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The Springfield herald., 1907-03-29
Closing Days Full of Business.

House bill 100 by Representative
Blaney Of San Miguel county, caused
nearly as much discussion as the bill
by Wilder providing for bond issue
of 100000 to 'st the Cripple Creek
war debt. Blaney's bill is one to pay
Moses Howell $1,4O0 for the hire OF
horses for the militia during the Ute
Indian war in the state in 1887.
After passing a considerable list OF
bills on third reading, the Senate went
into committee of the whole on numer-
Gus important measures. An import
ant bill by Senator Wood Is creating
considerable debate. 1t provides that
boards of county commissioners shall
have authority to grant rights of way
and franchises to electric railways
on county roads. The bill meets with
considerable favor. but 1t is not drafted
to meet the wishes of many members.
The Springfield herald., 1907-03-29

Bills Pass on Second and Third Read
ing.
A victory for Colorado printers was
scored when Representative Bellies
field (Democrat) Of Pueblo had In
jected into H. B. No. 10 (Fetzer) an
amendment to the effect that the print
ing of the recodified state laws shaii
be done at home.
The bill provides that the secretary
OF state shall authorize the publication
of a volume containing the national
constitution, the constitution OF Colo
rado, the criminal code and the ses-
sion laws for use by attorneys. The
bill carries an appropriation OF $2l,-
600, but the money will be turned back
to the state by the sale Of the books,
which are to be at $3.50 each.
H. B. 457. by Parker. the school Dill
drafted by Miss Katherine Craig,
passed on second reading.
Bills passed on third reading were:
H. B. 23S-Hoyt. Providing new
basis for the payment OF water com
missioners. Under the present law
they are paid by the state: the Hoyt
bill places the burden upon the coun-
ties in which irrigation districts are
located.
H. B. s62-Bryan. Providing for
payment OF expenses OF baTuWeli iu-
| YES igation.
H. B. 422-Redd. Preservation Of
purity of water supply of South Platte
river and Bear creek.
Speaker Breckenridge signed II. B.
| 5S, ito provide for the maintenance,
growth and development of the State
Normal School," and II. B. SO. ito reg
ulate the liability of hotel keepers and
public inn keepers" After that, on
| third reading the following were
| passed.
H. B. 501-Parrish. Permitting the
sheriffs of Adams and Arapahoe coun-
| ties to perform the duties Of the sher-
| IFS of old Arapahoe county in reia-
| tion to certificates of sale or purchase
when the property affected lies In
either Of the new counties.
H. j. R. 10-Watson. Prohibiting
state institutions contracting indebted
ness in excess of their appropriations.
H. ]. r. 11--Watson. Authorizing
two holdover senators and state audi
| tor to draft salary bill for executive
| department to be presented to next
| Assembly.
H. B. 151-Dulin. Road for Bent
county; $4,000.
H. B. 246-Laton. Prohibiting pub
lication Of false statements Of financial
condition Of corporations and Joint
stock associations, and providing pen
alties.
| H. B. 467-Cannon. Prohibiting the
slaughtering for human food Of dis
eased animals.
The Springfield herald., 1907-03-29
Special Appropriations,

The Senate took up special order ap-
preparation bills and passed them as
follows:
University of Colorado at Boulder,
100000.
State Home for Dependent Children,
$4,000.
Completing Reform school at Buena
Vista, $1,000.
Insane asylum at Pueblo, 1904 900.
State Agricultural School, $4,000.
The Senate held its first evening ses.
sion, when special appropriation Sen
ate bills for roads and bridges were
passed on second reading, as follows:
For free travelling library. $4,000.
For state geologist survey, $1,000.
For survey of Santa Fe trail, $4,000.
For a system of public highways by
convict labor and appropriating $4,000
therefor.
Appropriating $4,000 to buy silver
service for the cruiser Colorado.
For road from Fort Collins to Love
land, $4,000.
For boulevard road from Denver's
southern limits to the mouth of Platte
canon, $1,500.
For road between Swink and Fow-
Ter. Otero county, $4,000.
For road between Rico and Do
lores, $4,000.
For a road in Montrose county, $S,-
900.
For bridge across Dolores river at
MonteZuma, 1000.
For bridge across Platte river In
Morgan county, $4,000.
For bridge across South Clear creek
in Clear Creek county, $4,000.
For wagon bridge across Rio
Grande river at Alamosa, $4,000.
For bridge across White river in Rio
Blanco county, $4,000
For road in Hinsdale county, $500.
For bridge across the Uncompahgre'
river in Ouray county, $4,000.
For bridge across Grand river In
Mesa county, $4,000.
For purchase Of bridge over Gunni-
son river at Gunnison, $4,000.
The Springfield herald., 1907-03-29
DIVIDING UP BOOSTERS WORK
A Grand Start ls Made For the 2,ooo,.
600 Colorado Club.

Denver.-Denver and the state of
Colorado will be subdivided into dis
tricts, the members OF the committee
of 100 assigned to the captaincy OF
each district and closely organized
work started for the collection Of the
100000. necessary to inaugurate the
100000 population for Colorado"
campaign. The executive committee
of the large committee met and decid-
ed upon this plan. The same idea will
be carried out as in the collection OF
the $25O000 fund for the Y. NJ. c. A.
and the idea Is by arousing rivalry be-
tween the various captains of districts
to lend enthusiasm to the money-get-
ting campaign.
DR.. Charles NJ. Heberton was in
vited to Fort Collins by the chamber
of commerce of that town to deliver
an address this evening. He is asked
to tell about the big advertising agita-
tion and is promised strong support by
the northern city.
The officers and executive commit
tee of the Colorado State Commercial
Association also met Monday with
the same object in view, to devise
means for the effective advertising of
the state. This will be n difficult task.
Already the association is besieged
with thousand OuerS IRON puDllclty
companies, each offering the one and
only way. A book company wants the
Endorsement of the committee Of 100
for an edition de luxe of Colorado and
promises to sell 10000 of the books,
turning over to the committee $40 for
eac book sold, Offering this as
scheme to raise the necessary 100000
All such offers have, of course, been
turned down.
Letter heads on top of which is the
caption 100000 Population for Colo
RADIO" and bearing the names of every
member of the committee Of 100 have
been printed and this stationery will
be sent everywhere.
The Colorado State Commercial AS
sociation has printed and is sending
out follow postals to 5000 inQuirers
as the start of the advertising cam
paign. The postals tell that 10000
farms have been added to Colorado
within year, that there are countless
opportunities for home and money
making. The inquirer is offered any
further information he may want.
Bulkeley Wells has been made vice
chairman of the committee Of 100 in
place Of Frank ]. Hearne, deceased.
The Springfield herald., 1907-03-29
Farm Lands in Demand.

Pueblo-Farming and orchard lands
worth $4,000, near Manzanola, east OF
Pueblo, have been disposed of during
the past fortnight, the largest part be-
ing purchased by outside investors.
One company of this city made the fol-
lowing sales:
To Mr.. Gardener of Nebraska, $50
acres of beet and melon land, between
Manzanola and Fowler, for s33.60O: to
Rev. T. S. Wheeler of Trinidad. $50
acres of orchard and farming land for
$1,000: to Mrs. Minnie Lang of Chey.
enne Wells, ten acres of orchard for
$4,000: to DR.. F. c. McMorris of Den.
yer, ten acres OF orchard for 1900.
The Springfield herald., 1907-03-29

A scientist has discovered sun
spot which he describes as the biggest
and most beautiful on record, extend
ing an eighth of the way across the
luminary. and its approximate size be-
ing fixed at 1lS,000 miles long and
10000 miles wide, the entire area be-
Ing 3,500,000 square miles. That GER
tainly indicates a remarkable disturb
ance in the center of our solar sys-
tenn. The scientist predicts some
striking electrical phenomena as re-
suit of the agitation in the sun S
midst
The Springfield herald., 1907-03-29
French Scientist Stoned to Death.

Tangier, Morocco.-A courier who
arrived here to-day from Morocco city
reported that Doctor Mauchamp,
French subject, has been assassinated
by natives. who are extremely agitated
in consequence of the operations OF
the geodctic mission, commanded by
Professor Genly, and for which signal
posts were fixed upon the roof OF the
doctors house. The Moorish authori
ties. 1t is added, make no attempt to
maintain order. and anxiety is felt
relative 10 the life OF Professor Genly
and his wife.
The Springfield herald., 1907-03-29
Breaks Silence Of Fourteen Years.
Chicago-A dispatch to the Record.
Herald from Charlotte, Michigan,

Herald from Charlotte, Michigan,
says:
Silas Compton, aged seventy. was ar
rested at Athens, Pennsylvania. yes
terday. according to dispatches from
that city, charged with the murder Of
William Lampman OF Grand Lodge,
Michigan, November IA, 1892. The
warrant is based on an AFFIDAVIT made
by John Butcher, who has served four.
teen years on life sentence at the
Jackson prison for the crime.
Butcher saws he has kept silent all
these years to protect his brothers.
Frank and John, farmers. who, he
claims, were in the plot with Compton
to rob the old man. who was rich and
regarded as miserly. He insists Comp
ton was the slayer.
On the day of his arrest, John
Butcher made a confession, in which
he said he did the killing alone, but al
terward denied the admission.
Lampman lived alone In the edge OF
town; was seventy-eight years old and
a pensioner. His skull was battered
in and pair of overalls were used to
choke him to death.
The Springfield herald., 1907-03-29

Strange are the contrasts Of fate,
remarks the Indianapolis Star. A
team in Shelby county ran away with
a wagon load of nitroglycerin, ran
into a telephone pole, smashed the
wagon to pieces and there was no ex-
plosion. But few days ago a carload
of high explosives was exploded by
the rumble of passing train. In the
former case there was no one near to
be injured. In the latter dozens of pas
sengers were killed or manned by the
explosion.
The Springfield herald., 1907-03-29

Dr. Hans Richter, the famous musi-
cal conductor, is thorough believer
in comfort in dress. and not infre-
quently sets fashion at defiance. Ono
broiling evening in Paris he led the
orchestra wearing the regulation dress
coat and a pair of cricketing trousers.
never dreaming that he would have to
come into full view of the audience.
At the end of the opera, however. so
clamorous were the calls for him that
he was compelled to show himself be-
fore the footlights arrayed as he was.
His unconventional appearance led to
explosions of laughter.
The Springfield herald., 1907-03-29

1t is 60 years this year since the
United States began to issue postage
stamps. The first regular issue con-
sisted of five-cent stamps bearing a
portrait of Franklin and ten-cent
stamps having likeness of Washing
ton. Both Washington and Franklin
have appeared on every regular issue
since. Franklin's head is on the one
cent stamp to-day and Washington's S
on the two-cent, thus preserving the
ratio of relative values with which
they bega-
The Springfield herald., 1907-03-29

Contrary to the general supposi-
tion, Raisuli, the Moroccan bandit, is
\ well-educated gentleman, tracing his
ancestry through Mulai Idris, who
founded the empire of Morocco. to the
prophet In stature he is said to be
tall and handsome, with an unusually
white skin and with features rather
Grecian than Semitic-altogether a
fascinating gentleman. with his knowl-
edge of languages and gift as story
teller and his consciousness of exalted
birth,
The Springfield herald., 1907-03-29

Representative Smith Of Denver
asked for a special order on Fl. b. No.
222, which appropriates money to pay
the certificates of Indebtedness on
state Canal No. 1.
Senator Parks bill increasing the
salaries of the Supreme Court Justices
and the governor from $4,000 to $500
a year, was passed on second reading.
1t proposes to amend the constitution
and will be submitted to the people for
a vote at the next general election.
The measure also proposes to increase
the salaries OF district judges from
$4,000 to $4,000. Two weeks ago the
bill was practically killed. but Senator
Parks continued to fight for 1t and fin.
ally got 1t back to its present shape
and favorably reported on by the com
mittee Of the whole
The Springfield herald., 1907-03-29

The only known survivor OF the
naval battle of Navarino, which took
place Oct. 20, 1857, is still living at
Binstead, near Ryde. Isle of Wight, in
the person of John Stainer. who has
Just entered upon his hundredth year.
The old man, whose physical infirmi-
ties now prevent him leaving his
room, was midshipman' steward on
board II. NJ. S. Talbot when the CON
flict which gave Greece her independ-
ence took place. He afterward served
as coastguard, and retired many
years ago on a pension.
The Springfield herald., 1907-03-29

The richest man in the world, Fred
erick Weyerhaeuser. the timber king.
is worth over $1,000, 100000. controls
50,OOO,O00 square miles of land and is
practically unknown. He came to the
United States as an immigrant. He
worked first as a section hand on a
railroad. He next bought sawmill
saved his earnings and began to spec
ulate in timber. He lives in St. Paul
has no intimate friends, and is a verit-
able recluSe.
The Springfield herald., 1907-03-29
Woe Unto Chicken Thieves.

Senators and representatives are be-
ginning to understand that the Chicken
stealing" bill is no joke, and that the
farmers and poultrymen Of the state
are united in their demand for it's pas
sage. Should 1t be lost in the shuttle
the chicken raisers will be greatly
disappointed. Representative Dolph is
the father of the bill and has been
promised the support Of the majority
of the members of the House and Sen
ate. The bill undoubtedly will be
passed If It is brought up in time. The
bill provides that the theft of fowls
in the night time shall constitute
grand larceny, irrespective of the
value Of The fowls SO stolen.
The Springfield herald., 1907-03-29

Count John A. Creighton. who died
at his home. in Omaha, was
count of the Holy Empire and
papal knight of St. Gregory, and
was the third American to receive the
title of count, which was conferred
upon him by Pope Leo Nil. on De
cember 6. 1894. in recognition of his
benefactions to Creighton university
Omaha
The Springfield herald., 1907-03-29

The United States supplies Mar
seilles, France, with 10,1lS.922 pounds
of the 16,501,4S7 pounds of tobacco
which that port received in 1905. ac-
cording to n report made by Consul
General Skinner.
The Springfield herald., 1907-03-29

A St Louis man throws away gold
to save his life. Many shorten their
earthly existence by proiligate spend
ing
The Springfield herald., 1907-03-29

In view of recent wrecks the inter
state commerce commission Will re-
sent the assertion that it is running
the railroads.
The Springfield herald., 1907-03-29

1t should be carefully explained that
although the army is going to build
the canal. neither regulars nor volun-
teers of the service will be put on the
Job.
The Springfield herald., 1907-03-29

A Chicago judge is about TO make
It almost impossible to secure jury
In that city by barring topers from
service.
The Springfield herald., 1907-03-29

Lots of states now are enacting two
cent passenger rate legislation, but
still there are people who regret the
vanished passes.
The Springfield herald., 1907-03-29

Henry James insinuates that Amer
fcan women are poor takers. The
trouble with Henry is that he saw the
ladies only when he was on the plat.
form and they had paid for the privi-
lege of listening.
The Springfield herald., 1907-03-29

Scientists have found microbes In
snowballs. Boil before using in the
future.
The Springfield herald., 1907-03-29

A big field of anthracite coal has
been discovered in Russia. and ii
things are properly organized over
there it should mean graft to burn.
The Springfield herald., 1907-03-29

King Leopold of Belgium is reck-
oned as the richest man in Europe, so
far as real estate Is concerned.
The Springfield herald., 1907-03-29

There is a daily average of $1,000
pounds of condemned food (besides
the milk destroyed by the New Yorh
city board OF health.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-05-15
SHOULD
DRINK PLENTY
OF GOOD WATER

"The people here do not drink enough
water to keep healthy" exclaimed a we'll
known authority. 1.-THE numerous cases
of stomach trouble. kidney and bladder
diseases and rheumatism are mainly due
to the fact that the drinking OF water
natures greatest medicine. has been neg
lected.
Stop loading your system with patent
medicines and cure-alls: but get on tho
water wagon. II you are really sick,
why, OF course, take the proper medicines
plain. common vegetable treatment.
which will not shatter the nerves or ruin
the stomach"
When requested for such prescription
for the cure OF rheumatism and kidney
trouble the answer was: "You must make
the kidneys do their work: they are the fil-
ters OF the blood. They must be made
to strain out or the blood the waste mat
ter and acids that cause rheumatism; the
urine must be neutralized so it will no
longer be a source OF irritation to the
bladder. and, most of all, you must keep
these acids from forming In the stom-
sch. This is the cause OF stomach trou-
bles and poor digestion. For these con-
dltions | would suggest the following pre-
scription, which Is composed of only veg
etable ingredients, which can be obtained
.rom any good prescription pharmacy.
Any one can mix them by shaking well
In a bottle Fluid Extract Dandelion, one
half ounce; Compound Kargon, one
ounce; Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla.
three ounces. To be taken in tcaspoonfal
doses after each meal and at bedtime. but
don't forget the water. Drink plenty and
often" This valuable information and
simple prescription should be posted up
In each household and used at the first
sign OF an attack of rheumatism. back
ache or urinary trouble. no matter how
slight.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-05-15
TWO men KILLED
BY An EXPLODING
SODA WATER TANK

Haverhill. Mass. May l5-By the explo-
sion OF soda water tank at the bottllng
works OF O. A. Smith here late yester-
day afternoon one man was decapitated.
another was injured fatally and a third
man was hurt badly. The building was
wrecked.
The dead are: Cyrus Keller OF Exeter.
". H. Instantly killed Joseph Souci, died
at Hale hospital shortly after the acct
dent.
o. A. Smith. proprietor. received severe
contusfons about head and body.
The explosion occurred while Frank
Pollard. one OF the employees. was operat-
Ing the carbonator by which the tank
was being charged. Mr.. Smith was sit
ting on n box In the building at the tlmo
and Keller, who came from Exeter in tho
afternoon 10 visit the proprietor. who Ia
brother-in-law. had just entered the
works.
Without warning the tank exploded with
n terrific report, which wrecked the small
HISTORY wooden building and shook
houses I'm the vicinity. Keller's head was
blown off and Souci, who was an employe.
had his legs and arms broken. Smith.
although sitting In the path OF the flying
metal, was not hit by IL, but was severe
ly injured by pieces OF wood and other
debris Pollard escaped injury. The
financial loss does not exceed $500.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-05-15

MARRIAGE WAS
MADE IN HEAVEN

New York. May 15.--The Rev John L.
Clark, pastor OF the Bushwick Avenue
Congregational church, Brooklyn. who
performed the marriage ceremony for
William Efiis Corey and Miss Mabelle
Gilman, said yesterday that the marriage
was one OF the kind made in heaven" in
contradistinction TO the man-made sort
He declared his belief that Mr.. Corey's
first marriage was of the latter variety
He added that the amount OF the fee had
nothing whatever TO do with his connec-
tion with the wedding
Pressed as to the exact amount of the
Zee he received, DIR. Clark said that all he
could say about the matter was that the
fee was not 5000. as had been suggested
"I would have been willing to take 5000
end would not have been shocked TO get
it." he added
Or. Clark has his own views on the d.
vorce question. He said that he believed
that great immortality would result from
the refusal OF ministers to marry divorced
persons. He declared that II was his be-
lief founded upon experience, that few
ministers had any real repugnance to the
marriage of divorced persons.
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-05-15
GEN. WOODS
MISTAKE COSTS
THE U.s.. S6625

Washington, May 15.-The supreme
court, by affirming yesterday the illegal
ity OF the dismissal OF Lieut.. Lewis e.
Brown from the volunteer army In the
Spanish war. In effect approved the find-
ing OF the court OF claims that IL was a
terrible example OF military injustice"
for which. according to the charges. Gen
Leonard Wood was largely responsible
The decision carries an award OF S6625.
Brown. while serving in Cuba I'm 1885,
was tried on charges unbecoming an Of
fcer and gentleman by gambling with
the enlisted men OF his command and was
acquitted. Gen. Wood, then I'm command
OF the Department OF Santiago. without
passing on the findings, reconvened the
court-martial, which, at his direction, II
Is charged, reversed it's former verdict
and found Brown guilty. The verdict
was approved by Gen. Wood. and Brown s
dismissal from the army followed in Feb
ruary 1899
In 1902 Brown brought suit In the court
OF claims for his salary from the dato
OF his dishonorable discharge. amounting
with the two months extra pay given by
congress and travel pay, to s6625 alleging
that the action OF the court-martial In
his case was void, because one OF the Of
fcers composing II was a regular army
officer. who was Ineligible under the law
TO sit In the trial OF volunteer officer
and without him the court contained less
than the legal number OF officers. Brown
cited a number of other things to show
that the action OF the court-martial was
illegal.
The court OF claims awarded the claim
ant s65s for pay from the date OF his dis
missal to the mastering out OF his regi-
ment. May 25. 1899. and the two months
4. AftvAh an han
orable discharge basing his action solely
on the illegality OF the court-martial.
The supreme court approved the tudg
ment of the lower court I'm an opinion
which touched only on the illegality OF the
court-martial and declared that consid-
GRAFTON OF the other charges was need
less.
While Brown will draw pay for the timc
he lost. the dishonorable discharge ap-
proved by Gen. Wood will stand against
his name I'm the army rolls unless congress
passes special act correcting his record
The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1907-05-15
COULDN'T PAY
CAB FARE; SPENT
NIGHT IN A CELL

Washington. May 15.-Thomas Coch-
ran of 45 Broadway. New York. author
OF Need OF the Hour" a plan to i'm
prove industrial administration, TO con-
form with existing economic conditions.
stepped to the bar OF the police court
yesterday. attired in a frock coat. light
trousers and silk hat, to answer 10 a
charge OF falling to pay a cabman.
Cochran. had spent the night in a
cell. The object OF Cochran's visit to
Washington was to see President
Roosevelt and Secretary OF Commerce
Straus in connection with the indus
trial peace movement started by the
president.
A cabman explained that after driv-
ing Cochran all over town. Cochran had
told him that he did not have the
money for the cab hire. The cabman
took him to a police station, where he
was locked up.
In the police court he was fined s.
and directed TO pay the cabman 81.
Friends provided the 50. and Cochran
was released. Cochran showed a copy
of a letter from William J. Loeb, Jr..
secretary to the president. In which
Mr.. Loeb thanked Cochran in the
presidents name for certain sug-
gestions.