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La Junta tribune., 1900-05-09
resolutions then made the follow

then made the follow
ing report.
eve, the republicans Of Otero
county, in convention assembled,
do hereby reafhrm our allegiance
to the party which does not find II
necessary to form an alliance with
the cbinch bug, the weavil and the
to insure success, but
has brought the country from
condition OF bankruptcy and finan-
cial distress 10 one OF unexampled
prosperity. We endorse the policy
of the present administration and
believe that the reelection OF Pres
ident Mckinley will result in a
continuation OF those conditions
conducive to the prosperity OF the
people OF this grand republic.
ave denounce the vaporings OF
those opposed to our present ad-
ministration as idle and unworthy
OF serious consideration.
ave view with satisfaction the
marvellous increase in the strength
OF our party in the county, state
and nation. We condemn in uni
versal terms the weak, incompetent
and stupid administrations of the
democratic party in state and
county affairs, which have been
diligent only in the creation OF a
machine for the perpetuation OF
democratic rule. We welcome the
thousands OF voters in this state
who are falling into our ranks from
the disintegrating silver republican
and populist parties. We unqual-
ifiedly endorse the splendid ser
vices Of Senator +. o. Wolcott.
who, by voice and vote, has always
supported the bes, interests OF the
state.
"We pledge our best and most
serious effort TO bring about the
continuation OF our party in power,
believing that as it has given some
of the most honored names to his
tory, it still stands for and cham
pions the issues beneficial to the
masses"
The committee to select dele
gates to the two conventions re-
ported as follows:
Delegates-M. Il. Farwell, T.
X. Hoffmire, w. b. Goblin, ]. L.
Godding, c. d. Steward, NJ. Fin
ity, c. L. Seeley; c. w. Outhwaite,
+. B. Mason, H. Van Buskirk, U.
S. Ringer and G. w. Perkins.
Alternates &C. w. Williams, G.
II. Willis, Vim. Mcneil, l.. A.
Todd, Asa Scudder, D. b. Ryder,
George Barr, George Hammond,
A. w. Shelton, A. w. Merrill, w.
w. Spencer, G. w. Meador.
The convention then adjourned,
and the delegates availed them
selves OF an opportunity to view
the sights of the sugar beet me-
tropolis, which of course included
the immense factory now in course
OF construction.
La Junta tribune., 1900-05-09
Notice for p biiestion.
Land ONCE at Pueblo. 1
Colo. April -, 1850.

Land Onice at Pueblo.
Colo. April -. 1850.
NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
~ following named settler has filed notice OF
his intention to make nnai proof In support Of
his claim. and that said proof Will be made be-
fore the Clerk OF the District Court. at La
Juntn. Colorado. an juno II. 1900. viz. Albert
X wilder: II. E. sIv2 for the w halt tisl. "
Ii S. 81.
He name, the following witnesses to pruve
hi. continuous residence upon and cultivation
Of said land. viz. John X He'll. Alfred Brooker.
James McSevn. John II. Simonton all Of La
Junta. Colorado.
J. II. GORDON. Register.
First publication May . 1900.
Last publication June 9, 100.
La Junta tribune., 1900-05-09
mesIee for pubIIessien.
United States Land once, !
Pueblo. CalO.. AprfI 4. 1870

Pueblo. Coio.. April =. 1900
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
~ following named settler has hled notice of
his intention 70 make Anal proof In support OF
his clnIm. and that said proof Will be made be-
fore the Clerk u the District Court. At La
Junfa. C0l0rnao, ON May q, 1870, viz: Peter
OMAHA: homestead entry 7x53 for the north
easf qisartcr scceton thirty y-thrce. township q
npufhs tanee ~ wost.
he panses Tie ftl1pwtng witnesses To prove
his enutinuoue reatdenCe upon and cultivs-
sioa a. I'D land, via: nyfou ward. David
La Junta tribune., 1900-05-09

wakefield, Jerry Kcliicber. Harry s. Duvaii.
ali Of La Junta. Colorado.
J.R GORDON, Register.
First publication April IL. 1900.
Last publication May l6 1910.
La Junta tribune., 1900-05-09
STATEMENT
or THE CONDITION or THE
First National Bank

A tia Junta. in the state OF Colorado, at the
close of business April 18th, 1850.
RESOURCES.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-05-01

The site selected is an ideal one, ad-
mirably located in the northern central
part Of the city and comprising 342
acres, about one-third of which is the
most delightful portion of the beautiful
public park. 1t is very easy of access,
both by steam railroads and trolley
lines. In fact, the facilities for the
transportation of visitors to and from
the grounds have never been equaled at
any great exposition.
The grounds are being laid out and
the buildings are being erected upon
plans and designs agreed upon by an
advisory board comprising eight of the
leading. architects of New York, Boston
and Buffalo. These plans provide for a
striking group of buildings and most
attractive general scheme, including the
park system already mentioned, and
wonderful effects of composition and
color, of architectural excellence and of
splendid possibilities for magnificent
horticultural and Horticultural displays.
The general plan of the grounds is that
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on the right the Court of State and
foreign buildings. Directly fronting
him will be the Triumphal Bridge.
From this bridge comprehensive view
of the exposition buildings will be OBJ
tanned. On the east the first structure
will be the United States Government
buildings and on the west the buildings
devoted to Horticulture, Mines, Forest
ry and the Graphic Arts. Directly in
front will be the great esplanade, be-
yond which will be the Court of Foun-
tains, with a series of cascades flowing
from the magnificent Electrical Tower,
which will be the most imposing and at
tractive structure of the exposition. On
the right of the Court of Fountains will
be the Ethnology and Manufactures
and Liberal Arts buildings, and in a
corresponding position on the left will
be the Temple of Music and Machinery
and Transportation buildings. The Mall
will be run east and west across the
north end of the Court of Fountains and
in front of the Electrical Tower, east and
west of which will be respectively the
Agricultural building and the Electrici-
ty building. Besides these buildings
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lany Interesting Exhibits Being Prepared For Buao
I9oIAn AAmerican Showing Progress
the New WordThe Wonderful Electrical Tower the
Colossal Stadium Other

exposition is certainly most highly ia
vored by natural advantages superior
to those with which other great exposi-
Stions have been favored.
But the enterprise will not depend for
public recognition merely upon it's great
advantages of location. 1t will COM
mand the attention of the whole world
by reason Of the originality of it's gen.
eral plan, by the peculiarly interesting
nature of its exhibits by the most at
tractive arrangement of its grounds and
the novel architectural style of its
buildings and by the wonderful charac-
ter Of the electrical and Horticultural eff
fects which will be introduced.
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THE AIv1ERIC ANapEXPOSITION

HE distinctive purposes of the
Pan-American Exposition to be
held in the thriving and beauti-
full city Of Buffalo in the sum
mer of 1901, the originality and at
Effectiveness Of Its general plan and its
remarkable advantages as to locality
place it on the highest plane in the his
tory Of the great expositions which
have been illustrative Of the march Of
civilization during the century now
nearing its close. The first great expo
sition, that of London in 1851, was con-
sidered a marvellous undertaking, but
Its marvels have been far surpassed
ana its glories din1med by the achieve
ments Of the Centennial of 1876, the va
srious displays Of Paris and the Worlds
Fair Of Chicago in 1893. The Pan-Amer-
lean Exposition will not only epitomize
the achievements and glories of those
stupendous enterprises, but will illus
trate the progress of the western hem
1sphere during a hundred years Of most
wonderful advancement in every phase
81. human activity and will demonstrate
the prodigious share the new world has
had in those mighty triumphs of civili-
xation which have marked the nine
teenth century.
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ton herewith. The genius of the ar
chitect has been taxed to preserve lines
and elements of beauty in such a lofty
edifice. But the problem has been well
mastered, and the ornamental charac-
ter of the structure is at once ap-
parent.
The tower stands at the north end of
the Court of the Fountains, dividing
this court from the Plaza. 1t is sur
rounded by broad aquatic basin and
is reached from the Plaza by means Of
an ornamental bridge. The main body
of the tower is rs feet square. The
height to the top of the statue is $50
feet. A circular group Of lofty pillars
with richly ornamented capitals sur
mounts the square portion of the tower
and supports broad frieze. Above this
are categorical figures and, still farther
up. large illuminated and jeweled
ball, upon which will be visible the out
lines of North and South America
Upon the ball is statue 20 feet in
height.
AT the base of the tower are two or
namental wings in the form of cir
cular colonnades. They project from
the east and west sides of the main
tower, making a quarter turn to the
southwark IS feet. They enhance the
beauty of the tower to marked de-
gree. They are surmounted with statu-
airy and other architectural devices, and
the roofs are to be promenade deck,
upon which the visitors will delight to
stroll.
Upon the side of the tower facing the
Court of the Fountains is a niche 70
feet high and 80 feet wide in which will
be water display of extraordinary
beauty. The falling water will be in
terrupted by countless ingeniously con-
trived methods. breaking it into myri-
ads of sparkling individual drops. Upon
this mass of dancing crystals electric
lights will be skillfully projected in a
variety Of colors, producing fasciAat-
ing picture. Within the face of the
waterfall will be an elaborate arrange
ment of electric lamps, and fanciful fig
ures will appear from time to time in
the wonderful cascade. Below the niche
the water will go dashing into the great
basin that surrounds the tower, but at
every point Of its descent the artist will
employ his artifice to produce brilliant
electrical effects and to make every
drop a living gem
Entering the tower from the Plaza,
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State of New York and which will be-
come the permanent home of a great
historical exhibit under the control of
the City of Buffalo and the Buffalo His
torical Society.
The general appearance Of the build
ings from various viewpoints will not
be that of an irregular plot crowded
with great structures, but will present a
most pleasing and artistic ensemble.
All the main buildings will have a uni
form height of cave line of so feet,
low, red roofs will give a uniform char
acter, and the tinting and decorating of
I the walls will avoid the uniform severi-
ty Of effect which has not been pleas
ing feature of other great eXpostions.
The general style of the buildings will
be free treatment of the Renaissance
that is to say, style of building
where columns are little used, depend
ing very much for its character upon
long lines of arcades and richly detailed
openings, upon red tiled roofs and har-
moniously tinted walls rather than
upon the cold and severely classical eff
/ fects which marked the architecture of
the Chicago Worlds Fair. Besides the
coloring of the roofs and walls, the
towers and arcades will in conspicuous
places be brilliantly decorated accord
ing to a uniform scheme, harmonizing
the whole. The terraces and parterres
will be profusely furnished with bay
and orange trees, interspersed With en-
broidery gardens. In the subordinate
courts will be masses of dark green cy-
press trees about huge circular basins
of water exhibiting aquatic plants. The
canal which will surround the central
group of buildings will be lined with
double rows of poplars, and the reaches
OF ground between these and the expo
sition boundaries are to- be banked with
heavy masses of dark foliage, forming
frame to the color and floral effects
! and shutting out the world beyond.
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The electrical displays in the Electric
al building. at the great Tower ana
about the grounds and on the lagoons
and canal will surpass anything of the
kind hitherto attempted or possible at
any other exposition in the world, the
power being generated by the current
of the Niagara river at the Falls, some
twenty miles away An intramural
electrical railway will carry visitors to
various parts of the grounds, and there
will be ample provision made for the
comfort and convenience of visitors.
The restaurant requirements will not be
neglected.
The Stadium, or field of sports, will
be vast arena surrounded by seats ac-
commodating $4,000 people, and the Mid
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north of the Mall, on the right will be
the Stadium and on the left the Mid
way. Beyond and between the en-
frances to the Stadium and the Mid
way will be the Plaza, fronting the
Propylea, a highly ornamental struc-
ture, serving as a screen between the
exposition grounds and the railway sta
ton, at the extreme northern entrance
to the grounds. There will be many
other buildings, notably the Service
building, for the use of the executive
officials of the exposition; the Live
Stock building and the Conservatives.
In the park proper will be the AL
bright Art Gallery, donated by a prom
inent citizen of Buffalo, and also the
building which will be erected by the
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promoter of the great Iowa Corn Pal
aces, as chief of the Agricultural De-
partment at the Chicago Worlds Fair
and as United States Minister to the
Argentine Republic under the admins
trations of both President Cleveland
and President Mckinley.
Work on the grounds is we'll advanc-
ed, and the construction of several of
the largest buildings is being pushed
forward rapidly, and the exposition will
be ready to open it's gates to the public
on the day fixed, May 1, 1901.
The stately beauty of the great Elec-
trio Tower, which will be the most i'm
posing and attractive structure of the
Pan-American Exposition, is conveyed
somewhat to the mind by the illustra-
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! way will afford abundant entertain
ment for those interested in that espe-
cial exposition feature
AS to the exhibits, there is no room
for doubt that they will be of exceeding
merit and of most interesting charac-
ter. The United States government will
expend half a million dollars on its
building, and the exhibits it will make
from the various departments will be
brought up to date and be far more
complete than has hitherto been posi-
Bile. 1t will also comprise large and at
tractive exhibits from Cuba, Porto Ri
co, Hawaii and the Philippines. New
York State will expend 100000 for a
building and exhibits, and most of the
principal states of the Union will be
well represented.
To accentuate the all-American char
acter of the exposition the hearty CO.
operation of Canada and the British
possessions in America and Of Mexico is
absolutely assured, and few, if any, of
the countries Of Central and South
America will be without adequate rep
resentation.
1t is manifest, therefore, that the
Pan-American Exposition is an enter
prise of vast national Importance. 1t
has received the most emphatic in
dorsement by both houses of congress,
and in his last annual message Presi-
dent Mckinley made extended refer
ence to its value in promoting the inter-
ests Of the United States in their social
and trade relations with the Latin
American republics. 1t certainly will
tend to secure for the United States a
share of the trade with those republics
now largely monopolized by Germany
and Great Britain.
The attitude of the commercial organ
izations of the country toward the ex-
position was expressed in resolutions
adopted by the New York Chamber of
Commerce heartily approving it's pur-
poses and giving assurance Of enthusi-
astic support.
The financial burden and enormous re-
sponsibilities of the stupendous under
taking have been assumed by the citi-
zens of Buffalo. The preliminary work
has been done by volunteer commit
tees The working force is now under
the immediate control of Hon. William
I. Buchanan as Director General, man
of large experience in public affairs and
an official of great executive ability.
He has demonstrated his capacity as
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of an inverted 7, the main court being
the perpendicular line and lesser courts
on the horizontal line, with the build
ings grouped along and about them so
as to form minor inner courts, the whole
group being surrounded by park sys-
tenn. with lagoons. canals and water
ways. The transverse courts will open
out on the splendid foliage and beauti-
full lakes of the public park
A visitor after being admitted to the
grounds through the main or south en-
trance, on Lincoln Parkway, will pass
due north through the park, over the
bridge which crosses the lake to the
approach of the exposition proper On
the left will be the Music Gardens and
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In the history of great expositions the
idea of great display which shall be
entirely American is absolutely unique.
It is also to the highest degree justifi-
able. The material growth Of the re-
publics, colonies, states and territories
Of North, Central and South America
during the brief space Of a hundred
years has been so marvellous that the
project to hold an All-American Expo
sition commends itself beyond the pos
sibility of adverse comment.
Furthermore, the exposition will not
only serve as great object lesson,
showing the material progress of the
new world, but it will bring the coun-
tries of North, Central and South Amer
lea closer together than has heretofore
been possible in their social and COM
mercial relations.
The exposition has been planned and
will be carried out on a comprehensive
scale commensurate with the exalted
character of it's leading purposes. Geo.
graphically the location selected is sin
gularly advantageous. Buffalo is on the
direct line Of railroad travel from all
points Of the compass. 1t is the gate
way through which passes the enor-
nous traffic of the great inland seas of
North America. 1t is the center of a
circle which within a radius Of 500 miles
encompasses a population of over 49,
} 100000. Besides the exposition itself and
the allurements of a very beautiful city
Buffalo affords as auxiliary attractions
in its immediate vicinity the historic
Niagara frontier, the great river and
the world famous cataract, Chautauqua
and other beautiful lakes, Canada. on
the north, the Thousand Islands and the
st. Lawrence river and many other de-
lightfnl side trips. The location Of the
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-04-27

dressed as was, onto the bed, and, draw;
ing in great breaths of the damp night air,
soon slept as only sleep the tired and
healthy.
lay like one dead until well into the
morning, waking as blithesomely as child,
only to be shocked as came to realizing
sense of the tolls that beset me. Physically
I was new man, and the feeling of antago-
nism and defiance with which met the out
look proved that my spirit was yet un-
broken.
But not hole could discover through
the network of circumstances that had made
ME victim Testing the matter from all
sides, the result was the same. It was fight
and die, though was careful not to betray
this conclusion to either Ames or his sister.
] knew that the youth was equally at sea,
but the girl was cheerful and acted as
though her troubles would be of short dura-
ton, feeling doubtless, as her sex is prone
to do, that with two protectors things would
go not far wrong
And, indeed, we needed the FLIP of good
spirits from some source, and hers aided
my philosophy to the extent OF causing me
to think it were well to smile at approach
Jig death as to sit and quake over its GER
tainty.
All that day we fed well, this once maiden
of fashion preparing our food, while by the
aid of the ladder in the attic Ames and my
self kept watch by turns through one of the
half-moon windows which commanded the
high road mile OF so away. But we were
undisturbed, though we saw numerous
troops going north, and once feared squad
was about to turn toward us, but they went
en-, only hating moment where the roads
Joined.
At sunset Burns returned, bringing the
news that double Gordon of the enemy had
been drawn across the island near the Dove,
which body was to divide and beat up the
country both north and south, securing
every house, tree, and, nook and Granny from
che end of Manhattan to the other. This
accounted for the unusual number of troops
we had seen that day, and to this extent had
my act stirred to its center the British
army. 1t almost enabled one to count the
hours of remaining freedom, and figured
that by noon on the day following the forces
would have drawn their line close to the
purlieus of the city and caught us as a fish
is caught in a narrowing net.
The thought fairly drove me wild, and IN
my very despair l rose from the table at
which we had been sitting and went to the
window for air, that I might be rid of the
oppression which like weight lay upon my
chest. Was this fear? Hardly; for, had the
house been assaulted at that moment, the
load would have fallen away as fell the bur
den from the back of Christian. Nay, it was
uncertainty and inaction still playing on the
harp strings of my nerves, but it was an
unbearable feeling.
ITO BE Continued
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1900-04-27
HISTORY OF A METEOR.
1t Was Hanufactured by a Desperate
Editor and Is Now Regard
ed as Truth.

Speaking of shooting stars" said
an old reporter. eff you will turn to any
encyclopedia, of the great aerolites
that have bumped into the earth you'll
fin& an entry something like this:
Huge meteoric stone, weight approx
mately ton, fell near Fort Stanton,
Tex, 1854 / happen to know some
thing about that meteor myself. 1t
didH't land in exactly the vicinity of
Fors Stanton but fell one hot night in
july at about IL p. m, in a little news
paper Office not 1.oo0 miles from the
RioSGrande. The phenomena occurred
in this way: News was dull that night.
the foreman was bowling for copy, and
the city editor, who was also the local
staff reporter, bull-fight historian and
other things, was off on his regular
semimonthly jag. The night editor,
who comprised the balance of the staff.
was truthful man normally, but cir
cumstances and jags over which he had
no control had rendered him desperate.
so when the foreman bawled 'copy!'
for the 'steen hundredth and sixth
time,s he grabbed a pad of paper, and
the meteor, which afterward became so
celebrated, began falling at the velocity
of about a page every four minutes. It
fell on the cabin of an humble Mexican
herder, smashed the whole family as
fat as pancakes and filled the heavens
for miles around with what the night
editor called 'balefu1 Illumination.
The story made a full column, pulled
the paper through that night. and
scored a wild, upI oarious, undreamed
of hit. 1t was copied all over the coun-
try, was discussed by the yard in scien
tific journals, and after raising ire
mendous row in learned societies in
every corner of creation, settled down
to respectable immortality in the en-
cyclopedias and text books. Meanwhile
the Office was inundated with flood
of letters from astronomers, biologists
and savants high and low from Yoko-
hama to Kalamazoo. The night editor
saved the foreign postage stamps on
the envelopes and they made the finest
collection in the Lone Star State. The
letters he used for pipe lights. That's
the true and authentic history of the
huge meteoric stone which weighed ap-
proximately ton and fell near Fort
Stanton, Tex, in 1884. Don't tell any
body I gave it away.eN- o. Times.
Democrat