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The independent., 1903-03-26
Lincoln,

ceiving the honor due them. The re-
suit is that several machines and pro-
cesses of very great value have been
given to the public. Many of them
will be exhibited at the st. Louis fair.
One of them utilizes the heat that
now escapes from chimneys, increas-
ing the horsepower from the same
amount Of fuel one-third. Another is
the process of making smokeless bri-'
Guettes, the use of which has lately
been adopted by the British navy. An
other is the German method of MAX
ing briquettes from coal dust and
slack. These have Off some time been
used as fuel in Germany at greatly
reduced cost when compared with
coal. -
Trusts having become somewhat un-
popular with the people the pluto
Gratis have invented new name for
them. They now call trusts 'large
units" These chaps had SO much
success with catch phrases in the last
two presidential campaigns that they
still continue the plan
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Philadelphia has introduced self
government in the city schools. The
school board says that the new device
is introduced for maintaining order
in school, or school discipline; instruc-
ton in manners and morals; holding
before children high ideal of conduct
and citizenship" Late developments
in Philadelphia show that negro
Voodoo doctor with his love potions
and subtle poisons has been extensive
ly patronized by the millionaire crowd.
There the highest ideals in govern
ment is Quay and his henchmen and
Lit has long since been proved that it
is utterly impossible to do anything
with the adult population. So it is
we'll that the school board is going to
try to develop a different race from
the school children. 1t is hoped that
the next generation will have at least
some rudimentary knowledge of man
ners and morals"
The Inter-Ocean of March IT, be-
sides the first page described in an
other editorial article, had an adver-
tisement filling three full columns of
one of these get-rich-quick horse rae
ing concerns. The advertisement con-
tains editorial Endorsements from
three other great republican dailies,
namely, the Boston Record, the Gin
cinnati Commercial-Tribun and the
Kansas City Journal That is the sort
of literature that is flooding the homes
of the people of the great cities,
bringing in its train decentralization
and crime. 1t is sent out by the re-
publican party.
The independent., 1903-03-26

size of the warships reduced from 49,
600 to $4,000 tons, because there was no
ship yard in his baliwick that could
handle larger vessel than $4,000
tons. 1t did not matter to Senator
Hale that the reduction of the size of
the ships might endanger the repub-
lie. All he, was after was the profits
of building them. 1t is men like that
who have laid claim to all the pa
triotism in the country
.'4 $SSSS$S
The great railroad magnate, B. d.
Caldwell, in his testimony before the
interstate commerce commission, af-
ter declaring that the supreme court
decision to the effect that railroad
was only entitled to "a fair profit on
its investment" was foolish, went Oh
to say that "the business of the coun-
try was in the hands of the traffic
man who makes the rates." That is
all the evidence that is necessary to
sustain the position taken in the edi-
torial in this issue entitled "Concen-
Ftrating Power"
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The recently invented electrical ap-
.pliance that enables those who were
born deaf or have become deaf from
any other cause to hear, is a fulfill
|ment of one-half of the prophecy that
the blind shall see and the deaf shall
hear" When will the other half
come true?
1t was announced in the republican
daiiies that as German had been ap-
|pointed leader on the democratic side
of the senate that he would bring or
der and harmony out of the chaos
that had existed and that the minority
would hereafter act as unit Cor
man was to line up the democrats
|againsr the Panama canal treaty and
as the republicans lacked two of hav-
ing a, two-thirds majority, German
would have the situation in hand and
be able to demand things in return.
When the showdown came German
mustered just five votes. There has
never been more ridiculous failure
in leadership since the senate ex-
listed. But the republican dailies con-
tinue the cry: Great is Gorman!"
'z &$$&S&& d.
The very great reduction in the
'labor COST in manufacturing almost
everything which has come about
from the genius of American inven-
tors has excited the brighter minds
of Europe to the same sort of work.
Heretofore inventors have had no
standing in society" over there and.
were looked upon more as innovators
and cranks than anything else. Late
ly change has come over the spirit
of their dreams and inventors are re-
The independent., 1903-03-26

The selishness and greed that di-
rects the action of United States sem
ators, even when that greed comes in
direct opposition to the defense and
welfare of the country, was we'll ex-
emplified in the action of Senator
Hale when he attempted to have the
The independent., 1903-03-26
HAIL INSURANCE

The United Mutual Hail In
surance Association-the larg-
est and most successful hail in
surance company in the state.
The Lamar register., 1903-09-02
School of Mine. Ieaehers.

The board of trustees of the Colo
RADIO School of Mines completed the
faculty of the school by electing
Charles R. Burger assistant professor
OF mathematics and surveying, and
James J. Browne instructor of math
ematics.
With the appointment Of these two
men DIR. Victor C. Anderson. the presi
dent of the school. has the full quota
of teachers and he expressed himself
last night as being very well satisfied
with the entire personnel Of the fac
ulty. This body consists of seventeen
men.
Professor Burger took his degree at
the University of Colorado in 1892, and
his A. b. at Harvard in 1898. For
seven years he was a successful teach
er In the Denver High school.
Mr.. Browne. the other appointee. Is
a graduate of the Royal university OF
Dublin. Ireland. where he received the
highest honors in mathematics and q
prize OF 5000 in public competition
During the past year he has been en-
gagged as an instructor in mathematics
in the State University. He Is con
tributor to mathematical journals and
has done advanced work of high or.
der.
Professor Traphagen, who will have
charge OF the metallurgical depart
ment, has been for many years the
adviser to Senator Clark of Montana
regarding metals.
The Lamar register., 1903-09-02
COLORADO CONFERENCE ELECTS
DELEGATES TO LOS ANGELES

was elected first delegate. receiving,
seventy votes. and B. L. Olds of Pu-
eblo, second, with fifty-four votes.
third ballot was taken to elect the 9TH
er delegate, but none Of the candidates
came up to the required number OF
votes, SO the names of the two with the.
greatest number of votes were balloted
upon, with the result that II. G. Shuck
of Central City was chosen delegate.
Mrs. R. H. Beggs of Denver. A. R.
King of Delta and Ira De Long OF
Boulder were named as first. second.
and third alternates.
Rev. S. B. Warner. H. G. Grace and
]. II. Merritt were made compittee to-
audit the presiding elders accounts
Rev. L. l. Hart and C. F. Setter were
admitted into full membership in the
conference.
The Woman's Foreign Missionary
Society held their twenty-second ami
versary yesterday afternoon. Mrs. H.
w. Moore presided and Mrs. Mary Will
son read the secretary's report. Mrs,
Trimble was to have made the princi-
pal address but she was unavoidably
detained in Kansas, so her place was
taken by Mrs. Shelby. whose theme was
the work being done by the Methodist
missions in Mexico.
In the evening the anniversary of the
Freedman's Aid Society was commem-
GRATED. and DIR. Mason gave a very in
teresting address.
The Lamar register., 1903-09-02

The Western Union Telegraph Com
pany is one of the latest corporations
to file protest against the assessment
of its properties in the state with the
State Board of Equalization. 1t is al
legged in the protest that its lines are
assessed as high as 500 mile and
that this amount ought to be reduced
to $75 mile. 1t further alleges that
some Of its lines in the state are not
worth more than $40 or $l2 and that it
is not right that they be assessed at
such high valuation.
State Engineer Carpenter has re-
ceived number of photographs from
the party having In charge the recon-
Nuisance OF the new state road to be
built in Boulder and Grant counties.
The photos show the course that the
road is to take over the mountains,
and is one of the latest and best ways
of marking out preliminary work. 1t
Is nearly as good as preliminary sur
vey and costs much less. This photo
graph work is being done by all the
parties out in the state In charge Of
the state roads and their building.
State Fish and Game Commissioner
Woodward left last night. accompanied
by W. s. Kincaid and Charles Dowdell,
for the White River country where
they go to stock the river with trout.
says the Denver Republican of August
25th. Charles Dowdell is the superin-
tendent of the Denver fish hatchery
The officials took about 100000 fish
with them. Later In the trip they will
be Joined by S. E. Land. superintend-
ent of the Gunnison hatchery. who will
appear with about 100000 more fish.
All these will be placed iE the White
river
Calls on the business men of Dem
yer to go out into the state and get
acquainted with the people at annual
celebrations have been filed with the
Chamber of Commerce until there are
enough on record to occupy half the
month of September. Theemanagers of
Watermelon Day want Denverites to
visit Rocky Ford September End. 3rd
and 4th. Peach Day occurs at Grand
Junction September Sth. 9th and 10th
and the Western Slope Fair will be In
progress at Montrose September 22nd
23rd, cath and 25th. The chamber is
endeavoring to organize an excursion
which will take in the three celebra-
tions without returning to Denver, and
would like to hear of some other events
in southwestern Colorado to occupy
the time of the excursionists between
September 10th and 22nd.-Denver Re-
publican.
The state of Colorado may purchase
the sword belonging to Zebuon M.
Pike. after whom Pixies Peak was
named. Curator Ferrill of the State
Historical Society has received a let
ter from James e. Brophy. a Wash
ington attorney. who states that he has
client who owns sword belonging to
the man whose name is linked with the
early history of Colorado. AS Pike was
connected with the early history OF
Colorado and Pixies Peak is so well
known throughout the world 1t is be-
lieved that 1t is memento altogether
worth having. And the society will
probably purchase 1t II the price is
reasonable.
The Lamar register., 1903-09-02
state Health statistic..

The sanitary bulletin for the month
OF July has just been issued by the
State Board of Health. The bulletin
contains a special notice to the effect
that heal,I officers are cautioned to
announce to undertakers not to use
fur rugs around the biers of those who
have died from contagious diseases.
Following Is a summary of the re-
port: Total number of deaths for
July. 1903, ia; total number of still
birth for July. 1903. 81; estimated pop
ulation. SCI. 1876; annual death rate
per 1000. excluding still births. 1857;
deaths from diphtneria during July.
1903. 12; deaths from scarlet fever
during July. 1903. 2; deaths from
smallpox during July, 1903. 3; deaths
from typhoid during July. 1908. -.
Compared with June. 1903. the pres
ent month shows decrease of 40
cases of diphtheria, Al cases of scar
let fever. 81 cases OF smallpox. and an
increase OF 80 cases of typhoid fever.
DR.. William C. Mitchell. bacteriolo-
gist. during July. 1903, received, ex-
amined and reported upon 126 speci-
mems for suspected diphtheria: Of
these SS were negative. "a positive
and contained no growth.
During July. 1903, DR.. II. II. McGraw,
medical inspector, visited Salida and
Minturn to investigate an outbreak of
smallpox. July 7th he visited Lead
Vile to confer with the City Council
concerning sanitary matters.
The Lamar register., 1903-09-02
GENERAL MILES WOULD HAVE
THE CAVALRY FORCE REDUCED

tary authorities and the government
I'VE have 100000 men accustomed
tn the saddle and rife that could be
used to quickly overrun either Canada
mr. Mexico; hence the disproportion OF
our mounted forces to that of the
main body of the army Is unnecessary
and injudicious.
There is, however, corps or force
reouired in our army that could be
rendered of great utility not only to
the military, but to the people of this
country, This power is being recos-
nized by European governments, and
7 have several times recommended its
use by ours. 1t will be utilized in the.
next war, and preparation for its use.
by our army should no longer be neg
lected. have reference to the bicy-
Gle. motorcycle, and the automobile
which have been developed to that ex-
tent that they have become most
valuable means of communication and
TRANSPORTATION. Five regiments OF cav.
airy should be discontinued. and a
corps of five regiments should be or
ganiZed, thoroughly trained and con
stantly employed in the use Of these
modern appliances. 1t should be re
garded as a flying corps or a corps OF
observation, to open the way for the
advance of an army, to obtain infor
nation, to reconnoiter the country and
to repair or build roads and bridges
officers and men of the cavalry, ar
tillery and infantry and of the quar-
termaster's and medical departments
and engineer and signal corps, should
serve two or four years with this
The Lamar register., 1903-09-02
Land Excluded From Entry.

Through the state land Office 1t has
been learned that a large tract OF gov
ernment land in Rout county, on the
line of the Moffat road. has been ex-
cluded from entry. This is said to con-
tain rich coal veins and 1t is indmated
that there Is a scheme to obtain 1t for
persons interested.
The tract that has been reserved
contains IL, 100 acres. 1t lies along the
Yampa and Williams Fork rivers and
is said to contain the richest coal veins
in that section OF Colorado. Denver
men have filed upon the property.
which is said to contain veins of coal
from four to eighteen feet in width.
In reserving the land from entry the
only reason that can be given Is that
It is needed for irrigation projects.
Those who have gone over the ground
claim that this cannot be the case. be-
cause the ground is hilly and broken.
homestead entry can be made on
the land, but this would not lie because
the entry would be subject to the act
OF exclusion. II 1t was shown that the
land was needed for an irrigation en-
terprise. those making homestead en-
try could not hold 1t. The tract COM
ing under this order of the department
extends from Craig westward TO the
Utah line,
The Lamar register., 1903-09-02
DENVER UNIVERSITY
FREE FROM DEBT

Denver Aug. 29.-The University OF
Denver is now free from debt. In
1900 Henry A. Buchtel accepted the
chancellorship of the University Of
Denver, which at that time was incum-
bered with a debt of $175,000.
During the three and half years
intervening the college has been main
tanned, the $4,000 annual interest has,
been paid. and yesterday afternoon
the announcement was given out that
the remainder of the entire college
debt had been raised.
This makes a total of cash collected
for debt and maintenance since Chan
cellor Buchtel came of $243,OO0.
Within the last two weeks $5S, ,262:
has been raised in cash. and to-day
the present debt of the college will be.
liquidated.
This is record which has never.
been made before in Colorado aEd sell
dom elsewhere, but it has been done.
only by three years of constant hard
work.
In 1900 the membership was 630,.
while to-day 1911 students are en-
rolled, 511 at University Park and 800
in the medical. law. dental and musical
departments at the corner of Four
teenth and Arapahoe.
Being now free from debt, the uni
versity expects to spend It's income on
several enlargement plans which are,
under consideration.
The Lamar register., 1903-09-02
OUR VICE CONSUL
WAS NOT KILLED

Washington, Aug. 29.-William G.
Magelssen, United States vice consul
at Beirut, Syria, was not assassinated
Sunday evening, as was reported to
the State Department by the United
States minister at Constantinople. He
was shot at by an unknown person,
but the evidently premeditated at
tempt on his life was unsuccessful.
The error which set the world agog
started an American feet for Beirut
and drew the United States into the
Turkish crisis. 1t was due to mis-
take in the transmission of a cipher
telegram from Consul Ravndal at Bel
rut to Minister Leishman.
Mr.. Leichman, however, has cabled
the State Department that the general
situation is so dangerous that Ameri-
can warships are needed in Turkish
waters. No orders have been sent
from here tonight which will inter-
fere with Rear Admiral Cotton's pro-
ceeding, as ordered, with the European
squadron from Italian waters to Bel
rut.
The President desires that the war
ships keep on to back up the demands
which, notwithstanding the failure of
the would-be assassin, will be made
on the porte for the safety of Ameri-
can representatives, citizens and prop
erty interests.
If Turkey does not promptly comply
with each and every demand of the
Washington government, Rear Admi-
raj Cotton will be instructed to seize
one or more ports and hold them un-
til the American demands are granted.
The Lamar register., 1903-09-02

Denver, Aug. 29.-Gladsome tidings
that the balance of the university debt
has been collected and that the mort
gage of $5S.252 will be cancelled to-
day, were the features of yesterday
mornings session of the Colorado
Methodist Episcopal conference. The
gladsome tidings were conveyed by
Chancellor H. A. Buchtel, who. when
called upon for speech. electrified the
audience by announcing that he met
man a few minutes before who. upon
hearing what the sum was yet needed.
wrote out a check for $3.50 and gave 1t
to the chancellor. thus completing the
sum necessary to lift the mortgage
from the university.
The balloting for the ministerial del
egates took place in the morning.
Chancellor H. A. Buchtel and Rev. r.
A. Carnine were elected on the first bal
lot. Two ballots for third place fol-
lowed, but no choice was made. and
the hour of 10 o'clock Saturday MORN
Ing was fixed for resuming the vote.
Following DR.. Buchtel were ad-
dresses by H. C. Jennings. senior agent
of the Methodist book concern. and DR..
C. B. Mason, colored. secretary OF the
Free Masons' Aid Society.
At the afternoon session the lay dele
gates to the Los Angeles conference
were chosen. After some very lively
balloting. Edward ]. Wilcox of Denver
The Lamar register., 1903-09-02
AutomobiIe Funeral Procession.

Denver. Aug. 29.-Seven automobiles;
and two carriages formed the funeral.
procession of the late Fred Wild from
the undertaking parlors of Coroner
Horan to Riverside cemetery yester-
day afternoon. This is the first fun
eral procession in Denver to be made.
up almost exclusively of automobiles.
The idea originated in the minds of
some Of Wild's former friends who.
own automobiles. The leader of the
automobilists was William H. Frazier.
chief engineer in the Boston building.
Some of the others were Clarence,
johnson and John Kinnear.
Next the hearse was a carriage oc-
cupied by Mrs. Mary McIane. from
whom Wild was divorced about year
ago, and her mother. This was fol-
lowed by another carriage in which
sat Charles H. Weeks, one of WiId's
Oldest friends. The rest of the pro-
cession was made up entirely of au-
tomobiles. in which rode old friends
and associates of Wild, most of whom
were engineers and boiler settlers.
The Lamar register., 1903-09-02
COL ORADO STATE AFFAIRS AND
e. DOINGS AT THE CAPITAL CITY
shortaoe Of Funds Certain.

The belief that the state will not
be able to pay many OF the appropria-
tions made by the last Legislature
grows with the return of the abstracts
of the assessors of the different coun-
ties of the state. Up to yesterday,
says the Denver Republican of August
2sth. forty-one counties had been heard
from. The decrease in the assessed
valuation of the states based on the
reports that have already been re-
ceiyed by the state auditor Will be
about $56. 600 600. This is an estimate
and Governor Peabody says nothing
can be said definitely concerning the
matter until all of the counties have
reported. The indications at the pres
ent time show that the state Will be
short at least 100000 for the two
years of the present administration.
1t has been estimated by Auditor
Holmberg that even II the State Board
of Equalization were to raise the as
sessed valuation of the railroads OF
the state over ten per cent there
would not then be enough to pay all
the appropriations made by the last
Legislature.
The state can look only to the In
heritance tax of the Stratton estate.
II that were wholly collected all OF the
appropriations could be paid. But
there is every prospect that the STRAIT
ton case will be tied up in the courts
for many years.
All assessors must file their abb
stracts with the state auditor before
the middle of next month.
What the state will do to make up
the deficit is not known as Governor
Peabody yesterday refused to state
anything concerning the situation un-
til It was more definite. 1t is not
likely that the banks of the state nor
private individuals will loan the state
any money as they had an experience
of that sort in the Thomas administra-
tiOn
The Lamar register., 1903-09-02
School Lands at eowerman.

II the strike at Bowerman camp. is
as rich as 1t has been reported. and II
It is proved, as has been asserted. that
the camp is in the midst of gold-bear-
ing land. it is probable that the state
OF Colorado will be immensely benefit
ed by 1t, says the Denver Republican
OF August 22d.
Yesterday Register Woodruff of the
state land board received applications
for three leases in section l6. township
so. range east. which is in the Bow
erman district in Gunnison county. one
oil the applicants has asked that he be
given ten lots. making In all 100 acres
OF the land. The applications will
come up for consideration at the next
meeting OF the board. Others ct ths
proposed lessees ask for similar
amounts.
When state land Is found to contain
mineral the township is divided up
into sixty-four lots OF ten acres each.
and after half OF the lots have been
taken 1t is the duty of the state to sur
vey the township. Up to that time
those who have leases on the lands
have to take their chances as to what
land they will get. After the land has
been surveyed the lots are awarded to
the different holders in the township.
Tha leases under the new law are to
run for eight years. They-formerly have
been running for twenty years. but 1t
was found that after the coal on GER
tain sections of land belonging to the
state had been removed that the land
was still good for agricultural purposes
and the lessees have been in the habit
OF holding the state up on the ground
that their leases are still In force. For
this reason the time of the leases has
been decreased.
Under the new law the state is to
receive a fiat rental OF $40 per lot and
this is to be paid semi-annually. In
case that mineral is found on the land
the state is to receive 10 per cent. Of
the gross production of the mine. II
1t should happen that the Bowerman
district proves to be rich one the
state will receive large revenue from
Its lands.
Some OF the lands belonging to the
state are now leased on this basis. but
up to the present no considerable sum
has been realized from them. The
state owns some land In the Cripple
Creek district. 1t is located on Bull
hill, east of Cameron. This. however.
is just outside of the gold-bearing zone
of the district and the state has re-
ceived no revenue other than the fiat
rental of $40 per lot Of ten acres.
All of the revenue from the state
lanus goes into the school fund of the
state