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The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-17
FIRES AGAIN BREAK OUT
Michigan Copper Mining Towns in
 Danger of Determination.

Calumet, Mich, Seupt. 6.--Ahmeek, a populous mining town, five miles north of here. Is threatened again with de- struction by forest fires. A few miles further north, Ojibway Is experiencing anxiety, fires being near the mining lo- cation. Tho Calumet and Hecla and Tamarack Mining companies have men fighting the fires near their pumping plants on the Lake Superior shore, five miles northwest of here.
 A special from Houghton, Mich. says forest fires extending over sixty miles of timber lands have broken out again in Houghton and Kewana counties The fires are still five miles from Houghton. "A thick pail of smoke hang ing over the copper country has made navigation on Portage Lake difficult.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-17
STOCK BROKERS vICTIMIzED.

New York, September 16-The Stock Exchange House of E. R. Chapman x has been vlctlmized to the extent of s3o0oo by means of fraudu- lent checks according to a statement issued by the firm to-day. The state ment says the checks were forged and uttered by man who was employed as manager of one of the firms branch offices. He has disappeared.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-17
INSANE ASYLUM AFIRE.
Ninety in Long Island Home Rescued
 With Difficulty.

Amltyville, l.. l., Sept 16-Not real
 izng their danger, 20 insane prisoners of the Long Island Home, one of the largest insane asylums in the state, fought against being removed from a
 section of the main building today when that structure caught fire. The flames spread so rapidly that a great portion of the big building was ablaze
 in a few minutes and the inmates were almost cut off from escape. Sixty keepers were compelled to use force to get the unfortunate men and women to safety and for several minutes there was a scene of the widest excitement.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-17
HIGGINS cLINcHEs REFUSAL.

Providence, k. l.. Sept. 16-7In a letter to Chairman Frank E. FtzsIm- mons of the democratic state central committee, Governor James II. Hig- gins to-day reafiirmed his determina- tlon not to be a candidate for any of- flee, If the democratic nomination should be forced upon him and he should be elected, he declares that he would not qualify for the office.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-17
FAVOR ROOT ESTATE
Important Decision on Big Claim
 Against Bristol Man.

Bristol, Sept 16.-Referee r. A. Beach and A. W. Hyde on the will of the late Charles J. Root to-day re- ported adversely to the judge of pro- bate on the claim of J. Berkin of Butte, Mont, for s66,1 The claim was made for services due for perfect ing mining stock transactions. Other claims to the amount of $3S,7O0 were allowed.
 MT Root was killed in an automo- bile accident at Ashley Falls in June, 1907 and left an estate of $175,000, large portion of which was left to the Bristol Public library.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-17
PRIEST \ SUICIDE.

New York, Sept, l6-Father Arturo Asenclo, the priest from santo Domingo who was found unconscious in Central Park with q bullet wound fin his head, died from his Injuries today. Coroner Physician Schulize performed an au- tousp on the body and gave It as his opinion that it was q case of suicide.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-17
OCEAN RATE UP s1O.

Berlin, Sept, 16.-The representa-. tives of the German and Italian steam ship lines, at conference held here o-day, decided to raise the rate at once between Mediterranean ports and New York $10 This agreement will be submitted to a conference of all the lines
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-17
HURRICANE FASTENING HERE.

Washington, Sept 16.The Indian hurricane passed over the Bahama Islands to-day and is moving toward New Foundand banks. The weather bureau declares the hurricane will hardly lose any of It's energy during land coast
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-17
OFF CAR BACKWARDS
Another Woman SprawIs in Chapel
 Street as Result.

Alighting backwards from a trolley car nearly cost young woman seri- ous injury at Chapel and Orange streets early last evening, The wom- ar did not wait for the car to stop but jumped off while 1t was going at good rate of speed and then jumped off backwards. She fell flat to the pave ment and the wheels nearly went over and picked herself up and hustled away
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-17
MUST AMPUTATE ARM
Man Found Injured Under Bridge Is
 in Serious Condition.

Picked mp under the Cedar street bridge not far from Union station late last night Jacob Kehr of Holland lies at the New Haven hospital in serious condition Kehr is thought to have been knocked off train by the bridge though the exact information could not be obtained from him as he was unable to talk longer than to give his name and home address. He was found by Engineer Hooking, who car ried him to the Spring street crossing where he was placed in the police am bulance and taken at once to the hospital.
 Kehr had several scalps cuts, one quite serious and his left arm was badly mangled It was found neces- sary to amputate this arm and his condition is accordingly quite serious Kehr is not an employe of the rail- road.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-17
BOYS PLEAD GUIITN.

The seven young Hamden boys who were arrested for stoning trains were on trial last evening before Prosecutor Clarke. They pleaded guilty and were committed to the care of the probation officer for six months.
The morning journal-courier., 1908-09-17
prsrRrrRs WORTH sso q o n

Washington, Sept l6.--According to an order issued at the War department to day. d reward of $50 will be paid in all cases where a deserter Is delivered by civil of'cer or civilian at Q mtl'- tary post.
, 1908-04-01
THE ELECTION
HOUR FIXED
GRAND COMMANDMENTS KNIGHTS
TEMPLAR WILL SELECT OFF,
GERS THIS AFTERNOON.
Good Attendance at Annual Meeting,
Many of the Grand Officers Being
Present, Including the Grand Com
mander-Eastern Star Banquet to
Follow in Evening.

The grand commandery of Wyoming,
Knights Templar, is holding its an
nual session at the Masonic hall at
the corner of Second and Garfield
streets this afternoon, with Grand
Commander r. H. Lawrence of Green
River presiding. The other grand Of
ficers are A. ]. Parshall of Cheyenne,
grand recorder; w. w. Daley of Raw
Inns, grand junior warden; F. A. Luck
field of Rawlins, grand deputy COM
mander, and others. The Cheyenne
commandery is represented by DR..
George c. Rafter, a past grand com
mander; Judge Cyrus Beard and R.
H. Bozarth, Sam Cursor arriving on
the afternoon train.
Rawlins and Green River.
From Rawlins are Past Grand Com
mander William Daley, ]. P. Helm and
L. E. Armstrong, Judge Craig arriving
in time for the afternoon session.
Representing the Green River COM
mandery, besides the grand command
er, are Karl Spinner and Thomas Cot
tie. Emmanuel commandery of this
city is represented by the thirteen
members who are entitled to seats in
the meeting, including Past Grand
Commanders Otto Gramm and j. T.
Holiday.
Election at Four O'clock.
The forenoon session was devoted
to the appointment of committees and
the reading of the reports of the of
fcers for the year. The election of
officers and the selection of a place of
meeting is fixed for 4 o'clock this after
The Eastern Star is preparing for a
banquet to the Knights Templar at the
hall tonight, the sessions of the grand
commandery being concluded before
the supper hour, as now believed.
, 1908-04-01
MAY SELL RANCH AND
REMOVE TO LARAMIE.

r. E. Fitch. the real estate dealer,
today closed a deal for the sale from
Ben Warren to Mrs. Abbie Vaugniaux
of Gleneyre, for a home for herself and
family, eighty acres at Fort Sanders,
including one of the old post buildings
and a good stone barn, the ranch ruu.
ming back from the fort and being well
watered. Mr.. and Mrs. Vaugniaux are
likely to sell their Colorado ranch at
Gleneyre and remove to this city, Mr..
Vaugniaux being a prominent and sue
cessful cattle buyer.
, 1908-04-01
THINKS END
is COMING
AUDITOR OF UNION PACIFIC BE-
LiEvES DULL SEASON WILL
SOON BE AT AN END.
Headquarters at Omaha Not Greatly
Affected BY Cutting Down of Work
ing Forces Today-Few Clerks Re
tired and Indications are That Old
Time Conditions Returning.

Many clerks in the Union Pacific
headquarters are on the anxious seat,
fearing their heads may be chopped off
April l, in response to orders issued
by ]. C. Stubs, head of the traffic de-.
partments of the Hartman lines, say
the Omaha Bee. Persistent rumors are
afioat that several will be let out from
the Office of the general passenger
agent and from several of the different
auditing departments.
Cutting At An End.
eve will not cut the force in any
of the departments but one" said H. J..
Stirling, auditor of the Union Pacific,
when asked as to the contemplated To-
auctions. The auditing department is
a peculiar proposition in that it has
about as much work to do in slack
times as when the road is busy. Last
fall and summer we added to our forces
to care for the new conditions brought
OIL by the changes in the laws, and
some of these extra clerks have al
ready been let out, but no further re-
auctions are to be made April /.
Good Old Times Again.
I'VE do not think this slack business
will continue for any great length Of
time and will not cut our regular forces.
If We thought the slack business was
to be at all permenant We might then
look around to see where we might
make some saving. In slack times the
officers of the road want reports to
see where reductions may be made,
more reports than in times when the
road is doing a larger business, and
these extra reports require men"
Rumor Denied.
In response to a query as to whether
the rumor was correct hat men were
to be let out of the purchasing depart
ment Chief Clerk Smith said: 1--WE
let out a couple of men a month age
and a few inspectors, but we now have
all the work the present force a do
In slack times manufacturers write us
for business more than in other times
and this all makes work"
, 1908-04-01
popuIist National Convention.

st. Louis. Mo, April Numerous
delegates to the populist convention
arrived last night and today and it
became evident. from the expressions
of the late arrivals, that there is small
chance of the convention taking a
stand against prohibition.
Opposition to Coxey.
Some opposition has developed to
Jacob S. Coxey as the temporary chair
man, on the ground that there are
populists whose records for party 10y
atty are better, but so far Coxey has
the strongest following.
Kick Against Bryan.
The Nebraska delegation, which is
instructed for Bryan, had not arrived
up to noon. There is a strong feeling
against Nebraska for endorsing Bryan
and its delegates may not be seated.
National Committee Takes Recess.
The national committee was also in
session for a few minutes and then ad
journed until late this afternoon. Nc
business of any kind was transacted.
, 1908-04-01

each of the large Chicago systems is
5000 and the wages offered are to be
about the same as last year, when
labor was scarcer and more men were
needed.
For day laborers the wages range
between SLIPS and SLIGO a day, the
average being about s1.40. The high
est figure is paid for what are called
steel gangs, who are employed in lay
ing steel rails.
More Americans On List.
This year the railroads expect to he
able to procure a much greater pro-
portion of American labor than usual,
owing to the fact that times have not
been SO good and many are u of en-
ployment. 1t is also expected that
there will not be so many Italians
available this year because when the
business recession anne the Italians
returned to their native land in ship
loads.
, 1908-04-01
Land Fraud Case BEGUN.

Washington. D. G., April 1.-The
trial of the land fraud case against
Frederick A. Hyde, John A. Benson,
Henry P. Dimond and Joost H. Schnei-
der. involving an alleged conspiracy to
defraud the United States out of val
liable lands in several western states,
was begun here today, before Justice
Stafford in the criminal court.
Many Witnesses Present.
Upwards of 200 witnesses from four
teen states in the west, where the al
legged fraudulent requirement of lands
was effected, r here for the trial.
This case has been on the dockets Of
the court here and in California for the
past four years, the trial having been
postponed from time to time.
May Last Three Months.
1t is believed the trial will continue
at least three months. Most of the
land alleged to have been fraudulently
acquired is situated in California and
Oregon.
, 1908-04-01
UNITED NINE WORKERS OF AMER.
ICA AND OPERATORS so FAR
FAIL TO AGREE UPON
WAGE SCALE.
Central Pennsylvania and Indiana Min
ers Agree and Work Will Be Con-
tinued Pending settIement-Thir-
ty-five Thousand Men in Missouri
and ~Neighboring States Enjoying
HoIiday-Rio Grande strike.

Indianapolis, Ind, April 1.-Bitumi.
nous coal miners numbering 100000
are idle today on account of the fail
ure of the United Mine Workers Of
America and the coal operators 70
agree upon a wage scale to go into eff
feet today. District meetings are be-
ing held to reach an agreement in the
different states, and it is believed the
strike will be of short duration.
Agreement Reached.
The central Pennsylvania and In
diana mines are in operation, as an
agreement had been reached in the
former district, and the Indiana min
ers and operators have agreed to on,
tinue work pending the settlement,
which is being negotiated by a joint
meeting at Terre Haute.
Many Quit Work.
All the miners in western Pennsyl-
vania, Ohio, trans-Mississippi and out
lying districts have quit work.
May Return to Work.
Kansas CITY Mn Anril u is he.
, 1908-04-01
Day Charges Dismissed.

New York, April 1.-The charges
preferred against Chancellor Day of
Syracuse university by Rev. George A.
Cooke of Brandon, Vt, were ruled out
of court by Bishop David H. Moore at
the opening of the 109th session of
the New York Methodist Episcopal con
ference today.
Attack Upon Free Speech.
Bishop Moore in dismissing the
charges said he regarded the COM
plant against Day as a direct attack
upon free speech and a free press. The
decision was greeted with cheers and
long continued applause.
Charged Defamation of Roosevelt.
The charges against Chancellor Day
were contained in five counts and
were to the effect that he had DETAINED
President Roosevelt in some of his
public utterances. DR.. Day made no
answer to the charges.
, 1908-04-01
Enqineer Preparing to Resume.

J. ]. Argo, formerly the locating en-
gineer for the Moffat road west of the
Continental divide, arrived last night
from Denver and is preparing to take
the field for the Laramie Plains line.
He will have a party of ten men, who
are coming from Denver and other
points, and they will leave tomorrow
for Centennial, going first to McNea-
ley's ranch, where the first camp will
be established. Mr.. Argo will spenl
the summer in the field.
, 1908-04-01
SECOND HOBO GANG
PASSED THROUGH LATER.

A second gang of tramps passed
through without stopping last night.
not being allowed to leave the train
here. The first bunch did not return
after having been escorted through
town. Four or five stragglers spent
the night in the city Jail, but were re,
leased this morning and told to make
themselves far between as far as
Laramie is concerned, n are perhaps
still going.
, 1908-04-01
Japanese Trading Company.

Articles of incorporation are being
prepared for the organization in this
city of a big Japanese trading COM
pany, says the Cheyenne Tribune.
The company will be financed by San
Francisco and Denver Japanese mer.
chants and will aim to supply the in
creasing number of Japanese employ
ed in this state. 1t will be called the
Ekoj Asst company and will have
stores all along the Union Pacific.
, 1908-04-01
WANTS LARGE TRACT
OF WYOMING LAND.

The secretary of a large real estate
company of Denver has written to R.
e. Fitch of this city that he has de-
mand for 100 900 acres of good Wyo-
ming land, well located and adapted,
at not more than S. an acre, and MT.
Fitch has taken the matter up, being
prepared to sell that much land, which
he believes will meet every require
of the writer, and much more if
needed.
, 1908-04-01

San Diego, Cal, April 1.-The battle
ship Connecticut arrived off Coronado
at 6 this morning. Admiral Evans is
expected to come ashore soon. The
Connecticut will return to Magdalena
Bay this afternoon.
en- California Soil.
Shortly before noon the admiral was
taken off on the tender Yankton and
brought to this city, where a private
car was placed at his disposal. He
plainly showed the effects of his ill
ness. He leaves this afternoon for
San Luis Obispo to receive treatment
at the mineral hot springs.
Wants to Join In.
To the Associated Press the admiral
said that he was under the doctors
orders, but he hoped the treatment at
the springs would enable him to rejoin
his fleet in time to take part in the
festivities that have been prepared.
, 1908-04-01
Guests at Union Pacific.

The following guests were register.
ed at the Union Pacific last night
Andrew Dingwall, st. Louis; H. L.
Simpson, J.. H. Moffatt, H. H. Shaw
and R. R. Bitter, Denver; H. B. Hare,
Chicago; Otis Thayer, A. ]. Wharf, A.
X. Lee, Cheyenne; j. P. Zonne, A. H.
Winde and wife, st. Paul; N. S. Wood
worth, Omaha; H. A. L%uckield, L. E.
Armstrong, Rawlins.
, 1908-04-01
ENTERTAINED IN N

OF NNTITT0 TEWPLNR.
MI. apd Mrs. Jesse Converse enter
tanned the visiting delegates to the
grand conclave of Knights Templar
last night, about thirty guests, includ-
ing the visitors and local members Of
the order, being present. The tvening
proved a very pleasant one for all con.
cerned, Mrs. Converse serving r.
freshments. Mr., Converse is a promi-
nent member of the order and Mrs
Converse of the Eastern Star.
, 1908-04-01
LOOKING UP LOCATION
FOR CLOTHING STORE

R. E. Fitch is in receipt of a letter
from S. H. Reschell of Willow Springs,
Mo-, asking for a suitable location for
an exclusive clothing and shoe store
or a general store, having heard some
thing of Laramie and being Iesirous
of locating here. He asked about 9th.
er good towns in this locality. Mr..
Fitch furnished him with data cou-
corning Laramie and with the infov-
nation that there are several good
towns in the state and only n best
town.
, 1908-04-01
BOMB WAS
Missile Follows Letter Demanding
Money From Brooklyn Italian.

New York. April Following the
sending of letters demanding money,
a bomb was thrown today at the home
of Joseph S. Cullitto on Beaver street,
Brooklyn. The explosion broke all the
windows in the house. blew down the
front door and wrecked the vestibule,
but the occupants were uninjured.
, 1908-04-01
Forty Thousand Idle,

Columbus, Ohio, April 1.-According
to accurate reports received here to-
day from all owe the Ohio mining dis
tricts, 10000 workmen of all kinds in
the mines are idle today as the result
of the decision of the miners officials
of the central districts to stop work
because they say the operators decline
a wage agreement.
, 1908-04-01
ODD FELLOWS LODGE
LOSES MANY MEMBERS.

Grand Secretary Louis Miller of this
city was notified this morning that
Elk Mountain lodge No. 3, Odd Eel
lows, had lost eight members in The
two explosions al Hanna on Saturday,
n more than the loss sustained bv
the Hanna Knights of Pythias. Mr..
Briggs, the superintendent of the mine,
who was one of the victims of the
first explosion, was a member of the
Rock Springs lodge, Excelsior No. 0.
Two Of the dead Odd Fellows were
members of the insurance branch Vt
the order.
, 1908-04-01
IMMENSE CROWDS At
THE STATE CONVENTION

lieved this morning that $4,000 coal
miners in Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma
and Arkansas, who are enjoying a hol-
iday today, will return to work tomo>
row pending the settlement of their
differences with the officials of the
Southwestern Interstate Coal Opera
tors association.
, 1908-04-01
No Assessment for April.

Dr.. A. F. Jonas of Omaha, chief sur
geon for the Union Pacific and man.
ager of the hospital department, has
notified all employees that the hospital
fund contribution for the month Vt
April will be omitted from all employees
except those entering the service dur
ing thai month.
, 1908-04-01
en- California Soil.
Golno to Australia.

Melbourne, Australia, April 1.-Alf-
red Deakin, prime minister for Austria
liza, has received a cable message an
noun cling that the American battleship
fleet, which will be divided into two
squadrons of eight warships each, will
arrive here September / and stay ten
days. The fleet will arrive at Sydney
September IL and remain ten days.
The armored cruisers, however. will
not visit Australian waters.
, 1908-04-01
To SING AND TALK
Al nSTORY HOUR,

Mr.. J. C. Carman Of Denver, Colo 4,
will entertain the children at the "sto-
ry hour tomorrow afternoon at 2
o'clock sharp. Mr.. Carman will not
only speak but he will also sing. The
children should remember to come
promptly at 2 o'clock, as the story tell
er's time Is limited.
, 1908-04-01
CAME To THE CITY
In BIG AUTOMOBILE

Mr.. n Mrs. w. B. Emmons, who
are driving the only six-cylinder
Franklin automobile in the state, ar.
rived from the ranch yesterday after
noon, spending the night here and re-
turning to the ranch this morning.
Mrs. Emmons has nearly recovered
from her recent attack of illness.
, 1908-04-01
Great Strike May Follow.

1t will urge the company to immedi-
ately secur competent boilermakers,
m%achinists and blacksmiths or declare
the strike off. Failure to comply with
the request will result in a general
strike of all employees of the system
and the calling out of the shopmen en-
all the Gould lines.
, 1908-04-01
SANTA FE
Reduction of one-half Of n Per Cent
From the Last One.

New York, April 1.-The directors
of the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
railway today declared a semi-annual
dividend of 21a per cent on the COM
mon stock. This is a reduction of one
half per cent from the last dividend.
, 1908-04-01
LOST THE ROAD.
italian Car in Long Race Not Yet at
Santa Barbara.

Los Angeles, Cal, April 1.-The Ital-
ian car, which left here at 8 last night,
had not reached Ventura or Santa
Barbara at 10 this morning, and is
supposed to have lost the road or
broken down.
, 1908-04-01

During the month OF March there
were Alp freight Cars loaded at ard
shipped from this point. There were
also handled 1O,927 cars eastbouni
and 1871 cars westbound. This
doesn't look like dull times.
, 1908-04-01
Calling on Railway Officials.

Denver, Colo, April IA commit.
tee representing the engineers, fire.
men, conductors, trainmen and switch
men will call on the Denver and Rio
Grande railway officials today to pro-
test against the operation of the equip
ment in its present dilapidated condi-
ton, rendered so, it is alleged, by the
strike of shopmen and boilermakers.
, 1908-04-01

indianapolis, Ind, April 1.-The In
,iana republicans went into state con
vention today to adopt a platform and
tormally present to the country
charles Warren Fairbanks, vice pres
ident of the United States. as their
candidate for the presidency.
Thousands Are Attending.
For two days the hotel accommoda-
tions OF the city have been strained to
the utmost. Fourteen hundred and
seventy delegates in themselves make
a goodly crowd, which has been dou-
bled by as many alternates and multi
pled twenty times by federal, state,
county and municipal Office holders,
friends and supporters of the contest
ing candidates, and the rank and file
of the party from every corner of the
state.
Chairman Agreed Upon.
Representative Overstreet of Indian
apolis had been selected as temporary
chairman and Representative ]. C.
Clancy of Sullivan for the permanent
chairman.
Delegates at Large.
For delegates at large to the ma
tional convention, United States Sen
ators Albert ]. Beveridge and James
E. Hemenway, Governor J.. Frank
Hanly and Chairman of the State Com
mittee James P. Goodrich have been
agreed upon.
TWO Platform PIanks.
1t is agreed by a large majority Of
he party leaders that the most prom
inent planks in the platform. in addi-
ton to a strong resolution i~nstructing
for Fairbanks. should be n favoring
local option. with the county as a
unit, and the other would follow the
advice Of Fairbanks and urge a revis-
ion of the tariff by the special session
Of congress- immediately after the cleo
ton.