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The Lamar register., 1903-11-04
Election Case Dismissed.

The action OF the Supreme Court of
the state On October 27th in the cases
entitled George L. Beach ct al, pc
titioners, against Charles A. Berdel.
respondent" rendered 1t impossible to
hold elections for county officials in
Adams and Arapahoe counties at the
election for Supreme Court justice on
November Sd.
At the last Republican county cleo
tion nominations were made for the
various county positions in Denver
county. These were certified to the
county clerk. and he refused to accept
them on the ground that no election
for this purpose was to be held this
year.
Under the law establishing Arapa-
hoe and Adams county 1t was provided
that all county officials should be ap-
pointed by the governor to hold until
the next general election. November
Sd would be the next general election,
the Republicans claimed. and that is
when they wanted to fill these posi-
tions.
The Democrats insisted that these
appointees were to hold over until the
next general election, at which these
Offices should be filed. which, they
claim, is next year. After the county
clerk refused to accept the nomina-
tions made by the Republicans, they
took the matter to the District Court
and asked for a mandamus compelling
him to prepare for an election and to
accept the nominations. The district
Judge dismissed the proceedings. and
the matter was taken to the Supreme
Court, which was asked to take imme-
diate Jurisdiction.
Only Justice Steele and Justice Cab
bert sat in the case. Justice Campbell
being out of the city. In writing the
opinion Justice Gabbert held that the
two members of the court to whom the
cause was submitted the other being
absenD are unable to agree upon the
proposition whether or not in the ex-
ercise of the discretion vested by law
Jurisdiction of this proceeding should
be assumed. For this reason it Is un-
necessary to determine the jurisdic-
tional question raised by the respond
ent. for the proceeding must be dis
missed without regard to what the law
may be on that proposition"
The Lamar register., 1903-11-04

Cheyenne. Wyo., Nov. Tom
Horns last appeal for his life was
made yesterday when his chief coun-
sci, Judge John w. Lacey and Judge
T. F. Burke filed with Governor Chat
terton large number of affidavits. to-
gether with a letter written by Horn
himself. and all of the testimony ad-
duced at the coronef's inquest. The
appeal is composed of fifty odd pages
OF typewriter matter. or a total of
about 10000 words. which. with the
testimony of the inquest, makes a doc
ument that will require half a day to.
read.
A decision cannot be reached before
the middle Or last of the week. as the
governor will be compelled to read
being big task, at best he will have
to work hard in order to arrive at a
decision inside of a week
Ollie Whitman of Iron Mountain
and Miss Gwendoline Irene kimmell,
the school teacher. who is now res
ident of Kansas City. probably make
the strongest afidavits in favor of
Horn, both alleging that Victor Miller
confessed to them that he killed Will
lie Nickel.
Whitman says that he met Victor
Miller at Moore's place shortly after
the murder, and that while there Vic
tor confessed that he killed the boy.
When asked why he did 1t he said that
his father asked him to do so.
Miss Kimmel. who makes two affi
davits. says that she is prepared to
come to The second trial and give tes
timony regarding the killing. In her
second affidavit she says that she over
heard James Miller, the father. and
The Lamar register., 1903-11-04
TOM HORNS STRONG APPEAL
TO GOVERNOR TO SAVE HIS LIFE

Victcr Miller. the son, discuss the muir
der on several occasions. She also
says Victor Miller confessed 10 hef
that he killed the boy.
James Martin. resident OF Albany
county, makes affidavit that Joe La
Fors confessed to him that while IN
vestigating the killing of Willie Nick
ell, he naFors) dug around so close
to James Miller and his boy that he
(Miller) paid him $500 to cease the
investigations. LaFors said that the
$500 was a part of 5000 which Miller
had received Martin also charges
that LaFors asked him to go In on the
deal to fasten the Nickel crime on
Tom Horn: that it would be an easy
thing to get Horn. while drinking. to
admit that he killed the boy. the
81 900 reward was to be divided be-
tween LaFors and Martin.
Many other affidavits of sensation
al character were submitted.
A decided sensation was created yes
terday afternoon when Joe LaFors, ex-
deputy United States marshal. who
trapped Tom Horn. Unexpectedly ap-
peared on the scene. He was sup
posed to be in South American hos
pital, suffering from fever. and he
certainly looks as if he had passed
through siege of illness. When in
formed of the accusations made by
some of the affiants in behalf of Horn
he was surprised and angry. He Will
present his side of the case to the
governor and will then go after Mar
tin and the others. who have charged
him with irregularities.
Prosecuting Attorney Stoll will also
meet the governor and present the case
for the state.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-04
Funeral of Mrs. sooth.Tueker.

New York. Nov. Funeral services
over the remains of Emma Booth
Tucker. consul of the Salvation Army
of America. were held this afternoon in
Carnegie hall.
The services, which were conducted
by Col. f. J. Higgins, chief secretary
of the Salvation Army in America,
were most impressive.
General Ballington Booth of the Vol
unteers of America. did not remain for
the memorial service. Herbert Booth
twice asked permission from Com
mander Booth-Tucker to speak, but
each time 1t was refused.
Commissioner Eva Booth was to
have spoken. but was too overcome by
grief to do SO. At the close of the
services. however. she rendered a
prayer. Cablegrams were received
from General William Booth and
Chief Bramwell Booth, of the interna-
tional headquarters in London.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-04
BUTTE MEDIATORS
FAIL COMPLETELY

Butte. Mont. Nov. 1.-The commit
tee on mediation, composed of J. j.
Hill, Gov. Toole and Senators Gibson
and Clark. acting at the request of the
chamber of commerce of Great Falls,
and with the consent of the representa-
tives of the United Copper Company
and the Amalgamated Copper Com
pany after a session lasting two days.
came to conclusion yesterday that 1t
could not find any solution of the Butte
shutdown situation.
The statement issued and signed by
the members of the committee says:
We, the undersigned members of
the mediation committee. entered upon
the magnitude and difficulty of our
task. Nevertheless. we have labored
assidiously to accomplish the purpose
of our appointment.
We have failed to obtain a stipula-
ton from the parties litisant which
will insure a resumption of work by
the Amalgamated Copper Company.
and have been unable to devise any
plan looking to that end which did not
involve the mutual consent of the par
ties interested.
I'VE regret this exceedingly and hope
some common ground may yet be
found by the parties themselves upon
which they can stand"
There is great disappointment at the
failure of the committee to come sto
some agreement with the parties in In
terest. 1t is hoped Governor Toole will
call an extraordinary session of the
legislature to relieve the situation.
Meanwhile. miners continue to leave
town in groups of ten to twenty. and
not few are enlisting in the army.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-04

The secretary of the interior has ap-
proved the indemnity school selections
of Colorado of 23.3S9 acres located in
the Pueblo land district.
w. w. Ferguson. curator of the war
relic room in the state house, has re-
ceived for exhibition purposes the uni
form worn by Capt. George b, Swarth-
out, who belonged to Company II.
Eighth Missouri volunteers. He was
killed on February IA. 1864. at the bat
tie of Fort Donnelson. The suit was
loaned to the museum by James II.
Swarthout, living at No. 1857 Clayton
street. Denver.
A right of way was granted October
22d to the new electric line that is to
run from Denver to Golden. by the
State Land Board. The right OF way
extends through a quarter section of
state land and the total amount of land
thus purchased from the state amount
ed to something over six acres. The
consideration was $50 an acre. Rep
resentation was made to the members
of the board that work on the new line
would begin at once and that the Dem
yer 4 Northwestern company, which
secured the right of way. would use all
due speed to get the road into opera
tion.
Secretary Williams of the Denver
Chamber of Commerce announces that
he will be glad to send TO Colorado
public school teachers such literature
on the state as the chamber is issuing
and which may be desired in teaching
the children. I'VE have" he said
condensed and published the United
States census report on Colorado which
deals with agriculture and irrigation;
we have also pamphlets. on the climate
the yearly outputs of the state of all
products of the soil and mines. PAM
phlets about Denver and the birdseye
views of this city showing also 100
miles of the mountain range. This pic
ture should be framed and hung in ev-
cry schoolroom In the state for the edi-
fication of the pupils"
The State Humane Society, through
Its assistant secretary. Oliver E. Tuft
has begun campaign against peddlers.
wholesalers and manufacturers of in
decent pictures. Mr.. Tuft went along
Seventeenth street and purchased or
saw a large number of those pictures
and he has the names of those people
who are handling them. He will bring
action against them. as the selling OF
these pictures is in direct violation of
the law. The pictures are on the re-
verse side of little mirrors and have
been widely circulated in Denver dur
ing the last week or ten days. These
have been found in the possession OF
children" said Mr.. Tuft. "and we pro-
pose to see that the circulation of
these pictures is stopped"
The survey of the Twin Lakes res
ervoir is being conducted by the state
engineers office. The lake is to be
| measured and to be marked of into
one foot contours. This is in accor-
dance with law passed by the last
Legislature providing that such reser-
voirs shall be so surveyed. The reser-
voir is one of the largest in the state
covering 200 acres. There are larger
reservoirs. that is reservoirs that con-
tain more water, but the area OF this
one is the Greatest in the state. The
results of the survey are looked for
ward t. with much interest by men in
terested in irrigation and the reser-
voir system of the state
The Lamar register., 1903-11-04

Cheyenne. Wyo., Nov. 1-Meagre re-
ports have been received here of a
fierce battle fought late yesterday after
noon on Lightning creek, near its juno
tion with the Cheyenne river. forty-five
miles north of Lusk. in eastern Wyo-
ming, between Sheriff w. II. Miller and
posse of six men from Weston county
and a band of Crow Indians under
Charles Carries Elk, en- route from the
Grow agency in Montana to the Sioux
agency at Pine Ridge.
Deputy Faulkenburg of New Castle
was killed, while Sheriff Miller and an
other deputy were wounded. the sheriff
dangerously.
Three Indians were killed and sever
al wounded.
The Indians had been killing game
and the sheriff and posse raided their
camp and arrested the squaws. The
bucks were absent, and the fight occur
red when the sheriffs posse overlook
them.
Governor Chatterton has troops
ready and will send them out. If neces-
sary. to capture the murderous band.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-04
Big Fire in the Vatican.

Rome. Nov. 2.-Fire broke out at half
past eight last night in that portion of
the vatican containing the hall of in
scriptions, where the pope gives his au-
diences and which is adjacent to the
famous Pinacoteca or gallery of pic
lures. The firemen of Rome were
called and at quarter past IL !he fire
was undeS control. No lives were lost.
The fire caused a greater sensation in
Rome than any other event since the
death of Pope Leo. The safety of the
pope was the first thought in every
ones mind, but this was soon assured
The Lamar register., 1903-11-04
s.oekman viii Run Market.

Denver, Nov. IA Florence dis
patch says that Friday was the begin
ming of meat war inaugurated by A.
r. Gumaer, who owns several thousand
head of cattle which he has at various
times tried to sell to butchers in Flor
ence and vicinity. He could not obtain
satisfactory prices. so he purchased the
X. C. market. where he announces he
will sell beef at a reduction of 40 per
cent. under prices charged by the
butchers. Mr.. Gumaer is president and
owner of the Florence Oil Company.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-04
COL ORADO STATE AFFAIRS AND
DOINGS AT THE CAPITAL CITY
Earmcrs Coming West.

The slump of the eastern stock mar
ket has caused rush of investors to
the West who are anxious to purchase
land So says C. E. Wantland, land
agent for the Union Pacific railroad. In
the past six weeks substantial people
mostly from Iowa Minnesota. Missouri
and Illinois. have purchased 100000
acres of land in eastern Colorado and
SO. 900 acres were sold during the pas;
week.
Eastern people, through the medium
of the Irrigation Congress and the ad-
dress of Commander Booth-Tucker OF
the Salvation Army before that body
are awakening tc the great possibilities
to be found in land Investments in the
West, says Mr.. Wantland. This.
combined with the advertising and the
bright reports of the Washington cor
respondents, has caused the rush, and
on every homeseeker's day fifty or six
ty people. either spectators. or people
who are buying for their own use.
come out from the East. One man
well known in the Chicago stock mar
ket bought, in company with others,
three townships in Kansas and Colo
RADIO.
Mr.. Wantland thinks that other re-
ligious organizations should follow in
the wake of the Salvation Army and
found colonies in the West. While the
Canadian government spends thous-
ands of dollars in getting out litera-
ture in regard to its vacant lands. the
United States does not even print q
map showing where the unsettled pot-
tions are. and for this reason thous-
ands of young Americans are going to
Canada and taking up land there. while
land every whit as good here is given
over to the wars of the cattlemen and
sheepmen instead of providing homes
for thousands OF families.-Denver Re-
publican.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-04
Murder at Sugar City.

Denver. Nov. IA Sugar City dis
patch says: AS the result of a fierce
factional fight among the Mexicans in
this city last night one man is dead and
another probably fatally wounded.
Guadaloupe Hermendez. 1t is alleged.
shot and killed NJ. Garcia, and Hermen-
dez in turn was stabbed four times by
other Mexicans. whose names cannot
be learned at this time.
The participants in last nights s
tragedy are members of a colony of
Mexicans numbering over 100. employ
ed by the National Sugar Manufacture
ing company here. AS near as can be
learned the killing last night is the re-
suit of feud of long standing between
the Mexicans from the old country and
those from New Mexico.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-04

new Pittsburg theater is to be
planned so that automobiles may drive
right up to the boxes. With some
plays this will be a distinct advantage
in giving sufferers a chance to get
away quickly.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-04

If Sir Thomas Lipton's proposal for
an ocean yacht race is to be carried
out next spring, the wireless tele-
graph people will have the chance OF
their lives to earn reputation and
dollar.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-04

when it comes to answering Mr..
Balfour's warm invitations to come
into the ministry and get into trouble
up to their eyebrows most of the lead
ing Conservatives have pressing en-
Eagements elsewhere.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-04

A New York woman who lost her
voice three years ago has had her
speech restored by the application of
electricity. Every effort was made TO
cure her, as she was not married.
Salt Lake Herald.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-04
Patti Reaches America.

New York. Nov. 1.-Adelina Patti.
the Baroness Cederstrom, accompanied
by her husband. landed late last night
from the Etruria. She had a very0
rough voyage. during which she was
thrown from her berth and sustained q
slight injury of the knee.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-04

There will always be a lot of con
scrvative, old-fashioned persons who
would rather wait for the milk train
than travel at the rate of two miles a
minute.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-04

Miss Jane Browley. aged 10, and
George Briston. aged 81, have been
welded in New Jersey. Perhaps 1t is
unnecessary to state that the groom is
worth 100000.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-04

OF course it will be interesting to
read what a grandson writes of his
grandfather, but for downright origin
ality and continuity of interest give
us a grandfather's remarks on the
life and deeds of his six-year grand
son.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-04

Lucille Mulhall. aged is, who roped
steer, threw him and tied him up in
forty-three seconds. ought to have no
particular trouble in lassoing a hus.
band.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-04

In one year more than 5000 books
have been stolen from the New York
Public Library. AS this is an increase
of some 1000 over the previous year.
shall we take it as an indication of the
growing yearning for knowledge on
the part of the American public?
The Lamar register., 1903-11-04

With our customary repugnance to
anything that savors of vulgar display
we play up" the tact that the ban
quet given in Boston to the English
artillerymen cost 100000.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-04

BY this time the president has the
White House furnace in operation and
Mrs. Roosevelt has looked in all the
closets to see what the moths have
been eating.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-04

Then. again, there's the octogena.
rian who got married and then dropped
dead. There doesn't seem to be any
safe rule after all. despite the frisky
talk of Senators Depew and Platt.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-04

There is nothing surprising in a
young woman's winning the prize as
the champion wielder of the lariat
Women are born adopts at "roping
In"
The Lamar register., 1903-11-04

Before travelling on that high-speed
railway in Berlin the passengers take
out big life insurance policies. And
yet we are called a swift and over.
strenuous people!
The Lamar register., 1903-11-04

An investigator with microscope
and a large stock OF patience has
found out that there are 200 kinds of
mosquitoes. Some men are never
happy except when they are digging
mp trouble for other people.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-04

King Edward has suddenly taken a
fit on to be more saving. Other Euro
pean royalty might well follow Ed
wards example.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-04

Do these people who talk of getting
to the north pole in automobiles ever
stop to think where they would be If
the gasoline tank should freeze up?
The Lamar register., 1903-11-04

George Vanderbilt has found it nee
essary to take refuge where the people
a.e used to baronial outfits and don't
mind them.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-04

The boarding house keepers will be
compelled to invent another excuse
for pie crust; it appo hrs that Swift
failed to corner lard.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-04

The war in the Balkans will now
have to wait for spring may
bring better counsels.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-04

Fortunately the Carroll college stu
dent who had his jaw broken at foot
ball is not member of the college de-
batting team.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-04

Despite reports Of prosperity many
persons throughout the country are so
poor they still play the piano by hand.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-04

England may not be drawn into the
trouble between Russia and Japan, but
the English alphabet will suffer ter
ribly.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-04

The baldheadcd man takes no stock
In the scientific ultimatum that the
housefy has but six feet and one
tongue.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-04

The city of Windsor. Canada, closes
fits police station at night; refuta-
ton of the familiar phrase that evil
loves darkness rather than light.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-04

Americans use 100000, 900 safety
pins annually. yet there is many gap
twixt the waist and the skirt.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-04

The, congressional directory may
now place both Of the New York sena-
tors in the paired" column.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-04

When girl walks backward with
dress on hind part before in Brooklyn
they call 1t an initiation ceremony.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-04

It is denied that King Peter of Ser
via is prisoner under his OWE horse
hair sofa.
The Lamar register., 1903-11-04

Capt. Kidd. had he lived a little
later. might have been a financier in
stead of a pirate.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-06-04
MORGAN ABALANCE-WHEEL
Light on the Individuality of the
Giant Financier.

Last year, after the contest for the
control of the Northern Pacific railroad
had eliminated in an earth rake shock
of panic and ruin, Mr. Morgan was
authorized to select Individually a new
board of directors for the company says
s F. Meffett in February Success. In
the late arthracite strike John Mitchell,
president of the United Nine Workers,
offered TO submit the dispute TO arbitra-
tors named by MI Morgan, notwith-
standing his identihcation with the
cause of capital in the controversy: and,
finally, when it became evident that the
strike had to be ended Mr.. Morgan, al
though holding no position that could
give him an official standing in the
matter. went over the heads of the cor
poration presidents Who were nominal
Iy in control and settled the dispute by
direct negotiations with the president of
the United States as between ruler and
ruler Nj Morgan is more than q man;
he IS an institution. He is d national
balance wheel
The American people like strong,
nasterful man and so. while colossal
Congregations Of wealth are little loved.
the organizer who has done more than
any one else 10 create them is not I'M
popular. The average American feels
towards j. Fierpont Morgan somewhat
as the average Freedman felt toward
Napoleon. He may be 2 tyrant at home,
but he has led the national forces 10