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The Washington times., 1906-08-22
ELEPHANT HUNT
THROUGH WILDS
OF OLD VIRGINIA
Trainer BarlOWandASSiSt-
ants Searching for Re-
CalCitrant Beasts.

Penetrating thtrketS. rOr1lnE streams
and riding at hreak-ueCk speed along the
open country. Trainer Barlow and three
assistants are emuIauHg Henry ~ stan
ley in their search for the Misses Annie
and Jennie Pachydermi two charming
young elephants from the jungies or
South Africa. who figured IN most
disgraceful affair at Luna Park yester-
day. as exclusively related iu The Times,
and are now believed TO be disporting
themselves in a festive mudhole seven
miles below Alexandra.
Throwing leg over his impatient
steed. Mr. Barlow declared this morn
ing that Luna Park would never see
him again until he had captured his two
runaWayS. The elephant hunting party
lqFr rbe resort this morning shortly aIter
daybreak with TatiOus and tents ana
determination 20 recapturc the pachy-
derm sisters before returning AT noon
they were still securing the country.
Making for a QuagmiIe.
The latest report received by Mana
ger Gill was from farmers I'm wagons
who stated that they saw the two ele-
plants making their way toward a
quagmIre south of Alexandria. Barlow
and his assistants were reported TO be
In hot pursuit. The elephants Will most
likely be taken together. being INSOFAR
able because OF heavy iron chains and
bands around the more or less slim
ankles. Mr.. Barlow says he will not
run the risk of having the sisters escape
again by marching them up the road to
Luna Park. but Will chain them secure
lv and place them on train.
Joe Troy. a suu-kisseG youth from
southern Italy, Is IN the Emergency
Hospital at the park, badly used uP by
Tommy, the ring-leader OF the runaway
escapade. Tommy was plOwing his
way through bramble and underbrush
near Arlington yesterday afternoon
when Troy sneaked up behind him and
seized his tail Tommy made strenu-
Gus endeavors TO shake of his would-be
cantor. but Troy hung on gamely. Drag
ged through the bramble. Troy was bad
lv Iacerated about the face and bruised
on the legs and body as a result of
bounding over rough roads and rocks.
At the hospital today Il was said hrs
friends would probably be able TO recog-
nize Joseph IN a week
Tommy Was the InstigatoT
Tommy was the one that melted the
other elephants 10 run away. Tommy
demolished the hlppodrome stage, up
rooted the posts supporting It, bumped
against the amusement buildings and
shook them CT their base. Bounding
over TO the soda fountain and trumpet
ing loudly as II to say get next 10
this he seized the heavy cash register
with his snOut and ele-ating It as high
as his proboscis would permit, dashed it
10 the ground. trampled IL into broken
bits and pranced out ol the park and
went toward Alexandria.
After ne and Queenie were outside
the Enclosure they broke their binding
bonds. When Tommy was caught,
Queenie was by his side, refusing 10
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HARPERs FERRY, Aug. q. Both
rivers full ana muddy.
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500 Flooring now $3.50 per 100 It
LAhbeY & Co., etb s NeE YeTk Ayss-7AaEl
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DOWNTOWN.
Rsg1ltered Anleok.s standard Thermometer
SIN TABLE
TIDE TARIE-

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Printing Office Work.

Mr.. Howe calls attention to the fact
that the testimony shows that in the
handling Of bills IN the closing hours
of a session much Of the work IS an
ticipat0ry. On this point, he says:
The clerical force Of the House, and
the Government Printing once as welL
proceed with an anticipatory engross-
ment and preparation OF the measure
with a view 10 its ultimate expedition
hence when the final action Of the
House upon its bill IS taken the en-
grossment and printing Of the measure
are already tremendously advanced.
When the measure is messaged 20 the
Senate It is again printed, carrying the
action of being referred 70 the proper
Senate committee.
I'm the Senate committee very much
the same procedure is followed as
has ben followed in the House 4
subcoun1fttee Of the Senate committee
first considers the House measure,
POSSIBLY requiring for its confidential
rses several prints thereof The sub
committee report to the full commit
tee, who in turn finally make their re-
mort TO the Senate. IN which form the
hin is again, officially, printed for the
1,se Of the Senate with or without
amendments, as reported by the Senate
committee. This is the print showing
certain matter lined out with italicized
additions.
General Deficiency Bill.
''The criticism attaching to the gen
eraI deficiency bill concerns a delay
experienced by the conferees IN securing
what Is known as the numbered amend
ment print for consideration. this being
the print ordered by the House after the
bin has been returned TO the House by
the Senate with the engrossed amend
ments OF the latter dOvetailed into the
bill. Omitting the preliminary steps in
volved In the handling OF the measure,
testimony attached will show mat the
bin passed the Senate late Thursday
night, June 2S, 1896.
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Put on of Cnttenton Home.

After learning this Mr.. Wilson lost no
time IN having the woman dropped from
the rolls ar the Crittenton Mission. On
Monday Miss Koran walked out OF the
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Indignation Was Great.

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General Deficiency Bill.

GContiausd On Fourth PaEal ia.
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Tommy Was the InstigatOr.
Lumber Trust Broken.

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The Lamar register., 1906-04-04

horses. cattle, teams, ETC., and A
Snowden was toll taker. The Santa
Fe stayed here two years, before
building to Las Animas, after max
ing two surveys which they aban-
doned, one running up Granada
creek, the other north of the river
by Ella, postoffice on the west bank
of Sand creek, now almost forgotten.
The removal of the bridge and its
place being taken by the big steel
structure to go in will make the
country seem less like the old days
to the old timer than ever. They
are glad to see the improvement,
but sorry that the old thing shall
pass away, but "This, too, shall pass
away" Will any steel bridge across
the Arkansas river stand as long as
this old piling structure?
The Lamar register., 1906-04-04
N ay Valley.

The young people gave the play
.School at Blueberry Corners" last
Saturday evening to large audience.
A charge of 10c admission was IN ade.
The money thus raised will be used
in the purchase of books for the
school library.
Yes. Swsdley and Chas.. Idler ac-
companied shipment of lambs of
Drake, Spencer & Mosman's to Buff
falo, N. Y, leaving last Friday.
A Sunday school has been organ
lied here with VIM. Rose, superin-
tendent, Israel Heath, assistant sup
erintendent, Miss Pearl Swsdley, sec
retary, Frank Rose, treasurer, Miss
Madge Thurston, organist.
The SHOWS of the first of last week
gave abundance of moisture to fall
wheat, and the fields are taking on a
healthy green.
Higbee and Masser have the ditch
from the Queen reservoir to the Mar
burg lateral about completed, and
will begin the work from the Thurs
ton lake to Wheatridge, next week
Mrs. Elmer Wagner is very sick
and under the daily care of the ply
sicians. Everything possible is being
done to alleviate her suffering by
her family and neighbors who are SO
ready to give assistance.
RIO.
The Lamar register., 1906-04-04

Chas. Vogel and the Pickel boys
are plowing for Ed German this week.
A. P. Kemper and part of his fam
lily have gone to Holly to bale hay.
Don Ward is putting in speltz on
the Zeamsn farm at the present time.
The Paradox school has been
closed on account Of whooping cough
A. p Mead cut up fine lot of wood
the past week. Hurrah for A. z.
Clark Mitchell took fine lot of
sheep to the Kansas City market this
week.
Several fires were started in this
neighborhood on Monday. Our far
mers should be more careful in dis
posing of their weeds.
A fire occurred on the Bent ranch
last week in which the old gray race
horse, Chisler, we'll known through
out this section, was burned to
death. y.
The Lamar register., 1906-04-04
What Women viii Do


While much of the simplicity of
Charles Dickens was lost in the play
"What Women Will Do" a play
founded on the novelist's David
Copperfeld" which opened at the
Park yesterday for three days en-
gagement, Harry jackson, who is
responsible for the dramatized YER
sion, succeeded in getting much of
the true color or the s.age. The
show was pleasing from start to finish
to the Park patrons.
David Copperfield, the hero of the
play, is little more than a supernum-
erary in the play, the real action be
ing distinct sort of villain, Ham
Peggotty, the rough young fisher
man in love with Emily, the limo
cent young woman and forsakes him
for the promises of Steerforth when
he is strangled to death by Ham
during storm off the coast of Var
mouth, with a few other scenes in
which Dickens story is deserted,
gives the play the true melodramatic
Acknowledgements News.
At the opera house, Saturday,
April 7th.
The Lamar register., 1906-04-04

No expense whatever has been
spared by w. e. Nankeville to make
this seasons production of Human
Hearts" a notable one. New scenery
has been prepared for the present
tour, and the acting company is, if
possible, the best ever yet employed
to enact this sterling melodrama.
At the conclusion of the present
tour, it is Mr.. Nankeville's intention
to send this company, in its entirety
to London, where the play has al
ready been contracted for.
Human Hearts" will be present
ed here Wednesday,, April 11th.
The Lamar register., 1906-04-04

Tax-dodging, complicated with
perjury, is one of the recogniz ed re-
creations of the unco' rich in this
country. Magistrate-dodging, in
connection with automobile "acci-
dents" is another. No billionaire
takes shame to himself for either of
these forms of pastime. But sub
-dodging is not quite on the
same footing with tax-dodging, or
even with summons-dodging. The
distinction between -dodg-
er and fugitive from justice is diff.
ticult to draw.
So when the common American
citizen, who merely pays his debts
and "looks the whole world in the
face, for he owes not any man."
reads daily that the richest man in
America is dodging subpoena and
taking his exercise after dark, why
should such common American
envy the richest man in America?
What an abject snob the common
American would have to be to envy
the skulker IN question: All the less
should he envy him because he does
not see why the billionaire should
dodge his subpoena. Still less if he
suspects that it is not the informa-
tion osteusibly required by the sub
The Lamar register., 1906-04-04
Here Too.

Things are not always what they
seem. The Sugar City Gazette say 3
the town constable held an auction
sale over the remains of the defunct
jewelry business of one A. Smith, and
that in a moment of mental aberra-
ton the editor offered bid of So so
on pathetic Seth Thomas clock, of
uncertain age and apparently in the
last stages of tuberculosis. The
auctioneer who is notorious practi-
cal joker knocked it down to us
and now after wrestling with the al
legged time piece for three days and
nights, we are going after that auc-
tioneer with wetelm club, if we can
find him. This pale, silent memento
of the departed Smith hangs on the
wall of the sanctum sanctorum. We
can scarcely trust ourselves to look
it in the face.
Lamar had similar sale few
years ago, and the blackened ruins
of "solid silver service" still stares
one in the face sometimes. The per-
petrator of the fraud has been run
ming on the reform ticket for mem
ber of the legislature biennialIy ever
since. Fortunately he always gets
Just what the purchasers of his sill
verware got-nothing.
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WILL BE COMPLETED.
The Arkansas Valley r. r. viii Be
Constructed from Lamar to
Rocky Ford in 1906.

The plans for The Arkansas VAL
ley r. r. have been changed and
instead of stopping when the terri
tory of the Lamar and Rocky Ford
factories has been covered, the con
tractors, Leonard and Mcdowell have
been ordered to push the work right
on this summer and complete the en-
tire route between the two points.
The contract with Mr. Manville on
the Lamar bridge provides for the
work being completed by May 10,
and the grading will be ready at that
time so the construction work can be
pushed right along. The indica-
tious now are that train service can
be established in time to run excur-
sions to the great Prowers County
Fair on August 80, 30 and 81.
The following from the Rocky
Ford Enterprise shows that the fight
between the rival roads in the Hol-
brook country which has been de-
laying operations is now settled:
"The litigation between Otero
county's rival railroads has been set
tied and the work of pushing the
Arkansas Valley road from Rocky
Ford to Lamar will be pnsh ed more
vigorously than ever. A. w. Shell
toms Holbrook ranch was the storm
center of the contention, as it was
here that the two surveys crossed.
An agreement relating to the cross
ing has been affected whereby all
obstacles have been removed from
both roads. ... ......
"Mr. Shelton's suit against the
Holly and Swink road has also been
smicsbly settled. That corporation
pays him 81, 500 and builds a bridge
over the Holbrook canal for his ben
eft. Mr.. Shelton did not get from
the Holly and Swink Co., as much
as he thought he was entitled to, as
the damage to the ranch was great,
but the American Beet Sugar Co.,
made up the difference in a way to
make the situation satisfactory. The
American Co. will build on Mr..
Shelton's ranch a dump, station, a
switch to his power house and
bridge across the Holbrook canal.
"The American Beet Sugar Com.
pany accepts all the Holbrook con-
tracts and will build bumps to &C
comodate every $50 acres of beet
land. Five dumps have been def
nitely located and the sixth is under
consideration. Iron has been order
ed for As miles of road for delivery
within 80 days, and number of 40
ton beet cars are under construction
for handling the crops of 1906. The
road will be fully completed to
Horse creek to transport this seasons
beet crop and grading will continue
during the summer on the line
through to Lamar.
"Reports from Las Animas are
most favorable, contracts are being
signed very freely making the plac-'
ing of the A. B. S. Co.'S proposition
there in very satisfactory shape.
"Advices from Holbrook indicate
that while the Swink factory will
have the greater acreage, the Rocky
Ford factory will have as great
tonnage of beets, having contracts
with more of the experienced grow
ers.'
\
The Lamar register., 1906-04-04
County Notes.
from the Granada Times.l

from the Granada Times.l
Several grading camps are lotated
on the now railroad-the' Holly Il
Swink line, and we expect to hear
the trains whistling before long.
Sheriff Geo. H. Thomas was here
yesterday calling OH his friends.
The sheriff was we'll pleased with
his success regarding the fndi ng,
capture and returning of the Lamar
minister,
The tearing out of the old Santa
Fe railroad bridge, which will soon
occur, will remove one of the old
land marks from this section. The
bridge is across the Arkansas river
about three miles east of town and
is the oldest bridge in the hve
southeast counties of the state. 1t
was built IN 1878 when the Santa Fe
built from Sargent (now Coolidge)
to Granada. The Granada of those
days was the "old town." standing
about where the KY ranch buildings
now stand, but being mainly north
of the track. The first bridge was
also toll bridge for the passage OF
The Lamar register., 1906-04-04

poena that the billionRire is reluctant
to give, but the billionaire's real
dread is "What will they ask next ?"
New York Times.
The Lamar register., 1906-04-04
For Sale.

Alfalfa hay and staw at my farm
miles west Of Lamar. f. DEWEY.
The Lamar register., 1906-04-04
For Rent.

Alfalfa and sugar beet land close to
beet dump.
MAXWELL FARM Co.
Lamar, Colo.
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"The Central Life Assurance
society OF Oes MOines, Iowa.

Society Of Des MOfnes, IOWA.,
is purely Westera Life Insurance and
an Investment Company. Your Policy
and Investment Is Secured by interest
bearing Securities Deposited with the
State OF Iowa. See or Write f. X.
Mathews, Dist. Mgr.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-08
wool Market.

BOSTON Dec. 7.-WOOL-The CONNER
Sisl st Bqtfs Gathered Tor the government
will say tomorrow OF the wool markst'
The local market is in an extremely strong
Dosition owing 70 the high values ruling
In the foreign markets and 10 the compare
lively small supply Of desirable WOOL avail
able here. Fun asking prices are Ieaully
obtafned In all cases and the general basis
is &c 10 10 above that of last week. From
necessity the transactions are practically
confined to siqIhl gIsd sJ srs obtaibsSs and
the small stock OF quarter-Dloods Is nearly
cleaned up. Individual sales range from
10 OCO TO 10000 pounds, few above the
latter. and one Is said TO be near the l,OOO,-
30 mark Montana, Wyoming ldaho' Utah
and Nevada woods are moving steaaily
with all classes Of customers active. Fine
and fne medium brings nqSc, or clean
cost ranging from 60 to CSC. Quarter-blood
sells as well as supplies permit Ii al zl5taSJc,
steady request at 2Sc. Fail Texas Is selling
quite satisfactory at EzQZSc, or bs4b)c
secured, and middle county sa slis con
Valley oregon Is held at 28QSUc, for No.
md 266Zic for Nos. l and 3. Medium and
unWsshed heeces are selling quote active y,
While delaine, as we'll. is particularly strong,
| ohio quarters bring G1s4S3c; three-eignths
! sG3llEc and half-bloods, S3qS31tc. Mich
| an half blOOds, steady; SqSlzc; three
| ighths, S3a3S1zc Washed Ohio delaine is
| n excellent demand at SI1aQ3se, The ship
ments OF wool from Boston TO dale from
| December q, 1905, according 10 the same
| authority, are 2i7,2ss,2S7 pounds. against
| l25. 564, rs pounds at the same time last
year. The receipts 70 s, Gate are S5ssss go
! 5ame period last year
| LONDON, Dec. 7.-WOOI-The sixth
| cries OF the wool auction sales was con
| ,luded today. During the series hns
| nerinos as well as cross-breds, were IL
| xeen demand especially for America, and
| hey closed to 10 per cent dearer than th'
| September average price. Poor merinOi
| we're unchanged TO per cent higher and
| APE OF Good Hope and Natal closed abOu
| per cent dearer. During the sales 400
| bales were taken for the home trade, 40
| or the continent and 5000 for America
| The Withdrawals amounted 70 1000 bales
| m OF which were held over for the FIRST o
he 1907 sales. Good grades sold WELL bu
| Inferior merinos eased slightly. Following
| re the sales IN detail; Victoria, 300 bales
| secured l0dqls SID; greasy, 5dqls 80
Vest Australia, L. 900 bales; greasy. 7Adl
cd South Australia, 100 bales; secured
IS 2dd1a siad; greasy, 7hdQF4d. New Zea
| and. 800 bales: greasy s5addis Id. Cape o
! Soad Hope and Natal, 10 bales secured
'adgls III; greasy Iadqlld.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-08
CarlOt Receipt.
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PROVISIONS
Features of the Trading and Closing
) Pricea ON Board of Trnde.


CHICAGO, Dec. 7.-Higher prices for
wheat at Minneapolis were reflected today
IN a firm tone in the local market. the May
delivery showing net gain OF nc at the
close. Corn was up nc, oats were &c
higher and provisions were from 5d71sc to
Continued lively demand for cash wheat
by millers at Minneapolis and Duluth
caused a further advance I'm prices at
for a buillsh sentiment that prevailed all
day In the local market Small receipts in
the northwest because Of bad weather also
assisted in creating the local demand. A
liberal decrease in shipments from Argen-
tina for the week also strengthened the
bull feeling Commission houses were ac-
tive bidders all day and with the excep-
ton OF a brief period late In the session.
when there was considerable amount Of
realizing, offerings were not equal TO the
demand The volume Of business was quite
large. The market closed firm, with prices
near the highest point of the day. May
799sc. sold between 7sc and 7sasd7s1ac and
closed at 1850. Clearances Of wheat and
-four were equal TO 2S54O0 bu. Primary
receipts we're $1,000 bu., as against 75i, OO
for the corresponding day one year ago,
Exports for the week for wheat and -four,
4T5OOOO bu. Minneapolis. Duluth and Chi
cago reported receipts OF bi3 cars, az
against 1,O64 last week and 564 year ago
The feature Of trading in the corn pit was
the purchases by elevator interests of large
quantities OF corn for May delivery. This
demand: II ~ SAID was que TO a report
ously injured by drouth. The market was
arm all day. May opened unchanged 10 a
shade higher at 4SSc to isSsQ43Ac, advanced
to &c ana closed at the highest point
Local receipts were 2lS cars, with nine Of
contract grade.
Oats were Arm In sympathy with whea
aud corn. Trading was fairly active, Will
a good investment demand. Shorts alst
bought freely. May opened unchanged 4
sc higher at 36i4d36Ssc to &9sg35%c, ad
vunced TO S%0S57sc and closed at 55Ao
Local receipts were l42 cars.
The sharp advance OF yesterday In pro
visions induced considerable profit-takinI
today, which resulted in small declines
The supply of live hogs at western pack
ing centerB continued to show a decrea q
compared with the movement Of last year
At the close January pork was on lOc a
Slb.ao. lard was down 5n71hc at &bl5zds.6
and ribs were lOc lower at B.35.
Estimated receipts for tomorrow: Wheat
"A cars; corn, 100 cars oats. - cars; hogs
1900 head.
The leading futures ranged as follows:
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-08

SHEEP-There we're not enough sheep
here this morning TO make a market, only
four fresh cars being reported In and few
odds and ends carried over from yesterday
The demand was as good as usual and the
few loads IN sight sold very readily az good
strong prices. The c. d. Houston wethCrs
which brought $3.50 yesterday, sold today
at S56
The feeling on the market has been very
good all this week and prices have been
gradually strengthening up under tho in
huence OF the good demand and the mod
crate receipts, At the present time IL Is
safe to quote sheep and lambs 15Q25c higher
than last week. Shippers should bear in
mind what was said yesterday regarding
the demand being limited to the good kinds.
Buyers do not want half fat stun and Will
not take Il so long as there is anything bet
ter to be had. InasmuCh as well-hnlshed
sheep and lambs are bringing such satisfac-
tory prices II Is the height OF folly for ship
pers to send In unfinished stock which has
10 be sold at a sacrifice.
Quotations on killers: Good to choice
lambs, N.OOdI5O; fair TO good lambs $3.50
100; good to choice yearlings SoOOGi&i
fair to good yearllugs S5.5Od590; good 70
choice wethers, Sc. 5Od5.75 fair to good weth-
ers, f5.2og550; good to choice ewes, S5lOd
$40; fair to good ewes, A65Q5.l0.
Quotations on feeders: Good to chCic
lambs, S6O0G640; medium lambs f650Q6 o.;
light lambs, A&d5.25; yearlings 6.l5Q6. So
wethers A,1545a; ewes, S3.50q45O; breeding
ewes, 81 506b 90.
Omaha daily bee., 1906-12-08

NEW YORK, Dec. T.-METALS-The Lon
den tin market was higher today with spot
closing at el97 Is Cd and futures at els6 S.
Locally the market was quiet and q shaCf
higher IN sympathy with London, with spo.
quoted al $3.50 bid and S432O asked. Cop
per was lowcs IN London al a 3 IS for
spot and. ElO4 o. for futures. Locally the
market was arm and unchanged, with lake
quoted al so 5oli2275 electrolytic al 322iZiAit
p S75p and casting az S22.oOd22& Lead was
firm al S. 75d6.Q5 IN the local market but
was lower az el9 S. IN London Spelter
was unchanged al eT l5s IN London and
al So 50d65 ia the local market. Iron was
lower IN the English market with standard
foundry quoted at SIS Sd and Cleveland war
rants al Gs 4iad. ocally the market was
steady and unchanged. No. ! foundry.
northern. is quoted al s.. &Q8&; No.
dry. southern. Se5.50qH.bO; No. foundry.
southern. S25o0dT.00
ST LOUIS, Dec T-METALS-Lead, firm,
G.SiS Spelter. higher 800