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The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-01-25
CANAL TO Be BUILT
BY CONTRACT.
Bids Opened Without Cerenlo-
ny Or F0rnlaIity.
-
Bonuses and Penalties VIII Tend
To make Contractors
Hurry Along.

Without ceremony, and with no
more formality than is exercised in
opening the most ordinary bid,
the bids of contractors for the build
ing of the Panama canal were open
ed in Washington. A truly memo
rable event. it lacked completely in
the spectacular. The form of bid is
what is technically known to engin-
GERS as force contract" That Is
perhaps best explained to the uninit-
lated by statement of the terms.
The contract provides system of
bonuses and penalties which will tend
to make the contractor hurry the
work along. If the total cost of
construction should exceed the esti-
mated cost, as fixed by the engin-
eering committee, there will be de-
Quoted from the compensation of
the contractor one-half per cent. of
the per centage otherwise payable
to the contractor for each $1,000
600 excess of the estimated cost or
half fractional part thereof. If the
contractor is economical and the oct
ual cost falls below the estimates OF
the engineering committee. he wlii
receive one-third of the difference
between the actual and estimate
costs. Thus, if the contractor
keeps the cost to S3,000,000 less than
the estimate cost, he will receive a
bonus of S1,O00,OOO.
The contractor will have to do on
ly with the work of construction.
The Government will furnish the
materials and machinery. The con-
tractor will furnish all labor, fore
man, superintendent. clerks, gen.
eral office staff and tools of minor
character, and he will make what
is known as the outside repairs upon
equipment and machinery, but there
his obligations end. The Govern
ment must supply all locomotives,
cars. steam shovels. dredges and the
like, as we'll as all raw materials to
be put into the work, such as ce-
ment, explosives, oil, coal and fuel.
The plant IN Panama now owned
by the Isthmian canal commission
will be simply turned over to the
contractor, who with his great force
of skilled men to direct the labor,
will go ahead and finish the job with
which the Government has been
wrestling. But the Government
does not relinquish one bit of re-
sponsibility. The chief engineer Of
the Canal commission will be in di-
rect charge of the work of construc-
ton, and in matters of policy his
word will be final.
The lowest bidder is a firm COM
posed of two men of long eXper
fence in handling big forces of men
on contracts William j. Oliver. of
Knoxville, who has done most of the
construction work on the Southern
system, under the late Samuel Spen-
Ger. and Arson j. Bangs, who built
the Sault Ste. Marie Canal.
The Board of Estimation, composed
of two engineers selected by the
bidders and three selected by the
Isthmian commission, must meet
within fifteen days to fix the esti-
mates for the cost of the work and
the time within which it must be
done.
The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-01-25

When the cold winds dry and crack
the skin box of salve can save
much discomfort. In buying salve
look for the name on the the box to
avoid any limitations. and be sure
you get the original DeWitt's
Witch Hazel Salve. Sold by all
druggists. m
The daily sentinel., 1907-07-03
THE ALDERMEN WILL SEE
Next Monday the Members of the City
Council will Visit Kan
nah Creek-Meeting
Last Night.

On next Monday the members of
the Grand junction city council, ac-
companied by Mayor Wentworth and
Water superintendent B. w. We'd
der, will make a trip over the pro-
posed route of the mountain water
pipe line into this city and visit the
head waters of the mountain stream
from when the supply for Grand
Junction Is to be taken.
This plan was decided upon last
night at the adjourned session OF the
city council. While all the alder
men have more or less knowledge of
the mountain water proposition in
all its phases, none save Alderman
Davies. have ever made a personal
inspection and their desire to do so
Is a most laudable one and indicates
that the council is going at the pro-
position in the right way.
Alderman Boyer moved the pass
age of n resolution setting forth that
the city council will take the neces-
sary steps to secure Hannah creek.
water for Grand Junction. This reso-
luton was adopted by a unanimous
vote.
various phases of the situation
we're discussed at length last night
but no action was taken in the mat
ter of securing legal assistance, This
will be don later on. The resolution
introduced by Alderman Davies at
the last regular meeting providing
for the employment of Attorney A. M.
Stevenson, of Denver, was not
brought up for discussion last night.
The countcil is fully determined to
get busy at once on the mountain
water project.
Outside of the Mountain water
business very little business was given
attention at the adjourned session.
City Physician Hebert was instructed
to purchase some necessary supplies
for fumigation purposes.
The daily sentinel., 1907-07-03
A VERY MERRY EVENT

There never was more enjoyable
evening spent by the young people OF
the city, than the one spent in cele-
bration of the home coming of Fred
Snyder. accompanied by his friend
Mr.. Charles Tozer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Snyder the better to
celebrate the event prepared a re-
ception for their son, which was en-
joyed by not less than fifty of his
young friends.
Significant of the time of year, the
national birthday. the house was
tastefully decorated throughout with
the national emblem. The big lawn
surrounding the house was gay with
Hunting and Chinese lanterns in,
decoration and the wide veranda of
the Snyder home was made a bower
of lovliness by potted plants and
flowers.
Miss Lillian Sawyer and Mr.. San
ford Hoodenpxle received the guests.
the receiving party consisting of Mrs
Snyder. Fred Snyder, Mr.. Tozer, Miss
Edna Clark and Miss Rockford, the
latter of Kansas City.
Dainty refreshments were served
by the hostess of the occasion, as
sisted by Miss Helen Bunting and the
Misses Davis, and Miss Winifred Saw
yer.
Dancing and all kinds of amuse-
ment of an exhilirating nature were
INDUCED in by the young folks until
the midnight hour.
The daily sentinel., 1907-07-03
Il WILL NEVER
BE TAKEN ALIVE"

You surely don't want to see me
go to the pen for seven or eight years,
for a crime 1 am innocent of. when II
I had just my bond and could get out
of jail and get my witnesses together
could come clear and you know
that it doesn'nt cost cent to go my
bond
All in the world you have to do
is to put a thousand dollars in the
bank at Skidmore and they will wire
the bank at Grand Junction and then
they will turn me out of jail and
when my trial comes up next October.
why you can draw your money down.
And you will have IL all the same.
You know that you are not Civ
ing the money to me, I can't get 1t
under no condition and your money
will be just as safe as If you had it
in your pocket You certainly don't
know that 1t is like to be in a Jail
or you would not study a minute
about going on my bond. You know
that you will not lose anything by it.
YOU CAN BEWARE OF ONE THING
THAT THEY WILL NEVER TAKE
ME TO THE PENITENTIARY
ALIVE. IF 1 CANNOT GET OUT
LAWFULLY AND HONORABLY,
WHY THEN l WILL GET OUT UN-
LAWFULLY NO MATTER WHAT
THE COST MIGHT BE, FOR THEY
ARE NEVER GOING TO TAKE ME
DOWN TO THAT DEATH TRAP. for
a crime of which 1 am not guilty. I
AM A PRETTY GOOD MAN AND
HAVE PLENTY OF NERVE TO
BACK ME UP, BUT 1 WOULD HATE
TO DO SOMETHING THAT 1 COULD
NEVER COME BACK AND SEE YOU
AGAIN. But always you need have
no fear THAT YOU EVER HAD A
GRANDSON THAT WENT TO THE
PEN. FOR CERTAINLY WILL DIE
FIRST. | will close for this time.
DAVE HITCHCOCK.
The daily sentinel., 1907-07-03
THREE HORSES STOLEN
Mrs. Armstrong and Bert Ennor, of
Whitewater, Lose Valuable
Animals.

This morning Sheriff Charles
Schrader was notified by telephone
that three horses were stolen in the
Whitewater country last night.
Bert Ennor who resides in White
water, lost a valuable sorrel animal
branded with an ''L" on the left shoul
der, shod in front, and weighing
about $50 pounds The horse was
taken from the corral adjoining
his big barn.
Mrs. Armstrong, who resides some
distance from Whitewater, had two
horses, one a bay with white feet,
the description of the other not be-
ing obtained by the Sentinel, taken
from a corral.
Sheriff Schrader at once put
deputy at work searching the coun-
try for traces of the horses or the
thieves.
There is a possibility that David
Hitchcock and Earle Burley, the es-
capped prisoners. stole the horses but
this possibility is remote for several
reason. Hitchcock is so widely known
in that country that it is not thought
that he would attempt to visit his old
haunts in that section as it would be
running a great risk. Then again
three horses were taken when there
are but two fugitives.
It will be remembered that it was
from Bert Ennor that Hitchcock stole
several horses a number of years ago.
and for which crime he served sem
tence in the state reformatory. He
is also charged with stealing a
saddle from Ennor last winter, this
being one of the offenses he is now
charged with by the authorities.
The daily sentinel., 1907-07-03

The county commissioners will ad-
journ this afternoon after being in
session for three days.
Friday afternoon at ESQ O'Clock
at the Baptist church most im-
portant meeting of the w c. T. U.
will be held. The superintendents
will make their yearly reports and
some member of each church will
be asked to tell what that church has
done or is doing for temperance.
No special train will be run from
the celebration owing to the fact
that the railroad company declares
that il is short on equipment and will
be unable to furnish the special train.
However all night trains passing
through Fruita, en- route to the east
will take on passengers there for
Grand Junction. The committees
in charge of the arrangements were
greatly disappointed over the fail
ure of their effort to secure a spec
ial train.
The daily sentinel., 1907-07-03
THE PEOPLE RESENT

\ On every han d yesterday /
\, Rnd today have been heard
4 condemnatory comments on the I
i unjust, politically founded and l
vile attack and campaign of 1
abuse made upon Sheriff Char 1
les Schrader, sheriff of Mesa 4
county by the subsidized, SEN /
4 sational and unreliable Morn /
ing Yellow. The people quickly l
resent such attacks. The facts l
4 have been wilfully perverted /
and no attempt has been made /
! to correct the gross mis-state- l
\ ments. Even the main circum- I
stances are wrongly given by !
\ the morning paper, for in !
stance it insists that Hitchcock /
\ was in the bathroom when it l
was Burley.
\ The true facts in the case, 1
i all of them, have been clearly 1
i put before the public by the 1
i Daily Sentinel. Everything con-
nected with the escape has been !
Al ltruthfully published by this (
i paper and Sheriff Sehrader is
4 too busy attending to his dut- /
\ les to pay any attention to the !
\ chickering's or the morning I
4 sheet. He realizes that the /
facts are before the people, he /
4 has kept back nothing and the /
\ people are the judges. He is not /
\ called upon to make reports of /
\ his work to the editors of the 1
\ other sheet.
4 Sheriff Schrader is conduct /
i ing his Office and the jail as 1
4 economically as he can and as 1
A economically as 1t ever was l
\ conducted
! Again the people are the !
judges, the people know that
\ Charlie Schrader is and has
\ long been doing his duty and
\ nasty villifications and insinua- !
y tions, made for political pur-
! poses bring forth disgust, not !
) approval.
The daily sentinel., 1907-07-03
WESTERN UNION
WITHDRAWS 1T
(By Associated Press.)

New York, July 3.-President
Clowrey of the Western Union Tele-
graph company. sent the following to
four general superintendents at New
York, Chicago, Atlanta and San Fran
cisco:
1.-THE notices to accept business for
San Francisco and Oakland subject
to delay is hereby Withdrawn.
General Superintendent Jaynas re-
ports that the business at San Fran
cisco and Oakland is moving without
delay that ten out of thirteen branch
offices have been opened and that nine
of thes trikers have been reinstated
upon their Individual applications
The daily sentinel., 1907-07-03

There is much complaint over the
failure of the railroad to operate a
special train between here and Fruita
tomorrow.
Mr.. Howard H. Bunting and the
Misses Belle and Virginia Bunting.
of Fort Worth, Texas. nephew and
nieces df Mr.. and Mrs. l. N. Bunting
were arrivals in this city last night
for an extended stay The young
people are the children of H. S.
Bunting, of Fort Worth, Texas. a
member of the board of directors
of the Hamilton-Brown shoe COM
pany of St. Louis.
The daily sentinel., 1907-07-03
TERRIBLE AUTO
ACCIDENT TODAY

Wellesley. Mass, July 3.-Miss
Mary Swanton, aged twenty two
years. asd a resident of Waltham was
killed in an automobile accident here
today and Miss Margaret Turpen,
VIM. Walsh and F'ranl. Mclaughlin
of Waltham were painfully cut up
and bruised.
The accident was caused by the eff
fort of the driver of the car to avoid
collision with another car. In
turning out of the road he ran into a
tree, Miss Swanton was instantly kill
ed, being thrown against the tree with
great violence.
The others were thrown under the
automobile which turned completely
over.
The daily sentinel., 1907-07-03

Boise, July 3.-The defense in the
Steunenberg murder trial continu-
ed its attack on the testimony of
Harry Orchard and the method of the
Pinkerton Detective agency.
Pat Moran who Orchard testified
made trip from Cheyenne to Dem
yer for him to get $500 for George
A. Pettibone, after. the Independence
station affair. testified that Orchard s
story was a pipe dream"
Joseph Barnes, now a farmer and
formerly a miner and a striker at
Telluride, testified that George Rid
Cbu, Pinkertonl operative. who
worked up the leadership in the Tel
The daily sentinel., 1907-07-03
Mover and Hnvwood

Denver. July 3.-If released from
the prison in Idaho before October 1
Charles H. Meyer, president of the
Western Federation of Miners. and
w. d. Haywood, secreary treasurer
of the organization, will head the
list of delegates to represent the West
ern Federation at a proposed confer
ence in Chicago. October first for the
purpose of founding a new interna-
tional labor organization along lines
of the Industrial Workers of the
World, which has been disrupted by
factional strife.
Moyer received 226 and Haywood
219 votes out of 229 votes for dele
gates cast by the Federation con-
vention,.
The daily sentinel., 1907-07-03
MANY HURT IN t
BAD COLLISION
(By AssocIated Press. J

Washington, July 3.-A dozen per-
sons We're seriously hurt and as many
more Were slightly injured today in
a collision between Washington
bound trolley car and two car loads
of rails ON the Washington, Arling-
ton and Falls church electric rail-
road near Ballston, Virginia. One
rail passed through the abdomen of
Motorman William Mock and one pas
senger's legs were cut entirely Off.
There were number of women
in the car and several of them were
badly injured.
The passenger car at the time of
the collision was going down grade
and was running at 40 miles an hour
to make up for lost time.
The injured were taken TO George
town hospital.
The daily sentinel., 1907-07-03
CRY FOR HELP
(By Associated Press. }

Iby AssOCIated PresS.D
Topeka, Kan, July 2.-In response
to a request from the Governor, Mr.
Hoch, the Atchison. Topeka and San
ia Fe has put in a rate of a cent q
mile for harvest hands available foI
parties of five or more from the Mis-
souri, river to harvest fields. So far
the Santa Fe is the only road to
come back with an immediate con-
cession,
Many have been unable to reach
the wheat belt because of the regu-
lation requiring that men go in part
les of fifteen or more.
The daily sentinel., 1907-07-03
sTERNBERG EMPLOYED

Attorney Guy V. Sternberg,
. one of the best known attor-
neys of the city as well as one
. of the ablest. has been employ
. ed by the Grand Junction
Chamber of Commerce to take
charge of the case to be
brought against the railroads,
before the Interstate CONNER
ce commission. in an effort to
secure an adjustment of the
. freight rates in the county and
a reasonable reduction in the
rates.
The daily sentinel., 1907-07-03
Bv Associated Press.l

Boston, July 3.-Prof Hugo
! Muensterberg, Harvard psy-
. chologist, who has been attend
ing the Haywood trial at Boise
to study the mind of Harry Or
chard said in an interview to-
day that he believed the story
told by Orchard when he took
the stand as the principal wit
ness against Haywood. is true.
Prof. Muensterberg spent
eight hours with Orchard in the
penitentiary and made a thor
ough study of Orchard.
Prof Muensterberg said he
was much impressed with the
dignity which characterized
the Haywood trial. and he be-
lieves absolute justice is be-
ing done Haywood.
The daily sentinel., 1907-07-03

That David Hitchcock, the escaped
horse thief, is II desperate character
is certainly clearly indicated i'm the
following letter he had written his
grand parents in Missouri and which
he had never been able to mail with.
out first allowing IL to pass through
the hands of Sheriff Schrader. He was
certain of conviction. He was de-
termined to make n fight for life.
The letter was found in Hitchcock S
cell after his ecape.
The Schrader Hotel.
Grand Junction, Colo.
Dear Grandma and Grandpa
Received your letter the other day
and was very glad to hear from you,
but sorry that you were not we'll.
am not very we'll it is so dark and
damp in here that l am about to go
blind. 1 have not seen the sunshine
l have been here, it is always cold
in here.
You ask me If had my trial yet. /
thought l told you that l could not
have a trial until next October.
will have to stay here until October
AND THEN i WILL BE TAKEN
DOWN TO THE PENITENTIARY
FOR ABOUT SEVEN YEARS.
THERE is NOT ENOUGH MONEY
IN THE WHOLE STATE OF MIS-
SOURI, TO KEEP ME OUT OF THE
PEN without 1 can get bond so that
l can get witnesses.
You surely don't understand how
am situated. l am locked up away
from everybody, can see nobody and
HAVEN'T THE SLIGHTEST
CHANCE IN THE WORLD OF COM
ING CLEAR.
These people out here have got it
in for me and they can buy witnesses
to swear to anything. but | have got
no way of securing any witnesses and
so they have all the advantages in
the world against me.
The daily sentinel., 1907-07-03
STRAIN LANDS 1T.

A message was received to-
day that ON yesterday David r.
Strain, one of the best known
residents of the upper end of
the valley, was appointed post
master at Palisades. by the or
der of President Roosevelt.
Mr.. Strains appointment
. will meet with general approv-
/. al in Palisade. He succeeds
. Mrs. Daniel White who as Miss
. Grace Songer was postmistress
for a long period but who, after
her marriage short time ago
. rendered her resignation.
The daily sentinel., 1907-07-03
HEINOUS CRIME

Scranton, Pa. July 3.-Mrs. Kind
ra Howrsto, aged is years of Dunn
more, is in the county Jail charged
with having burned her husband to
death that she might be free to mar
ry her former lover, Ignez Hutro,
who is also in jail charged with be-
ing an accomplice. The police offic-
ials say that Mrs. Howrsto has con-
fessed and given all the details All
the parties are Lithuanians.
The daily sentinel., 1907-07-03
HE is MISSING
WITH BIG SUM
lRy Associated Press.l }

New York, July 3.-Ihe Detectiv-
es throughout the United States to-
day are searching for Chester B.
Runyan, paying teller of the Windsor
Trust company, who, the directors
of the company say is missing with
S06.315, of the company's cash.
Runyan has been missing since last
Saturday.
The daily sentinel., 1907-07-03
THORN SCRATCH
CAUSES DEATH
(By Associnted Press. }

York, Pa, July 3,-While picking
roses in her yard Mrs. Henry Hon,
a young woman, slightly injured her
finger ON n thorn. The injury gave
her only temporary pain and she APP
piled home remedies.
Later in the day her finger began
TO swell, then her arm and then her
entire body began TO swell and last
night in terrible agony she died from
blood poisoning.
The daily sentinel., 1907-07-03
ODD FELLOWS INSTALL

Last night at their regular meet
ing the Odd Fellows installed their
newly elected officers and elected w.
M. Merrill and r. B. Cassells as
Grand Lodge representatives and
recommended l.. j. Chapman for dis
trict deputy.
The daily sentinel., 1907-07-03
fRx AssocInted Press.l-

Rochester, Tex, July 3.-Yester-
day a tornado destroyed the greater
part of this town. No deaths have
been reported. but number of per-
sons are hurt. Many houses in this
locality have been destroyed.
At Munday the tornado destroyed
several buildings and one church.
The daily sentinel., 1907-07-03
STORMS IN TEXAS
CBy Associated Press)

Ell Paso, Tex, July a. The town
of Merkel. Texas. was partially de-
stroyed by a storm early yesterday.
At least n dozen dwellings and many
barns and outbuildings were blown
from their foundations and some of
them destroyed.
The daily sentinel., 1907-07-03
TEDDY APPROVES
OBy Associated Press. }

Washington. July 3.-1he navy
department today announced that
the president had approved the re-
port of the naval personnel board
which has selected sixteen officers
for compulsory retirement under the
terms of the navy personnel act.
The daily sentinel., 1907-07-03
GRAND JUNCTION SCHOOL
TO HAVE THE SCIENCE.

According to a well founded report
that reached the Sentinel this after
noon there is n very strong probabil-
ity that department of domestic
science will be added to the Grand
Junction schools beginning this fail.
IL is understood that II an approp-
ration can be arranged for the very
important department will be estab-
lished. Plans are under way. II will
be a most important Improvement
The daily sentinel., 1907-07-03
SAYS ORCHARD
IS TRUTHFUL
A Scientists Opinion---The Day In the Trial.
Story of Orchard Loafing at Pettibone's Store
Various Witnesses---Moyer and Haywood
Elected Delegates to Socialist Convention

luride Union. had opposed various
crimes, including the dynamiting of
mines and burning of the town:
Barnes said when it was proposed
that the strike be settled. Riddell
forcefully opposed settlement. The
witness also said that he met Orchard
with Riddell at Telluride.
The daily sentinel., 1907-07-03
JOHN D. CAUGHT
By Associated Press. i.

New York, July 3.-United States
Marshal Helkel received notice today
that John ID. Rockefeller accepted
the service of the subpoena at Pit
'tsfield, Massachusetts. calling forl
his presence at Federal court in
Chicago, on July 9Th.
The daily sentinel., 1907-07-03
C R EAT LEVEE
B R @ KE
TODAY

bakersfield. Cal, July 3.-The
Buena Vista lake levee has broken
flooding 10000 acres belonging
to-the Miller, Lux and Tevis company
causing one million dollars worth
of damage.
The Sunset railroad has been put
out of commission and the oil fields
cut Off from communication with this
city
The daily sentinel., 1907-07-03
THE EMPEROR
GIVES MEDALS
(Ry Assncinted press. !

washington, July 3.-The q
emperor of Japan has conferred
war medals on 29 Americans, [
ten to the volunteer women
nurses while 10 go to news I
paper war correspondents.
The daily sentinel., 1907-07-03
Orchard nd Pettibone,s

Boise July $3.50 p. m-The
cross examination of Francis e, Cliff
ford an insurance man who formerly
had an office in Pettibone's store
brought out the fact that between
April and July in 1905 Orchard Of
ten lounged around the Pettibone
store.
The daily sentinel., 1907-07-03
NO PAPER TOMORROW

Conforming a established years ago follow
newspapers,
The Sentinel will tomorrow-Fourth July, the
nations
The employees with all others who help make The Sen
nel the of the richly ho
day and they will with the the citizens of this
CITY, the day the national which
to the greatest
world has yet
The daily sentinel., 1907-07-03
FATAL RIOTS
IN RUSSIA
By Associated Prcss.)

Odessa July 3.-Two Jews were
killed and fifteen others including
several children were hurt last night
in an anti-Jewish riot started by men
who are members of the BLACK
Hundred
The daily sentinel., 1907-07-03
SEC. TAFT
TO TAKE REST
(Rv AssocInled Press. !

washington, July 3.-Secretary OF
War Taft left today for Murray Bay,
Maine, where he will enjoy a month 5
vacation.