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The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-09
Big Fire at Durango.

Denver.-A Durango dispatch says:
The most disastrous fire in Durango in
several years occurred Monday morn
ing In the Famous store, the largest
dry goods and clothing store in Du-
range and the entire stock was ruined.
The fire broke out at O'Clock and is
supposed to have started in some ex-
celsior near the furnace in the base
ment.
The Famous carried a stock valued
at $4,000 with $4,000 insurance. The
entire stock in the second story was
destroyed by fire and a large portion
of that on the first floor was burned,
while the remaining stock on the first
floor and in the basement was badly
damaged by smoke and water. The
damage to the building will amount to
$1,000. The building was owned
Jointly by Charles Wiehe, brick
layer of Durango. and Mr.. Ford, re-
siding in the East. Wiehe carried
$500 insurance and Mr. Ford $4,000,
and Jointly they carried rental insur-
ance to the amount of s1,400. This in
surance secures the owners of tho
building from loss of rent during the
period required to repair 1t.
The Famous Stores Company is
composed of Harry and j. l.. Rachof.
sky of Durango and Abe RacbofslSy of
Central City. The firm has been doing
business in Durango over twelve years
and this is its first loss by fire.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-09
RAILROAD REGULATION.
Presidents Policy Outlined by Senator
Knox at Pittsburq.
Secretary of State"

Pittsburg-The Pittsburg Chamber
of Commerce banquet Saturday night
which concluded the Founders Day
celebration of the Carnegie Institute.
was an event OF national importance,
the roster of speakers being the most
brilliant in the history of the organiza
ton.
The principal speakers were Sena-
tor Philander c. Knox. Sir Chens
Tung Liang Cheng, Chinese minister;
Gen. A. w. Greeley. commander of the
United States Signal Service, and Mel
Vile e. Stone. general manager of the
Associated Press.
Senator Knox in his address said:
THE President believes that the
power to pass upon the reasonableness
of a. challenged railroad rate or prac-
tice should be lodged in some tribunal
upon which can be also constitution
ally cast the power to fix a reasonable
rate or practice in lieu of q
rate found by 1t to be unreasonable
and that the rate so fixed should be-
come as nearly Immediately operative
as possible.
The proposition that the national
government should exercise super
yisory control over the tax upon trans.
portation became almost self-evident
from the time the railroads began,
through various devices. to concen-
trate this taxing power in the hands OF
a few men.
"a very short and simple law would
reach the root OF the trouble. II
should provide that the tolls collected
by common carriers and the practices
pursued by them should be just. fair
and reasonable. The power to deter
mine these tolls and practices should
rest within the railroads and not be
interfered with except upon complaint
and after full hearing before the Inter-
state Commerce Commission.
The commission should have the
power, IL 1t finds the complaint well
founded. to declare what shall be
just, fairly remunerative and reason.
able rate or practice to be charged or
followed in place Of the one declared
to be unreasonable.
This order of the commission
should take effect within such reas-
enable time as shall be prescribed by
the commission in the order, and
should be final, subject only to attack
for unlawfulness in the federal courts.
where it would have to stand or fall
upon its merits"
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-09
Germany Wants New Treaty.

Washington.-Satu Baron Won
Sternberg, German ambassador, called
upon Secretary Root at the State De
partment and notified him that Ger.
many was ready to negotiate a new
trade treaty with America. The baron
told the secretary that a change must
be had in the trade relations of the
two countries and that realizing the
dangers of tariff war. Germany was
anxious to effect some arrangement
with the United States that would in
sure continuance of good feeling and
market for the industrial government
of both countries.
Secretary Root gave assurance of
his earnest desire to do everything
possible TO avert trouble. He wished
only to be shown the opportunity 10
negotiate a treaty that would secure
the approval of the United States
Senate. 1t was by no means certain
IN fact, 1t was doubtful-whether he
could succeed in framing such a CON
vention, and he earnestly wished to
be shown the basis for promising nego.
tiations.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-09
Fremont County Apple Crop.

Denver-The Republican cores
pondent at Canon City says: Owing to
the fair weather of the last few days
the bulk OF one of the finest and most
profitable crops of apples in this sec
tion has been gathered and marketed
During the last two weeks every avail
able man and boy in this city has been
picking apples. Never has the Canon
City apple had better flavor or more
attractive color than this year, and
never have prices been so good, or the
demand from outside markets so great.
In fact orders have been so heavy that
local dealers in many instances have
oversold and will be unable to fill their
contracts.
Already nearly 400 carloads have
been shipped from here. approximate
ing 100000 boxes. AS there will prob
ably be 100 carloads more to ship the
total product of the Canon City
orchards outside of apples retained for
local consumption will be near 250, 900
boxes. representing revenue of the
growers OF about 100000.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-09
Fraud h ArehuIeta County.

Denver.-The report of f. A. Moss
one of the boolskeepers in the state
treasurer's Office, has been made pub
lie. giving the facts arrived at by his
recent investigation in Archuleta
county.
The investigation covered a period
OF from January ], 1898, to June 10,
1905, during which time A. ID. Archu-
leta was county treasurer, and shows
a deficit due the state of s1,162.50. Mr..
Moss says In his report: "The careless.
ness In keeping the records during his
administration can be called nothing
short OF criminal
No entries whatever were made on
the cash book by Archuleta during the
five years of his incumbency, and Mr..
Moss confirms the statement of the
Continental Trust Company OF Den.
yer. which conducted the original in
vestigation. that "carelessness, ig-
norance, .incapacity. fraud and falsifl.
cation by all parties who had anything
to do with the book, we're met at
every turn of the road after January,
1900. Fayoritism was shown in the
collection of taxes, and no allowance
was made TO the state in many in
stances whore the county got its
share"
The deficit due the state was as fol-
lows for the different years: 1898 and
prior. s36257; 1899, $315.23: 1900.
ss.13: 1901. s236.26: 1902, s907: 1908,
so cents; interest on delinquent taxes,
s230.50.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-09
Jews Appeal for succor.

New York.-At the Sixty-seventh
Street synagogue Sunday night large
gathering of Jews denounced the mas
sacre of their co-religionists in Russia
1t was announced that the following
messages have been sent by Rev. Dr.
Pereeira Mendee. as president of the
New York Board OF Jewish Ministers
and president of the Orthodox Jewish
congregations of the United States and
Canada
ITO President Roosevelt We i'm
plore You TO use your good Offices and
powerful influence to induce the Rus
sian government to stop the brutal
massacres of Jews. Civilization is ap-
palled. Humanity is outraged"
ITO Lord Rothschild, president of
the United Synagogues, London, Eng
land, and to Claude Montefiiore, presi-
dent of the Anglo-Jewish association
of London. England: United States rep
resentations invoked for Jews in Rus
sia. We ask you get British govern
ment to cooperate"
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-09
BESSIE BouToN.s SLAYER.
Kills Another Woman and Then Com
n1its Suicide.

San Francisco.-Trapped in his
rooms by the police, and fully aware
that his last avenue of escape had
been barred, Milton Franklin Andrews.
who murdered Mrs. Bessie Bouton on
the top of Cutler mountain, Colorado
Springs. ten months ago. and muir
derously assaulted and robbed William
Ellis. an Australian horseman at
Berkeley, California, Monday night
shot and killed Nulda Olivia, his last
female companion. and then sped a
bullet into his own head. causing in
stant death.
That Andrews, for whom the police
OF the entire country were searching.
was fully prepared for the tragedy that
closed his career, was shown by the
fact that he acted without a moments
hesitation.
Having learned that Andrews and
Nulda Olivia were living in an upper
fiat at 74s McAllister street, the police
department Monday night sent a detail
of two policemen and two detectives to
make the arrest
Although certain that the persons
wanted We're in the two-room apart.
ment, they occupied, the officers re-
ceived no answer to their repeated
kicking on the door
At the moment one OF the officers
was dispatched for an axe with which
the door was broken open, Andrews
fired the shot that ended the career OF
his companion.
The bullet was fred into her right
temple and she dropped dead on the
bed, falling backward with her hands
clasped over the breast.
When the officers gained entrance to
the apartment they found Andrews
lying on the floor. grasping his re-
volver in one hand and mirror in the
other.
On searching Andrews remains the
coroners deputies found s130 in gold
and an English sovereign, all the
money that remained of the $500 of
which Ellis was robbed at the time he
was lured by Andrews to the latter's
cottage in Berkeley. Considerable
jewelry was also found on him.
A rambling typewriter statement
that had presumably been written by
Andrews, who denied that he had any
thing to do with the murder of Bessie
Bouton at Colorado Springs, was found
in one OF the dead woman's stockings.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-09
FREEDOM FOR FINLAND.
Cars Manifesto Grants Universal
Suffrage.

ST. Petersburg-Followin is the
text of the imperial manifesto con
corning Finland:
by the grace of God. we. Nicholas
H., Emperor and autocrat of all the
Russians, Car of Poland, Grand Duke
ofsFinland, etc, in virtue of the law OF
the diet of April 25. 1869, command
the opening at Helsingfors December
10th of an extraordinary diet TO con
slider the following questions:
"First--The proposals for the budget
of 1906-07. provisional taxes and loan
for railway construction.
Second-A bill providing by a new
fundamental law a parliament for Fin
land on the basis of universal suffrage
with the establishment of the respon-
sibility of the local authorities to the
nations deputies.
'Third-Bills granting liberty of the
press, of meeting and of unions
I'VE expect from all an exact execu.
tion of our will.
(Signed) NICHOLAS"
(Countersigned.) LINDNER.
Secretary of State for Finland
Peterhof. November 4th.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-09
Oklahoma lorna do.

Mountain View, Okla.-A terrible
cyclone visited this city from the
southwest at 5:45 o'clock Sunday af-
ternoon and plowed its way through to
the northeast. totally destroying every
thing in its path.
Thirteen dead have been found, SO
far, while more than a score OF
wounded have been reported. The
Manhattan hotel has been converted
into morgue. A special train was run
from Anadarko, bringing fifty nurses
and every physician in the city. Be-
tween here and Anadarko more nurses
and physicians were secured. This
cataLtrophe is second only to the great
Snyder disaster last spring.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-09
SLAUGHTER over
CARNIVAL OF BLooDsHEp ENDS
FOR LACK OF VICTIMS.
JEWISH QUARTERS SACKED
Unparalleled outrases in Odessa
Mutiiated Bodies Line Deserted
Streets = Wholesale eutchery Of
Jewish Inhabitants


Odessa.-lt is believed that the worst
is over Owing to the mobs being sat
ished with two days carnival of muir
der and destruction by flame, the re-
volt against law and order is dying
down, Partially, perhaps, because of
lack OF material upon which TO prey.
Almost the entire Jewish quarters of
Moldavanha, Slobodka and Rugaiovka
are devastated, and their inhabitants
have either been killed or wounded. or
nave sought refuge in other sections OF
the town. The whole fury of the mobs
was directed unchecked against the
Jews
During the first demonstration over
the Emperor's manifesto and the sud
den acquisition of freedom" tens OF
thousands of men who had hated Jews
through generations became drunk
with the desire for Jewish blood
swarmed into the Jewish sections of
the town and killed for the very joy of
killing. In some instances the military
aldeo instead of prevented the work
of vengeance and fury which culmi-
mated Saturday in the quarters men
TONED. Every Jew-man, woman or
child. who was caught was slaughtered.
The methods employed in the work of
butchery were TOO revolving for de-
scription. Befope Sunday mornings
dawn the material had become ex-
hausted and the men who had for the
moment become beasts, left the
wrecked sections of the city and
though sullen, were easily driven back
before the rifles of the infantry.
A trip of investigation this evening
over the Jewish quarters confirmed
the stories of horrors and devastation.
Some bodies, mutilated. of women and
children, were still unremoved from
the deserted streets. The shops we're
closed, and in the wrecked houses
broken furniture was lying everywhere
in heaps.
While it is probable that the total
number of persons killed will never be
known, the number of wounded per-
sons in the hospitals and ambulance
houses affords some guide. The s.
657 wounded reported up to this morn
ing were distributed as follows: In the
Jewish hospital. 3,715; in the munich
pal hospitals, 1860; in the different
ambulance houses, 6S2.
1t has been definitely ascertained
that only 120 of the anti-Jewish mob
were killed
At the beginning of the massacres
the students militia rendered some as
sistance and saved many lives, but the
police, it is said, disarmed the stud
ents even in some cases shot them
with their own revolvers.
The disaster is unprecedented. even
in the long list of horrors Russia has
produced during the last few years.
but the citizens, while still nervous,
are facing the situation bravely. They
are organizing relief committees and
erecting refugees for the homeless fam.
lilies and orphaned children who were
saved from the fury OF the mobs.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-09
Starvation In London.

London.-The desperate condition of
the poor of London was brought to the
notice of Premier FIlfour to-day by a
remarkable deputation of the wives
and other women relatives of the un-
employed. who did not hesitate to tell
the premier unless something is speed
lily done to lessen their sufferings, there
will be hlopdshed.
Don't forget that hungry men are
desperate men," said one of the speak
ers. who all had the same tale to tell
Of husbands out of work and starving
wives and children. The pinched faces
and tattered clothing of the women,
some of them with babies in their
arms. bore eloquent testimony of the
truth of their complaints.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-09
To Manage Girls Industrial School.

Denver.-Should the recommends.
tion of the committee appointed by the
State Industrial School for Girls to se-
lect new superintendent be approved,
Miss Gertrude l.. Smith of Lancaster,
Massachusetts. will serve the institu-
ton in that capacity. Making its choice
from a rumber of candidates, the com
mittee considered Miss Smith the best
qualified to fill the position. Her name
has been submitted to the board of con-
troll of the school and at the next meet
ing it will be considered.
Miss Smith has had several years
experience as assistant superintendent
at Lancaster, Massachusetts, which in
stitution enjoys the reputation OF be-
ing one of the best managed in the
United States.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-09
BRUTAL ROBBERY
DENVER WOMAN cHLoRoFoRMEp
BY TWO BURGLARS.
MEANT TO BURN HER ALIVE
Mrs. Mosconi Finds Robbers at Work
and 10 Roughly. HandIed-house
Devastated and VaiuabIes Taken
Narrow Escape from Death.

Denver.-Coming unawares upon
two masked burglars ip her house In
the rear Of 903 Tenth street, at 6:30
Sunday night, Mrs. Mercy Mosconi.
wife OF David A. Mosconi of Mosconi
brothers. at 1925 Larimer street. was
beaten. chloroformed. robbed and while
she lay unconscious in the kitchen her
home was set fire to over her head.
The culprits escaped over the roof
and vanished down the dark alley. All
the police in the city are working on
the case, but late last night the vic
time OF the murderous robbers was still
SO dazed that she could furnish no ac-
curate description of her assailants.
With rag soaked with the drug still
over her face, Mrs. Mosconi was found
by her husband and Patrolman Barry
and carried to the home of j. c. Rees
at 1885 Tenth street. The patrolman
Immediately turned In an alarm OF fire
and called for the ambulance. The in
cipient flames were quickly extin-
suished, and under the care of Police
Surgeon McGillivray, Mrs. Mosconi
was brought back to life.
David a. Mosconi, the husband OF
the woman, is one of the three Mos
conf brothers. With his brothers,
John and Jacob. he conducts saloon
at 1928 and 1725 Larimer street.
The assault on the woman was most
brutal. She was felled by blow in
her stomach the chloroform was fairly
thrust down her throat, and in cutting
open her stocking, where she carried
about $40 iu money, one of the mes
cruelty thrust his knife deep into the
flesh of her right leg.
In their search for loot the thieves
evidently acted like crazy men. Furni-
ture was overturned. beds and carpets
torn up, bric-a-brac and other small OBJ
jects broken and strewn throughout
the house. In this search the thieves
overlooked the inside of a carpet
sweeper. where Mrs. Mosconi was in
the habit. OF hiding her valuables. The
carpet sweeper held watch and other
jewelry.
The robbers took two checks on the
Colorado National Bank amounting to
S21O, and Mrs. Mosconi's wedding ring,
which was slipped from her finger.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-09
RUSSIAN STRIKE WINS.
Count Witte Grants Demands OF Rail-
road EMPLOYEES


st. Petersburg.-Count INitte is get
ting his hands on the helm. and the
Russian ship of state is beginning to
right itself. Gradually the disorder
that followed the PRONUNCIATION of the
constitution giving the people liberty
is being put down.
Count Witte solved the railroad
strike at a conference with the strike
leaders, at which he did not hesitate
TO make a practical surrender OF the
governments demands. The bases of
settlement are comprised in the fol-
lowing communication sent TO the
strike committees throughout the en-
pire:
Flrst-The remuneration of all rail-
road employees is increased and the
budget of 1906 will be revised to pro-
vide therefor
Second-The creation of a commits
sion on which the employees are 10
have elected representatives to CON
slider questions of Improvement in
their condition.
Third-Permission is given railroad
employees and workmen TO have CO.
operative organization based on
models of western Europe and the
United States.
Fourth-The abolition of military
regulations applying to railroads.
Fifth-Freedom of meeting for en-
ployes of railroads to discuss questions
of a strike without notice being given
to the police.
S'xth--1nviolability of the person OF
strikers and the re-employment of men
dismissed for striking.
Seventh-The canceling of all cir
culars limiting the employment Of
Poles on the Polish Southwestern and
Western railroads
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-09
Needed More Evidence.

Juriep in the newer Western states
are sometimes care-free-- marrod by
the simple majesty Of the code OF
Justinian. a new officiai in Arizona
bad townsman up" for selling I'M
rure WHISKY The whisky was offer-
ed in evidence. The jury retired to
debate on II. They presently hled In
and the court asked for q verdict.
Well. your Honor said the fore
man. we want more evidenced"
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-09
School for Aeronau,s.

Paris has school for aeronauts and
contemplates second. In the one al
ready in existence beginners IN tho
navigation of the air can get inntnc-
tion in the latest theory and practice
OF airship management. Anonored bal
looms with cables as high as 400 me-
tiers tabont $40 sards) in length arc
at the disposal Of the pupils
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-09
Composite Enalinhman. n.

II IS hard TO defne the typical Eng
lishman. One might take London
policeman, naval ofhcer. succens-
full farmer. an honest city man, n
manufacturer the British Workman. a
bishop. an t'-~fyoudouforInis
divine. and a large land owner. and
roll them into kind of composite be.
ing Perhaps the result would rerre.
sent the Exchange.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-09
Lake 10 Furnish Power.

Lake Tticaea, the highest nayiga-
Bile lake inithe wofldfis TO be be9tapped
Tor electric power to run the Peruvian
railways and TO supply a surplus sui-
fcient, IT is believed, TO enable Peru
30 take a prominent place among the
manufacturing countries
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-09
He Sold and Len.

\ lawyer had horse that al,- 20
stopped and refused to cross a certain
bridge leading out Of the city. sfIo
whipping, no urging, would induce
him to cross it. so he advertised him.
ITO be sold for no other reason than
that the owner wants to get out OF
town - PittsburR Press.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-09
EIeetiona in Erance.

Tns president of France is elected
for ireyen years, by majority of
yotes Of the senate and cbamper cf
deputies. united in a national assem-
bly, tr congress
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-09
Automatic Eire Alarr,.

An automatic fire alarm recently
patented in England sounds an alarm
in a hotel Office twelve seconds after
fire starts in any OF it's rooms. The
apparatus is simply an application oil
the fact that heat causes expansion.
snfiicient in this case TO ccmrletc IA
electric circuit.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-09
rasy to Ten the piterenee.

rs near as the layman;ean make ont
from the elaborate account Of the dis
;ina;ion made by the experts. lie Desi
wa to tell the difference between 8
eye one and tornado is TO look at the
Oreekage afierwaTG
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-09
New Jersey MARRIAGE Notice.

Anthony Fuggy of Third avenue.
was married TO Miss Frances Buggy
in police court yesterday morning by
Judge Mahon. The Fuggys viii re-
side In Third avenue. Anthony Fug-
gy, the bridegroom, is eighteen years
old. Miss buggy the bride, is sew
enteen years old.-Elizabeth IN -
Daily journal.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-09
One of Women,s Trials,

In't il awful when a women ks cps
fixinG her back hair at the theater and
then when the performance Is over
finca that she has left her diamond
ring On her dresser al home,- Clcye-
land Leader.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-09
study and Think.

II is piling up Of reserve force
NAT produces positiveness and popp-
'arity. A lack Of inherited energy
h'nders, but knowledge Of self and
the application OF useful truths coio-
prpsate.-E Earl NJ Pratt
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-09
reaehes eIrIe 70 MAKE nu,t.r.

There Is a society in Norway which,
IN order to Increase the output Of but
ter for the British market. ofIofs q
six months course, with free board
and tuition, to young country girls
who wish to learn how TO take care
Of cows and make the best butter.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-09
c,pld ECO Eee, unas. rrocrouna.

Gold is on exhibition in the mining
department, Melbourne, Australia.
found in the New Chum mine. Ben
digo, at depth of 1900 feet. the rec.
ord depth OF gold discovery.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-09
aiehest Red of nltre

Tne richest bed of nitre in the world
IS at A acama, Chile II covers .0Co
acres. contains 25.000.000 tons, and is
valued 3, 1900 100000.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-09
Press Salmon INTO sales.

The Japanese method cf preserving
the salmon which are caught in largo
numbers at satbaiin is 10 salt them
down 4ld press them into bales.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-09
Muat nlame somethinn-

II { man misses train he is trying
to each it is hard for him to make
himself believe it isn't because he has
to SUI port big famiiy.--Hew YORK
Press.
The Elbert County tribune., 1905-11-09
I nnreIIas bal Aby.slnia

Nearl, everybody in Abyssinia car
ries Robinson Crusoe straw urp-
brella. which can not be closed.