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Gilpin observer., 1901-09-05
EXCURSION SEASON IS
GREATEST EVER KNOWN

Denver, Sept. 4.-According to figures
received from official sources, Major
s. X. Hooper. general passenger agent
of the ID. & X. c.. II. r.. estimates that
more than 10000 visitors came to Col
orado up to August 21st, this summer.
upon the low rate excursion tickets.
Add 10000 who came upon single trip
tickets, not knowing whether they
would remain in the state or not, and
the total reached above G0,OOO. The
round-trip rate Of S25 from Chicago
and SO from the Missouri river Is in
effect this week and will not close un-
til after the 10th of the month. 1t Is
not known how many tourists may
make Use of this low rate ticket, but
the number, In the opinion of passenger
meh will not be large, owing to the
fact that the vacation season Is prac-
tically over.
The season has been the best from
all points of view that Colorado has
ever known. and 1t Is the general i'm
preston that next year will witness n
corresponding increase. The tourists
returning home are loud In their
praises Of the mountains and the time
Is approaching when so many friends
of the state will be sounding it's praises
that the necessary advertising Will he
done almost without cost. The railway
companies will next winter 20 more cN-
tcnslvcly into the presentation of the
advantages of Colorado as a summer
resort than heretofore and the facilities
for taking care of the visitors are each
year growing more satisfactory. II Is
estimated that 10000 people with round
trip tickets to California stopped of In
Colorado. Placing the total number of
summer cXcursionists at GO,Ooo, which
Is Il low estimate. and allowing $50 ns
the average expenditure in the state OF
each of the visitors, the total amount of
money brought to Colorado as n result
Of the tourist business during the sum
mer has been S3.O0O,OOO.
Gilpin observer., 1901-09-05
PRESIDENT AS PEACEMAKER
in VENEZUELA AND COLOMBIA

Washignton, Sept. At is ascer-
tanned that August 24th, during Secre-
tary Hays recent visit to Washington
q telegraphic message was sent to the
ministers at Caracas and Bogota, d.
recting them to inform the foreign sec
retaries of Venezuela and Colombia of
the distress with which the President
had heard of the likelihood of a disturb
ance of the relations between those
two republics. Adverting to the possi-
bility of the influence of the United
States being eXerted to compromise the
pending questions, the ministers We're
directed to say that, while the rela-
tions of this government with both ma
tions are equally intimate and friendly
and every opportunity is taken to show
the good will we bear them, an offer of
the Presidents kindly offices to arrange
any differences which may exist be-
tween Colombia and Venezuela would
be ineffective without the acquiescence
of both.
Nevertheless, inspired by the senti-
ments which are common to all govern
ments of the American republics, the
United States would sincerely deplore
n breach of the amicable relations that
ut this time happily exist between the
sister nations of the western world,
and would especially regret any action
by either of them which might menace
the security Of transit across the 18TH
mus or the neutrality of its territory
and thereby constrain the government
of the United States to consider its re-
sponsibilitieS and functions under eX-
listing treaty engagements with Colom-
bia.
The text of Mr.. Hays telegram was
not made public. 1t is understood that
Gilpin observer., 1901-09-05
TAMMEN AND BONFILS
CLEARED BY COURT

Denver, Sept. 1.-Judge Mullins yes
terday granted the motion of Attorney
Milton Smith and instructed the jury
to acquit II. II. Tammen, +. G. Bon
fills. w. ]. Thomas. Daniel ]. Sadlier
and Robert Schroeder charged with
attempting to bribe jury to return 4
verdict against w. w. Anderson on
trial charged with the shooting of
Tammen and Bonfils.
The order Of the court was as fol-
lows:
In cases numbered 1901 to 8, the
People versus Tammen ct al, the
court has during the recess fully and
carefully gone over and considered the
law and the evidence In the case now
before the court. The burden of proof
I'm these cases is upon the state, and
the state must show the guilt of the
defendants beyond all reasonable
doubt. The law has clothed these de-
PENDANTS with the presumption of in
nocence, which protects them from the
beginning to the end of the trial. The
state having introduced its evidence,
the defense under its rights has
asked the court to instruct the jury to
return verdict for the defendants.
Gilpin observer., 1901-09-05
MILL OWNERS CLAIM GAINS
OF MANY SKILLED WORKNEN

final answer to the request for police
protection. 1t was reported this af
ternoon the strikers at Duquesne In
tend to make another effort to close
that plant by getting the open hearth
men out, but nothing definite on the
subject can be learned.
At Wheeling the strikers are holding
their own and there is no indication
of an attempt to start any of the shut
down plants.
The report from Canal Dover is that,
although District Manager Cline prom
ised yesterday that four mills would
be fired up this morning, only one mill,
a small thirty-four-inch mill, was fired.
The strikers say this was caused by
the desertion of nine of the non-union
men, who returned to Nandergrift,
from which place they came last Sun
day. Manager Cline would make no
statement except TO deny that there
We're any desertions and to say that
the situation was unchanged.
Mayor Black tonight issued proc
lamation to 'rhe workingmen of Nc
Keesport." He says:
"The eyes of the country are on Nc
| Keesport.
II have maintained all along that
have confidence in the workingmen.
Use no undue zeal in keeping men out
of the Demmler mill. for | have heard
1t will be started this week. The We
nal eastern press has exaggerated and
dstored every tritllng occurrence here
into riot and injured the town. Any
violence would be the signal for the
application of the Infamous principlS
of government by injunction, and
would divorce the support of loyal Ia
boring men outside of the Amalgamat-
ed Association. Violence never won a
strike. No strike can be gained by law
breaking. | feel no uneasiness, but is
sue this proclamation to keep you cool
headed. Use all precaution possible
to preserve order that the hot-headed
element If there be one, may be easily
controlled.
With the sanction of President
Shaffer."
Gilpin observer., 1901-09-05

an acknowledgement of it's receipt has
been made by the Venezuelan govern
ment, but its purport has not been
made known, although it is said to be
friendly in tone, and, while charging
invasion by Colombian forces on the
Venezuelan border and referring to The
temporary suspension of diplomatic in
tercourse which has occurred the way
appears to be open for explanations.
Venezuela has not declared war against
Columbia. No acknowledgment has
been received from Bogota, but this ia
supposed to be due to the reported de-
lays in telegraphic communication be-
tween Bogota and the coast stations.
Colombia also, it is said tonight, has
made response to- the note of Secretary
Hay. While its contents are not OBJ
tainable, the statement is made that 1t
is conciliatory in character and ex-
presses an earnest wish that war with
Venezuela may be avoided. Such re-
suit, it is stated, would be cause OF
genuine regret to the people of Colon
bia.
Colombia, it is said, stands to avert
war and reposes full confidence in the
latter country.
Senor Pulido, theNenezuelan charge
d'affaires, to-day received n budget of
official mail from Caracas up to about
August 22d. A letter of that date
states that the government has repelled
all the invasions which have threaten
ed the border, and has 10000 troops
concentrated at points on the border,
with large equipments of artillery and
stores. Except for these precautionary
measures of defense the country is de-
scribed as being in a state of complete
peace.
Gilpin observer., 1901-09-05
Nfccficr of Lan9uagc.

Here are two or three niceties OF
language to which perhaps some who
read this may not have had their at
tention called, says Ilarper's Bazaar. A
man Just married is preferably not a
groom" but bridegroom" The
former is not exactly incorrect, but tho
latter is much the better word. Ores
sy" as an adjective can be dispensed
with. dress gowns" "a dress affair.""
covering the ground decidedly better,
Full dress" in the same application is
also unnecessary as well rs inelegant.
Tell your brothers, too, not to talk
about their dress suits; rather speak
of "oyening dress"
Gilpin observer., 1901-09-05
NEW ELECTRIC RAILWAY
WILL SCALE PIXIES PEAK

ground formerly owned by Colonel
Apponyi in the Seven Lakes district,
together with Il number of reservoir
sites, and n power site with fall of
1.5OO feet, few feet distant from and
below the dam laid off by the city en-
gineer as dam site for the proposed
Seven Lakes reservoir. which the city
is contemplating purchasing.
The new Short Line management is
to be not financially interested in the
project, though the officials are cog
INFANT of the details of the plans The
steam short line would undoubtedly
tons made with the proposed electric,
and an immense passenger traffic
would ensue.
Though the conditions attending the
erection of the new roadbed are diff
ficult in the extreme, the best engi-
neering skill will be called into reQui-
sition, and If, as is now thought, opera
tions will be started at once, the line
would be in shape for the summer
tourist season next year.
Manager C. w. Sells of the Cog road
is pessimistic regarding the feasibility
of the project, stating that Mt no time
was his own road overtaxed, and that
second road would reduce profits to
both systems to an alarming degree,
should another track be built He is
of the opinion that the atmospheric
conditions above 1000 feet preclude
electric operations. the static electrici-
ty interfering with the trolley wires.
The syndicate back of the new
scheme, however, are not deferred
from the plan, having evidently salts
fed themselves as to the practicaDility
of the promotion.
Gilpin observer., 1901-09-05

Colorado Springs, Colo, Sept. L.
Denver Republican Special.)-In line
with the other great improvements
and innovations recently established in
this vicinity, Colorado Springs capital
lists are about to construct and oper-
ate an electric railway to the summit
of Pixies Peak, the road to begin about
twenty-six miles up the new Short
Line, near Clyde, and to be eleven to
fifteen miles in length. No cogs will
be used in the construction. the pro-
moters being assured of grade that
will enable them to operate without
their aid.
Many promoters of the gigantic
trust company soon to operate in this
city are also heavily interested in the
new project The principal promoters
of the electric railway scheme are:
w. A. Otis & Co., c. NJ. MacNeill, e.
p. Shove. G. Il. Noble, Henry Hine,
and the firm of Hall, Babbitt & Thay-
er. Upon the latter will devolve the
legal work, the others representing an
immense amount of capital.
The company is to be incorporated
Immediately at a nominal capitaliza-
ton, amounting TO probably 100000,
and stock and bond issue will prob
ably be promoted for the purpose of
securing the necessary equipment.
From 100000 to 100000 will be ex-
pended in the construction of the road,
and other improvements in connection
with ii.
Work is to begin in a short time.
Some of the ground to be traversed be-
longs to the government. right of way
of which will be secured. The syndi-
cate has secured n large part of the
Gilpin observer., 1901-09-05

Pittsburg, Pa, Sept. 3.-Develop-
ments to-day in the steel strike show
decided gains by the manufacturers.
The accession of thirty-two skilled
men to the Star plant, the increased
production at the Painter and the
Lindsay and McCutcheon mills, the de
fection from the strikers ranks of sew
enty-five machinists and pipe cutters
at the Continental Tube works and tif-
ty at the Pennsylvania Tube works,
the importation of twelve men to the
Monessen Steel Hoop mill and the in
stallation of three mills on the night
turn at the Clark mill. all point to an
early resumption all along the line as
viewed by the steel officials.
The Amalgamated officials, however.
make the assertion that everything is
progressing satisfactorily and say that
much of the supposed advantage of the
manufacturers is bluff and cannot be
made good. As an instance, they cite
the Lindsay & McCutcheon plant,
where the company says it has as
many men ut work as it can accom-
modate. The Amalgamated people de-
clare that James Harley, vice president
of the First district, visited the Lind
say 4 McCutcheon mill to-day in the
guise of n roller seeking work. He
maze an Inspection OF tne hill, ana.
according to his report there are thirty
men at work, six of whom are skilled.
The strikers also assert that at the
Monessen plant the product turned out
last week amounted to 25,OO0 pounds,
while before the strike the daily output
was 100000 pounds.
Matters at McKeesport tonight are
quiet and to all appearances un-
changed. Strikers point to the fact
that the machinists who We're persuad-
ed yesterday to leave the National
Tube works did not go in to-day. The
much talked of start of the Demmler
plant Is still being discussed and the
attempt to start is now scheduled for
the latter part of the week. The man
agement says that the only thing hold
ing them back Is adequate protection
for the workers, n full complement of
whom they say are ready to go in.
Mayor Black is still holding back his
Gilpin observer., 1901-09-05

Cleveland, o., Sept. 1.-With the
breaking of dawn this morning the cit
izens of Cleveland awoke to look upon
a scene of devastation and destruction
caused by a raging flood. While the
the entire city vs. io-e or less affect
ed the great voluEn CT raging water
wasted its anger over Elee OF the east
ern portion of the city and caused an
amount of damage estimated at ST.
100000.
The overflow was caused by heavy
rain that commenced TO fall shortly
after 2 o'clock, turned into n perfect
cloudburst between the hours Of
and 8, and then continued with great
force until nearly 10 o'clock. The storm
according to the weather officials, was
the heaviest that has swept over Cleve-
land since the establishment of the gov
ernment bureau in this city over forty
years ago. There was no loss of life.
The waters spread over an area in
the east nearly eight miles long and a
mile and a half wide. This extended
from Woodland Hills avenue to East
Cleveland and back to East Madison
avenue.
Great volumes of water poured over
from Doan and Giddings brooks down
Quincy street, swamped Vienna street,
rushed over Cedar avenue, back over
on East Prospect street, rushed like a
mill race down Lincoln avenue to Euc-
lid avenue, and then on to Glen Park
place, where houses were undermined
as though built of straw, and large
damage done to streets and property.
Over large share of this exclusive
residence territory the water rushed
with terrific force varying in depth
from one to six feet. Culverts, trestles
and bridges were torn down and for
hours nothing seemed capable Of stem
ming the tide.
Hundreds of residents who were i'm
prisOned in their beautiful homes like
stranded islanders We're almost panic
Gilpin observer., 1901-09-05
WIN Not mumiiiatc Themselves.

Berlin, Sept. lit Is now very
doubtful, according to n dispatch to
the Lokal Anzelger from Basle, Swift
zerland, whether Prince Chun will
come to Berlin TO make formal apology
for the murder of Baron Ketteler
Members of the eNplatory mission say:
"Under present conditions we can
never go to Berlin. We would rather
die than accept them"
1t appears that they object particular
ly TO Prince Chun's attendants pros
trating themselves before Emperor
william, inasmuch ms this is special
honor reserved for the Emperor of
China and would involve n recognition
Of the Kalsers equality.
Gilpin observer., 1901-09-05
Electricity ,uprrscdes $ cam.

New York, Sept. 2.-prcs!ccnt ]. ].
I'm OF the Great Northern railroad, It
Is said. has ordered that steam locomo-
tlves be superseded by electric motors
on the Cascade division of the Great
Northern. 1t is understood that II this
change works out satisfactorily elcc-
trlc motors viii be introduced Oh other
divisions of the rold.
Gilpin observer., 1901-09-05
MIll Soil tn Ifnrlr snm-

London, Sept. "A dispatch to n
news agency from Copenhagen says
the new Danish ministry has decided to
accept the United States offer of lG,-
100000 kroner for the Danish West
indies, thus announcing as nm accom-
plishcd fact what the dispatches Of the
Associated Press said the ministry
would do.
Gilpin observer., 1901-09-05

Attorney General Knox has rendered
an opinion on the question whether
certain western daily paper has violat-
ed the law prohibiting the use of the
mails for advertising lotteries, gift
concerts and similar enterprises. The
paper some time ago inagurated
guessing contest, advertising it would
give 1000 prizes, aggregating $4,000
In value to persons making the
nearest estimates to the num-
Der of paid admissions to the
pan-American Exposition at Buff
falo from the day of opening to the
day of closing. The Attorney General
says that unless plainly forbidden by
law, the remedy is with Congress and
not with the department. He says the
contestants must go into careful in
quiry as to the facts about the expo
siuon, public interest and attendance
to date, and continues as follows:
Such estimates, therefore, while nee
essarily dependent in many respects
upon chance, are likewise affected by
the intelligent calculations of n
thoughtful observer A fair construc-
tion of the words dependent upon lot
or chance excludes estimates which
are based upon mental calculation, even
though the factors which enter into
such calculation, may be uncertain
and matters of conjecture. The draw
ing of lot or the throw of die are
purely dependent upon chance, for no
mental operation can aid in estimating
the result. As penal statutes must be
construed strictly, / am unable to
reach the conclusion that the giving of
prizes as n reward for superior intel
llgence in estimates, where the hu-
man intellect Is exercised in making
such estimates, Is within the purview
of the statute, and the conclusion can
not be affected by the dcmoralizlng
tendencies TO which you refer"
According to bulletin issued by the
census bureau there are slightly
more females than males in the state
of New York. The percentage is 50.3
females to 10.T males. out of total
population of 72GS,S9i. there are 81
G14,7S0 males and 365i.1l1 females.
or the total population of the state,
1,0OO.125, or 2G.1 per cent, are foreign
born, and 112,O13, or 10 per cent, col
orcd. or the colored people. 0,232
are negroes. T,1TO Chinese. 3oi Japan
Csc and 5,25T Indians. New York City
has 1,OGI ,GGO native males and 1,o00,-
4G2 native females. These figures are
given In connection with the census
publication showing the population by
sex, nativity and color in the states OF
New Jersey, New Mexico. New York
md North Carolina, forming the sev-
enth Of the census groups of states.
New Mexico presents the largest pre-
ponderancc of males over females In
the entire group, the percentage OF
males in that territory being 53.4. or
the entire population Of 1D5,310. 10i,-
22S nre males and 0l,OS3 females. In
that territory there are 13.G2J foreign
born persons, constituting seven per
cent OF the entire population. There
IRE 10, l03 colored people,
Gilpin observer., 1901-09-05
Suppar.s Dr Koch.

New York. Sept. i.-Profcssor Baum
garten of Lubig. says Berlin dis.
patch to the Times. supports Or.
Koch's theory that bovine tuberculosis
Is not communicable to human beings.
Gilpin observer., 1901-09-05
first stake Driven,

ST. Louis, Sept. 3.-lust four months
from the date of organization of the
Exposition company the first stake of
the Worlds fair was driven to-day on
the site at Forest park.
Gilpin observer., 1901-09-05

The question, therefore. is whether
under the law and the evidence any
verdict could be rendered by the jury
which could be sustained.
The court has grave doubts whether
there is any valid and sufficient
statute in this state defining en-
bracery and prescribing It's punish
ment, but without passing upon that
question at this time. the court feels
compelled by the law and the evidence
in the cases now before the court to
grant the motion of the defendants,
on the ground that the evidence Is
wholly insufficient to warrant or to
sustain verdict in the cases now on
trial.
The defendants will, therefore. be
discharged, but the court Is more fully
convinced than ever that the course
and procedure recommended and
adopted by this court in the contempt
proceedings are both regular and
proper. In addition the court believes
that neither in the contempt pro-
ceedings nor in the cases now on trial
before the court was there any legal
evidence that required the ailing of in
formations against Mcssrs. Tammen
and Boniils.
Judge Mullins then instructed the
jury to elect one of their number fore
man and return the verdict as he had
instructed, which was done.
Gilpin observer., 1901-09-05
CLEVELAND, OHIO SWEPT
BY DEVASTATING FLOODS

stricken, expecting to be called upon to
wade out into the swrling waters at al
most every minute. Danger signals
We're flashed about the city as speedily
as the disabled telephone system would
allow and the work of rescue COM
menced. Row boats piled back and
forth, assisting whole families from
perilouS positions, but boats proved in
adequate and it was soon found neces-
sary to go to the extraordinary precau-
ton of calling on the lifc-saving crew
from the river, a distance of seven
miles.
The life boats were quickly loaded
on wagons and hurried to the scene Of
destruction.
The torrent surged with great force
for hours in Deering street. from Fair
mount to the Boulevard and over a
dozen families We're penned in with
water five and six feet deep surround
ing their homes. At this point the life
saving crew worked valiantly and, as
sisted by squads of firemen and police
men finally succeeded in landing the
terror-stricken people in places of
safety. The fear was greatly enhanced
by the momentary expectation that the
great Shaker Heights dam would break
loose.
Shortly before noon the torrent un-
dermined score of graves in the st.
Joseph cemetery, at the corner of East
Madison and Woodland and the bodies
were soon being tossed about in the
waters. Fully dozen of the corpses
were washed into cutters and had not
been recovered late tonight.
The flood boiled over the banks of
Doane brook all along the Boulevard
and caused damage that it will take
months to repair. Great jagged holes
are torn in the beautiful driveway.
To-day's rainfall was the greatest in
the local history of weather statistics.
From about 5 o'clock this morning un-
til Z in the evening there was precip-
itation of 4.2S inches.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1901-07-12

= Robert Miller Kalamazoo,
kt6ry cd dfuzszego czasu pracowaf
W Chicago pewnego wiasciciela
wypozyczalni pojazdow, pred kill
ku dniami otrzymawszy swe zaslu-
gi miesieczne, znikf bez wiesci Je-
go iona stroskana dala o tenn znac
policyi; obawia sic ona, re mqz jej
zostaf obrabowany zamordowany.
= Majetny pewien obywatel W
Ravenswood, James S. Gardner,
staraf sic niedawno o podpisy ma
petycya do burmistrza, by tenze O.
debraf licencye kazaf pozamykac
try tax zwane letnie ogrodki pod
pozorem, re zbieraja sic W tych&e
i haiasuja podejrzane osobistosci'
Wiasciciel jednego tych ogrod-
k6w, Leopold Nathan, zaskarzyi
teraz Gardnera o S25,OOO "a to, ze
popsut reputacya jego/ lokalowi
waldorf"
= II letni Patrick Naran, 1888
Superior ave., zatrudniony u Hi
nois Steel Co. W South Chicago.
spadf wczoraj ma parostatku City
of Naples wysokosci "a stop i "a
bit sic ma miejscu.
= Albert E. Germer, ktory cd
dw6ch lat byf gf6wnym klerkiem
inspektora pocztowego Stuarta, 20
staf mianowany inspektorem pocz-
towym dla oddziafu chicagoskiego.
Mieszka pm. 22S Clifton ave.
= zarzad wplkiego skiadu fir.
my Siegel, Cooper G. Co, urzadza
jutro wycieczke do rzeki Des-
PLANES i piknik dla calego swego
personalu zfozonego okofo 1900
osob.