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NOTES FROM THE COURT HOUSE.

The county commissioners were in
session today.
S. J. Kent and others today filed
claims for the Hecla and Elevation
mining claims.
B. C. Buffum today sold to George
E. Morton, for 81, 1926 acres in sec
ton l, township 10, range "A.
Mrs. Annie Pardee of Union, N. J.,
today transferred by warranty, for
$1,000, an undivided fourth interest
in lots - and 10, block 1872, the Kus-
ter hotel site, on ~Thornburgh street.
Charles F. Kuster today transferred
to his sister, Mrs. Belle Mueller, for 81
and natural love and affection, an un-
divided one-fourth interest in lot 3 and
the north half of lot 2. block 14s, on
Fourth street, between Fremont and
Clark streets.
, 1906-09-04
YESTERDAYS FIGHT AT
THE MANEUvER CAMP,

The fight yesterday between Rabbi
of the Tenth cavalry and Wolf of the
Sixth cavalry was 0 by Rabbi in the
first half Of the first round, Wolf prov
ing an easy victory for the Tenth cav
airy trooper. Murray of the Tenth, a
colored man, and Murray of the Sixth
cavalry, a white man, fought a draw
as a preliminary to the Rabbl-Wolf
bout. The polo team left today for
Colorado Springs for a few games
there.
, 1906-09-04
eARKEEPER FINED FOR
SELLING ON SUNDAY.

The ]barkeeper at Murphy's saloon,
at the corner of First and Grand ave
nue., was this morning fined $3.50 in
the police court for selling liquor on
Sunday, between the hours of 10 and 2.
The arrest was made by Marshal Sig
nan and his men on Sunday, a dozen
men being at the bar at the time.
, 1906-09-04
Arrests Will Be Made.

Philadelphia, Sept. 4.-District At
torney Bell, after looking into the af-
fairs of the defunct Real Estate Trust
company, today said: There is evi,
dence of criminality in connection with
the collapse, and arrests will be made
I can lay my hands on the looters now
but am waiting to make the cases as
nearly perfect as possible. have not
examined Treasurer North, Auditor
Hill and the bank examiner who exam
ined the institution, for reasons which
may appear later"
, 1906-09-04
Not Officially Advised.

Washington, Sept 4-The state de-
partment has so far received no official
advices regarding the seizure of the
American fishing smack Aloha by a
Mexican gunboat. A press dispatch
states that fourteen members of the
crew were thrown into prison. Their
capture was effected on the Areas reef,
Gulf of California, where the Aloha put
in to escape q storm.
, 1906-09-04
PRESIDENTS LETTER
To WATER CONGRESS

and difficulties still ahead, and that
only unbroken vigilance, efficiency, in
tegrity, and good sense will suffice to
prevent disaster. There is now no
question as to where the work shall be
done, how it shall be done, or the pre-
else way in which the expenditures
shall be made. All that Is settled.
There remains, however, the critical
question of how best to utilize the re-
claimed lands by putting them into
the hands Of actual c%ultivators and
home,makers, who will return the orig
inal outlay in annual installments paid
back into the reclamation fund; the
question of seeing that the lands are
used for homes. and not for purposes
of speculation or for the building up of
large fortunes.
Some Reaction Coming.
This question is by no means simple.
1t is easy to make plans and spend
money. During the time when the
government is making a great invest
ment like this, the men in charge are
praised and the rapid progress is COM
mended. But when the time comes
for the government to demand the re-
fund Of the Investment under the term
of the law, then the law itself will
be put to the test, and the quality of
its administration will appear.
Size of the Farms.
The pressing danger just now
springs from the desire of nearly ev-
cry man to get and hold as much land
as he can, whether he can handle it
proitably or not, and whether or not
it is for the interest of the community
that he should have it. The prosper.
ity of the present irrigated areas came
from the subdivision of the land and
the consequent intensive cultivation.
With an adequate supply Of water, a
farm Of Ave acres in some parts of the
arid west, or Of forty acres elsewhere.
is as large as may be successfully till
ed by one family. When, therefore, a
man attempts to hold 100 acres Of land
completely irrigated by government
work, he is preventing others from ac-
curing a home, and is actually keeping
down the population of the state.
Speculation to Be Checked.
Speculation in lands reclaimed by
the government must be checked at
whatever cost. The object of the recla-
nation act is not to make money, but
to make homes. Therefore, the re-
quirement of the reclamation act that
the size of the farm unit shall be limit
ed in each region to the area which
will comfortably support one family
must be enforced in letter and in spir-
1t. This does not mean that the farm
unit shall be sufficient for the present
family with its future grown children
and grandchildren, but rather that dur
ing the ten years of payment the area
assigned for each family shall be SUI.
icient to support it. When nee the
farms have been fully titled by free
holders, little danger Of land monopoly
will remain.
Making Law Successful.
This great meeting Of practical irri-
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Tried to Incite Attack.

Tucson, Ariz.. Sept. 4.-Collins Hum.
bert, a Frenchman, and Leonardo Vii,
lareil and Bruno Treyino, M~eXicans,
were arrested today in a nearby min.
ing camp by immigration Inspector
Murphy and two rangers, charged with
attempting to organize Mexican miners
to attack Nogales INT Sonora and cap
ture the custom houses and the rurales'
arsenal. Letters on the prisoners
show that the plans were directed by
Mexican revolutionists in St. Louis.
, 1906-09-04
lNTIMATIoN OF COMING OF TWO
THOUSAND MEN MAY CAUSE
TROUBLE ALONG THE
MEXICAN LINE.
Revolutionary Sympathizers viii Make
Attack Upon Soldiers and Will
Give Desperate Battle = Cashier
Bound and Gagged in Bank While
Bandits Deliberately Loot Institu-
ton of Large Sum in Gold.

Douglas, Ariz., Sept. 4.-This place
and others along the international Dor
der are in a frenzy of excitement over
the announcement that 1000 men, in
troops, are marching on the Mexican
town, Aqua Prieta, just oyer the line.
If the approaching troops are regulars.
1000 Mexican revolutionary sympa
thizers, each ARMED with a Winches-
ter rifle, will give them a desperate
battle,
, 1906-09-04

house Saturday night, with a very
small attendance. The bills were al
lowed n ordered paid and the meet
ing voted against the extension of the
main beyond Park The funds
on hand were ordered disbursed as div
idends to the shareholders and the fol-
lowing officers were elected:
President-George Gerhard.
Secretary-T. H. Trewartha.
Treasurer-Ollie Wallis.
, 1906-09-04
M ay Be saved.
Nav Be Total Loss.

Washington. Sept. 4.-The quarter
master general of the army is advised
from Honolulu that the transport Sher-
idan is a total loss. Much movable
property has been taken off. Unless
there m a strong wind from the
south, the vessel is apt to remain in
her present position until the arrival
of wrecking apparatus from San Fran
cisco to remove the engines.
, 1906-09-04
DATE FOR
CONVENTION
REPUBLICANS TO NOMINATE
CANDIDATES ON LAST SAT-
URDAY IN THIS MONTH.
City Primaries to Be Held Wednesday,
Preceding Date of Convention, In
City, and in County On Saturday
Preceding convention-offices to
Be Filled.

The republican county central COM
mittee met last night, with Otto
Gramm as chairman and N. G. Peter
son as secretary, when a call for a
county convention to nominate candi-
dates for county offices was prepared
and will be issued within the next day
or two. 1t was resolved to select del
egates to the county convention in the
city on the evening of September &c,
the voters meeting in the various meet
ing places in the wards at s O'Clock.
In the precincts in the country dis
tricts the primary meetings will be
held on Saturday, September %, at
2 p. m.
Date of County Convention.
The county convention will meet at
the court house in this city on Satur-
day, September 20, and will consist of
sixty-nine delegates. The First ward
will have ten delegates, the Second
ward eleven and the third ward nine.
The convention will be called to order
by Mr.. Gramm as chairman. 1t will Sc
lect candidates for the following Of
fees to be filled at the November cleo
ton:
, 1906-09-04

Chicago, ILL.,, Sept. 4.-Mayor Becker
of Milwaukee is racing home from
New York today in his magnificent
new auto, trying to win a $4,000 bet
with John w. Gates that he can make
the distance in twenty hours. Shortly
before moor he was whirling through
Toronto at a rate that will win the
wager if he keeps it up.
, 1906-09-04
Stensland lakes Blame.

Chicago, Sept. 4.-The Tribune this
morning has a cable from Tangier say
ing that Paul Stensland, in a confess
sion, takes most of the blame for the
ruin of the Milwaukee Avenue Ma
tional Bank on himself, declaring, how
ever, that Cashier Herring was the
forger and got most of the money.
Stensland expects conviction
Herring the Arch Criminal.
Just before his escape he tried to
kill himself, but failed. He says he
, 1906-09-04
BOSTON
IS ON THE ROCKS
WENT ASHORE DURING FOG IN
THE STRAITS OF RosAINA
EARLY YESTERDAY.
Flagship of Pacific Squadron Said to
Be Not Sinking, But Three Hun
dred Men Working Hard to Keep
Her Afloat-Believed that Trans
port Sheridan Is a Total Loss.

Seattle, Wash, Sept. 4.-Following
the destruction of the United States
transport Sheridan on the reefs of
Honolulu, the United States cruiser
Boston is today going to pieces On the
rocks of Peabury island, in the straits
of Rosaino, twenty-five miles from
here. The Boston is the flagship of
the Pacific squadron. She went ashore
in a fog yesterday.
May Be Saved.
Last night Captain Coffman signaled
that his ship was not sinking, but 300
men are hard at work trying to keep
the water down. This morning it is
thought the ship can be beached and
saved.
, 1906-09-04
FOUND BIG BADGER
IN THE BACK YARD.

The sons of Mr.. and Mrs. Erhard
Berner this morning killed a large
badger in the back yard of their home
at the corner Of Tenth and Custer
street. They remembered that the
dogs kept barking all night and be-
lieve the animal was there at the
time.
, 1906-09-04
Killed by Policeman.

Webb City, Mo, Sept. 4.-PolicemaD
Herrin entered Henry Potts rooming
house last night to arrest a man and a
m Potts wounded the officer in
the shoulder with a bullet and Herrin
killed Potts.
, 1906-09-04

didn't spend his money on Leone Key
or any other woman. He says with a
million in the bank he might have TAX
IN a quarter Of a million, but he didn't
take a cent. He considers Herring the
arch criminal.
, 1906-09-04
GONE TO COUNTRY
FOR WEEKS OUTING.

Mr.. and Mrs. James NJ. Christensen
and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Davidson
left this morning for North park for
an outing of a week or ten DAYS. dur
ing which they will camp in the open
and view the country.
, 1906-09-04
RAWLINS MAN BUYS

John Engstrom of Rawlins Saturday
night took possession of the John Ben
son saloon, on First street, MI. Ben
son selling out hat he might go to the
Shoshone reservation.
, 1906-09-04
BATTLING NELSON LOSES LIGHT
WEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP
FIGHT BY DIRTY PUGlI--
ISM AT GOLDFlELD.
Deliberately Struck Colored Antason-
list in Groin and Referee SiIer
Hands Decision to Gans-Movins
Pictures Show That Foullng Was
Going on and Game Should Have
Been Stopped in Thirtieth Round.

Goldfeld, New, Sept. 4.-Battling
Nelson deliberately fouled Joe Cans
last afternoon in the forty-second
round of the best and longest fight
seen here in many years. Both men
were tired when the fight ended, but
Cans was apparently the stronger. He
was away ahead on points and had
smashed and cut Nelson all through
the fight without being badly hurt him
self. Shortly after the ~forty-second
round commenced the men were in
their usual clinch.
A Deliberate Foul.
Nelson had his head on Cans Shout
der and his arm down. Several times
he hit Cans below the belt, apparently
feeling for a vital spot. At last he
drew back his right arm and hit Cans
a vicious blow square in the groin.
The colored boy sank to his knees and
rolled on his back.
Siler Quick to Act.
Referee Siler without hesitation or
dered Nelson to his corner and award.
ed the fight to Cans on a foul.
Pictures Show Fouls.
The experts all agree that Nelson
fouled all through the fight and the
counting should have ended in the thir-
tieth round. The moving pictures were
only partially successful, the films CIV
ing out.
Beats Record for Receipts.
The Gans-Nelson fight receipts were
SIS, 900, the largest amount in fistic
history. Manager Nolan denies the re-
port that he instructed Nelson to foul
and says Nelson did o foul.
, 1906-09-04
Received.

The warning of the approach of the
troops came in a telegram to the head
of the Mexican supply department last
night, saying: "A body of 1000 troops
will arrive at Aqua Prieta during the
night" The telegram was unsigned.
Guards were stationed in all Mexican
government buildings, with orders to
shoot anyone who attempted to enter
the buildings. The saloons are all
closed
, 1906-09-04
Large Fund Available.

The period of general surveys and
examinations for projects is past. Eff
fort is now concentrated in getting the
water upon a sufficient area of irriga-
BILE land in each project to put it on
a revenue-producing basis. To bring
all the projects to this point will re-
quire upwards of $4O,OOO,O 900, which
amount, 1t is estimated, will be avail
able from the receipts from the dispos-
al of public lands for the years 1901
1903.
, 1906-09-04
Robbers Had Ample Time.

1t was two hours before the unfor-
tunate victim was able to free himself
sufficiently to give the alarm, and in
the meantime the robbers had es
capped, taking with them nearly three
thousand dollars in gold coin but leav-
ing untouched the bunch of banknotes
and silver lying on the counter
Hunting for Bandits.
The cashier alarmed the town, and
all night and this morning a posse con-
sisting of between 3C0 and 500 men
have hunted the surrounding country
for the bandits.
, 1906-09-04
Making Good Headway.

We may well congratulate ourselves
upon the rapid progress already made,
and rejoice that the infancy of the
work has been safely passed. But we
must not forget hat there are dangers
, 1906-09-04
Date Of county Convention.
Offices to Be Filled.

Sheriff, treasurer, county clerk, at
torney, county commissioner for four
years, county commissioner for two
years, surveyor, superintendent of
schools, coroner, road supervisor, a
state senator for four years, a state
senator for two years, six members of
the house of representatives and a JUS
tice of the peace and constable for
each justice and constable precinct in
the county.
City Convention Same Day.
At the conclusion of the county con.
vention the delegates for the city will
nominate a candidate for mayo and
members of the council for each ward.
, 1906-09-04
Bank Robbed in Broad Day Light.

Rainier, Ore, Sept. Awhile Cashier
P. w. VanAucher lay bound hand and
foot, gagged I'M tied to a table in a
back room, two bandits ~leisurely loot
ed the State Bank of Rainier in broad
day light.
, 1906-09-04

Why not get all the news when 1t
Is news by reading The Republican,
, 1906-09-04
READ AT MEETING OF BOISE CON.
FERENCE To STUDY IRRIGA-
TON METHODS IN THE
GREAT WEST.
Man Familiar to Western Conditions
Speaks Right Out, In Manner Not
to Be Misunder stood-Presiden
Roosevelt Sends Greetings to Dele
gates and Gives Some Facts of In
terest at This Time,

Boise, Idaho, Sept. 4.-The following
letter was sent from Washington by
President Roosevelt and read at the
opening session of the fourteenth Ma.
tional Irrigation congress being held in
this city, beginning yesterday and end,
ing on Saturday:
The Presidents Letter.
To the Officers and Members of the Ir.
rigation Congress.
Operations under the reclamation
act, which l signed on June II, 1902,
have beer carried on theoretically dur.
ing the four years since that date. The
reclamation service, consisting of ov.
err 400 skilled engineers and experts
in various lines, has been organized,
and it is now handling the work with
rapidity and effectiveness. Construc,
ton is already well advanced on TWEEN.
ty-three great enterprises in the arid
states and territories. over 1000, 900
acres of land have been laid out for ir.
rigation, and of this 200, 200 acres are
nov under ditch; 500 miles of canals
and bitches and 10000 feet of tunnel
have been completed; and 10000 00
cubic yards of earth and 5000, 900 Gu.
bic yards of rock have been moved
Detailed topographic surveys have
been extended over $1,000 square miles
of country within which the reclama
ton work is located, and 10000 mile:
of level lines have been run. Three
hundred buildings, including offices
and sleeping quarters for workmen,
have been erected by the reclamation
service, and about al equal number by
the contractors. over 10000 men and
about 5000 horses are at present EN-.
ployed.
, 1906-09-04
Quiet During the Night.

Nothing happened, however, up to
this morning. Everybody is on the
alert. A dispatch from Nogales says
trouble is brewing there and in Sono
ra, and a revolution is expected in a
few hours. There is excitement all
along the international line.
, 1906-09-04
WATER COMPANY HAS
ANNUAL MEETING,

The Eighth Street Water company
held its annual meeting at the court
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Continued on Page ~
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MdkThg Law SUCCESSFUL,
This great meeting Of practical irri-
, 1906-09-04

passengers and trainmen were treated
by Drs. Stevens and Miller. E. N.
Donaldson, the brakeman, and Bag
gageman Costello suffered bruised left
knees, but neither was seriously in
jured. Drs. Stevens and Miller were
called and went out with the first re-
lief train, coming back between Z and
s with the injured trainmen and pas
sengers. T%hirty-four Of the passengers
were cared for at the Union Pacific ho-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-23
CARNEGIE TRUSTEES TO MEET.
Will Adopt Definite Rules for Admin
 lstration of the Gift.

New York. March PA meeting of the beard of trustees of the Carnegie founda- ton for the advancement of teaching has been called to convene at the offices of the foundation, 542 Fifth avenue. on April 9, at which time will be adopted the defi nlte rules under which MT. Carnegie's gift will be administered
 While 1t is not possible to say in ad- vance the conditions which the trustees will lay down. the scope of the institution Is outlined in the act of incorporation, which became q law March 10. In 1t the purpose of the founder in the establish ment of retiring pensions in the higher institutions of learning of the three English-speaking countries of North America A new charter will be adopted by the trustees at their meeting on Aprll g. and under it the trustees will then be ready for the actual awarding of grants for which q large number of applications are already on file. The trustees of the Carnegie foundation are drawn from the whole country. and represent all the vari- ous types of institutions of higher educa- tion.
 One vacancy In the board. occasioned by the death of President Harper. is to be filled at this meeting.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-23
METHODISTS BOTHERED
 BY LABOR QUESTION
Heated Discussion Results From Book Concerns Being Run on the
 Open Shop Basis.

Philadelphia. March 22-The controversy between the Methodist book concern and Typographical union No. of New York, came up for discussion at todays ses- sion of the Philadelphia Methodist con ference. Some of the pastors requested an explanation concerning the anonymous circular which had been distributed de- clarihg that the book concern had locked out It's printers and had published ques- tionable literature Dr. Eaton, of the book concern, declared that the typographical union was fighting the concern because the publishers desired to conduct their business according to their own ideas.
 "We will not be dictated to by our employees" he said. We fly the flag of an open shop"
 The charge of publishing questionable literature contained in the circular. he branded as absolutely false.
 A resolution was presented by Rev. Dr. A. G. Kinnett, expressing confidence in the book concern and endorsing it's atti- tude on the open shop question.
 This resolution met the disapproval of many of the pastors whose charges are among the laboring classes. It threw the conference into an uproar and the reso- lution was referred to the book commit tee, which went into executive session to enable Dr. Eaton to appear before 1t.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-23
FAMINE IS TERRIBLE.
Between soo,ooo and 100000 Persons
 Are Starving In Japan.

New York, March 22.-The New York state branch of the American National Red Cross today issued a statement as to famine conditions in Japan.
 "The famine in Japan" the statement says, which has been considered for some time moderately serious, is now known, as the result of reliable private advices, to be one of the most terrible starvation emergencies of modern times.
 "Conservative estimates place the num- Der of starving Japanese at from S0O,OOO to 100000 persons. For these, owing to extended rains last summer, which have ruined the rice and other food crops, there is absolutely no relief in sight until next October, when a new harvest will be available.
 'The sum of s16.0OO 900 will be required to save the Japanese country people. This is estimated by allowing for a cost of 10 cents per person per day"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-23
Train Is Finally Released.

Durango. Col. March 22-The snow blockade which has existed uninterrupt- edly on the southern line of the Denver and Rio Grande since March II was broken today by the arrival of a through train from Denver.
 After being snowbound for twelve days on the lofty summit of Cumbres pass fifty miles from the nearest town. a train load of fifty passengers arrived in Ala mosa. The train left Durango March 1O and after It became stalled the snow con- tinued falling until 1t lay on the level higher than the smokestaeks of the loco- motives.
 Railroad employees carried provisions to the imprisoned passengers by climbing the mountain on snowshoes, and they were made as comfortable as possible. Owing to high altitude several passengers became sick.
 The rotary penetrated to tho train last night. and this morning the fires were again started in the frozen engine and the journey made to Alamosa.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-03-23
MINE EXPLOSION
 IN WEST VIRGINIA
 a Fifteen Men are Knosn tt. Have Met Death TELEPHONE WIRES DOWN Details of Accident at Century Are Lacking, But Scores of Men Were In the Mine at the Time
 of the Explosion.
TELEPHONE WIRES DOWN

Fairmont, w. Va, March 22-F'ifteen men are known to be dead. twenty-five injured and from twenty-five to seventy five missing and believed to be dead as the result of an explosion of gas in the shaft of the Century Coal company at Century, a small mining town situated fifty miles south of Fairmont, on the Bellingtoa and Buckhannon branch of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. The ex- plosion took place at 4:30 this afternoon, but owing to the telephone wires being put out of commission by high winds to- day, details are lacking and the names to be foreigners. were not secured at d late hour tonight.
 The Century mine which is owned by Shaw Brothers of Baltimore. MT. is one of the largest independent concerns opera ting in northern West Virginia.
 Over 250 men are employed daily in the shaft, and had the explosion been an hour earlier the loss of life would have been appalling. As 1t was, there were but few remaining In the shaft, the main body of the miners having quit work for the day. me giant fan which fur nishes air for the shaft was partially wrecked by the force of the explosion, but was repaired immediately, and with in an hour after the accident Superin- tendeent James Ward had relief gang in the mines.
 A telephone message from Phillippi early this morning says that the last report from Century places the number of dead at fifteen men.