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The Springfield herald., 1907-12-20

contituency in whose behalf you la
bored 80 faithfully and efficiently as
congress-at-large, respectfully re-
quest that you consent to be candi-
date for United States senator at the
approaching election.
While 1t is not our purpose at pres
ent to enlarge upon the reasons under
lying this request, 1t may be said in
brief that inasmuch as for the past
nearly twenty years, the candidate for
this high office has been selected in
variably from the northern part Of the
state. 1t will be conceded, we think, by
all fair minded voters, that 1t is EN-.
inently fitting that the southern part
be accorded the privilege of naming
the candidate this time.
Your acquaintance with men and
methods Of conducting official bust
ness gained by four years in Congress,
during which time you labored with
unremitting effort for all the citizens
of our state, regardless of party affili-
alton, our confidence in your ability
and devotion to the welfare of the en-
tire state. the high esteem in which
you are held by all your fellow-citi-
zens, are in themselves reasons sufii-
cient to influence us in the framing of
this request"
Among those who signed this re-
quest are General w. ]. Palmer. F.
F. CASTILLO. d. B. Farley, P. B. Stew
art, c. E. Noble, John Himebaugh, w.
N. Burgess, o. E. Hemenway, Lynn S.
Atkinson, George Elstun, w. S. Dun,
ming. John Lennox and more than one
hundred other men of high standing
in the community.
Following is the reply of Mr.. Brooks:
Colorado Springs, Colo, Dec 2, 1907.
To William j. Palmer and Others, Col
orado Springs, Colo:
Gentlemen: Your letter of the 30th
ult. is before me.
Direct and specific in its terms, it
calls for a candid reply.
When l retired from the lower house
of Congress last year did so in perfect
good faith. without any intention of re-
entering public life. Changed condi-
tions and the repeated suggestions of
friends, suggestions far more cordial
and encouraging than any conduct of
mine could merit, have. however, led
me to consider very seriously the re-
quest you make and / have Low def
nitely determined, in view of the sup
port that is assured me, to become
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an active candidate for this very high

an active candidate for this very high
position.
appreciate keenly the great impor.
tance. dignity and responsibility OF the
office to which l aspire, and 1t is
with real apprehension and dif1dence
that l contemplate the possibility OF
filling 1t; but should be guilty Of want
of candor II did not acknowledge that
1t appeals to me very strongly and Is
In line with my tastes and desires.
The United States senatorship. how
ever, can OF itself confer nothing of
honor. dignity or distinction, nor will
1t bring any real satisfaction or op-
portunity for usefulness, unless hon
orably and creditably obtained and
faithfully and conscientiously filled.
Unless 1t can be so honorably and
creditably obtained, as the expression
of the peoples confidence and of a
desire. uninf1uenced by base or i'm
proper motives. that l should fill the
position, I do not want 1t, and would
not have 1t. II 1t can be 80 obtained, l
shall, to the best of my ability, per-
form its duties faithfully and consci-
entiously.
feel that the office is, in the high.
est sense, the peoples gift, and in my
candidacy l shall endeavor to carry
out that belief to the fullest possible
degree. While We have no system of
direct primaries. / shall want. insofar
as possible, direct expression of pop
ular opinion on the question and by
that expression l am entirely willing
to abide. ! shall. however, see to IL
that it be an intelligent and direct ex.
preston, made after full information.
l believe that the issue can be so pre-
sented, at least to the voters OF this
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Congressional.

A bill designed to restrain federal
judges from issuing temporary in
functions against the operation of
state laws has been introduced in the
house by Representative Clayton, of
Alabama.
Bills exempting all lumber and coal
from import duty have been intro
duced in the house by Mr.. Boeher, of
Missouri.
A bill making it felony for a ma
tional bank or any OF it's officers to
speculate with funds OF the bank has
been introduced by Representative
De Almond of Missouri.
No business is being transacted in
the house of representatives except
the introduction of bills because the
committees have not been appointed
and Speaker Cannon has announced
that they will not be named until next
week
Nearly 1000 bills were introduced
present session.
Senator Tillman has introduced a
resolution directing the committee of
finance to investigate the recent pro-
ceedings of the secretary of the
treasury in connection with the finan.
cial crisis.
Senator Hansbrough will endeavor
to have salaries of rural carriers in
creased from 5000 to $1,000 at the
present session.
Senators Gore and Owens have
formally elected by the Oklahoma leg
islature. The % republican votes
were cast for Jones and Douglas.
A bill has been introduced in the
house making October - legal holi-
day to celebrate the discovery OF
Amerca by Columbus.
All the finance resolutions offered
in the senate have been referred to
the committee on finance
Secretary of State Root gave a din
ner in honor of the delegates to the
Central American peace conference.
Senator Jefferson Davis of Arkan.
sas delivered a passionate address
denouncing the trusts on the floor of
the senate recently.
Senator Foraker has addressed a
letter to the chairman of the repub-
lican state committee of Ohio ask.
ing that the delegates to the nation.
al convention from that state be Sc
lected at primary election.
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Admiral Evans Message.

Fort Monroe.-Rear Admiral Robley
D. Evans, commander of the feet, was
ashore much of the day Saturday, hav-
ing recovered from the slight indis-
position he suffered during the early
part Of the week. He declared that
the sixteen ships were ready to weigh
anchor at any time. In an interview
he said:
you ask me on the eve of the de-
parture of the fleet to give you some
words to lay before the people of the
United States. l therefore ask you to
convey to the people the sincere
thanks and hearty appreciation of the
officers and men of the fleet for the
great interest which the country at
large is taking in our movements. We
feel the responsibility which the peo-
pie have laid upon us by their interest
in the past years in creating and main
tanning this splendid fleet and in the
continuance of that interest which now
fits us out complete in every particular
and sends us on the great practice
cruise to visit our friends and sup
porters on the Pacific coast of our
country.
81 am sure that every officer and
man in the fleet will feel it not only a
duty. but a pleasure. to repay the peo-
pie for their interest by absolute fidel-
ity to the trust imposed upon him in
small things as well as in large.
Il hope that when we arrive at our
destination the people will have for us
a welcome as warm as in the God
speed which they give us on our de-
parture, and should our commander
in-chief then decide to send us to the
other hemisphere, that the same warm
interest will follow there in tie future
as it always has in the past"
The Springfield herald., 1907-12-20
Stock Growers, Meetina

Glenwood Springs.-A special meet.
ing of the Royal Gorge and Eagle
River Stock Growers Association was
held today at Basalt for the purpose
of electing delegates to the annual
meeting of the Colorado Cattle and
Horse Growers Association to be
held in Denver January goth. Reso.
lutions were passed condemning the
present forest reserve system, also op.
posing the bill which proposes to al.
low stockmen to secure three sections
Of land each on the public domain for
pasture. Among those present were
State Veterinarian Lamb and A. e. De
RicQles Of Denver.
The Springfield herald., 1907-12-20
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Most Important Happenings of this
Past Seven Days.
Interesting Items Gathered From all
Parts of the World Condensed
Into Small Space tor the Ben
eft Of Our Readers.
P0rHonaI.

PoF1onais
Col. A. s. Colyar. a distinguished
Durist, statesman and author, Is dead
at Nashville. Tenn.
Secretary Cortelyou declares he has
no intention OF resIgning from the cab
met at present.
Gen. William C. Gates has been ap
pointed commissioner to mark con
federate graves by the president.
DR.. William Wells. the Oldest pro
fessor of Union college, is dead at
Schenectady. N. Y.
Mai. Thomas W. Park, promi.
nent democrat of Platte county. Mo-,
mark, is dead.
A dollar dinner in honor OF William
Jennings Bryan is announced for Lin
coin. Neb., on January 10.
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth. daughter
Of President Roosevelt, was operated
upon for appendicitis at the White
house recently. The operation was
successful in every way and the pa
tient is expected to rapidly recover.
John Philip Sousa, the bandmaster.
is i'll in New York with an attack of
bronchitis.
John Busha. a veteran of the Black
Hawk war in 1882. is dead at Council
Bluffs, Ia. He was ia years OF age.
Joseph Hensley, aged 102 years, a
farmer of Helena, near St. Joseph,
Mo-, died recently.
President Roosevelt has issued .
statement reafiirming his former do
claration that he would under no cir
cumstances be a candidate for pres4.
dent again.
w. B. Thomas has been elected
vacancy caused by the death of H. o.
Havemeyer.
Edward Hicks Magill. former presi.
dent of Swarthmore college, Penn
sylvania. is dead In New York.
James Henry Stoddart, the veteran
actor, is dead at his home in Sewaren,
N. ].
James T. Smith has filed suit in
the Vernon county, Mo-, circuit court
against the Modern Woodmen of
America for 100000 for injuries al
legged to have been received while
being initiated by the Erie, Kan.
lodge.
Colonel Goethals, engineer-in-chief
of the 1sthmian canal, will come to
Washington soon to advocate widen
ing the canal locks.
Mrs. Mary Curtis. who died recent
ly at Farley, Ia, at the age Of 107
years, has brother living at Hum
boldt, Kan. who is 104. Her father
died at the age of lis.
The president has named John @.
Thompson of Pratt. Kan, as an as
sistant attorney general.
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EVANS MAY VISIT COLORADO.
Sister Of the Great Admiral at Colo
rado Springs Anticipates His
Coming.

Fa0O opTIHSb DUN'S'PAsSo ''e
Coming.
Denyer,-A Republican special from
Coloredo Springs Sunday night says;
Fighting Bob" Evans, who sails to
morrow in command Of the Pacific
bound fleet, will, according to his pres
ent plans, visit Colorado Springs after
the completion of the cruise around
the Horn. He will come here to visit
his sister, Mrs. B. Zevely Of 20 East
Columbia street.
Rear Admiral Evans will retire as
vice admiral in August after having
completed the long cruise. He will be
met by his wife In San Francisco and
according to letter received by his
sister a few days ago In which he out
lined his plans. he expects to return
overland to his home In Washington
He has promised Mrs. Zevely to stoI
In Colorado Springs for visit II pos
sible. This will bring him here early
in September.
Admiral Evans has been West only
once before and that was on flying
trip in 1901 when he was detailed tc
act as one Of the judges in a court
martial at San Francisco. He passed
through Denver at that time, but did
not come to Colorado Springs. Mrs
Zevely went to Denver to meet him.
Il wish l had large flag to fly to-
morrow" said Mrs. Zevely this after
noon. Thereupon her little six-year.
old granddaughter, Marjorie Williams
produced a little flag which she had
purchased for Christmas, and said:
Il will hang this from the house
and every one will know that Uncle
Bob Is taking his fleet out to sea to-
day."
Mrs. Zevely is following the move
ment OF the fleet with the greatest in
terese.
81 received letter from my brother
only a few days ago." she said, "but
of course he didn't tell me much about
the fleet and its movements. His let
ter was full mostly Of family news.
He told me of his plans after his re-
tirement, which will come in August.
He will then be in San Francisco,
where he will be met by his wife and
they expect to return leisurely over
land to their home in Washington, WIS.,
iting Colorado Springs and Denver on
the way.
'In the future he expects to spend
his winters In Porto Rico with one of
his daughters. whose husband is the
summer he will remain In Boston and
Washington. 1t has been five years
since / have seen him.
There have been a great many
stories as to how Robley got his
name," said Mrs. Zevely. ut has been
said that it dates back to his school
days at Annapolis and also that 1t was
due to various incidents in his later
naval life, but the episode which really
gave him the name Fighting Bob
occurred in Chile about fourteen years
ago. At that time he was sent to
command a vessel anchored at Val
paraiso and rep esentinE the United
States government. 1t was at the
time of an insurrection and there had
been some trouble with the marines.
Word was sent to him by the Chilean
government that he would have to sail
within a certain time. He immedi-
ately sent back word in rather forcible
language that he would remain where
he was as long as it pleased him, and
that II any one wanted to come and
drive him out he would be at the driv-
ing"
The Springfield herald., 1907-12-20
FRANKLIN e. BROOKS.
Beet Sugar Display.

housewives, Mrs. Martha Shute, secre-
tary of the State Horticultural Board
is preparing a beet sugar exhibit for
the horticultural department in the
Capitol, the first of its kind displayed
there. The beet sugar factories to
which she sent requests for samples
have responded generously. The Great
Western Sugar Company has shipped
from its factories around the state
twelve boxes of canned fruit preserves
made with beet sugar, in addition to
100 pounds of sugar. The American
Beet Sugar Company of Rocky Ford
has also contributed generously.
The Springfield herald., 1907-12-20
SUGAR Plant for Delta,

DenveH-A Delta dispatch Saturday
night says: e. M. Rudrick met the
Business Mems Association this even.
ing to receive proposition to locate
a sugar beet factory in Delta. Mr.. Rud-
rick represents the owners of fac
tory now located in Michigan, which
is not doing sufficient business to sat
isfy the owners. The Delta yield OF
from twenty to forty tons an acre
with from fifteen to twenty per cent
sugar, seems attractive to him. Delta
people offer to give a site for the
factory and to secure contracts for
6,000 acres of beets. 1t is desired to
have the plant completed in time to
handle the crop of 1908.
The Springfield herald., 1907-12-20
Bryan Hears the News.

Lincoln, Neb.-When told that Pres
ident Roosevelt had made positive dec
laration that he will not be a candidate
for third term, w. j. Bryan ex-
pressed no surprise. He declared the
position of the President was as he
expected. Mr.. Bryan said
Il have assumed from the beginning
that President Roosevelt would not be
a candidate. The statement he issued
the night of election left no room for
his friends were doing him an injus
tice in suggesting that he would
change his position on the subject
The Springfield herald., 1907-12-20
Steel Coaches for the UP.

Omaha, Neb.-The Union Pacific
railroad has decided to spend millions
in the Omaha shops in building steel
cars which will gradually replace all
wooden coaches used on the entire
Hartman system. All work at the
Union Pacific shops in Omaha is now
only being expended on the erection OF
steel cars and motor cars. AS quickly
as cars are completed they are hur-
ried into service. at present being sent
to the western end of the line.
The Springfield herald., 1907-12-20
Great Prohibition Gains.

Boston.-All but one of the 354 cit
les and towns of the state have gone
on record on the question of permit
ting the sale of intoxicating liquors.
and tabulations made today show a
no-license majority in Massachusetts
of over $4,000. The majority this year
is the largest in the history OF the
state. License by this years election
is now favored in fourteen cities and
seventy-two towns while prohibition
prevails in eighteen cities and 249
towns.
The Springfield herald., 1907-12-20
Queen of SaxonY Dead.

Dresden.-Queen Garcia, of Saxcny,
died Sunday morning at twenty mm-
utes to four O'Clock. Her majesty SIC
cumbed after an attack of infamma.
ton of the tissues of the brain which
began a fortnight ago. The countess
of Flanders and the Arch duchess
Maria Joseph arrived this morcing
Everything is closed and flags of the
public buildings are at half mast.
The Springfield herald., 1907-12-20
Miscellaneous,

Lillian Wulff, a ten-year-old girl
who was recently kidnapped in Chica-
go, has been found in Monence, Ill. A
ma1f and a woman with her were ar
rested.
The result of the house census
taken at Monongah, w. Va, shows
that 33S men were in the mines when
the recent explosion took place.
Three hundred and twenty bodies
have been recovered.
William F. Walker. who absconded
from New Britain, Conn, leaving a
shortage in the savings bank Of $780,
900 has been captured in Mexico.
The democratic national committee,
in session at Washington, decided to
hold the national convention of the
party at Denver Col, on July 7, next
The dowager queen of Sweden has
been seriously i'll since the death of
King Oscar.
The Santa Fe railroad has trans
ferred II cases from the Oklahoma to
the federal courts.
The Stock Yards Bank of Com
merce at Kansas City has reopened
for business.
The date for the national encamp-
ment of the G. A. r. has been set for
August 81 to September Z next at To-
ledo, Ohio.
Loss of life and great damage to
property is reported in eastern Penn
sylvania by floods caused by recent
heavy rains.
The National Mutual Fire Insurance
company of Omaha has been ordered
to discontinue doing business in Ok
lahoma.
Government statistics show the
average of winter wheat sown to be
1.9 per cent less than the area sown
in 1906. The total acreage now
growing is 81 .O69, 900.
The call for the 11th annual con-
vention of the American National
Live Stock association, to be held in
Denver January 81 and %, has been
issued.
At St. Petersburg Lieut.. Gen. Stoes-
sci pleaded not guilty to charge of
needlessly surrendering Port Arthur
to the japanese. He is on trial in a
military court.
The first day of the attempt to re
open the Goldfield mines with non
union miners passed without dis
turbance of any kind.
The sale of tickets of admission to
the United States is the latest form
of swindle discovered by the immi.
grafton authorities.
The State Bank of Admire, Kan,
which closed after the failure of the
National Bank of Commerce of Kan
ass City, has reopened for business.
A conference was recently held in
Lincoln, Neb., between William j.
Bryan and prominent democrats from
various parts Of the country.
The mine owners have decided to
make an attempt to open the mines
at Goldfield, New, with non-union
miners.
The Massachusetts Humane society
has awarded bronze medal to AS.
sistant Secretary of State Bacon for
bravery in saving life.
Fourteen British vessels will patrol
the river Whango to assist the
Chinese government suppress pirati.
cal depredations.
Eleven men were killed by the col
lapse of a bridge under construction
across the Susquehanna river at
Miffinville. Pa.
The Springfield herald., 1907-12-20
CANDIDACY OF
H0N.F.E.BR0OKS
COLORADO SPRINGS Ex.coN
GRESHAM IN SENATORIAL
RACE.
announcement MADE
At URGENT REQUEST OF A GREAT
NUMBER OF LEADING ciTi-
ZENs.

Colorado Springs.-Ex-Congre
Franklin E. Brooks has become an
open candidate for United States SEN
ator, making the announcement in
reply to the request of more than a
hundred Of the most prominent citi.
zens Of Colorado Springs. The cor
respondence follows:
Colorado Springs, Nov. 30, 1907.
ITO the Honorable F. e. Brooks. Colo
RADIO Springs, Colo:
Dear Sir: We, the undersigned citi-
Gems Of Colorado Springs, in the belief
that we voice the feeling Of the great
majority of the voters who form the
The Springfield herald., 1907-12-20
Ottawa. Ont-The independence OF

Ottawa, Ont.-The independence OF
Canada is now openly discussed and in
a measure promoted before some ot
the most important public bod
ieds Of the Dominion. Speak
ing before the Canadian club at
Ottawa, j. S. Ewart. X. c., of Toronto,
predicted that Canada would yet ell
an Independent position in the world.
Then she would pursue either one Of
three courses-a union with the
United States, union with Great Brit
ain as an independent monarchy, with
her own sovereign. or an independent
monarchy with allegiance to the Brit
ish sovereign.
The Springfield herald., 1907-12-20

In England the greatest possible
phenomenon has happened In the
case of the threatened railway strike
a precedent has been ests blished by
which both sides are satisfied To es-
tablish a precedent is a wrench to
the British mind in itself, but to sat
isfy everybody in doing so is SO unpre-
cedented as to redoube the shock.
The Springfield herald., 1907-12-20

A New York man has Just coughed
up nail which has been in his lungs
for IS months. Incidentally, he
coughed up in the interval much more
than nall for bronchitis bills, as that
Is how the doctors diagnosed his
trouble. Now he is taking iron in his
system in the regular way.
The Springfield herald., 1907-12-20

Through the execution Of bad ele-
phant at Bridgeport, Conn. one day
last week a quantity of elephant meat.
estimated at 5000 pounds. was thrown
On the market, but without any visible
effect on prevailing prices.
The Springfield herald., 1907-12-20

A controversy is now on as to
whether Americans appreciate real
musical art. They appreciate 1t quite
as much as the musical artists appre-
ciate American dollars. for they all
come over here when they feel the ne
cessity of placing high art on sub
stantial basis.
The Springfield herald., 1907-12-20

A man was caught under the bed In
a New York house. He ought to be
put in an iron cage and kept at the
zoo or some other public place, SO that
timid women could be assured by see
ing him that the dread of every femi-
nine life-the man-under-the-b bed-was
caught at last.
The Springfield herald., 1907-12-20

Lord Avebury says that the financial
trouble in the United States is due to
the nations great prosperity. Gentle
men who have been too prosperous
should hasten to plead guilty and
throw themselves on the mercy Of the
court
The Springfield herald., 1907-12-20

A tract entitled Good Newes from
New England" sold for 81 $50 in Lon
don. which shows that some one in
.4he world can be intersted both in re-
Hgion and In Massachusetts.
The Springfield herald., 1907-12-20

The way Glidden is going in for bal
looming arouses the suspicion that he
has wearied Of appearing in court
every time some one is run over by
one OF his automobile racers.
The Springfield herald., 1907-12-20

Notwithstanding the common check
restrictions, the cashier of an Okla
homa bank drew $50.OO0 just before
departing for parts unknown. Just
think what good thing $40 limit
would have beeni
The Springfield herald., 1907-12-20

Now 1t is decided that the Panama
canal is to be ITO feet wide. From the
way vessels are increasing in size and
speed, 1t might be good idea to
make the thing square.
The Springfield herald., 1907-12-20

i Prof. Percival Lowell says he has
conclusive evidence that Mars is in
habited. but he does not go SO far as
to furnish any data concerning the
present price of turkeys on the planet.
The Springfield herald., 1907-12-20

A man who paid $4,000 for seat
on the New York stock exchange not
long ago has just sold 1t for $42 900.
He was lucky not to have bought it on
Q margin.
The Springfield herald., 1907-12-20

A woman In doing housework is said
to cover seven miles a day, a fact
which may be of service to her If she
II trying to get her husband to buy an
automobile.
The Springfield herald., 1907-12-20

An Oklahoma newspaper runs
matrimonial department. Some edi-
tors are absolutely without dread OF
the enemies they make.
The Springfield herald., 1907-12-20

More than 200, ,O0O.0 900 corsets are
tarned out every year in this country
0aroly enough to 20 around.
The Springfield herald., 1907-12-20

The woman who rushed Into tho
burning building to rescue her false
teeth also escaped by the skin Of them.