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Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1903-05-01

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+. Il. BLAUvELr, secy.

REBEkAH I.ODGE,I.O.O.r.. MEETS
second and fourth THURSDAY EVENINGS
OF each month at the I. o. q. 4. hall
Mrs. Sarah Roberts. N. c.: Mrs. Sar.
ali Critics, V. G.; Mrs. A. j. Wertz.
Sec-y.; Mrs. J N Shirley, Treas.
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HOPE LODGE NO. 8, DEGREE
OF Honor, meets first and third
Wednesdays in A. o. u. w. hall. Mrs.
Sarah Critics. chief honor; Mrs. A. ].
Wertz, fnancier; Mrs. Clara Bell, re-
cOrder.
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FoR RENT.

Furnished Rooms either with OF
without board; also for light house
keeping; freshly renovated, light and
comfortable; prices reasonable. Mrs.
J.. p. Blake, 1880 Sixth st. 14S-1m
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For Kent-Two or three nice sunny
rooms, single or en- suite, with bath
and hot and cold water. Enquire at
1905 Fifth ST.. 142-tf.
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HOTELS.
HARNESS
RESTAURANTS.
TAILORS.

DUVAL'S RESTAURANTS I
order-kegular Meals. Center
TAILORS.
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CIALT

j. u. ALLEN. THE DOUGLAS /
nue. Tailor.
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CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS.
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KU
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i Ol nI2N l-p uiiliSACu lOOulS loA
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-12
GOVERNOR WELLS SENDS
WARNING TO KRAMER
Intimates That Utah Fuel Company
Is Carrying Things With Too
High a Hand

Governor Wells sent a strong intima-
ton 90 vice President q. W. Kramer Of
the Utah Fuel company yesterday that
things were being carried on in Carbon
county with TOO high a hand. The fuel
company is held responsible To- a large
extent for the actions of the specially inn
ported deputies and the county officials
and courts. While the governor last even
ing refused To confirm the story, IL is
known that he sent warning to the COR
pOration officials 20 "Call OF the dogs
and be careful
The arrest and summary treatment Of
A. Is. Elder. attorney for some of the
strikers. added to the other acts of the
deputies, is said TO have aroused the
governor While ne is waiting an Off
cial report on the subject from General
John g. Cannon before deciding whether
20 clip the wings of the deputies by de-
Claring martial law. ne has heard and
read enough to bring out the message Of
warning TO the fuel company.
81 had message from General Cannon
today saying ne had mailed his report
said Governor Wells. consequently 7
should receive IL I'm the morning. I can't
say yet what 7 shall do. ] want to see
the rights of the citizens protected and
the courts kept sacred. but cannot tell
whether 10 Will be necessary to declare
martial law"
AdIutant General c.. S. Burton received
a telegram yesterday from General Cane
non, dated at Winter Quarters, which
said:
Tell governor nothing exciting i'm Elder
episode. Remove two companies to Castle
pany a Winter Quarters. Heavy snow
FAM this morning Car OF new miners
arrived last night for clear Creek where
output is reported nearly normal
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-12
STORIES DO NOT AGREE
United States Awaits Further
Account of the Alexan-
drstta Affair.

Constantinople. Dec. 1.-THE United
States legations latest advices regarding
the AleNandretta affair confirm the re-
ports of the violence Of the police In the
attack on Consul Davis. who had only
used his cane IN self-defensc.
II appears that Attarian. the naturaiized
American who had asked for the assist
ance of the consul 10 enable him 10 en-
bark FOR Egypt. was arrested by a sub
terfuge. After he had embarked on the
consular boat with Mr.. Davis, Attarian
was invited 10 land. to undergo fumiga-
ton, whereupon the man was suddenly
seized by three policeman and promptly
locked up.
Mr.. Davis in attempting to interposc.
was assaulted by the police and was
obliged to defend himself with his cane.
Attarian is still prisoner.
The report that the United States crui-
ser San Francisco had left for AleXan-
dretta was premature.
Washington, Dec. n.-Checkib Bey the
Turkish minister here today filed with
the stare department an explanation from
the minister Of foreign affairs to Turkey
on the AleNaudTetta affair, stating i'm et-
feet that United States Consul Davis
sought to procure the Illegal emigration
of a Turkish subject. and failing i'm this
attacked and beat the Turkish police. and
then took the steamer The state de-
paTtment has had partial adVices from
Minister Leishman and is awaiting the
completion Of his investigation.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-12
ROW OVER THE SPOILS LIKELY
Panama Canal Company Figuring the Cash to Be
Dumped Into It's Lap-Co Colombia May Suggest
Arbitration.

i'm the original Panama Canal COM
pany The officials here. howcver, 90
not see how any regular and orderly
proceedings in France can materially
affect the relations between the canal
company and the United States gov
eminent, for they feel the agreement
between the two TO sell the canal IS
in the nature of contract which can
NOT be broken by either party so long
az the other insists on regarding it as
in force.
Gen. Reyes. DIT. Herran and Wayne
MacVAIeagh were in conference today
for some time at the Colombian lega-
ton. preparing a statement setting out
the Colomb ian position. Rumors are
afOat that, failing in other means or
settlement, the Colombians are trying
to secure a submission 10 The Hague
tribunal of the questions growing out
Of the separation Of Pgnama, and that
this viii appear in the statement.
IL is the intention of the navy de-
partment to increase its force IN the
isthmian waters bv the addition Of a
torpedo boat destroyer, which viii act
as a dispatch boat.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-12
BAD PRlVATES
GET THE BLAME
Excuses For Brutality in the Ger
man Army.
SPEEDY REFORM PROMISED
STATEMENT OF WAR MINISTER
Won EINEM.

n ERIN. Dec lin the reichstag
h today War Minister Won Einem
entered earnestly into the charges
Of brutality and immortality brought
against German army officers,
without attempting to exculpate
them. he admitted there had
been abuses, and declared the
army administration was deter
mined TO correct them SO far as
possible. Nobody regretted the evils
more than Emperor William, who new
er lost an opportunity TO impress the
seriousness Of the Offensas that had
been brought to light
Referring to Lieut.. Bnsen's book. "A
Little Garrison telling of alleged ac-
ti0ns discreditable to officers, for writ
ing which the lieutenant was sen
fenced to six months Imprisonment,
and to dismissal from the army. the
war minister said II contained a GER
tain amount of truth but III was not
true that every Lieutenant in the small
earrisons lived as Bilsen had described.
The minister did not deny the posi-
bility of corrupt relations between off,
GERS and women i'm a few cases, but
the assertion that such was the RUE
was a slander against German woman
( hood The speaker said ne recalled
with pride and joy the friedships he
formed as a young officer with the
wives and daughters of his superiors-
/ They threw home influences around
the young officers, often earning the
4 gratitude Of distant mothers by offer
ing the former good counsel and REIN
/ ing surroundings
Regarding the brutalities, the min
{ lister declared that such Incidents were
not wholly ineXplicable. There was the
/ bad private soldier as well as the bad
! sergeant, and the bad private was
I largely responsible for the whole diff
/ fiCulty. succeeding by the most devil
/ ish ingenuity. 20 SO embitter the nom
! commissioned officers that the latter
finally vented their anger upon the
{ weaklings.'
This type of private had always eN-
listed. and was more cO.ImOn under
Social Democratic influence. The So
| cial Democrats asserted that military
enslaved, brutalized and stupefied the
people and suppressed freedom OF
I thought If this were true Germany
( should be in a bad condition since Ger
+ many was a universal military servic'
country. But this was not true. al
I Germany had succeeded by a cOmbina
ton Of industry, intelligence and en-
ergy unparalleled in cOnquering
large part Of the markets OF the world
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San Domingo Dec. 1l-Cnited states
Minister Powell has been officially in
formed that the provisional government
is not disposed to accept as FINAL the
rpttlements Of American claims made
with the late government OF FroslCenL
NVos Gill; Minister Powell has replied
that the government of the United States
. considers the eases of the san Domingo
lcapitaI. the rights of the Clyde steamship
company under it's concessions. and the
claims of j. Sala and company as having
been finally settled. and that discussion
al these claims viii not be reopened. The
minister has also informed the pr0vi-
Fional government that its government
expects fun compliance with all the
agreements entered into bv the United
states government with the former gov
ornmeut of General Mos " Gil and Cen
craI VelasQueZ and that his government
VIII not recognize the provisional govern
u1ert until it Acknowledges All the agree
ments made with former administrations.
The British. French, German and Bel
Fian ministers have refused 20 recognize
the provisional government and viii not
givo 10 formal recognition until similar
action fs taken by the United States.
The candidates Tor the presidency are
General Jinlne1 and General Morales and
FOR the vice Dreaidencv General Caccres
and General Pichardo,
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-12

Dec. 11.-Senator
w Patterson today introduced res
olution directing the committee
on judiciary to Investigate the strike
among the metaliferous miners of Grip
pie Greek and Telluride. Colo. The res
Olution was preceded by long pream-
BILE, giving an outline Of the history Of
the strike and Of the declaration Of
martial law by the governor Of the
state and the establishment of a press
censorship. The preamble closes in the
following language:
Whereas. BY reason Of the doings
and attitude of the governor of said
state the courts of said state have been
rendered pOWerless to relieve its ciJi-
Zens Of the wrongs and Outrages COM
mitteed against them by the military
authorities of the state. and to protect
the citizens thereof iu an or any OF
their constitutional rights; and,
Whereas. The legislature of the
state cannot convene until January,
1865. unless the governor may call it in
extraordinary. session. which he has re-
pCatedly said he would not do. and by
reason Of the Inability Of the courts Of
the state to enforce their writs for the
relief of citizens from military Outrag Sc
and misrule. AND because the iegisla-
tUre cannot convene for more than q
year from the present date 90 adopt
proper remedial legislation. and the
government of the state is wholly by
reason of the arbitrary ard unc0nsutu-
tional action Of the governor of the
state at his mercy and under his con-
I troll. and,
Whereas. The constitution Of the
/ United states guarantees to each state
Z q republican form of government,
Resolved. That the judiciary com
mittce be and hereby is directed to make
/ Investigation of all matters connected
with existing labor strikes in the state
I OF Colorado. and as 10 the manner IN
which the same have been conducted
/ and as TO the conduct of the governor
/ Of the state iu the use Of the military
I i'm the counties in which said strike.
/ exist. as 10 whether or not there is a
present q republican form Of govern
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-12

same time TO provide sufficient money
to complete improvements now under
way.
The plan Of the committee provides for
the creation of mortgage to be made
bV the company or Ey another corpora
ton to secure AN issue of bonds. which
with a stock increase Of $6.200.t00 viii be
used TO provide the necessary funds and
also in exchange for present dehentures,
The new security will be > per cent
gold bond supported by q consolidated
first mortgage upon an the properties
recently sold by the stockholders.
Increase Of Stock.
Stockholders win be asked to authorize
the increase of the existing common
stock by about S6.200.000. This stock to-
gcther with the bonds. viii be used 10
procure the money necessary for the pur-
pose of the company
A syndicate representing a majority Of
the stock OF the company mas agreed 20
convey the properties recently sold 20 the
fuel company or 20 the committee for
the price AT which they We're acquired
plus reasonable interest. The syndicate
also agrees 10 underWritc, without COM
missions as much of the proposed new
issue Of bonds and stock as may De
needed to provide the cash requirements
receiving one $1,000 bond and 5000 OF stock
for each $500 paid also 10 offer the bonds
and stocks underWritten to stakeholder
al the underwriting price with a saving
for it's members as stockholders the righ'
to participate
Syndicate Proposals.
The syndicate further agrees TO Offer
such part Of bonds and stocks so UNDER
written as are not taken by the stock
holders 20 the depositing .debenture hold
ers in proportion of their holdings al the
underwriting price 10 the syndicate
SUCK OF the bonds and stock so under
written and not taken by stakeholder
or dehenture holders will be taken anC
paid for by the syndicate at the prize
named.
next maturing coupon on debentures de
posted under the proposed plan. IN cas-
such plan shall become operative. ~
debcntures viii be received after Dec 81
1903 save Ia the discretion OF the com
/ mittee and upon such terms as may b
imposed.
The committee states that is aetna
the fuel company. also with representa-
I tives of the majority stock or the com
] pany.
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lsDocia1 to The IIerald0

ELPER. Dec. la meeting was
n held here tonight Of representa-
tives of the strikers in all the
camps of the Utah Fuel company IN
Carbon county. Besides the strikers
there were present Judge King, Attor-
neys Fowler and Edler of Salt Lake
city. ant Organizers Kelliher, Price
and Demoli of the United Mine Work
crs of America. Judge King, who
came to Carbon county to defend Ed
Ter, was present at the meeting by re-
quest for the purpose of informing the
strikers regarding the legal phases of
their case.
The whole strike question was full
Iv discussed and the strikers were
unanimously in favor of returning TO
work, providing the company does not
discriminate against union men. They
said they appreciated the company S
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-12
BEGINNING OF THE END OF THE GREAT
STRIKE IN CARBON COUNTY COAL CAMPS
Miners Are Willing Go Back to Work Assured They Will Not Be Dis
charged Because They Belong the Union Meeting of Strikers
at Helper and Peaceful Course Agreed Upon

concessions already made to the en-
pIoyes and We're anxious to go back TO
work and call the strike off at once
if assured the company would not ma
pretexts TO discharge the union men
soon afterward. The men said they
were not DESTROYS Of excluding non
union men from the mines and only
ask that union membership be not
made the cause for discharging min
ers. They want permission 10 organ
ize for fraternal benefits, such as a
sick fund. etc. but do not demand that
only union men work.
The questions Of mine conditions and
wages were discussed. 1t was decided
TO have three addresses prepared, Civ
ing the position of the strikers-one
address to the public, one to the Utah
Fuel company and one TO Governor
Wells
The sentiment Of the strikers as ex-
pressed at the meeting was strongly
adverse to violence of any nature or
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-12

9EFASHINGTON, Dec. I'm. Bunau-
wv Varilla, the minister from Pana-
ma today had a lengthy confer
ence with Acting Secretary Of State
Lo0mis the nature Of which be would
rot disclose. When asked regarding
the reported attempt TO create a di-
vision among the members Of the Pan
anna CManal company and its probable
effect upon the ratification Of the canal
treaty by the United States senate. H.
Bunau-V Vanilla said that while the mat
ter IS completed so far as Panama Is
concerned. Il is advisable TO move
quickly. because delays tend to affect
the Imagination, and that so long as
a thing Is unsettled complications are
likely to arise. He declined to enter
into a discussion regarding any action
which the Panama Canal company
may take.
Some Of the Colombian contingent
i'm Washington are Of tho opinion that
the agitation in Paris of this cues
ton is simply an opening Of the Bit
ter controversy that ragged for some
time between the conflicting interests
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-12

Of any sort of forcible resistance to
company employees or officers. In re-
gard to evictions, the strikers repre-
sentatives said the sentiment of a.
great majority in their ranks is to
peaceably move away when called up
on, except in cases where the men be
Ieve they have a good case to take
into the civil court Expressions from
ali the camps were practically the
same in regard TO all the questions
taken up. Moderation in all actions
was strongly favored.
The charge that the strike in Utah
IS purely sympathetic was denied, the
men saying their own condition was
the primary cause They also stated
that the union organizers came to
Utah on request Of the Utah miners.
who. the strikers representatives said,
had been appealing to President Mitch
ell and union miners of Others states
for year past to come and organize
the men in the Utah camps
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-12
LEGALITY CALLED IN QUESTION
Senator Patterson Introduces Resolution Directing the
Judiciary Committee to investigate Martial
Law in Colorado.

meut in said state and in the several
counties thereof. and what, if any, leg
islation may be necessary and proper
TO maintain such form of republican
government, and TO this end said COM
m:ttee may appoint q subcommittee to
visit Colorado for the taking of testi-
mony with such powers as to command
the attendance Of witnesses and the
cn plOyment of clerks and stenogra-
piers as shall by the senate be con-
ferred."
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-12
HANNA WANTS WOOD
TO TELL HIS STORY

Washington. rec. l1.-Seu7tor HaH-
ma has decided to request the senate
committee on military affairs TO sub
pcena General Wood 90 answer some Of
the charges made against him 10y OPP
porents Of mis- confirmation as major
general. The committee expected 90
close its hearing Dec. is but it IS now
Believed that at least two more weeks
win be required. Should General Wood
be subpoenaed an adjournment VIII bl
taken TO give him time to return from
The p6fTfUniUeE
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-12
Utah Fuel Company Reports.

Reports received yesterday at the Utah
Fuel cOmDany's Salt Lake headquarters
indicate an increase in the number 0f men
employed Of twenty-nine, while the coal
output for Thursday showed an increase
of lG tons over the preceding day. AT
Clear Creek the net Increase In the num-
Der Of miners at work was eight. at Win
ter Quarters twelve. and az Sunnyside
nine. The coal output at Clear Creek was
.34 tons at Winter Quarters 500 tons
and at Sunnyside Si2 tons. a total of 3042
tons. compared with 200 tons the pre-
Nious day.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-12
EMPLOYEES RESCUED
BY HEROIC FlREMER

Pittsburg. Pa Dec. 11-Seven per
sons were seriously burned and a num-
Der of others sustained slight injuries
today i'm a fire and explosion at Arm
strOng's cork factory. One man is miss
ing. There were 600 employees fin the
building when the fire was discovered.
ard many Of them narrowly escaped
with their lives over 100 girls were
carried by the police and fremen down
ladders from the second story.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-12-12
SMOOT NOTIFIED BY
SENATOR BURROWS
Especial 10 The He-aIdl

lCpeGldi 10 IT ne L1eL dl4.l
p Washington. Dec. E-Senator 4
p SmoOt was informed today by SEN 4
= ator Burrows that a meeting Of 4
p the committee ON privileges and 4
y elections viii be held tomorrow. 4
= The Information was not taken by 4
y Senator SmOOt as formal notice of (
> the meeting. and he viii take no
y part in it unless notified 80 appear 4
= 1t is understood that the effort (
= to prove that SmOOU is a pOiyg-
> amist has practically been ahan-
= doned by those opposing him. and "
= that the opposition viii concen-
= trate it's endeavors 20 prove that <
= the position he holds IN the Nor
y mon church is Incompatible with
p the oath of allegiance ne has taken
= to the United States