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creek, put the bullet through my body |!
L learned that day to have very great
respect for him - The threat against
'Joe Kincaid's driver" occurring soon
after that conversation, and confded to
one of Vests men, was not long in
reaching Buckeyes ears. On the fol-
lowing night there was meeting of
dozen or more of the ex-Union soldiers
in Kincaid's ware-room, and definite
steps were then taken to organize a
post of the Grand Army of the Re-
public. All haste was made, and the
next week the post was instituted at
Yankee school house, which stood out
on the prairie near the Mound City
road, mile west of the store. To the
copperhead mind, this meeting of the
ex-Union soldiers in the public school
house was an insult added to injury.
They held meeting in quiet place
and appointed an executive committee
to notify the school director that if the
Grand Army should attempt to hold
another meeting in that building they
would be dispersed by force. need
need not say that the regular meeting
was held in the same place and
promptly on time but there was adj
ded to the usual paraphernalia, dozen
shot-guns and half-a-dozen Spencer
rifles. Of course they were not dis
persed, nor was any well defined attempt
made to that end. When appealed to,
to assist in carrying out the threat, one
of the ex-Confederates had thrown
CONSERVATION into the copperhead ranks
by emphatically declaring, 81 guess
them Yanks have earned the right to
meet when and where they please. At
any rate there is no fight between them
and us. If you men from Illinois want
them dispersed, we rebel soldiers that
know what that kind of job means,
are willin' you should have all the fun
and the credit"
A week after the second meeting, as
Buckeye with load of groceries was
approaching the river timber from the
north, he discovered horseman and
several men on foot in the brush ahead
of him. He knew the horse. 1t be-
longed to the chairman of that ex-
ecutive committee. It was not yet sun
down, and if nothing should prevent,
he could reach the store across the river
before dark. But, there ahead of him
was trouble of most serious import. He
turned out of the road and went into
camp. Sacks of -four were, as darkness
fell, lifted from the wagon and laid in
a circle under the wagon. His horses
were hobbled in a shallow ravine near
by. And all night long he kept his
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Waiting next morning, until the camp
ing immigrants on the Butler road
should again be enroute, he drove across
to that highway, and falling in with the
half dozen, moving wagons, proceeded
to the store unmolested.
But Buckeye was now in no mood to
defer fight if one was necessary. He
had wronged no man-had not harmed
nor attempted to harm any one. To be
hunted like a. wild beast was too much
for his patience. Henceforth the other
party might expect trouble. They had
not long to wait.
Yankee School-House Chosen for Regis
tration.
The supervisors of registration and
election had designated the Yankee
school-house as the place for register
ing the voters of Walnut township,
and ordered that the national flag
should be hoisted for 80 days over
each place of registration prior to
opening the books on the first Mon
day in August. Accordingly the
township trustee, Clark Foster, raised
the Stars and Stripes over the school
house on the first day of July. On
the evening of the Sd the store was
closed, to be re-opened again on the
morning of the 5th. Kincaid and his
assistant drove to Mound City to
celebrate the Fourth. Buckeye re-
turned on horseback, reaching the
store at daylight on the 9Th. AS he
passed the school house the old flag
was hanging, wet with dew, from the
staff. At 8 a. m. Captain Bainbridge
and Mr.. Samuel Cope came excitedly
to the store and reported that the flag
had been taken down and carried
away. It had been done since day
break. A hasty consultation was held
and it was decided by the three
veterans to adopt heroic measures and
put them into effect at once. They
called Mr.. William Campbell to the
gate. The old gentleman, than whom
there never was one more harmless or
peaceable, showed unmistakable signs
of fear and dread
"Uncle William" said Captain Balm
bridge, "some traitor has taken the flag
from the Yankee school-house and car
ried it off,"
I-I-told old Vaughn that he and
them Illinois fools would get into
trouble if they did it," stammered the
innocent old man.
"Well, if that flag is not in it's place
over that school-house by half-past 10
this forenoon" snapped Sam Cope, ''we
will kill every id Illinois copperhead
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causes of friction, the Drake constitu-
ton, of unsavory memory, was then in
force in Missouri, and it's attempted en-
forcement begot many enmities and re-
sentiments which BODIED no good to a
peaceable settlement of some of the To-
cal state issues, growing out of the war.
Fortunate indeed would it have been
for Missouri, had her statesmen been
gifted with the spirit which led Ken
lucky at the close of the civil war to
forgive, and to bid her citizens of all
classes forgive and forget the chickering's
and differences of the past. On the
pages Of American political history the
Drake constitution is blotch.
Kincaid's Store and Buckeye
At the edge of the timber where the
old stage road coming from Butler turns
southwark toward Fort Scott and Ne
vada, was the farm house of William
Campbell, and in corner of his yard
stood the store owned and conducted
by Joseph Kincaid, now of Pleasanton,
Kansas. That store was the only trad
ing point in 1868 in all that region, in
Guiding the western half of Bates
county. Its business was brisk and
rapidly growing, and Kincaid looked
about for man to assist him. All his
goods were hauled by team and wagon
from Kansas City and Pleasant Hill
and it would take nearly all of one
mans time to attend to that work.
And, so, in looking about for an assist
ant he chose and employed-well, to
prevent criticism, we will call that as
sistant Buckeye"
Buckeye had been clerking for mer-
camille firm at Mound City. He and
Mr.. Kincaid were both old Union
soldiers, aud had served in the same
brigade, and their regiments 9th and
44th Ohio) having been chummy, they
were personal friends. He had not
been long in his new field before there
were distinct mutterings of displeasure
because, forsooth, another abolition
soldier, and from Kansas at that" had
been added to the population of the
community. No other cause of COM
plant was ever heard except that the
employment was not given to one of
the young men who had recently come
out from Illinois. Vaughn was con-
suited by the malcontents, and some of
them confded to an Confederate,
Peter Specie, their leaders, covert
threat: "If Joe Kincaid's team returns
some day without driver, perhaps he'll
be able, after that, to take the hint"
Between Buckeye and Captain Gentry
Gilpin observer., 1901-10-31
BIG IMPROVEMENTS IN
PUEBLO STEEL PLANT

Denver, Oct. 29.--The Denver News
prints the following Pueblo dispatch:
Vague reports have been circulated
rs to just what the improvements to he
made Mt the Minnequa Steel Works by
the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
would mean In money expended and In
the additional number of employees.
Superintendent Il. Ii. Lee Of the Min
nequa plant summarizes the improve
ments as follows:
Present value of plant, $3,O00,O00
men now employed, 5000; improve
ments ordered, $5,000,O00; number of
men needed next year, $500; April,
1902, new open hearth mill, employing
$50 men; July, 1902, new wire mill, EN-.
ploying 1,4OO men; October, 1902, new
tin plate and tinwnre mill, employing
LOO men: January, 1903. new plate
and structural mill, employing 1000
men; January, 1908, new plate and
structural mill, rod mills and rolls, en-
ployIpg 1000 men.
When the new open hearth mill is
completed the molten metal from the
new blast furnaces will be carried In
pots directly to the open hearth mill,
rendering reheating unnecessary. The
three new blast furnaces. only one of
which Inns been completed, will all be
running January /, 1908. when the en-
pacity Of pig iron, which regulates the
output Of other forms OF steel and iron,
will be increased to 5000 tons a day.
A the plant stands Mt present there
Gilpin observer., 1901-10-31
DISTRICT COURT AT BOULDER
DISCHARGES BERT STRlEGEL

edly and getting no answer, Mr.. Lane
was called, who, with the assistance
Of a friend, forced open the door.
Mrs. Striegel was found dead on the
bed. Bert Striegel was struggling hard
for breath and was found to be under
the influence Of a large dose of lauda-
mum. Physicians were Immediately
called, who gave their attention to re-
suscitating Striegel. After two days
work he was declared to be out of dam
ger.
A letter was found in the room occu-
pied by the two, signed by both, in
which they said they wanted to die to-
gether, as they could not live separate
A letter also written by him to broth
er-iIl-law stated in substance that Bess
Striegel was his only wife. the other
woman with whom he had formerly
lived was not his wife. A charge of
bigamy was at that time hanging over
him in Kansas City.
Bessie Striegel was formerly Bessie
Spar of Denver, her father being a
prominent contractor. While Striegel
lived in Denver he paid his attentions
to Miss Sparr in opposition to the wish
es of her parents. The couple were Sc
cretly married and her parents did not
know Of it until several weeks after
it occurred. They then forgave the
couple and took them in their own
home to live.
After that Striegel went to Kansas
City and got position in a drug store
and had his wife follow him. 1t was
while he was in Kansas City that wife
No. 1 appeared ON the scene and en-
tered suit for bigamy against him.
Bessie Striegel then left him and came
to LongmOnt. Striegel followed n few
days later, beating his way on freight
train. From there they came to Boul-
der.
Gilpin observer., 1901-10-31
HOW CHINA PROMISES
TO MAKE PREPARATION

Washington, Oct. 29-The final pro-
tocol closing the negotiations at Pc
kin between the Chinese plenipotentiar-
les and the representatives of the pow
ers, as submitted by Special Commits
sioner Rockwell to the State Depart
ment, is long document consisting of
twelve distinct articles. In general
terms these recite the measures taken
by China to satisfy the powers for the
Boxer outbreak and the assassination
of the German minister, such as the dis
patch of the embassy to China; the
promise to erect monument to the
memory of Won Ketteler and Il memor
ial arch (work upon which has already
begun, and the infliction of various
punishments upon the Chinese officials
who were characterized as the princi-
pal authors of the. Outrages and the
crimes committed against the foreign
governments.
Characteristic Chinese methods ap-
pear in the posthumous degradation OF
officials and the rehabilitation of the
memory Of others who protested
against the outrageous breaches of in
ternational law and were therefore put
to death. Likewise the protocol shows
that reparati0n was made for the as
sassination of the Japanese chancellor
of legation by special mission to jap
an, and it appears that the Chinese
government already has erected expia-
tory monuments in each of the foreign
or international cemeteries which was
desecrated. Other articles prohibit the
importation of arms or ammunition or
materials for their manufacture, and
this decree may be renewed every two
years.
Article provides for the trial indem-
nifty of 45O,OOO,O0O taels with full par
ticulars of the methods Of amortization
and distribution among the powers,
each of whiclt Is to be represented by n
delegate on the commission of bankers
to receive the interest.
Article 10 looks to the future, pronib-
i.ing Chinese membership in any anti
foreign society under pain of death I;
prohibiting examinations in cities
where foreigners were massacred, and
providing. for the dismissal of govern
ors who hereafter permit anti-foreign
troubles.
Gilpin observer., 1901-10-31
flushing tho EIdorn Line.

Denver, Oct 2s-An Eldora special
to the Denver Republican says that j.
l.. Frankenberger. chief engineer for
the Boulder & Inter-Mountaln Rail-
way Company, and twelve surveyors
are now camped on Beaver creek, six
miles south of Eldora. The corps Is
making complete survey as 1t goes
along setting the grade stakes. They
expect to move to Sulphlde. half mile
east OF Eldora, in few days. Their
objective point is about one and one
half miles north Of Eldora, the Boul-
der county mine.
Eighty men are now working on the
grading In the lower end of South
Boulder canon. j. II. DeRemer OF
Pueblo has the contract for construct
ing the grade from Superior to the
Boulder County mine. n distance of
twenty-five miles. DeHemer Is also
working on two other railroad con-
tracts, which accounts for his not hav-
Ing larger force on this new line.
The other two contracts will be COM
pleted In sixty days, and the men
working on them Will be put on the
BOULDER & Inter Mountain construc-
tIon work, raislng the force to about
500 men.
Gilpin observer., 1901-10-31
From Old r.bsrnacl. to Now

Denver, Oct. 2S.-The last service in
the old Peoples Tabernacle, on Blake
street, near Nineteenth, Familiarity
known as "Uzzell's," was held yester-
day. In the morning Rev. @. J. Hall,
associate pastor, preached, suggesting
the endowment of the church, Just as
colleges are endowed. His suggestion
was that 1000 wealthy men of the city
give 800 apiece to be placed at inter-
est In order to provide n permanent
fund for continuing the work of the
church In the slums. Rev. Il. A. Uz-
zell preached the farewell sermon in
the evening. He was almost overcome
by emotion as he recalled in n little
fifteen-minute speech some work he
had done In the seventeen years he has
held services in the old building. At
the close of his address an experience
meeting was held mt which many Of
the old members of the congregation
spoke.
The first service In the basement Of
the new tabernacle will be held next
Sunday morning. In the afternoon
flve-mlnute sermons will be delivered
by Rev. Frost Craft, Rev. Robert II.
Coyle, Rev. George Bedell Vosburgh,
Rev. +. T. Bayley, Rev. David n.
Beach, Rev. G. II. Pettibone ana Rev.
David Utter. Rev. Frost Craft was a
college mate of Parson Uzzell.
In the evening Chancellor Buchtcl Of
the University Of Denver will preach.
Gilpin observer., 1901-10-31

built of gray stone and Is situated
about half way down the prison yard
ON the left hand, or south side. En-
trance to 1t Is possible either from the
prison yard or from the main south
corridor and the execution room proper
may be entered without passing the
condemned cells.
From the time of his entry into the
death house Czolgosz was confined In
the cell nearest the death chamber, SO
that when he entered the execution.
room this morning he had only to step
few feet through the stone arch, and
as the great iron door swung behind
him he was beside the electric chair.
The execution room has seats for the
witnesses, and is lighted with several
windows placed high In the walls. In
! one corner of the wall Is the closet in
which the keyboard is situated, and in
which Electrician Davis stood when he.
switched the current on.
The preliminaries were exactly like
those of every execution. The wit
nesses gathered in the Office of the
warden ON the second feor of the
prison at n quarter of seven. At few
minutes before seven the witnesses
were told to quickly follow the warden
and state superintendent of prisons,
corridor took their places silently be-
side the death chair in the execution
room. The iron door leading to the.
condemned cell was closed, but be-
hind it the warden's assistants were
preparing CZolgosz for death. The.
warden waited until the witnesses
were seated and then made the usual
formal declaration that those present
in the room were merely there as wit
nesses to legal execution of a mur--
derer, and that under no circumstanc-
es and no matter what the provoca-
tion, no one was to leave his seat or
make any disturbance.
Electrician Davis then put upon the
arms of the chair a bank of twenty
two incandescent electric lamps and at
taching the electrical wires. passed
the current through them SO that the.
lights glowed out brightly.
An assistant. in the meantime, put
the two electrodes. which We're liped
with sponges, into two pals of salt
water. so as to get them wet enough
to prevent the current from burning
the victims flesh.
The current was applied at 7:1z o. IN.
and the heart ceased to beat at 7:l2 80.
n. IN.
Gilpin observer., 1901-10-31
EXECUTION OF CZOLGOSZ
AT AUBURN STATE PRISON

Auburn. N. Y. Oct. 20.-At 7:12:3O
this morning Leon II. CZolgosz, the
murderer of President Mckinley, paid
the life penalty for his crime in the
electric chair at the Auburn state
prison.
The prisoner made BRIEF speech in
the chair. He said he was not sorry
for what he had done, but expressed
regret that he had not seen his father.
The prisoner was given three contacts
OF electricity before he was pronounced
dead.
The assassin did not break down.
'I killed the President because he
was an enemy Of the good people-of
the good working people. l am not
sorry for my crime"
These were his words as the guards
hurried him into the chair.
moment later, mumbling through
the half-adjusted mouth straps, he
said:
Il am awfully sorry could not see
my father"
Czolgosz retired last night at 10
O'Clock and slept SO soundly that when
Warden Mead went to the cell shortly
before o'clock this morning the guard
inside had to shake Czolgosz to awaken
Aihi. ne Sul up OH tHe euSe OIL MS COT
and made Good morning"
The prison official took from his
pocket the death warrant and read it
slowly and distinctly to the assassin,
who hardly raised his eyes during the
perfunctory ceremony.
Half an hour before the execution the
prisoner sent for the superintendent
and warden and said:
Il want to make statement before
you kill me-"
What do you wish to say, Czol-
goszw asked the warden.
Il want to make it when there are a
lot of people present. l want them to
hear me-" said the prisoner.
We'll, you cannot" said the superin-
tendent.
'"Then 1 won't talk at ALL" said the
prisoner sullenly
He changed his resolution. however,
and did break the rule of silence in the
death chamber.
The chamber in which the murderer
of President Mckinley was executed
was not the same in which the first
electrocution took place here. 1t is
comparatively new buildina strikingly
elaborate in comparison with the very
old prison structures about it. 1t is
Gilpin observer., 1901-10-31

Denver Oct. 2S.-A Boulder special
of last Saturday night to the Denver
Republican gives the following account
Of the Bert Striegel murder trial:
The trial of Bert Striegel, accused of
administering poison to his wife Bessie
Striegel, from the effects of which it
is said she died, took an unexpected
turn to-day.
DR.. Battey, one of the physicians
who made a post mortem examination
of the deceased, said it was his opinion
that she had died from the effects of
some irritating poison. probably NOR
phine, but he could not swear that this
was the case, and merely gave it as his
opinion. DR.. Palmer, chemist at the
university, who made an analysis of
the contents of the stomach, said if
there was any morphine in the stom-
ach it was so small n quantity that it
could not have produced death.
After this testimony was in, the de-
fense moved to dismiss the case be-
cause the prosecution had failed to
prove that the woman had died from
the effects of poison. The case was
argued before Judge Bennett this even
ing and the decision of dismissal rem
dered.
On the evening of September 18th
suspicious noises We're heard coming
from the room occupied by Bert STRIFE
gel and his wife in the Lane block.
Striegel had rented the room the day
before, having just arrived from Long
mont. On the morning Of the day on
which the woman was found dead, the
chambermaid went to clean the room,
she was met at the door by Striegel
and told that his wife was iii and did
not want to be called until o'clock in
the afternoon. 1t was after 6 o'clock
when the suspicious noises were heard
and after knocking on the door repeat
Gilpin observer., 1901-10-31

The efforts of the state of Alabama
to punish persons found guilty of
lynching deserve the heartiest praise.
Already one man has been sentenced
to Imprisonment for life for lynching
a negro accused of stealing chickens,
and two others have been found guilty
OF murder in the second degree and
sentenced to ten years Imprisonment
for their part in the same outrage. The
courage Of the Judge: and the fidelity
OF the jury before whom these cases
were tried. have been applauded, no
less warmly by the influential papers
OF the South than by their Northern
contemporaries.
Gilpin observer., 1901-10-31
.Cxo,ro...s rr,.onD Life.

Auburn, n. u. Oet.t .t29.-Czolgosz wnsi
n carefully secluded prisoner in All
burn pentientiary, and his confinement
and execution We're devoid of sensa-
tionalism. State Superintendent of
Prisons Cornelius v. Collins was deter
mined that the prisoner, despite the
enormity of his crime, should gain no
undue notoriety and issued strict orders.
for his complete seclusion. These or
ders were carefully carried out. and
from the time the prisoner entered the
prison until the time he was brought
to the death chair to-day he was prac-
tically out of public view.
During his imprisonment the post
brought more than loo letters. papers
and packages TO the prisoner. but none
of these were ever delivered to him.
They came from the army of letter
writing cranks and We're OF every char
acter, from harmless to vicious. The
prison officials felt that the delivery OF
such a quantity Of mail would not only
seriously disturb him, but would have
given him false ideas as to his promi-
nence and Importance. The other pris-
oners In the death chamber were nus
permitted to talk to him, and the
guard who kept the death vigil
watched in unbroken silence.
early III october superintendent Col
lins had n lengthy interview with him.
Night was chosen for the inquiry. and
at o o'clock the superintendent called
on Czolgosz. The prisoner was trans
ferred to another part OF the prison.
where there was no one to overhear
the conversation. For the first few
minutes Czolgosz sat In silence, and
the superintendent began to despair Of
getting any information. Finally. Just
as he was about to lenve, Czolgosz
answered one OF his queries. From
that time on he talked freely. but his
uttcrances contained no enlightenment
ns TO the cause for his crime or possi-
bic conspiracy. The most importan.
statement he made was one In which
he absolutely denied that he had |,
handkerchief tied about his hand, OF
that the pistol wns concealed In ant
other place but his coat pocket.
Gilpin observer., 1901-10-31

are besides the old blast furnace and
new blast furnace recently blown In.
the combined capacity of which In p
coo tons, n foundry for pipe and all
sorts of machinery, merchant mill.
in which spikes, bolts and nuts and
bar iron of all sorts are turned out, a
Bessemer converter and rail mill.
which is now running with orders a
year in advance.
Six large locomotives have been o.
dered to handle the increased yard
business of the company. The elevated
railway above the works is now almost
completed. which will simplify greatly
the carrying of ore and other supplies
into the works. 1t is possible that q
subway will be constructed later.
a large number of auxiliary plans.
which will consume the raw steel and
other products of the Minnequa plant,
will be erected I'm the vicinity. The
Schofield Steel Wheel and Wagon Com,
pany is the. first of these. Its new
plant will be located near Bessemer
Junction and Immediately adjoining
the Minnequa plant on the northwest.