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The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1904-12-16
Would Melt Silver Dollars.

The secretary of the treasury. in MS
annual report. says: November l.
1904, the amount of bullion in the
treasury purchased under the act or
July IA. 1900, was 2.T42,5S9.71 hne
ounces, which has a coming value IN
subsidiary money of s3,T91,3s0.24.
The coinage OF subsidiary coin dur
ing the last FIVE fiscal years was $5o,-
3O0,049.S5.
From this it is apparent that steps
must soon be taken to provide bullion
for the subsidiary coinage.
"In this connection it may be pointed
out that no provision now exists tor
the recoinage of standard silver dollars
which by natural wear have become
unfit for circulation. Many such are
now in the treasury. They can not be
recoined into dollars without loss, and
there is no authority to reimburse such
loss. AS the subsidiary coins are OF
lighter proportionate weight than the
standard silver dollars. these abraded
and uncurrent coins might be recoined
into subsidiary silver coin without loss.
The small contraction in the circula-
ton of dollars would be offset by the
increase in the subsidiary coin, and the
net result of the operation would leave
the total money circulation unchanged
| recommend that the secretary OF the
treasury be given authority for sucn
recoinage."
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1904-12-16
New Mexico Pioneer Dead.

Albuquerque. N. NJ, Dec. 13.-Wil.
liam Crane of Bacon Springs, Mckin.
ley county, died Sunday night of old
age. The deceased was one of the pi-
oneers OF the Southwest and owned
and operated a ranch near where he
died for over forty years. He was over
ninety years of age and followed Kit
Carson and other famous Indian fight
ers in many of the important battles
with the Indians by frontier settlers.
When the Atlantic and Pacific was
building westward in 1880 and 1881,
Crane was a familiar figure along the
line from Laguna to Gallup. and made
a record by assisting the authorities to
run down the bunco steererS, confi-
dence men and other hold-ups and des-
peradoes who followed the new rail
road and preyed upon the unsuspect-
ing. His life was full Of exciting
events. Many throughout central and
western New Mexico will regret his
departure.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1904-12-16
Will Punish Land Frauds.

Washington, Dec. S.-An official
statement was given out by the Inter
ior Department to-day announcing the
governments purpose to prosecute
every guilty man in the public land
frauds to the full extent of the law
and regardless of position in life. The
statement follows:
THE conviction in Portland, Oregon.
yesterday of five persons for land
frauds, which will be followed next
week by the trial of several others in
dicted for the same offense, is but an
other step toward the consummation
of the public policy entered upon by
the secretary of the interior when it
became known nearly three years ago
that frauds were being perpetrated in
connection with the public lands. to
run down and prosecute the guilty
ones to the full extent of the law with
out regard to their position in life. The
department has encountered many OBJ
stacles while engaged in this work,
but has moved steadily onward and
has had the hearty assistance and CO.
operation of the Department of Justice
in bringing the land criminals to JUS
tice.
"These frauds have been more far
reaching than the country has sus-
pected, and the task of unearthing
them and securing the necessary
proofs has been a difficult one, but
there has been no abatement of the in
tention to overcome all difficulties and
secure the conviction of the land
thieves. No one will be shielded,
whether high or low, and the work of
prosecution Will be vigorously carried
on"
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1904-12-16
Locked in a Vault.

Pueblo, Colo. Dec. ia daring rob
berry was committed yesterday morn
ing at o'clock when the real estate
office of C. C. Stein, on the third floor
of the Mechanics block, was entered
and the clerk, Clifford Holmboe,
robbed of s15S and his Elk charm,
valued at SIS, showed into vault and
locked in.
Holmboe was released half an hour
later by j. r. Wilson, another clerk.
The police were notified and Detective
Robichaud was detailed on the case.
Officer Dillon arrested a suspect who
had a number of blank checks and
some padlocks. AT the station he
gave his name as Charles Bigelow.
Later Lee Schaffer and man named
Evans were arrested. There are be-
lieved to be four men in the gang, re-
Gently arrived from San Francisco.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1904-12-16
Favors Limited Package Post.

Washington, Dec. 13.-The postmas.
ter general in his annual report, rec
ommends a limited cheap package de-
livery on rural routes, as follows:
with the establishment of rural
mail delivery and the increasing ex-
tension of rural telephone service by
private interests, there has grown up
a demand by the patrons of the rural
service for the delivery of small pack
ages of merchandise. such as food
stuffs, tobacco, dry goods, drugs, etc,
on an order to the local merchant by
postal card, telephone or otherwise.
The value of these packages of mer.
chandise is usually small and the
present rate of postage of i cent per
ounce is practically prohibitive. The
patron or merchant cannot afford to
pay 16 cents for the delivery of a
pound of coffee or tobacco, or similar
article, but II a special rate were es
tablished on such matter from the dis
tributing office for delivery to any pa
tron on the rural routes from that Of
flee it would be great convenience to
the patrons and become source of
revenue to the department.
at is therefore recommended for the
consideration of Congress that rate
of cents per pound or any fractional
part thereof, be authorized for pack.
ages of books or merchandise, not ey-
ceeding five pounds, mailed at the dis
tributing postoffice of any rural free
delivery route for delivery to patron
on said route"
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1904-12-16
Conductor Killed.

Leadville, Colo, Dec 13.-(Special)
Conductor Richard Harding was in.
stantly killed and Conductor Joseph
S. Patton and Car Foreman James ]
Neville were injured. in wreck and
an accident which followed the wreck
one mile west of Fremont Pass on the
Blue River branch OF the Denver & Ric
Grande road yesterday.
The regular train over the Blue
River branch, comprising one passen'
ger coach. baggage and freight cars
and an engine. left here this morning
at $50 o'clock. One mile west of Ere.
mont Pass the train struck broken
rail and the passenger coach and a
freight car were derailed.
Conductor Patton. who was in
charge of the train, was seriously
bruised about the body. A wrecking
outfit was sent from Leadville in
charge of Conductor Harding. Car
Foreman Neville accompanied the
wrecking crew. While the crew was
replacing the passenger coach on the
track the tackle broke and the jacks
under the car gave way.
The coach toppled and fell upon Con.
ductor Harding. pinning him against
the bank and killing him instantly.
Neville, who was assisting harding,
barely escaped being caught under the
car and suffered severe bruises about
the body and a broken wrist. 1t is
thought several of his ribs are broken
Both Neville and Patton were
brought to their homes in this city and
cared for. Conductor Harding was
thirty-seven years old. He had lived
here eight years. He was single and
leaves a father and mother living in
New Jersey and a brother in Chicago
The Order of Railroad Conductors. to
which he belonged, will take charge OF
the remains.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1904-12-16
To Reduce Coneressmen.

Washington, Dec. SENATOR Platt
of New York to-day introduced BILL
prepared under the direction of the
committee on national affairs Of the
Republican Club of the City of New
York, having as its purpose the reduc-
tion of the representation in Congress
of Southern states that have disfran.
-chised the negro voter. The measure,
IL enacted in its present form. would
lessen the membership in Congress by
nineteen, according to the estimate
that has been made by the Republican
Club, which originated it.
The bill and an explanatory state
ment issued by Senator Platt, were ref
ferred to the committee on the census.
TIL bill provides for the reduction OF
representation in the House of Repre-
sentatives as follows: Alabama, from
8 to Z; Arkansas. Z to 6; Florida, 3 to
2; Georgia, IL TO S. Louisiana. to .:
Mississippi. s to 6; North Carolina, 10
to s; South Carolina, to 3; Tennes-
see, 10 to 8; Texas, l6 to l0i Virginia.
10 to s.
The statement says:
This bill is framed upon the lowest
limitation possible and treats as ex-
cluded from the suffrage only the male
negro citizen over twenty-one years OF
age classed by the twelfth census 3s>if-
literate under the 1900 census tables.
published since the appoIa9nmeht act
of January 1G, 1901.
The aggregates actually excluded
from the suffrage in each Of the states
mentioned are in truth larger than
those used as the basis of this act. II
all negro votables Ii. e. male citizens
over twenty-one regardless of Hitter
acy) should be excluded, the reduction
in representation, figured from the
same tables, would be nearly twice as
great as stated in this bill.
at requires no evidence beyond the
notorious historical fact for Congress
to adjudge what cannot be denied, that
the class of negro illiterates, 20 the ex-
tent stated, is practically excluded
from the suffrage in the states men
toned in the bill. no matter what may
be nominal provisions OF their respect
i've constitutions or election laws. The
bill. therefore, presents the smallest
reduction practicable and is very con
servative.
The 'apportlonment' remains as
fixed in 1901 and the reduction IS 70
cease when the facts shall warrant IT.
THE bill has been prepared under
the direction OF the committee OF ma
tional affairs OF the Republican Club
of the City of New York, the club hay-
ing at its first meeting after the presi-
Dental election unanimously voted TO
request Congress to take immediate &C
ton. pursuant to the representation
plank in the national Republican plat
form
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1904-12-16
DR.. Chadwick Interviewed.

Paris, Dec. 13.-Dr. Leroy S. Chat
wick of Cleveland, husband of Cass
l.. Chadwick, has been living her
quietly for some time, occupying qua
ters in hotel in the center of Par,
DR.. Chadwick was interviewed to-da
and consented to talk concerning th
troubles of his wife. His daughter,
prepossessing girl of nineteen, by h
former wife, is accompanying him.
"It is most unpleasant to me-" j.
Chadwick said, "to be interviewed u
der the present circumstances. The
is no truth in the report that Nj
Chadwick settled a large sum on m
DIR, Chadwick called attention to l.
appearance as he uttered this remar
saying: ANY one would be able to
that / am not man who had receive
millions from his Wife"
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1904-12-16

Representative Brooks has intro
duced a bill to increase the limit Of
cost of the Colorado Springs public
building to 100000.
Woman suffragists of Washington
city have decided to oppose the pas
sage of the statehood bill which pro
poses to admit to statehood four terri
tories as two states under the names
of Oklahoma and Arizona, unless the
bill is amended to provide for adop-
ton of the franchise for women In the
proposed new states. Mrs. Belva A.
Lockwood presided at meeting OF
woman suffragists last evening, at
which il was decided to ask the Senate
committee on territories to grant the
suffragists a hearing on the amend
ment desired by them. Protests signed
by women of New York, Pennsylvania.
Wisconsin. Washington, Wyoming ana
the District of Columbia. against ad-
mission OF new states with provisions
discriminating against women in en-
abling acts have been presented 10
Congress and a vigorous crusade VIII
be carried on by the women to secure
equal suffrage in the new States
should they be admitted.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1904-12-16

The steering committee of the Sen
ate framed the order of business for
the Senate until the holiday recess
Four matters will be given attention
in this period. They are the Philip
pine bill, on which the Senate to-day
agreed to vote December 10th; state
hood legislation; the nomination of
William ID, Crum to be collector of the
port of Charleston. South Carolina,
and the question of filling vacancies
on Senate committees. At informal
meetings of the Senate leaders several
of these measures have been discussed
and the tacit understanding reached
that some of them should be kept in
the background until late in the ses-
sion. Notably is this true of the pro
posed legislation granting the Inter-
state Commerce Commission supervis.
ion over railroad rates. 1t is believed
by Senate leaders that there will be
no substantial opposition to the state
hood bill in its present form, admitting
Oklahoma and Indian Territory as one
state and Arizona and New Mexico as
one state. The Crum nomination,
doubtless. will go through.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1904-12-16
Falsifyine Returns.

One of the forms OF fraud has been
to make false returns. The first box
opened showed that the Republicans
lost seventy-four votes because the
Democratic off cials had counted
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1904-12-16
Only Contempt Cases So Far.

The Supreme Court cases so far
tried are all contempt cases and the
offenders will all have to be tried upon
criminal charges later on by the Dis
trict Court. In addition to this the
jurisdiction as regards presidential
electors and congressman and many of
the culprits will go to the peniten'
tiary through that court.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-06-13
Going Fast.

The Casey shoe stock at the southwest
corner of Wishkah and q streets, is fast
Gwindling away. The people are fsmi.
liar with the sterling quality OF the shoes,
and no one hesitates to buy for future as
we'll as present needs, since by buying
now at the administrator sale, it means
saving of from $100 to $500 pair.
Ladies $500 shoes 90 for $1.95; Ladies
$3.50 hand made shoes 20 for $2.S5
Misses $3.50 shoes now $l.65; Children's
sizes to springfield $l.25 shoes now
Soc; Mems Goodyear welted shoes at the
price other ask tor Mailimer sewed shoes
Mems 500 logger shoes for $4.95;
Mems 800 surveyors and cruisers shoes
now $4.S5. At Casey's Old Stand, south.
west corner of Wishkah and G streets,
Aberdeen, Wash.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-06-13
HERSHMAN IS GONE.
SeveraI Aberdeenites Mourn the Los, Of
lash They OUGHT to Hays.l

About two weeks ago, several citizen,
were asking, have you seen Hershman
The answer invariably was, I think
he is in Hoquiam. The same question
was asked i'll that city, and the reply was,
think he is in Aberdeen.
The secret OF it was. that Hershman
finding that the Edison did not pan out,
was borrowing from the Egyptians and
when he could not borrow ANYMORE
started for some place where there was
milk and honey, which being interpreted
s.eans dupes and money.
On Saturday morning, Attorney J. G.
Hogan. acting for mis- client A. A. Fetter.
man placed lien on all that the in.
terror OF the Edison theater contained.
and then the other victims commenced
to say, HE owed me also." 1t is not
known how much Hershman owed but
it runs into the hundreds possibly over
the Thousand mark considerably.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-06-13
Along the Water Front

The Chas. r. Wilson arrived at the
Wilson Bros. mill Saturday.
The Endeavor is taking special cargo
at the Wilson mill for China.
The schooner Sehome is at the Michi
gan mill, loading for Rodondo.
On Saturday the A. B. johnson ship
ped from the Wilson Bros. mill.
The E. B. Jackson is loading for Cali.
fornia ports, at the Wilson mill.
The schooner Sausalita is at the Amer.
lean loading for California ports.
The Watson West is loading at the
West & Slade mill, for South Africa.
The Melrose is loading at the Western
Lumber Co., mill for San Francisco.
The schooner Marion is at the Dryden
4 Leitch mill loading for San Francisco.
The brigantine Lurline will go to sea
from the West & Slade mill, tomorrow.
The Il. G. Slade will finish loading
60 to sea tomorrow from tie West &
Slade mill.
The steamer Lindauer is expect this
afternoon from San Francisco to load at
Wilson BIOS. mill.
The Excelsior for San Francisco is
loading at the Aberdeen Lumber &
Single company's dock.
The Grays Harbor Tug company's
new tug, the Daring will have her trial
trip at Portland tomorrow.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-06-13
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets
Better Than a Doctors Prescription.

Mr.. j. w. Turner. of Truhart, Va,
says that Chamberlain's Stomach end
Liver Tablets have done him more good
than anything he could get from the doc
tor. If any physician in this country was
able to compound medicine that would
produce such gratifying results in cases
Of stomach troubles, biliousness or con.
stipation, his whole time would be used
in preparing this one medicine. For sale
by All Druggists. m
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-06-13
Old Soldiers Attention.

Commissioner of Pensions Ware, has
given notice that before old soldiers can
receive the benefits of the recent order
making old age a disability they will
have to prove their age. The commits
sioner will not accept the muster roll OF
the army and navy as proof of mans
age. The reason for this is that young
men who enlisted during the civil war
were very apt to overstate their ages.
Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1904-06-13
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION. n
Will Meet at BeIIinsham August Second so
Decided.

Decided.
The democratic state central commit.
tee at meeting held in Seattle, Satur.
day afternoon and evening, decided to
follow the recommendation of the recent
state convention and designed Belling.
ham as the place for holding the demo.
cratic state convention for the nomina.
ton of the democratic state and con.
gressional ticket, and the date was fixed
for August 2.
At the previous meeting of the state
committee it was agreed that the ap.
portionment should be made on the
basis oil one delegate for every fifty votes
or major fraction thereof cast for the
congressional ticket. An average of the
votes received by the three candidates
would be taken to establish the congress
sional vote. On this basis convention
OF 1852 members would lie obtained.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-04-15
GRAIN WAS HIGHER
Decreased Acreage in North
west Is a Factor.
INJURY IN SOUTHWEST
Snow in Sections Also In
creased ApprehenSions

Chicago, April 14-Possible decreased
damage reports from the southwest were
leading factors in the wheat market to-
day. At the close July wheat showed a
gain of &c over last night mai igures
Corn is up sc Oats advanced IsG4c
Provisions closed a shade higher to PIC
lower.
Snow in many sections of the northwest
increased, apprehension among wheat
traders regarding spring seeding. A de-
cfded decrease in acreage was considered
possible. The opening was somewhat en-
ratio. July being Aa2sc lower to h6i.c
higher, at SIGS7l2c. Commission houses
had large buying orders of the small re-
ceipts. both at Chicago and in the north
west. In view of the bullish character
of crop news. offerings were quite small.
and in consequence the market became
firm. There was good buying by the
southwest, and the market at Kansas
City and St. Louis was strong. Crop
damage reports were in abundance from
all over the winter wheat country. A
member of a Chicago commission house
now examining conditions in Kansas tel
egraphs that west OF north and south
line drawn through Hutchinson, Kan,
winter wheat of Oklahoma and Kansas
was hopelessly lost. With sJch news TO
encourage buying, prices readily adj
vanced, July rallying to sSsc. Later in
the day an estimated increase in ship
ments from Argentina caused sufficient
selling to carry prices down about iac
from the high point. Nevertheless the
market showed no signs of weakness. the
close being firm, with July al S1ssGs7a.c.
May ranged between $3.50 and 94lsc and
closed at 1850. Clearances of wheat and
-four were equal TO $500 bushels. Pr
mary receipts were $4,000 bushels against
1850 bushels a year ago. Minneapolis,
Duluth and Chicago reported receipts Of
15i cars, against 80 cars last~-week and
Us cars year ago.
On account OF small local receipts. the
corn market had a strong start and the
initial frmnesS was we'll maintained
throughout the day. July opened 1saAc
higher, at 5O7sQ5Os4c, sold between 5o1ec
and 51isc and closed at 50;sc. May closed
at 531zc, after ranging between 524c and
53G5SAc. Local receipts were 49 cars,
with I3 of contract grade
Oats ruled firm on reports of delayed
seeding and on small local receipts At
ter opening unchanged to &c higher. at
37%Q37@c JulY sold between 3I2sQ37l5c
and CSC, and closed al 37%437sc. The
local receipts were 81 cars.
Moderate receipts of hogs, with steady
prices at the yards, caused a firm tone in
provisions early in the session. There
was a fair demand for ali products and
offerings were light Later there was
some pressure to SELL which resulted in
weaker tone. Absence of outside support
was bear factor. The market closed
steady, with July pork unchanged, at
$3.50. July lard closed up a shade, at
$3.50 Ribs were down 212c, at s6.51i2.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-04-15
Cattle Sales.
IN AND ABOUT STOCK YARDS

A number of prominent shippers We're
In the market yesterday with stock. Ok
Jahoma was well represented. That terri
tory always has its share of stock men
who are regular customers to the Wichita
southwest is gaining strength. Shippers
Z who formerly went to Kansas City are
now bringing their stock to this market.
Following are the shippers who were
here yesterday: Sweeney & Fowler. of
Kingman: Beckham & Osthoff OF Ster-
ling; Henry Steinkirchner. of Newton;
NJ S. Teters, of Gueda Springs; William
Astle & Son of Haven; ]. II. Bales. of
Andover; John Arlington. of Cialista: Z.
". Johnston. of Pond Creek. O. t: L. F.
Wilson. 81 Drummond, o. T; Grant Scoot-
err. of Ringwood O. T; c. p. Price. of
Atlanta; T. J. Gradnfield, of Maize; II. H
14audenslager, Of Maize: Q. b Powell, of
Norwich: W. J. Norris. of Oxford; II II.
Chaffee. OF Winfield and J. y. Bowen,
of SpiVey.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1904-04-15

HOG MARKET HIGHER
Receipts Were Heavy Yester-
day---Buying Active.
HIGHEST FIGURE WAS S4.85
Cattle Steady---Steers Bring
90 StoCkerS $3.50.

Business assumed a little more activity
yesterday al the stock yards than it has
for several days Quite a number of wag-
on deliveries were made and the car load
lots were plentiful
The prices were about five cents higher
than the preceding day and the market
closed with everything i ma promising
condition. While the highest figure was
only A-S, the average lun of stuff went
at good prices.
St. Joe and Kansas City quoted hogs
slightly higher and Chicago also reported
the market in better condition. The re-
celpts at these points were not heavy
The demand is fair everywhere ar present
and the hopes of stock buyers are that
business Will grow much better
Not many cattle are now being shipped
in and the market still continues about
steady. Late yesterday evening quite
number of stockers were brought in. Inc
cattle buyers always have plenty OF
stockers on hand to sell to farmers or
Others who are in position to feed
them. In this proposition there is good
money