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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-03-14
Death Of A. z. Muiqueen.

Denver.-Yesterday afternoon at St
Joseph's hospital occurred the death Of
Hon. Andrew E. Mulqueen after an ex
tended Illness. He had been suffering
from a complication Of diseases, includ-
ing kidney trouble, and was brought
here some time ago from his home in
Aspen, and was built up in strength at
the hospital so that he withstood the
shock o fan operation very well. Later
q second operation was necessary to re-
lieve his suffering, and 1t was while he
was on the road to recovery that he
contracted cold, which developed into
pneumonia with fatal results.
Mr.. MulQueen was a man Of hfty-one
years and Is survived by wife and
two children, as well as a brother and
sister. He was well known throughout
Colorado, having served In the Legis-
iature during 1866. At Aspen he was
engaged in the real estate and insur-
ance business, together with numerous
projects, such as irrigation, etc. He
belonged to a number Of fraternal or.
ganizations, which gave him a wide ac-
quaintance. He was past exalted ruler
Of the Elks and belonged to the A. o.
u. W., Odd Fellows, Woodmen Of the
World and Modern Woodmen.
He had been twenty-five years a citi-
gen OF Colorado and had been identified
with the early growth OF Aspen. He
held various positions of trust in that
city, being at one time assistant post
master and at another period county
clerk and recorder.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-03-14
SnowsIide Near LeadviIIe.

Leadville, Colo.-A disastrous snow
slide occurred on Long and Derry hill.
near here, Sunday night, when about
800 tons Of snow and rock swept down
the mountain side. The slide carried
away a part Of the ore bins and shaft
house of the Aurora Mining Company,
in Iowa gulch. and came within a few
feet of a cabin in which half dozen
miners were sleeping. The men were
awakened by the roar and rushed from
their beds. They knew from the sound
that slide was on its way down the
hill and started for safety. When the
slide had passed they saw that their
home had not been touched.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-03-14
Grain Supply Below Average.

Washington.-The Department of
Agriculture places the quantity OF
wheat in farmers hands March l, 1908,
at about 235 per cent. equivalent to
l4S, 72l 900 bushels, of last year S crop,
as compared with Isl per cent. or 2Vp,-
G44 900 bushels of the 1906 crop on
hand March !, 1907. and 24-6 per cent,
or l55.2GS 900 bushels, the average for
the last ten years of the quantity OF
the crop on hand March 1st.
1t is estimated that about $50 per
cent of the crop will be shipped out
of the country where grown, compared
with GSl of the 1906 crop and $50 per
cent, the average for ten years.
The quantity of corn in farmers
hands March /, 1908, is estimated as
81 per cent, equivalent to 9G2. .429 900
bushels, of last years crop, as com
pared with 44.3 per cent. or 1,29S,Ooo,-
900 bushels, of 1906 crop on hand
March ], 1907, and 39.4 per cent, or
$50 2,707. 600 bushels. the average for
the last ten years of the quantity of
the crop on hand March 1st. 1t is es-
timated that about 1906 per cent OF
the crop will be shipped out OF the
counties where grown, as compared
with 23.2 per cent of the 1906 crop and
1877 per cent, the average for the last
ten years, so shipped out.
The proportion OF the sotal crop
which is merchantable is estimated at
77.7 per cent of the 1907 crop. s91 per
cent of the 1906 crop and S4.2 per cent
as the average of the last ten years.
The quantity of oats in farmers
hands March ], 1908, is estimated at
356 per cent. equivalent to 267,476,Ooo
bushels, of last years crop, as com
pared with 1913 per cent (3S4,4G 900
bushels) of the 1906 crop on hand
March !, 1907, and 37.3 per cent OIL
625.000 bushels, the average OF the
last ten years of the quantity of the
crop on hand March 1st. 1t is esti-
mated that about 2S.0 per cent of the
crop will be shipped out Of the counties
where grown, as compared with 27.6
per cent of the 1906 crop and PA per
cent, the average for the last ten
years SO shipped out.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-03-14
INTERNATIONAL GATHERING At
CAcITAI TO DiCUSS VEL
FARE OF CHILDREN.
PRESIDENTS ADDRESS
PLACES THE GATHERING EVEN
HIGHER THAN VETERANS OF
THE CIVIL WAR.

Washngton-The delegation q. Col
orado women who are here TO attend
the first International Congress of
Mothers in America on the welfare OF
the child will take active part in the
deliberations. The delegates from Col
crado are Mesdames II. j. Hersey, II.
A. True, L. NJ. Ashley and a. W steele
of Denver, j. II. Region OF Fort Collins
and Hawse OF Greeley. The delegates
attended IL reception given members Of
their organization at the White House
Tuesday afternoon by the President
and Mrs. Roosevelt and later held the
first meeting of a series which Will oc-
cupy the remainder of the week
This is one body that | put even
higher than the veterans of the t1vi
War" was the enthusiastic preliminary
remark of President Roosevelt in re-
ceiving the delegates. The President
made the occasion decidedly more
than in formal reception by having The
Marine band in attendance and his mil
itary and naval aides in full uniform
He said:
When all is said, it is he mother.
and the mother only, who is better
for his country. The successful mother.
the mother who does her part iii rear
ing and training bright boys and girls.
who are TO be the men and women or
the next generation, is of greater use
10 the community and occupies, II she
only would realize it. more hohorapIe
as we'll as more important position than
any successful man in it,
Il want 10 ask your assistance for
two or three matters that are not I'M
medialalv connected with the Iile IN
the family itself but that are OF vital
consequence TO the children. In the
first place. in the schools, see that tho
school work is made as practicabl" as
possible As regards our public schools
especially I want to put i'll special
word in behalf of the right KIND OF
Fairgrounds No school is good
school If il has not a good play ground
Help the children u play: and remem-
| Der that ycu can often help them most
! by leaving them entirely alone. 1t ls
| the gravest kind of wrong not only 10
! the children but to the whole comTnn-
nifty to turn out the boys and girls. es'
pecially iT the congested part OF mo
city with no place to play but the
/ streets.
You can not have good citizens,
good men and women of the next gen
/ Grafton, if the boys and girls are
worked in the factories to the stuntlng
of their moral. mental and physical
/ growth. Wherever the national gov
/ ernment can reach 1t should do away
with the evils of child labor. and
/ trust this will be done; but much must
be done by the actions of the several
state Legislatures; and do each OF Non.
in your several states. all that you can
to secure the enactment and then the
enforcement of laws that shall put a
stop to the employment OF children OF
tender age in doing what only grown
people should do"
Wedn esday luncheon will be ten
dered the members and their friends
at which Mrs Hersey will preside az
toastmis.ress AT Thursdays meeting
Mrs Hersey will read paper entitled
"The Spirit Of the Home. and FRIDAY
Mrs. True will speak on The Welfare
of the Child"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-03-14
Decision for Mayor SchmItz.

San Francisco.-The State Supreme
Court has refused a rehearing in the
case Of former Mayor Eugene E.
Schmitz, convicted OF extortion from
French restaurant proprietors and SEN
fenced to five years in the peniten-
tiary. This sustains the decision OF the
District Court Of Appeals, which de
creed that the judgment and order OF
the lower court be reversed, sustained
the demurrer to the indictment and or
dered the discharge of the defendant
on the ground that under the law no
offense had been committed The pros.
ecution purposes to try him and Ruef,
to whom the decision also applies. on
othr charges.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-03-14
Power For Northern Colorado.

Greeley.-Many plans are being pro-
posed to furnish electrical power from
the headwaters of the Cache Ia Poudre
river and 1t is understood that the
Fruit Belt Power & Irrigation Com
pany, capitalized at $1,500,0O0, which
proposes to develop electricity from
the Granl river near Grand Junction
will also invade northern Colorado and
by a series of reservoirs in the Poudre
canon, evolve horsepower sufficient to
furnish electricity to all towns Of
northern Colorado for running sugar
factories and farm machinery and pro-
vide for an electric railway. The COM
pany Is said to have enormous dnan.
cial backing.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-03-14
MURDERER NOT INSANE,
Ala Knew What He Was Doing When
He Shot the Priest

Denver.-Giuseppe Ala. slayer Of
Father Leo Heinrichs, is perfectly
sane and normal man. Four qualified
alienists testified to this fact in the
West Side court Tuesday afternoon
and the last hope of Ala for an eva
sion Of punishment faded away. Even
the madhouse is closed upon the mur-
derer of the priest. When Interpreter
Mattel whispered the verdict OF the in
sanity experts into Alias ear a com
plete change overcame him. For TWO
days he bad sat looking calmly about
him, but as he heard that he had been
pronounced sane his head fell heavily
upon his chest, and for five minutes he
sat like statue of despair. Not a
muscle OF. his face twitched. but it was
the first exhibition of feeling that he
has given.
District Attorney George Stidger
Tuesday took the initiative in estab-
fishing the defendants sanity. In his
opening address to the jury he said
that the state would take this unusual
course because of the world wide In
terest in the case and the heinous ma
ture of the crime. Attorney Nlddi-
comb made no statement of the de-
fense's case.
Tuesday night Attorney Niddicomb.
l.. J. Stark, Baron Tosti's counsel, the
baron himself and six alienists made
a further examination OF Ala IN MS
cell at the county jail.
District Attorney Stidger proved the
fact of the murder by some dozen wit
nesses. During the afternoon he com
pleted the first half of the states testi-
mony and began introducing insanity
experts to prove the sanity of Aha.
Drs. Howell r. Pershing. Edward Dele
hanty. Bel nard Oettinger and Edward
Lazell took the stand and united in de-
claring ALA sane.
Not only that. but DIR. Delehanty said
Ala was above the average of his class
in intelligence. while DIR. Oettingei
ties tilted that he knew of no possible
condition with reference to Ala which
would form basis on which he might
be declared insane.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-03-14
Assassin Of Priest on Trial.

Denver.-The opening of the trial OF
Giuseppe Ala for the murder of Father
Leo Heinrich is summarized as fol-
lows:
Trial opened at 10 O'Clock Monday
morning in the West Side Court, Judge
Greeley w Whitford on the bench.
Prosecution conducted in person by
Distri: It Attorney George Stidger, as,
sisted by John Chiles, assistant district
attorney.
Giuseppe Ala represented by Attor-
ney Robert Widdicomb. Joseph Mattel.
former policeman, Interpreter.
Thirtyfour jurors examined; eight
peremptory challenges by the defense.
Little interest manifested by the
public, the courtroom being filled al
most entirely by jurymen. Perhaps 100
persons were on the outside of the
court building. No more than twenty
women present.
Attorney Widdicomb asked each
talesman these questions:
What is your religion?"
Have you any prejudice against the
defendant because he is foreign BORN
Would you fail to give the defen.
would a wealthy American, because he
10 pun anu AIACHulSSo anu tA0 oLdeS 10
paying for his defense?"
District Attorney Stidger asked each
talesman II he would inflict the death
penalty in case proper for it and
whether lie could conceive crime so
heinous as to merit the death penalty.
Following is list of the jurymen Sc
lccted. their occupation and religion
A. p. Angel, insurance agent. non
sectarian. James Wallace mining,
Presbyte.'ian; Charles BIacken, unem-
ploycd. non-sectarian;; William h.
Runcle. mining, Presbyterian; Jacob
Bingley, carpenter, unemployed, Camp
bellite: James Slater, former express
man. Methodist; S. H. Campbell. unem-
ployed, no religious belief; Joel H. lie
Moyne. mining, not questioned: Frank
C. Wyman. unemployed, no religious
belief; w. A. Lyons. ticket agent.
Union depot, Protestant, no church; ;
d. S. Johnson. mining engineer, Meth
odist- -Episcopalian; G. w. Emerson, for
mcr dairyman, Presbyterian.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-03-14
FIGHTING TUBERCULOSIS.
Remarkable List Of Prizes Offered BY
international Congress.

Washington.-The central committee
Of the international congress on tuber-
culosIs has announced the offer Of the
following prizes:
!. A prize OF 81 ,o00 is offered for the
best evidence OF effective work in the
prevention or relief OF tuberculosis by
any voluntary association since the
last International congress in 1905.
.. A prize of $1,000 is offered for
the best exhibit of an existing sana-
torium for the treatment OF curable
cases OF tuberculosis among the work
ing classes.
J. \ prize of 81 600 is offered for
the best exhibit of a furnished house,
for family or group of families OF
wage-earners designed in the interest
Of the crusade against tuberculosis. In
addition tC the prize of 81 900, two gold
medals and three silver medals will be
awarded. The prize and medals will
be accompanied by diplomas or certifi-
Gates OF award This prize is designed
to stimulate efforts towards securing
a maximum of sunlight. ventilation,
proper heating. and general sanitary
arrangement for an inexpensive home.
A model Of house and furnishing is re-
Quired.
4. A prize OF $1,000 is offered for
the best exhibit of dispensary or
kindred institution for the treatment
of the tuberCulous poor.
D \ prize of 81, 200 is offered for
the best exhibit of hospital for the
treatment of advanced pulmonary tu-
berculosis.
In addition to the 1000 prize in
each OF the above cases, two gold
medals and three silver medals will
be awarded.
The Hodekins fund prize of 81 500
is offered by the Smithsonian institu-
tion tor The best treatise that may be
submitted on The Relation of Atmos-
pheric Air to tuberculosis
/ The detailed definition of this prize
may be obtained from the secretary
general of the international society or
secretary of the Smithsonian institu-
ton, Charles ID. Walcott
/ A gold medal and two silver medals
are offered for the best exhibits sent
in by any states of the United States,
+ illustrating effective organization for
/ the restriction of tuberculosis.
/ In the list of prizes, attention is
about equally divided between meas
ures for the care or relief of sufferers
from the white plague" and those
concerned primarily with the preven-
tion Of the disease 1t has taken a
long time for civilized people to find
out that the principal ground on which
the battle against tuberculosis Is
fought is in the homes. 1t has been
much easier to accept scientific discov-
cries than to face the every day fact
that dirt, dampness, darkness, vice and
privation are the strongest allies that
tuberculosis has. The records Of the
visiting nurses. and the maps of lung
blocks" give all the positive evidence
needed on this score
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-03-14
Knights 1empIar coneIave.

Pueblo.-Following a custom which
has long prevailed in other states. the
Knights Templar OF Colorado have ar.
ranged to hold a state conclave In Pu.
eblo August 26th and 9th, at which
time 1t Is expected that something like
1000 members Of this organization. ac.
companiel by as many ladies, will be
here for twodays sojourn. largely
given up to amusement and entertain.
ment. This state conclave will be a
small edition of the great triennial
conclaves held by the knights TEN.
pla. of the United States. The trien.
nial con clave in Denve. in 1892 was
the means os bringing 100000 visitors
Into the state.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-03-14
Colorado and Wyoming Railroad.

Pueblo.-Ofiicials OF the Santa Fe
recently inspected the rolling stock
and other property Of the Colorado e.
Wyoming railway with the intention,
1t is said, of reporting to the manage
ments as to its availability for the
Santa Fe system. 1t is reported that
the Santa Fe intends to purchase the
property. which is an auxiliary com
pany of the Colorado Fuel & Iron Com
pany. The report further says that II
the Santa Fe takes control of the prop
erty the road will be extended to Wy
oming and Trinidad, as was contem-
plated by Jnhn G. Osgood.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-03-14
Death Of colone, Carpenter.

Denver-Col. Lewis Cass Carpenter.
graduate in many professions and one
Of the best known men in Denver.
among the older residents, died at his
home In this city Friday morning from
an attack of cardiac dropsy at the age
OF seventy-two years
Former Congressman from North
Carolina, Union soldier during the
Civil War. postofiice inspector, revenue
collector, attorney and newspaper edi.
tor, were a few OF the characters
played by him during a crowded and
vadied life. or late years his princi-
pal business has been that Of pension
and patent attorney.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1908-03-14
Railroads Aid Convention.

Denver-NumerOuS checks from
railroads are being turned over to the
Denver Convention League by local
agents, who have been holding them
several days waiting for the commit
tee to collect them. Both the Santa
Fe and Burlington roads gave checks
for $4,000 each, and the Rock Island
announced Tuesday that 1t would con
tribute $1,000. Other railroads are Civ
ing sums Of various proportions.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-10
FIRE BOYS AT BANQUET.
Chief Barrett Is Presented With a
Silver Speaking
Trumnat

Eureka. May 9.-The Eureka volunteer
Ilfe department held a special meeting
last night at the city hall and after that
adjourned to the Elks' han and eniOyed
sumptuous Dutch lunch and smoking
concert At the meeting a new office
was created. that of electrician. and II
I. Don Carlos. manager of the Eureka
Electric company. was elected to fill the
Office. ID. b. Crouin. after the regular
business was finished presented to the
care OF Fire Chief Barrett and to the
care of all future chiefs, a beautiful sill
yer speaking trumpet. Chief Barrett made
a neat speech of acceptance. Early last
spring ''rustling committee" was ap-
pointed to get funds for the purpose of
uniformlng the members and as more
than enough had been collected. this com
mlttee, composed of d. b. Cronin, David
Mills and Edward Lewis. was empowered
10 so ahead and procure something that
would add TO the brilliancy of the de-
partment at pa-ddes and other show &C
CaSlOnS and the presentation of the trun-
pet was the result. The names OF all for
mer chiefs and the present one are en-
graved upon it and read as follows: Dan
Martin, NJ +. SammOn. George Hanson.
+. A. ShOntz, +. w. Newton. Gus J. Hen
riOd and Frank Barrett. The department
then invited the city officials and repre-
sentauVeS of the press to attend the ban
quet at the Elks' hall. At this affair r.
win Spriggs acted as chairman and
speeches were made by Mayor Mitchell
and other city officers The surprise of
the evening was when David Mills assist
ant chief. i'm a neat speech presented
Chief Barrett with beautiful signet ring
in token of the esteem and regard IN
which his men hold him. Mr.. Barrett was
genuinely surprised and deeply affected
and il was some time before he could
recover himself sufficiently to thank his
comrades, which he did in an appropriate
manner A Dutch lunch, splendidly
served, and music, songs, reCitatiOnS and
more speeches brought an exceedingly
enjoyable close 10 the evening
Ever since the fire at the oxford hotel
on Friday night on the LIST inst at which
the firemen displayed such logged de
termination i'm saving the north side of
the city, much more interest is being
taken i'm the department and the support
than heretofore.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-10
AMERICAN FORK NOTES..

American Fork. May 9-Funeral sery-
ices over the remains Of William Chad
wick. who died at his home Saturday
evening. were held i'm the Fourth ward
chapel yesterday afternoon under the di-
rection of Bishop Warren B. Smith. The
house was well filled with friends and
relatives. who had turned out to show
their respect for the departed. Interment
was IN the cemetery.
ES-State Representative John II. Woot-
ton, who has been confined to his home
Tor the past week or two, as the result
OF being injured by a horse falling on
MN, Is able to be around again by the
ana Of q cane.
James Chadwick and his daughters.
Alice and Elizabeth, of Shelley, Idaho.
We're here this week to attend the funeral
OF Mr.. Chadwick's brother William.
several prominent American Fork cit
liens have been attending court i'm Provo
the past few days, having been sum
moned as witnesses in the $4,000 damage
SUIT of Charles Hanks VS.. Charles Tvne-
Mrs. Earl Varney presented her nus
i Dahd WIN flne baby boy at II O'Clock
lueSuay night The parents are unde-
cided as to the little fellows birthday.
the 9th of May.
Mr.. and Mrs. John harrington of Salt
Lake were visitors in American Fork on
Friday. having come down to attend tbe
funeral services Of Mr.. William Chad
wick.
Mrs. e. J. Durrant and daughter. Rosa
OF me First ward have gone to Thatcher
ldaho. Tor a months visit with l. I
Durrant, Mrs. Durrant's son.
y a. johnson Of this city received
word last night of the death of his
mother-In-law, Mrs. DittmOre, of Lin
don, Yesterday
Mrs. Leon ROylance of SpringvilIe has
been IN American Fork the past few DAYS
ElSltnE her mother and father. Mr.. and
MIS-. Homes, of the Third ward
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-10
TESTIMONY ALL IN.

New York. May 9.-The hearing of les
qHony on the charges preferred against
DlStflct Attorney Jerome was completed
today. Closing arguments will be made
on May 26.
Mr. Jerome rested his case after Assist
Isnt District Attorney Smyth had con-
!cluded his testimony regarding investiga-
tons made by the district attorneys Of
flee INTO the Metropolitan Street Railway
company and the American Ice company
Mr.. Symth described the efforts he made
to obtain indictments and contributions
He asserted there was nothing to show
the commission that any crime by the
American Ice company and defended his
course in the Metropolitan Street Rail-
way case Just before the adjournment
Mr.. Jerome took the stand and introduced
INTO the evidence a copy OF the present
ment made by the January grand Jury
which investigated the affairs of the Met
ropolitan Street Railway company. Mr.
Jerome testified that he drew the pre-
sentiment and had advised the grand jury
to make IL.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-05-10
Notice TO Contractors.

THE UNDERSIGNED BOARD OF
county commissioners of Carbon county,
Utah. will receive sealed bids up TO $50
D. m, May 1. 1908. for the erection of a
court house building to be erected in
Price, Carbon county, Utah.
Plans and specifications can be found
at the office of the county clerk at Price
Utah: also at the offices of Watkins &,
Birch, architects, 525 Dooly block. Salt
Lake City, and 335 South Academy avenue
Provo, Utah.
Each bid must be made out on forms
obtained from the said architects; no other
form of bid will be considered Each hid
must be accompanied with a certified
check of 2l2 per cent of the amount of the
bid, or a good and sufficient bond for the
same amount as guarantee that
the bidder will enter into the contract and
give an approved bond of one-half the
amount of his bid, within one week after
the said work Is awarded otherwise the
amount to be forfeited to said county,
All bids must be sealed and marked on
left hand corner OF envelope bid for
Court House." and addressed to Chairman
County Commissioners. care H c. Smith
County Clerk. Price. Utah.
The board will meet at the present
court house in Price. Utah, at the above
named time and date, and publicly open
and read all bids
The board reserves the right to reject
any and all bids, or accept any part there
of.
By order of the board
EDGAR THAYN, 81.
]. A. HARRISON,
d. ]. THOMAS
County Commissioners
Dated at Price, Carbon county, Utah.
April 9, 1908.
H. C. SMITH. County Clerk.