The Meeker herald., 1900-06-02
ITEMS FROM DENVER.

| Denver has been selected ~ tho mex
place OF meeting for the Western FED
Grafton Of Miners and the Western La
Dor Union. The delegates to both con
i ventiOns have. through their sessions
here. been impressed with the hospital
ity of the Queen City OF the Plains, and
the decision to meet here again was
unanimous.
| Charles 3. Schlacks. assistant general
manager of the Denver 4 Rio Grande
has rendered his resignation to take
effect June 18th. ThougS President
JefYery has not yet accepted II, there il
no doubt that Mr.. Schlacka will leav,
the road. 1t IL stated that Mr.. Schlacks
will occupy II high position In the mail
J agement with the Midland after July
| 2nd.
Ex-senator y. +. Hill died In this
! lily on the lind ut noon. He Ind been
| N Ill health for some time due to stOm-
ach trouble. Senator Hill will long be
remembered ns having established the
first smelter in the state and for hay
Ing made great improvements In the
science of separating the precious met
Als. When lie died he was rated mil
lionaIre. He owned the Denver Re
publican.
| The Western Federation Of Miners
conversation unanimously reelected Ed
ward Boyce of Wallace. Idaho. presi-
dent: John +. Mcdonald of Virginia
City. Nevada. vice president, AMI
James Maher Of Butte City. Moirina.
secrctary-trensurer Two OF the etecu-
tive board were elected In the persons
Of John O. Williams of Grass Valley.
California. for the First district. and
William ID. Haywood Of silver City.
IdnhO. for the Second district.
According to IL story told by @. l..
StOnaker. secretary of the gate board
OF charities and cOrrectiOnsJ IL PROPOSE
tlOn was presented to the national con-
ference OF charities and corrections
which closed recently at Topeka, for
the formation u IA matrimonial bureau
whereby the surplus of manageable
daughters of Massachusetts might be
welded to the industrious hut bashful
Kansas and Colorado farmer boys.
This question was discussed In all SER
i0usness by the conference says Mr..
StOnaker. "i'he discussion followed
the reading of II paper prepared by
Prof. +. w. BAlckmar of the Kansas
University, on Social Degenerncy in
Rural Districtsl
The Rock Island railroad, not salts
fled with the terminal lands II has OBJ
timed by the purchase of tile Colorado
Eastern, Is en,ieuvOring to Increase Its
holdings by the purchase bf property
adjoining. II tx rumored. and the ru-
NOR has strong support, tint the lum
her yards, lying between Blake and
Wnzce streets and between Eighteenth
and Twenty-fourth streets. nre being
negotiated for, and will shOrtly pass
out of the hands Of their present own
ers into those of the Rock Island mil
road. or those Of persons Interested In
building the little terminal line, the
bonds of which will he guaranteed by
the Rock Islnnd road. This move IL
forced OIL the allied interests, including
the Rock Island. Illinois Central, the
Milwaukee Il st. Paul and the Missouri
Pacific. by the attitude Of the Union
Depot company. That company has
held the right Of entry into, the union
depot no high that 1t has practically
obliged the roads which desire to- en-
ter Denver to look out for Z depot for
themselves. hence this lH0il6sed ppr-.
chase Of terminal lands.
The Western.l.abor Union completed
Its work Monday and adjourned. and
the Western Federation Of Miners end
ed its sessions Tuesday. Wednesday
night the delegates go to Cripple Creek.
where they Will liz taken on tour Of
the mining district by committees Of
Cripple Creek and Victor unions. The
morning session of the labor union was
short. the business before the Cmveli-
tion having practically been COMPLETED
Saturday. After an hours session adj
jOurnment wns taken until the after
! noon. when the two conventions net i'm
joint session. The federation perform
/ ed its usual amount of work. including
the adoption of resolutions on various
subjects. One was In condemnation
OF the practices of insurance. The
federation will instruct nll Cripple
Creek mining companies and the xmelt-
ers In forcing their employees to take
local unions under its jurisdiction to
stop the practice of compulsory insur-
ance. In the Cripple Greek district n
man is assessed by the company at the
rate of 81 a month for underground
workers and - for workers above
ground. When they are injured at
work or are III tile companies provide
relief from the fund raised from the
assessment. II was stated that more
than SiO0.0oO WIS raised in the district
by this means last year. Another RES
Olution directed the incoming executive
committee of the federation to de ise
II system of accident and life insurance
to be conducted by the federation. The
committee WAS directed to report to the
next convention of the federation.
The Post says: The Colorado East
ern railroad has been sold as /, part IF
n trnnscontinental railroad scheme,
anu as chapter In what will develop