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The Colorado statesman., 1906-03-24
Champion Typewriter.

Chicago.-In the second contests on
typewriters at the National Business
Show, a woman made the record for
the smallest number of mistakes in her
copy. She was Miss Elizabeth Baker,
and in half an hour she wrote 4,OS5
words. making mistakes in only fifty
TWO of them. This gave her fourth
place. the first being won by Charles
H. McCurrin of Kalamazoo, Michigan,
who held the title OF champion of
America by writing 4,G27 words in
thirty minutes, an average of 154
words a minute. H. Otis Blaisdell of
Chicago won second place with rec
ord of 4,23S words. Third place went
to Emil A. Trefzger of Peoria, the
champion of Illinois.
The Colorado statesman., 1906-03-24
Coming Scarcity Of Iron.

The current topic of discussion in
iron mining and smelling circles is the
exhaustion of the worlds known sup
plies of that metal. Numerous writer's
have been giving statistical articles to
the technical press showing the prob
able extent and certain exhaustion in
a comparatively short time of the
present known deposits, and among
the foreign governments commissions
of inquiry are taking official cogni-
zance of the threatened shortage. In
the United States there is the leenest
competition for first-class deposits.
One of the latest reported transfers of
iron properties is the securing of the
Hill interests on the Mesaba range by
the United States Steel Corporation
These deposits are said to show an
available tonnage OF 3OO,0O0,O00 tons,
valued at $1,125,OOO, ,OO0.-Mining Re-
porter.
The Colorado statesman., 1906-03-24
STONE COMPETITION.
Samples Submitted for Denver Public
Library,

Denyer.-Seven samples of Colo
fado building stone and two
from outside the state were
submitted by contractors to the
members of the Library Commission
at a meeting held at the Public Ii
brary Wednesday, All the members
OF the commission were present and
displayed great interest in the claims
put forth for the various specimens.
Upon table lay the samples. There
was pink granite from Platte canon,
hght sandstone from Turkey creek,
lsht sandstone from the Almont quar-
rles IN Gunnison county, lava stone
from the Gunnison country, sandstone
from near Gunnison, lava from Del
Nofte, a very light granite from near
flalte canon, sandstone from Amargo,
New Mexico, sandstone from Rawlins
wyoming, and dark granite from Ark
ins, Colorado.
Dr. John Chase and John McLaugh-
lin told of the merits of the Almont
stone. John Erickson spoke for the
turkey creek product, Frank Damas-
clo Tor the Platte canon granite, s. F.
Hathaway for the Del Norte lava, C. E.
Treadwell for the Gunnison sandstone
and John G. Kerr for the Rawlins
sandstone.
The owners of the quarries are to
be requested to have chemical analy-
sis made of the stone which they hope
TO have used in the construction of the
new public library. Strength tests also
will be required
The Colorado statesman., 1906-03-24
ONE COMPANY WITHDRAWS
Holly People Will Control HoIbrook
Valley.

Denver.-A La Junta special to the
Republican says: A lively contest has
been on for the last two months be-
tween the Holly Construction Com
pany and the American Beet Sugar
Company. In addition to the large
sugar refinery which is being built at
the new town of Swinll by the former
company, it is also engaged in building
a railroad into the Holbrooll valley to
tap that rich agricultural district and
to provide transportation for the large
amount of sugar beets to be raised by
the farmers of that section.
The American Beet Sugar Company
of Rocky Ford has also hac contrac-
tors, men and teams at work con-
structing another railroad line into
the Holbrooll valley paralleling the
road being built by the Holly company.
The majority of the farmers signed
their beet sugar contracts with the
Holly Construction Company, which
will give the road being built by that
company the larger share of the traffic.
Within the last few days the Ameri-
can Beet Sugar Company has called off
the contractors. men and teams en-
gagged in building its roadbed and all
work on the railroad to be built by this
company has been stopped. This will
leave the Holly company in possession
of the field.
The Colorado statesman., 1906-03-24
GOVERNOR OF IDAHO.
Issues Letter to Labor Unions of the
Country.

Boise. Idaho-As a result of thous-
ands of letters and resolutions sent
Governor Frank Gooding of this state.
asking for a fair and impartial trial of
the accused officers of the Western
Federation of Miners, Haywood, Petit
bone and Meyer, Governor Gooding has
issued the following proclamation to
the labor unions of the country:
ITO the Labor Unions of the United
States: There has been considerable
said in connection with the arrests OF
the officers of the Western Federation
of Miners and the confession made by
Harry Orchard, who has declared, in
sworn confession. that he, in response
to arrangements with the accused Off
GERS of the Western Federation of
Miners, did murder the late Governor
Steunenberg of this state. The discus
sion has involved certain allegations,
the manner of arrest and subsequent
proceedings.
II desire to say to the labor unions
of the country that if by some arrange
ment the various unions will arrange
to send delegation to this city | will
be pleased to allow that delegation to
meet Harry Orchard personally and to
hear him go over the story told the
states attorney and the detectives.
They can remain with him in my cham
Der and hear him tell all over again
what he has already told us. | will
also present to them Steve Adams who
has also made a confession.
Further than this, | want to assure
every person. whether he be a union
man or non-union man, that the state
of Idaho will give the accused men
fair chance to defend themselves. and
as fair a trial as was ever held will be
given these men. Men, you need have
no fear of a :mis-trial. Upon convic-
tion. if the unions believe that an un-
fair or biased trial was given, then you
can remember that | still have the
power, as the governor of this state,
to hear your grievance and prevent
miscarriage of justice.
"The state of Idaho has fair name
to preserve, and as governor | will do
all in my power to do it"
The Colorado statesman., 1906-03-24
Colorado Bills Reported.

Washington.-Repr Hogg
appeared before the public lands COM
mittee Wednesday and secured fav-
orable report upon his bill creating
Mesa Verde National park. A similar
bill has passed the Senate and Repre-
sentative Hogg anticipates getting his
measure through the House and its en-
actment into law at this session.
Representative Brooks secured
favorable report from the public lands
committee on his bill giving Canon
City 5000 acres of land along the Ar
kansas river, including the Royal
Gorge, to be used by the city for pub
lie park purposes.
Upon the recommendation of Repre-
sentative Brooks, the President has de
cided to appoint Rev. Washington E.
GLADDEN. of Colorado Springs as chap
lain for the Twenty-fifth United States
infantry. DR.. GLADDEN., who is col
cred Baptist clergyman, was endorsed
by Bishop Grant of the Methodist
Church and by the state and national
colored Baptist organizations. He was
recommended also by Booker Wash
ington.
The Colorado statesman., 1906-03-24
DENVER TRAMWAY
offers Large Pay for New City Fran
chiSeS.

Denyer.-Two measures were IN
troduced at the meeting of the Board
of Aldermen Thursday night, to be
submitted to a vote of the taXpaylnS
electors at the forthcoming May cleo
ton, which are of vital interest TO
Denver. one granting a franchise for
twenty years to the Denver City Tram
way Company to use the principal
streets in the city, in return for which
the company will pay into the city
treasury $1,200,00O, payment to be
made at the rate of 5000 per month
the money to be used on the streets,
boulevards and parks; the other grant
ing a franchise to the Denver, North
western & Pacific Railroad Company
(the Moffat short line) to enter the
city through its own lines and termi-
nails.
On receipt of the franchise from the
taxpayers the Denver City Tramway
Company will undertake a series of
improvements and additions to cost
$4,000 900, guaranteeing to spend
large percentage every year on eXten-
sion of lines to every part of the city
and in improving the tracks in the
central district, adding to the rolling
stock and motive power and building
new shops.
A permit was granted to the Moffat
road some months back for the enter
ing line and terminals, revokable at
the pleasure of the Council. The fran
chise sought for embraces the same
grounds and thoroughfares with the
addition of a connecting point be-
tween the Moffat road and the Den
yer & Northwestern railroad on Forty
sixth avenue, north of Argo
The Colorado statesman., 1906-03-24
THOUSANDS KILLED,
Awful Earthquake Devastates Island of
Formosa.

misunderstanding to the Tele-
graphs correspondent at Toxic, it is
now estimated that several thousand
persons were killed by the recent
earthquake in Formosa. The whole is
land was shaken from early morning
Saturday until late at night, the shocks
being continuous. The same day slight
shocks were felt in Japan, and from
Saturday night until the following
morning five distinct shocks occurred
at Kumamoto.
kilograms from Formosa state that
the prosperous towns of Datiyo, Rails
hike and Shinko were completely de-
stroyed. AT Kagi alone 1000 natives
and seven Japanese We're killed.
At Datiyo COO bodies have already
been recovered from the open fields, to
which The people had fed only to sue
cumb to their injuries. AT a rough es-
innate the damage amounts to $45,000,-
900.
The Colorado statesman., 1906-03-24
Victim of SnowsIide.

Denver.-A Republican special from
Buena Vista Thureday night says:
Harry Weisenborn of Vicksburg, lit
tie mining town between Granite and
Winfield in the Clear Creek district,
twenty-eight miles from this place, was
killed some time yesterday by the
largest snowslide within the history
of Chaffee county. A rescue party,
headed by James Ball, left Granite at
daylight this morning and returned to-
night, but was unable to find the body.
The search will be continued for a day
or two, or until the searchers are as
sured the remains are not near the
surface
The Colorado statesman., 1906-03-24
Moffat Road Bonds.

New York.-Edward Sweet & Co.
have bought S10,000,00O more of the
four per cent. bonds of the Denver
Northwestern & Pacific railway
which David H. Moffat is building
from Denver to Salt Lake City. About
100 miles of the 500 projected are now
in operation Extension plans are also
under way.
The Colorado statesman., 1906-03-24
Rank to Be Abolished.

Washington.-The House has reached
a compromise on the question of abol-
ishing the grade of lieutenant general
in the army, but providing that it shall
not become effective until October 18th
next, in order that Generals Corbin
and Macarthur may be promoted be-
fore their retirement.
The Colorado statesman., 1906-03-24
Always Staunch
And True

The Denver Republican has al
ways avoided the fallacies and
knaveries OF yellow journalism,
and its steadily increasing Circula-
ton proves conclusively that its
policy OF telling the plain Truth
without exaggeration or misrepre-
sentation, standing fast for the
Right, is heartily approved with
growing force by the intelligent
Public to which it appeals.
To read it is liberal Education,
and the citizen who goes without
it does positive harm to himself,
to his family, and to the commu-
nifty.
In no other way can the invest
ment of 2H cents per day
for that is all The Republican
costs any subscriber-bring such
rich results in that knowledge
which is both Power and Pleasure.
Information, instruction and en-
tertainment fill its columns and it
leaves good taste in the mouth
of the reader.
1t stands for Law and Order in
the State-for Peace, Prosperity
and Happiness in the Home.
slf you are not already enrolled
among its splendid list of Patrons
send on your subscription and give
it fair trial at rs cents per month
for Daily and Sunday.
The oasis., 1906-04-28
RED MEN PREPARING TO swoov DOWN
 UPON THE LINE CITY.
But They Are Warriors of the Improved Order and Will be Royalty Welcou1-
 ed by the People ofthe Town.

After all the Indian scares that have disturbed the tranquility of the line cities. received with trem- bling by some and with scoffs by others, it is now positively known that the Red Men in all parts of Arizona are preparing C swoop down upon the line city next month. But it is not Nogales So- nora, that will be molested. The plans as reported by scouts sent out from the Nogales Wigwam are for the capture of the American town.
 The Red Men who are coming to Nogales are not of the Yaqui breed 1, but of the Improved Order, long since civilized andwho have adopted many of the white mans ways and burdens. They have their wigwams in all the larger villages of the territory and are generally regard- ed as a respectable, industrious race.
 They will arrive in Nogales Tuesday night, May P, and the people of their race who are already here will be on hand to greet them. The council fires will be kindled the following morning and the big Y,nxu-naw will hp held
 The following warning has been issued from the wigwam of Papago Tribe No. II of Nogales, to all members:
 DEAR RoTHER:--Instructions have been received from the Great Council of Arizona, of the In- proved Order of Redmen, from the Wigwam of the Great Chief of Re- cords, r. J. Farley, c. of R., that the next Great Council Fire oi Arizona, will be kindled on the 23rd Sun, Flower Moon, c. s. D. 415, which is Wednesday, May 23rd, 1906, at Nogales, Arizona.
 The following Tribes will be re- presented: Mangus No. 4, Jerome Zuni No. 6, Prescott; Cochise No 7, Bisbee; Yavapai No. 3, Congress- Pima No. 10, Tucson; Geronimo No. 14, Douglas; Opata No. 15 Tombstone; Hiawatha No. Is Clifton; Apache No. IT, Morenci Maricopa No. 19, Phoenix; Supai No. q, McCabe; Papago No. II Nogales. Hoping you will be 1T attendance,
 Yours fraternally in F. F. < c.
 E. D. MILLER, Sachem.
 MARK IIIIEY. c. of R.
The oasis., 1906-04-28

'flt fale Of talllWnia lsln muufh iar. and Arizona moufhs Wifh hef
 DaliiofOa aud Arizona are eo olos~iy linked together hg ties of btainrss an'I ifendship ilmt it is n0t nece-sary io dwell upon Tho sorrow which fills the heart of every citizen of this territory
 lt is true that the resolute spirit of the Pacific coast. which was go highly typi6ed in he beautiful city of San Francisco, will build a new and greater San Francisco on the ashes of the fallen city, hut that spirit must be sustained in this hour of extremity. Thousands of people are homeless. All their ac- cumuldtions are gone. They need instant help. He gives twice who gives quickly. am convinced that every citizen of Arizona will be glad 10 give generously toward relieving the distress in our neigh boring state.
 The work of collecting and for. warding money should be done in thorough and systematic manner. To that end, I, W. K. Nichols, act ing governor, do earnestly recom- mend that all boards ofsupervlsors, all mayors of cities and towns, and all boards of trade and oth r com mercial organizations at once pro- ceed to cooperate in the appoint ment of responsible committees in the collection of funds. And l further recommend, in order that relief may be furnished quickly, that these funds, as rapidly as collected, be forwarded to the Honorable George c. Pardee, gov- ernor of California, at Sacramento.
 In witness whereof, 1 have here- unto set my hand and caused the great seal of the territory to be anixed. Done at Phpnix, the capital, this twentieth day of April, A. D. 1906.
 i [SEAL ". F. NICHOLS. By the acting governor.
 l.. w. COLLINS,
 Assistant Secretary of the Territory
 of Arizona.
The oasis., 1906-04-28
A Proclamation
BY TIE AcrINa GovgRNoR

To the people of Arizona:
 4 calamity without parallel in the history of American cities has overwhelmed the city of San Fran cisco. Fire, following an earth quake, has destroyed the metropolis of the Pacific coast In addition to that, towns situated near the city have suffered great damage.
The oasis., 1906-04-28

TERRITORY OF ARIZONA COUNTY OF SANTA CRUZ j. K. D. George, Secretary the above named Building X Loan Association, do s0lemnly swear that the above statement is true to the best of my knowledge and belief
 k. D GEORGE, Secretary. Subscribed and sworn tu before me this 1lth day of April l906. SEAL. kB. WILLIAMS, Notary Publlc- Ny commission expires Jan'y 30, 1908. Correct-At test W. F. 0vERToN,
 l.. EPHRAlM, Directors
 EB WILLIAMS. April II. MSy 5
The oasis., 1906-04-28
Report of the Condition of NogaIes
 BuiIding Loan Association.

At Nogales, in the Territory of Arizona, at the close of business March 2Tth, l906.
 RESOURCES Loans and Discounts, less due from Directors q7,B5u.00 Other Real Estate 3,b1luO Current Expenses and Taxes Paid s.53U.39 Assets not included under above heads viz Cash on hand l3sao.-1 Books and Stationery N.19
  Total Sl15 25s.39
 LIABILITIES CApital Stock paid in { ISL ,14S.00 Liabilities other than those above stated. viz. Interest and Premiums 4l,9ss..A Member ship Fees 2.lsV0 Fines 1s2to5
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-07-12

Upon the closing day of congress
Senator Bacon of Georgia introduced
a resolution that the public printer
submit to congress at it's December
session an estimate Of the cost of
printing the Congressional Record in
newspaper form. His idea is to have
the journal placed on sale at all news
stands in the United States for two
cents per copy. The only objection,
perhaps, to such a measure would
come from the publishers of funny
papers, with whom the Record would
then enter into direct competition.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-07-12
John D. Rockefeller is now CHARGE

John D. Rockefeller is now charged
with conspiring to monopolize and
control the production, transporta-
ton, refining, purchase and sale of
petroleum in Hancock county, Ohio,
in violation of the Valentine antitrust
law, and a summons has been issued
for his appearance in court. John is
now in Europe, but the sheriff of Han
cock county expects to pounce upon
him when he arrives home. While
the sheriff may catch im,-process
servers have caught John BEFORE
we'll bet ten to one that he will not
appear in court.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-07-12

The government has issued fraud
order against W. D. Darst of CHICAGO.
who has been swindling farmers and
others throughout the country. His
scheme was to advertise that for s25
he would furnish license emitting
the holder to use his method of grow
ing vineless potatoes. An addi-
tional $3.50 was also required for a
package of a secret preparation which
he named "potatine. These prelim-
inaries complied with, all the grower
had to do was to construct bins 10 feet
wide, 5 feet high and 100 feet long,
throw in lot of cattle bedding, place
upon it's surface few seed potatoes
and 10, in sixty days every such bin
would bring forth $50 bushels of
murphys. Wonderful! thought hun
dreds of the "biting'' class, and
readily sent in their shekels to Darst,
who used a gunnysack at the other
end to carry them off. But he
"darsent''' do it again.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-07-12

In the ''News and Comment" column
of the Duluth News-Tribune we find
the following credited to an obscure
little sheet-its place of publication
has escaped our memory and is i'm
material: "R. G. Dunn wants a
couple of his friends put on the CEN
trail committee. If the republican
nominees know what is good for them
they will turn Dunn down cold. We
had all we wanted of Dunn two years
ago." AS a matter of fact the pub
Usher of the U n o had no hand or
voice in the selection of the state CEN
trail committee. Through the columns
of the U n o n we did advise Mr.. Cole
to select loyal republicans for his
managers. Our well-meant advice was
only partly needed. But Mr.. Cole
has some splendid fellows on his COM
mittee, and we take it for granted that
they will be entrusted with the man
agement of his campaign. Mr.. Chas.
Fl. Warner, the secretary of the COM
mittee, is a whole host in himself.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-07-12

German detectives reported to En-
peror William last week that thew had
made a most significant capture.
They described their catch as a notori-
Gus anarchist from America, who had
in his possession a very explosive
powder and who sought the life of his
majesty. The anarchist provedatto
be August Rosenberg Of Seattle, a re-
spected old gentleman who had
earned a competence in this country
and, with his wife, returned to the
fatherland to spend the remainder OF
his days. He was pigment mixer by
trade and the ''explosive' was paint.
Great sleuths are those German detec.
tives! q
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-07-12

Persons taking out cyclone insur-
ance should see that it also covers
tornadoes, hurricanes and slanting
winds, or the companies will make
an attempt, should your property be
destroyed, to avoid payment of the
policies. A case at issue is that of
Finch, Young & McConville of St..
Paul, who carried cyclone insurance
and whose property was destroyed in
the storm of 1904. The insurance
company sought to evade payment of
the policy upon the grounds that the
wind was not of a cyclonic but of a
straight" nature. The lower court
held for the defendants, who appealed
to the supreme court with the result
that the ruling was reversed. Now.
adays insurance companies will resort
to almost any exped dent in an attempt
to wriggle out Of paying legitimate
claims. ~
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-07-12

On July p examinations will be
held by the civil service commission
in 1913 cities of the United States for
the selection of 400 packing-house in
spectors. The men must be thoroughly
experienced and their salaries will
commence at $1,000 per annum. It
looks to US as though men capable of
filing these positions would have to
be practical veterinarians and chem
lists, and stipend of $1,000 year
hardly seems a sufficient 1emunera-
ton to induce such persons to take
hold of the work.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-07-12

A Wisconsin man wants to know
who was governor of Minnesota after
John Lind. For four years after Lind
we had no real governor. We had a
wind-bag who played at being COVER
nor, but our people are trying hard
to forget him and are succeeding ad-
mirably. His former postofice ad-
dress was Winona but his present
whereabouts are to the writer un-
known.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-07-12

Gov. Johnson has gotten away from
private Secretary O'Day again and
gone to New York to assist Tom Law
son in regulating the universe. Mr..
O'Day is dreading another bad break
on the part-of the governor and VOWS
it is the last time he will permit him
out of his sight. Poor Frank has
troubles Of his own.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-07-12

By unanimous consent Fred G.
Stevens is recognized as the most use
full and valuable member of the Min.
nesota delegation in congress. He
never neglects the interests of his
constituents or of his home city of St.
Paul, and at the same time he faith
fully represents the larger interests OF
the state and nation. Such men as
Fred Stevens should be continued in
congress as long as they care to serve.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1906-07-12

Now that congress has made us a
present of some needed legislation, it
is time to look it over and see how it
works. This is case where it is not
only polite but proper to look gift
horses in the mouth Duluth Herald.
And then to GUST from congress
those fellows who were Influenced by
the trusts to combat such remedial
legislation.