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, 1907-07-30
Engagement Announced.

Washington, July 80. Announce
ment was made today of the engage
ment of Miss Edith Root, only daugh,
ter Of Secretary of State Elihu Root
to Lieutenant Ulysses S. Grant, son Of
Major General Frederick Dent Grant
commanding the Department Of the
East, and the grandson Of the late
President Grant.
An Autumn Wedding.
The.wedding will probably take place
in the autumn. Lieutenant Grant has
been one Of the military aides to Presi
dent Roosevelt.
, 1907-07-30
Anticipated Suicide.
WEATHER REPORT


From the report for June of the
Wyoming section of the Chronological
service of the weather bureau, the fol
lowing data for LARAMIE was supplied
by Prof. B. G. Buffum: Mean temper
AZURE, 53.4 degrees; departure from
normal, 2.6 degrees below; highest,
IS, on the Goth; lowest, 81, on the list;
greatest daily range, Al degrees. The
total precipitation for the month was
$50 inch, O.24 inch below the normal.
The greatest in t~wenty-four hours was
O.22 inch. There were ten rainy days
during the month, sixteen clear days,
twelve partly cloudy days and two
cloudy days. The prevailing direction
Of the wind was southeast.
, 1907-07-30
Forfeit for DELAYED Trains.
Fireman ScaIded on Gunboat.

Washington, D. c., July 30.-A dis
patch received at the navy department
today from Commander Boush of the
gunboat Wilmington, at Shanghai
say that a boiler tube of the vessel
burst yesterday, while the vessel was
at Marking. Three men were scalded
one of whom, Fireman Phillip Hind
subsequently died. The other two
were not seriously burned.
Smallpox Aboard Wilmington.
Unofficial reports that several deaths
from smallpox upon the Wilmington
have reached the navy department.
, 1907-07-30

Tlieve there is absolutely no danger
now, as the reservoir is as clean as 1t
has been for a long time and the water
running into it is as pure as comes
from the springs. There Is a lack of
pressure today, due to the fact hat the
reservoir is far from full, but neither
official believes there will be any scar
city for household purposes. The mill
closed down today and the railroad
shops are using no more water than is
necessary.
, 1907-07-30

New York, July 30.-The bodies OF
two women, with marks of strangula,
ton on their threats, have been found
here within the last twelve hours, and
the police believe that one man killed
both. Neither has been identified.
Found in Different Places.
One was about 81 years old, and was
found in an areaway on East Nineti.
eth street. The other was found in a
Twenty-second street boarding house.
She came to the house with a man who
ave his name as Davis.
Blood Vessels Broken.
A necktie had been tied SO tightly
around her throat that the blood yes
sells in her throat were broken. She
was about "a. No trace of the man
who had the appearance of a foreign
err has been found.
Bodies Were Mutilated.
An examination of the bodies of the
strangled victims discloses the fact
that both were m%utilated. This fact
leads the police to believe that both
murders were committed by a person
or persons possessed of an insane de,
sire to mutilate the victims.
, 1907-07-30
AGED LAWYER A
Man Who Was Sent to Louisiana tc
Witness Count in Hays Campaign.

New York, July 3O.-Cortland Park
er, the Nestor the the New Jersey bar,
died at his home in Newark last night,
at the bar Mr.. Parker declined several
important appointments in the gov
eminent service. He was sent to
Louisiana in 1876 to witness the count
of the electoral votes.
, 1907-07-30
New Pacific Coast Station.

Washington, D. c., July 9o.-1t is
probable that another naval station
will be created upon the Pacific coast
as the result of the Forthcoming visit
there of Admiral Caps, chief naval
constructor, and Admiral Cowles, chief
of the equipment bureau.
Will Inspect Station.
They will make a thorough inspec'
ton of the yards and stations of the
coast and report upon future needs of
the navy in that quarter.
, 1907-07-30
HARRY THAWS WIFE
MAY RETURN TO STAGE

today to the Associated Press regard.
ing the report that his wife ~purposed
returning to the stage:
Malice, or to Fill Space.
This story, like many others, is alb
solutely false, and has been started,
believe, for one of two reasons-either
to give a false impression of my wife's
character n steadfastness with the
cowardly intent Of injuring us all, or
simply to fill space"
, 1907-07-30
Shut Down for DAY.

The rolling mills were closed down
for the day by the scarcity of water.
The reservoir was emptied and clean
ed out and had not filed at the start
ing time this morning sufficiently to
furnish a supply for the rolls and the
boilers. 1t is expected the mill will
start again tomorrow.
, 1907-07-30
Will ENLARGE Plant.

His intention is said to be to inaug.
urate a flotation and secure funds for
the enlargement of the plant and the
development of the various copper
properties owned by the company. 1t is
said that Lawson proposes to make this
smelter the largest in the country and
to develop mines equal to those of the
Amalgamated.
, 1907-07-30
Will Study Music Instead.

New York, July 30.-Evelyn Nesbit
Thaw gave an authoritative statement
to the Associated Press today, in which
she declared that she had mt present
intentions of returning to the stage,
but will devote her energies to the
study of music.
, 1907-07-30
Conductors Will Filed.

The will Of the late Conductor G. G.
Walcott was filed this afternoon for
probate in the district court, says the
Cheyenne Tribune. The widow and
children are heirs to the estate left by
Mr.. Walcott.
, 1907-07-30
Lawson Owns a SmeIter.

Prescott, Ariz, July 30.-Thomas w.
Lawson of Boston now owns the Hum.
boldt smelter near Prescott, having Sc
cured possession on July 9th of all but
$4,000 shares of the capital stock of
the Consolidated Arizona smelling
company.
, 1907-07-30
Superintendent on Motor.

Superintendent R. d. Stewart of the
Laramie Plains line went to Centen-
NAL on his gasoline motor car this
morning, having some matters to look
after there, where the s%urfacing Of
the track is going forward.
, 1907-07-30
LOADING Wool Today.

President Miller Of the Laramie
Plains line went to Millbrook today to
look after the loading of the Millbrook
wool clip. There will be about eight
cars altogether. Union Pacific cars
were taken out and the wool will not
have to be transferred here. 1t goes
to Philadelphia and Boston direct.
, 1907-07-30

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@ for the presidency was adopted G
@ by the republican state central 9
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, 1907-07-30
Two Additional Crews,

Two freight crews were placed on
the Laramie-Rawlins district today,
on account of a rush of work. At 10
o'clock there were five trains in the
yards here, in addition to 120 cars of
Goa on the Soda lakes track awaiting
shipment.
, 1907-07-30
SOLD A BIG ORDER
TO LIGHT COMPANY.

The Wyoming Pressed Brick COM
pany today sold to the Laramie Light
and Power company $1,000 brick to be
used in the building operations at the
light plant, in the setting of the new
boilers and the rebuilding of the boiler
house. The brick are for immediate
delivery.
, 1907-07-30
Home From Omaha.

Mrs. H. A. Gonden. wife of the man.
ager of the Union Pacific hotel, re-
turned this afternoon from Omaha,
she having remained a few days after
her husband came west.
, 1907-07-30

Anything in the bookbinding and rul
ing line may be had at The Republican
bindery. Give us a trial and be con.
WINGED that the best Of work al be
had at right prices right here at home.
, 1907-07-30
WILL CLOSE CONTRACTS
FOR PARKER SHOWS.

The Imperial Military band will to.
night close the contract for the Parker
street shows, to be given here during
the week of August19, the parties hav-
ing fully agreed to all the terms. Mr..
Shields, the representative of the
amusement enterprise, is now In the
city.
, 1907-07-30
MORE BOOKS ADDED
TO COUNTY LIBRARY

The board ef trustees of the Albany
county library today placed an order
for a set of the International Encyclo-
pedia, in twenty volumes, and another
lot of books to be added to the miscel-
laneous class.
, 1907-07-30
Superintendent Back to Centennial.

Superintendent Back to Centennial.
E. J. Davies, superintendent of
buildings for the Laramie Plains line,
returned to Centennial or the work
train this morning, having disposed Of
some business here. He is at work
on the depot building at Centennial,
rushing that structure to completion.
, 1907-07-30
WlII Remove to chexenne.

Conductor and Mrs. Frank G. Bow
man are expecting to remove to Chey-
enne shortly to reside. Mr.. Bowman
has a passenger run between Chey-
enne and Green River, the former city
being handler for a residence place
than here. They will sell their home
at Eighth and Sheridan.
, 1907-07-30

Atlantic coast, coming almost directly
from Saco, Me-, where they had been
visiting for a few days, enjoying the
boating and bathing and dreading the
day for the start home, as that meant
a return to the grind. Mr.. Davidson
is foreman at the shops and Mr.. Pat
terson Is a machinist.
, 1907-07-30
BASH| BAz0UkS IN
FIGHT At SERES
TURKISH TROOPS ATTACK SMALL
BAND OF GREEK INSURGENTS
IN EUROPEAN TURKEY.
Latter Entrench Themselves in House
in Outskirts and It Requires Many
Soldiers and Artillery to Dislodge
Them, Thirty Men Being Killed
in the Onslaught.

Athens, July 3O.-There has been a
pitched battle between Turkish troops,
supported by Bashi Bazouks, and a
small band of Greek insurgents who
the outskirts of Sores, European Tur-
key, fifty miles northeast of Saloni-
kapy
, 1907-07-30
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AFTER
POWDER WORKS FOR vIO-
LATINO SHERMAN ANTI
TRUST STATUTE.
Government Files Petition in United
States Circuit Court Against New
Jersey Corporation, Seventeen In
%dividuaIs and Twenty-four Other
Concerns - Western Roads on
Point of Revolt on Mail Contracts.

Washington, D. c., July 30.-The
government today filed in the United
States circuit court at Wilmington,
Del, a petition against e. l. Dupont,
DeNemours & Co., the E. l. Dupont.
DeNemours Powder company of New
Jersey and twenty-four other corpora
tons and seventeen individuals con-
nected with twenty-six corporations,
which are made defendants in the Pc
titiOn
, 1907-07-30
BODIES OF TWO FOUND IN DIFF.
FERENT SECTIONS OF CITY
OF NEW YORK WITHIN
TWELVE HOURS.

Police Believe One Man Killed Both,
Bodies Found to Have Been Mutt.
lated, and Theory is That Maniac
Slew Them-Judge Wood Refuses
Bail for Pettibone, but Meyer to
be Released During the Afternoon.
, 1907-07-30
STANDARDIZATION USED
FOR NEW YORK WOMEN

was made in the district court today
to have Pettibone admitted to bail.
The motion was submitted without ar.
gument and promptly denied by Judge
Wood.
Bond for Meyer.
1t was announced that bond for Meyer
would be ready by moo today. 1t is
in course of preparation, and will be
signed by Timothy Regan, president of
the First National bank of Boise.
Backed UP BY Cash.
The bond is guaranteed by $25, 900
cash on deposit by the Butte, Mont.
local of the Western Federation of
Miners.
, 1907-07-30
VALUATION FIGURES
FOR AL BANY COUNTY.

The county assessor today complet-
ed the adding of the valuation for Al
bany county for the taxes of 1907, his
totals being as follows:
, 1907-07-30
Found Dead in Barn.

At daylight Thomas was found dead
shot himself or was killed by a bullet
fired by M Of the posse. His wife is
dying in a hospital.
, 1907-07-30
Violating Sherman Law.

The petition relates that all the de
PENDANTS are engaged in interstate
trade in gunpowder and other high ex.
plosives, and are in violation of the
Sherman antitrust law.
To AnnuI Agreements.
1t seeks to prevent and restrain the
unlawful existing agreements, con
tracts, combinations and conspiracies
attempts to monopolize the trade, and
to dissolve the existing monopolies
therein.
, 1907-07-30
Noted Author Married.

Noted Author Married..
Boston, July 30.-Jacob Riis, the au'
thor and settlement worker, was mar,
ried yesterday, at Ipswich, Mass, to
Miss Mary A. Phillips, his secretary.
, 1907-07-30
Wife SLAYER Pursued

West Chester, Pa, July 30.-George
Thomas, a negro, who shot his wife
here Sunday n then fed, was traced
to a barn near here last night by a
posse. Thomas refused to surrender
and shots were exchanged.
, 1907-07-30
Pillaged Many Houses.

During the fighting the Bashi Ba-
zouks pillaged over 100 houses and
burned a number of Greek buildings
in Sores.
, 1907-07-30

Engine to Cheyenne Shops.
Engine No. 1641 was sent dead" to
the Cheyenne shops today, where 1t
will undergo repairs.
, 1907-07-30
Band Wiped Out.

The band was completely wiped out,
but thirty men were killed before the
soldiers, aided by the artillery, sue
ceeded in capturing the miniature fort
, 1907-07-30
Railroads May Fight.

Chicago, ILL.,, July 3O.-The western
railroads are near an open break with
the p~ostoffice department over the
transportation of mails, owing to a
number of recent orders. The latest
cause for grievance is the imposition
of heavy fines for delay in delivering
the mails.
The railroad officials held an i'm
portant conference here yesterday to
consider the situation. They are
amazed to find that they are in danger
of losing Is per cent of their mail pay
unless they revise their schedules and
place the mail trains upon running
time which they can maintain in all
seasons.
Forfeit for Delayed Trains.
One new rule provides that if the
mails are late ten times during a pc,
riod of ninety days, the road shall be
assessed Is per cent of its pay for the
quarter.
, 1907-07-30

No Bail for Pettibone.
Boise, July 3O.-Formal application
, 1907-07-30
May Have Two Wives.

Correspondence between him and a
woman at Stephensville, believed to be
his wife, led to his arrest. In this city
he passed under the name of A. j.
Morris. With hin was a woman he
is said to have married at Fort Worth.
, 1907-07-30
OF SUICIDE
BEFORE IT GAME
ACTRESS MAID CONFESSES THAT
SHE INFORMED FRIENDS
OF MISTRESS END.
Said She Anticipated Event and Also
Told That Miss Matthews Had Sc
Iected Casket in Which She WISH
ed to Be Buried-Unfortunate Girl
Who Was Found Yesterday.

Colorado Springs, Colo, July 3d.
At the coroner's inquest over the re-
mains of Laura Matthews, whose dead
body was discovered yesterday morn
ing, Miss Green, the nurse and Miss
Matthews companion, admitted writ
ing several letters to friends of Miss
Matthews stating that Laura had TAX
en- her own life.
Anticipated Suicide.
1t developed that these letters were
written before she had been informed
of the finding of the body. She ex-
planned this by saying hat she antic-
ipated the event.
SELECTED casket in Advance.
Miss Green testified thai several
days ago she and Laura visited a local
mortuary and the girl selected a cas-
ket, remarking: This is the kind Of
a casket l wish to be buried in"
, 1907-07-30

Home From Maine Coast.
Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Patterson
and Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Davidson re-
turned yesterday afternoon from the
, 1907-07-30
FORAKER
IN FIGHT
LETTER FROM OHIO SENATOR
TAKEN TO MEAN THAT HE
WILL CONTEND FOR THE
NOMINATION..

Taft Managers at Columbus Secure
Three Additional Votes in Repub.
lican State Committee and En-,
dorsement of Candidacy of Secre.
tary of War-State Primary Like,
ly to be Held in the Early Fall.
, 1907-07-30
Pure Water in Reservoir,

The water from the lower springs,
which was not polluted by the cloud.
burst Of Sunday afternoon, is now run,
ming into the reservoir and thence into
the distributing pipes. The water
from the upper springs, the larger of
to mingle with the water flowing
through the pipes, and will not until
the springs have been thoroughly
cleaned and all the refuse matter taken
out. These springs received the bulk
of the flood coming down the side OF
the mountain for a considerable dis,
lance.
, 1907-07-30
Damage to Sheds.

The flood waters were narrowed to g
gulch and taken to the springs. doing
damage to the ends Of the shed and
the banks of the springs. A large
amount of filthy matter was carried in
Not a particle of this will be left if il
can be gotten out, and the water vii
be allowed to purify itself before be
ing turned back into the reservoir. Al
present it all goes downward through
an outside ditch and thence into the
Laramie river.
No Irrigation Tomorrow.
DR.. Hamilton stated today that il
was his intention, after a consultation
with the marshal, to suspend irrigation
for tomorrow altogether, to give the
lower springs, furnishing a smaller
supply, time to fill the reservoir. By
the time, the reservoir is filed the full
use Of water, 1t is believed, may be re
stored. The official notice for the shut
ting off Of irrigation lines will be is
sued this afternoon.
No Danger Now.
DR.. Hamilton and Mr.. Sigman be
, 1907-07-30
WATER NOW
GOOD AGAIN
RESERVOIR GIVEN THOROUGH
CLEANING AND PURE SPRINGS
WATER RUNNING IN TODAY.
City Health Officer and City Marshal
Spend Greater Part of Night at
Source, Relieving System of Pol
luton Following CIoudburst of
Sunday Afternoon.

By working all night, using a force
of men and the old fire engine, City
Marshal Sigman and DR.. Hamilton, the
city health officer, have the city water
supply in excellent condition today.
sides and bottom washed with pure
water from the little old reservoir, the
engine being used to give the water a
tremendous force. The sides and bot,
tom of the reservoir were made as
clean as water and brushes could
make it.
, 1907-07-30
Arrest Ordered for Texas Man.

San Diego, Cal, July 3O.-Arthur
Stell was arrested IN this city last
night, at the request of the Texas au.
thorities, on the charge of selling mort.
gagged property at Stephensville, Tex.
Stell has been mere about five months.
, 1907-07-30

No Danger Now.
DR.. Hamilton and Mr.. Sigman be
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again, the advance of land values
takes from him the same that i'll
gave Consequently, the greater
part Of all this jubilation over the
increase of agricultural wealth isl
mere arithmetic and hot air. III
the farmers of thiclSly settled com
munities wanted to sell out and
quit the business, they could gerI
more money for their holdings than
they could have got ten years ago
But how much more could they
do with the money than they could
have done with the smaller price
of ten years ago? Could they buy
more land with it9 No. More
boots, shoes, blankets, hardware,
furniture, cotton goods flour, lum-
Der stoves or other articles of com
mon uses. No. Therefore, since
money is simply the medium by,
which we exchange the things We
sell for the things we buy, how is
proceeds of the farm you sell dol
not enable you to buy any greater
amunt of the things you need than,
Ihe smaller sum which you could
have got for the farm ten years
ago
Inc question answers itself.
therefore we may say with all
7. ~ IL
necessary accuracy, that the farm
erS nave been making no more than
llVing, and that their wealth has
not increased For this appalling
condition. there must be some ter
rlple cause. 1t cannot be that they
are growing less industrious; for
thelr crops are larger than ever
before 1t cannot be said that
they are wasteful for the govern
ment reports show that they are
not given the chance to waste much
a study OF the official figures
VIII convince any reasonable man
tnat the sPolltd darllngs Of nation
al leglslatlon-the special prlyl-
ieged-take good care that the
farmer snail not be led INTO temp
latlon; FOR Tear that ne may fool
away ms money, the farmer is not
allowed to have any to hurt
John IL. Mccall, preesldnt OF one
OIL those rascally lie insurance
companies OF New YORK, excused
ms robbery OF the wage earners
py saying, IN effect, that II ne and
ms axe mad not piltered the work
man he would nave squandered
ms money on cigars and pool
rooms
IN something OF the same SPIRIT
! ncle Sam helps the privileged
lev 20 rob the farmer, lest that
prodlgal should waste ms sub
stance nj
ilmc and asainss 'ile- griesa7i
tu a classes nave made strenuous
e1rorts 10 organize. owing 10 rea-
sons winch cannot be gwen here,
these efforts have had put little sue
cess. Inc strongest OF me former
movements was mat wnlcn merged
several smaller organizations, and
became known Is the Farmers Al
lance
rms movement became so pow,
erlu that IN the west 1t oustedI
men like John d ingalls, from the
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TIE FARMERS UNION
AND

III
gettlng lost IN his order, for the
order is organized and the organ
ration speaks for the man. The
Bankers Association stands for
the individual banker; the manu-
facturers association for the indi-
vldual mill, the labor union for the
individual wage Garner.
Each class has organized to adj
vance its own interests, and the
universal tendency is toward mer-
Agers, concentration, and monop-
". This is deplorable, but it
true.
Sapltal having organized itself
bring pressure to bear upon ma
onal policies and to keep wages
Town to the lowest possible notch,
ibor in its turn, was compelled
organize in self defense. just
IS the capitalist, favored by class
sglslation, has organized the trust
10 exploit the home market in
which the law gives him a merci-
ess monopoly, so the labor union
IS striving through hour laws, the
compulsory use OF the union label,
ihe forcible imposition of the closed
sliop, and the restriction of for
peign immigration, to checl0mate the
M monopoly OF capital with a mon
opoly. of labor
I'm this war between organized
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3. The direct election Of y ST.
senators by the people This de-
mand has grown so fast in popular
favor that we are now having i'll
applied in various states by way
Of the nominating primary.
4. The abolition of NATIONAL
banks. This Jeffersonian-J ackson-
ian principle has met with so little
encouragement that the 5000 cor
porations which exploit the special
privilege of exercising a govern
mental prerogative are more strong
ly intrenched than ever, Neither
democrat nor republican dares to
whisper word against a monstrous
abuse which jefferson and The old
democratic party used to declare
to be of deadly hostility to our
republican institutions.
5. No industry to be built up at
the expense of another,
This sound doctrine. is steadily
winning its way, and there is no
doubt that our trust-breeding tariff
system will be dragged to the bar
of public justice before long, and
be sternly asked "what have you
to say why sentence should not be
passed upon you
g. The suppression of gambling
in futures.
L Economy in the administra-
ton of the government
s. The restoration of the cur
rency system Of the constitution.
Q, Government loans to the
people, on satisfactory security at
2 per cent interest.
This policy of government loans
which has worked so well in Con
tinental Europe and in Great Brit
ain is now adopted by our own gov
eminent in the Philippine Islands.
For the brown men of the Orient,
Uncle Sam is now doing precisely
what the white men of the United
States have vainly asked him to-
do for them.
1t is clear to my mind that the
Farmers Union has the opportuni-
ty to do great things. It has learn
ed wisdom from the mistakes of
the past It's officers cannot hold
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KRING & PFEFFEREING
Opium, Morphine
and Whiskey

addictions cured without particle of pain
or danger to patiant We ask no pay until
the patient Is cured and perfectly satisfied
Deposit fee in any bank in this city, to
patients credit, to be paid when cured and
perfectly sat shed In case of failure to cure
we VIII bear All patients necessary expenses
while here, also pay patients railroad fare
both ways Our place Is located about three
miles from center of city on street car line
where one can be treated in absolute privacy
II desired. VIII place you in correspondence
with many patients cured. Best references
Write for particulars. Address; THE
MATTHEW'S HOME, No 900 Day Avenue
San Antonio, Texas
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Mckinley monument dedicatedl
at Buffalo, n Y