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The Elbert County tribune., 1907-04-04
John D. Remembers coIorado.

New York.-The first distribution by
the General Education Board since it
received John d. Rockefeller's most
recent contribution of s32,000,000 was
made at meeting of the board
Wednesday. when conditional gifts to-
falling S667. 600 were made to five edu-
cational institutions.
The money was divided as follows:
Yale University, 100000; Prince
ton University, 100000; Bowdoin Col
lege, Brunswick, Maine, $50,000;; Colo
rado College, Colorado Springs, $780,
900; Millspaugh College, Jackson. Mis-
sissippi, $4,000.
After making these appropriations
the board voted to give total of S42,-
500 to colored schools, the names Of
which were not made public.
With the five principal gifts is the
condition that the institutions shall
raise a specified sum, of which the
boards appropriation shall be part.
Yale and Princeton are each to raise
$2,000,000; Colorado College, 100000;
Bowdoin. s25o,O0o, and Millspaugh,
S100.000
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-04-04
Inventor Dies of Broken Heart.

Pittsburg.-John Brislin, the blind
inventor, whose genius reyolutionized
methods of rolling mills throughout
the world, and whose fight for his pat
ent rights for decade have excited in
terest throughout the country, is dead
at his modest little home.
Heartbroken and crushed at his re-
verses and long and useless litigation
with the big captains of industry over
his great patent, the old man gave up
the struggle and yielded his life.
Mr.. Brislin was the inventor of the
famous Brislin-Vinnas table. now in
use in rolling mills throughout the
world. 1t took years for the old man
to perfect the invention upon which
he and Antoine Vinnac labored. Bris-
lin always maintained that If he could
see Carnegie personally the ironmas-
ter would grant him justice. He had
letter written to Mr.. Carnegie several
days ago. Saturday an answer was re-
ceived and the old man was over
joyed after having it read by friend.
saying:
Carnegie knows all now, and will
be all right
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-04-04
shark Bites of Sailors Finger.

Washington.-A curious story illus.
trating the number and ferocity of the
sharks that infest the harbor of Manila
is afforded by an incident reported in
the mail Just received at The insular
bureau from the Philippines. This is
to the effect as one of the boats be-
longing to the little gunboat El Cane
was being rowed out to the ship Feb
ruary 9th, the plug in the bottom of
the boat came out, and to prevent it
from being swamped ]. ]. Dunlap. a
soldier belonging to the Ell Cane.
thrust his finger into the hole. The
finger was Immediately bitten off as
II 1t were amputated by a surgeon,
though the amputation in this case
was by shark. AS the lost finger was
used to pull the trigger of the rifle,
the sailor will have to be retired, being
incompetent to perform his duty.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-04-04
Would Blow Up Hospital.

Cripple Creek. Colo.-Roy Bourquin,
aged eighteen years. is under arrest,
charged by the county physician, DR..
Griscoll, with placing several sticks
of dynamite on the furnace of the
county hospital Bourquin. a few
years ago, while playing with dyna-
mite. had both of his hands blown on
and he lost the sight of an eye.
Two months ago some boys had a
bonfire near the county hospital.
where he resides. and he threw a cap
into the fire which nearly destroyed
the sight of an eye of another young
ster. Bourquin has a mania for ex-
plosives and is constantly playing with
them. The fact that a patient at the
county home went down in the cellar
to fix the fire yesterday afternoon and
happened to see the sticks lying on the
top of the furnace, removed the possi-
bility of the institution being blown
up and number of lives lost.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-04-04
ARsoR DAY PROCLAMATION.
Governor Buchtei Set Aside April 18Th
A. Day on Which to Plant Trees.

Governor Buchtel is interested In all
the festivities which, as rule, mark
Arbor Day. He was strongly N favor
OF calling April "Arbor Month" but
was advised that the law sets aside but
one day to be observed. He has issued
the following proclamation:
The Colorado Arbor Day law Is as
follows:
1.-THE third Friday in April of each
year shall be set apart and known as
"Arbor day." to be observed by the
people of this state in the planting Of
forest trees for the benefit and adorn-
ment OF public aud private grounds.
places and ways, and in such other ef-
forts and undertakings as shall be in
harmony with the general character of
the day so established: provided, that
the actual planting of trees may be
done on the day designated, or at such
other most convenient time as may
best conform to local climatic condi-
tions, such other time to be desig-
mated, and due notice thereof given,
by the several county superintendents
OF schools for their respective coun-
ties"
In accordance with this law, there
fore designate, Friday. April 18th, as
Arbor Day, for the year 1907, and heart
lily recommend to all the people Of
the state, to all professors and stu
dents in educational institutions. and
to all teachers and pupils In the public
schools, that the day be observed in
the manner contemplated by the law.
Special attention is directed to the ad
vice in The law that the actual plant
ing OF trees shall be done at such con-
venient time as may best conform to
local climatic conditions. The entire
month OF April should. therefore, be
recognized as the month for the plant
ing OF trees in Colorado.
In witness whereof, have hereunto
set my hand and caused the great
seal of state to be affixed. at Den
yer. this 26th day of March, A. ID. 1907.
HENRY A. BUCHTEL,
Governor.
TIMOTHY O'CONNOR,
Secretary of State.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-04-04
Beats Devil Out Of Papa.

Berlin. An extraordinary occur
renee, which took place in Berlin in
the small hours OF recent morning,
has again reused public feeling against
the Gesundbeter. the German equiva-
lents of The peculiar people. A fear
full din in the fiat of Chief Paymaster
Sagawe of the Third regiment of foot
guards, which is situated in the Reich
enberger Strasse, attracted large
concourse of neighbors, who. after
some trouble, discovered that his fam
lily were employed in exercising the
devil, which they believed had taken
possession of him. The persons SO
engaged were his wife and two sons
and two daughters, the youngest of
whom was sixteen years of age. They
were apparently seeking to destroy
the demon by hurling furniture at it
after having successfully chased 1t out
OF the body of the unfortunate paymas-
ter by beating him within an
inch of his life. With some diff
Guilty Paymaster Sagawe was rescued
from his awkward predicament, but the
frenzied family succeeded in locking
the door of the fiat and then threat
ened to throw themselves down into
the street. The fire brigade was sum-
moned in haste and spread out life
saving sheet over the pavement 20
catch them IL they should fall.
Just at this point, however. the
door was broken open and the de-
mented family was secured and re
moved to nm asylum.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-04-04
Panic Ended-confidence Restored.

New York-That the panic in
stocks is ended and that the worst
has been seen in business and in the
stock market was the general opinion
of leading financiers.
Frank A. Vanderlip, Senator w. A.
Clark. Hamilton Fish. Edward Fl. Har-
riman. Jacob Schiff. Jefferson NJ. Levy,
E1bert H. Gary and John w. Gates
were among those who were willing to
express their opinions publicly. Other
financial leaders of equal prominence
spoke freely on the subject. but did
not care to be quoted, because. they
said. the situation needs nursing.
Absolute confirmation was secured
of the reported conference among lead
ing financiers, who agreed that the
time had come for all to stand together
and prevent further panics. They
agreed that there was nothing wrong
in fundamentals, and that by coming
out boldly in support of the govern
ment in its policy regarding the cor
porations they could stop the excited
selling of stocks and turn the public
mind back into a pursuit OF prosper
ity once more.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-04-04
Twenty-six Killed in Railroad Wreck

Cotton, Cal.-One of the most disas-
trous wrecks in the history of the
Southern Pacific occurred Thursday af-
ternoon ane and one-half miles east of
this town, when westbound train No. 8,
from New Orleans to San Francisco.
ran into an open switch while going at
the rate of forty miles an hour, and
ten of the fourteen coaches were de-
rallied with frightful results.
Twenty-six people are known to have
been killed and the final list will to-
tai much higher than this number. The
injured number about 100, many of
whom are seriously injured and will
die.
The wrecked coaches were hurled in
every direction. Four of them were
smashed into splinters.
Most of the dead were Italians from
New York and New Orleans, going to
San Francisco. They occupied the
smoker and day coach.
The dead were terribly manned and
mangled. Eighteen of them were taken
to an undertaking establishment at
Cotton and eight additional bodies
could be seen underneath one of the
overturned and demolished cars.
This car could not be raised until a
derrick was brought from Los Angeles,
sixty miles away.
The injured were brought to this city
in vehicles of all sorts. and the Cotton
hospital was quickly filed to its ca
pacity. Many were taken to the Pres
byterian church and to private resi-
dences in the city.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-04-04
REVOLVING ROUMANIAN PEAS
ANTS MET WITH DEADLY FIRE.
Many Women Fight With Insurgents
and Their Mangled Bodies
Writhe in the Dust.

Bucharest, Roumania.-Filed guns
loaded with grapeshot, according to
the official reports, are winning against
the revolutionary peasantry, whose
arms are mostly hay forks and scythe
blades. The insurgents were able to
hold their own against the troops at
close quarters, and even withstood
cavalry charges, doing terrible execu-
tion with long-pronged forks and
scythe blades strapped to long poles,
but the slaughter since the troops be-
gan using artillery appears to be terri
flying them into submission.
In the district of Vashica, where the
outbreay was particularly serious,
large numbers of insurgents have sur
rendered and have denounced their
leaders to the authorities, with the re-
suit that manw of the latter have been
arrested. The government hopes that
with the leaders in jail the undisci-
plined bands will soon abandon the
field.
The selfstyled generals" usually
turn out to be country schoolmasters
and village priests. Many women are
fighting in the insurgent ranks, and
some of them have been found among
the killed. side by side with their hus-
bands, sons and brothers.
Details of the attack made by the
peasants on Galatz show that pitched
battle was fought. The insurgents,
who were several thousand strong,
commenced the heassault-at midnight, car
ried the outer earthworks by storm
and captured suburb, which they set
on fire after pillaging it. Three bat
talions of infantry attempted to stem
the peasants entry into the city itself,
but the fork and scythe rustics fought
desperately, hand In hand, and had al
most routed the troops when the gov
ernment ordered field guns, loaded
with grapeshot, to be fired at the in
surgents, who wayered and then fed.
The fire of the guns wrought great
havoc upon the retreating masses.
A number of conflicts between
troops and marauders continues to,be
reported. Two thousand insurgents at
Gorj are said to have been quieted by
the assurances of the authorities with
out resort to force. One hundred and
fifty more rioters have been wounded
at Baileschtchi, several of them killed
and many arrested. Artillery was
used at Cacuesti, Valoelele and else
where, and in some instances whole
villages are said to have been utterly
destroyed by the fire of nine-inch
shells.
Although the disorders are dying
down In some districts, the agitation is
spreading in the provinces adjacent to
the Carpathian mountains. which hith-
erto have been quiet. Much plunder-
ing and incendiarism has taken place
among the farms and in isolated ham
lets. Troops are in active pursuit of
the marauders.
With the object of preventing so far
as possible the fraternization OF troops
and peasants belonging TO the same
districts, and also the possibility OF
fighting between relatives belonging to
the opposing forces in the revolutionary
districts, the Moldavian troops belong
ing to the Fourth army corps have
been transferred to Wallachia, while
the Walalchian troops attached to the
First army corps have been retailed
for duty in Maldavia.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-04-04
eroke His Arm Counting Money.

Omaha, Neb.-Waldox Foster. re.
ceiving teller of the United States
National Bank. is nursing a crippled
arm, the result of having broken a
bone in the wrist counting silver dol
lars. He did it the day the returns
to the comptroller of currency showed
the biggest deposits in Omaha banks
of any day at this season of the year.
Business was rushing and the teller
was rapidly pulling in the coins and
stacking them in piles when something
in his wrist cracked. 1t panied him
considerably. but he continued the
counting of money and stuck to his
post until yesterday. His arm is now
badly swollen.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-04-04
Ebert County Tribune
). e. Pope, Editor and Publisher.
ELBERT. COLORADO.
Concerning Cats.

At the present time the most popu.
Tar and fashionable variety is the An
CORA or Persian, long.haired cat
and blues and silvers claim the dis
tinction OF having the largest num-
Der of breeders and admirers. The
notoriety OF this particular breed Of
cat, commonly. IS chiefly due to the
difficulty that has been experienced in
the production of a perfect specimen.
says Home Magazine. These cats
should be without any bars or stripes.
which constitute the chief beauty OF
the tabby breeds. The Angoras OF
Persians are large and finely furred.
having splendid long coats. with head
almost buried in fun and ruff. and
fine spreading tails. The blue Per-
sian has orange eyes-the white, blue
eyes. Black, white. cream, orange
and tortoise-shell Angoras all have
their special admirers. and classes are
provided for each OF these less popu-
lar breeds nowadays. Smoke Persians
claim more than passing mention,
for they are extremely quaint and
beautiful. with their dark outer fur
and white under coats. pale gray frills
and black faces.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-04-04


South Dskota is going to divorce it
self from the divorce evil. at least to a
considerable extent. The people OF
that state have become disgusted at
the ease and frequency with which di-
vorces are obtained there. and par
ticularly displeased because of the
scandal involved in the manner in
which outsiders use the easy laws of
that locality in severing matrimonial
ties, and change has been insisted
upon. AS IT stands now a six months
residence gives q person the right TO
sre for divorce The Legislature has
passed bill fixing the period of resi-
dence at one year in the state and
three month"; in the county in which
proceedings are instituted. and provid-
ing that all hearings shall be in open
court. 1t is alleged says Troy Times,
that this will put an end Z" the 'di-
vorce industry" in which so maSv out
siders have engaged. and that South
Dakota will cease to be the Mecca
of unhappily mated individuals anx-
fous for quick release.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-04-04

Mrs. NJ. ]. Ross. mother of Post
msster Ross of Fort Gibson, I. T.. has
just passed her seventy-ninth year.
and she is perhaps the most distin-
guished Cherokee woman now living.
She was born in Georgia. Her father
was Louis Ross. brother of John Ross.
unquestionably the most noted chief
of the Cherokees, having ruled over
40 years.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-04-04
Citizens Alliance Elects officers.

Denver.-James C. Craig of Denver
has been elected president of the State
Citizens Alliance of Colorado. C. F.
Painter of Telluride is the vice pres
ident; L. F. Parsons of Cripple Creek,
secretary; George C. Manley of Den
yer, chairman of the executive COM
mittee.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-04-04
noulder to Shoot on wen.

Boulder, Colo.-The new well OF the
Northern Colorado Oil Refining and
Development Company. which is down
5000 feet in the third oil sand, has
been flowing for the last few days and
will be the first well in the Boulder
district that oil will be taken from with
out pumping. The well is located on
the Major John ranch five miles north
of here. and will be shot some time the
coming week.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-04-04
BURLINGTON Bridge Rurna.

Grand Island, Neb.-Only by the
hardest work of section men with
pumps was the complete destruction
of the Burlington bridge across the
Platte river prevented last night. The
warm winds of the past few days made
the bridge dry as tinder. 1t caught
fire from sparks dropped by a freight
train. Seven twenty-foot spans were
burned out.
The Burlington trains are being
sent around by way of Central City.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-04-04

The late Queen. Victoria was most
diligent and voluminous letter writer.
Proof of this fact will come out in the
fall in three thick volumes containing
her letters written between 1887 and
1851. To the extent that these let
ders bear upon public matters ther
will be valuable contribution to the
history of the long reign of the queen.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-04-04
Not to Enlist Negroes.

Houston, Texas. Announcement
has been made at the local recruiting
station that orders have been received
from the War Department at Wash
ington, instructing that no more ne
groes be accepted for service in the
army, also that all negro troops In the
United States will be dispatched forth
with to the Philippines.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-04-04
Two-cent Passenger Rate in pennsyl-
vania.

Harrisburg. Pa.-The Senate to-day
passed the House 2-cent railroad fare
bill, and the bill now goes to the House
for concurrence in the Senate amend
ments, one of which provides a fine OF
$1,000 for each offense committed by
a railroad company against the provis-
ions of tie act.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-04-04

There are not many men that sign
their names oftener than King Ed
ward. 1t is said that he has to affix
his autograph to at least $4,000 official
documents every year-an average of
about 160 for each working day-and
this. of course. in addition to all his
private signatures.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-04-04

Russia is evacuating Manchuria. By
the terms of tbe treaty of Portsmouth
the evacuation was to be affected by
April is. but R-ssia has decided not
to wait for the appointed time. The
purpose of the early withdraw. is
said to be to hasten the reestabllsh-
ment of peaceful relations with China
and japan.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-04-04

Nine. Calve thinks that there are
many good voices that are never de-
veloped. How Gray's elegy does re-
peat itself:
Full many singers born to die un-
heard,
And waste her sweetness on the des.
ert air"
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-04-04

A suite of ten rooms that has been
reserved in New York hotel for the
duchess of Marlborough is being deco
rated in rose and blue. The duchess
is apparently determined to let the
duke understand that things can be
rosy even without him.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-04-04

Air and water are all the food we
need. according to Toledo physician.
He doubtless meant the kind of water
they serve in Toledo. st. Louis and
New Orleans. remarks the Chicago
Journal.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-04-04

The most beautiful woman in Cali
fornia attributes her good looks to the
fact that she plows for an hour every
morning. VIII rot the snow shovel or
the lawn mower do us well as the
piow7
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-04-04

A courtship which lasted over 80
years was lately consummated in mar
riage at Aujezd, Moravia. The bloom
ing young couple" are n well-seasoned
pair. The groom, Joseph Koppver. is
101 years old, and the bride. Rosa
Woldner, is over 100.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-04-04
DENVER BENEFITED BY
new FREIGHT RATES

Colorado Southern
OF
nectye marked reduction
benefit
Formerly the
The following of
new
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-04-04
Hearst Still in the Fioht.

Albany. N. Y.-The Assembly to-day
passed bill for recount in the New
York mayoralty contest of 1905. The
bill goes to the Senate. Hearst was
the candidate who claims he was
counted out by fraud.
The Elbert County tribune., 1907-04-04
s4,ooo,ooo Fire.

Manila.-Stephenson and Company's
warehouse and 5000 bales of hemp
were destroyed by fire. The loss is
over 100000
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-01-05

slept, and he bids fair to be sort of
second Rockefeller.
There were lots more, but what's
the while?
The writer didn't play for keeps,
and he gets pass to the show once
in while.
There isn't any moral to this tale
not darned moral. You can do just
as you like about applying it. Only,
back in the little old valley where we
all got start, the boys who Played
for keeps seem to have kept out of
Jail and have got money and enough
religion to enable them to drop a dol
lar in the plate whenever they feel like
it and while two or three of us who
played for fun, when we got a chance,
are either writing editorials, editing
telegraph and reading proof, or preach
ing the gospel at about six hundred
per, and raising large and intelligent
families who wear out shoes and eat
like horses, keeping up their brain
power.
No, there isn't any moral. How
could there be?
However, it might be stated that
one fellow out of the bunch, could he
have a chance to live life over again,
would play for keeps, and by all that
is sad and serious, would practice
behind the barn every minute he got
a chance.
That will be about all on this sub
ject.-C. M. Jackson in State Journal.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-01-05

The Rev. Hayworth and his friend de-
liberately and Intentionally induced
and inveigled the proprietor into do
ing an unlawful act which he re-
peatedly refused to do. 1t appears
that they were not only particips
crimini but actually responsible for
the commission of the unlawful act
complained of. They are more guilty
than the saloon keeper and deserving
of more severe punishment than he.
~ ~
The Real Estate Exchange elected
Mr. Samuel Newhouse an honorary
member of the organization and i'm
mediately thereafter struck him for
donation of $4,000 and got It,.
There are some pretty smooth fellows
in the real estate business and Mr..
Newhouse is noted for his generosity
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Stuffed Sweet Potatoes.

Stuffed sweet potatoes are novelty
and will be found very nice. Bake
some large ones, and when soft make
slit down one side, scoop out the
inside, and beat it with salt and pep
per. small half cup of cream and
teaspoonful of lemon juice. Fill the
shells, return to the oven and brown.
-Harper's Bazaar.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-01-05
Coppers.

Our own impression is that the rich
er the congregation, the smaller are
the offerings in proportion to the
means of the givers. If the rich gave
in the same proportion as the poor
and the humber middle-class, the col.
lections in wealthy parishes would be
very different from what they are.
1t Is, we think, among the richer
lass that the duty of almsgiving is
least practiced and most needs to be
taught.-Church Times.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-01-05
Turkey and Goose Race.

Recently turkey and a goose were
matched to walk race of 100 yards
in London. There was great excite
ment, hundreds Of people witnessing
the affair. After one false start the
goose got we'll away, leaving the tur.
key at the post, and, following his
master in good style, won easily amid
great applause. Before and after the
race the goose. with box on his
back, collected money for a local hos
pital.
Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1907-01-05

The Tribunes New Year address
to the American" city administration
is very left handed compliment. 1t
confirms what has been known for
some time that the American" party
of graft and revenge is on the cave
of disintegration and the Tribune is
looking for soft place to alight.