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, 1905-05-01

Chicago, ILL.,, May ALL of Chi,
Cages available police strength vas
hurled into the struggle between the
teamsters and the employers this
morning. A thousand officers were
ordered to preserve the peace without
temporizing and not wait till shots
were fired before acting. Five hun
dred strike breakers from st. Louis
arrived this morning and another 500
are said to be coming. Sergeant
Cummings, who was run down by a
wagon driven by a union teamster
died from his injuries today.
Fifteen arrests were made by the
police summoned by the Union League
club, where a riot followed an attack
upon the n%on-union coal teamsters
Eight negroes were arrested and re
leased as a result of the skirmish fol
lowing the firing of a shot at negro
transfers from the windows of the
Franklin Pressmen's union.
TdllCs, inc nv olllhC picahClI
took charge of the non-union forces
today. Frank Curry, who helped to
break the st. Louis traction strike,
came with the strike breakers from
the south. The attorney for the EN-
ployers' Teaming company said he
would ask the Employers association
to call for federal troops, as 500 non
union teams are being constantly hin
dered and the police force is not large
enough to cope with the situation.
One hundred and thirty teamsters
working for Durant & Kasper, whole.
sale grocers, struck today rather than
deliver goods to the boycotted firms
Clarence barrow has been retained
to defend the twelve indicted labor
leaders.
Lieutenant Hawkins and fifty mem,
bers Of the Eighth militia regiment
colored, employed as private individ
uals by the International Salt com.
pany as guards, were disarmed the
police.
, 1905-05-01
UNION PACIFIC ISSUES SUPPLE
MENT TO LOCAL PASSENGER
TARIFF AFFECTING ALL
LINES IN WYOMING.
Change Brought Abou. Without Noise,
Nobody Here Being Informed on
Subject Until This Morning
Agent 6reisch Distributing Tariff
To Interested Parties-Efective
Between Cheyenne and Utah.

Supplement No. 4 to the local pas
senger tariff, No. OF, OF the Union Pa
citic railroad, went into effect today,
making a rate of 4 cents per mile be-
tween local points in Wyoming, begin
ming at Cheyenne and ending at Evans
ton, or the Wyoming-Utah state line.
The change in the rate has not been
known until the last day or two, Agent
Breisch being informed by telegraph
this morning that he had been turn
ished with a supply OF the supplements
to be issued to conductors and others
interested. The change in the rate is
quite noticeable to points west of Raw
Inns and makes a considerable differ
ence to Cheyenne and other towns.
The following new and old rates were
CLEANED from the new supplement:
, 1905-05-01
A VERDICT OF GUILTY
IN THE POWELL CASE

jury, Counsel Bramel for the defense
suggesting that that would be the bet.
ter way. The jury was composed OF
the following gentlemen, each declar.
ing the verdicts to be his: A. E.
Miller, foreman; George Trabing, Ed
Ferber, E. F. Gaskill, George Morris,
Rand Klein, A. w. Harnden, R..K.
Graham, N. J. Engen, Emil Thirkeld-
sen, John Holm and c. J.. Anderson.
They were thanked by the court for
their patience and forbearance and
told that the court had decided to re-
ceive their verdict on Sunday that they
might no longer be compelled to en-
dure the hardship Of close confine-
ment. Those on the regular panel
were directed to report this morning,
the others being discharged by process
of court.
1t vas then that Will Powell was
discharged and Mrs. Powell remanded
to the custody of the sheriff to await
sentence. Judge Bramel offered the
usual motion of exception to the find
ing of the jury and the exception was
ordered entered on the journal.
Judge Carpenter stated that he
would give the attorneys for the de-
tense opportunity to file motions for a
new trial and in arrest Of judgment
and perfect their appeal to the su.
preme court if they SO decided. The
than six months in the county Jail nor
more than ten years in the state pen.
itentiary.
, 1905-05-01
An ARMY OFFICER
SHOOTS HIMSELF
MADDENEO BY CONTINUED Elk.
cEssEs, HE WOUNDS BROTH
Err OFFICER AND SUICIDES
Captain Rathbone Of Twenty-ninth In
fantry Puts Bullet Through His
Own Temple After Shooting Lieu
tenant Point In Leg-chieago Ae.
countant a Suicide.

Salt Lake, Utah, May 1.-Maddened
by continued excuses and a protracted
spec. Captain w. A. Rathbone of the
Twenty-ninth infantry yesterday COM
mitted suicide, after attempting to
shoot and kill Lieutenant William H.
Point Of the same company. Point
was shot twice, both bullets taking
effect in the leg. After he had fallen
to the ground, Rathbone turned the
gun on himself and fired, the bullet
passing through his temple. There
had been no quarrel between the two
officers, the shot being fired apparently
purely on account of the captains
heavy drinking. Rathbone was regard
ed as an efficient officer, but owing to
heavy drinking had lately been unre-
liable.
, 1905-05-01
NOTES FROM THE COURT HOUSE.

George Brennon, the negro arrested
for burglarizing the Cooper Lake sec
ton house, was arraigned today on a
charge of burglary. He pleaded gull
ty II was sentenced to two years in
the penitentiary.
Proof of labor was filed today by E.
P. Collins for the Old Mans Delight
and other mines.
The filing fees in the county clerks
office for April were $172, against
s144.3O for the same month last year.
George Davis today presented one
coyote pelt for bounty.
The case Of the Millbrook Land and
Live Stock company against James
and Mary Daugherty was commenced
before a jury in the district court to-
day. c. P. Arnold Of this city and
Judge Lacey of Cheyenne represent
the plaintiff and N. e. Corthell the de-
PENDANTS.
, 1905-05-01
MAY
HEAD EQUITABLE
REPORT THAT HE HAS BEEN OF
FERED THE PRESIDENCY
OF BIG CONCERN.
Refused to Discuss Matter, but There
Is Good Authority for Statement
That Senator Knox Made Offer as
Intermediary - Minister Bowen
Sails From Caracas.

Washington, D. c., May 1.-Postmas.
ter General Cortelyou today declined
to discuss the report that he had been
offered the presidency of the Equitable
Life Assurance society. There is good
authority, however, for the statement
that such an offer was made, Senator
Knox being the Intermediary. 1t is
stated that Cortelyou will Withhold his
decision till President Roosevelt re
turns.
, 1905-05-01
FRAZEE AND JONES ARE
CANDIDATES FOR REELECTION.

AS a as "a be learned, there will
Messrs. w. H. Frazee and A. C. Jones
as members of the board of eIIca
ton at the meeting Of the electors at
the East Side school tonight. Mr..
Frazee has served nine years and Mr..
Jones six, and not a word has ever
of the board. The reports of the au-
diting committee, the director, the sec
rotary, the treasurer and the superin-
tendent will be submitted at the meet
ing tonight.
, 1905-05-01
NAN PATTERsoN's ATTORNEYS
REST CASE ON SHOWING
MADE BY THE PROS
ECUTION.
Formally Announced to Court That
State Had Failed in Its Efforts to
Prove That She Killed Young and
Content to Stand or Fall on VIVA,
Evidence Had Been Submitted
Asking Release Of Willie Sells.

New York, May 1.-The case of
Nan Patterson will go to the jury to-
morrow. Her counsel announced for
mally to the court today that the
state had failed in its effort to prove
that the former show girl murderd
Young, and would, therefore, offer no
defense, being content to stand or fall
on what evidence had been submitted.
Miss Patterson stated hat she fully
agreed with the views of her attorneys.
Arguments are now in progress, or,
rather, legal appeals to the jury.
, 1905-05-01
VOTING ON PROPOSITION
TO REMOVE SCHOOL

The electors in the Leslie school dis
trict are this afternoon voting on a
proposition to abandon the present
school a mile and a half from that post
office and erect a ley school at Les
lie. The number Of children In the dis
trict is increasing rapidly. There will
be election of two trustees, one to fill
q vacancy caused by the resignation
of William Tellison, who Is removing
to Salt Lake.
, 1905-05-01
RULES INTENDING TO
LOCATE AT SPOKANE.

Mr.. George o. Rule and wife will
leave On train No. 5 tomorrow for Spo-
kane, Wash, where they intend to
employed in the Union Pacific shops
at this point for two or three years last
past, his parents being among the old
family has many. friends who regret
tl.sir departure for the northwest and
who wish them good fortune in their
new home.
, 1905-05-01
NONE ARE SAVED.
Thirteen Miners Entombed at Wilbur
ton, Oklahoma.

Wilburton, Okla, May None OF
the bodies of the miners entombed in
the shaft Of the Katy coal mine by
yesterdays explosion had been recov-
cred up to a late hour this morning.
Thirteen miners are known to be en-,
tombed and there Is little hope of res
cut. 1t is believed that a premature
explosion caused the explosion of a
quantity Of loose dynamite held by the
men.
, 1905-05-01
VALUABLE INFORMATION
FOR JAMES 6. COOPER.

Hon. ]. W. johnson this morning re-
ceived from Mrs. A. Arnold at Carbon,
an old friend, the care Of George B.
Otis of Berkeley, Cal, who has valuable
information for a man named James B.
Cooper, who lived at Laramie from
1SS5to 1889 and had adesert land claim
three miles south of Laramie. Mrs.
Arnold remembers a man named
Cooper who was a fireman on the I'm
ion Pacific, afterwards occupying a
ranch somewhere between this city
and Medicine Bow. Mr.. Johnson has
no recollection of a James G. Cooper.
, 1905-05-01
MANY Killed in Clash.

London, May 1.-Thirty-one persons
were killed and many injured in a
clash at Warsaw this afternoon be.
tween the populace and the authorities.
A parade of several hundred discon-
tented passed along the street waving
red flags and singing revolutionary
songs. Troops Of cavalry attacked
the crowd, reinforced by infantry and
police. The paraders resisted.
, 1905-05-01
FUNERAL OF FiTZHUGH LEE.
Services at Church Of Epiphany If
Washington Early Today.

Washington, d. c., May 1.-The fu
neral of General Fitzhugh Lee was
held from the Church of the Epiphany
this morning. A special train took the
body to Richmond for the funeral. The
interment occurred Immediately after
wards. Rev. Mckim. who bore arms
under Lee in the Confederate army.
the services
, 1905-05-01
MEMBER OF BOARD
WILL TENDER RESIGNATION.

1t is announced today that Mrs. r.
E. Fitch will tomorrow tender her res
ignation as a member Of the board of
trustees of the Albany county library
position by the board of county com
missioners. Prof. Aven Nelson has
been mentioned in connection with the
place.
, 1905-05-01
sHEARING TO BEGIN AT
THE ROCK RIVER PLANT

The Toltec Live Stock company,
which owns and operates the shearing
having a large number of bands of
sheep to shear. The sheep belonging
to the company and those belonging
to Messrs. Atkinson, Prayer and 9TH
ers will be included. Several expert
shearers were put to work this morn
ing. L. l.. Laughlin, who WAS here
laying in some supplies for the shear
ing season, returned to the station to-
day.
, 1905-05-01
Asking Release of Murderer.

Topeka, Kas., May 1.-The governor
today heard arguments for and against
the release of Willie Sells, serving a
life sentence under the death penalty
imposed in 1886, after conviction of
numbering his father, mother, brother
and sister. Two jurors and the near,
est neighbor Of the slaughtered family
at the time Of the crime are here to
protest against clemency.
, 1905-05-01
INTERESTED IN CONTRACT
FOR GOVERNMENT BUILDING

A number of local ~stonecutters and
other artisans are interested in the let
ting of the contract for the govern
ment building here on the 18th, hoping
to get work. There will be no local
bidders for the whole contract, but
there will be many subcontracts to
award here.
, 1905-05-01
Looking for Strike Later.

New York, May ALL is quiet in
day strikes being lacking, but the la
borers are dissatisfied, and before the
week ends it is believed that 10000
quit work in the hope of enforcing an
increased wage scale.
, 1905-05-01
COLLEGE PROFESSOR
CHANGES DoMIcILE,

Prof. and Mrs. c. D. McGregor, who
have been living in the Mead house,
on Seventh, at the corner of Sheridan
street, have taken rooms at st. Mat
thew's hall for the present. Mr.. Nc
Gregor will not be a candidate for re-
election as head of the commercial de-
partment at the university next year.
, 1905-05-01
CALLS MEETING OF
THE STATE BOARD

DR.. 8. B. Miller OF this city. secre-
tary of the state board Of medical ex-
aminers. has issued call for the meet
ing Of the board ut Cheyenne on the
irst Wednesday in June. when there
will be q number of applications for
certificates to practice medicine in this
state. including the Doctors Ballard,
who have lately come to Laramie from
Minnesota to locate.
, 1905-05-01
DAVIS AND THOMAS
LEASE TRADING RANCH.

John H.. Davis and Will C. Thomas
Today closed a lease for five years,
with the privilege of buying, for the
Trabing ranch of $40 acres neal the
city, being section 10, township IL,
range 70. The land will be used for
grazing and hay purposes, the lessees
expecting to harvest not less than 500
tons Of hay this year..
, 1905-05-01
STATE MISSIONARY
TAXING AN INTEREST.

Rev. Bruce Kinney, state superinten-
dent Of missions for the Baptist
church, is interesting himself in the
local church and doing what he can
to have a minister settled here. He
was met at Cheyenne by one of the
prominent members of the congrega-
tion Saturday and gave assurance that
he would help all he could to fill the
pulpit with an acceptable a
, 1905-05-01
Conference Makes Demands.

Paris, May 1.-The revolutionary
conference called by Father Gopon ad-
journed after the adoption of resolu-
tions announcing its determination to
carry on the propaganda in a system
attic manner, demanding establish.
ment of a republic in Russia. with free
speech and free. press, the release of
political prisoners, autonomy for Fin
land, convocation of the Polish ma
tional diet and autonomy for the eau
casus states.
, 1905-05-01
STRONG FORCE At WORK
CLEANING THE STREETS

Marshal Sigman this morning start
ed a large force of men to cleaning the
streets, beginning at Tenth street and
working toward the center of the city.
William Cameron, the ditch tender, is
in direct charge of the men, he having
assumed the position at the beginning
of the day. The ditch from the city
springs to Will McMurray's residence
vas cleaned and gotten in shape last
week, so that in a few days water will
be turned into the bitches Of the city.
, 1905-05-01
BUYING STOCK FOR
BIG GARRETT STORE,

Mrs. Joe M. Durbin Of Garrett is
now at Denver buying a stock of goods
for the big store to be opened at Gar
rett by the Toltec Mercantile company,
q part of the Toltec Live Stock com
pany. The Toltec company bought the
William Center store and have added
a larger DON and will greatly In
crease the stock.
The Toltec company has already be.
gun plans for q big wool warehouse
to be erected at Garrett before the
next shearing season, for the benefit
Of its own and other clips.
, 1905-05-01
FIRE STARTED IN
THIRD STREET YARD.

The little son of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
lam Niethe yesterday afternoon acct
dentally started'a fire in the grass in
the yard of the cottage on Third street.
between the Odd Fellows hall and the
old iron warehouse, which might have
done some damage but for the prompt
arrival of Mr.. P. H. Jacobs and men
from the Elkhorn barn, who extin-
guished the blaze. The grass was dry
and burned very rapidly.
, 1905-05-01
|LookINs FOR DAUGHTER
HOME FROM SALT LAKE.

Mr.. Frank Prayer OF Garrett is in
the city today, expecting to return to-
morrow. His two som are in school
at Garrett, in the school taught by
Miss Margaret McGill At the Prayer
ranch, but his daughter. Miss Dora,
who is at Salt Lake college, is expect
ed home the nrst of June. and will
spend the summer on the ranch.
, 1905-05-01
COUNCIL WILL ACCEPT
RESERVOIR PROPOSITION.

1t is almost certain that the city
council at its meeting tomorrow night
will accept the railroad company's res
ervoir proposition, as it is exactly the
same as was made to the council last
fall and approved by that body at that
time.
, 1905-05-01
NEW RUSSIAN UKASE
GIVES MORE FREEDOM

side of territor4 waters. Russian.
German and French transports are
gathered off Cape St. James, in the
Saigon river. The French naval di-
vision has been modified to preserve
neutrality in French waters.
, 1905-05-01
PRESIDENT Is NORTH
ON LECTURING TOUR.

President Tisdel of the University of
Wyoming is at Newcastle today and
will go from there to Buffalo and Sheri-
dan on a lecturing tour and in the in
terest of the university.
, 1905-05-01
Prepared to Defend Charges.

Caracas, May minister Bowen
sailed to the United States today. He
said he was prepared to defend the
charges against Assistant Secretary
of State Loomis.
, 1905-05-01
CANCELS
Bryan Hurries Home to Bedside o
His Wife's Father.

Lincoln, Neb., May bryan has
turning home in response to a mes
sage announcing the grave illness of
John Baird, Mrs. Bryan's father.
, 1905-05-01
EMPEROR NICHOLAS INCLUDES
ALL CLASSES EXCEPT JEWS,
FROM ARISTOCRATS
TO MOUJlKS.

Declared to Be Greatest Reform Since
Liberation of Serfs and II Faith
fully Carried Out Will Be Begin
ming of New Era for Masses of the
People-Russian Squadron Lies
Forty Miles From kamranh Bay.
, 1905-05-01
Reuter- Confirms Report.

London, May IA Reuter- dispatch
from Saigon says that the Russian
fleet is lying off Port Dagal, forty
miles north of kamranh bay. The
French squadron has been modified
to enforce neutrality.
, 1905-05-01
Warsaw Saw Only Riotlna.

st. Petersburg, May 1.-Glorious
Easter weather prevails generally
throughout European Russia, and, ex.
cepting for street rioting and its fear
full massacre in Warsaw, no trouble
anywhere is reported. Everything was
perfectly calm here during the early
morning hours. the crowd devoting
itself to feasting and merrymaking.
, 1905-05-01
THE PIONEER COMPANY
GETS GOOD WOOL

G. F. Gish, travelling passenger and
freight agent for the Illinois Central
railroad, arrived this afternoon from
Rawlins, where he had been looking
after the shipment of wool from that
place. He told of the selling of the
clip of the Pioneer company of Raw
Inns for 22R cents a pound to C. o.
Herbert & Co. of Philadelphia.
, 1905-05-01
JURY REACHES AGREEMENT SUM-
DAY AFTERNOON, AFTER
TWENTY-FIVE HOURS
DELIBERATlON.
Mrs. Mary N. Powell, One Of the De-
PENDANTS, Found Guilty Of the Theft
Of Three Head Of Neat cattIe-Her
Son, William Powell, Charged With
Her in the Information, Found Not
GuiIty-Jury Dismissed.

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, 1905-05-01
the new supplement:

The new tariff Toes not affect the
rates to Utah points or other interstate
rates, the rates from the Utah line
being on the Denver basis. which are
The agent here has been instructed
to deliver copies of the supplement to
all conductors receiving supplies at
this Office.
, 1905-05-01
LARAMiElrE 10
NoOo9p At CHEYENNE.

VIII Blaiock, formerly night yard
master ct this DIaes. but nov the yard
master at CAsysnns. vAs held up BY
twp men On tie stresk at Cheyenne
|eatsEday nisht and resisvsd q slis in
, 1905-05-01
ELECTION OF OFFICERS
BY PROHIBITION ALLIANC

The Prohibition alliance will hold its
regular meeting tonight at the Swed-
ish Mission church. A full attendance
is desired, as there will be an election
of officers and other important bust
ness.
, 1905-05-01
Accountant KIN. Himself.

Chicago. ILL.,, May John Drumm,
aged IS years, an accountant, unable
to secure employment on account Of his
age. committed suicide today by
shooting himself.
, 1905-05-01
Positions Of Different Fleets.

Saigon, French Cochin China, May
1.-The Russian squadron is now lying
off Kamranh bay, about forty miles to
the north, n in Biuhkanf bay, out
, 1905-05-01

Milwaukee, Wis, May 1.-The direc-
tors of the First National bank today
offered $1,000 reward for the arrest Of
Henry Coll, the missing assistant
cashier.
, 1905-05-01
sAPrisr AID SOCIETY
TO MEET WEDNESDAY,

The aid society Of the Baptist church
will meet Wednesday afternoon with
Mrs.. D. H. Brees It the bartlett home,
On Fifth, between Grand avenue and
|Oasaold street..
, 1905-05-01
Mccormick in CHARGE.

Paris, May 1.-Robert Mccormick
took formal charge of the embassy to
day, vice Horace Porter.
, 1905-05-01
Q Q Q Q Q Q o o o o o o Q O o o {

Gle, but with a paleness brought on by
the intense strain of the moment, Mrs.
Mary N. Powell Sunday afternoon
heard read the verdict that means 9
term either in the county Jail for not
less than six months or a term in the
state p%enitentiary for moi more than
ten years. There was a still hush over
the court oom when the verdict vas
read, Clerk Featherstone reading 1t in
q clear voice, every eye fastened on
the defendant. as she sat between her
attorneys. There was a flush on the
face Of her son, in whose case the jury
had returned a verdict Of not guilty
but a moment before, and he watched
his mother to see the effect Of the
finding upon her.
About 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon,
after twenty-five hours Of confinement,
the jury intimated to Under Sheriff
Morgan Knadler, who was in charge
: of the body. that they had reached an
agreement, and asked II the judge of
the court would receive 1t on that day.
The case had gone to the Jury shortly
after 4 O'Clock Saturday afternoon, and
from that time to the moment of agree
ment the members had been kept to
themselves. They were taken to sup
per at 6 o'clock and returned to the
court room. At IL o'clock that night
they were sent to their beds, the court
waiting until that hour to hear what
conclusion they had come to. There
was no agreement, and not until after
the lunch hour on Sunday was there
intimatioa~ that their long labcrs were
at en- cad.
Word was sent to Judge Carpenter
and he returned the message that he
would receive the finding at 3 o'clock,
discharge the jury and have the ver-
dict read. The court had merely
taken recess on Saturday, SO that the
Formally Of reconvening on Sunday
was q simple m The court was in
session not longer than ten minutes,
adjourning at 3:15 until $3.50 this
morning. William Powell had been
discharged, Mrs. Powell remanded to
the custody of the sheriff, the jury
thanked and discharged, and the clerk
given instructions as to the form Of
journal entry.
When Judge Carpenter assembled the
bench at 3 o'clock there were in the
court room the two defendants, Mrs.
Powell and her son, Willie; Judge
Groesbeck and Judge Bramel, her at
torneys; County Attorney Corlett
Downey and c. P. Arnold. who assisted
him in the trial; Sheriff Reals and
Deputy sheri6s Knadler and Jones. re-
porters for The Republican and about
fifty citizens. 80 generally known had
become the fact that the jury had
agreed and the verdict would be re-
turned and read,
The jury was in the court room
when Judge Carpenter went to his Of
nee on the ground door. having spent
the forenoon lounging about on the
pallets made for them the night be-
fore, with coats and collars OF and
with evidence Of apparent ease scat
tered about the room The pallets
were soon gathered up, the mattresses.
comforts and pillows piled in neat
piles within the bar. The Judge sent
word that he would receive the jury
vhen its foreman. A. 4. Miller. was
, 1905-05-01
GREAT DEMAND FOR
HERDERS AND RANCH HANDS.

There is a brisk demand for sheep
herders and ranch hands, Yund &
Broadhurst filling an order this morn
ing for two men for the King Bros.
ranch.
, 1905-05-01
GOING TO CALIFORNIA
FOR A MONTHS STj

DR.. H. L. Stevens will leave We'd
nesday afternoon for Los Angeles, Cal,
where he will spend q month in the
hospitals and medical colleges.
, 1905-05-01
NOT WAIT
FOR SHOT
CHICAGO POLICE GIVEN lNSTRUC.
TONS TO ENFORCE PEACE.
WITHOUT BEING
ASSAULTED.

All the Strength of the Department
Hurled Into the Struggle Between
the Transfers and Employers
Fifteen Arrests Follow Attack
Upon Non-Union Coal Transfers
Farley in Charge of Non-Unionists.
, 1905-05-01

Daily Republican. SO cents a month
, 1905-05-01

TWO NEW OFFICERS
ARE DRAWING SALARY.
Park Guardian Gilman and Ditch
Tender Cameron are today earning sal
airy as city officials, having assumed
their respective positions this morning.