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The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-08-19

Clarence Wilson, a lad Of II and q
son Of Ed Wilson of White River,
had bis right elbow dislocated on
Wednesday evening by horse step
ping on it. He WAS brought to town
that same evening and DR.. French
was called upon to set the bones
Alright. The patient Is recovering
rapidly.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-08-19

J. L. Mediation is making hand
come and very neat cottage out Of
the old Tufts place west OF the school
house. Eminert Vancleave is doing
the work.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-08-19

Another fine rain last Friday even
Ing. Very heavy In the Oakridge
park basin. .o--..'
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-08-19

Luther Denison has been invited
to ride Pinears ut the q. A. r. en-
campmentat Denver.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-08-19

To buy-a young, true 1900 to 400
pound work team. Also span of
roadsters weighing about 1900. Well
broken, true and thoroughly reliable.
Give price. Address II. H., HERALD.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-08-19
Did He Fool Us?

Under the heading Of "Pinears
Fooled Them" the last issue Of the
Hayden Republican FRIDAY, August
lith) publishes the following piece Of
RANK transformations:
1.-THE people Of Meeker sent word
to Hayden that they had n man
named Brown who could ride the
famous outlaw horse, Pinears. So
Lsw Long started OVER there last
week with the champion. On Tues
day the Meeker man tackled the
proposition, and as Pinears was some
what disguised at the failure Of the
Meeker people to show the proper
sporting spirit he refused to show off,
and Meeker Immediately reported to
Hayden by telephone that they had
ridden him to n finish
thinking that they had things
their own way the Meeker people be-
gan to offer money freely that their
man could ride him again. This
time the money offered was really
worth while and SO Pinears did a
good job Of 1t. This was on Wednes-
day and some say that the Meeker
champion rider stayed on board three
jumps. Most folks, however, agree
that 1t was only two, the same old
story.
Queen Litxy, Cy DawsoGs racing
mare, was down there, but she came
out second best in the race that was
rum
In the first place, we didn't have a
man named Brown to ride, Pinears,
but we did have q man named Deni-
son to ride him, and the said Den isOn
rode the outlaw to finish and is
ready to ride him again for any
amount Of money Hayden IL ready to
put up.
Meeker didn't put up dollar on
Pollard, and the small pot" that
Hayden got out of this event was
conceded to them from the start.
II Hayden thinks she didn't get a
run for her money in the main event
let her come again.
Since putting the above In type,
THE HERALD has authority for stat
Ing that the people Of Meeker will
back Luther DenisOn for any amount
Of money the owner Of Pinears and
the people Of Hayden wish to cover.
r. 8. Ball of the Meeker hotel, will
put up 900 on Denison for another
DenisOn- Pinears contest to come off
In the town park, Meeker, as soon rs
Mr.. Long is ready. Here's a great
chance for Long and the Haydenites
to pick up considerable roll of
''easy money" II Long ct al have
any doubts as to the ''loosening up"
proclivities and the ''gamcness of
the Meeker sports" let them come
along with their horse and try us an
Their whirl.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-08-19

T.. S. II. Sanderson has sold his
laundry plant to q. G. Curry of Rifle.
The Meeker herald. [volume] (Meeker, Colo.) 1885-current, 1905-08-19

The Kansas City live stock corres-
pondent, J. A. Rickart, reports the
following sales on Monday, August 2:
J n Walsh, n feeders $50 lbs. = Is
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-03
DETECTIVE MORSE
SAYS. CASE ELUDES
ALL HYPOTHESIS

Harry n. Morse, head Of the Morse
Detective Agency in San Francisco,
who has been investigating the matter
ever. since Mrs. Stanford's departure.
had: the following to say in regard to
the matter:
This whole business is an amazing mystery
to NE So far we have not been able to
-unearth a clew that points to any one or even
ported 10 me by Attorney Wilson some weeks
ago we took hold Of the matter and my men
have worn themselves out in their hunt
Every drugstore in San Francisco has been
visited In the hope that we might run across
some trace Of the person who bought the
poison We found that considerable strych-
nine had been sold. but could not trace
any OF 1t anywhere: near the Stanford home.
We also went to San Jose and took in the
= While Mrs. Stanford believed that her Illness
was all right that next morning and neither
her brother nor Attorney Wilson took much
stock in it. but they did come to me TO have
the matter given a thorough investigation.
Attorney Wilson and Captain Callunden of my
office questioned all Mrs. Stanford's attendants
and could find nothing that gave them any
clew that everything was not all right with
them II there had been anything at all
suspicious should have acted on IT. The
fact. is that when she left here none Of her
. family believed that there had been any crime
attempted.
by developments In Honolulu and. do not
know. what to think about IL l am waiting
aIxiously for tomorrow in the hopes that the
. analysis OF the stomach will show conclusivey
whether strychnine was taken: So far we
have been unable to discover any motive.
Mrs. ;Stanford's secretary had been with her
for twenty years She had everything to lose
and nothing To gain The. same With all the
rest OF them. Mrs Stanford seemingly had
no enemies.
Then again the amount Of poison said to be
found in the bicarbonate would make il ap-
pear as # some. crazy person had done it.
We have redoubled our efforts since the news
OF her death and last night 1 hardly slept
at all, 7 got thinking so much about II.
The whole thing. however, present is a
perfect blank I1eok at IS as you viii there
seem to be -many conflicting circums tances
connected With the affair.
I have no theory. 1 try to- keep my mind
clear from drawing any conclusions until
get facts TO go on There evidently is some
connection between Mrs. Stanford's Illness
here and her death at Honolulu. II her. death
there was caused by poison IT was put in
here and We must find where 1t came from.
There strychnine spoken Of here and
strychnine CAME into the case down there,
and II certainly has the appearance. Of intent.
I do not believe that Mrs Stanford did IL
herself II II was done IL crime. To-
morrow however will tell the tale and II 1t
turns out that she died from strychnine poison
ing don't know what shall do about it.
shall certainly be stumped
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-03
TO BREAK
RATE COMBINE

TOPEKA, Kans;. March 2.-The
Atchison. Topeka and Santa Fe Rail-
road Company is to be included in At
torney General Colemans suit for con-
spiracy against the Standard Oil Com
pany. Coleman said tonight that the
Santa Fe was left out of the original
petition by an error. of the stenog-
rapher. He will at once file an amend
ed petition to include the Santa Fe.
The suit will thus be brought against
all the railroads in the State
The strongest feature of the suit,
according to the Attorney General, is
that. relating to the failure OF the STAN
dard to pay charter fees, thus having
no authority to do business In the
State. To fight the Standard is the
real object of the suit. The action
against the railroads is brought to
dissolve the freight rate combination.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-03
STANFORD RESIDENCE GUARDED
Day and Night Entrances Are Watched
and Communication Is Prevented.

Day and night the Stanford resi-
dence at the southwest corner of Cali
fornia and Powell streets Is under the
guard of watchmen, whose orders are
to see that no one shall enter the
grounds or house or approach the do
mestics employed there. AS nearly as
can be ascertained there are four Chi
nese cooks and one housekeeper in the
residence, all under police guard.
Several attempts were made by a
or communicate with the inmates, but
all were frustrated by the guards.
When the mansion was twice called up
by telephone the response was pre-
sumably by the same man, who said
his name was Lee and later All Wing.
There was barely trace Of Chinese
accent In his talk.
In response to request at the gate
to see Mary. Gaffney, the housekeeper,
the reply was that she was asleep, al
though 1t was but 8 o'clock in the
evening. It was also ayerred that the
four Chinese. All Wing. Lee, All Young
and All Ying, were not in the mansion
and that no restrictions were placed on
the freedom of the occupants. A tele-
phone call Immediately after estab-
lished the fact that at least two of the
Chinese were in the house.
The statement that no restrictions
are on the five inmates is denied by
employees, who say that they have posi-
tive orders to allow no one to leave
the premises. This Is in accordance
with the detention of All Wing by the
police.
The manner of the employees was
petite and respectful, but any attempt
to enter the iron gates of the east
driveway was prevented.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-03
DEATH UNDER
WHEELS OF CAR
Special Dispatch to The Call.

LOS ANGELES, March Mrs. Ira
p. Smith, wife of Ira p. Smith, super
intendent of the Pacific Lumber Com
pany at Scotia, Humboldt County, was
struck by an electric car on the Long
Beach line this afternoon and instant
ly killed.
Mrs. Smith had been to Willowbrook
to look at lot which she purchased
yesterday and was about to return
home. She stationed herself near the
electric line, but upon the wrong side
of the northbound cars. AS a south
bound car approached she stepped to
the other track, but seeing a car ap-
preaching on that track also she STEP
ped back. The southbound car struck
her with such force that her body was
hurled to the other track in front of
the approaching car. 1t dropped to the
track, rolled under the fender and
the wheels passed over it. Mrs. Smith
was about 30 years OF age and was
q handsome woman.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-03
FIRE AT LAST QUENCHED
ON STEAMSHIP OREGON
Damage to the Vessel Estimated as
Over Sixty thousand
Dollars %

EUREKA. March 2.-The. fire on
the steamship Oregon was quenched
at o'clock this morningSand at $3.50
the vessel was foated from the mud
flats TO the. channel. Captains Pills
bury and Tibbetts. representing ths
marine underwriters, went aboard the
steamship. 1t was. decided that the
vessel shall return to San Francisco
tomorrow.
Last night holes were bored in the
side of the vessel and the space be-
tween the decks flooded by means of a
hose. This proved the best method OF
fighting the flames and good progress
was made until 2 O'Clock this morn
ing, when. fresh disaster threatened
the vessel. A large quantity OF timed
phosphorus was ignited by the heat.
After two hours the second fire was
placed under control
This afternoon what was left OF the
cargo was transferred to the Roanoke
The damage to the Oregon is estimated
at between s6O.OOs and $4,000. Cap
tain Warner believes the fire was
caused by spontaneous CONFUSION.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-03
THREE JAPANESE
SHOT IN ROW
Landlord Of Oriental LOdg-
ing-House Kills Two Com
patriots and Wounds Third
sURRENDERs TO POLICE
After the Shooting Komaya
Rushes to Central Sta
tion and Gives Himself Up
sURRENDERS TO + POLICE

X. Komaya, Japanese landlord OF
lodgtng-house at no Prospect place. or
street near Stockton,
dashed barefooted into the Central sta
ton last night and excitedly exclaimed
in broken English that he had shot
three men,. His clothing was disar-
ranged. his hair disheveled and he car
ried revolver IN his hand.
Detective Braig and PatroIrnan Min
nehan jumped into a patrol wagon
with the landlord and accompanied
him to the scene OF the shooting. When
they entered 1t the place resembled a
shamhles. Two Japanese lay dead
upon the floor and q third was IN a
chair badly wounded The wounded
man was taken to the Central Emer-
gency Hospital. His name Is T. Murata,
and he Is a sailor on. the George Loo
mis-. He was shot through the side
and hand. He says. that he, together
with T. Quoua and j. Makamnra, had
a quarrel with Komaya over money
matters ana rent, In which the land
lord cheated them, and IN the argu-
ment which. followed shot them.
Komaya tells different story. He
says that his three ,compatriots were
drunk and. quarrelsome and entered his
room Soon the place was. flied with
empty bottles and the. conduct OF the
Japs became riotous. He remonstrated
with them and they attacked him. The
dead Japanese are at the Morgue aud
II is believed the third will recover.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-03
MAID HOPES
FIEND WILL,
BE CAPTURED
Elizabeth Richmond
Denies She Was
Discharged.
Is VISITING WIFE
OF FORMER BUTLER

PALO ALTO, March Miss Eliz-
abeth Richmond. who was maid
Mrs. Stanford on January IA. the time
that the first poison was administered,
Is visiting Albert Beverly near Bur-
lingame. She Is practically Frustrated
with excitement and grief. She said:
Il left Mrs. Stanford's employ Of my
own accord on January 27, notwith-
standing the reports that I was dis
charged. They are utterly false. I am
only too willing to give my time and
services to help unravel this terrible
mystery. 1t places all those In Mrs.
Stanford's immediate household under
terrible position. I came down. here
at the invitation of Mrs. Beverly, be-
cause 1 was followed by detectives in
San Francisco. There is considerable
money left by Mrs. Stanford, and this
should be used to employ detectives
and lawyers to unravel the mystery.
hope 1t will be solved to the very end.
I was maid to Mrs. Stanford one year
and nine months.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-03
OLD FRIENDS SAY
MRS. STANFORD HAD
NO HALLUCINATIONS

Many of Mrs. Stanford's Oldest
friends declare that her mind was
clear, bright and absolutely freeffrom
hallucination on any subject. They en-
phatically scout the idea that Mrs.
Stanford ever entertained the slightest
fear of being poisoned by any one or
that she abnormally dwelt on the sub
ject of death.
Mrs. ]. A. Fillmore has known Mrs.
Stanford for many years, since the
early days of the State, when they
were associated in Sacramento. She
declares that her old friend was un-
mistakably of sound mind. Mrs A. N.
Towne, also associated with Mrs.
Stanford for a period of thirty years
or more, voiced sentiments of SINH
lar. order. saying that recent conversa-
tion and acquaintance with Mrs. Stan
ford did not disclose any symptoms of
alteration.
Judge T. B. MacFarland's statement
that Mrs. Stanford's mind was per-
feotly normal was made with the great
est earnestness. he repudiating the in
sinuation that she harbored any
thought OF poisoning.
Mrs. Stanford was hostess at large
dinner on January 20 at her home on
California street, and among the guests
were those mainly who were connected
with the early days and had followed
the career of Governor and Mrs. Stan
ford. Judge MacFarland. Mrs. Fill
more and Mrs. Towne were among the
invited. ones, the hostess favoring the
friends of long standing. At this date.
according to those present, she was
bright, cheerful active, taking pleasure
in the reunion of so many pioneers
with interests in common, and in every
way natural and healthy woman,
barring the fact that she was troubled
with a slight cold. But her mentality
was unimpaired in any slightest par
ticular.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-03
PRESIDENT JORDAN
SCOUTS THE IDEA
OF HER SUICIDE

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, March 2.
the mystery of Mrs Stanford's death
Is more than he first would allow HIM
self to believe.
IT can't understand It," he said this
afternoon. Poison has been found in
her medicine bottle. Who could have
have known her 1 have never known
Mrs. Stanford to have a single enemy.
The murderer, If there is one. must
have been criminally insane. Mrs.
Stanford's mind was as clear and
strong the day of the departure as it
ever was. No doubt the attempt to
take her life in San Francisco on jan
uary IA weighed upon her mind, al
though when 1 saw her on January Is
she appeared to take the matter
lightly"
DR.. Jordan read letters from Mrs.
Stanford dated January Is to 20 from
the Hotel Vendome, San jose In these
letters she declared that her health
had in no way been benefited by her
trip to San Jose and that she had CIV
en- up the proposed trip to Los Angeles,
but would probably go somewhere. She
never mentioned the attempted poison
ing in any of her letters to DR.. Jordan.
"The theory Of suicide is absurd
continued the president Mrs Stan
ford had always had a very strong
mind and, although 1t Is asserted that
she was terribly depressed at the time
Of Leland's death, it never affected her
mind"
At the Palo Alto residence to-day the
few remaining servants were reticent
concerning the sudden death of Mrs.
Stanford. c. L. Wooster, the aged
coachman who had driven for Mrs.
Stanford for thirty years and who
came out with the party from New
York, said that the relations between
Mrs. Stanford and the servants were
of the most friendly nature. "She rare
ly talked to u.s." said the coach
man, "and there were few times when
I ever held what might be called q con-
versation with her. Yet we all felt
that we were closely bound to her and
1t never entered our heads to think of
any one harming her.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-03
Mrs. stanford's Assessment

SAN JOSE, March Mrs. Jane L.
Stanford is. assessed for s56.S25
worth of personal property in Santa
Clara County: There is. no realty In
her name, all of that having been
turned over to the university. Ac-
cording to a sworn statement made by
E. B. Ryan to Assessor Splitter on
April %. 1904, Mrs. Stanford pos
sessed the following personal prop
erty. which is in Stanford School Dis
trict where her. home is located:
Jewelry, plate or diamonds, $500; sew
ing machine, $25; other personal
property $500; State. county, city,
municipal or other taxable bonds Of
any person, firm or corporation, $685.
600; money on hand. $4,000. Total.
s56,S25.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-03
INQUIRY INTO
STRANGE DEATH
Authorities EXhume Body of
Colonel Doyle and Issue a
Warrant for nj. +. Thomas
SUSPICION is AROUSED
Will in a San BernardinO
Tragedy Starts Officers
on Searching Investigation
SUSPICION is AROUSED
Special Dispatch to tn. Cali.


SAN BERNARDINO, March "A
warrant has just been issued for the
arrest Of NJ. r. Thomas, a well-known
pioneer resident Of this section, charg-
ing him with the murder OF Colonel
John N. Doyle, q hermit. who was
found dead In his cabin In the Cajon
Pass near this city, on February IL.
Thomas has not yet been found Doyle
was shot through the abdomen with a
charge from a shotgun, the weapon be-
Ing found on the floor near the body.
To-day the body was exhumed for fur
ther examination.
Thomas, for whom the warrant has
been issued, claimed that Doyle had
made a will in his favor. This will
was compared with specimens OF
Doyle's and Thomas handwriting and
the examiners unhesitatingly pro-
nounced Thomas its author. The will
was strangely lost by the attorney for
the public administrator, when the
Sheriff demanded II.
Evidence in the Sheriff's possession
indicates that Colonel Doyle was shot
while in bed. the body being carried
to the kitchen and so arranged beside
his shotgun as to point to the acci-
dental discharge Of the weapon while
he was in the act Of drawing 1t across
box. The coroner's jury accepted
Thomas version of the shooting. but
the appearance Of the will and Doyle's
frequent expressions OF fear that he
would be assassinated aroused the sus-
picion of the Sheriff. whose unrelent-
ing Investigations scared Thomas OF
before the Sheriff was prepared for his
arrest. He is still a fugitive.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-03
CAUGHT IN A LONG ROPE
AND DRAGGED TO DEATH

MODESTO, March 2.-George Hini-
ker, a resident of Larkspur, Marin
County, was killed on his ranch near
Lagrange by being dragged to death
by a young horse this morning. He
was riding one horse and leading
another by a long rope. He became
entangled in the rope and his horse
dragged him mile and a half He
was dead when found.
SAN RAFAEL, March 1-George
Thinker was engaged principally in the
livestock business and was interested
in several large ranches in the State.
He leaves a wife and four children.
DR.. A. ]. Thinker OF San Francisco is
brother.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-03
ARRANGEMENTS FOR FUNERAL.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, March
2.-The arrangements for the funeral
ef Mrs. Stanford are about completed
II IS the wish Of the relatives that
some ore be sent to. Honolulu 10 re-
turn with the body. It is impossible
for Charles G. LathroD. Mrs. Stan
ford's brother, 70 leave the campus.
and the board Of trustees will either
choose. one Of their own number or
a member Of the faculty to make the
trip. This Vill make the date of the
funeral on the 18th or 18th of this
month. The party viii take the
steamer. Alameda 10 Honolulu and
rerIrn with the body on. the CITY of
China; The Rev. Mr. Gardner viii
BE snable TO deliver the address be-
cause Of his severe attack Of typhoid
fever
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-03
ENGINEERS AND FTREMFN
MEET IN NEW. YORK CITY

NEW YORK. March "A conference
between representatives of the Brother
hood Of. Locomotive. Engineers and the
brotherhood Of Locomotive Firemen
vas held IN this city to-day to adjust
If possible the conflicting claims Of the
engineers and firenen employed on the
New York, New Haven and Hartford
halroad; Grand Chief Warren 5.
stone Of the engineers and Grand Mas
ter j. J. Hannahan and Second Vice
Grand Master Timothy Shea of the
aremen were among those preseut
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-03
EARL OF SELBoRNE WILL
SUCCEED MILNER IN AFRICA
Retiring High Commissioner Who Re-
signed on Account of Health Soon
Returns TO England

LONDON, March at is officially
announced that the Earl of Selborne,
First Lord of the Admiralty, will sue
ceed Lord Miner as High Commissioner
IL South Africa. Lord Milner resigned
for reasons connected with the state
Of his health and he will leave South
Africa at the end Of March.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-03
FORMER MAYOR DEAD.

Adolph Pfeister, a Pioneer OF San
Jose, Passes Away.
SAN JOSE. March 2.-Adolph Pfeis-
ter, twice Mayor of San Jose, founder
of the Public Free Library and father
of H. A. Pfeister, County Clerk OF
Santa Clara County, died at his home
here last night. He was a native Of
Germany, aged S4. and came to Cali
fornia in 1S47 as a member of Steven
sons regiment.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-03
SIX CHILDREN KILLED BY
AVALANCHE IN AUSTRIA
Sliding Snow From Mountain Over
whelms House of Peasant Near
Auszer VfIIezraten.

INNSBROOK, Austria, March 2.-Six
children were killed to-day by an
avalanche which overwhelmed the
house Of peasant near Auszer Vile
graten.
The San Francisco call., 1905-03-03

SUSPECTED OF ROBBERY.-William T.
Carter was arrested az Los Angeles last night.
charged with entering the home Of Mile Kelly
on Golden Gate avenue. this city, on February
"a for the purpose OF robbery.
The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1905-08-03
Not 81 Recent Occurrences.

Madison, S. d, Outlook: The press dis
patches tell us that ex-speaker David b.
Henderson. Of DUBUQUE. is very II. md
his mind in failing. all Of which has
occurred since his return from California,
two months go. Hardly. The editor Of
this paper met Colonel Henderson ut Long
Beach, Cal, three months He was
our next door %neighbor at Dubuque for
many years and has known us since boy
hood. We had not seen him for twenty
years, and in a ~hesitating. tremulous way
he shook our hand and recalled the events
Of earlier years. The hearty, energetic.
animated manne of the old Colonel Hem
derson was all missing. We saw that the
splendid mental equipment of the man
was all gone, scorched in the flame of pub
lie life at Washington. He was paying
the penalty Of his years of public life, and
showed plainly the effect of the heavy
stress of Its responsibilities. The mystery
Of his sudden resignation from office and
retirement from public life was dtspelled,
and the whole story plain TO us. Eek
Speaker Henderson may be now mentally
falling, at Dubuque. but is did not COM
mencessince his return from California.