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The daily tribune., 1908-02-20
LAWSUIT OVER STRAY CAT
MAY GO THROUGH COURTS

New York, Feb. 20-The appellate
division of the supreme court has
been called upon to decide the owner
ship Of cat. 1t seems that the cat
originally belonged to an actress who
when she left town, turned the AMI
NAL over to the restaurant where she
waS in the habit Of taking her meals
The restaurant belonged to Paul
Mortimer Brown. and in his employe
as cashier was Miss Louise Mall
who was friendly with the woman
who owned the cat. Sometime after
the cat arrived at the restaurant
Miss Mall married Max Doring.
They went to Germany on wedding
trip and when they returned the for
mer cashier rememb bered the cat and
decided 1t would be an ornament to
her home. So Doring went to the
restaurant and carried the cat away
Brown promptly had Doring arrest
ed hut he was discharged and the
next day brought suit against Brown
for 80. 900 for false arrest. A jury
awarded him s70O and the case
goes to the appellate division on
an appeal by Brown. Brown says
he will carry the case through all the
courts in the land before he will pay
the $700. In the meantime the cat
has disappeared.
The daily tribune., 1908-02-20
PAYS TRIBUTE TO SYSTEM
INAUGURATED BY TAFT

Washington, Feb. 90 Some time
ago. President Dolan Of the Steam.
shovelers' aud Dredgers' union went
to Panama to sec how the shovelmen
were getting along under the new ar.
rangement as TO hours Of duty and
pay put In operation by Secretary
Taft. In letter to the president
dated Canal Zone. Feb. Z, made pub
lie today. Mr.. DolAn says that As a
practical man he feels that this IL one
Of the best equipped and handled Jobs
that has ever been carried ON In the
world.
The daily tribune., 1908-02-20
CONTRACTS FATAL MALADY
FROM POISONED MONEY

New York. Feb. 20-John Med.
Hopkirk, is dead as the result OF
handling poisoned money. Mr.. Hop
kirk WAS manager Of Mills hotel No.
2, and from the money which he
handled he contracted malignant scar.
letina. Mr.. Hopkirk acted as cashier
for the hotel in which cheap logdings
are given to the poor and in that ca.
pacity handled hundreds OF dirty.
germ laden bills. The physicians
say there Is no doubt that the disease
WAS communicated by means Of the
dirty bills.
Mr.. Hopkirk WAS we'll known in
charitable work throughout the city.
The daily tribune., 1908-02-20
CONSPIRACY OF
CLERKS TO ROB
DETROIT STORE

Detroit. Feb. 20-S. G. Goldberg
Of the Arm Of Goldberg Brothers, op.
Grating q large department store,
announced that through conspiracy
among certain OF the $50 employees OF
the blishment. the Hrm has been
robbed Of between t25. 900 and $40. .ooc
worth Of merchandise during the las,
nve years. Said he:
"We are convinced that we were
the victims Of . conspiracy with IL
agents on every floor Of our esta ablish.
mont We have heard the coufcnion
Of dozen Of our employees and think
IL 10 possible that 10 were concerned
in the conspirAcy.''
Ton women clerks and two men.
according to Mr.. Goldberg, admitted
. . share In the conspiracy.
Watch Tsibuss olan sda
The daily tribune., 1908-02-20
TAXES P0hTIFf
TWO LARGE LIONS

Rome, Feb. 20-Father Bernard, a
missionary priest from Abyssin,n WAS
received In private audience today by
the pope. The priest brings the pou i.
tin n present Of two lions from King
Menelik OF AbyssiniA. Father Ber.
nard presented the pope also with
autograph letters from King Meneiik.
Queen TAitou and the Abyssin ian
mipisters Of Justice and foreign
Affairs. The pope was especially
pleased with the decoration OF the
Ethiopian star. which WAS sent by
King Menelik to both himself and the
papal secretary Of state, Cardinal
Merry Del Val.
The daily tribune., 1908-02-20
BOLD DAYLIGHT ROBBERY
OF DIAMONDS SUCCESSFUL

: New Orleans. Feb. 2o--A si5, ,00C
diamond robbery In broad daylight In
the heart Of the city WAS perpetrated
at the establishment of NJ. Waldron
and company. Cont and Royal
streets. Two men drove up In front
Of the store In buggy. One Of
them Alighted and smashed one of the
large plato glass windows In the front
Of the store. He quickly seized two
trays filled with diamonds and jump.
ed back into the buggy. WAS driven
of. A large crowd started In pursuit
but the men. buggy and horse were
lost to sight Ia cloud Of dust.
The daily tribune., 1908-02-20
REPORTS
SERIOUS
BATTLE

Paris, Feb. 20-A dispatch receiv :
ed here from Vice Admiral Philibert,
the French commander in Morocco.
says that on Feb. rs and IA the French
had serious battle with the Moors
at point 10 miles sout heast of Fed
ala. The French had two officers and
several soldiers killed and three
officers and 20 mon wounded. The
casualties Of the Moors we're heavy.
+ The French column which was com.
manded by Col. Taupin, was attacked
by the Moors in narrow defile
The encounter WAS marked by a
series of fierce struggles at the point
Of the bayonet.
In the engagement three days1ago
between troops Of Gen. D'Amade' q
forces and the Madaghra tribesmen
the casualties sustained by the enemy
were heavy. Gen. D'Amade was
assisted by the Mzab tribesmen who
surrendered recently.
The daily tribune., 1908-02-20
ORDERED
TO LEAVE
RUSSIA

Odessa. Feb. 20-Dr. Dubouchet.
the American citizen who was arrest
ell recently in this city on the charge
of being connected with the revolu.
tionary organization has been roiersed
but he WAS ordered to leave Russia
within 10 days. He probably will
join his Wife in Switzerland.
Mrs Duboucbet is n Russian woman
Of noble birth. 1t has beon declared
that she spent large part Of her for
tune in aiding the Russian revolu-
tionary movement.
The daily tribune., 1908-02-20
Delights Of the Sea.

Tho Colorado and Soutbern's low
rates and splendid service places the
Mexican Gulf within only . few
hours distance. Let US tell you OF
the splendid attractions. I. II. Fish.
Or. General Passenger Agent. Denver.
The daily tribune., 1908-02-20
Homeseeker Rate South.

Ono fare plus y 90 to certain points
In Texas and Now Mexico and return
liberal limits; stopovcrs via Colorado
and Southern. Full information on
application. T. 4. Fisher. General
Passenger Agent. Denver.
The daily tribune., 1908-02-20

BIG ATTENDANCE the Tues.
day evening meeting Of tho A. o. o.
p. In California hall. A most en-.
joynble time was had by all present
A fine lunch was served and games In.
dulgcd In until late hour. All
members Of tho A. o. o. p. who were
absent missed u great treat.
The daily tribune., 1908-02-20
The World Famed Carnival.

Mardi GrAs. at New Orleans. Feb.
ruary 25th. Low winter tourist rate
via Colorado and Southern. Illus
trated booklet sent on request. 7. Il.
Fisher. General Passenger. Agent,
Denver.
The daily tribune., 1908-02-20

II you can't sell II yourself, try
TSibune class sds.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-05-13
Marvellous AeropIane FLIGHT.

Manteo. N. C.-With as much ease
and the same grace as a seaguil sails
over the water in search Of fish to de-
YOUR, Orville and Wilbur Wright of
Ohio. in their newest invention, the
War Aeroplane," defied the elements
and sailed away far over the Atlantic
ocean and back again to their place
of rendezvous in Kill-Devil Hill, Mays
Head, North Carolina.
Not only did the aeroplane make a
successful flight over the sea, but all
up and down Mays Head, which is
nothing more than an island, for a dis
lance of about twenty-five miles. The
machine sailed with perfect east, at
all times under perfect control of both
the Wright brothers. who were in the
machine. The machine was at least
5000 feet in the air at one time, and 1t
was apparent from the maneuvers that
the two inventors were particularly in.
terested in proving the aeroplane ca.
pable of making sharp and decisive
turns in all directions under all condi-
tons.
The flight of the machine as 1t left
the earth was really a beautiful sight.
1t actually shot up into the air like an
inflated balloon after it had been re-
leased. When 1t reached a certain
height it would sail away for some
distance, then ascend or descend, ac.
cording TO the will of the operator.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-05-13
Pettibone Returns to Denver.

Denver.-George w. Pettibone. COM
panion of Meyer and Haywood. and in
dicted with them for completely in the
murder of Gov. Frank Steunenberg
of Idaho. reached Denver Wednesday
evening and was taken at once to his
home, 1925 Cherokee street. Mr.. Pet
tibone gave a fervent THANK God.
this is home at last" when he sank
on a couch. worn out.
Since the conclusion of his trial at
Boise. where he was acquitted of the
charge of being partly responsible for
the crime. his health. which had been
bad while he was held in prison, broke
down completely. At first he was TIA
ken to Los Angeles, In the hope that
the ocean breezes would give him an
opportunity to win back his lost
health, and now he has been brought
back to Denver, where 1t is hoped the
mountain air will do what the sea
breeze failed to accomplish. So i'll
was he when it was resolved to bring
him to his home that the doctors had
some fears that he might not survive
the trip. He is so i'll that no one out
side of the immediate family is al
lowed to visit his room. He hopes to
regain his strength here. and then to
return to the coast. The members of
his family came to Denver with him.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-05-13

China is n silent Runtry. and new
facts are constantly coming to light to
show that half the story of the great
tragedy enacted at Picking. when the
foreign troops looted the imperial pal
aces. has never been told. The latest
is the discovery. in barroom In
southern Germany. of the marriage
contract OF the present Chinese en-
peror. 1t is a gorgeous piece of silk,
four feet long and a foot wide, richly
emblazoned with Chinese characters.
To the German tavern-keper 1t was
merely a pretty piece of Chinese en-
broidery. and hung side by side with
brewers calendars and other simple
decorations. The finding of 1t was due
to the worldwide search which Chi.
nese diplomats and consular agents
have conducted ever since 1t was
stolen. 1t has now been restored to
the imperial family.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-05-13
CONGRESS AND THE CAPITAL

Thomas J. Sullivan. director of the
bureau of engraving and printing, died
at Washington on the 4th inst.
Senator Guggenheim gave notice
that when the sundry civil bill reaches
the Senate he will press an amendment
carrying an appropriation OF $4,000
to pay express charges upon silver dol
lars ordered by bankers from various
sub-treasuries.
Senator Clark introduced an amend
ment to the sundry civil bill to pay
jurors and witnesses before United
States courts In Western states and
territories SO per diem for attendance,
and mileage of Is cents for stage, and
cents per mile for railroad travel.
The sundry civil appropriation bill,
as reported, carries $4,000 for double
cavalry barracks at Fort Logan; &c.
900 for the Leadville fish hatchery;
$500 for the protection of the Mesa
Verde National park. and $4,000 for
cavalry barracks and officers quarters
at Fort Russell.
Three of the star graduates of last
years class at the United States Mill
tary academy, who were assigned to
the corps of engineers, have been or
dered to proceed to the Isthmus of
Panama for duty in connection with the
Panama canal and Panama railroad
Senator Depew in reply to Mr.. Hey.
burns attack on the forestry policy
of the administration, commended the
action of President Cleveland in in.
inaugurating the system of forest re-
serves by setting aside 20.000,000 acres,
which was increased to 10000, 900 un.
der President Mckinley. and is now
100000 acres. In the last two
years. he said. France has spent $780,
900, 900 for reforestation, in view of the
enormous damage to property and the
homes of the people by floods.
A general arbitration treaty between
the United States and Japan has been
signed by Secretary Root and Ambas-
sador Takahira.
Senator Depew said in his forestry
speech that only the other day New
York state received 100000 trees
from Germany for use in reforesting
the Adirondacks. Mr.. Teller in reply,
said the work of New York state in
reforestation was the kind he approved
He objected to having the general gov
eminent go into that business. 1t was
for the states to do such work within
their borders. He objected to the vot-
ing of lump sum of 100000 for the
forestry division.
The house committee on fisheries
reported favorably on Representative
Bonynge's bill appropriating $4,000 to
establish fish hatchery in Estes
Park, Colorado.
A strong recommendation for the
appointment of an officer to be known
as chief of cavalry" has been made by
a committee of cavalry officers at
tached to the army staff college.
1t is Senator Guggenheim's intention
to introduce as an amendment to the
omnibus public buildings bill a pro-
vision for an appropriation of 81, $780,
900 for the erection of public huild-
ing at Denver.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-05-13

The only living American ex-presi-
dent celebrated his seventy-first birth.
day last month. Grover Cleveland has
been a private citizen for IL years
Benjamin Harrison lived eight years
after his retirement, but President Ar
thur survived less than 20 months.
Mr. Hayes lived II years. and Grant
eight years. John Adams, however,
survived Tor % years, Fillmore 81.
Madison and John Quincy Adams each
10, and Jefferson II years. In 1865 there
were three ex-presidents still living
Fillmore. Pierce and Buchanan-but
since 1875 there have never been more
than two alive at the same time, and
for the greater part of the period there
has been but one.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-05-13

Frederick Law Olmstead, the
Charles Elliott professor of landscape
architecture at Harvard. has been en-
gagged by the Boulder Improvement
Association for the purpose of making
plans for identifying the city. and to
lay out system of parks.
An election will be held at Fort Nor
gan May Both for the purpose of vot-
ing $4,000 worth of bonds for the ex-
tension of the water and electric light
system. The city has grown so rapid
ly that the present machinery and the
light plant will be far too small to sup
ply the city by next fall.
Three Japanese jurists have been
in Denver looking into the Juvenile
Court as conducted by Judge Ben B.
Lindsey. The visitors from the Orient
are Tyojiro Midzukami. procureur gen.
eral of the Court of Appeals of Maya
saki; T. Tanio, counselor to the min
lister of justice, and Kauwajima Alsao,
CID. and Phi D., of Toxic. Japan.
The American Bankers Association,
through its executive committee, has
accepted an invitation to hold its next
annual meeting in Denver. 1t will
probably be held In September or Oc-
tober next The bankers Of Colorado
will see that the delegates are well en-
tertained and shown over the state.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-05-13
AUTHORITY or
THE PRESIDENT
LETTERS TO SENATORS ASSERT
HIS SUPREME CONTROL OF
THE ARMY.
DEFENDS HIS COURSE
WAS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO
GRANT COURT OF INQUIRY TO
DISCHARGED NEGROES.

Washington.-Three members of the
United States Senate have received
letters from President Roosevelt with
in the last few days declaring his SUI
premacy as commander-in-chie in all
matters referring to the control of the
army and navy.
The letters have created intense feel
Ing in the Senate and 1t is not unlikely
that they will precipitate a conference
Of Republican members.
The letters in every case are in de-
Tense of his course in discharging with
out honor the negro soldiers he be-
lieved to be guilty of shooting up the
town of Brownsville, Texas, and his
action in banishing Col. William F.
Stewart to an abandoned military post
In desert section of Arizona.
The third letter came to Senator
Stewart of Vermont. A few days ago,
during the debate on the Brownsville
case. Senator Stewart asked a ques
ton indicating that he had doubt as to
the wisdom of extending to the Presi-
dent the power of passing on the inno-
cence or guilt of eX-soldiers applying
for reinstatement, in view of the fact
that 1t appeared the President still
believes all of the negroes to have been
guilty of completely in the affray.
The senator was surprised to receive
from the President a letter bearing
on both the Colonel Stewart and the
Brownsville cases. Attached to the
communication were letters to Sena-
tors Rayner and William Alden Smith,
the one to Mr.. Rayner asserting chiefly
the Presidents right as commander
in-chief to deal with an officer in such
manner as he pleased, while the one
to Mr.. Smith was confined to the
Brownsville affair and reiterated the
Presidents belief that he had dealt
with the case as conditions demanded.
The President went further still in
his letter to Senator Stewart. in adj
dition to repeating much that he said
to the other senators.
He declared that Senator Stewart,
from the question he asked in the dc
bate, appeared to be proceeding under
misapprehension of the duties of the
President of the United States in con-
nection with the army and navy.
He quoted the law as he understood
1t, and denied that he was under any
obligation to give to the discharged
negro soldiers or to Colonel Stewart
any court of inquiry. Several para
graphs were devoted to discussion
of Colonel Stewards case, and the
personal faults which have cast him
into disrepute in army circles. After
this discussion the President wrote
that in every community there is foun
maudlin sympathy with murderers,
and the Thaw case in New York is
cited by him as an example.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-05-13

Rocky Ford, Colo.-A convention Of
representatives of the Farmers Edu.
cative and Cooperative Union was held
here on the eth inst, attended by thir-
ty-five delegates, at which district
union, comprising Pueblo, Otero. Bent,
Prowers and Kiowa counties was or
ganized. The purpose of the union is
to cooperate with the state organiza-
tion in securing better market facili-
ties and lower prices and rates on ne.
cessities. The following officers were
elected:
President. Senator John H. Crowley
of Rocky Ford: vice president, ]. F.
Michael of Pueblo; secretary. ]. N.
Sholas of Rocky Ford; treasurer, Hud-
son May of Flower.
The convention endorsed the cree
ton of an Independent sugar factory
at Manzanola, which will not be com
pleted until the 1909 crop natures, it
having been found that $4,000 extra
would have been required to complete
the factory for this years crop.
The convention also endorsed the es-
tablishment of public warehouse at
Pueblo, which will be made a central
distributing point.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-05-13
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The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-05-13
GENERAL NEWS.

Every healthy Chicago COW is to
have a tuberculosis test button
clamped in her right ear.
The political campaign recently de-
cided upon by the American Fedora
ton OF Labor will be directed from
Chicago.
At Nag Head. N. c., April 3Oth. the
Wright brothers aeroplane covered
two-mile stretch and apparently could
have proceeded indefinitely.
The view that railroad employe
who is riding on a pass is entitled to
damages if injured has been upheld in
the Supreme Court of New York.
The boycotters of Japanese mer-
chants at Hong Kong are persistent in
heir efforts and are creating a wide
spread sympathy with startling effect
The imperial government of Ger
many must borrow $3.50. 900 during
the next five years according to the
admission of Secretary of the Treasury
Sydow.
The total casualties by the explosion
Of the Japanese cruiser Matsushima
we're POS meE. including twenty-three
officers. thirty-three midshipmen, one
warrant officer and $50 men.
dispatch from Tangier saws that
The report of Raisuli's assassination is
false. 1t is true. the dispatch says,
that band of Elkmes fired yolley
at him from ambush, but Raisuli was
not hit.
The Republican national committee
will meet in Chicago on the 18th of
May for the purpose of making prep
arations for the holding of the Repub-
lican convention June 10th.
A fact that is not generally known
/ IS that former President Cleveland
travis a salary of $4,000 a year as
president of the association of presi-
dents of the old line life insurance COM
panies.
fire at Atlanta. Georgia, on the Sth
INST. entirely destroyed two solid bust
less blocks, including the Terminal no.
eel. Loss, $3.50. 900; insurance, $780,
/ 100
The Chinese boycott of Japanese
FOODS. which came about rs n result of
he humiliation because OF the Tatsu
uaru incident, Is said to be weaken
ng.
At reception by the Reform club
n London to their new chief, Premier
Asquith. the premier outlined his pro-
posed program. He nailed to the mast
he flags of free trade, education. IL
.ensing and old age pensions, but
. Ought shy Of home rule.
The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1908-05-13
need
new RAILROAD
RUSH OF HoMEsEEkERs IN FER.
TILE VALLEYS NEAR THE
UTAH LINE.
D. and R. G. MAY BUILD
LARGE IRRIGATION ENTERPRISES
ON FOOT IN WESTERN MONT
ROSE COUNTY.

Denver.-So great has been the in
vasion of homeseekers into Montrose
county during past months that the
people there are clamoring for greater
railroad facilities. From the town OF
Norwood, San Miguel county, on the
Rio Grande Southern, 10 the Utah
line, there is great stretch of fertile
territory. now being rapidly put under
irrigation. but having no railroad IA
cilities whatever. 1t is probable that
in due time the Denver & Rio Grande
railroad will build an extension into
Montrose county.
There are innumerable big irriga-
tion and improvement projects on loot
in the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. valley. AT
present this land is reached by way of
Norwood. through the town of Placer
vile. In this extensive valley there
are 100000 acres of rich land, capable
of bearing any product when water is
applied.
The Naturita Canal and Water Com
pany is now preparing to irrigate 1000
acres of land. A new company, the
Empire Irrigation Company, capital
lied by residents of Des Moines, Iowa.
is preparing to build new reservoir
and enlarge other reservoirs and
bitches 1t has acquired. so that within
three years it will put 100000 acres of
land under water.
Residents of Norwood and the town
of Nucla have put between 1900 and
1000 acres under cultivation and plans
are now under way that within two
or three years will place 10000 acres
under water. DR.. Cross of Telluride
and Galloway brothers OF Norwood
are promoting a big project which will
ultimately irrigate $4,000 acres. This
work will begin about June l.
The Dolores river does not run
iengthwise of the valley. but cuts 1t
into two sections. known as East Para
dox and West Paradox. In West Para
dox the Paradox Valley Irrigation and
Land Company is about to irrigate
$4,000 acres. 1t is putting in reser-
voir this season and will follow with
another next year. The water for this
project comes from the La Sale noun
tains in Utah. Very little of the water
in the valley is taken from the Dolores
river.
The Redlands company is still an
other outfit which is now getting ready
to water $4,000 acres of land. The
Lilly Lands Company will put 10000
acres under cultivation according to
present plans. The Montrose Orchard
Company has put out 800 solid acres
of land in fruit trees.