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Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-19
OIL STOVES

Kitchen stays cool when you
use an oil cooking stove. There
is no waste heat; no wood,
coal, or ashes to handle and ex-
pense is less than when burning
coal. Our stoves have perfectly
fitted parts, are strongly made,
have modern appliances. and
are safe and easy to operate.
Beacon" single burner, has
A inch wick, 75c.
Beacon" two burner. has
four A inch wicks, Sl.50.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-19

10 hoiu weekly Meetings.
Beginning the first Tuesday night in
May, the Department of Elections will
meet once every week and sometimes
oftener until the election next fall.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-19

GASOLINE STOVES
Two burner gasoline stove,
full cabinet, afe and econom-
ical.
What do you care about the
price of coal when you can get
a stove like this for 81. 40.
Three burner, gasoline stove,
full cabinet. Insuring perfect
safety, $3.50.
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-19
BLUE FLAME WlCKLESS
OIL STOVES

Two burner "Dangler."
Easily taken apart. Easily
cleaned. Safe and economical,
S3.75.
Three burner, "Dangler."
Easily cleaned. Can be taken
apart easily, $500.
ABEST0S RINGS
for wickless stoves, l0c each
10 r.. OE.A
Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-04-19
THE HEvER-FAIL OIL CAN

Pumps over a gallon minute
pumps by air pressure and
can be stopped instantly. 1t
will also run oil back into can.
Does away entirely with fun
nels and measures. Holds 5
gallons, Sl.A9.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-09
FOOTBALL REFORM.
Big Colleges May Abolish the Game
for Two Years.

Chicago.-Reformed football. as rec
commended by the faculty representa-
tives of the big Nine" colleges at a
conference here few weeks ago, will
prevail in the future at both the Uni
versity of Chicago and Northwestern
University. This was agreed upon at
meetings of the faculty of both insti-
tutions In each instance the decision
to abolish the former style of college
football was unanimous and the pro-
fessors of the University of Chicago
even went so far us to express their
preference for the abandonment of all
styles of football for a period of two
years. AS step toward this end res
Olutions were adopted stating that it
was the desire of the University of
Chicago to abolish the game entirely
for such length of time. A copy of
the resolutions will be sent to the
other universities composing the big
Nine with the request THAT an agree
ment be entered into eliminating the
game OF football for the next two
Years.
AT the meeting Of the faculty of
Northwestern University all the rec
concentrations made by the conference
were adopted, although nothing was
said about abandoning the game.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-09
San Juan Farmers Meet.

Denver.-A Durango dispatch says:
At the third meeting of the Farmers
Institute Saturday the attendance was
the largest of any of the meetings. At
the first institute professors from tile
agricultural college and only about
twenty farmers attended, while yes
terday there were seventy-thrce, in
cludng a few women
Some farmers drove from Mayfield,
a distance OF twenty-eiSht miles, over
muddy roads. and remained here all
night. Addresses and papers of inter-
esting nature were read and personal
experiences of the farmers were re-
lated. BY these discussions they
learned much concerning how to get
rid of certain insects that are pests
and how to economiZe in water supply,
etc.
One of the subjects was dry farming.
and the Campbell system was ex-
planned in detail. and number of
farmers have expressed their inten-
tion of trying this system on small
scale. The storing of water to be
used when water is scarce was also
discussed. Diversified farming by E..
W. Spencer, secretary of the institute,
showed that the Florida mesa is cap
able of producing a greater variety of
farm, orchard and garden products
than many of the home people had
supposed. Mr.. Spencer has ranch
four miles east of Durango and is en-
gagged in diversified farming.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-09
COLORADO ASSOCIATION.
Cattle and Horse Growers Reflect
Old Officers.

Denyer.-The Colorado Cattle and
Horse Growers Association reelected
it's old officers Thursday morning.
They are:
President E. NJ Ammons; vice pres
ident, Fred Light; secretary, Fred
Johnson; treasurer, L. S. Harper; ex-
ecutive committee, j. r. Smith, w. II.
Gerdts, J. L. Painter, ID. w. Amos, A.
e. Heyser, E. McCrillis, L. e. Pad
dock, P. r. Younger. Il. f. Metzel, ].
S. Stewart. S. Hartsel, Fred Light, H..
II. Robinson, II. b. Means, J. r. Sulli-
van, A. +. Grow, John Welch, Chris
Manhart, J. w. Bennet, f. r. Creighton,
Arnold Powell, G. f. Aver, B. ]. Duffy.
John w. Springer addressed the
members. A resolution favoring the
election of United States senators by
popular vote was passed unanimously
and report was submitted by the for
est reserve committee. The executive
committee held lengthy session at
the Brown Palace hotel last night.
Special committees We're appointed
as follows:
Board of Control-E. McCrillis, ]. w.
Bennet H. II. Robinson. E. NJ. Am
mons. f. p. Johnson.
Legisatve-L. K Watkins, E. Nc
Crillis, A. N. Parish, ). NJ. Cochran,
Samuel Hartsel. T. S. Harper, James
D. Hustled, r. II. Day, ]. A. Writing.
Public Lands-T. w. Gray, A. +.
Grove. C.. f. Wetzel, John E. Painter,
J. j. Cooper, Charles Emerson, II. b.
Means.
Resolutions were adopted commend
ing President Roosevelt, Senator Pat
terson and others. who are upholding
the Presidents railroad policy, and
pledging the support of the associa-
tion to the Western Live Stock Show.
1t was decided to present silver
cup as a prize at the next live stock
show in this city. A motion that the
management of the live stock show as
sOciation be requested to make spc-
cial class for agricultural college eX-
hibits, open TO all agricultural colleges
in the United States, with special pre-
miums. was passed. The college stock
class is not to compete With Other
classes
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-09
MINERS MEET DEATH.
Asphyxiated by Gas in Biuebird Mine
at Cripple Greek.

Cripple Creek-Two men are dead
and three are in serious condition as
a result of carboDic acid gas in the
Bluebird mine on Bull hill. One of
the dead was overcome by the impure
air, and the other was killed by fall
ing from the cage down the shaft in
the scramble of the miners to reach
the surface.
The dead are T. Oleson and Allen
Webster Fred Benjamin, who was
badly crushed about the abdomen by
being caught between the cage and
the timbers of the shaft, has but a
slight chance of recovery. Fred Har-
vey and w. p. Guzman were both over
come by gas, but will recover. Both
Of the deceased were single. The pa:'.
ents of Oleson, who was killed by the
fall. reside in Sweden, and those of
Webster in California.
The accident occurred in the 1850.
foot level of the mine, shortly after S
O'Clock Sunday morning. James Ste
vens. a foreman of the mine, went
down on the first cage to investigate
the air conditions, and when the cage
went down with Il number of men they
were cautioned by the foreman to re-
main near the shaft until the air could
become purified.
The miners had been below only a
few minutes when GuZman suddenly
appeared on the surface and gave the
alarm. Help was Immediately sum
moned and the work of rescue began,
Four trips with the cage We're neccs-
sary before all Of the men could be
brought to the surface.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-09
HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.
officers Selected Represent Fruit
GROWING Sections.

Denver.-ElectiOn of officers occu-
| pied the attention or delegates of the
| Colorado State Horticultural Society
at the closing session of the conven-
tion Thursday afternoon. In choosing
those who will direct the affairs of the
organization during the ensuing year
it was aimed to have represented the
| different fruit-grCwing sections of the
state, and the officers chosen will
cover the territory better than ever
before. The election resulted as fol
lows: President. J. II. Crowley. Rocky
Ford; vice president, r. a. Orr Grand
Junction: secretary, G. H. Sale; as
sistant secretary, E. 3. Coggeshall,
Denver; treasurer, Mrs. Lutte Wilcox,
Denver; executive committee. J. S. Oil
yer. Paonia; f. ID. Smith, MaSonville;
]. S. McClelland Fort Collins.
The reading of many interesting pa
pers marked the proceedings of the
closing day. A lengthy talk on The
Best varieties of Apples, Pears, Cher
ries, Plums, Peaches, Nuts was made
by j. S. McClelland Of Fort Collins.
practical Demonstrations in Spray.
ing" were explained by w. S. Has
well of Denver.
The first paper of the afternoon was
on THE Commercial Side of Fruit
Growing" by o. D. Shields of Love
land. Eugene ID. Smith of Masonville
discussed the Growing of Cherries
Profitably" Prof. C. P. Gillette of
Fort Collins spoke regarding Work
and Observations and II. b. King OF
Pueblo impaired valuable information
concerning packing and Marketing
Commercial Fruit"
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-09
GUILTY OF CONTEMPT,
Supreme Court Decision in Case Of
Senator Patterson.

Denyer.-The Supreme Court of
colorado Monday morning handed
down two opinions in the Senator Pat
terson contempt case The majority
opinion, which found Senator Patter.
son guilty, was written by Justice Ju.
lius e. Gunter and was approved by
Justices Gabbert. Campbell. Gunter.
Bailey, Maxwell and Goddard. The
minority opinion, which found that the
respondent was not guilty of contempt,
was by Justice Robert W. Steele.
The written opinion of the Colorado
court, having been made public, the
News, Senator Patterson's paper, an.
nounces that the attorneys for Senator
Patterson will ask the Supreme Court
OF the United States to take jurisdic-
tion in the case. The appeal to the
highest court in the land will be made
within the next few days.
The majority opinion of the court
covers 1Gs typewriter pages. The
main points made in the document
may be stated as follows:
First-That an affidavit is not essen.
tial to the jurisdiction of the court in
cases OF constructive contempt.
Second-That the offense of con-
structive contempt was committed by
the respondent by publishing the arti-
cles set out in the information and that
direct contempt was committed by
filing the answer.
Thlrd-That 1t is immaterial whether
the articles or the averments of the an
swer were true or false
Justice Steele's dissenting opinion,
which is Of great length, is summarized
by himself as follows:
"The court made a mistake in insti-
tuting the proceeding; a mistake in
holding that an affidavit is not essen
tial to its jurisdiction; a mistake in
holding that the acts of the respondent
constituted contempt But infinitely
greater than these was the mistake
it made in holding the truth to be i'm
material. For. aside from the fact that
1t denied to the respondent important
constitutional rights, in the very ma
ture of things those who before be-
lieved the charges to be true are now
confirmed in their belief, and those
who did not believe them now have
their confidence in the court shaken
solely because of the action Of the
court in refusing the respondent
hearing and denying him the right to
offer proof in support of the charges,
and in holding that it is entirely i'm
material whether the matter published
is true or false. AS am Of the
opinion that it is not crime in this
state to write, speak or publish the
truth of or concerning the official con
duct of public officers, l must dissent
from the judgment"
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-09
IMPORTANT DECISIONS.
Handed Down by the Supreme Court
of Colorado.

Denver.--E. NJ Johnson serving n
Germ in the penitentiary in Canon City
for wrecking the Fidelity Savings
Bank, has received no relief from the
Supreme Court. In an opinion of the
court, Monday, by Chief Justice Cab
bert, concurred in by Justices Max
well and Gunter, the decision of the
District Court in committing the de-
fendant to prison is affirmed.
In the appeal of f. II. Wilson OF
Pueblo under penitentiary sentence
for violating election laws, the Bootl,
registration law is held to supersedn
the election law of 1894, under which
Wilson was indicted and, since that
measure does not contain Saving"
clause, prosecutions under the old law
may not be made. This decision will
set Wilson free.
In the case of J. A. Vigil. apDcllan'
and contcstee vs.. Eugenio Garcia, ap.
pcllec and conte stor. the Judgment oi
the trial court is affirmed. This lcavcl
Nicil clerk and recorder of Las Ami.
mas county.
The Judgment of the County Court
of Ell Paso county. charging the jury
to find for the Town of Mantou in its
suit against B. B. Creighton and Will
lam Wagner for selling liquor without
a license, was affirmed
In the case of the CITY of Colorado
Springs. appellant. VS.. the Board OF
County Commissioners Of the County
of Fremont, appellee. the Suprem
Court, in reversing the judgment oil
the lower court holds that Colorado
Springs owns and is entitled to hol |
the lands in question. bought for Wa
ter rights, the property being exemp!
from taxation, and that the lower
court erred in ruling otherwise
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-09
STEAMSHIP FIRE
TRANSPORT MEADE IN FLAMES
AT SAN FRANCISCO.
THREE MEN sUFF0cATED
Tons Of High Explosives on Board
Only Heroic Work Prevents Enor-
nous Loss of Life-Fifty-Eight
Badly Injured.


nous Loss Of Life-Fifty-Eigh
Badly Injured.
San FranciscO-Three dead and fif-
ty-eight injured. mostly of suffocation
is the record of ii fire that ragged upon
the United States transport Meade as
she lay at the Folsom street dock early
Thursday morning.
The dead:
Captain Charles DaIiin of San
Francisco. fire engine company No. 4;
fell unconscious into the water of the
hold and was drowned. Leaves a wife
and son.
Hoseman Thomas Hennessey of en-
CINE company No. 2: suffocated to
death while fighting the fire in the
hold. Leaves a wife and three chill
dren
Third Officer George Wallace of the
transport Meade: suffocated while
climbing ladder from the hold and
fell back unconscious. dying a short
time later. Was twenty-five years OF
age and native of Sydney, New South
Wales.
The injured all suffered terribly
from suffocatiOn.
For three hours after midnight the
forward hold of the big troopship was
roaring furnace from which tiremen
We're borne in an almost continuous
stream. Relays of men promptly
stepped forward to take the places OF
those who We're carried out uncon-
scious
Tons OF high explosives were loaded
in the after part of the vessel and the
heroic fire laddles worked with the
possibility ever before them that the
flames would reach this compartment.
Had this occurred the whole city
would undoubtedly have been shaken
by terrific explosion, and no man
aboard the ship would have escaped.
Deeds of thrilling heroism marked
the fire. Sailing Master George Will
son of the Meade fell down hatch
way and lay crippled and unconscious
with an injured shoulder.
Chief Officer I.assacli and others OF
the crew threw themselves down into
the hold and managed to struggle back
out of the pit of death. bearing the
body of the master, who was borne to
a berth out of reach of the flames and
there attended to. Iassack was HIM
self attended to and was rescued from
death by Joseph Cook of Truck No. ].
and an unknown man. both of whom
took their lives in their hands.
The fore part of the ship, where the
fire broke out, contained the personal
effects of the officers of the Second in
fantry, late from Fort Logan, Colorado,
and of the Eighth and Thirteenth bat
.teries of light artillery, and the loss
Of property was confined to this part
of the vessel
Eighty five thousand dollars in gold.
being carried as military treasure to
Manila, was rescued from the ship and
guarded by soldiers. Lines Of soldiers
also guarded the entrance to the dock.
Captain Dakin lost his life because
of his unflinching resolution and
daunIless courage in fighting the fire.
The body was found at the foot of
ladder and carried out.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-09
WITHDREW FROM CAUCUS.
Senator Patterson Leaves Democrats
on Treaty Question.

Washington. - Democratic senators
perfected Saturday what they believe
to be a perfect organization to defeat
the Santo Domingo treaty and place
The minority in a position to compel a
strict party vote on other questions
likely to arise during the present ses-
sion. Two resolutions were adopted
at caucus continuing five hours.
which the Democrats assert not only
will dispose of the DOMINICAN treaty,
but will furnish the precedent for de,
manding a united party vote on all
questions that may be considered par
tisan in their character, when two
thirds of the Democratic senators so
decide. The resolutions follow:
Resolved, that the Senate ought
not to advise and consent to the treaty
between the United States and the re-
public of Santo Domingo, now pending
before the Senate.
Resolved, that if two-thirds of the
caucus shall vote in favor of the fore.
going resolution, it shall be the duty
of every Democratic senator to vote
against the ratification of the treaty"
Those who were absent from the
caucus were Berry, Clark of Montana
of the city. Patterson withdrew be
fore the vote was taken. Teller voted
for the first resolution and was ex
cused from voting on the second, and
McEnery and Taliaferro absentcd
themselves without explanation.
The first resolution was adopted by
q vote of 21 to /, Clark of Arkansas
voting in the negative. The second
was adopted by vote of 30 to 4, Clark
of Arkansas, Daniel. Foster and Nal
lory voting in the negative.
The position of the absentecs on
the treaty as represented in the caucus
gives twentynine against the treaty
with the position of Clark of Arkan
sas, McEnery, Patterson and Tala
ferro not known save for the public
expression of Patterson in the Sen
ate In favor of the American policy.
Mr.. Patterson declined to make any
explanation of his leaving the caucus.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-09
Not Compelled to Answer.

New York.-A decision that Henry
ii. Rogers. vice president of the Stand
ard Oil Company of New Jersey, Shall
not be compelled to answer questions
which he recently refused to answer
in the taking of test timony here in The
case OF the state Of Missouri agains,
the Standard Oil Company of Indiana
and other oil companies, was handed
down by Justice Gilders!eCve in the
Suprcm. Court. In the jus ices opin-
ion the court Of original juris lictiOn in
Missouri shall determine the 1ues ion
raised by Attorney General Hadlay
Leave to renew the application wac
EruUit0
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-09
BIC STOCKyARDS
one MILLION DOLLAR IMPROVE.
MENTS At DENVER.
PLANS OF PACKING HOUSES
Will Rival Greatest stockyards in the
West.-is To Be Greatest Sheep
Market in the country.-PaviIion
for Live Stock Shows.

Denvcr.-Improvem costing ST.
100000 will be begun Immediately at
the Union Stock Yards and the Colo
rado Packing and Western Packing
Company's plants by the National
Packing Company, which now owns
the Denver packing plants. Employ
ment will be given to / 1000 more men
by these improvements. Official an
nouncemcnt of this fact, says the
News. and an outline of the plans, has
been made by Edward Tilden, presi-
dent of the National Packing Com
pany.
Denver will be Immediately provided
with facilities for taking care Of live
stock equal to those at Omaha Kan
sas City, st. Joseph, Sioux City and
other packing centers, according to
Mr.. Tilden. and will become the great
est sheep market in the country. The
National Packing Company will ex-
tend it's hog division from Omaha to
Denver. and this city will be the dis
tributing as well as the killing point
for the entire country west of the Mis-
-sissippi from now on.
Following is list of the most i'm
portant improvements decided upon
week in Denver:
The capacity of both the Western
and Colorado packing plants will be
doubled.
The Union Stock Yards will be ex-
tended to the Colorado & Southern
tracks on the north and the Burling-
ton tracks on the south, and the entire
yards will be paved with brick.
The Stockman's Bank in the Ex-
change building will be enlarged and
will occupy the entire southern half
of the building on the first floor.
The old frame Exchange building
will be re-equipped and fitted out in
the most modern manner for stock
mems hotel.
A permanent show pavilion in which
the western live stock shows will be
held annually will be erected.
An immense stable for fine blooded
horses will be built in the northern
part of the yards.
An entire arrangement of the
pens will take place and changes have
already been commenced.
The s eep pens will occupy the en-
tire western half of the yards, the cat
tie and horse pens the eastern haIf
and new pens for hogs will be built in
the southern end of the yards.
These changes have been deter
mined upon,' said Mr.. Tilden yester-
day, land am taking blue prints back
to Chicago for the use of our master
mechanic. The changes will cost in
the neighborhood of $1,000,O00, and
work will be rushed on them from now
on. AS the capacity of Denver as a
killing and distributing market in
creases we will continue to increase
the plants and the yards.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-02-09
RAILROAD RATES
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT FAvoRs
HEPBURN BILL.
HAS ISSUED NO ULTlMAIuM
But Would Not Compromise on Lesis-
iation Not in Accord with Views
Expressed in His Message.-Deepiy
Interested in Philippines and State
hood MeaaureR

interested in Philippines and State
hood Measures.
shington.-President Roosevelt is
not trying to dictate to Congress what
It shall do or not do regarding rail
road rate legislation or any other
problem of legislation. He has not de-
livered to the Senate or to the House
any sort of an "ultimatum" on subjects
of legislation, and has not held over
the heads of Congress the threat of
an extraordinary session" II he does
not obtain the legislation for which he
is hoping. This statement is made by
authority, also. that suggestions of
compromise of any sort on rate legis-
lation which do not embody the sub
stance of the Presidents message on
the subject have not appealed to the
President. 1t can also be said that he
doubtless would refuse to accept a
compromise which would affect any
essential feature OF the proposed legis'
lation. What is known as the Hep
burn bill, now under discussion by the
House. embodies substantially the
Presidents views. as set forth in his
of the present session he thought the
measure proposed by the Interstate
Commerce Commission was the most
practicable offered, but after mature
consideration it seemed to him that
the Hepburn bill was the better.
Members of the Senate committee on
interstate commerce have assured the
President that either the Hepburn bill
Ill Z In, al
features will be reported to the Sen
ate. The report of the Senate commit
tee will not be unanimous, but it will
represent the views OF a majority Of
the members. The report will be sup
ported, 1t is expected, by Senators
Cullom, Dolliver and Clapp, and pos
sibly by other Republicans, and by the
Democratic members of the commit
tee. 1t can be stated that while the
President desires that such rate legis-
lation shall be established as he has
recommended, he is firm in his atti-
tude that the railroads as well as the
shippers shall be dealt with justly. He
wants nothing in the law that would
affect unfairly the rights or the prop
erty of the railroads.
He is confident that legislation to
be framed substantially on the lines
of the Hepburn measure will prove
fair alike to the railroads and to the
people. He is not trying to dictate
matters of detail, and, of course. will
preserve an open mind as to proposed
amendments which do not affect the
material and substantial features of
the bill.
The President is interested in both
the Philippine tariff and the statehood
measure. Concessions as to either
one of them have not, it is stated, been
given serious consideration. At the
White House it is understood that an
effort is to be made in the Senate first
to eliminate Arizona and New Mexico
for consideration as joint state, and
if that should fail, secondly to incor-
porate in the statehood a provision for
the reference of the question of joint
statehood to the voters of the two ter
ritories. 1t is too early yet to say
with any degree of accuracy what the
result of the latter proposition may be.