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The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-07-14
AWS0N'S LANGUAGE
AssAlLs JOHN 0. ROCKEFELLER
Author of Frenzied Finance Says He
viii Put Billionaire Oil Magnate
in the Hands of a Receiver.

Kansas City, Mo-, July S.-Thomas
w. Lawson delivered his first public
speech last night in Kansas City be-
fore 500 people who crowded the BAN
quet hall at the Midland hotel. VIII
liam T. Jerome of New York divided
honors and cheers with the Boston
man, but Lawson got the lions share
of the attention.
Prosperity" said Mr.. Lawson,
means that the people have had what
was necessary and have something
left over. There has never been such
prosperity as ours. But the people
have nothing left over from their own
labors. The surplus is going some
where. They wonder and they see a
fellow standing beside them who holds
$500, 100000.
"Mr. Bryan thought he could turn a
50-cent piece into a dollar. He meant
well, but he failed.
John d. Rockefeller has the sur
plus that belongs to the people. Then
l came along and | said l knew how
this trick is done. | have shown the
American people how it is done, and
am going to show them how to stop it.
Five million policy holders of Amer
lea have been robbed by the Equitable
every year. l am educating the people
in life insurance and Wall street. Tho
people are being robbed by Wall street
all along the line. The robbers have
abused me for my exposures, but have
never replied to my exposures. l have
tested the power of the people work
ing in combination against Wall street,
and we have dropped the value of Sc
curities held by the system $4,000,O00
In one day.
when people say l turned states
evidence on the Standard Oil people
they lie. When l went in with those
thieves | told them | would smash
them, and I'll put John d. Rockefeller
in the hands of receiver before l
quit.
How long will it take me to smash
John d. Rockefeller?
IT'S liable to come any minute. It's
coming-coming- Why, hold
ers of $4O.000,000 worth of life insur-
ance policies fiocked to my banner last
week alone"
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-07-14
Admiral Kruger in Possession.

Kustenji, Roumania, July 9.-Ad-
miral Kruger this afternoon boarded
and took possession of the Russian bat
tleship Knaiz Potemkine, King Charles
of Roumania having sent instructions
TO the commander of the Roumanian
squadron that the vessel be delivered
to the Russian authorities without
raising difficulties. The torpedo boat
which accompanied the Kniaz Potem-
kline. however. left for Odessa without
surrendering, declaring that she had
not mutinied. but that the Kniaz Potem-
kline had forced her to follow,
Admiral Kruger arrived with his
squadron this morning and after eX-
changing the customary salutes init
mated that he had come to arrange for
the transfer of the Kniaz Potemkine.
Admiral Kolinslty, commander of the
Roumanian squadron. boarded the Rus.
sian battleship Tichesme and informed
Admiral Kruger that King Charles had
ordered him to turn the vessel over to
the Russian admiral. The formalities
of the transfer were completed this al
ternoon, and Admiral Kruger boarded
the KniaZ Potemkine.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-07-14
Barred from Mails.

Washington, July 10-Postmaster
General Cortelyou last night ordered
the issuance of fraud order against
the Peoples United States Bank OF st.
Louis, it's officers and agents and e. Z.
Lewis, a publisher, effective July 9Th
The action bars the company from the
use of mails. after an investigation by
the postal authorities as to the details
of the business of the institution. Inc
postmaster general in his announce
ment says:
at is understood that the funds OF
the bank which have not been Dor.
rowed by Mr.. Lewis and his enter
prises, amounting to about two-thirds
of the total amount RENTED, are de-
posted in banks and will be available
toward reimbursement of the stock
holders who number upwards of $4,000
1t is the intention of the officers of the
Postofice Department to cooperate
with the secretary of state in Missouri
in every proper way for the interests
of the investors and depositcrs.'
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-07-14
MuTINEERs SURRENDER.
Crew of the kniaz Potemktne Deliver
Ship to Roumanian officers.

Kustenji, Roumania, July 9,-The
flag of st. Andrew once again floats
over the battleship Potemkine and the
torpedo boat, which have proved such
terrors to the Black sea communities
for couple OF weeks past.
The formal surrender of the muffin
Gus crews actually occurred at l o'clock
yesterday afternoon after series OF
discussions and negotiations between
the Roumaniau authorities and the
leaders of the WIuneers.
The RoumaniaB officers who boarded
the battleship on her arrival here called
upon the crew to surrender, in which
case they would he treated as foreign
deserters, or else leave the port forth
with.
1t speedily became apparent that the
Russian vessels returned to this port
with the intention of giving themselves
up to a foreign government and the
crews soon announced their acceptance
of the Roumanian terms.
The mutineers wanted to take OFF the
treasurS which was on board the Kniaz
Potemkine. but the authorities de-
clined to acquiesce.
The Russians gradually will be con-
veyed to any frontier they may select
and will be liberated. the local officials
having given an understanding to this
effect
The Roumanan flag has been hoisted
over the Russian war vessels as well
as the Russian so as to prevent any at
tack on them in Roumanian waters by
the vessels of the Russian squadron.
which are reported to be in pursuit of
the mutineers.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-07-14
CANNOT BUILD REFINERY.
Kansas Supreme Court Declares Law
Unconstitutional.

Topeka, Kans., July S.-The law
passed by the Legislature last winter
appropriating $4,000 to build an in.
dependent oil refinery at Peru was yes.
terday declared unconstitutional by the
State Supreme Court in an opinion by
Associate Justice Greene
The oil refinery law was considered
one of the most direct blows struck at
the Standard Oil Company by the last
Legislature, which adopted several
measures tending to restrict that coh-
Germ in the handling of the Kansas
product.
The oil refinery law provided for the
erection at Peru, also of a branch of
the State Penitentiary to house suffi.
cient prisoners, who, it was intended,
were to work the oil plant.
The court holds that the construction
of the refinery and the branch peniten-
tiary in connection with it is in viola
ton of the state constitution, which de-
clares:
THE state shall never be a party in
carrying on any works of internal i'm
provement."
The construction and operation OF
such a refinery, it is held, would be a
work of internal Improvement.
Governor Hoch was greatly disap.
pointed at the decision and said:
Now that we have started it, l
wanted to go on and run our refinery.
We would have secured more than its
costs in the price of oil in few
months If l had been the Supreme
Court l would have strained point to
have declared the law constitutional.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-07-14
SECRETARY OF STATE
HON. ELIHu ROOT is APPOINTED
Accepts Portfolio to Succeed the Late
John Hay-Saerifiees an I'm
mense Law Practice.

New York, July 1T can be def
nitely stated that President Roosevelt
has offered the position of secretary
of state to Elihu Root and that Mr..
Root has accepted.
a Mr.. Root boarded the Presidents
special train at Jersey City Just before
1t left for Cleveland Tuesday after
noon. All phases Of the situation were
considered carefully. but at that time
Mr.. Root did not Indicate definitely
that he would accept the portfolio.
On the return journey their confer
ence. interrupted by the mission on
which they had gone to Cleveland, was
resumed.
A formal tender of the secretaryship
5of state was made to Mr.. Root. His
acceptance of the proffer announced in
New York yesterday is believed to be
without reservation at all.
The following are some of the
events in the life of the new secretary
OF state:
1S45-Born at Clinton. New York.
1s64-Graduated from Hamilton Col
lege.
1S65-Taught at Rome Academy.
1S67-Graduated from the Univer-
sity Law School College.
1Ss3-5-United States attorney for
the Southern district of New York.
1S94-Delegate-at-la to the state
constitutional convention and chair
man of the judiciary commission.
1s99-Appointed secretary of war by
President Mckinley.
19O1-Reappointed secretary of war
by President Roosevelt Recognized
the army and placed it upon superior
footing under the regulations of the
Dick bill.
1903-Resigned as secretary of war
and engaged in lucrative law practice
in New York City. his fees said to
aggregate more than a quarter of a
million dollars annually.
1904-Served as member of the
Alaska boundary commission. Was
one of the recognized leaders of the
Republican national campaign, his
speech at the convention which NOM
mated Roosevelt being taken as the
keynote of the most positive campaign
in the history of the party.
1905-Appointed by President Roose-
welt as secretary OF state in succession
to John Hay.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-07-14
Colorado Marine Project.

Denver, July ia Colorado com
pany organized to engage in a marine
project of any kind, is something OF
novelty. but such a one has been Or
ganized. Articles of incorporation
were filed with the secretary of state
yesterday by a company which pro
poses TO build docks in Cuba. 1t is the
Gerardo Dock Company, with capt
tai stock of $4,000.
The objects of the company, as
stated, is To build and equip shipping
docks, to take toll for their use, and
otherwise conduct a business pertain
ing to docks. The directors of the com
pany are d. II. Rice, one of the direc-
tors of the Stratton estate; Tyson H.
Dimes. another director; ]. r. Mckin-
ME, the well-known Colorado Springs
mining man; o. L. Dimes, J. G. Nc
hurry, Frank A. Miller and A. 5.
Brooks.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-07-14
CHANGE OF OFFICERS
REPUBLICANS DUST DEMOCRATS
Supreme Court Order Partly Obeyed in
Denver-Rehearing in the
Case is Denied.

Denver, July 11.-Following is the
action of the Supreme Court of Colo,
RADIO in the controversy over the Den.
yer county Offices:
Denied petition of the ousted Demo-
cratic county officials for rehearing.
Issued an order declaring them
usurpers and not legally entitled to act
MS county officers.
Declared that Charles w. Badgley is
treasurer of the city and county of
Denver. and that Christopher c. Grid
is the assessor for the city and county
of Denver.
Modified its original order 50 as to
enter judgment in the Supreme Court.
thus taking the entire matter out of
the hands of the District Court and
having its orders served by its own
bailiff.
Order affects all the county officers
with the exception of county Judge, in
whose case a petition for rehearing
was not filed with the others, and the
offices of county superintendent of
schools, county surveyor and coroner,
over which cases are now pending.
Sheriff Hamilton Armstrong. Asses
sor Schuyler II. Alexander and Clerk
and Recorder Robert j. Byrne yester-
at the court house, upon demand. to
Alexander Nisbet, C. C. Grid and A. G.
Vickery, respectively, their successors
in office, as a result of the Supreme
Court decision.
City and County Treasurer C. S. Ell
der turned over the county books, fur
niture and rooms to c. w. Badgley, but
declined to surrender the city tax rolls
and the rooms in the court house where
city business is transacted.
Republican guards were scattered
through every office in the court house
last night, and guards representing
both parties were placed in the dis
puted treasurer's Office.
Treasurer Elder will likely be cited
for contempt by the Supreme Court
this afternoon, and the court will then
be called upon to decide whether the
offices of city and county treasurer are
separate or consolidated offices.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-07-14
JAPANESE in Sakhalin.

Toxic. July 1.-THE announcement
Of the landing of Japanese force at
Sakhalin island and the occupation of
Karsakovsk, followed by the northern
flight of the garrison. has been re
ceived with great satisfaction by the
Japanese. The landing of the army at
Sakhalin marks the first entry of the
Japanese upon Russian territory
proper.
The Japanese have expressed them
selves pleased to be again in posses
sion of the island. declaring that they
have long felt that the bargain under
which they relinquished the place
forty years ago was unsatisfactory.
The Japanese express the belief that
they will speedily control the entire
island, as they regard the garrison
there as being incapable of serious re-
sistance and are confident that it will
certainly be captured.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-07-14

Denver. July Spy the discovery OF
a forgotten letter Gen. C. f. Cooper
has probably saved the state of Colo
RADIO about $4,000.
A year ago on July 10th letter
came from the War Department to
Governor Peabody announcing that a
law had been adopted by which the
states would be reimbursed for their
expenditures, but the claim must be
filed by January /, 1906. A day or two
later this letter was turned over to the
adjutant general and no one thought
anything more of it. 1t seems that
the letter was pigeonholed by General
Bell and there remained. In going
through some old papers General
Cooper came across 1t and called the
attention of the governor to the mat
ter. General Cooper, who is the gov
ernor's military adviser. was in
structed to work with Adjutant Wells
in preparing a claim for the state.
Governor Adams was in office at
the time of the Spanish war and he
Immediately modified the state mill
tia in this city. Camp Adams was
established at City Park and in the
course of two or three weeks the en-
listment OF the men as the First Colo
RADIO Volunteers was completed and
the troops started for the Philippines.
1t Is this expenditure that the gov
eminent will pay. but If the letter had
not been accidentally discovered be-
fore next January the state might
have been out $4,000.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-07-14
BOARD OF PARDoNS
Grants cIemeney to Four Prisoners at
Canon City.

Denver. july s.-Peter Miller and
Thomas Dowd. Denver election fraud
convicts. will have to go to the State
Penitentiary for a year at least. The
State Board of Pardons divided on its
vote on the applications of the men
for pardons. The rule being that the
cases may not be brought up again
for a year.
A large number of applications were
acted upon by the board Friday. but
only four received clemency in any
form.
George Bond. who killed his sweet
heart in Denver in 1898. will be able
to leave the prison next month. His
term was ten to twenty years. and
this was reduced to nine to twenty
years. 1t was represented that he
had been a good prisoner and that in
wounding himself at the time he killed
the girl terrible injuries were inflicted
from which he has suffered much.
Daniel Randolph, sixteen-year.old
boy, who was sentenced in Denver to
from thirteen to fourteen years in the
penitentiary for robbery. was released.
He is now nineteen years old and can
try to make new start. Father Ma
lone made a plea for him.
John r. Smith, sentenced from Routt
county, had his time commuted so
that he will be out in a month. He
was sentenced for an attempt to blow
up house with dynamite.
Robert e. Rowe, sentenced in 1902
from Denver county to term of from
five to ten years, had his sentence
committed to three to ten years. He
was convicted in Judge Malones court
of the crime of forgery.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-07-14
Insurance Rates Enioined.

Ann Arbor, Mich, July 9.-ln test
case involving the question of the right
of the supreme council of the Catholic
Mutual Benefit Association to raise the
rates charged aged members of the Or
der after they had joined the associa-
ton and specified lower rates, Judge
Kinne of the Washtenow Circuit Court
has issued an Injunction restraining
the supreme council from enforcing the
new rates.
This case was agreed upon for test
and will be appealed to the Michigan
Supreme Court and probably to the
United States Supreme Court
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-07-14
Cotton Statistics Scandal.

Washington. d. c., July 9.-Victor
H. Olmsted has been appointed asso-
ciate statisticiau of the Department OF
Agriculture to succeed Edwin 5.
Holmes, who was ordered removed to-
day by Secretary Wilson for giving out
information in advance on cotton crop
conditions.
Secretary Wilson has made public
statement Of the discoveries made by
secret service men involving Holmes
and New York brokers.
One of the brokers involved says he
secured information and gave 1t TO the
government to aid in stopping the
practice. The other denies knowing
Holmes,
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-07-14
British Army Poorly Trained.

London, July 1l.-Field Marshal
Lord Roberts created a sensation in
the House of Lords yesterday when in
a lengthy and well-considered speech
he deliberately expressed his opinion
as n practical soldier that the military
force of Great Britain was inadequate,
imperfectly trained and totally unfit
to uphold Great Britain as first-class
power Lord Roberts did not blame the
government, which, he said. was actu'
ated by national feeling. but he
scathingly attacked the people of Eng
land. who. he said. showed no national
feeling toward the military until dan
ger arose.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-07-14
stenoaraphers Wanted for Panama.

Denver, July Son August LIST there
will be an examination at the Federal
building for all applicants for positions
in the departmental and Panama serv-
ice as stenographers. The secretary
of the Eleventh district of the United
States Civil Service Commission, Os.
car l.. Telling. is very anxious to re-
ceiye a large number of applications
for the positions.
Stenographers in the departmental
service receive salaries ranging from
$500 to $1,000. while the 'stenographers
In the Panama service receive $1,000.
The La Jara chronicle. (La Jara, Conejos County, Colo.) 1896-19??, 1905-07-14

Many n man wastes enough perspir-
alton praying Tor dimes 10 earn ""
times as many dollars.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-03-24
Wood Bros. have q few good
horses for sale cheap.


On Monday morning last a
special train bearing a party OF
railroad officials arrived from the
west and remained at the Mil.
bank station for short time.
Among the party were A. j.
Earling. president G. M.& st. P
railway system, and E. D. Sewell,
the assistant general superin.
tendent of the road, B. F. Van
Vliet superintendent of the Fl. &
D. division, and party of stock
holders from New York, con
sisting of William G. Rockefeller
and Messrs Sacket, Kanweek
and Sullivan.
The special had been over the
Milwaukee's lines as far as Nit.
chell and Aberdeen and although
the officials simply state tina,
they are only making the annual
tour of inspection it is currently
reported that the trip has some
connection with the talked of ex
tension of the Milwaukee to the
Pacific coast.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-03-24

A number of transfers of city
property have recently taken
place, among them being the
purchase of the Ramer home,
south of the court house by
William Graham, the purchase
of the King house by James
Miracle and the Aldrich house
by Mr.. Samuelson and the
Randall house, formerly owned
by H. j. Benedict, by w. S..
Nixon.
A number of new residences
and improvements are also in
contemplation, among these be-
ing the erection of a fine resi-
dence on the Volkmar lots on
Fourth street; the old house is
now being removed to lot on
the same street south of fifth
avenue. Fred Nelson has re-
Gently purchased from S. S.
Lockhart the lot north of latter S
home on Fifth street for the
erection of q dwelling, and Or.
Ferguson is contemplating the
erection of a home on the lois
south of George Kern's. DR..
Ross is also making arrange
ments to enlarge and improve
his residence property.
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1905-03-24

Editor Patton of the Odd Eel.
lows World has been visitor in
Milbank during the week.
A large number of friends
and neighbors spent a pleasant
evening last Monday at the VIM
Dallman home, in Grant Center,
to the surprise of Mrs. Dallman.
George Merry has been suffer
ing from an ear trouble, the re-
suit Of a cold in the head which
leaves him quite deaf, and he
goes to St. Paul today to secure
medical help.
Robert Sutcliff has been obli-
ged to quite work for a time as
he has had an operation on his
eye, which has been troubling
him for some time, but it is be-
lieved that this will be the last
operation that will be necessary.
Chas. Cobb of Big Stone at
tended the Odd Fellows lodge
in this city Tuesday evening,
and stated that the lodge at Big
Stone was about to institute an
encampment at that place. A
number of Milbank Odd Fellows
have signified their intentions to
take their degrees there when
the encampme ent is organized.
Will Cleveland, jr,, of Mime.
apolis, is spending a day or two
with his parents at the old home
in Milbank. Will has been making
a speciality of building elevators
for several years past. and has
but recently completed a large
brick fire proof elevator at
Milwaukee, and during last year
erected a large number Of ele-
vators along the lines Of road in
northwest Canada.