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The Grit-advocate., 1904-02-12
VERY DRY WINTER
IN COLORADO

Denver. Feb. lU.-The winter so far.
in most parts of Colorado, has been ex-
cessively dry. The precipitation on the
eastern and southern watersheds, ac-
cording to the report issued yestcr-
day by the weather bureau. has scarce
ly made good the loss by evaporation,
and the amount stored for late irriga-
ton is the lcas, in many years.
For instance. at Alma, in the South
Platte watershed, the snowfall has
been the lightest in thrty-nine years.
At Lamartine at an elevation of TO-
900 feet, there are only few drifts in
the gulches, the least in sixteen years.
As a rule in this place, the hills are
covered with snow in the winter time.
In Russell gulCh there is a scarcity of
water as well as snow, while at Tarry-
all no water at all is found.
LeadvilIe, located on the Arkansas
watershed has had the lghtest snow
fall in many years, and the winter has
been exceptionally mild. In the viCin-
ity of Rosita. about siXty-five per cent.
of area above the timber line of the
Sangre de Cristo range is bare and sev-
enty-iiye per cent. Of area on Green
horn range is in a similar condition.
While the ground is frozen in many
places there is practically no snow.
From the Rio Grande watershed
comes bad news A report from San
Juan states that acCumulating ice in
the gulches is the only visible source
of water supply al the present time.
The south slopes at CTecde do not
carry a mantle Of snow. Al CapuIin
there is no snow, but there is som" in
the gulCheS above timber line in the
vicinity of Bonanza and Mirage
About Fulford on the Grand water
shed there ragged an almost continuous
tOrm during January. but no heavy
falls. In Aspen observations show
about one-fitrh Of the usual fall
4 dry outlook faces the GunnisOn
watershed. for a. Crested Butte the
snowfall has been the least for twenty
years. and there is less snow upon the
range near Lake City than in auy year
for that length OF time.
The news from the Northwestern
watershed is not So bad, there having
been fall of twenty-fOur inches, well
packed. at Hahn's Peak In Steamboat
Springs there was a fall of fourteen
inches, Columbine thirty inches and
Eddy eighteen inches.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-02-12

Baltimore. Md. Feb. lO.-As yet no
figures on losses and insurance that can
be regarded as official are obtainable.
A careful canvass of insurance eX-
perts. builders and business men places
the loss in round figures at $l25, ,0O0.O
and the insurance at from $S0.0OO,00O
TO $40. 600, 900. 1t is probable that these
estimates will stand with slight
changes when the final figures are
written.
The governor. the mayor and various
municipal officials held conference
yesterday at which it was decided that
Baltimore for the present needs no out
side help. At this conference also was
developed the machinery for an ad-
sisory legislative commission to act III
conjunction with the Legislature.
For a time it was feared that a food
scarcity with an accompanying advance
in prices would occur, but it is felt this
apprehension has no grounds. Supplies
are short. but railroad facilities have
been unobstructed and merchants now
believe they will be able to meet every
demand.
A great cloud was lifted this after
noon when it was discovered that prac-
ticaIly all of he vaults and strong
rooms and safes of the financial con
Germs whose buildings were destroyed
The Grit-advocate., 1904-02-12
HAY WANTS TO
PROTECT CHINA

Washington Feb. 10. - Secretary
Hay has addressed an Identical note
to number of European powers to
ascertain if they are willing to join IN
a notice to Russia and Japan that dur
ing hostiities and thereafter the nen-
trality and integrity Of China must be
recognized Exchanges already have
taken place which justify the State
Department in expecting favorable re
sponses to its note. The matter has
created "A great sensation in diplomatic
circles here.
The proposition of the United States
COntemplates restriction OF hOstili-
ties and the consequent hardships or
war to the smallest possible area
Just what this means is not made
clear to The public, but the determine
ticn may have the greatest effect upon
the struggle between Russia and
Japan.
II is almost certain that neither will
be allowed to invade China proper,
meaning by that that they may not
with hostile intent 90 southwark below
Shan-Hai-kwa on the border line be
tween Chilli and ManChuria. II is a
grave question whether or not il VIII
apply also to COr"a. which is striving
desperately to preserve neutrality and
prevent invasion. but the general opin-
ion is that il is too late in that case to
do more than seek to preserve Corcan
independence after the war.
No explanation is accorded as to
whether Mauchuria itself already the
scene Of the first battle OFF Port Ar
thur. is. being part Of China. regarded
as being within the scope Of the prop
usition. but here, as in tn" case Of
COrea, it is believed hat the dctermin-
alton will not hc reached before The
close OF the war.
The Grit-advocate., 1904-02-12
Senator Burtcn's Trial.

St Louis. Feb. 1o.-Thc date for the
trial of Senator Burton Of Kansas or
charges of accepting a fee from The
RiaItO Grain Company for securing Of
fetal protection for them was changed
from March 9TH TO 'Alrch 2lst IN the
United States District Court here yes
torday Judge Adams set the hearing
for March 18th at Senator Burton's re
quest, made when h- gave bond for
s., ,OCO several days ago.
District Attorney Dyer announced
to-day that the new date had been Sc
lcctcd by agreement. \ special venire
Of thirty-siX was ordered for the date
Of the trial
The Grit-advocate., 1904-02-12
EVENTS IN WASHINGTON AND
TRANSACTIONS OF CONGRESS
Taft Succeeds Root.

At noon February LIST William H.
Taft of Ohio took the oath of Office as
secretary OF war, in the presence Of
several members of the Cabinet. the
general staff and number Of personal
friends. The ceremony occurred at
the War Department. He Immediately
entered upon his new duties.
The ceremony took place in the
large reception room attached to the
secretary's office in the War Depart
ment. and the transfer of authority
from Elihu Root, the retiring secre-
tary, to Governor Taft. while simply
made, was more impressive than any
similar event in many years. Before
noon, the appointed hour, Governor
Taft came over to the department
from his hotel, with little party OF
personal friends, and some of his i'm.
mediate family. They were ushered
into Secretary's Roots office, where
the retiring secretary. in a few we'll
chosen words and with good deal OF
feeling, surrendered his portfolio to
Governor Taft. The party then pro.
ceeded to the reception room, where
General Chaffee. chief of staff, in uni
form, took charge of the ceremonies.
The room was cleared of all except
the participants in the induction save
the party of friends and members of
the general staff Governor Taft and
Secretary Root took their places at
the long table where stood John Ran
dolph, notary, who administered the
oath of Office to the incoming secre-
tary Then there were congratua-
tions showered upon Secretary Taft
and good-byes were said to Secretary
Root. Every army officer on duty in
Washington was aligned at the door
way, and the brilliantly uniformed col
umn passing before the retiring and
incoming secretaries formed . pretty
spectacle
The Glenwood post., 1904-01-09
Would Repeal Land Laws.

Senator Gibson of Montana, leader oil
the movement in Congress for the repeal
public land acts, was before the public
land commission and urged repeal OF
the desert land, timber and stone and
homestead communication acts.
He called attention to the immense
areas of lands being absorbed under
these laws. a large portion of which is
going into the hands of corporations
and spectators, he said.
referring to the argument being
made that repeal of the land laws
would prevent further accumulation OF
funds for government irrigation works.
he said he would be pleased to see ir-
rigation works stopped rather than see
bad land laws retained on the statute
books.
He said the irrigation fund contains
SIG 100000 and is revolving or perpet-
ual. as money expended must be re
turned by the benefciaries under gov
ernment irrigation enterprises. Even
should the source of further increase be
cut off by land law repeal the amount
would be increased to a considerable
extent by sales of timber, and while
the fund might be crippled, it would
not be prostrated
Senator Gibson said he approved the
Quarles bill. which proposes repeal OF
all land laws excepting the homestead.
Representative Mondell also appeared
before the committee and called atten-
ton to the fact that Canada, through
liberal land laws, is attracting large
numbers of settlers from this country
across the line into British Columbia.
More generous land laws are needed in
this country to check this drain upon
our farming communities
The land board will hold no further
meetings until after the return of its
members upon the live stock conven-
tions at Portland, Oregon, January 11th
to 18th, and will make no recommended
tions to Congress until that time.
The Glenwood post., 1904-01-09
Island Lighthouses.

By proclamation dated December 2S.
1903, President Roosevelt directed that
all public property of the former gov
ernment of Hawaii ceded heretofore
to the United States, and consisting
Of lighthouses and public lands used
in connection Herewith, light vessels,
lighthouse tenders, beacons, buoys, sea
marks and their appendages and sup
plies and materials of all kinds pro
vided therefor be taken for the use
of the United States and that the De
rartment of Commerce and Labor.
through the light house board, be
charged with all administrative duties
relating to the Hawiian lighthouse es-
tablishment
Secretary Cortelyou at once cabled
the Presidents proclamation to the
governor of Hawaii and informed him
that the Federal government would
assume charge of the Hawaiian light
house establishment January /, 1904.
The territorial government vas
without funds to continue the light
house service of the islands after .als
uary l, and the interests of commerce
and navigation required that the Fed
eral government should provide for
their maintenance from and after that
date.
The President December Gath also
directed that the Department of Com
merce and Labor take charge of the
lighthouse and buoyage within the linn
its of the naval reservation at GUAM
tanamo bay, Cuba.
The Glenwood post., 1904-01-09
Postal Statistics.

The Postoffice Department furnishes
the following statistics on the opera
tions of the federal postotfice system in
1903:
The gross selling value of stamped
envelopes and newspaper wrappers is
sued to postmasters was slS,S31 ,227,-
and their postage value was SIT ISL ,S25,
leaving $1,079,375 to defray the cost OF
manufacture and distribution.
The total number of pieces OF
stamped paper issued to postmasters
during the fiscal year was 1924 1902, ,795,
OF the value of $129 ,331 $3.50, an increase
over the previous year of sixteen per
cent. in number and fifteen per cent.
in value. To these stamp supplies
should be added 9,929.s47 stamp books,
the selling price of which over the
value of the stamps contained therein
was $98,272. making the total number
OF pieces of stamped paper and stamp
books issued to postmasters 1904. 1872
OBS. of the value of 1929, ,430, ITS.
There were 770,65695O postal cards
issued.
The Glenwood post., 1904-01-09
EVENTS IN WASHINGTON AND
TRANSACTIONS OF CONGRESS
United States Mint Report.

The annual report of Director Rob-
erts of the United States Mint Bureau
SHOWS that the mints at Philadelphia,
New Orleans and San Francisco were
in operation during the year and that
the output was greater in number of
pieces than in any previous year, ag
gregating 205, ,S72, ,4S2. The pressure for
small domestic coins and for Philippine
coins reduced the aggregate of gold
coinage to 5,721 1888, and the stock
of gold bullion in the mints increased
from $124 .0S3,S2 to $157.711,571 This
bullion is included in all figures of
treasury reserves. The net gain in
the gold stock of the country during
the year is estimated to have been $751;
1919.
OF the silver bullion purchased for
dollar coinage under the act of July
IA, 1890. 33.21S,712 fine ounces were on
hand at the beginning of the year and
1902, ,93S at the close of the year This
amount will be entirely exhausted dur
ing the current fiscal year. No other
provision exists for the coinage OF dol
lars or subsidiary silver coin.
The total deposits of gold bullion at
the various offices of the mint service
Oiring the year were of the value of
SI27 ,044, ,443.
The value of gold bars disposed of
by the mint service during the year
was $43,776,2S6. of which S22, ,559, ,S54
was for export and $21. .216.43 for use
in manufactures. The value of bars sold
by private refners to manufacturers
during the year was 1891 ,406. of which
all but $6S376S was from old material.
The inquiry as to the United States
gold coin melted down during the year
resulted in returns aggregating $1,000
450, and the directors estimate of the
total is S3,500000 The amount of new
gold bullion and of gold coin used in
manufactures in this country during
the year is estimated to have been s23,-
.29S, the largest on record.
The gold imports for the fiscal year
were $4i9s2027, coming mainly from
Canada, Mexico, Australia, France and
Great Britain. The total exports of
gold were $47,090,595. OF this, $23,-
S90,9S6 was in mint bars shipped to
France and Germany; $2,274 1856 in pri-
vate refinery bars shipped to Japan:
$10,70O,S55 in domestic gold shipped to
South America; $6,S17,239 in domestic
gold coins shipped to Canada, and the
remainder in bullion and coin to vari-
GUS countries. The value Of silver i'm
ports during the year was $24,163, 491
and of silver exports $4i,250,259
Inquiry addressed to every bank in
Canada and replies from each showed
the stock of United States gold coin in
Canadian banks June 80, 1903, to be
$10,S75, 1893. The stock in the Dominion
treasury on the same date was $34, ,430,-
1884.
a summary of all earnings and eX-
penditures. including seigniorage on
silver and minor coin, shows that the
total earnings and gains exceeded ex-
penditures by s6.S97 1923, the total earn
Ings having been sS,S69,910, and the
expenditures $1,S01 1877.
1t is announced that the new coinage
mint at Denver will be ready for equip
ment during the coming year.
The table of monetary stocks shows a
gain in the estimate of gold stocks of
the world from December 81. 1901, to
December /, 1902, of $2OS,OO0,0OO.
The Glenwood post., 1904-01-09

The PresiaSnt has approved the pro
ceedings, findings and sentence of the
court martial in the case of Second
Lieutenant Paul b. MacLane. Thir-
teenth cavalry Lieutenant MacLane
was tried at Manila on the charge of
embezzling about $7OO of subsistence
funds while serving as commissary of
the Maraquian river expedition. He
was convicted and sentenced to be dis
missed and to be imprisoned for one
year That portion of the sentence
providing for imprisonment probably
will be executed at Bilibid prison, Ma
nila.
The secretary of the interior has di-
rected that the work Of making allot-
ments OF lands to Indians on the Sho-
shone, Wyoming. reservation. which
has been suspended several years,
shall be resumed. The work of allot-
ment is preliminary to the proposed
opening of part of the reservation to
public settlement. All members of the
Wyoming delegation have been persist
ent in urging that action looking to the
opening of the reservation be taken
and the secretary of the interior has
promised to send special agent of
the Indian office to negotiate with the
Indians for the purchase of a part of
the reservation lands as soon as such
agent is available.
Treasury Department experts have
instituted an investigation Of the ac-
counts of the Interstate Commerce
Commission. The action is taken at
the instance of Acting Chairman
Clements Of the commission. as re-
suit of persistent rumors of irregulari-
ties in the drawing of vouchers, etc. 1t
is understood that the rumors include
allegations OF payments made for SER
vice at one place, while the payee was
engaged elsewhere, with similar irregu-
lar methods. The investigation will be
thorough and every phase OF the ac-
counting work Of the commission will
be overhauled. The commission handles
about 1927 900 annually. the bulk OF it
being for salaries, travelling expenses,
etc.
The State Department for some time
past has been receiving inquiries from
people of moderate circumstances and
some almost in poverty as to the oper-
ations Of some one known as George
w. Thatcher. who has addressed notes
to various people representing himself
to be administrator of vast estates in
England. in which those addressed
were informed they had an interest
Some at least of thoser written to paid
fees to Thatcher. and receiving no in
terests in the alleged estates, inquired
OF the State Department for informa-
ton as to the estates. The depart
ment referred some Of these injuries to
the United States embassy at London.
and Acting Secretary Loomis has Just
received a report from that ONCE to
the effect that Thatcher had been pros
ecuted for fraud and forgery in London
before the chancery court In 1899. had
pleaded guilty and had been sentenced
to eighteen months imprisonment. A
great many OF the injuries came from
Dayton. Ohio. and its vicinity.
The Glenwood post., 1904-01-09

Senator Hale, chairman of the COM
mittee on naval affairs. says that it is
the intention to make provision for an
other liberal addition to the navy dur
ing the present session of Congress.
He says that when the additions al
ready authorized are completed the
United States will have more pow
erful navy than any other nation ex-
cept Great Britain.
The condition of Secretary Hay re-
mains unchanged. Contrary to the ex-
pectation of his physician. the secre-
tary's bronchial trouble has not yield
ed to treatment and Mr.. Hay will
probably leave early in January for
Thomasvilie, Georgia. The mild cli-
mate has helped the secretary before
and it is hoped may again prove an ef-
fective cure.
In view of the fact that many thou
sands of people in all parts of the
country are interested in the result of
a guessing contest as to the number OF
cigars on which tax was paid in No
vember. the internal revenue bureau
asks that public announcement be
made OF the number of cigars on
which tax was paid at 50 per thousand
during November, 1908. which is $685.
157,470.
Senator Burrows. chairman of the
Senate committee on privileges and
elections, which Is conducting the in
vestigation of the charges against Sen
ator Reed Smoot Of Utah, Is reported
to have said that the committee would
probably meet January 9th for the con-
tinuatiOn Of the inquiry. While Sena-
tor Burrows has received no notifica-
ton from Senator Smoot he thinks 1t
probable that the reply of the latter
to the charges against him will bs
ready by the time mentioned.
The Glenwood post., 1904-01-09
LAST YEARS GRAND R#oRD OF
WEALTH PRODUCED I1COL 0RAD0

usual the large dalies
accomplished
Republican Solid
advancement mas mace all along
increased lor their products makers
conditions
part oil ue year nave excellent toh
evidence of
Duhs
o"h the builders
commercial
being
growing at inflow
sections
checked and
seeking broader held
who wanted share of wealth. Colorado
the gamer
Following the
of Colorado:
The Glenwood post., 1904-01-09

Marie Corelli has been awarded
damages Of half cent in her libel
suit against an English editor. AS
matter of simple fairness Marie ought
to use the money for advertising pur-
poses.
The Glenwood post., 1904-01-09

The irritated and exasperated jap
anese are now calling Russia "rokoku"
and one doesn't need to know Japan
ese to see that it doesn't mean you
old darling"
The Glenwood post., 1904-01-09

II the Dowager Queen of Italy has
married an engineer she probably did
1t because she liked him and not be-
cause he was the only fellow she
could get. Her fortune amounts to
several million dollars, and she might
even have had an English lord II she
Aad wanted one.
The Glenwood post., 1904-01-09

Cotton raisers of Texas are to hold
another boil weevil convention. The
boil weevils have held theirs and ex-
press strong hope Of carrying the
state.
The Glenwood post., 1904-01-09

1t is stated that John Wanamaller
"began life without a dollar in his
pocket" There is also ground for the
belief John began life without even
q pocket.
The Glenwood post., 1904-01-09

The Chicago physician who de.
clares that we would be q healthier
people If we bathed with water less
frequently apparently forgets that we
are not all comic opera prima donnas
and can't AFFORD to bathe in milk.
The Glenwood post., 1904-01-09

The estimated population Of the
world is 1,547, 900, and yet you
occasionally hear young man say
that there's only one girl in the world
for him.
The Glenwood post., 1904-01-09

The thoughtful Burlington Hawk
eye counsels its Sunday readers to
avoid pessimism in prayer" No mat
ter how down-hearted you may be.
don't give the Almighty any inklinK
Of your real feelings.
The Glenwood post., 1904-01-09

Budd Doble says Lou Dillon will trot
In 1855 or less next season. II Oliver
Wendell Holmes were still alive he
would probably say Budd is talking
through his nose.
The Glenwood post., 1904-01-09

Booker Washington advises his race
not to wear gaudy clothes. But isn't
Mr.. Washington getting rather exact
ing?
The Glenwood post., 1904-01-09

AS Maine editors and fishermen
always tell the truth, it is an establish
ed fact that cod caught of Kittery
Point had six-pound flatIron in its
midst.
The Glenwood post., 1904-01-09

The life prisoner who committed
suicide down in Maine adopted the
most effective means of shortening his
sentence.
The Glenwood post., 1904-01-09

Prof. Langley wants the world to
understand that he hasn't been
crushed. either by his bad luck with
his aerodrome or by the newspapers.
Here's hoping that he'll fy-by proxy
this time.
The Glenwood post., 1904-01-09

A Frenchman may pronounce "rut"
root" in Beirut, but you will never
get any considerable number of Ameri-
cans to do it.
The Glenwood post., 1904-01-09

II the novelists had any real spirit
they would write novel in which
the heroine was named Abby Spruggs,
instead of Violet Tremaine.
The Glenwood post., 1904-01-09

In selecting cigars for your husband,
fair reader, remember that the better
the cigar the better it will keep bugs
of the plants.
The Glenwood post., 1904-01-09

The world is overloaded with peo-
pie who were just going to do some
thing when somebody else got in
ahead of them.
The Glenwood post., 1904-01-09

Entomologists say that the boil Wee
vii can jump twenty yards. 1t seems
to be a sort of cross between the
grasshopper and the flea.
The Glenwood post., 1904-01-09

The star in THE Best of Friends"
is suing her husband for divorce. In
this case the play and not the name
must be the thing.
The Glenwood post., 1904-01-09

A whoie week gone by and no mas
sacres or elopements among Austrian
royalty. But it is nearly the dead of
winter
The Glenwood post., 1904-01-09

Sir Thomas Upton continues to talk
about the adorable American girl"
But why doesn't Sir Thomas make
good?"
The Glenwood post., 1904-01-09

Nobody has yet suggested to boil
the beer in the hope of heading off
the germs that lurk in the stuff we
drink.
The Glenwood post., 1904-01-09

The Toronto World warns Uncle
Sam that in time Canada may think
seriously of forcibly annexing terri
tory stolen from her by the United
States. This is alarming.
The Glenwood post., 1904-01-09

The European prince or princess
who is not the subject of q scandal
must be lonesome.
The Glenwood post., 1904-01-09

If You drink liquor on the isthmus
you will not live year; if you drink
water you may survive for two weeks.
The Glenwood post., 1904-01-09

Rev. Robert Collyer's reasons for
his long life omits the principal one:
Get yourself born healthy.
The Glenwood post., 1904-01-09

How does 1t happen that all the
Kicks on segregation come from the
girls?
The Glenwood post., 1904-01-09

totals s2 aO389252 $4417336 %0716 s2.74666S
Iron coal and
ious metal mines 81 place
The Glenwood post., 1904-01-09
coLoRAoo COAL STATISTICS FOR 1903.

The following of
Mines tate GO
148493
IONS
by not
coke
coal