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North Park union., 1900-11-30
Senator D.,,. n.rely Alive.

ST. Paul. Minp., Nov. l9.-United
States Senator Davis, whose continued
dangerous illness has excited interest
and sympathy throughout the entire
nation showed slightly better symp-
toms this afternoon, but the continued
intervals of delirium are deemed unfa-
voruble to recovery. However, the fact
that he continues to take considerable
food dnd tonics Is considered much In
his favor.
DR.. Stones bulletin tonight Is rs fol-
lows:
Senator Davis has been resting qui-
city throughout the day, with lucid In
tervals. Temperature tonight, OS 4-5;
pulse, 108, and respiration 2S."
North Park union., 1900-11-30
SUPREME COURT ON
STATE INDEBTEDNESS

Denver, Colo, Nov. 2O.-By decis-
ion of the Supreme Court yesterday
the question OF the validity Of the war
rants issued by the state In 1850 must
be settled by the Legislature and not
by the state treasurer. Under existing
circumstances, the court finds, the out
standing warrants, amounting to about
$500 900, must await this decision of
the Legislature, the legal rs well as the
Illegal in the meantime sharing the
same fate. There is now. 1t IL said.
about $4,000 in the treasury credited
TO the year 1880. but none OF this can
be paid out until the question OF vnlid-
ity IL settled, when the warrants de-
clnred legal must be paid In regular
order.
The decision is made in the case Of
the American Savings bank against the
former state treasurer, and the court.
In Its opinion. says the decision will
have force with some thirteen other
cases along the same line. The de-
cIsion Is n reversal of the lower court,
which decided that the treasurer must
pay the warrants. Chief Justice Camp
bell says In his opinion:
THAT this warrant Is valid debt OF
the state is unQuestloned;, that 1t should
be paid Is clear; that 1t has not been
paid long ngo is reflection on the
financial integrity OF the state or Its
dilatoriness In paying Its debts. 1t may
be that many outstanding state war
rants issued In 1889 are Illegal, be-
cause in excess Of the constitutional
limit. but 1t would seem that some le-
gal once are unpaid. An adequate
method OF ascertaining which are legal
and which void should be adopted by
our general assembly. II none such now
exists, and II there IL money in the
treasury from the revenues OF 1889
properly applicable to the payment of
the valid warrants, or some Of them
issued during that fiscal period, they
should be taken up and interest there
on saved. Meanwhile, 1t Is too much
to demand that the treasurer at his
peril make this ascertainment for him
self"
North Park union., 1900-11-30

The Blaine Electric Mining and Pow
er Company. owning so acres in Will
lis gulch, just above Twin Lakes. in
Lake county. is having installed two
electric drills on the property. A cross
cut tunnel 1000 feet long will be run,
the work to be done during this win
ter. II is estimated that the tunnel
will cut ten veins on the company's
property, ana that there are ten or 1if-
teen more. lying side by side.
1t is stated that the Homestake Min
ing Company at Dcadwood intends
to erect the second cyanide plant, pro-
viding the one that is now under con-
struciion is successful. The company
will have $40 stamps in operation very
soon on the north side of Lead hill, and
II the tailings can he treated success
fully by ihe'cynnide process the second
cyanide plant is a sure thing. 1t will
be about 500 tons daily capacity.
4 member of the Elkton company of
Cripple Creek states that when the
machinery is ready to be operated by
December LIST, the output of the mine
will be at least doubled. He estimates
that 100000 worth of ore a month will
be taken out, of which siNty-fiye per
cent. will be profit. beginning Janu-
ary list the quarterly dividends will be
six per cent. in stead of two per cent.
At this lower rate S300,0UO in divi-
dcnds has been paid.
The September report of Manager d.
II. Huntley of the DE Lamar mines.
Idaho. shows 4.02T tons of ore and
| 1870 tons of tnillngs We're treated dur
ing the month. The ore assayed S1O.61
| in gold and silver before treatment and
SAT- after treatment. The tailings as.
sayed SJ.I2 before treatment and S1.50
after treatment. The total estimated
income is S62.1 The expenses were
$H,oSo, leaving profit of $21.643.
| The new addition to the mill at poto.
81 of the Camp Bird near Ouray Is be-
Ing pushed by the contractor and will
probably be ready in thirty days for
the treatment of gold and silver ores
| When completed the entire mill will
| contain sixty stamps. After its COM
| pletion an addition to the cyanide mill
ut the same place will be erected. Man
ager Benson is pushing improvements
as il no sale of the Camp Bird was
contemplated by Mr.. Walsh and the
usual bag of gold worth from 5000 to
$4,000 is brought down daily, accom-.
panied by two armed guards.
The ''banket'' of the Witwatersrand
district, South Africa. is n sIliceous
mass. consisting of quartz pebbles EN-.
bedded in n matrix composed of sand
pyrite and other minerals, all cemented
by secondary silicn. The large quartz
pebbles have all the characteristics OF
vein quartz. but show under the micro
scope undulous extinctions aud Other
evidences OF dynamic action to which
they have been subjected. They are
frequently cracked. and then some
times show veiulets along the frac
lures. The quartz pebbles often carry
pyrite and other sulphure,s, US zinc
blende and galena.
North Park union., 1900-11-30
MIu pI.ru.. Chlne.c Labor.

Washington, Nov. 2l.-Commissioner
Powderly of the immigration bureau,
will soon give hearing TO committee
of labor organizations of New York
headed by the Knights of Labor. on
Chinese immigration. The committee
also represents nearly all the labor or
ganizations on the Pacific coast.
The object is 10 suggest co-opcra-
ton of the immigration bureau and the
labor bodies, believing that violations
of the Chinese immigration law often
come to the knowledge of laborefs that
are not pushed or spoken of. If the
organizations cooperate with the I'M
migrat tion officials. it is thought all
members OF labor bodies will make 1t
their business to watch for violations
of the law and assist In their detection.
North Park union., 1900-11-30

30 accustomed have Americans Be-
come to think Of the United s,ates Al
. new country that the statement Of
Mr.. Albion w. Tourgee that I'VE are
ono OF the Oldest of existing civilized
nations" seems to require an explana-
tisn. Since the foundation OF the gov.
ernmsnt. almost 1l2 years ago. there
has been NO break In our Presidential
successor. During that period. accord.
Ing to Judge Tourgee. the form Of gov
srumsnt In France has changed ten
times. Germany" he adds. "is but
thirty years old. Austria. as nation.
IL tho outcome OF tho Hungarian re-
bellion. Italy is still later product OF
popular evolution"
North Park union., 1900-11-30

Denver, Colo, Nov. e0-John Hays
Hammond arrived In Denver yesterday
from Utah, says this mornings NepuD-
lIcan, where he has been making per-
sounl examination Of some Of Captain
Do La Mars mines. and last night left
for Cripple Greek. to take charge OF
STATIONS Independence mine for the
Venture Corporation. Mr.. Hammond
will first make n thorough examination
OF the big gold mine, and upon the re-
suit Of his findings will depend the fu-
ture working OF the mine. Mr.. Hmm
mond spent the afternoon with Thom-
as +. Walsh discussing with the owner
the affairs OF the Camp Bird mine.
which Mr.. Hammond examined Few
weeks age.
Mr.. Hammond has been asked by
shareholders in STATIONS 1ndepend-
ence mine to take complete charge OF
the property, task which he has
promised to undertake provided he is
put in full charge, to act as consulting
engineer with the powers Of a local
board of directors invested in him. lie
has asked for authority to conduct the
mine In manner according to his own
Judgment; to do dead" work, or devel-
opment. and cut down the dividends, or
pass them altogether for few months,
until the property could be developed
and made to show what Its capabilities
nre.
"The trouble with the mine now Is
that II has been squeezed to pay the
big dividends that the company has
promised shareholders" said Mr.. Ham
mond yesterday. ut is n state Of AZ
fairs that has been known to us here
for some time. but has just now be-
come known to the English holders OF
the shares, and the information has
caused the present drop In the stock.
"I am no better able than any one
else to FAY now what nre the future
possibilities OF the mlne." continued
MFR. Hammond, in answer to n request
TO tell what would be the policy OF the
company. 'lt Is to try TO determine
what can be done that am going down
II consider that Mr.. Richards first
estimate OF the ore in sight was con-
seryative, telling only what seemed Mt
least to he the truth. His further esti-
mates were based principally on the re-
ports of subordinates, which he also be-
lieved. He was thoroughly honest in
nil thct he said. But Mr.. Rickard was
Handicapped by not having complete
access to the mine. 1t was great sur
prise to both Mr.. Rickard and Mr.. Ba-
kcr when they returned here and
foil that the ore body was not whnt
1t Ind been reported, and they at once
mnde tho English Investors acquainted
with the fact. There was no attempt
to conceal anything. and l know for n
fact that Mr.. Klckard had such faith
In his report that lie bought blocks of
the shares mt e. 5s., which he still
holds. He did not attempt to unload
North Park union., 1900-11-30
A capacity for taking palms In bust

A capacity for taking pains In busi-
ness plans and products is more and
more condition OF success. Aus
tralian butter-packing may serve as
an example. Shipments are secured
against deterioration by placing the
butter In boxes made OF plates of
window glass. the edges being closed
by applying gummed paper. The boxes
are covered with layers of plaster of
Paris. and then wrapped In specially
prepared waterproof packing paper.
Such methods help to raise the aver
age OF attention to details. The re-
luctance OF human beings to eat un-
appetizing things Increases. 1t pays
to make food offered for sale attractive
in form as well as substance, The
high standard Is money In the pocket
OF the dealer and health for the con-
sumer.. The converse Is true. This
country has lost compromising
trade In exporting cheese. Those who
ruined the trade know how they did
It, but they should be too much
ashamed Of themselves to toll the
world how 1t was done.
North Park union., 1900-11-30
AMERICAN SHIPPING INTERESTS
SHOW A PROSPEROUS YEAR

I quarter in carrying power of the
worlds ocean steamships. OF these
only nine of the / 900 ton class. owned
by the International Navigation Com
pany. are American.
1t Is estimated that during 1899 tho
/ gross earnings of steam and sail YES
sells in the foreign carrying trades Of
| all nations amounted to SI0O.opr.0Gl.
The export trade of the United States
requires about twenty per cent. Of the
worlds aggregate tonnage OF the
steamships.
| The problem of ocean transportation
at this time. the report says, is essen.
italy one of transportation by steel
screw steamships. The purposes 10
which wooden fore and aft vessels and
steel square rugged vessels are adapt.
ed are important, but restricted. The
Suez canal reduced opportunities fof
sail vessels and the Nicaragua canal.
| it is said. will further reduce them.
In the past ten years Great Britain
has built 4,23S steel steamers of o.,
937 600 tons. while the United State,
has built 465 steel steam vessels OF
900 tons. of which 1913 of 10000
| tons were built on the great lakes. Our
/ entire construction for the decade is
much more than half of Great Britains
output of 100000 tons during 1899
We have built for the foreign trade
since 1890 only twenty-four steel
steamships of 10000 tons. and of this
total eleven steamships of 5000 tons
were built as mail steamers, under The
postal subsidy acts.
Comparisons are made with foreign
subsidies to fast steamships. which az
| In
report holds that the subsidies pro
posed for similar American steamships
are not more than adequate to secure
American ocean mail lines to the grea,
continents equivalent to those of Great
Britain, Germany and France. In The
past sixty years Great Britain and her
colonies have spent over S240,OcHW
for British ocean mail steamships.
On the basis of foreign voyages actu.
ally made by American vessels asgre
eating 100000 gross tons, during The
year 1899, the report says the eXpend!.
lures under the Senate subsidy bll
would have been So, ,907 900, and under
the House bills 81, 100000. Details and
estimates show that. with the addition
al shipping eligible. the cost during the
first year of the bills operation would
be about Si.500,OOO. The maximum Of
$0,0OOOOO, it is said. probably would be
attained during 19O4-5, when rcduc
ton Of subsidy rates would be neces
sary. BY that time the building Of
100000 tons of ocean steamships ana
the necessary increase in number and
efent of our shipyards, the report, De.
clares, would have materially reduced
the cost of shipbuilding in the United
States, compared with Great Britain
and Germany. Under the bill, in nEe
years, American steamships in foreign
trade, 1t is stated. would doubtless
reach 100000 tons and sail vesSels
65O,000 tons, sufficient to carry aooW
one-third of our ocean trade.
North Park union., 1900-11-30
HAMMOND WILL TAKE CHARGE
OF STRATTON'S INDEPENDENCE

when he found that the mine was not
equal to his expectations.
II want to deny emphntically that
the drop in the shares Of Stratton's
Independence is due in any way to
a stock tobbing scheme. The report
that has been brought about by the
Wernher. Belt & Co. people is utterly
false. The Wernher company is too
big to go into any such scheme. II
owns mines in South Africa which pro-
duce more gold than all the Colorado
mines, and Is not concern which Tor
the sake of gaining million or two
dollars would cheat a lnrge number OF
people OF their property. When Wern-
her, Belt q Co. engage In American
mining enterprises 1t will be In another
way than by stock jobbing. The whole
truth OF the drop in the price of the
stock is that the mine has proved TO
be unable to keep up the pace set for
1t.
"The future OF Colorado mining en-
terprises in England is in great meas
ure dependent upon the outcome Of the
sale of Stratton's Independence. 1t is
the one big Cripple Creek venture that
has been made in London and should il
fall 1t will be long time before Others
can be placed there with any success
MY wish Is to take the property and
make 1t Il paying investment for the
English stockholders. They have put
in their money In good faith and are en-
titled to every opportunity. Tho pres
ent high rate OF dividends cannot be
continued. The mine must be continued
on q business principle with develop
ments in advance of production. i am
not prepared to say that this can be
done, but an examination Of the mine
will prove whether 1t can.
II should like to see 1t made to pay
the English investors good return on
their money. If this Is done, there
will be further Investments made here
and we certainly need English capital
to develop the mines of the state.
have n personal interest In the success
of this mine for the reason that II
means so much to future ventures. We
need the English capital and are seek
ing 1t more than 1t seeks us. IL we gel
II firmly established here, Colorado VIII
be the field OF Investment rather than
Africa or elsewhere, and my interests
are in the development of Colorado
Mr.. Hammond spoke in high praise OF
the work OF Manager Shipman of the
mine, saying that he would probably
be retained In his present position, only
that he may be subordinate to the con
sulting engineer.
Yesterday the certificate Of appoint
ment of Il. A. Rickard as Colorado
agent for the Venture Corporation was
filed In the office OF the secretary OF
state. The certificate was signed by
.ienry William Lowe, president. md
Edgar Fairweather. secretary, No.
| Princess street, London.
North Park union., 1900-11-30
Philippine comm,.slon.

Manila, Nov. 2O.-The Philippine
commission at to-day's session publicly
discussed bill for establishing muni-
cipal governments throughout the
province OF Benguet, Luzon, and also
Q bill for provincial government.
Frederick w. Atkinson. superintend-
ent Of education, has submitted to Gen.
craf Macarthur bill appropriating
81, coo, 600 gold for the purposes of pub.
lie education. After the measure has
been approved by General Macarthur
1t will 90 to the commission for enact.
ment.
North Park union., 1900-11-30

Devotees Of golf are fond OF refer
ring to It as ''the ancient and royal
game" 1t is probably more royal and
certainly far more ancient than most
q them have any idea of. At all
events . pictured tablet was recently
unearthed at Carchemish, the old capi-
tai Of the Hittites. whereon nre depict
I'd men and women engaged in n pas
TINT. which. II not exactly golf as
played at present. is something extra
ordinarily like 1t.
North Park union., 1900-11-30

A terrible scene was witnessed in a
menagerie at q village near I'rivas.
France. A butcher made wager that
he would enter a cage In which three
Hons were enclosed. drink bottle Of
champagne. and play u game OF cards
with tho tanner. All went we'll until
the butcher was about to leave. when
he foolishly thrust glass OF cham
payne under a lions nose. The beast
leAped furiously at the man and man
Gied him terribly before he could be
released.
North Park union., 1900-11-30
PACKING Company Loses Money.

Chicago. Nov. 21.-As n result of its
years operations the International
Packing Company lost S343,6Oi. AT
the annual meeting held yesterday, At
torney Jacob Newman characterized
the event as the funeral of the COM
pany. \ resolution providing for a
committee to investigate the compa-
ny's affairs and report rs to the best
course to be followed was unanimously
adopted.
The president reported that keen
competition caused the deficit. The
company is capitalized for S2,JOO.Ooo.
Last years business amounted to over
$4,000 600,
North Park union., 1900-11-30

Distinguished Greek consuls from
our western cities. as well as hundreds
of Greeks In eastern seaports, have
gathered the past two weeks to do
honor to the Navarchos Miaulis. the
llrst Greek warship to visit American
waters. Not only when Greek meets
Greek" has the occasion been nota-
BILE. but because Greece has taken this
opportunity to express to the world
her appreciation of the long and un-
broken friendliness Of the United
States.
North Park union., 1900-11-30

Japan is to have a new military dec
Grafton Of the nature Of the Victoria
cross Of tho British army. for personal
valor on the field Of battle. which may
b conferred Immediately. without red
tape. AZ companion to this intelli-
gsoce comes the praise OF the nurses
Of the Japan Red Cross ON the hospi.
tal ship HakuAi at Taku. They bear
these poeticai names: o-Tak-San,
meaning the sr.cetul bamboo; Ume-
au. the plum blossom: O-Hasi-san,
the modest meadow sweet; O-Yasv-
aan. poece,
North Park union., 1900-11-30

In the Belleville quarter OF Paris 9
man named Wales recently died who's,
career was unique. He was proprie
tor of lodging houses. but made 1t al
1nvariable rule never to press tenan
o. sell one up for rent. Ho has beer
known to give tenant who was un
able to pay his rent money to cove,
the expense OF removal. and In his viii
he ordered that every tenant was to b.,
allowed rebate Of q terms rent. Hi
tenants contributed towards a hug,
wreath for his grave.
North Park union., 1900-11-30
c.ar Improving somrMlnt.

Lividia. Nov. 19.-The Car continues
to Improve In health. The bulletin is.
sued by his physicians to-day says:
1.-THE Emperor passed good day yes
terday. At 0 o'clock in the evening
his temperature was 1912 and his
pulse seventy-two. His majesty
passed very good night. This morn
ing his condition Is excellent. His
strength is well maintained. A o this
morning his temperature was 1907.
pulse sixty-eight.
North Park union., 1900-11-30
Porter, R..ss L.v,,...

Kansas City, Nov. 2O.-Preston Por.
ter and his remaining son, Arthur
reached their home in Lawrence yes.
terday. Although tho fate Of John
Preston Porter Mt Lfnon, Colorado
was generally known among the mem.
bers of the colored colony, where the
dead boy was well known. there was
NO feeling apparent against the mob
at Hmon which burned young Porter
Friday.
North Park union., 1900-11-30
Another profc..or Rc.lru.,

Stanford University. Gala, Nov. 90
Professor NJ. A. Aldrich. an assistant
In the department of economics, tender
cd his resignation to President Jordan
to-day rs the result of the controversy
over the dismissal of Professor Ross,
head of the economies department. Pro-
fessor Aldrich came to the university
last year from Harvard.
North Park union., 1900-11-30
To Remov. Maine Wreck.

Washington. Nov. 2l.-Commandcr
Lucien Young. captain of the port of
Havana. has called for proposals for
removing the wreck OF the Maine from
the bottom of the harbor. The bids
will be opened December 18th. The
contractor will be allowed until April
1st next to remove the material and
must engage to use no explosives in
the removal.
North Park union., 1900-11-30
Nay r...s,.sn /. H.s..ey.

Paris, Nov. 20.-The Dix Neuvieme
Steele to-day prints . special from
st. Petersburg, saying the physicians
having announced that the illness of
Z regency In under consideration. to
act till the Cars recovery. The Grand
Duke Vladimir. uncle Of the Cxar. II
y added. " mentioned - regent.
North Park union., 1900-11-30

Tho cotton crop of this country
snounted to only 100000 pounds in
179s, last year It was about $500. .ooO. :
go pounds. representing three-fourths
q the entire crop of the world and val
oed at $3.50 900, 900. 1t filled $500, 900
bales. and the loss by waste incidental
TO the process of taking samples was
not less than $1,000. 900.
North Park union., 1900-11-30

Count Boni de Castellane refers to
rich Americans az pig merchants.
whose highest ambition should be to
supply French aIistocrats with
money"
North Park union., 1900-11-30
Winter setting In.

Denver. Colo. Nov. 21.-Telegrams
from various parts of the state west
OF Denver tell n story of cold weather
and snowstorms yesterday. In some
parts Of the San Juan section snow is
reported two to three feet deep, and in
some localities the storm has lasted
two or three dlys.
North Park union., 1900-11-30

It costs e4ss. .s17.so a'year TO run the
naval academy at Annapolis. Nd: |:
al, .o6 to run tAe naval war college
at Newport. R. l.; ~. .4s4.so to run
NAe naval trainins station 1t Newport.
II l.. and el0.k11e3 70 run tho naval
training sta&taa q eaA FrAasiseo
North Park union., 1900-11-30
Id.ho.s Complete Returns

Boise, Idaho, Nov. 19.-Complete y. an
turns from the state election SHOW .su an
average plurality of 1898 for Dit, Dir
electors. Hunt, Fusion, has plu''irnnr I'm.
Of 2,233 for governor. and Glenn. h,
sion. ful Congress-, beat Morrison P"
1,103.
North Park union., 1900-11-30

Ths man who built the city hall At
Oenver II now selling cigars and to
bacco At . stand in the corridor Of the
bailding.
North Park union., 1900-11-30

Probably at NO time since the civil
war have there been 20 few regular
soldiers stationed In the United States
u there are today. OF the 100. 800 Of
Acers and men constituting our pres
eat army all but about II 900 are ssrv-
Ing abroad. mostly In the Philippines.
North Park union., 1900-11-30
NORTH PARK UNION.
ruDLIsHED HvElY FRIDAY.
WALDEN. COLORADO.

ma really surprising how much hap
Dansas or misery lies In the circle Of
. wedding ring.
North Park union., 1900-11-30

Too many men in this country vote
- they pray-and they never pray un-
1a0s Il is to ask . personal favor.
North Park union., 1900-11-30

Following in the footsteps Of an In
Aolent man u about the most expsn-
oive travelling imaginable.
North Park union., 1900-11-30

the purpose of getting control OF the
mine at small figure.
Alfred Belt is bent on buying Amer
can gold mines, and it will not be lops
before he has part of his fortune u
vested in the states.