The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1900-05-12

substituted and patrons served daily.
The Increase In the business OF the de
partmsnt was 23.5 per cent.
Attorney General GODDARD of Kan
sas reached here Monday with the
avowed intention of fling in the
United States Supreme Court an In
junction suit in the name OF the state
of Kansas against the state Of Colo
RADIO. The proposed suit In to prevent
the diversion of the Arkansas river
by Colorado lrrigationists, thus pre-
venting the natural flow OF the stream
into Kansas and, as claimed. DANA
cling to the extent Of many millions
of dollars the farmers of that Rtate.
Contrary to expectations. MIR. GOdnrd
did not file his application for an in
junction, and he announced to-day
that he would not file 1t until the May
term of court. which opens May l4tb.
Representative Bell. with the aid of
other members Of the public lands
committee. will make an effort to pass
the Navajo reservation bill over the
Presidents veto. Mr.. Bell says that
the President has been misinformed as
to the facts in the case. The Indians
on the reservation favor opening 1t for
mining purposes, as under the proyi-
siOns of the bill they would receive II
royalty upon the product of the mines.
Agency employees, Mr.. Bell states. are
ut the bottom OF the trouble, and 1t In
asserted they are opposing the opening
of the reserve 30 that they may have
IN opportunity themselves Of working
some of the mining prospects,.
In Mi tID, NJ tho rn Inv ha
House Of the army reorganization bill
In an unamendet form, the officials OF
the War Department have been figur
ing to learn what effect the bill will
have upon the numerical strength Of
the army. 1t appears that the only
branch of the service that will receive
any addition Is the artillery, and the
number Of men to be added TO that
branch Is only Bats ut the maximum.
This will make the total strength Of
this branch OF the service, II ,4iS. The
present enlisted strength Of the army
is $4,000 regulars and 35.OO vOlun-
tsers, or a total Of 100000. The reor-
gapixatiOn bill will Increase that total
to 1O6,478 men.
President GOmpers OF the Fedora
tlon of Labor and his associates have
been working very hard all winter to
secure the passage OF an eight-hOur
law, and while they have not accom-
plished all they wanted, they have
won q decided victory by securing the
approval of bill which embodies the
greater part Of their demands. The
committee on labor thought that they
asked too much. The bill az original
ly introduced prohibited the govern
ment from using or doing anything
contrrry to the eight hour principle,
which was considered impracticable,
but the labor men have succeeded In
securing general recognition Of the
principle In all government contracts.
Tue Supreme Court resumed M hear
Ing Tuesday In the Kentucky governor
ship caSe. Hon. w. O. Bradley. for
mer governor, being the only speaker.
He appeared for Governor Taylor. tax
ing up the first claim of the opposition
that Taylor had never possessed any
title to the Office. He concluded that
Taytor's title was as good as that of
any other man who had ever held the
once. He argued that Taylor's title
was complete; that he was not only de
jure governor but de facto governor
rs well, and that every step that he
had taken as governor was legal. Mr..
Bradley attacked the finding of the
Legislature In the case as irregular and
therefore void. When Mr.. Bradley
closed. the court took q recess until
May 14th.
A man of the peculiar name OF Pow
dermaker and his associates have ap-
piled to Congress- for authority to dig
up the streets of Washington and lay
an underground system of pipes and
conduits for the purpose of distribut-
Ing cool air among the houses and Of
fices Of the city. They call their cor
corporation 1.-THE Cooling Company"
and they propose to cool OF for so much
cubic foot Of cold air furnished. The
idea is to have refrigerator plant Mt
a convenient location with pipes and
other facilities, and run pipes like
those for gas and water through the
houses and office buildings 40 that
cold can be turned on in a parlor or u
bedroom Just like heat from the fur
mace and the temperature lowered to
any point you please.
A favorable report has been made by
the Senate committee on military af-
fairs on Senator Wolcott's bill to rs.
tablish a branch soldiers home at Den.
yer. The committee report recites that
the number OF men disabled ply sically
and unable TO earn their living by re,i
son OF the Standardization war and
the insurrectiOn In the Philippines will
add considerably to the population OF
the National Soldiers Home and make
the establishment Of branch houses II
necessity. The location proposed In con-
sidered as geographically good one,
there being large number of old sol.
diers residing in Colorado and contig,i-
Otls states. and the nearest national
home being at Leavenworth, which is
unable to care for IL very large number
OF applicants In this area. whose cases
cannot for this reason be acted upon
at this time.
The House Wednesday. at the con
clusiOn OF the most stormy debate of
the present session of Congress. passed
the Nicaragua bill by the oyerwheim.
ing vote of Do to IS. All attempts t.
rxlfut in In flts. hill fhs, lau,r,,,.x., ~ tha