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The state herald., 1892-12-23

No class OF business undergoes more legltl-
mate changes than farming says the Irrigd-
fion Age. IL requires constant adaptation
TO new and advanced conditions In order that
Its followers may keep pace with the times
and then be abreast OF the march Of civilian
ton. In the East many farmers are hundreds
OF years behind the times. They arc content
with old methods and old machinery, and as
result their farms are non-paying proper
ties Rain dependence Is much to be blamed
for this state Of things. The farmer has no
outlay except for seed and the labor of put
ting In n crop, and this he generally makes
very light. He fears that the rainfall will
not be sufficient during the season and his
labor will be lost.
In the fields of irrigation the matter Is
changed. The farmer has large Or small
investment In water rights, his crop Is almost
certainty, and his investment, II properly
handled, Is sure TO pay good dividend. He
Is, or should be, progressive In all his work.
The most.approved methods Of cultivatug
the soil, utilizing the sources Of irrigation
supply and handling the proceeds Of the
farm should be adopted. The farm should
be fortified and kept up to the highest state
OF cultivation.
6Onc OF the most modern methods of farm
ing which indicates progression Is the system
OF intensive agriculture being adopted In the
West. The policy Is To make one acre pro-
duce rs much by thorough cultivation, proper
fertilization and systematic rotation of crops
rs four or five acres under the old system Of
farming produced. Tho farmer should be
alive to every advantage that can be secured
in his line Of business. lie can succeed in
this by reading the best agricultural journals
and employing the experience of Others In
handling the various products of the farm.
The state herald., 1892-12-23

tNicdgo tribune.
Like all his public uttcranccs, whether to
Congress or to the people, President Harrl-
sons message is practical and busi ness-like
In Its contents, earnest, dig nifed and unpar.
tisan In Its tone. Without wasting any words
for rhetorical effect he begins the messags
with an exposition Of the extraordinary prod
perity OF the country and Its remarkable IT,
crcases in wealth, railroad mileage, manufat-
lures, exports and coastwisc trade, railroati
traffic, farm products, values Of all producu.
workingmen's wages. and savings bank sur.
pluses achieved by agency OF the protective
system. There never has been better time
IN our history" says the President, (Which
work was so abundant or when wages wer,
so high. whether measured by the currency
In which they are paid or by their power -
supply the necessities or comforts Of life. ,
The proof Of this statement lies In the stalls
ties 70 copiously furnished. Assuming thrt
the present policy will be changed, the tarid
bill repealed, and tariff law for revenue
only substituted, he recommends that tariff
revision shall he left to the incoming Con.
gress, thus placing the responsibility where 1t
belongs, as Is proper.
That part of the Presidents message which
Is devoted to the consideration Of finance and
revenue Il y clear statement OF the most
salient facts In the situation, with calm, un-
prcjudiccd references to the possibilities Of
the future ms Influenced by changes Of nation
al policy or apprehension thereof. Referring
to the silver conference the President says he
has not had, nur has he now, any doubts that
the free coinage Of silver upon an agreed III
iernatIonal basis would greatly promote the
interests Of our people and equally those Of
other nations; aud he intimates belief that
whatever may be done by the conference
''vcry soon the commercial conditions will
compel the now reluctant governments TO
unite with US In this movement TO secure nn
enlargement OF the volume Of coined money
the worldn
The state herald., 1892-12-23
a PLOT TO POISON.
A Systematic Attempt to Get Away with
Non-Union workmen Mt
Homestead.

II has been stated for some time that at
union workmcn nj Homestead, and Robert
Beatty has been arrested for instigating the
crime.
AT his preliminary hearing at Pittsburg on
the 18th j. n. Davis, a steamboat cook, was
the first witness. lie stated that IN August,
in company with Gallagher (who has con.
fesscd) they met Beatty in Pittsburg. sit
was unerstood," he said chat We were TO 90
to Homestead as cooks and were TO take
something with us to put Ia the food given
the non-union men In order TO make them
sick and render them unit for work. Beatty
took us to the office Of the Knights OF Labor,
sey. Gallagher and Dempsey did most Of the
talking. Beatty suggested dosing the men
with croton oil. ! said no.
dempsey said he knew powder which
would be better. He said he had used these
powders In Chicago and he had broken a
strike In four days. II Is not dangerous.
Dempsey said he would guarantee us $50 each
and our expenses. We got no powders tha,
day. We then left the hall together. Beatty
said We were each TO get $50 and gold watch
aud chain II we went Gallagher went 10
Homestead two days after that. went up
September q. Beatty gave me some powders
To take TO Gallagher. don't know whether
they were used. Before that Gallagher had
been given package from Demp-
scy, one powder was enough to put In thirty
gallons Of tea or coffee, This was In the
Knights OF Labor hall aud Beatty was pres
cnt Later, when Gallagher, Beatty aud
went TO Knights Of Labor hall, Dempsey
asked how the powders worked. Beatty said
Successfully" and wanted more. Dempsey
said he would get more. On December
asked Beatty what was In the powders. lie
said rhubarb, snuff and other things, lie did
not say who furnished them. While We were
talking he mentioned Lynch, Crawford and
Dr. Purman.n
Mr.. Brennan gave him severe cross exam.
nation but did not shake his story In any
particular. He insisted that he had not ad.
mlnistercd any OF the powders to the men.
lie said he wms arrested late In November aud
taken into the ST. Nicholas building aud VA.
sworn and told the story he Just told and was
released.
Beatty was held for trial.
one man has died from the effects OF the
poison.
The state herald., 1892-12-23

Archbishop ireland In speaking OF the mis-.
sion Of Mgr saiolii To America, says;
mgr. satolll represents the Pope. Oppo.
.ition TO him IL opposition TO the Pope; lisrc-
-pcci to him. criticism II him, Is disrcspcct
To aud criticism Of the Pope. lie was sent
directly by Leo To speak 10 the archbishop.
assembled In New York tho mind Of Leo on
the school question.
"This school question had for more than n
year aglia,cd the church In America. Amld
the din Of controversy the appeal 10 Rome
WI. loud, the cry went out ocaselr.sly that
Rome should speak and that nothing else
could rc-c-tablish peace, so Rome resolved Ia
speak, and spoke through aliying, accredited
representative. Those who We're sincere In
their appeal will now be silent mud satisfied.
The country will without difficulty see that
all attempts To minimize the authority Of
Mgr. saiolli, or 10 evndr the force II biz
words, are simply the dying protests Of unrc.
pcniin. error,
Mgr. saioiii has also received nmplrst
powers To settle MI disputes between bishops
and priests. A copy 81 his powers has been
sent To his bishop. In each ease he I. to have
assistance chosen from eminent members Of
the clergy mud hi. decision Il 10 be absolutely
without appeal, The authority with which
he I, invested IL unusual; hut this shows that
the Pope put. unusual confidence IN him."
The state herald., 1892-12-23
TALKING FOR sl.MeTALLlsM
Senators Jones and Allison Endca Ass'to
EnlIghtcn the European Financiers.


EniiGhtcn the European Financiers.
A. the session Of the Monetary Conference
on the 18th, Senator Jones made another
strong speech In favor OF the liberal use OF
silver He illustrated his points by the ex-
periences OF india.
NJ, Allard OF the Belgian delegation, then
spoke In support OF his own plan, which pro-
poses international agreement for the pur-
chase, under a common account, Of stocks OF
silver, against which treasury notes shall be
issued by the contracting states, none Of
which will be obliged TO coin the silver thus
purchased, or to modify its existing legisla.
ton, the treasury notes to have international
legislation.
In the course Of his speech, NJ. Allard COM
planned Of the obstructive tactics OF the Brit
ish delegates.
Senior osman Of the Spanish delegation and
VI. Raffoloytch OF the Russian delegation,
urged the American delegates not to press
vote on the main question Mt the present
stage. Short speeches were made by Profess
sor Andrews and Senator Allison OF the Unit
States delegation. senator Allison spoke
with some warmth. He said that he and his
question. They fully appreciated the cordial
ity with which the question had been APP
preached by all sections Of the conference.
The proposals already presented TO the con-
ference were Of such a character that they
would, II adopted, impose heavy burden
upon America. The American delegation
could not make concessions without compcn-
sating amendments He believed that the
trucst ratio between gold and silver was IL ia
|, and he wished to repeat that II there was
any intention TO resume the conference later,
the United States would be willing to 70 as
far as possible, with due regard TO It's own
Just interests, TO satisfy the expectations OF
Europe lie promised that the United States
would accept any scheme that met with gem
eral approval.
The committee appointed by the Interna-
tlonal Monetary Conference to consider the
various projects submitted to the conference,
have adopted report In which they state
that In considering the various proposals sub.
mitted 10 them they confined themselves TO
the study Of general principles and did not
discuss the details necessary 10 give the sew.
eral proposals effect.
After reviewing the reasons for Ind against
the different plans, the report concludes:
Having regard for the fact that the con-
ference has not yet pronounced on the gen.
cral question. the committee do not feel
justified In taking vote upon the project
referred To them, or In attempting TO formu-
late compromise between the varying
monetary doctrines advanced"
The next aud probably the last session for
the present will be held on Tuesday next.
The conference will probably then adjourn
until next June.
The state herald., 1892-12-23

survey has bccn NAL, for mn ,r,co,,,s,
| canal to reclaim about . 900 acres I'm plateau
| valley. The land lies on The north side 81
| Plateau creek and contains some GOOD farm,
| Ing and fruit land.
- IL. buiiard OF Loveland' Larimer county,
he will make srr,ncrncnts IN have .sno head
| of steers brouybt down In I.oy.l,nJ nj.
| Denver sales az Ia, stncl average ahou, dfty
| head wcrk
", benJa,nin; OF saguachc, colorado
nss .n'sncu w pushch VI oa'-, hi'f-hihc
p"snv's VI "nen' anu souic oarcy-gou crop
no'Mnnseahuihg tha' tnis iarih was pon,naru,
eu WIN nhii h-' summer ne hhs eUp
Pounus vi P"th'ocs stored III MS ceiir
y. hiehhrnsoh oil ainmosa' costllla county,
this year Raised from three acres 100 bushels
OF potatoes, ms y, scarcely more thah ~
| average yicld a, 70 tne number OF pounds, bn'
,he SIZE anu uniformity oil the potatoes are
extraordinary one potato weighed h''
Pouhus'
The cattle are pretty well cleaned out OF
| Colfnx county. New Mexico. Nearly all OF
| the old-timc compapic. have taken ont yhaI
| they can gather, and many of the ranges ar,
being occupied by sheep. The other lay
| 600 head Of the old Dorsey herd were ship,
~" " ''N'"''s'
In the orchard OF :. Wade. In the North
Fork valley, Delta county, stands arrow ol
| Hen Davis apple trees that this year averaged
sis pounds To the tree, Counting siriy-nin,
trees TO the acre, ihs Will give total product
an acre OF II ,d2s pounds, AMI at five cents u
pound, $751; 40. Mr.. Wade has prune tree,
tina, Yield him 81 u tree.
The r,undI,g-u, season Il, Ran, .ou,,,
| ended la, wrcl and s,oclmc" and COW, Inv,
arc scrkIpy their homss The .s,sn, h,,
| h..e an .,,.i,aa, an. ,,..,,s.,5s -, h..J
| h,ye h.r, ,,,,hcreJ AMI ,.,,nn.J ia .,st.r,
m,rke,s M IN, f.,,.n.J a, H., t.a,,,n,, s,s,,.
In WI..n,,i n,J Kansa. III. t..1s "a, ~,
,an,,a 4. Il, .ni.a,,I ',,,,i,,,,, ~ y" ~
~. r,..,,n., ,,sy ,,n,,er ,h, s.,,..a a. ,,s,
and mild Inter Viii he ,bc o,I.r ~ ,Sing o.
| lgslJ 80 -, wa ~ Wv ''' W '"'s
'""
| The new dam being built at Terry lake ia
| larimcr county VIII De OF the most rubsian
The state herald., 1892-12-23

On the yaflon. pond. about Santa fc the
Ice l. now 1--WE inches thick The total crUp
for Santa fewlll he between 10000 and r..
90 tons.
plnos Altos has the tallcst nngpole Of any
district IN the United States. The pole IL 100
feet high, and stands on the crest III the great
continental divide, ut nm altitude Of about s, i.
300 feet.
The new public school honses Of Alhu.
lucrquc will be ready for occupancy about
January lat. The parochlnl school. tn cost
Ibou, $1,000 will he finished IN February
Forty thousadd dollars will he expended In
the construction Of the public school bulldIng,.
Work on the llondo reservoir has been
commenced and IN n short time no teams aud
800 mrn viii he employed The dam |. locni.
ed un the llonio twelve miles above l,os.
well, aud eighty five mile. above Eddy. II |.
seventeen miles above the dam that nov slln.
Pile. the Northern canal aud II l. intended Ia
he y safeguard In times ~ drouth. Win one
iilllng The new reservoir will supply the canal.
unnidcd from amy other source, forty days.
II cnn, however, he illlod three times durlng
the year The dam already In u.r hold.
enough for ordinary seasons.
2Thefr Is considerable excitement In the In,
dian Pueblo Iunl over The thumb hanging oi
ri old snnHw by the governor ~ the village
The tqunw, II N claimed, has conlurrd the
whole village by her wiinbcf,, and about a
week ago the governor ordered that she h,
taken from her wlgwnm aud hung up by the
thumbs for the cyll. that have come from hri
| black nrt prophecies. She wins not wlthon,
following, aud lns, Thursday she was cnl
down, In direct opposition Ia thc wishes ul
the governor. A. soon NJ he realized that u
portion ~ hi, subjects were nfrnycd against
him, he ordered them arrested hut thr oiliurl
found that the offenders Ind armed them
| hrlyrs, md threatened resistance. both slide.
nrr heavily armed, and on last Saturday
making mn effort 10 rc.hnng the old spunN
| The trouble !. " such n serious nntnrc that
troop 81 cavalry from Fort Wingnic ha'
been ordered there.
IN the United states Court ~ Private Land
Clnlms on the iith, thr Antonio Srdillo grant
near Albuquerque wns confirmed. II cover.
more than eleven leagues. The Sebastian
dc VARGAS grant calling fur 5000 nctcs Just
| south of santa 10. wns taken under ndNisc
| mcnt. The Algonionrs grant N AfNnnu
vm argued by 4. " stevenson aud \. T..
Carpenter of Denver, for plaintiff. Tho iui
text ~ the courts opinion rendered on ~,
iith In the Alameda case Nhs published nipd
I, Ia ~ the llgho.l Impact 10 ginnt claimants
II holds tina all spanith giants of date pflil
10 ii5f, where OPEN, Notorious nnd siyrfs,
pussosalon has been had iui forty yeats. pr
perfect rfhnii, aud at the time of rr.slOn NJ
New Mexico aud Arizona Ia the tnliu
States were private property, completely spg
tcgaied fron the public domain. The Cnuf
adjourned to meet February u NJ Tucson
Arizona terfitufY.
The state herald., 1892-12-23
:, :
MR.. BLAINE vEaY Low.
Tho E1-ssorst.ry in Very Serious Con.
dition.

Tho Ex-seoretary In Very Serious Con-
4 dition.
On Sunday Mr.. Blaine was very sick man,
and It was thought that he could not long
survive.
All day long the life Of James G. Blaine
hung trembling In the balance. For more
than an hour in the forenoon hope was aban.
doned and the end was momcntarlly expected
by physicians, family and friends. All simu-
latlon was thrown aside In the apparent I'M
minent presence OF death, and the suppressed
facts OF his illness-t the long denied but now
admitted Brights disease, the occasional In
tervals Of delirium, the long hours when no
had lain incapable Of speech or molten, these
and other distressing features OF his illness,
were all admitted.
The physicians assert that there have not
been any hemorrhages, as has been stated but
Is almost the only alarming symptom which
Is now denied. The first crisis was reached
between 10 and II o'clock Sunday morning
when sinking spell set In from which the
worst was feared His family were called
round the bedside and his physicians sent
messenger after messenger to the nearest
drug store with prescriptions requiring hasty
attention.
The distinguished patient lay unconscious
and to all appearances dying, until shortly
before O'Clock p. M, when a slight rally set
In. His pulse, which had almost ceased to
beat became again perceptible and partial
consciousness was restored. Ate o'clock his
physicians, Drs. W. W. johnson and Hyatt,
considered him so much improved as to rem
der their constant presence at the bedside
unnecessary. While there had been no
marked Improvement and no change In his
conf kion upon which hopes Of ultimate re-
s,S %f S,:!sS be based the immediate sr!.l.
Senator Hale Of Maine, a close friend of
the family said:
at may be that he will recover, but those
who have an interest In him have reason to
be alarmed. 1t is difficult to name the trou-
ble In fact, his condition Is alarming 1t
lisa general physical breaking up. When
he takes cold 1t brings on consuming fever
and he is not in condition to withstand It.
Besides there are the ordinary complications.
His mind is perfectly clear"
The excitement throughout the city was In
tense as the news Of Mr.. Blainc's condition
spread, and Sunday though 1t was, the news
papers issued extras, which found rapid
sale.
President Harrison, accompanied by his
private secretary, Mr.. Elijah Halford, walked
over from the White House to the ex-sccre.
tary's residence Sunday evening to personal
ly inquire rs TO his condition, and expressed
relief and qualification at being Informed that
there had been some abatement OF the more
alarming symptoms.
DIR. Alfred LOOMS, the leading specialist
In New York and probably in America on
Brlghts disease, was summoned 10 Washing
ton to attend ex-Secrctary Blaine. DIR.
Loomis has never attended Mr.. Blaine before.
lie was to arrive Monday morning.
The state herald., 1892-12-23

The following resolutions have been unan.
lmouss adopted by the executive committee
OF the Amerrica an BI.mc,alllc lcnguci
llcaolycd, That the repeal Of the sc, VI
July 1870, which authorized the purchase VI
5000, 600 ounces Of silver bullion and the Il.
tuc Of legal tender treasury notes thereon,
Without submitting other legislation fayofing
IRE hi.mcislllc coinage, would leave our
monetary system precisely ~ II nas under
The dcnonctlslng act OF is,:i, aud thus deprive
hi'netalli.m of all the advantage gained In
twrniy years ~ earnest effort
Resol,cd, That We are uncpulyocaily OPP
posed la ANY change In the existing law un.
this ehd We urge all friends of free bi.mctnlllc
coinnRc To use every means In their power IN
prevent the repeal u the net ~ July, is90,
unless free bl-mstnlllo collage or Legislation
more favorable thereto than the present law
be substituted nj the same time and In the
tntnr ACT
The state herald., 1892-12-23

Secretary OF the Treasury Foster has sent
to the House deficiency estimate aggrcgat.
ing 500 for the quarantine service for the
fiscal year 1873.
II Is stated at the executive mansion tina,
the president will probably take n few days
trip down the Potomac river during the
Christmas holidays.
The Senate commerce committee has or.
dcrci a favorable report on the Frye bill To
protect our cuasting trade by prohibiting
foreign vessels to transport merchandise from
one United States port TO another United
States por, via any foreign port.
The commissioner Of the general land Office
has sent TO the secretary Of the interior, In
obedience to general instructions on the sub
jcot, the form Of proclamation TO be issued
hy the presldrnt establishing what will be
known as the Wet Mountain forest reserve In
Southern Colorado. The reservation will In
clude portions OF Pueblo, Huerfano, Fremont
aud Custer counties. The Huerfano and ST.
Charles rivers and Grape, Oak and Hard
Scrabble creeks tributaries TO the Arkansas
river, have their sources In this region. This
country IL said TO he rugged and broken, aud
Is so poor that profitable cultivation Is lmpos-
-ihlc Prospecting and mining will not he III
the least inierfcred with. Representative
Townsend protested against any Custer
equity lands being includcd within the rcser-
walton.
The state herald., 1892-12-23

A fine OF slOo. the extreme penalty OF the
Law, was inflicted by Judge Rufus s. Pickett,
Friday upon James A. McCrca of Plttsburg,
Pennsylvania, and Y. NJ welrhsus Of st.
Paul, Minnesota, the Yale students who We're
charged with breach Of the peace on Decem-
Der 3, during celebration of the successful
football season by the freshmen class. Man
ngcr Smith Of the opera house, where the
disturbance occurred, Conlan, fhe scene
shlf,cr, Ryan, the stage carpenter, asserted
iha, they saw wclrhaus throw the torpedo
which caused a large par, Of the audience TO
leave the theatre. terrified the actors and In.
flc,ei a painful Injury upon the eye Of one
Of the musician. IN the orchestra. Both
cases were appealed, welrhaus wa. proml.
acnt member Of the Yale Y. VI. q. A., and
MeCrra the giant who played left guard In
the Yale champion varsity foot bali eleven.
The state herald., 1892-12-23

Gas has been struck on Ora Ilaley's ranch
near Laramie.
Amos W. Barber, acting governor, was
married nj Cheyenne on the 18th.
The gold excitement has broken out with
wonderful force In Crook county. sundanre
Is almost depopulated.
The breaking Of a rail- In the Union Pacific
caused wreck on the 18th. Six Italians
were Injured. A number Of other accident,
occurred on the sane day, but without ,cri.
Gus Injury to persons
Henry Williams, man OF fifty, living on
Pass creek, twenty miles from Rawlins. dur
lng III of temporary insanity, attempted IA
cut his throat with dirk knife. He made Il
cash extending from ear to ,ar hut not IA
tai wound. lie Is In jail.
Mr.. farntell, the State superintendent OF
public instruction, has prepared his biennial
report, which gives the following figures
Number Of school buildings. 40: number Of
schools open, tN. number OF teachers EN-
ployed. fmale.l, ~; number u teacher. en-,
ployed, Ofemalrl, 9ss; number Of pupils en-.
rolled. tmalel, t.s1s; number Of pupils en-.
rolled, Cfemalel, iJls; average wages Of
teachers per month. So ~: average cost of
each pupil per month. :. 81: total rNpcns, OF
maintaining the schools 81 the statc for tn,
year, sal6,5JtGs. Compared with the report
OF 1870, there appears an Increase Of ~ per
cent, In attendance aud decrease 81 nearly ls
per cent. In the average wages paid the teach