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The Grit-advocate., 1903-05-29
COLORADO STATE AFFAIRS AND
D0INGS AT THE CAPITAL CITY
Land Controversy Settled.

After controversy and bitter feeling
lasting over period OF years. what
is doubtless to be a final settlement
of the North and Middle parks range
disputes was reached on the 18th inst.
when Register Mark Woodruff of the
State Land Board had heard the griev
ances of the opposing factions
An amicable agreement was made.
by which the small cattle owners and
ranchers were given their choice Of
the range leases. The big companies
accepted what remained. Register
Woodruff gave the contending parties
assurance that in all probability the
agreement will be approved by the
State Land Board.
The land in question comprises
many thousands of acres of state
holdings in Grand and Larimer coun-
ties. For several years there has
been much rivalry in connection with
the occupation of the range, from
which many neishborhood troubles
have resulted. The North Park Cat
tie Company. which is said virtually
to have been an auxiliary Of the Ar
mour Packing Company, was the prin-
cipal of the big companies. Later it
was succeeded by the Linger Cattle
| Company, which was represented at
yesterdays meeting, by David How.
The big corporations entered the
country and established themselves.
| crowding out the small ranchers of
the locality. These large companies
are backed by large packing concerns,
| it was claimed. and it was their inten-
| tion to secure leases on great tracts.
To this the small owners stoutly OBJ
| jected. The fight was waged fiercely
| for about five years, and the amicable
| adjustment was gladly received by
both factions
About twenty persons, representing
large number of the owners con-
cerned. appeared before Register
| Woodruff. Among them were Presi-
| dent Jones of the Jones Cattle Com
pany; David How, representing w. H..
Mari of the Linger Cattle Company;
Monte Blevins. Andrew Morrell, At
| torney j. NJ. Ellis and d. f. Sudduth.
In speaking of the outcome Of the
| controversy, Mr.. Sudduth, whe repre-
sented party of the small owners,
said: I'VE are glad to have the af-
fair settled. 1t has been long and
tedious fight and we would much ra-
in constant trouble over the range.
There seems to be general satisfac-
tion concerning the settlement among
all concerned"
AS the agreement stands the smalle.'
owners will have from 1G0 to zoo acres
| of land each under their control.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-05-29
Flag Day Proclamation.

Governor Peabody has issued the
following proclamation. calling for the
observance of Flag Day throughout
the state:
For the purpose of specially dem
onstrating our love for the tlag-the
emblem of the nations strength, JUS
tice and glory-it has become the GUS
tom to celebrate Old Glory's birthday
anniversary as Flag Day.
Il therefore proclaim Saturday,
June 13, 1903, as Flag Day, and rec
ommend that it be set apart for ap-
propriate exercises and ceremonies,
and that places of business, as well as
the home. display the banner Of our
achievements.
''Particularly do I urge the observa-
ton of Flag Day by the schools of the
state, to the end that the citizens of
tomorrow may learn to-day those mag
niticent lessons of patriotism which
are taught by that flag, which is the
emblem of our country in sunshine
and in storm: the stars OF which will
ever shine brighter so long as it con
tinues to lead only along the paths of
righteousness as well as the paths of
glory.
IN witness Vlereof | hereunto set
my hand and cause the great seal Of
state to be, affixed. Done at the state
capitol. Denver. Colorado. this TWEEN.
tieth day of May. A. d. 1903.
JAMES II. PEABODY"
The Grit-advocate., 1903-05-29

Denver, May 2G.-Hundreds Of peo-
meeting held at Temple Emanuel sun
day night to protest against Russian
cutrages on the Jews. 1t was the great
est crush in the history OF the syna-
gogue. The aisles, vestlbu!es and gal
lerIes were packed with people stand
ing.
On the platform, besides the speak
ers. were May or X. r. Wright. Charles
J. Hughes. Supreme Justice X. W.
Steele, Judge j. b. Belford, the Rev
Richard T.. Sykes, Robert Bonynge,
Dean H. Martyr Hart, Father William
Okyan and Rabbi kauyar.
Rabbi Friedman, in opening the
speechmaking, said:
I'VE have met, in the cause of hu-
manity, regardless of creed, to protest
against the crime against the Hebrew
race in Russia
For some decades" he continued.
the Russian government had practiced
persecution aimed to eXterminate
100000 people 1t had deprived them
of means of livelihood, had shut them
up, had saddled upon them despicable
and menial employment. These out
RACES had been Systematically inflicted
until they eliminated, April 2lst, in
the greatest wrongs since the Middle
Age2 Women were outraged, tongues
were torn out, hands We're cut off, and
the greatest outrages conceivable were
committed. These outrages occurre
on a Sunday morning. The Russian
ambassador. Count Cassini, had con
nived at these awful cruelties'
THE picture he said was one of
5000 families homeless and destitute.
1000 manned for life, and 200 massa-
cred in KishiEeff- f-massacred. while
the rich families of kishineff rode by
The Grit-advocate., 1903-05-29

$50 p. m near what is known as No
10 junction. "a mining settlement. All
the victims were colored. The storm
came frCn the southwest and the des-
tructive ind seemed to descend sud-
denlt from a great bank of clouds
which S.,s sweeping toward the north
west
The tornado struck South Des
from the south. but after the greater
part Of the destruction was wrought
vearcd to the northwest as it ap-
proanhed the junction of the Des
MoinCs aud Raccoon rivers.
Th" property damage in South Des
Moines and vicinity will reach $4,000.
The Knauf home and the Christian
church were wrecked and about forty
other buildings were badly damaged.
About the same time what was ap-
parenrIy another storm struck the
packing house section of town, a mile
to the northeast of the scene of the
South Des Moines disaster. In this
locally the Armour Packing Co., the
Des MUines Elevator and the Des
MoineS malt house plants suffered the
creates damage. The loss in that sec
ton cannot be estimated
OskalCusa. Ia. May ga tornado
in Monroe county and in the south
weston part of Mahaska County, last
night resulted in the death of two
persons, the fatal injury of seven and
minor injuries to a number of others
Coming from the southeast, the tor
nado swept path 80 feet wide. first
strikiIg a mining settlement on the
Chicapo & Northwestern. At West
Buxtou The tornado destroyed several
residences and large number of
barns and out buildings
The Grit-advocate., 1903-05-29
MONEY IS APPROPRIATED FOR
EXTENDING THE MOFFAT ROAD

same time and full forces will be need.
ed on both to complete the work with
in the time limit which will be set.
The work covered by the present
contracts of Orman & Crook and Good
Il Co. extends about fifty-two miles
from Denver. The east portal OF The
tunnel is approximately sixty miles
from this city. II is at this point that
the new contracts will be taken up,
both for driving the tunnel and build
ing the temporary line over the range.
The gap of eight miles between the
end of the present work and the east
portal of the tunnel will be built al the
same time as the new work.
The letting Of the new contracts will
inaugurate a new and extensive cam
paign on the part of the Moffat road
builders. over $500 men are now at
work on the line between Utah June
ton the Denver yard terminal and
Rcllinsville, just beyond which is the
east portal of the tunnel. This portion
of the line will be completed ard in OPP
Grafton by January lst next.
The new army of 5000 men will be
divided into several sections. Two sec
tions will begin driving the great tun-
mel through two miles of solid granite.
one party working from each end. a
third party will start the temporary
line over the mountain from the east
side, and a fourth from the west side.
A fifth section will project the line
from the west portal of the tunnel
on into the Grand River valley, in the
direction of Gore canon, where another
force has been at work already prepar-
ing The way.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-05-29
PRESBYTERIANS DISCUSS THEIR
WORK AMONG TIE FREEDMEN

total membership 2O.TiG. is significant
OF great leayening and eleyating
power
'Thc amount contributed by the
church and schools for self-support
was sg}73O, The permanent invest
ments ave SlG4 $50 and the total value
of 'the property, mortgages. etc. is
$S6f.slU'
DR. tUat5man, in commenting upon
the repurt. said.
The has come before this assem-
bly, Ihts wear problem demanding
our interest and requiring our best
though the present question of free
dom. Who sold the black man into
SLAYER Int the whites? This is
history and as a result we have moral
respons nilitiCs to meet This race is
here to stay They have right to
stay. We gave them their freedom.
We mllE' give them education.
Nov. want to say that We must
resolve 70 put up 100000 to this end.
We ougUt 10 have million. but what
is the Use of resolving if we do not
act?' Il IS our duty. Something is
wrong when the richest churches in
the lanG give a mere pittance to this
work. while they give large sums to
other objects"
Half dozen or more of the colored
commissioners We're given five minutes
each in which to urge the church to
lend its aid in the education OF the
colTed people of the South. arguing
that education was the only solution
of the race problem that now confronts
this, government.
'm lSGG" said one colored brother,
there Were 100000 of us; now there
are El0,GoOo0O. You have got to edu-
cltc us as a matter of self-protec-
ton"
The report of the committee was fin
ally adopted
The Grit-advocate., 1903-05-29
HORRORS OF THE
AUTOnOBILE RACE

Paris May 2G.-It is now possible to
assemble from the many reports along
the route Of the first stage of the Paris
Madrid automobile race a complete list
Of casualties. This shows six persons
killed. three so dangerously injured
that they may die, and ten seriously
injured. During the day it was assert
ed here that seventeen persons had
been killed. and that seventeen were
in iurcd: but this was not confirmed.
Mime. ChaySsaS. accompanied by her
husband, both riding bicycles, We're
watching the passage of automobiles
at st. Andre Dc CubZac, twelve miles
from Bordeaux, when horse fright
cned by the noise, bol'ed and over
turned the woman, who fell under
racing automobile Her legs were cut
off. The hope Of saving her life is
slight
According to the latest reports Mr..
Stead is so much improved that he will
be able to leave the hospital this week.
Mr.. Barrow is also slightly better, and
the doctors expect TO reduce the iislo-
cation of his thigh and amputate his
foot tomorrow.
Bordeaux reports that many of the
competitors. including Charon, Thelier
and Passy, desired to abandon the race.
but others insisted that their honor de-
maEded that they run to the Spanish
frontier if possible, but the Spanish
government later forbade the race and
thus compelled its abandonment
The manufacturers having agreed
that as a road race is impossible, the
meeting will be resumed within a
closed course.
a number of the leading American
and French automobilists expressed
horror at the series of accidents and
added that in their opinion it would
end speed races in France and at other
points on the continent
The Grit-advocate., 1903-05-29
BIG MASS MEETING PROTESTS
AGAINST RUSSIAN OUTRAGES

in their gilded carriages and gloated on
the scene. The oItrages were commit
ted for the alleged reason that the
Jews were usureTs. The pretense OF
the ianatical and violent i.ob Tor as
saulting the Jews was that they used
the blood of Christians in the Pass
over.
Have the nations of the world en-
tered into conspiracy to maintain si-
lence in the face of these outrages?"
asked the speaker.
Senator Teller followed. He said, in
part:
Il join hearty in the protest. am
convinced, much against my will, thai
it will require much more than our
protest to prevail against these acts.
If it is done effectively it must be done
by universal depreciation by the Amer
lean people of these horrible occur
rences.
Senator Patterson, who followed,
said:
1T is most startling to me that 1900
years after the birth of Him who has
become the light of Christian nations
and preached peace and good viii
among men, we should be called upon
to condemn the most atrocious deeds
occurring in 800 years.
Il believe it only remains for the
people of such countries as Great Brit
ain and the United States to make
their detes'atiOn of such deeds known
throughout the world to make the pos
sibility of such acts Immediately van
ish"
Eloquent addresses followed by
Father Organ, Charles J. Hughes, .ir.,
Dean H. Martyr Hart and J. b. Bel
ford
Resolutions prepared by Senators
Teller and Patterson were adopted and
telegraphed to Washington.
The Grit-advocate., 1903-05-29

Denver, May ga special meeting
of the board of directors OF the Den
ver Northwestern - Pacific railroad
the Moffat Short Line-was held at
the offices of the company in the Majes-
tic building. at which an appropriation
of IS 100000 was made for sdditiona,
construction.
President Syl. T. Smith of the Colo
radO-Utah Construction Company is
sued the following statement:
AT a special meeting of the board
of directors held to-day additional con-
struction amounting to over $5,3oO,O00
was authorized. This comprehends the
commencement at once-as soon as
contracts can be satisfactorily awarded
of the boring of what is known as
the main range tunnel of the Moi1at
Short Line, and the construction Of the
permanent line on the west side of the
main range well into the Grand River
valley, as well as the construction OF
the temporary line over the main
range which will be operated pending
the completion of the main range tun-
mel. which will take about two years
time to construct"
Proposals will be advertised for at
once, and the bidders will be given
about thirty days to put in their fig
ures. Contracts for the work will be
awarded not later than June Goth and
work will commence as soon as men,
material and machinery can be put
into the field. The work authorized
will require at least 5000 men. This
does not include any of those now at
work this side of the range, as both
contracts will be under way at the