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The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-09
State Land SaIes.

Denver.-Three large sales were
recorded of timber and farm land in
the state office April list and the graft
flying thing about this fact in the eyes
of the land board was that double the
appraised value was received on the
timber land and over double on the
farm lands.
The bidding was spirited in all sales.
A timber tract in Archuleta county
brought into the state Golfers $12,75o.
The tract included 100000 feet OF
timber, appraised at SO thousand
feet but was sold for Sc a thousand to
c. w. Houser of Pagosa Springs.
An eighty-acre tract of farming land
in Jefferson county, appraised at $2g
an acre. sold for $63 an acre, or a total
of $5.040. The purchaser was the
Farmers Highline Canal G. Reservoir
Company.
Forty acres of farming land in Logan
county was sold to N. e. Jeffries of Al
wood, Colorado, for 500 an acre, ths
appraisement being s25 an acre. The
total realized on this tract was $2,760.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-09
Peoples Party Platform.

st. Louis.-The platform adopted by
the Peoples party convention declares
that the Issuing of money Is a func-
tion of the government alone that
should not be delegated to any corpo-
ration or Industry. The demand is
made that money be issued direct to
the people without the Intervention of
banks and be full legal tender for
all debts, public and private. The
working of the national banking law
is criticised and the demand made that
the power to issue money be taken
from the banks. The Aldrich bill is de-
nounced as "a method by which the
nation and the people can both be
robbed. 1t has not In it an intelligent
purpose that is honest"
The Fowler bill Is also denounced.
The plank on trusts demands that
the government own and control tho
railroads, and all public utilities which
in their nature are monopolies. own
ershop of the general telegraph and tel.
ephone lines and parcels post are
also asked.
The taxation of monopoly privileges
while they remain In private hands is
another feature of this plank. Other
planks favored initiation and referen-
dun aai the power to recall from Of
fee disloyal or inefficient representa-
tives
The enactment of legislation looking
to the Improvement of conditions for
wage earners.
Abolition of child labor and suppress
sion of sweat shops.
Abolition of convict, as opposed to
free labor.
Exclusion from American shores of
foreign pauper labor.
Eight-hour work day and legislation
in favor of safety appliances for work
ingmen.
Enactment of an employers liability
act within constitutional bounds.
Immediate adoption of precaution-
airy measures to prevent a repetition
of recent mining disasters.
Work on public institutions in
times of depression. for unemployed
men.
The passage of a law prohibiting
courts frorn assuming Jurisdiction in
vovling the constitutionality of any
law enacted by Congress and ap-
proved by the President. The maintain
ing of farmers organizations and ex.
tension OF their power and influence.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-09
POPULISTS
NAME WATSON
GEORGIA MAN NOMINATED FOB
PRESIDENT BY PEOPLES
CONVENTION.
SESSION WAS STORMY
NEBRASKA DELEGATION, WHICH
WAS FOR BRYAN. WALK OUT
OF THE HALL.

st. Louis.-For President of the
United States, Thomas f. Watson OF
Georgia. Cor Vice President, Samuel
w. Williams of Indiana.
This ticket was nominated Friday
by the Peoples party convention, after
two stormy sessions, throughout which
the Nebraska and Minnesota delega-
tlons, working IN the interest of VIII
lam J. Bryan. stroye desperately TO
bring about an adjournment until after
nominations had been made by the
Democratic and Republican parties.
Outnumbered. and without any chance
of gaining their object, the Nebraska
men fought desperately to the last, and
when jay w Forrest of Albany. New
York. mounted the platform to place
Watson in nomination they withdrew
from the convention, attended by the
Minnesota delegation, which consisted.
however. of only one mani. J.
Weighan.
II Bryan is nominated ut Denver. the
men who walked out of Fridays con
ention will support him. and they de-
clare the Populists of Nebraska viii
do so to n man.
At the morning session the Ne
braska men made decided headway.
They filibustercd cleverly, and several
fuI snarls. They fought long and hard
to have Temporary Chairman jacob s.
Coxy of Ohio made permanent chair
man, not because of any affection they
bore him, but because they believed
they could tangle him up and In that
way stand OFF the nominations. They
were beaten. however. and George A.
Honnecker of Jersey City was made
permanent chairman. Honnecker was
not in sympathy with the Bryan ele-
ment, and was not chairman OF the
Coxey brand.
The downfall of Nebraska came In
the afternoon.
They were filibustering along in
cheerful fashion. when 10 A. Parker OF
Louisville begged leave to ask "a cou-
pie of questions" OF Nebraska He
wanted to know II they were working
for the nomination of Bryan. They
said they were not. He then read from
Bryan's paper n plank from the Ne
braska Populist state convention, in
dorsing Bryan. and wanted to know
of they stood by It or by their state
ment just made. The Nebraska men
were backed into corner They
could fight. but they could not escape
Parker insisted upon a categorical
| answer. which Nebraska would not
give. One delegate insisted that re
porter on Bryan's paper had made n
mistake. just like reporters are always.
doing" but the convention jeered him.
From that instant Bryan's cause in the
convention was lost, and 1t was only
few minutes before the delegates from
his state had bolted.
Thomas e. Watson. the presidential
nominee, is well known throughout the
country, and his political life is famil-
lar history.
Samuel w. Williams, the candidate
for Vice President, Is resident OF
Vincennes, Indiana, where he has prac-
ticed law for many years. He is sixty
two years old, and has always been
more or less an active participant i'm.
politics. He was at one time Demo-
cratic member OF the Indiana LegisIa-
ture. but has been identified with the
Populist party since It's creation. He
is gray-haired and gray-bearded. about
six feet two inches tall. lean and of n
nervous temperament.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-09
Good Roads Association.

Denver.-Having as its object the
building and improving of highways
along the base of the Rocky mountains
in Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Montana,
Idaho. New Mexico and Arizona, the
Rocky Mountain Highway Association
was Incorporated Tuesday by Gerald
Hughes, Harold Kountze and Charles
A. Johnson. Membership in the asso-
citation. which is not organized for
profit is open to anyone interested in
the good roads movement, and already
large number of prominent Colorado
citizens have signified their intention
Of Joining.
A board of fifteen directors will con-
duct the work of the association and
appoint advisory boards in other states
where the work of the organization IL
to be carried on. The money to carry
on the work will be secured by state
appropriations, contributions from
counties and municipalities along the
roads to be constructed, and by pri-
vate subscriptions. If the plan of the
originators of the association mature
in due course. the states interested
will have a chain of connected roads
that will be among the finest in the
country. which will give access to
which is undoubtedly the most magnifi-
cent scenery in the world.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-09
George W. Clayton College.

Denver.-Carloads OF sandstone win
soon be hauled to Denver from quar-
ry near Boulder for the construction
of the George w Clayton orphans cot
lege, which is to be located on zoo
acres of property adjoining ]. Cook.
Jr.'s north addition to Capitol hill.
says the Denver News of the Sd inst
The principal buildings. which viii
cost 81 100000 are to be located in the
vicinity OF Colorado boulevard and
Eagt Thirty-fourth avenue.
News was received from Boulder
last night that former Federal Judge
Moses Hallett, one of the trustees OF
the Clayton estate, had contracted
with the owners of stone quarry of
that city for 6.000 perch of stone to be
used In the erection of seven buildings
for the orphanage.
For some time workmen have been
engaged in fencing the grounds for the
college. At a cost of $135,000 a two
foot water main has been constructed
Sand creek, a distance of seven miles.
to the college grounds. This work haz
been done quietly and few people have
known that 1t has been accomplished
One of the buildings. the largest.
will be an up-to-date agricultural col
lege, and several large dormitory
buildings will also be provided. The
stone to be used is said to be ths
the hardest building sandstone In tbe
state, and comes from a quarry south
OF the Chautauqua grounds in Boui-
der
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-09
Cook Scores Plnchot.

Washington.-In the closing debate
in the House on the agricultural bill,
Representative Cook challenged the
statement recently published by For
ester Pinchot that the receipts of his
bureau are in excess of the expendi-
lures He cited the testimony of Mr..
Pinchot before the agricultural COM
mittee that expenses of his bureau for
the year ending June 30, 1907. were
$64 900 in excess of the receipts.
He predicted that the receipts for
the current year would not show an
increase, as predicted by Pinchot, but
on the contrary, would show a de-
crease on account of the inactivity in
mines usually using large quantities
of timber. Mr.. Cook said further that
the price placed on mining timber by
the bureau, IS per thousand is unreas-
enable and excessive.
He called attention to the arbitrary
ruling of the bureau requiring mining
companies purchasing timber to cut
and remove it from the forests within
a year In closing he said:
Now what we want in Colorado in
the management of the forest bureau
is less sentiment and more practicable
ity, fewer Harvard graduates and rough
riders and some practical lumber and
millmen who know something about
the business from experience, and that
the forestry bureau shall comply strict
ly with the law"
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-09
pinehot Defends Forestry Service

Washington.-In view of the allega-
tions against him on the floor of the
House by Messrs. Mondell (Wyo.),
Smith (Cal.). and others, Clifford
Pinchot, chief forester. has addressed
letter to Mr.. Pollard of Nebraska, a
member of the committee on agricul-
ture, In defense of himself. Mr.. Pinchot
denies that either the forest service or
himself ever paid cent to any news
paper or magazine to advertise the bu-
reau's work; that either his buresa OF
himself ever instigated or procured at
tacks on public men, and denies the
misuse of public funds.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-09
PlncHor's FOREST POLICY.
He Believes IL VIII Be Endorsed When
understood.

Washington.-Chief Forester Clifford
Pfnchot of the Department Of Agricul-
ture has had his attention called to an
article in the Pocatello udaho) Trib-
une to the effect that he has notified
President Roosevelt that hereafter he
would not make a punching bag" of
himself and would decline most re-
spectfully, but still firmly. to further
attempt to defend the governments
forest policies in public debate.
Mr.. Pinchot says OF this item that
the exact contrary is true, and adds:
For several years | have sought op-
portunities to meet western people at
public meetings and discuss with them
freely all questions at issue between
them and the forest service, in order
TO reach wise and true conclusions.
Nothing that | have ever done has
yielded such good returns in the way
of improvements in the service and bet
ter understanding of the governments
forest policy on the part of the people.
In the course of the work IL is true
that had to meet attacks of all kinds,
some fair and open. some otherwise.
But have found almost invariably that
western audience wants the truth,
and knows the truth when the truth is
presented to il.
Il believe the present acceptance OF
the forest policy throughout the West
is largely due to the fact that the mem
bers of The forest service have ever
been willing to take up the questions
involved publicly. with those most con
cerned in having them settled In the
right way. So far from having notified
the President that proposed to discon-
tinue meeting the people of the western
states, / reported TO him last fall the
excellent results these meetings have
had. and that | was planning for fur
ther of the same kind next summer.
Just so long as am able to travel and
speak and just so long as the
western people are willing to hear
me, propose to discuss with
them face to face any differ
ences we may have, any method that
they or | can suggest for making the
national forests more useful to them,
and any shortcomings in the forest pol
icy or its extension.
Unless the western people approve
the forest policy 1t can not succeed.
Unless they know exactly what 1t is
they can not approve it. Unless we of
the service know where 1t falls short
we can NOT devise and put in operation
the necessary improvements. Taken
altogether, there is scarcely any ether
single thing which does so much good
as public meetings for open discussion,
ana there is no other piece of work
have to do that would not abandon be-
fore | would abandon this. Whenever
the western people want to get at the
forest service for any possible purpose,
they can set at it directly without an
intermediary of any kind"
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-09
Bands of Wild Horses.

Denver.-According to reports com
ing from the plains. several efforts have
been made TO capture three bands of
wild horses that are said to be feed
ing in the neighborhood of Kit Carson
Among the group that runs wild twenty
miles nor.h of the town are said TO be
powerful horse and an equally hand
some mare that would make a team
worth about $500. A huge sorrel stall
lion, with a blazed face, a tail that
reaches TO the ground, and a heavy,
flowing name, is the leader of the band
and is said to be so wary that up to
date any attempt to run down any
member Of the group has resulted in
failure. Whenever a man appears
alarm and starts the band Off In the
other direction. led by a small roam
broncho. The stallion himself brings
up the rear, swapping at the mares to
make them run faster, and IL too hard
pushed he will stride off by himself
The country where this band roams
is known as the Little and Big Springs
section, and the farmers in that vicin-
ity are watching their own horses
closely to keep them from joining the
wild ones. A domesticated horse is
often coaxed away by band of wild
ones and in a few days is just as wild
as the rest.
There is said to be another band led
by big brown stallion, about twenty
miles south of Kit Carson, and third,
led by bay. not quite SO far off Some
of the horses have brands, while 9th
ers have not.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-09
Probing the Paper Trust.

Washington.-In his capacity as a
member of the House, Speaker Cannon
Thursday introduced a resolution di-
recting the attorney general to trans
init to the House the papers bearing
on the investigation into the affairs
OF the print paper trust" resolu-
tlon giving similar directions to the
secretary of the Department of Com
merce and Labor also was introduced
by the speaker.
Speaker Cannon said:
The duty on print pa per is fifteen
per cent. ad valorem and has been the
same since 1890 under t,ae Mckinley
law, the Wilson law ana the Dingley
law, covering a period Of eighteen
years. 1t is claimed that the price
has been advanced within vhe last few
months. largely more tn ~ equal to the
duty. II the claim Of The publishers
is correct, the advance in the price is
not due to the duty, but results from
the illegal trust and combination. II
the small duty were repealed, it would
not interfere with the illegal trust
agreement"
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-09
Five Million Carnegie Gift.

New York-Announceme was
made Friday night that Andrew Carne-
gle would add s5.000.000 to the fund of
the Carnegie foundation or whatever
sum might be necessary to include as
pension beneficiaries eligible profess
sors OF state universities.
No provision was made for this class
OF educators in the original gift for the
reason stated by Mr.. Carnegie at the
time, that the donor thought 1t possi-
Bile that such institutions might prefer
that their relations should continue
exclusively with the state from which
their chief support was derived.
This view was not taken by the Ma
tional Association of State Universi-
ties. which in the year following the
establishment of the foundation petit
toned the trustees for admlttance to
the benefits of the retiring allowance
system. II was then found that the
earnings of the original fund of &c.,
100000 were exhausted through tls-
outlet already planned and that II the
faculties of all state universities were
to be benefited an additional s5,000,-
900 would be required.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-09
A.k.d to Meet eoxernorp.

Indianapolis.-John Mitchell, ex-
president of the United Mine Workers,
is one of five Americans selected by
President Roosevelt to be special
guests Of the big conference of state
and territory governors to be held in
Washington May 18th. This confer
ence, which will last three days, and
the sessions of which will be held in
the east room of the White House. will
be presided over by President Roose-
welt. 1t will be the first meeting in the
history Of the country Of federal,
state and territorial executives. The
five special guests will be: Grover
Cleveland. William ]. Bryan, James J.
Hill. Andrew Carnegie and John
Mitchell.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-09
Reprieve Expected for orchard.

Boise, Idaho.-Regardless of the alb
solute refusal of Harry Orchard to per-
sonally file a petition for pardon.
Frank T. Wyam, as his counsel, acting
by direction of Judge Fremont Wood,
of the trial court, filed with the state
board of pardons application for par
don. Four weeks must intervene be-
fore such an application can be consid-
cred, and as the matter cannot be con-
sidered until regular meeting Of the
SSard, a respite will be required ex-
tending the date for execution until
some time in July rom May Is. The
next regular meeting comes on the
first Wednesday In July.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-09
Farmers Rushing to Colorado.

Denver.-The whole country seems
to have suddenly discovered the fact
that Colorado is an agricultural state
and new farmers are pouring in at an
unprecedented rate. From January LIST
to March list the records OF the Colo
rado Railway Associations show that
there passed through the Denver gate
way from the East 1850 tons of emf
grant movables, or trife over 800
cars. Since the first of March this ton
mage has increased. and It Ia estimated
that fully izo people day are coming
into the state to occupy farms, most of
them coming from the Middle West.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-09
Pushing Colorado Bills.

Washington Representatives Bon
ynge and Cook were given q hearing
Saturday before the House sub-commit-
tee on public buildings in behalf of
their bills providing for increase In the
cost limit of the Boulder public build
Ing from 100000 to 100000, and to con
struct federal buildings at Fort Collins
and Greeley at cost of $780,
BOO each. Messrs. Haggott and
Cook also appeared in behalf of
bills providing for n federal build
Ing at Grand Junction at a cost OF $125,-
900 and one at Durango to cost $780,
900. Favorable action by the commit
tees is looked for on all of these bills
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-09
Target Practice Finished.

San Diego. Cal.-Wireless reports
received from Magdalena bay state
that the record target practice of 1905
for the Atlantic fleet is practically at
an end. The Vermont. the last of the
sixteen battleships to go on the ranges
completed the firing of her 12inch
guns April LIST and April End was com
pleting her record with the rifles ira
the secondary battery. Most of the
ships have completed torpedo practice
SO little remains but to coal and clean
ships. 1t is said that all will take ora
sufficient coal TO carry them to San
Francisco. so they will be open to viz
itors every day at coast ports.
The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-09
BRITISH PREMIER RESIGNS.
VIII Be Succeeded by Herbert II. A.
quith, Chancellor Of Exchequer.

London.-Great Britain Sunday
night is in peculiar position. being
without either premier or ministry.
The lcas expected resignation OF Sir
Henry bell-Bannerman, the prime
minister, was officially announced Ac-
cording to the court circular. he re-
signed on the urgent recommendation
of his medical advisers. AS the con-
stitution of the country provides no
automatic successor. 1t resting with the
King to choose new head OF the gov
ernment. and in accordance with Gus
tom and precedent, the whole cabinet
resigns with the premier no step to
appoint ministry can be taken until
Herbert II, Asquith. chancellor OF the
excheauer. who has been summoned to
Biarritz for the purpose. has seen the
King.
The position of the country is quite
unprecedented, there being no previous
example of a change occurring in the
premiership while the sovereign was
abroad. On this account the course of
procedure to be followed is In some
doubt.
Sir Henry's condition remains un-
changed. according to the physicians
bulletin posted today. The King. in
telegraphing his acceptance of the pre-
mier's resignation. conveyed an eN-
preston of his regret and esteem. with
best wishes for Sir Henry's recovery.
Chancellor Asquith. who has been
acting premier for some time past
Will leave for Biarritz Immediately. At
cabinet meeting, specially called, he
submitted the premier's resignation
and the situation was fully discussed.
Asquith's accession to the premier
ship will be well received by all Sec
tions OF his party with the possible ex.
ception of the extreme radical and la
bor men. who are inclined to see
in his imperialistic views the end of
some of their aspirations for Socialistic
reforms.
Similar feelings are likely to prevail
In the Irish benches of the house.
where he is not regarded as n sure
friend of home rule in any degree be-
yond giving Ireland control of her
merely local affairs.
The National tribune., 1908-04-02
Denfh of Gen. Gaifar.

Gen. Odon Guitar died at Columbi
Mo, March 13, at the age of 81 His
father was Frenchman and his mother
the daughter of Missouri pioneer. He
was educated in the Missouri State Leg
islature, and Immediately after gradua-
ton went to the Mexican War in Doni-
phan's regiment He was a Wing in
politics, served in the Missouri Legisla-
ture and was elected to Congress, but
cheated out of his seat. AT the begin
ming of the war he was an ardent Union
man and leader cs the Union element
in his section, exposing himself to great
danger from the enmity of the secession
crowd. At one great meeting he was
the sole person present who cast his
vote against adoption of secession reso-
lutions. President Lincoln named him
for Brigadier-General, but it was not
considered wise for him to leave the
country and take the young men with
him, exposing the Union people to the
depredations of the Secessionists. He
raised regiment for home guard duty,
which became the 9th NJ s. NJ Cav,
and after the fight at Moore's Mills he
was commissioned a Brigadier- General
Tor gallantry. He did splendid service
IN North Missouri in suppressing and
exterminating the guerrilla gangs which
were infesting the country. He showed
the greatest daring as well as enterprise
and judgment in this work After the
war he returned to his profession, and
became noted as civil and criminal
lawyer. No man in the country had
better success than he He married
after the war Kate Leonard, daughter
of Judge of the Supreme Court of
Missouri. and seven children were born
to them.