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The Grit-advocate., 1903-04-03
LEGAL QUESTION
In WILL CASE

Denver, March 2S.-Ths Republican.
which sides with l. Harry Stratton, the
contestant, in the Stratton will case,
prints the following dispatch from its
special correspondent at Colorado
Springs last night:
When the court convenes tomorrow
morning TO take up the Stratton will
contest, with a new jury impaneled in
attendance, one of the first questions
to be raised for settlement by the
court will be who, under the law, are
the contestants and who are the pro-
ponents. This will have to be deter
mined. first of ALL as the decision will
carry with it the right of the partys
attorneys to open and close the argyll
ment, and have the first examination
of the jury panel. Senator Patterson
has set his mind on making the clos
ing argument. and will insist that the
burden of proof for the admission OF
the Stratton will TO probate rests with
the executors named in that document.
whom he represents.
Although l. Harry Stratton is con-
testing the will. it is possible that the
contention Of the other side will not
be gainsaid. for the present. at any
rate. in view of the legal advantages
TO come later.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-04-03
PROGRAMME FOR DEDICATION
OF THE ST. LOUIS EXPOSITION

St. Louis, March 3l.-The program
cises of the Louisiana Purchase Expo
sition. which will open here in 1904,
was finally adopted to-day.
The dedication of the buildings of
the Louisiana Purchase Exposition
under the direction of the national
commission. will begin April Both. on
the centennial anniversary of the ces-
sion of the Louisiana territory by
France to the United States. and con-
tinue through May lst and Ind. The
fireworks to be set off each day will
be the grandest every produced
The principal ceremonies will be on
April Both. when President Roosevelt
and former President Cleveland will
be among the speakers.
At 1890 o'clock on that date the
freedom of the city will be rendered
to the President by Mayor Wells. Then
will follow the military parade COM
posed of United States troops and Ma
tional Guard from the various states.
assembled under the direction of Ma
jor General Henry c. Corbin. Preted-
ed by the President ana official guests
in carriages. the parade will go
through Forest Park to the Exposition
grounds. where the Presidential salute
will be fired. From a grand stand on
the Exposition grounds the parade will
be reviewed by President Roosevelt.
AT o'clock the assembly in the lib
eral arts building Will be called to or
der by President Francis. The cere-
monies will be as follows:
Invocation by Cardinal Gibbons.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-04-03
MEN ARRESTED IN DENVER ARE
ACCUSED OF PUEBLO MURDERS

cross-questioning. but both denied
completely with the affair They would
not even admit. the chief SAYS, that
they were in Pueblo at the time OF
the murder and say they can prove
that they were in a different part of
the state. They are a sullen pair and
answer questions in a dogged manner
Deputy Sheriff Granger says he is
positive that Davis and Brewer were
both in Pueblo the night OF the muir
der. He also says the men who iden-
tilted the photographs of the suspects
are persons who are not at all likely to
be mistaken.
The murders with which Davis and
Brewer are charged occurred in the
Losteau restaurant in Pueblo about
7:3O o'clock on the night of March 18th,
while the place was filled with custom
ers. Two men entered the front door
and with drawn revolvers told Mrs.
Losteau, who was In charge of the
cashiers window, to hand over the
money. Mrs. Losteau scream ed
Among the people in the dining room
were DR.. ]. H. Turner and c. E. Bish-
op. They arose from their seats and
were shot down by the robbers. who
ran out the front door and escaped. DR..
Turner was killed instantly and Bishop
lived until the next morning.
Davis and Brewer served time in the
reformatory for robbing several stores
in Boulder in January of last year.
They came TO Denver after committing
the crimes and the police were asked
to look out for them. On the night OF
February 18th Policeman Morley was
notified that some one was on the roof
OF the gambling house at No. 1859 Lar.
inner street. Morley crawled to the
roof and found Davis. Brewer and w.
G. Berry. They were taken to jail,
where they confessed that they were
going to rob the place. Davis and
Brewer were identified as the men
wanted in Boulder. They were sent to
that town and convicted. Berry. the
police say. is now serving sentence
in the penitentiary for burglary.
Davis and Brewer will be taken to
Pueblo to-day.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-04-03
CONTRACT LET FOR DENVER
TERMINAL OF M0FFAT ROAD

Denver. March 3l.-The News this
morning says:
BY letting a contract for five miles
OF grading from Utah Junction to Ley
den Junction. the Moffat road manag-
ers yesterday took the first step in the
laying OF the steel for the new road
from within two miles and a half of
Denver west as far as the grading con
tracts have gone. A contract was also
let for the four miles and a half of
grading necessary to connect the ma
terial yards of the company with the
Burlington a. Colorado and Colorado &
Southern railroads at Utah Junction.
The beginning of the grading on the
main line is at this latter point. The
connection with ieyden Junction will
also be the main line, and il il pro-
posed to build it on the right of way of
the Denver q Northwestern railroad.
For this purpose a right of way of
twenty-five miles has been secured
from the latter road
Yesterdays contracts were let to the
firm of Clough a Anderson OF Colorado
Springs and +. c. Phillips OF Long
mont. They will amount to about $60,-
900. One of the contingencies is that
work must be commenced at once and
pushed just as fast as possible, AS
soon as this grading is done the work
OF laying the tracks westward will be
commenc Z
The line that is to supply the ma
terial yard is four miles and half
long 1t runs through eighty acres of
land that has been set aside for the
storage of construction material. This
material is to be received from the
East over the Burlington and the Col
orado & Southern, stored and distrib
uted from that point, thus saving an
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Denver. March 2S.-Two men sus-
pected OF the double murder in Pueblo
two weeks ago Sunday are confinei in
the city jail. They are ex-convicts and
were only recently released from he
reformatory. The arrest was mad Hy
City Detective John Leyden and l.sp-
uty Sheriff Granger of Pueblo md
Sheriff Sipple of Boulder at the w.
ingstone mine near Boulder yesterday
forenoon. The men made no res ST.
ance. Both have bad records. Wiz a
companion. they were arrested a year
ago on the roof of a gambling house
at Nineteenth and Larimer streats.
which they were preparing 10 rob.
The men are Ross H. Brewer and
Raleigh Davis and the police say they
can connect them with the Pueblo
crime. Davis and Brewer We're ser to
the reformatory from Boulder on The
charge of burglary. They RENAME in
the prison q short time and were pa
rolled. Davis returned to Boulder and
has since made that place his home
A few months ago he was Joined by
Brewer. The men made occasional
trips out of Boulder. March l7th Trey
went to work in the Livingstone mine.
According to Deputy Sheriff Granger
Davis and Brewer We're in Pueblo on
the night of March 18th. They were
not there the next day, but were ira ed
to Denver. Then the sheriff of Pueblo
came here and with the city detectives
tried to locate the men. The name OF
the suspects We're learned and their
photographs were found at the Denver
police station. These pictures were
sent to the witnesses of the murders in
Pueblo and in every case they were
identified as the murderers.
The descriptions were sent to all the
sheritfs in the state and when one
reached Sheriff Sipple he notified the
authorities of Pueblo and Deputy Gran
ger started for Boulder, Detective ley
den accompanying. Sheriff Sipple took
the deputy and the detective to the Llv-
ingstone mine and arrested the mer.
They were brought to Denver last
night. They were taken before Chief
Armstrong and put through a severe
The Grit-advocate., 1903-04-03

When the first report Of the break
reached this city many people began to
collect their valuables and hold them
selves in readiness to move at mo-
ment's notice. Last night the back
water reached this city. but it is be-
lieved there is no danger here from
the flood. as the water will pass rapidly
to the southward.
The break is unquestionably the
worst in the history of the levee sys-
TEN. The entire delta south as far as
Vicksburg will be inundated, and the
fine farming lands in Washington. Bol-
ivar and Sharkey counties will be un-
der water for more than two weeks.
This is the first break to be reported
on the Mississippi side since the pres
ent rise began.
Reports from the interior Sc mea-
ger, but it is believed that the people
were fully prepared for break. and
the loss OF life, if any. will be reduced
to a minimum. though the loss OF
stock will be quite heavy.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-04-03
Rumor Of Sucar Railroad.

Denver. March 2S.-The Republican
prints the following:
There is a report to the effect that
all the beet sugar factories of north
ern Colorado will shortly be connected
by system OF railroads built by the
beet sugar interests themselves. 1t is
said the charter of the Great Western
railroad, which was incorporated last
year. will be utilized, and that the
road will ultimately be built into Den
YER No definite confirmation was
given the report by those of the beet
sugar offices in the city. and local
railroad men are inclined to believe
that the railroad companies will look
after these matters without the or
ganization OF a separate and compel.
iEs company.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-04-03

Introduction OF Hon. Thomas II.
Carter of the national commission.
Grand chorus, The Heavens Pro-
claiming
Presentation of the buildings, by
President Francis.
Dedication address. by President
Roosevelt.
Chorus. Unfold. Ye Portals"
Address by Grover Cleveland.
America" will full chorus and band
accompaniment.
Prayer by Bishop E. r. Hendrix.
Benediction by Right Rev. Henry
Potter.
Centennial salute Of 100 guns.
On the morning OF the second day
members of the diplomatic corps. rep
resentatires of foreign governments
to the Exposition. and other official
guests. will be escorted to the liberal
arts building.
John NJ Thurston OF the nationall
commission will be president OF the
day, and President Francis will extend
a greeting to the representatives of the
foreign governments.
The civic parade will be held on the
third day and will be reviewed by the
governors of the states. William Lind
say of the national commission will
act as president of the day, and ad-
dresses will be delivered by Governor
Dockery of Missouri and Governor
Odell of New York Then the govern
ors will proceed to the building sites
selected for their respective states. and
cornerstones will be laid and state COL
orS will be raised
The Grit-advocate., 1903-04-03

expense OF handling by other roads
This is a complete change in the orig
inal plans of the company. and was
due TO the fact clat they could not
make satisfactory terms with other
roads.
Under the present plans it Is not
likely that the road will attempt to
carry its own tracks into Denver for a
long time, if at all They have now
the choice of two routes into the city
from the station at Utah Junction. on
roads already built and operating. and
without any charge for terminal facili-
ties 1t also opens the way for the
handling of the coal product from the
I.eyden mine and the other mines Of
the company by way OF the Burlington
east and al! through the northern part
OF the state.
"Our intention is now" said Mr.. Mof-
fat yesterday. ito depend upon our own
line all that we can in the building OF
the road. Under the plan adopted We
can secure all the terms that We desire
from the roads for the bringing In OF
the construction materials from the
East and distribute 1t ahead of us as
we build Tracklaying will soon begin
in earnest from the Denver end, and
continue as fast as the contractors on
the grade complete their work, and
make it possible. That brings the
road within two miles and half OF
the city. and as soon as 1t gets far
enough out to make it an object the
service of the road will be commenced.
and it is not too sanguine guess to
sav that ii will be soner than has been
generally expected. We hope to carry
all of our tunnel machinery to the site
of the work ourselves. Every effort is
now being made to push things as fast
as they can be pushed by men,"
The Grit-advocate., 1903-04-03
PRESIDENT WILL
BRING FEW PEOPLE

Washington, March 30.-In arrang-
ing presidential trip such as Mr.
Roosevelt is about to make. the great
est problem is to steer clear Of local
and factioral squabbles in the cities
where the President is to be enter
tanned.
There will not be as many people
accompany the President on his forth.
coming trip as were with him on his
other western trip. or on his trip
through the East and South. AS far
as can be learned the party will In
cluGe Secretary Loeb. Assistant Secre-
tary Barnes. Surgeon General Rixey.
three stenographers three messengers
and two secret service men, John Bor-
roughs, the naturalist, who will ac-
company the presidential party
through Yellowstone park; John Muir.
who will act as his escort through the
Yosemite: one representative of each
of the three press associations: one
representative Of the three weekly H.
NNN' ai' SPuI'Is, bIt oIilCldl pllO-
tographer and one representative Of
each of the two telegraph companies
Besides these room will be made on
the train for six or eight representa-
uves of the papers of the locality
through which the President is pass
ing. These men will be changed from
day to day. For instance. repres enta-
uves of the Omaha papers will be on
the train for a certain distance, leav-
ing it at Council Bluffs, where their
places will be taken by representa-
uves of the papers of Iowa; they in
turn will give way to the men from ST.
Louis, and so on until the trip is con-
cluded. The big papers of the East
have been using every endeavor to
get their special men on the train
throughout the entire trip, but with
out avail.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-04-03
SECOND PANEL IN THE STRATTON
CASE DISMISSED BY COURT

Denver. March 29-The Republican
this morning summarizes its special
dispatches from Colorado Springs yes
terday, as follows:
..All the names in the jury box OF
the District Court were ordered de-
stroyed by the court this afternoon on
account of the panel having been IL
legally drawn. This means about 700
names less from which to select jury
in the great Stratton will case. and a
delay of three days in the proceedings
and an added interest to the sensation
al suit pending for the Stratton mil
lions.
The attorneys of the estates execu-
tors challenged the whole list on tech
nical grounds; the attorneys for young
Stratton opposed the proposition. but
the court declared that the second pan
el of sixty men summoned TO appear
should not serve. and that all the
names drawn at the beginning of the
term OF court. originally 500, should
be invaidated
AN emergency venire was ordered
OF 100 persons. to be drawn from list
of every taxpayer in the county. thus
giving 1000 names to select from.
This was done under an agreement
of the attorneys and the court to make
the jury panel as wide. representative
and free from possible suspicion OF
taint or jobbery as possible.
"A return of the venire OF 100 was
ordered for Tuesday. at II o'clock
when court will reconvene and an eff
fort be made to reach a beginning in
the suit proper"
Following is the summary published
by the News:
The panel OF sixty jurors sum-
moned on Friday was found to be IL
legal and the names to have been
placed in the jury box In total disre-
gard of the law.
THE court directs that to secure a
jury free from taint the treasurer GER
The Grit-advocate., 1903-04-03

would take the verbal agreement of the
other made in the presence Of the
board. A written agreement has not
been contemplated. for this and other
reasons.
We believe that an amicable ar
rangement may be made with the par
ties within the next forty-eight hours.
we base this belief primarily, upon the
fact that the difference seems one of
form as to the agreement rather than
upon the result which We think will be
certain to follow if either Of the prop
ositions given below shall be adopted.
The principal contention at this time is
as to limit of time within which men
who have been discharged or are upon
a strike shall be taken back. 1t ap-
pears to us that the difference is one of
form merely. for the reason that we
think that as soon as the boycott is
taken on the increased shipment OF
ores to the Colorado City mills from
the CRIPPLE Creek district will necessi-
tate the employment of all the men
who have had experience in mill work.
THE offer of the business mems COM
mittee of Victor to give employment in
the Cripple Creek district to all form
eI elIlplOSeS dt tUe StduudEu MILL VINO
are out of work at wage OF $3 per
day ought to simplify the matter of
employment very much Aside from
this, we are informed that the Tellu-
ride mill at Colorado City will start
up the first day of April and furnish
employment to not less than fifty men.
AT II o'clock to-day the meeting OF
the board cnd the parties attending
to-wit. Mr.. Meyer. Mr.. MacNeill and
Mr.. Franklin-was adjourned until 10
O'Clock Monday evening at the Alamo
hotel. In the meantime President Moy-
er will visit Denver for the purpose
Of coaferring with his associates. re-
turning to Colorado City tomorrow af-
ternoon, when the matter will again be
taken up by the Mill and Smeltermen's
Union of that place"
The statement is signed by Judge C.
D. Hayt, chairman OF the board
The Grit-advocate., 1903-04-03
CUBAN SENATE
RATIEIES TREATY

Havana, March 29-The treaty of
reciprocity between Cuba and the
United States. as amended by the Sem
ate OF the United States, was approved
at S o'clock last night in the Cuban
Senate by vote of II to 9. This ap-
proval is absolute and is not hampered
by any conditions. the questionable
time limit amendment having been dis
pensed with through the receipt of the
cable message from Secretary Hay, in
which it was positively declared that
President Roosevelt would call spe-
eial session of Congress prior to De-
cember lst The purport of this was
transmitted to the Senate and read at
the beginning of the session, an m-
derstanding having been reached pre-
viously with Senators Bustamente, Ca
pote and Dolz, composing the majority
of the foreign relations committee, that
the Objectionable condition in the re-
port be eliminated. This was done by
the offering of amendments by other
senators substituting the adoption of
the amendments to the treaty by the
American Senate for the qualified ac-
ceptance contained in the original re-
port.
United States Minister Squiers said
tonight to the representative of the
Associated Press: The ratification of
the treaty without amendment is due
almost entirely to the assurances given
by President Roosevelt that he will call
an extra session OF Congress before De-
cember lst. This action of the Presi-
dent will be appreciated and accepted
- the Cuban government and people
as an additional evidence of the most
sincere friendship and interest on the
part of the Americans. in whom they
have had faith and confidence"
The Grit-advocate., 1903-04-03
WILL ACCOMPANY
THE PRESIDENT

Denver, March 3l-Mayor Wright
yesterday received the list OF the en-
tire party OF twenty-five who will make
the tour of the Pacific coast with Pres
ident Roosevelt
The party is as follows:
The President. Secretary Loeb. As
sistant Secretary Barnes. Surgeon Cen
eral p. NJ. RiXey. L. S. n.
Nelson p. Webster. NJ. c. Latta, J. l..
McGrew. stenographers.
Dr. Nicholas Murray Butler, presi-
dent of Columbia University
{. X. Rosenberg. representing the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company.
II. A. Coleman. Associated Press; r,
II. Hazard. Scripps-McRae Press Asso-
citation, Publishers Press Association.
Lindsay Denison. New York Sun Press
Association. r. l.. Dunn. Golfers
Weekly; George B. Luckey. Leslie's
Weekly; \. n. Lozarnick, Harper,
Weekly
II. A. Strohmeyer. photographer; P
W. Williams. Western Union Telegraph
Company; J. P Gooch. Postal-Tele-
graph-Cable Company.
F. H. Tyree. R. A. Taylor, S. A. Con.
nell and W. w Stone.
Three messengers.
The mayor will call his committee
together towards the end of the week
to settle some points now in doubt
Owing to the shortness OF the Presi.
dents stay in Denver it has beer
thought advisable to give up the lun.
cheon that was originally planned.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-04-03
THE GOVERNORS COMMISSION
PREDICTS END OF THE STRIKE

Denver, March So.-The advisory
board. or commission. appointed by the
governor to endeavor to secure settle
ment of the mill strike controversy be-
fore leaving Colorado Springs for Den
yer last night issued a statement in
part as follows:
Many private conferences have been
held the latter part of the week. at
all of which the following parties have
been present with the advisory board:
Charles B. MacNeill. vice president
and general manager OF the United
States Reduction and Refining Com
pany.
Charles H. Meyer. president of the
Western Federation of Miners.
Nelson Franklin. chairman business
mems committee of Victor.
Il have no hesitancy in saying that
all of these parties have worked un-
selfishly for the purpose of bringing
about an adjustment.
Both Mr. MacNeill and Mr.. Meyer
have fully stated at these meetings the
positions of the bodies represented. re-
spectively. by them, and both have
seemed desirous of making concessions
for the purpose Of harmony; and where
concessions have not been made each
has fully stated the reason why such
concessions were refused. We believe
that these meetings have resulted in
bringing about a better understanding
between the parties. although, unfor-
tunately, no adjustment has as yet been
arrived at. At times it has seemed to
the board that an agreement would
certainly be made within few hours,
while at other times the prospect Of
reaching such an agreement has seemed
to be very remote.
THE statement that Mr.. Meyer
agreed at any time to certain terms
and afterwards refused to sign writ
ten agreement embodying such terms
is incorrect Both Mr.. Meyer and Mr.
MacNeill have repeatedly stated that a
written agreement was unnecessary.
and that in case Of an adjustment each
The Grit-advocate., 1903-04-03

tify to the commissioners the names
of all taxpayers in the county; that
these be placed on slips and that they
he commingled. and 500 names be
drawn from them by chance, and that
a panel of 100 jurors be drawn from
these, to be summoned for Tuesday
morning at II O'Clock.
1T was found that the juror. Hun
man, was put on the jury panel
through his own solicitations.
Senator Wolcott made fierce but
yelled attack on the News and Times
and Senator Patterson.
MIR. Patterson replies, and Mr.. e.
]. Hughes completely turns the tables
upon Wocott by reading from the Re
publican extracts about the case which
he denounced as foul, brutal and dis
graceful.
"Futher proceedings in the case ad
journed until Tuesday morning, at IL
o'clock"
The reports of the Denver morning
papers. the News and Republican, are
strongly partisan. the former favoring
the executors and the latter the con-
testant
Mr. Wolcott for the contestant. pro-
tested vigorously against the attitude
of the News and Times. Mr.. Patter-
sons papers. and the latter and his
colleague. Mr.. Hughes. quoted from
the Republican to show that its utter
ances we're equally biased.
Judge Seeds stated that he thought
both sides believed In having a fair
trial. and he intended to aid them. 1t
was the duty of the press to assist in
such a worthy endeavor. Neither
press nor individuals should inject
anything that would interfere with
justice and the proper hearing Of the
suit. He hoped the press and attor-
neys and all concerned would assist in
its responsibilities and should there be
any undue interference, the court
would take the severest steps to pro-
tect the court and ltigants.