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, 1900-06-08
NEWS OF THE STATE
DOWNING FOUND GUILTY OF MUIR
DER IN THE SECOND
DEGREE.
Foley Case on Trial at Rawlins on
Change of Venue from Uinta Coun-
ty-Runaway Cars at Hartville-
Suit Over Hay-Peter Bergensen's
Good Scores.

I'VE the jury find the defendant
guilty of murder in the second degree
as charged in the information.
John C. Friend, Foreman"
The above is the verdict of the jury
in the case of George w. Downing
charged with the murder of Deputy
Sheriff Charles Scott at Dixon on the
morning of August 80, 1898.
The evidence in the case was all in
by Saturday afternoon, when the court
took a recess until Monday morning.
When court re~-convened Monday
morning the courts instructions were
read to the jury, and the attorneys
agreed to submit the case without ar.
gument.
The jury retired and in less than al
hour. brought in a verdict as giveI
above. Judge Scott will pass sentenc
on Downing as soon as the Foley cas-,
is concluded
Under the statute the penalty 70
murder in the second degree is moi les
than twenty years Imprisonment, an,
it may be life, at the discretion of tn
court.-Rawlins Republican.
, 1900-06-08
FOLEY CASE ON TRIAL.

The trial of the case Of the state
against NJ. w. Foley, charged with the
murder of a man named O'Connor in
the Monte Carlo saloon and dance hall
in the. town of Diamondville in October
last, which was brought to Carbon
county from Uinta county on a change
Of venue, was begun before Judge Scott
at Rawlins On Monday.
There were some fifty witnesses in
attendance, many of them being sport
ing women, bartenders and other at
taches of the place where the killing &C.
Cured.
1t is alleged that the deceased and
another man named Pitman were quar-
reling in the saloon over a couple OF
the women, when Foley, who was the
manager Of the place, stepped in to
separate them. O'Connor picked up a
chair and made a motion as If to strike
either Pitman or Foley when the latter
pulled a revolver and shot O'Connor,
inflicting a wound from which he died.
-Rawlins Republican.
, 1900-06-08
HOT SPRINGS HOTEL.

Hon. F. Chatterton, secretary of
state, James NJ. Rumsey, cashier o.
the First National bank of Rawlins and
K. A. Smiley, owners of the Hot
Springs Hotel property, have all been
here this week looking over the situa-
ton, says the Saratoga Sun. Mr..
Weaver, who formerly owned one
fourth of the property, has disposed of
his share to his partners, the above
named gentlemen.
The present owrcrs have determined
on radical Improvements in the prop
erty, one of which is a two-story bath
house, 2Ox32 feet, which will be built
on the north side of the hotel. This
building will contain bath rooms on
both floors, the upper story for ladies
and the lower for gentlemen. In each
story there will be a large waiting
room, handsomely furnished, toilet
rooms and every other convenience and
comfort possible for the pleasure and
benefit of the patrons of the place.
The upper story will be connected
with the hotel by means of a covered
passage way. The hotel and bath house
will be supplied with a system Of sew
erage and hot and cold baths. The tubs
in the bath rooms will be of slate and
made to order for the proprietors
There will he a water tank in the tor
of the bath house which will hold l.,
l60 gallons of water, supplying shower
baths and as a safeguard against fire
A gasoline engine will pump the baths
and supply the tank, bath house and
hotel with water, fresh and cool from
the river, which flows by the hoteI
door.
The hotel is handsomely re-funrish-
ed and, when the bath house is finished
and furnished-which will be by July
15th-Manager Baker will have a hos.
telry second to none in the state. Both
the owners of the hotel and the people
of Saratoga are to be congratulated on
this improvement which will soon place
this property in first class shape.
, 1900-06-08
RUNAWAY CARS.

An exciting incident occurred last
Tuesday morning nea the Sun
rise mine at Hartville, says the Chey-
enne Tribune. Two cars Of ore were
standing on the track near the mine,
when they got away and started down
the heavy grade towards the bridge
across the Platte. A laborer was on
each car. the one OF the rear car jump
ing off before the runaways had OBJ
tanned too high a rate of speed. The
man on the front car hung onto the
brake rod throughout the ride.
Before the cars reached the bridge
they had gained a terrific rate of speed
and the rear car, striking a slight
curve, jumped the track and scattered
ore over the prairie for many feet be-
fore it stopped.
Just across the bridge stood an en-
CINE, which, when the engineer noticed
the approaching car, was started back
up the grade to avoid a collision. The
car, hover, rapidly gained on the To-
connective and finally collided, damaging
both the car and the engine. The la
borer on the car was thrown againss
the brake rod, but only slightly injured.
The rod was bent by the weight of the
body striking against it.
, 1900-06-08

Senator Warren's success in secur-
ing an appropriation of $50, 900 for con-
tinuing the work at Fort Russell and
$780, 900 for the military road from Fort
Washable to the Yellowstone National
park is a matter of congratulation to
the people of the state. The road is
much needed and the improvements at
Russell will add to the substantial
character and beauty of that post. The
increased appropriation for the pub
lie building at Cheyenne failed in the
house, with numerous other bills of like
nature, but it will come up again at the
short session, when Laramie's public
building bill will also be considered. 1t
is probably just al well hat the appro-
priation for the Cheyenne building was
not made, for the reason that our
workmen are now all crowded to the
extent of their capacity to build and
the work is not needed to keep men
employed. 1t may be hat when the
appropriation is secured there will not
be SO much building going on and it
will be a benefit to the contractors and
laboring men of the state.
, 1900-06-08

The famous mule mascot Of the
West Pointers in the battle at foot
ball with the naval cadets from Ann
apolis, is fatter and livelier than he
ever has been before. This is because
he has been given more to eat since
he helped to win the notable victory
for the army boys. He is now on reg
ular duty as an employee of the gov
eminent, and he appears to appreciate
his own Importance. So many in
quiries have reached Maj. G. s. Bing-
ham, commandment at the Gray's Ferry
arsenal, regarding his muleship, that
the major has had the animal photo
graphed as he was seer at the great
game and copies of the picture have
been sent to West Point and also to
several army officers.
, 1900-06-08
A PHILANTHROPIST.

United States Marshal Hadsell Is
probably as well posted a horseman as
there is in the state and one might as
well strike him as abuse a horse in his
presence. Every old COW, horse, calf or
colt catches his eye as he passes along
as well as the well-kept livestock Of
the aristocracy. AS he came along to-
day, the marshal's eye caught sight, in
a back alley, Of a poor, measley orphan
colt, which looked as If it couldn't live
a half hour. Concluding that the own
er was not up-to-date in raising orphan
colts and plying the poor animal, the
marshal went in and to the owners
great delight offered suggestions which
will enable him to raise the colt instead
of starving it to death.
who is that doctor?" asked the
owner, and a josher replied that 1t was
Doc. Hadsell. a specialist from Raw
lins.-Cheyenne Leader.
, 1900-06-08

The democrats of Idaho met on the
same day that the Wyoming democrats
did, and by an overwhelming vote seat
ed the delegation from Shoshone coun
ty friendly to the governor, thus en-
dorsing his administration. Wyoming
democrats passed the following resolu'
ton: ''We oppose a large standing
army and codemn the policy OF the ad'
ministration in using federal troops II
Idaho" The Idaho governor. Mr.
Steunerterg, was elected by the popu'
lists ana democrats. but he was sworr
to uphold the federal constitution ant
the laws OF his state and therefore, a:
a last resort, he called upon the strong
arm Of the federal government fol
military assistance in suppressing the
Cour d'Alene riots. Idaho democrat:
endorse him; Wyoming democrats con
denim him. Wyoming democrats, il
this case, are on record as being op,
posed to law and order.
, 1900-06-08
SUIT OVER HAY,

An interesting suit will be heard in
the district court in Cheyenne in a few
Gays. About W months ago Railroad
Contractor r. P. Gushing ran u of
hay at his grading camp near Badger,
and purchased 100 bales of hay from ].
]. Hauphoff of that place, agreeing to
pay 81 per bale for the same. After
using a few bales Cushing received a
carload of hay from the east and asked
Nr. Hauphoff if he could return the
Unused portion of the purchase. To
this Hauphoff is reported as agreeing.
When the contractor came to settle
with Hauphoff the latter would allow
him but so cents per bale. Cushing re-
fused to dicker at these figures, and
Hauphoff brought suit, winning his
ease In the justice court. Cushing ap-
pealed to the district court.
, 1900-06-08
LOOKING INTO IRRIGATION.
Prof. Mead and Assistants in Utah
He Favors State Control.

Prof. Elwood Mead from the depart
Of agriculture has beer in Provo, Utah,
recently, collected data in regard to
irrigation matters. Messrs. Arthur B..
slower and W. B. Searle have been at
work under Mr.. Mead's instructions
during the winter and spring measur-
ing irrigating streams there and cal
culating evaporation, seepage, etc, as
certaining the drainage area of Jordan
river and tributaries, looking I'D ill.,
dicial DEGREES in irrigation cases and
gathering other information bearing
on irrigation.
The object of making these investi-
cations is to collect all available in
formation in regard to the various
methods used in irrigation, together
with experiments in regard to evapor-
alton, drainage, seepage, etc. This
matter will all be collected and bulle-
tins published by the department for
the benefit of farmers and fruit-growers
in sections where irrigation is neces,
sary or can be profitably applied. These
bulletins will be- distributed free and
can be obtained from Prof. Mead at
Cheyenne.
This work has been conducted by the
department Of agriculture for three
years. The first year 1000 were ap-
~propriated to defray the expenses OF
the work: the second year, $35, 900, and
the third year. $4,000.
Prof. Mead has lately returned from
California, where he has been engag
ed in similar investigations. There he
vas greatly aided in his labor by the
State Water and Forest association.
The state made an appropriation OF
$4,000 for investigations along the
line of Prof. Mead's work, and 81, 1000
Of this amount was used to defray
the expenses Of government experts.
Prof. Mead is strongly in favor OF
state control of the water, and is OF
the opinion that such control will
greatly lessen litigation. He points
out that Wyoming and Nebraska, where
state control of irrigation streams OBJ
tains, are experiencing great benefits
from that system. The state board OF
irrigation in these states measure the
streams and issue certificates of water
fights only to the capacity Of the
streams.
Prof. Mead will make another visit
to Utah in August, when he hopes to
meet with farmers and others inter.
Asted for the discussion of irrigation
matters.
, 1900-06-08

All ants that are not from the same
nest seem to be deadly enemies, but
while an ant will do what he can to
put to death a stranger he does not
seem to take a corresponding delight
In aiding his friends, as is shown by
the following experiment.: A scientist.
In order to test the affection of ants
belonging to the same nest, took six
OF them and imprisoned them In a
small bottle, covering 1t with a piece
Of coarse muslin. Their fellows paid
no attention to the prisoners, but
when the experiment was repeated,
substituting. however. six ants of a
rival tribe. their enemies swarmed
around the bottle, and after some
thing like a week through persistent
effort they succeeded in eating their
way through the muslin. Two ants
were found dead. evidently proving
that they had been put to death.
while the others probably escaped.
, 1900-06-08
BERGENsEN's GOOD SCORES.

Last Sunday Peter Bergensen OF
Cheyenne made some Of the best scores
of his life at the range of the Cheyenne
Rifle club. His average for ten scores
was 81. The seventh. eighth, ninth
and tenth scores were 81, 90, 90 and 81
respectively. So far as known this
was the first time in the history of rifle
shooting that two consecutive scores OF
Sc have been made by a marksman.
B~ergensen's worlds record is 81, strict
ly offhand, outdoor range. A few days
ago he put up a score of 80, his first
seven shots being bulls eyes, and had
, 1900-06-08

not the wind changed suddenly after
the seventh shot it is believed a new
worlds record would have been estab-
lished. Bergensen is in fine form and
is liable to put up to a SO or SO, and
even a possible 100, before the end OF
the present season.
The Cheyenne Rifle club will prob,
ably arrange a rife tournament to be
held some time during the month OF
August OF the range of the club south
Of that city. Valuable cash prizes will
be hung up and efforts mace to get
some of the best marksmen in the Uni
ted States to participate. Team con
tests will be made a special feature, the
local team being anxious to meet the
best teams in the country.
, 1900-06-08

Cy Of 1900. He has nothing in common
with the people OF this state-every-
thing to gain. nothing to lose. He is a
fr~ee-trader of the old school, in line
with the ruinous policy so earnestly
championed by Mr.. Coffeen and Mr.. Os-
borne and in opposition to the material
development OF the state. He is the
most profound exponent of free silver
and cheap money the democracy has
In fact, if there is a solitary back-num.
her crank proposition that he does not
favor, it has failed to come to his some,
what vigilant attention.
Now watch the smoke of conf1ic.
from afar.
, 1900-06-08
AUGUST TOWER

1T is a surprising fact" says Prof
Houston, that in my travels In all
parts Of the world, for the last ten
years l have met with more people
having used Green's August Flower
than any other remedy, for dyspepsia,
deranged liver and stomach, and for
constipation. l find for tourists and
statesmen, or for persons filling office
positions, where headaches and general
bad feeling from irregular habits exist,
that Green's August Flower is a grand
remedy. 1t does not injure the system
by frequent use. and is excellent for
sour stoinachs ana Indigestion" Sam
pie bottles free at Frank H. Egyles-
toms. Sold by dealers in all civilized
countries.
, 1900-06-08
A GOOD COUGH MEDICINE,

1t speaks well for C%hamberlain's
Cough Remedy when druggists use II
in their W families in preference to
any other. 81 have sold Chamber
lain's Cough Remedy for the past five
years with complete satisfaction to
myself and customers" says Druggist
]. Goldsmith, Van Etten, N. Y. IT
have always used it in my own family
both for ordinary coughs and colds
and for the cough following la grippe,
and find it very efficacious." For sale
by Frank II. Eggleston, Druggist.
, 1900-06-08

John Riley likes to be in Jail, say the
Cheyenne Leader. He don't mind a
vacation occasionally, when he can get
and perambulate unfettered around
the town and celebrate, still he wants
1t distinctly understood that Jail is his
preferred abode. He served a term for
burglary in the state penitentiary and
was discharged this week. He came to
Cheyenne and Just for fun he struck
his friend Raglan, on Sixteenth street,
and a lively fight ensued, which result
ed in Riley's incarceration.
, 1900-06-08
WORRY AND oRAY HAIR.
Whom Black becomes White in > Few
Days.

Many persons are In the habit Of
taking stories of hair turned white
in a single night" with the traditional
pinch of salt. AS a matter Of fact,
there are numerous cases on record Of
fright or weird experience bleaching
a mans ave locks. In battle not a
few soldiers have experienced the odd
n unpleasant sensation of finding
that within the course OF a few days
their aver or auburn "t%hatchers"
have become white as the driven snow.
Sir. H. M. Stanley entered upon his
great march across Africa with jet
black hair. He emerged from his Sc
ries OF adventures in appearance TWEEN
ty years or more older and with hair
bleached pure white. 1t took nine
years Of anxious war correspondence
and exciting experiences to bleach the
hair of the late veteran special"
Archibald Forbes. But In not a few
cases has the strange transformation
come suddenly. There are some who
insist they have reason to know that
In those last terrible days at Khar-
toum the hair Of valiant Gen. Gordon
went s~now-white! More authentic is
the case of a young lieutenant. whose
red locks were suddenly streaked with
white on the eve of his first battle,
which was against the Zulus in 10. A
commfssionaire in a London bank tells
how his hair vas changed from brown
20 iron-gray Within a week as a re-
suit Of his calling experiences during
the Indian mutiny. One Of the most
eminent French generals became al
old man. in appearance at any rate.
when he was but %. after taking part
in one of the most sanguinary battles
In the Franco-Prussian war. And
there are several cases, authenticated
by officers and surgeons. Of Crimsan
soldiers whose hair changed color dur
Ing that trying campaign.-Tit-Bits.
, 1900-06-08
THE ERGOGRAPH.
Yale Professors Device to Register Feats
of Strength.


How a man who directs the physical
exercise of the 200 students of one of
the largest American universities, be-
sides having in his charge the gym
nasium in which this great number OF
men are practicing constantly, a find
time to turn his attention, or a part of
| it, to inventions is a puzzle to most of
the people here; but DR.. William G..
Anderson, associate director OF the
Yale gymnasium, has just completed a
machine which he calls the ergograph,
which promises to revolutionize the
methods of obtaining the results de-
| rived from indulgence in gymnastic
work. The ergograph, which is anoth-
er word for work-writer which the
Yale physical director originated, has
been set up in the gymnasium, where
it received a thorough test the past
week. The mission of the machine is
to register in foot pounds the exact
effort made in the performance Of n
feat of strength which can be accom-
plished in a gymnasium. II is used to
ascertain the relative and comparative
strength Of individual groups of mus
Giles. The machine determines exactly,
and as slow or rapid performance Of
the person whose efforts are being
registered cannot affect it. the ergo
graph cannot be cheated. The appli-
ance itself Is of a most curious look
ing piece of mechanism. On an iron
upright with a heavy base is what ap-
pears to be an oblong-shaped piece Of
board with paper pasted upon it. Be-
hind the board are small springs and
cog wheels like the works of a clock.
Extending from the machine, for some
length, is a pole, at the end of which
is fastened a rope with a leather strap
or belt attached. That is the appear
ance it presents to the average spec
tator, and is probably as puzzling as
a Chinese newspaper. In reality, how
ever, when its workings are watched
and explained by its inventor it is
really one of the most simple Of mod
ern scientific apparatus. The amount
of work a man does with his muscles
is recorded on a moving surface by
means of a stylus attached to the short
end of a ten-foot lever, the other end
of which is attached, by means of the
leather straps, to a mans body, and
the ends are so elaborated that IL in
the performance Of a test of muscles
the part of the body to which the strap
was attached moved two and one-half
feet through the air, the stylus re-
cords a line of one inch at the record
Ing surface. The machinery which
moves the recording apparatus is
clockwork, and is to be controlled in
such an easy thai q small boy
could operate the machine. Previous
to the completion OF the ergograph the
methods by which the results Of ath-
letic work as regards benefits to the
body were only attained by a process
of the most complicated sort and unin-
telligible to the ordinary gymnast, but
now in the short space OF an hour the
complete measurements Of an athlete,
which show comparisons with the
same muscles on the other side of the
body, can be had. The ergograph Is
an instrument which will stand usage
of all sorts. The measurements, which
are always in plain sight, he recorded
on cardboard with a pencil, and can
easily be computed to as minute a de-
tail as one-fftieth Of an inch.
, 1900-06-08
AN IDEAL CANDIDATE.

1t is a real pleasure to the people Of
Laramie to note that their fellow
townsman, Mr.. C. P. Arnold, refused
to accede to the entreaties of the DEM
ocrats, in solicitation meeting assem-
Fled. Signs do not point to democratic
success, and they would regret exceed
ingly to see him sacrifice time and
money in a forlorn hope.
From the nomination made it is very
evident that the democrats Of Wyo-
ming have little hope of success. Cen
eral Thompson has neither the conf
dcrce of the people nor his party. He
does lot represent the laboring men,
for the reason that he has never labor
ed in any capacity and has nothing in
common with the laboring classes
not even industry. He does not rep
resent democracy, for since his advent
in Wyoming he has strayed from that
tim%e-honored camp to the depths OF
populism and demagogy. He does not
represent the Cleveland carpet-baggers,
for the reason that they have been as
Simulated by the people of Wyoming
in other useful avocations, leaving
Thompson alone, a useless derelict. dis
credited and abandoned. Two years
ago he sought the nomination, but was
fought tooth and nail by the Laramie
county delegation, who succeeded in
defeating him in the convention. His
selection this year was simply a last
resort.
1t will be interesting to note what
kind of a bluff the democrats of Wyo-
ming will make. Two years ago they
carried on their war principally in In
dia. This year it will probably be
transferred to the Philippines. Their
speeches will all have to be revised, be-
cause subsequent events have absolute
ly disproved everything they said in I
1898.
AS a matter of fact Mr.. Thompson
Is the ideal candidate for the democrat
, 1900-06-08

starvation never yet cured dyspep-
STA. Persons with Indigestion are al
ready half starved. They need plenty
Of wholesome food. Kodol Dyspepsia
Cure digests what you eat so the body
can be nourished while the worn out
organs are being reconstructed. 1t is
the only preparation known that will
instantly relieve and completely cure
all stomach troubles. 1t is certain to
do you good.-A. H. Cordiner.
, 1900-06-08
SAWMILL BURNED.

A fire got started in a pile of shaw
ings at the saw mill of Tom Ryan on
Brush creek and before it could be got
ten under control had burned all the
buildings. The machinery was fortu.
nately not damaged very much and II
is thought can be fixed up in a short
time so hat work can he resumed
There were about 40, 1000 feet of lumber
and about 10000 feet OF logs which
were not harmed at all.-Saratoga Sun
, 1900-06-08

The democrats announce themselves
in favor of a free open range and pledge
themselves to perpetuate such a policy
should they get into power. A fret
open range simply means that a por'
ton of the people will use the property
of the state and that the remainder o
the people will hold the sack. Th'
open range has been just the II thing
which has aided the large men to COB
BILE up the land with fences which poo
men were unable to build.
, 1900-06-08

Considerable interest attaches to the
misunderstanding In the Booth family
whieh has resulted in the determine
ton Of Ballipgton Booth and wife to
change the name Of their SON, given
In honor of Gen. William Booth. They
have decided that, with legal permits
sion, they will call the youth Charles
Brandon Booth. a graceful recogniti6n
Of the hero Of Mr.. Majors popular and
enduring novel, When Knighthood
Was In Flower"