The Lamar register., 1903-05-13
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Washington, d. c., May 9-Inspector
General S. c. Mills, who was detailed
by the secretary of war to investigate
the alleged interview with Gen. Frank
d. Baldwin, published in the Denver
Post April 18th, and in the Denver
News April 14th, to-day submitted his
report, which is endorsed by Secre-
tary Root.
In the report. which is comprehen-
sive, General Mills states that Walter
Hurt, a reporter for the Post, testified
under oath that he interviewed Gen
eral Baldwin In the Albany hotel lobby
about $50 a. m. April 18th. The tes-
timony of Lieut. II. A. Drum, Manager
Tanning, Head Porter Frye and Din
Ing Room Man Schultze of the Albany
hotel, agrees that General Baldwin and
Lieutenant Drum, shortly after a. M
came to breakfast and left the hotel
for army headquarters. reaching there,
according to the testimony of head
quarters clerks, before $3.50 a. m. Es-
tablished facts show that there was no
interview by General Baldwin with
any one at the time claimed by Hurt
The afternoon of April 18th General
Baldwin was interviewed by Mr.. AL
drich of the Republican and Mr.. Her
rick of the News and stated that Fill
pinos would make excellent soldiers
under proper training. Summing up
the newspaper quotations of General
Baldwin in the interview the night of
April 18th. the two April 18th and
one April 14th, he spoke highly of the
Filipinos. These interviews are all
we'll established and the reporters still
retain their notes.
On the other hand, there is an al
legged interview the morning of April
18th, which Reporter Hurt states he
had, but which neither General Bald
win nor Lieutenant Drum remembers.
and which none of the hotel people
saw.
After full examination. General
Mills states that he is convinced that
no such interview as described by Hurt
took place, and that the interview is
a fake pure and simple. He added:
1.-THE Denver Post is sensational pa
per, said to be given to scare heads.
red type full page charges one day and
obscure. small paragraphs of denial
later on.
"As to the\ article in the News of
April 14th, I am convinced it was not
the result of an interview with General
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Collapse of Denver Building.
Denver, May 9.-One woman is
! dead, a man is missing and probably
dead, and several persons were in
iured as a result of the collapse of
the building at Nos, 15l012-14 Lari-
mer street, a little before O'Clock
last night. Firemen and policemen
dug in the ruins all night, as several
persons were not accounted for and 1t
was feared had gone down with the
building.
Michaelson Brothers occupied the
| ground floor of the building with a
| large stock of furnishing goods.
| Above were rooms. in many of which
was valuable furniture and other per-
sonal property. All will be total
loss. The financial loss is estimated
| at 100000.
The building was undergoing repairs
which contemplated alterations to the
| front. For this reason the front was
| temporarily supported by heavy tim
bers. 1t is supposed that the cause of
| the collapse was the pushing over OF
| the old walls by the heavy supports.
| The contractor and others had said
| that the work was being properly done
| and the building perfectly safe.
Following are the dead and injured: :
MRS. THOMAS M'KERNAN, died
at Emergency hospital from injuries.
George Hayes. iron moulder, recent
| ly from Pueblo; body thought to be
| in ruins.
E. +. Doan of Florence. oil man.
compound fracture of right leg and
scalp wounds; will recover.
'TbomaS McKerpan iron mOulder,
| living in the upper story; scalp
| wounds and bruises; not serious.
George Heberlin, oil man, scalp
wounds and bruises; not serious.
s. M. Sorenson, clerk in store, cuts
on hands and head and bruises; not
| serious.