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The state herald., 1897-08-06
FOUND THE AIR WAS TO THIN.
". u. F.its Was Unable to Fly From
Pike's Peak Without More Wings.

Colorado Springs. Colo, Aug. .
Willis B. Felts. who proposes to fly
from the summit of Pixies peak. Is in
a very fair way TO prove himself Sec
ond Darius Green. Felts went to the
summit OF Pixies peak Sunday and
spent yesterday afternoon and this
morning In testing his flying appa-
ratus. He made several attempts to
float out upon the air. but each time
his theory was Jared by coming In
contact with the hard rock on the sum
nit OF the peak. He accounts for his
inability to ~ througlI the fact OF the
small resistance Of the air at that al
titCdc. In the wings of his aeroplane
he has surface OF 12J square feet Of
canvas exposed TO the air. He claims
that 1t will require 200 square feet OF
canvas TO support HE weight In the
light atmosphere at that altitude.
Felis descended about 1000 feet and
again tried his dying machine. The
resistance of the air was greater at
that point and more encourag ging. lie
descended still lower. and at point
1900 feet below the summit made an
other trial. The results of his efforts
at that place, he says, We're highly
gratifying TO him, and he feels conf.
dent OF ultimate success.
Felts will make the preliminary trial
next Saturday afternoon In the neigh
borhood OF Colorado Springs. and
proposes TO fly from Pixies peak next
Sunday.
The state herald., 1897-08-06
KILLED HIS SON:
Terrible Act of II. 4. Mel'or, u Promi.
nent Ward Mining Man.

nent Ward Mining Man.
Ward, Colo. Aug. I'll. G. Mellor.
manager of the Ward -Smugglcr Gold
Mining Company, shot and instantly
killed his son, James Mellor, Mt about
$40 o'clock this morning. The only
eye witness to the shooting was the
principal above named. After firing
the fatal SHOT the elder Mellor started
for Boulder to place himself in the
hands of the authorities.
There are but two other men who
can throw any light OH the tragedy.
The names of those are Job Hill and
Joseph j. Kerr The latter is Boul-
der man, who came up here from that
place on Saturday evening with young
Mellor, who was returning from Wis
II TO his wife. Mr.. Kerr was assisting
young Mellor to prepare breakfast at
the latter'S residence In Quiglcyville,
n small camp one and one-half miles
north of Ward. While Kerr was busy
baking cakes young Mcllor said he
would 20 over to his fathers house, n
few hundred yards away, to see if he
could get 81 Of the amount his father
was owing him for labor.
As Mellor opened the door to depart
on this errand he exclaimed: There's
the old man, now" pointing to his
father in the road a few hundred yards
below. Mcllor stepped out the door
whistling tune.
About two minutes later Kerr heard
Il shot and a groan, and on opening the
door, which had closed on Mellor's de-
parture. he met the young Mcllor as
cending the steps leading up to the
door, with his hand pressed against his
heart.
Young Mellor said: "My father shot
me; I'm killed! I'm killed. and fell TO
the floor with his feet just inside the
doorway. No other explanation came
from the young man, and Il moment
lnler he WIS dead
The state herald., 1897-08-06
si,r. Coach iteid up.

Cheyenne, wyo.. Aug. o.-Thc south.
bound stnge coach from Lander TO
liawllns was held up NJ Lott Soldier
station NJ o'clock this morning by two
men, The mall mcks were cut open aud
the contents OF the coach rnnNncked.
The registered mail was taken hut lit
tie plundor was secured. The robbers
were evidently after n big shipment OF
gold. which they expected would he
mnde from the mines near Lander hut
which came through safely on m
onfllor connh.
The state herald., 1897-08-06
AinsIso's Lake of ofPetroleum.

San Francisco. Aug. o-While the
whole world is excited over the gold
discoveries in the North. sight has
been lost of another discovery which
promises to be of great value I'm the
development of that section. Some
months ago Il lake of almost pure Pc
troleum was discovered and samples
Were sent to Seattle for analysis. The
assaycrs' report on these has just been
made public. and the find is reported
to be of incalculable richness.
A company has been formed In Sc
attic to handle the product, and trav-
clcrs from there say that the company
intends to put 1t on the Alaskan mar
ket at once. The lake is Of unknown
depth. several miles wide and from
five to six miles in length, and the
quality Of the petroleum is said 10 b.
of the finest. 1t is fed by springs, and
the hills surrounding II are said TO be
rich In coal and asphalt. The lake Is
only two miles from the ocean, so that
the difficulties of transportation are
reduced TO minimum. II is the eS'
pectation Of the owners of the lake
TO take It's products into the mining
camps OF Northern Alaska wherever
the waterways will permit.
The state herald., 1897-08-06
NoN-uNioN MAN KILLED.
Was Shot Down In an Encounter with .
Number of strikers.

Scottdalc, Pa, Aug. William Cum
mings. the leader of the non.unlon men,
brought here by the Scoitdale Iron Il
Steel Company 10 take the places of
the strikers, was shot and Instantly
killed last night In front OF the Com
merclnl hotel. Cummings and three
companions, all non.union men. en-
countcred number Of strikers as they
came out OF the barroom and war OF
words ensucd. Some one fired n re-
volver and n dozen shots followed In
quick succession. Cummings dropped
dead, with n bullet in his right temple,
and his three companions He'd TO the
mill. hotly pursued by nm angry crowd.
When the non-unlon men reached the
enclosure the deputies on guard sur
rounded them and the mob was forced
TO retreat. Word was at once sent to
Sheriff Seanor nt Grecusburg and hc
Is now on his way TO Scotidnlc with
fifty armed deputies. Al midnight cv-
erythlng was quiet, however. and
there was no fear Of further
outbreak. Reports ns to how the shoot
ing occurred are conflicting. James
Dolf, one OF the nun-unlon men who
were with Cummings, was arrested.
and other arrests VIII follow. The sit
untlon IN very much strained, and no
one can predict the outcome.
The state herald., 1897-08-06
COMING TO COLORADO.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson Is Look
Ing up Cavalry Horses and Sugar B.ets.


Ing up Cavalry Horses and Sugar B.ets.
Washington. July 31.-Secretnry WI.
son Of the Department OF Agriculture
will spend his vacation. which he will
take In August. IN travelling through
Colorado, Utah. Wyoming. the Dako-
tns and Montana. with the object of
studying the resources Of these states
for rearing horses suitable for the Eu-
ropean armies.
The secretary has written TO United
State ministers ana has requested some
Americans travelling abroad TO give
hir, information regarding the exact
qualifications demanded for the army
horses OF Europe, and when this infor.
nation II received n farmers bulletin
will be issued, with view 10 having
this country do more In supplying the
demand than Il has In the past. The
only objection TO horses raised on the
plains OF the West MS army horses fot
European countries lies In the fact that
the animals are not large enough.
The Sioux pony possesses all the
qualifications OF health and hardness
Tint could be desired. aud II Is be-
llevcd that by proper feeding and by
tho Introduction of heavier stock on
the sire side II can be brought mp TO the
required size.
Mr.. Wilson believes that II stock.
men and farmers can grow the horses
needed TO recruit the cavalry OF Euro
pcnn countries they VIII get good
price for them.
Secretary Wilson will also look over
the states In which he VIII spend his
vacation with view 10 seeing what
eau bc done for the development OF
the beet industry.
The state herald., 1897-08-06
Children ronndrd n nnml,

Butte Mont, Aug. while playing
In front OF the residence OF John j.
o'Mears. at al East broadway. three
little children picked up what they
thought was a Roman candle and tried
TO open It with hammer and nail
The result was terrific explosion that
threw the children. torn and bleeding,
some distance and tore great hole In
the sidewalk; hut by what seems 10 he
n miracle the children were not fatally
injured. Molllc O'Mcars, aged three.
WIS literally pcppercd all over her
bod" with small bits of glass. lead and
brass, some Of the wounds being half
an Inch deep. Clarence Tcrrlll, aged
four was frightfully cut In many
places and viii lose his left eye. though
doctors say his wound win not prove
fatal Arthur Tcrrlll, aged 1--WE. was also
badly lnceraied. The police have the.
ory that the bomb was thrown at the
house and was Intended FOR the father
of the o'Mcars children. who IL super.
lntcndcnt Of the Moonlight mine. Scy.
cral previous attempts against his life
have been made In n similar manner.
The state herald., 1897-08-06
iiou,d.r M,u,,r Comp..,.

Boulder, Colo, Aug, .,-Thc stock,
holders of the Boulder Milling and Isl,
ovntor Company to-day elected nH N.
board " directors Tor tho ensuing
ycnr, u. l.. Wise. y. W. kohlor. \.
A. Griffin. ". II. Allison. c. ". Row.
land. u. !. Temple and George II.
fondn. +. W. Kohlcr was elected
president q. W. Rowland secretary
aud head miller, aud u. l.. Wise gen,
ornl manager. A vote Of confidence In
the management of u. l.. Wise wna
unanimously pnsscd by the bonrd,
The mill has done exceedingly well
during the pn-t yonr, 10 per cont
dividend having been declared sa,ut
day.
The state herald., 1897-08-06
Troop. stay uom. N.,,.

piitsburg. Aug. whnioycr the
immediate culmlnnllon of tho strike
situation may hr IN this district II Ia
evident that Sheriff Lowry considers
the time n critical one. Tonight he
iclcgrnphcd Governor Hastings fully
concerning the conditions existing
here with the evident purpose Of hnv.
ing the governor prepared for amy
The state herald., 1897-08-06

John R. Lynch, the negro political
leader OF Mississippi, intends moving
to Louisiana, where he thinks there is
better chance of success in politics
than In his own state. Lynch has been
In Congress, was the speaker of the
House of Representatives of Mississ-
ippi, chairman of the national Republl-
can convention in 1888. and fourth au-
ditor of the treasury under President
Harrison.
The state herald., 1897-08-06
Rou,, County Gam. Protected.

Denver. Aug. Fish. Forestry and
Game Commissioner Swan has re-
ceived communication signed by six.
teen citizens and business men Of
Steamboat Springs. setting forth that
the statements contained In n Den.
YER evening paper OF recent date. In
reference To the presence of number
Of eastern hunters who II was claimed
were in that vicinity killing game and
purportlng TO be protected In their
acts 10y permit from the state com.
missioner. was without foundation.
The statement was attributed TO ii.
Dugan. but the voluntary denial on
the part of the residents OF Routt
county would seem to indicate that
there was an eNaggeration OF facts.
The people Of Routt county say that
the game In that section is protected
by Warden W. II. Wilcox better than
ever before, and that there has been
no unlawful killing but that for which
the ylolntors have been punished.
Mr.. Wilcox notified Commissioner
Swan that he had arrested William
Schneider for having venlson In his
possession and that Schneider had
been fined by n Justice Of the peace
In Steamboat Springs.
The state herald., 1897-08-06

An Italian saloon keeper saw tho
tign, Sandwich Manufacturing Co."
over the branch Of mn Illinois imple-
mont factory IN West Kansas city. and
he went In and ordered fvo dozen sent
over to his place. with plenty OF mus
tard, please"
The state herald., 1897-08-06

Actor seabrookc has been ordered 10
continue paying $40 a week alimony
TO his wife. even though he In out OF
n Job Just now and she ls making 800
n week more by her own efforts on the
utage. That is good deal more dis
nal than tho tomb scene In Tho Ialc
Of Champagne"
The state herald., 1897-08-06

After nllne tho pulpit Of tho First
Presbyterian church ut Buffalo for six
teen years the Rev. DR., 3. s. Mitchell
has Just bocn Installed as ltH regular
pastor. Tho congregation ought TO
know by this time whether Il llkoa him
or not
The state herald., 1897-08-06

Some one has figured out that 100
thontorH have been destroyed by fire
In the last 100 years. and that 10000
fatalities were The result. Tho United
States was unfortunate enough to have
4G2 Of these fires.
The state herald., 1897-08-06

That Montana man who is shedding
his skin formerly lived in Chicago. OF
course he had to get out OF town just
as soon as skin games were interdicted
here.
The state herald., 1897-08-06

1t begins to look now as II few
train loads of relief supplies for the
Cubans might with entire propriety be
distributed among the coal-mining dis
tricts of Pennsylvania and Ohio.
The state herald., 1897-08-06

Edhem Pasha has resigned again.
That makes no practical difference TO
the military situation, because as an
orthodox Moslem he is always resigned.
The state herald., 1897-08-06

An ambitious negro admits that 1t
makes him blue every time he remem-
bers that he is black.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-01-02
LUBRICATEON,
P|0l|0d01 MQ1QQe|S
ATTENTION!
Now that Christmas is over and the
MILLING SEASON has begun, we
wish to respectfully call your attention
to the merits of the
COLORADO
and
CORONADO
BRANDS
OF
LUBRICANTS.

To those unacquainted with these
brands we beg to say that while we do
not believe in decrying the products of
our competitors, we do believe in stat
ing THE TRUTH, namely, that We
have the finest Lubricants that for
density of viscosity, high fire test and
perfect working qualities cannot De
eXcelled. We present to your notice
several brands for the purpose that
you may select the oil most suitable
for your work, as an oil may prove
successful on one class of machinery,
and will not always be suitable for
work of an entirely different character
In sending orders, please mention
whether it is Engine or Cylinder Oil
required, and we guarantee to send you
the best high grade Oil in the world
We have a large number of testimon-
ials which we do not publish for two
reasons:
First-We do not wish to convey the
idea that our customers are personally
interested in the sale of our Oils.
Second-The merits OF these brands
of Oils have established our large Oil
Trade, and we are satisfied to only ask
strangers to these brands to give us
trial.
We have in connection with these
Oils handsome line of Oil Containers,
with a capacity of so gallons. These
will prove very serviceable. Look at
them, anyway, if you have the chance.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-01-02

confidence in the ability of the
men now at the helm OF the ship
of state, and they are also conf
dent that these public servants
will spare no effort to lay our ma
tiOnal course toward union with
the United States of America.
which union when accomplished
will guarantee Hawaii against
any disturbing elements which
might now arise through the de
signs of foreign powers.
With the prospects good for
an early settlement of Hawaii's
political destiny. with all signs
pointing TO good sized crops be-
ing harvested, with ever favor
able evidences of our position at
the commercial crossroads of the
Pacific, the people of this country
have every reason not alone to
be satisfied with the year just
passed. but to look forward to
the new year, sanguine that the
future has many material bless
ings in store.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-01-02

AS d general rule, the people of
the country have been so busy
looking after their individual in
terests that slight attention has
been given to politics, and if new
buildings, new industries and
broadening the scope of business
enterprises already established is
any criterion, our people have
been particularly successful in
their pursuit of financial happi-
ness. The review given elsewhere
in this issue shows more particu-
larly what has been done in Ho-
nOlulu, but Honolulu has by no
means been the sole beneficiary.
HilO and the Island of Hawaii.
Maui and Kauai have each con-
tributed their quota and secured
their proper proportion of the re-
turns. On Hawaii the coffee in
dustry has attracted the greater
part of e1newly invested CAPT
tai. Much of. the earnings derived
from our staple product have
been reinvested in the coffee plan
tations, which in a few months
bid fair TO be more than self
supporting. Thanks to liberal
land laws, coffee plantations have
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-01-02
A CURE FOR LAME BACK.

MY daughter, when recovering from
an attack of fever, was a great sufferer
from pain in the back and hips" writes
Louden Grover, of Sardis, Ky. after
using quite number of remedies with
out any benefit she tried one bottle of
Chamberlain's Pain Balm, and it has
given entire relief" Chamberlain's
Pain Balm is also a certain cure fer
rheumatism. Sold by all druggists and
dealers; Benson, Smith & Co., whole
sale agents for Hawaiian Islands.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-01-02

When it comes to figuring in
dollars and cents, the customs re-
turns for the first nine months
of the year furnish ample proof
of how fertile fields have yielded
TO swell the individual and ma
tional purse. When the books are
balanced up to the end of the
year they will undoubtedly show
that Hawaii has done a larger
business with other nations of the
world than at any other time in
its short commercial history. The
balance of trade is largely in Ha-
waits favor, which is nothing to
be ashamed of, Notwithstanding
some of our political enemies may
attempt to use the facts to Ha-
waits disadvantage. When Ha
waii gets good prices for its pro
ducts it has more money with
which to buy, and the United
States gets four-f ifths of the bust
ness. Should the country be adj
mitted to the American Union,
the United States would get the
whole five-fifths, which under the
spur of larger investment and
American immigration would
amount to several millions more
than is recorded for this our ban
ner year. Possibly business men
ON the Pacific coast can afford to
wink at these facts. If so, they
have an uneXampled disregard
for a million or two of dollars.
\ point that should not be lost
sight of is the fact that the cree
ton of new business blocks, new
houses, and the investments for
further development of industries
demonstrate not alone that the
people have money. but most of
all that they have confidence in
the future of the country, conf
dence in the established institu-
tons, and confidence in a peace
full continuance of q strong, pOpu-
lar government, whose life will
not be threatened by every pass
ing furry. Business men have
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-01-02
THE YEAR 1886.

The page that Hawaii turned
down at the close of 1886 was one
which the citizens of this country
may contemplate with no small
satisfaction. The last year has
been an era of progress all along
the line, in our moral, political,
industrial and commercial wei
fare. and if it were not the fate
of mankind TO be never satisfied
and never at rest, our people
might sit down awhile and CON
template the laurels won. Fol
lowing on the heels of the hard
times OF 1895, the turn in the dl-
rectiOn of health, wealth and gen
eral prosperity has been so mark
ed that the most irOn-hearted is
stirred to a more complete appre-
citation of the good things of life
and gratitude to the OmnipOtent
Power that has shaped our dcs-
tiny.
Politically. there has been so
little TO ruffie our peaceful con-
dition that the page for this year
might be marked excellent" and
turned down without further
comment. We have had nothing
but Il session of the Legislature
to bring out rabid discussion, and
after all. when compared with
other legislative sessions we have
had a very quiet time of it. There
was practically no politics in the
Legislature of 1896, and whatever
differences arose were of the hon
est sort at which no one can take
exception. Lawmakers as a rule
took the safe side of the road, and
If there is any criticism to pass
upon them it is that they refrain
ed from taking Il sharp, radical
grip on many matters brought be
fore them. But there never yet
lived an aggregation of lawmak-
ers who could satisfy every one,
and history no doubt will deal
most kindly with the first elected
legislators of the Republic. The
new tax laws enacted show a de-
gree of progress toward a more
equitable apportiOnment for the
payment of national expenses,
and although the laws are far
from perfectiOn, the beginning
was Il good one. Public works
were given due prominence and
liberal appropriations were made
for the construction of roads in
the country districts. and the i'm
provement of our harbOrs. The
laws for consolidating the public
debt and strengthening the ma
tional finances generally were
eOmmendable, and the benefits
will doubtless be realized at no
distant day. Large bodies move
slowly, and it is impossible to ac-
complish reforms in the twink
ling of an eye.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-01-02

attracted men of small means,
and especially in the districts of
Hawaii the lately arrived Ameri-
cans and not a few Europeans are
building up an industry which in
time Will add thousands of dol
lars to the wealth OF the nation.
Best Of all, the men at work on
these plantations are of the stur-
dy. hard working type that acts
as a tonic to n population that
might become OrientaIiZed if the
greed of the Eastern races were
given full sway.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-01-02
SSleep

INDUCED oy the use OF coca, Oplate or mar
cotic compounds is bad, decidedly bad.
1t undermines the health and skaters the
constitution and the patient is steadily
growing into a worse condition often
resulting in the terrible slavery and
misery of the cocaine and opium habit.
Sleep induced by the use of Hoods Sarsa-
saparilla may not come as quickly, but it
comes more surely, permanently and is
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1897-01-02
Refreshing

81 was generally run down last spring,
appetite wa. poor and I could not sleep.
Hoods Sarsaparilla built me right up,
gave good appetite and was soon able to
get a good nights rest" G. F. WHITNEY,
Merchant, Yeomans St., Ionia, Michigan.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1897-02-16

Henry r. Perrine is the step father
of President Cleveland's wife and at
present is stopping with the Presi-
dents family. His father obtained in
1888 grant of land in Florida, known
as the Perrine grant, on the stipula-
ton that it should be settled upon and
improved. The Indians drove him
away and since that time, although
the grant was reconveyed to Mrs. Per-
rine, the stipulations have not been COM
piled with,it is said. After the war set
tiers squatted upon the land hoping to
get grantsfrom the government. Then 1t
was discovered that the land was rich
III phosphates, some of it being worth
$500 an acre. Then the Perrines bobbeti
up as claimants. Their claim was
thrown out by Hoke Smith, but Smiths
successor, Francis, reopened the case
and without giving the present settlers
a hearing, it is alleged. has awarded
the grant to Mrs. Cleveland's step
father. The committee on public lands
proposes to investigate. The names
of those pushing the Investigation.
Pettigrew, Tillman and Dubois, inli-
cate that there may be more than q
sense of Justice prompting the inves-
tigation.