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The silver star., 1897-04-15
The strife for county printing Of.

The strife for county printing Of
ten engenders much ill-fecling
among rival newspaper editors, but
it has devolved on Colorado to fur
nish the latest example Of acrimoni-
ous fiercencss. One editor charac-
terizcs another as a "blcar-eyed,
tnonkcy-faccd runt," and the latter
retaliates in kind by saying he will
pay no attention to ''whiskey-
soaked, frazzlcd-cdged wart."
The silver star., 1897-04-15
Detective Lioense in Colorado.

Detective License In Colorado.
Colorado has a severe license law,
requiring the applicant to file his
petition with the governor of
the statei that the governor
shall determine the extent of
the bond to be given. which shall
not be less than $4,000 nor more
than $4,000; that upon approval
Of the petition and acceptance of the
bond the license shall be issued on
the payment of Sioo, extending for
a period of two years, but subject to
a revocation by the governor for
cause. Acting without the statu-
tory license is made a inisdcmcanor
and punishable by fine Of not less
than $500 nor more than 81 900, or
imprisonment for q period of not
less than three months nor more
than one year in the county jail, or
both by fine and imprisonment.
The silver star., 1897-04-15


The following notice appeared at
the head of the editorial column of
an exchange during the absence of
the editor in Old Mexico, who left
his daughter to get out the paper:
PA is in Mexico. I received a
letter from him this morning. He
has got ma with him and is having
darn good time, l guess. I wish
he was home, as it is lonesome to
be cditor-in-chief all alone. Pa and
ma went to church and bull fight
last Sunday. Go we'll together, pa
and ma, church and bull fight.
The silver star., 1897-04-15
President McKinley cave an

President Mckinley gave an au-
dience to the Washington cores
pondents and local newspaper men
one day last week. He renewed
the acquaintance Of those he had
known during his congressional ca
reer, and although his memory for
names and faces was tested to the
utmost he proved that his reputa-
tion in this regard had not been ex-
aggerated. Wonder If he remem-
bers when he made that switch.
The silver star., 1897-04-15
MoNTEzuMA's PRosPEcT.
The County Has Bright Future
!. Before It.

A trip down through the great
Montezuma valley at this season
Of the year is most beautiful and
will convince the most skeptic that
ii is the most fertile portion in the
state, One may start from the lit
tie town of. Dolores, situated near
the mouth of the canon, and on the
line Of the Rio Grande Western
railroad and the Dolores river, and
travel many miles through valley
that is quite thickly settled by
farmers who thoroughly under
stand irrigation farming. The
ranges, as far as the eye can see, is
dotted with vast herds, consisting
ofcattle, horses and sheep. Mont
ezuna valley is without doubt a
land of sunshine and beauty. The
Dolores river furnishes the wa
ter supply for irrigating purposes
to almost the entire valley. The
water is taken from the Dolores by
means of ditch No. 1, about one
and half miles below the town of
Dolores, at what is known as the
"Great Bend, the river making a
complete circle. Ditch No. car
{ies the volume of water through a
tunnel one mile and half in
length. At the,end of this tunnel
the water is divided into two later
ais, one running to the northwest,
the other traversing the southwest,
thus covering a wonderfully large
territory. These bitches were con-
structed in or about 1885, under the
name of the Montezuma Valley Ir-
rigating company. The water rate
made to the farmers are very rea-
sonabie, being SI.so per acre. The
outlook for an abundant crop this
season is the best in the county's
history. The acreage, it is claimed,
will be increased one-half this sea-
son. The heavy snow fall of the
past winter in the vally insures an
abundance of water, and our enter
prising farmers have thus taken ad-
vantage by increasing the acreage.
Wheat, oats and alfalfa are the
chief products of the farm. Wheat
yields up to 20 bushels to the acre,
and oats are a never-failing crop.
Alfalfa yield is something enormous,
nearly every field yielding three
crops in the one season. The past
winter has been the most severe one
for many years, but the stock ofthe
valley are in good shape.
Montezuma county is the agricul-
tural and stock county of the state
without doubt.
Men who are in search of good
farms should not fail to pay visit
to Montezuma county.
The silver star., 1897-04-15
LOCAL NOTES.

J. A. Schutt contemplates DRIVING tu,,e,
coal. - 'A~",
2. D; Pyle IS in receipt OF an assignment of
. hne lot OF young fruit trass to be .euyered
10 purchasers In the Montezuna valley.
Mrs. Granath is reported TO be in faIrwny
70 recovery. Under the wntchftl care Of Mrs.
NJ. n. Ordway how could 1t be Otherwise
DR.. I-andon came over from Rico OH Sun
GAYS train on professional business. He re
turned to home on Monday.
Cortez came TO tho front In support of the
SILVER STAR with goodly number Of sub
ing, indeed.
James Bishop an Andy Torsell were in This
thclr spring work.
sunday and spent p fey hours in transacting
The silver star., 1897-04-15

On account OF snow at tho mill OF A. A.
husts several Of tho employees have boon lay.
cd on for n few days Among those Ia town
arc Claude Lonswcll. Carl Brumiey, Daniel
smith and Walker Tucker. Thcv expcct to
rcium to their respsctivc positions the first
Of ths week,
The silver star., 1897-04-15

The editor of the Montczuma
Journal has got another guess. The
editor of the SILVER STAR will
state for Editor Days benefit that
Hawkins is not from Kansas, but
is the product of Colorado. Read
carefully, brother, and yc will un-
dcrstnnd.
The silver star., 1897-04-15
Typographioai 1rror.

In recent issue OF one the Kan.
sas City dailies appeared a want ad.
which read as follows:
"WANrED-A furnished room by q
young man .;.''e!vc feet slrss-e."
The silver star., 1897-04-15

The regular hop si.cn by tl,c
Enterprise Dancing club was well
attended, about twenty couple be-
Ing In attendance. A generally good
time was had until after ~ o'clock.
The silver star., 1897-04-15

George Clearinghouse went over
to the county seat, representing
the SILvER STAR.
The silver star., 1897-04-15

A car load of heavy timber was
loaded at this place last week to be
used for railroad repairing at Hes.
The silver star., 1897-04-15

Farmers Of the valley are wear.
|ig broad smiles. The weather Is
ust right.
The silver star., 1897-04-15
Applies to Dolores,

Every man and every woman in this
place should do everything possible to
add to the productive resources Of this
place: We cannot have genuine pfosper.
ity without doing something to enhance
the creative wealth Of our people. It does
not help much to start enterprises which
merely serve to divide the circles Of non.
producers; what we want ID institutions
or methods Of labors which will add to
the sum total Of the peoples dunes, quar-.
tiers and dollars. Tho man who makes
two blades Of grass grow wherc formerly
there was but ono 10 . public benefnctor
but man who merely helps consumes
tho original blade, without contributing
anything 10 return, can hardly be said to
have earned that noble distinction. Let
us try to think OF some way to add to the
material resources Of our town.-Ex.
Rcformist (entcring oficc)-See
here, boy, I've come to lick the ed
itor.
Office Boy-You won't be able to
do 1t today. He just went to Rico.
Have cigar.
The silver star., 1897-04-15

The county commissioners were
In session at the county seat last
week and transacted some county
bueincss.
The silver star., 1897-04-15

The irrigating bitches are Under
Ping segulas spring repairs.
The silver star., 1897-04-15
Mankind Ruled by Money.

Are not the people of more importance
than continent or constitution? God
made the planet for the people. not the
money-lenders. To stand still and see
the people reduced to serfdom would be
a crime against God and man. Better
that all the gold and silver in the world
should perish than that the nation
should die; better that we should 90
back to primeval barter, without dol.
lar OF money Of any kind, than see Gods
children wiped of the face Of Gods
planet. Ancient Mexico maintained a
high civilization without particle Of
money. II driven to the dreadful alter
native OF losing liberty and prosperity or
metallic money. no sane man can doubt
which the nation should choose. II is
the curse Of the world that mankind
has been ruled foes centuries by money.
in the interest Of money: not by me
people in the interest Of people. ",
live only halfway in the present. The
age is like reptile whose head projects.
lifted and sasping. out Of the conhonic
acid gas; but its neither limbs are vet
imbedded In the thick mud OF the Silu.
rian period.-Hon. Ignatius Donnelly.
The silver star., 1897-04-15
ABOUT THE MINES.
Forn the Cphir Mail.

Fofn the Cphir Mail.
The suffolk mill continues to pound away OH
lease ore and some good profits are realized.
Several car loads OF fine ore were shipped
this week from various mines in the distrlct.
With the good weather shipments are ipcreas-
ing.
Jack Simmons has a good property. ON the
will wofk this season. Hc has developed it 10
some extent, nnd considering Its proximity to
Eoot properties, Is justified In going deeper Oh
tile claim.
Alex yesterday Is continuing operation on
his property on the south slope OF the silver
mountain, and from appearances Is making
good progress. lie expects IN short time TO
uncover good ore body. MS 'he ground gives
ample evidence Of its presence. He has now
been working the property for s0mo time and
should meet with The success perseverance de-
serves.
The Good Hope group at Vance 10 still ecp-
ing up appearances. though what will he the
ultimate result Of this big piece Of prospect
rood body Of orS viii finally be uncovered.
the force win drive ahead for the ma. vein.
A lime formation was encOuntesVd, and II was
decided 10 drive underneath II. but In doing
ss. W water drove them out. II T. now the inten.
" s9 g ye oSer r., ns sanm ana continue
From the sllyer,on Standard.
Considerable mineral n being extracted from
Manrmay, Ma @ S sSe %anaEer, @ % inrSrms iS u; that he
ore body IN the lower workings q The mlhe il
three feet thick. The ore is ofa low grade
duct on iIe mine min " 9. uid i De iaadc 10 pay y big
dividends
Two or three hundred sacks Of ore are being
awhdcd daily from tho Roya! Charter mine,
willie. It 10 understood that the plant Will be
started up ~ u week or two.
Chris Mcdonald. who owns the extension Of
viii pSt down "a q 6andrei-ioot shaft on S: the
Gold Bug extension this summer.
A contract for the continuation Of the tun-
mel on the cur Dweller, .Arastra basin, has
been let by tho Mnlchua Brothers and work
Will be commenced 1t once.
A steam hoisting plant will I've put in place
ntthe AEgle mine this coming summer This
NIL facilitate tho working OF the properly
NJ. A. Blackmcr. tho wcli.known proprietor
Of the Hotel Blackmer. will In q few days
move to tho place formerly occupied by him
in Cortcs. Mr.. Biackmcr wil4makc numer-
Gus changes In the old place,aAd ttvs reported
that the new quarters will be ready for occu.
pancy within thirty days. Mfs. Pctherbridge
OF Rico will take charge Of tie Hotel Black.
mer - soon aa vacated.
The high water in tho Dolores river has
been causing considerably expense and In.
convenience 10 the Rio 0r1nae Southern peo-
plc the past ten days. Bu) with superintend-
cnt W. d. Leo 1t the hcimjbuc Inconvenience
arc noou overcome. Sutsrintendent Leo Ger.
tainly deserves srsat credit Cor Tho nob.a wo-k
dd iho past winter In hopping tAins moving
along his limo.
Tho Union Debating club closed its scrics Of
interesting debates on last saturday night.
Tho clu? adjourned 70 meet on the second sat
urday nisht IN ootobsr for reorganization.
The silver star., 1897-04-15
Some Kind Words.


The Journal is in receipt OF the initial
issue OF the Silver Star, a six column
folio weekly paper published at Dolores,
Montezuma County. Colorado. 1t is
edited by r. B. Hawkins, who was en-
ployed in the Office of the Daily journal
at intervals last year. The first number
is gotten up splendidly. both from typo
graphical and news standpoint, rehecting
much credit upon the editor and publish
er. The paper starts out with liberal
degree Of advertising patronage which is
bound to increase with the lapse of time,
with Hawkins at the helm.-Teluride
Journal.
Dolores now has new paper. Ii Is
The Silver Star, and is published by r. +,
Hawkins. II the first issue is sample
OF future publications. Dolores will have
an excellent newspaper, and should give
we know OF Mr.. Hawkins we can assure
the citizens of Dolores that he will make
them good paper II they stay by him.
Success to the Star.-Ophir Mail.
The election Of three school directors
to serve respectively one, two and three
years, will occur on Monday, May 3, and
there promises to be much interest taken
in the event. 1t is the proper thing to
commence to talk Of available candidates
at once. Messrs. Muncaster and Rider
have both filed the Office OF director OF
the school board acceptable and we would
like to see them reelected. So far as
DR.. Yokom is concerned, he has announc.
ed himself as against the employment
OF any person who uses tobacco, and we
do not consider that matter OF sufficient
import to cause the rejection of teacher,
il he is otherwise suitably qualified. On
account Of the stand DR.. YOkom has TAX
en- in regard to this matter. we believe
that he will decline to stand for the office
Rico News-Sun.
The silver star., 1897-04-15
The Business Outlook.

;. We are glad to note an Improvement
In businese. 1t is true it is nothing re-
markable. but still it is welcome fore.
runner Of what everyone has go long
been waiting for. The mercantile lines
and manufacturers are the first to expc
rience the quickening pulse Of better
times; they are already enjoying the
pettered condition OF things to quite an
merchants business comes more Iibcr.
al feeling which 10 manifcstinu itself in
increased advertising and and lob work.
With q little freer pse Of money, pros.
pcrity, 30 long stranger, will again be
with US and the publishing fraternity.
which a. o rule Is among the first TO ex'
periencc dull times, must again partici.
pate In the good times coming"
The silver star., 1897-04-15
Butts q Sheep to Death.

A wager was made that Job johnson.
known % the "doublel skulied nir~cr =
at Atchison. Kansas, could kill n sEee,,
In five minutes In buttine match. TSr
negro and the sheep "lined up." The
negro got down on his knces. and. lools.
ing the sheep In the face, said: .Ban,
baa. The sheep almost instantly wort
Tor tho negro. knocking him over. In
the next round the negro Raurod thc
sheep accurately. and BY duckinr hia
hcad struck the animal on its poee NJ /,
made its second assault and. by some
wonderful dexterlty. tossed II over h,s
head, breaking its neck. ~
The silver star., 1897-04-15

Tho Union Debating club closed its scrics Of
interesting debates on last saturday night.
The clu? adjourned 70 meet on the second sat
urday nisht 10 octobse iDr rsorgsnixatlon. (.
The silver star., 1897-04-15

Subscribe ier the sllvrs ssAs,
La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1897-09-24
G. u B A

Segan Gel Dfa,, de Madrid nan suo muy
comentadas en- aquella corte laa declaraclohes
one ha hecho el general Gssco un redactor dc
nm neri0dico madrileno, al desembarcar en- San
tander, procedente de Cuba,
All decir de Gel Dfa,, el general entlenee
que la guerra es diticlfsima, allade:
eEl snemigo redoba actualmente su actl-
v;dad on las proy;ncias de la llabana Pinar
del Rio; pero en- ell Camaeiey en- or'eh'e es
donde se eucuentran los nncleos mas fuertcs
mas robustos de Ia insurreccidn, especamente
en Ia Sierra Maestro, casi virge1 para las lropas
espanoas. Hay que Greer que Ia te'mlhac'on
do Ia GUERRA no sera un hecho mlentras no Sc
lleoue la pacifcaci6n verdadera en- las pro
vincias occidentaes mien:ras no cesen los
aosomharcos. que Sc repiten cada ocho dlas.
xRefri6ndose este pnnto, ell general tlene
IA idea de que 81 Sc decarase alglln dfa la gHerra
los Estados Unidos, los habtantos de Cuba
vonderfan hasta los zapatos para batir los
yankees. 49,
4;m;smos del Gobierno y Sc deduce de aqni
una grave censura contra los one aan suponen
Que el general Weyler tene dominada la insu-
rrecci6n. Por otra parte, segin ell general
Gasco es inlitil pensar en- remedlos dc ciIacter
iuoar poroue de darse la autonomfa tendria que
darre para un pueblo, el pueblo cubano no
existc; v en- segundo lugar, porque no sc tr"ta
de una guerra polftca, sino mas ben de una
ouerra de anarquismo. Cast todo ell pats esta
destrufdo, la riqucza arruinada la VIDA de
Cnba refiuye por complete en- la llabana, dedu :
ciGndose de este que no hay pueblo, que eNlste
mucho elemepto director, pero POGO dlrglbie.
Los insurrectos no son autonomlstas nj
constituciona.es: no quieren mas que la des J.
truccon ell exterminio, 81 por tales medlos Sc
ha dc conseguir la independencla.
;Lastima es-continu6- ell el mlnlste-
rio de Ultramar no Sc haya pensado antes en-
gobernar & Cuba como debfa gobernarse no
como & cualquier provincial de la Peninsula
La prensa puede abogar por dos causas
interesantfsimaa, que estan comprendl<'as Gu Ia
idea de la repatriation de soldados enterinos.
Ell personal facultativo y sanitarIo es IN
meiorable, sus indiyiduos hacen todo 10 hu
manamente possible por atender los entermos;
nero ca insuficiente, eobre todo en- esta cpoca
de las lluvas, en- que estan los hospitaies llenos
Baste decir que en- ell hospital de Clego de
Avila existen hoy 500 enfermos, y para ellos
solo hay cuatro m6dicos, correspondence, por
10 tanto, & cada uno ell cuidado diario de 200, q.
es impossible de consegulr.
Hay que pedir la abolcidn del reglamento
de hospitales, en- cuanto Sc reieren q las estan-
cias, que contribute agravar la situaci6n dc
los enfermos, hacienda de un palddico, un ane-
mico un clor6tico despues de sufrir 80 estan
cias. Y tamben hay que pensar en- habllltal
I'M sanatorio en- lugar apartado que por ST
situaci6n especial ben pudera ger Ia lsla de
Pinos, para evitar el espectaculo de tracr a ls
Peninsula soldados medic muertos.s
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ReInitidO
Contra protesta

A las once del dfa de hoy, empez5 4 cir
cular por esta capital, una hoja suelta con el
rubro de <Protests,, autorlzada por l61 1ndi-
vi,uos, comerciantes unos Y dependencies los
mas; en- la cual despnts de un lcnguaje que da
idea de la culturs buens fe del que Ia rcd ictd,
sc trata de atribuirme que he insultado al Co
mercio, Ell particular q los senores don Pedro
Santisttban don Gumersinlo suarez, asi como
que no COY ell autor del artfculo eBasta dc con
templaciones,, sino nero frm6n Instruments
de aque.
Nj una palabra persaba conteftar Il la pro-
tesla de referenca pero como e silencio pudlera
dar cierta valdez, no solo les eonceptes lnjustos
falsos en- aquela emitidos, ,sino una importan-
cia que no tene, debo de signidcar solameLte
dos cosas:
No he insuItado los seIores don Pedro
Santisteban nj Il don Gumersindo Suarez: al
contrario, les he dado los titulos que &c mere
cen como comerciantes Y ciudadanos honrados;
y ell decir que no son polfticos no es oiensiyo.
No he sido nj soy ustrumento nj hrm"n
de nadie. En- mi poder tengo algunos Dorado
res de los artfculos que he pnblicado, para todo
ell que desee yerlos.
Con 10 expuesto dejo contestada lap:otesta
de referencia, devolyiendo fntegros los eoncep
tos injuriosos 4 los autores de la mlsma, res
tandome tan solo aiiadir, que por mss que pro-
testen una mil veees, el pats, que 10 e,mFone
un million de habitantes, esta conforme, excep
cion hecha de Ia camarils de don Alexandra, J
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do Ia sal, lie ofrecicron las provincias gallegas.
n;ahos os,atuas cstan muy ben eiccutadas.

do Ia sal. lie ofrecicron las provincias galiegas
D;chas estatuas cstan muy bien ejecutadas,
-Seelin noticias procedentes de Valencia,
on aouclla localidad continuan presentandose
casos dc lepra. III gobernador civil ha dis
nuesto habiltar una eala para hombres otra
para mujeres en- nel Hospital provincial. Se
iuzpan exageradas las noticias que sc reciben
ace rca de esta cntermedad. Seghn q parte
odcial. en- toda la provincial solo hay 30 ataca-
dos. La Junta provincial dc oahiaau h''cH"" |"
gran interGs en- cl asunto.
I'll goberpador dc Valencia ha mutaHo
con 500 pesctas & los alcaldes de los pueb os dc
Villar del Arzobispo, Sot de Chera, Chnllila,
Casinos. Chera, Andilla, AIfarp sellent, Que
sa. Estnhcny, Bicorp Marencs, por no laber
sat;sfecho las atcnconcs de primera cnscllanza
Sc halIa sumamentc grave le ha sldo
admin;strada Ia Extremauncion, cl II. 7. Juan
Manuel Zorrills que fu6 director del co!cglo
del Escorial V es actuamente procnrador gene.
raj de las Escuelas Pas dc Espaa. la clcn.
cia dcscspera de salyar al ilustre cnfcrmo
-En Barcelona sc ha ceebra1o nj banIue.
10 nara obsequiar al conscero de instruction
plblica don Agustn Saria, organlzsio por Ia
Asocaci6n del profesorado, que ha .ido repre-
sentatla Dor so maestros. FL sellor Sarda hlZo,
dasnuas do hrindar algunos comensalea, cl re-
sumen de los brndis, rcsultan,lo sn trabaJo
una hcrmosa conierencia pedas6gioa.
Dice Ella Andalucfa Moaerna', de Sc
villa, que ma siio pntado esmeradamen'e el ca-
r;oso reloi de sol q. cxiste en- el cdicio mnnlcl-
nal de Capuchinoa, que tiene Ia Particular,
dad dc seilalar la hora en- dos eeferaa. | asl-
lado, dc no comuncs concclmentos, construyo
dicho reloj, que acusa horas, mediss cuartos.'
Ell general Blanco ha entregado al pre :
sidente del Consejo de ministries, Ia Memorla
que diriie al senaao, referente q Ia lnsurfeccion
f;ipina durante su mando Ell aqucl Archlpiela
90, Dfcese que es un documento nteresante J
Gno ron toda claridad rectiica muchos de los
errores que Sc lie atrlbuycron.
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paraie. La IL1anta Eulalia sus hljos SC
hallan actualmente en- Saint Morltz.

parae. La ILfanta Eulalia sus hijos SC
halan actualmente en- Saint Moritz.
~ a las personas que lc guste vestlr u
la moda, les recomendamos vlslten ell renom :
brado cstab ecimento <Sastrerfa Francesa, ,
Fortaeza 81, donde ae vende ropa hecha Il
precios nunca vstos ell esta capital.
x*x En- prensa La CORRESPONDENCE
hemos sahido con gusto que ha llegado esta
tarde esta Capital, acompanado de su bella y
distinguida seilora, nuestro estlmado amigo el
senior don Luis Munoz Rivera, aquenes envla-
mos nuestras mas afectuosas paIabras de bien-
venida.
~ Con cargs de salazones maderas ha
entrado hoy al puerto de esta Capital, proce-
dente de Lunemburgo, ell bgtin ing'es Byape.
" lIablase de que una comunldad de
monias de Madrid ha presentado al goblerno
una reclamation de tres millones de pesetas por
unos terrenos que dice Sc incauto de ellos ell
Estado.-El general Azcarraga no ha accedido
& la pretensi6n del senior Navarro Reverter, que
exige al obspo de Maorca Olga q que emplea'
dos Sc refere en- un documento por el suscrito.
No obstantc, ell actual presidente del consejo
de ministries prometi6 al seiior Navarro Rever'
ter que ell asunto seria resuelto su favor.