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The San Francisco call., 1903-01-05

THE annual meeting Of the stockholders Of the
Spring Valley Water Works viii be held at
the Cffce Of the company. No 126 Stockton
ST.. 81 y o'clock noon, on WEDNESDAY. +.
the 18th DAY Of January. 1903, TO elect u1ls-
cees to serve for the ensuing year, and for
the transaction Of such other business as
may come before The meeting.
san Francisco. Cal. Dec. 81. 1902
PELHAM W. AAfEcS. Secretary-
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-05

MRS. BROWN calrvoyant card reader; ladies'
.5c. sants 500. read.nas daily. 132 sixth st:
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-05

a YOUNG japanese boy wants position a
schoolboy. 507 Larkin St.. city.
The Lamar register., 1903-05-27
County Commissioners Convicted.

Denver. May 23-After celebrating
for thirty-six hours the jury in the
trial of Fred Watts, Frank Bishop and
Thomas Phillips. former Arapahoe
County commissioners, yesterday
morning returned a verdict of guilty
on eleven of the twenty-one original
counts charging negligence in the dis
charge of duty. After the announce
ment of the verdict Attorney Belford,
for the defense, gave notice that his
clients desired ten days in which to
file motion for new trial. The re-
quest was granted by Judge VOORHEES,.
The penalty prescribed in the statute
for the offenses of which the commits
sioners were found guilty is fine of
5000 on each count and removal from
office. The defendants are not now in
office from which they can be removed.
although Fred Watts is commissioner
Of Adams County.
Some of the more excessive over
charges allowed on printing material
furnished by the Smith-Brooks Com
pany were $1,000 as against $500.
which was said to be a fair charge;
1926 as against $50. and $50 as against
$500.
The date of the trials of H. Brown
Cannon and Charles A. Berdel. MEM
bers of the former board against whom
informations have also been filed, has
not been announced.
The Lamar register., 1903-05-27
Denver sraekmaiIer Arrested.

Denver, May 23.-As the result of an
attempt to blackmail Walter s
Cheesman, president of the Denver I'm
ion Water Company. out of $4,000
Boyd Irvine was arrested last night by
the city detectives. Irvine is twenty
one years old and says he is the son ol
w. J. Irvine, a money loaner of Rocky
Ford. Irvine confessed after his arrest
and said the reason he demanded $1O.-
900 was because he needed the money
Mr.. Cheesman received the first lettel
Thursday through the mail. This lettel
was to the effect that unless he placed
a package containing $4,000 in a hole
by the side of a stump at Tenth ant
Lincoln avenues the writer would blow
up the new building lately erected b,
Mr.. Cheesman at Seventeenth anc
Broadway Mr.. Cheesman paid no at
tention to the letter. but yesterday ht
found on his front porch another lettel
through which miniature sword was
stuck. 1t also demanded that the in
structions of the other letter be car
ried out. Yesterday afternoon the
third letter was received by Mr.. Chees
man. 1t was pushed through the mai
hole in the door of his office in the Nc
Phee building at Seventeenth and Glen
arm.
MIR Cheesman, on receipt of this let
ter notified Chief of Police Armstrong
A man pretended to leave package
and Irvine was arrested when he came
to get 1t. He afterward confessed.
The Lamar register., 1903-05-27
Elaa pax Proclamation.

Governor Peabody has issued the
following proclamation. calling for the
observance of Flag Day throughout
the state:
For the purpose of specially dem
onstrating our love for the flag-the
emblem of the nations strength. JUS
tice and glory-it has become the Gus
tom to celebrate Old Glory's birthday
anniversary as Flag Day.
II therefore proclaim Saturday.
June 13. 1903. as Flag Day. and rec
ommend that 1t be set apart for ap-
propriate exercises and ceremonies.
and that places of business. as well as
the home, display the banner of our
achievements.
Particularly do urge the observa-
ton of Flag Day by the schools Of the
state. to the end that the citizens oil
tomorrow may learn to-day those mag
nificent lessons of patriotism which
are taught by that flag. which is the
emblem of our country in sunshine
and in storm; the stars of which will
ever shine brighter so long as it con
tinues to lead only along the paths OF
righteousness as well as the paths OF
glory.
"In witness whereof hereunto set
my hand and cause the great seal OF
state to be affixed. Done at the state
capitol. Denver. Colorado, this TWEEN
tieth day Of May. A. d. 1903.
JAMES H. PEABODY"
The Lamar register., 1903-05-27
BATTLE ABBEY FOR
CONFEDERATES

New Orleans. May 23-General S. -
Lee presided at the opening session OF
the. Confederate Reunion Thursday.
The committee on credentials reported
total of 1923 camps represented at
the reunion, with 2,423 properly ac-
credited delegates.
The report of the Battle Abbey com
mittee was then offered by General
Evans. He had read but a few words
when General Joseph Wheeler entered
the hall. The delegates cheered a
welcome to the little commander. and
General Wheeler, after reaching the
rostrum, made n short address of
thanks for the welcome. He urged
upon his hearers the necessity of pro,
viding for the needy and aged soldiers
of the Confederacy.
General Evans then resumed the
reading of his report. which showed
cash in hand and in immediate pros
pect of $204.471.
The committee recommended that as
5000 900, the minimum amount desired
for the erection of the Abbey. had
been secured. the time had arrived for
the commencement Of the work. The
report was adopted.
DR.. G. II. Tichenor. for the Southern
Memorial Association. reported that
the fund for the erection of monu-
ment to Jefferson Davis had been final
ly secured. The announcement was
received with tremendous applause.
The committee on resolutions re-
ported favorably on a resolution re-
ported by General S. ID. Lee, express
ing the appreciation of the Confederate
Veterans to Congress and to Secretary
of War Root for the offer of the ma
tional government to prepare a roster
of all the soldiers of both sides during
the Civil War.
General Joseph Wheeler spoke
strongly in favor of the resolution,
saying he had the assurance of the
secretary of war that all original doc
uments sent to the War Department
would be copied carefully and re-
turned. The resolution was adopted.
The selection of the place for the re-
union of 1904 was left to the executive
committee.
All the present officer were re-elect-
ed by acclamation and the reunion ad-
journed sine die.
The Lamar register., 1903-05-27

ease.
Cure Kidney and Bladder troubles
before they reach the serious stage.
Read how easily 1t can be done.
w. ]. Hill of 40 South Union street,
Concord. N. c., proprietor of hard
ware and harness store, Justice OF the
Peace. and one of the best known citl-
zens of that place. says: "Doan's Kid
new Pills proved a very efficient rem
edy in my case. got box at the
Gibson Drug Store, and used them Tor
disordered kidneys and backache from
which l had experienced great deal
of annoyance, trouble and pain. Ihe
kidney secretions had bothered me for
a long while, were very irregular. dark
colored and full of sediment. The
Pills cleared it all up and l have not
had an ache in my back since taking
the last dose. My back Is much
stronger and my health generally is
improved great deal. l am glad to
make public endorsement of the
Pills, trusting that it may be the
means of relieving some other suf-
ferer."
A FREE TRIAL of this great kid
ney medicine which cured Mr.. Hill
will be mailed on application to any
part of the United States. Address
Foster Milburn Co.. Buffalo. N. Y. For
sale by all druggists, price SO cents
per box. !
The Lamar register., 1903-05-27
STATE AFFAIRS AND
DOINGS AT THE CAPITAL CITY
Land Controversy. Settled.

After controversy and bitter feeling
lasting over period of years, what
Is doubtless to be final settlement
Of the North and Middle parks range
disputes was reached on the 18th inst.
when Register Mark Woodruff OF the
State Land Board had heard the griev-
ances OF the opposing factions.
An amicable agreement was made.
by which the small cattle owners and
ranchers were given their choice Of
the range leases. The big companies
accepted what remained. Register
Woodruff gave the contending parties
assurance that in all probability the
agreement will be approved by the
State Land Board.
The land in question comprises
many thousands OF acres OF state
holdings in Grand and Larimer coun-
ties. For several years there has
been much rivalry in connection with
the occupation of the range, from
which many neighborhood troubles
have resulted. The North Park Cat
tie Company. which is said virtually
to have been an auxiliary of the Ar
mour Packing Company, was the prin-
cipal of the big companies. Later 1t
was succeeded by the Linger Cattle
Company. which was represented at
yesterdays meeting, by David How.
The big corporations entered the
country and established themselves.
crowding out the small ranchers of
the locality. These large companies
are backed by large packing concerns.
1t was claimed, and 1t was their inten-
tion to secure leases on great tracts.
10 this the small owners stoutly OBJ
jected. The fight was waged fiercely
for about dve years. and the amicable
adjustment was gladly received by
both factions.
About twenty PERSONS. represehtins
q large number OF the c1i.v,- con,
cerned, appeared before Register
Woodruff. Among them were Presi-
dent Icats Of the Jones Cattle Com
pany; David How. representing w. II.
Marr of the Linger Cattle Company;
Monte Blevins. Andrew Morrell, At
torney ]. M. Ellis and D. F. Sudduth.
In speaking of the outcome OF the
controversy. Mr.. Sudduth. whe repre-
sented party of the small owners.
said: I'VE are glad to have the af-
fair settled. It has been long and
tedious fight and we would much ra-
ther concede a few points than to be
in constant trouble over the range.
There seems to be general satisfac-
ton concerning the settlement among
all concerned"
The Lamar register., 1903-05-27
COMMISSIONER WOODARD ON
FISH CULTURE in COLORADO

expected to yield at least 100000 eggs.
The eggs of these rainbow trout so far
taken have been placed in the troughs
of the Gunnison and Denver hatcher
les, 10000 in the Gunnison hatchery,
and 100000 in the Denver hatchery.
The remainder of the eggs when taken
will be sent to the other state hatch
cries, and when Matched the young
trout will be, distributed in the public
waters of the state in all the large
streams that are suitable for these
magnificent river trout.
I'm taking the fish record was kept
of the size and weight of an average
lot. and the estimate of total weight
was three ponnds each. Some OF the
largest trout weighed ten, twelve and
thirteen pounds, the total weight be-
ing four and one-half tons.
1.-The record of eggs taken was kept
by actual graduate measurement, 400
to the fluid ounce, and proven by math-
ematical measurement of thirty-four
eggs to the square inch. a careful rec
ord of all dead eggs being kept during
stripping and in transit to the hatch
cries, which was less than two per
cent. loss. The conditions of water at
these hatcheries for Matching the trout
eggs have been so improved that not
more than one and one-half per cent
loss will occur until fish are hatched
This represents remarkable rec
ord of fish food product. at market
value per pound of so cents. almost
total of $1,000; an egg product at
market value of 81 per 1000, of $1,726,
total produced in one months work
for the people of this state of $6.125,
showing the uplimited resources OF
state fish cultural work for the future
in our own mountain streams and
lakes by business principles in public
AFFAIRS
The Lamar register., 1903-05-27
LARGE DEFICIT IN
RURAL DELIVERY

Washington. May 23.-Congress Will
be asked at the opening of next ses-
sion to make an appropriation to cover
deficiencies in both the regular deliV-
cry service and the rural free delivery
service of the Postoffice Department.
Postmaster General Payne to-day
announced that this deficiency now
aggregates exactly s227.3OO. of which
$I05. 300 is in the free delivery branch.
The postmaster general said he very
much regretted the existence of the
deficit. and for the first time publicly
criticised the administration of A. w.
Machen, general superintendent for the
free delivery system, who is now on
indefinite leave of absence.
This is not the first time that a
deficiency has occurred in the free de-
livery service" said Mr.. Payne, but
regret its existence. At the opening
of the last Congress Mr.. Machen point
ed out that without additional appro-
priations no more routes could be es-
tablished beyond those ready to be in
stalled January list. He said, how
ever, II Congress Appropriated $500 900
for the purpose the work could be con-
tinued during the rest of the fiscal
year. This appropriation was prompt-
ly made. but it was exhausted. Despite
this fact the office uhe free delivery
office) was going on increasing the de-
ficiency. and If we had not taken steps
to curtail the expenditures and sus-
pend the establishment of routes
until the beginning of the next
fiscal year, the deficit would have
been much larger. 1t was not good ad
ministration."
The postmaster general said that
part of the deficiency was discovered
before Mr.. Machen was given his leave.
Mr.. Payne said A. w. Machen, the
general superintendent, would be given
an opportunity to be heard on the sub
ject.
The entire map work of the rural
free delivery service has been suspend
ed. and no more maps will be made
before the beginning of the next fiscal
year. funds of this purpose being ex-
hauSted,
The Lamar register., 1903-05-27
Reliance Beats Columbia.

New York, May 23.-By combina-
tion of good luck and splendid sailing
qualities the new cup yacht Reliance
on Thursday inflicted such a defeat
upon the former cup defender Column
bia as she never had suffered, leaving
her over the finish line of twenty.
five-mile course off Glen Cove by four
teen minutes and forty-three seconds.
official time.
Not all of the glory of the victory
was fairly earned by the new boat.
If 1t had been there would be no doubt
that the Reliance would be the next
cup defender. but, despite the Column
bias i'll luck. the Reliance convincing.
ly showed herself to be the better
boat.
The Lamar register., 1903-05-27

Denver, May 22.-In an interview
Fish Commissioner j. NJ. Woodland
gives an interesting interview on the
work of the fish hatcheries of the
state.
Mr.. Woodland began by saying that
when he took control of the hatcheries
April 1st, his first step was to put in
office general superintendent of the
hatcheries who was experienced in
this line. He appointed to this Office
w. S. Kincaid. who has spent the
greater part of his life in fish cultural
work at our state hatcheries., The next
move was to place Charles Dowdell in
charge as superintendent of the state
hatchery at Denver; w. E. Patrick as
superintendent of the state hatchery
at Durango, and S. e. Land. fish cul-
turist, in charge as superintendent of
the state hatchery at Gunnison. All
these men are experienced in the
practical and scientific work of this
department.
During the last four weeks the
work done at these institutions has
been successful to marked degree"
said Mr.. Woodard. especially the work
done at the Gunnison hatchery in taxi
ing the eggs of the rainbow trout. On
April oath an egg-collecting or field
spawning station was established on
the North Beaver creek within 100
yards of the mouth. where 1t empties
into the Gunnison. At this place 5000
breeding trout were captured, and L.
$4,000 eggs have been taken. The fish
when stripped. were returned to the
river and were not injured in han
ding.
There are now in the fish pens at
this place about 500 trout, from which
eggs have not been taken, but they are
The Lamar register., 1903-05-27
More Tornadoes in Kansas.

Denver, May 23.-Kansas was again
visited by tornadoes yesterday. The
towns of Bala and Mulvane are said
to have been completely swept away
At Bala two girls are known to have
been killed In Dickinson county. H
C. Harvey. a legislator, is reported ia
tally injured. The casualties III Mul.
vane, II any. have not been ascer-
tanned. Immense damage was done
to village and farm property by tor
nado and hailstorms.
A tornado near Bloomington, Ne
braska, Is said to have caused loss OF
life and great destruction of buildings
and farm property.
The Lamar register., 1903-05-27
Clark VIII Push New Road.

San Francisco, May Ex-senator w.
A. Clark of Montana, president Of the
Salt Lake San Pedro G Los Angeles
railroad, has arrived from the South.
He has been inspecting his mines near
Jerome, Arizona, and came north to
visit his son at San Mateo.
Senator Clark states that work on
his new road is being rushed ahead as
fast as possible and present calcula-
tions are to have 1t completed inside
of two years.
The Lamar register., 1903-05-27
Go From Denver to Omaha.

Washington. May 23.-Postmaster
General Payne to-day informed Sena-
tor Millard of Nebraska that July 1st
the rural delivery headquarters would
be moved from Denver to Omaha.
Fine quarters for the rural officials,
costing $1,000, have been prepared for
their reception in the Omaha public
building.
The Lamar register., 1903-05-27

The faculty of the School of Mines
have Just announced that pupils wish
ing to enter the institution in Septem-
ber. 1904, may take their examinations
in solid geometry this coming June.
This has been done as almost every
high school has solid geometry in the
junior year and the pupils can pass
probably a better examination while
the study is still fresh in their minds.
At meeting Of the State Land
Board May goth Mrs. Grenfell protest
ed against selling school lands, and
voted against the action of the board,
but was in hopeless minority. Mrs.
Grenfell showed the board how the
building up of the leasing system had
increased the income OF the state to
over 100000 year in the last four
years, during which time she has been
a member of the board. She said that
the selling agricultural lands, from
which the best rentals were obtained
would, If persisted in. cause a de-
crease in the income of the schools,
as of whatever lands sold the money
is placed in bank, and draws only 2h
per cent. interest, whereas through
rentals from six to twelve per cent
Is derived. She also said that while
the tracts of land passed on were few
| stake was a vital one, and that thou
sands of persons would rightly feel
| themselves entitled to purchase land
| unless the board stuck to the estab-
lished rule of selling only in some ex.
| traordinary case, where great advan.
| tage to the state and schools was Sc.
| cured. The board ordered the sale
of five tracts of agricultural land in
forty and eighty-acre pieces in Otero
county. Mrs. Grenfell asserts that il
the system inaugurated by the land
board is pursued 1t will result in
shortening the school years in noun.
lain and out of town districts. The
land board approved Register Wood.
ruff's settlement of the grazing land
controversy In North and Middle
parks. o.
Governor Peabodysss has received
word that Warden Cteghorn of the
state penitentiary has secured the ser.
vices of a teacher of physical culture,
who will begin instructing convicts at
| the penitentiary within few days.
The first class will be limited as 1t
is the purpose of the penitentiary
commissioners to first try the exper-
iment and watch results. Should 1t
prove a good thing other classes will
be formed. The same scheme is said
| to be on trial IN the COOK county Jail
at Chicago. The Moral Improvement
Association Is behind the scheme in
Chicago. The contention is that con-
victs do not get sufficient exercise and
that a gymnasium in penitentiaries
and large jails will fill long felt
want. At present most OF the con-
victs at Canon City are idle. Nearly
all work that would in any way com
pete with union labor has been sus.
pended 1t is thought that physical
cplture will do away with many OF
the ills Of prison life. 1t is proposed
to have monthly competitions at
which cash prizes will be offered.
The Lamar register., 1903-05-27

The suburban backyard farmer may
be personally interested to know that
a man turns 10000 spadefuls of earth
in digging an acre. and moves in all q
weight of $50 tons.
The Lamar register., 1903-05-27

We are glad to see that the Amalga-
mated Poultry association has de-
cided that one egg per day per hen is
enough. A hen that would lay two
eggs per day is simply throwing some
other hen out of job.
The Lamar register., 1903-05-27

Gen.. Sierra, ex-president of Hondu-
ras. was killed by a detachment of
troops sent In pursuit Of him by Gen.
Borilla. Ungrateful as this republic
is, it doesn't treat its ex-pre,idents like
that.
The Lamar register., 1903-05-27

Mrs. Burdick has her $1,000, but
even that will hardly make her forget
that some of the papers were mean
enough to say at the time of the In.
quest that she was homely and looked
her years.
The Lamar register., 1903-05-27

1t appears that large percentage
of the American people are still inter.
ested in professional baseball. The
great beauty of baseball is that lazy
man can thoroughly enjoy 1t without
exercising bit.
The Lamar register., 1903-05-27

A New York young man, Alexander
Smith Cochrane, who inherited $14.-
100000 from his uncle. is going to
study sociology and try to benefit man
kind. How Mr.rHarry Lehr and Reg
gle Vanderbilt must pity a boy like
that.
The Lamar register., 1903-05-27

A Chicago man Travelled $4,000 miles
and spent $4,000 for the purpose OF
winning a 500 bet. Some people are
very hard losers.
The Lamar register., 1903-05-27

Pat Grove is circulating through
Missouri. Perhaps he is responsible
for the flood of $1,000 bills that is
causing the legislature SO much un.
easiness,
The Lamar register., 1903-05-27
Cuba sians Permanent Treaty.

Havana. May 23.-The permanent
treaty between the United States and
Cuba, in which Is incorporated all the
provisions of the Platt amendment,
was signed yesterday.
The Lamar register., 1903-05-27

The paragraph now in circulation
declaring that eating large quantities
of common salt will cure or prevent
cancer may have been originated by
the salt trust.
The Lamar register., 1903-05-27

It cannot be denied that the Russian
policy of taking what you want and
asking for 1t afterward has Its own
peculiar advantages.
The Lamar register., 1903-05-27

]. Pierpont Morgan says he is ready
to pay $500 for the smashing of any
camera containing snap shot of him.
oh, how that man does hate his face!
The Lamar register., 1903-05-27

1t was an old maid. of course. who
said that marriage is the Siberia Of
womanhood. And very likely she
would be glad to go to Siberia If she
could.
The Lamar register., 1903-05-27

Terry McGovern is still talking
about clicking" Young Corbett. But
Terry should be convinced by this
time that the Denver boy is not post
age stamp.
The Lamar register., 1903-05-27

It is stated. that $500 companies
have been chartered in Mississippi
within the past Is months having an
aggregate capital of $90,000.000. New
Jersey shall not steal the title of
father of waters" If the Mississippi's
namesake knows itself.
The Lamar register., 1903-05-27

Reggie Vanderbilt succeeded In cor
nering the market on lilies, but under
the law he can only claim one Ameri-
can beauty.
The Lamar register., 1903-05-27

AS Russell Sage nears 80 the aged
speculator feels, with Ralph Waldo
Emerson, lit is time to grow old, to
take in sail" So he has discontinued
the sale of puts" and calls
The Lamar register., 1903-05-27

George Barr McCutcheon has heard
the story that he has been paid $780,
900 in advance for new novel, and he
says he wishes that he could believe it.
The Lamar register., 1903-05-27

Diaz is nearly seventy-three. ara
has begun to feel the weight of his
years. 1t will be sorry day for Mexi-
co when he lets go.
The Lamar register., 1903-05-27

The people of Somaliland may not
have read the papers. Somebody
ought to tell them what happened to
the Beers.
The Lamar register., 1903-05-27

Prosperity has been good to the In
dians. 1t has given them money faster
than their white brothers can steal 1t
The Lamar register., 1903-05-27

look like those little girl cuts for her
first doll.
The Lamar register., 1903-05-27

In former days school teachers occa
sionally struck; now 1t is the school
children who strike.