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Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-09-24
BILLION DOLLAR COUNTRY
Yaets watch IL IL DssirsbIs TO Bear
In Mind.

Evidently Judge Parker has Iost track
of the fact that the United States has
become a bill.ou-dollar country. while
he has been dreamin. away his man
hood on the bench al Albany. Otherwise
il Is Impossible o. account TO- his ze-
e@PgaHee OF ~ihe Republican challenge
10 comparison of Democratic sni Re
publican administrations"
II there il any issue before the Ameri-
can people upon which the Republican,.
are more ready 10 appeal TO the voters
than another. il j. that relating TO the
administration nf national finances. Bnt
they will not lei Judgc Parker. or the
hungry aggregate - Democratic eii-
tors 10 whom he addressed his Rip Van
WlHkle remark i-u1re the fact that
the United State. - 1904 deals with
billions. where iu 1iev-land's hrst adj
minisirati0u it, finances could he dis
cussed IN terins % nine figures Neither
will they permit him to compare net
expenditures under Cleveland with ex-
traordinary appropriation. under Me
kiniey and Roosevelt.
When he makes hi. comparisons he-
tween the expenditure. o, iSs5- isss with
thpze Of 1901 1905 he will not be PER-
nittr1 10 ignore snf.h facts. - the in
crease IN postal expenditures from SO
9i2.4i5 In 1875 to Sl.is, ~ isF In l.sni.
and thst the excess ot expenditures On
serouni OF the postal service over re-
c.ipts last wear was only si.J5o.0i4. As
compared with Ss.3sl.5s2
As an index of the growth o, the Uni
ted States ia every direction that marks
advance in national welfare there can
be no better standard than he increased
.
mail service
Neither will Judge Parker nor the eii-
tors to whom he unbosJmed choice
medley OF IDEAS from the Wit aud wis
dom OF Samnel j. rilden and Grover
Cleveland, be permitted 10 point with
Democratic pride" to the enforced econ
amies % Cleveland SECOND term 1898
1886. without being confronted with the
following deficits that waited OH Demo
cratic policy snd Demoerstie admins
frstipn;
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-09-24

With no exceptional Expenditures. over
x2do5oDoso was added - the public
debt during Cleveland. ferm.
And when they are scnssins the
expense Of running the government OF
a people that has increased nearly 20 per
cent. tn population and mpre than ieo
per cent in wealth since Grover Cleve-
land was hrst inaugurnfel Republicans
vii not forget To remind american vo-
tsrs af such billion-dallar acts as these:
MONEY ~ CIRCULATION.
H-ass. 5sssi5 s2.ss. saa. ice
Deposits In Nations Bank.
si.1e-i. 3TG.al7 $40. .aoa. SO.
Deposits In Savings Tanks
81. uati. i12-l49. t2.g.t5. es-s45.
Deposits In State tanks,
stt4. .ssfs .elG. fI.sl4.5su. 15S
Deroslts in Loan and Trust companiss.
Sis al ,.aS, Sl.5ss.. ..ss>. I'D
ss777.5eI.a2e. si.oe5.Tia. .os7.
s7a2 a2isa.75s .l.4eo.ii.e.s
VALUE OF FARMS
xstimatcd on ccn.us returns for 1850. 1890
and lysr.i
sit.ao"a.co sc2.oo.oo.oo
tat Value of Farm Animals.
s. 455. 43s. .ass. e2 i02. .5f5.J so
s4s1 SOS go. 81 sDeso. ce5.
Freight tous carried one mix. by Railways
3, sss'o7o..aa. i7s..e1. .sss.aas
IA, la cents per tat 7tf3 cents per
ton mlie.l ton miie.i
Wages In Manufacturing Industry.
1Ssn IDU.
ssi7. 7.osa. 7ss. sc.scs. adj. 2J4.
Bewiilering and incomprehensible as
are these billions in many respects, they
yet present demonstration Of the
growth OF our country so clear and sim-
pie as TO be within the comprehension of
child. Only one word need be added
to rectify what might t~ an erroneous
impression from the figures As to the
value OF farm animals fal During the
second administration OF Cleveland this
value shrank from S2.4S,. .5O66Si in
1888 to x1,72T .92G.Os4 in 1896. from
hieh it has since risen To over 3d. 100
100000.
1t almost seems as if the earth and
the kine refused to bring forth their
natural increase under a DEMOCRATIC I'd.
ministration.
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-14
IN MERGER CASE
STATE COURT HAS JURISDICTION.
Decision of United States Circuit Court
Reversed and Case Remanded to
Minnesota Courts.

Washington, April 1.-THE United
States Supreme Court to-day decided
the case of the state Of Minnesota VS..
the Northern Securities Company and
the Northern Pacific and Great North.
ern Companies, involving the validity
of the merger Of the two railroad COM
panies, holding that it was without
Jurisdiction and reversing the opinion
of the court below.
Justice Harlan, who delivered the
opinion, said that the Circuit Court
should not have undertaken jurisdic-
tion in the case, the effect being to
remand the case to the state courts.
st. Paul, April 12.-The Supreme
Court decision in the case of Mime
sofa against the merger is considered
by the states legal officers as a virtual
victory for the state, although it puts
the litigation back exactly where it
was when the suit was first begun.
This was the original suit against the
merger, begun before the federal gov
ernment began it's action. 1t was
transferred from the state to the fed
eral court.
Judge Lochren in the Federal Dis
trict Court took Jurisdiction without
much question and decided the case on
It's merits against the state. The
United States Supreme Court now says
virtually that Judge Lochren should
not even have assumed Jurisdiction,
much less decided that the merger was
legal corporation, th.t could not be
reached by the laws of Minnesota. The
suit now goes back to the state courts.
The attorney generals Office, in view
of the dissolution Of the merger Or
dered by the Supreme Court, may de-
eide to drop the litigation. But it is
considered probable that it will be
pushed in order to secure test of the
constitutionality of the state law for
bidding the consolidation of parallel
and competing lines of railroads. The
state and the merger attorneys both
Joined in urging upon the United
States Supreme Court that the federal
courts had jurisdiction and the state
filed supplementary brief supporting
that view.
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-14
eoIes Refused New Trial.

Denver. April 12.-Russell Boles.
sentenced to death for the murder OF
young Fridborn. will not receive a
new trial unless one is ordered for him
by the Supreme Court. This was the
decision of Judge N. Walter Dixon Of
Pueblo, who heard the case in this
city. Boles was sentenced yesterday.
He was asked what he had to say
why sentence should not be passed:
Il am just as innocent of this muir
der as you are" were the words which
came tremblingly from his lips. Judge
Dixon replied that the jury had found
otherwise and he could see no reason
for not taking the word Of the twelve
men.
In deciding the motion for q new
trial Judge Dixon strongly criticised
the action of Maurice Finn. the attor-
ney for Boles. He stated also that the
defendant had the benefit OF the good
will of the sheriff's Office and the po-
lice force, both Of which assisted him
in getting witnesses from all over the
United States.
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-14
Denver Election Cases Dismissed.

Denver. April 12.-Judge Palmer OF
the District Court yesterday ordered
dismissed the criminal proceedings in
stituted by the League of Honest Elec-
tons against twenty persons charged
with crimes against the ballot In the
recent charter election on the ground
that these elections were special cleo
tions under the law and that there is
no law applicable to special elections
in Denver; and for the further ground
that Judge johnson of the District
Court, sitting as committing mRgts-
trate, was required to grant change
of venue to the defendants.
The decision is accepted by the Hon
est Election League as blow to most.
of its labors for which there does not
appear to be remedy as was found in
the case where the same court ordered
down the bars against women entering
saloons on the ground that they were
deprived of their constitutional privi-
leges. Attorney Hoyt Of the league
characterized the opinion of the court
as one that placed special elections un-
der a state Of anarchy.
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-14
UNITED STATES COURT.
Sheepmen Fined in Federal Court at
Pueblo.

Pueblo, Colo, April 12-George M.
Smiley and Andrew Smiley, brothers
and prominent sheepmen near Greeley,
pleaded guilty in the federal court at 5
o'clock this evening to charge of vio-
lating the shipping law by shipping
scabby sheep out of the state. Their
fines were made 5000 each and costs.
This is the first case of the kind
tried in the West and the only one
tried under the new law in the county.
District Attorney Cranston received
kilograms yesterday from Attorney
General Knox asking him to push the
case to conviction.
The men confessed having locked
their sheep in barn and a basement
while the stock inspector was going
through their fiocks.
R. L. johnson pleaded guilty to rob
bing the mails at Lake City and was
sentenced to two years in Fort Leaven-
worth prison.
Filipino Duffy pleaded guilty to
sending obscene letters to priest in
Denver and was sentenced to one year
and one day in the Canon City peniten-
tiary. The judge in pronouncing SEN
tence scored Duffy. claiming that only
coward would be guilty Of such ac-
ton.
Walter Gray of Cripple Creek
pleaded guilty to charge of stealing
rifles which were government property
and received a sentence of a year and
day in the state penitentiary.
Joseph S. Polk, letter carrier of
Denver, who violated the postal laws
by carrying a letter pocket, was fined
S25 and costs.
II. A. Sparr, arrested several weeks
ago in this city, pleaded guilty to i'm
personating an officer and was SEN
fenced to year and three months i'm
prisonment.
]. L. Alexander pleaded guilty to
forging 5000 worth of money orders at
Caro-, and, owing to extenuating cir
cumstances the Judge passed the case
until morning.
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-14
To Prevent Consumption.

st. Louis. April 12.-Physicians and
others interested in the prevention or
control of tuberculosis have formed the
st. Louis Society for the Prevention of
tuberculosis. Officers have been
elected and an executive committee
named. There also will be appointed
a committee. consisting OF two men,
bers of the health department Of the
city. two members Of the medical pro-
fession. and two representatives from
the medical schools, to assist In the
work of inspection.
It is intended at the beginning to in
stitute thorough inspection corps.
which will report all cases where suf-
ferers from consumption are located
in badly ventilated apartments or sur
rounded by unhealthy conditions. The.
officers also will distribute printed
pamphlets of instruction to persons
suffering from tuberculosis whereby
they may aid in immunlng themselves
from the disease.
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-14
Fatal Mine Explosion.

Cripple Creek, Colo. April 10
George Olmstead, a pioneer OF the dis
trict. lost his life in the shaft Of the
Hoosier mine last evening, while his
companions. Harry Lee and Sam Par
fet. had miraculous escape from
death. The three men were buried
for over two hours before rescuers
reached them. otherwise Olmstead's
life might have been saved.
A premature explosion knocked the
men out OF the bucket and seven other
explosions covered them with rock.
They were there for two hours before
their condition was discovered and
the survivors rescued.
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-14
Government Irrigation Projso:s.

The progress made in irrigation
work of the government is reviewed
In q publication issued by the Geolog
ical Survey which points out the ne
cessity OF great caution and conserva
tism in the extension Of reclamation
work.
1t says that of the irrigation pro
jects favorably reported in 1903 which
included those on the Truckee river
in Nevada, on the Salt river in Ari.
zona. on Milk river in Montana. on
Sweet Water river in Wyoming and
on the Gunnison river in Colorado. the
Nevada and Arizona projects have
been found feasible and construction
on the engineering works along the
Truckee and Salt rivers has pro
gressed to a reasonable extent.
The Montana project. however. has
presented unexpected engineering diff.
fculties. as well as complications re-
garding water rights, SO that progress
is slow. 1t has been found necessary
to modify the first plans in order to
achieve early results.
The Wyoming project. as first out.
lined, has been found impracticable.
A better reservoir site than that on the
Sweet Water river. however. has been
discovered on the North Platte so that
a large system OF development may be
worked out there In the future.
Engineering difficulties are encoun'
tered In the Colorado project. The
amount of arid lands thereby reclaim.
able is less. too. than was anticipated.
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-14

In compliance with its agreement
made at the recent meeting OF the
county assessors at the state house,
the State Board of Equalization has
made arrangements to have all rail-
roads operating in the state file an es
innate on the cost of reproduction for
the purpose of arriving at some just
basis for assessment purposes.
The Humane Society will make a
thorough inspection of stables of Den
yer to ascertain how many unregistered
horses have been docked. and will
prosecute all resulting cases OF tail
docking that are discovered. This ac-
ton is brought about by the recent de-
cisiOn of Justice Steele declaring the
Colorado statute prohibiting the prac-
tice to be valid. The penalty in each
case is Imprisonment for fifteen months
and fine Of $3.50.
The exhibit of the Colorado School
OF Mines at the st. Louis exposition
will be working assay and metallur-
giccal laboratory. A space twenty five
by fifty feet has been assigned in the
metal pavilion, directly opposite the
mines and metallurgy building. The
equipment will consist of one coal and
sary accessories, four desks for chem.
ical work and a dust-proof balance
room inclosed in glass.
Curator w. c. Ferrill OF the State
Historical Department has a puzzle
for pioneers of Colorado, which is ex-
citing considerable interest at the
state house. j. s. Randall OF the
Georgetown Courier presented the
III a,-t, hpv lv.a n
or more Of old photographs obtained
from an album kept by James ].
White, who was resident of Central
City in the early days. and died at
Georgetown about twenty years ago.
This set of pictures Is collection OF
portraits gathered for the most part
before the Civil war and but few of
them have been identified. Pioneers
are invited to call and see how many
portraits they can recognize.
The State Board of Equalization be-
gan q session April 4th which will
board will sit for the purpose OF re.
ceiving statements from the different
railroads and other corporations OF
Colorado preliminary to making It's
assessments on the corporate property
OF the state. The valuations to be
made after the hearings are com
pleted are merely provisional. and the
board will come together some time
in August to hear protests on these
assessments. Not until October will
the complete valuation be made. The
board Is composed OF Governor Pea
body. Auditor Holmberg. Treasurer
Newton, Secretary Of State Cowie ant
Secretary Leess.
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-14
Martial Law Ends In Teller County

Denver, April 12.-By an order
issued yesterday, martial law is
no longer in force in Teller
county. and all the troops will be
withdrawn from there to-day. This ac-
ton was taken by Governor Peabody
in compliance with request signed
by officials, many citizens, and mine
owners of Teller county, and declar-
ing that the situation in the county
was such that no further need of mar
tial law or the occupancy OF the coun-
ty by troops was necessary.
This ends the strike in Teller
county SO far as the military is con-
cerned." said Governor Peabody. "The
statement l received from the citizens
convinced me that peacable conditions
now prevailed there and that there
was no necessity for the troops to re-
main longer"
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-14
Shooting on Railroad Train.

Pueblo. Colo. April 12.-C. A. Smith.
foreman of the construction company
now erecting the court house Mt Wal
senburg. was shot last night above and
behind the left ear while getting on
n train at Bessemer Junction. and was.
carried to the Sisters hospital in an
unconscious condition. The shooting.
took place near the Colorado 4 South
ern tracks and near the Steel Wheel
and Wagon Company's plant.
To some men who reached him b.
fore he became unconscious Smith
said that two men met him and did
the shooting. y
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-14

The House on the Sth inst. passed
the Philippine shipping bill. which un-
der the terms OF the act goes into ef-
feet July 10Th, 1906. The bill provides
that no merchandise or passengers ex-
cept supplies for the army or navy
shall be transported by sea, under pen.
atty of forfeiture. between the ports
OF the United States and the Philip
pine archipelago, directly or via n port.
or for any part Of the voyage. In any
except vessels Of the United States.
1t does not prohibit, however. the sail
ing OF any foreign vessel between the
United States and the Philippines. nor
between ports or places In the Philip.
pines. The tonnage taxes now In force
on foreign vessels coming into the
United States are levied on such ves-
sells coming from the Philippines. The
Philippine commission Is authorized to
issue licenses to engage In lighterage
or other exclusively harbor business to
vessels or craft actually engaged In
such business at the date stated and
to vessels or other craft built in the
Philippines or In the United States
and owned by the citizens of the
United States, or inhabitants Of the
Philippines. The law does not impair
or Affect any privileges guaranteed to
Spanish ships and merchandise by the
Paris treaty Of peace.
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-14
HABEAS CORPUS
IS NOT HonoRED BY MILITARY
General Bell and Captain Wells Re-
fuse to Produce President Meyer
Before Judge Stevens and are Or
dered to Be Arrested.

OCTSO 70 DC ATTcSICOs
Denver, April pa Republican
special from Ouray last night says:
Judge Theron Stevens this morning
ordered that General Bell and Captain
Wells be arrested and placed in jail
in Ouray county and that bail be re-
fused; also that each be required to
pay fine of $500 and costs.
This action was taken because OF
their alleged contempt of court in fall
ing to produce in court Charles H
Meyer, president of the Western Fed
Grafton OF Miners, as commanded by
the writ Of habeas corpus issued upon
the petition Of Meyer and made re-
turnable at Ouray to-day.
Attorney General Miller, Assistant
Attorney General Hersey and Deputy
District Attorney E. c. Howe Of Tel
luride appeared for the respondents;
General Bell and Captain Bulkeley
Wells and Attorney E. F. Richardson
of Denver represented the petitioner.
Neither the respondents nor the Pc
t.tioner, Charles H. Meyer, were pres
ent. Judge Stevens and the attorneys
entered the court house a few min
utes after o'clock and at once pro-
ceeded to the business in hand, which
had attracted many spectators.
No sooner had court convened than
Attorney Howe made a motion to
quash the return of service OF the writ
upon General Bell and Captain Wells,
which motion was overruled, Judge
Stevens giving it as his judgment that
there was no condition of insurrection
or rebellion in San Miguel county and
that if such insurrection and rebellion
existed, it was by virtue of the unlaw-
full and unconstitutional usurpation OF
power on the part of Governor Pea
body and the military authorities.
The Judge then arraigned Governor
Peabody and the military. He refused
to permit the filing Of the return made
by General Bell and Captain Wells; Is
sued an order of attachment for their
arrest, and assessed fine OF $50O
against each, together with the costs
Of the action.
In his arraignment the judge ex-
pressed regrets that Governor Peabody
was not present in court, as he consid-
cred him equally guilty with General
Bell and Capt. Wells. The attorneys
explained to the Judge that Meyer was
in the custody Of Governor Peabody, as
the commanding officer of the National
Guard, and that it was not safe for the
military authorities to bring President
Meyer before the court in person.
This raised the ire Of the judge and
for a few moments the proceedings
were animated. The proceedings did
not occupy more than an hours time-
and when the decision was announced
1t created no little excitement.
Sheriff Corbett probably will leave
tomorrow morning for Telluride to
serve the writ of attachment upon Cen
eral Bell and Captain Wells. With the
writ served it is the opinion Of attor-
neys that the case will be taken out Of
Judge Stevens hands to the Supreme
Court.
Attorneys Miller and Hersey left
soon after the decision was given.
Judge Stevens went to Gunnison,
where he will open a term of the Dis
trict Court tomorrow morning. MI.
Miller went to Telluride and Mr.. Her
sey to Denver.
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-14
Big Reservoir for Utah.

Salt Lake, April 10.--An immense ir-
rlgation scheme is about to be inaugu-
rated in Utah by the government. ac-
cording to the statement Of Il. w.
Ross. supervising engineer Of the dis
trict comprising Utah. and Idaho. Mr..
Ross to-day informed the state COM
mission that he had received instruc-
TINS from Washington to begin the
preliminary work At once.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-28
OF FORGERY.
Admits He Used Minnesotan's Name
on Check to Square Up.

Admits He Used M~innesotan's Name
on Check to Square UP.
Sioux Falls, s. d.. Jan. 26.-Wnen
be learned that he was to be prose
cuted for forgery, Edgar Cramer
forged another check to make good
the losses suffered by his earlier vic
Tins. according to a confession. he is
said to have made. He was arrested
at Salem and is now in Jail here.
awaiting the next term OF circuit
court. Cramer is said to be well con
nected at Rec Heights, 8. ID. Before
leaving Sioux Falls recently he had a
check cashed at a local bank. a rail-
road conductor honored a check for
IS, and this proved worthless. He
now admits that he deposited $50 in
q bank at Highmore for the purpose OF
securing a check book. and that he
had forged a check for $50 at Rec
Heights. Learning that he was about
to be prosecuted on these two
forgeries he forged a check on ]. ID.
Hummiston of Mani-ato, Mimi, and
made good the Highmore and Rec
Heights checks.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1904-01-28
Crimes and Criminals.

Edward X. Lands Of Philadelphia,
temporarily insane, shot and killed his
wife and himself.
Clara schilling. young and pretty. Is
under arrest In New York for embez-
cling from her employers. She lost the
money betting on the races.
Four men have been indicted In Chi
= z for malicious mischief, riot and
conspiracy In sthe recent street car
strikes.
A man who gives his name an Sir
william Brassey OF Gloucester, Eng. IL
under arrest In Chicago for passing
worthless checks.
Further boodling charges against the
st. Louis house of delegates combine
are made In connection with the St
Louis terminal facilities bill.
Great alarm II felt at Normal City,
md. because Of . race war. The ne
gross have received arms and ammuni-
tion and the police. with many depu-
tiss. are guarding the homes Of lead
ing negroes.