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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-27

Delicate children What a
source of anxiety they are! The
parents wish them hearty and
strong, but they keep thin and
pale.
To all these delicate children
SCOTS Emulsion Of Cod-liver
Oil with Hypophosphites comes
with the best of news.
1t brings rich blood, strong
bones, healthy nerves, and sound
digestion. 1t is growth and
prosperity to them.
No matter how delicate the
child, it is readily taken.
SOC. and 500. all druggists.
SOOTT a. ROWNE Chemists New York.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-27

conscience moro than our conscience Is likely TO de-
termine deeds. Men never trust their watches
when they out OF order men DO trust then con-
sciences when they are out OF order. We get so
that we can do without remorse that which at one
time cost Us 10 end of rcmorse.
There Is no kingdom OF Jesus Christ that Is not
composed OF little. separate portions Of empire
lying ensconced each OF them in separate ind-
vidua human hearts. and when we pray that the
kingdom OF Christ may come the only thing that
We can Scrpiuray and inteaertly mean by our
prayer Is. first of all. that our own life may be-
cone thoroughly loyal to the will Of Christ
Ninety per cent at least OF our behavior has
moral character. That is matter for those OF us
who bear Christian names 10 think over with con-
siderable seriousness. For Illustration: You are 4
Christian II you such your personal
relation 10 Chris; the authority 10 which you
your supreme loyalty is with you the first consdera-
ton. IS a woman living In NewYork in the midst
OF your acquaintance. you have what It is strictly
proper to call your social obligation. am not IN
sensible to the right meaning OF social ties and
friendship to pronounce them with any querying
infection. Sill II you are In society particularly
II you are what Is called a society woman consider
able Of your time strength ard personal available
iiy are discharged along social channels. and am
only asking whether the appropriation YOU make OF
yourself in that way ia an appropriation that has
been distinctly determined 10 the quiet OF your
heart. In the retirement OF your own closet and In
fulhlment of your duty a. Christian woman 70
make your entire life part OF the kingdom OF heaven.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-27
BARGE AND FOUR MEN CUT ADRIFT.

Boston. Dec. ?6.-Thc tug c. Il. Sanford, Captain
Pierce. while coming around Cape Cod on Satur-
day night. towing the bargcs Nay Aug and Canis-
teo. lost the latter barge. and up to a late hour
tonight nothing has been heard OF the missing
vessel. The accident occurred between Nauset and
Cape Cod. and was caused. so Captain Pierce says,
by n large four-masted schooner passing between
the two barges cutting tho hawscr and setting
the Can,stco adrift. The tug unable 10 md
the drifting barge so Captain Pierce decided TO
Tow the Nay. Aug TO l'oston Light. where she
search Of the Canisteo Al! day yesterday the tug
steamed about near where she parted from The
snow set IN sho returned TO Boston. After coal
ing up and taking IN n fresh supply Of water
too Is commanded by Captain Carl Rauscl. Of
Hobokcn. has "a cargo Of one thousand tons OF coal
and carries a OF four men.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-27
THE NAVY PERSONNEL BILL.

10 tHe Ecitof OF he IriouNe.
SIR Now that the Navy Personnel bill has bcen
introduced In Congress Tie question arises what
VIII congress DO with ~" There have been many
Personncr bills introduced In Congress in several
ycnrs past. bat they have been defective in one
way or another. and have been defeated and they
ought 20 have been. on tho other hand tho oue
now before Congress Ia one drawn on difreren,
lines. and II /, had nothing else 20 commend II the
fact that IL Is calculated to settle tho longirawn-
out hnc-and-stan controversy IL sufficient 10
Justify favorable action by Congress There arc
some features In II that will very likely be me, with
romc opposition. as for Instance the scheme OF re-
crements: but these may be modified without de-
feating the purpose OF tho bill Itself As n whole
II Is n measure prepared after deliberate careful
and paln.'akrg consideration OF tho whole sub
jcct at issue by a board Of officers selected from
The Line and tho Engineer Corps and Il Is con-
structed In the hons OF rendering that relief that
passage would doubt bring about tho best
possible benefit 70 both and n tho naval service
AZ have remarked som" OF its features may he
Objectionable 10 certain elements In both corps.
that II VIII do what other scheme previously
devised or suggested would bling about. I; pro-
vilcs that both corps sHaI 10 amaIgamatcd under
orc general head. "ihe Line" with the Engineer
Corps. In name. abolished. Tho new corps WI be
composed Of IS rear admirais t,he rank az commo-
dorc IL abolished 20 captains IL commanders 10
tenants OF Junior grade and ens.gns. OF ihs cap
talns II will be engineers: o! commanders % hcu-
tenant commanders. J.? and ,he remainder Of tho
engineers Will be among til" other grades The
rank dns,end Of relative rank) and military titles
ana will obhcrac all ~ the phases and shadows Of
tho line and staff quarrel
New-York. Dec 20 le97
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-27
Soc and sIoO. all druggists.
SCOTT & BOVINE. Chemists New York.
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES.

Washington, December 20.
ARMY AND NAVY RIFLES NEED HARMo-
NIZTNG.-The difference between 236 and .3oo. the
callbre. respectively OF tho new Navy and Army
small arms absolutely prevents the !nterchangea-
billy OF ammunition between the two services ana
makes necessary Independent establishments ior
their manufacture. The economical advantages Oh
harmonIzlng this insignificant difference are at
tracing the attention OF legislators. ana are sup
ported strongly by the heads OF tho two services
who see practical dangers In n failure speedily 10
reconcile the ridiculous lack OF uniformity The only
thing that has prevented n solution of the mat
ter Is the Jealousy existing between the ordnahce
agreeing whenever an attempt meet on common
ground Is directed by their superiors; u . ~,
cor,ed action OF allied Army and Navy forces
against common enemy. due to Confusion OF
aandhs Of an E nch Th % nsv@ gun IS generally
conceded - 10 the superior weapon. both theo-
is not Without advantases II is interesting TO
how tho caibres have decreased steadily in all the
e. and finally to 23s the American Navy having
the smallest Of all nations Reductions In calbre
have accompanied greater initial velocity. natter
Trajectory greater range and penetration. and less
shock OF reco. with tho additional advantage Of
Tonnds So ' in recent ycars instead OF boodshcd
there has been a battle of Tournaments.
GoOD-CONDUCT BADGES FOR THE ARMY
Inspecior-Genera Brecklnridgo believes there Is
great need in tho Army for system OF rewards
fo- corluc'. and has proposed 70 prescn: good
duct badges TO deserving soldiers Referring TO the
recomme adatons which has been Endorsed b. Cen
eral Mile, and Secretary Alger General Breckn-
ridge says:
Some armies adopted system OF good-conduct
pay and badges. and have derived marked benefit
therefrom: and its introduction into our Army would
prove equally beneficial. Tho total number OF men
IN the Army worthy Of good-conduct badges last
year was t.6N and over 1900 men were reported
AS not having been tried and a. 80 had no, been in
confinement. or 79i and % per cent respectively OF
tho total number OF enlisted men reported present
and absent These figures bring tho troublesome
element within ~ per cent and speak well for the
Army: ana they are Il fair indication OF the be-
ha|ioT OF our troops. II l. safe TO say thar the
adoption ~ good con Tue, badges would improve the
morale 81 our Army. ana supplement he much
valued medals Of honor and certificates OF merit.
which are hardly within reach In the quiet times OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-27
INTERCOLLEGIATE CHESS TOURyA NEWT

At the Columbia Grammar School. No. 81 East
Fifty-frst-st. the first round OF tho sixth annual
interc oegtate chess tournament Will be played this
-rernoon and evening when the order OF play
. iii be as follows: Arthur S. Meyer. Columbia
VS.. James Hewins. Harvard; Louis A Cook Yale
VS. David T. Dana Princeton: George o. Seward
Columbia, vs. William W. Young. Princeton and
William NJ Murdoch VS.. Elmer F. Southland Har-
ward. Play will begin at o'clock. and be con-
tinued I'LL o'clock. and IN case there should be
be a, evening session from TO 10 0 clock
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-27
,PoRTS FROM THE UNITED STATES TO THE
PRINCIPAL. COIrNIRIES IN isNa-

Cuba and Porto Rico in regard TO exports from
the United States sixth on the list and regard
ing imports third.
Does !, not look as II reciprocity with Cuba and
Porto Rico ought 10 be taken into consideration?
New-York. Dec. 90 1897. LOUIS ". PLACE.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-27
CAPTAIN WESTERvELT HURT.

Captain Westervelt. OF the Church-st. police st"
tion suffered peculiar accident yesterday after
noon. While making his way TO the station he
slipped directly in front OF IT, falling down and dis
locating his left elbow. He was attended by DR..
Holmes. OF the Hudson Street Hospital, and then
removed TO his home. at No. 2S5 West One-hundred-
and thrtieth-st.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-27
CANAL TRADE FALLING ORR
NorwJrHsrAND1NG THE 100000 M
PROvEMENTs, BUSINESS IS LESS.

LOSS COMPARED WITH ls96-srATis-
TICS OF THE TRAFFIC.
Ahanv Dec s (speciaD-The fact that notwith-
standing the 100000 canal Improvement now IN
progress the business OF the canals does not III
crease Is worrying the advocates OF canal improve
mont good deal. They had hoped that IN the ias'
canal season there would be n large Increase IN tne
tonnage OF the articles carried on the canas' ou.
instead there was a decrease. In 1872 the tot"
tonnage Of all tho property transported on the
canals ascending and descending. was SN4ssi tons
This year 4. was only s6l7so4 tons. which were DIS
tributed as follows. as compared with the previous
year:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-27

h>>A1~ Are carefully prepared from
0VOO . purely vegetable ingredients. and
mill are mild yet certain in effect
H0IJ8 They cure all liver troubles
Ailiousness. headache. indigestion. 25c.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-27
NEITHER.
From The Indiana polls Journal.

rum lie inuldHhpollS
She-Are you going TO give me something pretty
or something useful this Christmas?
HeII,I was thinking OF Offering YOU myself
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-27

Comparing the season Of 1897 with that OF 1896
there Is found TO be gain in shipments OF the fol-
lowing articles and for the following amounts
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-12-27
european ADVERTISEMENTS.

EUROPEANS AND TnAvELLERs will md
the London ONCE of The Tribune. lad
Fleet street. n convenient pincc to leave
their Advertisements and subscriptions Tor
Tho Tribune.
The Lamar register., 1897-10-02

Of Earl h. Coe Of Denver, who seeks
confirmation OF the Algodones grant
for $1,000 acres at the junction OF the
Gila and Colorado rivers, and upon
which tract Is the town OF Yuma; the
Juan Gid grant of 10000 acres Gov
ering the best part of aferilla valley.
and claimed by ]. II. Cessna OF Beat.
rice Nebraska. and the Cnlabosas,
Tumacacori and Huenabi grant os 30.
600 acres IN Arizona. This latter case
involves the forfeiture under the Mex
lean government OF the old Mission
lands. and Is regarded as enc OF the
most interesting eases appealed from
the Court OF Private Land Claims
The Lamar register., 1897-10-02
yea-,as,.n rmplr. Chosen.

Washington, Sept PA final decis,
ion has been reached by the arbltra-
tors who are to determine the British
Venezuelan boundary line. as to the
fifth arbitrator or umpire. who is to act
with them. His name l. for the pres
cnt withheld. II is not Baron Cour-
celle, whose name has been mentioned
Ia this connection, nor King Oscar OF
Sweden. who WAS to maine the smpire.
only in case the arbltrators failed 20
agree. An agreement was reached
without the necessity OF calling on the
Swedish sovereign. The umpire IS an
European. bu; this Is said to be with
ont significance. since no question In
vnlriuE the Monroe doctrine Is to be
submitted to the tribunal. The arhl-
traitors IN behalf OF Venezuela are
Chief Justice Fuller and Justice Brew
er Of the United States supreme Court
The Lamar register., 1897-10-02

The rate of interest is never the same
in the western states that II ir in the
eastern, the difference ranging from
four to eight per cent Between East
Canada and West Canada the rate
varies only one or two per cent The
American Agriculturist suggests that
this may be due to the iexibility of our
neighbors' banking system, which, like
that OF Scotland. makes generous pro-
vision for branch banks" For in
stance. in 1895. the thirty-elght banks
OF Canada reported more than 1--WE hun
dred branches, loceted in two hundred
and eighty-seven cities and towns
some of them pretty small towns. BY
such branches the surplus saving east
and the expanding. energetic west is
brought together. and the farmer who
wants loan is spared good deal of
delay. red tape and expense. Doubt
less the Canadian method has It's short
eomings, like others, but IL is easy to
agree with the Agriculturist's chief
conclusion, that since American cities
are already well supplied with banks
of discount, "the needs of the country
districts may be mainly considered In
this connection"
The Lamar register., 1897-10-02
rlerce rarhnnra re.hawur.

psshawur. Sept. 3g.--A dispatch from
I.akari SAYS iha, the attack which the
Iiaddah Nullah made at Q O'Clock on
Monday night. with a large and we'll
organized force OF insurgent tribcsmen
on Camp Nawagai. where General Sir
BlneoD Blood is In command. was
mafSesi by several fercc rushes upon
three sides Of ,ne British SQUARE sim.
ultaueuusly. The enemy was - de.
tcrmined In the attack iha; the bodies
OF trft.eSmen were FOUND few yards
from The muzSles Of rhe mountain guns.
rhe forres OF General Blood sni Gen.
sral Files have new beeu cnmbined NJ
Iakari. General Blocd will give Gen.
erai Files one OF his brigadeS and will
I - the other TO support General JEFF
freys. who Is having further trouble
with the Mnhmuuds.
The Lamar register., 1897-10-02
An E.ple.len In /. cs.r Mn.

Marion, Ill, Sept 24.--one man
killed and three fatally injured and six
were severely burned and bruised by
IN explosion Of gas In the Williams
County coal mine today. An un-
known miner is stIll Imprisoned In the
shaft, and was undoubtedly Instantly
killed.
After-oamp followed the explosion,
and put stop TO the search OF the day
Of the unknown miner. who was no
doubt Instantly killed.
The Lamar register., 1897-10-02

Three young men from Ionia, Mich,
started for Alaska. but upon arriving
in Chicago the one with all the money
got lost" and the other two went
home, and sen; the sherin to md the
missing member of the party. The
sheriff was successful. but the boys
for various reasons will likely not
start CUT again till the dandelions
bloom. The periis of gold hunters.
indeed. are numerous.
The Lamar register., 1897-10-02
oAMeLlNo ~ kANsAs crTv.
The Chief of rouss Told rhs, B> Must
sappE~-s ft

ne thtrf OF EoAfr tblI thAf ttr F'Att
Suppress ft
Kansas city. sept. A-Chief OF Po-
lice Hayes was called before the Police
Board and told that he must suppress
the pool rooms and all forms Of gam
bling in Kansas Cry Al once.
You stated before the Iexow com
mitiee that gambling could be sup
pressed said Mayor Jones. 'and We
now want you to DO u"
The mayor said the position that 3
pool room can be licensed 20 run
game OF chance WAS untenable.
Raid the pool rooms and gambling
houses hundred times day" said be,
until they cease
I'VE are going TO make Il 80 warm
for the gamblers inierjecteVi Commis-
sioner Gregory, that they viii have 10
gamble In the patrol wagons. on the
way TO the police stations u they must
gamble"
The pool room keepers claim the
right TO operate under a decision Of the
Court OF Appeals In s.. Louis. They
were running under the state hccnse
law until the anii-pool room bill wen,
into effect In July Al that time the Do
lice began ralding them and the raids
have been kept up Internationally.
In all cases where the raids were
made fines were assessed and the cases
were promptly appealed to the Crimi.
nal Court They are ON the Criminal
Court docket now.
An unprecedented crusade against
gambling is expected.
Dr. ]. w. MCGOWAN. n druggist who
lost 81 80 In dynamite bucket shop.
or pool room. to-day brought suit TO
recover the amount
The Lamar register., 1897-10-02

The new Russian port OF Novoros-
sisk. at the terminal point OF a rail-
way. which concentrates the trafic of
lsrge and important grain-producing
districts in southern Russia. is OF great
Importance for the export OF grain, all
the more SO as throughout the entire
winter II remains free from ice. while
the ports of Odessa and AEon ara
closed. The port is fitted out excellent-
Iy; among other things IL Possesses .
large elevator worked by electricity.
The Lamar register., 1897-10-02

Miss Dickerson OF Mexico. Mo-, ran
away last week and married Mr.. Er-
nest Gross. The brides wedding gown
was OF pink muslin. cut to the knees
A singular coincidence OF the affair
was that about the same time Mr..
Thos. Dickerson of the same town
missed his 12-ycar-old daughter. He
Arst thought that she had taken her
dolls over TO neighbors for a good
time. but he finally found he was mis-
taken-the 12-year-old daughter turn
ed out to be the bride.
The Lamar register., 1897-10-02

Three of the most valuable products
Of the mine have been found In Alas
ka-goid, petroleum and coal All OF
these minerals are found there in album
dance. The purchase of Alaska was re-
garded somewhat as acquiring "a pig
in poke" at a pretty stiff price. but
the pig is turning out to be very
promising shoat-
The Lamar register., 1897-10-02

II a firm gives its men and their
families summer outing. the act seems
particularly gracious and generous. The
liberaiity In widely emphasized II the
excursion plan involve the hiring OF
special train and provision for amuss-
ments on a large scale. But what
shall be said of an outing which gives
delight to ten thousand people asso-
ciated as employees and families with
a single Arm; of the sixteen special
trains; of chartering OF all the best
hotels and restaurants In town; of a
Wholesale securing of pleasure steam
ers. bathing machines. bands and the
like? That is the story in brief of q
recent outing in England. planned and
paid for by a single firm Who would
be unwise enough TO say the firm made
a poor investment? A return In better
work. more cheerful feelings, lively
gratitude. is always the sequel of such
an outlay.
The Lamar register., 1897-10-02
LAND GRANT CASES.
A Number to he Heard Before the SUI
prsm- Csurt-

santa Fe, n. NJ, Sept 24.--Mat G.
Reynolds OF the land court left last
night for Washington TO appear for the
government in twenty-three land grant
cases taken to the Supreme Court on
appeal from the Court Of Private Land
Claims The area involved is over
one million acres, about equally divid-
ed between New Mexico and Arizona.
Among more important cases are those
The indicator., 1897-06-26
Help Colorado.

by assisting us in our work for the state.
We have Just received from the printer
an interesting pamphlet devoted entire
ly 10 Colorado's climate and its benefits.
We arc particularly anxious to put this
booklet into the hands OF physicians and
invalids throughout the East and South
but it will be Of interest to those who
arc wcll-those who wish to avoid i'll
ness.
We want the people OF Colorado to as
sist US in the proper distribution OF this
work by sending us the address OF
friends who would be interested or ben
Gifted by receipt of copy; we will
mail the book to all such addresses alb
solutely free OF charge. Every person
having the interest Of Colorado at heart
should act promptly in this matter.
Pleasc send the addresses to
b. l.. WINCHELL,
General Passenger Agent Gulf Road
and South Park Line, Denver, Colo.
The indicator., 1897-06-26

Notice is hereby given that by virtue OF u
certain writ OF execution issued OUT OF ,'le
district court sitting In and for the county 81
Arnunboe and stat. OF Colorado. to ne direct
ed In favor of llendric a BolthoU Mtg. Co.
and against \. j. Mcqu,id. commanding me
to make the sum of s3.651, debt and also
the further sum OF $50, costs, have dniN
attached and levied upon the following de-
scrtl,ed real estate to wit;
An the right. title, interest and equity 81
A. !. McQunid in ma 10 Lot j. IN BLOCK ! IN
Harlem, according to the recorded plat there
OF, together with all the improN. ments
thereon erected. all of said above described
property being situate in Pueblo county, IN
the state OF Colorado.
Now, therefore, pursuant to said command
/ shall ON Tuesday, July 9TH, y. H. lo'''
at tile hour of ten o'clock u, M,
at the east door Of the Court house in Pueblo,
Pueblo county, Colorado. sell at public nuc-
lion all OF the above described real estate or
50 much thereof ~ shall he necessary To
satisfy said debt, costs, interest ant all nt.
cruing costs and charges, for the highest ana
best price the same Will bring In cash.
\. II. Moses.
sheriff of Pueblo County, Colorado.
First publication june -, 1891.
The indicator., 1897-06-26

4 The Coloral. Telephone Co. has
completed the stringing OF "a wire to
Besaemer Junction.
MHt Kuatz an wife are rejoicing
over ths arrival Of new boy at their
house.
Saowljlln Cream for chapped hands
and face at the Brssemer Pharmacy.
/ Lew Wilmington has Just opened up
confectionery stand at the corner Of
Northern and Evans. He will keep on
hand the best quality Of goods and
keep the stand in an up-to-date con-
dition
Mrs James Riley will leave for Little
Rock Ark. about the first of July, and
expects to be away until October visit
ing her sister, Mrs. Smith.
Mrs. Mary Stewart will put in a new
stock Of notions in the handsome new
store room which she is building along
side the Ohls,n store.
Headquarters for pyrotechnics, flags
etc. at Perlets fayorite store, and at
such low prices that you will be sur
/ prised Everybody in Bessemer buys
there.
Josie Legyie has returned from visit
Of several months at the reform school
at Golden,
Examine those beautiful diamonds
and opaIs at McClucr's. They are rare
and cheap, and the proprietors will be
happy to show them 10 YOU
The colorel folks are having some
rooms arranged in the hall over the
Trading company store for lodge meet
ings. We understand the did Fellows,
Knights OF Pythias and Daughters of
the Tabernacle are Interested
Fire crackers cannon crackers, pin
wheels, sky rockets and everything in
THE line now on sale very cheap at
PerIeUs.
Use natural ice. pure from Lake
George. The Mountain Ice Go. sells it.
1th and Elizabeth.
Tho Pueblo Novelty Works and Man
ufaeiuing Go. gives 10 every purchafer
Of bicycle a chance on a bicycle built
| for Two. 10 he ratified july It'll.
The Pine street Sunday School pic.
niclecd at Cheyenne canon Thursday
md enjoyed COOL day.
We have p Yards Of the best new
rag c"rnct Tor sale at 20 cedts per yard
ut the Fields Cash store, 1904 Routt
venue. To sec it means to buy it.
The Bcssemer Pharmacy for fresh
lruas and the best Of all kind OF drug
gists' sundrics
Gust Larson is back from the Red
River country and is having test
mado of some samples of ore.
Mrs Mirrick, OF ll2o Spruce street is
down ON the sick list.
A child Of Mr. ami Mrs. Geo. Shouse
is down with the measles.
Take the Santa Fe for all points
East.
A fine line OF opals at McCluer's very
cheap BE sure TO call and see them.
No trouble to show goods.
Albert Dukeman and family came
down from Denver Monday The fami-
y will reside in Pueblo and Mr.. Duke
man will return to his mines at Broken
ridge. Colo.