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THE REGISTER LAMAR. .... COLORADO. Acid plus salt makes life, according to Prof. Ix>eb. But you have to know the recipe. Henry James says the American girl its elusive. Not if the boy comes with theater tickets. The Berliners are playing poker to 'beat the band. Another American in vasion, no doubt. Commander Peary lias a SIOO,OOO ship, and hopes he is a man of the proper figure to sail it. Counting the four-legged variety only, the census bureau found in this country 47,329,017 hogs. Massachusetts now proposes to tax cats. This bill should include the sort that play in our back yard. Unfortunately for Sir Thomas, the British cannot build yachts as well as they can play checkers. The New York Evening Post con fesses to atrablllarlty. Only those have it who own dictionaries. Two New York detectives are rumored to have “spurned bribes.” Evidently misprint for "urned.” Chicago has a whistling choir. How does the tenor ever resist the tempta tion, when the soprano puckers? It now costs $82,600 to get Into the New York Stock Exchange. Often costs more than that to get out again. President Roosevelt might find quite a number of “SIOO,OOO men” if he were to take them at the estimate of their wives. The New York World says "paint Is a sure sign of prosperity.” But so many girls will put out the sign, re gardless. French undertakers prey on dead Americans. Well, unlike hotel keepers and others, they have no chance at live ones. King Edward has given up the white vest habit, and this country may now be expected to hew to his clothes line. Men’s pockets are to he made deep er and wider this seuson. This looks like A neat stroke of sarcasm on the part of the tailors. An Alabama editor has been ap pointed convict inspector in that state. Glad to see the profession rec ognized on any terms. Lillie Devereux Blake has discov ered that it was a quince instead of an apple which Eve gave Adam. No wonder trouble followed. Customs officials might find difficul ty in proving that frogs' legs are "a nonessential article.” They are cer tainly essential to the frogs. The princess who has been selected for King Alfonso Is several months older than he. and the records can’t be doctored. Being a princess has draw backs, too. Thirty-two babies were born in two days to families of working men em ployed at the Carnegie steel plant at Homestead, Pa. The stork was work ing over time. An English HCtress has recently made $500,000 speculating in stocks. She snvs she did it all without the aid ot “tips.” Moral: Always beware of “tips" on stocks. Boston, according to the Herald, “is getting exceptionally healthy." People who can survive a steady diet of beans, brown bread und codfish must be painfully healthy. A Chicago physician says that drunkards are diseased and suggests means for curing them. The trouble is that a good many of them have no desire to be cured. A Pennsylvania town of ft.ooo inhab itants has just erected its first church, 1 hough it hns been In existence for 130 years. Evidently it has had no occa sion to pray for its mayors and aider men in public. The esteemed Boston Herald de clares that "few of us realize what a vast amount of poverty there is in this country.” The Herald must have been looking over the newspaper bunch pretty closely. The father of triplets was on a fish ing trip when they were born, twelve days ago. and it is said that when he reached home the other day and learn ed the news he was quite surprised. That seems quite plausible. The Chicago Journal devotes about a column to a communication seeking to prove that “love is a magician which reveals hidden beauties." Any man who has been in love knows all about that trick. Tell us something new. The New York Sun soys: "A poet comes to us now and then. We mean a real poet whi has the ’stuff.'” But even real poets have become so used to hearing th°ir productions referred to as "stuff” that this will not discour age them. It having been discovered that Oku and Oyama are Irishmen, and that Kuropatkin is really Pat Corrigan, there will be no objection to letting in the Russian minister of the in terior, Mr. Bouligan. He evidently stole in from the exterior—somewhere about Galway. Los Angeles firmly believes it has a man who can produce rain at will, it knows, at any rate, that when he takes a look at the sky, and decides it is time to go and shoot off his cannon a few times, the rain comes. COLORADO STATE AFFAIRS Warden Cleghorn of the State Peni tentiary has unnouncod the reappoint ment of A. R. Frlßbie as chief clerk. Edmund Johnston of Denver was ap pointed yard master, vice Thomas Clark of Denver whose term has ex pired. There are now in the peniten tiary 743 convicts, the largest number in the history of the institution. There has been a net gain of 102 convict* during the last two years. At a meeting of the State Board April Gth a right of way was granted over certain state lauds for a reser voir and canals that are being con structed near Julesburg. The system is being constructed under the irri gation district law of 1901, with which ex-Senator McCreery of Greeley is prominently connected. The right of way occupies about thirty acres of the state land and was sold at $3.50 an acre. Stato Auditor Bent is sending out a new set of blanks to the county treasurers for the collection of the inheritance tax. The Supreme Court has upheld the tax and the law re quirles the county treasurers to collect it. The law also requires that they report to the auditor every six months and Mr. Bent proposes that they shall report whether they collected any tax during the time or not. Treasurer liolmberg is to have his license colleo tors check up the probate courts as they travel abont and in this way it will bo possible to check the treasurers aud find if they are doing their duty in watching the estates, it is a tax that the heirs often attempt to evade and if the state is to realize anything from it a continuous fight will have to be made, it is believed that the law is so framed tuat the state can not be oeaten by deeding away an estate just before death. Bills Signed. The following bills were signed by Governor McDonald April 7th: S. 11. 4, Alexander —Appropriating $30,000 for new buildings of the school of mines. S. B. 43, Pryor—Appropriating $70,- 000 for State Insane Asylum. S. B. 172, Drake —Appropriating $30,- 000 for agricultural equipment at ag ricultural college. S. B. 81, Robertson —Protecting chil dren. S. B. 139, Lewis —Appropriating SIOO,OOO for State Penitentiary aud $30,000 for a new cellhouse. S. B. 159, Booth—Appropriating $20,- 500 for girls’ industrial school. S. B. 213, Ballinger—Appropriating $10,098.14 to complete state capitol. S. B. 215, Ballinger—Appropriating $03,000 for maintenance state capitol and $5,000 for furniture. S. B. 313, Ballinger—Water users’ rights. H. B. 12, Church —Appropriating SIOO,OOO for boys’ school at Golden. H. B. 43. Stephen—Appropriating $40,000 for school for deaf and blind. H. B. t>9, Keezer —Appropriating SIO,OOO for buildings and $40,00 for maintenance. H. B. 108, Townsend —Appropriating $20,000 for State Normal School. H. B. 137, Vance —Appropriating SO,- 000 for Humane Society. H. B. 151, Breckenridge—Appropriat ing $12,000 for Soldiers* and Sailors’ home. H. B. 193, Smith—Exempting from Juror service county and judicial offi cers, railroad officials and newspa per reporters. H. B. 240, Cook —Appropriating $73,- 000 for state reformatory. H. B. 184, Mac Leod —Regulating granting of franchises. H. B. 300, Breckenridge—Compel ling wires to be strung at least 20 feet from the ground over rights of way. H. B. 337. Cannon —For relief of ani mals Injured on railroads. On the Bth inst. Governor McDon ald signed Senate Bill No. 245, which Grand Army of the Republic in the entertainment of the national encamp ment next September. It has become a law with the emergency clause in it. The governor also signed house bill 105, which provides a fund of $15,000 to be used in erecting a monument to the memory of the members of tho First Colorado cavalry who saw ser vice in the War of thft Rebellion. John D. Howland is named in the bill as a member of the committee to select the site. He was a member of the regi ment. Gov. McDonald also signed the following bills during the day: S. B. 31, Harris —Wagon road in La Plata county; SO,OOO appropriation. S. B. 35, Jefferson —Bridge in Routt county, across Yanipa river; $5,000 ap propriation. S. B. 73, Kennedy—Wagon road in Hinsdale county; $3,500 appropriation. S. B. 70. Owen —Wagon road in Tel ler and Fremont counties; SIO,OOO ap> propriation. S. B. 83, Wood —Wagon brldgo in Prowers- county, $4,000. S. B. 85, Wood—Bridge in Prowers county, $5,000. S. 11. 104, Alexander—Complete bridge in Jefferson county, $2,500. S. B. 107, Wood —Bridge in Las Ani mas county, $(’.,000. S. B. 113, Deling—Complete wagon road in Mesa county, $2,500. S. B. 138, Hill—Bridge in Morgan county, $2,000. S. B. 150, Alexander—Wagon road in Clear Creek county, $2,500. S. B. 108, Taylor—Complete wagon road Denver to Giand Junction, $5,- 000. S. B. 227, Jefferson —Wagon road in Grand and ijirimer counties, $5,000. H. 11. 2. Baer —Grand Junction road to Denver. H. B. 0, Breckenridge—Bridge In Rio Grande county, $4,000. H. B. 28, Hutt —Bridge in Dolores cohntv, $2,000. H. B. 35, Lehrritter—Game bill. H. B. 88, Gordon—Wagon road in Eagle county, $5,500. H. B. 89, Miller —Wagon road in Summit county. $3,000. H. B. 132, Dulin —Public road in Bent county. $3,000. 11. B. 13. O’Connell —Bridge in Clear Creek county, SSOO. H. B. 103, Garcia —Road in Boulder county. $5,000. H. 11. 11. Garcia —Bridge in Conejos county, $43,500. H. B. 190, Mulqueen —Road in Aspen, $3,000. H. B. 299, Wolaver —Big Thompson, Larimer county wagon road, SIO,OOO. H. B. 237, Vance —Artesian well near Akron, SO,OOO. H. 11. 24, Zlngg—Beecher park me morial in Yuma county, $2,500. TT. B. 249, Frewen —Road in El Paso county, $3,500. H. B. 259, Zlngg—State road in Yu ma county, $3,000. H. B. 288, Dungan—Road in Mon trose county, $2,000. H. B. 295, Church —Grand county road, $0,500. H. B. 323, MacEwen—Roads in La Plata county, $3,000. H. B. 3C4, Steen —Otero county road, $4,000. THE LIEUT. GOVERNOR WHO IS HE TO BE IN COLORADO? Promise of a Contest Between Sena tors Parks and Cornforth—Emi nent Lawyers Differ in Opinion. D*nver, April 14th. —The Republican this morning says: Who is lieutenant governor of tho great state of Colo rado? It took some months to reach a decision respecting who should hold the high office of governor, but it will not take so long to reach a finding on the other point and the sensational features will be absent. Senator Ar thur Cornforth of El Paso and Senator Fred W. Parks of Denver are the claimants to the office vacated by the present governor and the odds favor the later. Senator Cornforth arrived in Denver yesterday to be ready to jump into the shoes of Governor McDouuld should it be decided to cross the border line to greet and give “good hunting all” to the President of the United States. Senator Parks, who was elected presiding officer of the Senate by that body in its closing hours, believes that he is lieutenant governor and has been advised by able counsel to this effect. The issue will be tuken into the Su preme Court at once. Some acts of Senator Cornforth to-day may be used as ates friendly test, as it were. At the opening of the Senate Senator Cornforth was elected president pro tern of the Senate. When Lieutenant Governor McDonald was exalted to the chief office Senator Cornforth laid claim to the ofllce of president pro tern, of the Senate and acting lieutenant governor. Attorney General Miller was asked for an opinion and he gave one and entered into the legal ques tions at considerable length. Attorneys are at work preparing for a test on be half of Senator Parks. The principal point raised is that Senator Cornforth could not hold the two offices of presi dent pro tern, and of lieutenant gover nor at one and the same time. If he served as lieutenant governor he could not continue to serve as president pro tem. of the Senate, and there is a ques tion whether he could draw the pay of a senator and the emoluments attached to the office of lieutenant governor. When the Senate elected Senator Parks its president, to serve in the in terim, this act clothed him with the office of lieutenant governor. This ar gument is taken by his attorneys, some of whom occupy exalted positions at the bar. Senator Parks has been out of the city but will return to-day. He will prosecute the stilt without any delays. CRIPPLE CREEK MURDER. Woman Kills Alleged Paramour of Her Husband. Cripple Creek. Colo., April 14.—Mrs. Helen C. Douglas was shot and almost instantly killed in room 307 of the Na tional hotel at 10 o’clock yesterday morning by Mrs. S. W. Vidler. Mrs. Vldler went to the room in search of her husband and seeing him in the room when the door was opened by Mrs. Douglas, she became enraged, raised the revolver, and fired at the woman, whom she had accused yester day of alienating her husband's affec tions. The bullet entered the victim’s left breast and caused almost instant death. Vldler had taken refuge in the closet. His wife became hysterical after firing the shot, and he came out and took the weapon away from her. Vidler. who has been engaged in mining and newspaper work in the dis trict about eight years, engaged quar ters at the hotel several weeks ago after a disagreement with his wife which led to their separation. It is claimed by Mrs. Vidler that she went to the hotel this morning for the sole purpose of consulting with her hus band regarding their thirteen-year-old son. Walter, who had been punished several times lately by his teacher. She thought that lie received more punishment than he deserved and wanted her husband to see the school ‘authorities regarding tho matter. Mrs. Vidler went direct to the room which she knew her husband had en gaged at the hotel. Failing to find him there, and having seen him in com pany with Mrs. Douglas yesterday, she inquired the number of the latter’s room and went there. Her feelings overcame her when she saw her hus band and the woman together, and the tragedy followed. Mrs. Vidler was arrested and admit ted to hail in the sum of $5,000. A coroner’s inquest was held, the jury returning the following verdict: “We find that the said Mrs. Douglas came to her denth from a gunshot wound inflicted by Mrs. Sam Vidler at the National hotel on April 13th; that the said shot was fired by Mrs. Sam Vidler while in a state of groat mental excitement and the said jurors are un able to state whether said killing was feloniously done." Reinforcing Vladivostok. Tokio. April 14— It is reported here that the Russians are continually re-in forcing the garrison at Vladivostok and that the work of strengthening the fortress is constantly progressing. It is said that the plans of the Russians contemplate a garrison numbering 100,- 000 men with 500 guns. Many addi tional batteries, redoubts, barriers and pits are in course of construction and enormous stores of ammunition are be ing accumulated. The Russians, it is said, hope to so equip the fortress that it will be capa ble of withstanding a siege. Russian Fleet Will Fight. London, April 14.—British naval men comment on the lack of secrecy regard ing Admiral Rojest vensky’s movements since his arrival in far eastern waters. The fact that he is keeping to the main trade route, although knowing his squadron would constantly be sighted and reported by passing vessels, they consider clearly shows that the Rus sian admiral is keenly anxious to meet Admiral Togo and fight it out to a fin ish. Died at One Hundred and Four. New York. April 14.—Thomas But ler, born in Queenstown. Ireland, In 1800, Is dead at his home here. He came to America when Avelve years old and for eighty years was identified with wharves and shipping at Canal street. It is said Butler attended church every morning for sixty years and so regular were his habits that he was known In the neighborhood as "Old Clock.” He used tobacco all his life but abstained from liquor since 1841. Of his seven children only two survive. COLORADO'S WELCOME TO PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT Met at State Line by Governor McDon ald—Greeted by Great Crowds and Makes Short Speeches at Trinidad, Pueblo and Colorado Springs. Denver, April 15.—President Roose velt will arrive at New Castle this morning and will go to the camp which has been established by his guides as quickly us posslhh . He arrived in Col orado shortly aft* r noon yesterday, be ing welcomed by Governor McDonald und party when he crossed the state line. Trinidad was the first city through which tie- President’s special train passed. A great crowd awaited him there and he made a short speech. At Pueblo there was another throng of cheering people und lie had to make another speech. The longest stop made In any city was at Colorado Springs, where the President selected his hunting outfit before going into the mountains. At the Colorado Springs station he spoke to a big crowd before going to the home of Philip I?. Stewart for a short time. President Roosevelt will be the guest of the Denver Chamber of Commerce when he returns from his outing. He accepted the invitation extended by a delegation from the chamber at Colo rado Springs last evening. Colorado Springs, In its reception to President Roosevelt, respected the fact that his present visit to the state is a personal one. There were thousands to greet the private train on Its arrival at the Santa Fe d< pot. The cheers were hearty as the train slowed down, dis closing the President standing oil the observation platform of the private car in which he has traveled from the national capital. It was a good-natured crowd, laughing boisterously as It cheered. A wedge had been formed by the po lice und G. A. R.. forming a large va cant area in which stood the touring cars of H. T. Lowe and 1 Sherwood Al drich. Two score extra arc lights had been strung to light the area. When the end of the President’s train stopped opposite these cars there were calls for a speech. Before responding to the request the President was attracted by the autos and asked: "Are you able to keep the automo biles reasonably quiet? 1 do not liko any competition in speaking.” Continuing, he said: "I have been to Colorado Springs often before and was always greeted with the most delightful hospitality in your beautiful city. "I desire to give n special greeting to the G. A. R.—to you. my comrades. I have Just arrived from Texas and the trip to the state has done me good. It would have done you gootj, you inen who wore the blue, to see how they are standing down there, the men who wore the blue and the men who wore the gray, united now and forever un der one flag and for one country. De lighted as I was with every feature of my visit to that state, this was the one that pleased me most —that would have pleased you the same way. "I now have a request to make to the people of Colorado. I am going off on a hunt. Anyone who knows anything about that knows that you cannot take a brass band with you. You cannot continue hunting hears with a Fourth of July procession. “I ask you to treat me Just as well as Texas treated me. There they re spected this facAnnd they let me hunt in peace. “If a lot of newspaper men start to come In after me I will have to go home. Leave me alone when I am off in the mountains. When I come out I am fair game myself. I ask the news paper men to give me a fair show. We will arrange that any important news will be sent to headquarters, where all will he given out. I do think that for these three or four weeks I might have a fair show. “I beg my good friends of Colorado to treat mo as well as they did In Texas, where the people, as at Fred erick. simply agreed to it and would not allow anybody to follow me into the fields. "I believe In this state. In Its pros perity, in its mineral wealth and Its Ir rigation possibilities, and I believe most of all In its people. I believe most In your type of citizens. I am glad to know the interest you take in your schools, for after all the first crop of any state Is its babies." Tho automobiles were driven rapidly to the handsome residence of P. B. Stewart on Wood avenue. Mr. Stewart had provided a number of articles such as hunters need from which the President selected hunting hoots, sweaters and similar articles for the trip. Some light refreshments were at hand, hut the President had dined In the car before reaching Colo rado Springs. The main object of the visit was scarcely over before a delegation from the Denver Chamber of Commerce ar rived to invite the President to a ban quet in Denver. A handsome parch ment scroll engrossed with the invita tion was presented in a satin ense. President Rosevelt expressed his pleasure over the invitation anti promptly accepted it. He stated that ho could not name a date at this time but that Secretary Loeb would notify the committee as soon as It was pos sible to fix a day. To representatives of Denver nnd Colorado Springs newspapers the Pres ident accorded a private Interview in which he repeated his plea to be al lowed to hunt without every move ment that he will make, and many that he never dreamed of making, being telegraphed broadcast over the coun try. Denver Auditorium Case. Denver. April 15.—For the second time the Supremo Court has been asked to advance the auditorium case and settle the validity of the $400,000 bond issue authorized by tho new char ter. City Attorney Harry Lindsley and Assistant City Attorney Hnlsted L. Rit ter yesterday tiled a motion with the Supreme Court to advance this cane. Request was also made for permission to file with the motion a number or pe titions from different public-spirited no ddles of Denv< r which are interested in having an auditorium. Colorado & Southern Bill. Denver, April 15.—House Bill No. 178 has been up to Attorney Geneial Mil ler for an opinion on its constitution ality . Before he left to greet President Roosevelt Thursday night Governor McDonald instructed flis private secre tary, Samuel H. Wood, to give the biV to the attorney general yesterdaj morning. This Mr. Wood did, and Mr. Miller is now examining the bill closely with a view of rendering the desired opinion. COLORADO NEWS ITEMS Dora M. Christopher has been ap pointed postmaster at- Cope, Washing ton county, vice E. E. Brown, re signed. A twelve per cent, dividend has been declared In favor of the creditors of the bankrupt Overlund Cotton Mills Com pany at Denver. An elaborate system of brilliant street lights is being arranged for In Denver, to be ready by the beginning of the tourist season. Senator Robert ha Follette of Wis consin has been Invited by the Repub licans of Denver to deliver several ad dresses on the railroad problem in Den ver next month. Charles Johnson, foreman of a Rio Grande wrecking crew at Denver, com mitted suicide April 12th by taking cy anide of potassium. The act is attrib uted to alcoholic insanity. Aaron Gove, former superintendent of public schools in Denver, is plan ning for an extensive tour of the East, including China, and expects to sail from San Francisco the first week in May. Las Animas county is to have a dis tillery. E. Caddell of Walsenburg has purchased a tract of land near Agui lar and has commenced plans for five buildings which will constitute the dis tillery. Denver will try hard to secure the location of the national home for letter carriers and will send a strong delega tion, accompanied by a brass band, to the convention at Portland next Sep tember. A delegation of the Denver Chamber of Commerce and other business men, yclept "boosters," will start on an other trade expansion tour May Ist; this time to points in Utah, Idaho and Wyoming. The Longmont Farmers’ Mill and Elevator Company has decided to build a large mill in Denver near the Bur lington tracks on the north side. The enterprise calls for the investment of about SIOO,OOO. The chime of nine bells presented to the Episcopal Church at Boulder by H. N. Bradley has been temporar ily placed in a wooden tower in front of the fine stone church now in course of construction. The Colorado Automobile Club, which was to have held an up-hill race at Fort Logan the middle of April, hus postponed the race until the middle of May. It wus feared that April mud would make it uphill work. The people of Trinidad turned out almost en masse to attend the funeral of John H. Fox, who was killed by Jo seph Johnson on the Sth inst. There was a large representation of the Ma sons, Elks, Woodmen and Red Men. A stage line is being organized in Middle park to connect with the Mof fat road at Arrowhead and from there penetrate to Hot Sulphur Springs, Steamboat Springs. Hahn's peak and other important points in Grand and Routt counties. The county commissioners of Phil lips county have sold the tax deeds of 114 quarter sections of land to R. N. White for $5,000, the same to be taken within ninety days. They comprise all the land in the two townships which the county now holds. The county still owns 300 quarters of land subject to tax deeds. The county commissioners of Arapa hoe county have granted a franchise to the Colorado Monorail Company to build a one-track railway between Engle wood, the end of the Denver street car line, and Littleton. It is stipulated that work on the road shall commence July Ist. Fort Logan is included in the franchise. Two convictions under the panic laws have been obtained recently by Game Commissioner Woodard. Spec ial Game Warden William R. Jones, Jr., arrested J. Q. Baker and J. A. Starcher near Greeley, April Sth, for hunting without a license. They were tried in the County Court at Greeley and each fined $2. r > and costs. The comptroller of the currency has approved the application of George H. Williams, president of the Mercantile National Bank of Pueblo; Clinton A. Bowman. Nelson A. Hallow, Fred G. Helmboldt. Albert L. Brown, John H. Slattery and Guy I*. Emerson to organ ize the Sllverton National Bank of Sil verton, Colorado, with $25,000 capital. The Union Pacific is said to be planning big improvements in Colo rado construction. It is estimated by officials of the road that at least $2.- 000,000 of the $100,000,000 bond issue will be expended in the construction of the cut-off between Denver and Cheyenne and the tunneling of Athol hill. This will form the Denver-Chey enne line of the system. Governor McDonald has appointed four new members of the State Board of Health and it now consists of Dr. W. H. Davis, Dr. Hugh L. Taylor. Dr. George C. Stemen, Dr. Minnie C. T. Love and Dr. M. H. Sears, nil of Den ver; Dr. Herbert Work of Pueblo, Dr. F. N. Carrier of Canon City, Dr. J. Tra cey Melvin of Saguache and Dr. O. J. Myne of Como. Construction will begin about May Ist on a depot to be built jointly by the Denver & Rio Grande and the Colo rado Midland at Grand Junction. The depot when completed will occupy ground about 500 feet from the pres ent structure. It will cost $50,000 and will be completed about July Ist. The proposed structure will be one of the finest depots in the state. Charles S. Wynne, who, under the belief that he was Wellington C. Llew ellyn. was tried for the murder of two policemen in Denver, has been set free. Governor McDonald refused to honor the requisition of the Governor of Indiana, in which state Wynne was wanted on the charge of violating his parole as a prisoner. The Indiana pa pers were too faulty to be recognized. Frank Bulkley of Denver has been appointed by Governor McDonald to succeed Otto F. Thum of Denver as member of the board of trustees of the State School of Mines. Mr. Thum has served with great credit for the past four years and his successor is a former member of the board, who was instrumental in originating the present efficient business system of the institution. Capt. J. T. Smith, the patriarch of the board, has been re appointed for another term. The board of trustees of the Colo rado School of Mines has placed the ban on hazing by adopting a resolu tion that the practice is dangerous to life and limb and that ofTenses of this kind hereafter will be severely dealt with, even to the expulsion of students who participate in such sport. Among the bills that Governor Mc- Donald has signed is House Bill No. 138, which makes it a misdemeanor to at tend a cock fight, dog fight, coursing match or other sport where animals are the contestants. The measure did not carry an emergency clause, so that n does not become a law for ninety days. COLORADO TEACHERS SCIENTIST SECTION MEETING Coming Gathering at Colorado Springs —Many Prominent Scientific Men Will Read Papers. Colorado Springs, Colo., April 17. — The complete program has been an nounced for the conference of the sci ence section of the Colorado State Teachers' Association, which meets here April 28th and 29th. A half-rate lias been secured on all railroads from April 27th to 30th, and more than 200 scientists are expected from all over the state, in addition to prominent edu cators from the entire country. Following is the program: Friday, April 28th—Presiding officer. President Victor C. Alderson of the State School of Mines. 2:30 p. m.—Opening of conference and address of welcome by President William F. Slocum of Colorado Col lege. Paper, Professor Gillette of the State Agricultural College, "Parasites of the Conifers.” Paper, Dr. W. C. Sturgis of Colorado College, “A Fungus Disease of Coni fers.” Paper. Professor Johnson of the State Agricultural College, “The West ern Cricket.” Paper. Dr. Ramaley of the University of Colorado, "Botanical Gardens of Java.” This will be illustrated by stereoptl con slides. Friday Night, 8 o’clock p. m., at Per kins Hall —Introductory remarks by President Slocum. Address, Dr. Thomas C. Chamberlin. University of Chicago, “The Story of a Study of the Earth's Origin.” Saturday Morning —Presiding officer, Dean Howe of Denver University. 9 a. m.—Paper, Dr. Howe, "Kepler’s Problem.” Paper. Professor Eckley, University cf Colorado, "Resume of Ostwald's Farraday Lecture.” Paper, Dr. J. B. Westhaver of Denver University, “A Case of Electrolytic Polarization." Paper. Dr. Eggleson, State School of Mines, "Glacial Work on the West.” This lecture will be illustrated. Paper, Dr. G. I. Finlay of Colorado College, “Some Unsolved Problems of the Front Range,” also illustrated. Saturday Afternoon—Dr. H. B. Dates, University of Colorado, presiding. The session will be devoted to u conference on "Opportunities for Research Work.” A brief statement will be made on the part of each institution of the state on the status of research work in that school. This will be fol lowed by a discussion in which Dr. Chamberlin of the University of Chi cago and Prof. A. W. Richter of the University of Wisconsin will lead. Saturday Night—This session will be in charge of the Pike's Peak Poly technic Society. President William A. Strleby presiding. Professor Richter, who is at the head of the department of experimental engineering at the Uni versity of Wisconsin, will be the guest ol the evening. The program: Paper . "Professor Filkins, State School of Mines. Professor Kitchum. University of Colorado, “Progress and Development of Bridge Engineering.” Paper, Professor Traphagln, State School of Mines, "The Murcer Gold Bar Cnse.” This is a case of scientific detective work in which Professor Traphagln played a leading part. Holly Sugar Factory. Denver, April 17. —A Holly. Colora do. special to the Republican last night says: Construction work on the Holly sugar factory Is progressing rapidly. The excavation for the main building has been completed, and the founda tions for the sugar warehouse, ma chine shop and boiler house are well under way. The railroad has built a track to the factory and material and supplies are being rapidly received and put in place. Over 100 men are at work. All orders for machinery have been placed and deliveries of 3nme will commence nt once and continue until all machinery is received. The time of delivery of this machinery has been figured so as to fit in with the erection of the structure, as in build ing a sugar factory the machinery is set up first and the building is erected around it. In the course of n month to six weeks between 300 and 500 men will be employed on this work, which em ployment will continue uutil the com pletion of the plant. The plant will be finished in time to slice the 1905 crop. The farmers are receiving their beet seed and are beginning to plant. The condition of the soil could not be bet ter for agricultural purposes, recent rains having put the fields in splendid shnpe as regards moisture for all crops. Kansas will raise some 1.500 acres of beets for the Holly factory this year, with a promise of more than doubling the acreage for next year. New Mississippi Bridge. , St. Louis, April 17. —The new steel bridge constructed by the St. Louis Southwestern railroad over the Missis sippi river at Thebes, Illinois, will be opened to traffic to-morrow. The bridge was erected at a cost of $5,500,- 000 and three years of labor. It is a double-track, high-level structure, the plan Involving what is known as the fixed, through and cantilever spans,. There are five spans. The bridge Is 231 feet high and 3,807 feet in length. The opening of this bridge to traffic will cause the ferry boat to be aban doned and result in shortening the Cot ton Belt's schedule time. Battle May Be On. St. Petersburg. April 17, 12:45 a. m. There is no news from Vice Admiral Rojestvenskv’s squadron, but the admi ralty would not be surprised to learn of skirmishing between scout ships to day or to-morrow, as the beginning of torpedo boat warfare soon is not unex pected. Heard Cannonading. Hong Kong, April 17. —The steamer Telemachus reports that she heard fir ing 150 miles north of the Natuna is lands at 3:30 o'clock on the afternoon of April 12th. Admiral’s Last Message. Paris. April 16. —Gaston Dru tele graphs from St. Petersburg to the Echo de Paris that Admiral Rojest -vensky's last telegram before leaving Nossi Be was singularly laconic and eloquent. He wired: “Will not tele graph again before the battle. If I am beaten, you will learn it through Togo. If I defeat him. I will announce it to you.” M. Dru adds that the telegram was accepted to mean that the Russian seeks victory or death. ALL BROKEN DOWN. No Sleep—No Appetite—Just a Con tinual Backache. Joseph McCauley, of 144 Sholto street. 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Upward of 200 cubs saw the light in the oldjiou house, anil the sum of nearly $25,000 resulted from their sale to other me nageries, both at home and abroad. One lioness, whose career in the gar dens extended over a period of sixteen years, gave birth in her time to no fewer than fifty-five cubs, which real ized the sum of $7,000. EVERY ONE ASKS RIM HOW HE GOT RID OF HIS OBSTINATE MUSCULAR RHEU.^LATTEK. Mr. Jonfi Telia of the Way by WMcH **• Treated Hlinaelf Sui-cewfull/ When L’octora Failed. Six physicians, all of them good, one ot them a iqiecialist, had done their btfi for Mr. Jones nt different times during three years, and still ho suffered fear fully from tho tortures of rheumatism. The rheumatism that had been dor mant in his system was suddenly bronght to ail acute stage by exposure while ho was drawing ice in February, 1901. From that time on for a period of more than three years ho wns a con stant sufferer. Ho tried many kinds of treatment, but tho rheumatism wouldn’t budgo. 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