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The Elbert County tribune., 1904-10-06

Las Vegas. N. NJ, Oct 3-Your cor
respondent went over the food district
between Watrous and Shoemaker, eight
miles, yesterday.
Frank Aguilar reports the loss OF his
wife and three children. The bodies
have not been recovered.
Felix villirael. nearly frantic with
grief. is searching In the cddies OF tho
swollen stream for the bodies OF his
wife. child. mother and grandmother.
who were carried away.
During the food, when the valley
was raging sea five miles wide. Wat
rous people say that for an hour Ian
tern was waving from tree top In the
midst OF the flood. No help could be
sent and when daylight broke the tree
was empty.
From Mora county, where there was
terrible destruction, tales OF loss III
life come, but no particulars can be
obtained. Whole families were rescued
from trees and house tops at tho immi-
nent risk OF the lives OF Watrous men.
Three weeks OF the hardest kind OF
work will be necessary to repair tho
railroad damage in Shoemaker canon.
but transfer will be made as soon rs
the gaps between Ration and Shoe
maker can be repaired. This will re-
quire week. In the canon six miles
of track are gone. the roadbed In many
places being In the bottom Of tho
stream, and huge gaps are made on
both sides OF the big iron bridge at
Watrous In some instances the track
has been swept through the walled
canon out on the meadows for mile
and n half.
The dormitory school buildings and
big dining room and stables Of beautt-
full Glenmora ranch has been destroyed
and Mr.. Pond will abandon the place
At Lucueva. the place occupied by
the many ranch buildings. Is a lake.
The loss in Mora and San Miguel
counties In residences and ranch prop
erty. and orchards. cannot be estimated.
It will be tremendous.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-10-06

Denver, Oct. lit is announced that
as a result OF the interstate commerce.
hearing recently in Denver the Union
Pacific has made a reduction In the
common point rate on cattle from
Cheyenne to Omaha OF cents per 100
pounds, making the new rate 20 cents.
or about $40 per car reduction. This
was one OF the points raised by the
cattlemen, that the Cheyenne rate was
too high, caused when the rates were
changed from dollars per car rate to
cents per 100 pounds. This reduction
at Cheyenne VIII naturally reduce the
rate from Denver and other common
points.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-10-06

Pueblo. Colo, Oct. ACCORDING TO
the plans laid by chicken fanciers, who
met at the Southern hotel to-day for
the purpose OF organizing state asso-
citation. the stealing of chickens here
after will be made felony. AS n re-
suit of this meeting. which was at
tended by poultry breeders having ex-
hibits at the state fair. a complete
organization was perfected and the fol-
lowing officers elected:
J. NJ. Hill OF Colorado Springs. pres
ident; w. l.. Thurston OF Denver. first
vice president: ]. @. Braidwood of
Denver. secretary; j. E. Welton of
Denver. treasurer.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-10-06
TO ANNEX PART OF KANSAS.
story Of Proposed Annexation Comes
From Pueblo.

Denver. Sept. 30.-A Pueblo dis
patch says: "An effort at a solution Of
the Kansas-Co Colorado water suit is in
progress. and II the efforts OF those
most interested In the case are sue
cessful q strip of the western portion
Of Kansas about 100 miles wide will be
annexed to the state of Colorado and
the litigation now before the Supreme
Court at Washington will be thrown
out
Agitation along this line has already
started and prominent politicians in
both Kansas and Colorado are exerting
every effort to get the passage OF bill
through the legislatures of both states
whereby the western portion of Kan
sas can be taken into Colorado. This,
It II thought by those who have given
tho irrigation question much study,
will solve the difficulty and both states
will be benefited TO a great extent.
IL. p. Worden of Syracuse. Kansas.
and @. n. Kennison of Garden City,
Kansas. a candidate for representa-
tive from his county, are in Pueblo in
the interest of the plan"
A Wichita. Kansas. dispatch, says:
Judge 8. S. Ashbeugh, attorney for
the Kansas Colorado case, pronounces
the story Of the cession OF a part OF
Kansas to Colorado as simply absurd
and ridiculous. He states the case
does not concern 100 miles in Kansas
alone. but 900 miles. and he is fight
Ing for the entire Arkansas river vel
ley"
A Topeka. Kansas. dispatch, says:
Kansas politicians ridicule the report
sent out from Pueblo that a portion of
western Kansas is likely to be ceded
to Colorado. None Of the state off,
GERS are IN the city tonight. but assist
ants in the attorney generals ONCE say
the story is purely Of Colorado origin.
and that II the proposed cession were
to be made It would not help matters
in the least as regards the irrigation
case. as the entire Arkansas valley
must be considered in the settlement.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-10-06
TRINIDAD FLOOD
Las ANImAs RIVER ON A TEAR
Damage May Reach Nearly q Million
DoIiars-stoam Whistles Arouse
People, Who Rush from Their
Homes In the Darkness.


Denver. Oct. IA Trinidad dispatch
yesterday afternoon says: As result
of continuous dovnpour OF rain. last,
ing thirty-six hours. the Las Animas
river, which runs through the center
of the city. overfiowed its banks early
this morning and flooded the country
for miles on both sides above and be-
low Trinidad. The food submerged
that portion OF the city extending for
several blocks on either side Of the
river. and damaged property to the
extent Of nearly 100000. When the
full extent of the carnage becomes
known it is thought that the total loss
will exceed that amount.
There was no cloudburst, but
steady, continuous rain, and when the
Hood came people were unprepared for
it The first note of warning was
sounded at 2:30 this morning. when re-
volver shots and the ringing of fire
bells aroused the people from their
beds, and lower Commercial street, on
the South Side, and Pine street, on
the North Side. were soon packed with
people. All the available steam
whistles in the city were blown, and
the entire population aroused. So far
as is known no lives were lost.
Floods in New Mexico have caused
a serious interruption of railway traf-
fic, particularly east and vest OF Santa
Fe out of Albuquerque. There are
several washouts near Santa Fe.
The flood cut of all communication
between the north and south sides Of
the city. and as telephone communica-
ton was cut on also, 1t was daylight
this morning before the resident of
either section knew what had han
pened on the other side of the stream
Trinidad has had floods in years gone
by, ard disastrous ones. too. but never
one Of the magnitude and extent of
the one this morning.
The heaviest sufferer is the Santa
Fe Railroad Company, which lost a
lot of track. It's handsome new depot
and the beautiful city park laid out
between the river and the depot An
other big item is the loss to the city
in the destruction of all the large
bridges that spanned the river and the
washing out of the water mains, which
left the main city without water.
The Denver & Rio Grande. Colorado
& Southern and Colorado & Wyoming
companies are heavy losers also. The
business houses for a block on Com
mercial street were flooded and more
or less damage done. The heaviest
loser among the business firms was
sustained by the Colorado Supply Com
pany. This firm lost $4,000 on goods
stored in the basement of Its store.
While there have been numerous
rumors of loss of life, no definite in
formation has been obtained of the
loss of single life. There were nu-
merous narrow escapes.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-10-06
FIERCE SORTIES
Fail to Capture Heavy Guns Command
Ing Water suppIy.-Losses on
Both Siden Arc Heavy.

Che Foo. Oct. 3.-Severe fighting. tho
Russians being the aggressors. oc
CURED September 2sth and goth on tho
west shore OF Liaoti pronontory. near
Pigeon bay. according to report
brought by Chinese who left Port Ar
thur September Both.
The Russians were apparently at
tempting to capture the heavy guns
which the Japanese have mounted in
that vicinity. The Russians were In
considerable force and they made sew.
eral sorties. dragging field artillery
with them. They were unsuccessful.
however.
Three junks with 100 coolies ar
rived here yesterday. The coolies left
Port Arthur because they were forced
TO carry the wounded and bury tho
dead. They were also afraid that
eventually they would have no food. al
though rice Is plentiful now. accord
ing to their story They further say
that the Russians lost heavily during
the attacks OF September 10Th and Sep
TENDER 23d, but the Japanese loss was
much heavier.
One of the coolies. who had been n
water carrier. showed wounded hand
that he received September 22d. he
and four companions went to well in
the center of the town. A shell burst
and killed three of his companions and
wounded the fourth one.
The Russian ships were silent dur
ing tue battle and the hitherto unused
merchant ships were. as result OF the
ilght. turned Into hospitals.
Several OF the Chinese who were en-
ployed In carrying the dead say that
the dead We're so numerous that they
were unable to form anything like an
estimate of the number who fell In at
lacking and defending the supplement-
AIRY forts near Itz mountain.
Since the battle both sides continue
to shell at intervals daily The Rus
SLAMS make many small sortics against
the Japanese trenches. Small posi-
lions frequently change hands. Tho
Chinese say that they were compelled
to bury the dead by stealth at night
for the reason that the Japanese would
Ore ON them.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-10-06
Watching viadivostok.

ST. Petersburg. Oct. 3.-Admirai KR
mimura Is watching vladivostok with
the view of preventing the fleet there
from making fresh raiding cxpedt-
tons.
General Kuropatkin has drafted new
reinforcements to be sent to the front,
thus letting those who have stood tho
brunt Of the fighting up to the present
take a rest and refit at Tie Ling.
The Petersburg and Smolensk are
returning to Russian waters and will
Join the squadron at Libau.
The battleship Orel has left Cron-
stadt for Libau to Join In the trials
taking place there.
According to the Russ. Admiral RIO
jestvensky's feet will not go through
the Suez canal. The draught of tho
ships is too great. and also there arc
certain political moves to be consid-
cred.
Owing to the action Of England, tho
only hope now Is OF coaling at sea, this
presenting great difficulties. Tho voy-
age is to take no less than three
months.
The Russky Invalid estimates that
the Japanese forces now In tho field
number 100000 men In all services.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-10-06
JAPANESE ADVANCING.
Capture Da Pass and Press Steadily
Northward.

st. Petersburg. Sept. 30.-News from
Mukden IL that the Japanese have at
last begun the offensive. They have
captured Da Pass and are pressing on
General Kuropatkin's left hank.
The war ONCE is unable to confirm
this oficially, because Kuropatkin's
dispatches are following the Emperor.
but the general stan announces that
all indications point to the news being
correct. 1t IL believed that the Rus
slams abandoned Da Pass without seri-
GUS resistance.
Several other passes Of the Da
range, eastward of Bentgaiputze
twenty miles southeast OF Mukden)
are also In the hands OF the Japan
ese.
Kuropatkin is evidently drawing his
forces to the less mountainous country
northwestward, where he may decide
to give battle. Meanwhile. sharp fight
ing is regarded as imminent southeast
of Mukden, whence the japanese are
expected to deliver their main attack.
the flank movement from the west be-
ing OF secondary Importance.
Da pass. or Ia pass, meaning great
pass. is situated about forty-dve miles
southeast Of Mukden and about the
same distance northeast OF Lao Yang.
It is about twenty-five miles south Of
the Hun river.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-10-06
Decrease In Earnings.

Denver, Oct. 1.-The financial report
Of the Denver e. Rio Grande for the
third week In September shows that
the gross earnings were $34S. 400. com
pared with s364.s00 for the same work
in last year. The gross earnings from
July LIST to September 21st amounted
to s3.730.200. compared with $4.173. 600
for like period of last year. This re-
port shows a decrease for the third
week in September Of y27.790 and for
the fiscal year period OF S443.400.
The decrease is accounted for nat
urally enough in unsettled labor con-
ditions. the state and presidential cleo.
lions, the discontinuance Of transcon-
tinental and Colorado tourist travel
and similar causes.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-10-06
SENATOR IS DEAD
HoAR. OF MASSACHUSETTS. GONE
Notsd Statesman Passes Away at the
Ass Of seventy-eipht--in the
Senate Over Twenty-seven Years.

Notsd Statesman Passes Away at the
Aos Of seventy-einht.-ln the
Senate Over Twenty-seven Years.
Worcester. Mass, Sept. 80
George Frisbie Hoar, senior United
States senator from Massachusetts.
died at his home In this city at / Sc
O'Clock this morning.
Tho end followed a period OF uncon.
sciousness that had continued since
early Tuesday. and came SO gently
that only the attending physicians
were aware Of the exact moment OF
dissolution
The attending physicians despaired
Of the senator's life six weeks ago but
such was the vitality exhibited by their
distinguished patient that even they
were surprised and the public was at
times led TO cherish faith in an ulti.
mate recovery.
George F. Hoar was born at Concord
Massachusetts, August 20. 1926. He
studied in carly youth at Concord
academy; graduated at Harvard col.
lsge in 1916. and studied law and grad.
uated at tho Dane Law School, Har-
ward University. He settled at Wor.
cester, where he practiced. He was
city solicitor in 1860 and president OF
the trustees OF the city library. He
became q member of the state House
OF Representatives in 1852 and of the
state Senate in 1857. He was elected
representative to the Forty first, Forty.
second, Forty-third and Forty-fourth
Congress. but declined denomination
for representative in the Forty-ffth
Congress.
Mr.. Hoar received the degree OF doc
tor Of laws from William and Mary
Amherst. Yale and Harvard colleges
He was elected TO the United States
Senate as a Republican to succeed
George s. Boutwell, took his seat
March 5. 1877, and was reelected in
1883. 1889. 1895 and 1901.
Mr.. Hoar was one of the managers
on the part OF the House of Represen.
tatives of the Belknap Impeachment
trial in 1876; a member of the cleo
toral commission in 1875; regent OF
the Smithsonian Institute in 1880;
president and vice president OF the
American Antiquarian Society, presi
lent CT the American Historical Asso
citation. trustee of the Peabody MI
scum of Archaeology. trustee Of Lei
cester academy; member CT the Mas
sachusetts Historical Society, the His
toric-Genealogical Society, the vir
ginia Historical Society and cores
ponding member of the Brooklyn In.
sttute OF Arts and Sciences, and trus
tee Of the Peabody fund.
For nearly thirty years Senator
Hoar has played conspicuous parts in
the great events of this nation. He
has played them as . mastery de
batter. an erudite scholar and q learned
3urist.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-10-06
JUDGE OVERS INJUNCTION
To Protect Members Of the Western
~ Federation of Miners.

Leadville. Colo. Oct. AFTER
nearly 1000 cards had been issued by
the Leadville Mining District Associ-
alton, Judge Frank w. Overs arrived
in the city yesterday and issued an in
junction restraining further action
along this line.
The application for an Injunction
was made by the president and secre-
tary OF the local miners union. The
defendants named comprise nearly ev-
cry mine owner and mine manager in
the camp.
The complaint recites that the
Western Federation of Miners is a
lawfully organized society which owns
property amounting to hundreds of
thousands of dollars for mutual benefit
purposes; that 1t takes care OF sick
and injured members and widows and
orphans of members who are de-
ceased. 1t is further claimed that the
organization has always encouraged
obedience and respect for the laws Of
the land.
After reciting the fact that local
union exists in Lake county the
complaint states that certain mine
owners and operators have formed q
union for the purpose of unlawfully
crushing out of existence the miners
union. The federation, according to
the complaint, has never denied the
right Of the mine owners to form a
union; but insists that mine operators
have no right to organize for the
crushing out of the miners union or
for the purpose OF driving the miners
out of the federation, thereby causing
them to lose their property right and
fraternal benefits and privileges.
It is charged in the complaint that
notices are posted throughout the dis
trict. informing men that all members
of the federation on or before October
LIST must surrender their membership
in the federation in order to hold their
positions.
The purpose OF this is alleged 10 be
to drive all the members Of the
federation out OF that organization, or.
by refusing them work, drive them
from the county. A conspiracy Is also
charged in "the preparation OF black
list of those who refuse to surrender
their manhood and give up their rights
and privileges in the federation"
The complaint further states That
there has been no trouble or disturb
ance in Lake county. but that II the
mine owners are allowed to proceed In
their course the unhappy and dis
tressing conflict between capital and
labor which has prevailed in other sec
tons of the country will be precipi-
tated."
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-10-06
Russian Flee, ENDANGERED.

Toxic. Oct. 3.-The Russians are rv.-
ported to be desperately endeayoring
TO retake their lost positions. includ-
ing Fort Kuropatkin. in the hope OF re-
storing the water supply OF Port Ar
thur. They arc said to have repeat
eddy assaulted the Japanese after
Smelling from neighboring forts and
batteries. The Japanese continue to
hold the positions.
Both sides are said to have suffered
severely. The newly mounted heavy
Japanese guns are said to have com
mand OF the entire harbor. The posi-
ton OF the remnant OF the Russian
Port Arthur fleet Is said 20 be precari-
Gus and II is believed that the vessels
must soon emerge or be destroyed.
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-10-06
ARROWHEADTRIP
moFFAr ROAD CROSSES RANGE

First Excursion Of Railway and Bust
ness Men to inspect the Line
Pass Resolutions Commencing the
Work.
Denver. Oct. Yesterday. by invita-
tion. party OF Denver citizens in
spected. on a special train, the line OF
the Denver. Northwestern & Pacific
railway. commonly known as the Moi
fat road, as far as the present terminus,
Arrowhead. on the Pacific slope. eleven
miles west OF the summit OF tho con-
tinental divide.
Among the party were; David II.
Monat president OF the road; II. J..
Alexander. cashier Capitol National
Bank; Gen. Frank d, Baldwin. COM
manding the Department OF Colorado;
George W. Ballantyne. vice president
and general manager Denver Union
Stock Yards; George II. Bramen. DIR.
ID. ii. Dougan. president National Bank
OF Commerce; Col. ID. C. Dodge.
Charles F. Freeland, cashier Colorado
Fuel and Iron Company; Lieut. Gov
w. a. Haggott, Thomas Kelley, vice
president First National Bank; James
b. Lazear, national bank examiner. S.
5. Miner. banker OF Steamboat Springs;
United States Senator Thomas NJ Pat
terson, William Stapleton. Thomas
Tonge, J. II. p VOORHEES, and others.
A. c. Ridgway. vice president and
general manager; w. +. Jones. secre-
tary and auditor, and W. NJ Edgar.
trainmaster OF the Moffat road. had
the excursion in charge.
The train left Denver at p. m. and
some idea of the scenic character OF
the road can be gained from the follow
Ing figures:
The Elbert County tribune., 1904-10-06

Denver. Oct IA Paonia dispatch
last night says: The fruit growers OF
the North Fork valley have Just closed
a most successful fair. For four years
these annual exhibits of the products
OF this great fruit valley have taken
place This year the display was un.
usual and surpassed all former ex.
hibits. Some of the magnificent speci-
mems OF fruit will go from this place to
the Worlds fair at st. Louis.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-02-04
CLARKE MAKES CANAL TALK.
Democratic Senator from Arkansas
Endorses President.

Washington, Feb. 3.-Clarke, the
new Democratic senator from Arkan-
sas, made his first speech in the SEN
ate. He spoke for two hours and an
nounced his endorsement of every po-
sition taken by the president in con-
nection with the Panama revolt and
in the negotiation of the treaty with
the new state. He even said that in
view of the provocation given by Co.
lombia the president might have been
expected to go further than he did in
advancing the cause of Panama. He
declared that there was more popular
support of the course of the presi-
dents policy among Democrats than
among Republicans, and said the Dem
ocratic votes necessary to ratify the
treaty were assured.
Fairbanks also spoke in support of
the treaty, contending for the regular
ity of all the proceedings of the ad-
ministration on the isthmus of Pan
ANA.
A resolution introduced by Hoar was
adopted permitting the committee ap-
pointed to investigate the charges
against Senator Dietrich to employ a
clerk, to send for witnesses and to
take other steps necessary to carry
out the orders of the senate.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-02-04
short time at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fullerton.

short time at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fullerton.
VIM. Foster, we'll known to most
people here but now living in Dakota,
has decided to move to New Mexico,
where his health is much better than
any place else. He has rented his
farm to his boys and will put out a
fruit farm down there.
T. B. Creveling attended a meeting
of the board of directors of the Audi.
bon County Mutual Telephone Co.,
last Saturday but no action was taken
in establishing separate exchange in
Audubon. Thede is an ardent advo-
cate of their own exchange not to op-
pose the other exchange but as a
means of perpetuating their own COM
pany. He objects to them being feed.
ers to another system that gets the
profits out of the ones who really have
the money invested. Then he wishes
connection free with other Mutual
phones that will join them if they go
by themselves. 1t is now left to the
votes of the shareholders next Satur-
day in Audubon.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-02-04
Proceedings in the House.

Washington, Feb. 3.-By unanimous
~ agreeing to resolution amending
lhe rules of the house the resident
commissioner to congress from Porto
Rico was given additional authority,
equal in all essential respects to that
ct delegate from territory, the &C.
ton not requiring the concurrence of
the senate. A lively parliamentary de-
bate preceded the adoption of the res
olution, which was reported from the
committee on rules as a privileged
matter" Several hours were spent
by the house in passing FIVE private
claims bills, and the beginning of con-
sideration of the omnibus claims bill.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-02-04
FIVE cHlLDEN PERISH IN FIRE

Mother is Unconscious and Fatally
Burned in Council Bluffs Hospital.
Council Bluffs. Ia, Feb. 2.-Fiye
children were burned to death and
the mother fatally burned in fire
which consumed the home of Peter
Christensen, 1902 South Tenth street,
early this morning.
The dead are: Etna Christensen,
aged eleven; Frank. aged eight; Lila,
aged five; James, aged two, and Peter,
baby. aged five months. Mrs. Dora
Christensen, mother of the children,
has been taken to the hospital in an
unconscious condition and no hopes
are entertained for her recovery.
The house was a mass of flames
when the fire was first discovered
and nc effort even to save the child.
rem was possible. The first alarm was
given by the mother, who ran to one
of the neighbors with her night cloth.
ing all burned from her body and her
hair attire. She shortly lapsed into
unconsciousness and it was impossible
to learn from her anything as to how
the fire started. The father, Peter
Christensen, was away from home at
the time.