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THE HERALD.
SPRINGFIELD, - COLORADO.
The Treasury port .olio seems now tc
be formally engaged.
We are all too apt to think that out
'wishes are really our rights.
People who have no malice In their
makeup are seldom amusing.
It is possible for people to be bright
enough to dazzle themselves.
The smashing of the Colorado potato
trust will result in more mashed pota
toes.
Honor is one of the things that gen
erally fall to the lot of those who are
not seeking it.
We are all too apt to think that bad
people will make an exception in their
conduct towards us.
People who cannot distinguish be
tween what they need and what thej
desire arc never satisfied.
Intending immigrants to the United
States who can’t read will do well to or
ganize a good night school right now.
No man ever became of much use tc
the world until he learned that he
could not live on the promises of other
people.
"The older a man gets." said the
corn-fed philosopher, "the harder he
finds it to feel sorry for a woman
whose pug dog has died."
The report that Gomez is "moving
back” to avoid the heavy Spanish col
umns suggests that Gen. Weyler should
break up his columns with more para
graphs.
Myler Dono Olllver of Kansas City
has four living great-grandparents and
four grandparents. It is apparent that
he will not suffer for lack of parental
admonition.
I>r. Lyman Abbott is in trouble again
over that “Jonah and the whale” nar
rative. Whenever a minister tries to
handle that biblical story it proves to
be all “Jonah.”
A German scientist says that "the
very best thing anyone can do is to
eat apples.” If we remember correct
ly the late Mr. Adam adopted that plat
form, and see where he landed!
European doctors approve the de
cison of the New York Board of Health
in regard to the Isolation of consump
tives. They say, however, that it is
theoretically imperative, yet in prac
tice it is very difficult to carry on.
The Salvation Army in Chicago
has a plan similar to that so effectively
employed by General Booth for the
regeneration of the dwellers in the
lowest slums of London, and which
has been followed with good results.
They contemplate the drafting of the
unemployed and penniless from Chi
cago and putting them at work on
small tracts of land and in small fac
tories outside of the city.
A Chicago faith-healer last week
cured a $7,500 lawsuit for Goshen, Ind.
A year ago Orville Alford fell into a
street excavation and sued for dam
ages. The circuit court gave him $7,500
after a long contest. Alford, whose
physician advised amputation of both
legs, consulted a Chicago faith-cure
practitioner, returned without his
crutches and says he is entirely cured.
He may get a few hundred dollars. Ex
perts made the most critical investiga
tion at the trial und pronounced the
plaintiff incurable.
* Five well-known young bachelors of
Shelbyville, Ind., have formed them
selves into a club called The Coming
Benedicts, and have bound themselves
to bo married before next Christmas,
registering their oaths to that effect
before a magistrate. They are to
meet for dinner, with their wives, at
a hotel. Dec. 25, 1897, and if any one
of them has failed to keep his pledge
he must come down to the dinner in
charge of the sheriff, bound and
gagged, and must forfeit SIOO to each
of the others. The chances are that
the asylums will get the most of them
before the year is out.
The people of Manchester, Conn., are
taking steps to obtain legislative re
strictions on the sale of cocaine. The
most prominent citizens of. the town
are mad for the drug, and the habit has
become so widespread that the future
prosperity of the town is seriously
threatened. About a year ago a local
druggist made a preparation of cocaine
and menthol which could be used as a
snuff and was intended as a specific for
asthma. The proscription was passed
around, with terrible result. The prep
aration costs 50 cents an ounce, and
many of the habitues consume as much
as $5 worth in a week.
Last year was a very prosperous one
for Great Britain. In a rather inter
esting address delivered at Bristol on
Thursday, Sir Michael Hicks-Beach,
the chancellor of the exchequer of the
United Kingdom, said that the pros
perity of the country in 1896 even ex
ceeded that of the preceding year, the
value of the imports showing an in
crease of £25,000,000, while the exports
increased in value £14,000,000. He said
he had reason to anticipate a fair reve
nue, and declared that the surplus
would be beyond what was generally
expected.
Asbestos has recently been applied
by a Massachusetts firm to the manu
facture of shoes for workingmen em
ployed in foundries and smelting
works. It is asserted that the new
shoes, besides being more comfortable,
cost less thar leather shoes and wear
indefinitely.
The New York board of health has
listed consumption as an infectious dis
ease. Now the health authorities of the
city of Cleveland are considering a
regulation requiring consumptives tc
c*.rry cuspidors with them.
CREEKS TAKE THE OFFENSIVE
They Lrad the Fighting In Cretn—More
Keeervee Celled Oat.
London, Feb. 20.—A dispatch to the
Times from Oonea says: The Greek
army has taken the offensive and at
tacked the Turk Mi outposts at Plate
gla. The Turkish outposts were over
powered a.nd compelled to retire in the
direction of the town.
A dispatch to the Times from Vienna
says that the Neue Frede Pn-sse pub
lishes a report from SulonJca dated
Tuesday, to the effect that a collision
has occurred near the Greek frontier.
The governor of Saionica has ordered
the troops to the district where the dis
turbances took place. The population
along the Greek frontier, according to
the Neue Freie Presee, is eagerly
awaiting the signal to rise against the
Turks.
Canon, Island of Crete, Feb. 10.— 1 The
garrison of Fort Vonkolies, comprising
.'too soldiers am! 100 Cretan Mussul
mans, after being dislodged by the
Greek artillery, retired to Alliklonu,
whore their force was again beleag
uered. Fighting Is still proceeding.
The government has armed a number
of Mussulman volunteers, who have
started to the rescue of their co-relig
ionists.
The losses of the Turks in the engage
ment at Fort Voukolie and vicinity an*
unknown. It is, however, ascertained
that 250 Turks were taken prisoner.
The Greek consul has asked! his gov
ernment to send more men-of-wor.
The foreign consuls have exacted
from the insurgents a promise to give
twelve hours’ notice in case of an at
tack on Halcpa.
It is tated the Christians and Mus
sulmans have exchanged prisoners in
the provinces of Hitia and Marandello.
Athens, Feb. 19.—1 n the Chamber.to
day the premier. M. Delyannis, Intro
duced a bill abolishing the consulates
of Greece In the Island of Crete.
The army reserves of 1890 and 1892
have been called out for active service.
A British cruiser lias prevented the
steamer Hera from landing provisions
on the island of Crete, but it is under
stood the prohibition only applied to
the portion of the coast occupied by
the powers.
The 'National League has addressed
a memorandum to King George ami
Premier Delyannis declaring that if
Europe tries to cancel them fait ac
compli of Hie union of Crete with
Greece. Clio league through Its power
ful resources in Macedonia and else
where in the Balkans will provoke a
general uprising of Hellenists.
A British cruiser has prevented' the
Greek vessel Tliessalia from landing
provisions and ammunition on the Is
land of Crete. The incident has caused
great excitement here.
The Greek ironclad Spezia with an
other torpedo flotilla will shortly leave
f or another destination beside Crete.
SNOW SLIDES PREVAIL.
They Cause Deaths and Blockade the
It all roads,
Denver, Feb. 20.—There was a reign
of terror in the mountains yesterday.
Reports from Lcndville, Aspen, Ouray.
Rod Cliff. Telluride and other towns
tell of snow slides by dozens. Hugo
volumes of snow tumbled down from
every peak and crag, and those who
had to travel on the mountain trails
were in fear of their lives. .T. E. Bell,
a mail carrier of Ouray, was caught
and killed in a big slide at Riverside,
and a man at Provo, Utah, was
crushed to death in bed by a mountain
of snow which fell upon Ills cabin.
Railroad travel was blocked on all
of the lines centering at Leadville,
and down in the southern part of the
state the Rio Grande Southern was
tied up at different points by snow.
West of Leadville travel Is reported to
be Impossible. The snow storm of
Wednesday continued with increased
fury about Leadville yesterday, and
the snow on the level would have been
difficult enough to handle, but the pre
cipitation. from the sides of the moun
tains, carrying stones and timbers
with the mass, could not be handled
by snow plows. Had trains been run
ning in the usual way there would
probably have been several bad disas
ters and fearful loss of life, but as it
was, the roads were all partially tied
up during Wednesday night, and no
trains were caught in the slides, so
far as known.
The fall of snow during Wednesday
and Thursday on the summit of the
range was the heaviest for the same
period of time, known In years, and
if snow slides were as general yester
day in the remote places In the moun
tains as they were about the principal
towns, the loss of life may prove to
have been greater than is suspected.
A correspondent of the Republican,
who made a trip of ten miles up
Eagle canon, by a high trail, states
that the canon is a long succession of
snow slides, and such is probably the
case all through the mountains.
Telegraphic reports received last
night from various points on the Di
vide say that it was still snowing hard
last night.
The weather in the mountains yes
terday was ns warm as In Denver,
and the snow had no chance to hard
en. The railroad officials arc praying
for a little colder weather so that the
snow may freeze and stop the sliding
process. No one was injured In any
of the slides, and only one engine was
caught. That was an engine on the
Midland, but it was soon released.
COULDN’T PASS IT.
Determined o|i|"* tlon to the Arbitration
Treaty.
Washington. I). Feb. 19.—The Sen
ate adjourned at 8:55 o’clock to-night,
after having spent eight hours in con
tinuous executive session on the arbi
tration treaty. No result was accom
plished beyond voting down the motion
mtide yesterday by Senator Nelson to
postpone further consideration of the
treaty until March 5.
Senator Sherman made repeated ef
forts during the day to secure a vote on
ratification or to get the Senate to fix
a day and hour when it would agree to
vole upon the treaty. 11c was defeated
in both puri>o6os. and when the Senate
at last adjourned because of the ab
sence of a quorum, ho did not say
whether he would make another effort
to-morrow or again this session to se
cure further consideration, but It Is
generally supposed that lie will renew
the motion for an x executive session to
morrow.
The feeling through the Senate
among the friends, ns well as the oppo
nents, of the treaty, is Hint any effort
to secure a vote will ho futile.
Emperor William Angry.
Berlin. Feb. 19. The newspapers o
this city reflect the hitter resentment
felt by Emperor William at the rejec
tion by the Marquis of Salisbury of his
majesty’s personal proposal to coerce
Greece by a Joint blockade of the Pira
eus, the port of Athens, by the fleets of
the powers in order to check the war
like demonstrations of Greece,
The Marquis of Salisbury, without
any hesitation, promptly declined the
emperor’s proposition, saying that the
public opinion in Great Britain would
never acquiesce in such a policy.
THE LEGISLATURE.
Turiilay, February l«th.
Senate.—Senator Sehemerhorn’s bill
for Introducing civil service rules Into
the management of state institutions
came up and was discussed at great
length. The opponents of the bill re
sorted to various parliamentary expe
dients to hinder action on the bill. So
stubborn was the opposition that no
progress was made, though the oppon
ents of the bill were In the minority.
Senate Bill No. 182. by Mr. McNeely.
to regulate the buying aud selling of
game within the state, was killed by
the adoption of the adverse report of
the committee on fish, forestry aud
game.
House.—Mr. Philip’s bill requiring
street railway companies to provide
suitable means for the protection of
their employes from the inelemency of
the weather passed second reading.
Senator Sours’ bill to prevent the
town of Fletcher from becoming an
nexed to Denver and saddling its lingo
debt upon Denver, passed second read
ing.
Weilnrmlay, February 1 7tit.
Senate.—Senator Bromley’s bill to
regulate the times of payment for the
carriage of water in irrigating ditches
was called up In the morning upon the
adverse report of the committee on ju
diciary. which claimed that the bill
was drawn upon a misconstruction of
facts and that it should be killed.
The adverse report of the committee
claimed that the bill had been drawn
upon the assumption that ditch com
panies sell water, whereas, the oppo
nents of the bill contend that ditch
companies merely carry tin? water for
the farmers.
Arguments on tlie bill occupied the
entire day. ending about 4:30 o'clock,
when a vote was taken and the ad
verse report adopted and the hill killed.
Farmers will continue to pay for the
amount of water that they want, and
not for the amount that they actually
get.
An attempt was made to again get
Senator Sohermerhorn's civil service
hill before the Senate, hut some mem
bers thought that it was too late in the
day, mid when the motion to consider
the bill was put the filibustering tac
tics that were practiced the day be
fore were renewed.
After ineffectual attempts to consider
the bill the Senate adjourned till Satur
day. as the Legislature is to visit tlie
state institutions at Boulder. Greeley
and Fort Collins to-morrow and Fri
day.
House.—The committee on judiciary
reported in favor of Mrs. Conine’s anti
trust hill, which Is a copy of the Geor
gia law. and recommended that a hill
by Mr. llclbig. having tlie same end in j
view, he laid on tin* table. The report '
was adopted.
A resolution by Mr. Allen of Lari
mer to have another investigating com
mittee to find out Just how many em
ployes are required in the Legislature
was adopted. Messrs. Wolfe, Crowder
and Crowley were named as’the com
mittee.
The Engley. anti-theater hat bill pro
viding for a punishment of from SB) to
$25 for those who wear headgear in
places of public amusement was read
a third time by a vote of 42 to 15.
The next Dill called for third reading
was also by Mr. Engley, to abolish pri
vate detective agencies, and it was also
passed without tlie emergency clause,
as did Mr. Engley’s bill to abolish cap
ital punishment.
In the afternoon a call of the House !
had to be ordered before a sufficiency j
of members could be had to transact
business.
The First Ward Independent Polit
ical club sent, a memorial in support of
Mr. Buckliu's House bill No. 4. to sub
mit an amendment to the constitution
to permit of the General Assembly ex
empting land improvements and per
sonal property from taxation on a pe
tition signed by not less than ten per
cent, of the voters of the county. It is
what is known as the home rule hill,
and embodies the single tax theory.
Provision is made for the taxation of
franchises.
The hill was taken up on second
reading. Mr. Bucklin stated that prac
tically all of tin* organized labor of
Colorado was in favor of his measure.
A petition for it from Mesa county was
signed by tlie bankers, professional
men and editors and laboring men.
Bills of a like nature lmd been intro
duced in California, Illinois, Michigan.
Delaware. Now York and other states.
After a lengthy discussion the bill
passed second reading.
A bill by Mr. Helbig—No. 180-to re
quire notes, debts and other obligations
to be made out of the property on
which the same arc secured, which
was particularly considered last week,
was taken up again on second reading.
Mr. Rolule had an amendment that
all mortgages and trust deeds could
only be satisfied through tin* mort
gaged property. Mr. Mouson withdrew
his amendment In favor of this.
Mr. Engley had an amendment re
garding pledges of security of shares
of capital stock held as collateral and
Indorsed to recognize the holder of the
stock as the prima fade owner.
The House adjourned before the mat
ter could be settled.
Thiimtl iv. February IHth.
The Senate was not in session.
House—Only thirty-five members
were present, the others having gone
to Greeley.
A petition was presented from the
miners of the Tom Boy mine, asking)
for the repeal of tin* miners’ mechanic i
lien law. Another petition asked for
the passage of Mr. Philp's anti-trust
bill, and a memorial from the Denver 1
Bar association asked for the passage !
of hill No. 1(17. permitting the adrnis- j
sion as evidence of unacknowledged j
instruments that have been in exist- ,
ence for fifteen years.
The committee on federal relations
reported tlie bill providing for a com
mission to investigate the ceding of
government lands to the state, with j
the recommendation that it be laid on
the table.
The committee on corporation re- j
ported Mr. Philp's bill providing for !
a railway commission, recommending j
that the bill Im* laid on the table for
the reason that the subject matter j
was covered in several other hills be- I
fore the committee. These bills, it sol
happens, are tin* ones tliQ committee j
refuses to report on.
Mr. I’hilp claimed that the action of i
tin* committee was not made in good [
faith.
A discussion resulted and the House
ordered the return to it of Mr. Philp’s
bill.
Mr. Sweeney’s bill providing for tlie
management and conservation of es
tates in Colorado of lunatic persons
residing without the state passed sec
ond reading.
Mr. Anderson’s bill providing that
.my county shall be subject to gar
nishment for debt the same as any !
private corporation, also passed sec
ond reading.
Mr. Helblg's bill requiring notes,
debts and other obligations to be col
lected from property given as secur
ity for the payment of such obliga
tions before other property belonging
to the debtor shall he sold was de
feated.
When Mr. Hart's usury bill was tak
en up for consideration, the author
made a strong plea for fixing tin* legal
rate at (! per cent., with a maximum
eliurgc of 8 per cent, upon special con
tract. After some discussion Mr.
Pierson’s bill, fixing the rate of inter
est at 8 per cent., with a maximum
charge of 12 per cent, on special con
tract. was accepted as an amendment
for Mr. Hart’s hill, and with these
amendments the Dill passed second
reading.
Friday. February noth.
The Senate was not in session.
House—Mr. Ilelbig’s bill forbidding
the acceptance of railroad passes by
officials was taken up and discussed at
length.
The list prepared by Mr. Helbig
shows that for the first half of the ses
sion there has l>een paid to the mem
-Im*i*s of the House for mileage over
$.'1,000. a very small portion of which
lias actually been paid out by tin*
members, for nearly all of them are
willing to acknowledge that hey ride
on passes and still collect, mileage from
the state. The bill was defeated on
tin* following vote:
Nays—Anderson. Bodle, Grow, Gres
well. Growder. Ehrhnrt. Gardner, Gar
cia. Hilgeuhaus. Hart. Jones. Lewis
(Iji Plata). Chamberlin. Champion, Mc-
Clure. Munson. Montez. Park (Andrew),
Price. Ryan. Rohde. Sheridan. Salazar.
Stevens. Woodward. Waltmau. Hurl
hut—twenty-seven.
Yens—Aunear. Bucklin. Cooke. Honi
feld, Greene. Ilenrtz. Helbig, Nicol. <)r
vis. Phllp. Powell. Pruden. Robbins,
Soehrist. Walker. Whitney—sixteen.
The following Dills passed third read
ing and were sent to the Senate:
House hill No. 18S, by Ryan—Amend
ing the insurance laws so as to permit
twenty or more persons to associate to
gether for the purpose pf mutual in
suranee of the property of the mem
bers of the association.
House hill No. 182. by Ilart—Requir
ing tin* actual names of any persons do
ing business as "trustee.” “manager.”
“agent" or "Co.” or “company” to lx*
filed with the county clerk of the coun
ty wherein such business is transact'd.
House Dill No. 205—Authorizing the
city of Black Hawk to Incur a lvonded
indebtedness of $25,000 for the purjMisc
of purchasing, constructing and main
taining a system of water works.
House bill No. 55. by Wolfe—Amend
ing the vagrancy law so as to make
liable for vagrancy any person able to
work and support himself. Tim juris
diction of vagrancy eases is given to
justices courts and a trial by a jury of
six is provided.
House bill No. 4S. by Roe—Making
Mineral county a part of Normal insti
tute district number ten.
House bill No. 112. by Crcssovell—
Authorizing tin* giving of surety com
pany bonds in cases when* sureties
may he required by law in cases of re
ceivers. assignees, trustees, guardians,
committees, executors, administrators
and in criminal and civil cases before*
courts of justice.
Mr. O’Neill’s bill No. 39, providing
for the election of tin* county attorney,
county physician and district road
overseer and that candidates for such
offices shall Im* elected in the same
manner ns other public officials.
Mr. I>e Votie’s bill amending the ex
emption law so as to exempt from at
tachment S(*ed to the amount of SSO
owned by any farmer nr gardner and
held for the purpose of planting or
sowing.
Mr. A. It. Lewis’ bill No. 170. to
make competent as evidence in courts
of record tlie printed volumes of tin
proceedings of the House and Senate
jou ranis.
Saturday, February goth.
Senate —Senator Barela's resolutions
concerning ex-Treasurer Mulnix wen
taken up for consideration. Mr. Barela
made a lengthy address on the three re
liorts from tin* finance committee. No
action was taken.
A communication was read from Au
ditor I»well, saying that under instruc
tions from 1 In* attorney general In*
would pay the warrants for the em
ployes of tin* two houses of tin* legis
lature as provided for under tin* act of
1595, which lie had formerly declared
to be illegal.
Senator Thomas’ school hill No. 23,
to provide for the consolidation of all
tin* school districts lying in whole or in
part within tin* city of Denver and to
require school district No. 1 to assume
its portion of tin- debts of others,
passed third reading without debate.
The vote was twenty-three to two—
Reuter and Kennedy forming the mi
nority.
Senate Dill No. 9S. by Senator Canon,
to amend tin* Seventh judicial district
so that it might include the following
counties, passed third reading: Delta.
Mesa, Montrose, Gunnison, Ouray, San
Miguel and Hinsdale.
A good part of tin* afternoon was
taken up with a joint memorial to Con
gress in favor of the free anil inde
pendent coinage of silver.
On suggestion of Senator Router the
language of tin* memorial was changed
somewhat and it passed second read
ing. It was on the calendar for third
reading, hut the mistakes of the en
grossing clerks caused it to be sent
back to the committee of the whole for
amendment.
A hill by Senator Taylor to have bail
ill's of District courts appointed by tin
judges of 1 In* courts passed third read
ing by eighteen to eight votes.
House —A hill by Mr. Ilart to amend
the law so as to prevent a second trial
j being granted !<► the defeated party as
a matter of right was read a third
I time, hut as it had been amended dur
ing its consideration on second reading.
| tin* House decided that it should be
1 printed again.
Another Dill ny Mr. Ilart. to
i firms, corporations or individuals trad-"
! ing under assumed names or under ;
! company names, to file with the county’!
! clerk in the county where they may In? .
doing business the names of the-read
I persons interested, passed third read
-1 ing and will go to the Senate.
I A bill h.v Mr. Gardner to permit of
1 two or more school districts in the
: smaller counties* forming a high school
j district for the districts affected passed
third reading.
' A hill by 11 nine Lewis to amend the
: criminal code so as to exempt tin* word
| "razor" as applying to concealed wenp-
I 011 s. was considered in committee of
I tin* whole on second reading,
j The Judiciary commitb e amended tin*
1 Dill so as not to make compulsory th**
I searching of parties for concealed
j weapons without warrant by oftk-ers
1 when requested to do so by citizens.
I This was accepted by tin* author.
'Tin* following lulls passed second
reading: The A linear Dill U) abolish tin*
office of superintendent of Immigra
tion; a bill by Mr. Champion to require
railroad companies to block Ik* tween
switch rails to prevent accidents; a bit]
by Mr. Rolule to require coal compa
nies to employ check weigbmen in coal
j mines where the men are paid by the
ton: a bill to prevent county superin
tendents of schools from securing cer
tificates as teachers from themselves:
Mr. Powell's bill to require railroad
companies to fence their crossings and
right of way. and to provide a new
schedule to lie paid for animals de
stroyed by the railroads.
The House then adjourned to meet
Tuesday morning.
SAVED BY A MIRACLE.
OUT FROM A SNOW SLIDE AFTER
FIFTEEN HOURS.
•I. K. mil. the Ouray Mall Carrier Dig* Ill*
Way Out Cnal.l. U—Hnow Slide* In Other
heel lon* of Colorado.
Denver. Foil. 22.—A gperial dispatch
from Oura.v to the Republican says: A
mail carrier. .1. K. Bell, wlio was caught
in the snowslhle on the Riverside road
three miles this side of I ronton Friday
forenoon, and last night given up as
dead by everyone, dug himself.out Sat
urday morning aliout S o'clock and
managed to work ids way three miles
tills way to tin* toll load keeper’s house
at Bear Creek Falls. He was seen by
the toll keeper. Ilarvey Lewis, making
signs of distress when within a half
mile of the house, and he rushed to
his assistance. When he realized in*
was safe his strength gave way and
the keeper. Harvey Lewis, carried him I
to his toll house and leaving an assist
ant to care for him. ran down to this
city for physicians. I)r. South and oth- i
ers immediately hastened to the toll !
house and everything possible was
done for his relief.
lie lay unconscious under the snow
for fifteen hours and towards daylight
heard running water and dug toward
it. The water was in a ditch and fur
nished air, otherwise he would have
suffocated. The parties who were dig
ging for him came within ten feet
from the top of where lie was lying.
Some of his toes were frozen and a
slight gash was made on ids neck by
a shovel he carried. The fierce wind
and snow storm which raged Friday
made the work of the searching party
extremely hazardous, and the search
could not be continued after dark and
he was given up for dead.
The physician in attendance and oth
ers brought him down to his home this
afternoon, and there is every probabil
ity of his recovery. When tlie news of
his safety reached the city there was
a good deal of excitement and a gen
eral feeling of rejoicing, as tlie escape
from death is looked upon as an un
precedented occurrence in tin* history
of snowsiides.
Saturday afternoon an . Blanche of
snow, logs and rocks fell upon the Rio
Grande Southern station of Opliir and
demolished tlie depot and eight freight
ca in standing on the siding. The sta
tion agent and his wife were eating
dinner at the time, and although the
building was carried down the moun
tain side and crushed into a shapeless
mass, neither was injured.
Charles Sw«*oncy. a miner who
worked in the Woody district, near As
pen. was caught in a slide on Friday
afternoon and instantly killed.
In a snow slide at Pitkin. Martin
Mentley, a miner, was killed and sev
eral others were injured, early yester
day morning. ‘No other fatalities wore
reported yesterday.
A special from Brocken ridge last
night says: Word has Just been re
ceived here of a fatal snowslhle in the
Montezuma district, by which it s be
lieved that William (Amway and elev
en jacks have perished. Mr. Conway i
left Dillon on Friday morning with his
jack train to pack down ore fnun the
Campbell & Graham lease on the At
lantic mine on (Miller mountain, which
is owned by Captain Sampson Ware of
Denver. As he did not return, his
friends became anxious and sent out a
party to hunt for him. Word was sent
in that Mr. Conway and his jack train
had boon overwhelmed by a snow slide
and a party of eight, men went out to
attempt to rescue him. The district
where the accident occurred is alxuit
fourteen miles from Dillon and con
tains but few people at this season of
the year, and it is hardly probable that
Conway will Im* found alive. About
thirty men are at work digging in the
slide.
CRETANS FIRED UPON.
IV H • ships Stir'll the I’lmlt lon of mi Attacking
Fore** Near ('illicit.
Canea. Feb. 21. 7 p. in.—A fusilade
having continued since morning, de
spite the warning of the foreign ad
mirals. the united squadrons bombard- t
ed the insurgent camp outside of Ca
nea.
Later reports are to the efTect that
the Knglish mcti-of-war opened the
Nmibardmont. The others followed.
The Kaiserin Augusta tired melinite
shells. The commander of the Greek
man-of-war Hydra cleared for action in
case the necessity should arise. Some
shells fell in the town of Canea. rais
ing clouds of dust. It is rumored sev
eral persons were killed and wounded.
When tiring ceased the Greek flag was
still flying over the insurgents’ camp.
8 p. m.—Ah engagement has just oc
curred just above tlie village, of C-iur
iiics. between the insurgents and a
Turkish hand. At -I:-ir> p. m. the insur
gents at Akrotiri. having attacked the
Turkish garrison at Halepa, the joint
fleet bombarded the Cretans for twen
ty-live minutes. The insurgents fled,
taking their flag with them.
London, Feb. 21.—A dispatch to the
Daily News from Canea dated Sunday
says:
Smart firing was heard to-day in the
hills to the eastward. Tlie reply of the
Turks was feeble and it was obvious
that they must abandon their posi
tions if pressed. The gun practice
from the redoubt on the outer lines was
ludicrous. Tlie chief Cretan position
was a hamlet mi a ridge of hills, 4,000
yards from the flagship.
At 4:30 o’clock this (Sunday) after
noon. signals were made to il. M. s.
Dryad. 11. M. S. Harrier and IF. M. S.
Revenge, together with one Italian, one
German and one Russian ship, to open
fire on the Cretan position, where
the Greek flag was hoisted some
days ago. The British ships fired for
ty and the foreign ships thirty shells
at tlie village, and ruined tin* house
held by the Cretans. The flag was
soon lowered and the order “cease
fire" sounded after ten minutes. There
upon tl»** flag was rehoisted. The rocks
around were crowded with Cretans.
The Turks, eiw-ouragid by the fleet,
now opened a lively fusilade while the
Cretans were removing the wounded.
The Cretans had not replied during the
whole performance. it was a some
what melancholy spectacle.
Greece A ppen In to |{u*s'n.
London. Fob. 22.—A dispatch to the
Daily Mail from Berlin says: The queen
of Greece recently sent a message to
tin* czar, requesting liis support for the
national cause of Greece. The king al
so wired tlie czar, stating that he would
declare war on Turkey and himself
lead the army before ho would yield
to Furopean coercion. Princess Marie
of Greece also telegraphed her fiance.
Grand Duke George of Russia that the
action of the powers against Greece
was infamous.
N. w Mexico Sheriff Killed.
Santa Fo, N. M.. Fob. 10.—A tele
gram to Governor Thornton an
nounces the assassination of Sheriff
.fames L. Dow of Bddy county at Kd
dy last night. Ex-Judge A. B. Wall, a
member of the legislative Senate from
that district, also received a telegram
from ex-Slierlff David Kemp of that
count}* urging him to come at once to
Roswell, from which It is inferred that
Kemp or his Intimate friends must be
implicated in the assassination.
A feud has long existed lietween the
Kemp and Dow factious Si Southeast
ern New Mexico.
CUBAN CURRENCY.
Tho Mmii'y (jiimtlon Miy Play an Impor
tant Part In Ihe Rebellion.
Chicago. Feb. 22.—A special to the
Record from Havana says:
“There are three kinds of money in
Cuba. Gold, which is at the natural
premium, and comparatively scarce;
silver, which is the common currency
and fluctuates with the value of the
bullion, and the objectionable “bil
let tcs.” which are nominally redeema
ble tit par in silver on demand. At
first the Spanish hank redeemed them
as offered. Then, as confidence was
shaken, redemptions were limited to
SI,OOO to any person in one day. Grad-
I ually, the limit was reduced until you
| cannot get more than SIOO in silver at
i a time. There is u tremendous and
permanent run on the bank as a conse
quence, and the street upon which it
is situated is crammed night and day
with holders of ‘blllettes’ demanding
silver for their paper, so that business
in that quarter is entirely interrupted.
At the same time, speculation lias been
furious.
“Some days ago General Weyler is
sued an order forbidding further spec
ulatfjn in government notes, and tin*
brokers adopted various methods of
evading tlie order. Now he has Issued
another decree requiring bankers,
tradesmen and the public generally to
to accept ‘billettcs’ at par. In other
words, he projxMjes to sustain the cred
it of tiie government by force. Any
man who refuses to accept the new
money in trade for its face value is
threatened with arrest and imprison
ment for treason. The effect can be im
agined. The consequences cannot be
foretold. .lust now the entire mercan
tile and financial community is in a
state of suspense. The wires are laden
with telegrams of protest to the gov
ernment at Madrid; conferences of
moneyed men are held daily and night
ly. The Spanish residents, who con
trol the capital of the country. suffer
more seriously, and at the same time
are the most loyal supporters of the
government. They dare not revolt
openly for fear of a general revolution
in the larger cities. The ministry at
Madrid may sustain General Weyler.
If so, there will he a crisis more seri
ous than has ever yet occurred hi Cuba,
and the strong undercurrent of disloy
alty will find some means of expressing
itself, very likely in violence. If Wey
ler is not sustained, the credit of the
government will suffer a severe blow,
and the insurgents will receive more
encouragement than has been enjoyed
by them since the outbreak in is'.i.V
SENATOR KYLE EXPLAINS.
S;»yw III* Will Vote for it K publican Tariff
M -H-uro.
Pierre. 8. I>.. Fob. 10.—An. informal
reception was extended Senator Kyle
this evening in tlie rooms of the Teton
club. Major Pickier and other Repub
lican leaders spoke, all repudiating the
idea that there had been any barter
and sale. Senator Kyic was then
called upon and spoke briefly defend
ing his position. lie said that for
years he had been a Republican, hut
that he had certain convictions upon
certain economic questions that wen*
nearly expressed ill the Populist plat
form; that the country had spoken
upon the tariff question, and that in*
was willing to vote for a Republican
tariff measure, and that he would in
no way be an obstructionist.
In closing he said he would endeav
or to vote in the Senate for the best
interests of his Republican constitu
ents. which confirms the outline giv
en last night, that Mr. Kyle would he
to all practical Intents and purposes a
Republican in everything but name.
The Republicans arc satisfied with his
statement, hut the* Populists are still
unreconciled. As a matter of fact, it
is one of tin* most notable instances of
snatching victory from defeat known
in recent political history.
HANNA WILL GET IT.
Governor ltiishncll W II Appoint Hint to
Succeed Si'imi or Shcrninn.
Columbus. Ohio, Feb. 21.—Governor
Rushnell to-night gave out the follow
ing statement to tlie press*:
“It lias been my intention to make no
announcement in relation to the action
1 would take in the matter of ail ap
pointment to till Hie prospective vacan
cy in tin* Ohio representation in tlie
Putted States Senate until the vacancy
actually existed. But. on account of
the manifest interest of the people and
their desire to. know what will bo
done, I deem it best now to make the
following statement: When Senator
Sherman resigns to enter the cabinet
of President McKinley. I will appoint
to succeed him lion. Marcus A. Hanna,
of Cuyahoga county, to serve until his
successor is chosen by the Seventy
third General Nsscmbly of the state.
I trust this action, will meet the approv
al of the people.
(Signed) “ASA S. BUSH NELL.”
G-«ry Wl I Go lii'ii (lie Cabinet
Canton. Ohio, Feb. 19.—At 1:30
o’clock this morning Hon. James A.
Gary of Baltimore left the private
room of the McKinley house, where lie
had been in consultation with the
president-elect for several hours, and
gave tin* following statement to the
Associated Press: “Governor McKin
ley has tendered me a portfolio in his
cabinet. While it is not definitely set
tled which one, I am assured it will he
one which I can accept.”
Mr. Gary, and his secretary. Mr.
Monroe, left via the Pennsylvania line
for the Fast at 2:05.
Mr. Gary is slxty-tliree years of age
and a prominent citizen of Maryland.
He is connected with various business
enterprises.
H r y»ti hi T'lpckn.
Topeka, Kansas. Feb. 19.—Willidtii
J. Bryan spoke to five distinct Topeka
audiences to-day. addressing fully
10,000 people. He came at tin* invita
tion of the state Legislature, and ad
dressed both houses to-night on “All
Men are Created Equal.” He spoke
entirely on corporations and monopo
lies. eschewing partisan politics. His
other speeches were outdoors, and
were devoted to ids usual exposition
of the silver question. Thousands, met
him lit tlie Rock Island depot, whore
lie arrived nt noon from Kansas City,
lie will leave to-morrow morning for
Jefferson City, where be will address
the Missouri Legislature to-morrmv.
Tic II trrlaon* ll.iven ILinglitcr.
Indianapolis, I ml.. Feb. 21.—At r»:30
o'clock this morning a baby girl, weigh
ing eight and a half pounds, was horn
lo Mr. and Mrs. Benjamin Harrison.
Dr. Henry Jameson being the upend
ing physician. Mother and child are
doing well. Mrs. Lieutenant Parker of
New Y'ork is with her sister. Mrs. Har
rison.
Mr. and Mrs. Harrison were marric.l
in St. Thomas church. Nt w York. Apr! -
(i. IS9B. Tlie ex-presidcnt is in his six
ty-fourth year.
WILL INTEREST CREDITORS.
A Kiaui Blacksmith Invent* a New Way g
of Collecting Oul Debt*. |
Debt collecting Is not nn easy process la
Kansas. This fact has long weighed on
miml of Mr. Fred WoKthoff. blacksmith, of
"Wathena, who Is obliged to give credit to
the funnel* for whom lie works. After long
thought he decided to try a new method of
debt collecting, according to the New York.
Journal. , ~,
To all his debtors he sent out the follow
ing Instruction:
••As 1 have to meet payment of a note I
find II neeessary to cull upon all those who
are Indebted to me to help me out as much
m» you can. Therefore I have decided to se
lect one day. and kindly request your pres
ence at my shop at Wathena and pay the
amount herein state, and all those comply
ing with tills request will receive a special
treat. I.unch and refreshments will be
served from 1 to <1 p. in. in my basement
that day. and a very good time assured to
all present. Please present this curd when
you call and show the amount of your ac
count, which Is dollars and ——cents.
Hoping all will respond and you will Imve a
good, social afternoon.”
The treat offered was a great Inducement
to the thrifty Kansas farmers. It was nit
the more attractive because Immt wa*t pro
vided. and Kansas Is a prohibition urate.
Hardly one of thorn* who came had the (meek
to refuse to pay his bill, and the entertain
ment was a great success. The neheane win
be employed regularly by Mr. Wmtnoff
1667 BUS. POTATOES PER ACHE.
Don’t believe It, nor did the editor
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w».
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er.”
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take I.uxatlvc Ilromo Quinine Tablets. All
Druggists refund the money if it fails to cure.-ic
“What Is chivalry. Uncle George?” 'lt !•
giving a woman your seat in a ear without
getting vexed at lier for not thanking you."
When billons or costive, eat a Cascaret.
candy cathartic, cure guaranteed. 10c, 2Bc.
“ltowker was a wreck, and now lie Is
completely restored to health." “What, cured
him?" "He simply gave up trying to catch
street ears."
Purify
Your Wood now with « course of Hood's Sarsapa
rilla and he strong and vigorous when the ciumgc
to warmer weather comes.
Hood’s
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