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COT PASS
ALL RIGHT
ACTED AS GENERAL PASSENGER
AGENT AND ACCOMMODATED
A NEWSPAPER FRIEND.
Latter's Town Was Not on Union Pa
cific, and He Was Willing to Pay
Half Fare, Acting Official Getting
Pass for Himself as Reward
About Mr.. e. L. Lomax.

Several men were standing IN a Den
e railroad ticket office telling stories
when Colonel Raymond Eaton strolled
in, says the Denver Post. it was o
his turn. you all know f.. l.. LomaX,
general passenger agent for The Union
Pacific, of course he began. well,
when | was working n Omaha a few
years ago l dropped into Mr.. LomaX's
office and placing my hat on his desk
sat down in his big easy chair. Mr..
Lomax was standing looking out a
window. 1t was when railroad passes
were more plentiful than they are
now. A minute or two after l had
aiken my seat a breezy fellow entered
the room and, approaching me, stuck
out his hand.
"'How do you do, Mr.. Lomax" he
said to me. I'm Mr.. So-and-So, pub
Usher of s~uch-and-suCh a weekly paper
in western Nebraska. l want to get
passes for my wife and myself to Salt
Lake City and home again. I'm will
ing to do all can for you in the way
of advertising the road. How about
it? Do l get emp
Il noticed at once continued Colo
mel Eaton, that l had been promoted
to the position of general passenger ag
ent Of the Union Pacific. Grayely
replied: We'll, Mr.. So and-So, IL
nike to accommodate you the best il
the world, but your town isn't on oul
line. If | should give o passes news
paper publishers all over the country
would have the right to ask for them,
If your town vas on The Union Pacific
I'd fix you out in a minute. But, just
to help you, I'll make you half rate
The editor was delighted. All right,
Mr.. Lomax,' he said. I'm mighty
much obliged to you Here the real
Mr.. Lomax got in. Mr.. LomaX,' he
said to me, shall l go out and see that
this gentleman gets his half rate?'
" / wish you would, john l replied
Mr.. Lomax did. Pretty soon he came
back.
" Eaton, he said to me, you're al
right. You're better at it than l am
I'm afraid I'd have given him his
passes. It's hard for me to turn news
paper men down
I'm blamed glad Of that 1 said
because l want to go to Denver
got the pass
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New York, July 14.-Several million.
aires last night created a diversion for
themselves by witnessing a battle roy
al between snakes. Ten thousand dol
lars changed hands on the result. The
contest was between two kings and
two rattlers on one side M an Indian
pine snake on the other. The rattlers
refused to fight. The Indian reptile
went after the big fellows, coiled about
them and quietly crushed them to
death. The skill of the Indian snake
was most impressive. The battle took
place in the stables of Herman Lee
Meader, the architect and artist.
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Railroad Notes.

Engine 1858 is in the shops at Chey-
enne.
Roadmaster Wilburn came in from
the west at moo today.
Engine 1878, which has been in the
shops, has been sent to the west end
of the district for service.
Engine 1853, in the passenger Ser
vice on the Wyoming division, has
been turned out of the shops and as
signed to duty. 1t was oyerhauled at
Cheyenne.
j. A. Thornton, the water service
man for the Union Pacific at this place,
left at noon today for Cheyenne, where
he will meet his wife, who is on her
way from Cen~terville, Ia, her former
home. Mr.. and Mrs. Thornton are
expected to return to Laramie tomor-
row and reside here. having two
houses in view, one of which they will
probably select for a home.
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marrige License Causes Silence.

Boston, Mass, July 1.-THE efforts
of Mrs. Leslie Carter and William
Payne, the actor, to conceal their mar
riage yesterday at Portsmouth, N. H,
was continued today. The bride slip
ped out of IA side door of her hotel and
whisked away in an automobile before
anyone vas able to more than catch a
glimpse of her. Paine is still at the no
tel. He denied the reports of the mar
riage until shown copies of the marri.
age license, when he refused to talk.
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Miniature Elk Convention.

Kansas City, Mo, July IA minia.
ture Elk convention is in progress here
today. Twice as many members of the
order Denver-bOund stepped of here
as sent word Of their coming. The
largest delegation is from Pittsburg.
The local Elks have over a hundred
automobiles and carriages employed in
taking the visitors about the city. The
vicinity of the Elks' club house has
taken on a distinct purple hue.
, 1906-07-14
Held for Murder of Girl.

Utica, N. Y, July Leicester Gill
lette, 90 years old, of Cortland, N. Y,
was arrested in the Adirondacks this
morning and is being held for the
death of Grace Brown, whose bruised
body was fished from Big Moose lake.
An autopsy on the victim may reveal
the motive of the alleged crime. Of
fcials believe that she struck her head
on the oar of the boat as she was
thrown into the lake.
, 1906-07-14
COLORADO MOB ON HORSEBACK
ATTEMPTS TO AvENGE COLD
FLOODED MURDER, BUT
OFFICERS SAVE MAN.
Real Estate Agent Shoots Down Man
Who Acts as Mediator-Woman's
Awful Crime In Attempt To Wreak
Vengeance on Standardization
Men Set Example of Obedience to
Law-Held for Murder of Girl,

Trinidad, Colo, July IA very
much frightened man is in Jail here
this morning. He is l.. d. Bolton, a
real estate agent at Clayton, N. NJ.
Bolton had a row in his office in that
city with a well known ranchman
named Hobson and pulled a gun on the
latter. Carl Gid, a well known citizen
of Clayton, tried to act as mediator,
when Bolton shot Gid dead. Bolton
then ran after Hobson and shot him.
Caught Murderer Redhanded.
Officers caught the murderer red
handed and put him in jail. A mob
quickly gathered and threatened to
lynch Bolton. The authorities spirited
him away officer Prophy rushed his
prisoner across the country n a mob
of men on horseback pursued the pair.
Tagged Train and Escaped Pursuers.
Brophy, seeing a Colorado and
Southern train coming along, tagged
it and put his nan on the train and
so escaped his pursuers. Bolton has
little to say in his defense today. He
was taken to Ration this morning.
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Washington, D. c., July 1.-THE
packers lost in June over $32S,O0 in
expectation of canned goods alone, as
compared with June Of last year., ac-
cording to official statistics out today.
The expectation Of hams fell off more
than 100000 pounds; sailed picked
pork, 100000 pounds; lard, nearly
5 1000 900 pounds. There is an increase
of $500, 900 pounds in the expectation
of fresh beef.
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OFFICER FLAGS TRAIN
To AVERT LYNCH|NG

plosion at Bellwood, where three men
were blown to death and six others
horribly wounded, it is believed to be
the work of a revengeful woman, who
attempted to wipe out thirty lives in
order to avenge the alleged GOODNESS
of her sweetheart. Two men are being
held at the Central station, and the po-
lice today are searching the city for
the woman, whose name they are
keeping secret.
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Saloons Closed Tomorrow.

st. Joseph, Mo, July 14.-Saloons
will remain closed tomorrow, except
ing a few isolated cases. The Saloon
keepers association issued a state
meht. saying that Governor Folk was
proceeding without warrant of law and
in co~ntravention of the decision of the
court of appeals and threatens to seize
their property if they keep open,
hence they decided to set an example
of obedience to law and will remain
closed on Sundays until further notice.
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Burton Has Until July 21.

Washington. D. c., July LEX
Senator Burton of Kansas will have
until July 81 to present his petition for
a rehearing Of his case before the SUI
preme court. If the petition for a re-
hearing is filed in time the mandate
will be held until the court shall have
had time to consider the merits of the
rehearing. The court at present is not
in session.
, 1906-07-14
NOTES FROM THE COURT HOUSE.

Three mining certificates from the
United States to the Rambler Mining
and Smelling company were filed by
w. A. Mcintyre this afternoon. One
is for government survey No. 222, for
lots in section SO, township Is, range
70; the second is for survey No. 22S,
for land in sections 80 n 80, town
ship Is, range 70, and the third is for
lot No. 221. in sections 4 and 5, town
ship "A, and sections 80 and 80, town
ship Is, range 70. for the Isabella lode
claims Nos. l, 2, 3 and A. the Stranger
lode, the Rambler lodes Nos. 2 and 5.
Two coyote peIts were presented
this afternoon by o. A. Knight.
Three prisoners were at work on the
sidewalk in front of the court house
this afternoon, when two made breaks
for liberty, not having been appre-
hended at 4 o'clock this afternoon.
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make a test case the line OF battle will
be planned and all details arranged.
Passes Called Back.

Congress having passed the railway
rate bill, with its sweeping feature pro
hibiting the issuance of railroad passes,
President Hartman Of the Southern
Pacific has sent out orders to can
eel the annual Interstate passes which
the San Francisco officials of the road
sent out at the beginning of the year.
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BOY INJURED IN
RUNAWAY ACCIDENT.


William Burke, driving the Cash
meat markets wagon, was thrown
from the wagon at noon today, on
Third street, suffering some injury to
his right ankle, some of the ligaments
being torn. The horse ran down
Grand avenue to First, thence to Uni
versity avenue, up University to Third,
the wagon ov%erturning on Third
street, opposite the government build
ing, where the boy was picked up and
taken TO DR.. Billiards. office, and
where the horse was caught. The
wagon was broken some, but the dam
age to the rig was slight. Young
Burke was treated and sent to his
home at Third and Sheridan streets.
, 1906-07-14
FREIGHT WAGONS ARE
COMPELLED TO UNLOAD,

TIE Decker and Boston freight
teams, which left here this morning
for walden, are tied up just beyond
the Steve Frazer ranch, where one of
the wagons is in the mud up to the
hubs of the wheels. 1t will be neces-
sary to unload the wagons and pry
them from the mud.
, 1906-07-14
EIks Are Assembling.

Denver, Colo, July 1i.-Neariy a
thousand Elks arrived from California
and the territories and the southern
states today. Decorations about the
city are completed, being very general
and novel. There are thirty special
trains on way here and 10000 Elks will
have arrived in the city by Monday.
, 1906-07-14
PACKERS HARD HIT IN
FOREIGN COMMERCE

from Speaker Cannon from Danville,
Ill., today, indicates that he is prepar-
ing for a sharp campaign. He ordered
copies of the Congressional Record and
statistical abstracts. The republican
congressional committee plans to have
Cannon speak at large centers where
the republican nominees are attacked.
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sHEEPMAN FOUND DEAD
AT cREsToN TODAY.

Conductor Williams, on train No. 4
today, reports the finding of the body
of a sheep herder at Creston, near
the continental divide, west of Raw
Inns, last night. He brought Sweet
water county officials to the scene.
The conductor did not learn the mans
name nor the circumstances surround
ing his death.
, 1906-07-14

to dwell upon the technicalities of
minor trades in which they AVE 10
immediate or prospective concern; and
rather han with those phases of
science which are quite as foreign to
the interests of DO. 5 and girls as are
the mere abstract I 'oblems of mum
herSn
, 1906-07-14
UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE OF
FRANCE VICTIM OF ASSAlL-
ANT IN DUEL IN PARIS
THIS MORNING.
Minister PugIiesiconti and Secretary
Sarrant Quarrel and Settle With
Swords, Latter Being Badly
Wounded, Blade of Adversary Pen
etrating His Lungs = General
News from the Old World.

Paris, July IA bloody duel was
fought with swords here last night as
a result of the row in the chamber of
deputies yesterday. The principals
were M. Sarrant, under secretary of
state, and Minister Pugliesiconti. The
duel was very fierce and Sarrant was
pierced through the lungs and today is
in a dying condition.
, 1906-07-14
viii Discuss Amendments.

The amendments to the interstate
commerce law which were passed at
the recent session of congress are to
be discussed by general attorneys and
solicitors of railroads running west out
of Chicago, at a meeting to De held
there on Monday. If it is decided to
, 1906-07-14
Ships Ordered to San Salvador.

Washington, D. c., July 1.-THE
navy department today ordered a
cruiser, the Marblehead, and a war
ship to San Salvador. War between
Salvador and Guatemala, in which the
latter has 10000 troops in the field, has
become a matter of international i'm
p]ortance.
, 1906-07-14
Will Vaccinate Employees.

Drs. Stevens and McCollum this
morning received a large amount of
the very best quality of vaccine virus,
for the free vaccination of employees
of the railroad company at this place,
and the physicians urge employees to
present themselves at the office of
either to be treated.
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WHOLE BLOCK FOR
A NEW CATHEDRAL
SUMMIT OF KNOB HILL IN SAN
FRANCISCO DONATED TO BIsH-
OPP BY CROKER ESTATE.
Probably the Most Valuable Piece of
Property in Residence Portion of
City-Longest and costliest Bridge
Across Mississippi River Planned
for Louisiana Capital.
Whole Block Given to Church,

San Francisco, Cal, July 14.-Bishop
Nichols of the Episcopal church an
nounces hat the entire block on the
summit of Knob hill which before the
fire was occupied by the Crocker man
sion has been given to the Episcopal
church for the erection of a cathedral.
1t is probably the most valuable piece
of property in the residence portion of
the city.
, 1906-07-14
CHASED BY COWBOYS.
Supposed Horsethief Killed by Police
man While Getting Away.

East st. Louis, Ill, July IA mar
who gave the name of Frank Forrest,
when he tried to sell a horse which he
was soon accused of having stolen, was
chased through the streets by cowboys
on broncos from the stock yards, and
was shot and killed by Policeman Will
liam voltz. Forrest had opened fire
on the officer.
, 1906-07-14
A NOVEL
BATTLE
MONTANA MILLloNAIRES CREATE
DIVERSION BY WITNESSING
A BATTLE BETWEEN
REPTILES.

Large Sum of Money Changes Hands
on ResuIt-Indian Pine Snake
Proves Victor-Mrs. Leslie Carter,
the Across, Secretly Welded to
MIR. Paine, Another Member of the
PROFESSIONALISM Are Gathering.
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Palace is Crumblinq,

Rome, July 14.-The great marble
vatican palace, which has been the
home of the popes for over fifteen hun
dred years, is crumbling and Pope Pi-
us tenth began today removing the
church property from the building.
, 1906-07-14
Sultan Seriously III.

Paris, July IA Tangier dispatch
states that the sultan of Morocco is
seriously i'll with typhoid fever. 1t is
said that Maclean, commander of the
sultan's bodyguard, is suffering from
the same disease. Singers and dane
ers are executing symbolic songs and
dances before the sultan, hoping to
drive away the evil spirits.
, 1906-07-14
Loneworths Attend Review.

Paris, July 1.-THE Longworths to-
day attended the review at Long
Champs in celebration of the fall of
Bastile. The American guests and
President Fallieres occupied places in
the presidents box.
, 1906-07-14
OPTION ON LANDS
FOR CEMENT WORKS.

The Wyoming Central Land and I'm
provement company's trustees today
gave options on certain lands to the
proposed portland cement mill up the
river.
, 1906-07-14
Drawbridae Across Mississippi.

New orleans, La, July 14.-Half a
dozen railroads entering Baton Rouge
today decided to construct a draw
bridge across the river there, which
will be the longest, costliest bridge
across the Mississippi.
, 1906-07-14
HEAVY RAINFALL AT
SoDERGREEN'S RANCH.

Oscar Sodergreen says the heaviest
rainstorm for some time occurred at
the ranch yesterday, the roads being
flooded, there being many places to-
ward the city now almost impossible.
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gamated Copper. The advance, how
ever, was not startling.

Federal Grand Jury May Take Hand.
Kansas City, Mo, July 14.-Leslie
Lyons, United States assistant district
attorney, today said if the states anti
trust suit against the ice dealers came
to naught the federal grand jury might
take q hand in the matter under the
Elkins law.
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Has Many Good Features.

Prof. Lee, in speaking of the arith-
metic, said he had studied it carefully,
and looked upon it as one of the best
he ever saw. The author has n of
the largest mathematical libraries in
the world. and is a man who has given
the matter deep study, both as a
scientist and as a writer of text books
on the science, and he believes there
will be none of the objections to the
new series hat there are to the one it
is replacing.
Contract Awarded Today.
The supply committee of the board
of education, consisting of Messrs.
Carter, Jones and Frazee, this after
noon awarded to the Laramie Book
company the contract for the school
supplies for the coming year, at a price
to exceed $500. This does not include
the new arithmetics, contracts for
which will be made later.
, 1906-07-14

New York, July 14.-After a week
of falling stocks, the market this morn
ing revived and prices of stocks moved
up. The principal advances were made
in st. Paul, Union Pacific and Anal
, 1906-07-14
INSPECTING
ACCOUNTS
SECOND ASSISTANT DIRECTOR OF
EXPERIMENT STATIONS LOOK
ING OVER THE OFFICES.
H. BeaI of Washington Examining
Books and Accounts of Hatch and
Adams Funds and Will Also Elk
anime Experiments Now Being
Carried Forward-Money Received

Hon. w. H. Beal, second assistant di-
rector of experiment stations, who has
once before visited the experiment sta
ton here, is in the city to make an
inspection of the accounts Of the Hatch
and Adams funds belonging to the Wy
oming experiment station and to look
over the experiment station work be
ing done here. He will probably be
here a couple OF days. The station
work will be shown him by Director
Buffum and the books of the station
will be placed in his hands by DR.
Grace Raymond Hebard, the secretary
of the board.
Adams Fund Money.
The University Of Wyoming yester-
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Found Dead in His Cell.

Chicago, ILL.,, July 14.-Ralph Leslie,
convicted Friday morning of the muir
der of Samuel Goldborn, and sent
enced to life Imprisonment, was found
dead in his cell at the county Jail to
day. He had taken poison.
, 1906-07-14

This morning David Belasco, her
manager talked to Mrs. Carter over the
long distance telephone, when she in
formed him that she vas married to
Mr.. Payne yesterday. The actor is
said to be about % years old and Mrs.
Carter about so years of age.
, 1906-07-14
Four Million Deposited.

Washington, D. c., July 14.-Secre-
tary Shaw deposited about $4,000, 900
government funds in a score of ma
tional banks in various parts of the
country. At the treasury it was
thought the order would have an i'm
mediate effect on the consuls market.
make a test case the line of battle will
be planned and all details arranged.
This conference will be the outcome
of several smaller ones which have
been going on at the headquarters of
the several great systems during this
week. The Hartman conference has
been in progress in the offices of Gen
eral manager Stubs and at this repre-
sentatives from each Of the roads have
been in attendance. Similar meetings
have beer held by the attorneys who
represent the Rock Island'Frisco in
terests, the Santa Fe and the Hill lines.
, 1906-07-14
THIRD OF MILLION IN CANNED
GOODS ALONE BELOW Elk
PORT MARK FOR SAME
TIME LAST YEAR.

Of Hams Fell Off More
Than Three Million Pounds, With
salt Picked Pork at Two Millions
and Other Products in Proportion
Speaker Cannon Preparing for
Congressional Campaign.
, 1906-07-14
TW0B0YS
GET AWAY
PRISONERS AT THE COUNTY JAIL
MAKE BREAK FOR LIBERTY
SHORTLY AFTER NOON
HOUR TODAY.

Separate on South Third Street and
One Goes to River, Where He
Steals Horse and Rides Southwest
From city-other Dodses Into
Yard and Disappears in Buildings
to Rear of Third Street.
, 1906-07-14

Why not get all the news when 1t
Is news by reading The Republican,
, 1906-07-14

For fine job printing leave orders at
The Republican office.
, 1906-07-14
Separated on Third Street.

The boys went through town, sep
arating on Third street, just beyond
Park avenue, where one turned into
the gate at 500 Third street, going to
the real of the house and probably
hiding in the stables in that neighbor.
hood. The other kept on toward the
river, crossing the railroad track near
the coal chutes. William Cameron,
the ditch tender, was on trail Of one of
the fellows, and saw him enter the
yard on Third street. He lost sight of
him there and started west, thinking
the fellow had come out and was head
ing in that direction.
, 1906-07-14
Caught Murderer Redhanded.

To Avenee lovers Goodness.
Chicago, H., July 14.-In the ex-
, 1906-07-14

The Republican is the best advertis-
ing medium in the city n county for
1t reaches all the people.
, 1906-07-14

Cannon Preparing for Campaign.
Washington, d. c., July IA letter
, 1906-07-14

Young Lynn and Rawlins, the two
boys who were arrested in a box car
here some days ago, having ridden all
the way from Cleburne, Texas, and
who were afterwards fined $50 and
costs each, and sent to the county Jail
in default of fine and costs, made a
break for liberty this afternoon, be-
tween l and 2 O'Clock, and had not
been a~pprehended when The Repub-
lican went to press at 4 o'clock. They
were in the yard at the time, helping
to care for the lawn, and during a mo,
ment when no one was looking they
left. Mr., Jones, the jailer, was soon
upon their track, and he gave the
alarm, Treasurer Hicks also joining in
the chase.
, 1906-07-14
Funds to Good Use.

AS stated in The Republican some
days ago. provision has already been
made for using the S., OOO, and it is
presumed the first quarter of the sec.
end year will go for an equally good
purpose. This will depend somewhat
upon the report of DR.. Beal after his
visit at this time.
, 1906-07-14
THAT NEW
TEXT BOOK.
SMITHS ARITHMETIC CHOSEN TO
REPLACE THE PRESENT Sc
RIES IN CITY SCHOOLS.
In Three Volumes, Entering School at
Last Half of Second Year and Fin
ishing Eighth Year Work-Author
One of Most Noted Mathematician
of the Present Day.

AT the meeting of the board of trus-
tees of school district No. l yesterday,
as mentioned in The Republican that
afternoon, the Smith series of arith-
metic was adopted by the board TO
take the place of the Werner series,
which have been in use for the past
two years, and the change will be
made during the present summer, so
that the new books will be ready to
be put into the schools at the opening
in September. The new series has the
hearty endorsement of Superintendent
II. w. Lee OF the city schools and DR..
j. F. Brown, principal of the normal
department of the University of Wyo-
ming.
, 1906-07-14
Actress Denies MARRIAGE.

New York, July IA report came
from New England yesterday that Mrs.
Leslie Carter, the actress, had married
Mr.. Paine, a young actor who played
recently in Mrs. Leffinwelrs Boots"
Last night at her hotel, Mrs. Carter de
MED the marriage
, 1906-07-14

treasury warrants for the $1,000 com
ing to the institution from the Adams
bill for the fiscal year ended June 80
and one-fourth of the 1000 coming to
the institution for the fiscal year be
ginning July /, which will be paid
quarterly. This last sum of $1,75O was
somewhat unexpected at this time. At
first there was a decision that the
$4,000 would not be available until
this year, but later this was reversed
and word came that It would be paid
on or before the 3Oth of June. This
decision not only meant hat the $4,000
for the first year would be forthcom-
ing, but that the first quarter of the
second year as well, the fund increas.
ing by $4,000 annually until the maxi
mum of SIS, 900 is reached.