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Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1905-01-27
BUILDING a Barricade.

st. Petersburg. Jan. 90. 2:30 a. M
a representative OF the Associated
Press was present when the first barri.
cAdes were constructed on Nassilios.
trpv island. where the fighting oc.
curred later resulting in the killing of
thirty OF the defenders of the barri.
aides.
AT first none OF the leaders seemed
o have any plans. Suddenly two men
Eveired carrying ladders. and others
>yGshed up with more ladders, timber
md lumber from incomplete buildings
nd with old sleighs. In the twink.
ing of an eye substantial barricade
Ad been constructed, bound to.
ether with wires and ropes.
fOn these water was poured. which
Immediately frozc. a last cover of
Christmas trees was piled on the bar.
FADE. Meanwhile others were bring.
ig on brick and breaking them up
v missiles.
when the troops advanced the strik.
. lined the barricndes and offered
Hat resistance they could, but while
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1905-01-27
Sensation at Paris.

Paris. Jan. 23.-The news OF the
bloody events In St. Petersburg has
caused profound sensation here. The
newspapers published special editions
throughout the evening giving dra-
matte details OF the street fighting.
and these were eagerly read and dis
cusscd In the boulcvards. ut the thea.
tiers and In other public places. the
tragedy being the universal subject of
comment.
The Temps st. Petersburg iorres-
pondcnt last night makes graphic COM
parison between the position OF EN-
pcror Nicholas II. and King Louis XVI.
on the eve OF the reign Of terror.
After n careful analysis OF the situa.
ton the correspondent concludes that
most Of the military forces Of Russia
will remain loyal TO the Emperor. al
though he forcsccs prospects Of some
OF the artillery regiments playing the
same role that the regiment OF the
French guards took on the fall OF the
bastiic At the French revolution. He
also points out that Emperor StsAo
las Withdrawal TO the Tsarshoe Scio
palace also increases the fury OF the
mob.
The Socialist Journals do not dis.
.uisc u strong sentiment In favor OF
the people. and Of Indignation against
the course OF the government.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1905-01-27
COLORADO EDITORS
Hold Successful Annual Meeting at
Denver.

Denver. Jan. 2i.-Membcrs OF the
Colorado Editorial Association. to tho
number of about eighty. including VA.
rious invited guests. assembled In an.
nuaI convention at the chamber OF
commerce yesterday. The business Of
the convention was principally OF a
routine nature.
The election Of officers was the mos;
important work. The new officials are:
IL. J. Holmes of the Gicnvood
Springs Avalanche. president. p.
Byrnes Of the Bessemer Indicator. first
vice president: c. II. Wolfe of the
Greeley Tribune. second vice presi.
dent; ]. r. LawIess of Lamar Sparks.
secretary and treasurer: c. r. Wood
of the Colorado Springs. Telegraph,
national executive committeeman;
Gen. George West of the Golden
Transcript. historian.
The following committees were mp.
pointed:
Executive committee. c. +. Adams OF
the Montrose Press. +. 4. Murray OF
the Elizabeth Banner, Z. o. Blair OF
the Trinidad Chronicle-News. Legisla.
tive committee, Carl Anderson of the
Fort Collins Courier. J. a. Barclay OF
the Pueblo Chieftain, James Idc of the
Fort Morgan Times.
Reports showed that the association
is in a first.class condition. There was
some discussion concerning probable
LEGISLATION and the Introduction OF bills
which will bring about changes in the
laws for the benefit OF newspaper pub
fishers.
At noon the chamber OF commerce
rendered the editors a luncheon in the
banquet room. J. 5. Temple, president
of the chamber OF commerce and for.
mcr president OF the editorial nssocia.
ton. presided. Governor Adams made
an address of welcome. a. J. Spcnglc
made a short address, speaking for
Mayor Speer. Wolfe Londonor made
an interesting talk.
President Holmes responded for the
editors. stating their pleasurc.at being
once more in Denver and their thanks
for the entertainment afforded.
Just before the association ad.
iourned MIR. Holmes. the reelected
president, was surprised by the gift Of
fine gold watch. presented TO him by
the members present.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1905-01-27
AT WASHINGTON
To Save Yosemite.

President Roosevelt has discovered
q suspicious bill which had made It's
way successfully through both the
House and the Senate. and has taken
the necessary measures to prevent It's
further progress. II was bill taking
OF part OF the Yosemite National Park
Ostensibly to be added to the forest
reservation. but. according to wellin'
formed persons. really to be added 10
the property OF the Atchison. Topeka
4 Santa Fe railway.
When 1t first became known that the
bill was to be vetoed the reason Az
signed was that a grove OF fine big Sc
QuoIa trees was threatened by Its pass
sage and 1t was decided that the pres
ervation OF the trees was OF para
mount importance.
The bill takes from the Yosemite
park and adds to the forest reserve
some lands containing valuable oil
and mining properties. Private inter
ests cannot get any land out OF the park
but they can get II out OF the torres,
reserve. and that was the purpose oil
the bill. II slipped through the House
without debate and through the Senate
with hardly any notice. Mr.. Perkins
signed It as acting president In the
absence Of Mr.. Frye. and II went to the
Senate.
What excited Mr.. Roosevclts smspi
cion was the discovery that the lands
to be turned into the forest reserve
had already been decided by a commits
sion appointed by himself to be parl
OF the park. The President invcsii
gated and found that railroad met
and others had been lobbying io'
the bill. lie discovered It's real pnr
pose: sent for member Of the Can
fornia delegation. examined him abon
II. and announced his purpose OF veto
Ing the measure.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1905-01-27
WeII.kep, stock Brands.

Denver. Jan. 23.-The executive com.
mittee of the State Board of Stock In.
spection commissioners has presented
Secretary of State Cowic with set
OF resolutions passed at a recent meet.
ing. in which the work he has done
during the past two years In keeping
an expert in charge of the brand rec.
ords of the state is highly commended.
w. c. Baker was appointed clerk in
this department by Mr.. Cowie and the
resolutions include recommendation
that he be continued in his present po.
sition. The resolutions are signed by
l.. b.. Sylvester. president Of the
board: NJ. w. Jones, b. II. Dubois. I.
w. Bennett. l.. X. Watkins. A. N. Par.
IRISH and L. McCrillis. secretary.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1905-01-27
DENVER ELECTION FRAuos.
Experts Testify Before Legislative
Contest Committee.

Denver, Jan. 22.-when the icfiri'.
tive committee. taking testimony In
the contest OF Peabody va. Adams.
with the governors Office A.. the stake.
adjourned late last night. the contents
II sixteen ballot boxes from the Erli
three wards had been reported on b.
handwriting experts. Thirteen 81 thcn7
were the work Of yesterday. three Of
the day before. Results; There were
in all I.3I ballots examined by n!ne
experts. who found that i,TC2 of thcsc
ballots were fraudulent. in that they
had been written BY enc or Two u. %
pie. and of this number l,c2l had bcra
counted for Alva Adams ami li1 fps
Peabody. leaving n MT frauhuls nj f,ain
for Adams In the sixteen precincts
doalt with of l.lSl, or N nrly 100 10
precinct.
There were cases whore the numb r
ran as hiEh as ISIS ami az low a. tbir-
Teen to a precinct
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1905-01-27
Negro Experimental Farm.

Montgomery. Ala. Jan. 22.-Booker
r. Washington. principal Of the Tus.
kegec school for negroes. has an OPP
ton on $50 acres of land about 1--WE
miles from Montgomery and II is said
he will establish thereon school
farm or experimental station for ne
groes.
Since this has become known. white
residents of the vicinity are up in
arms against such sale. Every resi-.
dent of the vicinity has signed pc.
tition to Booker T. Washington asking
him not to consummate the purchase.
This petition has been forwarded to
him. Many OF Montgomery's most
prominent citizens live In the vicinity
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1905-01-27

III, uous. committee on election Of
p..",,.,, vie, president and rcprc.
..n,.,iv.. In Congress has favorabiy
cd IN. Hill adding the secretary
~ agriculture aud the secretary OF
commerce and LABOR 10 'h' ''"' VI p'''
dental succcss'oh.
Robert u. Armstrong. assistant sec.
rotary OF the treasury. In charge OF
customs. has Indicated to the Prcsi'
dent and to Secretary Shaw his pmr'
pose to resign to accept an important
business position In New York. II is
understood that MIR. Armstrong; res.
irnn,iou will take effect on March 18th.
p,,,,..,,n,iy. brooks has intro.
duced bill to permit homestead ~.
tries to be made In Colorado LOT otV
acres instead Of only 1Go. as thc pres.
ent law provides. Similar biils nav.
been introduced Tor the oehcnt VI
homesteaders In TWO or three o'hef VI
the far western states ana there secn's
to be a disposition IN congress W
adopt these measures.
A hiii introduced by Representative
s,,i,h NJ Tc,as aims MT the settlement
~ r.cia ma,ion claims made by citizens
", v.,icn nm account of waters di.
s,r,nd hx Americans from the Rio
c,ana. river The hill contemplates
~" .n,.,,,c,,on of a dam on the Rio
GranSn n, E.arle. New Mexico. II found
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1905-01-27
SLAUGHTER IN ST. PETERSBURG
RECALLS FRENCH REVOLUTION

Following awful events Of Sunday January 22d which
Revolutlon:
= to
martial law with
$1,000
the hoika avenue leading TO
hundreds wounded
strikers clam.
100 k-
wounded
Emperos palace cleared by
Empsrors garden ehked with 'evenyhvs
bearing
direction Moscow
gathering Of the
=
MISUNDERSTANDING ceased only desutory being
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1905-01-27

half OF the infantry rested their rifles
on n barricade and volleyed. the 9TH
ers demolished the obstruction and
marched over the street. which was
then numbered with fifty dead on
wounded. lying on the snow crimsoned
with human blood.
Rocky Ford enterprise. (Rocky Ford, Colo.) 1887-1950, 1905-01-27
Cattle Quarantine.

The Department of Agriculture mas
i,s,,,d regulations establishing fcbri'
AIRY LIST next u federal auaran'in.
against a large part Of the South ana
PARTS Of other states TO prevent inc
spread Of splcnctic or southern lever
among cattle. Inc quarantine lines
arc largely the same as last year. Inc
quarantine In declared TO be In force
until November LIST. but this date Is
subject to change. The regulations
allow cattle In the auarnntincd areas
In b. Skinned North In piacardcd cars.
n shippcd for slaughter and placed In
auarantincd yards on arrival nj dcati'
nation. II the stock Is nn,cadcd IN
route Il must he at yards reserved
solely for southern cattle and after
unloading the cars must be uisih'
fcc,cd before being use. Tor native
stock.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-06-06
CHINESE EXCLUSION
ACT CRITICIZED
9Y RIDGEWAY
DISMISSED SEVERAL SUITS
AGAINST CHlNAMEN.
Declares the Coming of Millions of
Foreigners Is Greater Men.
ace Than Chinese.

New York June Limited States
Commissioner Ridgeway today in dis
missing four or five suits brought
against Cinnamon for violation of the
Chinese exclusion law, tcok occasion
to sharply criticize that act.
The object of the Chinese exclu-
sion act. the commissioner said,
was to prevent the coming into this
county of Faborers from the teeming
population Of China, VINO would enter
into competition with the laboring
classes of this country and yet great
er menace to the well being of our
people is permitted under the law By
the landing here of about one million
of aliens per annum from Italy ami
other foreign countries who come in
to competition to a far greater degree
without own native born Americans
and who take the bread and butter
out of their mouths"
The opinion of Commissioner Ridge
way was rendered in the suit brought
by Max ]. Koh!er, as counsel for Chin
Yung, a Chinese student, 20 years OF
age, now living in this city. Chin
Yuns, who came to this country when
he was 12 years of age is a nephew
of Chin YuDg Kow, secretary of the
Chinese consul in this city, and lived
with his uncle at the Chinese con
sulate for number of years. His
father is a teacher in one of the most
important classical institutions in
China.
This young man." said Commission
er Ridgeway, comes here to complete
his classical education. He is not a
laborer and should be permitted to
continue his studies"
The proceedings against Chin Ymg
and the three other Cinnamon against
whom the government authorities
failed to establish charges were dis
missed and the defendants were re.
leased and will be allowed to remain
in this country.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-06-06
EQUITABLE LIFE COMPANY
Adoption of the FriCk Committee Report Will
RevOlutiOnze Its Business Methods,
II is Said.

New York, June THAT the Frick
committee report If adopted will rev.
olutionize the business methods of the
Equitable Life Assurance society was
learned on high authority tonight.
The report it was asserted, not only
deals with the charges that have been
made against Messrs. Alexander, Hyde
and Tarbell but recommends the abol.
ishing by the society of the deferred
dividend policy, a class of business
which, it was estmatey, amounts to
six sevenths of the total written by
the company
II was announced that the commit.
tee had severely criticized this style
Of policy as unfair to the policy hold
ers. Deferred dividend policies earn
more money for the company thar
issues them than any other class of
insurance, and the abolishing of these
policies by the Equitable would mean
material falling off in receipts.
According TO sources heretofore au.
thoritative, the report of the commit.
tee previous to the handing down Of
the decision in the Lord suit was q
mild document. When it was learned
that Mr.. Hyde's stock control of the
society was absolute, at least for the
time being, the committee realized
that no matter what charges were
brought against him it would be a
practical impossibility to oust him
With this in view a report was pre-.
pared that dealt scathingly with Mr..
Tarbell and Mr.. Alexander, and as
severely with MIR Hyde. At the same
time it was hinted that as president
of the company Mr.. Alexander had
been negligent in not supervising more
carefully the dealings of the young
first vice president
The report is to be made public
tomorrow after the adjourned meet.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-06-06
RACE WAR STARTS AT
HOWARD UNIVERSITY
Negroes Object to Rev. John Gordon,
a White Professor, Who Declines
to Associate With Them.

Washington, d. c., June Race
war has broken out at Howard univer-
sty, the negro college in this city
which receives a generous annual ap-
Lropriation from congress. In a petit
tion signed by 80 alumni of the uni
versity including negro preachers and
professional men of prominence in this
and other cities, the board of trustees
Is requested TO remove the Rev. John
Gordon, whose race -sympathies and
IDEAS of social standing, as a white
man, the negroes say, are incompati-
BILE with his successful administration
OF the institution.
Trouble has been brewing at How
ard university for months. The ne
groes felt that DR.. Gordon should en-
ter into the spirit of his office by ming
ling more freely with the negro faculty
members and the student body. This
he has refrained from doing, they say,
to the extent of sighting negro Wis
Itors of prominence.
The president is a believer in man
ual training for the negro rather than
higher education, this being in line
with Booker Washington's theories,
but the student body thinks otherwise,
aud have fought recent attempted
changes in the curriculum The petit
TONERS say they have nothing against
DR.. Gordon as a Christian or on moral
grounds, but that he has not the SYM
rathy for their race that the Office re-
quires. Unless the board of trustees
grant the request for his removal. the
negroes say they will fight their issue
in congress-.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-06-06
TRACTION PROJECT
To Connect Western Lines With Elk
isting Ones to Cleveland.

Laporte, Ind, June 1.-The South
Bend Western Railway Co, with
capital stock of 100000 and backed
by the Indiana Railroad Co., which
owns the system of interurban lines
in Northern Indiana and Southern
Michigan and is controlled by the
Kennedy syndicate of New York today
filed articles of incorporation for the
purpose of constructing an electric
line from Laport to South Bend, TWEEN
ty-eight miles and connecting line
from New Carlisle to Michigan City,
sixteen miles. The new company will
absorb the .Laporte and Michigan City
interurban, which was sold last week
at receivers sale to bondholders, and
afterward the Indiana company Will
merge all interests.
The intention ultimately Is to ex.
tend the road to Chicago on the west
and Cleveland on the east by build.
ing connections with electric lines now
in operation
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-06-06

ing of tho directors. In the mean
while the copies used at the meeting
yesterday remained locked in Mr.
Frick's safe. 1t is understood that
such directors as wish may obtain a
copy under promise not. to divulge
the contents.
Mr.. Frick and all the officers of the
society declined to either confirm or
deny the details of the report as
printed. Even the lawyers refused
to talk today, a pledge of secrecy
having been taken. 1t was learned
that several of the directors spent
nearly all night last night at Mr.
Hyde's home discussing the report
and further conferences were held by
both sides today. Some of the mem.
bers of the Frick committee held an
informal meeting in Mr.. Frick's Of
fees at III Broadway and the con
ference lasted all day Superinten.
dent Hendricks, of insurance, contin-
ued his investigation into the Equit
able affairs today but did not use
the society board room. Instead he
established court at his Offices at Ill
Broadway and Congressman Driscoll
and he went through large stacks OF
papers. II was learned that the su.
rerintendent expects to have Prcsi.
dent Alexander before him again to.
morrow Mr.. Hendricks refused to
either affirm or deny the report that
he would make a special report to
the attorney general on Mr. Tarbell.
The holding up of the Frick re
port made Wall Street suspicious Of
its contents. Brokers claimed that
they knew the gist of it, and they used
this alleged knowledge to sell stocks
on. The Equitable situation dominat-
ed the whole market throughout the
day and was responsible for declines
of ] to 2 points in leading shares.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-06-06
PATTERSON EXAMINATION.
Names Of the Forty-Eisht Successful
Candidates.

OF the $50 applicants who took the
Patterson examination at the high
school building, May 13, forty.eight
were successful. The names of the
successful ones follow:
Howard M. Bergert, Canton; No.
BILE Dagger, Osnaburg; VIM. D. Doug
lass, Osnaburg; Russell II. Drucken-
brod, New Berlin; Russell Fouse
Hartville; Herbert Grant, Justus;
Hubert Hibishman, New Berlin;
James Hood, Beach City; Albert
Kaufman Masslllon; Wade Lenhart,
Beach City; Glen Lott, Osnaburg;
Willie Mick, Osnaburg; Oscar w. My
ers, Osnaburg; John Myers, Osna-
burg; Carl Neff, Hartvile; John H.
Nimon, Osnaburg; Almon Reynolds,
Alliance; Benjamin Rose, Navarro;
Mckinley Schlott, Louisville; Elson
Shelter Justus; Paul Shinn, Deer
field; Willie s. Snode, Alliance Ar.
ges Starkey, Minerva; Edward l..
Stall, Pierce; Lloyd Stoner, Ault.
man; W. II, Texter, Canton Hugo
Paul Wise, Oval City; Orrln E. Wolf
New Berlin; Clara Balmat, Barry
vile; Myrtle Cornell, Canton; Ger
trude Croolstan, Crystal Springs;
Eva Held, Alliance; Elsie G. Johns,
Greentown Dora Klein, Crystal
Springs; Eta Lamberson, Canton;
Florence McFarren, MassilIon; Eva
Miller, Louisville; Mildred Pfouts.
Beach City; Ruth Pontius, Canton;
Helen NJ. Ream, Hartville; Grace
Reibenstein, Osnaburg; Ruby e. Sny.
der, Navarro; sigma Speck, Osna-
burg; Blanche Sponseiier, Canton; Ida
Mae Slower Massillon; Meta Strauss.
Beach City; Evalene Werley, Osna-
burg; Grace Young Crystal Springs.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-06-06
THE STATE SUNDAY
SCHOOL CONVENTION
Special Flag Designed For Deeora.
tions-Accommodations Being
Sought for the Visitors.

Arrangements are now practically
complete for the State Sunday school
convention, to be held here this month.
A meeting of the local association was
Field yesterday, and it was found that
on account of the failure of the state
bank it would be necessary to make
another appeal to the churches for
money. All the funds were in this
bank. c. N. Weary was chosen treas
urer.
A special design flag has been adopt
cd and will soon be placed on sale by
the decoration committee.
An extra effort is being made TO pro-
vide accommodations for 300 more
delegates in the different homes Ac-
commodations for 700 have already
been secured. Fully 5000 visitors are
expected to be in the city at the time
of the convention.
The chairmen OF subcommittee are:
VIM. S. Campbell entertainment; C.
N. Weary, finance; c. T. Oldroyd, hall
and decoration: ]. A. Jeffers, hotel and
restaurant; S. G.. Zimmerman, press;
Marvin Lutz, reception and badges;
LOWS Henry, ushers c. E. Poorman,
music; A. U. Bordner, information: j.
Frank Campbell, railroad; w. w. Pat
terson, badges and printing; Dr. o. W.
Holmes program.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-06-06
PACKERS ORGANIZING
To Resist enforcement of Nebraska
Antitrust Law

Lincoln, Neb., June 1.--Evidence is
accumulating that the packing house
magnates of Nebraska are organizing
to resist an enforcement of the Jenkin
antitrust law, stringent measure en-
acted by the Kansas legislature aimed
to curb the operation of monopolies in
restraint of trade. One of the require
ments of the law is that each corpora
tion doing business in the state shall
file with the secretary of state COM
plete annual statement of its transac-
tons. Practically every public service
corporation, railroads taking the lead,
Rave complied with the provisions of
the law, which becomes operative Jan.
l. The packers, however, have failed
10 respect the provision, and Attorney
General Brown. after secret inyesti-
cation, has been advised that packers
have decided to resist the law and take
it into the court for q test of its con-
stitutionality. The law fixed a heavy
fine or Imprisonment for failure to
file the statement.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1905-06-06
FRIGHTFUL DEATH

Lima, o., June Like a flash Of
lightning the crew of a ponderous To-
comotive on the Pennsylvania rail
road rode into frightful death. The
engine cab in which two men rode
was transformed int seething fur
race and both victims were cremated
at their posts before they had time to
Jump. The accident occurred at Stili.
water Junction, several miles above
Dayton, at 6:30 o'clock this morning.
Pennsylvania passenger train No. 28,
from st. Louis, was late, and thunder
ed along at very high speed At
the junction the train struck coal
oil wagon as the driver was attempt
ing to clear the track. The oil tank
bursted and the engine Tres ignited
the kerosene. In twinkllng the cab
Of the engine was a mass of roaring
flames. Engineer Edward Gimby and
Fireman Charles Pryor, both of Co
lumbus, o., could not escape and were
burned to death A second before the
accident occurred Engineer Gimby
discovered the wagon on the track,
end closed the throttle and applied the
brakes. The train however, did not
stop Immediately and slid several hun.
dred feet. The conductor and passen.
GERS went to investigate and discov-
cred the charred bodies of both men
in the cab. The driver of the wagon
was badly injured. the wagon demol.
lshed, and the engine seriously dam.
aged, The dead men were brought to
Dayton.
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