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New-York tribune., 1907-12-09
ELECTRIC SPEED TESTS POSTPONED

CLAYTON N j.. Dec. s.-The speed tests for cleo
tric locomotives curved track which were to
have been made here to-day by the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company. did not take place, because the
electric engine which had been exhibition at
Jamestown and which to have bee- "sed did
not arrive.
New-York tribune., 1907-12-09
SHOOTS WIFE, KILLS HIMSELF.

Lisbon, Ohio, Dec. s-After shooting his wife in
the head to-day. Harry Weber. twenty-one years
old. a harnessmaker. sent bullet into his own
brain and died instantly The woman may re-
cover The couple had been married about month";
Jealousy is supposed to have been the cause
New-York tribune., 1907-12-09
BANK OF MIAMI CLOSED.

Miami Okla Dee. s.-After thirty y-d@S 60.
reduced deposits from si55eoo TO S'e". t"e -
of Miami closed yesterday. It's tun1S N' ,N.,,
up in the National Bank of Commerce % 1t
CITY which failed Wednesday. The 0anA - -
taIized M COO
New-York tribune., 1907-12-09
DEPUTY APPRAISER cLAPP RETURNS

Henry NJ CIspp. deputy Appraiser OF th'S ~ ~
arrived here yesterday on the American nHe' :,
adeIphia. Mr.. ClapP has been abroad OH - !,
,brea months the first vacation he has taken ~
ten years.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-05-30
Burglars steal Piano.

Denver.--Burglars entered the resi-
dence of w. II. Buck, 1888 Justina
street, while the owner was away and
stole the only piano he had. So softly
did they work that none of the neigh
bors were Jared from the arms Of Nor
pheus. and so cleverly that not
even moving van or hoisting der
rick was left behind to afford detec-
tives a clew.
Policeman Bosworth, copper on the
beat, came under the stern eye OF the
department when the daring theft was
reported. He was assigned to the case
with instructions to keep an eye on
houses and vacant lots and prevent the
removal of any from the district pa.
troled by him. The policeman
sleuthed until nearly midnight and
then telephoned in that the mystery
was deeper than ever.
According to theories advanced by
other detectives, the burglars must
have been musical in their tastes. The
next step will be to locate musical bur
glars.
Neighbors, wrapped in profound and
impenetrable sleep, did not hear the
burglars while they were skidding the
1,50O-pound piano out of the house and
loading 1t on dray. The tracks of
the dray also became lost in other
tracks on the street and the neighbor-
hood is confused.
The burglars jimmied their way into
the residence of Buck and ignored his
locks.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-05-30
Iron and steel Exports Increase.

Washington.-Iron and steel exports
from the United States In the fiscal
year which ends on June Both will ag-
gregate approximately $4,000, 900 in
value. against $57 100000 a decade ago
and $16,000,000 two decades earlier.
Figures isued by the Bureau of Sta
tistics OF the Department of Commerce
and labor show the value OF iron and
steel manufactures exported in the ten
months ending with April. 1907, at
about s150,000.000. and the figures
seem to justify the estimate of $175.-
100000. speaking In round terms, as
the value OF iron apd steel exports
for the fiscal year 1907.
Cotton manufacturers were a close
second to iron and steel during a cou-
pie OF decades ago, but now stand
fourth in the lisi Of great groups of
manufactures exported, copper ranking
Ing second. wool manufactures third,
and cotton manufactures fourth. For
the nine months of the fiscal year 1907
for which figures are now available,
manufactures of iron and steel ex-
ported aggregated s132 900, 900, copper
$70,000,0O0. manufactures $4,000, 900
and cotton manufactures $500, 900.
The high grade manufactures OF iron
and steel exported from the United
States are accepted in every part OF
the world.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-05-30
Rancher May Have Drowned.

De Beque, Colo.-Joseph Sinclair, pi.
oneer recluse of this section, has mys-
teriously disappeared. He was last
seen a week ago and 1t is feared that
he has either ended his own life or
met with a fatal accident.
His absence was not discovered un-
til yesterday. and since that time
friends and neighbors have made a
thorough search OF his ranch and sur
rounding country without finding any
trace of him. His cabin was found
locked and nothing within was disar-
ranged. A pocketbook containing a
small sum was lying on the table.
This fact has caused the authori-
ties to drop the foul play theory, as
he had no enemies. and the only mo-
tive for murder, they say, would be
robbery. Sinclair was seventy years
old.
The officers are endeavoring to trace
the body seen in the Grand river at
Grand Junction several days ago. 1t
was reported that this might be the
corpse OF Sinclair. but owing to the
fact that the body was first seen as far
up as Newcastle little faith is placed
in this theory.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-05-30
E. M. Johnson a sree Man.

Canon City, Fidelity e. M.
Johnson, convict No. 6433, whose pa
role was received by Warden Cleghorn
May 25, left the penitentiary the same
day. DIR. b. /. Johnson of Denver. a
brother of the convict, arrived at Q
o'clock In the morning and brought
with him a suit case In which he car
ried suit of black cheviot, a derby
hat, new shoes and underclothing. The
doctor reached the prison at o'clock
and was permitted to interview his
brother in a deputy warden's Office.
The greeting was cordial, and after q
short talk Fidelity" was taken to tho
bath house. where he enjoyed plunge.
He then dressed in the clothing his
brother had brought and entered the
convict barber shop. At 1895 he was
taken to the chief clerks office. where
he subscribed to the conditions of the
parole and received his personal effects
and money which had been held by the
officials.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-05-30
Denver Mint Being Investigated.

Washington. = According to the
rough draft of the report made by the
commission appointed by the President
to investigate the Denver mint, con
dition has been found which may re-
suit in the removal of one or more
prominent heads from the Colorado in.
stitution. The coinage department,
which is under the direction of Harry
Tarbell. is said to have shown lack
of thoroughness. and several times
coins have been found to be much
heavier or lighter than the law pre-
scrlbes.
on whose shoulders the blame will
finally rest remains to be seen, but 1t
is reported that the coinage depart
ment is responsible for these discrep-
ancies and that removals will be made
soon.
Director of the Mint Roberts refuses
to discuss the report until after the
secretary of the treasury has been seen
and is ready to make his recommends
tions.
The Denver mint has been investi-
gated thoroughly in all its branches.
While. technically, only one issue OF
coins was found to be off in weight, the
commission did not stop its inquiry
with this one Issue, but has looked into
every department.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-05-30

the Little Snake valley this summer,
and at present Baggs and Lay are the
two principal supply points for towns
in the valley. Lay is almost straight
south Of Baggs, on the surveyed line
Of the Moffat road.
Baggs Is the terminal point of
stage line and a proposed automobile
line running respectively from Raw
Inns. Wyoming. and Wamsutter, Wyom-
ing, on the Union Pacific. If 1t is de-
cided that Baggs is in Wyoming, it is
quite probable that another town will
be started just over the line in Colo
rado, and that the new town will be-
come the metropolis of the valley. For
this reason the citizens of Baggs are
getting up a petition which they will
send to Governor Buchtel and the
State Land Board, asking that the
matter be looked into and report
made as to the real location of the
town.
There are nearly 500 people living in
Baggs, and if they ought to be send
ing representatives to the Legislature
at Denver instead of Cheyenne, they
want to know 1t.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-05-30

were afraid to try them. He now
come cut with the remarkable state
ment that conspiracy was entered
INTO between these cold footed Colo
rauo oihciais and the Idaho officials 10
hang the men in Idaho.
When had charge of the military
campaigns in this state continued the
general. my greatest trouble was in
Keeping backbone in Peabody and in
rev OF the mine owners who signed
contract with me to wipe out the
western Federation of Miners. The
mine owners agreed to appoint the ad-
lutant general. and to issue the order.
Destroy the Western Federation" 1
accepted the position, and started out
70 carry out the order. The Western
Federation of Miners was no Sunday
school class, by any means.
AS military man, | recognized
II as an enemy and treated 1t as such
aecordd to all of its members the
courtesy due a common enemy. cap
tured Its commander and put him in
prison. | cut off their base of supplies
by closing the mines in which the
workmen contributed to their support.
i captured several men in the ranks
and escorting them TO places of safety
there largely as prisoners. They nick
named this deportation. l called it
military necessity. In fact, acting on
the orders of the governor, went
down the line against them. My orders
were Ito wipe them off the earth"
In doing this. public opinion, of
course, went with the underdog and
the fellows who had promised to put
up the cash. and these shoulder
strapped fellows. who say that | left
the militia demoralized. mighty soon
got cold feet. In fact | was compelled
number Of times to cut off all lines
o. communication in order to keep
from being bothered with them.
During this war a number of
crimes were committed on the other
side. / arrested the men. put them in
Jail and found regular indictments
against them. When il came to trial
there wasn't any of these people that
had the nerve to hold court to try
them.
Whatever Meyer and Haywood did
out here. | don't believe they are guilty
of the Steunenberg affair. and | think
it's nothing more than right that they
should be given fair trial in the state
where they committed the crime. It's
certainly unfair to take them away out
on the desert in Idaho and hang them
for a crime committed in Colorado.
1t would look as though the Off
cials here were afraid that some OF
their own crookedness would come out
~ an attempt was made to hold trial
here. You know there have been
charges of crimes on both sides, and
have said that l had as much trouble
watching one side as the other.
I intend to watch the Idaho situa-
tion thoroughly, and If any of these
yellow-streaked individuals undertake
to swear that something happened that
didn't happen I'll go out here and tell
the straight of it
General Bell has been watching the
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-05-30
BEEF MAY JUMP skvwARo.
Chicago stockmen objec. to Having
"cow Stuff Held Up.

Meat prices in Chicago may jump
skyward unless the beef trust recedes
from its recently announced intention
to delay payment on certain of Its live
stock purchases until they have passed
the government post-mortem examina-
tion.
The packers notified the commission
firms that they would no longer stand
the loss on condemned cattle. and In
order to protect themselves they had
found 1t necessary to refuse payment
"on COW stun" until II has passed the
government inspectors.
During the latter part of last week
thousands OF letters and kilograms
were sont out by the commission men
TO their customers notifying them Of
the action that had been taken by the
packers and advising them to withhold
all shipments OF cattle to the big mar
kets controlled by the trust until the
difhculty is adjusted. This is expected
to cut the meat supply tremendously
befors the week is over. and prices are
expected to go up correspondingly.
Commission men declare IL is the in
tention OF the packers to enforce the
rule with regard to Cow stun" now In
the hope that similar action may be
taken later with reference to their pur-
chase Of sheep and hogs.
Cow stun" is a minor item in pack
Ing house business. and commission
men say II is for this reason that the
packers selected 1t as the objective In
their new ruling. Less than two per
cent. OF this class of purchases is cen
demned as unfit by the government in
spectors and the loss on 1t would not
mean much to the shippers and pro-
ducers.
The commission men contend,
though. that II the packers are allowed
to refuse payment on this class OF live
stock they will extend the ruling later
to all their purchases. and this, com
mission men declare. practically would
drive most OF them out OF business and
make the cattle raising business an ex-
tremely Improbable one.
Some OF the leading commission
firms and shippers have communicated
with the secretary of agriculture at
Washington with regard to the new ac-
tion on the part OF the packers. and as
surances have been given that any at.
tempt 10 delay payments on live stock.
as threatened by the packers. would re-
suit in the withdrawal Of the inspection
service.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-05-30
HAYWOOD CASE.
ANOTHER JUROR FOUND WHO
PASSES RIGID EXAMINATION.
DENVER MAN MsINuATEs
Gen. Sherman Bell Again Brought Into
the Lime Light and May Take
Hand in the Case.

Boise. Idaho.-Upon the ability Of
the state Of Idaho to prove that the
Western Federation of Miners is an
organization of desperate men whose
object is to oyerturn by violence the
existing forms of society. Senator VIII
liam q. Borah is willing to stake the
chance OF sending William ID. Hay
wood to execution.
With full understanding that moth
ing less than this must be brought out
and. established clearly, Borah ac-
cepted juror who declared that in an
ordinary murder case he would vote
against the death penalty 1t is now
up to the state to prove that Steunen-
berg not only met his death from an
agent employed by the defendants, but
further. that it must be brought out
that Steunenberg's death was but az
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-05-30

events in the western state with a
great deal of interest. 1t was signif-
cant that his name was left out of the
list of prosecuting witnesses. 1t was
often remarked by his friends that he
wouldn't swear to what they wanted
him to.
He was watching the proceedings
with more than ordinary interest, but
when General Wells came out in his
biennial report and intimated that the
financial condition Of General Bells ac-
counts were clouded and that General
Bell left the military in a demoralized
condition. General Bell felt it his duty
to respond.
He has certainly returned the COM
pliment In few paragraphs that will
make the prosecution and the defense
in the Idaho court sit up and take no.
tice"
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-05-30
WHICH STATE OWNS sAees7
Big Irrigation Project Raises Intricate
Question Between Colorado
and Wyoming.

and Wyoming.
Is the town of Baggs in Wyoming or
Colorado? Baggs itself doesn't know
and If Baggs doesn't, who does? On
the map Baggs is in Wyoming, just
north of the Colorado Wyoming state
line, where it forms the boundary be-
tween Carbon county, Wyoming, and
Routt county, Colorado, and that was
where 1t belonged when the states
were originally laid out a great many
years ago. A government survey made
more recently, however, ran the state
line north of Baggs, 1t is said, thus
bringing 1t into Routt county, Colo
RADIO. Nobody paid any attention to
the last survey, because until recently
1t made no particular difference
whether Baggs was in Colorado, Wyo-
ming or Alaska.
But all that is changed now. The
Little Snake River valley, which runs
southwest from Baggs, is the site for
one of the largest irrigation projects in
the state. The Routt County Develop
ment Company is building an irriga-
tfon canal and reservoirs, ard laid and
water rights are being sold at $3.50
an acre. Now, Baggs wants to be de-
clared in on this prosperity and 1t is
obvious that If the town isn't in Colo
rado another town will be built just
south of the line, where there will be
no doubt as to which state has juris-
ldiction over it. 1t is anticipated that
several thousand people will settle in
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-05-30
Mrs. Mckinley Passes Away.

Canton, Ohio.-Mrs. William McKin-
ley, widow of the late President, died
at hef home here at los o'clock on the
afternoon of May 26th.
For many years Mrs. Mckinley had
been an invalid. She rallied from the
shock of her husbands tragic death,
but II left its mark. and when It was
known that she had suffered stroke
OF paralysis little hope was felt that
she could survive.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-05-30
Lueania Holds Record.

New York-The Cunard steamer Luz
cania, which holds the transatlantic
record of five days, seven hours.
twenty-three minutes from Queens
town. ended an exciting ocean race
when she came in ahead of La Lor.
raine of the French line.
Both ships steamed out of their re
spective ports OF Liverpool and Havre
on Saturday last. The Lucania left
queenstown on Sunday morning.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-05-30

incident in the series of crimes already
committed and other crimes contem-
plated.
In short, the Western Federation
must be shown to be a band of assas-
sins who had in view the extermina-
lion of that part of society which was
Objectionable to them.
Juror j. Il. Tourtellotte, an architect
Of Boise, under examination by Borah
declared he had conscientious scruples
against inf1icting the death penalty He
showed that he had considered the
question carefully. His statement was
that his teaching all his life was
against the death penalty.
Society has no right to take that
which 1t cannot give-a mans life,"
said Tourtelotte, repeating the ele-
mental argument of those opposed to
the death penalty. 81 make an excep-
tion only in the case of an invasion OF
this country" continued the juror, "or
in case where men organize for the
purpose of overthrowing the govern
ment and destroying society and civili-
zation. In only those cases would ap-
prove of death, and my action would
be on the ground OF self-defense."
That is all we expect to prove" de-
clared Borah, who followed with the
statement:
I'VE pass the juror for cause"
Pueblo, Colo.-The Chieftain of this
city prints the following from its cor
respondent in Denver:
i do not believe Moyer and Hay
wood are guilty of conspiracy to mur--
der Governor Steunenberg. | believe
they are being jobbed by lot of weak
.lings, who haven't the nerve to try
them for crimes actually committed in
Colorado. and who entered into a con-
spiracy with the Idaho authorities to
have them hanged there. If necessary.
j will go to Boise myself and see that
they get square deal. When / had
| them under arrest here gave them
square deal, and fought them In the
open. long propose to see them
jobhed in Idaho by lot of cowards'
so spoke Adjutant General Sher-
!man NJ. Bell. General Bell has entire
charge of the military operations dur
ing the Peabody campaign At one
time he had LOG men under arrest, and
was holding them charged with muir
der. The charges covered practically
all the crimes that were committed in
Colorado during the last ten years
: "One by one the indictments against
them were quashed, and they were
finally released and no one was tried
General Bell has never felt salts
fled about this. He has always main
tained that he had the evidence be-
fore he arrested the men, and that the
Colorado officials got cold feet and
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-05-30
coIorado-Kansas Water Case.

Washington.-On behalf of the state
of Kansas. Solicitor General Hoyt en-
tered motion in the Supreme Court
of the United States for leave to file
petition for a rehearing in the Kan
ses-Colorado case, which was decided
by the court two weeks ago in the In
terest of Colorado.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-05-30
Horse Kicks Man Twenty Feet,

Wheatllnd. Wyo.-Deputy Sheriff
Wilson Meglemre Is suffering from Sc
rious injuries as a result OF an attack
made on him by vicious stallion. The
animal knocked the man down. tram
)led him and kicked him a distance OF
.wenty feet. Meglemre has internal In
Iuries and may not recover.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-27

Owing to the fact that more time IS
required In preparing the scenery and
effects necessary for "A proper presenta-
tIon Of the plays now being offered by
W. D. FitzgeraId's Kathryn Purnen com
psny, the matinees at the Majestic The
ater will be reduced TO three a week.
Carmen" the Offering at the Majestic
this week, VIII be an elaborate prOduC-
ton All OF the scenes OF the play are
laid IN Spain, the last act showing the
exterior Of the bull ring at Cordova A
story Of interest is told. introducing Miss
PuTnell in the title role Of Carmen. the
Spanish cigarette girl. Miss Purneu has
appeared in the part many times and
always 70 advantage Corporal Don Jose
Libengoa, as played by FRANKLIN Mum
nell, appears in the first act as a Span
ish soldier Carmen is arrested for an
assault on Theresa, another Spanish
girl. and when Libengoa js placed guard
over Carmen she captivates him with
her charming manners and effects an
escape. He finally deserts home, friends
the army. and everything 10 retire TO 2
gy psy camp with Carmen. and when
Carmen deserts him. in the last act of
the play, for another lover, Libengoa
kills the girl Carmen" viii offer mem
bers Of the PurneIl company opportuni-
ties in a widely different line of parts
from any they have assumed thus far.
Miss Della Leon makes her initial ap-
pearanCe with the company this week in
the part of Theresa Fred Reese. Helen
Hyle, and Harry Bewley will be seen
between the acts this week in new spe-
Cialties.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-27
The Lvcenm-RurIesnne.

The attraction at the New Lyceum.
commencing with the usual matinee to-
morrow, VIII be Williams Ideals" Two
new bUrlesques, A Day at the Beach"
and isle Of Mault," will be offered The
olio Of specially acts includes Murphy and
Magoe. comedians who write their own
songs; Frey and Allen, travesty stars.
Scmmers and Storke. comedy musical
sketch; GTuett and GTuett. assisted by
Perrin Sommers and Marie Gruett, I'm a
cOugiomeration of nonsense called
Scenes in a Beanery and Ruth Everett
as the Mechanical Doll, introducing her
limitations Of different birds and animals.
An extra feature 70 he seen iu the last
burlesque is the Girl fin Scarlet" in
dances