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The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-05-09
Big Plant Expands.

Canon City. Colo.-The plant ano
equipment of the Riamond Fire Brick
Company in South Canon, one of the
most expensive in southern Colorado,
was sold to s. c. Cogwill & Son of
Montezuma, Indiana, who will organize
a new company for the conduct Of the
bushes.
The senior Cogwill is president Of
the National Drain Tile Company,
which is said to be the largest concern
of its kind it the world, having fac
tories in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana
and Illinois. He has plans for extern
sive improvements here and will in
crease the capacity of the plant as
rapidly as the demands of the trade
warrant.
The new company has practically
unlimited capital and will develop the
fire brick industry in Colorado and ad-
joining states to an extent not previ-
ously attempted. One of the products
of the company will be silica brick.
Used for lining the furnaces of found
ries, smelters, etc. This is the only
place west of Pittsburg where such
brick are made.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-05-09
TEDDY" MARKED
WoULD-EE ASSASSIN FAILS IN
PLAN OF MURDER.
PRESIDENT ESCAPES BULLET
Opening Of jamestown Exposition
Came Near Recording Cruel
Assassination of Preaident.

Norfolk, Va.-That there was a we'll
formed plan to assassinate President
Roosevelt at the opening of the James
town exposition and so repeat in many
respects the national calamity that
threw shadow over the exposition at
Buffalo, is now not denied.
1t is also known to the secret SER
vice that the man to cary out the de-
signs of the anarchists had been Sc
lected. They know him as a desper-
ate and insane fanatic. who would not
hesitate at any crime. So carefully
were the plans tor assassination laid
that a method of escape for him after
the deed was committed, was devised.
When the first news of the plot
leaked out the whole machinery of the
secret service was put in motion, not
only to defeat the ends of the terror
lists, but also to prevent any overt act
that might cause alarm throughout the
Nation.
The most elaborate precaution were
taken to protect the person of the chief
executive during every moment of his
attendance at the Tercentennial. A
strong force of troops lined the space
IN front of the grandstand, half hun.
the crowd and everybody who at
tempted to cross Lees Parade to get
to the stand was stopped.
When the president left the stand
he was hemmed in on every side by
the secret service men and detectives,
who were never more on the alert.
1t was probably due to the excellent
police arrangements that no untoward
event happened to mar the presidents
visit. Just before the president ar
rived at the exposition grounds, let
ter which fell into the hands of the
Washington police contained the infor-
nation that a notorious Chicago an
archist of the extreme type whose
name the police refuse to reveal had
left Chicago and was believed to have
gone to the exposition.
Detectives stood at every gateway
end, with likeness of the anarchist
IN their hands, scanned the faces Of
the crowd as they entered.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-05-09

Camels, the old ships of the desert,
will soon give way to the new ships
OF the desert, automobiles. The sue
cession, like that of steam greyhounds
to clipper-ships at sea, has to meet
prejudice and conservative habit, but
the conquest by the automobile of
the sand wastes OF Nevada Is an &C.
oomplished fact. Here, to be sure, it
was not the camel, but the burro and
the stage coach that had to yield
Under the heavy cars the sand hard.
ems into smooth tracks, and with
little work good motor car roads can
be made. Several toll roads have been
built and more are promised. Rick
miners and others who use motor
cars for business and pleasure are be.
hind the movement to construc. roads
to connect all important points; and
the commercial development of south
ern Nevada is assured
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-05-09
John w. Gates Retlres.

New York.-After a career that has
been marked by more spectacular ups
and downs than has ever fallen to the
lot of any man in Wall street, John
W. Gates has decided to retire to the
simple life. With him he takes his
son, Charles G. Gates. who. in appear
ance and manner. greatly resembles
his distinguished father.
Their going marks the closing out
of the great brokerage house OF
Charles G. Gates & Co.. which has been
for moro than year the storm cen
ter of the hottest financial campaign
ing Of the western world The loss
of millions-Wall street estimates
that amount at not more than 100000
OOO-since the beginning of the pres
emit year, is believed to be the chief
reason for the disappearance Of John
w. Gates.
1t must not be imagined for mo-
ment that John w. Gates is bankrupt.
1t is believed that he can easily count
on 100000 or 100000 saved from
the disaster, but that is almost broke
for Wall street. Those who know
him best and who may be safely taken
at their word, say that the famous
rlunger is still s3,000000 to the good,
and that this amount is invested in
gilt-edged securities. That Gates is
loser is evidenced by the fact that In
the face of constantly falling market
he has been consistent bull. The
great brokerage house of which he has
been the principal figure through all
the recent slump kept up an optimistic
tone in their letters of advice, and it
is easy to see that if they followed
them themselves they went sadly to
the bad.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-05-09
Wyoming and Colorado Entries.

st. Louis.-Coal land entries in Col
o1ado and Wyoming made BY citizens
OF ST. Louis through several Denver
promoters year ago are being inves-
tigated by three federal secret service
agents from Washington. The agents
have gone from here to Milwaukee.
Entries for more than 5000 acres
were obtained here through Frank p.
Fay, connected with the Interstate
Electric Light and Power Company.
recently organized. Fay co-operated
with F. W. Keitel of Denver, director
of the American Fuel and Iron Com
pany, who spent some time here me-
eotiating the entries.
The land, Fay states, was never Sc
cured by the company, being with
drawn from entry by Secretary Hitch
cock before the people who filed the
entries could perfect their claims.
According to Fay, this precludes
charges of criminal conspiracy.
Through former Sheriff Patrick H.
Clarke, fifteen or twenty Of his depu-
ties last year made entries.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-05-09
Woke Up a Bad Man.

La Junta, Colo.-Crazed by losing
money as result of the San Fran
cisco fire and earthquake, Harry Han
men, former owner of a five-and-ten-
cent store in the coast city. fired five
shots at Santa Fe Night Waterman
Boyd at the depot in this cit.. after
the officer asked him to show his
ticket. Boyd's clothing was torn by
the bullets and one shot grazed his
temple, inflicting a slight wound.
The merchant had arrived from the
coast en- route to Coolidge, Kansas.
He was scantily dressed as the result
of wandering about the streets of Cali
fornia towns. The train he was to
have taken for the East was late, and
the man, who is seventy-one years old.
being unable to pay for a room, was
sleeping in the depot waiting room.
The Waterman, thinking he was
tramp, asked him for his ticket. The
old mans face flushed, and he reached
into his back pocket. Pulling out a
revolver, he aimed it at the officer, and,
pressing the trigger, said:
"Ill give you all the ticket you
want" The first shot missed fire. The
mailman emptied the remaining five
shots at the Waterman, all the while
using profanity. Boyd started back
ward and succeeded in reaching the
door by the time the pistol was emp
tied. Boyd arrested the aged mer-
chant who was this morning tried on
the charge of carrying concealed weap-
one and sentenced to twelve days in
jail. Boyd will swear to a complaint
charging Hammer with attempted muir
der. The old man refuses to give out
any information that would lead to
the knowledge of his relatives or
home.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-05-09
Practical Joke May Kill Girl.

Longmont, Colo.-Fay King, aged 1s
years, of Studleigh, Kansas, is dying
ut the home of NJ. w. Stiff, from
ptomaine poison, the result of a prac-
teal joke.
King arrived from Kansas some
time ago and went to a grading camp
looking for work. Coming from the
Sunflower state, the men at the camp
thought it would be good joke to
fill the youth up with alcohol, which
made him very sick.
King returned to the Stiff home and
feeling better, ate some ice cream and
candy In few hours ptomaine pois-
on developed. the attending physician
rays from the mixing of the ice cream
with the alchohol that still remained
In the young mans system. King is
unconscious and cannot recover.
His mother has been sent for.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-05-09
Shame overcomes Him.

st. Louis-Overcome with remorse
because in a fit of Impotence he had
struck his aged mother and discolored
her eye, Edward Lime skunk in shame
into the basement Of his mothers
house and blew out his brains with a
1evolyer.
He had native genius for painting,
and working far into the night, when
he should have slept, made him ner-
vous. When, after night of toll with
the brush, his mother called him in the
morning, he arose from his bed and
struck the aged woman.
He left the house, but returned later
and asked his mothers forgiveness,
weeping like a child His mother read
lily forgave him, but he could not
forgive himself. He went to the cellar
and there shot himself through the
head
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-05-09
YERkEs-mlzNEKs TO SEPARATE,
Wilson Miner and His Aged Wife
Have tc Quit.

Chicago-Mrs. Yerkes-M Miner, widow
o. Charles 7. Yerkes, millionaire trac-
ton king, has rung down the final cur
tain on the little comedy SURF. 'uding
her marriage to Wilson Miner OF San
Francisco and New York. According
this afternoon she has filed suit for
absolute divorce frow Wilson Miner,
whom she welded in New York q
short time after the death of the trao-
ton magnate.
This episode in her life caused moro
commotion in both Chicago and New
York than some of the great deals in
which her husband was interested. A
private message telling of the signing
Of her petition for separation does
hot give details, but it is asserted by
Chicago friends that cruelty is prob
ably the general charge.
,, It will be remembered that following
the romantic wedding of Mrs. Yerkes
and Miner much secrecy was main
tanned for several weeks, followed by
his ejectment from the Fifth avenue
mansion of Mrs Yerkes in New York
and her flight to sanitarium because
CT an illness that may cost her life.
Then her reconciliation with her hus-
band was followed almost Immediately
ty the separation that it has now been
decided shall be final.
1t is understood, however. that the
declaration will show charges of deser-
ton and statutory offences.
1t is also declared that financial
settlement may be made by Mrs.
Miner with her young husband In
lieu of which he will make no opposi-
ton to the divorce proceedings. per-
hitting her to be released from her
marital bonds without contest.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-05-09
Ryan Found Guilty.

Denver-"We, the jury, find the de.
fendant guilty of murder in the first
degree and fix the punishment at i'm
prisonment for life at hard labor"
This finding of the jury in the West
Side Court, which for two days has lis
tened to the evidence in the trial of
James Ryan for the murder of Percy
Smith, Jr, in the Novelty bar on the
evening of January 21st, marks the
last act in one of the most cold-blooded
killings in the history OF Denver and
places period to the career of the no
torious "Nigger" Ryan, man who for
years has escaped punishment for his
offenses against socie ty
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-05-09
The Language and the Boy.

A child, with its meager store OF
language, is somewhat in the position
of the tabled woodchuck, which was
simply obliged to climb tree,
whether it could do so in harmony
with the facts of natural history or
not. He must express himself with
what language is Immediately at his
command. or fai2in more or less seri.
GUS degree to express himself at ALL
and so his little store must be treated
As thoroughly plastic, just as the Ian.
guage of his race, in its earlier
stages. was plastic, says Atlantic.
The existence of whiten, ito make
WHITE is all the justification he
needs for smallen, ito make small"
or lowen, ''to make low" Jimmie
Jones hasn't grown much since he
was here before" says some one.
why, l believe he's ungrowed some"
thought clearly and fully, and delight
fully unconscious of the fact that lin
guistic authorities do not recognize
the right of this handy prefix to at
zach itself to this particular verb.
Ought l to have stopped him right
there and loaded his undeveloped
memory with parallel columns OF
words which do and do not admit the
prefix un-? If l had done so his bro
kher would probably not have ven
make un-hand-painted china, and his
knowledge would have been less to-
day by the small amount of informa-
ton which 1 was able to give him on
that subject.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-05-09

Even the wolves are enjoying the
present era of prosperity. The gov
eminent has issued bulletin in
which is shown the fourishing condi-
ton of the coyotes on the western
cattle ranges and of the larger wolves
known as "loafers," or "lobos" The
natural food of these beasts of prey
was the buffalo. but they find cattle
and horses satisfactory substitute.
Cattle are preferred; not that the
wolves have any prejudice against
eating horse-flesh. but because the old
method of attack from the rear,
which they practised on the buffalo,
Is equally successful with range
steers. When they try it on horses.
however, they meet with a painful
surprise. How serious is the pest OF
wolves, remarks Youths Companion.
may be gathered from the fact that
Wyoming alone has paid out $1,000
In bounties in the last ten years, and
this makes no account OF the sums
paid by counties and stockmen's as
sociations. The cattlemen reckon
their losses to be about ten per cent.
of the herds. Great organized neigh
borhood wolf-hunts on the western
ranges have been advertised all over
the east during the past winter.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-05-09
Real "Romeo and Juliet"

Huntington, w. Va-Shakespeare's
tragedy of Romeo and Juliet" was
re-enacted to the letter in this city
when two sweethearts committed sui
eide with poison in the same room.
Returning from a trip to Kentucky,
Samuel Rittenour found that Rose
Shears, whom he was to have mar
ried, had killed herself by drinking car
holic acid because she feared he had
deserted her. His failure to advise
the young woman of his movements
had given her this impression.
Going to the room in which his
sweetheart had died, Rittenour drank
the same poison.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-05-09
Couldn't Stand the sDooks.

Grand Junction, Colo-Elbert N.
Case of Mesa county has filed suit for
divorce against his wife, Ida d. Case.
He charges in the suit that she an
noyed and harassed him with spirit
readings, that she always maintained
that the spirit of an Indian chief was
lowering around them, and she both
cred him with this class of discussions.
He also charges that one night when
he returned home he found her sitting
on the knee of another man.
She has filed a cross complaint de-
nxing all Of the charges.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-05-09
Killed Because of Own carelessness.

Trinidad, Colo.-The coroner's jury
which investigated the death of Walter
hoffman, fire boss in the Midway coal
mine, returned verdict that he had
been killed because of his own care
lessness. hoffman entered a portion
CT the mine where large pocket of
gas had accumulated with an exposed
light, and an explosion followed. Not
mans body was burned almost beyond
recognition.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-05-09

A man has been discovered in Phil
Adelphia by the name of Antonio
Whatawad. AS the contents of his
pocketbook harmonic with the name
his friends should lose no time in adj
vising him to keep away from Wall
street.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-05-09
Killed by Lightning.

Walsenburg, Colo.-Elfido Trujillo,
aged twenty years, relative of Felix
Cruz. a wealthy farmer living near
Walsenburg, was struck by bolt of
lightning on the latter's ranch Monday
afternoon during a snowstorms and in
stantly killed.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-05-09

The German piano manufacturers
sell many extremely cheap instru.
ments in Constantinople on nine
months time. Think of paying for
fourth-rate piano after living with it
the greater part of year!
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-05-09

"IVithout hesitation I zO,-ite 10 thank
you for tie great relief haze found in
jour valua6le medicine, Pernna, and
will call the attention Of all my friends
sm6e,Ins zOitA catayyh TO thai fact. Be.
sides /ehee,1inly recommend 10 all suf:
fe,-ing 7oiA eatarrh IN any fo,m.'-
Miss Dora Hayden, SIo 9TH ST., S, w.,
Washington, d. c.
A Case of Spring Catarrh.
Mrs. N. P. Lawler, 4aS111 N Broadway,
Pittsburg, kas., writes: Last spring l
caught severe cold, which developed
into serious case of catarrh. l felt
weak and sick, and could neither eat
nor sleep well.
"a member OF our club who had been
cured of catarrh through the use of Pc
runa advised me to try it, and did so
at once. 1 expected help, but nothing
like the wonderful change for the better
observed almost as soon as l started
taking it. In three days felt much
better, and within two weeks was in
fine health. Pe1ana is wonderful
medicine"
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-09-28

DONOVAN HAMMERED FOR 13 HITS, BUT
PITCHED WINNING GAME FOR DETROIT

Philadelphia, Sept 2s.-Detroit took n
clear lead I'm the sensational race for the
American league pennant yesterday by
defeating Philadelphia by the narrow
margin of to I'm hotly contested game.
Donovan, the leading pitcher OF The league
this season. was hammered for il hits by
the home team. but Detroit's nine hits OF
Plank came at more opportune times.
Twelve Philadelphians left on bases TO
Detroit's six practically tells the story.
Twice the home players had the bases
full but Donovan held. them safe and
they failed to score. A slip-up by Collins
helped Detroit to score three runs In the
seventh inning.
The interest I'm the present series of
four games is intense and. despite the raw
weather, 1900 persons saw the contest.
II was one of the most enthusiastic
crowds that has assembled on the Local
grounds this year. and the noise at times
was almost deafening. The grandstand
was closed before the game began and
the crowd overflowed into the field, neces-
stating a ground rule.
Detroit scored its first run in the fifth
inning. O'Leary doubled 10 centre and
Donovan struck out Jones beat out an
infield hit and O'Leary took third. Tho
latter scored on Schaeffer's force Of Jones
at second. Schaeffer stole second and
scored on Crawford's double TO right.
Cobb ended the inning by flying to Mich
OILS.
Three runs were added to the visitor S
score in the seventh. O'Leary fouled out.
Donovan singled TO left and Jones was
safe on a wild throw OF Collins, both men
advancing a base. Schaeffer then sent
both men home with a two-base hit into
the crowd. Schaeffer stole third and
scored on Crawfords single TO centre.
Cobb and Rossman were easy outs
Oldring's double and Powers single in
the fifth inning gave Philadelphia its first
run. The hopes of the home crowd were
raised In the seventh, when Philadelphia
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-09-28
FIVE FAVOR|TES DEFEATED
IN GRAvESEND EVENTS

New York. Sept. 2s.-For the fourth
consecutive day five favorites were de-
feated at Gravesend. The usual crowd
OF about 1900 regulars turned out and
In spite OF recent reveres kept the lay
&rs busy at all stages. The feature was
the Culver handicap. for all ages, at
about furlongs. The start was ragged.
Nicol getting Kings Daughter, backed
down TO :. away running, while James II.
Keene's Suffrage. to favorite, was all
tangled up, with Miller on her back. III.
p. Whitney's Brookdale Nymph. 6 TO l..
chased Kings Daughter TO the home
stretch, where Suffrage began to close
rapidly when IL was too late. At the
wire II was Kings Daughter by a length
and half. with Suffrage two lengths
before Brookdale Nymph. Sewell, 10 TO l..
who was as good as left ran a fine race
and finished a length out of the money.
Handrazza had early speed, as usual, but
stopped.
Miller put UP a bad ride on Yankee
Girl, even money favorite, in the second
race, a handicap for all ages at mile
and half.
Lotus. 13 to favorite. would probably
have won the third race for platers, but
for rough riding on the part of Miller
who had the leg up on Robinhood.
Although he got Temaceo, TO 5 favor
ite off in front in the fifth race, Miller
allowed Acrobat to breeze past him on
the lower turn. Temaceo got the place.
James Il. Brady made all the running
in the first race and won by four
lengths.
The summary:
First race, 2-year-olds. selling, about 6
furlongs-James b. Brady. 102 (Miller), Q
to 20 and to 5. won; Beardall, 80 Gard
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-09-28
SQU|RES and SULLIVAN
FIGHT At COLMA TONIGHT

Boston. Mass. Sept. 2S.-The 25-round
battle between Jack (Twin) Sullivan and
Bill Squires at Colma, which takes place
this afternoon. is expected TO give
the Australian an opportunity 20 prove
that his quick knockout by Burns was a
iuke. In tackllng the Cambridge man
sduires Is going against a proposition
about as tough as he could select. Sui
Ivan holds a decision over Tommy
Burns. and he has beaten Jack Palmer,
the English ex-champlon, and a great
many others. squires by whipping sully
can prove 10 the American public that
be is far from the ounce his showing
against Tommy Burns indicated.
On the other hand. a beating at the
hands of the New England twin would
finish Boshiter Bill for good and all on
these shores
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-09-28

ner), to 2. place. second; Blue Heron.
50 q. Powers), 2 to 5. third. Time 1:10 3-5.
Smirker. Acellop. Tommy Ahearn, Gen.
tleman and Sanguine also ran.
Second race, handicap, all ages. IL miles
Melbourne, los (Horner), IL to | and to
2, won; Perseverance. % (G. Swan. to
/ place, second; Yankee Girl lO7 (Miller),
10 6. show. third. Time 2:34 80. Miss
Crawford. Aster d'or,s San Alciso and
D'Arkle also ran.
Third race. 3-year-olds and upward
selling, about furlongs-Security, 105
Fenn). to and TO 5, won; Preon, 103
(Walsh). i to 2. show, third. Time 1:l0
1-5. Fleming. Robinhood, Fortunate,
Troubemaker, Berwic, Ivanhoe
Boy. L'Armour. Lady Ogden Phyllis
A., Listless and Woodwich also ran.
Fourth race, the Culver handicap, all
ages. about furlongs-King Daughter,
los (Nicol). TO / and To !, won; Suf-
frage. 124 (Mlller), TO s, place, second (;
Brookdale Nymph, u9 (Notter), even
show. third. Time los 3-5. Sewell.
Dreamer Bat Masterson, Faust. Hand
zarra and Belle of Iroquois also ran.
Fifth race, -year-olds and upward,
selling, / lie miles-Acrobat SO (G.
Burns). to / and to 5. won; Temaceo,
90 (Sumter), l TO 3, show. third. Time
/: :i6 3-5. Jack Rose, Andrew Mack, Um-
brela and Smiling Tom also ran.
Sixth race, handicap, 2-year-olds, about
6 furlongs-Live Wire, Ill (Sandy), TO
TO 8, place second; Arasee, 80 CPowers),
q and even. won; Chuita, 1l5 (Miller), Z
s TO 8. show, third. Time 1:l0 2-5. Ri
alto. Bellwether. Graidiron and Perkeo
also ran.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-09-28

SUSPENDED

The Judges at the Rockville, Conn,
kins Of Woonsooket for 30 days yesterday
as a result of bad mix-up i'm the third
heat of the 2:2l trot, in which four horses
and their drivers were thrown i'm a heap.
J. T. Brown of Wllimantc who was
driving lone, was tossed oyer the fence
for distance of % feet. but was not
badly hurt a. NJ. Ethridge OF Norwich.
Conn, who held the ribbons over Lady
Glare, was knocked unconscious. He suf-
fered a broken nose and other injuries.
Knap Forshner. a well-known reinsman.
who was handling Hills Boy, was badly
shaken up. as was Hodgkins. None of the
horses was hurt TO any extent.