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Arizona republican., 1907-10-31
AN OFFICIAL STATEMENT.

San Francisco. Oct. 30-The off cials of the California Safe Deposit X Trust company, which closed it's doors today. tonight issued the following statement: The California Safe De- posit & Trust company has tempo rarily suspended The action was taken because of the small amount of money in circulation and because the bank not being a member of the clear ing house. could not obtain clearing house certificates to tide over oondi- tions. It is perfectly solvent and Is making arrangements in the east for assistance"
 Governor Gilletrs decision to declare tomorrow a holiday and continue from day to day until the need disappears will not prevent the opening tOmor- row morning of such banks as desire to accept deposits of cash or checks. It is generally thought that not all of , the eighteen banks in the clearing house nor all of the trust companies and savings institutions outside Of it will avail themselves of the states respite.
 Leading bankers while admitting frankly that actual money k compar- atively very scarce in San Francisco as a result of the srringency in the east. declare that there is nothing in the condition of a large majority of the local banks to justify general alarm AS they put it they would not
 be greatly surprised to ~see few of the lesser and weaker speculative banks hoist signals of distress Pri- vately they mention one or two such but they are firm in th,. S-1teTuept
 that almost without exception the commercial and savings banks and the trust companies of the city are sound. solid. conservatively managed and per fectly capable of withstanding the stress"
 They complain however against their correspondents in New York and other eastern centers who offer nothing better than drafts in response to tel egraphed requests for the immediate shipment of the large balance due the banks of San Francisco from them
Arizona republican., 1907-10-31
A CALIFORNIAN HOLIDAY.

Sacramento. Oct. Ex-Governor Gil- lett this evening telegraphed from Eu- reka to Secretary Cooper that tomor row will be declared a legal holiday by proclamation and that like prOclama- tions will follow each day indefinitely until confidence. in case it be shaken by the failure of the California Safe Deposit and Trust company bank of San Francisco shall be restored The proclamation will be formally issued In the morning before banking hours.
 In the proclamation the following reasons are given for its issuance:
 Whereas. the unsettled financial conditions which prevail in many states of the union have extended to California; and
 Whereas. it appears that balances due from the banks Of eastern states are not being paid to banks in this state: and
 Whereas. it further appears that this condition has resulted in a tenn porary lessening of the sources of sup ply of money to meet ordinary current payments due from California banks and that coupled thereto. there has arisen an extraordinary condition due to the withdrawal of deposits from such banks; and
 Whereas. it appears such withdrawal is not based on the financial weakness of our local banks but is induced throug uneasiness .,arseG by unsettled financial conditions n!se Tn":n: and
 'Wher 'a;. It appears tL:t such e n . ditions have already resulted in the temporary embarrassment of one of our largest financial institutions and unless restrained will ba follpx-l by the retirement from business of other banks and will most seriously affect the financial integrity of our state and entail enormous losses upon depositorS In such banks;
 Now, therefore. in order that our
Arizona republican., 1907-10-31
THE CLOUDS
 DISTRESSING
Many Signs of the Clear. ing of the Financial Sky
New York Banks Stead fly Adding to Cash Reserves.

New York. oct 3O.@The financial situation today was nearly normal. There were few new features of im- portance It vas stated by bankers borhood of New York and the entire east were much less. They appeared to be practically satisfied that as such calls for currency of an urgent character came from points west of the Mississippi river these calls were being met as fast as possible.
 Williams. the new state superintend- ent of banking. gathered up most of the cash of the suspended banks to- day and deposited it in going insti- tutions. thereby adding several mil lion dollars to the funds available for the market. The debit balances against the banks in the clearing house were smaller than usual on normal conditions. all such balances laggregating only a little over 5000 o0e in clearings of s26,000,000.
 One of the points at which the most ed is New Orleans in order to finance tHe H1oNeineHt UT tne co't'h ciop. A committee of New Orleans bankers in Washington hopes to secure promise from Secretary Cortelyou of substan- tial deposits of public money in New Orleans and other southern cities. Secretary Cortelyou appears to recog- nizc that the benefits conferred by this policy should not be limited to New Orleans and the south but should aid the movement for the prompt de- livery of American products in Eu- rope and the creation of credit bal ance which will cover the imports of gold.
Arizona republican., 1907-10-31
IA SAN FRANCISCO BANK
 TEMPORARILY SUSPfNDS
The California Safe Deposit Trust COmpd.
 ny Closes Its Doors
It is Announced That 1t Has Plenty of Money But It Finds This Step Necessary for the Protection of It's DepOsitOrs.

San Francisco. Oct. 3O.-The Cali pany closed it's doors shortly before 2:30. this afternoon when the following notice was posted. Not being a mem Der of the San Francisco Clearing House and not being able to obtain clearing house certificates or coin from the east We deem it our duty to our depositors to suspend temporarily.
 (SigneD "J. DALZELL BROWN,
 Manager"
 The suspended bank was placed in a very peculiar position in it's relations with the other banks of this city and it's suspension is attributed solely to this fact and not to any embarrass- ment or drain upon its resources not withstanding there has been unusually heavy withdrawals of coin by depos- itors during the forenoon today.
 One of the officials of the bank said, Our bank is all right; our action is simply step taken for the protection of depositors, On account of non utilization with the clearing house as- sociation we had to pay out cash or all demands because we were unable to secure certificates utilized by other banks. A distressing feature of the situation wns that all the other banks which drew on us were paid in coin while in our dealings with them We could get only certificates in return. We have ample money on hand to meet all reasonable demands; we are on a firm basis financially but of course We could not meet all demands if they were presented in a single day. I wish to emphasize that our closing has not been caused by embarrassment but simply for the protection of our de- positors. We have communicated with the bank commissioner
 With the exception of the furry caused by the California Deposit com pany's close this was a very quiet day in banking circles. The plan of issuing clearing house certificates did not seem to cause any inconvenience. Small amounts of coin were paid to numerous depositors to meet pay rolls. No att tempts were made to withdraw large sums in any of the clearing house banks and the business of the saving banks was normal. Beyond stating that they are in no way alarmed about the situation local bankers declined tC predict what would be the effect of the | closing of the California Safe Deposit and Trust company
Arizona republican., 1907-10-31
AN ORDER FROM MINT
 FOR GOLD COINAGE
Goidfield Understands That it Must be the Product of Pacific Coast Mines.

Goldfield. Oct. 30.-JOhn Donnellan & Co. received information this morn ing that is regarded as official. that orders have been received at the United States mint in San Francisco from Washington, to at once coin s15.- eo0. 900 in gold. The order. according to information received in this city. specified that the gold must come from the mines of the Pacific coast and Nevada. There are a million dol lars worth of gold ore at local samp- lers. and two millions more already broken down in the mines of the dis trict. while other millions can be talk en ont sooc.
Arizona republican., 1907-10-31
EXAGGERATED CASUALTY LIST.

St. Petersburg. Oct 30.-It appears from two dispatches received here that the casualty liE first given at 15.Ooo, has been greatly overestimated. The statement that the governor of the city and his mother are the only per sons saved is due to an error in the translation. It is believed however that the dead must number many hundreds.
 KaIatagh. although scarcely hum dreH miles from Samaritan and only 250 miles from Khokand. is so isolat- ed that news is, over a week coming through. In Russian gazetteers Kar- atagh is described as being on the river Surkhena, a tributary of the Amudarya- No mention is made of the population. which is geographically stated not to be over 2,500.
Arizona republican., 1907-10-31

financial integrity may be preserved. confidence regained. a financial panic averted and depositors protected frOrn the loss deposits in whole or in par. by virtue of the authority vested in me by law I do hereby appoint. de- sign and proclaim Thursday a public holiday"
 At a meeting of the Sacramento clearing house officials tonight it was decided that the local banks would re- main open tomorrow as usual The Sacramento banks are all in excellent condition and none fear a panic. Tho banks expect to continue to do busi- ness as usual whether more holidays are declared or not.
Arizona republican., 1907-10-31
TRIAL OF SIEVE ADAMS 7
 IHt JURY GETTING
The Progress of Making up the Panel is Slo".

Spokane. Washn. Oct. :9. The work of securing jurors to try Steve Adams progresses slowly in the dis trict court. at Rathdrum. Idaho. Most of the day was taken up with the eX- of L. c. Willis. one of the editors of the Couer o'Alene Journal. He was asked to read certain articles m his paper bearing on the case and vas asked IT he wrote them. He denied knowledge as to the authorship of them. The defense appears to be making no effort to get him off the jury.
 Attorney Clarence Darrow arrived on Tuesday afternoon. and has taken charge of the examination of the jur- DTS. There are still siXtythrce jurors in the box who have not been calld.
Arizona republican., 1907-10-31
NEEDLESS HOLIDAY.
Washington Bankers Criticise Cover
 nor Mead for ProcIaiming It.

Seattle. Wash, Oct. 30.-The Asso- ciated Bankers of Seattle have unani- mOusly decided to ignore the legal holiday declared by Governor Mead on the ground that it is absolutely need less and the action is criticised as un- called for and nasty. Seattle bankers say they were never in better condi- ton to meet all demands than now.
Arizona republican., 1907-10-31
THE DENVER MONEY MACHINE.

Denver. oct. 3o.-A large force is engaged at the Denver mint in coining s4s.000.000 of gold bars stored there. More bullion is pouring in daily from Colorado and other western mines. The total output of the mint for Oc- tober will exceed sS.OO0. 900. mainly in S20 gold pieces. The gold will be shipped to the money markets as rap idly as 1t is coined
Arizona republican., 1907-10-31
NEWMARKET RACES.
The Cambridgeshire Stakes Won by
 az Outsider.

London. Oct. 30.-At Newmarket to- day, the Cambridgeshire stakes handi- cap with 800 sovereigns each added for three year olds and upwards, mile and a furlong. was won by Landleague, Matua second, Stuckup third. Fifteen horses were entered. Matua, ridden by Nanny Maher, the American jockey. was a hot favorite, to l. The bet ting was to 1 against Landleague.
Arizona republican., 1907-10-31
FURTHER CONTINUANCE FOR
 SCHMITZ.

San Francisco. Cal oct. 3O.-Judge Dunne today granted continuance of two weeks to E. F.. Schmitz, charged with accepting bribes in connection with the trolley and gas franchises.
Arizona republican., 1907-10-31
RUSSIAN TOWN
 BURIED. DEEP
Hundreds Killed In Land.
 slide Following Earthquake
Earlier Reports Placed the Number of the Dead at Thousands.

Tashkden, Russian Turkestan. Oct. 30.-The whole town of Karatagh has been destroyed. Almost the whole population. numbering about 15.O00. was buried by a mountain slide fol- lowing a recent earthquake there. The governor and his mother are among the persons who survived the disas- ter.
Arizona republican., 1907-10-31
AN ITALIAN BALLOON RACE.

Berlin. oct. 30.-King Victor Eman- uel announces that he will present a cup for an international dirigible balloon competition to be held here in 1911.
Arizona republican., 1907-10-31
A TEXAS STOR M.

Dallas. Tex. Oct. 3o.-TeIegrsph telephone and trolley wires are down in this part of Texas. so severe was a wind storm this morning.
Arizona republican., 1907-10-31
WEATHER TODAY.

Washington. oct. 3C.-Arzona-F'air Thursday and F'riday.
Arizona republican., 1907-10-31

MONEY TO LoAN--n you want to build and need some money. come and zee me; my rates are the lowest. F. B. Pascoe. no North Center Street.
Arizona republican., 1907-10-31
COAST BASEBALL.

LOS ANGELES ?. PORT
Arizona republican., 1907-10-31

sale cheap. Near Arizona Canal Best land in valley; fine orange land Partly in Alfalfa. F. F. Pascoe. no North Center Street.
The Glenwood post., 1907-04-13
The Boosters Are at Work.

The campaign for a Greater Colo
RADIO" was formally launched at Il din
ner of the Committee Of One Hundred
at the Savoy hotel Tuesday night
Business men from all parts of the
state were present, and each pledged
his section to do its part i'll aiding the
work of the Committee of One Hun
dred. which has been formed to raise
publicity fund of 100000 20 be used
in advertising the resources and attrac-
tions of the state.
James d Hustled, chairman of the
committee. presided at the dinner
William L. Sweet was the first
speaker. owing TO the fact that he was
forced to leave early because of an
other dinner engagement. In a few
words he pledged support to the move
ment. and said that he believed as ono
man had said of previous movements
of a similar character. that such move
ments would build even the Panama
canal. and he believed that by this
movement Colorado would receive the
advertising she deserved
The campaign which is to be con
Quoted beginning at once, was out
lined by DR.. Charles NJ Heberton vice
chairman of the committee. Subcom
mittees are to be named, and each of
these committees will see a certain
number of men. In this manner. hun
dreds VIII be reached. Every man in
the state of Colorado who owns prop
erty valued at $1,000 or more will be
approached regarding this fund Every
county in the state will be asked TO
aid in the movement. Already two
counties, LarimeT and Weld. have sub
scribed. Pledges have been received
from other counties that they will do
the same. The city of Denver. through
some of its officials, has pledged to do
its share.
The Glenwood post., 1907-04-13
Strange viii OF Miner.

81 leave all that | have TO Judg'
Overs"
This is a conulete copy of the will
of the late Patrick Hopkins, pTospector
and eccentric character, who was
found dead in Denver rooming house
two months ago. and who thus tersely
beQueathcd to a friend who once mad
given him assistance. an estate o! Sl5,'
| 600 in cash on deposit at the Carbon
ate bank in Leadville.
/ ignoring not only legal phraSeO!ogy,
but ink and paper as well. Hopkins
wrote his brief testament upon leat
in an ordinary pocket memorandum
book He used i lead pencil to scrawl
the lines that give Judge Frank w.
Overs of Denver and Leadville tidy
addition 10 his fortune.
So peculiar is the document that At
torney General Dickson has been
called upon to investigate whether
there are any legal heirs to Hopkins
property, and as to the authenticity of
the will. which was filed by Judge
Overs in the County Court at Breck'
enridge Judge J w Swisher admitted
the will to probate. and appointed the
beneficiary administrator with power
to collect. Judge Overs is in Reno,
Nevada, It; present
Pat Hopkins was one of the best
/ known prospectors in The Ten Mile
district. near Breckenridge. where he
had been searching for precious metals
for thirty-five years His claims were
located about two miles from the town
of Frisco Within the last year he
sold his share in the Mary Nerna Min
ing Company's property. receiving
therefor 100000 in cash and some
stock Being well along in years--past
siXty-fouI-he decided to spend his for
tune as rapidly as possible. He blew
in" something like $1,000 in Leadville
and Breckenridge, and then came to
Denver with several friends to more
rapidly get rid of the balance of his
fortune. Here he drank heavily. and
one morning, shortly after his arrival,
was found dead il a roomins house by
the landlady Alcoholism was given
as he caluse of death
The Glenwood post., 1907-04-13

miringly "A gentleman always re-
cosni2es his opportunities. and never
loses his sense of the balance of
things"
And he is usually witty, TOO sir,
William assented.
The girl sat pale and rigid in her
chair
What do you want" l demanded
savagely.
For one thing, | should like to
question the propriety of a gentle
mans sitting down to dine with lady
without having washed his face The
coal-dust does not add to your manly
beauty. You haven't cake of soap
about you. William, have YOU
NO sir" Villains face expressed
indescribahle enjoyment OF the scene
The girls mouth stlffened She was
struggling to repress the almost ire
sistible smile that tickled her lips.
In times like these" said /, deter
mined not to be outdone, we are
often thoushtless in regard 10 our
personal appearances. apologize to
the lady
Fine, fine, | sincerely admire YOU.
Mr. ComstaIk. You have the true
spirit of adventure. Hasn't he. VII
LAM"
He certainly has, sir"
Comes to a private ball without an
invitation, and has a merry time of
it indeed To have the perfect sense
Of humor-that is what makes the
world 20 round"
Aren't you taking extra risk in Of
rering me these pleasantries? 2" asked.
Risks? In what manner"
The man you so cleverly imper-
sonated is at the club" | do not know
what prompted me to put him on his
guard.
The rogue laughed lightly "I know
Mr. Haggerty's habits. lie is hustling
back to New York as fast as he can,
He passed here ten minutes ago in
the patrol, lickety-clip! He wishes to
warn all pawnbrokers and jewelers. to
be on the lookout for me tomorrow.
Ten thousand in nightn-iovially.
"A very tidy sum, sir said William.
"A fourth of which goes to you. nv
good and faithful friend"
Thank you, sir" replied William.
Two cooler rogues | never wish to
meet!
hasten?" asked William.
We have plenty of time now, nv
son."
The Glenwood post., 1907-04-13
Colorado College Gets Boost.

Colorado Springs, Colo-Pledges az
gregating $2G3,O00 towards the addi-
tlonal endowment fund of Colorado
college have been received, according
TO an announcement just made by vii
liam f. Slocum. Encouraged by the
generous donation. the college will
make a strong effort to secure a total
OF S45O,OOO in subscriptions, on which
depends the recent donation of $50 900
by the Rockefeller General Education
Board. The board was allotted this
sum on condition that the college Sc
cure Si5O,OOO from other sources.
Since the college has secured S213,-
900 in pledges in addition to the $50
900 from the Rockefeller board. there
remains but S237,000 to be subscribed.
Colorado College already has an en-
dowment fund of nearly 100000, and
II 1t is successful in the present cam
paign, the endowment fund will aggre-
gate $1,0000OO.
In addition to the $4,000 pledge ad-
ditional by the Rockefeller board. the
following amounts have been pledged
within the last few months:
Gen. William j. Palmer, 100000:
Andrew Carnegie. $4,000, and 100000
each by ]. NJ. Bells of this city, Henry
Wolcott of Denver, and Miss Helen
Gould Of New York.
The Glenwood post., 1907-04-13
The Committee Of One Hundred.

Business men of Colorado have by
the organization of what is known as
the Committee of One Hundred" be
gun systematic campaign to adver-
tise Greater Colorado" 1t is
planned t) raise a fund of $4,000 for
This WORK The fund will be ex-
pended through the medium of the Col
orado State Commercial Association
working in harmony with the Commit
tee of One Hundred.
The need of campaign TO thor
oughly advertise Colorado In all parts
of the country is best shown by com
parisOn with what is being done in
other states. California, for example.
is this year spending $3.50, 900 for the
purposes of advertising the state.
Other western states are also spending
large sums, Colorado being in the rear
in his regard. AS a consequence the
increase III population. industries of
various sinds, etc, has not been in pro
portion n Colorado tC what it has
been in other states. For example,
the alien immigration to Colorado for
1906 showed an increase of twenty-five
per cent. ever that for 1905. Arizona,
however, showed an increase in immi-
grafton of fifty-four per cent; Utah,
forty-seven per cent; Nevada, thirty
one per cent; Nebraska, thirty-two per
cent; and Oregon, thirty-two per
cent.
The Committee OF One Hundred is
composed of representative men from
all parts Of the state. In securing the
funds eacn section of the state will be
asked to contribute Larimer county
has already given $1,000 to this fund. 4
and Weld county, $500. In addition!
large subscriptions have been received
from business houses and individuals.
Ihe campaign is to be a systematic
one, and every part of the state will be
represented in the work. The Commit
tee of One Hundred has been organ
lzed with Mr.. James ID. Hustled. chair
man, and DR.. C. NJ. Heberton of Boul-
der, vice chairman. The headquarters
nave been established at 174O Stout
street, Denver
The Glenwood post., 1907-04-13

Ladies who wear aigrette plumes OF
other feathered adornments would dc
well to ascertain whether such prac.
tices are contrary to law. Some states
forbid the killing of birds or the use
of plumage in the manner suggested
One of these states is Louisiana, and
a stern judge down that way has Just
imposed on a New Orleans merchant
sentence of $50 fine or 60 days i'm
prisonment for selling plumes. OF
course, the southern judge was too
gallant to make first example OF
ladies who bought the feathers, but
he warns them that the practice is
Illegal. And doubtless the tender
hearted portion of humanity will now
be prompt to suppress custom which
has been judicially pronounced in
humane.
The Glenwood post., 1907-04-13
SHOT AT WHILE EATING.
Rifle Bullet Crashes Through Window
and Lodges in Ceiling.

Greeley, Colo.-The family OF VIII
liam Metcalf. living fifteen miles west
of here, had just sat down to supper
Tuesday evening when they were
startled by bullet crashing through
the house, scattering plasterins and
splnters of wood over the table and
floor This was followed almost imme-
diately by another. One of the young
men of the family rushed out and says
he saw man holding a smoking rifle
in his hand, although 1t was nearly
dark.
Sheriff Ben H. Florence was notified,
but not being able to procure sufficient
information to locate the place re die
not make a. Investigation until today.
Backed up by the statements OF tne
Metcalf family he arrested nelShbor
by the name of John Mclean. Inc
sheriff claims to have found consider
able circumstantial evidence to couple
Mclean with the shooting. Among
other things found in the house was
large army rifle that carried the same
caliber of bullet as the one whlch
lodged in the ceiling Mclean was
taken to justice of the peace court
at Windsor and placed under Sl,ooo
bond to appear for trial
There has been feud between the
Mclean and Metcalf families for many
years, Six wears ago Metcalf lost two
horses by being shot on the range. He
sued Mclean for damages in the DIS
trict Cpurt and won his suit. Mclean
paid for the horses. Later 600 mead OF
sheep belonging to Mclean were pols'
oned on the range. Accusations nave
been made on both sides and several
law suits have resulted.