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Gilpin observer., 1904-04-21
chaffee County Horse Growers.

Denver, April ia dispatch from
Buena Vista yesterday says:
Representative stockmen and ranch
men of Chaffee county to-day organ
lied the Chaffee County Horse Grow
ers' Association. NJ. l.. Mason and G..
M. Pyle, Jr, of Buena Vista were elect
ed president and vice president respect
lively j. NJ. Dougherty, secretary Max
Dickman, treasurer, and Samuel Cal
houn, T. E. Gruver and w. p. Blanch-
ard directors to serve one year. The
association has purchased the English
coach stallion Lieutenant, imported
last February direct from Oldenburg,
Germany, for which 1t paid $4,000.
Samuel Calhoun, one Of the county's
most prosperous ranchmen and a
horseman of large experience. has been
employed by the association to take
charge Of the horse until such time as
the plans to establish large horse
ranch are ready to go through.
The association is to purchase suit
able ranch near here and equip 1t with
all modern facilities for the breeding of
fine horses. 1t has the market. and the
climate and altitude are ideal for the
purpose.
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-21
House Members Exonerated.

The report of the special commit
tee Of the House appointed to investi-
gate the report from the Postoffice
Department printed under the caption
Charges Concerning Members Of Con-
gress," was made to the House on the
18th inst, by Chairman Mccall. The
report is signed by all seven members
of the committee. The minority mem
bers. however, append supplemental
views.
The important phase Of the report is
finding regarding the connection Of
members with the business Of the
Postoffice Department. This finding is
as follows:
After a careful consideration Of all
cases specified in the report numbered
1895 (the report of the Postoff1ce Com
mittee on charges against members
OF Congress) SO far as relate to pres
ent members of the House of Represn-
tatives, which the committee assume
to be out of their Jurisdiction, they
have unanimously reached the conclu-
sion that nothing has appeared in con-
nection with said cases that would
justify the finding that any member
of the House of Representatives has
profited financially in the slightest de-
gree, or that any member was guilty
OF improper conduct in connection
Herewith, or that any member has
done in connection with any of said
cases anything that did not appear to
be within the line of his Official duty
according to long established customs.
Having reached this conclusion.
the committee feel constrained to add
that in their opinion it would be well
| to make as formal as may be and to
restrain within the narrowest possible
limits the action of members in con-
nection with postoffices and the de-
tails of other executive matters, and
that the severance of members from
work of that character would augment
the efficiency of the House of Repre-
sentatives.
In conclusion the committee would
direct attention to the fact that this
inquiry has come upon the House sud-
denly and without any notice to its
members. Their correspondence has
been brought to the light with that
department Of the government with
which their relations are most inti-
mate. In no instance is it likely that
they expected the letters which they
wrote would be published. These let
ters were written under a great va
riety Of circumstances, in haste, and
some doubtless by the private secre-
tary OF member; some of them for
NAL and some of a personal nature.
1T Is to the credit of the member
ship of the House that correspondence
Of this character thus collected to-
gether should contain so little Of an
unfavorable character. Undoubtedly
there are letters which were careless
ly written. The action in some cases
was not well considered. The state
ments found in some instances in
some letters from the executive office,
that what was done as favor to the
members might well have been re-
sented. But there is nothing in any
OF the cases considered that reflects
upon the integrity of the membership
of the House of Representatives"
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-21
SUDDEN DOWNFALL.
Denver Society Leader RaiIroaded to
Penitentiary.

Denver. April lion Friday Her
bert F. Mellen was a welcome guest
in the best. social circles Of Denver.
Last night he was locked up in the
penitentiary at Canon City. dressed in
convict, stripes. to serve term Of not
less than four or more than five years
for embezzlement from the Interna-
tional Trust Company. for which he
has been teller during the past nine
years. His shortage of about $4,000
was due to the expense of keeping q
place in the smartest social set, which
made demands on his purse that his
salary could not meet. There are
reports that he lost money at bridge
whist and poker, but, II SO, the fact
has not been verified.
, No such spectacular occurrence as
tonished Denver for years as the rapid
arrest, trial and conviction OF Mellen.
ARRESTED on Thursday. his trial and
conviction followed within eighteen
hours, and in twenty-four hours he
was on his way to Canon City.
He pleaded guilty as calmly and
firmly as though giving an order to q
waiter at a club.
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-21
GRADER Have a Eiaht.

Denver, April ia Republican spe-
cial from Central City last night says:
As a result OF a drunken quarrel
among graders and vagrants at Ben
son, in Boulder park. on the Moffat
road. this afternoon. three men were
shot. none fatally, and half-breed
Mexican Is in the custody of deputy
sheriff at Rollinsville and will be
brought to the county Jail In this city
tomorrow morning.
During the shooting A. d. Thomp-
son. the bartender, was shot in the
collarbone. the bullet being extracted
later. DR.. Baughman, a deputy sheriif.
was shot In the fleshy part Of the right
arm, and an unknown grader was shot
twice in the right hand.
Most of the shooting was done by
the half-breed, who was severely
dubbed over the head with q gun. and
put under arrest. Five men were depu-
uxed at Rollinsville. who went to the
scene of the trouble. afterwards taking
the prisoner to Rollinsville.
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-21
Worlds Fair Nearly Ready.

Denver, April &c. w. Anderson.
city passenger agent of the Burlington,
is back from a trip to st. Louis, where
he inspected the Worlds Fair grounds.
Il was greatly surprised at the facili-
ties for getting out to the fair grounds
from the Union depot" said Mr.. An
derson yesterday. THE railroads have
made arrangements for handling S0,-
600 an hour one way over the roads
running to the grounds. There is a
charge of 10 cents trip over the road.
The time for trains will be fifteen min
utes. Denver people can easily keep
on the straight course to the Exposi-
.tion grounds by remembering that all
street cars running to the left as you
come out of the main entrance OF the
Union depot will take them to the Ex-
position. The street cars consume
about thirty minutes in making the
one-way trip. They make charge OF
cents. The Union depot is centrally
located and the means Of getting from
there to the fair grounds are excellent.
There is a Colorado man there as
director of exhibits. He is F. j. v.
Skiff, and he informed me that all the
rubbish now on the Exposition grounds
could be removed in three hours. The
water has been let into the lagoons and
all the exhibits that are of charac-
ter requiring them to be erected and
installed before the opening of the fair
are now in place. / feel sure tht the
fair will open in first-class shape. The
government will make exhibits there
and, of course, they will be ready on
time and the other exhibits are as full
ly advanced as those of Uncle Sam"
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-21
IN THE COAL DISTRICT.
Arrest Of Secretary Simpson Of Dis
trict No. IS.

Denver, April ia Republican spe-.
cial from Trinidad last night says:
John Simpson, secretary of district.
Is. United Mine Workers of America,
was arrested this morning by United
States Marshal Franks of Pueblo on an
Indictment returned against him by the
federal grand jury for sending obscene
literature through the mail.
Simpson was taken before the acting
United States commissioner and gave
bond in the sum Of $500 for appearance
next October. He was released.
The charge grows out OF the same ar.
ticles in IL Lavatore, an Italian paper,
which led to the arrest of Charles Do
Molli and William Howells in Pueblo.
De Molli has made affidavit that he
was the author Of the articles in Ques-,
tion, but the paper was the official or
gan OF the union, II Is said, and the Of
ficials had charge of its circulation, and
its ownership was vested in them.
A report from Aguilar to-day is to
the effect that G. c. Bradshaw, a mem
ber Of Troop C, is wanted in that camp
to answer a charge OF having forged
several checks which were fraudulent.
Bradshaw is the man who figured in =
shooting affair on the road between
Hestings and Aguilar, when a man
named Vialpando is said to have fired
shot which passed through Brad
shaw's clothes. Vialpando is now In
the county jail. charged with assault
with intent to kill. Bradshaw Is said
to have deserted from the militia
Major Hill yesterday made trip OF
inspection to Berwind and Hastings to
see how the order for removal OF the
strikers camps was being enforced. He,
reports the strikers already on the
move. The new camps. in accordancei
with Major Hills orders, are being es-
tablished a mile east of the railroad,
and the strikers have until tomorrow
to remove to their new locations. The
old camps have become unsanitary.
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-21
LATEST NEWS FROM WASHINGTON
Panama Canal Bill Passed.

The Panama canal bill was taken up
III the Senate April 18th and passed.
Mr.. Hale, upon the suggestion OF
Messrs. Aldrich and Hopkins, withdrew
his amendment requiring that men.
supplies, ETC., be shipped to the 18TH
mus in American vessels.
Mr.. Spooner spoke in favor of the
amendment proposed by Mr.. Morgan,
that the pardoning power rests in the
governor instead of in the commission.
He moved also that new section be
added, providing that all salaries or
other compensation fixed by the COM
mission shall be subject to the approval
of the President.
The amendment was adopted, as well
as one requiring more rigid accounting
to the President by members of the
commission.
Mr.. Bacon offered an amendment at
the end Of the first section Of the bill.
providing that 'the payment of $10.-
100000 to Panama provided for in ar
ticle IA of the treaty shall be made in
lieu of the indefinite appropriation
made in the third section of the act
of June 28, 1902, and is hereby appro-
priated."
The amendment was adopted after an
explanation that this would clear away
all doubt as to the authority to make
the payment.
Mr.. Morgan made a final speech
against the bill. and when he ceased
speaking at 3.25 p. m, in less than
minute afterward the bill was passed.
There was no division.
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-21
LABOR LEADERS
AMERICAN LABOR FEDERATION

Meeting Of the Executive Council In
Denver.-President Gompers Pro-
sides.-Membership Reaches Near.
Iy Two Millions.
Denver, April 19.-After making as
signments for hearings of disputes, the
executive council Of the American Fed
GRAFTON Of Labor got down to business
yesterday. Two sessions were held at
the Windsor hotel. The adjustment Of
the differences between the local as
semblies was called up. E. Cyphers.
j. Faulkenbaum, John Oliver, T. F..
Taylor, Thomas M. Hyder, Ray Can
ming. Henry Breese, w. A. Whitemey-
er, o. F. Thum and Charles Neander.
representing the ways and means COM
mittee, the Building Trades Council
and the Typographical and Cigarmak-
ers' unions. appeared before the councif
and requested that body to issue what
is called an open charter for a central
body.
The local laboring men argued that
there is possibility of bringing the
two assemblies together if charter be
issued by the American Federation OF
Labor that will take in any local un-
ion, whether it be affiliated with its in
ternational or not Under such q
charter every local union in Denver
could be eligible, and 1t was claimed
the two warning central bodies would
bury the hatchet. The executive coun-
Gil decided to take the matter under
consideration till this afternoon, when
it will meet with committee from tho
Incorporated Assembly to hear that
side.
subcommittee consisting Of Presi-
dent Gompers and Vice President Dun
can was appointed to look into and re-
port on the status Of the Chinese e1-
clusion act. 1t was argued that the Chi
nese exclusion law will become inopera-
tive by reason of the peculiar phrase
ology Of the existing law upon the sub
ject and the announcement on the part
of China of the termination of the
treaty now existing between that coun-
try and the United States.
The financial report of Secretary
Morrison for the past six months, end
ing March 31st, showed an income OF
$119,375.78, together with the balance
on hand October l, 1908, Of $50. .013.12
making a grand total of $205. 1888. Ia
The expenses for the six months were
$1O3, ,034.70, leaving a balance on hand
March 31st of $101, ,754.20. The per cap
ita tax received during the past six
months was on an average membership
OF $1,826.114 members.
President Mitchell held several fur
ther conferences with w. r. Farley
and Chris" Evans on the southern
coal strike, and last night held q long
discussion with President w. D. How
ellis of District No. Is.
Mr.. Mitchell was as reticent as the
day before. Il am not yet thoroughly
familiar with conditions in the South,
and until l am you will have to ex-
cuse me-" he said. Il won't discuss
the situation until I have had further
conferences with my lieutenants and
familiarized myself more fully with
conditions"
What about the report that you ara
to confer with President Hearne, in Pu-
eblo. Thursday" was asked.
There's absolutely nothing in the
report There is nothing tending to-
ward conference or settlement. l.
don't intend leaving Denver till Satur-
day night. Then | will take trip to
Trinidad"
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-21
CHINESE EXCLUSION.
Attorney General Knox Says II viii
Continue.

Washington, April 17.-Attorney
General Knox has handed to the Presi-
dent his opinion regarding the validity
of the Chinese exclusion law. While
the opinion has not been made public.
Ill is known that the attorney general
holds in effect that the denunciation
of the treaty by China does not oper-
ate to nullify the existing laws and that
the exclusion can be enforced as rigid
ly hereafter as under the treaty.
After the denunciation of the exist
ing treaty by China the subject Of the
exclusion of Chinese was considered
by the President and his Cabinet. The
President also discussed the matter
with the leaders in Congress. In ac-
cordance with the action of the Chi
nese government the treaty will expire
December 7th next. 1t was manifestly.
necessary. therefore. that 1t should be
determined before the adjournment Of
the present session Of Congress wheth-
er or not the law enacted originally in
1892 would continue in effect after the
treaty lapsed. This question was re-
ferred to the attorney general by the
President, and it is on that question
that he has prepared an opinion.
In its effect the exclusion law is
more drastic than the treaty. While
the treaty is in force the points Of diff
ference between the law and the treaty
are decided in accordance with the
terms of the latter. 1t is the hope OF
the Chinese government that new
treaty will be negotiated which will
prove more favorable to Chinese immi-
grants that is the present treaty. In
deed, such treaty is now being con-
eidered. but the negotiations have not
progressed sufficiently to indicate what
the precise nature OF the convention
may be eventually.
A bill which seeks to strengthen ev-'
cry weak place In the Chinese exclu-
sion act. drawn by the Department or
Justice, was introduced In the House
to-day. It covers all points which might
by any possibility be affected by the
denunciation Of the treaty by China.
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-21
Large Gold Coinage.

Philadelphia, April 19.-The enor.
nous output OF gold coinage at the
Philadelphia mint continues at q rate
which surpasses all previous records
Since February 9Th there has been'
coined $60.1s0.390 In $40 gold pleces.
The coinage up to Saturday. April
18th, inclusive from April 9th, aggre!
gates S11.302.60 In gold. an averaea
Of nearly $4,000. 900 q day. On the lsso
day OF this record breaking week the
coinage was 32,500.00O.
This vast coinage OF gold In SO short
a time. II was announced. at the mint
has never been equaled by the mintS
Of any other nation. nor by any minA
In this country.
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-21
FIllplnos Coming.

Washington. April 16.-Arthur Fer
guson of this city. secretary OF the
Philippine Commission, sailed yester-
day from Yokohama In charge Of par
ty OF nifty Of the most prominent ma
tivcs Of the islands. for San Francisco.
The party Is sent to the United States
at the expense Of the Philippine gov
methods. so that they may impress
their fellow countrymen upon their re-
turn with the truth Of American civil
lxation.
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-21

Immediately after the passage of the
canal bill in the Senate the sundry
civil appropriation bill was taken up,
and the reading of amendments begun.
There was no debate until the amend
ments authorizing the secretary OF the
interior to appoint agents for the pro-
lection Of public timber. without re-
gard to party afiiliation." was reported.
Mr.. German made an inquiry regard
ing the civil service feature of the pro-
vision, whereupon Mr.. Bailey made an
attack on practices under the civil SER
vice law. He spoke of the civil service
requirement as a "dream-an rides
cent dream" and added the conviction
that "the present President has sus-
pended the civil service law In order
to make political appointments more
times than all OF his predecessors. Z"
He then announced himself a spoils-
man and said that he delighted In It,"
adding that he never had been ablc
to attain the intellectual enthusiasm of
those who would entirely disassociate
an applicant for office from political
conviction. Il believe" he said fat
ly, that to the victor the spoils be-
long, and II had my way under Re-
publican administration would not al
low a Democratic endorsement to be
filed, nor would I as q Democrat per-
NIT the filing OF Republican endorse
ment under Democratic admlnistra-
tion." He added that he would ask
no favors Of political enemies and said
that II such favors were granted he
would not think much Of those who
granted them, as no would know that
they would expect favors In return.
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-21
DENVER TICKET
DEMOCRATIC CITY NOMINATIONS

Robert W. speer for Mayor.-No Fu-.
sion Attsmptsd.-Judos Lindsey
Rsnominated for County Judge by.
AecIamatlon.
Denver, April ia straight Demo-
cratic convention yesterday named .
straight Democratic ticket for the city
and county Of Denver. Most of. those
named are already holding office by
election or appointment.
Judge Ben B. Lindsey. whose work in
the Denver Juvenile Court has given
him a national reputation, was renom-
irated by reclamation.
Following is the city and county
ticket:
Mayor-Robert w. Speer. :
Clerk-Elmer e. Sommers. Nsl
Recorder-Robert j. Byrne. 'AT.
Sherin-Hamilton Armstrong.
Auditor-Charles F. Wilson. /;
Treasurer-Charles 8. Elder.
Assessor-Schuyler H. Alexander.
County Judge Cour-year term)-Ben
B. Lindsey.
/ County Judge (short term)-Henry
iV. johnson.
Superintendent Of Schools-Emma NJ.
Herey.
Coroner-William P. Horan.
Justices of the Peace-William F.
yHynes, Benjamin F. Stapleton, William
a. Rice.
Constables-Joseph Berger. Michael
J. .Geary, Patrick Reid.
Supervisors-First district wards
Fifteen and Sixteen), Roady Kenehan;
Second district wards Six and Seven).
George e. Smith, Third district wards
One, Two and Eleven). Ben E. Wood
ward; Fourth District Wards Three.
Four and Five). John N. Stoddard;
Fifth district (Wards Eight and Nine).
A. ]. Spengel; Sixth district wards
Ten and Fourteen). Dennis Murto;
Seventh district wards Twelve and
Thirteen), Albert H. Aronson.
Aldermen-First ward. James p.
Coates; Second ward, Johnnie P. jones'
Third ward. James F. Maloney; Fourth
ward, Andrew Horan; Fifth ward, Mi
chael Maloney; Sixth ward, John Con-.
Ion; Seventh ward, James Connolly;
Eighth ward. Charles ]. Holland;
Ninth ward, Charles A. Smith; Tenth
ward, C. M. Coe; Eleventh ward, Jo-
seph H. Berry; Twelfth ward. M. j..
Kenney; Thirteenth ward. John w.
Jones. Jr.; Fourteenth ward, Charles
L. Mauff Fifteenth ward, Edwin W.
Brown; Sixteenth ward, Charles G.
Pitschke.
Gilpin observer., 1904-04-21
PLEADED GUILTY
oALsRAITH TO BE TRIED IN JUNE

Murderer Faces a Great Crowd In the
Court Room At Central City and
cenfesses That Hs Killed HIs Wife
and Son.
Denver, April 16.-A Central City
dispatch last night says: His features
quivering and his knees shaking Wis
IDLY, Axel D. GalbrAith was led into
the court room to-day in the presence
Of fully 500 persons, men and women,
who had gathered to witness proceed
ings at the preliminary hearing. The
hearing lasted just ten minutes and at
the end Magistrate Thomas Hooper
bound the murderer over to the Grim
inal Court without bonds. The quiet
demeanor Of the large crowd was very
marked. 1t is now thought by those in
charge Of Galbraith that he is anxious
to escape the full penalty Of his
crimes.
AZ Galbraith entered the court
room at 1880 o'clock he cast one hur-
ried glance about the room and saw
the faces of those he had known for
years looking at him with open hatred.
He then sat down with his back to the
spectators and in a voice 80 low as to
be hardly audible, he answered the
questions addressed to him by Deputy
District Attorney e. C. Miles.
Two separate charges Of wilfully.
unlawfully and with malice afore-
thought numbering his wife and young
son were addressed to Galbraith and
he was told to answer guilty or not
guilty.
For q full minute after the first
charge the murderer stood in perfect
silence, then he said: ITO the best Of
my knowledge and belief am guilty
Of the charge" The charge was that
of numbering his son. Azel Donald.
The next charge was that Of the
murder Of his wife, Jennie Lamb Gal
braith. The answer came quickly. the
prisoner answering that he desired to
answer that charge in the same terms
as the first.
|, Deputy Miles then went to where
District Attorney Thurman was sitting
and they held q short conference. at
the end Of which the deputy asked
Galbraith to plead specifically. guilty
or not guilty.
''As far as can recollect am guilty
of both charges" answered Galbraith.
The names Of the Witnesses were then
read off and Galbraith was hurriedly
removed by q side door to his cell by
Sheriff Cody and Deputy Sheriff Matt
Ryan.
So intense was the interest centered
on the preliminary hearing and curl
osity to see the prisoner was 30 great
that many of the stores here were
closed. The disappointment at the
non-appearance Of Mrs. Lottie Russell
was marked. She has excited great
curiosity in the minds OF Galbraith's .
former acQuaintances and they regard
her to a large extent as the cause Of
his downfall
After the names Of the witnesses
who will appear at the coming trial
had been read, their presence noted
and the court had stated that 1t would
be unnecessary to place any Of them
under bonds, Magistrate Hooper called
upon the murderer to stand up. Gal
braith did so, his agitation as marked
as before, and was told that as he had
pleaded guilty he would be held
without bonds until his trial should
come up in the Criminal Court next
June.