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The Monte Vista journal., 1897-05-29

arranging for the holding OF a carni-
val and attended circus in the after
noon. In some way he met Mrs. Reid
and on her return to her home she
told her husband that Halstead had
insulted her. A family council was
held and 1t was decided to kill Hal
stead. Reid loaded shotgun and ac-
oompanied by Garfield. bennington
and others. went back to the circus
grounds to look for Halstead. Their
victim was+in the center OF a crowd.
but Mrs. Reid pointed him out and
when he stepped n little to one side
her husband quickly raised his gun
and killed Halstead instantly. II is
now claimed that Halstead did not in
suit the woman and the shooting was
nothing more nor less than deliberate
murder. the motive Of which is as yet
a mystery.
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Had Friend. n, sr.-c-.

London. Mn 23.--A Times special
from Athens bays: The forces OF the
Ethnlke Hcts IA have distinguished
themselves md since than during the
war and ban of lrregulars and de-
seriers are pillaging and devastating
the Phthlolls district. where the condi-
ton OF the villages Is most lanentab!c.
The Athens correspondent OF the
Times says: Owing TO the disVuiciudc
caused by the presence In the city Of
large bodies Of volunteers. the govern
mcnt has hastily recalled the force OF
gendarmcs sent TO Arta and will take
measures 10 deport these dangerous al
lies to their various countries at the
earliest possible date.
Most Of the volunteers making up the
Bcrthct column are anarchists. and the
government has dealt wisely In refus.
ing 10 allow them TO come here. nj
though they insisted on the privilege.
The government sent them from Arta
TO S-avarda. and there dlsarmcd them.
with orders to leave for Italy In Greek
vessels. Thcreupon they began To in.
dulgc In all sorts OF excesses and got
Into confilc, with the Inhabitants, with
the result that one Italian was killed
and six were seriously wounded. Fl.
nnl!y. after great deal OF trouble. they
were sent To BrIndizc under the escort
Of two Greek mcn-of-war
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THE SUPREME COURT.
Catching up with ~. Eu.in~.. severn,
Important D~ei.loas.


Washington. May 2i.-Aftrr render.
ing final decisions In ihir,y-sIx eases
nnd giving attention to other business
Incident Ia the last sitting OF the term,
the United States supreme Court 10.
day adjourned mtil October next.
When The court crlcr announced the
hnnl adjournment for the term thrr,
were apparently $50 eases on the doe,
kct undlspos.d OF. but there were net.
unlly 800 eases. twcnty-onc havln: al.
ready been argued and submitted.
This Is n smaller number than III,
records of th" court have shown FOR
thirty years. Al the conclusion of the
term ending year ago ihrr. were Io:l
eases undisIos,i of. and since then .sl
hnr" been nidrd. making u total OF SlI
contained In the docket for III. yrnr.
or this number i3I have been finally
disposed OF and the principal lnhor
done In twenty. others.
The United States Supreme Court de.
cldcd two cnscs to-day holding thnt tho
United States Interstate Commerce
Commission has no power to prescribe
rates on railroads which may control IN
the future. The eases were those Of
the Commission versus tlir Cincinnati
4 New Orleans Railroad Company nn,l
the Florida Il Western Company.
The decision is construed to ncnn
,hnt the Interstate Commerce Com.
mission has no power To pass uiDu
rates before they nrc put into eject.
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itself down IN his lap for anothss
snoose- The cat was large. well fed.
Later It did = number Of tricks that
showed Its intelligence. Mrs. Gillette
stated that Minnie was never taught
to do those tricks, but did them when
asked to from the very Arst.
The visitors asked questions regard
Ing the cats mode Of life and was
ushered into 4 large front room on
the second story Of the house. The
furniture consisted Of N old-fashion-
ed black walnut bed Spem suit. with
marble topped dresser and double
bed. On tie dresser lay combs and
brushes and the windows were draped
with chinz Of pretty pattern. The
moor was carpetsd and the room had
4e appearance Of one that was used
by some member Of the household.
This. the woman explained. was the
cats room. 4
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MAY SEND ARMY OFFICERS.
Mckinley Considering Methods of Dis
tributinK supplies.

Washington, May 2i.-Thc president
on the suggestion of Secretary Alger,
Is considering the plan of assigning an
officer from the commissary depart.
mcnt Of the regular army to take
charge Of the assembling OF relief sup
plies for Americans In Cuba. This de
pnrtmcnt In trained In the handling Of
supplies. and has advantages In con
trac'ing for large quantities OF neccs-
saries, Thr,aigh the good offices of
the Spanish government 1t is probable
that. In the etent 1t is decided to send
food supplies to Cuba. In addition TO
the r"inittnn'as of money. our govern
ment Will br,able to send much more
than would I'll the ease II duty were ex-
acted upon IN goods imported. An in
timation has kccn given that such sup
plies Will be admitted duty free. The
Importance Il this remission can be
perceived wlikn II is realized that the
duty on hou0 Is Si.oo II barrel, or
about its original cost. In other words.
the 10000 appropriated will he prac.
tically doublo In value by the saving
OF tnrin dcIlbrtions.
II was said his afternoon that the
President to-iAorrow would begin tn
plan the dcta Is Of the distribution. so
the subject dtibtless will come before
the full Cabinh nt its regular meeting.
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By the last census 1t appears that
the population OF France is now 3s.-
22S. S.969, an increase in five years Of
only l33.Sl9. and this mainly through
immigration. For several years past
the death rate has exceeded the birth
rate. These facts become still more
significant when comparison is made
between France and her neighbors. In
Germany the increase Of population
during the last fve years has been
2.s5i.i3l. nearly 100000. ns against
1874 900 In France. The contrast is still
more striking when these figures are
compared with those Of the past. At
the beginning OF the century France
ou;numbercd Prussia three to one. To-
day Prussia contains almost an equal
population. and as for the whole Of
Germany. there are Ave Germans to
every four Frenchmen.
The Monte Vista journal., 1897-05-29
ANOTHER SUNDAY TRAGEDY,
A Sunday Fight R-~ult< In the Death of
Two Men,

Two Men.
Denver. May 2i.-In quarrel over
water rights at Joseph loves ranch on
South Broadway at GI5 o'clock last
night Samuel II. Mccall. gambler.
was shot to death. and John McKenna.
formerly New York city saloon man.
was fatally wounded. Jacob Kistharl
and his son, Daniel Kisihard. admit
having done the shooting. The father
Is slNty-four years OF age and occupies
n ranch adjoining Joseph loves place.
Daniel klsihard is thirty-nlne years
old and is employed at McFarlanc h
Co.'S machine shop, 1874 Fifteenth
street.
1t was while Jacob Kisthard. Daniel
Kisthard and other relatives We're
working on fumc which would turn
The ditch water from running FOR go
feet upon loves ranch that the trouble
arose. Jacob kisthard claims to have
shot In sclf-defcnse. stating that party
OF loves employees and hangcrs-on had
made an attack on the kisihards. John
Phillips. one OF loves farm hands.
who says he was within twenty feet of
The scene Of the fatality. states that
Mc'all and McKenna were shot down
In cold blood. having taken no part in
'H' hl>'us>lon over the ditch.
Al o'clock this morning Joe Lowe
and his man Phillips were arrested and
placed In the county jail In connection
win the shooting OF Mccall and Ne.
Eenna
on later Investigation by Under Shcr.
ut Clay he found evidence which con
vinced him that .Ioe Lowe fired the first
shot In the melee. firing I, from the
porch OF his house.
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TO INVESTIGATE ALASKA.
The Head Of the 'Intsrior DspaPtAsat
Thlaks IL Can Aid the Natives.

=
Washington. May 24.-The secretary
Of agriculture has decided to send u
commission to Alaska for the purpose
Of making what may be termed an aE-
ricultural and geological survey OF the
territory. His object is to ascertain
how far the Inhabitants can be made
self-supporting. 10 ascertain what food
products can be grown there. and what
can be done TO encourage native meat
supply as substitute for the reindeer
and the seal. which have been the chief
means OF subsistence, to the natives.
There has never been such an inquiry
In Alaska. There Is II general knowl.
edge that a little wheat and corn and
potatoes have been grown on the coast.
and that the season is long enough to
allow other hardy vegetation to ma
ture. But the rapid increase Of popu-
lation and the cost Of importing sup
plies Is Offering n very serious prob
lem TO the Alaskans. and It is believed
that Information that may be gathered
and published daring the present sea-
son Will he utilized by TIE people next
year. Along the coast the climate is
quite mild. and Secretary Wilson be
lieVes that on the pcninsulas that ex-
tend into the sea the soil Is sufficiently
fertile. and that other conditions are
suitable for the production OF regular
crops OF hardy grains and vegetables.
The commission will consist OF DIR. Pei
ton jackson. who has charge of govern
ment schools in Alaska and knows
more about that territory than any
other man: Professor W. II. Evans OF
the botanical division OF the depart
ment OF agriculture. and Professor Il.
killcn OF Oregon. The latter gentle
man Is an all-round scientist and II
practical farmer. He Is one of the re-
gents OF the agricultural college of the
state. and is sufficiently familiar with
both the animal and vegetable king
doms TO enable him to make report of
great value.
The Monte Vista journal., 1897-05-29

Reports In regard to winter wheat
are discouraging. The continuous rains.
followed by high water In the streams,
have flooded the low lands In many
portions OF southern Illinois. so that
what wheat was not winter killed has
been utterly ruined by water. Reports
from nearly half OF the countics In the
state. including almost all OF the win.
t.r-wheat growing counties. are that
two-,hirds OF the whca, seeded last fall
-i.14?.0o0 acres was winter killed or
destroyed by Hoods, and the condition
OF the remaining third-5s. 900 acres
Is 30 poor that under the mos, favora.
BILE conditions only ono-third OF an ay-
cfasc crop may be expected. The out.
look is that little more than enough
wheat for seed will be harvested In
Illinois this season, and the people will
have to depend on other states for
wheat for consumption. u condition
tha, has occurred but once In the agri.
cultural history OF the state.
The Monte Vista journal., 1897-05-29

A cableHram from London says: In
consequence OF the efforts OF the gov
ernment OF Massachusetts,, the Ameri-
can Antiquarian and Massachusetts
Historical societies, the Pilgrim So
siety of Plymouth and the New Eng
land Society OF New York. backed up
by the desires Of the archbishop OF
Canterbury and the bishop OF London,
the consistory court VI t.,e diocese OF
London assembled March % In the old
chapel OF ST. Paul's Cathedral In order
to determine the question OF the re-
storation OF the log OF the Maynower TO
the United States. After formal dis
curslon the chancellor said: Il order
en- the undertaking here given by Mr..
Bayard to place the log in II, place.
where persons concerned can have ne
cess thereto. and proper certified copy
being deposited at Fulham that the
original be given up to Mr.. Bayard for
transmission to the President OF the
United States"
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"a JvMrA AND LAMAR CANAL.
Court Allows soms Necessary Improve
Wsats PeaAlng the Result Of l.itisatloa.

Court Allows soms Necessary Improve
asats Pssa,.g the Rssals Of Litisatios.
Denver, May 24.-The water right
owners and the Great Plains Water
Storage Company scored decided VIC
tory over the La Junta and lamar Ca
nal Company and the. New La Junta
and Lamar Canal Company In the Su-
preme Court yesterday afternoon, In Sc
curing modification OF the Superse-
IDEAS previously granted by the court
restraining the Great Plains Water
Storage Company from proceeding
with the work OF improving the canal
from the headgate forty miles along
Its length, under the terms OF CON
tract entered into with the receiver of
the canal. and pursuant with an order
of Judge Northcutt OF the District
Colrt.
The latest opinion OF the court IL al
most direct retraction of the restric-
lions sought to be placed upon the
work OF the Great Plains Water Stor-
age Company by the superscdcas pre-
viously granted leaving the company
Mt liberty to continue the work. which
had already been begun. OF putting In
new headgate and fumes across
Horse and Adobe creeks. distributing
laterals and such other repairs as are
necessary on the dam and cmbank-
ments of the canal.
The only work included In the con-
tract not allowed by yesterdays dcci-
sion OF tfhe court is the widening Of
the canal twenty feet for distance OF
forty miles in order to give the Great
Flains Water Storage Company n right
OF way through the canal from the
point OF intersection OF the Great
Plains canal with the La Junta and
Lamar canal. to the Arkansas river.
The Monte Vista journal., 1897-05-29

Sir Isaac Holden. the millionaire
member OF Parliament from Yorkshire,
now nearly 80 years old. believes with
John Wesley that phosphatcs of lime.
In which -four is so rich. are good for
growing children, young people, and
young mothers. but shorten the life OF
the elderly by making bones dense
and weighty muscles rigid. "furring'
the large blood vessels like an old boil
er. and choking the capillary arter-
les" So he eats hardly any bread. his
favorite food being oranges. bananas
and meat.
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MINNIE PADDOCK.

place In the sitting room to which the
writer was invited was occupied by n
large old-fashioncd rocking chair. ~ hich
had In II u silk-covcred cushion, and
on this cushion was sleeping a large
Maltese cat. The object OF the call was
made known. and what Mrs. Gillette
raid. In substance. follows:
You see. Minnie and l." noddinE her
head ut the cat. were sent to u school
near Hudson. n. Y. after we had At
tended for . number Of years the vii
lage school In Greene. Chenango coun-
~. While nj Hudson We first heard Of
theosophy. I think can say We stud
led theosophy. For several months we
inquired what theosophists believe;
corrcsponded with several devout be-
levers In Its themes. and In the end
were convinced OF the merit OF the
faith. II may 30 term II. / have nj
ways been called an infideI. since my
return from school. by the country folk
about my old home In Chcnnngo coun-
v. and where lived until I married.
and by my ncighbors here as well. Ny
maiden name was Paddock. Minnie.
my sister. was never very strong. She
was four years younger than am, and
ever since I can remember she hud De-
euliar cough: consumption caused her
death almost three years ago. 1 can
remember the day she died almost as
though II WAS yesterday. Minnie had
her bed In the large front room. where
there was plenty Of light and air. In
the early spring she seemed to rally
rome. but on July &c she parsed away.
About three hours before her death she
asked nll to leave the room except my.
self. and Of course her request was
complied with. She called me close to
her side. and. taking my hand. she
pointed to that cat"-agnin Mrs. Giictt.
Indicated tho object Of her remarks by
n nod Of her hcnd-'and said: Edna,
You have been such good sister to mo
that ] always wsne to bc near you. l
shall dic to-day. Until am called to
inhabit another form my spirit will en-.
ter the body Of your kitten
before my sisters death tho kitten
was most troublesome creature. get
ting into all kinds Of mischief. upset.
ting milk pans and was a general null.
sancc. so much Of one In fact. that !
had threatened to have Il drowned a
dozen timcs. Almost Immediately af-
ter my sister died. the disposition Of
tho kitten changed. and II has. since
that event. been the best kitten yoi
ever saw. I firmly believe the spirit
Of my sister Ia In that cat We cali
II Minnie. That was. ~ have told
you. the name Of my sister. We have
given this pretty little creature the
best Of care"
While Mrs. Gillette was talking Min.
ole awoks from her nap. and after rub
bing up against the writer's Trousers,
- sort Of an Introduction. jumped lntu
bis lap. After purrlns in aeknowi.
edgmsnt Of bsiss stroksd Il settled
The Monte Vista journal., 1897-05-29

Such enormous sums are being paid
for houses and windows in London
along the route of the royal procession
on June % next. and so costly are the
preparations made by the people OF the
metropolis for the celebration OF the
sixtieth anniversary of the Queens as
cension to the throne that during the
last three months her Maiesty's life
has been insured to the tune OF nearly
$5,00o.co0 by shopkeepers. window bro
kers, house agents and spectators,
who are anxious to protect themselves
against loss in the possible event of
the venerable sovereign's death before
the date OF the jubilee.
The Monte Vista journal., 1897-05-29
I'u.hsA over . n,sR.


John End sam Hunt. two farmcrI
living In wnshita county. Okla. tied
Charlie Goodaii. II. to q Wild horse and
pushed both boy and horse over steer
blum into tho washita river. Younp
0oodail had been = hired boy OF
Hunts farm for more than = year and
the Hunt brothers claim that he be.
trayed their sister. Amelia Hunt. The,
compelled tho boy TO get on the horst
and threatened him severely. thcr
made tho horse run for milcs at ful
speed. When the horse became u.
hausted the men pushed both over Z
high blu6. Some men near BY rescust
the boy and ho may live. The Hum
brothers have escaped the country. u
caught. nsighbors will lynch them, 1,
10 said.
The Monte Vista journal., 1897-05-29
Hungarian s,-c,,o~ R,o...

Agram. Hungary. May 3.-rhc clcc.
tIon- for the croailan and Slavon!an
provincial Diet took place to-day. Ser.
Ious disturbances occurred In several
towns. A. Bosn!aczi there was terri.
hle riot. The military were ordered to
iirr upon the crowd. with the result
that fourteen were killed and thirty
wounded.
The Hungarian papers accuse the
Catholic clergy of fomcnting the riots
by asserting ihnt the government In.
tends to Introduce civil marriage.
The soldiers who were Unsigned to
preserve order NJ Hosniaczi were fired
upon and stoned by a crowd OF "a thou.
sand. mostly women.
The Monte Vista journal., 1897-05-29
DRUNK ron rwENrY rEA.a

correspondent writes: ~ was drunk
on and OF for over twenty YEAR,, drunk
when had money, sober when had none,
Many dear friends l lost, and numbers
gave me good advice to no purpose; but,
thank God. an angel hand came at last II
the form Of my poor wife, who administer
to me without my knowledge or consent.
! am now saved and completely trans
formed from worthless fellow to sober
and respected citizen"
II "AntiJag' cannot be had ct your
druggist, It will he mailed In plain wrapper
with full directions how to give secretly.
on receipt of One Dollar, by the Renova
Chemical Co., GO broadway, New York, or
they will gladly mail full particular, free.
The Monte Vista journal., 1897-05-29
k.rsl,llr.n n-n.,nr. C.xr...

Washington. May ot.-'rhc ttcpubli.
cnn caucus to-day emphasized the fnc,
That thrrr Is n wide divergence ~ opIn,
Ion among the Republican senators on
rates Of duty fixed In the various
schedules of the tnriK bill. The Sem.
tors were In caucus ncnriy four hours
The only official announcement TINT
wns mntic after the caucus adjourned
WAS that II was decided 10 aptoini
three senators In addition 10 the Re.
publican members ~ the finance com.
mittcc. who were 10 net ns u commit.
ssr to assist In getting the tariff bill
through thr kcnate. II was generally
stated. however. that an agreement
had trcn reached that there should bs
M ~ speeches On the blil from the lsr'
publican sItlc. except that of Ncua "
Atarsch. which II 10 BE- delivered to
moefc ~.
The Monte Vista journal., 1897-05-29
THE VANDERBILT SENSATION.
Ioass Elliott =. shepard Marries Gay
Young Widow.

foang Elliott =. shepard Marries . Gay
Young widow.
Herewith Is a picture of Mrs. Elliott
Fitch Shepard. whose marriage to ono
OF the gilded youth OF New York has in.
iiicted upon the 400 Its latest spasm.
The bride. prior to the marriage. was
widow: she is q years OF age, the
groom being but 90 Her husband is
a son OF tn, late Elliott F. Shepard.
editor Of the New York Mall and Ex-
press. and Is q grandson Of w. X.
Vanderbilt Until her nrst marriage
the bride was Miss Esther Virgins of
Greenport. l.. l.. and was beautiful.
When she reached the age Of l6 Esther
Virgins became the wife Of Alphonso
Potter. Two years Of married life
sufflced them and the couple then sep
arated by mutual consent.
Mrs. Potter returned to her fathers
store. ut which many yachtsmen called
to procure Ice and supplies. and the
young woman Ii credited with many
conquests. Seven years ago MIRA. Pot
ter moved to New York. She attract
ed attcation wherever she went. Her
appearance upon a promenade. In the
park or other public places was sure
to cause small sensation. Five years
ago her husband. Alphonso Potter. died
In California. Mrs. Potter became &C.
quainted with Mr.. Wyndham-Quinn. q
cousin OF Lord Dunraven. and through
him met her present husband.
Young Shepard's marriage forms n
marked contrast TO that Of his sister
Edith. who In October last was mar
The Monte Vista journal., 1897-05-29
4 Failure.

A certain professor In one Of the leading
schools OF this city wns not long since de.
sirous OF Incorporating some negro dialect
In q story he was preparing. No, being very
well versed In their manner Of speech, u
bethout him that II would he 4 good Idea
70 study the language ln Its purity undecided.
the vicinity Of the union depot. near whli&
representatives, of the ebon race are always
To be found.
black negro driving a wagon rnth-. well
loaded. and accostiny him rs "uneie John"
the following brief dialogue ensued:
"!retiy heavy iond. uncle. Can you get
up the hill with ity'
~ do not know. sir. but presume no."
Such an example OF pure and undeniei
English coming from such an unexpscied
source almost pnraiyxed the professor. who
mnttcrcd something about the %irgcn~racy
OF the modern negro" and, n<itally drcid.
Z. fctrnc.,i hi. steps to hif apartments, -
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Captain sso,n-yn C-r..r..,.

Washington. Mny "t.-Cnptnin Rom.
eyn. who WAS tried NJ Fort McPhcrson.
GcorHin. for nssauliing Lieutenant
OBricn. escapes with II severe ccnsurr,
the President disappearing the sen.
tcncc of dismissal on account Of Rom.
Gyms good record and approaching re-.
tircmcnt.
Orders restoring him 10 duty until
hc gWcs on the retired list. June LIST.
will h isaus1i this afternoon and will
severely ccnsurc him for his action.
The Monte Vista journal., 1897-05-29
Tia, Of ,r.,.m-,-r and s-.r,...

Washington. May 24.-Prcsidcnt
Henry u. IInvcmeycr Of the American
Sugar Refining Company. viii be
placed on trial in the Criminal Court
Tomorrow morning on the tndlctmcn,
charging him with having refused to
answer questions put To him by the
Senate committee investigating the
sugar trust. District Attorney Davis
said to-day that he thought two day.
would suffice In which to finish III,
hearing. The defense. II Is under.
stood Will contest every step. Mr..
Hnvemcyer and Mr.. John T.. Scnrlcs
the secretary Of the company. whose
trial ON n similar charge Is expected 10
follow promptly that OF Mr.. IInvcmcy.
cr. reached the city tonight.