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, 1906-06-25
RAILROAD T

Trainmaster f. C. Let's left at noon
today for Cheyenne on business for
his department.
Travelling Auditor w. C. Weigel and
Shop Demonstration F. NJ. Titus of
Omaha were at the shops this morning.
Robert Taylor of the Denver, Lar
annie and Northwestern surveying out
fit was here this morning, leaving for
the country during the day.
Earl Foster of Cheyenne, the rail
road postal clerk, is in the city for a
short visit with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. James Foster, on Seventh street.
w. A. Whitney, formerly superin-
tendent of the Wyoming division, who
is now visiting here, will be Joined
tomorrow by Superintendent H. L. An
derson, who will accompany him as far
as Green River on his way to Cali
.fornia.
, 1906-06-25
FRIEND TO
THE WORK
CHECK FOR LARGE SUM GIVEN TO
BOTANY DEPARTMENT OF
UNIVERSITY TODAY.
Donor Wishes His Name Not Known
and Anxious That Amount Be
Used to Serve Best Interests of
Department-Part to Be Applied
to Salary of Miss Grace Charles.

A donor who wishes to be known
merely as a friend to the work today
placed a check for $500 in the hands
of DR.. Nelson of the University of
Wyoming, to be used by him as may
seem to best serve the interests of
the department Of botany of hat in
stitution.
To Apply on Salary Account.
Three hundred dollars of the amount
will be applied upon last years salary
account of Miss Grace Charles, who,
it will be remembered, substituted for
DR.. Nelson last year, her salary being
provided almost wholly from funds
outside of the regular appropriations.
Will Aid in Publishing Book
The remaining 5000 will be held in
reservation for such contingencies in
the department as may appear. Some
of it will, no doubt, be used to further
the publication of THE Complete Man
ual of the Plants of the Rocky Noun
tains," upon which DR.. Nelson is en-
gagged. In fact, it is the interest of
DR.. Nelson's friend in the Forthcoming
work, and his desire to promote its
preparation, which accounts largely
for the very generous gift.
, 1906-06-25
NOW IN CHARGE OF
PRECIOUS METAL ASSAYS.

The business department of The Re
publican this morning received the fol.
lowing note from DR.. Thomas T. Read,
formerly a member of the faculty of
the University of Wyoming, dated at
Camden, N. j., June 20:
"Gentlemen:-Please change the adj
dress of my copy of The Weekly Re
publican to SIS Linden street, Camden.
N. j., as l expect to make Camden my
home. After receiving my Phi. d. from
Columbia university l assumed the di-
rection of the precious metal assay
laboratory of this company (Orford
Copper company. My sister is well
and would wish to be remembered to
her Laramie friends. With all good
wishes for the continued success of
The Republican and its staff, l am,
very truly yours"
, 1906-06-25

annie plains and sending it to Chillico-
the, with a lecturer to explain the pro.
ducts, and the Albany county men as
sembled at the meeting readily agreed
to the good that might come of such
a plan. The idea is to arrange a car
with cases along the walls, contain,
Ing specimens of the agricultural, min
eral and pastural products of the plain
and send it on a long trip through the
Mississippi valley. Some of the things
of which Prof. Buffum spoke could be
shown, Missourians being there for
that purpose.
Wyoming Wool First Class.
Mr.Craig of Philadelphia wool man,
highly complimented the quality of the
woods raised in Wyoming, ranking
them among the finest in the country.
Mr.. Bunker told of the farming con.
ditions at Greeley when he went there
more than a quarter of a century ago
telling of the sale of an eighty-acre
tract for 81, 200 then and that the same
tract now would not sell for less than
$4,000.
MI. Bell addressed the gentlemen
present, going over some of the ideas
he has in his head for the development
of the Laramie plain and praising the
people of the city and the members
of the Commercial club for the action
taken in entertaining his guests.
Informal Reception Follows.
As the visitors hoped to get away
that night for their homes, the meeting
closed shortly before midnight, a sort
of informal reception being held in the
corridor of the hotel until the time of
the arrival of the train. Mr.. Bell says
he has confidence that the gentlemen
went home with entirely new ideas of
the west and that when they return in
the fall and see a full fruition of the
seasons work in the matter of ma
tured crops, he doubts not there will
be an emigration from Missouri o
some of the best young men of tina
state and d settlement here in ALBANY
county.
The menu was excellent and excel
lently served, being as following:
Bouillon en- Tasse
Sliced Cucumbers Ripe Olives
Sailed Almonds and Pecans
Boiled Salmon Parsley Butter
Roast Turkey, Oyster Dressing
Garden Peas-Bell
New Potatoes and Cream
Lobster M~ayonnaise
Club Rolls Wheat Bread
Frozen Eggnog
Coffee Negro Perfectos
, 1906-06-25
Business of Congress.

Washington, d. c., June 25.-Fol-
lowing is the schedule of important
legislation pending in congress, which
may be disposed of this week: The
railroad rate bill, passed by the senate
and amended in the house; conference
report adopted by the house. The
pending senate meat inspection meas
ure, passed the senate and amended
in the house, now in conference. The
pure food bill, passed in the senate and
amended in the house; returned to
the senate, where it is pending.
other Important Bills.
The anti-campaign contribution bill,
passed in the senate and pending in
the house. The immigration bill,
passed in the senate and pending in
the house. The anti-immunlty bill,
passed in the senate and amended in
the house, returned to the senate. The
public buildings bill, otherwise known
as the pork barrel" will be reported
to the house from the committee to-
morrow or Wednesday. All regular
appropriation bills have been passed
or are in conference except the general
deficiency bill, pending before the
house committee. The lock-type canal
bill was passed by both the senate and
u as separate measures.
, 1906-06-25
Rolling Mill Notes.

The steel blooms are being stacked
near the mill for use in the future.
F. NJ. Titus, general shop demonstra-
tor for the Union Pacific, was at the
mill this morning.
Dies for several new sizes of nuts
were received today, including a set for
nuts an inch and a half square and an
inch thick.
The foundation for the new ~bulldozer
is being put in today. This machine
was converted from a rail shaper used
several years ago.
]. H. Stafford, general ~storekeeper
for the Union racific at Omaha, was
in the city yesterday and called at the
mill during his stay.
Orders for material continue to ar
rive and there is every indication that
the mill will be rushed before the end
of the present season.
The bolt and spike machines were
idle today, Mr.. Kline having his force
on the roof of the building hosting
the smokestack for the pudding fur
mace in position.
w. C. Weigel, the travelling account
ant, was among the arrivals from
Omaha yesterday, and he spent the
day today at the office of Manager
w. H. B. Jacobus.
The shaft of the little shear was
broken Saturday, about in the same
place where the former shaft was bro.
ken. A heavy piece of iron in the
shear caused the piece to give way.
The bar mill closed down Saturday
afternoon, at 5 o'clock, and will re-
main idle for a fortnight, at which
time a new set of rolls for the con-
tinuous rail joint will probably be
ready.
R. Weidman of Omaha, foreman of
the toll room of the Union Pacific, was
here this morning, intending to go
fishing for a few days, and paid his
respects to Manager Jacobus and other
officials at the mill.
The ten-inch mill was started this
morning, turning out six heats of
clamp iron and then changing to seven
eighths inch round, for a three-days
run. Rowley Crumley, the rougher
who was injured last week, when a
pair of tongs flew from his hands and
struck him on the mouth, was at his
post this morning, nearly recovered
from the effects of the injury.
, 1906-06-25

already secured a team and gathered
some of the paraphernalia to be uesd
on the trip. The gentlemen had ar.
ranged with the trainmaster for leuyes
of absence, and there was every antic.
ipation of a pleasant outing. The cold
Mr.. Nowlin had contracted on his last
trip over the road, and when he reach.
ed home Saturday morning he did not
leave the house except to secure the
remedies spoken of.
Funeral on Tuesday.
The funeral of Mr.. Nowlin will be
held from the house at 2 O'Clock Tues
day afternoon, under the auspices of
the Brotherhood of Railway Trainmen,
a call having been issued for a meet
ing OF the lodge at l o'clock to ar
range to attend in a body. The
friends of the family may view the
remains from 10 to 1 O'Clock tomorrow
Mrs. Nowlin, the mother of the de-
ceased, and Mrs. Yates, his sister,
arrived this afternoon from Galloway,
Neb, to be present at the ~obsequies,
and at the same time came Frank
Wellington, a half-brother, and Harry
a nephew, of Wellington, Neb
, 1906-06-25
LEG BROKEN IN
RUNAWAY ACCIDENT.

NJ. J. Cougnlin, the ranchman, who
was on his way home yesterday after,
noon with his wife and daughters, was
thrown from the wagon at Z p. m,
when about ten miles from the city,
and suffered a severe fracture of the
risIt leg above the knee. The driver
was thrown from the wagon, one
wheel passing over his leg. Mrs.
Coughlin and the girls took him on to
the ranch, summoning DR.. McCollum,
who reached the home at 2 O'Clock
this morning. Mr.. Coughlin was
brought back to town and taken to the
Home hospital, where he is resting as
comfortably this afternoon as the dis
~tressing circumstances will allow.
, 1906-06-25
WILL TAKE HORSES
TO BIG CONVENTION.

e. J. Bell this afternoon received a
letter from G. H. Lawson of Chilli
Gothic, Mo, written at Denver yester-
day on his way home from this city,
that he had closed a contract with C.
b. Irwin of Cheyenne, subject to Mr..
Bells approval, for a wild west show at
during the coming good
roads convention of Missouri, he guar
%anteeing Mr.. irwin a bonus of $4,000
n giving him 40 per cent of the gate
receipts. Mr.. Irwin will get together
n OF the finest punches of outlaw
horses ever seen in that or any other
state OF the west. Mr.. Bell thoroughly
approves the contract and tells Mr..
Lawson that &c. B." is a goer and a
slayer.
, 1906-06-25
THE SUMMER SCHOOL
STARTS OFF WELL.

There were Twenty-Five pupils en-,
rolled at the forenoon session of the
summer school at the university this
morning, against twenty-six as the
highest enrolment last year, and it
was reported hat there would be sew.
eral others. All the teachers were in
their places and the term began with
the utmost enthusiasm. The primary
class, consisting of a score of little
tosts on which the embryo teachers
Will practice. We're also on hand. DR..
Tisdel and the members of the faculty
are quite elated at the outlook for the
term.
, 1906-06-25
CHILOREN'S DAY AT
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

Children's day was celebrated at the
Presbyterian church yesterday, when a
handsome Bible presented t o Raymond
Crinnell, who graduated from the pri-
mary department and was assigned to
class NJ. 1t is the intention of the Sun.
day school to organize an intermediate
department when the new church is
furnished, which accounts for the mail
graduating class this year. The pro-
gram yesterday consisted of musical
and literary numbers.
, 1906-06-25
FINES AND JAIL TERMS
UNLESS PR|CE| IS PAID
| just to where it was before he raise
was made, he would consider some
modification of the sentence.
Looking for Indictments.

Philadelphia, Pa, June 25.-The
Pennsylvania railway officials expect
to be indicted when the government
starts its suits against the Standard
Oil and the railways. 1t is said that
President Cassatt himself expects an
indictment, along with Vice President
Thayer and Traffic Manager Johnson.
The Pennsylvania officials will be sur
prised if the recent coal investiga-
ton does not cause formal charges
against them.
, 1906-06-25
ICE TRUST GIVEN REMINDER BY
JUDGE klNkAlD IN THE
COURT AT TOLEDO, O.,
THIS MORNING.
Five Members Found Guilty and Sent
enced to Year in Pe%nitentiary and
Fines of Five Thousand Dollars
Each, Which May Be Modified if
Prices Are Reduced So People Can
Get Amount of Fines.

Toledo, o., June 25.-J. A. Miller,
R. c. Lemmer, R. A. Bard, P. H. Wat
tiers and P. S. Breining were found
guilty today of combining to raise and
maintain the price of ice and were
sentenced to pay $4,000 fine and to
serve one year in the p~enitentiary
each. Judge Kinkaid announced that
if the members would lower the price
before where it was before the trust
raised prices March IL and keep the
price there until the public got its
money back, and then put the price
, 1906-06-25
Will Advocate Ownership.

Philadelphia, Pa, June 25.-The pre-.
diction is made by one in close touch
with the commerce commission in its
investigation of the coaLcarrying
roads that the commission will advo-
cate government ownership of the an
thracite fields as the sole method of
protecting the public from extortion
further by the five railroads charged
with a violation of the antitrust and
interstate commerce laws.
, 1906-06-25
Visitina Friends Here.

Former superintendent w. A. Whit
ney arrived from Cheyenne yesterday
and spent the day today with friends
in this city. He is looking and feeling
better than when he went away and
was greeted quite warmly by his city
full of friends.
, 1906-06-25
Train Wrecked In Iowa.

Marshalltown, Iowa, Jmne 25.-The
southbound Twin City and Chicago
special on the Chicago Great Western
was wrecked today, near Gladbrook.
One a jumped the track and the train
crossed a bridge on the ties. Four cars
were then overturned but only -four
people were injured.
, 1906-06-25
Calls No Names,

Washington, d. c., June 25.-Presi-
dent Gompers of the American Fedora
ton of Labor, in an article in the
American Federalist today, appeals to
wage carriers in the country not to
vote for such candidates for reelection
to congress as have shown their I'M
friendliness to the interests of organ
lied labor. Gompers calls no names.
, 1906-06-25
A PLOT To STAY
THE ITALIAN KING
POLICE UNEARTH BOX CONTAIN
ING THREE BOMBS NEAR VII.
LACE OF ANcoNA, ITALY.
Discovery Made Just in Time to Pre-
vent Attempt on Lives of King
Victor Emanuel and Queen Helena,
Who Were Returning From Laying
Cornerstone of Hospital.

Rome, June 25.-In a farm house,
sixteen miles from the village of An
coma, the police last night discovered
a box containing three bombs, pre-
sumably made by anarchists.
To XIII the King.
The discovery was just in time to
prevent IN attempt on the lives of
King Victor Emanuel n Queen Hell
ena, who were returning from Ancona,
after laying the cornerstone of the
Maggiore hospital. The plot was dis
covered through an anonymous letter.
, 1906-06-25
THREE SMALL BOYS
GIVEN A LECTURE.

Three small boys, ranging in age
from 6 to 10 years, were given a Sc
we're lecture by Judge Carpenter this
morning for malicious mischief, it hav-
ing been shown that they entered the
barn of a resident on Fourth street,
broke open a trunk found therein, piled
the contents on the stable floor and set
fire to the pile. The fire was ex'
tinguished before any great harm was
done. The boys also broke up the
nests of the hens setting in the chicken
house and broke the eggs. The boys
were told that if they were not more
circumspect in future they would be
sent to the reform schol ano theil
parents were given warning to see thai
they behaved themselves properly.
, 1906-06-25

Washington, d. c., June 25.-The
public building bill was introduced in
the house this afternoon. Among the
items for additional costs of public
buildings are Colorado Springs, $780,
600; Columbia and Nevada, Mo, $1O,-
600 each; st. Joseph, Mo, $4,000;
Dallas, Tex, and Denver, each SIS, 900;
Fort Worth, Tex, $4,000; San An
tonic, $450,oOO; Tyler, Tex, sac, 900.
For New Buildings.
For new buildings on sites already
owned, York, Neb., 100000; Grand Isl
and, Neb., $125, 900; Gonzales, Tex.
$5O,vUO.
For buildings and sites, lola, Kas.
100000; Manhattan, Kas., $4,000;
Newton, Kas., 100000; Pittsburg,
Kas, $4,000; Carthage, Mo, 5000;
Cape Girardeau Mo, 100000; st.
Charles, Mo, 100000; Kearney, Neb.,
sos, 900; Corsicana, Tex, $1,000;
Denison, Tex, $4,000; Eagle Pass,
Tex, $4,000; San Angelo, Tex, $1OO,
300; Texarkana, Tex, 100000.
To Purchase Sites.
Appropriations for sites. Carrollton,
81. 90: Macon Mo $40 OOO. %.
, 1906-06-25
WILL FINISH PAINTING
AT EMMONS RANCH

John Thees went to the Emmons
ranch this morning, where he will com
plete the painting of the extensive re-
pairs made on the ranch house. He
will be absent about a week.
, 1906-06-25
Took Side of Parents
burned to Death Under Auto.

Los Angeles, Cal, June 25.-An ex,
plosion of an automobile, while run
ming at a high rate of speed, caused
the machine to o%verturn and Mrs. ]. ].
Codori, one of the occupants, was
burned to death while pinned under
the BLAZING machine. Her husband, also
an occupant Of the auto stood by in a
dazed condition, unable to save the life
of his wife.
, 1906-06-25
Was Soon to Have Wed.

He was to have been married next
Wednesday to Cordelia Brown, grand
daughter Of David Beals, Kansas City's
wealthiest citizen. Spaulding was a
graduate of Williams, Harvard, Bell
u and Harvard Medical schools, and
was a professor of ~orthopedic surgery
at the University of Kansas medical
school.
, 1906-06-25
BY
A LOVER
PRETTY JERSEY GIRL FATALLY
WOUNDED BECAUSE SHE
SIDED WITH PARENTS
IN LOVE WAR.

Her Sweetheart and Family Had Diff
cred About Land Deal and He
First Fired Her Home and Then
Wounded Her, Afterwards Takinu
His Own Life to Avoid Arrest
Burned In Sight of Husband.
, 1906-06-25
SOME ICE FORMED

DURING THE NIGHT.
James McGibbon, a member of the
board OF county commissioners, re-
ports that ice formed at his house in
the open last night, and Assessor
~Broadhurst also reports ice. Not much
damage was reported.
, 1906-06-25

a anu DduQu was TELL
dered at the Union Pacific hotel Satur-
day night to a party of seven gentle
men from Missouri, friends and former
fellow-townsmen of e. j. Bell of this
county. The party consisted of Joe
Anderson of Hamilton, w. M. Davis
of Braymer, T. w. Donaldson of Kan,
sas City, &. Greene Wallace of Ham.
ilton, ]. A. Lindell and A. j. Austen OF
Cowgirl, and Gregory Lawson of Chill,
licothe. Cowgirl was the former home
of Mr.. Bell.
Entertained by Commercial Club.
The party came from the east earlier
in the week and spent a few days at
the Millbrook ranch, the guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Bell, and when they returned
to the city on Saturday they were
taken in hand by a committee of the
Commercial club, with Fred A. Miller
as chairman, and with Messrs. Simp.
son and Holiday as the other mem
bers, and at 8 o'clock that night they
were introduced to half a hundred of
the leading business men of the city.
The menu was discussed from 9 unit
nearly IL o'clock, with Mr.. Holiday as
postmaster.
Taking a Look at Things.
The gentlemen came with a view to
noting the conditions on the Laramie
plain, intending to return at the end
of the growing season, late in August
or early in September, and note the
conditions at that time. All are
wealthy and are interested in the de-
velopment of the new west, desiring t
invest largely in some good, growing
community, where they are sure of a
safe return for their money.
Among the speakers of the evening
were Mr.. Holiday, Prof. B. C. Buffum
director of the experiment station; Mr..
Lawson of Missouri, NJ. A. Bunker OF
Greeley and Mr.. Bell.
suffum an Enthusiast.
Mr.. Holiday introduced the speak
ers. Prof. Buffum made an excellent
address, pointing out not only some
of the possibilities in an agricultural
way, but the certainties, gathered from
fifteen years work on the experiment
farm, in actual tests, and quoting fig,
ures from the actual demonstrations.
The Missouri gentlemen. coming from
one of the richest sections of n of
the richest states in the Union, could
not but notice the positive results I'M
der intelligent manipulation and with
the aid of water, a system new to the
visitors, where they depend entirely
upon the elements. Prof. Buffum's ad-
dress vas received with evident signs
of satisfaction from the visitors and
home men alike, who, while they are
familiar with many of the figures, like
to hear them told over and over again.
Invited to Big Convention.
Hon. Gregory Lawson is the chair,
man of the program committee of the
Missouri good roads cnvention, to be
held at Chillicothe in the autumn. and
he invited Albany county to send rep
resentatives to that meeting, where
not less than 10000 farmers from the
states of the middle west will be pres
ent, but where there will be a gath
ering of some of the most noted men
in the United States in the road max.
ing and kindred businesses. Mr.. Law
son suggested the fitting up of a spe-
cial car with the products Of the Lar
, 1906-06-25
Falls Down Elevator Shaft.

Kansas City, Mo, June 25.-Dr.
Charles Lester Spaulding was found
dead this morning, at the foot of the
elevator shaft in the Office building in
which he lives. He undoubtedly. step
ped through an unprotected opening by
accident
, 1906-06-25
COMMANDER is MARRIED.
Salvation Army High Officer Surren-
ders to Minnie Reid.

London, June 25.-Commander
Booth Tucker and Miss Minnie Reid
were married today at the Salvation
Army's citadel.
, 1906-06-25

Netcong, N. j., June 25.-After set.
ting fire to his sweetheart's home,
Cleveland Long Core shot and fatally
injured pretty Rose Fay Cowley, aged
19 years, and one of the most popuiar
young woman neal Amily Valley, N. j.
while the Cowley home was in flames.
Took HIS own Life.
When he was traced as far as his
own home, three miles away, Core turn.
ed his revolver to his head and com
mitted suicide. Parental interference
was the cause of the tragedy. The
young people were to have been mar
ried within a week, when, trouble arts
ing over a piece of land, the girls par.
ents forbade her seeing her sutton
again.
Took side of Parents
Core was incensed because his
sweetheart voluntarily agreed to the
arrangement, he became enraged and
the fatal tragedy resulted.
, 1906-06-25
CAME TO
BESH0WN
BANQUET FOR MISSOURI GUESTS
AT THE UNION PACIFIC
HOTEL WAS VERY
PLEASANT AFFAIR.

Seven Gentlemen From Former Home
of E. J. Bell, Who Had Been His
Guests at Ranch for Few Days,
Special Guests at Banquet by Com
merciaI CIub-Addresses by Prof.
suffum, MIR. Bell and One Visitor.
, 1906-06-25
pueblo Woman Injured.

Mrs. Ella Fay Morris of Pueblo,
Colo, was also badly injured. The
auto was in charge of NJ. J Nolan, a
real estate dealer of Pasadena, and was
returning from a theatcr party when
the accident occurred.
, 1906-06-25
BUILDINGS
BEING PROVIDED FOR

lumbus, Neb., $500; Plattsmouth,
Neb., $500.
, 1906-06-25

Why not get all the news when 1t
Is news by reading The Republican?
, 1906-06-25
BILL INTRODUCED IN HOUSE AT
WASHINGTON THIS AFTER
NOON PROVIDING FOR
BIG APPROPRIATION.

Funds for Additional Cost, New Build
ings on Sites Already Secured,
Buildings and Sites and for Sites
Alone-outIine of Important Meas
ure Now Pending Before Congress
-Gompers on Candidates.
, 1906-06-25
Told Wife of Accident.

Mr.. Nowlin called to his wife, who
vas on the first floor, telling her he
had taken the acid, and she called to
her brothers. Fastening to his side,
she found him in great pain. Herbert
Murphy went up the stairs and applied
such %antidotes as were at hand. mus
tard in warm water, lard and water
and whisky, but Nowlin did not re-
cover from the effects, and after IL
attempt to throw the poison from his
stomach, he sank back and died in his
bad