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The herald., 1898-04-29

cials at the navy yard fear disaster If the
ships were delayed on the Hatteras coast,
but the most experienced navigators unite
in saying that they ought to have gotten
well out to sea before meeting the storm.
Ordered Home
BERLIN. April 28.-Lieur. Count Won
Goetzf. the German military attache at
Washington, who is now in this city, has
been ordered to return to the United States
and accompany the forces Of the United
States which will operate in Cuba
San Jose Patriots
SAN JOSE, April 2S.-Pursuant to In
structions from superior headquarters, the
muster roll of Company B, Fifth regiment
was opened this evening. Forty-seven men
dropped in and every one signed. 1t Is ex-
pected that the others will sign tomorrow.
All three officers, together with Lieut.. Col.
Whitton, have applied for commissions.
Ask for Commissions
WASHINGTON, April Ex-senator Platt
saw the president today in behalf of Gen.
Stewart l.. Woodford and Col. Fred D.
Grant, both of whom desire commissions
in the volunteer army. The president is
understood to have practically promised
to give Gen. Woodford commission as
major general and Col. Grant a commission
as brigadier general.
Allotments Will Stick
WASHINGTON, April 2S-Adjt. Gen.
Corbin said this afternoon that the secre-
tary of war had decided to adhere to the
allotments already made to the various
states and territories under the presidents
lca1 70 fnr iy,t ba
teers, and that 1t is only waste of time
for the officials of different states to en-
deavor to have their allotments increased
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INSPECTING The MAIL
FOUND ON BOARD THE PRIZES
CAPTURED
All Letters Addressed to Persons in
Spain Ordered Sent to Washing
ton for Examination

CHICAGO, April 29.- A special to the
Record from Washington says: The
clerks in the dead letter office at the post
office department have been busy all day
examining the captured Spanish mail, the
first batch of which has been received IN
Washington from the postoffice at New
York BY an order issued by the post
master general, all postmasters through
out the country are instructed to forward
to the department at Washington all let
ters and packages addressed to persons
in Spain. When this order went into effect
there was considerable mail matter ac-
cumulated in the New York postoffice and
en- route to Cuba by the fast mail, via
Florida.
All the letters received were delivered to
the chief of the dead letter office. Those
which originated in the United States and
bore upon their envelopes the names and
addresses of the writers were at once re-
| turned unopened. The remainder of the
mail was opened and most of it was
| treated according to the usual rules of the
dead letter office-letters bearing sigma
| lures that could be identified were imme-
diately returned to the writer's, but official
mail was declared contraband of war, and
there was good deal of it.
| Some of the letters were of very great
| Importance to the military and naval au-
thorities of the United States, and trans
| lations are now being made for the use
of Secretary Long and Secretary Alger
Some of them are reports made by Gen
Blanco and other Spanish officers in Cuba
to their superiors in Madrid, and relate tc
the condition of affairs and plans for the
defense of the island. Others were writ
ten by Spanish spies in this country, and
most of them are unimportant They con-
tain information that has been repeatedly
published in the newspapers, which could
| not have been of any service to SPAIN
Other letters from business houses having
connections in Spain contain information
of more or less Importance. Several let
ters will be turned over to the secret ser.
vice division of the treasury department
as they contain clews that may be usefu
hereafter.
| No one can remember when the govern.
ment of the United States held up anc
opened private correspondence; certainly
never since the war of 1872, although dur
Ing the rebellion letters were frequently
intercepted by orders of the war depart
ment of the department Of justice, wher
It was suspected that they contained Off.
cial information.
For a long time 1t has been believed that
the mail Of the United States consul al
Cuba was tampered with in the Havana
postoffice, although communications be.
tween the consul general and the govern
ment could not have been disturbed, fol
they were always sent back and forth in 9
separate and exclusive pouch, to which
there were only two Keystone in the state
department at Washington and the other
at the consulate in Havana.
The herald., 1898-04-29
Wheat Getting Scarce

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, April 2S.-The
Journal today says: Not for years has TIE
northwest been as short of wheat as now.
Country stocks have reached a very low
point, there being probably less than 1000 900
bushels held at this time by country houses,
only very small portion Of which is con-
tract wheat. This explains why the Min
neapolis wheat market has advanced over
20 cents in one week. The wheat to fill
contracts is not in sight. Out of the small
country supply must go the wheat for
country milling, with no new wheat to come
for grinding until September. A supply Of
about eighteen weeks must be found. Min
neapolis mills are grinding over million
bushels a week. Minneapolis and Duluth
together have only 100000 bushels OF all
grades in view in public houses, as against
over 20 1000 900 bushels last year.
The herald., 1898-04-29
PARTISAN POLITICS
Continue to Delay Spain's Prepara-
ton for War

LONDON, April 29.-The Madrid CORE
spondent of the Standard says: The parlia-
mentary outlook is les satisfactory, de.
spite the praiseworthy efforts both the
government and Senor Silvela are making
to induce the Opposition 10 reduce the
wonted dilatory debate, with view to get
ting vote rapidly on those bills and author
izations which are indispensable to enable
the government to carry on affairs in the
present critical circumstances.
Unfortunately, Senor Robledo, as well rs
some Carlsts and Republicans seem de.
termined to prove retrospective and cause
irritating debates. simply to further per.
sonal and party aims.
Perfectly needless of the grave conse-
quences of such unpatriotic attempts tc
work delay for the government in the pres
ence of war with America, they content
themselves with insisting upon protracted
debates on the address.
In the lower house the extreme Opposi-
ton groups and some generals also insist
upon fresh discussion of Cuban affairs.
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tent to give her daughter the right advice
about how to keep herself we'll and strong
In tiiaidenly way, she should seek the adj
vice of some physician of years of wide
experience, and of substantial reputation.
A young woman naturally does not like to
be subject of discussion, examination and
the horrible local treatment of home doc
tor. Moreover, obscure physicians make
the mistake of attributing her ills to indi-
gestion, or heart or liver trouble, when the
real cause Is weakness or disease of the
delicate organs concerned III wifehood and
motherhood.
treatment upon which most doctors insist,
are nine times in ten entirely unnecessary.
DR. Pierces Favorite Prescription acts di-
rectly on woman's special organism and
makes it strong and healthy, and competent
to bear the strain of wifehood and moth
erlood. 1t allays Inflammation, soothcs
pain, heals liberation and stops debilitating
drains. 1t banishes the suferings of the
period of expectancy, and makes baby's
arrival In the world easy and almost pain
less. Good druggists recommend it Let
ters addressed to DR.. R. v. Pierce, Buffalo,
N. r., are sacredly confidential.
1t has been nearly four years since took Dr..
Pierces Favorite Prescription" writes Mrs. c. c.
Clark, OF New Rome. Floyd Co.. Ca, "and there
have been no signs Of any return of female COM
plaint. am now fifty years old and can walk
Two miles and one-half and to-day am as well as
ever; nave used DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets,
Look glum and feel glun? That's bill
business and constipation. Dr.. Pierces
Pleasant Pellets are a sure, speedy and
permanent cure. They never grippe. At
III medicine stores.
The herald., 1898-04-29
Excursion Rates

CHICAGO, April 2S-The lines Of the
Western Passenger association today set
tied upon the rates which are to govern
traffic from their territory for the large
meetings and conventions of the year. All
the large meetings will be granted rate
of one fare plus 81 for the round trip, with
the exception of the meeting of the Nation
al Educational association, where the
charge over the one fare will be 81 instead
Of s2-one-half of this to go to the roads
and one-half to the association as member.
ship fees.
The herald., 1898-04-29
Guardsmen Preferred

SAN FRANCISCO, April 2S-Adjutant
General Barrett states that the governor
has firmly resolved to give the officers and
men of the National guard the preference
for enrolment in the volunteer service.
In the appointment of officers to command
the troops the officers now holding COM
missions will be retained, provided they
pass the examination required. Should
they fail in this respect, their places will
be supplied by other officers of the guard
until that source of supply is exhausted.
The herald., 1898-04-29
SAN FRANCISCO HARBoR PLANS
Believed to Be in the Hands Of the
Spanish Authorities

SAN FRANCISCO. April 29.-The Call
says: There is not the slightest doubt that
plans of the works commanding the har-
bor of San Francisco are in the possession
Of the Spanish military and naval authori-
ties. Captain Casa. military attache of the
Spanish legation at Washington, was in the
city last winter for several weeks, the
guest of the Spanish consul, and while he
was here had ample opportunity to stroll
about the batteries, as no orders to the con-
trary had then been issued. Since he left,
however, the defenses have been materially
strengthened by the addition of rapid fire
guns. The Lime Point position has been
made exceedingly formidable in many ways
during the past month.
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Saw No Spaniards

LIVERPOOL, April 2S.-The members of
the crew Of the Shenandoah were greatly
excited when the tug Rathlyn informed
them that war between Spain and the
United States had broken out. Captain
Murphy says that on Monday evening last
he sighted what he believes were two Span
ish cruisers, but the vessels were too far
distant for him to be certain that they were
warships of the enemy.
The herald., 1898-04-29

What a wonderful influence
the possession of manly vigor
exerts over a man 1t makes
him a grand success in every
thing he undertakes. He has
confidence in himself and COM
mands the respect of his fellow
man.
DR.. Sanden offers a book
free that tells how the great
est development of manhood's
vigor can be attained by the
use of the famous DR.. Sanden
Electric Belt. If you cannot
call and examine the Belt send
for the book, "Three Classes
of Men," free, sealed, by mail.
Consultation free.
Sanden Electric Go.
SOAK s. Broadway. cor. Second St.. Los
Angeles, Cal.
Office hours, 8 to 8; evenings, 7 to 8;
Sundays, 10 to !.
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Miss Gould's Offer

\ NEW YORK, April 2S.-Miss Helen \
\ Gould today confirmed the report that !
\ she had rendered the United States !
\ government 800, 900 to aid in prosecut- i
\ ing the war against Spain. Miss 4
+ Gould added that though President \
+ Mckinley had acknowledged the offer, 4
\ 1t had not yet been accepted. /
The herald., 1898-04-29
Loyal Austrians

SAN FRANCISCO, April 2S.-The Aus
trian Military and Benevolent association
of this city has adopted a series of resolu-
tions expressing the utmost loyalty to the
United States. The resolutions also dis
claim sympathy with Spain. Many of the
associations members are ex-soldiers of
the Austrian army. They say that they
are ready and anxious to serve under the
Stars and Stripes if there is need of their
services
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An Offer Declined

NEW YORK, April 2S.-The Ogden Goe-
let estate has refused to accept the $780,
900 which the government had agreed to
pay for the yacht Mayfiower.
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positions of Subig bay, where they will
await the passage Of American merchant
vessels for the purpose of capturing them.
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CUPID AND DEATH.

1t is a pitiful truth
that in a tremendous
percentage of case 8
love and death claim a
young woman at the
same moment. # a
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PARIS, April 2S.-There was a rumor on
the Bourse today, which was not confirmed
from any source, that the United States
fleet has received check in the Philippine
islands. 1t had the effect of weakening
The herald., 1898-04-29
Portugal's Decree

LISBON, April 2S.-The Official Gazette
will publish tomorrow an official decree
declaring the neutrality of Portugal in the
conflict between Spain and the United
States
The herald., 1898-04-29

NORFOLK, Va, April 2S.-No news of
the transport Panther and the cruiser
Montgomery has been received here. Off
The herald., 1898-04-29

| pact with the United states government.
The Hawaiian Policy
| WASHINGTON. April 2S.-It is under
stood the Hawaiian minister has been ad.
vised that this country will not change IT'S
policy towards the Hawaiian islands pend
| ing congressional annexation.
A Warship Aground
| MADRID, April 2S.-Blanco cables that
an American ironclad is aground opposite
Dimas, province Of Pinar del Rio. He says
three other ships are working to refioat her.
Looking for Prizes
GIBRALTAR, April 2s-The Spanish
torpedo boat destroyerss continue cruising
in the Straits Of Gibraltar They approach
all vessels leaving the Mediterranean.
Warning of Spies
ATLANTA, Ca, April Ex-Governor At
kinson today received letter from James
L. Long, of Good Hope, Ca, saying that
| Spanish spies were planning to wreck
| bridges and blow up the trains bearing
troops to Key West.
Georgia's Governor
ATLANTA, Ca. April Ex-Governor w.
Y. Atkinson today rendered President Nc
| Elnley, through tHe 1eolSlu uSlS5dtiol III
congress- his services as volunteer. The
delegation will ask that he be made u
brigadier general. If the appointment is
made, Atkinson will resign as governor.
| Stanford Students
| STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CAL, April
2S-Following the call for volunteers, about
forty Stanford students have enlisted in
Company X, First infantry, of San Fran
CISCO and will go to the city on Monday
prepared to go to the front, and preferring
| the location where the charge Is thickest
| President David Starr Jordan promised all
students enlisting now their full credits for
the present semester. Nearly half of the
members of the football team are among
| the recruits.
| Can Force the Blockade
| MADRID, April 29.-Captain of the Com
pania Transatlantic Steamship line will
undertake to carry mails to Cuba, declaring
they are certain the blockade can be
forced.
| Auxiliary Cruisers
HULL, Eng, April 2S.-Negotiations, It
ia asserted, are proceeding for the pur-
chase by Americans of the Wilson line
steamers Galilee, Chicago and Toxic.
Fear of Disaster
| NORFOLK, Va, April 2S.-No news of
the transport Panther and the cruiser
Montgomery has been received here Off
The herald., 1898-04-29

LONDON. April 2S.-Owing to the arrest
Of several Englishmen in Cuba, accused of
being American spies, negotiations have
been opened for taking off British subjects
by British men-of-war.
The Lamar register., 1898-08-17
Granada Items.

Martin Brenaman spent Sunday in
Lamar.
Harry Noble went to Lamar on
Mondays local.
Rev. Anderson will go to confer
ence next week.
Our town is full of young men
waiting for the melons to ripen.
DR.. Hasty was called to Granada
Monday to visit the little girl of Will
Ludolph.
Rev. Rice, of Sheridan Lake,
preached III the NJ. E. Church Sun
day night.
Melon picking has just commenced
On the north side. The crop is said
Ito be good.
G. S. Kennedy has secured the
contract for the Odd Fellows hall to
be built in Granada
The weather has been very hot SO
that no one is feeling as though they
had the best of health.
The proprietor of the printing es-
tablishment has made his appear
ance in Granada. The new doctor is
looked for on any train
A young lady remarked that If a
certain preacher from Lamar would
come to Granada to preach she would
furnish one of the chickens spoken
of for every meal. We think he
will come.
JENNIE.
The Lamar register., 1898-08-17
SANTA re ROUTE.
ke. and I'm proved Train Service.

Denver TO California 10 two days.
Two fast trains daily TO Kansas City
and Chicago.
Seven hours quicker time to New
Mexico, Ell Paso and Mexico.
These are come OF the improvements
offered 10 Colorado travellers by the San
"a Fe railroad.
The through sleeping and chair car
service has also been extended.
Fred Haryey's dining ears aud houses
are too well known and liked to need
mention.
Going east, west or south from Colora-
do the best route Is the Santa te.
Excellent local service between Den,
yer. Colorado Springs, Manitou and
Pueblo. :,
For information aud reservations call
on any agent, or address,
J. p. HALL, General Agent,
100 Lawrence Street, Denver, Colo.
The Lamar register., 1898-08-17
MAY Valley.


Fishing at the reservoir is reported
fine.
Small grain is about all in stack;
likewise second cutting of alfalfa.
Walter Thompson and wife, OF
New Castle, Indiana, were visiting
W. p. Harper last week.
Mrs. r. W. Biggs, of Webster City,
Iowa, is making an extended visit
with her sister Mrs. j. A. Collins.
Ohio Wright has just taken a sec
ond large contract for quarrying and
hauling stone to the headgate of Cut
No. 4.
Bill Heaton is experimenting upon
an automatic contrivance to be set up
in the center of his cantaloupe field
that will keep up continuous racket
and frighten the festive jack rabbit
away.
George and Ben Rieley have sold
400 lambs to A. NJ. Lambright, of
Las Animas, and received upwards of
50 per head Mr.. Lambright pur-
chiised and fed the last years crop of
lambs of this same flock with very
satisfactory results.
The Lamar register., 1898-08-17
ErcursIon Rates.

The Santa Fe Route has made a
rate from Lamar 10 the omAhA ex-
position aud return,fOr 30 day tickets
OF s23.20. Dates OF sale June to
October so Tickets purchased after
October 10 viii he limited to return
November II. Tickets carrying final
return limit OF Noverbsr 10 on sale
from June to October Is. Rate is
S27. 7.S5.
Omaha. September l2-l6, Annual
EDcampment Sons Of Veterans; one
fare for round trip plus 81. Tickets
on sale September 9, return limit Sep
tember 2l
Greeley, August 24-3l, Animal
Conference IL T. Church; one aud
one. tfth fare on certificate plan.
Denver, August BPS, A'nerican
Bankers Association; one and one-
third fare for round trip on certiti-
cate plan
st. I,ouis, October As, Biennial
Meeting Grand Order Of Odd Fellows
one and one third fare on certificate
plan.
On September 8 TO S ticket to San
to Fe, \. Mex, will be sold for one
fare for round trip, return limit Sep
fannhar 10
The Lamar register., 1898-08-17
Arkansas Valley Notes.

Rock Ford is offering very liber-
al premium list in all departments
of their fair this year.
The Lamar register., 1898-08-17
AarcrI.ea le,ter List.

The following is a list Of the un-
claimed letters remaining in this OF.
ice August II. 1898:
Brosn. Gieor.e CrcsssNeli. Earl ID.
Crump, George Eidridge. Mrs Jas- b.
Eidridsu, Mrs-J.B Mccain. Jeremiah q
Mccain. Jos Merrill. jim
Ncel. J. H. White, Harry
wo1ldridge, II. G.
In calling for these letters please
say advertised
ID. z CooPxE, T.. NJ.
The Lamar register., 1898-08-17

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

/ hereby announce myself as a candi-
date for representative in the 18th Cen
eral Assembly from this representative
district. subject to the action of the re-
publican district convention.
i K DOUGHTY.
The Lamar register., 1898-08-17

Granada's new doctor and news
paper plant arrived this week, The
town is certainly on the boom.
The Lamar register., 1898-08-17
Additional Local News.

Hon. q. d. Ford, now register gf
the Denver land office, came down 10
visit over Sunday with his daughter,
Mrs. Tom Hover.
The Lamar register., 1898-08-17

al premium list in all departments
of their fair this year.
Granada's new doctor and news
paper plant arrived this week. The
town is certainly on the boom.
The Arkansas valley is furnishing
the peaches for the state this year,
the crop having proved failure in
other sections.
1t cost Kiowa county man S65.S0
to steal ten chickens last week, and
he lost the chickens to boot. Rather
expensive stealing we should think.
Bent county was the scene of a
shooting scrape last week in which
L. S. Campbell killed F. A. Welles.
The coroner's jury called it justifable
homicide.
A young man named Ben Martin
was seriously injured by falling
from the construction elevator on the
new Odd Fellow building at Las An
imas last week.
Our farmers are being forced to
rent some of the dry lands, as there
is not space on the valley farms to
stack the big crops that have been
raised this year.
La Junta is possessed of public
spirited citizen, who has donated the
pipe for water mains in an entire ad-
dition to the town on condition that
the town government will lay them.
The Fairmount melon growers as
sociation is another kicker against
the Wetzel contract. If they could
succeed in breaking up the combi-
nation they would have to feed tleir
melons to the hogs as of old.
The big melon association of
Rocky Ford held a meeting last week
and succeeded in harmonizing the
many differences that bad arisen
among the members, and the mem
bership will act as a unit during the
shipping season.
Clyde Miller and Zack Horton, the
two Amity boys who received the
most severe injuries in the Conroe
wreck, returned to Holly from the
La Junta hospital last week. They
have not yet fully recovered by any
means, but their Prowers county
friends are glad they are able to he
around once more. Mr.. Horton will
have to use a crutch for some time
yet.
While the pile. driving outfit of F.
w. Foote'S was driving piles en-
Gageby creek Tuesday, one of the
guy ropes broke in moving the driv-
er and in falling struck the three
year-old son of Carl A. Peterson,
who was standing some forty feet
away, injuring and crushing him so
badly that he died in two hours. The
funeral was held on Wednesday. The
sympathy of the entire community is
with the afflicted parents in their
sudden bereavement-La Animas
Leader.
The first crate of Rocky Ford can
taloupes was sold in st. Louis last
week by Barry q Co., commission
merchants, for which they received
five dollars. Barry & Co had a bet
of 500 with Nat Wetzel, who has
the contract with the Rocky Ford
people, that they would sell the first
crate of cantaloupes of the season in
the open market at st. Louis. This
probably looked like a sinch bet to
Mr.. Wetzel and was eagerly taken
up. Barry & Co. instructed Mr..
Brock, their representative in this
city, to scour the country, pick up a
cantaloupe here and there until he
had full crate and ship as early as
possible to st. Louis The crate
was shipped from La Junta early
last week Mr.. Wetzel's first ship
ment of the Rocky Ford article left
The Lamar register., 1898-08-17

The Arkansas valley is furnishing
the peaches for the state this year,
the crop having proved failure in
other sections.