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mlnent danger, he sprang 10 her aa'
sistance and saved her from injury be
yond a few bruises. but, before lc
could recover himself, he was causnt
and his right leg was crushed. The lc.
was amutatcd and he was taken to the
Sisters hoOital in Pueblo where he lay
for three months.
He only partially recovered. the leg
not having healed properly. He went
To rittsburg, his old home some months
later and had second amputatioa
which proved completely successful.
Mr., MulniN was for four years 4
member of the city council of Trinl.
dad, two years of which he served rs
president of the board. He always
has taken a leading interest in his
city's prosperity. and was one of The
incorporators Of The Trinidad Rolling
mills
Harry MulniN has always been 4
straight Republican. He Went into
Las Animas county. when 1t was con
sidcred hopelessly Democratic. He has
lived there to see the county offices held
by Republicans. He is We'll acquainted
all over the state. He is strong car .
dldatc, and we predict he will nslin
lead his ticket.
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A WOMAN TEACHER.

There are three women and one man
in the race for state superintendent of
public instruction In this state. Rath
or strange that the prohiNitionists,
who have always assumed 10 consti-
| tute the wOman's party, did not noml-
nate 4 woman for that office. But the
fact is. they did not
The school teachers next 10 the pa
rents, in many instances. indeed more
than the parents, impress the charlc-
ter of the future citizens Mindful of
this, and belonging as they do to one
of the learned professions, they will
appreciate the consistency OF support
ing a worthy and capable candidate,
and as well also, one whom there IS
some prospect of electiug
As men and women, most Of them In
the prime of life, with faculties Mt
their best and competent 10 analyze
the political conditions of the state
and the Consequences of their own
work. they know full well that moth
ing short of Il miracle can carry either
the Democratic or Prohibition candi-
date into the state Supcrintendents
office. In short, it is perfectly plain TO
every intelligent person that either
the Republican or the Populist candi-
date will be the next state superlnten-
| dent Of public instruction
! Well, then, what course OF reasoning
II is which prompts n guardian Of the
future citizenship OF the state to throw
away his or her vote on n hopeless
candidate, we cannot comprehend No
body questions that Mrs. Peavey S
| qualifications Will rank at least equal
with those OF either the other nomi-
nees. And no rational person will Ser
iously contend that Prof Copeland has
any possible prospect of election.
But it is not even claimed for Prof.
Copeland that his qualifications are
! superior 10 those OF the other candi.
dates. While his school work may be
credtable within the range of his at.
/ tainments, 1t is Well understood that
he never had the advantages afforded
! by an academic or collegiate course.
This is not referred to with any in
tention of rejecting upon Prof Cope
land but rather TO point out the in
consistency of supporting him In pref
| erence to either of the other caudi-
\ dates for the same office.
What Justification. then, can there
be for anypnes refusing 10 vote for
the candidate of his party. II lie be
lives In the principles of his party If
II Is btGuuSt Allt IL al NoIH-
an. the reason is unworthy those who
are accorded the leadership OF the in
tellisence of the commonwealth. But
two years ago the men of Colorado, In
an inspiring sense OF right, took the
women OF the state into the circle of
citizenship. That meant all the ac-
compartments of citizenship.
one or two generations ago the
school masters" alone, not the
school ma'ams,' We're thought to be
competent to teach youth. hut we
have gone far enough In advance TO
know that the school ma'ams are the
most potent, and. hence. the most eff
cient factors in the school room,
The judgment of plurality Of the
voters of the state in the coming elec-
ton VIII be that woman shall be
superintendent Of public instruction,
And whatever the public opinion may
b,, at present, the time will soon come,
when She will be acknowledged for
that position the most efficient.
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Gren, pritain'. Royal Plate.

Tho royal plate at Windsor Is gcnsr-
ally, reckoncd to be worth about $io,-
100000, coo and 1t is no Unusual tliinS
at a state banquet at the castle 10
bavc plate TO the value Of S2.NW.WN
In tic room. There are two state din
lier services, one of gold ard one OF
silver The gold service was purchase
ed by George w. and will dine 120
perosns. Tho plates alone of this ser.
,ico cost over $4,000. On state occa-
sions there arc usually placed on iho
dining table some very benutifu! gold
1lagons, captured from the Spanish Ar
tnada, which are now. Uf coursc. OF
priceless value. while the great silver
wine cooler. made for George ~. and
weighing 1000 ounces. always ndorns
one corner of the apartment. AS side
board ornaments there are pretty tri-
fes In the way of II peacock Of precius
stones, valued Mt n quarter Of mil
lion. and a tigers head from india
with solid ingot of gold for Its ton
que, and diamond teeth. This Won
derful collection Of plate is crown
property which practically means
that It belong 10 the country, and the
Queen has separate collections for use
Mt Balmcral Old Osbornc. which lie.
longs TO herself. The Sketch.
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A MONSTER LAND GRANT:
Tho Government PrcrsripR to Prove 1t Il
Not Genuine.

Not Genuine.
Santa Fe, n. NJ. Oct S.-Associate
Justice Thomas C. Fuller, Matt G..
Reynolds. United States attorney; Nal
lett Provost. special assistant attorney
general. and William NJ. Tyston, expert
have gone to the City OF Mexico and
Guadalaiara, under commission issued
by the court OF private land claims, to
commence the taking OF testimony In
the case OF j. A. Peraltareavis and his
wife VS.. the United States, on behalf OF
the government. This is the largest
land grant ever claimed to have been
made by Spain or Mexico Including oei
cr 20,OoO. 900 acres of land, covering
izona. and extending into New Mexico.
1t covers the town of Phoenix, the cap
ital of Arizona, and some of the most
valuable mineral and agricultural
lands In the territory.
United States Attorney Reynolds
stated that for the last twelve months
the archives and evidence in Spain and
Mexico have been under careful eXam
ination by $. Malet-Provost, special
assistant attorney general md
the government was now pro
cecding TO put its evidence In COM
petent form, and that it was probably
time in order to relieve the public ey-
citement in Arizona and elsewhere to
state that the government was fully
prepared to prove, and would do SO,
that not single title, paper, nor a
single record entry are genuine.
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ALBERT 3. M'CAFFEY.

Hon. Albert Il. McGancy was born
on the 22d day Of October, 1850. nj
Warsaw Wyoming county, New YORK
In a biographical sketch. the truth
half told. fails TO acqunint the reader
with the true spirit and makeup of the
subject for which reason we have
herein given a little of Mr.. McGnffey's
history which we have never seen III
print
When II lad of thirteen Albert Il. Nc
Gnffey failed to reach school one day
and his whereabouts was n matter OF
great anxiety, until he suddenly ap-
pcared before his father. who was ah
officer in the Union army. His faith II
wisely concluded to lei the bog "See
war II he had a liking for it. He
of the war. and had the honor oc
marching with the victorious army
when II entered Richmond.
This little paragraph best illustrates
the spirit of Albert r. McGaffey.
After the war closed young McGaffey
returned to school. and attended con.
stantly till he was nineteen. He imme
liately began work in his chosen pro-
ression-civil eDgineering-on the Could
system of railroads: this he continued
for thirteen years, having worked his
way with tripod and transit from To-.
ledo to Denver, in 1882. He has lived
in that city ever since. He has been
engaged in the real estate business
since. owning and operating farming
lands In Arnpahoe and ri Paso coun-
ties. and in the snn Luis valley.
Mr.. McGaffey was elected county
clerk Of Arapahoe county In 1891 and
p<fofmsd The duties Of that once with
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THE GILLIAN EXHIBIT.
Preparations for Great Event in the
Southern Republic.

Preparations for a Great Event In the
Southern Republic.
Valparaiso, Chile. Oct. 9.-lt is rum
ored that call has been issued for n
session of congress on October 10, A
decree has fixed the opening of the
mining exhibition for October II, but
it is impossible that everything should
be in readiness at that time. The
steamer Potosi arrived yesterday bring
ing 81 cases of exhibits from Minas
Geraes, Brazil. but they will hardly
reach Santiago in time for the open
ing.
Great enthusiasm prevails. and to
celebrate the Inauguration of the cx-
hibition the foreign colonies here will
give some fine fetes. 1t is said that the
AnGlo-Americans will take the lead for
brilliancy Representatives of Chile
and Peru preside over committees
which are organizing the bidders for
the forthcoming sale of nitrate fields.
Congress will consider financial meas
ures.
The pope's legate will give grand
reception TO the Catholic community in
SlutiagU
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likely to be break In Rev. Mr.. vaI
osdal's church,
/. N. STEVENS GOES:
as AbAndons the Republican Party o,
Account Of Its Altitude on Silver.

ds AbAndonA the RepubhcAn FAry On
Account of Its Attitude on Silver.
Denver, Oct. 1O.-The Republican
this morning says:
Isaac N. Stevens has left the Repub-
iican party. He made public announces
Inept of 1t at A. meeting at the Coliseum
hall last light q,
A number OF the Popullst leaders a.
the conclusion OF the address i. whieh
he renounced allegiance to the party,
welcomed him into the Populist ranks.
Mr., Stevens resigned the chairman
ship of the Republican city committee
last Monday, but his friends have been
aware for some TIME that be contem-
plated n Political change
MIR Stevens spoke for nearly three
hours on the silver question and the
American Protective association.
Mr. Stevens quoted extensively from
the letter of Senator Jones Of Nevada,
addressed 10 the senator's constituents,
and from the speeches OF Senators Tel
Ter aud Wolcott during the debate on
the repeal of the purchasing clause hf
the Sherman act The Jones letter was
used to show that the two old parties
were opposed TO the free coinage OF Sill
Yer unless by International agreement,
while the speeches of the two senator's
were quoted TO place them in the light
of having spoken differently at Wash
| inston from what they have said during
the present campaign Mr.. Stevens
argued that little or no good could lie
done for silver inside the Republican
party. That was one Of the reasons
why he had decided to make the fight
from another quarter.
The 4 r. Al as it had become known
! was bitterly attacked by Mr.. Stevens.
He held that all the county ticket, with
possibly one exception. and all 81 the
state ticket, with two or three excep-
| tions. belonged to that organization,
For that reason he would not support
the nominees on that ticket.
Regarding his future action. Mr.. Stcv-
ems said he would cooperate with the
party which made silver the predomin-
ant issue. During his speech he said
the Peoples party was the only party
unequivocally in favor of free coin
age. In order TO defeat the A. p. A.
he said he would join with any party
or respectable body of men who were
opposed to IT, MIR, Stevens was enthu.
siastically cheered at the conclusion of
| his speech
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SOUTHERN PACIFIC POLICY.
Wholesale Discharge of Employees Begin
ming November 1.

san Francisco, Oct. 9.-The Chron-
icle says that the policy of retrencl,
ment commenced by the Southern Pa
ciiic Railway company is TO be contin-
ued. a consolidation of divisions Will
take place on November I. One divis-
ion is 10 be abolished completely and
the work of other division officials SO
divided UP that second division super
intendent can he dismissed
This change means the Topping off
Of the heads Of all the petty officers
of the abolished division and OF half
the clerical force in the consolidated
divisions. cffecting saving of several
thousand dollars n month. William
II. iaydock Is 10 be relieved of the
supcrintendcncy OF the coast division
and will be succeeded by ]. l.. Frazier
now superintendent of the San Jon-
quin division. which is to be abolished,
and its headquarters removed from
Fresno 10 San Francisco. The San
Joaquin division will be divided. half
of the territory being added to that
now in charge Of the Mojave division
superintendent. whose division head
quarters will be moved from Mojayo
to Bakersfield The other half will
be part of the Western division, will
headquarters Mt Oakland
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The same marked ability which has nj.

the same marked ability which has nj
ways characterized him. r.
Mr.. McGafYey Is, d member of the
Loyal Legion and also OF the Veteran
Legion. He is past grand master OF
the Masonic Order for the State o.
Colorado; in which order, he has at
tained the next to the highest degree
given in the world.
He is of Scotch-lrish ancestry; be
longing to the Clan McGregor He
never held public office. other than
county clerk of Arapaboe county never
had the honor Us has been said, of
membership in the state legislature,
Mr. McGatfey is n man of strong per
! sonallty; and one whom TO know is TO
admire.
He has always been Il staunch Repub-
lican: never wayering in his adherence
to the cardinal principles of the party.
In his canvass, he inspires enthusiasm
aud confidence wherever he goes; anl
is sure to stand among the highest In
the number of votes received.
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One TO the stuttcrcr.

A sufferer went into tavern the
Other day. and there met few
friends They began chatting him re-
spectirg the impeachment In his
speech. AT last one pert little fellow,
who had made himself the most con
spicious of the lot by his impcrtinent
remarks. said:--
We'll. old man. I'll bet you sodna
md brandies all around You can't or.
der them without stammpring."
"D-d-done." vas the unexpected an-
swer, and to the establishment of tho
bystanders. all of whom were
unaware of his being, as is often the
case with Sufferers, Il tirst-class sing
er, he beckoned the waiter. and sang
out the order without the slightest
hitch. Then, turning to his tormep.
tor, he said: "N-n-n-now y-y-you c-cas
p-u-DQy Tilt Bits
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CUNNING OF THE COYOTE.
Not Afraid to be Near Man Whom
He Knows 10 he Unnrmed.

Not Afraid to bc Near Man whom
He Knows 10 he unnrmed.
The barking habit Of the coyote is
very doglike and his old name of bark
ing wolf is very appropriate. When
collecting mammals In Wyoming, says
writer in st. Nicholas, 1t was very
common thing for us to hear the coy
otes around our camp set up great
barking in chorus at the hrst sign Oh
daybreak. just when the roos'ers be-
Gin TO crow on the farm. 1t is wild
and uncultivated bark. ending In fhl-
sd;to horyl. and resembles the cry OF
the iackai of India more nearly thar
nny other sound ] ever heard. But
Sir Coyote is cute. He knows exactly
the distance that constitutes fair rino
range. and he knows Just as well
whether the stranger is armed as does
the Stranger himself When hunting
in the Shushone Mountains in 1881, !
wanted 70 kill coyote for II speciai
purpose, but never once succeeded IN
getting n fair shot. even at 200 yards
For ten days we banged away NOUS
triously ut every one we saw, but new
cr touched n hair. Finally, Mt Corbettk
range l left the expedition and startea
forth by stage, leaving behind me RI
fe. revolver, knife. and even
| Scissors Just two hours aI'er
/ had said good-by to my
shooting irons and taken the buckboTd
stage" we saw coyote ahead OF MS
close q. the trail. Seeing us coming he
selected ii soft spot, sat down within
thirty rods of tiie trail and waited for
us. We drove up, stopped as we got
opposite him, and still he did not run.
That villain sat there cooliy withoue
moving u muscle. but with teer that
plainly said: Now. don't you wish YOU
had your old gun?' When we got
through making faces at him and wish
ing for a gun or revolver or even d
common stone to fire at him. we drove
on, and then he got up md went hunt.
Ing for jack rabbit. To tliis day
have been puzzling over the question:
How did that rascal lind out so quick
ly that both the driver and j were to-
tally unarmed?' That 1H did know It
perfectly well ! have no doubt what
ever. for no coyote ever visited like
that for IL man with n gun.
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GIFT TO THE ARMY.
Private Citizens VIII Present n stand

Private Citizens VIII Present n stand OF
CoIors.
Chicago. Oct. 9.--FN the first time
in the history Of the United States
army, permission has been granted by
the war department for the presenta-
tiou of a stand of cOlors to II regiment
by private citizens. The regiment IL
the Fifteenth infantry Of Fort Sheri-
dan. The citizens and a few represen-
tative men Of this city and the organi-
zati0n through which the colors will
be handed to Colonel Crofton. the COM
manding officer. Is the Illinois Society
Sons of the Revolution. Permission
for the presentation. which will occur
this month. was obtained from the ad-
jntant general at Washington, and
the money for the eolors was raised by
subscription. The movement is in rec
ognition of the services of the regiment
during the great railroad strike.
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THE TYPOGRAPHICAL UNION.
Tho Per Capita Ia. Question IL sdi.Jcct 81
Discussion.

Tho FER capita Tax question IL su.'jr'' q
Discussion.
Louisville, Ky, oct. g.-At to-dny's
session of the Internatioal Typograph
ical Union ex-Presidcnt Higgins OF tit.
local Typographical union delivered II
speech ON the per capita tax question
but 1t wns not received with much fl
vor. An amendment was offered thai
rhe time Of the meetings b. changed
from the first Monday i'll October t.
the first Monday in September The
principal argument in favor of chang
ing the time was that the weathol
would be better in the Northern citi =.
where the majority of the conventions
would be held. This caused II heated
debate, resulting in the defeat of the
amendment.
The next question of Importance w;ssi
that OF changing the per capi'n tax ac-
cording - the earnings OF the mes.
1t was decided 10 leave the matter
with the local unions. The question as
to how to expose those unions thaf
We're in arrears In the membership
dues was also argued. 1t was decided
to publish them in the Journal. The
convention adjourned Mt 12:3o until
Wednesday morning.
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Every practical horticulturist knows
the value of graftinS for improving
and perfecting the finest kinds of fruit.
The idea may. with equally excellent
results, he applied in political way.
The men and women who object ~
the Republican party because it Gocy
rot advocate this. that or the other re-
form. should remember that whenever
enough people demand reform in any
given line the Republican party has
always been foremost in engrafting
Asd developing It,. Beginning with
tne emancipation Of the slave, it has
ignored no great moral question. but
Id every cnse demonstrated that 1t is e
party Of progress. Reasoning from
this premise IT IL perfectly safe to pre-.
dict that In 1906 the national platform
Of the Republican party will contain
N unequivocal. ringing silver plank.
upon which Its candidates for presi.
- ard vics president viii proudly
ela4d NA4 b tsassaphaatly s'sqssd.
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PENALTY FOR cowARpiCE.
rrivat. Dearth Of the Ohio Guard Sent to
jail.

Columbus, Ohio. Oct. 1O.-Thc penal,
~ OF cowardlce is being visited upon
Private Dcarth. member of Company
c. l4th regiment Ohio National
Guard, in n peculiar manner When
the regiment was ordered by Governor
Mckinley into active service In Bel
mont county to quell the riotous min
ers in June last. Dcarth hastily left
the city and cluded the commanding
officers. There was apparently no
excuse for the mans absence except
fear of performing active service. He
was summoned to appear before II
court martial and stand trial for dcseT.
ton. The court found Dearth guilty
and he was dishonorably discharged
from the service and sentenced to fif-
teen days Imprisonment. The au-
thorities. not wishing to send him to
jail. erected pen six by nine feet in
the center of the armory building and
Dcarth is now serving his time under
the eye of guard. lie is not allowed
10 leave the little coop even for eSer-
else and his presence In the improviscd
prison serves rs n warning to others
who regard lightly their obligations as
soldiers when entering the service OF
the state.
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Her Majesty Objects.

New York, Oct. 10.-A London dis
patch says Queen Victoria is displaying
some concern in connection with the
rumored prospect Of an engagement
between Miss Anna Gould and Prince
Francis Of Battenberg. The latter has
been withdrawn from Paris In cons =
quence 1t is said. of the queens inter-
position against his alliance with tI..
American heiress. Miss Anna Gould
Is now in London and la expected to
sail October 20 for America.
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UNCLE SANS sLowNEss.
German Exhibitors Mt the WORLDS Fail
Want Their Medals.


Washington. Oct. 9.-The attention OF
the treasury officials was today called
10 the cablcgram from Berlin. stating
that German exhibitors at the Chi
cago Worlds fair were much annoyed
at the delay In issuing the medals and
diplomas. In explanation 1t was stated
that unexpected and unavoidable de
lays had been encountered in securing
a satisfactory design for the medal.
but that proofs were expected from the
makers within Il few days and that,
If found acceptable, the work of str,k-
ing them would be hurried forward
The work OF engraving the plate for
the diplomas. which is said TO be OF
exceptional artistic excellence, is just
completed. and the printing of the re-
puired number will be n matter of On
ly short time. so that the work of dis
tributing the medals and diplomas will
begin at an early day.
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nranse Crnn Damaged.

New Orleans, Oct. "a Telegram
has been received from Port Eads 10
the effect that the orange crop in that
vicinity was damaged one-third by Tie
storm. The wind had attained VI
locity Of "a miles an hour when the
gauge broke. The rice fields were COW
cred with water to the extent of four
feet. but as the crop has been har-
vested, hut little damage resulted from
the overflow
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Tn. Hurricane In tn, South.

Pensacola, Fla, Oct. 9.-The tropi.
cal hurricane that has been central in
the gulf for several days struck this
city Saturday night. 1t increased in
force as morning approached, and all
day yesterday II ragged with terrible
fury. Falling roofs made 1t danger
GUS to appear on the streets and bust
ness was practically suspended. Sev-
eral barks dragged their anchors and
either went ashore or were capsizcd.
In the city much damage was done.
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FORTY OLD SOLDIERS KILLED.
Horrible Atrocities tncarthed at the Day
ton Soldiers Home.

Dayton, Ohio, Oct. 10.-Police search
for the perpetrators of the two recent
murders of veterans of the Soldiers
home on pension day, develops Il sit
uation more horrible than the atrociouS
Bender crimes in the West. Forty nf
the old soldiers have been robbed an'i
murdered ut the national home. an'i
only a passing notice has been taken
of the crimes. Tile Grand Army i
taking hold Of the matter and tic feel
ing runs high. The government should
send detectives here to collect evidence
against the niurderers. who have grown
rich by robbing the veterans. Local
police authorities can go no furthe;
than to give points that will surely
lead to the arrest and conviction OF
the guilty ones.