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, 1901-08-08

Buena Vista. Colo, Aug. 4.-0Denver
News Speciall-The heaviest rain
storm hat some of the oldest settlers
have seen for years fell in this vicini-
ty Saturday afternoon and evening.
The storm was accompanied 10y heavy
hail mt Newett. II small station on he
Colorado n Southern railroad. on what
is Known ms the Gunnison division.
About ! o'clock there was a cloud
burst In the vicinity OF Newptt. which
has completely washed out the tracks
of the Colorado * Southern from that
place To Nnthrop, n distance of about
thirteen miles. There is scarcely any
trace left of the rails and ties. and
through what is known as Trout can
on. which is about three miles miles
from this place. the water marks on
the rocks on either side of the canon
show that the water was twelve to tif-
teen feet above the track as it came
through this place. which Is nearly as
narrow us the canon of the Arkansas
river AS 1t passes through the Royal
Gorge. At Schwander's. near the south
end of the amor where the Colorado
x Southern road has n spur to Buena
Vista, the station and section house
escaped the fury of the flood. ms 1t had
spread II great deal before reaching
these buildings. The coal shoot and
water tank are also intact.
Two engines are here again tonight,
being cut off In either direction on ac-
count Of another cloud burst on Mount
, 1901-08-08
COWBOYS PERFORM AT
SPRINGS

Colorado Springs. Colo. Aug 1.-The
closing events of the Quarto-Ccnten-
NAL celebration yesterday Were some
what marred by the rain.
The most spectacular and thorough
ly western of all the features of the
QuartO-CcntGmia celebration was an
Saturday morning. being the cowboys
tournament. The tournament was
held in front of the big double grand
stand on Cascade 1t was typ
zeal Of life on the big ranches. 1t
brought ont the |cowpuncher in all of
his picturesqueness. Ii, TOO. attracted
the largest crowd of tourists of any of
the celebrations, as it was all new to
the people from the East, although.
probably, 1t was familiar to the people
of Colorado.
1t was II thoroughly cowboy enter
tainmcnt, consisting of bucking bron-
chos, racing and other s%features of
every cuwman's day. The boys from
the plains and mesas. too. entered into
II with all the dash and vim ana vigOr
for which they are justly famous.
The scene from the grandStand was
II of picturesque delight. The piciur-
eSquc cowboys and rough riders. the
traditional Indian in all his war paint
and feathers. and the tough. rugged
brOnchOs of the advance agents of civ.
ilizatiOn. formed Il striking contrast to
the d~Hshing stcedS and correct uni
forms of the officers in charge of the
tournament, as well as the representa-
tive men and women of the latter day
generation, assembled in the grand
stand, IN the grounds. and wherever u
bit of space was Ohtaiuablc.
The first event was tent begging.
won by Joe Williams.
Harvey Mauck won first prize. $40.
in hrOucho busting" feature. His an
imnl was what Bin Nye would have
termed "a low brOwed brute without
breeding" II had all the c]haracteris-
ties of u mustang; evil tempered, wick
ed, treachcTOus. Harry Brown was
awarded second prize. $50.
Bert ireland, n. ninrteeu-ycar-old boy,
was awarded II special prize of so for
his horscmanship in the line of bron.
che busting"
There were thirty cowboys in the con
test and each demonstrated himself
nm adept in the saddle. In addition to
the brunchu busting" there was an eN-
hibition of lariat throwing and roplng
n horse.
, 1901-08-08
Union of cbrilfendom.

Prof. Charles A. Briggs of Union
Seminary. one of the American dele
gates at the ninth jubilee Of the Uni
versity of Glasgow, preached in Bel
mont Established church in Scotland
on a recent Sunday afternoon to a
fairly large congregation. His sub
ject was THE Unity of the Christian
Church." DR.. Briggs said that he had
worshiped recently at st. Peters in
Rome. and more recently still in Dur
ham cathedral. and that day he wor-
SHIPPED in a Scotch Presbyterian
church. In all three the worship was
whole-hearted and sincere. All the
types of the church presupposed unity.
The wonderful thing to an American
was that the Scottish churches could
keep from rushing into each others
arms.
, 1901-08-08
TREMENDOUS CLOUDBURST
ON THE UPPER ARKANSAS

Princeton. which started a rock slidt
on the mountain. and, together with
the water. washed out and blocked
about 700 yards of track as the road
enters the hills N H%ortrnse. The dam
age. to numerous ranches in the path
of the flood is difficult 10 estimate.
Most of the ranchmen have cut the
first crop of alfalfa. but all the small
grain is practically covered with sand
and brush. so that there will be no
crops for the farmers, who usually
have large crops. and this year they
were unusually large
me lone man too refuge in n shan
ty erected by some prospector ut the
head of Trout Greek canon. but saw
the great body of water coming down,
barely getting out in time to see the
shnnty dashed TO pieces and washed
down the creek. At Snlida the rain
was also severe, and did considerable
damage TO the roadbed of the Rio
Grande railroad. 1t will be several
months before the grade and tracks Of
the Colorado x Southern can be re-
placed. which has completely cut off
his roads connection with Gunnison.
There is nothing to indicate any sign
of II track or roadbed Ove the greater
part of the mileage destroyed, as the
rails are buried in the mud and sand,
and the ties are either washed IL on
10 the ranch lands Ir covered up like
the rails. The storm seems to have
been general over this part of the state.
, 1901-08-08
BesOare of MoonIiSbf.

Doctors have provided the women
with another source of worry. A ply
stefan claims to have discovered that
the sun. in all his glory, is not as
fatal to compilations as bright moon
light. AS might have been expected,
it vas a Frenchman who made the dis
covery. Hardly had he announced 1t
before shopkeepers had on exhibition
cute little moonshades of double
thickness of mousseline de sole, which
in Paris are now considered indis-
pensable at moonlight parties.
, 1901-08-08
DEATH OF DR.. JESSE HAYES
NOTED GREELEY PHYSICIAN

Greeley. Colo, Aug. 4-CDenver Re
publican Special.J-Dr. Jesse Hawrs. II
leading surgeon of this community for
Il number of years, died ut his residence
in this city this morning mt 800 o'clock
after n long illness.
DIR. Halves was born in Corinun.
Maine, and was nearly tifty-eight years
of ~ M the time of his death. when
he was sixteen years of age his par
ents moved from Maine to Belvidcrc,
Illinois, at which place he enlisted in
the Ninth Illinois cavalry. during the
summer of 1861. in which regiment lie
served fOur years. He was wounded
at ~JackSOnpOrt, Arkansas. in June.
1857. He was taken prisoner in 1864
while n portion of his regiment was
making n charge on the Lyons Ken
tucky brigade of Confederates near
Pontotoc. Tennessee. and was confined
In Cahaba prison until the close of the
var
After the war Mr.. Hawes resumed
his studies in his chosen profession
ana graduated from the University of
Michigan in 1865 and from Long
Island hospital in 1871. He then took
II short trip to Europe. after which he
came to Greeley in 1872. ana entered
the practice of his profession. mt which
place he has since resided. gaining n
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, 1901-08-08
consfrnefiueLy in s. d

A queer will case has just been de-
cided by the courts in Minnesota. The
witnesses stepped through a doorway
into the adjoining room and affixed
their signatures at a table about ten
feet from the testator, Just out of his
sight. but while he was seated on the
side of his bed and could have seen
them by stepping forward two or three
feet. The a|ttestation and subscrip-
ton of the will under these circum-
stances are sustained.
, 1901-08-08

Among the ceremonies which will
likely be abolished at the coronation
of King Edward is the kissing of the
king by each peer. William w.
wished to get rid Of this ceremonial in
1881, but ultimately he was obliged to
submit, and was even kissed by the
archbishops and bishops, a part of the
affair to which he had strongly and
specially objected.
, 1901-08-08
FAST RACES
STIR CITY OF BOULDER

Boulder. Colo. Aur 4-BouIdcr won
first prlze in the hos rnce in the Anal
,In, az tba nrtnYnnutanui IT.,
zion. The rncr was o yards start
from crack of n nistol- and time taken
from first spout of water from tho nv
Zlr. six cries were represented in thn
contest with the following result.
cities. Time
Bouldrr 300 yds RI Ia sarnnds
Id,hn S,,.in,s Snn ,,I, ~ d, tnSv.o"I
, 1901-08-08

Swiss military papers speak in high
terms of the aew revolver which has
been adopted for the mounted troops
of the Swiss army. and which is the in
vention of two Berlin engineers. The
recoil on firing brings a fresh cart
ridge from the magazine into the bar
rel. The pistol weighs one pound,
thirteen ounces, and its center of
gravity lies Immediately over the ham
of the hrer. The magazine carries eight
cartridges. and practiced shots can fire
forty-eight rounds in from twenty
eight to thirty seconds. The calibre of
the weapon Is O.32 In, and its range is
given at 1000 yards.
, 1901-08-08

Bo2emar, and. in fact. the whole of
Gallatin county. Montana, is afflicted
with a scourge of dandelions. They
are to be seen in every garden n in
nearly every field in the county. In
the summer the little globes of fluffy
cottof,xlike substance, containing the
seeds ofSthe dandelion, float through
the air a&d alight in every nook and
corner. No Iretter how poor the soil
the ~dandelion flourishes.
, 1901-08-08

Canon city, Aug, 4-Denycr News
SpecialD-Juhu I.llun II convict, who
was discharged from the pcuiteutiury
July oath, was shot aud Instantly Kill,
ed ON the street here this afternoon 10y
John q. Morrison, city marshal. The
shooting tool place ON Main street he
tween Second and Third streets, and
resulted from an attempt ON the part
Of Dillon to escape arrest.
, 1901-08-08

One of the great packing houses of
Chicago has prohibited profanity upon
its premises. The primary purpose of
the order was in itself excellent, name
1y. to protect employees against abuse
by swearing foremen or overseers; but
it cannot fail also to exercise a good
influence over all those who work for
the company. especially the younger
men. In commenting ON the order the
Chicago Post truthfully says. at is one
of the better signs of the times that
in these days the men at the head Of
affairs are presumed to be, II not
Christians. at any rate gentlemen.
They find ways enough Of making
their wishes Ineligible and effective
without resort ia buster or swIgger
or the indeconcies of blasphemy."
Mr.. McAdie Of the Weather Bureau
has been studying the formation Of
fogs # the vicinity Of the bay Of San
Francisco. which Is famous for its
earth-huEgiug clouds. He shows that
the remarkable topography OF this re
Elon makes Of II a natural laboratory
in which daily experiments in the
cloudy condensation Of water vapur
are conducted. The peculiar ]JuNtaposi-
ton Of ocean, bay, mountain, foot-hill
and level valley, and the prevailing
westerly ]air-current with increased
velocity through tho Golden Gate. are
main causes OF the phenomenal fogs.
PIutarchliycdin a town so small that
he would not move away from it "lest
1t become smaller still" Tho remark-
able decrease in rural populations re.
voaled by the recent censusps In Ger
many, France and Great Britain gug
geBts that the popular revival OF Plu-
tarch might acccptahly be extended to
his principles as al householder
, 1901-08-08

success in wal lies in preparation
These were the significant words ut
tered at the recent opening of the Ma
val War College at Newport by the
secretary of the navy. While 1t may
be true that the era of the
peace among nations and the
adjustment of international ~iculti
will dawn some day, it has not yet ar
rived.
1t Is an axiom that the next great
war will be won by the nation whose
army and navy are best equipped with
fighting weapons. And that is why
the performances of the new rapid fire
gun, described on this page, are of in
tense interest the world over.
There Is now building in the United
States one of the most effective and
murderous long range pieces of artil-
lery in the world, which is exciting all
strategists, both here and abroad.
This new weapon will hurl a steel
~projectile Weighing ifty-five pounds,
having the length of an average man,
the enormous distance of t~wenty-four
miles, with n velocity of nearly 1000
feet per second.
Its extreme range is twenty-five
miles.
At the highest point of Its flight the
projectile will rise 51,S53 feet above
the firing point, or about ten miles in
the air.
Taking Mount Everest as the highest
mountain in the world, this shell will
go nearly -four miles above its highest
peak.
The rapIdity of fire of this gun is
said to be about ten shots a minute,
and that it would be possible to fire
eighteen shells and have them all in
the air before the first one struck the
earth t~wenty-four miles from the gun.
The time of flight of the projectiIe
is los $40 seconds.
After travelling through this unparal-
leled distance of space the shell has a
striking velocity left sufficient to pen
citrate five inches of steel. while its
bursting fragments would kill and de-
moralize a regiment of men in no time.
The new guns. as designed, will rev.
o%iutionlze the science Of 1unnery, as
it will likewise o~utclass in its sfar-
reaching and destructive qualities all
existing types of army and navy guns
now in use by any power.
This marvellous. deadly engine Of
war is an improved type of the Brown
segmental tub wire gun of four and Il
half-inch caliber. The United States
government is now testing two of
these guns, a nve and a ten-inch, OF
similar make, at Sandy Hook. Though
these do not embOdy some OF the new
secret features of construction, as the
present Il will. yet they have made
unequaled achievements as to range,
p%ressures and veloeities in tests so far
held over the regular built up guns of
the government. The new gun under
construction is indorsed by the worlds
greatest ballistic engineer, Lieutenant
Colonel James NJ. Ingalls,, U. S. A, re-
tired, who computed the veloeities. II
ergy and range of the gun. Colonel
Ingalls, calculations are used and ac-
cepted without questionsby all foreign
gun makers, while his text books are
used by all expert and technical insti-
tutioiuS-
1t is now conceded by military tao
ticians that uture warfare on land
and sea will be fought at long range.
The nation possessing the most formid-
able weapon in velocity and range will
, 1901-08-08

The vestry of Christ Church in Phil
adelphia, replying to the many sug-
g~estions for memorial tablets at the
grave of Benjamin Franklin, says: 1T
may not be generally known that the
raw of Franklin. though simple, is
what he himself, in his will. dictated it
to be. The church has for past years
maintained a policy of keeping the
historic spot as it is"
, 1901-08-08

give away his fortune to charities and no
doubt much good will be accomplished.
There Is another agency that has also ac-
complished much good namely, Hostel
ter's Stomach Bitters. the medicine with
nifty years of cures back of 1t. 1t pro-
notes appetite. insures digestion. cures
dyspepsia, regulates the liver and keeps
the bowels regular, also prevents pelch-
ing, heartburn or natulency. Don't fail
, 1901-08-08

Young lawyers have a fine field open
to them in Texas. There are forty
counties in that state which have to
seek legal advice outside their limits,
as they have not a single attorney of
their own.
, 1901-08-08

A French conscript has just been
excused from three years service be-
of ugliness. 1t was held that his
appearance would make his comrades
laugh and thus interfere with discip-
line.
, 1901-08-08

Young King Alphonso of Spain,
when he attended his first bull fight
at Madrid in full state. was received
with %unbounded enthusiasm. Unlike
his Austrian mother, whose aversion
to this form OF sport is notorious. he
appeared to follow the Corrida with
the most keen interest and satisfaction.
thereby showing himself a true Span
lard. and as possessed of what is
known as "sangre torera.' that is to
say, bull fighting blood" At the
close OF the performance, which was
particularly s%anguinary, eight bulls
having been killed, and twenty horses
ripped up, the young king presented
handsome gifts to the leading toreros,
Mazzantini. Bombitta and Fuentes.
, 1901-08-08
UNCLE SANS NEW GUN
DESIGNED TO SHOOT MORE
THAN TWENTY-FOUR MILES.

Hurls a Proiectiie Ten Miles Hish-can
shoot Ten shots n Minute-Sheii
Weighs Fifty-Five Pounds BE
Able to Fire Eighteen Shells Before the
First strikes tine Gr~ound-Couid Shoot
Over Mount Everest.
, 1901-08-08

The average distance Travelled by
British locomotive engine drivers is
from 10000 to $4,000 miles every year.
There are about 10000 drivers in the
United Kingdom.
, 1901-08-08

The late Lord Vantage ran a public
house at Arlington. Soup was sold
over the counter in winter. and 1t is
stated that recently there was more
money drawn for soup than for beer.
, 1901-08-08

1t is now conceded by military tao
ticians that future warfare on land
and sea will be fought at long range.
The nation possessing the most formid-
able weapon in velocity and range will
surely be victorious.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-06-27
PINGREE,S SCHEME

DETROIT, (MichD, June 19--In an in
terview in New York this afternoon
with a staff correspondent of the De-
troit Journal Colonel Eli r. Sutton of
this city, who was the travelling COM
panion of Ex-Governor Pingree during
his trip through South Africa and
Europe said
"Hazen S. Pingree went to South
Africa largely for the purpose of secur-
ing the transportation of every patriot
Boer and his family who desired to
come to the United States. He quizzed
British officials on this subject, gained
their approval of it, and had an APP
pointment to consult with Kreuger
about it which was only prevented by
the Governors illness.
1T was his idea to interest some
Michigan capitalists in the plan and
provide lands for the Beers along the
railroad systems, He thought that
these capitalists could secure very low
transportation rates from the seaboard
to the farms, and he proposed to let the
British Government in some round
about way, provide the ships for the
Beers transportation from Africa to
this country"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-06-27
AMERICAN BOER REPORT WHERE ARE THE ISLANDS!
NOTHING is TOO GOOD FOR THE
IRISH"
Plan to Rehabiitate the Irish Race in
A New Land in the South Seas.
The Scheme.

NEW YORK, June 1.-THE Sun this
morning says: A plan to rehabilitate
the Irish race on some South Pacific
Islands is the latest news from the Pa
cfic slope to Irish patriots in this city.
The news comes i'm the shape of a letter
signed by one Joseph A. O'Donaghue,
who says letter will reach him at 3913s
Ninth street, San Francisco. The let
ter is addressed to Captain John Kir-
wan, employed by the Mutual Gas Com
pany at SO Union Square.
O'DOnaghue begins by saying he has
received a letter from "a certain nation
offering me the concession of a number
of islands. THE price," says the writer.
wouldn't be very large. The islands,"
he continues, ARE rich in furs and in
seals and turtles. The climate is tenn
perate They could become Irish, as
they are not inhabited. The soil is
fertile. They are near a Spanish
American republic"
The main point. ODonaghue ex-
planned. is to be quick, and he suggests
that the matter be brought before some
wealthy Irishman or Irishmen in. New
York. According to the Suns inform
ant. who wants it understood he is a
partiot and i'm dead earnest there will
soon be a call for "a meeting of all Irish
organizations here and the matter will
come up before the meeting"
Said this man: 1T would be a great
thing. There would be a new Ireland
and new kings. There is no doubt that
O'Donaghue has four islands in mind
and that they will be named after the
four provinces of Ireland. Why, can't
you see that every patriot in Ireland
would leave the old country for the new
kingdoms? Ireland would be depopu-
lated. What would King Edward do
them"
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-06-27
UNNECESSARY LOSS OF TIME.

Mr.. W. S. Whedon, Cashier of the
First National Bank of Winterset, Iowa
in recent letter gives some experience
with carpenter in his employ, that Will
be of value to other mechanics. He
says: 81 had a carpenter working for
me who was obliged to stop work for
several days on account of being trou-
bled with diarrhoea. I mentioned to
him that I had been similarly troubled
and that Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Diarrhoea Remedy had cured me.
He bought a bottle of it from the
druggist here and informed me that
one dose cured him and he is again at
his work" For sale by all dealers,
Benson, Smith e Company, general
agents Hawaiian Islands.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-06-27
MRS. BoTKIN MAY GO FREE.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 16-Mrs.
Cordelia Botkin may be free woman
within short time if the strange at
tttude of the Dover witnesses is not
changed before the time set for her
trial, Arrangements to bring these wit
nesses here, which were believed to be
progressing satisfactorily, have now
been upset by an ultimatum sent by the
Attorney-General of Delaware to Dis
trict Attorney Byington demanding an
unreasonable sum for their attendance.
Judge Carroll Cook, who orders the
payment of these expenses, refuses to
listen to the eXorbitant demand and un-
less some remedy Is found Immediately
the murder of Mrs. Dunning and Mrs.
Deane will go unavenged.
The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-06-27
MANY VOLUNTEERS RETURNING

MANY VOLUNTEERS RETURNING.
SAN FRANCISCO, June 22.-At least
$500 volunteer troops from the Philip
pines are expected to arrive in port
within week, the men constituting the
the last of the volunteers to be muster
ed out under the law passed several
months ago. The first transport ex-
pected to arrive is the Thomas, dua
next Saturday, bringing thirty-tnree
officers and 9i2 enlisted men of the
Forty seventh Infantry, twenty-Iour
officers and 35S ulsted men of the
Forthyninth Infantry and ten officers
and 2S5 enlisted men of the Thirty
eighth Infantry On Sunday the Ohio
will be due with twenty-nine officers
and I49 enlisted men of the Forty sec
ond Infantry. The Buford is expected
on Monday with the Forty-frst Infan-
try and on Tuesday the Indiana with
the officers and enlisted men of the
Forty Infantry, the Logan, with
the Forty fourth Infantry and two bat
talions of the Thirty eighth Infantry,
theoI<ilpatrick with the Forty-thir In
fantry, and the Grant, with The Forty
eighth Infantry and two battalions Of
the Forty ninth Infantry, are all ex-
pected to arrive,