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Gilpin observer., 1900-05-31
ROBERTS IN THE TRAN svAAL.
Has Swung Big Force Across the River
In Three Places.

Has Swung IA Big Force Across the River
In Three Places.
London. May 2S-When Lord Rob-
erts wrote his first dispatch on Trans
vaal territory yesterday. shortly before
2 o'clock in the afternoon. his immense
ly superior forces had passed the Naal
river, their last great natural obstacle
at three points.
The Beers retrcated almost without
n show of defense. General French
and General Hamilton apparently did
not fire Il shot. OF Lord Roberts i'm
mediate force. eleven men. belonging to
the Eighth Mounted infantry. Were the
first to ford the river. They came up
on n Boer patrol looting ut Viljoen's
drift, and n skirmish lasting ten min
utes followed. Two hundred Beers
tried feebly to hold the Nerceniging col
liery. but they We're dislodged.
Major Hunter Weston and Lieuten-
ant Earle rode in advance of Lord Rob
erts forty miles into n hostile country
to try to cut the railway behind the
Beers before the Naal was crossed, but
they We're too late.
With the exception of Il few shots ex-
changed with the retiring Beers at We
rceniging. the only fighting during the
last two days with all the great armies
in the field appears 10 have been two
small engagements in the eastern part
of the Free State. At Ficksburg Sat
urday the Beers attacked the British
occupying the town, but they were
forced to retire toward Slabbcrt's mex
A Waseru correspondent gives the
fact. adding that nothing is known re-
gnrding casualties.
The same day General Brabant's
scouts located 300 Beers cntrenched
near ClOcolan. The scouts advanced to
within 200 yards, when the Beers fired
heavily. The scouts retired and four
are missing.
General Rumble is slowly sweeping
the eastern section of the Free State.
Occasionally the squadrons come
across parties of Beers, two or three In
number, and usually on foot, who are
wearily going to their farms Some of
them carry saddles on their backs.
Wholesale surrenders are expected.
hut thus far they have not occurred i'm
that region. Small commands are re-
ported as hurrying to and fro and find
ing every road barred.
The Boer rear-guard Is at Meyer
town. ten miles south of Vereeniging.
Their main body is moving toward the
Kip river hills that cover the south
side of Johannesburg.
Gilpin observer., 1900-05-31
Serious Trouble with Boxers.

Pekin. May 2I--The diplomatic corps,
have decided to ask the Chinese for
cign office to define explicitly the meas
ures which the government intends To
take in dealing with the BOXERS"
The government is making some at
tcmpts to check the movements of the
Boxers" here The country is in Il
state of terror so far as the native
Christians are concerned. Many Pros.
tesrant and Catholic refugees are flee
ing here for protection.
Shanghai. May 21.-RepOrts received
to-day Indicate that affairs around Pc
kin are extremely critical. owing to the
defeat of the government troops by the
''BoXers.''
1t is now regarded here as certain
that foreign troops must be sent to Pc.
kin to protect the legations. while tho
withdrawal of all missionaries from the
Interior Is considered imperative.
Large portions of the provinces of Pc
Chilli and Shan-Tung are in state
little better than absolute anarchy. and
disorder is spreading in the province
of Shan-Si in consequence of the en-
couragcment received from the empress
dowagcr.
Gilpin observer., 1900-05-31
Cold weather Hurt Fruit.

Mrs. Martha A. Shute, formerly sec.
Tretary of the State Horticultural SOci.
ETY., has completed the compilation OF
the Inst report of the board made un-
der her administration. In the report
are many essays by authorities. Mrs.
Shute. IN her Introductory, says:
'rhe first part of the year was char
acterlzed by exceptional cold In diff
Nerent sections which damaged fruit
buds somewhat. besides doing injury
to young orchards. The low teinpera-
turc lcssened the prospective yield of
fruits and resulted in low net returns
to the owners In some localities. In
some sections the crop was exception
ally good.
much effective work has been done
to lessen the spread of insects injurious
to tree and plant life. II Is only by
the strict enforcement of the inspec-
tion law and the regulations as pre-
scribed by the state board that fruit
and trees can be kept clean.
'The acreage In tree planting was
somewhat less than during the year of
1893. The coming year Will see larger
plantations than of any previous sea
sons for several years"
Gilpin observer., 1900-05-31

bodies OF the three young men wero
washed ashore from the lake and each
YVES found to have bullet wound be-
tween the eyes. Subsequently the step
father of the boys was tried for their
murder convicted and sentenced to oe
hanged. A short time before the sen
tence was to be executed knowledge
came to his attorney that evidence i'm
plicating Wright had been found. :
This suggestion of Wright's guilt socn
grew into belief from the fact that
the young men were shot by someone
who was expert in handling riffs.
for Wright had been known as a crack
shot.
Prior to the discovery of this ev,-
dence against Wright, Mrs. Wright had
secured divorce. Under promise of
immunity for herself. she was induced
to return to Utah and she told the
State Board of Pardons the story of
the shooting of the three young men
1t was to the effect that the three had
knowledge Of Wright's guilt as cattle
thief-guilt for which man is as like
ly to be hanged without ceremony il
Utah as for homicide-and had threat
ened to make charges against him.
that Wright, fearing they might carry
out their threat, went to their cabin
one evening when their mother and
stepfather were away shot them down,
carted them to lake near by, cut
hole in the ice, and placed the bodies
in the lake. This hearing before the
State Board of Pardons was held last
M, ytr of bo cta
ment made by Mrs. Wright, the Board
recommended that the prisoner be Civ
en- his liberty, and later the governor
indorsed the recommendation and
granted a pardon. 1t was soon after
Wright's alleged triple crime in Utah
that he and his wife separated, and
he changed his name and fled. 1t was
months later when Sheriff Storrs and
his aids, started in the trail, which
accounts for Wright's long immunity
from prosecution. In Colorado Wright
was charged with having induced capi-
talists to invest considerable sums of
money in the various mining proper
ties, with the understanding that the
money was to be applied at once to
developing the mines. and then misap-
prOprlatlnS the tundS. 1 ne STOCKHOLM
ers in the Union mine. for which the
most money had been secured, were
out about $500, and those of the other
| companies had paid in smaller amounts
which they claimed Wright had embez-
zled.
Wright was very gentlemanly. well
educated. an entertaining conversa-
tionalist, neither drank nor used i'm
proper language. He was a lawyer,
civil engineer, lecturer, newspaper
man and mining operator. Mr.. Can
dish owes his present wealth to
comradeship that sprung up between
his little girl and man whose wife
secured, a divorce on the grounds of
cruelty, and who is charged with the
murder of four of his fellow men.
Gilpin observer., 1900-05-31
Material support for bryan.

New York. May 2G.-The Journal and
Advertiser has an Interview with Rich
ard Croker. obtained in London by VIII
liam +. Stead. in which Croker de-
clares emphatically that he is for VIII
liam j. Bryan for president. and he
lieves that Bryan will beat Mckinley.
He says he also thinks Bryan is right
in sticking to the III to ] silver issue.
but declares that trusts and imperial
ism will be the principal issues of the
campaign.
James j. COogan. president OF the
borough of Manhattan. and n leader of
Tammany hall. has contributed $780,
600 TO the Democratic national commit
tee. with the stipulation that 1t Is to
be returned II William j. Bryan is not
nominated.
This contribution gave rise to the
story In political circles to-day that
Mr.. Coogan woul he Brynn's running
mate on the national ticket.
Gilpin observer., 1900-05-31
Irish InvincibIes Sent Home.

New York. May 27.-.Iames Fitzhar-
ris. alias skin the Goat" and Joseph
Muilctt- the Irish invinciblcs who We're
recently released from prison in Ire
land. where they were sentenced for
completely in fhe Phoenix Park mur-
ders in 1882. We're to-day ordered cy-
Guided by the board of special inquiry
AT the immigration station and ordered
deported.
The exclusion was made under the in
depreciation of the law which forbidS
any one being admitted to this country
who has been adjudged guilty of Il 'fel-
ony, crime. infamous crime. or misde-
meanOr involving moral turpitudc.'
The two men We're recently pardoned
by Earl Cadogan. lord lieutenant of Ire
land. from II sentence of life imprison-
ment. and reached this city among the
Stcerage passengers on the Lucnnia
Saturday last.
The ease will probably he appealed
to the authorities at Washington. and
If not. FiiZharris and Mullcti will leave
this port Saturday on the Lucania.
Gilpin observer., 1900-05-31
Great Fire. In Michigan Mines.

Calumet. Mich, May 2s.-Over g..
600 men are idle owing To the fires
which started In No. . lIecla shaft Of
the Calumet n llccln mine last night.
The management decided to close down
all except the South IIccla and Amy
dolid shafts. ON account OF the gas
from the fire, which has gone to all
parts of the Calumet branch and part
Of the liccla.
II cannot be told how long the fires
VIII last or how long the men VIII bc
laid or. The fire may spread TO other
parts of the mine.
Gilpin observer., 1900-05-31
A WEIRD LIFE STORY
BLOODY AND ROMANTIC CA
REER OF GEORGE WRIGHT.
A Catalogue of Criminal Deeds-An Ed
ucatod Gentleman, Lawyer, Mining En-
gineer, Lecturer and Journalist-Also
Ouadrupls Murderer.

George H. Wright q Michigan uni
versity law graduate, who is wanted
for the murder of four men in Utah
and Colorado, has had singular ca
reer in crime The sheriffs of two
counties are after him, and reward
has been offered for his capture. The
catalogue of crimes with which Wright
is charged is sufficient, rightly dis
tributed, to cause the hanging OF four
persons on the gallows and to warrant
in addition sentences of imprisonment
long enough in the aggregate to re-
quire two or three more men to spend
the remainder of their natural lives
in prison. The list includes cattle and
horse stealing embezziements forger-
les and other crimes, besides the four
murders. But there is a pathetic side
to the story-the fuaitive's love for
little girl-the daughter of William j.
Candish, a Chicago lawyer, who is
Wrights attorney, and who is now
wealthy by virtue of mining property
turned over to him by Wright before
he fled from Chicago to avoid arrest
on the charge of murder. Wright ar
rived at Chicago from the Klondike in
1897. He gave the name of Case at
the North Shore hotel. There he met
the little daughter of Mr.. Candish, who
became his favorite companion, and
through this companionship he made
i the acquaintance of the parents.
Viewed in relation to facts that since
have come to light, there is something
strangely pathetic about the compan-
hat
| fugitive and the innocent four-year-
old who lived in the continuous sun
shine of the smiles her own brightness
created.
Candish and Wright were both
graduates of Ann Arbor law school,
both had been interested in mining.
and they became intimate. For some
weeks there was nothing unusual to
Gilpin observer., 1900-05-31
Wool Yield Big In Bent County.

The shcaring of sheep which began
about May LIST has been finished. The
yield figuring per head Is not as large
as In other years. but II is of eXcep-
tionally fine quality. This is due to the
warm dry winter. when nature was
not called upon TO furnish n shaggy
coat. The gross weight II considerably
above any previous ycar, however. as
about lI5.OOO head have been shcarcd.
The product has been sacked and
stored here In farmhouscs preparatory
~ shipment. conservative estimate
/f the number of sheep within the
county borders, on range and pasture.
places II at 225,0OO hend. The grass ev-
erywhere Is from one to three inches
high. and there Is scarcely watering
hole that Is not occupied.
Gilpin observer., 1900-05-31
Iiuntington's New Road.

Salt Lake. Utah, May 21.-C. r. Hun.
tington, president Of the Southern PA.
cliic, accompanied by n party of prom.
inent railroad officials. arrived In Og.
den to-day. They were joined by Pres
ident Burt and several other officers of
the Union Pacific, and after "A short
stop proceeded east.
In an interview Mr.. Huntington con.
hrmcd the statement recently made
that his road would extend lts line
from Southern California TO Utah. The
construction Of this rond IL of the great.
est importance 10 Utah.
President Huntington also admitted
TINT the Carson n Colorado cutoff
would be built but said the worl;
would amount 10 little. Ms the distance
between Kcclcr and Mojave Is less
thnn 100 miles, and II can b0 easily
constructed.
Gilpin observer., 1900-05-31
THE HAVANA FRAUDS.
Only Extend to Postal Department Salaries
Cut.


Havana. May 2S.-General Wood re
ceived to-day report from the audi
tors who have been investigating the
treasury and the customs departments.
The auditors say that they have not
finished their work. but everything so
far as they have gone Is satisfactory.
At all events the method of keeping the
books is perfect, and does not present
any difficulty to the examiner. The
auditors are not Havana employees. but
have been brought especially from the
United States because Of their records
as experts.
Acting Director General Bristow Is
still endeavoring to reduce expenses in
the postal department. To-day he is
sued an order cutting down salaries
in the Havana local Office. the pay of
the postmaster being reduced from S4,-
800 to $1,000. that of his assistant
from $1,000 To S1.SOO. and that of ten
other employees by sums ranging from
500 to $1OO. Mr.. Bristow says he IL
fixing the salaries ut figures slightly
above those paid in the United States
because of the abnormal conditions eX-
isring here.
Seven clerkships have also been abol.
ished, making reduction OF another
$500. In the order Mr.. Brlstow says
that additional reductions can be made
IN the local office with out detrimcnt.
Gilpin observer., 1900-05-31
OFFICIALS NOT tx1RAvAoANr.
Sweeping Charges Against Americans ni
Havana Are Denied.

Havana, MaV 21.--American officials
here feel that they have been unjustly
treated by certain newspapers in the
United States which have published the
sweeping statement that they all live
extravagantly.
So far as the officers of high rank ara
concerned, General Wood occupies only
small portion Of the palace for resi-
dental purposes, the rest of the build
ing being utilized for offices A mum.
ber of employees have to be kept at
General Woods eXpense-cleaners and
helpers generally-and he says that ii
he did not have some private resources
TO exc out his pay and his allowances
1t would be next to impossible for him
to live in the palace ut all.
Collector Bliss lives quietly in a sin
gle room at the Hotel TELEGRAPH, and
Major Ladd, chief quartermaster, lives
In house which he shares with three
other families. General Lee lives ut
headquarters at Quemados. where do
NIL his staff officers. Colonel Whiteside
Mt Santiago lives in little wooden
bungalow and many officers live in
buildings used by the government eth
er as officers or police barracks.
General Wood said to-day that he
/
departments, except the postal, un-
founded. adding that he believed no
other department had anything to fear
on that score, and that all could endure
the closest investigation possible.
A postal official who has been in the
island more than year. said that when
the Americans first came there Were
70 records and no furniture. even; that
the service had to be built up upon
practically no foundation at all, and
that the loose methods of former times
have been carried on at some points.
even to the present day. One feature
that enabled G. +. W. Neely to divert
funds in a fashion exceedingly difficult
| to detect was the custom OF many post.
masters to pay cash for all stamps TAX
en- from the department., while there
| was no rule for keeping books of ac-
| count. As result the inspector had
| no way of ascertaining how many
| stamps had been sold.
| This official believes that when all
the books and papers have been invest
| igated the shortage will not amount ia
more than 100000.
Gilpin observer., 1900-05-31

mark the acquaintance of Candish and
Wright, known all the time as Case.
But on August 81. 1897. strange eN-
perience came to Mr. Candish. and one
that was the forerunner of many 9TH
ers. almost equally strange. Sitting
alone in his Office that day Mr.. Candish
was confronted suddenly by Case, as
he knew him. who came in hurriedly,
pale, and evidently greatly agitated.
Case frequently had said that some day
day he should do something handsome
for Candish. He did it in way alto
gether unexpected. On entering Mr..
Candish's office, Case closed the door
and locked it. He said he wanted to
see Candish alone, and asked il there
might be, by any possibility any one
within hearing. On being assured that
he might speak freely with no fear OF
being overheard, he said: Il am in
trouble. | must confide in somebody.
and of all the people | know ! prefer
1t should be you. Are you willing to
become my confidant and adviser?"
Candish replied that he was willing
and Case went on: Il have told you
already of the annoyance caused me by
the officials OF Guffy a town that Is In
bitter rivalry with Cripple Park, where
most Of my property is located.
have Just received tip that a war
rant has been sworn out in Guffy for
my arrest for the murder OF a man
named Champion, who was killed last
January near there. | scarcely knew
the man. | was foreman OF the coro-
ner's jury that held an inquest over his
body and that returned a verdict that
he came to his death from Il gunshot
wound inflicted by party or parties
unknown. II swear that ! am inno-
cent OF his death. My arrest is de-
sired simply as scheme to kill me.
or at least to ruin my enterprises, and
has been planned by people OF Il rival
town for that purpose. ! can prove my
innocence. and II arrested now | must
lie in Jail some time before grand
jury will be convened to pass on my
case and give me chance for a trial.
Meantime | might lose all | have.
What | want you to do is to go out
there and straightcn out my affairs.
Work up n case for my defence. and
when you are ready for me will come
out and stand trial. ! haven't much
ready money Just now. but have some
valuable properties. and want you
to take them. straighten things out
for me. and treat me right when every
thing Is cleared up
Wright gave Candish deeds to vnlu-
able property in Cripple Park and
transferred to him valuable mining
stock. and then suddenly disappeared.
He had been traced by Sheriff Storrs OF
Utah county, Col. II developed that
when Wright was living beside Utah
lake. near Pelican Point. Utah. three
young men. stepsons OF his neighbor.
suddenly disappeared. and between tho
next two days Wright and his wife left
.he state. The following spring the
Gilpin observer., 1900-05-31
ROBBED THEIR VIC TINS.
Many Determined Men Oh the Trnn OF the
Murderers,

Thompson's Springs, Utah, May 2S.-
Several posses to-day started in pur-
suit of the bandits who murdered Sher-
iff Tyler and Sam jenkins last Satur-
day at Hill creek, fifty miles north of
here.
1t is learned to-day that men answer
ing the description of the outlaws pass
ed through here last Wednesday, COM
ing from Moab. After the shooting
they rified the pockets of the two dead
men, knowing that Day and others
would return to take the bodies away.
The outlaws let part of their camping
outfit remain to make the rescuers be-
lieve they We're still there.
The men stopped at Turner's cabin in
Hay canon, eight miles north and
twelve east of the scene of the tragedy,
and took four of Turner's best horses.
Before leaving the leader of the crowd
said:
We are going up Hay canon and will
cross the White river Just as soon as
we get some honey we will pay you
for the horses, providing we ain't killed.
One thing is certain, we will never be
taken alive"
Much speculation is being indulged in
/ as to who the outlaws are Some think
they are the gang who killed the two
Mormon boys in Arizona last year.
Bush Cassidy, the Jones brothers and
Harvey Curry, alias kid" Curry. are
believed to be in the gang. There is Il
I standing reward of $1,000 for the ar
rest of the latter for robbing the Port
| land, Oregon. bank
| Turner is along with the posse head
] ed by Sheriff Preecc. Day is with
Sheriff Howell's party. Before leaving
Sheriff Preeece wired Indian Agent
Myton at Vernal, the authorities at
Rock Springs. Meeker. Colorado; Sher-
man and Wallace. instructing them to
send out posses at once to head off the
outlaws. 1t is almost certain that one
or the other of the posses will come
across the gang within the next few
days, when some lively shooting is
I looked for
Gilpin observer., 1900-05-31
METHODISTS CONFERENCE.
Refuses to Criticisc President Mckinley
Stiu Forbids Card PIayinp

Refuses to Criticisc President Mckinley
Stiu Forbids Card Playing.
Chicago. May 2S.-With three bust
ness sessions to-day the quadrennial
conference of the Methodist church.
which for n month past has been sit
ting here considering great questions
affecting the welfare of that denomin-
alton. practically came to a close. The
actual adjournment does not take place
until tomorrow, but to-morrow's ses-
sion is expected to be little more than
a formality
Much important business was trans
acted to-day. includin. the settlement
of two of the most interesting questions
brought before the conference.-the re-
ports of the committee on temperance
and the committee on the state of the
church in regard to the ban on card
playing. theater-going. dancing and 9TH
or amusements. A strong political col
or was given the discussion on the tenn
perance question by the bitter arraign-
ment of President Mckinley because of
his attitude on the anti-canteen law, but
after some decidedly warm debate the
conference refused to criticisc the atti-
tude of the chief magistrate by strik-
ing out by an overwhelming vote all
reference to his action on his part or
that of Attorney General Griggs.
The minority report on amusements
accepted Saturday. was. to the surprise
of many, laid on the table. which ac-
tion leaves the paragraph in the book
of discipline exactly as il was before
the question was considered.
Gilpin observer., 1900-05-31
Great Indebtedness. of New York Firm.

New York. May 2s.-According to late
reports, the liabilities of Price McCor-
mick " Co., the brokerage firm which
suspended Thursday last, may be even
grcatcr than originally stated $4,000
900. but the indications are that the as
sets will be large enough to pay at
least - cents on the dollar. This state
ment was authorized today by II mem
ber of the firm.
The capitalization Of the firm IL said
TO have been Si.5OO.O0O. instead of n
million. ms originally named. or this
sum. 4. II. Prize had S5OO.OOO: George
Crockcr's special interest was S5OOODO,
and the Interests of Mcssrs. McCor-
mick and Wortlcy were $3.50.
600 cach. Walter W. Prices interest,"
was said TO have been nominal,
The irm's loans from the local banks
are said To aggregate about SI,O0JO 600.
Gilpin observer., 1900-05-31
secre,a.y Root Is Ind.p.nd.n,.

New York, May 27.-rhc Herald to-
morrow will say
'There has been much surprise
among New York Republicans at tha
action OF Secretary Root of the War
Department In nominating George W.
Lyon. former secretary of the Union
League Club, TO IA place In the Philip
pines. and in Offering n high judicial
position In Porto Rico To Charles 4.
Saxton. now Judge Of the Court of
Claims. II has become known that Sec
retnry Root did not think II worth
while to consult Senator Plat about
these appointments.
"Mr. Lyons is not an organization
Republican. Senator Platt bitterly op.
posed the suggestion that Mr.. Snxton
succeed Louis Il. Payne ns supcrintend-
ent Of insurance"