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ALLEGED BICYCLE THIEF
HELD TO THE COURT.

w. P. Commode, a young man of %
or % years, was today held for trial
by Justice Hugh Hynds on the charge
of stealing a $2S bicycle from the W.
H. Holiday company about the 18th
of January. The wheel was found in
his possession. He admitted having
repainted it and having erased the
number and other manufacturers
marks, but insisted that he had bought
it from a man named Jontson, exhib-
iting a bill Of sale" said to have been
written on a piece Of paper lying on
a rough board and signed Mr.. James
J%ontson." He could not produce
Johnson" and was sen to the county
Jail in default of $3.50 bail. The wheel
was fully identified by employees of the
w. H. Holiday company.
Commode has a wife and two small
children. The wife has been i'll for
several days, and friends of the family
this afternoon asked Judge Carpenter
to reduce the bond and give the man
an opportunity to secure bail and sup,
port his family.
, 1908-01-30
Receiver Asked For,

New York, Jan. 3O.-Application has
been made both in Maine and in this
city for the appointment of a receiver
for the Consolidated Steamship com
pany. The representative bond hold.
ers' protective committee said the
suits had been brought by the credi-
tors, who were not u%nfriendly to the
company and believed a ~receivership
will best protect the security holders.
Great Lines Unaffected.
1t is also announced that the pro,
ceedings do not affect the Clyde, Nal.
Tory, New York and Porto Rico or New
York and Cuban lines, the resources
of which are considered ample. The
lines affected principally are the Met
ropolltan and the Eastern Steamship
companies.
, 1908-01-30
Victory for Wallace.

Cheyenne. The Cheyenne correspond
ent of The Republican Investigated the
matter this afternoon and believes thai
the rumor started from the transfer
of Mr.. Fay from Omaha to the Chey
enne shops as general superintendent
OF the shops there. When Dan e. Sui
Ivan was made master mechanic OF
the Utah division and sent to Evanston
his position IS general superintendent
was not filed, Mr.. Fay being just now
brought west for that position. The
Cheyenne correspondent was unable
to find any foundation for Tie INLAND
story at all except this one fact.
Mixed Trains Ruled Against.
Attorney General Hadley of Nilsson.
RI has rendered an opinion to the
board of railroad commissioners hold.
ing that the law passed by the last
legislature requiring railroads to run
one passenger train each way daily
over all their lines in the state does
not permit of running mixed trains in
complying with the law. The opinion
holds that the legislature divided
trains into three classes. passenger,
mixed and freight. The opinion was
requested offering the fact that nan
roads in Missouri are running only
mixed trains instead Of passenger
trains on branch lines.
, 1908-01-30
Has Injured Ankle.

Assistant Superintendent w. c. Nc.
Keown of the Wyoming division was
here this morning, coming from the
west with Superintendent Anderson
last night. At Hanna yesterday after
Don Mr.. McKeown stepped into a hole
in the ground, sustaining a sprain of
the right ankle, and today can hardly
get about. He hopes to be well in a
day or two.
, 1908-01-30
RAGGs POPULATION
INCREASED MONDAY.

DR.. E. G. Condit Of Baggs, Carbon
county, sends word to his brother here,
Elwyn Condit, of the postofice, of the
birth to him and his wife on Monday
Of a handsome ntne-pound boy. "This
certainly beats the Carbon county rec
ord for beauty" says the doctor, and
I'm not so sure that Albany county
can do better. Mother and babe arc
doing nicely, and as for Newell, I'm
pulling through"
, 1908-01-30
Criticism of Hospital system.

Monterey, Mexico, Jan. 3O.-A petit
ton is being drafted by the grand
lodge of Mexican Railway Employees,
in session here, for presentation to the
federal government, in criticism of the
railway hospitals of this republic, and
requesting a thorough investigation.
The petition also proposes that the
railroads be required to employ none
who do not speak, read and write the
Spanish language.
, 1908-01-30
Wife is Improving.

Trainmaster Fred Let's received a
letter this morning from his wife, who
is at Excelsior Springs, Mo-, for the
benefit of her health, saying that the
treatment there is helping her and
that she finds her condition somewhat
improved. Mrs. John H. Davis, wife
CT the superintendent of the stock
yards here, is also at Excelsior Springs
for treatment.
, 1908-01-30
Two Banks Fail.

New York, Jan. 30.-The bank ex-
aminers took active charge today of
the affairs Of the new Amsterdam Ma
tional bank and the Merchants AMI
Traders bank, a state institution, both
of which have closed their doors.
echo of Heinze Trouble.
Both Of these banks were included in
the Morse-H einze-Thomas chain Of
banks, and after the closing of the
National Bank of North America a few
days ago, there had beer what practi.
cally amounts to a run on them.
Could Not Meet Issue.
Both were unable to take up their
allotment of certificates which the
clearing house issued during the strin.
genCy beginning in October, and when
the renewed drain upon their resources
began, the clearing house declined to
further extend their credit.
Conferred Last Night.
Fearing heavier Withdrawals today,
the officials Of both banks decided last
night to close. AS the result of the
closing, several other banks not of an
important class met with heavy with.
drawals today.
u on the Oriental.
One of these was the Oriental bank,
where quite a run developed as soon
as it opened. All the depositors were
paid promptly inc President Hugh
Kelly announced that twelve other in
situations had come to the aid of the
bank and he hoped to be able to with
stand the drain.
Were Being L~iquidated.
1t is not anticipated that the clos.
ing of the two banks will have any eff,
feet on the general banking situation
of the city, as both were going through
a gradual liquidation for the last few
months, in which the debts and credits
had been gradually reduced.
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Evelyn Thaw had no place in his re
marks.
Hard Rules of Law.
Instead, there was a calm, analytical
presentation of the evidence, a con,
cession of possible weakness not men.
tai and physical in the defendant, but
with always a recurrence to the hard
and fast rule of the law. A man to be
excused must be so insane as not to
know what he was about.
No Doubt of Whites Guilt.
Jerome declared dramatically that
there was no doubt that White had
done Evelyn a great wrong, and Thaw
had every motive for revengeful muir
der.
Swept Away Insanity Plea.
This motive, he asserted, forever
swept away the claim of insanity
which knows not what it does.
, 1908-01-30
Fire at HartviHe,

Hartville, Wyo., Jan .3O.-Eight hun
dred dollars worth Of roulette wheels.
crap tubs, faro layouts, ETC., were burn
ed in public here by County Prosecutor
Watts Tuesday night. This was the
last gambling paraphernalia in Lara
mic county, and its destruction marks
the passing of gambling by profession
ais in this county.
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BURNED THE STUFF.
Prosecuting Attorney Destroys Guern.
sey Gambling Paraphernalia.

Guernsey, Wyo., Jan. 30.-Prosecut-
ing Attorney c. NJ. Watts Tuesday af-
ternoon burned in public here about
S 1000 worth of gambling parapherna-
liza which had been delivered to him by
defendants in cases charging violation
Of the gambling law the charges
against whom are to be dismissed.
, 1908-01-30
FERGUSON DIES.
Secretary of Philippines Commission
Passes Away at Manila.

Washington, d. c., Jan. SO.-Arthur
w. Ferguson, secretary OF the Philip
pines commission, a native of the Dis.
trict Of Columbia, died suddenly of
heart disease at Manila last night. This
information was received in a cable
gram from Governor Smith.
, 1908-01-30
Bridge Supervisor Here.

c. E. Clausen of Cheyenne, super
visor of bridges and buildings for the
Union Pacific, was here this morning,
looking after the interests of his de-
partment. Mr.. Clausen has charge of
the ice houses at the river which are
10 be filled within the next few days.
, 1908-01-30
Made Noisy Scenes.
Russian Defeats American.

London, Jan. 30.-George Hacken-
schmidt, the Russian, defeated Joe
Rogers, the American, in a wrestling
match here today for the worlds cham
p%ionship. Hackenschmidt gained the
first two falls. Time of first fall, Z
minutes 35 seconds; second fall, G
minutes As seconds.
Under Popular Rules.
The match was under catch-as-catch-
a rules, best two out of three falls,
with ten minutes rest between bouts.
, 1908-01-30
Cashier Takes Examination.

w. j. Calvin of Rawlins, formerly
cashier at the freight Office of the I'm
ion Pacific at that place, was here yes,
terday, taking civil service examina,
ton for tariff clerk in the department
al service at Washington, the examina.
ton lasting but one day.
, 1908-01-30
.ALDR|CH REPORTS HIS
BILL To THE SENATE

to the condition of the New Amster-
dam bank, but officials in the Office of
the comptroller of the currency, in the
absence of definite information, are
inclined to the belief that all deposit
tors will be paid in full, with a con-
siderable sum remaining.
, 1908-01-30

division here today were Superintend-
ent H. L. Anderson, Assistant Superin,
tendent w. C. McKeown, Master Me-
chanic William inland, Division En-.
gineer A. j. Wharf and Supervisor E.
c.. Clausen of the bridge and building
department.
, 1908-01-30

Buenos Ayres, Jan. 30.-The flotilla
of American torpedo boats, under COM
mand of Lieutenant Cone. on its way
from Hampton Roads to Magdalena
Bay. sailed from this port this morn
ing for Punta Arenas, after a stay here
of four days, in which the visiting of
icers and men were lavishly enter
tanned by the citizens.
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Under Popular Rules.
Famous Flag Sold at Auction.

London, Jan. 3O.-The flag of the
American man-of-war Chesapeake, cap
tured in a fight with the British ship
Shannon in 1913, was put up at auc-
ton in this city and sold for s4,250 to
a dealer named Partridge. 1t is re-
ported that Partridge acted for Cor
nelius Vanderbilt.
, 1908-01-30
COMMISSIONER NAMED
TO DIVIDE ESTATE

Upon the petition of Mrs. Nancy w.
Brown, a daughter of the deceased, r.
E. Fitch was today named as a com
missioner to partition the estate of the
late Luther Fillmore, consisting of lot
l, block %, between Fourth and Fifth,
in Downey's addition to Laramie, one
half of said lot being the property of
Mrs. Fillmore, widow of the deceased.
, 1908-01-30
ROCK RIVER WRITER DISCUSSES
THE LITTLE MAN AND BIG
MAN IN THE RANGE
CONTROVERSY.
Belongs to Neither Side and His Ideas
from Standpoint of Middle Ground
Forest Reserve Grazing Fit On
Iy for Sheep and Could Not Be
Made to Support Cattle for Vari-
Gus Stated Reasons.

Rock River, Wyo., Jan. 2S, 1908.
To the Editor of The Republican.
The following may do some good in
helping us all to see the big and lit
tie man of the range in a brighter
light; whereby, it is to be hoped, we
would save much of this time used
in wrangle, which time might be used
in something more suited as an exam.
pie to the young folks.
An Unbiased Middleman.
Being neither & big or little man my
self, but having labored for both dur
ing my life, it might be worth while
to hear a little from one so situated.
Having spent six ear of my time iur-
ing the summer months within the linn
its of the Medicine Bow forest reserve
and being one of the first to take sheep
to those ranges from the Elk mountain
vicinity, | can truthfully say, without
side, that at that time there were very
few, if any, signs of where the little
man was trying to make use of any OF
that range; yet We must admit, as you
do, that there were more little men in
that vicinity at that time than there
are today.
, 1908-01-30
Horses Shipped to Centennial

Albert Irene today shipped a car.
load of draft horses to Centennial for
the Carbon Timber company, the ami,
mails Being delivered to the Laramie
Plains line by d. w. Wilt of that com
rany. The horses were unloaded al
Centennial and will be taken to the
Douglas creek camp of the timber com
pany.
, 1908-01-30
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT REQUEST
ED TO TAKE ACTION AGAINST
OWNER OF SHEEP
WITH SCAeIES.
Said to Have Brought Bucks Into Ma.
trona County With Certificates ana
Sheep Commission Considerably
Worried Over Matter-Commis.
sioner DeIfelder Has Matter in
Charge and viii Fully Investigate

Cheyenne, Wyo., Jan. 3O.-The state
board of sheep commissioners is much
concerned regarding the outbreak of
scabies among thirty bands of sheep
ranging in Natrona county, and has
requested the federal government to
bring action against ]. LIE Roy Davis
of Clarkson, Mich, who, it is alleged
was responsible for the outbreak
through having shippd scabby bucks
into Wyoming.
Came Without Certificate.
These bucks came in without a Ger,
tificate of good health from a federal
inspector. The state will also prose.
cute the importer. The fact that the
bucks were scabby was discovered at
Casper by a state inspector. They
were dipped there, but the scabies
were not ~eradicated n the infection
of thirty hocks followed.
Chairman in Charge.
Commissioner Delfelder has taken
charge of the situation in Natrona
county, appointing an adequate force
of assistants, quarantined all affected
sheep and will see to it hat every eff
fort is made to stamp out the scabies
before they spread.
King Sheep Affected.
Scabies has also appeared in the
flock of the Rodney King Sheep com
pany, ranging near M~oorcroft. Crook
county. Scabies first appeared there
last September, mi the animals were
dipped in a patent preparation.
Sheep Will Be Dipped.
This did not destroy the seal mites
and the disease has again appeared.
The sheep will be dipped in a solution
of lime and sulphur or tobacco and
sulphur, and will be kept in quaran-
tine.
One Case Under Control.
The scab which some time ago af-
ficted sheep belonging to Louis Cook
and ranging in Converse county is I'M
der control. 1t is expected that Con-
verse county can be given a clean bill
of health soon.
State Clean Year Ago.
A year ago there was not a known
case of scabies among the sheep of
Wyoming, a condition unprecedented
in any important sheep-raising dis
trict.
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Would Not Interfere.

Kansas City, Mo-, Jan. 31.-Judge
Smith Mcpherson, in the United States
district court here today, handed
down a decision declining to interfere
with the county officials here in the
enforcement of the Missouri statute
making unnecessary labor on Sunday
a misdemeanor.
Actress Made Fight.
The decision was in the case of
Nance O'Neil, the actress, and the 10.
cal theaters, who sought, to perma,
nently enjoin the grand Jury from in.
dieting them.
Victory for Wallace.
The decision is a victory for Judge
William H. Wallace of the criminal
court, who, in the campaign for Sun
day observance, has caused the indict.
ment of a thousand stage folk as well
as hundreds of storekeepers for violat.
ing the Sunday law.
To the State Courts.
Judge Mcpherson said the proper
course for the compliments was to
seek trial in the criminal court. then
appeal to the state supreme cour.
and finally to the United States gu.
preme court.
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Rumor ia Denied

nere was a report current here. to-
~ mat Master Mechanic inland OF
wyoming division Is to be trans.
=, ~ To other duties and that Ed Fay
omaha is to get his position at
, 1908-01-30
Gone to See Hanna.

A special carload of Denver, Lara,
mic and Northwestern stockholders
were through passengers to Hanna
today. The gentlemen are interested in
the new railroad proposition.
, 1908-01-30
is COMING HOME
Anna Gould Will Resume Residence in
This Country.

Paris, Jan. 30.-The Gil Bias says
that Nine. Anna Gould intends to sell
her property in Paris and return to
New York.
, 1908-01-30
Circus Man Dead,

Chicago, ILL.,, Jan. 30.-Burr Robbins,
the old-time circus man, died here to-
day, aged II.
, 1908-01-30
FINANCIAL MEASURE CARRIES
SEVERAL AMENDMENTS TACK
ED ON IN DISCUSSION
IN COMMITTEE.

Effort on Part of Committee to Empha.
size Emergency Nature of Act and
Maintain This in Body-Two Bank
Failures in New York Called to At.
tention of Comptroller of Currency
At Washington.
, 1908-01-30

Washington, D. c., Jan. 3O.-The Aid
rich financial bill, which has been III
the hands of the committee on finance
since its introduction in the senate
January 7, was reported today by Mr..
Aldrich. The various amendments
which had been reported from time to
time appear in the bill, although the
general character of the bill is the
same as when it was introduced.
Emergency for Act.
There has been an effort on the part
of the committee to emphasize the
emergency nature for the act, and TO
this end the various amendments are
inserted in the bill, which are intended
to cause the speedy issuance of addi-
tional currency when a stringency oc-
ours.
Power of the Secretary.
The amendment inserted in the first
section in lieu of the provisions which
gave the comptroller of the currency
power to fix the time and amount Of
the issues, when application was made,
according to his judgment and conven-
fence, puts the power in the hands OF
the secretary of the treasury.
Market Value to Control.
The clause in the bill fixing rs per
cent of the market value OF the munich,
pal and railroad bonds as the limit OF
issue of the notes against them ia
changed to 80 per cent.
Maximum Increased.
The limit of circulating notes is rails,
ed from $25O,OOO 900 to $5OO,OOO 600. 1t
is specifically provided that all acts
and orders of the comptroller of the
treasury and the treasurer of the Unit
ed States authorized by the act shall
have the approval of the secretary of
the treasury.
Some Minor Amendments.
Several other amendments are in
reference to the nature of the bonds
which will be acceptable, the amounts
which may be assigned to the several
states, and other matters limiting the
issue.
, 1908-01-30
SUFFRAGlSTS OF GREAT BRITAIN
MAKING MERRY TIMES FOR
MEMBERS OF THE
KINGS CABINET.
Being Denied Entrance to Parliament
Yesterday, While These Bodies
Were Being Addressed From the
Throne, They Make Noisy Demon
strations on Streets of London
Russian Wrestler Wins.

London, Jan. 30.-Having failed to
reach King Edward yesterday, during
the ceremonies of the opening of par
lament and the lower house of parlia-
ment, being effectively barred against
them, the woman suffragists of Eng
land this morning adopted a new
method of protesting against the fact
that his majesty, in his speech from
the throne, made no mention of their
demands to be permitted to vote.
Called Upon Cabinet Members.
The militant members of the organ
iZation formed themselves into several
committees, which today visited the
homes of various members of the cab,
met for the purpose of asking them to
use their influence to have the ques-
ton of woman suffrage settled at this
session.
Made Noisy Scenes.
AS non of the ministers would see
them, the women demonstrated by
ringing the door bells and delivering
addresses. They We're dispersed after
making noisy scenes. Seven arrests
were made.
, 1908-01-30
HE RECEIVES
PROMOTION
GENERAL FOREMAN HERE MADE
DISTRICT FOREMAN AT Ev-
ANSTON, UTAH DIVISION.
william Roth of Laramie Offered Bet
ter Place at Headquarters of Mas,
ter Mechanic Sullivan and Will
Probably Leave First of the Month
Railroad information.

VIII Roth, general foreman of the
shops at this place, has been rendered
and today accepted the position of dis
tlict foreman for the Union Pacific
shops at Evanston, on the Utah di
vision, a position similar to that held
by ]. w. Highleyman in the Laramie
shops and Ed Tierney at the Rawlins
shops. The position is a decided pro.
motlon for Mr.. Roth, both in RESPONSE
Dllty and salary, and his friends here
Will heartily congratulate him. The
chahge will probably be made Febru.
AIRY l, and the belief here is that
frank Davidson, at present foreman
OF the machine shops, will be made
general foreman, a local man being
placed IN charge of the local machine
shop.
, 1908-01-30
Receiver Named.

Washington. d. c., Jan. 3O.-Bank
Examiner Charles A. Hanna, tempo
rary receiver of the National Bank of
North America, was today appointed
temporary receiver for the New Ans
terdam National bank of New York.
Plenty of Resources.
No statement has yet been made as
, 1908-01-30

New York, Jan. 3O.-Conceding that
Harry K. Thaw may have had IRA
t,onal outbreaks now and then during
the thirty-six years of his lie, District
Attorney jerome, in his plea for the
conviction of the slayer OF Stanford
White. declared that there was abso-
mtely nothing in the cas- presented
to the jury to show Thaw was SO in
sane the night Of the tragedy or that
he did not know the nature or quality
of his act or that the act was wrong.
Not First Degree Murder.
The prosecutor followed this, how
ever, by signifying very plainly that he
believed justice would be served If the
defendant should be found guilty of
some lesser degree of criminal respon-
sibility than murder in the first de-
gree.
Pointed Way to Others.
He explained carefully all the ele-
ments that entered into the verdict of
murder in the first degree, and then
pointed out the way to Wa other pos
sible fndings-murder in the second
degree or manslaughter in the first de-
gree.
Modified His Statements.
Jerome surprised his hearers today
by the striking contrast of his argu-
ment of a year ago. His vindictiveness
was gone, his passionate defense of
White was gone, and denunciation of
, 1908-01-30
A Worthy Promotion.

Mr.. Roth will take his family to Ev-
'nston. That is the present headquar-
ters OF D. e. Sullivan, master mechan-
ic Tor the new division. No man in
me state is better qualified to hold
'ne position than Will Roth nor one
more deserving. While we all regret
tne departure of him and his family
from Laramie, none of us begrudge
INN and them their good fortune.
, 1908-01-30
NOT INCLINED TO INSIST UPON
FIRST DEGREE IN THAW
CASE IN ADDRESS TO
THE JURY TODAY.

points Way to Murder in Second De-
oree or M~ansIaughter in First De-
cree, and Says That While White
Greatly Wronsed Thaw's Wife
and Gave Thaw P~rovocation, This
Fact Scouts insanity Plea.
, 1908-01-30
Fit Only For Sheep.

1t is a truth that l think no one will
deny that there are miles of range in
the Medicine Bow forest reserve which
is only fit for sheep, which from a
grazing standpoint has never and will
never be any good for q COW or horse,
but, you ask, why not? 1t is because
these great sheep ranges are so dense
ly covered with timber that a COW or
horse could not be made to stay on
such a range without a wall around
them, in which case they would be,
come so poor from worry and flies
that big or little, the owner would like
ly have to carry them out.