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China Must he Divided.

London, Nov. l2.-Baron Hayashl
Japanese minister to London, believes
that the logic OF events viii compel the
powers TO dismembcr China. To Chi.
cago Record correspondent he said:
Affairs In China viii remain n, u
standstill until next March because OF
the severe winter Then the trouble
will fare up again.
at viii lie impossible to catch the
emperor, the empress dowager or
Prince Tuan. The latter win naturally
not come to Pekin. II the emperor nnd
empress want Ia come Tuan will XIII
them and set up his son Ms emperor
II the allies attempt to penetrate fur
ther into the interior In search OF the
refugees they will accomplish nothing.
for the fleeing rulers win merely move
their capital farther and farther west.
his means that the powers will
have eastern China on their hands.
and they VIII sooner or later divide
II up. Germany will get shan Tung
province and Pcchlll. besides. thus en-.
icring into Great Britnin's preserves
by the back door. Russia win take
what remains toward the north. Eng.
land viii probably abandon wci.Hal.
Wei 10 Germany In exchange for some
thing more valuable. England Will
also probably get Canton. Japan will
get nothing except Korea ana the Unit.
cd States win get nothing whntcycr
"if Russia has really annexed any
land at Ticn,sin the cznr doubtless In.
tends only TO acquire spnce for for
Ign settlement. Other foreign powers
have similar holdings In the same 10.
cniity."
The state herald., 1900-11-16
The r.rl. E,re.l,,nn Cle.c..

Paris. Nov. i3.-rhc exposition closed
yesterday with III. evening illuminH.
tion. Five tickets wcr. charged FOR
one admission There wer. few Wis.
ltor- In the day lime, tickets lacking
purchasers M n sou rnch.
The work of removing III" exhibits
began after midnight NJ ve-ilgc will
he left Of the great exposition. except
the immcns. house on the north bank
Of the s.ln. nnd the nri palaces.
Official statistics show thnt the expo.
si.inn wns gigantic success from the
point ~ View of attendance. which was
double tint of the exposition NJ 1850.
WHEN - III ,nib passed ih" gnl"s. When
the gnies NJ M" exposition of iirp clos,
ed this evening more ihnn 5Opp,vp'
persons hni passed through, The brit.
ish nni i,nlpinnr headed the list IN
1851 IN point ~ numbers, hut Ibis ycnr
the Gufmnn- WERE first nni the rcl.
CLAUS secund, with III. British far be-
hind. Americans also formed very
noticeable contingent Indeed. they
were lmnrnsninhly more numerous
,hnn NJ the previous exposition. The
recor,l'pnylnR day this year brought
nni more ihnn ,Iv,,po visitors. NJ com.
pared with n maximum ~ ;t5,3ii IN
tAs'l
The state herald., 1900-11-16
rr.,,m,o.r, r.... Convention.

Pekin, Nov. ~ The foreign minis
tiers have iinnlly agreed upon the terms
OF n preliminary convention between
the combined powers and Chlnn. 4
copy was sent the Chinese commission.
crS for consideration.
The Chinese peace commissioner.
having urged the empress downgrf Ia
Immediately execute Goyernor Y.h
Sian aud General Tung fuh Slang ~
proof OF good Intentions to adequately
punish the ministers most responsible
for atrocities, III. reply hns.coino from
the court that the utmost srntcnc. for
Nch Sinn VIII be punishment. aud ~
the court N now In the power of
shns's troops u il impossible TO pun.
ish Slang nj all.
II VIII require iirm pressure from tho
powers 10 secure these two d.tcsinhlo
criminals, hut the rebellion now rng.
IN. In the south, with the declared
purpose TO cNpcl the Mnnchu dynnst,
and establish unr purely Chinese. viii
soon compel the iowngrr 10 Yield Ia
all demands ~ the powers nnd make
pehcc with the foreign devil" 10 -.
cape the deep sen ~ chinese reyolu
tion.
The state herald., 1900-11-16
Proposed increase Of tn. Arm,,

Warrington, Nov. IA senator Proc.
tor OF the Senate committee on military
affairs and AdJutant General Corbln
held an Informal conference with the
President Saturday. relative to icglsla.
iion 10 he asked of Congress In connec.
ton with the proposed Increase OF the
regular army,
Under the existing law" said Sen,
nior Proctor nt the conclusion OF the
conference, "thc present strength Of
the army. 5000 regulars aud a5,OD0
volunteers, will be reduced on the FIRST
day OF next July 10 1000 regulars
This ls nn nhsurdly small number. und
Congress VIII De- asked 10y the Prcsi
dent TO rcorganizc the army upon n
larger basis I, viii h. Impossible 10
keep amy troops In the Philippines un.
less th" army Is Increased 10 say moth.
ing OF the gnrrisons for the forts IN
this country.
My avn Judgment il that Congress
VIII provide n regular army Of nbou,
1000 or 10000 men, with discretion Ia
the President IN raise the iotni 10 100.
900 " he finds the larger number nee.
"s-nry. ! have no doubt that this leg.
lsln,ion viii bc enacted NJ the coming
session"
The state herald., 1900-11-16
JOHN PORTER MAY
BE THE MURDERER

Denver Colo, Nov. 13.-JOhn Porter,
who with his father, Preston Porter,
and his brother, Allen Porter, was ar
rested on Sunday, the 11th instant, on
suspicion Of being connected with the
murder of little Louise Frost at Limon,
is still in custody with circumstantial
evidence rapidly accommodating against
him. The evidence that seems to in
dictate his guilt Ia summed up as fol.
lows:
On the afternoon Of the murder he
was alone In the bunk house near the
scene of the murder. He can furnish
no proof of his whereabouts from l
O'Clock in the afternoon until o'clock
In the evening. Footprints were found
leading from the cabin which Porter
occupied to the scene of the crime.
When going toward the place where
She murder occurred the man who
made the footprints seemed to have
Oeen walking, but the footprints made
IN the return trip indicated that he
was running.
These footprints were peculiar in that
they were made by shoes which had
-FOUR nails sticking out of the heels in
such manner as to leave a, distant
Impression at every step. Shoes which
exactly fit these footprints and which
have the four nails sticking out Of the
heels were found In the bunk house In
which Porter lived. An attempt had
been made to burn them. Porter ad-
mits that they belong to him.
The hat which Porter was wearing
when arrested was stained, and DIR. N.
A. Bowles, chemist, said that In his
opinion the stains were made by hui
man blood. An examination of the hat
showed plainly that an effort had been
made to wash out the stains.
A knife, which John Porter says be-
longs to him, was found In his fathers
pocket
John Porter and his brother Allen
Porter, were recently released from the
Kansas refOrmatOry. where they had
served sentences on charges of assault
A girl named Fox of Lawrence, Kan
sas, positively identified them as her
assailants.
An examination made by three ply
sicians, DR.. w. II. Thenpley. DIR. s. W.
Miller and DIR. John Bass, disclosed the
fact that Porter Ind been injured in
manner which points strongly towards
his guilt. In the opinion OF the three
physicians II would be practically I'M
possible for him to sustain these in
juries except In an encounter similar
to that In which Louise Frost was
killed.
All this evidence Il purely circum-
stahtial. but II is strong enough to
convince those most Interested In cap
turing the murderer of Porter's guilt,
and they have no hesitation I'm pro-
claiming their belief There Ia one
point. however. which weakens all the
evidence and that Is the absolutely
Straightforward story which John Por-
ter tells. He has been ss-qucstioned.
menhced, bullied-every effort has been
mnde to brcnk him down. hut thus fnr
no one has been able 10 detect the
slightest discrepancy in the story which
he tells.
The state herald., 1900-11-16
Death of ,tat,u. t,ui,

New York, Nov Ia Marcus Daily.
one OF TIE leading mine owners Of the
world, died In the Hotel Ncihcrlnnd n,
o'clock yesterday morning. nged ais.
" Dllhilnn NJ The heart nnd Brlgbts
dlsensc of The kidneys. with resultant
complications, were the immediate
cause Of death, though Mr.. Days III.
hcsa dated hnck several yenrs.
"" hnh suffered severely during M.
lasl two months, hit the end wns pain
less While he was surrounded by
lh' ihhers Of Ills fnmlly, his life wen,
'ni so prnecfilly tim, only the physi.
"lnhs In attendance knew ,hni he Ind
found rest
IN politics Mr Dnly was n Demo.
"rni His miHinrss nnd poililcal ri
'hltt With " A clark for thu pns,
lw'lr" t"nrs hns attracted pa,lonsl VI.
'"ntlun
The state herald., 1900-11-16
THE HORTICULTURAL
CONVENTION

Denver. Colo. Nov. 1.-THE compile.
ton OF the program for the annual
state horticultural convention. which
will be held In the horticultural rooms
at the state capitol, November 2ipt,
22nd and 2Ir,l. was announced by Sec.
retnry Osborn yesterday. There will b
thirty-three papers presented on ques.
tions OF interest to the horticuiturists
OF the state by eminent students In all
the different lines. The program Is ms
follows:
Wednesday, 10 n. m.-Opening pray
er, Rev. NJ. A. RAIDER. Grace N. r.
Church; address OF welcome. @. s.
Thomas. Denver: response, Rev. b. o.
Aylesworth. State Agricultural Col.
lege; presidents address, ". s. Co
burn, Hoichkiss: sccretary's report, ".
II. Osborn, Loyeland; appointment of
committees.
1:30 y. m.-"Some Thoughts on the
Cultivation OF Fruit" Dr. A. j. Clark.
Loveland; "Is Thcrc Danger Of M
overproduciion Of Fruit In coloradoY''
]. y. Bartcls. Pueblo: ''Tbc Work Of
the Agricultural Experiment station"
Professor l.. q. Carpenter. state Agri.
cultural College; reports Of hortic,ilt,
ural Inspectors.
I:30 y. m.-"Fruit Raising" r. H.
Lehman, Iittlcton; Practical Treat.
ment of Plant Diseases" ii. ii. Griffin.
State Agricultural College; Tested
Shrubs and Flowers Of Colorado" e.
$. Harrison. York. Nebraska: "vaIu.
OF the Windbreak to the orcbnrdist."
o. II. Shields, Loyeland.
Thursday. 10 a. m.-"Ths Picking
and Packing of Fruit" william Banm.
gartncr, Grand Junction: '.rhe Import.
nncc OF the Flower In Fruit Growing"
Professor Wendell Paddock. State Az.
ricul'urnl College; Peaches for Prof.
It's" W. $. Coburn. State BOARD OF
Horticulture.
1sao y. m.-"rhc Evolution OF III.
Science of Horticulture In Colorado"
Eugene smith, MnsonvIll.: Are We
Not Planting Too Many Varieties Of
Fruit Trccsr' Y. \. Mccl.llnnd. Fort
Collins; Evolution of the Farmer"
Professor H. e. Buium, Agricultural
College; Trees of Denver" W. q. ~
Stone. Denver.
Isao y. Experience with Cher.
rics," Charles II. Evans. Fort Collins:
Comparative Conditions Between
Colorado ani New Mexico" A. q.
ilcllkcll, 5lI Boston building. Denver:
Marketing of Fruit: Commission;
Freight Charges Evils To Overcome"
L. G. Taylor, Delta.
Friday. 1870 u. m.-"Codllng Moth"
David Brothers. Edgcwnicr. "Coiling
Moth, \. J. Burnett. Aurora. cod.
Ing Moth Notes" Professor q, T.. TN.
l-tic. Agricultural College.
lip y. m.-"lns.ct Enemies Of III.
Apple" Professor g. T.. Gillette, Agri.
cultural College: "a Cure for the Cod.
llng Moth Discovered by Accident" u.
\. Tcngnrdcn, Boulder. discussion.
'iO y. ma Local Horticultural
Society Harry e. Harris, Colorado
springs; Horticulture" Martha A.
Shuir, stntr Iionrd of horticulture,
Present Conditions of Colorado For.
"sts," Henry Nicholson. Denver.
The state herald., 1900-11-16
Tho llr.nI, In N.hn.la.

omnhn. Nch, Nov. il.-with hut two
counties To henr from In the state. On
the face of the unofficial returns Diet
rich. Republican, Is elected governor
by plurality ~ dIa over Governor
royntrr
The remainder NJ the state ticket IL
likely In bo lirpuhlirnn.
Congressman Robertson. fusionlat. il
elected In the Third district hy iaI hin.
rnllty This mnkcs the representation
uf Nebraska In Congress. unchanged.
four ftislonlsis, two rupulis,s. two
Democrats nnd iwn l,rpuliicnns.
Mckinlny'- plurality In Nebraska il
J.ann.
The state herald., 1900-11-16

in the census report The total land
surface Of Colorado Is approximately
1O3, ,645 square miles, the average num-
ber or persons to the square mile being
as follows: 1890, 80; 1900, 81.
OF the fiftyscven counties in the
state, forty-two show an increase in
population since 1890, and in some of
them the percentages of Increase are
very large, namely:
Otero. 174.S per cent.
Archuleta, 154.2 per cent.
Bent, 1922 per cent
Mesa, 117.5 per cent.
Delta, 116.5 per cent.
Morgan, 1O41 per cent.
Montezuma, 100 per cent
Prowers, 01,2 per cent.
Hinsdale, S6.6 per cent.
San Miguel, $40 per cent,
The fifteen counties showing n de-
crease in population are Baca, Chey-
enne, Clear Creek, Custer, Dolores
Eagle, Kiowa, Kit Carson, Ouray.
Park, Phillips, Pltkin, Sedgwick.
Washington and Yuma.
OF the 165 Incorporated places there
are only twenty-seven that have pop
ulation in 1900 of more than 1000 and
of these only seven have more than
5000, namely:
Denver city, with 13S,s50.
Pueblo city, with 2S,157.
Colorado Springs city, with 21,0S5.
Leadville city, with 12.455.
Cripple Greek town, with 1O,141.
Boulder city; with 6,15O,
Trinidad city, with 5,345 inhabitants.
Denver and Pueblo nre the only
cities in Colorado that have a popula-
ton of more than 25,O0O.
The state herald., 1900-11-16
".a,mi s., wn..,., f.,l.,

Montgomery Ala, Nov. 10 General
Joseph Wheeler hns given ou, the fol
lowing uii The result of the election.
y dlh npt ~ 10 Decatur io hear the
returns Tuesday night do no, like
ln Ru in funerals, aud I felt and knew
Tint Mr. Mckinley would he over.
Mhelminely reelected
There ~" two things the American
rr"pl" reverence first. their God. nnd.
second, Their nag, 4 word .ngnins,
either VIII hrlng down their condcmnn.
liuiL There never wna president de.
frhi"d for election who Ind conducted
\ successful war. Wars nrp popular
lh this country nnd ARE growing more
popular win the massos. nnd nhy par.
" that opposes successful war prps
dent win meet fafani
The state herald., 1900-11-16
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Cincinnati, Nuv ~ The trustees OF
~" Nhiiunnl Jewish Home for Con
snnipiltes NJ Denver Colorado. con.
riuir,l their session here yesterday by
rir'iing the following locnl bonrd uf
ninrnurtsi
ALFRED Mueller. Rabbit William \.
ltrir,innn. David May, l.. Uuimnb. NJ.
Friedman, Willlnm Wei nnd L., Levy.
~ Of Denver
n vhs drrird Ia establish mn Office
lpt tic Institution IN each large city.
20 iini nrniirniinnn fot admission cnn
H. facilitated
The state herald., 1900-11-16
Theory of the L,,non Murder.

Denver, Colo. Nov. 12.-The Denver
detectives seem TO hold the following
theory in regard to the murder of ~
tie Louise Frost:
The crime was committed by some
man who was acquainted with Louise
Frost He knew the time she passed
along the lonely road ON her way from
school and the postofiicc. He waited
for her. She knew him. When she
came along Thursday evening he stop
ped her. Perhaps he had done so be-
fore. They talked for II few moments
and upon some reasonable pretext he
coaxed her out of the buggy. She
wrapped the lines around the whip ana
threw the laprobc forward across the
dashboard. When driving she had her
mail upon the seat by her side. When
she left the buggy she naturally picked
up the mail and holding 1t in her
hands climbed out of the buggy and
went to her death unsuspectingly. IL
is possible that MS soon ms the man had
coaxed her away from the buggy he
struck her down and that falling she
dropped the mail. Then he caught her
up In his arms and carried her into the
tall weeds that border the roadside.
A hat she struggled TO save herself is
shown 10y the trampled condition OF
the weeds. After the commission of
the crime he beat and stabbed her TO
death, for she knew him and he knew
that he would not Ike safe from de
lection and rctributlon MS long AS she
lived Near the point Is n deep gulch
in which the murderer doubtless took
refuge after the deed was done. He
could follow 1t for mile without de-
lection from anyone passing In the
lonely road. In the gulch he could re-
main until night and under the cover
of darkness make his escape. The
horse. waiting for Its driver becoming
tired. walked slowly home. with the
line still wrapped around the whip and
the laprobe across the dashboard, just
as the girl had left them.
The state herald., 1900-11-16

While friends Of education at home
are largely concerned themselves with
pictures In our public schools. for
eign educators have been profoundly
impressed with our public schools In
pictures. The sixteen moving pie
lures OF New York schools. showing
nearly two thousand pupils In all parts
Of school work. Including recess, cook
ing classes and hrc-drill were one OF
the wonders Of the Paris exposition.
They were accompanied by u phono.
graph. By which. for Instance, when
the children Salutcd the nag, the
pledge OF loyalty and patriotic song.
we're given at the same time. Both
the Russian and the Now Zealand gov.
crnments have sent urgent requests
for the loan OF these pictures for dis,
play before the podRgogic societies Of
those countries
The state herald., 1900-11-16

Lord Lamington, the governor OF
Queensland. has left Brisbane for a
tour through the northwestern district
of that colony. The great pastoral re-
gion, along the shores OF the Gulf OF
Carpentaria, is rarely honored with an
official visit, and the settlers will, no
doubt be delighted TO see the gov
ernor. Lord Lamington. on his side
ought TO enjoy the trip. The blacks
are still numerous In this part OF Au-
strnlla, and their habits and customs
are very curious. But the governors
attention Will be directed more par
tieularly TO the material resources OF
the country, and the possibility OF In
creaslng the means for It's develop.
mont.
The state herald., 1900-11-16

An edition de luxe, limited to 800
copies and offered for personal sub
scription at one guinea, will perpetu
ate a newspaper prepared by British
officers while prisoners in Pretoria
The Gram, thus edited, was produced
by means of the hectograph. When
the time comes for complete and dis
passionate history of the South Afri-
can war, the Pretoria paper will be an
interesting witness.
The state herald., 1900-11-16

The schooner J. NJ. Weatherwax,
which arrived at Port Townsend from
Honolulu recently. had an unusual ex-
perience a few days before reaching
port. When l5O miles OF Cape Flat
terry, the schooner ran into an I'M
mense flock Of birds, resembling the
wild canary, thousands OF which set
tied in the rigging and other parts OF
the vessel. The sailors furnished the
feathered visitors with food and drink,
and hundreds, Il not thousands. of the
birds remained on board till the
schooner reached port. They became
very tame, and left the vessel when
II approached land.
The state herald., 1900-11-16

The prize-firing returns OF the Brit
ish navy, recently issued, are said to
show that the best work was done
by one OF the battleships on the China
station. The worst firing is set down
to the discredit of ships in the Chan
mel squadron, which is charged with
the protection of region where in
accurate gunnery in time of war would
prove costly. In modern warfare
hearts of oak are not enough. Straight
shooting also is necessary.
The state herald., 1900-11-16

that June 30, 1890, the percentage OF
United States notes was 22.6S. Two
years earlier 1t was as high as 32.O7.
While the volume of United States
notes, treasury notes and silver certifi-
Gates Is limited by statutory provis-
ions, the stock Of gold is constantly
growing. The metallic stock of money
Is estimated for October 1, 1900, at
81 ,O59, ,2SS, 500 in gold, $3.50, ,355,387 in
silver dollars and bullion, and $780,
Co., ,74S in fractional silver coin, an ag.
gregate Of $i.111.G44,935.
The inflow of gold In consequence OF
the material conditions, prominent
among which is favorable balance
averaging $563, 2S3 200 In the last three
years, will also cooperate with the
statute
The amount of paper currency
stamped with the seal Of the depart.
ment and prepared for issue during
the year ended with September, 1900,
in the year preceding. The redemp.
tions of worn material were 1903, ,219,.
1924 in the later period and 1856, OFT
$50 In the earlier. The increasing de.
mand for notes of small denominations
has been so heavy and so fully met by
the department, that taking into ac'
count the gold coin, only $426. 6.O45,O2:
of the estimated total circulation OF
So, 113, ,294 1888, October /, was III de
nominations larger than $50.
The operations of the treasury and
its branches are conducted in increas-
ing ratio In gold. the receipts Of the tis
cal year In that coin having Increased
$641 ,OSO,001, and the disbursements
$3.50, ,642, 12S over 1899. There is an
increase In the circulation of standard
silver dollars In the autumn Of each
year, followed by their return to thu
treasury few month later. This i
an incident to the movement Of tht
crops and to the free delivery by the
treasury of such coins. The amount
In circulation November 1 was $73,-
479,469.
The provisions made by Congress
for the increase of the subsidiary sill
yer coinage to S1OO,OOO.0OO have been
great convenience and the depart.
ment, through the mint, has been able
to supply all demands for these coins.
The amount of them in circulation,
which In January. 1880, was only $54.
$54, ,2O2, 40, rose by October l, 1900, to
$79,432,1 ,104. The distribution OF minor
coins from the offices of the treasury
and mine during the fiscal year
amounted to $3.lTI,9I1, against ST.
926.9S3 the year before.
The act of April ~, 1900, provides
for the substitution of United States
coins for the Spanish coins Of Porto
Rico, estimated by experts at 5,92O,0 ,0O0
pesos, at the rate of sixty per cent
for each peso. The exchange was be
gun May 1st, when the provision went
into effect and by August 10th $40.
227 pesos had been received and paid
for In S3,2S2, 40 of American money.
During the fiscal year there were de.
tected and destroyed ut the offices OF
the treasury $l1,146 in counterfeit sill.
yer coins, notes and certificates, 1921
5-cent pieces and III ,652 1-cent pieces.
Comparison with the previous year
shows no significant changes excepting
in the number of spurious minor coins
In circulation, which are rapidly on the
increase. Counterfeit gold coins ara
rare. only thirteen having been in
spected at the treasury during the
year.
The state herald., 1900-11-16

Boston is up in arms against Prof
Shepardson of the University of Chi
cago for his assertion that her famous
tea party owed its origin to mob vio-
lence. Boston, however, should be
calm. Like the Trlggs idea of fame
this characterization of a famous act
OF American history is merely Mid
way plaisance snapshot. Bostonians
do not seem to understand that the
University OF Chicago has several rare
out unintentional humorists among
its professors.
The state herald., 1900-11-16
n,,sa WIN a. ,o rio,,s..

Jacksonville I'in., Nov i2.-Dcmo
cratic Governor elect William 4. Jrn
nlnFs has been Informed tina, his cou
sin. william \ iir,nn. will visit him
Mt his home IN llrootsvlilr. Florida
nnd be present NJ the Inauguration nj
Tallahassee on the first Tuesday In
January,
The state herald., 1900-11-16

II Is contended that the accepted
speed OF ship should bs a sea speed
which can be- maintained during a
period oi at least sixty hours. and
that at the eBd Of that time the ship
should not be IN any way failEusi.
but should be In all material and per.
sonal respects able to continue the
speed In lghting order
The state herald., 1900-11-16

Homestead grants for 2o.Ooo,ooo peo
pie. it is said. will result II the plans
of the National Business Mems league
are successful. The league wishes the
federal government to construct i'm
mense reservoirs for controlling the
flood waters in the arid regions Of the
western states and to determine a
practical method of irrigation for that
country. To make the suggestions pos
sible congress will be urged to give
$3.50, 900 yearly.
The state herald., 1900-11-16

Army estimates for the coming
year are on the basis of force o.
100000 men and include appropriations
for bringing home the volunteers in
the Philippines. The navy depart
ment also estimates for an increased
force of enlisted men.