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RARE BICYCLE PATH.
Smooth Road Through Oregon Forests
Built by Western Enterprise.

From Country Life in America.
Twenty-Five miles Of highway, graded and
bridged like railroads right of way Gin
dered like millionaire's private race track.
cleared through heavy timber and carried
around the precipitous sides Of lakes on
level shelves high above the water, and
dedicated to the exclusive use Of the wheel
Is the result of long and persistent effort
made by wheelmen of Seattle against seem
ingly impossible obstacles.
The population Of Seattle, like all western
cities. Is largely recruited from the eastern
states. Thus 1t was that many people, &C
customed to the level roads of the middle
states and the rolling highways which make
wheeling in the thickly populated east such
q pleasure, came to this city of hills, with
its beautiful surroundings Of sound, lake,
river and forest. and unpacked their wheels
in all eagerness. Disappointment at once
awaited these enthusiasts. for that same
nature which had been so lavish in her gifts
to the eye had not smoothed highways for
the bicycle. The very hills which seemed
so inviting to the would-be rider effectually
blocked his way, and the very forests which
looked so cool on a hot summer day were
penetrated here and there only by narrow,
dusty lanes or rough, plank-foored country
roads.
But the energetic wheelmen refused to be
confined to the paved streets of Seattles
limited leVel business district ana the cOUn-
ty commissioners began to feel a pressure
to make good the main. highways. that the
bicycles might be used with pleasure in the
country. 1t was not long before the Queen
City Good Roads Club was formed for the
purpose Of systematizing the efforts toward
good road building and to construct bicy-
Gle path from the northern city limits along
the shore Of Lake Washington to the south
ern city limits, a project which promised
an uninterrupted ride of nearly ten miles,
half Of which would wind in and out Of
heavy timber, alternately dipping into the
shaded, cool and circling on the overhang-
ing bank above the lake.
One OF the first steps taken by the club
was to secure an action on the part Of the
city council to tax every bicycle in town 81
per year. This tax. excepting a small fec
deducted by the city for the cost Of col
to commission to be spent on the building
and maintenance Of bicycle paths. So well
did the plan result that 1t has been MAIN
tanned. with but small modification, and has
resulted in the perfection of the present
system of paths. There are three madn d.
visions of this bicycle highway, namely,
the Lake Washington path, the Lake Union
path ana the Magnolia Bluff path. The
grades are very slight, the builders not hes
ttating to cut through bank and bridge
over ravine almost as carefully as would
be done for q narrow gauge railroad. The
surface OF the paths Is well cindered, maxi
Ing them dustless In the dry season and
firm in the rainy weather.
A Chicago man, riding about the path.
said: Give me the Lake Washington bicy-
Gle path In Chicago. with wire fence about
4 ~ 10 "11 ".1' : m'l'l0n dollars 0as
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Adjutant General National Association Union
eXTrisoners of War.
south and in the line of duty; to bind to-
cether in the most friendly ties the sur
y1vors CT the above prisons by joint action
of its members in any direction which VIII
secure justice to the living and honor to
the dead and to assist such OF their fellow
prisoners as need help and protection, and
to extend needful aid to the widows and
orphans Of those who have fallen: to cor
rect false statements concerning rebel prls-
ons, in order that historical Justice may be
done themselves and the subject"
Surviving ex-prisoners Of war may be
found in almost every town In the United
States. Local associations are organized In
almost every large city and In many towns
In the northern states. and the assoc at on
numbers over 10000 ex-prisoners. The local
associations elect delegates to the national
association, which meets once year during
Grand Army week." at the place where
the G. A r. encampment Is held.
Probably nine-tenths of the Union EX-
Prisoners of War are members Of the G. A
R., and in their annual encampment they
meet not only their old comrades OF the
various regiments in which they served, but
they meet their comrades and associates
who were with them in the dark days when
they were together as prisoners of war, and
many a scene has been repeated In the
headquarters of comrades meeting each
other who last met IN the southern prison,
and strong men have shed tears as they met
and rehearsed together the scenes and Incl
dents of former days in their prison life.
Among those who have been the presiding
officers of this association in past years are
Warren Lee GoSS of Norwich, Conn; Col.
E. H. Ripple of Scranton, Pa; former Gov.
Buckingham of Connecticut; c. c. Shankin
of Cleveland, Ohio; Senator J. C. Hawley of
Connecticut; ]. H. Longnecker of Pennsyl-
vania; Col. John McElroy and Marion An
derson of Washington. D. c.; Stephen NJ.
Long of East Orange. N. J., and James At
well of Pittsburg, Pa. Col. ]. D. Walker of
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1873, G. NJ. Barber of Cleveland: at ALI
ance, 1874. Barber reelected; at Akron,
1875. Alvin c. Voris of Akron; Xenia. 1876
William Ernshaw of National Military
Home; at Geneva. 1873 Nathan L. Guthrie
of Conneaut, who died in Office and was sue
ceeded by James H. Seymour of Akron; at
Xenia, 1879, James H. Steedman of Toledo;
at Cleveland, 1850, David w. Thomas OF
Akron; at Columbus, 1881, John S. Kountz
Of Toledo; in 1882, Charles 7. Clark of Co.
lumbus, who was reelected at Youngstown
in 1888: at GAINESVILLE. 1884. H. P. Lloyd Of
Cincinnati; at Akron, 1885, r. B. Brown Of
GAINESVILLE; in 1886, Arthur L. Conger Of
Akron; at Springfield, 1887. D. c. Putnam
Of Springfield; at Toledo, 1888. Joseph H.
uel H. Hurst of Chillicothe; at Cincinnati,
1890, P. H. Bowling of Toledo: at Steuben-
vile. 1891. A. H. Warner of Cincinnati: at
PiQua. 1892. I. F. Mack OF Sandusky; at
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proper influences the general welfare and
interests of the soldiers lately in the United
States army. To secure the attainment of
these ends we invite the cooperation and
support of all patriotic and liberal-minded
citizens" At this encampment the or
ganization of the department was COM
pleted and Thomas L. Young Of Cincinnati
was elected department commander with a
full corps of officers.
In January, 1868 the encampment was
held at Cincinnati and Gen. ]. w. Keifer
Of Springfield was chosen commander. At
the next encampment, held at Dayton, in
1869, General Keifer was reelected, and at
the next annual encampment, held in Column
bus, in January, 1870, he was elected for
the third time.
Since then the meetings Of the department
encampments and the elections of COM
manders have been as follows: At Massillon,
1871, William c. Bunts Of Cleveland; at
Akron. 1872. Bunts reelected; at Dayton.
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where over $4,000 of the comrades Of these
Ex-Prisoners of War paid the last debt OF
nature. no longer able to bear the suffering.
OF this number who lie in prison graves.
nearly two-thirds sleep under stones that
bear the one word Unknown"
The number of graves in Andersonville Is
1910; at Salisbury, 2774; total of 20, ia,
or 2,521 more Union men died in these two
prisons than were killed in the twelve
great battles of the war.
The Objects.
The objects of the association are ITO
strengthen the ties of fraternal fellowship
and sympathy. formed by companionship In
arms during the war for the Union, among
the survivors of rebel military prisons; to
perpetuate the name and fame of those
who have fallen in the prison pens of the
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remains are buried IN the adjoining national
cemetery" Erected May 30. 1901.
Providence Spring.


The description Of how Providence foun.
tain came in a single night. when hope was
dead and the poor prisoners, wasted from
hunger. filthy, longing for single mouth
full Of water, were ready to die to end the
suffering, is told by Past National Com
mander McElroy in "Andersonville:"
lone morning the camp was astonished
beyond measure to discover that during the
night large, bold spring had burst out on
the north side, about midway between the
swamp and the summit Of the hill. 1t
poured out It's grateful flood of pure, sweet
water in an apparently exhaustless guam
tity. To the many who looked in wonder
upon it, 1t seemed as truly heaven-wrought
miracle as when Moses enchanted rod
smote the parched rock in Slnafs desert
waste, and the living waters gushed forth.
THE police took charge of the spring,
and every one was compelled to take his
regular turn in filing his vessel. This was
kept up during our whole stay in Ander-
sonville, and every morning, shortly after
daybreak, a thousand men could be seen
standing in line, waiting their turns to fill
their cans and cups with the precious liquid.
II am told by comrades who have re-
visited the stockade of recent years that
the spring Is yet running as when we left,
and is held in most pious generation by the
negroes of that vicinity, who still preserve
the tradition of its miraculous origin, and
ascribe to Its waters wonderful grace-giv-
ing and healing properties, similar to those
winch plOuS CatnOllcS DelleFe exist IN the
holy water of the fountain at Lourdes.
Il must confess that l do not think they
are so very far from right. If l could be-
lieve that any water was sacred and thau-
maturgic, it would be of that fountain
which appeared so OPPORTUNITY for the bene-
fit of the perishing thousands Of Anderson
vile. And when 1 hear of people bringing
water for baptismal purposes from Jordan.
say in my heart, How much more would
| value for myself and friends the admin
fstratfon of the chrysmal sacrament with
the divtner flow from that low sand hill in
western Georgia."
Exchange of Courtesies.
An interesting story Is told of the Ohio
Regiment of which Dan Grosvenor was
member. The greater part of confederate
regiment was captured by the Ohioians.
After the confederates were safe and sure
in the rear the Union soldiers made coffee
and divided their rations with the captured.
Later in the war the bulk of this same Ohio
regiment was captured by the same con-
federate regiment. The rebels did the best
they could to feed their captives.
This only goes to illustrate" as one of
the members of the association said today,
that, while there was animosity between
the north and the south, there was never
any between the soldiers of the two sides
In the field"
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Pittsburg, Pa, is now the national COM
mander.
socia ton, like the G.. A. R., are fast passing
away, and their ranks are rapidly diminish
ing, but they deserve respect and esteem for
the sufferings they endured during the dark
days of the civil war, and for preferring to
suffer even death for the sake of their
country.
1t is a matter of pride among the Ex-Pris-
oners of War to say that they never receiv-
ed favors or soft jobs" while in prison
through extra favor of guards or prison SUI
perintendents. By reporting attempts of
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Hamilton. 1893, L. H williams of Ripley;
at Canton, 1894, E. E. Mutt Of Sidney; at
Sandusky, 1895, Charles Townsend of Ath-
ems; at Columbus, 1896, E. L. Lybarger Of
Spring Mountain; at Chillicothe, 1897. Henry
Kissinger of Dayton; at Mount Vernon.
1898. D. F. Pugh of Columbus; at Youngs-
town, 1899, Thomas r. Shinn Of Ashland; at
Findlay, 1900, Elias r. Monfort Of Cincin-
natl; at Bellefontaine, 1901, E. F. Taggart Of
Akron; at Lancaster, 1902, Walton Weber
of Columbus.
From the time of organization, in 1867, the
membership gradually increased, except
ing few years, when politicians nearly
got control Of the department. until in $780,
when there were 1876 posts and 49.O11 COM
rades in good standing in the department
Since that year 1t has had ups and downs
but in the main gradually decreasing. until
the report for the term ended December 81
1901, showed that there were 594 posts, with
q membership Of 26. 108 The department 10
now on the increase.
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..Ths Mississippi Bubble to besin In The
Otar October IL
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Keeping Warm in Coal Regions.

Keeping Warm In Coal Regions.
From the PottsviIls Miners Journal.
In some of the country schools tho school
children will each carry q few sticks Of
wood to the school when going there In tho
morning. and thus provide fuel with which
70 keep the school house warm during the
winter. Not q bad idea
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-02-17

MISSION OF VESSELS
and WOLMARANS
They Are Coming to America in Response to
Invitations from American Pro-BOsrs in
Regard to Funds.
ALSO HOPE TO OBTAIN
AN OFFER OF MEDIATION

Paris, Feb. 17.--Dr. Leyds, European
agent OF the Beers, now in this city,
was questioned by the Associated Press
correspondent today regarding the
mission to the United States of the
Boer delegates, Vessels and Wolmar-
ans. He replied they were merely go
ing to America in response to invita-
tions from American pro-Boers with
view of reaching an arrangement Tor
the distribution of funds and other as
sistanct contributed by the people OF
the United States. In other quarters,
however. the impression obtains that
the Journey is prompted by the develop
ments in the Anglo German controver-
sy as to the attitude of the powers pre-
vious to the Spanish American war,
which, the members of the Boer dele
CATION believe, produced change OF
sentiment in the United States toward
Great Britain on account OF the pro-
Spanish action attributed to LORD
Pauncefote, British ambassador at
Washington, in April, 1898. The Beers
hope to utilize this supposed revuls1on
of feeling in an endeavor to get the
United States government to modify its
attitude towards mediation
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-02-17
A BLIZZARD
IN THE EAST.
At Boston, New York and Along the New Jer-
sey Shore the Wind is Blowing
Terrific Gale.
A HEAVY SNOWFALL TODAY
The Most Severe Snowstorm Of the Season In Con-
nectIcut-The Storm Is Increasing In Fury as II
Extends from New York TO the New
England States.

Washington, D. c., Feb. 1.-THE Sc
we're storm, which started on the Flori-
da coast on Friday night, ragged along
the coast in northward direction, Is
now central off the coast of New Jer-
sey according to weather bureau re-
ports. At New York City, the official
reports show the wind at velocity OF
3S miles an hour, which is expected to
increase to go miles during the day.
The storm area extends from southern
New York to close to this section OF
the country. The storm is increasing
its fury as it moves north through New
York state and the New England
states, and in it's wake, during the next
"a or SO hours, according to bureau pre-
dictions, will be heavy snowfalls. At
Boston the wind attained a velocity OF
A miles an hour this morning. There Is
no snowfall south of New Jersey today
A BLIZZARD IN CONNECTICUT.
New Haven, Conn.,, Feb. 17.-The
most severe snowstorm Of the season,
nearly approaching the proportions OF
blizzard, began in Connecticut this
morning.
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Mr.. A. Nj. Bergere, who was recently
reappointed clerk of the United states
district court, and clerk of the lst jul
dicial district of this territory, has
been resident of New Mexico since
1878. He was born in the city of Liver
pool England, in 1859. He received his
education at Liverpool, and attended
Queens College near London where he
graduated Mr.. Bergere's father was
well known throughout England, he
having built and owned the first steam
ships sailing from the port of Liver
pool to the Mediterranean Sea. FIe
came to New York in 1872 where he re-
mained some five years. On his ar
rival in New Mexico he was a resident
of Albuquerque for a few months and
then went into business on the line of
the Santa Fe-Pacific road and RENE in
ed in that section of the country until
the completion of the road. Mr. Ber-
pere was a resident of Valencia county
for about fifteen years. and has held
the position of chairman of the board
of county commissioners of that county
for two years, assessor for two years
and treasurer for six years. He has al
so been examiner of teachers for his
county for number of years.
In 1886, Mr.. Bergere was married to
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THE SHAMAKA
EARTHQUAKE
Two thousand Persons, Mostly Women and
Children Psrished Last Week in
Trans-Caucasia.
1900 HOUSES DESTROYED
Which Flames Issued.

Baku, Trans-Caucasia, Feb. H.-De-
,ails slowly arriving a; Baku from Sha-
naka, show that 1000 persons, mostly
women and children, perished in the
earthquake last week. Four thousand
houses were destroyed. Thirty-four
villages in the country surrounding
Shamaka also suffered. To add to the
terrors of the neighborhood, the vol
cano near the village of Marasy, east
ward of Shamaka, broke into active
eruption. Great crevasses appeared.
from whence immense flames and
streams of lava We're thrown out. The
course of the river Geonchaika was al
tered in consequence, it's bed being
damned with earth disturbed by the
earthquake. Battalions of guards and
detachments of soldiers with tents
have been dispatched to Shamaka to
aid in the rescue The Red Cross So
ciety is active in alleviating distress.
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GOVERNOR
TAFT'S IDEAS
He Outlines the Policy the Philippine Comms
sion Will Advise the United
States 10 Adopt.
DECLARATION OF INTENTION
The Fillpnos Should Be Promised QuasI-Indepahdance
as Soon as They Prove Themselves Fit for It
Should Have representatives al
Washington.
DECLARATION OF INTENTION

Washington, Feb. l7.---Governor Taft
in his testimony before the senate com
mttee on the Philippines today. stated
more succinctly than heretofore his
theory--which is, he said, also the
theory of the Philippine commission
what congress should do in the way of
supplying the Philippine people with u
form of government. His plan is:
First, to give the people qualified suff-
rage with a gradual growth of popular
government, which should be enlarged
through education in the English lam
guage and American institutions.
Second, to institute within reason
ably short time local legislature, to
consist of two bodies, one to be chosen
by vote, the other to be appointive.
Third, to permit the islands to send
two or three representatives to Wash
ington. To grant independence would,
he thought, have the effect of consign-
ing 80 per cent of the uneducated peo-
pie in the islands to the same servile
position they held under Spanish rule.
He thought there should be declara-
ton on the part of the United States
of it's intention to hold the islands in
definitely with the understanding that
when they are suitable for such condi-
tlon they may be given quasi indepen-
dence.
Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1902-02-17
DAUGHTERS OF The
AMERICAN REVOLUTION
The Eleventh Continental Congress Of That
Worthy Society Met at Washington. Today
With 800 Delegates Present.
INTERNAL DISPUTES AMONG WESTERN
CHAPTERS TO Be ADJUSTED

Washington, D. c., Feb. 1.-THE llth
continental congress of the National
Society of the Daughters of the Am
erican Revolution convened here today.
About 800 delegates were present The
congress has before it many matters OF
importance to the welfare of the daugh-
ters. These include the erection OF a
continental memorial hall in this city,
adjustment of internal disputes among
some of the western chapters, needed
amendments to the constitution and
projects for securing pensions for
needy daughters whose fathers We're
actual fighters in the colonial struggle
with England. The congress was called
to order by the president-general, Mrs.
Charles w. Fairbanks, wife of United
States Senator Fairbanks of Indiana,
who urged upon every daughter the
cultivation in the highest degree OF
reverence for law, devotion to the
flag and the preservation of interests
in general of the organization.
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TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIES.

Welsh colonists in Patagonia nave
decided to emigrate en- masse to Cana
da, if Great Britain pays the trans
portation.
The Venezuelan government forces
were routed in two battles yesterday in
the province of Carabobo, by the revo-
lutionsts.
After fourteen years of diligent en-
deavor to save Oshkosh, Wis, the Sal
walton Army in that city, has given up
the task and left the town.
Two persons were killed and hve
were injured in train wreck yesterday
at Litchfield, Ills. In a wreck at Mar
shalltown, Ia, four people were Killed
A detachment of $50 mounted British
infantry was caught in a trap on the
Kip river in the Transvaal. The
British had two officers and two men
killed and several officers and forty
men Wounded. Lord Kitchener also
reports a reverse for the British on the
Watervale river.
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the daughter of Honorable Antonio
Jose Luna, she being the sister Of Hon
orables Tranquilino and Solomon Luna,
and is the father of a very interesting
and charming family of eleven chill
dren.
Mr.. Bergere has just made and COM
pleted very exhaustive report of the
Judicial administration that has just
expired under Judge McFie, which
shows conclusively that the court sys-
TEN under the present administration
has been most successful. At the time
of the entrance of the present admins
tration this judicial district had not
cent to it's credit within the whole dis
trict, but was in debt to the amount of
$9,S00 Today the same district has a
debt left from the Cleveland admins
traton of about $780, and has in its
treasury $4,000.
The administration is to be congrat-
ulated upon having officers who know
not only how to take care of the rou-
tine work of their offices, but also of
the finances Of the same, and after the
judge of this district Mr.. Bergere is to
be congratulated on the careful and
business-like manner in which he has
officiated over the office to which he
has been just reappointed.
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GOOD FOR SAN JUAN COUNTY.
New Settlers From the East Are Coming Into North
western New Mexico.

Already the tide of eastern immi-
grants is beginning to flow into the
San Juan Galley. and scarcely a day
passes but two or more arrive. Much
work in extending the cultivable area
is the result The Coolidge ditch.
which is owned principally by DR..
Coolidge and Judge Hand Of Scranton,
Pa, is being greatly extended and I'M
proved. A large force of men are al
ready at work on it. The ditch Will be
widened throughout, so that 1t Will
carry eight feet of water on the bot
tom and three and half feet deep.
new flume crossing the La Plata river
is being constructed out of heavier ma
terial. A steel syphon forty inches IN
diameter and 600 feet in length Is be-
ing nut in at Sand Creek crossing. near
Fruitland.
The ditch will also be extended
twelve miles further than it's present
length, and will cover large mesa
living east of Jewett and the Jewett
valley. This will bring new land into
cultivation and make the ditch cover
| S. 900 acres of land as total. Ten miles
of the extension is now complete, and
the remaining two miles will be fur
nished in ample time for this spring
use.
The weather for the past week has
been quite springlike, and the farmers
have begun to plow.