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The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-07-20
THEFT OF TOOLS DENIED
BY MACHINIST

James +. Gibbs in the district court
this morning pleaded not guilty to
stealing n tape line valued at $3.50
from James Asplnwall, and was held
In 5000 surety for trial on the 30th.
lie also pleaded not guilty to steal
ing a try-sauare from Gustav Ekloff.
and was similarly held for trial on the
30th.
Gibbs. who is AZ, Is a machinist. and
was employed at the shops OF the New
England Butt company, and the al
legged thefts were from fellow work
men.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-07-20
RICHARD CROKER'S COLT
MADE GLORIOUS FINISH

London. July 2o-In the race at San
downe park today for the National Breed
ers' Produce Stakes OF 5000 sovereigns.
Richard Croker's Rhodora ran second TO
White Eagle owned by w. Hall Walker.
The betting was 20 on White Eagle.
but Mr.. Croker's 2-year-old almost upset
the pot being beaten only by a head In
a splendid finish. The betting was TO
on Rhodors
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-07-20

Edinburgh. July N-The wife OF the
Earl OF Rosslyn. formerly Miss Anna
Robinson OF Minneapolis was today
granted divorce from her husband.
The couple were married Is London.
March 81, 1906.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-07-20

Gravesend Eng. July 3-During the
making Of excavations In a church yard
here, there was dug UP a skeleton, which
local esteologists declare 30 be that OF an
Indian woman. The find has created
much interested. and II Is suggested that
the skeleton possibly is that OF Poca-
hontas
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-07-20
FORTY KILLED IN A
HEAD-0N COLLISION

Terrible Loss of Life and Many In
jured When Excursion Train of III
Coaches and Freight Crash To-
gether Near Salem, Mich.-Special
Train Carrying Doctors and Nurses
Rushed to the Scene of Disaster.
Scores of the 500 Passengers Are
Badly Hurt.
The state herald., 1907-10-04
WEALTHY FARMER is KILLED.
Bloody Battle Between Farmers Nes
Greeley Ends Fatally.

Greeley. Colo-As the result Of 2
three-oornered battle near JohnstoSr
last night. William Davis. Sr.. waI
shot and killed by II. 7. Wilson. a ten
ant on one Of his farms. The Other
party to the trouble was William Da
Wis. Jr.. son OF the man who was killed
and tho fatality was the result Of /
duel between young Davis and Wi
son.
While the two were qunrrcllng oyei
farm matters the elder Davis came uT
and became mixed In the alteration
The young men finally drew their n.
yolvcrs and began firing nj each other
and II In alleged that during the duel .
bullet from the gun Of Wilson killed
the old man. All were prominent IN
that section. The DnylscS M. heayy
land owners and Wilson In the ron ol
a wealthy cattlemnn near Johnatown
There In considerable feeling among
tho residents Of the vicinity over ths
murder and Wilson was brought &c
Greeley by Sheriff Florence and In now
IN the county Jail.
II In not known that the Daylnes and
Wilson ever had any trouble before. II
In understood that there were no wit
ncHscs TO the aiIair. with the exception
OF tho three Involved.
The state herald., 1907-10-04
Asmus Jury Disaarees.

Fort Morgan. Colo-The jury In the
ease of John Asmus and Zara Moon.
charged with the murder of Robert Me
Dowell reported 10 Judge Burke that
the members could not reach an agree
mcnt and the Jury was discharged
The jury stood eight ia lonr for nc.
quittal from the first and the count lid
not change throughout the entire delib'
erations. although ballot after ballot
was taken. The jurors In favor of rc'
quittal were firm IN their conviction.
and no amount Of balloting or doliber'
alton would change them, and the four
on the other side were In the sam"
frame OF mind as 10 changing their
votes
Tho cost of the trial NJ tho Two mon
has been enormous for Morgan county.
and In view Of the fact that the senii'
ment OF the jury was In tho ma
lr;ity for nm acauIttnl many cN
press the opinion that there viii not
be another trial Of the case. as the poo
pie do no, relish being snddlcd with
tho expense Of second trial.
Moon and Asmus were released on
$1,000 bail
a new bond was required, which
was promptly furnished The Jurors
In the case were discharged ini tho 10
maindof Of the term. ns Judge Burke
said that men who had snt IN "nn"
for fifteen days and nights had earned
exemption Tot year
The state herald., 1907-10-04
viii Help Key Men.

Los Angeles. Cal.-Tho most sue.
cessful benefit ever given In Los An.
gelcs TO any cause In which labor was
concerned was concluded nt the Audi.
iorium theater. the largest and most
beautiful OF its kind on the coast. and
the striking commercial telegraphers
Of southern California are $1,000
richer The house was packed, the up.
permost galleries. which have seldom
been opened to occupancy In this new
playhouse, being filled Almost every
theater In the city donated nt least one
act. and enough highclass talent was
secured to give a performance Of three
and onehnlf hours.
The local telegraphers entered on
the eighth week of their struggle for
better working conditions. the strike
which IN now prevalent over tho entire
country having its inception here OF.
tcers Of the local union declare there
have bcen only three doseftions during
That entire epriod. The local treasury
ls now In better shape than at any
lime previous to the strike.
The telegraphcrs are receiving donh-
tions from almost every labor body In
the city and tho strikers are paid
weekly beniits sufficient 10 meet cur
rent living expenses. declare the OH,
rors. nni the sentiment most often OK.
pressed among the members is that n
settlement will come soon and spoil
their vacation.
The state herald., 1907-10-04
Too Much for China,

Hong KonE.-Thc newest peril her.
according 10 tho authorities. IN the
Chinese new woman" 80 great II the
fear Of II that n native writer with
Wide influence was publicly forsed To
day for ineuloating Western idas ol
independence among women.
After many thousand years Of hid
den existence the women of the ain
pife are beginning 10 make some claim
10 the privileges ~ existence. but Of
nciais are determined TO check tho
movement and prevent amy show oi
female Independence.
In Canton the police are enforcing
an order prohibiting females from
being served In tea houses and fes,au
rants even when attended by men.
The proclamation also prohibits
women s.om gambling. and heavy pen.
sliIes are provided.
The state herald., 1907-10-04
Fire Destroys May Flower.

Telluride. Colo.-Tho boarding
house. kitchen. bunkhouse and ahaft
house Of tho May Flower mine. In Bri.
dal Vein basin. six miles southeast OF
Telluride. together with all their con
tents. were totally destroyed by iiro.
causing u loss OF 10000, The lnHur
nnco In 10000.
The money loss In not the most SORT
Gus feature of tho ilro. for the open
season n now no far advanced that ro.
building before next spring may be out
Of the question.
The company had been working
steadily all summer getting the mine.
mill and tramway In shape. and In.
tended starting NJ tho mill and tram
way ON III. 10th of october. The up.
per irumway terminals were not In
jufcd by the ilrr.
when President wolch and Manager
Marquis. both ~ whom arc now nt
their homes In Pennsylvania. are In,
formed ~ the ilrn. II IN probable that
the work Uf reconstruction will com
mencc at once.
The state herald., 1907-10-04
GREATEST WATER DEAL YET.
Antero and Lost Park Reservoirs Con.
verted Into One,

Greeley, Colo.-One of the greatest
water deals ever closed in Colorado
was completed In Denver, through the
purchase by pool OF Greeley and
Denver men from the High Line Res
ervoir Company of the famous reser-
voir sites known as Antero and Lost
Park. about which there has been
considerable discussion in the Denver
dailies during the past year.
Prominent among the purchasers
are the Wyatt brothers. D. b. and ID.
C.. heavy landholders under the Eaton
ditch; d b Wyatt being vice presi-
dent OF the First National Bank Of this
place; d. A. Camfeld, one of the
largest reservoir and ditch contract
ors in the West; S. ]. Peery, farmer
and trader; j. C. Mosher of Mosher q
Parker, produce; J. c. Wylie county
assessor and farmer. w. Allen.
county treasurer and heavy land.
owner; William Mayher. lumber deal
er and one of the directors of the
Northern Colorado Power Company.
Among the Denver men participa.
ting in the purchase are G A. Star.
bird. irrigation engineer and large
land owner. Emile j. Reithmann, for
mer county commissioner and land.
owner; B. II. Du Bois, horseman and
landowner under the High Line canal.
Horace G. Clark. former Senator e. A.
Bromley and others.
Paul NJ. Clark. young Denver at.
torney. conducted the negotiations for
the purchase and transfer of the prop,
erty. assisted by Il. G. Kindred. n
Greeley attorney. and Jesse Wyatt.
son of ID. b. Wyatt. Messrs. Kindred
and Wyatt employing Clark to conduct
the negotiations.
The Antero reservoir site is one of
the famous reservoir sites of the West,
and is well known by all wellinformed
ditch and reservoir men in this state
and is described in the government re-
ports. II is pronounced by experts as
the greatest natural storage depres
sion in the entire West.
The state herald., 1907-10-04
A DUEL TO DEATH.
Two Cripple Creek Men Are Killed
and One Wounded.

anu VIC VoutSCos
Cripple Creek, Colo,-Walter Alex
ander, an expressman, and Albert
Bills, his employe. were shot and
killed at 1910 O'Clock Saturday night,
and Nate Thorpe, rival expressman,
is In jail, charged with the crime. The
shooting is said to have been entirely
without provocation, at least so far as
Bills was concerned. Feeling against
Thorpe is very bitter and an attempt
may be made before morning to lynch
him. The Jail is being guarded by a
large number of police officers to pre-
vent any violence.
Thorpe. Alexander and Bills were
at the Midland Terminal depot, solicit
ing business among the incoming pas
sengers. Bad blood had existed be-
tween Alexander and Thorpe for three
years. Thorpe was in an ugly mood
and some declare he had been drink
ing heavily during the evening.
When the train pulled In two men
alighted and accosted the expressmen,
asking them for information concern
ing hotels and the charge for hauling
baggage Alexander and Thorpe an
swered at the same time and each
tried to elbow the other out of the
way. In twinkling the men were
using bad language toward each other,
and in another second they were en-
gagged in fistiight.
They fell part way down an embank-
ment and suddenly three shots rang
out. Bills, who was standing some six
or eight feet away. fell to the ground,
dead. with n bullet through his heart.
A minute later Alexander cried out
that he had been shot. A bullet had
entered his abdomen. resulting in an
internal hemorrhage and death in n
short time.
Just before he died Alexander made
short statement to Policeman
Charles Miller and a few others, in
which he insisted that Thorpe had
shot him during the fight Alexander
also said that Thorpe had shot Bills
The dying expressman said he was I'M
armed at the time and that Thorpe
had no just provocation for shooting.
Peter Winning, who heard the first
shot fired. ran to where the men were
fighting and witnessed the end OF the
struggle. He says that Alexander had
Thorpe by the wrist and Thorpe was
trying to break away when the second
shot was fired Just before the sec.
ond shot was fired, the one that killed
Alexander, the men fell to the ground
and rolled down the steps leading To
Bennett avenue, distance OF from
twelve to fifteen feet. The men fought
every step of the way down.
Thorpe made a statement to the ef-
feet that Alexander shot Bills by ac-
cidcnt and then during the fight with
Thorpe shot himself MS they were
fighting on the steps.
Thorpe is about forty years old and
has n son nine years old
Walter Alexander was about forty.
six years old and married. Besides a
widow. lie leaves a son aged six years
The state herald., 1907-10-04
Fire Burned Eighteen Months now ou,

Trinidad. Colo-The iro which
burned for one and onchRlf years In
the Engleyillr mine has been com.
pLotoly eStingulshed An official an
nouncomont was made today by the of.
ficorH Of the Colorado Fuel a Iron
Company. who made personal trip
Of inspection.
The flro broke out In May. 1905. and
was supposed TO have been of inecn'
diary origin, An clghtocnyonr old
Mexican hoy. Martinez. was tried ON
the charge OF arson. but was acquitted
un the ground that the ilre was acct
dental. lie fell asleep. and tho frc
was supposed to have been started by
his lamp, An area Of over 4 900 feet
was burned over,
Every available method of ortln'
gushing mine FIRES was tried without
success, when finally tho late John
K.hlcr. then general manager ~ the
q. y. A l.. gave the Idea Of fighting tho
blaze with cafbonlr acid Gus. A plant
was constructed at the mouth Of the
mine. and tho gaH wns plped In u dis
ianco of one and onchalf miles, hng
the experiment proved successful.
The state herald., 1907-10-04
10th Shoulders Broken.

Canon city. colo-john Ripley,
aged .ishtytwo years. ona ~ the plo
beef fabchmon ~ Fremont county. had
both shoulders broken by falling ifom
his wagon onc mile east of this city.
Ripley isf, early In the day fof Twin
mountains for n load Of wood
About dusk the team was discovered
by W. Il Scott coming into the city
alone. Acott secured the team and
started back over It's trail 10 locate
the driver. lie found the injured man
by the roadside and brought him TO his
home. whsfe he In In = critical copdi
uon.
The state herald., 1907-10-04
COPPER WILL GO TO 20 CENTS.
This Is the Opinion Of E. A. Norton,
Authority.


Denver.-The present depression IN
the copper market is caused by the
concerted action OF European consum.
ers, according to the opinion OF l. A
Norton of Denver and the metal will
shortly find its price level. which ne
places at from 20 to 22 cents Mr. Nor
ton is interested with English and
New York and Virginia capitalists In
the ownership of the Wyoming
Copper Company, operating large prop
critics at Encampment, near the Wyo.
ming. Colorado line In the North parR
country.
'The average price OF copper FOR
twenty-five years was lax cents" said
Mr.. Norton. but 1t will not be that
low again for any length OF time. The
demand is 80 great that the present
quotation Of lG TO II cents can not long
prevail. ! have recently visited the
largest consumers In Europe. and ! am
satisfied from the information gained
there I hat copper will shortly settle
down 10 from 20 to 20 cents and re-
main at that standard price"
Mr.. Norton is entertaining the own
ers OF the copper properties In which
he is interested The same capitalists
own 81 900 acres of land In Carbon
county. Wyoming. and are now en-
gagged In placing II under irrigation.
The state herald., 1907-10-04
Hay Hand In Trouble.

Sheridan, wyo-Ed Hay, n soldier
from Fort Mckenzie. In In iall here.
charged with assault on Mrs. Ad1in
Bates, wife of william Hates, ut whoh-
place Hay was temporarily employed.
Bates 0tory In that he aud Hay had
been working on ditch near the
Bates ranch ON Beaver creek and Hay
went 10 the house 10 secure drink
pf water. He was absent M undue
time and Bates went Ia tho ranch 20
investigate. There he found Hay. ha
asserts, IN the act of AHsanltlnR Mrs,
Bates. Although armed with n revolt
Yer. hates did not destroy tho deHpollor
NJ his home. but held Hay ~ with tho
gun and marched him 10 town, where
he was turned over 10 the sheriff Hay
denies that he was guilty o m 40
ssult.
The state herald., 1907-10-04
Ueet Train Hits uuooy.

Rnsar city. Colo &, Manning was
instantly killed and iiigsby Gray prob.
ably fatally injured by q Missouri Pa
clnc beet train NJ n crossing four miles
west ~ this place Sunday night both
are prominent farmers ~ the ofdSny
district They were returning home
from social function NJ late hour IN
n single buggy and attempted To cfuss
tho track IN front of the train
The state herald., 1907-10-04
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Most Important Happenings Of the
Past Seven Days.
Interesting Items Gathered From all
Parts of the World Condensed
Into Small Space for the Benz
eft of Our Readers.
Personal.

Mr.. and Mrs. w. ]. Bryan will soon
celebrate their silver wedding ami
versary.
William Bruce, the arctic explorer
for whose safety great anxiety has
been entertained, has arrived at
Tromsoe. Norway. in safety.
The Canadian Valley Trust COM
pany, of Muskogee, l. T., has been alb
sorbed by the other banks of the city.
Judge Crothers, the democratic
candidate for governor of Maryland.
is Ill with typhoid fever.
WI Ting Fang, former minister of
China at Washington, has been reap
pointed to that post.
In an interview published in New
York, William r. Hearst declares he
can conceive of no conditions under
which he would be n candidate for
president.
Gov. Folk, of Missouri. addressed
10000 persons at the homecoming
celebration at Nashville. Tennessee.
Prof. De Lage. of Paris, has sue
ceeded in producing life in one hour
with chemicals.
The Roosevelts have returned to
Washington from their summer So
journ at Oyster Bay.
Gen. Cecil Clay. general agent for
the department of justice and holder
of medal for gallantry in the civil
war. is dead in Washington.
Wilbur Glenn Voliva, who succeeded
John Alexander Dowie as head of
Zion City. has been given 80 days
notice to vacate the building occupied
by him there. The option which he
held on land in New Mexico has also
been lost.
Mrs. Sarah T. Rohrer, known all
over the United States as an authority
on cooking. has gone into voluntary
bankruptcy in New York.
Arthur Male, president OF coal
company at Pittsburg. Kansas, was re-
Gently caught under fall of slate in
his mine and fatally injured.
The state herald., 1907-10-04

According to the company'r bnlanc"
sheet, It's total surplus on June 30 last
was tC.G3s.iT0. The capital stock NJ
the Dlstiilofa' Securities Corporation
amounts 20 f32.iTs.000. The incfenHr
IN the earnings available for dividends
In the present year amounts TO approx
imateiy ~ per cent upon the stock
The state herald., 1907-10-04
Miscellaneous.

According to statements by the rail.
roads they have lost $500 900 in Mis-
souri, since the two-cent fare went into
force.
German scientists. with automatic
instruments attached to unnamed
balloons. have discovered that at high
attitudes the air is coolest over the
equator and warmest above the poles.
A monster petition signed by hun
dreds OF British Columbians. has been
sent to Sir Wilfred Laurier. the Can
adian premier. asking the absolute ex.
clusion OF all Orientals.
A royal prescript has been proclaim.
ed In New Foundland, suspending all
colonial statutes authorizing officials
to seize American vessels for alleged
fishery offenses.
l.. u. Williamson OF Findlay. Ohio.
has confessed to an attempt to bribe
Juror In case against the Standard
oil company tried in that city last
June.
While in st. Louis recently Mrs.
Root. wife OF the secretary of state.
declared herself emphatically In favor
of the re-establishment OF the army
canteen.
e. II. Shumway. wanted for the mur.
der of Mrs. Sarah Martin at Adams.
Neb.. has been arrested ut Forbes.
Mo.
Three men were killed by the explo-
sion Of crude oil tank while sprink.
ling the race track at Morris park
near New York.
President Roosevelt has announced
that he will approve the constitution
recently ratified by the voters In the
new state of Oklahoma when formally
submitted to him.
New York city is threatened with n
milk famine.
The Indian territory oil field has
broken NIL records for production OF
crude petroleum In the United States
for the eight months ending August
81. Tho average was 3.3si.2G3 bar.
rcls n month.
A statement has been filed with the
Kansas railway commissioners by all
the railroads In the state saying that
n twocent fare will be put In opera.
tion on october 9.
Conventions OF all Ave political par.
tIca In Nebraska were recently held
in Lincoln. The republicans indorsed
william II. Taft and the democrats
william J. Bryan for president
Attorney General Iiadley says the
abatement OF tho railroads that they
have lost si.50o.o00 In Missouri since
tho two-ccnt fare went into effect is
ridiculous,
During the year ended August n
cotton manufacturers In the United
States used b.?9G.7s3 bales of cotton.
At tho New York hearing OF the
Standard OIL suit II was developed
that the Indiana Pipc Line company
made n profit In 1908 OF 1901 .o?? on
n total Investment s?.??s.75s.
The first killing frost OF the season
djd considerable damage In Iowa re-
Gently.
The large conscrvatorica Of q. NJ
KELLOGG ut Pleasant nm. Mo, were re.
Gently damaged by boiler explosion TO
tho extent OF $4,000.
The second OF the two new battle.
ships OF the Drcadnought type will be
named North Dakota. The first one
IL called the Delaware.
The battleshlp Kansas recently dc.
featcd the Georgia In n too.mile race
from Cape Cod TO Delaware break.
water
The state herald., 1907-10-04
Drink Habit Keeps Up.

Chicago DistilIers' Securities
Corporation report for the hscal yohr
ended June 30 last was issued In Chi
caro yesterday The earning state
mcnt for the year shows the following
chnurpls
The state herald., 1907-10-04
FIFTEEN KILLED
IN A WRECK
OPERATOR GIVES TRAIN WRONG
TRACK AND COLLISION is
RESULT.
ENGINEER 'SLECCU1OFF
"SPRlNG CHICKEN" THEATRICAL
COMPANY ESCAPE WITH
SHAkEUP.

Wheeling. w. Va.-Fifteen men were
killed and score injured, number
fatally, at Bellaire, Ohio, Saturday af-
ternoon, when the Chicago and Wheel
ing express train on the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad crashed into freight
train which was moving slowly on a
siding, Richard Carle and his musical
comedy organization, THE Spring
Chicken" company, were in the wreck.
Alfred Dolby musical director of tho
organization, is among the dead John
Jamison, manager of the company, il
also injured.
The killed are:
EDWARD HEINZE, Wheeling.
WILLIAM SHAW, Wheeling
KARL BERTRAM. WOodfeld Ohio.
l.. N. GALBRAITH. Newark, Ohio.
F. Il. MoTZ. Newark, Ohio.
T. A. DUNLAP, passenger fireman.
LlPSCOMB. passenger engineer.
w. ]. Johnson, freight engineer.
Newark Ohio.
HARRY ENGLISH, Connorsvilie.
Ohio
CURTIS LAFFERTY, Cambridge,
Ohio.
II. PETERSON, Hoboken, New Jer.
| sey.
JOHN HAWK.
ALFRED DOLBY, New York.
HAROLD ZElTZ, newsboy. Massi-
Ion. Ohio.
TWO UNKNOWN MEN.
List Of Injured.
John Hawk. Pittsburg. chest crushed.
August Meder. New York, body
| crushed.
Frank Brown. New York, legs and
back injured.
Forest Jackson. Cambridge. ONO,
neck badly hurt. legs injured
Clarence Johnson, Cambridge. Ohio.
back and hips injured.
Leo Ralph, Quaker City. Ohio, head
and back crushed
ID. 4. Glover, Klee. Ohio. crushed
about chest and lungs
William u. Bokodick. Benwood. West
Virginia. hips crushed. one leg ampu-
tated.
William Anderson. Mississippi. prob
ably internally.
Barney Daily. Pittsburg, right leg
cut OF, head crushed
James Crliiin. Iiayonne City. New
Jersey. injured about hips.
william FerroIl. Albany. New York.
cut and bruised
W. G. Besnnt. chief mail clerk.
GAINESVILLE. Ohio. cut about head and
body: will die.
C.. T.. Kner. Mt. Vernon, Ohio. mail
clerk. head aud back injured
T. q. Blugh. Mt. Vernon. Ohio, head
Injured and arm bruised
Given Wrong Track.
MeGann. the signal operator at tho
Bellnirc yard Office. gave the freight
the eastbound track instead of tho
westbound Both engines were do
molished. n portion Of one rolling over
n forty-foot ombankmcnt
Nearly I'll Of the injured were In the
smoker. The dead and injured were
pinionod under the wrockagc. which
caught fire. The Richard Garlic
Spring Chicken" theatrical company
occupied pnrlor car upon the rear OF
the train which was demolished. bus
none Of the company was injured
Engineer Lipscomb. caught under
the wrcckagc. called pitoously. Chop
my leg on. will you?" TO members of
the yard force. An axe was secured.
and. with the steam pouring In upon
him. Lipscomb saw them amputate hia
leg. lie died at the Boone hospital an
hour later.
General Manager FiigForald's train
wnH nj Bcnwood Junction. AMI was
converted into n relief train. tlllod with
doctors and nurses. and rushed TO tho
scene of the wreck. Tho dead were 10
moved 10 undertaking establishments
here aud the Injured TO the Boone hos.
pital here and the Glendale hospital at
Moundsyillc.