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The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-26
ROOSEVELT, IN
THE LIONS LAIR
Prospects Are Good for a Sue
cessful Hunt Because of
Rains

Nairobi. British East Africa, April
26.-Theodore Roosevelt left Kapita
plains yesterday and went to the
ranch of Sir Alfred Pease on the
Athi river. Major Mearns, Edmund
Heller and J. Alden Loring. members
Of the Roosevelt party, went over to
Sir Alfred's this morning. George
Mcmillan and F. c. Selous are going
to Machakos via the Psase ranch cn
Wednesday. Lions are reported
numerous on McMillan's Ju Ja ranch
and there is herd of $50 buffaloes
on Heatley's ranch where Roosevelt
will hunt. The weather here and at
the Pease ranch today is cloudy and
heavy. Rain fell last night. The
prospects of sport on the plains are
exceptionally good. owing to the rain
fall. There have been no more cases
of smallpox in the Roosevelt caravan.
Colonel Roosevelt spent part of
yesterday afternoon sorting his kit,
while Kermit and several men went
to try their luck with the rifles. An
old settler. who seemed to take q
liking to Kermit, offered to show him
a likely place for good sport. They
ouCCCCuCu III OllAs5Iu6 uONu OuC
buck.
Colonel Roosevelt's first hunt. fa-
vored by fine weather. was enjoyed
immensely. He bagged two wilde
beests and Thompson's gazelle. In
one respect, Mr.. Roosevelt was some
what disappointed, as he had been
anxious to secure Grants gaelic,
whose massive horns are much
sought after for trophies. The hunt
lasted several hours and all meE,
bers OF the party were we'll tired out
when they returned to camp.
Smallpox is prevalent at Nairobi
and two cases have developed among
porters at Tahiti. These have beer
quarantined. and the strictest pre-
cautions are being observed. The
danger is onsidered slight. The po-
lice still maintain their measures for
the protection of the Americans from
annoyance. They will not permit any
except those designated by Col.
Roosevelt, to go with the expedition.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-26
RAILROAD CHANGES
Men Who Secure Promotion From the
Grand Trunk Changes

Chicago, April 26.-Important or
ganization changes and promotions
Of interest to railroad men through
out the United States and Canada
have just been announced by the
Grand Trunk railway system, to pro-
vide for the great growth of the pail-
road through the addition of the
Grand Trunk Pacific lines, tho new
transcontinental extension, in which
the Dominion government is interest
ed. w. E. Davis continues as passen-
ger traffic manager of both the Grand
Trunk railway system and Grand
Trunk Pacific railway. George T.
Bell, the present general passenger
and ticket agent, becomes assistant
passenger traffic manager Of both rail-
ways. The title Of general passenger
and ticket agent Is abolished. George
W. Vaux. now principal assistant gem
eral passenger and ticket agent at
Chicago becomes general PASSENGER
agent, Grand Trunk Railway system
at Montreal. w. P. Hinton, now as
sistant general passenger agent at
Montreal becomes general passenger
agent. Grand Trunk Pacific railway
at Winnipeg.
In addition to the above changes
H. G. Elliott. now assistant general
passenger and ticket agent has been
promoted to be first assistant general
passenger agent of the Grand Trunk
system at Montreal. H. r. Charlton,
advertising agent. has been appoint
ed general advertising agent of the
Grand Trunk system and the Grand
Trunk Pacific at Montreal. and w. 8.
Cookson. now chief clerk in Mr..
Vaux's office. Chicago, becomes as.
sistant general passenger agent,
Grand Trunk system, Chicago.
Following Is the official explana-
tion of the reorganization, issued by
the railroad in conjunction with the
list of changes:
ITO provide for the proper organ
ization of every branch Of the pas
senger service of the Grand Trunk
Pacific which will shortly have in op-
Grafton west of Lake Superior about
1000 miles of track equal to little
more than duplication of the Grand
Trunk main line, Portland, Maine. to
Chicago. Illinois, important changes
in the official staff will be made on
May l. While the general policy of
the Grand Trunk Pacific in all de-
partments will naturally be directed
from the headquarters of the presi-
dent at Montreal. the vigorous exc
cution Of that policy demands that
large freedom of action be vested in
general offices located in Winnipeg
who are thus in close touch with the
people Of western Canada and ready
to cooperate freely and promptly
with them In everything Of mutual
advantage"
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-26
QUAKE RESULTS
Many Villages in Portugal Are Com.
pletely Wiped Ont of Existance.

Lisbon. April 26.-Seismic disturb
ances have ceased throughout Portu-
gal. Everyone is greatly impressed
with the courage and energy of King
Manuel, who. after directing firemen
when the first and most violent shock
sicians and supplies for districts
where the destruction was the great
est A number of villages have been
wiped out. Salvaterra and San Stef-
ano were badly damaged. Thirty-nine
bodies have been taken from the ruins.
and one hundred and twenty persons
are missing. Hundreds were injured.
1t is reported that two large fishing
boats foundered. and their crews. num-
herring thirty-eight. perished. Parlia-
ment has voted 100000 for relief.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-26
WANTS SPEED

Washington. April 26.-Frequent ut
terances by President Taft expressive
of the hope that congress will hasten
the passage of the tariff bill that busi-
ness may be restored to its normal
condition at the earliest possible day,
may postpone the real test of strength
over the income tax proposition.
At the present time sentiment of the
senate is pretty evenly divided but
there are many differences of opinion
among those favoring the idea as to-
tors believe that it is impractical to
tax incomes of less than $4,000, while
others believe it will be necessary to,
go as low as $1,000.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-26
ABANDON EXPOSITION
Copenhagen Will Cooperate in Nal.
mo Fair and Sweden is Pleased.

Copenhagen. Denmark. April Co.
The international exhibition planned
for Copenhagen in 1913 has been CIV
Ell up in favor of the great Baltic ex-
hibition in Malmo. across the sound.
which could not be striking success
without Dennlark's support. This
courtesy on the part of the Danes
has made a strong impression in
Sweden, where the papers express
high appreciation of the act, which,
they say. deserves grateful return.
They declare that the ill-feeling
which has prevailed since the dissolu-
tion between Norway and Sweden has
disappeared and that new Danish
Swedish friendship has been estab-
lished
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-26
Under these conditions for the moment,
the central government is rather help

lC6S.
Vice Consul Debbas at Mersina, has
advised the department that Mersina is
quiet but that the conditions at Lata-
kia and Eassal are. uneasy. The situ-
alton at Hadjin is7 reported as worse.
Consul Nathan at Petras. Greece.
was cabled orders by the department
yesterday to go Immediately to Mer-
sfna to take charge of the consulate
because Of his knowledge of Arabic
and modern Greek, which may be of
great assistance to Americans there.
The Yildiz garrison surrendered yes
terday to the constitutionalist forces.
Commanders of these battalions began
sending in their submission to NAH
moud Schesket Pasha last night, and
the whole of the troops protecting the
palace gave their formal and uncon-
ditional surrender shortly after dawn.
Niaci Bey, called the hero of the July
revolution, Is now in command of the
garrison.
Sultan Abdul Hamid has been per-
mitted to remain within the walls of
the Yildiz kiosk, where yesterday, in
company with his ministers, he waited
for the outcome of the struggle be-
tween his loyal troops and the con-
stitutionalists.
Sultan Must Dig.
Berlin, April 26.-The Constantine
pie correspondent of l.oka] Anzeiger
telegraphs that he learns the sultan
will be allowed to remain upon the
throne but on the condition that he
give guarantees against relapse to
absolutism. Among the conditions are
that the sultan, whose property is
largely invested abroad. must make a
gift to the nation of $3.50, 100000.
| Thirty Thousand Killed.
BEIRUT. Asiatic Turkey, April 26.-
A conservative estimate now places
the number killed in the Armenian
massacres in Adana vilayet at from
10000 to 10000. At the town of Adana
more than 100 girls are missing 1t is
known that twenty-one native pastors
have been killed. Fears are entertain
| ed that other American missionaries
than those whose deaths have been re-
ported have been murdered.
There are $4,000 refugees in Adana
and Tarsus and 5000 at Mersina.
Marash and Aintav are quiet, but con-
ditions at Hadjin are becoming criti-
cal. A messenger dispatched for relief
sionary, who two days ago sent an ap-
peal to Constantinople, was killed in
the streets. A second messenger, a
soldier, was shot at The vail has
given assurances Of the safety of
Americans. 50
Conditions at Alexandretta are un-
changed. Beilan and Dortoyle are
holding out. An appeal for help has
been issued from Latakia as the moh
is nearing that city. and American
property is threatened. Antioch is
quiet, there being no Armenians left
in that town.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-26
Failed to Discover Robbery.

At the time when Mr.. Davis called
at the James house yesterday. inspect
or Robertson and two detectives were
OH the spot. They were making
thorough search of the premises. but
had failed to see couple of articles
of jewelry which were in boxes in the
bedroom. MIR. Davis asked if they had
found a gold watch and chain and a
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1909-04-26
TWO ASPHYXIATED.

New York. April 26.-Two little
children are dead and third child
and two adults are in a critical con-
dition from the effects of inhaling coal
gas in tenement house on avenue
"A" today.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1909-04-24
BY JAMES cUBERT CAMPBELL

Inaugural committee with the re-
suit that much inconvenience has
been caused thereby. The fact of
this shortage in the financial de-
partment of this endeavor may be
better appreciated when it is un-
derstood that the expense incident
to the carrying on this band over
land to Washington was consider
able, owing to the enforcement OF
the interstate commerce law,
which precluded reduce rate trans
portation. The band is to return
to the Philippines by next Septem-
Der, and it is sincerely hoped that
long before that time shall have
arrived the depleted treasury of
this organization will have been
atteped to.
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concentrations of this Commission
will be given the closest considera-
ton on its return and that the
needs of this Negro government
on the shores of Africa will be
properly attended to. The Com
mission leaves sometime after the
18th instant, going direct to Mon
rovia via the Cape Verde Islands,
and will return in about two
months time.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1909-04-24

President Taft has, as yet, in
dicated only few of his selections
among the many aspirants for po-
litical recognition at his hands,
and, to use the language of the
street, Things are still in the
air." All manner of rumors con-
tinue to be circulated, but occas-
ionally some well authenticated
statement may be relied upon, and
the articles appearing in one of
the evening papers, which paper
is considered the mouth piece
of the Administration, no doubt
gives correct line on the Treas
ury department at least. The on
ly Negro office holder undoubted-
ly slated for another term, appears
to be Hon. w. T. Vernon, the ar
ticle going on to say: "There is
not the slightest Indication that he
is to be disturbed" There is but
one conclusion to draw from this,
and that is that the present Reg.
lister of the Treasury has given
complete satisfaction.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1909-04-24

New York, April ia verbal
agreement for a match between
Jack johnson, the worlds heavy
weight champion, and Al Kaufman
of San Francisco was entered in
to here today between johnson
and Billy Delaney, representing
Kaufman. The fight is to take
place when johnson returns from
England and before the johnson
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1909-04-24
BOISE, IDAHO, LETTER.
Boise, Idaho, March 81, 1909.
d d Rivers. Denver. Colo.

GOlSe, Idaho, March 81, l9U9.
j. d. d. Rivers, Denver, Colo.
Dear friend: 1 want to write you
something about our country. Many
people are moving here now, and
we think it is a good country to
come to- One thing sure, we do not
have any thunder storms or cy-
clones to scare us nearly to death
nor to damage the property. In
and about Boise here the thermome-
ter seldom gets anywhere near zero,
our coldest weather this last win
ter being nine degrees above, while
every other place had hard win
ter. We had only a few inches of
snow at any time, and it stayed no
longer than two days. Boise has not
had zero weather for five or six
years. We have very little winds
right here in Boise. Even now in
March we are enjoying good wealth
er. So far this month we have had
only about four days that the wind
has been noticeable, and at no time
enough to bother anyone. There is
no such thing as buttoning up the
coat, tightly clasping the hat on
the head, and lunging forward with
all ones strength against the raw
March winds.
The soil is the porest looking
stuff and yet it is wonderful what
it produces. Where it has not been
cultivated it grows scarcely any
thing, but sagebrush and rabbits,
but with the system of irrigation
and cultivation here, they raise
large crops of all kinds of grains,
sugar beets, grasses, hay and fruits.
and the prettiest fruits in the world.
After an alfalfa sod has been
turned under, they raise as high as
so to 100 bushels of oats, 60 to 50
bushels of barley and as high as
60 bushels of wheat. These are not
big stories told just to create won
der. but are actual facts we know to
be true. There is no danger of
wearing the soil out, as it keeps con-
tinually rebuilding with the rotat
ing of crops.
The fruits are very fine, and two
crops of strawberries are raised
yearly by trimming the vines imme-
diately after the first crop and let
ting the ground get quite dry. The
fall crop of strawberries is about
half as large as the first and brings
good prices, as high as % cents
box.
Apples never fail entirely and us
ually make a very large crop,
though sometimes late frosts cut
them short. This is so seldom that
it is not to be recokned on. Peaches
make a god crop almost every year,
though are not so sure as apples.
Dairying is a successful business
here as alfalfa makes always a big
crop. And we have no bleak WIN
ter winds or pelting storms like
they do in the East. The grade OF
dairy cows is very poor, but even
the ordinary cows bring returns OF
$500 to $1,000 per month.
Pork raising is bound to be a
great success because OF the great
value of alfalfa as hog grower.
We raise but very small portion
of the pork now consumed here.
Poultry products always bring good
prices and are in great demand.
The climate is peculiarly favorable
for it.
The land right around or near
Boise has been taken up and farmed
several years, but there are new IT.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1909-04-24

Now and then it is that the daily
papers of Washington forget them
selves long enough to make men,
ton, in complimentary terms, OF
some laudable achievement of the
Negro, bat generally there must
be extraordinary cause for this
sans Sc of duty. Illustration, how
ever, of the possibility of credit
being occasionally given occurred
during the past week and the ex-
traordinary cause was the render
ing of the highest class of music
by the Philippine Constabulary
Band under the direction of Capt.
Walter Lowering. At a concert
given in Convention Hall on the
night of April 9th, in which the S.
Coleridge Taylor Choral Society
assisted with several selections,
this musical organization simply
thrilled the audience of two thous-
and people gathered there with its
rendition of popular airs and the
most classical music, and the press
on the day after was simply teem-
ing with words of praise. Never
theless it must not go unnoticed,
despite the fact of the incident be-
ing totally ignored by the white
press, that Capt Lowering and mis-
band also played before the Presi-
dent and distinguished audience
night or two previous in the
East Room of the White House,
and to the intense delight of Mr..
Taft and his specially selected
friends. The President was ex-
tremely forceful in his praise, ex-
pressing himself in no uncertain
terms as to what he thought of the
noted musical organization, and
before bidding them adieu he
shook the hand of every member
of the band and wished them fur
ther successes.
Speaking Of the Philippine Con-
tabulary Band, it might be cited,
however, that "All is not gold that
glitters,' and that while Capt
Lowering and his musicians have
been delighting the hearts OF those
fortunate enough to hear thell
music, the financial end of TIE en-
terprise of bringing this band te
Washington during inaugural
week has been trying to find the
right string to pull which will com
I, pensate it for the trip here. Ap
parently some government rec
tape mas gotten mixed up witt
Uucle Sans purse strings, ane
the inadvertant pulling Of the for
mer has resulted in producing bu
$500 of the $1,000 promised by the
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1909-04-24

Wilberforce, Ohio, April 13.-
Andrew Carnegie has promised
Wilberforce University S17,500 for
a new dormitory building for the
young women, providing the uni
versity raises an equal amount,
the building to cost $4,000.
President w. S. Scarborough is
working assiduously to raise the
necessary amount, as he expects to
begin work on the building in the
early fall.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1909-04-24

New Orleans, La, April 20
Incensed because his stepmother
had left him at home near Opelou-
sas, La, in charge of his young
stepbrothers and sisters for the
day, Tom Godfrey, II year old
Negro boy, fed the youngest of
his charges to the hogs and later
with an AK, inflicted what probably
will prove fatal wounds on the
heads of the other children.
Three children were injured. Tom
was placed in Jail at Opelousas.
The baby's hands and feet had
been eaten off by the hogs when
found, but it was still alive. The
stepmother straightway whipped
Tom and when she went for doc
tor to attend the baby, Tom seized
the ak and attacked his 6-year-old
stepbrother, infiicting several deep
wounds. His young stepsister in
terferred and he crushed her skull
with the ak. The girl is dying
and the other two children have
little chance for recovery.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1909-04-24
RACE NEWS
GATHERED FROM VARIOUS SOURCES

Tallahassee, Fla, April 12.-
Senator William today introduced
bill prohibiting the attendance
of blacks at white gatherings and
vice versa.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1909-04-24

Winston-S Salem, N. c., April Is.
An 11-year-old colored girl of
billiard, Stokes county, yesterday
gave birth to an eight-pound we'll
developed girl baby. The father
is said to be only Ii years of age.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1909-04-24
Makes a Good Solder.

The addition of three drops OF mer'
curry to each ounce Of common solder
will make a solder fusing at low
temperature for uniting SOFT metals.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1909-04-24

Spellman, Ga. April 11.-At-
tackled by four masked night rid
ers who had invaded his home,
Alfred Iverson, Negro, killed one
of his assailants and wounded an
other before he was shot to death
yesterday. Iverson had trouble
with white man about business
and had been warned to leave the
country. He refused to 60 and
yesterday four masked men broke
into his home. After the fight the
wife of the Negro was mercilessly
whipped. The woman notified
the neighbors and Iverson's body
was found in the home, also part
of the head of the slain white
man. The night riders removed
the body of their dead comrade
and also their wounded friend.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1909-04-24

LETTER

Washington Daily Papers Speak in Complimentary terms of the
given by the Philippine Constabulary Band in Conven
ton HALL only Negro Ohce-hoder Slated for another
term appears be Hon. William T. Vernon.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1909-04-24

Chicago, ILL.,, March 12.-By
the will of the late Nelson B. Hol-
den, John Leatham, colored, who
had been in the personal service
of Mr.. Holden for fifteen years,
and who was picked up in cotton
field while the shoe merchant was
making a trip through the South
ern States, gets present of $1,000
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1909-04-24

1t would seem as if there is to
be no further change in the make
up of the Liberian Commission,
the members now composing it
being M. Morgan Schuster, Of the
District of Columbia; Emmett j.
Scott, confidential secretary to DIR.
Booker T. Washington; and DR..
George Sale, of Georgia. A more
competent trio of representatives
could hardly have been selected as
all are we'll versed in public affairs
and particularly interested in the
insular possessions of the United
States, especially in the uplift of
the struggling Republic of Liberia
1t is earnestly hoped that the rec
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1909-04-24

James r. Thompson, who re-
Gently opened five and ten cent
store at New York, is succeeding
admirably. 1t is new business
venture among Afro. Americans,
and its progress will be watched
with unusual interest by all classes
in the upper section of the city,
where there are hundreds of simi-
lar stores among the foreign ele.
ment. The key to success is well
put by N. B. Dodson, who said re-
Gently that "by persistence alone
can we hope to overcome all OBJ
stacles."
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1909-04-24

Chicago, April 9.-Nine hun
and ninety.nine dollars and ninety
nine cents was awarded John
Graham, colored, by jury in
Judge Fakes court in a suit in
which he asked $1,000 damages
from the Dr. Pratt Facial institute,
and DIR. G. G. Coates, 214 State
street. Graham, who at present
lives in st. Louis, was formerly
employed as a porter in a down.
town hotel. and in February, 1908
he went to the Pratt institute to
have smallpox pits removed from
his face. He testified that the
'pits~ere not removed, but that
the color of his face was changed
from an even black to a spotted
black mixed with maroon.
The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1909-04-24
DENVER COLORADO SATURDAY, APRIL "a, 800.

Ketchel fight. johnson will sail
for that country on May 25 and ex-
poets to return about September l.
No articles were signed and John
son posted no money. Delaney,
in behalf of Kaufman, deposited
$1,000 to cover any forfeit money
that might be put up by johnson.