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Semi-weekly herald., 1908-03-30
amous than tha. OF our ordinary

famous than that OF our ordinary
murderer"
In one minute and Sc seconds the
Lowell senool was emitted OF its $50
pupils in the fire drill held in the pre-
sence OF Mayor Heller and several al
aldermen a, Colorado Springs.
August Breig OF Gleneyre, Larimer
county, was fined $50 and costs In the
county court for shooting one deer.
Brieg pleaded guilty and his fine and
costs amounted to 3i20.
Ray f. Love. by his father William
p. Love, has sued the Golden Cycle
Mining company for 10000 for the
loss OF an arm. while employed as a
helper in the Golden Cycle mill last
June.
Mayor Speer has gobbled up every
automobile and every carriage for
rent in Denver for use in the city cleo
ton. thus eating off the Republicans.
Some one must pay the bill as the cost
of carriages alone will be more than
the salary of the mayor during his
term of office.
Pueblo Republican Co. convention
was harmonious affair from start
to finish. Strong resolutions were
adopted endorsing Taft for president
and commanding the Colorado delega
ton In congress. Congressman Hag-
gott was endorsed for renominatIou
and delegates instructed to work for
his nomination.
At n meeting of the executive board
of the horticultural society held In
the rooms OF the society at the capt
tol building. the premium list for the
horticultural exhibits at the state fair
Mt Pueblo was made out. The soci-
ETY. has $4,000 for distribution. $500
of which will &c for premiums on fruit
and $500 for premiums on flowers.
SO large crowd gathered at the
Reformed Presbyterian church in Ev-
ans Wednesday night to listen to Gov.
Buchtel's address on Temperance, un-
der the auspices of the Anti-Saloon
League, that two sills in the floor oil
the church gave way, cracking like =
pistol and throwing the crowd into II
panic, People In the front of the
church rushed to the rear and those In
the back rushed forward, but Governor
Buchtel and the cooler heads among
the crowd prevented serious accidents.
The governor quieted the people SO
that not one left the build
ing. all staying to hear his talk from
start 10 finish.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-03-30

ton commissioners on the grounds
that the machines have not yet been
sufficiently developed. perfected and
simplitied TO justify purchase by the
city. In rejecting the bid. Presiden
\ Cannon of the commission said. that
the opinion OF the experts employed
| by the board is, that the automatic
vote recorders are far from being per.
feet. but that 1t will be only shog.
time before improvements are devised
that will make them satisfactory
In an opinion given out by State
Antdior Mccullough, IL Is held tha,
Illinois banks cannot secure deposits
Of individuals or corporations with COZ
| lateral The decision is given on ap
| that deposited its surplus funds and
took in return part of the banks
collateral. Auditor Mccullough holds,
that such an act would impair the
bank capital stock and that the trans
action would be unjust 10 other dc.
positors.
Policeman David Lennox. OF Pitts.
burg, while Intoxicated gathered about
ten FOUNDERS and chased them into a
saloon. Leaning up against the bar
he said: You fellows never had en-.
ough whiskey in your lives, but you
are going 10 have your fill now. The
fellow who does not drink ten whis-
keys now and two gins with schoon.
er Of beer to top off with. gets licked
FIRST, and arrested later" The gang
fell to In a hurry, fearing Lenno<
might cnange his mind One by one
they fell to the floor, or reeled into
a corner, Henry Thompson dropped
like a shot as he raised his eighth
glass to his lips and he died later in
the partol wagon on the way to the
police station. There was giant
negro, however, whc outdrank them
all. His name is not known to the
Passavant hospital people. where hs
Is dying, but his record viii stand
for years. He drank fourteen glasses
of whiskey. but swooned on his fif
teenth. Several other men are In hos-
pitals in critical condition.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-03-30
POINTED PARAGRAPHS
CFrom the Chicago News.)

tFrom the Chicago News)
The girl who looks good isn't neces-
sarily good looking.
How eloquent the silent lady on the
the silver dollar is!
Some people make specially OF be-
lieving the impossible.
Oace in a while an actress makes
good for her press agent.
II men were less stupid women
would have to be lot moro clever.
Women have no respect for men
who listen to everything they say.
All the chivalry in mans nature
evaporates when he meets short
haired woman.
As q rule there Ii nothing In
name-but sometimes everything !
man has IL n his wits'a name.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-03-30
COLORADO NEWS.

Rio Grande management claims to
than before the strike.
Leadville saloon men viii lind 1t
pays to observe the law. And the
rule should be universal.
Pueblo Republican primaries passed
OFF without contests This Is as 1t
should be. Let La Plata county fol-
low suit.
j. G. Hesiteand of Manitou has set
tied with Miss Ida Clark and she has
withdrawn her breach OF promise
| suit 1t is said she secured $4,000
II is said copper interests of Utah
and Nevada are planning consoIida-
ton of properties into one concern to
be capitalized at sixty million dollars.
Ben Marsh. a pioneer of Greeley,
has filed suit for $1,000 damages
| against Mrs. Lizzie Munger Wilson
| a bride of two months, because OF al
legged malicious persecution, by which
Marsh alleges that his good name has
been DETAINED.
A. b. Mead Is at the head of the
Citizens ticket for mayor of Cortez.
The Democrats viii also place tick.
ct in the field. The question of pro.
hibition Will enter largely Into the
fight and saloons Will no doubt be
driven out.
Denver Republicans will hold their
city convention April q. There are a
number of candidates for mayor the
leading light being District Attorney
Stidger. II Stldger is nominated he
Will receive the support OF Patter-
sons papers, the News Times, az
against Speer.
James Hunter. colored. arrived In
Trinidad on train No. 10 from the
south Tuesday night. He had not
money enough to pay his own fare
and that OF his wife, so he paid her
fare and then he stole a ride on the
top OF the couch. In attempting to
get of the coach as the train was pull.
ing into the yard at Trinidad he fell
and crushed his skull and died shortly
after
Fred Armstrong, son of Richard
Armstrong, living near kersey, mar
rowly escaped instant death in a
railway accident Monday night. He
was returning home after dark with
| load Of hay, and attempted to cross
| the track in front OF fast passenger
train. His team hesitated and was
| struck by the locomotive. throwing
strong had two ribs fractured. He
| may recover.
| Committeeman Luebers of one OF
the southern counties, speaking at the
Democratic gathering In Denver Mon
day, voiced the general sentiments
| OF majority OF the voters OF the
state when he said: When 1t comes
to state politics business men are
afraid OF Democracy-afraid that Its
state policy Is destructive rather than
constructive. They do not like Pat
that the state party is too closely al
lied with the Western Federation oi
Miners, and Senator Patterson's two
papers are largely responsible. by
their methods, for this inmRession.
President Roosevelt does not mincs
matters In connection with anarchy
After directing the postmaster gen
eral to exclude the gocialistic and an
archistic paper published at Paterson
N. j., from the mails. the president
adds: Please see If it is not possi
BILE 10 prosecute criminally under th'
section OF the law that Is available
the men that are Interested in send
GUS paper They are. OF course. thu
enemies Of mankind and every efYor
, shorid be strained to hold them &C
- countahle for an offense far more In
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-03-30
SHOULD BE A
PARADISE FOR HUNTERS

It is unusual for the peace and quiet
Of Silyerton to be disturbed by the
bowling OF coyotes. They often come
near town in the spring of the year,
hut this year they have been nncom-
monty bold and ventnresome and get
mighty near the edge OF town. Their
bowling starts the dogs to barking,
and between the two these mornings
are too noisy for peaceful slumbers.
Some mountain lions have also been
on Anvil mountain and their approach
to town has usually been most IN
frequent.-Silverton Miner.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-03-30
elsewhere.

Gentry, Ark, March 27.-ln futile
attempt to- blow open the safe of the
Farmers Bank at Springtown, near
here early today, the head of one OF
the robbers was blown from his shoul.
dens by premature explosion ol
dynamite. The body OF the dead rob
Der was found In the bank near the
safe. In his pocket was map, show.
ing Gentry SprIngtown and Sulphur
Springs marked with crosses. Banks
at two latter places were robbed late
y. The identity of the dead robbei
is not known.
Boston. March 2T-There has beer
further Improvement in the condition
of Governor Guild during the pas
twenty four hours, according to bul
letin issued today.
San Francisco. March Filth,
Thomas automobile started for Seat
tie today aboard the steamsip Cit.
| of Pueblo. At Seattle the automobil.
will be trausshipped to the steamshi,
Santa Clara, 10 be taken to Alaska
This begins the second stage of tn
journey. From now on the autOist
will encounter great danger. The.
hope to reach Fairbanks before tn
The evening world., 1908-02-25
Signing of Tenney Makes Nc
Graw's Team Complete
Lots of Playing Material
Available.
BY BULGER.

z Tow that Fred Tenney has signed
IN a Giant contract, the New York
National League team is com
plete. No matter what twist affairs
may take McGraw has his infield so
bolstered and reinforced that IL or
dina.v amount of hard luck can knock
q hole in 1t.
Either Tenney or Merkle can shed
lustre around first base. and that boy
Merkle can play any other position
in the inneld equally as well. Reports
from Marlin Springs say that the Cant
chieftain mas been trying Mlerkle at
short, and he is just as much of a
star there as he is at first. He is a
natura. ba.. player. Old-timers offer
the opinion hat he is the greatest find
that has flashed along the baseball
horizon since Chase took up the cud-
gel for the Hilltops.
Horzog is another recruit who Is
showing remarkably good form. and it
may be that Al Bridwell will nave TO
hustle for the job at short after all.
Going over to the other side OF the
bag either Merkle or Herzog can play
The evening world., 1908-02-25
DAN KELLY ENTERS
SPECIAL MATCH RACE

The Sixty-ninrh Regiment A. A. has
added a special feature TO the pro
gramme of its games at the Armory
March ?. 1t is n special sixty-yard
scratch race, In which there will be
but four starters. namely Dan Kelly.
champion and q So record holder; J. j.
Archer, Metropolitan champion; North
ridge, senior and junior champion, and
George II. Hall, the Ir,sh-American A.
c. crack. II Will be a case Of the East
versus the West and, incidentally, kel-
ly's first match race since he came
East. Another event Of promised the
two-miIe nter-regimental race between
teams Of the Thirteenth. Seventy-hrst.
Twenty-secord, Twcuty-tniri. Ninth
ard ~sixty-nin,h regiments. The three
mile run Will have as comp .ri'ors.
among others, Tom Collins. Harvey
Conn and Frank Carr. The closed
events include a heavy marching order
relay race, a wall scaling contest, shot
put and a 3oJ-yard handicap. The prizes
for the various events have been donat-
Ell by Sheriff Thos. f. Foley, Col. ID
a puny. Lieut-Col. j. II. Emmet.
Capt. Wm. +. Ford, Justice Victor j.
Downing, Hon. Dan. F.. CoAalan, Hon.
Ttmeshy D. sullivan and James Byrne.
The evening world., 1908-02-25

Champion Daniels and his clubmate,
~Trubenbach, of the y. Y. A. c., have
another match on tomorrow night at
the Sportsmen's Show. The distance is
TO be eighty yards, and Daniels is to
allow T~rubenbach five seconds start.
which is one second less thar Truben-
bach had on the opening night of the
show. Experts say that lrubenbach is
swimming faster han ever and that
the mstch should prove the best and
fastest of the meet. Daniels and Tru-
benbach have teamed for the relay
race on .r.day night. The team that
beats the pair will have to break the
worlds record TO do 50, and 1t is pos
sible a new worlds record will result.
l. to-day's water sports, under the
auspices Of the United States Volunteer
Li:,-Saving Corps, the afterns . events
include a siXty-yard swimming race. a
canoe fitting contest, a forty-yard um-
brella race anr a ~life-saving exhibition;
AZ in the evening a forty-yerd mat
tress race, canoe fitting. a sIXty-yard
swimming ace and another exhibition
of llfe-savlng.
The Sportsmen's Show is now on It's
second week at the Garden. The SHOW
has caught on immensely with the pub
lie. The geological, or rather the me-
nagerie or live stock part of the show.
has just had added to it three bears,
The evening world., 1908-02-25
GIANTS NOW FORTIFIED AGAINST HARD LUCK

second. and Doyle is far from having
a cinch on that coveted job. McGraw
is not in as good condition as he had
hoped for. but If he continues to take
off weight he will make a bid for the
question about Devlin at third. He IS
in a class by himself, and that goes for
either league.
Enough Catchers on the Job.
Behind the bat Bresnahan is to be
Needham. McGraw is Immensely
pleased with Snodgrass, and he went
out to Los Angeles and bought him
outright. he can throw like a shot.
and is an aggressive player of the
The signing of Tenney. however. is
just now the OF much happiness
IN the Giant camp, His presence on
e was a long time signing. as 1t
was rather hum!liating to him to begin
work as a player again after he had
been a manager for several years Nc
ney's part, and made overtures to him
which will mean that Tenney will he
consulted in many things pertaining
to the handling Of the team. While
Mike Donlin has been promised the Of
fee Of captain. Tenney will be taken
in as a member of the advisory board,
ana this will tend 10 soften his feel
ings resulting from his being deposed
as head of the Boston club. While
with Boston Tenney was manager, sec
rotary, treasurer, advertising agent and
He handled all OF these Jobs
with the exception of the somewhat i'm
portant matter Of making the team win.
Friends OF Tenney say that his trans
fer TO the New York club will make
a new player out Of him. Free from
the worries OF a manager he will have
a chance to go in and play some Of
his old-time ball at first. Tenney al
The evening world., 1908-02-25

TRANK GOTCH was in New York
yesterday afternoon. He had only
a few minutes to waste on this
town, having an engagement in Pater-
son. Gotch is matched now to wrest.e
Hackenschmidt in Chicago, at the Coli
scum. on April 3,
But Frank hasn't any objection t.
taking on more matches in the mear
time.
Putting his hand INTO his pocket. h,
puIed out a wad as big as a California
sequo!a and peeled OF a hundred dollars
from the bark. ''Th.s goes as a forfeit"
ne said. FOR a match VITA Rogers.
Rogers is a big stun. l have wres'ieu
him 1--WE times, | threw AlJ- y.-l..
time in about I'VE minutes He has
been gong around nslIa C.al.u.n-
tndt nc beat ne hv.r and Won t.c
American championship. Now, Just T.
snow what Il stuff .e IS. I'm going -
make nm a proposition y pos; his
forfeit 10 make coed on my gcing
Through with il. III wrest!e Rogers
acre in New York on March 1, . or t.
II. post $in more with this. IN agree
- throw Rogers five times within an
uOur.
II fail ne gets ms 500 and the en-
the gate rece.p.s. Il ! throw aim five
c .,5iiSs II The e" only a2'- none 5' R iag Ts'f nus rsi
put up is 500 forse.. Tor his appearance
on the mat, SO that he cant crawl our
sets his hundred back. That's a little
more han Hack offered aim. HACK
only Wrest!ed him in a straight matca.
I'm offering to throw him tve times in
the entire gate and $500 %: my own
money. Now i. aim answer or get olt
OF the game"
Gotca seems confident of winning his
match Vt u -nA FgfFJGr4n lion tT
The evening world., 1908-02-25

Jim Stewart won another easy victory
last night at the Consolidated \. c.
stag. Jim was to have met Nerumus,
the Bull Fighter" but as Neromus
thought he was TO have tackled a bull
instead of Stewart. he promptly refused
to meet the latter on such short notice,
and Frank White, of Philadelphia, was
substituted. White was no match for
stewart, who punished him all around
the ring AMI finally put him out with a
punch on the jaw in the second round.
In the other bouts Harry johnson
drew with Billy Smith, Eddie Smith
beat Jack Sullivan, Griff Jones defeate'i
Gene Cooper and Irish Paddy drew with
Er..I n-nn-ns
The evening world., 1908-02-25
NEW WORKERS IN
BOWLING TOURNEY
At ROCHESTER
Twenty-O One Five-Men Local
Teams VIII Take Part in
National Event.
,spoclal to The Evening worldl

ROCHESTER. y. Y, Feb. 25,-Twen-
, ty-one hye-men oowlin teams from
Greater New York a entered the
National Bowling Tournament, TO be
held in the magnificent new building OF
the Genesse Amusement Company mere
March 2 to IA. Included in the i've
men teams are many men making up
! two-men teams. TIT tive-Hen teams
of Greater New York now listed are
as follows:
Palace Rowling Club. No. 6M Tenth
street. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. MarkweII'
william Miller, II. Jones, y. tiafNef
and william Durkin jr.
Bedford Rest Bowling Association
B~rooklyn-J. Bowermenn, j, F. Barring
ton. r. IL. Oliver. +, Schwartz. {. j.
Walter. r fireman and 5. Bowerman'
Universal Club, Broollyn-Herman
| rnIer. Walter Tuthill, Wlllar Huoth'
| chris Glessman, john Nelson, The
Wendell, Dan Haggerty.
Third Avenue Bowling Club, Broo,.-
lvn-W. II. Edwards, r. ID. Hunt, Rob
ert Cunning, Martin Maxwell, Fred w.
Wood. George Nutter.
II. BergnanS CIuDt lI West ok
teenth street, New York-Lndsey' Lin
den. Scaerz, Heberg, L. G. Stevens,
Erunswlcks, 2C9 East Twenty second
street,. j, RIddeI!, Glen Rlddcll.
Chess Dumas. j, S Watt, Lee Jones,
william Ne.ngarth.
Imprrials. Brooklyn-W. Cordes, W.
Hartley. IL. Simmelink, W. Meyer, g.
Whldden. T. White. + Woodworth, +.
Hescman, NJ, Halsted, w. Dixon, /.
Wright j. Runpel, J. Spinally.
Orpheum. $50 Fulton, Brooklyn-Gl
johnson, A. Dinsmore, w. Macdonald.
The evening world., 1908-02-25

ways has been considered a premier
first saCker.
The coming Of Tenney TO New York
brings to mind the difficulties this
young colleglan had When he first
played ball at Boston. Beng fresh
fro Brown College he was full, of
dignity. and rarely ever had anything
To say to the other players. In those
Gated as they are to-day. and were,
consequently. As rough at times as
pig iron. Tenney was a wonder at
first base, however, and the other
Guently sat around though. am made
remarks about him that We're not al
together complimentary personally.
You know, that fellow reminds me
of g music box Hugh Duffy said 10
Tommy fucker one day.
why. how's that" said Tucker.
Hes so full of airs replied Duffy
as he walked up to the bat.
The evening world., 1908-02-25
DANIELS AND TRUBENBACH SWIM
AC4|N IN POOL AT GARDEN SHOW

two cunning, rollick!ng, frolicklng black
I cubs and a big black bear, a little bit
more seiate.
The life-saving exhibition Of the
United States Volunteer Life-Saving
Corps came near being the zeal thing
yesterday afternoon. A sailor who took
the part of the drowning man. Harry
Lott, City Island Division. resisted and
lodged the rescuer until he became en-
haustel. When they finally pulled him
out of the water and placed him on the
platform it required the efforts of the
entire Red Cross Corps to bring him ON
his feet again.
The evening world., 1908-02-25
Believes Percy-Gray Measure
Brings Out Purposes for
Which 1t Was Enacted.

ALBANY. y Y. Feb. GI.-Tta : -
p,..,- is o.. gerry STR.
i' '-
~, .bo parr,-G-,y Law. and gives JOS.
" '' -.
reason in q report A"i''' 10 ""''
''"". '-r,r,,s IN,
j. the COMMISSION MS "" "
a letter TO George \. Davis, Chairman
1,.5,,I,ry r,rrrt.tas
OF the Se'|.t ''"',,,', cu
The letter Is signed by tae tai-- COM
a9-g"af - S,rr,r5 and n X
CHAIRMAN, JoA" @'"'''" anu -
Knapp. and is in part. as follows;
,,.., -Fs1~
The evening world., 1908-02-25
LEWIS Is SIGNED FOR
THREE FIGHTS IN FRANCE.
BY JOHN POLLOCK.

yu7IINIE LEWIS is going abroad.
w The local m!ddlcweisht will sail
w for France on March Z. having
completed all arrangements with Victor
Breyer, the fight promoter Of Paris,
LOWS is signed up for three matches
and will have his transportation paid
both ways with his expenses while in
France. His first match will probably
be with Marc Gauthier, the French
champion. Lewls's agreement calls for
HIM to meet any Frenchman at any
weight that the club selects, II amy
Euglishman up to 40 pounds.
Lewis IS now at Schenectady, y. Y,
where he meets Jim Donovan for ten
rounds at the American A. c. on Friday
night. He is also matched for SIX rounds
with Jack Fitzgerald at the Washington
Heights a. C.. IN next Tuesday, and two
Guys later boxes Charley Hitie At the
Olympic A. c. of Harlem. This will be
his last Appearance here.
The evening world., 1908-02-25
Sieoer and Madden Draw.

one OF the best uouts ever witnessed a; the
Dry Dock A. Z vas the siX-ruunl 10 between
frankie Madden and Joe SIegcr, II Denver,
at the regular weekly stag # the club last
night. Sieger was substituted for Johnny
Mario. who was unable 20 APPEAR on account
Of illness. In selecting S!eger TO III the gap,
Matchmaker Joe Cain certainly made an ca
Ce,l"nt move. The battle Was one Of those
fierce. s.am-bang affairs in which both lads
Just waded right into each other and let fly
with both hands for the face. body and jaw
until the bell rang. During the last two
rOunl Is they ought SO fast and fur!ous.y that
the spectators Mere C~ur'.uulIy IN their feet.
applaudIng them and yelling for e Knockout.
When the ",l rang In the sixth round. end
Ing 'he contest. MADDEN and Sieger We're up
against the ropes, punching away for kacrg.
As both lads fought q hard battle. a draw
would have been the only decision II a verdict
had been rendered.
The evening world., 1908-02-25
ANOTHER POPULAR SONG.

The ballad hit Of the Sam Bernard
show. Nearly a Here now appearing
nt the Broadway Casino. is entitled "Whnt
Makes the World 10 Round. II Is by
Van Alstyne and Williams, the we'll
known song writer's, and will he given,
words and music complete. In the Maya
zine Section of next SUNDAYS WORLD.
The evening world., 1908-02-25

Another good fight is carded to be fought
at the Armory 4. a. Of Boston. tonight
The fighters who will figure in It are Bll.y
Glover. the clever New England fighter and
boxing instructor Of Browns Gymnasium.
and Jim bonner. the sturdy, nard- hitting
w~slter-weiEht, of Summit hin. Pa. who re-
Gently defeated Dave Deshler in a twelve
round but before the same club. Glover and
Bonner Will box twelve rounds at catch
weights.
Stone to Box Wagner at Dry Dock.
The limited round bout between Jimmy
Stone. the Avonia A. G. boxer, and Joe
The evening world., 1908-02-25
Interest in Goodman-Hurley Bout,

A bout which is arousinE great interest
among the club members Of tho sharkey a.
9. IL the s!x-round GO between Jack Good
man. lightweight. and Battling Hurley.
which Is TO be fought at the stag Of the
club tomorrow might, Both lads are prom.s-
ing ~AshtweiEhts and will doubtless put M a
great battle. Joe Cans mas uTam!sei 20 act
as chief adviser and second for Goodman. \
big crowd viii witness the battle.
The evening world., 1908-02-25

tAe racing associations as purses and
premiums 10 the winners OF the races
contested .o~ IL 1901 exceeds by nearly
~. l." ,te figures II any previous year.
''i years "-p. VIZ. in the year 1891.
,.r amount OF these prizes and premi-
The evening world., 1908-02-25
3 Rrbs{[e(@@16n
Fitzpatrick Says Offer Is a Joke" but
Will Accept if Better Terms Are o.
fered-Gotch Posts Forfeit to Toss
Rogers Five Times in an Hour.

Z 7EsTkltDAYS cablegrams from England Offering Jack johnson
" $4,000 for his end, win or lose, to come ver and fight Tommy
Burns, made a sensation along the Rialto All the sporting men
in New York were talking about the affair last night
Sam Fitzpatrick. who had just come in from ST Louis. had very def
mite opinions O the suhiecro OF taking Johnson to ENGLAND to FIGHT Rurns