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The state herald., 1889-08-16
Commissioners preeeeslngs.
BIG FLOOD IN THE ARKANSAS.
Great Damage to Railroads and Pueblo
Merchants.


Merchants.
PUEBLO, Colo, Aug. 10.--The losses
from the big food arc now found to be
larger than was ut first expected. McCord,
Bragdon & Co.'S. loss instead Of $4,000 is
found to bo s2O, 600, and to the Moses Bros
loss Is added carload Of salt and three
cars Of other goods that were In tho cellar.
Among other losses are the following;
Adler Bros, t2,000;J. X. Shcreman, 81
900; S. Strauss, 81 900; Berger Bros, ST.
300; ]. j. Stanchaeld, 5000; p. McCurdy,
q, 900; j. II. Stewart 4 Co., $1,000; Charles
Hcnkcl & Co., $1,000; Newton Lumber
Company, 1880; George West, 500; J.
Rayncr, $500; Bullen Bridge Company,
$1,000 worth Of oak lumber. This lumber
was stacked behind Missouri Pacific
double track grade, 60 foot wide. Tho
grade was washed out and the lumber
foated through the gap into the river
This great gap let out all the water that
flooded the south side and the break saved
the residences In the grove, the Hood being
confined above tho round house track.
This evening the river Is low down again
and there is little Indication Of this morn
ing's inundation. Vacant lots still serve
for aquatic sports by boys navigating
RATS made Of floating sidewalks, and the
cellars are still flooded but the floors arc
dry again and the regular Saturday night
business thereon is Us lively as ever.
Passengers, baggage, express and mail
matter, bound West are transferred by
way Of Colorado Springs and the Colorado
Midland to Buena Vista and Salda, thence
TO Salt Lake, SO that there is no detention.
The Rio Grandc Company has half a dozen
work trains along the road between Pueblo
and Parkdulc, with hundreds Of men. This
road is not materially damaged further
than the Grand Canon. The principal
breaks are in the neighborhood of Hard.
scabble and Beaver Creek, this side OF
Florence. Only part OF the Hardscrabblc
bridge is out and not all, as reported yes
terday. There was washout one mile
beyond Canon City which caught Fridays
train going West. The passengers and
baggage were brought to Canon City by
wagon.
The Grape Creek branch is washed out
at Tollgate, and one bridge is gone. The
breaks in the Rio Grandc road, though nu
merous are none of them very extensive
except the one at Cape Horn.
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Another Train Robber.

MINSEAroLis. Mimi, Aug. s.-The
Wisconsin Central passenger train from
Chicago which passed Chippewa Falls,
Wisconsin, at Z o'clock this morning, was
held up and robbed by a single man, be-
tween Chippewa Falls and Abbottsforsl
half m hour before.
AT tho hour named the man entered oue
of the sleeping ears OF the train and com
manded the conductor and porter TO throw
up their hands, and then proceeded I, ~
through them, taking nll they Ind. One
passenger was robbed aud shot or two
was fired ut the porter, but no one was hit
The robber pulled the bell corl rs soon as
he had completed the robbery, and when the
train had come to stop jumped on and e..
raped.
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sllv,r growing In Favor.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 9.-The
STATE Department Is in receipt Of report
BY Consul Frank n. Mason, Of Marseiiles,
in which no says that ono Of The clearly
defined tendencies Of public opinion In Eu-
rope, notably In France, Germany aad
England, ID seen In tho steadily growiaR
sentiment In favor Of restoring the bi-me-
tallic standard Of currency, In the strong
and numerous petitions road befose the
German Reichstag, int the ntresolutious
Of Mr.. Chaplin In the British House Of
Commons, ~ we'll ~ the frank declaration
of Lord Salisbury in favor Of the earnest
participation by Great Britain in the forth
coming conference in Paris, and in the out
spoken attitude OF such serious and intel
ligent French journals a. Ls Monttcpr Des
Interests Nationals and Montteur Des
Syndioats Agncoles may be recognized
the outward manifestations Of these new
facts and purposes
Sixteen years. experience q -spometal-
ism has entailed an industrial and aGficsk
tural situst,on in western Europe which
demands . remedy. How much Of the
present depression In these interests
has been really due to practical demonett
zation Of silver IL question upon which
there is naturally wide divcrgency oi
opinion, but the belief that the effect Of
that policy has been vitality preiadiciai ID
rapidly growing.
Lord Dufferin stated that . low and
fuctuating value Of silver was disastroui
to tho treasury Of India, and declares him
self In favor Of immediate demonstration,
while Samuel Smith, . well.known Eng
lish economist, even goes % far ~ to at
tribute 10 demonstration and its economic
consequences large influence for th'
agrarian troubles In ireland, the discon
tent Of that country, tho protcctionist rc
action Of continental Europe, and th'
spread OF socialism and other disorders In
cident to poverty and enforced idleness.
In view Of all that one reads and hcars II
the discussion Of this question II woul'
seem apparent that the monetary confer
ence which Is to assemble st Paris In Sep
tember will meet under circumstances 'fa
more promising to the interests Of bime,
alism than those which surrounded tn
conference in 1851"
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The Frederick W. vanderbilts are
forging TO the front In the family OF
millionaires. Tho world has not heard
n great deal OF them, its attention bo-
ing for the most part absorbed with the
doings OF Cornelius and Willie X; but
now the great mansion Of the Fred
cr'cks nj Newport, which is said TO be
tho handsomcst residence In that place
Of palaces, Is just about 10 be opened
and the sericrs OF entertainments which
thcy will inaugarnte this summer will
mako the world realize that they too
are very splendid nnd very rich.
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ACCORDING TO the latest educational
report-iss4-only i.i6G.9i3 Of l5,ooo,-
600 children In the Russian Empire at-
tended schools. About 30 per cent,
therefore. Of young Russia receive no
instruction at all. In sixty govern.
mcnts there is only one school for
secondary instruction 10 every $4,000
boys md 22.0oo girls. Only 81 per
cent OF The boys OF amy age TO attend
public high school can be accom-
modaicd. For girls tho number Of
such schools Is even more insignificant.
The schoolmnstor cannot be said To DO
abroad In kussin yet.
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Murdered for Money.

Atoinsos. Kas.. Avg. s.--John A..
ldcn,a well known farmerof Platte County.
disappeared lust Monday night His dead
body was found In Sugar Lake near here
this mornlns. II Is supposed hc was mur-
dcred and robbed. Early In the day hc do.
posi,cd $40 with tho postmaster at Sugar
Lake aud II Is thought the murlcrcrs sup.
posed hc had that amount about him.
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JACQUES MEYER, the buckct-shop
broker OF Paris. has been sentenced to
one years Imprisonment and fined
$1,000. Christine Nilsson WINS lot in
for nearly $4,000 and Mile. Jane
Hading also for considerable nmount.
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A Strange Parting.

GALEsA. H.. Aug. u. 90 Mr.. nnd
Mrs. Stephen Arnold. old md well known
residents OF this county. who have lived
together rs man and wifo for the last 2b
years, came 10 Gnlcnu saturday aud exc.
iu,cd n transfer of their real estate for
pls,OV to n nciphbor aud Immediately nj
lcrward signed papers agreeing TO mutual
separation on tho ground. OF the incom.
Of their dispositions. Arnold
gave bisxis saaj,a,f the ~ 'noncs
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w. G. WHIDBY, OF Atlanta, Gn.. hns
Scotch terrier who sails under the
name Of Jim. Recently Jim caught
and killed in branch mink weigh
ing two pounds and n half, and few
moments afterward he ran afoul OF and
klllAd . rattlesnnke's pilot by shaking
timber rs an old rag.
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IT has been calculated that the rail-
roads OF the world are worth nearly
$500, 900, 900, 900, or about one-tenth OF
the wealth Of the civilized nations, or
moro than a quarter OF the invested
capital. At this rate all the ready
money In the world would buy only
one-third OF them.
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Fund, for Experiment Stations.

WASHINGTON. Aug. ~. First
Comptroller Matthews has decided thu,
tho appropriation OF t1oo,ooo made fot ny.
,ricuiturai experiment stations can bc used
for tho benefit only Of tho 10 stations for
(which estimates were made, namely sih,
bO each for stations In each Of ~ states
&nd tho rorritory Of Dakota. At the uprl
cultural department I, "a said that no part
Of tho appropriation cap be used In tho
establishment of such ,tions In nny of
the Territories with " eseer'iop Of po'
tota thdt bcIpp ~. - ~ one Inc
The state herald., 1889-08-16
.TELDGRAPHIC BRHVlFTHS
Santa Fo is soon to be lighted by


electricity.
Jerusalem has 10000 inhabitants,
10000 of whom are Jews.
President Harrison is the guest OF
Mr.. Blaine at Bar Harbor.
The natives Of Samoa are said to be
suffering from lack Of food.
Physicians in all parts Of the coun-
try are experimenting with the new elixir
Mr.. Garland has been appointed
leading attorney Of the Union Pacific Rail
road.
Victims of the Johnstown food con-
tinue to be unearthed from the sand and
debris almost daily.
An Arkansas Republican who has
boon dead several months has Just received
a federal appointment.
II is estimated that the wheat crop
Of Minnesota and Dakota this year Will
amount to 80, ,00O, ,00o bushels.
Two mines OF mercury, covering 5O
acres. and ono Of sntimony, covering 100
acres, have been registered In Cuba.
The Nebraska Republican State COM
mltteo has selected Hastings rs the place
for tho State convention TO be held Oct. !.
Mr.. Parnell's health is broken and
his physicians have advised him TO go TO
the south Of France and remain there until
next summer.
The gross earnings on the Atchison,
Topeka Il Santa Fc for July were s.S7s,-
800, decrease from the same month OF last
year Of si7o, ,7sa.
II Is now thought that the entire
loss by the recent Spokane fire will not
exceed s5,OO0,O ,OO0 Rebuilding is going on
with great rapidity.
Senator William M. Evarts is SUI
fering from serious affection OF the eyes.
He is preparing to go to Europe to consult
leading specialists.
The young Emperor of Germany has
bestowed ON his respectable grandmother,
the Queen of England, commission as
colonel Of dragoons.
President Green. of the Western
Union Telegraph Company, has written an
other letter to the Postmaster General re-
garding telegraph rates.
Mr.. Lincoln, United States Minister,
and many members Of the American col
ony in London, have signed petition for
the reprieve of Mrs. Maybrick.
BlOndin, the well-known rope-walker,
has wagcrcd ~, 900 that he can walk on a
cable from the top OF the EifIcl Tower to
tho central dome OF the exhibition build
Ing in less than five minutes.
The comptroller of the currency has
authorized the following named banks &c
begin business; American National Bank
Of Omaha, capital ea0O, 600; First National
Bank Of Ainsworth, Nebraska, capita
10000.
The Mayor Of Cardiff. on behalf ol
tho people Of Norway, has pres' py, '.
| mo.lul IA Cant ain Nsurr-s steamship
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METHODIST PREACHERS.
A'List Of Appointments Made at the
Recent Annual Conference.
EVERYONE SATISFIED.

The Methodist Episcopal Conference
which has been In session for several days
past at tColoradoSprings adjourned Monday.
Before adjournment Bishop Goodsell read
the following appointments.
NORTHERN DISTRICT.
Northern District-J. H. Merritt presid-
ing elder.
Argo and Wheat Ridgc-J.T 4. .Muskgrove
Battle Mountain-O. F. Mckay.
Black Hawk-J. +. White.
Bouldor-D. H. Moore.
Buckhorn Circuit-To be supplied by q.
Z. Trowbridge.
Central City-A. L. T. Ewert.
Denyer-Ch Christ Church, G. N. Eldredge;
North Denver, J. +. Harris; Simpson, H.
d. Seckuer.
Erie and Louisville-To bc supplied by
Thomas Andrew.
Evans-Joshua Shawber.
Fleming Circuit-To be supplied.
Fort Collins-R. A. Chase.
Fort Lupton-S. A. Winsor.
Georgctown-W.P p. Rhodes.
Goldcn-Lynderman Wright
Greeley-to be supplied.
Holyoko-H. II. Anton.
Hot Sulphur Springs-To be supplied By
L. Z. Barker.
Idaho Springs. A. Ferguson.
Jamestown Circuit-To be supplied by
William Harrison.
Julesburg CIrcuit-Io DO supplied.
Longmont-E. ]. Wilcox.
Lovelnnd-William Osburn.
Morrison--W l.. Bailey.
Platteville-B. f. Todd.
Silver plume-S. w. Flcsher.
Sterling-To be supplied by William
Iohn.
Swedish Mission-Nils Eklund.
Windsor-Q. p. Cook.
SOUTHERN DISTRICT.
Southern Dlstrict-N. A. Chamberlain,
presiding elder.
Akron--To be supplied by !. Z. .Rippetoe.
Willis.
Canon Clty-C. H. Koyl.
Castle Rock-JOshua A. Long.
Clnremont Circuit-F. Il. Thomas.
Colorado City-John Harrington.
Colorado Springs-A. G. Peck.
Colorado Springs Circuit-To be supplied
by l.. C. Smith.
Denvcr-Fifth Avenue, s. W. Thornton;
Grnce and Evans Memorial, A. p. Lucas;
st. James, g.. w. Ray; South Denver, John
Collins; Trinity, H. A. Buchtel.
Florence Circuit. A. Smith.
Granada and Chivington-J. p. Bishop.
Hugo and Kit Carson-E. Z. Allison.
La Junta-J. X. Wood.
Lamar and Las Animas-Kent White.
Pueblo-First Church w. c. Madison;
hueUlo NiesA, ". ID. <Niien.
South Republican Circuit. w. Bart.
Springfield Circuit-Suppliedb by William
Wiiber.
Trinidad-G. S. Oliver.
Trinidad Circuit-To bo supplied by A.
s. Lightwater.
Yuma-To be supplied by J.. A. An
drcws.
CuNNlsoN DISTRICT.
Gunnison District-C. A. Brooks, ,prcsid
ing elder.
Aspcn-A. b. Bruncr.
A'amosa and La Jars-J. g. veedcr.
lireckenridge-T. +. Passincr.
Buena Vista-J. II. RAIDER.
Dallas-To be supplied.
Del Norte-Tilmon Jenkins.
Delta-W. A. McElphatrick.
Durango-J. +. Coffman.
Glenwood Springs-To be supplied.
Grand Junction-H. J. Grace.
Grand River Circuit-To be supplied.
Guu,.S.~---s a-v 49,
FU. = -.
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Editorial Convention.

Nrw YonK. Aug. g. Tho National
Editorial Association will meet at Detroit,
Michigan, on Tuesday, August "a, and con
iinuc In session four days.
An address On editorial philosophy will
bc delivered BY Colonel Elliot y, Shepard
OF tho Sew York Mai aud Erpross, mud
Major Richards OF tho Indianapolis Stcs
will malst Nh address from phblish',ss
s,andpoini
Topics y .sts-sss,on npd rapcrs hava
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SINS, "Doganet," /

SIMS, "Doganet," author OF
JSe." 1.-THE Lights Of London, :"
e.s-. receiving hundreds Of sympa-
thetie letters from people who suppose
him 70 be Identical with the newspaper
reporter. Mr.. Simms. who had II diff
Guilty with the duke OF Cambridge.
Two entirely different men. how ever.
The state herald., 1889-08-16

HORACE WALKER Of Marlborough.
Mass. has experienced many disap-
pointments. lie tried paris-green. but
took too much; jumped out of II second
story window. but failed to land with
fatal effect. The next time lie put n
bullet In his brain, and. much TO the
surprise OF the medical fraternity, he
lived. His last suicidal act was 10 cut
his throat from ear to ear, but he failed
to sever the jugular vein and is still
ulive
The state herald., 1889-08-16

- The Crown Princess Stephauie OF
Austria 10 soon 10 leave Vienna for the
Riviera and for Switzerland, where n
villa Is being built for her on the
shores Of Lake Lucerne. Tho house
in which her dissipated husband killed
himself at Meyerling has been pulled
}. down by the order OF the emperor,
'eprcss with the hope that the midnight trag-
cdy may be the sooner forgotten.
The state herald., 1889-08-16

NINE. BouLANGER is said TO be de-
voting herself more than ever to rclig-
ious practices and observances at Ver-
81 y. sailes. where she occupies modest
20. suItc :" rooins III 'he nus oe S"'ory'
n.arcf<K ould not b" surprising, in fact. il
t, Of sehe generals wife and her daughter
Helene. who is also extremely dcvout.
.,a, were to take the veil or retire perma-
uo.. nently TO some convent where ladies
r are received gs boarders.
The state herald., 1889-08-16

. Brooklyn Homo for Consumptives.
This ''patroness" business Is quite the
English fad now. Tho superstition is that
when a society woman attaches her
name TO charitable enterprise us a
''patrone sss" tho people who are not
Nuite. SC fashionable will be moved.
The state herald., 1889-08-16

-fhhincd unconscious for an hour and n half.
uc had graspcd. a curious fact that the
experts are at n loss to oaccount for was that
his tongue seemed rs badly burned as his
hands. The top was cracked open with
the great heat, and afterwards there came
large blisters, which had to be lanced be-
ont of his mouth when he was picked up
aud protrudcd at Intervals. His appear
ance was that OF adying man, but In twen
ty four hours he was walking around, and
he was soon back nj work
The state herald., 1889-08-16

j. h. HoLLENDER. an American who
published a paper in Guatemala. was
expelled from that country last May by
a cabinet council decree - ''per-
nicious foreigner" Hollender had
charged in his paper that an unlawful
overissuc OF Guatcmalan bonds had
been made and the proceeds divided
among several high officials, including
Henry c. Hall. United States minister
to Guatemala.
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iority to call the convention. Tho Dcmo-
cratic counties, 30 far ~ heard from, show
an increase for Sharp over tho majority
given Buckncr In iss7. There have been
some surprising victories for Republican
candidates for tho Legislature, but this
hns been due In all cases 70 local causes.
In Republican counties, where Colson was
expected to make heavy gains, there has
been rather decrease.
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AxoraEn device or method has boon

! ANOTHER device or method has bccn
added TO those heretofore proposed 10
prevent tho burning OF cotton when
being conveyed In vessels. Tho safe
guard now brought forward consists In
wrapping each bale Of cotton In wire
gnuxc instead Of tho usual covering OF
jutc bnpgIng. II hns bccn. IL Is clnIm.
Cd. subjected 70 NIL kinds Of tests. In
cluding hooks md comprcssions, md.
Il IL alleged. has proved itself cqua, In
nil RESPECTS 10 jutc bngging. tho cost
of tho now material ut present being
about tho same n that OF jutc bag.
gine Tho priu o Involved is that
hame will not pns- through very small
holes, according 10 tho wcll-known
construction OF tho Dnvy safety limp.
The state herald., 1889-08-16

A CURIOUS legend Is associated with
the birth OF Mgr. Richard. ono Of tho
French cardinals 10 whom the pope has
Just sent their hats. Tho father OF
tho cardinal archbishop Of Paris, n
distinguished doctor NJ Nantos. lost,
whom over 20. his only son-n young
man who had IN his short life dcvcl-
oped all tho virtues. Tho mother Of
tho doccascd had passed her Both year.
and tho story goes that ns tho youth
10y dying he called hln father and
mother 10 him and saIdi Console
yourselves. another son will take my
i'laccv' And sure enough bAforc the
arst anniversary Of their son( death
came round the tpousc Of tho worthy
'oeior had presented him with Hnothcr
who was always known ~ .'l'sA.
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THoRNDYKE RICE had the reputation
AT being from three TO ten times
Now 1t is found thst
ide from the North American Re-
vi4r he left but about half million.
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FARM NOTES.

Sweet potatoes arc growing very large
and are making . great success in tho Ar
kansas valley, the Platte valley. and In
other sections Of the State.
The finest ,eid Of corn that NO had ever
seen growing In the Cherry creek valley is
On the farm Of Mr.. G. G. vanhorn, few
miles above Parker. It il liable 70 yisid
from % to 10 bushels TO the scre.-Tssld
and Farm.
Much interst 10 being taken throughout
New Mexico In the territorial fair 70 b hold
ct Albuquerque on the last day OF 6eptem.
Dor and the hrst three days Of October.
Every locality in the Territory Il szpectsd
to be represented.
Tho object Of the Pecos irrigation
investment company IA 70 build two ~
voirs on tho Hondo River, eleven "a
above tho town Of Roswell, whore VI
has already boon commenced, and abuhs
dance Of water can b. bad 10 irrisste 1oo,W
cores oflsnd.
Tne,srest apples Of the season are now
on sale q uill,s butcher shop. Ihey
wore shipped from near haa Cruces, some
Of the apples measuring twslvs taches h
circumference and weighing from lost6f6
on. Tho Rio 0raude Valley II coming y
tho front - fruit producing couatry.-'
Socorro Chtsftdts.
The following d list with dates Of The
various county fairs to be held In Colorado
this fall Boulder, Boulder, Oct. "a; Fro.
mont, Canon City, Oct. Ia; Mesa, Grand
Junction, Sept. 9-97; Larimer, Fort Col
iins, Sept. A-ez; Coneios, La Jara, Sept.
l0-1s; Saguache, Saguache, Oct. -.
Judge Whitehead, Of Weld county,
whose farm 10 on the Lower Horse creek,
has 80 acres now growing with navy beans,
and the crop il reported doing hnely. Al
the usual prize for beans It now looks ~
though the Judge would realize nearly, II
not quite, 5000 for his crop.-Ftctd and
Farm.
Mr. Frank Arbuckle, Of Morgan county,
has harvested l45 acres Of wheat which
will yield above % bushels 70 the acre.
Parts Of the neld will give 10 bushels. The
most Of this was on new ground. Tho
secret Of his crop success has been good
cultivation and an abundance Of water o.
the right timo.-Ficld aud Fdrm.
In 1915 II took Just one bushel OF corn 70
buy ono pound Of nails, now ono bushel OF
corn will buy ten pounds Of nails. Theu
It required a bushels Of barley 70 buy ono
yard Of broadcloth, now the same amount
Of barley will pay for % yards Of broad
cloth. II then required the price OF one
bushel Of wheat to pay for one yard Of
calico, now one bushel OF wheat will buy
20 yards Of calico
On the Westfeld farm, three miles wca
Of Denver, tho ost harvest commenced q
. Monday Of tho present week. On th
farm arc 400 acres Of oats that will mako !
: fabulous Yield. A small field that ~
been used for pasture purpose, but
plowed and seeded last spring, will givk
yield OF over 100 bushels to tho acre.
output from the West6eld will this ~
20 above p, 900 bushels. Field and Fdl
VIM. b. Miner finished sacking and 81
ping his this seasons wool clip on Sat
, day last From 1900 shccp he shearcd
! wards OF 1900 pounds Of wool, which
about 5000 pounds more than he cxpcctoE
II IL the largest average yield Of wool POI
. head he has obtained since he has boon Y
the business aud - prices arc from hftc<
49,. .:.crsv per- ->ent hcttcr this year th9
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MRs. CLEvE\ .ASp has kindly consent
cd TO have h\r name used by Mrs.
-apin. Of BrRklyn. Nv '.pa.roness'
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Alone Mans Fate.

OuRAY, Colo, Aug. l2.-Ycsterlay
Us Oscar Pelham. a hear Creek miner, was
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The Election in Kentucky.

a.. LOUISVILLE, Ky, Aug. 7.-StePheA
~ q. Sharp Dcm.) has been re clcctci State
rre@ 'surcr by about 1900 majority over
cx'seA ,ator Colson, tho Republican nomi.
nee "a ouisviilc gives Sharp 1850 major
ity. Inc A.. Prohibition vote Is light. The
vote for convention .-,-tx.. the Cousti.
fntion nrol,. blv will shasv N nu1l3.ienf ma.I M
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tho people Of Norway, has pres'
medal 10 Captain Mur~-s steamship
Missouri S-6non OF his services In
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1889-06-14
How 1t Feels to Drop 5000 Feet.

"How does it feel to let GO of the bal
loon when you arc two or three thou
sand feet in the airs' said Thomas f..
Grinley, the parachute jumper. I'm
sure / cannot tell. One comes down
so rapidly he has hardly time TO an
alyze his feelings. Macclain, my part
ner, compares the sensation to that of
being upset in the river. We cut loose
from the balloon almost mechanically,
and before we realize we are loose we
have shot down a couple of hundred
feet, and thereafter the remainder of
the descent is easy. 1t does not jar
you until when you strike the ground,
if you strike on your feet. In fact,
there is less jarring to the system than
if you jumped off of d six foot high
fence. Neither is there any appre-
ciable difference in the air to the
height which we attain. 1t is a great
deal purer, though, but not as rarefied
as you would suppose. Washington
Post