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Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-06-24
VERMONT PENSIONS

Washington, June 24.-These Yer
me ut pensions are ann ounced: y
Original, Nelson Frost, North Troy,
Sc.
Increase, Austin Davis, East Rich
ford, s24; George w. Brown, Wa :er'
bury, sl4: Charles Gorham, St. Johns.
bury. sl7: William Fl. Nichols, Ran
dolph, ST.: Johnson b Sargent, Ran
dolph, 81; Emerson E. Davis, Spring
field $40.
The Grit-advocate. (Julesburg, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1901-01-25

Denver. Jan. 21.-Among the list OF
Americans connected with the Paris
exposition. who We're decorated with
the cross of the Legion Of Honor, are
the names of two men Well known in
Colorado. One of these is George NJ.
Charter, the mine operator and min
ing expert, who rooms in the Opera
House block. Denver. Mr.. Charter
was member of the jury on awards
for mines and mining machinery. He
was made a chevalier of the Legion OF
Honor.
The other is Frederick J. V. Skiff OF
Chicago, who resided in Denver about
fifteen years ago, and was business
manager of the Denver Tribune. which
was absorbed by the Eenver Repub-
lican. He is at present general mana
ger of the Field Columbian Museum Of
Chicago, and was put in charge Of the
American department of mines and
mining at the Paris exposition. He held
Il similar position at the Chicago
Worlds fair. He was in the newspa-
per business in Denver in the days
when Eugene Field was first earning
his reputation rs Il poet. Mr.. SkifT
was made an officer in the Legion OF
Honor.
The honor bestowed upon Mr.. Char
tier and Mr.. Skiff is ii very high one.
and much sought after 1t is the most
complimentary way in which the
French government beStows an honor.
The order was created by Napoleon l.
The Grit-advocate. (Julesburg, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1901-01-25
Great Electrician Dead.

Newton. Mass. Jan. 22.-Prof. Elisha
Gray of Chicago. who was associated
with Arthur J. Mundy in the perfection
of Il system of marine signaling. died
suddenly nj Newtonville last night.
Pro. Gray was associated with Prof.
Alex Graham Bell in the perfection of
the telephone and had been east about
Il year and Il half in connection with
the invention of submarine signalling.
He was stricken while on the street.
Neuralgia of the heart is assigned as
the cause of death.
Elisha Gray WAS one of the best
known of the electrical inventors of
the day. He was born in Ohio in 1875
and learned hlacksmithing, carpenter
ing and boat building. He then pur-
sued special studies in physical science
at Oberlin college.
In 1870 he began his series of inven-
lions with Il self-adiusting telegraph
relay and two years later he establish.
ed manufactory of electrical appara-
tus at Cleveland. He perfected the
typpewriting telegraph. the telegraph
repeater, the Geographic switch and
annunciator. and other devices. In 1872
he organized the Western Electrical
Manufacturing Company. He invented
his speaking telephone in 1876 and the
telautograph in 1893.
The Grit-advocate. (Julesburg, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1901-01-25
WEST POINT STUDENTS
ABANDON HAZING

West Point, N. Y. Jan. 2O.-The con
gressional investigation Of the West
Point military academy has borne
fruit rather unexpectedly. Last night
when the congressman were hurrying
their inquiries to a termination. the
cadets of all four classes held meet
ing in Grant hall, and unanimously de-
cided to abolish haZing of every form
as we'll as the practice of calling out"
fourth class men.
This is exactly what General Dick
and the other members of the congress
SiOnal committee have been trying to
impress on the cadets who have testi
fed before them, as the only course
open to them if they desired to see
the fair name Of the United States mil
itary academy unsullied and above re-
proach. The communication was ad-
dressed to Superintendent A. l.. Mills,
who had just returned from Washing
ton, and he quickly brought it to Gen
eral Dick. The committeeman are de-
lighted at the action Of the cadets, and
General Dick. in few words, said
that they would all go back to the
House of Representatives believing
that in spirit and letter the agreement
would be firmly adhered to by the
cadets. who made it voluntarily.
At the close Of the session tonight,
Colonel Mills, superintendent Of the
academy, handed the following docu-
ment to General Dick, chairman Of the
committee:
West Point. January 10.
ITO the superintendent Of the United
States Military Academy:
Having become cogniZant of the
manner in which the system OF hazing.
as practiced at the military academy,
is regarded by the people of the United
States, we. the cadets of the United
States Military Academy. while main
tanning that we have pursued our sys-
TEN from the best motives, yet realiZ-
ing that the deliberate Judgment of the
people should. in country like ours.
be above all other considerable do
reaftirm our former action abOlishing
the practice Of exercising fourth-class
men, and do further agree to discon-
tinue haZing and compelling fourth
class men to eat anything against their
desire, and the practice of calling out
fourth-class men by class action. and
that we will not devise similar prac
tees to replace those abandoned"
This was signed by the officers Of the
four classes.
The Grit-advocate. (Julesburg, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1901-01-25

The generosity Of actors and &C.
tresses is proverbiaI, but tbeaters are
not often as hospitable as the Paris
Opera Comique, which is offering free
invitations to its performances on a
Axed and Ineligible principle. The
ball was started by Mr.. Gustave Char
psntisr, the author Of Louise" This
being the story of little work-girl,
NJ. Carpenter thought little work girls
would be delighted to see it, so he
sent them a number Of invitations,
with the most gratifying results. 1t is
now announced that tie director of
the Opera Comique intends to invite
the clerks of notaries and advocates
to the performance Of La Basoche,"
in which they are likely to be specially
interested.
The Grit-advocate. (Julesburg, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1901-01-25

The establishment Of an American
bank at Calcutta, backed BY abundant
capital and able business men, is a
suggestive incident In the history Of
India and America. As an illustration
Of our rapidly growing trade with the
East. 1t is stated that ono American
house alone. interested in this enter
Srise. has more than one hundred
SCENTS in India. ana has at all times
merchandise to the value Of almost one
nillion dollars In transit. Amestca'f
part In the business Of Ill Oriental
countries seems destined hencsfosth to
b . lead11g one. and TO meet the re-
Qa,lrsmen&s Of these new conditions.
American banking houses will newt
ably follow the cargo and the Dag.
The Grit-advocate. (Julesburg, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1901-01-25
COLORADO.

A 13-year-old New York youth has
Jus. been arrested and sentenced to a
juvenile asylum there as professional
gambler. When he appeared before
the magistrate he was logged out i'll
fnery that was the envy Of the slums.
He had on his person over $3.50 in gold
and bills, which he confessed he had
acquired from an original investment
VI 25 cents in crap game, and he was
rather aroud Of his achievement than
otherwise.
The Grit-advocate. (Julesburg, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1901-01-25

Wautauga. Tenn. Jan. 21-Mrs. j.
Welsh of this place, sister of Professor
Il. l.. Garner. has Geographic informa-
ton from Mrs. Garner, who is in Bos-
ton, that the professor Is alive and
safe. Professor Garner is the student
of the monkey language. who is tblS
in the heart of Africa proceeding V Oh
his work interpreting the monkey
tongue. He is Il native of Sullivan
county. Tennessee. 1t was recently re
ported from Boston that Professor
Garner had been killed in Africa.
The Grit-advocate. (Julesburg, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1901-01-25

The Paris Petit Journal publishes
the following telegram from Boursss
In the course Of a recent visit Of the
minister of war to the military estab-
lishmsnts Of Bourgss experiments were
made with a new gun, the inventor Of
which Is Capt. Touraic. Of the Artil-
lery, who Is attached to the foundry
here. This weapon IL Of great power,
and is worked o. very ingenious mp
ports, invented by M. Battaifas. Ex-
perimsnts were also made with Hlumi-
mating shells. These 'proIsctiiss. %
bursting above point previously de-
termined, send forth several s1obss Of
fro, which wildly light up large sx-
tent of country for a considerable
length of time"
The Grit-advocate. (Julesburg, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1901-01-25

One of the pleasantest features Of the
recent New York state conference of
charities and correction was the num-
Der of young men whose work in the
held under discussion made them
prominent figures in the convention.
OF the heads Of college settlements,
large majority were men who have not
yet reached middle life. and many
other noble charities were represented
by workers who are giving to human
ity the strength which 10 the zlcry OF
young men.
The Grit-advocate. (Julesburg, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1901-01-25
Coal Strike Investigation,

Denver. Jan. 21.-The legislative
committee appointed to inquire into
the causes of the coal strike finished it's
herring of the complaints of the min
erS of the Northern Coal and Coke
Company. and returned from Louis
vile. Colorado. to Denver. At 30
O'Clock this afternoon it will start on
Il tour of the southern fields. visiting
Florence first. The men will be heard
first. and later the operators
The report of the committee is ex-
pected to be an interesting document,
as the investigation covers il wide
scope. and goes into details.
The Grit-advocate. (Julesburg, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1901-01-25

Captain A. 8. Rowan, who y with
his regiment on the Island OF Csbu, In
the Philippines. has written to his
home in Atchison. Kan, for lettuce,
radish and onion seeds. Tho natives
raise no vegetables. The soldiers have
no fresh vegetables. except onions md
potatoes shipped from the United
States. There are twelve companies
Of soldiers on Cebu. They are much
scattered, occupying the coast towns,
leaving no troops for campaigning. He
writes that insurgents are as active
as ever, killing, stealing and plumber
ing.
The Grit-advocate. (Julesburg, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1901-01-25
COLORADO LOSES THE G. A. R.
NATIONAL ENCAMPMENI

rate for Denver has been accomplished
much earlier than ever before, and
in territory where :he rate has never
before been made. The Denver com
mittee feel that they have fully com
piled with the regulations of the ma
tional encampment at Chica 90, and are
entitled to the meeting this year, and
they are well advised that the senti-
ment of the grand encampment
throughout the country is favorable 80
Denver.
1.-The different state departments will
probably take up this matter and de
eide whether they will still adhere TO
their unanimous action at Chicago in
favor of Denver for the encampment
September next"
The work of endeavOring to win
over the various departments east Of
the Mississippi river will he com
menced at once. so the Denver com
mittee stated last night.
Commander-in-chief Rassieur was
handed copy of the statement issued
by the Denver committee. Before
reading it he called the committee to
gether. explained that the statement
was in existence and then read it,
The contents of the document pro.
duced some little feeling of momentary
character. which resulted in the coun-
Gil considering the document behind
closed doors. Ten minutes later the
following was given out by Command
er Rassieur, speaking for and with the
sanction of the council:
II have just read what you inform
me emanates from the comrades rep
resenting Denver. It is hard to be-
lieve that such statement emanates
from Il good Grand Army comrade.
Assuming that it does. l desire simp-
ly to state that the executive commit
tee, with the light before it and after
having given Denver two hearings 2dAN
weighing everything presented byW
decided that the next encampment X
the Grand Army should be held at
Cleveland. Ohio. September 8, 1901.
"At that encampment this commit
tee will report the facts which led
them to the action taken. and every
Grand Army comrade will doubtless
heartily approve of that action. We
have endeavored to do what is best
for the Grand Army, and in compl-
ance with the action of the thirty
fourth national encampment, not
withstanding the statement made
which it is said emanates from the
Denver comrades"
1t is said that individual members of
the council were unwilling to discuss
the manifesto" as they termed the
document issued by Denver. They de
clared the Denver people were mis-
taken when they though; they had
the promise of the Pennsylvania and
New York departments to go to Den
YER. and were certain that none of the
departments would refuse to attend
the encampment at Cleveland
Its certain that if they do have an
encampment it will not be the nation
al encampment of the G. A. r." was
the manner in which one dismissed
the subject.
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Coal Strike Investigation.
The Grit-advocate. (Julesburg, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1901-01-25

st. Louis. Jan. 22.-Cleveland was
yesterday selected by the council of ad-
ministration of the Grand Army of the
Republic for the next annual encamp-
ment to be held the week of Septem-
Der 8. 1901.
As result of this action representa-
tives of Denver indicated that they in
tended to take up the matter with the
various state departments and would
also hold an encampment the second
week of September
The meeting of the council held yes
terday was the result of the failure of
Denver to satisfy the council at it's
December meeting of the city's ability
to meet the requirements of a one-cent
per mile railroad rate. Cleveland
Pittsburg and Denver sent delegations
to yesterdays meeting to plead for the
sending of the encampment to their
cities. The Cleveland delegation Offer
ed the written pledge of the chairman
OF the Central Passenger Association
of one cent. per mile to the encamp-
ment; promised to raise the necessary
money to meet the expenses of the en-
chmpment, offered free quarters in 100
school houses for the old soldiers. to
arrange the line of march to suit and
produced written pledges.
The delegation representing Pitts
burg. too. pledged one-cent a mile
rate. hotel accommodations. subscrip-
tons and met the other requirements
of the encampment. Denver's appli
cants for encampment honOrs produced
letters from Chairman Mcleod of the
Western Passenger Association. prom
Using the 0ne-cent fare on six railroads.
In addition they made. the necessary
promises us to accommodations and Ell
tertainment The written pledge of
Chairman Mcleod. they claimed, met
all the requirements Of the resolutions
regarding rates adopted in Chicago at
the thirty-fourth annual encampment.
Half an hours discussion resulted in
the selection of Cleveland. the vote be-
ing five for Cleveland. two for Denver
and one for Pittsburg. The Denver
committee at once held secret meet
ing.
That they We're disappointed and
angry over the outcome of their efforts
to secure the encampment for Denver
was plainly expressed. At the end of
!; half hours deliberation the following
statement was prepared:
THE national encampment of the &.
a. r.. at Chicago last year voted unan-
imously to hold the encampment in
Denver this year provided the rail
roads leading thereto granted a rate of
one cent mile. The Denver commit,
tee filed to-day with the COMMUNICATE
chief and the executive committee Off
cial notice by Chairman Mcleod Of the
Western Passenger Association. pro-
mitigating the one cent per mile rate
on the shortest mileage of all the prin-
cipal railroads leading to Denver from
st. Louis. Chicago. st. Paul and all
Missouri river points. This rate has
been promulgated for the Denver G. A.
II. encampment by railroads and con-
Meeting lines covering more than 10000
miles of lines leading to Denver.
"The procuring of the One-cent-a mile
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-08
THE PRosPEcToR AND MINER.

Docs 1t not act on You as an invig
)rating tonic when you hear of the
)rospector striking II rich " and when
on see them with their pack animals
nd camp equipage going just outside
he environments of located territory
o discover the extensions of veins
whose merits are already proven ?
Iaybe he is on his way TO open up
lew fields. When you see or hear O.
lin in his travels or uncoverlng min
,ral wealth, you happily reject that
Ie is not proving upon h'' fellows
ior in competition with them In the
ierce and relentless struggle Tor e&-
stence or accumulation o. riches.
lie is a benefactor of his race in,
itead. In his almost constant com
nunion with nature, she is unfolding
gith sublime impressiveness her great
ruths, and the best of his latent fac
ilties are awakened an developed
md ere long he is elevated to the
)eerage of natures nobility.
The miner while prosecuting anoth
r. part of the same indust y as the
IlDbpttlDIt DlltH i'pitHthA1 Ah'nE wv
pecialties in his individuality. BE
hat as 1t may, he is taught b. nature
hese same lessons which imbue him
With the best and noblest attributes
it has been proven more noticeable
i, the smaller districts tina: the mineI
- the results of his labor enables
zen men to gain thrifty support In rs
many other avacations. He Greater
be- substantial wealth that nerves al
her industries Let him as leas
er or worker or brth get into an ol
; mp that has bean idle for 20 Ions
period that the dependent indus
tries of the vicinity are not only idle
but decaying. There his intelligen
application OF the new methods o
profitable ore extraction acts as re
vivifying tonic to the community
| which has relapsed into condition
of despair, or at least foriorn hope
He does not place himself In seliisl
competition with the balance of tina
community. On the contrary he b.
his liberal patronage helps to elevat
it to the plane where joyous and pros
porous activity reigns. As he see
the glad changes, his sturdy pillar
thropy creates, his heart swells Wit
Just pride. He, Is not only receive
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-08
A YOUNG LAoY's LIFE SAVED.
Vt Panama, Columbia, by Chamber
Iain's Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rhoe Remedy.

DR.. Charles II. Utter prominent
physician of Panama, Columbia. In
! recent Letter states: Last March
had az a patient young lady sixteen
ears of age, who had very bad at.
lck of dysintery Everything I pre-.
cribed for her proved Intellectual and
he was growing worse every hour.
Ter parents were sure she would die.
ihe had become so weak that she
ould not turn over in bed. What to
o at this critical moment was study
or me. but | thought of Chamberlain
Ole. Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy
nd as a last resort prescribed 1t.
'he most wonderful result was ef-
ected. Within eight hours she was
ceiling much better. inside of three
ays she was on her feet and at the
nd of one week was entirely well"
'or sale by J. L. Parsons, druggist.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-08
Importance of irrigation.

The recent drouth conditions pre-
'ailing especially in the western parl
If the country have awakened an in
,erest among the eastern press upon
he subject of irrigation and the dis
,ussion of the subject has become
iuite general. The following from
.he st. Louis Globe Democrat has ::
bearing upon the question;
California now supplies the country
with oranges and is able to do 1t BY
irrigation. A long season OF droutl
is an annual certainty in that state
I'll through the summer months tn,
sun blazes from cloudless sky, tht
roads grind up deep in dust, and the
fields parch, except where water l.
lrtiflcially supplied. Fiorlda's grea
orange prospects We're blighied by sew
eral seasons of killing frosts, the or.
lnge trees perishing to the ground
Since then California has very mater
ially Increased its irrigated groves
md now its oranges go to every state
IN the union. Its other fruit intei
| 1sts have advanced rapidly. All tha
| was needed to effect this result was
water. Water gives to the Californ
| la fruit and vegetable growers a Ger
tain crop, and wonderfully increased
Yalue to their land. With irrigation
the farmer may safely count his croT
before II is planted
Captain II. NJ. Crittenden, former
iy stationed In St Louis. says in al
official report To one who has seer
the changes wrought In the once des
crt regions Of California, Arizona
| Utah Wyoming and Colorado. in whai
used to be as forbidding regions a.
any stIl remaining in that country
there can be no doubt that the des
tiny Of the arid section of Americ;
is more dependent upon the water,
that flow from It's mountains than 4
is upon the minerals that lie conceal
ed within them Colorado and Cal
lfornia lead In gold production, ant
Colorado leads also In silver. but botl
have n richer possession in thei
system of irrigation. Here in Mis-
souri, there are sections suffering 70
water for stock. On this point Sec
retary Ellis, of the state. board OF az
riculture, remarks that there are fey
places in Missouri where plenty o
water may not be found by drillin
deep wells. Drouth educates with
rough hand. but II educates."
CHICAGO, August 6.-Judge VIM. {
Price, secretary of the TREASURY unde
Buchanan. died here today at the ag
of SO.
TRENTON. N. j.. August 9Th
: directory of the Standard OIL compan
, Of New Jersey today declared di'
idend Of 8 per cent
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-08-08
Kansas the Worlds oranary.
(Topeka Capital)

A leading article In the August Sue
cess discusses the wheat industry OF
Kansas. by William X. Draper. The
continued prosperity of the Kansas
wheat belt has given the state name
in the grain and -four trade to any
other state in the nation. Nowhere
else have farmers been able. not once,
but number of times, TO pay for
their lands by single crop The
crop is cash, and throughout the wheat
belt of Kansas farmers in the last
week have been depositing large sums
in the bulging vaults of thebanks, or
buying large land holdings, while rent
ers have become owners from the pro-
oeeds of single years labor. 1t is
nothing unusual for a farmer to walk
into town with wheat crop for sale
and come back with a deposit of
$4,000 in bank to show for it. Re-
ferring to the present crop Mr.. Drap-
er says:
"ln Kansas this year five million
acres are covered with wheat. which
will probably yield one hundred mil
lion bushels This means at least
ten dollars per acre to the farmers, an
income of fifty million dollars. The
| crop would, if put into cars. make a
train long enough to reach from Wich-
| ita to New York, with ten tons in each
car. This money would take three
years to count, if placed in silver dol
lars. 1t has heen used of late in paving
debts. building farm houses. purchas-
| ing diamonds and rubber-tired rigs,
| and other luxuries of the rich. Kan
sas farmers have made enough money
in three years to plaster almost a
square mile with dollar bills, and most
of it has been made from wheat
The crop of 1899 brought s22,01G.-
I969. That of 1900 realized $i1 1924, ,O9G
| from 76,595, ,433 bushels The 1901
estimates are 100.000000. which If
sold for 80 cents busheI, will bring
| S50,O0O,000. This makes three enor-
nous crops, bringing over 800 900 900
| into the state, three times as much
as any other product or enterprise.
THE yield per acre now averages
20 bushels. In some places where
he land is exceedingly rich. the yield
| mounts up to 80 bushels per acre
while in Sumner county 1t was so
bushels on the general average
Sumner county produced 5000. 900
bushels of wheat last year or more
| han that of several of the eastern
tates together. 1t is the banner
| wheat county of the state. The farm
ars of that county are worth on ar
| average. s9.540 each They have or.
fanized society called the "Ten
Thousand Dollar Club" and nearly al
| re members
No where but in Kansas can yor
lind county mainly composed OF
| farmers, small landhoders. whose nv
erage wealth is upwards of $4,000
This is the fact in Sumner county. the
foremost agricultural community In
| the world