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The Monte Vista journal., 1898-08-20

THERE seems to be some uneRsi-
ness among politicians as TO what
side OF our foreign policy TO take.
IL is not well TO be in u hurry
about coming TO conclusions.
There are grave questions involved,
brought about by the results OF
the Spanish war. There is plenty
of time to consider these questions.
The Denver Republican says:
The American people are not
afraid that any serious blunder
will be made In shaping the for
eign policy of the nation. Ques-
tons arising from the changed re-
lations brought about by the war
will not be disposed of without
due consideration.
Whatever treaty may be nego-
tiated will have to be submitted to
the Senate for its approval. The
Senate will reflect public senti-
ment, and it does not appear that
in that particular party lines will
be very closely drawn. The Amer
lean people have viewed this sub
ject from individual standpoints.
They have not yet received sug-
gestions from party leaders. This
is shown by the division in senti-
ment manifested between leaders
of the same party. 1t is probable
that similar ignoring of party
lines will be seen in the Senate
when the treaty with Spain comes
up for consideration.
Whether the power and infu-
ence of this country nre To be eX-
tended into remote fields, we may
rest assured that the American
people will ncquit themselves with
credit. They will not shirk any
responsibility because of fear of
the consequences. They will not
rush headlong into entanglements
without due consideration of what
possible changes might involve.
The Americans nre not towards,
and neither are they fools. They
have faith in themselves and in
the strength and destiny Of their
country.
That there shall be no rctrogrcs-
sion, is, We believe. tho sentiment
of great majority Of the people.
Whatever duty has been imposed
upon this country ms result of
the war will not DO cast inside
through unwillingness to take i,
up. Territorial expansion has
marked the development of the
country from its earliest history.
II has been opposed 10y certain
classes, but time has vinGicated
the wisdom Of the policy which
these extensions involved. There
is no, n foot Of ground uudcr the
American flag which the people
would willingly surrender. We
may trust to tho light of expert
cnco M n guide in our FUTURE
,..nruo
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-08-20
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Clerks Office al the District Court of Rio
Grandc County apd state at Colorado. and To
make III" sum Of Eighteen Hundred Eighty.
four DSllnrs. tfistni. costs OF suit. and the
execution. the "'nonn, ~ crrtnin judrn'rn,
,rrn'iy oh,a'n",i against John q. Young and
Robert Young and In favor of Ellen Hatch
out oi the lands, tencncnfs good. nnd chat.
tells OF Tie said John u. Young and hobcrs
YOUNG.
have levied on the following property, to.
Wit:
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tJ6kt, tttle and tntesvet ~ the attets hAsae1
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a.,ot ~ tAs teisvt t.ovss IN tir' Noste CasesaAe
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DENNIS J. Ot0ua.
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Fisso publlcattaM Aus. .. 1MA
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The Monte Vista journal., 1898-08-20

IT SEEMS to be the policy Of the
regular republican pnriy in the
silver states 10 declare for tho free
coinage Of silver and bimetalism.
Mark HAnna intimatcs that this Is
dishonest, "ns Il is clearly in oppo.
si,ion to tho principles Of the par'y
as demanded in the platform at
the national convention nt st.
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-08-20

IT is said the Wolcott influence
was felt at Glenwood Springs Mon
day and Tuesday. That influence
is likely to be felt more and more
as the campaign advances.
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-08-20

IL the Inst campaign Uncle Jud
Brush desired emphasis put upon
The inc. that hc WINS n farmer.
This y"nr will bc good ono TO
spring his rough.riding proclivi-
ties, nnd hc will probably stump
the state IN chaps aud sombrero. -.
1.eA,lville Herald. Democrat.
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-08-20

The natives of Porto Rico every
where welcomed the advent Of the
Americans and are glad to throw
off the Spanish yoke. There is no
difficulty in annexing territory of
that sort. But to send an army to
subduc people before annexation
ia different
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-08-20

AN effort was made at Omaha in
1892 to keep the Peoples party out
of machine politics and to elimi-
nate bossism as far as possible.
The state central committe would
do we'll to bear this in mind.
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-08-20

'lr Jerry Simpson comes to Col
orndo with u calamity wall" re-
marks II rabid Mckinley organ,
"when he delivers that speech FOR
the Populist club, the citizens
ought to turn the hose on him" "
Now. in tho first place, it is mean
to sny any such n thing AZ the
above, aud in the next we under.
stand that Mr.. Simpson wears nc
hose, and IN II result they could
not be turned ns the mean editor
suggests.
Don't worry about Jerry; he al.
ways talks 10 the point aud dresses
becomingly.
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-08-20
NkaM,s MagmctIc NnrInrs.

Skaw's Magnetic springs.
Everything Mt these celebrated
springs has been put in fist clnss
shape for the accommodation OF
the public. Hot and cold hnths at
any hour. Refreshments vt ren-
sonable prices.
Mrs. II. =. HoBKInK,
Manager.
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-08-20

GENERAL FITZHUGH LEE is an
nounced as a candidate for senator
from Virginia. He aspires to sue
ceed Senator John W. Daniel, who
has been a member of the SEN
ate since March 4, 1887, and whose
term Of Office expires March 3.
1899. Senator Daniel is one of
the ablest members of the senate
and a silver man. Lee worked for
the gold standard in 1876 and was
rewarded by q consulship at Cuba.
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-08-20
TIMBER CULTURE. FINAL PROOF.
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
United s,s,cs Land Onlcc.

United States Land 0fficc,
bci Nortc. Gnlo.. July -. ise~.
Notice II hereby given that Jrrpn~ q. In
ArtnOHd has hie,i noticc ~ his Intention ta
make nnAl pr,sof before tho lt-Ei.icr and R~
rcivcr y. y. Land Oftr" Rt tho orhr" In iDs.l
Nortr. Colors.io. mn Tuesday. the Oh, day al
k"ptrMtrr. ts1ha, on timber cutur, application
No. txi. for the n. ". quarter ~ .SrtiON No
y. ~ township No. ~ n. kanfe No. .. y. N. n.
Ne nAtn~s ~ wisnrs.e.: Jnm~s Duubar A.
q. u. MasiloH. Nr,h ", hathaway. of Mo~cw
COlo., nnd lss'r Nartp~r, oi Monte Vista. C,ln,
)AAtk ~. itAxTElt. krsiss~v.
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-08-20
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.
Land Office NJ Del Nor,c. Colorado.

.,uIS 7. l-y-.
Notice is hereby given tsat tho follow Ing.
named settler has nied notice u his intention
10 make nnnl proof In support -. his claim. and
that said proof will br made before the
Rcnisicr and Receiver. 4. :. Land Once, AT
del Norts Colorado. on Auxu,t -, le',s. viz:
George W. white. at Ho~cn y. -. Colo, who
made homestead application No IN. for the
= W. u OF scctinn -. Township ~. North
Range =. Y. n. " ~
lie names the following Witnesses To prove
hi. continuous residence upon. nnd cultivation
OF said land, Nix:
Levi Peck. Larcnzn ID Crooks, Eimorr Hose
hrough. John ". Crooks, ali OF Bowen u, u
lilo orande County. Goiur,gaD
JAMES II. BAXTER. Register.
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-08-20

The three committee of three
each, from the populisis, demo-
Gratis and silver republicans, which
met at Glenwood Monday to divide
the Offices, met with disappoint-
ment. There are not state Offices
enough to 90 around. The pie is
small and when cut into three
parts there Is not enough TO feed
three great armies that are con-
tending for the loaves and fishes.
W. II. Griffith, of the silver re-
publican committee, got little
excited and rs result spoke his
mind freely. Astuto politicians
do not talk freely; they prefer to
listen and let the other fellows do
the talking. Politicians are sup
posed to be smooth; exercise tho
Christian virtues OF never getting
angry or taking oirense n, any,
thing. Acting in this role, Judge
Adair Wilson of the democrats
made an earnest effort TO soothe
the rilcd feeling on the part OF Mr..
Griffith by making n brief talk
himself. He deprecated any such
action as had been taken by Mr.,
Griffith and expressed himself AZ
extremely sorry that any harsh
words had been employed in tho
meeting.
There is but one thing the three
committees are agreed on aud that
is ,hat the populists can have tho
congressman from the Second dis
irict. This is on the principle of
What cannot be helped must be
endured"
There WAS no trouble in passing
n resolution 10 the effect that il
the parties fused on state ticket
all the counties and senatorial dis.
'fic,s mus; fuse also on local mat
trrs. This resolution being en-
t,rely outside the province of tho
committees it WAS easily disposed
Of by being adopted unanimously.
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-08-20

IT is not probable this country
will be engaged in war again for n
third Of century and hence it
should not spend large sums in
building navy, because in thirty
years our presen: war vessels will
be out of date and practically y
worthless. Attention should be
paid to aerial and submarine nav
igat,on, also to the invention OF
more powerful explosives, and then
equip government plants for the
building of war vessels and wal
machinery.
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-08-20
NOTICE vo,, PUBLICATION.
Land Office NJ Del Nortc. Colorado, I
july g. lsss ,

Notice IL hereby given that the following.
named settler has fiia'i notice Of his intention
TO make fnal proof In support OF his claim
and that said proof will hc made before the
Register aud Receiver. 4. =. Land once. at
Dcl Nortc. Colorado. on August -. ls,ss. VIZ:
Eimorc Ho.ebruuph. az iiowcu i. u. Colo ,
who made homestead application No. s..>1 for
the N. y. !, 81 Section -. Township -. North
Range 4. l.. n. II. II.
lie names the following witnesses to prove
his continuous residence upon and cultivation
OF said land. viz:
Levi Peek. Lorrnko u. Crooks. George W.
White. John Crooks. all OF liowcn =. o., Rio
Grnndc County Colorado.
JAMES II. nAXTEu. Register.
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-08-20

As between John ID. Fleming
and H. H. Eddy We would be in
favor OF following the lead of the
former. Chairman Fleming ac-
cuses Chairman Eddy Of scheming
TO turn the silver republicans over
to the democratic party. This
Chairman Fleming and his faction
of the silver republican party
oppose. Chairman Eddy pretends
10 net under the lead of Senator
Teller who is anxious to go into
ih. democratic party in 1900 and
TAKE Ms many republicans with
him M possible.
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-08-20

SINCE the Philadelphia gas
works passed from municipal con-
troll into the hands of a private
corporation the working force of
the plant has been reduced 50 per
cent aud 600 men are now making
more gas and better gas than 1000
used to make. So much for the
munlclrnl ownership nonsense.-
New York Mail and Express.
This is the cari'a,islic side Of it.
II labor thinks tina; the discharge
of one half their number an,l the
increase of hours of the other half
and n cUt.down of their wagns is a
good thing then the municipal
ownership is nonsense. II tho
rnorie like to pay the same price
for sGs and have it filed wi,h com-
pressed mir SO it will register yet
produce no light in compensation
then municipal ownership is nom
sense. This is an object lesson
for the men who work. Private
ownership lakes away their hour
md adds TO the profit o. the al
ready rich. Vote the old party
tickets some more, eh?-I Pueblo
Press.
The government has never
learned TO slight" It's work, cheat
in materials, nor beat its men
down TO starvation wages, uni for
these reasons it cannot successfully
compete with private enterprise.
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-08-20

Louis" Honest or dishonest,
right or wrong, the leaders of the
republican party of Colorado in
sist upon adopting the following
resolutions:
The republican party of Colo
RADIO is earnestly devoted to the
cause of bimetallism. 1t has no
sympathy with gold monometal-
lism, and believes that the final
imposition of the gold standard
upon the people of this country
would work irreparable injury.
Its members believe that the
proper place for u republican BIZ
metallist is within therauks Of the
party and not ont of 1t. In tho
future; as in the past, republicans
who represent Colorado at the
national capitol will be found
battling for the restoration of
silver"
The Monte Vista journal., 1898-08-20

Tnr war is over and soon 100, ,0O0
soldier boys will come marehing
home. NJ
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-21
SOAP AND ITS USES.
England High Among the Ma
tions but II. =, at Head of List.

Thew is now exported from Great
Britain more soap than was used in
Great Britain at the beginning Of the
present century. and, besides. accord
ing to authentic figures. 400,O00,o 900
pounds of soap is used I'm Great Britain
every year, exclusive OF 56,0oO,0o0 pounds
exported 10 other countries, chiefly Eng
lish colonies. The French manufacture
or soap amounts approximately TO 800,
0,O00 pounds year, the larger part of
which Is made in the city or Paris. The
sale In other countries OF French soap
and particularly French perfumed soap.
Is considerable item OF commerce.
The exports OF soap from Great Britain
in recent years have been as follows:
1875, 1880 tons; 1880. 10. 500; 1885, 20,l00;
$780, 26,000 1896 n, 500. What were
known In England as the soap taxes
originated during the reign OF Queen sa
Anne and were originally fixed at $3.50
a ton, yielding in the year 1880 pub
lie revenue in excess OF $7,000,000.
An official estimate recently made
shows the average consumption per in
habitant of Great Britain TO be nine
pounds q year; a similar average pre-
walls I'm France, Belgium and Holland.
though a popular belief ascribes to the
last country a much larger use OF soap.
particularly for housecleaning. There
are no official figures on the subject.
but there is general belief that very
little soap Is used In Spain. Certainly
no soap is imported into that country
Ohe Spanish blockade on soap has been
OF long duration) and none Is exported
from IL. The United States stand at
the head OF all other countries i'm the
use. IL not In the manufacture, of soap.
The average expectations of American
soap I'm a year amount To 30,O0O.0O0
pounds. The importations into the
United States of soap amount to 3,000,-
900 pounds, or one-tenth as much
There are nearly 500 soap factories in
the United States, with "a cash capital
of $25, 1000, 900, using materials TO the
value of $50 000.0 900 and giving employ
ment to 10000 persons. In the number
OF such establishments New York
stands first among American cities, but
prior to It's enlargement Philadelphia
had the first place, New York second,
and Brooklyn third. Boston. San Fran
cisco and Cincinnati follow i'm the order
named, and in respect of the value of
materials used in soap making Chicago
comes first. having many facilities for
procuring them, but turning out
cheap and inferior grade of soap.-The
Sun.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-21

His Achievement at Manila Puts
Him i'm First Rank Of Naval
commanders.

The battle OF the Nile. very properly
has been considered one of the decisive
naval engagements of the world, for II
resulted directly In the abandonment
of Egypt by the French. In no less de-
gree was the fight in Manila decisive
I'm its effects. for II deprived Spain OF
a territory greater than Belgium, Dem
mark, Greece, Portugal and Switzer-
land combined. and was nearly equal 10
England Wales, Scotland and ireland.
In the battle at Aboukir Bay Nelson
had IL ships OF the line, with an aggre-
gate tonnage OF 20 $50 tons, carrying
740l men and 93S guns. with li,00o
pounds OF shot-weight 10 a broadside.
Brueys also had 18 ships OF the line,
besides few smaller craft. carrying
5000 men, and having guns capable or
throwing $4,000 pounds or shot-weight
10 the broadside. AT Manila dewey
had six fighting ships of 1s,O9S tons.
carrying 1894 men and 81 guns in the
main batteries. while Monte1Q, the
Spanish commander, had IL ships or
1914 tons, manned by 1884 men and Al
guns. From these figures II VIII be
seen that in point of tonnage the op-
nosing American and spanish forces
were about the same as the French ana
English fleets at Aboukir Bay, the
former being 19,098 against 1871, as
compared to the $3.50 and g. on the
English and French.
In the great fleet action between the
English under Lord Howe and the
ret, May 2S TO June /, 1874, there was
just double the force engaged at
Aboukir. This action being fought in
the open sea deprives us of a close COM
parison with Dewey's exploit at Manila.
but none the less IL reflects most cred
itably on the American commander.
Even with their Is ships of the line
both, English and French having that
number-17.00Q and 10000 compliments
and $4,000 TO $1,000 pounds of shot
weight TO the broadside, neither the
French nor the English admirals ham
died the destructive forces Dewey or
Montejo had with their six and eleven
ships and their 1894 and 1874 men. As
has been shown, the 1894 Americans at
Manila handled a power for destruction
that the 1900 men under Lord Howe
never dreamed of. The Olympia alone
would have proved formidable an
tagonist to the greater part or the
French fleet. In this battle, extending
over three days, the British had 200
killed and S5S wounded, while the
French had about 5000 killed and 1000
wounded. or about two-fifths of their
entire number. Only six of the French
vessels were captured
Nearly the same figures pertain to
the great battle of Trafalgar, fought in
1906. There the English had 27 ships
of the line as opposed TO the 33 French
and Spaniards, or 214S guns against 1926
of the allies. Here the English loss
was 449 killed and 1241 wounded, and
they captured or destroyed 10 of the
enemy's ships of the line. And so the
comparison could be carried out in all
the great naval battles early i'm the
century, in each case il appearing that
Dewey with his six ships and 1894 men
had quite as great a power for offence
or defence as any OF the old-time naval
Stanton Maclay in Les
lies Weekly.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-21

A distinguished musician was waited
upon one day I'm his study by rather
seedy-looling stranger, who said to
him, with what seemed TO be genuine
emotion:
MAY a humble brother musician
claim your sympathy for one moment?
l don't ask you to give me anything,
but will you lend me a dollar or two?
You can command $40 a lesson, or as
much more az YOU choose TO ask, while
/ think myself fortunate N I can get a
pupil now and then at "a half-dollar
sitting"
My friend" said the other. touched
by this appeal. perhaps I can help you
better than by lending you money.
What is your branch of music?"
II give lessons on the violin"
We'll, we will zee what you can do.
Here Is violin. / will sit down TO the
piano and we will play "A duet"
He whipped a fine violin from its
case. handed IL TO the stranger. seated
himself at the piano and placed sheet
of music before him.
The caller raeped the bow across the
strings. leaned forward. looked at the
composition and shook his head.
"Sharps2" he said "Sharps? I
never play In sharps"
The distinguished musician took tho
violin from him. replaced IL in it's case
and coldly remarked:
MY friend. what you need IL a fob
az night watchman in a soap factory"
VIII you get IL for me?" eagerly
asked the caller
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1898-07-21
ONE VOTE BEAT BENTON.
"A New Mill Was Erected by the
Man Who Cast the Ballot i'm 10.

A Missourian who has held office Of
some kind for nearly fifty years was
being piloted around the New York City
Hall recently by friend who presented
him to one high in authority The friend
said:
II regret to say that we are not liv-
ing in the pure political atmosphere
which you must have breathed i'm your
early officeholding days. / am sorry to
have to say ii, but corruption seems to
surround the man who holds office to-
day in spite of his efforts TO be honest"
II don't know how it is here" the
Missourian replied, making full use of
his nasal organ, but reckon you must
have got your information about our
early times from some Congressman's
eulogy on dead member. Now was a
member of the Missouri Legislature
from Gentry county. II you know where
that Is, I'm 1850. IL you remember. Tom
Benton. generally known in the East
as Thos. II. Benton. was candidate for
United States Senator that year and
was laid out colder than a meat axe
by one vote. lie was beat by man
named Geyer, and I'll bet you never
heard of him. And this mind you,
was after Tom Benton had been i'm the
United States Senate for thirty years,
CONTINUOUSLY. ruty-nlTe DallOtS na0
been taken, and there was caucus.
When the roll was called on the sixtieth
ballot, the second county on the list.
Andrew. which had two votes, cast one
for Geyer. That elected Geyer.
"One of the representatives from An
drew county owned a little one horse
mill In his section that was laid up for
repairs about nine months in the year.
After the Legislature had wound up the
man who owned this mill went to st.
Louis and purchased the best plant for
n oarding machine and general milling
business that could be put up in those
days. He took the plant to Andrew
county. and he had so much business
after he got his new plant running that
he wasn't particularly interested i'm
politics as long as he lived.
You may be more corrupt in your
political generation than we were. but
you're not half so damned smart. When
anything happened with us we didn't
call for an investigating committee to
stick it's nose into other peoples busi-
ness. The Sun.