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The Lamar register., 1903-11-18
INSANE MAN VISITS
GOVERNORS OFFICE

Denver. Noy. 15.-Insane. evidently.
from the study of labor problems.
John Otto yesterday afternoon sough.
the Office of Governor James H. PEG
body. armed with a miners candlestick
more than a foot in length and ground
to a razor edge. This visit followed a
long series of letters with which Otto
has besieged the governor since Octo-
ber 18th So incoherent were the let
tiers, that the Pinkertons were given
charge of the case and had been shad-
owing the man for weeks. His latest
letter to the governor. received Friday.
gave rise to suspicious that he would
try to see the governor and noisi5'y
attempt to do him personal injury.
hence arrangements were made for his
reception and arrest. The letter said
that he would visit the state house at
3 o'clock yesterday.
Governor Peabody was not in town.
having gone to attend the football game
at Golden, but in his chair sat Deputy
Sheriff Leonard De Lue. with Under
Sheriff Felix O'Neill and Assistant Su-
perintendent E. E. Prettyman of the
Pinkerton agency near at hand.
According to arrangement. Otto was
admitted to the governors private of
flee with letter for the governor. AS
he extended the letter 10 Governor
De Lue that official snapped pair of
handouts upon his wrists and he was
a prisoner. A search revealed the dan
gerous-looking candlestick but no other
weapon.
The man confessed that he had
served time for making similar visit
to Governor George .Pardee of Califor-
mia at the state house in Sacramento a
little more than year ago. He said
he was detained seven months in hos
pital at Eureka. From his incoherent
words and strange actions it is believed
that he is mentally unbalanced on the
question of labor problems.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-18
PENSIONERS WARNED.
Should Not Pay Money to Pretended
Pension officers.


For the protection of pensioners aac
pension seekers, Pension Commission
er E. F. Ware has issued the following
notice:
"All persons employed by the Blu
reau of Pensions are paid for their
services by the government OF the
United States. and are not entitled to
collect any money from any individual
for performing their official duties.
ANY person who pretends to be an
officer of the bureau. and demands
compensation for his alleged services
In that behalf. is an imposter.. and
should be turned over to an officer OF
the law.
THE object of this circular is to pro-
tect all persons having business with
the bureau against the swindling
schemes of unprincipled imposters.
who falsely claim to be officers OF the
government, having power to grant
pensions, arrears and increase, and
who collect money from their victims.
"Genunie special examiners do not
demand or receive any money.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-18

Washington, d. c.. Nov. l4.-For
yeveral weeks President Roosevelt has
had in preparation his annual message
to Congress. to be presented at the
opening of the regular session the first
Monday of December. That part OF
the message in which the President
discussed the negotiations between the
United States and the government of
Colombia for an Isthmian canal treaty
1t is said was completed about two
weeks ago. Events which have oc-
CURED on the Isthmus and in this
country since that time have made II
necessary for the President to re-write
that part OF the message touching the
canal negotiations.
In the opening sentence of his dis
cussion of the negotiations with Colon
bia, the President said:
81 regret the report that. contrary to
all expectations, the gS'ernment of the
republic of Colombia refused to ratify
the treaty for building a canal across
the Isthmus OF Panama.
High authorities on international
law hold that the canal can be dug as
an incident to exercising the power to
prevent the obstruction of traffic across
the Isthmus-"
Referring further along to the terri
tory bisected by the canal. the Presi-
dent wrote:
"On the one hand. the United States
desires to safeguard with scrupulous.
care the interest and ehe honor of such
country or countries. On the other
hand in my Judgment. it is time to de-
clare that the beginning of the canal
can not be much longer delayed. This
nation does not desire to be unreas-
enable or impatient, but it cannot and
The Lamar register., 1903-11-18
somereet Miners Walk Gut.

Denver. Nov. 15.-A Republican
special from Delta last night says:
All the largest coal mines tributary
to Delta closed to-day. The Somerset
miners held meeting last night at
which they had small majority in
favor OF remaining at work. but at the
meeting held this morning 1t was de-
cided to go out. The miners also de-
cided to go out. The miners have no
grievance. but are going out in obedi-
ence to orders from the union.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-18
PRESIDENT MEANT TO DEAL
VIGOROUSLY WITH COLOMBIA

will not permit any body of men per-
manently to obstruct one OF the great
world highways of traffic. and refusal
to permit the building OF the canal
amounts to such obstruction OF course
to insist upon unreasonable terms Is
equivalent to a refusal.
Adyerting to that phrase of the
Spooner law which says that the Pres
ident shall have reasonable time to de-
termine as between the Panama and
Nicaragua routes, the President wrote;
Reasonable time. in the case OF such
an enterprise as this. an enterprise
which mas been thought of for nearly
four centuries. which has been planned
in detail and worked at for half cen
tury. and which when completed will
endure for ages and will change the
geography of hemisphere and the
trade routes of the world, must. OF
course. mean whatever time is neces-
sary and to convince ourselves that the
course we are following Is wise and
proper.
1T seems evident that in matter
such as this we should finally decide
which is the best route, and II the ad-
yantages of this route over any other
possible route are sufficiently marked.
we ihould then give notice that we can
no longer submit TO trifling or insincere
dealing on the part of those whom the
accident of position has placed In the
temporary control of the ground which
the route must pass; that If they Will
come to agreement with lis in straight
forward fashion we shall in return act
not only with justice but with gener-
osity: and that II they fail to come to
such agreement with us, we must forth
with take the matter into our own
hands"
The Lamar register., 1903-11-18
Colombia Peace Commission.

9Bogota, Nov. 15.-Generals Reyes.
Holguin and Ospiaa left here yester-
day for Panama on a diplomatic mis-
sion with, full powers to offer the 18th
mians satisfactory treaty and such
other concs ssions as may bring the
It is expected that amicn Bile arrange
ments will be made and such are
heartily desired here. News from the
State Department at Washington is
anxiously awaited.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-18

Senator Clark of Wyoming has in
troduced bill Gppropriating s25,000 to
establish a fish culture station on the
Black fork of Green river, Wyoming.
Senator Clapp of Minnesota intro
duced bill to refer to the United
States Court of Claims for adjudication
the claim of the Shoshone Indians to
title to all of the Wind river reserva-
ton. Wyoming.
Senator Teller has introduced a bill
providing that the state of Colorado
shall receive twenty five per cent.
of The amount of all sales
of mineral lands in the state.
not in excess of $4,000 annually.
for the benefit of the School of Mines
at Golden. Also bill to extend to set
tiers on the former Ute reservation the
benefits of the free homes act, permit
ting requirement of lands on the re-
serve under homestead regulations re-
gardless OF the treaty with the Indians.
Representative Lacey. chairman of
the House public lands committee. has
stated that he will oppose efforts which
may be made to repeal public land
laws The present laws. he said are
adequate to preserve the public domain
and he has no sympathy with the sud-
den claImor which has arisen in some
quarters for repeal and modification of
land laws He will oppose the meas
ure introduced by Senator Hansbrough
to repeal the timber and stone act and
amend the desert land act. if it reaches
the House.
Senator Teller gave notice in exec
utive session of the Senate that before
action is taken on the nomination of
Brigadier General Leonard Wood to be
major general, he desired to make GER
tain inquiries as to the new nominees
military record. The nomination. with
a number of other army appointments,
was referred to the Senate committee
on military affairs. 1t has been stated
that the promotion of General Wood
will he opposed. and II protest is now
to be made, opportunity will be given
fer an investigation by the committee.
The Senate. was in executive session
half an hour
The Lamar register., 1903-11-18
New ENGLAND Wage Reduction.

Boston. Nov. 15.-The general re-
duction of ten per cent. in wages OF
$4,000 textile operatives in Fall River,
announced on Wednesday was met
yesterday by the other cotton manu-
faoturers of southern New England:
Wages in his section next month Will
then be on footing with those paid
prior to April l, 1902. A cut-down in
Lowell Lawrence and the mill towns
of Maine and New Hampshire is not
expected at this time, as mills in the
northern section aid not make an
advance last year. The reduction
will affect $1,000 operatives.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-18
Army and Militia Statistics.

The annual report of Acting Adju-
tant General Hall of the army deals
with every phase of the militi aestab-
lishment. The actual strength of the
army October 10. 1903. was 1851 of
ficers and 55.5Oe enlisted men. There
were lost to the army during the year
ended June 80. 1903, 29,219 men as
follows:
One hundred ard thirty-eight officers
died, of whom twenty-five were killed
in action or died of wounds or disease;
2S.141 enlisted men, of whom S37
were killed in action or died of wounds
or disease. the remainder represent
ing men discharged for expiration of
terms of service, for disability by sen
tence of court-martial. desertions and
retirements; forty-two officers re-
signed and seventy-one retired: 5,O34
enlisted men deserted and 2O3 retired.
Attention is directed TO the work of
the military attaches abroad, which
the report states has been very sat
isfactory and proves the wisdom OF Sc
lecting officers peculiarly adapted to
this delicate semi-diplomatic work.
which secures to the army the most
recent and authe ntic information at a
minimum cost
over one-half of the report is de-
voted to the militia, and it gives a
detailed account of the workings of
the act to promote the efficiency of the
militia passed at the last session of
Congress. Inspections of the several
militia organizations, the report says.
were begun April %. 1908. and COM
pleted about the first of July. The
total number of the organized militia.
including officers of every rank and
grade, was ascertained to be 1852.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-18
New Bills in the Senate.

Public bills have been introduced in
the Senate as follows:
BY Senator Burton. to establish a
service pension and give to each man
who served for ninety days in the
army or navy OF the United States
during the Civil War a monthly pen
sion of not less than s12.
BY Senator Lodge, to place hides on
the free list.
BY Senator Stewart. to provide for
the repayment of unexpended money
deposited for plating mining claims
BY Senators Dubois and Mitchell
providing for the election Of United
States Senators by direct vote of the
people.
BY Senator Gamble. for the adjudi-
cation of Indian depredations claims.
BY Senator Mitchell. extending the
right of suffrage to women.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-18
emDeror William Recovering.

Berlin. Nov. ia bulletin issued
to-day from the new palace at Pots
dam regarding the condition of EN-
peror William says the wound is near
ly healed and that the Emperor has
been permitted to whisper freely since
yesterday. The next bulletin Will be
issued Tuesday.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-18

According to the Mississippi Valley
Medical associations estimate the
last Fourth of Juiy celebration cost
the nation 400 lives. The American
public can now defy the world to pro-
duce another nauon which pays such
a price for its patriotism"
The Lamar register., 1903-11-18
1elluride Needs No Troops.

Denver, Noy 15.-Assistant Attor-
ney General Melville returned to Den
vtr yesterday from his trip Of sinves-
tigation through the Telluride district.
In the afternoon. he is said. to have
reported to Governor Peabody that
there was not the slightest need OF
troops there.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-18

Mr.. Jones of Washington has in
troduced bill providing 2 subsistence
allowance of $3.50 annually for rural
free delivery carriers.
The statement of the gross postal
receipts at fifty of the largest post
Offices for October. 1908, compared with
October. 1902, shows aggregate receipts
of s5.96O.3lO, q net increase of almost
seven per cent.
Representative Mondell has intro
duced a bill providing for the trans
fer of the administration of forest re-
serves from the Department of the IN
terror and the Agricultural Department.
The Legislation provided by the bill
was recommended at last session of
Congress by President Roosevelt and
Secretary Hitchcock and this year by
Land Commissioner richards.
There are 1888 members in the new
house of representatives which has just
assembled. Two hundred and five of
these are Republicans. OF the ninety
senators. fifty-seven are Republicans
The twelve new senators have already
been initiated as there was an extra
ses Son of the Senate Immediately fol-
lowing the last regular session. In the
house. however, there are 11S members
who have yet to learn the ropes. Very
few of these men will cut much figure
in legislative matters for some time to
come. but the Record will undoubtedly
carry lis maiden speeches before next
spring
The Lamar register., 1903-11-18
Yellow Fever Bulletin.

Laredo. Texas. Nov 15.-The Of
fetal yellow fever bulletin issued to-
night shows new cases %, deaths 2:
total number of cases to date SSs;
total deaths to. date. s4. -
The fever have been almost entirely
stamped out in Nuevo Laredo.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-18

DR. Greth of San Francisco says that
there are three kinds of flying ma
chimes, so called. Popular observa-
tion has discovered only two-those
that will fly little and those that
won't fly at all.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-18

Now that Santos Dumont has had
the pleasure of taking up two charm
ing American girls as companions in
his airship. Prof Langley must
realize more bitterly than ever how
much he has missed.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-18

London has produced the custom of
pelting the newly couple with
rose leaves instead of rice. Poetic, of
course, but rose leaves are not so easy
TO get as rice, and rice is easier to
sweep up.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-18

An effort is to be made to put 4
stop TO swearing among the sailors in
the navy. Their profanity has been
noticeably worse since their allowance
of grog was shut OF.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-18
The salvation Army is reported in.

The Salvation Army is reported in
yading the mountains of East Tennes-
see. This, we believe. is the locality
which has been described by Bob
Taylor as reaching so close to the
skies that one can stand on the
mountain tops and tickle the toes Of
the angels. 1t ought to be conselial
spot for the Salvationists.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-18

Lord Chief Justice Alverstone will
probably have more peace of mind if
he skips his Canadian exchanges and
reads only American papers for a
while.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-18

If smitten upon the right cheek" :"
said the philosopher, "one SHOULD turn
the left, but it is safer to wait until
after you have knocked the man down
before doing it,"
The Lamar register., 1903-11-18

Life in Servia is very cheap. Tho
highest sum paid 20 any of the assas-
sins of King Alexander and Queen
Draga was only $4,000.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-18

A man who wants to buy human
bodies is offering So each for them.
The departed may have to form
trust TO get the price up to what they
are worth.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-18

They want more women at Seattle,
wash, where a good many men who
would be willing to get married can't
find wives. Let the Massachusetts
school ma ans take the hint now or
else forever hereafter hold their peace
The Lamar register., 1903-11-18

A Paris statistician has figured out
that the Car of Russia receives as
"wages" $S1 a mir ute. But it is prob
ably worth that to put in twenty-four
hours a day side-stepping nih.lfsts.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-18

Sir Thomas Upton got back to Lon
don Just in time to give the Canadian
commissioners few sorely-needed
lessons in the art of losing grace
fully.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-18

Nobody seems to have taken the
trouble to ask the people of Man
churia what their personal prefer
ences in the matter are.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-18

Now that Jim JefTries has taken to
smoking cigarettes any one. of course.
can see his finish
The Lamar register., 1903-11-18

The cruiser Variag of the Russian
navy, like some others of the best
warships of both nations. were built
in the United States, and yet it can
not be said that Uncle Sam doesn't
care who in the world makes war so
long as he can make the battleships
The Lamar register., 1903-11-18

Would a poem by Rudyard Kipling
on the Alaska boundary decision
soothe Canadian feeling or arouse still
greater irritation?
The Lamar register., 1903-11-18

Colombia has a deficit of 3O.00O,O00
pesos, Colombian money. That must
be almost as much as 80 cents in real
money.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-18

T.. l.. Wentz. a Philadelphia mil
Iionaire. has disappeared. and now
his friends are asking whence Wentz
wat.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-18

Many a girl thinks she would like
to be man. but, on further consider
alton. decides that she would prefer
TO be a mans.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-18

Popocatapetl is for sale for $1,000
600. Mt. Pelee could probably be
bought for less.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-18

Canada should stop making faces
and try to find how old Ann is. She
will soon forget the Alaskan boundary.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-18

A man always tells his second
sweetheart that he only thought he
loved the other girl. anyway.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-18

Paw. what is political mlch'ne? ?'
ANY slot machine. Tommy; they're All
under the protection of The poliI!clans."
The Lamar register., 1903-11-18

By the way. did you collect posters
a few years ago? Where is your col
lection now?
The Lamar register., 1903-11-18

No one should expect King Peter to
pay old debts when his life insurance
premiums are so high.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-18

And you permitted that strange man
to kiss you," No, mamma. he didn't
give me time
The Lamar register., 1903-11-18

It's bad luck to break a mirror, If it
happens to be plate glass one worth
$50.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-18

The poor peacemaker is more often
cussed than blessed.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-18

Mark Twain has sailed for Italy.
May heaven guard this innocent
abroadi
The Lamar register., 1903-11-18

Mos y Gil? We don't know what
1t means, but 1t looks as though he
was.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-18

Our lady of the SHOWS" has been
getting pretty hot under her snowy
collar.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-18

Defiance Starch Is put up 16 ounces
in a package. 10 cents. One-third
more starch for the same money.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-18

It's good thing for some people that
the necessities of life do not include
brains.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-18

Beer makes some men fat and others
lean-against something.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-18
A,k You Druggist for AIIen'. Foot.Eass.

Ask You Druggist for Allen's foot.ease.
"I tried ALIENS FOOT-EASE recently,
and have Just bought another supply. lt
has cured my corns, and the hot, burning
and itching sensation in my feet which was
almost unbearable. and would not be with
out it now.-Mrs w. J. Walker Camden.
N. j." Sold by all Druggists, 25c.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-18

There is no need for the owner Of
Dan Patch to be late at his meals.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-18

Try me Just once and I am sure
to come again. Defiance Starch.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-18
FREE MEDICAL ADVICE TO
WOMEN.

Don't hesitate to write to Mrs.
Pinkham. She will understand
your case perfectly, and will treat
you with kindness. Her advice
Is free, and the address is Lynn.
Mass. No woman ever regretted
having written her, and she has
helped thousands.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-18

for dinner.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-18

Smoke Ba.ter's "Builhead'' s-eent cigar.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-18

sam Marshall. Jr., ran aIter tne sup
posed burglar and shot him three
times, intiicting dangerous wounds.
The unfortunate victim of his own
joke may possibly recover.
1t is proposed that the hotel men.
dealers in realty. owners OF mountain
resorts. the railroads and the chambers
of commerce in the state combine and
give Colorado climate, scenic attrac-
tions and resources of mineral and
agriculture the best advertising at the
Worlds Fair that the money raised for
that purpose can procure. A meeting
for this purpose is being arranged, to
be held in Denver next month.
Art. Doyle, a one-legged cowboy from
Catskill New Mexico, won the south
ern Colorado championship in a two
and a half mile relay race at the fair
grounds in Pueblo November Sth. max
ing the run in five minutes and ten sec
onds Doyle made his changes without
crutch or cane. The southern Colorado
belt for the champion broncho busting
was won by o. l.. Grimsley. who won
the championship at GIenwood Springs
on October 1917. The trophy was a
$500 belt donated by r. T. Frasier.
The trustees of the State School of
Mines have purchased apparatus for
testing cement. so that hereafter the
Colorado product can have the benefit
of official tests by the faculty experts.
Under Professor Fleck the school has
also undertaken the official analysis
of water for municipalities.
Two adroit canvassers have been
swindling business men in the East by
soliciting and collecting money in ad-
vance for bogus sheet, "The West. "
purporting to be published by the Den
yer & Rio Grande Railroad Company.
The railroad has become aware of the
scheme through letters of the victims.
Evening journal., 1903-01-05
NuoaErs oE NEws

The total coinage at American mints
during 1902 was S7s.4s5,si5
The conversions Of the Army War
College, at Washington, d. c., viii be
laid February %.
The Pennsylvania Steel Company
announces that they will erect - coke
ovens at Lebanon, Pa, to supply their
furnaces.
In a wreck on the Southern Rail
way. near Birmingham, Ala. Saturday
night. the engineer was killed and n
passengers injured.
Five masked men dynamlted the
safe n the First National Bank ai
Abingdon, r.. early Saturday r-orni1a
snd stole $500. Two we're errTtcd
Evening journal., 1903-01-05
CROWN PRINCESS
MAY Be FORGIVEN
Family of the Prince May
Persuade the Eloper to
Return

Vienna Jan. 5.-Reports have been
received here from sources closely
connected with the court Of Saxony
Of a possible reconciliation between
the crown princess of Saxony and her
husband. The family OF the crown
prince are especially concerned with
the future of the princess unborn
child, desiring its birth to occur under
conditions permitting of proper identi-
fication, and to prevent possible sub
stitution, which it is supposed the
princess might attempt If the crown
princes family attempted to claim the
child. The crown prince is reported
as even now unwilling to abandon
the belief that the unborn child may
be his own.
While King George angrily insists
that his sons faithless wife be cast
adrift, it is understood that the crown
prince places no obstacles in the way
Of a reconciliation should his wife be
willing to come back. It is naturally
to be understood, according TO report,
that it is impossible to permit the
princess to return to Saxony and be-
come queen, but the suggestion is
made that she reside in retirement
near the frontier, where she could see
her children occasionally. Il is be-
lieved that the princess might be in
duced to accept the foregoing propos-
ais on account Of her love for her
children.