The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1900-04-21

and who has received great number
of letters urging him TO agree TO accept
that position in case it should he ten
dered him. has written n letter to Sell
ator Jones OF Arkansas, who Is his per-
sonal friend, saying that he cannot
consent to such use of his name and
that his resolution in this matter is
absolutely irrevocable. In spenkin"
of the judges attitude. senator Jones
said: Judge Caldwelrs tastes are all
judicial. He has never had any active
connection with politics and. with
modesty which has always character
lied him, he thinks his field of useful
ness is on the bench and not in n 30
litical position. He is man of fine
character and firm believer In the
principles which the supporters of Mr..
Bryan, Populists, Silver Republicans
and Democrats, believe In"
The resignation of Webster Davis H.
assistant secretary of the interior hns
precipitated fierce conflict which
may result ultimately In the resigna-
ton Of Pension Commissioner Henry
G. Evans and Secretary Of the Interior
Hitchcock. While Mr.. Davis explains
that he resigns from the Interior De
partment to give his entire time and at
tention to the Boer cause, 1t is under
stood that the friction between himself
on the one hand and Secretary Hitch
cock and Commissioner Evans on the
other had reached such II point that
designations We're imperative. Pension
Commissioner Evans, 1t seems, after
having his work passed upon by As
sistant Secretary Davis, appealed near
~ every case to the secretary, who sup
ported Evans and Inundated Davis by
such action. Pension Commissioner
Evans is the known foe to the pension
err. while Davis believes in liberal ap-
preparations for the old soldier. The
Grand Army has frequently urged
President Mckinley to demand Evans
resignation, but the President has not
done so.
In view of Secretary Cages an
nouncement of the growing surplus,
Importance attaches to bill intro
duced in the House by Repre-
sentative Tawney Of Minnesota to re-
peal the following provisions OF the
war revenue act, to take effect July l.
1900: "BrOkers' note or memorandum
Of sale of any goods. 10 cents; convey
ances, deeds, etc, when the cOnsider;I-
tiOn or value exceeds 500 and does NOT
exceed $500, 80 cents, and for each adj
ditional 500 or fractional part there
of in excess of $500. 80 cents; lease,
agreement, ETC., for a period of one
year, 20 cents; exceeding one year and
not exceeding three years, 80 cents:
for a period exceeding five years. 81;
mortgage or pledge, etc, exceeding
II ZOO and not exceeding $3.50, -
cents, and on each $500 in excess of
81 500, % cents; power OF attorney OF
proxy, ETC.. 10 cents; power Of attor-
ney to sell and convey real estate, etc.
20 cents; protests, etc. ~ cents" MIR.
Tawney says that the secretary of the
treasury intimates that the provisions
to be repealed by the bill only furnish
1904 300 but that they are OnerOus
and vexations and should be repealed.
Charles II. Allen, at present assist
ant secretary Of the navy, will be the
first civil governor of Puerto Rico ,in-
der the provisions of the bill passed
Thursday by the House of Representa-
tives was signed Friday by the Presi-
dent. MIR. Mckinley has been bringing
pressure to bear to induce Mr.. Allen
to relinquish the care of his consider
able private interests for sufficient
time, mt least, to install the civil gov
eminent In the island. and the latter
has consented to assume the new re-
spOnsibilIties. Innsmuch as the act
takes effect on the LIST Of next month,
there is but little time left In which to
outline skeleton form Of government.
including the formation Of a cabinet
1t Is understood that the new govern
ment will be taken 10 Puerto Rico in
one of the finest vessels of the navy
In the selection of Mr.. Allen, the Presi-
xI,, ,tr,A,
man of affairs and of sound business
experience, qualities which are deemed
essential In the administration OF the
affairs OF an entirely new government,
such as Is to be erected In Puerto Rico.
Mr.. Allen was born in Lowell, Massa-
chusetts. in 1913, and graduated ut
Amherst. He has had. In addition to
his business experience, a great deal
of Legislative training.
Colonel Bryan declines to accept the
advice recently rendered him by Os-
valid OttendOrfer. the eminent editor
of the New York Stats Zeitung and Il
representative gold-bug Democrat. Not
long ago that gentleman addressed Col
onel Bryan letter suggesting that he
might command the almost unanimous
German vote throughout the United
States at the next congressional cleo
ton If he would only drop the silver
issue and confine himself to nnti-eX-
pansion and the trusts; but Mr.. Often
dorfer warned him that the rcadOp-
ton of the Chicago platform would de
prive him of the support of that class.
Mr.. Bryan has written Il friend In
Washington to explain that. while he
has the highest respect for Mfr. Often
lorfer, in order to follow the advice of
that gentleman 1t would be necessary
to repudiate his most sacred obliga-
ton to the people, and he would rather
suffer defeat than betray them in that
very particular. Colonel Bryan argues
that the enactment of the god-stand-
ard currency law last month does not
alter the eternal principles of the Dem
ocratic party nor permit il TO depar;
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