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Money Saved By Patronizing Merchants Who Advertise in This Paper. THE RACE COUNTRY PARTY COLORADO STATESMAN LABOR SHALL BE FREE THE JOURNAL OF THE STATE VOL. VI. SOLVING THE NEGRO PROBLEM." Booker T. Washington work at Length on the Subject at Central Prebysterian Church to a Large Audience. Industrial Education the Foundation for the Negro's Future. Baker T. Washington addressed a large and intelligent audience of white-colored citizens last night, at Central Presbyterian Church, his subject "Solving the Negro Problem." In a brief outline of Mr. Washington's work, Governor Thomas introduced m. who in part said: There is no one question which has been during the last thirty-five years that has been so consistently related to the Negro civilization of these years many suggestions to the solution of the Negro problem have been put forth, but one by one they have fallen to the ground. Let speak of some of these suggestions. 600 Negroes had taken ship and departed to Liberia. The news that the Negro problem had been solved was telephoned all over the world the next month. But the people who read the patch forgot that probably on this same morning there were 600 Negroes born in the black belt of the north. I have a friend who believes that some of the vast areas of vacant in the West should be set apart for the Negro. I suggested to him that there were some objections to the necessity. In the first place it would be necessary to build a high wall about the Negro in the main, they would have to build an inner wall—and I believe a much high-wall—in order to keep the white man. For wherever the Negro goes you will find the white man follow him, ready to supply him with what he wishes to buy. Another friend suggested that the race was being abolished by the other races so fast that the problem would soon be solved. Then I suggest that there is a little plenty in the way. For as long as a man has one part Negro blood in his he is a Negro. That one part of Negro blood entirely offsets the ninety-nine parts of pure Anglo-Saxon blood. That reason I contend that we are stronger race than the white people, where it takes 100 parts of white blood to be a white man we can get on two or three parts of Negro blood and still be Negroes. There is any one way in which to solve the problem, and that is God's way. Treat Negro as a man, both in the North in the South. Negro race is the only race which was ever brought here against will. The original Americans obeyed streumessly to the white men first landed here in 1492. But the men was sent for. Therefore, as long they took so much trouble to get us I think that the least we can do is stay here." Mr. Washington then told of his re-ference of slavery days, how he lived in the miles until he at last found enough to go to Hampton inland and how he conceived the idea of South and establishing a simul-tion among the ignorant people race. In that part of the country the race problem exists in all its seriousness," he continued. "Those of you who understand the evils wrought by slavery will agree with me when I say that slavery wrought as much evil on the white man as it did on the black man. It is exemplified now. When a Negro has his ballot stolen from him—as is often the case—it works but a temporary injustice to the Negro, but to the white man who steals the ballot, it means death to the soul. I do not appeal for any particular class of Negroes nor for any particular institution like the school in Tuskegee. I appeal to you to lift up the whole race—white and black. "In everything attempted at Tuskegee we have tried to study the actual conditions with which our people are surrounded at the present time and aid them by teaching them to help themselves. It must be remembered that these people were never obliged to labor in their native land. They were brought over here and compelled to work as slaves for 250 years. The temptation in such movements is to run every individual through the same educational mill without regard to previous conditions or the individual results to be accomplished. We must get to the bedrock in order to lift people up in the South. Many yeaers ago I believed that industrial education would great things to help us. I do not wish to underestimate the value of mental development, but I believe that it is most important that we should lay a foundation of industrial education. The industrial system gives men a feeling of self-reliance which they cannot get in any other way. "Every race must work out its own salvation. We must work ours out with the saw, the hammer and the shovel. And we must go after it. It's like the old Negro who prayed for three nights for the Lord to send him a turkey for Thanksgiving. It didn't come. On the fourth night he prayed, 'Lord, send this nigger to a turkey.' And he got it that very night. For 250 years God made the Negro come in contact with the white man in business. Every large slave plantation was in a sense an industrial school. The Negro boys were taught farming and the simpler mechanical trades until they were able to do all the work about the plantation. We had more boys taught trades on the plantation than you have black boys who are being taught trades in Denver to-day. These men finally commenced to thin out by death. Then we came to realize that we had no black boys who were educated in trades. The white man saw the opportunity and came to the South. His hands were skilled in various crafts and he took the work from us. Therefore, in order to hold our own, we must learn to work with our hands as well as our heads. Years ago Negroes used to be in almost all the barber shops in the large cities. Now there are few of the men. The white men saw the opportunity. He used his intelligence and made the shop an attractive place. The Negro went along in the same old rut, and now has been almost crowded out. My friends, you must put your brains and your skill into these industries. It doesn't pay to let them go. We propose to keep them and to dignify them. "Some people get the idea that the object of industrial education is to teach people to work in the old way. That is not my idea. I believe in teaching them to work in the new way. To make labor enjoyable and toil a pleasure. My object in industrial education is to give a Negro brains and skill so that he can compete with a white man in his work. A great deal of prejudice against the Negro exists in this country, but it stops when it comes to DENVER, COLORADO, SATURDAY, JANUARY 27, 1900. GIBERT buying. Men buy where they can get the things they want that are best and cheapest. You've got to put brains and skill in these industries. I say to you, that the only way to solve the Negro problem is to make the Negro useful. "You seldom see a black man begging, and I am not begging now. We do ask you to give these people teachers so they can learn to help themselves. The greatest injury slavery wrought us was when it deprived us of the exercise of self-reliance and executive ability. For 250 years every thing was furnished us by our masters. You can't expect us to learn to provide everything for ourselves in thirty-five years. "Now, we can especially to black man men white man. And gradually gether. There though wrong rage is done there is little is skilled in a sized by the much as by b commerce are peace among must make the pendent on the mix. There is business or p "I believe in Christianity, but I have always found that you can't make a good Christian out of a hungry man. An old Negro song in Louisiana goes: 'Give me Jesus and you take all the rest.' This is one instance where the white man takes the Negro at his word. He takes all the rest. Gradually we are teaching our people to mix industry and thrift with their religion—and when you teach these people this, you are doing mighty well. "I am often asked 'What are you going to fix the relations between the white man and the Negro in the South?' This is a subject to which everyone should give his most careful thought and attention. It is not yet solved. I have brought myself to sympathize with the white man as well as with the Negro. I have even gone farther than some of you and taught myself to sympathize with the southern white man. No race is without its faults, and we have ours. But we must build ourselves up. I do not propose to be hated simply because I belong to any race. Show me a white man who hates a Negro because of the color of his skin and I'll show you a man to be pitied. We must be higher, broader and more generous than he is. We grow strong by loving, we grow weak by hating. "Now, we come to the hardest point especially to you of the North. The black man must make friends with the white man. They must come together and gradually they are coming to gether. There is this in our favor: All though wrong and injustice and outrage is done the Negro in the South there is little prejudice. If a Negro is skilled in any industry he is patronized by the white people almost as much as by his own race. Trade and commerce are great things to bring peace among nations and races. We must make the white man partly dependent on the Negro. Then they will mix. There is no position in letters, business or politics I withhold from my people, but they must begin at the bottom and lay the foundation sure. "If anywhere on earth there is a people which follows the Scriptural injunction, and when smitten on one cheek turns the other, it is the Negro race. The American Negro has always been patient and put his faith in ultimate righteousness. He went into slavery and shackles and came out with the ballot in his hands. I ask you if this race, which has made such wonderful progress in the last, few centuries is not worth assisting? If it is not, why then I assure you that there is nothing in our country worth your help." It Can't be Beaten. Try the Union Pacific Route to Chicago via Kansas City. Train leaves Denver 9:40 p. m. and arrives Chicago 8:45 second morning. Dining cars and solid vestibulated, palatial new equipment. Ticket office 941 17th street. The Evening Post It always champions the cause of the people. Rich and poor are treated alike. It is the organ of the people only 10 cents a week. Try it. --- (In Afro-American Newspapers 1898-1901. no ..... ) This Paper. SMAN STATE NO. 17 St. Louis has'a Negro Tobacco workers Union. There are two savings banks in Richmond. Va., owned and operated by colored men. The colored people of Mississippi are prepairing to build a cotton factory at Jackson. Mr. L. E Perry owns and operates a mattress factory at St. Joseph. Mo. employing members of his race exclusively. Lieut. Gov. Caldwell appointed a young Afro-American from the orphan's home at Cincinnati, as a page in the Ohio legislature. There are about 20 colored teachers in the mixed schools of greater New York, and some of them have classes where there is not a single colored child. The United States Commission to the Paris Exposition of 1900 has assigned space in the Social Economy building to be used for the exhibit of the present condition and progress of the Afro-American. It is said that no race rises higher than the morals of its woman. If this be true, our women should put forth every endeavor to rise to the highest moral standard that is possible for them to rise. By thus rising they will draw the whole race up with them. H. --- RACE NEWS + + + + + + + + + + + + $$ \dagger \dagger \dagger $$ + + + In the state of Maryland there are 5,000 colored men engaged in mercantile business on their own account. Many are successful farmers in the various countries of the State, some are engaged in blacksmithing, wheelwrights and carpenters. +++ J. H. Hall, of South Glastonburg, Conn., who owns extensive peach and plum orchard in Georgia, in testifying before the Industrial Commission one day last week, said "Negro labor employed on his plantations in Georgia, was as cheap and efficent as white labor in New England." + + + The Coleman Cotton Mills, located at Concord. N. C., the first enterprise of the kind in the world ever started by colored people, in all probability, by this time is working in full blast. The capital stock is $50,000 and the concern is incorporated under the laws of the state of North Carolina. TTT Abelina Woodin, a colored woman seventy-four years old, of Jeffersonville, is cutting a full set of teeth. She has been toothless for years and a few days ago was surprised by a jaw tooth appearing. The woman makes a living by mending cement sacks and she says that the cement dust which she inhales is responsible for the new teeth. NO.17 It should be remembered that the Negro race is a race of consumers and as much as this is true, it is essential that we be a race of producers. When it reaches this point that the colored man is able to manufacture as well as consume, he will have the respect of all. Our industrial schools are doing a great deal in bringing up our people to the realization of this idea. ↑ ↑ ↑ Only 107 persons were lynched in America last year, which is 20 less than the year before, and the smallest number in any one year since 1884. Of the 107 lynchings, 103 took place in the South, and 4 in the North; of these 84 were colored. Over 60 percent of these lynchings were in four Southern states as follows: Georgia 28; Mississippi 14; Louisiana 13; Arkansas 11. + + + One trouble with us as a race is that we are not enough interested in our own progress, not enough interested in our standing among other races. We are too easily satisfied and not very anxious to get far away from the old landmark. We dress well, and talk well; but in far too many cases that is all there is nothing behind it. We need good stores and business houses of every description. We must get money. ± ± ± Madison, Ga., January 14.—W. A. Williams, the emigrant agent, who, during the past six weeks, has sent 2,500 Negroes out of the State, has been in jail here for twentyfour hours to save him from a mob of farmers who threatened his life at Greensboro Saturday. Williams who is known as "Peg Leg" Williams, had engaged the Negroes to leave Greensboro for the West, and was arranging for their departure. The Negroes have been leaving the farmers in large numbers of late, and many farmers are entirely without help. Their exodus will materially reduce the cotton acreage for the present year, perhaps from 20 to 25 per cent. SALIDA SIFTINGS Mrs. Allen is on the sick list. We learn Mrs. Kent has returned to Denver. Mrs. R. M. Cargife has been on the sick list but is convalescent rapidly. The Excelsior Club will meet two weeks from Wednesday at Mrs. Nannie Kindall. Weather has been fine for the last few days and wraps are almost discarded for the present. The correspondent is still successful in getting subscribers in Salida for the COLORADO STATESMAN. The Christian Science is more and more and strenthening each time she meets in her faith. She has a noble worker at the helm better known as Mrs. Amanda Knox. Mrs. Hattie Bettis has returned from Texas where she reports having a huge time, but to return to her husband and old friends again, she is looking fine and has improved in health wonderfully. A special grand jury has returned an eight-count indictment against Ellis Glenn, the woman who masqueraded as a man, for forgery. A CONVICT LYNCHED. THOMAS REYNOLDS THE MAN. He Was Captured Near Florence and When Being Returned to the Penitentiary Was Taken From the Officers by a Canon City Mob. Denver, Jan. 27.—A special to the Republican from Canon City last night says: Thomas Reynolds, one of the escaped convicts, was captured at Florence early this evening and the intelligence reached here almost immediately by telegraph and telephone. In an incredibly short space of time several hundred assembled and matured plans to prevent Reynolds from reaching the prison alive. Half an hour after the capture of Reynolds was made known here every road leading to the city was guarded by armed and determined men, the bridges over the river being in charge of large posses. Acting under the advice of Warden Hoyt the officers in charge of Reynolds took a round-about course from Florence and approached the city from the south, crossing the river by the First street bridge, the intention being to make a flying dash to the penitentiary through the south gate. When the center of the bridge was reached dark forms rushed from the shadows at either end, closing in on the guard so noiselessly and suddenly that resistance was impossible. Securely bound, Reynolds was dragged to the ground and a rope quickly adjusted around his neck. His feet were then released and he was led to the nearest telephone pole. The other end was thrown over the cross arm. Catching it quickly, fully 100 men ran away with it and Reynolds' form shot into the air. It was immediately lowered and an opportunity given the doomed man to make a statement. He refused, asking for a cigarette, instead. Without granting the request, the rope tightened again, and the remains were left suspended between heaven and earth. The nerve of the man was remarkable. He showed the white feather only once, and that was while he was being bound at Florence. He then requested the guard to put a bullet through him before turning him over to the citizens of this place. HOW REYNOLDS WAS TAKEN. A Shrewd Florence Woman Helps the Officers. Denver, Jan. 27.—A dispatch from Florence, received last night by the News, says: About 7:45 this evening Reynolds and C. E. Wagoner called at a house in this city and see no men about the place they entered and ordered the woman to get them something to eat. One of them remarked that he was going to take a hat and coat that was hanging on the wall. The lady sent her little son down town to notify the officers while the two men were washing. She consumed as much time as possible in preparing their meal, and just after they had taken their departure Night Marshal arrived and gave chase in the direction that had gone. He overtook Reynolds near the Florence & Cripple Creek depot and told him if he moved he would give him all there was in his six-shooter. Up went a pair of hands. Wagoner must have went in the other direction, as he could not be found. Warden Hoyt was notified at Canon City by telephone, and immediately arranged with Superintendent Burns of the Denver & Rio Grande at Pueblo for a special train consisting of an engine and a caboose to take himself and party with a bloodhound to Florence where they arrived at 10 o'clock. The dog followed the trail southward and eastward over the town as known the message sent down to the track to where the dog was standing until 8:45 p.m. A tramp was arrested by the police at Pueblo on the arrival of the freight train. According to his story another tramp got on the train at Florence and got off at Swallows. A SET-BACK FOR BRITISH. General Buller Reports That Spion Kop Is Given Up. London, Jan. 26—England was startled this morning to learn that Warren had abandoned Spion Kop, the position occupied Tuesday night. The news came in a dispatch from Buller to the secretary of war and was posted at the war office at 12:04 this morning. Buller's dispatch is dated Spearman's Camp, January 25, 12:05, m. It reads as follows: "The Warren garrison, I am sorry to say, I find this morning, had in the night abandoned Spion Kop." The war office has made public the following dispatch from Buller reporting the casualties Wednesday, while the British were attempting to hold Spion Kop. Total number killed thus far reported, is twenty-four men and officers, wounded 154, and missing thirty-one. In detail, the losses are: Kings Royal Rifles, three officers killed and wounded, ten men killed, forty-five wounded and eleven missing; Second Samerian infantry, sixteen men killed, sixteen eight men killed, seventy-seven wounded and twenty missing; Indian staff, one officer wounded; Methuen's Horse, one officer wounded. Six Americans Slain in Mexico. El Paso, Jan. 27. The mail to night from Guayamas, Sonora, Mexico, brings news that a report is current there that six Americans—David Cusick, John Eldridge, George Lunt, Charles Burns, Lon Webster and Henry Williams, were shot during the last week near the foot of Bacatete mountains, east of Guayamas, by order of General Torres, who is in command of the Mexican troops now operating against the Yaqui Indians in the Bacatete range. It is further reported that the matter was brought to the attention of the American consul at Guayamas, but the latter declined to act. It is said that Mexican troops found the Americans in friendly intercourse with the Yaquas, whom the troops have surrounded in the range. Some of the Americans are known here and are prospectors. The American consul at Guayamas has warned all Americans to keep away from the Yaqui country. COLORADO NOTES. A very bad wreck on the Rio Grande near Gunnison, was caused by a burro. Leadville people are alarmed over the malicious explosion of giant powder in the city. A boy was killed on the railroad near Byers the other night. It is supposed that he was stealing a ride and fell off. The El Paso county poorhouse, located in a valley about three and one-half miles southwest of Colorado Springs, was burned to the ground on the 20th. The loss is total and amounts to between $8,000 and $10,000, partially insured. The inmates were rescued in safety. Treasurer Bennett of Weld county was discharged from custody by United States Commissioner Hinsdale. Mr. Bennett had been arrested on complaint of Rev. J. R. Rader of New Windsor on the charge of sending a dun by postal card. In sending out his notification of personal taxes due the treasurer added "we must have this tax now." The words were taken by the minister and by the United States attorney as conveying a threat. Commissioner Hinsdale took another view, and dismissed the proceedings. The people of Boulder sent a lot of provisions to the people of Ward, who lost their property in the recent fire. Several dwelling houses have been converted into temporary store buildings, and nearly all of the burned-out merchants have ordered new stocks of goods. The city council held a special meeting Saturday evening to take steps towards clearing up the debris, and also to open up new town books and begin business with a clean slate, as all of the old records were totally destroyed. Everyone feels that the fire will be to Ward what the Cripple Creek fire to that great camp, and that here is a good place to begin the mining. We were never looking better than now. Everyone is feeling cheerful and firmly believes Ward will soon recover and be a better mining camp than ever. The town officials will take action to straighten some of the bends, widen the streets and encourage the building of a handsome town. Public feeling at Canon City against the murderers of Night Captain Rooney, who escaped from the penitentiary on Monday night appears to be growing as time goes by without bringing news of their capture. Warden Hoyt was greatly encouraged Wednesday afternoon to learn that since taking the trail on Tuesday morning the bloodhounds had followed it continuously and that the four convicts had been traced to the neighborhood of Victor. There one of them called at a house and asked for food, while his companions stood a little distance apart. The woman of the house picked out a photograph of Wagner as that of the man with whom she had met in the street, but she was positive in her identification. Hoyt said he was sure of the ultimate capture of the convicts. Governor Thomas has offered an additional reward for the apprehension of the murderers. The reward is $500 for the four or $125 for any one of them. The governor said that despite the talk concerning the revival of capital punishment he was not in favor of it. The Colorado Sugar Manufacturing Company, of which John F. Campign is president, and several Denver and Colorado Springs capitalists are stockholders, has announced its plans for the coming season at: Grand Junction. The company is arranging to bring a large number of new farmers into the Grand valley this year, and will cultivate all of the 1,500 acres of farm lands that it owns. To this end a force of men and teams has already been put to work plowing and preparing the ground for seeding. The company's agents are at work in the East, securing the colonists. The offer made is that the company will furnish them with land, water and seed free of all charges, and pay $4.25 a ton for all beets up to the fifteen per cent. standard. For each one per cent, of sugar in excess of fifteen and one-half per cent, 25 cents a ton will be paid. All efforts will be directed to an early start this year, and the intention is to extract the sugar from as many beets as possible, starting as soon as the roots are ripe, and storing them as long as possible until they are treated. The business of cattle feeding will also be a factor. The leaves of the beets, together with the pulp left after the sugar is extracted, make good feed for cattle, and the addition of only a little grain is necessary to put the cattle from the adjoining ranges in the best condition for beef. Several of the farmers of the valley will build enslage silos for the storage of the fodder, and the company will put up feeding sheds for the disposition of part of its waste product. Warden Hoyt is preparing to farm this year on an extensive scale. To date he has taken leases on land aggregating 500 acres and is preparing to till a large acreage. He has secured a four-year lease on one 200-acre tract, which will in part be seeded to alfalfa, at the same time growing a crop of oats. The rest of the tract and all the smaller holdings will be devoted to growing corn and vegetables. No lease has been entered into for a shorter term than two years, the warden's policy being to secure the land for as long a period as possible. The large tract is virgin soil and a force of fifty convicts is engaged in freeing it from greasewood and preparing it for the plow, which will be started as soon as the land is in shape. Of the 540 convicts in the penitentiary to-day, 490 were employed at some sort of labor. Five were on the sick list, six were crippled, four are demented and five are females. Seventy-five are employed in widening the Canon City ditch, which will be enlarged and improved its entire length. Sixty-four were working in the sandstone quarries, twenty-eight at the lime kilns, thirty-two at stone cutting, thirty-three in the tailor, harness and shoe shops, thirty-four in the kitchens, twenty-nine at the stables, twenty-nine about the cell houses, twenty-nine in the soap making and washing departments, twenty-one on the ranches, twenty on the penitentiary grounds, seventeen in the blacksmith shop, twenty in the boiler and dynamo rooms, thirteen in the bakery, five at the south and west gates, five in the dispensary, five in the store room, eight as teamsters, twenty-seven at extra jobs, seven in the carpenter shop and the others in the offices and officers' quarters. TELEGRAPH ITEMS. The Paris exposition will open April 15th. A college for Finns has been dedicated at Haughton, Michigan. It will accommodate 150 students. John Ruskin, the well-known English author, died in London on the 20th of influenza. He was eighty-one years old. Andrew Carnegie has just given $50,000 each to York, Pennsylvania, and East Orange, New Jersey, for public libraries. There is danger of a strike on the Wabash road. The trainmen ask for an increase and the officials ignore their appeal. A special grand jury has returned an eight-count indictment against Ellis Glenn, the woman who masqueraded as a man, for forgery. The government has issued instructions to the Mexican authorities of all the ports of Mexico not to permit the entrance of any vessel from Brazilian and Asiatic ports owing to the danger of the bubonic plague. The Supreme Court of Iowa has handed down an opinion sustaining the constitutionality of the collateral inheritance law, passed three years ago. It imposes a tax of five per cent, on all inheritances which go to collateral heirs. According to dispatches from the scene of the horror in Malowzensk, Samara government, where the dome of the village church collapsed during the celebration of mass, thirty lives were lost in the disaster and sixty persons were injured. The worst part of the influenza epidemic in London appears to be passed. The number of deaths fell last week, according to official records, to 208, as against 316 for the week before. Nottingham still maintains its death rate of thirty-two per thousand. A conference of Irish members of Parliament from all sections will be held at Westminster on January 30th to arrange for a reunion of the Irish parliamentary forces. John Redmond and his friends will attend this Irish party meeting for the first time since the Parnell split. Hundreds of small cotton mills are being erected all over Georgia, and every city, town and village is now trying to raise money for such a purpose. An enormous amount of capital from New England and other parts of the North is being invested in the same kind of enterprise. Francis E. Clark, president of the World's Christian Endeavor Society, has sailed from San Francisco for the China to a steamer China, and will visit Japan, China, Siberia and all the countries of Europe, eventually arriving in London to preside over the Endeavorors' convention to be held there next July. As a test of the first automatic ore unloader came up to all expectations, orders have just been placed for two more of these giant machines to be built for the Carnegie docks at Conneaut, near Cleveland. This action is said to assure their adoption all along the lakes, thus displacing thousands of shovelers. The damage wrought by fire at the winter quarters of the Barrum & Bailey circus at Bridgeport, Connecticut, was fully $125,000. The fire is believed to have burned from a lamp in the car window. It now thought that the departure of the Buffalo Bill show on its spring tour will be delayed by reason of lack of cars. The United States Court of Appeals has affirmed the decision of Judge Lacombe, dismissing the habeas corpus proceedings in the case of Oberlin M Carter, convicted by court-martial of frauds in connection with the government improvements. Carter is a prisoner on Governor's岛. He has been sentenced to six years at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas. The lawyers of Sioux City, Iowa, have decided upon a public law library for the use of the apostles of Blackstone in that vicinity. It is to be a stock concession, all shape additions to be given over; they are to pay in cash or book laws $50 per share. In addition they will pay dues each month, the surplus thus obtained to be used in procuring new volumes and keeping up the library. The released Spanish prisoners who have arrived in Barcelona from the Philippines say that the ultimate victory of the Americans in Luzon is assured. The Filipinos, they declare, are at the end of their resources, the fighting men are insufficiently nourished and the natives are hopelessly divided by factional differences. The repatriated prisoners, who number about 1,000, are woefully anaemic. Twenty thousand coal miners of Bohemia have gone on strike, and the difficulty seems to be only at its beginning. The demand of the workmen is for higher wages and an eight-hour workday, owners of legal arbitration and the strike is likely to extend. The effects of the strike are felt already throughout Bohemia. The scarcity of coal amounts almost to famine and many factories are idle for want of fuel. General Lorenzo Torres engaged the Yaquis at Macoyata last week, killing more than 200 and taking 500 prisoners. Father Beltran and several sisters of charity, who have been held as prisoners of war by the Yaquis for the last six months, having been captured when hostilities first commenced last summer, were rescued by the victorious Mexican troops and are now with this last torres. Torres is expected that this last torres will be killed. Torres will have the effect of scattering the Yaquis and will break up the war. The body of William Calloway, the fire boss of Kaska William mine, near Pottsville, Pennsylvania, has been found by the men who have been in search of him since December 18 last. Calloway went into the mine to examine the workings as to the presence of gas before the miners went to work, and was entombed by a fall of rock. The Dodson Coal Company immediately upon discovery that Calloway was missing set men to work to find him. 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Foster, Justi Bete geerataty Hay, Admiral Dew wer ain Mahan, Colonel Denby and Maringuished -eltlzens who are bad with the churches of Wash iis ave recelved invitations to par- pein an ecumenteal counell ou epate Mcionts to be held in New rian the ist of May ext, All fo ical senominations throughout ee and al organizations devoted eecionary work will be represented paissates, Two similar Internation. deree have been held, the object conte stimulate interest in missions. ng Weeut Harrison will preside, sehbishop of Canterbury will be Hace president to represent. the pe ch of England, the earl of Aber are be a delegate, ex-Senaior Ea mo ill be the vice president for gals fecan’ Episcopal church, and be equal prominence will Fepresent to ewouitations frou al parts. of erin, ‘Thhe program kx now in eof preparation and will be an- i ay, sont as ateceptances have uesooved from gentlemen, who et pent invited to Speak. We male a great mistake when we wa ou: buby Dewey.” “What aes you think soz” “We can't re- esha ay th oo oe ge im has long been evident that’ the iy increasing movement of grain Merchandise towards the south- Yehourd would demand an in- st of shipping facilities on the scan Golf. ‘The most promising fort city is La Porte, at the head of Wton Bay. Peculiar natural ad- riages surround LaPorte, notably its gg the fartherest inland seaport on ult, having high dry land with ret drainage and the purest arte- water a climate unsurpassed in south and an attractive efty site. ‘american Land Co., 188 Madison 4, Chicago. is Interested at La~ fe and announces the first general fr of property will be held Feby. Hi, 190. Exterminating Monquitos. jon to exterminate the mosquito has a problew for @ long time until silent of Sydney, Australia, tried ig Kerosene on the water in a with the happy result that the wlieuce mosquitoes spring were i. A local municipal body has (ihe Kerosene cure om the water iu its district, and so conspleu- i bas been the success of the ex- wat that steps have been taken ‘ribute x circular among residents ng then to use kerosene om the holes that betong to them, re ar Texas, Mexico, Arizona and Call- are quickly and comfortably ed via the Southern Pacific Com- vs Sunset Route. Datly through from New Orleans to San co via Houston, San Antonio, Puo and Los Angeles, Special weekly service, Sunset’ Limited New Orleans Mondays and ays, composed of Buffet Smok- (ar, containing Bath Room and Suop, Drawing Room Cempart- i Car, regular Pullman Sleepers, Dining Car (meals a la carte), ali latest design and most Idxurl- i appointed, Direct connections at New Orleans from all points and East, Detailed informa- cheerfully “furnished by W. G. inyer, G. W. A., So. Pac, Co., 238 K St, Chicago; W. H. Connor, | Agt, Chamber Commerce Bldg., innati,'O.. W. J. Berg, Tray. 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We f° ch diseases a3 bron “thm, whooping-cough, TPtion, and hitd winter its, ne ak "Vor kh gent bot- REEL eon ba ges EDITORS’ TALK SHOP, ANNUAL MEETING AT DENVER, strong Resolutions Against the Paper ‘Trust Adopted-Fort Collins Man Elect Bape oop iny .| ‘The discussion of an active campaigt ; | Mm matters vitally affecting newspaper interests began almost as soon as the " | meeting was called to order by Howare ; | Russell of Fort Collins, vice president ; | of the association, "| It was decided that the editors of the "| state should unite in pressing upon the | attention of the coming Legislature che {needs of the press, in the passage of | bills, and the repeal of laws which bear ;| unfavorably upon the profession, A leg: ,| islative committee, consisting of How- _| ard Russell, president; IK. G. Cooper, ,| BN. Briggs, J. M, Lawless and J. 8. || Temple, was’ appointed and instructed to meet some time in May and consider .| all complaints and suggestions from | members of the association submitted in writing in the next ninety days. An invitation from the mayor of Ouray to hold the summer meeting there was accepted, A resolution was adopted condemn- ing the personal assault upon the pub- lishers of the Denver Evening Post, ‘nd tendering them “sincere sympathy in their present unfortunate condition,” I. N. Bunting of Grand Junction, Lewis Gaylord of Colorado Springs and T. M. Patterson of Denver were ap- pointed a committee to wait upon the railway classification committees and endeavor to secure the retransfer of hewspaper printing paper from class three as freight to class four. Wrap- ping paper is still carried fourth class, while white paper, in exactly the same kind of pareels, is put in a higher class and has to pay about thirty per cent. more freight. F. J. Arkins, 1K, G. Cooper and 'T. M. Patterson were chosen a committee to draft an address to the publishers of the United States to be sent over the country through the Associated Press, urging that all publishers join with the National Editorial Association, and send representatives to that meeting if possible, to further the campaign against the paper trust. Howard Russell wax elected presi- dent of the association by acclamation, and the vote was unanimous for I, N! ee of Grand Junction, first vice president; F. N. Briggs of Victor, sec- ond vice president; Halsey M. Rhoads of Denver, secretary, and H. J. Holmes of Glenwood, treasurer. ‘The following were elected delegates to the coming convention of the Nation- al Editorial Association, which will meet in New Orleans, March Ist: Wolfe Londoner, F, J. Arkins, Lewis Gaslord, W. C. Calhoun and 'T. M. Patterson! Alternates. J. B. King, Lute Wileox, J. 8. Temple and Halsey M. Rhoads. ‘The delegation was instructed to vote for K. G. Cooper as national commit- teeman from Colorado, ‘The most important business of the convention was undoubtedly the adop- tion of the resolution against ¢he paper trust. This was introduced by KX. G. Cooper, and was as follows: “Disregarding all controversy over the mooted questions of tariff and free trade, we nevertheless unite in de- nouncing every form of combination that has for tis object an increase in the cost of necessities through the eur- tailment of production and the destruc. tion of competition. “Phe newspaper bas become a prime necessity of modern life, ‘The best re- jsults, in all efforts to improve govern. | ment, advance civilization and secure | faithful public officials will be ob- tained through the newspapers of the country, produced as cheaply as pos- sible consistent with fair wages and reasonable hours of labor. “In the paper trust butt Intely formed, we, the Colorado State Editorial Asso- ciation, recognize only an euemy to the newspaper publishers and readers, and therefore to society and good govern- ment. By combining to destroy com- petition in the manufacture of paper and thereby unduly to raise the price to the publisher. it has forfelted all claim to the consideration and bounty | of the government, «nd it is the plain duty of Congress to repeal all laws that tend to enable the trust to carry out its nefarious system of plunder. “To the end that the newspapers of the United States inay free themselves in part at least, from the exactions of the paper trust we demand that the Congress of the United States shall im- mediately repeal all duties on paper, upon wood pulp for the manufacture of paper, and upon every other article that enters materially into the manu. facture of paper, and we will consider as cur enemies every senator and con- gressman who shall fafl to do his ut- most to repeal such laws at the present session of Congress. “Resolved, That we will oppose thé re-election of every senator and mem- per of Congress who does not actively uid in the itnmediate repeal of all suck | rift duties.” ‘The most vigorous debate of the ses- Jon was over this resolution. Some | protectionist editors in the gathering | were unwilling to admit without fur- her investigation that the reason for | he increase In price was other thau | he general rise of prices due to pros: | verity. It was denied that the tariff | paper was sulficient to give the | rust any decided advantage. One del- | gate pointed out that only since the | ise in price had the managers of Den- | ‘er paper mills begun to see their way | lear to profit. The proposition to ask | he roads to reduce the freight rates ov | aper nearly precipitated a debate on | 1 aulway diseriinination, delegates point: | ng out that the difference in ckussitl- ation Was in favor of the Colorase voduct, and that it bebooved the ed- | , ‘ors to uphold the Colorado industry. | ¢ yhjections were also made to the enacing tone of the resolution, some | g f the delegates believing that it was | ; Fe re Regge cats asd Sm omni a ager 8, BRYAN IS TOURING THE EAST. one. * New York, Jan, 24—Colonel W. J. Bryan made a journey into Connecticut to-day, addressing meetings at Stam- ford and New Haven, and then hur- ried back to New York that he might keep ils engagement to address a pub- lie meeting in Jersey City to-night. 'To- morrow he will go to Harrisburg, Penn- sylvania, where he will meet the Dem- ccratic leaders of Pennsylvania. Colonel Bryan was banqueted by the Robert Davis Association at their club house in Jersey City to-night, after which he delivered a political speech before a large crowd in St. Mary's hall, Mr. Bryan received a most hearty re- ception from about 3,500 persons, all ‘that could possibly get into the hall, to whom he spoke for nearly two and & half hours upon silver, trusts and imperialism. Mr, Bryan had the ap- pearance of beng greatly cheered and somewhat surprised by the warmth of the greeting which he encountered when he walked in on the stage. For fully a minute the hall resounded with cheers and seemed to be full of wav- ing hats. When this had subsided it was followed by three cheers for Mr. Bryan himself, which were immedi ately drowned by three cheers for “our uext president.” Mr, Bryan indicated his surprise at the generosity of the re ception, saying that it had been stated that the silver question had been bur- Jed. So quick was the response of the audience, a large portion of which arose and drowned the voice of Mr. Bryan with its cheers, that the speak- er hesitated momentarily even after: quiet came, Before he could proceed ohe of the committeemen arose from his chair and shouted, “We are with you, Colonel,” RELIGIOUS DAILY IS POPULAR. Many Big Orders Follow Announcement ‘Topeka, Kans., Jan, 25.—An arrange ment was made to-day for a confer enee at Chicago between Rey. C. M Sheldon, Dr. F. W. Gunsaulus of Chi cago and Dr. N. D. Hillis of Brooklyn to disenss plans for the “Sheldon Edi tion” of the Topeka Capital, : ‘The fmmediate and extraordinary re- sponse of the public to the announce hient in the Associated Press Monday morning of the “Sheldon Edition" of the Capital is indicated by the fact that Mr. Sheldon and the Daily Capi: tal have been deluged with telegrams and letters from all parts of the coun- try asking for information regarding the proposed plans for a Christian dally newspaper. Among the dispatches re- ceived to-day was one from New York containing an order for 10,000 copies of each issue during the week, An- other order by telegraph asked for 5,00) lines of advertising space, ‘The first subscription order, which came within twelve hours of ‘the au- nouncement of the plan in the Associat- ed Press, was from Nebraska for 100 “copies of each Issue. Requests have coise to the Capital from over 100 newspapers in Kansas for cuts of Mr. Sheldon to be used fn thelr columns. Mr, Sheldon said to-day that while he jvould receive no compensation for his services it had been stipulated in the original understanding with the Captial Publishing Company that should the receipts exceed the ex- penses of his edition a large part of the proceeds would be devoted to mis- sionary and philanthropic work. ‘Trouble of Coal Men. Philadelphia, Jan, 25—A specta from Scranton’ says: Oficial of three of the big anthra cite coal companies have announced that under no circumstances will they teat with the United Mine Workers of America. ‘Their lead in the matter indicates that a similar position will be taken by other eorporations, the coal carrying roads and the individual op crators.” Of these companies, the Dela. ware, Lackawanna & Western and the Delaware & Hudson are paramount. ‘their mines employ no less than 20, 000 men and boys, Indianapolis, Ind., Jan, 25.—The sec. ond day of the joint conference be tween the United Mine Workers and the coal operators of Ohio, Indiana, Hlinois and Pennsylvania | does not promise much. The gulf between the miners and operators from IMlinoig seems to widen, A fight will be made to keep the Towa operators aut of the Interstate compact. Michigan is also asking to come in. This state will have a better show than Iowa. “Cigars To Burn” ‘We have them In all grades. You should try our leade=z, t “Silver Pick” & Of AM liver Fic Cigae A mild sweet smoke made especially for Colorado smokers. “SENATOR TABOR” High Grade Havana Cigars: ‘THE SAXTER CIGAR CO., Wholesale Cigars, Railroad B’ldg, Denver, Colo. Factorlee-€9 Chicago, I, and 1068 th Dist. Pa, Commiisions Cat of. Chicago, Jan, 25.—In the face of as sertlons that the policies of the rail roads of the coumtry are not dictates by two or three syndicates working in harmony, fresh and incontrovertible evidence of the existence and strength of the combivation appears every day. ‘Two joint notices, representing eighty. seven railroad systems, were sent out from Chicago to 13,000 coupon ticket agents in the United States, Canada and Mexico, advising that February 1st these companies would cease paying any commissions, side cuts or other forms of gratuity or allowance for the sale of their tickets. Assuming that the coupon ticket agents average $50 a month in commissions, the action of the railroads will mean a loss of more than $500,000 monthly to the agents af- feeted. About 150,000 of the. 180,000 miles of railway in the United States are covered \in the new arrangement, and many of the Colorado and western roads have signed the notice. eM cuffs and standing collars i: st in « = this beaey are polished: on the ey if; iW he comfort+ ws Hardly necessary to tell you how a Yhe Superior Hand Lavndry, : \ a Telephone 2132. 1741-43 Lawrence Street, A J. W. CASEY, Prop, | DENVER, <© «2 « - COLO | ‘Boers Prepared for Long Fight. London, Jan. 25.—A dispatch to the ‘Times from Spearman's camp, dated ‘Tuesday, 9:30 p, m., says: ‘The Boers to-day had more guns and are preparing to fight-almost intermis. ably. having entrenched the ridges which stretch in an almost unbroken Ine from the Drakenburg many miles eastward. Firing continued throughout the day. We have not advanced any further, but we threw up entrenchments during the night, from behind which the musketrs duel continued from exactly the same position as yesterday. Freo Neer Preysent is GAN ac HeLa aT, ee”, Sele Nae (t Dreo.# Maan pr ewima 1 Me eS ee DUNE ) We, lie y} Pee Vee: Telephone 1105. 0? ve To pia fie AN “Brewers & Bottlecs of ye ceebroted Wiener Macrzen Beer # roe Gi sah Nas gncy ot eines Rad ft es ae: WO) tee ql W Cor. 5 & 12 Avenue, DENVER, Cows, Babonic Plague in South America. — Buenos Ayres, Jan. 24—'The bubonic plague has broken out at Rosario, and a rigorous cordon has been established ‘at that place. Leonard Scheck Saddlery Go. 1716-1720 ARAPAHOE STREET. : A8panking Team 2g. 7 sonata erie ORE RRR dressed In a manner to suit their style. i) u i fi Son tee dite Vines “mio k Ge age Oe hve CY stunning $5000 harness and they will Spare OE repay you in pride and action, Sonvmiont, Church Directory. Rett + ee ee ee eee SHORTER'S CHAPEL, ‘Twenty-third sireet and Washington ‘avenue. Rev. Oscar J, W. Scott, pastor Services at 11a. m.’ and 730 p. mj Sunday school at 2:30 p, m. Mre, H. W. Wade, superintendent. Se er mL ee PAUL QUINN CHAPEL. ‘Twenty-third and Lawrence streets, Rev. A. A. Maxfield, pastor. Sunday services: Preaching, 11 a.m. and 7:30 p. m.; Sunday school, 2:30 p. m. WARD'S CHAPEL, a. ME. CHURCH: ‘79° Clark street. Rev. Jas. H. Hubbard, Whstor. Sunday school at 10 a.m preaching at 11 a. m. and 730 p. m lass meeting at 12; prayer meeting Wednesday evening’ at 7:30 p. m. “Whosoever will let him come.” ALANNA NALA LNSNAHANAAH AHA ANN Zz 7 , ; W. H. SHRBVEB, , 4 ; ae ; Pure Drugs and Medicines.: ; PRESCRIPTIONS CARBFULLY PREPARED. 3 , Open all Night. Please Give Us a Call, ; Corner Eighteenth and Arapahoe. 3 INNNNSSNANSSSSNSASASSASN SEE RAANSSASNAASASASES SNS Ee re ee re ee ee eRe Ee ee el hE he hee ehh hp 9, - Sale on Men’s Furnishings $1.00 Shirts, 75c Bach. : 75c and $1.00 Ties, 50c Bach. ‘ 75c and $1.00 Underwear, 50c Garment. Mayer & Holzman, 917 Sixteenth St. . ERELE ELLER EET EEL EL EEE EEE EEE EEE PEELE LE EEEELEEEE EEE EE ESS Wazee and Twenty-third streets. Rev. Davis, pastor. Services at 11 a. m, and 7:30 p, m. PILGRDT'S REST BAPTIST. Thirty-eight and Humboldt, Rev. Dantel Porter, pastor. Preaching at 1 a. m., 3p. m, and 7:30 p. m. Sunday F | school at 2 p.m. AU invited — | ROCKY MOUNTAIN LODGE, NO. = 2390, G. U. 0. OF O. F. ee FOI I TOSI IP PP OOF OOOO FO OOOO OOO OOOO, Colorado Shoe & heather Manufacturing Go., Retail. Men’s Fine Welt Shoes. 925 lalate pence PPPOE OOS OOO L999 9F 90990009 $5060606000600090000000000 | Meets every Thursday in the mouth ‘at Odd Fellows’ Hall, 1712 Ourtis Street. GEO. S. CONTER, P. 8. 2612 Welton Street, ARAPAHOE LODGE, NO. 2036, G. U. 9. OF 0. F. Meets every Monday in the month at Odd Fellows’ Hall, 1882 Arapahoe st. GEO. D. HALL, P. 8. P. O. Box 895. Em ATE ace sat a GRE egg aes : Have Succeeded the The Mint Grocery and Market shermanarocery co. 3 AT THEIR OLD STAND, THIRTEENTH AND COLFAX. Z Zand will conduct a grocery and market on a neat, modem plan, We J f — buy no goods thai are not sold on a guarantee. Everything must % $ come up just ax represented. If not, we request you to return them. ¥ , Remember, you pay no bad accounts by trading with us, as we are J on 3 , SMITH & HUTHINSON. 3 ENNALALAS NAN BANHNNAALNNN SANNA NESS NANA N NNSA NSS And Upwards. On pay nents of $1.00 to $2.00 per week. Give us a call and we will treat you right. New High grade Pianos and Organs rented cheap. COLUMBINE MUSIC CO., 211 Charles Building, PAST GRAND MASTEtts’ COUNCIL. NO. 118, G. U. 0. OF 0. F. | Meets the second Friday in cacm month at Odd Fellows’ Hall, 1712 Cur- G. 8. CONTER, G. 8. QUEEN ESTHER COURT NO. 1. Meets at 1327 Lawrence street on first and third Monday evenings in each month, 7:30 p. m. All members {x good standing are invited to attend. MRS. KATY HILL, M. A. M. MRS. HENRIETTA J, CASSELLS. G. 8, 2039 Lafayette St. THE ats Ba Ph. Zang Brewing Co. —————_—- ESf4ABLISHED 1699 ——————— Rocky Mountain Brewery. DENVER, J y COLC. ieee ELIZABETH COURT NO. 6 Meets ‘at 1827 Lawrence street, 2nd and 4th Friday at 3 p. m. each month. All members in ‘good standing are ‘re- quested to attend. MRS. NELLIP WALKER, MRS. MAY GREEN, M. A. M. Secretary. HOUSEHOLD OF RUTR, Nb. 370 G. U. 0. OF 0. F Meets the first and third Tuesdare In each moath at Odd Fellows’ Hall, 1712 Curtis street. MBS. E. MANN, Worthy Recorder. GooD SAMARITANS, GRAND WESTERN LODGE NO, 2. ‘ Meets first and third Fridays of each mont, in Odd Fellows’ Hall, 1712 Cur- tis street, RM. JOHNSON, W. C. N. HUGHES, . 8. ROCKY MOUNTAIN LODGE, NO. 1, A. F. & A.M. Meets at 1825 Lawrence St. on first and third Tuesday evenings in each month. All Masons in good standing are invited to attend, J. R. CONTEE, w. M., Room 9, Coto. Nat'l Bank Bidg. WM. SPRAGUE, Secy. 2812 Welton Street. | “AR WEST CHAPTER NO. 6, R. A. M. Meets first Friday in each month at 1325 Lawrence street. J. W. HODGES, H. P. WM. SPRAGUE, Recorder, 2812 Welton street. MOST WORSHIPFUL GRAND LODGE, A. F. & A.M, For the state of Colorado and jurie- diction, August 1898 to Augnst 1999, 1 W. BAYES, M. W. G. M. Colorado Springs, Colo. WM. SPRAGUE, Grand Secretary. P. 0. Box 1545, Denver, Colo. CENTENNIAL LODGE NO. 4 OF A. F..OF A, M. Meets at 1325 Lawrence street on the second and fourth Mondays of each month. All Masons in good standing are invited to attend. HARRY JONES. W. M. JOHN M. WILLIAMS, Secy: 909 Times Building. ‘Tke Lone Star Chapter, No. 15, mecta Second and fourth Tuesday evenings of wach month. Mrs. Katle Hill, R. M.: Miss Naomi I, Page, secretary. COLORADO STATESMAN PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY S. H. HOBSON.....City Editor JOS. D. D. RIVERS.....Proprietor Room 500. Times Building. SUBSCRIPTION RATES: SUBSCRIPTION RATES: One Year. $2.00 Six Months. 1.00 Three Months. .50 PAYABLE IN ADVANCE. Subscriptions may be sent by postoffice money order, express or by registered letter. All communications for publication should be accompanied with the name of the writer—not necessarily for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith. We solicit news, contributions, opinions and in fact, all matters affecting the general public. All matter intended for publication must reach this office by Wednesday of each week to insure insertion in the current issue. Entered as second class matter at the postoffice in the city of Denver, Colorado. NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS WHEN your subscription to the COLORADO STATESMAN is due you will be notified by a BLUE PEN-CIL MARK across this notice. Your prompt attention to the same will greatly oblige us. Booker T. Washington is a product of Hampton Institute, the pioneer industrial institute of Hampton, Virginia. The proprietor of the Colorado STATESMAN was a collegemate of Professor Washington at Hampton. The murder and escape at the penitentiary last Monday was a most vicious occurrence, which will do much to banish the sickly sentiment so prevalent in favor of being lenient with criminals. Most criminals of the thieving and murdering class, are totally beyond the pole of human sympathy. BOOKER T. WASHINGTON. Booker T. Washington's visit to Denver and the lecture which he delivered last evening to a large audience of white and colored people in the finest church edifice in Colorado, give us a theme upon which we cannot say enough. Professor Washington, as the great apostle of industrial education for the Negro youth, has earned the title of the Moses of the Negro race, but as a true philosopher rather than as an educator, does he probably deserve that title. The great industrial school at Tuskegee, Alabama, over which he presides, is a wonderful institution, where hundreds of young men and women have already obtained, and thousands more will yet obtain, a priceless practical knowledge which will give them an advantage in life which nothing else would have brought but the principles upon which Mr. Washington basis his efforts, and the logic and tact with which he reaches and teaches both races in America, are the most important features of his wonderfully successful career, and, in fact, of his whole life. To engage the interest of the massss whose undivided problem the race question really is, is a thing which no other man in the world is doing in the manner and to the extent in which Booker T. Washington is doing it; and the fact that such a thing can be done, as he is ably proving, in itself is thoroughly convincing that the great race problem of America is well upon the way of final and happy solution. The industrial theory is lot altogether original with Mr. Washington, for he gained his start in a school founded upon that idea, and other men, both white and black, have advocated its benefits before him, but the wide and constant application and dissemination of that theory, until its virtues have become almost universally recognized, is the great work for which Mr. Washington deserves supreme credit. He argues that the advancement of the Negro is of as much moment to the white, people of America as to the Negro himself, and that the one must naturally and necessarily advance or retrograde in the same measure and at the same comparative speed as that in which the others does, for the two masses are so indissolubly linked by providence, that the conduct of the stronger toward the weaker must essentially react upon itself. He then urges the Negro to prepare himself to take advantage of the opportunities of the present and the future, by mastering industrial science, the foundation of all progress, under the present systems of society and government. To be able to do a work or thing better than the average man can do it, will lift any man over the barrier of race, argues Mr. Washington, or to possess a thing which the dominant man needs, will naturally obliterate the distinctions of race, based upon prejudice. The capability of the Negro to grasp Mr. Washington's ideas in their fullness, is the only possible question to arise, but the manner in which the bright young men and women of the South are grasping it and putting it into successful execution, already demonstrates that the Negro is equal to the occasion. But Mr. Washington's great personal work goes on in connection with his philosophy. In 1898, the total receipts and disbursements of Tuskegee Institute, were $160,000. The State of Alabama gave $4,500, and the balance came from private funds and endowments, the result of Mr. Washington's personal efforts. This work brought Mr. Washington to Denver, and we sincerely trust that the vast wealth of this great mineral belt may catch the philanthropic inspiration which has marked the goodness and wisdom of the wealth of other sections. Mr. Washington's hope has grown to the hope of the race and when one contemplates the splendid influence which this magnificent effort is exerting over ten millions of people directly, and indirectly the entire nation., the bright rays of human thankfulness bless the providence that gave to the world a Book-ar T. Washington. BOULDER BRIEF'S Mr. and Mrs. D. Howard went to the country on business. Mrs. James Hall has been feeling quite ill but is some better. Mrs Ollie Elliot left Tuesday for her home, and will return next Tuesday. R. B. Smith and C.F. Hall went to Lyons, Colorado on business Sunday returning in the evening. The Willing Workers will meet at the residence of Mrs. B. Harris Thursday afteroon. All are invited to be present. Eva Ellis and brother Kernal have returned, from an extended trip to Pueblo where they have been visiting their sister. Mr. and Mrs. Oscar White and James Hall will leave the city on the 26th, for Denver to hear Booker T. Washington. Mrs. Ollie Elliot and Mrs. McCuller were beautifully entertained at the home of Mr. and Mrs McVey, Sunday afternoon at dinner,and at Mrs. B. Harris on Monday. Mrs. R.P.Davis of 2105 Walnug street, very pleasanty entertained at dinner Friday afternoon Mrs. Ollie Elliot, Mrs. McCuller, Mrs. J. A. Edwards and baby Miss McVey. Rev. H. Davis of Denver, is in the city and will leave for Creason, Colo, with a force of men to work in the Golden Rule mine in which he has let a contract of $10.00 a foot. He also has valuable mining property in Gilpin County, and will put men to work in a few weeks. COLORADO SPRINGS NEWS Jno. Clark arrived from Denver, while Jim Gist and George Hatch came down from Cripple Creek Saturday night. Miss Eliza Johnson, a late arrival of the city departed for Denver Wedday, while Miss Goldie Smith will leave next week. Mrs. Giles sister of Carrie Kinkaid also a former resident of Denver arrived last Saturday from Kansas and expects to visit indefinitely. Al. Curtis moved to No. 8 Oak st. Monday. Mrs. Doc Henderson moved to 802 S. Wahsatch and Christina Hall changed to 712 S. Weber. Six colored barbers came Monday and accepted the position offered them at the Elk Barber shop where white men had been employed. Will Owens, son of the late Rev. J. C. Owens of Omaha arrived from Cripple Creek, where he has been busily engaged in mining business. Sick list was greatly lessened this week and only Buddie Beckwith. Mesdames Hatch, Peck and Miss Olive Green are reported in ill health. F. C. Fane and wife, formerly of Denver, are now beautifully located in this city. Mr. Fane is a former business man of Denver and an ex-member of the police force there. The Box party at Black Patti Monday night consisting of H. C. Davis and wife M. Seymour and wife and A. J. Jenkins, were elaborately served with lunch after the Opera by Mrs. Seymour. STOP THE FOOLISHNESS. The so-called anti-imperialist opposition to the administration policy in the Philippines has its humorous side, and it is from that side that it has been treated generally in the press of the country. It is high time, however, that the serious view should be considered, and that the opponents of the administration should be called upon to formulate their policy in a positive statement. That the speeches of Senator Hoar and others, telegraphed to Hong Kong and thence to Manila, encouraged Aguinaldo and his followers, and that the continuance of the insurrection, and the blood of General Lawton and many others is directly chargeable to these treasonable encouragements of the armed enemies of our country, has been put beyond a doubt. It is time now to stop the foolishness. The so-called anti-imperialists differ among themselves as to the policy to be pursued; but one thing all of them apparently are united on: that the United States, when it abandons the Philippines to Aguinaldo and the Hong Kong junta, shall guarantee that no other nation shall put a stop to the anarchy which would naturally result from the withdrawal of the United States forces, or take possession of the islands or any part thereof, for the time of ten years at least. This is the most definite proposition upon which all the anti-imperialists appear to be united. This is a policy which can only be characterized as a dog-in-the-manager policy. Does any one imagine, who has any sense, that the other nations who would be glad to get possession of the islands would acknowledge for a moment the right of the United States to withdraw from them, and at the same time announce to the world that no other nation should take them? So long as we hold the islands, other nations acknowledge our right to do so; but the moment we withdraw, and allow the natives to make war on each other undisturbed, to violate the rights of traders, to pillage and massacre at their will, other nations are bound to see that the rights of their subjects are protected, and they will do so; and if we should undertake to prevent them we should have on our hands a world-wide war. The guaranty which the anti-imperialists propose, therefore, is a guaranty of war with England and Germany and Russia and probably France, all in the interests of peace. A more absurd proposition was never formulated by a man insane. There is not a single anti-imperialist, so far as their utterances disclose, who would have this country simply withdraw from the Philippines and leave them to their fate. Every one wants the United States to guarantee them from interference by any other power. Such a guaranty involves all the responsibilities and none of the benefits which would come from an occupation by this country. That the Filipinos would have under our government a larger measure of individual freedom, a better administration of justice, and a better chance to "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness" than under the dictatorship of an Aguinaldo, is not worth arguing. The question is whether this country, having undertaken a responsibility, shall flunk it. There is but one answer to such a question that can be given by the American people, and if Mr. Bryan and the majority of the Democrats in their next national convention shall declare that this country ought to adopt any such course as is now proposed by the Democratic leaders who seem to have most influence in the party, the popular verdict in the next election will be so overwhelming that the party will need a quarter of a century more to recruit its shattered forces enough to make a respectable contest. WOLCOTT AND THE PHILIPPINES Senator Wolcott's reply to Senator Pettigrew on the Philippine question was a scathing and timely rebuke to the gentleman from South Dakota and his fellow American Tagalog, who are banging away with their blunderbusses at the administration, notwithstanding, as Senator Wolcott says, there is "not an honest Democrat who did not admit that if his party were in power the first thing to be done would be to crush the insurrection." The Colorado senator said: "Scattered through every community there were the discontented and unhappy people who had not been successful and who viewed with suspicion and hatred all those whose lives had been crowned with success, who behind every good action looked for a lurking, sinister purpose." The people are fittingly represented in the United States Senate by such a man as Pettigrew, for "during all the years I have known him," stated Senator Wolcott, "I never knew him to say a kind or friendly word about a single person or a single cause." Senator Wolcott warmly defended the position of the President, who has taken no step "that did not reflect honor upon the people of the United States." He read from the President's message the extract about the duty of the government after the insurrection was over, to spare "no effort to build up the waste place." "to open schools and churches," "to foster trade and industry," and concluding with the words that it was "their liberty, not our power, which we are seeking to enhance." In speaking of the attitude of the United States toward the Philippines, Senator Wolcott maintained that we took the islands "not as a conquest, but as one of the highest duties we owed the human race." He upheld the retention of the Philippines upon the high grounds of humanity and not because of their value to us in dollars and cents. His address, while not a studied speech, was a notable one, as all of Senator Wolcott's utterances are. He showed that the United States government owes it to itself and to the natives that it establish peace and good government in the islands, and that our first duty, in carrying out such a policy, is to quell the insurrection.—Denver Times. Pettilent Pettigrew In the Senate yesterday Pettigrew pettigrewed with even more than his habitual pettigrewness. He said that Mr. McKinley had laid himself open to impeachment and had acted by order of the British government. He swatted the British government, "the ignorance and sycophancy of the British people," the "miserable, contemptible rot" of Rudyard Kipling, British rule in Egypt, and other things to numerous to mention. He said that white men couldn't live in the tropics, a saying characteristically pettigrew. By the side of Pettigrew even Billy Mason seems to have almost a rudimentary intelligence and a faint glimmering of reason.—N. Y. Sun. No Cover Necessary. No Cover Necessary. The administration seems determined to allow the "aunties" to fire all their ammunition before answering, but there will be a broadside when it does come. After witnessing the operations since the beginning of the Spanish war no rational citizen really believes that there is any necessity for the administration to cover up anything.—Minneapolis Tribune. Bryan and Kentucky. Bryan denies the report that he urged the Democrats of Kentucky to respect the will of the people of the state as expressed in the election. The story was improbable on its face. Bryan is not the man who would raise his hand to prevent his party from committing a fraud if he thought that the fraud would give it control of any important office. Still, Goebel steals the governorship. Bryan and his party may bid a long good-by to power in Kentucky-St. Louis Globe-Democrat. The Danish West Indies. The Cincinnati Commercial Tribune, the leading Republican paper of Ohio, says, anent the proposition to purchase the Danish West India islands: "The island are on the market, the price is reasonable, they will add completeness to our system of coaling and harbor stations in western waters. The evident conclusion would seem to be that, regardless of any other consideration, they are a desirable purchase." A. Disciple. In a sermon on "Creeds and Trusts" a Chicago clergyman, the Rev. Alexander Kent of the People's Church, put forth the novel theory that religion and theology are the sources of trusts. If the tariff was the mother of trusts, as has been asserted, he declared, then he was "justified in saying that popular theology is the grandmother of trusts." as the tariff is not the mother of trusts. Mr. Kent's very interesting theory falls—New York Sun. Froth The earnest efforts made by the President and his Cabinet to get action out of Congress for the establishment of a government in Puerto Rico is a sufficient answer to the outcry made by Oliver Belmont in a December magazine in which he accused the administration of a plot to prevent any disposition of Puerto Rico at the present session of Congress. According to the Popocratic theory, McKinley desires to be a dictator in our new possessions and Belmont even suggested that Congress would be invited to append a new title to the President. He would be hereafter styled "President of the United States and Emperor of the Philippines and Puerto Rico." The amount of cheap froth that has been emitted from the jaws of the traducers of the administration since the adjournment of the last Congress in connection with its alleged "imperialism" is incalculable.—Nebraska State Journal. Copperheads of To-day. The copperheads will be a little slow about putting themselves in the way of getting another drubbing like the one they got on the Pettigrew proposition. In fact, the copperheads are about as feeble to-day as they were in 1861-65. They are feebler, indeed, than they were at one time during that period. They carried several northern states in 1862 and 1863, and ran the Democratic national convention in 1864. They failed to run the country then, however, and they will fail now.—St Louis Globe-Democrat. SPECIAL SALE X AT X The Plymouth, Corner 17th and Larimer Streets. $7.45 takes any of our $12 and $15 Suits or Overcoats in the house—this week only. THE COLORADO DRY-GOODS-CO. That Famous After Christmas DRESS GOODS Which so many took advantage of last year—a greatest money-saving event of their lives—will With More Kinds, Better and Lower Price than ever before. As an idea we will mention: 50 pieces Colored Novelty Suitings, new and se slightly broken—many 75c goods in the lot, 50c—take your pick these three days at... 20 pieces All-Wool Tailor Suitings, 50 to 54 in Chevlots, Homespun, Mixed Kerseys, Broc etc., extra values up to $1.25 yard—Select Skirting Plaids and Fancy Novelties for either S that have been popular all season at $1.50, $—these you can buy for three days only, a French Sponged Venetians, Broadcloths, Whip plaid back Gold Suitings in colors, suitable $2.00 to $3.00 yard, now... REMNANTS and Dress Lengths left from and black, AT HALF. DRESS GOODS SALE Which so many took advantage of last year—and admitted it to be greatest money-saving event of their lives—will occur again With More Kinds, Better Kinds and Lower Prices than ever before. As an idea we will mention: 50 pieces Colored Novelty Suitings, new and seasonable, but lines slightly broken—many 75c goods in the lot, none worth below 50c—take your pick these three days at..... 20 pieces All-Wool Tailor Suitings, 50 to 54 inches wide—English Cheviots, Homespuns, Mixed Kerseys, Broadcloths Venetians, etc., extra values up to $1.25 yard—Select what you want at. Skirting Plaids and Fancy Novelties for either Suits or Skirts—lines that have been popular all season at $1.50, $1.75 and $2.00 yard—these you can buy for three days only, at, yard. French Sponged Venetians, Broadcloths, Whipcoords, Zibelines and plaid back Gold Suitings in colors, suitable for spring, worth $2.00 to $3.00 yard, now..... REMNANTS and Dress Lengths left from Holiday Sales, in and black, AT HALF. The Gallup Floral and Seed Company, PERRY C. GALLUP, Manager. Cor. 15th Street & Cleveland Place, Denver Headquarters for Cut Flowers, Floral Designs and House Plants. Muslin Underwear Sale The greatest in our history starts Tuesday, January 2nd. FICUS Our Annual Sale of Housekeeping Linens Starts Tuesday, Jan. 2nd. Great Savings than ever before. MODS SALE last year—and admitted it to be the lives—will occur again Kinds, Better Kinds Per Prices mention: new and seasonable, but lines in the lot, none worth below days at.....380 to 54 inches wide—English seys, Broadcloths Venetians,—Select what you want at.....760 or either Suits or Skirts—lines at $1.50, $1.75 and $2.00 yard days only, at, yard.....960 hs, Whipcoords, Zibelines and s, suitable for spring, worth.....$1.00 left from Holiday Sales, in colour Joseph Merrill & Sons LEATHER FINDINGS —AND— SHOE STORE SUPPLIES 1763 LAWRENCE STREET. DENVER, ..... CO DENNIS GIBBONS, 441 Colfax Avenue. Coors Celebrated Golden Beer on Draught JOSEPH H. STUART, LAWYER OFFICE: Room 329 Kittredge Building, Carnegie and Glenarm Sts. Residence, 623 224 Street. DR. P. E. SPRATLIN HOURS-9 to 11 a. m.; 1 to 4 p. m. 8 p. m. Office 1705 Champa. Tel. 60 Residence: 2226 Clarkson S Tel. York 123. CITY NEWS Miss Cora Clark is on the sick list. Mrs. W. H. Gentry of 1320 24th St. on the sick list. S. A. Bondurant of 2205 Grant avenue, numbered among the sick. W. H. Duncan of Colorado Springs, was in the city the first of the week. J. I. W. Fisher left last Saturday night for Chicago on a business trip. Rev. John Turner and wife arrived in the city last Saturday from Loadville. Mrs. Eliza Bowman was a pleasant at this office Monday afternoon. Mrs. M. Owens of 3407 Market street, able to be out after a few days illness. Mrs. J Nelson of Pueblo, was in the city a few days last week visiting seeds. Little Burdett Mayo, who has been very sick with pheumonia is improving well. Mrs. Knight of 2751 Arapahoe street, so has been very sick, is slowly im-moving. Mrs. R. M. Johnson is on the sick at this week. We hope for her speedy recovery. Mrs. Annie Smith of 3936 McClelland set, has recovered from an attack of rhetheria. Miss Stella Owens is quite sick at her sisters Wm. Crummer, of 831 S. mount street. Don't fail to hear Paul Laurence enter at Trinity M. E church next day night. Mr. and Mrs. H L. Colins of 3355 market street, who have been sick, are to be out again. Harry C. Jones, the barber, made a trip to Colorado Springs the first the week on business. Mrs. Mary Higgins of 122 19th Ave., an operation performed at St. hospital's hospital Tuesday morning. B. Moore and "Fatty" Piun, will up a shoe shining parlor on Curtis set near 16th, in the near future. Dorence Jr., the little son of Mr. and A. Clarence Holmes of 2139 Curtis set is very sick with an abs. Robert Murray is taking a week's lay- from his duties at Daniels & Fisher's account of a badly strained hip. issis S Harris of 1007 Logan avenue, capitates leaving for the East in the future in the interest of her health. Mr. and Mrs. C. E Griffith left Fri- day of last week for Grand Junction, so to make that place their future home. Jomasse Reynolds, one of the convicts escaped from the panitentiary last day was lynched in Canon City last night. Mr. J. W. Peibilla of Pueblo, is in the town to remain. She is at present the street of Mrs. J. C. Gentry 3714 Frank- street. Mr. A Reed, mother of Mrs. S. H. He is at St. Luke's hospital under- g an operation. She is at present, sick. prof. Bocker T. Washington and At- torney W. G. Anderson, his private retary, honored this office with a call today. J. R. Contee, who has been at Anthony's hospital, was able to remove this week and is with Mrs. R. Rogers of 217 Marion street where will be a grand ball given at titon hall Tuesday evening January 4. under the management of A. A. G. All ladies and gentlemen invited. Mr. and Mrs. Sherman Keane has aged their address from 1600 Grant to 2638 Lincoln avenue where will be pleased to see their many minds. Mrs. N. R. Euper, who has been vis- ing in Memphis, Tenn., left that place only for Hot Springs. Ark., where will spend the remainder of the tuest of Mrs. J. H. Price. members of the club of United others will meet at Odd Fellow's hall hursday, Jan. 31, at 8 p.m. This is need for charter and take in new ubbers. H. B. Brown, D. G. M. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Harris of 2532 colin avenue, royally entertained the Clino last Tuesday evening. The very programme consisted of choice elements and various games which bilariously indulged in. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Morris entertain- lanceon Thursday afternoon the Mr. and Mrs. Albert Watt of the Fitti Troubadours. A number of former acquaintances paid them age and hoped for the future suc- a visit to attend the grand ball to celebrate in honor of George Wash- ing-birthday, Thursday February 22, Gristes's hall, 832 18 street, under management of W. R. Euper. Ad- dition 23 cents. Good music has been read. A meeting of the Ministerial Al- lege will be held on February 5th at Baptist church. Rev. Hubbard [Picture of a man in formal attire, seated at a desk with a book in front of him.] Paul Laurence Dunbar at Trinity M. E. Church This famous colored poet and story writer, one of the most famous Literary characters in the world, will give a long program in TRINITY M. E. Church, on Tuesday evening. Program. Organ Voluntary—Prof. Schwu Reading—The Post and His "In the Morning;" "A Coquette opened." January 30th. This is his first, and may be his last appearance in an extended program this year. For the sake of crowding the great auditorium the tickets have been cut to the popular price of 25 cents, including reserved seats if tickets are purchased by January 23th, at the Knight-Campbell Music Store or Shaw's Drug Store, opposite Brown Palace hotel. will deliver a paper on "Apostolic Preaching." Hoping all ministers of city will be present. W M. M. PATTON, Sec. Mrs. Wm H. Page, one of Denver's highly respected citizens, died at her home 2414 Logan avenue last Saturday from the effects of a surgical operation. The funeral took place Tuesday at Shorter's Chapel conducted by the pastor Rev. Oscar J. W. Scott. Henry Peterson, who died of pneumonia Friday of last week, at his residence, 1425 23rd St., was buried Sunday under the auspices of Arapahoe Lodge No. 2936 G. U. O. of O. F. Deceased leaves a wife, four children and a large circle of friends to mourn his loss. E. H. Hackley is now employed in the city auditor's office, under Auditor Keating. As an efficient clerk Mr. Keating could not have made a better selection as twelve years' service as such by Mr. Hackley in the recorders office of this county is a sufficient endorsement. An open meeting of the Woman's League will be held Tuesday, January 30 at 2:30 p.m. with Mrs. L. M. Oiden 2232 Champa street. Mrs. Lintz will give "Reminiscences of Life in Paris" and Mrs. Olden will talk of "Club Work." All women are cordially invited. L. C. Jackson, who is in Galveston, Texas, in the interest of some Eastern book companies, is reported to be getting along nicely. As Mr Jackson is one of Denver's former enterprising and highly respected young men, his many friends here will be glad to know of his success. Messre, W. H. Lewis and E. G. Doty, two of Denver's prominent young men who are employed at Colorado Springs as manipulators of the soda fountain, has won the esteem, not only of their employees but of the general public for the satisfactory service they render. They are experts at the fountain and have few equals. Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Roberts of Independence, Mo., arrived in the city Thursday of last week to make this their future home. They are stopping with their mother Mrs. Hattie Williams of 2121 Stout street. Mrs. Roberts is heid in the highest esteem as one of Missouri's formest educators having taught school hers for the past fifteen years. Mr. Roberts, who is an expert tonsoral activi is a brother to Rev. Dr. Roberts of 2229 Lawrence street. "Yes" said an old man at Eureka, to his young visitor; "I'm proub of my girl, and would like to see them comfortably married, and as I've a little money, they won't go to their husband pennille. There's Mary, 25 years old, and a real good girl. I shall give her $5,000 when she marries. Then comes Bet, who won't see 35 again; she shall have $10,000; the man takes Eliza, who is 40, will get 15,000 with her." The young man reflected for a moment or so, and then inquired: "You haven't one about 50, have you?"—Ex. Program Organ Voluntary—Prof. Schweikher. Reading—"The Poet and His Song; "In the Morning;" "A Coquette Conquered." Vocal Duet—Miss Musser and Mr. Rose. Reading—"Aunt Tempye's Triumph" (a story.) "Dat o' Mare o' Mine." Song—Mrs. Azalia Hackley. Reading—"The Party." This program includes some of Mr. Danbar's most famous pieces, both humorous and pathetic. 'Dat o' Mare o' Mine' is soon to appear, beautifully illustrated in the Century. Mr. and Mrs. Jos. D. D. Rivers of 225 W. 11th avenue, tendered a noon-day collation to day in honor of Prof. Booker T. Washington and Mr. W. G Anderson's private secretary. Others present were, Paul Laurence Dunbar. Dr. P. E. Spratlin, Hon. J. H. Stuart, Hon. E. H. Hackley, A. A. Ealy, E. D. Fountain, W. D. Phillips and S. H. Hobson. The beautiful flowers which decorated the table and parlors seemed to vie with each other in dispersing their sweet fragrants on this enjoyable occasion which shall not soon be forgotten. After Prof. Booker T. Washington's address last night a banquet was tendered him at the popular Arapahoe Cafe, under the auspices of the Ministerial Alliance. Covers were laid for about 80 gentlemen and among the guest were present, Gov. Thomas and Mr. Stonaker, secretary Board of Pardons. Besides a poem read by Paul Laurence Dunbar, speeches were made by Rev. O. J. W. Scott, J. H. Stuart, Rev. J. E. Ford, E. H. Hackley, Joseph D. D Rivers, F. T. Bruce, Governor Charles S. Thomas and Mr. Stonaker which were responded to by Mr. Washington. The menu and the manner in which it was served reflects great credit of W. D. Phillips the manager of the Cafe. Resolutions of Condolence. Whereas, it has pleased Almighty God to take from our midat, our beloved sister Mrs. Hattie Page and Whereas, the Stewardess Board of Shorters A. M. E. church, as well as the charch, has lost a faithful member. Therefore be it, RESOLVED, that we the Stewardess Board, extend our sympathy to the family, and that a copy of thes' resolutions be presented the family, also published in the COLORADO STATESMAN and States man. Comm. {MRS. FANNIE THOMAS. MRS. ANNA WALKER. MRS. LILLIE LEWIS. REV. O. J. W. SCOTT, Pastor. The Nation's Great Resort. (Hot Springs, Ark.) This famous health and pleasure resort is owned by and under control of the U. S. Government. Not only do its healing waters effect marvelous cures but the beauty of the place and the superb climate attracts thousands of tourists annually who are in search of an attractive resort. Especially is it a desirable place for people of Colorado and the West to spend the winter months. The Colorado & Southern Railway offers very low round trip rates with liberal time limits. Ask any agent of the Colorado & Southern Ry., for further information, or write T. E. FISHER, General Passenger Agent, Deaver, Colorado. NEW L.S. YORK RIBBON COMPANY 1552 Lawrence Street, People's Bank Building. The Only Exclusive Ribbon House West of Chicago. We retail Ribbons at wholesale prices. Dressmakers, Milliners and Florist trade a specialty. Established 1890. Capital Stock, $10,000. Packages, 10 to 25 Cents. Trunks, 25 to 50 Cents. Freight Transferers and Distributors. Storage. CITY PACKAGE DELIVERY & EXPRESS CO., TELEPHONE 1365. 1532 Champa St., Denver, Colorado. Floral Designs. Wedding Decorations. Cut Flowers Supplied on Short Notice. Thurston H. U. Smith, Successor to William H. Smith & Son. RENTER OF PALM PLANTS By the Day, Week or Month. THOMAS HOLLAND, (Manager.) OPPOSITE BOSTON BLOCK. FINE OLD Kentucky Whisky, Guaranteed Over 12 Years Old. Lemp's St. Louis Beer on Draught Cigars by the Box a Specialty. Corner Champa and 17th sts., Denver, Colorado. The Denver Savings Bank, Sixteenth and Arapahoe Sts. CASH CAPITAL $250,000 Deposits of $1 and Up- ward Received. Interest allowed at Rate of 5 Per Cent. START A SAVINGS ACCOUNT NOW. GEO. R. SWALLOW, President. C. WOOD, Cashier. TH' WHY M. E. Cooke, Bar and Cafe, 1620 Champa St., Denver, Colo. Choice Wines, Liquors and Cigars, "Come Over Sometime." Peter Holland Liquor Co. PETER HOLLAND, President. 518-520 15th St. DENVER, COLO. McVicar Bottling Works, J. W. HAY, Proprietor. Bottlers of Wines, Liquors and Lager Beer for Family Use. CIGARS AT WHOLESALE. 2609 Arapahoe St. DENVER, COLO. Stines Scientific Electric Belt Rheumatism, Lame Back, Kidney and Bladder Disease, Seminal Weakness, and all diseases whatever arising from the nerves, or poisoned condition. CALL OR DIRECT Stiness Electric Belt Co., 816 19th Street. DENVER, COLO. The Only Strictly Dry Goods Store in Denver. A. T. LEWIS & SON. Beginning January 2nd, Three Great Annual January Muslin Underw Sale, Linen Sale and broidery Sa BIG THINGS IN STORE FO 2nd, 1900, Great January Sales, Underwear Sale, e and Em- ry Sale. STORE FOR YOU. January 2nd, 1900, Three Great Annual January Sales, Muslin Underwear Sale, Linen Sale and Embroidery Sale. BIG THINGS IN STORE FOR YOU. For the Next Few Days Our First Annual CLEARANCE RIBBONS! For the Next Few Days. Our First Annual CLEARANCE SALE of RIBBONS! NEW L.S. YORK RIBBON COMPANY SEE THESE PRICES: FRENCH FAILLE GROS GRAIN. The very best quality manufactured. Guaranteed pure Silk in all colors and black. No. 40-Actual value 35c—in this sale. yarn. 15c Same goods in No. 80-Actual value 50c. -Sale price. 18c SATIN RIBBONS. 5-inch extra heavy quality in a full line of colors and black; Ribbons that can't be duplicated anywhere for less than 65c Velvet Ribbons All our linen and Satin back velvet ribbon at one-half the actual value. 14c one-half value. Every Yard of Ribbons in Our Store Is Down at the Same Proportionately Low Price. New York Ribbon 1552 Lawrence Street, PEOPLE No Mail Orders Filled for These Goods. In Our Store Has Been Marked likely Low Price. Ribbon Co., Street, PEOPLE'S BANK BUILDING. se Goods. AFTER-DINNER LUXURY Good cheer and fellowship is combined in our choice stock of Liqueurs in Crème de Menthe, Curacao, Benedictine Chartreuse, Brandies and Cordials of all kinds. Our stock comprises everything in the highest grade— Wines, Whiskies, Gins and Champ- agnes—produced. Syne-old McBrayer, qis . . . 75c All California Wines. 75c gal. and up. WESTERN WINE DEPOT, 139 Fifteenth, Corner Curtis. $O THE PEOPLE MAY KNOW DR. DAMERON'S Dental work is so perfect that it can't be improved on them. Dr. Dameron's special indulence See Dr. Dameron's special indulence this month-$ for a $10 set of teeth; $10 for the best set of teeth on earth; $5 a teeth for fresh and baked for silver fillings; $10 up; skim mud used; no pain; $10 to remove tartar; open nights and Sundays. ALBANY DENTAL LARRIS, 1010 Stock, a scrapbook, capita p. 5. --- ```markdown ``` SPECIAL! RIBBONS! RIBBONS! We never carry over goods from one season to another. To close out all small lots, broken lines, remnants, short ends, etc., we will sell goods for the next few days for less than the actual value of the raw silk. Sale begins at 9 a. m. Be on hand early. 10,000 yards No. 5-in all colors-actual value 10c- Sale price, yard. 20c WASHABLE RIBBONS. 386 bolts extra heavy quality pure Silk Taffeta Ribbons, full line of colors and black. Guaranteed pure Silk, best quality made, go at the following unheard-of prices: No. 5-Actual value 8c- Sale price.....4c No. 6-Actual value 12c- Sale price.....4c No. 9-Actual value 15c- Sale price.....7c No. 12-Actual value 20c- Sale price.....9c No. 18-Actual value 25c- Sale price.....10c No. 22-Actual value 30c- Sale price.....12c FANCY RIBBONS SUITABLE FOR NECKWEAR. Your unlimited choice of any fancy Ribbon in our store—actual value from 40c to 14c yard. Nos. 40, 60 and 80, goes in this sale at 14c COPYRIGHT Imported and Domestic Wines Liquors and Cigars. A full and complete line of bottled goods constantly on hand. Our specialty is family made, Goods delivered to the free of charge at the city. Frank and Joe old musicians. 2155 Blake Street. SPECIAL! SATIN RIBBONS. 23c orice FOR PUBLICATION: NOTICE, Nottice at Denver. Guo} and OF Somber 18, 188. sc hereby given that the follow. nice f MEY in led. notlce Of ig sree al proge in Support sta mat al prot wht be fda, fa giter oF Jecelear at je betore Re benaryy 26, 190, vias re ia, tem, Coto Hi BNO. bone BW. and Wi B foe. BR OW SoS. Yh clowns. witheases, (9 ; tnt eemlgence upon, and sald and, VR ato 2 fof Salem, Col p 2h CRP iger of Maem, Colo, 13m nad of Mamtctalr, Cole: Boner Batem. Colo, OB! FORD, Register. I eS yer, Colorado. 7 en omcerni— Ai Wem 1 Melven that Louis: An. pore |S Tenver, Colorado has iiled fF ote incention to apply for con- of bis inte der the act of Con- pation Yoved March 2nd, 1898, to the er aad land toewht: The ywing ejuarter (N.W.%) Of the reat arte LEW) Moe Becton so legen aly Somnahip. hm a Tree Ye ay West of the Sixth i Seal meridian, situate in the ) oe Arapahoe, State of Colorado. ay will be submitted before the pir or Receiver | of the United iat Ofice at Deteek Colorado eee? Sth timing any adverse a stin notion te praseme ie SET otcete ae ‘ould thee yg “he rtehts wil be SS GD: FORD, Register, ASK FOR ’ B it F, Bussey's Bread, me 2405-A. NEW GOoOoDs, “athe Wonder.” y, Glass, Tinware, Woodenware, iitionery and Pancy Goods. Sth Street, Near Curtis. ” 4 saa Pr <a ee bo ati ie } eee pe 7 L-=-GBE WG inpLBE A. C. RADCLIFF, Tonsoriat Artist, les’ shampooing at home, $1; at W ceuts. Baths for ladies and ‘neo. All orders will be prompt- Ped to. Ladies’ and children's vitiog and shampooing a, specia) iT 2uth St, Nickols’ block, Daim PL Pres, GEO. COLLIER, Secy. PSC COLD BR peas a ER BARBERS’ SUPPLY CO, DEALERS 1S Barber's Supplies ‘ Pie am Ea Om Sy SS are FS ka \ aera Ca ee iN am if ny Dis Hh eos Sa. reel Ay 2 Be TA ee Kiis_Fine Grinding a Specta, | TH Srey nue, & Spectaley. | 0 Chicago Ding Car Service, Steving Car Seruise, Train of Cars the World, Electric Lighted... ial Aven 1929 Seventeenth Bet, Deny Colorado, ENGLAND'S DEADLIEST WEAPON New Gun Which Will Insure Her Sne- cons on tho Seas, In accordance with the recommenda- tion of parliament, writes a Woolwich correspondent, the British navy is be- ing strengthened by the addition of a new gun which will insure the suprem- acy of Great Britain over the seas for many years to come, says the London ‘Leader. It is known as the twelve- inch steel and wire gun, and is not only the best weapon which the royal navy has ever had, but is far superior to any gun possessed by any foreign navy. It weighs fifty tons, is forty- one feet long, has a muzzle velocity of 2,867 feet per second. The projectile weighs 850 pounds, the bursting charge being elghty-three pounds and the fir- ing charge 167% pounds of cordite. ‘The admiralty has ordered 450, at a cost of £10,000 each. Of these 150 have been completed, and 300 are still in the'hands of the contractors, Bach man-of-war will carry four of these formidable weapons, and when the navy is supplied they will be issued to forts on the sea front. The new gun will be the heaviest in the service, and will take the place of the 110-ton, 100- ton and 80-ton guns, of which no more are to be made. The best Krupp gun can fire a shot twelve and a half miles, and the United States government is constructing at its arsenal at Water- vliet a monster gun which, it is said, will carry a heavy shot twenty-oue miles. The new British naval gun, though less than half the weight of the American weapon, mounted on the | heights of Dover, can, however, drop a shell on the shores of France. No | accuracy of aim could, of course, be. obtained or maintained at this long | distance, the effective range being 16,- | 000 yards, or between nine and ten miles, | A WARRIOR OF THE DEEP. |The Swordfish Is a Fighter Absolutely Without Fear. The swordfish is utterly without fear and will, like a buffalo or rhinoceros, charge anything that offends it, often ‘doing an amount of execution hardly to be belleved did not the evidence ex- ist, says the San Francisco Call. Com- bats between swordfish are most inter- esting and may be compared to a duel between two expert swordsmen. Such & contest was observed off the long pier that extends out into the ocean at Santa Monica, near Los Angeles, last year, Some fishermen noticed two big fish leaping out of the water and dashing along the surface. Soon it was seen that they were swordfish. The season was when the fish are un- usually ferocious, They had made several rushes and when observed Were at close quarters, striking each other powerful side blows like cavalry men. This was unsatisfactory, and finally they separated and darted at each other like arrows, the water hiss- ing as their sharp dorsal fins cut through it, ‘They evidently stuck head on, one missing, while the sword of the other struck just below the eye and plowed a deep furrow in the fish, partly disabling it, so that it turned and attempted to escape. But its ad- Versary also turned and with a rush drove its sword completely through the body of its foe and held it fast, only wrenching its weapon Joose when its enemy stopped swimming. / | SWITZERLAND'S PRESIDENT. | Walther Hauser, who has_ recently | been re-elected president of the Swiss republic, has Tong been prominent in | the” polities of his country. He was {for ten years @ member of the Na- } tional council, then became vice-presi- | dent and last year waz elected presi. YS, | ers YP. 4p ea Ui \ fe if LA ANG Kup: 2 \\\ aM Rv) Ll VOSS HT N AN i << Woe SSE PRESIDENT HAUSER. dent, His fe-election this year is the reward of merit. He isa leather mer~ chant and Is 62 years old. Capt. Gridiey’s Mother, A bill is pending in Congress provid- tng for an increase in the Petaion Mrs. Anne Gridley, mother of Capt. Charles V. Gridley, who commanded the Olympia in the battle of Manila. She is an aged woman, but has long been employed as a clerk in the Land office. Her salary, together with a pension of $20 per month for services 't nurse fn the civil war, Yepe ber alive. She is now too old to work. TiATUER, GENER, RINAL,RROOP— RSE, GE Aa BBE United’ States Land, Office. } Belee see AMOR Seuceb begebe_pven, that Rodert TAB al Ble ates as rah oti aa as 1s PoP Sanne eects igen a as ae Re” Se Besta St ad ad ell sean ise BE, "in noel NS a aan Nie tinas an, witness: _DatforC See on shpem 6 iutei hu Tears oe: Aarne St cea Haare oe socom WP Saivee Cole Ban cin, of Watkins, “Arapahoe Co. Colo. DOINGS AT DENVER. Xtoms of Interest From the City and the pnplapwattng Ae eee ee | of bread. | ‘The various posts of the G. A. It it | this city are talking of putting up 1 .| building to be used by all of them, | _Itev. F. F, Passmore, the ministe || who, was driven from the Methodis | Chufch because of his dennnelations | of high officials, has returned to Den || ver after spending some time in min || ing. He tried to speak at Asbury Church Sunday, but was ejected and ‘| arrested. | On the night of the 26th the offices of the Ilustrated Weekly and Rocks Mountain Sentinel were. broken into and several articles of value stolen, 1- cluding « caxe of fifty watches used for premium purposes, the managet's overcoat, some stamps, ete. It ts thought the thieves will be caught, as the watches all bore the trade mark, “The Calhoun Watch, Denver, Colo.” Deputy Register O'Reilly of the state land board, who is preparing a list of delinquents who hold land under the certificate of purchase plan, has found that the sum due to ise state Is $28,- 000, Not all the delinquencies have Yet been discovered. About 1,000 cer- Ufieates are yet to be examined. W. H. Lawrence, who purchased under this plan section 36, township 3, range 69 west in 1889, is behind $8,000 in payments, This represents a balance of the purchase price, $10,000, and in- terest at seven per cent. Money col- lected from the delinquents will go into the public school permanent fund and the Interest into the public school income fund, Chief Engineer Cowan of the Colo: rado & Southern, has returned from an inspection of the work on the Crip- ple Creek Short Line in South Platte canon, He says that the ground Is so frosty that the men are making slow progtess. He does not think it practi- cable to do more than complete the working surveys before spring. The survey is now complete for eight miles up from South Platte station, and so far the construction presents no very great difficulties, Rhodes Bros. remain contident that they can prove in court that the short line can be carried aronnd and above their reservoir site, and to this end have surveyors in the field running test lines, Options on forty acres of land lying on the bill back of the paper mills, to- xether with several blocks in the plat Of Manchester, have been secured for the location of the works of the Den- Ver Smelting Company. H. H, Joral- man, who is at the head of the project, is in New York securing money and has reported progress that practically assures the success of the undertaking. ‘This company ome months ago se- cured an option on the old county poor farm at $120,000, and it was laier re- ported that all negotiations in Denver Were off and that a site in Grand June- tion would be accepted, Jarmuth & Harrison have been carrying on the ne- gotiations for the property at Man Chester. ‘The price of the site in Sonth Denver will be something in the neigh: borh@od of 850,000, and the company will have land uot only-for the works, Dut for the homes of the workmen, ‘The religious scruples of attorney General D. M. Campbell are invulner- able to the demands of common duties of the position he holds in the state goverment. It has developed that he did not go to Rocky Ford last Sunday With the governor to inspect the land sought by the Oxnard Beet Sugar Com- pany, as Instructed by the land board. The Same scruples kept him at home | last fall when several members of the board visited lands in the vicinity of Lamar, where the Great Plains Waters| Company wanted "40,000 acres of | school property. Mr. Campbell will not [ navel on Sunday and positively refuses ‘© perform any duties on the Lord’s } Day that can be accomplished at an- | other time. ‘These junkets to the bar- | ren lands he holds in the light of,du- | | es that can be performed on week | | lays as well as on Sunday, aud as | jong as the Sabbath ig designated for hem he will remain at home. / Health Commissioner Carlin has in- || migurated a crusade against city. bak ries Which are selling loaves of bread | | inder weight. For the past few days | 3 Dr. Carlin has had several sanitary in- || ‘pectors engaged in purchasing bread | t rom the different bakeyies in the city, | t rhe department laboratory yesterday | t ooked as if the product of at least one | t ully equipped bakery in 5-cent and 10- ent loaves had been stored In it. ‘The oaves represented the purchases of the anitary Iuspectors and Assistant Meat nspector Hopkins. As a result of the | | vestigation a complaint was filed in | © he police court during the afternoon | J zalnst Adolph Roederer, a baker of 022 Larimer street. ‘The charge is for | ° elling bread under weight, and is | § rought under sections 1066 and 1067 | 4 f the health ordinances. A test will |b e made of the Roederer case, and, if } he ordinance ix sustained as constitu. onal, other prosecutions will follow, | ‘The State Forestry Association held | @ s annual meeting Wednesday at the hamber of Commerce and elected the | t Mowing officers: President, W. N. | yers: vice president, Henry’ Michel: ‘nj secretary and treasurer, D. W. | Te vorking. Professor C. S. Crandall of | G State Agricultural College, speak- | th < on “Reforestation,” told of the time | ¥ takes to reforest a burned area. The ees of most rapid growth on the hill- des at the end of 150 years will have diameter of only 9.45 inches; mink | um growth, 349 inches; average, | th 70. Sometiines, when the trees are | th sO. ometiines, when the trees are | th CONVICTS RECAPIURED. ee ee ee Denver, Jan. 26.—A special to th News from Canon City says: Kid Wallace and Antone Woode wer captured last night on the toll roa between Canon City and Victor. They Were smuggled into the penitentiar; at an early hour this moraing, giving the people of the town no. opportunity to curry out the threats of lynching. Woode says that~ Wallace did the stabbing, and Wallace makes no de- nial. They talk of the crime with cold: blooded indifference. Nothing can be learned from them of the whereabouts of Reynolds and Wagoner, Warden Hoyt confirms the statement of Secretary Stonaker that the war- den’s orders were disobeyed. He de- fends his use of trusties, and says that Stratton’s release was a straight turn- out and not an escape. He also says that Rooney was warned azalust plac- ing Wagoner on the night force. Reynolds and Wagoner are known, to be near Victor and their capture isfal- most certain, In referring to the murder Woode asserted that the stabbing was done by Wallace. “Toney, how many times do you sup- pose Wallace struck Rooney?” asked the warden. “Oh, I suppose ten or a dozen times. He socked it right to him,” was the cold-blooded reply. Wallace did not deny the charge. Both wretches discussed the matter in the same off-hand manner they: might have employed in talking of Killing a hog. Both stiffly deny any knowledge of the whereabouts of Reynolds or Wagoner, and each declares they were deserted as soon as the wall was cleared. Warden Hoyt says: “Only one guard on duty that night has been relived from duty as yet. This was E. D. Kel- loge. who was stationed in tower No. 3. He was not over fifty feet from where the four convicts went over the wall,” explained the warden, “and } stood right off the boilers and egines where the commotion occurred. If he had been on guard he could not have helped hearing or seeing something that was going on, yet he says he did not, What he did was to crawl into his night bucket and pull the cover down.” ‘The statement that orders were dis- obeyed was affirmed. Warden Hoyt says that Chief Engineer Page, while declining to make a direct charge on the ground that he did not like to draw | 1 dead man into the matter, stated to | him confidentially that he had brought | the matier before the night captain |. uid cantioned him agaiust taking the | chances of placing Wagoner on. the | night force. Rooney had acknowledged | d he error, but did not feel alarmed, he said, now that the dial and wires were | Ul in shape to announee instantly any | Usobedience of rules, Feeling here is largely in sympathy | 5 vith Warden Hoyt, as it is a well es- |] ablished fact that the institution lis |; wen running with a short force of | \ rusty men to depend upon, ly DENVER GET JUSTICE. , ‘The Fight to Secure Equitable Freight Rates Succeeds. Washington, D. C., Jan, 26—Attor- ney W. RB. Harrison of Denver, repre- senting George J. Kindel and the Den- Yer Chamber of Comnieree, and Judge Payson, aitiorney for the Southern Pa- cific railway, appeared before the Unit- ed States Interstate Commerce Com- mission to-day and reached an agree: ment so far as the Southern Pacific is concerned ia the suit brought to com- pel a legal classification of Denver freight rates. Judge Payson, on behalf ‘of his road, agreed that Missouri river rates should be put in effect at Den- ver Immediately, Mr. Harrison said that he believed if the Soushern Pa- cifle were to put these rates into effect that other roads would have to follow suit, but he insisted that the ease shottld be set for hearing in Denver on the return of the commission from its ex- pected visit to the Pacific coast nest mouth. ‘The rehearing ix to be confined to violations of section four of the in- terstate commerce set, and will be held solely to give the’ railroads not granting the concession an opportun- ity to furnish additional evidence if they desire to do so. ' If the Southern-Pacitic complies with the agreement reached to-day the case against other roads will be continued | until they: take the same action. Tt was believed, however, at to-day's ineeting, | that the whole matter will he adjusted | to the satisfaction of Denver parties to | the suits without further tigation. | British Capture an Important Position: London, Jan, 25.—The war office has issued the following report from Gen eral Buller, Spearman's Camp, dated January 2th, 10 o'clock a. m.: “General Warren's troops last nigh occupied Spion kop, surprising the small garrison, who fled. It bas been held by us all day, though we were heavily attacked, especially by a very annoying shell fire. “I feared onr casualties are consid: erable, and I have to inform you, with regret, that General Woodgate wax dangerously wounded, “General Warren is of the opinion that he has rendered the enemy's posi- tion untenable. The men,are splendid.” London, Jan. 26,—Adviees have been received from Spearman's Camp that General Woodgate has succumbed to the wounds he received in the attack upon Spion Kop. Warship to Protect Merchants. Hong Kong. Jan, 25—The German gunboat Itis has gone to Canton for the protection of German residents, the Briti brigands of the vieinity hay- ing threatened to dynamite the prem- ises of the European merchants of Canton unless an indemnity of 10,000 taels (about $6,500) is forthcoming. The Chinese authorities are — greatly alarmed. Gisciteh ibslatiet dining, “anealaa etic’) Port of Spain, Trinidad, Jan. 25,— Generals Pedro and Horatio Dn- charme, who commanded the Venezue- lan revolutionists in Yrapa and Gulra, have arrived here, They report thelr forces as disbanded, owing to the ami- cable arrangements having been made with Generals Valentini and Morales of the government forces. ‘Trade with Yrapa and Gulta bas been resumed, FIRES IN TWO TOWNS, WARD AND LAFAYETTE oUF FER Fhe Ratire Husiness Vortion of Ward De- ‘stroyed With a Loss of €80,000- Sever. — Houses in Lafayette Are in Denver, Jan. 25.—A spevial recetved by the Republican last night from Ward, Colorado, says: 2 Boulder county's leading gold min ing camp went up in flame and smoke today, and the townsite tonight re sembles a basin with the bottom burn. ed out, the saved dwelling houses form ing the rim, In the basin were all the business houses, every one of which was de- stroyed. Several of these business houses were extensive two and three- story frame and stong structures, built since the advent of the Colorado & Northwestern railroad in 1898. All of the tows records, including the ordinances, land plats and data re. lating to town lots were lost in the destruction of the town hall, The Odd Fellows’ hall, which was a large and well appointed building for lodge meetings, was included in the joss. In this hall the Masons, Odd Fel- lows, Knights of Pythlas, Fraternal Union, A. O. U. W. and Woodmen had their records and paraphernalia, and many of them, especially the Odd Fel- lows, were owners of tine regalia, near- ly all of which was burned with this building. ‘There were forty-eight buildings in all . destroyed, including business houses and dwellings. This does not in- clude a number of small buildings, such as barns, ice houses, ete. ‘The loss s conservatively estimated at $00,000, with an insurance not ex- | ceeding $8,000. ‘The insurance rates | Were ten per cent. in the business part | of the town and little was carried. | ‘The town was without fire protection, | save where the Utica Mining on pany's water main Was tapped in one spot, and the fire was too near and too severe and fierce to allow this one point to be available, 1 The fire is believed to have origin- ited from an ash pan in the hallway | of the MeClancy hotel, a three-story building. Some claim the fire sprue | rom an adjoining house, owned by | *. R. Felton, and occupied by room- | rs, ‘The fire was first discovered at | 45 a. m. | | _ Lafayette, Colo,. Jan. 25.—Two of th | main business blocks of Lafayette wer | destroyed by tire yesterday morning. | An overtieated’ stove in the lod room in the Nobie Mercantile Company building wax the cause of the contlagra tion. ‘The blaze started about 4 o'clock |in the morning. ‘The wind at the time "was blowing a perfect gale, ‘The lower floor of the building was occupied by the Western Trading & Supply Company. ‘The hall upstairs lows, Knights of Pythias, Rehekalis and Rathbone Sisters. ‘The building Was @ complete loss, as was all of the paraphernalia of the lodges. ‘The postoflice, Hyman’s general mer: chandise store, E. E. Becket's station- ery and cigar store, John Deren Bros. general merchandise store, Oates Bros” pool room, A. Kulleren’s slop. the opera house, Barrett & Barisford’s bakery, C. A. Carlson's tailor shop, Auert's jewel ty store, George Bauer's residence and a barber shop followed in quick sueces- sion, H. 'T. Bocker’s drug store was also destroyed. Coroner Trezise of Boulder lost about $600 worth of goods. Gus Runge’s house and livery barn were destroyed. ‘The horses were taken out of the stable before the tite reached it. ‘The fire burned on both sides of the street, and was so hot that the firemen had to He flat in the street to be able to turn the water on the flames. ‘The pressure on the water mains, however, wasMoo ligiit to enable the firemen to fight the fire with any success, ‘diniee Shenae weeks: Portland, Ore, Jan. 25.—The three year-old son of W. B. Evans, an en. gineer on the St. John’s motor line about noon to-day climbed into au es xine which was standing in the yard and opened the throttle. In a shori space of thine the ewgine was going at arate of twenty fofles per hour, ‘The father of the boy started Iu pursuit as soon as he heard the engine moving off, but the speed was too great. for him te overhaul it. He telegraphed to the stations ahend, but when’ Ports mouth, the next station, was reached, no one dared wake the attempt to board it ax it tuundered past. When within three hundred yards of the end of the line the steam had died down and a heavy grade was encountered, which slackened the speed. A motor’ man ona connecting electric line, who had been informed by telephone, jump- ed on board and stopped the engine Within a few feet of the terminus. The boy held on to the throttle all the way and was not at all dixconcerted over his perilous ride, Susie Ciubaas nia Siskel |} Spearman's Camp. Jan. 23.—9:30 p. (m.—The British fielt artillery and | howitzers shelled the enemy posted ot the erest of the ridge this morning. ‘The infantry, under excellent cover, kept up an effective ride fire. The ‘Boers resigned a kopje, of whieh the British infantry took possession. When retir- Ing the enemy sheltered themselves be. hind a stone wall on the slope of the kopje, which they held for hours. This afternoon they ran neross the ravine. The British artillery poured shrapnel and Iyddite into thent and the Infantry took the stone wall, ‘The British casualty list was sunall, A dynamite explosion about 11 o'clock Wednesday night partially wrecked the handsome residence of A. Y. Hunter, the well-known mining man and financier of Leadville. ‘The dyna- mite was placed herween his house and that of James Ritchey and aimost shat- tered the walls of both buildings, caus. ing a damage of several iumdred dollars, AS this Is the third dynamite explosion within a week, the community is nat- uarlly very inuch worked up over the circumstance, ‘The police have no the- ory ag to who ts responsible for the outrage, ‘The last explosion occurred Tuesday night, when a bomb was thrown In the rear of the county jail, but no serious damage occurred, A heavy reward has alrcady been offered for the perpetrator of the outrage. Meals on Street Care A plan is under consideration in Chi- cago to attach butter cars as trallers to ordinary street cars. ‘The ears will Seat twenty persons and the fare will be 5 cents extra for ordinary trips, The crew will consist of a conductor and the porter, who is also to have eharge Of the “kitchen,” so called, but which ‘will consist of’ the small’ range and urns as in railroad buffets. Under the system a man may take his friends and customers to luncheon and show them the city at the same tlme, or he may take his breakfast while riding to the office. ‘The Craviog for Stimalants Has lately attracted a great deal of at- tention. The use of them seems to be increasing. ‘This clearly shows an ex- hausted condition of the nerves and blood, which may be remedied only by strengthening the stomach, Hostetters Stomach Bitters will do this for you. 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The Five Points Family Liquor House _Deslers'Ts Kentucky Whiskies, Pure California Wines, Liquors and Cigars. 2645 WELTON STREET, Free Delivery to any part of the city. potted Goods and Jap rade a. Boe Ehlge MOMea ruauny Allene ed to. A. KOENIGSBERG, Prop. g Pe 7 QX L_— 0h < ree STERN es eae We sell the good old fashion, ed hot stuff. Try it. THE WESTERK FUEL & FEED C0. Telephone 1034. 929 Sixteenth Street. The CB & Q Market & Grocery FAMILY LIQUORS. OTTO SHATZ, Proprietor, 4201-7 Welton Street, Corner 12th. *Phone 1193. Always the Best at the Most Reason- able Prices. S. EB. MASSON FIREMAN’S [0.0 LSURANCE C0, Telephone Bis ea18 Colne 20 AERC ARG a in ae ‘There were admitted to the asylums of New York state during the year 406 persons whose insanity was attributed to adverse conditions, such as loss of friends, business troubles, etc. The number of victims of mental strain or overwork was 298. Religious excite~ ment was the cause of ninety-six cases. Forty-seven—fourteen men and thirty- three women—lost their reason be- eause of “love affairs.” Fright and nervous shock made fifty-two insane. Intemperance was the cause of 534 instances. Through diseases of the physical system, or from causes not ascertained, 3,216 persons were com- mitted as insane. ‘ae total number admitted during the year was 4,649, and of these fifty-five were found to be not iasane. Nearly helf of those ad- mitted had Inherited the taint of in- sanity.—Leslie’s Weekiy. ic ea ae all | eeabitshed 1879. 9 ‘ ; » & Telephone 160. { C.J. RELLY eo? 2 (tion Mati | j Office Stationery. ce Printing. } Binding. : BLANK BOOKS. ; Engraving. Embossing. , hithograwure, | TYPEWRITER SUPPLIES. § } 1436-8 Curtis Sirect. Q } Branch ee Bea teste ‘ DENVER. ‘ Sep OEOROEOEO™ORODOEDL STATISTIC FIGURES Un Lynchings that have Occurred in the United States Since 1885. For the past Bight Years Lynching has Been on the Decline. According to statisties complied by the Beston Conrant, lyachings have occurred in the. United States in re- ‘cent years as follows: | 1885-184; 1986-138; 1887 122; 1888-142 1889 176; 1890 127; 1891 182; 1892 235 1893-200; 1893 190; 1895171; 1896 131 1897 166; 1898 127; 1999 107; 1900 ? | It will be observed that the evil ‘renched its bigh water mark in 1892 when 235 were lynched, ‘he decline from that time until the present year ‘has been fairly gradual. A slight in- crease is noticeable in 1897 when 166 persons were victims of mobs. Considering the statisties of the Courant as accurate, the optimists have great reasons of their faith, It certuinly argurs good for the futare, in that there isa preceptible decline in lynchings. ‘This decline must be attributed as much to the influential Norther dailies; ulso many Southern ones, as to the efforts on the purt of the Negroes themelves, The crea: tion of public sentiment agaiust the pernicious practice, the result of those agencies, has proven, a means of bringing abont resnits that more rad | ical menns may not have secured. It is a mutter of congratulation that the evil is dyiug out from the weight of public opinion which is decidedly egainstit, It isa mistaken notion ‘thut the whole coantry is indifferent ‘to the savage onthurste that appear x ‘cancerons growth on the body politic of the conntry. ‘There are but very few men who ure moblists by instinet, either white or black. ‘The fact is simply this; that the log cubin and the big house idea is yet vivid in the minds of those who dwelt in the white honses. It will take yeurs of earnest endeavor on the put of either race to disassociate these incidents of by gone days What has followed the slavery period is but the untural result of the break ing uy of the period, It is evolution. Evolution does not move by fits and starts, bat raus its eyele us a malig- nant disease and ends only when it ends. Balms may be administered, must be udministered to prevent total annibitation, but they simply serve to assuage that the end may be well but they cannot erudiente, Time, the greut dispenser of all good giftsto mankind claims the) right of way, and to it must be pinned our hopes of delivery. ‘To implore governmental intervention for relief is a privilege, but u privilege merely. It is @ privilege that is sometimes at- tended with sacrifices. The sover- eignty of the state is talismanic to the | citizers of the state und it will be but a poor state that does not in some way defend the actious of the state no matter how far reaching and dam- aging these actions ure, ‘The innetiv- ity uf the government in the matter | of the late disf anchising acts in the Southern stain is Conclusive that the government hus reckoued the cost ; for, we mu t not suppose the govern- ment is sitting suppinely by allowing depreda ions to b+ committed on a part of its citizens, if it could, by the tarnof the bund, bring about the neede | reforms. Allo’ the recent presidents have expresse! u desire that the races should-dwell together in peace. It may mean but little to those who suf- fer the arrows of ontrageous fortune; these “meaning,” ple ti't les; but it is the very best tint the age will per- mit. No government willsits own destruction; it carries ont those pro- grams, policies nad expediences that contribute to governmental iongevity. However there is uo defense of the miquitous practice that bas gained the country unenviable notoriety abroad aud created distrust and hatr ed inthe hearts of those at home. The law's delay, so often urged in defense of the atrocious ucts is but a Tame excuse. Iu our highly civilized’ communities apprehension equals conviction in eveut there is the evi- dence of guilt, The laws ure defext- ed of their eds, which are to protect the weak, when the cominnuities be- come n law unto. themselves ; there being ro xppeal bnt from Crecar erenk, to Cesar drunk, In the name of the innocent oves who are scruck down by an avalanche of opposition who have their side of the story its multitribed islands, let us have peace at home. ‘Let the year 1900 witness less lynchings than previous years, May the mellowing influence of time and right endeavor, soften the racial asperities sothat we may be able to greet thedawn of the twentieth century with a joy like unto that which cometh in the morning. — The Freeman. WESTERN UNIVERSITY. \Quaindaro, Kansas.) All school work is in a prosperous condition. The college choir has won a dis- tinguished reputation, ‘There are twelve recitation hours and all stndents ure busily employed daring the day. ‘The music scholars aro all far ad vanced in music noder the leadership of Mrs, J.C, Woods. There is quite a pootic trend of thought manifested by the members of the Astronomy class. At the oresent outiook all classes will cover the work reqnired of them for the present sebool yeur. Due to the capability of x worthy Prot., W. ‘I. Veruon, « class in Phys- iolopy is inspired to search deeply after the existence of the immortal soal. ‘The Jumes A. Handy Literary So- ciety and the Y. P. 5. C. B. ure made beneficial to its members, uot only from a Theological standpoint, but literary ux well. ‘The Stanley Industrial Hall opened January 2rd with «large enrollment. Ther is much interest shown by the students who have taken up work in different departments, there area few aged among the students of the Western University, bat upward and onward is progress. There is always something to xe- complish. At thetop there is room, where our position will not permit us to sit empty handed. LOCAL NOTIUES. Hair Cut 15e—1847 Blake St. A fine furnished room for rent at 2512 Lawrence street. Gentleman preferred. For Sale, + beautiful Columbia biey- cle and bicycle skirt. Apply at this of. tice, room 500 ‘Times building. ‘Try Mra. Douglass’ new systeia of Huic Straightening and “Hair Cultiva- tor” for falling hair and baldness. Creole hair balm made and sold by Mrs. G. F.Morrison, 2623 Lawrence St. Prices 25, 50 and 75 cents. A married couple—railroad man pre ferred—can secure room and bowid 10 a modera home by applying at this «live. Sample room and restaurant, 538 18th s*rout, wines, liquors and cigars, Zang's beer on draugt. Jacon L. Voast.Prop. Any one uveding the serv.ces of @ good reliable specialist will do we.l to coneult Dr. Tavs. F. Bray, whose adver tiswont will be found ia this paper. Mra, Ella Hanes conducts a tiret rooming house ‘The rooms xr+ clean and airy. She solicits the patrovage of the general pubiic at L131 21st sircet, corner of Luwreuce. ‘The latest devis-s for awilt traval Bast and West are found on U ton Pa- cific trains. ‘I'he best live tur Kunsas City, Omaha, St. Louis, Caicagu, St Paul, San Francisco and the Pacific Northwest. Tickst offis+ 941 17th St. Mre Ella Haines hus oponed her din- ning room for the seugon, Meals served at all hours, beginning at 5 «. m., for the conveaience ot working men. Meal tickets for sale at rersonuble prices. LISI 2st otreet. Ia connection with his saloon, Thom as Holland of 17th und Cramp streets, has added a Cafe fur lacties ead gentle. man that is sous to noow in the city. The monn served wid tho ti t class eer. vice rendered iayaning fo it a phe: pestenal pop ala:ity. Ameriean Oyster Trade American oysters rank among the best in the world, and the export list \s growing all the time. England takes about 3,000 barrels 2 week all the year round. Gore, says the New York Sun, are the days of the old Sate Rocks, which nc man could piace catic> in his mouth, which for frying were the Ely- sium of the Philadelphia chef. in the old days there were on!y three cext-rs toz oysters—Baltimore, New York sud New Haven. The best oysiers cezae from Blue Point, Oak Haven, Buzza::’s Ray (deep water), Lynn Haven (Cis apeake), Shrewsbury, Mill Pond, Rock- away, Maurice River Cove (mouth of Delaware), Great South and Lower Bzsy. Experts in the business say that che finest oysters obtainable are in the frst weeks of May, as then the fat, luscious, Virginia oysters come north to be planted. Virginia oysters are placed in spawn in “spat beds” along the decper water shores of bays and astuaries, Each is capable cf produe- Ing 1,000,000 eggs. ‘The government's census of the island of Puerto Rico shows it-has 957.000 inhabitants. The largest city is Ponce with 56,000. San Juan, the capital, has 32.500. tShoy OR Cy er thi 4. | | ee Soe fe amitita S aged "YE aa GR a Pe ogee ee Ney ty i Better hae ae OF ges Ngee ee [a i = me aren aa | es : Re ee Oa H) aS, 2 oe ee Rissa ia Bajo ee es oan & _ oe — ‘ ei y was S F aoe P — es gees ss lab + tL ae ei ng a Cae ee Ns a itn Be he Cae en, eae ee 19 ae eee ee ge ede ate es ieee P| 4 ss : ae | Baers mf toc : oo See Be seet) ae sai . ae be t a | —~waw Up-to-Date Druggists. ayn | Our aim is to please. We keep everything in the DRUG LINE. PRESCRIPTIONS a Specialty, (gy idetivered free in city. Telephone No, 1163. Cor, 21st and Larimer Streets, Denver, Colorado. 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(ff 8 m., 11:20 a. m., 8 pom, and 11:30 p.m. ‘The |i | train for Pueblo will leave at 11:20 a. m. ‘That iy | for Leadville and Gunnison at 8:15 a.m. 0) 3 Sundays the 3 p. m. train for Colorado Sprine will leave at 7 p. m., and the train for Boulder. 7J | Yor Collins, etc., at 7 p. m., while the Silver Ml Ypj| Piume and Central City train wil leave at 6 r 4 te atic A = . a Le Vo] EO we AMES. AM AA BEFORE AND arren YbATEST- JOZONIZED OX MARROW eer stems Bases sweat feed Oe Saarrete, crtieganieinntoret. | tag tana and® Suara Gal 08 Eaten tones Gracy vor 8 toiten cnpract nd | JOx madnoW Con nu wasiait EVE Guicase Mess