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The Elbert County tribune., 1899-01-12
FORMING THE ooMMIrTEEs.
speaker sm,sh s-,d TO u. rrylns 10 Nal

speaker smith Said TO H. Trying 10 Mako
| > Fnir Division.
| The Rocky Mountain News OF Mon
| day f<lys: On tile basis OF m eguif-
able division among the three fusion
parties, with the Mckinley Hcpubli-
| cans picking the bones. Speaker Smith
OF the House OF Representatives has
chosen and placed complete list of
4 those who shall constitute the House
committees. This list will be presented
| for approval TO the lower branch OF the
Twelfth General Assembly probably
| this morning. though II Is possible that
| That little formalliy VIII be delayed I'M
Ill afternoon. In all there are thirty
three standing committees provided Tor
by the rules OF the Eleventh General
Assembly which viii govern the.
Twelfth until the adoption of new
set. Each committcc must have n
chairman. To make the arrangement
ms satisfactory as possible to all con-
ccrncd. the speaker has divided the
thirty-thrcc chnirmunships among the
three fusion parties, according TO pre-
yious arrangement. ms follows: Demo
cratic party II. Populist IL, Silver Re-
publican party 10. strnight Republican
party undecided. To the Democrats
have been awarded. 1t IL said. two OF
the most important chnirnanships at
the disposal Of Speaker Smith. namely
the judiciary and the corporations and
railroads. the former going TO Colonel
Il. II. Montgomery OF Cripple Creek.
and the latter TO General j. w. Brown
ing OF Denver. Max Morris OF Arnpa-
hoe, will be chn lrmnn OF the commit
tee on countlc9; and county lines:
George Smith of Mesa, agriculture and
Irrigation; w. +. Cannon of Arapahoe.
finance; and Everett Bell OF Lns AMI
mas, appropriations and expenditures.
while II Is likely that j. Frank Adams
or Arapahoe. Will l,e made chairman OF
the committee on t1e Denver city cEar-
ncr and DIR. Mary +. Barry of Pueblo,
OF the temperance, medical and public
health committee.
Wherever II was possible for Speaker
Smith to divide the committee member
ships into three equal parts with a re-
malnder of one or two. he made such
division, equalizlng the representation
OF the three fusion parties. and pra-
ciously presenting the straight Republic
can with the remainder With com
mittees the number OF whose member
ship Is divisable by three, the McI<in-
leyltes Will have little material interest.
md rs a result n fight similar to that of
FRIDAY In the Senate may be instigated
by the minority.
ON of days the Legislative chambers
have lonesome appearance Members
write and yawn and smoke and. pcr-
haps. whistle. The controlling pres.
ence of the presiding officers Is absent
and there Is an air of freedom In meth
od and mnnnerism which the average
legislator appreciates. Sunday was no
exception to the rule. Senators who dur
Ing sessions are ns demure and grave
as church deacons cracked Jokes across
the stretch of the chamber and told
stories OF the campaign which devoted
voters might not like to hear. Then thc
merits of certain bills We're discussed
and the prospective fate of more.
while. between. Were quaint olseryn.
tons on the pecullarties of fellow seun-
tors and indulgenccs in chances on
their reformation.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-01-12
commls.lon Leave. Havana.

Havana. Jan. 7.-Generals Butler
and Wade of the Evacuation Commits
sion will leave for the United States
this afternoon. General Butler has
written the commissions valedictory to
the Cubans. 1t is to be made public
to-day. He counsels the Cubans TO be
obedient and place their faith in the
good intentions of the American peo-
pie. The American army. lie says, will
see that personal property rights are
respected. but that breaches of the
peace and all such disturbances must
he suppressed. He expresses the wish
that he may live TO see Cuba Il part
of the American Union.
Most OF the nanigoes who escaped
from Jail Thursday night by climbing
over the wall are still at large. Colonel
Aloulton has succeeded in capturing
only eight of them.
Thursday night two of them held up
citizens almost under the noses of the
provost guard and We're only scared
away by the arrival of Captain Duygnn
of the Tenth Infantry. Things In the
city are quiet, but the people who know
of the nanigoes' escape are rather
fearful about going on the streets after
dark.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-01-12
IN srATu QUO AT iLoILo.
Natives Reported to Have Prepared &
Burn the Town.

Natives Reported to Have Prepared To
Burn the Town.
Manila. Jan. S.-Colonel Potter, the
special einissaiy of General Otis be-
tween Manila and iloilo. arrived TINS
afternoon with dispatches from the
latter point.
The situation when he left there was
practically unchanged.
The streets are barricaded. and II
was reported that the principal build
Ings had been "keroscned," the in
surgenis having threatened to destroy
the whole business section by fire mt
the first shot of bombaTdment.
The banks were shipping treasure TO
the United States transport Newport
and other vessels. The family OF the
American vice consul has gone on
board the Newport.
Colonel Potter reports that President
McKinley's proclamation had to be
typewriter aboard ship as the printers
on shore declined to do the work, and
when the text of the proclamation was
read to them. ridiculcd the notion that
Cancellation was possible.
Privates Harry Silvey and Frank
Kirkpatrick of the Sixth United States
artillery, while guarding a water boat
astern Of the Newport, Were attacked
by the natives Of the crew. Private
Silvey's skull was fractured, fatally,
and Private kirkpatrick fell overheard,
but escaped with flesh wound.
The United States gunboat Petrol ar
rived at Iloilo ON Friday, and Colonel
Potter reports that the United States
troops will probably land on Guimaras
Island, about midway between the is
mnd OF Panay and the Island Of Ne
gros, where camp Will be estab-
lisled.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-01-12
WORK OF THE
COLORADO LEGISLATURE.

Assembly. II Is many years since the
governor WIS able TO deliver his retir,
Ing message to n joint convention the
same day the Legislature met, as was
the case this year.
A dispute developed in the House
over the selection OF chaplain. The
fusIonIsts had decided ON three minis
terS for the office. but the minority
party desired representative also.
The fourth chnplnin was refused. AZ
II now stands there viii he three chap.
lnIns who must divide the salary be
tween them.
The Sennte. having appointed its
committees IN advance OF the House. II
took the lead in the matter OF entering
bills, and fhirty-eight acts are now
before the Assembly for conslderntio
Chief among them are bills nbolishing
political emblcms on the ballot and de-
clarlng for local option. This Is the first
local option bill introduced in Colorado.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-01-12
CONDITIONS IN HAVANA.
Colonel waring's Report Presents Horr
bic Details.

Washington. Jan. 9.-The War De
partment division of customs and in
sular affairs made public tc-day very
full synopsis of the late George A.
Warnings report of his visit to Havana
under the special Instructions of the
War Department given him early last
autumn to thoroughly inspect the sini-
tary condition of the city and to make
such recommendation for the future
Improvement of the town as might be
suggested by said inspection.
Colonel Warning says he found the
street-cleaning department without ad-
equate organization or funds. and the
markets offensive, and dangerously
filthy for the distribution of human
food. with the exception of two, the
Tacon and Colon markets. He also
found the machinery used for sweep
ing the streets Ineffective
Foul pools were found in the streets
into which rubbish and filth had been
deposited. which the contractor was
not required to clean. This filth was
turned over to the buzzards. Some of
the streets in the compact part OF the
city are paved with large stone blocks,
and the remainder are unpaved. These
streets are filled with dirty holes
which are In turn filled up with house
garbage.
There is practically no sewerage In
many cases households connect their
private vaults with loose brick or stone
drains just under the pavement along
their frontage. These allow the liquid
filth to leach out into the ground close
to the surface, enabling the household
er TO get out of much hiring of night
scavengers to bail out and carry away
accumulntions.
Slaughtering pens, while superficially
clean. are brutally disgusting while the
work is going on. Dead dogs, cats and
chickens are left in the streets until
the buzzards pick them to the skeleton.
And, all this is done under an intense
sun. Bad as these conditions are, they
are not comparable with the disgusting
conditions of the domestic life.
The water supply of Havana, SAYS
Mr. Waring, is of the purest and most
excellent character. This. with the
winds of the gulf save the city from
being absolutely and unqualifiedly bad.
The city is veritable plague spot.
Colonel Waring makes number of
recommendations for reform.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-01-12
LEGISLATIVE JoTrINos.

Representative Pine has asked for an
Interpreter
The House has rejected the request
of Representative Pine for an inter.
prefer.
Three hundred copies of the COVER.
nor's message win be printed. Nc
Spanish version VIII be published.
Senator Taylor has Introduced n bill
Tor the construction OF n state wagon
road from Denver TO Glenwood
Springs.
Both houses adjourned over from the
1th TO the 9th. nj which time Speaker
smith Is expected TO name the standing
COMMITTEES Of the House.
The Introduction OF bills In the House
commenced on the 9th. A member of
mathematical turn OF mind estimates
the probable number that will be intro
dnccd this session at 600, an average
OF about ten bills to ench member of
The House. In 1897 sos bills were In.
troduced.
Seldom. II ever, In the history Of the
Legislature has organization been per.
fectcd 80 promptly as by the present
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-01-12
Dewey. Flee. to lie Largely Aurum.n,.,

Washington. Jan. S.-The Navy De.
partment late yesterday decided te
send no less than four vessels to Dew.
ey. not including the Castine and Hell
ena. recently assigned TO duty in Phil
ippine waters. The vessels TO be add
ed to the great fleet at Manila are tho
gunboats Princeton. Yorktown and
Bennington and the supply ship Solace
Orders 10 carry the determination of
the department into effect were sent by
telegraph.
This heavy increase in the naval force
IN Asintic waters is due to a statement
by Admiral Dewey that more troons
are needed to properly police the Phil.
ippine archipelago. and in the case ot
the Solacc. the request of Dewey 70,
Il large consignement of stores will he
answered. 80 'e
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-01-12
THEORIES ABOUT THE ~MAlas :
Captain sigsbse's Talk with IN.
Admiral After tho Explo.,.F~hhh F~hhh

Aumirai after tho Expla.f.,
Nothing could be written in
tEste and temper than ran,air 's,ie s.
bees personal Narrative =, slss-
Maine" the third installment ~ he
appears in the January Centnr,, "n,en ..,s
Wrecking and the Inquire ara ne ~
special subjects of this conai.. tne
paper. The captains personal sa,E
tions with General Blanco and Ad,nS.a,
Manterola We're, he says. undist,,,s'.al.
by the explosion They Remained 49,
dial to the last" Soon after tba 90. W
trophe the admiral called upon ~
tain Sigsbee and conversation "
Cured which is terseIy SUMMARIZE "
these words: su 10
THE admiral assumed from ,h,, a..
that the explosion was from ths T.
terror OF the vessel He asked IL ,s' u'
dynamo boilers had not exploded W,
told him we had no dynamo hoiI. l
He said that the plans Of tho -,
as published, Showed that the rrn,
cotton store-room. or magazine. Wa,
forward near the zone OF the explosior
He was Informed that these plans bad
been changed. and that the eunco,,oa
was slowed aft. under the cantnir,'
cabin. where the vessel was yirtusis
intact. He pointed out that mnda,s
gunpowders were sometimes very mn,
stable. This was met by the rems,t
that our powder was of the old ana
stable brown prismatic kind. and tbs,
we had no fancy powder lie referreJ
TO the probable presence of hoilsrs
lighted, near the forward coal-bunkers
which Were adjacent to the marazInss
This again was met with the rem,,t
that for three months no boiler in n.
forward boiler compartment had been
lighted; that while in port the tva
afterinost boilers in the ship had been
doing service"
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-01-12
MILLIONAIRE i'm JAIL.
Mayor Doyle of Victor In Contempt {

Court
Colorado Springs, Colo, Jan. o.
James Doyle. mayor Of Victor and re-
ported millionaire. Is In FL Paso's cotii.
ty jnf. Judge Lunt Saturday heard
the plea for the commitment OF Doyle
Tho attorneys for both parties were IN
the court room when court was opened
mt y o'clock
Scott Ashton OF Victor, one of Doyles
ntforneys. first addressed the court
He stated that Burns had begun pro
'>teedings in Iowa to set aside the judg.
ment secured by Doyle, and claimed
that this was in violation of the In
junction ns much rs anything that
Doyle had done. Judge Lunt answered
TINT the action OF Burns had no bear
Ing whatsoever upon the present con
tempt proceedings against Doyle.
Mr.. Il. NJ. Patterson for Burns, then
reviewed the argument advanced In tlis
original contempt proceedings. and ar
gucd that Doyle be committed for con.
tempt OF court. He showed that an or
der OF REIMBURSEMENT had been pre-
sented TO Mr.. Doyle and his attorney,
Mr.. C. ]. Hughes, and that both had
declined to sign II.
In answer TO n question Mr.. Ashton
snid that Doyle was In Denver, and
had been closing up some business
there. He said Mr.. Doyle would be
here when necessary.
Judge Lunt asked the attorneys II
Doyle would sign II stipulation by
which the judgment in the Iowa courts
could be set aside. Mr. Ashton said
that he was not in position to state
positively, but believed that Mr.. Doyle
would refuse TO sign 1t.
Judge Lunt then ordered the COM
mitment. and the mayor of Victor
spent some time in the county jail OF
Ell Paso county.
Mr.. Doyle arrived In this city shortly
after 9:3O from Denver. Under Sheriff
Cook was at the depot awaiting Mr.
Doylc's arrival. As soon Ms the train
pulled Ia the under sheriff spoke TO the
mayor of Victor. and Immediately the
two entered Mr.. Cooks carriage and
were driven TO the county jail.
Mr.. Doyle has good room and Is
allowed to take his meals Mt hotel
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-01-12

1t has been suggestively said tha
what is shoplifting among the poorer
classes is kleptomania among the rich
This Is the irresistible logic of socia
conditions. 1t is conceivable to th'
average mind how a man. or woman
suffering from poverty and wan
should appropriate to themselves thos'
things which they most need and do
sire. 1t is inconceivable. however. .hov
woman with every want supplied ant
money to purchase her hearts desir'
should deliberately steal that which Il
OF no material value to her and by 81
doing court the risk OF social ruin. I
is not well to deal too carelessiy VIII
the word kleptomanIa. It is disease
1t has ruined hundreds of homes Klep'
tomania in its aetuality is shoplifting
But all kleptomaniacs are not shoplift
ers
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-01-12
DON'T LIKE ApPoINrMENrs.
Senate May Refuse to Confirm Adam.
Nominees.

Nomlnocs
From the best of authority Il was
learned yesterday that the action of
Governor Adams in making appoint
ments OF board members and other
state dignitarles after the adjournment
of the Eleventh General Assembly
may not be accorded the stamp of an
proval from the Senate of the Twelfth
General Assembly. 1t was further sta
ted that the committee ON state insti-
tutlons, TO which was referred Friday
the communication of the governor
containing n list of his nominations.
has met with some difficulty In agree
ing upon n report. Strenuous objec-
tions on the part of several members of
the committee have been raised to two
of the nominations. and 1t is probable
that when the report of the committee
is presented to the Senate this morning
n sensation will be created.
After the adjournment of the Senate
Friday afternoon the committee held a
meeting In one Of the committee rooms.
The general belief was that the list of
nominations would be approved with
out delay. and report to that effect
be prepared, but such did not prove to
be the case. certain members of the
committee setting up vigorous COM
pihiht against Two OF the names which
were included In the list of nominal
tions. A long debate followed. and
when the meeting broke up late In the
afternoon nothing had been accom-
plished. One OF the members was in
siructed to call upon Governor Adams
for the purpose of asking an explana-
tion from the chief executive as to his
selection OF the two persons In ques-
tion. The call was made saturday. and
the governor explained his reasons for
making the appointments. The senator
retired from the executive chamber, but
whether or not the explanation which
he received was. of II nature calculated
to quell the uprising in the committee
is unknown. The report this morning
will settle the question.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-01-12

Mr.. Stead reports in the London
Daily Chronicle that wherever he goes
In Europe he finds the governing
classes understanding. and to some ex-
tent using, the English language. At
the court of st. Petersburg 1t is the
household tongue; the czar. the czar-
lisa and their children habitually use
It in conversation with each other.
There is an old saying that the tongues
OF earth are many, but of heaven only
one. Then the growth OF one language
toward universal use--nnd the English
language is making it-may well be
reckoned growth toward the divine
ideal.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-01-12
Kitchener to Again A,,,,,. ~, TO-, 49,

London, Jan. 9.-A dispatch from AL.
exandrla, Egypt, announces that 25O
men of the Irish Fusiliers have been
ordered to Khartoum. As the Sondan
mas hitherto been garrisoned only Inv
native troops the step is variously in
| terpreted. an
According to dispatch to the Daily
news from Cairo, General Lord Kitch.
ener, the sirdar, has decided to send n
strong expedition against Khalifa An
uullah, ,, who Is now in Darfur with n
.arge force of dervishes and has been
,anins ,ai, the aggressive against the local
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-01-12

Whether equal suffrage is to be en-
Joyed or merely endured by women. 1t
has been for some years conceded to
them In Wyoming. Colorado. Utah and
Idaho; and just now South Dakota has
como near to adopting It in the form
Of constitutional amendment 1t is
noteworthy that in all these new and
sparsely settled communities OF the
West the women are much less numer-
GUS than the men, and are probably
the more highly valued for their rar-
fly. In many localities they are chosen
as directors or superintendents OF
the schools. and in Idaho two of them
have been elected to the legislature.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-01-12

Recent receptions of military and
naval troops in England and America
emphasize the fact that we ought to
welcome heroes in some more sensible
way than by punching thcm in the ribs
or crushing their hats. viii you al
low us to pass?" an adjutant begged
at recent reception, adding, for en-
phasis. This is an ex-president of the
Uaited States" 81 do not care II It is
Hobsoni" retorted the rustic who
blocked the way. II am not going to
have my girl pushed"
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-01-12
sufroeited by Fire Mt p,,,.,,

,ri',sourg. Pa. Jan. SAT sro
wiie,i broke out in the Hotel Ricbel;a,,
AZ 5:io this morning three guests ins,
,near ,,'na hves and five people were baIiy I,
v,,,a % uehu are; Amos Lands. Crnpe.
o,ne' fennsylvania; George A xvaia,.s,
palhuen, pal, New Jersey: Mrs. Kotberino
nvsle, fittsburg. The victims ,,.n,.e
su'ioca'ed by the dense smoke s''
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-01-12

In Albert d. Richardson's Beyond
the Mississippi" published more than
quarter of century ago. occurs a
passage which, in the light Of recent
events and their ulterior possibilities,
seems almost prophetic. He points to
the fact that the Spirit of Progress. .
emerging from Egypt and China. has
passed on through Greece and Rome
and Western Europe; across the At
lantic, through jamestown harbor
over Plymouth Rock. and on to the Pa
cIic Ere long he continues
Through the Golden Gates OF San
Francisco. it will go out by the islands
of the sea to that dreamy Orient where
II was born. And then-what?"
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-01-12
BrIcs'. E.,at. May neneh $1,000. .ooo.

New York. Jan. 5.--Altlough the
value Of the late Calvin $. Brice's per.
sonal property in New York is fixed nt
only SGOO.OO0 in the petition for let.
tiers of administration on file mt the sur.
Iognte's office, i is probable that his
entire estate, when formally taken In
to account. will amount TO about ST.
OOO.000.
II was said Mt the surrogate's office
to-day that the great bulk OF Mr..
Brice's property was not within the
jurisdiction of this county or state.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-01-12

whether 1t would be well to have an
extra session of congress called after
the fourth of March is now much dis
cussed topic. The present congress
the Flfty-ffth. and the Fifty-third
were both summoned in extraordinary
session. The frequency OF these calls
grows out of the long period which or.
dinariiy elapses between the November
election OF members Of the house and
their assembling in regular session In
December of the following year There
have been many earnest advocates OF 9
change In the congressional calendar.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-01-12
Storm on the Atlanta

=, Halifax n. s.. Jan. s.-rhe oyerdua
r,.a u,i,ess me steamers Manchester
da ,aue, ana Dnmara reached mort To-
aay' the former arriving here nnd H.,
iatter at ST. Johns. y. +. A briaf n.' ca
nie from ST. Johns says the Domara
,h' u 'elrliic weather. being twenty
snres sn,e', uiiys out from Liverpool. but stf-
,ered i no material damage and MI On
opara er ,,'., are wen. The Manchester Trad.
ct 81, was nineteen days out. she renorts
tered. ever chcoun-
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-01-12
sswall for Free sIlver and r.pan.,on,

Washington. ID. C., Jan. 9.-Arthur
Sewell of Maine. who was Democratic
candidate for vice president in 1890.
las written n letter TO friend here
announcing himself In favor of expan-
sion. He believes that free silver Is
still the paramount issue, and he says
he thinks the next national Democratic
convention VIII reafiirm the Chicago
platform In It's entirety.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-01-12

Those Grenada women who stoned
the statue of Columbus because they
considered the discovery OF America
the principal cause OF spain's misfor.
tunes acted thoughtlessiy. II they
wished to show disrespect to the man
who was the real cause of SPANS trou-
bles they should have stoned the tomb
Of Adam
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-01-12
aerm.ny % sel.. . sou.h Som I.l.na.

Melbourne. Jan. 9.-A dispatch
from Auckland. New Zealand says ad-
vices have been received from Tonga,
the seat OF ~ government of Tonga.
or Friendly IsN,ds that the German
consul hns arrived there from the Sa-
moan islands, and has given notice that
Gernany will seize Vavao. the most
fertile OF the group. unless the Tongnn
government pays the private debis
which the natives owe German com
pany.
billty for the giving OF credit TO the M :
tives, contrary TO law. and the king is
appealing TO England. America aud
France,
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-01-12

It is said Cornelius Vanderbilt re-
ceives on an average MS many as 300
letters daily He is not Dragging about
IL. There are quack doctors with CON
hdential secrets to sell who get as
many.
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-01-12

The belief of some that by our re-
fusai to trade with the Canadians free
ly we can compel them to come into the
union is delusion. They will NOT
join us II they believe they have rea.
son for dislilzing the country. Ami.
cable and mutually profitable relations
seem TO be the best method for bring
Ing about continental union OF the
Anglo-saxon people OF America
The Elbert County tribune., 1899-01-12
Good I,n.lns.. =. ALL.

.a,..n, Han francisco. Ian. 7.-AdyIces rs
esaseu ,al. today at the custom bonse fra,,,
vamc'niS ,a IN the custom house M Msn,,a anil,
cei"a lepor, mat trade In the city bae ra'
cupatlon. so Anerican oc-