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The Grit-advocate., 1903-08-28
COLORADO STATE AFFAIRS AND
DOINGS AT THE CAPITAL CITY
School Lands at Bowerman.

II the strike at Bowerman camp. is
as rich as it has been reported, and II
1t is proved. as has been asserted, that
the camp is in the midst of gold-bear-
ing land. it is probable that the state
of>Solorado will be immensely benefit
ed by it, says the Denver Republican
OF August ed.
Yesterday Register Woodruff of the
state land board received applications
for three leases in section IL, township
SO, range 4 east, which is In the Bow
erman district in Gunnison county. One
OF the applicants has asked that he be
given ten lots. making in all 100 acres
of the land. The applications will
come up for consideration at the next
meeting of the board. Others of the
proposed lessees ask for similar
amounts.
When state land is found to contain
mineral the township is divided up
into sixty-four lots of ten acres each.
and after half of the lots have been
taken it is the duty OF the state to sur
vey the township. Up to that time
those who have leases on the lands
have to take their chances as to what
land they will get. After the land has
been surveyed the lots are awarded to
the different holders in the township.
The leases under the new law are to
run for eight years. They-formerly have
been running for twenty years, but it
was found that after the coal on GER
tain sections of land belonging to the
state had been removed that the land
was still good for agricultural purposes
and the lessees have been in the habit
of holding the state up on the ground
that their leases are still in force For
this reason the time of the leases has
been decreased.
Under the new law the state is to
receive fiat rental of $40 per lot and
this is to be paid semi-annually. In
case that mineral is found on the land
the state is to receive 10 per cent. of
the gross production of the mine If
it should happen that the Bowerman
district proves to be a rich one the
state will receive large revenue from
its lands.
Some of the lands belonging to the
state are now leased on this basis, but
up to the present no considerable sum
has been realized from them. The
state owns some land III the Cripple
Creek district. 1t Is located on Bull
hill east of Cameron. This. however.
is just outside of the god-bearing zone
OF the district and the state has re-
celved no revenue other than the fiat
rental of $40 per lot Of ten acres
All Of the revenue from the state
lands goes into the school fund of the
state.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-08-28
Heavy Rains Deluee Denver.

Denver. Aug. 23.-Cloud bursts yes
terdav afternoon on the divide between
the north and south forks of the Platte
did damage to the amount of several
thousand dollars to property Of private
citizens and caused inconvenience to
excursionists on the Colorado & South
ern railroad.
Hundreds of excursionists who Wis
tied Platte canon resorts were COM
PEELED to stay in the canon all last
night. Bridges were weakened and
sections of the road washed away
making it impossible for the trains
to return to Denver or proceed up the
canon. The railroad took care of its
enforced guests as well as it could.
and made the discomforts as few as
possible. The limit of the storm in
the canon seemed to be Cassell's, and
it did very little damage beyond
there.
Locally the storm was most severe
in East Denver and South Denver,
where considerable damage was done
to the streets. Cellars were flooded
in many instances. Outlying towns
reported comparatively light rainfall.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-08-28
AWFUL TURKISH MASSACRES
REPORTED FROM MACEDONIA

SLfa. Aug, 25.-With the rumors Of
mchbacres and the murder of prisoners
In Monastir now authenticated. the
general situation is considered here as
fast becoming intolerable. Official and
diplomatic circles alike are concerned
having every reason TO fea., that only
part of the horrors enacras in the in
terror of Macedonia have eJme to light
as yet
The revolutionary committees are
doing their utmost to force the hands
of the Bulgarian government and the
immediate outlook is exceedingly ser
ious
1t appears that the Turks have OBJ
tained the upper hand in the vilayet
of Monastir, and the insurgents are
planning to remove the center of their
activity close to the Bulgarian frontier.
Dispatches arriviAg to-day from the
disturbed area are exceedingly gloomy
From Adranople comes the news of a
Turkish defeat and the extension of
the revolutionary outbreak; from Mo-
nastor the news of Turkish victories.
accompanied by barbarous excesses
According to the Sofia Dnevnili the
Turks committed unspeakable atroci-
ties at krUshevo.
The mutilated cOrpses of ninety
women and children We're found in one
building; pieces of the bodies had been
thrown into the street. fifteen of the
principal merchants of the town were
killed and their heads exhibited on
poles at Monastir.
The churches were demolished the
The Grit-advocate., 1903-08-28
Land Leascrs Must Paw.

Inc state Land Board is taking de
clslR action on the case of irregular.
ltl.- which have been called to its at.
tenl.0H turing the past week. says the
Dei'nr News of August 18th.
They are called irregularities now
according to Register Woodruff. be
cause mp to this time they have not
been able to prove criminal intent to
defrauI the public, but unless they are
settle within Il short time criminal
acton Will probably be begun.
The Colorado Fuel and Iron Com
PAM is one of those that are al
legeh to be greatly indebted to the
statc Tor land secured in what the
state officials claim to be a very pc
culiar manner.
Skinner & Tabor a firm that is now
occupying $4,000 acres OF the finest
grazing land in the state. Is another
one Of those peculiar deals that is be.
ing Investigated. This matter came up
nearly a month ago. when an examin.
alton of the land Office records showed
that no rent had been paid on the
land, which is situated in Pueblo
county, for several years. Something
over $1,000 is due, and the state want.
ed 10 tind out who was to pay this.
They went TO the men who had leased
the land. There were five of them
and to their surprise they found all of
them holding menial positions in the
Brown hotel. MIR. Tabor is manager of
this hotel.
Appraiser Swanson was at once sent
to Pueblo and he found that the firm
of Skinner & Tabor was using the
land. He reported to the State Land
Board, and yesterday Skinner & Tabor
were notified that unless they prompt.
ly paid up the rent due and gave an
explanation of how they came to be
using the land, proceedings would be
started at once.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-08-28
MILE TROTTED
IN TWO MINUTES

RcadviIIr, Mass, August 25.-BefOre
a great crowd of spectators at Read
vile yesterday. and with track and
weather conditions perfect, Lou Dillon
trOtted a mile in two minutes n new
record. So that no breeze might in
terfere, Milard Sanders driver of the
great mare, brought out the daughter
of Sidney Dillon for the attempt early
in the day. For pacemakers there were
two running horses hitched to road
carts-Peggy From Paris, driven by
Doc" Tanner. and Carrie Nation, driv-
en- by Scott Mccoy.
! The first score was fruitless Lou Dill
lon making a break just before reach
ing the wire. On the second attempt
however, the word was given. Start
ing Judge Walker rang his bell, but
Tanner nodded for him to say go"
and turning to Sanders called to him
to come along. Tanner kept Peggy
From Paris directly in front of the
Peerless chestnut trotter. while Mccoy
lay at her wheel. In this way the trio
went to the quarter pole in 3OA sec
onds. With never skip, Lou Dillon
went SO smooth gated down the back
stretch as to lead those not timing tho
mile TO believe that her speed was not
alarmingly fast The half was click
ed off in l:0O4. Around the turn to
the three-quarter pole the clip quicken
ed, the third quarter being 30A sec
onds making that mark Of her journey
in l:3l. Faster and faster came Tan
ner with the runner, and right with
him trottcd the handsome California
bred mare. Sanders was sitting per
lectly still, but Mccoy was crying aloud
to his runner 10 chcer on Lou Dillon.
To the amaZcment of all, the quarter
was driven in % seconds, thus making
the mile in the wonderful time of two
minutes.
When Sanders logged the mare back
to the wire those who had witnessed
the performance lcaped to their feet
ard sent forth cheer after cheer Lou
Dillon apparently was as fresh as
though she had only been out for a
jogging exercise
Sanders said he fully believed that
before the season closes he will drive
the mare in l. 50 or better.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-08-28

houses sacked and the town is now
heap OF ashes The popuIaCe fed to tho
hills, where they are in a starving con
di;ion.
The Dnevnik also asserts that gen
eral massacre has taken place in tho
whole vilayet Of MOnastir Nearly all
villages have been destroyed. Tho
trracherous murder of eighty insurgenL
prisoners by their guards has made an
especially bad impression here.
Many rumorS are cnrrcnt of massa-
cres in the city of AdriGnople, but con
trmation is lacking The situation
there, however. undoubtedly is serious
The people are afraid to leave their
houses. The prisons are fail. and the
vail has taken private houses to ba
used as jails. When the Russian con
sui protested at the situation. the vail
is reported to have answered that h"
was powcrless against the fanatical
population
Anarchy exists at Losengrad. Fight
ing is proceeding everywhere in the
neighhorhCod.
Reports from Monastir. authenticated
by the Russian and Austrian consIls,
give hOrrifying details of the massacres
and atrocities. At the village of Ar
mensko the Turks destroyed l5O houses
out of Il total of l57 and massacred ev-
cry man. woman and child The wom-
en- were subjected to the most terrible
atrocities by the soldiers.
The Macedonian organizations in
Sofia and throughout Bulgaria are bus
lily planning TO help their brethren
across the border.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-08-28
Menotti GaribaIdi Dead.

Rome. Aug. 23.-Menotti Garibaldi,
eldest son of the Italian patriot. died
to-day from liver complaint compli-
Gated by dysentery. The news Of the
death soon spread and produced a pro-
found impression. as Menotti Garibaldi
was one of the most popular OF Ro-
mans Garibaldian veterans immedi-
ately hastened to the house and dis
played the greatest emotion
Menotti Garibaldi. like his father,
died poor, leaving his family almost
without means. Everything he had
was employed in his project for the re-
demption of the Campagna. 1t is sup
posed that the government will make
n arrangements to have the pension he
enjoyed as the son Of Garibaldi pass
to his family.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-08-28
GREAT ENGLISH
EX-PREMIER DEAD

London. Aug. 22.--Lord Salisbury
died peacefully at 9:05 o'clock last
night. Soon after the shadows had
crept up from the valley and enshroud-
ed the dull red walls of Hatfield house,
the distinguished statesman. making
the last effort of his life, turned slight
ly toward his favorite daughter. Lady
Gwendoline Cecil, who was kneeing
beside him, and then quietly breathed
his last.
Viscount Cranbornc. who now as
sumes the title of marquis of Sails
bury, Immediately notified King Ed
ward and Queen Alexandria, the prince
and princess of Wales and others, in
Guiding Lord Edward Cecil, the SOL
dicr son of Lord Salisbury, who is now
! in Egypt, and who was the only child
of the marquis absent from the death
bed.
Soon the messages OF coincidence be-
gan coming in. and the little telegraph
office at Hatfield was swamped with
unprecedented business.
The death of Lord Salisbury
occurred on the flftieth anniversary OF
his entry into public life as member
Of the House of Commons for Stan
ford.
The elevation of Lord Cranborne to
the House of Lords creates vacancy
in the Rochester district and probably
will entail the selection of a new under
secretary Of foreign affairs.
The ex-premier. though retired from
political life, was an important
figure In many public ways.
He was warden of the Cinque ports.
high steward of Westminster and
chancellor of Oxford university. His
death places an order of Knight of the
Garter at the disposal Of King Edward.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-08-28

Governor Peabody celebrated his
fifty-first birthday August 21st. and for
one day state business had to yield first
place to private enjoyment.
State Game Commissioner Woodard
issued twenty hunting licenses on Au-
gust Goth. He stated that the demand
for licenses has been large since the
dove season opened. 1t is now the
closed season on everything but doves
and il the number of licenses taken out
for the purpose of killing doves is any
indication of the slaughter of the birds
it is probable that they will be exter-
minated this season. The season for
grouse opens the first of September.
Adjutant General Sherman NJ Bell
stated few days ago that the people
of the state were paying the military
poll tax rapidly. We expect to real
iZe," said General Bell. something in
the neighborhood OF $4,000 from this
and the state will be put on a good
basis financially as far as the National
Guard is concerned. This ought to
have been attended to before. and if it
had been done the guard would have
had good surplus at this tine. We
expect to have this tax collected to the
last dollar. 1t must be paid
The Grit-advocate., 1903-08-28
bitches on State Lands.

Endless litigation is in sight for a
large number Of the ditch companies
OF the state, says the Denver Repub-
ilcan. Under present conditions it is
possible that at any time steps can
be taken to question the right where
by they have constructed their canals
on state lands.
1t is not the intention of the State
Land Board to embarrass these compa-
mes. which have done so much to de
Velop the state, lsst for the protection
OF the ditch owners themselves an eff
Tort will be made to enforce the law
and compel them to obtain the legal
right to occupy state lands with their
canals.
"A large number of the ditch COM
panies constructed their waterways
without taking the trouble to obtain
permission of the state to build on land
belonging to it," said Register Wood
ruff yesterday in discussing the sub.
Ject. Under the law they have abso.
lutely no right to use the land, though
they all seem to believe that posses
sion gives them that right
complaints have been made fire.
quently of this condition and in some
cases the fact that the ditch crossed
the land caused difficulty in disposing
OF it, Such condition of affairs
should not exist, and there is a pros
pect Of great deal of litigation as
the result 1t seems to me that this
matter should be Strengthened out at
once"
Many of the big ditch companies
have followed their own bent in con
STRUNG the waterways, According to
the register of the land office they
have built on lands belonging to the
state without even as much as a "by
your leave This has made the con-
ditions such that the state can inter
fere very seriously with their business
at any time it chooses.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-06-15
FIREHEH WILL BEAR
HIS BODY TO THE GRAVE
Funeral of Late Foreman Francis
Lewis to Be Held Tomorrow.

The funeral of Fra1cis Lewis. for
partment. who died at his home. $50
Sixth Street northeast, late Saturday
night. will take place at 8:45 O'Clock to-
morrow morning. He had been i'll about
a month with stomach trouble. and his
death was not unexpected. he was six
ty-three years old. ard is survived By a
widow and ten children
Following short services at the family
residence, requiem high mass viii be
celebrated at 81. Joseph's Church. with
The Rev. Father V. F. Schmitt ofic.at-
ing. The Pallbearers will be selected
from the members OF the regular and
volunteer departments.
Mr.. Lewis was born in Frederick coun-
~. Nd. September 3. 1910. He was ap-
pointed as supernumerary in engine
company No. in 1864. and was pro-
NOTED to a regular fireman on May l.
1875.
His appointment as foreman OF En-
CINE Company No. went into effect on
August 3. 1883. He retired about eight
yeas ago. ami since then had engaged
in no business.
Mr. Lewis was also a member Of the
volunteer department. He was one OF
The most widely-known firefghters in
the District. and had a large circle Of
friends here. His death has caused gen
eral regret and sorrow among his for
mer associates.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-06-15
WALTER G. ALLEN GOES
ON TWO MONTHS LEAVE
No Foundation for RumOr of In
tended Resignation.

Two months leave OF absence. be-
ginning July 1. has been granted 10
Waiter c. Allen, the District Electri-
cal Engineer He will take an extended
Trip through the North and will spend
portion Of the time in Canada
Mr.. Allen has remained closely IL
work for the past four years, taking
only short vacations. Long and close
confinement has made inrOacs upon his
strength and vitality. and though no.
i'll, CT even approaching that condition.
he feels the need o: rest ana recuDera-
ton Accordingly. he asked for Two
months leave, which was cheerfully
granted by the Commissioners
Certain preparations for his expected
departure from the city led to a ru-
NOR that he was about TO sever his con
nection with the department This re-
port proved TO be untrue He has re-
eeived no proposition 20 go elsewhere.
but will return about August 1. and
resume control OF his Office.
The fact was learned at the Dis
trict Building today that Mr. Allen will
have supervision over the installation
of the electrical system in the new
municipal building With that In view
be viii be the consulting engineer in
arranging the electric wires for light
ing, telegraph. and telephones.
James c. Simpson, Superintendent or
the District Fire Alarm Service. viii
have charge Of the Electrical Depart
ment In ar. Aliens absence
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-06-15
B'NAI BIRTH OPENS
ITS ANNUAL MEETING
KiShinev MaSSacreS Principal Sub
Jet of Discussion.

The executive committee of B'nai
Birth. the international Jewish benev-
olent order. opened it's annual meeting
yesterday at the Arlington Hotel. The
president of the order, Leo n Levi.
was chairman. Other members OF the
committee IN attendance were: Jacob
Furth, vice president and treasurer,
Cleveland; Solomon Sulzberger, hon
orary secretary, New York; Joseph d.
CoonD, Wilkesbarre; Adolph Moses,
Chicago, and Simon Wolf. of Washing
ton.
The meeting was given over largely 10
a discussion of the Kishinev massacre.
and of plans to prevent the recurrence
of such persecution of Jews in Russia.
In this country the orders chief
philanthropic work is caring for Jewish
immigrants, and finding homes for them
away from the seaboard cities, which
are always crowded with foreigners.
The executive committee also dis
cussed plans for taking care of the in
creased number OF Russian Jews ca
pected in this country as the result of
the Kishiney massacre. The committee
will not encourage the immigration OF
these people. but will try to distribute
them throughout the country upon their
arrival.
At present the number OF Jewish i'm
migrants placed by the B'nai Birth
where they can make living and not
become objects of charity is about so
or 600 each month. In 1902 the order
moved $500 such immigrants away from
the coast cities, and It is expected that
the number of persons thus cared for
this year VIII be more than 5000. Re
ports of tie society show that 80 per
cent of the Immigrants it has located
have become self-supporting.
Reports read show that the B'nai
Birth now has membership of II 800
in this country and in Europe, and mas
$500 members in other parts of the
world Its membership has increased
10 per cent in the past year.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-06-15
HURLED To THE GROUND
FROM FOURTH FLOOR

From the fourth floor Of Stoneleigh
Court. Secretary Hays new apartment
house. Charles Hall. q negro employe.
was hurled to the ground this morning.
by being struck on the head with a fall
ing plank He sustained a fracture OF
the skull and severe scalp wound. and
his condition was found to be serious -
the Emergency Hospital, where he was
taken.
hall had been working near a ledge
when the accident occurred. The plank
Vas dropped from above and was speed
ing through the air with great force
when it struck the negro on the head
He was stunned by the shock and plung-
Cd over the ledge before gaining his bal
ance. In spite OF his serious condition.
Tie physicians believe he will recover.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-06-15
AMBASSADOR STORER
EXPECTED HERE TODAY

Bellamy Storer. United States ambas-
sador to Austria. is expected to arrive in
Washington this afternoon from New
York. where he landed yesterday. com
ing from Cherbourg.
Ambassador Storer is coming to The
Capital to confer with Secretary Hay on
several important matters.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-06-15
THREE WEARY OF LIFE
ENDED IT WITH POISON
Two Women and Girl Committed Sui
eide as a Way Out of Griefs.

PlTTSBURG, June 1.-two women
and a girl committed suicide in the
vicinity OF Pittsburg today. Daisy Rice.
aged fourteen, took a heavy dose Of
stryshnine at Waynesburg because her
parents objected to attentions she was
receiving from young man Miss Annie
Riser, aged eighteen, OF Pittsburg.
drs ined the contents of a bottle Gt car
hcrlic acid while visiting relatives in
East Liverpool, because her uncle OBJ
1ected 20 her being with her fiance.
The third was Mrs. Herbert W. NAL
10y, who took twenty two-gTain capsules
Of paris green AZ her home in Punxsut-
awrey ON account Of III health.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-06-15
DIED.

LEWIs-on Saturday. June I3, 1903, at 1920
p. m, FRANCIS LEWIS. a member Of the
firerncn's Relief Association Of the District Of
Columbia.
Funeral from his late residence 800 Sixth
Street northeast, on Tuesday. June IS, 1893, at
s:45 a. m; thence 10 ST. Joseph's Church In
terment at Mount OliYet Cemetery. Members
Of the association are requested to attend
By order J. W. SMITH, Vice President
JAMES KELlHER, Secretary and Treasurer 1t
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-06-15
AUCTION SALES.
THOMAS J. OWEN, AuctiOneer-

o -
TRUSTEES SALE OF SEVEN FRAME HOUSES
KRAMER STREET NORTHEAST.
By virtue Of a certain deed Of trust recorded
in Liber No. 1926, az folio 1884 ct SEQ. Of the
land records Of the District Of Columbia the
undersigned trustees will on SATURDAY, the
goth DAY OF JUNE, 1903. at O'CLOCK p. N,
sell at public auction in front Of the premises,
lots numbered two hundred ami twenty three
(223) TO two hundred and twenty-nine C220), in
Charles ". King. Jr's subdivision Of lots in
block twenty seven (27) in Long Meadows"
in the District Of Columbia, per plat thereof
recorded in county book No. 9, page ,, of the
surveyors Office for said District. The prop
erty viii be sold subject TO prior deed Of trust
FOR S2,4OC and interest due al the time Of sale.
Terms: All cash over and above said prior
trust. Deposit Of 500 required az time Of sale
and terms TO be complied with within ten days
therefrCm.
CUNIER GREEN.
OSCAR NJ. BRYANT.
jel5-6t Trustees
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-06-15
LOCKOUT TO CONTINUE.

NEW YORK, June 15.-The members
Of the Building Trades Employers Asso-
cation announced that not only would
the present lockout continue. but also
that other work would be stopped. thus
completely tying up all building work in
the city unless the labor unions woule
consent to adopt the plan OF arbitration
to prevent future strikes. which has
been proposed by the employers.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-06-15

SPECIAL NOITCE-The annual meeting Of the
stockholders Of the Commercial Fire Insurance
Company O. the District Of Columbia will be
held at the Office Of the company. No. 525
Eleventh Street northwest, on THURSDAY,
JUNE IS, 1903, for TIE election Of fifteen
trustees TO serve the ensuing year. Polls open
from u O'CLOCK NOON TO . O'CLOCK p. n.
Transfer books viii be closed from June Is to
10, both days inclusive.
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