The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1899-10-21

/, that she should sail on the 10Th IN
slant Meanwhile Admiral Schley has
arranged to pay visit to friends In
Georgia. Rear Admiral N. d. Far
quhar will hoist his dag on the New
| York and assume command Of the
North Atlantic squadron In Hampton
| Roads next Saturday.
The Navy Department. as well as
the War Department, having been OBJ
structed In the acquisition OF the lands
| in Hawaii actually needed for their
purposes, particularly in the execution
of the Pearl harbor improvements, the
President has issued the following ex-
ecutiye order to meet the cnse: '"rhe
| President Of the United States hereby
| directs that all proceedings taken or
pending for the sale Of disposition of
public lands in the Hawaiian islands
shall be discontinued; and that IL any
sales or agreements for sale of said
public lands have been made since
the adoption Of the resolution OF an
nexation the purchasers shall be notl-
| fed that the same are null and void
and any consideration paid to the To-
| cal authorities on account thereof shall
be refunded"
| Immediately after the arrival of
| Chairman Jones OF the Democratic ma
tlonal committee, steps will be taken
| for the establishment of headquarters
at Washington. III the last campaign
the headquarters mt Chicago proved
unsatisfactory for many political ren-
sons. With headquarters here, the
ranking privilege In sending out doc
uments can be better employed. The
president will be here, and his admin
istration can be watched more closely.
| Congress Will be In session, ana many
Of the leading Democrats will be here
to render assistance. Newspaper cor
respondents who make speciality of
general politics will be available to
give wider publicity to the work of the
committee. The location of the Dem
ocratic headquarters here will proba
bly, cause the Republican headquarters
to be located here. In the last cam
paign the headquarters We're in Chi
cago, but now nearly all the managers
have government positions and 1t will
be more convenient to do the work
from this point.
| George ]. Kindel of Denver had two
lively hours before the Industrial Com
mission Monday. He was piled with
| questions and told of determinations
| In freight rates against Denver. He
| said that the restoration Of free silver
| coinage would not help Denver indus
tries unless railroad freight rate dis
| elimination was remedied. He
amused the committee by saying that
he had been Populist till that party
abandoned the railroad question, and
then he left the party. Mr.. Kindel
( went before the Industrial Commits
sion for hearing because he said that
the Interstate Commerce Commission
would not act. He likened that body
| to an "iron watch dog"-harmless. Mr..
Kindel and Chairman Knapp Of the
Interstate Commerce Commission have
had several interviews but Mr. Knapp
says that nothing of Importance trans
pired. Mr.. Kindel Is exasperated with
the Interstate Commerce Commission.
He has an engagement at St. Louis.
| October 18th, to be heard when the st.
Louis business men will have hear
ing before the Interstate Commerce
Commission.
| General OBeirne Of New York,
whom the Transvanl government has
| appointed its representative In this
country, has arrived here from New
York to urge the government to offer
| its services to maintain peace in South
Africa. 1t is probable that he will
| States government ms commissioner
| extraordinary of the South African
Republic. General OBeirne will, in
fact. not be received by the state de-
partment in any diplomatic capacity
representing the Transvaal or any for
| eign government. '"rhe rule In this
case, and In all other similar cases Is"
said high official, that the govern
ment does not receive as diplomatic
representatives citizens Of the United
States. In other words, we do not re-
| ceive our own citizens as representa-
tives Of other powers" This govern
ment will not of its own motion offer
mediation, or interfere, on the broad
poets the other nations to respect the
Monroe doctrine this government
must assume and preserve the correla-
l tive position of non-interference In
the affairs Of the old-world govern
ments. The Transvaal has since mp
pointed Rev. DR.. Bosnian, the Dutch
Reformed clergyman. as their repre-
sentative to the United States.
The following statement was issued
by the State Department Thursday:
| The President has received a large
| number of petitions signed by many
| citizens of distinction, requesting him
| to tender the mediation of the United
| States to settle the difference existing
between the government of Great Brit
ain and that Of the Transvaal. He has
received other petitions on the same
| subject, some of them desiring him to
make common cause with Great Brit
ain to redress the wrongs alleged to
have been suffered by the Uitlanders.
and especially by American citizens in
the Transvaal, and others wishing
him to assist the Beers against alleged
| aggression. 1t is understood that the
President does not think 1t expedient
| to take action in any of these direc
\ lions. As to taking sides with either
/ party in the dispute. 1t is not to be
thought of. AS to mediation, the Pres
ident has received no lntimation from
either of the countries that the media