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Arizona republican., 1903-08-20
THE CHANCE EFFECTED
Annual Meeting of the Stockholders
 of C. E. 0I.

Denver, Colo, Aug. 19.-The annual stockholders meeting of the Colorado Fuel and Iron company was held at the offices ot the company in this city this afternoon. About four -fifths of the stock of the company was represented and the following directors were chos- en: John C. Osgood, Julian \. Kebler, George J. Gould, John D Rockefeller Jr., F. J. Hearne, Fred T. Gates, F. H. Hartman, Edwin Hawley, Ben Nicoll, John H. McClement, James H. Hyde. F. w. Oglebay and E. Parmalee Pren- tice. There being no quorum of direc- tors present the directors meeting for the election of officers was postponed and will be held next week in New York
 The statement was given to the press that the following members of the eX- ecutive committee have been agreed upon: John C. Osgood, Gorge J. Gould, r. J. Hearne, John D. Rockefeller Jr. and Fred T. Gates.
 A signed statement by John C. Os. good was given to the press, in which he makes a sweeping denial of the many stories printed of differences be- tween himself and the new inter. sts' controlling the company. He declares there has not been the slightest friction and that he has been treated with the utmost fairness. He makes the positive statement that the character of the company as distinctiVely Colorado enterprise will rot be changed and that there will be no sweeping changes among the officers and employees. He declares that he has never had a thought of engaging in any enterprise anta gonistic to the Colorado Fuel and Iron company. The officers who have resigned, he says, have done so volun- tarily and rot at the request of the new management.
 The annual meetings and elections Of officers were held by the following companies which are auxiliary to the Colorado Fuel and Iron company: The American Fuel company, the Minnequa Town company, the Steel Wheel and Wagon company, the Crystal River Land and Improvement company, the Redstone Improvement company, the Crystal River Railroad company, the Colorado and Wyoming Railroad cCcn- pany. the Rocky Mountain Coal and Iron company, the Pueblo Realty and Trust company, the Colorado Supply company, the Mountain Telegraph com pany, the Laramie Iron and Steel com pany. the Minnequa Cooperage com pany and the Rocky Mountain Tim company.
Arizona republican., 1903-08-20
BONDS.

II. s. ref. 2s, reg. and coupon, 1O61a i; Ss. reg. and coupon, 106h; new 4s, reg. and coupon, 134; old 4s. reg. and coupon. 109; 5s. reg. and coupon. 101k.
Arizona republican., 1903-08-20

" NyVhtT, dy IOT dIlU hIlnS.
 A St. Louis-New York-St. Louis game postponed, non-arrival because Of railroad accident. Double header to morrow.
Arizona republican., 1903-08-20

STOCKS. Atchison, 60; do pfd. S9; N. J. Cen
Arizona republican., 1903-08-20
AMERICAN LEAGUE.

At Detroit - Detroit Philadelphia game postponed on :t.copnt cfi wes;
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-31
FINE SHELTER FOR POOR MEN
Duplicate of New Works Model Chcan
Hotel to lie Erected In
Chicago.

Excepting New York, no city in the coun-
try possesses more modest priced hotels
and lodging houses than does Chicago,
which, in the opinion OF those competent
to judge, accommodate upward OF 0 1000
men every night in the year.
These temporary abodes Of the homeless
and benighted in this city are, as a rule, as
good as can be found elsewhere at the same
rate, says the Chicago Tribune. but plans
have been recently drawn for a new modest
price hotel which, when completed, Will
not only excel in every particular those
houses erected in New York by d. O. Mills,
but will be the best in the world for the
poor man.
This new hotel will be called THE North
eTn' and will be erected by Miller a Me
Ginnis at 2O-22-2i North Clark street.
There will be $50 rooms, which will be
furnished in a style never before attempted
in this or any other country. That is, no
other city in the world will have a hotcl
which will offer to a patron the comfort
and conveniences OF 1.-THE Northern" for
the small sum of 20 cents per night. The
rooms will be amply large, 12x14, contain
ing a new model metallic bed, with pure
wool mattress. A Turkish rug will cover
the floor and three solid oak straight back
chairs, together with a rocking chair, n
eommode with mirror attached, pictures
and, in fact. everything necessary for a
mans comfort willsbe furnished the patron
of this new hotel for the small outlay OF
20 cents per night, or $1,4O per week. There
will also be other rooms, larger, with more
conveniences, for which 81 per week will
be charged.
This new hotel will be as near hreproof
as human ingenuity has as yet devised.
On the ground floor will be located the bus
mess office, library, reading room, Tecep-
ton room and smoking room. In the base
ment. or subcellaT, there will be six bath
rooms. which will contain porcelain tubs.
each having a shower bath attachment.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-31
A MODEL ELECTRIC RAILWAY
In New York state n Long IntSrurbnn
Line SuccessfulIy Uses the
Third Rail.

The electric road which has been run
ming between Hudson and Albany in this
state for two years or more. says the New
York Tribune, Is only one of a large num-
Der OF interurban lines of equal or greater
length now in operation in various parts
of the United States. Most OF them, like
this, parallel steam roads, offer lower
fares than the latter and have taken away
from them a large amount Of business.
Many, like this one, carry freight, mail
and express matter in addition to passen-
gers. Nearly all Of them pay handsome
dividends, because the patronage is large
and the capitalization small. In one par
ticular, however, the practice OF the Hud-
son & Albany company is rather uncom-
mon. A private right-of-way was pur-
chased by the projectors, who intended 1t
for a through road at the start, whereas
many other interurban systems are merely
consultations of previously existing short
trolley lines. Having its route all fenced
in, this corporation is able to develop
higher speeds than would be safe on or
binary country roads. Trains cover a dis
lance OF thirty-seven miles, including
eighteen stops, in nfty-hve minutes, which
is forty miles an hour, Between stations
actual running Is sometimes at the rate of
lAA lllltS oil iOdA ANhoAhNA oNNoh'b6N
of the private right-of-way is that 1t rem
ders feasible the use OF a third rail, in
stead of the overhead wire, to supply
current to the motors.
Now, this third rail has been the sub
ject of exceedingly gloomy forecasts. There
were plenty OF prophets who expected
everything to work we'll in summer time.
"But wait till cold weather" they said.
and then see what happens!" Part of the
trouble which they anticipated was to come
from snowdrlfts in deep cuts, but the prin-
cipal evil on which they counted was the
paralysis which should ensue when the
electric conductor became coated with ice.
A correspondent OF the Electrical World
declares that the trains on the electric
road have run more nearly on schedule
time this winter than those of the com
peting steam line. Although there was a
| great rotary pillow in reserve ready for
instant use. the ordinary pillow was able
to keep the track open at all times. As
for the third rail. there was never but one
delay in cleaning IT. and this did not ex-
coed two hours. With that one exception
the conductor has remained in efficient
condition, although trains run only once
an hour in each direction. la one or two
particulars the apparatus is slightly origl.
nal, perhaps. 1t consists Of a combination
OF knives and stiff brushes. But the es-
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-31
An Omar for Ladies,

I sometimes think that never lasts so
long
The style as when it starts a bit too
strong;
That all the Pompadours the p~arterre
boasts
Some Chorus girl began. with Dance and
Song.
And this Revival of the Chignon low
That fills the most of us with helpless Woe,
All, c~riticise 1t Softly! for who knows
long-necked peeress had TO wear
1t so!
All. my beloved. try each Style you meet;
Today brooks no loose ends, you must be
neat.
Tomorrow! why tomorrow you may be
Wearing II down your back like Marguerite
For some we once admired, the Very Best
That ever a French hand-boned Corset
Wore what they used to call Prunella
And put on Nightcaps ere they ven to
rest.
And we that now make fun OF Waterfalls
They wore, and whom the Crinoline appalls
Ourselves shall from old dusty Fashion
plates
Assist our Children in their Costume balls
All, make the most of what we yet may
wear,
Before we grow so old that we don't care
Before we have our Hats made all alike
Sans Plumes, sans Wings, sans Chiffon
and-sans Hair!
Josephine Daskam in Harper's
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-31

stance that both pleased and amused her.
Every morning she found with her mail a
small box of flowers. Sometimes they were
sweet, dc fashioned pinks, sometimes prim-
roses, and again great lunches of purple
pansies. Paula attributed these to the SEN
timental Haskell, but coming down stairs
one morning with a pansy tucked in her belt
she met the poet. The least perceptible
smile on his face as his eyes rested on the
flowers solved for her the secret of the
sender of the flowers.
She was beginning 10 look forward TO
these chance meetings with an eagerness
that surprised her, when one day she found
among her letters one addressed simply to
Paul Seyton. As 1t bore the name of a
magazine that had sometimes accepted her
contributions, she broke the seal and read:
Dear Mr.. Seyton: l regret to disappoint
you by returning your exquisite little love
idyll, but at present we are overstocked
with verse Of all kinds. l shall be glad
to examine anything in prose that you
may care to send us. Very truly yours,
EDITOR OF -
She unfolded the manuscript with some
curiosity. The poem was inscribed ITO my
Sweet P" When she reached My flow
ers you on your bosom wear the bushes
NdlAAV alu "NhN III ' NNNNho alN WI S9No
grew bright. The heart of the poet was
revealed to her, and she realized for the
first time how dearly and truly he loved
her.
A sound OF footsteps in the hall below
aroused her from her pleasant revery.
She hastily replaced the letter in the en-
velope and opened the door. The poet
was waiting for her at the foot of the stairs.
She held out the letter and the verses
with a guilty smile.
at did not have the letters on the out
side. you know" she began bravely, land
80 l thought 1t was for me. And-and l
read the letter and the poem" she fall
tered, trying hard to raise her eyes to his
face.
The poet caught her hands in his; the
poem futtered unheeded to the floor.
And you are not angry with me for my
presumption, Paula, dearest?"
"No. why should l be-" raising her eyes
to his.
Just how IT happened, Paula never knew,
but the next moment she felt herself en-
circled by a pair of strong arms and gently
drawn back until her head rested on Paul
Seaton's shoulder.
Paul" she asked later, what did those
letters II. C. mean?"
Ibid you never guess? Sweetheart. they
stood for Her Captive But there need
be no more trouble about the mail. We
will spell it Seyton or Seaton, Just as you
please"
"As you please" she repeated softly.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-31

At ~ years of age I struck up a friend
ship with a young Pole, named Gojeski,
who was in the same class with me at
school. We became inseparablo chums.
Year after year We were promoted at the
same time. We took our university de-
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-31
Those Good Intentions.

His satanic majesty stalked into the
chambers of the board of public works.
Gentlemen" he said, has work COM
menced on paving Sulphuric Acid toule-
vard?"
your majesty" exclaimed Beelzebub,
at has been impossible. That consignment
of paving stones we received from the
earth on the first OF the year is ruined
every block is broken!"
Thus II will be seen that not all the
trouble is confined to this mundane sphere.
Baltimore News.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-31
The Ruling Passion.

A good woman was dying; a woman who
had been a true wife and a loving mother;
a woman with but one Weakness love
for gossip.
Although her time on earth was short
she was critically watching the attending
physician and the nurse, as they talked
in subdued whispers of the result which
their united skill had been powerless to
avert.
In response to the m of the
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-31
A Prisoner of War.

l was taken prisoner at the battle OF
Sedan, and, after spending FIVE months OF
captivity in the fortress Of Vessel, on the
Rhine, l returned to France, and one
morning surprised my mother at home.
For five months and a half she had had no
news and did not know whether l was a
prisoner OF war or whether l had been
killed. That. meeting can better be i'm
agined than described. / could only spend
two days at home, as my regiment was
being reorganized in Paris, and l had to
Join II.
On March IS, 1871, the people of Paris.
in possession OF all the armament which
had been placed in their hands to defend
the capital OF France against the Germans,
decided to make a strange use Of their
guns. They proclaimed the Commune with
the view Of killing somebody, their COM
patriots rather than nothing, and the
French army, not yet recognized, and also
probably out of habit just lately contracted,
retreated to Versailles, leaving Paris at
the mercy of the revolutionists.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-31
Too Stringent.

Mr.. Gotham-So you are going to settle
In the United States?
New Arrival from South America-Yes
sir; they've got to drawing things a little
too fine in South America to suit me.
Why, sir, it's got so now that a man can't
even get a job at overthrowing a govern
ment unless he belongs to the Revolution,
lists union, and has paid his fees regu-
larly for six months.-New York Weekly.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-31

sential fact is that under conditions more
trying than those which have existed in
New York City the third rail has rem
dered better service between Hudson aud
Albany than on the Manhattan elevated
road-from which it would appear that the
managers Of a rural corporation sometimes
show greater energy and technical knowl-
edge than metropolitan companies.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-31

dying woman her husband approached
her and bent low to catch the words
which he expected to be words Of love.
Again she turned her eyes, from which
the light was fast fading, upon the doc
tor and the nurse, and she said family:
do you suppose they are engaged"
These words were her last.-New York
Times.
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-31
Incident of the Commune.

A disaster at war is not always without
its humorous side, and the French army,
having enough reputation for bravery to
stand a little joke at its own expense, l
will here, in a few words, tell the story of
the capture OF the Chateau de Becon, of
which magma pars fui. We were some 1900
braves who took part in it.
On April 10, 1871, We received from Mar
shal MacMahon the order to attack and
capture the Chateau de Becon, on the
banks OF the Seine, which castle was oc-
cupied by the Communists, who had placed
on it's terrace two batteries that swept
everything on the road from Courbevoie
to Paris. The attack was to take place
during the night.
Now, everyone knows that a night at
tack has absolutely no chance of success
unless IL is made by old troops. by soldiers
known every one to the officers. The
French army was only Just organized after
the disasters Of the Franco-German war,
and the regiments we're quickly reorgan-
lied with soldiers just returned from cap
tivity and with young recruits. We die
not know the men now under us, and the
men had little confidence In officers who
had never led them under fire before. We
all felt how risky the whole thing was; still
We ndu OIutIbs anu OuIb was nOA " ulSGuos
but to go.
We started at ! o'clock in the morning
having to march about five miles to react
( the chateau, We had no maps. and the
rumor spread among the troops that the en-.
gineers. who were in front, did not even
know where the entrance TO the castle was
and that While they would look for it in the
pitch dark OF the night. the communist
would probably have time to annihilate ouI
force on the road which their cannons com
manded. There was no confidence in thu
ranks. The engineers marched in front, fol
lowed by the infantry. In the rear we wert
with the artillery.
We advanced with great caution, the sol
diers with guns ready to fire, the Ofhcer
with swords in their right hands and re
volvers in their left,
After marching at a very slow pace 10
two hours m a half, we heard a great vel
from the front. following shots fred trou
the castle windows. ! will not attempt I
describe the scene Of confusion that ensued
a panic OF the worst description. At tn
rear we shouted halt" But to stop In tn
middle OF the night panic-stricken soldier
running away, why, you might as well IT
TO stop with youG umbrella an express whe
running at the rate OF sixty miles an houI
We had to retreat and return to the spo
we had left two hours and a half before
-Four men we're killed and a dozen OF s
wounded. but every one OF the young re
cruits was sure he had a bullet somewher,
Leniency of the Marshal.
On hearing OF our retreat Marshal MAJ
MahOn showed himself l~enient. He kne
what kind OF troops we had under us. an
did not utter one angry word. but ordere
us to be ready TO resume the attack at day
break. We biyouacked on the spot. too
coffee and a nap, and az 8 in the mornin
ordered our men 10 march, determined no
TO return dead or victorious.
We told the men although Ne Lnel
Omaha daily bee., 1903-01-31
Begins at Red Rock.

Health, strength and vigor depend on
digestion. DR.. Kings New Life Pills makes
1t perfect or no pay. Only 25c. For sale
by Kuhn & Co.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-01

at z, ,oo0,00o this would g1vs the one hun. dred and thirty-four pews at the present date a value of $14sa5.s. or a gain of $1s.- .9l.42; or, figured in percentage, gain of 2, 239 per cent for the last eighty two years. which is not a bad interest on the original investment. >
 One. upon looking into the historic old edifice and inspecting the pews, would never dream of their real value. Rising to the height of three feet, they are up. ho,stered in faded red brocade satin, tho account of the wear.
 The doors and sides are of enamelled white panels topped of with railings of polished black walnut. Each pew has a convenient book rack of black walnut run ming the whole length of the pew, while carpet upholstered kneehns hassocks are in plenty.
 Pew No. 25, for which Daniel Webster bid $65o at the first sale in 1Sa0 Is on that side of the church facing Winter Street. and is midway between the chancel and the front entrance. It is only consp,cu- ous from the other pews by being opp3- site the second stained glass window on the Winter Street side. It's present occu- pant is Miss Ellen F. Mason.
 The last six pews in the last row are somewhat higher than the others, as the railings arc at least i've feet high above the aisles. Every pew Is upholstered in the game style and no two differ In fittings and decorations.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-01
St. Paul,s Costly Psws.

A pew in St. Paul's Episcopal Church, with the present real estate value of the property, says The Boston Post. is worth the neat sum of sl4925.37, showing as 1t does, the great rise in values of Boston's real estate in the past four-score years.
 Just eighty-two years ago the value of pew at St. Paurs Episcopal Church, on Fremont Street. could be figured up at selling price of $633.95, though some came as high as $9oo put the sum mentioned vas the average. In eighty-two years the pews have gone up 2.239 per cent.
 As high as 5000 900 has been offered for the property of the St. Pauls Episco- pal Parish on Fremont Street, between Temple Place and Winter Street. and 1t Is figuring on this sum that the average price of the one hundred and thlrty-four pews has been obtained.
 A glance into the early records of the parish of St. Paurs Episcopal Church of Boston shows US that at a meeting oH the proprietors held on September Il, 1920. the pews in the church were dt- vided into three classes.
 The number of proprietors of St. Pauls Is now thirty-four. and 1t Is interesting z to note that at the action spoken of in 1920 the sum of $si 95o was realized from one hundred and thirty-fogr pcws. which averaged seSs g. per pew. Figuring the present value of the St Paul's property
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-01
Remarkable Cures
Are Being Made Daily Free of Charge by the Red Cross Physicians Who Are Located on the Second Floor of the Moses Building. Services for Three Months Are Given Free to All Invalids Who Call Upon Them Before February 2Oth.

The staff of eminent physicians and surgeons from the Red Cross Medical Institute have, at the urgent solicitation of a large number of patients under their care in this country, establish d perma- nent branch of this Institute in this citv Second floor, Moses Building.
 These eminent gentlemen have decided to give their services entirely free for three months (medicines exceptedl to all invalids who call upon them for treat ment.
 Between Now and Feb. 20.
 These services consist not only of con- sultation, examination and advice but also of minor surgical operations.
 The object in pursuing this course is to become rapidly and personally acquainted with the sick and afflicted, and under no conditions will any charge whatever be made for any services rendered for three months, to all who call before Febru- ary 20
 The doctors treat all forms of disease and deformities and guarantee a cure in every case they undertake. At the first interview a thorough examination is made and, if curable. you are frankly and kindly told so, also advised against spending your money for useless treat ment.
 Male and female weakness catarrh and catarrhal deafness, also varicocele, run. ture. goitre, cancer and all diseases of the rectum are positively cured by theil new treatment.
 The Chief Associate Surgeon will be ir personal charge.
 Offices on End floor Moses Building Office hours to 7:so Sundays. 10 to L
 tu-fri-sun
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-01
Forecasts.

Prof William c. Sumner in New York
 Post.
 It is human nature. and Tn the nature of things, that such prosperity as that of the last i've years shall lead to ex- travasant hopes and plans. and so over- reach itself; also that periods of reac- ton shall come We must, therefore, expect these things and make allowance for them in all our prognostications.
 a. I would not venture to express judgment about prices.
 0) A further advance in wages is sure to take place. Every employer re- ports that he cannot get men enough G.) The. new enterprises have outrun the available capital. The check to en- terprise is healthy and averts the dan ger above mentioned. I expect to sec the rate of interest rise in the next years N) I should not doubt that the pro- duction and exchange will go on un- checked. It Is genuine, because 1t is the exploitation of natural resources. The exportation of manufactured goods must diminish with the rise in prices. That exportation consists in surpluses exported at prices lower than those ot the domestic market. It consists. there- fore, in goods presented to foreigners at our expense. do not see how it can be beneficial to us that the amount should be large.
 6o I look for continuous and enlarged prosperity. The economic outlook Is as, good as possible. The dangers gre social and political-especiaIly political.
 (6) The encouraging factors are the realities; the resources in the ground, the geographical features, and the char acter of the people. So long as the peo- pie get a: the resources we enjoy pros- perity. When the politicians. editors,
 
 philosophers begin to get prosperity for us our trouble begins.