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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-06-06
CONGRESS AND THE CAPITAL

The currency bill was forced
through the Senate during the closing
hours of Congress and was promptly
signed by the President.
Congress adjourned at midnight
Saturday. May goth There were the
usual lively scenes in the house the
hour before adjournment
Senator Borah is said to have ac-
copied Secretary Tafts invitation to
second his nomination at the Chicago
convention He will secure a proxy
from one of the Idaho delegates to the
convention.
The Senate adopted conference re.
port on the omnibus public lands bill
containing a provision for the resur-
vey of some 200 townships in Rio Blan-
co and Cheyenne counties. Colorado
1t provides for extensive resurveys in
Wyoming. At the request of Senator
Guggenheim the Senate made provi-
sion for resurveying lands in Colorado
where lines were originally carelessly
drawn. and monuments were lost
through drifting sand and careless re-
moval of rock piles by settlers.
A bill relating to coal deposits
in Alaksa has been signed by the Pres
ident. Its principal provision includes
an attempt to prevent monopoly by re-
stricting holdings TO 1850 acres of coal
lands, and providing penalty of for
feiture of all holdings by persons in
dividually or in combination who get
possession OF more than this number OF
acres. 1t also gives the government
the first claim on coal that may be
mined, thus guaranteeing fuel supply
for the navy.
After knocking at the door of Con-
gress for fifty-three years for recogni-
ton. the surviving officers and ep-
listed men OF the Texas volunteers
won their long fight for pensions. by
the action of the House at the close Of
the session in passing the Senate bill
making provision therefor. These men
We're employed in the defense of the
frontier of Texas against Mexican
marauders and Indian depredations
from 1855 to 1860.
President Roosevelt has signed and
the Navy Department has forwarded
to Captains Richard wainwright, CON-
manding the Second division, and Sea
ton Schroeder, commanding the Fourth
division, respectively. of the Atlantic
fleet. commissions as acting rear ad-
mirals. This will give them rank in
consonance with their present duty
and permit them to wear the uniform
and fly the flag Of a rear admiral.
The coinage executed at the mints
of the United States during May. 1908,
amounted to S20,491.275, as follows:
Gold, $19.1S2.1z0; silver. $1.0S5,000;
minor coins, s225.155. In addition,
z.291, ,110 pieces We're executed for the
Philippine government.
Former Senator James X. Jones o.:
Arkansas died at his residence III
Washington June 1st at the age OF
sixty-nine years. He had been i'll only
a few hours. Senator Jones served
two terms in the United States Sen
ate and was chairman of the Demo-
cratic national committee during both
of Bryans campaign2
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-06-06

tive unimportance to a department in
which the whole country relies.
Mr.. Wilson entered President Nc
Kinley's cabinet March s, 1897, and
has been in the government ofncial
family continuously since that time.
His friends tried to persuade him to
stay at least through the presidents
term. While he would not promise to
reconsider his determination he said
that he would not resign until he had
consulted them again.
II Secretary Wilson goes out there
is little doubt that Clifford Pinchot will
be put in his place. Mr.. Pinchot is
United States forester.
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READJUSTMENT BRINGS GEN.
ERAL INCREASE IN AGRicUL-
TURAL SECTIONS.
CHANGES IN COLORADO
DECREASE IN BUSINESS CAUSES
REDUCTION IN SEVERAL
MINING TOWNS.

Washington.-July LIST salaries OF
presidential postmasters will be read
justed in accordance with receipts Of
respective Offices. Following is list
OF changes to take place in Colorado
on this date:
Akron, $1,1O0 to $1,000; Alamosa.
$1.700 to 81 800; Ault, 81, 300 to 81, 400;
Black Hawk. $1,000 to fourth class;
Boulder, $1,000 to $3,1O0; Brighton,
$1,000 to $500; Brush, $500 to ST.
600; Burlington, 81 400 to $500; Cen
trail City. decrease. $1.700 to $1,000;
Colorado City. $4,000 to $4,000; Grip
pie Creek, $2,60o to $2,500; Delta, ST.
500 to $4,000; Edgewater, $1,000 to
$1,100; Fort Lupton, $1,000 to $1,000;
Fort Morgan, $4,000 to S2,200 Fowler,
$1,000 to $1,000; Fruita. $1,000 to 81
400; Glenwood Springs. $4,000 to ST.
100; Goldfield, $1,100 to fourth class;
Grand Junction. $4,000 to $2,70o;
Holly, $500 to $1.700: Holyoke, ST.
100 to 81 200; Idaho Springs, $2,100 to
$4,000; Julesburg, $1,400 to $500;
Lafayette, 1,400 to $1,000; La Junta,
$2,400 to $2,50O; Lake City, $1,000 to
fourth class; Lamar. $2.1O0 to $4,000;
Las Animas, $1,7o0 to $4,000; Little
ton, $500 to 81 1,6oO; Louisville, ST.
200 to 81 400; Manitou. $1,000 to 81
600; Montclair, 81 900 to $1.1O0; Mont
rose, $4,000 to $2,400; New Windsor
$500 to $1,000; Ordway. $1,000 to
$1,000; Palisades, $1,000 to $1.700;
Pueblo, So 300 to 50, 400; Rifle, 81 300
to $500; s.lverton. $4,000 to $4,000;
Steamboat Springs. $1,40O to $1,000;
Sterling. 81 800 to $1,000; Victor, $2.-
300 to $4,000; Wray, $1.400 to $500.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-06-06
Denver Auditorium Used.

Denver.-Mayor Robert w. Speer
and the other newly elected city ON.
cials were inaugurated in the new au-
ditorium at II a. m. Monday in the
presence Of nearly 5000 people. Al
though only a part of the great build
ing was used, tests Of its acoustic
properties were made from all points
and the consensus was that when the
building is completed, the iron and
steel work covered and the woodwork
put in, the proverbial pin will be heard
to drop at the furthest point.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-06-06
WILSON TO QUIT CABINET.
Secretary Of Agriculture Says He viii
Resign.

Washington-Jame Wilson, secre-
tary of agriculture. told some friends
the other day that he has decided to
resign.
Mr.. Wilson holds two records as
cabinet officer He is the only one
since the foundation of the govern
ment who has served II years contin-
uously and the only member of a
cabinet who has served through four
administrations. The secretary said
that he has worked hard. building up
his department from one of compare
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A tornado a mile from Fremont. Ne
braska. recently did damage to the ex-
| tent OF $4,000. Several farm houses
were destroyed and five persons are
reported injured. none fatally.
Over 10000 deaths have resulted
from the severe famine prevailing in
the Usoga province. Uganda, East
Africa. The government is feeding So
| 900 OF the natives. Crops are com
plete failure.
| OF 81 100000 gold which has been
engaged for export by the National
City bank OF New York, 100000 is to
go to Switzerland. This is the first en-
| gagement of gold to go directly to that
country in the memory Of bankers.
| Henry Farman, the British aeronaut,
recently began a series Of experiments
| at Ghent in Belgium with his aero
plane. He accomplished for the first
time a number of flights in the teeth
OF strong wind.
An order has been put into effect by
the Santa Fe suspending work OF all
but apprentices in several departments
of the Topeka shops. About 1000 men
are thrown ou' OF employment. sim
liar order was issued at the Newton
shops.
Daniel F. Golahan, legal adviser OF
Charles F. Murphy, leader of Tam
many hall and chairman OF the law
committee OF the Tammany organiza-
ton, was elected grand sachem at a
meeting of ,he sachems of Tammany
hall TO succeed Bourke Cochran.
Sixty young women of Pittsburg,
who If they placed their family for
tunes in one pot, would make total
of half billion dollars, will form the
chorus of The Pirates of Penzance."
when it is given in the Alvin theater
there June 18th and 18th for the bene-
fit of the Industrial Home of Crippled
Children
Entangled in the folds of large Am
erican flag, which he waved when he
made a parachute drop OF 1000 feet
from a balloon at Hillside park. near
Passaic, New Jersey, Sunday, Fred
erick l.. Wood, eighteen years old, an
aeronaut of New Haven, Connecticut.
fell helpless In the Passaic river and
was drowned.
The Harvard athletic committee has
voted that in the opinion of the athletic
committee il is not advisable 10 abol-
| ish intercollegiate athletic sports from
the date of the last football game until
the opening of the baseball season.
The committee earlier in the spring
had advocated the elimination of all
winter sports.
Dynamiters wrecked the big pipe
line that conveys water from Bonita
mountains New Mexico, to CarriZozo,
New Mexico, where all engines Of the
Ell Paso & Southwestern system are
supplied. This is one of the biggest
engineering feats in the Southwest d.
verting the entire water supply of the
Bonita river and cost 81 100000. Re-
pairs are being made.
Confident of his ability to carry the
stars and stripes to the North pole,
Commander Robert f. Peary. who has
planted the American flag nearer the
pole than any other living man, is in
New York making active preparations
for another Arctic dash The steamer
Roosevelt, which carried him and his
party on his last northward journey,
has been overhauled for her expected
battles with the ice.
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Mrs. Elizabeth Tabor. widow of

late Senator H. A. w. Tabor, has
finally raised money to pay the last
mortgage, of about $500. on the
Matchless mine at Leadville, and has
made arrangements by which it wiz
be worked on lease.
H. c. WATSON of Greeley, the newly
elected commander of the Department
of Colorado and Wyoming, G. A. R.,
has been comp issioned by Governor
Buchtel an ex-of11cio member of the
board of control of the Soldiers and
Sailors home. The law requires that
serve on the board.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-06-06
wRIoHTs HAVE NEW MACHINE.
Air kavigaters Can Replace Broken
AeropIane with Stronger One.

Manteo. n. C.-The Wright broth
ers are not disheartened over the re
cent accident to their aeroplane They
have been using their old machine
here, and it is learned that they have
new and stronger machine already
built in Dayton and will return here
with that in August to go on with
their experiments.
II was also learned from official
sources that the flight interrupted by
the accident was designed to be the
most important performance ever at.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-06-06

There more Cataffh this section Of the oountl
than other dissssss put toGethsr and until the ias
many years doctors pronounced it local dseaae and
70 cure with local treatment s
science proven CstArrh 70 be constitutional dis
eeso and therefore requires
Haifs CstaTfh Cure, Manufactured BY =. J. Cheney
Co.. Toledo Ohio. 10 the only cure on
the market 1t 10 taken internally n doses from 10
drops 70 tsaspoonful. It directly On the blood
and mueous surfecss Of the syetem: They oner one
hundred dollars for any ie fails 70 cure oeo4
for circulars and testimonials.
Address: =. J. CHENEY 4 CO.. Toledo, OhiA.
Sole by Druggfsts, 75c
rake Asu's Famiiy Pulls for eonstipasioa-
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-06-06
Boats with Famous Names.

The steamers of the American line
and the Atlantic Transport line are
named after American cities and char.
acters, and the Scandinavian-Ameri
can has seen fit to call one of its best
steamers the United States. The
Hamburg-American steamer Pennsyl
vania was the only vessel with an
American name in the company's New
York and Hamburg feet until the
Amerika came out, with her various
decks named after President Roose
welt, the Kaiser, Cleveland and Wash
ington. Then came the Kaiserin Au-
guste Victoria. with more decks
named after Americans, after which
the line brought out the steamers
President Grant and President Lin
coin. The Anchor line has called its
latest steamer the California
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-06-06
Weld County Petrified Forest.

Greeley, Colo.-Scientists say it is
evident that the land in the vicinity
Of Willow creek, forty miles east of
here, was the site of large forest in
prehistoric times, from the many pet
rifed stumps, limbs and knots of trees
lying about. The country was little
visited until workmen on the reser-
voir brought to this city beautiful spec
linens of petrified wood found there
in large quantities In that vicinity
are also found rare agates.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-06-06
How He Get IL.

Had comp'ny TO dinnah yisti1H.
Nah husban' stopped ut Mr.. Green's
store Saturday ebenin' an done got .
line spring chicken"
"Yaas" replied the Jealous neigh
Dor. Dat Mistah Green sho' is de
mos keerless, onsuspectin' mani
Philadelphia Press.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-06-06

was In misery, and had despaired Of
ever getting cured when l decided to
try Doan's Kidney Pills. One box helped
me so much that kept on until en-
tirely cured"
Sold by all dealers, so cents box.
Foster -Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-06-06

ago l began to notice
sharp pain In the
kidneys and a bear
ing down sensation
through the hips.
dull headache and
dizzy spells. Dropsy
appeared, a M d my
feet an d a k ! e s
swelled SO l could
not get my shoes on.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-06-06

The forestry service has admins
tration over 164 200. 900 acres of land.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-06-06
A KENTUCKY CASE.
That viii Interest All Suffering
Women.

Mrs. Della Meanes. 1928 E. Front
St., Maysville. KY. says: Seven years
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-20
WASHINGTON PROMISES
NEGRO SUPPORT FOR TAFT

WASHINGTON, June 19.-Telegrams
of congratulation received by Secretary
Taft today include one from General
Luke E. Wright at Memphis, saying:
Hearty congratulations and good
wishes"
And one from Booker T. Washington,
giving assurance of negro support in
the presidential contest.
The latter message was as follows:
Most hearty and sincere congratu-
lations. You more than deserve it. I
feel quite sure you will be triumphant
ly elected to the presidency and that
my race will assist in bringing about
the result"
From Cuba, Governor Magoon flashed
this message:
IAN Cuba joins me in congratulate
lions to you and rejoice at your nom
nation"
Andrew Carnegie cabled from Scott
land:
sincere and cordial congratulations"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-20
BERLIN PAPERS COMMENT
ON CANDIDACY OF TAFT

BERLIN, June 19-The nomination
of Secretary of War Taft for the presi-
dency is announced by the Berlin pa
pers this morning. The news came too
late, however, for editorial comment.
The emperor has been informed through
the German embassy at Washington of
Mr.. Taft's personality and the likeli-
hood of his nomination. The news was
commented on pleasantly in official
quarters this morning. From the Ger
man point of view Secretary Taft is re-
garded as a suitable statesman to carry
out the construction of the Panama
canal, the Philippine, the naval, the far
eastern trade and the other foreign
policies of the present administration
Internal controversies are less known
and get less attention in Germany.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-20
POLICE CAPTURE
ALLEGED FAGIN
Continued from rage Ono,


hundred or more razors, gold rings,
lockets, earrings, brooches, scarf pins,
chains, bracelets, unset stones Of pre-
cious and semi-precious character,
gold nuggets, silverware of all kinds
and property of other descriptions
enough to make a list a yard long was
discovered and taken into possession.
Among the goods recovered was a
lot of valuable furs, consisting OF beav-
er and sealskin collars, muffs, Jackets,
boas and several unmade skins Of
value.
There was also found a quantity of
new bicycles, guns, revolvers, ammuni-
ton and belts and holsters, fishing
reels of the best make and lines and
other paraphernalia of sportdom.
A wagonload of carpenter tools, which
at one time had been stamped with
the names of the owners, was also
taken in charge. The names had all
been carefully cut or burned off and
the tools so changed that it would
prove difficult for the owners to iden-
tify them.
Several wagonloads of goods, which
the police say were stolen, were left
on the premises where they were
found and placed under the guard of
a patrolman until today, when all the
STUFF will be moved to central station.
Draper, when arrested, strenuously
insisted on his innocence of any crime
and stated that he could prove rightful
ownership to every bit of property
taken by the police.
Today complaints will be issued for
the arrest of more than a score of
boys and young men who are said to
have been connected with Draper in the
operation of what the police call his
"giant" fence and further effort will
be made to identify the property in
the possession of the authorities.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-20
NEW YORK MAN
NOMINATED FOR
VICE PRESIDENT
JAMES S. SHERMAN GETS AN
ENORMOUS VOTE
FIRST BALLOT DECIDES SECOND
PLACE ON TICKET
Murphy, Guild and Sheldon Receive
Weak and Scattering Support and
at No Time Are Seriously
Considered
Continued from Page ono,

Sherman, is among those who are wit
Messing these scenes of enthusiastic
tribute. He remained at his hotel dur
ing the balloting today and quickly
received a message announcing his
nomination.
Later the delegates arriving from
the convention flocked around him in
a continuous ovation lasting through
out the afternoon. Many of the dele
gates and the great mass of strangers
in the city are fastening homeward
tonight on crowded trains. and tomor-
row there will be only the aftermath
and the nucleus OF a few leaders to
mark the historic gathering.
Z Attention is now being directed to
the selection of the chairman of the
national committee, the general in chief
who will have supreme command of
the Republican forces in the approach
ing campaign.
The new committee, after q session
today, named subcommittee of eight
members, which left tonight for Gin
cinnati, where 1t will confer with Sec
rotary Taft tomorrow on the selection
of a campaign manager. The name of
Frank II. Hitchcock, who has been
identified with Mr.. Taft's interests
up to this time, and of Arthur /.
yorys of Ohio, who is credited
with turning the tide in Ohio sem
timent at q time when 1t was not set
ting so strongly toward Taft, are fire.
quently mentioned.
A considerable number of the men,
bers of the national committee have
united in a signed declaration in be-
half of Hitchcock. The name of for
mer Governor Herrick of Ohio is also
mentioned among the members of the
subcommittee, but actual selection
will depend upon the exchange of
views between the secretary and the
members of the subcommittee when
they assemble at Cincinnati tomorrow.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-20
UNvEIL MONUMENT TO
FIRST TEMPERANCE SPOT
Delegates to Worlds Convention at
Saratoga Mark Place Where First
Society Was Founded In
That City

SARATOGA, N. Y, June 19.--Dele-
gates attending the worlds temperance
convention today unveiled a monument
to mark the spot where the worlds first
temperance society," was first founded
by DR.. BILLY" Clark 100 years ago. The
congress in session here this week is
being held to honor the Tooth anniver-
sary of this society, which was organ
lied in Morceau, 81 hamlet a few miles
north of the village.
The program included addresses by
Harry w. Wilbur of Philadelphia. DR..
H. o. March of Boston and DR.. 7. d.
Crothers of Hartford, Conn. Today's
program was in charge of the national
reform bureau.
Resolutions offered by Rev. DR.. Will
bur Crafts of Washington provided for
a concerted movement throughout the
United States for the temperance asso-
Citations to meet the activities of the
saloons. The resolutions call for joint
session from each national organiza-
ton to make the crusade.
DR.. Crafts suggested DR.. Doge of the
National Temperance society as presi-
dent of the joint commission. All ma
tional societies devoted wholly or in
part to temperance work were invited
to hold their annual meetings in 1909
in Washington during the first week of
December.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-20
STEAMSHIPS STRUGGLE
TOWARD DESTINATION
Ohio and Yucatan Still 200 Miles from
Nome When Last Sighted, but
Are Expected In Port
Soon

SEATTLE, June 19.-Surrounded by
ice. the steamships Ohio from Seattle
and Yucatan from San Francisco are
struggling slowly toward their desti-
nation. the port of Nome, which at
latest advices was still 200 miles dis
tant. The Northwestern, which ar
rived at Nome last night, reported the
other two ships off Cape Romansoff,
almost due south of Nome.
The Transit, sent from Victoria by
Schubach & Hamilton, and the Una
tilla from Seattle, June 4, have not yet
been reported and are supposed to have
taken some other course to get through
the almost impossible ice pack which
occupied the south of Boring sea this
year. The report regarding the Ohio
and Yucatan was received this morn
ing by cable from Nome that the
Northwestern had arrived and reported
the two vessels in the ice off Romansoff
"aIl we'll"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-20
r OS ANGELES OSTRICH FARM
MONTHLY REPORT INDICATES
SANITARY PROGRESS is GOOD

WASHINGTON, June 19.-On the
whole. sanitary progress in the canal
zone has been very satisfactory DIR
ing May, according to the monthly re-
port of e. C. McCulloch, jr., acting
chief sanitary officer.
Taking the total population of Pan
anna, Colon and the canal zone there
was a marked falling off in the death
rate per 1000 during May of this year
as compared with 1907, when it was
91.57 May of this year it was 20.S7
per 1000.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-20
TAFT AND FORAKER
EXCHANGE GREETINGS

WASHINGTON, June 19.-The fol-
lowing correspondence, dated today, be-
tween Secretary Taft and Senator For
aker, following the nomination at Chi
cago, was made public at the war de-
partment today:
Dear Mr.. Secretary: Although 1 fear
it may be unwelcome, and probably
misunderstood, it is nevertheless my
pleasure to avail myself of my privi-
lege to send you heartiest congratula-
lions and best wishes for success In No
vember. Very truly,
~. B. FORAKER"
Secretary Taft's response follows:
my Dear Sir: l assure you that
your kindly note of congratulation gave
me the greatest pleasure, and I thank
you for 1t from the bottom of my heart.
have never ceased to remember that
I owe to you my first substantial start
in public life. and that it came without
solicitation. s"a 1915
with very best Wishes believe me,
my dear senator, sincerely yours,
WILLIAM H. TAFT"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-20
YOUNG. WOMAN Is SENTENCED
TO DIE IN ELECTRIC CHAIR

WATERFOWL, N. Y. June 1s-Guilty Of
murder In tho FIRST degree was the verdict OK
the Jury today In the case of Mrs Mary Far
mer charged with the killing OF Mrs. Sarah
Brennan. Justice Rogers sentenced Mrs. Far
mer to be electrocuted at Auburn prison dur
ing the week beginning August
The crime FOR which Mrs Farmer, who 10
20 years old. was convicted was most nendish.!
Her victim, Mrs. Brennan, who was Do years
old, was her neighbor and intimate friend,
and the motive was to gain possession OF the
Brennan home. deeds OF which Mrs Farmer
had forged in October. Mrs. Brennan was
hacked to pieces with a Ratchet and her body
stuffed into trunk. Mrs. Farmers husband
is also under Indictment on a charge Of muir
der in the first degree as accessory to the
crime.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-06-20
CHIEF SURGEON OF LINER
KILLS HIMSELF IN CABIN

NEW YORK, June 19.-Dr. Thomas
G. Small, chief surgeon of the American
line steamer st. Louis, committed sui
eide in his cabin on the steamer early
today by shooting. No cause for the
act is known. He had been absent
from the ship all night. When he re-
turned this mornig he appeared to be
in a cheerful frame of mind, and after
chatting pleasantly for a time with an
officer on duty. retired to his state
room.
A moment later the report of shot
was heard, and when the door of the
doctors cabin was opened he was found
dying from a bullet wound in his tenn
pie. His right hand clutched the re-
volver from which the shot was fired.
DR.. Small had been in the employ of
the American line nine years. When
ashore he lived with his wife In this
city.