The Meeker herald., 1900-08-04
TELEGRAPH ITEMS.

Portugal has paid the Deiagos ~
award.
The Populists of Texa. have had
their platform copyrighted.
A plot to assassinate the Chinese min.
lister has been unearthed at Paris
Bryan IL to address the Grand Army
Of the Republic at Its encampment In
Chicago.
Ex-Representative George n. Cur
tbs Of Iowa has declined the once Of
first assistant postmaster general.
The Postoffice Department win issue
an order In day or two extending the
privilege OF domestic rates of postage
to United States soldiers serving In
China.
A fire at Yuma, Arizona, which start
ell at 10 O'Clock last night swept Main
street from First to Jones, destroying
everything In Its path. The total loss
was 81. 600.
After long period Of detention ~
Fort Bill, Geronimo, one Of the most
bl0Od-thirsty Indians that ever figured
In history, has gone stark mad. He Ii
a prisoner at Fort a!il, o. T.
One of the worst fires ever known In
northern Montana is now raging in the
Swan Lake country, on the western
part of the Lewis and Clarke forest re-
serve. Indians deliberately set fire to
the timber and are Strengthening the
game.
Chief Hale Of the Kansas City fire
department with thirty men has start
ed for Paris to compete In the interna-
tional fremen's tournament next
month. After that Chief Hale and his
men will make an exhibition tour
through western Europe.
A terrific engagement still continues
between the government troops and the
insurgents around Panama, but the
former are still holding their ground.
Many have been killed and wounded,
and four-hours' armistice was agreed
upon to attend the wounded and bury
the dead.
Reports from various points In Texas
show that 2,OOO,OOO pounds Of wool are
being held In the state because grow
ers refuse to accept current prices, and
there Is perhaps MS much more held at
uncounted points and on ranches. The
growers have held conference and
agreed to hold the entire clip indefinite
ly.
The new steamer Deutschland, Cap
tain Albers. from New York, arrived
at Plymouth at $3.50 o'clock on the oath
on her maiden trip eastward, making
a record run of five days, fourteen
hours and six minutes, despite two
days of fog. Her biggest days run
was made on July 18th (her second day
ont, when $50 miles were logged.
General Macarthur has cabled the
announcement Of the erection Of an
other municipal government in the
Philippines under the terms laid down
by the Philippine commission. This
particular government Ii established ut
Vigan. on the northwest coast of Luz
xon, at point made memorable by the
landing of Young's forces during the
pursuit Of Aguinaldo when that leader
was last in strength.
Henry C. Frye, president Of the Ma
tional Glass Company. announces that
five Of the companys plants will BE- re-
moved from Indiana to the Pfttsbutg
district as soon as proper sites can be
secured. This will affect over 5000
workmen. The reasons given for the
change are that the supply of natural
gas In Indiana is diminishing and that
the Ohio river provides unusual facil-
tiles for reaching the southern markets.
The governor Of Bombay province re-
ports general rainfall, Sufficient fol-
agricultural PURPOSES" in Surat and
southern Gujarat. In a large part Of
Baroda no rain has fallen, and an ex-
tensive failure of crops is inevitable
unless there Is immediate relief. In
Okhamandal the rainfall has been in
sufficient, and cultivation la at q stand
still in almost the entire province Of
kathiawar, where cattle are dying of
starvation and q scarcity Of water.
Union motormen are prosecuting Wig.
orously the strike on the Dallas Con-
sclidnted Street railway, backed by the
entire organized labor forces of the
city. W. d. Mah0n Of Detroit, Michi-
gan, president of the Amalgamated As
ISOLATION of Street Railway Employees,
has went to Dallas to take charge Of
the strike. The Dallas Typographical
union passed resolution filming any
member riding ON the system IS for
each ofrense.
Amid great military, civil and relig-
iOus pomp on the oath, the Nicaraguan
and Costa Rica government engineers,
and f. T. Alexander of South Carolina,
arbitrator of the boundary dispute be
tween 1NlcATAkuH hLu SOstd HIGH, up
pointed by President Cleveland. sign
ed the maps delimiting the boundary
recently agreed upon. This ceremony
terminated dispute which has often
war between the two gov
ernments during the last forty years.
The first session of the convention Of
the United States League of Building
was held at Indianapolis,
Ind. on the 18th. Many men promi- |
nent in building and load affairs In diff |
ferent parts of the country are in at
tendance. One of the prominent figures
is Carroll u. Wright, United States |
of labor. who will ad- |
lress the league. The first session was
largely taken up by addresses dealing |
with building associations and their