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The Lamar register., 1907-08-07
More Removals Expected.


Santa Fe, N. M.-Francis G. Wilson
of the Bureau OF Commerce and La
Dor at Washington. and son of the as
sistant secretary OF the Interior De-
partment, has arrived in Santa Fee to
assume the duties August 10th Of clerk
OF the First judicial district Of New
Mexico, succeeding E. P. Holcomh.
special agent for the government. who
occupied the office temporarily after
the peremptory removal of A. M. Ber-
gere. Bergere's removal was de-
manded by Special Assistant Secretary
General McHarg. Holcomb will re-
main as clerk until the special grand
jury is drawn. This jury will probe
alleged land frauds in this territory
and some sensational developments are
expected.
Since the arrival here of Special As
sistant Attorney Generals McHarg and
Gordon, rumors have been flying fast
and thick that other prominent officials
will be removed for dereliction OF duty
and divers other causes.
Wilson. the newly appointed clerk. is
a graduate OF the Harvard and Column
bia law schools. His salary will be
$4,000 per year. ..
II Is announced here that Governor-to-
be George A. Curry will take the oath
of office August Sth, relieving Acting
Governor Reynolds. secretary OF the
territory.
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Helped Blaze the Way.

Laramie, Wyo.-James Vine. father
Of Mrs. Theodore Tregoning of this
place, ami Mrs Earl Harris and Mica
Alice Vine Of Denver. died at Riverton.
wyoming. July 31st. The remains
were taken to Denver for interment.
Vine came to Laramie May 5, 1883.
from Fort Sanders. when there were
only tents here. and engaged In the
carpenter business. later starting
furniture store. About eight years ago
he removed to Denver and engaged In
the real estate business, two years ago
going to the new town of Riverton.
where he became justice of the peace
and was a member of the commission
to formulate a charter for the town.
He was mayor of Laramie for one term
and at the time of his death was JUS
tice at Riverton. Mr.. Vine was Con-
federate soldier in the Civil War. He
Joined the Odd Fellows lodge here. but
had withdrawn to become charter
member of the lodge at Riverton.
which will be instituted In few days.
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that within one year after the nounca-
ton Of a settler that irrigation works
are completed and water Is ready to
be furnished his land, the settler shall
reclaim not less than one-sixteenth
of the land filed upoA, and within two
years the settler must have actually ir-
rigated and cultivated not less than
one-eighth of the land filed upon.
This being done, the settler can
then, within three years of the time
water was first ready to turn upon his
land for cultivating purposes make
final proof of reclamation, cultivation
and settlement upon at least one-eighth
of the land he has filed upon. When
this proof, and any other required by
the board, is made before notary pub
lie, Justice of the peace, or justice OF
District Court, the dispositions OF prin-
cipals and witnesses ar, sent to the
State Board of Land Commissioners
for approval and, IL approved by the
board. claim for patent to the entire
plat Of land Is sent to the Department
Of the Interior. When this patent re-
turns the land, then becomes the
property OF the settler.
AS yet there have been no lands pat
ented in Colorado under this law. al
though several requests for such
lands are on file in the State Board of
Land Commissioners once. and many
settlery are now complying with the
conditions of the statutes in order to
realize the benefits of the act.
The largest project OF this kind now
on foot is that of the Routt County De-
velopment Company. which has built q
large reservoir and canal In Little
Snake River valley, In Routt county.
Some $4,000 acres of this rich LAND
are to be opened under this act in the
fall, and within the next two years at
least 5000 acres of the land will be
under cultivation. Within three years
the land and irrigation system will be
owned by the settlers who take up the
land there.
Proposals for reclamation projects
in San Luis valley. Weld. Morgan and
Fremont counties have been received
recently by the board and have been
favorably acted upon. These projects
assure the taking up of hundreds of
thousands of acres of land under this
act within the near future. .
The full scope Of the act has not
been commonly understood by the peo-
pie at large until recently. and 1t Is
only within the past year or two that
such projects have been taken up gen.
orally by capitalists here AID else
where.
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Oyster Bay. l.. I.-Governor George
Curry, who arrived in the United
States ten days ago after service as
governor of the Philippine province
OF Samar, to assume the duties OF his
new post as governor Of the territory
of New Mexico. consulted with Presi-
dent Roosevelt for two hours. The
governor arrived In Oyster Bay with
Federal Judge B. 8. Rodey OF Porto
Rico, formerly delegate in Congress
from New Mexico. .......
Governor Curry said he was not IA
mi;iar enough with the problems he
would have to face in his new position
to discuss them.
Judge Rodey, who called on Secre-
tary Loeb during the conference at
Sycamore Hill. remarked that In his
opinion the situation in New Mexico
was the worst from the standpoint Of
discord, intrigue and crookedness that
could be found In any Of the depend
denotes or territories Of the United
States, land the President could not
have found a better man than Curry
to straighten out the tangle." he
added.
Chief Justice Kent Of Arizona ar
rived at Oyster Bay for conference
with President Roosevelt Just as Gov
ernor Curry was leaving. The gov
ernor said he would go direct to New
Mexico.
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Prizes, Lays Down Rules.

Milwaukee. Wis.-Archbishop Mes
mer Of the Milwaukee archdiocese. In
q handbook issued for his parishioners.
gives rules for their temporal and spir-
itual betterment. The booklet con-
tains twelve pages, and is comprehen-
sive In its scope.
The archbishop SAYS II Cab 'iic we'd
ding and the Catholic church is not
place for the display Of female forms
and the fralks Of fashion. The arch
bishop also thinks It is better to elect
4 straight outspOken Pr"testant NJ
good Christian principle aud fair In
tention than Catholic with less reli-
gion and probably less principle. Some
Of the rules laid down In the volume
are these:
No Catholic In the diocese hereafter
may be married after 5 O'Clock In the
evening In winter or 6 o'clock in sum-
mer.
All Catholic weddings must take
place In church. and mixed marriages
1t pastors residences.
Intoxicating liquors are barred from
picnics and other gatherings held for
church purposes.
Sociables and card parties are foS
hidden on Saturdays and Sundays.
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limpid water on which l was float
ing.
AS l drifted carelessly along in this
lazy fashion l finally came to a point
opposite that portion of the bank
where the ghosts had disappeared SO
suddenly and mysteriously in the
bright moonlight. Up to this time
my mind had been free from any
thought of this feature of the Carney
past few days. together with my anx-
iety to see Miss Carney and right
myself in her eyes, were more than
enough to occupy my entire attention
for the moment.
The realization of my position of
the shore. however. served to recall
wildly the spectral scene of the sum-
mer. and l again began to speculate
as to the manner in which the ghost
like figures had managed to disappear
from view in such an effectively su-
pernatural way.
While l was pondering ovev this
problem and wondering II ! was ever
to solve 1t with any degree Of salts
faction, noticed slight commo-
ton In the water between me and the
shore, such as might have been made
by a beaver or a muskrat.
In another moment a mans head
appeared above the surface and then.
with a wild look at me and my bet.
not 20 yards distant. he gave a Col
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CHAPTER XXI.
An Unexpected Swim.

For a time 1t seemed to me that the
fellows life must have been lost and
that his body had f1oated down the
stream with the current, which in
creased steadily in force as 1t neared
the falls, some two miles below.
Whence he had come did not
know. for l could not conceive that
a man would be swimming in the river
at this time of year. and. Just as 1 was
about to row ashore and report the
affair to those who could institute
a proper search for the body, an idea
flashed into my head and served to
explain the matter in short order.
The ghosts, or at least the men
who impersonated them. had always
disappeared from sight at this point
on the river bank. and. doubtless. they
had dived into the water and found
shelter somewhere under the shore.
n this were the case. man might
easily enough have ventured out from
his hiding place, and, upon seeing me.
returned and waited until the coast
was clear again.
I pulled in close to the shore, and.
paddling slowly along under the over
hanging bank, l soon discovered a
broad fight of stone steps lying en-
tirely beneath the surface OF the wa
ter and leading apparently to some
sort of a tunnel or cave.
AS 1 made this discovery had no
doubt that the mysterious figure had
seeu had emerged from this sunken
tunnel, and, upon encountering me.
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nealee. .um.n.-pro.ee. Monkeys.

Omaha, Neb.-The Nebraska HUI
name Society is very anxious that
monkeys accompanying hand organs
be not permitted to work more than
six hours each day. but has nothing TIC
say regarding the enforcement OF tho
child labor laws, which are being vio-
lated in all portions of Nebraska, espe-
cially in Omaha. ..... .,t....,
A representative of the society APP
peared before the city council and
made an impassioned plea for the or
gan monkey, saying 1t was extreme
cruelty that the animals should be
forced to gather In pennies all day
long.
II have seen some monkeys working
for as many as ten and twelve hours
daily" he shouted. six hours is long
enough for the little creatures to be
on duty"
In factories and packing houses. ten
hours work is the regulation. while
some messenger companies force boys
to work twelve to fourteen hours every
day. But the humane society SO far
has said nothing concerning them.
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Rou.. County Land To 3. opened.

Denver-Colorado's first opening OF
land under the Carey act will take
place September 9Th. At a meeting Of
the State Land Board recently the
board formally decided on this date as
the time when the Little Snake river
valley will be thrown open. This
tract comprises 10000 acres of land
and il being irrigated by large canal
system now In course Of construction.
The land 10 from within If
teen to twenty-five miles OF the
established surveys Of the Moi
fat road and IL about nifty miles
from the Union Pacific. 1t is in the
heart Of Routt county and Is princi-
pally agricultural. Tracts OF 40. 80.
100 or 100 acres will be sold under tho
Carey act to citizens of the United
States. These tracts can be secured
by the payment of so cents an acre to
the state, and the purchase of water
rights from the canal company. The
price Of the water rights has been
fixed by the state at 325 an acre. one
fifth of which, or IS per acre. Is to be
paid down. the balance to run a/term
of years at six per cent. interest One
half of the SOC due the state Is to
be paid when the selection of the land
Is filed with the State Land Board and
the remainder when one-eighth OF the
land has been reclaimed and patent ap-
piled for.
The land Is an irregular tract from
one to six miles in width and extends
from a point below Baggs. Wyoming.
on the Colorado Wyoming state line.
to a point just above Lay. Colorado.
The upper end of the tract is about
sixty miles from Rawlins. Wyoming.
and the lower part Is from fifteen to
twenty-five miles from the line of the
MOffat road
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or storm coat. and. taking flask froT7
one OF the pockets. he raised 1t to hiA
lips and drank long and greedily. THU
done. he drew the coat nesvousi..
about his shaking limbs, and, With 4,
hunted sort of look In every direS.
ton but mine, SO that l did not get =
view of his face. he ran at top speet.
along the shore and finally disaS
peared In the trees at the turn O.
the river.
1t would have been futile = have
followed him, and l once more be
gan to look about me before callinh
for aid and having the cavern. OF
whatever 1t was. unroofed. The lawi
at this part of the grounds was kept
in especially good condition, as 1t lay
almost directly in front of the house
and scattered about 1t were numerou
flower beds and clumps of shrul
berry.
In going over this area carefully and
systematically as did. was not long
fthickly leaved evergreen bushes. a
patch of earth that had evidently
been disturbed within a few hours.
On brushing away the leaves and dirt.
which seemed to have been replaced
hurriedly. in an awkward attempt to
conceal the spot, I came upon an iron
grating like the covering to the man
hole of a sewer. but with openings
which, II they had been clear. would
have permitted a certain limited
amount of ventilation. This lid was
hinged at one side but was not fas-
tened down and I had no great din.
Guilty in lifting 1t up so that l could
peer into the blackness below.
(TO BE CONTIEUED,)
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had returned to IT with all possible

had returned to It with all possible
haste. l certainly had no desire to fol-
low him through the submerged en-
trance to his place Of concealment.
but l determined to GUST him with
out delay. and leaving my skin at the
boathouse, l returned for final re-
connoiter before summoning gang
of men to dig down from above and
lay bare the subterranean vault to
which the submerged stairway doubt
less led.
Clambering up on the knoll that
overlooked this part of the river. l
cast my eye in every direction up and
down the stream. keeping as close a
watch as possible on the entire land
scape. and, even sooner than l had
expected. l was rewarded by seeing
the fellows head again emerge from
the water about 20 feet on shore.
As he shook the drops from his face
and glanced about him apprehensive-
ly l crouched low down on the ground.
back of a brush. and watched him at
tentively from this point of vantage.
His countenance was SO distorted
with the cold and the water in his
eyes that l could not have recognized
him even IL l had seen him before.
and he seemed to swim with great diff
f1culty. doubtless because of the Icy
chill of the water; but he went brave
ly about it and struck out manfully
for the shore. which he reached in a
few sturdy strokes.
AS he got into shallow water and
made his way to the land. could see
that he was fully dressed. even to his
shoes. and that he was shivering vio-
lently from the effect of his exertion
and the exposure to which he had
been subjected.
was almost on the point of calling
out to him and Offering him such as.
sistance as I could render lest he
should collapse before my eyes. When
I discovered that he. himself. had
made provision for this contingency.
From under a growth of underbrush
he hurriedly extracted a heavy ulster
The Lamar register., 1907-08-07
Blu TCHER FOES
cHINAMEN IN BOSTON ARE
KILLED LIKE RATS.
ALLEYS RUN RED WITH BLOOD
The Hep Sing Tong Organization Muir
ders Members Of the Leong Tong,
Hereditary Enemies.

misunderstanding with hatred for
their deadly enemies belonging to the
rival On Leong Tong society, a band
of New York Cinnamon numbering
dozen or more. and said to be members
of the notorious Hep Sing Tong organ
ization. entered a narrow alley in Chi
natown and. drawing revolvers. opened
fire upon half hundred Cinnamon.
killing three and injuring seven.
At the first yolley the Cinnamon
rushed for their quarters. The Hep
sing Tong men chased their victims
into their own doors and shot them
down as they rushed upstairs or Into
side rooms.
Then. casting aside their guns. the
strange visitors ran from the Chinese
quarters. the most escaping the police.
or the injured. two Will probably de-
the others are In a serious condition.
After the shooting one OF the Hep
Sing Tong men from New York wnA
captured by policeman as he was
running away. The man gave the
name OF MIN Sing. He was dressed In
American clothes.
Later an OHceT AT the SCUM HtAtiUu
took into custody Hong WOon. aged
thirty-four. of New York. whose hands
were powder stained. Both prisoners
are charged with manslaughter.
The police placed under arrest on
suspicion seven other Cinnamon who
are strangers In the local colony.
The shooting occurred in Oxford
place. in the center of Chinatown
where about fifty Cinnamon were
smoking In the open air.
Fully fifty shots we're fired. That
the visitors shot with careful accu-
racy was apparent from the fact that
each of the three killed was shot
through the heart. ..t...
The trouble has been anticipated
for more than a week About ten days
ago nearly a dozen Cinnamon. who
were all strangers. came to Boston and
rented rooms near Chinatown. The
police were notified OF the fact by
Boston Cinnamon. who feared trouble.
Special details Of police were at once
placed on duty In the Chinese quarter
and the strangers suddenly disap-
peared.
The trouble is attributed by some TO
the shooting which occurred In Phila-
delphia recently. for which Boston Chi
namen were partially blamed. 1t u
thought the Cinnamon who did the
shooting came from New York to pun
ish the On Leong Tongs for the Phila-
delphia outbreak.
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s.r,.v. aumb.ush Murdered Laura.

Colorado Springs.-The conviction
is steadily growing among those in
this city who have kept informed OF
the developments In the Mathews
Rumbaugh double tragedy. that Rum
baugh murdered the girl. and that the
circumstances pointing to murder
have caused much comment.
The announcement OF Charles A.
Coey. the millionaire automobile man.
Of Chicago, that he intends to como
here and personally investigate the
tragic death OF Miss Matthews re-
newed public interest In the mystery
for mystery 1t remains. notwith-
standing the verdict OF the coroners
Jury.
The body of Amos II. Rumbaugb.
whose direct connection with the
death of Miss Matthews remains prob
Iematical, was sent east for burial.
The authorities admit there are
many suspicious circumstances sur
rounding the death of Miss Matthews
which were not cleared up at the coro-
ner's inquest, but say that RumbauBh.
to whom suspicion attached and who
Mr.. Coey and Mrs Jennie Matthews
say murdered Miss Matthews. was
about his hotel all the afternoon and
evening OF the day on which the young
woman met death.
The action Of Miss Green. the nurse.
have caused much adverse comment
and have had far more to do with the
general feeling that there is something
crooked amout the death Of Miss Mat
thews than anything else so FAR un-
earthed.
It is probable that no further ac-
ton will be taken by the authorities
unless something important develops.
The case was ofiicially closed when the
yerdicts of suicide were returned by
the cOroner's Juries.
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Wins 500. 900 in wall street.

Des Moines, Ia.-Prof. E. r. Eaton.
head of Montana College. has just re-
turned from making a cleaning up in
Wall Street which netted him $780,
900. ...
Professor Eaton was formerly of
Des Moines. but decided to get farther
west, where education was more
needed He hit upon Deer Lodge. Mon
tana. as quite the proper place to edu-
cate people. and established Montana
College.
The college prospered in a way. but
1t was hard shedding. Professor Eaton
decided to make a trip to Wall Street
He bore letters of Introduction to pien
who showed him how to speculate. He
made 100000 cleanup and never
lost a penny.
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Profit Of 2.1oo Per Cent.

Beach Haven. N. 1.-THE Pennsyl-
vania Capitol Commission made public
certain papers which show that John
r. Sanderson of Philadelphia, the con.
tractor for most of the furnishings and
decorations for the buildings, paid
the various subcontractors who did tho
painting IL cents a square foot ana
that he had collected from the state
S2.52 a square foot for the same. He
received in payment more than $780,
900 and the profit were about 2.100
per cent.
The Lamar register., 1907-08-07
July Output Of Gold.

Cripple Creek. Colo.-Big strikes In
the mining districts OF other states are
given more or less prominence In the
press dispatches, but the fact that
Cripple Creek is keeping steadily at
the work OF adding to the worlds gold
supply at the rate Of million or more
a month is a thing that most Colorado
people seem to forget.
The output for the Cripple Creek dis
trict for the month of July according
to the figures given out by the OH.
Gals of the mills and the smelters. is
fpIInwC.
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Hal, Destroy. Many Acre. of Grain.

Aberdeen. S. Done hundred and
sixty square miles OF growing grain in
southern Brown and northern SPHINX
counties were practically destroyed
one night recently by the worst hail
storm in this vicinity for years. The
storm was preceded and accompanied
by a strong wind and liz half an hour
the loss was complete. The region
damaged is in the heart OF the richest
country in this section of South Da-
kOta.
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vulsive sputter and disappeared again
with a plunge like that Of porpoise
playing under the bow Of ship.
The water was bitterly cold. for 1t
was now near the end of October. and
there was a chill in the air which
foretold the coming of snow, yet. al
though patrolled the spot for near
~ half an hour and had clear view
of the river and shore for fully mile
in every direction. the figure did not
reaDpear.
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Petrified Wood for Paving.

Sheridan. Wyo.-A county road near
the Grinnel ranch Is being paved
with ground petrifed wood OBJ
tained from Grinnell's land
where was recently unearthed q
retrified log three feet in diameter
and forty feet in length. The log was
found in a bed Of fire clay which is be-
lieved to contain others. and the
county road supervisor will prospect
the deposit.
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Ate Onion. and Lived 1903 Years.

New York.-Mrs. Katherine GILL;
gan, at the age of 1O8 years and
months, is dead at her home in the
Bronx She had lived in New York
thirty-five years, coming here from
Ireland at the age of seventy-nine to
Join her children.
Mrs. GilIigan ascribed her longevity
to her habit OF eating onions at every
meal and her refusal to worry about
anything. She never tasted medicine.
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montro.. VIII Have Another Turn.

Mcntrose, Colo.-The Chautauqua
which closed here on Sunday night
proved to be such success that prior
to the departure of A. ]. Hess
kett, the manager. arrangements
were made to hold an assembly here
again next year and contract was en-
tered into. This Chautauqua was the
only one on the western slope and
many people came from other towns
and camped during the entire session.
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Didn't Work.

II wonder why 1t is" remarked one
of the two men who had Just lunched,
turning to speak to the other. that
they always have pretty cashiers at
these restaurants" But the pretty
cashier. though she blushed and smil-
ed, did not fail to detect the Canadian
quarter he threw down In payment
Of his check.
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Another condition 'imh,sed upon
those taking up land under this act is
The daily tribune., 1907-10-10
Cured Consumption.

Mrs. b. W. Evans. Clearwater,
KAns., writes: my husband lay
sick for three months. The doctors
said that I've had quick consumption.
We procured bottle Of Ballard q
Horehound Syrup aud It cuIed him.
That WAS six yeas ago. Since then
we have always kept = bottle In the
house. We cannot do without It.
For coughs and colds II has no
equal" I" 25c. Soc aud ei.OO. Sold by
Yolton Drug Co. tt
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SAY M0MTAMA'S COPPER
MAeMATE WILL RECOVER

Butte, Mont. Oct 10 The ply
siciAns attending John d. Ryan, re-.
ported that the patient showed IN ark
cd signs Of Improvement. Dr. Bill
lings. the specialist. who came from
Chicago. Expresses the belief that Mr..
Ryan, while still dangerously Ill,
would recover. There are no alarm.
Ing symptoms. but the patient hn,
become weakened by his long nght
against typhoid.