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The Elbert County tribune., 1906-02-08
DENVER MARKETS

Denver Union Stock Yards.-The
market had an excellent tone here last
week and dealers all report a good
business. About 10000 cattle were Of
fered outside OF show stock. of which
there was big supply. Eastern de-
mand was good and il was firs:-class
market from start to finish with prices
on all kinds considerably higher than
a week ago. This advance was due TO
the local conditions. however, as east
ern markets were reported about
steady on feeders and strong on kill
ers. The show stuff was sold at auc-
tior and brought big prices. The
champion steer brought $33 per cwt.
and other prize-winning rat cattle from
IS to $40. Feeders sold at from $3.50
to $685.. Offerings outside the show
stun were liberal and in good demand.
One fancy bunch of heifers brought
$500. with other good ones at $3.50.
white most of the pretty good cows
sold at $3.50 to $3.50 Bulls were
about steady and veals strong. Feed
ers and stockcrs sold we'll Demand
was all that could be asked. as there
were Il large number of eastern buy
crs here looking for stun to fill up
their feed lots. This weeks trade can
hardly he taken az a criterion of the
market. as conditions were unusual on
account of the stock show. and deal.
ers are looking for a little lower
prices this week although the demand
is expected To be good as number Of
buyers waited over.
Hog supply has been heavy and
packers have enough hogs to do them
for several days. Prices continue on
the advance and tops are now selling
at the high point in several months.
The best viii bring $500 with the
range down to s5.i5.
Sheep market is a little stronger
as eastern markets have been report.
ing prices higher. Supply here has
been liberal but most of them going
through. Show lambs sold at $500 10
$40 with the champion load ut 5000
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-02-08
BOARD OF pARoons.
Shows Lenieney to Six Prisoners at
Canon City.

The Board of Pardons considered
about score OF applications for par
don Friday. Favorable action was
taken in the following cases:
John Knapp, Lake county, murder
and burglary, sentence commuted from
life to two years.
Edna May, larceny from the person,
Denver, pardoned.
George T. Hamil. Conejos county.
sentence of three TO ten years, com
muted to two and one-half to ten
years.
Neil Brandon, Denver. robbery. SEN
tence of five to six years commuted to
two to six years.
Peter Miller and Michael Dowd, SEN
fenced March Is, 1905, TO n term of
three to five years. election frauds,
commuted to a term of seven months
to five years.
An official statement giving the rea-
sons of the board for the communication
was issued. as follows:
I'VE have established the fact that
election criminals can be convicted In
this county, thing that has not been
done for the past ten years.
THAT it was the opinion of the
board that a lesson had been taught
them. and they now believe the people
would not in any way tolerate any fur
ther attempts of this character We
are now fortified with new registra
tion law and this character of crime
will be eliminated in the future.
THAT the sentences of the men who
were convicted by the Supreme Court
had expired and further. that the law
and order league were favorable to
the Communication at this time.
That the communication of sentences
of these men will not establish any
precedent for this board in the fu
ture."
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-02-08
Claimed earficId's Promise.

Chicago-Edward Morris, vice pros
ident OF the Fairbank Canning Com
pany and member of the firm of Mel
son Morris Il Co, testified in the
packers case that he had been re-
quired by Commissioner Garfield to
produce for the inspection of the COM
missioner the secret profit and loss
books of his company. after the com
missioner had prepared his report on
the beef industry. He further declared
that Mr.. Garfield had taken these
books and had inspected them He
told first of receiving the assurance
from the commissioner that 10 knowI-
edge that would be furnished by the
saeker- ssou,d be used against them.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-02-08
MINERS MEET DEATH.
Asphyxieted by Gas in BIuebird Mine
at Cripple Greek.

Cripple Creek.-Two men are dead
and three are in serious condition as
"A result of carbonic acid gas in the
Bluebird mine on Bull hill One of
the dead was overcome by the impure
air, and the other was killed by fall
ing from the cage down the shaft in
the scramble of the miners to reach
the surface.
The dead are T. Oleson and Allen
Webster. Fred Benjamin, who was
badly crushed about the abdomen by
being caught between the cage and
the timbers of the shaft, has but a
slight chance of recovery. Fred Har-
vey and W. p. Guzman were both over
come by gas, but will recover. Both
of the deceased were single. The par
ents of Oleson, who was killed by the
fall, reside in Sweden, and those OF
Webster in California.
The accident occurred in the 1850
foot level of the mine. shortly after s
o'clock Sunday morning. james Ste
vens, L foreman OF the mine. went
down on the first cage 10 Investigate
the air conditions. and when the cage
went down with a number of men they
were cautioned by the foreman TO re-
main near the shaft until the air could
become purified.
The miners had been nelow only a
few minutes when Guzman suddenly
appeared on the surface and gave the
alarm. Help was Immediately sum
moned and the work of rescue began.
-Four trips with the cage were neces-
sary> before all of the men could be
brought to the surface.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-02-08
Arizona and Colorado Road.

Denver.-A Durango special to the
Republican says: c. c. Strouse. who is
in charge of the interests here of the
Arizona e. Colorado Railroad Com
pany, has returned from trip south.
He was asked how his road was pro-
crossing and said:
81 think we will b6 operating our
road from Durango south to the main
line within one year We expect TO
receive instructions any day now and
to begin construction both ways. north
and south from Defiance, on the Santa
Fe road. 1t is $50 miles south from
there via Phoenix to our main line
and it is 450 miles from the main line
to Durango"
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-02-08
COLORADO ASSOCIATION.
Cattle and Horse Growers Reflect
Old Officers.

Oenver-The Colorado Cattle and
Horse Growers Association reelected
it's old officers Thursday morning.
They are:
President, E. NJ. Ammons; vice pres
ident, Fred Light; secretary. Fred
Johnson; treasurer, T. S. Harper; ex-
ecutive committee, J. r. Smith, w. II.
Gerdts, j. f. Painter. d. w. Amos, A.
f. Heyser, T.. McCrillis, E. E. Pad
dock. p. 7. Younger. E. e. MetZel, j..
S. Stewart, S. Hartsel, Fred Light, H..
II. Robinson, II. B. Means, J. r. Sulli-
van, A. f. Crow, John Welch, Chris
Manhart, j. W. Bennett, f. R. Creighton,
Arnold Powell, c. e. Aver. B. j. Duffy.
John w. Springer addressed the
members. A resolution favoring the
election of United States senators by
popular vote was passed unanimously
and report was submitted by the for
est reserve committee. The executive
committee held lengthy session at
the Brown Palace hotel last night.
Special committees were appointed
as follows:
Board of Control-E. McCrillis, ]. w.
Bennett, H. II. Robinson, E. NJ. Am
mons. F. p johnson.
Crillis, A. N. Parish. ]. NJ Cochran.
Samuel Hartsel, T. S. Harper, James
D. Hustled, r. II. Day, ]. A. Writing.
Public Lands-T. w. Gray, A. F..
Grove, @. E. Wetzel, John E. Painter.
j. ]. Cooper, Charles Emerson, H. B..
Means.
Resolutions were adopted commend
ing President Roosevelt, Senator Pat
terson and others, who are uphoidins
the Presidents railroad policy. and
pledging the support of the associa-
tion to the Western Live Stock Show.
1t was decided to present a silver
cup as prize at the next live stock
show in this city. A motion that the
management of the live stock show as
sociaJion be requested to make a spe'
cial class for agricultural college ex-
hibits, open to all agricultural colleges
in the United States, with special pre-
miums, was passed. The college stock
class is not to compete with other
classes.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-02-08
RAILROAD RATES
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT FAvoRs
HEPBURN BILL.
HAS ISSUED NO uLTIMATuM

'S" iNot IN S>CCoFu WIN bicWs
Expressed in His Message.-Deeply
Interested in Philippines and State
hood Measures.
ington.-President Roosevelt is
not trying to dictate to Congress what
1t shall do or not do regarding rail-
road rate legislation or any other
problem of Legislation. He has not de-
livered to the Senate or to the House
any sort of an "ultimatum" on subjects
OF legislation. and has not held over
the heads of Congress the threat of
an extraordinary session IL he does
not obtain the legislation for which he
is hoping. This statement is made by
authority, also, that suggestions of a
compromise of any sort on rate legis-
lation which do not embody the sub
stance Of the Presidents message on
the subject have not appealed to the
President. II can also be said that he
doubtless would refuse to accept a
compromise which would affect any
essential feature of the proposed legis-
lation. What is known as the Hep
burn bill, now under discussion by the
House. embodles substantially the
Presidents views. as set forth in his
last annual message. In the early days
OF the present session he thought the
measure proposed by the Interstate
Commerce Commission was the most
practicable offered. but after mature
consideration it seemed to him that
the Hepburn bill was the better.
Members of the Senate committee on
interstate commerce have assured the
President that either the Hepburn bill
M. a m in fn1
| features will be reported to the SEN
ate. The report of the Senate commit
| tee will not be unanimous. but it Will
| represent the views OF majority OF
the members. The report will be sup
| ported. it is expected. by Senators
| Cullom. Dolliver and Clapp. and pos
siby by other Republicans. and by the
Democratic members of the commit
| tee 1t can be stated that while the
President desires that spch rate legis-
lation shall be established as he has
recommended, he is firm in his atti-
| tude that the railroads as well as the
shippers shall be dealt with justly. He
wants nothing in the law that would
| affect unfairly the rights or the prop
erty of the railroads.
| He is confident that legislation to
be framed substantially on the lined
| of the Hepburn measure will prove
fair alike to the railroads and to the
people. He is not trying to dictate
i matters of detail. and, of course, will
preserve an open mind as to proposed
amendments which do not affect the
material and substantial features OF
| the bill.
The President is Interested in both
the Philippine tariff and the statehood
measure. Concessions as to either
one of them have not. it is stated, been
| gilen serious consideration. At the
| White House 1t is understood that aI
effort is to be made in the Senate first
to eliminate Arizona and New Mexico
for consideration as joint state, and
! If that should fail. secondly to incor
porate in the statehood provision for
the reference of the question of joint
, statehood to the voters of the two ter.
ritories. 1t is too early yet to say
with any degree of accuracy what the
result of the latter proposition may be-
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-02-08
viii Decide on Rate Bill.

Washington.-Rai rate legisla-
tion will be voted upon by the Senate
committee on interstate commerce on
February 10th. The differences of the
opposing factions have narrowed down
to the court features of the bill. but
these present a variance admitted to
be fatal to a harmonious committee re-
port. They may be summarized m
this proposition:
Whether there shall be a specific
provision for review by the United
States Courts of orders of the Inter
state Commerce Commission establish
ing rates before such orders become
operative.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-02-08
STEAMSHIP FIRE
TRANSPORT MEADE IN FLAMES
AT SAN FRANCISCO.
THREE MEN suFFocA1ED
Tons of High Explosives on Board
Only Heroic Work Prevents Enor.
NOUS Loss of Life-Fifty-Eisht
Badly Injured.

nous Loss Of Life-Fifty-Eiqht
Badly Injured.
San Francisco-Three dead and fif.
ty-eight injured, mostly OF suffocation,
is the record of a fire that ragged upon
the United States transport Meade as
she lay at the Folsom street dock early
Thursday morning.
The dead:
Captain Charles Dakin of San
Francisco. fire engine company No. a:
fell unconscious into the water of the
hold and was drowned Leaves a wife
and son.
Hoseman Thomas Hennessey of en-
CINE company No. 2: suffocated to
death while fighting the fire In the
hold. Leaves wife and three chill.
dren.
Third Officer George Wallace of the
transport Meade; suffocated while
climbing ladder from the hold and
fell back unconscious, dying a short
time later. Was twenty-five years of
age and native of Sydney, New South
Wales.
The injured all suffered terribly
from suffocation.
For three hours after midnight the
forward hold of the big troopship was
a roaring furnace from which firemen
were borne in an almost continuous
stream. Relays of men promptly
stepped forward to take the places OF
those who were carried out uncon-
scious.
Tons of high explosives were loaded
in the after part of the vessel and the
heroic fire laddies worked with the
possibility ever before them that the
flames would reach this compartment
Had this occurred the whole city
would undoubtedly have been shaken
by terrific explosion, and no man
aboard the ship would have escaped.
Deeds of thrilling heroism marked
the fire. Sailing Master George vii
son of the Meade fell down hatch
way and lay crippled and unconscious
with an injured shoulder.
Chief Officer Ldssack and others OF
the crew threw themselves down into
the hold and managed to struggle back
out of the pit of death, bearing the
body of the master. who was borne to
a berth out of reach of the flames and
there attended to. Lassack was him
self attended to and was rescued from
death by Joseph Cook of Truck No. l,
and an unknown man, both of whom
took their lives in their hands.
The fore part of the ship, where the
fire broke out, contained the personal
effects of the officers of the Second in
fantry, late from Fort Logan, Colorado,
and of the Eighth and Thirteenth bat
teries of light artillery, and the loss
of property was confined to this part
of the vessel.
Eighty-five thousand dollars in gold
being carried as military treasure to
Manila, was rescued from the ship and
guarded by soldiers. Lines of soldiers
also guarded the entrance to the dock.
Captain Dakin lost his life because
of his unflinching resolution and
dauntless courage in fighting the fire.
The body was found at the foot of a
ladder and carried out.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-02-08
General Chaffee Retired.

Washington. - Lieutenant General
Chaffee will be placed on the retired
list of the army next Thursday at his
own request, after about forty-fve
years service. General and Mrs. Chat
fee and Miss Chaffee will leave this
week for the City of Mexico, and later
take up their permanent residence at
Los Angeles.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-02-08
Army Camps in Hawaii.

Honolulu-The federal government
is believed to be investigating sites
here suitable for garrisoning large
bodies of troops. either for the purpose
of acclimating them to camp life in the
tropics, or to be nearer the Orient in
anticipation of trouble with China.
Reports, which cannot be verified
here, say that 5000 or 10000 men
may be garrisoned here If an available
camping gronpd can be found.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-02-08
Grain.

Wheat, choice milling. per 100 lbs.
SIPS. Rye. Colorado, bulk. per 100
lbs, 90c. Oats, bulk, Nebraska. No. 3.
white, 81 OF. same n sacks, S1.15; Col
orado white, in sack, s1.25. Corn. in
bulk. S2c. Corn chop, sacked, 90c
Bran, Colorado, per 100 lbs, S5c.
The Elbert County tribune., 1906-02-08

Upland, per ton. s10.50m12.O0; sec
ond bottom. sS.50m10.00; timothy,
s12.OOM 1900; timothy and clover,
$11.00; alfalfa. prime, sS.00m9.5O; +;
straw, $4,000 4.50; South Park wire
grass. $1,000.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-09
BIG. .SHOVELS WORK
ON NILES TUNNEL
Western Pacific Employs
Night and Day Shifts
In Piercing Mountains

OAKLAND, Sept. S.-Two powerful
steam shovels are now at work on the
Niles tunnel of the Western Pacific
Railroad, and the WORK Is now pro-
crossing rapidly toward completion.
The tunnel already extends 900 Ieet
into the hill, and the approaches are
finished. The work Of driving the tun-
mel the remaining 1900 feet from the
Alameda to the San Joaquin side of
the mountain will be completed, say
the engineers. within a year.
Night and day shifts are now being
worked In the big bore, an electric
light and power plant having been in
stalled close to the scene of the work
which furnishes light to the workmen
at night and drives the compressed air
pumps, which besides keeping tie air
In the tunnel pure at all times drive
six powerful drills. Tracks have been
laid into the tunnel as far as the WORK
has progressed. and as fast as the rock
and dirt are taken out they are hauled
away and dumped on the fills
AS fast as the excavation of the tun-
mel is completed and the heavy sup
porting timbers placed in position the
tunnel Is faced with concrete to keep
out all water. and thus the floor is at
all times kept dry for the workmen.
For the first operation OF the road a
single track only will be laid through
the mountain, as 1t is believed that
this will be ample, with sidings at each
end OF the tunnel, to accommodate all
the traffic of the road for some time
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-09
TRIES TO DEPART
BY GAS ROUTE.
Walter Kenyon, a Former
Normal Teacher, Fails in
an Attempt to End Life
DISCOVERED IN TIME

OAKLAND, Sept. s.-After carefully
preparing to conceal his identity by
destroying all his private papers and
registering under an assumed name,
Walter Kenyon. formerly a teacher in
the State Normal School in San Fran
cisco, this morning attempted to COM
NIT suicide at the Hotel Crellin, where
he secured a room last night, register
ing as Fred B. Douglas" of Stockton
Kenyon attached two rubber tubes to
the gas jets in his room and. turning
the gas on full, placed theNends in his
mouth and sat down in a chair to
await the coming of death.
But for the fact that his groans as
the gas gradually overcame him at
tracted the attention of one of the at
tendants of the hotel. Kenyon's at
tempt to end his life would have been
successful. Jast in time, however. the
door of his room was broken in. and he
was hurried to the Receiving Hospital.
where restoratives applied by Steward
Borchert overcame the effects of the
gas and his life was saved. AS soon
as he was able to leave the hospital he
returned to the hotel and, securing his
belongings, left without stating WneIe
he was going.
When asked at the hospital why he
had attempted to end his life, Kenyon
refused to say anything more than that
he was broken down from overwork
and was temporarily out OF his mind
This. however, is not believed to have
been the cause of his act. as letters
left by him Indicate that he was far
was found on a table in the room was
as follows:
ITO my dear mamma, from Walter.
whose wish 1T is that she may remem-
ber him when he was merry and kind
instead of sick and irresponsible.
WALTER"
Another note written on a card, ad-
dressed to the hotel clerk. contained
the request that Fred Head. who Is
connected with the payroll department
of the Southern Pacific Company, and
Frank II. Leis, residing at 1881 San
Antonio avenue. Alameda, be notified.
Attorney Kinsell says that he met
Kenyon for the first time about ten
days ago in this city and intimated
that some business or financial trouble
was at the bottom of this attempt to
end his life
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-09
CAPITALIST TO WE'D
A NEGRO GIRL.
Albert III. Southwick, Aged
65, Procures License to
Marry Miss Azelia Barry

OAKLAND, Sept. S.-Fearing that the
mother of young girl he is alleged to
have wronged would carry out her
threat either to do him bodily harm or
send him to the jenitentiary, Albert H.
Southwick today took out a license to
wed 16-year-old Azelia o. Barry. South
wick is a native of New York and is 65
years old. thirty-five years older than
the mother of the girl he has promi-
ised to marry.
Southwick is a capitalist and lives at
332 East Eighth street. The young girl
he purposes to marry is negress and
lives with her mother, Mrs. Joseph
Barry, at III Castro street. They were
to have been married this afternoon,
but all the Justices of the Peace were
at the Republican County Convention,
and Southwick disappeared during the
afternoon. He could not be found at
his home, and his colored fiancee to-
night said she knew nothing of his
whereabouts.
1t was early this morning that the
aged Southwick, who formerly manu-
factured windmills, appeared at the
County Clerks Office and demanded a
license TO wed the young negress. Dep
uty County Clerk Baker refused the
license on the ground that Southwick
did not have the consent of the girls
parents. The prospective groom de-
parted and returned later with a type
written document sanctioning the mar
riage and signed by the girls mother.
The license was then issued.
Nobody concerned in the transaction
seemed to recall the fact that the Cali
fornia laws forbid the marriage of a
negress to a white person.
"All 1 know is that II that man ever
crosses my threshold again it will be
as my daughters husband" declared
Mrs. Joseph Barry, who is a very dark
negress Il married a white man and
this man, who has known US for years,
must do the right thing by my daugh-
ter. My husband is now in Seattle and
we have separated I told Mr.. South
wick. who has family in the East
and son in Fresno. that there would
be trouble If he didn't act square ]
don't think there will be any trouble.
He and my child were not married to-
day, but will be Monday, or 1 will
know the reason why"
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-09
BODY OF OLD MAN
FOUNDIN WATER
Taken From Between Wheel
and Rudder of Freighter
IagunitaS at SauSalito

SAUSALITO, Sept. s.-The body of an
aged Frenchman was found in the
water, wedged in between the rudder
and the wheel of rne stern-wheel
freight boat Lagunitas, lying in the
freight slip at Tiburon, today. The
body was taken from the water and
brought here The Coroner's jury i'm
paneled by Judge Renner brought in a
verdict of death of an unknown person
by drowning.
The body was clothed in a dark blue
suit. There was no money or means of
Identification in the clothing. In a hip
pocket was a 32-caliber revolver with
cartridges in each chamber.
The old man had been around Tibu-
ron for four days and was seen alive
last evening. There were no marks
of violence. He is supposed to have
been injured in a street-car accident in
San Francisco and had been stopping
at FL Verano, Sonoma County.