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Gilpin observer., 1904-09-15
RoMAlNE's ROMANCE.
Confessed Dynamlter Was In La. Junta
at Time Of Explosion,

Denver, Sept. ia Republican spe-
cial from La Junta says: Robert Ro-
maine. who has confessed to taking
part In dynamiting outrages at Cripple
Greek, formerly lived here, under the
name OF l. o. White. From here he
went to Pueblo. and was sent to the
pen1tentiary from that place in 1901.
He returned to La Junta about March
24-a and secured board and lodging
at the Park House. He went to work
on the new Santa Fe shops: April 1st
ne left town, but returned again on
April 9Th and resumed his work in the
shops. On April 23d he left the Park
house and secured rooms for himself,
wife. and four-months-old baby.
On May 9th he rented a house on
Smithland street, agreeing to pay for it
when he got his pay from the railway
company. He secured secondhand
furniture and Rev. Conrad Bluhm. pas
Tor OF the First Presbyterian Church,
became his surety to the amount of
Wv. 1t seems that while Romaine was
doing time" at the Canon City prison
REV. Bluhm preached to the convicts,
and Romaine remembered the sermon
IN the penitentiary, and enlisted the
sympathy OF the pastor, who assisted
MIN In getting the furniture. He never
paid the 500.
On June 1st Romaiue was garnisheed
Dy tfe Park house management for his
board bill, which caused him to lose
his job. After that he did not work
here He left about June 9Th. During
the first week of June the Patterson
Brainard Carnival Company was in the
city and he was seen around the carni-
val every day and evening with his
wife. At the close Of the pc. formance
Saturday night, June 4th, Romaine
and his wife went home with some
neighbors. Sunday he was seen going
down town, and on Monday, June 9Th.
the day Of the Independence explosion,
he was seen around the house by neigh
bors.
His wife was at one OF the neighbors
doing some washing, while he was at
home caring for the baby. The baby
gave him trouble and he went to the
neighbors and cursed his wife because
she did not go home and care for the
baby. He left La Junta about June
9Th, going east, while his wife re-
mained here until July 5th cf 9th,
when she went to Topeka on a pass
over the Santa Fe, which he secured for
her.
At the time Of the Independence ex-
plosion Mrs. Romaine told certain
neighbors that she was glad he was not
In Cripple Creek at that time, as he
was strike breaker and might have
been with the men who were killed.
They seemed to be much interested in
the affair and borrowed papers of the
neighbors to read of it
During Romaine's residence here sew
eral houses in this neighborhood were
burglaried, and it is presumed now that
he did the work
It is thought here that he hopes to
escape penitentiary sentence in Kan
sas by being brought here, after which
he could prove an alibi.
Gilpin observer., 1904-09-15
MEETING
FEDERATION AND COAL MINERS.
Labor Union Delegates Gathered at
Pueblo.-President Howells Ar
raiqns State Administration.

Pueblo, SEPT. 14-Discussion of the
strike that has been on in the southern
coal fields since last November was
the general topic Of the joint meeting
held this morning by the delegates to
the State Federation OF Labor conven.
tion and those of the United Mine
Workers convention. The regular
session of the state federation was
called to order at $3.50 o'clock by
President John Sullivan. At 10 o'clock
the joint session convened. President
Sullivan welcomed the mine workers
with a short address, in which he said
that not in history did men meet on
more common ground than that or
which the two representative organiZa-
tions met this morning.
President Howells replied for the
mine workers, and during his address
he severely arraigned the present
state administration, which, he said,
"perverts the uses Of civil and mill
tary authority to the uses of the mine
owners. to whom its support was
pledged in order to secure election,
which ignores the constitution drafted
for the men who spend their lives in
the bowels of the earth digging the
black diamonds that enrich these men,
as well as for the men who are en-
riched and use their wealth to drive
men from their own homes, kill and
murder and destroy to gain their ends,
and openly declare that only in annihi-
lation or banishment Of organization
can their inhuman ends be served.
"Shall we be driven from the homes
we have made. from the toll we have
expended there? Shall that home be
n q fc
cause we will not comply with the
wishes of this governor and his aides?
ut is for the delegates of these two
conventions to decide what our future
will be. If we give way in this strug
gle our organization stands for moth
ing. II we fight it on to the end, 1t
means that We must be recognized as
citizens Of this state as much as
though we fed at the trough at the
capitol building. and were entitled by
previous condition of servitude to life.
liberty and the pursuit of happiness,
and that is all we want. Are we going
to accept less?"
At the conclusion of Mr.. Howells'
speech the privilege was allowed the
delegates of giving their views on the
situation. Frank Cochran of Victor.
who was reported some time since as
having made confession to the ef-
feet that the Western Federation of
Miners destroyed the mines and depots
blown up about Victor, was the first to
talk. Mr.. Cochran first denied that he
had made the confession reported in
Denver weekly. declaring he saw no
one to whom he could have made a
confession. and characterized the story
as "a lying attempt to bring discord
into the ranks of the union"
Gilpin observer., 1904-09-15
SULPHUR SPRINGS
WILL SOON HAVE A RAILROAD
Moffat Road Will Let $500 900 Contract
Work on twenty-five Miles Of the
Line to Begin October 1st.

Denver, Sept. 13.-On September
20th another and very important con
struction contract on the Moffat road
will be let. being for grading from Ar
rowhead to Hot Sulphur Springs. This
will be the first of number Of big con
tracts that will be let soon.
The contract will call for the expen.
diture of $500,000 and will be for TWEEN
ty-hve miles, including all the section
between Arrowhead and Hot Sulphur
Springs except Fraser canon.
Dunphy C Nelson, who have the con.
tract for the grading In Fraser canon,
have been at work for some time and
are progressing rapidly. This is tho
heaviest part of the work and they will
have their work finished early in the
spring.
The contract for the rest of the
grading between Arrowhead and Hot
Sulphur Springs will call for work to
begin October 1st and that it must be
finished early in the spring.
This contract means that trains will
be running between Denver and Hot
Sulphur Springs early in the spring,
and long before the regular summer
tourist rush for Hot Sulphur Springs
begins. The springs are situated in
one OF the picturesque sections Of
Colorado and it is said that the Moffat
road will make it one of the big resorts
OF the state. By the railroad it will be
possible to get to Hot Sulphur Springs
from Denver and back in a day, the
time each way being only about four
hours. as against three days for the
round trip now.
The county commissioners of Grand
county have put to work force Of men
on the Gore pass road in connection
with force of men working in Routt
county to shorten and improve the
wagon and stage road between Hot
Sulphur Springs and Steamboat
Springs, and it will shorten the dis
tance fifteen miles between Arrowhead
and Steamboat Springs.
This new road will be desirable TO,
passengers and freight and staging. Az
soon as the Moffat road reaches Arrow.
head. which will be this week, a stage
service will be established between
Arrowhead and Hot Sulphur Springs
and Steamboat Springs. This brings
both towns much closer to Denver and
by an easy road.
Gilpin observer., 1904-09-15
cRowpINo PORT ARTHUR
Japanese Continue to Advance Their
Entertainments.

Che Foo, Sept. II, 11:20 p. Mac
cording to the latest news received
here from Port Arthur the Russians.
on September 4th, shelled the japanese
covered trenches in front OF Palich-
uang and destroyed them. Everything
was quiet along the entire line during
the night of September 4th. but in the
morning 1t was seen that the Japanese
outposts had crept closer in to the
Russian lines.
One incident OF the recent lombard
ing OF Port Arthur was the striking
Of the roof of hospital by Japanese
shell. The Japanese fire was drawn to
the hospital by the placing near It by
tho Russians Of beacon signals.
One small Russian scouting party
succeeded in creeping close to the
japanese intrenchments on Corner
mountain, but the barking OF dogs
gave the alarm and prevented . further
advance.
The Port Arthur Novikrai. in . re-
cent issue. declares that japanese
colonel has been executed because he
failed to occupy q certain position on
Corner hill within a specified time.
In its issue Of September I'd the same
paper says that a japanese torpedo
boat struck mine fourteen miles
southeast of the harbor and sank, and
that on the day after this occurrence
the Japanese cruiser Itsukushima also
was damaged by q floating mine.
Gilpin observer., 1904-09-15
Butter.
Human Beings with Tails.

A German traveller claims to have
discovered in the forests of Borneo a
people who still wear the tail of our
primitive ancestors. He does not
write from hearsay; he has seen the
tail. says the London Chronicle. It
belonged to a child about six years
old. sprung from the tribe of Poenans.
As nobody could speak the Poenan
tongue the youngster could not be
questioned. but there was his tail sure
enough. not very long. but flexible.
hairless, and about the thickness Of
ones little finger. The Poenans are
reported to be very simple. honest
folk. with child-like system of bar
ter. They deposit in public places the
goods they wish to exchange, and a
few days later they find there the
equivalents they desire. Nobody
dreams Of stealing. This is almost as
remarkable as the vestige of the an.
cestral tail.
Gilpin observer., 1904-09-15
Many War Rumors.

London, Sept. 1.-THE Mails cor.
respondent at Che Foo reports that
100000 Chinese coolies are engaged
upon the Japanese entertainments be-
tween Dalny and Port Arthur.
The Morning Posts correspondent
at Shanghai hears that the calling out
OF n portion OF the Japanese terrific
rial army is imminent.
From Toxic the correspondent Of the
Standard telegraphs that the Chinese
government is becoming uneasy over
the fate Of Manchuria. An uncon-
firmed report. he says. is current that
WI Ting Fang. the Chinese assistant
foreign minister. will leave Peking
shortly on special mission to Europe
and America on the Manchurian ques-
ton.
Bennett Burleieh. cabling from Tien
Tsin to the Telegraph. still insists that
the Japanese casualties in the battle
OF Lao Yang were nearer 10000 than
1900.
Mr.. Burleigh declares there is no
evidence that the Russians used dunn
dunn bullets. He says:
"The Japanese. who are bad horse
masters. have many thousands of ami.
mails foundered, terribly CALLED and
sore. Reinforcements, both OF men and
horses, are being hastened northward.
The Mikado's troops hold secretly but
strongly all the districts to the north
along the Lao river up to Sinmintin.
I1believe the Chunchuses are organ
izing for some important operations
north OF Mukden.
"Oyama was overheard to say, at
Liao Yang. that. stubborn as Kuropat-
kin Is. he must now be In desperate
condition and aware that his game
will not do. Whatever corps Russia
may mobilize. Japan can duplicate
them with better. troops put into the
neld more quickly"
Gilpin observer., 1904-09-15
WYOMING CAPITAL
Lander and Casper Would Capture It
From Cheyenne.

The matter of the permanent location
of the state capitol will be submitted
to the people of the state at the fall
election, and Lander is to be a candi-
date for the seat of government. Lead
ing business men are now circulating
nominating petition in the county
which will be filed with the secretary
of state at once
The move is supported by the entire
population Of Fremont county, and it
Is said that sufficient support has been
pledged by other northern and central
Wyoming counties to justify the belief
that Lander will be much in evidence
in the race.
Casper and Cheyenne are the only
other towns that have become appli-
cants for the capital. 1t is said that an
effort Is to be made to have Casper
withdrew from the race. however, leav-
ing Cheyenne and Lander to fight it
out, for If two northern Wyoming
towns remain in the fight against
Cheyenne the latter city, with the sup
port OF the southern tier OF counties,
would win out.
Lander Is beautifully located for the
state capital. Geographically it Is
nearer the center of the state than any
other town of any size. Lander is sur
rounded by fertile valleys, mountains
of mineral, covered with heavy timber,
and there is an abundance of water.
The proposed opening of the Wind
River reservation insures the building
of railroad to Lander, thus giving this
city the only convenience that 1t lacks.
Gilpin observer., 1904-09-15
Russian Vessel at San Francisco,

San Francisco. Sept. 12.-The Rus.
sian transport Lena. Captain Berlin
sky, put into this port yesterday for
repairs. The Lena is thirty-one days
from Vladivostok via Bayaniwa, SAX
halin islands. She made the run from
Bayariwa in nineteen days. which is
considered fast time, showing that the
Lena possesses speed qualities. Tho
Lena has crew OF 497 men and
twenty-one officers. and carries
twenty-three guns. She has three fun
nels and three masts. Captain Berlin
sky, who ofiicialiy declares the Lena to
be transport. states that her engines
and boilers are In need Of repairs. AZ
ter passing quarantine the Lena
anchored OF the Union Iron Works.
where she now lies.
According to f3rassey's naval annual,
the Lena was formerly the Kherson, Of
the Russian volunteer fleet. Brassey
refers to her ~ = volunteer cruiser
and also - transport vessel
Gilpin observer., 1904-09-15
Result Of Maine Election.

Portland. Maine, Sept. 13.-The Re-
publicans carried the state in the b.
ennial election yesterday. returns
indicating plurality Of about $4,000
for William Cobb, the Republican can
didate for governor, compared with 3d.
3eo for Hill. the party candidate four
years ago.
Early returns show that the Demo
Gratis have probably made slight gains
In both branches Of the Legislatufe.
but that the body will remain strongly
Republican and will probably re-elect
United States Senator Eugene Hale.
The vote cast was the heaviest since
1888.
Gilpin observer., 1904-09-15
More Than a Mile a Minute,

Providence, X. l., Sept. 12.-At the
meet Of the Rhode Island Automobile
Club Saturday H. L. Bowden's 100
horse power gasoline car. the Flying
Dutchman. broke the record for all
miles from three to ten. The fivemile
record was reduced twice during the
afternoon, finally reaching 4:37 3-5.
In the sixth mile of the ten-mile free
for-all event the Bowden car covered
the distance In "a 4-5 seconds, q new
record for the mile. Ten miles were
covered In 9:13. another new mark.
Steam machine records also fell
during the afternoon. Louis s. Ross.
with an eight-horse power mechine,
making mile in 81 4-5 seconds and all
records from two to ten miles. Ten
miles was covered in 1926 1-5.
Gilpin observer., 1904-09-15
How Great Novelist Works.

my method of work." said Jules
Verne. well. until recently in.
variably rose ut and made q point
OF doing three hours Of writing before
breakfast. The great bulk Of my
work was always done In this time.
My stories have really nearly all been
written when most folk are sleeping.
have always been a wide reader,
especially OF newspapers ana period.
icals. and It Is my custom whonever
q paragraph or article strikes me to
cut 1t out and preserve II for future
reference"
Gilpin observer., 1904-09-15
Chinese Troops Drafted.

London, Sept 1.-THE Standards
Tien Tsin correspondent says It IL re-
ported that the Chinese troops are be-
ing quietly drafted in Manchuria and
now occupy both sides of the Lao
river. II is stated. the correspondent
says. that they will be utilized to oc-
cupy territory conquered by the Japa-
nese and that German ofiicers are max
ing an investigation a. to the tszth Of
the report.
Gilpin observer., 1904-09-15
Russia Raising More Troops.

st. Petersburg, Sept l2.-At q meet
ing Of the Emperor's military advisers
on Saturday, War Minister Sakharof1
recommended the sending of an addi-
tional $4,000 men to the far East
Mobilization In southern Russia was
announced to-day and practically all
of the reserve officers of the navy have
been called out. The First army corps
has arrived at Mukden.
The very brief report from General
Kuropatkin. which was given out Sun
day, constitutes the latest news from
the front. The place at which the dis
patch was filed Is not indicated; report
seems to show an almost entire sus-
pension Of active operations ON both
Sides
Gilpin observer., 1904-09-15
STEADY RETREAT
OF RUSSIAN ARMY CONTINUES

Haroesed BY Japanese Sharpshootere
and Chinese Bandits. = Twelve
Days Of Hard Fighting on Short
Rations.
London, Sept. 1.-THE Daily Mails
Sinintim correspondent, cabling un.
der date of September 11th, says:
General Kuropatkin has returned
to Mukden after inspecting the forti-
fications at Tie Pass, work on which
is not well advanced. but is being hur-
ried along. Efforts to delay the jap
anese advance are being made.
II learn, from a Russian source, that
this is the outcome OF the Emperor's
orders. and that the Emperor even per-
emptorily commanded Kuropathn to
re-take Lao Yang.
"There Is no abatement in the re-
treat of the Russian troops northward.
The noise of fierce artillery engage
ment was heard south Of Mukden Fri
day night.
THE whole line Of retreating Rus
SLAMS, when within five miles south
east of Mukden were attacked by JAP
anese marksmen who were invisible
among the millet. The Russian troops
sent to Tapingshen retreated with
heavy loss.
"Chjnese bandits are swarming the
district and have stopped traffic be-
tween Sinintim and Mukden. shooting
and torturing to death Russian patrols" /"
The Morning Posts correspondent
in the field with General Kuroki de-
scribes the operations against Lao
Yang as twelve days OF the hardest
possible fighting and marching on
short rations with a temperature Of
100 degrees in the shade and frequent
falls OF rain. All of this, he says, was
borne splendidly, though the men were
worn out after the tense struggle. Re-
counting the general lines Of fighting
the correspondent says:
"On September End. while the other
armies were pressing Liao Yang from
the south the turning force continued
stubbornly fighting the stubborn foe.
But slow advance was made and step
by step was the only advantage gained.
ION September 3rd the attack Of the
Japanese first army had been checked.
The enemy were much stronger than
we, they having five divisions holding
tho northeastern heights. Our position
for the time was critical, in view OF
the possibility that the enemy might
have attacked us in force. But mixed
brigade and later the left column, re-
inforced us. making our position sa1er.
"On September 4th the enemy was
in full retreat and the first army was
ordered to pursue. General Kuropat-
kin's retreat was mastery. He held
the northeastern heights to the last
possible moment and secured a safe
retirement for his army and his guns"
Bennett Burleigh sends to the Daily
Telegraph from the Japanese head
quarters long description Of the fight
ing. He says:
General Kuroki, who was hotly at
tackled by Kuropatkn and was for q
time in jeopardy. was unable to get
astride the railway, otherwise Lao
Yang would have been q Sedan for the
Russians.
what surprised mo more than any
thing else was the wonderful manner
in which the Japanese continued for a
whole week their awful bombardmehs.
OF the Russian position. It was the
hercest artillery attack perhaps in his
tory. Tens of thousands Of shells were
thrown daily. but the supplies Of them
seemed inexhaustible."
Gilpin observer., 1904-09-15
Grain.

Wheat. choice milling. per 100 lbs,
SLIGO. Rye, Colorado, bulk, per 100 lbs.
S5c. Oats, bulk. Nebraska, new, white,
SLIP; mixed, s110; in sack, Colorado,
white. $1.15. Corn, in bulk, $1.00; corn
chop. sacked. SLOT; Colorado corn and
oat chops, sacked. $1.15; bran, Colo
rado, per 100 lbs, Csc.
Gilpin observer., 1904-09-15
Baltic Fleet Delayed.

Berlin. Sept. 1.-THE Tageblatt's
st. Petersburg correspondent tele.
graphs that the departure of the Baltic
squadron has at the last moment been
deferred for several days, apparently
to await news from the far East. The
feet will remain for the present 1t
Reval.
Gilpin observer., 1904-09-15

Upland. per ton. s10ooG11.oo; second
bottom, choce to fancy, $7.00@S.OO
good to choice. s6.0O@7.00; timothy,
$11.00; timothy and clover. $1,000; al
falfa. prime. $3.50; straw. $3.00@4.00;
South Park wire grass, $14.00.
Gilpin observer., 1904-09-15
DENVER MARKETS
Cattle.

Comparative Receipts
Month to Sept. 9Th. 6,43o
Same period last year.......... 2,603
Increase 2,827
Year to date .175 1852
Same period last year. .220, ,003
OecTeaSe. .................. 44,1o1
The following quotations represent
the range of prices paid on this mar
ket:
Beef steers, choice grassers $3.5004.00
Beef steers, medium to good
grassers. .............. 2.5O@s.5o
Cows and heifers, choice
grassers. .............. 2.7503.10
Cows and heifers, medium to
good grassers. .......... 2.5002.80
Calves, veal, choice. ........ 3.7504.00
Bulls, stays, etc ............ 1.50@2.00
Feeders, 800 to LOO lbs,
good to choice, r. P. r.. 3.25@3.50
Feeders, 800 to 900 lbs,
common to fair, F. P. r.. 2.75@3.25
Stockers. choice, F. P. r.. 3.00M3.5O
Stockers, fair to good. ....... 2.60M3.00
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-05-21
Ia situari6n de Port Arthur
es bas4ante seEaia
Los iaponeses concentration
fOrmidables elementOs

Nueva-York, sabado-El general Stoesel ha
declarado que aunque es bastante seria la situa-
ci6n porque atraviesa aquella plaza sitiada por
los aponeses, espera rechazarlos, dado el valor y
decision de los soldados a sus ordenes y a las
defensas erigidas en- las alturas que domlnan el
exterior de la poblacion.
Los cafiones de desembarco de los buques
del escuadron de Port Arthur han sido emplaza-
dos en- las trincheras de las alturas, y seran ma
nelados por artilleros de mar.
Ell plan de defensa de las plaza es de gran
importancia pues ademas de abarcaT la lfnea de
las costas este oeste, Sc han concentrate tuer-
zas al norte de la via ferrea.
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-05-21
Grandes perdidas pOr
parfe de los japOneses
Ell cuerpo del general Okd
espera a KurOpatkln

Nueva York, sabado.- La evacuation de
Feng Huang-cheng por los japoneses ha sldo
tuvieron cuatro mil bajas en- la accion.
Ell general Ok1 no ha podido unirse al cuer-
DO del eiercito de Kuroki, con tai motive Sc
han visto aislados en- el litoral de Manchuria los
soldados del 90 cuerpo, viendose obligado a
reconcentrarse junto Kinkow donde aguarda-
ran ell ataque de los ochenta mil rusos que al
mando del generalisimo Kuropakin van a mar
chas forzadas para el Sur con ell fin de auxiliar
a Port arthur y librare del asedio de los japo-
neSes
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1904-05-21
Graves noticiaS del
featr0 de la guerra
10000 japoneses derrotados
en- Feng-Huang-Cheng

Nueva York. sAbado.- Noticias proceden-
tes de San Petersburgo dan cuenta de una terri
BILE derrota que han experimeDtado los japone-
ees en- Feug Huang Chenh.
Veinte mil soldados al mando del general
Kuroki amparados de las sinuosidades del te-
reno Tomas que rodean Feng Huang Cheng
esperaron a las divisiones rusas que comanda
el general Kashtalinsky, despues de cuatro
horas de resistencia tuvieron que abandonar d.
chas posiciones retroceder hacia las margenes
del Yal1, buscando apoyo en- el cuerpo de re-
Serva.