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, 1900-12-13
HOT SPRINGS HOTEL.
Manager E. w. Baker Has Made Re-
markable Improvement in That
Property AND Contemplates
Still Greater Changes
And Advancement.

A wonderful change has come over
the Hot Springs Hotel property since
b. w. Baker took hold of it last
spring. The hotel proper has been
repainted, inside and out and com
pletely refurnished from top to bot
tom, in the very best manner A two
story bath house adjoining the hotel
has been constructed and furnished
with new tubs, six of them being of
slate, a gasoline engine and "A wind
mill have been put in place and a
tank for water for the hotel service in
the top Of the new bath house. A
large and commodious barn has been
added to the other improvements, and
nearly all of the old, unsightly log
shacks, that so long disfgured the
landscape, have been torn down and
the rest are to follow shortly, leaving
"A set of attractive buildings to please
the eye and in which to care for the
public. One other improvement yet
to be made in the hotel building is IA
broad veranda, extending along three
sides of the structure.
But the improvement of the proper
ty will not stop here. Mr.. Baker is
now having the grounds leveled off,
the low places filed up with soil and
the whole plot of ground surrounding
the hotel put in order to be planted
i'll lawn grass, shade trees and shrub
berry. The grounds will be laid out
in walks and graveled drives and
made a truly ideal spot. 1t is admir-
ably adapted for such purpose.
Standing on the banks of the beauti-
full Platte river, which at that point
is quite rapid, it will, when the lawn
is completed and the trees and shrub
berry started in good shape, make one
of the finest and most attractive spots
in this state.
Mr.. Baker also has in contempla-
ton the building of three or four ar
tistic cottages in ii half circle, facing
the hotel, on the ground between it
and the river on the west. These
cottages will be furnished and are in
tended for the accommodation of fami-
lies who desire to spend a few weeks
at the springs. These cottages will be
of beautiful design and so arranged
that each will be as separate and ex-
elusive MS a private house anywhere
in the city. They will aid to the ar
tistic appearance of the grounds and
at the same time be a valuable adj
dition 10 the accommodations of the
hotel.
When all the work now in hand
has been completed the Hot Springs
Hotel property will be net only one
of the most handsome and attractive
spots in the state, but also one of the
most valuable.
We have been informed that a cash
offer of $4,000 was refused for this
property but "A short time ago. 1t has
proved such IA profitable investment
and the prospects for the future of
this town is so bright that the owners
have concluded to hold ON to it until
they can get a fair figure for it, a fig
ure which runs up well toward the
100000 mark.
, 1900-12-13
Business Changes.

Lewis Gels has purchased the bakery
of Mrs. May Roberts and will continue
10 conduct the business at the old
stand at the east end of the bridge.
Mrs. Roberts has taken the stand late.
~ occupied by Colts harness shop
and opened up a candy and fruit
stand, cigars and other articles OF
that nature, Mrs. Roberts has done
well since she started in business
here and deserves well of the public.
, 1900-12-13

A j. Vance, local superintendent of
the Rocky Mountain Bell Telephone
company, states that Il force of men
will be put to work at once strinsirg
another pair of wires from Rawlins to
Saratoga and thence to Encampment.
This will enable the company to hand
lie the local business between Rawlius
and the southern country without in
%terfering with the through line be
tween Salt Lake and Denver. The
local business is so much greater than
the company had calculated upon
that the improvements will be- made
at once instead of waiting until next
spring to do the work as they at first
intended. Rawlins Republican,
, 1900-12-13
x of p. Election.

Platte Valley Lodge No. l6, X. of
p. held their annual election of off
GERS last Thursday evening. Those
elected We're: Chancellor Command
er, A. NJ. Sears; Nice-C Chancellor, f.
NJ. Wolf; Prelate, DIR. S. II. Finney;
Master of the Work, Elmer Andrews;
Master at Arms, Harry Cramer;
Keeper of Records and Seals, Mark
Crawford; Master of Finance, A. NJ.
McAnally; Master of the Exchequer,
NJ. b. Moore; Inner Guard, George
Sisson; Outer Guard, John Davis.
l.. q. Davis was elected trustee in the
place Of c. II. Topping whose term
expires with this year. The I~nstala-
ton of officers will take place at the
the first regular convention after Jan.
/, 1901.
, 1900-12-13
A Pleasant Dance.

A dance was given at the pleasant
home of G.. H. Barkhurst on Brush
creek last Friday evening to aid the
ladies of Brush creek in purchasing
their organ. A splendid supper was
served in the evening by the ladies at
Mr.. Barkhurst's and another one a
midnight for the dancers. There was
about 80 people present and the la
dies received about Sl4 for their fund.
Dancing was commenced about $50
and continued until about 2 O'Clock
when the crowd broke up. Mr.. Bark
hurst and Jess did the honors of the
occasion in "A very handsome manner
and made the affair IA most pleasant
and successful one.
, 1900-12-13
By ELLwooD MEAD.


The commercial Importance OF the de-
velopment of irrigation is be-
ing realized in the West at the present
time as never before. Especially in Cal
ifornia there is a new awakening. AID
an effort on the part of the best elements
of citizenship to remove the obstacles
which have formerly hampered both
public and private enterprise.
The East, as a whole, is beginning to
realize the great part which the West is
to have in the events of the twentieth
century. Worldwide forces are work
ing to hasten the day of its complete en-
listment of and the utilization OF all its
rich The Orient is awake
and offering its markets to the trade of
the Pacific Coast.
With the development OF this trade
there will come an impulse for the com
pletion of the material conquest of Arid
America, 10y the enlistment Of public as
well AS private means in the storage aud
diversion Of Its streams for the lrriga-
of its hundred Of million acres Of irriga.
BILE soil; the Harvesting OF its water
powers to mill and factory wheels, the
%crowding of its pastures with new mil
lions OF live stock; the opening up OF its
mines and quarries; the conversion of
its forests into human habitations; the
coming of a vast population, and the
growth OF institutions worthy of the
time and place.
, 1900-12-13
An Enormous Meteor.

Residents of the upper country re
port the bursting of a very large me-
teor up toward the North Park at
about 3:l5 last Friday afternoon. 1t
came from the east and was so bright
that its light was quite brilliant,
though the sun was shining. 1t
bursted like the report of a canon.
The people of North Park were very
much exercised over its appearance as
was learned ver the telephone from
Walden. The cattle beloved and
ran for y and animals of every
kind were much excited. The meteor
was seen by a party of young people
who were ON their road from this
place to the dance on Brush creek,
and they report the light as very
bright and that it looked as large as
the full moon. The meteor seemed
to be travelling west when it explod-
ed with a loud report like ii distant
canon.
, 1900-12-13
Masonic Election.

Notice is hereby given, to the mem
bers of Saratoga Lodge No. IL, A. f.
Il A. NJ, that the annual election OF
officers for the ensuing year will take
place ON Tuesday, December, 10th,
1900. All members are earnestly re-
quested to be present.
G. b. STERRErT,
Secretary.
, 1900-12-13

That little capital removal boom which
Casper has been enjoying for a few days
seems to have been still born. There is
only one reason for moving the capital
to Casper, and that is in order TO get il
near the genial Pat Sullivan. But all
things considered, folks will probably
think it cheaper to move Pat to Chey.
Wheatland World
, 1900-12-13

Weyle 4 Barber have placed II
large variety OF fine, large photograph
ic views Of the Encampment aud Bat.
tie Lake mining district with Scott
the Jeweler. Secure one of those
gems Of art before they are all gone.
1927 til
, 1900-12-13
For Sale

Registered Hereford Bulls from 3
to I months old. For particulars call
on or address S. }. CAsrEE.E,
ll-S-3mosl Collins, Wyo.
, 1900-12-13
VOL, 10. NO. 20.
RESERVOIR CONSTRUCTION.
to Engage Congress at This
Session-West Should Stand
Together.

There is a great need that everyone
interested in seeing the Government
take hold Of the question of the re-
/. clamation of its arid lands should
stand together at this session of Con
gress, and be ready to do whatever
possible to secure concerted action.
The great prominence given to the
meetings of the National Irrigation
Congress at Chicago, and other in
f1uences, have shown to thoughtful
members of both houses of Congress
that this irrigation question is some
thing that has to be settled with, and
that there is no use in trying to think
it can be indefinitely put off. The
question with them is how to do it,.
Eastern statesmen are asking this
question now.
RESERVOIR CONSTRUCTION.
1t is probable that some definite
plan of action will be put forward this
winter to secure reservoir construc-
ton. If so, every man in the West
should wake to the opportunity. The
favorable action Of Congress on the
question of building some particular
reservoir would be the beginning Of a
general policy of reclamation of the
deserts. 1t would be an entering
wedge. 1t is a matter of the most
tremendous interest to the West and
to every interest in the West.
This point should not be overlook
ed; that whatever reservoir site it is
proposed to concentrate the attention
of Congress upon, and in whatever
State Or locality, every other State
and Territory should bend every eff
fort to secure the construction of this
first reservoir. This would start the
movement.
TAXI UP E FIGHT
In the meantime every newspaper
i'll the arid belt should take up the
fight from now on and urge upon the
people of the West the great or;,or
tunity which is now before them.
Congress is now ready apparently to
listen to some fair proposition which
does not resemble a raid; but the
West should bask no the demands of
its representatives in Washington Inv
"a united and presistant demand that
the time has come for some Govern
mental action.
There are enough Western Senators
and Conpressmep to carry the Fed
eral irrigation proposition IN = fri
, 1900-12-13

G. b. STERRErT,
Secretary.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-03

PERSONALS.

DR. Norton has returned from Cloud
croft.
Miss Leslie Etheridge, of Mesilla
Park, Is in the city.
Miss Edna Traux, daughter Of a
prominent chihuahua merchant, is In
Ell Paso.
PJ Hise!er anc daue b ter Cath crime,
of Knox, Tex, are spending few day q
in this city.
TW Kirk, accom- panied by bis niece
Miss Georgia Sullivan, b ds left for New
York and other eastern points.
TT Kirk, California state superin-
tendept of pu bile Instruction., with his
wife, is visiting F p De Voc, I'LL
Myrtle Ave.
Misses Holly and Woodward, OF
Decatur, Texas. now visiting Mrs.
Leigh Clark of Ell Paso, went to Cloud
croft this morning.
Will Crosby returned Sunday from
the City of Mexico and left today for
Casas Grapdes, where lie will locate
permanently.
b WEIGH and Jim Bratt will go up
to Cloudcroft tomorrow Tor few days
Mr.. WEIGH will leave the first OF next
week for New York Oh an extended
business trip.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-03
CITY WA1ERWORKS
The Mayor Has Not Entirely Buried
The Project.

The idea advanced by Mayor Magof-
fin few weeks ago in regard to the
city owning its own waterworks IL not
yet dead. The mayors visions in this
respect, while not as rosy ss they once
we're have not been put aside, and he
expects to bring the question up az
soon as he thinks the city can afford
| the expenditure.
City Engineer Wimberly has inves-
| tigated the matter and found that the
water IN the mesa does not rise within
eighty feet of the surface IS WAS
thought. The water rises within two
hundred feet and therefore it will be
will cOst q good deal of money and at
present the mayor does nos think it
wise to bring up the question.
In case the city eventually becomes
the owner OF the water supply of the
city and puts in plant of its own it is
expected that the present water
company will sell out to it. The watet
company now has q permit: to lay their
pipes on certain stres Is but this is not
exclusive and the city may also engage
in the business.
While the pumps (which will be
needed will cost goodly sum this ia
not the greatest expense which bars
the way to municipal ownership of
waterworks. The iron pipe will cost
more than nything else. Iron pipe is
very high nov, and. the mayor wishes
to get prices on this material before
anything like definite action is taken.
Representatives OF pipe conn anies are
now in the city and the mayor is ex-
pected to hear them in few days. He
will also write to different pipe com
pRnies in regard to the matter.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-03
COUNTY COURT.
Two Cases Disposed OF Today

In the county court Juan Barrels was
found guilty of aggravated assault and
sentenced to 10 days in jail with costs
Barsjas is the Mexican who some weeks
ago cruelty beat his little daughter
with a cane.
Cruz D .lgado was convicted of siwo
ding. He had been getting goods
without money by using Cruz
Ogaz's book at the smelter store
instead of his own. He was SEN
fenced to 30 days imprisonment with
costs.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-03
Died

Miss Lilly Adamsou, an essimsole
Young lady of Colorado City, Texas,
died this morning at 2 O'Clock at the
residence of her brother-in-law, j. q.
Harper, No. Alb s. Florence street.
She had been an invalid for some
time, but her condition was not cons Id
ed serious, and her COLLAPSE Is atrio-
uted to heart failure. The remains
will be shipped to her home tomorrow
by Nagley & Lyons, the funeral direc-
tors.
She vas aged p years.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-03

The law holds both maker and circul-
ator of a counterfeis equally guilty.
The dealer who sells you a dangerous
counterfeit OF De Wits Witch Haz
Salve risks your life to make little
larger profit. You can not trust him.
DeWitt's is the only genuine and origi-
nal Witch Hazel Salve q we'll known
cure for piles and all skin diseases.
See that your dealer give you DeWitt's
Salve. Fred Shaefer druggist.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-03
Held For Grand Jury.

Carmen Cruz, and Am ador Berrote-
rem, the woman and man accused of
burglarizinR the Newell residence at
Buckler Square a few days ago, bad q
preliminary hearing before Judge
Spencer this afternoon, and were bound
over in the cum of S. each to await the
action of the October meeting of the
grand jury. In default of bail they
were turned over to Sheriff Boone.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-03
Fireworks at Potter & Whites.
Queen 81 Crescent.

Account 4.h of July, Queen & Cres-
cent route will sell on July2. 3 ana 4,
round trip tickets to all points on
these lines. and in addition thereto
will sell tickets to all points in ter
ritory south of the Ohio and Potomac
rivers, and east of the Mississippi
River. at greatly reduced rates; 6ual
limit July 7, 1900.
Do not miss the opportunity to cele-
brate the 4th by visiting some OF your
friends, etc. VIZ
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-03
Call POI s. Stanton for good Mexican
or American meals. Ench1ladss
specialit;.
Working Night And Day.

The busiest end mightiest little
thing that ever WAS made Is DR.. Kings
New Life Pills. Every pill is sugar
coated elobule of health, that oranges
weakness into strength, listlessness In
to energy, brain flag into mental
power. They're wonderful in building
ND the health. Only 25c per box. Sold
by Irwin & Co.. druggists.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-03
Could Not Go.

Mayor Magofin was asked by T. Fl.
Huff to accompany him to chihuahua
and use his influence in obtaining a
pardon for Mac Stewart, who is In the
penitentiary there for the murder OF
3 policeman. The mayor could not
leave, but he wrote Q letter of intro
duction to the chihuahua governor for
Mr.. Huff.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-03
Hughes.

81. Hughes. re pairing and jobbing
shop, is located with McIver-Patter-
con Vehicle company No. 1O7 San
Francisco street. Garry every thing
In the saddlery lines, and have the
largest ready msde stock to select
from-close buyers will save.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-03
Teachers and Other Book-Lovers

Will find visit to Dellquest q IN
drews.Eclectic Book Store, BOB San An
tonic ST., Interesting. Fine sets and old
and new books In vsrious Languages at
genuine bargains A fresh supply OF
fireworks just received for school
children.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-03

Do you want a diamond or we'll
drill? Write for prices. Do you want
. carload of -four? We represent the
mills. Intern atiopal Trading Co., Ell
Paso, Tex.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-03

Our immense line of hsmmocks will
be sold this weok at a great sacrifice tC
close them out w. A. IRWIN & Co.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-03

r. B. Bias announces from this date
he will sell groceries for cash only.
Cash buyers will make q note of this,
and call at 2O3 North Stanton street.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-03

Do you want to engage in business
that is perfectly safe where you can
make money? Call and see us. Inter-
national Ire ding Co.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-03

Marriage License.
A marriage license was today Issued
to Cecilio Ortega and Maria Soto.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-03

Two pounds of Shady Grove Butter
for As cents at Ell Paao Grocery.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-03

Everything In drugs at Campbell &
Or aysop's.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-03

Do you want any kind of machinery:
We represent the factories. Interna-
tional Trading Co., Ell Paso. Tex.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-03
ElPsso Steam Laundry, ehone Al

Cement Sidewalk
II you want q desirable walk consul
w. S. HOltzman, 5O7 Wyoming St.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-07-03
BASE. BALL
The DemiDg Game Is Off.-6. II Will
Play.

Deming thinks she has q record and
Ia afraid of losing it II she plays the
Colts 80 the game on the Fourth has
been declared off. The G. 81. boys who
defeated the Colts three weeks ago
will try it again tomorrow afternoon
at 3 O'Clock at Athletic park.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-09-07

nese commission.
M. Thiebault, the French charge, and
Baron Speck Won Sternberg, the Ger
man charge, bad long conferences at
the state department to-day, but the
purposes of their calls were not dis
closed although they are understood TO
have related to the Chinese situation
The military situation at Pekin remains
unchanged apparently. General Chat
fees message makes 1t clear that ne
for one is proceeding on the understand
ing that the American troops are to
winter in China, and he and General
Barry speak of the comfortable ar
rangements that have been made for
the soldiers.
The American contingent in the pa
rade through the imperial palace was
small probably in conformity with an
ARRANGEMENT with the various COM
manders in Pekin that the force needed
to make the demonstration should be
limited in numbers to reduce the chance
of lootng. 1t is expressed here that
this demonstration was made TO I'M
press the Chinese people as whole ana
not from any present military neces-
sity. Some action of this kind appears
to have been necessary in order to Off
set the stories which were afloat In the
southern Chinese ports to the erect
that the allies had been completely
overthrown by the imperial troops ana
the Boxers, which stories were calcu-
lated to cause further uprisings Be
sides, the demonstration at the palace
may reduce the ill-effects of any with
drawals of troops from Pekin as a re-
suit of the present negotiations. The
announcement of the cable companies
that the off-shore cable from Shanghai
to Taku had been completed encour-
aged the officials here in the hope that
at last it would be impossible to COM
municate with Pekin the same day that
a message was dispatched 1t appear
ed. however, from General Barry's re-
port that the Boxers are stu cutting
the wires between Tien Tsin and Pekin'
and the messages received to-day from
the Chinese capital show no improve
ment in the rate of Transmission over
those received before the completion OF
the new cable. 1t is expected that the
reinforcements of foreign troops stead
ily pouring into Pekin by way OF Iaku
and Tien Tsin soon will be able to clear
the line of these wire cutters and that
the military telegraph lines VII be Kept
open, giving rapid communication with
the outer world.
Mr.. Goodnow has cabed from Shang-
hal that all of the marines were With
drawn from Annoy last Friday-a mat
ter of news that has been anticipated
in the press dispatches but which Is
recorded officially here for the hrst
time. 1t appears that the commander
of the Castine was instructed not to
land marines, so the United States was
not represented in the landing parties.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-09-07
Tranel1ers G5ntaf.
New York, New Haven and
Hartford IL. IL.
June %, 1900.

FOR NEW YORK-+4:05, 1850, x6 10,
x7:00 500, *S:1O, $3.50, 1885, x1O:3O a.
M, +12:10, 1915, $3.50 (parlor car linn
ited), 1875, 200, $3.50, 500, 1890, .4:17,
/ 4:30, *5:10, $500, 5:35, $3.50, $40, $50,
S:15 bridgeport accommodation 1910.
9:15 p. m. Sundays-"4:o5, 1850, xS:Oo
a. M, $3.50, x4:SO, x6;15, $50, 1910,
$3.50, 1910 p m.
FOR WASHINGTON via Harlem
| River-*1:05, *1150 p. M daily.
| FOR BOSTON via Hartford and will
limantic-"1o:O3 a. m.
FOR BOSTON via New London and
Provldence-*2:10, 1920, *11:S5 (parlor
car limted) a. M, "12:05, *2:47. "4:05,
"4:55, *6:55 p. m. sundays-*2:1o, 1920
a. m, *12:O5, 1885, *6:55 p. m.
FOR BOSTON via Springfied-S1. 10,
x10:10. @11:o5 a. M, *1.45, *5:52 p. m.
Sundays-%1 10 a. M, *5;52 p. m.
FOR MERIDEN. HARTFORD,
SPRINGFIELD etc.--+1:10, GAO, 500.
x10:o3 Ito Hartford) x10:1o, +11:05 a. m.
/ 1905 *1:45. $40, 500, $3.50, (6:15 to
Hartford), 500, 1000. 1115, Ito Meriden)
p. nj. Sundays--1:10 a. NJ, 1908, '5:52.
1928 p. m.
NEW LONDON DIVISION
For New London. etc.-*2:1o, 1920,
7:55 9:so HOS. *11:s5, (parlor car
limited) a. M, *12:o5, 100 Ito saybrook
Junction Saturdays only 2:15. s2:47.
"4O5, Ais, *4:55, 5:15, 6:15 Ito Saybrook
Junction. *6:56, $40 (Guilford lacc.) p.
m. Sunday-*2:10, 1920, $3.50 a. M,
1905, "4:55, 6:55 p. m.
AIR LINE DIVISION
For Middletown Willimantic, etc
7;45 a. M, 1906, 1888, sos p. m. Sum
days-7:15 p. m. Connecting at Middle
town with the Valley branch and at
Wilimantic with Midland and Central
divisions and c. V. r. r.; at Turner
vile with Colchester branch.
NORTHAMPTON DIVISION
For Shelburne Falls, Turner's Falls,
Williamsburg, Hoyoke, New Hartford
and intermediate stations-7:5o a. m.
and 400 p. M For Westfield and in
termediate stations, 5:57 p. M
For Pennington, New Hartford and
5:57 p. m.
BERKSHIRE DIVISION
For Derby Junction, Derby, Ansonia,
etc.-7:o0 500, 1888 a. M, 12:0o 2:39,
1857, 5:35, 1850. 11:20 p m. Sundays
$40 a. m. and $3.50 p m.
For Waterbury-7:0o 500, 9;33 a. M,
1900, 2:39, 5:35, 7:5o 1920 p. M Sun
days-s:10 a. m, 6:15 p. m. (via Manga
tuck Junction..
For Winsted-7:oo, 1888 a. M, 2:ss.
5:35 ESQ D. m. Sundays-S:10 a. m,
6:l5 p. m (via Naugatuck Junction.
For Shelton, Botsford, Newtown. Dan
bury Pittsf1eld, State Line-9:3S a. M,
1857 D. m.
For Albany Buffalo, Detroit, Cincin-
natl, St Louis, Chicago and the West
via Bridgeport-6:1 a. M; via State
Line-9:S3 a. M, 1857 .. M
For Litchfield and points on Litchf7eld
branch (via Derby Junction), 9:3S a. m,
1857 p. m.
Express Trains. xLocal Express.
c. r. HAMPSTEAD,
General Passenger Agent.