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Another emergency appropriation
resolution to provide funds for run.
ming the government until Congress
passes the general appropriation bills
is being prepared by Legislators to be
introduced soon.
Efforts are being made to have the
$1.OOO.0OO unexpended balance of the
money appropriated for the Mississip-
pf flood sufferers diverted by Con-
gress for use in relief OF the American
refugees now pouring into El Paso
from Mexico.
After three.hour debate behind
closed doors. the Senate. 81 to L..
adopted the Lodge resolution defining
the attitude OF the United States in
disapproval OF the acquisition by for.
cign interests Of any territory on the
western hemisphere which might be
used as a military or naval base or
menace "the approaches" of this
country.
The House PASSED the Senate bill
with minor amendments to authorize
the issuance OF patents to entrymcn
under reclamation projects upon COM
pliance with the requirements of the
homestead law as to residence and cul-
tivation. The patents will contain
liens to the government to insure the
payment of the deferred water right
and construction charges. This will
permit entrymen to obtain patent
without waiting until the close of the
ten-year period allowed for complet-
ing payments to the government.
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WASHINGTON.

A bill to create Lincoln memorial
highway from Boston to San Francis.
co has been filed in the House by Rep.
resentative Taylor Of Colorado.
According to the figures in the "Sta-
tistical Abstract Of the United States,
1911," more than 15.000,0OO votes will
be pollcd In 1912. With n population
of 9O.O0O.OOO the total voting strength
of the country 10 about 100000.
The Senate, AZ to II. passed over
President Taft's veto bill 20 REIN.
burse those who furnished labor and
supplies to contractors on the Corbett
tunnel in the Shoshone, Wyo.. irriga-
tion project, to the extent of $4,000.
Battleships, impeachment of Arch.
bald, fur seal treaty, Panama Canal
legislation and tariff conferences will
delay Congress and disconcer, those
who are anxious to finish up the an
nual appropriation bills and close the
session.
The vigor OF the terms that the Sen.
ate shall use in declaring that no for.
eign country shall establish a naval
base at Magdalena Bay, or at any
other point on the American cont.
nent, will be the subject of considers.
ton by the foreign affairs committee
Of the Senate.
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Minor Mention,

kersey now has daily freight ser.
vice.
Colorado was thirty-six years old
August 1st.
Mrs. Jean Hooper Page, writer and
poet. died recently at her home In Dem
yer.
The beet and potato crops In the vi.
cinity Of Hardin have been destroyed
by hail.
Hail did severe damage In some in.
stances destroying crops, around Hugo
recently.
Miss Ethel Butler, twenty.n:ne,
teacher OF Pierce. committed suicide
by shooting.
The Northern Colorado Power
Company has established headquar-
ters in Boulder.
Colorado Springs has been damaged
thousands OF dollars by the overflow
ing of Fountain creek.
Arrangements are being made for
the celebration of Rocky Ford's silver
anniversary, September 3rd.
heavy wind and rain storm swept
the Virgins country. causing great
damage to crops and roads.
Over two miles OF track near Well.
ington on the Colorado & Southern
was washed out by cloudburst.
Fred Tiller. IL miner working at the
Aduddell mine In Russell district. was
severely injured by a cave-in at that
property.
1t Is now believed that five people.
one woman and four men, lost their
lives In the recent Rock Island wreck
at Pueblo.
The First National bank OF Lafay-
cite. Colorado. has been made U. S.
depository for postal savings banks in
that district.
A representative OF Morris & Co. is
In Denver looking over the situation
with a view to establishing a pack
ing plant there.
Christian Maniatis. a Greek restau.
rant keeper in Denver. has received i
black hand letter ordering him to quit
business and leave the city.
Thirty-two persons were killed in
Colorado mines during the first four
months OF 1912. according to the Blu.
reau Of Mines In Washington.
With their town taxes ut 35 mills.
the people Of Platteville at a mass
meeting refused to assume any addi-
tional burden In the way OF bonded in.
debtedness.
Van Fields. nineteen. OF Pueblo. Is
mentally unbalanced by n trip to the
summit OF Pixies peak Sunday. when
he experienced high altitude for the
first time.
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Railroad For San Luis Valley.

Alamosa.-Construc work is 20
be begun in short time on u $l.Oo0.'
600 railroad In the San Luis valley.
tapping one OF the most fertile sugar
beet regions In the state. The pro.
posed road is to extend from Center.
Saguache county, through Saguache
and Monte Vista to Alamosa.
Articles OF incorporation OF the
road have been filed with the secre-
tary of state. The articles provide
that the road may do business in
Denver, Rio Grande. COstilla aud
Conejos counties.
The proposed railroad will be sta..
dard gauge and will connect with the
Denver & Rio Grande at Alamosa and
Monte Vista. The road will traverse
the entire length OF the San Luis val
ley-a distance OF approximately fifty
miles. 1t will afford an outlet -
some OF the most fertile land lying
along and beyond the Sangre dc Cris,o
range. Most OF the land between Cen
ter and Sagauche is either under irri-
CATION or Is under a proposed irriga-
ton district.
The principal office OF the company
will be In Denver.
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WESTERN.

There have been 173 cases Of infan-
tile paralysis in Los Angeles this year,
thirty-three OF which resulted In death.
Denver. Los Angeles and Omaha
won the prizes for mileage at the re-
cent Portland Elks' grand lodge con.
vcntion.
The Williams and Bartlett Springs
stage was held up at the Prim grade,
about thirty-five miles from Williams,
California, the robbers obtaining $2,-
500 in cash. besides much jewelry.
J. f. Cody, who claims to be the
worlds champion diver. performed the
feat Of swimming down the Willamette
river from Oregon City. to Portland,
Ore, a distance OF thirteen miles.
While en- route from Kansas City
to Helena. Mont. Mrs. Fl. J. Mock Of
the first named city jumped through
the window OF the Pullman sleeping
car in which she was travelling. ana
was instantly killed.
Meagre and delayed advices from
Lovelock, Nevada. state that In re.
currence of the flood at MaZuma and
Seven Troughs, a high wall OF water
swept both towns and sent the terri
fled inhabitants to the hills.
1t Is estimated that ninety per cent.
OF the street railway employees on the
surface lines in Chicago have voted
in favor of a strike unless their de-
mands for increased wages and i'm
proved working conditions are met.
Further investigation into the land
fraud cases instituted by the govern.
ment against the Southern Pacific in
Oregon has begun in San Francisco.
with B. d. Townsend. special agent
of the Department of Justice, in
charge OF the inquiry.
Lieut.. Costigan OF the New York po.
lice force. in testifying before the
grand jury which is Investigating the
killing of Rosenthal. the gambler. who.
alter threatening to expose officials
for protecting gamblers in that city,
declared that Police Commissioner
Waldo had entire charge Of the gam.
bling situation. raids and arrests being
made only upon his authority.
One thousand square miles Of graz
ing land under one fence. with a THU
ty-year lease at something like IS per
square mile per year. is the alluring in.
ducement to be held out to Western
stockmen by the Argentine govern.
ment. Details OF the plan to encour.
age sheep and cattle raising in the
Patagonian territory obtained by Ar.
gentine in settlement with Chill have
been received in Washington by the
Department Of Agriculture.
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SPORT.
WESTERN LEAGUE STANDING

Ad wolgast and Packey Mcfarland
have been matched to fight ten rounds
at New York September eth.
Bill Barnett. the colored fighter, and
the Fighting Newsboy" (Charlie Pier.
SOM, Denver. are signed to meet ut
Silverton, Colo, as the main event of
the Labor Day celebration. Both are
in active training.
Jim Flynn, who was defeated by
Jack johnson at Las Vegas. has drawn
the color line, declaring he will not
fight another negro.
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WEEKS NEWS IN PARAGRAPHS

The Standard OIL Company an.
nounces a reduction OF ten points in
refined petroleum. making refined in
cases 1925 cents per gallon.
Sworn statements tending to show
that the annual graft collected by hign
police officials In New York from,
gambling houses and other illegal re-
sorts has amounted. within the last
year. to s2.40O.OOO. are in the hands Of
District Attorney whitman.
Hot upon the sensational announce
mcnt that Doodle to the tune Of $?..
100000 per annum has been divided
by the system" represented by Police
Lieutenant Charles A. Becker of New
York now under indictment for ins,i.
eating murder, District Attorney Whit
man let 1t be known that no 'squeul"
will save the bacon Of the deposed
head Of the "strong arm" squad. "Mur.
der" Whitman declared. "is an even
more monstrous crime than graft in
the police department"
Former Senator William D. Wash.
burn. of Minnesota, n leader in the
upbuilding Of the Northwest, is dead
ut his home Mt indianapolis.
In an effort to collect $4.236,OO0
back taxes. the state Of Arkansas has
instituted suit against 1870 old line in.
surance companies doing business N
that state.
Albert E. Tower, a New York CAPT.
talist, has filed suit in the Superior
Court against John C. Wilson, San
Francisco broker, charging that vii
son had defrauded him out Of $4,000
Ia mining deal.
The wheat harvest of Minnesota and
the two Dakotas will break all records
this year. The yield will be G5,0OO..
900 bushels this year, as against 1885,.
600, 900 bushels in 1905. the highest
previous mark ever attained.
Ownership Of one.half Of the com.
mon stock of the Western Sugar Re
filming Company, the John d. and A..
B. Spreckcls concern Of San Francis
co, has netted the Havemeyer inter
ests in the American Sugar Refining
Company sl2,95O.O0O in dividends In
the past twenty-one years.
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only to the farmers but to all the pco-
pie of the country.
ProaressIves Name state Ticket.

Progressives Name state Ticket.
Denvcr.-The first state assembly
of the Progressive party was held in
Denver August list. Z. p. Costigan OF
Denver was nominated for governor.
Isaac N. Stevens Of Denver was named
for the short term to the Uni'ed
States Senate. The long term was left
open. Other offices to be filled are
attorney general. superintendent OF
public instruction and regents OF the
state university. No platform was
adopted. This was left until after the
National Progressive convention in
Chicago. Twenty-three out OF the sin
ty.two counties OF the state were rep
resented at the convention.
The following delegates were named
for the National convention: Isaac y.
Stevens. Denver: E. p. Costigan. Den
yer; Ben B. Lindsey. Denver; ". J.
L. Crank: Ira NJ. Long: G. e. Fisher.
Logan; II. +. Witwer, Weld: +. Il.
Dennis. Montrose; A. NJ. Strong. Con
ejos; E. II. Troutman. Fremont: Maud
Saunders. Denver: Fl. w. Coulter.
Prowers.
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NEWS OF COLORADO POINTS

| The flow of water from the Roose-
welt tunnel at Cripple Creek has in
creased to 10000 gallons per minute or
more. as against 5000 gallons two
weeks ago.
Benny Chavez. the Trinidad Mexi.
can prize fighter. has been matched
for a twenty-round bout with Monte
Attel OF San Francisco. at Santa Fe.
Labor Day.
Maldartz Gomez of Fort Collins was
arrested for beating his sixteen-year-
old wife with knotted "blacksnake"
until blood drIpped from her shoul.
ders and back.
All records for gain In acreage, quail
ity and enthusiasm in the Arkansas
valley have been broken during the
past month by the strides the beet
crops have made.
F. J. Bawden, treasurer of San
fused to collect the military poll tax
in that county. His political views
caused him to take this action.
Believing they were administering
EPSON salts. the parents OF Frank
Brock. age eighteen. OF Denver. gave
him large quantity OF cyanide OF
potassium, which caused his death.
The first pest district formed under
| the new pest law for fighting grass.
hoppers. prairie dogs. weeds and 9TH
er pests. is now being operated to
good advantage in the Atwood section.
Andrew Mckay. the third man to 10.
cate claim in Cripple Creek twenty
years ago and at one time one of the
richest mining men In Colorado. was
arrested In Grand Junction recently
upon a charge OF drunkenness.
The Senate public lands committee
has decided to let the Taylor bill
which passed the House. to grant the
use OF forest reserve lands on Pixies
peak slopes to Colorado Springs and
Manitou for municipal water supply
purposes. go over until December.
Socialists Of Boulder county ap.
peared before the County Commits
sioners with a request that the coun.
ty take steps to give employment to
the idle men Of the county. They
want the county to finance an expert
mental cooperative plan In producing
the necessities OF life.
For the purpose OF discussing ways
and means to prevent discrimination
against wheat growers of northern
Colorado and II possible to combine
forces that better prices may be Sc.
cured and better rates obtained, rep.
resentatives OF northern Colorado
merchants associations and various
farmers organizations held confer.
ence In Fort Collins recently.
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Colorado Crop Best Ever.

Denver.-The value OF the crop
which will be harvested in this state
during the rest Of the summer and the
fall has been estimated at 00.0O0. 900.
This Is the most valuable crop that
has ever been ready to gather in this
state and a determined effort will be
made to keep this money within the
state as far as possible. Colorado is
not the only state that faces the best
year in its history. All through the
United States come reports OF fine
crops. and this means prosperity, not
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Maniac Runs Amuck.

Denver.-George Ballew. believed to
be a raving maniac, rushed into the
dining room OF the South Platte hotel
at South Platte. twenty-ntne miles
from Denver. shot and fatally injured
Mrs. s. Wallbrack. proprietor of the
hostelry: wounded her husband. and
fled to the street, where he fired upon
four pedestrians. One was perhaps
fatally injured. Ballew then set fire
to the hotel. 1t burned to the ground.
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BEYOND LIMIT OF PATIENCE
Uses Of the Telephone viii Be Apt
to Condone Mr.. 6usiman's Brief
Loss Of Temper.

He was just about exasperated with
the telephone, was Mr.. Busiman.
Ten times that morning he had
tried to get on to a number. and each
time something had prevented him
from speaking. Either 1t was num-
ber engaged" or the person he want
ed to speak to was out, or else he
had been suddenly cut OF. At last
he got through.
"Hallo!" said he. "Is Mr.. X. there?"
YES" replied a voice. DO you
want to speak to him?'
That was the last straw. Back
came the reply in icy tones:
"Oh. no! Nothing Of the sort.
merely rung up to hand him cigar!"
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Western Newspaper Union News Service.
COMING EVENTS IN COLORADO.

August observation-disclosures Photo-bh'
Sravers' Association. Denver
sept. 3.-Convention National Associa
tion State Game Wardens. Denver.
September 3-7-Jefferson county
Fair, Golden,
Sept ember 6-"Sugar Beet Day" IN
Denver. Delegates from all sugar peS
districts In Colorado will be In ntteno-
ance and participate In speciai pFo-
gram.
Sept. S-20.-San Luis Valley Fair. Ala
mosa.
September 24-27-Crowley County
Fair, Sugar City,
Sept. 24-26.-Colorado State Medica'
=. Association Pueblo.
Sept. 26.-OpeninE Weld County FAIR
Greeley.
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FORE 0N.

Thirteen states in Mexico. accord
ing to insurrecto statistics are in oper
rebellion.
The British Court Of Inquiry, inves
t,gating the sinking Of the Titanic,
exonerated J. Bruce Ismay. managing
director of the White Star Steamship
line.
Bombs exploded In the market place
of Kotchana, fifty miles southwest Of
Uskup, European Turkey, killing OF
wounding fifty persons, according to .
dispatch from Saloniki.
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Noted Bank Robbcr Escapes,

Fort Worth. Texas.-Frank Hollo-
way, who confessed in Chicago to rob
bing the Westminster. 3. c.. bank OF
$375.0O0: the Panama City bank OF
$4,000, and to the killing OF seven
men. escaped recently from the Texas
penitentary. The governor has of.
fered $4,000 reward for his recap.
ture.
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Electric Wire Kills Soldier.

Leadville.-Corporal julie o. Carter.
a member of the Fourth Mountain ar
tillery, was instantly killedNat Robin.
son when the full strength Of the cleo
tric current carried by the wires OF
the Central Colorado Power Company
entered his body.
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Hospital Loses by Court Ruling.

Denver.-The National Jewish hos.
pital for consumptives is not entitled
to preference over other creditors OF
the estate Of the late Alfred Mueller's
alleged embezzlement OF $G6.G43.05 OF
the hospital funds. according TO rul-
ing of Judge Dunn in the County
Court.
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Society Thief Gc.o sa5o,ooo.

Chicago.-The police have complct.
ed an inventory of the art treasures,
bric-a-brac. jewelry, silver plate and
other articles stolen by Jacob +. Guth.
rie. alleged society burglar and forger.
now under arrest, and announced that
the plunder recovered iE estimated to
be worth $350.O00.
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Aliens, Outlaws, Reported In west.

Seattle.--Information that SIdna AL
len and Wesley Edwards, the Virginia
outlaws. were believed to be in hiding
in the vicinity of Seattle, caused the
authorities to conduct thorough
search Of the surrounding country for
the men, but neither was found
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PLANS TO sIDETRAcK MEASURE
UNTIL NEXT CONGRESS Is
DISCOVERED.
TO ADJOURN AUG. II
UNCERTAINTY EXISTS AS TO THE
FATE OF SOME OF THE AP-
PRoPRIATIoN BILLS.
western Newspaper Union News Service.

Western Newspaper Union News Service.
Washington.--Fricnd of the Pan
anna canal bill have unearthed a plot
to defeat the free tolls section of the
anti-railroad section by having the
bill postponed until next session. Con-
grcss is rapidly shaping for adjourn.
ment and yet the canal bill is hang
ing fire in the Senate, with no early
prospect of agreement.
Senator Brandcgee. in charge of the
bill, is not pressing its passage.
Bristow OF Kansas said he thought
an amendment was being made to kill
the bill by postponing. and that he did
not intend to. permit 1t. The railroad
interests are working hard for post
ponement.
Senator Brandcgee Is openly hostile
to the railroad provisions contained m
the bill which he himself reported
from the committee.
On the House side. Chairman Ad-
amson Is likely hostile to both the free
toll and railroad provisions being
forced In the House by Congressman
Knowland of California and others.
who Joined him in the minority report.
Friends OF the toll and railroad pro-
visions of the Senate led by Senators
Bristow Of Kansas. O'Gorman OF New
York, Townsend OF Michigan, La Fol-
lette OF Wisconsin and practically all
the coast senators. do not propose to
see this measure killed.
Realizing they arc defeated. the rail-
road interests hope to profit by delay.
and arc planning to get busy on the
Pacific coast to change public senti-
ment. The plan has gone SO far rs
to include an attempt to defeat GER
tain members of Congress who have
been particularly active In the fight.
Congress has begun what is expect
ed to be the last fortnight Of the pres
ent session.
Adjournment by August 18th or 18th
is confidently expected. The postpone
ment Of the Archibald Impeachment
trial until December 3rd has cleared
the decks of the Senate SO action on
remaining legislative matters can be
pushed to speedy finish.
Uncertainty exists as to the fate OF
some Of the appropriation bills. The
determination to abolish the Com.
merce Cour, and to place seven.year
tenure of office in the civil service
law has aroused antagonism which
may be reflected from the White
House in veto OF the bill appropri-
atinS money for the salaries or fed
cral employees.
This contingency has been antic..
pated by the leaders OF both houses,
and an effort is to be made to conf
plete the legislative. executive, judi
cial appropriation bill. so 1t may be
sent at once to the President. In case
Of an executive veto 1t Is believed 1t
can again be passed and resubmitted
to him in an amended form withoI:
seriously delaying plans for adjourn
ment.
1t has been asserted by the Prcsi-
denis friends in both houses that he
will veto all the tariff bills that reach
him. Such action would be accepted
as final by Congress and no attempt
would be made at this session to re-
pass the measures.
Action on tariff bills and a reopening
of the two battlestips fight in the
House will be features of this weeks
session.
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That her pets may not be annoyed
on their journey to New York. Mrs.
Malcolm Whitman Of San Francisco.
the former Miss Jennie A. Crocker.
has engaged special car for score
Of high-priced animals. including Sir
Barney Blue. the champion Boston
terrier. and Halcyon Alexandra, the
worlds famous French bull.
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"ExeI.matory" was Rioh..

Mrs. Mason's colored washerwoman.
Martha. was complaining Of her hus-
bands health.
why. is he sick. Martha?" asked
Mrs. Mason.
He's ve'y poly, Ma'am. poly" an
swered the woman. He's got the ex-
clamatory rheumatism"
You mean infiammatory.. Martha"
said the patron. "Exclamatory means
to cry out"
"Yes. ma'am," replied Martha, with
conviction. "dat's what 1t is. He hol-
lers all the time"-Judge.
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Gophers Cause Heavy DAMAGE,

Evans, Colo.-Gophers. burrowing
in the bank of the town ditch. caused a
leak that inundated crops, causing
losses estimated at $4,000.
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Rare Books for Harvard.

Harry Elkins Widener. who was lost
on the Titanic, had very valuable
collection OF books. and these will go
to Harvard university. His grand
father. P. A. B. Widener. will provide
n building In which the books will be
adequately housed. The collection in
cludes first folio Shakespeare. a
copy OF Shakespeare's poems In the
original binding. and what is described
as the finest collection in the world
Of Robert Louis Stevenson's works.
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Greeley Elk. to Dedicate Home.

Greeley.-The new Elks' home'
erected at a cost OF 100000, will be
dedicated on October 10th. according
to recent arrangements.
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Falling from the roof OF three.
story building upon which he was
working in Pueblo. John Abrams mad
the good fortune to alight upon a
clothes line and then upon q dog.
thereby saving his life.
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Education should give the child
more capacity for doing work and
helping itself to the good things of life
too many try to help themselves with.
out performing any useful labor.