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Eltort County Tribone,
J. B. KINO, PuMUhar.
mJMnrr, - - - Colorado.
A thorn less row would not lmpre:<3
people very deeply.
The cornel Is a lucky anlma'. I
never has to hump Itself.
Think well of others if you would
have them think well of you.
Many a forgetful man has had a
monument erected to his memory.
Many a man’s ability to get credit
has prevented him from acquiring
wealth.
Too many Individuals spend the bes*
part of their time blowing holes In the
atmosphere.
A mail of resources Is usually one
who has Ingenious methods of con
tracting liabilities.
Many a man who humbly speaks of
hts own Insignificance gets mad if
other people refer to It.
Before marriage a woman worries
because she is single and after mar
riage she worries because she isn’t.
Michigan university authorities have
determined that the employment of
habitual drunkards aa teachers, lectur
ers or In any capacity will not be tol
erated hereafter. It Is somewhat
startling that any university should
be compelled to announce such a de
cision. It has heretofore been taken
for granted by the general public that
no drunkards were ever permitted to
be employed In any college or uni
versity. Has Ann Arbor been an ex
ception?
Ono of the numerous New York
'‘promoters." who operated a gilt
edged swindle among the good people
of Manhattan, was sent to the peni
tentiary the other day, and others, it
Is expected, will soon follow on the
same road. The greatest and most
successful swindler of the whole tribe,
however—tho mainspring of "tho
Franklin syndicate”—seems to have
found the hidden tent where "Dan"
Coughlin, the Chicago defaulters, and
W. A. S. Graham dwoll In calm seclu
sion.
For tho purpose of sounding Chica
go business men on the feasibility of
holding an exhibition of Mexican prod
ucts In Chicago to stimulate the trade
relations between the United States and
Mexico two envoys of tho Mexican gov
ernment are In the city. They say
that modern machinery Is greatly need
ed In Mexico for farming as well oa
manufacturing establishments, and
that only from the United States It can
be obtained cheaply. On the other
hand, they declare there are numerous
products in Mexico which are not han
dled in tho United States at present
merely because of a lack of proper
trade relations.
Congressman Curtis of Kansas has
Introduced a bill authorixing the sec
retary of agriculture to establish two
branch stations of his department, one
at Topeka and another at Springfield,
111. The object of these stations Is
stated to be for the manufactuie of
such remedies for bog cholera and
black leg In young cattle aa he may
think proper, such remedies to be fur
nished to farmers and stock growers
at actual cost There is said to be a
general demand for such Institutions
In Illinois and Kansas, and It Is said
their materialisation will mean much
to the farmers, particularly those who
devote their time to the raising of fine
cattle and hogs.
Charles G. Dawes, comptroller of the
currency, has made public the result!
of the Investigation into the number
of loans and deposit accounts, rates
of Interest and resources of the com
bined banka of the United States In
the years 1889, 1894 and 1899. The
general deductions from the Investiga
tion covering the last ten years la
given by the comptroller as follows:
That the number of Individual de
positors in the banks of the United
States Is constantly Increasing, as In
dicated by the regular Increase In the
number of deposit accounts of the
combined banking systems; that there
Is a demand from borrowers for the
use of the greater proportion of the de
posits of banks, and while the num
ber of Individual borrowers Is increas
ing the depositors greatly outnumber
the borrowers, and the Increase in the
number of borrowers Is much less than
the increase In the number of deposit
ors; that the growth of the banking
systems is being characterized by a
gradually lessening rate of interest
charged on loans; that, considering the
Urge clientage of national and savings
banks, the average deposit of the In
dividual or corporation Is slowly In
creasing; that the average size of the
loans, all classes of banks considered,
has not varied much in the last de
cade.
This country is not the only one
which is troubled with unwelcome
immigrants. Here we have the winged
gipay-moth in addition to the illiter
ate bipeds from Europe. The rabbit
plague of Australia is an old Btory.
Now the hamster has invaded north
ern France and Belgium. The hamster
Is a rodent animal, resembling a rat
but somewhat larger, which multiplies
enormously and ravages grain-fields.
It came originally from Tartary. but
now baa a foothold in Europe. Let us
hope it will never reach the American
prairies.
Chariots, the French astronomer,
says ho has discovered a new planet of
the tenth magnitude. If the distin
guished scientist could only run up
against a Chicago alderman In the
dark be would imagine he had en
countered nothing less brilliant than
a comet of the first class.
It has been often said that "tailors
make the man," hut in the caso of
Herr Most, who was recently shaved
and U now unrecognizable to his clos
est friends, It would seem as If whisk
ers made the anarchist.
A youthful millionaire in Virginia,
not being allowed to wed by his guard
ian, had one appointed who was will
ing. Cupid understands all court and
courting methods.
Unless a girl is very much In love
with the amateur photographer she Is
never satisfied with the pictures he
makes of her.
A bachelor says a wife Is undoubt
edly a good thing to have around the
house—to blame things on whep they
go wrong.
A RECORD BREAKER.
A Portion of lira dt *••<*• Btrtow of lb*
Voadtrfal Vmlmm Tear Jmmt Cl—A
New York. Dec. 2».—ltsrely have
sanguine commercial and financial
hopes or predictions found such ade
quate realisation as they did during
1800. Certainly nothlnk like tlw wide
spread and general upward movement
of values, alike of staples and of se
curities, such ns occurred during the
year, could bare been foreseen.
Linked with an Immense business
and a record-breaking production In
nearly all lines of business and indus
try, except, perhaps, in some products
of the agricultural Interests, there was
with it an advance of staple values,
cither of which alone would have made
the year notable ami combined to have
*ert]fd to establish the year as a
record-breaker and set np new stand
ards. The volume of domestic and of
foreign trade alike was the largest
ever recorded, and the bank clearings,
reflecting Immense business expansion,
active speculation in stocks and enor
mous new Industrial float lugs, far sur
passed all previous records. Prices, as
mi result, primarily, of tbe stimulation
proceeding from supply und demuud
conditions, scored probably tbe great
est advance In any single year and
brought the geucnil level of staple
vulues to the highest point reached for
more than eight years past. Failure
statistics polut to the smallest number
reported for seventeen years past.
These results have come to pass In the
face of a considerably lessened pro
duction of wheat, und an Immense
railing off In the yield of cotton.
In Industrial affairs the year has
been one of enormous expansion. Cer
tainly nothing like the general ndvnnce
lu wages of Industrial employes has
been witnessed for many years, and
this has lieen accomplished with u min
imum of friction.
The close of the year finds order
books tilled for from three to six
months ahead lu nearly nil lines. Dis
tributive trade was naturally of Im
mense volume throughout the year,
though mild weather at tbe close tend
ed to modify the satisfaction with
which retail trade lu winter fabrics
was regarded. This was, however,
partly compcnsattMl for by a holiday
business surpassing all previous rec
ords.
Notwithstanding smaller exports of
agricultural products durlug the calen
dar year, brendstuffs shipments being
IS per cent, smaller, cnttle and hogs ex-
IK»rts 12 per cent, less, and cotton ship
ment, owing to the short crop, nt least
15 per cent, less, there was such an ex
pansion In our manufactured exports
that the entire export trade of the year
will considerably exceed that of the
last calendar j'enr, which was the
heaviest recorded, and will make the
year no less notable in the line of for
eign exports little less than $1,280,000,-
000, an aggregate of which, If reached,
will mark a gain of 3 per cent, over
the record total of 1808.
Imports have naturally shown a
marked revival, and If the gnln for the
elevcu months Is maintained for the
month of December, a total a little be
low $800,000,000 may be expected,
which would guarantee a total foreign
trnde well In excess of $2,000,000,000,
an amount, it might he remarked, never
before equaled. As to exports. It Is to
be noted that nearly one-third of all
are of manufactured products, a pro
duction never before reached; and, as
to Imports, the heavy Increase lu raw
products Intended for manufacture
bears testimony to the activity of do
mestic Industry. The nppnreut trade
balance lu our favor, though not ns
heavy as In 1808, will still aggregate
an enormous sum.
Jones' Manifesto.
“The Hon. .Tames K. Jones of Ar
kansas, ralnlmw cliaser-ln-chlcf of the
Democracy, has been delivered of a
new prophecy, which compares favor
ably with some of the finest of Ills
predictions lu 1800. In the latter year,
It will be remembered, lie predicted
that the Democratic-Populist nominee
would sweep every state In the Union,
lu this new manifesto lie prophecies
that the American people will rise up
as one man and condemn the course
of the administration In regard to the
Philippines. Here Is the full text, ns
reported by the Associated Press:
"I believe that every people have a
right to govern themselves lu tlielr own
way. The American iicople will rise
up ns oue man and cuudemu the course
of the administration as criminal ag
gression. The next Democratic conven
tion will reaffirm the Chicago platform
aud nominate Brynu. It will declare
against trusts. It will declure In favor
of establishing freedom everywhere.
What our fathers believed In we be
lieve lu. aud I have no doubt nbout tbe
result. My idea about the Philippines
Is that It Is our duty to restore order
there and then allow those people to
make a government of tlielr own and
let them tunnage tlielr owu affairs lu
tlielr own way. The government of the
United States should say to the Fili
pinos now that our purpose Is to es
tablish peace. We should treat the
Filipinos with the same good faith ns
the Cubans. Whether we will keep
faith with the Cubans, 1 have my
doubts.
"The Boers by their resistance are
umklug votes for us with every rlslug
and setting of the buu. Our sympathy
goes out to those i»oor fellows lu a
way that words cannot express.”
Tbe Tagil logs |n the Philippines have
the same right to rule those Islands
that Colorow had to rule Colorado, or
Gcroulmo hud to rule Arlxona, uml uo
more. If Agulmildo’s followers have a
right to govern themselves lu their
own way, then the Utes and Apaches
have a similar right. Why, under these
conditions, It should be our duty "to
restore oilier there," does not upi>car
In Mr. Jones' remurks.
But this Is not perhaps the most re
markable part of Mr. Jones' statement.
He adds n new plank to the Democrat
ic platform, lie says "the Boers are
making votes fpg us (the Democrats)
with every rising and setting of the
sun." It appears, therefore, that while
It Is our duty to keep out of the Phil
ippines, it Is equally our duty to en
courage and assist the Dutch In South
Africa. This docs not seem exactly
consistent, but. then, consistency Is not
looked for in Democratic platforms. If
Mr. Jones has his way. the next Demo
cratic convention will declare that It
is our duty to let Aguiualdo aloqg, pud
to help the Boers to beat the British la
South Africa Perhaps the American
people will rise up as one man In sup
port of such a platform—Just as they
rose np In support of Mr. Jones* candi
date In 1800.
Industrial Progress.
The Richmond Times speaks of the
South and expansion. It notes that
fifty-seven new cot toe factories were
set In motion In the Houth last year,
and to those who fear that tbe busi
ness will lie overdone, It says:
"The new wny is to Increase our
manufacturing output far lieyond the
needs of home consumption, nnd then
to seek foreign markets for the sur
plus. That Is whaL expansion means,
and expansion in that sense Is the live
liest Issue of the age." And It notes
the fact that very much of the manu
factured cotton of the Houth found Its
market last year In China, and the
Times adds: "Therefore, these cotton
manufacturers said to the representa
tives In Congress that they wanted the
government to stand by the open door
In China and keep it open;" Hint to
close It would Ik; a disaster to the
manufacturers of the South. It says
further that tbe South can easily pro
duce twice ns much cottou ns It uow
docs. Tile final conclusion la that “the
time Is rapidly approaching when there
will be no such thing as over-product
lu this country.
Work for Sixteen Thousand Men.
Cincinnati, Dec. 20.—A special from
Hartford City, Indinnn, says: To-ulght
nt midnight forty-four window-glass
factories, representing 1,700 pots' ca
pacity of the American Window Glass
Company, go Into operation. The
plants have lieen Idle since last June,
nnd will furnish employment to 15,000
glass workers In this state, and about
1,500 in this city, where the largest
plant lu Indiana Is located, besides n
smaller one. The present fire will be
but six months and one of the shortest
on record, but the indications are that
It will be a steady nnd continuous one.
Not l'*|wble of Fmllok Shame.
From the Louisville Courier-Journal.
It would not embarrass those Amer
icans whose letters in aid of the liill-
Ipplue Insurrection have lieen found
among Aguinnldo's effects If the pre
cious documents should be given to the
public. On the contrary, It would but
gratify them In their shamelessness. If
we eau Judge by the assiduity and au
dacity with which they seek to flaunt
their hostility to their country in the
faces of tlielr countrymen ut home.
Not to Be Thought of.
nos to iw inoaini ai.
From the Bollver (Tenn.) Free Press
(Dem.)
Wo are lu favor of Milwaukee for the
Democratic convention for a number of
good reasons. We learn that beer will
lie free to all the delegates If the con
vention goes there. Ought wo to reject
such n proposition us that? Not ou
your Bch II tz.
More Imperialism
From the Rochester Democrat nnd
Chronicle.
More Imperial Ism! More govern
ment without the consent of the gov
erned! Five hundred American cats
are to be scut to MnuUu to tyrannize
the free-born Tngalo rat nud rob hliu
of his right to life, liberty and the pur
suit of happiness.
A Disfigured Corpse.
From the Atlanta Constitution (Deiu.)
The Kentucky Democracy seems to
have committed suicide with u dum
dum bullet.
At the dinner of the New England
Society Friday night the Ilnu. John
Barrett, formerly United States minis
ter to Slniu, rend this letter written to
him by General Lawton In November:
"I would to God that the truth of
this whole Philippine situation could
be known by every one lu America ns
I know it. If tho real history, Inspira
tion nnd conditions of this insurrec
tion, nud the influences, local and ex
ternal, that now encourage the enemy,
as well iim the actual possibilities of
these Islands nml peoples nnd tlielr re
lations to this great East, coulil lie un
derstood at home, wo would hear uo
more talk of unjust ‘shooting of gov
arnment’ Into the Filipinos, or of haul
ing down our flag In the Philippines.
If the so-called autl-lmperialists would
honestly ascertain the truth on the
ground and not In distant America,
they, whom I believe to bo honest men
misinformed, would be convinced of
the error of their statements and con
clusions and of the uufortuuute effect
>of their publications here. If 1 am
shot by a Filipino bullet It might as
well come from oue of my owu men,
because I know from observations con
firmed by captured prisoners that the
continuance of lighting Is chlctly due
to reports that art* sent out from Amer
ica."
This may be regarded ns the” last
message of General Ignvton to his
countrymen. He fell lu u war prolong
ed by the American sympathizers with
the Insurrection. Their Inspiration di
rected the bullet that took him from
his country lu his prime of strength.
A war Is Indeed accursed in which the
enemies of America find their chief
encouragement and support among so
called Americans. By General Law
ton's own charge his blood Is upon
their heads. If they are "honest men
misinformed," they will now* humbly
owu their awful error nnd cease to hold
up the hands of the rebels.
The Interstate Commerce Commis
sion, in compliance with the request of
frieght shippers nml representatives of
the commercial Interests, has transmit
ted to Attorney General Griggs a trans
cript of the evidence taken nt the hear
ing Inst week respecting the new clas
sification of railway freight rates. The
proposed classification is to made on
January Ist by all railroads using the
official classification. These Include
more than sixty lines east of the Mis
sissippi nnd uorth of the Ohio and Po
tomac rivers. The (Million of the slilp-
IM*rs was that the commission should
transmit the evidence taken before It
to the attorney general with u recom
mendation that he Institute legal pro
ceedings by Injunction or otherwise, to
restrain the roads from putting the
new classification luto effect. To the
request of the shlp|M*rs the commission
In pnrt compiles. The evidence und ar
guments are transmitted to the attor
ney general, but without recommenda
tion. The letter of trnusmlttnl, which
Is signed for the commission by Martin
A. Knapp as chairman, expresses no
opinion ns to tbe claim of the petition
ers, that the notion of the rnllroaApom
panles Is In vlolntiou of the SUeruiuu
anil trust low.
FROM WASHINGTON.
GOSSIP OF THE WHITE HOUSE
AND THE DEPARTMENTS.
Tbe President Is talking about tak
ing a trip to the Pacific const In the
spring. The new iMttlesblp Ohio will
be launched at the Union Iron Works.
Han Francisco. In April or May. ami he
thinks he inny Im* able to get away for
a fortnight at that time.
General Miles will take precedence
over Admiral Dewey at receptions nnd
all other public functions. The Cabi
net ha* decided that rank lias nothing
to do with the question, but that the
army hi entitled to first place by virtue
of seniority in organization.
President McKinley has a new pair
of sorrel horses with white faces an*l
long flowing tails. He drove them for
the first time Haturdny bitched to hi*
road wagon, and with Mrs. McKinley
for his companion he enjoyed a ten
mile spin in tbe frosty air. He now
lias three pairs of horses—blacks, bay*
and sorrebi.
Adjutant General Corbin's list of sub
scriptions to the Lawton home fund
aggregated $15,000 at noon on Tues
day. The committee announce* that
the subscription lists will be kept open
until January sth next, when the
money will lie banked nml placed to
Mrs. Lnwtou’a credit. Tbe amount
now In the hnnds of General Corbin
probably Is less than half of that act
ually suliHcrilied, many subscriptions
not yet having reached him.
Admiral George Dewey was 02 years
of age Christmas Day, and under the
ordlnnry process of lnw would be
placed on the retired list on that ac
count. The special law under which
he was advanced to tbe head of the
navy makes no provision for Ills retire
ment. nnd therefore he will continue
on the active list of the uav.v. In all
probability, until his death. As n mat
ter of fact, hls retirement would make
no mnterinl change In Ids existing
status. Ills pay would lie the same on
the retired list ns ou the active list,
nud he would be entitled to the same
emoluments and privileges, Ineludiug a
private secretary with the rank of lieu
tenant nud the usual number of aides.
Ex-Henator Faulkner of West Vir
ginia, who Is looking ufter the Inter
ests of Hcnutor (Mark of Montana be
fore the committee of privileges nml
elections, hns determined to subpoena
every member of the Montana Legisla
ture and make him testify under until
whether he received money or consid
eration of any sort for his vote for
United States senator nt the recent
election. Mr. Faulkner contends that
this Is the only wny to ascertain the
truth or falsehood of the charges
ngalust Senator Clark, nnd he expects
to disclose the fact tlint other candi
dates than Ids client are liable to the
same accusation under which la* is
resting. He also expects to produce
confessions from witnesses who testi
fied against John B. Wellcome.
The secretary of the treasury has
designated several additional uutional
banks ns government depositories to re
ceive Internal revenue receipts and It Is
said will continue to do so until the
total sum so dcinrsltcd amounts
to $30,000,000 or $40,000,000. De
posits, however, will not be
mnde with the additional banks until
the banks comprising tho first group,
designated several days ago, have re
ceived deposits equal to tho amount of
bonds turned luto tbe treasury by
them ns security, which approximates
$17,000,000. It Is expected that the de
posits will begin to be made under the
new designation* nbout January 10th.
Any national bank owuiug or controll
ing United States bonds willing to de
posit the same In the treasury as secur
ity, Including those now receiving de
posits, Is outltled to participate In the
distribution of Internnl revenue re
ceipts.
Buffalo Bill and other Wild West
show* malingers will prolinbly proceed
to use Indians in their exhibitions
whether they have the government con
sent or not. There Is no disiHisitioti on
the jwirt of the department to change
its isisltlon relative to the use of the
Indians in such shows. Both the sec
retary nnd the Indian commissioner
have pronounced views against It. But
good lawyers say the government is
without authority to prevent Indians
from making private contracts with
the Wild West managers, and the gov
ernment authorities themselves incline
to the opinion that tlielr power does
not extend' lieyond preventing con
tracts through the Indian agents.
Many friends of Colonel (.'oily have
urged that owing to Ills uniform good
record of conduct with the Indians lu
Ills charge lie Is* excepted from the o|>-
enitlon of the rule, but the authorities
have been Inflexible In the matter.
At the Cnlilnet meeting Tuesday It
was decided to construe that portion
of the treaty with Spain regarding the
return of Spanish soldiers and prison
ers of war in the most liberal wny.
By the terms of the treaty the United
States agreed to transport all Spanish
soldiers and prisoners of war serving
In the conquered territory to Spain.
Quite a number of disputed questions
have lieen raised in connection with
the repatriation of the Spanish sol
diers serving in the Philippines, nnd
they have been the subject of consid
erable correspondence between General
Otis nnd the Spnnlsli representatives
nt Manila. In the pence treaty various
terms are used—" Spanish soldiers,"
"Spanish prisoners," "prisoners lu the
hnnds of Insurgents." etc. After dis
cussing the question the Cabinet de
cided to construe the language of the
treaty liberally: indeed, to stretch It not
only to cover all Spanish prisoners in
the hands of the insurgents who are
now falling Into our bauds, but their
families and all Spanish civilian offi
cials nnd tlielr families. All will be
transported to Spain at the excuse of
the United States.
Oue hundred nnd fifty-one fresh
mounds In the Arlington National cem
etery nud the last chapter in the trag
edy of the men of the Maine Is dosed.
"The Maine has been rcniemliered,”
said a member of the Cabinet, standing
with uncovered head at these graves
Thursday. He said It reverently and
grimly. "May these brave boys rest
in pence." The Interment was simple
nml impressive. One hundred and
sixty-five remains are reported to lie
lu those 151 coffins. Father Chadwick,
chaplain of the Maine, who had super
intended the dlsiuterring of the holl
ies nt Havana und had accompanied
them here, spoke a short, heurtfelt
prayer. His voice was husky ns he
read a chapter from the Scriptures.
Captain Sigsbee or the Maine stood by
hls side, with Ills head bowed and hla
eyes dim. On a covered stand, decor
ated In national colors, especially erect
oil for the occasion, stood the rresldent
nnd members of the cnlilnet. Patriot
ic throngs witnessed the ceremonies.
Flags draped the coffins, which worn
lowered ns taps wen* sounded nnd u
volley fired. The Marine band played
n dirge, nnd the crowd dispersed. The
marine guard then resumed its snored
wnteh till dawn of the next day.
It Is stated at the Treasury Depart
ment that the total amount of bonds ile-
I malted aud accepted by the secretary
ns security for Interim! revenue re
ceipt* to Ik* deposited with the national
bank depositories is $17,000,000, of
which $11,000,000 has been deposited
by New York banks. Among the other
cities making dcjioslis nre: Chicago,
$000,000; St. Louis. $1,300,000; Boston,
$1,000,000; Baltimore. $245,000; Cincin
nati, $375,000; New Orleans, SIOO,OOO.
The entire list foots up thirty-one
banks, in fifteen states. The total re
ceipts from Internnl revenue sources
an* distributed each day among all of
flic (pinks represented in the list, eneh
linuk receiving its proportlunate share <
of the whole on the bnsls of the
amount of lKinds deposited. It is stat
ed further that the nmouut of bonds
purchased l»y the government ttntlc
the secretary'* r«*ccnt order ' vfls
Four*. f14.244.0Ti0: Avon. 94.000 300: »"
tal. $10,234,350. with nb«>nt $45,000 art
tlifloiml under examination.
Western im*inlH*rs of Congress trot
stoek-growlng and wnol-prodiuln;'
■tates nre preparing to vigorously <»I
pose the proposal reciprocity treat.,
between the United States and Argei:
tine, which will come before Uongrc*
for ratification Immediately after th.
holidays. The proposed treaty Is of
peculiar significance to Colorado, \\ y
omlug. New Mexico and other earth
and aheep-produdng states In that It
provides a reduction of 20 per cent, on
the duty upon wool and hides import
ed Into the United States from Argen
tine. which Is n large producer of these
articles, and whose wool comes direct
ly Into competition with that from
western states and territories. The
procedure In considering the liutlfloa
tlon of this and other reciprocity tren
ties submitted will be unique In that
they must Ik* ratified not only by tin
Senate, but by the House, the Dlnglcv
bill, under which they were negotiated
providing this course of procedure fu’
reciprocity treaties.
The senatorial contests now going
on In the South are rather confusing k
f lie Democrats In Congress, for in three
states at least expansion is tin* Issue
with a Democrat on either side of the
question. Iu Alaliuma Senator Mor
gan Is inuking a light for re-elec
tion to the Senate ns an expansionist
against Governor Johnson, who Is an
anti; In Mississippi Senator Sullivan
has practically driven off the stump
his witty antagonist. Representative
John Allen, with expansion as the chief
Issue. Sullivan was one of the Demo
crats who sustained the policy of the
administration and supi>orted tin*
peace treaty hist winter. Allen at
tackoxl Ills record In tills res|>ect. but
the fieople almost unanimously sus
tained Sullivan, and Allen now admits
that be made n grave mistake. Iu Ar
kansns Governor Jones is making a
tight against Senator Berry on the
same Issue, holding that expansion
means prosperity to the South, and de
manding that the Democrats send an
exiMiiudonlst to the Culted States Sen
ate to su«*ct*cd Senator Berry, who Is
one of the most conservative of antis.
A correspondent writes to his paper
ns follows: Joseph W. Bailey has had
Ills hair cut. Tills would not be a mat
ter of Interest had It happened to any
ordinary man, but with Mr. Bailey It
Is an event of historical Importance,
particularly when It Is known thmt one
day before Christmas be appeared on
the streets for the first time In Ills life
In a “plug" hat. Mr. Bailey, os all who
have seen him must have observed.
Imd been conspicuous for peculiarities
of dress. Ills face Is clean shaven ns
Daniel Webster's was. He has brush
ed his abundant chestnut hair lrnck
from his forehead like Lohengrin iu the
j opera, and has allowed It to fall like
a cataract upon the collar of his coat,
jHe combed It with great care. It is
line and smooth ami lustrous, and
when he became fervent In oratory lie
used to shake It.at bis antagonist just
ns an Infuriated Hon is supposed to
slmke Ills mane. Within tlie last day
or two, with the example of Sampson
before lilui, Mr. Bailey has allowed Ids
chestnut locks to hi* shorn. They arc
shorter by two Inches lit least than lie
has ever worn them In Washington be
fore. and you can see tlie color of Ids
sldrt collar anil the hack of his neck.
Commissioner Duell of the patent of
! lice answers an Inquiry from M.
Young. Jr., of Winchester, lowa, con
cerning the course of procedure iu ob
taining a patent follows: “One hav
ing made an Invention In order to ob
tain u patent therefor must execute
and tile In the patent office an applica
tion for the same, together with sls.
the first government f»*e. An applica
tion consists of a petition setting forth
the Invention and praying for the grant
of letters patent, a specification de
scribing the invention specifically
claiming the new features, n drawing
illustrating the Invention, and an oath
which must set forth that the invention
lias not lieen In public use or on sale
or described in any publication for
more than two months before the date
of the application, and for which no
foreign patent has been granted for
more than seven months. Upon receipt i
of the application It Is sent to one of
the thirty-six divisions of the patent of- !
flee, to which, liy Its nature. It be
longs. In dm* course it is taken up for
examination to determine whether It Is
new and useful. If found to be now, an
application Is allowed the applicant; he
Is notified thereof and Is given six
months In which to pay the final gov
ernment fee of S2O, and the patent Is Is
sued within three weeks after the final
fee Is paid. If the application Is found
to lack novelty, a letter is written to the
applicant iMiiutlug out the objections,
and referring him to any prior patents
or publications which may have a bear
ing upon the ease. A patent, if for it
mechanical Invention. Is granted for
seventeen years; other patents are
granted for throe and one-half, seven
and fourteen years, the government fee
lielng respectively $lO. sls ami S3O. An
applicant for a patent need not employ
a patent attorney, but it is preferable
that bo employ one who Is familiar
with preparing appliaitlons, versed in
making claims and preparing the pro
per amendments If necessary.”
All of the Kuropean governments ex
cept Russia have notified the Depart
ment of State that they nre prepared
to give in writing the guaranties re
quested some weeks ago that the mer
chants and manufacturers of the
United Htnt«*s shall have the same
rights and privileges ns their own mer
chants and manufacturers in the mar
kets of Chinn wherever their “sphere
of Influence" extends. Tills Is the most
ImiMirtaut commercial proposition that
has engaged the attention of our diplo
matic service for ninny year*, and It is
the first time the United States has as
sumed or expressed a determination to
assert Itself in oriental affairs. It
mnrks one more dcjiarturc in our diplo
matic policy, and adds another to the
long list of Innovations which lias
chnracterlxed flu* present administra
tion. In the pnrtltlou of China we
have taken no part. While this di
vision of the great empire has Imhmi
going on tin* United States has liecn
Invited l».v the powers to participate,
and has been npp<*nled to by China to
Intervene for its protection, but It was
wisely decided by the President and
Ids advisers that American domina
tion should not lx* extended any far
ther than tin* Philippines. At the
same time. It Is tin* duty of tills gov
ernment to nntlelpnte any attempt to
establish n monopoly In the eastern
trade. Therefore. Secretary Hay.
whose'foresight has been demonstrat
ed in other matters, intimated to the
I lowers of Europe that the United
States would lx* pleased to receive as
surance that Its commercial interests,
present and future, would not lx* Inter
fered with. All of them were prompt
In offering such a pledge, with the
greatest pleasure, but when Secretary
Hay naked 1t In writing they hesitated.
Then followed an interesting volume
of correspondence between the foreign
officers of Europe and Secretary Hay.
and with each other, which has result
ed in the preparation of a pledge in
uniform language* from each of the
powers, except Russia, that an “open
door" for trade shall always he main
tained f<lr the Ixnicfit -nt American
merchant* and manufacturers. These
pledges have been submitted informal
ly to our government, and have been
approved, but with tin* understanding
that they will not he binding unless
signed b.v nil of tin* European powers
Interested, and at this date none but
Russia holds out. The Department of
State has orally received cordial as
surances from the Russian ambassador
nt Washington and the American am
bassador at St. Petersburg Ims re
ceived similar assurances from the
government there, which were entirely
satisfactory ho far as they went, but it
has given no pledge In writing.
AN AWFUL CRASH.
COLLISION ON THE UNION
PACIFIC.
In Espnw Train Kon. EnU» the B«nr of
•n Arcomn.od.tlon, Killing On® .nd In
jnrlng SUteon Othera-Tb. Koln. De
stroyed by Fir®.
IH'Htit. Dei-. 31.-A r,-.ir <'I"1 coUWon
on the Union Pacific railroad at Bright
on nt 5:50 o'clock this morning causal
one death and Injuries to sixteen into-
P W!nfleld Randleman. express mes
senger, was burned to death.
William Law, brakemnn on the Boul
der Valley fine of the Union Pacific
who was coupling cars, hud his leg tut
off. Sixteen person* were Injured, ©no
of whom may die.
At ft Sliced of fifty miles nil hour
Cheyenne-bound train No. 3 of the
Union Pacific crashed Into the accom
modation passenger and freight train
on the main track at Brighton. The
accident was the result of a direct vio
lation of orders. The baggage and ex
press ears of the Cheyenne train were
entirely destroyed by fire, Winfield
Randleman. the express messenger, De
lug caught iu his car and Iu sight or
rescuers, burned to death. Coroner
Rollins lias taken the remains, charred
to an unrecognizable mass aud iniuus
lioth legs.
Nearly all the United States mall was
destroyed. The express ear and its con
tents, even to tlie fowl that was lielng
expressed north, was consumed. It
was only after an hour’s work by the
Brighton fire department that the
fiaines permitted the firemen to drag
out the remains of Randleman.
There were miraculous escapes. En
gineer John Nnlly and Fireman Peter
son, on the locomotive of the Cheyenne
train, lind no time to Jump when the
pilot of their locomotive struck the
train in front and they were thrown to
the floor of the cab while the great en
gine leniied. tearing Its way through the
chair ear in front and the freight ears
lieyond. When the locomotive eleilred
Itself, beyond bruises its crew was un
injured.
The blame of the accident falls on
Conductor E. W. McAllister of No. 15,
the Boulder accommodation.
SITUATION AT THE TUGELA.
Ilutti liners anti IlrltUh Withdraw—nailer
May Attack.
London, Dec. 30.—The latest special
dispatch from Chleveley Camp hints
darkly nt some important movement
as imminent. This Is Interpreted with
some misgivings, to mean that General
Buffer contemplates a renewal of his
attempt to relieve Ladysmith.
It Is reported by the same dispatches
that the Boers have now retired to the
north bank of tin* Tugeln, being afraid
that tlie swollen river may bar their
retreat. They nre nlso moving their
laagers nearer Ladysmith, probably
with tlie intention of putting further
pressure on the garrison, which now
seems to lx* suffering pretty heavily
from bombardment.
It Is difficult, however, to conceive
that General Buffer would make an
other frontal attack, especially now
that the river is rising, and an addi
tional indication that this Is not Ills
purpose is flu* fact that In* lias re
moved his hcmlqunrtcrs back to Frere.
Tin* Boer movement northward from
the Tugeln Is quite In keeping with the
enemy’s usual plan of securing a safe
line of retreat.
It Is known tbnt further artillery Is
due to arrive for General Buffer. but
tlie belief here is that Ids forces, even
then, will lx* too weak. He may, how
ever, he animated by n desire to ac
complish something liefore tin* arrival
of Lord Roberts and to satisfy the
keenness of ills men to retrieve tlielr
defeat.
The reported engagement with Kaf
firs is very vague, and cannot be ex
plained |x*nding the arrival of later
dispatches.
The nutnlier of members of the
House of Commons who have volun
teered for the front, threaten seriously
to reduce the government’s majority
1 when-Parliament reassembles,
j The Rothschilds have donated £2,000
to the Buckinghamshire volunteer
fund. It is estimated that £200,000
I will lie contributed privately to volun
teer funds throughout the country. Al
ready the fund for the relief of the
families of soldiers exceeds £500,000.
LIABLE TO A BANK TAX.
Internal Kovenue Bureau Makni nn Im
portant Haling Regard In r Insurance
Companies.
New York. Dec. 30.—The bureau of
Internal revenue lias dccidtxl tbnt in
| Huranee companies doing a call loan
business lire liable to the hankers’ tax
Imposts! by the war revenue law. Tlie
; companies having their headquarters
in this city will receive official notice
\ of this decision to-day.
, Collector Treat, In response to n no
, tlflcatlon of this ruling, prepared and
sent <mt notices inviting representa
tives of tlie various companies iu this
city to call and discuss the matter with
, him.
The war revenue law says that bank
ers shall pay a tax of SSO when em
ploying a capital not exceeding $25.-
000 and $2 additional for every SI,OOO
employed In excess of $25,000.
1 Vice President Tarltell of the Equit
able Life Assurance Society said:
"Tiffs company has not received any
‘ notice from the Internal revenue uu
• thoritles as yet. We will hardly know
what to say until we know what
ground the government takes in the
' matter. Wo certainly are not now
evading any federal tux that we nre
bound to pay. and It Is doubtful If the
| law will be construed so ns to make
1 the life Insurance companies pay uuy
further revenue tax.
! "Every policy Is taxed for war reve
nue purposes nt the present time, and
' it is difficult to see where we should
be held liable for anything further.”
Big Steamer on the Rocks.
London, Doc. 3J.—An outward bound
i steamer, believed to lie a Ha mini rg
i American liner. Is rejiorted to have
. struck on tlie sands on the east Hide of
» j Dungcuess, on her way down the clian
» j nel.
I j She went on iu n heavy gale, which
- j still continues. Her position is report
, ed perilous, and unless the gale abates
* grave loss of life may occur before as
sistance cun reach her. There is stnt
> ed to lx* n large number of passengers
i on board. The assistance of tugs and
. lifeboats Is urgently requisitioned
- from Folkestone and Dover.
* The harbor master at Dover with
I great difficulty, owing to the violence
-of the gale, got his tugs out. The
. crews of tin* Folkestone and Dover life
- stations have been summoned, but ow
! lug to the strength of the gab*. It Is
* feared that the tugs will not be able
* to leave before 2 o’clock tiffs morning
. It Is Impossible to ascertain the name
» of the vessel.
W. R. Moody to Lead the Work.
, Springfield. Mass., Dec. 20.—Tlie trns
* h*oß ©f the Moody schools held n meet
-1 * n R nt Kant North field to-day. but ns all
were not present It was deemed advls
, to bold another meeting In New
, Y '* r k early in the new year. At this
. meeting Will It.,.Moody, oldest son of
, Dwight L. Moody, will undoubtedly Im*
, chosen the responsible head of the
J Motxly school.
, Will R. Moody Is in the prime of fife
, lie is n grndunte of Yah*. nud after
r h aving college traveled with his fnth
. er abroad. For n time he was in charge
» of *lie business a flairs of the schools at
Mount Herman. Mr. Moody inueiiw
. m a large degree Ills father’s genial per.
, sonulity. He Ims ability and tact and
r bis heart Is in the work. He mnrrled
t the daughter of Major Whittle, a well
kuowu evangelist.
COLORADO ITEMS.
By the explosion of a I>. & It. G. loco
motive boiler nt Mlntunt. Kamuel II
Quackenbusli. engineer, was Instant!}
killed, and Irvin Sullen, fireman, was
fatally Injured.
The buildings of the Florence cement
works are nearing completion and
four cars of new machinery have ar
rived for the new plant. Boilers and
all will be put In position as fast as
possible.
Colorado & Southern officers nre con
sidering the advisability of construct
ing Iron snow hliomls on the Gunnison j
fine, over Alpine pnss, to Insure keep
ing the roml open through the whole .
winter, so that the mines of the Bald- ,
win district may have an uuluterrupt- I
ed outlet.
A party of surveyors will lx* put to ;
work In South Platte canon next week
by the Colorado & Southern, to run |
lines for the continuation of the new
Cripple Creek cut-off from Its present i
terminus to Horse creek, ten miles.
This the Inst meeting of the directorate
decided ou. The survey will he made ,
for a broad gauge road.
A coal miner named Peter Falsetto, ,
employed nt the Hastings mine of the j
Victor Coal Company, was accidental
ly killed at Trinidad Sunday night. He j
was seated at the table In Ills boarding }
liouse. rending, when n revolver In Ills |
pocket fell to the floor and was dls- i
charged, the ball striking Falsetto, un- j
der the chin and coming out nt the top j
of his head. Death was instantaneous, i
Tlie man was 40 years of age aud un
married.
Some time last Saturday night Are
broke out In the Eldorado tunnel house
nt Sunshine, and finally, about 2:50
o’clock It worked into the office, where
there were some 200 pounds of powder,
which exploded, tearing the building to
piece*, damaging the machinery con
siderably and destroying the compres
sor, hose, etc. It appears that the
men had left the tunnel in the evening
and did not intend to return until
after Christmas, and there was no per
son nrouud.
Arrangements have Ix*en made for
the Texas-Colomdo Chautauqua to
avail Itself In the future of the course
of the New York Chautauqua and other
like organizations so that a complete j
circuit can lx* formed and better nttrne- |
t ions nt less cost con be secured than j
heretofore, it bus already been decld- ,
ed that the 1900 session of the Clmu- |
tnuqua shall lx* six weeks and that ev
erything possible will lx* done to make
it a much greater success than hereto
fore. The grounds will be made more
attractive and more cottages will be
put up.
One of the most prosperous indus
tries of the state, according to the re
port of the output of Its mills, Is the
Colorado Fuel & Iron Company. In
every department of Its manufactures
It Ims Jumped to the front, while in
some particular lines the increased de
mand for its goods is astonishing. Dur
ing the past year almost 50 per cent,
mofc mere limit Iron was made than in
1808; and iu splegcl. spikes, bolts and
nuts the increase was even greater.
The’output of Iron pipe was fourteen
times as great during the year just
closed ns In 1808.
As the result of nn accident Andrew
Sweeney, one of the pioneers of Lead
vllle, died Friday evening. Sweeney
was coming to Ixmdville from Weston
pnss, nud descending the hill the
wagon in which lie was riding began
to slide. The wagon and horses, with
Sweeney nud ids driver, were thrown
over un embankment. The horses
were killed outright and both men
were badly injured. They laid out
for some time iu the cold, hut were
llunlly discovered by miners who were
passing and taken to a cabin. They
were brought to Lcndville this after
noon, Sweeney dying from his injuries
shortly after arriving. Tlie driver will
recover. Sweeney lias a number of
children residing here, uud some rela
tives In Victor.
The state board of health, advised by
several leading physicians and health
authorities of tlie state, lias in
augurated a campaign against tuber
culosis and will solicit the assistance
of public authorities mid private citi
zens to prevent the* spread of the dread
tubercular germs. i'ublic expectora
tion, tubercular dairies and meat sup
ply lire the three causes of consumption
which the board agrees must be pre
vented In order to reach this desired
end. The sentiment of the physicians
was expressed as opposed to the least
persecution of the afflicted and their
object solely to enforce necessary sani
tary measures. “It would he an In
justice to the community and to the in
dividuals to debar them from tlie
state,” saiil Secretary Tyler, “for
thousands of consumptives who regard
sanitary measure? do not endanger the
public and are some of our best citi
zens.”
A bold robbery was perpetrated in
Walseiiburg on the 27th. About 3
o'clock W. J. Milsap, a prominent
stockman of the northwest part of the
county, was in the act of entering the
Klein hotel to go to bed when lie was
seized oy two men and robbed of $12.-
000. The money was mostly In his
coat and vest pockets, and these gar
ments were torn from him. He Imme
diately gave the alarm and a search
was instituted, but up to the present
no trace of tin* criminals has been
found. Mr. Milsap was on ills way to
Mexico to buy cattle, having recently
disposed of a large number lie was
feeding near Smith Center, Kansas. A
considerable portion of tlie money bad
been borrowed from a bank In Pueblo,
whore be came from yesterday, and the
theory Is that lie was followed from
that town by men who bml seen him
draw the money or knew of his obtain
ing It.
The mining enmp of Caribou, about
twenty miles west of Boulder, was al
most entirely destroyed by fire Wed
nesday. The fire started in the nam
ing and burned all afternoon and last
night. There are no waterworks lu
Ihe town and the citizens’ only resource
was n bucket brigade, which proved In
effectual agi),'nst the tiauies. Seventeen
buildings on the north side of the street
were destroyed. The fire started iu the
general store of S. W. Rieble during
the owner’s absence from town. It
spread quickly and next caught the
two-story frame building belonging to
P. J. Worley. The structure was one
of the old landmarks of the town and
was unoccupied. Tlie unoccupied build
ing of W. G. Grosser. Lulls Tliorpe.
Mrs. Hannan. Rufus Gray and Wil
liam Brooks. Mrs. Down's Planters’
hotel and John Ixivo’s house were next
to go. The total loss is estimated at
$25,000. In all, seventeen houses, front
ing on the main street, were de
stroyed. There was no Insurance, ow
ing to the high rates charged by the
companies. .
Filipinos Sorrow for Lawton's Death.
Manila. Dec. 30.—A delegation of rep
resentative Filipinos from towns where
General Lawton established civil gov
ernment, Pnrnimque. Bneoor, Amus,
etc., calh*d on the general's widow yes
terday and delivered nn address of
sympathy. They expressed deep grief
nt the loss of their best friend, who
was a strong and just administrator.
Violated Neutrality Laws.
»ium.ni .neutrality Law*.
Cincinnati, Ohio.. Dee. 31.—M. Plerot
was arraigned before United States At
torney W. E. Bundy to-duy on a
charge of violuting the laws of neu
trality.
M. Plerot lias been known as n re
cruiting officer here for the Boers for
some time, anil through him many men
have been transported East. He
claimed to-day that he was engaging
these men for the hospital corps and
not for enlistment in the array. Still
lie was advised by the United Stntes
district attorney that he must stop en
gaging men even for the hospital corps
wou,d nt ©»©e be arraigned for
? f . lhe United States Court,
Bundy ßUed tbv order tl,rou «b Attorney
nourish
Hood" .? SanazifSt*
BEET ROOT SUGAR
It <'01.1,1.1,.., I
I Two-thirds . f »|„.
i ls l*'»w pi . ,1
; “ ,, l " r f‘" “I-! til! -.
Velopm.Mit. |it | S -,4 ■>„.
I loss toim!^^H
! 1871 ii rem-li.-d and
~,s,rk - IT
| was a gradual in. ;I *,.
cultivation sii-ar 1..,. 1s
j , 1"' • 1 ift• -r* .t »~f
i 1,1 ,SSW ,l '- I «'•
riJNMI.IMNI Tulls luore^^B
las iiiuHi a Was |..in,,*,}
I The estimated .-mp f,, r
1 will reaeh
A Public Pawn Shop
J The lm]M-ri:il pawndiop^^H
has Just been - n,-.j
ter a ennse.!ii nl.lt- ,-nlarge^^B
sides adviin.-in- i.- tio
cles the uni ■. ..f tin* itut^K:
detinkc the sab* |. v nuetki^B*
goods or st... ]; of m.Ti
ted. Those de-L-,,ns (> f di^^B
their effeets notify
three days piovi,,u
new 111«• t i*t >]••11 ji ; 111
complete will .•..main » 0
twelve atletinn hall-. Tlie
claim 110 111. lie than 5 |iff
sum realized at nnctl^H
‘barge iiielu.les all mntlon^H
ponses. 1111 l
AMERICA SAYS
The Entire CounH
on the Move®
Cascarrts Caniv Ca’hartic DU
• Phenomena! Victory.
Foxes Sold Last
From every part .if
news that siifr-er.' from
have found r.-M-t wt*
tharltc, the \v..n.!, • f..i
laxative and in »-•;•.1
i are figuratively .md 11r<• r ally
body’s mouth. ,:<havi®
carets with tie- ir.o-i
feetlv® result-. ~:id •. -.:•.!.
their expert, in > s 1 1 - r- nre
tracts from some of t!e>
*i have been 1 v <
ache and constlpatl-.ii and
treat heuetlt from them.”
ter. 612 Larml.-e St .
•’I have been tnUliiK •
a month and find tli-ni )ust
constipation.' Albert It
St., Andover, Mas-.
"I am using i are*- and
found anything so -at!.-
W. Durrani, hi Kim r-mi St,.
“I have taken « ar. !s
recommend tie ui m all my
u. J. Orlidwell. Fr.iKaiity.
“Cusearets are lire- for
malaria and are pleasant to
Mary Cummins-. M . i t <
”1 use Cascar. ts in my family®
thorn all you !••<•• .nme ml
L. Irvin. Cor. Mead am! haling®
vllle. Pa.
••You can safely a.1.1
list of diseases t! a • o aret*
or cure." Dual. <■ .1. Smith, lU^®
Ohio.
•*I have used .'aifarets;
Ins better for . ..n-tlpatlon.”
huge, Knlßhtsto'.vn Ini.
"CasearotM are all right
cured me of . on b n. and I®|
pec ted anything v. mild"
Lock Box 205. . t'l.’Ohlo^®
"I am so thankful for
They are better than any
used.” Mrs. M. I: •.
"I do not hesitate to say
reta I* the very te -t tn* «!i<-!ne
before the people Andrew
Daynvllle. N. V. V.-
“Onscurets are the best catnap®
used.” Torn Holt. Wv■ I!wood.
‘i have tried your .
to tell you tin y are just
Wlegmlnk, B*>x : Allegan,
We could till the whole
prcaslons like the above.
similar re.-ogni i i Hi.* mert^B
enreta have be-n \ ..ltatleered
that this dellgi.tr..l lavnMve.
Of tuste. HO mild and yet
secured a firmly .-tai/d-hed
hearts of the people gy;
Go buy and try I'awareti J®
day. All druggists. l“<\ 25c.
and sample free. Address
edy Company. « hie r «* ■
This I- iti'* ‘
/ \ let. K\' i\ tablet of^H
£E£
v / at the tablet l-efore™
VJ~ "~V and hew ale of frai^H
tlons and subsUtn^B
Denver Direetl
Mr ' A AND AWNIN ®
tun Ar <i'.*l»u»ra
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