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Gilpin observer., 1907-09-19
fnsures Life Instead of Souls.

Pittsburg.-Asserting that there is
more money in insuring lives than in
saving sOuls-ministers of PittsburE
are forsaking the pulpit to engage in
the life insurance business. Within a
short period more than score of min
listers of Pittsburg have gone into life
insurance and all of them are making
more money, they say, than had they
remained with the churches.
The latest Pittsburg preacher to lay
aside the cloth is the Rev. J.. C. Car
penter, pastor of the Mount Washing
ton Methodist Episcopal church. He
said:
With sadness am forced to sever
my connections with the ministry. I
do not quit from choice, but from ne
cessity. 1t is not altogether a ques-
ton OF money, but of the high cost Of
living. No charge has been offered me
with salary which would justify my
accepting. If ever the opportunity Of
fers, / shall re-enter the ministry
but at present there is not living in
1t. The shortage of ministers today is
occasioned solely by the insufficient
pay. Although 1 am entering the in
surance business, still / hope to con-
inue to preach occasionally"
Among other Pittsburg ministers
who have recently resigned their po-
sitions to enter the life insurance busf-
ness are the Rev. J. T. Gibson, former
pastor of the First Presbyterian
church of Sharpsburg. and the Rev. R.
H. Hood, pastor of the Mount Wash
ngton United Presbyterian church. All
are doing well as insurance agents.
Gilpin observer., 1907-09-19
CAPITALISTS COME TO COLORADO
Big Concern Organizes to Take Advan-
taue Of Western Resources.

Denver.-No more striking instance
of the tremendous investments of east
ern capital in Colorado can be cited
than the recent organization OF the St.
Louis & Colorado Development Com
pany, articles of incorporation for
which have been filed in the state
house. The capital of this company is
100000. Mining and cattle raising
will be the first ventures of the new
company.
Operations have been begun already
by purchasing 1900 acres of land In
North park, in Larimer county. 1t is
on this tract the company will operate
one of the finest cattle ranches in the
world. Additional territory adjacent to
their holdings is being purchased as
rapidly as possible, and within few
months the company expects to own
several thousands of acres of the best
grazing land in Colorado.
The company already has 800 acres
in hay and is stocking the remainder OF
the land with cattle. The land is ideal
for cattle grazing and by reason of the
part of Larimer county has no equal in
the cattle-raising sections.
In addition to cattle raising, the CON-
pany will engage in coal mining and
are even now negotiating for the pur-
chase Of tract of virgin coal land.
The president of the company is Gus
tavus H. Lipplet, a prominent capital
ist and wholesale man of St. Louis. AS
sociated with him are a dozen WELL
known st. Louis capitalists.
Gilpin observer., 1907-09-19
Is "Fishtins Bob" a Plratef

Newport.-Has Fighting Bob" Ev.
ans turned pirate?
Newporters are asking each other
this question, as a result of the dis.
appearance on Wednesday night OF
the wreck of the big two-masted
schooner Henry NJ. Whitney, which
has lain buried In the mud in the
south part Of the harbor for more than
four years. Coal laden. the Whitney
was driven ashore one night after hav.
ing sprung a leak. She was emptied
and then abandoned.
For four years she lay there. a pic.
turesque relic OF her former greatness.
and. suddenly. in the dark of Wednes.
day night, a vessel whose cleaning
whiteness shone out In the gloom.
stole into the harbor. made fast to the
wreck and dragged 1t out to sea- A
hole In the mud was all that greeted
the fishing folk when they viewed the
harbor next morning.
Those who saw the white ship come
In declare that she resembled in ev.
cry particular a man-of-war Now, Ad.
miral Evans warships are not far
away from Newport. engaging in tar.
get practice. and no better target
could be found for the boys behind the
guns than the wreck of the Henry NJ
Whitney.
Has Fighting Bob" turned pirate
Gilpin observer., 1907-09-19
Hold up q Cashier.

Goldfeld. Nev.-Herbert Il. Riggs.
bookkeeper and cashier for Z. II. New
land. q broker. was found unconscious
on the floor of the office. The door
Of the safe was open and cash amount
ing to $1,000 had been taken. Two big
Jumps on Riggs forehead showed that
he had been struck with some blunt
instrument.
Riggs says he was working over his
books when a stranger appeared at the
cashiers window and asked for money.
There was stack Of gold on the desk
In front OF the bookeeper Mt the time.
Riggs says he knew nothing more un-
til he recovered consciousness. When
he was found by Harry Greve. a
nephew Of Newland. . heavy hammer
was picked up from the floor near
where he lay. It 10 thought that the
robber used the hammer on his victim.
The case has some peculiar features.
and the sheriff 10 making an invsstiga-
tion.
Gilpin observer., 1907-09-19
Uncle Sam Must Answer Labor.

Neutrality-suspicious. have rapidly
multiplied during the last two or three
days that the next few months will
witness a bitter controversy between
the labor organizations on one side
and the federal administration and
Congress on the other.
That there Is to be fight to a nm
ish between the National Association
OF Manufacturers and the American
Federation of Labor has been shown
by the suit brought by the manufac-
turers against the unions to test the
right to boycott, and by the reply u
the manufacturers to the charge OF tho
federation that $500000 fund was
raised for the purpose Of crushing out
labor.
Mr.. Gompers today on his return
fror. New York raised the direct 10
sue between his organizations and the
secretary Of commerce and labor ~
garding the exclusion ~ the japanese.
which Is likely to lead 10 protractc6
debate between the unions spd tbs
rehabilitation
Gilpin observer., 1907-09-19
GREAT METEOR FALLS TO EARIA
Strikes in New Mexico Causes Earth
y to Tremble

Santa Rosa, N. M.-What must have
been an immense meteor passed over
Santa Rosa in northeasterly direc.
ton at $3.50 in the afternoon one day
last week.
one minute, some two and some ten
two terrific explosions followed by a
rumbling noise, shook the earth like
an earthquake.
The meteor dropped near Montoya,
and large fragments of it have been re
covered. When the burning mass
struck the ground, there was an ex-
plosion like an earthquake.
The First National bank building,
the school house and the Mott hotel,
all large stone and brick buildings.
were shaken until their occupants
thought they would fall.
The engineers of the switch engines
in the yards of the Rock Island said
their engines felt like they were leav-
ing the rails.
At Los Tanos, station on the Rock
Island, nine miles northeast of Santa
Rosa, the meteor was seen by many.
The clearest description at that point
was given by Harry Miner and wife,
who were driving in buggy few
hundred yards south of the station.
To them it appeared to pass i'll front
causing bright streak, Immediately
followed by white light and milky
and smoky appearance of the sky.
Mr.. Miner says he drove some dis
tance before the two awful explosions
occurred.
This would indicate that the meteor
travelled a number of miles further be-
fore exploding.
OF the many who Witnessed part of
the flight of the monster meteor in
Santa Rosa, perhaps none saw more of
it than Helen Burnett. She says: Il
saw bright streak in the sky go
from overhead straight to the east.
Then where the streak was the sky
filed with milk. Then it thundered
awfully twice"
Workmen about the roundhouse here
spoke OF the milky appearance OF the
sky after the meteor passed.
Gilpin observer., 1907-09-19
Says It Will Be Roosevelt.

Denver.-Two weeks spent in Wash
ington, New York and Baltimore have
convinced A. NJ. Stevenson, Republi-
can national committeeman from Colo
RADIO. that Theodore Roosevelt will be
renominated at the next national con-
vention of his party. Furthermore he
believes that Denver has good
chance to get the convention which
will renominate President Roosevelt II
the citizens of this city will only match
their efforts against thase of the other
cities which are after the great politi-
cal gathering. Mr.. Stevenson re-
turned from what was primarily a
business trip to the East and gave out
the above important convictions.
Gilpin observer., 1907-09-19
To Test Western Goals.

Denver.-Right in the heart of Den
yer. but SO quietly has the work pro
gressed it has just been made public
the United States government has con.
structed an extensive plant for the pur.
pose of testing western fuels and of de-
termining the best methods of improv.
ing the coke made from western coal,
and also the improvement OF washed
coal. The work will be in charge of
government experts and is ready for
same lines as the plant in ST. Louis,
which has done much for improving
tho working knowledge regarding coal
and coke outputs to the Mississippi
valley.
That such plant in Denver will be
Of great benefit to coke manufacturers
throughout the West can be seen
plainly. The benefit to manufacturers
will consist in reports on the results of
experiments regarding the consump.
tion of coal, its merits for cooking pur-
poses. its steaming qualities and the
general economy of coal consumption
The Denver plant is composed of a
coking section, washery section and
chemical laboratory, under the direct
supervision of A. w. Belden as engi-
neer in charge.
The coking section, consisting of two
standard beehive ovens, is under the
direction Of the engineers in charge,
assisted by w. E. Vickers. The wash
cry section is under the direction of G.
r. Delamater. assisted by H. r. Gard
ner and c. r. Adams. The chemical
laboratory is under the supervision of
Prof. N. w. Lord, chief chemist, with
G. A. Burrell. assistant chemist, in
charge.
The coke ovens have been equipped
with standard seven-ton larry for use
in charging the ovens.
Gilpin observer., 1907-09-19
Short to Amount Of 100000.

New Orleans.-With only SO cents
In his pocket, Charles e. Letten, chief
clerk in the Office of the district tax
collector here, who disappeared two
days ago, leaving shortage of more
than 100000, was discovered stand
Ing on the bank of the Mississippi river
trying to summon enough courage to
commit suicide by drowning. He said
he had started toward the water sew
eral times, but each time his courage
tailed him. He made full confession
Of his guilt, saying he had squandered
the greater part of the money on a ne
gro woman named Virginia Reed. She
was placed under arrest.
Gilpin observer., 1907-09-19
Shot Conductor; Was Killed.

Sacramento. Cal.-Because Conduc.
tor Jeff Gage Of Southern Pacific train
No. 80. eastbound local to Sacramento,
put him off the train on his refusal to
pay his fare. an unknown man seri.
ously wounded the conductor and was
himself killed in a pistol duel Just after
the train left Tracy City.
Conductor Gage said:
II rad stopped the train Just outside
OF Tracy to put the fellow OF for re-
fusing to pay his fare. and had stepped
down from the platform to give the en-
6ineer the signal to go ahead when
some OF the passengers who were
watching the man running alongside OF
the fence. cried out: Look out! he's
jump back was shot here Indicating
his right groin).
II stumbled from the effects Of the
shot, and finally succeeded In getting
out my pistol and took a shot at the
man, who had run ahead about fifty
yards by this time. don't know
whether hit him or not
Some Of the passengers had rushed d
QUIT by his time. and taken several
shots at him. He fell, and ran to
where he lay. covering him with my
gun all the time. as feared he might
be playing 'possum. With the assist
ance of the passengers took his gun,
but he died a few minutes later, one of
the shots having pierced his left lung" "
The bullet fred at Gage lodged just
beneath the vest. The fact that the
bullet had to penetrate three thick.
nesses Of clothing is probably all that
saved Gage from being killed.
The passengers who witnessed the
shooting all say that Gage was per
fectly justified.
Gilpin observer., 1907-09-19
TO RECLAIM $1,000 ACRES.
Valuable Land In San Luis Valley to
Be Placed Under Irrigation.

be FIaceo Onoer Irrigation.
Denver.-The remaining 100000
acres Of the Trinchera estate in San
Luis valley are about to be sold for
between 100000 and 100000 to a
syndicate of Colorado Springs and
eastern capitalists, represented by
former Congressman F. E. Brooks.
The principal owners of the Trim
chera estate, which acquired most of
the Sangre de Cristo land grant Of the
Mexican government, are General w.
]. Palmer Of Colorado Springs and
Charles ]. Hughes, Jr., of Denver.
David H. Moffat and other Denver men
are also interested in the property.
Estate Company.
The syndicate of buyers, which is
making the deal for the property
through e. c. Vondiest of Colorado
Springs. plans to reclaim $4,000 acres
of land by means of reservoirs, which
will be built in the Culebra range, a
part Of the estate. The land lies in
Costilla county, Colorado, and runs
down into New Mexico. 1t is the east
ern end Of San Luis valley. Unlike
the other parts of the valley, the
creeks in the eastern part run in gull
lies. having eaten their way below the
table lands. Water will be put on the
bench lands by means of high-line
bitches.
Although the United States govern
ment has refused to grant any permits
for the construction of reservoirs on
the Rio Grande and tributary streams
in San Luis valley, this attitude will
not affect the plans of the syndicate,
as the Trinchera estate extends to the
summit of the Culebra range. Many
excellent reservoir sites exist on the
estate itself, and it is independent of
government permits.
The syndicate plans the construc-
ton of railroad from Fort Garland to
point fifty miles south, for the pur-
pose of opening up the lands which it
intends purchasing. 1t is possible that
the Denver & Rio Grande railway will
build this line, as the syndicate will
assure the company plenty of traffic.
General Palmer and associates have
already disposed of 65,000 acres of the
Trinchera estate. AS General Palmer
Is anxious to close up his affairs he is
using his influence to have the pro-
posed deal put through in as short
time as possible.
1t is estimated that 1000 new fami-
lies will be placed in San Luis valley
within year after the deal is closed.
The land which will be reclaimed is
valuable for agricultural purposes, and
with systematic and well directed
work it can be colonized.
There are some numbering interests
in the Culebra range on the Trinchera
estate. and ore bodies are also said to
exist there.
Gilpin observer., 1907-09-19
Demented Man Killed.

Evanston, Wyo.-William Fern, a
young business man OF Almy, who has
been wandering about the country for
the past week In a demented condition,
was killed by q fast freight on the
Union Pacific near here.
On September Sd Fern. with q COM
panion, was on his way to Almy in q
buggy. which was upset In a runaway,
throwing the young man out upon his
head. Since that time he has wan
dered about the country. being occa-
sionally seen by ranch people. al.
though the authorities tried in vain to
find him. The remains were brought
to Evanston and will be buried in
Almy, where his wife ana child reside.
Gilpin observer., 1907-09-19
Railroads XIII 1868; Injuries s7,7oe

Washington.-The Interstate Com.
merce Commission made public an abb
stract OF its nineteenth annual statisti-
cal report covering the year ending
June 80. 1906. showing the par value
OF railway capital then outstanding
was $14.570, ,421 AIS.
The aggregate gross earnings from
222.340 miles Of lines were $2,325, 1885,
165. being $243,2S2,761 greater than in
1905. Their operating expenses were
81 536.877.271, or $l46,275,119 more
than in 1905. The net earnings aggre-
gated $7SS.SS7 ,S96, an increase OF $97,-
007.642. The net earnings per mile
averaged $3.54S. The income. attribu-
table to other sources than operating
reached $256,639.59
Deducting charges. the report says
1887 .1S6,32S is the net income for tho
year, available for dividends or sur
plus. There were 977,707,S3S pas
sengers carried an increase OF co.
100000 and 1.641.374,2l9 tons OF
freight carried. an increase of
202 100000. The average rev.
enue per passenger per mile was 20O2
cents. The earnings per train nile
increased both for passenger and
freight trains and the average cost OF
running train one mile increased.
The ratio of operating expenses to
earnings was sixty-six per cent.
The report shows 1868 persons
killed and 97,706 injured. There was a
total Of 1,521,355 persons ON the pay.
roll.
Gilpin observer., 1907-09-19
Survives Explosion, but Mind 10 Dc
stroyed.

Alton Ill.-Fifteen thousand pounds
OF powder exploded at the Equitable
Powder works at East Alton, two miles
from here. Charles McGinnis was
killed and Charles McGilson shocked
SO that his mind is gone.
McGinnis and his helper we're work.
ing In the glazing mill and McGinnis
was letting the powder run from q
drum into kegs. McGilson was wheel
Ing truck 100 yards away. Suddenly
there was a flash and McGilson. 300
feet away, was blown into the air
and carried more than 100 feet before
he alighted. When he was picked up
McGilson was unconscious and later Il
was found his mind was a blank.
Gilpin observer., 1907-09-19
Man Who Wanted Black wife exlled

Pueblo.-Frank G. Wells, the Colo
RADIO Springs man who last week Gre
ated a sensation in Colorado Springs
by advertising for negro wife and
was ordered to leave the city, met
with a like reception In Pueblo. He
is said to have been here since he
quit the Springs. but kept his identity
q secret.
He applied for permission to oper.
ate a telescope on the streets Of Pu.
eblo. but when the circumstances of
his coming here became known 1t is
said he was told to move. He de-
parted on the train. according to the
officials.
Gilpin observer., 1907-09-19
kiondIke Fever Breaks Out.

HIonotke Fever Breaks Out.
Washington.-The gold fever of
the Klondike has broken out anew at
Sitka, Alaska, according to Brigadier
General George F. Elliott. command
ant Of the United States marine corps,
who has Just returned from trip Of
inspection in the Northwest.
General Elliott states that a rich
vein of quartz has recently been un-
covered on an island forty-five miles
from Sitka, which yields a heavy per-
centage Of leaf gold. and active prepa-
rations are being made for its develop
ment. AS result of this discovery
the forty-five marines whom General
Elliott had intended to order to some
other point will remain to preserve or.
der in what Is rapidly becoming one of
the boom" towns Of Alaska.
The story OF the discovery as told to
General Elliott Is that two Indians.
while fishing. noticed particles OF gold.
They told the news to Presbyterian
clergyman at Sitka. A company opened
the vein Of quartz and succeeded in
mining and transporting to Sitka In
canoes ninety tons OF ore. This one
shipment yielded. after payment of
freight, more than $4,000. The
knowledge Of the find at the island
soon became known In Sitka, and the
island now is practically all staked out
by goldseekers.
Gilpin observer., 1907-09-19
Too Old to Need License.

Butler. Pa.-Abner James. aged
ninety-seven years, and Maria KindIe.
aged 90. of Chicora. drove here to be
married. Justice of the Peace Hussel.
ton asked for their marriage license,
but James refused to obtain the docu-
ment.
The Justice said ne would be un.
able to perform the ceremony and
told James that license was not nee
essary at youngstown. Ohio. The old
couple departsd d for that city.
Gilpin observer., 1907-09-19
University Of Colorado show. lner...

Boulder. Colo.-At the close OF the
first week Of the 1907-0S session Of the
University OF Colorado President
James II. Baker announced that q
twelve per cent. increase over last
year had been enrolled. and that the
prospects are the brightest in the his.
tory OF the university. The greatest
increase is In the engineering schools
where about twenty per cent. more pu
pills than last year are registered.
Gilpin observer., 1907-09-19
TWENTY-FIVE PASSENGERS ARE
KILLED AND TWENTY-six
ARE INJURED.
FAcES0F DEAD CHASTITY
FATAL MISTAKE OF TRAIN oPER.
AToR SENDS UNsUsPEcTlNo
MoRrALs INTO ETERNITY.

WnlUo River junction, WA IedrIul
head-on collision between the south
bound Qubec express and a north
bound freight train on the Concord di-
vision OF the Boston & Maine railroad,
occurred four miles north of Canaan
station early Sunday morning, Septem-
ber 18th, due to a mistake In train dis
patchers' orders, and from a demol-
ished passenger coach there were
taken out twenty-five dead and dying,
and twenty-seven other passengers,
most of them seriously wounded. Near
ly all those who were in the death car
were returning from a fair at Sher-
brooke, Quebec, sixty miles north. The
conductor Of the freight train was
given to understand that he had plenty
Of time to reach a siding by the night
operator at Canaan station, receiving,
according to the superintendent of the
division, a copy of a telegraph order
from the train dispatcher at Concord,
which confused the train numbers 80
and thirty-four. The wreck occurred
Just after the express had rounded into
a straight stretch Of track, but owing
to the early morning mist, neither en-
gineer saw the others headlight until
1t was too late.
Operator Makes Mistake.
The south-bound train was made mp
at Sherbrooke, where 1t picked up two
sleepers from Quebec and two more on
the way down. 1t consisted Of the
baggage coach, passenger coach and
smoking car in that order, with the
sleepers in the rear. The train left
White River Junction at $3.50, forty
minutes late, and was followed twenty
minutes later by the Montreal express
over the Central Vermont railroad.
The Quebec train is known as No. 80
and the Montreal train as No. 80.
In the meantime, a north bound train,
known as No. 267, had arrived at Ca.
naan, eighteen miles down the road,
at 4:1O a. m, on time. According to
the division superintendent, w. r. Ray.
]. r. Crowley, the night train dis
patcher at Concord, sent q dispatch to
John Greedy. the night operator at Ca
naan. that No. "a was one hour and
ten minutes late. The order which
Conductor Lawrence Of the freight
train showed after the accident dis
tinctly states that No 30. instead OF
No. "a. was an hour and ten minutes
late. Conductor Lawrence. believing
that he had sufficient time in the hour
and ten minutes to reach the sidetrack
at West Canaan, four miles beyond, be-
fore No. 80 reached 1t. ordered his train
ahead. The superintendent declared
that the accident was due to the mis-
take In placing a cipher after the three
in the number Of the train, instead of
four.
The morning was dull and misty in
the western New Hampshire noun
tains and the long freight train. with
score OF heavily loaded cars. lum-
bered up the grade to West Canaan at
the usual speed. On the other side of
the cut the Quebec express was sliding
down the single track with her load
OF passengers and the four sleepers In
the rear. The freight train was on a
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1907-07-19
Schnapps Tobacco is Made ENTIRELY from Flue Cured
Tobacco Grown in the Piedmont Country.
The Imitation Brands Have ~Schnapps
Quality Only On the Outside
Of the Plug

Hundreds Of imitation brands are
on sale that look like Schnapps to-
bacco. The outside Of the imitation
plugs oftobacco is fue cured the same
as Schnapps, but the inside is filled
with cheap, fimsy, heavily sweetened
air cured tobacco. One chew Of
Schnapps will satisfy tobacco hunger
longer than two chews Of such to-
bacco. The color, size and shape
Of the tags, plugs and packages of
certain imitation brands Of tobacco
have been made so much like
Schnapps that they have often been
accepted by buyers under the belief
that they were getting Schnapps.
Sufficient proof has been secured
to establish the fact that certain
brands are infringemcnts and III yio-
lation Of the trade mark laws, w Tie
trade will continue to be inp0scd
upon by these infringers until the suit
already entered and now pending to
protect Schnapps is decided. A
great many Of these limitations arc