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La Junta tribune., 1899-01-28

the pure air has made new man
OF him.
Trinidad lump coal 81 per ton at
Matt Daniher's.
WANTEp-Immediately, a tailor
or tailoress at Bowen's.
Eight per cent money for city or
farm loans. w. X. Gibson, Central
block.
The Weekly Tribune and
Chicago Weekly lnter-Ocean one
year for sr.o5.
Gem OF Otero -four, 81. 90 per 100
lbs. Sold by all grocers- Every
sack guaranteed.
Why not own your own home and
save rent9 Look at the list offered
by Buckley & Hart.
FoR SALE-At my ranch on
Horse Creek, few choice fresh
Ierseys.-F. T. Webber.
FoR SaLE.-A good neat cot
tage; on easy payments. Inquire
of John (. Biggs, La Junta, Colo
RADIO.
c. l.. Seeley has been commits
stoned by Stark Bros, OF Louisiana,
Mo-, as local agent for their cele-
brated nursery.
WaSrED-Dry, clean bones. We
will pay a good price, loaded on
cars in car lots. For particulars,
with price, write The Standard
Fire Brick Co., Pueblo, Colorado.
The Twice a-Week Tribune and
The Household, sixteen page
illustrated monthly, both one year
for 81. so. Read the advertisement
.'A Gift to Every Family in
another column OF this issue.
Rev. a. A. Fries, of Pueblo, was
in town several days this week,
soliciting funds for the Orphans
Home, recently established in that
city. He reports having secured
pledges for about siro from citi-
zens of La Junta for this very
worthy charitable institution.
(. s. Corbin, o. s., r. D., the
well known eye specialist, will be
at the Park House parlors from
Friday. January 27th. to Thursday,
February and, only. All work
guaranteed. Children's eyes a
specially. Examination free.
Regular trips made to La Iunta--
ninth trip
La Junta tribune., 1899-01-28
ssnksups.s Petition for DisehsrGe.
IN rsse y AFTER or FRED phil. ), ps

TN THE MATTER OF FRED PHILLIPS.
bankrupt, In pankruptcy:
To the Honorable Moses Hallctt, Judge of the
district court OF tne United states for the
District Of Colorado:
Frcd Phillips OF Ia JuntA, In the county of
Otero. and state o. Solorsdc. o 10 said district.
Decembcr last past. he was duly sdindscd
bankrupt under the As,.s Of Cs::..-. -..,s relating
70 b.nkruptcy: that nd ns s he's d9iy m surrendered
hss fully cosnpitcd With al the Requirement.
"a said Acts and OF the ortiers OF ti,e court
touchirs his panar"ps:y: s:, !.
By the court 70 have = full discharge from ali
dehts provahle against his estate under said
e scs, ron sues as are
Dated this s''h o- fRED siaSf PitIlfs. q p s'''
OnpxR or NOTICE rHERrs,N.
n6ssrjce OF Colorado. -:
On this 18Th day Of Jsnnary. A. D. 1850. ON
rsedlng the pestta0n for dischsrEe. Il 10
On sSe Sssnc on ~ si,e sevenss d.y Of Febrnssy. -.
4. D. lS1o. bef6rc Samuel p. Trimble. Referee
q Bsnkruptcy. = room No. % n The Federal
eeos Is foreecoe: ana that nosice % lbsrros q ~
~ puhllohed In TIE Ii Juuta TninuHK =
.swsp.1sr psanssS II :.,S ~ 6is,ss.et and th.i
iseersst nav appear q the sid tinc and pisce
nnd olsow eauns. H. any they have. Why the
psAycr Of Tie sid pstitsoner should not b
~sS & Il furtssr osaersd b. Tie Court. ehas
al rcferrs shali ssnd b. nail 70 III knovp
% ssss 3 sn 80 Z ssss9 oss.. sc ~ 4
! Wisncss. fse Honorab,e Moss Halists.
ssss g ses e so e s "a ssy
Jasuary, is1. FRANCIS y. TuPk1k
ts.A...) By aAsDsrn n 0.rsss.
A true copy.
La Junta tribune., 1899-01-28
o..fne.. Cannot b. Cured

BY local applications, as they can
not reach the diseased portion of
the ear There is only one way to
cure deafness and that is by con-
stitutional remedies. Deafness is
caused by an inhamed condition Of
the mucous lining of the Eustach-
ian tube When this tube gets in
famed you have rumbiing sound
La Junta tribune., 1899-01-28
Na,le. to stoekholder,.

NOTICE Is HEHEBY GIVEN THAT THE
~ annual meeting OF the stockhoiders OF the
vii b, held at the Court House in La Junta.
Colo, Tuesday February II. 1879. at O'Clock
p. n, for the t,urpoec Of eiecting "a Board of
Directors for he ensuing year. and TO trans
act any other business thai may come before
the meeting JAMES McNEES.
Attp-t: President.
c. W. isoMG ARDSER. Secretary.
La Junta tribune., 1899-01-28
Motto. Of snsrehoider.. Mes.ing.

~ Annual us.efinR of the Shareholders OF
the otero Loan and building Association viii
be held at the once, OF Buckley 4 Hart, in La
M, for the purpose u electing Board OF hi.
rcciors for the ensuing Year. and trxnsaciins
such other busins-s as may properly be pre-
sent..t. X PHILLIPS. Secretary.
La Junta tribune., 1899-01-28
sA,,soAo sussl.ses.
Items Picked W. coadsnssd End
Stolen for the Special Edinestion
Of Railrosd Men.

Engineer 7. J. Highly, formerly
OF the Rock Island, now has run
out OF La Junta-
George Parr, who has been
working in the local shops, left
the Santa Fe service last Wcdnes-
nesday. He is son OF Engineer
Parr.
The Santa Fe will put on an ad-
ditional overland train, similar in
equipment to Nos. 1 and 2, as soon
as their through connections TO-
San Francisco are completed.
Mrs. Cy Boucher. wife OF the
conductor injured in the flyer
wreck several weeks ago, returned
to her home in Las Vegas on No.
II Thursday morning. Mr.. Buncher
is reported to be greatly improved.
Fred Harvey passed through
town last Tuesday morning in
special car No. 99, on his way to
San Diego. Mr.. Harvey is in i'll
health and goes TO California in
the hope OF being benefited by the
change.
w. Z. Maddux, who has been
laid up. for forty-five days from
injuries sustained to his left hand
while switching in the local yards.
reported for duty Thursday morn
ing. He was assigned to a posi-
ton as passenger brakeman be-
tween La Junta and Dodge City.
A collision occurred in the local
yards last Sunday morning, in,
which switch engine was pretty
badly demoraIized. A road engine
which was backing down the line
to connect with train came in
collision with switch engine
standing on side track. The
switch engine was stripped on one
side and the tank OF the road engine
considerably damaged. An inves-
tigation was held Monday and the
switch engineer given few marks
under the Brown sy stem.
1t is reported that Conductors
| Judd, Hilton, Ammon and Helm
on the western division, and Con-
ductors Richley, Stevenson, Muir
ray and Drury on the New Mexico
division. who were recently dis
charged from the service, will 60
to Topeka and present their cases
to the general officials. Assistant
Superintendent Avery Turner says
that he does not think he will re-
verse the decision of Superintend-
ents Dyer and Hurley in any OF
the cases. Several OF the conduc-
tors went to Topeka on No. g.
Wednesday night.
Not long ago party hunting in
the Ration mountains not far from
Ration, New Mexico, accidentiy
discovered the entrance TO a small
cave on the side of the mountain.
The cave was we'll concealed and
in such position as not to attract
attention. Investigation showed
to the party of surprised hunters
that il was filled with we'll wrapped
packages OF various sizes which
when opened disclosed bolts of
dress goods, silks and laccs, boxes
OF cigars, several rifles and am
munition and other articles and
merchandise. One OF the three
men arrested. for Systematically
robbing freight cars between La
Junta and Ration has confessed
that the property found concealed
in the cave was the property stolen
from the cars.
A. ]. Thomas. better known as
"Cap" Thomas. reputed to be the
oldest conductor in active service
in the United States, was retired
by the Santa Fe last week His
retirement does not mean that heI
gets half pay or pension. He is
dismissed from the service on ac-
The Portland daily press., 1899-08-11
TWO MILLION BUSHELS LOST.

st. Paul. Mimi. August l0.-.A Fargo,
n. D., special says: Two million bushels
Of wheat ara estimated TO have been lost
in today's hail storm which partially
destroyed the crop on nearly $50, coo acres
OF land In the state. The storm struck the
northern part of Cass aud the southern
part of Tfaill counties. Heavy wind and
rain storm completed the destruction OF
thousands of acres of grain on either side
OF the path of the hail.
1he storm swept East from North Da.
kota into Minnesota and kilograms from
Halstead and Hendrum report terrible
destruction.
Another storm Is reported at New
Rockford, Eddy county, where it is assert
ed 20 to 100 per cent Of the crop on 10000
acres of wheat was laid waste. Tke
total loss will ba over 81, ,0c0, 900.
The Portland daily press., 1899-08-11
FROM MARTINIQUE.
Great Damage ~ Hurricane In variou
Localities.

Great Damage by Hurricane iD various
Localities.
Fort De France, Mart.niqus, August
10.--The authorities OF the island Of
Gaudelope are stiil without news from
the iaterior, owing to the In terrup.iou
of teisgraphia communication. as result
Of the recent hurricane. Bat other al
vices which have reached Points-a- Pitre
say the coffee and COCOA crops have been
nearly totally destroyed At Point a.
Pitre. several persons we're injured and
at Moule the damage done was consider
able and several persons were killed ard
a number weie injured. The villages
OF Grippon and Lamentin have been en-
tirely destroyed and the lighthouses OF
Monroux and Roaillose have been over
turned. Ihe town of st. Louis de Marie
Galante has suffered considerably.
Governor Mogachini arrived at Point-a-
Pitre this morning on the French cruiser
Cecille and : left soon afterwards for
Saintes
News which has reached the Associated
Press correspondent here, from the Brit
ish Antilles. says the island Of Dominica
has not suffered much from the hurri
cane. that st. Thomas and St. Croix
suffered lightly and that Antigua was
seriously hit and ut ST Kits 200 houses
were destroyed.
Tie hurricane passed over Porto Plata
and appears to have ravaged the north
Of the Dominican republic. All COM
munication batween Porto Plata and the
interior. not including San Domingo, Ia
Interrupted and ii IL impossible to obtain
a correct amount of the damage done al
though 1t is thought to b, great. The
railroad from Porto Plata to San Do
mingo is no longer working.
Eventually the hurricane swept over
Cape Haytien with less violence ana
therefore with oorrespondingly less dam
aua
The Portland daily press., 1899-08-11
ENEMY NOT NUMEROUS.


Manila. August 10-5.45 p. m.-OmciaI
reports recoivei here from the scene OF
the recent fighting with the Filipiuos
say the day was spent In reconnaifances,
in which the American troops found few
OF the enemy. There were no engage
ments Of Importance. A tattalion OF the
l7th infartry under Major O'Brien ad-
sanced rery cless to Angeles. The Majors
reports that there are about $50 10 sur
gents thtrs. A battalion Of the 18th in
fantry made reconnaissance In the disec-
tion Of Porac. but the enemy there sc,t-
tered. The main body Of the American
army IL at Caluium. The line has pesn
immaterially changed since the advancs
was stopped yesterday and now include.
the towns of Guaguay and Santa Anrita.
Major General Otis today Issued an or
der closing the PORTS in the hands of In.
surgents to inter island traffic. AguinaI-
do issued decree July 81. dated from
Iarlac. closing the insureent ports to
vessels flying the American flag and in
yiting vessels under other flags TO visit
them. Vessels under foreign flags cannot
The Portland daily press., 1899-08-11
DAY OF DINNERS.

Bar Harbor. August 10.-This was a
day of dinners and dances and entertain.
ment. This afternoon ]. Pierpont I'D
wards Of New York. gave large garden
fe:e at which Admiral sampson and the
officers OF the feet were the guests OF
honor.
Tonight at the Newport dance was
given By Countess Laugier VILLAINS, Mrs.
James W. Pickett. Mrs. Alexander Van
Nest, Mrs. John J. Merry.
A dog show for the benefit OF the Bar
Hartor hospital was also feature Of the
day.
Capt. .Sigsbee OF the Texas, who is chair
man of the regatta committee. announced
today that the rowing races by men from
the ships would take place Saturday af.
ternoon at 2 o'clock. The town viii give
$50 in prizes and a like amount has
been subscribed by private parties. This
time OF the sailing Of the feet has been
postp3ned until some time next week.
Tomorrow there will be land drill al
How's park BY men from all the ships.
The Portland daily press., 1899-08-11
PLArT sTANps BY COPE.

Washington. August. 10. senator Platt
Of New York, who Is in the city on busi-
ness In connection with some minor ap.
pointments that he desires to 60 to New
Yorkers, was asked today concerning his
Recommendation Of. Lisut. William NJ.
Copp who, it Is alleged by the dispatches
from Manila. ordered the gunboat
Napidan, Of which he was in charge, TO
fire on the friendly village Of Paente, On
Laguna de Bay. Luzon. 1t was also stat-
ed in the report that the natives had been
promised protsotion by Gen. Lawton
providing they returned to Paente. The
Senator said:
II did recommend Lieut.. Copp. He is
OF good family In New York, bright,
weil-educated and qualified IN every way
to I'LL the position lie holds. / cannot
believe that he was guilty Of such a
piece of indiscre ton as the reports seem
TO indicate. He is too cool headed for
that. II he drsd on a friendly village Il
must have been under orders. II any in
vestigation Is ever made. am contide nt
that he will be fully exon Grated"
The Portland daily press., 1899-08-11
Says He Didu't Make Remarks At
trihuted to Him.
Wouldn't Turn Down
Chicago's Invitation.
Fitzpatrick Repudiatcd by
Chicago Committee.

Chicago, August 10. I'm personal let
ter to ii. Ii. Kohlsaat OF the Chicago
Times Herald. Sir Wilfrid Laurier. the
Canadian premier. denies the truth Of
an interview recently given out by y.
W. Fitzpatrick Of the treasury depart
ment, Washington, In which Mr. Fitz-
patrick asserted that Premier Lauriar had
stated to him he would not accept an In
vitation TO the Chicago autumn festival,
believing that the somewhat strained re-
lations between the two countries might
result In some unpleasant incident dur
ing his visit. In his letter, Premier Lau-
rier sayss
"You are ut liberty to say that I have
paid no attention 10 an interview pub
lishsd recently in q Washington paper, In
which ths reporter purported to give to
the public words not spoken to him BY
me, but to somebody else. Life Ia too
short for busy man to take notioe Of
this kind er any kind Of hearfay evil
dence. II had any communication to
make to the public would prefer to
make IL directly and in my own words.
"It seems to me that need hardly add
that the invitation of the Chicago autho-
rifles win receive from me the most
courteous. consideration
A meeting of the committee on invita-
tions and arrangements will be held FRI
day at which Tina Chairman Truax who
has been In Washington where he went
to extend formal invitation to attend
the festival to President Mckinley, viii
be present, and the Canadian premier
win then be cordially invited to attend
the festival. ibis VIII be the first invi.
tation extended to Premier Laurlsr as
the members of the committee deny that
Mr.. Fitzpatrick had any authority to in.
vite the premier or that he is In any way
connected with the festival.
The Portland daily press., 1899-08-11
PRESIDENT TAKES SAIL.

Plattsburg, N. r, August 10 --Presi-
dent Mckinley and party took sail ON
the Elfrida tiis afternoon in spite of the
Indictment weather. President Mckinley
was shocked a. the news forwarded him
from the war department OF the loss OF
life and property In the great hurricane
in Porto Rico and directed that the war
department officials take such action in
the matter Of relieving distress as seemed
proper to them under the irounstances.
Mr.. Rixey today said that Mrs. MoKin-
ley's condition continued to improve.
st agrees with her here" said the doc
to-. "and shs Is much stronger tn an
when shs left Washington.
The Portland daily press., 1899-08-11
WEATHER OBSERVATIONS.

The agricultural department weather
bureau for Yesterday, Aug. 10. taken at
IS p. M, meridian time. the obser-
vation for each section being given in
this order: Temperature. direction of
wind, state of weather:
Boston, GO degrees. e. rain: New York
~ degrsss, S. cldy; Philadelphia. rs de-
grees, SE, rain; Washington. 80 degrees,
:, cidy; Albany. 81 degrees. N, cldy;
Buffalo. "A degrees, NE. clly; Detroit.
81 degrees, W, cldy; Chicago. 8, degrees.
NV. cliy; st. Paul, 80 degrees. NV,
clear; Huron, Dak.. 9a degrees. W. clear
Bismarck. 50 degrees. W, clear: jackson
lvills. rs degrees. W, p cldy.
The Portland daily press., 1899-08-11
TERRIBLE STORIES
Told of the Results OF Tuesday,,
Cyclone in West Indies.

Aotu VI tnc AtshuAts OF Iuesuay's
Cyclone fn West indies.
San Juan, p. r., August l0.-A hurri-
oane broke over the south coast at one
O'Clock Tuesday morning and swept
northwest. There was no abatement for
nine hours, tha greatest damags bsing
done between eight and ten O'Clock a. m.
The wires are down and communication
with interior WAS for time Impossible.
1t Is now chiefly carried on by courier.
Here at San Juan four natives we're
drowned in the harbor, eighty houses
were demolished and hundreds wers un-
rooted. The damage to property is esti-
mated at $500 600. Commissary stores to
the value Of $50, 600 were destroyed.
A despatch by cable from Ponce sent at
ten o'clock this morning says thu town
was almost destroyed. Almost all the
frame buildings are down. the bridges
swsps away and there is no communion
tion between the port and the city proper.
The damage to the port Is estimated az
s25o,C00. Two natives are known to have
been drowned. The records and property
OF the custom house are ruined and all
the vessels arc ashore.
At Abonito very little remains stand
Ing except the cathedral and the bar
The Portland daily press., 1899-08-11
HENRY REAL TRAITOR.

London, August 1.-The Times says:
1--WE are In a position to state that in ad.
dition to communications of slight value
enumerated in the horderau, more than
160 documents OF considerable Importance
were furn.shei to the German attache in
Paris. Col. Schwarzkoppen. at various
time by Easterbazy, acting as intermedi-
airy for and acoomplios of the late Lieut..
Col Henry. One OF these documents con.
tanned detailed Information relative to
the general plan Of mobilization for the
French army.
The proceeds of this traffic were divided
between Esterhazy and Henry. In
Parisian diplomatic circles the latter was
known 60 be the real traitor for several
months before his arrest and suicide,
and, besides the power most directly
concerned, namely Germany. more than
one European government received in
formation to this effect early in 1885,"
The Portland daily press., 1899-08-11
LOCAL WEATHER REPoRT.

Portland, Aug. 10, Is99.-Ths local
weather bureau records the following:
Ia. m.-Baromster. 20 99l: thermoms-
ter. 60; dew point. So; Rel. humidity
rs; direction of wind, Sc; wind velo O.
ity, 2, state of weather. oloudy.
Sp. m.-Barometer, 29.959; thsrmoms-
ter. 60; dew point 80; rel. humidity, 81;
direction of wind. Sc; wind velocity. s,
state of weather. 1t. rain.
. Max. temp, 81; min. temp, 55; mean
temp, So; max. wind velocity los; pre-
cipitation-24 hours, "a.
The Portland daily press., 1899-08-11
PENSION ROLL DECREASING.

Washing ton, August io--The report
Of Commissioner Of Pensions Evans. for
the fiscal year ended June 30. last, shows
total disbursements s13s. .e53. s23. leaving
balance OF u. .S57. 1ss in the treasury out
Of the sl40, 900. 09J appropriated. The total
number Of pensioners on the roll June
30. was Gal, $40, decrease of 2, 1875. There
we're 49,p9i names added to the roll aud
S.i61 dropped. Tae report shows the
pension roll Is decreasing.
The Portland daily press., 1899-08-11
Virgin Islands Among
Worst Sufferers.
Great Suffering Reported in
Porto Rico.

London. August 10 Tho governor Of
the Leewnrd islandF, Sir Francis Flem.
ing, confirming the despatsh from st.
Thomas, to the Associated Press, an.
noun cling the devastation CAUSED by the
hurricane at the island Of Montserrat
says "a deaths are already known. He
adds that 81 persons were killed at the
island Ct Nevis
The hurricane was not SO severe al
Antique. One death is reported there bui
many people were rendered homeless.
The other prssi isnoies OF the Lssward Is
lands have not reported the damage done.
The Portland daily press., 1899-08-11
THE WEATHER.

Washington, Aug. 1o.-Forecast for
Friday and Saturday for New England
Showers Friday; Saturday fair and
warmer; East to Southeast winds.
Boston, Aug. 10.-Forecast for Boston
and vicinity, Friday: Showers followed
by warmer, fair weather in the afternoon
OF night; East to South winds.
The Portland daily press., 1899-08-11
SICK HEADACHE.

d zziness, costiyeness, Sour Stomach. Loss Of
peIsia, Windy Belchings, .Heartburn.p Pain
and Distress After Eating. and kindred de-
rangements OF the Liver. Stomach aud Bowels
cieanses the blood and brings rich red color
10 the skin.
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The Portland daily press., 1899-08-11
MATCH CAUSED pRATH.

3 franklin. August 10-Orris Hopper,
Inc one-year cid ION Ct Mr.. and Mrf.
Howard Hooper Of franklin, swallowed
mat b Monday, and died from the
effects.
The Portland daily press., 1899-08-11
HURRICANE LOST.

Washington. August iO.--Ths West In
dian hurrieaLe has been lost for the time
being In the waters to the northern ex-
iremity of Cuba, where the weather bu-
reau officials reported 1t this morning. 1t
has travelled in almost a straight line
from the place where 1t started, and If 1t
keeps in its present course the storm win
reach Nassau in the Bahamas tomorrow
morning The conditions at Nassau are
favorable for o change in the Eeather.
The Portland daily press., 1899-08-11
CONSTIPATION
CURED FREE.

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purely Vegetable Combination for keeping the
Bowels in Natural Notion G eausing the Sys-
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