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The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1908-06-27

The shower Wednesday was very
welcome to the valley rsnchmen
especially the eastern part. We
anticipate frequent showers dur.
ing July and August.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1908-06-27

The relations between the United
States aud Vcnczucln have become
somewhat strained and our minis.
ter has been called home. g.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1908-06-27

Mr.. and Mrs. o. w. Sylvester
went to Denver Monday night 70
BE- gone q week or 70.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1908-06-27

Ii. $. Groves, the Ranch \
Range man of Denver, was in town
Thursday.
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1908-06-27

Joe Duran returned "Wednesday
from Alamosa where h. has been
It work two months and . half OH
the Victoria hotel addition which
+. n Aew completed
The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1908-06-27

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The Monte Vista journal. (Monte Vista, Rio Grande County, Colo.) 1888-1921, 1908-06-27
8. J. Greenr is in jaiI> ut Fort
Collins for conducting a socinlist
meeting on the streets III TINT town.

Work on the 81. Joseph sani-
tarium ut Del Noste has COM
mencsd aud will b. pushed until
the buiI9ling 10 completed.
The evening world., 1908-02-01
GETS $4,000 LEGACY FOR
"DEFENDING HIS COUNTRY"

you've the proper spirit. my lad,
and III show you how | admire n
youth who jumps to the defense of his
country when she needs him." said
Charles Stephens, of Cedar RAPIDS, Ia
as lac bade his nephew. stephen II. car
roll of ersey City, farewell when he
went South with the Fourth Regiment.
Jersey Volunteers, AT the outbreak Of
the Spanish-AmericaH war.
That was many years ago, and young
Carroll, who is now a clerk in the
County Clerks office, had almost for
gotten the words OF his wealthy rela-
live He was recently married and had
received Il valuable present from his
uncle.
Cedar Rapids saying that his uncle had
died and bequeathed him $4,000 Tie
win read.
''To my nephew, who calamity rushed
10 the defense ~ his country at her
call. | leave $50
Young Carroll took the first train
West to claim his fortune.
The evening world., 1908-02-01
WAR
ON HARTMAN AND
OTHERS STARTS
Rogers, Stillman, Schitf and
Frick Among Magnates
Named in Big Suit.

SALT LAKE CITY. Feb. Limited
States Attorney Hiram f. Booth. act
Ing under the direction OF the ATTORNEY
General. to-day filed IN the CIrcplt
Court of the United States for the Dis.
tr!ct of Utah. sitting at Salt Lake CITY.
a petition or bin in equity in which
the United States is made complainant
and the Union Pacific Railroad Com
pany, the Oregon Short Line Railroad
Company the Oregon Railroad and
Navigation Company. the San Pedro.
L\s Angeles and Salt Lake Railroa d
Company, the Atchison. Topeka and
Santa Fe Railroad Company. the
Southern Pacific COMPANY the North
ern Pacific Railway COMPANY Great
Northern Railway Company. Farmers
Loan and Trust Company. Edward r.
Hartman. Jacob Fl. Schiff, Otto r.
Kahn, James Stillman Henry II. Roy-
ers. Henry c. Frck and William A,
Clark defenda,Ss.
The bill sets out in detail. the sever,,
agreements, contracts and operations
by which the several defendants-Harri.
man. Schiff, Kahn. Stilman. Rogers,
Frick and Clark-at various times since
Jan. /, 1901. are alleged to have secured
for themselves and others the manage
ment and control of the various de-
fendant roads. their branches and
steamship lines and to have ever since
operated them in restraint OF trade and
commerce among the States, and with
foreign nations, in violation of the act
of Congress, approved July .. 1890. en-
titled AN Act to Protect Trade and
Commerce Against Unlawful Restraint
and Monopolies."
The bill alleges combination and CON
spiracy among the defendants in deroga-
ton of the common rights OF all the
people of the United States, and asks:
That the individual defendants
named. and their associate stockhold-
ers, and each and every person COM
bining or conspiring with them and their
trustees, agents and assigns, present or
future, be perpetually enjoined from
doing any and every act or thing In
furthermore of the combination or con-
spiracy or tending to carry out the con-
spiracy described in this bill of COM
plant, or Intended or tending TO COM
plete conlrul Ut partlHi controi OF said
lines of railway by the Union
Pacific Railroad Company, the Oregon
Short Line Railroad Company, or the
Oregon Railroad and Navigation Com
pany. or their officers, directors and
executive committees. or in the con-
troll, legal or practical of any person
pr persons, association or corporations,
acting for or in lieu of said Union Pa
rific Railrad Company. or the Oregon
Short Line Railroad Company. or the
Oregon Railroad and Navigation Com
pany, In carrying out of the unla wful
or conspiracy heinbefore
alleged"
And that pending the final hearing
lf this case temporary restraining
order and temporary writ OF injunction
nay issue enjoinng the defendants and
their associates. and each OF them, and
heir stockholders, directors. officers,
gents and servants. ~ hsrsinbsfors
The evening world., 1908-02-01
DRIVEN
TO SUICIDE BY
CRIES FOR HEAT
Lost His Job Because
Owner Wouldn't Furnish
Coal, He Said.

Constant warning with the families in
the EdEemere apartment house over tn,
lack of heat and the fact that he had
been told to get another job impelled
Janitor William Webber to kill himself
to-day. The thrty-four families in the
big apartment-house. which is at No. :
West One Hundred and Fourth stree;
did not esteem their "Yens Yensen."
When the cold spell refrigerated III,
eam-heated flats Web0er was com
planned against. He said he was not
given sufficient coal with which to gen
crate enough heat The landlord then
told Webber to get out. and to-day was
TO be Webber's last in the apartment
house.
Christian A. Webber's Wife and his
married daughter. Mrs. Mary Rohbtrg,
went to Webber's quarters to-day to
help him move his belongings. He was
morose and complained Of the manner
in which he declared he had been
treated Then he said:
"Ach, but it is a bad day. No good
deed could be done on such a miserable
day." and Webber went into the store
room adjoining his apartments in the
basement.
Mrs Webber was taking her hus-
bands picture from the wall when n
shot cracked and startled the tenants
as well as the wife and her daughter
They rushed to the storeroom and found
Weber dying. lie was once soldier
in the German army and won medals
for accuracy of aim. The bullet he
sent into his head from the 81 calibre
revolver was clean shot piercing tins
brain and causing instant death.
Webber was fitty-siX years old.
The evening world., 1908-02-01
COMPTROLLER HANDS
OUT JOBS IN OFFICE,

Comptroller Metz made some changes
In his office to-day. including the trans
fer of his secretary, Oliver f. stanton,
to be Auditor of Accounts.
Charles II Murray. Of No 1853 Lerfe Is
place. Brooklyn. "A newspaper man, for
merly with Alfred Harmsworth of Lon
don. becomes Mr.. MetZs secretary at
a salary OF 5000 year. Mr. stanton
will receive 5000 in his new place. He
was appointed in 1902 by Edward NJ
Grout.
Lawrence J. Kelly is made Deputy
city PaymaSter at n salary of 5000
He succeeds John II. Ratjen who was
removed week ago. John r. Hobbs
is made Deputy Superintendent of Mar
kcts succeeding James II. Baldwin. who
resigned Dec, ~, The salary Is 5000.
Henry A Tork, Deputy Auditor of
Accounts, becomes an Auditor OF .Ac-
counts at 5000, and +. j. Brettman,
an Auditor OF Accounts. is transferred
10 a deputy Authorship OF Accounts at
$500.
The evening world., 1908-02-01
MET. RECEIVER
GETS TWO MORE
LINES IN CHARGE

Judge I.acombe, in the United States
Circuit Court this afternoon, appointed
Frederick w. Whitridge receiver OF the
Forty-second Street, Manhattanville and
st. Nicholas Avenre Railway Company
and the Dry Dock, East Broadway and
Battery Railroad Company. The bond
In each receivership was fixed at $4,000
Mr.. Wh!tridge is already receiver OF
the Third Avenue Railway Company.
of which the other two were subsidi-
aries.
The applications We're made In the first
case by the Barber Asphalt Paving
Company, which claims s2O,a49.27 for
goods sold and delivered-probably paw
ing: and against the Dry Dock Com
pany by the\ American Hay Company,
which claims 6,5i6,0l for goods deliv-
cred.
1t is recited that there is other In
debtedness which the companies are
o4aalols to meet
The evening world., 1908-02-01
POLICE RESCUE
IS CHILDREN At
TENEMENT FIRE
Blaze Cut Off Escape by Stairs
and Drove Twenty Families
to Street.

\ smoky fire In the f!ve-story tene-
ment No 326 East Fortieth street early
this morning drove twenty families to
tie streets in scant attire, and some
what the worse for panic
Scrgt. Newham and Patrolmen Quinn,
Kelly and Pryor, OF the East Thirty
fftA street station. accomplished the
rescue OF over score OF helpless chill
Uren. whose parents were trying in
vain to get them away from the dense
smoke which filled the Railways OF the
building within few minutes after the
blaze was discovered.
Ihe fire was dlsccrered In the base
ment OF the house by John Nolan. of
No S2o East Thirty-n!nth street. who
was passing w. and he turned in the
alarm.
While the firemen were COMBATING
the blaze. which spread upward ran
IDLY through the hallway. the policemen
made their way to the roof of the
building next door. and from there
by the fire-escape down to the burning
building, Back by the same route
they carried seven children of Michael
Ready, two children OF Mrs. Adolph
SWeitzer. and four of Emil Strebon.
The rest of the tenants. driven out OF
their flats by the smoke. and be- :
unable to get to the street down The
stairways on account of the smoke.
followed the rescuIns policemen to
safety.
The damage was estimated at about
sl,VVO. lost of which was TO the stair
ways OF tia building
The evening world., 1908-02-01

After many futile attempts to shoot
q line against the stiff westerly gale
tnt "as -"t ahoard and the breches
buoy run from the foremast OF the
teanhed vessel to the shore
Sea Heads or Savers.
The sea was running as high and
wild as 1t ever has been seen in that
eection. and the crew of the Scotch
eark would not risk taking the women
In the first trips of the buoy so four
n'hmte-s of lha Crcw were sent ont as
an experiment and the women and
children wrapped in blankets and car
r.ed w IN the rigging.
The crew Of the bark is composed of
the captain, two mates and eleven men.
and one Of the women is the captains
wife. the other her friend The captain
sent word ashore that he would not
risk the taking of of the women until
the wind went down or the ship was in
danger OF breaking up.
II 10 expected by the life-savers how
ever. that everybody will be taken off
safely, as the breakers have driven the
bark within a few hundred yards of the
dry beach.
The Puritan was sighted off Bellport
thi. morning in tow of the tug Teaser.
Both were laboring heavily to make
headway against the strong westerly
gale and angry sea. Finally 1t was
seen that the tug was in difficulties
and compelled to cast off the tow.
Tug Desered Big Ship.
The bark worked In toward shore
and anchored about two miles Off the
life.saving station. The tug lay by for
an hour and then disappeared. steam
ing in the direction of this city.
No signals were flown from the bark
until shortly after noon, when her
cables parted and she was blown in
toward shore. The boat was unable 10
make steerage way and was driven INTO
q smother of breakers on ledge OF
beach about two and half miles west
OF the Bellport lighthouse.
ing anxiously. Immediately set out to
the assistance of the stranded vessel,
first telephoning to the two nearest sta
tions for assistance.
The Blue Point life savers had al
ready gone out and were endeavor ng to
from smith Point and Bellport Effort
after enort to get out n boat or shoot
line to the beached boat failed She
nad struck about quarter of a mile
beyond the breaker line and was being
pounded to pieces by the seas that
crew had been driven to the frozen rig
Ately.
Five of the eighteen men on the bark
nlade landing by means of their own
ooat about go o'clock this afternoon.
The evening world., 1908-02-01
ROOT COMES FOR A VISIT.

WASHINGTON. Feb. l.-Secretary
Root left Washington to-day for New
York on . visit for few days.
The evening world., 1908-02-01
CUBS SIGN YOUNGSTER.
He Is Third BRseman SaycInnd, of
Milwaukee City League.

MILWAUKEE. Feb. 1.-Raymond Save
land, third baseman of the Milwaukee
City League. was signed to-day by the
Chicago National League club. Save
land is twenty years old and weighs
more than l75 pounds.
The evening world., 1908-02-01
BIG SEAS CUT OFF
TWO AND
WOMEN ON WRECK
Lashed' to Rigging of Four-Masted
Bark Stranded on Beach Off
Bellport L l.. Out of Life
Savers Reach.

While tremendous i the sides stranded fo-nasted
bark Puritan blown Beport H. this afternoon four
members of her of ruoy. The seas were
too high the time risk taking two Children who
were shed high in the rigging
After two lteFoalS had receS in the breakers the
crews of HteSaverS from the Bepor Blue Point and Smith Point
ion abandoned the effort the mperlsd and children
The evening world., 1908-02-01
SIS for contempt of court.

Justice Dowling, who had given Thaw
and his lawyers two hours to confer
convened court Mt $50 o'clock and was
Informed by Mr. Littleton that Thaw
was ready to go to the asylum without
any protest. The Court then ordered
Deputy Sheriff Bell to take the pris-
oner to the train forthwith
Ready to Go.
Bell went to the Sheriff's office. where
Thaw was waiting, and told him they
would have to start at once Thaw
buttoned up his ulster and said
IAN right. I'E ready"
Accompanied by his wife, Dan
O'ReiIly and the Deputy Sheriff. Thaw
walked over the Bridge of Signs to
the Tombs. He hade goodbye to all
the prison officials and climbed into
his own automobile, which had been
run into the jail yard. His wife.
OReilly. Lawyer Peabody and Deputy
SlrriT Bell got into the car with him.
deputy Sheriff Bell and Detective
Moore, OF Peabody'S office. got on the
seat with the chauffeur.
The big gates leading to Lafayette
street were opened and the automobile
shot out into an immense crowd.
Crowd in Street Cheers.
Led by Rafael Gascoue, the man
whom Thaw assisted with money and
advice to get out OF the Sing Sing
death house and nually secure an 40
The evening world., 1908-02-01
A PROPER VERDICT is
MIR. JEROMES OPINION.
Prisoner Receives Announcement With Sigh
of Relief, His Wife With Great Emo.
tion -Roosevelts Relative
Fined for Contempt.

The jury in the of Harry Taw found him not e7tv o III.
murder Stanford White to-day the ground he was insane when
the crime was committed and within hours Thaw was on train
pound Tor the Asylum for the Criminal Insane Mateawan
He was committed to the asylum by order of Justice Dowlnp
which declared him dangerous lunaic.
lhawS lawyers will go before Justice of the Supreme Court on
MONDAY and ask Tor his release the ground that Justice Downs
commitment unconstitutional If this is unsuccessful they
will apply for writ of abeas corpus and the appointment OF
commission to examine haw and report upon his mental condition
THAW FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION.
lhaw protested violently against going Maeavan He declared
with all the force of his violent that lawyers ought to secure
MS release at Finally Lawyer Peabody him in hand in the
ShetS office the Criminal Courts Building and persuaded him that
he would have to 60 to the asylum
Ihaw finally agreed depart peaceaby left the Grand Central
Station on the A. 80 train.
GRINS AS HE HEARS VERDICT.
Harry Thaw took the verdict with grin of positive satisfaction
His wife heretofore the coolest figure in the great showed
lar more emotion than did her husband her husbands afrother
Josiah haw, the only of his blood kin who the verdict in
person.
After ordering the prisoner to be taken to Mateawan on the next
train the Justice allowed Thaws counsel grace hours to
confer with their client and decide whether they would fight by
hbeas corpus the order of commitment the criminal
insane
JEROME AND LITTLETON AGREE
M Leon said: at just and legal verdict what ex-
pecet"
Jerome threw his about Lletons shoulder said
81 am glad turned out the way did, old man! proper
verdict"
Theodore Roosevelt Pe tennis player relative of P
verdict Justice Downg Immediately ordered his and fined him
rrOntem nj court
The evening world., 1908-02-01
PACIFIC BATTLE-SHIP
FLEET AT PUNTA ARENAS.

PUNTA ARENAS, Feb. 1.-The fleet
of American batte-shps under Rear
Admiral Evans care to anchor in the
harbor OF Punta Arenas at Ia =. NJ.
to-day.
The evening world., 1908-02-01
COURT REFUSES TO ENJOIN
PRESSMEN FROM STRIKING.

CINCINNATI. O.. Feb. limited
states Judge Thompson to-day handed
,iown a decision refusing TO enjoin the
International Pressmen's union from
striking.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-17
ROYALTY IN DANGER.
King of Portugal Fears Assassination.

Lisbon, June lit is likely that
the king will not publicly participate
in the celebration of the great reli-
gious festival tomorrow. owing to the
recent discovery Of plot to blow up
with bombs all the members OF tho
royal family on the occasion OF that
celebration. Every possible safe
guard has been placed about the king
to protect him from the wrath of the
malcontents.
Scores OF arrests have been made
as result OF the plat and the lead
ers of the Society of the Black Cross
are now in prison and will probably
be executed Correspondence found
by the authorities indicates that the
society had relations with an interna-
tional organization of anarchists.
with branches in Madrid, Barcelona,
Paris, London and other European
cities.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-17
Missouri Likes Prohibition.

A. Ruppe, the pioneer farmer, has
just received a copy of a paper from
Shelbina, Mo-, his old home, giving
an interview from Hon. ]. H. White
cotton. democratic candidate for gov
ernor of the state, in which he says
that Shelbina has made more ad-
vancement and more substantial pro-
gress during the past two years un-
der prohibition than IN any former
period in the history Of the city.
Shelbina is a town of about 5000 peo-
pie and is similar to Pendleton in
many ways and once had large
number of saloons. The farmers OF
that vicinity have built and now own
and operate a railroad eight miles in
length from Shelbyville to Shelbina.
1t is the only railroad in the United
States actually owned and operated by
farmers and is a very profitable ven-
ture
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-17

Southeastern Idaho wool Is COM
manding the top notch price. Fifteen
and a half cents was paid Tuesday by
II. s. Hallett Of Boston for 100000
pounds of the Malad, Idaho. clip.
The wool purchased belonged to
about AZ growers in the vicinity OF
Malad, who were represented in max
ing the sale to Mr.. Hallett by Gift
Davis, who went to Salt Lake from
Malad. accompanied by Jedd Thomas
Jedd Jones and Dick Owens.
Hallett will ship all the Malad wool
to Boston between now and July 10.
This sale. following hte report from
Idaho that buyers were paying Is
cents a pound for wool in Utah, has
filled the Utah sheepmen with exul-
tation
They believe that the better prices
IS the result of their fight against the
bear movement in the wool market,
says the Pocatello Tribune.
Word comes from Soda Springs that
representatives of the eastern COM
mission houses are offering Is cents
pound for the clip at Soda. SODA Is
the largest wool center in the inter-
mountain region, and IL this increase
In bid price continues, there will be
a happy lot of flockmasters in the Fizz
Water town.
Douglas & Valentine of this city
the sheep kings of Bannock county
have received some flatterlng offers
from eastern buyers, but have not yet
closed. They refused to divulge the
price submitted to them, but 1t Is
known to be better than IA cents.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-17
FOUR ARE DROWNED
IN AN AUTOMOBILE
Machine Carrying Women and Chill
dren Plunges Over Pier Into North
River

River.
New York. June Flour per-
sons were drowned last night when
an automobile carrying a pleasure
party of six became unmanageable,
shot at wild speed down West Fifty
Sixth street and bounded from an
open pier into the North river. The
machine turned over in its plunge
from the pier, holding the four vic
tins fast in their seats.
The dead: Adaline Bardon, aged
9 years; Mrs. Rose Coleman, aged
23 years! John Coleman, aged years;
Virginia Knight, aged 8 years.
The chauffeur, John Bailey, was
carried into the river with the ma
chine, but managed to free himself
and swim to safety.
John Nolan, one of the party,
jumped from the runaway machine
as 1t neared the end of the dock.
After taking his employer home to-
night Bailer invited his friends for a
pleasure ride. With the party he ran
the machine down Fifty Sixth street
at fair speed, In some manner the
brake failed to work and the machine
began to skid. Down the dock it
flew and Nolan leaped just in time.
The four victims were carried into
the water. The body of Mrs. Cole
man was recovered shortly before
midnight last night.
After swimming to the pier, Bailer
went to the police and notified them
of the drowning and surrendered him
self.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-17
City BreUities
Ice cream at Hohbach's.

Ice cream at Hohbach's.
All kinds of good dry wood. See
MINIS.
See MINIS for good, dry wood that
burns Lots OF 1t on hand.
Dressed chickens every day. Stark
Poultry House. Phone black 1891.
Unfurnished housekeeping rooms
for rent Enquire at East Oregonian
office.
All kinds OF transfer work done
promptly. Stansberry & Milne phone
Main s.
Insurance Gasoline stoves are safe
and economical. Sold by Goodman
Hardware company.
For Sale--Hobart NJ Cable piano,
for $275 cost $3.50. Call 1O6 Blaine
street or phone Red 2771.
Wanted-Women to wash ladies'
clothes, must call for and deliver. En-
quire st. Elmo lodging house.
For Sale-Nine-room cottage, good
location, good order. Too large for
present owner. Enquire 100 Bluff
street.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-17

August and September, says the La
Grande Observer. No business is ef-
fective on the first day Of July, and
throughout the whole country. The
officials in the local office have moth
ing to say about the matter, and can
only act according to instructions.
Mr.. Roberts, the receiver, desires that
all the publicity possible be given the
matter, so that any one having busi-
ness in the La Grande office will not
be disappointed by expecting the Of
flee to be open all Of Saturday as usu-
al
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-17
SNIITH-VAUGHAN NUPTIALS.
Miss Effle Smith and Thos. Vaughan
VIII BE Welded at E. L. Smiths
Residence.

Miss Effie Smith, the accomplish
ed daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. E. L.
Smith, and DR.. Thomas Vaughan, Of
the dental firm Of Vaughan Bros,
will be married at the home IF the
brides parents on Tustin street, at s
o'clock this evening, Rev. w. T. Eus-
ter Of the NJ. E. church, to perform
the ceremony.
Both the young people are well
known and very popular and will
move to their new home on South
Johnson street, this evening.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-06-17
McKee-Wright Nuptials.

At high noon today Mr.. Orville
James Mckee and Miss Mabel Edith
Wright were united in marriage by
Rev. Ralph E. Strong. The ceremony
was performed at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Robert L. Jackson at SIS
West Court. After the ceremony a
dainty wedding luncheon was served
by Mrs. Jackson, who is a sister of
the bride, and with whom she has
been visiting for some time. Mr.. and
Mrs. Mckee will be at home in We'll
lington, Kan, after the first Of next
where Mr.. Mckee is a well
known railroad man.