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The Washington times., 1903-12-12
PRESIDENT WILL NOT
INTERFERE IN STATE
FACTION CONTESTS
Made His Position Clear in
Conference.
NOT GOING TO TAKE SIDES
Delegate MCGUIRE, After Seeing Presi-
dent, Hopeful of Statehood for
Oklahoma This Session.

President Roosevelt made it plain to-
day to members OF an Illinois deIega-
tion that called on him that he intend
ed to refrain absolutely from taking a
hand in State factional contests. He as
sured his Illinois callers he would have
nothing to do with the fight in Illinois
between the Yates-Hopkins clement. on
the one hand, and the Cullom element
on the other.
The President was led to declare his
attitude toward State faction troubles
by the fact that a general discussion
OF illinois politics came up in the course
OF the call, though the members of the
party. practically all Yates men. did
not ask him TO interfere The delegation
consisted of Congressman Snapp. ex-
Congressman Murphy. F. H Rowe.
chairman of the Republican State CEN
tral committee; James Neville. of the
State railroad commission: Handy
Jones. OF the State pure food commits
sion; State Senator Putnam. of Peoria.
and Sheriff Burke. of Aurora. They as
sured the President he had no opposi-
ton in the Republican ranks Of illinois.
Statehood for Oklahoma.
Delegate b. S. Mcclure OF Oklahoma.
after conference with the President
today, expressed himself as extremely
hopeful of obtaining Statehood for Okla
homa at this session. Il believe the
outlook for Oklahoma securing State
hood is bright" said he. II look to see
Oklahoma mad a State. probably by
itself, but perhaps including a part
Of Indian Territory"
The appointment of a successor to
United States Attorney Speed in Okla
homa will soon be taken IN by the
President. 1t is not understood that
this subject was considered by Mr..
Mcclure today. For some time the De-
partment of Justice has Lsen investigat-
ing charges against Mr.. Speed. Just
when this will be concluded is not made
public.
Good Roads in Delaware.
Senator Ball of Delaware presented
to the President NJ. N Wilkes and C.
c. Hopkins of the Newcastle levy court.
in effect a county road commission or
ganized to cooperate with the State
road commission in building good roads
They have been cOnfeTrtng with tho
Secretary of Agriculture and are plan
ming n public good roads meeting at
Newcastle. at which Department of Ag-
rlculture experts will speak.
The Washington times., 1903-12-12
REFUSED TO TOAST FLAG
AS EMBLEM OF LIBERTY
Contractor Says 1t Fails TO
Protect Against Violence.
STRONG OPEN SHOP FEELING
Delegates to Big Convention Declare
They Are Tired Of Being Dictated
to by Labor Leaders.

CHICAGO, Dec 12.-With the Stars
and Stripes rejecting their colors in his
eyes. William D. O'Brien. POSTMASTER
at the banquet of contractors and build
ers at the Auditorium Hotel. last even
ing, refused TO toast the flag as an en-
blem Of liberty.
why. the emblem Of liberty is a
farce" he cried. when men are shot
down in the streets because they are
trying TO earn an honest living; when
VIC are afraid to assert our rights for
fear that labor organizations WI oppose
US"
Sentiment Cheered.
The banquet hail was -thronged with
delegates to the National Contractors
Conference. and the big hall was made
to echo the cheers Of appreciation.
ut is ridiculous. declared O'Brlen,
ito think you should be obliged TO
waste your time discussing your rights
with walking delegates. business agents,
and labor leaders! We want to make
this national organization so strong that
II viii never again be necessary for US
to confer day after day with labor lead
ors TO obtain our rights"
Organized Labor Accused.
Contractor william Grace declared
that he was tired Of being told what to
do by Gompers and Mitchell, and other
labor leaders.
by other speakers all the troubles Of
the builders were laid at the door OF
organized labor. The feeling for the
open shop" was strong.
The Washington times., 1903-12-12

Mothers, don't wait until Group becomes dan
yerous. They give Piso's Cure at Once.-Adv.
The Washington times., 1903-12-12

TEMPERATURE.
The Washington times., 1903-12-12
TIDE TABLE.

High tide today. .---.--..-.-...2.25 2 20 "A. m.
High tide tomorrow. $50 a. m. 3.27 d. IN.
Low tide tomorrow. .9:5v a. m, l0:12 p. m.
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Rain, warmer tonight;
rain, possibly snow, tomor-
row; brisk, shifting winds.
The Washington times., 1903-12-12
Ordained by Providence.

Mr. Raymond proceeded to enumerate
the advantages afforded by Chicago. He
concluded by saying come TO the town
which God has designated as the best
place for the Republican party to hold
Its national convention
Mr.. Raymond was followed by James
The Washington times., 1903-12-12

TIE SIN
The Lamar register., 1903-03-04
CUBA WILL CEDE
NAVAL. STATIONS

Washington, Feb. &c. President
drawn under the terms of the Plat
amendment, providing for the acquisi-
ton by the United States of naval
station at Guantanamo. and coaline
station at Bahai Hondo, both in Cuba.
The document had been previously
signed by President Palma and was
brought to Washington by Minister
Squiers. 1t does not specify the price
of the properties to be acquired by the
United States and this detail is left to
be settled by the usual legal condem-
natory proceedings after the Navy De-
partment has decided exactly the
amount of land 1t wishes at each place.
With these two places properly forti-
fled as naval bases, the Gulf of Mexi-
co would rot be possible of occupation
by hostile fleet. and the Caribbean
sea would be unsafe for an enemy. Al
Guantanamo there will be erected eX-
tensive coal docks and perhaps short
line of railroad to connect the port
with the backbone railroad. already
finished by private enterprise. Bahai
Rondo will for some time probably be
used as place for the storage of coal.
1t is learned that the document is
not treaty but is rather in the ma
ture of an agreement under the terms
of the Plat amendment. Therefore II
will not be necessary to submit it to
the Senate. President Palma, however,
deems it expedient to submit the agree
ment to the Cuban Senate. but from
the nature of the report made to Sec
retary Hay. there seems to be little
doubt that such approval is already
assured. In fact, 1t is said that had
the United States so desired. it might
have included the splendid bay of Nipe
on the northeast coast, in its list OF
accessions as coaling stations.
The Lamar register., 1903-03-04

Denver Feb 2S.-The Supreme Court
yesterday morning announced its de-
cision that the Rush amendment was
valid, and a binding par: OF the con-
stitution of the state. The decision
was made by Judges Steele and Cab
bert, Chief Justice Campbell dissent
ing. No opinions were handed down.
and will not be until next week.
Though motions for rehearing may
be made, and the case carried to the
Supreme Court of the United States,
the public officers displaced by the
amendment are. generally yielding
their positions, and in few days the
city of Denver will be operating under
the provisions of Article X X. of the
constitution. AS result of the decision
the counties of Adams and South Arap-
ahoe are also legally established.
Quite a number of legal points re-
lating to the government of Denver re-
main to be determined. and the attor-
neys are awaiting with great interest
the opinions of the Court, to see how
much ground is covered by them.
A vast accumulation of business has
resulted from the period of uncertaina
ty while the case was being considered
by the court, and 1t will be months be-
fore the dockets of the courts are
again CledTeu. n Bcheldi iCNlNoA VI
activity in business and in poll
tics is looked for, the community in
general accepting the decision as final.
The charter convention will be held
April 7th. Its term will be limited to
sixty days. The convention VIII con-
sist of twenty-one members. The char
ter formulated must be advertised for
thirty days. At the end of that time
1t will be submitted to popular vote.
If adopted. the election of city officers
will probably be held at the time of
the regular fall election in November.
The only other candidate to be voted
for this year will be justice of the
Supreme Court to succeed Chief JUS
tice John Campbell, and. after that.
taxpayers will be spared an enormous
expense for alternating elections.
The following are now the officers of
the City and County of Denver as pro-
vided in the amendment:
Mayor-Robert II. Wright, Jr.
Treasurer-C. S. Elder.
Auditor-D. A. Barton.
Attorney-Harry A. Lindsey.
Clerk and RecorderEJulius Aichele.
Assessors. II. Alexander.
Surveyor-Peter O'Brian.
'Coroner-W. p. Horan.
Sheriff and Chief of Police-Hamil-
ton Armstrong.
Judge of County Court-B. b. Lind
sey.
The Lamar register., 1903-03-04
RESOLUTIONS OF
CATTLE GROWERS

Denver, Feb. 2S.-The following res
oluttons were passed by the Colorado
Cattle and Horse Growers Associa-
ton yesterday.
"Whereas, should House Bill No. "a,
now pending before the Legislature of
this state, become a law, the new board
of stock inspectors so created will
have power to appoint local inspectors
wherever needed in this state; and
Whereas, in the districts where
there are organizations of local stock
men, the members thereof should be
best qualified to say who will be the
proper person to act as inspector of
their stock; therefore be it
Resolved, that as far as possible,
all local inspectors should be appoint
ed by the advice and consent of the
local live stock organizations. which
should also be permitted to recon-
mend the removal of any inspector
who should prove unsatisfactory or in
competent, and the new board. when
appointed, is earnestly urged to adopt
such a rule to govern such appoint
ments.'
Whereas. the bills now pending in
the Fourteenth General Assembly pro-
viding for new stock laws have been
constructed under the idea that in the
future business, not politics, will pre-
vail in the new board to be appointed
under the new provisions of these
acts; therefore be it
Resolved. that we most earnestly
beg of his excellency, Governor Pea
body that he appoint members on the
new board who are practical stockmen
and business men, and that he assist
us in securing an administration in
which the interests of the live stock
industry rather than the interests of
any political party will be protected
"Resolved. that it is the sense of
this convention that the new board OF
stock inspection. when appointed, at
once adopt rule that brand and sani-
tary inspectors and all employees or
that board be appointed because OF
their ability to do the work required
of them and that their political COM
plexion shall not be taken into con-
sideration. 1t is the earnest desire or
the stockmen of the state that only
first-class men be employed as inspec-
tors, and that once employed they
shall be discharged only for failure to
perform their duty. dishonesty or in
competency. 1t is also desired that the
board shall make rule that no In
spector or employe shall act as an
active political partisan, and that any
inspector or employe who shall be-
come in any sense an offensive politi-
cal partisan shall be promptly dis
missed from the service
The Lamar register., 1903-03-04
Government Closes sawmilIs.

Denver. Feb. 2S.-A News special
from Canon City last night says:
rumor reached the city to-day
that United States authorities had
closed up five sawmills that have been
drawing their supply of timber from
the government forests on Cottonwood,
Currant and Wilson creeks in this
county. The proprietors of the mills,
including B. r. O'Dell. general man.
ager of the Currant creek mill. were
placed under arrest. it is said, and will
be taken to Pueblo for trial. Several
loaded wagons coming into this city
were overhauled by the officers, who
compelled the teamsters to unload the
lumber and face about. These, to.
gether with a number of laborers at
the mills, will be cited to appear as
witnesses.
The mills affected are Swans on
Cottonwood. Chubb and Winters. Sur
rie's and Cavanaugh's on Currant
creek, and one on Wilson creek the
name of which could not be learned
The mills have been in operation for
about three years and large amount
of timber has been taken from, the
public domain. A large part of the
lumber was purchased by the yards in
this city.
The Lamar register., 1903-03-04

HOW THE RUSH AMENDMENT
AFFECTS THE CITY OF DENVER

and n special election must then be
called.
Under the amendment the city may
issue an unlimited amount of bonds.
1t may condemn for its own use any
water plants, lighting plants. trans
portation plants. or other public utili-
ties. or any parts of them inside or
outside of the city limits, paying for
them what the courts may decide. No
franchise for the use of any street, al
ley or public place of the city may be
granted except upon the vote Of the
puanned, taNpuying electors.
The various school districts in the
limits Of the city and county are all
consolidated into one, to be governed
under the school laws of the state,
with one board. the members of which
are to be elected from the whole dis
trlct. Between the adoption of the
amendment and the next school clec-
tion in May, the affairs of the district
are in the hands of II board consisting
of the board of district No. / of East
Denver and the presidents of the VAR
ious other boards. The bonds issued
by the various districts must still be
pnid from taxes levied against the old
territories.
The local laws of all the suburban
towns taken in are abolished. The
state law. whicn assured territorial
prohibition TO towns formerly an
ncxed such as University Par. and
Highlands. are also abolished. and the
law is uniform over the whole extent
Of the city'and county.
Any city of the first and second
class in the state may If its citizens
. Il. f-.... H.
own charter relating to the govern
ment of its affairs. with full power to
condemn public utilities the same as
Denver.
The Lamar register., 1903-03-04
SUPREME COURT SUSTAINS THE
RUSH HOME RULE AMENDMENT

Fire and Police Boar6-Frank Ao-
ans, president; C. f. Wilson, G. l..
Burpee.
Board of Public Works-R. w. Speer
president; Oscar Reuter-, John Hearth
Board of Supervisors-W. A. Hover,
president; w. b. Lowry. Carl NJ. Lind
quist, Azel Bush. T. A. Uzzell.
Board of Aldermen-W. b. Tebbetts.
president; p. II. Mullen. John ID. Ross.
A. Limbeck, Andrew Horan, p. b. Rus
sell, John Conlon, William Gahan. j.
o. Parish, A. N. Patton, George w.
Weick, Charles w. Cochran, F. A. Bal
ley, d. S. Gray, Pinkney Wallick, Q. e.
Adamson.
The decision of the Supreme Court,
besides untying the people and officers
of Denver from an ENHANCEMENT of
uncertainties, also opens the way for
the counties of Adams and South Arap-
ahoe to do business. These counties
were made of the fragments left after
Denver had been carved out of the old
county of Arapahoe. Their officers
were appointed last December and Or
ganized, but business has been allowed
to accumulate while the legality of the
existence of the county governments
was being determined. Following are
the county officers whose places are
now established beyond dispute:
Adams Countrywide Means, judge;
Martin r. Bromley, sheriff; George M.
Griffin, treasurer; C. e. Lunney, coun-
ty clerk; Martin l.. Dowling. survey
or; Charles X. Cook, assessor; James
McKeon, coroner; Mrs. Mary G. &.
Bradford. superintendent of schools; c.
H. Pierce. county attorney, and tIea
Watts, John Benbow and James FiG-
patrick. commissioners.
South Arapahoe County-Stephen X
Pratt, Judge; Charles Gallagher, sher-
if; David Howard, treasurer; Charles
A. ,Berdel, clerk; Charles A. Smith,
surveyor; Paul j. Hogan. assessor; o.
M. Hurst, coroner; Katherine NJ. Ma
loney, superintendent of schools; John
Rush, attorney, and c. b. Patterson
and s. r. Brown, commissioners.
The decision of the court did not
make the Rush amendment operative;
but it was to the effect that the Rush
amendment was then and had been op-
erative from December list last, the
time of its PRONUNCIATION by the gov
ernor All acts performed by any Of
ficers whose terms of office were term
mated by the Rush amendment are by
implication held to be illegal acts and
of no binding force and effect. That
this would be the case was, however,
well understood, so that in nearly all
cases precautions were taken against
bad effects from decision either way.
The Lamar register., 1903-03-04
RESULTS ACCOMPLISHED BY
THE FIFTY.SEVENTH CONGRESS

Washington, March 1.-The work of
this session of Congress, the closing of
which marks the expiration of the Fif-
ty-seventh Congress, is practically at
an end. except for the passage of the
appropriation bills now pending, and
these are in the final stages. A lin
tied number of other measures may be
passed during the last hours, but the
number will be very small.
summary of the legislation enacted
during these two sessions makes an in
teresting showing. The Fifty-seventh
has been busy Congress and import
ant results have been obtained.
Among the acts of this session is that
creating the Department of Commerce
and Labor and adding another Cabinet
officer to the Presidents official family.
That department, with George b. Cor
telyou. late secretary to the President,
al its head, is now in process of organi-
zation. The bill creating this depart
ment was introduced by Senator Nell
son and was passed by the Senate dur
ing the last session, passing the House
during the present session, when an
amendment proposed by Mr.. Nelson
was Incorporated. This amendment
contained publicity clause Another
Important VI
acted at this session is the anti-rebate
act, commonly known as the Elkins
law.
Another bill was passed which en-
ables the attorney general to expedite
suits brought under the Sherman anti
trust law and incorporated in the leg
islative, executive and judicial appro-
priation act, is a provision which
places at the immediate disposal of
the attorney general the sum of $780,
600 to better equip him for the en-
forcement of the antitrust laws now
existing. A further provision is made
in the general deficiency bill for two
assistants to the attorney general and
additional clerks.
One of the first acts of this session
was the removal of the tariff on coal
of all kinds coming from foreign coun-
tries. t.
Legislation of importance to the
army and navy was enacted. A general
staff corps has been provided for the
United States army, the duties of
which are to prepare plans for the de-
fense of the country and for the mob
ilization of the armies of the United
States in times of war, as well as to
render professional aid to the secretary
of war and the general officers of the
army. This measure was proposed by
the secretary of war.
The Lamar register., 1903-03-04

The militia bill, introduced by Repre-
sentative Dick of Ohio and which
passed the House during the first ses-
sion, passed the Senate during this
session and has become n law. This
act provides for the general organi2a-
ton of the militia of the United States
and makes it available when its serv-
ices are required by the government.
The naval appropriation bill, which
has passed both houses, provided for
material increase in the personnel OF
the navy to meet the increase in the
number of warships.
Measures of great importance to the
Philippines have been adopted at this
session. An appropriation of $3,OOO.OOJ
was made to relieve the distress and
suffering caused by the ravages of dis
eases among the water buffalo of the
islands. upon which the natives are al
most wholly dependent in the pursuit
of agriculture, and to relieve the dis
tress resulting from the shortage of
crops during the war and other raw
ages. A currency system has been
provided for the Philippine islands.
Another act promoted the efficiency of
the Philippine constabulary. and still
another provided for the extradition
The house passed bill to reduce the
Philippine tariff and tn. Senate has
been urged by the President to COM
plete that act.
or importance to Hawaii is the act
passed at this session for the redemp-
ton by the United States of
Hawaiian silver money and ap-
preparation to pay judgments growing
out of the suppression of the bubonic
plague.
The sundry civil bill soon to become
n law makes appropriations for car
rying forward river and harbor work
and federal building construction.
while the omnibus public building bill
now pending authorizes large number
of new buildings throughout the
United States.
The anarchy bill providing for the
protection of the President has passed
both houses and conferees have agreed
upon it,
The bankruptcy law was amended.
and a number of bills affecting the pub
lie lands were passed. In addition
large number of bills of interest to dif-
ferent localities have been passed. to-
gether with considerable number of
private pension bills. new building
to cost 81 800. 900. has been authorized
for the Department of Agriculture.
The Lamar register., 1903-03-04
Watch Presented to Major Hooper

Denver. Feb. 2S.-Major S. X.
Hooper. general passenger agent Of
the Denver & Rio Grande, was the VIC
tim of surprise party at the Albany
hotel yesterday. He was asked to take
luncheon with a party of hotel and
railroad men, and when he arrived he
was presented with a fine gdld watch
of the most elaborate Swiss workman
ship, in commemoration of the thirty
fifth anniversary OF his career as
general passenger agent.
The watch was the gift of the Rocky
Mountain Hotel Mems Association, and
the presentation was made by H. ].
Toy of Colorado Springs. secretary.
The timepiece is handsomely engraved
with the d. & r. G. trademark, the
Currecanti needle scene. and bears an
appropriate inscription. Those pres
ent included prominent hotel men of
Denver and the state and some well
known railroad people. ]. d. Tanning
of the Albany officiated as host at an
elaborate lunch.
The Lamar register., 1903-03-04
CZAR MOVING TO
RELIEVE FINNS

ST. Petersburg, Feb. 2S.-The Car
has personally intervened in behalf of
the famip e-stricken Firms and has or
dered that extensive relief works be
started without delay. Besides the i'm
mediate construction of the proposed
Idensalmi-Kayana railroad. which will
cost 100000. he has sanctioned the
expenditure of the 100000 on the
Ulcaborg- -Tornea line, voted by the
Senate but hitherto unapproved, the
raising of a S2.000,0 900 loan for other
railroad construction, the establish
ment of bank with a capital of $780,
900. which sum is to be used in making
loans to peasant farmers. and has ap.
proved an appropriation of $140.OOO
for public works, principally the drain
age of swamps. The Films attribute
the Cars action to the steps taken in
America to relieve the distress exist
ing in Finland, and to Ambassador Nc.
Cormick's inquiries on the subject. 1t
is believed that the proposed relief
works will employ the majority of the
able-bodied men and that consequently
the voluntary committees RESPONSE
bilities will be lightened and the ne
cessities of the people will be salts
fled without outside aid, which the
Firms gratefully accepted although
they have never solicited it.
Louis klopsch OF New York says he
will begin a tour OF the famine district
shortly. He adds that he has already
forwarded 100000 of the American
contributions to the relief commit
tees. and that he will deliver an addi-
tional $4,000 at Helsingfors imme
diately. Mr.. Klopsch also says the
American fund totals $4,000. and he
expects $4,000 more.
Professor Abram V. w. Jackson OF
Columbia College, New York. has ar.
rived here.