisive majority, the vote
of some of the members was surprise.
The vote was SO to 16, absent 8.
Other bills passed were: To make
violation of the peddlers' law misde-
meanoI INSTEAD of cause for civil ac-
tion, as at present; to amend the law
relative to the sale of property for de-
linquent taxes, SO as to save labor
and expense of posting notices; to es-
tablish a fiscal agency for Oregon in
the state of New York; to regulate the
business of local insurance companies,
by requiring certain capital and a cer-
tain number of policies before engaging
in business; to appropriate $4,000 for
the relief of ]. W. Magnes,
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-02-17
REINFORCEMENT BILL.

1t Is Now a Law Without the Signature
of Oregon's Governor.
Governor Geer Tuesday filed the re-
apportionment bill with the secretary
of state, letting it become law without
his signature.
Proebstel's bill TO suppress nickel-in-
the-slot machines passed the senate
Tuesday, after short debate. There
was some objection to the bill on the
ground that it would not be enforced,
but even these objectors admitted it
would have the effect of discrediting
the machines and driving them into Sc
clusion.
Other bills passed were the follow
ing: To make the per diem of county
commissioners So, except in Douglas,
Lake, Klamath, jackson, Yamhill,
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-02-17
ATTACK ON CALOCAN.
Town Reduced by Combined Assault Of
American Forces.


Manila, Feb. 13.-The American
forces at $50 this afternoon made o
com bined attack upon Colocan and re-
duced it in short order. At a signal
from the tower of the de la LONE
church Omitted States signal stationl,
the double-turreted monitor Monadnock
opened fire from the bay with the big
guns of her fore turret on the earth
works, with great effect. Soon after
ward the battery bombarded the place
from another position.
The rebels reserved their fire until
the bonn bardment ceased. when they
fred volleys of musketry as the Mon
tana regiment advanced on the jungle.
The Kansas regiment. on the ex-
treme left, with the artillery deploying
to the right, charged across the open
and carried the earthworks, cheering
under heavy fire. Supported by the
artillery at the church, the troops fur
ther advanced. driving the enemy.
fighting every foot, right into the town
line, and penetrated to the presidency
and lowered the Filipino flag at $50
P. M.
The enemy's sharpshooters in. the
jungle on the right fred at long range
on the Pennsylvania regiment, but the
rebels weres soon silenced by sharpnel
shells and the Pennsylvania remained
in the trenches. AS the Americans
advanced they burned the native
houses. The rebels were moved down
like grass, but the American losses
were slight.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-02-17
IN BLEAK SIBERIA.
Bodies of Andree and Party Probab
Found-Discovered by Natives.

Bodies of Andree and Party Probably
Found-Discoveredb by Natives.
Krasnovarsk, Siberia. Feb. ia
gold mine owner named Monastyrschin
has received letter saying that tribe
of Turgusos, inhabiting the Timir PEN
insula. North Siberia, recently in
formed the Russian police chief Of the
district that ON January last, between
Komo and Pit. in the province of YEN
iseisk, they found cabin constructed
of cloth and cordage, apparently be.
longing to balloon. Close by were
the bodies of three men, the head OF
one badly crushed. Around them were
a number of instruments, the uses Of
which were not understood by the
Turgusos.
The police chief has started for the
spot to investigate, and it is believed
that the bodies are those of the aero
naut Herr Andree and his companions.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-02-17
England wants Warships.

Lima. Peru, via Galveston. Tex,
Feb. 13.-Great Britain. it is reported
here today. has offered to purchase the
Chilian and Argentine warships. Senior
Carlos Walker Martinez, minister Of
the interior, has demanded Of the Bo-
livian minister, DR.. Emeterie Cano, q
guarantee of the immunity of the lives
and property of the Chilians in Bolivia
during the hostilities between Presi-
dent Alonzo of Bolivia and the federal.
lists. or Insurgents.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-02-17

The town of Stilesboro, Ga, was
nearly wiped out of existence recently
by tornado. No lives were lost, but
several people were injured.
There is trouble is sight for all the
Chinese in the United States. resulting
from the total disappea, ance of Chinese
who were admitted to the country in
order to take part in the trans Missis-
sippi exposition. Inspector James
Stone, of the government service, is in
vestigating the situation.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-02-17
THE DAILY TEXTBOOK BILL.
1t Was Temporarily Defeated in the
House.

1t Was Temporarily Defe8teQ In the
House.
In the Oregon house Monday the
Daily bill for textbook commission
failed by three votes to pass, but a mo-
tion for reconsideration was carried
by decisive majority.
The greater part of the day was
taken up in discussion of the bill.
The anti-crimping bill, which was
referred to the Multnomah delegation
last week, was reported back to the
house and referred to the committee on
commerce.
The afternoon session was given up
TO tale consideration of charter bills,
the following being passed: Michel,
palles City and Moro; Kelly, Browns
vile and Lebanon: Smith, Burns;
Howe, Carlton; Proebstel, Weston;
Dufur, Dufur; Fordney: Enterprise.
Gray secured the passage of a resolu-
tion authorizing the secretary of state
to give each member and officer of the
house a copy of the session laws of
1898, and history of the cry Indian
wars.
The following bills were passed: To
protect salmon in Alsea bay and it's
tributaries; to create the Office of clerk
of the justice court in cities of $4,000
population or over; to authorize Multi
nomah county to lease the upper deck
of the Oregon Railroad & Navigation
Company's bridge; to provide for the
sale of tidelands; revision of the laws
relating to negotiable instruments; to
protect salmon in Rogue river; to reor-
ganize the state board of horticulture;
to protect salmon in Curry county; to
provide for the creation of park COM
missions in cities of 5000 population
or over; to require county clerks to ad-
minister oaths without charge in PEN
sion matters.
Kuykendall's bills to provide for
county elections and upon the running
at large of stock, and Cameron's bill to
prohibit the running at large of certain
animals, were defeated.
The house concurred in the senate
to the Curtis fish hatch
cry bill, reducing the amount of the
appropriation from $25, 600 to $15, 900.
I'm the Senate.
In the Orgon senate Monday the bill
to provide for the reclamation OF arid
lands under the Carey act of congress
was passed by vote of 81 to 8, after
being amended so as to prohibit any
one party from taking more than 150,-
600 acres.
The senate committee reported a
substitute for Hawson's house bill for
artesian wells. the substitute approprl-
ating 50. 600 for an experiment in the
county which will offer the greatest
money inducement, instead of $42,-
600, as provided in the original bill.
Stillman's bill to withdraw school
lands from sale and place interest on
school-fund loans at per cent, passed
with only two opposing votes.
The sugar-beet bounty bill was re-
committed to the judiciary committee
for amendments. and the bill to regu-
late building and loan associations was
indefinitely postponed, because another
bill covered the same ground.
The bill to appropriate $4,000 for
salmon hatcheries passed by vote of
IL to IL.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-02-17
Fiftv Relow I'm Manitoba.

Washington, Feb. 15.-The weather
bureau today issued special bulletin.
1t shows that so degrees below zero
was recorded at Minnedosa, Manitoba.
The outlook is there will be marked
though gradual rise in the temperature
east of the Rocky mountains after to-
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-02-17

A report comes from Washington
that the subcommittee of the American
members of the joint high commission
will conoede portion on Lynn canal,
Alaska, to Canada in return for fish.
ing concessions ON the Eastern coast.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-02-17
Disoredit tn. andre. story,

London, Feb. 15.-According to DIS
patch to the Standard from Stockholm,
Nansen and Nordensjold, the explorers,
refuse to credit the story from Krasno-
varsk of tie finding, in the province of
Yeniseisk, Of the bodies of three men,
supposed to be of Andree and his COM
panions.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-02-17
Trial R.yision Bill Adopted.

Paris, Feb. 13.-The trial revision
bill was adopted by vote of $50 to
232 in the chamber of deputies. Late
this evening there was considerable
ferment in the streets, caused by the
shouting of the rival parties.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-02-17
Four Lives Lost.

Marlboro, Mass, Feb. ia po-
liceman who went to a small house in,
the rear of a shoe factory tonight to
investigate fire found the house full
of smoke, and in room off the kitchen
four persons lying on mattress. which
had been placed on the floor, all dead,
and in the kitchen three other per-
sons in state of insensibility.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-02-17

Olathe, Kan, Feb. 13.-Aunt Dizzy
Dibbs, aged 80 years, was found frozen
to death in her home at Shawnee. here
she had lived alone for years. She had
apparently hurt herself by a fall and
was unable to call for help. -
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-02-17
Daily School Law.

Two important measures came before
the Oregon senate Friday, and neither
reached a vote. Amendments to the
DAILY school law were discussed for half
an hour, and the matter being difficult
to understand. IN it's present form, the
entire bill was ordered printed again
with amendments.
The bill to encourage the use of wide-
tire wagons on public roads was passed.
The bill to repeal the section appropri-
ating S.. 600 for the state fair was dis
cussed half an hour and then made
special order for Wednesday morning.
The pure linseed-oil bill was lost, IS to
IL; the bill providing for the Torrens
system of registering land titles passed
with only three negative votes; the bill
for an irreducible school fund in Doug
las county passed without questi on;
the bill to reduce the salaries of the
county clerk, clerk of the circuit court
and reco1 der in Multnomah county from
$3, 500 to So, 500 each was passed.
New bills were introduced as fol-
lows: To authorize the state school
land board to contract loans now out at
per cent interest for the future; to
provide for the appointment of three
supreme court commissioners.
The vote by which Stanley's bill to
regulate the practice of dentistry in
Oregon was defeated Thursday, was re-
considered in the house Friday, and
the bill passed by vote of "a.
Two other important bills were
passed. One is an amendment to the
mining laws to facilitate the building
of bitches and canals, of special inter-
est to mining sections, and the other is
a bill to withdraw certain school lands
from public sale and reduce the inter-
est on loans of school funds in con-
formity with recommendations of the
governor in recent message to both
houses Of the legislature
In the house Thursday the following
bills were passed: Senate bill provid-
ing for separate board of county COM
missioners for Clackamas county; to
authorize county courts and school dis
tricts to display flags on courthouses
and schoolhouses, to amend the code
relative to the loan of school funds by
reducing the inte >st rate to 6 per cent,
and providing for foreclosure proceed
ings whenever interest becomes in ar
rears six months; to regulate the bl ing
ing of sheep from one county to another
and directing Inspections;
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-02-17
In the South.

Atlanta, Ga, Feb. 15.-The South
is today enveloped in storm of un-
usual severity. From the Gulf north
ward, and from the Atlantic coast to
the western boundary Of Texas, cold
wave has settled heavily on the coun-
try, and produced the lowest tempera-
ture ever known.
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-02-17
Missouri Fruit Crops KILLED.

Nevada, Mo-, Feb. 13.-The peace
and apricot crops of Vernon and Cedar
counties are reported killed today. The
loss is estimated at more than $780,
900. The weather is the coldest known
here in 30 years
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-02-17
Friehtened Filipino Enyoys.

San Francisco. Feb. 13.-On the
steamer from Yokohama today came
General" E. Riego de Dios and Senior
N. Rivera, who are Aguinaldo's special
commissioners to Washington. They
were very much disturbed when told Of
the latest developments in the Philip.
mines
Union gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Benton County, Or.) 1899-1900, 1899-02-17

Rome, Feb. 15.-Prince Napoleon
Charles Gregoire jacques Philippe
Bonaparte, third son of Prince Lucien
Bonaparte, prince of Canine and chief
Of the older branch Of the Bonaparte
family, is dead. He was Sorn in Rome
in 1886.