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La Junta tribune., 1902-11-15

Burns.
Daimler has just received car
load OF nut coke. First come first
served.
Hear the Country Fair" at Mrs.
( Willis "Musical Soiree," Novem-
Der 10th.
The Armour brand bicycle
stockings at IS cents, are the best,
at Hawkins.
Consult DR.. Billingslea in all
kinds of cases-no matter how
long standing.
The best line of school shoes
for boys and girls at the new shoe
store, opera house block.
| DIR. E. w. Rags1ale, Central
block. Office hours. 10 a. m. to
IL M; p. m. to S p. m.
The Otero County Medical So
ciety held an interesting session
in this city at the court house last
Tuesday.
Placards, "Nctice of Location
of Placer Clam, Petroleum" for
sale at the TRIBUNE Office.
Mayhem House Furnishing Co.
undertaking and embalming. Day
phone, A; night phone, 1874.
Bert Wacaser, OF the Las Ami
mas Democrat, was La unta
visitor today, and made the TRIB
uSE Office a fraternal call.
"Gem Flour" best in the market.
Every sack guaranteed or money
refunded. LA Iunta Milling Co.
The Junior Aid society OF the
Baptist church will give bazaar
at the home OF Mrs. II. ID. Gar
wood, December 2oth.
We do all kinds of clothes clean
ing and dyeing. First class work;
prices reasonable. Give US trial.
Tents. camp stoves, cots and
camping outfits, also lot of sec
ond hand carpenter tools and tool
chests at II. II. Clark's.
Bert Hopper, Otero county's
bee inspector, went to Garden
City, Kan, last Wednesday on
bee business.
Editor Kinney, Of the Rocky
Ford Gazette. was doing the town
Thursday and made the TRIBUNE
Office a fraternal call.
Foster our American industries
by drinking American grown tea
so cents per half f-pound can at
Mosher's Up-to-Date Grocery.
The official bonds OF II. Fl.
Clark, as justice OF the peace, and
|. II. Melvin, as constable, were
filed in the county clerks Office
one day this week.
Effective tomorrow, the western
division between La Junta and
Dodge City, will be divided at
Syracuse, Kan, and several crews
will have runs between the latter
place and this city.
The following interesting item
was found in our "item box" in
the postoffice yesterday, preceded
by the query, "Have you heard
about the terrible accident at
Rocky Ford1-a COW fell down
and strained her milk" No par
ticulars available.
The store room in the Plaza
block, now occupied by the bowl
ing alley, has been leased to the
Postal Telegraph Company for a
relay Office for a term of FIVE years,
with the privilege Of ten. DR..
Finney will fit up the cellar under
meath for the bowling alley.
Joe Warrington, grandson OF
F. NJ. Likes, met with an accident
last Wednesday evening. which
came near terminating fatally. In
company with several other boys
he climbed into the belfry Of the
Methodist church after some
pigeons, missed his foothold and
La Junta tribune., 1902-11-15
Drugs, Toilet Articles, Etc.
UNDERWEAR UNDERWEAR
WE ARE BETTER FIN
W ed this fall on Winter

WE ARE BETTER FIN
W ed this fall on Winter
Underwear than ever be-
fore. We placed our order
early direct to the manu-
facturers-bought by cash
lots, for spot cash, saving
every cent possible to do
SO; 50 that we are able to
give our patrons the best
goods for the money posi-
BILE. We do not look for
the cheapest stuff that we
can pick up in the market,
but II is our aim to get the
best garment for the price
possible. II it is SO cent
fleeced, it has to be the
BEST thing that we can
find to sell at so cents. 1t
must be from 10 to IS per
cent better for the money
than any of our competi-
tors have to sell at that
price. We carry the quail
ity and buy it direct from
the mills that make it, SO
we get all that there is in
ii. We have the best so
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At The National Capital.

A two-year-old child Of Mr.. ]. =.
Fite, citizen of Rutherfordton, N. C.,
fell into the fire at his home and was
frightfully burned, and is not expected
to live.
Senator CuIlom reported to tho SEN
ate to executive session the new treaty
of amity and commerce between the
United States and Spain, which has
been under consideration by the COM
mittee on foreign relations.
Announcement has been made Of the
appointment of Janvier Arrangoiz.
Director Genera, of Customs, and Pc
dro M. Del Paso, c. Vera Cruz. as rep
resentative of Mexico at the congress
to meetin the city Of New York next
month.
The treaty between the United States
and Great Britain regarding CONNER
cial relations between the United
States and New Founland, was made
public. Under its provisions, raw cot
ton. cotton yarn and cotton seed oil
imported from the United States are
admitted to New Foundland fee OK
DUTY.
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At The North.

A New York dispatch says: The re-
port Of the coroner's physician MADE
tonight in the case of Mrs. Sarah Ann
Waters, who died at the age OF nearly
100. and over whose will there Is q
contest, does not support the theory
that the old lady was the victim OF
foul play. The autopsy revealed condi-
tions which indicate that death result
ed from natural causes.
Senator Proctor Eiade an argument
before the Senate committee on eau,
cation and labor for the eight-hour Dill
so as to make clearer some OF MS pro-
visions. He said that as the bill STANDS
II would be necessary to take 1t to the
courts for Interpretation. Ex-Secre-
tary Herbert and others appeared be.
fore the committee in the interest OF
TIE ship-building industry. They OPP
posed the bill.
William Considine, matchmaker Tor
the Metropolitan Athletic Club, OF De-
tToit. reaceived dispatch from John
Considine. Of New York, manager OF
Young Corbett. stating that Detroit
has been awarded the McGoyern-Cor-
bitt fight.
The President sent the. nomination
of Fred Taylor as postmaster at THUS
Vile, Fla, to the Senate.
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to sleep again, unless you get your
Jaws working! I'VE heard Of such
things as people sleeping for days"
cries Sandy, with an air that plainIJ
marked the martyr. and says: "Dca
consider mel can wait"
So Mynheer Joe does ample justice
to tie meal set before him and. when
ten minutes have passed, very little
remains of what was brought in. Vt
the same time something of the
pinched look has left his face. and
he seems more like tie man Sandy
remembers.
The correspondent has been survey
ING the interior OF the cabin cl!riously,
endcavoring 10 keep down the spirit
of impatience that makes minute
seem an hour. He knows his friend
has great need of.aI the sustenance ne
can secure at present, and hence Will
not allow his own selfish motives TO
triumph.
As he finishes his survey Of the gay
decorations upon the walls Of the cab
In, where scores Of novelties add to
the picturesque appearance of the
scene. Sandy hears sigh of deep sat-
isfaction. and, wheeling about. is just
in time to see the captain, at q signal
from the pilgrim, clap his hands, when
the two attendants dart in, removing
tno debris.
"Gentlemen-one favor. In the name
of mercy, have either. Of you-a ci-
gar" asks the recent diner, in tragic
voice.
He has a choice weed in q second,
and ere three pass, fire has been ap'
piled to it.
Richard is himself again-frst ci.
gar in seven months-think OF it, he
says mechanically.
Now, my dear fellow, pardon my
beastly haste, but after midnight |
lose the wire. Can you tell ME whcth-
er Gordon is dead or alive
Mynheer drops his head suddenly,
and something like groan comes
from his lips.
Gordon is dead" he replies, slow
". with these eyes 1 saw him fall.
and this right arm struck his murder
er, cleavipg him to the chin"
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LABOR WORLD.

Plasterers in England are paid s11
week.
Millwrights at Memphis (Tenn.) have
formed q union.
Nearly 1000 shoemakers are idle at
Leicester, England
Canadian labor unions will agitate
for free and compulsory education.
Hoboken school teachers may organ-
ize and affiliate with the A. +. Of L.
Telluride, Col, labor unions have
posted boycott on Chinese laundries.
Fifty thousand people are employed
in Switzerland in the manufacture OF
embroideries.
New York. Ohio and New Jersey
all have laws preventing the night
work Of children.
There are 10000 children urder four
teen working in Illinois factories.
mainly in Chicago
Providence. II. l.. has union COM
posed of Italian painters and one OF
Italian carpenters.
Police and frcmen at Toronto. Can,
have decided TO organize un4onS OIL
their respective members.
Union Sawmakers at indianapolis de-
mand IN increase of eleven per cent.
on the present scale OF wages.
IronworkerS in the Midland district
of England have received Il general
advance of two and onc-half per cent.
The Lake Seamen's Union has started
movement 10 prevent in the future
the employment Of women cooks on
lake vessels.
More strikes occur in times Of pros
perity than in hard times. according
to statistics obtained by the Depart
ment Of Labor.
Labor exchanges in Spezia, Brescia
and other Italian cities have built
homes for workingmen under munich
pal administration
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LIVE ITEMS OF NEWS.
Many Matters of General Interest In
Short Paragraphs.
Tile Sunny South.

Bishop, the man who shot Wilson in
the latter's own parlor, at Charlotte,
N. c., is still at large. The Governor
has offered a reward Of $500 for his ap-
prehensior.
In a head-end collision betVeen a
passenger train Friday morning at
High Point, N. c., number OF people
were seriously hurt and two engines
completely demolished.
Goldey Tyus, convicted Of numbering
Jeff Goodwin, on October %, was hang
ed at Thomasville, Ga. He was perfect
ly cool and prayed with the minister
before the execution. He exonerated
Wallar, the negro convicted OF being
his accomplice and sentenced to i'm
prisonment for life:
w. L. Lawrence, of Jonesboro,, Ca,
was found dead locked in box car at
Camps saw mill. Lawrence had been
shot twice in the back with revolver.
It is believed that the young man was
shot while at work.
Matty Matthews, former welter-
weight champion, and Owen Zeigler
met at the Savannah Athletic Club for
20 rounds, for decision. In the second
round Zeigler knocked Matthews to the
mat with a right to the point OF the
Jaw. The referee stopped the fight and
gave the fight to Matthews.
The Bridgers & McKeithan Lumber
Co.'S store or commissary at Florence,
S. c., was destroyed by fire last week.
The loss is estimated at about $500,
partly covered by insurance.
The Norwegian steamship Hirrundo
was loading last week at Gulfport,
Miss, 10000 feet of long-leaf yellow
pine lumber from the L. N. Dantzler
mills, and sailed on the 25th for Bue-
nos Ayres.
The Seventh Street Planning LII is
the name of a new corporation organ
lied at Owensboro, KY, last week. The
capital stock is $4,000. The incorpor-
ators are G. C. Lettell, ]. H. Robertson
and ]. G. Stuart.
The Citizens Lumber Co., OF Waco,
Texas, has been chartered, with capi-
tai stock of $125, 900. The incorporators
are L. Simpson, Thomas Watles, john
Sentell, H. W. Morris, V. w. LonerKer,
D. D. Fairchilds and W. w. Cameron
A Knoxville, Tenn, dispatch says:
''The National Plumbers Marble As
sociation will meet In second annuai
session Tuesday. President W. e. Hig-
bee, of Proctor, VT, and Secretary
John R. Hugg, Of Baltimore, were
among the arrivals. Other prominent
members who are here are Peter Cray
and John F. Jacoby, Of Phfladelphia;
VIM. Buess, Of New York, and M. u.
Flavin, of Chicago. The sessions may
continue a week"
A Wilmington, N. c., dispatch says:
Captain Miller, Of the schooner Eva
A. Danehower, which arrived here
Sunday, reports having passed OH
Frying Pan nghtship. about noon. q
dismasted schooner, name unknown, In
tow of a Savannah Line steamer. Tne
British steamer Rosewood McGregor,
which arrived from Villa Reit, reports
an extremely rough voyage, and the
loss Of a man washed overheard"
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Will Build a New Town.

The Carrollton Shortline Railway
has built an 11-mile extension from
Carrollton, Ala, to Alice City, Pickens
county, Alabama, via Dilburg ant
Franconia. The new line is to be ope'
ed for business on December 20. Tt
will make the entire road twenty-ol
miles long. Alice City is the name Of
new place at the terminus Of the ex.
tension. 1t is situated two miles south
of Franconia ,and the company expects
to build up a good-sized town there.
Mr.. John T. Cochrane is president ale
general manager of the line.
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No Signs of Weakening.

Berlin, BY Cable.-It was learned
Tuesday evening that the ultimatums
to Venezuela did not fix time limit
for an answer, but that the officials OF
the German and British legation were
instructed to leave Caracas a. the end
OF "A hours after their delivery II there
was no prospect of favorable reply.
This. however. was left to their discre-
ton. The officials could have extended
their stay at the Venezuelan capital II
they thought it advisable to do so, and
the fact that they left is taken to mean
that President Castro does not show
signs of giving in.
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Killed By Blast.

Nashville, Special.-Two men were
killed outright, three others fatally in
jured and seven painfully hurt Mon
day afternoon by delayed explosion
Of blast at Bakers hill, 13 miles north
Of here on the Evansville & st. Louis
division of the Louisville & Nashville
Railroad. The victims were Italians
and were at work in a cut which was
being constructed by the Louisville &
Nashville road. The spot Is remote
from telegraph or telephone commu-
nication and details are meagre. The
names of the victims are not known
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is like planting a colony on an ice:
berg that had drifted into, tropical
sea. The singing of that bail bond will
do more for freedom and humanity
than you all can do though you live
to the age Of Mathusaleh. | ask moth
ing of you but that you proceed in 4
frank, manly way. Don't slide of into
a cold-resolution of censure, out make
your expulsionss. Make it a square
stand-up fight and record your judg-
ment by yeas and nays. l dare you
and defy you, and propose to fight
it out on the line I have had ever
since General Lees surrender. | give
you full notice that | shall urge the
pardon and reenfranchisement OF all
those engaged in the rebellion and
those now in exile"
Well. they did not expel him nor
censure him. They were afraid. The
pamphlet to which / have heretofore
alluded is now ready. 1t contains
Henry R. Jackson's great speech on
the "Wanderer" and Daniel Webster's
speech at Capon Springs, Va. the last
and greatest he ever made. There is
also a brief biography Of General
Jackson by Joe NJ. Brown and few
remarks by myself. There is enough
in this little pamphlet to establish
the faith and stimulate the pride Of
every Southern man. According TO
Jackson. the South was not respon-
sible 6-- ~iAv3"-- and according to
Webster We were justified in seced-
ing. And so the Northern saints were
in the wrong for violating the con-
stitution and precipitating that most
unrighteous war, and ought to make
apology and restitution to us. They
owe 10 our people millions and bill
lions of dollars. They owe to me right
now $4,000 damages, and if Roose-
welt don't retract and apologize, |
think | will attach his trunks and his
bear guns when he comes in reach. He
did not do the stealing, but he is an
accessory after the fact. and that is
just as bad Now, I have no interest
in the sale of that pamphlet, but /
want every young man and woman
to have one. The price is only 25
cents. postpaid. Apply to my friend
Ed. Holland, Atlanta, Ca, care Of
Franklin Printing Company.
But | nave a book in press-a new
and handsome book-my last and
best. 1t contains my letters and
ruminations from the uncivil war to
date-1S61-1903 Price, postpaid SIZE.
Write to C. P. Byrd, Atlanta. Ca
Bill Arp, in Atlanta Constitution.
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Miscellaneous Matters.

A French investigator has recently
come to the conclusion that the brains
of military men give out most quickly.
qe states that out of every 100000 mill
tary men 1ss are hopelessly lunatics,l
of the liberal professions artists -afe
the first to succumb to the brain strain.
next the lawyers, followed at SONS dis
tance by doctors, clergymen, literary
men and civil servants. Striking an
average of this group, III go mad to
each 100000. -
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CHAPTER III.
THE TRAGEDY OF THE NILE.

THE TRAGEDY OF THE NILE.
At these words, both Americans
look very grave. and even Ben Has.
san, standing near by, seems as
though appalled,. Faith in the aston.
ishing powers of Chinese Gordon has
always given those who know him an
idea that nothing could ever overcome
him.
He was a man absolutely without
fear, with a fine Christian character,
respected everywhere by the natives.
for his personality was something far
beyond the ordinary. For six months
and more this valiant man has been
shut up within the walls Of Khar-
toom, with few thousand miserable
native troops facing fifty thousand
dcrvishcs of Fl Mahdi. Without the
presence of Gordon, these troops
would not hold out day against the
enemy.
There, with a few faithful officers
and friends, he has held out from
week to month. hurting back the le-
gionS Of the False Prophet and hold
ing the debatable ground against the
Slavc-traders. waiting for the rescue
that will come too late; for England.
the more shame to her, being engaged
in political discussions. delays sending
elief-column until it becomes a ne
ccsslty or account Of the clamor Of
the people. which column will find
Khartoom in the hands Of the enemy,
and Gordon-lost.
This is sad news you bring. joe"
says the newspaper man. at length.
Sad, yes; but true, too true. Eng
land has, by her vacillating policy,
murdered the bravest Of her sons.
How blind the powers that be! This
will topple over the ministry quicker
than anything else on earth. The peo-
pic loved Gordon because his motives
were always honorable"
The man from Khartoom speaks
quietly, as If he has long since learned
to look upon the disaster with compos-
ure. He is not given to emotion, at
any rate. as glance into his face
would inform an observer.
Tell us about it, joe" bursts on.
The impetuous Sandy. notebook and
pencil in hand.
The other passes one hand wearily
across his brow. as though he would
c1ear away tn, coDweos time mas spun
about his brain.
1T Is hardly a propitious time for
entering into details. my friend. 1 am
willing to speak, but know you will
pardon me if 1 simply sketch the mat
ter lightly"
"Yes, yes. tell what you please, joe"
Mr.. Crimes and the reis say nothing;
only moving little closer to the mes
senger from Khartoom, in order TO
hear how Gordon fell. Millions will,
later on, read the story Of his deser-
ton and death in that town on the
Nile, and from every country under
the sun will breathe curses against
Old England for the cowardly policy
that has ended in this way. g.
"You know what took Gordon to
Khartoom and the sacred work to
which he devoted his life. He was the
deadly enemy of the slave-trader, and
long ago declared that his life would
he spent N endeavoring to break up
hat terrible trade on the upper Nile.
rhe rattle of slaye-chains was the
9ost hated sound he knew, and 1t was
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1t is the opinion of experts that the
opening of China and Siberia will dis
close large deposits of gold. and that
Asia after q while will furnish a large
part of the worlds supply.
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Mr.. CASTOR Leroux has recently
gathered statistics which seem to DEM
onstrate that an enormous percentage
of the children who annually die In
France are literally poisoned by bad
milk.
The Western news., 1902-04-30
American Precious Stones.

A prominent gem expert thus sums
up the progress that has been made in
the precious stone Industries of the
United States. particularly as it refers
to the development of native deposits.
Greatest prominence is given to the
continued mining Of fine blue sapphires
in Montana and the Development Of de-
posits of fancy colored sapphires and
beryl at different localities in the same
State. The Increased output of tur-
uuoise from the mines Of New Mexico.
and particularly Of turquoise In its
natural rock. known In the trade as
turquoise matrix." are other promi-
nent features of the local industry.
Some emeralds in the gangues are min
ed In western North Carolina and sold
under the name of "emerald matrix."
Purple-pink garnets are mined in North
Carolina, and new deposits OF colored
tourmaline have been located In Cali
fornia. Queensland and New South
Wales still furnish the supply Of rough
opals and South Africa the supply Of
uncut diamonds
The Western news., 1902-04-30

The present head Of the institution Is
Col. Albert l.. Mills, who has been su.
perintendent since 1898. Among his
predecessors have been Robert e. Lee,
Peter G. T. Beauregard, John NJ. Scho-
field, Thomas G. Ruger, Oliver o. How
ard and Wesley Merritt.
Some Exacting Conditions.
II the young man who has to work
his way through Harvard or Yale were
the quarters Of cadet, he probably
would give up his education and go
home in disgust. The cadets don't mind
it, however. The son Of the multi-mill-
ionaire who enters the academy sleeps
on his springless iron cot with its hard
mattresses: sweeps the floor diligently
before daybreak in winter, and washes
in the ice cold water which he draws
from hydrant in the area Of bar
racks and carries to his room in a
wooden bucket. The pitcher" is q
gourd dipper; the wash stand Is Of pine
and Is probably worth 80 cents.
There Is no school in the world that
has SO exacting discipline as has
Uncle Sans military academy. Not
long ago an English clergyman visited
the place, and after a thorough study
Of the methods employed said:
Its magnificent. but it's beastly
grind"
A penalty Of seven days confinement
for mailing letter before fixed time
in the morning Is imposed. A cadet
found a mile from the West Point
buildings after 10 o'clock at night Il
taken back and locked up for si1
months. These are examples Of tht
style Of punishment which prevails.
The Western news., 1902-04-30

one Of Admiral Dewey's six-inch guns
and several large shells captured at
Cavite arsenal after the defeat of Mon-
tejo. These relics We're presented to
Secretary Cridler by Consul Wildman,
and their history is inscribed upon
them. The fragment of the six-inch
shell, which is rusty from exposure to
rain, smashed the Spanish command
ants house at Cavite, destroyed $1O.-
600 worth of property and killed five
Spaniards. The shells, from which the
charges have been removed, are unlike
any that are in use in the service of
this government. They are about eight
inches long. one inch in diameter, AMI
the bullet is made of steel instead of
lead. Around the bullet is band of
brass, which shows beyond question
that the Spaniards were using ammu
milton which is prescribed by civilized
nations. Although Secretary Cridlel
receives relics from consuls in all parts
of the world, he prizes none so highly
as he does the piece of projectile which
did such effective execution in the first
foreign war in which this country has
been involved since the war with Mex
leo, and which was the means Of rails.
ing American gunners in the eyes OF
all the nations of the world.-Washing.
ton correspondence st. Louis Globe
Democrat.