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The state herald., 1902-05-30
COLORADO's CAPITAL.

Attorney T. Il. Walters, on behalf OF
| a number of citizens of Montclair, n
| suburb of Denver, filed in the Supreme
| Court petition of Intervention in the
case instituted by IL. B. ORellly ia
test the validity of the six proposed
constitutional amendments. The peti-
TONERS object to the Rush bill for two
reasons: Because the creation of the
county and city of Denver leaves the
town of Montclair in the remaining
portion of the present county, which
will be divided into South Arapahoe
and Adams counties; that such II step
will deprive the taxpayers of the town
OF Montclair of the benefits of the
county property in the present con
fines of Denver, for which they have
paid taxes.
The court of appeals will meet Mon
day morning, June 9th, for the pur-
pose of handing down opinions. 1t is
quite probable that that week will be
the last before the summer vacation
that oral arguments will be heard. The
summer vacation will begin in the lat
ter part of June. During the past year
between 235 and 2iO cases have been
appealed to that tribunal. In the same
time between 1T5 and 1S0 opinions
have been rendered. In the neighbor-
hood of forty or forty-five cases have
been disposed of. either by stipulation
or dismissal by judges, leaving about
two dozen more cases on the docket
to-day than there We're year ago.
The Supreme Court will meet June
2nd, for the purpose of rendering de-
cisions. Arguments before that court
will probably be continued from day
to day until along in June. The last
case on the docket set for argument Is
the O'Rcilly constitutional amendment
suit, on May 9th.
A classification system of assessing
railroads in Colorado was adopted at Il
recent session of the State Board of
Equalization. Under the plan as pro-
posed. but not finally adopted, the
roads of the state are assessed higher
than they were in 1900. The increase
ranges from 100 to 100 per cent But
ms compared with 1901 the assessment
is much less. The figures for 1901
We're disregarded when 1t came to es-
tablishing basis upon which to figure
the assessments, as 1t was thought the
1900 assessments We're in keeping with
general taxation all over the state.
The Santa Fe. Burlington and Colorado
and Union Pacific are. according to the
classification. the three first-class roads.
They are assessed at an increase of 100
per cent. over 1900. The Denver X
Rio Grande Is found in the second
class and third class, along with the
Rock Island. Colorado Midland, Rio
Grande Western and others.
The state herald., 1902-05-30
DENVER STRIKE CONTINUES.
Thousands Quit Work and Building
Operations Cease.

Denver. May 2I.-The most extern
siyc strike ever called in Denver com
menced yesterday morning. when
about 1000 mechanics remained away
from their places of employent In
obedience 80 orders from the building
trades council. which has undertaken
the task Of forcing the planning mill
owners to operate their plants on the
elght-hour system. Upward of 1000
members of unions worked during the
day, Il part of them finishing work on
buildings TO protect them from the
elements. and others having received
no instructions to strike from the lead
ers OF their organizations. To-day,
however, II is expected that every me
chanic directly or Indirectly affiliated
with the council will stop work and
the strike will he complete. The be-
lief Of the bosses that the carpenters
would seccde from the building trades
council last night and thus break the
force OF the strike. was not well
founded, for the carpenters voted 10
endorse the council and 20 out In a
body. All the other affiliated trades
did the same thing.
No one Interested processes TO fore
see when the strikers win return to
work. The woodworkers are faced by
the mill owners, who have persistcntly
declared they viii never concede .he
demand of the union for nn elght-hour
day made NJ the direction of the coun.
ell. The mill owners enjoy the pass.
i've cooperation of the contractors and
builders because TO n great extent the
mills furnish the materials to carry
many contractors financially while
tthey are fulfilling contracts.
The state herald., 1902-05-30
Earthquake In Guatemala.

San Francisco, May 26EBy advlces
brought by the steamer City Of Para
1t is learned that In ninety seconds
1000 people were killed, over 1000
manned and crippled and the city Of
Quesaltenango, of 10000 people, de-
stroyed by the earthquake OF April 18th
in Guatemala.
A man who was in Guatemala Mt the
time of the disturbance, whose coffee
plantation is only few miles out from
Quesaltenango, was n passenger on the
City of Para. In speaking of the earth
quake he said: There We're three dis
tinct shocks. each more severe than the
one preceding, but the damage was all
done within minute and n half.
Among the Weather class the loss of
life was comparatively slight, prob
ably less than 100. though many We're
bruised and injured. The surrounding
towns of San Pedro, San Marco, San
Juan, Ananiatlan and Solola We're also
destroyed. and the total dead In these
places will number nearly 1000.
The state herald., 1902-05-30
Fierce Forest Fires.

Denver. May ga Republican spe-
cial from Salida last night says;
The worst forest fires in the history
OF the mountains OF the continental d.
vide. the Collegiate range and the SAN
gre de Cristo. More than a dozen fires
can be seen from this city, and to-day
the worst of them all became apparent
In the foothills Of Ouray mountain.
southwest OF here. The cloud Of smoke
rose until 1t WAS blended with the
clouds OF the zenith. and railroad men
this evening report that In coming
down the road from Marshall and Pom
cha passes the flames rose until they
could be seen high above the lnteryen'
Ing hills.
The oldest of these fires has been
burning for n month, and great tracts
Of territory are denuded OF timber.
The water supply and grazing grounds
will be materially injured and the loss
Of timber Will aggregate vast sum.
The origin Of the lire is unknown.
The state herald., 1902-05-30
WALTERS ACTS CONDEMNED.
Review Of coart-MartIaI Very Severe
on Lieutenant Day,

Manila, May 27.-The official find
ings of the court-martial that tried Ma
jor l.. w. II. Waller and Lieutenant
John A. Day of the marine corps fol
executing natives on the island of Sa.
mar without trial have been made
public. The reviewing authority OF
the court has expressed its disappr0val
of the courts findings in both cases.
Referring to the case of Major Wal
ler the reviewing authority says:
THE sending of the natives in ques-
| ton to their deaths partook more OF
unlawful retaliation than justifiable
act of war. In Justice to the Ameri.
can military service, the findings of ac-
quittal demand that they shall not
meet with unqualified approval.
"The marines in Samar underwent
| great suffering before their rescue and
their officers from their sick beds
voiced the revengeful anger of the
| men, who telephoned to Major Waller
advising that the stevedores be killed.
| Major Waller received this message
while he was sick from a fever, suffer-
ing acute pain of body due to expos
IRE, and his exertions in behalf of his
men and mental anguish concerning
their fate. which. had long been in
doubt. Major Waller was at the time
in telephone communication with Gen
eral Smith, who commanded the Amer
lean forces in Samar. but he delib-
erately chose not to consult General
Smith regarding his contemplated ac-
ton, and rather than forego the execu-
ton of his unrestrained will he as
sumed power that the laws of war and
fhn nf hn
commanding officers only In time of
war.
"GivinG heed to the mental attitude
of Major Waller. as much of the find
ings of the court as are to the effect
that Major Waller is not guilty of
murder are approved. But the review
ing authority is Mt n loss to under
stand why the court did not find
against Major Waller in the minor of
fense. With the exception noted the
acquittal us it appears in the record of
the proceedings is disapproved."
Referring to the case of Lieutenant
Day, the reviewing authority says:
1.-The accused knew that for three
weeks Major Waller had undergone a
test of his mental and physical endur-
ance such as few men are called upon
to suffer.
while fully conceding the grave re
sponsibillty assumed by a subordinate
officer in willfully disobeying an order
of his commanding officer, still the
welghty reasons related with which
Lieutenant Day was acquainted SO
tainted Major Walters order that Lieu
tenant Day should have been prompt
ed TO positive disobedience. An Off
Ger must be conscientlously regardful
of the unquesloned legality of his
agency in taking the lives of his fel-
lowmen. Above and beyond all per-
sonal consideration, officers must
guard the name and honor of the
country. Had Lieutenant Day been
actuated by such consideration he
would probably have prevented one Of
the most regrettable incidents In the
annals Of the military service of the
United States"
The state herald., 1902-05-30
Volcano In New Mexico.

Denver. May 2I-A News dispatch
from Albuquerque says:
The fact Is not generally known that
less than twenty miles from the town
OF Gallup. New Mexico. exists vol
cano whose powers ARE not entirely
dormant. The ground around the era,
ter is very hot, and now and then
smoke arises. For hundreds OF miles
from this and other cratcrs In the VI
entity lava beds extend. About fifteen
miles from Albuquerque nre three era.
tiers. and though no disturbance has
been reported within the memory oi
man, II Is supposed the subterrancan
fires have not quite burned themselves
away. The ground II warm. hot mir
rises through the openings, and al
times warm water comes TO the sur
face.
The state herald., 1902-05-30
FOUNTAIN RIVER FLOOD.
In Pueblo Five Hundred People Are
Rendered Homeless.

Denver. May IA Republican dis.
patch from Pueblo last night says:
Pueblo ls being swept tonight by the
worst Hood IN the Fountain river slnce
the settlement here was wiped out by
the high waters OF 1851. 4 cloudbufst
above , dnialn has washed out sev.
eral bgndrcd feet Of the Rio Grandc
and Santa Fc tracks. stopping traffic
and doing much damage Several big
bridges In this city have been carried
away and dozens of shncks have been
swept down stream. Timely warning
Of the approach Of The WATERS pre-.
vented loss of life IN the lowlnnds nf
Pueblo. where 500 people have been
rendered homeless There are Wild ~.
mors OF loss of life hut none cnn he
confirmed.
II appears ,hnl the flood started with
cloudhursi In the vicinity of Butte-
about noon. When the water reached
Eden II was twelve feet high aud was
gaining In volume nnd force. Iiy the
time II had reached Pueblo the river
was rushing mass of small sbantlcs,
tents aud drftwoOi.
The state herald., 1902-05-30
All tho Living Have Fled.

CnStrlos. Island of Lucia. Sunday.
May 25.-st Pierre. Martinique. Is No
longer of interest, except to the sclcni.
lists. Mont i'clee IL silll active. but
NIL within its rnngc nrc dead or have
He'd. Fort de France II aulc,cr nf,cr
the large exodus ~ Its inhabitants 10
nelghhorine colonies. The Martinique
sufferers have sufficient food for the
present
The St Vincent volcano. the S0u.
fricre. II less nciivc. The total loss of
life NJ Il result of its eruption il fnnlly
pinccd NJ i.iO0. about the original csti.
mate. The wounded aud burned mum.
her 600 Many " those In the hospital
cannot recover, More than 1000 per.
sous nrr destitute, They ate receiving
adequate relief Many OF the sugar
works are being restored.
The state herald., 1902-05-30
Forty.Five Per Cent. Fail.

New York. May 25.-Tbe presbyter-
ian General Assembly adopted the re-
port Of the standing committee on
church erection. The report opens by
saying that forty-ilye per cent. OF all
churches established. sooner or later
cease TO exist, but that this Is no rea.
son for ceaslng to aid In building new
ones. The report commends the work
OF the board OF church erection during
the year.
The board commenced the year with
sl93,2I5 and spent s2O5, ,269. The board
begins the coming year with an empty
treasury and only contributions re-
celyed after the annual report had been
completed enabled it 10 report no debt
Tho hundred AMI if,y-nine churches
were aided during the year TO erect
new structures.
The state herald., 1902-05-30
orea, Labor Strike In Denver.

Denver, May 26.-To-day NIL building
by union workmcn stops In Denver, and
cnt Indications. until either the owners
of the planning mills ngrcc 10 grant an
elgh,.honr day. or the members OF the
building trades are compelled 10y incls
Of money TO go back to work. There
will b. no demonstration whatever Mt
the Inauguration OF the big strike. the
union leaders say. but the carpenters.
the stone mnSons. the brick layers. the
sheet metal workers, and the members
Of the other trades involved In building
VIII simply not appear for work.
There Is considerable doubt. however.
that the carpenters VIII continue In the
strike, owing 10 previous agreements
with employing contractors.
The state herald., 1902-05-30
DEATH OF LORD pAuncEForE.
Distinguished British Ambassador
Dies Of Asthma and Rheum atIsm.

Washington, May 25.-Lord Paunce-
fote, British ambassador to the United
States, died at the embassy yesterday
morning at 6:35 o'clock.
At his bedside when the distin-
guished diplomat passed away We're
Mrs. Pauncefote, the Honorable Maude
Pauncefote. Miss Sibyl and Miss Aud
rey, DIR. Jung and Mr.. Radford, one Of
the clerks attached to the embassy.
AS soon rs 1t became generally
known that Lord Pauncefote was dead
flags were half-masted over the DIFF
ferent embassies and legations. At the
Arlington hotel, where the visiting
Frenchmen who have come to witness
the Rochambeau statue unveiling are
stopping, the French flag was placed ut
half mast.
All through the past winter Lord
Pauncefote had been a sufferer from
intermittent attacks of asthma and
rheumatic gout, but he bravely kept
on his feet us much as possible, went to
the State Department regularly on dip
lomatic days and generally strove to
keep up his active duties, though it wns
evident that the effort 1t caused him
was great. In the early part of March,
the ambassador went to North Carolina
on visit to George Vanderbilt at Bilt.
more and stayed there for about a fort.
night in the hope of recuperating from
his affiictlon in the Carolina pines. He
returned to Washington about the mid.
die Of the month with his sufferings
but little abated. In April there came
another severe attack and from that
time until his, dhSih the ambassador
had been confined almost continuously
to his bed, and his strength had been
slowly but surely leaving him.
The office Of dean Of the diplomatic
corps ut Washington now devolves
upon DR.. Won Holleten, the German
ambassador. and upon him will fall the
duty Of directing the diplomatic body's
action on this occasion. The entire dip.
lomatic corps will attend the funeral in
u body.
The state herald., 1902-05-30

A couple of years ago the Union Pa
eiflc Railroad Company offered prizes
for the best articles on the subject:
"Can the Farm and Ranch Products Of
Colorado Be Doubled, and II So, What
Would Be the Effect Upon the Busi-
ness of Denver?" The three best arti-
cles are published in pamphlet form.
For a copy and some account of what
we have done in the vicinity of Ro-
meo, in the sunny San Luis valley, in
the way of practical demonstration
of this subject, write to Zeph, Chas.
Felt, 1O2 Boston building, Denver
Colorado.
Milwaukee is proud Of Its title Of
Beer City," although that can never
beer very good name.
The state herald., 1902-05-30
Claims Two Million Cures.

Washington. May 2G-Cnrroll Nor,
ton. In lecture delivered before n
large audience In the Columbia thcater
yes"qrdny asserted thnt .,ooo.ooo eases
of diseases hive been healed In Christ.
IAN Science during the thirty n,o years
Of lis history. and thni IN that time
about 700 Christian Science churches
have been established and arc now
fiourlshng.
In his contention for right thinking
aud proper models OF thought. Mr..
Norton declared that II should he made
criminal 10 publish III. details OF crime
or Of contagious Diseases. because OF
the effect of such publication on health
and morals
The state herald., 1902-05-30
FIfe at WhIiehorn.

Denver. May 2o.-A Republican spe-
cinl OF yesterday from Snlldn snya.
Whlichorn, the principal town of The
Cameron mining district, fifteen miles
north of this city, WINS hnlf destroyed
by flfe to-day. For time there wa.
danger that the entire town would bc
consumed. but the blaze wns nnnliy
pui under control after fully hnlf of
the buildings were IN ashes, The prln.
rlpnl loss was sustained by r. |. wit.
ting. whose store. hotel. lumber yard
mud other buildings were completely
destroyed Mr. Whiting wns niso 80.
,cfcly Injured while fighting firc.
though no serious results are feared.
The state herald., 1902-05-30
Senator CLARK Of Montana, 1

Senator Clark OF Montana. though
Dnce "chucked out" for corruption. ID
put at the herd OF the millionaire lis,
In the senate. and konrns OF Utah
fomea next There IN quite a number
Of othorn. however. who arc able 10
peg along on thelr salaries and ro.
serve funds OF from 100000 TO I5.
poo 600.
The state herald., 1902-05-30

A New York doctor argues tina, In
digestion is Mt the bottom OF the lying
habit. II pcpsin tablets may be pre-
scribed ns a cure for preyarication.
the manufacturers may be justified In
announcing considerable rise In
prIcea
The state herald., 1902-05-30

After two farewell tours and IN
nal farewell Actor Mansfield says he
will leave the stage and devote him
self 10 writing plays. What will some
Of our critics do when he is no longer
behind the footllghts?
The state herald., 1902-05-30

Another dividend hns been declared
BY the Standard OIL Company. which
shows profits OF 80 per cent ON i,s
800. 100000 capital for tho past SIX
months. People who own Standard
Oil stock will continue to have men,
pu the table,
The state herald., 1902-05-30
Molnt pcles SilTI Keilxs.

FoInlon'flifr, GundcIonpc. May 2h--
The STEAMER Iltleld, which arrived
this morning with more refugees from
Martinique, reports that Mont frlee IL
stlll very active The whole top "
the yolcano appears 10 have opened for
the Distance NJ fully two miles. form.
Ing one vnst crater. from which nshcs
nhd lava are pouring forth IN enormous
quantities,
Lava IL running IN srcnt streams
frum the top NJ the crater io the sen,
All walls uf buildings ieft standing IN
~, Pierre nfipr the first eruption have
been lrvrlpd by succeeding ouiburHif
and now lie und F vast sheets OF lava.
The state herald., 1902-05-30

Nicholas OF Russia has bounced his
minister OF war and foreign Affairs.
He gives no explanation. That's one
nice thing about being car He
needn't give explanations II no doesn't
EEL like doing so.
The state herald., 1902-05-30

Il love Americans" said Paderewsk'
as he sailed away with $4,000 netted
during the past season. Kubellk says
au revoir in the same way, These mu-
siclans can agree on something after
all.
The state herald., 1902-05-30

The decision OF the American Alkali
company TO reduce its capital stock
from s3o0oo,o00 to s3.000.00O seems to
be sensible move. There are other
corporations whose capital should be
divided by ten.
The state herald., 1902-05-30

A Chicago man lost $1,000 playing
the races on tips" that he received
from spirits. It's n wise spirit that
Knows just how the jockeying is to be
done.
The state herald., 1902-05-30

The new building Of the State In.
dustrlnl School FOR Girls. located ON the
Hchool farm southeast NJ Fort Logan,
II nctrly completed. II Inns cost $50.
pp nnd VIII comfortably house the
girls who nfe nov NJ the school. NJ
well NJ provide for the Increase to bc
expected with The growth OF the state.
The state herald., 1902-05-30

Herr Most caused a riot in New
York Sunday evening. As n public
nuisance Herr Most has already brok-
EN- all records, and there is no reason
to hope that he is anywhere near
through.
The state herald., 1902-05-30

A Kansas man has named his baby
daughter e. Pluribus Unum. He isn't
as crazy, however, as might at first be
supposed, She is his eleventh. and the
other ten are living.
The state herald., 1902-05-30
Greeley Factory Changes Hands.

Denver. May % a special dispatch
from Sell LAX" go, .a.s:
The cont ai,ug lntgtes, ... "a, ,.i,.
ley sugnr compnny's property. In
which several thousand dollars OF uinh
capital nrc Invested. win pass Into the
hands OF the sugar trust tomorrow,
following the example set with refer.
cncc TO the control of the Utah Sugar
Company. Tho annual meeting Of the
Greeley compnny's shareholders will
be held nj Denver tomorrow.
The state herald., 1902-05-30

The Citizens Union Of New York
has discovered that $4,000 worth OF
paving blocks was stolen from one OF
the atoreyardA. II Ia noted with salts
faction that the yard IL stlll left
The state herald., 1902-05-30

W. X. Vanderbilt. Jr.. has bought
the fastest automobile in the world.
Get out the bandages and keep the
surgical instruments handy.
The state herald., 1902-05-30

Paderewski the prince of pianists.
cleared sl25,000 in three months. AL.
most good days work for j. Pierpont
Morgan.
The state herald., 1902-05-30

Prince Henry seems to have carried
home with him from this country the
reprehensible practice OF riding his
bicycle on the sidewalk.
The state herald., 1902-05-30

Paderewsh wept when he started
Tor Europe last week. Perhaps he
was afraid that before he could come
back again Morgan would have II all.
The state herald., 1902-05-30

As summer advances there is the
usual revival Of interest in the prob
lem of getting into closer touch with
the north pole.
The state herald., 1902-05-30

BE virtuous and you will be veal
thy" says the venerable Russell Sage,
enjoying retrospect of his own
speckless career.
The state herald., 1902-05-30

Now it is Worcester man that is
at work on flying machine. The
aerial bacillus is getting in Its work
all around the country.
The state herald., 1902-05-30

Newspaper writer's are at last mai..
ing n concession TO ordinary readers
and talk about steerable balloons In.
stead of dirigible ones.
The state herald., 1902-05-30

Game Commissioner Harris office
pnssed all lis preceding records Inst
month ~ To tile amount nf money TAX.
IN IN from the sale ~ cunfsrntp,l
hides. heads, ctc. The total reached
Sb21 81.
The state herald., 1902-05-30

Baseball rules should be revised in
such way as to permit each captain
to give his legal counsel chair near
the umpire.
The state herald., 1902-05-30

Evidently the Russian peasants do
not consider 1t good fun to sit still and
starve to death.
The state herald., 1902-05-30

A new sleeping car is provided with
bath for each passenger, but the
use Of 1t is not compulsory.
The state herald., 1902-05-30

1t is understood that the hobo com
bine will not make any effort to op.
pose the formation of the soap trust.
The state herald., 1902-05-30

As the sultan of Turkey gets only
$30,00O000 a year it is no wonder that
he cannot pay his personal debts.
The state herald., 1902-05-30

The crew of the Chicago evidently
mean to live up to the name of their
ship.
The state herald., 1902-05-30

The name of the Austrian cruiser
Szigetvar and that of Capt Praprotnik
are almost equally formidable.
The state herald., 1902-05-30

Why not let William Waldorf Astor
step into the peerage? No man ever
paid dearer for a whistle.
The state herald., 1902-05-30

Indications are that IT, Paris were
France it would be cold day for the
latter.
The state herald., 1902-05-30

One COW in the trust is worth two
on the farm.
The state herald., 1902-05-30

Baltimore has mobbed an umpire
already. Who says interest in the
game is waning?
The state herald., 1902-05-30

Honor bright, wouldn't you be J.
Pierpont Morgan If you could?