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The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-06-23
No.

Indictment against the conspiracy
formed among the law breakers to
prevent the enforcement of the law
and to evade the punishments pro-
vided by law. The platform a
dopted by the republican conven-
ton contains no intimation of
danger. If there are any conspir-
acies the convention did not see
them; If there are any dangers
ahead it was unconscious of them.
Was the president mistaken when
he issued his defiance, or are the
republican managers deceived when
they think that an aroused public
VIII calmly contemplate the en-
croachments of predatory wealth.,
This is retreat number six.
The convention, by a vote of
500 to ia, more than seven to one.
voted down, the plank in favor Of
the popular election of United Sen
stors. 1t is true that the president
and Secretary Taft have never adj
vocated the popular election of
senators. They seem to take the
Hamiltonian rather than the Jeff
ersonian view, but the most pop
ular reform in the United States
today is the reform that has for its
object the election of United States
senators by direct vote. 1t has five
times been Endorsed by the nation
al house of representatives three
times when the house of repre-
sentatives was republican. 1t has
been Endorsed by nearly two-t thirds
of the states of the Union, and
there is probably not state in the
Union in which it would not be
Endorsed at popular election, and
yet in spite of the record made in
the house of representatives and by
the various states this reform is re-
jected by seven-tO- one vote in a
republican national convention.
Here are seven propositions
upon which the republican party in
national convention assembled, has
retreated from the position taken
by that party in congress Of from
the position taken by the president.
What has Roosevelt republicans to
say? The president has awaken
ed spirit of reform within his
party; he has at least revealed to
the world that there are reformers
in the republican party. Can that
spirit be quelled by a stand-pat
convention Millions of republi-
cans have enlisted at the president S
call to arms and are ready to
march forward; they furl their BAN
ners and turn back merely because
the president acquiesces in the
sounding of a retreat
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-06-23
COMMISSION FIXES
VALUES OF RAILROADS
Tentative Findings Place it at
$I6O,O0O,O00

OLYMPIA, June 10. One hun
dred and sixty eight million dol
lars is the aggregate value of prop
erty of the three transcontinental
railroads in this state used eXClu-
sively for railroad purposes, ac-
cording to the tentative findings of
the railroad commission on the
value of railroad property in this
state. Exact figures will be an
nounced shortly. The figures for
the three roads in round numbers
are:
Northern Pacific Sill, 900, O0O
Great Northern 50, 10000
O. r. & N. 10, OOO,OOO
$16S, 900, OOC
This does not include railroad
propcrtv used for commercial pur-
poses which will probably approx
mate $40, 900, 900. The smaller
railway systems of the state not
directly maintained as branches Of
the transcontinental system will
exceed $50, OOO,O0 so that the
combined railroad properties in the
state of Washington will be figured
at not far from a quarter billion.
The railroad commission will
submit these figures to the tax
commission which this year for the
first time, has the power to fix the
assessed valuation of railroad prop
ertv in this state. The tax com
mission will follow closely the
valuations determined by the rail
road commission, but to make them
conform to the assessed valuation
of other property in the state, 1t
viii, assess railroads Oil the basis OF
6O ner cent of the market value.
This will put the railroad property
in Washington for taxation pur-
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poses at about S126, 100000 or
nearly three times the assessed val
uation fixed on such property by
the state board of equalization last
year. The assessed value at that
time was given as S43, SO3, $40.
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-06-23
POULTRY RAISERS
WANT TO EXHIBIT
Fair Of 1909 Will Have Large Sec.
ton Devoted to Fowl.

One exposition department which
is quite active and doing a good
work is the poultry section, of
which Mr. J. l.. Anderson, a we'll
known poultry fancier, is superin
tendent. This department is un-
der the live stock division, of which
Mr.. J. w. elise is committee chair
man.
Already letters are coming in
almost every mail from poultry
raisers, containing the information
that the particular farm in question
will be represented when the ex-
position opens. These letters
come from the Pacific coast, the
Middle West and the East.
The prizes are usually good, and
the classifcations are complete. In
all there are twelve different CLASH
fcations under which fowls may be
entered. Each of these classical
tons is divided into some half
dozen breed departments, making a
total of thirty seven subdivisions in
all. These again are divided into
varieties, and there are los varie-
ties under which entries may be
made.
The prize lists are as follows:
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-06-23
Tonight.

If you would enjoy tomorrow take
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets tonight. They produce an
agreeable laxative effect, clear the
head and cleans the stomach. Price %
cents. Samples free at Owl Drug Store
The Ellensburg dawn. [volume] (Ellensburg, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1908-06-23

IRE GOODS FOR THIS season WERE DESIGNED
AND MADE LONG AGO. so 1T is ALWAYS.
THERE ARE MORE KINDS or CHOICE THINGS
THAN ONE--F1RST CHOICE, SECOND CHOICE,
THIRD CHOICE AND SO ON; YOU WISH THE
FIRST CHOICE DO YOU NOT? If YOU COME Now
AND BUY YOU WILL GET THE FIRST CHOICE
TO THESE CHOICE ARTICLES WE WOULD
ESPECIALLY CALL YOUR ATTENTION,
RESPEC TEuIY
, 1908-03-02
CALLED TO CAPITAL
To MEET MnhnEIi

DR.. T. V. Cooke of Cheyenne, the dry
farming expert, who is here today to
attend a meeting of the Wyoming Plant
and Seed Breeding company of Wor-
land, has received a request from Con.
gresham Mondell to meet the commit
tee IN public lands of the house, of
which Mr.. Mondell is the chairman, and
discuss the Mondell 32O-acre homestead
bill. DR.. Cooke will leave for the east
tonight. He says that 800 acres is as
small a homestead as can be used to
advantage, particularly in the dry
farming sections where the land raises
a crop only on alternate years, the
other year being used to get the
ground in shape to be sown and cult
waited. He will urge upon the COM
mittee the necessity for the passage
of the Mondell bill in the hope of set
ting the arid lands of the west. DIR.
Cooke is an expert on dry farming and
his presence before the committee is
expected to have much weight in the
recommendation to be made upon the
bill.
, 1908-03-02
WILL HOLD FUNERAL
TUESDAY AFTERNOON,

The remains of B. A. Jackson, whose
death occurred at Keystone Friday
night, reached the city this afternoon
and were taken charge of by Undertake
err J. w. Stryker, the funeral being fix.
ed for 2 o'clock tomorrow afternoon,
from STRIKERS undertaking rooms. MI.
Jackson had been a member of the
knights of the Maccabees, but his
membership had lapsed. The deceas-
ed was born in Indiana and would have
been 60 years of age on the 26th of
this month. He leaves three sons,
William R., John A. and Howard Jack
son, and four daughters. Mrs. Philip
Roberts of Michigan, Mrs. John Beau
doin, Mrs. Francis Nelson and Miss
Jessie Jackson, all being present at
this time except Mrs. Roberts, who has
been notified of the death of her faith
or, but who will be unable to reach this
city.
, 1908-03-02
HE DOES NOT FEAR
OUTCOME OF MATTER.

Hon. j. w. Sammon of Evanston, a
member of the legislature last winter
and who is the author of the appor-
tionment bill which became a law, and
which is being attacked by Senator
Sullivan of Natrona county and SEN
ator Williams of Douglas, passed
through the city Saturday afternoon,
on his way home from Denver. Mr..
Sammon says he made sure at the
time of the introduction of the bill
that 1t conformed to the law and the
constitution, consulted all the authori-
ties available and believes the man
damus proceedings in the supreme
court will fail ard that the law will
be fully sustained. He says he has no
fear whatever of the outcome of the
attack.
, 1908-03-02
BOTH COMPETITORS
FAIL IN EXAMINATION.

Word reached DR.. F. M. Tisdel, pres.
ident of the University of Wyoming,
from Oxford university, England, this
morning, hat both Edward Roberts OF
Fort Washable and Herman Anderson
of Wheatland, who took the Rhodes
scholarship examinations, had failed
to pass at oxford, their papers having
been found not UP to the standard set
by the committee. That will leave this
state again without a representative
in the Rhodes scholarships until the
fall of 1910. Mr.. Roberts declares that
he will take the examination again in
that year.
, 1908-03-02
REMEDY FOR
THE PAN|CS
PRESIDENT ARBoGAST OF LIGHT
COMPANY DISCUSSES THE
FINANCIAL SITUATION.
Letter in Saturday Evening Post of
Philadelphia Suggests Laws That
Would Prevent Recurrence and
Solve Requirements of Sane and
Elastic Currency system.

j. A. Arbogast of Akron, O., president
OF the Laramie Light and Power COM
pany, has an article on Backing Up
the Banks" in the Saturday Evening
Post of February Is, in which he sug-
gests that the government guarantee
%depositors in national banks against
loss; charge national banks a percent
age on their capital and surplus to Gre
ate an insurance fund sufficient to COW
er all losses; remove all restrictions
as to eserve n allow banks to loan
all their funds; establish sub%-treasuries
amply supplied with money in every
business center, and give to each sub
treasury authority to examine and su-
Aeryise the banks in its district; let
the s~ub-treasuries loan to national
banks in their district any sum of mo.
ney up to the full amount of deposits
IN such banks, at IL per cent per an
mum, upon pledge of securities held by
n requesting such loans, except in
cases of insolvency, when the sub
treasury will take possession of such
banks, Immediately pay all depositors
IN full n liquidate the assets, and
eive the government full power by a
general statute to issue paper money
and % purchase gold by the issuing Of
bonds and such further powers as may
be necessary to carry out this plan
Would Stop Panics.
He adds that, Under this system
'here would be no financial panics e
cept in times of war or in case of some
great national disaster, when the sta
rlhty Of the government itself was in
ooubt; there would be no imitation OF
inc currency, because the high rate of
interest charged by the government
Would deter borrowing by the banks,
except in cases of great emergency;
'nere would be no runs on national
oahKs, because the government itself
would be back of the banks; state
"anRs would have to show themselves
10 SAFE as national banks, OF, national
o"nhs would get all the business
NAere would be plenty of money with.
u further issues in ordinary times
'eoause there would be no incentive
~h'ard 1t-in short, this plan, or some
or embodyfng the same principles
'uiu come very lear to solving. the
, 1908-03-02

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, 1908-03-02
Opposing Prohibition BILLS.

New York, March Opposing New
York states most recent proposed par
ticipation in the movement against the
liquor traffic, the Central Federated un-
ion yesterday adopted resolutions
against the local option bills now be-
fore the legislature, declaring them, if
enacted, the forerunner of prohibition.
The resolutions declare that such laws
as those proposed would throw hun
dreds of thousands out of work.
, 1908-03-02
ENGINEER
GIVES AN OPINION
DECIDES FOR RAILROAD COMPANY
IN THE ASMUS BoYSEN MAT
TER AT SHosHoNI.
Holds That People Of shoshoni, River,
ton and T~hermopolis Did Not Aid
Him in Reaching Conclusions and
Gives Burlington Right to Prevent
the Great Dam.

Cheyenne, Wyo., March 2.-State En-
gineer Clarence T. Johnston today
handed down an opinion in the Asmus
Boysen case. He holds that the evil
dence submitted by the people of Sho-
shoni, Riverton and Thermopolis had
not beer helpful in aiding him to
reach a conclusion. They simply ask
ed for both the dam and the railroad
and had not furnished any evidence as
to the mineral character of the land,
the amount of power to be used, etc.
Railroad Evidence Helpful.
The Burlington Railroad company, on
the other hand, had shown that the
higher or sixty-foot dam would be ok
ceedingly detrimental to a transconti-
mental line through that canon. The
state engineer, therefore, holds that
Boysen may construct the original dam
applied for, the thirty-fve-foot dam,
provided he perfects his papers in &C
cordance with the requirements of the
engineers Office.
Lengthy Opinion.
The opinion of State Engineer John
ston is about four newspaper columns
in length and enters extensively into
the subject, at hand.
, 1908-03-02
BROUGHT GOOD ORE
FROM ANNIE MINE.

Louis Miller returned from Jelm last
evening, bringing in some samples OF
ore from the Annie mine which look
fine and can be seen at his store. He
says that the ore is being sacked and
will be shipped to Denver. The near
est shipping point would be Hatton, on
the Laramie, Hahns Peak and Pacific
railroad. When the railroad reaches
Lake creek the distance to the rail-
road will be about seven miles from
Jelm.
, 1908-03-02
BACK FROM EGYPT
AND DIES At HOTEL
SON OF MILLIONAIRE MERCHANT
VICTIM OF RHEUMATISM AND
GOVT AT LIVERPOOL.
travelling in Holy Land for Benefit of
His Health and Succumbs Before
Reaching Philadelphia - Bishop
Duncan of Methodist Church
PASSES Away at ~Spartanburs.

Liverpool, March 2.-Thomas B.
lWanamaker of Philadelphia, son of
former Postmaster General Wanamak-
er, died suddenly al the Hotel Liver
pool today. He arrived here Thursday
from Egypt, where he had been travel.
ing with his mother in search of health.
Suffered from Rheumatism.
Philadelphia, Pa, March 2.-Thomas
Wanamaker had been a sufferer from
rheumatism and govt, complicated with
other ailments. February l the an
nouncement was made of his retire
ment from the firm of John Wanna
maker.
, 1908-03-02
ANARCHIST TRIES To
KILL CHIEF Of POLICE

police, the identity of the man who at
tackled the chief is a mystery. He was
an Italian or Slav. about "a years of
age, weighing 14O pounds, and about
five feet six inches tall. On his shoes
and underwear was the number 1893.
No articles or marks by which the
man might be identified were found
upon his person.
Mayor Has Lively Visit.
Mayor Busse had an exciting inter
view with an office-seeker a few min
utes after his return to his office from
the Shippy home. The stranger, who
was shabbily dressed, was waiting
outside the mayors office in the city
hall and as the mayor advanced ex.
tended his hand.
Mayor Ordered Fellow Out.
The mayor declined to grasp it and
eyed the man closely. 81 want a job,
and am not here to ask you for any
thing more. But if l don't get a job
there will be trouble" said the man.
The mayor Immediately ordered the
man from the building, and the latter,
after glaring angrily at the chief ex-
ecutive for a moment, walked away.
Had Been at Hall Before.
The mayor explained that the indi.
vidual had been calling on him every
day for some time seeking a position.
Today, however, was the first time he
threatened to create trouble.
Officials Excited.
The incident caused excitement al
the city hall and several heads of de-
partments issued orders not to admit
strangers to their offices on any pre-
text.
Wholesale Plot Denied.
The impertinent office seeker who
encountered the mayor shortly after
he returned from the Shippy home
caused a commotion in the city hall,
and the occurrence gave rise to a
rumor that a wholesale plot had been
made against the city officials, but
that was at once denied.
Chosen BY Lot for Purpose.
The identification of the man who at
tempted to kill Chief Shippy as a
member of a group of anarchists which
have been holding regular meetings in
the Getto district of the west side OF
the city was obtained by two detectives.
Friend of Police Reports.
A friend of the police who attends
the meetings to gather information
recognized the body. He told the au-
thorities that the man had been select
ed by lot to kill the chief and mayor.
Will Stop Street Meetings.
1t Is reported that Mayor Busse is
about to issue an order prohibiting all
street meetings. The order will be
made general and include religious as
well as political meetings, it being as
serted that infiammatory speeches are
often made at gatherings held on the
street corners, under the guise of re-
vival meetings.
Will ForestaII Objections.
By making the order general, it is
thought objections to it IN the ground
of alleged discrimination will be fore
stalled.
, 1908-03-02
AMERICAN WILL REACH
CHEYENNE WEDNESDAY.

Elmer Lovejoy, who will pilot the
American car in the New York to
Paris automobile race from Buford to
Rawlins, received a telegram this
morning that the car would reach
Cheyenne on Wednesday and he will
leave for that city tomorrow night to
be ready to take charge, The car is
looked for at Omaha tonight and will
make the long run to Cheyenne by
Wednesday night. Mr.. Loveioy will
inform The Republican as to the prob
able time of reaching this city.
, 1908-03-02
SHERIDAN POST SPEAKS
OF LARAMIE CITIZEN.

Mr.. Charles Reals, ex-member Of the
legislature from Albany county, and
former sheriff and treasurer of that
county, is here from Laramie, on a
few days visit to his son, Frank Reals,
prescription clerk at Small's drug
store, says the Sheridan Post. Mr..
Reals came to Wyoming in 1869, from
Syracuse, N. Y, and was for many
years an engineer on the Union Pacific
railway. Like all old-timers about
Laramie, he enjoyed a personal &C
quaintance with the late Bill Nye, and
has read everything the humorist ever
wrote.
, 1908-03-02
Manv Men Affected,

Boston, Mass, March 2.-Over 5000
granite cutters, quarrymen and others
employed in the granite industry at
Barre, VT, Montpelier, VT, and Yves
terly, R. l., were affected by the sus.
pension of work today, due to the fail.
ure of the unions and manufacturers
to agree to a new wage scale and work.
ing agreement.
, 1908-03-02
Meeting Postponed.

Chicago, ILL.,, March 2.-The annual
meeting of the stockholders of the Hi.
nois Contra adjourned today, after ff-
teen minutes session, until 2 O'Clock
tomorrow. The inability of the proxy
committee to present a complete re-
port caused the adjournment without
action.
, 1908-03-02
RAILROADS denied
EXTENSION Of TIME
rany al the annual meeting of the ILL
nois Central today.
Dividend by American.

New York, March 2.-The directors
of the American Smelling and Refining
company today declared a quarterly
dividend of 1 per cent on the common
stock. This compares with the quar-
terly dividend of 2 per cent for the
last previous quarter.
Preferred Same as Last Year.
The directors also today declared a
quarterly dividend of ~ per cent on
the preferred stock, which is unchang-
ed from the last previous quarter.
, 1908-03-02
THE COOLEST WINTER
FOR SEVERAL YEARS.

William Cole, the Waterman at Gold
Hill for the Acme Consolidated Gold
and Copper Mining company, in a note
to President Gramm of the company
this morning, says the past winter has
been the coolest known there for sew
eral years, the barometer registering
as low as 80 degrees below zero, with
plenty of snow.
, 1908-03-02
LOSES HIS BARN
IN FIERCE FIRE
FRANK SMITH SUFFERS LOSS OF
EIGHT HUNDRED DOLLARS
ON HIS JELM RANCH.
Blaze Starts From Spark and Con-
sumes Building, Fifty Ton of Hay,
Blacksmith Shop and Tools, Har-
ness and Many Fine Chickens
Mining News From Jelm District.

Jelm, Wyo., March Frank Smith
met with a serious loss last Tuesday.
Some sparks set fire to his barn, which
was destroyed, together with about
fifty tons of hay, his blacksmith shop,
with all the tools, a lot of harness and
many fine chickens. He estimates
his loss at $500, with no insurance.
Owing to the high wind from the
south they had a hard time saving his
fine residence.
Working Gypsy Queen Mine.
Elton Mansfield and parties are
working a double shift sinking on the
Gypsy Queen, and are taking out some
fine copper ore. 1t is their intention
to sink at least fifty feet further.
Gus Johnson came out. bringing Bob
Herald to work on the White Swan,
opening a drift on the vein, and will
sink a shaft on the No. 2 mine.
Mr.. Comstock is again at work on
the Governor, on the east side of the
mountain, with a fine prospect of cop
per ore
Good Ore in Annie.
The Annie mine, which has been
worked all winter, is now opened up,
demonstrating that we have a shipping
mine in the camp. The ore, which
runs from 20 to 81 per cent in copper,
81 in gold and s1.90 in silver, is now
the full width of the bottom of the
shaft. The owners, Louis Miller, j.. F.
Johnson and L. A. Hancock, are sack
ing the ore to be hauled to the Lara
mic Plains railroad for shipment to
the Denver smelter. Louis Miller, who
has been for several days in camp, is
arranging for another Shift and will
now commence to drift on the vein.
Pointer for the Post.
Right here we would call the atten-
ton of the news editor of the Centen-
NAL Post to the fact that there is a
mining district to the south of Centen-
NAL, rich in gold, copper and silver,
which has a real shipping mine and
is tributary to the Laramie Plains
railroad.
Denver Expert in Camp.
Mr.. J. Kerrigan, a Denver mining
expert, arrived in camp a few days
age and is well pleased with the show
ing here. He thinks of investing, and
will be in camp the balance Of the
week.
Chris Larson, Martin Kaiser and
Nels Thompson are prospecting on the
west side of the river, near Spring
creek. They are working hard in open
ing up their claim.
The Wyoming Queen Mining com
pany has been working all winter, do
ing its assessment work.
Caught Cold Coming to Train.
Herman Winters is on the sick list,
having caught a very bad cold on his
last trip to Laramie after supplies.
A. J.. Hance is on the sick list.
George johnson was in camp a day
or two ago. He is working on his
claim on Woods creek.
The North park stage comes reg
ularly every day on time. n has not
lost a single trip nor been late this
winter CALAMITY
, 1908-03-02

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, 1908-03-02
Better Than Last Year.
Promoting Firm Fails

Boston, Mass, March Upon the
petition of creditors and also of the
company, the steel railway promoting
firm of James F. Shaw & Co. incor-
porated, of this city. was today placed
in the hands of a receiver by Judge
Powell of the United States court.
Good Assets.
The liabilities are acknowledged by
the company to be 500, 900, while the
assets, which are readily negotiable.
are said to be $780, 600.
, 1908-03-02
CARPENTERS SENT TO
The KING RANCHES

Superintendent Clark Pelton of the
Boston and Wyoming Lumber company
sent four carpenters to the F. S. King
Bros. Sheep company's ranch this
morning to begin the erection of the
large sheep pens, the contract for
which was awarded several days Ago..
, 1908-03-02
GLASS BROKEN IN
DOOR OF

One of the panes of glass in the
front door of the Gem City Grocery
company was broken yesterday, pre-
sumably by boys scufIling, but it is not
believed the store was entered. The
officers of the company are tracing the
matter in the hope of being able to
collect the price of the glass.