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The newspaper., 1906-10-26
County Officers.

Clerk and Recorder. Dan :. Doughty,
Treasurer. James T.. BeckIry,
sheriff. Chapman :. Gibbs,
Assessor. :. l.. CockrehBm,
Judge. Fred y Dicker-ou,
Superintendent. Miss Emma q. Myers,
Surveyor, John Il. curtis,
Coroner. DR.. &. II. Burgiu,
Attorney. George Stephnu,
Commissioner Sd Dist. Il. .. Wllmot,
Commissioner 3l Dist. Jos. Hogrefc,
Commissioner LIT Dist. L. NJ. Getts.
The newspaper., 1906-10-26

A large party of North Fork
people will start for different
coast points early in the next week
They miss an election but save the
reduced rates on the excursion
given by the Rio Grande to the
coast.
The newspaper., 1906-10-26

Those who want wheat and field
and garden seeds, as well as other
things in the line of feed, may call
at the old Garfield stand with con
hdence. We shall handle a full line
hereafter. VINCENT & UzzELL.
The newspaper., 1906-10-26

Rudolph & Parks are ready to
receive stock for pasturage dur
ing the winter. We have plenty.
OF running water and stock will
be inspected each day. Rates
50 90 per head per months.
The newspaper., 1906-10-26

This office will give two cents a
pound for the first hundred
pounds of clean cotton rags that
are delivered. We need them for
press wiping.
The newspaper., 1906-10-26

Come to the Peoples Meat
Market and get some OF the fresh
maple sugar, dates and figs which
will arrive as soon as the D. & X
gets here with the same.
Phil EIsENKRAMER, Prop.
The newspaper., 1906-10-26

Cradle & Grasse would like to
have you call and pay what you
owe and if you do not owe them
anything they would like to have
you call and buy something so
they can collect from you.
The newspaper., 1906-10-26

AT the Peoples Meat Market
once a week you will find Oysters.
Fish, Sweet Potatoes. Cranberries,
CELERY and all the delicacies to
be found in a 6rst-cl Meat
Market.
PHIL EIsENKRAMER, Prop.
The newspaper., 1906-10-26

Do you want to buy desirable
little home property in Paonia tor
the price of the Improvements
Cline & Hufty have at least two
on those terms.
The newspaper., 1906-10-26

A perfect fit guaranteed on all
suits. Measure taken by an ex
pert from Chicago, Nov. and .
at SToCKHAM Bros.
The newspaper., 1906-10-26
Town Officers.

Mayor Chas. Znun,
Clerk, {. e. Hawkins,
Treasurer wnifred Hammond,
Trustees II. +. MaNville. g. ii. Garfield, W.
T. Bross Milton Spencer. Philip Eisenkramer
anl w. Il. Crook.
Attorney. l. u. McFadden,
Marshal, B. Il. Bro-s.
Water Supt.. Bert Camp,
Police Magistrate. g. W. Hester,
The Board of Trustees meet the first ana
th ri Tuesday Of euch month.
The newspaper., 1906-10-26

Mr.. and Mrs. J. 5. Lunn, who
have been visiting Mrs. Lunn's
brother, Will J. Wood, for the past
two weeks, returned this morning
to their home in Creede.
The newspaper., 1906-10-26

We are in the market at liberal
prices for your hay, grain and
specialitles. VINCENT & UzzELL,
Grain Dealers.
The newspaper., 1906-10-26

Vincent & Uzzell expect to keep
on hand everything kept in first
class feed store.
The newspaper., 1906-10-26

A car of cracked corn, bran
and chop just received at WIN
CENT & UzzELL's Feed Store.
The newspaper., 1906-10-26

Our list comprises fruit, grain
and stock ranches ranging from
two acres to l,000 acres in size
We can please you.
CLINE & HUFTY.
The newspaper., 1906-10-26

See Mrs. Webber in Boston res
idence for all kinds of dressmak
ing. All work guaranteed first
class
The newspaper., 1906-10-26

The Vincent & Uzzell feed store
will be open from six a. m. to six
p. m, every day except Sunday
The newspaper., 1906-10-26

Bring your eggs to the Paonia
Grocery. The highest marke,
price always paid in cash.
The newspaper., 1906-10-26

Matt Cavanaugh started for
Glenwood Springs this morning to
attend to some business matters.
The newspaper., 1906-10-26
LOCAL ITEMS.

Expert tailor to take measures
Nov. l and 2 at SrocKHAM Bros.
The newspaper., 1906-10-26

For SALE--Lady's bicycle in
good repair.
Mrs. Nj. RICHARDSON.
The newspaper., 1906-10-26

Mrs. Blanche Lamph was down
from Somerset visiting her people
this week.
The newspaper., 1906-10-26

WANTED.-A quantity of
grain, any variety. Coop. phone.
GEO. S. OLINGER.
The newspaper., 1906-10-26

A new counter, built by A. S.
Davis, was placed in the Paonia
Grocery and Bakery this week.
The newspaper., 1906-10-26
USEFUL INFORMATION.
Trains and Mails.

Regular Passenger train arrives from east
at $40 u. m, departs for west at $40 IA. IN.
Mails close at I:I5 n. M.
The newspaper., 1906-10-26

Get your Abstract of Title from
c. c. HAWKINS.
The newspaper., 1906-10-26

CLINE & HUFTY.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-23

ters over the telephone 10 OFF ce as
sistants during much OF the time he
has been reported in remote sections
of the globe.
Gets Fat Laughing.
Pcrrons who have daily come in con
tact with Mr. Rockefeller say that he
has actually gained hesh laughing at
the reports of his presence thousands
Of miles away from here and that he
has gathered more enjoyment from
the affair than from am golf game
DC ever played.
While Il is known that Mr.. Rookie
feller treats his disappearing act
filppantly even frivolcu. ly il Il also
known that Missourfs Attorney Gen.
eral does not so regard H.
Mr.. Hadly has spent much time
and money trying 70 find him TO ques'
ton him with reference TO the al
legged monopolistic methods of the
Standard OH Company, and il Is well
established fact that ever since the
Cil king fir I became mysterious in his
gceng and coming there has been an
army Of subpoena servers hunting for
him. thereby producing the most no
toriOus and far-reaching man hunt
that this country ever witnessed.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-23
Abuses With Andy.

In its detailed report of the invcs-
| tigation OF the companies the commit,
| tee says the accounts of the Mutual
| Life should be thoroughly examined III
order that the extent to which monies
| have been misapplied and responsible
| ity for the misapplication which may
| be shown may be determined Cen
cerning the New York Life, the com.
mittee found that its transactions with
| Andrew Hamilton showed extraordin
airy abuses, and that the statement
sent from Paris by Hamilton was with
out suitable specifications. In taking
up the Equitable Life Assurance so
ciety the committee tells Of the dis
sensions last February which resulted
in the reorganization Of that society
and in disclosures which brought about
the legislative inquiry The syndicate
operations of the Equitable and James
n. Hyde, and the relations between
the society and Kuhn, Loeb e. Com
pany as brought ont in the testimony
before the committee were referred 10
al considerable length and also is the
fifty million dollar Union Pacific pool
under the management Of E. H. Harri
man, Jacob II Schiff and James Still
man Participation in this pool by
the Equitable, the committee hols,
was clearly an improper transaction
for an In urance company.
odefl's Suit.
Former Governor Odell's shipbuild
ing suit against the Mercantile Trust
company which was settled hy that
company, is treated Of the commit
tee holding that circumstances Of in
PRODUCTION of the Amber bill might
have been sufficient to induce that
settlement on the part of the officers
OF the trust company through fear
that proceedings inimical to its inter
ests might be taken If those whfo
could initiate them were not ap
peased.
Payments to Depew.
The committee report contains full
statement Of loans made to r. III Har-I
riman and Kuhn, Loeb & Company by
the Equitable. Payment OF $4,000
a year to Senator Depew by the Equit
able. the committee holds, was not
warranted, testimony as to services
by Depew not appearing to |
be sufficient for such payment. The |
also sets forth that II does
not appear what services were render
ed by former Senator Hill who was
paid $4,000 year.
In justice 10 him the committee /
says it was not able to get his testi-
mony upon this subject, because he |
was too in to appear.
The committee finds. that In spite
If the Irregularities shown there is
no reason to question the solvency of
he Mutual Life, New York Life, nor
he Equitable.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-23
VALUE OF ESTATE
|. TAKES BIG JUMP
STARTLING DISCOVERY THAT $5o,.
100000 or YERkEs' HOLDINGS
ARE HIDDEN.
WIDOW TAKES ACTION
investigation Shove That First Fig.
ures Were But One-Fourth of
Real Vaule--Mizner is
Disconsolate.

New York, Feb. 22.-Another amaz
ing development in connection with
the series of sensational chapters as
sociated with the Yerkes millions
came to light today when it was dis
covered that the value of the estate
of the traction magnate OF two worlds
amounted to nearer S70,000,000 at the
time fhis death than to $l5,O00,00O,
at which sum it was estimated by
the lawyers and executors at the time
the will was read in this city
That news Cf this startling discovery
had suddenly reached the ear Of Mrs,
Yerkes-Mizner seemed certain tonight
when ii was learned that she had hur-
riedly revoked her decision TO with
draw as trustee under the Will ana
that Louis S. Owsley, cotrustee with
her. and her step-son Charles Yerkes,
had rushed to this city from Chicago,
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-23
WAR is DECLARED
FORMAL DECLARATION ON SYM.
PATHTTIc STRIKE RY CON.
TRACTORS.
Lockout or Strike Of $4,000 Mechanics
Sure to Occur in Near Future
Trouble Of Wide
Extent.

Chicago. Feb ga rupture in re
latious between he bu lding trades
unions. representing 50.900 mechanics.
and employing contractors Of Chicago
has been causeI by the sympathetic
strike question and labor troubles of
wide extent in the building 6eld are
threatened for The near future. War
formally was declared n the ymps-
theiic strike tonight at a meeting OF
the building contractors unen The
employers dec ded definitely that they
will force every man now on smypa-
thetic strikes 10 return 20 work OF the
unions and all existing agreements
will be ignored. II such action =
taken by the employers a lockout OF
strike Is ure 10 foil W.
The arbitration boards of al the
unions In the buil3iug line have been
summoned 20 conference tomorrow
night and when The comm tees con
vene the employers viii present their
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-23
ENGLISH WANT CO
WITH THE KAISER
WILL INFORM GERMANY THAT
HER POSITION AT CONFER.
ENcE IS MENACE.
WILL PLAYS DEEP GAME
Wants to Neutralixc British Gibraltar,
While He Builds German
Gibraltar In the
East.

London. Feb. 22.--After today: cali
net mee ing IL was asserted IN minis
terial circles that Britain al the proper
moment. If necessary, will iaform Ger.
many that The Moroccan policy Of the
faith arland Is a source Of deep anxiety
20 hi, government since it eyhib Is
endencies which threaten ultimately
To require Britain to dispute It's fur.
lher progress. Confirmation has been
had Of the statement made that IN
event Of Frances abandoning Morocco
10 Germany in preference to risking
war. The British government WI op-
pose i'self directly 10 Germanys plans
France Will Not Fight.
II Is not expected among the best
Informed officials here. that France
Will go 10 war at present to enforce
her views relative TO Morocco. but the
opinion prevails that she would un,
dodbtedly do so to preysnt Germany
from altering the status quo 10 the
western Mediterranean reg on 10 the
~ advantage of France.
II is asserted that Britain Is ready al
a moments notice to reply with force
to any forcible measures which Ger
many may take to change the politi-
cal map of ives. ern Europe and north
ern Africe in anv essential respect"
Kaiser Playing Deep Gsr1e.
The Kaiser Is accused of seeking to
neutral'ze British Gibraltar in the
west. while he himself g. building up
German Gibraltar In the east on the
Island of Thasos.
II Is evident that bitter feeling
agains Germany is silently but stead
ily growing throughout English
society
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-23

forced" he aid. ito ask parliament
10 consent 10 this proposal 30 that we
may continue In peace with the United
states" He concluded 'The confed-
Grated German governments balng
well aware Of the Importance Of our
commercial relations with tie United
States intend TO try by every means
10 settle the question In a concIlato~y
manner They hope the reichatag will
act in that spirit toward the propo.
sails
Introduce Amendment.
Leaders Of various parliamentary
groups then briefly expire sci their
opinion The bill having passed It's
second reading, Baron Heyi IN
Herrnsheim introduced an amendment
declaring 1t should extend only TO tnat
part of Germany's conventional tarif
Football Of Great Trusts.
Count Won Posadowsky .WehDcr up-
posed the amendment. on the gronud
that Il would compel the government
10 forthwith discriminate against
American goods, adding that Germany
had not had great success III I'M latest
tarff wars II believe" the minister
continued, "lha time has come when
American citizens see they are merely
the foatball Of great trusts; but We
viii not wait until this discovery has
been made a tariff war causes the
greatest cmbiitcrment, like other
wars"
Only Few Votes,
The amendment received only the
votes of part of the nationalfsts.
Bill Was Adopted.
The bill was then adopted by an
immense majority, the nagat YES com.
ing from only parts of the nationalists
and conservatives.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-23
ARMSTRONG COMMITTEE HAS
MADE A vOLUMINOUS REPORT
Life Insurance Companies, State Board Senators
Depew and Hill and Andy Hamilton Censured

New York, Feb. 22.-The committee
appointed at the last session Of the
New York legislature TO investigate
life insurance, made its report today
The report is extremely yoluminous
extending to $40 printed pages. y
embraces long review of the testi-
mony taken by the committee and its
recommendation and conclusions as
to remedial legislation. In addition
there is a chapter devoted to the state
insurance department in which the
committee declares /. would seem the
superintendent of the department hal
had ample power to ascertain trans
actions {. insurance companies, but
that the supervision ny the department
has not proved sufficient protection
against extravaganza and malaminis-
tration. Instances are given of reports
made on the affairs of the Mutual Lie.
New York Life and Equitable Life
Assurance Society In which nothing
was brought out to show the condi-
tions developed in the testimony given
before committee No substantial am
plificatcn of the powers Of the depart
ment seems necessary. according 10
tho committee, which holds that most
of the evils which have been disclosed
by the investigation would have been
pimpossble had there been a vigorous
performance of The duties already lad
upon the insurance department,
Recommend Legislation.
Remedial legi lation recommended
by the committee provides for The
safeguarding Of the rights of policy
holders IN the Mutual companies in
the election of directors; recon.
mends that stock companies be gwen
authority 10 retire their stock and be-
come mutual companies, but that such
naturalization shall not be be compul-
sorry; various regulations are urged 10
prevent nnwise investments and i'm.
proper syndicate operations; sale of
prohibited securities within FIVE years
Is advocated recommendation for lin
lilllE VI ntM Hu7iilNNE W FfDbbVNNt'N'
year IL made; committee fayors pro
hibitiun OF contributions by insurance
companies fer political purposes.
Lobbying Is condemned. and the wis.
dom of economical management urged
but the committee does not deem It
advisable that the legislature should
attempt to prescribe the expenditure .
OF insurance companies.
Amend Penal Code.
Further recommendations are made
on the valuation of pol cies. surrend
er values. surplus. forms of policies ,
and publicity of all facts pertaining
TO a company's business. An amend
ment TO penal code is recommended 10
provide that the perrons receiving re
bate should be equally guilty with one
who gives 1t.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-23
HEAD Of OCTOPUS
FOUND AT OFFICE
JOHN DEE GROWS FAT LAUGH.
ING AT THOSE WHO HAVE
LOOKED FOR HIM.
ATTENDED TO BUSINESS
Eight Along While Subpoena Servers
Were Searching in Vain--Puts
End TO Game of Hide and
Seek.

New York Feb 22.--John d. Rocke-
felier has been found
He was discovered right here in
New York City. transacting busine, S
in his office at 26 Broadway.
HIS appearance yesterday at the
Broadway office of the Standard OIL
Company, Of which he is the head,
puts an end to the game of hide and
seek which for more than eight weeks
has kept the public guessing. cable,
telegraph and telephone wires sim.
ling, his family ana office ss'an s
busy sidetracking inqnisit.yc question.
ers and subpoena r1gYers jumping
from place to place, wherever rumor
had him
II became positively known today
that the richest man in the world has
been attending to his business either
in person at his office or debating mat
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-23

to those familiar with the develop
ments of the past two year. He dis
covered that the real revolutionary
party were awa.e Of his connection
with the government and since then
has kept clear Of Russia. He has moi
been threatened with any personal In.
jury. however. "a the result Of the
movement led by him has been TO
show more clearly the abuses Of the
present system of government, al
though at the cost of hundreds OF
lives of innocent men, women and
children
Just such sacrifices are necessary.
however. to the success OF any great
movement Freedom has never been
won by any people without the ex-
penditure OF blood, and although the
day OF the autocracy is near It's close
It may be necessary that further sari-
fees will be necessary before the
Romanoff dynasty is obliieraIed for
ever"
British Demand to Be Resisted.
Dispatches from Constant nople in
dicate that the Porte intends TO dis
pute the demands Of the British gov
vernment for the evacuation Of Tabah
on the Sinai peninsula. a commission
having been appointed 10 open negO-
tiaii0ns with the Anglo-Egyptian com
mission. II Is not expected. however.
that any delay VII be tolerated.
Russia to Build Canal.
Great interest IS manifested by dip
lomsts in the announcement that the
ST. Petersburg government has adopt
ed the scheme suggested by American
engineers for the construction Of a
canal between the Dwina and DneipeT
forming a continuous waterway be-
tween the Rsltic and Black Seas.
project which may develop g-eat inter
national significance Il the great
waterway is ever made deep enough
t. Cec--EG1zte -k.r- e ~
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-23
GERMANY GIVES RECIPROCAL
TARIFF RATES TO UNCLE SAM
The Advantage Of Tariff Wars Rests With Third
Country--United States Football Of Trusts

Berlin, Feb. 22.-~The Reichstag 10.
day passed to the fist and second
readings. without amendment, the gov
ornment's proposal to extend recipro.
cal tariff rates to the United States
until June 80 1907.
This action was prece;.ed by a
lengthy statement of the governments IS
position by Chancellor Won Buelow
and brief statements by Leaders. Of
various parties.
To Interest Of Both.
Buelow said the request for an ex.
tension of reciprocal rates was In or.
der hat the negotiations pending
might stu be conducted to salts
factory end because II was in the in
terest of both countries to avoid a
tariff war The chancellor said he
placed high value on good political
relations between the Uniral States
and Germany which were blessing
TO both lands. but it would bc deccp.
tive 10 believe that he would buy
political friendship by sacrifice Of
Germany's economic interests The
grounds Of the governments proposal
We're that a tariff war which must only
be resorted to In case of necessity,
would not only damage Germany
shipping interests but other import
ant departments Of industry. Although
the United States would be injured in
exports, which hal grown consider
ably. he advantage Of such war would
rest with third country. The chan.
cellor presumably meant Great BRIT
ain. He reminded the Reichetag that
Germanys negotiations Of treaties
with other states had not always pro.
greSsed smoothly and had extended
over long periods. we are therefore
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-23
FIELD DAY OF DEBATE,

Washington. Feb 22.-The house re-
fused TO adjourn in celebration of
Wsshington's birthday, and its mem.
bers participated In general field
day Of debate on the army appropria.
ton bill
The speeches took wide range.
First the system of promoting and re-
tir'ng army Officers was attacked by
Prince 0llinois). who ELECTED many
interjected comments from members
in disapp.oval Of the methods. for
which he said the president and sen
ate were responsible. and which he
pointed out has resulted in retired
list costing yearly s2.700.OOO consist
ing Of officers. who he said. were hold
ing the flag with one hand while the
other was in the treasury for money
that had never been earned.
An exhaustive discussion Of the ship
subsidy bill was made by Gilbert.
(Ky..l who declared the American
merchant marine Is now the finest of
any nation. and included 13G Morgan
ships under British and German flag
In case Of war, he said their only pro
lection would be the United States
wherein belonged their owners and
capital invested.
Clark (FiOridal made a speech
against the nouss organization and
was replied 10 by Grosvenor lObiol.
Keifcr tOhiol commended the army
bin. but condemned the general STAFF
system. He also replied 10 speeches
by Democrats IN that measure. and
on immigration. tariff and ship sub
sidy
The day concluded with a lively dis
cussiOn 4 The Pavne customs house
bill.
General debate on the army bin
was exhausted an that measure will
be read for amendment tOmor1ow.
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-23
FATHER GAPON IN
PAY OF NICHOLAS
PLOT or GOVERNMENT TO WEAK.
EN- THE FORCES or THE
REvoLUT.oNiSTS.
KEEPS OUT or RUSSIA
And Spends His Time On the Riviera
and Monte Carlo---Porte 10
Dispute Demands of
Britain

London, Feb. 90. Father Gapon S
persistent absence from ST. Peters,
burg and his long stay on the Riviera
aGd at the resorts frequented by
members of the Russian nobility
seems to he at last explained BY the
discovery that the movement of which
he was the accepted leader was really
subsidized by the Russian cabinet for
the apparent purpose of dividing or
weakening the forces Of the reyolu-
tionafy party,
Is Not New.
a prom nent member Of the Russian
colony in London, himself an exile on
account Of his connection with the
revolutionary movement. said to-day:
THAT Gapon Is in the pay of the st.
Petersburg government is not news
The Cairo bulletin., 1906-02-23
KNOx'S PEk,RATE BILL WAS
INTRODUCED IN THE SENATE

Washington. Feb. 22.-Knox's much
discuessed and long-expected railroad
rate bill was introduced in tn senate
today ana becar9e OF the exceptional
interest in the subject was accorded
the unusual privilege Of reading II at
length for the Information Of tle s7n-
ators on the day of its introduction.
Close attention was given 10 the read
ing of the bill. In a brief statement
Knox said be did not hope to have the
committee on interstate commerce do
more than con. .ider the bill as afford
ing light on the question Of a cour'
review of the findings of the inter
state commerce commission. Foraker
gave notice of a speech for next We'd
nesday on the rate question.
The remainder of the day was de-
voted 10 listening to a rca1ing q
Wasbington's farewell address by Mr.
McCreary and a consideration Of the
hazing bill Recent developments l.
the naval acadey were discussed al
considerable length and the hazing
bill passed before adjournment.
The bill gives authority to the sec
rotary of the navy to dismiss at any
time a midshipman whose presence he
considers for any cause contrary g.
the best interests Of The service. but
the accused has the right to demand a
crurtmartial. II repeat the existing
law requiring the dismis al Of a mid
shipmal found guilty II haz ng: give
authority for court tmartials for hazinc
under certain conditions ana author
lies the graduation Of sentences under
acts Of June g. 1874. and March 8.
1898: requires all instructors and eli
GERS at the naval academy to -epOrt
offenses to the superintendent and
defines hazing a. @the unauthorized
assumption Of authority by one -7iI-
shipman over another"
It had been expected that n'ct
would conclude his statehood speech
but he did not find opportunity tr do
so. The senate adjourned until Mon
dsy