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The Colorado statesman., 1907-03-16
PRICES OF STOCKS TUMBLE.
Great Demand for Money the Cause
Similar Results in Europe

New York-One of the worst waves
of liquidation in many years, which
was accomplished by violent bear op-
erations, swept over Wall street
"Wednesday causing a shrinkage in
market values in a single day of $780,
100000.
There was no panic, as there were
purchasers for every share sold, but
the buyers of securities in the main
were those who had previously sold
them expecting to buy them back
cheaper later, and this they did to-day.
Wall street was not alone in the col
lapse of security values. Prices went
to smash in several European money
markets. In London, British consols,
the worlds premier security, sold down
to S4%, the lowest price since 1866.
Other gilt-edged British securities
were also affected.
price within six years. Union Pacific
lower than at any time since the dec
laration of its ten per cent. dividend,
and Amalgamated Copper and United
States Steel preferred sold below par.
The 18th of the month calls for
some large dividend payments and for
stock and note subscriptions and it is
supposed the banks were obliged to
call loans to provide resources for i'm
pending requirements. Western rail
road stocks were the weakest, but de-
clines up to two points and over were
generously obtained all through the list
The Colorado statesman., 1907-03-16
Dog and Rabbit Are Friends.

A correspondent tells an interest
ing story of friendship between a
Scotcl. terrier and a hare at Dun
fermline, Scotland. The pair occu-
py the same hutch and lie down side
by side. The dog, evidently consider.
ing himself the guardian of his weak.
er companion, watches suspiciously
the movements of any stranger who
approaches too near.
When the hare gets an outing in
the garden the terrier remains in con
stant attendance, apparently to afford
such protection as may be needed
The Colorado statesman., 1907-03-16
eurro Drivers Carry Candies.

In Mexico all vehicles, be they
handcart, automobile, or anything be-
tween, must carry a light at night
This rule or law is rigidly enforced.
Even the drivers of the poor little
burro or mule carts, on their two
wheels, must carry light.
So, rather than buy lanterns, which
cost money, they take a dip candle,
and wrapping it in bit of newspa-
per to shield it from the wind, carry
It in their left hand as they drive
along homeward from work after
evening has fallen. The effect is
striking, as the light, falling strongly
on the Indian driver, throws the face
of the man into strong relief against
the darkness.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-03-16

Laundry work at home would be
much more satisfactory if the right
Starch were used. In order to get the
desired stiffness, it is usually neces-
sary to use so much starch that the
beauty and fineness of the fabric is
hidden behind a paste of varying
thickness, which not only destroys the
appearance, but also affects the wear
ing quality of the goods. This trouble
can be entirely overcome by using De-
fiance Starch, as it can be applied
much more thinly because of its great
er strength than other makes.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-03-16
stuyvesant Fish Goes to Gould.

New York-Wall street was made
cognizant of a re-alignment OF rail-
road interests when the announcement
was made that Stuyvesant Fish, until
recently president of the Illinois Cen
trail Railroad Company, had cast in
his fortunes with the Gould interes's s
and had been elected a director in the
.dissouri Pacific board.
He will Immediately become mem
Der of the executive committee and of
the chief advisers of George ]. Gould
in the development of the Missouri
Pacific system, especially the low
grade line from st. Louis to New Or
leans. which, under the direction of
Mr.. Fish, is expected to develop mo
a formidable rival Of the Illinois Cen
trail
The Colorado statesman., 1907-03-16
FEDERATION CASE DELAYED.
Judge Bryan Calls Judge Woods to Try
the Case.

Boise, ldaho.-On the 18th, Charles
H. Meyer, William ID. Haywood and
George A. Pettibone appeared in court
at Caldwell in connection with the
charge of numbering former Governor
Frank Steunenherg. There were two
mntirns to be argued, one for dismissal
of the case, the other for a change
of venue, but owing to the fact that
the remittitur from the United States
Supreme Court in the habeas corpus
proceedings had not arrived, these ar
guments went over until next Monday.
Judge f. l.. Bryan, elected last fall
to succeed Frank J. Smith, was on the
bench when court opened. When the
Steunenbcrg case was reached he said
he had given careful attention to the
question of his eligibility to sit In
these cases, as he had been an attor-
ney of record for Harry Orchard.
Though it was a close point, he felt
to refrain from acting and would there
fore call in Judge Fremont Wood of
Boise, judge of the Third district.
There was no objection, and at the
afternoon session Judge Wood was on
the bench. Mr.. Richardson withdrew
the motion filed last spring to call
a new Judge.
The defense wished to proceed with
the argument of the two motions, but
the prosecution preferred to await the
arrival OF the remittitur Both were
agreed that it was not absolutely es-
sential, but Mr.. Hawley and Senator
Borah thought 1t would be in better
form, AMI, as no time would be lost
In any event, they urged that the ar
guments &c over. Senator Borah ex-
planned that the remittitur had been
mailed from Washington Monday, ac-
cording to his advices.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-03-16
JAPANESE SCHOOL QUESTION.
San Francisco Board Rescinds It,
Action.

San Francisco.-The San Francisco
Board of Education kept its word with
President Roosevelt, unanimously re-
scinded the resolution of last October
by which Japanese were segregated in
the public schools and adopted an al
tentative resolution in accordance
with the understanding reached at the
Washington conference between the
President, Secretary Root, the school
board and Mayor Schmitz. The board
then sent the following telegram to
President Roosevelt and Hon. Elihu
Root, secretary of state:
"At regular meeting of the Board
of Education, held this afternoon, a res
olution as agreed upon with you was
adopted unanimously, and a certified
copy was given to United States Dis
trict Attorney Devlin."
The President having telegraphed
Mayor Schmitz yesterday that he
would direct Mr.. Devlin to dismiss the
suits against the board in the United
states Circuit Court and the Supreme
Court of California as soon as the ac
ton stated should be taken by the
board, members of that body look upon
the Japanese incident as now closed
insofar as San Francisco is concerned
There is, however, it is stated, an un
written reservation to the effect thai
sl<Ald the Presidents reciprocal prom
ises to the board regarding discretion
ary restriction of coolie immigration
TO California not be carried out, the
hoard may feel at liberty to re-adopt
gate the Japanese.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-03-16

Sheer white goods. in fact, any fine
wash goods when new, owe much Of
their attractiveness to the way they
are laundered, this being done in a
manner to enhance their textile beau
ty. Home laundering would be equal
iy satisfactory If proper attention was
given to starching, the first essential
being good Starch, which has sufficient
strength to stiffen, without thickening
the goods. Try Defiance Starch and
you will be pleasantly surprised at the
improved appearance Of your work.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-03-16
MIX and Cream Cost More.

That the cost of milk. and particu-
larly cream, has advanced enormously
since 1900 as the result of the curtall-
ment of supply to the factories and the
increasing market in the large cities
is indicated in census bulletin relar
tive to tie amount of butter, cheese,
condensed milk, flour and grist mill
products and starch for 1905. sub
stantial increase in the manufacture
of all these products is shown since
1900 except starch, which declined
markedly Cost of cream increased
247.9 per cent, and milk, 81 per cent.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-03-16
u,s Coveted Sensation.

There is one feeling I sure would
like to have before l die" said the
thoughtful young man as he looked
ND from the magazine story he was
reading.
and what is that" asked his COM
panion, who sat looking out of the
club window.
'I should like to feel a 'berserk
rage whatever that is, that all these
novel heroes have when things go
wrong with the heroine. But perhaps"
he sighed drearily, 81 shouldn't know
1t IL l had it. l might think it was
hives, or indigestion, or epilepsy COM
ing over me. It's an awful thing not
to have an education"
The Colorado statesman., 1907-03-16
ship BLOWN UP
TERRIBLE SCENES ON A FRENCH
BATTLE SHIP, lena.
EXPLOSION IN THE MAGAZINE
Killed, and Hundreds Wounded
Cause a Mystery.

Toulon.-The powder magazines on
board the French battleship lena blew
up at 1:35 Tuesday afternoon and
as a result Captain Adigard, COM
mander of the battleship; Captain Yer
tier, chief of staff of the Mediterranean
squadron, and from seventy to eighty
blue jackets are dead, while Rear Ad-
miral Manceron and hundreds of men
are suffering from injuries. Naval cir
cles are aghast and the public is
stunned by the appalling catastrophe,
coming SO soon after the loss of the
French submarine boat Lutin, in which
sixteen men were killed.
The entire after part of the lena
was blown to pieces. The. bodies OF
the victims were hurled through the
air by succession of explosions and
panic-stricken workmen at the arsenal
fled for their lives from the vicinity of
the dry dock. Scores on board the
lena jumped overheard onto the stone
quays and sustained serious injuries.
The primary cause of the accident
was the explosion of a torpedo. What
originated this is not known, but the
powder magazines were set on hre
and the resulting explosions practically
destroyed what was considered one OF
the best vessels in the French navy.
The lena had just undergone final
inspection of her hull and machinery,
the latter part having been partly over
hauled preparatory to joining the
squadron tomorrow. The crew was in
its full strength, being composed of the
rear adimal, twenty-four other officers
and 630 men. The magazines had been
replenished recently. and contained
many tons of powder as well as num-
ber of charges for torpedoes.
The first shock of the explosion was
extremely violent and shook the vessel
fore and aft 1t was followed instantly
by other shocks. The crew rushed
wildly about the dock. The men for
ward clambered over the bulwarks and
jumped down, some of them into the
dock and others to the stone quay,
many being fatally hurt.
The hundreds of men below deck
were enshrouded in smoke, and while
they groped their way toward the eX-
its they became the prey of suffocating
fumes which caused many of them to
fall unconscious.
Shells and charges of explosives in
the magazines continued to explode,
and masses OF metal were nurleu lHtc
the air and fell about the docks and
arsenal. These flying missiles demol-
ished the torpedo shed, the engine
works and the pump house near by,
and constituted most serious menace
to the lives of those who made their
way toward the battleship to begin the
work of rescue. The lena was afiame
from bursting projectiles. and the fire
prevented approach.
1t is declared that for thirty minutes
the authorities were unable to discover
the keys with which to open the lock
ers to flood the dry dock and submerge
the ship, but when they did finally
open the locks the water rushed in on
the lena and the explosions came to
an end.
Amidst masses of dense smoke the
search for the dead and wounded be-
gan. The lower decks of the lena were
Uttered with fragments of shattered
and torn bodies. while the surrounding
water was dotted with human frag-
ments.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-03-16
Worth KNOWING About.

II you need a first-class laxative,
there is nothing better nor safer than
that old family remedy, Brandreth's
Pills. Each pill contains one grain
of solid extract of sarsaparilla, which,
with other valuable vegetable prod
ucts, make it blood purifier of ex-
cellent character. If you are troubled
with constipation, one pill at night
will afford great relief
Brandreth's Pills are the same fine
laxative tonic pill your grandparents
used. They have been in use for over
century, and are for sale every
where, either plain or sugar-coated.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-03-16
How Much to Eat.

DIR. Harvey w. Wiley. chief Of the
Bureau of Chemistry, Department OF
Agriculture, is authority for the state
ment that every man eats every day
"one per cent of his weight in dry
foods, and it requires 100 days for him
to eat his own head off," II a man
eats less, he will lose weight, DR.. WI
ley asserts, and if he eats more he will
gain, which will be good news to the
fat who want to get thin, and the thin
who want to get fat. DR.. Wiley adds
that every person should consume four
and one-half pounds of solids and liq-
uids every day, but in doing the ordi-
nary work of a government clerk this
amount is above the average.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-03-16
Monastery to Be Authors Home.

Maurice Maeterlinck. the BelgiA-
author, has bought Wandrinne abbey,
the beautiful old monastery on the
banks of the Seine between Rouen
and Caudebec. The building used to
be the home of 400 monks and,
though it is 1900 years old, may be
restored 10 q habitable condition.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-03-16
cultivatinq BeIIadonna.

A manufacturing firm has 15-ac-e
belladonna garden in operation aear
New Brunswick. The farm is sue
cessful as far as the production of a
pure drug is concerned, but it is not
yet profitable enough financially to
make many farmers abandon their
garden truck and take to cultivating
the deadly nightshade.-Country Life
in America.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-03-16

towns of the state has been asked to
contribute to the fund, and there is
a confident expectation that the full
100000 OF very near it Will be sub
scribed before long. Simon Guggen
helm wired his willingness to contrib
ute in proportion to the other sub
scriptions, and number of other in
dividuals are known to be merely
awaiting the action of last night be-
fore contributing heavily to the fund
w. A. Hover announced himself last
night as willing to be one of ten job
bers to contribute $500 apiece, and it
is thought that other branches of in
dustry throughout the state will adopt
similar methods.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-03-16
WILL BOOST COLORADO.
An Enthusiastic Meeting at Denver
Launches Advertising Enterprise.

Denver. = Believing that Colorado
has hitherto done herself an injustice
through failing to properly place be-
fore the world an adequate idea of her
limitless resources, the Colorado
State Commercial Association Wednes-
day night gave banquet at the
Albany hotel to 200 business men of
the state, at which over $1,000 was
raised as a nucleus for fund of $780,
900 to be used in publicity work SINH
lar to tina, which has brought thous-
ands of reople to California and the
Northwest.
John T. Burns. secretary of the or
ganization, pointed out in forceful
address the manner in which Califor-
mia maintains a press bureau. has
$750,000 in the bank for carrying on
the immigration campaign of the COM
ing year, and hires scores of experts
to distribute information in every pos
sible form, telling of the opportuni-
ties that California affords.
The following pledges were an
The Colorado statesman., 1907-03-16

lQOuSd0QS lell VI
cures made by Doan's
Kidney Pills. John c.
Coleman, a promi-
n e mt merchant of
Swa / n s b ORC, Ga,
says: For several
y e ars my kidneys
were affected, and
my back ached day
and night. 1 was
The Colorado statesman., 1907-03-16

languid, nervous and lame in the
morning. Doan's Kidney Pills helped
me right away, and the great relief
that followed has been permanent"
Sold by all dealers. so cents box.
Foster-Milburn Co, Buffalo, N. Y.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-03-16
DOES YOUR BACK AcHE7
Cure the Kidneys and the Pain VIII
Never Return.

Only one sure way to cure an aching
back. Cure the cause, the kidneys.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-03-16

1t isn't always the people who Jolly
you most that are your best friends.
The Colorado statesman., 1907-03-16

w. A. Mitchell, dealer in general
merchandise, Martin, Ga, writes:
MY wife lost in weight from 100
to 6S pounds. We saw she could
not live long. She was skeleton.
so we consulted an old physician.
He told her to try Peruna.
"She gradually commenced i'm
proving and getting a little
strength. She now weighs log
pounds. She is gaining every day
and does her own housework and
cooking"
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-07-03
A Pure Food Law.

We had hoped that Our legislature
would pass pure food law. We saw
a statement in one Of our state ex-
changes that such a law was passed,
but in all the lists of laws which we
have seen no such bill appears. They
cid pass one amending the pure stock
food law, making it stronger. This
was all right; we do not object to
that, but we do say that it is a great
reproach to our legislators that they
thought more of their horses, mules
and COWS than they did of their wives
and children, to say nothing of their
own stOmachs.
We have not the slightest doubt that
there are thousands of dollars of goods
stored in this state which could not
be sold if pure food law had been
passed, nor could it be shipped out
under the United States law
The California Fruit Grower reports
that the Illinois legislature has just
passed very stringent pure food law,
which is practically the same as that
Of the United States, only adapted to
the states needs.
This is what our legislature should
have done. Probably, by the time the
next one meets, the great need will
have passed. The old stock shipped
i'll to be worked off on us, will be
gone, and the little which is put up
in Florida will no doubt be all right
But you should keep this failure in
mind, and when asked to vote for a
candidate at the next election make
sure where he stands on the questions
which affect your interests.
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-07-03
The Powers Of Railroad Commits
SiOnerS

There is often objection made to
increasing the powers of the railroad
commission We have never felt that
the limit had been reached, but rather
that they should be increased still
more
How would you like the new law
in New York state? Under the law
just passed.. the new board of COM
missioncrs have power over the or
ganzatiOn OF all corporations, their
rates, their accommodations, their
facilities for the transaction Of bust
ness and the general conduct of their
affairs.
Moreover, it is not necessary for
any one to enter complaint before
they can act they may take action on
their own initiative. They have power
to infict fine of $1,000 for each
Ofense on the part Of a common car
rier, and the same amount for each
day OF continued offense No cor
pOldllOIl WOulu DC llhCIy W lColol, do
the accumulated fines for each day Of
delay would soon bankrupt them. No
corporation can increase it's stock with
out the permission of the commission;
neither can they buy or hold stock in
any other corporation without the per-
mission of the commission.
The fact that such a law could be
adopted almost unanimously by the
legislature Of New York is evidence
that corporations begin to realize that
they stand on slippery ground; that
submission and careful observance of
the law is their only safety from what
they consider a greater evil, that is
government ownership.
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-07-03
The Insanity Plea.

An editorial of the Pensacola News
reports that the state Of Washington
has a law which should at once be
adopted by every other state in the
Union. The disgraceful acquttal of
murderers on the plea of insanity has
become SO common as to be expected
In the state of Washington the most
that the murderer can gain by a plea
OF insanity is to escape the gallOWs.
lie is at once sent, not to an asylum
to be released as cured in a few
months, but to the penitentiary, where
he is restrained Of liberty, though oc-
cupying a somewhat different status
from regular prisoners.
Such law would greatly discourage
the insanity plea.
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-07-03
Mining Swindles.

The editor of Wallace's Farmer de-
votes nearly a column to an editorial,
warming his readers against investing
in mining shares. 1t had never Oc-
Cured to us to do this, as we sup
posed that Our subscribers were too
intelligent to need such a warning.
Yet from some things we have seen
and heard, it seems possible that it
might be wise to repeat some of Mr.
Wallaces warming The following
paragraph contains the gist Of the
whole matter:
1t seems perfectly astonishing that
a man who would not trust a neigh
Dor whom he knows and in a general
way has confidence in, to pick out a
bull calf or a dairy COW for him, will
trust a stranger whom he has never
seen and never will see to invest his
hard-earned cash in a hole in the
ground, without knowing whether any,
thing will ever come out of that hole
except disappointment and possibly
financial ruin.
If you have had any temptation to
invest money in one Of these sWindllng
schemes, we wish to ask if it never
occurred to you that the large cities
of this country are full of capital seek
ing profitable investments. If they
could be assured that any mine was
valuable, the owners would not have
to advertise for buyers of their stock.
Hundreds, probably thousands, of ca
pitalists are anxiously seeking for
profitable investments. They do not
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-07-03

ask for 10 to 20 per cent dividends,
as are promised by these swindlers,
but are glad to get 5 or 6 per cent
Whenever you see an oil company or
\ mine company offering stock at less
than par, or shares of less than $40
value at any price, you can be very
sure that it has no standing in the
market and is worthless
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-07-03
Caustic Potash For Dehorning Calves.

Editor Florida Agriculturist:
A little item lately said that the best
way to dehorn cattle is to touch the
horns of young calves with caustic
potash, and it is implied that this is
a very simple and easy thing to do.
But here was a bull who had one horn,
the process having failed on one side,
SO you must put on enough. On the
other hand, if used too freely and
the calf goes out in therain it may
wash down and burn out his eyes which
is worse than cutting off full grown
horns.
Caustic potash is poor stuff for
greenhorns to be monkeying with. De-
horning with saw is not a severe
operation if we'll done.
E. S Gilbert.
New York.
The Florida agriculturist., 1907-07-03
New York.
Melon Shipments.

The melon movement for points
south is becoming heavier each day,
and from present indications all rail
roads will be taxed to their utmost
capacity to handle the crop Notwith-
standing the early season, two solid
trainloads of cantaloupes and water
melons came over the Atlantic Coast
Line Tuesday night, consigned from
points in Marion and Alachua coun-
ties to various markets in the North
the majority being to points in the
East. Growers are anticipating not
only heavy yield, but profitable one,
as the fruit is said to be of exception
al quality this season. The move
ment from the Gainesville section will
not reach its height for several days.
although great many shipments are
being made now. The prospects
throughout this section for canta-
loupes was never Gainesville
Sun.