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, 1906-12-04
MAY COME WEST.
Secretary Wilson Asked to Attend Ma
tionaI Wool Growers Meeting.

Washington, d. c., Dec. 4.-Senator
Warren has invited Secretary Wilson
of the department of agriculture to at
tend and address the annual conven
ton of the National Wool Growers as
ISOLATION to be held at Salt Lake jan
uary II to 10. If the secretary can ar
range to leave his duties in Washing
ton at the time of the convention, he
will attend, If not, the agricultural de
partment will be represented by some
subordinate official.
, 1906-12-04
YOUNG GIRL
IS ALARMED
ENDLESS PRAYER CHAIN LETTER
DRIVES HER ALMOST FRAN
TIC AND DERANGED.
Pastor of West Side Church Takes
Matter Up in Vigorous English,
Warning People Against Folly
and Particularly Against Implied
Threats of Eternal Damnation.

A few days ago several copies of a
prayer chain letter" were received
by residents of this city, n young
woman receiving one and becoming
greatly worked up over its contents.
She is of a deeply religious turn, and
the impressiveness of the endless
chain of prayer so wrought upon her
nerves that for a day or two her con-
dition was somewhat alarming. Rev.
Oscar Woods sends the following to
this Office anent the matter. He says
it is a nuisance" for want of a harsh
er name:
Rev. Woods Communication.
Fol- some months the people of this
city have been pestered with a cir
cular letter. In it one of the most
absurd requests is made. There are
various editions or readings. Some of
them state that some bishop or great
divine has prayed the prayer. The
one which comes to our hand is the
most mild of any that l have e 1t
is as follows:
Laramie, Wyo, Dec. 2, 1906.
Dear Friend:-I have received this
prayer and will send it to you: oh!
Lord, l implore Thee, Oh! eternal God,
to have mercy on all mankind. Keep
us and take us to be with Thee in
eternity
Prayer Sent by "a Friend"
This prayer was sent by a friend
and recommended to be written and
sent to nine other persons.
"He who will not do this will be
overtaken by some misfortune. He
who will write it properly nine days
and send it to nine different persons,
commencing the day it is received,
will on the ninth day experience great
Joy. At Jerusalem during the Holy
Feast it was said: He who will write
this prayer will be delivered from any
| calamity
"Try to do this and not break the
chain. (Signed) A FRIEND"
Absurd and superstitious Request.
l can see nothing wrong with the
prayer if any person desires to make
such a request. The absurd and su-
perstitious request to write the letter
nine times, with a threat of calamity
n the nerson who will not comply
to the request. and a promise of great
low to the person who does as request
ed is n thing which many people with
ordinary good sense have been fright
, 1906-12-04
Switch Foreman Injured.

Martin Hansen, a switch foreman in
the yards here, was treated this morn
ing by DR.. Stevens for an injury to his
side. He raj stepping from the plat
form of a caboose and fell from the
last step, striking his side against the
corner of the car, straining the mus
Giles and causing difficulty of breath
ing. 1t is not believed he is seriously
injured.
, 1906-12-04
CONSERVATION REIGNS.
Duchess of Marlborough Said to Have
Given UP Her Children to Duke.

Newport, r. l., Dec. 4.-Consterna-
ton reigns among the friends of the
VVaHderbiits by persistent reports that
Consuelo, Duchess of Marlborough,
will surrender everything, even her
children, to the duke. Society here is
amazed, especially on receipt of what
is believed to be confirmation of the
startling report that the duchess has
already turned over the keeping OF her
children to their father.
, 1906-12-04
Under Arrest at Los Angeles.

Lander, Wyo, Dec. 4.-William
Buckley and Charles Purdy, who
were forced to leave the Jackson's
Hole country some time ago, are I'M
der arrest in Los Angeles, Cal, for
violation of the Lacey act, which pro-
hibits the shipment of elk heads ex-
cept under certain restrictions. They
are being held in Jail by the United
States commissioner in default of
$4,000 bonds.
, 1906-12-04
Italian Laborers Sent East.

A large bunch of Italian and Aus
trian extra gang laborers were sent to
Cheyenne this afternoon, their inter
prefer taking them for other work in
that section. The baggage filed one
of the large trucks in the baggage
room, to say nothing Of the savory
odor arising therefrom.
, 1906-12-04
COMMITTEE MEETING
AT THE UNIVERSITY

The executive committee OF the
board of trustees of the University Of
Wyoming will hold its regular meet
ing at the office of the secretary, DR..
Grace r. Hebard, this afternoon, at 4
O'Clock, for the transaction of the reg.
ular business. The midwinter meet
ing of the board of trustees will be
held on the 18th, at 8 a. m.
, 1906-12-04
LIFE MEMBER OF
MAENNERCHOR SOCIETY.

A. Trabing, whose interment &C.
Cured yesterday, was one of three
life members Of the Laramie Maenner.
Choir, the other two being still life
members of the society. The Maen.
nerchor is the pioneer musical society
of the city and sincerely mourned the
taking away of Mr.. Trabing.
, 1906-12-04
AFTER THE RAILROADS.
Merciless Probing of Rates Granted
Iron and Smelling Companies.

Denver, Colo, Dec. 4.-The inter
state commerce commission, sitting in
the United States court room this
morning, took up its merciless probing
into the freight rates secured from the
Iron company and the American Smelt.
ing and Refining company.
, 1906-12-04
SW|TCHMEN
GET A RAISE
GRANTED INCREASE OF FOUR
CENTS AN HOUR BEGINNING
FIRST OF LAST MONTH.
Were Looking for More Pay, but Be-
lieved 1t Would Not Apply to
Their November Checks-EIection
of Officers by Baxter Lodge of the
Railway Trainmen.

The twelve or fifteen swltchmen in
this city-twelye regular men and two
or three extra workmen-have already
received a Christmas surprise in ad-
wages and larger checks to be
handed them toward the last of the
month. The company and the repre-
%sentatives of the switchmen completed
their agreement November 30 for an
advance of wages of 4 cents an hour.
This the men expected would date
from that day, but they have just been
informed that the increase will start
with the first of November, and, con
sequently, each man who worked a
full month will receive 1920 more
than he did for the month before, the
extra men in the same ratio.
Some Christmas Money.
The men work eleven hours a day,
meaning an added "A cents to put
down deep in their pockets at supper
time each evening, and a bully good
little gum for the Christmas shopping.
Other trainmen are at work upon a
new schedule, and it is not improbable
that they, too. will be jingling some
extra lucre in their Jeans" in a few
short moons" The switchmen are to
be congratulated.
, 1906-12-04
WOMAN BURGLAR IS
LANDED IN GOTHAM

must be postponed a year. as they
will have to send to South Africa and
other distant parts for important wit,
nesses, who since the tragedy have
gone travelling abroad and do not pro-
pose to return.
, 1906-12-04
STRONG DOCUMENT FOR THE
GUIDANCE OF NATIONAL LEG
ISLAToRS IN MATTERS
OF MOMENT.

AS a Nation We Continue to Enjoy a
Literally unprecedented Prosper
ity and only Reckless Speculation
and Disregard of Legitimate Bust
ness Methods May Materially Mar
same-The Japanese Question.
, 1906-12-04
Former Preacher Hanoed

Valdosta, Ga, Dec. 4.-Rev. Rawlings
and Alfred Moore, a negro, were hang
ed today for numbering children and
trying to ~exterminate an entire family.
, 1906-12-04
A BRANCH
IN WYOMING
DEFINITE ANNOUNCEMENT BY
BURLINGTON OF coNTEM-
PLATED EXTENSION.
Will Connect Thermopolis, Wyoming,
and Lyons, Colo, by Line Extend
ing Southwark and Passing Few
Miles South of This City, Accord
ing to published Map.

Today's Denver Republican, SPEAK
ing of the proposed Wyoming branch of
The Burlington road, to extend from
Lyons, Colo, to a connection with the
Frannie branch of the road in Big
Horn county, gives a map of the pro
posed line, the line passing south OF
Laramie, near Soda lakes, crossing the
Union Pacific at Fort Steele and head
ing directly to Thermopolis. The Re
publican says in connection with the
matter:
Definite announcement is made by
the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
that the much-talked of plan Of build
ing a branch line through Wyoming,
connecting Thermopolis, Wyo, with
its Lyons branch running north Of Den
yer, will be carried into effect at once.
By the opening of this road a vast and
hitherto virgin country will be opened
up to the jobbers of Denver. The com
mercial Importance of the new line to
Denver will be enormous
President ]. ]. Hill of the Great
Northern, the controlling factor in the
Burlington, has been looking into the
resources of the country north of Den
yer, especially into the Big Horn. basin
and the Owl Creek mountains, for the
past year or more.
Two Branches Into State.
"The Burlington at present has two
branches running south into Wyoming
from Billings, Mont, n running
southwesterly into Cody, Wyo., and the
other branching off from the Cody
branch at Frannie, on the Wyoming
Montana state line and running south
into the Big Horn valley through Wor.
land and then south 80 miles through
the Big Horn country as far as Their
mopolis. 1t is this Thermopolis branch
which Hill and the Burlington have de-
cided to extend south into Colorado"
Papers Being Prepared.
"The incorporation papers for the
road are now being prepared. 1t is
to be known as the Colorado and Big
Horn railroad until its completion,
when it will probably become a reg
ular part of the Burlington system and
be entirely absorbed by it, as was the
Burlington and Missouri River a few
years ago.
Grading on the new line is now be
ing done through the Big Horn canon,
which is extremely heavy railroad
work. From the Big Horn country
south the line has beer surveyed
through the Owl Creek mountains, 1t
will go south and east through Haley,
down Poison creek and the Sweetwa-
ter river valley, crossing the Cache La
Poudre valley through Fort Collins and
Greeley, reaching Denver by way OF
the present branch line of the Bur
lington to Lyons.
Will Be Short Line.
This will give the Burlington a line
to Greeley practically as short as that
of the Union Pacific and, running
north, will open up all of the wonder
fully rich central Wyoming country
through which no railroad now runs.
It is a magnificent jobbing territory
and has natural resources equal to
anv in the country. The line will
probably take from two to three years
to complete
, 1906-12-04
STATION DIRECTOR
GOES TO CHEYENNE

Prof. B. C. Buffum, director of the
experiment station, has gone to Chey-
enne to attend the meeting of the
Wyoming consistory, Scottish Rites
Masons.
, 1906-12-04
Thaw Case Goes Over,

New York, Dec. 4.-Thaw is greatly
depressed today because the district
attorneys officers declare the trial
, 1906-12-04

The Republican is the only paper in
Laramie that prints all the news and
reaches all the people.
, 1906-12-04
MAN

The president yesterday sent to the
senate the name of H. d. Ashley as
postmaster at Encampment.
, 1906-12-04

G THE best way to avoid the very 6
9 undesirable move for the govern 6
Q mental ownership of railways is c
6 to secure by the government, on 6
9 behalf of the people as a whole, .
. such adequate control and regula- g
9 ton of the great interstate com 6
9 merce carriers as will do away 9
G with the evils which gave rise to 6
G the agitation against them" G
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9 Rape should be punished by 6
g death, but mob law must not pre- 6
@ vail. The black man must be @
9 treated as an individual, not as a 6
9 race 6
, 1906-12-04

9 THE sinister demagogues and Z
g foolish Missionaries are always c
6 eager to undertake a campaign of c
9 destruction. In reality, they are c
G the worst enemies OF the cause c
9 they profess to advocate" c
, 1906-12-04

@ when home ties are %loosened, c
g when men and women cease to G
G regard a worthy family life, with c
C all its duties fully performed and c
G all its responsibilities lived up to, c
6 as the life pest worth living, then c
Q evil days for the commonwealth c
Q are at hand" G
, 1906-12-04
Trainmen Elect officers.

The annual election of officers of R.
w. Baxter, jr., lodge, brotherhood of
Railway Trainmen, was held in the
lodge room at the corner of Second
and Garfield streets yesterday after
noon, attended by nearly every mem
Der of the lodge present in the city at
the time. E. F. Murphy was elected
master again, and at the next meeting
of the lodge, to be held Monday after
noon. he will noun the list of ap.
pointive officers. The following Of
ficers were chosen:
, 1906-12-04

. Much is now being done for {
9 the states of the Rocky noun c
9 tains and great plains through {
Q the development of the national c
G policy of irrigation and forest pre- c
@ servation." c
, 1906-12-04

Daily Republican. so cents a month.
, 1906-12-04

Daily Republican, so cents a month.
, 1906-12-04
The e Officers.

Master-E. f. Murphy.
Secretary-W. l.. Clark.
Financier-William Marvin.
Delegate to Grand Lodge-Ed Greg,
CRY.
Alternate-H. ]. Murphy.
Journal Agent-Henry Morgan.
The grand lodge of the order will
meet at Atlanta, Ga, some time next
spring, possibly in March, and not only
Messrs. Gregory and Murphy are plan
ming to attend, but other members Of
the lodge as well.
, 1906-12-04

@ mo man, no woman, can shirk {
c the primary duties of life, whether {
G for love of ease and pleasure or c
G for any other cause, and retain {
@ his or her self respect" {
, 1906-12-04

@ But here and there a most un- 9
Q worthy feeling has manifested it 6
G self toward the japanese. To shut G
G them out from the public schools 6
9 is a wicked absurdity when there g
O are no irst-class colleges in the 6
Q land, including the universities G
G and colleges Of California, which G
6 do not gladly welcome Japanese 6
G students and on which japanese 9
@ students do not reflect credit" 9
, 1906-12-04

@ Cuban intervention is not inn
G probable, for the elections there I
G have been a farce and the insur- {
@ rection habit has become con- {
6 firmed." :
, 1906-12-04

CONTINUED on page A.
, 1906-12-04

@ 81 do not ask hat we continue .
@ to increase our navy. l ask mere .
@ ly that it be maintained at It's .
c, present strength, and this can be g
@ done only if we replace the obso- g
G lete and outworn ships by new and 6
G good ones, the equals of any aioat 6
G in any navy. To stop building g
G ships for one year means that for 9
G that year the navy goes back in G
Q stead of forward" =
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FOR THE NEBRAsKA-K. Q. GAME.
HalnnliI Of Chicago VIII Referee the
Saturday Contest.

Lawrence. Kan, Nov. lev G.
Lansdon, manager Of the K U. football
team, has returned :. from Lincclns
where he has been having a lively two
days tussle over the selection of on
Gals for the Kansas Nebraska game.
Man after man was proposed by the
managers of the two teams to oficiate
in the contest at Lincoln Saturday. but
upon none could they agree Finally
they had to call upon J. z. Raycroft of
Chicago, chairman of the officials COM
mittee of the Chicago conferences He
selected as officials Ralph HammiH Of
Chicago university for referee. CLYDE
Williams of Iowa state college. as first
umpire, with the second umpire still to
be chosen Lieutenant Mettler of Fort
Riley, Kan, quarterback on the West
Point eleven last year, was selected Tor
head linesman-
Rouse, the veteran left end. Val
probably not be able to enter the con
test at all on account of his game knee
but. in pinch, Coach Kennedy could
possibly send him in for part of the
contest. Drummer. the big fulIbacKs is
bruised UP rather badly and Is far, from
being in tip top shapeTbuth he isgex-
Pected to play the entire game sSatur-
day. The lineup will be much the
same as that used in the ANaShbl4rn
contest. Wallace. will do the kicking.
as Cohn will probably not be in the
game. s-4
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TlLLERS AND TOILERS.
Farmers Union and American Fedora
ton Arrange q Merger.

Minneapolis. Nov. 6.-Bmbodying
a membership of over million claim
ing to represent more than one sew
enth Of the entire population of the
country the American society Of equity
the recently formed national farmers
union, has become affiliated in a linn
tied degree with the American feder-
alton of labor, now in convention here
After a discussion as to ways and
means between the representatives OF
the farmers and committee appoint
ted by President Gompers for active
cooperation between the toilers Of
the cities and the filters Of the soil
the committee reported to the con-
vention that the only action at this
time in furthering the interest of eith-
er is the cooperation of both the com
nittees urging call upon wage
workers still outside of the fields OF
union to affiliate with them, and fur
Their recommending all members OF
the federation demand products Of
farm. garden and orchard bear the
union label of the former organiza-
ton since the farmers through rep
'resentatives have made assn Ance that
they Will in return purchase nothing
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He MAKES A HIT.
The President Is Already Popular in
the Canal Zone.

Panama. Nov 16.-The train which
brought the presidential party from
Colon arrived in front of the Tivoli
hotel at Ancon at 1890 a. m. There
President Amador and his party .alight-
ed and President Roosevelt and his
party were conducted to La Boca, at
the Pacific entrance of the canal. where
the steamer Bolivar was in waiting to
take the president on a cruise about
Panama bay At 4 o'clock the Bolivar
left her pier, passing around the
Flamenco Naos and Perico Islands,
afterward returning to La Boca.
All steamers. dredges and tug boats
IN the bay were decorated with flags
and when President .RoOsevelt's steam
err passed they saluted. blowing their
whistles while the crews Of seven
American steamers cheered frantically.
The president landed at La Boca-
Speaking to newspaper men the presi-
dent said he felt Ike the commander
of a great and successful army
Though 1t rained from 10 a. M the
weather did not interfere with the
cruise. The president seemed decided
to obtain all information he could. He
asked questions of all the canal en-
Moves. During his trip from Colon
he met a number of work trains full
al earth and rock from the Culehra
cut and saw several steam shovels
working
From La Boca President Roosevelt
came in the afternoon to Panama City.
From that railroad station he was
driven up Central avenue to the cathe-
draI plaza. The streets were hlled
with people who cneeTed the pr asident
as he passed.
At 4 o'clock on the platform erected
in front of the cathedral President
Amador delivered his address of well
come. Presidents r Roosevelt 81 reply was
interrupted time and again by the ad-
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Ncvv YorIz Stocks-

wall Street, New York. Nov. 16.-The
opening prices of stocks showed mixed
changes from last night. Declines were
ia the majority, led by yesterdays spec
ulative favorites except Rock Island.
which sold at BOYS to 81, compared with
301z last night on the transfer Of $500
shares. St Paul fell IL and Union Pa
cffic Southern Pacific and Reading Is.
Virginia Iron advanced two points and
Detroit United Railway IA
The rise in the market halted shortly
after l o'clock. but in the interval the
Sharply. Profit taking was in large vol
une in q number of the earlier strong
stocks especially St. Paul, which fell to
&c below yesterdays closing.
Profit taking pulled prices back very
substantially. St. Paul reacted IL and
Atchison declined a point or more and
Iowa Central preferred 1ss-
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Those Dining-Room Suits
PRETTY ROCKERS

miring crowd who cheered almost
every word
From the cathedral plaza President
Roosevelt returned to the TivoH hotel
and escorted as he had come by the
government officers and prominent
citizens preceded by 200 young mem
bers of the aristocracy of Panama on
horseback
The welcome given President Roose-
welt upon landing in the territory
proved conclusively that the people OF
this republic are his firm admirers
He has conquered them and he holds
high place in their esteem.
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D FEEDERS.
Kansns. Citv Prodnce Markct.

Kansas City. No. Nov: 16.-wHEAT-
Der, 67ssc May, 727sc. Cash: No 1 hard,
69Q70e; No. 8. 671k@6Sc; No. , red. 711zQ
nc; No. 3. 671k@71c.
May, 3Ss4c; July, 1890. CASH No. mix
ed, 371ac; No. g. 57G371kc; No. ,, white, Csc.
OATS-Unchanged to 15c higher; No. ,
white, 33s4c No. 2 mixed, 32Sz Q33c.
RYESteady; 59Q61c
EAY-Firm Choice timothy, $13-40Q
1900; choice prairie, 81. 75@12.O1
BCTTER-Firrn. Creamery, 26c; pack
ing, 16c.
EGGS-Firm 1kc higher, 26c.
Receipts-Wh heat, 116 cars.
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but union made goods. To the end OF
carrying out a mutual understanding
the committee presented a resolution
to the effect that local unions and CITY
central bodies appoint committees to
cooperate in the effort to promote the
demand for union label goods and a
fraternal exchange of delegates be
continued.
Inc committee report in its entire
" was adopted, after some discussion
by, the convention. assyt.a
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Wheat $50

Liverpool cables: Opening-Wheat sd
higher; corn unchanged.
chicago car lots today: Wheat 81. corn
292 oats 169.
Kansas City car lots today: Wheat 90
cars corn Sc, oats 26.
Kansas City estimated car lots tomor-
row: Wheat 116, corn 49, oats T.
Chicago estimated car lots tomorrow;
Wheat Al, corn PAS oats 1879.
Northwest car lots today: Minneapolis
Wheat 319 last year 434. Duluth-Wheat
362, last year 200.
I'D higher.
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New york Produces Market.

New York, Nov. 16-BUTTER-Firm
street price extra. creamery, 271zc; Official
prices creamery common to extra, 19@27c.
street price extra creamery. &c; official
prices, creamery, common to extra 800
261zc; held seconds to extra. 21Q26c; west
ern factory, common to firsts. 161AQ20c;
western imitation creamery. hrstss 20154
2116c.
CHEESE-Quiet
EGGS-Qpiet; western seconds, 27@3Oc.
POULTRY-Alive, quiet; western chick
ems and fowls, 1870; turkeys. 15c. Dressed,
firm: western chickens 124151zc; spring
turkeys, 16Q1Sc; fowls, 10Q121kc.
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Kansas City, Mo-, Nov. 16--CAIILE-
Receipts 1000 including 400 southerns.
Market strong Native steers $4O0Q6. IS;
southern steers, So O0d5. 25; southern cows,
$2.00e13. Is; native cows and heifers, 81 O0Q
SIS sstockers and feeders, s.. 60G465s bulls,
s2.25n3- IS; calves, $2.75@6.75 western
steers, So. 50d5.25 western cows, 81 ESQ
HOGS-Receipts 1900 Market Sc high
er: bulk of sales. S6.15G6. 221z; heavy, $6.2Q
&C. 71z; packers, Sc. 156l6.25; pigs and lights,
S. 6006. pig.
sHEEP-Reecipts 1000 Market steady.
Muttons, $4.50m5.5O; lambs, $5.5O@7. %;
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New York Nov 16.-MONEY-Close
prime mercantile paper 6Q61z per cent.
Sterling exchange steady with actual
,lIsiI1ess in bankers bills at 81 1904 IS 50
for demand and at 81. o 1904 80 80 for 60
flay bills: posted rates, S4S11z and $4.S611;
commercial bills, $4.S0.
Bar silver, 1850; Mexican. dollars, 551zc-
Government bonds, easy; railroad bonds
firm.
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Transmississippl Commercial Congress,
Kansas City, Mo.

The Union Pacific has made a rate
of $2.70 for the round trip. Tickets
on sale November 1S to 81, good re-
rive at Topeka 1920 a. m, 1850 a.
turning till November 20. -Four fast
trains daily to Kansas City, leaving
Topeka at 7:05 a m, S:15 a. m. 3:1O
D. m. and $50 p. M. Returning ar
rive at Topeka OBS a. m, 11:b0 a.
m, $40 p. m. and T.55 p. m. Avail
yourselves of this opportunity to ride
over our magnificent new double track.
Rock ballast all the way No grades
and straight as the crow flies
F. A Lewis, City. Ticket Agent SIS
Kansas avenue.
]. c. Fulton. Depot Agent