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The Elbert County tribune., 1903-11-19

Cheyenne, wyo.. Nov. 15.-At 4
o'clock yesterday afternoon Governor
Fennimore Chatterton denied the ap-
plication of Tom Horn for commuta-
tion of the death sentence to life i'm
prisonment. The governors decision is
In the form of 900 words addressed to
Lacey & Burke and Matson & Kelly,
attorneys for Horn. The governor says
in part:
81 am asked to set aside the findings
of a jury of twelve good men and true,
and to reverse the judgment of the Su-
preme Court rendered in said cause on
appeal from the judgment of said Dis
triot Court.
Il am personally opposed to capital
punishment, believeing that the SEN
tence should be life imprisonment with
the pardoning power removed, unless
Innocence is absolutely established; but
i must abide by the state law as l find
it, and as l am sworn to do, as much in
this case as in any other. l do not be-
1ieve, In the absence of extenuating
circumstances. and there are none in
this case, the Communication power was
given to the governor for the purpose
of enabling him to reverse the judg-
ment of courts unless in his best judg-
ment from competent evidence ad-
duced he believes a wrong. otherwise
irreparable. has been committed"
The governor stated that in addition
to examining many affidavits he had
interviewed many persons connected
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-11-19

will not permit any body of men per-
manently to obstruct one OF the great
world highways Of trafic. and refusal
to permit the building of the canal
amounts to such obstruction. OF course
to insist upon unreasonable terms is
equivalent to a refusal"
Adverting to that phrase OF the
Spooner law which says that the Pres
fdent shall have reasonable time to de-
termine as between the Panama and
Nicaragua routes. the President wrote:
Reasonable time. In the case Of such
an enterprise as this. an enterprise
which has been thought of for nearly
four centuries. which has been planned
in detail and worked at for half a cen
tury. and which when completed will
endure for ages and. will change the
geography of a hemisphere and the
trade routes OF the world, must, of
course, mean whatever time Is neces-
sary and to convince ourselves that the
course we are following Is wise and
proper.
at seems evident that in a matter
such as this we should finally decide
which is the best route. and IL the ad-
vantages Of this route over any other
possible route are sufficiently marked.
we should then give notice that we can
no longer submit to triiing or fnsincere
dealing on the part of those whom the
accident of position has placed in the
temporary control of the ground which
the route must pass; that IL they will
come to agreement with US in straight
forward fashion we shall in return act
not only with justice but with gener-
osity: and that If they fail to come to
such agreement with us. we must forth
with take the matter into our own
hands"
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-11-19
Army and Militia Statistics.

The annual report of Acting Adju-
tant Generai Hall of the army deals
with every phase of the militi aestab-
lishment. The actual strength of the
army October 10. 1903. was 3.6S1 Of
ficers and $500 enlisted men. There
were lost to tho army during the year
ended June 80. 1908. 29.279 men as
follows:
One hundred and thirty-eight officers
died. of whom twenty-five were killed
in action or died of wounds or disease:
I2s,141 enlisted men, of whom S37
were killed in action or died OF wounds
or disease, the remainder represent
ing men discharged for expiration of
terms OF service, for disability by SEN
itence of court-martial, desertions and
lretirements; forty-two officers re-
signed and seventy-one retired; 5.034
enlisted men deserted and 203 retired.
Attention is directed to the works of
the military attaches abroad, which
the report states has been very sat
lisfactory and proves the wisdom of Sc
llectins officers peculiarly adapted to
this delicate semi-diplomatic work,
which secures to the army the most
recent and authentic information at q
minimum cost
over one-half of the report Is de-
voted to the militia, and It gives a
detailed account of the workings of
the act to promote the efficiency of the
militia, passed at the last session of
Congress. Inspections of the several
militia organizations, the report says.
were begun April 20, 1903, and com
pleted about the first of July. The
total number of the organized militia.
including officers OF every rank and
grade, was ascertained to be 116.542.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-11-19
NORTHERN MINERS
WILL NOT RESUME

Denver. Nov. 16.-A Louisville. Colo.
special to the News last night says:
The official count of the votes cast by
the miners of the various camps in
northern Colorado on the proposition
to return to work on an eight-hour day
pending a settlement in the other dis
tricts of the state shows that the prop
osition was rejected by a majority OF
six votes.
The result of the vote announced un-
officially last night as four majority in
favor of the proposition proved to be
a mistake. Consequently the mines of
the Northern Coal Company will not
resume tomorrow morning.
The sub-district board, consisting of
Charles Bellingsworth of Erie, Joseph
Hurd Of Lafayette, William Jopling and
F. NJ. oberding of Louisville, G. s.
Aschmann OF Superior and Joe venilla
and Joe Killhoffer of Marshall.
there being two representatives from
Marshall as there are two unions Zone
Italian and one English-speaking) met
here to-day and canvassed the vote.
They announced that the proposition
was defeated and that there would be
no work tomorrow, but refused to
make public the vote. 1t has leaked
out that there is majority of six votes
In favor of rejecting the proposition.
The mistake occurred in the counting
of the votes last night at the various
unions and 1t took but few votes to
change the decision.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-11-19
GOV. CHATTERTON REFUSES TO
COMMUTE TOM HORNS SENTENCE

with tho case. He spoke OF the con-
fession of Horn and its being support
ed by proof OF the crime.
The Denver affidavits showing that
Horn has a double were not worthy OF
consideration. said the governor.
Joe LeFors had been attacked, but
the governor failed to find any grounds
for the insinuations, and Jack Martins
testimony is impeached by the banks
statement of the disposition of the $500
received by Miller and which Martin
asserted was paid to LaFors by Miller.
The governor says that the Whitman
affidavit shows definite signs of hav-
ing been manufactured and he does
not believe the statement in Miss
KimmelTs affidavit OF this affidavit
he says, after quoting her letter to Co
BILE asking him to let her put her the
ories to the test"
81 am led to believe that Miss KIM
nell at this stage of the proceedings
was willing to present theories to save
Horn, intending. after the communication
of Horns sentence, to exonerate Victor
Miller of the imputation cast upon him
by her affidavit.
None of the matters presented to
me in support of the application would
be competent evidence in the trial
court on behalf of Horn.
For these reasons, and with more
regret than l can express, do not be-
lieve that law and Justice would be
served by the interposition of execu-
tive clemency."
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-11-19
EVENTS IN WASHINGTON AND
: TRANSACTIONS OF CONGRESS
Panama Recognition Approved.

At the Cabinet meeting Nov. 10th
the Panama situation was the sole
topic of discussion. The whole titua'
ton In respect to the revolution out
Of which has grown the Republic OF
Panama was considered thoroughly,
Approval Of the course of the Presi
dent and Secretary Hay In tho matter
was given by members of the Cab
iEet.
No further statements concernlng
the organization of the new republic
CT the relations between Panama and
the United States regarding the con
struction OF the Isthmian canal will
be made at this time. The situation,
SO far as American interests on the
isthmus are concerned, Is regarded to
be in excellent shape.
II is not regarded as likely that any
additional naval force will be ordered
to the isthmus. Certainly no land
forces will be ordered to Panama, un-
less the situation should take a serious
turn.
An important conference concerning
the Panama situation was held at the
White House Just prior to the formal
meeting of the Cabinet. The partici-
pants in the conference were Presi-
dent Roosevelt, Senator Hanna and
members of the Cabinet.
I'VE talked of variety of topics.
said Senator Hanna, among them the
Panama situation. That is not a po-
litical question-not even a technical
one. The people of this country want
an Isthmian canal built, and they want
II built by the Panama route. They
have accepted the Panama route. and
they propose to stand by the President
in the matter of constructing the canal
by that route"
Rear Admiral Glass, commanding
the Pacific Station, arrived at Panama
this morning with the cruiser Marble
head and the gunboat Concord.
By virtue of his rank, Admiral Glass
will have supreme command over the
naval forces in the vicinity of Panama.
There is no expectation here OF a
hostile clash on the isthmus. for it is
believed that the Colombian govern
mont, when fully advised of what has
happened, will accept the inevitable.
and not attempt to send troops to at
tack Panama in the face of the United
States naval vessels guarding the ap-
proaches.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-11-19
INSANE MAN VISITS
GOVERNORS OFFICE

Denver, Nov. 15.-Insane. evidently,
from the study of labor problems,
John Otto yesterday afternoon sought
the office of Governor James II. Pea
body. armed with a miners candlestick
more than foot in length and ground
to a razor edge. This visit followed a
long series of letters with which Otto
has besieged the governor since Octo-
ber 18th. So incoherent were the let
ters, that the Pinkertons were given
charge OF the case and had been shad-
owing the man for weeks. His latest
letter to the governor, received Friday,
gave rise to suspicious that he would
try to see the governor and possibly
attempt to do him personal injury,
hence arrangements were made for his
reception and arrest. The letter said
that he would visit the state house at
3 o'clock yesterday.
Governor Peabody was not in town,
having gone to attend the football game
at Golden, but in his chair sat Deputy
Sheriff Leonard De Lue, with Under
Sheriff Felix O'Neill and Assistant Su-
perintendent E. E. Prettyman of the
Pinkerton agency near at hand.
According to arrangement, Otto was
admitted to the governors private Of
fee with a letter for the governor. As
he extended the letter to Governor"
De Lue that official snapped a pair of
handouts upon his wrists and he was
n prisoner. A search revealed the dan
gerous-looking candlestick but no other
weapon.
The man confessed that he had
served time for making a similar visit
to Governor George Pardee of Califor-
mia at the state house in Sacramento a
little more than a year ago. He said
he was detained seven months in hos
pital at Eureka. From his incoherent
words and strange actions it is believed
that he is mentally unbalanced on the
question Of labor problems.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-11-19
Mill. Law Need. chsaape..

Among tho adjutant generals rec
ommendation regarding the organized
militia are the ALLOWING:
That the attention of Congress be
invited to the sdvisability OF pro
viso in the appropriation bill for the
next fiscal year giving forage to
the horses OF mounted militia
troops and of mounted militia
officers while at maneuvers; Tor
per diem allowance TO be made
for the hire of horses of militia
troops and batteries while engaged in
maneuvers; for the furnishing OF fuel
for cooking and heating purposes by
the United States while engaged In
maneuvers, and for the furnishing OF
straw and hay for bedding Of militia
soldiers while engaged in maneuvers.
In order to increase the attendance
ut drills and thus secure increased ef-
ficiency of the organized militia, that
governors be permitted to utilize the
allotment of their respective states
under section 1861. Revised Statutes.
for the purpose OF furnishing a per
diem allowance, not in any case to
exceed 43 cents per drill Of one and
one-half hours. for the purpose OF pay
ing enlisted men of the organized MI
litia for attendance at each of the
twenty-four drills annually required by
statute.
That as a precedent to participa-
tion in maneuvers, the states and ter
ritories require . sufficient physical
examination for entrance into their Or
ganized militia.
That states be permitted to retain
rifles and carbines now in use In
militia schools and colleges. instead
of turning them in on receipt OF new
arms.
That for the purpose Of preserving
order in camp. no troops of the Or
ganized militia shall participate in
maneuvers unless the laws of the
state to which the troops belong suf-
ficiently provide for the punishment
OF disorder.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-11-19
New England Wage Reduction.

Boston, Nov. 15.-The general re-
duction OF ten per cent. In wages OF
10000 textile operatives in Fall River.
announced on Wednesday. was met
yesterday by the other cotton manu-
facturers of southern New England.
Wages in this section next month will
then be on footing with those paid
prior to April !, 1902. A cut-down in
Lowell, Lawrence and the mill towns
OF Maine and New Hampshire is not
expected at this time, as mills in the
northern section did not make an
advance last year. The reduction
VIII affect $4,000 operatives.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-11-19

Mr.. Jones of Washington has in
troduced a bill providing subsistence
allowance of $3.50 annually for rural
free delivery carriers.
The statement of the gross postal
receipts at fifty of the largest post
offices for October, 1903. compared with
October. 1902. shows aggregate receipts
of s5.960.310. net increase of almost
seven per cent.
Representative Mondell has intro
duced bill providing for the trans
fer of the administration of forest re-
serves from the Department of the In
terior and the Agricultural Department.
The legislation provided by the bill
was recommended at last session OF
Congress by President Roosevelt and
Secretary Hitchcock and this year by
Land Commissioner Richards.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-11-19

Senator Clark of Wyoming has in
troducea bill appropriating S25, 900, to
establish fish culture station on the
Black fork of Green river. Wyoming.
Senator Clapp of Minnesota intro
duced a bill to refer to the United
States Court of Claims for adjudication
the claim of the Shoshone Indians to
title to all of the Wind river reserya-
ton, Wyoming.
Senator Teller has introduced a bill
providing that the state of Colorado
shall receive twenty FIVE per cent.
OF the amount of all sales
OF mineral lands in the state,
not in excess of $4,000 annually,
for the benef. of the School of Mines
at Golden. Also bill to extend to set
tiers on the former Ute reservation the
benefits of the free homes act, permit
ting requirement of lands on the re-
serve under homestead regulations re-
gardless OF the treaty with the Indians.
Representative Lacey, chairman of
the House public lands committee. has
stated that he will oppose efforts which
may be made to repeal public land
laws. The present laws. he said are
adequate to preserve the public domain
and he has no sympathy with the sud
den clamor which has arisen in some
quarters for repeal and modification of
land laws. He will oppose the meas
ure introduced by Senator Hansbrough
to repeal the timber and stone act and
amend the desei land act, IL 1t reaches
the House.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-11-19
Emperor William Recovering.

Berlin, fJov. ia bulletin issued
to-day from the new palace at Pots
dam regarding the condition of EN-
peror William says the wound is near
ly healed and that the Emperor has
been permitted to whisper freely since
yesterday. The next bulletin will be
issued Tuesday.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-11-19

Football cannot be as bloody a pas
time as some persons think 1t is. Ere.
,quently you hear Of the players stop
ping a game in order to indulge in a
real fight.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-11-19

President Castro of Venezuela finds
that wars may be threatened in the
Balkans and the far East and be put
on from day to day for months and
perhaps for years, but where he is the
reynlutions 20 on forever.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-11-19
yellow Fever Bulletin.

Laredo. Texas, Nov. 15.-The of
fetal yellow fever bulletin issued to-
night shows new cases 20. deaths 2,
total number of cases to date SSS;
total deaths to date. S4.
The fever have been almost entirely
stamped out in Nuevo Laredo.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-11-19

The goods of the Northwestern uni
yersity OF Chicago have been for
bidden to whistle. perhaps because
when they got their lips pursed up in
the preparatory pucker they looked
Just too tempting for their fellow stu
dents to resist.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-11-19

Another insanItary feature Of sleep
ing car life which the doctors over
looked is the dangerous practice of
descending from the upper berth by
the stepladder when the stepladder
Is not there.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-11-19
Telluride Needs No Troops.

Denver. Nov. 15-Assistant Attor-
ney General Melville returned to Den
yer yesterday from his trip of inves-
ugation through the Telluride district.
In the afternoon he is said to have
reported to Governor Peabody that
there was not the slightest need Of
troops there.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-11-19

As recent events show. It was
master stroke of sagacity and fore
sight that led the Alaskan boundary
commissioners to hold the speech
making dinners and the display of
Anglo-American alliance enthusiasm
before the award instead oil after It.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-11-19

As football coaches have reached
the conclusion that too close applica-
tion to the game makes the players
stale, some of the men are said to be
finding an hour or two day to de-
yote to their studies.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-11-19

Greater New York has a population
of nearly 100000. In that number of
people Col. Watterson believes that
there ought to be more than 400"
worth speaking to.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-11-19

A Kansas farmer is authority for
the statement that q full-grown and
able-bodied cyclone will lift every
thing on the place except the mort
gage.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-11-19

Sir Thomas Upton failed to carry
any substantial reward back with
him but that other great promoter OF
Anglo-Saxon amity, Sir Henry Irving.
may be relied on to even up the
score.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-11-19

The Standard OIL Company has be.
gun to operate in Japan. This settles
it. The Japanese needn't be afraid
that Russia will get them.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-11-19

The powers of Europe are evident
1y preparing for a grand concert. at
which the menu served after the per-
formance will be Turkey.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-11-19

A man can find fault and lose his
temper simultaneously, thus demon
strating his ability to do two things
at once.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-11-19

Lieut.. Peary might convince Sir
Thomas Lirton that 1t is easier to
lift the pole than it is to lift the cup.
and seek no further for means OF
financing his expedition.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-11-19

Moving as fast as he does Dan
Patch finds it easy to do an important
days work in considerably less than
two minutes.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-11-19

Patti is here on farewell tril
that means farewell to our dollars. a
least.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-11-19

! Sometimes the man who proudly
wears campaign button In his coat
lapel has to fasten his suspepder with
"A nail.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-11-19

In the growth of a son mother
loses ever so many children. Every
step in his progress represents some
thing she has lost.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-11-19

I with the battleship Missouri ant
the Missouri mule, what nation car
beat us at the game of war?
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-11-19

7 Jealousy is sleight-of-hand arts
which easily turns the most innocen
actions into suspicious ones.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-11-19

One gnme of football makes more
work for the hospital than all of the
army maneuvers.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-11-19

The barber who committed suicide
with bay rum certainly stuck to his
last
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-11-19

To a man up in a balloon it mus
look MS though the air were clogge,
with flying machines.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-11-19

The man who started the Mary AnI
question is named Warbeck. and he
lives In Jersey City. Now go for him
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-11-19

A Philadelphia pup the other day
mistook stick of dynamite for n
bone. He succeeded in making Phila-
delphia wide awake for second or
two.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-11-19

Lord Butte has Just married prett,
actress. who is now presumably a aver
liable Butte.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-11-19

A woman never marries her frs
love unless she is quite sure that he II
also her last.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-11-19

A woman who throws herself at |
mans head usually fails to ain
straight.
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-11-19

Little Willie declares that the "tar
that won't come on is the rattan
The Elbert County tribune., 1903-11-19
E1bsrf 3odnfy Tribune
l. z Pope. Editor and Publisher.
HILBERT, COLORADO.

There isn't any fun in kissing when
the wires are burned out
Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-10-31
SPREAD OF NEW LANGUAGE.
Esperanto" Said to Be Capable Of
Universal Use.

According to reports from Europe
the spread of Esperanto, the language
invented for universal use, has proved
of value to Esperantists. AT recent
gathering in London one of the guests
brought with him a French gentleman
and his wife and Czech from Bo-
hemia. None of the three could speak
a word of English, but Esperanto was
found to be 4 perfectly facile medium
for conversation. The Bohemian gen.
tleman had had various amusing ex.
periences while journeying through
Europe. He had taken one OF the Es-
peranto journals. marked the names
Of the secretaries OF the various
groups In the foreign towns through
which he had to pass and so, not
knowing anything of the languages. he
had Travelled through several conti
mental countries. seeing all that was
10 be seen with the help of various
Esperanto friends, and finally ar
rived in England. He knocked at
the door OF a London Esperantist, who
came down to Interview the stranger.
found that he needed home while in
London, but did not know where 10
90. as no one could understand him.
There was no difficulty. as both could
communicate in Esperanto.