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, 1908-05-21
APPLICATION FOR FOURTEEN
THOUSAND ACRES AT LARA
ME FOR settlement
AND IRRIGATION.
State Commissioner Of Public Lands
Files Application In Cheyenne
Land Office, Including Maps Of
Lake James and lrrigating System
to Flow Therefrom, for Tallmadge-
Buntin Land Company.

~ IL
Cheyenne, Wyo., May 21.-The state
commissioner of public lands, R. P.
Fuller, Of this city, today filed in the
Cheyenne and office the application of
the state of Wyoming for 14,229.09
acres of land under the Carey act, in
townships II, 10 and 10, ranges IA and
IS, in the vicinity of Bosler, Wyo.
This land has been filed upon in fur
therance of the general plans of the
Tallmadge-Buntin Land company of
Chicago, for the development of the
Laramie plains.
Map Of Lake James.
The maps filed show Lake James,
which will be the storage reservoir
of the irrigation project of the land,
and from which the water supply will
be taken. The water will flow down
the Little Laramie and be conserved
in this huge reservoir, and drawn as
needed on the lands.
Canal to Seven Mile.
A canal will take the water from the
river to Seven Mile and thence into
Lake James. The maps also show Lake
James canals Nos. Q, 3 and 4 and the
Oasis and BoughtOn canals.
Sold With Water Rights.
The lands will be segregated under
the Carey act, and will be sold to pur-
chasers of water rights from the ir-
rigation system by the state, the wa
ter right being transferred at the rate
of rs cents an acre down and rs cents
per acre at the time OF making final
proof. The probability is that the
land WILDE sold to the settler at
about $50 an acre or better, including
full right to water, the company secur-
ing the Sa,er right from the state.
, 1908-05-21
G. A. R.. IN
Department Encampment Meeting at
Fort Collins.

Fort Collins, Colo, May 21.-The
Grand Army of the Republic, Depart
ment of Colorado and wyoming, and
the Sons of Veterans and the Women's
Relief corps convened in annual ses-
sion here yesterday. About 600 dele
gates of the three organizations are at
tending.
The opening exercises of the G.. A.
R. were held at $50 O'Clock in the
armory on East Mountain avenue.
The address of welcome was given by
Mayor Clammer, and the response on
behalf of the Grand Army and Sons
of Veterans by Department Command
er r. H.. Mellette.
The response on behalf Of the Wo-
mans Relief Corps, Ladies of the G.
A r., and Daughters of the Veterans,
auxiliary to the Sons of Veterans, was
by Mrs. Jennie McGill. There were a
number of ive-minute speeches of vel
come by local members OF the G. A. X
and auxiliary organizations.
The principal business before the
Grand Army meeting is the selection
of the next place of meeting, and SC
far the sentiment seems about equally
divided between Fort Morgan and
Trinidad.
, 1908-05-21
SENATE ADOPTS JOINT REsoLu.
TION FOR APPOINTMENT OF
CONGRESSIONAL coMMIs-
SION ON CURRENCY.
Resolution Provides for Nine Senators
and Nine Representatives to Sit
During Sessions or in Recess and
Report at Earliest Practicable
Date Any Changes or New Meas
ures in Banking or Currency.

Washington, d. c., May 21.-The
senate today, without division, adopt
ed the joint resolution reported by
Senator Aldrich from the committee
on finance creating a commission to
be called the national monetary COM
mission, to be composed Of nine SEN
ators, to be appointed by he presiding
officer of the senate, and nine repre-
sentatives, to be appointed by the
speaker, to inquire into and report to
congress, at the earliest date practic-
able, what changes are desirable or
necessary in the monetary situation
in the United States OIL in the laws re-
lating to banking and currency, and
Tor this purpose the commission Is au
thorized to sit during the sessions or
in recess of congress, at such times
and at such places as they deem de-
sirable.
, 1908-05-21
MAE WOOD ARRESTED
IN THE DIVORCE CASE

on his neck and face, and black from
s~trangulation, in an alley in the down
town district today. The body was
found by an employe of the street
cleaning department.
Body Had Been Robbed.
No money or jewelry was found on
his person. The pockets were turned
inside out, and besides the terrible
discolorations on the neck and face,
there was a gaping wound in the skull,
made apparently with a blunt weapon
The skull was fractured.
Was Not Stransled.
A careful examination of Holmes
body by the coroner's physician re-
vealed the fact that the man had not
been strangled. There were no marks
on the throat, and the only mark of
violence was a deep cut ove the left
eye.
No CIew to Murderer.
Holmes attended a meeting of the
National Electric Light association
last night, and his departure from the
hotel was the last seen of him alive.
So far there is not the slightest clew.
, 1908-05-21
INAUGURAL
EXERCISES
COMMENCEMENT PROGRAM WILL
INCLUDE INDUCTION INTO OF
FicE OF NEW PRESIDENT.
Program for Week Arranged by Act
ing President Towar and Faculty
Includes Ba~cealaureate Address
BY Rev. Robert L. Harris of Chey-
enne-other Features Of occasion.

The program for commencement
week at the University of Wyoming
has been prepared and copies are be-
ing mailed over the state this AFTER
noon. The commencement exerci es
will occur on Thursday, June 1S,
which will also be the occasion of the
Inauguration of DR.. Charles Oliver
Merica as president of the institution,
when he will deliver an address on
Learning and Living" The exercises
will begin with the first days session
of the annual mid summer meeting OF
the board of trustees on Friday. June
II, and end with the reception 10
President and Mrs. Merica OH the ev-
ening of Thursday, June 1S. The pro-
gram follows:
Commencement Program.
Friday, June 12.-Annual meeting OF
board of trustees at Q p. m.
Friday, $3.50 p. m.-Cadet ball in the
university gymnasium.
Saturday, June 13.-Annual meet
ing of the board of trustees, a. m.
Sunday, June 14.-Baccalaureate ad-
dress by Rev. Robert L. Harris, at
1880 p. m.
Monday. June 15.-Annual alumni
business meeting, 8 p. m, Carnegie
library; annual alumni banquet, 9
p. m /.
Tuesday, June 16.-Society night,
pinero's The Amazons." 8 p. m.
Wednesday, June 17.-Class day ex-
%ercises, 8 p. m.
Thursday, June 18.-Commencement
and inaugural exercises. 10 a. m. Ad'
dress. Learning and Living" Presi
dent Charles o. Merica. Conferrine
Of degrees.
Thursday, June 18.-Reception to
President and Mrs. Merica, 8 p. m
, 1908-05-21
ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTIETH
GENERAL ASSEMBLY BEGAN
ITS SESSIONS THERE
THIS MORNING.
important Business Of Days Session
Was Retirement of William Henry
Roberts Of Philadelphia and EIec-
tion of His Successor-Two New
Bishops of Methodist Church
Chosen Late Yesterday Afternoon.

Kansas City, Mo, May 21.-With
all the high officers and the leading
ministers of the church in America,
as well as prominent laymen and mis-
~sionaries of foreign countries in at
tendance, the 12Oth general ASSEMBLY
of the Presbyterian church in the
United States began its sessions at
Convention hall today, before thou
sands of people.
To Elect New Moderator.
The important business of today's
sessions consisted in the retirement
, 1908-05-21
WIRELESS
High School Principal Makes Aston
ishing Electrical Discovery.

Richmond, Mo-, May 21.-D. G. Ell
lott, teacher of science in the Rich.
mond high school, heard a strange
clicking in the basement of the school.
He traced it to a wireless telegraph in
strument he had made to instruct his
pupils. The machine was stored in
the basement while not in use.
Prof. Elliott sent for a t~elegrapher
and he read messages going from wire
less stations at Santa Cruz, Cal, and
Oklahoma City, Okla. He also re-
sponded to the queries made by the
wireless operators when they found
the new station on the line and told
them the Richmond station had no
lofty pole or wires and was home
made.
, 1908-05-21
TRAVELLING MAN LOSES
SOME SAMPLE SHIRTS

]. G. Wilson. travelling for the
schwartz Manufacturing company Of
Denver, who is occupying one of the
sample rooms at the Union Pacific no.
'el, a detached building at the south
end Of the hotel yard, reported to the
police this morning that q window
nad been pried up during the night
and eishteen WOODEN shirts taken. ~
lar a. he was then able to ascertain.
, 1908-05-21
CARLOAD OF
FASTENERS
PRESIDENT AND VICE PRESIDENT
OF NEW COMPANY LAND AN
OTHER BUNCH BUYERS.
Second Party Numbers T~wenty-seven
and Three Ladies', Visitors Being
Taken to University, Experiment
Station Farm and Other Points Of
interest-Great Reclamation Plan

President h. r. Tallmadge and Vice
President Daniel G. Buntin Of the Tall
madge-Buntin Land company arrived
from the east e the Union Pacific
this morning, in the SPECIAL Pullman
a Marshall, with a party of twenty
sever eastern prospective land buyers
and three ladies', who are here to look
owe the holdings of the Tallmadge'
Buntin company. The members of the
party took breakfast at the Union Pa
cifc and later were shown about the
city in automobiles, eight machines
being used for the purpose. The visi-
tors were taken to the university,
where pictures were taken by E. N.
Rogers, the official photographer of
the company, and later were shown
about the experiment station farm and
to other points of interest.
Taken to Wyoming.
After an hour or two spent in the
city Messrs. Tallmadge and Buntin
left by special train for Wyoming,
where the visitors were taken to the
Haley tracts and given a view of the
lands the company proposes to colon
ize. The party left Chicago a day
or two ago, being made up in Ohio
and other eastern states. Those seen
by reporters for The Republican were
quite well pleased with the looks of
things here, and it is probable that
many of them will invest in Albany
county lands before returning home.
The trip from Chicago to Laramie was
without special incident, although the
gentlemen said it was full of interest
for every waking moment.
Official Picture Maker.
Mr.. Rogers accompanied the party
to make pictures as needed, plates be-
ing made of the lands, the visitors and
other things hat will tell a tale of
richness when the visitors return to
their eastern homes.
, 1908-05-21
BREAKS SHOW WINDOW
AND STEALS SHOES

About / o'clock on Monday morning
some sneak thief broke in n of the
large show windows of the Golden
Rule store and stole eight Or ten
shoes from the display window, says
the Rock Springs Miner. AS there was
but one shoe of each style in the win
dow the thief was but little the gain
er by his criminal act, as he was only
able to match up n pair of the shoes
with reference to size. The rest OF
the shoes were found in a coal shed
on X street the next morning and were
returned to their rightful owners. The
officers have their eyes open for a
man whose feet do not mate.
, 1908-05-21
Not True Copies.

New York, May 21.-Frank H. Plat
son of United States Senator Plat,
testifying today in the suit for divorce
brought by Miss Mae C. Wood, declar'
ed he believed that none Of the letters
introduced by Miss Wood as evidence
in the suit were true copies of those
written by his father.
burned the Originals.
He had examined the originals
which were turned over to him by Alb
raham Hummel for 100000, and said
that no such communications were
among them as the alleged copies pro-
duced in court. He testified that he
burned the letters he had received
from Hummel.
Certificate Was Too Fresh.
Frederick E. Hafely, president of
the stationary firm which sold the
blank form upon which the alleged
marriage certificate was prepared, in
a deposition read in the court today
declared that that particular blank
form was not placed on sale until Feb
ruary, 1902, three months after the
marriage is alleged to have occurred.
, 1908-05-21
EXPRESS TRAIN CRASHES INTO
TRAIN LOADED WITH Pill
GRIMs AT STATION OF
coRTicH, BELGIUM
Thirty-six Bodies Recovered at Four
O'clock and Seventy-nine Wound
ed Taken from Debris-Pilerims
on Way to Shrine and Train Was
Standing on Siding, Misplaced
Switch Given az Cause.

Antwerp, May 21.-The worst rail
road catastrophe yer recorded in Bel
GUM occurred near Cartich, six miles
southeast of Antwerp this morning
when. because of a misplaced switch
the Antwerp express, running at fifty
miles an hour, crashed into a train
loaded with pilgrims on a siding. Ev.
cry car in the pilgrim train, except.
ing the foremost one, was telescoped.
The cars were literally ground to
pieces and practically all the passen-
gers We're killed or badly injured.
About fifty dead have already been
removed from the wreck and succor
is being extended to more than one
hundred injured. Helpless persons
are still pinned under the debris, and
the scene is one Of horror beyond de
scription.
Death List 81 Fifty.
Up to 4 o'clock this afternoon thir
ty-six dead and seventy-nine wounded
had been removed from the ~wreckage.
The total dead are now placed at fifty
and the wounded at over a hundred.
The engineer and fireman of the ex.
press were killed outright.
Occurred at Station.
The collision occurred just as the
express train from Antwerp to Brus.
sells was entering the depot at Cor
itch. The train loaded with pilgrims
was bound for a local shrine at Turn.
bout.
, 1908-05-21

Ottumwa, Ia, May 21.-Southern
Iowa was hit today by a terrific wind
which at Abba assumed the form of
a tornado. The Grant school at Abba
was wrecked and the roof crashed
through to the floors below just ff-
teen minutes before assembly time.
The pupils and teachers were unin-
jured. ]. NJ. Taylor was killed by a
corn crib falling on him.
, 1908-05-21
THREE FEET OF SNOW IN THAT
PLACE AND WORST STORM
OF WINTER IN NORTH
ERIN WYOMING.
Fruit All Ruined n Suffering Among
Live Stock is Severe-Butte Has
TWO Feet Of Snow on Level and
Five or Six Feet in Drifts-FataI
Storms in Several Localities in
Kansas Last Night.

Sheridan, Wyo., May PA snow
which in many places reached a depth
of three feet fell all day Wednesday
and last night. 1t was heavy and did
damage in many places. Fruit will
be ruined and the suffering of live
stock very great. 1t is the worst
spring storm in twenty-five years and
extends over northern Wyoming and
parts Of Montana.
, 1908-05-21
END ALMOST IN SIGHT.
Settlement Of Street Car Strike Be-
Iieved to BE Matter Only of Hours.

Cleveland, o., May 21.-Apparently
the last obstacle in the way of the
street railway strike was removed this
morning, when the employees of the
old Forest City company, the original
Scent fare line, agreed to leave their
seniority rights in the hands of the
~arbitrators. This has been the chief
bone of contention. 1t is now thought
that an agreement will be reached to-
day by which all the issues will be
submitted to arbitration.
, 1908-05-21
Three Killed in Kansas.

Clay Center, Kas., May PA re-
port from Green, a small town in the
eastern part of this county, says: A
tornado passed through the northern
part of this county last night, killing
three persons and doing much dam
age. Wires are down and particulars
are unobtainable.
, 1908-05-21
r IN CHICAGO.
Reported That Eighteen Men Either
Killed or Injured.

Chicago. ILL.,, May 21.-A serious fire
broke out this afternoon in the large
box factory of ]. C. Wintermeyer on
Troop street. 1t is reported that
eighteen men employed in the factory
were cut off by the flames and a
number killed and injured.
, 1908-05-21

Oakland, Cal, May 21.-Three train
men and a tramp were killed in the
wreck of the second section Of the
Oregon express on the Southern Pa
cifc near Pinole, last night. The
front truck of a baggage car jumped
the track dragging the engine and the
other cars off the track.
, 1908-05-21
Woman Killed at Lincoln

Salina, Kas., May 21.-Mrs. Fred
Grothe was killed n several persons
were injured in a tornado which
struck Lincoln, a small town north
west of Salina, last night. Several
houses were destroyed and other
damage was done.
, 1908-05-21
The Farewell Sermon.
Two Prominent Candidates.
Two New Bishops.

Baltimore, Nd, May 21.-Rev. Will
lam F. Anderson If New York and
Rev. John Muelson of the Mast Theo-
logical seminary at Berea, O., were
elected bishops of the Methodist Epis-
copal church upon the second ballot
late yesterday. at the session of the
general conference held at the Lyric.
The result of the ballot was
ed today.
, 1908-05-21
UNKNOWN MAN DIES
AT ROCK SPRINGS.

While sitting at a table in the Gem
saloon. on South Front street, death
came to an unknown man about IL
o'clock last evening, says the Rock
Springs Miner. Who the man is, or
where he came from, the officers are
unable to determine, as nothing was
found on his person except a small
drug envelope from a physician in
Coalville, Utah.
, 1908-05-21
PARAGRAPHS

Jonas Berglund is in the city this
afternoon.
Charles Olson is in from his Vir-
ginia dale ranch.
A. H. Stewart of Denver, general
western manager for the Union Mu-
tual Insurance company, is in the
city this afternoon.
County Attorney Downey, N. E.
Corthell mi Harry Hunt went to the
Hart ranch this afternoon, on bust
ness in connection with He transfer
of the ranch to the Tallmadge-Buntin
company.
, 1908-05-21

anchors in Bellingham bay at II
O'Clock today. The remaining vessels
of the fieet dropped outside the line
this morning and anchored in the
harbors of Port Angeles and Port
Townsend.
, 1908-05-21
Great Irrigation Scheme.

The greatest irrigation enterprise in
southern Wyoming at the present
time is that of the Tallmadge-Buntin
Land company, which, backed by APP
parently unlimited capital, has been
gradually acquiring lands on the Lara
ME plains near the city of Laramie.
in Albany county, for the purpose of
cutting them up into farms, says the
Cheyenne Tribune
The company has already purchased
the Hoge, Haley, Bath, Whitehouse &
Palmer ranches and a number of 9th
ers. including e 100000 acres of
land which are now parts of well i'm
proved ranch properties, many of them
with valuable water rights and some
irrigation bitches and other improve
mpntS
, 1908-05-21
WILL MAKE TEST,
Ministerial Union Of Omaha Seeking
to Stop Sunday Baseball.

Omaha, Neb.. May 21.-Announce-
ment was made today that steps are
to be taken by the Ministerial union
to stop Sunday baseball in Omaha. II
arrests are made the local Western
league club will make a test Gaze.
, 1908-05-21
FIGHT ARRANGED.
Joe Cans and Battling Nelson Agree
TO Meet Fourth Of July.

San Francisco, Cal, May 21.-Joe
Cans and Battling Nelson last night
signed up for a Aground battle to take
place in this city the afternoon of
July 4th.
, 1908-05-21
Deep Snow at Butte.

Butte. Mont, May 21.-Heayy losses
of sheep and lambs are reported in
Lawson county by a blizzard that be-
gan yesterday. Snow lies two feet
on a level and five or six feet in the
drifts.
, 1908-05-21
Snow in Nebraska.

Alliance, Neb., May 21.-Northern
Nebraska experienced a heavy snow
storm last night and this morning and
the temperature dropped to rs de-
grees. Much damage to early crops
results.
, 1908-05-21
Watchmen Thrown Down.

He is now making an inventory Of his
samples to determine if anything else
is missing. There is no clew to the
thief, Marshal Sigman having his men
at work on the case.
, 1908-05-21

LAYING NEW WALK
ON GRAND AVENUE.
j. P. Bibee is this afternoon at work
upon a new twelve-foot cement walk
il front of Frank Rice's barber shop
on Grand venue.
, 1908-05-21
,oocEEplNcs AGAINST SENATOR
TOM PLATT DISMISSED AND
PLAINTIFF HELD FOR
PERJURY.
Sensational End Of Celebrated Case,
After Son Had Declared Letters
Filed were Not True copies-Mar-
riaae Certificate Was Issued Three
Months After Ceremony Said to
Have Been Performed.

O New York, May 21.-The COM @
O plant in the Wood-Platt divorce 9
O case was dismissed today and Q
G Mae C. Wood has been arrested 9
G and held in $4,000 bond on the Q
@ charge of perjury. .
oco0CO q @ . @ GO 90
, 1908-05-21
Will Branch Out.

The Tribune learns that the con-
pany will branch out on new lines in
the development of the tract by TAX
ing advantage of the irrigation dis
trict" law passed by the last lesisla-
ture.
This law has been in operation for
a number of years in Colorado and
was adopted by the Wyoming legis-
lature after some changes necessary
to conform with the Wyoming consti-
tutional requirements.
The irrigation district law was one
of the longest passed by the legisla
ture and promises to be the most use
full as soon as Wyoming landowners
appreciate its value and the advan
tages offered under it, which viii
, 1908-05-21
secretary Decides Adversely.
EI..t a.aches seIIinoham.

%Bellingham. Wash. May 21.-Eight
members of the Atlantic b~attleship
feet flying the double-star pennant Of
Rear Admiral Sperry dropped their
, 1908-05-21
ADVANCE AGENT HERE
FOR JOSEPHINE DEFFREY

Ollie Muss, advance agent for Jose
phine Deffrey and her excellent COM
rany, is here today, arranging for the
coming of the company on the nights
of Thursday, Friday and Saturday,
May 28, 20 and 80.
, 1908-05-21
MINER KILLED BY

A FALL OF coal.
Coroner McAlister was called to
Superior on Monday to investigate in
to the cause Of the death of w. M.
Matlan, a Finn miner, says the Rock
Springs Miner. Matlan's death was
caused by a fall of coal in B mine, at
Superior, last Saturday. He leaves a
wife and family in Finland.
, 1908-05-21

SOCIAL UNION WILL
MEET FRIDAY AFTERNOON.
The Social union will meet tomor-
row afternoon with Mrs. John w.
Jameson, 313 Eighth street. A large
attendance Of the membership is
urged.
, 1908-05-21
Gold Bars Nearly ALI Gone.

New York, May 21.-In connection
with the exhaustion of the New York
assay Offices supply of gold bars
available for export to Europe, 1t be-
came known that a suggestion was
made to the secretary of the treasury
through the New York assay office
that a tax be put on gold bars suf-
icient to check the outflow of gold
to Europe.
Secretary Decides Adversely.
The secretary of the treasury took
the matter under adyisement and de-
,ided against the suggestion. which
vas tending to impair New York's
position as practically the only free
market for gold.
, 1908-05-21
AGENT Found Dead.

Chicago, ILL.,. May 21.-C p. Holmes.
purchasing agent for the Common
wealth Edison Electric company, was
found dead, with marks Of. %garroters
, 1908-05-21
Bridge pynamited.

New York, May 21.-The new bridge
under construction for the New York,
New Haven and Hartford railroad at
Bay Chester was wrecked by dynamite
today, a charge of fifty pounds being
discharged under the first span, twist.
ing the huge Orders and practically
the whole structure was ruined.
Scene Of Labor Troubles.
Today's outrage followed an unsuc-
cessful attempt yesterday to wreck a
bridge on the same railroad spanning
the Harlem river. The building of the
bridge has been for many months the
scene of almost constant labor trou-
bles. 1t is alleged that striking work
men have made frequent threats to
blow it up unless their grievances ere
adjusted.
Watchmen Thrown Down.
Consequently there were three
watchmen at the bridge. Two Of them
were only fifty feet away when the
explosion occurred. They were thrown
to the ground, but scramblins to their
feet they "a two men running away.
A fusilade of shots was sent after
the men but they escaped. 1t Is be-
lieved that it will take two months to
repaid the damage done. .