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The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1895-03-29
III HUNG CHANG SHOT
BULLET STRUCK HIM IN THE
FACE:
A Misguided Young japausss ouil.y Of
tho Grave Crims-Ths Aged States.
man Attacked while leaving Dipio-
matlc Confersnoe.

ShImonski, March 2O.-As Ii Hung
Chang, tile Chinese envoy. was return
Ing to his lodgings in this place yes
terday, after having attended a con-
ference with Count Ito and Viscount
Mutsu, the Japanese peace plenlpoten.:
tlarics, n young Japanese, tired piston
mt him.
The bullet sped straight, but most for
tunately did no more harm than to In
fiIct A wound In Ii Hung Changes face.
At the time of sending this dispatch It
Is impossible to learn whether OF NOT
The wound is serious.
The attempt to assasslnate the repre-
sentative Of the emperor OF emma
caused the most Intense excitement
and on every side there were express
slons Of deep regret.
The would.be murderer was arrested.
1t Is believed that he was prompted TO
tho crime by misguided patriotism.
London, March 2G.-A dispatch from
Shimonskl states that the name OF the
would.be assassin Is Koyama. lie ID
twenty-one years of age.
Count Ito, president Of the japanese
council Of ministers, and one OF the
peace commissioners, has visited ii
Hung Chang and expressed to him his
sympathy and regret. j.,
Prime Minister Ito has telegraphcd
to Hiroshima asking that DR.. Sato, the
imperial physician. BIO sent to attend
the Chinese commissioner. Every pre-
caution has been taken by the police
and military to prevent any trouble.
The government profoundly regrets the
affair.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1895-03-29
sHAKrsPEARE's MARRIED LIFE.
Ne 10 said Never TO Have Lost Low, IN,
Ills ktratford Home,

ON what basis does the theory PES,
that Shakespeare was not happy in The
later years of his married life? write.
DR.. william ]. noifc In LadIcs' Home
journal.
A. We have seen. his wife was sbo,,,
eight years older than himself, ana the
nuptials had been celebrated in romc
haste. lie had gone 10 London n Few
years later. leaving his wife ana babies
In Btratford. Tho "Ronnctr," which. 10
my thinking. are ubqueptionabIy au.
tobiographicai. indicate that he had
not been able 20 resist the temptations
Of city lifc-thnt he had sinned, CD.
suffered. and rcpented. Note that ter.
ribIc cutlery OF rcmorHc. the i?oth son.
net. II assures ur that. whatever his
errors may have been. Shakespeare re.
pented Of them, and his after life
shows that he brought forth fruits
meet for repentance. He never lost his
love for bip Strntford home. We have
seen that an soon MS no began 10 DO
prosperous In London he bought tho
diiapidated New Place. ana ns faa,
rs his means allowed repaired the
house. enlarged and improved the
grounds. ana gradually made II i.ie Gle.
CANT and delightful home which must
have bern his Ideal from Tho very ilrst
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1895-03-29
FIREMEN's LIVES LOST.
DISASTROUS Capitalization
AT DENVER,
Three coiorsd Men and One white Man
sink Through the Floor OF tho St.
James HotsL-rhs building saved
From Destruction.

Denver, March ga sad catastro-
phe occurred In connection with d IRE
at tho st. James hotel Saturday night.
-Four firemen-,onc white and three
colored-lost their lives.
The fire was discovered shortly after
ten o'clock. 1t was what 10 known rs
blind fire. that is q fire where the
flames are not observable and where
the flames themselves are Of little ac-
count, but where the smoke is mos;
dangerous.
The actual fire did not reach above
the basement. 1t burned away the
supports OF the floor, but By that time
the water poured In from all points by
the department had stayed the flames,
but not 30 with the smoke. 1t pene-
trnted the whole building. II could be
seen belchIng from the doors on the
ground floor and the windows up to
tho fourth story. Tho fumes caused by
the cellar damp and the burning of
the wood made 1t appear as II the
whole building was ready to belch
forth In flames, while as a matter Of
fact the fire was confined to the walls
and partitions In tho basement of the
building
The firemen who lost their lives
cropped their way through tile smoke In
to the main entrance Of the hotel
where the floor had been weakened by
the fire below. The reswt y,ses that
they went down Into the ifiiidiSy vor-
tex below with no chance to save them
selves or to be saved The bodies were
recovered. The names OF tho unfor-
tunates are:
Harold w. Hartwell. captain.
i. s. Brawley, lieutenant.
Richard cambridge. fireman.
Steve Martin, fireman.
Hartwell was n white man, the 9TH
crs colored. None OF the guests had
fire was extingulshed before tho build
log suffered materially
The property loss by the doubly de-
rtructive fire will amount TO $4,000
Manager Clark OF the St james estl.
mates that the damage to his furniture
and stock will be about $4,000. He
had an Insurance on this of $4,000. but
some time ago allowed 1t to sink to
$4,000. $1,000 on the furniture and
$1,000 on the stock.
Water and smoke did most damage
TO the building above the first floor. Al
most NIL the rooms and corridors will
have to he renovated so far as paint
Ing, decorating, etc, are concerned.
The basement and floors all the way
through the block will have to be reiit-
ted and rebuilt. Mr.. Wolff says the
building is Insured for 100000. Repairs
to 1t will probably cost $4,000.
In the stores. offices and their base
ments the damage was confined TO
about 5000. Everything is fully III
yured.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1895-03-29

New York. March 25.-Leading Wall
street banks report that the amount Of
business In currency being done with
their country correspondents Ii small.
that little or nothing has como In from
tho West this week and that the Chicn-
go banks are anxious to borrow rather
than TO lend TO accommodate their
own customers The banks will gain
about xi.Iy0.OOO for the week. The
sub.ircasury daily reports show the fol
lowing results for the week.
Total receipts, S2S,50O.Op0; total pay.
mcnts. S.9.za0.OOO This promises. nj.
lowing for the Sl.t00.000 gold received
by the I.ucania, q gain for the sub
treasury OF nearly S2.OOO,OOO.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1895-03-29
FoRrY-sEvEN BODIES OUT.
better Progress ieiag Mads ut the Amy
Minis.


Minis.
Almy. Wyo,. March 23.-Thcre were
forty-sevcn bodies recovered M to last
night from the Red Canon mine. and
there are about thirteen more In the
,. Inc yet. with good good prospects for
their recovery. The mine IL In fair
condition tonight. No fire, and mir
fair. II Is claimed that there are nifty
two widows and :.i2 fathcrlcss child.
rem. and they nre In destitute clrcum.
stances.
Relief has been asked for from
throughout the state, us a great many
Of the widows are unable TO bury their
dead.
A general funeral will likely be held
ON Sunday AT /. y. m. Scenes around
the mine top nfr affecting 10 the strong
est hearts. Your correspondent was M
eye witness 10 the terrible disaster. saw
II Just rs II reached the surface. and II
was the most awful sight that human
eyes ever witnesses. There ARE four
air ways. and the smoke boiled out OF
all Of them terribly. and timbcrs. rocks.
dirt aud bricks fyin. In the air 30 ihcl,
n person could not see. md when
things calmcd down again tho sight
was terrible TO witness. Broken tim.
beers. dead men aud beasts lay In all di.
rcctions and In all shapes.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1895-03-29
MILLION DOLLAR FIRE.
Reid Packing Comp,ny'. Plant at Kansas
City Dcstroy-d.


Kansas City. Mo-. March 2G.-At $50
o'clock last night fire broke out In one
Of the buildings OF the Reid Packing
company's plant at Kansas and HAIL.
road avenues. Kansas City, Kansas,
and almost the entire group OF build.
ings We're completely destroyed, caus.
Ing d loss of over Sl.O0O.OO0. AT 1880
o'clock the following buildings had
been destroyed and the fire was not yet
under control, owing TO the want OF
water pressure: The thrce-story hog
building. the storage building, four
stories; the engine house.
When the fire was dlscoIercd the
Waterman tclcgraphcd thk Kansas
City. Kansas. Fire department. and n
general alarm was sounded. The
flames spread over the top Nhr Of tho
hog building with incredible apidity.
feeding on the meats and oils. Before
the fircmcn had laid line II hose the
roof had fallen in. The flames from
the hog building communicated with
the engine house on the south and soon
wrecked the boilers and destroyed the
effectiveness OF the compaDy's fire ap-
paratus.
A disastrous explosion was narrowly
avertcd by the iircmen. who. at the risk
OF life and limb. rolled twenty barrels
OF gasoline from the building.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1895-03-29


| a bureau OF sugar beet culture and pro-
I'viding for the payment Of a bounty
Of Sc per ton for every ton of sugar
beets grown In the state and sold to
Colorado sugar-beet factory.
II. B. 115, Klock, appropriating $15,.
600 for the establishment Of an indus:
trial school for girls.
II. b. 80, Whittier, appropriating &c.,
600 for the construction of reservoir
Oh Plum creek In Douglas county,
II. d. 10, Minor, appropriating $40.
600 for u wagon road from Grand river
over Buchanan pass.
Senator Felker's bill limiting the
time Of bringing suits originating out
side the state to six years, passed third
reading. -.
Senator Felker's bill. relating ia the
mortgage OF property OF infants and In.
sane persons passed third reading with
out debate.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1895-03-29

New York. March 22.-Tho health
board to-day learned that there had
been man stricken with lcprosy living
for tho pnst six years In tenement
house In this city. President Wni,ircn
snld tim, the facts ~ FAR M nsccrinincd
had been given to Sanitary sulcrinicn.
dent Roberts aud that n prompt and
thorough investigation would follow.
The mans name aud address has not
been given out. Although the case has
been handled during tho past few years
by two physicians and brought 10 tho
notice of the medical stan Of tho Pres.
byicrlnn hospital, II Inns mover been TO.
ported 10 tho health board.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1895-03-29
SCENES OF WILD DISORDER.


Iu~ Artnout Legislature Does Not Pass
Appropriation mis-.
Phoenix. Arix,. March o3.-Amid
scenes Of wild disorder the eighteenth
session Of the Territorial Assembly
came 10 nm abrupt termination At I
o'clock this morning. After u bitter
light tho bill creating Navajo county. In
the northeastern part OF tho territory.
was passed by both houses. The gen.
crai appropriation bill was then taken
M In the House md every scheme TO
delay its passage was rcsoricd To.
The object Of this delay wns 10 kill
the chances for the removal Of the pen.
iicr''ary from Yuma TO Prescott. for
which the Santa Fc railroad co,ninny's
agents have been making light. op.
posed by tho Southern Pacific com.
pnny's lobbyists. They prevented tho
taking of n vote until after midnight,
when the session lnp-cd through limisn.
iion. Speaker Carpenter arbitrarily adj.
Journcd the House, Nearly ali terrific.
rlnl officers md institutions nrc thus
left without funds for tho coming two
years. An extra session en- DO called
only by Congress at It's next session.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1895-03-29

Washington, March 15.-There IL a
provision In the sundry civil bill which
Will probably result In the survey of all
lands within the limits Of railroad
grants BY the terms OF grants to rail.
roads the roads were compelled to pay
for the surveys Of their lands before
title could pass, but thereafter the
government IL Obliged TO pay for the
survey of even numbered sections with.
In those grants. The surveys have gone
along rather slowly. a. the approprin
lions have been used outside as well
as inside the grants. But In the last
bill separate appropriation OF 500.
600 was made for the survey OF lands
within prailroad grants and II Is made
Il continuing appropriation.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1895-03-29
TROUBLE IN INDIA.
Affairs h Chitrai ksid 70 Ne Orowiag
ko11oNs.

ksstous.
Calcutta. March 25.-The situation Of
affairs In chitrai has grown more serl.
ous. Lieutenant Ross OF the Fourteenth
sikh regiment has been attacked by
the enemy and killed with some OF his
men.
Chrlial has been In n disturbed state
ever since early In January last. when
Nizan III Mulk. mchtar Of Chitrai. was
murdered by his youngest brother.
Amir N Mulk. who established himself
Ms mchinr. Fighting between umrn.
the kbnn Of Jandol. and tho Chitrniis
followed. the latter wcrc said TO have
been defeated. A later dispatch. how.
ever. declared that umra was defeated
On February % II was announced
that rmra kl,nn was sending rein.
forccmcnts TO Dorsh Fort TO meet nm
unexpected attack by tho Chitrnlln and
II was also announced that shcr Afx,l,
uncle OF the lntc mchtnr, escaped from
cnbul. md Joined umra Khan Mt
Dorsh Fort. His attitude WINS said to
bc uncertain but Umra Khan assured
tho British political officer at chitrnl.
Mr. udncy. ihnt he had no Intention ~
acting In u manner hostile TO the Brit.
i-h.
Amir N Mulk. tho mchtnr OF Chit.
raj. IL described ns a man of weak char.
asicr with littio intelligence or expert.
cnrc.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1895-03-29

The influence OF diet on tho growth
OF hair has often been discussed. II
has been shown that starchy mixtures.
milk and many other foods recog-
nized as being highly nutritious. arc
in fact. sure death to hair growth.
Chemical analysis proves that the hair
is composed OF five per cont Of sulphur
and its ash Of twonty per cent OF sill
con md 10 per cent OF manganese. The
foods which contain large per cent
OF tho above named elements arc
meat, oatmeal and graham. Henry
pointcdly says: "Nations which eat
most meat have the most hair"
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1895-03-29

snlt Lake City. Utah. March .i.-Thc
majority report OF tile committee on
elections md suffrage was presented
10 the constitutional convention yc-,rr.
day. The rcpor, recommends woman's
suffrage In the exact language NJ ear.
ricd In the constitution ~ Wyoming.
4 minority report VIII 10 submitted.
ono section " tho report provides
that no person shnll have n right TO
vote who shall not h. nbc 10 read tho
constitution II the United States.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1895-03-29

An esteemed contemporary which is
striving TO convince some sixty Chicago
coupler that they arc not married a, ali
because the Milwaukee priest who mar.
ricd them failed TO properly record the
marriages. Is doing society bad service.
Furthermore. II IN showing a lament.
able ignorance OF the law. The priest
may huffcr legal penalties for his fail.
urc to comply with the formniltIes di.
Tcetcd. but the happy pairs ARE bound
as ught and fast IN though they had
been erpouscd by an archbishop In a
cathedral
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1895-03-29
tits said the few birds worn on ladies'

II is said the few birds worn on indicr'
hats In London have decidedly
iacky" appearance. The efforts OF the
society organized To discourage the
slaughter OF birdn and exercised among
fnnhion leaders have not been In vain,
Sny ribbons have been nubntituted
thcrc Tor Rhy plumagc. The bird
corpscs stu employed IN London are
nnid TO be OF the hunters harvest OF two
or three years ago. Fashion lcaderp In
this country could. II they would, nc.
eompiinh ms much as have fashion lead.
ers In England's metropolis.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1895-03-29

In tomorrow's paper" sayli the Phil
adeiphin Tinies. will be announced the
winners OF the second Baby contest and
new contest will be opened. which will
be found the most entertaining OF the Sc
ries, In this the question will be whcth-
er the originals OF the portraits given
are married o. single" And yet there
are skcpiics who pretend that Phiiadel-
pf'ia newspapers are not quite ut the
apex OF the wedge Of progress.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1895-03-29

Trinidad. Colo. March 2t.-'rhis
morning Mt Springer section foreman
,nndn the horrible discovery " tho
bodies Of three dcnd mrn In n box cnr
Tint WINS standing oil the side track NJ
that station. The men were sren about
The depot Inst evening aud II II thought
that they entered tho car In the night
nnd lighted charcoal fire IN u common
timers stove which they Ind been cnr.
rying with them nnd went 10 sleep mud
wer" Hufrocnied by the gna from the
burning charcoal
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1895-03-29

New York. March 23.-Thc electrical
wircmcn's strike. which commenced on
February Is. was declared on to-day.
With the single exception Of having the
clght-hour day started on May ! In
stead Of May IL. the strikers have not
maintained my privileges which they
had not enjoyed prior 10 the strike.
Bishop Henry q. Potter. president OF
the board OF mediation and concilla-
tlon. and Professor Felix Adler, OF the
same body. were mainly instrumental
In bringing about the settlement. which
was signed on Wednesday evening by
representatives Of all the organiza tons
Interested.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1895-03-29
Hoods SarsapariIla
The Blood Purifier and True Nerve Tonic


Dupin the elder. who presided over
tho chamber OF deputies up to the
coup d'etat, disliked prosy, long
winded speaker. One OF his bugbears
was deputy OF tho center, with the
fiamo OF Abraham Dubois. One day,
Dubois had occupied the rostrum for
moro than an hour. and his speech
was not half finished. Suddenly Du-
pin rang his bell and got UP. "Abra-
ham. Abraham" he exclaimed In q
sepulchral tone-"Abraham, Abra-
ham, tho hour for the sacrifice has
struck" The poor speaker did not
protest, but Immediately vacated tho
acknowledgement.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1895-03-29

cured. He also secured n number OF
trip passes, which hc sold to various
brokers In this city. He claimed that
he did not understand that 1t was
wrong. Sentence was deferred, but un.
der tie finding OF the jury. lie may BE-
sent to the penitentlary for not less
than eighteen months and DO compelled
to pay a fine OF not less than $500.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1895-03-29

Zanzibar. March 2i--prousht aud 10.
Gusts have caused widespread dnmngc
IN Eastern Equatorial Africa. Tile vi,
ingcs have been dcpopulai"d nnd mis-.
sion schools nnd churches have been
closed. Many natives are selling them.
selves nnd their children inio slavery
10 obtain food. The missionaries IN
t'sogo and MnmbOla have joined others
IN M appeal for MD
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1895-03-29

Gen. De Campos, the pacifcator of
Cuba, doubtless belongs to the old school
OF pacliicators, who believed the best
rebel was dead rebel. Spain Is true
to Its cruel traditions In dealing with
Cuba. and II is no wonder the fleeced
people rise.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1895-03-29

a great many women In America felt
personal Interest In the news OF the
Death OF ~. Worth. perhaps the most
celebrated man In Pnris. He passed
away after long and more or less use
fui career, and left behind him name
which was not born TO die for some time
70 come. For II is reasonable TO expect
tnat Tor quarter OF century at least
worth creations win be In evidence.
ienec 10 Ills departed spirit. and may
his celestial robes come up to his most
critical expectations.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1895-03-29

II IL reported In New York that THE
chinese Nix companies ARE 10 form an
organization ~ liunlynn'n IN opp1Nl.
iion 10 the one talked ~ hy employees
10 put n stop 10 the cutting ~ rates II
u proposed 10 Secure u .l"irirr from
tho Legislature Each lhHniry viii
contribute from ~ Vru,s ~ 81 a mDhih,
mud branches sill be cslalilelled all W.
or tho country,
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1895-03-29

Colorado Springs, Colo. March -. -.
More extended examination Into tho
systematic ofr stealing hy the Metros
hey broihors from tito Union Mining
company shows lint tho value uf orr
stolen amounts Ia nearly S2Dn,OOD II
Va sud TINT some Of the rich mineral
IL -iorrl away ia Cripple Creek Tho
matter Is being thoroughly lnyesuyat
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1895-03-29

berlin. March 2i.-.rhc rcichsiag yc.
tcrdny by n vo,c ~ id3 10 40. reject,
I'd the proposal ~ tho president Of Tho
tciclistns, Herr Won Lcyctsow. TINT tho
house congratulate Prince bismarck
upon his birthday. whcrcupop Herr
Won tcvcisow. amid vocifcrour cheer
linz from tho members Of the right. mn
nounccd that Ito resigned tho prcsl
1cury,
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1895-03-29

Gov. sheakley of Alaska, who has
been visiting Washington to file his an
nual report, says that the big territory
In time will be famous In many ways.
but most OF all in Its mines. Even now
Alaska is contributing steadily to the
worlds supply Of gold
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1895-03-29

A number OF women In Chicago have
organized society for the cultivation
OF the art OF conversation. The idea Is
n good one. but there may be people
cynical enough TO suggest that soci-
ETY. should also be organized for the cuI.
tivation OF the art OF silence.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1895-03-29
TRAIN ROBBERY NEAR VICTOR



Victor, Colo, March 22.-Florence &
Cripple Creek railroad train No. o.
southbound. leaving Victor ut $50 p.
m. was held up by five or six masked
robbers just outside the city limits. The
robbers stopped the train by getting on
the engine and pulling revolvcrs on
Engineer Pope.
The robbers then went through the
mail and express car, but found moth.
ing valuable. The mall and express
matter was not molcsted.
The robbers then compelled the ex.
press messenger to take the lead, and
going through the coaches. the robbers
held up several passengers. taking two
or three gold watches and soine money.
No one was injured. The robbers dc.
layed the train 30 minutes.
The railroad and express companies
Offer reward OF $500 for the arrest
and conviction of the robbers.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1895-03-29

We believe It is now tolerabiy well
understood by foreign nations In gen.
cral. and Great Britain In particular.
that II u canal Is TO be built across any
portion OF this continent. connecting the
Atlantic and Pacific, that canal will bc
controlled. II not absolutely owned. by
this republic. II may be asserted with
equal precision and vehemencc that
when Hawaii Is connected by cable with
any other portion OF the world, the wire
and both landings win be under control
OF the United States.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1895-03-29

Chicago, March g -l,oy. Frank
Cbnrdon llns been found guilty In the
federal court Of ihls city NJ having
made usp of The mails ~ rell ha cltrgy
inhas linlfrnic order over various rail
ways, ITO sent letters 10 brokers, In
Wing bids N tic permits Ito Ind No.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1895-03-29

Turn back" pleaded the maiden,
40. Time, in thy flight. and make me
young again, just for to night"
Certainly" rcioined Time, affably.
about how far shall | turn back"
"Nopc of your business"
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1895-03-29

"Put up or shut up" said ono pugi-
list TO another.
IN put up" was the lat,er's reply.
'.But surely you don't expect mo to
violate tho tencts Of our profession BY
shutting np."-Judgo.
The world owes us all living, yet no
man can collect the debt unless he pulls on
his coat and takes II from the worlds hide.
The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1895-03-29

According to the returns OF the u.s.
SCISSORS there is not single cigarette
dealer in the Ohio counties OF Knox.
Athens and Fairfield. This is another
evidence that rural conservatism and
common sense are powerful saving
forces In civilization.