The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1902-03-29


$16.717,059. decrease as compared
with February, 1901, Of $3,042,77S. Dur
Ing the last eight months the total re-
ceipts were 1888, 041 ,744. a decrease Of
so .O0S, 4O6 from the corresponding per-
lOd last year.
The House committee on naval at
fairs, by vote of to 4. adopted a res
olution concurring in the conclusions
II President Roosevelt as to terminal
ing the agitation of the Schley cOntrO-
versy, and indefinitely postpOning all
oils and resolutions on the subject. The
report Of the subcommittee was adopt
I'd by a vote Of Z to 4, one Republican
voting with the Democrats against 1t.
The Secretary Of the Treasury, upon
further consideration of the question,
Informed the Danish minister through
the Secretary of State, that II sugar Is
shipped from the Danish West Indies
to the United States prior to the ratif-
cation of the treaty ceding the Islands
to the United States and deposited In
bonded warehouses, 1t can be drawn
for consumption only upon the pay
ment Of duty.
The Supreme Court has affirmed the
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Appeals for the Eighth circuit in the
case of George F. Emblem against the
Lincoln Land Company. The case in
volved the title to the lind on which
the town of Yuma, In the state Of Col
orado, Ia located. The court held that
the act of Congress confirming the title
of George +. Emblem. from whom the
town company secured title, was valid.
water In streams, like birds and
beasts, Is wild, wandering thing,
whose use " always founded on cap
ture or restraint. If state may in
tercept bird and beast in their natural
migrations. why may not 1t rs well In
tercept water In its natural cOurse!'
This IL part of the argument addressed
to the Supreme Court of the United
States by Attorney General Post and
the several attorneys of the defendant
In the case Of Kansas VS.. Colombo.
An Important conference was held
At the war department between secre-
tary Root and General Wood, military
governor of Cuba. In regard to Cuban
affairs. It Is understood that 1t re-
lated mainly to legislation necessary
to put the new Cuban republic OH II
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Its career. General Wood has express
ed the opinion that the proposed TWEEN.
~ per cent. reduction on Cuban i'm.
ports will not afford the desired relief
| to Cuba. He Ia endenvoring to secure
more liberal concessions for the island
The Senate committee on public
buildings and grounds will report IA
yOrably Senator Teller's bill providing
\ for an Increase of the cost Of TIN pull.
lie building to be erected at Leadvlile
The bill authorizing the public building
at Leadville was passed two years ago
and authorized the expenditure of only
$4,000. By the government architect
this was deemed Insufficient 10 erect q
suitable building. after purchasing the
site. In 1901 the amount was raised
from $50, 900 to $4,000. This amount
h still considered insufficient. so Sena.
tor Teller's bill has raised 1t to $685.
900. which amount Will no doubt be
authorized by the Senate.
DR.. w. II. Wiley, chemist Of the
agricultural department spoke before
the House committee on commerce rs
to adulternted foods and the need OF
an effective pure food law. He declnr-
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and honest measure designed to pro
tect the public and not to annoy the
trade. He characterized other social.
ed pure food measures as subterfuges
brought forward to defeat the Hep
burn bill. DIR. Wiley showed samples
of many adulterated goods, including
specimens of alleged coffee made OF
wheat and rlolnsses nodded into the
shape of coffee berries. He maintained
that the public, as consumers, and
farmers as the chief producers, were
the main sufferers by deceptive goods.
| The hearings will be resumed Monday
The bill introduced In the Senate by
Mr.. Mcmillan of Michigan to prevent
robbing the mails, provide a safer and
easier method of sending money by
mail and to increase the postal reve-
nues, has been introduced In the House
by Mr.. Gardner of Michigan. The bill
Ii Endorsed by the American Newspaper
Publishers Association. 1t provides
that all paper money hereafter issued
by the United States Of the denomIna-
tons of 81, 81 and IS. except national
bank notes, shall be Of the form known
as the post check, and shall be con-
vertible by the holder thereof into n
check TO a named payee. These post
checks will be exchangeable at any
United States money order postoffice
for current funds, after which the post
master will cancel them and forward
them to repository designated by the
postmaster general and shnll receive
credit therefor. This paper currency
will have appropriate blank spaces In
which the holder may write his name
and postoffice nddless Of a pnyee aud
wherein the payee may give receipt
"If the government agrees to the
suggestion of Messrs. Townsend and
Forbes, and puts the Philippine islands
on a silver basis. believe the price
would Immediately go up" said Sena-
tor Henry NJ. Telleg the great silver
advocate. The frieAk1s of the plan say
that the Senate committee will pass
favorably on the plan to give the Phil
ippines 5Ocent American dollar.
Speaking Of this the senator said: II
do not think II either possible or feasi-