The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1900-06-09
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Two hundred Coloradoans sailed
from Seattle on the 10th bound for
Cape Nome.
Twenty thousand builders at Stock
holm We're locked out on the 18th.
sympathetic strike is feared.
Judge John Z. Rea. commander-n-
chief OF the q. A. X. In 1878, died at
his home In Minneapolis from disease
pronounced hardening of the brnin.
| A duel to the death was fought by
Emmett Coy and BOnifacio Perez,
cOwmen, in IidalgO county. Texas, at
| 100 yards. Winchesters were used.
Both men fell dead in their tracks.
1t is estimated that 10000 people WIS.,
/ tied Louisville during the recent en-
campment Of the Confederate veterans.
/ General Jose NJ. Hernandez, the rev.
olutionnry leader Of Columbia, has been
captured by government troops. The
revolution Ia now considered ended:
DR.. w. f. Arnold. the naval surgeon,
| has arrived ut Berlin from Paris ana
| ls making Interesting Investigations
and experiments in connection with
| the healing of wounds and the killing
OF yellow fever germs by the npplica-
ton OF Intense electric light.
Two young women. armed with re-
volvers, giving their names as Gertie
and Winnie Pigg. broke into and looted
the residence of f.. .. NOlensn, at
Irvington, Illinois. in broad daylight.
| The family was absent. The TIVE girls
| stol. clothing and $35 in money. They
were arrested.
Chairman Babcock of the Republican
National Congressional committee has
decided to remove its headquarters
! from Washington to Chicago and be-
| gin business Immediately after the ma
ti0nal convention, ON the theory that
the most vigorous campaign will be
fought in the West.
| The secretary of war has awarded
the contract for the construction of a
| breakwatcr at San Pedro, California, to
the California Construction Company at
| its bid of $2,315,OOO. The original con-
tractors for this work failed in the per-
Torrance OF contract requirements, and
their contract WINS annulled.
The viceroy of India telegraphs that
good rain has fallen in Mysore and that
scattered showers have fallen else
where. The cholera In many parts OF
Bombay and Rajutana has not abated.
and Is causing much mortality and I'M
pedes the relief work. There are now
5,73O.OOO persons In receipt OF relief.
The mystery connected with the
wrecking of the Lake Shore fast mail
recently. In which two lives We're lost.
has been cleared by the admission OF
John Franz, IL trackwalker, that he
opened a switch to make repairs. and
had forgotten to close 1t until 1t was
too late. Frank expressed great grief
| for his carelessness.
General. the Marquis de Gallifet, the
French minister Of war, has resigned.
1t is officially announced that his sue
cessor is General Andre. In his letter
to NJ. Waldeck- Rousseau, the premier,
asking him to place the resignation In
the hands OF the president Of the re
public, General de Gallifet pleads Ill
health AZ u reason for his decision.
The entire property known as the
Cuppies shipping station, situated In
the Wholesale business district Of St
Louis, has been decided to Washing
ton University by Samuel Cnpples.
one Of st. Louis foremost merchants.
an; Robert q. BroOkings. a capitalist
This immense gift IL of a par value Of
SS,OOOOOO, and IT will place the uni
versity among the richly endowed col
ieges of the country.
The passengers OIL the sleeping car
on the Missouri Pacific express, were
held up and robbed near Fails City,
Nebraska. on the 18th. by lone high
waymnn. After the train left Nertion
he entered the sleeper and compelled
the porter, Mt the point of revolver.
to precetie and aid him. He worked
fast, and in fifteen minutes jumped of
the train, when 1t Stacked up near Stel-
In, keeping the passengers back ut the
point of his revolver.
There Is every reason to believe that
the fire In the Calumet and Hecla mine
Ia under control and that it cannot
last much longer. All shafts except
five of the Hecln branch have been
blocked with air mt the mouth to pre-
vent mir from entering and tanning
the flames. Little gas is escaping any
where, and the mine people believe the
fire is dying out. The shafts will not
be opened until it is known that the
fire is extinguished.
Proportional representation. which
received Its first trial in Belgium in
the recent elections. is a system which
in the view Of all the newspapers of
Brussels will put an end to political
hatreds and Intestine disorders. The
Etoile Beige, liberal and royalist, con-
siders that the new system will sup
press the small parties. while the Cath
Ole royalist and governmental Jour
nal de Bruxelles proclaims the result
as sweeping victory for the interests
1t represents.
BY majority of nearly 2O.OOO the
people Of Virginia last Tuesday decid-
ed to have n revision of theis- 1snstf-
tuition for the purpose. Of depriving the
colored population of the right of suf-
frage SO far as can be done without
conflicting with the constitution of the
United States; and II is n curious fact
that the counties in which the colored
population prelOminates gave the larg-
est majorities In favor of constitutional
revision and that the white counties
gave the largest mnjorities against 1t.