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Special Railroad Meeting

A special meeting of tie stockhold'
ers of the Union Pacific Railway com.
pany has been called to ratify the pu-'
chase of the properties of the Leaven'
worth, Kansas and Western railu ay
and the Topeka and Northwestern
railway. The meeting will be held in
Salt Lake City Tuesday morning, May
5. The matter of issuing bonds to be
secured by mortgaging a part of the
company's properties will also be dis
cussed and probably approved at .hls
meeting. The books for the transfer
of stock will be closed for the purposi
of the meeting at oon Saturday, April
II. They will be reopened at 10 a. Up
Wednesday, May 6.
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JUDGE RINER TO SPEAK
AT THE ROUND TABLE.

The round table conference of the
school superintendent and principals
of southern Wyoming will be held at
the university next Friday evening
and Saturday. On Friday evening, at
s O'Clock, there will be an open meet
ing, to which the public is cordially
invited. There will be good music.
Mrs. Clark and Mr.. Rickel will render
an instrumental duet and Miss Ethel
Brown will sing Kipling's Recession
al" Judge RineI of Cheyenne will de-
liver an address. He is a favorite with
the people of Laramie and they will
be interested to hear what he has to
say at an educational meeting. Fri
day evening, at s o'clock, at the uni.
versity auditorium. The attendance
this year is expected to be larger than
that of last year.
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Use when the grand commandery was
invited last year.
PLANNING LONG TRIP
To NORTHERN WYOMING.

At the meeting of the executive com
mittee of the board of trustees of the
University this morning, President
Towar was given directions to proceed
to the northern part of the state,
leaving next Wednesday, and will Wis
it at Basin, Buffalo, Sheridan. Otto,
Worland, Lowell N other places, in
the interest of the farmers institute
work and for the university generally.
He will be accompanied by Prof. H. G.
Knight of the department of chemis-
try, and they will be absent for a fort
night or more. Prof. C. B. Ridgaway
will be acting president during the
absence of President Towar.
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]. w. Fulsom, recently section fore
man at Red Buttes for the Wyoming
division, who went away a few months
ago, having resigned his position, mas
returned to Red Buttes and resumed
the place, succeeding j. w. Brown, re-
signed. Mr.. Fulsom says there are
few better roads than the Wyoming
division n no better than right here
at Laramie.
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PRESENT AT
THE RALLY
SuPeRlNTENDENT OF COLORADO
STATE SUNDAY SCHOOL Asso-
CATION CITY VISITOR.
meeting Being Held Under Auspices of
Albany County Sunday School AS
ISOLATION, With Rev. John C.. Car
man the Central Figure-lnterest-
ing Program for Tonight.

Inc Sunday school rally under the
Suspices Of the Albany County Sunday
S'nooi association Is in progress at
~e fresbyterian church this after
Wi the temporary chairman being
new K, A. Lansdell, pastor of the Bap.
% church. Rev. John c. Carman of
Den'er, superintendent of the Colo
.auo STATE Sunday School association,
"'ived from Rawlins at noon and is
charge of the conference held at 3
NUck this afternoon. He spoke to a
sOOu audience of children and others
ehe Carnegie library earlier in the
thoefnoon, in the STORY hour" and
use present greatly enjoyed the ad-
~sa~ His subject this afternoon was
.'uuday School Problems" There is
sOoa attendance at the church and
ings. piou
~, The Session Tonight.
sosa, convention will have a night
bv,oN' starting at 1870, at the Pres.
a'ah church, when President Tow.
prohat Tue University of Wyoming will
man be made permanent chair
or y. Mr. Towar is the superintendent
quite ~rresbyterian Sunday school and
Interested in the work.
A. some Business Matters.
I will evening session Mr.. Carman
and tbo ON on The Artist of the Soul,
be die business Of the convention will
proer.Ned Of. An excellent musical
evep,na mas been arranged for the
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their way. This all occurred in fv
minutes.
Invitations Are Out.

The invitation committee OF R. w.
Baxter, jr., lodge No. 81, Brotherhood
of Railway Trainmen, consisting CT E.
F. Murphy, Henry Morgan, William
Marvin and V. E. Stone, has issued
an invitation to the twenty-fourth an
nual ball to be given by the lodge at
Maennerchor hall, Thursday evening,
April 23.
, 1908-04-02
THIRD CAR OF WHEAT
HAS BEEN ORDERED.

The Overland Cereals company of
this city has already disposed of two
carloads of seed wheat to the farmers
of the Laramie plains and the third
car has been ordered. This will mean
the largest area to this crop ever sown
in this county, and when the mill and
of this effort. it will mean much great
err development than anyone now
seems to realize. Farmers are jump
ing into the wheat growing idea man
fully, and the yield will be tremendous,
considering that little has been done
in this direction heretofore.
, 1908-04-02
SmeIter Starts Up.

Helena, Mont, April 2.-The Amer
lean Refining and Smelling company's
plant at West Helena, which a few
months ago suspended nearly all its
operations because of the depreciation
in the metal markets, yesterday rein
stated sixty of its former employees and
started another furnace.
, 1908-04-02
HOME FROM DENVER
IMPROVED IN HEALTH

ing, who has been at Denver for a few
days under the care of a specialist,
reached the city yesterday afternoon
considerably improved in health. She
is looking for her husband this after
noon or tomorrow and will accompany
him home to the ranch.
, 1908-04-02
WILL BUILD VAT ON
THE OLSON RANCH,

Niles Callahan, who returned last
night from the John Reid ranch, will
leave for the country again tomorrow
in building dipping watts in that sec
ton. A large vat will be erected on
the John Olson ranch, which will be
used by Gresley G Logan, James May
and MAIDS Wolbol, the site selected be-
ing quite handy for all three ranch
men. Mr.. Callahan expects to have
the material and machinery all on
hand by the end of the week and will
then push work.
, 1908-04-02
FINED FOR SHOOTING
DEER OUT OF SEASON.

August Breig, the Big Laramie
ranchman. who was arrested a few
days ago by a Colorado state game
warden and taken to Fort Collins, re.
turned home a day or two ago, very
much put out at the vigilance of the
officials, as he was easily convicted on
his own testimony and fined 1920 AMI
costs. He paid up and was discharged.
, 1908-04-02
Electric Cars Collide.

Los Angeles, Cal, April 1.-Two
cars on the Los Angeles-Pacifc road
between Los Angeles and Santa Mont
ca collided head on in a dense fog this
morning, killing one man and serious
ly injuring half a dozen others. TWEEN
ty others received minor injuries.
Nearly all were employed at the oil
fields
, 1908-04-02
Rails for Double Track

The Union Pacific Is receiving an
average of five cars Of steel rails per
day at Kearney, Neb., for double
tracking purposes between that city
and North Platte, same being distri-
buted from Kearney. The estimate Is
that 600 cars will be used. Extra mel
are being hired.
, 1908-04-02
STRIKE WHICH BEGAN IN EAR.
NEST TODAY EXPECTED TO
BE SETTLED WITHOUT
LOSS OF TIME.
Committee on Resolutions of United
Mine Workers of America, In Con.
vent'on at Kansas City, May Re.
port During Afternoon-Joint Con.
ference in Indiana Between Miners
and Operators Being Arranged.

Kansas City, Mo, April 2.-When
the interstate convention OF the United
Mine Workers of America for Mis-.
souri,, Kansas, Oklahoma n Arkan'
jas was called to order today, it was
expected that the committee on reso,
.utions would report before adjourn.
ent. The miners believe the strike,
which began in earnest today, will not
Je of long duration.
, 1908-04-02
Section Foreman Resianed.

C. P. Miller, section foreman at Har-
per. has been transferred to Nebraska
and is now on the way with his family
to that point. He has been succeed
ed at Harper by d Japanese foreman.
J. Collins has resigned at Cooper lake,
his place having also been taken by a
Jap,
, 1908-04-02
FAMILY DESTROYED
IN TENEMENT FIRE

of flames and the only means Of exit
was the fire escapes.
Wedsed on Fire Escapes
Scores of scantily-clad men, women
and children became wedged in solid
masses on the escapes, and the fire.
men had difficulty in bringing them
down the ladders.
People Began to Jump.
They had to drag the women anil
children from the wedged masses By
main force n before all could be
carried down the people lost their self
restraint and began to jump. In this
way several were seriously injured.
, 1908-04-02
Agrees to Meet Miners.

Kansas City, Mo, April 2.-The
Southwestern Coal Operators associa,
ton today agreed to meet a committee
of Miners on Monday. The joint com.
mittee will try to arrange a scale for
the 5000 coal miners in this district.
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Nav Hold Joint Conference.

Indianapolis, Ind, April Another
joint conference between the coal OPP
orators and miners of Indiana, Ohio,
West Virginia and Pennsylvania may
be held between April Is and II. Pres
ident T. j. Lewis of the miners has
already made a preliminary move in
that direction.
, 1908-04-02
Suspension of Short Duration.

Pittsburg, Pa. April 2.-The miners
and operators Of the Pittsburg district
will hold another conference on the
wage scale today. 1t is believed that
the present suspension, which affects
5000 men in western Pennsylvania,
will be of short duration.
, 1908-04-02
Good Baggage Business.

Baggage Agent Caverly reports that
during the month he handled 1928
pieces less of baggage than in the
same month last year, incoming, due,
in large part, to the coming of many
men to work in the rolling mills. In
the same month Mr.. Caverly sent more
pieces out than before by 81. The re-
ceipts for excess baggage were about
the same.
, 1908-04-02

Paxton, Neb., April "A prairie
fire has been raging at Two Hills.
James Kane is known to have burned
to death, many houses were destroy.
ed, hundreds of head of live stock was
lost and thousands of acres of prairie
was burned over.
, 1908-04-02
CONTINENTAL MAN
ABLE TO BE OUT

George ]. Morgan, local representa-
tive of the Continental Oil company,
who has been confined to his house
for several days suffering from a Sc
we're attack of la grippe, was able to
be up and about today, nearly ecover-
ed, but still rather weak. His appc.
tite is returning.
, 1908-04-02
SENATOR'S ADDRESS
WITHOUT HIS NAME.

An abstrat of the address delivered
by Senator Beveridge of Indiana before
the republican state convention at In
%dianapolis yesterday, and covered by
the Associated Press report to this
paper, was printed without reference
to the senator. 1t should have been
stated that the address was delivered
by the brilliant young senator from
that state.
, 1908-04-02
Northern Pacific Dividend.

New York, April "A quarterly div
tdend of Ia per cent was declared
today by the directors of the Northern
Pacific. This is unchanged from the
last dividend.
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FIVE-STORY BUILDING IN NEW
YORK CAUSES SERIOUS LOSS
EARLY THIS MORNING
BY FLAMES.
Sixteen Families Warned by Police
and Clog Fire Escapes, Cutting off
Rescue and Causing Many to Jump
-Berel Weinstein, Wife and Year.
Old Son Suffocated in Their Room
On the Fifth Floor.

New York, April 2.-Three persons
were killed, fifteen were injured
some of them seriously, and the lives
of nearly 100 were endangered by a
fire in a five-story tenement house on
Hester street today. The dead are
Berel Weinstein, his wife and one.
year-old son, who were suffocated and
burned in their apartments on the
fifth floor.
, 1908-04-02
Target Practice Completed.

San Francisco, Cal, April "A
wireless dispatch, received here ear
ly this morning from the feet at Mag
dalena bay, says: THE record prac-
tice has been practically completed.
The Vermont finished with her big
guns yesterday, n the fleet sails for
the north today"
, 1908-04-02

Dan Brees, the air inspector for the
Union Pacific system, was here a day
or two, leaving yesterday for Ogden,
where he will look after abe inter-
ests of the road for a few days.
, 1908-04-02
.HO0S|ER PLATFORM
TAKES BROAD VIEW

the convention for nomination for
governor.
No Nomination for Governor.
The first three ballots for governor
failed to secure a majority for any con-
didate. Watson led OF each, his vote
on the first being COG; on the second,
$50, and on the third, SIT; necessary
for choice, 1876.
, 1908-04-02
Engineers Family Out of Quarantine.

The scarlet fever quarantine has
been raised at the home of Engineer
Steve Ware and his son, Roy Ware, ia
well on the Dad to recovery, lie will
not be able to return to work, how
ever, for several days.
, 1908-04-02
ne7RucTs FOR FAIRBANKS FOR
PRESIDENT AND POLICIES
OF PREslDENT RoosE-
WELT ENDORSED.
,Iroes Progressive Program for Labor
LEGISLATION and Suggests Revision
of Tariff at Special Session-State
ticket, Electors and Delegates to
National Convention Selected
Populist Convention.

indianapolis, Ind, April 2.-With Its
examination completed at it's first ses-
sion Yesterday afternoon, the Indiana
-enublican state convention today
adopted it's platform, elected four del
| pqates at large to the national conven-
tton and two national electors at large,
instructed the thirty Indiana delegates
IN the national convention to vote and
work persistently for the nomination
If Fairbanks for president and nomin.
ated a state ticket.
Endorses President Roosevelt.
The platform adopted, in addition to
instructing for Fairbanks. endorses
President Roosevelt, opposes corpora
ton contributions to campaign funds,
fayors economy in public expenditures,
especially mentioning the army and
navy, and favors a modification of the
financial system without mentioning
any particular measure.
Progressive Labor Platform.
1t urged a progressive program of
labor legislation, pledges. complete
regulation of ~capitalistic combines in
the interest of trade, commerce and
the general welfare of the people, and
urges a revision of the tariff at the
special session of congress immediate
ly after the election.
The State Ticket.
The following state nominations
we're made by reclamation:
Secretary of State-Fred A. Sims.
Auditor-John c. Billheimer.
Treasurer-Oscar Hadley.
Attorney General-James Bingham.
Reporter of the Supreme Court
George w. Self.
Judge of the Appellate Court-David
Myers.
Many Renominated.
These nominees are present holders
Of the offices for which they were re-
nominated. Twenty-six district nation
al delegates. selected February 4 at
the district meetings, were elected.
The Delegates at Large.
United States Senators Beveridge
and ~Hemenway, Governor J.. Frank
Hanley and Chairman James P. Good
rich of the state committee were elect
ed national delegates.
Four Candidates for Governor.
The names of James e. Watson,
Charles w. Miller. William L. TAYLOR
and Hugh T. Miller were presented to
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Guests at the Union Pacific

D. H. Craig, Rawlins; ]. q. Bourne,
o. X. Frank, ]. w. Queary, Cora Bur
ley, F. L. Shenk, Denver; F. Percy
Rolfe, Keystone; E. w. Burke, Fred
Schram, Cheyenne; Thomas NJ. Ken
neberry, Chicago.
, 1908-04-02
WALDEN PASSENGERS

bound on the walden stage this morn
ing were F. G. Carlstrom and Carl
Hanson to Cowdrey and J. w. Baker
to Walden.
, 1908-04-02
Iramps Purchase Tickets.

officer Van Sickle ccrnered four
tramps today in one shot n intro
duced them to the ticket agent, with
instructions to buy tickets to Chey-
enne, which they did, and went on
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Admiral Reaches Sprinos.

Paso Robes Hot Springs, Cal,
April Admiral Evans, accompanied
by his son, Lieutenant Frank Taylor
Evans, Flag Officer C. R. Train and
Surgeon P. E. Mcdonald, arrived here
this morning. He experienced no in
convenience during the trip from San
Diego and is hopeful of a speedy re-
cOyery
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SPEAKER CANNON SEEKING IN
FORMATION AS TO COMBINE
OF MANUFACTURERS OF
PRINT PAPER.
Says That If Reports from Publisher
Prove Correct, So-CalIed Trust
Can Be Made Subject to Penal
ties and Dissolved-Admiral Ev-
ans Reaches Hot Springs Without
III Effects from Long Ride.

Washington, d. c., April 2.-Speak,
er Cannon today introduced a resolu-
ton directing the attorney general
and secretary of commerce and labor
to inform the house what steps had
been taken by those departments to
investigate the action of the Interna-
tional Paper company Of New York
and other corporations supposed to be
engaged in an effort to create a mo
nopoly of print paper.
Can Dissolve Trust.
In the statement Speaker Cannon
said that if the claims of the publish,
ers are correct, the manufacturers Of
paper are subject to penalties and the
trust" Can be dissolved in the Unit
ed States court.
, 1908-04-02
Paper on Free List.

Washington, D. c., April 2.-Sena-
tor Overman of North Carolina today
introduced a joint resolution putting
print paper and wood pulp on the free
list and asked for its immediate con
sideration by the senate, but Mr.. Hey
burn objected, and on motion of Mr..
Gallinger, the resolution was referred
to the committee on finance.
, 1908-04-02

In regard to the business depression,
he said: 1T has been a curious one.
1t has affected the country, from what
| can judge in travelling about, only in
spots. Some parts of the country
have not been affected at all. 1t would
appear that this depression is o so
general, and will not be as lasting as
others have been"
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a.v. o get all the nsws whom It :.
reading TIE Republican,
, 1908-04-02

That more lives were lot lost was
due to the prompt action of three pJ
licemen, who rushed into the building
and aroused sixteen sleeping families.
By that time the stairway was a mass
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Going to Denver.
A. L. Grouse, a locomotive fireman
, 1908-04-02
Bryanites Want to Wait.

st. Louis, Mo-, April 1.-The populist
national convention was called to Or
der somewhat behind time this morn
ing. The chief cause for the delay
was the renewed efforts of the Bryan
men to secure an agreement for an
adjournment until after the repub-
lican and democratic conventions.
They made strong arguments before
the national committee, but with no
apparent effort ave to delay the pro-
ceedings.
, 1908-04-02
Taft at Columbus.

Columbus, o.. April 2.-Secretary
Taft arrived today as the guest of the
Columbus board of trade and a guest
of honor at the annual dinner to be
given by the board tonight. He de-
clined to discuss the political situation,
saying that he has been too busy to
keep it well in hand.
, 1908-04-02


The convention was called to order
shortly before il o'clock, with 300 del
egates present. James H. Ferris, the
chairman of the national committee,
addressed the convention.
Gave History of Party.
He gave a history of the peoples
party and discussed the late financial
panic, declaring that it was caused by
general distrust of w%ell-known ras-
GALS" and said there can never be
permanent confidence without public
ownership.
-Goxernrnent Ownership.
With government ownership of pub
lie utilities, he said, there would be
perfect confidence in railroad securi-
ties, less rotten politics and cheaper
railroad rates to shippers, and many
other public benefits.
Coxey as Chairman.
Following the address of Ferris,
Jacob S. Coxey of Ohio was named as
temporary chairman. He addressed
the convention, covering the leading
economical questions of the day, pay
ing particular attention to national
currency. He devoted much time to
the advocacy Of the issue of interest
bearing bonds as a means of acquiring
public utilities.
Recess Until Afternoon.
The usual committees were appoint
ed and the convention adjourned until
the afternoon.
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