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, 1906-03-30
TAUGHT TO STEAL AS PART OF
BUSINESS OF RICH BROKER
COSTING IN THE CITY
OF NEW YORK,
Would Secure Young Man and Place
Him In Responsible Position With
Other Firms, His Business Beinq
to Steal Bonds and Stocks-Mob in
Baltimore Tried to Prevent Exc
cuton of Negro Murderer.

New York, March 30.-Charles M.
Dunn, who has been acting as a sort
Of dummy for Alfred R. Costing, a rich
broker, for many years, today con
fessed to the district attorney that
Gosling's business was really teaching
men to steal. The confession was
startling and may send a dozen pro-
fessional swindlers tt states prison. 1t
duplicates many well known Wall
street brokers. Gosling would employ
bright young men, get them a place
with some first-class banking house,
get them to ingratiate themselves with
their employer and watch their oppor
tunity to steal valuable stocks and
bonds.
, 1906-03-30
MONEY IN HAND FOR
BUILDING Of ROAD

men on the yards in and near the city
getting ready for the rush that is be,
lieved to be imminent. The telegram
says the line will be built to Encamp.
ment. 1t has been surveyed to that
place and the grading to Centennial
has been completed. With the funds
derived from this bond sale there will
be ample capital to put the road
through, which will now be done, &C
cording to the present light.
Van Horn Will Visit Here.
Some time ago The Republican con-
tanned the announcement hat Isaac
Van Horn, who, until the last few
months, was the president of the road,
had so shaped his business in Boston
as to give him time to look after his
western interests, and expected to
visit this city during the coming
spring and devote some time to the
road and other properties of the COM
pany. Fred A. Miller of this city was
elected president n is now in control
of that Office. Mr.. Van Horn can be
looked for within the next few days,
having left Boston yesterday and is
now on his way west.
People Will Rejoice.
The people of the city will rejoice
with Messrs. Miller and Van Horn
upon this happy turn of affairs, and
they will welcome the coming of the
Boston representative. The Van Horn
Miller company has worked long and
assiduously to bring about the develop
ment of the Laramie plain and deserve
the success hat seems sure at this
time. 1t is believed the contemplated
work this summer will include the
completion of the hotel building here
and the Country club buildings at Cen
tennial with the building of the road,
besides the development of the rich
gold mines owned by the company at
Gold hill, the proposed extension of
the Laramie Plains line to Encamp-
ment embracing the mining properties
as well.
, 1906-03-30
PRYOR RANCH SOLD
TO PETER SIMONSON.

NJ. T. Pryor this morning sold to
Peter Simonson of Centennial his
ranch of 24O acres on the Pioneer
canal, in section 6, township IA, range
rs, for $4,000, and Mr.. Simonson will
take possession at once
Ed ]. Dunn today sold to S. w.
Gillespie, for his son, Joe Gillespie,
part of section 80, township 20, range
"A, comprising 160 acres, n Joe will
occupy it at once. The price was not
made public.
, 1906-03-30
BELL TRACTION ENGINE
ARRIVES IN THE cITN

The thirty-horse power traction en-
CINE from the Case works arrived in
the city today, consigned to E. j. Bell,
and was unloaded at the rolling mills.
1t will be used by Mr.. Bell in drawing
the gang plows to be employed in the
large planting operation this season
on the Millbrook ranch.
1t was stated today that one local
firm had placed an order for 10000
pounds of field peas to be used in
seeding on the Laramie plain this
year, and that there had already come
requests for 10000 pounds more, be.
sides a large tonnage of other seeds.
, 1906-03-30
A RAILROAD
TAKES SAND
ORDER FOR THIRTY CARS FROM
OREGON SHORT LINE RE-
CElvED THIS MORNING.
John H. Davis Returns From Denver,
Where He Saw to Loading of Ma
chine for Handling Output-Roll-
ing Mills Turning Out Railroad
lron-Notes From Shop and Track.

John H. Davis, who went to Denver
loading machine, returned this morn
ing, having started the shipment north
ward, and it is expected within the
ing his absence his partner, Will
Thomas, had received an order for
thirty cars of sand for the Oregon
Short Line, which will be forwarded
at once. The owners of the plant are
loading sand at this time for other
orders.
, 1906-03-30

man who was injured in the Ahsay
wreck several months ago, died at thp
hospital at Rock Springs yesterday.
The remains were sent to his former
home in Kansas last night.
Alters was fireman on the freight en-
CINE which Engineer Drank was run.
ming when he pulled out against the
Overland flyer December Z, last. He
is the twelfth victim of the accident.
, 1906-03-30
Road Graded Part Way.

A special telegram from Denver to
The Republican says that Isaac Van
Horn has disposed of the recent bond
issue of $500, 900 to New York parties,
and that Mr.. Van Horn is now on his
way west to see to the pushing of the
lines as rapidly as possible.
This will be of especial interest at
this time, as work has actually begun
on the laying of track between this
city and Centennial. NJ. F. Reed of Cen,
tennial is now at work with a force of
, 1906-03-30
Injured While Fighting Fire.

Kansas City, Mo-, March 30.-While
fighting a small fire in a dye shop this
morning four firemen were seriously
injured by the explosion of a kettle Of
gasoline. Captain O'Connors and Fire
man Conner may lose their eyesight.
Firemen Connolly mi Cassidy were
burned about the arms and chests.
, 1906-03-30
VESUV|US IS IN
A BLAZE Of GLORY
THOUSANDS OF TOURISTS RUSH.
ING TO NAPLES TO WITNESS
GRANDEUR OF VOLCANO.
Constant Pouring Of Burning Matter
From Large Aperture in Side Of
Mountain and Spectacle at Night
Inspiring one-Archbishop Ireland
Received by the Pope.

Naples, March 30.-Thousands of
tourists arrived here today to visit the
spectacle of Vesuvius, which is now
tremendously active, and makes a
wonderful picture at night. There Is a
constant pouring of burning matter
from the huge aperture, and the noun
tain side is filed with lava.
, 1906-03-30
Murdered Aged Toll Keeper.
Two Hanged in Texas.

Dallas, Tex, March 30.-Tom Young
was hanged at Morgantown today for
the murder Of his s~tep-daughter, Alma
Reese, in Williamson county. The
girls mother witnessed the execution.
Albert Johnson, a negro, was hanged
at Waxahachie today for the murder
of a white man named Taylor.
, 1906-03-30
Standard Oil Gets Good.

New York, March 3O.-Owing to the
overwhelming defeat by Hadley, the
Standard Oil trust has started a revolu-
ton in its methods of transacting busl-
ness. The public will be given a show
in the new house cleaning.
, 1906-03-30

Lens, France, March S0.-Fourteen
miners entombed in the Courriers
mine March 10 were taken alive from
the mine today by an exploring party.
The men lived twenty days shut off
from light and almost deprived of air.
With one exception, all were well when
rescued, although they could not have
lived much longer. The searchers
heard noises and then answers to their
calls. The men we're finally dug out
by the ]eXplOrers.
, 1906-03-30
President FRAMING Reply,

Washington, D. c., March S0.-The
ing his reply to the operators request
for an investigation of the coal condi-
tions. The answer will not be sent
until the president has %canvassed the
matter with the cabinet, which held its
regular meeting at noon.
, 1906-03-30
BIeeds to Death on Street.

Chicago, ILL.,, March 30.-Miss Jessie
Piclia, aged 40 years, committed sui
eide today in front of the residence of
Jasper Atkins by severing an artery
with a razor. She bled to death on
the street while Atkins was calling a
physician. The woman's sanity was
in question. She left her home this
morning only partly dressed.
, 1906-03-30
CONFIRMED.
Salt Lake Receiver and Register In
Executive Session.

Washington, D. c., March 30.-In ex-
ecutive session today the senate con
firmed L. D. Thompson as receiver Of
public money in Salt Lake and F. d.
Hobbs as register of the land office at
Salt Lake.
, 1906-03-30
A LADY HAS SEEN
FIRST THUNDER S.

FIRST THUNDER STORM.
Mrs. Jessie Dayton Alice, who is now
living at P%ittsburg, Kas., writes her
parents in this city that she has, since
she went there, experienced her first
genuine thunder storm and doesn't like
it either.
, 1906-03-30

Indianapolis, Ind, March 3O.-The
miners convention reassembled this
morning. The operators communica-
ton, saying an appeal had been made
to President Roosevelt by them for an
lnyestlgation of all matters bearing on
the dispute, was received and filed.
Mitchell has taken c~ognizance of it to
the extent of wiring to President
Roosevelt that so per cent of the OPP
orators are willing to sign the scale
demanded by the miners. This is in
tended as a suggestion that there is
no need for his interference.
, 1906-03-30
Special Grand Jury Ordered.

New York, March 3O.-This morning
Judge Bowling granted the application
made yesterday by District Attorney
Jerome, in the supreme court, for a
special grand jury to investigate insur-
ance matters. The special grand jury
will be called May list.
, 1906-03-30
Charged With Stealing Large Sum.

New York, March 30.-Joseph Tur-
ney, note teller for the National Bank
of America, was committed to the
Tombs today on a charge of larceny Of
$685. 0O. 1t is said his populations cov-
err a period Of twenty-five years.
, 1906-03-30
ISAAC VAN HORN COMPLETES
SALE OF BONDS FOR LARA
ME PLAINS LINE TO
NEW YORK PARTIES.

Denver Post Has Special Dispatch
From Boston Noting Sale of Bonds
and Departure of Mr.. Van Horn
for This City-Road to Be Rushed
to Centennial and Encampment
and Other interests Looked After.
, 1906-03-30
Cry Robbery Il Cauaht.

The pupil was to take these papers,
put them in a Gosling envelope, and
drop them in the nearest letter box.
If the pupil could steal without detec-
ton, he was to say nothing, but if the
property he stole had been placed in
his custody for delivery, his orders
from Costing were to pretend that he
had been robbed and make a great
cutlery.
, 1906-03-30
To the Editor of The Republican.

To the Editor of The Republican.
There are few who will dispute the
position of the great teachers when
they say, in substance, that it is an in
dication of wisdom on the part of each
individual to stop and think of his fol
lies, where they are leading to, and
what the inevitable penalty will be if
he overleaps the rampant that enlight-
ened society maintains as a safeguard
against depravity.
The great pathways of commerce are
strewn with wrecks as a result of men
pushing blindly on where enthusiasm
leads, without stopping to think of the
pitfalls that may mean their ruin, or
the obstacle that money debts may be-
come.
Liable to Mistakes.
Communities are only an aggrega-
ton of persons, and are more liable to
mistakes in their financial matters
han individual persons, from the fact
that a rather pernicious system of
bossism has developed in American
political partisan management that
seems to force individuals to act out
of line with the promptings of their
best judgment.
This line of thought at this time
leads to a reference to the present
bonded Indebtedness of Laramie, what
It has los and where the main burden
falls.
Bonded indebtedness.
In 1888 there was issued $4,000, par
value, in W bonds, bearing inter.
est at Z per cent per annum. AS the
reader will readily see, these bonds
have run II years. The interest that
has been paid on said bonds to Janu
airy /, 1906, amounts to SAT, 500. Thai
Is to say that if one thousand dollars
worth of sewer bonds had been pur
chased in 1883 and no interest hat
been drawn until January 1, 1906, the
one thousand dollars in bonds would
have accumulated $1,190 interest.
In 1895 the floating Indebtedness o
Laramie city was funded at the rat
of 6 per cent per annum. There ar,
now $46.400, par value, of these bond
that had run ten years to January ]
1906, the total interest accrued an
paid in that time being $27,S40.
Thus it will be seen that the intel
, 1906-03-30
Pope Sees American Bishop.

Rome, March 3O.-The pope today
received in private audience Arch
bishop Ireland of st. Paul and Bishop
McGolrick of Duluth.
, 1906-03-30
Alcohol Bill Reported.

Washington, D. c., March 30.-Today
the ways and ean committee of the
house reported favOrably the free alco-
hol bill.
, 1906-03-30

est that has accrued and been paid on
the two lots of bonds, covering the
present bonded Indebtedness of the city
amounts to $75,440.
Accumulation of Interest.
Attention is now called to the rapid
accumulation of interest on the pres
end Indebtedness of the city, to indi
cate to those who are not accustomed
to calculating interest, what a burden
a bonded debt may become to all the
citizens of a community. This applies
crease in wealth or population faster
than Laramie has in the past seven,
teen years.
1t may be argued that the statement
of bonds and interest above given is q
part of ancient history hat only re
calls certain mistakes in the early ad,
~ministration of the affairs of Laramie
| admit that the record is now valuable
mainly as a warning against like mis-
takes in the future.
The bonded Indebtedness of Laramie
is now $S6,4O0 with a annual inter
est charge of 1854. The water bond
proposition if authorized by a vote OF
the people would nearly double the
present city Indebtedness if the system
proposed by the city council could b.
oll,r,l - ryitbn,t ,xt,p.i,.r -. n
meter system.
Distribution of Water.
| do not believe that the distribution
of water during the season for cultivat
ing lawns, small gardens and SHRUB
berry, can be justly regulated from the
system of laterals proposed by the
council, without a meter system. i
it can be there are many who would
like to hear from the mayor as to how
it is going TO be accomplished. But
to waive this point it is agreed thai
it will require a tax to pay the interest
on the $4,000 water bonds and to pro
vide a sinking fund for the payment
thereof.
Seems to Be Wavering.
The mayor seems to be wavering as
to how a part of such tax will be rails
ed. 1t was first proposed to demand
water tax from the 1000 household
ers sufficient to raise $4,000 each yea
for the next sixteen years as a sinking
fund. 1t has since been suggested tina
the sinking fund, and l presume othe
expenses, may be raised by a lot tax o
S. a lot on 1894 lots, etc.
Where will the burden of all this b,
felt the most severely? Surely not b.
the few large owners OF real estate, o
by those who are engaged in merchar
dising.
Burden Falls on People.
Whatever the burden of interest o
the final payment of public indebted
ness may be, it will be borne by tn
people in proportion to numbers, NOR
NEARLY than it will be in proportion t
wealth, as public debt burdens hav
always been borne. To more clear
illustrate this ! will in substance RI
peat the words once used in a shol
address, as follows:
v THE consumer pays the expense
, 1906-03-30
Statement Issued.

Operator Robbins and the United
Mine Workers president have issued
the following statement: The opera
tors of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and west
ern Pennsylvania who are opposed to
advancing mining wages do not repre-
sem more than half the tonnage Of
such states. The remaining half of the
tonnage is produced by the operators
who are willing to restore the scale of
1903 for a period of two years, which
is a compromise. The percentage of
tonnage represented by the operators
who are willing to agree to this com
promise is sufficient to avert a national
calamity"
, 1906-03-30
Ate Mule Flesh and Grain.

When the miners were cut off from
escape by the explosion and fire, they
took refuge in a mule stable in tie
mine. They subsisted at first on the
lunches of their dead comrades and
then ate the mules, wheat and oats. A
boy IA years old was among those
rescued and endured his h~ardships
with great courage.
, 1906-03-30
FAvORS
BIG WAR VESSELS
WANTS BATTLESHiPS THAT DIS
PLACE EIGHTEEN THOUSAND
TONS FOR SEA FIGHTING.
Would Preserve Them in Time of
Peace With Small Crews in Har-
bors Of Country-Many of the Mon
itors Almost Ready for the Scrap
Heap-Wyoming Almost New.

Washington, March 30.-The testi-
mony and recommendations given dur
ing the past week by Admiral Dewey
before the naval committee of the
house attracted anew attention to con
ditions of the ships in the American
nav Admiral Dewey wants $4,000
ton battleships. He would preserve
them in time of peace by maintaining
them with small crews only in the
harbors of the country. The reason
for this is furnished by the fact thai
a list of the vessels that have outliveC
their usefulness has been prepared b!
a joint board of army and navy officer
who aided in the preparation Of thu
new scheme for coast defense.
, 1906-03-30
OPERATORS ASK CHIEF ExEcu
TIVE TO INTERFERE TO SET
TIE TROUBLE BETWEEN
OWNERS AND MEN.

Operator Robbins and President Mitch
ell Intimate That Petition Does
Not Represent More Than Half of
Tonnage of Territory Involved
President Preparing Answer and
Lays Matter Before Cabinet.
, 1906-03-30
University Building Burned.

OTTVCToFty OUTFuTTy OUTTFeUs
Moscow, Idaho, March 3O.-The main
building of the University of Idaho
burned today. Loss, 500, 900.
, 1906-03-30
AS TO THE
C|TY'S DEBTS
PRESIDENT HOLIDAY DISCUSSES
BONDS DUE AND INTEREST
CHARGES OF LARAMIE.

Head of Holiday Company Argues
That Burden Will Fall Less Upon
Large Holders and Merchants
Than Upon Lesser Lights in the
Wealth of the Municipality.
, 1906-03-30
SAYS ITS
NAUGHTY
DISTRICT ATTORNEY JEROME BE.
LIEVES CONTRIBUTIONS FOR
POLITICAL PURPOSES
ARE HARMFUL.
w. H. HOLIDAY.

Advocates Passage of Law by Present
Legislature Making it Grand Lar.
ceny for officer of Any Corpora,
ton, Insurance, Banking or Com.
mercial, to Give Funds to Help
Elect Candidate on Any Ticket.
, 1906-03-30
AS FROM
THE GRAVE
FOURTEEN MINERS ENToMBED
TWENTY DAYS AGO IN MINE
IN FRANCE RESCUED
BY EXPLORERS.

When Cut off by Fire and Explosion
They Escaped to Mule Stable in
Mine and Lived First on Lunches
of Dead Comrades and Then on
Flesh of Mules and Feed-Boy of
Fourteen Among Those Rescued.
, 1906-03-30

consin and Illinois will be good until
about 1920.
, 1906-03-30
Tried to Prevent Execution.

Baltimore, Md, March 30.-The ex-
ecution of Isaac Winder, a e was
prevented this morning by a crowd of
excited citizens. They tore down the
barricade about the jail yard and over,
powered the officers. Sheriff Elliott
could not take the negro from the jail
to the scaffold. An immense crowd
surrounded the Jail. Elliott DELAYED
matters while arranging to ask for the
militia.
Murdered Aged Toll Keeper.
Winder murdered an aged toll keep
er a month ago. He broke Jail and
eluded his pursuers for a week. He
was lodged in the Baltimore Jail for
safe keeping until last night, when he
was taken to Towson The sheriff
finally mustered enough guards to head
of, the crowd. Winder fought desper-
ately all the way to the scaffold and
was beaten into submission by the Of
ticers, who held him over the trap
while the moose was adjusted.
, 1906-03-30

New York, March 30.-District At
torney Jerome today publicly advocat-
ed the enactment of a law by the pres
ent legislature making it grand larceny
for any officer or any corporation, in
surance, banking or industrial, to make
political contributions from the funds
Of the corporation. Mr.. jerome had
before rendered an opinion hal such
political contributions do not constitute
larceny, under existing statutes. On
this point, he says:
, 1906-03-30

Daily Republican, so cents a month.
, 1906-03-30
Robbins Signs Mitchell Telegram

Operator Robbins also signed the
telegram Mitchell sent to President
Roosevelt. 1t says Responding to
your suggestion, we have fulfilled our
highest duties as citizens of the coun'
try by advocating a bituminous coal
, 1906-03-30
Has Bad Moral Effect.

possible in any way to justify in the
form of morals the contribution of cor,
porate funds for political purposes. II
these contributions do not constitute
larceny, the law must be Immediately
changed by the present legislature, and
SO u%nequivocal in its terms that any
officer of any corporation, using its
funds for such a purpose, will be sub
ject to punishment exactly as though
he had stolen these funds"
, 1906-03-30
Some Monitors Still Useful.

the service, and several battleships,
some of which, however, are still cap
able of giving a good accoun of them
selves. OF the monitors that are to go.
the Monadnock and Monterey will first
be consigned to the scrap heap. They
are now in the Asiatic station and will
never be brought home.
, 1906-03-30

Twelfth Victim Of Accident.
Joseph Alters, the Union Pacific fire,
, 1906-03-30
The wyoming Nearly New.

The monitors Puritan, Amphitrite,
Miantonomoh and Terror are fit for
station ships only, and sea service will
never be expected of them except for
short runs from port to port. The Ar
kansas, Florida, Nevada and Wyoming
are comparatively new. But like all
vessels Of their type they are miser'
able gun platforms, and are fit for ac'
ton in smooth water only.
Active Life of 1attIeshiP.
The second class battleship Texas
will be given four or five years more
on the active list, and will then be rel
egated to the reserve. The Indiana
Massachusetts and oregon may be con
sidered as good for active service with
the fleet until 1915, when they will be
placed in reserve. The Iowa will fol
low a couple of years later, and the
: Kearsarge, Kentucky, Alabama, Wis
, 1906-03-30

est hat has accrued and been paid on
the two lots of bonds, covering the
present bonded Indebtedness of the city
amounts to $75,44O.
, 1906-03-30

Fa1 Department.; Cheyenne, wyoming
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-30
MUST CURB SLEUTHS.
Private Detectives to Be Regulated
BY LEGISLATURE.

st. Paul, Nov. zS.--It is claimed that
private detectives have grown to be gen
orally such pirates upon the purses of
humanity that they require either sub
jugation or extinction. The climax was
reached when the Coleman trial was on
in the district court and Coleman's five
year sentence showed something of the
public feeling against private detectives.
Two bills are being prepared for in
PRODUCTION into the legislature One aims
at the prohibition of the business of
private detectives and makes it a mis-
demeanor to advertise such business
in any manner by sign or newspaper adj
vertisement. The other provides for Ii
censing the sleuths.
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-11-30
GRIFFITH WILLIAMS WILL
Property is Divided Among His Four
Children.

From Wednesdays Daily.
The will of the late Griffith william
was filed for probate today. 1t is dated
Feb. II, 1906, and disposes of personal
property valued at $4,000 and real es-
tate valued at $4,000. TO the daughter,
Jane Mcdonald of Council Bluffs, Iowa,
is left $4,000, to be paid to her by the
son, Bennett Williams, within five years.
The daughter, Catherine Willis of Oma-
ha, is left $500, to be paid to her by
BENEFIT Williams within two years. To
the daughter, Annie Evans of this city.
is left the homestead in this city, the
north 52He feet of lots and 8, block %,
Warren's addition, and also the house
hold furniture and all personal proper
ty except money or notes. 10 the
son, Bennett Williams, is left all of the
balance of the property, including an
eighty acre farm in JudsOn, and all
money and notes or money due, subject
to the payments provided for above.
Bennett Williams is named as executor