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The state herald., 1891-03-27

10 Appropriate $4,000 for public reser-
voir on Apishapa Creek; to provide ior
the construction Of reservoirs near the
head Of Monument Creek; 70 provide ior
the construction Of reservoirs near tho
hesdwaters Of Sagusche Creek. -,
Other bills passed: To prevent Ious
brood in bees; abolishing the office OF road
oyerseers and constituting the county
commissioners overseors OK oflicio,. AND
also to mako tho road tax $l.50 In coin In
stead Of O. 10 DO paid in work as OF pres
emit; In relation TO school elections;
An effort was made 70 call up the RAIL-
road bill but II failed.
Monday. March 20.
SENArE.-A resolution was adopted lin
Bills passed: Concerning corporations;
concerning appeals from county courts;
empowering clerk Of court 70 adjourn
court from day TO day In the absence Of
the Judge; appointing commission 70 buy
In regard 10 the summoning OF 1uriee;
providing . code Of procedure In civil
cases; concerning abortion.
In committee Of the whole:
The bill 10 create q mining bureau was
referred TO tho printing committee; the
bill to require the election OF mayors OF
cities for two years was referred 10 the
committee on revision. A number Of other
bills Of minor Importance were refcrr cd
TO committees. Tho legislative apportion-
ment bill was takon up and reported 70
the Senate, but no action taken.
HousE.-Bills passed: To provide for
the appointment and compensation Of ex-
pert mining witnesses, and 10 dofine what
should constitute expert testimony; 70
repeal an act that established criminal
courts In Arapahoc, Lake and Pueblo
counties; to authorize tho transfer Of
certain delinquent taxos from one county
to another; 70 amend an act providing for
tho settlement OF small estates; to define
the duties Of county commissioners; 70 pay
tho commission TO revise codo OF laws
concerning the waters Of the State.
In committee Of tho whole tho congress
sional apportionmont bill was amended a.
follows;
First Congressional Dlstrict-Larimer,
Boulder, Weld, Morgan, Logan, Washing.
ton, Sedgwick, Phillips. Yuma, Arapahoo,
Jefferson, Park and Lake.
Second Congressional District-Routt,
Grand, Rio Blanco. Garfield, Eagle, Sum
Gunnison. PitEin, Ghai,ee, Douglas
Ebert Lincoln, Kit Carson, Cheyenne,
Kiowa, Otero, Bent, Prowors, Baca, Ell
Paso, Fremont, Pueblo, Las Animas,
Huerfano, Custer, Montrose, San Miguel,
Ouray, Hinsdale, Saguache, Costilla, Rio
Grande, Conejos, Archuleta, La Plata,
San Juan, Dolores and Montezuma.
Tho bills to regulate assessment were
taken up. The Sohwanbeck bill, leaving
tho assessment Of railroad properties In
the hands OF tho State Board Of Equalixa-
ton was agreed tolls TO IL.
Tho judicial aSportionment bill was
called up again aud passed.
The bill 70 refund t942 to F. J. v. Skin
for money expended at tho st. Louis expo
uitiou fnr tho I'm mi prat inn Punanu vuaa
favorably reported. 1t was agreed 70
appropriate s2,000 10 tho Horticultural
Bureau; to pay $3.50 for Agricultural
College buildings; ISIS for Colorado re-
ports; e2.0OO for tho Horticultural Soci.
ETY.; $4,000 for the Industrial School.
The state herald., 1891-03-27
College Students Want a Change.

A special dispatch from Vermillion.
South Dakota, says; The trouble which
has been brewing between the students
md the faculty Of the University Of South
Dakota for several months past has finally
come To head In . request presented to
President Grose by n member Of tho
senior class and an alumnus. asking him
that hc tender his resignation NJ once.
The request was signed by every member
Of tho senior class and by every Junior
declined to consider tho petition.
Mr.. Crosse camo 70 vcrmillion from
Pittsburg, PENN, to assume charge Of the
university shortly after President Olsen
was killed ut tho Minneapolis Tribune
FIRE, November 20, 1859.
The state herald., 1891-03-27
THERE are hundreds Of boys in our

THERE are hundreds Of boys in our
midst growing up TO be pests to society.
who would be useful and honorable
citizens II they were given fair oppor-
tnnities for learning trndes. II is all
very well to open our doors to foreign
crs, but II is not well to recruit tho
ranks OF skilled labor largely by immi-
grafton, as is being done, md will con-
tinuo to be done 30 long as our boys arc
scrimped in their opportunities to learn
trades. The owl can best bc reached
through schools OF mechanism, con-
Quoted to tho journeyman point
The state herald., 1891-03-27
Ensland's Noble Saloon Owners.

A blue book issued by tho British
government discioses tho fact tina, iSe
pccrs Of tho realm arc owners Of places
where Intoxicating drinks aro sold. Tho
number Of drink shops owned by these
peers 10 i,a5p.
Tho list In headed by tho Earl Of Derby,
who, tho blue book shows, 10 tho owner
OF scvcnty.two drlnkin. places. NsIt
comes tho Duke OF Bedford with forty
eight drink shops TO his credit Then
comos the Duke Of Dcvonshirc with forty
scvon, followed by tho Earl Of Cawdor
with thirty .ninc, tho Duke Of Rutland
with thirty seven, tho Earl Of Dudley with
thirty I'VE. thr Duke Of Northumberland
with thirty four and tho Duke OF Portland
with thirty.two.
Included In this list IL tho IL .isov.
Richard Lewis, ID. D.. bishop Of Landau,
who. tho blue book shows, Ia tho owner Of
two places which arc devoted To tho sale
Of iluuor,
The state herald., 1891-03-27
This Chicago p.moer.er spll,,.

From 100 to 100 OF the delegates,
the supporters Of tho candidacy Of ex-
Mayor Harrison, withdrew from the
Democratic city convention Saturday
afternoon, and organized an Independent
convention In Ulrich hall. Tho split was
due to the dissatisfaction OF tho Harrison
following with the seating Of the contest
Ing delegates.
After tho usual preliminaries Mayor
Cregier was declared the nominee Of his
branch Of tho convention.
George Weiss, . wealthy German brewer
was nominated by tho Cregieritcs for
city treasurer. Jacob Kern for city attor-
uey, and James C. Strain for city clerk.
Kern is quite-well-known German
American, and Strain has been prominent
In Irish affairs. Ho was clerk Of tho
county board during tho doodle" investi-
CATION, and won high reputation for
uprightness and efficiency.
After Withdrawing from tho regular
convention the Harrison delegates marched
to Ulrich hall, whore the Harrison con-
testing delegates who woro refused i'd
aAAs'osoA W VIC othoA uuiA ANU utcuuy
assembled, and proceeded TO organize an
independent convention. Adolph Kraus
was chosen chairman, and proceeded to
state tho grounds Of tho bolt. Ho declared
that Mayor Cregier and tho police force
had counted out tho Harrison delegates
who were honestly elected at tho primary
election. He concluded with this state
ment;
"We are fired Of this gag law, and
refuse to support any ticket nominated by
tho tough and disreputable clement Of the
CITY,"
Ex-Mayor Harrison was then nominated
for mayor by reclamation, and tho con-
vcntion adjourned TO await the action Of
the Cregier wing before making nomina-
lions for tho other Offices.
The state herald., 1891-03-27

Two Havana physicians have a. last
put tho mosquito to a practical use.
They are inoculating new arrivals In
Cuba against yellow-fevcr through
mosquitoes that have contaminated
themselves by singing yellow-fever
patients. According to the New York
Sun the experiment has SO far proved
very successful. Out OF fitty-two cases
of mosquito incubation only about s
per cent contracted the disease with a
majority OF less than per cent
The state herald., 1891-03-27
a GREAT BOAT RACE.
Oxford and Cambridge Met and Ok
ford Won.

The forty-eighth Of the famous boat
races between tho crows Of Oxford and
Cambridge Universities was decided on the
slst 1t was won by q quarter Of length
by Oxford. The time Of the Oxford crow
was % minutes.
which starts OF point about l00-yards
above Putnoy bridge near London, aud
finishes about the same distance above
Ships inn ut Mortimer lake.
Tho course, as most rivcrmen know, Is
somewhat like an rs" In shape. The
distance is about four and o quarter miles,
Tho course Is bounded by Middlcsex md
Surrey counties, hence the stations arc
termed tho Middlesex and Surrey stations,
In the first mile the course 10 In favor Of
the right hand at Middlesex station. The
Surrey side Is the best for tho next two
miles, ind the Middlesex water is tho
most advantageous for the last mile md
| Q quarter.
Although the river banks were lined
with many thousands Of people, though
the usual fleet Of barges and stcamboat
,,o,o ,,,o, ,ho ,n,,,o ocd eh.,,.-h Aha
nn,.a.o, 80. - mah,,,.. -
scented here, there and everywhere, tho
o,,o.d,,.. =. ,,,,,,, ara -. -, ,h,,
NJ formor years o,,,rn 10 Tho .,r,,, hour
n, which ,ho r,co was rovoa al 20 tho
prevalence Of o slcet storm in the forenoon
and bitter cold weather. However, old
uEother Th,m.s,n broad ha.o,r wo.
covor.d ,v,,h v,r,ors crn n, from ,ho anal,
boat IN tbo horrc tho sccno hctpr bonnv
and po,v md ,ben III II, bv n streak nj
aashin, .nnsb;rc
o,ford won the ,oss and ,,o.o tho Mil
aIe.ox ar north shore side Combridge
had IN bc ron,cp, with m, Snrrev mr.
.ou,hsrr courso Tho rival eigh,s ware
a,ar,ca ,re,,,Iv md fully Mt II IN
.bar, A, m, crows han, IN ,he;r york
hai, and snow ycro falling u,on than In
M pheasant fashion and n strong eros,
northeast wind was raising n very lumpv
se... both crew, had been expectinp bfd
weather md conscoucp,Iy ,hcy ho,h min.
,,cd nr,t,v hiuh yvashbo,rds
Cambridge at first got away with tho
load. pullinv n shorter smarter. somewbat
Quicker. more catchy stroke than Oxford
and at the Clasper, boat house tho Cam.
bridge boat was ahead. Then Oxford
bent to her work pulling the long. drag
ripr powerful stroke peculiar to tho
oarsmep of that university. Thi, stroke
soon told and Oxford was leading slightly
MT the Craven COTTAGE. six furloncs from
the start At the Crnb Tree. ono mile and
three furlonr, from tho start Oxford had
the lead by a length. But under tho IN
eueuce of n period of sunshine which
succeeded the hail and snow tho Cam
bridge crew spur,ed neatly and rallantlv
pulllnr their shorter. quicker stroke with
plentv of vim and with n good grin on thu
water which surped their boat ahead In
sne s,vle Thi, effort redoubIed thu
The state herald., 1891-03-27


The Connecticut girl who was hic-
coughing herself TO death was cured.
not by the physicians, but by news
paper man. Abuses in official depart
mcnts nro discovered. not by their
heads, bu, by newspaper men. Mys-
icrics Of crime battling the kccncst de-
tec'ivcs arc solved by newspaper men.
High state officials nru ignorant OF the
duties Of their Office till taught them by
newspaper men. Judges know moth
ing OF ,ampcring with official records
and grave court frauds till called 10
their attention by newspaper men.
Truly Is the press n power TO modern
civilization.
The state herald., 1891-03-27
koeh,s Remedy sueeessful.

Tho following extract from tho
Berlin Duty Press will 10 far TO di.provo
the statements OF somo newspapers that
tho Koch method Ia - partial disappolnt-
incnti
"profcssor Stricken. In speaking before
tho Internal Medicine Society. assured
his audience that no had witnessed some
eases Of absolute euro by tho Koch method
empire. Two men were introduced who
weic able 10 iulnll their military duties
after treatment by tho lymph. The pro-
lessor showed by physical examination
that tho affected parts Of the lungs wcro
heated BY cicatrisation."
The state herald., 1891-03-27


IT certainly II not favorable com.
mcnt on our intellectual status TINT tho
taste for fiction prevails To such nm OK
tent ns Ia indicated by the reports Of
our public libraries. Librarians and
trustees ind thcro IL strong demand
for fiction. and apparently they deem
II their duty 10 comply with That de-
innnd. Physiology has demonstrated
that tho food necessary for pcrfoc,
physical growth Is not always tina,
which. according 10 tho tables has the
highest pcr cont Of nutrition. A
certain dIstcntion Of tho stomach IL re-
quircd. for which tho less nutritious
forms Of food arc well adapted.
Possibly tho same holds good In In
tcllcctunl growth. but from 90 10 ~
pr cent Of fiction seems nm cxtraor.
dlnnrily liberal allowance Of light dict
The state herald., 1891-03-27

IT Is quite likely that instead OF tho
Koch lymph for the cure OF consump-
ton the cow will be called upon, ms 1t
has In the preparation of vaccine virus
for the prevention OF smallpox. To
vnccinatc the COW with the tuberculosis
virus, and then take this for vaccinat-
ing people against consumption will BIO
the ultimate outcome OF the new dis
covery, In this way the tuberculosis
disease among cattle may DO prevented.
US no animal that has had the affection
in It's mild form will he in danger Of
the more severe end fatal disease.
The state herald., 1891-03-27

The steamer oceanic. from Hong
Kong and Yokohama, brought forty six
Japanese and thirty two Chinese passcn
gers Tho Japanese aro leaving Japan In
largo numbers, aud California seoms To be
getting moro than its fair share. A year
neo the China steamers rarely brounh,
moro than three or four. now every
steamer brings from forty 10 sixty. Tho
forty.sis who arrived this morning ara
laborcrs and thoir destination Ia sononn,
whore they will 90 TO work In tue vine
yards.
The state herald., 1891-03-27
Shortage In The Arkansas Treasury

Tho committee ON trcasurcr's ne.
counts, which has been investigating tho
shortage Of orTroasurcr Woodruff Of
Arkansas, has finally completed its labors
aud Iilcj report In the House. Tho no.
port IL substantially the same q. hereto.
forc published. "a follows
Deficits, questioned. tenders, Irregular
tiles, ntc., tp, y,s.ss, shortage IN live
ntate scrip Tor which preferred scrip has
been rendered, ti0ll. MI. nj school scrip
enormously burned, sip1, 9sh,pb. Total
amount 10 be explained aud accounted for,
In tho House In regard 70 tho report.
The state herald., 1891-03-27
TERRIBLE LOSS Or LIFE.
Nearly 600 italian Emigrants Drowned
at Gibralter,

i
A dispatch from Gibralter says that
fbe RrIti.h ..c.m.h,r 1,,or,o ,-or, 1,,,,on
,orts. hound N Now yorr With IN ItaiIan
smiuran,. co,,,aoa rno.dov ,,,,h IN,
British ironciaa Rodney snchor.a an
Gibraltar bav and ..nk AEON afterward.
A southwest gale wa. blowing NJ the time
" the collision. MANY women and chill
dreu were drowned. large Number
cllnSing to the rigging were rescued by
boats from the channel squadron.
On entering tho bay the Utopia, before
collidlng with tho Rodney, ran Into the
British ironclad Anson. The Utopia sank
In few minutes. Boats wore lowered
from the British ironclad and from the
Swedish man of-war Freyia. These boat
received $50 persons, who arc now on
board tho various vessels. Many others
who were rescued are lodged In the govern.
ment buildings on tho shore. 1t is reported
that the crew Of the Utopia were saved
but that over 200 passengers persisted.
Tho victims were nearly all Italians, who
wero on their way TO various points In
A.A'''''"' ""on tno co''is'on oSoa'A'u
there was wild rush for tho boats and
women and children were ruthlessly
trampled down by the mon, who fought
ike demons.
inc Utopia was bound from Trieste TO
New Iort'aha was an iron screw steamer
OF S,ISi tons gross register. She was
ouiit ~ the port OF Glasgow In 1873, ana
was owned In that city.
Early Tuesday evening the Utopia
was seen steaming into the bay of Gibral-
tor In tho direction of tho anchorage,
When abreast Of tho ironclad Arson tho
Utopia staggered rs though unable TO
mako headway against the terrible cur
rent Suddenly the strong gale, combined
with the current swept the III fated
vessel across the bows Of tho Arson, and
In moment her hull was pierced and cut
by tho ram Of tho ironclad. The Utopia,
The state herald., 1891-03-27
COLORADO NOTES.

A young lady OF IL was run over
killed by tho cars in Pueblo on the 10th.
A young man who drives butch.
er's wagon In Pueblo has inherited for
tpue.
Vernal Jordan, resident OF Ala
mosa, charged with cattle stealing, COM
mitted suicide by hanging.
Some good people at Orc who en-
tertained tramp were rewarded by his
stealing everything he could carry away.
At the Republican priWsfy election
in Denver an attempt was made rs usual
to steal ballot box, but the effort waa UNI
successful.
April IL has been designated by
tho governor rs Arbor Day. State Super.
intendent Coy recommends that school
children tako = vote for tho favorite
flower.
Tho school ut La Junta 10 over.
crowded and proposition TO vote bonds
TO build now school house, or esiaree the
old one, will DO submitted to the voters Of
Otero County In May.
r. p. Sheridan. aged forty-eight
years, was killed In gold mine ct Sugar
Loaf Wednesday. While at work In tho
bottom Of the shaft, rock weighing 900
pounds fell on him and crushed his lef,
thigh and he died soon afterwards.
Al Boulder on the Goth Marion Law
Of tho Denver University won tho ars,
place In the oratorical contest between
tho representatives Of the educational In.
stitutious Of the State. He will now ROD
resent tho State In tho interstate contest
At lies Moincs In May.
The governor has sent TO tho Senate
the nominations Of Rev. Myron Reed,
Denver; Rev. John c. Hay, Pueblo; Prof.
VIM. +. Slocum, Colorado SPRING.; Bruce
F. johnson. Greeley, aud J. S. Appel and
Dennis Sheedy Of Denver, for the positions
of members Of tho State Board Of Chart
ties. 80.
A party Of young people went from
Georgetown TO Silver Plume In u band
wagon to attend ST. Patrick's Day ball.
When returning Mt 4 O'Clock In tho morn
ing the horses ran on the side Of tho road,
and the whole party. WINS thrown down
over tho rocks. Nearly all the fourteen
wcrc bruised and several wcrc badly hurt.
The farmers around Ridgway are
excited over tho abscondlng OF their ware
house manager, A. l.. Salla, from Dallas.
No trace has boon found Of him yet and
the big safe containing the books and 70.
counts yot unopened, though an expert
from Denver has boon sent for. His poe
nlations aro guessed NJ ~ being Ili the
way from 5000 TO 5000.
Alfonso Padilln, Mexican. vol
known In Trinidad, and man nams<
Salvado, an italian, have contested for thu
past lvo years piece Of government lane
that lios not far from Trlnchora, and ID.
Joins tho limo botwccn Now Mexico and
Colorado. Both parties have lived on the
land and bitter feeling has grown up b.
tho contest. Last Monday tho two MGR
mot q, point on tho land near tho Now
Mexican limo, tho quarrel was renewed,
and resulted In tho killing Of Padiiia b
salvado. Tho victim Ind six bullet holo,
In his body. Tho shooting was apparently
done with revolver, every chamber Of
which was ompticd into his cncmy's bods
by SalvAdo. Tho murderer has not yci
boon apprchcndcd. both men have faml.
avs
an man hnmed John u. Jorecn
sen won't insane u, Lsadvillo tho o,hci
day. lilo was detained In tho shorir's Of
The state herald., 1891-03-27

81 HAVE ms much right to my opinion
rs you have TO yours, said one man to
another All! but has no? This say
ing is often repeated as the end OF arg,i-
mcnt Imcan not that 1t is the natural
conclusion of the argument, still less
that II is n fact proved in the course OF
tho argument by which fact. II tho de-
baters cannot agree, at least u dis
agreement mutually respectful is rcas-
enable. ] mean that when ono man
ends with II have us much right to my
opinion as you have To yours" he
thinks he ends the argument with u
kind Of triumph.
The state herald., 1891-03-27


IT would prove most serious mlr-
fortune II tho multiplication Of expert
mental farm stations should result, In
farmers generally ccasing 10 conduct
careful experiments OF their own. To
takc knowledge nj second hnnd Is
oftontimos necessary. but II should bc
revised In tho light Of personal expert.
cncc and thus dlgcs'cd II becomes
valuable. No experimental station
cnn sntisfy tho local condition OF every
farmer. Tho results Of each nro only
valuable us suggestions 10 farmers
whereby they can personally conduct
similar experiments II successful or
avoid those which have boon officially
discrcditcd. II IL this ,isc Of expert
mental stations that mikes thcn Inn
portant nids 10 good farming. scarcely
los. NJ. and with fhc anne limitations
ms tho experience Of farmers reported
~ agricultural nswspapcrs
The state herald., 1891-03-27

The Detroit opera house, the finest
theatre In tho city. was partly do
.troycj by fro Wednesday nftorn oon.
Prof. Cromwell. nri lecturer. was en-.
pertaining nm audience composed
chiefly Of women aud children when
no wus informed Of the fire.. lIc I'm.
mcdlatcly dismissed tho audience,
saying he was too III 10 continue. The
people not out u the theatre without
amy knowledge Of tho fire. The loss
will rcnch 100000.
The Illinois Senate has passed bill
granting u bounty Of two cents each
for killing English sparrows.
The state herald., 1891-03-27

EMPERoR WILLIAM smokes twelve
cigars day and there are those who
think that tho young ruler is crazy.
But until no sinks into the cigarette
habit his mental condition may no, be
considered hopeless.
The state herald., 1891-03-27
The Appropriations of Congress.

An official statement prepared by
tho clerks Of the Senate and House appro-
priation committees for Senator Allison
and Representative Cannon, tho chairmen
OF the committees, showing tho appropri-
atoms of tho two last Congresses, tho
Fiftieth md Fifty-frst, has been made
public.
by comparison the statement shows
that the appropriations by tho Fifty-hrst
Congress exceeded those Of tho Fiftieth
fully sl50,0OO,0oo. Tho sum total Of tho
appropriations by the Fifty first Congress
aggregated SOS, +lo, lbs, md those OF tho
Fiftieth, esi7,003.s5Y.
The increases, together with the amount
The state herald., 1891-03-27

A manifesto signed by Speaker ".
dor and tho chairmcn Of tho various
House committees OF tho Kansas log.
i.lnturc has boon addressed TO tho
voters OF tho State. setting forth the
lnbors OF the peoples party and the
opposition met by tho majority In the
House from the Senate. State officers
and nlmos, united press Of tho State.
The state herald., 1891-03-27

On tho other hand the appropriations
carried by the following bills were in the
aggregate Ell, 523, a79 less than in the same
bills as passed by the Fifty first Congress
The state herald., 1891-03-27
THE LEGISLATURE
"wednesday. March Is.

SHNArE.-The Senate refused to agree
10 the House amendments 10 tho ballot
law and conference was ordered.
Bis passed.: To build wagon road In
tho funding Of the debt Of Central City;
regarding State deficiency warrants; for
the division and measurement Of irrigation
water; TO regulate the storing Of gunpow-
der; 70 allow prosecutions on Information
- well a. indictment.
The House amendments TO tho Normal
School bill were rejected.
The nomination Of q. Z. Stubbs % MEM
ber Of the State Veterinary Board was
confirmed.
The bills to encourage forestry and to
support the State Horticultural Bureau,
which were previously defeated, were
restored to the calendar.
Tho state auditor was asked TO pay Sen
ators their salaries or show reason why
not
In committee Of tho whole:
The bill to establish mining bureau
was. taken up. Senator Balsinger wanted
tho inspectors salary cut from 5000 10
5000. The bill was referred to tho
finance committee.
Senator Bailey's index bill was laid on
the table. Two irrigation bills were sent
70 the revision committee.
The conference report on tho ballot bill
was agreed TO. II accepted tho amend
mont allowing tho county commissioners
to appoint judges Of election.
HoUsK.-Tho bill TO exempt Seventh
Day Adventists from Jury service, which
was referred 10 the committee on Indian
Affairs, was reported back with the rec
ommendation that II pass.
Bills passed: In regard TO executions; TO
establish the Northern insane asylum at
Brighton; prohibiting the sale OF liquor In
less quantities than five gallons near
public works; appropriating $4,000 TO
continue work on the State canal; TO ap-
propriate 80, 900 for the Soldiers Homo In
the San Luis Valley; to rcupportion tho
judicial districts.
In committee Of tho whole:
The bill in regard to the duties Of mining
experts was reported favorably, also tho
bill appropriating $4,000 for . miners
home.
The bill appropriuting $4,000 for u re-
formatory in Chafee county was recon-
mondcd for passage.