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The Monte Vista journal., 1900-04-21
ELECTRICITY ON ALUMINIUM.
csssssd Eighty Miles With . Loss Not II,
CScdlnR 1 Fer Cent.

csssssd Eighty Miles with . Loss NOT II.
csedinE Z Fer Cent.
Electric power is being transmitted
over an aluminium cable three-e'ghths
of an inch in diameter over Il circuit
eighty miles long ut Provo, Utah, aS
cording to II. II. Newcomb. one Of th2
large stockholders In the Telluride
Power Transmission Company, which
owns the Provo plant. Mr.. Newcomb
is banker Of Cleveland, Ohio, and he
is stopping In Denver on his way home
from trip to the two plants belonging
to his company at Telluride and at
Provo.
I'VE are generating about 1000 horse
power" he said. land sending 1t TO the
mines at Mercur and 1intic. We have
n demand for all the power we can
furnish and shall enlarge our plant Mt
once to G.OOO or S,OOOhorse power. 1t
is located In Provo canon, and has the
water Of Provo river, one Of the largest
In Utah, to draw from, so we have no
scarcity to fear.
Our wires run to Tintic and to Mer-
cur, and across between the two, max
ing circuit eighty miles long. We
send power over them in both direc-
tlons. so that II break occurs. we can
supply any point from the other end Of,
the loop. At the Provo plant We start
the current with a voltage Of 10000,
and the loss in transmitting forty
miles we find to he only something like
four per cent. We use cable OF
aluminium, six strands. and the whole
Is only trifie more than three-eighths
OF an inch In diameter, but 1t carries
, all the current we send over II, and
presume would carry great deal
more"
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-04-21
strikers shoot = Soldier.

Cro'on Landing, y. Y, April lG.-
The first bloodshcd as the outcome OF
the strike AT the Cornell dam was the
life's blood OF Sergeant Robert Doug
lass OF the Eleventh separate company
OF Mount Vernon, who was shot dead
by nm unknown assassin while he was
relieving guard at $50 o'clock tonight.
The widest excitement prevailed
throughout the camp ms soon as the
news OF the assassination spread TO
the different tents, and the soldiers are
fraintlc over the crime.
Giovanni Branchl. the Italian consul
general. deplor.s the sending of troops
10 the scene OF III. strike.
This parade OF soldicry," he said,
will result In some evil. L, Is not
troops that nr. needed. II Is tho elem.
cncy OF the contractors. am now
thoroughly convinced tina, the wages
which they hay. been paying some OF
their men are based on n starvation
schedule.
Fifteen more dollars a day paid out
by the contractors In wages would set
tie the whole difficulty. Hut these men
resist. They refuse 10 make any con.
cesslon. asked them TO pay si.3si,
day 10 III" 100 men who lead the
strike Instead Of Si..i. ns before. hu,
they would not listen 10 the proposi.
ton"
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-04-21
rACAL GENERAL sURRENDERS
Fight At Cngnyan and fiiipinos Forced to
Withdraw,

Manila. April 1s.-t;cneral Montenc-
gro, one of the insurgents best fighters.
has surrendered to Colonel Smith In
the mountains near Camaling. in the
provlnc" Of Iangasinan, where, with
General Macabulos. he had been trying
to reorgnnizc the Filipino army. Colonel
Smith. with five companies of the Sew
entenih regiment. nearly surrounded
the force OF Montenegro. who. discour-
aged by the impossibility Of making
his men stand against the Americans,
surrendered. Macabuios escaped.
The insurgents have attacked San
Jose. In the province Of BatangHs. and
Santa Cruz. ON the lake. fruitles-ly.
Twelve hundred Tagalos attacked
Cases battalion headquarters Of the
Forti.th regiment at Cagaynn. island
Of Mindanao. on the ith. The Amrri-
cans had fifteen casualties. while Of the
attacking force fifty were killed and
thirty wounded or taken prisoners. The
enemy. numbering lJO rinemen. the
remainder being bolomcn. nrchcrs and
mounted spcarmen. swp,rrd down In
n bowling mass nj daylight. surprislng
and killing three OF the sentric~. They
swarincd through the streets IN small
parties, some bearing scaling ladders
10y means OF which they attempted to
enter the houses.
Th. Americans tumbl.d out Of the
barracks and formed IN the plaza and
companies began sweeping the town.
The subsequent street fighting lasted
twenty minutes. Twelve Of the wound.
ed Americans are now on board the
hospital ship Relief.
The enemy withdrew TO the noun
iains In great confusion.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-04-21
CUBAN FACTIONS QUARREL.
santiax" Reception to General Conner DE
seiop. Into - Color Line Controversy.

Santiago, Cuba, April lG-The reccp-
tion rendered To General Maxine Co
mcz today. on his way to San Domin-
60. caused great excitement, owing to
the efforts Of the white and black par
ties to obtain the first recognition. The
black party. represented by the Gu
bano Librc, which continues occasional
publication In defiance OF the orders Of
the authorities who had directed its
suppression, sent n tug TO meet the
steamer Maria Herrera at quarantine
and succeeded In inducing General Co
mcz to accompany them.
Meanwhile another tug. carrying the
civil governor. General Castillo, the
mayor and other officials representing
the dominant white party. was entire
ly ignored by Gomez.
The black party. highly elatcd. took
the guest TO the landing. where an i'm
mcnse crowd gathered on the frall pri-
ratc wharf OF a local boat club. This
collapsed and many Were thrown into
the water. one man being drowned.
The official party declined to rccog-
nlze General Gomez In consequence OF
his recognition Of the black party, and
there is considerable excitement.
When the procession passed through
the city, without either civil governor
or mayor, rlotlur was narrowly pre-
vented 10y the vigorous action OF the
police under American officers.
This afternoon all the clubs gave re-
ccpiions to General Gomez. but the
white party refused to attend any OF
them.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-04-21
ROBERTS cEnsvREs WARREN.
Bulisr ALSO Criticised for the spioa HOP
Disastef.

Bulisr ALSO Criticised for the spioa Hop
Disastsf.
London, April lS.-The war Office
last night published a dispatch from
Lord Roberts dated February 18th,
submitting General Buffers dispatches
describing the Spion kop and other OF.
eratiOns from January 18th to JanuRy
oath. Lord Roberts deals severely
with General Warren and some others.
Even General Butler does not escape.
Lord Roberts complains that the plan
Of operations Is not clearly described
in the dispatches.
After sketching General Buffers In
tentions. as communicated to Sir
Charles Warren. who commanded the
whole force. Lord Roberts points out
that General Warren seems to have
concluded. after consulting with his Of
ticers, that the fianking movement or
dered by General Butler was imprac-
ticable and. therefore. so changed the
plan Of advance as to necessitate the
capture and retention of Spion kop.
Lord Roberts continues:
AS Warren considered II impossible
TO make the wide lanklng movement
which was recommended. II not actu-
ally prescribed in the secret instruc-
tiOns. he should. forthwith, have ac-
quaintcd Butler with the course he pro
posed to adopt. There Is nothing to
show whether he did so or not. But 1t
is only fair to Warren to point out That
Butler appears throughout to have been
aware Of what was happening
Regarding the withdrawal from
Spion kop. the retention Of which has
become essential to the relief Of Lady
smith. Lord Roberts says:
Il regret to be unable to concur with
Butler In thinking Thornycroft cNer-
ciscd wise discretion in ordering the
troops to retire. am OF the opinion
that Thornycroft's assumption OF re-
sponsibility and authority was wholly
inexcusable.'
Lord Roberts dispatch. with the en-
closures. is the great feature OF the
London press this morning. In a long
editorial the News speaks OF the .some-
what appalling language" OF the dis
patch and then goes on to say:
Upon the whole these dispatches are
disluicting and dishcartening In no or
dinary degree. Following Immediately
upon the recall OF General Gatacre.
they will create n widespread feeling
of uncasincsS and anxiety"
The Standard. which Is supposed to
he in the confidence Of the government
says:
1T is scarcely likely that the pub
lication Of Lord Roberts dispatch is
without purpose II irrcsis'ably suI-
cests whether II Is not to In followed
by further Important changes in the
South African commands. Painful as
such measures may be. there must bc
no hesitation In carrying them out II
they are required in the public inter-
est"
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-04-21
TO CORRECT sAsHFuLNEss,
Thisk Not Of Yearself. bet Of what Yoz
Doing.

THE bashful young girl must stop
thinking about herself" writes Mar
garet l.. Sangster in the April Ladies'
Home Journal. Il heard the other
day of a man. a college student. who
went TO visit his sister. college
student also. He was the one man, as
1t happened. in the dining-room with
800 girls, and he had occasion to cross
the room with their bright eyes beam
Ing on him with curiosity and interest.
Said my informant: The boy was
completely Mt his ease. You would
have thought his sister the only girl
present Evidently the young mans
mother had brought him up in sen
sible way and he was free from that
banc Of comfort. self-consciousness. 1t
Is hard for IA very difiident person
to be free from awkwardncss. and
very acute distress and much humilia-
tion may be the results Of an extreme
| shyness. Try not TO think how you
look. what impression you are making.
what sort OF gown you have on. DO
not let your mind dwell on yourself.
but think OF what you are TO do, and Of
making others pleased and happy.
Once you are free from self-conscious-
ness. bashfulness will trouble you no
| more"
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-04-21
lron Mills Closr DnMn.

New York. April l1.-John W. Gates
Of the American Steel and Wire Com
pnny says that twelve mills In the con
stituent companies have been shut
down. They are ut Pittsbure. Cleve-
land. Joliet, Waukcgan, Illinois; De
kalb. Illinois; Newcastle, Indiana, and
Anderson. Indiana.
Mr.. Gates said the cause Of the clos
Ing down of the mills was over -produc-
tion. He was unable TO state when the
mills would resume operations, as they
first would have to ascertain the ex-
test OF tho ovcr-proLuctlon. When
asked as TO his Views as to the trade
situation and outlook, Mr.. Gates stat
ed that the shut down Of the mills was
the best evidence OF the current situa-
ton.
Mr.. Gates made another statement
later, In which he said the twelve mills
which had been closed had "A daily ca
pacity OF from 3,ocO to 1900 tons. He
said slack business was an additional
reason for the suspension OF opera
tons. The best Information Is that the
mills VIII be closed indefinitely. -Four
thousand men, boys and girls will be
affected by the shut down.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-04-21
NATURAL GAS ExpLOpES.
Thrc. Men Killed In Trench by = Hunt
Ing Pipe.

Logansport. Ind, April lG.-Too
much pressure and n piece of defective
gas pipe In the mains Of the Chicago
f1pc Line Company At a point four
miles southeast Of here. was III" caus.
Of terrific explosion to-day. In which
Michael Ellison. Jr.. was Instantly
Killed and Nv. other men received In
juries from which II Is doubtful II they
VIII recover.
Twelve men Were In the trench re-
pairing leak In n trnlnch main from
which the gas had been transferred to
an clchi'lnch main near II. The men
were around "A "'I'' In the eight Inch
main and Ellison WAS STOPPING over II.
when the pipe exploded lie was found
100 feet away, his bones broken and
probably having me, Instant death.
G"orr" Morrison, In charge Of the
work, was sent sprnwlinr ON the
ground thirty feet away, with gravel
and dirt blown Into his skin. his body
wrrnchcd aud his clothes torn and tai.
tered. VIII Briggs inhaled gas and
was taken home unconscious.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-04-21
STRIKE At cRoroN DAM.
Several Hundred Italians determined 20
Keep Men Prom biIiing Their Places.

Cro'op Landing. y. v. April a.
There II plenty of trouble brewing Mt
the Cro,on dam between the striking
Italians who are cininorlne FOR more
wages aud III" contractors who nrr
s'cndfnSt In refusing any concessions.
All dny to-day II was expected That
bloody work would occur. but not u
stone was thrown or u shot fired.
sheriff Nnlioy OF WcsiChrstcr cuun.
~. who has the responsibility of pro.
t,s'tinr III" property In the district. Ind
ltsb deputies armed with rcyoiy.r-
guarding the works NIL dny.
only once did the icpu,i.. hny. "a
chance OF showing their authority This
WAS when mn n'i"tnp, was mndc to pull
out n locomotive from the fouhdhouso
TO draw n lond ~ coal NJ tn the steam
pump. The strikers, about 500 strong.
who were on the hlll nearby. charged
down on III" deputies, who scattered
quickly and the engineer lul, hi. post.
There 4. very little prospect of III.
striker. allowing outsiders to M their
places. and. n. Sheriff Mnlioy In. call.
ri ont III" local militia. who viii mr..
rive here tomorrow night. n clash may
occur on Monday morning when III.
working whistle. blow,
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-04-21
stamp on tn. R,sh, m.od coraer

The Postoffice Department has sent
out a notice that the persons who write
letters must be careful In placing
, Stamps or the department Will not be
! responsible for any delay In transmits
sion. The rule Of the government IL
that the stamp must iS firmly attached
to the upper right hand corner OF the
letter. In all po>,ofiiccs Of any size
the machine for stamp cancellation Is
In use. and II Is so constructed that II
cannot be used TO cancel stamps that
are not placed as the rules direct. OF
course. the department agrees to dcliv-
er all letters received that have the
postage paid. bu, II warns writer's that
delay IL possible II the rules are not OBJ
served. The next order is expected TO
ie that a special drop box shall be pro-
vidcd for letters having the stamp
placed In unauthorized corners and
that those having the stamp on the
back shall go with the third class mail.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-04-21
PARIS EXPOSITION OPENS.
- Il, However, Far From Ready for u.
Crowds,

CruW0s.
Paris, April 14.-PresIdent Loubet, as
he stood in the presidential tribune,
surrounded by the members Of his
Cabinet and his household, opened the
exposition with these words:
II declare the exposition Of 1900
open"
Thus was the Paris exposition Of
1900 designed to celebrate the worlds
entry into the new century inaugural
ed, and shouts of "Vive Ioubet," and
"Vive La Republique" rose from his
1900 hearers, while silk hats We're
waved in the air. The crowds outside
the hall took up the cheering and the
exposition was open.
The spectacle inside the Sale Des
Fetes was brilliant with color and IL.
Elimination.
At the United States pavilion many
guests were assembled, and they
checred while the Stars and Stripes
were dipped on one hagpole and the
French ,ri-color was lowered from an
other, when the presidential party
passed.
The unfinished condition OF the expo.
sitlon on Inauguration day is regreta-
BILE, and perhaps misleading. II must
be borne in mind that this is only n
passing phase, and on Its completion
within three weeks or a month from
now the exposition will indisputably
be the most attractive and magnificent
yet seen.
Americans, especially will he proud
OF their country's display nt the worlds
fair, for the United States stands sec
ond only to France herself in number
Of exhibitors. which treble those OF
any foreign country.
The following Is n table OF exhibitors
which bcspeaks eloIucntly OF Ameri-
can enterprise: France. 10000: United
States, 6,5GI; Belgium, 900; Germany,
2vo; Italy. 2,ODo; Russia. 1,JoO; Scan
dinavia, 400: Austria, 1900; Great
Britain, coo: the British colonies. COO.
America has three times the number
Of exhibitors that France had at the
Worlds Fair in Chicago. She occupies
329.052 square feet with her forty
seven distinct exhibition spaces. thirty
three In the main exposition grounds,
fourteen in the Vlnccnnes annex, In
Guiding the ground covered by our
eagle surmounting the national pavil-
ion. the DUAL d'Orsay. American en-
tcrprisc, however, II not only shown In
the size of her representation. but also
In the preparedness of her installation
rs compared with that Of most OF the
other countries. and II can bc safely
said that but for the dlatOrinoss OF the
French worlsmen and methods. the
United States exhibits would have
been exposed in their show cases to-
day.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-04-21
kensurkS Men lndlrte,i,

Frankfort. ny. April Is.-Thc Frank.
lin county grand jury this afternoon
returned Indictments ngains, ten per
sons. charging them with completely In
the murder Of william II. Gocb.l. The
principals named ARE Henry u. Yout.
scy, James Howard. Berry Howard.
Harlan ii. Whitaker aud ''1'aliow
Dick" Coonbs ,colorcd,. Those indict.
-i ms accessories before III" fact nrr
Secretary Of State Caleb Powers. Cap.
tain John l.. Powers. cx.Srrr-iary Of
state Charles Finley. ". II. Cui'on
aud +. Wharton Golden. In the In.
dirtmcnt. relating 10 the alleged ncccs.
soric~ three other men ARE Indirectly
referred 10 ns accessories. though mo-
Indictment. were reported ngninst
them. They are Governor ". \. Tny.
lor. Green Golden aud Captain John
Davis.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-04-21
sURGHERs ON THE MOVE.
Reported to Have Raised the Siege of
wepen~r and Are Going North

London. April 1.-THE Bloemfon,ein
correspondent OF the Standard. tele-
graphing Monday. says:
The Beers are in full retreat from
Wepencr, hugging the Basutoland bor-
der. The Basutos are marching paral-
lei with them along the frontier,
watching eagerly for the slightest en-
croachment"
The Bloemfontcin correspondent of
the Telegraph, in dispatch dated yes
tcrday says:
The Beers have raised the siege Of
Wepcner and have left RouNvillc. A
majority Of them have undoubtedly re-
turned north, with the exception Of n
body OF about G.sp now reported 10 bc
going toward Bethuic."
The News has the following from
Reddersburg. dated Friday: General
Chcrmside saw the rear guard of the
Beers disappear southeast, in full re
treat. The enemy appear to be in
strong force fourteen miles east OF
Rcddcrshurg. They are falling back
before our advance guard"
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-04-21
WITH PoMp AND DISPLAY
1As 0svsssss ef Puerto Rico VIII BE L.
o0gunt>d with Much show.


aogusatsd With Much SHOW.
WashinGton, April l7.-Charies II.
Auen, the newly chosen governor OF
foerto Rico, Is arranging to leave
eshineton for San Juan toward the
end OF the present week. He will be
accompanied by Mrs. Allen and their
HAugnter. The trip will be made on
tne United States steamship Dolphin.
Inc President and Secretary Long
nave determined that the inauguration
OF the civil governor OF Puerto Rico
ehaH be marked with as much pomp as
~ Ii oentting an event Of that magnitude.
iherefore. the United States will see
10 II that there In at San Juan on the
occasion OF the Inauguration OF the first
american governor dignitied and i'm
pfessive ceremony that will fix the
event In the minds OF the people.
Inc United States steamship Dol
phin. which will carry Mr.. Allen to San
Juan, Will enter the harbor there es-
corted by the entire North Atlantic
squadron, under command Of Rear Ad-
mlral Farquhar on the flagship New
YORK. The squadron is now ut Ber-
muda, and will time its movements SO
ns 20 arrive Oh the north coast Of Puer
TO Rico about the time the Dolphin is
sighted.
Governor Allen will be inaugurated
at San Juan May 1st, and General Da.
Wis, the military governor, will turn
OUT all the troops under his command
IN honor Of the occasion. The ships OF
the squadron will fire salutcs, which
VIII De answered by the shore batter
les. There will be some speeches at
night and the fleet VIII use their cleo
tric lights and there will be general IL
luminations.
After setting up a civil government
ana comforting with General Davis. Mr..
Allen VIII return to the United States
TO arrange his private affairs, return
Ing to Puerto Rico on the Mayiiower.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-04-21
To ur-.a True, In Wall Paper

New York. April l7.-Thc World to-
morrow viii say:
Al tn" annual meeting of the Nation.
nj Wall Paper Company. II il said. n
strong EFFORT VIII b. made to dissolve
'he company. better known n III. wall
paper trust. Tn" party ot directors
working TO this end Is headed by Col.
oncl Jacob J. Jnn"way Of New Bruins.
wick, who's" factory l. now controlled
by tn" trust.
These directors assert TINT the or.
gnnlsnilon has never been success.
owing 10 til" fact that II raised the
price Of wall paper TO n figure where
competition was made profitable.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-04-21

Considerable Importance is attached
TO the distance measuring field glass
invented by Mr.. Zeiss OF Jena. II Is
simply an extension OF the natural
power of the eyes to estimate the dis
tznce OF nearby objects, This power
depends upon the fact that the space
between the eyes serves like . base
line In surveying. the lines OF sight
convsrging upon a selected object from
the ends OF the base. In the telemeter
the effective distance between the eyes
Is Increased by means OF prisms. and
double images OF the objects looked at
are formed. The distance between the
images varies with the remoteness OF
the objects. and 4 scale shows what
the real distance is. Up to about two
miles the results are said to be fairly
accurate.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-04-21

In his system OF Ethics" Mr. Paul
sen says that acts are called good
when they tend to promote human well
fare. bad when they tend to disturb
and destroy IT, The highest good OF
an individual as well as of society
consists In the perfect development
and exercise OF life. lie also sAyr phil
osophical pessimism is not proved
theory whose propositions can lay
claim TO universal validity. but the .N-
preston OF individual feelings. and as
such can be merely subjectiyely true.
lnasmuch as We have no statistics on
the happy and unhappy lives, the sue
cesses and failures, the author says he
Is for the present inclined to put as
much faith In the Judgment OF plain
man OF the people as in the clogucnee
of pcssimIs,ic philosopher
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-04-21
A.,..,c rro.,.,. A,.,,.s n.s..s..

London. April is.-Th- Vienna CORE.
spondcnt Of III" Telegraph says:
The mountain which ovcrlooks the
town Of Elappi. whrr the landslide re-.
Gently occurred. has undergone n sells.
mic disturbance. which II spreading
throughout the entire province Of Ho.
hcmia. between the rivers Eihc and
Eyer.
The heights Of the bohemian mi.idi.
range ARE moving. and houses nn,i
churches have collapsed In some thirty
villages. Hallway "inhankmcnt. have
been moved. stream. diverted and
ronds sunk. Thus fnr there has is.cH
No loss of life. bu, constant watch 1.
imperative.
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on..., Ar...., .s.s. :. ..,..,

Madrid. April is.-Thc United state.
minister. lt'iiany siorrer. visited I'rs.
mier tIivein today aud Ht,oiosixed far
the action of the mayor II Chicago,
Carter u. Harrison. In sending IN invi.
iation to the Duke IT Arros. ht,aniah
minister IT Wnshluxion. ~ attsnd ths
Dewey day celebration sheSe. Nr.
H'orrer said th~ csltesi esstss guvesn-
said wss the rrSuit n ~ eSrs,e commit.
ted hy Huniripal cserh. ard peumised
Il should not b. rsteated.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-04-21
r....~,.....,rp, c..s.... Meet.

Houston. Texas. April is.-Thc
1rnnsmissi-sippi Commercial Congress
met this morning IN annual session.
the attendance being lnrr"r than nt nny
previous meeting. NIL the states nnd ter.
ri'orir- west ~ the Mississippi aud
som" Of iho." east of III" river being
represented. In III. absence of Chnir.
tnnn Moses ~ the cxccu'iv" committee.
Thomas N. Patterson of Colorado pre-.
sided. The morning wns consumed IN
welcoming addresses by the mayor Of
Houston and others.
The Monte Vista journal., 1900-04-21
fhlHt1 Aliii.n Atn.,iss.

Boston. .-prli 1.-THE i,ov. Rock.
well Clancy. n missionary NJ AiIahn.
had. India. says;
''rhc condition of famine. stricken In.
dlA to-day n something perfectly aw.
ful TO contemplate. I cannot tell upy.
thing ahout the number dying, but
whe0 lsft BOMBAY last February
thefe were notnc DUs'.nD peot,jp suf.
fssiae asd over bamlND wrs~ In diYp
6ooereoe, and Of these hus AOOo0Qo
V0o sUossvine gevssnm<nA aS1s