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, 1901-06-27
Communications Signed.

The President has signed the follow
ing commissions:
State-Francis II. Loomis, Ohio, min
lister to Portugal; Herbert w. Bowen,
New York, minister to Venezuela;
Lloyd C.. Griscom. Pennsylvania, min
lister to Persia: Arthur Bailey, Blan-
chard, Louisiana, secon secretary
United States embassy at Paris;
Charles T.. Snyder, West Virginia, con-
sui at Windsor, Nova Scotia; Spencer
i. Eddy, Illinois, secretary United
States legation at Constantinople.
W~ar-Judge advocate, rank of major,
Louis Il. Goodler; quartermasters, rank
of captain, Noble ii. Creager, Harry l..
Pettus. Alvin A. Barker; paymasters,
rank of captain, William Graham,
Seymour Howell; captains, Signal
Corps, Edgar Russell, George o.
Squier; assistant surgeons volunteers,
rank of captain, Robert Il. Caldwell.
Paul Massuri.
Navy-Christopher C. Fewel, lieuten-
ant; Edward r. Fitzgerald, lieutenant
Junior grade; naval constructors, rank
of lieutenant, Horatio G. Gilmore, Hen
ry G. Smith, Richard NJ. Watt; Theo-
dore j. Arms, passed assistant paymas-
ter, rank of lieutenant: boatswains,
Henry c. Jarrett. Louis w. Sopp; war
Il n machinist, Harry G. Luken.
, 1901-06-27
LITTLE HOLLAND
ROBBING THE OCEAN

Washington, June 22.-The addition
of n whole province of water-covered
land to the kingdom of The Neither
lands is the subject of reports received
at the State Department from Consul
Hill Mt Amsterdam and Consul General
Guenther at Frankfort, Germany.
The plan, which has been proposed
in the states general, has in view the
closing of the Zuyder Zee, which for
centuries is said to have been more
harmful than helpful to Holland, by a
dyke running from the North Holland
coast to the island of Wieringen and
thence to the Tristan coast. The part
of the bay thus -encompassed Will be
gradually drained and it is thought
that in eighteen years 10000 acres OF
fertile land can be recovered.
The total cost of the work is esti-
mated at about S3S.OOO,O00, which in
cludes an indemnity of 81 ,SG9,0oo to be
paid to Zuyder Zee fishermen robbed
of their vocation.
The completion of the entire work Is
expected to produce 100000 acres OF
soil, valued at S160.o00.Ooo. 1t is in
tended to call this twelfth province OF
The Netherlands, Willelmaland, after
the young Queen.
, 1901-06-27
WASHINGTON s

The Secretary of War directs the
publication of the following order for
the information of the army: No malt,
vinuous or spirituous liquors will be
purchased by the subsistence depart
ment for any purpose. Supplies there
of. needed in medical or hospital prac-
tice or for use in the diet of soldiers
too sick to use the army ration will be
provided by the medical department.
Third Assistant Postmaster General
Madden has given out II comparative
statement of the issue of postage
stamps, stamp books, stamped enyel-
opes, newspaper wrappers and postal
cards from 1896 to 1901. Including an
estimate for the last fifteen days of
this month, the total number issued
the present fiscal year is 5,711, TGi,6S9.
an increase of 1.516,O99. 1866, or thirty
six per cent over the total issue in
1896. Their local value is S105, $50, 1888,
an increase of S2J,912.231, or thirty
three per cent. I've 1896.
Secretary Hitchcock reported at n
cabinet meeting that the decision of
the Supreme Court of the District of
Columbia. Diminishing the application
of Lone Wolf and other Indians for an
injunction to restrain him from open
ing the Known, Comanche and Apache
reservations to white settlement under
the act of June q. 1900. removed the
last obstacle TO the opening of these
reservations. The allotments TO the
Indians have been made under the law
and the Presidents proclamation fixing
h date of the opening will be issued
soon. The secretary says that the
great body of the Indians are thor
oughly gratified.
Charges have recently been filed in
the general land office of the wanton
killing of elk in the Yellowstone Ma
tional Park and the adjoining forest re-
serve, and the assistance of that of
flee has beer asked in stamping ont
the depredations. Commissioner Her
mann sent instructions to the local for
estry officials to lend every possible as
sistance to the state authorities in de-
tecting and bringing to Justice the of
Tending poachers and indiscriminate
hunters. The land office is without au-
thority to assume charge of these mat
tiers, but is glad to cooperate with the
state authorities. This unlawful kill
ing Of elk and other game is said to
have gone Oh throughout the past win
ter. but no idea is given of the extent
to which II has been carried.
, 1901-06-27
Miners Convention.

The committee appointed to arrange
for Miners day at the qu]arto-centen-
NAL celebration at Boulder has pre-
pared the following statement of
purses and rules. The contest will be
open to all Colorado miners and no
entrance fee will be charged. 1t will
be held in the auditorium of the Colo
RADIO ~Chautauqua, which has a seating
capacity of 5000 people, August md:
Prizes for drilling contest-First
prize, double hand, $500; second prize,
double hand, 500; first prize. single
hand, $50; second prize, single hand.
$50; first prize. single hand. boys un-
der sixteen years of age, $50; second,
S15.
Rules-Double hand, 7k-pound ham
mer, x steel. time 10 minutes.
Single-hand. 4-pound hammer, 1916
steel, time 10 minutes.
Boys single hand. 3Ea-pound hammer,
y steer. time 10 minutes.
Boulder county granite will be the
rock used. Leadville, Cripple Creek
and Gilpin and Clear Greek counties
Will have teams on hand. Notice of
participation must be received by the
committee ON or before July Goth.
, 1901-06-27
To Bore Mt Grand Junction.

Grand Junction. Colo, June 22.-
Denver Republican Special)-J. Il.
Whitson and John Stuckey. members
of the Colorado and California ON
Company, came to this city the middle
of May and in a quiet way began OPP
erations TO secure land under lease for
oil purposes. They placed their bus
mess in the hands of Golf X Gate
wood, and the firm now have over 1000
acres of land leased for the company.
Three wells will be sunk-one at Pal
isade, one just north of this city n
one west. This company is also in
terested in the Routt company oil field
and the drilling tools that have been
used in that county will be brought
here and the work of putting down
the wells will begin.
]. Il. Whitson is the president of he
company, which owns and operates a
number of valuable wells in the Cali
fornia field.
, 1901-06-27
Trans-Mississippi Congress

Denver, June 24.-'The Trans-Miss-
issippi Congress at Cripple Creek mex
month will be greater than any other
similar meeting eel held" said II.
Graham, n lawyer from the gold camp
at the st. James hotel yesterday. He
is n member of the committee having
all the preliminary work in charge.
I'VE have sent out more than a car
load of literature relative to this con-
gress and Cripple Creeks relation TO
1t. We distributed 10000 notices of the
meetings. Our express charges are
usually about 500 per week. 1t will
be n great event for the mining region
and for Colorado. Correspondence
shows that the attendance will be larg-
err than ever before. At least 1000
delegates will be in attendance. This
is assured.
, 1901-06-27

Pueblo, Colo, June 2i.-prOcoedings
will be commenced here in Pueblo
within the next few days to compel
corporations here to observe the re
quirements of the two weeks pay day
law passed by the last General Assem-
bly,.
Pueblo has been selected as the place
RADIO Fuel and Iron Company and the
American Smelling and Refining Com
men In this city. not far from 100 In
the aggregate. At the Leadvillc con
vcntion of the State Federation of La
Dor early in the month u decision was
reached 10 begin during the month the
necessary proceedings 10 attempt en-
forCcmcnt of the law.
, 1901-06-27

London, June 24.-Lord Kitchener
has as yet sent no report of the Water
kloof mishap. Recent events in Cape
Colony seem to prove the Boer inva-
sion of that country to be serious. a
letter to the Daily Mail, dated Cape
town, June 9Th. confirms the pro-Boer
report, and a Y the invaders number
anywhere from 1000 30 10000; that
they are swarming all owe the eastern
and midland districts and getting re-
cruits and horses.
The Daily Mail remarks that o n
firmation of these assertions is need
ed, but If this information is correct
the country has been entirely misled
regarding the extent of the invasion.
, 1901-06-27
A sweeping Injunction.

Milwaukee, June 24.-In the Circuit
Court of Milwaukee,, June 22nd, n
sweeping injunction of widespread
scope and Importance was issued to
the Nitter Manufacturing Company rel
alive to the strike of machinists.
The order prevents the strikers from
in any way interfering with the work
men that are employed mt the Vitter
works, from gathering about the works
In II way. from posting plckets, from
combining for the purpose of prevent
ing tradesmen selling TO workmen who
have refused to quit, and from doing
anything that will in any way operate
to result in damage to the Nitter com
pany.
, 1901-06-27

Governor Orman. Attorney General
Post and State Auditor Crouter. com
posing the state auditing board, have
made a change in the method of deal
ing out supplies for the various depart
ments. 1t has been the custom of de
partment heads or clerks to make
acquisitions on the secretary of state
for whatever they needed. The sigma
lures Of two members of the board
We're necessary and the secretary usu-
ally granted the supplies on such an
order. Under that system there was
no way for the board to keep track
OF the supplies issued. Hereafter
the auditing board will meet every
Monday afternoon at 4 O'Clock, and no
supplies will be granted except upon
the personal request of the head of
the department needing them. If in
the mind of any member of the board,
the official making the request is ask
ing for too much, explanations will be
demanded.
, 1901-06-27
Change of Diplomats

The following changes in diplomatic
posts have been announced:
Francis Il. Loomis, minister to Ven
ezuela, has been transferred to be min
lister to Portugal, vice John n. Irwin
of Iowa, resigned.
Herbert w. Bowen Of New York,
present minister to Persia, has been
transferred to Caracas, succeeding Mr..
LOOMS as minister TO Venezuela.
Lloyd C.. Griscom of Pennsylvania,
present first secretary of legation at
Constantinople, has been made minis
ter to Persia.
Spencer +. Eddy of Illinois, present
second secretary at Paris, has been
made first secretary at Constantinople,
to succeed Mr.. Griscom.
Arthur Bailey Blanchard of Louis
lana has been promoted from third to
second secretary at Paris.
The change. so far rs it concerns
the Venezuelan ministers. is said at the
state Department to have no partic-
ular political significance. Mr.. LOOMS
goes elsewhere than Caracas at his
W request and desire. 1t Is true that
the Venezuelan government has eN-
pressed dissatisfaction with Mr.. Loom
is In more ways than one but the fact
hat the minister is not removed from
the diplomatic service, but is given IN
0tner post of equal dignity II honor,
is n mark of esteem of the State De
partment. II may be noted also that
Mr., Bowen, the new minister TO Car
acas, goes TO his post with Instructions
on the same line as those supplied to
Mr., LOOMS. which formed the basis
for his action. so that Mr.. Bowen. who
Is n man of great vigOr, Is likely to fol
low Mr.. LoOmis' footsteps in the mat
ter Of policy.
, 1901-06-27

The acquisition of new territory has
stimulated American interest in travel.
both at home and abroad. Just now
the ten-thousand mile trip of the pres
idential party is having an effect in
the same direction. as will the several
congressional parties which are max
ing preparations to go to the Philip
pines. The steady current Of informa-
ton coming from all these outlying
islands is q~uickening the enthusiasm
of American travellers and making us
to an extent familiar with the world"
To render the familiarity an influence
for good everywhere should be our
main concern.
, 1901-06-27
Defense of Christian Science

Boston. June 24.-The annual mes
sage of Mrs. Mary Baker G.. Eddy to
her commandments was read yesterday
at the mother church in this city. The
message was in substance Il reply to
attacks on the church. She defended
the belief strenuously, and prophesied
the continued growth of Christian Sci
ence. The church, she said, nov had
21,631 COMMITMENTS. and since last
November 2,496 had been added. Chris
tian Science. she said, was the result
entirely of her wv observation and
discovery and was founded entirely on
the Bible.
Fully 1,5OO people attended the serv-
ices during the day.
, 1901-06-27

No stranger monument ever existed
that that which was erected at the Ho-
tel de Vile by the inhabitants Of Lune-
burg, in Hanover, in honor of a pig.
This, which took the form OF n kind
of ~mausoleum, contained a large glass
case in which was Theoretically in
closed a fine ham cut from the ami
NAL. whose memory was to be handed
down to posterity. Above was a tomb
stone slab of black marble, on which.
engraved in letters of gold, was the
following inscription in Latin: Pass
ers-by contemplate here the mortal re-
mains of the pig which acquired for it.
self imperishable glory by the discov-
cry of the salt springs of L~uneburg."
, 1901-06-27

The discontented worries OF a mo-
rose person nay very likely shorten
his days and the general justice of
natures arrangement provides that
his early departure should entail no
long regrets. On the other hand, the
man who can laugh keeps his health.
To the perfectly healthy laughter
often. Too commonly. though,
as childhood is left behind. the habit
fails, and a half smile is the best that
visits the thought-lined mout of a
modern man or woman. People be-
come more and more burdened with
the accumulations of knowledge and
with the weighing responsibilities Of
life, but they should still spare time to
laugh.
, 1901-06-27

From Cheyenne it is reported that
Engineer G. /. Van Devander, who has
been running surveys for the Burling-
ton between Guernsey and Rawlins,
has been called in. He says the entire
line from Guernsey to Salt Lake has
been surveyed and located but he does
not believe that the extension will be
built ut present. other surveying par
ties have been called in and he is OF
the opinion that the Burlington will
not even build TO the Rawlins coal
fields. II looks as though the Burling-
ton has entered into some agreement
with the Union Pacific and that the.
Salt Lake line has been abandoned.
Two expert wolf hunters. M~nrshiield
aud Knlkbicuner, are operating very
successfully on the Big Wind river.
Since January LIST they have killed 2SG
coyotes. eighty bob eats, thirty-six
gray wolves. with several foxes. bad.
gers and other animals. They use 300
traps and n range of fifty To SIX
ty miles, which they are constantly rid.
ing. Their traps, imported from Ger.
many, COST $50 each. They make the
business pay, as In addition to the state
bOunties theyvhaNe contracts with 10.
cal associations which give $40 extra
for gray wolves and SO for coyotes
When they clean up one locality they
get new contracts and move to new
ground.
, 1901-06-27

Lincoln. ILL.,, June 23.-Thls city and
vicinity was visited last night by Il
destructive tornado which did 100000
damage. The storm came from the
southwest and its path was Il mile and
Il half wide by twelve miles long. The
Lincoln mattress factory was almost
wholly destroyed. while severe damage
vas done to the Illinois Asylum for
Feeble Minded children. Illinois Odd
Fellows Orphan Home, Lincoln Col
lege, roller flour mills and county poor
farm.
, 1901-06-27

Philadelphia. June 24.-Following his
offer to Mayor Ashbrldge TO pay to the
city S2,J0O,O0O for the street railway
franchise granted certain capitalists in
this city by the city council. ex-Post-
master General Wanamaker sent Il
communication 10 Congressman Rob
ert Foerdcrer. II of the capitalists TO
whom the franchises We're granted,
offering him 100000 for the franchises
in addition to giving to the city the
sum already offered a few days ago.
, 1901-06-27

Every year at Tunis a solemn re-
1igious service is held in memory of
the early Christian martyrs, Viva,
Perpetua and Felicia. The ceremony
was conducted this year a few weeks
ago by Mgr. Combes, archbishop of
Carthage. One of the most picturesque
incidents in the celebration was the
procession to the subterranean cham
bers attached to the ancient arena of
Carthage. the very place where, in the
third century, the W. martyrs were
delivered to the wild beasts.
, 1901-06-27

about $50 p. m, met the flood and
was unable to proceed further. The
waters reached such n depth that The
coaches had to be abandoned, the pas
sengers being rescued by meal OF
ropes strung from the of
coaches to the tops of remaining coke
ovens some distance away. Between
Elkhorn and Vivian Yard, a distance
of ten miles, 100 cars are said to he
washed from the tracks, and many of
them We're carried down the stream.
A rough estimate places the num-
Der of bridges washed away between
Bluefields and Vivian Yard, n distance
If twenty-eight miles, at from fifteen
to twenty, and from present indica-
lions 1t will be impossible to u trains
through to Vivian and points west Of
there under a week or ten days. This
will render 1t impossible to get relief
into the stricken districts and with
those who escaped with their lives,
homeless and without food, indescrib-
able suffering is inevitable.
On the Clinch Valley branch of The
Norfolk & Western railway, between
this city and Norton, communication
is entirely severed west of TazwelL.
Virginia. Reports come from that
point of great loss of life and property
throughout that entire section.
In Shakerag, II negro settlement on
the outskirts of TaZwell, the water
stands to the depth of six to eight
feet In the streets and houses, all of
the occupants having been removed to
points of safety by means of n boat.
Three miles west of TaZwell. on the
Higginbotham farm, the home of Par
is Vandike, n farm hand. was swept
away. carrying with it Mrs. Vandike
and her four children, two Of the Van
dixie children, John, seventeen, aud
Charles. five, being drowned. Mrs.
Nandike, with the two remaining
children, Edgar and Laura, were found
at o o'clock this morning in Il dying
condition ope mile from where their
home stood, by Mr.. Vandike, who was
absent from home at the time of The
cloudburst.
While the rescuing party were
searching for the Nandike family they
found the body of n white woman,
well clad, floating down Plum creek.
No one thus far has been able to
Identify her and II Is supposed to be
n body that had been washed down
some distance.
a report comes from Wittens Mill,
n small station between Bluefields and
TaZwell, that three children, Christian
names unknown, belonging to ReliGh
Brush. were drowned early yesterday
morning. There is no telegraph sta
ton ut Wittens Mill and 1t is imDos-
sible to ascertain particulars. The
railroad and telegraph companies are
working between 1000 and 1,5OO men
day IL night. Officials are on the
ground pushing the work of construct
ing lines n repairing the road and
hope TO be able to communicate with
both the stOrm-swept districts by noon
Monday. Nothing whatever has been
heard from the section of country he
tween Vivian and Williamson other
than the river is reported Gs being en-
tirely over its banks and higher than
ever known by the oldest inhabitants.
The town of WEIGH, county sea of
Mcdowell county. must have suffered
seriously II n number of the large
lumber plants situated along the banks
of Tug river no doubt are entirely
washed away.
, 1901-06-27

1t is claimed hat there are fewer
gum chewers in Washington than in
any other city of its size in America.
Any person who walks down a public
street masticating a wad of gum imme-
diately becomes the subject of remarks.
On the other hand, it is asserted that
o cigarettes are smoked each day
in Washington than in my other city
of equal population except those in the
extreme southern part of the United
States.
, 1901-06-27

In a little handful of earth in the
crotch of the branches of the big elm
in front of a store at Norway, Vt, is
a currant bush. The shrub has been
growing there for two or three years,
and has attained a vigorous size. Last
year it pore fruit for the first time.
, 1901-06-27
NEW FAST TRAM TO coLopAn.
". Misso.ri r.elne n.nr,,.

hWn.
The Missouri Pacific Railway 1, ~.
operating double daily service from =
Louis and Kansas City to point, !
Colorado, Utah and the Pacific cO,.
Trains leave st. Louis 9 a. m. =,
1910 p. m. Kansas City 6 p. m. ana !.
o. m, carrying through sleeping o..
between St. Louis and San Fran.,H
without change. Excursion ticL,..
now on sale. For further informat,.
address Company's agents.
H. c. TOWNSEND
G. P. & T. Agent. st. Louis Ma
, 1901-06-27

The sons of the German emperor are
being brought up in n strict school.
While the crown prince is being init
ated into all the solemn rites and
practices of student life at Bonn his
three younger brothers, Eitel Fritz,
August Wilhelm. and Oscar, are hard
at work at Pleon. where they are sub
jected to a daily routine stricter even
thar that to which they are accus-
toned at home. Every day they are
up at $50, have their cold tubs, then
their breakfast. and forthwith begin
work. The eldest of the brothers Wis
its the first class of the cadet school,
the second attends the lower fifth, ano
the third the upper third. They appear
to have made plenty of friends there
and AXE an active part in all the
games. The most popular game at
present moment is tennis, while the
second place is apparently by riding
and cycling.
, 1901-06-27

There is a noticeable falling off in
the supply of pastors for Protestant
churches in both England and Ameri-
ca. There is also a prospect of a sim
liar deficiency in Germany, for while
10 years ago out OF every l 900 students
who entered the German universities
206 were students of theology, in 1893
the number was $50 for each 1000,
while his year it is only 1O1.
, 1901-06-27

.uffalo. Wyo.. June 2I.-Norman
CASTOR Is In omaha for the purpose of
having Il very large automobile built
for use In the stage line between this
city and Sheridan. The machine will
cover the road at the rate of 100 miles
u day.
, 1901-06-27

That's the first-class rate. omen -
erybody, via the Santa Fe Routea 10 g.
Francisco and return, July I'm ~ y "a,
turn, until August 31st. As cool aug a :.
Francisco in summer as in Winter II sa
cious fruits and inexpensive liyin, Laa
That home-like feeling" descrIhe. 81
service on the Santa Fe Route, us
Particulars upon application tn 7
HALL. Gen. Agent Pass. Dent & 7
Fe Route, Denver. Colo. 'ahA
, 1901-06-27

Women have almost a monopoly of
orange packing in California. The fruit
is so dirty when it is first picked that
it has to be carefully busted before it
is ready for shipment.
, 1901-06-27

The governor Of Texas recently told
q northern visitor that he expected his
ftate some day to be the first in the
Union In point Of population as well
as in area. The great growth OF Texas
in the last decade lends some support
to this view. Nevertheless New York
still has more than twice as many in
habitants as Texas. and so has Penn
5ylyania. Illinois. Ohio and Missouri
also outrank it. How long they will
continue to do so Is another matter. A
census taken this year would probably
give Texas rank as the fifth state.
, 1901-06-27

The summer school established s,,,.
years ago In Denver by Professor ~
has steadily grown in numbers ana ~ y,
utation. Last year $50 teachers from "
orado. Wyoming. Nebraska and az, ~
western states awaited themselyes W yHnsi
advantages. The prospects are thai "
number will be greatly exceeded ". NJ
year. For students who desire 10 ms
pare themselves better for fail eSanps
atoms, or for teachers WHO wish to y,
feet themselves in some particuIaS n
Of study. no better school exists. "s