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The state herald., 1899-03-31
NOTICE OF TOWN ELECTION

Notice 10 hereby given that the annual
election for the municipal officers 10 and
ior the Town Of Holyoke, Colo, will he
held on the Fourth dh Day oi April A.
ID. 1893. Tor the following named officers
Que Mayor and rhrao (3) husiers WIN
shall be elected for the term ot one a.
year, aud Three CD Trustees for the term
Of two (2) years.
The room known as Varney's Store
Building on man street is hereby desie'
mated ~ he place Tor holding the regis
rration and election.
In witness whereof SET my hand md
ailis the seal of the Town OF Hol!oke
Colo, this eighth (s) day Of March 1899
(SeaD W. II. JOHNSTON.
The state herald., 1899-03-31
LECTURE.

DR.. Spencer's bslHtsd lecture "Whsre
to Win" will be gwen in the NJ. E.
Church next Thursday night April 6.
The state herald., 1899-03-31

Call and zee our carpet samples before
buying. W. r. Shamp. H.
The state herald., 1899-03-31

have fresh beet for sale; besides q
good line OF staple groceries and produce
Mrs. G. johnson.
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INV nrLLlNER STORE.

~ NV oIk]1tNI"V VbV
Vs hass spsssd . nillinsr stofsin the
sssa sssnssly occupied BY Irwin Bros.
. q. 49,. We hsvs . 6ss line Of soods
ed aahs Dsssssa hsts = specially. Call
ssd sssniss eur eoods.
p Nns SrEassR 4 Go.
The state herald., 1899-03-31

/ have just received my spring stock
Of dry goods and notions, call and see
them. w. X. Shamp.
The state herald., 1899-03-31

G. G. Bevard put down well In Nortl
Holyoke last week for II. Il. Evans,
The state herald., 1899-03-31

NayAar4p-SEvEnAL rRrsTwonrMf
Wk0s9asia N tale state 70 manage our ousi-
49, u tAaif swn and nearby counuss. u u
0aaaSy soss verk eondue.ed ~ home. Nal.
y seraasas osps year snd dsxp~nse'--drnn'.e
ossA0ls. - more. No isss ssiaiy. monthly
On. nsSGsness. knciess ssfaddrrssc'
sssaps1 sasslsps. Herb-rt Z. nes'. fres''
Ospassnsat \. chicago.
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nm sRent tor WanamaI Brown
and have full line Of aasn X Gents
and Boys Clothing and " nd Fan
cy Shirts. Also Lsdiess Ak made
suits. Gall and ses them. Shamp
The state herald., 1899-03-31

Before purchasing your new Eastef
hat call and see my stock. Mrs. A. G.
Gates.
The state herald., 1899-03-31

Hicks weather predictions for Fsbtu
sry and March have been very CORRECT
for this section Of country.
The state herald., 1899-03-31

Easter sermon and mp,s st the " =
Church next Snndav at II 80 a. N.
The state herald., 1899-03-31

II in need Of farm wagon call on A
T. Guthrie, l have them IN stock. A. T
Guthrie.
The state herald., 1899-03-31

F. H. Whitman talks some to the HER
AID readers in this issue about his larg.
stock Of goods.
The state herald., 1899-03-31

Easter opening tomorrow at F. H
Whithum's.
The state herald., 1899-03-31

See F. b. whitham's new advertise
msnt In this issns.
The state herald., 1899-03-31

Mics Jennie Hegiubotham 10 now Or
gsnist for the y. E. Church,
The state herald., 1899-03-31

Iwil take eggs in exchS pr MILL
merry good. Mrs. A. @. Gal
The state herald., 1899-03-31

R~pu t Of Hog olse sehools Tor month
ending Miu u. ioJ1.
The state herald., 1899-03-31
ADSclU1ECy PURE

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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-21
Dewey's Return.

Tho long pennant has been raised over
DEwEY's ship in the Philippines. The Olym-
pia Is home,vard bound, bringing the Adj
miral OF the 4 american Navy. triumphant,
back to tho United States.
What q TREMENDOUS year it has beensince
tho OLYMPIA sailed into Manila Bay! How
unprecedentedly glorious for this country!
How wonderful N our political advance
ment in the world. And how blessed in the
effects upon our p olitics at home! Tho
conflict that opened with DEwEYs guns on
the coast Of Asia wiped out the Mason and
Dixon line.
DEWEY back mot as the commander
In the most decisive vi,tory of the war, but
as the most conspicuous embodiment OF the
wars richest fruit, national expansion. Al
though he Is on the sea lin the Far East he
is living here to-day night IN the hearts Oh
the American people.
A short and happy vNsage to.the olym-
MIA!
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Vixen and Viking.

After some vexing delays the Vixen,
under Observation-Disclosures KIMBALL, is
off for Bluefields, to assist the Detroit in
protecting American interests there. Since
her orders were issued the situation in
Nicaragua has become less strained, through
the compromise effected by Minister MERRY,
under which the disputed duties, levied on
our traders at Blueflelds, are to be deposit
ed in trust with Mr.. BINGHAM, the British
Consul at San Juan del Norte, subject to
the decision Of the Washington and Ma
nagua Governments as I whether they can
lawfully be exacted. But the fact that the
orders to the Vixen were not countermand-
ed, and that the original purpose to have
her keep on ultimately to the Pacific is said
to have been abandoned, shows that the
Government is determined TO nave an ade-
quate force on station duty in Central Amer
lean waters.
This purpose is emphasized by the re-
ported intention to have the Viking follow
the Vixen, perhaps to be stationed in the
waters of Honduras. A point Of corre-
spondence with the Honduran Govern
ment, it appears, has related to an indem-
nifty for the killing, a few months ago, Of
FRANK PEARS. an American citizen, by q
soldier. But apart from special Incidents
our interests in Central America have be-
com sufficient to justify having a vessel or
two cruising In that region.
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The K~earsarge and the kentucky.

The statement that the Kearsarge will
be ready for her trial trip in June. with
her yard mate following In July. is Of in
terest, as it is O long time since any new
battleships have been commissioned in the
navy. The Alabama. which is one OF the
next group, is not very far behind the New
port News pair, but since the exigencies OF
the Pacific nave caused the Iowa and Oregon
to be transferred to that ocean, ID Is already
time to have the loss thereby occasioned In
the Atlantic repaired by the addition Of
two new armorclads.
The chief point OF interest In the forth
coming trial is that It will be the first
In which the system Of superposed tur-
rets is involved. In the Kearsarge and
Kentucky the s-inch guns are mounted
directly above the 13-inch. This Is o
novelty which distinguishes these vessels
from all others, here or elsewhere.
The effect, so far as the use Of the bat
terry Is concerned, will be developed by
firings after the vessels are completed and
commissioned; but the question as to the
influence OF this arrangement on buoy
ancy, trim or hardness may be determined
during the steam trials.
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The Original John Jacob Astor.

To THE EDITOR OF The SUN-Sir: was
amazed to read In The Sun Of to-day that
William Waldorf Aston assigns the following
as one Of the reasons that impel him to leave
America:
In America my great. grandfather life and char
acter have been distorted and caricatured until
only an odd travesty survives. By the press he has
been continually derided and reyiled with that
spirit Of pure mslignity which pursues the success
full man. It is not democratic to climb 90 high.
do not think that the first John Jacob Astor
In this country has been derided. 30 far as
pretty wide reading goes to show. he is uni
versally recognized as having been q public
spirited citizen. patriotic and able. No Amerl-
can schoolboy can read without a thrill OF ad-
miration the story OF Mr.. hstor's courage and
sacrifices In endeavorinR to retain for his coun-
try the vast Northwest. which thai then un-
friendly nation. OF which his descendant has
become o citizen, SO nearly succeeded In taking
from us, through the folly OF men less wise
and brave than he: Astor and Whitman. the
heroes OF Oregon. the sturdy patriots Of ACTION
Boshi 1t Is not true.
May not Mr.. Aston have mistaken for derision
the frequent references made In print to the
humble origin and modest beginnings In busi-
ness life OF the first American Astor-refer-
ences which are highly to his credit-and the
comparisons that irresistibly suggest. them-
selves between, him and certain OF his de-
which might indeed account for anger on MIR.
Astor's part. but not for his Observation-Disclosures
sake. STUDENT.
New YORK.. May 19.
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Tn. Catholic Church and divorce.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: In your
issue OF this day friday. a Boston corre-
spondent signing himself John Clay Critten-
don. writing about divorce. says that while
the Catholic Church does not sanction the
granting OF absolute divorces for infdelity. 1t
seems probable that she will in time Now.
y is neither probable nor possible that the
kind. 1t is a defined doctrine OF Catholic faith
that the bond Of contaminated Christian mar.
rage can be dissolved only by the death OF
either party. and she will never recognize its
dissolution IN any other way simply because
she cannot; she has not the power TO do so.
Your correspondent might as well expect
that the Church will In time give up her belief
In heaven as expect that she will ever sanction
the granting Of absolute divorce for conjugal
infdelity. She can no more give up one doc
trine OF faith than she can another. By virtue
OF her defined teaching. then. the Catholic
Church must ever be the uncompromislnR foe
OF divorce and its rulnous consequences as on
the contrary she must ever be the champion
Of family integrity and social stability and
the safeguard OF our cherished republic.
NORRIS PARK. l.. l.. May 10. W.. j. M.
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Tho owner of the British steam yacht
Lady st. Auburn has been hunting. with some
success. in the Island OF Vanicoro. the most
southern Of the Santa Cruz group. for relics OF
the famous French explorer. LA PERoUsE. who
SO mysteriously disappeared with his two
frigates and their crews In 1888. The hunt
has been rewarded by the discovery Of a few
mementos OF that traGical shipwreck such
as some rusty muskets. lead bullets. iron
cannon balls and French and Spanish gold and
silver coins OF 1921 and 1928. They had been
carried to the island when the castaways took
refuge there after the Astrolabe and Boussole
had been driven ashore in q hurricane. No
record OF their experiences has ever been
found on Vanicoro. and the only relies hitherto
brought from there are those which Capt.
DILLON discovered In 1927, thirty-nine years
after the tragedy. and which were proved. be-
You'd a doubt. to have belonged to the Inflated
expedition.
In the many years before any trace was found
French warships had secured the Pacific. and
D'ENTRECAsTEAUx. after two years search
with two vessels. died while still seeking to
unrayel the mystery. The La P6rouse expe-
dition had been most carefully fitted out by
the French Government for a long exploring
cruise. and 1t had sent home very interesting
accounts OF the Hawaiian Islands. the coast Of
California. the eastern shores Of Asia to KAm-
tchatka. and then OF the visit far south 10 the
Friendly and Navigator islands. The W friG-
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The Two Loading witnesses.

Up to to-day the Mazet Committee has
showed before the public notice two figures
Of special significance.
Mr.. RICHARD CROKER. confessedly the
master Of New York's Municipal Govern
ment, averred that the chief use of his
power in politics was to make for himself
money. A few ways have been shown how
he makes money, and how his sons make
money. There must, in reason. be many
other ways.
Mr.. JACOB HESS testified that, for the
payment Of $4,000 a year to him as Police
Commissioner, he agreed to supply. against
all manifest propriety. the vote needed by
Mr.. CROKER to remove Chief Of Police Nc
CULLAGH and install Chief DEvERY.
There have beer other witnesses before
the Mazet Committee to gain distinction
through their testimony, but none to com
pare with Mr.. CROKER and Mr.. HESS. 1t Is
doubtful if any come to surpass them.
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into contract for . supply Of beef for our
soldiers in Florida, Cuba and Porto Rico
which would be guaranteed to be At for
food seventy-two hours after delivery"
That passage contains O falsehood. The
meat was to 20 from the ship to the refrig-
orators on shore, where 1t was not to ere
main more than ~seventy-two hours, and
was to keep "twenty-four hours after be-
ing issued from the refrigerator buildings
to the proper officials Of the Government"
1t was not to keep seventy-two hour after
delivery"
There is no possibility for honest con
nict in the Interpretation Of this contract.
You cannot make O silk purse out OF q
sow ear. The case for Gen. MILES, con
ceived In recklessness and malice, rests on
nothing better, and nothing better can DO
made Of it. Next to positive corrup-
tion, it is the most disgraceful episode
known in army history. And what more
whitening comment OF it can there be than
the fact that its highest advocate, a lawyer
OF Cincinnati, regarded, we believe. as rep
utable, seeks to bolster 1t up not only with
reasoning that would discredit a primary
class in logic, but with deliberate mis-
statement
Gen. MLLEss crusade has been an incon-
ceivably indecent attempt to humbug the
American people for MILEs's exaltation,
and TO smirch the fair name Of the Federal
Administration at a time when the trial Of
war turned upon it with searching scru-
tiny the eyes of the entire world. Those
concerned in this dastardly work deserve
the country's execration.
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ates rehtted at Botany Bay. Australia. and
started north to seek for the Northwest passage.
The final fate OF the crews can only be conjec-
tured from the stories some OF the old men OF
Vanicoro told to Capt. DILLON. They said that
one crew perished to q man either in the surf or
at the hands Of the natives as they struggled TO
the shore. The other crew succeeded In land
ing and lived on the island for many moons"
after which they sailed away to the west In a
two-masted vessel they had built from the
timbers OF their ship. Nothing IL certainly
known OF their fate. but 1t is conjectured that
they endeavored to reach Botany Bay, whence
they might secure transportation homo. and
were swamped In the great ocean.
Some years ago French Reographers cele-
brated the centenary Of LA PERoUsE's discov-
cries in the Pacific. and about the same time
the theory was advanced that u battered old
hulk found on Tempt Island was the wreck Of
the little vessel in which the survivors tried to
escape from Vanicoro. This theory has not
been justified by later Investigations. Tho loss
Of the expedition was one OF the few great
tragedies OF exploration. and 1t is interesting
to recall 1t now that fresh belongings Of the
unhappy mariners have been brought back to
civilization.
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Bishop Potter,s Authority,

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUN-Sir: Bishop
Potter. in his letter to a layman. points out that
a Bishops authority is constitutional, not abb
solute. Very well; the question then arises
whether a Bishop has any authority to refuse
to ordain a man Of whose moral unsoandness
he is convinced. Notwithstanding the consent
Of the Standing. Committee. Certainly. IL a
ground that the moral fitness Of q candidate
was unsatisfactory. his veto would be justified
not more by his peers than by the whole body
Of the Church.
Is there any less justification In a case OF err
ror Of doctrine? 1t Is not an untenable posi-
ton to maintain that tho conservation VOW
Are you ready. with all diligence. to Danish
and drive away from the Church gil erT3ne991s,
implies q veto power. At least, a Bishop
would be within his rights to ask his Standing
Committee to reconsider their consent:
A Bishop is doubtless a constitutional execu-
tive. but he Is not less the final authority on
whom the Church relies to decide whsthercan-
didates for holy orders, are apt and meet for
else their ministry to the honor OF God and the
edifying OF His Church." PRIEST.
NAV ~
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thar TO put up any longer with the present
anarchic state Of things, under which one
sort OF ritualistlc practices is tolerated In
one diocese and another in another.
1t is not improbable, therefore, ~thatthee1-
pertinent proposed by those who desire to
avoid disruption on the n hand and discs
Enlistment on the other may DO made. and
that Convocation may be called upon toexer-
cise it's large latent powers for the purpose
offorming ecclesiastical courts endued with
the entire authority OF the Church of Eng
land, and, therefore. invested, in the eyes
OF Anglicans, with an almost irresistible
claim to obedience.
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Card from a German Opposed to American
Expansion.

To THE EDITOR OF HI SuN-Sir: Please
grant q German-American a little space In THE
Sun paper to say something about the remarks
Of the Hon. John Ruhm in yesterdays edition.
He. l declare. is not much In correspondence
any more with the real sentiments OF his Ger
man countrymen. So I will try to tell the
truth about them to the best OF my knowl-
edge. based on thirty years living among them.
Actually but a small percentage OF our Ger
mans speak English well enough to take part
in political strife. and for the. same reason
they read newspapers printed In German.
The Germans have no side issues. as Mr..
Ruhm seems to believe. Their separate or
Ranigation is nothing but a matter OF opportu:
nifty. II not necessity. because the supporters OF
q policy Of war and conquest are apparently to
be found in probably equal numbers among
Republicans. Democrats and Populists. The
Germans. for the time being. cannot and will
not trust any party. Almost united as one
man in opposition to 9 policy Of war and con-
quest. imperialism and militarism-they know
by experience what that means-commanding
millions OF votes In a national election. they
feel very strong in their at present isolated po-
sition. They wait for further political devel-
opments. trusting that their isolation will not
last very long. because their patriotic purpose
Is very clear. ROBERT THEN.
NEW YORK, May 10.
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Mr.. Waldorf Astor's Unnece ssary and
Absurd Excuse.

Mr.. WILLIAM WALDORF Aston writes in
the Pail Mall Magazine, with creditable
pride, Of the industry, sagacity, enterprise
and venturesome spirit displayed by his
great-grandfather, the original JOHN JACOB
Aston, in the accumulation Of the for
tune which his descendants nave preserved
and increased with an inherited appetite
for such acquisition. 1t is pardonable, too,
that he traces back the ancestry OF his
family about one thousand years to
PEDRO D'AsToRGA, u distinguished CRU
sader, through an illustrious line, and We
do not question the correctness OF the
table OF descent as he gives it, though
1t is new to us. The humble circumstance
OF the birth OF JOHN JACOB AsToR at the
village OF Waldorf. near Heidelberg, in
Germany, in 1853, he records. however,
with no less frankness, though In speak
ing OF him as the son OF a peasant"
he does not follow precisely the historical
record, for JOHN JACOBS father was an
honest butcher, and his brother HENRY had
established himself in that trade at New
York before the founder Of the Astor flor
tune emigrated to this country.
1t is not necessary to give Mr.. WALDORF
AsToR's story OF the steps by which his
great-grandfather rose to wealth after
coming TO this country in 1888, for they are
we'll known. 1t is a record OF adventure in
wild and distant regions in the gathering
Of the furs out Of the sale Of which he laid
the foundation Of his fortune, the greatest
in this country at the time OF his death
but what justification has the great-grand,
son for saying after recounting it.
that Gin America my grandfather's life
and character awe been distorted and
carlcatured until only an odd travesty
survives2"
Both OF these are presented substanti
ally as he gives them in such American
histories as refer to the subject. The char,
acter OF JOHN JACOB Aston may not be
drawn in them with all the pride and affec
ton of the picture by his great-grandson
but there Is no caricature about it, no trav
esty, no Ill nature. His great ability and
indomitable enterprise as u pioneering
trader are recognized and celebrated
Moreover, JON JACOB Aston died 30 lately
as 1SAS. and there are many people still
living who were familiar with his person
atty and knew Of his consequence In New
York, while his great-grandson. born that
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SWIFT & COMPANY.
BY GUsTAvUs i. SWIFT, President.
WHEN NEW YORK DRESSES UP
M
A Plea for the Artistic and Harmonious
Decoration of the City on That Occasion.

A Flea for the Artistic and Harmonious
Decoration of the City on That Occasion.
To rHE EDITOR OF THE sus-Sir: Everybody IL
united in the determination to give Dewey a rousing
welcome in New York. The occasion will be unique.
Our city, for the time being. will be the Mecca OF
many visitors aud the cynosure OF the whole coun-
try. 1t will be acting as the representative Of the
entire nation. No one doubts that the reception will
he q complete success in the way Of enthusiasm
cannot it also be made impressive In an artistic
senseP The city will be en- Jeit, and will adorn itself
with decoration. Instead Of this being left to the
coutrivance of individual citizens. 1t should be made.
by intelligent preparation and cooperation. some.
thing really worthy OF the occasion. the city and the
nation.
We remembet how unimpressive we're the deeors.
tons at tho opening of Grants tomb. and 1t was
A matter Of common assent that the land display al
the Diamond Jubilee in London was marred by
want of concerted action and of artistic plan. These
Affairs are managed better in Paris, simply because
they are conducted on the common sense principle.
which makes a man gn to a tailor when he needs =
suit Of clothes and to the artists when he seeks an
artistic scheme Of decoration. The season Of the
year will be ideal for a great opcn-air pageant.
money will not be lacking, and with proper man
agemeut the city may present an object lesson in
the way of decoration as hne as any attempted in
modern times.
IA Committec of reception has already been set on
foot by the Mayo ono of its departments should
be devoted TO the artistic establishment OF the
principal sections Of the city and SHOULD lmmedi-
ately put itself IN communication with the Fine
Arts Federation. This association comprises all the
art societies of the city. 1t is always willing to
take corporate action upon important art matters.
and could 10 relied uIon To- nominate q committee
Of architects. ]scUlptors aud painters who would
formulate a worthy scheme and cooperate with the
Mayors committee IN carrying it out. New York
has here a splendid opportunity: will she not seize
it, CHARLES ii. CAlrIS.
sALMAGUSDI CLUB, May 10.
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From a sufferer from Suffering.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SUS-Sir: Much has been
written by your readers as to the conjurinG away Of
warts. Kindly allow me TO ask through TIE sus IL
there is any method by which one eau overcome or
conjure ava. that terrible affection, suffering. l
am a young man 81 years OF age, no vices. keep reg
ular hours, tat hearty aud sleep we'll. Al my place
of business l have to meet many people. and DO 80
with a tremOr in my heart, for | don't know whether
not. 1t is greatly embarrassing and ! an getting deS-
perate, and IL not cured soon will pack ny and bury
myself in Africa or some other old place. Probably
some OF your readers are or have been unfortunately
afdicted In this respect, and any suggestions they may
mac viii be received with the deepest gratitude.
Yours. DUoALD oANSAIfhk.
MAJ lA