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The state herald., 1901-10-11
SERIES OF VIOLENT
ASSAULTS In PUEBLO

Pueblo, Colo. Oct. G.-tDenvcr News
Special .)-Conclusivc evidence Is at
hand that at least two OF the assaults
out OF three assaults and a holdup
committed on Pueblo women last
night were the work OF the same man
and the officers are of the opinion that
the whole series OF crimes on girls and
women Is the work OF n single man.
A .4i-calibcr Colts revolver taken
from the home OF Mrs. James +. Hen
derson, who WAS assaulted at her resi-
dcncc, 1l02 Arroyo avenue. last even
Ing, was found this morning at the
home OF Mr.. Hamilton. No. s Block j.
At 2:3O this morning the police We're
notified by The ncighbors OF the hamil-
ton family that n white man with n
handkerchief tied round hts face for
mask had forced his way Into the
house, deliberately raising window.
After rnnsacking a bureau aud secur-
Ing diamond ring and some other
property the ruiiian jumped upon the
bed OF one Of the daughters OF the
family and was choking her when her
feeble outcries aroused the household
frightening the man away. In max.
Ing his escape. however. the villain left
n heavy club aud the revolver taken
from the Henderson house.
Within n very few minutes OF this
report came another 10 police head
quarters stating that n man answer
Ing the description OF the assnilant Of
Mrs. Henderson. the burglar mt the
Hamilton house nni the man who
held up Mrs. Margaret Blair on North
ern avenue early IN the evening. had
committed n criminal assault upon
Mrs. ]. NJ. Lackcy. the wife OF n steel
worker living ut i321 Pine street.
In addition to the .inding OF the
Henderson revolver nj the Hamilton
house IL the further evidence leading
the police TO believe that one man has
been committing nli the crimes which
began four weeks ago. IN that the de,
vice of n telegram 10 get clutches on n
woman was used nnly Thursday night
mt the home OF W. ]. Mills. Ja5 Grand
| avenue. where mn attempt was made
10 assault Mr.. Mills fouriecn-ycar-oll
daughter, This man carried under hi.
arm n sugar snck such as was used b,
the nssnllnnt of the little daughter oi
| Clay Holmes. In this ease the child
was carried from her bed IN the ho,is,
where her parents were sleeping. I,
the back porch, where the most bru,n
assault OF the series wns committed
The state herald., 1901-10-11
Episcopa'i Ian I.ibernilty.

San francisco. Oct. S-Yestcrday
was n day Of oratory In the house OF
deputies OF the trienninl Episcopal con.
yentlon. The debate, which began
last saturday. on the proposed nddl
tlon 10 article ten OF the constitution.
prescribing the form of worship. was
continued all day. and finally resulted
In Its adoption. As adopted II reads
as follows:
But the provision may he made by
canon for the temporary use Of old
forms and directories OF worship by
congregations not In union with this
church who ARE willing TO accept the
spiritual oversight Of the bishop OF the
diocese or missionary district"
The Rev. pr, Huntington Of New
York made the closing argument. lie
declared II to bc his purpose to bring
In canon cmbodylng all the pro-
visions Of his original resolution. re-
ferred To 10y br. Fulton. II the amend.
nent should br adopted. II this l.
adopted such n canon would bc posi-,
bic. The four great questions. he -nld,
which confront the American people
are. the snnrilty of the home, the pnri.
ncntion Of The municipal life of our
great cltlps, the relation between cap.
iinl nnd labor. aud, towering NJ over
nll the other, because entering Into all
others, was tie question whether ",
cnn thoroughly nnd uniformly cunsoi
ldutc nll the religious forces of The
hepuhllc, nnd he "louurnlly argued
that the step which Is now proposed ia
he taken hy the Episcopal Church
would bo IN the direction Of such a
consolidation.
The state herald., 1901-10-11
CHINESE AFFAIRS IN A BAD WAY
AND FOREIGN GUARDS LOOTING

racks until the guilty men were de-
tected.
The governor OF Pekin has protest
ed because the foreign storekeepers
continue to occupy buildings which
they seized in 1900 regardless of their
owners wish. The ministers will evict
the storekeepers from these places.
Correspondence has been exchanged
between the Chinese officials and the
ministers regarding the complaints
made by Cinnamon that they have
been compelled against their will to
take part in the work of building the
new legations.
1t is becoming evident that some
Modus yivendi must be established. or
the conditions will become intolerable.
Notwithstanding the ministers policy
of moderation in erecting defences,
the legation quarters present the ap-
pearance of fortified city. The Brit
ish defenses, opposite the imperial
city, are particularly formidable, the
Italian defenses, adjoining the British.
have embrasures for cannon. a deep
moat protects the German section, and
across the city wall the Germans have
crected'a stone fort for artillery.
Prince Su. the collector of taxes, has
adopted the policy of taxing goods
brought into Pekin for foreign mer-
chants. Heretofore such goods have
not been taxed and the merchants
have protested to the ministers, who
held that the goods should remain IN
taxed. ON the ground that they are In
tended for the use of the legations
The state herald., 1901-10-11
SUGAR TRUST WILL WAGE WAR
ON BEET SUGAR ASSOCIATION

San Francisco, Oct. G.--COmmenting
upon the reduction of the price of syi.
gar in the Missouri market by the SUI
gar trust, Henry Il. Oxnard, president
Of the American Beet Sugar Associa.
ton, defined 1t as another move to
crush out beet sugar production In or.
der that the trust might have no op-
position.
"If they can succeed in the Missouri
river valley" said he. "they will then
turn their attention to the beet factor.
les in Michigan and other sections,
and by the power of concentrated cap
ital crush out successfully and indi.
vidually the beet sugar producers. The
trust tries to deceive the public by
claiming that the beet producers can
still make money ut the low price II
is trying to establish. This is false,
and If 1t had been true. then the trust
would have tried to establish still
lower price. They are not sacrificing
~ cents per pound In the Missouri
river markets, to make price that
will still be profitable to the beet sugar
men.
But this particular move on the
part of the sugar trust will fall fiat
The beet sugar factories will not sell
their sugar In the Missouri river valley
ut 1h cents under the market when n
fraction Of that IL cents will move
their sugar to every other market in
the United States. What the next
move Of the trust will be remains to
be seen.
1.-THE trust also attempts to Justify
Its action by insinuating that the beet
factories have gone ont of their right
The state herald., 1901-10-11
SUDDEN DEATH OF THE AMEER
MAY CAUSE COMPLICATIONS

London. Oct. IA news agency pub
fishes the following dispatch from
Simla. dated this evening:
Habib Oullah Khan. eldest son of
the Ameer of Afghanistan. has report
ed to the British agent at Cabul that
the Amecr died last Thursday, after
Il brief illness.
A dispatch to the Associated Press
from Simla says the Ameer was taken
seriously i'll September 2Sth. Habib
Oullah Khan, October 2nd. asked in
a durbar that public prayers be offered
for the Ameer. In the morning of Oc-
tober 3rd Hablb Khan announced that
his father had expired at o'clock
that morning. Nothing rs known of
the state of affairs at Cabul
No confirmation has been received at
she foreign office of the report of the
death of the Ameer. but its truth is
not doubted. In view OF the existing
critical situation In South Africa, the
news sent something like a shock
through the United Kingdom. Great
confidence. however. is expressed on
all sides of the ability OF the Indian
viceroy TO deal with the situation.
Before Lord CurZon attained his
present dicnitie~ he had travelled
through Afghanisiah as the guest Of
she Ameer. and had thoroughly mas
tered the problem OF British policy
in central Asia.
At Simla 1t Is believed that Habib
oullah Khan, who was regarded by
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Pekin, Oct. S.-Thc officials here
have not been Informed rs to whether
the court has started for Kai Feng F1l
as announced in dispatch from
Shanghai yesterday. Previous ad-
vices lead to the belief that the court
did start. The temporary palaces at
Kai Feng Flu and Pao Ting Flu are he
ing prepared like permanent dwellings,
although they will be occupied only
for few days.
The acquisitions for the travelling ex-
penses already amount TO S0,5OOOOO.
in spite OF the edict enjoining economy
In this respect. The scale Of prepara-
tions may be Judged from single
item-$22, 800 will be expended on tn
bleware. Several local officials along
the route have resigned because they
are unable to meet the expenses of
entertaining the court. The latter's
journey now is particularly unfor-
tunate, because the regions traverscd
have been Impoverished by the sum
mer famine. The Chinese officials are
considering the desirabilty Of protest
ing to the foreign ministers against
the conduct of the legation guards.
The soldiers continue 80 treat the
Chinese like conquered people.
Groups Of soldiers roam about the city,
wearing their side arms, often intoNi-
Gated, maltreating the natives and
committing petty robberies. A party
of Americans recently looted n silver
smiths store. securing several hun
dred taels worth of property. The
whole garrison was confined to bar
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, full sphere In making refined sugar In
stead of raw sugar to be refined by the
trust. Independent beet sugar pro-
ducers have always made and sold re-
fined beet sugar. 1t would be putting
ones head In the lions jaw with Il
vengeance for the beet factories to
,, equip themselves only for the making
of raw sugars at prices to be fixed by
the trust. Besides 1t is an economical
blunder to perform In two operations
what can be done as well In one.
"The movements on the part of the
sugar trust in selling It's refined sugar
far below the cost to 1t of the raw
material, and in the special market
which is now reached to some extent
by the beet sugar producers, cannot
but call down on the head of the trust
the condemnation not only of the beet
sugar producers, but also of all fair
minded people in the country, and hav-
ing done this they have placed them
selves In an exceedingly poor position
to go before Congress and ask for the
perpetuation OF their power as REIN
ers; although they have recently ar
ranged to increase their capital stock
to the extent of S15,OOO,OOO to rivet
their control of the raw cane product
'ln view of this act on the part OF
the sugar trust, the United States
Congress can Ill afford to inaugurate
the policy of reducing the present rate
of duty by reciprocity or in any other
way which would have the certain eff
feet of enriching the trust on one
hand and on the other the killing of
the most promising Industry In the ug-
ricultural business of America"
The state herald., 1901-10-11
MONEY RAISED FOR
MISS STONES RANSOM

Boston. oct. S.-Nearly half the mon
ey needed TO ransom Miss Ellen NJ.
Stone, the missionary. from the Bull
Iarian brignnds. has been placed In
the hands OF Kiddcr. Peabody Il Co.
The exact figures at midnight were
Si5,5I3.i0 cash and $3.50 In pledges.
or this amount the firm this afternoon
sent $4,000 to the State Department
TO be forwarded TO Its consular agent
at the place where II can be used most
cxpedltiously.
Members OF the firm, when Informed
that Vienna adyices indicated there
would be a months extension OF time
In which TO pay the ransom, said the
forwarding OF the money would not be
delayed In the least. During the after
noon the officials of the American
board in charge OF Congregational mis-
slons met Informally. The officials per-
sonally contributed to the ransom. but
as officials they took the position they
have maintained all along. that IL
would be inadvisable for them, us n
missioY,ry board. TO pay n ransom
this fu& the reason that II would he put
ting Il premium on brigandagc that
must In the end make missionary work
In wild aud rough countries more dim.
cult and possibly impracilcable.
After this meeting II was officially
given out that the State Department at
Washington has agreed to take full
charge OF the delivery OF the ransom TO
the brigands.
London, Oct. SIT Is reported from
Sofia" says dispatch from Vienna.
that United States Consul Dickinson
and AN envoy OF the missionary society
arrived there Saturday, intending TO
follow up Miss Stone and 10 deposit u
portion OF the ransom. The hrlgands
have extended the time for payment,
one month"
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law Protects Knn.m. Joint..

Topeka. Kans.. Oct. G-The Kansas
Supreme Court affirmed yesterday the
Juigmen, OF the District Court Of
Shawnee county In the case OF the
state against Balfc Stark. Stark was
one OF Carrie Nations assistants In
Joint smashing. In one Of their raids
they destroyed property which led 10
arrests. stark was fined So and costs
The whole amounted to about 500. lie
appealed TO the Supreme Court. claim.
Ing among other things that snloon.
being under the ban of the Inv, nigh,
be destroyed by nny citizen withou,
violation OF law. In the syllabus the
court says:
IAN places where intoxicating lla.
nor nrc sold or kept FOR sale. or
places where people are permitted 10
resort for the purpose OF drinking The
same. arr declared by statute 10 bc
common nuIsancer. This fact. how.
ever does not Justify their nbatcmen,
by amy person or persons without pro
cess OF law. They cnn bc nbnted only
by n prosecution instituted IN bchnii
OF the public by the proper officers
The destruction or injury 10 property
used In MD Of the maintenance oi
such nuisnnccs. except In the manner
provided by the statute. IN n tres
pass"
The state herald., 1901-10-11

his father as his successor. and had
long had share in the government,
will assume the succession peaceably.
He is at Cabul. For some years, un-
der his fathers controlling hand, he
has had charge of the army and the
state treasury and the Supreme Court
of Appeal. He Is regarded as n wise
and temperate ruler, favorable to
Great Britain. but less masterful than
his father, and for this reason less
likely to be strong enough to govern
the fierce. unruly tribes or to resist
the attempts of his brothers to seize
power.
1t is expected that Lord Curzon will
postpone his intended tour of Burmah
until after the Afghan question Is set
tied down.
The editorials in the morning papers
express confidence that. with n strong
viceroy and strong government at
home, any possible complications fol-
lowing the death of the Ameer will be
firmly and prudently met. There Is,
however. an underlying current Of un-
easiness discernible as TO whether
Russia will seize the opportunity to
push her frontier forward. The Brit
ish troops in India, owing to the
South African war, are now below
their normal strength. II will he i'm
possible TO take any more for South
Africa and the news will still further
encourage the Beers TO prolong their
resistance.
The state herald., 1901-10-11
Mnntnlnr m ,,nnnlnl,,.

Honolulu, Sept. 30 -rortcspondcncc
Associated rrrsS. Ever rint,' III.
news NJ the death of President MrKn.
ley was received, September 2iih. Hon.
olulu hns worn m appearance oi
mourning, nnd meeting hnE followed
meeting IN honor NJ ihr murdered pres
ldohi, The city hnH never brfun
shown such unnulnity In closing ~
nnd -nspendluF business ~ n did lnsi
Saturday, ilr day ari npnfi by Cover
nor Dole ~ q day NJ mourning nnt
prayer
A movement has been started fur IA,
erection " u monument Icy populal
subscription.
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ATTEMPT TO DISBAR
ATTORNEY GENERAL.


Denver. Oct 1.-THE supreme Court
has been nskcd 10 disbnr Ai,ornc,
General Charles e. Post. In the same
petition the court IL nsked 10 elite for
contempt Of court tho attorney gcncr'
nj. the thirteen county assessors who
constitute the Sinic hoard Of Assess
ors aud their secretary. The petition
crs nrc the attorneys for the corporn
iiops Interested IN the two action.
brought 10 test the conHiiiuilonnliiy oi
the revenue Inv. Henry y. Rogers
willard Teller u. u, whIiioj. chnrlc'
". Waterman. Charles u. unHi. Henry
A. Dubbr nnj u. q. Bcilnm.
The dlrbnrmcpi ana contempt pro
cecjinRH nrc nnked on the ground tint
the attorney general, the State i,onrd
OF Assessors nnd iia clerk showed ron
tempt OF court by extending the nh
H,racts of assessments OF the corpornt,
The state herald., 1901-10-11

Several articles OF jewelry embedded
In the flesh were discovered In the
making OF an autopsy on the body OF
Paul shirvell. Russian, who was
killed In n mine in Pennsylvania. In
the leg was miniature dumbbell.
about the size OF cum button. In
each instance the jewelry had been
fastened in the mans flesh. which had
grown over the article. completely hid
ing II from view. On the body OF
Frank Lorenr. who committed suicide
at White Haven recently. was found
similar ornaments embedded in the
flesh. II is believed Lorenz and Shir-
veil were political exiles from Siberia.
and that the fastening of jewelry In
their bodies was part OF the punish
ment Inflicted by prison authorities.
The state herald., 1901-10-11
MANS WILL WAS rArrooEp.
Mexican Miser Devised His Wealth In
Singular Manner.


Perhaps 1t was not parsimony, as his
relatives alleged, that led a Mexican
miser who recently died to tattoo his
last will and testament upon his body.
They allege that the decedent, named
Moreche, In order to save the cost OF
pen, ink and paper, imprinted his will
indelibly upon his body with some red
pigment. When the old miser died his
heirs protested against the burial OF
the body and petitioned the court to
have the remarkable ''human docu-
ment" admitted to probate. 1t was
knotty problem, but the court decided
that copy should be made OF the int
tooed will, and that the copy should
have the full effect Of an original will.
After the copy had been made the old
miser was buried by his legatees, the
original will being filled for reference"
as 1t We're.
This case is another instance Of the
imaginations of authors being realized
In fact. In one of Rider Hnggard's sto-
ries the plot hinges upon the existence
of Just such tattoOed will, only In the
case OF Rider Haggard's man the will
was tattooed on his back because he
was shlpwrecked and there were no.
pens. ink or paper handy for the draw
ing up of the last will and testament"
In the case of the Mexican miser the
tattOOed will could be read easily, and
the copy of 1t was attested by four wit
nesses before being admitted to pro-
bnte
The state herald., 1901-10-11
NEW ISTHMIAN TREATY READY
ADVOCATING CLAYTON.BUL WER

Chicago. Oct. 6.-The Record-Herald
this morning prints the following from
Walter Wellman, its Washington cor
respondent:
1.-The United States and Great Brit
ain have reached an agreement con-
cerning the lsthmian canal question,
and the new treaty will be presented to
the Senate for Its ratification early in
the coming session"
Mr.. Wellman says: Il am now able
to give the substance of this treaty.
II provides:
"First-For abrogation of the old
Clayton Bulwer treaty in toto.
"Second-For Il neutral Isthmian ca
nal. In case one he constructed by the
United States. open in time OF peace
TO the ships of all nations upon equal
terms.
"1hird-This neutrality Is guaran-
teed by the United States alone and
other maritime powers are not invited
to participate In such guarantee. Great
Britain IL inferentinlly one of the
guarantors, because she is a party TO
this treaty.
''Fourth-In case OF war, the United
States reserves the right TO take such
steps for It's own protection MS II may
deem proper.
ut will be seen that the new treaty
meets the principal objections which
were offered to the old IIay-Pauncc-
fote convention and which led TO Its
rejection by the Senate. While the
principle OF neutrality Is asserted, the
United States alone guarantees that
neutrality. and no European powers
are invited TO give their assent to II.
ut was this feature. more than any
other, which led To the defeat OF the
former treaty. Many senator's Were
willing TO join with Great Britain In
a guarantee Of the proposed new wa
The state herald., 1901-10-11
Urea, Rock Drilling Contest.

L"nivIllc. Colo, Oct G.-Thc Lend.
VILE Lodgr OF Elks have taken hold
OF III" rock drilling contest 10 bc held
her" on the nth, 18th nnd .Jih ~
this month, II win bc the greatest
rock-drll'ing contest ever held Ia the
West, nnd win he open io the world
u In expected TINT icnins from other
prominent mining camps win he rep
resented. The purses win he NJ fol
lows First prize. siJo, .croni. $3.50
third. 500 fourth, si5o. The contest
VIII be- IN ',nnnipon granite. nnd WIN
settle the championship IN this hard
rock, which IL now In doubt In this
state. lutte, liclenn. cripple Greek,
ourny. Victor silver riln, Aspen aud
teams from British Columbia VIII h,
represented In the contest.
The state herald., 1901-10-11
Ar.pane. R-pnnllenn Mammalian.

Denver, Oct. SAT the Republican
county convention held IN this city
yesterday the following ticket was
placed IN nomination: County Judge.
George l.. Steele: sheriff. James VI.
Walker; clerk and recorder. Elias II.
bunl.avy; treasurer, H. j, llndlcy; ms.
sessoA Charles a. Ferguson; coroner,
George simpson; superintendent OF
Hughes; surveyor. j, \. Mcintyre;
commissioner. District No. I. Roland
u. Smith; commissioner. District No.
I, John H. Button; justice Of the peace
second justice precinct. Thomas u.
McClellnnd; constable. second justice
precinct. Patrick II. Gonry.
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property and certifying them out to
the county clerks.
The application was made 20 the
judges Of the Supreme Court In cham.
bers yesterday morning and will be
passed upon by the court Monday
morning NJ 10 o'clock.
The persons the corporations want
punished for contempt. besides Attor.
ney General Post. are County Assess
ors $. II. Alexander. q. n. Lysight, J.
a. Webber, A. J. Hogan, l.. ii. Stew.
ems, Hugh Taylor, l.. q. Price. A. NJ.
Thomas, +. W. Brush. e. L. Lnck. W.
+. Whinnery and l.. +. Nefi. who com.
pose the State Board OF Assessors. and
their clerk, a. II. Gray.
Accompanying the petition Is an afii
dnvit sworn To by James Corey, tax
agent FOR the Denver 4 lilo Grands
road, In which he AYERS that Secretary
Gray OF the State Board OF Assessor
told him that the asscssors had ex
tended their abstract of assessment OF
corporate property and instructed Sec
/, retary Gray To certify them out. whicl
he did, and that the action was takei
under the advice OF the attorney gen
| erul
The state herald., 1901-10-11
THINK 1T OVER

If you've taken our ad-
vice, your house is painted
with Devoe ready paint. If
not, we'll have a few words
with youabout it next spring.
The advice may seem better
then; the paint will be just as
good; couldn't be better; no.
body can make better.
Advice: When you paint,
use Devoe for results.
Geti Of your dealer. Book on painting free
II you mention this paper
GooD-PAINT DEvoE, CHICAGO.
The state herald., 1901-10-11

Figures may not lie. but they are
often disappointing. Census figures.
especially. are apt to fall below what
is expected Of them. The recent CEN
sus OF Canada shows a population OF
5.33s.S33. which is an increase OF $685.
5S4 over the total OF 1891. The gain OF
about ten per cent in ten years seems
to many Canadians a meager result OF
a decade of prosperity. and of energetic
efforts to promote immigration. But IL
is the rule nowadays mat city popu-
lations grow faster than rural. and
Canada has few cities. Only eighteen
places in the Dominion have more
than ten thousand Inhabitants. But
there remains the consolation that not
all the elements of national greatness
are measured by count of heads.
The state herald., 1901-10-11

The death is announced at Genoa, at
the age of 9S. of Pierre Maurier a
Frenchman, who lived on the Island of
Eiba when Napoleon took up his COM
pulsory residence there in April. 1914.
Pierre remembered hearing the news
towards the end of February. 1915, that
the Emperor. with over 1000 followers.
had sailed away in feluccas bound for
Provence. The lad used to carry eggs
and fruit to the kitchen of the En-
peror and one day that famous poten-
tate caught him stoning dog and
sharply reproved him. Maurier was
presented to Victor Emmanuel in 1868
and the King was much interested
when he heard from Pierre's own lips
his memories Of the great Napoleon.