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, 1901-01-10
PHILIP d. ARMOUR
DIES IN CHICAGO

Chicago. Jan. Phillip Danforth
Observation-Disclosures, ana
multi-miIliOnairc, head of the vast com
mericinl establishment that bears ms
name-dicd at his home, 2llI Prairie
avenue. mt 5:4J last evening. y muscu-
lar affection of the heart, known as
myocardis. was the immediate cause OF
his death. He had been slowly rccoY-
ering from pneumonia that for three
weeks had threatened his life. At y
o'clock yesterday morning his heart
gave way under the strain of his re
cent illness, his pulse running up TO
1O3. That was the beginning OF the
end.
Mr.. Armour was surrounded by his
family when he died. Those mt his bed
side. besides his physicians and nurses,
were his wife, Mrs. Philip II. Armour,
.Jr.. and Mr.. and Mrs. j. Ogden Armour
and Rev. Frank w. Gunsaulus. The
millionaire retained consciousness until
within an hour of his death.
During the day he had realized that
death was near. To those around him
he had said: II know | am very sick,
and am ready for death when II
comes" soon after luncheon. and Just
before the physician forbade his talk
ing any more. Mr.. Armour. in feeble
tones said that he would like TO hear
the Lords prayer read.
one of the trained nurses who had
been attending him drew Il chair to the
bedside and slowly read from the Bible
the prayer for which the dying man
had asked. 1t was read sentence by
sentence. and each was repeated by
Mr.. Armour. When the Amen had
been repeated by him he sank back
on the pillow and closed his eyes rest
fully. 1t was the last word the great
financier spoke, except feeble farewells
TO his family Il little later.
, 1901-01-10
VI COMING
TO COLORADO

Denver. Colo. Jan. There is an
astonishing number of inquiries CON
corning farming and ranch lands in
Colorado and adjoining states this
winter" remarked Land Agent Want
land of the Union Pacific road to Il
News reporter. Enquiries are arriving
from all parts of the country and espe-
Cially from the colder regions of the
northern states. where people appre-
ciate the advantages of n more equable
climate. The chilly winters are freeZ-
ing hen out and they want to come TO
Colorado. Last year probably 1000
q acres of ranch land We're disposed
of in the mountain states and the sales
will be much larger this year. \ dis
tinct movement, started last year, is
growing like a snow ball rolling down
hill"
Mr.. Mainland says colonization Is not
popular as applied TO lands in this
state, but colonies are forming in sew
eral of the eastern states Il settle in
Idaho. The cultivation of the sugar
beet is the only occupation in Colorado
holding ont special inducements to en-
tire colonies. The small percentage al
lowed agents who attempt the colony
system is another objection against the
movement of large numbers OF people
in one body. The ageRt would rather
take his chances in conducting west
ward n carload of eastern farmers in
easy circumstances than to land 100
families of cOlonists who require assist
ance during the first year after arriv-
ing AT their new homes. The class of
farmers willing to break away from
old ties in the East for n wider field
under the Italian skies Of Colorado is
improving each year. one land agent
has on his books the names OF 800
families he has brought to Colorado.
in the entire list said he, there is
only one kicker"
, 1901-01-10

Chicago. Jan. T.-Hefcrring TO Mr..
Armour's fortune, the Chicago Chroni-
Gle says:
Mr.. Armour's wealth is n subject
that may never he accurately known.
1t is estimated to be moi less than $50
100000, and 10y some is said 10 exceed
S5O,0OO.OOO. The combined wealth of
the Chicago ArmOurs is fixed ut SGO,-
0OO.OOO In one sense the total is the
wealth of Philip ID. Armour, but just
how much has been carried in his name
and how much in the name of his SONS
is unknown. He has not been n Dor
rover. He has always bccn able TO
pay cash for his purchases, and he has
never asked Il customer to discount n
bill.
In his great wheat deals he has al
ways had ready cash. In times of
panic he has showed vast resources in
spot cash. In 1893, when a run was
made upon the banks of Chicago and
the credit of the city and the fate of
the exposition was hanging in the bal
ance. Philip u. Armour bought half
n million dollars of gold in Europe and
offered help to the big institutions of
the city from his cash resources in Chi
cage. With II business of SlOO.OOO,OOO
II year in the packing department
alone, II grain business of half that
amount and practically the owner of Il
great railway system, the estimates of
his wealth ut the utmost figure appear
modest instead of exaggerated.
, 1901-01-10

London. Jan. 5-Nikola Tesla. hay
ing set up the fascinating. as well as
fanatic theory as to the possibility o.
communicating with the people Of
Mars, the Mail yesterday sought the
opinion of NJ. Marconi. who is conduct.
ing experiments in wireless biography
near Poole. and NJ. MarcOni CAV the
following reply:
In my earlier experiments, before
my apparatus was perfected. | often
received signals. apparently from no
where. This WAS undoubtedly due to
atmospheric electricity. one of the
greatest difficulties is To produce appar-
atuS which would eliminate them. but
this l have lately succeeded in doing.
Il should attribute The alleged sig
ials from Mars to local disturbances
in the atmosphere"
Professor Fleming. +. II. s. of Uni
vcrsity college. laughed at the idea Of
communicating with Mars, even if
there are any people there.
, 1901-01-10
1t Is Cold In Europe.

London. Jan. 7.-SCvrrc cold has sud
denly set in throughout Europe. In
England II is accompanied by II north
castcrly wind amounting to a gale over
the channel. At Dover II boat was
capsiZed. fOur persons being drowned
and probably other accidents will be
reported. on the continent the
weather Is still more severe. Snow has
fallen as far south as Naples, and in
st. Petersburg the cold is SO intense
that the police in the streets have had
10 be frequently relieved aud the
schools to be closed. At Moscow the
temperature is thirty degrees below
zero, Fahrenheit.
Tremendous gales are blowing over
TIE Adriatic. Terrible billiards. are re
ported from Austria and Southern Rus
s!a, cNtinguishiug signal lights and re-
sulting in the dcrailing Of the Orient
express ut Altapazua.
The storm caused II collision between
passenger trains at Mikola. near Sat
mar. Hungary. SIX persons being killed.
Nine people were frozen to death on
Il high rOad in Pennsylvania. odessa
is completely sgowbouud. The har-
hor is frozen over and trains are una
bic to enter or depart in consequence
of the drifts.
Severe cold Is reported throughout
France and Italy. a foot Of snow fell
at Marscillcs last evening. and the
mercury shows eighteen degrees of
frost in Paris today.
Snow has fallen even I'm southern
Italy, and the city Of Rome and sur
rounding country are suOWclad for the
first time in many years. Crowds rs.
scrubbed ON The IiHchO 10 witness the
rare panorama,
, 1901-01-10

While this year has witnessed in
creased activity in cUnl mining in the
state and many new mines were open
ed, the total output for the fiscal year
ending September 80, 1900. was only
slightly in excess of that of the prcyi-
Gus year. In 1899 the output was g.
T2T,32j tons, and in 1900. 3.T4I,4ST tons
We're mined. Almost every mine in
creased its output during the year. but
the closing of the properties ut Almy
and Red Canon early in the year, cut
down the total.
y conservative estimate of the out
put Of coal for the coming year is D.
100000 tons.
The output for the past thirty years
has been as follows:
, 1901-01-10

Washington, Jan. 1.-THE gross
gold in the treasury to-day" said Ellis
ii. Roberts, United States
lis $50, TU9.005. breaking all records.
At the end of March, 1899. the treas
ury held S32S.293.9 O1, which was the
largest sum accumulated during any
administration in recent years until
within the last two or three years.
Our immense gold holdings are due. of
course, to the great prosperity of the
country, 10 the increased production of
gold in all directions, and in large part
TO the fact hat the United States is
now the creditor nation of the world"
Mr.. Roberts thought that for the
present ut least there would continue
to be an increase in the the treasury
holdings of gold. but it might be re-
duced somewhat should the reduction
of h war revenue taxes be so heavy
as 10 run the expenditures close to the
receipts.
, 1901-01-10
COLLEGES SPECIALLY INVITED
TO M'KINLEY'S INAUGURATiGN

urday at the Columbian University,
when graduates from leading UNIVERSE
ties are expected to speak TO an as
scmblage to which all resident college
men are invited"
1t is stated by the intercollegiate
committee that the different college
clubs and societies are expected to
come as delegations. Their participa-
tion will he strictly non-partisan.
There will he no maximum or mini
mum size of each delegation. the only
requirement being that each body shall
be uniformed or decorated so as to dis
play its college colors.
Freedom is given to introduce I'M
ique features characteristic of college
life. Delegations. it is suggested,
should perfect themselves in marching
either by column. figures, or changing
their formation while in line of march.
One large banner should Ne carried in
front of each delegation. Cheering VIII
Will be confined exclusively TO the time
when the respective colleges are pass
ing the Presidents reviewing stand.
Each delegation viii he permitted 10
give only one cheer. so as to prevent
an interruption to the cheer of the col
lege following. Horns or other instru-
ments for the purpose merely of max
ing n noise. will not he allowed in the
parade. 1t is requested. however, that
bands he brought from as many col
leges as possible. The local committee
will make arrangements necessary for
accommodation of institutions signify
ing n purpose to be represented. The
railroads will give a special rate to
college delegations.
, 1901-01-10
In the Public eye
MfsSjonarY ProSrrss.

The Culver has been making SOM
estimates of the missionary work ac-
complished during the century by
Great Britain. Taking the leading Or
CARNATIONS alone, the Church Mis-
sionary society, Society for the Propa-
CATION of the Gospel, London Mission
airy society. Baptist society, Colonial
and Continental Church society,
Church of England Zenana society,
and Universities Central African Mis-
sion, it finds that they have raised
s205, 000, 900 and sent 5000 workers
into the field. There are also thirty
smaller societies enjoying the admins
tration of 81 SOC, 900 at the present
time. 1t says: THE total amount
of funds raised for foreign missions
work In Great Britain during the cen.
fury is s255, 000, 900. If we add this tc
the amounts already noticed in Other
branches of work-viz.: SIS, 900 900 fol
property, $500, 600, 900 for work among
young people and children-we get this
astounding total of $3.50, 900 900 raisec
in the space of one hundred years, .,
equal to the total of last years revenu,
in Great Britain" The Quiver's est
mates would have been complete ana
more satisfactory if it mad been giver
some approximate estimate of the re
suits which have been accomplished by
this immense financial outlay.
, 1901-01-10

Washington, Jan. 1T is said by the
State Department officials that no or.
dcrS have been sent to Minister Loomis
at Caracas, Venezuela. contemplating
the use of United States marines in the
existing difficulties over the rival as.
plalt company concessions. The de-
partnent is making Il careful inquiry
INTO the controversy. and If the results
warrant such action representations on
the subject will he made to the Vene-
%uelan government with Il view 10 Sc
curing an immediate settlement of the
matter.
, 1901-01-10

Diamonds have been found in on
siderable numbers and of very fine
quality in the interior of British
Guiana, on the Mazaruni River 250
miles above its junction with the Els
sequibo. Mr.. Moulton, our onsul at
Demerara, says that the London deal
ers to whom the stones have been for
warded consider them superior to
South African diamonds and equal in
quality to those of Brazil, The pres
ent diggings are, situated in a tropical
jungle five miles from the river, and
the region is not easily reached. The
matrix from which the gems have be
come scattered is now the object of
search.
, 1901-01-10

Sir John Murray recently showed
how remarkably the Black Sea differs
from other seas and oceans. A surface
current flows continuously from the
Black Sea into the Mediterranean. and
an under current from h Mediter-
ane into the Black Sea. The lat
ter current is salt, and, being heavier
than the fresh water above, it remains
%stagnant at the bottom. Being sat
urated with s%ulphuretted hydrogen,
this water will not maintain life. and
so the Black Sea contains no living in
habitants below the depth of about 100
fathoms. The deeper water when
brought to the surface smells exactly
like rotten eggs.
, 1901-01-10

According TO a writer in the st.
James Gazette, a part of the credit for
the wonderful development of Japan
in civilization is due to the Empress
Haruka. She married the emperor
thirty years ago, and, like him, is a
strong supporter of western ideas. The
emperor is the l21st in his line, and
the first who has given his wife n
seat at his table and a voice in the ma
tional councils. She set the example
in abandoning the customs of staining
the teeth and shaving the eyebrows.
, 1901-01-10
WYOMING NUTES.

Laramie, Rock Springs, Sherluan ahu
Nheatland.
Sergeant Isaac Butt, in charge OF the
United States recruiting station az
Cheyenne. has put up 100 enlistment
posters in Wyoming
Frank Cooper, a young man who was
sent to the p~enitentinry Il year e Tor
incendiarism. has been pardoneu by
Governor Richards.
The Department Of the Interior mas
issued a new map of Wyoming correct
ed to date. ana Governor Richards mas
received a consignment of 5000 Tor us
tribution.
The Union Pacific has a yarty of sur
veyors running a line from ROCK
Springs. seventeen miles north. to tap
new coal fields which the company pro
pose to open.
Senator Warren has proposed an
amendment of the sundry civil bill pro-
viding an appropriation of $4,000 for
continuing the construction of build
ings at Fort Russell.
The late fall of snow has been n God
send 10 the sheenmen. ms it allows the
use of the winter range. Until the
snow came herds could not be moved
out from the watering places.
Farmers ON the Greybull have re-
Gently placed orders for thousands of
young fruit trees which will be plant
ed in the spring. Fruit growing in that
section has proyen profitable.
Al tho raoor. ,noo,tr, of tba Rig
n, G ~ c., kssocin
tiou 50 600 was votod and will be used
i'm paving bounties on hob cats which
are doing great damage in that section.
cornor ptar,r1s Inns onnointed
.broo ,Inioa -. - ,n +hn Totion-
- r.- a. SoIt Like
n,n,ino -. N Garar of Inez
Dninh 49, NJ n
Dodge of Rawlins.
caor pi,o AVID soror,I oomn,n.
80 go nt NournaStIo
Iii = a. ubInt"n n,%on d,,nISso
mmnr JuSn ,hat hr d,aJ Six hours of.
tnm miuoi ' -. LEI it, nomnonions
n, 80 n,husI,. LiiinJ hin,
- 80 -
s"oI pGana.unm RTnbnrds 70 II
foIioU,inS. w Il ,rr;,iot Johnson
aorn. ~, N noosn - nan ON
1"ra "r. ~ w Tor Alh,ry
o"umtm. N " 2,,u,rom Cornon cn,n.
w '
="
ltenr! oNhhru' IreSiueht ol 1ne
American heet sugar has
nollleu tne Wyoming eNeipl'l i.
tolhphhy that ne VIII Siiortis 'iSi'
~ ,ha - m,i,h ~ ,inn, 90 bniI1iny :,
5,o ton I"at w rao.orr NJ yVhn,t.
LA
'"pthih -NlCherSoh u ,nSpcl s"ss
the ihuiams an liislst ih't me preHseh.
Winter VIII !et ~ Il hnru one. l os'
iIauc, buFnet. mas peeh uhnoie W
ulre thtlh us lrelsn.ers on M 'on
trhcts, because 'ney ear theS WIN Te'
cnuSh' Out III coiu weather anu piA
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ulS chse ht ihiIphuN,ll 'Aoieiarsu
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nm .ouhei ~ Nv Soui'E man h. Gu
VI tneh at'"Vheu nv poS INV II
i"tter sno' MS s'ePiu'"ei u ue"'"'
Material is beginning to arrive al
cody Tor the construction OF II big
wool arehous with n capacity OF L.
oOO,oOo pounds. The contract has been
let II the building VIII be ready FOL
storage of the spring clip. The Bur
lngton road Will have Its rails laid and
the road completed from Cody to To
iuca by July LIST ana VIII market the
next wool crop OF the Big Horn
, 1901-01-10

One of the churches of Chester, Pa,
has introduced what is a novelty there
"a penny concert. These concerts are
held in the church on each Friday ev-
ening. being chiefly designed for chill
dren. The church has always been
crowded on these occasions, both lite
and big people attending in great num-
bers. They are charged / cent admis-
sion to an entertainment that is worth
many times more, and which Is whole
some n instructive. The smaller
children are always given the center
seats in front, the larger ones the side
seats. 1t is so distinctively an affair
for children that the big people who
attend have to content themselves with
the back seats is there are any left.
, 1901-01-10

Archduke Otto. the future emperor
of Austria, is an artist of great talent.
He possesses his own studio in the
Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna, and
divides his time between the %headquar-
tiers of the cavalry corps which he
commands and his studio. The arch
duke has frequently exhibited his work
anonymously, in order that it might
stand on its merits and o be favor
ably criticised because OF his rank.
, 1901-01-10

tuberculosis has been placed among
the diseases which are subject to qua
antine. The commissioner of immi-
grafton has so decided in the case of a
Japanese who arrived in San Francisco
from Japan i'll with lung trouble. 1t
was decided that the patient could not
land, but must return to the port from
which he sailed.
, 1901-01-10
a European Cations Union.

Paul Leroy Beaulieu, a French econ
omist who enjoys a high reputation.
especially as a writer On monetary
questions, is n of those who think
it desirable for European countries to
form an economic federation to NEE.
the commercial development Of the
United States. In a letter to the vi
emma Tageblatt Mr.. Beaulieu declares
that this country lis on the point of
becoming by far the most important
economic factor in the world. 1t may
henceforth be regarded as the first in
dustrial nation, and its superiority VIII
become more strikingly evident year
by wear"
, 1901-01-10

A recent number Of The Railway
Journal contains a story OF a railway
ticket which took a sudden journey On
its own account. As the north-bound
train on the Colorado and Southern
Dad passed one OF the stations a pas
senger in a forward ear raised n win
dow, and in an instant his ticket was
blown from his hands out Of doors.
The passenger naturally gave it up for
lost, and was very much surprised
when the baggagemaster handed it to
him a little while later. 1t appears
that when the ticket flew through the
window a south-bound train was pass
ing. The suction of that train. which
was going at a rapid rate, drew the
ticket along with it, and as It passed
the rear end of the north-bound train
1t blew into the door Of the smoking
car. There it was found by the bag
gagemaster.
, 1901-01-10

tile Trust company of st. Louis, has
come forward with a suggestion that
wealthy men of this country contribute
to a permanent fund to be used in
securing the arrest and capture of kid
napers. Mr.. Browns idea is to pro
vide rewards to officers of the law and
others who effect the capture of a kid
naper. Mr.. Brown also suggests that
the money could be used to obtain leg
islation against k%idnapers in states
and territories where the statutes do
not provide for their punishment. He
expresses himself as being willing to
contribute literally to such a fund and
believes $100, 900 could easily be raised.
, 1901-01-10

Kansas city. Mo. Jan. William
j. Bryan passed through Kansas CITY
last night on his way home from Gal
weston, Texas.
Speaking Of his paper. the Common.
err, he said the first issue would be out
January 10Th. He feels that his news.
paper enterprise viii he n great sue.
cess. He said that subscriptions were
received from thirty-thrcc states and
territories within Il week after he an
nounccd his intention of publishing the
tummuucr.
Mr.. Bryan was accompanied by his
son.
, 1901-01-10

.
government. He is
now the prime min
lister of New South
Wales. The gov
n general Of
the commonwealth
of Australia, al
present the Earl Of
Hopetoun, request
ed the premier IN
form a federal
ministry, but ne
, 1901-01-10
TELEoRAPHrc BREvITlEs.

~
IN attack on many British garrisons.
The gold production of Oregon for
the year . amounted to 50, 10000.
The lumber output or Oregon for the
year 1900 amounted TO S9S,1GO,o00 feet.
The members of the Cleveland city
council on trial for bribery were all
acquitted.
Colonel A. L. Buck, United States
minister to Japan, sailed for home on
the 2sth inst.
Queen Victoria has appointed the
Duke of York to he cOl~onel-in-chief of
the Royal Marines.
The Car and Czarina will return to
Tarskaoe-Selo, ncIr st. Petersburg,
about February 2nd.
Glasgow, Scotland, has established
an institution for the confinement and
reformation of drunkards.
Canadian soldiers returning from
ton at Winnipeg, Manitoba, on the
2Tth ult.
Moses Soft Tyler, professor of Amer
lean history in Cornell University, died
on the 2Sth ultimo, after an illness OF
three weeks.
An original picture of General Wash
ington has been discovered in England.
1t represents the father of his country
as wearing Il pigtail.
a Tacoma dispatch says that labor
is likely TO be scarce in Washington
this year. where much railroad con-
struction is TO be done.
Colonel Willicocks has cabled the
British government that the Ashanti
rebellion has ended. all of the rebe
chiefs having surrendered.
Miss Jessie Alderman and Miss Ada
Mercutt have gone to Honolulu to in
augurate "A temperance crusade under
the auspices of the w. C. II. U.
The total output of Pacific coast sal
mon cannerics in 1900 was 2,90I.4SJ
cases; British Columbia produced 52I,-
2S1 cases; Alaska, 1851, T45 cases.
The Holland Society of New York
received n c%ablegram from The Hague
saying that Queen Wilhelmina's mar
riage has been set for September 9TH.
Secretary of the Navy Long has rec
commended that one of the new battle
ships whose construction is to shortly
commence shall be christened Califor-
mia.
-tniIInra asnan,IaI NIonnt
Sn an" - iii r.acont
Sn"r 80 = NV nnd ,,ear,
y NV ie" ih'' an "'''' an" WV"
Nnieu'
Ihlfty-threc ihnillles uL russian M
migrants in McIIenry county, North
DnHptn nv III nan.I,nI LEI LEI 80 "nI
van nI,e 10 w Supl'''" -" i'' "
iuei u" SPINS
More than 5000 persons, iour-Ilths
OF whom went 10 the tnl'eu States'
emigrated from '~lflsliahll' Norway,
uulinE no ~ s"pi'' ~ 40
"S"ins' "'''' !" i''''
y big wine trust was orHhlllEeu III
San francisco ON New Years Day: III
expects to control seVen-eighths OF me
wine business of Calitorhla ana VIII
nave ~Slpoo'ooo capital
Miss Esther Stevenson, late oil Den
yer, n graduate oil the University
of Michigan has mhde hnpllcauoh ior
admission tn the par OF selt'le' 10 ue-
come Il legal practitioner.
, 1901-01-10

Wyoming is coming to the front with
"A rush as n mineral producing section.
The year just closing witnessed great
cr activity than ever before and the
coming twelve months promise even
more. The output is estimated as fol-