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The Lamar register., 1900-12-05
BOARD OF HEALTH STATISTICS
PROVE COLORADO HEALTHFUL

Denver, Colo, Dec. 1.-The state
board Of health made its biennial re-
port yesterday. 1t did better than that
1t made a report for eight years. The
reason for doing this was that from
1893 to the present date no reports OF
the state board of health have been
published, hence report which will
I'LL more than 500 printed pages was
sent to Governor Thomas by DR.. George
e. Tyler, secretary of the state board.
The deaths during nine months taken
at random form the basis for complete
returns Twenty per cent. of the
deaths are infants less than one year of
age. One thousand and twelve deaths
out Of total in the state of 5,6OS for
the first nine months of the present
year were of infants under one year of
age. Here are n few figures from the
mortality statistics:
Deaths from January 1 to October !,
1900. in the entire state:
Between the ages of 100 and no.. 1
Between the ages of 90 and 100. 10
Between the ages of so and 90. -. III
Less than one year old. i ,O12
From 1 to years old. d............ 221
Total deaths in the state during
the nine months. s.............. .5,60S
The census shows that the difference
between the number of males and fe-
males in the state is slight, yet the re-
port on mortality shows in the first
nine months of this year three males
died for every two females who died.
The school census shows that there
are almost three females under eighteen
in the state to every two males; thus
while the deaths are much more fire.
Quent among males than females, the
women of the rising generation are
overwhelmingly in the majority. The
report on deaths by the month shows
that the number of deaths of males ex-
ceeded those of females by 1,15O. The
table follows:
Male. Female.
January ........ 361 275
February ............ 334 249
The Lamar register., 1900-12-05
JUDGEMENT AGAINST
A COLORADO MAN

London, Dec. lin the sheriff's
court to-day the London and West
minister contract corporation secured
a judgment for f6, 400 against Joseph
Hamilton Brotherton, formerly an
American Methodist minister. 1t ap-
pears from the testimony that Broth
erton, and an alleged confederate, ].
@. Lemp Vance. came to England in
1895 and promoted several doubtful
mining companies. They then formed
the Contract Corporation. including
Sir James Linton and other men of i'm
portance to act as directors. Brother
ton, it is added, next sold shares in
these companies to the Contract Cor
poration for f55,OOO, and, 1t Is claimed,
he and Vance decamped to America
with the money.
"Brotherton," said Arthur Hewitt
Spokes, counsel for the plaintiffs, to-
day, was served with a writ at or
near Denver, much to his surprise. OF
course he did not respond. Proceed
ings will now be begun in the Ameri-
can courts to obtain EST 500 which 1
believe he still retains.
HE was originally a resident of Bos-
ton. His career in London. was one of
the most remarkable in the annals of
promotion. He lived in quiet suburb,
but had good offices in the city, and
foated company after compac J."
Denver, Colo, Dec. 1.-Joseph H.
Brotherton, who lives in this city,
when interviewed by a local reporter,
said: 81 was interested in the Con-
tract Corporation and had $4,000
worth of stock. The company was cap
italized for f25O,OOO, but only fSO, 1000
was paid in. Its objects were similar
to those of the Venture Corporation
to buy mining properties that promised
to develop well and be good invest
ments and to put capital in other
things. The company bought proper
ties in West Australia and South AZ
rica and the primary cause of its
downfall was the Jameson raid and
the South African panic, which carried
down many companies at the same
time.
~ know nothing of any proceedings
to be commenced in American courts
and 1 have not been served with any
! papers.
The Lamar register., 1900-12-05
The Rice viii Case.

New York, Dec. 3.-The Press says:
Instead of being the head and front
of a conspiracy to obtain possession of
the estate of William Marsh Rice, the
Texas millionaire, Albert T. Patrick,
the lawyer confined in the Tombs on
the charge of forgery, has declared he
will be able to prove that his arrest
and all the subsequent stories affecting
his character are part and parcel of a
plot on the part of others to gain con-
troll of real estate and wealth.
There will be no attempt to oppose
the probate of the first will on the
ground of undue influence, but on the
ground of forgery and fraud. If Pat
rick's lawyers can prove that the will
made in 1896 is in any way fraudulent,
it will clear the way for them to prove
the second will to be genuine. This
they assert they can do.
The Lamar register., 1900-12-05

The report shows significant i'll
crease in the number of suicides in tl,J
state in recent years, but makes no eff
fort to explain the causes of this in
crease. The number of suicides has nj
most doubled in Colorado in the las
five years. The report shows conclu
sively that poisoning, Indicating ever
more premeditation than firearms. Is
the favorite method of suicide. In tho
first nine months Of this year. asidf
from many suspicious cases which
might have been suicides. but whicl
for the sake of pairing the feelings OF
the families. there have been twenty
two well-establshed cases of suicide
by poisoning. BY strangula.ion foI
have ended their lives. by drowning
nineteen, by firearms five. by the knife
one. One woman with suicidal intent
allowed herself to be crushed to death
and by other methods eleven killed
themselves. In these nine months six
ty-three authenticated suicides were re
corded. which is equal to eighty-four
suicides for the present year. Among
the list of violent deaths twenty-five
are reported to have met death bs'
burning. No attempt is made to give
the murder statistics for the nine
months, as in many cases Of alleged
murder there has been no settlement of
the cases in court.
DIR. Tyler enters extensively into sta
tistics on contagious diseases. The
general effect of the compilation Of
these statistics is 10 show that in COM
parison with other states In the Union
Colorado is particularly free from dis.
ease.
The Lamar register., 1900-12-05
VIC. T. u. NATIONAL CONVENTION
in SESSION AT WASHINGTON

Washington, Dec. 3.-Five hundred
delegates are in Washington to attend
the twenty-seventh annual convention
of the Women's Christian Temperance
Union, whose regular business session
begins to-day. The indications are that
the convention will be one of the most
profitable in the history of the organiZa-
tiOn.
Yesterday preliminary meeting was
held. presided over by the national
president, Mrs. Lillian Stevens of
Maine. Mrs..J. II. Barney of Round the
World Temperance Missionary Worker
for the w. c. L. u, delivered her an
nual sermon, in which she referred to
the flight of the Israelites under Moses
to Jerusalem. She likened the prom
ised land of the Hebrews to the prom
ised land of the twentieth century now
dawning for the w. c. II. u. workers.
Our Jericho" she said. sis about to
dawn upon us. 1t is the coming GEN.
tury. when every effort should he re-
doubled and aggressiveness should be
the watchword for increased activity
In abOlishing the saloon and stamping
out the liquor evil.''
One of the most important features of
the convention will be discussion Of
The Lamar register., 1900-12-05
Manila,s New Liquor Laws.

Washington, Dec 1.-The division of
insular affairs of the War Department
has published a statement relative to
the liquor traffic of Manila. 1t shows
that the American authorities have in
creased the license fee from 81 for each
saloon to 5000 for saloons of the first
class; $3.50 for those of the second
class; 800 for the third class, and $50
for the last class, selling only beer and
light wine and located outside of the
businesses district.
The sale of the native drink, "vino."
has been forbidden to soldiers, as it is
most harmful in its effects upon them.
There were only 155 licenses outstand-
ing on June Both last, a decrease of
sixty-nine since the American licenses
began. The bar-rooms are more order
ly and the keepers more careful.
No discharged American soldier holds
a license. Spaniards hold 66 licenses;
Americans, %: Filipinos, %; Negroes.
2; Chinese, 8; Japanese, 3, and persons
of unknown nationality, 81.
The Lamar register., 1900-12-05

publican committee on order Of busi-
ness, and to this end n meeting of that
committee will be held after the ad-
journment of the Senate Monday af
ternoOn.
The leaders of the House are prepar-
ing to press with great vigOr the i'm
portant business of the short session
which convenes to-day. Already the
considerable preliminary committee
work has been done on the bill for the
reduction OF the war revenue taxes, the
army reorganization bill. the river and
harbor bill and several of the appro-
priation bills. and the Legislative mill
will start under n full head of steam.
The army reorganization bill is con-
sidered particularly urgent owing TO
the possibility of its meeting strenuous
opposition after it reaches the Senate,
and 1t is the intention OF the leaders to
get 1t out of the way at the earliest pos
sible moment. 1t will be reported
probably ON Tuesday and will be taken
up at once unless after further consul
tation 1t is decided to let the legislative.
executive and judicial appropriation
bill. which also will be ready on Tues
day, in ahead of it. The Democrats
will caucus on the army bill to-day and
the indications now are that they will
offer as a substitute for the permanent
reorganization measure bill extend
ing for two or three years the present
law for provisional army.
The Lamar register., 1900-12-05
GERMAN EMPEROR
SNUBS DOM PAUL

Berlin, Dec. 3.-Mr. Kruger has
abandoned his proposed visit to Berlin,
owing to the receipt of an official in
timation that Emperor William regrets
that in consequence of previous ar
rangements he will be unable to re-
ceive him. The Boer statesman will,
therefore. proceed direct from Cologne
for Holland. He telegraphed to this
effect this afternoon.
The Emperor's intimation was con-
veyed to Mr.. Kruger by the German en-
vOy at Luxembourg, who arrived at
Cologne to-day.
The Cologne Gazette, in an inspired
communicate. says:
mfr. Krugers visit is not agreeable
to Germany. His aim being to obtain
Intervention in South Africa. 1t would
be grave political mistake, 1t would
be even Il great crime, to allow him to
entertain even a spark of hope that
Germany will render him any practical
support"
This declaration is accompanied with
reproaches, Mr.. Kruger being charged
with "having encouraged useless
guerrilla warfare and having disre-
garded Germany's advice when he
might still have followed it."
The fact that no official reception to
Kruger took place at Cologne, and the
explanation of the omission of this re-
ception given by VOLTS bureau, con-
firms the cable to the effect that Kru-
gers visit here is unwelcome. One of
the officials of the Bureau explains
that the omission to receive Kruger
officially was due to the fact that a
previous intimation to the imperial
court of his intended visit, which is al
ways insisted upon, had not been
made.
The Lamar register., 1900-12-05
FIFTY.SIXTH CONGRESS
C0NVENES AT WASHINGTON

Washington. Dec. 3.-The Senate
will be called to order at IL o'clock to-
day, but beyond the probable reading
OF the Presidents message will trans
act no business, adjourning till Tues
day out of respect to the memory of
Senators Davis and Gear.
Senator Allison will make the an
nOuncement of the death of his late col
league. Senator Gear, and there is hope
that Senator Nelson may arrive in
time to perform similar service con-
cerning Senator Davis. These an
nouncements will be preceded by the
ceremony of swearing in the new men,
bers, who this year are Mr.. Dolliver.
who has been appointed to succeed
Senator Gear, and Mr.. Dillingham;, who
takes the place formerly occupied by
Senator Ross of Vermont, and the ap-
pointment of the usual committees to
wait upon the President and House of
Representatives.
Mr.. Frye expects to get up the ship
ping subsidy bill on Tuesday and If not
on that day then on Wednesday. and
In doing this to have the Spooner Phil
1ppine bill displaced. This will be the
beginning of the important work of the
session, and upon the success or fail
ure OF the scheme may depend much
or the future course OF proceedings
for the entire session. In order to ac-
complish this result 1t will be neces-
sary first to get the consent of the Re-
The Lamar register., 1900-12-05
Porto Rico Awakening.

New York, Dec. 3.-Porto Rico's first
delegate to Congress, Frederic Dege-
tau, arrived Saturday on his way to
Washington and will remain over here
a few days.
my people want to become root and
branch American" he said day. I'VE
cannot do it too quickly. We recognize
that we are naturally Americans and
that our future is part of the future
of this country. After centuries of
sleep, Porto Rico is getting there with
great alacrity."
Senior Degetau is Republican. He
is about forty-three years old and
formerly edited La Isla de Porto Rico.
The Lamar register., 1900-12-05
POSTAL AFFAIRS
IN FIVE STATES

Washington, Dec. 3.-The annual re-
port of the fourth assistant postmaster
general, relative to the establishment.
discontinuance and advancement OF
postoffices during the fiscal year ended
June 30. 1900. presents some facts Of
local application which are worthy of
brief consideration.
This annual report shows that at this
time Colorado has forty-nine presiden-
tial postoffices, an increase OF one over
the year preceding. Three of these Of
fees are first class. eleven are second
class and thirty-five third class In ad-
dition to these are 7O2 fourth class Of
fees, 1913 of their number being money
order offices. This is an increase Of
seven over year ago. For the entire
year, forty-six fourth class offices were
established, thirty-eight We're discon-
tinued and one advanced to the presi-
dental class
The gross receipts of the 751 post
offices of this state aggregated S1,107,-
O69 for the entire year, with an aggre-
gate amount expended per capita Of
$2.O5.
The state of Wyoming now has ten
presidential offices, the same as last
year, two Of the second class and eight
of the third. Her fourth class offices
number 307, an increase over the pre-
ceding year of five. The gross receipts
of the total number of 81 offices was
$137.767.
In Utah there are twelve presidential
offices, as against ten of 1899, and 327
| fourth class offices, as against 232 of
| the previous year. The gross receipts
of these offices were $31O512
In New Mexico the presidential of
fees have advanced from thirteen to
fourteen and the fourth-class Offices
from 200 to 3Os, with total receipts Of
$157, ,661.
Arizona has seventeen presidential
offices, an increase of two for the year,
and 2O4 fourth-class offices, an increase
of seventeen, giving total gross receipts
Of $164, ,6O7.
The Lamar register., 1900-12-05
Dea tn of oscar Wilde.

London, Dec. 1.-Oscar Wilde died at
2:30 yesterday afternoon at small no.
tel in Quarter Latin, Paris.
For the past three days he had laid
unconscious in a delirium from an alb
cess in the ear which the doctors could
not locate exactly. Inflammation from
this gradually mounted to the brain.
He died attended by few faithful
friends who declined to accept the gen
eral verdict of the world against him.
His end may be compared to that of
Verlaine.
The Lamar register., 1900-12-05

The longest electric railway in the
world is to be built in Montana. The
proposed line is from Billings to Great
Falls. some 200 miles. and the plan is
to operate it entirely by electric power,
which is to be supplied from gener-
ating stations on the Missouri and
Yellowstone rivers. The road would
have considerable traffic in coal, ores
and other heavy freights and would be
the first line with such traffic to be
worked by electricity.
The Lamar register., 1900-12-05

The speed trial of the wisconsin"
suggests that II international races
between battle-ships were as readily
arranged as those events in which
yachts take part, the United States
would win good many prizes. Yet
1t Is safe to assert that If they ever
meet a foreign squadron in serious
encounter. these splendid new ships
OF ours will not undertake to prove
their superiority by running away.
The Lamar register., 1900-12-05

Whaleback steamers are now being
successfully used on the Mississippi
river. The boats are arranged with
water tight compartments SO that by
pumping water into or out of either
end. the craft can be trimmed as de-
sired. One boat was run full on a sand
bar to illustrate the working of the
scheme. and by the use OF her pumps
and compartments got off in fifteen
minutes.
The Lamar register., 1900-12-05

Thus far this season 1000 deer have
been taken to Bangor, Me-, from the
hunting regions north of the city.
Nearly all of them were owned by
hunters from other states. who have
taken them home. The number of
dead moose which have passed through
Bangor is 56. or within six of last
years record for the corresponding pc
riod. The deer figures show falling
off of 251 from those of last season.
This is accounted. for by the dry
weather of the first two weeks of the
season. and by the fact that many deer
perished in the deep SHOWS of last
winter. There is plenty of deer in the
woods. however. and it is likely that
the total kill for the season will be
well up to that of 1899.
The Lamar register., 1900-12-05

The sober judgment of humorist
may sometimes be more impressive
than the philosophy of an ethical
teacher. as when Mark Twain remarks
that Honor is harder master than
the law. 1t cannot compromise for
less than one hundred cents on the
dollar. and its debts never outlaw"
The Lamar register., 1900-12-05
"Dooley" Dangerously Ill.

Chicago, Dec 1.-Findley P. Dunno,
author of the "Dooley" papers, and for
many years an active newspaper man
of Chicago, is dangerously Ill with
pneumonia at st. Luke's hospital. Mr..
Dunno was taken Ill in his apart
ments in the Virginia hotel, but was
removed to the hospital by the advice
of his physicians.
The Lamar register., 1900-12-05

The newest thing in the slot machine
line is machine that charges the
storage batteries of automobiles. By
connecting the automobile to the ma
chine and dropping a quarter in the
slot the batteries may be charged In
few minutes. One Of the machines
is on exhibition at the automobile
show being held in New York city.
The Lamar register., 1900-12-05

The League against Seaslckness is
a new French organization which
publishes a serious periodical, the
Journal du Nal de Mer, largely COM
posed of infallible prescriptions
against seasickness. Everybody knows
such recipes. People who do not 20
to sea find them very effective, and
as a rule they are entertaining But
the French journal ought also to print
some fiction with a less transparent
plot and more agreeable climax.
The Lamar register., 1900-12-05

Could there be finer tribute to
the American soldier than the follow
Ing words of an English observer in
China? He says that they have dis
tinguished themselves not only in the
face Of the enemy. but equally so
against the temptations that exist in
city like Pekin under existing con-
ditions."
The Lamar register., 1900-12-05

Until a few days ago Brown county,
Indiana. had neither railway. tele-
graph nor telephone facilities any
where within its borders. 1t is still
minus the two first mentioned neces-
stiles of modern life, but telephone
line has invaded Nashville, coming
from Columbus. in an adjoining
county.
The Lamar register., 1900-12-05

using a government mail bag as a
clothesbag. He is now resting in Jail.
while the secret service officers look
up the bags history
The Lamar register., 1900-12-05

Lord Rosebery has found the time
to dash off history OF the life of
Napoleon. Rosebery evidently aspires
to be known as the Halstead Of Eng
land
The Lamar register., 1900-12-05
THE REGISTER.
IAA4AA --.. COLORADO

The latest triumph in the industrial
world is the stone lathe. 1t is eighty
six feet long and weighs many tons.
The Lamar register., 1900-12-05

1t is better to suffer many injuries
than to do one. There is small re-
venge in words; but words may be
greatly revenged.
The Lamar register., 1900-12-05

The little Grand Duchess Olga of
Russia is the richest baby in the
world. The week she was born
& 100000 was invested for her.
The Lamar register., 1900-12-05

banks reported gold holdings on Sep
tember 9th of about 2,OOO,OOO, of
which amount $115,O1S,14O was in the
gold certificates issued by the treasury
The remainder. about $10I 100000, If
added to the visible gold in the treas
ury, makes a total in these two classes
of establishments alone OF about $780,
100000 This is more than the entire
estimated stock of gold In the United
States at the close of 1895.
The gold supply Of the country on
the last day of 1896 was estimated Mt
$692, DAT. .212. The estimated amount
November 1, 1900, was $1,OsO. OPT. .4O7,
and 1t Is probable that the report for
December LIST will show at least ST.
1O0,OOO,OOO. The treasury officials are
confident that the round sum of $475,-
100000 in the treasury gold holdings
will soon be attained. and that even
$500, 900. 900 is not beyond reasonable
expectations.
The treasury recently has been ship
ping small notes in large quantities to
New Orleans and other points upon de-
posits of gold in the New York sub
treasury by the New York reserve
agents Of the Southern banks.
The Lamar register., 1900-12-05

81 am not an American Methodist
minister, and l have never been in
Boston in my life.
II don't care what they say about
me, for the charges are absolutely
false"