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Gilpin observer., 1902-12-25

Scranton, Pa, Dec. 20.-Non-union
men, some of their relatives and 9TH
ers to the number of thirty appeared
before the anthracite coal strike COM
mission yesterday and told their sto-
ries of alleged boycotts, intimidations,
dynamiting and violence in various
forms during the strike. Each witness
called was a sufferer in one form or
another at the hands, they alleged, OF
union men.
Four witnesses said attempts were
made to blow up their houses, one
house was badly damaged, many of the
witnesses were threatened with bodily
harm, several were beaten, one was
shot in the leg and everyone stoned.
boycotted or hanged in effigy. One
school teacher testified to having lost
his position because his father did not
strike One man was asked to resign
from Catholic temperance society
and another witness was expelled from
a local lodge of the Ancient Order of
Hibernians, after a membership of
twenty-six or twenty-eight years, be-
cause he was classed as unfair.
Joseph H. Dugan, the man who was
requested to give up his membership
in the temperance society, remained al
Gilpin observer., 1902-12-25
GERMANY AND ENGL LAND MAY
ARBITRATE WITH VENEZUELA

safeguarding the interests Of the pow
ers concerned.
The powers concerned will deal sole
ly with the United States in the matter
Of arbitration. The government of
Venezuela will not be consulted in any
form, not even as to the terms on
which arbitration might be acceptable
to the powers.
The forms and conditions to be OBJ
served in any settlement by arbitra-
tion are still the subject of an extern
sive exchange of views between the
powers and the United States, prior
to the embodiment of the several re-
plies in one harmonious instrument.
Until this is elaborated no definite ar
rangement is possible.
Washington, Dec 20.-The status Of
the Venezuelan arbitration proposition,
on which everyone waits, is that, with
Willingness to accept such solution
in principle, not one of the allies is
ready to submit unreservedly to arbi-
tration; in each case there were reser-
vations or conditions insisted upon.
Great Britain is favorable to arbitra-
tion with proper safeguards; Germany
accepts arbitration in principle, but
finds a multitude of small adjustments
to be made before entering into the
agreement. Italy, as the junior part
ner of the allies, declares that she is
favorable to arbitration, but will be
bound probably by the action of the
senior parties.
Gilpin observer., 1902-12-25
Victory for Woman suffrage.

Concord. N. H., Dec. 20.-The cause
of woman's suffrage won a distinct
victory yesterday when on the final
vote on amendments to the constitu-
tion the convention appointed to re-
wise the constitution adopted an
amendment giving full voting rights
to all women. The vote was most de-
cisive. All that is needed now is pop
ular approval at the next election. or
the other amendments, the most i'm
portant are those that provide for the
prohibition Of trusts; for n tax on in
heritances and franchises, for an edu.
cational qualification of the suffrage,
20 strike the word protestant" from
the bill of rights. to place representa-
ton in the Legislature upon new ba-
sis.
Amendments were defeated to pro-
hibit free passes. to establish the ini-
tiative and the referendum and to pro-
vide for the appointment instead Of the
election Of county solicitors.
Gilpin observer., 1902-12-25

Berlin, Dec. 20.-The answer Of Ger
many to the arbitration proposal, in
behalf of Venezuela, received through
the United States government. is its
acceptance. The delivery Of this reply
to the United States for. transmission
to Minister Bowen Is delayed for a day
or two for tactical reasons, probably
through the expectation that another
solution may be found, possibly by
President Castro yielding.
Four days ago the German govern
ment was in favor of rejecting arbitra-
ton, and that is understood here to
have been the temper of the British
foreign Office. While it is impossible
to trace the steps that led to reversal
of this view. it appears that the state
Of public opinion in the United States,
SO far as Germany is concerned, pro-
duced revision of the first idea.
The foreign Office has no information
to the effect that President Castro has
bestowed on Minister Bowen full pow
er to represent Venezuela in the set
tlement of the existing difficulties, but
such step toward a solution would be
received with pleasure.
London. Dec. 20.-Great Britain has
sent reply to the United States in re-
gard to the suggestion that the Vene-
Zuelan question should b submitted
to arbitration. The tenor Of the reply,
1t is expected here, will tend to bring
about some arrangement for a salts
factory solution, while thoroughly
Gilpin observer., 1902-12-25
Union Pacific Employees Retired.

Omaha. Dec. 20.-The pension sys-
tem Of the Union Pacific, which be-
comes operative January LIST. bids fair
to cause a complete renovation of tho
list Of passenger and freight men
throughout the country, as well as to
relegate q large number OF old dm0
employees of the headquarters and the
shops to the pension list. To-day .
partial list of those who will be -
tired was given out at headquarters
here.
Among them are George Ady Qf
Denver, j. d. Tenbroeck, travAifng
passenger agent. Albany, New Yurks
II. Tenbroeck. general agent, Boston:
]. b. Reese. travelling passenger agsut,
Kansas City, and d. w. Hitchcoc1k,
general agent passenger departmgnt
San Francisco. These men have ~
been with the company for more than
twenty years and have grown gray IN
its service.
The list Ia not yet completed a11
many more we'll known railroad pcop0o
in AL parts of the country will be ~
tired. The movement hns given grenk
satisfaction among other ouploye9 -
the retirements win ca0oo pBoms<tun.
all along the line
Gilpin observer., 1902-12-25
STOCKnEN MEET
NEXT FEBRUARY

Denver Dec 2O.-The Denver Fat
Stock and Feeder Show will be held
at the stockyards next February 23d,
cath and 25th, and will be followed by
the convention of the Colorado Cattle
and Horse Growers Association Feb
ruary 26th, 9th and 2Sth, and this in
turn by the convention of the Ameri-
can Cattle Growers Association, which
will occupy the next three days
In conjunction with these three
events, important to cattlemen, will be
the formal opening of the new pack
ing house, which will be put into .op-
Grafton January 1st.
A special meeting Of the various
committees for the Fat Stock Show
was held in the Adams hotel last
night. Secretary F. P. Johnson re-
ported that everything looked toward
q big exhibit at the show. About 100
carloads of cattle for show are in sight
at present, and in all probability an
other 100 carloads will be offered for
exhibition. 1t was decided to set Feb
ruary 10th as the latest date at which
cattle can be entered for the contests.
| The prizes are to be distributed
among these six classes: Fat beef,
feeder beef, sheep and lambs, hogs.
! pure bred. and dressed cattle. There
viii be three judges for each class.
chosen by a committee composed of
j. E. Painter, H. H. Robinson and Ed
Green.
Colorado delegates to the National
Live Stock convention, to be held In
Kansas City next month, will wear as
badges small checks with straps such
rs are used to label grips and trunks.
On one side they will read I'm no
hog. but I'm going to the Denver Fat
Stock Show, February 23. "a. 25.
1903" The other side will bear SIM
ply the word Colorado" Fifteen hun
dred Of these badges have been or
dered.
Gilpin observer., 1902-12-25
COAL OPERATORS WITNESSES
WERE VICTIMS OF THE BOYCOTT

work doing repair work and acting as
a watchman. He wept while on the
witness stand as he told of how they
ordered him to leave after many years
of pleasant social relations with its
members.
James Mitchell was the man who
was expelled from the Hibernian socie-
ty. He said he worked during the
strike as repair man and did not con-
slider it rpfair because he did not mine
any coal. He had been a member OF
the society twenty-six or twenty-eight
years and at a meeting one night dur
ing the strike the question OF his un-
fairness came up and the members
present unanimously voted to expel
him. He had been paying dues all
these years and was in good standing.
and further added that he was now
glad he was out of it.
All the other witnesses testified to
having been hanged In effigy one or
more times, that grocers, butchers.
milkmen and icemen refused to servo
them because they were afraid their
business would be boycotted and that
they were severely beaten and socially
ostracized.
The commission will adjourn for the
| holidays.
Gilpin observer., 1902-12-25
CHEROKEE BILL
CAPTURED AT LAST

Denver, Dec. 2O.-A Las Animas
special to the Republican last night
says:
Cherokee Bill, the Carlton postoffice
robber, was captured yesterday on
Cat creek, near the head of Clay
creek, about fifty miles southeast of
here, after a hot chase, by Henry Bal
ley. James Bailey and William Nc
Afee. The only shots fired were by
Henry Bailey. and while the outlaw
was not hit, they had the effect of
making him throw up his hands.
News was brought to Las Animas
Wednesday morning that Bill had
stopped at the Purvis sheep camp, on
Caddoa creek. the night before. Sher-
iff Dean deputized James Bailey to go
after him. Bailey, accompanied by his
brother Henry and McAfee, took up
the trail from the Purvis camp
Wednesday afternoon, followed it that
night and nearly all day Thursday.
They came in sight of Cherokee Bill
on Cat creek, and Immediately gave
chase. AS the posse was closing in
Bill discovered them and started his
horse on the run to escape. For a
time the race was killing one.
Henry Bailey's horse was the fastest
one IN tQe DuuCn anu NE gradually
overhauled Bill until he got within
seventy yards.
No attention was paid to Bailey's
repeated demands to stop and Henry
then jumped to the ground and began
shooting at Bill, who, realizing that
the bullets were coming too fast and
close for comfort, stopped and held up
his hands.
AS soon as Bill was disarmed he be-
gan begging for morphine and whisky,
but his captors were unable to furnish
him with either.
The Bailey boys reached town this
afternoon leaving McAfee in charge of
the prisoner. whom they say is in the
hills south of town and will be deliv-
cred when the rewards are paid. The
Bailey boys refuse to turn the pris-
oner over to Sheriff Dean and have
written the Prowers county authori-
ties to come and get him and bring
the reward.
Gilpin observer., 1902-12-25
A Hog Trough.

A good recipe" for the construc-
tion of a hog trough is offered by G.
II. Moore of Kansas City, who writes
as follows:
Take a board one inch thick, eigh-
teen or twenty inches wide, bevel the
edges an angle of fifty degrees, and
side pieces on beveled edge should be
six inches wide, allowing one inch to
project below lower edge of board that
forms bottom of trough. Place board
twelve inches wide in center. raising
the board two inches from bottom, and
every eight inches put in partition.
mailing secure to board in center and
side pieces of the trough. This makes
a trough the hogs can not get into
and every hog must eat in his own
department. On the top or board in
center you can build hopper where
shelled corn can be put, leaving the
space below large enough for the corn
to pass through to the trough below.
III cover is placed on this hopper II
will keep out all kinds of stock from
eating the feed in the hopper, also
storm and dirt. This trough has many
advantages over any others I have
seen or known, and | will mention a
few of these. Being made of inch
lumber. 1t is light and convenient and
"a sixteen-foot trough weighs only
about forty or fifty pounds, and forty
eight hogs can all feed at the same
time at this kind of a trough. AS the
hog can not get his feet in this trough,
little or no mud or filth is carried into
the feed. and the partitions keep the
hog in his own department. This is
the ideal hog trough for the farmer,
as 1t Is money saver and certainly
an agreeable surprise to the hog.
Gilpin observer., 1902-12-25

Deputy Consul Hanover has sent to
the State Department from Frankfort
a copy of an official order issued by
the government Of Saxony instrpcting
the municipal executive and police ati-
thorities of the kingdom to allow the
sales Of dried fruit which does not. con-
tain over .125 per cent. sulphuric acid
acid and not to proceed against or pun
ish the first infractions Of dealers SELL
ing fruit which contains higher per-
centage when circumstances warrant
the belief that they acted In good faith.
This order is based on finding Of the
State Medical Board Of Saxony, which
holds that sulphuric acid IL not to be
considered In all cases a. detrimental
to health.
Gilpin observer., 1902-12-25

increased and civilization advanced by
such legislation. majority of your
committee believe that this measure.
which has received from the committee
such serious and careful consideration,
Is not radical. but conservative, and.
therefore. recommend It's passage"
Representative Fowler. chairman OF
the House committee on backing and
currency, introduced bill which was
drawn by him in accordance with the
views OF the Republican members ex-
pressed at recent conferences, and
which will be urged instead of the cur
rency bill reported to the House at the
last session. The bill provides: THAT
any national bank may. with the ap-
proval Of the comptroller OF the cur
rency, take out for issue and circula-
ton an amount of national bank notes
not exceeding twenty-five per cent. Of
its paid-up and unimpaired capital.
without depositing United States bonds
with the United States Treasury in the
manner provided by existing laws"
The bank Is required to deposit bonds
or gold coin equal to Ave per cent. of
the notes taken out. A tax of one
quarter Of 1 cent Is to be paid ON the
first days of January and July of each
year in gold on the average amount Of
such notes In circulation during the
preceding six months, which tax. to-
gether with tho fve per cent. deposit
ed. shall constitute q guarantee fund
The bill provides that these notes shall
be lien on the banks issuing them.
Provision II made for the redemption
ri he notes and the prof. TN Of the
Tn,'t>d States In case 'faiis.
Gilpin observer., 1902-12-25

The civil service commission will
hold examinations January 9th at
Salt Lake. Ogden, Cheyenne. Boise
and Denver for position of medical
clerk in the Pension Bureau. Twenty
five clerks possessing a knowledge of
medicine are to be appointed.
The Supreme Court of Georgia. in
the case Of the prosecution of Chris
ton Scientist for refusing to employ
a regular physician for his sick child.
has decided that failure to give medi-
cine to children when i'll is not vio-
lation of the laws of the state.
General Miles, accompanied by his
aides, will arrive in Berlin via the ST.
berian railroad January 18th. He
was presented to Emperor William at
the Berlin maneuvers in 1897, and will
probably be received again II the EN-
peror is In the city when the general
arrives.
The Supreme Court OF Missouri mas
reversed the verdict of the st. Louis
Circuit Court that found guilty Emil
A. Meysenburg, charged with bribery.
and remanded the case for re-trial.
Meysenburg member of the city
council, was charged with accepting
money from Charles H. Turner, pres
ident of the Suburban Railway Com
pany, through Philip Stock. the leg
islative agent" at time when his
vote was desired to aid the passage
Of the Suburban bill through the coun-
Gil. Meysenburg admitted receiving
the money, but contended that 1t was
In payment for stock In an electrical
company bought by Turner In sup.
port of his contention. Meysenburg
showed that he had voted against the
Suburban bill on it, passage.
The Butte inter mountain., 1902-06-05
COL, BILL BRILL DOESN'T
MISS MUCH IN TOWN
City Editor Of St. Paul News Demon
strates That Boys VIII Be Boys
When They Come to Butte.

Col. Bill Brill, city editor of the St.
Paul News, caught bad cold six weeks
ago; caught case of pneumonia and,
finding himself catcher of any old
thing. decided to catch train for Hunt
ers Hot Springs, Mont He hasn't done
anything since except boost for the Butte
team at the ball grounds. He came over
from the springs with Proprietor J. L.
Mccormick and, with his running mate,
DR.. A. w. Miller Coroner of Ramsey
county, St. Paul. owned not only the new
baseball grounds but all of Butte 1s
well.
Colonel Brill was told by his friend,
Mccormick, that he should have been here
in ISo6-then the town was good. Colonel
Brill replied that he wanted to see it
as it is now. He saw it and today LETT
OH the noon train for the springs.
Colonel Brill is of the opinion that
II Butte was different in 1896 from its
present condition he would not have cared
to be here. His parting statement was that
he was in two places at once-in Butte
and homcsck.
The Butte inter mountain., 1902-06-05

utes west Ieo5I feet; thence north a3
degrees 80 minutes west 537.7 feet thence
north 90 degrees o6 minutes east I2os.I
feet; thence south ~ degrees 80 minutes
east s87.7 feet to the place OF beginning
containing an area OF 1910 acres of
which 6,os acres are in conflict with Sur
vey Nos. 1892 and 3s72, not claimed
leaving o.2I acres claimed by the above
named applicants, Of which 400 acres are
in conflict with Survey No. 5IsI, inclu-
siyc OF o.o3 acres in conflict with Survey
No. $3.50.
The location of this claim is of record
in the recorders Office OF Silver Bow
county, state of Montana, in Book %"
of Lode Locations, page 80.
The adjoining claims to these premises
are: Survey No. srsI, Bordeaux Lode,
and Survey No. 34so, Lulu B Lode, on
the north, Survey No. I4I3, Manzevillc
Lode, Lot 378 on the east. and Survey
No. 33o2, Terrace Lode and Survey No.
3s7a, Rival Lode, on the south.
Any and all persons claiming adversely
any portion of said Frenchman No.
Lode Mining claim, or surface ground, are
required to file their adverse claims with
the register of the United States Land
Office at Helena, Montana, during the
sixty days period of publication thereof,
The Butte inter mountain., 1902-06-05
WOES OF NEWSBOYS
OF BUTTE'S STREETS

"Not on yer life Pay me dat 40 cents
you owe me-"
That was the sharp remark of a news
boy at Main street and Broadway to a
man who asked for a paper on credit.
The man went on without the paper.
"Do you get stuck ofteni" asked a man
who had overheard the boys remark.
"Sure ting" replied the lad 'Deres
many man in Butte dat thinks it's right
to stick lis kids. Dey links, | guess, dat
we git dc papes fer notin' and don't have
ter pay.
"Say, it's a wonder de stories desc fell
lers puts up. One amt no work and de
odder has not'in but big bill and anodder
amt no change and anodder is in rush.
Dey hands it out to us kids dat way an
we stands fer it, De fust ting a kid
knows he got bunch of money comm to
him. It's notin' but comm too.
"Dcre's some Of us kids wot shuts down
on desc cheap bilkers. I'm one Of dem.
Dat feller wot sprung de touch fer pa
per on me jest now owes me 40 cents.
He don't git no paper until he antes.
Seer"
1t is rather remarkable that men will
defraud newsboy or will stand him
off, for paper, but hundreds of them do
it in Butte. Many men say ''Tll pay you
later" and never do.
Another way in which the newsboys
The Butte inter mountain., 1902-06-05
Y. M. C. A. ERECTs Bull. DING
Proposed Structure to Be Its Local Home
and Cost 100000.

Nothing less than the erection Of a
Y. NJ. c. A. building will satisfy the
enthusiastic y. NJ. c. A. people of Butte
and there is nothing. small in the estimate
for the building, either. 1t is to cost $780,
900 will be four-story building and
will have large gymnasium 6ox7o; an
assembly hall, parlors and reading room,
bowling alleys and six rooms for the
association night schools, which will be
a feature of the new undertaking.
II is understood that the association
will incorporate at once and will engage
an experienced and competent man as
general secretary to devote his entire
time to the development of the enter
prise.
II has been decided, however to raise
$4,000 first, for the support of the as
sociation during the coming year, the
amount to include the salary of the new
secretary.
At an early date the association will
enter upon movement to secure pledges
for the amount required and to take meas
ures for increasing the membership to
I,2oo, which the promoters believe is
not too large a membership for Butte.
The Butte inter mountain., 1902-06-05

lose money is from the regular customers
that is, from those who secure a paper
every morning or evening on their way TO
and from work. as the case may be. And
the excuses offered by these fellows are
numerous. The mo change" game is
worked and even after putting off the
newsboy on such plea, the man with no
change will say "Well, just give me a
paper tonight and III see you later and
the chances are that he doesn't. or, at
least does not let the little merchant OH
the corner know If he does.
Another plea worked to beat the news
boy is 'l'm out of work now, but let me
have paper and when | get work again
I'll pay you. You just keep track of this" :"
And the newsboy does, for all the good
it does him. He will regularly supply his
idle customer and wait patiently for his
pay. Though his poor paying patron will
have money for other things, even though
not working. he has no pennies for the
newsboy. Finally he becomes ashamed
of himself and goes another way TO avoid
the newsboy, and even when he does get
work he forgets to pay for his papers.
But the boy gets little credit himself in
buying his papers, unless he is broke
And the newsboy is the most honorable
of merchants. 1t is very seldom he does
not pay for his papers. Out of his first
earnings he saves money enough to pay
for his stock in trade.
The Butte inter mountain., 1902-06-05
HURDY GURDY SALOONS I
SHOCK BILLINGS PEOPLE
Drink Shops Must Run in Magic City
Without Musical Accom-
paniment.

eve have decided in Billings that there
isn't anything in the old adage about
music having charms to soothe the saw
today. "Were called savages by jealous
people in Billings and we balk on music.
I'm the saloons of Billings piano play
crs and musicians have worked away from
early morning The music has not been
appreciated. In fact, it is maintained that
it has been the main cause for visitors in
Billings to assert that the town hasn't
thrown off its frontier clothes. 1t has
been pointed out that in well-rcgulatcd
towns, with culture and Woman's club,
that music in saloons is not proper.
II don't know whether it is because Of
these seeds of discomfort that have been
sown or If the people are becoming more
and more choice, but it is certainty that
the music is an abomination and curse
to the people.
Tuesday night the city council passed
an ordinance forbidding music in saloons.
The overworked piano is getting rest,
covered with sheet and with the dust
settling upon it. The violin, too Is rest
ing on the piano and all is peace and
quiet, musically speaking.
This ordinance also covers the phono-
graph That abomination of the devil
has also been put on the blacklist and it,
too, is getting a rest
There is a belief in Billings that with
the passing of the music and the phono-
graph that visitors will see that we are
doing our best to become town of re-
hncment"