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La Junta tribune., 1903-09-26
SATURDAY. SEPT. 40. 1903.
SANTA FE 100. TAXES PAID.

County Treasurer Beerbohm
issued receipt IN full last Wed.
nesday for the Santa Fe taxes for
the year 1901, in compliance with
a decree issued out Of the district
court at Pueblo, September 10th.
The total amount received was
$50, 600, the treasurer being in
structed 10 issue his receipt there
for in full payment OF the Santa
Fe taxes for that year.
The decree says that the at
tempted assessment made by the
so-called state board OF assessors
under the law OF 1901. was and is
absolutely void and of no force
and effect whatever The court
further finds that the pretended
assessment made by the state
board of equalization in January.
1909, was absolutely illegal, null
and void, and grossly excessive,
and in fraudulent disregard OF the
constitutional rights OF the rail
road company. The court further
finds that the enforcement OF the
illegal taxes for the year 1901
against the railroad company
would work irreparabie and IT.
remedial injury.
Ii was further ordered and de-
creed tina, upon the payment to
Treasurer Beerbohm OF the sum
of $50, 600, in full payment OF all
taxes against the railroad company
for the year 1901, he be forever
enjoined from in any manner col
lecting or proceeding to collect
the taxes pretended or claimed to
have been levied.
The original tax, under the as
sessment made by the state board
OF equalization for the year 1901.
was SOS. 1864. The total amount
received, $50, 900, is little over
one half Under the 1901 assess
ment the railroad valuation within
the city limits of La Junta was
s2S3,25S. Under the basis OF
settlement the railroad valuation
is reduced to sr5,or3. This valua
ton IS less than that OF any school
district in the county, and just a
little over one-hslf that of Rocky
Ford. Under the original assess
ment La Junta would have receiv-
ed So. s32. SS. but under the terms
OF settlement the city will receive
the magnificent sum of $3.50. 81.
The reason that the original
Santa Fe assessment for 1901 was
so high was caused by the fact
that the state board of equaliza-
ton assessed the entire sidetrack
mileage within the city limits,
making a total of Io7z miles.
The entire sidetrsck mileage was
cut out in the settlement made,
only the main line being assessed,
which only amounts to 70 one
hundredths of a mile. In Rocky
Ford the original assessment was
FIVE miles, including sidetracks
The main line mileage is only i3.
Under the terms of settlement ef-
feeted the city of Rocky Ford re-
ceives more taxes from the Santa
Fe than does La Junta. notwith-
standing the fact of the shops.
roundhouse and other railroad
property being located in the
county seat.
Schorl District No.rI. under
the original assessment. would
have received S7.s73 taxes. but
by the settlement agreed upon will
only receive Sz.7so 90.
The settlement was made on the
basis Of increases in valuation OF
other than the railroad property
La Junta tribune., 1903-09-26

Otero County is now very we'll
fixed financially, there being over
sIoo, 600 cash in the treasurer's
strong box. There are about
S2o, 900 OF 1904 warrants out
standing drawing 6 per cent inter
est, and as the county will receive
sI7,459. 80 of the $50, 900 paid in
by the Santa Fe, the treasurer will
be enabled to take up a majority
of these warrants and stop the in.
terest. There ought to be enough
on hand at the close OF the year to
greatly reduce the tax levy soon
to be made by the county com
missioneIs on the assessment for
1908, and thereby reduce the taxes
for next year. A considerable
amount of taxes for the year 1904
are still unpaid. and there will be
quite a sum realized from the de
linquent tax sale which takes place
about November 18th.
La Junta tribune., 1903-09-26
Notice. ses 1weliessio~.
Uni,-d States Land Otiie-.

United States Land Offc-
PuEkLo, Colo. september ,. 1900.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
~ following named ne3sl-r has hl-si notice Of
his int~ntion 20 make final prnof in support OF
his claim. and that said pruof will b. made
before the clerk Of the disfrict court at Trini-
dad, Colo, Oct IS, iScs, via Irven W smith X T.
le1is for the southwest quarter southeast qua--
ter, section tweuty seven: northwe quart -r
northeast quarter, east half mort west qua rter.
section ~. township shirty-thr-c south. ranxr
- west.
his continuous residence UPON and cultivation
Of aid land. viz: H. J. Burton. W. q. Dwyrc
u Troy. Colo. u. r. Mellon, Trinchesa. Colo.
william AcCA,h Of Ext-r. n. n.
= 4. ABBEY, Register.
First publication. September 5. INn.
Last publication. Octot-r TO- ls5.
La Junta tribune., 1903-09-26
aesIes 10, 1vb,sess,e~.
United States Land Ofsc-.

United States Land Offic~
PuEBLo, CoIo.. August Is, lsH
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
~ following named settler has hled notice Of
his intent boo to commute tn cash and make
final proDf In support Of his claim, and that
said prsnsf will he made before the clerk Of the
district coart At La Junta. Colo. on Seps~m-
trr - ispn. vis: Alb,rtus Dumhauld-H. z
H. - for th~ southeast quarter southeast quar-
ter. section eight: southwest quarter south
vest quarter, section nine >north half north
east quarter. section ~. township twcnty--even
south. ranxr ifty-nvs wc~t.
He names the following witnesses To prove
his Continuous srsid-oce upou and cultivation
Of said land, viz:
Antoss ElAire. of Higtr-~. Colo. FL Johr cf
La Iunta. Colo, John Gorrdpa-ture, al High.
Colo. Mouro- Gsrpips >tur-. Of La Junts. Colo.
=. A. ABBEY. Register.
First pullieation. August ~. lNH
Last publication. - ra~mb-r =, lxp-
La Junta tribune., 1903-09-26
Alias Ssmme~s.

STATE OF COLORADO.
COUNTY OF OTKno
In the District Coart
THE La JUNTA STATE BANK
Plaintiff
". c. BURKE and mo r. COLT
The P-pple of the STATE of Coiorn<io To ~ G.
burke. the defendant shov- named.
You are herrhy res,sir.d Tn APPEAR in an &C.
tion brcugAt aesinss you hy the abpve nau~d
State of Colssssac. and answer sh~ cnmpIaiss
therein within t~enty days after tn. service
hereof. II served within tkis cpanay. or IL served
out of this Cgsnsy. a. b. puhaicstioa. vitkia
Of ihe day - rerviee: or judGDess b. defasis
will he takea against you aecorviias to tke
prayer II the cp0 0paaint- And 10 ou,eg a ~
eomplase in the sdDve estitbcd sefisa b. scs
herros + - oas q sSi- ssss~. TIM ten SsTs
additional eD the tiDe hsreinhesoe-. sp-eihed
foe apsrafneee and answer vill b. allov-d be-
foe. the takinx a jsdrDens b. default Above
This said sesino Is bsv,.shs tp collect sA~ psy-
mens ~ 80 pruois-gsy sSs> ~ sssa1 vifA
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La Junta tribune., 1903-09-26
Notice for Pubi,ession.
United States Land Ofiice,

Pueblo. Colo. July .. 1919.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
~ following ma med settler has hI-d notic- Of
her Intention to make final proof ia support Of
her claim. and that said proof will b- made b.
fore Clerk of District Court at La JuntA, Colo.
On November g. 1919. viz: Nary A. Thomas,
X. y 4, sB for the southwest quarter. -~ctiou
=. township - south. range - west.
say n nsme- the following witnesses 10 prove her
csnuh-sou- residence upon and cultivation Of
said Iand. viz: William II. Chown, Edward
all of La Junta. Colo.
s. ABBEY, Register.
First publication. September. II. iWp.
Last publication. October p. lNH.
The Maui news. [volume] (Wailuku, Maui, H.I.) 1900-current, 1903-10-10
III. HaCkfeld g. Co., Ltd,
AGENTS
FOREIGN NEWS.

WASHINGTON 3Secretary Treasury
informed Secretary r. that he would the
hawaiian of 81 9 security national bank deposits and
places
bonds basis IS United States
SAN FRANCISCO Cal Oct 6The Nippon Maru placed in
today
Honolulu 1t is anticipated that the
S hip will be released after thorough funigaon
France, 6.Despatcte received here
Massanpho cruise
landed.
generally Manchuria
promised the 9Th of October and believed negotiations pro-
will possibly bvate the objections by Rus
in said
foothold n Corea
YOKOHAMA Japan Oct Infomation from the Japanese
Pekng dqueg 1t is
China will Nanchua
The Chinese
for assistance n combating Russian aggression.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-12
HOUSE BLOWN UP
 WITH DYNAMITE
HOME OF A UNION MINER AT ViR- GINA MINES DEMOLISHED BUT NONE OF THE FAMILY ARE SEE RIOUSLY HURT.

Bessemer, October 11.-(Speclal)-A des- at 2 o'clock, to kill Sid Hurst a miner, who lives in the quarters near Virginia mines, and his family. The means used was a stick of dynamite enclosed In 3-inch iron pipe three feet long placed un- der the house occupied by the family The only thing that saved the life of the oc- cupants was that the dynamiters placed the stick under the wrong room. The house Is a four-room residence, and was almost completely demolished by the ex- plosion that awakened all the people around the mines. One of these rooms was occupied by MT. Hurst his wife and baby. another by the three children, the ages of the children ranging from one to eight years, and the other two rooms are used respectively for the kitchen and dim ing room. The dynamite was placed un- der the kitchen against the pillar, on which a sill was resting. and, 1t is said that the three children in the room adjoln- ing the kitchen owe their lives to this fact. as the sill broke the force of the shock Pieces of the iron pipe the size of a bullet were driven Into different portions of the house.
 The two back rooms of the house were almost completely demolished, and every window in the house was broken out.
 The people in the quarters are intensely excited over the matter.
 MT. Hurst removed his family here from Adger last week, but he has been here for the past four or five weeks. It is said that he was sent nere by the United Mine Workers soon after the strike but it is alleged that he has been catering to the company since his arrival, thereby making himself very unDonular with the men on the outside of the quar- ters.
 Mine Foreman Whatley and Bank Boss Tutter of the Virginia mines and Super intendent Mcdonald of Birmingham in company withEDeputy Sheriff Jerry Foun- tain, have been working on the matter all day, and 1t is understood that they have some clues that will lead to the arr rest of the perpetrators of the crime.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-12
STREET GAR STRIKE
 CAUSES BLOODSHED
MEN ATTACK CAR ON WHICH oF- TIGERS ARE GATHERED AND SEE. ANTONIO SCENE OF TROUBLE.

San Antonio, Tex, October 1.-The street car strike of motormen and con ductors for an increase of wages and the right of the union to dictate discharges was today marked by violence and blood shed. The strike has now been on for four days, but today has been the most violent since It's inauguration.
 The first act of violence was committed by soldiers from Fort Sam Houston, who attacked non union car crews and chased them from their cars. The post command CT sent out a strong patrol of troops and arrested every soldier found in the city outside the post. Later d crowd attacked car on the government hill route and threw rocks at passengers, a lady on one car being seriously injured.
 On South Flores street the climax of violence was reached when a mob of men attacked a car that was guarded by deputy sheriffs, one of whom jumped from the car and attempted to arrest one of the mob, when he was attacked by a dozen rioters with rocks, and In defense shot and dangerously wounded Henry Mockert. The situation is growing worse, and the prospects are for more trouble. No cars can be run after night, but the company will attempt to run on schedule time tomorrow
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-12
READY FOR THE REUNION. Officers of the Army of the Cumber. land Complete Preparations.

Washington, October 1.-The officers of the Society of the Army of the Cumber- land, now in Washington, have completed their arrangements for their Thirty-frst annual reunion and for their participation in the dedication of the Sherman statue Like societies of the Army of the Po- tomac and the Ohio, this society is as sembling here upon the invitation of the society of the Army of the Tennessee, which. under General Greenville M. Dodge. is the directing society in the de- dication ceremonies. A president is to be elected in place of General D. s. s. Stan ley, deceased.
 The business meetings will occupy the day of Wednesday. The public exercises will be held the evening of that day for which a notable programme has been ar ranged. The historical oration will be by General Gates P. Thurston of Nash vile, after which the following speakers will make addresses:
 Leutenant-Gener Young. Lieutenant General Scofield, Major General Brooke, Major-General James H. Wilson. Major General Corbin. Major-General Dodge, Hon. David B. Henderson. Hon. James A. Garfield, Justice Harlan, and Major-Ge eral Howard A war time poem by Sec retary John Hay will be read by Major John T. Weedal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-12
PATERSON AT MERCY OF RACING
 WATERS OF THE PASSAIC RIVER
PITCHER DOHENY
 VIOLENTLY INSANE
Pttsbug Base Ball Player SmaSheS His Nurse Over Head With an Iron Poker and Then Holds Crowd at Bay for
 More Than an Hour-FinaIy 0verpowered.

Andover, Mass, October 11.-After fell- ing his nurse with a terrible blow over the head with a stove poker, Edward Doheny, the Pittsburg National league baseball pitcher, for more than an hour today, armed with the same weapon, held score of neighbors and several police men at bay. Finally he was overpowered, and after an examination by two physi- clans was adjudged insane. and committed to the asylum at Danvers
 The nurse, Oberlin Howarth. is serious ly hurt, but it is believed he will re- cover.
 Doheny first showed signs of insanity several weeks ago when he suddenly de- serted the Pittsburg club in an Ohio city while laboring under the delusion that he was being pursued by detectives. After a few weeks rest at his home here he rejoined that team, but did not regain his old form. When he returned home at the end of the season Doheny was se- rious wreck, and since that time has been constantly under the care of physi- clan.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-12

When Dr. Conroy called at the house yesterday, Doheny informed him that he did not need his attentions any longer and insisted that the daily calls be dis continued At first Dr. Conroy looked upon the matter as a joke, but Doheny proved that he was in earnest by ejeeting the physician from the house by force and warning him not to return.
 Howarth, the nurse, was then engaged to give constant attention to the case, and during the evening the patient was quieted and slept peacefully all night. To- day, while Howarth's attention was mos mentarily attracted in another direction, Doheny sprang from the bed, and seizing a stove poker, struck the nurse terrific blow over the head and started to smash things right and left. HIS wife hurried to the neighbors for assistance. When they returned Doheny, dressed only in his night clothing, stood at the open door with the iron poker and defied them to take him.
 For more than an hour the mad man held the crowd at bay, but finally Chief of Police Frey and Policeman Mallis caught him off his guard and overpowered him.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-12
SHIPPING IS SERIOUSLY
 CRIPPLED BY THE STORM

New York, October 1.-The fierce storm which for several days has been raging along the North Atlantic coast has se- riously interfered with shipping, and to- day only four of the ocean liners. all of which have been greatly delayed, suc- ceeded in making port. The four steam ships which arrived all reported hurri- canes and mountainous seas. The Mon terey of the Ward line and the Jefferson of the Old Dominion line came in from the south The latter craft was terribly battered by the storm, and when boarded by high wave on Saturday Richard Me- Lane, the lookout, was seriously injured,
 and by the rolling of the Je erson in an
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-12
JAPANESE HAVE DECIDED
 TO BEGIN WAR ON RUSSIA

Morning Post at ches Foo | 10 says:
 Tt stated that decided to declare hostts to- The Russian fleet Arthur the Japanese landing Masanpho indications that Germany favors of n- n "A field Arthur yesterday for the fortfcations Chwang"
  D.
  still believed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-12

an effort to free herself of the deluge which fell on her forecastle. the Rev. E. R. HawIey, a clergyman of Lake View, Moon county, N. J., one of the passengers, was thrown across the cabin and instantly killed His body was brought to port. Me- Lane was taken to the New York hos pital.
 The sound steamboat City of Worcester of the Norwich line, which was supposed to have run on the rocks near Execution light late Saturday night, simply anchored. because a metal pot connected with the walking beam had broken. While at anchor temporary repairs were made and the City of Worcester, under her own steam, made her way to her dock In the North river
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-12
ATTEM RsSa,,;? TO WRECK TRAIN
 ON HE -oUul11rRN BOILED

Danville, Va, October 11.-A bold at tempt was made this afternoon to wreck passenger train No. on the Norfolk division of the Southern, about three miles of this city. The track had been piled with cross ties and a fish plate
 The train was running very slow and but for this fact a disastrous wreck prob ably would have occurred. The obstruc- tion was placed at the end of a high trestle Fortunately the track was
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-12

straight at this point and the engineer got his train down to such a speed that when he struck the ties no damage re- suited. There is the belief that there is a gang of train wreckers in this locality and it has been an open secret that the railroad company believes the wreck of the fast mail here three weeks ago was caused by an obstruction placed on the track at the bridge. The attempt this afternoon gives color to the theory There was a large number of passengers on the
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-12

in eastern North Carolina great damage has been done to growing cotton. Big manufacturing plants along the many rivers centering in Hampton Roads have been compelled to suspend by the floods, and heavy loss has been entailed by dam age to machinery.
 Truck farms are under water and the fall crop is almost an entire loss.
 Norfolk City is now practically free of the storm. The break in the wind has diminished the depth of the water In the streets and traffic is again in a normal state. Along the water front evidence of great loss is seen. In the commercial sec- tions near the wharves the damage to stock is very heavy
 The Cape Charles lightship was blown from her moorings by the gale, and is now anchored near Thimble Light in Hampton Roads.
 The body of Seaman Peters came ashore late this afternoon, and with that of Captain Evans was brought to Norfolk tonight for interment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-12

Sofia October 11.-Negotiations are pro- ceeding between the Bulgarian and Turk ish governments for the repatriation of the 10000 fugitives from Macedonia now in Bulgarian territory. The porte offers to take all the refugees back under the joint supervision of the Bulgarian and Turkish functionaries, but there are many
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-12
BULGARIA AND TURKEY
 TRYING TO MAKE PEACE

difficulties in the way owing to the de- struction of their homes and means of subsistence, and the doubt whether they will be willing to return.
 Regarding the frontier incidents the porte has informed the Bulgarian gov ernment that the sultan has ordered a commission to make the strictest inves- tigation and punish the guilty officers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-12
Moor Land on Fire.

Budapest. October 11.-Nine thousand acres of moor land in the neighborhood of Etsed Is on fire Intense heat has loosened the ground. causing a general subsistence of the village of Boervely. Sev- eral houses have collapsed and four per- sons were killed Troops have been sent to try to extinguish the fires.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-12
RUSSIA WILL NOT
 ADHERE TO TREATY
IT IS CLAIMED THAT CHINA Vlo. LATED PROVISIONS OF THE AGREEMENT AND THAT RUSSIA THEREFORE IS NOT BOUND.

| Yokohama, October 11.-Baron von
 still awaiting instructions from his gov
 ernment in the matter of negotiations now
 pending between Japan and Russia.
 A Russian regiment from Baikal mil-
 tary district is reported to have arrived
 at Feng Chang Teng (Feng Chem Ting),
 15O miles northwest of Pekin, and 90 miles from the Russian frontier.
 M. Lessar, Russian minister to China,
 has announced that the Manchurian con-
 vention has lapsed.
 The Manchurian convention between , Russia and China was signed April s, 1902, and according to 1t the evacuation of
 the three Manchurian provinces was to
 be carried out in three successive periods
 of six months from the signing of the convention. note from M. Lessar was appended to the convention, declaring that If the Chinese government notwith- standing the assurance given by if, Nio- lates any provision of the convention, the
 Russian government will not hold itself
 bound, either by the terms of the Man churian agreement or by the declarations previously made in connection with the
 matter, and will repudiate any respons-
 bility and consequences that might re-
 suit therefrom."
 China was to be permitted to maintain whatever force she thought necessary in
 Manchuria after the evacuation of that
 territory. Russia also agreed if Tien
 Tsin was restored to the Chinese within
 the first six months to evacuate New Chang at the time ths restoration was made. The allied turned over Tien Tsin to the Chinese August 15 last year. The convention was to have been ratified with in three months, but this was not done. Last month M. Lessar, in his note to the Chinese foreign board, promised to begin the evacuation of Manchuria October 8, provided China accepted several condi- tions, which China has refused to do, un- l der pressure principally from Japan and | Great Britain.
 Either Would Fight. | Berlin, October 11.-Russia and Japan act as though either would fight if the other should hold immovaby to the posi- | ton taken up in the last exchange of communications. This is the actual situa- tion as understood officially from re- 1 ports received from the German embassy at St. Petersburg at the German lega- tion at Tokio Yet this mutual attitude with hostile preparations by Doth coun-
 tries is still regarded here as not ex- cluding an honorable arrangement
 Neither government has gone so far that
 it must fight or be humiliated, but each cabinet by single step can put the other in that position. This delicate balance,
 may, of course. be disturbed any day,
 though no ultimatum has yet been thrown
 on either scale.
 It is believed here that should wal
 occur that neither England nor France would be involved. Frederick The Great g
 remark was quoted to the Associated
 Press correspondent as Illustrating the , position of affairs. Negotiations without
 weapons behind you. are like musical l tone without instruments"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-12
BicycIist Killed.

Dresden. October 11.--A Berlin cyclist named Goernemann was killed in cycle race here today. He fell and broke his
The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-10-12
THE WEATHER.

Washington, october 11.-Follow-
 ing is the weather forecast for Ala bama: Fair Monday; rain Tues
 day; increasing northeast winds.