|, II ~. II
SAGUACHE CRESCENT.
SAGUACHE, COLORADO.
Prince Henry of Prussia was made
a full admiral of the German fleet by
his brother the Kaiser, at the time of
the Czar's visit to Dantzig.
Lugi Carreno, a well known Roman
Journalist. recently got employment as
a day laborer in the Vatican garden,
in order to get material for an article
en the daily life of the Pope.
At Cotta. in Saxony, persons who
~dld not pay their taxes last year are
~publiehed In a list which hangs up in
~all restaurants and saloons of the city.
~Those that are on the list can get
: neither meat nor drink at these places,
under penalty of loss of license.
The Chinese government has en-
gaged the services of M. Rutshauser,
a Swiss engineer, to build a powder
factory, probably at Pekin. also to
superintend the rebuilding of the ar-
senal at Tten-Tsin. M. Rutshauser has
been hitherto director of the powdel
factory at Borne.
Professor Labaud, of the Strasburg
university, received a letter recently
from a Japanese lady informing him
that she would commit suicide on a
certain day because her brother had~
failed in an examination, and asking
the learned professor to commit sui-
cide also. On inquiry it was found
that the Japanese lady had actually
done as sh~ had threatened.
Omer Pellea, aged 10, was fatally
shot at Winchester, Ind., while posing
as President McKinley at Buffalo by
Emil Miller, a boy of the same age,
who was acting the part of the anar-
chist. The lads were playmates and
decided to imitate the Buffalo trage-
dy. Miller secured his brother's Flo-
bert rife for the work. The ball passed
almost through Pellea's stomach and
he will die.
Tea is the favorite drink in Russia.
and the government has been for some
time encouraging the cultivation of the
plant there. It has been found that
it thrives in the Caucasus, andes num-
ber of plantations have been in opera-
tion for several years. The cultivators
have not succeeded in getting the fine
flavors of Chinese, Ceylonese, and In-
dian tea, but what they produce finds
a ready market among the peasants.
A happy village is La Haye, in Nor-
mandy, numbering scarcely 400 in-
habitants. Under the will of a M.
Fortier, a native of the place, who has
recently died, the sum of 20,000 francs
will be available annually, in the pro-
portions of a third, for the provision
of bread, boots and medicines at re-
duced prices, and medical attendance
for the old people and children of ths
village; another third for the provision
of savings bank nuclel for five young
men and five young women, and the
remainder to be distributed among the
soldiers on active service who ~re na-
tives of La Haye.
There has Just been brougat to light
another tragic romance o£ Paris life.
An early promenader in the Park o!
St. Cloud noticed a bulky mass float-
ing in the lake. it was found to be
composed of two human hodies~a
man's and a woman's, tied fact togeth-
er by a rope. The man was a work-
ing stonemason named Blaudet, the
young woman a domestic servant
named Brault. The youug man's par-
ents refused to sactton their marriage,
thus interposing an insuperable ob-
stacle in French law, and the lovers
had taken this sad alternative for as-
serting their indissoluble union.
During the recent German army ma-
neuvers there was tested, under the
personal supervision of the grand
marshal of the Prussian court, a newly
invented traveling "feld kitchenw for
the Kaiser's private use. Besides the
provision ~for cooking, during which
the vehicle remains stationary, there
is an ingenious contrivance for keeping
the dishes warm as long as may be
necessary. For this the kitchen can
follow the movements of the Emp~=~
At a given signal the "kitchen" comes
to pieces like a piece of stage scenery,
and one of its sides forms e handy
table, while others have warm cham-
bers and serve as sideboards.
Edward J. Ivory, who was arrested
and acquitted in England seven years
ago of a charge of being in an alleged
conspiracy to blow up the house of
parliament with dynamite, is to make
a second attempt to secure damages
in the sum of $200,000 for false im-
prisonment. Ivory, who is a waiter
in a restaurant in Chicago, has placed
the case in the hands of Henry W.
Scott, a New York lawyer. Mr. Scott,
who die associated with Joseph Mar-
tin of British Columbia, and Charles
F. Beach, Jr., of London, will present
the el~lm to Sir Michael Hicks-Beach,
chancellor of the exchequer. If it is
refused he will appeal to the state de-
~pextment at Washington.
A passenger on an ocean steamer
was warned by an officer that the
man who was steadily winning his
money in a game of chance was a pro-
fesslonal gambler. The passenger re-
plied that he was aware of the fact
but that he was playing to see how
the gambler contrived to cheat him.
When the experiment had cost him
several thousand dollars, and the in-
veetlgation was still unsuccessful, he
abandoned the problem. Gamblers
~k for nothing better than to have
qmeh IDvesUgators at work whethe~r
~a ~ or on land.
THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION
• BY GOVERNOR OF COLORADO
Deliver. Nov. ll.--Governor Orman
has issued the following Thanksgiv-
ing proclamation:
We are rapidly approaching that
season of the year which has, by
time-honored custom, become a day
dear to the memory of the American
people--a day of national thanksgiving
--a day specially set apart in which
we give praise and thanks to God for
his blessings during the ye.-u'.
During the past year we have en-
dured a great national trial. The
hearts of the people are still filled with
sorrow caused by the death of our be-
loved and honored President.. the man-
ner of whose dealh has caused a great
shadow to pass over our land.
But, as we mourn for him, we still
have much for which to be thankful.
&ur hearts are filled with gratitude for
the manifold blessings which have
been om~s. Our harvests have been
bountiful; our orchards have yielded
their luscious fruits; our mines have
produced their precious metals in rich
store; our land is filled with plenty:
our material wants have been well
supplied; our citizens have dwelt in
peace and securlty, and for nil these
things it Is but fitting that we should
offer our hehrtfelt gratitude ¢o him,
the giver of all good.
Therefore. in compliance with the
proclamation of the President of the
United States, I, J. B. Orman, gee-
ernor of the state of Colorado, by vir-
tue of the authotlty in me v~ do
hereby proclaim and appoint Thurs-
day, the 28th day of this November, as
a day of general and public t~anks-
giving~ and I do recommend to the
people of this state that they refrain
from their usual pursuits and avoca-
tion~ on tha~ day, and that in their re-
spective homes and in their usual and
customary places of worship, they re-
turn thanks unto him for the many
blessings bestowed upon this people.
And I do also recommend that out of
the almndanee of our stores we re-
member the needy and those who may
be in want; that our sympathies and
help go out to those who suffer and
sorrow, extending unto them the hand
of brotherly love: rendering unto oth-
ers whatever assistance may be in our
power tending to uplift and lighten
the burdens 0~ our fellow men. thus
proving by our actions ~hat we are
truly thankful for his mercies.
In testimony Whereof. I have here-
unto set my hand and caused the great
seal of the state to be affixed.
Done in the city, of Denver. state of
Colorado, this ninth day of November,
,n the year of our Lord one thousand
nine hundred and one,
(Seall JAMES B. ORMAN.
By the Governor:
DAVID A. MILLS,
Secretary of State.
SEVENTY-FOUR THOUSAND
TOURISTS VISITED COLORADO
Denver. Nov. ll.--Colorado enter-
tained 74.630 tourists within her bor-
ders during the past summer, a,~d
these people expemled approximately
$1,~Ls),000. allowing the moderate ¢.sti-
mate of $20 a person.
Thi~ in brief is the result arrived at
after ten day's work by Major S. K.
Itooper, general passenger agent of the
Denver & Rio Grands system, which
has had the benefit of the bfficlal fig-
ures of all the Colorado roads and
• agencies. It demonstrates that never
before has Colorado been the object of
attraction to as many tourists from the
East, and that the state's best adver-
tisement -- personal observe lion -- has
reached a larger number of people than
ever before.
The figures are all based on the num-
ber of round-trip tickets sold at a re-
duced rate, and are correct with the
exception of the item of tickets not de-
posited, which, of course, is estigaated,
but Major Hopper considers that he
has underestimated the number of
such tickets.
The following is an estimate of the
number who came to Colorado:
Deposlted at Denver. Colorado
Spring~ and Pueblo .......... 43.700
Round trip tickets to Colorado
points, such as home-seekers,
etc., not deposited ............ 1,000
Tourist tickets deposited with lo-
cal agents at Glenwood Springs 905
Colorado tourist tickets from
Texas and other S~dthern
points, not deposited ........ 4.764
Total for Colorado ........... 50,369
The number of ~those wbo stopped
over is estimated as~follows:
Utah to~lrlst and round trip
tickets of all kinds deposited
at joint agencies ............. 5,536
Callfornia Epworth League tick-
ets passing through Colorado
common points to San Francis-
co via all lines .............. 9,975
Episcopal Convention. same .... 2,750
Return portion eastbound Ep-
worth League and Episcopal
convention, not passing through
going weet .................. 6,000
Grand total of all tickets to and
passing through Colorado car-
rying stop-over privileges .... 74,630
Major Hopper was requested to give
his figures on this matter hy the Gov-
ernment Bureau of Highways of the
Interior Department, as well as the
probable amount of money spent by
each tourist. This last item was diffi-
cult, as some tourists merely passed
through the state, while others stayed
from one day to three months. He fin-
ally considered $20 a person a fair av-
erage, and made up hls figures on that
basis.
BRIGANDS NOW TREAT
MISS STONE HARSHLY
Sofia, Bulgaria, NOV. ll.--Informn-
lion has been received here from Doub-
nitza that the band of brigands holding
captive Miss Ellen M. Stone. the Amer-
ican missionary, called about a fort-
night ago at the village of Smetchevo
JUDGE KOHLSAAT
ATTACKS THE BOYCOTT
Chicago, Nov. 10.--Judge Kohisaat in
the United States Circuit Court has
issued an inJ unction against the Cub-
tom Clothing Makers' Union and its of-
fsets and members, restraining them
from in any way attempting to injure
and subsequently proceeded to the or interfere with the business of a Cin-
monastery of Rllo,~but the movementsr clnnatl clothing fixm, The firm asked
of the troops compelledthe brigands to | that the union he restrained from lssu-
flee toward the frontier, where they |lng circulars stating that the concern
are now in hiding. ] wins unf~tlr to orgahl~ed labor.
It is also asserted that the brigands] The order forbids the officers of the
have recently been treating Miss Stone unio~ to notify by means of. letters,
with more severity in order to exercise telegraph or teleplmne, any retailers,
pressure and to compel a more ready
acceptance of their conditions.
Consul General Dickinson is inflexi-
ble. He insists that the surrender of
Miss Stone must precede or be simul-
taneous with th~ payment of the ran-
some. His attittule is justified by the
known determination of some members
of the band, particularly the captain,
Yanne Sandsky, to kill Miss Stone and
her companion as soon as the ransom
is received, owing to the fact that the
captives have now acquired informa-
tion concerning the secret committees.
Congpetent persons, however, express
the opinion that the cupidity of the
brigands will overcome their fear of
revelations, and all such approve the
declaration of Mr. Dickinson.
Saturday Mr. Dickinson made ener-
getic representations to the Bulgarian
government against the movements of
the Bulgaxian troops, reproaeblng the
officials,~ith the fact that. notwith~
standing their solemn promises to give
him all assistance in their power, their
action was embarrassing the negotia.
tlons, retarding a setdement and plac-
ing in Jeopardy the life of Miss Stone.
He made a definite declaration that
the Bulgarian government would be
held responsible for the death of Miss
Stone and of all the consequences of
her death, should it be proved that the
attitude of the Bulgarian government
forced the brigands to kill their cap-
tive~
Venezuel~t War RUmorS.
Wlllemstad, Island of Curacao, Nov.
lO.--Advlces received here from Ca-
Imcho'-VieJo, dated Nov. 5th. say that
the report from President Castro to his
brother, Celestino Castro, at San Cris-
tobal, to the effect that the United
States government "insists upon med-
iating between Venezuela and Colom-
bia," caused ~be greatest excitement
+
among the troops on the frontier, Gen.
eral Urfbe-Uribe end General Mode~to
Castro immediately set out for ~in
Crlstobal to obtain details.
It seems that General Uribe-Uribe
refused to believe the report, declaring
that he had no fears as Co the future
of the Liberal cause because President
Castro had given him a cast-iron
pledge not to forsake him.
"Should President Castro prove un-
true to the Liberal cause," exclaimed
General Uribe-Uribe, "the result would
be. his ruln. The war will enter Co-
lombia before oI~rlstmas."
dealers in clothi~/~ or labor unions,
that the company j~as refused to allow
its employes to org~hize or adopt the
union label The injunction, labor
leaders say, is the fil~St of the.kind ever
issued, as it is directed against the boy-
cott instead of picketing.
TELEGRAPHIC BREVITIE8.
The English kodak combine, capital
i~O,O00,O00, is likely to be absorbed by
Americans.
Half a million baskets of peaches
have been harvested in Connecticut
this season.
The surplus oat crop of Canada, over
1,000,000 bushels, has been bought for
the British army in South Africa.
The Italian authorities at Rome took
vigorous measures to prevent contem-
plated anarchist demonstrations in
celebration of the electrocution of
Czolgosz.
The Pullman company has cut off
two operating divisions, having now
but four, with headquarters in Phi-
cage, New York, Philadelphia and St.
Louis.
By a unanimous vote the city coun-
cil of Guthrle, Oklahoma, has accepted
the proposition of Andrew Carnegie to
give Guthrie $20,000 for a free library
building.
The suits filed by Attorney General
Bell against the corporations acct~sed
of violating the Texas anti-trust law
call for penalties approximating $85,.
000,000.
The North German Lloyd is now
building thirteen steamers, registering
altogether 110,5~ tons and 89,200
horse power. Twelve of them are
twin screws.
It is expected that the census com-
mittees of both houses of Congress at
the coming session will consider legis-
lation looking to the establishment of
a permanent census bureau.
It is stated tha~ John F. Carroll will
succeed Richard Croker as leader of
Tammany hall. Croker having abdi-
cated the position In his favor since the
reecnt defeat.
Twelve deaths from lockjaw in St.
Louis have resulted from the use of
diphtheritic anti-toxin supplied by the
city, and several other children are in
a critical condition.
The members of the Indianapolis
Board of Trade will invite Admiral
Sehley to be their guest on the night
of November 21st, or as soon there-
after as convenient.
Including the cargo of the schooner
W. F. Jewett, just arrived at San Fran-
cisco, the total receipts of Alaska sal-
mon this season amount to 1,287,022
cases and 12.949 barrels.
David Horgan, who disappeared
from his claim in Alaska Basin, near
Butte, Montana, s few days ago, has
been found dead in Centennial creek,
near Lakeview, Montana.
John Patrick Parnell Cahlll, a former
base ball player, familiarly known as
"White Wings," and the original
"Casey" in " Casey at the Bat," died
recently at .Pleasanton, California.
It is said that the cost of ten new
trains, from locomotive to baggage
car complete, just ordered by the
Northwestern management for the
"Overland Limited," will be $1,200,000.
"The dispute between Chili and
Argentina respecting the strategic
roads," says the Valparaiso corre-
spondent of the London Times, "is in
a fair way toward satisfactory settle-
ment."
Emperor William has issued an army
order expressing the warmest appre-
ciation of the work of the troops in
China, who have "added fresh laurels
to the ancient glory of the German
arms."
The thirteen German waiters who
arrived in this country last month on
the steamer Mongolian have been or-
dered by the Treasury department at
Washington to be deported as contract
la v_2Jrers.
The police order expelling fro~h Pru~-
sis Joseph Herrings, tbe American
newspaper correspondent, upon the
ground of an alleged evasion of mili-
tary service ten years ago, has been
cancelled.
The prodt~ctlon of anthracite coal In
Pennsylvania this year will be the
largest in the history of the trade. Ap-
proximately the outpm will be about
10,000,000 tons more than in 1900, or
55,000,000 tons.
Work has begun on the construction
of the Santa Fe extension from Paw-
nee, Oklahoma, to Bartletsville, Indian
Territory, Joining therewith Santa Fe,
and giving Oklahoma direct Kansas
City connection.
Belgium and the Netherlands are to
have telephonic communication with
Denver I~wyer Dangerously [aJuretL London and other large cities of Eng-
Denver, Nov. 10.--Alexander B. Mo- land, according to a renort to the ~Jtate
Kluley, a well-known lawyer who for department from United States t~nsul
many years has been prominent in the i Roosevelt at Brussels..
councils of the Democratic party, lies It is reported that Professor Mercu-
in the county hospital suffering from dler of the Paris Polytechnic- school
injuries accidentally received which has invented a telegraphic apparatus
may result in his death. ~_ _ by which it is possible to sen0, and re-
About 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon ceive sixteen different messag.~s at the
McKinley on his way to the Iron build- same time on the same wire.
lug, ¢~rted across Seventeenth street
from .the Bank block at the corner of
Seventeenth and Arapahos streets. A
Curti9 street cal', ~iid for the depot,
struck him. He disappeared beneath
the fender and the front wheel on the
right side of the car passed over him.
A score of men raised the car from the
tracks and McKinley was carried to
the sidewalk. The ambulance was
summoned and the injured man taken
to the county hospital, where he was
placed under charge of Dr. Craig.
An examination of McKinley's inju-
ries revealed that his left leg had been
fractured between the knee and the
ankle, his right knee bruised and cut,
and that he had sustained a scalp
wound about two inches In length.
There were also symptoms of concus-
sion of the brain, although McKinley
did not lose consciousuess.
Convicts T~ke the Sheriff.
Topeka, Kan.. Nov. ll.--Sheriff C~ok
of this county was captured by two af
the escaped federal penitentiary con-
victs yesterday afternoon at Pauline,
five miles south of here, and held for
several hours. The convicts, whose
names cannot be learned, then escaped
through a line of policemen, going east.
q~e convicts, whose names are not
known, first exacted a promise from
their prieoner sheri~ that he would not
allow his men to molest them. When
the officers began the pursuit the con-I
victs were unarmed. They hid behind [
a farmhouse door, into which the sheriff
and hie deputy blindly rushed aftea~
the men. I
None of the fourteen emmpee at larg~
ltmt night have been captured. I
The government of the Unlt~l States
has asked Denmark for a d(~cisive an-
swer to the United State~' offer to
purchase the Danish West Indies. The
Danish government will net make a
reply before November 30.
An unknown man gained an inter-
view with Lieutenant Krigel, the pre-
fect of St. Petersburg police, under the
pretext of presenting a petition, and
shot at him twice before he was over-
powered. The prefect was not In-
Jured.
The torch has been applied to the old
warship Minnesota, brought to East.
port, Maine, a few months ago to be
broken u.p for the metal in her hull,
and the woodwork has been almost en-
tirely consumed. It is said that the
old Tennessee will meet a similar fate.
By a decision of the Supreme Court
the city of Chicago has been relieved
of all liability to pay damages claimed
by citizens who assert that the value
of their, property has been lessened by
track elevations. The court held that
where improvements were made for
public safety the city was in no way
liable for damages~
Look ~tt the L~Imlsl
Every package of cocoa or chocolate
put out by Walter Baker & Co., bears
the well-known trade-mark of the
chocolate girl, and th~ place of manu-
facture, "Dorehes'~er, Mass." House-
keepers are advised to examine their
purchases, and make sure that other
goods have not been substituted. They
r~ived three gold medals from the
Pan-Amerlcan exposttlon-
FIGHT WITH ESCAPED CONVICTS
NEAR LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS
The convicts had a rifle, a shotgun
and an old revolver. Hoffman had the
shotgun. He was struck first in the
hand. He yelled and dropped the
shotgun. Just then a bullet entered
his back and be fell dead. Poffenholz
died forty minutes after being shot.
Green was brought down by a bullet
in the knee. Drake was shot twice in
the right wrist and arm. Drake says
Southerland, an Indian, was shot In
the fight at the stockade.
Two unarmed convicts were found in
a ravine in a farm near Jarablo, Kan-
sas, and they surrendered without re-
sistance. The sheriff of Douglass
county captured two convicts at Law-
rence, Kansas, and the police of
Topeka captured two more last night.
The oldest of the fugitives is aged
twenty-eight. Qulnn Fort. who was
killed Thursday, was nineteen. The
convicts still at large were serving
terms for robbery or assault. One is
an Indian, and two, including Frank
Thompson, the (".~sperado who led the
outbreak, are negroes.
Nearly all came from Oklahoma and
Indian Territory and they are sup-
posed to be making for that country.
They are a hard lot of men, used to
firearms and horses. Some have ob-
tained both. but others are afoot and
defenseless. Warden McClaughry says
he will capture ~very one of the men
alive or dead.
In the districts around this city
every road and river crossing that the
fugitives might be expected to use Is
guarded by armed men, the farmers
having turned out to earn the $60 re-
ward that will be paid for the return
of each convict. Those convicts who
are armed are likely to be shot at
sight.
Leavenworth. Kan.. Nov. 9.--All the
police, deputy Sheriffs and farmers in
the country adjacent to Leavenworth
were on the lookout yesterday for the
twenty-six federal convicts who es-
caped from the stockade here Thurs-
day.
The dead are: James Hoffman, aged
twenty, white, and J. J. Poffenholz,
aged twenty-five, white, a soldier con-
vict.
The wounded are: John Green, aged
twenty-one, white, nnd William Drake,
aged nineteen, white. Fred Moore,
aged sixteen, a negro, was recaptured
unhurt,
The five men were discovered In the
barn of Fay Weishaar. a quarter of a
mile from Nortonvllle. Kansas. about
3 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Wets-
hear went into the barn and was or-
dered out at the point of guns.
He rushed to Nortonville and gath-
ered a wagonload of men who, with
revolvers, shotguns and a few Win-
chesters, hastened to the scene. The
convic~ saw the men coming and
rushed from the barn. They had two
shotguns and revolvers. The posse
pursued them, and a runnlng duel re-
sulted.
The convicts were at a dlsadvan,
rage, and their shots had no effect.
~hile at every volley from the posse
one of the convicts fell. After two of
them fell. one of them being killed,
two of the others gave themselves up,
one belng wounded, the other unhurt.
The fifth was fully 500 feet away
when a man with a Winchester drew
a bead on him and fired. He was
evidently bard hit- but tried to go on,
and a volley was fired at him, and he
fell dead. None of the citizens were
hurt.
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COLORADO'S BEE POPULATION
ESTIMATED AT TWO BILLIONS
Denver, Nov. 0.--The official pro-
gram of the twenty-second annual
meeting of the Colorado State Bee-
keepers' Association. which will meet
in the house of representatives Novem-
ber 18th. 19th and 20th, has been is-
sued. On the evening of the first day
President R. C. Aikin of Loveland will
deliver l~is annual address. The feat-
ure of the second day will be the stere-.
opticon lecture.on "The Anatomy of
the Honey Bee." by I~'ofessor C. P.
Gillette of Fort Collins. The next even-
ing E. R. Root of ~Dhio will give a
stereopticon talk on the bee. Profbssor
Gillette will attend the convention, pre-
pared to measure the tongues of bees
supposed to have long tongues. Mem-
bers who have such bees are invited
to bring a few to the meeting.
When the first bees were brought to
Colorado is not known. A year ago
Frank Rauchfuss, secretary of the as-
sociation, in a summary of the his-
tory of the industry in Colorado, stated
that the first statistics of the business
were gathered in 1885 by Secretary
Shlff of the state association. At that
time he estimated there were 500 bee-
k~epers and 6,000 swarms of bee~ in
the ~tate. His report said that two
beekeepers had 150 colonies each and
reported a crop of five tons of honey
for that season--1885.
Four years late~ the association had
thirty-eight members, who owned 3,178
swarms of bees. yielding 180,000
pounds of comb honey. In 1897 Secre-
tary Rauchfuss estimated there were
70,000 colonies of bees in Colorado.
The yield of honey that year was
twenty-six pounds per hive, the total
valuation of the honey being $80,000.
The association.tben had forty-three
members.
Two years ago the secretary re-
ported 16,5 members in good standing.
Now the association has _'290 names o~
its roll call.
It is estim:lted there are 75,000
swarms of bees in the state to-day. An
average swarm we!g]m about five
pounds, 25,000 bees t'o the swarm.
That means there are approximately
2,000,000,000 bees in the state to-day.
The 75,000 stands of bees are seat-
tered throughout the state as follows:
Arapahos county .............. 7,000
Boulder ...................... 6,000
Delta ........................ 5,000
Fremont ..................... 3,000
Huerfano .................... 3,50&
Jefferson ..................... 5,500
Larimer ........... ........... 5,000
Logau ....................... 1,000
Men,rose .................... 5,000
Mesa ........................ 6,500
Morgan ...................... 1,500
Otero ........................ 6,000
Prowers ......... ............ 3,000
Weld ........................ 6,000
Other counties ................ 11,000
Some beekeepers say an average
swarm is worth $5.50, but figuring the
swarms Ill Colorado at $4 ,per swarm,
the 2,000,000,000 bees ar~ worth $300,-
000. To this must be added $200,000,
the value of the hives, buildings, tools,
etc., making the sum total of the in-
dust~T in this state $500,000.
Putting the average annual produc-
tion of surplus honey from each hive
at twenty pounds, which is a low estl-
I mate. the total ~utput of the state is
at present 1,500,000 pounds. Valued at
10 ce~)ts per i)ound, it makes the an-
nual cash returns $150,000,
YUAN SHI KAI WILL BE
"EARL L['S SUCCESSOR
Pekin, Nov. 9,--The special edict has
arrived here appointing Yuan.Shi Kai
(governor of Shan 'lung province) to
be governor of the province of Chi Li,
and appointing Wang Wen'Shao, who
is vice president of the foreign office
and a member of the cabinet, to suc-
ceed Ll Hung Chang a§ plenipotenti-
ary. They are both ordered to come to
Pekin forthwith.
The name of the new governor of the
province of Shan 'lung is Chang Yen
Ghun, and the name of the town where
he has been grain commissioner, is
Tsingkiangfu.
Another edict creates Li Hung Chang
a marquis and bestows on him the new
name of Li Wen CAmng, by which• he
will be known to history,
Washington, Nov. 9.--Yuan Shl Kat,
who succeeds Lt Hung Chang as vice-
roy of Chl Li, is the best appointment
that could have been made from all
China. according to Mr. Rockhill, the
special commissioner of the United
States to Pekin. He is about forty-five
years of age and came originally from
the province of Hu Nan. where he be-
gan his public career as a military of-
ricer. He was made minister to Korea
and for many years ably defended the
Chinese interests in that troubled coun-
try. As a military man Yuan showed
his ab~lity by the organization of what
is undoubtedly the best military force
in China, and they were his troops that
oceupled Pekin last summer when the
foreign forces were withdrawn, They
are thoroughly disciplined and well ol-
flcered, and, considering Chinese con-
servatism, they form a magnificent dis-
play of Yuan's ability.
Wang Wen Shao. who is made dep-
uty viceroy of Chi Ll, is also a man of
marked ability. The records show that
be always has exerted his influence in
the direction of reforms.
8~mpson's Bequest R®fused.
Washington, Nov. 9.--The Schley
court of inquiry declined to grant the
request made by Attorney Theall, act-
Officers of Rio Grands System.
New York, Nov. 9.--The directors of
the Rio Grands system of railroad~
have met here and elected officers.
The Joint directorship of the Denver &
I~io Gramle and of the Rio Grando
Wcsterff elected as chairman of the
board George J. Gould; president, E.
T. Jeffery; vice president and general
manager, Russell Harding; secretary,
Stephen Little; treasurer, J. W. Gil-
luly; assistant treasurer, Jesse White.
J. B. Andrews Was elected assistan~
secretary for the Denver & Rio Grands
and W. F. Colton assistant secretary
for the Rio Grande Western.
The directors of the Rio Grande
Southern elected the following: Presi-
dent, F~. T. Jeffe~T; vice president and
general manager, Russell Harding;
secretary, J. B. Andrews; treasurer, J.
W. Giiluly; assistant secretary, Ste-
phen Little; assistant treasurer, Jesse
White.
Grand Jury Sustained.
Denver, Nov. 9.--Judge Jobnson of
the West Side Court and the special
grand Jury are at liberty to continue
their investlgation into the charges of
bribery growing out of the third trial
of W. W. Anderson, for shooting Tam-
men and Bonfils, and return any indict-
ments which may be found. In a per
curiam yesterday th~ Supreme Court
decided It had not the Jurisdiction to
restrain the grand Jury from making
a report, neither has It the power to
prevent Judge Johnson from receiv.
ing it.
The decision of the Supreme Court
was announced by Chief Justice
Campbell, who returned to the city
yesterday morning from his long Euro-
pean trip. He reached Denver about.
8 o'clock. An hour later found him iu
the State house. When apprised that
the decision was to be announced' at
10 o'clock, he decided to sit as chief
Justice and make the formal announce-
meat.
Would Beelztlm Arid LandS.
Berkeley, Cal., Nov. 9.--In an address
to the student body yesterday, Presi,
dent Wheeler of the state unlverslty~
lng for Admiral Sampson, that the re- who lately returned from an eastern
marks of Captain Parker concerning ltrip, anouneed tLat President Roose-
the fact that the Spanish steamship Co- velt had lnforme'a him that he parp~*
Ion lay in the harbor at Santiago for led making the reclamation of arid
some hours after the arrival there of ] lands in the West a part of the national
Admiral Sampson, be strlck~n from the ~ policy. President Rosevelt, he sail%,
record. Admiral Dewey, writing for [ was greatly Interested in the affairs of
the eourt, says that th~s ~ction has | the coast and would visit It early next
been taken after careful ~?msdderatlon. ] year.