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The Lamar register., 1900-01-17
In the Lnlrefthe octepus.


Their plan Is to recommend the New
Jersey system to the Quebec legisla
ture. New Jerseys prosperity has
attracted the attention Of some shrewd
business men in Montreal, and they
wish doubtless to have something Of
the same kind among them.
New Jersey laws, as is well known,
not only permit but encourage the
formation of corporations for all le-
gitima,e purpose. For this reason
New Jersey is held MP occasionally
to scorn as the lair Of the trusts, and
agitators against corporations in Tex
as, Kansas, Nebraska, and even in
Illinois, give thanks that their states
are not in the awful condition Of New
Jersey.
The people Of New Jersey, however,
seem strangely eontented with their
laws which afford facilities for the
organization of corporations are
good thing for the state. They say
the state was never so prosperous as
since it invited corporations of every
description to make it their legal
domicile.
New Jerseys state government has
been for years free from any serious
scandal. lis revenue are economic
ally spent 1t has large balance in
the treasury and practically no debt
The taxes are low and the yalpe OF
! property Is increasing rapidly, The
only direct tax now levied Is for
school purposes. The taxes on rail
road and other corporations, The in.
heritauce tax, aud the official fees
! provide an ample revenue
The resources of the savings banks
and building and loan associans are
steadily rising, New Jersey is a hive
of coutenied industry whose quiet
| prosperity prevents it from making
sensational chapters Of history. Jer-
seymen do not contend that all these
good things are the result Of their
| liberal treatment Of corporations, but
they do believe that their corporation
laws are fair example Of the general
good sense with which their state is
managed.
While New Jersey thus SMILES in
contentmeut aud wakes fat by honest
industry, perhaps it can afford to let
Texas and Nebraska and Kansas lash
themselves iuto a fury over the
money power We never have
heard that New Jersey objected to
this western diversion. In fact. We
have heard many Jerssyn.en say that
if Texas and Nebraska and Kansas
could stand 1t, New Jersey certainly
could.
] A-o f4A+A HAtAahANA sttulN 70 De
that there are forty five states in the
Uaion, and that the people Of some
of these, such as New Jersey. have
sense enough To desire Industrial de-
velopment and get it, while Others
wish merely to get even. and con.
sequeutly get little else. The state
which BY hostile Legislation drives
Industries from its borders simply
loses the wealth and wages which
the more sensible commonwealth
gains. All the laws which Illinois.
for instance, can put on the statute
book, will not prevent the people
| from buying goods made by a trust
in New Jersey, If quality and price
meet their wishes. The state ruled
by corporation baiters may have the
satisfaction of indicating some prin.
ciples Of doubtful value, but less de.
lirious communities meantime reap
the profits of productive industries.
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The Lamar register., 1900-01-17

Tie Bent County Democrat man
is riled because the Pueblo papers
think Lamar is the only town in this
part Of the valley. Don't let it worry
you, brotherI After you have lived
in Las Animas a few months you will
think that same thing yourself.
The Lamar register., 1900-01-17

The democratic papers are still try
ing to make their readers believe the
recent furry in Wall Street was a
ranic. There was not a day while it
lasted that some of the manufactur.
ing concerns did not announce a raise
Of wages. Did our readers hear Of
anything Of that kind in 1898?
The Lamar register., 1900-01-17

The Honorable John Shafroth sent
us his latest rehash of his financial
speech this week II 1t were possible
for the Honorable John TO tell what
he don't know about public ques-
tion, then and then only could he
make an interesting speech.
The Lamar register., 1900-01-17

The report of the agricultural de-
Partment just issued shows that of
our total agricultural exports of the
past five years, sixty per cent or over
two billion dollars worth have gone
to England. 1t remains for our far.
mers to decide whether it is best to
allow ancient preiudices to cause us
to maintain position of unalterable
hate against their best customer.
The second best customer is Germa
ny which buys thirteen per cent Of
our agricultural exports, aud is the
only country which buys one tenth
as much as England.
The Lamar register., 1900-01-17

The Utah sheep growers an
nounced that Bryan had been con
verted IN favor Of a tariff on wool, but
the Colonel promptly denied the
story. He wants wool just as free as
possible, SO that he can get enough
to pull over the peoples eyes during
the campaign this year. He will dis
cover though that the crop is short
The Lamar register., 1900-01-17

At. & S. r. Tfst Cas-.
naiiy Laaar. Colorado Daily.
The Lamar register., 1900-01-17

SUBSCRIPTION RATES;
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LAMAR, CoLonApo, JANUARY II, 1900.
With Allen, Blackburn and Ghand-
Ter back in the senate, the people
will again have the ABC Of dam
phoolery, constantly before them.
Bryan has announced that he will
not mix in the Kentucky fight The
Colonel is getting foxy since his
Texas friends took him out sniPe
hunting a few weeks ago.
The two editors OF the Denver Post
were shot last week during a quarrel
over the division Of S25 slush money.
This is about the size of the Denver
dailies, and very little sympathy will
be given them
There is a report that the Cubans
are objecting to some of the provis-
ions of the American constitution.
This IS lie on its face, for those lazy
beggars will accept anything that is
labeled provisions"
England has notified our state de
partnent that she will release the
American goods seized by her navy,
and pay damages. The yellow jour
mails viii have to find a new scare.
crow to howl at now.
Ladysmith seems to be able to
hold out against all the old 'grannIes'
in both the Boer aud British armies.
1t is enough to make one think her
celebrated son John Smith had taken
charge Of her defense.
II the future can be judged by the
past we predict that before the robin :
nest the Las Animas papers viii be
running l. C. Henry for governor,
and before snow flies they VIII be
advocating neektie party for his
benefit.
Tie Bent County Democrat man
is riled because The Pueblo papers
think Lamar is the only town in this
part Of the valley. Don't let it worr,
you, brotherl After you have lived
in Las Animas a few months you will
think that same thing Yourself.
The Honorable John Shafroth sent
us his latest rehash of his financial
speech this week II II were possible
for the Honorable John TO tell what
he don't know about public ques-
ton, then and then only could he
make an interesting speech.
The democratic papers are still try.
ing to make their readers believe tn,
recent furry in Wall Street was
panic There was not day while It
lasted that some Of the manufactur
ing concerns did not announce rails,
Of wages. Did our readers hear o.
anything of that kind in 1898?
The Utah sheep growers an
nounced that Bryan had been con
verted in favor Of tariff on wool, bu
the Colonel promptly denied th,
story. He wants wool just as free al
possible, so that he can get enough
to pull over the peoples eyes during
the campaign this year. He will dis
cover though that the crop is short
The report of the agricultural de.
Partment just issued shows that oi
our total agricultural exports of the
past five years, sixty per cent or owe,
The sun., 1900-07-07
WILLIAM A. PUREY DEAD.
He Was o Picturesque Figure In Political ana
Onicial Life In Brooklyn.

Commissioner Of Jurors william A. Furey
Of Brooklyn died on Thursday night. after
q protracted illness. at his home 10 Eighth
avenue. in his sixty-seventh year. He had
q stroke Of paralysis In October. 1893. and
since then for the most part has been con-
fined 10 his home seldom being able 10 go
to his office in the Court House. He was u
picturesque figure In Democratic ponpcs.
the Fifth ward where he was born. lie was
q ship carpenter and was q fellow employees
with Hugh McLaushlin IN and Jacob Worth IN
the navy yard in his early manhood; HIS
first officia prize was o seat In the old board
OF Supervisors for two terms as the repre-.
sentative Of the Fifth ward He next served
as q City Assessor and afterward as Tax CoI-
sioner Of Jurors and he retained the office
until the close Of his life In spite OF frequent
efforts Of the Republicans. by means OF special
legislation at Albany, TO dslodge him. He
served az Secretary Of the Democratic County
General Committee for twelve years and dur
ing that time was the nainstay OF the VIII
loughby Street regi me in campaign work:
IN 1851. when he was defeated IN his race sa for
the Repubh can candidate. He remained q
close and trusted friend Of Hugh Mclaughlin
oil through his life.
He was prominent In the volunteer fire.
mems organizations, He was also member
OF the st. Patrick Society and the Constitu-
ton Club. For the past twenty years his
home has been with his brother, Robert A.
a widow. two sons and two daughters The
funeral service will be held on Monday morn
Ing in ST. Augustine'S Church In Sixth ave-
nus and Sterling place.
The sun., 1900-07-07
OBITUARY..

Mrs. Beulah Jordan the wife Of j Y. Jordan.
proprietor OF the Elberon Hotel, died In this
city Thursday night Her body was sent TO
Wilbur Fisk True and was n years old. Her
husband and a son, Q years old. survive her.
The funeral services will De held in St James
Chapel. Elberon to-morow.
Henry Mausrs died at the home Of his sister
in-law, Mrs. James Donaldson. at Highland
Park, \. j., yesterday, at the age OF IS. He
had been associated with Mrs. Donaldson in
the management of the London and Olympic
theatres in this city. His body will be taken TO
the home Of his sister, Mrs. John Bowers, OF
3o7 South Fifth street, Brooklyn, where funeral
services will be held tomorrow afternoon.
Charles Percy oswald, one OF the freight
agents OF the Hamburg American Line, died OF
heart disease on Thursday night at the home OF
his friend DR. John s. Thacher. with whom he
boarded at % West Thirty-nipth street. Mr.
Oswald was 34 years old and came here from
Germany eight years ago. He leaves two
sisters. who are at the Hotel Manhat tan.
The Rev. Or. ". W. Foster. Vice President OF
the Round Lake Association and Methodist
Episcopal minister since lsIe is dead at his
home in Round Lake. He was 70 years old and
was the father OF the Rev W. W. Foster, Jr. 4.
President Of Rust University.
Col David UrGuhart OF New Orleans. aged
- years, former bank President and sugar
planter. died nj his cottage in Saratoga on
Friday from pneumonia. He was the father
Of Mrs. James Brown Potter. the actress. who
Is now In London.
The sun., 1900-07-07
LIGHTNING HIT THE OCEANIC.
Biggest Ship Anoat Needs New hrsen Ivy
msst-Fontabeile Hit, Too.

While tho storm clouds were letting out 'hen
moisture along the North River front ~ s''O
O'Clock yesterday afternoon there Wa n"e
ana somewhat startling electrical display he".
the piers Of the White Star and the ouepe.
steamship lines at the foot OF West len'n a',N
Charles streets bolt came perpendlouia,n
from the blackness and hit the gooular nietaiho
truck on the mizzen mast OF the stean's.'p
Fontaoelle. moored at the foot OF Chai's
street. Tho lower part Of the mast Is OF s,ef'
and about ten feet OF the upper part was "d Wooud
several feet OF tho wooden part were sna's..u -.
ana fragments were sent flying all the way
across the dock TO the oceanic, falling in u
SHOWER on her decks and frighte ming inc s'e"
ard and his assistants who were on duty.
the Fo1 tabelle and another pang taking carso
from the Oceanic They had sought enel'ets
IRON the deluge under the pier SHEDS, Nonnt y.
them said that the shock OF the nghtnins
stroke rocked the piers as II they were ships az
sea. One OF the officers Of the Oceanic, lhe
biggest ship ahoat who was observing the anucs
Of the storm says that after the bolt smasnraa
the mizzen topnast OF the Fontqbele II leapeu
horizontally across the dock and landed on !he
truck OF the wooden mizzen topn,ast oil the
Oceanic, ripping of the big ball and shatterlng
were somewhat affected by the nash and vlOra.
tion, and few of them ran toward the street
end Of tho pier All hand. returned 10 WORK
after the shower had passed
Before sailing on Wednesday the Oceanic VIII
be ntted with new mizzen topmast The ron
tabelle, which vii! sail for the Vest Indies to-
day, Will repair after she leaves port.
The sun., 1900-07-07
PARIS CHEERS FOR THE BOERs.
The Peace Delegates Satisfied with Theil
Visit 20 the United states.
spsrial Cabis D,spaieho TO THE SUN,

Spsrial Cabls Despaiehss 10 THE SUN
HAvRE. July 6.-The Boer peace envoys'
Messrs. Fischer. Vessels and Wolmarans, ar
rived from New York to-day on the steamship
LAquitaine. At 0 A. NJ they were received py
the Committee on Boer independence. Ut
Leyds. the diplomatic agent Of the TransVaai.
also welcomed the delegates. who were enthusi-
asticaly greeted.
PARIS July "a scene of extraordinary en-
thusiasm marked the arrival Of the Boer peace
delegates in Paris. Long before the train was
due at the st. Lazare station every avahaole
spot was packed by crowd which stretched
FAR away from the Rue d'Amsterdam to the
Hue Ircnchet. while tranlc was stopped on the
Boulevard liaussmann. The delegates were
accompanied by Dr. Leyds and DIR. Pierson.
the Minister OF Finance OF the Netherlands.
When the delegates reached the station plat
form on their arrival they were received by
members Of the Transvaal Legation and dele
gates from the French Boer Committee.
brother Of Gen. de Villebois Mareuil, the Boer
chief OF staff who was killed in South Africa.
was also on the platform An extra force oil
police was necessary to keep order. The dele
gates were greeted with laundering cheers.
The correspondent OF THE Sun spoke to
Messrs. Fischer and Vessels before they
entered their carriage. Both gentlemen de-
clared that they were thoroughly satisfied with
their trip TO the United States Mr.. Fischer re-
marked emphatically: "The people are entirely
with ms
II was found necessary 10 slip the carrlane
through generally unused gateway in order to
avoid the dense masses OF Ieople. In spite OF
this precaution il took half an hour for the car
rage TO reach the Hotel Scribe As the car
riase passed through the streets the Parisians
cheered and shouted Long live the Doers!'' and
Down with the Enelishl' The delegates ap-
peared 10 be In fine health
The sun., 1900-07-07
TWO MORE HOr DAYS NEXT.
Double Thunderstorm Didn't do Very Much
20 Cool Things Yesterday.

Although it was very warm and very un.
comfortable yesterday. the statistics at tho
Weather Bureau showed that no records were
broken, The highest temperature was 20 de-
grees. at 80 o'clock in the afternoon. AZ
A. NJ. the temperature was only II at the
Weather Bureau. but the excessive humidity.
which at the hour registered e?. made II seem
much warmer. At o'clock the humidity
dropped 10 S.. During the thunderstorm In
the afternoon il rose again to II and at 'clock
II was 70. A second thunderstorm with
heavy rain cooled the atmosphere materially
after o'clock.
Thirteen persons were prostrated by tho heat
In Manhattan Yesterday. Al A, NJ the cool.
est place In the country was Helena Mon,
where the mercury registered Is degrees. Al
the same hour II was 10 In Philadelphia. 50 In
Baltimore and ~ IN Washington. High tenn
perature prevailed generally east Of the Missis-
sippi. with Washington "a a centre. Showers
aud local thunderstorms occurred Throughout
the country, The indications are that the warm
weather will continue for two more days and
that TO- day will be fail with southwest Winds
The sun., 1900-07-07
FOUR MORE BODTES FOUND.
Dynamite May BE Used IN the River at Ho-
bOken.

The bodies of four more victims OF the fo-
boken waterfront fire were found yesterday in
the slips between the burned piers. making the
total number Of bodies found up to last night
i38. One OF the four found yesterday was that
Of John Behr. a longshoreman. OF 200 Grand
street, Hoboken. The Identification was made
by his widow.
Mayor Pagan began yesterday seriously to
consider the possibility of a fever epidemic In
Hoboken resulting from the large number Of
bodies that have been held in the local morgue
for nearly a week and from the stencil that is
now noticeable In several places along the water
front. There have been several informal COM
plants made. and yesterday when two divers
from Chicago showed up In Hoboken looking
for chance TO turn an honest penny out OF
the disaster and offered to raise bodies by the
Use OF dynamite, Mayor Pagan gave them
hearing and was apparently inclined 70 accept
their proposition. The Mayor went into a
newspaper tent in the park and from there
called up DR.. Hellfer. President Of the Board
Of Health on the telephone and said that he
wanted a conference In the tent right away.
DR.. Hefer hurried to the tent and as he entered
Mayor Fa9an pointed to the burned piers and
said:
We've got TO blow them up with dynamite ="
NO, mol" exclaimed DR.. Heller. The in
surance on the property has not been adjusted
yet and Agent Schwab Of the steamship line
SAYS that nothing must be disturbed"
Il don't give damn for the insurance or
Agent Schwab," replied the Mayor. The
health of this city Is OF more IMPORTANCE than
either, And II is your duty To lock alter that
"Bnt 1t viii cost sio.%6 to blow UP the pier.
and who i7 going to pay that?" asked the fresi-
dent Of the Health Board
The Mayor didn't answer that question, but
turned TO the divers and dynamiters from
Chicago and told them to look the place over
They expressed tho opinion that the explosion
the water would stir things up and raise most
OF the bodies that tho men In the boats may
have missed with their graphing irons. IT
i feared, however by the city authorities
and some OF the steamship men that there
ara bodies pinned 10 the bottom by the debris
from the wrecked piers lighters and pile driver
After their talk with the Mayor the divers
ing company 10 back them and then they went
to New York Dr. llolfcr said last night that
dynamite would b" used to-day.
sixteen more bodies Were buried Yesterday
In the 52-fOOt excavation AZ Flower Hill Gene
terry, North Bergen, where eighty had been
Three OF them were from the New YORK Mo rgue
The others were from ODonnells HobOk en-
city mUrgue and all were unidentified The
Rev. AeA ander Richter Of the Lutheran Church
offered prayer at the morgue before the bodies
were removed, but there was no procession
aud no service AZ the cemetery. The burial
of these men yesterday, ns we'll as several pri-
aroordanc" with orders from the board Of
H'NIlh
The sun., 1900-07-07
THREE STRIKERS SET ON ONE WORKER
He shoots One Of Them in Self Defence Ma gis-
trats wont Hold Him.

When the American Beef Carriers Union
started strike against the Armour and Swift
packing houses here week ago. Adolphe woel-
fert was one Of several laborprs who refused TO
quit work All OF them were subsequently "
warned by the strikers that there would be
trouble II they persisted.
Woelfert. who has wife and several chill
drcn. borrowed n revolver and continued to
work. lie worked the night before last on
board the steamer Marquette. which wa load
ing at Pier 49,, North River. When he quit
work NJ 430 O'Clock yesterday morning and
walked acro's West street he was stopped by
three strikers named Reid. Carroll and Costello
Two talked to him while Reid attacked him
two shots we're fired. one bullet passed through
Reids ; right hand.
Policeman Souls arrested Woelfert on Reid q
complaint. but he was discharged IN the Jefier-
son Market police court a. soon as Magistrate g
deuel. had heard the violence, The Magistrate
made no comment
The sun., 1900-07-07
THE TRAGEDY AT ALvAN CLARK's
Police Have Many witnesses That Grogan
Accused Eastman OF Murder.


Accused Eastman Of Murder.
CAMPRIDGE. Mass. July 8.-The Cambridge
police adhere to tho belief that Charles r. East
man purposely killed his brother-in-law.
Richard II. Grogan. Jr. Chief Inspector Muir
ray has secured what he believes to be damag-
ing evidence against the prisoner. who II con-
fined In Cambridge Jail II Is alleged that
while Grogan was lying on the grass mortally
wounded he twice made this statement
In the presence Of Eastman: -fIe nur-
have contradicted him and in the presence Of
those, near the diving man to have declared
Il did shoot him. but II was an accident" Weak
as Grogan was,i IL alleged, he heard Eastmans
statement and replied: No. Il was no acci-
dent He murdered me, | saw II with my
own eyes" Every word thar Grogan spoke
after the shooting Is alleged 10 have been in
accusation Of his brother-in-law. The wit
nesses 10 these statements made IN the pres
{. Hutchings. Lewis c. Thaver, l.. @. Tillson
and Belle Bryan. all Of whom hastened To the
wounded mans assistance rs soon as II became
known that shooting had taken place
Grogan is also said TO have made a statement
to Capt. Frank ". Dallinger. who was among
the first TO 60 to his assistance and who has
tened 70 get O physician. This statement
however, Dallinger refuses 10 make public un-
VI his testimony Is wanted % "A court FL but
though he was dying and was rapidly losing
strength, Grogan appeared to be conscious
and was apparently speaking with full deliber-
alton and determination Walter d. Titus is
said to have told the police that he saw tho two
men clinched and struggling with each other.
The sun., 1900-07-07
BOERS DRIVEN ALONG.
Lord Roberts Reports President steyn TO Have
Fled to the Mountains.
,Specia, Cabs D.spcfeh TO THE SUN.

Special Cabe DsspGteh 10 THE SUN
LONDON. July 6.-The War Office has re-
ceived the folio wing despatch from Gen. Rob-
erts.
PRETORIA. July e.-Paget engaged the enemy
successfully on July at Pleiserfonten. He
drove him from very strong position across
Seeuw Kop 10 Broncrifontein. where he biv-
ouacked at night lie followed the enemy up
and on tho afternoon Of the ath reached
Blaauv Kopje. fifteen miles north
west Of Bethlehem. He reports that all Of
Steyn's Government officials. with the eIcep-
ton OF the Treasurer-General, who has gone
TO yrede, are at Bethlehem. which has been
proclaimed the capital. Steyn is reported to
have taken flight TO the noun tains.
Butler reports that the line 10 Heidelberg
has been restored. completing railway COM
munication between Pretoria and Natal.