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The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-02-10
House Bills introduced February I'd

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Forty-seven new bills were intro
duced in the House February End.
among which are the following:
II. B. 1872, Morgan-To secure liens
to laborers. working for operators,
railroads and corporations.
H. B. 1876. Dolph-To prevent county
officers from dealing in county war
rants at less than par
House Bills 209. 210, 211 212. McKin-
zie-For protection of children and an
imals; to compel support of wives and
children; to compel support of par
ents. to regulate employment of wom-
en- and children.
II. B. 219. Belford-To amend stat
utes relating to rights of illegitimate
offspring.
II. B. 221. Pace-To provide for de-
struction of prairie dogs.
II. B. 223. Meserve-To repeal act
creating board of control for state ca
nal No. l.
II. b. 225, Warner-To establish fish
hatcheries in Estes park.
II. b. 226. Lyttle-To provide for
state fish hatcheries in Rio Blanco
county.
II. B. 229. Aitken-To pay emergency
certificates of 1S9S1900. amounting to
$500 900.
II. b. 233, Paul-To amend irrigation
laws. and divide state into irrigation
districts and allow said districts to is
sue bonds for the building of irrigation
canals.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-02-10
GIANT MUSHROOMS.
In England They Grow Almost As
Large as Umbrellas.

The statement in yesterdays Ex-
press that great quantities of mush-
rooms are being found in the rural
districts around Colchester has
brought in several letters from other
parts of the country. says the London
Express. All our correspondents state
that they are enjoying the delights OF
mushroom picking, and one of them
adds that this is the best tonic for
the season. Two correspondents have
found mushrooms which they consider
to be of unusual size. What Is an un-
usual size for a mushroom is very
much discussed m3tter, but we give
our correspondents the credit of their
finds.
"Paterfamilias" writes from High
Wycombe to this effect:
III ne day before yesterday / was out
in the fields With my two children. 1t
was the sort of day to which we have
got accustomed to now-when rain is
regarded as probable every other min
ute. l mention this to explain what
follows. My children had gone on
ahead of me when l was struck by
their attitude. l could not see exactly
what they We're doing, as l am short
sighted, but they We're coming toward
me with something over their heads.
IL tuTueu Out 10 Dt IL very ldTSe lnusH-
room, and they were pretending that
it was a fairy's umbrella. l had no
measure with me, and before we got
home the mushroom had been Clipped
a good deal, owing to the children let
ting it fall but l feel sure that it was
at least ten or twelve inches in diam
eter. This surely constitutes a rec
ord"
But the supposed record is soon
beaten. Our other correspondent has
found n bigger mushroom. Writing
from North Lent, he says:
Il was looking for mushrooms yes
terday morning, when | came across a
patch of the biggest l have ever seen,
all together in n field. They all
seemed to run from ten inches to
foot across, ana after looking about
for some time L found one that
eciipsed ali the others III size. took
1t home carefully and had it measured.
1t was just under thirteen inches
across, but was only three inches in
the stem. My wife and made a good
meal off it,
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-02-10
Senate Eiqht-Hour Bill.

The following is the text of the
eight-hour bill as amended by the SEN
ate in committee of the whole and rec
commended for passage:
IS. B. No. /. by Moore-A bill for an
act to regulate the hours of employ
ment in underground mines and work
ings. smelters. chlorination or cyanide
or reduction works and blast furnaces,
and to provide penalties for the viola
tion thereof. Be it enacted by the Cen
eral Assembly of Colorado:
Section. l. The period of employ
ment in underground mines and work
ings, smelters, chlorination or cyanide
ore reduction works and blast furnaces
shall not exceed eight hours in any
twenty-four hours, except in cases of
emergency, where life or property is in
imminent danger, and employment in
said works is hereby declared to be in
furious to health and dangerous to life
and limb.
Sec 2 Any person or persons, firm.
partnership, company or corpora
ton violating any of the provisions of
section one of this act shall be deemed
guilty of a misdemeanor. and upon
conviction thereof shall be fined in a
sum or not less than $150nor more than
$3.50, or be imprisoned in the county
jail for not more than ninety days or
by both such fine and Imprisonment.
Every days violation shall constitute
separate offense.
Sec. 3. Justices of the peace shall
have jurisdiction of any offense under
this act, subject to the right of appeal.
as provided for in cases of assault and
battery"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-02-10

Senate Bills introduced February I'd.
Forty-four new bills were introduced
in the Senate on the End inst, among
which are the following:
s. B. 153, Ballinger-Regulatin the
employment of women and children in
mines, smelters, etc.
S. B. 1856, Ballinger-To compel the
support of parents by persons charge
able therefor.
S. B. 157. Ballinger-To compel the
support of wives and children by per-
sons chargeable therefor.
S. B. 164, Jefferson-Relating to the
operations of building and loan asso-
Citations.
S. B. 167, Lewiston the establish
ment of system of travelling libraries
and making an appropriation.
S. B. 16S. Lewis-Creating a civil
service commission for the state of
Colorado.
S. b. 40. Moore-Regulating build
ing and loan associations, savings
banks and all other institutions doing
business on the cooperative plan.
S. B. 173, Rush-Concerning chattel
mortgages; provides for extending
chattel mortgages given for purchase
price of articles.
S. B. III. Rush-Regulating the state
and protects forests on public lands.
S. b. ITS, Rush-Amending the game
laws, making sheriffs and deputies
wardens.
S. B. -179, Rush-Malicious mischief;
gives justice jurisdiction under $50
damages.
S. b. 1S1. Rush-Amending statute
making assault to commit rape punish
able as if rape had been commit
ted
s, B. 1872. Rush-Concerning taking
of indecent liberties with children.
S. B. 1S6, Ward-Amending the laws
concerning brands of live stock: trans
ferring records of secretary of state to
stock inspection board.
S. b. 1877, West-Concernins auto
mobiles; requiring registration and
fixing fee; regulating speed and max
ing it misdemeanor' to exceed a Ger
tain rate of speed or fail to give warn
ing of approach.
S. b. 1913, Buckley-State wagon road
in San Miguel county.
S. B. 1914, Drake-Relating to the
sale of liquor; making it unlawful to
sell liquor within mile of any town
limits without license from the town.
S. B. 1876. Drake-Amending the Am
mons railway fencing bill. and making
it a little more stringent than it now
is.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-02-10
A Flying Boat.

Gustav Koch of Berlin proposes to
construct a boat which will be able to
fly. The experiment. he says. will be
conducted on water, by means OF
which the danger of cross-country trial
trips would be avoided. He recently
showed to the German Society of
Aerial Navigation his invention. which
consists OF low, fiat and light motor
boat floating on the surface of the
water 1t has adjustable steering ap
paratus and horizontal sails.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-02-10

The publication of the fact. on
authority that President Schwab's
salary is exactly 100000 a year
rould have economical a great deal
Of envy and heartburning II it had
been made sooner.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-02-10

The decision of the courts concern
ing the Missouri mule having passed
into history. it is up to the judiciary
of Georgia to define the legal status
Of the celebrated razorback hog of
that state
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-02-10

The startling news comes from Con-
stantinople that the sultan has broken
. treaty. AS he never did anything Of
this sort before the situation is con-
sidered critical.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-02-10

Marconi admits that wireless tel
egraphy was discovered fifty years
ago. All the credit he claims is that
he made the old thing work.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-02-10

Saxony clergymen have stricken the
name of Princess Louise. who eloped,
from the public prayers. If she ever
has needed spiritual aid, now is the
time.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-02-10

Undoubtedly ]. Pierpont Morgan
vas pleased to ascertain from news
papers that he had made s42. 200 900
IN the last year.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-02-10

When last heard from the sultan OF
Morocco was behind potato bin in
the cellar. hoping for the best, but
declining to bet on himself.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-02-10

Venezuela is having some new bat
deships constructed in the United
States. In the interest of harmony
and peace it is to be hoped that the
builders will exact payment in ad-
vance.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-02-10
Forestry in Saxony.

saxony has one of the best regulat-
ed systems of forestry in the world.
the net profits from the forests
amounting annually to over 81, 900 900.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-02-10

It won't be a very efficient war
measure hereafter to cut the cables If
Narconi's little scheme works out all
right
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-02-10
of
Chasn1S

The Grand Canyon of Arizona,
The great round world has moth.
ing like 1t. Comfortably reached
by rail on the way to California
any day in the year. Excellent
hotel and safe trails.
Titan of Chasms" pamphlet
mailed free-or send soc for
beautiful Grand Canyon book
with illuminated cover. contain
Ing special articles by noted
travellers, authors and scientists.
Address ]. P. HALL, General
Agent, Atchison, Topeka & San
Ia Fe Railway, Denver.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-02-10

Three representatives Of Russian
literature are struggling for the man
tie of Tolstoi. and it is big enough to
cover all of them.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-02-10

The American invasion of Europe
has reached the bath tub stage. Wen
soon have that benighted land civiliz.
I'd II we keep at it.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-02-10

New York is building the tallest ho-
81 in the world. If 1t should ever
topple over it could be converted into
Q tunnel.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-02-10

Kentucky goes from one extreme to
another. Just at present she is com
planning of too much water.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-02-10

All OF the good indians do not die
young. Chief Isparacher of the Creeks
attained the age of 80 years before
leaving for the happy hunting
grounds.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-02-10

tho tender age of three, Mrs. Linus
Ackerman of Bloomfield, N. j.. il
again indulging at ninety-seven. Here
Is = record interval between whoops.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-02-10

American husbands may be just too
sweet for anything, but as they have
no titles they will not do for some OF
the girls with lots of money.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-02-10

Baseball has become a continuous
exhibition. In the summer it is played
BY the players, and in the winter by
the magnates.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-02-10

Barnum's midget, Gen. Peanuts" is
dead. The loss will be keenly felt
and sincerely mourned in the gallery.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-02-10

St Louis and Minneapolis are ex-
changing courtesies on the Doodle
question. with Gaston-Alphonse ref.
srence to Philadelphia.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-02-10

have caught crab rather early in the
race
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-02-10

A scandal is stirring the ranks OF
che 400" in Vienna. 1t seems to In
volve a millionaire nobleman and all
= the female members of tho circle.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-02-10

Castro announces that Venezuela g
honor is safe. This will be good news
Cor her creditors.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-02-10

The Chicago Open Board expects to
do an extensive grain trading business
sven II it does not have any grain to
trade with.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-02-10

A writer in the Atlantic Monthly
rsiterates the statement that uncook.
cd milk Is an unsafe food, and yet
calves generally thrive on 1t.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-02-10

A Washington scientist refers to
death as the "biotic crisis" On the
lsst day. will he have faith to say.
~oh. biotic crisis! Where is thy
stingf"
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-02-10

The navy department wants 5000
western boys for new ships. After
this 1t will be hard for the able-bodied
western boy to furnish q good excuse
Tor not being a zero.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-02-10

Il II easy enough to increase tho
army but hard to get recruits for the
navy. The young Americans would
s.fhef light Irdians than 90 to sea.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-02-10

The new fad of chiseling portraits
on tombstones will at least have ten
Asnoy to terrify grave robbers.
The Elk Mountain pilot., 1903-02-10

Some women suggest halos and
some aloes.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-14
DlTCHED NEAR ALTON
c., ID. & @. PASSENGER TRAIN
WRECKED BY SPREADING RAILS.
Engineer Horn Killed, Two Mail
Clerks, Conductor, Baggage
master and Others Injured.

ST. LOUIS. Mo-. Jan. 13.-The st. Paul
passenger train on the Chicago, Burlington
& Quincy road, due here at 800 p. m, and
running fifty miles an hour to make up
lost time, was wrecked this evening by
spreading rails five miles northeast of
Alton. ILL.,, killing the engineer and injuring
six persons. The engine was overturned
the baggage, mail, express and passenger
cars, four In all, were thrown on their sides
and the Pullman sleeper and remaining
coach left the rails, but remained upright
The Dead
ENGINEER FRANK HORN. Boards
town, Ill.
The Injured
G. L. MITCHELL. mail clerk, Rock
Island, ILL.,, leg crushed.
E. w. EBERY, mail clerk, Winchester,
ILL.,. leg crushed.
CHARLES POLLARD, baggagemaster,
Rock Island, head cut.
A. HI. POLLARD. conductor, Rock Island,
bruised.
JOHN FRANCIS. Chicago, student West
ern Military Academy badly cut.
L. c. THORNTON. Alton. leg injured.
body bruised.
The fireman jumped and escaped Con-
ductor Pollard despite his injuries, ran
two miles to Woods Station and tele-
graphed for relief train. This was speed
lily sent from Alton and the passengers
were brought on to st. Louis.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-14

with James L. Forkner, j. ]. Netterville
and George Lilly. all of Anderson. visited
the office of Assistant Secretary Taylor, Of
the Treasury Department, this aft
ernoon and talked TO him in the
interests of the site he finally Sc
Iected. They brought with them a
large volume Of documents in the shape Of
letters from different business and pro-
fessional interests of Anderson recon-
mending that the Jackson and Eleventh
street sites be purchased. The committee
announced that the property could be
bought for $4,000. but informed Mr.. Tay-
lor that the government could have 1t for
$4,000. Mr. Taylor decided TO accept the
proposition. The lot Is 144xl44 feet in size.
Anderson this entire piece of ground was
not for sale IL Is understood that. al
though the home of Governor Durbin Is
near this site, the Governor favored an
other location farther north. Assistant
Secretary Taylor received letter from the
Governor, offering the site he favored for
$1,000, which was 5000 less than the orig
inal price fixed. IL is not understood that
Governor Durbin was especially opposed to
the Eleventh-street site.
Ii was announced at the Treasury De-
partment to-day that il probably will be six
months before the government begins
breaking ground for the construction of
any of these buildings. Nothing will be
done until titles to the properties have
been vested in the government. Then
sketch plans drawn In accordance with de-
signs furnished at the Office OF the super
visinE architect must be submitted to q
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-14

to-day, and in all probability it will be
adopted, as it was in the Senate. by the
unanimous vote of the representatives
Representative Cantwell. of Hartford City,
will probably be a member of the House
committee.
Senator Albert d. Ogborn, of New Castle,
introduced the resolution providing for the
appointment of the joint commission by the
Lieutenant Governor and the speaker The
full text of the resolution is.
Whereas, There exists in Indiana to-day
great suffering and distress among the peo-
pie because of their inability to obtain a
sufficient supply of COAL and
Whereas, The Hon. Winfield T Durubin.
Governor of Indiana, several DAYS since in
augurated a movement looking to the re-
lief of the intolerable conditions prevailing
In this State with reference to the coal sup
ply; and.
Whereas. The situation is greatly COM
plicated by reason of the contradictory
statements made by coal operators. trans
portation companies and coal dealers: and
Whereas. Indiana contains vast and we'll
developed coal fields and extensive trans
portation facilities; and.
Whereas. All the power of the State of
Indiana should be used to relieve the people
from their suffering and distress: there
fore,
BE II resolved by the Senate of Indiana
the House of Representatives concurring.
That a committee consisting of three SEN
ators, TO be appointed by the Lieutenant
Governor, and three representatives to be
appointed by the speaker of the House. be
named to act In conjunction with the Cow
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-14

Franklin. coffee mill; Joseph Riester. New
town, blower pipe for grain separators; !;
Oscar H Schildback, South Bend, motor
vehicle: William c. Sharp and ]. c. Sharp,
Winamac. roofing shngle: Jacob H. Snow,
indianapolis, feed trough for animals; FL
mer g. Tufts, Aurora, shipping crate
Senator Fairbanks was a visitor at the
White House this morning and had long
talk with the President in regard to i'm
Representative Cromer to-day recon-
mended TO the President that John W. Hill
be appointed postmaster at Redkey. Ind.
to succeed DR.. b. j. Clevenger, who has
had the office one term.
Representative Brick will have confer
ence with the secretary of war in regard
to the bill he introduced looking TO the es-
tablishment of target ranges in the differ
ent congressional districts of Indiana.
Rural Free Delivery Service has been
established in Indiana commencing Feb. 2
as follows:
Madison county-Anderson, six carriers.
Length of route 146 miles: population
served. 2S6O: number of houses on routes,
494. Postoffices at Perkinsville and Leisure
to be discontinued Perkinsville to be
made a rural postal station of Anderson
Postoffice. Mail for Perkinsville to Ander-
son. Mall for Leisure to Eiwood. Indiana.
CONTINUES ON PAGE s. Col. A.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-14
MORE COAL CONFISCATED
SEIZED BY THE MUNICIPAL AU-
TA0RITIES OF BELLEVUE, O.
Eight Carloads of Anthracite I'm
lOadeA by the Mayor and Others,
and Sold at $S = Ton.

BELLEVUE, o., Jan. 13-The fuel situa-
tion in Bellevue to-day reached an acute
stage and a conference of the mayor
councimen and coal dealers was held. 1t
was learned that there were eight cars of
anthracite coal in the local yards of the
Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad and IL
was decided to confiscate the coal. The fire
bell was rung and the mayor and council
men, followed by a small army of citizens
armed with shovels, marched to the rail-
way yards and unloaded the cars in record
breaking time. The mayor issued orders
with the village seal and the coal was dis
tributed to citizens through the local deal
at the rate of IS a ton. A further
search was made and several cars of soft
coal were found and unloaded in a like
manner. About every wagon in town was
pressed into service and the work of de-
livering the coal was kept up until mid
night
During the raid there were many pitiabIe
scenes of poor men and women pleading
for some of the coal, and the work of car
rying it away in various kinds of recep-
tacles followed
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-14

Cabinet board consisting of the secretary
of the treasury, the secretary of the in
terror and the postmaster general. When
these sketch plans are approved the proper
working drawings will be made, on which
bids will be secured after notice is given
to contractors. At the present the govern
ment has thirty-three public buildings in
course of erection and 137 buildings on
which active operations have not yet been
commenced.
Proceeding on the theory that "If you
want thing done the best way is to do
1t yourself" the secretary of war, figura-
lively speaking. took off his coat this aft
ernoon and went to work on the Indianap
oils military site question. For an hour
or more he and Adjutant General Corbin
wrestled with the voluminous pile of doc
uments on file in the War Department re-
lating to the proposed military post. AT
the end of that time Secretary Root re-
marked to General Corbin: I'm tired; let's
quit and go home" and rolled up the pa
pers.
'The secretary wants to talk with Sen
ator Fairbanks and Representative Over
street about this matter h ore il is de-
cided finally." General CorBin remarked
this evening. Tonight Senator Fairbanks
said he expected to see the secretary of
war tomorrow. The head officers at the
War Department are not seriously consid-
ering the warning they received from an
Indianapolis physician who objects to one
of the sites under consideration, although
they have detailed an army surgeon to go
to indianapolis and investigate. General
Corbin intimated this evening that was
only being done to satisfy the indianapolis
doctors.
Indianians were granted patents to-day
as follows: Elan NJ. Denny and ]. S. Max
well. Greencastle. steel railway tie; George
M. Franton, Pendleton, catch pulley for
curtain cord; Winfield o. Cunckel, Terre
Haute. traction railway; Adam S. Hor-
lecher, Indianapolis, fringing machine;
Jesse E. Jones, West Middletown, rail
joint; Thomas NJ. Mckee Greenfield ad-
Unstable chair; Perry Misner, /. p. Hooten
and F. P. Tompkins, Indianapolis, display
stand Joseph 3. Monroe and w. E. Lee
Sheibyville railway signal; Walter Pearcy
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-01-14
PRICE OF ANTHRACITE.


NEW YORK. Jan. 13.-Mayor Low and
representatives Of the coal-carrying roads
held a conference to-day TO discuss the
coal situation in Greater New York The
railroad presidents present were George F.
Baer OF the Reading: r. ID. Underwood
of the Erie; Fowler, of the Ontario & West
ern. and Thomas. of the Lehigh Valley
John T. Markle represented the indie
pendent operators. President Baer read a
statement describing the position of the
coal roads. He maintained that the roads
were doing all possible TO relieve the situa-
tion. The situation was full of difieuIttes
and the failure of miners TO work during
the holidays had reduced the output. and
the price had been unduly advanced by the
smaller companies and individual operators
Continuing Mr. Baer said
THE difficulty In keeping down the
price OF anthracite coal is that the coal
OF many of the operators is sold at the
highest price that can be obtained I'm the
market. In the present time of scarcity
they have sold their coal at prices from
s. TO s. per ton higher than that at which
the Philadelphia & Reading Coal and Iron
Company and the Lehigh a Wilkesbarre
Coal Company sell their coal. The price
at which coal is sold by the operators to
the larger companies Is based on the Z. o.
b. market price. New York harbor Some
of the operators who have made these con-
tracts have complained that they did not
get as high prices for their coal as the
operators who have no contracts and who
sell their coal themselves. They pointed
20 the fact that many of the operators
have SOLD their coal at IS o. SO per ton.
whereas the circular price OF the larger
companies T. O. b., New York. is only IS
per ton. Litigation was threatened The
coal companies having these contracts were
compelled to meet this contingency Should
the courts decide that s.. the price at which
we sold the coal purchased from the in
ofviduai operators. was not the market
price. but that the market price was the
highest price at which coal was sold In
New York then there was a possibility of
eur having 70 Day from - to 81 per ton