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Gilpin observer., 1903-04-02
LEGAL QUESTION
IN WILL CASE

Denver, March 28.-Ths Republican.
which sides with I. Harry Stratton, tho
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 D 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 party's
attorneys to open and close the argu-
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 I. Harry Stratton Is con-
testing the will, 1t 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.
Gilpin observer., 1903-04-02
MEN ARRESTED IN DENVER ARE
ACCUSED OF PUEBLO MURDERS

Denver, March 28.-Two men sus-
pected of the double murder in Pueblo
two weeks ago Sunday are confined in
the city Jail. They are ex-convicts and
were only recently released from the
refOrmatory. The arrest was made by
City Detective John Leyden and Dep
!uty Sheriff Granger of Pueblo and
Sheriff Sipple of Boulder at the Liv-
ingstone mine near Boulder yesterday,
forenoon. The men made no resist
ance. Both have bad records. With a
companion, they were arrested a year
ago on the roof of a gambling house
at Nineteenth and Larimer streets,
which they were preparing to 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 were sent to
the reformatory from Boulder on the
charge Of burglary. They remained in
the prison a 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 18th they
went to work in the Livingstone mine.
According to Deputy Sheriff Granger
Davis and Brewer were In Pueblo on
the night of March 18th. They we're
not there the next day. but were traced
to Denver. Then the sheriff of Pueblo
came here and with the city detectives
tried to locate the men. The names of
the suspects were learned and their
photographs were found at the Denver
police station. These pictures were
sent to the witnesses Of the murders in
D,vA nd to thavy
identified as the murderers.
The descriptions were sent to all the
sheriffs 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 Liv-
ingstone mine and arrested the men.
They were brought to Denver last
night. They were taken before Chief
Armstrong and put through a severe
Gilpin observer., 1903-04-02
CERTAIN EXPRESS
BREAKS HER ART

Berlin, March 2S.-While the German
Empress was galloping through the
Grunewald, forest near Charlotten-
burg yesterday afternoon. her horse,
startled by q doe that ran across the
path, SHE'D and threw her on. The
Empress broke the fall with her left
arm, and one of the bones snapped just
above the wrist.
The Emperor. Prince Adelbert. Cen
eral Won Loewenfeld. General Won We
del and q numerous following OF adju-
tants and aides in the camp, quickly
gathered around her. The Emperor
was the first to lift her from the
ground. She screamed with pain at
the first shock, but after that showed
much fortitude.
"Loewenfeld." said the Emperor.
ride to the hunting loge and telephone
for Leuthold" the Emepror's physi-
cian). General Loewenfeld left the
adjutants far behind In the dash for
the hunting lodge, which was about a
mile away. He had some difficulty In
locating DR.. Leuthold, but reached him
ut the army headquarters. Emperor
William meantime had applied first aid
to the injured to the limb. and made q
sling of the Empress veil.
DR.. Leuthold, in an automobile be-
longing to a member Of the Emperor's
stan, which happened to be atthe army
headquarters, went at full speed to the
Grunewald, arriving an hour and
half after the accident. He was fol-
lowed by Major Ilberg. the Emperors
surgeon, and DIR. Bunker, the special
physician of the Empress.
The fractured arm was dressed anc
bandaged at the hunting lodge. and
her majesty was then driven in a car
riage slowly back to Berlin.
Gilpin observer., 1903-04-02
German. viii study tn. West.

Milwaukee, Wis, March 28.-Ac-
cording to a cable dispatch party Of
forty German agriculturists, land
owners and students, will make tour
of the country during May and June.
The details of the tour have been
largely arranged by Professor ]. 1.
Schultz o. the United States expert
ment station It Washington, who has
been designs&ed by Secretary Wilson
to act as conductor of the party. Ar
riving at New York about April 20, the
party will proceed west by way Of
Washington. Cincir aati. Lexington,
Kentucky; st. LOUIS Kansas City,
Ames, Iowa; Omaha, Eenver, Salt
Lake and San Francisco.
Several Of the experiment stations
will be visited on the route. together
with stock farms, stockyards and pack
ing houses, breweries and distilleries,
sugar beet farms. irrigation works
about Greeley, Colorado, and other
features Of agricultural interests.
Gilpin observer., 1903-04-02

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 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-
titled 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
7:30 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 screamed.
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 we're 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. 1853 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.
Gilpin observer., 1903-04-02
Rumor Of Sugar 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 a system of railroads built by the
beet sugar interests themselves. It is
said the charter Of the Great Western
railroad. which was incorporated last
year, will be utilized. and that tho
road will ultimately be built into Dem
yer. No definite confirmation was
given the report by those Of the beet
sugar ofiices 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 separate and compel
Ing company.
Gilpin observer., 1903-04-02
COLORADO GENERAL ASSEMBLY
AND DOINGS AT THE CAPITAL

Governor Peabody has signed House
Bill No. $40. authorizing the diversion
of irrigating water from bitches at
points other than those designated in
appropriation. The bill passed for the
aiding of municipal water works in the
San Luis valley.
Attorney General Miller has handed
to Governor Peabody an adverse opin-
ion in the case of the claim of F. H.
Hegwer, boiler inspector under Gov
ernor Waite. The claim was for
$6O4.74, for which he had received q
certificate, afterwards lost, from At
torney General Carr and Auditor Low
ell. Mr.. Miller says: Il believe it is
proper at this time to say that this
account is more than eight years old.
and that with the ever-shifting incum-
bents in Office and the continual intro
duction of new officials who are not
conversant with the facts of former ad-
ministrations, that it is entirely just
and necessary that the state should in
woke the statute of limitations against
state claims. Especially should this
be done when former administrations
have refused to pay an account"
The state land board is preparing to
dispose of the North and Middle parks
3
avoided by successive land boards for
several years. The state owns i'm
mense tracts of land IN both parks
which are valuable for grazing pur-
poses. Before the state acquired the
tracts, certain small areas were taken
up by settlers, and these holdings are
entirely surrounded, in half dozen
instances, by the state lands. The
state has had propositions from large
cattle interests to lease these tracts
at rates which would return consider
able sums of money, but no leases
have ever been given, because 1t was
feared that the settlers would be en-
tirely cut off from range privileges il
all the land was leased. Two years
ago Register Joyce, Of the land Office.
appointed Mrs. Lucille Jenny plat
clerk. She took the confused records
of the board, and marked down, town
ship by township. in regular plats, all
land owned by the state. From these
plat books Mrs. Jermy has been able
to make a map of North and Middle
parks, showing all the land in ques-
ton. Another plat will be made show
ing all the sections upon which two or
mere applications to lease have been
| filed. With these maps before it, the
board can go ahead and grant leases
to the settlers of the sections which
will give them outlets to the open
range, and then the remaining lands
may be leased to the larger companies
to be fenced and held as private range.
An eight-hour day has been put into
force in the land Office, which is the
only Office in the state house on this
basis. The step was made necessary
by the large amount Of work on hand
in the Office, and is one of the reforms
ministration, on the principle that the
people OF the state are entitled to the
same service from employees that
would be required from the employees
of corporation.
Gilpin observer., 1903-04-02
Must Remove Fences.

Washington. d. c.. March 2S..-Sec.
retary Hitchcock to-day sent out let
ters to cattlemen In Wyoming, Ne.
braska, Colorado, Utah and other west.
ern states, having government land,
notifying them that all illegal fences
must be removed by May 1st.
II the order IL not complied with by
that time. suits for trespass will be
instituted and the fences removed by
processes Of United States courts.
Gilpin observer., 1903-04-02
Bills Passed by the Senate.

On March 23d the following bills
were passed by the Senate on third
reading:
s. B. No. ia. by Buckley-To create
a fish and game commission and pre-
scribing seasons for game shooting
and making many other amendments
to the existing law.
S. B. No. Al, by J. F. Adams-To cre-
ate highway commission to work in
harmony with the contemplated
United States commission for the con-
struction of a national highway across
the continent,
s. B. No. 1877, by Lewis-To create a
state commission for the supervision
of travelling libraries.
s. B. No. SO, by Jefferson-To pro-
vide additional bounties on wolves,
mountain lions and coyotes.
s. B. No. 100. by Rush-To prescribe
methods under which corporations
may merge.
H. b. No. $40. by Madrid and Breck-
enridge-To permit diversion of water
from irrigating bitches, a measure es-
pecially passed for the accommodation
of the towns of Conejos county, where
the bitches are desired as source of
domestic supply.
S. B. No. 81, by Jefferson-To ap-
propriate $3.50 for repairs at the Routt
county fish hatchery.
s. B. No. "a. by Jefferson-To appro-
pirate $4,000 for a fish hatchery In
Grand county. the site to be contribut-
ed gratis.
s. B. No. 4s, by Ballinger-To appro-
pirate $4,000 for a fish hatchery in
Park county. provided a site be Sc
cured gratuitously.
n
ize corporations to collect 50 a year
road tax in each county from each en-
ploye and reserve ten per cent. CON-
mission.
s. B. No. GA, by Hill-To amend the
INV governing prize fights and spar
ring exhibitions, and making the en-
gaging in such exhibitions a misde-
meanor and declaring the survivor In
fistic encounter resulting In death
Of one of the participants guilty OF
murder.
s. B. No. 23s. by Ewing-To appro-
pirate $4,000 for fish hatchery in Rio
Grande county. provided the site be
contributed gratis.
II. B. No. 3S. to appropriate $4,000
for the prosecution OF work on state
canal No. / at Canon City, was passed
by the House on March 23d by vote
of 81 to 21. after stormy debate in
which Governor Peabody was bitterly
attacked by several members.
Such a measure received the hearty
Endorsement Of the State Federation
OF Women's Clubs. as well as the State
Federation Of Labor.
House bill No. 35. by Mr.. Moler.
passed the Senate March gath. It is a
bill prohibiting the employment OF
children sixteen years old or under
"in any mill. factory. manufacturing
establishment. shop or store. or In or
about coal or other mines. or any oc-
cupation which may be deemed un-
healthful or dangerous. for . greater
number than eight hours in the TWEEN.
ty-four," and no woman 10 to be en-
ployed in any occupation requiring her
| to lhe ON her feet more than an eight
HOUR Npy. The bill was amended 30 a.
Ito mako A. include some OF the feat
tD@s Of Senator Ballinger's bill
Gilpin observer., 1903-04-02

The Mississippi flows through a
land of plenty-at least the scientists
affirm that the water is supporting a
population of 100000 to the cubic
foot.
Gilpin observer., 1903-04-02

The turf finvestment companies and
the insurance sharks have divided ter
ritory in New York. One goes after
theb common people and the other
after the corporations s,.
Gilpin observer., 1903-04-02

It. IL. claimed that a Partisan, has In
vented an appliance which makes It
possible for one to see without eyes.
Now let some good.natured scientist
flx R'so that D man may think with.
out brains! and everything will t'bs
lovely. -"7usf
Gilpin observer., 1903-04-02

On account OF the sorrows Of the
faniished sardine fishers of Brittany
Bernhardt played the title role in the
Sorrows OF Werther." and a very
sad affair II must have been.
Gilpin observer., 1903-04-02

Two more saBrench deputies have
made arrangements to fight a duel.
French, deputies are kept SO busy
fighting duels that they must have
precious, little time for political boss.
Ing.
Gilpin observer., 1903-04-02

A,tMew York artist has Landed
Tweed, because he had Imagination
coupled with dishonesty. We take
Il fos. ,grsptedo that the artist has
iss slss ss Sssss e ss.s aiss e
eossiusa,s .I;ss,ss1sf f8 II u Ill 'siR 70 ssHral u
Gilpin observer., 1903-04-02

Admiral Dewey's personal share Of
the Manila prize money may not be
very large, but it will be enough to
buy Mrs. Dewey another sealskin
sack.
Gilpin observer., 1903-04-02

British naval gunners have been
making some good target practice Of
lated But, as the Irish duellist said.
hitting a mark and hitting a man with
a pistol In his hand are two different
matters
Gilpin observer., 1903-04-02

Chamberlain is on his way home
from South Africa. He admits that he
Is wiser than before he started on the
trip, but he doesn't profess to be any
happier.
Gilpin observer., 1903-04-02

The, Frankfurter Journal, which
began publication in 1878. has sus-
pended.l Anything that has become
80 generally identified with free
lunches could not well hope to be q
finsncial success etizqrn- i'nhit
Gilpin observer., 1903-04-02

Cole Younger announces that he
will go into the stock raising busi-
ness in Texas. Cole should do well
at cattle lifting.
Gilpin observer., 1903-04-02

If Washington were alive he might
feel like trading his hatchet for a
hammer and going out after some of
the sons of his country.
Gilpin observer., 1903-04-02

Even II the bill to make the cur
rency more elastic should become a
law, we should continue 10 rubber
at a new 2O-dollar note just as hard
as at present. a9N
Gilpin observer., 1903-04-02

Pope Leo has written a poem on the
best means of prolonging life. The
name of his favorite breakfast food is
not divulged.
Gilpin observer., 1903-04-02

The question of who founded Rome
isn't half SO interesting as the identi-
ty of the gentleman who made her
howl.
Gilpin observer., 1903-04-02

Mary Mac Lanes prolonged silence
looks ominous. A book may be i'm
pending.
Gilpin observer., 1903-04-02

A woman had rather be judged b
style of her pompadour than the siz
of her cerebrum.
Gilpin observer., 1903-04-02

Why should a man adopt the pro-
fession of burglary when the get-rich-
quick game will catch sucker every
minute?
Gilpin observer., 1903-04-02

Fine people, fine country" says d.
Lorenz, speaking of America. Sent
ments reciprocated, doctor!
Gilpin observer., 1903-04-02

A Chicago man advertises a nev
remedy for sleeplessness. Moving t.
Philadelphia, probably.
Gilpin observer., 1903-04-02

If China can succeed in getting
gun for each of her citizens she viii
worry the powers into a compromise
Gilpin observer., 1903-04-02

The Punishment of so many Ameri-
can dentists from the capitals of Eu-
rope will cause frightful epidemic Of
toothache at court.
Gilpin observer., 1903-04-02

One of the best ways not to succeed
in life is to spend your spare time
reading articles on how to succeed in
life.
Gilpin observer., 1903-04-02

The man who forged the name of
P. Morgan to checks knew how t
dodge working a blind lead.
Gilpin observer., 1903-04-02

The insurgents have won a battle
in Honduras. Reliable estimates
place the loss of the government
forces at one donkey and a bunch Of
bananas.
Gilpin observer., 1903-04-02

kill Corbett. Let Corbett make a dou
BILE event of it.
Gilpin observer., 1903-04-02

Even the organization of a gam
blefs' trust can not change the num-
ben of fools born each minute, as the
ratio is fixed by the immutable laws
Of nature.
Gilpin observer., 1903-04-02

Mark Twain seems to have acquired
the telegraph habit.
Gilpin observer., 1903-04-02

worth more than the $llO,OOO that her
captors first demanded. II she were
again in similar straits that sum could
easily be raised In Colorado alone.
The Morgan County Independent
Telephone Company will expend $780,
900 in building extensions Ill northern
Colorado, and a double copper circuit
between Fort Morgan and Greeley.
This will connect the principal agri-
cultural districts and practically COM
bine the Fort Morgan company with
the Northern Colorado Independent
Company. and both companies will
work together.
Congressman H. M. Hogg of Tellu-
ride. who has the appointment OF one
candidate for admission to the Naval
Academy at Annapolis, together with
three alternates. announces that the
examinations for entrance to the acad-
emy will be held on the third Tuesday
in April. All applicants for the ap.
pointment should send their names to
Mr.. Hogg at Telluride at once. Ages
OF candidates must be between the
years Of fifteen and twenty.
Jacob Zweifel, who has lived in
Denver for the past twenty-five years,
and who was pardoned from the PEN
itentiary last year by Governor Orman
was arrested March 25th on the charge
Of forgery. He has admitted that he
forged four checks. Zweifel was an
express messenger for the Union Pa
ciflc from 1884 until 1897. He was con-
victed of grand larceny in 1901 and
Sentenced to serve thirteen months in
the penitentiary. His friends came to
his aid and induced Governor Orman
to pardon him before he had served
talf Of his sentence.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-01
BAY STREET MEN IN SCRAP
ON 4 TROLLEY CAR.

A lively f1sticuff between prominent
Bay street men took place yes
terday afternoon, and from the
time it occurred until business was
suspended for the day was the one
topic of talk on the Bay. This was
not only because of the prominence
of the principals but because of the
publicity of the affair, for it took place
on a car of the Abercorn & Barnard
belt, at a time of day when it could
not fail of drawing an interested crowd
of spectators. The crowd was made
possible by the fact that the car had
stopped for one of the men to alight
and remained while the scrap" went
on.
The difference that was the cause
of the unpleasantness occurred some
five or six days ago. Yesterday aft
ernoon as one of the men started to
leave the car he caught sight of the
other. also a passenger. Wont you
shake hands with me-" he asked, ex-
tending his hand.
mo. sir, 1 will not shake hands
with you" came back the reply of
the one spoken to.
Then go to the devil'' suggested
number one.
Instead of following this suggestion,
however, the one addressed got quickly
to his feet and struck the other man
in the face. The blow was a solid one
and left it's mark.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-01
FIRED ON TROLLEY CARS.
Dangerous Diversion of a Violent
Lunatic.

For shooting a pistol at street cars
and threatening to burn down the
neighborhood and do much bodily
harm, E. P. Monahan was arrested
yesterday as a lunatic by Deputy
Sheriff Charles Fennel on a warrant
sworn out before Judge McAlpin in
the Court of Ordinary.
A short while ago the railroad Of
ficials reported to the authorities that
some one had fired upon the cars, run
ming between the city and Bonaven-
ture. Investigation failed to disclose
who the miscreant was. Subsequently
the cars have been fired at several
times in another locality. 1t was
learned yesterday that the person who
was INDUCING in this most dangerous
and unusual sort of amusement was
Monahan. While it is not known that
he is the same party that fired upon
the .Thunderbolt car, the proof is GER
tain that he has fired on others.
The crazy mans brother swore out
the warrant. Another brother, E. B.
Monahan, is now in the state asylum
at Milledgevil1e, where he was sent a
short while ago
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-04-01
RICE FIELDS WET
CAN'T BE PLOUGHED.
Crop Is Certain to BE Later Than
in Many Years.

Crop Is Certain to Be Later Than
in Many Years.
Shut off by repeated freshets in the
Savannah and Ogeechee rivers the
rice planters in this section are al
ready more than two months behind in
their work and the outcome cannot be
told. The rice fields have not even
been ploughed and this work is usual
ly done in January.
'In my experience of twenty-six
years / have never seen a season like
this" said Mr.. w. G. MoFrelI yester-
day. Because it is such an unusual
season it is impossible to make any pre-
dictions. The repeated freshets have
retarded our work and fields that we
usually plough in January have not
yet been touched Heretofore the
fields have been planted in March and
we will get an unusually late crop"
Mr.. Morrell says that it cannot be
told just what sort of crop will be
made. The overflows are said to fer
tilize the rice fields, but whether a
great number of them will make the
soil more productive remains to be
seen. There were five decided rises in
the Savannah river during March and
the continued rains caused freshets on
the Ogeeehee. Before the fields can
be ploughed Mr.. Morrell says they
must be dry for a week or ten days.
The rice planters are somewhat exer-
cised about the condition of affairs.