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, 1901-06-15
ROADS
TO BE OPENED IN THE COUNTRY
FORTY MILES BELOW
THIS CITY.
Surveyor Buck Completes the Work
Ordered + Be Done and the Coun-
ty Commissioners Will Proceed to
Open the New Roads-Amended
State Law Concerning Bridges
Over bitches and Canals.

County Surveyor E. A. Buck, who
has been doing some road work for
the county commissioners, returned to
town yesterday afternoon, and is pre-.
sioners of the work done under orders.
He has laid out the following roads,
the burrows have been plowed down
the center of the lines, and the COM
missioners have approved the lines. so
that nothing remains but to- secure the
rights of way and order the roads op-
ened.
The new roads start from a point
on the old Laramie and Fort Fetter-
man road. The first runs to the new
bridge across the Laramie. near the
residence of John McGill, opposite Gil
lespie's. a distance Of Az miles.
The second line of road begins at
the new McGEi bridge and runs north
to a point half a mile south of Bos-
wells springs, a distance of about
twelve miles.
The third road runs from the bridge
to Rock river, twelve miles.
Another road, OF great convenience
in that section, has been surveyed from
the bridge to the corner Of McGill's
fence, a distance Of about eight miles.
These roads have been petitioned
for, and are evidently badly needed,
and will now undoubtedly be opened,
as Mr.. Buck has completed the survey
and the commissioners have accorded
the petitioners the right to have the
lines opened.
The following section OF the laws
Of the state passed at the last session
Of the legislature is printed, as it is
a radical departure from the provi-
sions OF the old law on the subject. It
relates to bridges over canals and
bitches, and relieves the owass Of ~
canals and bitches of the care Of
bridges under certain conditions. The
section reads as follows:
Section 1859 as amended. Amy per-
son, company. corporation or associa-
ton Of persons operating or maintain
ing in whole or in part, either as own
ers. agent, occupant or appropriation
any ditch, canal or water course, not
being a natural stream. for irrigation
or any other and different purpose,
shall put in, construct, maintain and
keep in repair at his, her. its or their
expense, for one year, where the same
crosses any public highway or public
ly travelled road. a good substantial
bridge, not less than fourteen feet in
width. over such ditch. canal or water
course where it crosses such road. Any
violation Of the provisions OF this sec
ton shall be a misdemeanor, and up
, 1901-06-15

It has been found that certain
prawns. common along the asst Of
England. change their color at least
twice every tweuty-four hours. in or
der to harmonise with the stronger or
weaker light prevailing near the sur
eAce or In the deeper water. As even
Ing approachss thsse nsh loss their dis
tinctfss day colors. and all assume =
|k1anaparent asure hue. The change
begins with . reddish glow. followed
~ . green unge which gradually msits
Into blns. Tbs day-and-aight change
has become 70 hAbituAl that specimens
kept II perpetual light a perpetual
darkness nsvsstAslsss undergo the Dsr-
bodic alteration II color.
, 1901-06-15
RED FIRE CAUSES
FALSE FRI ALARM.

The red fire used at the high school
building last night, during the tableaux
at the closing exercises, was mistaken
for a blaze in the building, and an
alarm IA sent in. The hose compa-
MES had a quick and hard run, but of
course no damage was done. Many
cises were badly heightened.
, 1901-06-15
Railroad Notes.

Trains were on time today despite
the snow storm.
The Union Pacific pay car is expect,
ed here on the 18th.
1t is probable that a new Overland
Limited will result from the Omaha
meeting.
Railroad men are looking askance at
the new compound engines since the
terrible explosion OF the east division
Wednesday night when one blew up
and killed the engineer and fireman.
The time between Omaha and Ogden
is to be shortened considerably in the
near future over the Union Pacific and
a through train from Chicago to San
Francisco put on.
A switch engine ran into a sagging
electric light wire opposite General
Foreman Tierney's office this morning
and tore it down. The weight OF the
snow caused the wire to sag.
One of the heaviest snow storms of
the past three months was reportef
from Sherman hill this morning. The
pilot of the engine drawing train No.
3 was covered with snow when it
reached this city.
The Missouri Pacific system, includ,
ing the Wabash, can give the Pennsyl-
vania railroad all the facilities it needs
for most of the far western and south
ern business. and beyond the points
touched by the Gould lines traffic will
be turned owe to the Union Pacific and
Southern Pacific. in which Mr.. Gould
is influential.
, 1901-06-15
New California potatoes.
cabbage and onions at the
Laramie Grocery Co.


SFo"ueo VII" "Fekcnou f@opIP.
A recent census of the population of
Rio de Janeiro gives the city approx
mately $50. 900 inhabitants. This is
much smaller than was generally sup
posed. In all there were 60. 1872 houses
and dwellings. giving the large average
OF ten people each. The tenements are
crowded with hundreds Of occupants,
many of them living in the most
wretched manner.
, 1901-06-15
BOULDER PREACHER
NOW IN LARAMIE.

tary Of the Rocky Mountain Lutheran
Synod, will conduct divine services
Sunday morning and evening, in Rev.
H. P. Hansen's Lutheran church on the
West Side, in the English language. 1t
is expected that Rev. DR.. Young will
conduct the services at the state peni-
Tertiary Sunday afternoon.
DIR. Young will deliver his last ser
mon in this city on Monday night. He
is the guest of Mr.. J w. Johnson.
, 1901-06-15
OPERATIONS FOR CANCER.
If Taken IN 11As Fhis Disease Can h
- Cured.

If Taxa. N Tia This Disease Can BE
DR.. Herbert Snow, an eminent Eng
lish authority on cancer, notes the in
creased number of deaths from AN
Ger from Bit in 1854 to %. 945 in 1895
in England), and urges a more scien-
tiic study Of cancer. He said recently:
1T must be borne in mind that the ma
1ority of the sufferers arc perfectly
durable by a surgical operation with
In certain limits Of time. In 80 per
cases. the organ attacked is amenable
to the OF practical surgery.
applied net merely to palliate. but to
eradicate permanently. The boyle OF
heredity. |. e., Of a transmitted consti-
%tutional faint, has been e~xtinguished
by the past twenty years research and
experience. No n conversant with
those investigations now entertains
the smallest doubt on the fact that
cancer is primarily a purely local mall
ady; that 1t difers only, say, from a
~carious tooth, In Its peculiar proper
ties OF emitting cells which carry in
lection to distant parts Of the organ
ism. Hence. II 1t be wisely dealt with
by the operating surgeon within that
pre-infective period. a stage Of several
weeks or even months. 1t is just as
easily e1tirpated as is an offending
molar or incisor. The only really alb
initio incurable cases of cancer are
those wherein an internal organ es-
~sential to life Is the primary site. and
such constitute a very small minor
tty Of the whole. The popular ideA
Is that cancer is something in the
system a mysterious entity, which
when cut out In one place is certain to
show itself soone or later again, eth
or there or in some other locality.
That impression is by 10 means limit.
cd to the u~neducated. Not long since
I heard a very highly placed dignitarJ
Of the Established Church emark at
a public Junction.: Everyone knows
that who once has cancer always has
cancer Nothing could we'll be more
remote from the truth"
, 1901-06-15
|FsFrEeNFh ANrtfvERsARYs
FOR GOOD NEWSPAPER,

The issue of Bill Barlow's Budget
for last week was the beginning OF the
fifteenth year Of publication for that
livey paper, but Bill. whose modesty
stands out like a mountain peak in a
snow storm. dismisses the matter by
simply changing the figures from so to
l for the number of the issue. May
the Budget live to change the figures
for the next half century.
, 1901-06-15
Offer for Cash.
Special Attention.

Sts~'e'
Call early and examine II new
stock Of spring and farm wagons.
We have Just received one large car
of celebrated Western Cooper wagons
and one car Of Racine spring wagons,
buggies pheaton, surveys and buck
board. Also rubber tired English
traps and buggies with rubber tires
All the above offered for less money
than ever before in Laramie. Denver
or Omaha. We have a few farming
Implements left which We offer at &C
tual cost, one John Deere sulky pillow,
one flying Dutchmsn sulky pillow. one
sixty tooth steel harrow, one Osborn
disk harrow. two Deere Wells hay
leaders, n steel eclipse hay press,
one Keystone side delivery hay rake
and one steel road scraper and to be
seen at the mammoth warehouse Of
the above named firm.
, 1901-06-15

Furnished housekeeping rooms for
rent. Sayer Hansen, ISL Sixth street.
, 1901-06-15
COUNCILMAN QUITS AND
GIVES NO REASON,

At the meeting OF the counci!men
Monday evening l.. Gels rendered his
resignation to that body, says the Sar-
atoga Sun. His ]ces has not yet
been appointed. No reason was given
for the action.
, 1901-06-15
SHORTEN
THE TRANScoNTINENTAL SEIZED.
ULE BY WAY OF THE
UNION PACIFIC.

Important Meeting of Presidents Of
Western Roads at Omaha
Through Service from Chicago to
Los Angeles, and New Overland
Limited Train-Other Railroad
Notes.
, 1901-06-15

Give us a trial order. We a v
you money. Ppecial prices for large
orders, or to hotels and restaurants
Prompt services to all.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-05-29

Salt Lake. Utah. May IA heavy
wind storm has been sweeping over
Nevada, Utah, Southern Idaho and
WxaFling- for the past thirty hours,
the velocity at times reaching fifty
miles an hour and oyer. The storm
has resulted in almost complete pros
tration of telegraph and telephone ser
vice in all directions. Reports from
outside cities tell of uprooted trees.
wrecked outbuildings and other dam
age. The storm was particularly Sc
we're throughout Nevada and Utah, and
in places across the desert the sand al
most buried the railroad tracks for
miles. Around the Great Salt Lake a
perfect sirocco prevailed. The sand,
lifted in great clouds by the hurricane,
almost obscured the sun and covered
everything inches deep. In Sale Lake
City the most damage was done to
shade trees and outbuildings.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-05-29
OH MIL for yeev,lle,

Luling, Texas, May 25.--The ma
chinery of the Luling Oil Mill com
pany is packed, ready for shipment to
Beeville, Texas, where 1t will be
placed. The buildings of the old mill
will be torn down and large suitable
buildings will at once be built to-
meet the demands of the new i'm
proved machinery which will be in
stalled on arrival.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-05-29
A BIG LAND DEAL.
Hooo SYNDIcNTE HAS BOUGHT
A BIG TRACT OF OIL LAND.
The Company wIl Undertake the Devel-
opment of Iron ms Well AS on--@0OO.-
900 Paid for the Property Plans Not
Fully Matured.

Beaumont, Texas, May 25.-Flfteen
acres of land ond the crest of the
gusher hill were bought today for
5000 900 by the Swayne syndicate, rep
resenting Ex-Governor Hogg; w. T.
Campbell, banker of Houston, Lam
pasas and Beaumont; Judge A. S.
Fisher of Georgetown and j. A.
Swayne of Fort Worth. j. N. Page
of Georgetown sold the property. 1t
is the plan of the purchasers to take
In several large bodies of land sur
rounding the oil hill, including 900
acres recently bought by Governor
Hogg.
This deal, the biggest of its kind
in the history of the Beaumont oil
field, is the principal step toward the
organization of gigantic company
which will combine the production of
crude petroleum with the manufact-
ure of commercial iron from the great
ore deposits at New Birmingham, 100
miles north of here. Whether ore
win be brought here or the oil takea
to New Birmingham is detail of
the plan which as not yet been worked
out.
Governor Hogg said today that pro-
ject was of greater magnitude than
any indsutrial enterprise ever at
tempted in the South. For four
months he has been trying to put
through the very deal which was
closed today and now feels that
his oil scheme is certainty.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-05-29

Corpus Christi. Texas, May 25.-ons
Of the saddest and most painful deaths
ever chronicled in Corpus Christi was
that of Kimball Parker. which occur
red last evening. A number Of weeks
ago the youth was bitten by an in
sect, presumably a f1y- Nothing seri-
Gus was apprehended from the bite
until several days after, when blood
poisoning occurred Young Parker
was brought to this city about two
weeks ago from his home in San Pa
tricion county for medical treatment.
His face became frightfully swollen
and great quantities of pus was lanced
from the sores. He bore his terri
bic sufferings with marked fortitude
to the end. He was 10 years old The.
physicians pronounced his one of the.
most terrible cases Of blood poison
ing they ever saw. Shortly after he
ing bitten the boy said he felt sting
ON his lip and brushed away fly.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-05-29
Anotbsr dash.r In.

Beaumont, Texas May 27.-contrac-
tor Harnmil brought In McFaddin No.
for the j. M. Guikey Petroleum com.
pany Sunday morning about 8 o'clock.
1t is located on tie top OF the hill,
only about 300 fest from the Lucas,
is on the McFaddin. Weiss and Kyle
Land company's property, and was
drilled in twenty-five days almost to
the hour, breaking the record for
drilling a well. Ifs depth is between
900 and 1000 feet. When finished the
oil spouted over the top of the der
rick, but was Immediately shut off,
and is considered a very fine well.
perfectly drilled, SIX inches in dame
ter Mr.. Hammil thinks 1t will be nee
essary to clean Il out, after which 1t
will be connected up with the net
work of pipes which lead from the
wells in that vicinity to the Guffey
pumping plant and storage tanks.
This is practically the well which
spouted mud and gas several months
ago and was lost. NThe machinery was
moved from the spot and new hole
started.
This makes six lowing wells for the
Guffey company and eleven for the
Beaumont field.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-05-29

Muskogee, I. r., May 27,-Chief Por-
ter Saturday signed the Creek treaty
passed recently by the bodies of that
tribe at okmulgee Formal notifica-
tion of the final acceptance of the
treaty viii he made to President Nc
Kinley who In turn may issue proe-
lamation authorizing the allotment
and sale Of the Creek Indian lands.
Already hundredf Of people are flock
Ing 70 the nation to make Investments.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-05-29
u. c. v. MEETING.
OLD SOLDIERS GATHERING AT
MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE.
Entertain ment Plan IL Elaborate--The
Court of Honor Presents n Scene That
Is Charming and Lovely Cowboys from
the Texas Plains.

Memphis, Tenn, May 27-Old SOL
diers and sight-seers are beginning to
arrive and it is expected that by to-
morrow night the city will be filled
with Confederate Reunion visitors
Nearly 5000 applications have been
for accommodations and everything in
dicates one of the largest reunions
in the history of the organization.
All is in readiness today. The Court
of Honor, extending from North
Court street to South Court street, has
been completed Statues representing
the different Southern States are in
position on the arches and the whole
beautifully Illuminated by myriads of
electric lights, presents a splendid
appearance The finishing touches
have been put on Confederate Hall,
the commodious structure on the river
front. and 1t will be turned over to
Adjutant General Norman today at
noon. The Western Union and Postal
branch offices in the hall and every
detail has been arranged for the con-
yenience and comfort of the veterans.
In addition to the floral brigade, the
fireworks spectacle and the grand
balls of the sponsors and Sons Of
Veterans, the amusement committee
has provided other entertainments.
One of the features will be band of
cowboys, who have just arrived from
the plains of Texas, and it is their
purpose to give free exhibitions of
rough riding and frontier life. The
Turnverein will give entertainments
in the Auditorium, assisted by the
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, The
veterans will be admitted free to all
of these entertainments.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-05-29

Washington, May 27.-The reports
received at the war department con
corning the commissary frauds at Man
lila make it plain that Major Davis had
no connection with or cognizance Of
the Irregularities which were de-
veloped. 1t is stated there has been
no time when General Macarthur or
the other officers making the invessi-
cation desired the presence OF Major
Davis. as his record was clear.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-05-29

Gonzales, Texas, May 27-The an
nual meeting of the stockholders of the
Gonzales oil mill was held in the court
house Wednesday evening. Mr.. Rath-
er made his report as manager. The
capacity of the mill has been raised
from forty tons to sixty tons. and
many other improvements made. The
old board of directors was reelected as
follows: H. Lewis, w. M. Fly, J. H.
Roothe, G. T. Rather A. R. Wright, T.
F. HARDWOOD and w. B. Sayers. Mr. H.
Lewis was reelected president, w. M.
Fly vice president, w. B. Sayers secre-
tary and G. 7. Rather manager.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-05-29

Washington. May 25.-Reports re-
ceived t the interior department,
through official sources in Alaska, con-
tain stories of great restitution and
suffering among the natives in the
valley of the Kpshokim river. The
people have no means of support,
their numbers have been devastated
by rayages Of the grip, and their dogs,
ON which much reliance for assistance
in maintaining a livelihood is placed,
are dying. There are no government
funds available to assist these people.
but interior department officials sug-
gest that If charitably disposed per-
sons forward supplies to Seattle ar
rangements will be made for their
transportation to Alaska by the rev
erue cutters which cruise in the wat
ers Of that country. One priest re-
ports that there were 300 deaths
among the people coming under his
supervision, the population thereby
being reduced in numbers from 500
to 500. go"
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-05-29

Nacogdoches, Texas, May 27.-That
rich silver mine reported as having
been found about seven miles north Of
here has proved to be more hypothei-
cal than real. Mr.. John w. HILL a
well nown and well-to-do farmer, is the
man upon whose land the ore was
found. He says there are evidences on
the ground of an old mine, bored in
the long ago such as smelter and
pieces of rock that are not naturally
located there. but of peculiar ind
that seem to have been lifted from
the depths of a mine to the surface of
the earth He is greatly interested and
has had prospectors go out to investi-
gate, hoping to discover the source of
the ore or the shaft of the mine.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-05-29
Game Birds Ont of snasnn.

New York. May 25.-State Game
Protector Iohn E. Overton, having
entered the Arctic Freezing company's
storage house on West street, claims
he found in one room 1000 partridges,
quail, grouse and other game birds,
the shooting or possession of which
in the State, out of season. is punish
-abie-by T. fine OF $50 Tor the a rst bird
FILLED or held in possession. and s25
for the second on each other bird so
killed or kept in possession The
president Of the storage company
went to the police court with Mr.. Oy-
erton. where an agreement was made
not to search all the rooms In the
place until today Mr.. Overton and
a policeman will watch the place and
examine every package going out.
The president of the company claims
that he does not know what is in the
storage rooms, and what there is in
there belongs to other parties.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-05-29

Madison, Wis, May 27-The First
National bank at Mineral Point was
robbed Of $4,000 Friday night, the
safe being blown open, No clew. A
later report says the amount secured
by the Mineral Point robbers is $780,
900. A reward of $1,000 is offered for
the arrest of the guilty parties. 1t is
thought the robbery was committed by
two strangers. AS there are no night
trains out of Mineral Point. it is
thought the robbers came from near
by town and later drove and caught a
train which took them to one of the
small towns on the Mississippi, where
they are now supposed to be in hid
ing. The large amount of cash was to
be used in paying off miners and la
borers Saturday. The robbers prob
ably timed their visit to a day when
they knew the funds would be large.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-05-29
New YORK Tunnel sttlke.

New York, May 25.--Work on the
rapid transit tunnel is practically
tied up today. All the skilled labor
is idle and from Tenth street down to
city hall only diggerrs and ordinary
laborers are doing anything ip the
tunnel at all. The strike arose out of
demand Of the rock drillers for
s2.75 for an eight-hour day and 70
cents an hour for overtime. These
demands were sent in yesterday to
the various sub-contractors and only
those contractors above Tenth street
agreed to them.
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-05-29

Havana May 25.-The minority re-
port of the Committee on Relations
of the Cuban Constitutional conven-
ton, rendered before the commission
went to Washington, which recon-
mended rejection of the Plat amend
ment, and gave reasons therefor, was
rejected in the secret session of the
convention today. The vote was 10
to 8. This is generally regarded as
indicating that the majority report OF
the committee ON relations, advising
accentance of the Plat amendment as
explained by the executive officers at
Washington, will be accepted, though
not necessarily by the same majority.
1t is possible that the final vote viii
be taken Monday
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-05-29
To DrIn a Deep Hole.

Beaumont, Texas, May 25.-An eff
fort is being made to interest hold
ers of property in the Bullock survey,
embracing 442S acres northwest of
Spindle Top hill and adjoining Beau
mont, in project to sink well 5000
feet deep with view of defining the
oil deposit. Many companies control
land in the Bullock survey and the
promoters Of the scheme to drill a
mile Into the ground believe chat
1t will benefit all interests to put the
thing through. d. o. Lively, who is
connected with the companies having
property in the Bullock survey, is
pushing the project. There is a fair
prospect for its consdmmation If a
sufficient number of holders can be
induced to share the expense. and
this seems to be assured.
In advocating the 5O0Ofoot we'll,
Mr.. Lively points out that in the Rus
sian field at Baku the greatest produc-
ing wells We're brought in at depths
exceeding 1000 feet on property which
had been declared non-oil bearing, 1t
is also said that one of the biggest
wells in the Eastern field is this
country is more than 5000 feet deep
Some of the Beaumont gushers are
less than 1000 feet
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-05-29
Cabinet chnnre-.

San Francisco. May Pa Wash
ington dispatch to the Chronicle says
that George f. Cortelyou. secretary to
the president, will succeed Postmaster
General Smith, who will soon retire.
Secretary Cortelyou win neither deny
or affirm the report, but members Of
the cabinet here say that Mr. Smith
has no intention OF retiring
Shiner gazette. [volume] (Shiner, Tex.) 1893-current, 1901-05-29
Erploslon II a Mine.

London. May 25.--An explosion oc-
Cured this morning at the Universal
coljiery at senghynydd, in Rhonda
valley About 100 men were in the
pit at the time of the disaster, and
there is little hope OF saving the lives
Of any Of them.