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rivers in blocks instead of in alter
Late sections, he would be able to OBJ
tain the capital whereby great reser-
voirs would be built in the mountains
and SO many settlers brought to the
country that in fire years Laramie
would be a second Denver"
No Argument Against Control.
Judge M. N. Grant, who took the
side Of the federal government, assert.
ed that he could see no argument
against federal control of the range, e.
cept those prompted by a selfish mo-
tive. Sixty per cent of the homestead
filings in Wyoming have lapsed, be-
cause of the reason that they were
made at the instigation of big stock
companies, who were helped thereby
tc control the range for themselves
and to keep out the small ranchei.
The splitting up of the state appropri,
ations into forty-acre tracts, and the
leasing Or sale of those tracts along
streams and at watering places to big
stockmen by the state, had had a sim
liar effect. Under a federal leasing
system, properly framed n conduct
cd, the population of Wyoming will
double in five years. He himself had
been instrumental in putting the leasing
CT state and school lands in the hands
of a board of state officials at Chey.
enne, but in the last fifteen years Sc
many clauses have been tackled onto
the original measure that it has been
used for a very opposite purpose than
that for what it was intended.
Sheepman is Favored.
The stockmen have as much right
said Judge Grant, to go to the banks
Of this town and take 100000 and use
1t without paying interest as they have
10 the free use Of the public range
Few business men are favored as is
the sheepman, who receives a bounty
by way of a high tariff. Could the
tariff be removed and a law similar
to the pure food law be enacted which
would label all shoddy goods as such
the whole people would benefit and
the price of wool remain the same.
Herd Law Is Wanted.
F. S. King took the position that NO
one would welcome d herd law as Gag
erly as the sheerman. Federal range
control would mean absent landlord,
ism. He would much prefer to see
private ownership than the evils OF
llandlordism. The sheepmen stand for
any law which will operate against the
evils of the present forestry system
The subject proving Of such general
interest, the club decided to hold an
other open meeting upon the same sub
ject one week hence.
, 1908-02-14
JUDGE HOUGH SETS OUT THOSE
THAT HARTMAN AND KAHN
ARE REQUIRED TO AN
SWER IN COURT.
Two Asked by Interstate Commerce
Commission and Which~President
of Union Pacific Is Not Required
to Answer Relate to Purchase of
Stocks in Summer and Whether
They Were Bought for Dividends.

New York, Feb. 14.-Judge Hough
in the United States circuit court to-
day issued an order supplemental to
the opinion of two weeks ago in the
matter of the interstate commerce
commissions questions which E. H.
Hartman and Otto Kahn of Kahn,
Loeb & Co. refused to answer relative
to dealings in illinois Central, Union
Pacific and Southern Pacific.
No Date Fixed.
The order gives the questions which
must be answered in detail, but does
not fix a time for the appearance of
either man before the commission.
TWO Questions Left Out.
OF the two questions which Harri-
man is not required to answer, one
relates to the purchase of stock be-
tween July 10 and August II that may
have appreciated in values. The 9TH
err was whether Hartman or any of
the directors of the Union Pacific
bought stocks in anticipation of a div
idend.
, 1908-02-14
PLANNING TO SOW GRAIN
ON THE HART RANG

Messrs. Downey, Spalding, Corthell
and Will Cowan went to the Hart
ranch this morning for the purpose of
planning the spring seeding on that
ranch. The farmer will probably SOW
wheat, barley, oats and alfalfa. An
old lake, which can be drained, and
covering an area of perhaps twenty
acres, will be sown to wheat. The oats
crop will be the most unimportant of
all this year, according to present
plans of the Wyoming Central Land
and Improvement company, owning
the ranch. The committee held a
meeting this afternoon and discussed
the report made by the visiting mem
bers this morning.
, 1908-02-14
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS

NJ. J. Barry is in the city from Chey-
enne.
A. E. Miller returned today from
Greeley, Colo.
Jerome H. Sobel is in the city from
the John Hohnholz ranch.
Miss Maggie Blair left last night
for Excelsior Springs, Mo, for the ben,
eft of her health, and expects to be
absent a month.
Andrew Reid left today for his old
home in Aberdeen, Scotland. Mr.. Reid
contemplates being absent from the
city several months, intending to visit
the larger cities of Scotland and Eng,
land.
, 1908-02-14
Who Ordered Them.

Felix Haney, who takes the part Of
Phelan in The Man of the Hour" is
responsible for this one:
A couple of Irishmen, both section
hands, had been introduced to the Sc.
Guctive and emerald-hued creme de
menth. Not only because the cordial
vas sweet, but especially because it
was green, their patriotism made it
their bounden duty to get drunk on it.
This they proceeded to do with celebrity
and success. At the suggestion of the
bar keeper, who advised them they
had had enough and because of the
advancing night, the two, arm in arm.
pursued an u%ndulating and devious
way down the railroad track toward
the section house. Coming to some
cattle guards they stumbled across
and fell beside the track. With much
difficulty they regained their unsteady
legs. One of them CHANGED to look
back and saw, at the end of a train
making its way toward them, a couple
CT green lights extending from either
side of the rear car. With a puzzled
look he turned to his companion and
pointing towa,I the green lights ok
claimed: "Moike! Moike! Who the
he'll ordered thim?"-Goodwin's Weekly
, 1908-02-14

seems as though it will be necessary
TO make a change in SOM of our rep
:esentatives, ami find men who are
big enough to help pass laws for tho
majority of the people.
Passing a Petition.
A certain man in this part of the
county was going around with a petit
ton trying to get signers opposing u
lease law, but failed until he went to
the sheep outfits and then he got the
men who were working for them to
sign the petition. and got some rail.
road men, saloon men, merchants and
other disinterested parties, to sign.
and is going to send the petition to
Washington as q petition signed by
people interested in the stock business
and opposed to 4 lease law. Is that
a square deal, according to the words
on the banner at the Albany County
S~heepmen's association? On the ban
rer at the ~sheepmen's meeting it said:
"a free people. free range, and a
square deal" Yes, a free people Is
all right. A free range we have had
enough of, and a square deal puts me
in mind of a crowd of boys and two
of them get into a fight. One is much
larger than the other, but the rest OF
them say, stand back and give them a
square DEAL" and the little fellow gets
whipped, n that IS the kind of a
square deal the sheepmen have been
giving the cattlemen and horsemen-
the little fellow gets whipped.
Yours truly, B. C. COLE.
, 1908-02-14

New York, Feb. 14.-Charles w.
Kruger, deputy chief of the fire de-
rartment, lost his life early today
while leading his men in a desperate
fight against flames in Canal street.
Plunged Through Trap.
When working his way through a
cellar filed with smoke and gases,
Kruger plunged through a trap door
into a endorsement filed with water.
Dead When Taken Out.
He was dead when taken out, though
more than a scoro of men riskej their
lives in an effort to save their leader,
who was known as the grand old
man of the fire department.
Intrepid Fire Fighter.
The firemen expected that Kruger
would meet a violent death, as he was
fearless and always led the way into
danger, saying: Boys, follow me-"
Lifetime in Service.
Kruger was 81 years old and a mem
, 1908-02-14
BADGER DEMOCRATS
IN FAVOR Of BRYAN

stamp him as the greatest living Amer
lean statesman and endear him to all
those who believe in equal rights to
all and special privileges to none.
Bryan or Nobody.
I'VE, therefore, declare hat we are
unanimously in favor of that great
commoner, William Jennings Bryan, as
the next democratic candidate for
president of the United States and we
hereby instruct our delegates to the
%rational democratic. convention at Den
yer TO vote for William jennings Bry-
an as the nominee for president, first,
last and all the time"
Unanimously Adopted.
The report of the committee on reso-
lutiors was unanimously adopted by
the convention by d rising vote.
, 1908-02-14
An Educational lest.
Would Not Be Rrihed.

Guayaquil, Ecuador, Feb. 1.-THE
revolutionary movement at Manabi has
been nipped in the bud. Soldiers of
the garrison there were approached by
certain individuals, who tried to bride
them to start a revolution. The troops
resented the effort and denounced the
~agitators to the authorities. The plot
ters were arrested
, 1908-02-14
Suffraaists Go to Jail.

London, Feb. 14.-Mrs. Parkhurst,
leader of the woman s~uffragists, and
other delegates of the organization
who were arrested yesterday, when an
attempt was made at a demonstration
Jail today for six weeks rather than
give sureties for good behavior.
, 1908-02-14
COLE OF MARSHALL CALLS AT
TENTlON TO RANGE MATTER
THAT CAME UNDER HIS
OWN OBSERVATION.
Five BY Fifteen Miles in Area
and Large Enough for Horses and
Cattle of Fifteen Ranchmen Eaten
BY Eleven Bands of Sheep and NOT
a Sheep Owned by the Residents
of the Range Alluded to.
Marshall, Wyo., Feb. 6, 1908.

Marshall, Wyo, rep. b, l9US.
To the Editor of The Republican.
Friend Boylan of Rock River says
there is one outfit there that does
things, n they do. We have a littI.
lange here that is about five miles
wide and fifteen miles long, with
Sheep creek OIL tie west and the North
Laramie on the east and the Two Bar
On the south, and there are fifteen dif-
ferent ranchmen living on or near
these stream that turn their horses
and cattle on this range. 1t vas one
of the best little ranges in the county.
There were only one or two bands OF
sheep on the range a few years ago,
but the last few years this big outfit
at Rock River, that does things" has
been bringing in sheep here in the
summer season, and last summer this
big outfit came IN this range with
bands of sheep, and three other
outfits with four bands of sheep, max,
ing eleven bands Of sheep, with from
$500 to $500 sheep in each band. Now,
what show did the cattle and horses
have that were turned on this range?
They had broken through fences and
were scattered over the range FOR thir.
ty miles away from home, and soma
hava not found all their cat lie yet;
but before the sheep came her it was
no trouble to gather the cattle in two
or three days.
, 1908-02-14
THIRTEEN WILL MAKE
MORE'N THREE DOLLARS

If you are superstitious about the
number 10 you had better give us your
quarter dollars, for on each one are
10 stars. 10 letters in the scroll Of the
eagles beak, 10 leaves on the olive
branch, 10 arrow heads and 10 letters
in the words quarter dollar" says the
Lusk Herald. Now it's not safe to
keep them, so just bring them in and
get credit on your subscription for the
full amount.
, 1908-02-14
Receiver Takes Charge.

Cincinnati, O., Feb. Thames F.
Goodrich, who was appointed receiver
for the Chicago, Cincinnati and Louis
vile railroad at indianapolis yester-
day, assumed charge today. H. S.
Starr, general counsel for the COM
pany, said the receivership was
brought about to protect the investors.
Creditors lnsistent.
"The road owed money" said Starr,
'and some of its creditors assumed a
pressing attitude. The details of the
Indebtedness of the company and the
extent to which it may be involved are
of little consequence. The figures may
appear alarming to those not familiar
with such matters"
, 1908-02-14
Plans for National Convention.

Chicago, ILL.,, Feb. 14.-Chairman
Harry New, secretary Elmer Dover
and Sargeant-at-arms Stone of the re-
publican national committee and men,
hers Of the subcommittee on arrange
here today to discuss the plans for
holding the convention.
, 1908-02-14
viii Ask for Receiver.

New York, Feb. 14.-State's Attor-
ney General William S. Jackson an
nounced today that he has decided to
ask the appointment of a receiver for
the Mutual Reserve Life Insurance
company. The legality of certain liens
imposed upon the policies has been
questioned by the authorities.
, 1908-02-14
TO SURVEY BOUNDARY.
Secretary Garfield Submits Estimate of
Cost of Proposed Route.

Washington, D. c.. Feb. 14.-Secre-
tary Garfield submitted an estimate
and recommendation to congress yes
terday for an appropriation of $500
for marking six miles Of boundary line
between Montana and Wyoming along
the western boundary of the Yellow
stone National park.
, 1908-02-14

Milwaukee, Wis, Feb. 13.-When the
democratic state convention to select
delegates at large to the national con-
Sention at Denver was resumed today,
Evans of Baraboo was made permanent
chairman. He made a lengthy speech,
touching upon various national issues,
sharply crIticising the republican par
ty and concluded with a glowing trib-
ute to Bryan. The resolutions com
presented a unanimous report,
which said in part:
, 1908-02-14
NOTES FROM THE COURT HOUSE.

Sheriff Bath is at Denver.
Arthur w. johnson presented three
coyote pelts for bounty today.
q. A. Holiday today filed location
notices for the Yellowstone and Vel,
lowstone No. 2 mining claims.
Brand certificates were filed today
Ly w. E. Robinson, Charles Hansen,
Ernest Land am Cattle company and
Frank R. Prayer,
, 1908-02-14
comrade Almost Drowned.
Buffalo Courier Damaged.

Buffalo, N. Y, Feb. 14.-Fire broke
eral printing shop of Buffalo Courier
company, from all unknown cause, and
was controlled with great difficulty.
The damage to building and stock is
estimated at s25C, 600.
Evening Times Damaged.
ing Times, adjoining, was damaged to
the extent of $4,000.
, 1908-02-14
FUNERAL OF LITTLE GIRL
HELD THIS AFTERNOC

The funeral of Vera, the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. F. B. Kern, was held
from the family residence at 2O5 Sec
ond street this afternoon, with services
by Dean Bode of st. Matthew's cathe,
dral. A number of friends were pres
n and followed the remains to the
city cemetery.
, 1908-02-14
Strain on Gold Reserve.
Car Service Bill.

Washington, D. c., Feb. 1.-THE sen
ate committee on interstate commerce
today gave hearing to the Culberson-
Smith car and TRANSFORMATION service
bill, under which tie railroads engag-
ed in interstate commerce would be
required to promptly furnish cars to
shippers.
Interested Parties Heard.
Those who spoke in behalf of the
bill were Judge S. H. Cowan of Texas,
Colonel 1. T. Pryor, president of the
Cattle Raisers' association; C. w. Mer,
chant of Texas and A. E. ReRiqles OF
Colorado. Representatives Of grain
and hay also appeared.
, 1908-02-14
WILL D|SALL0W
EXCLUSION ACT
DOMINION GOVERNMENT OF CAN
ADA WILL NOT PERMIT PROV
INcIAL BODY TO ENFORCE.
Federal Government Announces That
British Columbia Cannot Apply
Educational Test to Emigrants
From the Orient-SoIdiers Refuse
Bride to Start Row in Ecuador.

Vancouver, B. c., Feb. 1.-THE fight
between the Dominion and provincial
governments on the question of JAP
enese exclusion reached a crisis yes.
terday, when the federal government
announced hat it would Immediately
disallow the natal act just passed by
the legislature of British Columbia.
An Educational Test.
This act provides an educational test
for immigrants. If the provincial gov
eminent fails to keep out the japanese
by reason of federal interference, the
workingmen may make another dem
onstration against the Orientals.
, 1908-02-14
GOING TO ROCK SPRINGS
With EAIhER,S RENAL

E. D. Hiskey met at the depot today
and Mrs. George Wise of Musko-
gee, Okla, they being en- route to Rock
Springs with the body of MIR. Wise's
father. Mr.. Wise has been for a num-
Der of years chief disbursing officer Of
the Indian agency of Oklahoma. He
is also a personal friend of W. e. His
key, a former resident of this city,
now in that state, in the employ of the
government Indian service, and at Mr..
Hiskey's request sent word to the Lar
annie brother to meet him at the train.
, 1908-02-14
,ssIsTANT CHIEF OF NEW YORK
DEPARTMENT KILLED WHILE
IN THE DISCHARGE OF
HIS CALLING.

stubborn Blaze on Canal Street and
Intrepid Veteran Leads Men Into
Cellar, Falling Through T%rapdoor
Into %Sub-cellar Filled With Water,
and Battalion Chief Was Almost
Drowned in Trying to Rescue Him.
, 1908-02-14
PROFESSOR WILL SPEAK
AT BAPTIST CAUR

Prof. Minnie A. Stoner of the domes-
tic science department of the univer-
sity will speak at the Sunday evening
meeting at the Baptist church on
Ethical Culture in the Home"
, 1908-02-14
. Q @ @ @ @ Q O Q @ O @ Q @ Q Q Q
? TORNADO AT TYLER. 9
Several Persons Reported Killed c
In Wind Storm in Texas. c

i, Dallas, Texas, Feb. 14.-Reports 9
, received here today say that a @
, tornado struck Tyler, Texas, early @
, today, n several persons are re- @
} ported killed. @
@ @ @ Q @ @ G g
, 1908-02-14
EDITOR TO BE BURIED
AT DENVER ON SUNDAY.

The funeral Of C. Lou Wanamaker,
publisher of the Rock Springs Rocket,
who died at Rock Springs a few days
ago will be held at Denver on Sunday.
, 1908-02-14
UNANIMOUSLY ENDORSE CANDl.
DACY OF THE NEBRASKA MAN
IN EULoGiSTIc AND BoM-
BASTIC TERMS.

Declares Bryan the Great
est American Statesman and Dele
gates to Denver Convention In,
structed for Him "First, Last and
All the Time"-chalrman New and
Secretary Dover Visit Chicago.
, 1908-02-14
Freak Bill Killed.

Guthrie. Texas, Feb. 1.-THE house
yesterday killed the hotel bill, which
required sheets nine feet long on beds
and provided a penalty for the use Of
cracked cups.
, 1908-02-14

Old Lady (seeing a friend off on
Steamship. Now, do be careful, dear,
and don't forget to give the captain
a shilling to keep off the rocks
Punch.
, 1908-02-14
Congress Losing Rights.

and west.
Congress Losing Rights.
He commended that it simply enlarg,
ed the powers Of the national banks
and that congress has relinquished the
sovereign right to issue and circulate
money which it ought never to do.
Favored Minority Plan.
q The plan of the minority in the SEN
ate for the government to issue $780,
COO, 900 of treasury notes and use them
in paying the expenses of the govern
ment that they might find their way
into all the channels of trade was ad-
vocated by him.
No Expense to Government.
He said that there is now in circu-
lation $3.50, 100000 of treasury notes,
not costing the government anything,
and performing ali the functions of mo-
ney, and this amount could easily be
Increased to half a billion without in
any way disturbing finances, and could
rot possibly result in a deprecated
currency.
Will Not Depreciate.
He ridiculed the idea that the addi-
tlonal treasury notes would d~epreciate
because we did not have gold to re-
deem them.
Strain on Gold Reserve.
"If the Aldrich bill becomes a law
said Clay, the government guaran,
tees the redemption in gold of the ad-
Gitional notes issued by the national
banks. Would not this be as great a
strain on the gold reserve as the trea-
surv notes?"
, 1908-02-14

For the small sum of so cents =
month you can get all the news OF
the world right up to the minute by
subscribing for The Republican.
, 1908-02-14
RANCE LAW
ISD!SCUSSED
COLONEL BELL AND M. N. GRANT
ADDRESS LITERARY CLUB ON
THE PENDING SUBJECT.
He Has Taken, But Wishes to
Build UP the Undeveloped State
Former Justice and State Official
Was First to Urge Leasing.
BY w. S. Ingham.

The open meeting Of the Laramie
Literary club, held last night at the
auditorium of the Carnegie library, was
well attended, there being also a num-
Der Of ladies among the audience.
The principal speakers of the even
ing were e. j. Bell and Judge NJ. n.
Grant. In discussing the resolutions
sdopted by the wool growers in this
city and those adopted by the national
convention Of wool growers at the
meeting at Helena, touching the con-
duct of the open range and the ma
uonal forests, Mr.. Bell stated that his
position was in opposition to any form
Of control Of the range by the federal
government. He was, SO far as he
mad given attention to the bill, hearth
ly in favor of the measure introduced
INTO congress by Hon. Frank w. Mon
cell.
Bell Not Selfish.
AT the request of Mr.. Bell, the bill
introduced by MIR. Mondell was read
by the secretary of the club. Continu.
ing, Mr.. Bell said that he was not talk
ing from a selfish motive or from the
standpoint of a stockman, but from
|lat OF a man who wished to build up
"he west. The stock business of the
west VIII not stand the imposition of
more taxes in the shape of rents for
puDhc lands. The history of the bu.
ieau Of forestry and also that of other
countries where the leasing system has
Deen tried, shows that the expense of
me system is never covered by the
'ecelpts' The last report of the bureau
""o"s a shortage Of $500, 900.
Better Than Lease System.
MI Bell laid great stress upon a re-
0enI decision OF the higher courts
"nich have set Town the law that no
S'ochman whose lands lie contiguous
y OF inside of, a forest reserve can
Na MS cattle stray upon the reserve
'uouI having to pay damages. This,
- speaker asserted, is the same thing
tne enforcement of a fence law
sucs were quoted by Mr.. Bel
ewing the growth of the number oil
~ ep and cattle in Albany county dur
Nne last ten years, under the pres
Tree range system, and arguei
onese statistics that the presen
s'em is better than any lease sys
TEN could be.
capital for Reservoirs,
Bell made the promise that /
m.r law could he enacted which will
ta,m possible to acquire the LAM
een the Big and Little Larami,
, 1908-02-14
FIRE FIGHTER LOSES
LIFE BY DROWNING
Hard Fire to Fight.

Ter of the department for thirty-six
years.
Hard Fire to Fight.
The fire started at PIT Canal street,
sweeping that building from the base,
ment to the roof, spreading to two ad-
Joining buildings, driving the tenants
from several houses on Baxter street
and threatening the church of the
Most Precious Blood.
Had Consent of Chief.
A great pile Of excelsior was blazing
f~uriously in the basement of the burn
ing building, and as it was impossible
to reach it with streams from the
street, Deputy Chief Kruger, with the
consent of Chief Croker, cut a hole in
the wall from the adjoining building
and plunged with a dozen men into the
cellar.
Comrade Almost Drowned.
After Kruger fell through the trap,
Battalion Chief Calvin plunged into
the dark hole and raised Kruger's
body to the surface. Calvin himself
was unconscious when dragged from
the pit.
, 1908-02-14
SENATOR CLAY OF GEORGIA OPP.
POSES ALDRICH BILL IN A
SPEECH IN THE UPPER
HOUSE TODAY.
Says 1t is Wrong and Vicious and
Would Give No Relief to the South
and West-Denies That Treasury
Notes Would Depreciate If Issued
for Relief of the %Stringency Among
Financial institutions.

Washington, D c., Feb. 14.-Senator
Clay of Georgia addressed the senate
today on the Aldrich currency bill. He
first analysed the bill and then declar-
ed that it vas all wrong and vicious,
and would give no relief to the south
ana wast
, 1908-02-14
More of Same Sort.

His zeal and undying energy, his
wise and f%ar-seeing craftsmanship,
, 1908-02-14
"a Matchless Leader"

I'VE regard with just pride and adj
miration that typical American, that
m~atchless leader, who has blazed the
way to wholesome public opinion and
SO ably championed the cause of the
people.
, 1908-02-14
HopeIessIy %lnsolvent.

Albany, N. Y, Feb. 14.-Attorney
General Jackson will make an applica-
ton in New York, probably today, for
a receiver for the Mutual Reserve Life
Insurance company of New York, on
the ground that the company is hope
lessly i%nsolvent.
Report of Examiners.
The company was investigated by
the examiners of the state insurance
department recently. The action of
the attorney general is based upon the
report of these examiners,