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1. B. KINO, PMMlrtir.
- - . COLORADO
h oraaible girl doesn’t let a rich,
guar dace her.
Bererelbte weather le usually dn* to.
slippery sidewalks.
The spider Is seldom in danger-when.
his life Is banging by a thread.
| If the hens form a trust they wlJt
probably try to control the egg plant..
A sabstaatlal code of ethics Is mush j
1 more valuable than a historic coat al
arms.
Millions strive for wealth, thousands
for fame —and possibly a doaen to txv
: gOOd.
Boston is contemplating an elevated
railway on which to nm its trains of
thought.
What man has done man caar do, but
It’a never half so much us a wosuia ex
pects him to do.
The more experience a man has In
Making good resolutions the poorer thn
duality he turns out.
No than ever had to stop climbing
the ladder of fame because there wan t
another rhng above him.
The cheeky indfsldaal usually gct«
there, but It is generally at the expense
of some one's good opinion.
Women are queer creatures. One
may laugh at you If you are rich and
smile on you If you are poor.
A spinster of uncertain years who
recently married n man named Hope
speaks of him as the Hope long de
ferred.
The Boers may bo making a mistake
when they try to shoot the British gen
erals. Those that would replace them
might be better ones.
Already the deepening of the Cana
dian canals has Induced American
grain-handlers to seek space for tho
erection of elevators at Montreal. Now,
too. the Montreal legislature's . action
in prohibiting the exportation of logs
from that province Is compelling Mich
igan lumbermen to transfer their saw
mills to the region of Georgian bay.
There is surely some retaliatory meas
ure that can lesson the eomplncency of
these Canadians over their "smart
ness.”
In 1896 a mining party of thirty men
started from Chicago for the North
west territory of Canida, lured thither
by tales of a region where the quartz
assayed 280 ounces of gold to the ton.
This El Dorado proved to be a myth,
and after harrowing experiences of
starvation, sickness and disillusion
ment, the survivors are said to bo try
ing to beat their way back to tho hap
py shores of Lake Michigan, where the
worst that can happen to one is to be
whore one can eke out a living in win
ter time by the healthful and soothing
occupation of shoveling buow, which is
enough arctic experience for any rea
sonable individual.
An actress stopped the play recently
in a New York theater to allow the
conversation in one of the boxes to go
on. It was a stern rebuke, but was it
undeserved? "Nothing in all my ca
reer," said Madame Marches!, the great
Paris music teacher, "has annoyed me
more than chatter during my singing.”
Once when she was singing at the Ger
man ambassador’s, and the noise had
reached its height, she suddenly ceased.
The host rushed up. "I wish to be
listened to.” she said in clear tones,
and silence followed. It Ib doubtful if
any of those who had thus trespassed
on the artist’s rights and on the enjoy
ment of the other guests, ever re
peated the offense.
It is proposed to establish In con
nection with the Chicago public
school system a two years’ course in
domestic science for girls, to provide
for all In the seventh and eighth
grades a thorough study of domestic
economy, Including not merely cook
ing. but buylug hearty and economical
foods, arranging them neatly on the
table, arranging bills of fare that shall
be both cheap and appetizing. The en
tlro care of the house Is also to be In
cluded In the work, which by its most
ardent advocate* is known as "home
making.” It ia advocated from two
standpoints, the pedagogical and the
sociological. From the flrst It Is con
sidered as a manual training for girls,
which shall do for them all that the
shop work does for the boys; from the
second It Is considered a necessary
step in the improvement of the living
conditions of the masses. For these
reasons it has the support of many
prominent persons of both classes, and
haa by them been brought to the atten
tion of the board of education.
American energy and enterprise are
stamping themselves on the European
and Asiatic mind nud stimulating ef
fort as never before. A mechanical
turn is being given to the awakening
mind of ail the people with whom we
come in contact.
Gen. Buller has not shown any
marked superiority over the other Brit
ish officers in gaining ground, but he
haa demonstrated a refreshing willing
ness to tell what happened, and, more
over. to tell it clearly and intelli
gently.
Edward O. Osgood, of Angelica, N.
Y., haa been married forty years, and
has a wife and eleven children, yet
during all that period be never saw
any of them. A cataract had caused
total blindness. An operation was
performed a short time ago. and his
aight has been restored.
Victor Hugo's love letters are to be
published. There Is always an encour
aging thing about a book of this kind.
It Invariably shows ordinary people
that even the greatest of men can put
foolish things on paper.
It is interesting to note that the
Mtrly Egyptian custom of paying gold
in the form of rings has not entirely
died out In Africa at the present day,
and that English merchants trading
with the Congo are quite accustomed
to receiving gold in the form of rings,
frequently ornamented with tho signs
of tJbo zodiac in relief.
When the first baby apitears on the
scene the happy parents forget that
there are about ten million more in tho
world about the same axe and just as
cute.
A DIPLOMATIC VICTORY.
One of the greatest diplomatic victor
ies ever won by any American adminis
tration in that which was quietly an
nounced the other day by Secretary
I Hay. lu givlug out the news that all
the nations concerned had acqtiiesed in
j the request of the f'ntted States for
assurances that the rights of this coun
try lu China would be respected by
the other )N>wers, no matter what par
tition may be made of the celestial
empire Into "spheres of lufluonce."
Our people have no desire to take part
In any partition of China, nor to med
dle In any agreement which may Is*
made by otlirr nations to divide that
empire; bnt we have treaties with Chi
na, and It Is the duty of the adminis
tration to see to It that our rights are
res | tec ted by the new virtual owners
of the Chinese empire. What is most
extraordinary Is that the assurances of
the preservation of our rights were de
manded In writing, and hare been giv
en In that definite form; so that there
can lie no quarrel hereafter ns to the
terms of the assent of tho Euro|tean
nations to our request. Front the point
of view of dollars nud cents, this di
plomatic victory Is us great ns the Fle
tory of Dewey at Manila. It secures for
this country a trade that will within
ihc next ten years be worth many mill
ions to our cx|torters.
GOEBEL AND BLACKBURN.
Senator Gocliel of Kentucky, wlio
was not elected governor of that state,
but who wants the plnee. Is n shrewd
politician. I Miring the campaign Mr.
Hlnckhuru wns not particular!}' eu
liuslastlc in advocacy of Goebel, and
Ids friends suspected that Goebel
might piny double, and If he failed of
the governorship might aspire to the
Senate. Goebel has played a strong
move In the imlitlcnl game by secur
ing the election of Blackburn os sena
tor us soon ns the legislature met,
securing from Blackburn, In return, nn
active support In his contest for gov
ernor. In the speech mode by the sen
ator-elect, returning thunks to the leg
islature which hail chosen him, he ad
vised the Democratic legislature to
sent the Democratic contestants for
governor and lieutenant governor be
cause they are Democrats. This speech
was probably the price of his uimul
moiis election to the Hcnate at snch nu
early date. It does credit to Goebel's
shrewdness us a politician, hut It does
no particular credit to Blackburn, or to
the legislature which Is exhorted to
overturti the result of the electlou sim
ply because the contestant for the gov
ernorship is a Democrat.
The 1 MOO Election*.
In ten only of the forty-five states, n
smaller number than usual, were there
general elections In the year 181)0. This
hi the record of the vote In each:
Kepub- Demo- Vurl- !
Htnte. Mean. crat. ou*.
lowa 289.543 183.326 10.M0
Kentucky 183.714 191.331 17.524
Maryland IM.BM 1M.409 6.494
Massachusetts . . 168.902 108. Htt 20.443
Mlclilkuii 216,828 165.482 10.835
Mississippi 42.273 6,087
Nebraska 94.213 109.320
Ohio 417.199 308.176 122,784
Pennsylvania . ... 438.000 327.512 20.064
Rhode Island .A. 21.308 14.602 4.220
Totals 1.908.993 1,634.233 231.050
Three features of these 1800 elections
are noticeable—the fact that the more
ImiKirtuiit states. Ohio, reunsyivaulu,
Massachusetts and Michigan particu
larly, were strougly Republican; the
fact that, compared with the corre
sponding election of 181)5, the year pre
ceding the Inst Presidential election,
the only state lu which the Republican
plurality wns Increased wns Massachu
setts, and the fact that on the basis of
the electoral vote, the Republicans car
ried states having 114 Presidential elec
tors and the Democrats states having
twenty-five only.
More than one-linlf of the vote cast
ns "various” for other parties, Prohibi
tion, Socialist, Mlddle-of-the-Hond Pop
ulist. Golden Rule, Social Democrat
and Independent, was in favor of
Jones for governor of Ohio or Brown
for governor of Kentucky, ns the re
sult of exceptional political conditions
which are not likely to be repented In
the Presidential election of 1000.—New
York Sun.
Secretary Gage's Aid to Trade.
No secretary in a decade bus done
tho great world of business and barter
to considerable a service ns Secretary
Gage In devising n method by which
aver half of the receipts of the govern
ment—to-wit, the Internal revenue re
ceipts—enu be kept out of the sub
treasury and in the channels of trade
and bank lug. If to-day, after n calm
respite lu the holidays, the business
world In-gins the new year without ap
prehension over the smash in values iu
December, It Is In a lenrge measure be
cause of Secretary Gage’s wise nud
beneficent act, which lins already re
turned $4,000,000 to the Imuks. As
bonds sold were over $20,800,000, and
the surplus revenue for six months hi
fi11,000,000, Secretary Gage's ingenious
sble and lawful device has already
brought to a parity the Income and out
go of the federal treasury.
For this every business man nud ev
try man engaged in the greater produc
tive agencies of society, ns capitalist
>r wage earner, owner or laborer, will
oless ldin. If others villainously abuse
aim they deceive uo man with a stake
in the business or the pros]>crlty of the
nud. Until Secretary Gage acted the
treasury wns contracting the currency
.isable In credits and iu exchanges at
(1* rate of $1,000,000 a week. Ry his
action this Is sto|>pod.
It Is amazing that newspapers every
where which represent the sober luter
wts of the community do not see this.
\s the extracts we print elsewhere
from the New Y’ork Commercial nud
Financial Chronicle show, this Journal,
which represents and presents the most
authoritative American discussion of
jur finances and business, set's the val
ue of Secretary Gage’s wise policy. He
lias tract] a law long uuusetl and, per
haps. enacted for another purimse. The
end Is beneficent and the means prac
tical. Congress ought, as our luformetl
nud export contemporary argues, to ap
ply this new practice to nil government
receipt*.—Philadelphia Press.
The Great Expansion Year.
The year 181)0 may well he remem
bered by the United States, nltohugh
1808 saw the beginning of the terri
torial growth templett*d Inst year. The
Philippines, the Bulu archipelago and
Guam nre much, but the commerce
frith tbe Eust Is luflultcly more. Ulti
mately till* trade expansion will be
seen to be even greater and more mo
mentous than It now looks to be.
In imports, in exports. In bank clear
lugs. In the general Increase of wages.
In the formulation and development of
Industrial enterprises, in the volume
of domestic trade. In the business of
tbe railroads and lu business of al
most every kind tbe expansion has
liecn tremendous, and the figures are
beyond precedent.
The country is busy, contented, mak
ing money. It has had a golden year,
and expect* another. Such a frame of
mind Is agreeable to everybody but the
Democratic party.—Jfew York Sun.
Democracy and Slavery.
Slavery Is. by the order of the Amer
ican governor, to be abolished In the
Island of Guam ou Washington's
birthday, six weeks hence. Abolition
will come. too. iu the rest of the Islnuds
which the United Bt«tes has recently
acquired from Spain. It exists In only
a few of them, but lu these few Its
days are numbered. For a time the
Democrats attempted to make some
party cnpltnl out of the circumstance
ihut shivery Ims been tolerated lu the
few islunds possessing It which have
come under the United States as a con
sequence of the war of 1808, but they
tjuickly dropiMHl that Issue. Slavery is
a rather ticklish question for a Demo
crat to touch. In order to preserve
slavery In half the United Stales and
to get a chance to extend It throughout
a considerable part of the other half,
the Democratic party tried to break up
the government. Slavery In the present
Instance, however, will give much less
trouble to the country than the Demo
cratic party’s Institution caused.—St.
Louis Globe-Democrat.
The Usual Result.
The reduction In the public debt dur
ing December Is a very encouraging
piece of financiering. Tbe Increase iu
the nriny up to the 100,000 mark has
necessarily made expenditures high,
but the revenue is also growing. In
come exceeds outgo at the present time,
and this is likely to bo the genernl con
dition through the whole of the year.
The period of deficits Is ended nud that
of surpluses Is at hand. This Is a sort
of condition which Republican sway
usually brings.—St. Louis Globe-Deiu
ocrat.
Decorated With Abase.
There Is no reason why Senator
Ilnnua should not serve as chairman of
the Republican national committee this
year. If the President desires him to
nud he Is willing to l»ear the burden.
Mr. Hanna proved lu IHOtl that lie was
a most capable campaign mnimger, and
there Is nothing ugalust him either as a
public umu or private citizen to render
liliu objectionable. The partisan abuse
to which he Is constantly subjected Is
In his favor.—Topeka Capitol.
The Populist Ideal.
A Kansas Populist paper, the Augus
ta Herald, has a great dread of militar
ism and Its degrading effect upon the
young. "General Lawton,” says this
disciple of Colonel Bryan, “may have
boou a brave man, und doubtless wns,
but ” General Imwton wns fighting
against the heroic Agulnuldo, and it Is
nobler nud braver to bellow against
trusts nud the money devil than to
fight for one’s country—New York Sun.
Civil Service Reform.
The national civil service commission
says the civil service rules are better
observed now than ever before, the re
moval of employes averngiug less than
2 per cent, of the whole miuil>cr of
places in the classified list. In the
light of this official showing, what Is
to be thought of the recent condemna
tion of President McKinley by the so
called Xnttonnl Civil Service League 7
Topeka Capital.
Lawton's Murderers.
Before retiring from Tnrlnc Aguiunl
do thanked his "American friends" and
other “celebrated citizens of the United
States.” On the other hand, General
Lnwton wrote that tile bullets flying
were practically tired by Aguinaldo’s
American hcl|>ers. Though he wns
struck down, they nre still encouraging
the Tngnls to shoot.—St. Louis Globe-
Democrat.
The Expensive Allen.
A senator Is quoted ns saying that
the npiMilutmeut of Mr. Allen ns sena
tor from Nebraska is apt to add n
mouth to the length of the Semite's ses
sion. The "gift of the gab" is useful
to a demagogue but expensive to the
country.—Colorado Springs Gazette.
Sympathy for the Boers.
We have not the time to give much
attention to the detuils of that Texas
pautlier hunt, but nt the same time we
cannot but sympathize with the horse
that Is trying to put on n holiday face
with 350 pounds of tho Hon. Jim Hogg
on Us back.—Washington Post (Ind.)
Pettigrew’s Questions.
Senator Pettigrew* seems anxious to
make himself the Ttignl mouthpiece In
the Senate. Tho questions he w’nnts'
answered are apparently written out by
Agonclllo and the Hong Kong Junta.—
St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
Mr. Hoar's Parspiring Efforts.
oar. iioar ■ cerspinng KlTorts.
It Is reported from Washington that
Mr. Honr of Massachusetts, Is almost
ns eager to get Mr. Quay into the Sen
ate as to get the American fiag out of
the Philippines.—Hartford Couraut
(Rep.)
Advice For Minnesota.
Minnesota points with pride to the
uumlier of lui|Kirtaut committee places
filled by Its congressmen. It is a prom
ising state nud should be careful never
to fall down ngniu with a Pop gover
nor.—St. Louis Globe Democrat (Rep.)
How Republican!
’ Last mouth the public debt was de
creased $5,701,824. How agreeable and
how Republican!—St. Louis Globc-
DeinocraL
France and Santo Domingo.
Ran Domingo, Jan. B.—Tbe French
consul has severed diplomatic relntlous
with Santo Domingo republic nud Ims
asked that warships be sent hither,
which nre now on their way.
The 280.000 francs <SSH,OOO) demand
ed by Frami* Is ready for payment.
The behavior of the ix-ople Is correct
and they are givlug no offense to the
French residents. The United States
gunboat Mathias Ims left this port,
FROM WASHINGTON.
GOSSIP OP THE WHITE HOUSE
AND THE DEPARTMENTS.
Louis Rice Ball of Colorado has been
appointed second lieutenant In the cav
alry. regular service.
First Lieutenant Loren E. Cbeever of
Buffalo, Wyoming, has been promoted
to a captaincy In the Thirty-sixth In
fantry.
The total subscription* to the Lawton
fund on the oth amounted to $48,-
433.32. General Corbin says that al
though active efforts to increase the
fund have ceased, voluntary contribu
tions will Im* accepted up to the time
of Mrs. Iwiwton’s arrival at San Fran
cisco, about the Ist proximo.
Mr. Hoar of Massachusetts offered a
resolution iu the Senate which was
adopted, reducing the mileage fees to
be paid witnesses in cases Itefore the
Senate to $8 per day while It* attend
ance and actual traveling expenoe*.
This will reduce the amount for wit
nesses lu tlie Clark ease about one
half.
Senator Hoar Is drawing tbe report
of the majority of the committee on
privilege and elections In fnvor of
sciftliig Mr. Quay nn a senator from
I'eunsylranla upon the certificate of
Governor Stone on the ground that ev
ery state Is entitled to two senators,
and that If Its legislature does not fill
vacancies ns they occur tbe governor
has the power to do so. He takes very
broad grounds that the failure of the
legislature to elect should not deprive
i state of representation.
The secretary of war lins modified
llie requirements a* to physical propor
tions of cundldnten for enlistment In
tbe army, lu an order Just Issued he
«nys: "It Is not necessary that the ap
plicant should conform exactly to the
figures Indicated lu paragraph 170. A
variation not exceeding ten pounds in
ivclglit or two Inches In chest measure
ment. (nt expiration) below the stand
ard given In the table Is admissible
when the npplieaut for enlistment Is
active, lins firm muscles and Is evident
ly vigorous and healthy.*’
The naval board which conducted
the trial of the Miller coaling system
has submitted Its report to Admiral
Bradford, chief of the equipment bu
reau. In weather us heavy ns It was
practicable to coni ship under any con
ditions, the device transported alMiut
twenty toira an hour snfefy. Altogeth
er the Imnrd concludes that the appar
atus will be of value during war time,
and consequently the plant with which
the experiments have been conducted
will Im* |>nid for by the government un
der the terms of the contract made last
summer.
The session of tlie Cabinet Tuesday
wns brief, but it was the occasion of
the Important announcement by Secre
tary of Htnte Ilay that tlie negotlutious
with the great |H>wers of Kurojw* nud
Jnpau to secure a common understand
ing for a continued "open door pol
icy" throughout China had been emi
nently successful, mid that favorable
ri*spouses hud b«*en received from
Great Britain, Germany, France, Rus
sia 1 anil Japan. The only country ad
dressed which has not yet responded
Is Itnly, and ii favorable nuswer Is also
expreted from her.
In the executive session of tlie Sen
ate Thursday there was a brief discus
-4lon of tlie promotion of General Mar-
Art hur. The discussion grew out of
tin inquiry by Senator Pettigrew us to
what the general luid done to entitle
ldin to such distinction as had been
conferred upon ldin. The Inquiry was
responded to by Senators Carter, Haw
ley and others,’ who explained that
General MacArtliiir's record had been
uniformly good from the time of the
civil war until and Including tlie pres
ent campaign In the Philippines. After
these explanations the nomination was
confirmed without nn opposing vote.
The mystery of the Montgomery’s
cruise on the coast of Africa, which
Senator Mason promises to make the
subject of a congressional investiga
tion. does not involve any great Inter
national question, iih he pretends to
suppose. Instead of doing police duty
for the British empire, tin- Montgom
ery was quietly cruising up and down
the const of Liberia, uni king soundings
mid charts for the supply and coaling
station for our navy, which Is very
much needed in that part of the world.
The LilM*ritin government offered the
United Stall's a choice of Its harbors
for that purpose, and tin* Montgomery
wns sent over there to Inspect and re
port.
General A. W. Greely, tin* chief slg
mil officer of the army, and the well
known Arctic explorer, lies iu a serious
condition at Ids home ns the result of
nil assault committed on ldin about
half past 8 o’clock Saturday night by
Joseph C. Furnace, n messenger In the
employ of the Adams Express Com
pany. Furnace, who lives iu Balti
more, In company with a friend named
George Murphy, spent the day In
Washington, drinking until late In the
afternoon, when they started for u
disreputable portion of the town. They
lost their way and finally reached the
northwestern section of the city, Im*-
yond the State, War and Navy Ih-part
lnents. They tried to get Into General
Greely’s house, and when lie came out
to expostulate Furnace threw him
down the long flight of steps. His head
was cut but he will recover.
The State Department has received
from Ambassador Choate at Loudon by
cable a statement of the facts lie had
developed In connection with the seiz
ure by British warships of Ainerlcnu
goods on the three merchant vessels,
Beatrice, .Mnshonn and Marla. The
goods comprised not only flour, but
miscellaneous articles of common*
trade. They were shipped for Lourenzo
Marques In British and German ships,
but our officials contend that they were
not subject to seizure. They could not,
however, lodge representations on the
subject until they were possessed of a
knowledge of the facts, nud ns soon ns
Mr. Choate's statement came to. hand
an instruction was cabled to him to In
form the British government that we
could not admit the right of tlie seizure
in these enses.
Notwithstanding the efforts of the
Treasury Department to get rid of its
money, the surplus lias been piling up
with great rapidity during December,
and the available cash Is nearly $13,-
000,000 more than it wns nt the begin
ning of the nionih. the balance stand
ing yesterday nt $207,500,308. The ac
tual excess of receipts over expendi
tures for December was nearly $lB.-
000,000. although It appears on the
books as only about, $7,000,000, be
cause nearly $11,000,000 wns paid out
ns interest on the public debt that was
not due until Jnminry. Tlie excess of
receipts over expenditures for the last
six months has been over $25,000,000.
nud the treasury officials predict that It
will exceed $00,000,000 during the cur
rent fiscal year, notwithstanding the
extraordinary expenditures lu the Phil
ippines.
The secretary of the treasury lias
designated several additional national
banks as government depositories to re
ceive Internal revenue receipts and It is
said will continue to do so until the
totul sum so deposit'd amounts
to $30,000,000 or $10,000,000. De
posits. however. will not be
made with the additional banks until
the banks comprising the first group,
designated several days ngp, have re
ceived deposits equnl to the nmount of
bonds turned Into the treasury by
them as security, which approximates
$17,000,000. It is expected tlint the de
posits will begin to be made under the
new designations about January 10th.
Any national bank owning or controll
ing United States Isimls willing to de
posit the same iu tlie treasury as secur
ity. Including those now receiving de
poNits, Is entitled to participate In the
distribution of internal revenue re
ceipt*.
The Roticrts Investigating eommtttM
resumed ft* session Thursday for tliP
nurpow of hearing arguments and
bringing the Inquiry to an early con
clusion. Mr. Bcbroeder, head of the
Gentile delegation here to oppose Rob
erta then opened the argument against
Roberts. Tin* argument was largely
technical and wns divided under three
general heads, viz: First, whether or
not the member-elect Imn the constitu
tional qualifications, Including citizen
ship; second, whether or not the con
stitutional provisions aa to citizenship
includes one who has impaired Ills oit-
Isenahlp by crime or unlawful status,
and whether Mr. Roberts has so Im
paired his citizenship; third, whether a
member-elect has the statutory qtiumi
rations, and whether the House hn*
the power to establish qualifications
lieyottd tlione In the constitution. Mrs.
i. Klleh Foster addressed the commit
tee lu la-half of the great number of
women Interested In the ease and who
were not represented liefore the com
inlttee. She s|w»ke Vigorously, dealing
Wnu the Roberts case and the general
moral Interests It Involved. Tills con
cluded the day’s proceedings and the
committee adjourned until 19:30
o’clock.
Italy has returned a favorable re
s|M>tise to tin* recent note of the State
I>c|Mirtinctit r»*s|H*eting the open door in
Chinn. Italy was the last of the groat
I towers remaining to be heard from. I!
is learned that although Italy was the
last of the poweis Addressed to return
iiu answer to Secretary Hay’s over
tures, tlint government really was more
prompt than ony other lu the negoila
tlons. This is explained by the fact
that the Italian government was ad
dressed on the subject some time after
the other continental nations had it tin
der consideration, owing to the fact
that our ambassador. Mr. Draper, was
away from his post . on leave of ab
seine In the United States when tile
Identical note of Instructions was sen:
out. The agreements have not yet
Iteen reduced to their tlunl form, hut
the State Department will now enter
upon the task of putting them Into
shape of precis, and ns In each case
the agreement to the principles In
volved in our Invitation Is returned la
unequivocal terms according to the de
partment ofllrlnls It is not anticipated
that any difficulty will Is* experienced
In accomplishing this work satisfactor
ily. Tending that outcome the State
Department does not Intend to make
any statement for the public ns to the
exact terms of the agreements, though
It Is admitted that the ground has lieen
covered with unusual aecuruey in the
press reports up to this point.
The House of Representatives at the
present session will pass the Hepburn
bill providing for the construction of
the Nicaragua canal. This statement
Is made emphatically by a mcmlier of
the House committee oil commerce,
which has the bill lu charge. The mem
ber has given tlio matter close atten
tion because the district he represents
in Congress Is vitally Interested In the
construction of an Isthmian canal. The
committee had a meeting to-day, and.
while no formal vote was taken. It
was discovered that all the members,
Republicans and Democrats, with the
exception of one. were in favor of re
porting the Hepburn bill Immediately.
Upon further discussion, It was agreed
to give the French l'anauia company
an op|M>rtunlty to la* heard before final
action was taken, umi next Friday
was set ns the date for the hearing.
The representatives of the company
will be Invited to appear ami submit
their statements under oath. If they
decline to be sworn they will not be
beard. It Is understood the administra
tion will not oppose cnnnl legislation
at this session! While the members
of the commerce committee are confi
dent that they can pass the Hepburn
bill In the House. It is not 'known
what action the Senate would take
upon it, although Senator Morgan and
others prominently Identified with the
movement are expected to exert suf
ficient Influence to force It to consider
ation.
Eight ofllcers front the navy, rank
ing ns captains or higher, who were
In actual command of vessels partici
pating in the nnvnl operations at San
tiago and nt other points In the West
Indies during the late war, met the
President by invitation. In order that
he might consult with them as to tlu»
ls*st means of rewarding the services
of the men under their command. All
of the eight captains present, including
every commanding officer In Admiral
Schley’s fleet, recommended the pro
motion of Admiral Sampson to the
grade of vice admiral, because they be
lieve him to Ik* entitled to all the credit
tlint has lteen claimed for him in con
nection with the naval operations of
the Spanish war. and. with the excep
tion of Captain Cook, who commanded
the Brooklyn (Admiral Schley’s flag
ship), they opposed "tin* promotion of
any officer charged with reprehensible
conduct until In* has availed himself
of the opportunities offered by tin*
regulations of the navy for an official
Inquiry Into his conduct, or lias other
wise purged himself of the charge."
This means Admiral Scliley, although
bis name Is not mentioned, aml
the recommendation from the com
manders of all tin* vessels of
Admiral Schley’s squadron, with one
exception, was unanimous. The cap
tains were also unanimous lu recom
mending that the services of their
subordinate officers ami themselves be
recognized by a commemorative mod
al, or by some other token, rather than
by promotion over the heads of their
associates who were uot so fortunate
as to secure active service during the
late war. They are particularly anx
ious 'that Admiral Sampson shall be
promoted to the grade of vice mlmlral.
ami that in the records of the demjrt
lnent and in history the fleet to which
they belonged shall enjoy a dignity
«*qunl to that already given to the I*n
cltle squadron under command of Ad
miral Dewey.
In regard to the promises recently
secured from European nations to
maintain the open door policy lu
China. It now appears that England
was the first nation to respond to the
advances of the United States. It has
submitted two replies, the tirst gen
eral In scope, but the second explicit
in detail, embracing all tlie points
raised and some that were not. Not
only Is the question of an open door
at issue, but certain privileges are de
manded for American citizens In the
leased territory, and spheres of in
fluence, such us a guaranty against
discriminating rates on railways built
and financed under foreign authority;
against discriminating tonnage dues;
the right to make contracts with the
local authorities ami with Chinese
merchants as freely as the subjects of
other countries; the exploitation of
mines upon the most fuvornlde con
ditions offered any one, and an equal
opportunity to bid for cot.tracts for
public Improvements ami to use pub
lic Improvements. Cr.e of the most
Important questions Involved refers to
**Ukeu” tuxes, or the Chinese local bar
rier charges, which by manipulation,
with the connivance of Chinese of
lieials. could be made effective dls
criminations against American trade
even though an open door was guurun
teed our mercliauts ami no discrimin
ating customs duties were levied upon
our merchandise. The second note
from Croat Britain covered all these
points In a most satisfactory manner
and offered the United States the free
use of the British war liurbor at Wnl
lie! Wnl, but nil these points con
ditional upon the other nations inter
ested granting equal concessions in
tliolr own leased territory and sphere
of Influence. The representatives of
other nations believe, however, that
the example of Great Britain will not
Ik? followed, and it Is intimated that
Engl aml was aware of that fact when
It made Its extremely friendly offer.
These diplomats say that the other
nations could not ami would not grant
all the concessions proposed by Great
Britain.
GILLMORE'S STORY.
3UFFERINGS OF HIS MEN WHILE
PRISONERS.
Board ttu Ordered to Shoot Thom. ® at
Tamed Them Loos* to Mtarve-Narrow
Kscap* From Poath.
Llnnlln, Jan. 8. SotMiant J. C.
(lilt roofs, of Iln> I nllod Hlntea Bim
l>o„t Yorktown. who was caltturvsl DJ
the Insurgents last April near Baler,
jn the coast of Luzon, am! rescued a
few days ago by Colonel Luther «•
Hare of the Thirty third volunteer In
fantry. sat to-day lu the apartments
of bis sister. Mrs. Major Price, nt the
Hotel Oriente In .Manila ami told a re
markable storj’ of his eight months
captivity, ending with his dramatic
deliverance front death that seemed in
evitable. .
The steamer Venus came into the
harbor last evening front the Vlgan
province of South Ilocos with Lieu
tenant Gillmore and nineteen other
American prisoners. Including of
his sailors from the Yorktown. Lieu
tenant Gillmore. after reporting, came
ashore and hobbled along, with the aid
of u cane, to the Hotel Orient®, where
American officers and ladles were
waltzing through tin* halls to the
strains of “Agulnaldo's March.”
Although tanned ami ruddy from ex
posure, he Is weak and nervous, show
ing the results of long hardships. He
speaks warmly of Agulßald© and Very
bitterly against General Tlno, declar
ing that while lu tlie former's jurisdic
tion he was treated splendidly, but
after he fell Into Tino’s hands he suf
fered everything.
Colonel Hare and Lieutenant Colo
nel Howse, the latter of the Thirty
fourth volunteer infantry, rescued
Glllmore's party on December 18th,
near the headwaters of the Attaint
river, after they had lteen abandoned
by the Filipinos and were expecting
death from the savage tribes around
them. When the rescuing force
reached them they were nearly
starved, but were building rafts lu
the hope of getting down the river to
the coast
Lieutenant Gillmore made the fol
lowing statement:
"The Filipinos nhamloiied us on the
night of December lOtli. We bad reach
ed the'Abahit river near Its source that
morning apd the Filipinos rafted us
over. We then went down the stream
along a rough trail, guarded by ti com
pany of Filipinos. That night we were
separated from this guard and another
company, armed with Mausers, was
put in charge of us. I suspected some
thing, ami questioned the lieutenant
In command. He said: ‘I have orders
from General Tlno to shoot you all,
but m.v conscience forbids. I shall
leave you here.’
“I begged him for two rifles to pro
tect us from savages, adding that i
would give him letters to the Ameri
cans wlio would pay him well and keep
him from all harm. He refused this,
however, saying he would not dare to
comply. Soon afterward he left with
Ids company.
"We had seen some savages in war
paint around us and we prepared to
tight them with cobblestones, tin* only
weapons that were available to us.
Tlie next morning we followed the trail
of the Filipino soldiers, feeling that it
was (letter to stick to them than Is*
murdered by savages, but we could not
catch up with them. Then I ordered
■the men to build rafts lu the lmpe of
flonting down the river. It was a for
lorn hope, but 1 know the river must
empty Into the sea somewhere. I was
so weak myself that I did not ox|s*ct
to get out. but I thought some of the
men could.
"On the morning of December 18th
while we were working on the rafts
the Americans came toward up yelling.
One of my men shouted: ‘They are on
us.’ Ho was lashing n raft of bnm-
Imjoh. I, however, knew It was not the
yell of savages, but the yell of Ameri
cans. The rescuing troops thought we
bad Filipino guards and called to us
lu English to He down, so that they
could shoot the Filipinos. That was
the finest body of officers and men I
ever saw.”
Lieutenant Gillmore could not speak
enthusiastically euougli about the 140
picked men who had rescued him ami
his party.
The command spent the day In mak
ing rafts. Colonel Hare thought Lieu
tenant Gillmore too weak to live
through the trip, but there was no nl
tentative. They shot many rapids, the
men losing all their effects, and Lieu
tenant Gillmore some valuable papers.
Only fourteen out of thirty-seven rafts
survlded the first experience and
eighty men were practically unable to
walk when Vlgan was reached.
Describing the flight from Benguet
when the Americans approached, Lieu
tenant Gillmore said:
“The Filipinos, completely terrified,
left Hcnguet on December 7th. They
hurried the prisoners from town
to town, often retrnclm; the
trail. not knowing where the
Americans would attack. After
being almost without food for three
days, they killed several horses nml
we lived on horse flesh for several
days. I did not have a full meal from
December 7th until I reached Vlgan.
Indeed, the rescuing party lived large
ly upon rice, without salt. There was
one day when I was reduced to chew
ing grass and bark.”
WHITE IS HARD PRESSED.
Iloer Forres Trying to Capture Lady
smith
London. Jan. B.—The British war of
fice yesterday received gloomy news
from three points in South Africa.
From the east—that Is. Natal—came
theory sent out of Lndysniltlf by Gen
eral White that lie was “hartl pressed”
by the Boers, who were crowding to
the south of the beleaguered town In
great uiiiulhth.
From the center—that is. Cape Col
ony—came the report that General
French, the hitherto un vanquished
leader, liad lost a company of the First
Suffolks. together with seven officers,
taken prisoners by the Boers.
From the west—that Is. Beehuaun
laml— that the Boers had Invaded that
part of British territory nml captured
Fort Kuruinnn ami 100 prisoners.
General French, heretofore the only
undefeated British general, hns had
Ills reverse at last. One by one tlie
Boers have benten all the British com
mands and have begun to take the of
fensive.
London, Jan. 7.—General Buller
sends the following from Frere Camp
dated to-day:
“This from White, dated Snturdny,
.'1:15 p. m.: ‘Attack renewed. Very
hard pressed.*
"I have absolutely uo more news,
and there is no sun.' There Is a camp
rumor that White defeated the enemy
at 5 tills afternoon and took 400 pris
oners.
“I sent all available troops yesterday
to make demonstration at Colenso. The
trenches there were all occupied by
the enemy.”
I-ondon, Jan. B.—A special dispatch
from Frere Camp, dated Saturday. Jan
uary C». 7:20. says:
General White heliographs that he
defeated the Boers this morning. They
crept up so close to tin* defending
forces that the Golden Highbinders
ami tin* Maneliesters actually repulsed
them a; tlie point-of the bayonet.
Trainmen and Telegraphers to Form Orde
Cincinnati. Jan. B.—Grand Chief i»
11. Morrissey of the* Brotherhood of
Hallway Trainmen, having resigned
from tlie Federated Board of Railroad
Brotherhood. t;> tnk-* eiTet-t January
> th. bec ause* tlie l*oanl t efuet J to
sanction several lirlkes d I h*d upon
l>j the affiliated hrotheihoods, imlml
ng the* matter of the Big Four tele
;rnpliers, it Is said that the firemen,
rniumen and telegraphers will at
tempt to organize a new federation.
COLORADO ITEM.
Iron and steel of the value of $7,600-
000 was produced In Colorado laat
An assoc iation hns lieen organized at
Fort Collins to establish a public II-
The production of coal In Colorado in
1809 amounted to 4,0(58,829 tons, val
ued at $(5,000,000. . . ~
The national banks of the state bold
In all $55,000,000 deposits, and state
banks. Including savings banka, over
$10,000,000.
Building iierinits Issued In Denver
during 1899 were $2.11*1.053. compa™*
with $1,708,700 In 1898, J1.2J7.200
1897. $1,114,000 In 1811(1. $1,125,600 lu
1895 and $7(55,100 in 1894.
The receipts of the Denver postoffice
In 1899 were $400,354. The excuses
were $152,804. nml the net profit to the
government was $247,550.* The In
crease in revenue over 1808 was 8.9 per
cent.
The merchants of Grand Junction
have agreed to close their places of
business at 7 o’clock every evening ex
cept Saturday for the next three
months. This matter was brought
nlmut through the efforts of the Retail
Clerks’ International Assoc iation.
The value of the manufactured good*
i produced In Denver during the year, I
[ exclusive of smelter products, was $34.j
(534,342. The factories employ 12.995
persons, whose earnings were $7,935.-
750. During 1898 the Denver factories
produced goods valued at $29,208,250.
and employed 11,57(1 persons, who
earned $7,110,450 in wages. In addi
tion the smelters employ 1.800 men,
whose earnings during the year were
$1X50,000.
The American Beet Sugar Company
has completed the purchase of the
tracts of laud near Rocky Ford, on
which it liad options. Its total expend
iture for lands Is $150,000. A corps of
engineers have been busy for several
days surveying the site of the new
factory, which Is adjoining the town
site. The nearness to the business cen
ter is highly pleasing to the people. In
a few weeks the busy hum of prepara
tions for building will add greatly to
the business activity of the town. Itenl
estate is active and promises to take
on booming features In a short time.
J. I. Jackson of Grand Junction lias
invented a machine which bids fair to
make for the inventor $ fortune. The
machine Is a beet digger and topper. It
lias four wheels nml Is operated by a
series of levers at the command of the
driver. A plow which Is preceded by
a coulter raises the ls*ets out of tlie
ground and throws them to the side,
and while this operation Is going on a
sharp knife slices off the top. As fast
as a team can walk tlie beets are taken
out of the ground, topped and ready
for the teamster to haul them to the
factory. A patent has been applied
for.
The Woman's Club of Grand Junc
tion Is rejoicing greatly because of the
munificent donntion made by Andrew
Carnegie to found a free public library
in that city. The sum given by Mr.
Carnegie Is SS,(XX), which was tlie
amount asked for. The Woman’s
Club own a fine building lot on
Seventh evenm* and the building will
be erected on this lot. For some time
the executive committee of the club
have been working to secure this dona
tion from tlie great Iron master and
philanthropist and tlielr Joy is great
because they have lieen given this
handsome New Year’s present from
Mr. Carnegie.
The Colorado & Southern Railway
Company, by Its attorney, E. E. Whir
led, has tiled a petition for condemna
tion lu the District Court of Douglas
county, to secure right-of-way for Its
new line up the south fork of the
Platte toward Cripple Creek. That the
railroad intends to build at once as far
ns Ilorse creek, fifteen miles from
South Platte, there can lie no doubt.
Several new mills are going in in that
locality owners have been ns
sured by the railroad people that cars
will lie running ns for ns Horse creek
by June 1. Tills point is ten miles be
yond the present terminus of the
branch, and about half way from
South Platte to Lake George, where the
Midland railroad would be Intersected
should the new Hue be continued on
up the l’latte.
The first shovel full of dirt on the
new Colorado Springs A Cripple Creek
short line wns thrown out nt 1 o’clock
Thursday. President Irving Howbert
performed this ceremony near the
mouth of Bear creek canon. About
twenty-five men were put to work ami
the number will be Increased to n thou
sand In n week. Tlie first work to l>e
accomplished is tlie catting of a forty
foot roadway through the big hill lying
just to the left of Bear creek canon. On
Saturday Camp No. 2 will be estab
lished lu North Cheyenne canon, and
on Tuesday Camp No. 3 will lie estab
lished half way between tlie Cheyenne
canon camp, nml the present one south
west of Colorado City. Tlie grade will
be about 3*% per cent., which Is less
than tlint of either railroad entering
Cripple Creek, nud Cameron. 9,9o9'feet
above sen level, will lie the highest
point on the rond.
According to wlint are considered by
luiiiUt men as official figures, over
110,000,000 feet of logs were cut In
Colorado and New Mexico Inst year.
So far as tlie output of native Colorado
lumber Is concerned, Colorado and
northern New Mexico are considered
one by the lumlier dealers, for the rea
son that the forest from which the
logs are secured lies on the boundary
line. It Is estimated that the volume
of business in 1899 wns an iaerease of
30 per cent, over the preceding year.
The,figures received nt tlie office of
the state coal mine Inspector show that
the coal output for the last year was
4.80(5,879 tons, against 4.104,037 for
1898. This represents an Increase of
15 per cent. In the production. The
counties producing the coal may be
named In the order of tlielr Hiqierlor-
Ity ns follows: I«ns Animas. Fremont.
Huerfano. Boulder. Gunnison, Pitkin!
Garfield. Ln Plata. El Paso, Weld.
Mean, Jefferson. Larimer, Arapahoe.
No new counties show a production of
coal.
The business of tlie Colorado Fuel
* Iron Company has Increased nt a
tremendous rate during the year. The
great steel plant of the company at
Pueblo Ims been enlarged nml Im
proved. ami n plate mill has been add
l'd. The company Is the largest pro
ducer of coal In the West, ns well as
of iron, nml Is constantly Increasing Its
holdings of coal nud Iron lauds. It will
linve grown into one of the greatest
corporations In the country liefore ten
l hnve l'««H<*d. It controls over
100.000 acres of coal lands, besides Iron
deposits of unknown extent. It lias ob
tained coal lands In New Mexico, coal
and iron lands In Utah, and is now
'V"‘ , vn "‘ lren ""Posits at
ITartville, \\ yoinlng-all. h, nchlitlon to
Ita pro|H»rtli*H In lata Anlmaa. Huer
ran.K Fremont, Gunnison. I'ltkln nud
Garfield count lea In Colorado. The
company Jura luoreuard its r„ W a to
Mono. ton mt ‘ n ? ml about
W. 000.000 „ year | h T | |o fbl
o. "B tlmirea show ll,e growth of the
business during the year:
Ir » n nn .' l B,ee, » IH,W) • •$7.(581.718 o'*
Coal iffin * 1808 10
« • 125 8.280.000 ton*
CokcliMm -.888,000 tuna
Value of product— 1 Roil. ’..*.
-IN9B 9.209,098
Geta DaoUKii From Union.
Buffalo, N. Y„ Jan. o.—Edward
Wunsoh. a linotype machinist, forrner
lle Evenloo V H'" c, ’ n >P° s l“K room of
j tiling News, who brought suit
JjJISS! "? 0n,1,s °Bo against David
S - president of Typograph
ical Union No. 9 of this city, to recover
damages Tor alleged conspiracy In fore
refund t o,, inC f h,R I>OHltlou -Pause he
Ltl'OFr ,nk * om n c»rd la the Tvpo
un,on* « ot “ verdict of SOSO
lu the Supreme Court to-day.
rroporllo .at H, I( , n
The Belgian ohstonn
which was passed laat
Chamber at Brussel,. f, lr „ "» ti.
In parliamentary history t
tlie system of proper! I„nat, ■L '™*
tlon. Under ihl, system mTS:
where there were at the |»„ ' ,“***
90,01)0 Itninun Catholic
Liberals, SO.OOO 1ta.11,,,!* '"■ *>■«»
Socialists, would return ncrin u’**
Catholic deputies, six LlberaU
Socialists, while now all the
for Brussels belong to the Ihjnwn e"?
ollc or Clerical party. Uan t **k*
EmUnd’i Armorn) Tr%in*
The magnificent armor,,l
by England In her war with
will protect her troop, p, al ' f”?*
same way that Hostetler-,
Bitters drives dyspepsia from thft?
man stomach, and then mounts
that It do.-* not return. The Bm!2
has won In every cam. „f | llin
constipation, liver and Itldnev
for fifty yenrs.
Kr«jpr'« Itlanlnean.
A gentleman who formerly l| t «i „
Pretoria tells a g,..l 2*
;' nul " man of some promlnenra!
the republic went to President -I'inr
and applied for employment under th.
government. The lihmt old II, * r tunno
upon him and replied: "All th,
places are tilled anil you tire i,„, >tu S
to be trusted In one of the little oui>
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Write today to Allen 8. 01 mated U
Roy. N. Y., for a free sample of’Al
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your shoes. It cures chilblain*, sweat
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makes new or tight shoes easy. An in
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druggists and shoe stores sell It, 25c
According to n decision affirmed by
r. German court, it 1* unlawful for*
man to contract a debt while be I
without money. If the police tlnd out
tlint a man lias done so be may bear
rested and punished.
TO CURB A COLD IN ONE DAT,
rake Laxative Dromo Quinine Tablet*, ifl
Iruffglftts refund the mont-y if it falls toeua
26c. E. W. Grove's signature on each box.
“Do you feel stupid during the hoU
days?” "Awfully stupid. Can’t seen
Joke when I make It myself."
"Why do men stay away from
church?" "Because tlielr wives haven’t
got a firm eye.”
To cure your Catarrh or Cold ln Head,
use London Balm. All drugglM* refun
money, if It falls to relieve. 25c and SOc.
Adversity Is the balance In which t*
weigh our friends, but some people obJiC
to getting weighed at all.
r|TS t"*r«nanantlyC urc J. luoßti t.r uar*oagoratfl«
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I shall recommend Piso's Cure for .Coe
sumption far and wide.— Mr*. Mullipa
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Very often a woman looks dignified «
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"Proof of the ‘Pudding
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His not nvhsi ssy, but -whst Ho/s
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Thousands of people gre.e the
felling of remark* blc cures by HoodsSv
stpstrilU of ScrofuU. Silt Fheum. Dys
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