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The Lamar register., 1901-09-04
NEW, ELECTRIC<RAILWAY
TWILL SCALE PIXIES PEAK

Colorado Springs, Colo, Sept. L.
Denver Republican Specialy-In line
with the other great improvements
and Innovations recently established in
this vicinity, Colorado Springs capital
lists are about to construct and Oper-
ate an electric railway to the summit
of Pixies Peak, the road to begin about
twenty-siX miles up the new Short
Line, near Clyde, and to be eleven to
fifteen miles in length. No cogs will
be used in the construction. the pro-
moters being assured of a grade that
will enable them to operate without
their aid.
Many promoters of the gigantic
trust company soon to operate in this
city are also heavily interested in the
new project. The principal promoters
of the electric railway scheme are:
w. A. Otis & Co.. G. NJ. MacNell, e..
p. Shove, G. Il. Noble, Henry Hine,
and the firm of Hall. Babbitt Il Thay-
er. Upon the latter will devolve the
legal work, the others representing an
immense amount of capital.
The company is to be incorporated
Immediately at n nominal capitaliza-
tion, amounting TO probably 100000,
and stock and bond issue will prob
ably be promoted for the purpose Of
securing the necessary equipment
From 100000 to 100000 will be e1-
pended in the construction of the road
and other improvements in connection
with It.
Work is to begin in short time.
Some of the ground to be traversed be-
longs to the government, right Of way
of which will be secured. The syndi-
cate has secured large part of the
The Lamar register., 1901-09-04

Cleveland, O., Sept. with the
breaking of dawn this morning the cit
izens of Cleveland awoke to look upon
a scene Of devastation and destruction
caused by a raging flood. While the
the entire city VS. 1o-e or less affect
ed the great voluE,, CT raging water
wasted its anger over ntlee OF the east
ern portion Of the city ana caused an
amount Of damage estimated at ST.
OOO,OOO.
The overflow was caused by heavy
rain that commenced to fall shortly
after 2 o'clock, turned into perfect
cloudburst between the hours Of 3
and 8, and then continued with great
force until nearly 10 O'Clock. The storm
according to the weather officials. was
the heaviest that has swept over Cleve-
land since the establishment of the gov
ernment bureau in this city over forty
years ago. There was no loss Of life.
The waters spread over an area in
the east nearly eight miles long and n
mile and a half wide. This extended
from Woodland Hills avenue to East
Cleveland and back to East Madison
avenue.
Great volumes of water poured over
from Doan and Giddings brooks down
Quincy street. swamped Vienna street,
rushed over Cedar avenue, back over
on East Prospect street, rushed like n
mill race down Lincoln avenue to Euc-
lid avenue, and then on to Glen Park
place, where houses We're undermined
as though built Of straw, and large
damage done to streets and property.
Over n large share of this exclusive
residence territory the water rushed
with terrific force varying in depth
from one to six feet. Culverts, trestles
and bridges were torn down and for
hours nothing seemed capable Of STEM
ming the tide.
Hundreds of residents who were Inn
prisoned in their beautiful homes like
stranded Islanders We're almost panic
The Lamar register., 1901-09-04

The Improvement in the appearance
of railroad grounds during the last few
years has been more noticeable this
summer than ever before. Cutting the
grass around the stations, keeping the
borders trimmed. planting flowers and
caring for them-these are things
which most of the railroads used to
permit the station agents to do If they
would; but the corporations themselves
gave little thought and no money to
It. Now the roads themselves are
doing the work, on larger scale and
systematically. The improvement is
general throughout the east and is
making rapid progress in the west to
the pleasure of those who travel and
the benefit of the towns in which the
stations are situated.
The Lamar register., 1901-09-04

ground formerly owned by Colonel
AppOnyl in the Seven Lakes district,
together with number of reservoir
sites, and Il power site with fall Of
1900 feet, n few feet distant from and
below the dam laid off by the city en-
gineer as a dam site for the proposed
Seven Lakes reservoir, which the city
is contemplating purchasing.
The new Short Line management Is
to be not financially interested In the
project. though the officials are cog
steam short line would undoubtedly
benefit greatly by the close connec-
tions made with the proposed electric,
and an immense passenger traffic
would ensue.
Though the conditions attending the
erection Of the new roadbed are diff
ficult in the extreme, the best engi-
neering skill will be called Into requi-
sition, and II, as is now thought, opera
tions will be- started at once, the line
would be in shape for the summer
tourist season next year.
Manager c. w. Sells OF the Cog road
is pessimistic regarding the feasibility
Of the project, stating that at no time
was his own road overtaxed, and that
n second road would reduce profits to
both systems to an alarming degree,
should another track be built. He is
of the opinion that the atmospheric
conditions above 1900 feet preclude
electric operations. the static electrici-
ty interfering with the trolley wires.
The syndicate back of the new
scheme, however, are not deferred
from the plan, having evidently salts
fed themselves as to the practicability
of the promotion.
The Lamar register., 1901-09-04

Attorney General Knox has rendered
m opinion on the question whether a
certain western daily paper has vioIat-
ed the law prohibiting the use of the
malls for advertising lotteries, gift
concerts and similar enterprises. The
paper some time ago inagurated
guessing contest. advertising 1t would
give 1900 prizes, aggregating $4,000
In value to persons making the
Der of paid admissions to the
pan-American Exposition at Buff
falo from the day of opening to the
day of closing. The Attorney General
says that unless plainly forbidden by
law, the remedy Is with Congress and
not with the department. He says the
contestants must go into careful in
quiry as to the facts about the expo
sition, public interest and attendance
to date, and continues rs follows:
Such estimates, therefore, while nee
essarily dependent in many respects
upon chance, are likewise affected by
the intelligent calculations of n
thoughtful observer. A fair construc-
tion of the words dependent upon lot
or chance excludes estimates which
are based upon mental lcalculation, even
though the factors which enter into
such calculation, may be uncertain
and matters of conjecture. The draw
Ing of n lot or the throw Of n die are
purely dependent upon chance, for no
mental operation can aid in estimating
the result. As penal statutes must be
construed strictly, am unable to
reach the conclusion that the giving of
prizes as reward for superior intel
ligence in estimates, where the hu-
man intellect is exercised in making
such estimates, Is within the purview
of the statute. and the conclusion can
not be affected by the demoralizing
tendencies to which you refer"
According to a bulletin issued by the
census bureau there are slightly
of New York. The percentage is SOB
females to 49.7 males. Out of total
population of 7,26S, ,s94. there are 3d.
Ga, ,7SO males and 1864, ia females.
or the total population of the state,
1900 425. or 26.1 per cent, are foreign
born, and 112.O13. or 1.5 per cent. col
ored. OF the colored people. 30, 232
are negroes, ITO Chinese, 354 Japan
csc and 5.257 Indians. New York City
has 1867 ,660 native males and 1,O99,-
462 native females. These figures are
given in connection with the census
publication showing the population by
sex, nativity ana Color IN the states OF
New Jersey. New Mexico, New York
and North Carolina, forming the sew
enth OF the census groups of states
New Mexico presents the largest pre-.
ponderance of males over females in
the entire group. the percentage of
males In that territory being 53.4. OF
the entire population of 195,310, 104,
22S are males and 81 ,0S3 females. In
that territory there are 13,625 foreign.
born persons, constituting seven pei
cent Of the entire population. There
are 5,103 colored people,
The Lamar register., 1901-09-04

A few months ago the Venetian
painter Brass bought four pictures for
94 from Dalmatian peasant named
Braidotti. who had picked them up
when a neighboring villa was dis
mantled. Recently Brass found that
one of the pictures had been painted
over another on the same canvas, and
on cleaning on the top one he dis
covered Saint Sebastian by Titan.
which had been stolen from Italy by
one Of Napoleon's generals. Brass has
sold the Titan to the Count de Castel-
lane for $4,000.
The Lamar register., 1901-09-04

On recent Sunday a thousand
members Of Roman Catholic congre-
,gation in Wilkesbarre. Pennsylvania.
signed a pledge of total abstinence
from Intoxicating drinks. The priest
who preached the sermon of the oc-
casion said: "A blow has this day
been struck for temperance that will
'be heard round the world" The Com
panion is glad to help on the reverb
Grafton.
The Lamar register., 1901-09-04

A professional burglar in Berlin
found a new and original way of add
ing to the ordinary profits of his pro-
fession. After each burglary he sent
a full account of 1t to one of the daily
newspapers, and for this he received
payment in the usual way. But he tried
the plan once too often. The editor
became suspicious and gave informa-
tion to the police, who soon found
how this amateur reporter was able to
beat all rivals in the way of early in
formation.
The Lamar register., 1901-09-04
CLEVELAND, OHIO SWEPT
BY DEVASTATING FLOODS

stricken, expecting to be called upon to
wade out into the swirling waters at al
most every minute. Danger signals
were flashed about the city as speedily
as the disabled telephone system would
allow and the work of rescue COM
menced. Row boats piled back and
forth, assisting whole families from
perilous positions. but boats proved In
adequate and 1t was soon found neces-
sary to go to the extraordinary precau-
ton of calling on the lifc-saving crew
from the river, distance of seven
miles.
on wagons and hurried to the scene Of
destruction.
The torrent surged with great force
for hours In Deering street. from Fair
mount to the Boulevard and over a
dozen families were penned In with
water five and six feet deep surround
ing their homes. At this point the life
saving crew worked valiantly and, as
sisted by squads Of firemen and police
men finally succeeded in landing the
terror-stricken people in places Of
safety. The fear was greatly enhanced
by the momentary expectation that the
great Shaker Heights dam would break
loose.
Shortly before noon the torrent un-
dermined a score Of graves In the st.
Joseph cemetery, at the corner of East
Madison and Woodland and the bodies
were soon being tossed about in the
waters. Fully a dozen of the corpses
We're washed Into cutters and had not
been recovered late tonight.
The flood boiled over the banks Of
Doane brook all along the Boulevard
and caused damage that 1t will take
months to repair. Great Jagged holes
are torn in the beautiful driveway.
To-day's rainfall was the greatest In
the local history of weather statistics.
From about 8 o'clock this morning un-
til in the evening there was precip.
itation Of 4.2S inches.
The Lamar register., 1901-09-04

The United States navy continues to
increase. A statement by Rear-Ad-
.miral Bowles. chief OF construction, re-
Gently issued, shows that there are
now building. or under contract, nine
icruisers. four monitors, sixteen tor
lpedo-boat destroyers. ten torpedo
boats and seven submarine torpedo
boats. At this rate the old song will
soon have to be amended to read:
"Britain-and her daughter-rule the
waves"
The Lamar register., 1901-09-04

The question. therefore. is whether
under the law and the evidence any
verdict could be rendered by the jury
which could he sustained.
The court has grave doubts whether
there Is any valid and sufficient
statute in this state defining en-
bracery and prescribing It's punish
ment. but without passing upon that
question ut this time, the court feels
compelled by the law and the evidence
in Oe cases now before the court to
grant the motion of the defendants,
on the ground that the evidence IL
wholly insufficient to warrant or to
sustain a verdict in the cases now on
trial.
The defendants will, therefore. be
discharged. but the court is more fully
convinced than ever that the course
and procedure recommended and
adopted by this court in the contempt
proceedings are both regular and
proper. In addition the court believes
that neither In the contempt pro-
ceedings nor in the cases now on trial
before the court was there any legal
evidence thnt required the ding Of in
formations against Messrs. Tammen
and Bonfils.
Judge Mullins then instructed the
jury to elect one of their number fore
man and return the verdict as he had
instructed, which was done.
The Lamar register., 1901-09-04

AS sign of the care with which
American officers pay regard to local
sentiment, attention Is called to the act
: Of Capt. Michael, who had charge Of
the recent execution of six murderers
in Manila. He chose position where
the condemned men faced the east. and
before they dropped they had one last
look at the morning sun, which is SO
dear to the Oriental,
The Lamar register., 1901-09-04

The testament of Mrs. Eliza Potter.
iwife of Bishop Henry C. Potter. who
ldied June 20. was filed at the surro-
gates office In New York. a few days
ago. 1t was written by Mrs. Potter on
June 20, and Is the shortest will ever
,fled there. 1t contains but one SEN
.tence, bequeathing her entire estate Of
$50, 200 to her husband.
The Lamar register., 1901-09-04

At recent college occasion in In
'dia. Lord Curzon. the viceroy. told the
young people ito be without educa-
1tion in the twentieth century would be
as II knight of the feudal ages had
been stripped of helmet. spear and
coat OF mall"
The Lamar register., 1901-09-04
VIII Not Hum,,iate Themselves.

Berlin. Sept. lit is now very
doubtful. according to n dispatch to
the Lokal Anzeiger from Basle, Swift
zerland, whether Prince Chun will
come to Berlin to make formal apology
for the murder of Baron Ketteler.
Members of the expiatory mission say:
Under present conditions we can
never go to Berlin. We would rather
die than accept them"
1t appears that they object particular
ly to Prince Chun's attendants pros
trnting themselves before Emperor
William, inasmuch as this Is special
honor reserved for the Emperor of
China and would involve Il recognition
of the Kaiser's equality.
The Lamar register., 1901-09-04
Electricity super..d.s s,sa M.

New York. Sept. 2.-President ]. j.
Hill OF the Great Northern railroad, 1t
Is said, has ordered that steam locomo-
tives be superseded by electric motors
on the Cascade division of the Great
Northern. 1t is understood that II this
change works out satisfactorily cleo
trio motors will be introduced on other
divisions of the road,
The Lamar register., 1901-09-04

1t is curious fact that In 1890 the
Turkish government prohibited the ex-
port of Angora kid skins on the
ground that the trade threatened to ex-
.tinguish the Angora goat; but these
,animals are now more numerous than
ever. and their usefulness Is far more
widely recognized than was the case
century ago.
The Lamar register., 1901-09-04

In France the interest charge on
1.-THE public debt is 5000. 900. 900 year. a
per capita OF over IS. In the United
States the interest charge is less than
$3o.00o,oO0 a year. per capita of 80
,cents.
The Lamar register., 1901-09-04

Nathan Church. a man of scholarly
attainments. and a colleague of Blaine
lin the Maine legislature. is now work.
ing as street cleaner in Minneapolis at
Ia salary OF $1.50 day.
The Lamar register., 1901-09-04

Canada's exports of bacon to Brit
lain last year amounted to 135,000.0 900
pounds. as against 100000 pounds in
1883. This vast increase is, no doubt.
greatly due to the preferential trade
established.
The Lamar register., 1901-09-04

Paris supplies free of cost sulphur
GUS baths to all persons engaged in
handling lead.
The Lamar register., 1901-09-04

Matilde Weber, who recently died at
iTubingen. age seventy-two, was one OF
1.-THE pioneers In south Germany in the
movement for securing greater privi-
leges for women.
The Lamar register., 1901-09-04

Green is recommended for bathing
dresses. because 1t harmonizes with a
tanned skin "and the emerald and sap
'phire of the ocean"
The Lamar register., 1901-09-04

weeks In cOmpletlOn, although the
work will be hastened as much as pos
sible.
Steps are being taken by the county
commissioners of Park and Jefferson
counties to have State Engineer A. ].
McCune survey the boundary line be-
tween those two counties. Ever since
Colorado has been state and territory
there has been dispute between the
county commissioners of each of the
above counties as to what county Il
strip of land belongs which Is about
two miles wide and fifteen miles long.
This strip Is located on the western
border of jefferson county near the
southern extremity of the dividing line
between it and Park county. The pres
ant trouble is the outgrowth of the su-
perficiality of the government survey
in establishing and locating the divid-
ing lines of the counties. When the
survey was made between the two
counties it was done by party en-
ployed by the government. The north
ern and southern extremes of the line
were run off and marked with monu-
ments.- For about fifteen miles no
monuments We're used, hence the pres
ent controversy, although on the Off.
cial maps of the government there are
evidences that the entire line was sur
veyed and marked off in accordance
with the law. State Engineer McCune
has agreed to run the new line, which
will cost about 81 500. At the present
time some Of the farmers who own
property in the disputed strip refuse to
pay their taxes. For the past few
years most of the farmers in that strip
have paid their taxes to Park county.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-06-29

ing experiments IN this line OF production,
with the result that we hope to see most Of the
; filler tobacco produced in the United States.
For some Of the very finest varieties we may
have to go to the tropics. to Porto Rico. Hawaii
or the Philippines but II will be only Ques-
ton Of time when the United States will pro-
duce all the tobacco il wants.
We have been importing wheats to improve
crops in the United States. American
imported, and the reason for this that we
did not have suitable macarOni wheats. We
have corrected this. that 100000 bushels Will
be grown in this country this year solely for the
maCarOni mills 1t will be only few years be-
fore make all of our own macarOni.
The Agricultural Department is now sending
a man to the rice growing countries OF the
East A scientist who has already returned
from Japan has brought specimens Of rice so
what formerly had that are now pro
ducing most OF the rice that need. and shall
soon produce all that use. The second quail
ity. broken, rice already sending 10
Porto Rico
There will be forty beet sugar factories
in operation this year. They have thrown out
the imported machinery already, both in field
and factory, and using American inventions
that are so much superior that expect
great development In the business. The sugar
have borrowed idea from the oil COM
paDies. At one OF the oldest factories in the
United States, IN Utah. they have built three
mills around the factory, one OF them twenty
three miles away, from which they run the juice
from the factory IN pipes to the central station.
Eastern capital is rapidly developing the beet
sugar industry in the arid States through irrt
CATION. In the Arkansas Valley, for instance.
81, 10000 factories have been put up.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-06-29
NEGRO KILLS TWO WHITE HEN

Panther. W. Va. June 2S.-Peter Price, a negro
cornered in a house by determined band Of in
furiated citizens bent melting out summary JUS
tice to him, charged with insulting woman, in his
desperate efforts TO escape. and killed George
Hooks and F. NJ McGran and seriously cut Charles
Davis. The murder occurred at lager, a small
town five miles south of here. Price on seeing his
pursuers. took refuge IN small in the rear
OF saloon. The mob battered down the door. and
as they entered the room Price threw himself at
them with the ferocity OF tiger. with knife in
each hand. Hooks and McGran fell TO the floor.
Two revolvers in the crowd were discharged at
Price infiicting but slight wounds With one des-
perate swing OF his knife he laid open Davis
abdomen. and then leaped from the window. He
pursued and captured by officers. who hur-
riedly sent him the Jail WEIGH 10 avoid the
McGran both well known citizens, and In
dignation runs high
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-06-29
DUKE OF MANCHESTER'S DEBTS.
LAST APPEARANCE IT is HOPED. OF THE
PROFLIGATE YOUNG NOBLEMAN IN THE
BANKRUPTCY COURT.

London, June 2S-The Duke OF Manchester made
TODAY what he hopes will be his last appearance
in the Bankruptcy Court his creditors formally
accepted the composition of Y shilngs pence in
the pound. which offer approved yesterday at
a meeting Of the unsecured creditors. Although
the accounts showed that the unsecured debts
amounted f3OTO the trustees submitted that this
sum could be scaled down TO f19.794, with assets
amounting $500
In the course Of his final examination to-day the
Duke of Manchester reiterated that his failure was
due TO the loss OF several thousands OF pounds in
theatrical speculations. and said he had not
gambed.
Miss Portia knight. the American actress who
has brought suit against the Duke OF Manchester
for breach of promise. had lawyers present at the
dukes examination to-day. but they were not per-
rnItted to question the debtor and consequently
they unable to obtain information of much
value TO their client
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1901-06-29
PEACH CROP PROSPECTS.
MUCH FRUIT IN GEORGIA-sHIPP1NG NORTH TO
BEGIN NEXT THURSDAY.

Greenwich. Conn. June Is (SpeciaD.-Fine large
Georgia peaches will be sold in the Northern mar
kets next week. according 10 letters received from
]. H. Hale. the Connecticut and Georgia peach
grower. At Fort Valley. the centre Of the Georgia
peach growing district, the trees are loaded with
the fruit and the growers arranging for it's
shipment North by fast freight next week. Mr..
Hale writes that he surprised to read the dis
patches published in the Northern of peaches
rotting the trees and the predicted ruin of the
crop, and says that the prospects for a big crop
were never better. Beginning next Thursday cars
loaded with the fruit will be shipped TO all the
large Northern cities. All unemployed field hands
have been engaged to gather the crop. so that
there are several thousand men. women and boys
camped out engaged in the work. making Fort
Valley hive of industry.
About two hundred carloads OF peaches will be
shipped every working day next month from Fort
Valley, making total Of about ffty-four hundred
carloads. BY August l. when the Georgia peach
season IS about over, the Maryland and Delaware
fruit will begin 10 market. the reports from
those States indicating good crops followed by the
NeW-Jersey crop OF which large yield is predict
ed and later by the peaches from the trees on the
Connecticut hills. There will be peaches from early
In July TO the middle Of October.