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The Greeley tribune., 1905-12-28
Notice of Annual Meeting
Greeley, Colo, Dec. 9 100

Urseley, Colo., Dec. 9, 1905.
The annual meeting of the stock
holders OF The Cache la Poudre Re-
servolr company will be held at
Hurlbut Hall, Greeley, Colorado, on
Tuesday, January 8, 1906, at 10
O'CLOCK a. M, to elect five directors,
'eVy an assessment, and transact
such other business as may properly
come before said meeting. If you
cannot be present send your proxy.
e. S. Pinney, Secretary.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-12-28
BilIinss.Patterson.

There was a pretty wedding last
Sunday, Dec. oath, at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Billings, when
their daughter, Mildred j., became
the bride of Charley E. Patterson of
Ault. The ceremony was performed
at 5 p. m. by Rev. r. j. Hunter in
the presence of thirty-six relatives
and friends. .rhe young couple will
60 to housekeeping in the spring in
Ault.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-12-28
First PRESBYTERIAN.

Morning and evening services at
the usual hours. In the evening the
pastor will preach on the subject,
The Ringing of the Old Bell"
All are cordially Invited. r. J..
Hunter, paster.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-12-28

new interest will be revived ana II
will not be surprising if the attend
ance eclipses the record established
on the former engagement, for the
public have never stopped speaking
the praise of this beautiful stage
narrative.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-12-28
Tho Baptist Church.

Morning service at 1O:45. The
church will observe Laymen's day,
In which five minute reports of all
the societies in the church, with
their.work for the year, will be
given by their presidents and secre-
taries. The annual collection for
foreign missions will also be taken.
Sunday school at - m. Young
Peoples meeting at $3.50 p. m.
Evening service at 80. Subject
Some. Old Year Reflections. :" A
cordial invitation to all services.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-12-28
Box Social.

January 3, 1906, the NJ. W. A
WIZ, nave social and open meeting
LADIES bring boxes. Come and
Dring your friends. Odd Fe,,ows
hall q. G. Billings, Poudre Va,,eS
camp clerk. ''oy
The Greeley tribune., 1905-12-28
OeBuSk.

NJ. z. DeBusk, the we'll known
insurance and zeal estate agent, died
at his home early Wednesday morn
ing after--an illness OF about tlve
weeks, from Bright's disease.
He leaves'a family. The funeral
will probably not be held until Sat-
urday.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-12-28
DEATHS
Mari.

Mrs. J. S. Marr. two and a half
miles northeast of Ault, died Tues
day morning from typhoid fever.
She was about % years of age and Il
daughter of John Spencer OF that
vicinity. The funeral will be held
today.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-12-28
Notice to Stockb]

The regular annual ~,
stockholders of the H.
Light and Power Co. vii
the Steele hall, Main ,
day, January 8, 1906, a,
for the purpose of elac,i
rectors for the ensnin,
transacting any other !
may properly be broucb,
meeting.
Albert F. Carter.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-12-28
Swedish Lutheran.

Sunday school at 10 a. m. Even
ing service at 30 at the Seventh
Day Adventist church. Oscar w.
Gustafson, pastor.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-12-28
Caudoll.

j. C. Caudell of Bracewell died
Wednesday morning from tubercu-
losis. The funeral services will be
held in the Christian church today,
with Rev. r. j. Hunter officiating.
Deceased leaves wife and four
sons. The family came here from
Virginia short time ago.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-12-28
Scene from "on tho Bridge at Midnight ="

Their future residence will be at
the latter place. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. f. Barnett, pas
tor of the Baptist church.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-12-28
Trinity Lutheran Church

Corner Seventh avenue and Six
teentn street. German Sylvester
service next Sunday evening at I
O'Clock. Sunday school at IL o'clock
a. m. P. B. Fritsche, pastor.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-12-28
Ben Hur.'

Among Americans who are in
spired by patriotic sentiment, there
cannot fail to be sense of gratitica-
tion that the most important play
in the history of the stage world is
the work of an American. That
play is ''Ben Hur''-tne author
General Lew Wallace. Since its
original production in New York
City, the closing year of the last
century, it has been presented in
many foreign countries and lang
uages, and all have acknowledged its
superiority. The attention paid it
by representative personages Of the
world, from the pope of Rome to the
king of England, and the president
of the United States. has worked a
healthy influence among all classes
and today it is considered part OF
the education of the rising genera
tion to attend performance.
Usually one approaches with mis-
giving and regret play pased on a
really powerful novel, but with
Ben Hur" this is different; and
herein lies one Of its greatest charms.
The incident Of the falling tile,
which led to the destruction of the
House of Hur and the scattering of
its members, the description of the
prince of that house-enslaved and
chained to the oar of Roman gal
ley, the chariot race, the scourge OF
leprosy which befell the imprisoned
mother and daughter and doomed
them to life long isolation, their
final healing by Divine hand
these are the events which stand
paramount in the memory after read
ing General Wallaces book, and
each and all of these scenes portray
ing these events have been embodied
in the play and staged with a mas
siveness and magniticance that make
Ben Hur" the most important
spectacle in the history Of the stage
world.
When ben Hur" was presented
In Denver two seasons ago, 1t
crowded the Broadway theatre for
two weeks. Hundreds journeyed
from this vicinity to witness It,.
Now that the announcement is made
that 1T is to be again enacted in the
Colorado metropolis for the week of
January sth to 18th with matinees
on "Wednesday and Saturday in addi-
tion to the six evening performances,
The Greeley tribune., 1905-12-28
United Presbyterian.

Morning worship: New Year
Suggestions. Evening: "The
Signs of the Times,' the last In the
church history series. Strangers
welcome. Orville A. Petty. pastor.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-12-28
The Churches
Christian Science

Morning subject: Life" Sc
vice begins at IL O'Clock.
The Greeley tribune., 1905-12-28
Are You Figuring

on improving your property by
putting down a good sidewalk
in the spring?
Nothing can equal for aP-
pearance and durability ce-
ment sidewalk and a cement
curb, when properly made.
Let us show you how cheaply
you can get rid of your dusty
sidewalk.
The news & observer., 1905-12-27
DIED OF EXPOSURE.
Jack Brann, OF Person County, Meets
Sad Fate.
(Special to News and Observer.l

Especial to News and Observer
Durham, n. c., Dec. 26.-Parties
who have arrived here from Roxboro
report the death of Jack Brann, a
well known citizen of Person county,
which occurred from exposure. 1t
seems that Brann, in company with
one or two others, was returning from
Milton, where they had been to buy
supply of whiskey for Christmas. They
drove into Hyco Creek with their wa
depth. They left Brann lying in the
water in the wagon body, but the
water was not deep enough 10
drown him. He laid in the icy water
for some time, and the exposure in
cident thereto caused his death on
Sunday
Twelve marriage licenses have been
issued in Durham county since Sat
urday Seven were to white couples
and five to colored.
Christmas entertainments were held
last night by the First Baptist Sunday
school and Mangum Street Methodist
Sunday School, Yesterday afternoon
the Durham lodge of Elks distributed
presents to some three hundred or
more children. Tonight Trinity Meth
mas exercises, and also the Christian
Sunday School had their Christmas
entertainment tonight
j. Frank Maddry, city editor of the
Morning Herald, is spending a few
days in Baltimore. Mrs. Maddry went
on there several days ago.
The news & observer., 1905-12-27
SPIEL OF SUNNY UNCLE JOE.
Declares the House as Representative
as in Good Old Days and the
Country is Getting Better.
(By the Associated Press.)

Washington, Dec. 26.-Speaker
Cannon was one of the callers at the
White House today. The Speaker
was in excellent spirits and talked
with his newspaper friends in char
acteristic way.
"They say things are not now like
they were in the old days; that we
are becoming aristocratici that there
is no longer honesty in legislative
bodies that there is no ability at the
bar; that we are liable to become
monarchy; that some strong man is
liable to rise up and dominate every
body.
but 1 say that there is no fair
minded man who studies the pOSSibili-
ty of the country from the days of
it's foundation down to the day of the
present time and who deduces the
difference between eight millions of
people and eighty millions, who con-
siders the telegraph, the telephone
and the railroads, who will not say
that we are markedly better, physi-
cally, mentally and morally, than our
grand fathers or even our fathers"
"Then you believe the House of
Representatives just as representative
as it was in years gone bye"
Yes, yes indeed" the Speaker re-
piled. "The House is just as repre-
sentative body as it was when this
country had only ten millions people.
If you listen to all that is said, you
might believe the country is fast go
ing to the devil, is fast becomin~
monarchy and will cease soon to be
a republic. Why | heard that same
kind of talk when / was boy, when
we used to gather at camp in the
good old days You hear the same
things now that the country is re-
trograding, that everybody is corrupt
and dishonest; and that there is
wholesale immortality. 1 do not hesi-
tate to assert that this country is bet
ter today than il ever was in its his
tory; that the people are better
more honest, more moral and less
disposed to yield to temptations that
are ut in front of honest men at every
turn.
"The people are just as mighty now
in the matter of elections as ever be-
fore, and just as discriminating as
to whether a man has done his duty.
No man ever gets so big that he can
not easily be wiped off the map"
The news & observer., 1905-12-27
We WILL WH|TTLE'HE DIES FIGHTING
Until American interests
are Menaced.
Then the HystericaI Fellows Over in
San Domingo May be Treated
to a Powerful Seda-
tive.
(By the Associated Press.)

Fort Washington, Dec. 26.-FOr the
present there will not be any inter
ference by the United States in the
difficulty which has arisen in San Do
mingO The trouble is regarded by
the officials in the State Department
as being entirely internal, and so long
as outside interests are not mendced
this attitude of non-intervention will
be maintained. II, however, condi-
tions change materially, and laWless
acts should be committed against
Americans and American interests in
volving the collection Of the Domini-
can customs by this government, or
other acts of violence occur which in
the opinion of the officials here would
make it proper for this government TO
interfere, this step Will be taken &nd
measures adopted to quell the trouble.
This decision was reported 3y the
State Department today ana was con-
firmed at a conference at the White
House late this afternoon in which the
President and Secretaries Root and
Bonaparte participated.
Advices received by cable at the
State and Navy Departments. from
Santo Domingo indicate that a serious
condition of affairs exists there. The
captain of the port of Puerto Plata
was shot and killed during an insur-
rcctiOnary movement. and the govern
or of that province has defied the gen
eral government and Darricaded the
town. The Dominican government
had issued a decree removing the gov
ernor.
The Secretary OF War today received
the following cablegram from Acting
Comptroller and Receiver OF the Do
minican customs Edwards stationed
at San Domingo:
Carlos II. Morales. dissatisfied with
cabinet support, LETT capital last night
with few followers. His intention is
said to be to join the followers OF
Jiminez in opposition to the followers
of Horacio Conflict between the two
forces is imminent, probably vicinity
of San Juan or vicinity of Puerto
Plata. Carlos Morales may make at
tempt to establish new capital and
create a new cabinet. Political ex-
citement, but without disturbances
here. Receivership is not affected yet.
Geo. r. Cotton should be Monte Girls
to Tuesday"
Geo r. Cotton referred to in the
above is the receiver of Dominican
customs.
The news & observer., 1905-12-27
HEROIC DEED At
EMMA REWARDED
H. S. Alexander Promoted
by Roosevelt.
STORY OF A BRAVE ACT
An Official Statement OF How AIexan-
der Fought Two Masked and Armed
Burglars and Forced Them From
the Postoffice Before He Fell
Bleeding.
Bleeding.
(By the Associated Pregg.l

Washington, Dec. 2G.-As a reward
for defending the postofiie at Emma,
N. c. four years ago against four burg
lars, President Roosevelt has waived
the civil service regulations upon the
recommendation of Postmaster Gen
eral Cortelyou, and II. S. AleXander'.s
Christmas gift was a promotion from
a laborer TO a clerkship in the depart
ment.
Not only has the brave North Caro-
linian been promoted. but to accen-
tuate the honor an official statement
was issued which gives a full account
of the deed. The attempted robbery
took place on the night of Feb. {,
1901, and the official account shows:
after the store in which the post
office at Emma is located was closed
for the night, Mr.. Alexander who had
Deen sleeping in the room adjoining,
heard a knock on the door and in
quired what was wanted he was told
that some one living near wanted his
mail and he unbarred the door. Two
masked men entered. covering him
with reVOlvers and commanded aim to
give up his own revolver and open the
fire proof safe. While one OF the
burglars, Frank Johnson, who had
laid his revolver on the desk near the
safe. was STOPPING in the act of loot
ingthe safe and during a moment
When the otner burglar, Ben Foster
had his head turned, Alexander seized
the idle revolver and shot the latter
near the heart. He attempted to
shoot Johnson also. but failed to do
SO as the revolver snapped.
"a desperate struggle followed.
Foster, although seriously wounded,
pursued Alexander and shot him in
the abdomen, the bullet coming out
at the back. Alexander seeing Foster
about to shoot at him again. swung
Johnson around so that the bullet
struck Johnson's left shoulder from
the rear, passing through his neck
and lodged in Mis- right jaw from
which it was extracted. Alexander's
face and hands were badly cut and
bruised before he overpowered the
burglars.
Alexander managed, however, to
put them cut of the building and to
call out a signal OF distress and then
tainted. The postmaster hearing this
signal, came to Aleander's relief ana
found him lying weak and faint in
pool of blood.
His bravery is the more accentuat-
ed when it is known that Mr.. Alean-
der is a man of small stature, prob
ably not more than five feet six in
ches tall and weighs less than one
hundred and twenty-five pounds. it
would seem that he must have been
possessed of superhaman strength to
oust the two desperadoes from the
post office.
1.-TWO accomplices who were waiting
on the outside carried away the
wounded burglars to q house in which
they were arrested the same night.
1.-THE two burglars above mention
ed together with two accompliceS,
am9IlX9 <oql u9A!S oL9M 'IeIIl I9lJB
penalty of the law, which, for the
offense con. mitted in the State of
North Carolina, is death. Afterwards
the sentence was commuted in the
case of two of the burglars to life i'm
prisonplent. The other two were
hanged on February 26, 1902"
The news & observer., 1905-12-27
WAXEO"REEL-" MAD
Trying to Elect a City
Attorney.
Three of the Aldermen Fly the Coop
and Three Officers Have Hard
Times and Achieve Moth.
ina
(snecial to News and Observer

(Special to News and Observer
Greensboro, N. c., Dec. 26.-There
was q stormy, if not revolutionary,
session of the board of aldermen mere
this afternoon, the occasion being the
election of a city attorney to succeed
A. NJ. Scales, resigned. The first bal
lot resulted in F. p. Hobgood, Jr, the
candidate of what is known as the
Scales, or Law and Order League
party, receiving three votes, while the
other three votes were cast, one Tor
ex-Judge Strudwick. one for Col. Jas.
T. Morehead, one for Major c. M. Ster-
men. Several ballots were taken. with
out a change, when one of the Hob
good three offered resolution declar>
ing Hobgood employed as acting city
attorney until an attorney is elected.
The three insurgents claimed that it
required q majority of the six before
any such contract could be made, but
upon a motion to adjourn failing of
passage by vote of three to three.
and protesting against the resolution,
the three insurgents left the council
chamber. thereby breaking a quorum.
Mayor Murphy called again and
again for them to return, but they
failed to respond. The mayor then or
dered the chief of police to bring the
flying squadron back by force, but be-
fore the chief could get the force suffi-
cient, but not before receiving a repri-
mand from the mayor, they vanished
Chief of Police Neely then summoned
three of his biggest men and went in
search of the absent members. These
four invaded the club rooms of the
Merchants and Manufacturers AsSo-
citation, but were told that the alder
men were not there, and that they had
no right of search of the premises any
way without a warrant but were per-
united to search every room.
Mayor Murphy was communicated
with, it is said, by phone, and the chief
was told to go ahead and search and
arrest if he could find any one of the
members, and bring them before him
by force and without a warrant The
officers invaded the club rooms and
going the second time, unlimited into
a private room where were United
States Judge Bovd, DR.. w. A. Lash.
and Col. John l.. King. were again told
the men they were searching for were
not there. DR.. Lash arose and told
the policemen that if they didn't get
out of the club house at once, they
would be thrown out in short order.
BY this time at least twenty club mem
bers had gathered. and still further
exciting time was avoided by the in
continent retirement of the four po-
licemen.
There IS as much excitement tonight
over this episode as over the action of
the board as upon advice of present
City Attorney Scales they are said to
have passed the resolution employing
Hobgood on the ground that a. quorum
having once been present the reSolu-
ton was legally adopted. What will
the mayor do to the aldermen, if they
ever show un is now the question
The insurgents are said to have gone
in the club one way and emerged by
another.
The news & observer., 1905-12-27

1t Was Gazetted Yesterday and Will
Prove Disappointment to Many
(By the Associated Press }


st. Petersburg, Dec 26.-2:4O o. M
The new electoral law was gazetted
today and was accompanied by a
statement explaining that in view of
the fact that even some of the west
ern countries do not possess universal
suffrage, the cabinet could not assume
the responsibility of decreeing it. The
ultimate decision must be made the
national assembly itself The election
list will be published forthwith, the
date of the elections will then be an
nounced and as soon as the govern
ment receives notification that half
the members are elected the national
assembly will be conyoked. The ex-
tension of the suffrage proclaimed to-
day applies especially to the cities
where it is made almost universal.
The Workmen will choose an elector
for every ten thousand men. The re-
suit is shown in the case of the prov
ince of ST. Petersburg where the eiec-
toral college will contain IA peasant
electors, Is landlords, 5 city land
lords and "a workmen. By this meth
Cd while the workmens electors are
the largest class they will only be able
to elect representative in combination.
The new law is a great extension of
the law of August. 1t contains ele-
ments which certainly Will appeal to
onservative opinion, but with the slo-
gan of Universal Suffrag ge" ringing
In the popular ear it will prove great
disappointment and is certain to fur
nish the proletariat organizations with
new weapon for agitation. They no
longer want concessions. They are
boldly proclaiming that nothing but
the complete overthrow of the autoc-
racy and the establishment of a DEM
ocratic republic will satisfy them.
The news & observer., 1905-12-27

Serious Accident to Mr.. l.. NJ. Pittman,
of Scotland Neck
Especial to News and Observer


Scotland Neck, n. c., Dec. 26,-Two
days ago Mr.. l.. M. Pittman, one of
the proprietorS of the Crescent Ho-
cry Mills here, was painfully and
seriously hurt. He drove into the
country and leaving his horse mo-
ment the horse moved off, and as Mr..
Pittman jumped between the wheels
to catch the reins his foot slipped and
he fell. breaking his right thigh just
Z bove the knee. He was at once
brought home and physicians set the
limb and made him comfortable. He
rests well, and it is thought his con-
fnement will be of short duration.
MIR. Pittman is one of the most pop
ular men in the community, and his
many friends deeply sympathize with
him in his misfortune.
Last night in the opera house there
was a Christmas entertainment con-
Quoted by Miss Mamie Willford. The
proceeds of the entertainment were
for the benefit of the Baptist Orphan
age at ThomaSVilie. The entertain
men was well patronized, and the pro-
ceeds were liberal.
An Ideal Christmas.
This has been an ideal Christmas
season. There has been no disorder
and good cheer has characterized the
occasion throughout The holiday
trade has been fine. One merchant
said Saturday night as he was round
ing UP his weeks business that he
had never seen such a heavy trade
in Scotland Neck.
The news & observer., 1905-12-27

move SO as to have French ships avail
able for service in Russian waters in
case of emergency. The gun boat Cas-
SIM at Brest sailed for the Baltic to-
day.
The armored cruiser Admiral Aube,
also at Brest, will follow the Cassini
The foreign Office says the Cassini
and Admiral Aube will stay at Copen-
hagen and await eventualities in Rus
sia the same as the two German ships
now at Memel and the British ship at
Kiel. If it becomes necessary the two
French ships will embark the French
residents at Baltic ports.
The news & observer., 1905-12-27
Leads all North Carolina Daies i'm News and Circulation

stock: New Collateral Trust 4 IL per
cent. bonds. secured by the deposit OF
Interborough stock, $500; new COM
mon stock, $50.
For every share of Metropolitan
Street Railway stock: New per cent.
communicative preferred stock, 500;
new common stock. $50.
For every share of Metropolitan Sc
curieies stock with SIS per share
paid; new common stock. $S5.
''It is confidently believed that the
arrangements will not only
be beneficial to the stockholders of
the corporations involved, but that it
will be advantageous to the city and
to the public
The news & observer., 1905-12-27
PLAN OF THE MERGER.
Statement of, Terms on Which Inter-
borough and Metropolitan Inter-
ests Will Consolidate.
(By the Associated Press.)

New York, Dec. 26.-The following
statement relative to the consolidation
of the Interborough and metropolitan
interests was given out today at the
office of August Belmont.
Mr.. Belmont and Mr.. Bryan, after
consolidation with their respective as
sociates, have approved a plan for the
union of the Interborough and Metro
politan in this city when Will be Tor
mally submitted to the stockholders or
the cornorations involved as soon as
the LAWYERS have completed the neces-
sary naoers. The plan contemplates
the organization of new company
which shall issue its securities in ac-
ouirina the shares of the Interborough,
Metronolitan Street Railway, and Met
ronolitan Securities Company's upon
the following terms:
"For every share of Interborough