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The state herald., 1902-01-03
T.,a. ii,. s,oe. Convention.

Fort Worth. Tex. Dec. 2s.-Secrc
tnry J. c. Loving OF the Texas Lave
Stock Association OF this city has Jus,
made public the program OF the forth.
coming convention OF the association
To be held In III Paso on January 18th
and 10th.
Papers on the following importan,
subjects will be- read; "What Cons,i.
iutcs n Good Beef Anlmnlr' How
Can Texas Cattle Growers Remove the
Existing rrcjudccs Against the Texas
Steer In the Markets Of the World r.
Texas Feed Products the Best In tho
World for Fntlcning Cattle" Tho Re.
ylynl OF the Horse Industry" and "'rhe
Sheep and Cont Industry" Governor
Joseph snycrs win address the conycn
tlon. The next or twelfth annual con
venilon of this association VIII bc held
In Fort Worth.
The state herald., 1902-01-03
UNITED STATES REACHES THE
HIGHEST WAVE OF PROSPERITY

creased purchasing power of the pub
lie In late years.
From the standpoint of the present
estimates the clearlngs this year will
exceed the highest records of preced-
ing years by one-fourth. Gross railway
earnings have increased twelve per
cent, and net returns have gained six
teen per cent. over the best preceding
year. Pig iron production will be not
far from One-seventh larger than the
heaviest. ever before recorded. Shoe
production and shipments and there
fore, presumably leather production,
show almost as large n gain.
Iron production and shipments were
never before equalled; certainly lake
shipments We're never SO large. An
thracite coal production will be fully
ten per cent. larger than last year and
five per cent. heavier than the record.
The bituminous production promises as
heavy gain over past records. Wool
en- manufacturing has been helped by
low cost of material and good demand
for clothing. All the returns are not so
favorable. There has been less money
in cotton for the South this year, and
the margin OF profit in manufacture
has occasloned complaint there and in
new and old England.
'The agricultural interest has been
favored by heavy advances in farm
products, which have done much to
counterbalance reductions in yield. Ex-
port trade has shown signs of hesita.
tion after years of steady advance and
imports have increased but mainly in
materials intended for domestic manu-
facture, and the margin In favor of ex-
ports IL still enormously heavy"
The bank clearings are estimated at
S11S,OO0.0O0,O00. n gain of thirty-eight
per cent. over last year and twenty-six
per cent. over the record Of 1899.
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placed in the dome of the capitol, since
of all the founders of the state, he said,
Mr.. Hale played the most important
and perhaps the most lasting part Of
all.
DR.. J. A. Sewell spoke of the services
to education done by Professor Hale
and paid tribute TO his personal char
acter and Dean ]. @. Shattuck OF the
University of Denver added more tes-
timony of the services done the COM
monwealth when 1t needed all good
advice which 1t could get.
Horace NJ. Hale" said Dean Shat
tuck, passed the last great moral ex-
animation. He had learned the great
unseltish lesson that L must decrease
that someone else may increase When
the State University had reached q
standing under his care. where there
seemed TO be prospect of easier times,
and of more rapid advancement, he
voluntarily withdrew that stronger
hands might carry on the work. He re-
tired to private life and there with ad-
vancing years his character was such
that when he died he was ready to en-
ter the kingdom where none may go
except their minds are as those OF lit.
tie children"
In pronouncing the session ad.
journcd, c. S. Palmer OF Boulder
thanked the members for their kind.
ness and courtesy to him. The session
closed with 'ss3 names upon the roll
and that many dollars In the treasury,
augmented by eight SO life member.
ships.
The state herald., 1902-01-03
MINE MANAGER GLEASON WAS
FOULLY MURDERED AT VICTOR

Denver, Dec. 2S.-A Victor special of
last night to the Denver Republican
gives the following account of 4 hor-
rible crime at that place:
Lured into an abandoned shaft house
to be foully murdered and his body
thrown into the shaft of 600 feet depth
was the fate Of Martin G. Gleason, one
of the best known mine supcrlntend-
ents of the district.
Gleason's body was found a few
minutes after s O'Clock this morning
at the bottom of the Kalamazoo shaft.
The top of the skull was almost CON-
pletely cut Off by having come in con-
tact with II tramway rail. Both legs
were broken at the thighs and bullet
hole in the head told the story of the
murder, murder which in the annals
OF crime In the gold camp has not been
excelled, II equaled, in -blooded,
calculating brutality.
Gleason was manager 70. four COM
panies controlled by the Woods Invest
ment Company, and made his head
quarters ut the Wild Horse mine on
Bull hill, of which he was superntend-
ent. He lived with his family in Vic
tor and was in the habit of taking his
noon-day luncheon at Altman. Yes
terday noon Gleason went to the Alt
man restaurant with Il. II. Beebe, as
sistant superintendent of the Wild
Horse, and they lunched together Az
ter lunch they parted on the main
street of Altman, Beebe going TO the
Deadwood mine, south of Altman, and
Gleason taking ;he trail leading west
fpnn A Altmnn 10. hn ANiII
This was the last seen of Gleason
by his friends. His absence from the
mine during the afternoon did not ex-
cite apprehension, 1t having been pre-
sumed that he had gone TO some of the
other properties of the company ON
business, But when he failed to appear
at his home last night the family be-
came uneasy, although still comforting
themselves with the thought that he
had been detained on duty. This morn
Ing when Gleason's son. Thomas. went
to the Wild Horse he asked Beebe.
What did you do with father yester-
dayI" Beebe, upon learning that Mr..
Gleason had not been at home during
the night, inquired by phone of all the
other Woods properties and learned
that none of them had heard of the
missing man.
Then came the fear that Gleason had
met with trouble. \ searching party.
headed by Beebe, set out TO see il any
trace of him could be found. They
took the trail leading TO the place
where Gleason had last been seen. AZ
ter going a short distance they came
upon the abandoned Kalamazoo shaft
house. They made an examination of
the building at once, and upon opening
The state herald., 1902-01-03

Washington, Dec. 2S.-Thc gathering
Of German warships In the vicinity of
Venezuela, and the presence In the
same locality Of the American, British,
French and other foreign warshlps, is
directing attention TO the imminence Of
the naval demonstration Germany is
about to make agains Venezuela.
Thus far the German government has
not made known the exact details OF
her purposed move, the official com
munication TO the United States being
confined TO an inquiry as to the atti.
tudc OF this government ON the qucs-
tion OF demonstration In view OF the
purpose ON the part OF Germany not to
acquire any permanent foothold In Ven
czucla. The answer OF this govern
/ ment was entirely satisfactory TO the
German authorities, who since have
proceeded with the execution Of their
plans for coerclng Venezuela.
II is said To be probable that the
first move made by Germany viii be
the establishment OF a blockade OF
Venezuelan ports. so as TO prevent the
Introduction Of food products into Ven
ezuela, and thus starve the besleged In
to submission. Venezuela. II Is said, Is
entirely dependent on the outside world
for lis supply Of corn. which Is n staple
among the Nenezuelans.
The Germans are expected TO occupy
one or more Of the main ports OF Ven.
czuela, probably La Guayra and Mara
calbo. In this connection most posi-
tive assurances have been given TO the
United States government that the oc-
cupatlon Is TO bc temporary, and for
only such length OF time MS will permit
the collection ~ the debt due to the
Germans, thus dlsposlng OF the report
that there is any Interior motive to cs-
tablish n German coallng station on
Venezuelan soil.
on the part OF Venezuela. II Is semi
officially understood that President
Castro Las made known that he is pre-
pared for any eventually. There Is
complete silence, however, ns to the de
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1 the door were Mortified to find three
big pools of blood between the door
and the shaft. Over the shaft are two
trap doors which close together In the
form of letter V. When these doors
We're raised more blood was found on
the underside. Then the searchers
knew that there had been tragedy
and were confident of finding the body
of Gleason in the shaft. Descent was
made as quickly as possible and the
body was taken out Coroner Dunn
was called from this city and after he
had examined the surroundings the
body was removed to the morgue.
Gleason's watch had stopped at the
hour of / o'clock. Between his firmly
set teeth was the stub Of cigar he
had been smoking OH his way from
Altman to the mine. An examination
of the body revealed bullet hole in
the head, four inches above the right
ear, and around it the scalp was pow
der burned. The bullet was not found
at this examination, but from the
wound appeared to be about thirty
eight caliber. Its course was down
ward at an angle of forty-fve degrees
toward the base of the brain. This,
taken in connection with the fact that
inside the shaft house was found an
iron dump hook bearing blood stains,
Is taken to indicate that Gleason was
struck down with the dump hook upon
first entering the shaft house, and was
shot after he was down by some one
standing directly over him. Then the
body was picked up and thrown into
the shaft. 1t Is presumed that at least
two men We're engaged in the bloody
deed. While one of them lay in wait
inside the shaft house, the other must
have met Gleason on the lonely trail
and ON some preteNt induced him TO go
with him to the shaft house, and the
man who met Gleason must have been
some one whom Gleason believed to
be his friend. Gleason was not man
to be easily led by an enemy into a
trap. The hypothesis that Gleason
went voluntarily into the shaft house
is based on the fact that on the out
side We're no evidences of struggle,
and the fact that the bullet entered the
top of his head shows that he was not
shot until after he had been felled to
the ground.
Who committed the deed, and what
the motive was, are questions not yet
decided. AT present there are no
clews.
The Woods Investment Company has
offered reward of 5000 for the ap-
prchension of the murderer, and II is
said the county commissioners will Of
fer similar reward. This is expected
to enlist the best talent In the county
in hunting down the criminals, and II
Is believed they will be caught.
The state herald., 1902-01-03
CLEVELAND EisTgppFop.
Gnnd welsh Tournament of song ON
Christmas.

Welsh singing societies from dozen
states gathered ut Cleveland, Ohio, ON
Christmas TO participate In u song con.
test under the auspices OF the local
Welsh singing societies. Their. We're
forty'nine numbers On the days pro.
gram. Davis Lloyd OF New Castle,
pennsylvania. received first prize for
the best rendition OF "'rhc Brltons."
In the contrnl,o voice control, Mrs.
I'ichnrd OF Akron, Ohio. won first
prize.
John l.. Bcvnn and Rev. u. l.. Rss.
I'm Davis of Allegheny, pcnnsylynnin.
were 30 evenly good IN their readings
or the poem. benjamin Harrison"
TINT the prize WINS divided.
The prize In the baritone solo con.
tcst wns divided between Thomns 1
ltoher's OF Granville. New York. nnd
William Harvard OF New Castle, Penn.
HylvnDla.
For male 200 voices IN eomp,tIljon
Mns the frnturo Of the afternoon, The
New Castle. Pennsylvania, mnlo cho.
rus whs given the ilrat prize of $500,
we second prize being awarded 10 tho
M"ieowc- club OF West Pallet y.r.
mont The Elstcddfod lasted only ono
day.
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wnter-pout In Morocco.

Tanglcr, Morocco. Dec. GA water.
spout has burst over the town OF
Safe, Morocco. II inundated the low.
or part OF the town for the spnce OF
twelve hours. sweeping everything into
the sea. Two hundred persons are re-
ported TO have been drowned. There
are no Europeans among the dead.
The dnmnge TO Safe Is enormous.
Safe Is n fortified seaport town OF
Morocco. II has population OF IL, 900,
including about 5000 Jews. II IN en-.
closed by massive walls and has n
palace and small fort.
The state herald., 1902-01-03

New York, Dec. 30-The annual re-
| view Of American trade, finance and
industry prepared by Bradstreets de
clares 1901 to be a ''record breaker
among the five succeeding years Of
commercial expansion enjoyed by the
United States.
Its pre-eminence, the review states,
was all the more notable because 1t
| suffered from n combination of hap
penings that in normal year would
have proved depressing, il not disas-
| trOus. Enumerated in the latter are
the machinists' and steel strikes, the
stock panic of May, the failure of sew
eral imprudently managed combina-
tlOns, including that in copper, to fix
prices, the shortage In corn, cotton and
oats, and the assassination of Presi-
dent Mckinley. Summarizing the gen.
eral situation, the review says:
Briefly summarized, the year has
seen transacted an aggregate of gen.
eral business as reflected in bank clear
ings, far In excess of any preceding
period; has witnessed stock specrla-
ton, rampant beyond the dreams Of
old-time brokers, checked and curtailed
by one of the sharpest stock panics in
history, and yet with remarkable
minimum Of disturbance of general
financial operations; has watched gen.
eral industry and production grow
steadily until new and larger figures
were needed to express the outputs of
ore and iron and steel and leather and
lumber, and a multitude Of other
branches; has seen the freight trans
portation facilities of the country
strained to the breaking point, prove
insufficient to handle the volume Of
business offered; and finally has wit
messed a volume Of holiday business
passing all previous bounds both in
quantity and quality and the vastly in
The state herald., 1902-01-03
nhIn srnninrIni Cnn,r.,.

Cincinnati, Ohio. Dee 2n,-'fhc con.
test nj Columbus this week between
the followers ~ senator Foraker and
senator llnnnn over the organization
OF the Legislature Inns extended To fac.
tlonni circles elsewhere IN the state.
While the members Of the Legislature
and candidates nrc lighting nj colum.
bus. the principals nrc kept busy ut
long distance Telephones, notably Sen.
nior Foraker nnd George H. Cox IN
Clncinnnii, senator Hanna IN Wash.
lns,un; Congressman Dick. chairman
OF the stntc executive committee, nDi
other Republican leaders.
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storm In California,

Los Angeles. Gala. Dee. 2s.--A wind
storm OF unusual force nnd destructive,
ness rngcd yesterday nll over the south.
efn pnrt OF California. The storm In
what ia locally known M Santa
Ann nnd carries with IL iine dust from
the desert to the cnHt. that nils the mir
nnd ob-curcs the vision nj distances
morc than n few hundred yards.
Reports from Riverside. the hear, Of
the great orange region. sixty miles
cnet OF Los Angeles, state that I'm.
mcnsc damage has resulted from the
high wind.
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To tt.i.a.s Mis-. st.nr

consinnilnoplc. Dee. 2D.-w. W, Poct.
treasurer of the Missionary Society In
conrlnhllnoplr, nnd NJ. Gnrglulo, ,irn.
Rohinn Of the United Stni.u legation,
who left here December nth To pisc,
the bflRnnds who hold Miss Stone cnp.
i've hhte started from snlonika fof
the Interior
Tie government, on representations
inndc 10y the legation, hna sent In.
H,tuciluhH Ia tho provincial authorities
10 render the United States nrrotin,ors
Tor the release ~ Miss Stone every
assistance In their power.
The state herald., 1902-01-03
Isoo.e,rI, Cnnnnr rr..i.ir.

Washington. Dee. 2D.-In n commu.
nlcatlon TO Baron Coubertln. president
OF the olympic games. to bc held In
Chicago In 1901. President Roosevelt
hns Indicated that II Will not be posi-.
Die Tor HIN to preside on that occasion,
ms II has been hoped he would. Tho
PRESIDENT tnkcs the kccncst interest N
the contests which are TO bc the feat.
urcs OF the games, ana so expresses
himself to Baron coubortln. but regret.
ted that for various reasons II would
DO imprnc,icnblc for him TO preside.
The state herald., 1902-01-03
hallway tiuiidipr.

Chicago. Dee. 2s-riRurcr have been
prepared by the Halfway Age showing
ihnt railway building IN the United
States during 1901 Inns been greater
ihnn Il has been for eleven years pre-.
ylous, tho total npproSlmntlnR b.boI
miles OF line. In 1890 the total was
5000 aud IN 1890 wnH i,i3I miles.
The construction for the ycnr. ndded
TO the total mileage previously report.
cd. brings the total mileage Of the
country TO approximately ifD,3I0 miles.
The state herald., 1902-01-03
Ovation To Admiral schlc,.

Washington, Dec. 2T.-Admlral
schicy nnd cN.sccreinry OF the Navy
Herbert occupied box ut the New
National ihea,cr tonight TO witness
James X. iiackctt and company In
Don Caesars Return" Il, was the
first time the admiral had been IN
a public place here since the verdict of
the court OF Inquiry. The house wns
crowded nnd when the admiral mn.
pcnrcd he was given mn ovation, the
applause ins,lng several minutes.
The state herald., 1902-01-03
fan-amcrican Congress.

Mexico City. Dec. 30.-The Pan.
American conference last Friday np.
proved n recommendation To the sew.
eral governments ON behalf of the
Olympan games to be held In Chicago,
ms well as the reports OF the commit.
tees on resources and statistics and on
commerce and reciprocity. A new
clause was added ut the suggestion OF
Pablo Macedo OF Mexico. whereby the
various governments Will within six
months send their Publications OF the
commerce and reciprocity resolutions
TO the bureau OF American republics.
President Raigosa announced the fol.
lowing appointments made by him for
n committee to reside at Washington
and TO interest itself In pushing the
Pan-Amcrlcan railway project: Sen.
ator ii. Z. Davis. Manuel de Aspuroz,
Mexican ambassador; Andrew Carne.
gle, Manuel Alvarez Calderon. Peru.
Wan minister, and Antonio Lazo Arri.
IA, minister OF Guatemala.
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Preparing for Peace.

bncnos Ayrcs. Dec. est il rcncr.
ally admitted tina, the difficulties be-
tween Argentine mud chin have been
ended. II IN true That word IN IL,
protocol was changed before the text
or the document was mndc public si
santiago, hut Senior rortcln. the ArsM
tina minister, protested against the nj
lcrntlon nnd the ChllInn foreign min
lister promptly ordered rcctincnuor
TO bo made.
The state herald., 1902-01-03

A student at the state university in
Washington starved himself to death
and left wife and baby destitute that
he might secure an education. This
is a practical demonstration OF the
often-stnted fact that knowledge is
not confined TO the schools. This man
should have learned FIRST OF all that
he was responsible for the welfare
OF HIS wife and baby. and that the
stomach. as well "a the brain needs
feeding.
The state herald., 1902-01-03

The London press solemnly asserts
that the United States. having enunci-
ated and stood on the Monroe doctrine.
must bear the burden of keeping In
ternational traffic on the isthmus open.
II the editors OF the London papers
Will cast an eye over In that direction
they will observe that this country is
accepting the task and performing II
with thoroughness that should sat
isfy all parties.
The state herald., 1902-01-03
rro.,,o., M.,,,nv,n T,n,,,.

Topeka. Kan, Dec. D-Two thou.
sand people attended n pro.iiocr meet.
Ing here to-day and resolutions urging
England 10 invite the President Of the
United States nnd the ruler OF Den,
mnrk TO net ms nrbiirators IN the set.
tlcmcnt of the war We're adopted. The
resolutions were cnblcd Ia London. Al,
dresses were made by David over.
mycr. General j. X. Hudson and 9th.
grr
The state herald., 1902-01-03

Tho court decision In England tina,
out OF the wlnanA estate OF something
near dozen millions In Yankee money
more than a million must be paid In
death duties TO the British oxcchcquor
ought TO encourage rich Americans TO
dio here rather than abroad. In this
country the lmpostn upon big estates
are by no means modest. but the tax
collector in Great Britain Is more cx-
acting and pertinacious in life and
after death than he is In this repub.
lie.
The state herald., 1902-01-03

Why should the Philadelphia North
American press the administration to
tell how much OF England's friendship
Is sincere and how much false pre-
tenee? II Is probably as sincere as
ours is-enough to work in harmony
until some issue arises worth fighting
Tor.
The state herald., 1902-01-03

Although the gon,les, man In con.
greHn. Senator Honr. has proposed the
hnrshest measure yet thought OF for
dealing with the anarchists. His bill
contemplaies colonization plan which
will compel them 20 live with each
other upon some remote island.
The state herald., 1902-01-03

In Offering free vaccination with
every subscription a Boston editor
seems TO have hit upon an original
idea. And yet the scheme is quite
likely TO make each new subscriber feel
pretty sore for awhile.
The state herald., 1902-01-03

vandcrbilt's cousin has obtained n
divorce from her husband because he
hugged aud kissed the servant girl.
There ar. other men who mako this
error when they think a darkcncd
stairway will Eiyo them sufficient oyl-
dcnee TO clear themselves before His
Honor.
The state herald., 1902-01-03

Perhaps there is a close connection
between Nordica's wish to play roulette
for a while and her suit against the
government for 100000. II she fol-
lows her plan OF resting she may need
the money.
The state herald., 1902-01-03

Several women arc now ON trial for
murder. but Il Ia safe 10 predict that
not one OF them. however clearly het
guilty may be proven. will suffer the
death penalty. The right to be hanged
is still one OF the rightr that are de-
MED women
The state herald., 1902-01-03

The bones of mastodon recently
found in Missouri indicate that the
beast had a throat six feet in diameter.
And just to think that they had no
free lunch counters in those days!
The state herald., 1902-01-03

Now comes the groomless marriage
to rhyme with the horseless carriage.
At Tioga. Pa. wedding a photograph
was used to represent the man in the
case.
The state herald., 1902-01-03

In case of war between the United
States and a foreign power. the latter
would not be inclined to place too much
confidence in the naturalization of the
isthmian canal.
The state herald., 1902-01-03

In sixty million years from now the
days on this earth viii. according to
Sir Robert Dall. bo twice as long as
at present hut let's not do any wor.
rying now about having to work over.
time on account OF the change.
The state herald., 1902-01-03

Senator Henry Cabot Lodge of Massa-
chusetts Is now almost as frequently
pointed out from the galleries as Sem
ator Marcus Alonzo Hanna OF Ohio
used to be.
The state herald., 1902-01-03

The Christmas tree, the lighted can
die. and the cotton-trimmed amateur
Santa Claus form a combination that
is beginning to worry the fire insur-
ance agent just now.
The state herald., 1902-01-03

Wouldn't 1t be well to terminate the
Colombian revolutionary war by in
augurating a continuous train service
across the field of battle?
The state herald., 1902-01-03

There is something wrong in the
man who can look into a Christmas toy
window without wanting to plunder
the whole OF 1t for his own hopeful
The state herald., 1902-01-03

Harvard's basket ball team ends the
season with deficit of 25 cents, but
the football treasury is ahead by $780,
122.il for the year
The state herald., 1902-01-03

The director of the mint says the
country needs more small coin. 1t isn't
hard to find people VINO need other
kinds also.
The state herald., 1902-01-03

There will probably be no Christmas
In Columbia this year. They have al
ready shot up all their fireworks down
there.
The state herald., 1902-01-03

Sir Robert Ball says the earth is
moving slower. but 1t is still going
fast enough for most of us.
The state herald., 1902-01-03

If congress builds the Nicaragua ca
nal Uncle Sam will find some way to
take care of IL.
The state herald., 1902-01-03

Max o'Rell says girls shouldn't flirt.
and that when they do they deserve all
they get. Also all they fail to get