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The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-08-08
A Dangerous Pest.
COLORADO.

A Dangerous Pest.
It sometimes happens in human life
that a man who has lived for years in
peaceable II not amicable relations
with his neighbors is suddenly re-
Sealed as a great criminal, whose pres
ence has been constant menace to all
about him, and whose sins include
tragedies which had long been mys-
has been made about the common do
mestic rat, not suddenly, perhaps, but
with slow and certain piling up Of
evidence, until now the biological sur
vey OF the United States government
has indicted the sly gray criminal in
a special pamphlet. The first foreign
rat to reach these shores was the Eu-
ropean black rat, which came over
nearly 300 years ago. The common
rat of to-day is the brown or Norway
rat. He reached America about 1775.
and has multiplied SO rapidly that he
has almost entirely driven out his
black predecessor. There is also a
third species, known as the roof, or
Alexandrian rat of Egypt. This rat is
q good sailor, and so is found mostly
in seacoast cities. The brown rat is
pronounced to be the worst man.
malian pest in existence. No statis-
tics are available for America, but in
Denmark this rat is estimated to
work 100000 worth of destruction
every year; and in the United States
one rat to every horse, COW, sheep and
hog-a conservative estimate-would
10 $100,000,000 worth of damage in a
year. Rats destroy eggs and young
poultry, pigeons, game birds and song
birds. In cities they enter stores and
warehouses, and destroy laces, car.
pets, silks and woolens. They gnaw
through lead pipe, and SO flood build
ings with water. They eat away the
Insulation of electric wires, and thus
cause fires. They are prolific sources
Of the spread of contagious diseases.
They breed SO fast that q single pair.
II they and their descendants were
unmolested for three years. would be
represented at the end Of that time by
more than 100000 individuals. The
bulletin Of the biological survey is is
sued especially for farmers and others
whose premises are infested with
rats. 1t gives the best methods OF
poisoning them-the rats-describes
the most effective traps, and gives
other information which makes 1t an
important aid in the elimination of
what has truly been called "a world
pest"
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-08-08

Reyjavik, Iceland-At a bar Net
given in his honor, King Frederick Of
Denmark announced his policy regard
ing the future relations between the
Danish crown and Iceland.
Il have inherited the kingdom as q
unit" said King Frederick, and as
such 1t shall remain from generation
to generation, but have also inner
tied from my father the tradition that
the Icelanders are to be free people,
who cooperate with the King In franz
ing the laws under which they are to
live. l have, therefore, established a
commission, consisting Of members OF
the Danish Rigsdag and the Icelandic
Althing. to arrange for legislation
to define the constitutional position OF
Iceland in the realm and to find form
under which the freedom of Iceland
may be built up and protected while
at the same time the unity of the realm
is preserved and insured"
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-08-08
ORCHARD BACKS
STARTLING ASSERTION MADE
THAT HE WILL REPupIATE
CONFESSION.
ATTORNEYS TO DEFEND HIM
He viii Bring Suit to Regain the
Hercules Mine. In Name Of
Wife and DAUGHTER,

Boise, Idaho.-Harry Orchard will
repudiate his confession and be de-
Tended by the firm of Root & Breen
of Butte when he is arraigned for trial
in the District Court of Canyon
county at Caldwell for the murder OF
Ex-Governor Steunenberg.
This startling assertion was made
by men close to the Moyer-Haywood-
Pettibone defense. and circumstances
indicate almost beyond doubt it's
truth. Peter Breen of the Butte law
firm received telegram from his part
ner Root, saying he had returned from
Canada, where he consulted with Or
chard's wife, and that suit would iES
mediately be instituted for the restora-
ton Of the sixteenth interest In the
Hercules mine, sold by Orchard to
Dan Gardener, to Orchards estate. Or
chard's wife and nine-year-old daugh-
ter will be plaintiffs In the civil action
to be instituted at once in Shoshone
county for the recovery of the prop
erty, now valued at 100000.
On what grounds the suit will be
based Is not definitely known, but 1t is
understood 1t will be maintained that
Orchard merely mortgaged the prop
erty to Gardener for $500. On the wit
ness stand Orchard testified that he
sold his interest outright. 1t has been
pointed out to him IL the suit to be
brought by his wife and daughter Is
successful it will be necessary for him
to repudiate that portion Of his con-
fession. When informed of this situa-
ton Orchard is reported to have said:
Il will repudiate all OF It,"
Certain 1t is that he has given his IN
dorsement to the proceedings at Wal
lace, and that Mr. Breen, one Of Hay
woods counsel, is to represent the in
terests of the Orchard family.
For more than an hour William d.
Haywood talked with Thomas B. Gress,
foreman of the jury which acquitted
him. Haywood called at the Gress
home for the purpose Of again express
ing through the foreman his thanks to-
the entire jury, and in spite of the
fact that Mr.. Gress was one Of the
three who voted guilty" on the first
ballot, he cordially welcomed the fed
Grafton leader and they talked over
the case and many features Of the long
trial. Most of the forenoon today
Haywood spent in the offices Of the
defense attorneys, where he read news
paper reports and coments Oh the
verdict.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-08-08
Drnturratt5tttg
tl1r Gfr11rrfr
By RABBI CHARLES FLEIscHER,
Boston.

Foundations of faith grows less and less.
This ndubabe fact does spell rreigion hints
larger righteousness than the world has Church
of Righteousness total abstinence
not prove him irrelgous
Many tendency uniting swell seeming
dencies
Men have largely lost their dread of something after DEATH that
terror of other worldly punishment follow socad unbeef longer
a compelling force toward real or pretended belief.
The nqustion Dead killed by the growing humanity
Therefore there earthly of enforcing the faith practice Of
whatever church that still may the life particular
society and herey trials but weak
echoes of once terrifying and fatal ecclesiastical hunde
This the day of democracy That hard times for
Of monhc days Kings must the people will rule themselves
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-08-08
Tlrr Unttg11r Il
mrstpntt nf pnurr
BY DIR. NEWELL DWIGHT HILLS.

vious it true that the of under the lips
od the tongue hand wherewh lift up mace
wherewt strike With this bless
other nothing
taxes like the su handling of the tongue and its bdng
the harioteer lifts the above his weraned eed
gushes forth comfort like COOL spring.
ping OF melody the fruitful bower full
and delight the carries glow warming the soul like
sends forth sweet be and
This noble nheres speechit the souls
the taste and touch windows for letting the great
into the sanctuary but the the through
friends
Pathetic, indeed the attempts of lost depths
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-08-08

Soc1ety must g1auua11y Ue reogalzeu M ar RESPECTS
on the democratic basis.
The church is plainly monarchic and autocratic
in its organization and in its attitude toward men.
The process of democratizng the church has but just
begun The independent congregational organization
is the only democratic form, and then it is not
democratic in spirit until all 'tess' of orthodoxy
are abolished and the society recognizes that the gen.
uine church is rightly the church of one member
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-08-08

Whatever the figures
may indicate regarding
the numbers of church
communicates and the
growth of church prop
erty, actual church-going
steadily decreases, and
h o n e s t, unadulterated
and unrationalized ac-
ceptance of the existing
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-08-08
6uprfntary nj thr
Ea1u mratta Tthprtu
Our fathers believed in government of law,-la

Our fathers believed in government of law,-law
written by representatives of the people, chosen by the
people themselves acting in their sovereign capacity
They realized that this to be great country, and
they knew that if it to attain to the full of
their best expectations, it must be country where the
law, and the law alone, should be supreme They knew
full well that to be great it must be governed by just
laws,-laws which, so far human foresight could
DEVISE should protect every citizen in the enjoyment of
the right to life liberty and the pursuit of happiness
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-08-08

Wise men have search
ed the world for images
strong enough to set
forth the full power of
the tongue. Of the chill
dren of sympathy it may
be said the tongue sheds
forth healing balms and
cordials but of the en-
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-08-08

The sex q the American Eagle is
the subject OF a spirited and interest.
ing dispute, but we think 1t is easy OF
determination. She Is a female. I'm.
doubtly. Otherwise she wouldn't
"scresm."
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-08-08

Bernard Shaw says he can write all
around Shakespeare, but he hasn't the
nerve to claim that he can equal the
literary effort OF the able gentleman
who wrote the declaration Of indie
pendence.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-08-08

as they seek to find their way back into the open light
But the sorrows of imprisoned martyrs nothing
to those of brave Helen Kear with her dumb lips and
blind eyes, who places her finger upon the arnyx of
some speaking friend while her soul struggles to find its
way out into the light and sunshine where sympathy and
friendship dwell Once the lips begin to speak the soul
stands forth fully revealed For conversation is
. golden chariot upon which Tho soul rides forth
to greet its friends
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-08-08
Miscellaneous.

have arrived In Manila, on tour Of
the Philippines.
Mrs. Katherine Felske, aged 104
said to have been the Oldest person
in Nebraska, died recently at her
home IN Grand Island.
President Jesse. Of the University
of Missouri. has decided to temper
arily withdraw from the institution in
an effort to regain his health.
A Mexican student attending Cor
nell university has invented water
bicycle on which he rides on the wa.
tiers of Lake Cayuga without danger
Judge Lands, In the federal court
at Chicago. has refused the request
of the attorneys for John D. Rookie
Teller for the withdrawal of the sub
poena recently issued for their client
Eight men were recently drowned
near Toronto. Ont, by the capsizing
of gasoline launch.
During a livery stable fire at Chat.
tanooga, Tenn. 300 horses stampeded
and dashed through crowd. injuring
a score of persons seriously
The Alabama legislature has appro.
priated $4,000 for resisting the
fights made by the railroads on state
regulation laws. The Alabama stu
alton is similar to that In North Car
DINA where the federal courts have
nulified the state law.
A heavy wind storm struck crowd
ed Chautauqua tent at Ashland, Neb.,
creating panic in which 15 persons
were more or less seriously injured
Mrs. Elizabeth Agassiz. widow of
Louis Agassiz. the famous scientist, is
dead in Boston aged SIS years.
The spinning mills at Belfast, Ire
land, have been compelled to close
on account of coal shortage caused
by a strike of dock laborers.
The strike of the garbage drivers
In New York has caused vast piles
of refuse to collect in the tenement
district endangering the health OF the
people.
The president has issued procla-
nation notifying the public of the
conclusion Of tha Dominican treaty
In reply to a letter from Admiral
|Brownson relative to the Georgia dis
aster, President Roosevelt has taken
occasion to cor graduate Admiral
Thomas and the officers and crew of
the Georgia on the way the ship went
pack to her work.
OF the entire number Of the lost on
the Inflated steamer Columbia on the
Pacific coast, 80 were men, 40 we're
women and five were children.
A tough negro was recently given
30 lashes by citizens OF Monroe City,
No., and ordered to leave town and
never return.
The new era. (Walden, Colo.) 1906-19??, 1907-08-08
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 Ben
eft Of Our Readers.
Personal.

Personal.
Gov. Folk has ordered the removal
from office of F. F. Rozzelle. police
commissioner Of Kansas City, Mo.
Rev. w. F. Smith, was stricken
with apoplexy in his pulpit at Knox
| vile, Tenn.
William R. Kenyon, twice mayor Of
| Butte, Mont, and chairman Of the
democratic state central committee,
is dead.
Barney Oldfield broke a worlds
automobile record at Fargo, N. D., by
going three miles in 3:51 on half
mile track.
Thomas w. Lawson of Boston has
purchased the plant of the Arizona
Smelling company. The deal involved
81, 100000.
Frank A. Hetrick OF Ottawa, Kan,
has been elected president of the
National Dental Examiners associa-
ton
Walter Oprey charged with horse
stealing jumped from a rapidly NOV
ing train at Ceweta, /. T., in an effort
to escape from deputy marshal and
was seriously If not fatally injured.
Mrs. Margaret Carpenter of Brook
lyn has celebrated her 1O1st birthday
and asserts that she has never been
Ill since she was seven months old.
William d. Haywood Secretary
treasurer of the Western Federation
of Miners has been declared not gull
ty of the murder Of Former Governor
Steunenberg of Idaho by jury at
Boise.
Judge Green, associate justice of
the Kansas supreme court is dead.
The jury In the case against Louis
Glass on trial in San Francisco for
bribery has disagreed.
Charles w. Dawes. Of Chicago, re-
Gently addressed the Wisconsin
Bankers association on THE Defects
of the Sherman Antitrust Law"
Richard H. Halsey, president of
the Oshkosh, Wis, Normal school,
Gently.
Congressman Nicholas Longworth
and Mrs. Longworth sailed on the
steamer Siberia from San Francisco
for Honolulu.
Col. Philip Figyelmessy. Hungarian
patriot and soldier of fortune, and
friend of Kossuth, is dead at his
home in Philadelphia.
Rev. William Banks Rogers, has re-
signed the presidency of the Catho-
lie university of st. Louis.
Robert C. Mitchell, founder OF the
Duluth (Minn) News-Tribune and a
pioneer newspaperman OF the state,
Is dead at his home in that city.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1907-02-02
GROWING BELIEF THAT PRES
ENT FRENCH MINISTRY Is
NEARING ITS END.
MEMBERS CLASH DuRIus DEBATE
PREMIER CLEMENCEAu AND MIN
q lSTER OF EDUCATION HOLD
4 DIVERGENT VIEWS.

Paris, Feb. 1.-The existence Of the
cabinet is believed to be in danger as
a result of the clash in the chamber
Of deputies between Premier Clemen-
ceau and Minister of Education Bri-
and. While the incident was super
ficially smoothed over it is learned
that 1t was the result of radical
divergence of views regarding the
modus vivendi proposition of the
French bishops. M. BRAND, like his
chief, regards the proposition as be-
ing unacceptable in It's present form,
but the former believes that the war
with the church has gone far enough
and that IL it is possible to reach an
adjustment the door of conciliatlon
should not be closed. M. BRAND takes
the position that negotiations with the
French bishops would not lay the gov
ernment open to the charge OF admit
ting itself in the wrong and that In
any event the government should
pause for the purpose of demonstrat-
ing to the country whether the church
is sincere in its desire to effect
working arrangement. M. Clemen-
ceau, on the other hand, as indicated
by his remarks, fatly rejects even the
discussion of the bishops proposition
and favors the immediate issuance OF
a circular to the projects notifying
them that the conditions which the
parish priests are authorized to pro-
pose are entirely unacceptable.
Premier Carries His Point.
He will brook no opposition and at
the cabinet meeting held during the
day apparently carried his point, me-
BRAND and Finance Minister Caillaux
being authorized to determine to
whom the gifts and legacies in posses
sion of the church shall ultimately go
in default of the formation OF cultural
associations under the law to take
over the church property.
Nevertheless, the announcement at
any moment of the retirement OF M.
BRAND from the cabinet would not
cause surprise and IL he goes. the
whole ministry will almost inevitably
follow. The followers OF ex-Premier
Combes have been actively working
to undermine the cabinet, but EXPIRE
mier Sarrien or M. BRAND, rather
than M. Combes, are considered likely
to be offered the premiership.
The radical newspapers are urging
M. Clemenceau on, insisting that the
pursuance of his policy of not making
any further concessions to the Vat
lean is his only salvation. The oppo- |
sition press regards the cabinet as
doomed The Echo de Paris remarks:
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1907-02-02
MAIL RATES ARE REDUCED
RAILROADS AGREE TO A cOMPRo-
MISE ON BILL NOW PEND
ING I'M CONGRESS. n! I

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Washington. Feb IA compro-
mise of the proposed reduction in rail-
way mail pay has been agreed upon
between representatives of various
railroads which have mail contracts
and the house committee on post
Offices and postroads. The railways
were to have hearing before the
committee in opposition to the reduc-
ton, but through Representative
Hedge of Iowa made proposition to
the committee to compromise and
waive a hearing. AS originally pre-
pared by the committee the postoffice
appropriation bill provided for a
per cent reduction on all contracts
averaging $4,000 pounds per day; 10
per cent reduction on al routes aver
aging from $4,000 to $4,000 pounds
per day, and fiat rate of SIS per ton
per mile per year On all routes averag-
ing more than $4,000 pounds per day
Through Mr.. Hedge the railway men
agreed to accept this cut providing
that the fiat rate on routes over 10000
pounds day be increased to $40 a
ton. The committee agreed to in
crease the rate from $18 to $19 and
this was accepted by the railroad
men, who thereupon waived their
right to a hearing. f.
In addition to reducing the price
per ton which railways are to be paid
for hauling mail the committee has
made cut of 1,O0O,O0 in the amount
to be paid to railways for the rent OF
mail cars. The committee also de-
Cided that the weight of mail bags
must not hereafter be added to the
weight of mail in computing the
amount carried on the various routes.
At least 100000 will be saved by
the cut which the committee decided
to make in the price per ton for carry
ing mail.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1907-02-02
PLEADS GUILTY TO RiGAMY.
RevivaIist Married Every Time the
Spirit Moved Him.

Toledo. O., Feb. Charged with
bigamy and credited with having thir-
teen wives by the court officers Rev.
Albert Holden, reported to have two
sons also under Indictment for big
amy, pleaded guilty and was SEN
fenced to serve six years in the peni-
tentiary. Holden married every time
the spirit moved him. His courtships
always took place during one Of his
revivals and his victims were always
one of those whom he had taken into
the church.
Just before sentence was passed
Holden said to the Judge that he had
been the victim of brain trouble and
blamed his many marriages on this
aff1iction. He said that he had strug-
gled against the sin of bigamy, but
that all his prayers had ayailed him
nothing.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1907-02-02
STATE CAPITOL COMMISSION
Make Their Last Annual Report to
the Governor. ~

The capitol commission made their
annual report to the governor late
Monday. The report states that of the
$4,5OO,OoO appropriated by the legisla-
ture, after paying for the entire struc-
ture, there is still left in the treasury
$8,076.99. The board had net balance
unexpended of $41, ,371.73. But $780,
234.75 of this must be used in paying
interest which has accrued since 1897.
The act passed in 1897 failed to make
any provision for the interest to accrue
on $500, 200, The net amount of the
same, less premiums received on them
when sold, is $33, ,2s4.z5.
The commission has $se $50 on hand
but of this amount $29, ,l5s is to be paid
out as balances on contracts, while
$33, ,as5 must be paid oat as interest on
the appropriation of the legislature, of
$500, ,OO0, made in 1887.
Owing to lack of funds the commits
sion was obliged to omit many improv-
ments originally planned in the scheme
of architecture. Among these were
candeiabra for lighting up the entrance,
conchant bronze lions to be
placed on the pedestals in front of the
main entrance, two more pictures for
the entrance to the governors recep-
ton room, statues of prominent men
for the inches throughout the building
and statuary fer the cornicle of the
building.
Certificates amounting to $3.50, COO
outstanding, payable in sums of $1OO,
600, are still outstanding. They are to
be paid annually until 1885.
The legislature appropriated 500, coo
for the annual maintenance of the
building. In 1905 the board paid $52,-
92s, while in 1900, there was paid out
$5s, ,234.
The board pays short tribute to the
building itself, saying that there is
little criticism heard from any side
about the great marble structure. The
members state that for fourteen years
they have labored to see, the compile
tion of the building. The board is
pleased that the results have given
satisfaction to the people of the state.
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1907-02-02
sToLvP.N ISSUES CIRCULAR.
important Message From Premier to
Russian Officials.

st. Petersburg, Feb. Premier
Stolypin has issued an important cir
cular to the governors general, gov
ernors and projects of Russia and the
Caucasus, emphasizing the govern
Ment's desire to cooperate amicably
with parliament, which the premier
considers must be the main factor in
the regeneration of Russia. After
commenting on the efforts of certain
factions to misrepresent the inten-
tions of the government in order to
insure the election of opposition men,
befs of parliament the premier points
out that the representative of the
crown are forbidden to take part in
party politics and urges the local au-
thorities to assure full freedom in the
elections. At the same time, he adds,
they must always interpose against
the revolutionary propaganda and
deny false reports regarding the plans
OF the government
The circular asserts that while fully
bearing in mind the right Of parlia-
ment in regard to legislation the vot-
tAS VI eSuHdIcs anu AuLel VeIiaIiohs'
the government intends steadfastly to
adhere to the existing laws, as strict
observance of them Is the only way
by. which the confidence of the sover-
eign in the government and parlia-
ment can be preserved.
Proceeding, the premier refers to
the "falseness of the rumors crediting
the government with the intention of
dissolving the new parliament and re-
turning to the system of government
which had been rejected by the en-
perOr."
Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1907-02-02
HOW CORPORATION "CABINETS" CONTROL.
Railroad Legislation and the Distance Tariff
Measure--What They Mean to the People
interests.
TBy LYNN HAINEs, st. Paul Correspondent.

Here comes more CONSCIOUSNESS
schemes than could be contrived by
savages who burn at the stake. The
prospect of utter ruin to men and
homes, does not keep them from spy
ing upon this class of members with a
view to entrapping them in immoral
pitfalls. They consider here the ply
sical phases of man and skillfully and
naturally arrange for the most alluring
temptations. And if member yields,
he is quickly confronted with proof of
his fall from grace. With this fear of
disclosure held over his head, he us
ually con-ents to do their bidding, or
at least to s'dodge" bill when they
so direct.