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DIED AFTER
OPERATION
WIFE OF SENATOR JOHNSON sue.
CUMsS At DENVER FOLLOWING
TREATMENT YESTERDAY.
Remains Will BE Brought TO City Sun
day afternoon, Arrangements for
Funeral Awaiting Coming Of
Stricken Husband-Born in Nor
way and Leaves Family Here.

-rT .as
Mrs. Annie d. Hansen johnson, wife
of State Senator j.. w. Johnson and
mother of Mrs. Matilda Wishart of
Nevada and Melvin. Elwood and Eve
Ign Johnson of this city, died at Den
yer at IL o'clock last night, following
the operation of yesterday in st. Jo-
seph's hospital for cancer Of the
liver, and the remains win be
brought to this city tomorrow
afternoon by Mr.. johnson, who
was with his wife at the time of
her death. the funeral arrangements
awaiting his arrival. Mrs. johnson
was a member of Wyoming circle,
Women of Woodcraft. and they are
interesting themselves in behalf of the
mourners at the death of this excel
lent lady. The funeral will occur On
Tuesday.
Native of Norway.
Mrs. Johnson was born in Tromso,
Norway, June &c, 1857, and at the age
of Z years she anne to this country,
locating at Chicago. where she re-
meained fourteen years. In 1878 she
went to Carbon, Carbon county, Wyo.,
to the home of her sister, Mrs. Charles
Larsen, now of Denver, and on March
l, 1879, she was married to Mr.. John
son in this city, the ceremony occurr-
ing in the Wanless house, which was
removed a few years ago to make
room for the Carnegie library building
at Fourth and Grand They
had eight children, four girls dying
in childhood. The three younger chill
dren reside with their parents in this
city. Mrs. johnson has a brother, Ben
Hansen, and another sister, Mrs. Mat
Fetz, of Chicago.
Beloved by Many.
The deceased has lived for many
years in this city, the Johnson family
being among the most popular and
prominent in the state. Mr.. johnson
is a member OF the state senate. has
been a member of the board of county
commissioners, served as a member
of the school board for many years,
holding that position at this time, and
is also a director of the Albany County
National bank and president of the
Albany Mutual Building association.
In all his efforts as a citizen here he
has been aided by his wife, and hun.
dreds of instances of their goodness
of heart are known. hundreds more
being known only to the givers and
the recipients Of their benevolences.
Mr.. Johnson is one of the Oldest mem.
bers Of Damon lodge, Knights of Pyth,
las, and members of that order at
Denver have shown every kindness
possible.
Prominent In Church Work.
Mrs. Johnson was a member of the
Ladies' Aid society of Trinity Luth.
eran church and of the congregation
and there she will be markedly missed
Her death is a blow alike to the mem
bers OF her family and to her many
acquaints.nces here. who will miss hel
from their firesides and in her sociaI
relations. She was a good woman
dying in the prime of her usefulness
and the whole city feels the blow.
, 1908-06-06
PREVENTED
DEPARTURE OE

Judge Carpenter will leave tomorrow
for Casper, where he will hold court.
He was to have been at Casper today,
but h washouts on the Cheyenne and
Northern blocked that road and the
trip was delayed. He will now 20 by
way Of Sidney, Neb.
, 1908-06-06
MINING MAN VISITS
In LARAMIE EQR DAY,

NJ. M. Green CT Chicago. secretary
of the Rambler Copper and Platinum
company, owning the Rambler mine
at Holmes, is in the city and will
spend a day or two here. probably go
ing to the mine on Monday.
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MAY MEAN
new WORK
RECENT SALE OF UNION PACIFIC
BONDS TO EXTENT OF FOR
TY MILLION DOLLARS.
Those Interested Considerably Excited
and Some Western Improvements
Are Looked For-cut-ons AFFECT
ing Laramie Discussed from Sew
srai Points on Line.

The announcement that the Union
Pacific had sold $40, 00o, 900 worth of
the bonds authorized at the annual
meeting Of the company recently held
at Salt Lake. suggests to many men
that the Union Pacific is about to be-
gin operations in the west, some OF
which are new and some Of a c%ontinu-
alton OF the work stopped last fall
when the financial stringency caused
a cessation OF all new work, says the
Omaha Bee.
Just which work will be undertaken
first Is a matter Of much speculation.
The people of Omaha would like to
see work started as soon as possible
on the new headquarters building at
Fifteenth and Dodge streets. This site
has been in the hands of the Union
Pacific for over a year and has been
lying idle. The plans have been drawn
and accepted.
Lane Cutoff in Commission.
Work on the Lane cutoff was stop
ped with the others, but a small force
of men was kept at work on this line
until one track was completed and
trains are now running that way and
a force Of men Is busy laying the sec
ond track and completing the bridges.
The numerous overhead viaducts along
the line are just as they were last fall.
Considerable speculation has been
INDUCED in by the western press as to
Tho nhfnnf NJ Tho visit ~ NFol11u
and R. L. Huntley, general manager
and chief engineer respectively Of the
Union Pacific, to Colorado last week.
They travelled in an automobile over
the route from the company's Platte
valley branch to a point on the main
line near Medicine Bow.
Cheyenne Is Stirred.
Cheyenne is stirred over the reports
that this means a new line is to be
built between these points through
Fort Collins, making a saving Of sew
enty-fiye miles between Salt Lake and
Denver and leaving Cheyenne out in
the cold.
Agents of the Union Pacific have
been buying the right-of-way from
P~latteville to Fort Collins and the re-
port is that they carried check books
and paid practically the prices the
farmers asked for the land. The right.
of-way was bought only in alternate
sections, the agents claiming they held
the ~right-of-way because of interven-
ing sections because of an old govern.
ment grant. The cutoff will be be-
tween sixty and sixty-five miles long
and will shorten the distance between
Salt Lake and Kansas City. 1t will
pass through rich farming lands as
well as rich un1eveloped coal and min,
ing lands.
Bridgeport to Laramie.
Cheyenne also fears the other cut-of
OF the Union Pacific which that road
PROPOSES to build from Bridgeport tc
laramie, also leaving Cheyenne of the
main line Of the Union Pacific. Nc
work is now being done on the new
line which was started from Norst
Platte to Bridgeport and which was
stopped last fall. It Ii thought, how
ever, that this will be one of the frs,
pieces Of construction work to be 70
, 1908-06-06
The Florida Case.
belmont Some Better.

New York, June Culver H. P. Bel
mont, who is i'll with appendicitis at
his summer home at Hampstead, Long
Island, was reported a little better
this morning. His condition, however,
is still regarded as critical.
, 1908-06-06
First Excursion Of SEASON.

Auditor Emmons of the Laramie
Plains line went to Centennial today,
in charge Of a party Of sixty-five men,
bers Of the sorority and fraternity Of
the university. who inaugurate the ex-
cursion and picnic season to Centen-
NAL. The party will return at the reg
ular time this afternoon.
, 1908-06-06
APPALLING DEATH LIST
FOR REPORT Of DAY
conveyed to a hospital at Los Angeles
today.
The Fifth Death.


San Pedro, Cal, June 6.-One more
name was added today to the list of
those who lost their lives in yester-
days explosion aboard the Tennessee,
making the fatalities to date five. E.
j. Burns "a coal passer from New York.
succumbed to injuries early today.
The other dead are:
%. o. BOGGS Of Alabama.
G.. w. MEEK of Kansas.
GEORGE WOOD of Pennsylvania
A. REINHOLD Of Germany.
Others May Die.
Early today six of the seriously in
jured were sent to Los angeles for
treatment. 1t is feared that several of
them will die from inhaling steam and
gas.
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SmeIters May Close
Enid Has Bad Flood

Enid, Okla, June 6.-Enid today
faces the most disastrous flood in its
history. Following the six hours of
rainfall, Bologny creek, running
through the city. widened from 20
to 1000 feet and flooded practically
the whole city. carrying away houses
and endangering lives.
Main street Flooded.
The water is twelve feet deep on
Main street, covering two blocks 81
the business center. Fifty houses
were carried away with their occu.
pants on the roofs shouting for help.
All were eventually rescued.
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The dead are:
LULO SMITH, a domestic in the
home of John Shively.
IRENE SHIVELY, aged 4.
ELIJAH ARGENBRIGHT.
Two children of MI. Small.
The fatally injured are John Mer-
riam, Mrs. Elijah ATgenbright and
Ross Shively.
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SiLER is ILL.
Man Who Referred Fitzsimmons-Cor
bett Fight at Point of Death.

Chicago, ILL.,, June George Siler,
the well known sporting man and
fight referee, is said to be at the point
of death. He had suffered at one time
from angina pectoris, which lately as
sumed a critical phase.
, 1908-06-06
SCHOOL LAND SELECTION
APPROVED BY SECRETARy

The secretary of the interior has
approved the indemnity school land Sc
lection made by the State Of Wyoming
in the Lander land district, aggregat.
ing 2,43S acres.
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Funds for Puhlic Works..

City of Mexico. June 6.-Minister OF
Finance Limantour's bill providing for
an appropriation of $25, 100000 for GER
tain works throughout the republic
passed the senate yesterday. This
makes the measure a law. Congress
took another step in the protective
tariff policy by raising the import duty
on iron and steel l per cent per kilo.
, 1908-06-06
Six Dead in storm.

Geneva, Neb., June 6.-At least six
are dead, four were fatally hurt and
several were more or less seriously in
jured as the result of Fridays lorna
do which swept across Fillmore coun,
ty n destroyed everything in its
nath-
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STATE IS
SUFFERING
MoNTANA's GREAT LOSS FROM
THE FLOODS FOLLOWING
RAINS OF SEVERAL DAYS
FOLLOWED BY SNOW.
Nearly Total Destruction of Crops in
Several Rich Valleys, Million Dol
lars Damage to Railroads and Ten
Thousand Passengers Stalled by
Washouts-Enid Has Worst Flood
in History and Streets Are Rivers.

Butte, Mont, June with crop
losses estimated at from two-thirds TO
the total destruction in several rich
valleys of the state; with damage to
the railroads estimated at more than
a million dollars, while the systems
cannot be put on a normal basis under
two weeks; with from 5000 to 100
passengers stalled in this state with
little prospect OF immediate rescue,
Montana is today still experiencing the
worst flood in the history of the north
west.
SmeIters May Close.
Because Of washouts on the Great
Northern, the Boston and Montana
properties in Butte will probably close
down tonight, throwing thousands of
men out of employment.
Snow 10 Melting. +
The heavy snow of last night is melt
ing today, under a drizzling rain, and
the worst conditions are looked for
when this water reaches the lower
valleys.
, 1908-06-06
ELECTRIC RAILWAY COLLISION
KILLS EIGHT AND EXPLOSION
OF BOILER PIPE ADDS
FIVE MORE.

Storm In Nebraska Fatal to Six and
Factory Explosions In Vienna and
Indianapolis swell List by Sixteen
List of injured Runs Into Scores
and Two Hundred Given Severe
Scare by New York Fire.
, 1908-06-06
Factory Explosion Kills Sixteen.

Vienna, June 6.-Sixteen workmen
were killed and seventeen others were
more or less injured by an explosion
this morning in the celluloid factory
at Ottawaring, a suburb of Vienna.
, 1908-06-06

sumed when the Union Pacific begins
active operations.
Mr.. Mohler seems to be the only
official who knows anything definite
about the work and he is in the
east.
, 1908-06-06
Factory Blows Up.

Indianapolis, Ind, June 6.-The
Prestolite factory blew up for the third
time within a year today. The new
plant was wrecked and st. Vincent's
hospital adjoining was damaged. The
explosion was heard all over the city
and windows were shattered several
blocks away. Eleven persons are
known to have been injured, none Of
them fatally, however. The plant is
Used to store gas in tanks.
, 1908-06-06
TWO more STATES IN
THE TAFT BOOM WAGON

its deliberations today with a much
smaller attendance Of outsiders and
far less apparent interest in the pro-
ceedings than was manifested yester-
day.
The Florida Case.
of the delegates-at-large from Florida,
and this was followed by a hearing of
evidence in the contests in the Second
and Third Florida districts.
Georgia to Follow.
The contests in Georgia and Ken
lucky will follow Florida. 1t is be-
lieved that consideration of these three
states will occupy the entire time of
today's session.
, 1908-06-06

April Showing for Union Pacific.
The report OF the Union Pacific for
April shows an increase instead OF q
decrease in the net revenue as COM
, 1908-06-06
FLORIDA AND GEORGIA DELEoA
TIoNs ADDED TO THE 9TH
ERs IN CONTEST BE-
FORE COMMITTEE.
Dslegates-at-Larse and From Second
Florida District Seated, Georgia
AntLTaft Contestants Failing to
Show Up-RepubIican National
Committee Still at Work on Prep
arations for the Convention.

@ Chicago, ILL.,, June 6.-The Taft Q
c delegates-at-large from Florida Q
G and from the Second district OF Q
c Florida were seated by the ma Q
@ tional committee. @
@ Georgia for Secretary of War. Q
@ On the call for the hearing in @
C the contest for delegates-atlarge Q
@ in Georgia, the antl!Taft claim G
g ants failed to appear and the G
@ Taft delegates were seated by de- @
O fault. Q
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, 1908-06-06
Hotel Guests Alarmed.

New York, June 6.-Alarmed by
changing fire bells and smoke which
poured into the windows, more than
a hundred guests of the Hotel Albert
on Eleventh street, rushed down the
stairs in scanty attire this morning,
only to be informed that the fire was
next door and there was no danger.
The blaze was extinguished with a
loss Of IS, 900.
, 1908-06-06

The bills sometimes pass ordinary
scrutiny, but bank officials declare
that the first feel of the bill is con
vincing that it is bad. as 1t has none
of the characteristics of genuine
money. There is a smooth, oily feel
ing that is missing from good money,
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1908-09-19
Small Bills Scarce In East.

New York.-The national and state
banks and trust companies through
out the country have cash reserves
that have been equaled seldom In
the financial history'of the country,
but there has developed this week
n scarcity Of small bills which Is be-
shining to embarrass many bankers
and their customers. This lack OF 81
and 80 bills Is the more extraordinary
because II occurs at season when
small money is ordinarily plentiful
and because in the panic last fall the
treasury turned out small bills as rap
idly as the printing presses could
work them off.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1908-09-19
rgNveR & RIO eRANDs BONDS
Stockholders Authorize Issuance Of
$4,000, 600.

Denver, Colo.-Stockholders Of the
Denver G. Rio Grande Railroad com.
rauy and its subsidiaries on Thurs.
dqy authorized the issuance OF $50.
100000 in bonds: the issuance OF
rOtes for that amount for three
years. and the purchase Of the fran
chises and properties Of the several
subsidiary railroad companies con.
trolled nv the Gould interests In Colo.
RADIO and Utah. The notes which will
he issued may he extended to five
years If the company 50 desires, and
will replace all outstanding bonds.
The notes will be issued so that
money may he raised without delav.
Pcsides providing for improvements
and extensions Of the Denver & Rio
Grande lines. the money which will
he raised will be used in paving for
construction work on the Western
Pacific. building from Salt Lake City
TO San Francisco.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1908-09-19
STANDARD OIL CO.
FILES ITS ANSWER
Urges UNFOLDING Of Decision Of the
Court of Appeals Reversing
Judgment Against Company.
Lawyers for Colossal Corporation Do
ing Everything in Their Power
to Prevent Collection Of Fine
Of s2eooo,ooo Imposed
by Lands.

Chicago.-Counsel for the Standard
Oil company of Indiana in an answer
filed on Thursday to the petition OF
the government attorneys for a re
hearing Of the appeal from Judge
Lands judgment filming the com
pany $29,24O,OOO for the violation OF
the antl.rebate laws, uphold the de
cision of Judges Grosscup, Baker and
Seaman of the United States circuit
court of appeals. reversing the judg
ment and lifting the burden of the
enormous fine. as good law amply
justified by the records Of the case
In the petition for rehearing the
reviewing judges are charged with
assuming that Judge lands attempt
ed to try and punish the Standard
OIL company of New Jersey in the
original proceedings which were
against the Standard Oil company oi
Indiana. On this point the answer
declares II to be a matter of no con
sequence whether the trial court re
ferred to the New Jersey company
or the Indiana company as not "a
virgin offender"
The real point Is, says the answer,
did the trial court, In imposing
punishment. take into consideration
the relations between the Standard
oil company of Indiana and did II
base its fine upon the wealth of the
Standard Oil company of New Jersey
and It's ability to paw. instead of upon
the wealth of the Standard Oil com.
rany of Indiana, and its ability TO
paw"
To determine this question the
Standard oil companvs attorneys as.
sert that a few sentences extracted
by the government counsel from the
words of Judge lands are not sui.
flciont, and quote at length from
Judge lands orinion TO show that
he referred to tho Now Jersey cor.
Loration as the real defendant" and
TO the Indiana company as the nom.
inal defendant"
The conclusion stated nv tho an.
swer Is that the enormous fine in
ficted upon the defendant was bo.
cause Of the ownership OF It's stool;
nv the Standard Oil comnany Of New
jersey and because Of the financial
standing of the latter corporation Is
beyond dispute when the entire ODir,
ion OF the trial court Is considered"
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1908-09-19
INTERNAL MACHINE
SENT TO GOVERNOR
Attempt to Assassinate Chief Ex.
ecutive Of New Jersey Thwarted
by Post Office Employees.
Package Was so Arranged That Had
the Governor Opened II in the
Ordinary Way He Would IN
doubtedIy Have Been
Killed.

Scagirt, n. IAN attempt to as.
snate Governor Fort of New Jersey
has been thwarted by the watchful.
ness Of postofTice employees who dis
covered in the mail an internal ma.
chine addressed to the governor,
and mailed from Philadelphia. The
package was a cleverly contrived
combination of powder, bullets and
matches, which had been so arranged
that had the governor opened It in
the ordinary way, there It little doubt
1t would have killed him.
That the death-dealing package
was intercepted before 1t had reached
Its destination was due to the vigi.
lance of the postal officials, who have
scanned the governors mail since
the executives recent crusade against
violation of the law at Atlantic City.
The attitude taken by the governor
when he directed that the excise and
ether similar laws at the great sea-
side resort he strictly enforced and
even threatened to order out the mi
Eta II necessary, aroused resentment
IN some quarters. To guard the gov.
ernor as much as possible from any
annoyance arising from that affair,
unusual watch was put on his mail.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1908-09-19
TERRIBLE STATE OF AFFAIRS.
Portuguese Peasants Shooting Down
Lunatics Like Wolves In Forest.

Lisbon.-With 10000 mentally de-
ranged men and women. many Of
them of marked homicidal tenden-
Cies, wandering the rural sections Of
Portugal, and with no protection
against their depredations. bands OF
citizens are now engaged in one OF
the most brutal and revolving cru
sades ever known in a civilized coun.
try--the shooting down OF the luna
tics like wolves.
Orders have been sent out from
Lisbon to stop the slaughter imme-
Giately. but the situation is so des.
perate that local authorities are dis
regarding their instructions and the
butchery continues. There are $4,000
maniacs in Portugal, yet there are
no asylums for their care except
those supported by voluntary contri-
buttons Owing to the frightful finan-
cial stringency several OF these asy.
lums have been closed recently and
their inmates turned loose upon the
public.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1908-09-19
SMLears Not 10 Die.

New York.-There was n strange
oath taken in the night court We'd
tuesday, morning, when Frederick w.
Scucker OF Pleasantville, n. Y. raised
his right hand and faced Magistrate
Corrigan. "Do you swear before God
rot TO kill YOURSELF" asked the mag
igtrate. 81 do" answered Scucker
"You are DISCHARGED" Scucker made
threats to take his life earlier in the
evening and was arrested. When ar
raigned in the uight court, Scucker
declared he had changed his mind.
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1908-09-19

Denver, Colo.-Five men lost their
lives and score of persons were in
jured, several of them seriously, in
a fire that Quilted the Belmont hotel,
a three.story building at 1928 Stout
street. Tuesday morning.
The fire broke out at 3:15 a. m. on
the third floor, and spread with amaz'
ing rapidity. Nearly 100 guests were
sleeping in the house, and many Of
them found all means of egress cut
off when aroused. More than score
of persons jumped from windows be.
fore the fire department arrived.
Many others were carried down ex.
tension ladders by firemen and police.
men working In relays. The whole
rear portion of the building, on which
were two fire escapes, as well as the
stairway, was quickly burned away.
Several heroic rescues were observed
by crowd of more than 1000 spec.
tators, who stood in the street watch.
ing the blaze.
Edward Moore, one of the men
killed, jumped from a third-story win
dow, and his brains wero dashed out
when he struck the pavement. He
came to Denver for his health about
six months ago from Philadelphia
where he had been engaged in the
real estate business.
Patrick Treadwell, a fireman OF
Cripple Creek, Colo, who was sleep
Ding In the hotel when the fire started
IS credited with having saved at least
ten lives by inducing entrapped
guests to jump from the upper story
windows across a fve-foot alley ia
the roof OF an adjoining building and
catching them in his arms. More
than score of persons jumped from
windows before the fire department
arrived.
In the opinion of officials OF the fire
department, the hotel was set afire
md a rigid investigation is being
made. Within the last week half a
dozen small fires, believed to have
been OF incendiary origin. have oc'
Cured at rooming houses in this city
The Garland globe. [volume] (Garland, Utah) 1906-191?, 1908-09-19
WRECKERS DITCH TRAIN
MANY PASSENGERS HURT
Some FIend Turned Switch, Causing
Fast Train to Go Into Ditch with
Disastrous Results.

Meadvillc. Pa.--Eric train No. 4, a
fast train from Chicago to New York,
Albany and Boston. due to arrive
here at 2 a. m, was ditched about five
rifles south of this city Sunday morn.
ing Twenty-four passengers, the fire
man and engineer were severely in.
iured. II is thought, however, that
they will all recover.
The cause Of the accident was
given by the officials of the road as
the turning of the switch by some
one who, it Is thought, attempted to
wreck the train. The engine and all
of the cars left the rails and that the
death record was not heavy seems al.
most a miracle. The officials hurried
Il special train to the scene of the
wreck. The injured were brought to
this city and placed in Spencer hos.
pital. Many Of them were able to
leave the hospital and continue their
journey during the day.