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Gilpin observer., 1903-05-14
DENVER LABOR SITUATION
THREATENS GREAT TROUBLE

Denver, May 12.-Unless some COM
promise is arranged Immediately it
looks as If Denver is on the verge of
the biggest labor strike ever known in
the state.
The joint executive committee of or
ganized labor and the executive COM
mittee of the Citizens Alliance held
conferences yesterday afternoon, but
did not reach an agreement regarding
arbitration, hence the strike OF the
bakers and van drivers and the lock-
out Of the teamsters remain in full
force.
1t was due tos the fire and police
board that the two committees met in
the formers Office yesterday afternoon.
The committee representing labor sub
mitted a proposition agreeing to arbi-
trate the labor troubles. subject to the
stipulation that the arbitration COM
mittee must be composed of an equal
number of the employers and en-
ployes concerned.
The proposition was taken up at the
general meeting of the Citizens AL
Iiance last night, and a counter propo-
Bition made to the labor committee
of the Alliance to meet committee
of equal number to be selected by the
labor organizations, and the full COM
mittee to select an eleventh member.
The labor committee met last night,
and after considering the proposition
of the Alliance voted it down and de-
cided to stand by it's original PROPOSE
ton, which provides that the arbitra-
tion committee must be composed of
employers and employees concerned in
the controversy.
The proposition of the joint execu-
tive committee of organized labor was
as follows:
Denver Colo, May IL, 1903.
ITO the Fire and Police Board of the
City of Denver:
"Gentlemen-Upon your invitation
We submit the following: On behalf of
each and every labor union at this
time involved in difficulties with en-
ployers in the city of Denver the un-
dersigned executive committee repre-
senting organized labor offers to sub
init the entire matter for arbitration,
only stipulating that arbitration COM
mittees must be composed of an equal
number of employers and employees
concerned. Respectfully submitted.
JOINT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
OF ORGANIZED LABOR OF DEN
YER"
Following is the reply of the Citi-
zens' Alliance:
Headquarters of the Citizens AL
lance. Chamber of Commerce, Den
yer, Colorado, May IL.
Gilpin observer., 1903-05-14
SCHOOL OF TIMES
PROFESSOR DEAD

Denver, May "a Republican spe-
cal from Golden last night says:
The flag on the main building at the
State School of Mines is at half-mast
tonight and there is mourning among
the students and members of the fac
atty owing to the sudden and awful
ieath of Robert N. Hartman, professor
Of analytical chemistry. who was suf-
located in the gas-generating room in
the basement of the building about
1:30 o'clock this afternoon.
Professor Hartman was at work in
The chemical laboratory with num-
ber of freshmen and sophomores, when
he noticed that there appeared to be a
stoppage in the pipes from the hydro
gen-sulphide gas machine, and he
went down to the generating room to
adjust the difficulty. He attempted to
restore loosened plug in the ma
shine. but the room was so full of the
poisonous gas that before he could do
so he was overcome by the fumes and
apparently died without struggle.
About ten minutes later Charles D.
Test, his assistant, went to the base
| nent to ascertain what had become of
his chief and was Mortified to see him
lying on the floor of the generating
room, apparently lifeless. He rushed
in and tried to carry Professor Hart
man out, but being a small man was not
strong enough, so. climbing a ladder,
he attempted to raise a trap door
which opened into the yard just back
Of the building. but while standing on
the ladder he. too, was overcome with
the fumes and fell to the floor, cutting
bad cash in his head.
When Mr. Test had been absent
from the room about five or ten min
utes a freshman. Charles NJ. Jacquette,
went down into the basement and saw
the two instructors. Instead of going
into the room he rushed back for as
sistance. A number of the students
went around behind the building and
opened the trap door. letting some OF
the poison escape, while others went
down and carried the two unconscious
professors to the open air. where every
effort was made to resuscitate them.
Mr.. Test began to show signs Of life
after about twenty-five minutes OF
work. but. although Drs. Kessler and
Meyer labored over the body OF Pro-
fessor Hartman for more than an hour
at no time was there any evidence that
spark of life remained.
Professor Hartman leaves a widow
and two small children.
Gilpin observer., 1903-05-14
Cleveland Not a Candidate.

Athens, Ca. May 12.-In reply to a
fetter from r. f. Holder. Jr.. editor OF
the Athens Banner. in which was given
the result of poll of the business men
OF Athens. showing a strong sentiment
for the nomination Of Mr.. Cleveland
and which contained this question:
Are you now considering or would
you consider making the race for the
presidency next year on the Democratic
ticket?" Ex-President Cleveland
writes as follows:
princeton. N. j., May Q, 1903.
"B. F. Holder, Jr.
Dear Sir:-I thank you for your
letter OF the 4th inst and for the edi-
torial clipping from your paper which
accompanied II. cannot fail to be
gratfied by the kindly expressions
which frequently come to me In these
days from all parts of our country. and
! desire to thank you for your loyal
support in the past and for your ex-
ceedingly friendly expressions at this
time.
"In answer to the question with
which you conclude your letter. can
say no more than to assure you that at
no time since the close Of my last ad-
ministration have I been desirous OF
carrying the Democratic banner for the
fourth time in presidential contest.
Yours truly.
"GRovER CLEVELAND"
Gilpin observer., 1903-05-14
Moros Thoroughly Whipped.

Manila, May 12.-Captain Pershing
and his column have returned to Camp
Wears, Mindanao. from the expedition
through the country east OF Lake La
mao. The column experienced no oppo-
sition after the fighting at Taraca. The
prisoners captured at Taraca took the
oath of allegiance to the United States
and were released. Among the Moros
killed In Taraca forts were nine dattos
and one sultan. The moral effect of
this fight will be far-reaching and 1t
Is doubtful II there will be any further
hostility In the Lake Lanao country.
Captain Pershing estimated the pop
ulation of Taraca at 10000 and that Of
the district at 100000. He says the
population OF the Lake Lanao district
has been underestimated.
Gilpin observer., 1903-05-14
POLLY pRY ON THE COLORADO
WORLDS FAIR COMMISSION

figure head or ornament to this board
of Colorado's notable citizens. BY ma
tive ability, personality, opportunity
and training, she will be able to serve
the interests of the state as no other
woman in the state, and few men, could
do. Not only by her pen, which as an
advertising medium of the resources OF
the Silver States will be unrivalled,
but by the social connections in the
East and South which will make the
work of commissioner from a western
state more easily productive of result
Mrs. Anthony's earlier life was spent
in and about st. Louis. When girl
just out Of a convent, she married the
son of governor of Kansas, and with
her husband and father-in-law spent
the first five years of married life be-
tween st. Louis and Chihuahua, Mex
leo, where the railroad and mining in
terest of Governor Anthony placed
him in the lead of the American dip
lomatic and financial colony. The
young wife, presiding over so distin-
guished household. laid the founda-
ton for social career both in this
country and abroad.
When thrown on her own resources,
Mrs. Anthony found valued friendships
in New York, San Francisco, London,
Paris.
Mrs. Anthony's newspaper work has
been varied in character and in pursuit
of her profession she has Travelled over
a large portion of the civilized world.
Early in her newspaper career she
was on the staff of the New York Her
aid and New York Journal, but it was
while writer on the New York World
that she first attracted national atten-
ton to her work. The late John Cock
rell, when managing editor of the
World, became so impressed with her
diction and forcible way of expressing
things that he made her staff corre-
spondent of the paper.
In 1891 Mrs Anthony was sent to
South America by the World. She was
gone two years, during which time she
Travelled all over South and Central
America, and her letters to the World
were a feature of the paper and were
widely quoted in the United States.
From South America she went around
to San Francisco, where she remained
for short time writing for the San
Francisco papers. Then she returned
to New York.
In the course of her New York news
paper life she was in Europe several
times, her trip last summer being her
sixth. She is nearly as well known in
Paris and London as in New York.
Mrs. Anthony's parents are residents
Of Denver. going there from the South
come years ago for the health of two
members of the family. Four years
ago, one or two of the Denver news
papers made a sudden bid for populari-
~ by bringing the most attractive
writer's obtainable from the East, and
Of these half dozen meteoric geniuses.
Polly Pry" alone has identified her
self with Colorado, it's people. its vital
| interests, and its promising future.
Gilpin observer., 1903-05-14
TRYING ARAPAHOE
COMMISSIONERS

Denver. May 12.-The trial of Thom-
as Phillips. Frank Bishop and Fred p.
Watts. members of the old board Of
county commissioners or Arapahoe
county. who are charged with malfea-
sance in Office. began yesterday after
noon with the opening statement made
to the jury by George Allan Smith.
deputy district attorney.
The statement consumed nearly two
hours and half and at 4:30 O'Clock
adjournment was taken to $3.50 O'Clock
this morning. Charles J. Hughes. Jr..
attorney for the defense. announcing
that several new points had been
brought out which the defense wished
to consider and that with such ad-
journment the defense would be able
to condense its statement so as to
consume but very little time.
Judge Vorhies of Pueblo, who is sit
ting in the case. vainly endeavored to
secure assent to the proposition to
hold night sessions.
Mr.. Smiths statement Of the case
went into minute details of the points
to be considered. He announced at the
beginning that the prosecution pro-
one counts misconduct In office. THE
charge in this case" he announced. sis
failure and neglect to perform the du-
ties OF the Office of county commission
er, and a violation Of the oath of
office. We expect to prove that in fail
ing to look into the bills of the Smith
Brooks Printing Company grossly ex-
sessive amounts were allowed"
Mr.. Smith presented the items in the
twenty-one counts in which 1t will be
endeavored to prove excessive sums
were charged and paid and only twice
during the statement was any objec-
tion made. One was when repeated
references were made to John 7. Bot
tom, who had been county attorney at
the time and who is now associated with
the attorneys for the defense. Mr..
Hughes protested that Mr.. Bottom was
IN no wise concerned, but the court
overruled.
Gilpin observer., 1903-05-14
BRYAN DISCUSSING
THE NOMINATION

Newark. N. j., May 12-The News
has the following from its Lincoln, Ne
braska. correspondent:
William ]. Bryan was seen to-day
and asked:
rs 1t possible for Grover Cleveland
to receive the Democratic nomination
next year. Mr.. Bryan?"
There is not the remotest possibility
of Mr.. Cleveland becoming the nomi-
nee. Even his state will not risk him
as a candidate" said Mr. Bryan.
But Mr. Cleveland has apparently
come out of retirement and many sup
pose he is seeking the nomination" re-
marked the News man
Il am not in Mr. Cleveland's conf
dence." said Mr.. Bryan. "and there
fore cannot give any inside explana-
tion, but as an outsider. l venture to
say that his purpose is to positively re-
fuse to be candidate, after awhile.
and then allow his friends to say that
he would have been nominated and
elected had he not refused to run. This
might afford Mr.. Cleveland some satis-
faction as a salve for the bruises which
he has nursed since 1896. There is a
tail of the Democratic party which was
very nearly pulled out several years
ago that is just as monopolistic in its
tendency as the Republican party is.
There are also number of newspa-
pers calling themselves Democratic
that are as monopolistic as any of the
Republican papers. This class of news
papers can be relied upon to support
any Republican policies the financiers
of the country are interested in. They
keep up an attack on minor things and
sometimes attack individual Republi-
cans, but they are so closely allied to
organized wealth that they simply de-
ceive the people. If there were law
compelling these newspapers to carry
the names OF the men who dictate their
policies of the editorial pages, the peo-
pie would know that the supposed edi-
tors had little or no voice. These So
called Democratic newspapers can be
depended upon to defend any Democrat
who betrays his party and his constitu-
ents and abuse any Democrat who can
not be corrupted"
Mr. Bryan refused to name available
candidates.
Gilpin observer., 1903-05-14
SUIT AGAINST THE
STKATTON ESTATE

Denver. May 9.-The s6.O00,000 dam
age suit of the Stratton's Independ-
ence Company, Limited, against the
executors Of the Stratton estate and
all the beneficiaries under the will, was
before Judge Henry G. Caldwell Of the
United States District Court Thurs
day.
Attorneys for the defendants had q
few motions they wished to offer, to
all of which the judge listened, and
then denied. The first was presented
by Joel F. Vaile, who appeared for l..
Harry Stratton. Mr.. Vale moved to
have the complaint made more spe-
cific. 1t contained two counts, he ar
gued, one alleging that the late Win
field Scott Stratton had deceived the
plaintiff company into believing that
the mine was worth $10.000000. when
1t had been proven to be worth only
$4,000 200, and the second count al
legged that the over-valuation had been
merely d mistake. He asked that the
complainant be compelled to select the
count upon which it would try to Sc
cure its damages.
'"rhe motion is overruled," said the
Judge; "the plaintiff has the right to
allege as many causes as he thinks he
has"
"And may 1 be permitted to make
the usual exception?" asked Attorney
Vale.
Certainly" responded the judge.
e. e. Whitted, appearing for the ex-
ecutors, asked to have stricken from
the complaint all that part that re-
ferred to the late Winfield Scott Strait
ton as having deceived the agents of
the purchasing company as to the
value of the mine. He argued that Mr..
Stratton was dead, making it impos
sible to secure his testimony on that
point. He also called attention of the
court to the fact that the mine was
sold in April of 1899, four years ago;
that the officers of the Stratton's In
dependence Company alleged that they
had discovered the alleged fraud with
in one year-but the suit had not been
brought until after the death Of Mr..
5tratton.
At the close of the argument the
Judge overruled the motion to strike.
He gave the defendants ten days to
file a demurrer, or sixty days in which
10 answer the complaint. The COM
plainants were allowed five days more
in which to file reply to the answer
Gilpin observer., 1903-05-14

'To the Honorable Fire and Police
Board of the City of Denver:
'Gentlemen-In reply to the propo-
sition submitted to you this afternoon
to arbitrate all labor trouble in the
city, the Citizens Alliance begs to state
that it is in favor of the principles of
arbitration and names as its arbitra-
tors the following persons, to-wit:
Hon. ]. B. Grant, ]. s. Brown, G. s.
Morey, Dennis Sullivan, Robert s. Roe,
to meet committee Of equal number
to be selected by the labor organiza-
tions, the full committee to select an
eleventh member, and thereafter the
full committee to decide upon meth
cd and form of procedure. Very re-
spectfully yours.
CHARLES A. Stokes, Secretary
When the unions committee arrived
at the Office of the board shortly before
10 o'clock the Alliances proposition
was delivered to ID. c. Coates, chair
man. He said:
"Our proposition was that the arbi-
traitors were to be appointed from the
employers and employees directly con-
cerned in troubles The members OF
this committee will hold a caucus"
Members of the fire and police board
then retired from the room, and the
committee held an executive session
lasting until 1870. Then the board
resumed it's seats in the room. ID. C.
Coates read the following and left two
copies, one for the board and one for
the Alliance:
Denver, Colo. May IL, 1903.
To the Fire and Police Board of the
City of Denver:
Gentlemen-In reply to communica-
tion from the Citizens Alliance select
ing an arbitration committee to arbi-
trate the labor difficulties in Denver
we desire to say that after listening to
the speech of Mr.. Herbert George at
to-night's meeting of the Alliance, in
which he urged that body to go
! through the form of arbitration at
this time simply for the purpose OF
giving the Alliance further time to
organize and 70 renew the contest
against labor unions. and the chair
man of the meeting putting a motion
ito indorse the radicalism of this
Speech" and the motion being unani-
mously carried by a vote of the AL
lance members. we refuse to recognize
any such subterfuge for further delay
in settlemen of these troubles and re-
fer you to our proposition-that all
these difficulties be arbitrated by an
equal number of employees and employ
ers concerned Respectfully submitted
JOINT EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF
ORGANIZED LABOR OF DENVER
By d. c. COATES, Chairman.
By ]. W.. WHITE, Secretary.
Gilpin observer., 1903-05-14

Mrs. Leonel Ross Anthony, Colo
known throughout the entire North
west as Polly Pry" is the governors
latest appointee to the Board of Com
missioners of the st. Louis Worlds
Fair.
The Legislature. by special act, in
creased the number of commissioners
from five to seven, Thomas Walsh,
mining man and public-spirited mil
Honaire, and Polly Pry," the versatile,
diplomatic. forceful. brainy leader of
Colorado's aggressive moulders of pub
lie opinion. being Immediately appoint
cd to the place it was tacitly under
stood was created for them.
AS the board now stands it is COM
posed of six men with Mrs. Anthony
as the one woman-the governor being
Gilpin observer., 1903-05-14
DYNAMITE PLOT TO DESTROY
CUNARD STEAMSHIP UMBRIA

This is the letter of warning ad-
dressed to Commissioner Greene:
The box with handles is among the
trunks for the steamer Umbria.
Dear Sir-The Malta greets you
and wishes you well. At the Cunard
dock is box containing 100 pounds
of dynamite. Inside also is a machine
that. properly set, can explode the
stun at any time within thirty-six
hours.
THE society has declared war
against England and has ordered the
destruction Of every steamer flying the
British flag sailing out of New York
harbor. The undersigned received or
ders to begin operations by sinking the
Oceanic. but SO many women and chill
dren took passage on that boat that
the society's plans were changed at
the last minute.
'The machine in the box. the first
made, and a crude affair, is inclosed
simply to show how easy it is to sink
steamer and to convince those in
terested that the society is not making
idle threats. The society has under
taken to clear New York harbor OF
British ships, and it will succeed.
The reason for this movement the
society does not wish to disclose. Suf-
fee 1t to say that the society, to protect
itself. must carry the war into the enc
my's country. 1t proposes to wage the
war as fiercely as it knows how.
This is the society's first and last
warning and those who propose to pat
ronize British steamers must take their
chance in the future.
The society asks and gives no quar-
ter. so. lay on. lay on. Macduff, and
damned be he that cries hold. enough.
"PIETRO DE MARTINI.
"P. S.-The battery is not attached.
fuse is without caps and lighter not
set Consequently there is no danger
in handling the box"
Inspector George McClusky OF the
detective bureau said tonight:
II am satisfied that this is not the
work Of the Malta. or any other secret
society. The fact that the letter re-
celved at headquarters Is undoubtedly
the work Of an intelligent person and
that the machine itself is the product
OF some intelligent person. may mean
that both were the work OF one. All
night we have been working on the as
sumption that 1t was dynamite that
the box contained. Inspector Murray
Of the bureau Of combustibles reported
to me that It was dynamite"
Gilpin observer., 1903-05-14
Roosevelt. Greeting to pl...

El Paso. Tex. May S.-Francisco
Mallen. consul for Mexico ut this
point. has wired greeting from Presi-
dent Roosevelt to President Diaz.
Consul Mallen met President Roose-
welt at Albuquerque and was requested
by the latter to convey his best re-
CARDS to President Diaz and say to
him that he hoped to meet him per.
sonally ut some future date. a. he
greatly admired the head Of the Mex
lean republic.
Gilpin observer., 1903-05-14
California Anarchist Arre.ted.

San Jose. Cal. May 12.-Clay Taylor.
alias Prof. Plutte, was arrested by de-
tective Pickering yesterday for sup
posed designs upon the life OF the Pres
ident. He has served three terms In
prison.
II is alleged that he wrote to the
President advising him not to come
here. He IL also accused Of recent an
archistic utterances.
Gilpin observer., 1903-05-14

New York. May 1o.-The discovery
yesterday afternoon of an ingeniously
constructed infernl machine, continuing
100 pounds of dynamite in half-pound
sticks and an electrically operated
mechanism, on the pier OF the Cunard
steamship line, frustrated what is
believed to have been plot to sink
the steamship Umbria. which sailed at
2 o'clock, when she was twenty-four
hours out at sea.
A letter received at police headquar-
tera less than two hours before the
Umbria sailed revealed the presence OF
the Internal machine. This letter ap-
pears to have been written by a wom-
an of education. The handwriting is
fine and cultured. 1t was signed, but
The police refused to give out the
name.
At the time the Internal machine
was discovered the pier of the Cunard
line was crowded with prospective pas
sengers and their friends. Almost a
panic ensued when they were ordered
from the pier before the sinister-look-
ing box was removed from its position
alongside the gangway leading to the
second cabin.
After the internal machine had been
thoroughly soaked in the Hudson river
a careful inspection made by Superin-
tendent Murray of the bureau of COM
bustibles and explosives. showed that
the powder fuse connecting the light
ing the lighting device with the case
of dynamite had been actually ignited
and that its end had been charred.
The 200 half-pound sticks OF dyna-
mite were encased in boxes. which also
held three sets of clociwork mechan-
ism. two dry storage electric batteries
and a quantity of loose gun cotton and
gunpowder. The mechanism was click
ing noisily when box lid was thrown
| back.
Chief Murray of the bureau of COM
bustibles declared that 1t was the mos,
perfect Internal machine he had ever
seen or heard about. Had 1t gone on
he said, 1t would have blown the Um-
bria out of the water Nothing but
Its discovery on the pier. he declared
would have prevented the fiendish pur-
pose of its constructors from having
been carried out. There was no name
Or consignment mark. on the trunk.
shaped box which held the machine
| II was taken to the Cunard line pier
yesterday afternoon by two men sup
posed to be Itahans.
Gilpin observer., 1903-05-14
Killed by Dynamite.

q member Of one Of the prominent fam
lilies Of Denver, and one of the promis-
ing young mining men of the state.
was literally blown to pieces by the
explosion Of seventy pounds of dyna-
mite at the Green Mountain mine In
Cunningham gulch. near Silverton.
early yesterday morning. The news
reached the city In telegram TO his
father. NJ p Pels. who lives at No.
1177 York street.