Semi-weekly herald., 1908-03-12

fact that the fellow had been Ia the
pen before
Some empty freight cars standing
on siding at vineIand. IL miles east
OF Pueblo, were blown by tie wind
onto the main track. A ranchmaa
made the discovery just in time to
nag passenger train in time to pra-
vent a wreck.
4 Large numbers OF sheep are dying
on the Cisco range In Utah. lust
across the line from Grand Junction,
and the owners of the iocks believe
the grass has been poisoned by cattle
men Samples OF the grass have been
sent to Salt Lake for analysis. These
are the sheep that were driven
through Grand Junction short time
ago under guard of 200 men to pro-
tect the herds from the cattlemen.
The Cheyenne Industrial club is
preparing to enlist the aid of CONNER
cinl organizations of Wyoming and
Colorado in movement. looking to
the use OF Wyoming and Colorado
stone in the erection of federal build.
ings In the states named. Heretofore
government specifications for public
buildings in Colorado and Wyoming
have almost Invariably called for the
use of Indians building stone.
An attorney who has been in Fort
Morgan the last three weeks repre-
senting the plaintiff In big damage
suit brought against the Jackson Lake
Reservoir company. says the case was
attended with more calamities than
any other ever tried by him. ]. f.
cambridge, the most important wit
aess for the plaintiff, when going to
the trial was accidentally run over by
the cars and killed; John Christensen
and w. f. Barnett two OF the Jurors.
were taken violently III and Barnett
Is not expected to recover. Judge j.
L, Stephenson, one of the attorneys.
became i'll during the trial as did the
local attorney, causing recess OF
several days and costing the lntter 40
pounds in weight.
According to an official note just
issued. Emperor William viii meet
King Victor Emmanuel of ttslv nt
iterranoan cruise. Later Emperor
William will visit Emperor Francis
Joseph at Vienna.
BY equipping horses with snow.
shoes The 2ann-Wyoming Copper com.
hnny has managed to drag over the
Continental divide to the Ferris-Hag-
gerty mine nine miles of steel cable,
necessary for repairing the tramway
connecting the mine with the smelter
Mt Encompment, Wyo. The equine
shoes we're manufactured from slabs
of hardwood and are slightly smaller
than the conventional snowshoe. The
horses were disconnected by the inno-
yation at first. hut quickly learned to
manipulate their feet 30 as to make
the supports effective.
Over 1000 people committed suicide
In Prussia last year.
Nineteen lumber mills have re.
sumed in the Galveston district. EN-.
ploying more than 1000 men.
Minister WI Ting Fang on his way
to Washington visited the Chinese
settlement In Chicago. scouts war talk
with Japan and says he Is pleased to
return to this country.
Saloonkeepers of Savanna, Carroll
county. Ill. have petitioned the coua-
ell to ruise the license from 5000 to
$1,000 a year in an attempt to head
OF local option victory.
Mrs. jeanette Newman OF New York
900 In jewelry from y society friend
to maintain her son in private school
and to keep up appearances.
Quincy ILL.,, is flooded with counter
felt silver quarters and haif-dollars.
supposed to hove been made by Wes-
ley Smith. negro. recently placed
under arrest and now in jail at Spring
field.
Society women all over tie country
whose husbands own factories and
raiiroads-met Saturday AFTERNOON
with several well known labor leaders
at the exclusive Colony Club on Madi-
son avenue, To begin a campaign for
persuading the men OF their families
to treat laboring men and women bet
ter. This new oifort-an outgrowth OF
the financial stringency-is led by
such women as Miss Anne Morgan.
daughter OF the dnancier. Mrs. j. Bor-
den Hartman. relative OF the fnaa-
cier who controls thousands OF miles
Of railroads, aud Mrs. w. ii. Crocker.
whose family is perhaps the most
prominent in California. In fact.
there are women present from almost
every great Industrial and railroad
center in the country. Behind closed
doors, secreted from the public gaze.
they began a discussion out OF which
they expect u movement OF continel-
tai proportions to grow.
In response to letter OF protest