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The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1892-11-11

One Of the largest mining deal. ever known
In Mexico Ind Just been contaminated al
Durango. The deal wa. the purchase Of the
wonderful Iron Mountain near Durango and
the extensive steel aud Iron works In that city
by Coils y. Huntington. president Of the
southern Pacific company What price WI,
pnli for these valuable properties ID mol
known. bu, II viii run up Into the millions. II
Il believed that Mr.. Huntington had tho bat.
gain hs good rs made when he extended III,
Mexican International railroad Into durango
The mountain contains the largest dcpo.l, ol
Iron In the world. 1t was owned by syndl
cate Of Scotch, English mud French capital
lists aud has been worked In a de,uliory way
for eenlnrlcs.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1892-11-11
BURNED IN THE WATER.
Dreadful Experience OF Three Men with
burning OH.

burning OH.
The Schuylkill river In flames was the spec
tncle that startled the ncighbborhood OF Po!n:
Breeze, near Philadelphia, on the LIST, and
destroyed the wrccking tug Maryland, besides
causing the death OF an oil works cmployc.
u was n few minutes after ) O'Clock when Al
bert Cuimback, William Hitler and Warren
Hill, employees of the Standard on Company,
pushed OH In n rowhoat from the wharf Of the
Point Breeze Gas Company and started to
cross the Schuylkill on their way 10 their
homes in West Philadelphia.
They were about half way across when Hill,
who was steering the boat, drew a cigar from
his pocket and proceeded 10 light It. This
done he threw the still burning match into
the water. Instantly there was an explosion.
The water was covered with oil aud benzine
that had escaped from leaking pipe on the
east bank, and 1t needed but spark to cause
II To burst Into II sea Of fire.
The three young men found themselves en-
yclopcd In flames, To escape which they sprang
into the river. Then they were in worse
plight than they had been before. The fire
scorchcd their faces aud they could only cs-
cape IL by diving beneath the water.
After they had struggled In this way for
several minutes, Crumback found he was be-
coming exhausted and that his only hope Of
saving his life lay In regainlng the boat
This he succeeded In doing, and then turned
To the aid OF his companions. lie managed
To pull Hitler into the boat, but before they
could reach their companion he had sunk
from view. The two then made for the shore
whore willing hands were stretched out to
save them, aud they were removed to 81.
Agnes hospital. lIlirs body has not been re-
covered.
The fire spread rapidly and before tho crew
Of the wrecklng vessel Maryland could cast
oil from their moorlngs, they found them
selves surrounded by flames and their vessel
on fire. They could do nothing To save the
boat and were obliged to jump Into the river
and swim ashore to save their lives. The gas
work. wharf caught fire and was badly dam.
aged before the 6rcmcn succeeded In cx,in.
gushing the flames.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1892-11-11

The recent gales on the lakes were proba-
bly, the most destructive To lake shipping In
the history OF the Inland marine The Losses
OF the last five days are estimated by under.
writer's To be about $4,000, fully a dozen
boats having passed out Of existence and not
les than twenty-five seamen having been
lost The nearest approach to the recent gale
In the amount Of property losses was the
great storm on Thanksgiving, 1859, when the
losses exceeded t4O0,0oo. Other storms have
greatly exceeded this last one In the number
OF sailors lost, but the value OF property and
the Insurance losses for the season have 81.
ready exceeded any previous year In history.
Most Of the business, particularly In the largo
steel business, was done 2t exceedingly low
rates and the companies which come out do.
ccmbcr 10 next, when the season CLOSES with.
out heavy deficit. will he indeed fortunate.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1892-11-11
THE WORK OF THE MINT.
Annual Report Of Director Leech, Show.
ing the Amounts Of Gold and
al

| Silver Coinage.
| f. o. Leech, director Of the mint, has sub.
mitted to the secretary of the treasury re-
port on tho operation Of the mlnts and assay
offices Of the United States for the fiscal year
ended june 30, 1899.
The value of the gold deposited ut tho
minis and assay Offices during tho year waa
$6G, 47G,975. OF the original deposits t3l, 061,-
$40 were the product Of our mines, "a, 835, $40
foreign gold coin and bullion, 1857 1858 light
weight domestic gold coin, and %, 636, 604 old
I mineral.
The deposits and purchases OF silver aggrc-
gated IL ,4SO ,S05 standard ounces, OF the coin
age value of ss3,92a,9 $50. OF the silver re-
| ceived W, luz, 6O9 standa.d ounces, Of the
| colning value of $40, 161, ore, were the pro-
/ duets OF domestic mints and refnerIes; 2,11S,-
Ois standard ounces Of the coining value Of
s2,4Gi,6I2 were foreign silver bullion and
coin; 5,593,00 standard ounces of the coin
age value Of %, 500, 274 were uncurrent domes-
tic coin for rccoinage; 1921 standard ounces
OF the coinage value of S2,236 trade dollars
melted, and $50, 200 standard ounces Of tho
coinage value Of $l4O, All of old plate, jewelry,
etc.
The coinage Of the mints during the last
fiscal year aggregate 1l3,556,124 pieces, val
ucd as follows: Gold, s35, 500, S97; silver
dollars, q, 800 487; subsidiary silver, $780,
sl2; minor coins, 81 COG, ITO; total value,
sol, 7s3,as6.
Inc profit from silver dollars coined during
the fiscal year from the bullion purchased un-
DER tne act OF July IA, lS0O, was $930, 4S1.
Inc net profit on the coinage OF silver dur
Ing fourteen years, including the balance In
the coinage minis on July l, 1878, has aggrc-
gated So 736,O05
The total amount OF silver purchased dur
Ing the year aggregated 54,355, 755 fine
ounces, costing Sol ,l0G,G COS, at an average
cost OF "a cents per fine ounce.
The net profits, or earnings, OF the minis,
over expenditures was sd93, IS4.
The mines OF the United States produced
during the calendar year 1871, 1,G0i, $40 fine
ounces OF gold OF commercial value OF $751;
10000 and coinage value Of S33, l76 900, and
600 fine ounces of silver Of CONNER
cial value of Sir GAO O3O and n coinape vaIuc
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1892-11-11

Judge Collins hns denied the petition of
the Garfield Park club for All injunction re-
stralnlng the Chicago police from interfering
with iis West Side truok. This Ia said TO bc
the final blow Ia The track. The decision
Will he apparently fatal 10 the Hawthorne
track, as well rs Garfield. The Illinois law
OF 1887, providing that pool selling Ia legal
II carried on In regular race track Enclosures,
IL declared IA bc unconstitutional. N sus.
iainei by The Supreme Court, Judge Collins
decision seems Ia mean the closing ~ every
race tack IN lllinols The fairfield park pco
pie, however. have n new trnck well under
"A = l.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1892-11-11

A building association is being organized
In lIillsboro.
Bishop Chapelle, while In Washington re-
Gently, became q naturaliZed citizen Of the
United States.
A large number Of citizens Of New Mexico
lost their votes because they failed to pay
their poll tax ms the law requires.
II. c. Miller OF Tucson, Arizona, Is at Dem
ng, assisting u. J. Kerr In the contract for
the digging OF 100 tons Of canalgre root.
Dcming Is to he provided with An excellent
system Of water works, and also furnished
with sufficient water for the irrigation Of 800
acres of valuable land lying to the east aud
south Of the town.
NJ. J. Nagal has returned to Santa Fc, from
BernalIllo, where he has been engaged for
several weeks In experimenting the manufac-
iurc Of wine, at the vineyard Of the Brothers,
OF San Miguel college.
The Albuquerque Congregational church,
probably the most costly In the territory, e1-
cept the cathedral at Santa fc. was burned to
the ground at O'Clock Sunday morning
During the evening u social was held and
largely attended and when the crowd dis
pcrsed fire was left bdrnlng In the stove In
the library and reading room. From this
stove or defective hue the church caught
fire, and before the iircmen could cxtnguish
the flames the four walls were only left
standing. The church was richly furnished
and on this there was no Insurance. The
building Is insured for 81, 100, which Is about
one third Of the loss
According to the Albuquerque Citizen, su.
pcrin,cndent Dyer was In that city and said
that at Ccrriilos, the hard coal mines are run
ming at full capacity, and on one day three
carloads were taken out This quantity will
be largely increased, and no place will have
cause TO fear coal famine, the coming win
ter The only mine not working Is the
white Ash soft coal. and as soon ms the
miners and company agree upon n schedule,
whereby the former work by the ton instead
OF by the day, rs heretofore, this mine will
also be running, both day and night. The
main line Of the new railroad has been CON.
pletcd 10 the white Ash" Lucas" aud
Rogers" mines, and two large slde-track.
have been finished at the mlrcs
There is n large number Of sheep buyers
In Las Vegas, from both Colorado and Utah
Among those from Colorado Ia n Mr.. Jamcs,
who Is waiting for ears, he having twenty.
eight carloads to ship To that state. Among
the Utah men are a Mr.. Konua aud hi. part.
ncr William McIntosh,of Antelope Springs,
has 100 head, which he Il holding here for
sale. His ncighbor, Fraser, has ia,000, but
the most Of the latter will he driven home, Ms
Mr.. Fraser sold II, 900 from the home bunch,
after the 10, here had been started to mar.
kct. lie does not care To sell both bunches.
The recent SHOWS and rains have been Of In.
c1,lmable value to the sheep interests Of New
Mexico.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1892-11-11
ENGLISH TRAIN WRECK.
TEN PASSENGERS WE'RE KILLED


terrible railway accident ia which at
least ten lives were lost and thirty persons
were injured, occurred early Wednesday
morning near Thlrsk, In Yorkshire, England.
The East coast express train for London left
Edinburgh ut 10 o'clock the previous night.
The train, loaded unusually heavy, was d.
vided In two sections. The first section pro-
ccedcd safely to London. The second section
had over 100 passengers on board, including
several noblemen aAd other distinguished
people, and consisting OF coaches from Perth,
Ambroath and Aberdeen. A thick fog pre-
vailed, anu 1t was difficult for the engineer to
discern the signals. Approaching Thirsk
tho fog grew thicker than ever. About two
and one.half miles north of that town the sig
mails were entirely obscured, and the train
coliided at full speed with freight train on
siding ut Manor house. The wreck Of the
express train was complete.
The engine came full tilt against the freight
trains and toppled over, smashed and dlsman.
tied, with the cars after 1t, into field next to
tho track. The cars were broken and jammed
together, and most of the passengers were
caught In their compartments us In so many
traps. The wreck took fire almost immedi-
atcly from escaping gas, and the smoke and
flame, with the shricks Of the dying and
wounded, made a horrible scene.
Those who managed to extricate themselves
uninjurcd fastened to assist others who were
yet alive and caught in the wreck. Men and
women could be heard shrickIng for assist
ancc. One man, who was slowly burned to
death and who could not get out, begged the
rcscuers, In heavens name, to kill him. 1t is
known that not less than ten arc dead and
more than thirty arc injured, many Of them
seriously.
The fireman of the train was killed, but the
engineer, who jumped at the instant Of the
collision, escaped with u broken leg. The
Marquis OF Twccddalc and the Marquis Of
Huntley, the latter lord In waiting to Queen
Victoria, were on board the train The Mar
quis OF Twccddal cscapede uninjured and he
did active service In assisting to rescue others.
The Marquis of Huntly was bruised and had
thumb broken, but suffered no other injury.
Captain Duncan Mcleod Of the forty second
lilghlandcrs Is among the killed.
The Rev. John Forsythe, chaplain Of the
CALIFORNIAN asylum, was badly injured In the
wreck. The Pullman carriage was thrown of
the rails and shattered, but the occupants es-
capped death. The fourteen ordinary coaches
were thrown backward lG one confused heap.
Only small portion Of the train was de-
stroyed by fire.
1t has been ascertained that the night man
may account for the accident.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1892-11-11

A numerous baud Of faqui Indians attack.
ed the haclcpda Of Alexander Lacy, three
leagues from Arils station, Sonora. Mexico.
AZ the time of the attack Mr., and Mrs. Lacy
aud child were seated n, the supper table
The Indians fired twice Into the room. hitting
Mrs. Lacy. The lights we're osiInrnished
mud dishes shattered. Mr. Lacy reached u
tower commanding the outside and after sew.
cfal hours drove tho Indians on hut no, un'ii
they hal succeeded In killing two ynaui FER
wants nnd compelling tacniy.oh. others Ia
accompany them, prs. Lacy 10 srflo,iAly
waundcd' hnd WnH taken To 'inaymaA Tot
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1892-11-11
NED CHRISTIE DEAD.
HIS HOUSE BoMeARpeD.

The Famous Outlaw and His Band Wiped
Out.
Ned Christie, the notorious outlaw Of tho
Indian Territory, who killed Dan Naples, an
United States officer, year ago, is dead. He
was surrounded about daylight Thursday
morning by sixteen Of the men led by United
Ststes Deputies Dick Bruno and A. q. White.
The presence of tho officers was entirely un-
known to Christie until about sunrise, when
Arch Wolf, che Of Chrlstie's companions,
came out Of the cabin where Christie had
fortified himself He WAS ordered to surren-
der, but the only reply he gave was shower
OF bullets, none Of which, however, took eff
feet The fire was returned and he was Sc
verely wounded. He managed to get back
Into the house, however, and then bcgen an
all-day's battle In which neither side suffered
any damage.
Later in the evening the officers rcsorted to
dynamite and succeeded In blowing down part
Of the house and setting fire to the ruins.
While the blaze was Mt its fercest, Christie
was seen to emerge from under the floor and
started to run, but was ordered to halt, He
did not stop, and was rIddled with bullets,
mutllating him terribly and knocking him
down. He tried to regain his feet when an
other vollcy settledlhlm. Tho officers then
turned their attention to the burning build
ing and discovered Charlie Hare trying to es-
cape He was terribly burned but was able
to run. He was arrested. The body of Wolf,
who had been wounded early In the morning.
was burned to n crisp In the building, which
was entirely consumed.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1892-11-11
II appears that already during III,

IT appears that already during tho
present year 10. 900 French. Cnnnd.
ians or per cent OF the whole popu.
lation OF Quebec havo crossed the
border into this country. The total
emigration from tho Dominion 10 tho
states during tho ten years pr or to
1891 was loo 00Q. tho majority OF
whom were French or OF French do.
scent. The committee OF the Quobe
legislature has not yet announced It's
conclusions us TO tho causes o, this
oxodus but 1t is clear that Mt tho
present rate the Canadians arc In.
dividually solving tho problem OF nm
nexn,lon by industriously nnnesing
themselves
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1892-11-11

The commission appointed more than twelve
months ago by Bishop Potter To Investigate
charges Of hcrc-y against Rev, Dr. Heller
Newton, rector Of the Episcopal church II
All Souls Mt sIxiy.sisth street and Madison
avenue, New York, has reported the charges
n. mot proven" Tho commission decided
that ",hc catholicism OF the Episcopal church
was broad aud large enough To ALLOW man
10 preach according To hi. moods. The utter.
nnocs Of Dr. Newton must be nscribcd TO his
mood, aud We trust tina, he, upon eonsiirra.
,lon, will sec his way clear 10 rcyoking the
niicrance- IN question"
The verdict, which was signed by all the
commission, wns handed 10 Bishop Potter two
weeks ago and ia only jus, now made public.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1892-11-11

BESIDES tho waste on tho private
timber lands fire and theft are do.
spelling the national domain n, n fcnr.
ful ratio In tho census year 1850 n
total OF IS, 52S Ia worth OF standing
timber was reported destroyed by ilro.
Tho stolen timber Is another item OF
national loss that shows how well n
system OF forestry management would
pay the country. In the eleven ycnra
from 1851 TO 1871. inclusive tho
actual ihoits discovered by tho
agents OF tho dopurtmen, were H.
25t ios aud the amounts actually no.
covered OF this enormous sum woro
only 81. ooa. gas. Tho actual thoits
wcro probably much larger NJ tho
number Of agents IL too email TO dis.
cover every uAsc.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1892-11-11

Almost u third Of tho total population Of
the globc-a round tco, 900, 900 human being.
speak nothing bu, the Chinese and allied
languages. one hundred million more speak
lIIndoo only, and p5,Oo0ooo speak English
The i.ussian language ia fourth ON the list
being the mother tongue u 5000 900 people
The Herman isa rood nth and l. used Il,
biooo,o 900 Tongues, France coming sixth IN
the lisi IN which II was Once ilr., Spanish ~
n'cd by ia,o1o.ooo pcoplr IN Europe ahi tho
thfaa Americas.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1892-11-11
CHEAPER TELEPHONES.
A New Apparatus which VIII he some
thing OF Revolution.

The new invention known as the stowager
Automatic Telephone exchange is destined to
produce revolution In the telephone busi-
ness. Not only will the price Of telephones
be reduced 10 onc-fourth the present cost, but
the call girls will be done away with alto
gc,her. The whole apparatus will occupy a
space Of not more than 41ix9 inches aud the
invention is very simple. The subscriber,
wishing to communicate with some one at a
distance, merely taps out the desired number
on keyboard and the desired connection Is
Immediately made. The invention is Of cs-
pccial interest at present owing to the fact
that the chief Bell patents expire next spring.
when the telephone service Will become a
matter Of competition. The gentlemen In
tcrcstei In the Stowagcr system will put their
telephones into Use at the rate Of t24 n year.
A strong objection is made by the old iele-
phone company who claim that the service Is
imprac,lcable In large cities The objection,
however. has been oycrruled by actual prae-
ilee In Montreal where the new device Is
operated on large scale.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1892-11-11
GREAT STRIKE IN NEW ORLEANS
Nearly All tho Unions In the City Order
their Men Out.


their Men Out.
For some time there has been trouble In
New Orleans between the labor unions and
employers. The chief cause was tho refusal
of many corporations and individual employ.
ers to recognize tho unions In negotiations
concerning wages Several unions have or
dered their men out, and the strike has now
become general.
The decision Of the typographical union to
Join the striking phalnnx has ncrvcd the other
bodies which were neutral In the matter, and
all Of the labor unions which signed the call
for the general strike are now out, except the
cotton laborcrs. The latter Ia most impor-
tant part Of the Amalgamated Council, but
In the face OF nm Idle summer the loss to labor
which a strike would entail and the opposl-
tiQn OF the powerful Cotton Exchange which
would be aroused, the cotton unions have
been allowed TO remain at work. II Is under
stood, however, that the men are ready TO
quit work when the committee gives the word,
although the Instructions are that, even II the
order comes, they must finish any work which
they have begun.
Not street car is running. No work is
being done and the only sign Of activity Ia in
the wholesale grocery district, against which
the strike Is principally directed. Tho new
men arc willing to remain ut work until vlo-
lence Is SO general as TO make II unsafe for
them to continue. The stoppage, Of their
labor would lead to the closing Of the whole
sale groceries till the strike is well over, the
merchants saying they are ready te close from
thirty to ninety days and I'll their country or
J.,,-s L., a.,
The most serious feature d the situatiou
was the suspension Of the lighting system
gas and electrlclty-and some relief was felt
when the officers Of two electric companies
called upon the mayor and said they thought
they could furnish light II guaranteed pro-
lection for men engaged to take the places OF
those on strike This was readily promised
Later the electric light men returned to work.
The gas men, however, are still out, and
lamps and candles are serving Illuminating
purposes In private residences
The men employed In the cotton presses
and yards are still ut work. This is the
season in which they derive their earnings
for the entire year and they refuse to go out,
as a strike at this time would probably ruin
their prospects for the season.
Tho proposition made through the governor
to arbltratc the question OF hours and
wages, but to leave the question Of unionism
entirely alone-has not yet been responded to
by the laborers, but II Is hardly thought that
It will be accepted, as the cry OF unlonism Is
made the ralying cause of the labor bodies.
The merchants also say that they will not re-
ccdc further, Said President Odendahl Of
the Board OF Trade few months ago: alt Is
not unionlsm we arc fighting, but the abuse
of unionism and the dictatorial demands, that
none but union men be employed"
The governor has ordered the militia to
prepare for call at any time, and there may
be serious trouble soon.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1892-11-11

0rand chief W. =, llissimer OF tho broth.
rfhood u Carmen, while In ~. Louis recently
In conycfsntioh with Il reporter nbou, THO
trouble between railroad employers and c'uA1
ploJes, said I'VE have n little surprise IN
sore for them In the shape 81 an tnicrnation.
nj organization ~ railway employees. Ia In.
cuie every railroad cmnlsyc FROM the truck
men M. This organization viii he IN shape
before January, and meetings In regard 10 u
srr being held nil ovcr the United states.
Tho equalization viii take IN all the railway
hro,hcrhoods nov IN existence. and will BAY
omcihing IKE 10000 members"