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, 1907-10-31
Helpino Blind Conductor.

The benefit ball to be given the
night of November Z. at Maennerchor
hall. for John Hiland, the former con
ductor here, who is now blind and
practically helpless, is giving some of
the trainmen here IN opportunity to
show their hand without showing their
heart. The sale of tickets has been
large and more will be disposed of in
the eight days remaining before the
ball.
, 1907-10-31
SUFFERED INJURY
BY HORSES FALL

by HOHSES FALL.
j.. S. Atherly returned from the
ranch last night, suffering from bruises
and stiffened joints. sustained when
his horse fell with him Tuesday night.
He is able to get about only with the
aid of a cane. Mrs. Atherly was joinei
Tuesday night by her sister, Mrs. Cole,
and her nice, Miss Cole, directly from
New York, who will visit here for
some time.
, 1907-10-31
NOTHING NEW IN
RUSSIAN MATTER
NO MORE DETAILS OF SWALLOW
ING UP OF CITY IN PROV
lNCE OF BOkHARA.
Town Has Normal Population of Not
Over Five Thousand, but It Is
Summer Resort-Woman Slayer
of Director of Prisons at St. Pet
ersburg Hanged This Morning.

st. Petersburg, Oct. 31.-No further
information has been received regard
ing the disaster at Karatagh, in the
province of Bokhara. A dispatch from
Tashkend says that the total popula-
ton did not xceed 5000 as a rule,
though the number of inhabitants is
somewhat larger in summer, as the
city is frequented as a pleasure resort.
, 1907-10-31
WILL SPEND WINTER

Al CIT OF SEA TCG'
Charles Lawson, the son of S. A.
Lawson of this city, who has been in
Alaska for several months, writes his
father here from Seattle of his arrival
in that city. He has been working for
a narrow gauge railroad in Alaska,
has accumulated a considerable sum
of money, and will spend the winter
at Seattle, returning to Nome in the
spring. He came out with the last
boat of the season. Mr.. Lawson was
born and reared in this city.
, 1907-10-31
Pluck of a Boy.

Chicago, Ill, Oct. 31.-A special to
the Tribune from Elida, N. NJ, says
that while riding a horse near here
yesterday, Ben Johnson. 16 years old,
ran the animal into a barbed wire
fence and completely severed his foot,
but carrying the severed member, he
rode into town, a mile. for treatment
and did not faint.
, 1907-10-31

Don't you enjoy being famous? o.
q don't know whether l do or not
answered Senator Sorghum; 1.-The
methods pursued nowadays in making
a ma famous make him feel like a
ley brand of soap or a popular song
Washington Star.
, 1907-10-31
c.aIIand Will Make Good,

In the municipal court at Ogden,
Charles II. Calland. the former claim
adiuster of the Hartman lines, who is
charged with defalcations, waived his
preliminary hearing and was held to
the district court in the sum of s 1900.
Calland expects to furnish the bonds
in a short time, and will go to work to
pay his shortage with the railroad
company and others.
, 1907-10-31
GOOD LECTURE BY
A NOTED LECTURER.

: Colonel John Sobieski delivered his
noted lecture on Russia at the Metho-
dist church last night, to a large and
ing something of his own experiences
in that country. He is a good talker.
has had vast experience and relates in
cidents in his own life and of things he
knows in a mastery manner. He was
listened to from first to last with the
closest attention.
, 1907-10-31
Discount Rate Raised.

London, Oct. 31.-The rate of dis
count of the Bank of England was
raised today from Az to 5h per cent,
in consequence of the inroads made
upon the banks stock of gold by de-
mand from America and the recent
rise in the discount rate of the I'm
perial Bank of Germany. A general
improvement in prices on the ex-
change followed the announcement.
, 1907-10-31
CERTAIN TO
BE CHANGES
SHIFTING Of NEW LINE FROM o.
DEN TO UNION PACIFIC WILL
BRING THEM ABOUT.
Local Railroad Men Guessing as to the
New Division Terminals, Some
Holding That Laramie May Be
Made One Point-certain to Come
Announcements With New Gard.

Local railroad men are discussing
made by the order adding the Green
River-Ogden district Of the Union Pa
cific to the territory controlled now by
the Union Pacific and Wyoming di-
vision. All are agreed that with the
taking W. of this section. at present
operated as a part of the Oregon Short
Line, there will be a shifting of di.
vision terminals, and just what these
terminals will be all are not agreed.
Some believe there will be a division
terminal at Grand Island, another at
Cheyenne and the third at Ogden, the
western terminus of the Union Pa
cific, while some insist that the Ne
braska division will be shifted to Lar
annie and the Wyoming division from
Laramie to Ogden. This latter class
is not SO large as the other, but it is
just as insistent. Some claim that if
Cheyenne Is made the eastern ter
minus of the Wyoming division, train
city, to operate trains between this
city and Cheyenne and this city and
Rawlins, the Cheyenne Office being CIV
en- up entirely to the Nebraska divis.
ion, ending at that place.
New Time Gard Coming.
That there will be changes none
deny, but what they will he is the point
of disagreement. November Is is the
date set for the taking back of the
Ogden section and adding it to the
Union Pacific proper, and there will
be a new time card at that time and
perhaps some announcements of In
tereSt.
, 1907-10-31
SEXTON

Of IA LIE hAiDS.
B. j. Sewell, sexton at the cemetery
called The Republican this afternoon,
by telephone, to register his complaint
against the raid of cattle running at
large. Someone entering the cemetery
thoughtlessly left the gate open, and
before Mr.. Sewell could close it a herd
of cattle had wandered in and did
considerable damage.
, 1907-10-31

Thirty empty stock cars were sent
to Centennial this morning and will be
used tomorrow in loading the Norell,
Hansen, Peterson and other cattle
from North park to the eastern mar
kets. The special train will be brought
to this city tomorrow night and deliv-
cred to the Union Pacific, a special
crew being in waiting here to re-
ceiye it.
, 1907-10-31
FINANCIAL CONDITIONS IN NEW
YORK RETURNING TO THE
OLD SHAPE. WITHOUT
ANY FURRY.
Some Banks Which Suspended Pay
ment Held Meetings in Prepare
ton for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Of Comptroller of Currency That
National Banks Increase Circula-
tion Meeting With Ready Response

New York, Oct. 31.-The restoring
of public confidence is indicated by
the diminished interest taken in the
financial situation, which tries to re
adjust itself to a normal basis. The
gold engagements were increased to
day, bringing the total up to $23,750
900. The stock market in general was
very strong.
Banks Returning TO Business.
Several banking institutions which
experienced recent difficulty held
meetings during the day and readjust
ed their affairs to resume business.
The few runs which had been going
on have dwindled to nothing.
, 1907-10-31

New York, Oct. 31.-The first prices
of stocks showed a tendency to react
somewhat from yesterdays buoyant
closing. Some, however, showed sharp
advances, with small transactions.
Call money was offered at 40 per cent
at 10:40, but found no borrowers.
, 1907-10-31
MORE SENSATION
THAN NECESSARY
GENERAL MANAGER MoHLER DE-
PREcATEs MISLEADING RE-
PORTS FROM OMAHA.
Discharge Of Men from Construction
Department Of Union Pacific Fol-
lowing Annual Conditions at This
Season Of Year-New York Office
Also Makes Prompt Denial.

Omaha, Neb., Oct. 31.-The Union
Pacific railroad has discharged sever.
al thousand workmen from the con-
struction department. None of the OPP
Grating force has been discharged and
probably none will be for some time.
Too Much Sensation.
Vice President and General Manager
A. l.. Mohler of the Union Pacific de-
cared that there is a lot Of unneces.
sary sensation over the reduction in
track forces which necessarily takes
place at this season of the year on
account of the shorter hours and cold
weather.
Road in Good Condition.
I'VE have been doing an exceedingly
large amount Of improvement work.
explained Mr.. Mohler. land have put
our property in the best physical con-
dition it has ever known. Therefore
the opportunity for reducing forces
earlier than usual has been acted upon,
and on account Of the present national
conditions unquestionably a wrong mo
tive has been applied.
Just Following Precedent.
I'VE are only doing that which comes
from natural conditions and in line
with the general practice of all rail-
roads at this season Of the year.
Some Work to Be Completed.
we are continuing all improvement
work which can be done to advantage
and which We can utilize, and work
which cannot be carried or at normal
expense will be discontinued"
, 1907-10-31
WIFE OF BARBER
Cl n\AI "

Mrs. John Miller, who has been i'll
at her home on Eighth street for
some time, is somewhat improved to-
Gay and is able to sit up a part of the
time. but her improvement is slow M
she is not entirely able to leave her
bed for Il great length of time.
Miss Minnie Burke, who has been III
for several days, last night requiring
the constant attendance of a physician.
is better today.
, 1907-10-31
TAWNEY To INSPECT
THE CANAL SITUATION

paid the Panama canal company and
Colombia 1 estimate that the total
cost Of construction will be not less
than $3.50, 000, 900. thus making the ca.
nal cost US in actual cash $500, 600, 900"
Seven Years More.
Making all due allowance for posi-
BILE delays, Tawney said the canal
should he completed by January /,
1915.
, 1907-10-31

j. D. Garrison, in charge of the sur
vey for the extension of the Laramie
Plains line from Centennial to Walden,
has rendered his resignation, which
was accepted by Chief Engineer Stew
art. and will return to Denver.
, 1907-10-31
One Banks Offer,

Although the suggestion was only
made last evening. a large number of
kilograms We're received at the de-
partment as early as 9 o'clock, asking
for additional circulation, varying in
amount from a few thousand dollars to
$4,000, 900. The latter amount is asked
for by the Commercial National bank
of Chicago.
, 1907-10-31

Engineers Walter Brown and Harry
Nottage. have gone to Denver to at
tend a meeting of Ell Jebel temple,
Mobiles of the Mystic Shrine, at that
place, and will be absent for a day
or two
, 1907-10-31
Robbers Capture Large Sum,

Pskoff, Russia, Oct. Blank rob.
bers today attacked seven men who
were escorting a cashier carrying 1900
roubles, murdered the whole party and
decamped with the money.
, 1907-10-31
THAT Is THE PLEA THE ATTOR
NEY WILL ADVANCE AT SEC
ONO TRIAL FOR KILLING
OF WHITE.

IittIeton Said to Have Become Con.
WINGED of His Clients Mental Ir-
responsibility and Will Take That
Tack-Comedian Indicted by the
Grand Jury for Numerous Charges
Missing in New York Today.
, 1907-10-31
Woman Murderer HANGED.

st. Petersburg, Oct. 31.-Mlle. Rago-
zinnikova, who on October % killed
General Maximoffsky, director of the
department of prisons, was hanged
this morning.
, 1907-10-31
Rock leland Reduce, Foree.

Chicago, ILL.,, Oct. 31.-The Rock ISL
and railroad system yesterday laid of
$500 men from the construction and
track forces in the western states,
from Illinois to Texas.
, 1907-10-31
eturnina TO Business.
Banks Acting Promptly.

Washington, D. c., Oct. 31.-The
treasury officials are ~agreeably sur
prised at the number of banks through
out the country which have already
indicated their purpose to comply with
the suggestion of the comptroller of
the currency to increase their c%ircula-
ton in national bank currency by de-
posting with the comptroller addition
al security for the bank notes.
, 1907-10-31
AGENT Confined TO His Bed.

Agent Cady of the Union Pacific is
to leave the house. The Office is in
charge Of Lewis Tyvold, who is a
aging things like a veteran.
, 1907-10-31
Box Car on Fire,

The chemical engine was called TO
the rolling mills about $3.50 this after
noon by a fire in a box car. viii
Thomas of the stock yards sent in the
alarm.
, 1907-10-31
Watch INSPECTOR in City.

WdeCH H'sPe0e0T 7" 0reJ'
e. ]. Maybe of Rawlins, inspector OF
watches for the Misunderstanding dis
trict, spent the night here, returning
west this afternoon.
, 1907-10-31
Agent Visiting in city.

N. ]. Welty, agent for the Union Pa
cifc at Howell, arrived in the city on
his motor cycle at 1870 this afternoon
returning later in the day.
, 1907-10-31

The Republican Is the best advertis
ing medium in the city and county for
1t reaches all the people all the time
, 1907-10-31
Increase in Width.

Washington, Oct. 31.-One hundred
and ten feet is the width which the
navy department has finally fixed as
desirable for locks for the Panama ca
nal. This is an increase of ten feet.
, 1907-10-31
THREE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOL.
LAR FIRE IN THE HOLDEN
SHOE coMPANY'S PLANT
THIS MORNING.
Seven Firemen Overcome in the Dense
Smoke From Burning Leather and
Department Compelled to Fight
From Roofs of Adjoining Build
ings-New Mexican Boy Loses
Foot Against Barbed Wire Fence.

Chicago, ILL.,, Oct 31.-Seven firemen
were overcome by smoke and a loss of
$500, 600 was caused in a fire in the
ive-story building a. State and Quincy
streets occupied rs Sic Holden Shoe
, 1907-10-31
Leather Made Dense Smoke.

Leather Made Dense Smoke.
Burning leather filed the building
with a dense smoke and the firemen,
unable to enter the structure. were
compelled to fight the flames from the
roots of the adjoining buildings.
Seven Firemen on Fire Escape.
Seven iremen were on the fire es-
cape when overcome. The fire started
on the top floor from an unknown
cause.
, 1907-10-31

Why not get all the news when 1t IL
news by reading The Republican?
, 1907-10-31
THAW To Be TRIED
AS AN INSANE MAN

tie money. She insists that he has mot
with foul play.
, 1907-10-31

Going Ahead With Work.
Omaha, Neb., Oct. 31.-The Burling-
ION and Chicago and Northwestern.
which have headquarters in Omaha.
, 1907-10-31

weekly Republican only 81 . year.
, 1907-10-31

New York, Oct. 31.-The
ment was made today that insanity Is
to be the plea of the defense of Harry
X. Thaw, whose second trial for slay'
ing Stanford White will begin Deem
Der 2 next.
, 1907-10-31

p.i,v Republican. 50 cents a month.
, 1907-10-31
Littleton Convinced

Martin w. Littleton, chief counsel
for Thaw, it is stated, has adopted this
course because he has become con-
WINGED of the unsound mental condition
of his client.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-23
When Uncle Sam Spanked Corea.

The troubles ir which COrea finds it,
certain lively little affair of a gen.
GRAFTON ago in which COrea and this
country figured as the two chief ac-
tors 1t was in May, 1871, that an
American naval force carried on
brief but very effective warfare in
Corean waters. At that time the
American squadron on the Asiatic
station took the American minister to
China. who had orders to make
wrecked sailors, to Have river. Corea.
As the mission was we'll understood to
be friendly, a surveying party was
sent out from the ships and passed up
the river above the forts at the en-
trance. Here they were suddenly
fired upon by the forts and being cut
off thus, it was with great difficulty
and amid a heavy fire. that the boats
reeained the ships. Admiral Rodgers.
commanding the squadron, demanded
an explanation, and none forthcoming,
landed a force under Commodore
tured 80 flags, and 4S1 pieces Of artil-
lery in short order The Americans
lost killed, among them Lieutenant
Hugh Mckee. and the Coreans, nearly
400. So it was quite sanguinary at
fair while it lasted, and yet our war"
with COrea is not given a prominent
place on the pages Of history and
probably very few Americans are
aware that it ever took place.
The Corean flags captured at that
time are treasured at Annapolis among
the scores of similar treasures which
have been taken from the enemy at
sea by the heroes of the American
navy. This collection Of captured
try's proudest treasures and if ever a
mans loyalty demands a new stimu-
Ius or anything tends to undermine his
patriotism he can find among these
tributes to American valOr all that is
needed to assure him of the greatness
and glory of the nation of which he is
q part Here are captured flags of
England, France, Mexico, the Con-
federacy and Spain as we'll as flags
ofc "a; i'm
COrea.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-23

The subsistence Of the foolish talk of
a war with Japan is leading many peo-
pie to wonder where i'm the world the
talk started OF course there has
been no reason or feeling either in this
country or in Japan to justify the
flood of nonsense which has been cir
culated on the subject during the past
few months. Part of it. though not
all of it by any means. has been the
work Of yellow journalists. Henry
Cl"wcs, the New York financier, in his
weekly letter suggests another source
of this war talk. He says, "If the
truth were known. it is probable that
much of this war talk has been in
spircd by International politics. Both
Russia and Germany probably imagine
that their interests would be promoted
by a conflict between Japan and the
United states. Often the wish is
items would gladly see Japan crippled
in order that they might secure
stronger foothold in the Pacific; their
ambitions in this respect having been
g,avely disappointed by the japanese
victory over Russia. Japan is Britain's
ally. and it would give these two ma
tions additional pleasure to see that
combination weakened or broken, for
1t Is well known that England could
not be induced to take any part in a
war between Japan and the United
states"
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-23

Geologic work in Maine, which is
cooperative between the Maine State
Survey Commission and the United
States Geological Survey. is this year
under the supervision of f. S. Basin.
who is assisted by c. w. Brown and
G. s. Ereger The plans for the sea-
sons field work include the completion.
by Mr.. Brown, Of areal work on the
Frenchman'S Bay quadrangle. begun
in 1906; the mapping of the northeast
ern quarter of the PASSPORT quad
an examination of road materials of
the State under direction of Mr. Bas-
tin; 4 study of certain features of
glacial geology on Mount Desert Is
land, by VIM. c. Alden; and con-
tinuation Of the investigation of the
pegmatites of the State. by Mr.. Basin.
studies Of the stratigraphy and palcon-'
tology Of the PASSPORT region will also
be made by Prof. ii. S. Williams, and
fossil bearing beds in the northern
part of the state will be visited by
Prof Leslie A. Lee of BOwdOin College,
the State geolOgist, who will be ac-
companied on such trips by Mr.. Breger
of the National Survey. The first
Maine folio of the Geologic Atlas Of
the United States, describing the region
about Penobscot bay, has just been
Dublisted
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-23

A month or two ago man named
Frank Putnam wrote an article on
Maine for the New England magazine
in which he probably made more ludi-
crous blunders and glazing mistakes
than ever were before made in a maya
zine article of similar length. The
article was not worth replying to and
Maine people who have read it have
simply laughed at it and pitied the
magazine which allowed itself to be
imposed upon by such tommyrotic
trash. In 4 later issue of the same
unfortunate magazine the same writer
has tackled New Hampshire and one
of the Lifts of wisdom which drips from
his inspired pen is the recommendation
that New Hampshire should abolish
representative government and put its
state affairs into the hands of COM
mission. Plainly Mark Twain is in
danger of losing his reputation as this
country's greatest humorist.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-23
@. E. D..
How to Cuss the Editor.

The number of obsolete words that are
to he found in a complete dictionary Of
the English language sis considerably
larger than the people have an idea of.
The following letter, written by an al
legged poet to an editor who had treated
his poetry with derision, furnishes some
idea of them;
sir: You have behaved like an I'M
petiginous scroble-- like thoae who, en-
vious OF any moral celsitude, carry flricI
unclicity TO the height of creating t4sp
pOsiaCa.ly the fecund words which M
polymathic genius uses with u6elty %,
abliSate the tongues of a the weHtleesi &
Sir, YOU have crasslyl paroded my oWI
pet words, though they were trangafaaA
II will not coasceryate .reproAches.4 y
will oduce n veil over the ltramental ~
gratitude which has charnfered even n
-indiscerptible heart. i am silent on t.
fOcillation which my coadjuyancy mt
fantor ansl adnfnfcle T. will mot spe6
OF TIE lippitude, the obiepsy YOU lliFs
shown in eNacerbating me, one ywfI1ke
genius you should have Approached win
mental discaieation. So tell you. witt
out stpervacaneous words. nothing VIM
render ignoscible your conduct to me
e. l warn you that would vellicate youi<
nose il though that any moral diarthr0a
thought | should not inpignorate nm
reputation. Go, tachy graphic, ScroGiezl
hand with your Grass. inquinate fantorsH
Draw oblcctatiops from the thought if
you can of having synchronically lost thai
existimation of the greatest poet sincS3
Milton"
And vet all these words are to be
found in the dictionary B#f'
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-23
Personal Notes.

The Minister Of Public Instruction of
Italy has sent large contribution to
ouida. the auth"rcss. who is reported
To be in financial straits, which she
has accepted most gratefully.
Postmaster General Meyer has start
ed on a three weeks vacation, which
h" expects to spend with his family at
Matapedia. Quebec. He is the last
of the members of the Cabinet To- leave
Wa shington.
Admiral de Richelieu president of
the United Steamship Company of
Copenhagen. and head of the Scandi-
navian-Amerlra Steamship Line, has
been made the first Danish Minister of
Commerce. Last May thee admiral
visited the United States.
Bayard Gray. the new grand lectur-
ing knight of the Elks, is the second
son Of Isaac Pussy Gray. al former
governor of Indiana. His oldest and
youngest brothers, Pierre Gray and
Bayard Gray, are attorneys at Indian
apolis and Frankford, Ind, respectiye-
ly.
Commander Robert r.. Peary has
purchased of her DamariscOtta owners
the ancient pinkey schooner Mary and
VIII have her restored in an effort to
perpetuate this vanishing style Of craft.
she is the second oldest merchant I'M
der the American flag, having been
huilt at Portsmouth in 1911.
Francis Kay Pendleton, whom Maycr
Mcclellan has appointed corpora. lion
counsel of New York city, is a son Of
the late Senator George Pendleton. of
ohio, who was the candidate for vice.
President on tie same ticket on which
the mayors fathc-. General Mcclellan,
was nominee !"r President in 1864.
The score Of a hitherto unknown
opera by Verdi, has been found in a
cabinet Of old papers at the Villa Verdi
al santa Agatha. Verdi in his will di-
rected that the contents Of the cabinet
he destroyed. These were being
examined when the score was found
II seems 10 be an early work of the
composer.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-23

The New Orleans Picayune In a COL
umn editorial decides that the time is
not vet ripe for the nomination Of a
Southern man for the presidency by
the Democratic party. The reason it
gives is that although more than 40
years have passed since the war closed,
still the time is not long enough to win
Northern support for a Southern
candidate for the nations highest
office. The Picayune believes that
things will be different before many
years have passed and makes this i'm
portant prediction which will be of in
terest to the North: "In the years
that are close at hand and are rapid
ly coming upon us, the South will So
grow in population and political
powers that it will have some reason
to believe that it can control affairs
and dominate the Government. But
until then its people should possess
themselves in patience"