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The daily sentinel., 1907-05-20
PROSECUTING WITNESS GONE
Justice Nugent VIII Render a Decis
ion i'm the Theodore Dun
can Case.

Saturday afternoon before Justice
Nugent, at Fruita the case of Theo-
dore Duncan. charged with making
an assault on Howard Piatt on April
10th at the Redlands ranch, was call
ed for preliminary hearing. The de-
fendant and his witnesses were on
hand but the prosecuting and COM
planning witness, Howard Piatt. was
missing. II was announced that he
had gone to Michigan, to be married.
With the complaining witness alb
sent Attorney Rhone for Duncan de-
clared that the court could not pro-
coed with the trial and after citing
authorities and reading a statute At
torney Rhone moved that the case be
dismissed. Justice Nugent refused to
dismiss the case and ordered the hear
ing to proceed.
Frank d. Kiefer, of the Redlands
Irrigation company. was called by
the prosecution and testified as to the
trouble he and Platt had with Dun
can. However. he did not see the
fight between Duncan and Platt as
that took place in a barn on the Red
lands ranch a few minutes after Piatt
had left Kiefer. The witness swore
that Duncan pulled a gun on him
when he answered Piatt's call for
help. A young man who claims to
have been in the barn at the time of
the row testified. alleging that the as
sault on Piatt by Duncan was un-l
provoked.
Duncan took the stand and told
his story of the trouble. He claims
that he did not attack Piatt in the
barn until Piatt had made threats
against him and assumed an attitude
as If to attack him, and he Ewore
that he only pulled a gun on Kiefer
when the latter came running townrd
him with his hand behind him.
The whole trouble seems to have
grown out of the charges that Dun
can made TO the effect that young
Platt and Kiefer had been too friend
" with Duncan's wife from whom he
is now seeking divorce.
After hearing the evidence Justice
Nugent took the matter under ad-
visement and will render a decision
tomorrow morning.
Deputy District Attorney Fry con-
Quoted the prosecution.
The daily sentinel., 1907-05-20
MAY HAVE BIG PROGRAM
A Probability that Grand Junction
VIII Have Fine Racing
Program.

Arrangements and plans are under
consideration. which If carried out,
will result in the pulling on at the
fair grounds In this city on July 3
and 4th of two excellent programs of
racing events. making up the best
matinee race entertainment ever Civ.
en- in this city.
1t is known that a large number OF
splendid horses can be secured for
those dates and many of the horse
men believe that the matinee would
be largely attended and prove very
satisfactory to those who entered
horses and to the crowds that would
be expected to attend.
The daily sentinel., 1907-05-20
Practically No Fruit
In Missouri Valley

Apples and pears will be almost a
complete failure" said l.. A. Good
man. the president
Even the late varieties will be
scarce and of poor quality. This
second blossoming Of the trees viii
not cause them to bear. There prob
ably will be half crop Of grapes.
Pears, plums and other small fruit
small yield.
The daily sentinel., 1907-05-20
Abe Hurnmel Has
Disappeared

stantly watched his residence since
his conviction and every effort made
today to locate the lawyer has been
without avail.
Hummell's friends believe that he
decided to go to the penitentiary
alone and thereby avoid the curious
crowds but the officers are not of the
same opinion.
It looks very much like Abe Hum
nell has made his getaway.
The daily sentinel., 1907-05-20
i@@Tday-L age Audience
PREMIUMS and
Prosperity to Continue

era OF prosperity. Men high in the
financial and official circles of the ma
tion declare that the talk of threaten
ing panics and hard times is all bosh
and entirely groundless.
President Roosevelt In his address
In Indianapolis next week viii give
the public every assurance of the
prosperous conditions of the country
and the roseate future before US.
The daily sentinel., 1907-05-20
Especial to The sentinell

WASHINGTON, May 2O.-There
VIII be no decrease in the prosperity
OF the country that is prevailing to-
day nor no recurrence of panics on
Wall street If the national admins
tration can prevent. From President
Roosevelt through all of the various
departments the officials are working
to allow a continuation of the present
The daily sentinel., 1907-05-20
Raise Big Fund

fspeciaI to The SentineD
PITTSBURG, May 2O.-ih pogu ~
lar subscription OF ten GAYS ;yl ~, =
lli'. Il, association of this city have
raised a fund OF over SoUU,uOJ S. 5oroe me-
building purposes. a petillailgillIt pe'.,i.tton In
will be built for the assoei'''0N 49,
Putsburg.
The daily sentinel., 1907-05-20
Especial to The sentineD

KANSAS CITY, May 2O.-At the
meeting here last evening of the Mis-
souri, Valley Horticultural society, re-
ports showed that a concensus of
opinion that there will be only a
small percentage of the normal crop
of fruit in Missouri valley this year
The last snow and freeze that froze
on the trees finished what had escap-
ed the frosts, according to the reports
presented.
The daily sentinel., 1907-05-20

Special Excursions to Mexico City.
The Colorado & Southern offers half
rates to Mexico City and return; tick
cts to be sold on April 25th to May
18th, June Sth to 18th and June goth
to July 18th; good 90 days; stop
overs in both directions. Full In
formation regarding Mexico on ap-
plication.
t. E.Fisher, G. P. A,
Denver
The daily sentinel., 1907-05-20
Haywood Trial

BOISE. Ida. May 2o.-After
quiet Sunday the Haywood trial open,
ed Its eighth day since the work OF
selecting a jury began, this morn
ing. 1t is probable that new ven
ire of talesmen will be called tomor'
row
The daily sentinel., 1907-05-20
Successor to Corey
rsnocia1 n The sentinei)

NEW YORK, May 2O.-With the
resignation of William e, Corey prac-
tically In hand the board OF directors
of the United States Steel trust Is
looking around for a man to MI MS
place.
While the position is regarded as
one of the MOST profitable in the inan-
cial world still it is said the direc-
TORS are having no little trouble in
finding a man for the place,
The daily sentinel., 1907-05-20
Thousands Quit
f,ap,,uac auI on 1uI9odS)

GsulueS 9VL on IUI3odS)
NEW HAVEN. May 2O.-Near-
lv . 900 Italians trackmen employed
bv the New Haven Railroad company
went out on a strike this morning.
Tbev demand an increase of ten per
cent in wages. They are getting $3.50
per day at present.
The daily sentinel., 1907-05-20
AT the Tomb of Grant

KuroBi of world renown, visited Riv-
erside Drive and there with impress
i've Oriental ceremony placed a lau-
rel wreath upon the Americans tomb
General Kurold's visit today was
tho chief event Of the Sabbath.
The daily sentinel., 1907-05-20
Especial to The sentineln

NEW YORK, May 2O.-Abraham
Hummell. the lawyer convicted in
connection with the celebrated Dodge
Morris divorce case and who was to
be taken to the penitentiary today
to begin his sentence of one years
Imprisonment, has mysteriosly disap-
peared.
Hummell evidently has successful
ly eluded the guards who have con-
The daily sentinel., 1907-05-20
Makes Rich Strike
lsneclnl 10 nc sentinen

VNIfIVTdT 70 IIV NUIVTTVIV
GOLDFIELD, New, May 2O.-Dr.
W. X. Robinson, of Denver have open
ed a vein of ore in this district run
ming from $4,000 per ton up in value
1t is the highest grade body of ore
ever struck In the district.
The daily sentinel., 1907-05-20
He Gets Mad
lr.aalal IL rhn sentInell

Especial % INC oeHIIHeII
CHICAGO, Ill. May 2O.-In an
angry. abusive TRADE yesterday after
noon General Oyerseer Voliva. of IL
IN upbraided the people for not CIV
ing the city more financial support
and made yeiled charges of Internal
graft.
The daily sentinel., 1907-05-20
Bells Trial

Especial to The SentineD
NEW YORK, May 20.-John Bell.
the man who is charged with muir
dering DR.. Charles Townsend last
winter while the physician was In
bed, will be arralgned for trial tomor-
row
The daily sentinel., 1907-05-20
A Sad Day in
Reading
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IopTSTG IsPpTTG Pa, May 2O.-With
RE1AGiv' as;aaiiy the entire community
Pa1in@ Pp1Gl respect to their memory shrine the
Doui eS ~ mis- citv, who were killed IN In
ers OF ,,hnrn ti,iS California wreck on May
Ine n 1ere 9ere'i brought here tonight. ,,,ors
/ With the dead came ten .is surHlGoa Vel i
W ,.h sboTed the effects OF the oFue'i
tbrough II re which they passed
The daily sentinel., 1907-05-20
Thousandin Parade

Especial to The Sentinel ooo
men women and children marsneG aiSntic
,IeT IN the Moyer-Haywood sympaIihletle ,,il le
marade rm % Yesterday afternoon. lhere
"@T The e demonstration while very eia'-
orate was very peaceful
The daily sentinel., 1907-05-20
Win Again
lsnoc,al ~ the Sentinel

Especial to The SentineD
NEW YORK, May 20.-The long
shoremen scored another big victory
today when the New York and Aus
trian line OF steamers signed up the
now scale.
The daily sentinel., 1907-05-20
They Drown

(special to The sentineD
SEATTLE, Wash. May ~ nles ne
young college students; TWO men 80
a girl. we're drowned IN an "'N'-'e'''
on Lake Washington today'
The daily sentinel., 1907-05-20
Many Hurt
lsneclnl 10 rhe sentlnell

Especial to The sentineD
AKRON. May 20.-In n wreck on
the Akron and BelfOrd division of the
northern Ohio Traction company this
morning twenty people were serious
Iv hurt and at least three Will die.
The daily sentinel., 1907-05-20
(speeial 70 nc sentineD

Especial to The SentineD
NEW YORK, May 2O.-When rs
years ago General U. S. Grant, in his
tour of the world was the guest OF
the emperor of Japan, one of the Of
fcers assigned TO attend him was n
young colonel who yesterday, as Gen.
The daily sentinel., 1907-05-20
MOre Killings
in Russia
fsneciaI to The sentinei)

ODESSA, Russia, May 2O.-Supt.
OF police Of this city and the two chlef
detectives we're killed by the explos-
ION of an Internal machineifn their
office this morning.
The daily sentinel., 1907-05-20
Asked to Quit
lena.JaI ~ Tha centIneIl

Especial to The sentineD
NEW YORK, Mny 2o.-tred Bo-
ham, president of the Mutual reserve
Insurance company has been instruct
cJ 10 file his resignation with the
board of directors by Wednesday at
noon.
The daily sentinel., 1907-05-20
Up For Life

ALLIANCE. N. NJ, May ado 5g3 Who
MAYNARD, of Denver Color Colorau1 was to-
shot and killed Roy BarneI' tate nrison for
day sentenced to the state pi '7'
life
The daily sentinel., 1907-05-20
\ a O q q O O q @ O q O @ 1
\ THE WEATHER.

The maximum temperature
| yesterday was SO degrees. The
, minimum this morning was 62
degrees. Local showers and
colder tonight and Tuesday is
. the forecast for Western Colo
RADIO.
The daily sentinel., 1907-05-20

Greater Than Ever, The Sentinel
Is The Most Conspicuous Figure
In Western Colo. Journalism.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-27
GENERAL AND PERSONAL
NEWS OF GEORGETOWN

A meeting of the building committee for
the new Masonic Temple at Tenleytown,
D. c., was held yesterday at which plans
were arranged for the early construction of
the building.
The Arlington National Bank of Rosslyn
Va, has purchased 1000 square feet of
land at cost of $2.25 per square foot for
the purpose of erecting banking building
The site is part Of the lot on which Palmer s
feed store stood and which was recently
destroyed by fire. The bank is now To-
Gated in temporary quarters.
Mrs. William Rackey of 1886 N street
northwest is seriously HI at her home.
Funeral services over the remains Of John
]. Evans the fifteen-year-old son of Mrs.
who died at his mothers home. 1905 o
street northwest will be held at $50 O'Clock
tomorrow morning at his late home. After
the services at the house the remains will
be taken to Holy Trinity Catholic Church,
36th and o streets northwest, where requiem
mass will be said.
The contracting firm Of Norfolk. Va,
which was awarded the contract for the
erection of the large addition to the George
town post ONCE on 31st near M street
northwest, has notified the Post Office De-
partment that 1t is unable to carry out
the contract and therefore forfeited the
deposit. Preparations are being made for
receiving new bids for the work. The
building IL not to be commenced, until early
spring. therefore 1t is thought that no time
will be lost by the inability Of the Norfolk
cost about 5000. 8.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Baker Weaver Of 1928
Q street northwest have returned from a
trip to Palm Beach, Fla.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-27

kenai. The stock has to be stabbed about
six months in the year and fed on hay. bnt
tney have lived along exclusively on the
FODDER raised In Alaska. None has been
imported for their use, and they have been
giving Dutter and cheese right along the
station putting up the butter In paraffine
paper and selling it for fair prices. An ex
celient quality of butter is produced ON the
naive Feed and sold at IS cents per pound
IN fact, there Is a market for much more
IMAM all the experiment stations and all the
local farmers can raise, and there Is no rea =
son why there should not be profit in
Alaskan farming.
one of the troubles experienced at Conner
Nenter, where an attempt was made to
raise grain, was that the season was too
snort for 1t to mature. Last year the FROST
caught the grain crop, and the whole had to
De cut and sold for hay. AS ii was how
ever, the crop realized from $40 to $40 a
ton, according to the grade, and the whole
sale amounted to $4,152, though Prof,
Georgeson says that IL the crop had been
planted for hay in the first place 1t would
have realized more, as they would have Sc
lected di--erent variety of grain and
planted 1t more closely. Most OF the
crop was sold to the man who had the mail
contract, and more could have been sold IL
1t had been available.
The stations there are working to get an
early maturing variety of grain. The
earliest maturing heads are cut and stored
as soon as they are ripe. The seed from
this crop Is planted. and the earlier matur-
ing heads are selected again, and in this
way 1t is thought that the station will be
able to select variety of grain that will
mature in ninety days, which is inside the
danger limit from cold weather.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-27

pealed, but that local laws are still per-
mitted. In number of states laws have
been passed and there seems to be gen
eral tendency in that direction and toward
a better enforcement. The laws sometimes
provide for rebate in taxation and on
toll roads, and sometimes definite penalty.
The bases are sometimes weight, either Of
empty or loaded vehicle, weight OF
wheels. number Of animals. size of skeins
and spindles and. size and strength of axies
The weight would seem to be a fair basis.
although, as Is well known, sprfngless
wagon causes more damage than one with
springs. The majority of heavy truck
wagons, especially in the city, have springs,
while farm, brick, sand and other wagons
do not.
1T does not seem practicable to require
the change to be made by the LIST of Janu-
airy next, even If the change Is believed to
be desirable. 1t Is thought preferable to
give a reasonable time, much as five years.
1t is further considered that the limit of
1900 pounds is too small and an amend
ment introduced in the House on Senate
bill 6147 provided that two tons should
be the weight of the load requiring four
inch tires. Independent of the weight of the
wagon. 1t would be more difficult how
ever, in case of a driver arrested in the
street to determine what the load was than
to determine the weight of the vehicle and
load combined and it is really the combined
load which would affect the pavements."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-27
Leesburg and Vicinity.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

LEESBURG, Va, February q, 1907.
Mrs. Kathleen McVeigh Keen, wife Of DIR.
Thomas F. Keen, died at her home In Ham.
ilton last Monday afternoon. Deceased was
daughter Of the late Hiram and Mary
White McVeigh OF Loudoun county. In ads
dition to her husband and one son, Mr.
Hugh B. Keen, two sisters. Miss Nancy Nc.
Weigh of Baltimore. Nd. and Mrs. J. w.
Mathews Of Lewisburg, w. Va, and ono
brother. Mr.. Hugh r. McVeigh of Rich
mond Va, survive the deceased. Funeral
services were held this morning at her late
residence, interment being made In Lake.
view cemetery, Hamilton.
Mrs Sue r. seaton. wife of the late
Townsend Seaton, a farmer of Philomont.
Loudoun county. and sister OF Capt. VIII
liam e. Garrett of Leesburg. died at the
home Of relatives in Washington, d. c.,
last Friday. Mrs. Seaton had been on q
visit to friends In Richmond, Va, and was
returning to her home near Philomont when
stricken with pneumonia. She was about
seventy-two years Of age. She was twice
married, her first husband being the late
James Kercheval Of Loudoun county. In.
terment was made at North Fork. Va. Rev.
Frank p. Berkeley of Leesburg ofiiciating.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-27

Denison, Iowa-there will vote, there will
I spend a remnant of my days If l live past
retirement, and there will 1 be buried.
Il recognize that retirement to private
life is usually acquiesced in without pro-
test, and should no one now object it will
not annoy or lead to political estrange-
ment. During all the years of my manhood
l have taken more or less active part in
political campaigns, and my interest in
them will not flag, though the opportunity
to participate in them to as great an ex-
tent may be wanting; and it will be for my
party to determine whether l am again in
vited from the congenial fields of personal
endeavor to the perplexities of public
service
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-27
Sophomore Was Su6ocated.
Special Dispatch to The Star

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, February 27.-Lucien Car
ter. nineteen years old. a sophomore in
Columbia University. was found suffo-
Gated by gas in his bed room at 4s West
Saith street at $50 o'clock this morning.
Carter lived there with his foster mother,
Mrs. w. Robert, who is a widow. She went
to awaken the young man at the usual hour
this morning and found him dead in bed
with the gas pouring from the chandelier
jet which was turned full on. Mrs. Robert
called In DIR. James Cook of 40 West Saith
street, but Carter was beyond resuscitation.
All indications pointed to an accident The
gas jets vent cock was loose and It Is
thought that when Carter went to turn out
the gas he accidentally turned 1t ON again.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-27
FARMING IN ALASKA
EXPERIMENTAL STATIONS RE-
PORT GOOD RESULTS.

Prof. c. c. Georgeson, superintendent of
the experimental station work Of the De-
partment OF Agriculture in Alaska, ar
rived In the city on Saturday last and
will remain here for about ten days longer
His report on results Of dairy farming in
that far away section of the United States
has been submitted to Secretary Wilson
and it contains many highly gratifying
| facts In connection with departmental
| work there.
In conversation with The Star representa-
tive, Prof. GeOrgeSOn stated that he was
sent into Alaska in 1898 by the Department
of Agriculture, and has been in that region
ever since prosecuting a close study Of the
climatic conditions and experimenting with
various grains and grasses, with the view
of proving out just what Alaska is good
for from an agricultural standpoint. He
declared that some Of the results have been
most happily surprising. The department
has four stations in Alaska-at Sitka, head
quarters, and at Rampant, in the Yukon
country; the Copper valley region, and at
Kenai, in the Cook inlet section.
Prof Georgeson talked very entertain
ingly Of life in Alaska. He said that wages
for help varied somewhat as to location.
At Rampant 1t Is So per day, In the Copper
Valley country S. per day and in the Cook
inlet section a per diem Of $2.5O is paid for
help.
It is at Kenai where the efforts in dairy
farming have attracted the most attention.
Kenai Is an old Russian settlement about
one hundred years old. 1t contains two
hundred people, who represent a mixture
Of Russians, Indians and whites. Here
the principal efforts are directed to raising
live stock, and results SO far have proved
that the Galloway breed Of cattle fare as
well as in the states. Prof Georgeson will
secure a carload Of these cattle on his re-
turn to the west and accompany them to
Alaska. They are hardy black-pelted cat
tie, which are especially adapted to cold
regions.
At Rampant some very good results have
been shown in grain raising. This place IL
the farthest north Of any experimental sta
ton Of the government, being in latitude
"a. 10 and here the experimentation Is large
ly confined to the most hardy varieties Of
cereals. Grains are also raised at Copper
Center, about one hundred miles north of
Valdez. The grain is sown in May and har-
vested in August. On the coast the season
is much longer.
It gets quite warm in the interior Of the
country. as high as 100 degrees In August
This, coupled with the fact that there Is
more daylight for growing crops, causes
them to develop very rapidly.
Alaska Butter 35c Per Pound.
The work so far has been encouraging.
Dairy farming with herd Of Galloways
has been tried with marked success at
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-27
Submarines for annapolis.

NEWPORT. r. l.. February 27.-word
has been received at the naval headquar-
ters in this city that the submarine boats
Porpoise, Plunger and Shark. after ex,
tensive maneuvers in Narragansett bay,
are being prepared af>the Brooklyn navy
yard for service at the Naval Academy at
Annapolis. The cadets will be given in
structions in submarine torpedo beat work.
and the hotilla will be In charge OF Lieut..
Charles p. Nelson. U. 8. N. During the
jamestown exposition the three boats will
be, shown with tho United States naval
exhibit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-27
Sentenced to a Bath.

LEXINGTON, KY. February 27.-Lena
Terrell, colored girl, received a most
novel sentence in the police court at Rich
mond, KY. She was arrested on a charge
of vagrancy. Her witnesses proved she
was of good character, and the jury then
sentenced her to take q bath and put on
clean clothes. She did this. reappared be-
fore the jury and they recommended the
was done.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-27
GIRL HORSE THIEF.
Five Of Her Victims Refused to
Prosecute.

Prosecute.
Special Dispatch to The Star.
LEXINGTON, KY, February 27-Pearl
Hamilton, a sixteen-year-old girl, Is in
Jail at Owingsville, Bath county, charged
with DEMONSTRATING. This Is the sixth
horse the girl has stolen within two months.
She has been arrested each time, but re-
leased on the refusal of men who owned
the horses to prosecute her. The last horse
she stole, however, was from Silas Corbin.
crusty old bachelor. who summoned
Sheriff Ratliff. When the girl. still rid
ing the horse, was overtaken, she was al
most frozen and one foot may have to be
amputated. She was tried before County
Judge J. w. Lane and held to the grand
jury without bond. She is now in Jail. The
girl horse thief has sold two OF the horses
she stole, but returned the money to the
owners upon demand. She is believed to
be insane.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-02-27
A Good Reputation. Browns Bron.

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