The Meeker herald., 1900-06-02
TELEGRAPH II. Ms

A threatening mutiny broke out
among the sailors Of the second-class
battleship Texas, which was on her
way from Galveston. Texas, to New
York. Captnin Gibson says rum
caused the trouble.
Papers are en- rOunte from Washing
ton to New York, which will result Va
the preferring Of other charges against
Charles W. Nicely. now confined In the
Ludlow Street Jail. These papers
charge Nicely with the embezzlement of
about $4O0,OOO.
The International Tobacco Company,
soon to be organized in opposition to the
American and Continental companies,
has received ten additional options on
plants In various parts of the country
and the work of incorporating the COM
pany with a capital Of $3O.OOO,OO0 will
be accomplished this week.
Five hundred insurgents. half Of
whom were armed with rifles. am
pushed eighty scouts of the Fortieth
Volunteer infantry in the hills near
AquasOn, In the northern part Of Min
danaO. The Americans routed the nu-
lives, killing fifty-one. The American
casualties were two killed and three
wounded.
The Union Democratic party Of Cuba
has issued a manifesto declaring 1t will
take no part in the coming election.
Leaders declare there IL no chance OF
the party winning because Of the frauds
which will be prncticed by the Nation
alIsts. The withdrawal of the Demo
Gratis leaves the field to the Nationalists
and Republicans.
Chicago's efforts to send Il shiplOai
60. 81, l,xV mil
lions of sufferers from famine has
failed owing to the fact that the nee
essary money, $4,000. cannot he OBJ
tanned. Subscriptions aggregating ox-
ly SO. 700 have been received by the To-
cal relief committee. This money will
be forwarded June LIST.
The Methodist conference oil
Wednesday continued its session of
REFORM" and after three-hOurs' de-
bate, voted to abolish the time limit for
pastors by ayes and noes" thus
putting every name on record. Hereaf-
ter bishops will appoint ministers to
rnstorals annually, and wherever the
church requests the return of n minis
ter 1t will be done.
President Mckinley on horseback
will be one of the sights at the Nation
nj G. A. Il. cncampment at Chicago ~
August Since General Grants last
term no president has appeared mount
ed in any parade. The projected ex-
ception Is due to the fact that Mckin-
ley has been appointed member II
the mounted staff attendant on Com
mnnder-inChief Shaw.
The Kansas Democrats in state con.
vention have selected delegates to the
kansas City convention and instructed
them strongly for Bryan. The resolu-
ticns bind the delegation not only to
support Bryan for president, and also
to support for vice president only
man who is now and was in 1896 In
full sympathy with the Chicago plat
putting every name on record.
A train of box ears laden with dyna.
mite and black powder caught fire In
the railroad yards at Oakland. There
was scarcity of water and, though
facing almost certain death. the FIRE
man and train men coupled the cars
to switch engines, md, drawing them
under the tank ,fsed for hlling the boil.
ers of locomotives. succeeded In ex-
tinguishing the flames before an explo-
sion occurred The roof OF a car con-
timing several tons of dynamite was
burned through.
A meeting of the sixteen Nebraska
delegates to the Democratic National
convention wns held Mt Lincoln on the
21st, behind closed doors. Mr.. Bryan
was present. w. ID. Oldham, deputy
attorney general. one of the delegates
at-large, was selected to make the
speech nominating Mr.. Bryan for pres
ldent. w. II. Thompson of Grand Is.
land was made president OF the delega-
ton, J. G. Dahlman. national commit
tee man, and Il. l.. Metcalf. member Of
the committee on resolutions. Nebrns-
kn will also ask to be represented on
the committee of notification.
News has reached Victoria of the
opening of navigation on the Yukon.
Two steamers reached Dawson. the
Flora on Wednesday last and the Ora
two days later, with all the freight they
could carry and many passengers.
They left the day following their ar
rival. bith heavily crowded with re-
spring is placed at $3O,O0O,OOO. The At
lin will produce between S5,0OO,OO and
SG,OOO,OOO A rich find of quartz, car
rying sold and silver worth $50 to the
ton, has been made Mt Lake Bennett,
six miles from the head OF the lake.
The rush to Koyukuk continues. and
according to reliable Dawson advices
promises to divert considerable num-
Der of stampeders from Nome.
w. S. Taylor, Republican claimant
for the governorship of Kentucky, Is
In Indianapolis. and is arranging for
M indefinite stay. His taking leave
of the city of Louisville on Monday
was in the nature of flight. He left
Kentucky rs soon us he heard of the
decision of the United States Supreme,
: Court. He said in an Interview: ut
is mn awful thing to be exiled from TIL,
place OF my birth, from the state that
honored me with It's highest office AMI
f1om my wife and children. Yet
know that my return to Kentucky
!, would mean that l. would be incarcer-
ated with no chance for bail. and. for
that matter. exposed to assassins who