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The daily sentinel., 1908-12-09
HE KILLS HIMSELF
IBy Associated Press. !

New York. Dec. 9.-After having
failed twice to take his life George
w. Sulker, Brooklyn provision mer-
chant. was successful last night,
shooting himself through the heart.
His 13-year-old daughter Irene. was
sitting near him when he fired the
shot.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-09
BANDITS MADE BIG
HAUL in KANSAS TOWN
TBy Associated Press. l

Wichita, Kan. Dec. 9.-The State
bank of MaZee, Kan, town located
about fifteen miles west of this city
was entered at midnight last night
by burglars who dynamited the safe,
securing $4,000. The explosion
aroused the people of the little town,
but before they could gather in force
the burglars had secured the money
and galloped out of town.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-09
ROBBERS STILL FREE
IRv Associated Press. \

Portland, Ore, Dec. 9.-The police
have found q horse and buggy used
by the robbers who held up the East
Side bank last night. securing S16.-
500 and escaping with the plunder-
No traces of the three men who COM
mitted the robbery have been found,
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-09
PAT GROVE ON THE PLATFORM
TBy Associated Press.

Chicago. Dec. 9.-Pat Grove. the
notorious. is going on the lecture
platform under the auspices of the
Woman's Christian Temperance I'm
ion.
His first address will he delivered
tomorrow night in st. Marys hall,
Evanston.
Groves subject has heen an
nounced as "The Crime of Society in
Dealing With the Criminal"
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-09

joint meeting between the mem
bers of the city council of Canon City
and the officials of the Denver and
Rio Grande Railroad company was
held yesterday. The matter under
discussion was the right-of-way
through the Royal Gorge desired by
the railroad company for building a
second track in the canon over the
property decided to the city for public
park purposes by congress three years
ago. Also there was considered the
matter of right-of-way for the new
city water mains in crossing the
tracks of the railroad company. All
points in the controversy have been
agreed upon. Each party agrees in
case of damages occurring to the
property of the other party that the
claims will be settled without an ap-
peal to the courts.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-09
JEFFRIES The REFEREE
[RY Associated Press. l

Los Angeles. Cal. Dec. 9.-James
]. Corbett, the former heavyweight
champion of the world. will reenter
the prize ring on the night of Decem-
her 10 in this city. but not as n
fighter. lie has consented TO referee
the fight between Hugo Kelly and
Billy Papke on that night at the JEFF
fries pavilion.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-09
A $l5o,oo0 FIRE
IRr Assncinted Press. 1


New York. Dec 9.-A seven-story
building at 15i Franklin street, used
by the Western Union Telegraph COM
pany us storehouse, was destroyed
by fire today causing a loss of $780,
600. The building was filled with
telegraph supplies of all kinds.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-09
DAMAGE SUIT AGAINST HERALD.
Especial to The Sentinel.

Especial to The Sentinel
Paris. Dec. Tomorrow has been
set for the hearing of the case of NJ.
Andre Messenger and l.. Brousan
against NJ. Pierre Weber. the dra-
matte critic. and the New York Her
aid company. The complainants ask
for $4,000 damages on account of
an article written by Weber and pub
lished in the Paris edition of the New
York Herald.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-09
MRS. TAFT TO SPEAK.
Especial to The Sentinel. I

New York. Dec. 9.-It is announc-
ed that Mrs. Taft will attend the con-
vention of the National Civic Fedora
ton in New York next Monday and
Tuesday and will deliver an address
at the meeting of the woman's de-
partment. President-elect Taft will
delivey the annual address at the
closing banquet next Tuesday night.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-09
MORGAN AT BANQUET.
Especial to The Sentinel. !

Chicago. Dec. 81. Pierpont Nor
gan will be the guest of honor at a
banquet of the Chicago Association
of Commerce, to be held at the Audi
torium Hotel this evening. Several
other speakers of national reputation
have been invited. Topics relating
to transportation and commerce are
to be discussed.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-09
STRANGE DEATH OF SHEEP.

A very peculiar occurrence took
place at Camp No. 8 of Shoshone. The
report is that a large mountain sheep
was seen to come to the edge of a
cliff and hesitate a little and then
jump off a precipice hundreds of
feel below and was killed.
The eve witnesses said they saw
no reason for this action as no other
animal or human being was iu sight
The question is. did the sheep com
NIT suicide Intentionally or was it
being chased by riountain lion nm
til it realized the only hope of escap-
ing the teeth of the lion was to make
the leap of death
Some of those who saw the leap
went and examined the animal and
found it dead. They dragged it near
the road. where il has laid ever since
awaiting the arrival of the game
warden.-Glenwood Avalanche
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-09

f. p. Anderson and Chas. c. b.
Evans. two we'll known local youths
who have been badly disabled for
the past few months. are able to be
out on the street this afternoon.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-09

The Marie Fountain theatre troupe
passed through the city this morning
EN- route to Telluride. They will
show here on their return trip.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-09

NJ. o. Delaplain and a number OF
other Grand Junction peo1ie were
most agreeably surprised today on
receiving checks in payment of
sixth dividend of ) per cent on their
deposits in the defunct Fidelity Saw
ings Association OF Denver, in which
a number of local people were losers.
The checks were mailed out by Rich
ard II. Malone, receiver for the as
sociation. This issue of dividends
will amount to S41.000. This makes
total of 40 per cent of the amount
due the depositors in the defunet in
stitution, which has been refunded.
People throughout the state held
stock in the Fidelity Association.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-09

e. J. Wilson, representative of a
large Chicago furniture house, is in
the city on business this afternoons.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-09

IIr. and Mrs. j. C. Norton of Teller
avenue, have three children sick with
the mumps this week
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-09

Frank J. Burke. representative of
the International Great Northern, is
in the city this afternoon.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-09

S. NJ. Shattuc, the congenial COM
mercial agent for the Baltimore and
Ohio. was an arrival on No. this
noon.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-09

F. Z. Walling. travelling freight
agent of the Missouri Pacific, was an
arrival on No. 103 this noon.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-09

Rev. Eugene Smith is reported as
being much better today.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-09
ToDAY's WHEAT MARKET.

Chicago, Dec. 9.-asay wheat to-
day closed at 1.079s.
The daily sentinel., 1908-12-09

Sentinel want ads bring results
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The new powder is declared to be IL TO
- per cent stronger than the Old powder
which would give the proJectlie RADIUS
of travel ~ per cent greater than preVl-
ouSly AS at present in use, the extreme
range of a shell is mile to each men
in diameter; a siX-inch projectlie can De
thrown six miles and tWelVe-lncn pro
iectile twelve miles. The effective hsht-
ing range of these projectiles Is aDou'
two-t thirds that of the extreme range
The new shell. with the new powder, ac-
cordingly, can be given lighting range
greater than the extreme range OF the
same-sized projectile as at present used
in the opinion of the ordnance experts.
Launch of the North Dakota.
The Navy Department is informed that
! the tirst-class battleship North Dakota,
under construction by the Fore River
Shipbuilding Company at Quincy, Mass,
will probably be ready for launching the
latter part of October This vessel is
designed for a displacement of 10000
tons, 25.C00 indicated horsepower and a
main battery OF twenty-four guns, and is
considered equal if not superior to the
English DreadnouSht.
No Scramble for Commissions.
Only three warrant officers of the navy
this year took the examination for APP
pointment to the commissioned grade of
ensign In lne ndFal service Inc papers
of the candidates are being examined in
The bureau of navigation. One of the
candidates, BOatSWain John Davis, was
appointed to the navy from New York
and is at present stationed at the naval
training station at Newport. There have
not been many applications for these
places of late years. In the first place
the requirements to age experience
and fitness limit the number of eligibles
Other causes to the same end are the
good pay and general conditions which
surround the lot of the warrant and
petty officers of the service. Many OF
them are able to save more money than
the commissioned officers of the lower
grades.
No Increase for Midshipmen.
The Navy Department officials have
discovered that the provision in the last
naval bill providing ~ per cent increase
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sufficiently large detachmentS of recruits
or troops are transported for journey
requiring more than forty-eight hours
kitchen tourist car is an ordinary
tourist car with two sections removed IN
order to install the kitchen. There are
fourteen sections in the car, and the car
can accommodate forty-twO enlisted men,
Any detachment of recruits or movement
of troops requiring more than forty-elght
hours of sufficient size to warrant the
use of one of these cars should. 1t is
thought by the army officials, be provided
with a kitchen tourist car. The range
and kitchen appliances are sufficient to
permit cooking to be done for about 300
men, that one of these cars TO bat
| talon will be sufficient.
Boat Flags for Army Officers.
Boat flags and remnants have been
provided for the use of officers of the
army when making official visits by
water. For general officers a rectangular
| flag of scarlet bunting is provided. The
rank of the officer is indicated by white
stars on the fiag-one star for brigadier
general. two stars for a major genera
and three stars for lieutenant general.
Artillery district commanders display
smaller flag of similar color and shape
showing also the crossed cannon insignia
| in yellow. Post commanders show a trl-
angular bunting having blue held pear
| ing thirteen white stars. while the re-
mainder of the pennant is scarlet Inc
truck of the staff for general oncerS,
artillery district commanders ana pos'
commanders above the rank of captain
will be gilt ball. and for post command
| ers of lower grade to be flat.
Improvement in Army Ordnance.
Ordnance experts are interested in a
report that the ordnance department OF
the army under Gen. Crozier has devel-
| oped a combination of hgh-power powder
| and proiectile which will carry nearly
a per cent farther than the large pro-
iectiles of any army at the present time.
| The six-inch shell has been elongated and
given certain other changes which. with
| the same sized charge as previously used
will send the shell 10 to 10 per cent
| farther than a projectile of the same
weight could be carried in the old shape.
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of pay for officers on sea duty does not
apply to midshipmen on their cruise Of
two years before they are finally gradu-
ated The bill states that the increase
shall apply to officers named in the fore
going paragraph and the midshipmen
are not named in the bill until after the
section providing for the increase, and
therefore it has been decided that they
cannot get the increase until they are
commissioned as ensigns and go on regu-
lar duty.
Bicycles for Army Posts.
Three hundred bicycles will be pur-
chased in a short time by the quarter
master general of the army for use Of
messengers and orderlies at army posts
Two bicycles will be furnished one bat
talon garrisons. This means of trans
portation will be most useful in the de-
livery of messages.
Army Orders.
Second Lieut. Eugene c. Ecker. 9th In
fantry. having been examined for promo
ton by a board of officers and found
physically disqualified for the duties of n
first lieutenant of infantry. by reason OF
disability incident to the service his re-
tirement. by the President. from active
service as first lieutenant of infantry is
announced.
Maj. William F. Martin, 18th Infantry.
at Xena. Ohio. will proceed to Fort
Leavenworth Kan, for duty with the
18th Infantry.
BY direction of the President, and upon
the application of Sergt. First Class.
George A Hartford. Hospital Corps, that
soldier will be placed upon the retired list.
Leave of absence for two months Is
granted First Lieut.. James +. Ware, 18th
Infantry. :.
By direction of the President, Second
lent Robert E RoyerS. 10Th Infantry, Is
detailed as professor of military science
and tactics at Riverview Academy,
Poughkeepsie. \. y. =
granted First Lieut.. Paul w. Beck, Sig
nal Corps.
The leave of absence granted Capt.
Amos ii. Martin. 18th infantry, Is ex-
tended 10 November >. 1908
First Lieut. Henry c. Coburn. Medical
Re-erve Corps will report to Col. Valery
Hazard. Medical Corps president OF the
Army Medical School. in this city for 4
course of instruction at that school
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ARMY AND NAVY NEWS

runners and polo ponies. The ponies
are for training cavalrymen in mounted
athletics and for use of cadets at West
Point. The first horses to be purchased
came from Montana. being specifically
selected by an officer who made a round
OF visits among the ranches for the pur-
pose. 1t was hoped that other horses
would be obtained in the east, but the
market there is too high. although the
horses are considered admirably suited
much complaint of the horses furnished
the army that it has been decided to ex-
tend the new system rapidly as pos
sible and get rid of the method of buy
ing animals by contract. Although the
purchasing officers have been experts in
the selection of horses. it is impossible
so far to obtain just the horses desired
and II is believed that the training of
cient cavalry. which will in the end, be
more economi zeal to maintain
Open-Air Recruiting Methods.
The officials of the War Department are
doing everything they can to encourage
recruiting for the army in order To offset
the constant drain resulting from deser-
tons and failures TO re-enlst. An in
stance of the methods adopted is shown
in City Han Park in New York city, one
of the busiest places in the me-
tropolis One of the signboards of the
recruiting service is in that park 1t is
constantly guarded by two welf.set- up
soldiers. They change their clothing day
by day, shifting from blue to white or
khaki, according to the weather The
clothing is designed to help in the appeal
TO the able-bodie young men they are
seeking for the service. In this way the
soldiers appeal directly to the crowds that
go through the park on their way to
Brooklyn. and TO those who go 10 work in
the downtown district of Manhattan. Sim
liar open-air methods of recruiting obtain
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Mess rations will shortly be served tC
soldiers in pill or tablet form while or
the march or in field service, if expert
ments that are being conducted by Com
missary Gen. Sharpe of the army prove
successful The scheme is to have cot
fee sugar, salt and pepper all put up il
tabloid form, each in a separate tablet
Experiments are being conducted in the
army laboratories to determine the prop
er method of concentration and the max
ing of tablets or pills. Timed bacon Is
a new item in the enlisted mems ratiOnS
The department is endeaVoring to obtain
the latter staple, put up in cans stamped
from whole tin, and which contain nc
solder. a form of can used by the Swed-
ish troops with success.
From the Navy to Literature.
PaHmaster David Potter, U.S.N., APP
pointed to the service from New Jersey
will resign from the naval pay corps il
December and engage i'm literary pur
suits He has already written one novel
and has two more in the hands of the
publishers. Mr. Potter writes over the
name of Edward Barron"
Kitchen Tourist Cars for Troops.
The Secretary of War has approved rec
concentrations made by Gen. Sharpe
commissary general, for the use of kitcIl-
Ell tourist cars in connection with the
movements of troops. He represented
that the Pullman company has six fully
equipped kitchen cars available for mill
tary purposes. and that it is intended to
hold these cars at such points as Chi
cago, St. Louis. Kansas City and San
Francisco. He said also that if the com
pany is given advance notice when the
cars are required for the transportation
of recruits or troops 1t will arrange to
have the cars at the place required. A
recent movement of recruits from Jeffer-
son barracks, at st. Louis, to San Fran
cisco. he said. demonstrated that these
cars fully meet the requirements, and he
recommended that the use of one or more
of these cars be authorized whenever
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in all the large cities and are reported
to be more or less successful in results.
Regular Troops at Philadelphia.


In compliance with instructions from the
War Department, Maj. Gen. Grant. COM
manding the Department of the East, has
detailed all the available troops in that
department to participate in the celebra-
ton of the 225th anniversary of the city
of Philadelphia. beginning October next.
The department embraces the New Eng
land states. New York, New Jersey, Penn
sylvania, Delaware, Maryland, District OF
Columbia. Virginia. West Virginia and
the Island of Porto Rico. The troops Or
dered TO Philadelphia are all those at
Fort Myer Va, except the platoon or
field artillery ordered to Louisville; those
at Fort Jay. n. Y, and those in the ar
tillery districts of the Potomac. of Bal
timore, of the Delaware and of the south
ern and eastern districts of New York.
Col. w. II. c. Bowen, 18th Infantry, at
Fort Jay, has been detailed to command
all the regular troops that are to particle
pate in the display. and Is instructed to
communicate with Lieut.. Col. l.. +. Belt
| Ter. \, d. c., as to the necessary details.
| The dress uniform will be worn by all
! regular troops equipped with same and
| the olive drab uniform by those not 50
| equipped.
Long Trip of Lightship.
| The lightship fiotilla. in command OF
Capt. Albert MertZ of the navy has just
sailed from New York for the Pacific.
| Three big tenders. the Manzanita flag
ship, the Sequoia and the kukui, ac-
| company the three numbered lightships.
which will do duty on the coasts of WASH
| ington and Oregon. The Kukui will be
| detached at San Diego and sail for Homo
| lulu where she will be used to supply
| the lighthouses of the Hawaiian Islands
with provisions and oil and take care OF
the buoys The first stop of the fiotilla
will be San Juan. p. r. The SequOia
will eventually attend to the lighthouse
| business on the California coast and the
| ManZanita on the coasts of Oregon and
| Washington. Capt. Mertz expects to make
! the trip in about 115 days. He and his
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Officers Without Pay.

The captains and lieutenants OF the
Porto Rico regiment OF infantry are III
the peculiar situation, not a all agree
able to themselves, of being deprived or
their pay for two or three months. 1t
appears that when the old regiment,
which was on provisional basis. was
changed June 80 last to command
which is a part of the regular army, the
captains and lieutenants. who are ma
tive Porto Ricans for the most part,
were not at once commissioned. The
President delayed signing the commis"-
sions for several months, and it is now
held that these officers during the pc
Rod from June 80 to the date of their
appointment to what is construed as
new offices, were not in office. and are
not entitled to draw pay for the serv-
ices they may have rendered in that
time Moreover. the acts performed by
such officers of doubtful legal stand
ing. 1t Is a general mix-up, but is not
likely To lead to any special trouble eN-
cept for the individuals who are con-
fronted with deprivation of pay. The
accounting officers may be willing to
overlook the technical distinction: if
they refuse to do so il is probable the
War Department will ask Congress to
relieve the officers from the unjust sit
uation.
Better Horses for Army.
Army officers interested in getting bet
ter horses for the service learn with
satisfaction of the promising results of
the first installment of animals ac-
quired for the new remount depot at
Fort Reno. Okla. This is the beginning
of a system of remount depots located
in the orsc-breedng sections of the
country, with the idea of obtaining for
the army the special kinds of horses
needed, including draft animals fast
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Rations in Tabloid Form.

six shippers will be their own pilots
through the Straits of Magellan.
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standard of quality.
advantage of the special prices
for this week These exceptionally low and there
ira or
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Foster Mattresses Nc
Douga Kitchen Cabinets White Sewing Machines Washers Grand
Rapids Sectional Bookcases, Byne Pianos etc
Years of honest merchandising have earned us the commence
O Each advertised article exactly
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Enjoying Their Use.
The New White Enamel
MCD0ugall Kitchen Cabinets

The white enamel interior finish OF
the new McDougall Kitchen Cabinet
is as much of an Improvement as
the white enamel bath tub is superior
to the oldtime tin one.
THE GLASS FRONT SITTER
FLOUR BIN tells you instantly when
the flour is running low. Its alb
solutely sanitary, easily cleaned and
handsome in appearance.
The METAL BREAD AND CAKE
BOX in the base of the new McDou-
CALLS keeps bread and cake as fresh
and moist as when first baked.
These are only some of the many
improvements in this years McDou-
gals. The construction is of the same
high quality as before. and the cabi-
nets are mouse proof and dust proof
and are shown in both satin walnut
and oak Come In this week and view
our complete line of McDougalls.
Don't accept an inferior substitute.
but insist on one of the sixteen new
styles of McDougall Kitchen Cabi-
nets.
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Handsome Solid CHARTERED Oak Hastings 1able
just like the illustration here shown. has round tof
~ inches in diameter, extends to feet in length ma
five leaves. heavy round platformpedestal past
feet, furnished with the patent Tyden pedesta
lock and highly polished. This table is constructe
of solid quart cred oak having absolutely veneer
Connecticut western news., 1908-09-03
CANAAN VALLEY

Mrs. Frank Decker of Westfield, Mass. with her family called on old friends and neighbors last Saturday.
 Albert Hoag has been shingling and painting the schoolhouse ln Wadsworth district. .- -e
 Another party from here camped at East Pond last week. It seems to be quite popular resort
 Miss Louise Deloy has been visiting relatives in Torrington.
 A few are digging potatoes and re- port the poorest crop for years.
 The frosts of Thursday and Friday nights did considerable damage ln some places.
 MT. and Mrs. Frank Langdoh have returned from an extended visit in Maine. @ @.-
 Cider making next, in order.
 Miss Millie Sardam of Hall Meadow has been the guest of Mrs. Grace Mo. Intyre the past week. s....4
 Mrs. Sarah Phelps who has been spending several weeks with hel brother, William Amstead, returned to her home in Troy, N. Y. Monday. 0. c. Thompson attended the re union of the End Conn. Heavy Artillery at Savin Reck last Thursday. Mrs Thompson went to Waterbury at the same time and spent the day with hel son Ralph and family. They returned Friday bringing with them their little grandson.