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, 1907-08-28
SPEAKER CANNON SAYS CON-
GRESS MUST Do ITS DUTY IF
DELEGATES TO coNvEN-
TON ARE NEEDED.
He Has Not Been Offered Candidacy
for President and Says No Citizen
Could or Would Decline-He
Would Rather See Congress Make
Success Of Next Meeting Than
Have Presidency rendered Him.

New York, Aug. 2S.-Congressman
Joseph G. Cannon, who was the guest
of Congressman Joseph C. Sibley on a
cruise through the Thousand islands
is quoted by Alexander Day, CORE
spondent of the Herald, as saying, in
reply to questions regarding his pos
sible candidacy for the presidency:
No Citizen Would Decline.
81 have not been personally asked
could l accept the nomination. NJ
citizen has ever declined 1t or evel
will. would rather contribute tt
making the next session of congress 6
success, so that my party will deserve
and win success in 1908, than have the
presidency rendered me on a COLDER
salvor.
Congress Must Act Wisely.
"If congress does not act wisely al
the next session, there will not be
much need for the election of dele
gates to the next national convention
of the republican party"
, 1907-08-28
On Road to Denver.

Kansas City, Mo-, Aug. 2S.-Secre
tary Taft this morning resumed his
journey westward, departing on the
1910 Union Pacific train for Denver
The secretary secured a good rest last
night, and after breakfast was driven
over the city in an automobile, in com
pany with Mayor B~eardsley and Unit
ed States Senator Warner.
ovation at Train.
From the ride the party went direct
ly to the Union station, where Score
tary Taft was met by a crowd Of peo
pie that filled the available space. He
was cheered as he passed through the
narrow lane of people to the train
from which he bowed adieu, and a few
moments later the start for the west
was made.
, 1907-08-28
GENERAL DRUDE
WILL GET TROOPS
PREMIER CLEMENCEAU STATES
ATTITUDE OF GOVERNMENT
IN MOROCCAN AFFAIR.
Announcements Made at First Meeting
Of Cabinet Since Crisis Had Arisen
Mot Informed as to Truth Of Re-
port Of Assassination Of the Sultan
Of Morocco.

Paris, Aug. 2S.-In announcing the
governments attitude on the Moroc-
can question, Premier Clemenceau de-
clared today that General Drude, the
French commander, would be given all
the troops he needed to carry out the
mission with which he was charged.
No Confirmation of Death.
The announcement was made in the
course Of the first cabinet meeting
since the Moroccan crisis has arisen.
Clemenceau further stated at the cab
met meeting today that the govern
ment had no confirmation of the rumor
that the sultan OF Morocco had been
assassinated, and also was ignorant
of the great purpose of Mulai Hafg,
the sultan's brother, who was recently
proclaimed sultan of Morocco City.
Drude Has Plenty Of Men.
The premier said General Drude had
more troops than he had asked for.
, 1907-08-28
DAVID DOSE
A SUICIDE
SINGLE MAN AND ALMOST BLIND
SHOOTS HIMSELF WITH A
SMALL GUN TODAY.
Had Been Operated Upon At Denver
Hospital, But Operation MAJ Not
Successful in Restoring Sight and
Man Had once said He Was Bet,
ter off Dead Than Alive.

Dave Dose, a single man about As
years of age, and almost totally blind,
committed suicide about noon today.
with a .22-calibre gun, at the Robert
Cowper ranch, south Of the city, and
Justice Hynds acting coroner of the
county in the absence of Coroner James
Ballard, has gone to the scene to take
charge of the remains. Word was
brought to the city shortly after noon
by Mr.. Cow1per, at whose place the act
was committed. Mr.. Dose was found
lying dead when Mr.. Cowper went to
the place.
Had Expressed Desire for Death.
Dose was in the Denver hospital
about a year ago., where an operation
was performed on his eyes. When he
returned he told friends that death
would be preferable, but little atten'
ton was paid to the remark and no one
thought he would carry out his threat
to end his life. The operations were
only partially successful, Dose being
hardly able to distinguish daylight
from darkness.
Jury in Charge.
The jury consists Of R. E. Fitch, l..
Abrams and N. C. Peterson. 1t is
presumed the body will be brought to
the city after it has been viewed by
the jury, and that the inquest will be
held here. Justice Hynds was able to
throw very little light upon the mat
ter when he and his party left the city
at 8 o'clock to claim the body.
Was Odd Fellow.
Dose was a member of Laramie
lodge, Odd Fellows. and members of
that lodge will have charge of the
funeral arrangements. He had leased
the Leroy Grant ranch, south of the
Union Pacific tie plant, BUT spent much
Of his time at the Cowper home, where
he did such odd jobs as he could do
by reason of his infirmity.
, 1907-08-28
Cleveland Getting Better.

New York, Aug. 2S.-The condition
of ex-President Cleveland, who has
been suffering from acute Indigestion
at his home in Princeton during the
summer, is said to show Improvement.
He has given up his customary sum-
mer vacation in New Hampshire, and
Mrs. Cleveland, with the children, re,
turned to Princeton yesterday.
, 1907-08-28
HELD CONFERENCE
WITH C0RTE[YOU
ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF THE
TREASURER MEETS sEcRE-
TARY coRTELYoU.
Public Funds Being Used to Relieve
Money strinsency Incident to
Moving Crops Of West, Amount
and Names Of Banks Not Being
Made Public-Some Already Made.

Washington, Aug. 2S.-Asistant Sec
Rotary Of the Treasury Edwards return,
ed to Washington today from New
York, where he had a conference with
secretary Cortelyou on the matter OF
the distribution of the public funds to
relieve the money stringency incident
to the fall movement of crops.
Deposits for Five Weeks.
The plan outlined by Secretary Cor,
telyou some days ago will be carried
out, and it is understood that deposits
will be made for a period of five weeks
Some Already Made.
The mount of the deposits and the
banks in which they are to be made,
however, were not stated. The depos'
it's for the present week have already
been made.
, 1907-08-28
To SAFEGUARD EMlGRANTS.
Law Concerning This Class Made
Broader in Its Scope.

Toxic, Aug. 2S.-The law making
ships carrying emigrants subject to
official permission, which has hitherto
applied only to vessels destined for
Hawaii and South America, is to be
made to operate similarly for ships
bound to Canada, beginning Septem-
Der l. 1t will reduce the number OF
emigrants, but is designed principally
to safeguard the interests of officially
recognized emigrants.
, 1907-08-28
GUILTY IN THE
LOST BULLION CASE

man who was asleep on the doorway
of the Illinois hospital. The man
opened his eyes, saw the ~policeman's
star, and leaping to his feet, cried out,
"You want me for murder; you are a
policeman"
Broke Down and Confessed.
Then the man started to run, but
the policeman captured him. At the
station he broke down and confessed
that he was Charles F. Burbage. want
ed in Greenleaf. S. c., with a man
named w. Fl. Hawley, for the murder
of a negro named Gus Tanner two
years ago.
Fugitive for Two Years.
He said that he and Hawley had so
far escaped arrest, and that he had
been a fugitive for two years.
, 1907-08-28

Governor Hoke Smith Of Georgia
lately had a unique experience. AS
chief executive of the state he sign
ed a prohibition act which he had
promised, when running for office, to
approve The new law caused a loss
to him of $50, 900. for 1t closed the bar
of Atlanta's finest hotel, Of which
Governor Smith is part owner, and
thus forced a heavy reduction in the
rent paid by the lessees.
, 1907-08-28
ran at Marble Fall, Tex, H. P. STAINS.
burg at Rosebud, Tex.
WANTED TO HEAR.
Many Present When British Ambassa,
dor Made Annual Address.

Portland, Me-, Aug. 2S.-The capac.
ity of the city hall was taxed today by
those who desired to hear the annual
address before the American Bar as
ISOLATION by James Bryce, the British
ambassador. A large amount OF bust.
ness was in order, including the nomi
nation and election Of officers and the
reports Of special committees on classi-
fication Of law, Indian legislation pen
al laws, the proposed copyright bill
and other matters.
, 1907-08-28
IMPORTANT CONVICTION AT DEN
YER OF USING THE UNITED
STATES MAILS TO DE-
FRAUD CUSTOMERS.
TWO Men Recommended for Mercy,
Seven Defendants Being Convicted
on Second count-AIIeged Murder
Mystery Cleared Up When Police
mar Awakened Man Sleeping on
Hospital Steps in Chicago.

Denver, Colo, Aug. 2S.-One of the
most important convictions ever OBJ
tanned by the United States postofice
department is hat in the ase of the
Lost Bullion-Spanish Mines company,
the verdict being given in the United
States district court here last evening.
Eleven Found Guilty.
William E. Wilson. w. B. Cameron,
A. E. Keables, C. L. Blackman, Arthur
Levan, David H. Lawrence, E. w. Seb-
ben. r. C. Hunt, Danton B. Pinkus,
George S. Dubois and Lee Dubois were
found guilty on three counts Of using
the mails to defraud.
Two Recommended for Mercy.
Hunt and Pinkus were recommend
ed to the mercy of the court; Wilson,
Cameron, Keables, Blackman, Levan,
Lawrence and Sebben were convicted
also of conspiracy to use the mails in
furtherance of a scheme to defraud.
, 1907-08-28
ENTIRE ACCORD ON
FIVE REPUBLICS
UNITED STATES AND MEXICO
AGREE TO ACTION CONCERN
ING CENTRAL AMERICA.
Announcement Taken to Mean That
Two Countries Have Formulated
Joint Note Which Republics Have
Agreed to Accept and Will Attend
the Proposed Conference.

Washington, Aug. 2S.-Acting Sec
rotary of State Adee said today that
he was authorized to that
President Roosevelt and President
Diaz are now in entire accord concern
ing the future of Central America and
the settlement of the disputes between
the FIVE republics.
Formulated a Joint Note.
In the light of the dispatches from
Cody, Mexico, and the discussions be
tween Adee and Minister Godoy, the
charge d. affairs Of the Mexican en-
bassy, this announcement is taken to
mean that the United States and Mex
have formulated a joint note to the
Central American republics, inviting
them to hold a conference with a view
, 1907-08-28
SON Of GENERAL IS
KILLED BY ELECTRICITY

an adjoining room, heard a piercing
scream. He rushed into the dairy,
but Carter was stone dead.
Engine Completed Circuit.
Carter had been standing on a small
stationary engine while reaching the
chandelier. The engine was fastened
to the concrete floor with bolts driven
through the floor and this completed
the circuit for the electricity.
, 1907-08-28
BEEN ASSIGNED TO
SEVENTH INFANTRY.

Lieutenant Henry Rice of this city,
who graduated from West Point last
June, was notified today that he han
been assigned to duty with the Sew.
enth United States infantry, and order,
ed to report at Fort Wayne, Detroit.
Mich, after September IA, for assign.
ment to a company. Lieutenant Rice
expected to be attached to the heavy
artillery, but only those above twenty.
eight in the class were SO favored, by
some change Of the plans Of the war
department. However, Henry will
make good with the Seventh infantry,
as he has through the whole course at
West Point.
, 1907-08-28
PATRIOTIC JAPs.
Win Prize at Greeley and Then Give
Money to Library.

Greeley, Colo, Aug. Is Forty Jap,
anese laborers, under their contractor,
entered the harvest day festival parade
with a fine float representing life in
Japan and won a prize of $40. Yes,
terday a committee of them called on
T. w. Beer saying that all had voted
to give their prize money to the new
public library.
, 1907-08-28
Killed By a Lion.

Pittsburg, Pa, Aug. 2S.-Mrs. Anna
Hucke who was attacked at Luna
park, an amusement resort, yesterday,
by a large lion, which escaped from
a side show, succumbed today to her
injuries. Her lung was penetrated by
the tooth of the lion and several ribs
were broken.
, 1907-08-28
WAS A RANcHMAN
AT LITTLE MEDICINE.


E. c. Jones Of Rogers, Mont, OF
whom j. NJ. Campbell wrote from Lew
istown, Mont, to Postmaster Beltz yes
terday, in which letter it was stated
that Jones had been killed by a horse
at Fresno. Cal. on the 18th, was form
erly a resident of Little Medicine, In
this county, going from there to Rog'
ers some time in 1906. MI. Jones was
for many years a subscriber to the
weekly edition Of The Republican and
his name is on the subscription lists
at this time. AS to his sister, per
haps some of the subscribers of The
Republican at Little Medicine can in
form the postmaster here.
, 1907-08-28

Chicago, Ill, Aug. Isl. H. Carter,
son of Brigadier General w. H. Carter
of Chicago, head Of the Department
of the Lakes of the United States
army, was killed instantly last night
by a remarkable electric shock sustain.
ed in the dairy room of the University
of Illinois at Champaign, where the
young man was a special student.
Was Cleaning Chandelier.
The victim had been working during
the ummer months in the agricultur,
al department of the university in or
der to get some practical experience.
AS is customary in industrial school.
ing, he had been set at the task of
polishing and cleaning the combination
electric and gas chandelier hanging
from the ceiling in the university
dairy.
Potter Heard Scream.
He had been working some time
when C. G.. Potter. a fellow student in
, 1907-08-28

GOLD TO HAMBURG.
New York Firm Makes Last Of Ship.
ment Of Three Millions.

New York, Aug. 2S-The engagement
Of 100000 in gold for export to Ham.
berg, Germany, on Thursday, made to.
day by Mueller, Schall & Co., and this,
with other engagements by this firm
within the past two weeks, makes their
total shipments about 50, OOO, 900.
, 1907-08-28
Hurt a. Coal chutes,

B. Uban, a Japanese laborer at the
coal chutes, was injured about the head
last night. while at work at the chutes.
being treated by DR.. McCollum. He re,
ceived a cut en- the scalp and will be
laid up for a few days. His injury oc,
CURED much like that which befell
another Jap a few days ago, when the
heavy iron apron fell on his head.
, 1907-08-28
WILL START WORK
ON RAMBLER MINE
SECRETARY GREEN AND PARTY
OF EASTERN CAPITALISTS IN
SPEcTING THE PROPERTY.
Grade Of Laramie Plains Line North
Park Extension Being Pushed,
More Than Forty Teams Being
EmpIoyed-Load Of Supplies TAX
en- to the Topeka Mine.
Special to The Republican.

special 10 Inc HeUuUllCdu.
Centennial, Wyo., Aug. 28.-M. M.
Green and a party of eastern capital
lists passed through here yesterday, on
their way to the Rambler mine, where
an inspection of hat property will be
made. 1t is stated that preparations
are under way for extension work upon
this property throughout the winter.
Pushing the Grade.
Splendid progress is being made up
on the railroad grade south from here,
over forty teams being at present EN-.
ployed.
Supplies tor Topeka Mine.
A team loaded with mining supplies
left here this morning for the Topeka
mine on Lake creek, 1000 pounds of
dynamite being part of the load.
Cheyenne Family Camping.
Sam Wilcox and family of Cheyenne
have beer camping up at the Utopia
mine for a few lays and left today for
Saratoga by way of Douglas creek.
Revisits Centennial.
Mr.. Hardman, formerly a Sand
creek ranchman, is in Centennial to.
day renewing old acquaintances after
an absence of many years. He notes
that many remarkable changes have
taken place here since his last visit.
Sunday School Picnic.
Over 100 members of the Episcopal
Sunday school of Laramie are out to.
day on a picnic and are making the
hills sing with their merry laughter.
Traffic Grows Heavy.
The freight and passenger traffic ov-
er the Plains line continues heavy ana
Mr.. Fred Miller is wearing his usual
broad smile.
Haying in the valley about COM
pleted. A usual crop is reported.
, 1907-08-28
Trap for the Moors.

Casa Blanca, Aug. 2s.-General
Drude, the French commander, has
decided to dispatch a portion of his
Blanca, to a position near Taddert,
where he will endeavor to draw the
Moors into a trap.
, 1907-08-28
PRINCE WILHELM
NOW ON THIS SIDE
AT-kEW YORK THIS
MORNING AND LEFT AT ONCE
FOR OYSTER BAY.
Entertained at Luncheon by President
Roosevelt, Danish Minister Being
Also of the Party-Here for Week
of Sightseeing and soe!a! Eunc-
tons in City.

New York, Aug. 2S.-Prince Wilhelm
of Sweden arrived today from a week
of sightseeing and social functions in
this city. The prince was accompan.
led from Providence by the Swedish
minister. They went at once to the
Hotel Astor and later in the day start
ed for Oyster Bay to call upon Presi.
dent Roosevelt.
, 1907-08-28
Telegraph Office Burned.

Arkansas City, Kas, Aug. 28.-The
local Office OF the Western Union, to-
gether with all the instruments, Office
records and furniture, a destroyed
by fire early today. The building was
saved. The fire is believed to have
been of incendiary origin.
, 1907-08-28
sultan Loses twenty Men.

Tangier, Aug. 2S.-Advices received
here today from Fee say that the
Zrahma tribe recently attacked and
defeated a column of the sultan's
troops sent to collect tribute from the
tribesmen. Twenty of the sultan's SOL
diers were killed during the fight.
, 1907-08-28
PARLIAMEN ENDS.
OId-Time Ceremonial Used in Pro.
roguing That Body.

London, Aug. 2S.-With old-time Ger.
emonial the British parliament was
%prorogued today. thus ending n Of
the liveliest and longest sessions On
record.
, 1907-08-28
Rumored Death of Sultan.

London, Aug. 2S.-The correspond
ent of the Tribune at Tangiers tele-
graphs, under reserve, that there is a
rumor that Sultan Abdul Aziz has been
assassinated in the palace at Fee.
, 1907-08-28
READY FOR SECRETARY.
Gunboat Chattanooga Puts Into Port
at Vladivostok.

Washington, Aug. 2S.-In anticipa.
ton of Secretary Taft's late arrival at
V~ladivostok, the gunboat Chattanooga
has put into that port to make sure 1t
will be possible for Secretary Taft to
enter that pert on the gunboat or a
similar ship as late as the middle OF
next November.
, 1907-08-28
Asked to Hold Man.

Columbia, S. c., Aug. Ex-Governor
Ansefs secretary has wired Chief
Shippy of Chicago to hold Burbage
pending an investigation.
, 1907-08-28
IRISH NATIONALIST RUNNING
FOR PARLIAMENT AND ONE
OF HIS SUPPORTERS ARE
HELD FOR TRIAL.
Charges Similar to Those Placed
Against Farrell and Forty Others
Neutrality-suspicious. Says Policy
of Government Does Not Make for
Peace and That It Would Cause
Revolution in South L%ongford.

L%ongford, Ireland, Aug. 2S.-Mr. Nc
Kenna, the Irish nationalist candidate
for election to parliament for South
Longford, and one of his supporters
were arrested today, on charges sim
liar to those on which James P. Far
rell, the Irish nationalist member for
North Longford, and forty others were
arrested yesterday, and were also COM
mitted to trial.
Against the Government.
McKenna had protested that the pol
icy Of the government did not make
for peace, and asserted that it would
cause a revolution in the situation in
South Longford, where the election
will be held next week to fill a va
cancy caused by the resignation of
Edward Blake. on account of i'll
health.
, 1907-08-28
WILL LOAD
STOCK TRAIN
OFFICERS OF PLAINS LINE CON-
TRACT TO HANDLE BIG
CREEK SHIPMENTS.
Latter Company Will Send Eighteen or
Twenty Cars Of Stock to Eastern
Market Over New Line, Cars Be.
ing Delivered to Union Pacific at
This PIace-New Warehouse.

President Miller and Auditor En-.
mons of the Laramie Plains line have
concluded the contract with the Big
Creek ranch company to handle the
stock of the company from Centennial
to the eastern markets, and he work
of building the loading chutes at Cen
tennial will be pushed. The company
will handle from eighteen to twenty
cars of cattle, to be loaded at Centen'
NAL and delivered to the Union Pa,
cifc here. The train crew will be in
readiness here to accept the train from
Auditor Emmons and it will be sent
through without reloading. The ship.
ment is expected to be made on the
9th Of September, and will mark the
beginning Of what promises to be a
tremendous movement of cattle over
the road.
Clearing County Road.
President Miller and the county
board of commissioners are now clear
ing the trail for the bringing OF the
cattle to Centennial. This road will be
about eight miles long, n will be
cleared partly by the railroad COM
pany, partly by the county and
partly by the ranchmen in the
territory affected. The Big Creek COM
pany will handle its stock over the
Laramie Plains line entirely if the
road can be cleared so that the cattle
can be delivered at Centennial with
out too much effort.
Warehouse at Centennial.
The Carbon Timber company has
awarded to Otto Sander the contract
for the erection of a large warehouse
at Centennial, and when the building
Is completed all the supplies for tho
camp will be sent to Centennial by
train from this city and stored In the
warehouse, the timber company keep
ing a warehouseman on hand to re-
ceive the supplies as they are deliv-
cred by the railroad company. The
camp is consuming a large amount Of
supplies. and at present, with the ia
cilities possessed, the supplies are al
lowed to remain ont a long time some
times. The work on the new building
Is now under way.
, 1907-08-28

A Baltimore youth Of 81 threatens to
sue his mother because, in order that
she may pass as a comparative young.
ster, she insists he is only IS. Prob
ably this threat would bring her to her
senses, If she had any.
, 1907-08-28
Will Take Vacation.

Everett Bloyd. the chief clerk in the
office of Trainmaster Let's, is hoping
to secure a short vacation, and ex.
poets to leave on Sunday for his homo
at Lincoln, Kas. His transportation
reads for himself only-on the going
trip.
, 1907-08-28

New York Is rid Of the old Fifth ave.
nue. stages, but it clings to the horse
car still.
, 1907-08-28
Brilliant Party.

Besides the prince, the party con-
sisted of the Swedish minister, Cap
tain Lindberg of Fylgia, the flagship
of the prince, Captain Klerker, i to
the prince, Secretary Cortelyou, Hunt
ington Wilson, third assistant secre-
tary of state, John B. Jackson, minister
to Persia, Lieutenant R. c. Bulmer and
Major General Bell, chief of staff OF
the army.
, 1907-08-28
section Foreman Comma.

CT. Self, section foreman at Hanna.
Is looked for tomorrow, to meet the
roadmaster of the Misunderstanding
district on matters pertaining to his
section.
, 1907-08-28
NAMED o c
Texas Postmasters Made by the
President This Afternoon.

Oyster Bay, N. Y, Aug. 2s.-Post-
masters appointed today: Louis Ell
Hill at Alvardo, Tex, Efie J. Coch-
, 1907-08-28
Wlm Bring Family Here.

Hoadmaster A. Palm Is expected
home from Salt Lake tomorrow, where
h has been for a day or two. and
, 1907-08-28
Slain by His Father.

Macoutah, ILL.,, Aug. 28.-John Oster
Jr., aged % years, died early today
from stab wounds alleged to have been
inflicted by his W father, John
Oster. aged 60 years, who is now un.
der arrest. During a quarrel last night
between the elder Oster and his wife
the son went to his mothers defense
This so enraged the father that they
got into a struggle and young Oster
was stabbed.
Son Was Overtaken,
He fed from the house, closely pur.
sued by his father, who is a cripple
Despite his lameness. the father fol
lowed the son at such a high speed
that the latter finally collapsed.
, 1907-08-28
ertained at Luncheon.

Oyster Bay, N. Y, Aug. 2S.-Presi
dent Roosevelt entertained at luncheon
today a party of distinguished guests
in honor of the visit of the Prince Will
helm of Sweden. The party arrived in
a special car and were conveyed from
the village to Sycamore Hill in the
government auto.
, 1907-08-28
Republics Have Agreed.

to agreeing upon a treaty insuring per
manent peace.
Republics Have Agreed.
Whether that note has been dis.
patched is not known, but the impress.
sion is that all the republics have ex
pressed a readiness to enter the con
ference.
, 1907-08-28
Advising Radical Action.

Speakers at the political meetings
are advising people to drive off the
cattle from the grazing lands.
, 1907-08-28
Murder Will Out.

Chicago. ILL.,. Aug. 2S.-The old say
ing, Murder will out" came true in
an unusual way last night, when Po-
liceman Frank Walsh awakened a
, 1907-08-28
REMARKABLE ACCIDENT BEFALLS
SPECIAL STUDENT OF UNI
vERSlTY OF ILLINOIS
AT CHAMPAIGN.

l. II. Carter, Son Of Brisadier General
w. II. Garter, Forms Circuit While
Polishing Chandelier n Death
Was MISUNDERSTANDING Comrade
Heard Scream But Found Young
Carter Stone Dead on Floor.
, 1907-08-28
Son Was Overtaken.

when he returns will bring his family
to this city to reside.
, 1907-08-28

Daily Republican. 80 cents . month.
, 1907-08-28
Was Cleaning Chandelier.

He had been working some time
when C. G. Potter. a fellow student in