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North Park union., 1901-07-26

working girls in cities. who have -
0velter through the summer In one
stuRy room, would be fortunate indeed
II rich women generally adopted plan
which Boston woman 10 preparing to
put into practice for the second time.
She has 4 beautiful home, and when
she won't to her country house last
year she offered hve girls the use Of the
city place. together with board and the
services Of her cook. for four dollars \
week each. Imagine the delight with
which they exchanged hall bedrooms
and cheap restaurants for . large. airy
Aouss and a perfectly appointed table!
81 think" said one Of the girls at the
end Of the three months. that this 10
the very nrst summer in my whole life
that have fully enjoyed myself"
These were girls who would have re-
sentsd any kind Of help that savored
ss charity" but tie gracious deed that
- carefully guarded their independ.
sncs and their self.respect will BE- q
happy. helpful memory all their lives
long. Country folk would say that
such an action was ''neighborly." Per
haps At . higher stage Of civilization
psople will see the truth more clearly.
and call 1t simply Christian.
North Park union., 1901-07-26
ENGLAND AND UNITED STATES
WILL AGREE ON CANAL TREATY

London, July 1S.-Lord Pauncefote.
British ambassador to the United
States. made the following statement
last night:
II have had conferences with Mar
Quis of I.ansdowne, not only with refer
ence to Nicaragua, but also with re-
gnrd to half dozen treaties pending
between Great Britain and the United
states. These are chiefly concerned
with West Indian reciprocity arrange
ments."
When asked II he thought there was
any possibility of arriving at an agree
ment regarding the Nicarnguan canal
before Congress reconvened, he replied:
Yes. 1 sincerely hope so. We are
now in the middle of negotiations
which, although they have not reached
any tangible result, show good prom
ise. Naturally l may not disclose the
details, but may say that when re-
turn to the United States In October l
hope to take with me a Nicaragua trea-
ty that will meet the views of both
President Mckinley and the British
cabinet 1t goes without saying that
the President has made himself cogni-
xant of the opinions Of the Senate md
secretary Of state.
North Park union., 1901-07-26
Started for North Pole.

Tromsoe, Norway, July 17.-shortly
before midnight last night. the ships
Of the win-Zelgler Arctic expedi.
tion weighed anchor. aul with the
Stars and Stripes and Norwegian flags
Mt their masts steamed of to the north
As they left the harbor the crews of
other vessels gave the expedition a
parting cheer.
Evelyn B. Baldwin, chief Of the ex.
pediti0n, was in excellent spirits. His
parting words were that he had little
doubt Of reaching the North pole. The
America will proceed first to Archan.
gel. Russia, and then return to the
island Of vardoe, OF the coast of Nor
way, whence the final departure for
Franz JOsefiand will be made.
Touching at Houningvaag. the Amer
lea and Belgica viii pick up the FIRTH
jof and all three vessels will proceed
northward together.
North Park union., 1901-07-26
GRAND MESA LAKES.
SCENE OF TRAGEDY

Denver, July ia morning paper
gives the following description Of the
scene of the Delta county tragedy:
Grand Mesa lakes, where the killing
occurred. have been matters Of dispute
for several years. There are twenty
seven small lakes on the top of the
Mesa. The largest covers about 200
acres and IL one Of twelve controlled
by William Radcliffe. Originally the
lakes were merely depresslons In the
surface OF the mesa and very few were
Joined by water courses. Several years
ago the ranchmen In the vicinity of
Delta organized, built dams at the low
er ends Of about fifteen lakes aud con-
nected them by bitches. The dams
raised the surface in some instances
forty and ilfty feet deep and impound-
"a IN enormous volume Of water.
North Park union., 1901-07-26

Discussions in tho British parlia-
meat have recently brought out most
otrikingly the backwardness Of Eng
land, a. compared with the rest OF the
civilized world. in providing fres pub
lie school education. In Germany. TAX
ing the average Of the different prov
inces, Q child must attend school until
h II sixteen years old: In America he
goes until he is fifteen. and In many
states still longer: but in England
only until he il twelve. The English
child IL released from school earlier.
and, at best, u educated fewer yeara
a4 the expense Of the state than are the
children Of any other nation OF the
frst class except Russia. The discus
sions in parliament have been directed
toward finding . remedy for this
haekwardnsss.
North Park union., 1901-07-26

Cripple Greek. Colo. July 1S.-The
following officers were elected for the
ensuing year by the Trnnsmisslssippi
Congress yesterday.
John Henry Smith of Utah. president.
Lou Bryson Of Iowa, hrst Vice presi-
dent.
James T. Prince Of New Mexico, Sec
ond vice president
J. g. Wheels Of Texas, third vice
president
A. J. seay Of Oklahoma, fourth vice
president.
Other officers will be chosen later by
the executive committee.
Sacramento. Seattle. New Orleans.
Oklahoma City and Minneapolis have
entered into the race for the next place
Of meeting.
The bushes sand pleasure that were
crammed Into yesterdays session OF
the Transmississippl Congress and gen.
ernI festivities about town would be
hard to recount. Despite the length
of the program that wns revised ana
announced by the executive committee
It was finished In order and to-day's
work begins according to plnns.
Ex-Secretary Noble OF the Interior
Department delivered forceful nd-
of Henry Il. Whitmore of ST. Louis for
Department of Commerce md indus
try. and incidentally suggested to the
mining men who advocate II Depart
ment OF Mining that they remain under
state control and share the benefits OF
Commerce Department.. but this Will
not go with the mining men and fight
will result when the resolutions are re-
ported.
Robert Graham OF Cripple Creek
made the leading address for the min
ing men. and firmly disagreed with
Mr.. Noble.
Other addresses We're Interesting,
but these two were the signal for the
marshalIng OF forces for the battle Of
to-day.
The evening was devoted solely to
addresses. announced ms lectures. bear
Ing generally on some topic before the
congress.
The increased crowd made mn i'm
posing spectacle when the informal
flower parade occurred In the morning.
md 1t Is estimated there were four or
five thousand more people OH the
streets last night than Were out the
night before. yet thousands more are
to come today to the great celebration
Of Elks' Day.
The resolutions offered Mt yester-
days session OF the Trnnsmississippi
Congress are ms follows:
Texas-Deep water for Sabine pnss.
North Park union., 1901-07-26
HOW GRIFFITH SPENT
HIS BIG COMMISSION

Denver, July 1S.-Details Of the deal
by which the "Robber Seventh war
rants were paid last month were told
for the first time yesterday. William
II. Griffith related the story In court,
and State Treasurer J. n. Chlpley give
testimony on the same subject.
Items in the transaction. the $2O,OO0
In profits, the full explanation of the
part the o-bctweens had In the mat
ter-all these matters came out In
more or less clear light.
Richard BOlles brought suit against
w. ii. Griffith to secure payment OF II
Judgment of $4,000, secured In 1896.
and the inquiry took the nature of M
investigation into Mr.. Griffith's ftnnn-
cial condition. The endenvOr of Mr..
Bolles was TO ascertain how much
money Griffith had, and particularly
what he had done with several thou
sand dollars profits realized last week
ns the agent In the sale OF $S0,OOO OF
old state warrants.
The total amount of cash received
by Griffith was $26.StD. which was the
interest on the warrants. or that
amount he paid to Judge Hayt of Den
yer and Judge Frost of Colorado
Springs $2.5OO to get them to release n
contract which they had with the OWL
ers OF the warrants by which they
were to collect. Calvin E. Reed was
paid $3.50 for his opinion and 500
was disbursed for "incidentals." De-
ducting the amounts thus spent, there
remained So, 2,56O profit on the trans
action.
Griffith told of his part Of the trans
action and OF how he divided the prof
Its equally between himself and
George Taylor, manager for Rollins L.
Sons, each receiving $11.2S0. which
represented the Interest on the war
rants.
Griffith's personal affairs came be-
fore the court In bold Hight, and his re-
cital OF debts he paid with the $11,-
OOO was long and Intricate,
North Park union., 1901-07-26
SECOND DAYS PROCEEDINGS
TRANSMISSISSIPPI CONGRESS

Missouri-Waterway connecting tne
great lakes for shipping with the Guif
of Mexico.
Missouri-Reorganiza Of the con.
sular service. including better pay and
elimination Of politics in appointments
Proposing as route for
the Pacific cable. from Cape F1attery,
in Oregon. to Sitka and the Dutch har-
bor in Alaska, to the island OF Attu..
to the Russian-J japanese boundary and
the Siberian land wires and ports OF
China and Japan to Manila. Asking
Congress to corrObOrate the statement
that this Is the shortest route.
Arkansas-Opposi the ship subsidy
bill.
Arkansas-Reorganiz the consular
service; making greater tenure Of Of
flee, better pay and abjuring politics
In appointments.
Oklahoma-Looking to the establish
ment of dams or ponds In arid regions,
10 that evaporation will be greater and
conducive to rainfall. such as the case
In Utah and other places where bodies
Of water stand.
Oklahoma-Stntehood
Tension the principle that economy
In transportation is the key to pros.
pcrity, asking that n board of permn-
nent engineers he maintained by the
government looking to systematic de
velopment of the rivers and harbors,
and to nbrogate the recent waste OF
money In driblet improvements with
out system: also the establishment OF
n fixed plan for the whole country.
Executive Committee = Amending
congress rules so MS TO admit every
state lying in whole or in part west OF
the Mississippi river. so rs to admit
New Orleans and other Louisiana cit
les. (Adopted)
Mr.. Thurber-Encouragi transport
ation on land and sea.
alr. Jarvis of the United States Mon
etnry League-Restoration of silver
and enforcement of laws against per.
jury nnent those who violate their
oaths to support the constitution.
Arkansas-TO make waterways nav
igable and secure cheaper transportn.
tion. This illustrates with n rate of 81
n ton from Detroit to Buffalo by water
and $26 by rail.
Executive Committee-Fostering land
and sea transportation facilities. urg.
ing that Congress charter international
banks.
Colorado-Asking Secretary Hitch
cock to investigate forestry reserve
rules, with view to admitting cattle
grazing therein, on the ground that
present restrictions are useless and
TINT cattle do not injure the forests.
North Park union., 1901-07-26

The United States il steadily aeauir-
ing land from the European powers.
The territory annexed II not gained
by conquest or purchase and ID In
voluntary addition to our country. 1t
comes to America in the form of bal
last and for tho most part in Amer
ican ships. One thousand tons OF
Scotch soil were imported into New
York in one week 4 short time ago.
II came OF the Allan State Line steam
Or LAurentian. Scarcely . week passes
without . similar importation by the
boats OF this or some other line. 1t
u estimated that millions Of tons OF
European soil has bcen imported and
dumped about New York. Much Of
this u used for making land" about
the harbor.
North Park union., 1901-07-26

"There ia no use wasting time over
treaties which the Senate Ia likely to
refuse. l really believe the differences
of opinion between the two nations are
capable of settlement In an agrespsent
fair to both. II could finish my de
lightful labors In the United States by
accomplishing this should feel graft
fed. But the only way this can be at
tained Is step by step. with proposition
followed by cOunter-proposition. and
eventually happy medium. 1t is
slow, but hope 1t Is sure"
Reverting to the report that major.
ity of the Senate favored a neutral ca
nal, Lord Pauncefote said:
ut would be good news, II true.
happen to know that Mr.. Hay consult.
ed the Senate, both the section sup.
posed to support him and the section
credited with other motives. You may
he sure that whatever is agreed upon
between the two governments will
meet with the approval of the Senate" ."
Asked II the Joint commission was
likely to sit again In Washington, he
replied:
Yes, I think 1t will, although this
will not occur until after my return
8 s>$>%>e>%>e>$<&
When William Radcliffe took pos.
session of the twelve lakes nearly all
the twenty-seven) were filed with fish.
In some manner all the lakes except
those under his control were gradually
dypamited and the fishing and hunting
finally narrowed down to his preserve.
Radcliffe built a two-story rustic no.
cal l,x,r NJ INl
posed to establish a summer resort.
He also started fish hatchery and an
nually produced about 5OO,00O,OO0
spawn, with which he stocked the
lakes. They soon became overcrowd.
ed. Then, to keep the hatchery run.
ming, Radcliffe offered to give all the
spawn to the state and United States
hatcheries, and has done so for three
or four years. reserving only n small
proportion OF the crop for his lakes.
1t was Mr.. Radcliffe's intention to
build large hotel this fall for use
next summer. The hotel was to be
unique In that the central structure
was to consist of only the offices, din.
ing room, kitchen and hot water and
electric plants. The guest chambers
were to be cabins Of from one to five
rooms, scattered about through the
trees. All were to be connected by
telephone, have electric lights. hot and
cold water and be attended to by bell
boys. porters, chambermaids, etc, just
ne in regular hotel. Being forty miles
from railroad, the place was design
ed rs an extremely exclusive resort,
though connected with the outside
world by telephone and daily mail SER
vice. At present the phone line Is
within ten or twelve miles Of the place,
at the Rockwell ranch, south Of De-
beQue.
North Park union., 1901-07-26

Barney Morris. Brooklyn's best
known centenarian. celebrated the
l0eth anniversary Of his birth the 9TH
OF day by getting to work In Prospect
Park. where he is employed. . little
earlier than usual. says the New York
evening Post. He II ~ active ~ q
man Of 60 years and enjoys his outdoor
work. He used to be hackman. and
in his day he was an athlete. He never
misses . Sunday at church and goes to
sleep at p. m. The present Mrs.
Norris IL his third wife.
North Park union., 1901-07-26

II Mr.. Edison's recently developed
improvements In electric storage bat
tories, by which the weight and the
cost Of operating them are reduced more
than one-half. should turn out ~ we'll
- 10 now believed. the automobile
budness may be expected to grow rap
Idly. It is probable that in the cities
motors will displace horses for heavy
trucking. In the country. whore the
keeping Of horses costs less. the change
will be longer In coming.
North Park union., 1901-07-26

4 literary discovery Of interest, II
not Of moment II reported from the
Bodleian Library at Oxford. Some
poems Of Jsmss L.. In the kings own
hand. havs bssn found in the collec-
tion and are to be duly edited. 1t 10
not expected that the monarch's poeti-
cal reputation will be greatly enhanced
b. the newly found manuscripts. The
right TO refrain from reading them is Z
part 0f the freedom which Englishmen
nntoy
North Park union., 1901-07-26
Cheap c.s,.sr.m. pro.l..d.

London. July 1s.-At meeting today
of the Eastern Telegraph company.
Chairman Sir John Barry announced
that in conjunction with the .postofiice
authorities, the directors Of the COM
pany were formulating scheme to en-.
able the public, by means Of code, to
cable to the far East for abcst oua
penny q word.
North Park union., 1901-07-26

The total annual production OF tim
bar and nrswood Of the German for
ests IL estimated at 3S.0o0.0 90 tons. and
this 10 supplemented by an import Of
eco, 900 tone. Tho material. progress
Of the country would mot be possible
had Il not the large home production
70 fall back upon.
North Park union., 1901-07-26

Ths STATE Of Montana owns more
tAan ons-sighth of IL area. fsr the
gsvernmsnt granted % the stats two
sections In each township foriths bens-
- Of tbs pubic schools aAA hn aggre-
GAts Of 60. 900 scrss for the various
Dtato institutions.
North Park union., 1901-07-26

A man in Tennsssee got four cords
Of wood, three gallons Of honey and
i've coons from . single tree. Take
care Of the forests II you want to get
rich." comments the local paper which
announces. the mans good luck.
North Park union., 1901-07-26

Tho biggest man living is said - be
Lswis wilkins, who was born near St.
Paul Mimi, IN 1874. When but ten
years old he measured feet in height,
and now has grown to 107A inches
Just three-quarters Of an inch less
than nine feet-and weighs 3s4
North Park union., 1901-07-26
NORTH PARK UNION.
PuBLIsHED svER1 FRIDAY.
WALDEN. coLoRADo.

At least one-third of the 100000 in-
habitants OF Busnos Ayrss are Italisns-
They own nearly half the commercial
oRAs & ths city. with . capital OF
1OsVVV.0VV.
North Park union., 1901-07-26

ovsr 3.eoe, 800 ninsrs are required 10
peetues the worlds suppH Of coal. OF
es1kt Dtttath end xe113e are snpiegsd
h - UhtssA statsss
North Park union., 1901-07-26

In the recent Austrian census the
Emperor Francis Joseph filled in the
torn in his own hand, and answered
every point with great caro-, including
rss3dsncs contains, and mentioning the
me number Of windows which his
reGidsnce contains. and mentioning
the fast that he can both read aad
VITA
North Park union., 1901-07-26

the grade will be commenced as speed
lily as possible.
During an electric storm at Leadville
on the 11th instant, the residence of H.
X. Lea, on Capitol hill, was hit by
lightning and Mr.. Lea, his wife and lit
tie daughter were rendered uncon-
scious. the house set on fire and almost
ruined. All three We're very badly in
jured. Mrs. H. C. Dimick was enter
tanning guests at her residence, when
she received a severe stroke of light
ming. Her hair was partly burned from
her head. Several of the guests In the
house received severe shocks.
George w. Kramer has been appoint
ed assistant to E. T. Jeffery, president
of the Rio Grande Western. As as
sistant to the president, he will re-
lieve Mr.. Jeffery of all of the routine
matters connected with that part of
the Denver & Rio Grande system. He
will have practically all Of the busi-
ness Of the Rio Grande Western to
look after. The position ia an entire
ly new one and was created by Mr..
Jeffery to relieve himself OF the i'm
mense amount of work connected with
the direction of the road.
The Lovelnnd correspondent of a
Denver paper writes as follows: "The
beet crop here is looking very fine,
nnd the acreage amounts to about g.
600 acres. The new sugar factory be-
ing constructed here. is progressing
nicely and will be completed by Octo-
Der 1st, in time for handling the crop.
Some delay has been occasioned by
not being able to get the steel frame
work from the east, but It has mostly
been received now. and work will be
pushed night and day to completion.
The new factory will have capacity
Of 1000 tons day, and will employ
about 800 hands.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1901-06-13

'T'm hungry, SIR, said the beggar,
"won't you give me enough to get a
meal?"
"Here, my good man." said Mr.. Pom
pous, "here's penny for you"
"Oh, thank you, sir BY the way,
have you got pepsin tablet about you?
always get dyspepsia when | overeat
myself"
"The doctors told me my cough was
incurable. One Minute Cough Cure
made me well man." Norris Silver,
North Stafford, n. H.-Because you've
not found relief from a stubborn cough,
don't despair. One Minute Cough Cure
has cured thousands, it will cure you.
Safe and sure. Ayres Yellow Drug
Store.
Father-Youn man, when | tell you
thing want you to understand that
l mean it.
Georgie-Fergive me paw / WIZ think
in about sum things you tell ma sum-
times.
"A few months ago, food which | ate
for breakfast would not remain on my
stomach for half an hour | used one
bottle of your Kodol Dyspepsia Cure and
can now eat my breakfast and other
meals with relish and my food is thor
oughly digested. Nothing equals Kodol
Dyspepsia Cure for stomach troubles"
II. 5. Pitts, Arlington, Tex. Kodol Dys-
pepsia Cure, digests whatyo eat. Ayres'
Yellow Drug Store.
Her Mother-How are his table man
ners?
Ethel-His table manners are all right,
but his telephone manners are simply
awful.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1901-06-13
STATE FAIR RACES.
Best Entry List That Was Ever Made in the
Northwest.

The State Fair commission has secured
entries of 81 of the best harness horses
in the northwest. The horses are enter
ed in the 2 :30tro and 30 pace and rep
resent the sporting horse owners OF
Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana,
Utah and California. Each race is for
$1,000 and the horsmen pay the entire
purses. The commission has accomp-
lished something never before heard OF
in racing events in this state. A pro-
gram for six days races will be arranged
later and the grandest race meeting ever
held in the northwest will be in the
city during fair week. Following are
the entries:
Evergreen Stake, for 2:30 trotters,
purse $1000.-S. G. Reeves, Seattle,
WASH, Tennysonian George Perringer,
Pendleton, Ore, Mt. Hood IL. Jackson,
Pomeroy, WASH, Rarenstein; Thomas
Roman, Dayton, Wash, Antrim; J. w.
Tilden, Vancouver, WASH, May Tilden ;
DR.. w. f. S. Coyne, Spokane, WASH,
Babe Chapman Joe Ruber, Bozeman,
Montana, Zoo-Zoo; H. A. Gardner,
Walla Walla, WASH, Lady Mack c. +.
Tanner, Salt Lake City, Utah, Saline ;
Robert Prior, Ellensburg, WASH, George
Hall l.. d. Lott, Waitsburg, Wash,
Juniper; L. d. Lott, Waitsburg, WASH,
Final Chance; Frank Mclean, Portland,
Oregon, Roy s.; w. Ct. Eaton, Portland,
Oregon, Newsboy; A. T. Van de Vanter,
Seattle Wash, Kinmont; A. T. Van de
Vanter, Seattle, Wash,, Altaho John
Fender, Portland, Oregon, Captain
Jones; Chris. Simpson, Pendleton,
Oregon, Mack Mack.
Puget Sound Stake, for 2:2O racers,
purse, $1,OOo.-J. A. Baddeley, Pendle-
ton, Oregon, Francisco; S. C. Reeves,
Seattle, WASH, Diodine; Frank Frazier,
Pendleton, Oregon, Hassalo; J. w. Til
den, Vancouver, WASH, Nellie Coovert;
c. W. Williams, Spokane, Wash, LIE Roi !;
c. +. Tanner, Salt Lake City, Utah,
Daniel j., Frank Martin, Lewiston,
Idaho, Loretta H Fred Brooker, North
Yakima, WASH, Senator; F. Rose, Van
couver, B. c., Barnacle; John Lance,
Davenport, WASH, Sam Bowers; f. R.
Clark, Seattle, WASH, Chehalis Maid !;
A. w. Ream, Eugene, Oregon, Al-me !;
August Erickson, Portland, Oregon, AL
tecora; c. p. Webb, Portland, Oregon,
Prince Tom A. I. Van de Vanter, Seat
tie, WASH, Harry Hearst H. A. Griffin,
North Yakima, WASH, Chester Abbott
Felix Warren, Lewiston, Idaho, Felix
W; Chris. Simpson, Pendleton, Oregon,
Santiann.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1901-06-13
A Pleasant way to travel.

The most delightful route OF travel to
the east is by way Of Salt Lake City
the city of the Saints-and the Rio
Grand Western Railway, in conjunction
with either the Denver and Rio Grande
or Colorado Midland Railroads This
route not only carries the passengers
through the heart OF the Rocky noun
tains and in view of the most magnifi-
cent scenery on the continent, but it
also provides for stop-over on railroad
and Pullman tickets at quaint and pict-
uresque Salt Lake City, Glenwood
Springs, Manitou, Denver, etc. Through
Pullman palace and ordinary sleepers,
free reclining chairs cars and Il perfect
dining car service via this route to Den
yer, Omaha, Kansas city, st. Louis, and
Chicago. Personally conducted weekly
tourist excursions. For printed matter,
rates, ETC., inquire OF j. d. Mansfield,
General Agent, 122 A. Third street, or
George w. Hentz, General Passenger
Agent, Salt Lake City.