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, 1906-07-18
DENVER CHILD KILLED.
Struck by Bolt of Lightning From Clear
Sky This Afternoon.

Denver, Colo, July 1S.-Lorie Con-
don, IL years old, was struck by light
ming and instantly killed this after
noon. The child was standing under
a tree with a crowd of playmates when
from a clear sky, with the sun shining
brightly, came a bolt of lightning,
splitting the tree against which she
was standing.
, 1906-07-18
Mine Owner Jailed for jag.

New York, July 1S.-Rosewell
Sprague Jones, who claims to be a
wealthy mine n of Los Angeles,
Cal, and a descendant of an old New
York family, was released from the
work-house on Rlackwells island to-
day, after serving two days for intoxica-
ton. Jones has a distinguished appear
ance. He is about So years old.
, 1906-07-18
WAY COME HERE AS

Clerk E. D. Carter of the school
board this afternoon received a tele-
gram from Prof. Paul Filler, principal
of the schools at Spencer Ia, who has
been offered the principalship of the
East Side schools here. Prof. Filler
said that he had been for two years
principal at Spencer and been elected
for the third time, and the people
there are quite avers to his leaving,
If he can honorably withdraw from
that school he will come to this.
, 1906-07-18

New York, July 18.-Supreme JUS
tice Mclean today adjourned until to-
morrow the hearing of arguments in
the application for a writ restraining
the district attorney and grand jury
from proceeding in the Thaw case. A
further postponement is likely.
, 1906-07-18
GLosE TRoTTER.
Greek to Walk Around the Earth for a
Big Purse.

San Francisco, Cal, July 1S.-Nich-
olas George, a Greek, "a years old, has
arrived here from Australia, OF his way
to BUDAPEST, on a walk around the
world. He must on this trip walk go,
OOO miles in three years and three
months to get a purse of $4,000 from
the International Tourist club at Buda
Pest. He began his TIP at Cairo,
Egypt, in November, 1904.
, 1906-07-18
Important Evidence in Ice Case.

Kansas City, Mo, July 1S.-In the
ice trust case testimony was given
this morning by the Lynds & Wander
slice company, an ice manufacturing
concern, which produces more ice
than the Peoples company, the trusts
alleged distributing agent, can buy
The superfuous ice is stored. The
testimony is considered important as
c%ontroverting the trusts claim that the
laws of supply and demand caused the
high price.
, 1906-07-18
PARTY
VISITING IN CITY

A party of Chillicothe, o., and Den
yer people arrived in the city this
afternoon and will go to the country
on a fishing trip. They are Mr.. and
Mrs. Alpheus Dakin, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frederick C. Banks and Miss Louise
Brandle. Several members of the
party are old friends of Hon. Otto
.Gramm, Chillicothe being his native
place. They asked for Mr.. Gramm
finding that he was GU of the city.
, 1906-07-18

Murdered in Engine Cab.

Denver, Colo, July 1S.-Johnson w
Jones, night Waterman in the employ
of the Union Pacific railroad, was muir
dered last night between 2 and 2:3O
o'clock, as he slept in the cab of en-
CINE No. PIG. Robbery was the motive
Skull Fractured in Four Places.
The murder was one of the most
brutal. The skull was fractured in
four distinct places. The purse and
watch was missing. No clue as to the
person or persons has been found.
, 1906-07-18

Washington, July 1S.-Louis Gourd.
ain, a Chicago millionaire, convicted
of violating the lottery laws and sent
enced to four and one-half years in Jol-
let prison, has arrived here to get a
mandamus from the supreme court or
dering his commitment. Gourdain be
lieves his honor can only be satisfied
by serving time and was much put out
because te~chnicalities will prevent him.
Meets With Disappointment.
He could not get the desired order
here, the court being on vacation, and
announced his intention of telegraph
ing Justice Day at New York and of
seeking Justice White, who is at a near
by summer resort.
Started on Long Fast.
Gourdain apparently had kept his
VOW not to eat or drink until he began
serving his time, but weakened here
and partook of a hearty breakfast.
Gourdain calls himself convict No.
$500 at Joliet n distributes dollars
among the bell boys with a lavish hand.
, 1906-07-18
CITY WINS.
Philadelphia Chosen as Next Meeting
Place for the Elks.

Denver, Colo, July 1S.-Returns
morning indicate that Philadelphia was
the winner of the next convention, at
ter a strenuous discussion and much
b%uttonholing of representatives. The
Philadelphians came out ahead of the
Baltimore following.
, 1906-07-18
Trying to Save from Chair.

New York, July 1S.-Unusual legal
steps are being taken by the attorneys
of Thaw to save him ron the electric
chair. After the act of yesterday, in
volving the almost forgotten process
of law which ~enjoins the prosecutor
from taking evidence in a certain case,
, 1906-07-18
Will Crush the Trust.

Washington, D. c., July 1S.-The dis
solution of the Standard Oil company
is the object of the proceedings the
department of justice is preparing to
take against that corporation. The
government is determined, if possible,
to crush the Standard Oil trust.
, 1906-07-18
LADY CURZON DEA
Wife of Former Viceroy of India and
Daughter of Chicago Family.

London, July 1S.-Lady Curzon died
today. She was the daughter of Levi
Letter of Chicago and the wife OF the
former viceroy Of India. AS such she
rose to a higher official eminence, it
is said, than any American woman
had previously attained.
, 1906-07-18
VISITORS PRESENT

~
Mothers day" vas observed in the
practice department of the summer
school at the university this morning,
about thirty-five visitors being present
some of them mothers with children
in the class and others teachers and
students. The usual exercises were
held, under the direction of Miss AID
sit, and were quite interesting. DR.. j,
F. Brown, the principal of the normal
college of the university, hopes to
make the practice department a regu'
lar feature of the normal in the neal
future, the classes being composed OF
kindergartners selected from the chill
dren of the state.
, 1906-07-18
Chauffeur Arrested and Released.

London, July 1S.-Nicholas Mort,
Whitelaw Reds chauffeur, was arrest
ed on the charge of speeding his auto
mobile at thirty miles an hour while
taking his employer to the American
embassy. The ambassadors privilege
was raised in behalf of Mort and the
legal process was withdrawn.
, 1906-07-18
Meets With Disappointment.
Started on Long Fast.
MYSTERY in Jewel Theft.

New York, July 1S.-Gems of a val
liable size, suggesting the royal treas
ure house, have been stolen from a
prominent society woman, the theft oc'
curing either at. her town house or at
her villa in Newport.
World Famous Gems.
The jewels comprise some that are
world famous and their value is over
a hundred thousand dollars.
Who has been the victim of the rob
berry is a secret which the police today
are guarding most closely.
, 1906-07-18
In Control in Two States.
Foreign Crop Report.

Washington, D. c., July 18.-The
foreign crop report Of the agricultural
department says that from present
indications the cereal crops this year
in general will not be more than an
average at the best,
, 1906-07-18
Judament AGAINST Roqers.

Boston, Mass, July ia judgment
for 81 100000 vas rendered in the fed
eral circuit court today against Henry
Rogers of New York, who was sued
by the Bay State Gas company for
So, OOO, 900 due from the sale to other
gas companies.
, 1906-07-18
Look Own Life With Gas.

Minneapolis, Mimi, July 1S.-After
quarreling with his wife, Cecil Van
Wyck, a salesman, aged 30 years, lay
down on top of a gas stove, turned on
the burners and asphyxiated himself.
He was found this morning.
, 1906-07-18
Smallpox at Colon.

Washington, D. c., July 1S.-Eleven
new cases of smallpox are reported
at Colon, making twenty-seven cases.
No Americans are afflicted and no
deaths have occurred.
, 1906-07-18
Meat Prices Go Up.

Kansas City. Mo-, July 1S.-The
packers have again raised the prices
of dressed meat, excepting pork, also
the prices of hams. This is the second
raise in ten days. The raises average
a cent a pound.
, 1906-07-18
Want BoodIers Released.

Jefferson City, Mo, July 1S.-A COM
mittee of the State Retail Grocers' as
ISOLATION presented to the governor to-
day petitions for the pardon of julius
Lehman and Emil Hartman, st. Louis,
serving terms for ~boodling.
, 1906-07-18

came here, bringing his wife and son,
William, jr., the latter dying here.
Well Liked Here.
Captain and Mrs. Yates were always
popular in this city, and it was with
feelings of extreme regret they left
here. They went from Laramie to
their former home in the south, later
the captain being ordered to join his
regiment at Walla Walla, Wash. He
was here about the end of the school
year, going westward from this city.
, 1906-07-18
FAILS

Rev. Hewett, a returned Japanese
missionary, who was to have given an
illustrated lecture at the Methodist
church tonight, failed to reach the city
and the lecture has been cancelled.
He sent word to Rev Bross that he
could not be present.
, 1906-07-18
Cowboys Give Show.
Train THROUGH Trestle.

Tulsa, l. T., July 1S.-A Frisco
freight train went through a trestle
between Dawson and Catoosa yester-
day evening. Nine cars were piled up.
The track will be cleared today. Trains
were detoured via the Katy road.
, 1906-07-18
CONTRIBUTION FOR
RECONSTRUCTION FUND.

Mrs. Emma H. Knight, county super
intendent of schools, this afternoon
received from Miss Laura WolboPs
school at Centennial a contribution OF
40 cents for the reconstruction FUND of
the schools at San Francisco, which
| will be forwarded
, 1906-07-18
GOING TO COUNTRY
ON CAMPING TRIP.

The Corthell family will spend the
next week or ten days on wheel and in
camp. They go from here to Rock
River, then up sheep creek to the Lar
annie peak country, making the trip by
leasy stages and camping out at night.
, 1906-07-18
Appointed as Consul.

Oyster Bay, N. Y, July 1S.-George
Bucklin, jr, of Oklahoma has been
appointed at G~lauchau, Saxony.
, 1906-07-18
SENATOR DUBOIS ON
MORMON QUESTION

going down to his own defeat this
fall because he will not keep silent
and not inform the people of their
peril.
In Control in Two States.
Dubois says the Mormons have the
power to defeat anyone in Idaho or
Wyoming who aspires to be senator.
congressman or governor. They can
and will control Arizona and New
Mexico if they come in as a joint
state.
, 1906-07-18
FIRE IN ROOF OF
THE BAGGAGE ROOM.

TIE bNGINOt HOOW.
The chemical engine of the fire de-
partment was called to the baggage
at the depot at 2:45 this after
noon by a fire in the roof of the build.
ing. Little damage was done. The
fire probably started from a spark
from a passing locomotive.
, 1906-07-18

ton as a member of the relief conf
mittee and announces his intention of
returning to New York. The
ment caused surprise.
, 1906-07-18

Washington, d. c., July l8.-In a
remarkable interview given out today,
Senator Dubois of Idaho outlines the
startling extent of the influence and
power of the Mormon church and the
danger to American institutions in
volyed in the possible victory of Apos-
tie Smoot in his contest for a seat in
the senate.
, 1906-07-18
TENDERS
DR.. Edwin Devine Leaves San Fran
cisco Relief Committee.

San Francisco, Cal, July 1S.-Dr.
Edwin Devine today resigned his posi-
, 1906-07-18
CHICAGO MILLIONAIRE CONVICT
ED OF VIOLATING LOTTERY
LAWS WANTS TO BREAK
INTO PENITENTIARY.

Arrives At Chicago Seeking Mandam-
US from Supreme Court Ordering
His Commitment, But Court Is Not
in Session and He Was Disappoint-
ed-Mystery Surrounds Theft of
Fine Jewels in New York.
, 1906-07-18
To SAVE HIS HONOR
BEHIND PRISON BARS

the defence will try other unusual leg
al steps, one of which will be an APP
~plication for the release of the accus-
cd murderer on bail.
, 1906-07-18

Dubois says the politics of six states
are now completely dominated by the
Mormons, and this influence is slowly
but surely extending to other states.
Dubois says his state is at the mercy
of the Mormons, and he knows he is
, 1906-07-18
OUTLINES IN INTERVIEW n
WASHINGTON STARTLING Elk
TENT OF INFLUENCE AND
POWER OF CHURCH.

Says He Knows He Is Going Down to
Defeat Because He Will Not Keep
Silent, and Declares Mormons
Have Power to Sway Politics in
Idaho and Wyomins-Foreign
Crops Not More Than an Average.
, 1906-07-18

Why not get all the news when II
Is news by reading The Republican?
, 1906-07-18
PAWNEE BILLS WILD WEST AG-
GREGATlON ENCOUNTERS
FIERCE WIND AT BAY
ONNE TODAY.
Main Tent Sagged and Pawnee Bill
Was Injured While Trying to Save
Others-Horse Tent Blown Down
and Horses Stampeded, Cowboys
Giving lmpromptu Exhibition In
Rounding Them UP Again.

New York, July 1S.-While attend
ing the wild west show at Bayonne,
N. j., 1000 persons were thrown into
a panic when the tents were struck
by a severe wind and rain storm. The
main tent sagged and Pawnee Bill
was injured in trying to save others.
The horse tent was blown down and
400 horses stampeded.
Cowboys Give Show.
Persons living in the vicinity had
an exhibition of lassoing by cowboys
attached to the show as they rode
through the streets in pursuit of the
runaway horses. After a day of swell
tering heat, in which the thermometer
touched 81 and three persons were
killed and a score Frustrated, a furious
wind Inc rain storm arose, doing
much damage. Trees were uprooted in
various parts of the city and boats
capsized in the bay, but without loss
of life.
, 1906-07-18
Organized Girls Companies.

Organized Girls Companies.
The news is distressing as it is, as
Captain and Mrs. Yates have many
warm friends here. Captain Yates be
came a member of the faculty of the
university in June, 1902, and resigned
at the close of the school year in Sep
TENDER, 1905, to resume his duties in
command of one of the troops of the
Fourteenth cavalry. He organized the
girls companies of cadets and drilled
that organization during his stay with
the university. He designed the uni
form worn by the young ladies, and
wanted to take the girls to the Louis
lana purchase exposition at st. Louis,
but the details could not be arranged
Their friends still believe they would
easily have captured the first prize,
which went to a company of Indian
girls instead.
Helped Gymnasium Cause.
To Captain Yates energy and perse'
verance is due largely the success OF
the plan to erect a gymnasium on the
campus. During a visit of the legisla
ture to the city in February, 1903, he
had the four companies of cadets, in
GLIDING the girls, on the parade ground
in rather inclement weather, hat be
ing an object lesson to the legislators
They returned to the capital and the
gymnasium appropriation Was the re
suit.
One Son Born Here.
Captain and Mrs. Yates lost the sor
born to them at Fort Russell during
their residence in this city. The re
mains were inferred here, but thi:
year were exhumed and taken t
Georgia by Captain Yates. Their sec
ond son was born Christmas day, 1904
in this city.
Was a West Pointer.
Captain William Yates, until the las
year professor of military science ant
tactics and director of physical train
ing at the University of Wyoming
when he was succeeded by Captain
John W. Heavey of the Eleventh in
fantry. was a graduate of the Bingham
military school of North Carolina il
1888, graduating from the United
States military academy at Yves
Point with the class of 1898. HI
served in Arizona and New Mexico
from 1898 to 1897, participating in tn,
campaign against the Chiricahu;
Apaches in 1867. He attended tn
infantry and cavalry school at For
Leavenworth, Kas., in the two follow
ing years, and in 1889 he was sta
toned in turn at Chicamauga park
Georgia; Lakeland, Fla; MontauI
Point. N. Y, and Fort Meade. S. d.
Stationed at Yellowstone.
In the two years after this he wa
at Yellowstone National park, in tn
philippine islands in 1900 and 1901, a
Fort Riley Kas., in 1901 and 1902, an
at Fort D. A. Russell, Wyo., and Fol
IDuChesne, Utah. He came to the un
yersity in 1902, having first passe
Through the city with a brigade of hi
regiment in its march from Fort Rui
sell to Fort DuChesne. That fall h
, 1906-07-18

Mrs. c. d. Spalding, wife of the cash.
Ter of the Albany County National
bank, this morning received a telegram
from Mrs. William Yates, dated at
Boise, Idaho, conveying the sad intel
ligence of the death of Captain Yates,
from conclusion of the brain. The
telegram gave none of the particulars
of the death, but a special from Boise
to the Denver Republican supplies the
information. 1t says:
How Accident Occurred.
Captain William Yates, Troop A,
Fourteenth cavalry, ranking captain at
Boise barracks, was probably fatally
hurt this morning by being thrown
from his horse on the drilling ground,
while drilling a bunch of raw recruits.
Thrown From His Horse.
During the drill he saw that the
horse of n of the recruits had bolted,
and spurred his own steed into its
path. When the two animals came to-
gether the captain was thrown 20 the
ground and was carried unconscious
to the barracks hospital. There The
post surgeon pronounced his injury to
be a fracture of the skull with prac-
tically no hope of his recovery.
Captain Yates graduated from West
Point with the class of 1893, having
been appointed from Georgia. He has
been a captain since 1901. He won
honors as a sharpshooter. He il IS
years old
, 1906-07-18
DEATH OF
WM.YATES
CAPTAIN OF FOURTEENTH CAV
AIRY AND FORMER COMMAND
ANT OF THE UNIVERSITY
MILITARY SCHOOL.

News of Demise Received in Telegram
From Wife to Mrs. SpaIding in
This City-BrilIiant War Record
and Enthusiasm Displayed in
Helping to Build Up Military and
Athletic Features of University.
, 1906-07-18

Fica1 Department.; Cheyenne, wyoming
, 1906-07-18
Helped Gymnasium Cause.

Captain and Mrs. Yates lost the son
born to them at Fort Russell during
their residence in this city. The re-
mains were inferred here, but this
year were exhumed and taken to
Georgia by Captain Yates. Their sec
ond son was born Christmas day, 1904,
in thiS city
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-10-03
ANNUAL CONVENTION OF
POSTMASTERS' ASSOCIATION

perannuation in the Classified Ser
vice." Discipline in City Offices, Pen
alties for Delinquents," Uniform Box
Rents, Counting Money Order Fees
in Adjusting Salaries rules and reg
ulations - Indexing Abbreviations,
Post Office Inspection, etc." I'm
provements in Free Delivery Service,
Reduction of Office Time" "Vaca
tons, Errors in Distribution, '
should Third and Fourth Glass Mat
ter be Consolidated in Fourth Glass
Postage?" Transportation of Mails,
Should Sample Copies of Newspapers
and Advertising Matter be Carried
and Distributed in Expensive Postal
Cars or Sent in Bulk to Center of
Distribution" General Subject Par
GELS Post, Should the System be Es-
tablished in the United States?" "Ex,
tension of Civil Service"
numerous speakers and authorities
VIII handle all of these various sub
lects and much good will undoubtedly
result therefrom.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-10-03
PRESIDENT CHANGES HIS
MIND ABOUT MACON

Washington, Oct. 3.-After a talk
at the White house with Governor
Magoon today the president reconsid-
cred the plan he formed last night of
sending Judge Magoon to Cuba as civ
IL governor, and decided that in view
of the fact that Secretary Taft had
already taken up the subject with
Beekman Winthrop, present governor
of Porto Rico, he would not interfere
with the program. Consequently Win
throp will be provisional governor of
Cuba, and Magoon, after a short vaca-
tion, as originally planned, will go to
the Philippines as vice-governor and
member of the Philippine commits
sion.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-10-03
VIRGINIA TEACHERS
HOLD CONFERENCE

Richmond, Va, Oct. 9.-The great
educational conference, which was
called at the instance of the Co Oper
ative Educational association, con
vened here today. 1t has brought to-
gether the State Teachers associa-
tion, the state superintendents and
the $50 scattered local educational
associations in every section of the
state. Each college and institution of
higher learning is represented, and a
strong impetus will be given to the
cause Of education in the state, which
will be noted throughout the entire
south.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-10-03
GAS ExPLoDEs IN

st, Louis, Oct. 3.-The ninth an
nual convention of the National Asso-
citation of Postmasters convened here
today for a three days session. Post
master win, president of the associa.
tiOn presided with Miss Addie Vestor,
of Nashville, secretary in the chair.
The entire country is well represent
ed. A multitude of subjects of COM
mon interest TO the postmasters as
well as the general public will be ais
cussed, and many reforms suggested.
Many business firms having large in
terests in postal matters have repre-
sentatives present lobbying for infor-
nation and looking out for their pri-
vate interests. among the topics on
the program for discussion during the
sessions are: Education of the Public
In Postal Affairs" Rural Free De-
livery Service" House Receptacles
for Mail Matter in City Delivery"
REIMBURSEMENT of Salary Scale of Pos
Office Clerks How to Prevent Su-
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-10-03
MILWAUKEE oLLEoE EN-.
DOWMENT ASSOCIATION

Milwaukee, Wis, Oor. 3.-The open
ing meeting of the Milwaukee College
Endowment association held its first
quarterly session of the club year this
afternoon. Several delegates to the
biennial of the General Federation OF
Women's Clubs, which met In st.
Paul, gave reports of that meeting.
The program arranged for the season
Is the best that has ever been pre-
sented. Many speakers who have
never been heard in this city have
been secured and will talk on their
specialties.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-10-03
FIRE UNDERWRITERS
ASSOCIATION C0NVENES

Chicago, Oct. 3.-The thirty-seventh
annual convention of the Fire Under
writers association of the northwest
began today in the Auditorium. This
Is the largest underwriting organiza-
ton in the country and special inter-
est attaches to its proceedings be-
cause of the many problems present.
ed by the San Francisco confagration.
A novelty will be the presence of
woman on the program, Mrs. Gertrude
B. Blackwelden, president of the Chi
cago Woman's club, who will speak ON
THE Insurance Business From a Wo-
mans Point of View"
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-10-03
ROOF GARDEN SALES
ROOMS OPENED TODAY

New Lork, Oct. 3.-As a result of
day and night shifts for some time
past the Tichenor- Grand aerial roof
garden sales rooms were opened and
the first sales made today There
are three giant elevators to carry
entire teams of horses and vehicles
TO the roof from the street without
unhitching. In size and scope 1t com
pares with Madison Square garden. II
covers the roofs of block and is en-
closed in wired glass and is furnished
sumptuously with folding opera chairs
and boxes The Tichenor-Grand rid
ing school. boarding department and
entire business is all conducted under
the one roof on a scale never hereto
lore undertaken anywhere.
Albuquerque evening citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1905-1907, 1906-10-03
ANOTHER COUPLE TIED
TOGETHER in MARRIAGE

Red Hook, n. Y, Oct. 3.-At ROke-
by, the family seat in this town, Miss
Margaret Astor Chanler was today
married TO Richard Aldrich. Mr.. Aid
rich is an editorial writer on the staff
OF the New York Times. The old
time aristocracy OF the Hudson river
summer cottagers were present and
the occasion was made a general hol-
iday among the tenantry of the es-
tates.