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, 1900-09-27
ROOSEVELT WRITES TO
ALBERT G. RICHARDS.

When Governor Roosevelt was in
Laramie the other day he was the re.
cipient of a novel and handsome pres.
ent. A. G. Richards was the donor and
the presentation was made by Post.
master Beltz The gift was a cigar
cabinet which Mr.. Richards brought
back with him from the Philippines,
where he served with the Wyoming
regiment. The box is a fine bit of
Chinese work and is composed of 49,
900 pieces of straw combined with
great ingenuity. Governor Roosevelt
was delighted with the present, as the
following letter of acknowledgment
indicates:
o.. Cheyenne, Wyo., Sept. "a, 1900.
Mr.. A. G. Richards, Laramie, Wyo.
My Dear Mr.. Richards: thank you
most heartily for your gift of the cabi-
net and cigars. l shall use the cigars
o my trip, but shall always keep the
cabinet. Believe me, l appreciate your
thought of me most warmly, especially
coming as it does from a comradc.
Faithfully yours,
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
, 1900-09-27

The sudden cool weather found the
coal dealers of the city not quite pre-
pared to supply the increased demand
for fuel. Some very careful scheming
has been required to make the small
supply on hand go around but there
has been no distress. Many people
who had ordered a ton each were put
off temporarily with 200 or 800 pounds,
in order that the small supply might go
as far as possible and that nobody
should be entirely denied.
The situation has in it possibilities
of further trouble but even if a long
cold spell should come there would
probably be no real distress. Never.
theless the situation is embarrassing.
The whole trouble lies in the inability
of the Union Pacific to move it's coal.
The yards in Rawlins are congested,
almost every foot of trackage being
taken up, chiefly by loaded coal cars.
There is lack of motive power to move
these long trains, lack of side tracks
and lack of everything. Such business
never was before heard of. Superin-
tendent Park Of the Wyoming division
is spending nearly all his time in Raw
Inns, which is the seat of the biggest
trouble. From every direction comes
the demand for coal and though ex-
traordinary efforts have been made to
relieve the situation little improve
ment has thus far been effected.
Should a cold wave strike Laramie
just at this juncture the coal situation
will require vigorous measures to pre-
vent a coal famine. There are large
quantities of coal in the yards, billed
to other points and the only possible
relief would be to divert some of this
coal for use in Laramie. This, coal
dealers say, could probably be done as
a last resort. The railroad company is
working tremendously with the coal
dealers and offering every possible ia
cility to supply the increasing demand.
, 1900-09-27
SMALL FREIGHT WRECK
NEAR CITY LAST MIGHT

There was a freight wreck three
miles west of Laramie last night at II
o'clock. A heavy freight train and a
light train composed of an engine and
caboose were both taking a siding.
The night was very dark and the snow
was flying. In the gloom the engineer
of the loaded freight let his engine and
train run into the light train. The ca
boose was smashed up pretty badly
and the engine was somewhat dam
aged. Traffic was not seriously delay
ed by the wreck and nobody was in
iured.
, 1900-09-27

FOR SAlE-Good 7-room house. AID
ply at 71S Fifth, corner Park avenue.
, 1900-09-27
GOOD ORE FOUND IN
THE FLORENCE MINE

J.. c. Odell came in from the Key
stone mine this morning and left this
afternoon for Denver and Colorado
Springs where he will be gone sever.
al days. He says that work is pro-
crossing steadily both on the Key
stone and the Florence mines. Ore
has been uncovered in the Florence
that runs II or IS ounces to the ton.
A cyanide test is to be made at once
to ascertain if the ore can be treated
by that process. If the test is success
full a cyanide plant will be put up at
the mine to save the expense of
freighting, which is very great.
, 1900-09-27
BRIEFLY MENTIONED.
Graphophones and supplies at Ma

Graphophones and supplies at Mays
The W. c. T. U. meets with Mrs.
Sawyer, 259 north Fifth street tomor,
row at 3 p. m.
DIR. Miller was summoned this after
noon to the Collins ranch by the i'll
ness of Sam Collins.
The case of Richard Richardson,
proprietor of the hotel at Tie Siding.
is up before Judge Hayford this after
noon, the charge being assault on a
boarder with a knife.
Damon Lodge No. 3 will give a
smoker at it's hall tonight, to which
all Knights of Pythias are invited.
The password will not be taken up, so
that all Knights may come, no matter
what their standing.
There vas a lively fracas in a
Front street saloon last night when a
strapping big fellow undertook to
clean out the saloon and the little bit
of bartender cleaned out the strapping
big fellow. No arrests.
Fred Richard, Sr., father of Fred
Richard, the butcher, died Tuesday
night and his funeral was conducted
this afternoon at 2 o'clock from his
home on Front street. The Rev. II.
Warren Nice conducted the services.
The republican primaries for the Sc
Lection of delegates to the county con-
v~ention will be held this even
ing at s O'Clock. The convention will
be held Saturday at 2 o'clock in the
county court house. In another part
Of this paper will be found the call,
giving the voting places.
An explosion caused by dynamite
killed two workmen in the Aspen tun-
mel early Monday morning. The dead
are Victor Server, aged 20, of Ell
Paso, Texas, and Edward Graft. the
same age, of Leavenworth, Kans. The
force of the explosion also injured
Fred Kee, who was bruised on the
right hip, and Warren Gundermane,
whose eyesight was badly impaired.
The VOIunteer DanciDp c1uh will
, 1900-09-27
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.

John H. Davis went to Denver this
afternoon.
Mrs. L. Dunn went to Lookout on
No. 3 today.
Hugh M. Burns has gone to visit his
relatives in Michigan City, Ind.
T. H. Davis is reported to be very
sick, having suffered a c~ongestive
chill.
Mrs. Burton will be pleased to meet
her old friends at the home of Mrs.
lngersoll tomorrow evening from 1870
to 8 o'clock.
DR.. Stevens went in the automobile
this morning to one of the grading
camps east of the city to see Mrs. Mo-
SELF, who is very i'll.
George Proutt and his bride, former
ly Miss II. E. Flewelling of Ogden,
were on No. 4 today. Mr.. Proutt is
n of the most popular mail clerks be.
tween Cheyenne and Ogden. The
wedding took place in Ogden at the
Episcopal Church Of the Good Shep-
herd last evening at $50 o'clock. Mr..
Proutt and his wife will live in Chey-
enne.
Gail Reed returned yesterday to
Laramie to resume his studies at the
University of Wyoming, after spend
ing the summer vacation here with
his parents, DR.. and Mrs. Harvey
Reed. Master Gail was given a very
pleasant farewell surprise party at
the home of his parents last Tuesday
evening by a number of his young
friends and well-wishers. - Rock
Springs Independent.
, 1900-09-27

The Volunteer Dancing club will
give Its regular dance at North Star
Saturday evening. Everybody invited.
, 1900-09-27
FRANCIS scHooNMAkER
HERE ON OCTOBER 6,

The Hon. Francis X. Schoonmaker
of New Jersey, will speak in Laramie
on the evening of October 6, the date
having been changed the past few
days. The people of Albany county
will remember Mr.. Schoonmaker. His
address delivered here in 1896 was
n of the treats of the campaign as
that which he will make here one
week from next Saturday evening
will be n of the pleasures of this
campaign.
, 1900-09-27

DR.. H.. A. Stroup Of Denver has de-
have his office three doors east of the
First National bank. His office was
opened today.
, 1900-09-27

Hunger is the best sauce" Yet
some people are hungry, and they
get weak and sick. Hoods Sarsaparil-
la helps such people. 1t creates a good
appetite, gives digestive power and
makes the whole body strong.
, 1900-09-27
St. Matthew's Hall.

Ladies can be received as table
%boarders. No objection to families
without young children. Terms SIS
per month. Apply to matron.
, 1900-09-27
COAL
THE DEALERS WE'RE NOT PRE-
PARED FOR THE COLD
SPELL.

No Real Distress Experienced, But the
Situation Holds Possibilities of
Embarrassments Union Pacific
Worst Congestion is in RawIins
Yards.
, 1900-09-27

FOR SALE-Two houses. Chear
Enquire at this office. II
, 1900-09-27

Sick headache is cured by Hoods
Pills. rs cents.
, 1900-09-27

DR.. Stearns, eye specialist, office at
kuster hotel parlors. t
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-07-06
Th.A shnnld naas.

eas'ts, They should cease
"'ir q"lbblmg aud stand together
M heir battles, and above all, they
should pay fair tax to satisfy the
State. Our sympathies are with this
class so long AS they make some
offort to help themselves. At the
same time we have nothing to say
against those planters who have
legitimately acquired their conces.
sions, but for the planter who en-
croaches, as thief in the night, up-
on the rights of other citizens, and
stealthily moves out his stakes
farther and farther, we have les.
respect than for the highwayman
who "holds up" his victiou but al
the same time runs some risk of being
shot down.
As the rey;valists say, the question
is with You oystermeu; will you
believe or, discredit the propositions
as laid down and the suggestions as
to tier remedy?
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-07-06
\ HORRIBLE DISASTER

Ii is believed that about 200 lives
were lost and 800 persons were in
jured in great fire at the piers
of the North German. Lloyd steam
ship company at Hoboken, N. j.,
which broke out at ( p. m. Sunday.
The fire started among cotton
bales from an unknown cause. In
less than Is minutes it covered an
area quarter Of a mile long. extend
ing outward from the actual shore
line to the bulkheads, from 600 to a
1000 feet away. 1t caught four
great ocean liners and dozen or
more smaller harbor craft in its
grasp.
The damage to property is estima-
ted at about 100000.
RAvING MANIACs WHEN RESCUED.
One of the rescuers SAYS: "Thirty
men whom we rescued were raving
manlacs when We got them aboard.
They could not realize they had es-
capped the horrible death that threat
1850 sHSA ouS a lew minutes pelOre.
In their dellrium they fought each
other after they were rescued. They
were as black as coal, and their
burnt and charred flesh peeled off
with their clothing.
"The most agonizing sight | wit
messed was that of woman who was
burned. We could see her face and
arms as she reached out and got a
handful of water, with which she
washed her face, seekiog to cool il
aud gain relief from the terrible heat
she never once uttered a scream.
We passed her cup of water. She
grabbed it eagerly and drank it.
She could not speak English, but
murmured in foreign tongue and
IN tone which apparently denoted /
she was praying. We spoke words |
OF cheer to her. The boat gave a
iuroh, water filed the CON partment |
IN which she was, she sank from our
Sight and we saw her no more"
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-07-06
TROUBLES IN CHINA

n Berlin newspaper states tina
the Russian War Minister has sen
out secret orders for the mobilizatio,
OF the Cars entire army.
Prince Tuan has dethroned tn,
Emperor and the Empress and pu
his own son on the throne. Th,
Prince himself is practically dictator
The war department is urging
Gen. Macarthur to prepare as many
troops as possible and mobilize then
at Manila for forwarding to China
1t is said that Rev. Norman
Hayner, his wife and three children,
who have relatives in Virginia, have
been murdered by Boxers al
Ten Tsip.
A leading Chinese general has is.
sued orders to the vIceroys not To
obey the edicts of the Dowager En-
press. From this it is inferred that
a new Emperor will be installed by
the reform element who is opposed
to the Boxer movement.
Conriers who are arriving at the
seats of government of the southern
vlceroys from their agents in Pekin
report that the heads of some of the
captured legation guards were being
borne through the streets at the ton
of spears, followed by zealots chant
ing "Tapi yang kuel tse, tapi, tapi,'
(Aill the foreign devils. kill. kiln.
The adventures of the hard-fght-
ing allies under Admiral Seymour.
their reaching Anting, twelve miles
from Pekin, the decision to retreat.
the capture of rice and immense stores
OF modern arms and ammunition. af-
tordIng material for strenuous de-
tense until relieved-all this is told
In dispatch from Admiral Seymour.
received by the London Admiralty.
Admiral Kempff, of the United
states Navy, opposed the policy of
attacking the Chinese army unless
they began hostllities. 1t is now adj
mltted that the powers attacking the
forts turned the Chinese into allies
with the Boxers. Americans think
this might have been avoided. Adj
mlral Kempff has held aloof from
hostIlities beyond movement necessa-
ry to rescue Americans,
The Boxers have not been satisfied
TO vent their wrath against the mis-
slonaries and other foreigners. Ma
i've converts are included AMONG
the objects of their Vengeance
Whole families Of converts have been
murdered, women and children he
ing as ruthlessly treated as men
Thousands of other converts have
been driven from their homes in
search OF safety from the wrath of
he Boxers.
A German writer gives history
II the Boxer movement and blames
Germany and England for not rec
'gnlzing its dangerous character
Turing the last two years. He saws
hat the French Minister in Pekin
lone energetically forced the Empress !
)owager to remove Que Shen from |
ne governorship of Shang Tung. 10 |
which Que Shen was appointed, al |
hough the Empress knew that he !
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-07-06
Another Cuban scando,

The postal frauds have rather
swamped the scandal existing in the
University, which has been the milk
ln5-gronnd for some of the bet
known men in Cuba, who, as nnder
professors, received $4,000 a wear
each. There were seventy-two of
these professors and twenty-four as
sistants, some of them having no
classes at all, aud others only one or
two students.
Many of the professors drew other
government salaries. When this was
called to General Woods attention
ne immediately inaugurated reforms.
which resulted in cutting down the
list to forty-six.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-07-06

Some enthusiasts and would be
phllanthropists are seeking to defeat
the ends of justice in the Gilligan
case by raising funds to give the con-
Vlcted man a new trial. Such a
spirit must emanate from depraved
natures or from those who look
nightly upon crimes instigated by
love. No matter what part Miss
Turner may have played in the af-
talr-or even if she melted Gilligan
on to the crime, of which there is
not the slightest proof-Gilligan is
self-confessed murderer, receiving
no provocation from his victim. His
seems to have been not too
harsh; in fact a lighter one would
have stamped the decree, as in the
iiddick case, a travesty of justice.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-07-06

Mckinley's attorney. General ba,
successfully thwarted the attemnt,
of the trust-ridden Republicans ;,
bring the Standard Oil trust TO ius
tice. J"'
A close personal friend of Hon.
John W. Daniel says the Senate,
would accept the Democratic nomi.
nation for Vice President if rendered
him. M ~
Perry S. Heath, First Assistant
Postmaster-General, is to be dropped
1T Is SAID on account of his connec.
ton with the Cuban scandals. He
was Neely's sponsor.
The Republicans will take no stems
towards organizing their forces in
Virginia until after the Democrats
have made up their ticket. Then
they Will form clubs throughout the
State, 1T is said, and appeal to the
national committee for linaLc iaI as.
distance.
The report has gotten out that
Hon. W. j. Bryan has been seen in a
wheat field clad in overalls and
hickory shirt working with
might and main to harvest his cron
with a new ball beating, FURNISHED
self binding reaper of the latest
model.
Bryan has taken the bit in his
teeth. He will have Is to l in the
platform OF he will not be the Demo
cratic candidate. This is his u,ti-
matum. The leaders are discon-
certed. Their plaLs shipwrecked
against Bryan's granite will. They
Know not what to do.
The Democrats of Gloucester Mon
day appointed the following dele
gates to the fredericksburg Con
gresslonal Convention: j. N. Stubs
delegate-at-large, II. A. Fitzhugh. l..
ID. Basye, Marquis Jones, Rex Hinkle
John N. Tabb, j. II. Mills, Chas
Catlett and b. a. Rowe.
Mrs. Roosevelt is said to object 70
Official life in Washington because her
husbands income from his private
fortune is only $4,000 a year, and a
salary of 5000 additional would Give
the family only 10000 annua.lv[not
enough for Vice-President, with
SIX children to buy shoes and stock
ings for, to live on.
The Prohibition National Conven-
ton at Chicago nominated John G.
Wooley, of Illinois, for President and
Henry b. Metcalf, of Rhode Island
for Vice President. Forty States
Virginia among the number. were
represented in the convention. A
scathing arrangement of President
Mckinley for his canteen law is prom
lnent in the platform.
Gen. Thos. L. Rosser, of Virginia
has written Gov. Roosevelt that he
has renounced the Democratic party
and will hereafter affiliate with the
Republican party. The cause is SIM
posed to be pique. Gov. Roosevelt
replied to the General cordially. and
stated that he himself was half n
Southeiner, his mother having been
Georgian. Two of his uncles were in
he Confederate navy, one of them an
Mrs. A. A. Smith, widow. who
las efficiently filled the position of
;ierk IN the revenue office at Win
'ton, n. c., for eight years has been
that no allowance had been
made for her salary after June 3Oth.
She was working under civil service,
md, as no charge could be brought
'gainst her, the above plan was de.
'lsed to. give her place, which paws
L 900 year, to Republican.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-07-06

HE news that the Oregon has
gotten ashore and may be lost will
awaken feelings of regret among the
American people and among the
"Jackies" of all nations who dearly
love good ship that has done what
would be termed a heroic deed If the
thing were human being. The
great interest being taken in the
Nicaragua canal project is due more
to the wonderful and unequalled
trip which this staunch battleship
made from the Pacific, around the
Horn and mp to the West Indies.
when Cervera's fleet was supposed to
be threatening our coast. All are
hoping that her injuries may be
shght While the Navy Department
exonerates Capt. Wilde in grounding
the noble ship on treacherous China
shores it is gratifying to know that
1t is not her former gallant Captain
Cook who has met with the mis-
fortune.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-07-06
BUGS AND HUMBUGS.

News comes from the West that
two new varieties of bugs have put
IN their appearance in swarms, one
specimen of which is travelling east
ward. He is called the bicycle bug.
This audacious pest takes his posi-
ton on the inner rim of bicycle
wheel, and as the wheelmau spins
over the veldt he silently, Ia Jersey
gallimpper, inserts his needIe,like
beak into the succulent rubber and
whit. the tire collapses, and his
ougship is blown off to wing his way
to another victim. Like some human
beings he is all gas, or wind, and his
effusiors are soon made suIphurous
by the anathemas of the rider. This
fellow is hermit, or bachelor bug;
he travels alone.
Another kinsman, who is a veritable
crustacean, has appeared in western
Pennsylvania, and is styled Cleopatra
Conventionalis or Convention Bug.
Like the English sparrow, who is hls
friend in that he has enterminated
the feathered enemies of bugs, this
big beetle goes In swarms and at
tacks large gatherings of people,
hence his name. We are told by the
papers that this genus humbug has
broken up several camp meetings of
late III western Pennsylvania, and
that now he is on his way to Kansas
City, and probably has arrived there
10y this time, though reports of his
advent are tardy in reaching the
East, unless he is included iu the
dispatches with some of the human
humbugs who infest political con-
ventions. Pity it is that it was too
early in the season for him to have
visited the Philadelphia convention.
but maybe, after all, he originated
there and was the secret cause of the
Quigg platform getting into such a
muddle.
All levity aside, the crop of bugs
for 1900 is reported to be fearfully
large. From year to year they are
increasing and unless something is
done to check them life will soon
become burden. Already the cul-
tivation of fruits and crops has in
creased greatly in labor and expense,
and in some sections certain fruits
cannot now be grown at all. This
brings us back to our hobby-the
determination of the English spar
row. We believe that the greater
part of the evil is due to his rapid
increase. One thing is sure, he has
driven the blue bird out of the
country. Every farmer of recent
years can recall the time when whole
Hooks of this little bird were to be
seen in the fields, darting hither and
thlther and ending the existence of
myrlads of insects. The sparrow
md the bug are with us today, but
where is the twittering blue bird?
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1900-07-06

The Chinese government. at the
instigation of Russia, sometime since
began to demolish aud remove every
yestige OF the Chinese wall, which is
one of the wonders of the world, and
was built many, many centuries ago.
And now the Russian has begun the
demolition OF the kingdom itself,
which is the oldest government on
the face of the globe.