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Gilpin observer., 1903-06-04
Holds Court on the Prairie.

Denver, May 3O-A Republican spe-
cial from Delta lost night says:
On the prairie just inside the line
between Delta and Montrose counties,
Justice Of the Peace F. L. Fairlamp Of
Delta to-day convened court and tried
Jack Mccarthy, the child-beater who
was tarred and feathered and driven
from the county, on a charge of live
stock stealing and bound him over to
the District Court under $500 bond.
The sheriff tagged the eastbound train.
which arrived Immediately after the
preliminary hearing had been conclud-
ed. and Mccarthy was taken to the
Gunnison county Jail In order to be
kept out Of reach of Delta county
mob.
Since the prosecution of Mccarthy on
n charge of assault to kill his son.
whose arm he broke with club. was
withdrawn and he was allowed to leave
the country upon deciding his farm to
his wife and children fortnight ago,
the charge of stealing a calf was pre-
ferred against him by Burt Nutting, q
neighbor.
Mccarthy, who went to work in the
mines near Telluride after his expul-
sion from Montrose, where he had been
kept in jail to avoid lynching, which
was threatened II he was brought to
Delta. ventured back to Montrose be-
cause a creditor had attached horse
which he had there. 1t was reported
that he had started with the intention
of coming to Delta and killing some OF
the persons who had tarred and feath-
cred him. also Of burning this town.
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-04
COL LORADO STATE AFFAIRS AND
DOINGS AT THE CAPITAL CITY
lndexlns stock Brands.


With more than 10000 stock brands
registered with the secretary Of state,
the task of revising the records and
indexing them is complicated by the
similarity in many cases. In this con-
nection the brand department is en-
deavoring to enforce such system as
will give brands that resemble each
other to herds in different sections Of
the state.
Such a large number of symbols
makes it impossible to prevent what
amounts to duplicating. but the brand
ONCE is trying to remove confusion re-
garding the ownership of stock by en-
forcing the new system. 1t will be
nearly two years, however, before the
state has a set of records that can be
called perfect.
One of the points made by the sec
retary of state is that stockmen who
move their herds to a portion OF the
state where a brand similar to theirs
is in use, should apply to the Office for
another design, and thereby prevent
confusion and the probability Of dis
putes. On this subject the secretary
of state has written the following let
ter:
There seems to be considerable mis-
apprehension among stockmen as to
just what is prohibited in the matter
of conflicting brands.
',rhe fact of the matter is, that while
the law prohibits the recording of the
same brand for more than one party,
it Is entirely silent upon the subject OF
conflicting brands, and in order to pro-
tect recorded brand. as much as is
possible, this Office has made it a rule
not to record brands which conflict
with other recorded brands in the
locality or near the range where the
same is to be used.
LAS there are more than 10000
brands in use in this state and now of
record in this Office. 1t is, Of course.
impossible to carry this rule any far
ther than to avoid a conflict In the
same locality or on the same range.
1T is a matter of course that a law
or rule which would prohibit the re-
cording of brands which might con-
fiict with brands in use anywhere in
the state, would limit the number of
brands to be recorded to possibly 1000
or 1000.
Frequently parties having record
ed brand see fit to remove stock to a
range other than their recorded range,
and. of course. occasionally come into
conflict with brands in use on the new
range. In such cases the only rem
edy which suggests itself seems to be
that the party removing the stock make
inquiry as to what brands are record
ed for use on or near the new range.
to discontinue the use Of the brands
in case of conflict with brands on such
new range, and to make application
to this office to record a brand which
will not conflict"
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-04
Moffat Road In Grand County.

Denver. May 30.-The State Land
Board has granted to the Moffat Rail-
way Company a right Of way through
section 80 Of township north, range
76 west, in Grand county. The right Of
way is 200 feet wide. This move Of
the railway people is good news to the
Gates that the new road will be built
to that place. II this Is done the line
will follow the course Of the Fraser
river, which Is tributary to the Grand.
The company experienced some trou-
BILE in securing q right Of way over
county land. but this 10 reported ~
having been satisfactorily acquired
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-04

The State Land Board Is keeping a
close check on the mines Of the Victor
Fuel Company for the purpose Of en-
forcing payment of royalties. Measure
ments and maps have been made re-
Gently for the information of the land
board The company holds q lease on
GAO acres each In Huerfano and Las
Animas counties, and the board threat
ened to cancel II delinquencies were
not settled. Since then the company
has squared matters, but the method OF
screening coal will be watched by state
agents. in order that the full royalties
may be collected.
Students In the high schools of the
city and county of Denver will no long
er receive any free text books. At a
meeting of the Board Of Education 1t
was decided to extend the rule that al
ways prevailed in old District No. /
to the other portions of the county.
Only two high schools will be affected
by the extension of this rule. These are
those of old districts Nos. and II.
None of the other old districts ever
gave text books to students in the high
schools. For this reason the effects OF
the rule will not be very extensive In
making the rule to apply to the entire
district as formed under the homo rule
amendment the school board merely
extended the conditions that had pre-
vailed in most Of the old districts to
the others. Reports from those sections
in which text books had been supplied
show that not o great many were ap-
piled for. Therefore. not many will be
affected.
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-04

Topeka, Kan, May 29.-The high wa
ter at II o'clock tonight has surround
ed the whole of North Topeka, and
hundreds Of houses are deserted. PeO-
pie are moving out from that part of
town as fast as possible, and great dis
tress prevails. At this time nearly g.
900 are homeless.
1t will be necessary for every inhab-
itant Of the North Side to leave there
by morning, and this will leave over
10000 people without homes.
The people south of the river are
trying hard to take care of the flood
refugees. The court house, state house
and other buildings have been opened
for their reception and fund started
for their relief.
The water plant is being worked un-
der great difficulties, and it is feared
that by tomorrow this will have to be
abandoned. If this is the case, the en-
tire city will be without fire protec-
ton.
Railroad traffic in this city is prac-
tically at standstill on account of the
floods. The Rock Island and Union Pa
cific are not running any trains, while
the Santa Fe runs only to Emporia
and the Missouri Pacific to Fort Scott
AO uoOu blIudtlOu lS luc WOTSL ever
known in the state.
The condition in Little Russia" the
Russian settlement in North Topeka
is serious. The entire settlement is
under water, and a current has started
through the district. Fear is ex-
pressed that the channel of the river
may change. Several houses already are
twisted on their foundations, and they
DrObah1v will co1lanse Everv family
has had its household goods damaged
and some have lost everything.
Reports from Wamego and Other
points up the river say great volume
of water is coming this way. Wamegc
reports rise of two feet in the blue
and three feet in the Republican rivers
This will reach Topeka by morning
and the large Melan arch bridge will
have great difficulty in holding its own
For six hours to-day the flood
plowed like river through Abilene
filling 200 cellars and driving 100 fami-
lies to places of refuge. The Rock Is
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-04
LATE ESTIMATES
OF FLOOD LOSSES

New York, June 1.-The latest esti-
mate of lives and property swept away
in the western floods Is as follows:
Principal states affected-Iowa, Ne
braska, Kansas, Missouri; also Indian
Territory.
Principal rivers in fiood-Missouri,
Mississippi, Des Moines, Kansas (or
Kaw) and Big Blue.
Principal railroads affected-Atchi-
son, Topeka & Santa Fe, Union Pa
cific. Missouri Pacific, Southern Pa
cific, Wabash, Chicago. Rock Island &
Pacific, Chicago, Burlington & Quincy,
and Northwestern.
In North Topeka from ITS to $50 per-
sons drowned, although some believe
the number will reach 1000. Eight
thousand citizens left homeless. Two
hundred persons reported missing.
About 200 houses burned. Fifty
business blocks undermined and in
danger of falling. Value of property
destroyed, about $4,000,000.
Rock Island railroad trains Carrying
$50 persons stalled by high water.
In Kansas City fifteen persons
known to be drowned. All five bridges
swept away. Three blocks and 3.J
railroad cars burned. Entire stock
yards district, three miles wide and
four miles long, undec water. five
great packing plants and many whole
sale and other business houses flooded
Several thousand sheep, hogs and cat
the drowned. Property losses aggre-
eating several millions.
In Des Moines, seven persons
drowned. Six thousand homeless
refugees from North, East and South
Des Moines. Aggregate property losses
will reach more than $1,0Ov, 900.
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-04
Texas Cattle Losses.

Amarillo. Texas, May 30.-The enor-
nifty of the cattle losses in the Pan
handle, caused by the terrible blizzard
tht swept over that section last Feb
ruary. is being realized by stockmen,
who have completed the spring round
ups. 1t is estimated that nearly half a
million cattle were killed in the Texas
Panhandle during the past winter,
most Of them dying in the February
blizzard. AS an evidence Of these
enormous losses, the railroad reports
show that 100000 COW hides have been
shipped this month from Hereford and
10000 hides have been shipped from
Amarillo. The shipments from other
scattered points aggregate more than
100000 hides.
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-04

The board Of pardons at its BIZ
monthly meeting. May 9th. granted
only one pardon. The recipient IL M.
L. Haulenbeck, No. 1899, sentenced
from Chaffee county, September "a,
1886. to life imprisonment for murder.
Haulenbeck's accomplice in the crime
was pardoned last year. He is insane
and his father. who lives in Iowa, has
agreed to take him out Of the state and
care for him during the remainder Of
his days. Floyd M. Jackson. No. 6,4S3,
1902, for q term Of from three to Ave
years for assault to murder. had his
sentence commuted to one year, which
liberates him at once. There are still
thirty-six applications for pardon in
Secretary Hagar's hands.
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-04
TEN THOUSAND KANSAS PEOPLE
ARE DRIVEN OUT BY FLOODS

land. Union Pacific and Santa Fe tracks
are washed away, and two lumber
yards burned from the contact Of lime
and water. Nearly all the business
houses are flooded Scores of people
were rescued in boats to-day, after
having spent whole night in trees.
Merchants are all moving their stocks
to higher places, but it is generally be-
lieved that the worst is over.
Salina, Kan, May 29.-This has been
a day long to be remembered by the
Inhabitants of this city. From early
morning until late tonight all has
been confusion, with business of all
kinds practically suspended. Tonight
the city is in darkness, with the excep-
tion of few dimly-lighted residences
on the higher grounds. or lanterns
swinging from the bows Of boats as
they make their way through the food
ed district on their trips of rescue.
waters from Mud creek, swollen by a
twelve-hour rain, swept through this
city last night. doing damage estimated
at 100000. Chapman, Solomon and
Talmage, nearby towns, Jared equally
as bad as Abilene, and the loss to the
county is tremendous. Abilene has no
water, light, postofice service or
newspapers. The damage here is esti-
waited at about 100000.
The water in the principal streets Of
Abilene was four feet deep. A three
story brick building containing the
stores of Minck & Taylor, Lloyds and
Mrs. Clark, the Allen Commercial Col
J lege and several offices COLLAPSED to a
heap. They had been weakened by the
high water and several other buildings
are in dangerous condition.
The pressrooms Of the three newspa-
pers and the basement Of Cases depart
ment store are under water. The I'm
ion Pacific. Santa Fe and Rock Island
tracks entering the city have been
washed away and 200 houses are sub
merged, scores of families having fed
to higher ground. Rice, Johnston G
Nicolay's lumber yard caught fire from
lime and was destroyed. Loss, $4,000.
On the Smoky Hill bottoms 10000
acres are under water and persons are
being rescued in boats.
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-04
Mexican Government Stops Gambling

Ell Paso. Texas. May 30.-The inau-
guration Of Gen. Luis Terrazas as gov
ernor Of chihuahua. marks new era
IN the history Of Mexico In that he has
stopped all forms Of gambling In his
commonwealth. In contrast to that
country. always characterized for un.
restricted gaming. is El Paso on this
side OF the border, where all forms Of
gambling are wide open, downstairs
and on the principal streets Of this
city
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-04

An English chauffeur drove his au.
tomobile from London to Glasgow in
. single day and when his full score
IN dogs. chickens. cows and human be-
1ngs II made public It Is believed he
Wlll be found to have broken the best
pAris-Berlin records.
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-04
Santos Dumont Sails Again.

Paris, May 30.-During play on the
oolo grounds In the Bois de Boulogne
yesterday. Santos Dumont and his bal
loon No. 8 appeared unexpectedly over
the palaces and descended in front OF
the club.
He reascended later. and after exc
cutting a number of maneuvers at q
height of 500 feet, he returned to the
balloon shed at Neuilly.
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-04

A Bayonne IN. J.) man who has
seven children is unable to rent a
house in that town because Of the size
Of his family. The thing for him to
do IL TO take the obvious hint and
move out into the country.
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-04

A Chicago girl has written to Post.
master General Payne that she would
like to look into his lovely brown
eyes" Let us hope she is not knock
ing the Chicago men.
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-04

The eastern man who is growing
ish scales on his body has been told
by physicians that he has dermitalis
exfoliativa universalis," and he cannot
imagine where he caught such ter
rible thing as that.
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-04

II is said that only the very wealthy
and the very poor can afford to live
In New York. The statement is proba-
5ly built up on the theory that the
very wealthy can dodge their taxes
and the very poor have nothing to be
taxed.
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-04

The big steamship trust has decided
to take more time hereafter in con.
veying the mails between New York
and London. This, however, is about
the only particular in which the trust
Intends to "go slow"
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-04

There is a minister in Middletown,
N. T., who claims that he lives COM
fortably on $12 month. We would
like t. know where he buys his coal
and meat.
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-04

Whitaker Wright's claim that he
would have been worth $50,000,000 If
he had operated in this country is a
tribute of which America has reason
not to be proud.
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-04

A pair of shoes can be made in a
Lynn, Mass. factory in thirteen min
utes; that is, as fast as a 13-year-old
boy can wear them out.
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-04

"Never marry a woman with an ar
tistic temperament" advises New
York Sunday school superintendent.
Possibly he would not object to a
woman who is an artist at making
bread.
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-04

Someone asserts that eating early
strawberries causes mental depres
sion. 1t is certain that pricing then
usually does.
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-04

An Irish setter committed suicide in
New York the other day by jumping
from the roof of a fiat house, rather
than live in 1t. But this is not the
flrst instance on record. where a dog
has shown almost human intelligence.
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-04

Parents may die of despair in Lime
stone, Me-, but the race is not in dan
ger of suicide there. Three sets of
twins and one of triplets came to that
town in five days.
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-04

Wonder if William w. Astor also
secured quit claim deed from the
family ghosts when he bought Hever
castle.
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-04

Monday is the day of the week
when the entry in the tired house
wife's diary takes the same concise
form as that of the small boy in the
story, namely: Got up, washed,
went to bed"
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-04

A New Jersey woman has been sent
to Jail for husband-heating Did the
court consider the probability Of his
having needed it?
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-04

II 1t were not for the general in
terest in baseball, some men would
make very poor showing at con-
versaZione.
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-04

Miss Babe Sugar of Kirksville, Mo-.
is going on the stage. She is saved
the trouble of thinking of name.
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-04

Policy King ZAP Adams in Sing
Sing is said to feel his disgrace keen
ly. Well, that's what Sing Sings for.
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-04

Hetty Green says every woman ought
to know how to keep house. Does
knowing how to keep house do Hetty
any good?
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-04

''That which wins a man will wear
him." says G. current novel. Not if i
was good cooking.
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-04

Sir Alfred Austin certainly ought to
rhyme rhapsody on the kissing OF
the kings.
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-04

An Omaha man worth $4,000 killed
himself for loneliness. There are
scores of people pining for the COM
pany of the dollars which the Ne
braska suicide left behind.
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-04

Every time the merry yachting sea-
son rolls around the need of COM
prehensive dictionary of yachting
terms becomes. more and more ap-
parent.
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-04

King Edward kissed the king OF
Italy repeatedly, both at meeting and
at parting. He hasn't visited Queen
Wilhelmina yet.
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-04

Since the advent of the auto even
the French duelist Is becoming fatal.
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-04
Colorado Insurance. Statistics.

The printed volumes of the twenty
first annual report of the State Insur-
ance Department has just reached the
commissioners Office The receipts
show a marked increase over those Of
the previous year.
On December 81, 1902. there were 119
fire insurance companies doing busi-
ness in this state, and thirty-seven life,
nine assessment and thirty-five fidelity,
casualty and surety companies.
The total amount of fire insurance
risks written in the state in 1902 was
$147.557. .161. 40; premium receipts. ST.
229. .473. 81; fire losses paid. $1,092.-
367.75.
The life policies in force December
81. 1902. were Asp, amounting to
$79. .337 1856; policies issued during the
year, 1868. amounting to $21, ,048. .237.
The policies terminated In 1902 were
10.770. aggregating $11.237.19 These
figures show an increase of $11 .210. III
insurance in force over that of the pre-
vious year.
The total receipts Of the department
for the year ending November 30, 1902.
were $13S ,219. 43. and the balance, after
disbursements. was $122.319.S5.
The recapitulation Of premiums re-
ceived by all companies is given as fol-
lows:
Gilpin observer., 1903-06-04

Even then, living at 10 cents day
would be dear in some places.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-01-09
A BRILLIANT EVENT.
dent and Mrs. Roosevelt at the
White House Largely Attended.

Washington, Jan. 2. = President
Roosevelt's New Years reception was
one of the most brilliant events in
Washington's recent social history.
All callers were afforded the oppor-
tunity of greeting the president and
Mrs. Roosevelt and exchanging with
them the compliments of the new
year. No distinctions were made, ex-
cept such as were rendered necessary
in preservation of order, and the greet
ings extended to all-high and low,
rich and poor-were alike cordial and
sincere.
The gates were closed at 1928, the
line by that time having passed within
the grounds. The reception of callers
was concluded at 2:34. The total num-
Der of callers fell trifle short of 1000.
The president extended cordial greet
ing and handshake to each one.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-01-09
IMMIGRATION INCREASES
Report for Past Year Shows lbs, 900
More Arrivals Than During
the Year 1901.

New York, Dec. 31.-While the i'm
migration at this port for the last
half of the current year has not been
as large as that of the first six months,
there was a very heavy increase in
the total immigration as compared
with the previous calendar year. The
total Number of immigrants that ar
rived at New York and were admit
ted in 1902, up to and including De-
cember 20, was 545,751, as compared
with 417,713 in 1901, gain this year
of more than $4,000.
Italy and Austria-Hungary contrib
uted the largest proportion of the
years immigration, the number of ar
rivals from Italy being larger than
from any other country: the influx
from Russia, Germany, Norway and
Sweden, Greece and the United King
dom was also very heavy.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-01-09
NO SIGNS OF HIS SWEARING OFF.

Gov. Dole to President Roosevelt. 1t
was merely formal greeting and con-
graduation from the people of Hawaii
to the people of the United States, from
one chief executive to the other. The
message was transmitted at the Mar
ket street office to a wire leading Gi-
rectly to the executive mansion at
Washington, and receipt was acknowl-
edged at 1925 O'Clock.
When the message reached the white
house President Roosevelt was asleep
and the operator refused to awaken
him.
Right after the Dole signature on
the first message came a second
through from Honolulu. 1t was a
greeting from the people of Hawaii
to Clarence H. Mackay, president of
the cable company, congratulatlng
him upon the completion of the cable
and expressing sorrow that John W..
Mackay had not survived to see the
instantaneous bond between the is
lands and the American continent.
This message was signed by Henry
E. Cooper, secretary of the territory
of Hawaii; then came a message from
the press correspondent on the Sill
vertown, telling of the successful lay
ing of the cable and of the celebra-
ton of the event in Honolulu.
President Roosevelt's Reply.
Washington, Jan. 2.-The following
is the reply of the president to the
message of Secretary Cooper:
White House, Washington, D. c., Jan.
2.-Hon. Henry e. Cooper, Secre-
tary, Hawaii, Honolulu.
The president sends to you, to Gov.
Dole, and the people of Hawaii, his
hearty congratulations upon the
opening of the cable. He believes
that it will tend to make the people
of Hawaii more closely knit than
ever to their fellow citizens of the
mainland and will be for the great
advantage of all our people.
(Signed) George B. Cortelyou,
Secretary to the President.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1903-01-09
DYNAMITE KILLS MINERS.
Quantity Exp1odes in COlliery While
Being Handled-Three Killed
and n Dozen Injured.

Pottsville, Pa, Jan. "a quantity
of dynamite exploded in one of the
gangways of the Oak Hill colliery,
one mile north of Minersville, Friday,
instantly killing three miners and in
iuring a dozen others. The dead:
Michael Onder, 81 years of age, mar
ried, wife and four children; Andrew
Onder, married, wife and four chill
dren; Joseph Prokop, married, wife
and two children. The seriously in
jured: James Patterson, Morgan Da-
Wis, George Bowe, all of Pottsville;
George Bowman, John Stanton, Ed
ward Kelly, Mount Laffee; Michael
RYnok, Duncot.