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The Grit-advocate., 1903-05-29
LARGE DEFICIT IN
RURAL DELIVERY

Washington, May 23-Congress will
be asked at the opening of next ses-
sion to make an appropriation to cover
deficiencies in both the regular deliv-
cry service and the rural free delivery
service of the Postoffice Department
Postmaster General Payne to-day
announced that this deficiency now
aggregates exactly $227,3 300. of which
$l05, 300 is in the free delivery branch.
The postmaster general said he very
much regretted the existence of the
deficit. and for the first time publicly
Machen. general superintendent for the
free delivery system, who Is now on
indefinite leave of absence.
This is not the first time that a
deficiency has occurred in the free de-
livery service" said Mr.. Payne, but
regret its existence. AT the opening
of the last Congress Mr.. Machen point
ed out that without additional appro-
priations no more routes could be es-
tablished beyond those ready to be in
stalled January LIST. He said, how
ever, If Congress appropriated $500,00O
for the purpose the work could be con-
tinued during the rest Of the fiscal
year. IhlS appropriation was prompt
ly made, but it was exhausted. Despite
this fact the Office (the free delivery
office) was going on increasing the de-
ficiency. and If we had not taken steps
to curtail the expenditures and sus-
pend the establishment of routes
until the beginning Of the next
fiscal year. the deficit would have
been much larger. 1t was not good ad-
ministration"
The postmaster general said that
part Of the deficiency was discovered
before Mr.. Machen was given his leave
=. Mr.. Payne said A. w. Machen, the
general superintendent, would be given
an opportunity to be heard on the sub
ject.
The entire map work of the rural
free delivery service has been suspend
ed. and no more maps will be made
before the beginning of the next fiscal
year, funds of this purpose being ex-
hauSted
The Grit-advocate., 1903-05-29
lNCENDIARY FIRE DESTROYS
THE MINING TOWN OF ALTMAN

Denver. May pa Republican spe-
cial from Altman last night says:
The entire business portion of this
city is in ruins after this mornings
IRE, and five persons are still in jail,
held for further investigation on the
suspicion that they are the ones who
started the conf1agration. Six arrests
are known to have been made and 9TH
er persons were sought by the police.
Some are said to have been apprehend-
ed. but the police refuse to divulge
their names. One prisoner was re-
leased after a sweating" in Cripple
Creek tonight.
Mrs. Ollie Davisson. proprietor of the
Altman hotel, in which the fire origi-
mated; Mrs. Lowe. who lives in the ho-
tel and who is friend of Mrs. Davis
son; John Lyons. miner living in the
hotel; Neal Osborne, ex-marshal OF
Altman; Jesse Deaton and j. w. Dun
fee, the latter formerly a collector for
the Altman Water Company are the
suspects arrested early to-day. Dunfee
is now awaiting trial on a charge OF
embezzlement from the water company.
The principal buildings destroyed,
together with the losses and insurance,
are as follows:
Miners Union hall, loss $4,000; in
surance $4,000.
Mrs. Ollie Davisson. Altman hotel,
loss $4,000. This building was fully in
Sured, but when the building took fire
about two weeks ago under suspicious
conditions the underwriters cut down
the policy to $4,000.
DR.. w. H. Leavenworth, drug store
building and two houses. loss $4,000,
partly insured.
Kruger Grocery Company and post
Office. H. G. Krueger. postmaster; loss
on building and contents $4,000, insur-
The Grit-advocate., 1903-05-29

Denver. May 22-in an interview
published in the News. State Game and
Fish Commissioner J. M. Woodard
gives an interesting interview on the
work of the fish hatcheries OF the
state.
Mr. Woodland began by saying that
when he took control Of the hatcheries
April LIST, his first step was to put in
Office a general superintendent of the
hatcheries who was experienced In
this line. He appointed to this Office
w. S. Kincaid. who has spent the
greater part OF his life in fish cultural
work at our state hatcheries. The next
move was to place Charles Dowdell in
charge as superintendent OF the state
hatchery at Denver; w. E. Patrick as
superintendent OF the state hatchery
at Durango, and s. +. Land. fish cul-
turist, in charge as superintendent of
the state hatchery at Gunnison. All
these men are experienced in the
practical and scientific work of this
department.
During the last four weeks the
work done at these institutions has
been successful to marked degree"
said MIR. Woodland, especially the work
done at the Gunnison hatchery in TAX
ing the eggs Of the rainbow trout. On
April oath an egg-collecting or field
spawning station was established on
the North Beaver creek within 100
yards of the mouth, where it empties
into the Gunnison. At this place 5000
breeding trout were captured. and l.
$4,000 eggs have been taken. The fish
when stripped, were returned to the
river and were not injured in ham
ding.
There are now In the fish pens at
this place about 500 trout, from which
eggs have not been taken, but they are
The Grit-advocate., 1903-05-29
BATTLE ABBEY FOR
CONFEDERATES

New Orleans. May 23.-General s. D.
Lee presided at the opening session OF
the Confederate Reunion Thursday.
The committee on credentials reported
\ total of 1923 camps represented at
the reunion, with 2,423 properly ac-
credited delegates.
The report of the Battle Abbey COM
mittee was then offered by General
Evans. He had read but a few words
when General Joseph Wheeler entered
the hall. The delegates cheered
welcome to the little commander, and
General Wheeler, after reaching the
rostrum, made short address OF
thanks for the welcome. He urged
upon his hearers the necessity of pro,
viding for the needy and aged soldiers
of the Confederacy.
General Evans then resumed the
reading Of his report. which showed
cash in hand and in immediate pros
pect OF $2O4,471.
The committee recommended that as
100000 the minimum amount desired
for the erection of the Abbey, had
been secured, the time had arrived for
the commencement Of the work. The
report was adopted.
DR.. G. H. Tichenor, for the Southern
Memorial Association, reported that
the fund for the erection of monu-
ment to Jefferson Davis had been final
ly secured. The announcement was
received with tremendous applause.
The committee on resolutions re-
ported favorably on a resolution re-
ported by General S. d. Lee. express
ing the appreciation of the Confederate
Veterans to Congress and to Secretary
of War Root for the offer of the ma
tional government to prepare roster
of all the soldiers of both sides during
the Civil War
General Joseph Wheeler spoke
strongly in favor of the resolution,
saying he had the assurance OF the
secretary of war that all original doc
uments sent to the War Department
would be copied carefully and re-
turned. The resolution was adopted.
The selection of the place for the re-
union of 1904 was left to the executive
committed
All the present officers were re-elect-
ed by acclamation and the reunion ad-
journed sine die.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-05-29
COMMISSIONER WOODARD ON
FISH CULTURE In COLORADO.

expected to yield at least 200 600 eggs.
The eggs of these rainbow trout SO far
taken have been placed in the troughs
of the Gunnison and Denver hatcher
les, $780, in the Gunnison hatchery,
and 900 900 in the Denver hatchery.
The remainder of the eggs when taken
will be sent to the other state hatch
cries. and when hatched the young
trout will be distributed in the public
waters Of the state in all the large
streams that are suitable for these
magnificent river trout.
In taking the fish a record was kept
OF the size and weight of an average
lot and the estimate of total weight
was three ponnds each. Some of the
largest trout weighed ten, twelve and
thirteen pounds. the total weight be-
ing four and one-half tons.
"The record Of eggs taken was kept
by actual graduate measurement, 4O0
to the fluid ounce, and proven by math-
ematical measurement of thirty-four
eggs to the square inch. careful rec
ord of all dead eggs being kept during
stripping and in transit to the hatch
cries, which was less than two per
cent. loss. The conditions of water at
these hatcheries for Matching the trout
eggs have been so improved that not
more than one and one-half per cent.
loss will occur until fish are Matched.
This represents a remarkable rec
ord of a fish food product, at market
value per pound of SO cents. almost
total OF $4,000: an egg product at a
market value of 81 per 1000, of LIES.
a total produced in one months work
for the people OF this state Of $6,725,
showing the unlimited resources of
state fish cultural work for the future
in our own mountain streams and
lakes by business principles in public
affairs"
The Grit-advocate., 1903-05-29
NEW BOER COLONY
GOING TO MEXICO

Ell Paso. Texas. May 25.-General G.
D. Joubert and Captain w. S. ODon-
nell, promoters of the Boer colony at
Tamaulipas, Mexico are here, after
closing a contract with a syndicate
that will furnish finances for the COL
ony. General Joubert, who fought with
the Orange Free State army and was
three times wounded, will bring over
the Beers Captain O'Donnell, who
fought with De Wet and went to the
Transyaal when lad from Ireland,
will bring Irish colonists.
The colony lor which General Jou-
bert and Captain O'Donnell have just
arranged, will be the second Boer COL
ony to be planted in Mexico. The first
colony was started by General Snyman
near Santa Rosalia, in Chihuahua. The
Beers to come will occupy $4,000
acres.
I'VE wanted to settle in Texas"
said Captain O'Donnell, but we could
make no terms which our people could
meet. The Texas company did not un-
derstand our situation Our people
were left ruined by the war. General
Joubert lost everything, and | have
nothing. The unfortunate burghers
are thrifty people but have no money
and will have to be helped until they
get footing. The syndicate in Mexico
will bring the people here from Africa,
let them have implements and live
stock. and give them credit at their
stores. The settlers will pay for the
land at the rate OF $3.75 per acre per
year for number of years, less than
poor families of Ireland pay as rent,
and the Tamaulipas land is as fertile
as any in Ireland Our land, 100 miles
north of Victoria, Mexico, has 'front.'
age on a navigable river. A railroad
will be built through the tract
The Grit-advocate., 1903-05-29
PRESIDENT SEES GREAT FUTURE
FOR WASHINGTON AND ALASKA

Seattle, Wash, May 24.-Glorious
sunshine heralded the appearance Of
the nation's chief executive in the
Queen City of Puget Sound. AS the
steamer Spokane, gaily decorated,
emerged from Sinclair inlet. where the
president had inspected the navy yard
waiting ships. Steadily she swept for
ward, till at the head of the escorting
fleet she approached Seattle. Behind
her were the revenue cutter McCulloch
and her flagship of the merchant fleet,
followed in double line by fully forty
steamers, footing loudly.
A salute of twenty-one guns and
President Roosevelt set foot on Seattle
soil, the second president to so honor
the city. He was received by Mayor
Humes, and the party entered car
riages for long drive through the
streets. Every gaily decorated win
dow was thronged and the streets were
packed with enthusiastic crowds. The
party proceeded to the University
grounds. where. as the President ap-
preached cheer upon cheer rent the
sky. When at last silence was OBJ
tained Mayor Humes introduced the
President, who said in part:
1T is great pleasure for me, indeed.
to come to this, the Queen City of
Puget Sound, on this, its fiftieth ami
versary, and to express to you my cor
dial appreciation of your greetings.
II greet you here as the very embod-
iment of the spirit which makes us all
proud to be Americans. How any man
can be a citizen of the city of Seattle
The Grit-advocate., 1903-05-29
More Tornadoes in Kansas.

Denver. May 23.-Kansas was again
visited by tornadoes yesterday. The
towns of Bala and Mulvane are said
to have been completely swept away
At Bala two girls are known to have
been killed. In Dickinson county, H.
C. Harvey, legislator. is reported fa-
tally injured. The casualties at Mul.
vane. If any, have not been ascer-
tanned. Immense damage was done
to village and farm property by tor
nado and hailstorms.
A tornado near Bloomington. Ne
braska. is said to have caused loss of
life and great destruction of buildings
and farm property.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-05-29

ance $1,000. About $50 in money or
ders was destroyed, but the mail was
saved.
Business house owned by Mark Ket-
ting, loss $4,000. partly insured.
Jordan Mercantile Company. occupy
ing the ground floor of the Miners
Union hall; loss on stock and fixtures
81. 500. partly insured.
Mike McCreedy. saloon building and
residence, loss 81, 500. insurance $500.
City hall. totally destroyed; loss ST.
400. insurance $1,000.
Rooming house. owned and conduct
ed by Mrs. Griffin; loss $500, partly
insured.
Lodging house. owned by Mrs. Nc
Breen; loss $500, insurance. fany, not
known.
]. c. Fitzgerald. residence. loss $500.
fully insured.
Charles Johnson. business house and
contents, loss $1,000, partly insured.
Joe Bloomgreen, store building, loss
$500. insured.
Thomas Coll. dwelling house. loss
81 900; saloon $500. partly insured.
Mrs. Kate Cahill. residence and con-
tents. loss $500. no insurance.
William Lewis, residence and con-
tents. loss $500.
William Pollock, residence, loss $500.
partly insured.
In addition, about twelve or fifteen
cabins and "shacks" were either totally
destroyed or suffered damage. The loss
in these instances will aggregate $4,000.
The Colorado Telephone Company.
whose main lines pass through the
main street of the city, estimates its
loss at $4,000. A large force OF line
men was put to work at daylight re-
pairing the damage.
The Western Union loss is estimated
at $500.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-05-29

and the state of Washington. realizing
what has been done here within the
past fifty years. as you here can. and
not be good American, Is more than
can imagine.
"You are good Americans but it is
not to your credit. You can't help it.
You can't realize how great your future
Is. No other body of water on the
face of this earth offers quite the ad-
vantages to the people who live about
state, and include them all when
say it, has quite such great
advantages as this great state Of
Washington. Great as has been your
growth in the past fifty years, 1t il
bound to be immeasurably greater in
years that are to come.
This is a state that looks out as
well as in. This is state that in tho
future is destined to assure the domin-
ance of this great nation, Of which 1t
is part, in the Pacific ocean.
You. the people of Seattle, are at
the gateway of Alaska and even the
people of the country that come from
are beginning to appreciate the great
ness of Alaska.
THE men of my age who are in
this great audience will not be old men
before they will see one of the great
est and most populous states of the
entire Union in Alaska l predict
that you will see Alaska with her en-
ormous resources of minerals, fisheries,
her possibilities that almost exceed be-
lief. produce as hardy and vigorous q
race a" any part of America"
The Grit-advocate., 1903-05-29

DR.. Seaberry, state veterinary sur
geon OF Wyoming, and Dr.. J. G. Lamb,
state veterinarian of Colorado, were in
Sterling, Colorado, May 21st, to wit
ness dipping demonstration given by
DR. Victor A. Norgaard, connected with
the West Disinfectant Company of
New York. The dipping was conduct
ed, 1t is said, in most successful man.
ner, and to the entire satisfaction of
the Colorado and Wyoming veterinary
surgeons.
So much hay was spoiled by the
autumnal rains last fall that every
thinking man must realize the impor-
tance of suitable cover for the great
stacks of alfalfa tnat dot the land
scape. By the aid of telegraph poles
hay seeds can be put up very econo-
mically and will soon pay for them
selves in the hay saved. Every alfalfa
grower should at least be able to afford
heavy tarpaulins to which weights
may be attached to hold them in place.
Field and tarm.
One of the noticeable features of
farming in Kansas is the largely in
creased amount of alfalfa that is be-
ing put in the ground. The acreage
has increased forty per cent. in the
past ten years, and now is III 900 acres
as compared with $4,000 acres ten
years ago. In the valleys of the vest
ern counties, where the cattle and
sheep are pastured on the buffalo
grass, the fields of alfalfa furnish sus-
tenance through the winter and pre-
vent the losses that have been so
heavy a drain on the stock interests
during the past few years.
The Agricultural Year Book. soon
to be issued by the Department of Ae-
riculture, contains an article on irri-
cation by Edward A. Beals of the
Weather Bureau, who says that there
are more than 100000 acres of irri-
gated land in the United States. The
total cost of the irrigation systems of
the United States is SG4,2S9, ,601. and
the value Of the irrigated crops for the
single year of 1899 was $S4 .433 .43S. or
thirty per cent. greater than the cost
of the plant. The number of irrigat-
ors was 102,S19, which gives nearly
seventy-one acres to the farm
Every tenderfoot farmer whom I
have seen in this country clings to the
old idea that swine should have a mud
hole in which to wallow and that they
should be fed putrid swill from a bar
rel. A place for hog to take a bath
is all right but mudhole soon be-
comes very filthy and is a great place
for germs of disease to generate and
hide. The surrounding soil becomes
contaminated with the germs and soon
there is disease on that farm and the
owner is at loss to know ITS origin.
.lth running water in the bitches and
the open alfalfa field we have learned
to outgrow the filthy conditions so
common in eastern pig culture.-Field
and Farm.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-05-29
Mexico Will Use Silver,

81 Paso, Texas May 25.-It is GER
tain that Mexico will soon have a
stable dollar. fixed at Notwithstanding
value of SO cents. This news comes to
Ell Paso from official sources. 1t is said
Mexlco's financiers will never permit
silver to become secondary in the Re-
public. They will allow it to be the
coin OF the realm. however, only at
fixed ratio.
Of all the silver produced in Mex
leo, ninety-eight per cent is now in
Asia, and the total amount of silver
now in the republic will not exceed
$l0OOOOOO0 Silver is being boarded
IN Mexico to-day as was gold in the
days of the golc standard.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-05-29
Oklahoma Tornado.

Oklahoma City, Okla, May ga
special to the Oklahoman from Aline
says: About 1880 o'clock last night a
tornado struck Carmen, FIVE miles
north, and destroyed about one-third
of the town. including the principal
business houses and the postofice. w.
II. Brown of Wichita, representing a
machinery company, was killed in
stantly by flying timbers, his brains
being found thirty feet from the body.
Mrs. Wismiller was fatally injured
and died to-day Twenty people were
more o, less injured.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-05-29
Go From Denver to Omaha.

Washington, May 23.-Postmaster
General Payne to-day informed Sena-
tor Millard of Nebraska that July 1st
the rural delivery headquarters would
be moved from Denver to Omaha.
Fine quarters for the rural officials,
costing $4,000. have been prepared for
their reception in the Omaha public
building
The Grit-advocate., 1903-05-29
Reliance Beats Columbia.

New York, May 23.-By combina-
ton of good luck and splendid sailing
qualities the new cup yacht Reliance
on Thursday inflicted such defeat
upon the former cLp defender Colum-
bia as she never had suffered. leaving
ber over the finish line of twenty
five-mile course off Glen Cove by four
teen minutes and forty-three seconds,
official time.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-05-29
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The Grit-advocate., 1903-05-29

George B. Fravert, one of the lars-
est and most successful fruit growers
on the western slope, in writing to
Secretary Shute of the Horticultural
Society. from Rifle. says: THE fruit
crop in this section is not damaged in
the least. We have prospects of the
largest crop of pears, plums, cherries
peaches and apricots in the history of
Garfield county. The apple crop is
light. on account of over-production
last year"
1t is proposed by Colorado College,
at Colorado Springs, to establish a
pathological and research laboratory,
for which purpose room 2Sx14 feet
has been set aside in the new science
building now under erection. The
room will be equipped with chemical
hood, water, gas and storage battery,
with facilities for nearly all lines Of
analytical work. A director will be
appointed and will receive $1,5OO a
year salary.
Section Foreman j. l.. Hays was run
down and killed by an east bound en-
gine on the Colorado Midland at River.
side. short distance west of Buena
Vista on the 18th instant. The acci-
dent occurred on aLfharp curve and it
is claimed by those who saw the ac.
cident that the roaring waters of the
Arkansas river prevented Hays hear
ing the engine. Hays was about forty
years of age and leaves a widow and
several children at Fisher. small
station on the Midland. He was q
member of the Woodmen.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-05-22
DETERMINED TO
GET AN ANSWER
Interstate Commerce Commis-
sion in Pursuit of BaeF.
WILL APPEAL TO THE COURTS
PAPERS IN THE CASE WILL BE
SIGNED TODAY.

Washington, May GA vigorous ef-
Tort Is TO be made by the interstate
commerce commission TO compel Pres
ldent Baer of the Reading Coal & Iron
company and the Reading railway and
olAcldls Of other anthracite coal-carry-
ing roads TO answer certain questions
and produce certain documents which
Lney refused at the recent hearing be-
Aote the commission in New York.
me particular documents, The orig
mas or which are demanded by the
commission, are alleged contracts
among the cOai-carrying roads limiting
tne production of coal After consid-
erlng the refusal of the officials to
present the contracts to the interstate
commerce commission, the members Of
the commission requested Attorney
General Knox to direct General Bur
1eIt, district attorney for the southern
district Of New York, to present the
case 20 the United states circuit court
and ask for an order 20 compel the Of
Metals Of the cOaI-carrying roads to ap-
pear before the commission, answer
The questions and produce the dOcu-
ments. This request was made May s.
Ihe same day Attorney General Knox
gave the necessary directions to Gen
ernal Burnett.
In cooperation with the attorneys
Tor the complainant in the case Of VIII
liam r. Hearst, General Burnett has
prepared the petition TO be presented
To the circuit court II was received
by the interstate commerce commission
today. AS soon as ii can be examined
IL viii be signed, probably tomorrow,
and returned to the district attorney.
The probabilities are that it viii be
presented formally TO the circuit court
next Monday
1t is understood to be the determine
ton of the interstate commerce com
mission TO insist upon an order from
the court To the officials of the roads
to answer the inquiries which they de-
clned, by the advice Of counsel, to an
swer at the recent hearing, and to pro-
duce for the commissions examination
the books and contracts which they
heretofore refused to produce.
If necessary the commission win car
~ the case to the United States su-
preme court.