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, 1900-12-27
REPORT OF THE
HOME

Denver. Dec. 22.-The Soldiers and
Sailors Home mt Monte Vista made its
biennial report to Governor Thomas
yesterday, and in it thanks the COVER,
nor for securing 100000 private aid
FOR this institution after the Legisla,
ture had adjourned without providing
any funds from which the a%ppropria-
ton for the home could be paid.
In the recommendations the claim is
made that 5000 is needed for n hospi.
tai and that in addition to this amount
10000 Is needed for the coming hien.
NAL period. The statistics turned in
with the report set forth thai of the 113
old soldiers in the home, there is only
one commissioned officer. Last year
Lieutenant b. \. Spear of the Fifty
seventh Massachusetts infantry was an
inmate, but he was discharged for nj.
legged misconduct. This year Lieuten-
ant w. X. Scott of the New York bat
terry entered the home. He is the only
commissioned officer there. He is six
ty-siX years old and was admitted from
Denver.
President Il. C. Graden says in his
report that the men are all getting old
and incapacitated and that it will be
only a few years before the home will
be "A hospital. There are 141 old sol
diers and sailors in the home and thir-
ty-two more absent al present with the
privilege of returning whenever they
desire. With the aid of the $4,000 pri-
vate aid the home has been able to go
ahead and perform its work.
, 1900-12-27
BRITISH REVERSES
IN SOUTH AFRICA

New York, Dec. pa dispatch to
the World from London says:
Midnight-The general outlook in
South Africa is regarded as blacker
than mt any time since the BOer
war began. Persistent reports are cir
culating in the political clubs of n wide.
spread rebellion in Cape Colony. This
is believed to be the cause of Lord
Salisbury's gloomy speech on Tuesday,
Lord Kitchener is said TO have sent a
dispatch demanding 10000 more
mounted men as essential to the Sc
curity of British positions in South
Africa. No practical scheme for pro
viding these reinforcements has yet
been framed by the war office.
The war office made the following
announcement last evening.
In view of the general position In
South Africa the following reinforce.
ments of mounted troops have been
arranged: Eight hundred will start
next week. Two cavalry Regiments
have been ordered to leave as soon as
the transports are ready. The colonial
police will be increased to 10000.
"Detachments will leave as fast as
they are formed. Further drafts Of
cavalry will be dispatched Mt once. Aus
tralia and New Zealand have been in.
Vited to send further contingents.
"Fhree thousand extra horses, be-
yond the usual monthly supply, have
been contracted for"
, 1900-12-27

STRATTON MUST PAY THOUGH
THE PROCESS BE WORTHLESS

Denver. Dec. ON the United
States District Court yesterday n YER
dict was found in favor of the plaintiff
in the suit of the Peck Colorado Com
pany against Winfield S. Stratton for
$133.55O and costs. In the complaint
of plaintiff it is alleged that w. $.
Stratton had become the assistant
treasurer of the Peck Colorado Com
pany and that thereby he came into
possession of 100000 which he refused
TO turn owe to the company's treasurer
when asked to do so.
Mr.. Stratton maintained that he had
never come into possession of the $780,
GOO. but that the $780, 900 sued for was
100000 that he was to have paid into
the Peck Colorado Company as a stock
subscription to II proposed milling
scheme. He claimed that Orrin Il.
Peck had come TO him in 1896 claiming
TO own certain patents which would re-
duce the expense of milling the ore
from the Independence mine and that
he would give Stratton the exclusive
right to these patents in Ell paso
county.
Mr.. Stratton put n very large amount
of money into II mill which was built
uear the Independence mine and was
guaranteed by Mr.. Peck to treat not
less than 200 tons per day of ore and to
, 1900-12-27

Omaha, Neb., Dec. 22.-The World
Herald reporters yesterday afternoon
located the house in which Eddie Cud-
ahy was held prisoner Mt 3GOa Grover
street, four miles southwest of the city:
Absolute evidence as to the identity OF
the house was obtained and further
cOrroborated by Eddie Cudahy.
The house is an isolated structure
situated on n ~promontory command
ing n full view of the surrounding cOun'
try for miles about. 1t is a two-story
building and has the rickety stairway
and other features described by the
boy. On the second floor was found a
new well bucket containing water,
from which the m~illionaire's son
quenched his thirst. About the room
were found hundreds of cigarette
stubs and burnt matches, and a small
quantity of sugar and coffee.
Eddie Cudahy, his father and several
policemen entered the house and Ed
die Cudahy pointed out the exact spot
in the north room where he lay from
the time he was taken to the house
Tuesday evening until removed
Wednesday night. He also saidshe had
drunk from the Oaken bucket which
stood in one of the adjoining rooms. lie
also indicated the broken stair step
which he had previously referred to, as
he slipped in going up stairs to his i'm
prisonment. Eddie Cudahy said he had
reclined on the floor until removed. lie
said he was only about an hour, per-
haps, going from the point where he
was abducted to the house and about
the same time in returning to the point
where he was released and told to go
home.
Miss Maude Munshaw. who lives
with her parents at 34o4 Grover street,
first saw one of the occupants of the
house about ten days g when he
came to her home and asked If she
knew Mhether the house thnt was va
, 1900-12-27
HOUSE WHERE YOUNG CUDAHY
WAS KEPT BY THE KIDNAPERS

emit above on the hillside was ron,
She did not know.
The next day he returned and
her, when he met her in the yard NJ
he had rented the house from ScneiS5l
wind. the owner.
This man Miss Munshaw dnsc,r
as being about forty-five, black h.
and mustache, sprinkled with gray
Tuesday evening. just after d9rt
light spring Wagon drove up to fl,
house. and two or three men got on
Miss Munshaw does not know eyoc,.
and her father thinks there were tbs
in the party.
The next incident about the nlo
was Wednesday morning, when A rot
was hitched out in front of the bons
but the spring wagon and the ho,,
, 1900-12-27

Denver, Colo, Dec. 22-The Colora-
do State Grange of the order of Pa
irons of Husbandry will meet in TWEEN
~ty-seventh annual session in Columbia
hall, Charles building, Fifteenth and
Curtis streets, Denver. Tuesday, Jauu-
AIRY 9, mt 10 o'clock. ana continue thee
days. The program is announced
as follows:
Tuesday, rodtiuc business.
"Wednesday, addresses by President
Barton O. AylcswOrth of the State Ag-
ricultural College: John L. Graves and
Terrence White. Confirmation of fifth
and sixth degrees.
Thursday, addresses by Levi Booth.
past master; Ms. s. c. Clay. james Il.
Robinson, $. Oderticld, j. II. Merritt,
Il. Porter Smith, Moses Hoover and j..
II. White.
, 1900-12-27

Topeka, Kans., Dec. 22.-Presiden'
Dolphin of the oder of Railway Teles'
raphcrs, has declared the strike of the
operators ON the Santa Fe off. All the
striking operators here received orders
tonight to that effect.
The operators are beginning to SPEC
ulnle as to whether they will be rem
stated in the employ of the compnn!
Ihey now have the permission OF lNe
organization TO work ii they can secure
work.
Third Vice President Barr, at cur
"lgn' states that no men viii he "HS
charged to make room for strikers.
, 1900-12-27

save n~inety-five per cent. of the values
The mill broke down after running one
hour and never has been used since
the investment being n loss.
About a month after Stratton con.
tracted with Peck TO build the mill
Peck and his associates organized the
plaintiff company and made I'll agree.
ment to sell of the stock to STRAIT.
ton, such agreement being the basis Of
the present suit. The mill being a fail.
ure and Peck's guarantee having come
to naugh: Mr.. Stratton sought 10 de
fend his stock purchase contract, but
Judge Marshall, who presided in the
case, was of the opinion that StrattOn
by accepting the assistant tr%easurership
of the company had voided the guar.
antee and original contract of Peck.
The jury. therefore, was instructed 10
return a verdict for the full amour,
claimed. S133,55O and costs.
Stratton will carry the case to the
United States Court of Appeals 3,
nee. Many of the points raised are
novel and mining mel are deeply inter.
ested. AS the matter stands Stratton
loses the amount he put into the build.
ing of The mill, said TO be $250.0OO. and
stands 10 make another S133,550 in.
vestment in an ore reducing process
which he declares is n failure.
, 1900-12-27

Ezary Baird of Fond du Lac, Wis.
and Miss Clara Elmer of Oshkosh made
arrangements to be married at the
home of Mrs. King in the former city
the other evening. When the justice
examined the marriage license he
found the five days limit required by
the instrument had not expired. The
wedding party waited until after the
midnight hour. the justice returning at
about l o'clock in the morning to tie
the knot.
, 1900-12-27

The President usually issues his
Thanksgiving day proclamation just
before the November elections. In that
way he saves himself from the shafts
of the jokers. Were 1t issued after
election, a Presidents attitude of
thankfulness would be ascribed to his
Owl party's victory, II it had achieved
a victory. If defeated he would be &C
cused of "whistling to keep his cour-
age up,
, 1900-12-27

The house in Peekskill in which
Henry Ward Beecher wrote Nor
wood has been opened for a free Ii
brary and reading room for Peekskill
people. This has been made possible
through the generosity of DIR. John Ne
well Tilden, who for many years was
n practicing physician in Peekskill and
later was principal of the military
academy there. The institution will
be known as the Beecher Free Reading
Room.
, 1900-12-27

University chaperones are the latest
Viennese novelty. In consequence of
the riotous n insulting behavior of
the male students when the women
tried to avail themselves of the newly
granted permission to attend lectures,
many mothers of women students have
registered for the university lectures
in order to accompany and protect
their daughters. The pioneer was the
opera singer. Arabella Szilagyl.
, 1900-12-27

Marriages in Hindostan are very
simple, and are usually arranged by
the parents of the principals. When
an alliance is agreed upon. the bride
and groom are brought together, and
perhaps see each other for the first
time. The bride playfully skips
toward the groom and seats herself
beside him. The priest ties a corner
OF the brides veil to the groom's
shawl, and this simple proceeding
makes them man and wife.
, 1900-12-27

Some at least of the great redwood
trees of California will be preserved,
the state having recently come into
possession of about 400 acres of ed
wood forest through the will of the
late Col. ]. b. Armstrong of Clover
dale, Sonoma county. The tract is
TO be held as a public park.
, 1900-12-27

Columbus. o, Dec. 22-Thc supreme
Court uf Ohio yesterday dismissed, uu-
der the motion Of Attorney General
Sheets The cases against the following
companies, brought by cN-Atturupy
General Mounctt under the anli-tt,is"
laws of Ohio:
, 1900-12-27

Indianapolis, Ind, Dec. 22.-Receiver
Clark of the Chosen Friends says the
creditors have little prospects of real
izing much If anything from their
claims. The utmost that the creditors
n hope for is the realization of 10
cents on the dollar. With liabilities of
$4,000, the order will he able only
with the greatest difficulties to raise
$4,000 to adjust the claims of the
creditors.
, 1900-12-27

The first authentic discovery of
races of a prehistoric race in Alaska
was made recently by prospectors in
the foothills of Mount st. Elias. A
copper mine was unearthed which had
been worked ages ago. Kettles. tools,
sp~ear-heads and other articles, made
in a crude manner from copper. were
fo4lpd.
, 1900-12-27
SUN.
SARATOGA, WYOMING.

Miss Clara Barton, head of the Red
Cross society, has placed with a firm
at Kittrell, N. c.. an order for 1000
600 strawberry plants. These plants
will be distributed among the fruit
growers of Texas who suffered so Sc
verely from the great September
storm.
, 1900-12-27

A young western attorney was re-
Gently asked why he had so strenuous
ly defended a woman who could not
pay him. Il can never forget" he re-
piled, that she lived at the end of
my long paper route when / was
n struggling college boy. More than
once in winter her kind heart prompt
ed her to rise very early to nave a
cup of hot coffee ready for her news
boy, fearing lest he might perish with
the cold" such acts defy commercial
repayment as much as ~mOther-love
or sister influence. How does the old
Persian poet put it?
In Times neeting river
The image of that little vine-leaf lay;
lmmoyably unquiet, and forever
II trembles. but 1t cannot pass away"
, 1900-12-27

for vice PRESIDENT; these votes being
as follows:
National Union Reform: Arkansas
341; Illinois, GT2: Indiana, 254; Mary.
land, 147. and Ohio 4.2S4; total, 5,69S.
United Christian: Illinois, 352; Iowa,
1866; total, J1S.
, 1900-12-27

A Paris newspaper gives the weight
of certain European sovereigns. In a
football lineup, Don Carlos of Portu-
gal would be center. His towardness
or valor ought to be guaranteed by his
2O2 pounds. Ferdinand of Bulgaria,
III pounds, and Oscar of Sweden, one
pound less, seem fitted for guards.
Kaiser Wilhelm's 100 pounds would
give him momentum and force as a
tackle. The Ear would scarcely make
the team except as quarterback. for
he weighs only 121 pounds. The little
King Of Spain, 80 pounds, is out of
the question, save to hold the sweater
of a player or to toss the DIN for
choice OF position. II monarchy could
tolerate the presence Of a president of
a republic for %fullback, the head OF the
French government. with his $50
pounds, would naturally be n candidate.
, 1900-12-27

The exertion required to make a
comma Toe not count with a writer.
and the time involved is inconsider-
able. Not to insert a comma, however.
may lead to a large cost Of time. and
an altogether dLsproportionate amount
of money. A recent suit in an impor-
tant court was brought because the
omission of a comma Left the meaning
OF a document in doubt. The expense
which it entailed, which Il stroke Of
the pen would have saved, shows that
economy in punctuation may be at
least first cousin to extravaganza.
Great quantities of dust collect on
tho decks uf vessels at sea. no matter
if they are swept twice or thrice a
day. Mos Of it. too is found on sail
ing vessels. The inference is that the
sails act as dust collectors arrcstlug
the particles which drift IN the air.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-02-20
WENT DOWN IN THE GALE,
large Oaklands Sunk and Her Grew
Of Four Men Drowned.

barge Oaklands Sunk and Her Grew
Of Four Men Drowned.
New York, Feb 20.--The tug Nathan
Hale arrived here yesterday with
news that the barge Oaklands, coal
laden, had gone down off the Jersey
coast in the recent storm, four men on
the barge perishing. Charles Reynolds,
chief engineer of the Nathan Hale,
said: ego ~- ~
I'VE left Norfolk, Va, Friday morn-
ing. The barge Marion ChappeIl was
first in tow, a hawser extending from
her to the Oaklands. We had fine
weather until Friday noon, when the
snow and the wind came. 1t was so
thick that we could not see either of
the barges. 1t blew fercely until Fri
day night, when we made out Absecom
Light. off the Jersey coast. However,
we soon lost sight OF the light In the
blizzard. Saturday morning it was
still blowing gale, and so heavy that
we had to put the Nathan Hale's nose
into the wind and run off shore. The
waves swept the decks clean as high
as the Nathan Hale's house. All Sat
urday and Saturday night the wind
blew and the snow fell furiously,
About daylight Sunday morning, how
ever, we raw that the OaElands had
gone. Until that time we did not know
that the barge had gone down, and We
had all we could do to keep afloat our
selves.
When the Oaklands went down all
on board must nave persisted, as the
barge sank instantly, according to Cap
tain Reed, Of the Marion Chappell.
We then ran to the Scotland lightship,
where we signaled for aid. The tug
Arnot Still rescued u.s."
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-02-20
PUBLIC SALES,
PUBLIC SA.LE,
OF Personal Property THE sui scriber will sc
at public snle on
YIlIIRGDAN NEpILI

OF Personal Property The sui scriber will sci
at public sale on
THURSDAY FEBRUARY q, 1900
@ At IL O'CLOCK M Hr
On his premises ut southwood, u miles west
of Hoclless'n, Del, the following described
6horses. colts, 6 head of extra good worl,
and driving horses G colts 4 OF them year.
linga, years old and coming3 years old.
Three OF these colts are sired y Kipling, no
by Warcffe, cows. heifers, bulls, 9 head OF
good dairy cows. some of them with calves by
their side and some close Spriugers, head Of
heifers, 2years old and under, of them "
Guernsey. 8 bulls, one Jersey one Holsten
and the third one a grade. These are two
years old and less, pigs and chickans, shoat
nigS. brood sows with pig, boar, . lot Of
WhiteLeghoi IL ROSTERS and . lot OF Plymouth
Eock BOOSTERS. 2-horse farln wagon, broad
tired hay wagon, JumI seat carriage, buggy
spindle wagon spring market wagon,
platform spring wagon, Germantown market
dearbtrn sleigh, Champion binder, wood
mower. farmers avoritr grain drill, spring
tooth harrow, twin harrow, buckeye sullsey
cultivator.. hand cutivators, steel beam
syracuse plow, corn shelter. horse rake. land
roller, Asrinwa!l Potato Planter, Hall ro.ato
digger; Hamilton row corn planter. ross.cut
lead, set of light single carriage. and sets of
double carriage harness. one Of them new also
large lot OF sundry tools necessary OIL every
farm. Dc laval separator. 2-handle churn and
large lot Of necessary implements for dairy,
bedspreads, eds and bedding porch rockera,
4other rocking chairs. double heater, cook
stove. 20 yards of ingram carpet lot Of side
meat. potatoes, lO0 bushei Of Cannon and 80
bush ! Of Rural blush, 1CO bushels Of corn, 10
tons timothy hay. lot of CIDER barrels. bar
rels of cider vinegar.
Terms vi sum of $40 and under cash over
TINT amount a credit of mont Tbs will be given
by the purchaser giving a bankabic with an
approved endorser
FRANK D. WALKER.
Henry NJ. Whiteman. Auc. flU-l4-l1-aG27
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-02-20
DIVORCE ENDS THE ROMANCE,
Crissom Withdraws Damage SUIT
Against His ERther-ju-Layv

Crissom withdraws Damage SUIT
Against His Father-in-Layv.
Kassas City, Feb. 2O-Arthur Girls
som, a poet and editor of society pa
per published in New York city, yes
terday dismissed his suit for $4,000
damages instituted against his father
in-law, DR.. w. S. Woods, president Of
the National Bank Of Commerce, for
alternating the affections of his wife
and breach of contract. The terms of
settlement are said to include the pay
ment to Mr.. Grissom Of 100000, while
Mrs. Grissom was allowed divorce,
the restitution Of her maiden name,
Julia Stone Woods, and the custody of
their 2-year-old child. Mrs. Grissom
filed her suit for divorce yesterday
morning, and a decree was granted her
within few hours time.
The marriage of Grissom and Miss
Woods was romantic. She and her
mother went to New York In 1895 to
prepare her trosseau for her marrige
to wealthy young Missourian. MIR.
Grissom and Miss Woods met, q
schoolday feeling of mutual regard was
awakened, and they were married
hastily at the Little Church Around
TIE Corner. On Dec. 8 last Grissom
filed a sensational suit here against
Woods for 100000 damages. alleging
that the doctor had persistently work
cd to set his daughter against her hus-
band, and finally succeeded. and an
other suit for $4,000 for breach OF con-
tract. .A
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-02-20

Santiago de Cuba. eb. 20.--Yester-
Cay was the coolest recorded here, the
temperature being So degrees in this
city. In the mountains ten miles off
the temperature was 40 degrees. Mount
San Piedra, 20 miles to the northeast,
with an altitude of 5000 feet, is COW
cred with snow. Old residents say that
80 years ago, during the war of that
day, snow fell in the mountains, but
none has been observed since until
yesterday. A special excursion was
run to point where Mount San Piedra
could be plainly seen, and hundreds of
Cubans then saw snow for the first
time.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-02-20
A 7|BlP IN KENTUCKY
Will Doubtless Follow the Existing
Controversies.
TAYLOR DEFIEs LEGISLATURE.

| The Democratic Majority Having
Ratified Their Action Declaring
| Goebel Governor, the Republican
Governor Denies Legality of Action
Frankfort, KY, Feb. 20.--The impress
sion that the contest over the COVER
norship will not be ended till it Is
fought to finish in the courts is not
lessened by the action taken by the
Democratic senator's In their session
yesterday ratifying their former action
by which Senator Goebel was declared
governor. The Republicans who spoke
for Republican Governor Taylor said
1 that be would not recognize as legal
Eathe proceedings taken yesterday, and
which were duplicated in the house to-
day, but has told them that he looks
upon these proceedings as illegal and
will not quit the fight until the whole
matter Is passed upon in the courts of
last resort. His position is that, the
former proceeding being void, the pres
ent ratification gives them no legal vi
tally, that the legal presiding officer,
Lieutenant Governor Marshall, had de-
clared the session adjourned when the
vote in the senate was taken, and that
the vote should have been taken by
yeas and nays, as In the case of a bill
or joint resolution
Negotiations to settle the conflict be-
tween Lieutenant Governor Marshall
and Senator Carter over the chair in
the senate went on again yesterday af-
ttrnoon, but no agreement has been
reached so far. There is talk among
iEe Democratic senators of voting on
the ratification of the resolutions to-
Gay In the senate by yeas and nays.
THESE resolutions yesterday received
the support Of q senator's, two more
than quorum.
The state contest board is expected
to render decision by Saturday seat
ing the Democratic contestants for
minor state offices. The Democratic
contestants will then be sworn in and
Will make formal demand for possess
sion of the offices. This will be re-
fused by the Republican incumbents
and injunctions similar to those pend
ing in the courts over The governor
ship will be filed.
The most important immediate ef-
feet Of this will be to tie up securely
every branch of the state government
pending settlement of the contests by
the courts. as it is generally regarded
as certain that banks, county officials
and everybody else who have financial
business with the state will refuse to
recognize either set of state officials
till the title to the Offices is judicially
ascertained.
j. l.. Sutton, the sheriff of Whiteley
county, who was arrested recently on
a charge Of completely in the Goebel
assassination, was brought here from
Louisville last night. waived exam
nation before County Judge Moran,
and was admitted to bail. Sutton left
for home last night in company with
his uncle, State Inspector C. N. Lister,
Harland Whitaker, who Is also charg- ,
ed with completely in the assassination,
was also returned from Louisville and
turned over to the local authorities,
but no steps were taken in his case,
and he is still in Jail. Lee Jones, an
other supect, is also in Jail here.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-02-20
Three New Jersey Storm yfctims.

New Brunswick, N. j., Feb. 2O.-P. L.
Mccarthy, farmer living near New
brunswick, while returning to his
home late Saturday night, was over
come by the cold. He lay in the place
where he fell until Sunday, when he was
found frozen 60 death. James Apple
gate, of Milestone, near New Bruns-
wick, was also overcome on his way
home Saturday night. He was found
and sent to a hospital, where both
legs were amputated. He died yes
terday. Mrs. Mary Crester, young
woman, wife of mill hand at Passaic,
was found dead on Sunday night
under heap of snow in front of her
home, having fallen exhausted Satur-
day night. Search was made all over
the town for her Sunday.