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Cañon City record., 1899-11-16
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Mrs. Mslcom Wright and children,
who have been visiting Mrs. o. B.
Meskimsn the past few weeks, have
returned to Cripple Creek.
Good goods are always the cheap.
est; Thomas handles the highest
grade wheels manufactured all 1896
models he sells them on easy
payments. 13tf
Prof. Glass took the geology clas,
Of the Washington school. upon the
Hogbacks Tuesday to hunt for fossils
and is reported to have been very
successful.
The McGes house, corner Macor
and Sixth, where A. M. Hawley resides
has been much improved by ssvera
coats of light paint. G. W. Ftct
was the artist.
MARRIED Thursday evening, No.
vember 9Th, at the pastors home
Thos. D. Miller to Miss Mary MCMILLAN
both of Williamsburgh, Rev. H. N
Wilson officiated.
Mr.. Frank Gleason, who has beer
employed by B. F. Rockafsllew dur
ing the summer, left Thursday fol
Salida, where he has secured q posi-
tion for the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. G. Nikirk are guest,
in the family of Mr.. and Mrs. D. E
Gibson. Mr.. Nikirk was the agen
at this place, for the D. & R. G. rail
road some years ago.
The base ball game between tn,
South Canon and the Canon higl
school teams Saturday, resulted in
victory for the Canon high schoo
by score of 9 to 80.
Miss Emma Ripley left Wednesda,
for Pueblo, where she attended tn
State convention of the Foreign Mis-
sionary society. She was electe,
treasurer of the society.
l
Mr.. Fred Keeling returned from
Wet Mountain Valley last Sunday
where he has been experimenting tn,
bailing of hay. He reported thre,
feet of snow in that vicinity.
Isaac Grafton, section hand OF
the Rio Grands railroad, was run ovel
and killed by passenger train a
Adobe siding, three miles east o.
Florence, at noon last Thursday.
Mr.. Green Robbins, who has livet
for several years at Springer, New
Mexico, writes asking to have hii
RECORD sent to San Marcial, New
Mexico, where he now has a store.
Did you ever try eating fruit sher-
bet or ices with your meat dinners
Try some with your turkey Thanks
giving day. Also order some ice
cream and mints for after dinner at
Ailler's.
VIM. L. Mack. who has been en-
ployed with McPhee & McGinnity
Lumber Company of Denver, is at
home. He will take q position with
the new lumber firm of J. D. Biggs &
Company.
NJ. M. Gorham, off his 5-scre tract,
has this year sold $500 worth of
grapes and Strawberries, and 472
barrels of apples. Mr.. Gorham has
just purchased three acres of the W.
H. Martin place.
A. Lee Swsitzer had very excit-
ing time with two mountain lions Sun
day afternoon, but succeeded in kill
ing both of them. One measured
feet 8 inches, the other z feet 2
The record-union., 1899-10-30
WHOLE NO. 1881.

regular forces only. The provisions in
the city at the time of the surrender.
it is said, consisted only of rice, salt.
oil, coffee, sugar and brandy, and OF
these only about ten days supply re-
mained. There were over LOO sick
in the hospitals who had to be fed.
Ito say nothing of the soldiers who
spent day and night In trenches. after
three years of campaigning, during. the
last three months of which they sel-
dom had meat to eat and were often
reduced to rations mentioned above"
Great stress is laid upon the pres
ence of the American squadron off the
coast and the court declares that be-
sides the numerical superiority OF the
enemy on land with seventy pieces OF
modern artillery and the support of a
powerful squadron" no reinforcements
could reach Santiago except by sea, and
this eventuality became a vain hope
from the moment when the American
ships completely closed the harbor en-
trance. Hafyaer "a
In addition to the decree OF the court
generating the above named Defend
ants, there are two supplemental de-
crees directing the Captain General of
New CASTLE TO take steps to fix the
responsibility for the fact that there
were not sufficient war materials il
the city to provision Santiago at tho
time of the outbreak of the war and to
ascertain to what extent the admins
trative chief of the army of Cuba is
responsible for not having complied
with the order of the General-in-C Chief
of the same to provision Santiago for
four months.
The record-union., 1899-10-30
A THRILLING TRIP.
Through the Dangerous Canyons OF
the Rio Grande

LANGTRY (Texas), Oct 29.-Pro-
fessor Robert T. Hill of the United
States Geodetic Survey and four COM
panions arrived here last night from
their perilous voyage through the dan
gerous canyons of the Rio Grande.
their trip being the second successful
one ever attempted down the treacher-
Gus river The party left Preside.
Texas, over two weeks ago, and COM
pleted the 500 miles of the tortuous
course of the river without seeing q
sign of human habitation until they
arrived here
The trip was full of adventure, and
it is almost a miracle that the three
boats We're not capszed and all mem
bers of the party drowned while pass
ing through the raging rapids which
are found at frequent intervals in the
deep and gloomy canyons. At some
points the perpendicular walls of the
canyons rise to hight of several hun
dred feet, and the narrow channel
through which the river flows affords
no landing or resting place for many
miles. AT one point in the canyon
there is a waterfall of $50 feet in hight.
1t was with the greatest difficulty that
the boats were lifted out of the canyon
and carried around this fall
Professor Hill and the other members
of the party are enthusiastic over the
results obtained by the trip. They
made a. complete survey of the river
and the remarkable geological forma-
tions revealed by the rock walls of the
canyons were closely studied. The can
yons pass through the heart of fifteen
OF
course is found mineral bearing rock
In some of the places rich veins of sill
YER and gold We're found cropping out
of the sides of the canyon walls. and
some of the members of the party are
enthusiastic over the prospects of big
fortunes being made in developing these
mines.
There were indications found at sew
eral places in the almost accessible can
yons that they had at one time been
occupied by cliff-dwellers, but it was
found impossible to explore the ruins
of these ancient habitations from be-
low.
James Mcmahon, who is the only per-
son known to have ever made a trip
through the canyons previous to the
Government expedition, was a member
i or PROFESSOR HillS party. But for his
knowledge of the location Of several
dangerous rapids and falls, the pres
ent expedition would have met with
quick disaster. Mr.. Mcmahon is an old
trapper, who has hunted beaver alorg
the Rio Grande for many years.
Professor Hill secured over 200 pho
tographic views of the remarkabIe
scenes in the canyons. and these Will
form a part of his official report The
survey of the course of the Rio Grande
gives him basis for the remainder of
his work Of surveying and exploring the
great Bloody Bend region, which is
formed by the tortuous course of the
river. 1t will take several months to
complete the work
The record-union., 1899-10-30

LONDON. Oct 30.-The Daily Mali
publishes the following dispatch 1folh
Pietermaritzburg, dated Sunday;
Patrols from LadySmith report thaI
there are four large Boer camps Win
in a radius of ten miles extending IN
a semicircle northeast of the town EN-
identity the enemy is concentrating all
his forces. Commandant General Jou-
bert is in supreme command One Boer
laager has a Red Cross tent cafeIuliy
posted in a conspicuous position
The British had several sklrmlshes
with the enemy to-day. Railway COM
munication with Ladysmith is still IN
tact. AT Colenzo a couple of Basutos
were arrested for putting boulders on
the railway. They confessed that they
had done this by order of the Transvaal
authorities.
"A war balloon, very small ana 50
light that two men can hold and haul
it down with a wire strand and Whlch
can ascend 5000 feet, is now in use,
and the full position of the Boer guns
has been ascertained.
The heavy and incessant rains have
flooded Tungela River, which will prove
an effectuaI barrier to any Beers pro-
ceeding southwark. The railroad
bridges are strongly guarded"
The record-union., 1899-10-30
RUSSIAN CRUISER vARIAG.
Fastest Armored Vessel of Her
Glass to be Launched.

PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 29.-The Rus
sian cruiser Variag, which is designed
to be the fastest ar1nored vessel of her
class ever constructed by the Cramps
shipbuilding firm, will be launched on
Tuesday with unusual display. Prom
inent Russian naval attaches and Gov
ernment officials are expected at the
christening. The choice of the fair
sponsor for the warship has not yet
been made, but the favored one will be
either Miss Casini, niece Of the Russian
Emba assador, or Miss Mertnago, daugh-
ter of the Russian Naval Attache.
This new Russian cruiser, the con-
struction of which was begun in May.
1898, will be of "a distinctive type and
will represent the latest development of
the art of naval architecture as ap-
piled to armored sea- going vessels. The
builders in this instance have been
called upon to solve the most difficult
problem that has confronted them in
ship-b building. The plans call for a
guaranteed speed of tWenty-three knots
for twelve hours. In order to accom-
plish this task she will be provided
with water-tube boilers of the Niclausse
type, calculated to develop 10000 indi-
Gated horse power. The motive pow
er is to consist of two vertical invert-
ed, triple expansion, four cylinder en-
gines driving twin screws.
The vessel is 400 feet long, 81 feet
beam, 19 feet 6 inches draught and of
$500 tons displacement Her main
battery will consist of twelve 6-inch
breechloading rifles and her secondary
battery of twelve 75-millimetre and six
47-millimetre gons, all of the rapid
fire type. The vital parts of the
Variag are to be protected by steel
deck, extending the whole length of the
ship. She will be provided with two
underwater torpedo tubes and all the
auxiliary appliances and equipment will
embody the very latest devices and the
most approved development of modern
construction.
The cruisers complement will consist
of twenty-one officers and $50 petty Off
GERS and crew.
The Cramps are also constructing a
high class battleship for Russia to be
named the Retwin. The contracts for
the two vessels call for their compile
tion about 1900.
The record-union., 1899-10-30
POLITICAL ASSESSMENTS.
Civil Service Commissions Official
Statement of the Law.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 29.-A long off,
cial statement reviewing the legal
phases of the political assessment ques
ton, and holding that the soliciting of
campaign funds by letter comes clearly
within the remedial provisions of the
civil service law, was made public by
the Civil Service Commission tonight
The commission made the statement
because of circulars sent out by w. F.
Burdell as Treasurer of the Finance
Committee of the Ohio State Repub-
lican Executive Committee, soliciting
contributions from Federal employees.
The commission says that the Ohio cir
culars bring up clearly the question
so long awaiting judicial determination
as to whether soliciting of contributions
for political purposes by means of let
ters addressed to Federal officers or
employees at their offices constitutes an
offense under the twelfth section of the
Civil Service Act The commissions $
ruling or brief now made public was
submitted by President Proctor of the
commission to ex-senator George +.
Edmunds of Vermont, who was Chair
man of the Senate Judiciary Committee
at the time the Civil Service Act was
passed. The latter in his opinion, to
which the commission gives particular
significance, says:
Il entirely agree with the conclusions
stated in the brief. l think it is clear
that the solicitation of such political
aids by means of the Postoffice is dis
tinctly within the prohibition of Sec-
ton II of the Act to which you refer
The language of the section is that no
person shall, in any room or building,
etc, solicit in any manner whatever.
ETC. 1t is not that no person being in
room or building shall solicit, but it
is that no solicitation shall be made in
any such place, no matter where the
person making the solicitation may be.
If, for instance, a person on the street
outside the Treasury Department
should send a written offer to some
person employed within the building to
pay price for robbing the vaults or
committing any other wrong, it would
be clear that his offense was commit,
ted within the building, for the writing
of the offer would be entirely incom-
plete until delivered to the person to
whom it was addressed. l think it
impossible, therefore, to maintain that
such acts as you refer to are not within
both the letter and the spirit of the
Act of Congress"
The record-union., 1899-10-30
BOERS AT MAFEKING.
They Bombard the Town and Cut
OFF the Water Supply.

CAPE TOWN, Oct. 29.-A dispatch
from Mafeking, dated October 23d,
says:
A bombardment of the city was COM
menced by the Beers at 1:4O a. m.
from a range of two and a half miles,
by a battery of three Krupp guns,
throwing seven, nine and twelve pound
explosive shells.
At the beginning the craftsmanship
was erratic, but ultimately the gun
ners got the range and soon sent
number of shells into the town.
Comparatively little damage was
done. A convent which had been con-
verted into a hospital was the chief
sufferer, three of the shells striking
the building. The ammunition used by
the Beers was, apparently, of an in
ferior quality. There We're no casual
ties
The British returned only one shot,
which being we'll directed, disabled one
of the enemy's guns.
After three hours the Beers sent an
envoy to ask if the town was prepared
to surrender. Colonel Baden-Powell re-
piled in the negative, but the shelling of
the town was not resumed.
A later dispatch from Mafeking, dat
ed Ocotber oath, says:
The Beers are in possession of the
water works and have cut off the SUD-
ply. This occasions no anxiety. be-
cause ample supplies are available in
tanks and wells
During sortie this evening the Brit
ish encountered the enemy three miles
off to the north. The Beers had ap-
parently been warned and returned our
fire in earnest with a we'll handled ma
chine gun. As our men had no inten-
ton Of pressing an attack they retired
Immediately.
Commander Sidney Webb was seri-
ously wounded and left behind during
the retreat but was afterward rescued
by Trooper Stevens. The conduct of
our men was splendid.
The record-union., 1899-10-30

During the night of October 22d
fresh position was occupied about 100
yards from the enemy.s guns. News
was received al s o'clock Monday morn
ing of the victory at Glands Laagte,
and a division was moved toward
Glencoe Junction for the purpose of
cutting off the retreating enemy, should
they use Glencoe Pass. Two fugitives
were captured.
We moved our guns down the ridge
to the west of Imperti Mountain and
our artillery exchanged shots with the
enemy, who brought 6-inch guns to
bear on the transports. Rain and mist
coming on, it was deemed advisable to
concentrate on the positions occupied
that morning. The movement was COM
pleted at noon, the British troops hav-
ing marched ten miles.
The British troops having m ehe9
ten miles the column was en- route
for Ladysmith at II o'clock that night,
passing through Dundee into the
Helpmakaar road without attracting
the attention OF the Beers Major
Wickham of the Indian Comissariat
Service Joined the column with fifty
three wagons from the old camp. Nov
ing eastward through Blesbok Pass
Beth was reached and here the column
rested, after which the night march was
resumed and Waschbank River reached
the following morning at 8 o'clock
At IL o'clock two batteries, two
squadrons and all the available infan-
try were moved towards Glands Laagte
in the hope of cooperating with the
Ladysmith force, whose guns could be
heard, but as the firing moved in the
direction of the Orange Free State ter
ritory, the troops returned from a six
| miles tramp in a heavy rain. At 10
o'clock Wednesday morning the force
was on the Ladysmith side of Sunday
| River. All that day and the night fol-
lowing the column plodded along mud
dy roads until Ladysmith was reached
at a. m. Thursday.
The whole transport was utilized for
stores, which just sufficed for this pur-
| pose, but only at the cost of the entire
kit of officers and men The men be-
haved splendidily though practically
under arms continuously for six days.
The record-union., 1899-10-30
EIGHTEENTH HUSSARs.
Captain Hardy's Account Of Their
Capture.

DURHAM, Oct. 2S-(Delayed in trans
m1ssion.)-The following official account
of the capture of the Eighteenth Hus-
sars by the Beers is given by Captain
Hardy:
After the battle at Glencoe three
squadrons of the Eighteenth Hussars
with a Maxim, accompanied by the
Dublin Fusileers and a detachment Of
mounted infantry, Colonel Moeller COM
manding, kept under cover of a ridge
north of the camp, and at $50 .. m.
moved down toward Sandspruit.
ON reaching the open this force was
shelled by the enemy, but without casu-
alties. Colonel Moeller led his men
round Talani Hill, in a southeasterly
direction, across Wants Drift road, cap
tured several Beers and saw the Boer
ambulances retiring. Then with squad,
ron of the Hussars, the Maxim and
the mounted infantry, he crossed the
Dundee-Vryheid Railway and ap-
preached a strong force of the enemy,
who opened a hot fire, wounding Lieu
tenant Lachlan-
The cavalry retreated across Wants
Drift, the Beers pressing. Colonel
Moeller held the ridge for some time.
but the enemy enveloping his right, he
fell back across the Spruit. The Maxim
stuck in a water hole. Lieutenant Cape
was wounded, three OF the detachment
were killed and the horses of Major
Greville and Captain Pollock were shot
under them.
The force finally reformed on a ridge
on the north which was held for some
time. While Captain Hardy was at
tending Lieutenant Crum, who had
peen wounded, Colonel Moeller's force
retired into defile, apparently intend
ing TO return to camp around Impati
Mountain, but it was not seen after
ward"
The record-union., 1899-10-30
HURRICANE AT SANTIAGO.
It Causes Much Destruction and
Keeps Vessels in Port.

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Oct 29.-Af.
ter five days of continuous transforms
a terrific hurricane from the south
east swept over Santiago to-day caus-
ing much destruction. Twelve houses
were wrecked and others badly dam
aged.
The unprecedented rainfall continues.
Telegraph wires are down and it is inn
possible for vessels to either enter or
leave the harbor.
A Ward liner has been delayed four
days. The United States transport
Burnside has been kept cruising out
side the harbor and fears are enter
tanned for the safety of the fleet OF
schooners from Hayti and Jamaica that
usually arrive on Monday morning.
The record-union., 1899-10-30
THE PEREZ FAMILY.
Presented With a Medal by Gomez
and the Cuban League.

HAVANA, Oct 29-At a meeting
held to-day in Cristo of the local Colo
nels of the Cuban League and the Gu
ban National Party, in honor of Max
imo Gomez and of the Perez family
whose head buried the remains of Gen
eral Antonio Maceo and young Gomez
after they were killed at Bejucal, Senior
Saya characterized the action of the
Perez family as most noble"
"Cubans," the speaker continued,
must cease shedding useless tears and
press on toward the goal, showing
themselves as brave as those who had
died for Cuba
He concluded by eXclaiming:
THE Cuban people are absolutely
bound TO carry out the noble purpose OF
Maceo. If they do not it will be to
their eternal shame"
Senor Sarainz handed General Gomez
a medal with a request that he should
present it to Perez as a token of the
esteem in which the latter is held by
the residents of Cristo.
General Gomez pinned the medal
upon the breast of Perez and made a
brief address
The record-union., 1899-10-30
DISCHARGED SOLDIER KILLED.
Was Attempting to Rob Store at
Benson With a Gang.

LINCOLN QlL), Oct 29.-John Pot
ter, a recently discharged private of
Company D, Thirty ninth United States
Volunteer Infantry, a native of Oak
land, Cal. was shot and instantly killed
at o'clock this morning while attempt
ing to rob a store at Benson with
gang of robbers. Potter and the gang
entered the village Saturday morning
and familiarized themselves with the
place. AS Potter started to enter the
watchman in the store shot him in the
head with a. shotgun. Other members
of the gang fled and no trace can be
had of them.
Papers showed Potter to have en-
listed at Fort Cook, Neb. He was dis
charged October Dist. He was u years
of age. His body was brought to this
city and will be buried in Potter's field
tomorrow. The Coroner's jury exon
Grated the watchman from all blame
The record-union., 1899-10-30
THE DUNDEE FIGHT.
British Move Their Camp Out of
Reach of Roer Shells.

CAPE TOWN. Oct 29.-The follow
ing official data are made public re-
garding the fighting near Dundee:
The Boer losses during Fridays en-
gagement at Talani Hill are estimated
at oOO in killed and wounded.
Yesterday the divisional staff was re-
constituted. The country was clear Of
the enemy eastward, but as big forces
were reported closing in on Dundee
from the north and west it was consid-
cred advisable to move the British
forces across the railway to a new posi-
tion south of the camp. During the
afternoon the infantry moved out and
began entrenching a new position. All
available transportation was used to
carry soldiers.
AT O'Clock in the afternoon the en-
emy opened fire on the entrenchments
ana camp from the shoulder of Impati
Mountain with two 6-inch gums getting
a fairly accurate aim over a range of
fOO yards The soft ground rendered
the percussion fuses useless. Tt spite
OF the falling shells the wagons were
loaded with stores Lieutenant Han
nah and an artillery Sergeant were
V'lled.
The record-union., 1899-10-30
KANSAS REGIMENT.
Elaborate Preparations Made for
It's Reception.

TOPEKA, Oct. 29-Elaborate prepa-
rations are making for the reception to
be accorded the Twentieth Kansas r. G.
iment, which is due to arrive here next
Thursday from San Francisco. Ex-
cursion trains are to be run into To-
peka from all points and over 10000
visitors are expected in the city Chief
Justice Doster will be master of cere-
monies of the main exercises at the
Capitol grounds Thursday, when Col
onel Wilder S. Metcalf will return the
regimental colors to Governor Stanley
and General Joseph K. Hudson will
present Brigadier General Frederick
Funston with the $1,000 sword pur-
chased by the citizens of Kansas. A
banquet in the State Library rooms of
the Capitol at which 900 covers will be
laid, will follow.
The record-union., 1899-10-30
Fatal Collision in Wyoming.

LARAMIE (Wyo.), Oct. pa gravel
train of eight cars broke away to-day
on the Dana Cut of the Union Pacific
and ran into an engine coming up the
line, killing the fireman, named Lynch.
throwing engineer Hansen out of the
cab and breaking both legs. Conductor
Pope was also thrown out of the cab
and injured severely. Lynch was PIN
ioned in the wreck, which took fire. and
it was necessary to cut off one Of his
feet to free him. He only survived one
hour after being taken out
The record-union., 1899-10-30
BoERs PLANTING GUNS.
Heavy Artillery Placed Two Miles
and a Half From Ladysmith.

DURBAN, Oct, %, IL a. m.-(De-
layed in transmission.)-The Natal
Mercury has the following from
Ladysmith: The Beers have been drag
ging heavy artillery up Tinta Ingoni.
1t is expected that they will adopt
tactics similar to those they pursued
at Dundee-demonstra in one direc-
tion while attacking in another.
The British Intelligence Department
is completely Informed regarding the
Boer plans. The enemy have planted
two guns. said to be those used in
shelling Dundee, on a kopje, two and
a half miles away, in the direction OF
Glands Laagte.
The record-union., 1899-10-30
PEOPLE OF CUBA.
General Lee Says They are Not Yet
Fit to Govern Themselves.

Fitzhugh Lee who arrived in Wash
ington last night from New York, said
in an interview to-day that the people
of Cuba are steadily improving under
the existing protectorate of the United
States and are slowly but surely re-
building their war wasted homes and
repairing their crippled fortunes.
Life and property are secure in Cuba,
owing largely, he said, to the salutary
restraint exercised by American mill
tary authority. He thinks the time not
ripe yet, however, for a purely Cuban
government.