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The state herald., 1907-09-13
stumblss Over cosnn.

Cripple Greek a Erewsomo sirht
presented Itself ora nlEht recently.
wnrn Justice ~ the Peace J, {. Den
ncy. wife and daughter. returned
home after attending an evening per
formanca NJ one ~ Che local iheaiefs
The mAriHifaio waH about 10 unlock
the front door of his house. ss5 East
Golden avenue. when he stumbled over
what he supposed was large bos
ityestinaiian showed ths, the wooden
object was n conn. placed on tho top
step and In the darkness of the door.
way
Tha daughter was badly frightened.
hu, the magistrate and wife were IN
no way alarmed and the tsshoi was
removed. Magistrate benney believes
iha, the Joke was played by school
boys, whom he eensnfed for boihofibr
n Junk dealer. The question pussiihg
thr police Ia where tho buys rot the
conn. an neither ~ tho local under
takers have been able 10 discover tn
shortage 10 their stock ~ esrhc's.
The state herald., 1907-09-13
Pathetic End Of a Pioneer.

Greeley, Colon. +. Cheesman. one
OF the best known OF the old Greeley
pioneers, died at small cabin on the
Laramie river In Wyoming. lie had
been In the habit of spending his sum
mos there fishing. A few days ago
yrs. Chcesman received word that her
husband was III aui she started at
midnight for Cheyenne In nm automo-
bile.
The road was unfamiliar to any
momher Of the party and II was with
considerable difficulty that they
reached Cheyenne IN time TO catch tho
early morning train west. After lcay-
ins III. train n was necessary for Mrs.
Che.sman TO make long stage drive
10 reach her husband She arrived
there few minutes before his death.
The scene AT the bedside was pa
thetic. The aged couple. who had
VI AIRED each others trials and tribu'
iaiions for nearly n half century. woro
Rtout 10 b. separated. lie had lived
for two days mainly through his To-
mhrknblo will power. determined TO
see his loved one before the end came.
She had raced across country at IN.
risk of her life. but won,
Mrs. Cheonman had barely reached
tho bedaid. when his soul took hight
He was too weak TO speak. but was
conscious to tho end, A. he gnrei At
his lif.'r partner for the las, time his
eoun,cnnncc NJ ~. b. smiled aud then
died peacefully. Mrs. che.sman 10
greatly affected.
This morning Paul Jones of this
city went 10 Wyoming To ankiH, In
bringing back tho body Of tho dead
pioneer.
Mr. cheesman was nbou, 20 years
of age and wolltodo They have a
nice home IL Greeley. The widow II
the only living relative here.
The state herald., 1907-09-13
The @. A. R. Ranks Are Thinning.

Saratoga, n. Y.-veterans Of the
Grand Army Of the Republic are In
their forty.frst national encampment
here. Fifty thousand are In attend
Bnce.
This may be the last encampment
held elsewhere than Washington, Dis
trlct OF Columbia. AZ the business
session Of the organization rcsolu'
,ion probably will be introduced fixing
that place as the permanent meeting
place OF the organization hereafter, II
is also probable that within a few
years the annual oncampment will be-
come only meeting Of delegates. for
the veterans are. Il was stated by
Grand Army OF the Republic officials,
becoming too feeble TO attend the
meetings In n body and to take par,
H. the annual parade.
Statistics made public give the
membership Of the national Grand
Army Of the Republic as 100000, OF
these the organization loses annually
? per cent As the average age Of the
members n CO years. the organization
will exist. II is estimated. for twenty
years more.
The state herald., 1907-09-13
Chance for An Arpument.

Iongmont. Colo w II. Dickens OF
this city thinks he has the best seven
iy.acrc field Of wheat that has boon
produced IN Colorado this year. He
has told the secretary Of tho CONNER
clai association thrt he In willing 10
back this claim by offering 20 wager
500 tina, his wheat will prove the boA,
nron comparison. Each man may put
M his 800 separately or all may
lump their sums and the person who
proves his field the best may take the
ebtir. amount In view Of the fact
that there have been reported and
proved yields OF nearly eighty bushels
of wheat 10 the acre hare this year, II
seems that Mr, Dickens has n flnn
noid of grain, iio has made himself
almost n millionaire In his neida about
iyonamon,. 40 hin claim IL ono that
challenges notice.
The state herald., 1907-09-13
HoTcHkIss TO HAVE BIG FAIR
October I'd Is the Day, and There viii
Be Much Amusement.

Hotchkiss, Colo.-The third annual
liotchkiss fair to be held here for three
days beginning October I'd. will be "A
hummer. Besides the many special
amusement features. the large exhibits
OF fruit and agricultural products,
there will be an excellent speed pro
gram. The association has hung up
attractive purses and many horsemen
hare signined their intention of bring.
Ing their horses to compete for the
money. Following is the speed pro.
gram:
First Day-Delta county derby race,
one-half mile. 3 years or under. Horses
to be owned In Delta county; four TO
enter. three to start: purse. s75. First.
$40: second. $50: third. SIS.
one-half mile dash. free for all; four
to enter. three To start. First. s3j.
second, $50: third. SO.
2:35 class. trot or pace. best three In
Ave: half mile heats: four to enter.
three TO start. First. $40: second. s25.
third. $40.
one-h mile wild horse race
Horses that never had saddle or bride
on. Riders 10 mount from ground after
tho word go" Is given: four to enter.
three TO start, First, $40: second. s25;
third, SIS. Entrance fee free.
Second Day-2:25 class trot or pace.
four TO enter. three TO start, First, $40;
second. S25: third. SIS,
Relay, two and one'half miles.
Change every half First, SEQ; sec
bnd. SIS.
One mile running race: four to en-
ter. three TO start. First, f75. second.
$40: third. s25.
One mile running race: four TO en-
ter. three To start First. sI5 second.
$40. third. s25.
Third Day-frcoforn trot or pace.
three heats In Ave; four to enter, three
to start. First. 500; second, $50:
third. SIS.
Fivc-cighths mile running race; -four
to enter. three 10 start, First. $50. see
ond. ti5. third. $3.50.
Ono.hnlf mile ladies' race; nrai,
$3.50: second. $3.50: third. $3.50. four
To enter and three TO start IN NIL races;
ave per cent entrance and ave per cent,
additional from NIL money winners.
The state herald., 1907-09-13
vEsuvIus is DONE FOR.
1t Has Spent Its Force and May Never
Belch Again.

New York.-Frank A. Perret, an as
sistant at the Vesuvian observatory,
whose action In remaining at his post
during last years eruption of the vol
cano gained him general commenda-
tion and who is now at his home here
on a brief vacation, spoke interesting
ly in an interview regarding the ca
bled reports of new eruption OF
Mount Vesuvius. He declared there
could be no eruption at this time. but
that there had been landslides in the
crater, and the clouds Of dust arising
therefrom resembled new eruption.
Said he:
THE interior walls of the crater are
very steep and as the cone Is con
glomerate mass of loose materials.
portion of the rim may become under
mined and detached by slight earth
tremor and fall into the abyss. This
mass, which may weigh hundreds of
tons. congresses the air below II, and
on reaching the bottom OF the crater
is at once elected as an immense
cloud Of dust and ashes, which per
fectly resembles true eruption and
presents a sufficiently terrifying ap.
pearance to the initiated. Others often
follow the first and the dust is carried
by the wind to n great distance, pro
ducing in that particular direction a
light fall of ashes. But the cabled re.
ports describing an outbreak of con
siderable violence. with lava streams.
is practically impossible at this time
In telling why this was impossible
Mr.. Perret said that Vesuvious had a
fairly well defined cycle OF operations
After a great eruption like that OF last
year there followed a period of abso.
Lutte rest, the duration of which is va.
| rlable and might last for several years
When the awakening came. he said, 1t
| was gradual. The bottom of the era
ter caved in and small explosions be.
gan to build up little cones on the
| crater floor. as the lava. which has
forced and melted Its way up the cen.
| tral conduits, entered the crater
cavity.
| Then came long period OF moder.
ate activity. with occasional outbreaks
OF greater violence. until at last the
| great eruption cleared the vent. This,
Mr.. Perret said. might take another
| thirty years or more.
| This cycle Of events Is not inev.
TABLE" Mr.. Perret said. "but II is ex-
tremely probable. So far as Vcsuvius
is concerned. let me repeat that there
is no danger Of serious outbreak for
| some time to come"
The state herald., 1907-09-13
OLD CONFEDERATE MURDERED.
No Motive Can Be Found for the Mys.
terious Assault.

Denver.-Bclieved to have been the
victim of an assault and robbery com.
mittcd by strangers for whom the po.
lice are now seeking. Maurice Hudson.
nm aged Confederate soldier. was found
unconscious In the basement Of the La
Shell hotel. and died In the county hos.
pital as n result of n bullet wound In
the right temple.
All Indications point TO one OF the
most mysterious and battling murder
mysteries the police OF this city have
ever been called upon to unravel. but
thus far no progress has been made by
the police department In Its search for
the perpetrators Of the deed. and as a
result an effort has been made TO sup
press the case from the public.
One feature of the case which. more
than anything else. throws shroud OF
mystery about the murder. is the fact
that none OF the roomers or boarders
in the hotel heard the pistol shot or
saw the man assaulted. so far as could
be learned.
Roomers at the hotel claim that dur
Ing the past week or two they have
seen Hudson in the company OF strange
men on several occasions. and that he
has been seen to enter saloons with
these men Of late. Recently, also. the
guests Of the hotel say. these same
strange men have been In the habit OF
visiting with Hudson In his room al
all hours Of the day and night II is
said on good authority that two strange
men were with him the last time he
was seen before found unconscious.
The state herald., 1907-09-13
RUN TO Deaf. BY POLICE.
Another Victim Added to Long List Of
Auto Fatalities,

Denver.-While responding to n
burglar alarm from the South Denver
bank, at l25 Broadway. Chief Delaney
men. in high-powered automobile,
ran down and killed Charles j. Row
land. private secretary to Superintend'
enl w. E. Giesle of Thiel's Detective
agency. near the corner OF Broadway
and Second avenue.
Rowland was riding on his bicycle
well to the right of the road on Broad,
way. going south toward his home
which is at 5s South Lincoln avenue
when the accident happened, The au.
tomobile, speeding along at high rate
OF speed. crashed into him. threw him
heavily from his wheel to the ground
and passed over his body, intiicting in
ternal injuries.
The cyclist was hurled to the ground
so violently by the shock that his skull
was fractured and several bones were
broken.
Delaney's automobile stopped. and
while part of the squad of detectives
and police rushed ahead TO the bank
In answer to the burglar alarm, De
laney and some of the other men
placed Rowland in the automobile and
made record run to the county hos
pital.
Rowlands injuries were so serious
however. that the physicians at the
hospital could do nothing to prolong
his life, and he died within few min
u'es after being carried into the hos
pital.
He was son of Thomas F. Row
land Of 5S South Lincoln avenue. His
parents were notified of the accident
Immediately after 1t happened. bu'
reached the hospital too late TO sec
their son alive
The state herald., 1907-09-13
10000 Tor p,ny,r unIy,tsI,,.

Grand Junction. colo,-At the an.
nual banquet Of tho University of ben.
vof. held In the auditorium. 90. 800 was
subscribed for tho new chapel, The
banquet WIS held In connection with
the MrthudiHi conference, which IN In
session here, and large number of tho
Huoaia were minlHi-fn, Plates Nuru
laid fof 1ss hanabotafH,
Df, G. u Spencer ~ Kansas city
was ioaHlmasief and ioastH wafr 70
fpondod 90 by bishop Henry W. War
rrn. Charles y. Setter. W. 81. Dannef.
{ u. wilcox and Governor nuohtel A.
tho conclusion ~ the Governors
speeoh. ~, Spencer called tot sab
scflp,ions for the new college chapel,
and of the amount contributed ts.591
was given by ministers.
The state herald., 1907-09-13
TRAIN ROBBERS IN NEBRASKA.
Masked Men Hold Up Rock Island and
Loot Passengers.

Omaha, Neb.-The Rocky Mountain
Limited. the Denver-bound train on
the Rock Island road. was raided near
Murdoch. Nebraska, by three masked
men.
The robbers went through the chair
car, rObbing every passenger. securing
their pocketbooks and purses. covered
the train crew with revolvers and es-
capped by leaping from the train.
Railroad detectives and sheriffs
posses started in pursuit. but the rob.
bers had several hours start Of the
officers.
The robbers were passengers on the
train. Shortly after leaving Murdack
the men arose In their seats. their
faces covered with masks. and with
revolvers In each hand they coveres
the passengers.
The leader ordered everybody to
keep still and not resist, else they
would be shot. Two men went down
the aisles with hats in hand. while the
third kept the passengers covered. All
the passengers were ordered to throw
tn, r pocketbooks into the hats. and
this was done.
The conductor appeared In the car
with pistol In his hand but was
promptly covered with four guns and
forced to drop his revolver.
After getting AL the money In the car
the robbers jumped from the train.
which hnd slowed down for grade.
An attempt was made TO enter ths
sleeper. but the door was locked and
the attempt was unsuccessful.
The state herald., 1907-09-13
HORSE Acts Llk, q Man.

Clayton. N. J.-Iiarry Evan has h
fne black horse. but Il ID addicted 10
bad habits. II IN an inyotHraio tobacco
chcwer. and II N almost impossible Ia
drive II past hotel without treating II
Ia n glass ~ beer or whisky,
The horse seems "a prefer tho beer,
takes II from the pail without splitting
y drop. aud lieha the pail. Mr Evan
cant Imagine where tho horse learned
ita bad habits. and says u In often EN-
hnrrassins. especially when he has
ladies' In his carriage,
ON his way 10 church recently, ac
combsnled by several ladies'. tho horse
stopped IN front ~ hotel. and II took
aoma time 10 convince him ,hs, he
could no, ret drink on SUNDAY,
The state herald., 1907-09-13
Fort Collins Has Boyeou.

Fort Collins, colo.-A bitter HRht
has started between the union work.
men OF this city and some of the busl'
ness houses The elimination came nj
n meeting Of the union painters at
which tho following resolutions were
passed;
we the painters and decorators Of
For, Collins regret that some or our
leading business nrmA and banks are
having and Intending 10 have their
decorations done by non.unlon men
from Denver. and employ men
sent out from strictly non'union nhopH.
and M We have resident painters equal
In skill 10 amy tha, can be sent from
Denver. and an our members have had
no chance 10 bid for tho work. ". feel
that We are Justified In oondomnlns
the actions Of these firmA. and We hope
In tho future tina, they will inttoniss
those who patfonira them"
Tho union men IN Fort Collins are
wen organized. and q general move
tn.nt In being made among the man 10
withdraw their deposits from the
banks that have employed bonsunioh
men and 10 boycott the mercantile
houses who have employed non union
men. The painters and DECORATORS
asked, at their meeting AZ a matter OF
retaliation on the banks. that they
would withdraw their funds and do
posit them In . Denver brnk.
The state herald., 1907-09-13
Flpht Duel q Ia French.

Colorado Springs.-Like Bob Acres
In Sheridan's comedy OF THE Rivals"
Shorty Stein went TO the dueling
ground In Colorado City with Bob
Cummings. willing In spirit but weak
In the flesh. A quarrel arose between
Stein and Cummings In Dougherty'a
saloon. and In the custom Of the
West. ut was time for the kill
ing" Mutual friends then secured re-
volvers, loaded with blank cartridges.
but Stein did not know OF the trick
Seconds wero chosen. and the crowd
went down near the city pond. where
the cutomary twenty steps were paced
on.
After the combatants were given
revolvers they were placed back to
back and at the word Fire." they
turned and emptied their reyolvers at
each other Stein shiyered from head
to foot ms Cummings sent imaginary
bullets nj his head. When Cummings
had empticd his revolver Stein still
had two cartridges In his revolver. and
he then fired twice Mt the head OF his
opponent,
Cummings recied and fell He In shot
through the BRAIN" said the mutual
friends. Stoin walked straight 10 the
stauua, wuor" ne asked that he
'-ha- IN charge. Mr. Cummings
and friends returned to Dougheriy'h
snloon. and wondered why Shorty
Stein had not backed down and out nj
the moment he was TO take another'r
life.
The state herald., 1907-09-13
Held Up In Western Style.

Casper. wyO.-Two masked men,
each armed with two royolyorH. held
up Dan Robertson'a saloon and stole
$500, which constituted the bank roll
Of the gambling games. No attemp,
to rob tho bar WIS made
The games were Just being checked
up iof tho night. and there were n
number of patrons IN the place. when
the robbers stepped through the front
doof.
The bandits commanded the crowd
10 hold up their hands. and every man
ob.ycd. one man kept the crowd coy
cred while the other heooped the bank
roll,
The outlaws then backed through
the door and disappeared In the dark
ncrH, No trace Of them has been
found.
The holdup occurred In the center Of
the business district. at time when
many saloons along the same street
were crowded. and many pofHona were
on the street
The state herald., 1907-09-13
Policeman Become. Millionaire.

cr.-uneppoctedly falling heir
10 n fortune estimated at 1i,25o.0Oo.
Captain of Detectives William A.
bers Of the police force. IN probably tho
wcaithicrt police ofiiciai In the United
States.
Captain Loomin. who has been nj Ev'
erctt, Washington, for several weeks.
where he wen, 10 regain his health.
has written the good news 10 Detective
william Green. announcing the good
fortune which hnn befallen him. In
the letter Captain Loomia says that b"
will now resign from the police de-
partner, and attend 10 properly caring
for his new estate.
sidney Hilton. a pioneer settler of
Seattle, who was Captain touinlH'
iather,lnis~. died recently and the
will. when opened. was found 10 be-
auoa,h his entire fortune TO DcnSei .
chief Of detectives.
The captain. who has rapidly re-
gained hih health during the past week,
waa expected 10 rotnrp 20 Denver bo
fore the middle of September 10 again
take up the roiEnH ~ Once, lie said
In his letter that the earliest possible
date of his return now viii be some
time IN November. when b. will return
for a nhof, tim. only 10 enable him 10
settle ~ his affairs here ". will then
return TO Washington.
II Ia expected tha, Acting Captain Of
Detectives Thomas l. Brown Will snra
caad Captain fyoomis after the la,ief's
resignation has been formally rs'
ceived aud accepted
The state herald., 1907-09-13
TWELVE LIVES
CRUSHED OUT
3ock ISLAND PASSENGER TRAIN
JUMPS TRACK AND CARRIES
DEATH WITH 1T.
MANGLED sTREW TRACK
DELAYED TRAIN WAS MAKING UP
LOST TIME AND RUNNING AT
TERRIFIC SPEED.

Waterloo, lowa.-Twelve persyns
were killed and twelve others injured
when n northbound Rock Island pas
senger train left the rails at Norris.
Iowa. and crashed into southbound
freight train standing on siding. The
known dead:
p. b. OLIVER, WILL GOODMAN
and JOHN WATSON. all of Waterloo.
c. l.. LAMPHERE. Shell Rock, Iowa.
w. r. JOHNSON. Dixie. Iowa.
b. r. CHRISTY. Minneapolis.
LEPOVAN TOJA. Hamond. Indiana.
LABORER. name unknown, Ham,
mond. Ind.
w. II. MEYERS. baggageman, Thur
lington, Iowa, died on way to hospital.
THREE UNKNOWN MEN.
The injured:
J. II. Douglas. Waterloo.
Thomas Evanson.
f. II. Martin. mail clerk. West Lib
erty, Iowa.
Edward Steppiere. Minneapolis.
Troccini Crisden, ST. Paul.
Albert Mason, engineer, Cedar Rap
ids. Iowa.
II. Mcmahon. fireman. Cedar Rapids.
A. l.. Welliver. lineman. Cedar Rap
ids
f. Kinch. engineer. Cedar Rapids.
]. A. Newell, Illinois Central .conduc-
tor. Waterloo.
John Shaw, Waterloo.
DIR. C. j. O'Keefe. Marble Rock. Iowa.
The injured were brought to Water
loo and placed In the Presbyterian hos
pital.
Deaths In Smoking Car.
All OF the dead and injured were In
the smoking car. which was immedi-
ately behind the baggage and mail
cars. The smoking car was CON-
pletely demolished
The dead and injured were strewn
about among the wreckage.
The northbound express was ten
minutes late at Norris Siding. small
station three miles north Of Cedar
Falls, Iowa. and there the freight train
was awaiting the express. which camo
along at n terrific speed In an EFFORT
to make up time. Just as the engine
OF the passenger was about to pass tho
freight engine the trucks Of the train
Jumped the track and the engine
crashed into the engine OF the freight.
wrecking both engines and telescoping
the baggage and mail cars and demoi.
ishing the smoking car. The passen-
gers In the two day coaches following
the smoker escaped with only a vio-
lent shaking up.
Rescucrs were Immediately at hand
TO care for the injured and to take tho
dead from among the wreckaee. Sit
ting In the midst of the wreckage was
Dr. Charles J. O'Kecfe. who. although
badly injured. little realized how sefi-
ously he was hurt.
The state herald., 1907-09-13

deficient In not having enough color
pigments also became separated from
the others-this is the white race. Now
we come to the family which had too
many color pigments-those are now
the negroes.
Then geographical barriers arose
and the earth became broken up. For
it is fact that the different parts of
the earth which are now separated by
mountains and seas were once united.
There are plenty Of evidences of this,
such as the line of shoals from Cuba
across to Florida, and also the differ
ent ranges Of mountains, such as the
Rockies.
Entirely Separated.
"Then the different families became
entirely separated from each. other.
The place where those with slant eyes
had settled became China. The man
with the abnormally large amount of
color pigments was hemmed in in AZ
rica. The children of each of these
races had to breed in line and each
generation retained the abnormal fea.
lures. So, when there is no attempt
made to do away with these imperfec.
tions they become so emphasized that
the race Is destroyed. The race in
Africa, then. had its defects empha.
sized and gradually became darker
and darker, finally developing into
the negro race Of the present time, and
the family with the small amount OF
color pigments went towards Europe
and became the Caucasians.
Il believe, as the nations have ad
vanced in civilization, the tendency
towards amalgamation has gradually
increased. The United States has
made the most progress and thinl,
the best is yet to come. think the
amalgamation Of the white and black
races is not far of, and then all the
different families of the world will
finally been united. And when that
time comes universal peace will pre-
vail"
The state herald., 1907-09-13
Why They Fiourlshsd.

ny using these methods the human
race for tho nrst 1000 years Of the
worlds history kept iis primal visor.
Then different branches of tho race
sprHns up and they separated. The
Tower Of babel was built and uod con
fused the different tongues so that an
other barrier spfang up, Different
branches then went different ways,
People who were abnormal In respect
10 their slantIns eyes went In one d..
reciion. These were the founders OF
the Chinese race. Those who were
The Brownsville daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1897-1910, 1907-07-12
Corrections in Report
School Board Meeting

In reporting the proceedings of
the meeting of the public school
board in yesterdays HERALD an
error occurred, making it appear
that John l. Kleiber was elected
president pro tempore. when it
should have been stated that Mr..
Kleiber was elected president, and
DR.. S. H. Bell president pro TEN.
The name of Miss H. Dough-
erty was also inadvertently omit
ted from the list of teachers ap-
pointed. Miss Dougherty having
been reappointed to her former
position.