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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-02-25


II have told her everything"
NorthcotO stood with his hand Oh the
doorknob, barring passage. Belknap
laid one Of his thin hands on the lapel
Of his coat and flung him to one side
with strength born of his passion.
'Then stand aside and don't speak of
my disturbing her"
He opened the study door and closed
il behind him before DR.. Northcote had
gathered himself together again. He
stood still and listened without feeling
any Of the shame Of the eavesdropper.
But tho thick oaken door held its SO.
crets well and gave no hint Of the
stormy interview passing behind it,
Belknap had gone swiftly toward the
still erect figure sitting with face avert.
cd from the door. Not even when he
leaned over the bsoA II her chair and
called her name very tsndsrly did Jes.
sioa show any emotion. She simply
turned = cold look In his direction.
II asked that I should not be dis.
turbed today. You can have nothing to
SAT to me that ! care to hsar-aye,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-02-25

XTANTED-BY A YOUNG MARRIED
w couple an unfurnished room, with or
without board, on Market, King OF French SITS.
between 9th and 9Th SITS, Address with terms
A b this Office. f23.3tt
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1898-02-25

yNyANTED-A MILL1NHR, ONE WHO UN.
wv derstands trimming Apply at Mrs s.
Il. Carton, No. 2O2 King street. f2l-lt+
Cañon City record., 1898-06-30
A BIT OF HISTORY.
naiIy Beat the Santa Fe Nine
teen Years Ago.

The Denver News publishes a story
told a few days ago by Judge Adair
Wilson of the court of appeals. 1t
will be remembered by all of the older
residents in this vicinity that nineteen
years ago a great fight was on be-
tween the Denver & Rio Grande and
Santa Fe railways. Over 1000 OF
the toughest characters in the west
were assembled by the Santa re n:an-
agement in the town of Pueblo, and
an army nearly as large gathered
from all parts of. Colorado and avail
able regions of Utah had been brought
together by the Denver 4 Rio Grande.
There were several causes for the
trouble, hut the chief end was for the
right-of-way through.the Royal Gorge.
'sThe Santa Fe imported its force
from the settlements of western Kan
sas, and if a more wicked looking body
of men were ever assembled on the
earth never heard of it," said Judge
Wilson. 81 was with party which
advanced upon Pueblo from the south
ern part of the state. We were
friends of the Denver & Rio Grande,
The general sentiment of the state
was in favor of this road, and it was
due to this that it won the fight.
''The difficulty grew out of the
peculiar conditions existing at that
time. A year or so previous the
Denver 4 Rio Grande had been re-
duced to such financial straits that
the entire road was leased to the
Santa Fe. The Rio Grande was bank
rupt and the outlook was so desper-
ate that the directors were ready fo7
any kind of a deal to get out of the
difficulties. The Santa Fe's proposal
to lease the system and operate il
was eagerly accepted. Unexpectedly
a change came over the business con-
ditions. The change was so marked
that the Denver 4 Rio Grande inter
ests decided to adopt heroic measures
to regain control. Tom Bowen was
acting as judge of one of the judicial
districts of southern Colorado at the
time and attorneys for the Denver
4 Rio Grande appeared in court and
asked to set aside the contract with
the Santa Fe. The plea was that the
Santa Fe had never filed incorporation
papers in Colorado and therefore the
contract with the Rio Grande was IL
legal. Bowen promptly issued man
damus and the-s his authority ended
1t became matter of brute strength
and both sides prepared for blood
Several lives were lost in preliminary
skiEnishss and vt last The Denver Z
Cañon City record., 1898-06-30
STILL FORGING AHEAD.

The report of the government bu-
reau of statistics upon the American
export trade for the mon h of May
last has just been issued, and contains
disclosures no less astonishing than
those which have been published rela-
tive to our export interests during
the past year.
From this report it is discovered
that our merchandise exports for the
past month aggregated Sll0, 2S9, ,2o6,
or 42 per cent larger than those of
May year ago and &c per cent heay-
ier than those of May 1896. Con-
tributing to this heavy gain were i'm
mense shipments of breadstuifs for
the month, amounting to S3S, $4,000
or nearly three times those of May a
year ago, and almost four times those
of May 1896. Cotton and provision
shipments were also heavier, the
former increasing 26 per cent over a
year ago, and the latter showing a
gain of 45 per cent. The total ship
ments of farm products amounted to
S72, ,66S, ,697, representing an increase
of over 20 per cent as compared with
similar exports year ago.
Our imports, on the other hand,
We're slightly smaller than those of
Aprii's reduced totals, 80 per cent
smaller than in May year ago and I
per cent smaller than in May 1896, a
month of normal imports. A conse-
quent heavy balance in favor of our
export trade is indicated, amounting,
in fact, to sum larger than our total
imports for the month, and this heavy
exc IS finds partial reflection in an
excess of gold imports over exports
of more than SlS,0oo,000, whereas
one year ago our exports exceeded
imports by nearly S9,0O0,00o.
For the eleven months ending May
80 last, our exports were 81, 135, ,4S5,-
6lS, or Ss5,000,0o0 greater than dur
ing any similar period in our country's
history. The increase over the total
for the preceding fiscal year was
Sl57, ,6S5, ,096. The estimate for the
entire present fiscal year is $l,2l3,-
600, 900. an amount $l62 000. 900
Cañon City record., 1898-06-30
ing the proprietor's absence in Alaska,
and who will be found to be thoroughly
familiar with all matters pertaining to
Lincoln Park, as well as other por-
tions of the city and county.
Colorado Gold.

Colorado is in the very midst of the
most prosperous period Of its growth
for the last few years. Reports from
agriculture, from horticulture, from
stock raising, from manufacture and
from all the multiplicity of industries
that go to make it the most thriving
state in the union, are now supple
mented by the statement of the Den
yer mint for the fiscal year just end
ing, showing the latest figures on the
gold output at the present great and
rapidly increasing rate of production.
The fiscal year ends July l but the
last ten days of the month of June
are set aside for closing the books
and cleaning and repairing the ma
chinery for the next years work.
The year therefore closed, in effect,
June 20, the period dating back to
June 20, 1897. The figures just com
piled for the twelvemonth and those
for the preceding period are as fol-
lows:
Cañon City record., 1898-06-30

greater than the total for the pre-
ceding fiscal year. Our imports for
the past eleven months were only
$3.50, 500, $50, an excess as compared
with exports of S57l, ,SS9,037. For
the complete fiscal year it is estimated
that our total exports will exceed our
imports by over S6o0,000,000. With
such an immense trade balance in our
favor, it is but natural that We should
enjoy heavy gold balance. This is
shown in imports amounting to nearly
s97, 100000. Comparisons with last
years figures prove that our gold i'm
ports for the eleven months past are
slightly more than double those of a
year ago, and already equal the i'm
ports for tie fiscal year 1881, the
greatest previous gold import year in
the country's history.
Cañon City record., 1898-06-30
Il You Arc Going East

Make your arrangements to accom-
pany the Rock Island Tourist Car Ex-
cursions leaving Salt Lake every Thurs
day, Pueblo every Friday for Kansas
City, Chicago, Cleveland, Buffalo and
Boston via the Scenic Line and Great
Rock Island Route. These popular
excursions are personally conducted.
comfortable, cheap and the best in
the field. For special advantages ac-
corded passengers, address W. H.
Firth, G. A., No. 500, Seventeenth
street. Denver, Colorado. cost.
Cañon City record., 1898-06-30
NO PLACE LIKE CANON.
The Opinion OF Man Who has
Travelled from Maine to Cali
fornia and from Lakes
to Gulf.

II. A. Stearns, n heavy owner in
the Fredrick- Stearns company, manu-
facturers of pharmaceutical supplies
at Detroit, Mich, and travelling rep
resentative of firm, in conversation
with a representative of the RECORD
Wednesday evening made use of the
following complimentary sentiment re-
regarding Canon City and the future
of the adjacent fruit-growing section:
Canon City is the finest and pret-
test residence town in the great west,
and eventually l shall make my home
here. If the fruit-growers attend
strictly to their business and look
closely after the apple industry,
which believe from close observa-
ton is going to become the leading
branch of fruit-growing, they can
head California off ON her great fruit
trade and become leader in the mar
kets of the world"
Mr.. Stearns temporary home is at
Salt Lake City, Utah. and his duties
as representative of the great house
in which he is Interested take him to
all parts of the United States. He
has often visited Florida, California
and other fruit sections and being a
natural lover of horticultural pur-
suits has given much attention to the
SUBJECT and studied the various local
Cañon City record., 1898-06-30
Rio Grande forces encamped around

Rio Grande forces encamped around
Pueblo.
1T was a critical time, as both
armies were thoroughly supplied with
all the munitions of war and the ac-
cidental discharge of gun was liable
to precipitate general battle The
Santa Fe men held possession of a
round house which was the key TO the
position. As long as the Santa Fe
kept the round house filled with armed
men it would be impossible for the
other party to run the trains. How
the forces in the round house We're
dislodged | never perfectly understood
]. B. 0rman and Jim Carlile were ac-
lively engaged in behalf of the Dem
yer 4 Rio Grande and it was reported
that 0rman and Carlile by the deft
uses of money accomplished what
could have been accomplished by force
only through the loss of many lives
never accepted the charge as cor
rect, but strange to say the guards
disappeared, the Denver 4 Rio Grande
forces rushed in, and from that time
victory sat on the banners of the
Colorado road. The trains were
taken possession of and were run with
the assistance of strongly armed
bodies of men. The Santa Fe was
defeated, thus ending fight which
is one of the stirring chapters in the
history of Colorado"
Cañon City record., 1898-06-30
tiles and their several advantages, as
well as drawbacks.

well as drawbacks.
First of all, Mr.. Stearns thinks this
section has the advantage over Cali
fornia and other western points in
being at least 400 miles nearer the
great market centers besides having
an unparalleled home market. He
poo pooed the idea of there ever be-
ing orchards enough in Colorado to
glut the market, but on the other
hand cited the fact that already the
old orchaeds of the east are subject
to regular failures, happening nearly
every other year now and constantly
growing, more frequent. In the Ar
kansas valley the conditions are alto
gether different and if every avail
able acre should be set to apples, still
the product would bring a good price
and always find an open market
With the exception of the Bellfower,
Mr.. Stearns asserts, Colorado apples
are far superior to those either of
California or Oregon and are better
shippers, while they are so far
ahead of anything ever grown in the
east that comparison could not be
considered.
At Salt Lake City Mr.. Stearns met
Dali DeWeese on his way to Alaska
and became so much interested in Mr..
DeWeese's narratives that he decided
to see his collection of trophies at
the earliest opportunity; hence upon
his arrival in the city Wednesday
morning he sought the museum and
was well repaid for the trouble. Of
this collection of one mans skill Mr..
Stearns says it is undoubtedly the
finest array ne has ever seen, the next
best display being the property OF
the leading taxidermist at Seattle,
Wash, who has spent thousands of
dollars in gathering up all the best
animal heads and hides he could find.
While as a matter of course, the Sc
attic gentleman has a much larger
collection, very few of the speci-
mems compare with those in the De-
Weese collection. The special fea-
lures in Mr.. DeWeese's collection,
which called forth the admiration of
the visitor, were the Colorado elk
head and the Alaskan bear. Nothing
of similar character are in exis-
tence. Mr.. Stearns claims, that can
anywhere near equal these.
So well is the gentleman pleased
with Canon City that he now owns
twenty-five acres in Park Center, a
residence site in Lincoln Park and
acreage on East Main Street. and as
soon as he can arrange his business
matters to conform with the change,
he will locate here to make a perma-
nent home.
A comparison of the climate with
that of Florida and California gave
Canon City the advantage of an all
year temperature unsurpassed by any
locality in the line of Mr.. Stearns'
travels. As he put it, ''the climate
of Canon City is without parallel in
the whole United States"
Cañon City record., 1898-06-30
PARK CENTER.
4 Promising Suburb Which Marks
the Rapid Growth of Canon City.


A pleasant surprise awaits the visi-
tor to that section due north of Fruit
mere and northeast of Harding's
addition. 1t is beautiful stretch of
country comprising about 1900 acres,
and has been plated and sub-divided
into tracts Of five acres each. About
three years ago, the Park Center
Land and Water company constructed
an irrigating ditch with its source a
few miles above at favorable point
on Four Mile creek, with feeder
from Wilson creek. A system of
reservoirs was established later, and
now this particular tract and several
others, of which mention will be made
later, have been changed from wild
prairie without a stick or tree, to fine
places of residence with orchards,
shrubbery and gardens Astounding
everywhere.
At the summit of an eminence,
lying between Four Mile and depres-
sion to the west which slopes away
to the south and east, forming that
section occupied by Orchark Park,
Fruitland, Harding addition, Fruit
mere and the greater part of Canon
City is situated the beautiful table
land which forms Park Center. I'm
agine, if you can, a piece Of land as
smooth as floor, sloping south and
east just enough to enhance its beauty
and make it irrigable, with soil as
rich, mellow, and tractable as the
most favorably located piece on the
great prairies of the middle west.
Such is Park Center, an envoirnment
of Canon City, Colorado. Overlook
ing the city proper and the adjacent
valley for miles around it is one Of
natures beauty spots, planned and
intended for mans enjoyment and
profit.
Since it was opened to settlement
and water turned onto its fertile acres
it has changed from open country to a
settlement where dwell men of Drawn
and brain and women of true worth.
Pretty lawns and flower beds have
succeeded buffalo grass and cactus
bloom, and waving grain, tree, vine
and shrub nod in the wholesome
breezes which fan the hitherto parched
soil. Pleasant homes, surrounded by
happy children whose childish prattle
is waited back in echo from nearby
hills, dot the ground where once
roamed the treacherous Ute Indian
in pursuit of the mild-eyed roebuck.
To date thirty-six dwelling shave been
erected and twelve miles of main
ditch constructed, with a series of res
ervoirs which insures a water supply
second 10 none in the state. For a
home place or an orchard tract for
investment Park Center is unexcelled,
and only equalled by few other
places. Surrounded by all the good
things that abound in natures store
house, the Park is fast approaching
that. state of excellence attained in this
famous garden spot of the Arkansas
valley and is destined TO form link
in the endless chain that is drawing
Colorado up from the depths of his
tory as part of the great American
desert and placing it on the pinacle
of the present along side of the other
great horticultural states.
W. H. Mcclure & Co., the owners,
will gladly furnish any information as
TO price, terms, etc, upon request, or
visit to their Office in this city will
insure the visitor the most cordial
treatment and the pleasure of seeing
this beautiful suburb as it is.
Cañon City record., 1898-06-30

FLORENCE, our enterprising neigh
Dor city, has under way the establish
ment of a board of trade. With the
enterprise and push generally exhib-
tied in the oil metropolis it is surpris-
ing that something of this kind has
not been done before. No city the
size Of Florence can afford to be with
out a board of trade or chamber of
commerce, as such an institution can
be of inestimable value to the growth
and development of any community.
Cañon City record., 1898-06-30
Fourth Of July Excursion.

Via the Santa Fe route. One fare
round trip between all stations in
Colorado. Tickets on sale July 3 and
4; good for return until July s.. Call
on A. 7. as. f. agent
Cañon City record., 1898-06-30

Total. ,944, ,904. 10
1t is estimated by the officials of
the mint that of the total for the fis-
cal year just passed not less than
Sl2,o00.o0 was the product Of the
mines of this state. The average,
then, is at least a million dollars a
month. Colorado is thus seen to be
assured, with the shipments of gold
that are made from this state to other
places, Of holding its rank above
California as producer of the yellow
metal and as consequence the first
gold mining state in the nation The
increases from lS,, by quarters are
little short of astounding, reaching
an aggregate for the twelve months
of nearly Sl0,o00,000. AS Indicative
Of the output for the calendar year
now half passed the increase in the
third quarter of the fiscal year, which
is the same as the first quarter of the
calendar pear, is the most striking. II
shows a gain OF nearly 100000.
Though this is far greater than the
increase for the last quarter of the
fiscal year or second quarter of the
calendar year, the two furnish an in
crease Of S5,oo0,0o0 or S2,EN0,o00
for each Of the quarters. On this
basis the gain in the calendar year
that will end January next will be
about $40, 600, substantially what
it has been during the fiscal year.
1t may safely be assumed from these
figures that the gain in the output of
gold during the calendar year 1898
from all sources in Colorado will be
at least Sl2,0oo,o0o over 1897, put
ting this state so far in the lead that
no rival can ever approach it.
Yet with the confidence, almost the
certainty, that Colorado's production
of gold in 1898 will not be far from
$35, 900, 600 the mining of that metal
is yet in its infancy with opportuni-
ties for its increase for the next few
years as rapid or even more rapid
than for the past seven or eight years.
There are millions of dollars worth Of
the yellow metal hidden in ore on the
dumps in the camps of the state
awaiting only the proper facilities for
its treatment to make it bring forth
millions that are now unavailable.
AS time goes on the increase will be
remarkable, not alone in the high
grade ores that now furnish so great
part of the total for the state, but
the use Of what is now refuse and is
constantly piling up on the dumps
will add almost untold millions more.
1t is with mining as with agriculture.
In new districts and new communities
it is only the richest that is at first
sought and used. but there is always
the inevitable development toward
the utilization of the less productive
ores and of the less productive lands;
intensive mining. it may be called, to
borrow an adjective from the realm
of agriculture. Pueblo Chieftain.
| FLORENCE, our enterprising neigh
Dor city, has under way the establish
ment of board of trade. With the
enterprise and push generally exhib-
tied in the oil metropolis it is surpris-
ing that something Of this kind has
not been done before. No city the
size Of Florence can afford to be with
/ ...A - I..-J k..l. - .ku..knr rf
Cañon City record., 1898-06-30

The regular monthly meeting Of
the library association will be held at
the library Tuesday July 9th, at 4 p.
m. Ma A. n. HAwIxY, SEQ.
Cañon City record., 1898-06-30
TELL OF YOUR
...WANTS
IN TIE
Record Want Column.
IN TIE
"Help Wanted'' and ''Situations Wan
ted" Ads. Free in this
Column.

RArE-One cent for each word irst inser
ton; half cent each subsequent insertion.
Cañon City record., 1898-06-30

NuKsE--MrsEJ j. Stevenson. professional
nurse Z2I Greenwood auenue; highly recon-
mended by physicians p. o. BOX 767.
23-6r- W.
Cañon City record., 1898-06-30

EGGS FOR sALE-From Talcstt strain
PIymoth Rocks. Prize winners At the Pueblo
show. AS good any in Colo Eggs only
Sl.O0 for l3. A. P. NELSON. al Rudd avenue
7-1t
Cañon City record., 1898-06-30

TO EXCHANGE-For a small ranch near
Canon City a neat, clean and new stock Of
general merchandise only hve months old.
well located in Tucson. Arizo1a a, and doing a
nice business. Good reasons for selling.
Tucson is one of the best business towns IN
the west Address, A. J. PITzER- EFT.
Cañon City record., 1898-06-30

STRAWBERRY PLANTS Bedder Wood
$3.50 per thousand. Brandvwine 500 per
thousand. Clyde $500 per thousand. Marshall
75c per hundred JOHN WEED.
l5-u Orchard Ave
Cañon City record., 1898-06-30

FOR sALE-SeyeraI nice tracts of orchard
II DALI DKWEksn-
Cañon City record., 1898-06-30

FOR SALE Or TRADE--One of the best
S acre fruit tracts on Lincoln Park at bar
gain. Well sci and all kinds of fruit in bear
ing. or wall trade for good dairy outfit Ad-
dress box %, City. .9-4t-
Cañon City record., 1898-06-30

FOB SALE Oh RENT-four new brick
cottages in desirable part of city.
Cañon City record., 1898-06-30

NIrANTED-TRUSTw AND ACT
w I'VE gentlemen or ladies To travel for
responsible, established house In Colorado.
Monthly S55. and expenses. Position steady.
Reference. Enclose eself-addressed stamped
envelope The Dominion Company, Dept
Chicago.
The Portland daily press., 1898-11-16
MR.. j. r. LIscoMB CHOSEN
To Fill Vacancies Caused by the Death of
John b. Coyie.

At meeting of the directors
of the Portland Ste I'm Packet
company held yesterday Mr.. j. f..
Liscomb, SO long connected with the
Maine Steamship company and this com.
pany, was chosen manager to fill the
vacancy caused by the death of Mr.. John
B. Coyle. Z
At a meeting of the direct
ors of the International Steam
ship company. Mr.. j. f. sLiscomb
was elected superintendent and the Hon.
Charles +. Libby of this city was chosen
general manager.
Mr.. Liscomb is well and favorably
known among the business men of Port
land as a progressive and up-to-dabe
steamship manager, and his selection to
fill these important positions will be
welcome news to his many friends in the
business world here. He enters upon his
new duties with the best wishes OF the
community and with knowledge of the
business which insures his successful
management of these important lines of
steamships.
The Portland daily press., 1898-11-16
FREE OF CHARGE.

Any suffering from cold settled
on the breast, bronchitis, throat or lung
troubles of any nature, who will call at
F. E. Fickelt's, PIP Danforth, E. W..
Stevens, 1O7 Portland, McDonough &
Sheridan's. 235 Congress, or J. E. Goold
d Co.'s, POI Federal ST., will be presented
with sample bottle of BOschee's
German syrup, free of charge.
Only one bottle given to one pei son, and
none to children without order from
parents.
No throat or lung remedy ever had
such sale as Boschee's German
syrup in all parts of the civilized
world. Twenty years ago millions of
bottles were given away, and your drug
gists will tell you Its success was marvel
Gus. 1T is really the only Throat and
Lung Remedy generally endorsed by ply
sicians. One rs cent bottle will cure or
prove its value. Sold by all druggists in
this city.