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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-05-14
GEN GRAl NEWS.

The political campaign recently de
cided upon by the American Fedora
tiop Of Labor will be directed from
Chicago.
At Nag Head. n. c.. April 30th. the
Wright brothers aeroplane covered a
two-mile stretch and apparently could
have proceeded indefinitely.
The boycottsrs Of Japanese mer-
chants at Hong Kong are persistent in
their efforts and are creating a wide
spread sympathy with startling effect.
The Chinese boycott Of Japanese
goods. which came about as result Of
the humiliation because OF the Tatsu
Maru incident. is said to be weaken
ing.
The famous Hope diamond. latterly
owned by Joseph Krankels Sons Com
pany OF New York, has been sold at
Paris. it is reported, for 100000. 1t is
believed to have been bought for the
sultan of Turkey.
At reception by the Reform club
In London to their new chief, Premier
Asauith. the premier outlined his pro
posed program. He nailed to the mast
the flags OF free trade, education, IL
censing and old age pensions. but
fought shy of home rule.
The Imperial government OF per-
many must borrow $3.50. 100000 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
were POS men. including twenty-three
officers, thirty-three midshipmen, one
warrant ofncer and $50 men.
A dispatch from Tangier says that
the report of Raisuli's assassination is
false. 1t is true. the dispatch says
that a band of Elkmes nred a volley
ut him from ambush, but Raisuli WAS
not hit.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-05-14
SANDY ATE THE "PARRirch."
But He Had to Play Mean Trick on
Himself to Do II.

An old gentleman in a village not
far from Glasgow breakfasted every
morning on porridge. and. in order to
save fuel. cooked a whole weeks sup
ply every Saturday. One Friday morn
ing the stun seemed very cold and
very salt. and he felt he must abandon
the struggle to eat it. But his stub
born nature forbade any such thought.
So he fetched the whisky from the
cupboard, poured out glass and
placed 1t before him on the table.
Now, Sandy" said he. III ye eat
that parritch ye'll hae that whisky, an
II we don't ye won't"
He stuck again at the last spoon.
full. but keeping his eye steadily on
the glass OF whisky. he made bold.
brave effort. and got It down. Then
he slowly and carefully poured back
tne whisky into the bottle with n
groad grin. as he said to himself:
Sandy. my lad. l did ye thot time. ye
ouid fule!"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-05-14
Auditing Committees Report.

Denver.-The committee appointed
by Governor Buchtel to examine the
books OF the State Land Board and
State Treasurer Bent has made its re-
port. John F. Vivian. register of the
State Land Board. and Miss Cora l..
McKeehan. deputy register are spe-
rially complimented.
According to the report of the land
office. the department paid into the
state treasury from October /. 1907.
10 March 3lst, last. the total amount
pf s2I0. 1909.
From the school fund (permanenD
the office secured $47.2S552. from
school income. $li2.+ST.36: from in
lernal improvement fund tpermanenD
n4.056.30, and from appraisements.
r.794.50.
The report OF the state treasurcr's
department shows that there is H.2t5.'
)95.45 OF the states money In various
banks throughout Colorado. In the
First National OF this city there Is
81 .lS0. 1856 OF the fund.
The general revenues for 1908 are
t47 .3S6.23. In state warrants and
bonds. $780,. .ssO.76 is held.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-05-14
Colorado Silver Service Bids.

Denver.-Jeweler all over the state
will be asked to submit designs for
he silver dinner set to be presented
TO the cruiser Colorado by the people
Of Colorado. At a meeting of the com
mittee on the 9th inst. this was de-
cided upon. All bids and designs must
be sent by June LIST to John McDon-
cugh. care OF the Chamber of Com
merce. Denver. On June Sth the Sc
lection will be made. The service
must not cost more than $4,000, the
fund availabls; pust be rich but plain.
and each piece must have nothing bu!
the coat-ofarms OF Colorado on 1t. The
bidder must include cost of shipping
TO Denver for exhibition and to the
ship afterward; The committee is
composed of former Governor Nc.
Donald. chairman: Governor Buchtel
former Governor Adams. Henry Rus
sell wray. Meyer Friedman and John
McDonough.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-05-14
MAPS OF BIG
CANAL FILED
EXTENDS EiGHTY-Six MILES IN
FREMONT, PUEBLO AND
Ell PAso COUNTIES.
TO COST A MILLION
SUCCESSOR TO STATE CANAL NO.
I, ON WHICH A LARGE
SUM WAS SPENT.

Canon City, Colo.-Amended maps
and claims for flood water OF the
North Mesa canal were filed in the
office of the county clerk on the 6th
inst. by A. E Wilson of Denver. The
survey and maps are made by Hy-
draulic Engineer Edward 5. Smell. The
headgate is located on the south bank
of the Arkansas river in the Royal
gorge. The depth of the canal is seven
and n half feet, with width OF thirty
five feet on the bottom and fifty feet
at the top grade of thirty feet per
900 will be maintained the entire
length of the canal, which is So.S6
miles and traverses the counties of
Fremont. Pueblo and Ell Paso. termi-
mating at Fountain creek.
The lands to be irrigated consist
Of 10000 acres in townships II, is,
10 and 90. south ranges 63 TO 40 in
elusive. The carrying capacity of the
canal is 1000 cubic feet per second.
for which claim is made for irrigation,
power and domestic purposes.
The canal will cross n number OF
creeks in its course. and n headgate
will be placed in each of these creeks
for securing flood waters. The esti-
mated cost of the enterprise is 81,
100000
Work on the plans and surveys be-
gan December 20, 1906. and has pro-
gressed as rapidly as possible, consid-
ering the magnitude OF the undertake
Ing This is the canal which was To-
Gated on the survey of the state canal
No. l. on which the state spent approx
lmately 100000 before abandoning
the project.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-05-14
FRIENDS HELP.
St. Paul Park Incident.

After drinking coffee for breakfast
I always felt languid and dull. having
no ambition to get to my morning
duties. Then in about an hour or so
a weak. nervous arrangement OF the
heart and stomach would come over
me with such force / would frequently
have to lie down.
AT other times had severe head
aches; stomach finally became af-
fected and digestion so impaired that
/ had serious chronic dyspepsia and
constipation. A lady. foT many years
State President of the w. c. T. u.
told me she had been greatly benefited
by quitting coffee and using Postum
Food Coffee: she was troubled for
years with asthma. She said 1t was
no cross to quit coffee when she
found she could have as delicious an
article as Postum.
Another lady who had been dou-
bled with chronic dyspepsia for years.
found immediate relief or ceasing cof-
fee and beginning Postum twice
day. She was wholly cured. Still
another friend told me that Postum
Food Coffee was Godsend to her, her
heart trouble having been relieved
after leaving off coffee and taking Oh
Postum.
so many such cases came to my
notice that l concluded coffee was
the cause of my trouble and quit and
took up Postum. ] am more than
pleased to say that my days of trouble
have disappeared. l am well and
happy" There's a Reason" Read
1.-THE Road to Wellville," in pkgs.
Ever read the above ietter7 A new
one appears from time to time. They
are genuine, true, and full Of human
Interest.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-05-14
CONGRESS AND THE CAPITAL

Thomas J. Sullivan. director of the
bureau Of engraving and printing. died
at Washington on the 4th inst.
A general arbitration treaty between
the United States and Japan has been
signed by Secretary Rost and Ambas-
sador Takahira.
1t is asserted that between 900 and
| 400 letters are received daily at the
White House. urging President Roose-
Welt to run again.
The house committee on fisheries
reported favorably on Representative
Bonynge's bill appropria,ing S25.o00 to
establish a 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
committee OF cavalry officers at
tached to the army staff college.
The Senate agreed that the appro-
priation of 5000 for the re-establish-
ment OF the Pixies Peak weather sta
ton should remain in the agricultural
appropriation bill.
1t is Senator Guggenheim's intention
| to introduce as an amendment TO the
omnibus public buildings bill a pro-
| 900 for the erection of a public build
| ing at Denver.
| Senator Guggenheim gave notice
that when the sundry civil bill reaches
the Senate he will press an amendmeut
carrying an appropriation OF $4,000
| to pay express charges upon silver dol
lars ordered by bankers from various
| sub-treasuries.
i L. ,ntr a.
| ment to the sundry civil bill to pay
| Jurors and witnesses before United
States courts in Western states and
| territories 50 per diem for attendance.
and mileage of l5 cents for stage, and
cents per mile for railroad travel.
An immense petition. bearing the
signatures of $4,000 persons. request
ing that pardon be granted to Cap
tain William. Van Schaick. master OF
| the illfated General Slocum. when the
vessel was destroyed by fire in New
York harbor on June 10. 1904, with n
| loss Of more than 900 lives, has been
| presented to the President and Attor
| ney-General Bonaparte.
The sundry civil appropriation bill
as reported, carries s55,0O0 for double
cavalry barracks at Fort Logan: Sc,
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 tc
the corps of engineers, have been or
dered to proceed to the Isthmus ot
Panama for duty in connection with the
Panama canal and Panama railroad.
Representative Mondell has intro
duced a bill providing that the limita
ton of 100000 acres granted each
arid land state under the provisions o
the Carey desert land act, shall be re
pealed, and that in the future the sec
rotary Of the interior shall execute the
provisions OF that act without regard
to the acreage limitation.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-05-14

King Edward and Queen Alexander
returned to London on the 4th inst
from their Scandinavian tour.
The steamer Empress OF India has
brought to Vancouver news of a series
of disastrous contiagrations at Pekin
involving the loss of many lives due
to incendiarism.
Residents of Saffarana, Etna, Lin
gaglossa and many neighboring viii
lagos are fleeing in terror on account
of the threatening aspect of the vol
cano, Mount Etna, which is in erup.
ton.
The citizens OF Auckland, New Zeal
and have appointed various commit
tees to arrange for an adequate well
come to the American fleet of battle
ships when they call there next Sep
tember.
From $50 to 300 officers and cadets.
including members of some of the prin-
cipal families of the Japanese nobil-
ity, were drowned April Both when an
explosion in a powder magazine sent
the cruiser Matsushima to the bottom.
One of the rare specimens of the $40
pieces OF the Cincinnati Mining and
Trading Company. struck in lSI9, has
just been sold at Sotheby's auction
rooms in London for $2.175, n record
price for an American coin.
The London postal authorities have
learned that t-o bags of mail from
London, containing securities and val
uables worth 100000 were stolen IL.
New York the latter part OF March
Both bags disappeared In transi, b0-
tween the steamers and the postoftlce.
The news of the conclusion of the
arbitration treaty between the United
States and Japan has been well re-
ceived at Toxic and 1t is believed II
will remove whatever suspicion exists
regarding the mutual relations of the
two countries.
The Dominion government will sub
nit to parliament bill providing for
the construction of railroad to Fort
Churchill on Hudson bay. The pro
posal is to provide money from the
sale of 30,00O,00O acres OF Dominion
crown lands in the west hitherto Sc.
apart as railway reservation lands.
Emperor William was the instigator
of a law enacted four years ago com
pelling manufacturers of patent medl-
cines to show on the outside of the
package what ingredients the medicine
contained. BY new statute for which
he is responsible 1t is now illegal 10
publicly advertise any patent medi-
cine.
Judge Lacombe. sitting In the United
States Circuit Court at New York. has
handed down n decision In which he
declares that moving picture shows
come within the copyright law and the
exhibition of films of scenes from
copyrighted plays or books are viola
tions of copyright. in that they are
pantomimes. and therefore theatrical
productions.
A report, not yet authenticated. has
reached Toronto OF the discovery of a
valuable diamond field on the banks
OF the Nottaway river. between lakes
Mattagami ana Shabogama. province
OF Quebec. Pockets OF stones OF the
first water were found scattered over
the blue clay of the district for dis
tance OF twenty miles. Tne fields were
located by n young American named
John A. Mackenzie and guide called
Indian Joe.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-05-14
Republican State Conventions.

Denver.-Late dispatches show that
the Wyoming, Utah and Kentucky Re
publican conventions were captured
by the Taft men Thursday. and their
delegates to Chicago instructed to vote
for him for President.
The Fairbanks men. led by Senator
Bradley, delayed proceedings in Ken
lucky. but were finally vanQuished.
The Massachusetts Democratic con
vention was not solid for Bryan. but
instructed its delegates for him, the
contest over this and the personnel Of
the delegation being lively.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-05-14
Expert Declares Thaw Insane.

Poughkeepsie, N. Y.-The answer OF
Doctor Baker, acting superintendent
of the state hospital for the crimina!
insane in Mattewan, in Harry Kendall
Thaw's habeas corpus proceedings,
says that Stanford Whites slayer is
insane. Thaw has been under Doctor
Bakers personal care since February.
Doctor Bakers answer contains five
typewriter pages. One paragraph
says: "The allegation in the writ to
the effect that Harry X. Thaw is not
now insane IL not true. On the con-
trary, he is insane"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-05-14
Returned Him.

A man returned to his native village
after having emigrated to Kansas
some 20 years previous. He asked
about different villagers he had
known in the old days. and finally Of
the town drunkard OF his time.
'Oh. he's dead" was the reply.
We'll. well: dead and buried is he?"
Nope: they didn't bury him"
Didn't bury him" exclaimed tho
former resident. We'll. then. what
did they do with him.
"oh. they Just poured him back in
the Jug"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-05-14
Must Respect v. s. Uniform.

Providence, r. IA bill making 1t a
m,sdemeanor for amusement places to
discriminate against persons wearing
the uniform of the navy. or army. the
National Guard or Naval Reserve. has
been passed in the Senate with an
amendment, which was promptly con
Cured in by the House. President
Roosevelt and many naval officers
wrote letters supporting the bill.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-05-14
Partial Fruit Crop Expected.

Denver-A Florence dispatch says:
The warm sun OF the last two days
has proved that the freezing weather
for nine nights has not killed all the
fruit in the county. as had been feared.
There will he many cherries, apples
and small berries. This is said to be
due to the buds being undeveloped
when the frost came. This is true
not only in Florence but in all parts
Of the county. and 1t is not possible to
estimate how much fruit will be pro-
duced this year. In order to recoup
their losses the fruit growers are busy
breaking ground and will conduct gen
eral truck gardens this year.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-05-14

The Gentlemens Driving Club. the
Harvest Festival association. and the
Commercial Club of Greeley will CO.
operate in arranging for big Fourth
Of July celebration.
A. b. Hulit. who is pushing the cleo
trical proposition known as the Kansas
Colorado Power & Railroad Company
reports great meetings at Garden City
and Dodge City. Kansas. and that farm
ers and business men are greatly inter
ssted all along the line.
In the District Court at Wray, May
1st, Lafayette Allen was found guilty
of murder in the second degree on the
charge of shooting ]. w. Barrett at
Laird last December. The OCCASION
was a family quarrel at the end Of a
Christmas dinner.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-05-14
Inseet ChemIsts.

Failing to bite sugar from several
Jumps. some marked bees under OBJ
servation of CASTOR BONNER. French
naturalist, few away. returning In an
hour or two with other workers. after
first visiting fountain. Settling on
tae sugar. they were seen to pump wa
ter from their crops. when they sucked
Up the syrup so formed.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1908-05-14
GxTREE! ExTREEI

si-Pop. the old red caow hes
kicked the bucket!
Hi-Je-rushlem. I wouldn't tux $40
fer thet caow' Did she pass away IN
peace?
Si-She passed away in pieces. yep!
The old fule kicked thet bucket O. stun
yeou go tew blow up stumps with.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-06-17
Lottery to Prevent Theft.

An ingenious device has been
adopted by the City of Mexico Elec-
tric Tramways Company, which for
some time past have been defrauded
by their employees to a considerable
extent. despite the vigilance OF va
rious plainclothes inspectors and de-
tectives. A monthly lottery has been
instituted, with numerous valuable
prizes, all presented by the COM
pany,. and every tram ticket sold is
likewise lottery ticket. Passen-
gers are now very careful to insist
on having a ticket, and to preserve
It sedulously, instead OF dropping 1t
In the car, to be collected and used
again by dishonest conductor. AL
though the lottery will cost several
thousand dollars every month. the
directors reckon to more than re-
coup themselves by the additional
takings and the savings In ihspec-
tors wages. AS solatium for the
loss of their ill-gotten gains, the con-
ductors are to be allowed bonus OF
| per cent. on the value of the tick
ets sold.--London Tit-Bits.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-06-17

with the platform drafted In W1sh-
ington and expressed to Chicago and
the nominee selected by the occupant
OF the White House with the promise
to name the man for second place
Just as soon as the presidential
nomination is ratified, the need of the
delegates going to Chicago Is not ap-
parent. Each of the delegates may
as we'll have given President Roose-
welt his proxy and allowed him to do
the whole Job while he was at 1t and
saved the great outlay of money al
time OF financial panic.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-06-17
BIG SQUABBLE
Continued from Page One.

Ing the right to strike and TO IN
duce or persuade others to do so;
and TO such legislation as VIII pre-
vent the issuance OF restraining or
ders and injunctions without hear
drg; and guaranteeing trial by
Jury 10 persons accused OF contempt
Of court, If such alleged contempt
be not commitucd In the persence
If the court or SO near thereto as
to- obstruct the administration or
i, Justice"
An answer to Mr.. Fuller was
made by j. A. Emery OF New York
general counsel for the National
Association OF Manufacturers, who
ointed out that the legislators OF
the Republican party in the house
mad determined that as lawmakers
hey would not attempt to invade
ne judicial realm by changing a
practice which had been developed
during the past 700 years for the
protection OF both property rights
md mixed personal and property
lrignts.
Gilchrist Stewart OF New York,
a negro, next claimed tn eattention
O. the committee to inject "a little
color" into the dcliberation, as he
expressed 1t. MIR. Stewart wanted
two planks adopted for the benefit
of the black man. One to be de-
claration which would answer the
"question shall Lily whitelsm, mas
querading under the Republican
banner be permitted TO nullify the
fourteenth and fifteenth amend
ments to the constitution OF the
United States" The other demanded
the restoration of tine "lnnocent"
discharged soldiers OF the Twenty
hfth regiment Of infantry-ths
brownsville affair.
Congressman Serene e. Payne OF
.Sew York presented a protest from
number OF New York businessmen
against curbing the independence ot
the courts In the issuance OF injunc
,tions. The last SPEAKER before tht
COMMITTEE was John H. Hamilton o
Illinois. president of the American
Bankers association who opposed {
plank favoring the establishment o.
postal savings bank.
| The room was then closed and
the committee went into executive
session. The full committee ad
ljourned TO inset at o'clock to
day with the understanding tina
lat that time the subcommittee
Ishouid be prepared to report.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-06-17
BURTON LOOMS UP
Continued From Page One.

Continued From Page One.
AT Charles p. Tafts order the Ohio
banner was trailed and the Ohio dele
CATION meeltly took its seats.
John r. Malloy moved forward to
warn the great crowd against any ex-
element but not the excitement
caused by the arrival of the Ohio del
egation. In his booming voice Malloy
told everybody to sit still while a
photographer exploded a flashlight'
The picture taking over, Malloy pro-
ceded with the reading of the call
OF the national committee. He en-
|livened the dull proceedings OF the
day by one bit OF what the crowd
accepted as uncoiscious humor when
he reached the word Hawaii" NAL
10y insisted on calling this territory
|"Hay-haw" in loud tones and 1t
brought a laugh each time.
Get little focus on your pronun-
ciatlon," came a cry from the dele
gates seats.
The Ohio delegation occupies front
seats to the immediate right of the
platform. With the New York and
wisconsin delegates they were the
only ones TO hear the speech OF
Temporary Chairman Burrows. When
Burrows referred to "the matchless
secretary of war;" the Ohio delegates
again attempted to stir the conven-
ton to real enthusiasm. This effort
failed also.
Representative Burton gazed sol
|emnly ahead while Chairman Bur-
rows urged the Importance OF a sub
sidized merchant marine. The Cleve-
land congressman has been under fire
of this kind before. Burton Is here
to do one thing, and that alone.
lHe Is saving all his efforts for the
speech presenting the name OF Taft
Ito the convention. In order to OBJ
tain rest he Is occupying private
quarters on the Lake Shore drive
/ far from the convention throng.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-06-17
COMMITTEE SEATS
continued From Pace one.

Continued From Page One.
1t had been expected there would
be opposition to the selection OF
Senator Charles w. Fulton as
chairman. but when his name was
proposed by erasmus r. Fyler OF
Connectucut and seconded by Harry
I'M. Daugherty of Ohio no other
names we're suggested. In spite OF
the announcement that had been
lmade that the representatives OF the
allies would make fight for the
election of Mayor Charles w. Book
walter of indianapolis q personal
friend of vics President Fairbanks.
The election of Mr.. Fulton was
unanimous. j. N. Smith of New
York was elected temporary secre-
ltary although he Is not MEM
ber of the committee. After the
election of Mr.. Fulton who is
krown to be pno-Taft, and who
oat as member of tn, national
committee in hearing contests,
methods of procedure were dis
cussed by the committee
During a recess the committee re-
ceived Thomas Taggart chairman OF
the Democratic national committee
and other members of the Demo-
cratic subcommittee on arrange
ments OF the Denver convention.
The Democratic committee men had
been looking over the Coliseum. and
Roger Sullivan, the member from
Illinois suggested call on Mr..
New, the Republican national chair
man. He was out, and conference
was in progress In his room Mr..
Taggart was informed of the cir
lcumstances and said:
"Never mind, we will take a look
at the steam roller" whereupon
the party was shown into the room
where members OF the credentials
committee awaited report from
the subcommittee
That's an implement we don't
need in the Democratic party"
said Mr.. Taggart. owe have moth
ing but harmony now and there
vial be no occasion TO INTRODUCES
politics of the steam roller type"