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The state herald., 1899-01-06
W. G. SMITH FOR SPEAKER.
Fusion Forces Agree In Csucus to support
Him.

Denver. Jan. a.-At the state capitol
all Is In readiness for the opening OF
the twelfth session of the General As.
sembly tomorrow morning. For over
n month a corps of carpenters, painters
and jnnitOrs has been NJ work giving
the Legislative apartments n general
cleaning. busting the carpets. sweeping
the floor, polishing the woodwork. and
renovatlug ana vanishing the desks
that everything may he In ship shape
for the new Legislature.
Mr.. William q. Smith OF jefferson
county, former lieutenant governor.
will bc speaker Of the Twelfth General
Assembly.
Mr.. Smith was the unanimous choice
OF the silver fusion parties at the Joint
caucus held last night.
Seven caucuscs, one county meeting
and n conference OF elected commit.
Ices from the fusion silver parties con.
sil,n,e the history OF yesterdays pro.
ceedlngs.
The main interest conferred In the
Joint caucus OF the fusion silver forces,
M which the contest for the speaker.
ship was To H. finally decided. There
were four candidates In the field:
Messrs. W. q. Smith of jefferson isil.
lscpD. j. W. browning Of Arnpahoc.
IL. r. Montgomery of III paso DEM
and George Smith Of Mesa uopJ
The state herald., 1899-01-06
EXPLOSION AT THE CAPITOL.
Martha A. shute and Her Assistant Ter
ribiy Burned.

ribiy Burned.
Denver. Ian. 3.-NIrs. Martha A,
Shute. secretary of the State Horticul.
tural Society. and Miss Nettie Ziegier.
her stenographer. Were burned be
yond recognition in an explo-
sion of Illuminating gas that shat
tered glass and fairly shook the
capitol building at 12:l5 o'clock yes
terday afternoon.
Miss Ieigler is lying al st. Joseph
hospital. Her recovery depends upon
her escape from inhaling ignited gas.
Mrs. Shute is at her home, 20iG Wei
ton street. out of danger. but suffer
ing tortures from her burns.
The cause of the explosion Is a mys-
terry. No match was struck by either
woman. II is thought by some that
the opening of the iron doors of the
;ault may have stri,E for;l sIa'k
into the gas-iillcd chamber.
Mrs. Shue, with hcr dIesS abliZ,,
ran TO her fallen assistants aid. and
when doctors came walked the floor
half an hour In agony. refusing 10
have her wounds dressed until Miss
Lciglcr was attended to.
The explosion occurred In the rooms
of the Horticultural Society as the
women opened the door TO the vault
containing official records. A gas Jet
had been left burning In the vault
Saturday night, so state house oiti'
clals think, and according to custom
the flow had been shut on the main.
When the gas was again turned into
the pipes Monday morning the vault
soon filled with they explosive ether.
As the iron doors swung open ter
rible explosion hurled Mrs. Shute and
her companion several feet into the
room. igniting their clothes and hair
and breaking to small pieces a half
dozen panes OF heavy glass.
The state herald., 1899-01-06
IS CREEPING UP.
The Stock Growing Industry Show. Steady
Advances.

Among the Rocky Mountain states
and territories. Colorado ranks first In
cattle population. Montana Is u close
second. but Colorado has few thou.
sands more. In sheep population Colo
rndo only ranks scycnth, but II Inns
been from choice the rangc'dcslroying
sheep have been KEEP, out OF the state.
For some years Colorado ranked away
down the line ON cattle population.
That was when the settlers were com
Ing IN. stretching the barbcd wire and
blowing up the ground. To-day, with
her thousands of ncfrs Of alfalfa fields,
Colorado II able 10 take care Of more
cattle, aud do n better ana at less loss
than amy OF her sister states, As great
NJ was the mineral production OF the
state for The past year. all OF II would
have been required To purchase the live
siocl, interests OF the state. aud they
are Increasing NJ q rntr that II most
satisfactory aud promises much for the
future. The following figures are ink.
On FROM the government reports and rs,
tlmnicd for 1880.
Total lly" storl, IN Colorado january
I. isp1, With comparisons:
Cattle
The state herald., 1899-01-06

There Is plenty OF room nnd good
markets for farmers from other states
where the profits derived from this In.
dusiry nrc ~ low That nothing more
ihnn n living can he made.
Since the construction of the first
cnnni NJ the mouth of boulder canon to
irrlgnic one lonely ranch In the year
1858. the work hus been going forward
NJ n sicndy gait, until there nrc over
i2.5o0 miles of mnln bitches nlonc.
The streams nnd rivers which Fur.
nlah the wnicr f0t irrigation IN
Colorado, nll have their source IN the
stnio. rising In the midst of mountain
peaks where they are fcd hy melting
SHOWS, springs, "ic. These streams
have u combined capacity Of over ~.
0On cubc feet Of water per second OF
time.
The state herald., 1899-01-06
IRRIGATION IN COLORADO.
New C.,nsis' B-Ing Buiit-Sumbrr of Acre
Supplied by Canals.

new tanatsbrinE butt-Numprf OF acres
Supplied by Canals.
Not less than Sl.5O0.00O has been oS-
pended In Colorado the past year In the
construction OF new irrigation enter.
prlses and In improving those already
In operation, says the Rocky Mountain
News.
There are more than i.OOO.OOo acres
of land under irrigation and about .
100000 under cultivation. representing
an investment In irrigation systems OF
over SG5.O00,O0o.
There ARE land. winter and n product
i've soil. yet large sums are still sent
out OF the state to supply two great
mining camps. one million dollars II
sent from the state every year FOR but.
ter and eggs alone.
Yet there are 100000 ncrcs Of excel
lent farm lands. the greater portion Of
II never failing canals, yet 10 receive
the first touch Of plow. Home seek.
crs have the entire state TO choose II
location from. and In almost any local.
ity they ciin engage proiltably In either
fruit growing or general farming.
In some OF the leading agricultural
sections the land under cultivation and
the number Of ncres irrigated are
about ns follows:
The state herald., 1899-01-06
INSTRUCTIONS TO OTIS.
Ordered to Avoid Fighting " Possible
Relnforcements to Be Sent.

Denver, ian. 3.--A special dispatch
from Washington to the Rocky Noun
tain News says
The following dispatch was sent TO
General Otis yesterday:
"Otis, Manila: Twentieth infantry
will leave San Francisco Immediately.
Fourth, Twelfth and Seventeenth in
fantry will sail from New York by way
of Suez canal.
Other regiments will be sent as soon
as water transportation can be ar
ranged"
The War Department appreciates the
seriousness of the situation at lloilo. 1t
proposes to stand by General Otis in
his endeavor to assert and maintain the
sovereignty of the United States in the
Philippine group. no matter how many
men may be needed.
But that the administration still
hopes to avert clash is concluslvely
shown in the instructions sent to Gen
eral Otis yesterday by the President.
The full text of these instructions has
been carefully guarded. 1t is here
with given:
Washington. Jan. Lots, Manila
The President considers II of the first
Importance that conflict brought on
by us should be avoided at this time
II possible. Cannot Miller get into
communication with the Insurgents:
president instructs giving them the
assurance and informing them Of the
purpose of the government, assuring
them that while 1t will.nssert its sover-
eighty, that Its purpose is to give
them u good government and security
In their personal rights.
1t Is most desirable that Miller
should hold his ground, and, as the
health of the soldiers cannot admit of
their remaining on the transports, can.
not landing Mt some healthful place
be effected without n conflicty
Your report Of the excited condi-
tons In Manila makes II incumbent ON
you not To weaken your forces AZ tha,
point. ALGER"
The state herald., 1899-01-06

A New York journal has interviewed
members Of congress on the current re-
port that au effort would be made at
the approaching session to repeal or to
amend what is known as the Sherman
antitrust law. The replies, as far as
received. indicate no intention upon
the part of the lawmakers to repeal
the Sherman law or TO offer any
amendment thereto In the interests OF
trusts; the expressed purpose Is. II any
changes are made, to render the law
stronger. One trouble in this county
IN the states. in the nation and in I'll
The cities is an accumulation OF laws
covering pretty much every subject un-
der the sun, passed readily. almost un-
:hinkingly, 10 become Instantly dead
letters. There is no need for new
laws. There is grave and urgent need
FOR the execution of the laws upon the
statute book.
The state herald., 1899-01-06

In the mntter of the wheat crop the
valuation Is based at the rate of sixty
cents bushel which is the average
price prevailing over the state at pres.
ent writing. II may be well to add In
THIS connection that not more than
one-third the wheat yield OF the year
has been marketed. and the returns
given FOR the Hour sold during the
year came largely from the grain
grown In 1897. There may seem TO be
some duplication In eases of this kind.
still II must be reckoned that raw
wheat Is one thing ana manufactured
Hour Is another, both belonging To the
soil either directly or Indirectly. A
similar condition may seem To occur
In calculating the increase Of live
stock aud yet were this item not
counted nj all II could be scarcely be
called n fair deal. by CHANGING over
other portions of this issue II will lie
Eeen that Colorado has made yery
creliinblc progress during the year
Just drawn to Il close. and every re-
port carries the HiGniicait promise OF
better things all along the line. Ma.
terial advancement IL noted on every
hand and the prediction OF brighter
times now well In sight Is contained
In every paragraph. The outlook on
the whole Is certainly brighter and we
enter upon the new gear with conso-
lation OF work well performed.
duty compensated and merit thor.
oughly deserved. In any event we
are pleased with the prospects aud
nre on the ground floor to enjoy them
when they come ON iull-tide along our
way.
The state herald., 1899-01-06

England is being driven out OF the
market OF Central Asia by Russia, ac-
cording TO a French magazine. The
article referred to is summarized In
part us follows: A marked increase
Is noted In the commerce OF British
India with Khorassan. In 1867 the
value OF the English exports from
Bombay to Mashed was only some
S437 900. less than half that OF the pre-
ceding year. This condition OF affairs
Is explained as follows. The customs
regulations In force along the whole
extent OF the transcasplan frontier
prohibit the entrance OF European and
Brltish-lndia goods to the markets
OF Central Asia. with the exception OF
tea. muslin. indigo. spices. Indian
shoes, precious stones and coral. and
these articles are subject to high du-
ties. Russia has succeeded In having
these articles exported by way OF
Batum. thus aiding the Trans-caspian
railway. The government OF the czar
is trying TO monopolize the commerce
OF Eastern and Southern Persia. Sub
Al' w ANaa'iNt kbbu
roads haze been made In the transcas-
pian, territory. consular agents are In
siailed in several districts OF Khoras.
san, and the emigration OF Russian
merchants to different parts OF the
province Ia encouraged. The Russian
merchants have penetrated almost to
the frontiers OF India. 40 that where
the English should bc masters Of the
markets. mostly Russian goods are
sold. The Russian government is also
paying Russian manufacturers boun-
ties 20 large that the goods can be
placed on the Central Asia market at
cost di manufacture. thus driving out
goods made In India, The building
by RusslP OF the Trans-cnspian rail.
way has given that country an i'm.
mcnso advantage.
The state herald., 1899-01-06
HAVANA is QUIET.
rubans bscomisr R-conoli.d-A American.
Ia tuii Control

Havana, Jan. People OF Havana
nrc In n joyful mood to-day In spite Of
The disappointment experienced over
the fact That the projected festivities
have been postponed. The resentment
quickly subsidized nnd gave place to
coinposurc,
Captain Grblc. General Ludlow's
ndjuinnt general. visited all the United
States posts during the night.
The city wnr found TO be- tranquil.
Major General brookc's Impressions
Of Cuba ar" plcnslng. lie regards the
people ~ being emotional. mild and or
DERBY.
Americans ARE now conducting icle,
graphs. customs. p0stoiiices-l fnci.
NIL public business with Spanish ana
Cuban employees
Colonel lIllss. the American collector
of customs, has been Instructed by the
authorities NJ Washington not TO np.
point Americans Ia subordinate plnccs
only cubnnH nr" 10 he appointed.
The customs receipts here this week
VIII probably bc heavy. ms the mcf
chants stocks nrr low and several ear
goes are due tO arrive.
The state herald., 1899-01-06

What President Diaz has accom-
plished at Vera Cruz and what General
Wood has done at Santiago show con-
clusively what the United States can
do with Cuba, and when once it is
done. the commerce of the south will
no longer be handicapped, millions OF
dollars will not be squandered nearly
every year over the yellow specter, and
we will be as free of the ravages OF the
disease as is Europe today.
The state herald., 1899-01-06

Field and Farm. in it's review of the
farming interests of Colorado for 1898
says:
Agricnlturally considered. the year
1S9S has not been n bad one for Colo
RADIO, and while some lines OF rural i'll
dustry may have gone through with
what some people call an Off year. the
results ON the whole are fully up TO the
average and are worthy of record in
the success column. Following is the
tabulated data showing the years re-
suits In exact figures:
The state herald., 1899-01-06
resftM dale N lhs ,rl.h ohann,L

IOud0n, lnuI IA fonrful nnlr \
sweeping the ltish channel nnd llip
arns nrr terrific. The llolyhpnd lnr.
hur j. rull NJ shipping nnd SOME Of the
vessels hnvo dfnpgrd lhcir anchorage
nni gone nshafr There are numerous
wrecks nluug the coast
The state herald., 1899-01-06

The tree of knowledge is grated
upon the tree of life, and that fruit
which brought the fear OF death into
the world. budding on an immortal
stock, becomes the fruit OF the prom
ise OF Immortality.
The state herald., 1899-01-06
srrlnn. ItInilnr In slcll,.

London. Jan. IA dispatch from
destroyed the Internal revenue sentry
boxes and siOn,d the gnndnrmcr around
Nlsccmi. sicily, M protest against "a
crssiyo taxation. \ number Of per
SONS were wounded.
The state herald., 1899-01-06

The movement for better city gov
.rnmcnt In becoming stronger and
stronger each year. The reports which
are being received from all sections OF
the country are very encouraging. Tho
conscience OF the citizen ~ becoming
active apf ir 10 seeking means where.
by he can Improve the condition OF
the community In which he lives, The
most heaithtol sign OF all Is The great
disregard OF national party ties in the
consideration Of municipal questions.
'-'.sE do not vote like so many sheep
"tpai issues nowadays. mere.
their marty nouiueIs
The state herald., 1899-01-06

The people of Chicago have managed
to defeat the street railway ordinance
without lynching any of Mr.. ferkes
vested interests.
The state herald., 1899-01-06

with u fcw exceptions the crops or
the state were fully up IA tho locnl
rtnndnrda Of comparison nud In some
Instances were better than the average.
hclnr due to tie favorable HeuHota.
The state herald., 1899-01-06
THE CROPS OF 1898.
FARMERS HAVE REASON TO BE
HAPPY.
Range Valued at Over Twenty Eight
Million Dollars.

ColOradO's farmers and stock grow
ers have reason to be gratitied at the
results of the years business. Follow
ing are the condensed figures as given
by the Denver Republicans:
Produced by Colorado soil in 1895
The state herald., 1899-01-06

When a young man is intoxicated
with love he has his own ideas as to
what makes the world go round.
The state herald., 1899-01-06
Denver Directory.
Fl a RN ESS

The best $50 dou-
BILE Concord i,ar-
ness In Colorado
for SIS. With
breeching, $50: s25
double team hnr-
ness, with breech-
Ing. SIC; S25 steel
horn stock saddle
for SIS: SIS single
buggy harness for
$50. Do not be
deceived by worth
less limitations. but
order direct from
us and get the
lowest wholesale
prices. Catalogues
rnEn ,FNHEN
The state herald., 1899-01-06

When old age comes accept 1t grace
fully and neither try to disguise nor
disown 1t.
The state herald., 1899-01-06

Paragraphers' sentences are always
short. Perhaps it is because the judge
feels sorry for them.
The state herald., 1899-01-06

Advice to pugilists-w When in doubt
put on the gloves.
The state herald., 1899-01-06
THE FRUIT oHop or 90.
II Wa. n.io. IN. Average in sire. tini
higher rrirr,i.

Tho fruit crop last year. nrrurllng to
u, q. Lichhnril ranged hr'w"on hfty
aud scychiy.n,c pUr c1pt. bhprtcr than
The state herald., 1899-01-06

No matter what you say to chem
list he always has retort
The state herald., 1899-01-06

Some people attempt to do others
that they are dunned by.
The state herald., 1899-01-06

We meet lot of people every day
who ask questions merely for the sake
Of getting a chance to answer them.
The state herald., 1899-01-06

Health is better than wealth. but the
latter is always an interesting In
valid.
The state herald., 1899-01-06

Honesty. like other policies, often
runs out the day before the fire.
The state herald., 1899-01-06

II IL worthy ~ remark that tho hrHl
important movement fof n mpnumcn,
TO n hero OF The late war concerns not
n soldier NOT sailor. but that hero
OF peace and health. Colonel waring
The state herald., 1899-01-06

An everyday man is not necessarily
weak-minded.
The state herald., 1899-01-06

Talk is cheap. That's why BARRIERS
are giving 1t away with every shave.
The state herald., 1899-01-06
their party nominee
lhe eoyofnmonI nm b

the government viii seek
/rlicat day TO give the yolun.
fholr felchBe. 10 this end we
/spect that the bill for the rcor-
(htion OF the regular army IN.
/ainR II TO such q number A. 10
Do, unnercmafy the further holding
the yolunlecru. will be brought forth
quickly Bs possible.
The state herald., 1899-01-06

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The Red Cloud chief., 1899-11-10
y III
RURAL DELIVERY IN STATE
Assistant Pos'm,ster General Heath
Makes Report.

The rural free delivery section OF tho
annual report of First Assistant POST
master General Heath has been given
service had been established or three
routes In Nebraska. They are ut BEN
son and Elk City, in Douglas county,
and Tecumsch, in johnson county. The
population served on the Benson route
was 800. There are covered eight and
one-half square miles, the number OF
carriers one, length of the route TWEEN
" and one.half, and number Of pieces
Of mail dclivcrce and collected 2,571.
This service was established June l.,
1890, and was therefore in operation
only one month before the report was
made. The service Mt Elk City was es-
tablishcd on the same date. The pop
~ulation served is $50, the route covers
eight square miles, and has a total
length Of nineteen miles. The number
of pieces of mail handled was 3,540. =
The service has been in operation at
Tecumseh since November Z, 1896. Sew
en- hundred people are supplied by II,
the area covered Is thirty-two square
miles, there are four carriers, and the
combined length Of the route Is eighty
miles. During the year there were
7i,2i3 pieces of mail handled.
Mr.. Heath says the service so far has
resulted in increased postal receipts,
enhancement of the value of farm
lands reached by rural free delivery
equal from 81 to 90 per acre, II general
improvement of the condition of the
roads traversed by the rural carrier,
better prices for farm products, the
producers being brought into daily
touch with the state of the markets,
besides educational benefits conferred
by relieving the monotony of farm life
through ready access to wholesale liter
allure and knowledge Of current events
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-11-10
GREAT DAY FOR KANSANS
sunnower State Goes wnd Over Funs.
ton and Ills Men.

Returning warriors never received q
more royal welcome home than that
accorded Thursday to the soldiers of
''Kansas' famous fighting Twentieth"
on its arrival mt Topeka from San Fran
cisca. Gen. Frederick FunstoI came
in for the lions share OF attention
shown the officers and 1.-THE little hero
of Manila was literally taken off his
feet 10y his admirers in their eagerness
to display their regard for him.
At every station in Kansas after the
Colorado line vas crossed, early in the
morning, cheering crowds met the sol
dicrs and greeted them in unstinted
fashion. The schools and colleges
along the line were closed, business
was practically suspended and the peo-
pie flocked to the trains by the thou
sands,
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-11-10
PINS FAITH 70 CONGRESS
Aguinaldo Asks His Follow
ers to Remain Firm.
CRISIS IN THE PHILIPPINE CABINET
Resignation OF Two Members Causes
Dismay-Funston's Followers Greet
cd with Open Arms ~ Topeka
Other General News.

A Manila, +. l., dispatch OF Friday
morning says; A~guinaldo has issued Il
proclamation announcing that the
American congress will meet In Deem
Der to decide whether 1.-The imperial
istic policy" and this bloody work"
arc to be continued. lie cxhorts his
soldiers to conduct themselves so that
congress will consider them worthy of
independence, and requests the priests
TO abstain from politics and to redeem
the church from the name the misdc
meanor OF the friars have given IL.
A crisis in the Filipino cabinet Is
predicted as the result Of the rcsigna-
lions of Palermo aud Buencamino. two
Filipino leaders, who have lost the
confidence of the rabid rcvolutionists.
Some Filipinos who attempted to
come to Manila with the Spanish com
mission, received n message from Ma
jor General Otis saying the women and
children would be given American pro-
lection, but that the men who had cast
their lot with the insurgents must re-
main with them. The party included
q brother Of General Luna, who was
assassinated by the guard before
Aguinaldo's house, with his family and
the Filipino secretary Of the t%reasury's
family. The families returned to Tar
Inc.
The Red Cloud chief., 1899-11-10

will come and see you every day IL you
like. I'm nicer than Kitty--I am, in.
deed!"
Meg had succeeded. II was impossl-
bic to talk seriously II Meg meant the
conversation to be frivolous. The con-
versation remained frivolous until
Madame Arnaud rose to go.
John is not back yet?" she asked.
as che rose from her chair.
His slippers are still in view" said
Meg-'on the dining-room fender-or
is 1t in the breakfast-room, Kitty. that
they reside when warming?"
mo, John is not in yet" l replied
coldly.
Madame Arnaud opened the fur bag
muff she carried and took out a letter.
Il feared I should not see him. Will
you give him this?" she said, and there
was Just q touch of embarrassment in
her manner as | took the letter from
her. "You won't forget it?" she be-
sought me, with a note Of anxiety in
her clear. sweet voice.
L am HOt IhSly W iOTbet, i SAUL
A minute later Meg and | were alone
again. and Meg. too. was rising to go.
Kitty, do you pride yourself or your
manners as a youthful hostess?" she
asked.
No, not at ALL"
That's a good thing" she said.
Il dare say ! was rude" | admitted
un%repentantly.
"Oh, don't feel doubtful about It,
dear-you needn't! You were an icicle
ar iceberg--the polar regions! I'm
going, dear. Goodnight"
Goodnight" ! said.
Meg was gone. The fire was now
burning low; the lamp. with its big
red shade, made a circle of light In the
distant corner; all the rest OF the room
was dim. | sat in my low chair beside