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La Junta tribune., 1899-04-19

The supreme court OF Colorado
has recently decided that it is law
full for the sheriff of any county to
conduct prisoners to the peniten-
tiary singly, and charge fees for
each trip, even in instances where
it would be just as convenient to
take several prisoners at once and
collect fees for but one trip. OF
course it is very necessary for the
public veal that Colorado sherifts
should be given every opportunity
to make fees equal to the princely
salaries they are allowed by law.
II they can't make the fees by Just
and legitimate methods, II is quite
right and proper for the supreme
court 10 render them every assist
ance in their power in holding
up the people legally and strictly
in accordance with the law. The
supreme court may have rightly
the law. but like many
others in Colorado, the law is is
for graft" purposes pure and sim
II
La Junta tribune., 1899-04-19

the outstanding warrant and bonded
Indebtedness. A concise annual
statement OF similar conditions as
they exist in La Junta would be
appreciated by the public.
La Junta tribune., 1899-04-19
eousrv Ano VALLEY.
The ns~s eiessed with Pen ssd Seis.
soss From Our Valley Exehsegss.

se.s From Our Valley GHehsngss.
A School OF Agriculture has re-
Gently been organized at Holly.
C. II. McVay has commenced
work on an artesian we'll for the
Santa Fe at Caddoa.
]. H. Crowley. OF Rocky Ford,
was recently appointed member
OF the State Board OF Horticulture,
vice j. c. Kahn, term expired.
The First National Bank Of La
mar has sI5o,ooo OF deposits.
Few towns OF the size of Lamar
can make an equally good show
ing.
Down at Dodge City the citizens
used to have dead man for
breakfast every morning, but just
now common old SOW bosom will
do.-Unmuzzled Truth.
The Rocky Ford canning com
pany has made contracts for all
the tomatoes that can be used
this season. Many who desired
to make contracts were disap-
pointed.
The Farmers and Merchants
bank opened in Rocky Ford this
week. Ii has a capital stock o.
$50, 900. DR.. II. Van Buskirk, a
former banker of Arlington, S. D.,
is the founder of the institution.
Frank Day, road overscer OF the
Newdale district, is busy man
these days. Besides opening up
the east and west road that passes
the school house. he IS giving the
road along the railroad track a
thorough grading.
Frank Foley's saloon in Rocky
Ford was robbed OF SI2 and sew
eral bottles OF beer on election
day. Prohibition does not pro
hibit even on election day. and
this crime was probably committed
by some desperate man with an
ungovernable thirst for beer.
In the fall Of 1897 the High
Line Canal Co. built syphon un-
der Apishapa creek some 700 feet
long and six feet in diameter, dis
carding the fume crossing which
had been a constant expense to-
maintain and an element Of hazard
in the reliability OF water service.
This proved success, and en-
couraged by the results at this
point the company has this spring
placed syphon under Smith Hol-
low, run west OF ManzanoIa, the
diameter being six feet and length
$50 feet. This does away with an
other troublesome flume and re-
moves the danger of possible
breaks from flood waters at this
point. Rocky Ford Enterprise.
With the acquiescence of the
state land board, the Great Plains
Land and Water Storage Company
will take immediate steps to bring
into Colorado colony of 2,ooo
families, comprising about 10, 900
people. For some weeks the COM
pany has been negotiating with the
land board for the purchase OF -
600 acres of school land in the Ar
kansas valley near Lamar. This
will mean an increase of 10, 900 in
the population of Colorado. and a.
proportionate increase in the states
wealth, for the colonists will be of
a class accustomed to agricultural
pursuits The company will guar
antee to have the 1000 families
settled in Colorado within three
years. Denver News.
News Of Holbsook.
La Junta tribune., 1899-04-19

A legislative scandal is develop
ing. An investigation OF the ses-
sion's secrets is being made by
some of the leading members, who
already have evidence to convict
some OF their colleagues OF coer-
cion, bribery and blackmailing.
La Junta tribune., 1899-04-19

Governor Thomas has issued a
proclamation designating Friday,
April 2Ist, as the date upon which
the public schools OF Colorado
shall celebrate Arbor Day. Are
the schools of La Junta preparing
to observe the day'
La Junta tribune., 1899-04-19

*

Are no longer a luxury.
but a necessity. The
Automatic Refrigerator
has the most uniform
and perfect air circula-
ton, and will keep food
free from the foul odors
usually found in the old
style refrigerators. 1t
is neater in appearance
and has a larger shelf
surface than any re-
frigerator of the same
ice capacity. We have
them on our floor and
are ready to prove our
statements. Call and
look them over.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-18
A DISCUSSION OF SAMOA
The Three ConsuIS Have Tried to Arranl
the Trouble.
RESULT OF THE MEETING NOT YET KNOWN
Approach of the Tornado Season
Has Caused the German Warship
10 Leave Apia.

Washington, March 1T.--Adniral Kgutl
has cabled the secretary of the ns-y from
Apia, Samoa, via Auckland. N. T.. thai
ne has arranged for meeting of the thru
eonsuls, those of Great Britain. the Unitsl
States aud Germany, at an early date to
have full and free discussion OF Samosr
affairs The cable dispatch is dated /
week ago, so that this meeting undoubt-
eddy already has taken place and the ad-
miral's next report may be expected 10
tell the results Of the conference.
II is believed here that the presence Of
the admiral on his flagship, the Phila-
delphia, will serve to restrain the NATIVES
as we'll as the more eHeitable element Of
the foreign community from any furthef
outbreaks pending the ultimate decision Of
the three treaty powers as 10 the future
of the islands.
The German gunboat Fake is to leave
Apia, Samoa, owing, il is said. to the adj
vance of the season when the harbor q
Apia is unprotected against severe trop-
ical storms. While no International Sig
nifeance is said to be attached to the
move yet il is felt that IL will give fur
tier evidence of the improved relations
existing with Germany and the purpose Of
the German authorities TO avoid the oc.
casions for friction in Samoa
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-18
HE MAY BE PRESIDENT.
Gomez Grows Steadily in Popular Favor
with the cubans.
THE MONEY HAS ARRIVED At HAVANA
10 Pay the Patriot Army and Prrpa-
rations Are Being Made for
It's Disbursement.

New York, March l7.--A dispatch TO the
Tribune from Havana says. Wednesday
nights popular demonstrations in honor Of
General Gomez at the Quin,a dc los Meios
seem 10 have been turned by the anti
assembly leaders into something Of a
presidential boom for the grand old man
Of Cuban politics. Most Of the speakers
insisted on proclaiming the deposed sea-
eral In chief the sole guarantee Of insu-
lar independence and the inevitable heal
OF the still Uniformed Cuban republic. In
reply to these highly Gattering assurances
General Gomez cautiously. bat still sas-
gestivcly, declared that he could not Ahink
of accepting the presidential title unless it
were bestowed upon him by the unanimous
vote of the Cuban people. This answer
disclosed an intention considerably at va
rance with the programme he announced
in his manifesto on Sunday last in re-
sponge to the assembly's resolution depos-
ing him from Office, In that manifesto ne
said that his sole desire was now TO re-
tire TO private life aud end his days IN
peace on his plantation in San Domingo.
his now attitude is also in striking ron
trast With his recent offer OF his sword TO
committee Of Poro Ricsns which had
suggested the Initiation of movement
for independence In that island.
General Gomez latest change of front
is due doubtless to the overwhelming
character of the victory he has won over
the assembly aud to the citation he feels
at the almost universal support offered
him by all classes OF the Cuban popula-
ton, His future course TN politics viii be
watched with interest, for If the elections
which are to furnish q basis for political
reorganization arc held before the present
Juror in his favor subsidies he can doubt
less have the highest honors the new con-
stituent assembly can bestow on him
merely for the asking.
Havana, March II. 1870 a. m.-The
United States ship Meade, formerly the
Berlin. having on board s3,oOo.oO for the
payment of the Cuban troops previous 10
their being disbanded. according to the
agreement arrived at between Robert P5r-
ter. President McKinley's representative,
and General Maxine Gomez. commander in
chief OF the Cuban army, arrived at >
o'clock this morning, escorted by the
cruiser Chicago.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-18


Every hut between The city and the Amer
lean line v a heap OF aehes
The residents are the CHIEF sufteresE
from the present state Of ahairs. Food
commodities hive doubled and trebled in
price and many lines OF business are q a
stsntsxili In the evening a isathiike 81
lence pervades the city except for the fee
bic pipes Of the sentry. or their challenges
a. an occasional civilian Is halted Each
sentry calls upon the passing civilians TO
explain their business. The shutters sfe
an closed for fear Of shooting occurring In
the streets and the theaters. restaurants
and stores STE also closed
Uniformed Spanish officers 10 the public
places sneeringly say IL would be nif-
ferent II we we're in control"
A an instance OF the nervous tension
prevailing. II Is cited that when the sunset
gun was fired on Sunday whnie regiment
encamped at Isuneta jumped for It's guns
as il at word OF command,
AcoHt thirty new saloons have been
opened here since the American occura-
ton. with the result that many drunken
soldiers are to be seen III the streets. Tne
officers however, say that the conduct of
the soldiers Is better than those 81 other
nations under similar circumstances.
The chief topic Of conversation at pres
ent Is the delay in assigning Asior Cen
erai Lawtnn to a command. Everybody
expected that he was 10 take command OF
the troops, and he is eager to get to work.
but be has been spectator o. all The
weeks fghting. and his star and io-sesr-
old son have been exposed TO the hottest
ere
There Is an Impression that Japanese
frns are supplying the rebels sirh arms
The Japanese papers are urging JAPANESE
media ion.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-18
A Big HOTEL BURNED.

in the ruins. The list OF missing for 80
many hours after the FIRE was practically
over is very large. Doubtless very nany
OF the missing are comfortably housed ID
the Fifth Avenue hotels and houses which
were thrown open TO the sufferers. Doubt
less also. some OF the missing will never
be found.
The Windsor hotel was seven stories
high and almost square In form; had a
frontage Of 200 feet on Fifth avenue aud
occupied the entire block between East
Forty-sixth and Forty seventh streess
The front center Of the building WAS eight
stories Ia height II had also two wings.
each seven stories In height and hfty-
seven feet in length There we're more
than 300 rooms in the hotel The build
Ing was chiefly brick and was architecture
ally simple. I; wa5 thoroughly equipped
Tor fighting FIRE and had pumps equal In
force to six Of the most powerful fire en-
gines In the city. II cost abou. three
quarters OF million TO build The Wind
sor was opened in September. 1873. For
many years u was one OF the most exclu-
Give hotels in the city and was 10 the
heigh, al It's gicry up to ten years ago
II was the rendezvous OF all the great Wall
street operators, from the days OF Comme-
dcre Vanderbilt aud Daniel Drew The
hotel became known as wall street" be-
President and Mrs. Mckinley always
stopped at the Windsor and celebrities
OF all kinds we're it's guests
Mrs. LELAND. the proprietor Of the hotel.
took charge OF the Windsor shortly after
The close Of the Worlds Fair in Chicago.
There WAS 5000 0n insurance on the build
ing and $4,000 on the contents.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-18
THE COURT OF INQUIRY.
Testimony Of Armours Packing House EN-.
ployes Taken.
FROZEN BEEF PRESERVED BY COLD AIR
one witness Said thnt Cans Would
swell Up and Burst--hnsgots
Found In some shipments.

Kansas City, Mo-. March 1.-THE army
beef court OF inquiry arrived here today
from Omaha The members of the COM
mission started promptly for Armour's
packing plant to investigate its method
OF preparing beef. AS beef was supplied
alone by the local firm OF Armour nc
other plants will be investigated, The
court spent two hours at Armours, min
uteiy inspecting the various stages of thC
process through which The meat goes be-
fore being canned. This afternoon the
taking OF testimony was begun. The prin-
cipai witnesses examined were General
Manager Miles OF the Armour company tao
inspectors from the local Office OF the bu-
reau OF animal industry, L. A. MINI, mem
Der Of a prominent stock commission arm.
and ex-congressman Mason OF Kansas city.
Kan. William d. Miles, general manger
OF the Armour plant, was the first Wit
ness called. He said that his company
furnished the government refrigerated
beet during the Spanish war Ii was pre-
served by cold air.
did you use any artiacIaI prsssrya-
tions'
Absolutely none
his irm had furnished the government
with 100000 pounds OF canned roast beer
IL was Sold 10 Commissary General Eagan
al Washington and Cor lissary Woodrun
al New York. The meat was inspected AZ
Mobile and other poin;s OF delivery in the
South. Two carloads OF the million pouuds
were returned from Mobile and three car
loads from jacksonville. On lis return IN
Kansas City the company inspected the
meat and found that less than oue-haif Of
witness said. had never been inspected
there Tue returned meat was put haek
into stock and possibly some OF Il WAS
resoid q the eovernmer"
Ohe portion 81 y was resoli 10 a Tor
cigh government and accepted. In rrnlr \, !
q question Mr. Miles stated that moi lass |
than half Of the cattle killed for can.
Mug purposes were cows. Tie peerent
grades Of meat we're rot used IN canning
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-18

poorer grades we're used in barreiled beef.
Nearly all fat and bone matter was re-
moved from the canned meat. No salt
was used in It's preparation. There was
but one grade used and all cans were la
beled.
l.. Rambo swore that in June. 1928. he
was in the employ OF the Armour COM
pany and helped in the canning depart
ment. Cans would often swell IN and
burst. He declared that some DAYS as
much as a third Of the cans prepared were
rejected for this and other reasons
"A. Antoine Armour's foreman, was called
ami denied that Rambo had worked In
the canning department at the time stated
or that the number of cans rejected reached
the amount alleged by Rambo-
Several other witnesses testified as 10
the good quality OF the cattle used in can
ming.
AT the night session OF the board James
Mccoy, employed by the State OF Kansas
rs a live stock Inspector at the Kansas
City yard, was called as a witness at the
request OF Major Lee. The substance OF
his testimony was that the poorer class Of
cattle was taken by the packers for can
King purposes.
ht the request OF Major Lee, the court
recalled l.. Rambo the witness whose tes-
timony at the morning session had been
disputed by employees of the Armour com
pany.
The witness testified that ne had been
laid on by the Armour company about
the middle OF January last He produced
letter from the superintendent vouchine
for his good conduct" honesty and gen
eral character.
In answer 10 questions by Major Lee.
'Hambo stated that TWO carloads OF canned
oeei sold TO the government by Armour
were returned some time In May
What was The character OF the returned
mfatg" asked Major Lee
When the ears were opened many OF the
cans were found TO have burst MaEgots
were crawling everywhere, The stencil
was SO bad that ammonia had 70 be used
TO XIII T. l WAS employed in unloading
cars"
What was done with the eans?"
The opened ones were taken 10 the
cooking rooms. The others to the re.
"And theu9''
Il don't know, suppose the good mes,
was put on the market again"
ABOUT bow MANY cans la the two cars
We're spoiledE' asked Colonel GilleypIe
! think they would average about tro
70 the case. With 500 cases In the ear that
would make 1000 cans"
Major Lee asked the witness II he had
u the cans. 49,
never saw ans inspection made. We
~ helped PUT CO the inspection labels
IN reepSnse 10 a question By Colonel Da-
rs witness slated that inspections might |
lase been made before The can came h |
its department, adding tail know Is ina, |
heFe was 10 inspection when the labels !
'ere put on the cans
The court adjourned until ,omeryo,,
aorning,
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-18

They gave way TO let the attending sur
geons administer TO those whose iniurie:
were Of a grarrr nature.
Mrs Alice Price. sister law OF for
mer Governor Price Of Georgia was one
cf those, taken to Bellevue. where tonight
she il suffering critically from her in
juries and shock She hxd jumped from
one Of the upper floors and her condition
Is very serious.
DR.. Robert Stafford Newton. who was
ons OF the frSt doctors 10 arrive. stated
that Il took nearly ten minutes for him
to get from Madison avenue through the
crowd 10 Fifth avenue. owing 10 the sangle
OF wagons and the mass OF people gath
cred to see the parade He said that many
men and women who had tried TO make
their exit from the hcsel By the entrance
were forced back BY the tremendous crowd
The loss on the contents OF the building
IL almost complete The salvage men
managed 10 save $50 600 worth Of paint
ings on the first floor OF the hotel. bur
Tery li,iie else was carried out
Many 81 the guests who lived at the
Windsor los, valuable jeweIry and brio a
hrsc and furnishings. among them being
r. r. Lowry nephew Of ex-Goyernoi
Flower who. among other things. lost a
package OF iewclry valued al 5000
All the papers and hooks OF the hotel
are believed 10 have been saved. ID Ia
midnight the ruins had not cooled on
sufficiently 10 ailor search for bodies
4 big force 81 men is BOW at the ruins
ready TO begin The search as soon as pos
sioie u is believed hy both friends and
police that there are a number Of bodleF
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-18
SUMMARY OF ToDAY's IMPORTANT NEWS.


State Health officer Blunt has taken
hold Of the smallpox outbreak at Laredo.
1t is said the governors Of fve states
will be at the celebration Of the compile
ton of'the Port Arthur channel
Tom CARPENTER was burned to death at
Marathon.
Conference OF Methodist bishops and
preachers has closed.
Rope used 10 hanging Murderer shaw
and rapist IS to be used on Robert
son county murderer
famous giant died OF meningitis al
Greenyille.
Department OF education directs atten-
ton to the new law relating 10 the cleo
ton OF school trustees.
-Four deaths from spinal meningitis &C.
CURED at Denton.
Two more deaths from smallpox in Will
Hanson county.
City council Of Hampstead holds that
the recent election by which corporation
was abolished was illegal
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-18
sArIsFAcToRY NEWS.
General otis Thinks Be Has Phil
fpiRos SnbjuERted.


Washington. March i7.-Tbsre was muca
rsSlosnes shown a; the war department to-
dsy 10 discuss 8 cable dispatch from Cen
esal osIs. which is regarded as most int
p9rysns By those reading Il as indicating
vhas nossilities migh, cease very suddealy
in the Philippines and collapse OF the
iSsurrersiau come AZ ans time.
The reasons for the bsiief a. General OtIg
tkzf climax might como Al any hour was
not stated. but his assumption wss based
or she favorable reoor1s he HAD received
from various sources that ths4hilipinos
we're tired of the war and Aguinsido's lead
s-stip
l. Is believed AZ the war department that
the method which the Americans have
beer conducting has done much 20 con-
vince The PHILIPPINES o, the useless o. Try
tre 70 drive cut tho United States forces,
The aghsing has been OF a different charac-
ter 20 that which they were accustomed
70 when the spauiRrds we're in possession
os Manila
Geaeral Otis cable has caated a xraat
deal OF gratineatiop. II was sent 10 the
president al Thomssville. Ga.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-18
FRANCES NAVY.
Minister Loekroy says There Ia Now
No Lack of Wen.


Paris. March lin the chamber Of
deputies today. during the debate on the
naval estimates, NJ. Lockroy, minister 0!
marine. skstched the government pro-
gramme and gave a curious insight into
the unpreparedness of the navy during the
recent Anglo French crisis.
The minister OF marine then proceeded
to reveal a number of startling facts re-
lating TO the condition OF the French arse
mails at the critical juncture in the rela-
tions between France and Great Britain
some months ago.
To-day, however," the minister de-
clared. our coast defenses are so much
improved that we can speak OF the condi.
tons OF nine months ago as Of the ds-
tant past The difficulty at that time was
the almost absolute lack OF men,
NJ Lockroy spoke with the greatest sat.
istaetion regarding the "eXpeT1Sents that
have proved the submarine boat Gustav
Zede capable of real service. He said
the boats new apparatus enabled IL 10
strike the enemy with accurate aim.
Thus. declared the minister France pos
sesses a new destructive engine OF ierribls
power
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-18
scrnvY AMONG MIXERS.
Cold Hunters In Alaska susferipr
from the pisenkn

seattle Wash, March if-Passengers
who arrived from copDer River, Alaska, on
the steamer Excelsior cav that scuryy Is
reported TO be present In all the camps In
the interior and MANY minerS are coming
&c the coast either to escape II or Ia re-
cover from its effects SIX deaths hays
occurred during the winter 10 The Copper
hlSsr district, They are; S. Mllligaa. Los
Angeles; John Rohr. Honolulu; Nick J'r
ban, Pittsburg, Pa: Jack Haden. san Lose
Cal; D. q. cushrnan. MeadyIlie No; pan
Manard Meadyille. No.
At Copper Center there are twenty
scrrvy patients IN the hospital. Tho iast
report from Dr. Townsend was 10 the 81.
feet that they were all improving aud that
he expected no more fatalities.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-18
porE's CONDITION.


mss holiness Suffers from weakn.s.
since the Operation.
Rome. March f7.--At 5 o'clock this A..
'srnoon DR. Maxzani and DR.. Papponi the
pope's medical advisers. visited him. the
former changing the light handase taat
protects the wound. The pope conyerssd
~'th them. and on leaving they expressed
themselves satisfied.
London. March 1.-THE Rome CORE
srondent " the Times says: am able q
confirm the report that the pone,s
strength has never recovered from 81,
shock from the operation. Although thers
j. no reason to apprehend immediate dan
ser, his continued weakness is causing
grayo anxiety At the vatican. Still i. Is
hoped that careful nourlshment and skilled
nursing will facilitate complete reeov-
! cry. as minute medical sxaminatioa 10
ony revealed no symptoms OF organic 5,s-
ease X " the pope's physical dspisss,s,
epo absence OF elastic vitality ,hat s,,'s-
ton NN"pstA-
Re Rome correspondent OF The Da,iy
eltkFaph says: TIE rontis's dessrs y
g 4tnixf ~ his energies ID efforts 81 farre,,
y frequently followed ~ 4 ccr,'
l911 nliapss. Such an experience ~.
Tonight, when he was carrie 4 ~ h;s
4, ~ <eer men. As the doctor uissed 4,
~ shock 70 the pstlenL
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-03-18
coMMERc,ah.

Wheat is of 1c per bushel, corn off lsc.
while oats are advanced hGAo.
Liverpool future cotton off about 1-sl.
New York and New Orleans are down
~ points.
Duns trade reyieS says that in all
directions trade is expanding.
Bradstreets calls attention to the gem
eral expansion OF business and higher
prices.