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CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-11-08
Has ENGAGED International
Attention FOR Fi.1e Years;
Dispute JuSf Ended.

the southeast coast OF Africa to the
Transvaal frontier; the sudden dis
covery OF the Portuguese government
That that frontier was nearly mile
further on than their own official maps
had located 1t, and through the most
difficult country. the governments ab-
surd demand that the road should he
completed within eight months later.
which Included the whole OF the rainy
season. and the final seizure Of The
road by an armed force In 1889 because
that demand was one with which the
has been fairly familiar to American
readers. 1t will be remembered espe-
clally that the late James q. Blaine
threatened instant war against Portu-
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-11-08

Hay-fever patients in Germany are
Increasing in numbers, and the doc
tors are advising their afflicted patients
to try the island of Helgoland as a
refuge from their tormenting mall
ady. There are islands on our coast
where similar immunity, or at least
important relief. is secured. Even
there land-breeze may work mis-
chief with the sufferers; but in gen.
eral the comfort is decided and the
change for the better often remarkable
The sources of human happiness are
varied. For large class. at certain
seasons, bliss would consist in be-
ing twelve miles from a sneeze.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-11-08

OF course. educated deaf mutes get
to be pretty handy with their pencils.
They have to write all their commuri-
cations to speaking people. and do SO
very rapidly The Rev. A. w. Mann
is deaf mute missionary and expert
penman. For twenty-five years he has
made missionary trips to deaf mute
churches, not alone in this country,
but in foreign lands. Mr.. Mann writes
wrong side up just as we'll as the other
way. He is often interviewed. The
method is this: The reporter sits at
the table opposite Mann. A pad OF pa
per lies between them. The reporter
writes question. Mann reads 1t up
side down. and, without moving the
paper. writes the answer-also upside
down.-New York World.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-11-08

Down in the vaults of the London
branch of the Paris Bank OF Discount
lies $4.755.000 in gold which forms
glittering testimonial to American
diplomacy. Portuguese trickery. Brit
ish torpor and Swiss astuteness. In
cidentally that money is a strong ar
gument in the hands of those who say
the idea of international arbitration is
all foolishness.
In few days. or few weeks at
most, it is hoped $455.000 of that gold
will be turned over to Mr.. Choate. the
American ambassador. and the rest to
Lord Salisbury. the English premier.
and they in turn will divide the cash
among claimants who years and years
ago spent that money and a lot more
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-11-08

Rejane. the actress, is trying to
protect her name against the aggres-
sion OF dressmaking establishment
that calls itself Nine. Rejane." She
las written to the newspapers and
may take the matter into the courts.
The question of proprietorship will be
q puzzling one, for though none of the
dressmaking partners has a name at
all like Rejane, the actress herself
also assumed the name, as she was le-
gally Gabrielle Reju before she be-
came Nine. Porei
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-11-08

has made the marvellous progress
shown by the figures OF the last few
years chiefly because OF the resistloss
demand for improved methods aud
machincGy-a demand our intelligent
and alert workmcn have readily met.
Germany has been enabled to rise ms
worthy competitor by the thorough
chronological training OF her men and
masters in iron-working processes.
The position OF Great Britain In due
to her commercial genius alone.
Brigadier General Merriam. COM
manding the department OF the Mis-
souri,. gives In his report an iilustra-
tion OF how foreign service has drawn
ON the home forces. so few are the Of
ficers now available that Lieut.. Della
mare Skerrett. besides being first lieu
tenant OF the Third artillery. is an act
Ing captain. an acting Judge advocate.
chief ordnance officer. chief signal Of
ficer and acting engineer officer OF the
department OF Missouri. making sepa-
rate reports in those various capa-
cities.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-11-08

The total number of deserters from
the French army is, since Jan. l, far
more considerable than in former
years. 1t amounts to nearly 1000. The
colonial and foreign legions stand first
on the list. combined with escapes
from military penitentiaries. In the
regular army desertlons are most fire.
quent in the light Algerian infantry
and sharpshooters. The artillery regi-
ments come next. The report to the
French ministry of war hints that in
many instances foreign agents have
clandestinely melted the deserters.
and that some of these may be found
among the troops of Lord Roberts in
Bouth Africa.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-11-08

While Mr.. and Mrs. l.. Cole OF Red
ding. Oregon. were driving over the
coast wagon road. the road bed gave
way. The woman fell to the ocean
beach. about 1000 feet below. and the
wagon and horses. with Mr.. Cole lodg-
ed against tree some nifty feet un-
der the grade. Mrs. Coles frst fall.
clear OF al distractions, was about
100 feet, she landed In the top Of .
myrtle tres. thence tumbled. uncon-
scions. the remaining 900 feet TO the
beach ovsr the ragse& surface Of rock.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-11-08

The seals and sea lions which infest
the mouth OF the Columbia river have
created such havoc among the salmon
fisheries that crusade with dynamite
is soon to be begun against them. The
animals are both shrewd and bold. and
it is said that a seal will police a set
net with great regularity, and take
bite out of the throat of every salmon
it contains. Frequently when a fisher
man is taking his net into boat and
is about to gaff a fish which is entan-
gled in the meshes, seal will rise and
bite its throat. The seal herds con-
gregate on certain sandspit in the
mouth of the river. and it is proposed
that dynamite mines be sunk in the
sand and connected with the main
land by wires. When the animals are
ashore the mines will be exploded.
Similar plans are laid for the destruc-
tion of the sea lions. which do not
gather with the seals.-San Francisco
Chronicle.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-11-08

A Paris correspondent says that
Maisons-Laffitte has been the-scene of
a terrible tragedy. which has caused
intense excitement in the neighbor-
hood. M. Muret, an old man of nearly
20. some time ago took girl OF 16.
named Georgette Brunei, into his
service. In fit Or jealousy NJ. Muret
took pickaxe and, after having bat
tered out her brains, hanged himself
over the body OF his victim.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-11-08

The United States has become the
worlds foremost producer Of iron and
steel. There are three great rivals
in the trad. in question-Great Brit
ain. Germany and the United States
France and Belgium still play an I'm
portant part. but In the future their
competition will be reduced to com
parative insigniheanee. and the race
will be confined TO the three leading
countries Just named. with Russia a
coming rival. The relative features of
strength In their respective positions
are thus stated: The United Stafcs
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-11-08

Some Porto Ricans. who have lived
in Baltimore more than year, have
sought to become voters. on the
ground that they are citizens of the
United States. The general counsel
of the board of supervisors of cleo
tions. to whom the question was sub
nitted, has delivered an exhaustive
opinion. holding that they are Ameri-
can citizens and must be permitted to
register and exercise the franchise.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-11-08

According to the eighty-fourth an
nual report of the American Bible So
c!ety. Just issued. for 1S991900, the to-
tai issues for the year at home and
abroad amounted to 1.406.sO1 copies;
OF these sS2,497 were distributed out
side of the United States. More than
one-half OF the issues were manufac-
tured at the Bible house, New York,
and of the rest large part was
printed in China. Japan. Syria and
Turkey.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-11-08

To whatever extent the fail..e Of
the Paris exhibition to attract any
large number of visitors from this side
of the channel may be attributed to
the brutalities of the Anslophobe
press, there seems to be little doubt
twrites a correspondent of the Lon
don Chronicie) that some of the
French watering places have suffered
considerably from the anti-British
feeling. The people of Dieppe, for in
stance. are complaining bitterly of the
results of their season. In spite of the
counter-attraction in Paris, French
visitors are plentiful as ever, but judg-
lug from estimates of well informed
tradesmen and hotel keepers, it ap-
pears that the number of English Wis
ftors has been only about thirty per
cent Of the average of the past five
years.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-11-08
Queen VIII conrsr orasr..

The queen is going to confer the
first class OF the Order Of the Bath,
@. Q. B.. upon Prince George Of Greece.
governor general OF Crete. and Sir
John Fisher. commander-in-chief OF
the Mediterranean squadron. will pro-
coed shortly to Crete to invest his
royal highness with the ribbon and In
Bignia Of the decoration.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-11-08

An interesting discovery has been
made in the island of Zante OF a blue
grotto near Cape scocario. similar to
the celebrated cave in the island of
Capri, near Naples. The Hellenic gov
srnment has sent a commission Of
scientists and engineers to make a de-
tailed report.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-11-08

>"f't hoiNo It-
vival services in
the barn OF a neigh
Dor who lives Mt
III Cardinal ave-
nue.. st. Louis. To
his services he In
vites the boys and
girls and the
grown-up people
Of the ncighbor-
hood. and often
the t,oru q.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-11-08

The need of educational and mission
work In Cuba is emphasized by the re-
suits Of the recent census. According
TO that census only 2S per cent of the
Inhabitants can read and write, while
of the children of school age only
about 35 per cent of the inhabitants
living in marital relations are unmar-
ried
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-11-08

When cats wash their faces it's
sign of bad weather. When women use
washes for their compilations it's
lsign that the beauty of the day is
gone.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-11-08

crowded with listeners. Tho newsboy
evangelist does tho preaching him
self and leads the singing. He Il not
member Of any church and the only
outside assistance he has received In
his work II permission to use the barn
~ q meeting place without Day.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-11-08

Mark Twain says the United States
10 the only friend England has ON
earth. Well, II England were only
assured OF the friendship of this coun-
tsy which she is not. she would not
yaat any other friend ON earth.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-11-08
ROAD

government in behalf OF Col. McMurdo
and when the British government
seemed indisposed 20 concern itself
much with the interests Of the British
bondholders. who had even more mt
stake than Col. McMurdo. He tele-
graphed to Lord Salisbury asking II
the British premier would follow
In case the American government in
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-11-08

For several years past store in
Cornish. Me, has been burglarized
regularly in the spring and fall, com
plete outfit of clothing. shoes and hat
being taken on each occasion. The
semi-annual visitation has Just taken
place, with the usual result
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-11-08

Prof. Kolthoff, who returned from
Greenland recently with pair of musk
oxen, one of the objects of his travels,
believes that these Interesting animals
can be acclimated in north Sweden. In
the matter of food he says they are as
easily pleased as the American goat.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-11-08

There are not ha.f as many Ameri-
CANS in Cuba as there were une year
ago. The mails from the United States
are 80 per cont lighter, and are drop
p.AS on tst'v.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-11-08

Photographs are seldom true to ma
ture. No one ever saw a small boy
as clean as he appears in picture.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-11-08
COLORADO.

This is the season OF the year when
you can get what you don't want real
fy cheap.
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-11-08

The output Of gold from the AIaska
placer claims continues 70 increase
CanÌƒon City record. [volume] (CanÌƒon City, Colo.) 1883-192?, 1900-11-08
NetDsboy R@DixJoiirf.

Six nights In each week Earl jamie
son. an 11-year-old newsboy OF st.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-03-29
The House.
THE MARKETS,
Latest Quotations From Grain n,a
Live stock Ccntcr..

ST. Paul, March "A. - Wheat-No /
Northern, 63 "a 1-2c; No = Northern
81 q 63c. Corn - No. 3 YELLOW
81 IA a 81 Ice; No. 3. 81 a. Billie
/ Oats-No. 3 white, 24024 lac: No. &
23 3.4M24c. Barley and Rye - Feed
barley, 33al34c; mailing grade, 35(G3Sc;
NO. rye, Ole; No. rye, so lie.
Duluth, March 24-Wheat-No hard.
G6 Lac; No. Northern, Ga 3-4c; No. 2
Northern, 60 1-4c; No. 3 spring. 59c; to
arrive. No. hard, GO lie; No. l Nurth.
ern, % 3-4c; July, No. / Northern.
Go 5-Sc; oats, % 1-2M24c: rye, 5le.
barley, 35d3Sc; corn, "a 3-4c: flax, to
arrive, S1.G2; May. S1.6I II; Sepem.
Der, $1,16; October, SLIP 1-2.
Minneapolis, March 24.-Wh May.
opened ut G4c and closed ut G3 J.Sc On
track-No. l hard, ia 1-Sc; No l North.
ern, "a 1-Sc; No. Northern, ~ 5-Sc.
Corn - Yellow, 3ic. Oats White
% 7-Sc. Flax, S1.G2.
Milwaukee, Wis, March 24--Flour is
steady. Wheat lower: No. Northern
66 1-4c; No. . Northern, CT On Us lee
Rye dropping; No. 1, JTc. Barley high
err; No. ,, I3c; sample, 3Su42 l-2c Oals
dull; No. > white, 2Gc
Chicago, March Wheat 02 red,
6T 3-4@GS Sic; No. 3 do. 6GaG7c: No
2 hard winter, 90 Sic; No. 3 do 61G
Coo; No. l Northcrn spring. GG l.2d
81 lie; No. . do, e. 3-lGlG6 lie; No. 3
spring, 81 l-2MG5 lie Corn .- No. .,
So lie; No. 3. 81 3.ic. Oats-No 2,
% 3-4c; No. 3, 90 lie.
Chicago, March 2I..-Cattlc--Bee
good to prime steers, S4.T5M5. so; poor
10 medium, $iM4.50; stockers and feed.
ers, S3.4OQi.75; cows and heifcrs, SEQ
400; Texas-fed steers, $4,000. Hogs
- Mixed and butchers, S4T5 a $780,.
good to choice heavy, S4.95G5. l. IL;
rough heavy, SI.7jGi.S7 l-2 light,
I.1oM5; bulk of sales. SI9J4J.U. L..
$5nf; lambs, $5.50G7.4O.
Sioux City, Iowa, March 2i.-Cattle-
Beeves, 81 q 4.T5; cows and bulls.
mixed, 81 a. 4; stockcrs and feeders
S350@4.4 40; calves and ycarlings, $50
@415. Hogs, $4SOG4.0O; bulk, $3.50
Q4.S5.
South st. Paul, March 81. - Hogs
A.92 1-2Q5. Cattic-Oxen, SO; calves,
$4,000; cows, So. 15MI: bulls. $40;
steers, Sl.25@4.G0; stockcrs. $3Qi4.25;
feeders, $3.50; heifcrs, So so q 500
Sheep, $40.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-03-29
EXPLOSION OF COLLoDION.
wrecks Building, Kills One ana
Injuries Four Persons.


Philadelphia, March 2I.-One person
was killed and four seriously injured
10y a terrific explosion nj collodOn n
THE photographic supply establishment
or Thomas NJ. McCollom q Co. The
building was almost entirely wrecked
ana the adjoining structure, occupied
by Cad d Sons, manufacturers of hotter
ranges and kitchen supplies, was also
badly damaged by the force Of the ex'
ploslon. There were over 100 persons
In the Clad building when the eXplo'
sion occurred on the sixth floor o. the
McCollin building. The force of the
explosion blew out the north wall OF
the building, and the heavy mass
crashed through the roof of The Clad
structure. The structures caught hre
and the two buildings were saved Win
difiicnlty. When the rescurers were
searching the building the third floor
gave way under the heavy weight OF
masonry and carried four iiremen WIN
IL othe third floor. All were got out
safely except Reed, who had leg
broken. The total damage to the two
buildings is about $4,000. The roof Oh
the Jefferson hospital caught fire, but
was extinguishcd with little damage.
A number Of patients were removed
from the hospital as a measure of pre-
caution during the fire.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-03-29

Inhabitants Indignant at the DetaS

Inhabitants Indignant at the DetaF
of Americans.
Ponce, Porto Rico March 20 ne
situation here is now more serious
than it has been At any time since the
terrible hurricane. In many places
the poor are starving. The price, OF
rice, beans and Goldfish has Increased
from so TO 100 per cent. Demonstra
tons against the delay Of the United
States government in settling open
questions have recently been held in
Manganese, Yucae, Arecibo, Agadilla;;
Fajardo, Juan DiaZ, Guayama ana
many other towns. The people are
unable to understand the delay and
they condemn all Americans indiscrim-
inately. Bad feeling is arising when
1t will take years to overcome. Even
riots are threatened. Trouble is al
most inevitable unless the tension is
relieved. Even wealthy land owners
cannot command ready cash, ana
many Americans are penniless, being
glad to work for their board.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-03-29

One OF the greatest attractions re.
Gently added to the Earrs Court Elk.
hibition in London is a fountain in
which quicksilver takes the place OF
water. When Illuminated at night
the flashing streams of liquid metal
make a dazzling display. They flow
over the edge of an elevated black
bowl, about four feet in diameter, and
fall into larger bowl placed beneath.
In the lower bowl. pieces of rock, fiat.
irons and similar heavy objects are
seen floating about as cork would float
in water The quicksilver is drawn
off from the under bowl and conducted
through a concealed pipe to an in
genious elevator, consisting of an end
less chain Of cups, like a chain-pump
which, driven by an electric motor.
carries the quicksilver up to a reser.
vofr, whence 1t flows back to the upper
basin. and thus keeps the metallic
cataract ceaselessly falling.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-03-29
DEFEATED BY MEXICANs.
faquir Put Up Hard Fight but Are
Compelled TO Withdraw.

El Paso, Tex. March 25.-F. Saurez,
prominent ranchman Of Sonora,
Mex. is in El PaSo He brought news
OF an engagement between the Indians
and Mexican troops that occurred last
Monday. The Indians have strong
fortifcations in the Bacatete noun
tains and the Mexican troops are en-.
camped few miles distant in the val
ley. Last MONDAY at daybreak the In
dams made a sortie. They drove in
the Mexican outposts and threatened
to attack In force, but after brisk
firing that lasted for two hours the
Indians withdrew. During the prog
ress OF the engagement the Mexicans
swept the Yaqu position with their
rapid-fire guns. The loss on either
side was insignificant.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-03-29

The world. wholly immersed in thu
South African conflict and its moment
Gus issues, seems to have forgotten
the threatening conditions which the
thinned British garrisons in India are
called upon to face at this juncture
and the harassing anxieties which be-
set them. Private correspondents de-
scribe the natives as following the
progress of the war in South Africa
with keenest watching like
tigers crouching for spring." Wha,
wonder then, few and scattered as they
are. that the minds OF English officers
and soldiers alike should be a prev
to ceaseless apprehensions? An Off,
Ger writes: Murders and raids are
becoming common. We are hurried
from station to station, just to demon.
strate that we are still here. / sleep
with six hundred rounds of ammuni.
ton under my bed. You at home dc
not realize these things"
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-03-29
DEATH IN A WELL.
Child Drowned and the Mother Died
From Exposure.


Rushyille. Ill.,. March 25.-Mrs. Mark
Sellers and her babe, fourteen months
old, were found dead in a well near
this city. The baby was drowned and
the mother, who was but twenty years
old, had died from exposure. They
were in the well eight hours before re-
covered. The babe fell into the well
and the mother went TO the rescue.
once in the well she made desperate
struggle for life. The water was
eighteen inches deep, and with the
baDe in her arms the mother attempted
TO scale the sides. Time and time
again she was near the top when she
Tell back again. She removed her
shoes and dress and tried again, only
10 fall, bruised and bleeding. Her
hnger and toenails were worn away
and her hands cut to the bone. Her
husband was away from home all day
and did not succeed in finding the
bodies OF his wife and child until late
IN the evening when the neighbors
went cut to search for her.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-03-29

human science owes many a debt
especially on the practical side. to the
instinct of the lower animals. One O,
these obligations is intimated in a re.
cent. scientific review of the subject OF
dams. Engineers frequently build
dams straight across streams, the OBJ
Ject being, In some cases, to save ex-
pense by sparing material. But the
beaver arches his dam against the cur
rent. and experience has shown that
this form of dam is best to resist floods
and the impact OF floating ice. Acting
upon the knowledge which is instinc-
tive with the beaver. and which hu-
man calculation approves. the great
Bear Valley dam in California and
some other recently constructed dams
have been so made that their stability
largely depends upon the resistance
which their arched form presents.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-03-29

preparation bill The Demooro-,- :,
tors manifested a disposition ~ sena-
else the restoration of the hon ~ crit
vision covering future coIlao,iNe pso.
revenue, processing to find ns Of
action the desire to continno - ~ This
ley tariffs e hcepesew Ae plns.
ley tariff. Speeches wero No.,
these lines by Messrs Bacon Cnl, on
Jones tArk.). Berry ana AlIen 'VArel
Republicans met the taunt Tue
proposition to take vote i,n,,a n,'h a
upon the house Porto Rico tarig INV" ivy
and Ii looked at one time ne = !, ol.
unanimous consent would be sac,s slle
for a vote on the tariff measure ~ ~.
Senator Proctor objected. howo,u ay
behalf Of the Republican FREQ t,e on
and when he indicated n willinanueis
agree 10 vote next week Senator poa
tus put an end to the PROCEEDING :.
calling for the regular order of sn y
ness - ous'
The House.
After a spirited debate lostin,,
three days the Loud bill rclatinD r'.'
sccondclass mail matter was ms. %
United to the committee on ,os,a.
fees. The majority in favor of tho MI
ton was SO decisive thu it Is rag,rdos
as unlikely that the measure viii ~
pear again during the present cony.as ~
Mr.. Loud said, after the vote wos an
nounced, that this was the third lin.
and out, so far as he was concernod
The voc on the motion woS 1lS >, ~
with sixteen present ana not voting
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-03-29

An extended popular plebIscite on
the hundred best books" for children
was taken recently in England. The
result placed Robinson Crusoe" at the
head of the list by a nine-tenths vote.
while Hans Andersen's Tales" stood
second, and Alice in Wonderland"
third. Such is the expression of what
we may fairly reckon 1.-The common
sense OF most" and it's soundness will
be challenged by few.