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The state herald., 1898-11-04
THE STAR ROUTES.
THEY ARE VERY TROUBLESOME
Contractors BID Too Low and Try to
Mako up ON tho subcontractors.

Washington, ID. c.. Oct. 30.-The i'm
mense work of transporting the mails
throughout the United States is dealt
with In the annual report of Second
Assistant Postmaster General William
s. Shallenberger, which was made
public to-day.
The main feature OF the report is II
vigorous arraignment of existing star
route methods. Mr.. Shellenberger re-
fers to the present system of specula-
tive bidding for star routes as dds
creditable t. the government"
He says The bidders cut little un-
der the regular contract prices and risk
being able to sub-let at profit. The
competition results in the greater part
of these contracts being awarded at ex-
tremely low rates. the accepted bid
ders or their agents often using deceit
and misrepresentation in securing sub
contracts from poor and ignorant men
as principals and sureties
The report recites the subsequent
steps, saying the sub-cOntractors, If
complaining of greater requirements
than they understood, are threatened
with the penalties by the contractors,
or. II the sub-contractors attempt SER
vice with inadequate equipment fines
are imposed upon them. Finally, II
the sub-contractors abandon the
routes or the departments are com
PEELED to remove them and employ
temporary service, the cost of which
Is charged to the contractors. the latter
IN turn take action against the sub
contractors, who may lose the little
property they have.
The conclusion drawn is that the
pr0ft to contractors must be consider
able, and If the department could deal
directly with the men who do the work
the total amount paid by the govern
ment being put into the service with
out any margin TO speculative middle
men, 1t would undoubtedly procure bet
ter mail service.
Then there are the INSCRIPTIONS
contractors" 1t is added. "who fail to
pay their carriers. which causes hun
dreds OF claims against the contractors
MED in this Office. and necessitates vo-
luminous correspondence to get the
claims adjusted. Again, there will be
a bidder who. in his incxpericnce and
eagerness, will make his bids at rates
lower than those for which he can Sc.
cure sub-cOntracts. There follows n
general failure to perform the service
awarded him, and the department is
put to the trouble and expense of ar
ranging temporary service and relct-
ting the contracts
The state herald., 1898-11-04
MORE SHIPS FOR DEWEY.
Helena. yorktown and Brooiiyn Are T.
In Tn Manila

Helena. Yorktown and Brooiiyn Are to
Go to Manila.
New York, Oct. 2S.-A dispatch 10
the Herald from Washington says:
Three more men of war will probably
follow the auxiliary cruiser Buffalo to
the Asiatlc squadron. Orders have al
ready been given to the gunboat
Helena to prepare for her long trip
through the Sucz canal to the far east.
and ms soon as she il ready she will
start.
Rear Admiral Dewey has impressed
upon the department the necessity Of
having large number OF light
draught gunboats among the Philip
pine Islands. The Yorktown. II IL I'M
dcrstood. will he placed In commission
on the Pacific coast and will start for
Manila.
In addition'to these gunboats II will
he necessary for the department with
In the next few months to send an
auxiliary cruiser carrying another
draft OF men TO take the places OF
those on the Asiatic station whose
terms OF enlistment have expired.
II IL stated at the navy yard that the
cruiser Brooklyn VIII sail Tor Manila
by way Of the Suez canal Monday or
Tuesday with recruits. ammunition
and supplies for Admiral Dcwcy's fleet.
On her way she will coal at Colombo.
Ceylon.
Work on the cruiser Chicago Is nd-
vancing rapidly. Aud II is believed
that she viii he ready next week TO 20
Into commission.
The state herald., 1898-11-04
WOULD RAISE THE MAINE.
\ san franri.co Company Ask. the Go,
-rnmept for the Privilege.

\ san Francisco Company Ask. the Gov
-rnm-pt for the Privilege.
Washington. u. C.. Oct. 2S.-Thc
Acme wrccklng Company Of san
Francisco has made n request upon the
Navy Department for authority 10 raise
the ba,,leshlp Maine.
The company has had experience In
raising vessels on the Pnclhc consi
and representations have been made 10
tho department ~ To lis ability 10 ac.
pumpllsl the task In Havana.
II purposes to blow tile mud from
under the wreck by means Of streams
uf water ana then 10 pass under chains
and attach them IN frame work cnn.
n.ctcd with n system II steel barrels.
These barrels viii also bc placed IN the
wreck and utilized wherever they can
be made available.
The company simply asks authority
10 raise the Maine aud bring her IA
this country. If the government wants
the ship after she reaches the United
States the company will want to b,
pnid salvage money through cond.mna
tion proceedings. II II probable. IN
ease the government did not want III,
ship. the company would exhibit her III
different large scnconsi cities of III,
United States. M money II demand
cd from the government 10y the com
pnny
II II stated NJ the department. unuf
lclnlly, that IN ease III" company |,
found Ia h. reliable the authority vii
no doubt bc given.
The state herald., 1898-11-04
PRISONERS ESCAPE.
JAIL BREAK AT BOULDER.
Five Men Tunnel Out of tho County jail
-Ono Was Under Lifo Sentence.

Denver, Oct. pa special to the Re-
publican from Boulder says:
Five prisoners tunneled their way
out of the Boulder county jail, includ-
ing James Cassaidy, who was sell
fenced to life Imprisonment for mur-
der, only few hours before, and Ed
ward and George Rowe, who were also
sentenced to-day for horse stealing.
The escape was made shortly after
dark tonight and the five men are still
at large. Bloodhounds Will be placed
on their trail at daylight.
The prisoners had been allowed to
spend the day in the corridor, the noor
of which is cemented. AT the norm
end of the corridor stood II long table.
Under one end of it Il hole was dug
into the cement, and the dirt put under
the steel cages, which are about six
inches above ground. A trench was
dug about five feet deep. Then tun.
mel was run under the foundation OF
of the court house wall. This founda
tion consists of croncrete two feet deep
and four feet wide, and on this rests
the heavy footing stones. Under all
this the tunnel was driven, the entire
length being about 10 feet, q feet OF
which was ON the outside of the wall.
After the foundation had been passed.
the hole was extended upward to the
surface, which was left untouched un-
til this evening. During the supper
hour the sod was removed and the five
men escaped.
When the jailer went in later to lock
the prisoners in the cells for the night
their absence was noted. The alarm
was given, and armed men were soon
securing the vicinity in hope of over
taking the prisoners.
The men who escaped are: James j.
Cnssaidy. sentenced TO life imprison-
ment In the penientiary for murder;
Edward Rowe, six years, an George
Rowe, four and half years, both for
horse stealing; Nicholas Boucher, held
to await the action of the District
court, and John Baptist, sentenced to
n short term in the county Jail for vag-
rancy.
At Eldora. in this county, Bob Bram-
lett, formerly United States marshal.
has two bloodhounds. Bramlett was
called by telephone and asked 10 bring
the dogs 10 Boulder 10 help trace the
men. and replied that he would do so.
Mr.. Bramlett and the dogs are expect
ed here about midnight.
The state herald., 1898-11-04
Largest rium, I'm The World.

The largest ilume in the world IL
claimed for San Diego, California. In
the course of this remarkable work
there are 3lo trestlcs, the most nota
BILE of which is LOO feet in length and
SIS feet high, known as the Los Cochos
trestle, its construction requiring 25O,-
600 feet of lumber. Then there Is the
Swectwater trestlc. 1,200 feet long
and 81 feet high-the main timbers
used in these trestles being 10x1O and
SxS. put together on the ground and
raised TO their position by horse pow
or. There are eight tunnels in the
course of the iumc the longest of
which is 2.1OO feet, the size of the
tunnels being 6x6 feet, with convex
shaped roofing. Each mile of tho
flume required. on an average. 25O.-
900 feet Of lumber for its construction.
and the redwood used in the box is all
two inches thick. The grade of every
mile was engineered with such care
MS to insure the utmost precision in
that respect, uniformity being &C.
cured of four and scven-tenths feet TO
the mile. II is expected that before
long the water from this great flume
will be flowing into the city OF San
Diego.
The state herald., 1898-11-04
The Teller Silver &l
Republican Party. 0%f =,

There are two tickets ana one iss,ic
In this campaign. The issue Is gold
monometallism against silver and III.
metalllsm. The ticket which represents
the former is headed by Mr.. Henry II.
Wolcoit for governor. and VIII he rep.
resented on the official ballot under the
eagle and dove emblems. The con
spiracy 10 destroy the Silver Rcpnbll.
eau organization has now been com.
pletcd. and the combination on the
gold ticket effected.
The Silver Fusion ticket IL headed
by Mr. Charles $. Thomas for COVER
nor, aud Mcssrs. John +. Shafroth and
John G. Bell for Congress. The cicc,
lion of this ticket by n decisive an
overwhelming majority win encour.
age the friends OF silver everywhere.
hhd stamp forever NJ false the state.
men, now being repeated all over ,l,
East that the silver sentiment In Colo.
rad0 Is dead.
We. therefore earnestly appeal u
all silver Republicans. TO all those who
believe In the principles for which IN,
pnrty was founded, TO be vlgllnn, aud
wntchfnl Of the states Interests nn,l
warn all friends Of silver against yut
Ing the dove ticket. and we respect
fully urge You 10 give special attention
10 the oiiice OF state senators, nni ~
slst IN the election of nll silver fu,loi
candidates. Respectfully.
II, NJ. TELLER, Gilpin County.
JOHN ". sliAFROfH, Arnpnho. County
HosEIrA q, WEBB Boulder County,
LANES " HOOD, Arapnhoc County
w. y. SMITH, Jefferson County.
| DEXTER r, AAIp. Gnnnlhon County.
w, n, MOOR, Lake County.
.EoitiE 6. plENcE. ourny County.
| J, ", tlllpLEY, Pueblo County
A. NJ. STEVENSON. Chairman stn,e Com
Committee
The state herald., 1898-11-04
wARsHlPs ARE AT pAAAl.
oregon and Iowa Make a pu,cI Hun 10
urss.I

Washington. u. C.. oct. 3i.-A cable.
gram received at the Navy Depart.
mcnt this afternoon announced the nr-
rival nj Bahia. Brazil. OF the battle
ships Oregon and Iowa.
They nrc nineteen days from Tomp.
klnsylllr. making mn exceptionally
smooth. nnd rapid run down the cons'.
The collier Abnr.ndn. now NJ Bahia.
consumed thirty.onc days In making
the same trip. Because " her lack Of
speed she probably VIII bc allowed ia
return 10 the United States, instead
Of going along Ia Honolulu, ns WIS In
tended.
The hatileshlps win stop NJ i,nhlH
for n few days rrplenlrhlng their run
bunkcrs from the Ahnrcndn nnd III,
Celtic, and then win proceed to i,io
where they M" 10 take pnri IN 'l'
great demonstration there November
lst TO commemorate the nnniycrrnr,
of the birth of the republic of Brazil,
The state herald., 1898-11-04
KEEPING THINGS QUIET.
British and French still Preparing T.
War

bEi'ish SUN
War.
London, Nov. 1.-The Daily Mail this
morning publishes no news regarding
England's war preparations. explain
ing that silence Is due to "A letter from
the war office asking 1t not to publish
anything which might be useful to n
possible enemy"
I'VE intend TO ascertain to-day" says
the Daily Mail. from the war Office
and the admiralty exactly what kind
of news II would be permissible TO
publish"
The Daily Mail confirms the reports
of unexamplcd activity at the French
dock yards, notably at Toulon. where
the coast forts have been experiment
ing with Melinite shells against an old
gunboat.
The Cairo correspondent of the Daily
Mail says an Egyptian battalion has
been dispatched to Fashoda.
Most of the papers are full of alleged
war preparations, despite the undoubt-
ed fact that the authorities are doing
their best TO discourage publication,
and are even denying statements that
have already appeared
\ sudden order was received nj Dow
er for an experimental mobilization Of
the defense forces. All the heights and
forts We're smartly occupied in man
ncT giving full satisfaction.
The arsenal at Woolwich is working
until II o'clock every night, the gov
crnment having given large orders for
guns, searchlights and other naval
equipment.
Paris. Oct. 3l.-'rhc Eclair to-day
says II learns on reliable authority that
tn. Fashoda question viii be settled
favorably 10 Great Britain by the re-
call of Major Marcland.
France, the paper adds. yields all,
reserylng only the question OF the
right 10 the -El-Ghnzcl district,
which she does not consider as belong
Ing 10 Egypt.
The state herald., 1898-11-04
TRANSPORT MISSOURI ARRIVES
Stick aud Wounded soldiers iiraurht PROM,
f"rio hirp.

New York. Oct ~. The United
States army hospital ship Missouri ar.
rived to-day from Porto lilcan port.
with .,i sick nnd wounded patients
most Of whom are suffering with mnin,,
inl fever. typhoid and dyscnicry.
Two died, l.. Burton Bndlsh, cor.
pornl. company 4. Third llllnlos. and
Henry NJ. Morrison, private. company
". Fourth Ohio. The former wna
buried n, Mayngncx. the latter nt sen,
fofiy-hvc of the most seriously sicl.
w"r" sen, Ia the 81. Peters hospl,nl
nnl the Long Island College hospital
IN brooklyn, Forty others who Ind "a
u. carried from the ship on llliors. inli
who NJ" not seriously III. were taken
10 B"dioc's island. About ilfty Of iho
~" ron,nlrsrcnl- an bonr, the Mis-,
souri, were sent 10 i,roolSiyn hospital.
for few dnyS treatment preparatory
to leaving FOR their homes. The pn
ii"itf belong IN the kentucky, Penn
sy'rnnin. Illinois abd ohio rcglnouls
IN nddliinn there are some Of III. vol
nni"cr engineers
The state herald., 1898-11-04
Mn..nlm,r. llnrr .a in ,tA.-

Gambia. Island uf crete. Oct. -
Five more Of the MuHrulmnns convict
ri of taking pnti ~ ilu nnrsncfr nl
british soldiers September Hlh wur,
executed to-day. IN addition fun
i,nshihnzouka have been sentenced Il,
twenty snnfH' imprisonment ~ hnf
Labor
Since The departure NJ the Turkisi
troops n number ~ additional guilt,
Mussulmnns have been discovered
daily. II also appears that the tufhlsl
officers appropriated the yalunbca loot
vi by their soldiers,
The state herald., 1898-11-04
AGAINST CORPORATIONS.
Supreme Court Says States May Tax Thos,
of Other States.


Washington, ID. c., Oct. 31.-The
United States Supreme Court to-day
announced its decision sustaining the
cOnsttutionallty Of that feature of the
tax laws of New York which lays n
tax on foreign corporations doing bust
ness In the state according TO the capt
tai employed.
The case was instituted against
James Roberts, comptroller of the state
of New York, to test the law ana to
vacate an assessment made on the cap
ital of large western drug house,
having branch In New York city.
The lower court sustained the validity
of the law, and the Supreme Court now
afirms this decision.
Judge Shiras, in announcing the
courts opinion. said the law was set
tied that state may impose such con
ditions for permitting II foreign corpor-
alton to do business within its limits
as 1t may judge eXpedient upon the
payment of Il specific license tax or n
sum proportioncd To the amount of Its
capital used In the state. This was not.
the court held, n discrimination against
the products of outside states.
Justice Harlan announced the disscn-
sion of himself and Justice Brown. He
said the former decisions of this court
had been uniform against state laws
which favored domestic firms. corpor-
ations or persons us against those
from other states. If each state set up
Il system of special taxes on these out
side bodies, then II would in the aggre-
gate amount 10 a sort of protective tar
iff system, overcoming the freedom of
trade between the states.
Chief Justice Fuller announced the
courts opinion affirming the Judgment
of the Supreme Court of Montana in
the case of the st. Louis Mining and
Milling Company against the Montana
Mining Company, involving rights in
mining claims.
The state herald., 1898-11-04
I.nnhnn nm d, a U,rinnr

London. Oct. ~. During n sever,
,iorm lust night n smnll nr.n, nboui
hnlt milc slunrr. around Drnmnrl,
lilli, 'nmbcrwcll London. was visited
10y n cyclone.
cabs were overturned Wlniuws
doors, lamp posts. trees mud chimney
wer" blown down ANA n numbrr of
houses iinroofei. The contents of mn
ncrouH hnwkrrH' sinll. were carried
hundreds of yards IN tho air hy ia,
wind and nnhy people were injured
by the hying debris, which did ais,
Immense damage 10 property.
The state herald., 1898-11-04
CORRUPTION AT DAWSON.
Claimed That OHiclaIs Take Advantage Of
Min. Locatprs.

| Returning Klondikers claim that
corruption and dupllcity characterize
| the conduct of Canadian officials at
Dawson. One man, who had heard Of
tho difficulty of getting valuable prop
critics recorded, and who took every
precaution to observe the law, says he
went to II new locality and found n
good claim, which he properly staked
out and left IL man In charge while
lie went to Dawson to record 1t. In
relating his experience, he said: II
stood in line before the gold commits
sioner's office from 0 o'clock in tho
morning until late In the afternoon,
when my turn came. / answered the
usual questions about where the claim
was, how much gold had found and
the prospects. The official hesitated,
and then told me to call In n couple OF
days and he would attend to 1t.
went and | returned, and I was told
that the claim had been recorded.
could have shot that man IL I had
been armed. ! had not cent in the
world, and had gone there to see II
could not get enough to support my
wife and babies. had hardships that
nearly prostrated me and then made
n find only TO be beaten out OF 1t by
one of the recorders. who used my ap-
plication for tip and had one of his
friends take mp the claim" Others
say that II man cannot stake out n
claim with any assurance of getting
it recorded without he has stand
in with the recorders office, and even
then he is obliged 10 be perpetually
paying blackmail on penalty Of losing
all he has. One of the recorders, 1t Is
claimed, has gold dust to the value of
100000, and yet he draws only $50 n
month salary, and is not permitted
under the laws to take up claim.
The speakers said there is no ques-
ton that his 100000 is tribute levied
upon his unfortunate victims. You
cannot even get your mail from the
postoiiice in less than two or three
days" they said. unless you pay n
mounted policeman 81, when you will
have II in fifteen minutes"
The state herald., 1898-11-04
FEAR TO FREE pRrvrus.
tar,sian. Dread 10 io,oi,- Omrisi. IN
Wholesale tsasuf-.

London, Oct, G'-ln moderate circles.
according to the Paris correspondent
of the Times, where u serious effort IL
b"lng nnd" Ia discover the truth In M.
b.yfi- nnnlr, ''ih" impression icft by
The report ~ ". Hard. official reporter
ln The Court NJ Cessation. nnd by the
fclnlslnrc ,pciiiionl Of N. Mnbnn. the
rrncnfnl"tr general Il profound, pain.
tnl nni dl-rournginf"
The correspondent ~ the Times ron.
ilnurs.
"'rhc thought which weighs like n
pnil IN tie cutinir, -rrins 10 hc n ~.
lue'nncc 10 brllr,e IN the complete In.
noccur" nf br"yfua. bc.nnsr Hiicli h..
lief would Involve surh terrible rrnsir
of ihns" responsible, knowingly ~ IN
know inRly, Tor his condemnation.
The state herald., 1898-11-04
students Thr-atc. Ia Leave

~. Joseph, Mo-, Oct N. Bccausc Of
criticism of football playing by pr 4.
IT, Carpenter one of the professors In
Central Medical College. nearly nil or
the students have announced their d,,.
termination Of leaving the college a,
the oDd OF the present term. 10 return
no more. The nffnir hns created n air
here, where the medical college IL 10.
rntcd.
The state herald., 1898-11-04

A man of sound judgment is not di.
verted from the truth by the strength
of immediate impression. He decides
with unbiased impartiality, ci
suffering any passion to interfere with
the love OF truth He does not iorm
a hasty opinion. He is not tenaciouI
in retaining an opinion when formed
"he is never ashamed Of being wiser
today than he was yesterday" h.
never wanders from the substance o.
the matter In judgment. into useless
subtlety and refinement
The state herald., 1898-11-04

The extraordinary record OF the ma
Wy In the war Is attributed by think
ing men to the influence OF the nsya
college at Newport, where officers ar,
educated In the science OF war. ant
TO the several training schools for tn,
men behind the guns, says VIM. L
Curtis. The old shellbacks still be
lieve that the only place TO educate
a sailor is before the mast, but thu
days OF sailing vessels are over, ano
a man-of- wars-man now is maehin
ist rather than seaman. II is neces'
sary that he should know all about {
ship. OF course. but that must not b,
the limit OF his knowledge. He must
understand mechanics, electricity ant
engineering. and to be TT TO oil hii
station must enter the service as ar
apprentice and spend two or thret
years on probation-a learn pidgin.
as the Chinese say. The war colleg'
has been an experiment and has beer
compelled to endure the sneers and
jeers Of old-fashioned naval officers
who desplse innovations and hold that
seamen cannot be educated from
books. They have been particularly
severe In their satire concerning The
games OF strategy that have been play
ed at the college with lead ships ant
tin soldiers on table. and usually al
ludc TO the training ships as kinder
garens' But thinking men lk'
Sampson. Taylor, Philip. scard, Ma
han. crownlnshicld and others fee
that the strategic ability rs well AZ ,h'
gun practice shown during the late
contest was largely due to the train
Ing In the science OF marksmsnshli
and strategy which was obtained n
tho war college.
The state herald., 1898-11-04

The national debt OF Spain is equiv
alent to one-ffth Of the whole wealth
OF the kingdom. or ninety-four dollar,
per capita. The annual interest is sly
dollars per capita. The debt OF th'
United States is less than one-one
hundred-and- -fftieth of our wealth
and the interest is but ffty-thre,
cents to each OF our population. Our
total valuation in 1890 was one thou
sand and thlrty-slx dollars per capita
theirs only four hundred and sixty
dollars. This means that the peopl'
of Spain are taxed on their debt alon'
nearly twelve times as high as we
with little more than two-nfths th'
means to pay. II we measure thei
burden by their financial strength. I
Is nearly thirty times rs heavy as ours
Unhappy Spain, the victim OF incom.
petent and dishonest rulers, and OF {
cruel colonial policy which has ex
hausted It's home resources'
The state herald., 1898-11-04
C,p,.'u.t..,,,. ,,.,

Washington. u. e.. Oct. ~. i,y Ill
rccilon of the President. the followin !;
officers of the volunteer army nrc hon
ornbly discharged from the service of
the United Sinicr, io TAX. effect he.
ccmbcr 3is'. their services bcinr M
longer required
Cnpinin Jnmrs q, blaine, nHsiHidu,
ndjuinni general, ron of ~ Secretary
Blaine.
Captain Edward Murphy. second na
nirinni ndjuinnI general son of Sem
tor Murphy of New York
Captain Samuel ". lielforl. assist
m, ndJuinni general, appointed from
tulurn,p,
The state herald., 1898-11-04
M,tr,,.nhi..n.r. ,..ha.,,.

cairo. oct. "a Major Mnrcllnnd irfi
,oum this morning. lie viii start for
Cairo tomorrow,
AZ the other frrnclmcn remain NJ
inahojn, Major Mnrrlinni'. departure
from there II n0l regarded ~ Aoi,
iieinrnt of the question ~ Ia III" pos
session of That place. which IL In dis
pu,c between ''tcni ''tlinlh mud
France.
The major, u ls Inserted. deemed II
necessary To personally hrinr TO Caifo
the unfinished portion ~ his report oi
the explorations. Captain Germnli
was left In command OF the French
mission at FAsliodA.