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The Grit-advocate., 1904-04-01
DENVER CHARTER
ADOPTED BY A HEAVY MAJORITY
City Will Now Have Home Rule Under
the Rush AmenGment.-New
Election Soon.

Denver March 3D-The new charter
was adopted yesterday by vote OF
more than two to one tine majority in
its favor being 1O.354 out OF total
vote OF 27,470.
The charter that has just been dis
carded was framed and adopted by the
Legislature OF the state.
The twentieth amendment to the
constitution was adopted with the
view to restoring home rule to the peo-
pie. which would permit them to
frame their own organic law and ap-
point and ccltrol their own municipal
boards.
The present officials and city boards
remain in Office until May 18th, when
an entirely new set of officials will be
elected.
The history Of the charter, in brief,
is as follows:
Proclamation declaring the adoption
OF the twentieth amendment issued by
Governor Orman December l. 1902.
Election for charter delegates to
first charter convention. June 2, 1903.
Convention met June 9th and contin-
ued for sixty days.
Election on the adoption of the first
charter September %. 1903.
Total vote cast, 36.41s.
Majority against, 6.7s2.
Total cost OF the two elections and
the convention, $4,000.
Election for charter delegates to
second charter convention December
8. 1903.
Convention assembled on December
18th and continued for sixty days.
ha nj hn
ond charter March 20, 1904.
Total vote cast, 27.470.
Majority for, 10.354.
Total cost of the two elections and
convention. $4,000.
Total cost OF the four elections and
the two conventions. including every
expense. about 100000.
Election for city and county officers
under the new charter. May IT. 1904.
Offlcers to be elected: Mayor. treas
urer. auditor. clerk. recorder, assessor,
coron,r. two Judges Of the County
Court, three justices of the peace.
three constables. seven supervisors At
large, sixteen aldermen by wards.
Inc charter seemed to imply that
the city and county attorney is an
elective office. but through an error
the courts will probably have to de-
eide whether the office be elective or
appointive.
The election commission and the CIV
il service commission are created by
the adoption OF the charter and be-
come effective at once.
The election commission consists Of
DR.. F. F. Graves, f. c. Soetje and II.
c. Riddle.
The civil service commission con-
sists of j. Frank Adams. Daniel B.
Carey and Frederick ]. Chamberlin.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-04-01
Machine Shops Burned.

Trinidad. Colo, March 30.-The brick
machine shop of the Victor Fuel com
pany at Hastings was burned yester-
day morning. the fire being discovered
at $50 o'clock The night shift and
guards go off at 6 a. M, the day shift
and guards going on half hour later.
When the fire was discovered the
building was mass of flames. The
four lines of fire hose were found tied
IN hard knots. The destruction of the
shop and contents was complete before
water could be applied
The loss is>very large, the plant be-
ing equipped for doing all the repair
work to the mining machinery at Hast
ings and Delagua.' Ae thorough inves-
tiJation will be made to determine the
origin Of the fire.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-04-01
Hooth-Tucker Coming.

Denver, March 29.-Frederick Booth
Tucker, commander OF the Salvation
Army for the United States, will be in
Denver April Goth and Brigadier J. c.
Ludgate, in charge Of the local branch,
Of the army. states that plans are be
ing formulated for some big local gath
erings on that occasion.
Commander Booth-Tucker is now en-
gagged in visiting personally every
command in the country He was In
Ell Paso last Wednesday and from
lnere will tour the entire Pacific coast.
taking in every city of any size en-
route. From Seattle he will come In
land to Boise City, Idaho, and will be
in Salt Lake City the nth of April.
in Cheyenne the 10th. and will come
from that place directly here. From
here he will continue his trip after one
day to Lincoln, Nebraska. He has
with him number of high officers in
the Salvation Army.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-04-01
Damage by Indiana Floods.

Indianapolis. March 29.-Northern
and central Indiana, including the cap
ital city, have seen the worst Of the
flood and are now repairing the heavy
damage.
Eight lives have been lost in the
flood in two days and the total prop
erty loss in the state has been esti-
mated at from $1,000, 900 to $4,000. 900
Cities and towns at the headwaters
of the Wabash and White rivers have
only slime and mud left by the reced-
ing food to contend with. bu. south
western Indiana has yet to see the
worst. The crest of the flood will
reach the Ohio river in two days. The
White river at Indianapolis reached
fifteen feet, seven and three-fourtAs
iacLss above low water mark. record
height 1t is expected the damage in
his county will reach So 225,000 and
north Of this county an additional ST.
600 600. In this city 1900 families were
driven from their homes The city au-
thoriteS yesterday resolved upon IS
suing 100000 flood bonds to repair
the damage to the public utilities. but
1t is expected the loss in this one feat
ure will be more than double that fig
ure. Yesterday the city was almost
entirely without traction service and
water 1t is expected the water works
Will partially resume today.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-04-01
Want Vigorous Prosecution.

Denver. March 30.-A special dis
patch from Akron says that meeting
was held last night by citizens who
desire to see vigorous prosecution in
the Meenan murder case and resolu-
tions passed protesting against the in
terIerence Of the Burlington & Mis-:
souri, railway as "intimidating and de-
terring the law officers from the per-
formance of their duty" in prosecuting
the four men who now stand accused
of the assassination of Joseph Meenan.
The railroad company, through its tax
agent, warned the county officials last
week that the company's taxes would
not be paid this year if the commits
sioners insisted upon paying Attorney
Ralph Talbot $1,000 fee as special
prosecutor The defendants have many
influential friends in the town and
county who took no part in the meet
ing and who are expected to oppose
every step taken by the prosecution.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-04-01
Rhodes Scholarships.

Boulder, Colo, March 2S.-President
James H. Baker of the University Of
Colorado. who is chairman Of the com.
mittee OF selection for the state OF
Colorado for the Cecil Rhodes scholar.
ship trust. has received a communi.
cation from DR.. George r. Parkin OF
London. the agent of the Rhodes trus.
tees. giving important information
concerning the examinations of candi'
dates to be appointed to the scholar.
ships in oxford Universit: this year.
The examination day has been set for
April 18th and President Baker has
named Denver as the place for the
Colorado examination. The conditions
of eligibility are as follows:
(a) Students may be candidates who
have completed their second year S
work at some recognized degree-grant.
ing university or college of the Unit
ed States during the year OF election.
tb) Scholars must be unmarried !;
must be citizens OF the United States:
and not less than nineteen nor more
than twenty-five years OF age on Oc.
tober 1st of the year in which they
are elected.
ic) Candidates may elect whether
thew will apply for the scholarship OF
the state in which they have acquired
their educational qualification, or for
that OF the state in which they have
their private domicile. home or resi-
terce They must present themselves
for examination in the state they Sc,
lect. No candidate may apply in moro
than one state.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-04-01
Michigan Floods Subsidinu.

Detroit. March 29.-Encouraging re-
ports from Lansing, Battle Creek.
Flint. Kalamazoo and other towns
where flood damage has leon estl-
mated up in the hundreds of thousands
uf dollars, show that the danger and
distress are largely centralized in the
Saginaw valley and around Grand
Rapids in the valley of the Grand river
At Grand Rar,'s a marked improve
ment was noted last night. yet it is
estimated that 1i,OU0 people are iH
distress. On the Sh!awasace river yes
terday near Chesauing twenty five
families were rescued from their
homes OF a sugar beet farm. just in
the nick OF time, before their houses
were almost entirely submerged
The Grit-advocate., 1904-04-01
SENATOR GUILTY
BURTON OF KANSAS CONVICTED.
Grain Specializing Company Of
st. Louis.

ST. Louis. March 29.-Joseph Ralph
Burton, United States senator from
Kansas, was convicted by a jury In the
United States District Court yester-
day on the charge of having accepted
compensation to protect the interests
] pf the Rialto Grain & Securities Com
pany OF st. Louis before the postoff1ce
department. The jury deliberated for
| ty.one hours.
| No similar case has ever been known
at Washington. and the action OF the
Senate is problematical.
Kansas lawyers say conviction va
Gates Burton's seat and at Topeka J. L.
Bristow and Cyrus Leland are men
TONED for the place.
A motion for a new trial was imme-.
liately filed by the counsel for the
senator. Judge Adams thereupon orr
iered that Senator Burton appear t1
court either in person or by proxy Al
10 O'Clock from day to day until the
court has heard the argument for 4
new trial. and II decided against him,
to fix his punishment.
For a time there threatened to be 4
disagreement in the jury. The jury
was brought before Judge Adams, who
asked the cause for the long delay. He
was told that eleven jurors had agreed.
but the twelfth stood alone.
The court admonished the lone Juror.
that the expenses OF a new trial,
should not be incurred because Of him
waiting to agree with the majority OF
the Jurors. A precedent was quoted
showing that the majority of the Jurors
should decide the case before them and
a verdict be rendered accordingly. The
Jury was then told to poll its vote once
more. Soon after the jury reported,
bringing in verdict, but Judge AdEms
found that the third count in the in.
dictment had not been considered, and
again he sent the jury back to con-
slider the case. without having an
nounced the verdict returned
The third time the jury entered the
courtroom the result OF Its delibera-
tions was announced. and United
States Senator Burton stood convicted
on the charges brought against him in
the indictment.
II this verdict is sustained Senator
Burton will lose his seat in the Senate
and forever be prohibited from hold
ing any office OF public trust. Each
count constitutes separate offense
and Senator Burton could receive a
penitentiary sentence Of two years or
p $4,000 nne on each count. Senator
Burton's conviction is the first under,
this section Of the statute. which was
enacted by congress in 1864.
When seen at the Southern hotel,
later Senator Burton declined In any
manner to discuss the verdict.
You certainly appreciate the situa-
ton and understand that have moth
ing to say" he said.
Apparently he was very nervous and
his appearance was worn, the anxiety,
Of the past week having left Its effect.
Senator Burton was indicted in Janu-
Rry last Although as a member OF
Congress he could not be arrested until
after that body adjourned. he volun-
tarily surrendered himself to the
prosecuting authorities. He still had
two years to serve In the Senate.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-04-01
Flood at INDIANAPOLIS,

Indianapolis, March 27.-To-nieht q
break was found in the levee on River
avenue. and the mayor has ordered
sacks Of sand and bales of hay trans.
ported to the scene, with which to re.
PAIR the ruptures. A lake of water two
and half miles in length and stretch
lnS at one point from the canal at
Ihirueth street across the raging
White river through Riverside park
and over mile back from the river
in the low farm lands is the condition
northwest of the city.
Riverside Park from Thirtieth street
bridge to its northern boundary is un-
der five feet of water.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-04-01
INCENDiARY LANGUAGE.
Reported Speech That Influenced Gait
ing Out Of Troops.

Denver. March 27.-The Republican
this morning says: Among the pr-
vate advices from Trinidad received
by Governor Peabody. which led to
the declaration Of martial law in Las
Animas county. was the report of
meeting of union miners which was
addressed by the imported agitators,
William Wardjon Of Iowa, and Moth
er" Jones of Pennsylvania. The meet
Ing in question was held at Mrs.
Stark's saloon in Santa Clara on the
nigh, OF March End. being attended by
about $50 men.
The addresses were taken down by
the use of shorthand notes and fur
nished a portion Of the information
upon which the governor acted. The
speech made by Wardjon was very in
.cendiary in its character and lasted
over an hour. during which time all the
men present remained.
Wardjon spoke OF a strike in Hi
nois in which he had played part.
saying that scabs had been shipped in
alive and sent out in boxes. meaning
that they had been killed. In this con-
nection he said seventeen men had
met such a fate In the strike referred
to. He further said that had such
measures been taken here the strike
would have been settled long ago.
Wardjon said peace had been or
dered by those in charge of the strike
at first but that the leaders were not
talking that way now, as the operat-
ors had failed to obey the law and
therefore the strikers should take tie
law in their own hands
He denounced the Trinidad str.kers
as the most cowardly set of Men he
had ever seen. He had been Ia eleven
strikes and had never seen such a
cowardly set as the mec in Trinidad.
He related the incident Of a man in
Gray Creek who threatened to go back
to work if he did not get shoes for his
children. The NAV was told that II he
went back to work he would be killed
SO he did nc. DO so. Wardjon said
that was the p,oper way to do and the
manner trai.ors should be dealt with.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-04-01
New Cars for Colorado.

Denver. March O.-Commencing
next Monday, delivery Of the 1000 cars
ordered by the Colorado and Southern
road from the American Car and
Foundry Company OF ST. Louis will be.
gin. This new rolling stock will con-
tinue to be delivered through April.
May and June. when the order will
have been completed. The cars are
of 10000 pounds capacity. OF the
order, 700 are to be box cars thirty-six
feet long, eight feet three and one.
half inches wide and seven feet high,
and 800 stock cars. thirty-six feet
three inches long. eight feet zen inches
vide and seven feet high.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-04-01
MORE TELLURIDE ARRESTS.
None Of the Deported Miners Trying
to Return.

Denver. March PA News special
from Telluride last night says: The
town has presented more OF a military
aspect to-day than at any time hereto
fore. At headquarters in the Sheri-
dan hotel. business is transacted with
army precision, regularity and dis
patch.
At $40 this afternoon Captain,
Greer and his detachment returned
from Ophir and Ophir Loop. having inl
custody F. s. Hetrick. Mike Rossi,.
Dominiok Musso and NJ. NJ. Monogram.
di. All Of these men have been lodged
in the city jail. Hetrick has been con-
nected with the Ophir Mercantile Com.
pany. which conducts a general mer-
chandise store at Ophir. He is man
ager Of the store and is reported to be
a stockholder in the concern. Rossi is
miner and has been deported by the
military authorities heretofore. Musso
formerly conducted small saloon at
the Loop and he also has been hereto
fore deported by the military
authorities. Mongrandi is an
other saloonkeeper at the Loop, and
during the military occupation Of Tel
luride before was brought to town and
reprimanded Rossi. Musso and Mon
grandi are Italians. The charges
against some of these men. General
Bell says, are of grave character.
Notwithstanding the positions some OF
them have been occupying. There
were no departures pursuant to the
request Of either the civil or military
authorities on the morning train. and
none Of the deported men attempted
TO return on either Of the passenger
trains this evening.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-04-01
hOYER ARRESTED
MINERS PRESIDENT IN CUSTODY.
Arrest Made at ouray and Meyer
Taken to Telluride by Sheriff
RUtan.

Denver, March 27-A News special
from Ouray last night says:
President Meyer OF the Western
Federation OF Miners. was placed nm
der arrest here this morning by Sheriff
Maurice Corbett OF Ouray county,
upon instructions from Sheriff Rutan
of San Miguel county. The charge
was desecration of the American flag
at Telluride by posting printed copies
OF the flag with Inscriptions on them.
Mr.. Meyer was at breakfast when
Sheriff Corbett entered the st. Elmo
hotel and the sheriff waited in the
hotel lobby until Meyer had finished
his repast before serving the papers.
President Meyer was taken to the
sheriff's office at the County Court
house, where he was In conference all
the forenoon with Secretary Mclean
OF the Ouray union. President Frank
Schneider of the Silverton and San
Juan district unions. Secretary Stewart
Forbes OF the Telluride union and At
torney John F. Wood Of this city.
Sheriff Rutan and Deputy Harry
Craver arrived In special convey
ance from Ridgway at 2:30 p. m. and
returned to Ridgway accompanied by
President Meyer and his attorney,
Colonel Wood. at 3 p. m. The arriva!
and departure Of the sherih and party
created a great deal of interest and
Main street and the avenue leading to
the court house was crowded with
people.
Shortly after the arest OF Mr.. Meyer
movements of the miners were noticed
which alarmed the offlcial and arms
and ammunition were hurriedly taken
to the court house In anticipation Of
an attempt to rescue Meyer. Later ex-
citement was caused when several
squads OF miners were seen driving
down the valley. but it was after
wards learned that these men were
twelve of the deported miners from
Telluride who owned property and
whose families were stlll there.
They expected to board the after
noon train at Ridgway for Telluride
but upon their arrival there they ran
into the arms of the Meeker cavalry
stationed there yesterday
The Grit-advocate., 1904-04-01
Cut in Wages.

Lawrence. Mass. March GA re-
duction in wages. varying from five to
ten per cent, went into effect at the
Arlington cotton mills yesterday. af-
feCting some 1000 81 the 1000 opera
atiyeS.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-04-01
GRAIN.

GRAIN-Wheat. choice milling. per
100 lbs. s1.4o; rye, Colorado, bulk.
per 100 lbs. soc; oats. bulk. Ne
t1aska new white. $40; mixed. S1.37:
In sack, Colorado white, $3.50: corn in
bulk. Gle; corn chop. sacked. CSC;
Colorado corn and oat chops, sacked.
1925; bran, Colorado, per 100 lbs,
S5c.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-04-01
Hay.

HAY-Upland. per ton. $loG11.oo:
second bottom, ehice to fancy. $70S:
good to choice. $600d 700: timothy,
sl1.5O: timothy and clover. $l0.5O:
alfalfa. prime. 500: straw, $4,000
500; South Fark wire grass. $14.O0.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-04-01
Butter.
Eggs.

Eggs. fresh. loss OF. case. ........s4.s5
Eggs, fresh. case count. ......... 4.65
The Grit-advocate., 1904-04-01
Hogs.

Comparative Receipts
Month to March 25th ....... 1906
Same period last year .... s,69S
Increase 6,3s8'
Year to date ......... 55,733
Same period last year..... Bits
Increase Observation-Disclosures. 24.015
The following quotations represent
the prices paid On this market:
Choice heavy ............$5.05 10
Light and mixed packers 1850 5.l5
The Grit-advocate., 1904-04-01
DENVER MARKETS
Cattle.


Year TO date. e.................. 30 ,5SA
Same period last year ...... 1881
Increase NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 1903
The following quotations represent
. the range Of prices paid on this mar
! ket.
/ Bee. steers, corn fed, 100 to
200 lbs. ...........$4 $4.0O44.25
Beef steers, corn fed, $50 to
E 100 lbs. -.........--- 3.I5 Loo
; Beef steers, hay fed, 100 to
1900 lbs. ............. 3.7544.O0
! Beef steers, hay fed. $50 to
. 100 lbs. ............ 3.5O43.70
Cows and heifers. choice
corn fed .......... s25a35O
Cows and heifers, medium to
good, corn fed ......... 2.15Q3 3.25
Cows and heifers, choice hay
fed Observation-Disclosures. 2.75Q3.1O
Cows and heifers, medium to
good. hay fed ......... 2.5oQ2.75
Gamers ................ l.50Q2.OO
Calves. veal. choice 1000 90
Bulls, stags. etc .......... l.5O02.50
Feeders, 800 to 1850 lbs.
good to choice, F. p. r.. S.75G 4. 90
Feeders, 800 to 900 lbs.
common to fair, F. P. R.. 3.25GS.65
Stockers. choice F. P. r.. 3.50@3 $50
stockers, fair to good. ..... 3.0OG3.4O
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-23


 There was one cat punished, thought he, when tde noise which followed for q second reached his ears. Now he is paying part of the penalty for trespass- ing on others. rights to do as they please with their Tommies and kitties.
 The body of Private Hack Wright. soldier in the Forty-third company, United States Coast Artillery! at Fort Terry. Plum Island, was brought to New London yesterday by Undertaken Thomas F. Foran. Wright died at Fort Terry after drinking wood alcohol. He was recovering from intoxication which he indulged in and could find nothing else to drink. He procured this from the barber shop and drank it. He died within an hour. Wright is believed to have enlisted under a ffc- tftious name. His comrades say his real name was George Knowles of Bridgeport. He had written letters to a sister in Bridgeport and said he had q sister, Mrs o. S. Bailey, of Paterson, \. J. Wright was a coremaker before enlisting. but had been barber at Fort Terry.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-23

white cat, which kept respectable hours, and never showed any desire to stay out of nights Tn the excitementof the nov ing at the same time the Veazie cat was lost. When MT. and Mrs. Veazie became settled in their new home one of the first questions asked was: Where's Tom ?'' Tom was missing, and remained missing. His whereabouts was a source of much guessing to the Veazies, who concluded some one must have stolen him.
 A few days after their moving, how ever, the Veazies received letter from Mr. Beane in Massena, N. Y., in which it was statedly written that the Veazie cat had just been unpaclxed from among the Beane household goods, which were B week on the road The cat was found in a two-foot length of six-inch stove pipe, rather weak from hunger, but able to sit up and take notice, after dish of warm milk had been eaten
 MT. Veazie sent the cat on by express and now has MT. Beane's letter, as we'll as the cat, to prove the truth of Tom s trip in a aix-inch stovepipe.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-07-23
EDUCATION AND ROMANCE
Records Show That Sentimental At- tachments Are Rudely
 Shattered.

That coeducation discourages matfi- mony is the solemn conviction of the president of a Boston coeducational in the support of logic and the evidence of experience, states the Chicago Chronicle.
 The sentimental attaehmentsof of youth are found largely on idealization of character, which a mingling of the sexes tends to destroy. While some philosophers argue that all sentiment is the result of contiguity it is also true that contiguity often results in the de- gree Of familiarity that breeds con- tempt.
 The maiden who is devoted to study has little time for lovemaking, and be- sides the knowledge of men and affairs she acquires in a college course dispels many illusions concerning the rnascu- line sex and enables her to penetrate the thin veil of romance and discern the stern realities that lie behind it.
 It is recorded that a we'll known heiress was once cured of an irlfatua- tion for celebrity who approximated Apollo on seeing him dine heavily upon corned beef and cabbage. Doubtless many college romance has been de- stroyed by incidents of a trivial char acter which revealed the object of af- lection as person with the appetite and desires of an ordinary human be- ing
 Although muck might be said to sup port the learned and solemn college president on this subject, his conten- ton is extremely weak in one particu- lar: A large majority of college girls continue to fall in love and to marry.