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The Grit-advocate., 1905-06-23
SONS OF THE G. A. r.
New National Society is Launched in
Denver.

Denver, June 21.-"Sons OF the
Grand Army of the Republic" is the
name of new patriotic civic society
organized in Denver last evening. It
is organized along the lines of the
Sons of the American Revolution and
male descendants of the men who
fought on the side of the North in the
war of the rebellion are eligible.
The special reason for organizing at
this time is to give the Grand Army
an auxiliary body of young men to
assist them in preparing for the enter
tainment of the Grand Army in Sep
tember The meeting was held at the
Brown Palace hotel last night and the.
following officers were elected:
l.. w. Kennedy, president; ]. Mon
roe Markley, vice president; VIII c.
Ferrill, secretary; ]. H. Clark, treas
urer; Thomas Baird, sergeant-at-arms.
The organization starts off with a
membership OF $50 and a committee
has been appointed which proposes to
boost it to 500 right away. Weekly
meetings are to be held regularly until
after the national encampment. after
which they will be cut down. The vet
Grams have a very large task before
them in entertaining the Grand Army
and they need the assistance OF the
young men.
It is possible that the Sons of the
Grand Army OF the Republic may be
extended and made a national organi-
ZatiOn
The Grit-advocate., 1905-06-23
Strawberry Day at cIenwood.

Denver, June 1s.-A Glenwood
Springs dispatch last night says:
Glenwood Springs to-day celebrated
her eighth annual strawberry festival
and the event was pronounced by all
to be a grand success. Leadville, AS
pen, Grand junction. New Castle. Rifle
and Carbondale contributed literally
to the number Of visitors present.
The musical program was excellent.
bands from Aspen. Redstone, Grand
Junction and Leadville entertain g
the people. A big free strawberry
feast at the Opera House was one Of
the leading features Of the program.
and scarcely less popular than this
was the swim in the big pool. this be-
ing free for all visitors from o'clock
to 6.
A ball game this afternoon between
the Aspen and Glenwood clubs re-
suited in a victory for the former by a
bcore of fifteen to eight.
An excursion Of Iowa school teachers
on their way to Portland arrived
about o'clock and the entire party
was piloted to the headquarters at
Odd Fellows hall, where they were
served with strawberries and cream.
The exercises closed tonight with a
dance in the open air.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-06-23
Important Baseball Decision.

New York, June 21.-Persons who
attend baseball games do SO at their
own risk, according to decision just
handed down by Civil Justice Nc
Laughlin in a damage suit brought by
a young woman who claims to have
been injured by a foul ball. The COM
plainant was an enthusiastic admirer
Of the game. On September 3, 1904,
While a spectator at the contest on the
Polo grounds between the New York
National Club and the Bostons. foul
ball sInote her on the nose. The doc
tors saved her from permanent dis
figurement, but suit was brought for
damages in the sum of $500 against
the New York clubs management.
The complainants counsel asserted
that the management was responsible
for everything that went wrong on
the ground and that the woman's in
Jury was clearly due to the lack Of
proper safeguards. The justice. how
ever. ruled that those who entered the
grounds did so at their own risk.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-06-23
Rider Haseard's Report.

London, June 20.-The report sub
mitted by H. Rider Haggard who, as
commissioner of the colonial Office,
has recently been investigating the
conditions and character Of agricul-
tural and industrial land settlements
organized in the United States by the
Salvation Army, was issued as par
liamentary blue book this evening.
The report speaks in the most favor
able terms of the settlements and says
that similar settlements might be sue
cessfully established in the colonies
as a means of providing for the surplus
agricultural population Of the United
Kingdom in different parts Of the en-
pire, especially in Canada where. &C.
cording to letter received from Sir
,Vilfrid Laurier, premier Of Canada. the
Cover nment is prepared to set aside
100000 acres for this purpose.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-06-23
Wedding Of Royalty.

Windsor, Eng, June 17.-Windsor.
the scene of many historic events, par
ticularly during the reign of the late
Queen Victoria, was in holiday attire
Thursday for the wedding of Princess
Margaret of Connaught, eldest daugh'
ter Of the duke of Connaught. to
Prince Augustus Adolphus, eldest son
Of Crown Prince Gustave Of Sweden,
all the arrangements for which were
made under the personal direction OF
King Edward.
The scene in st. Georges chapel.
which was not decorated. with the ex-
ception of scattered flowers. was ex-
ceedingly brilliant, being blaze OF
uniforms and decorations, and brilliant
ladies' in full court dress. with coronets
Of tiaras and wearing many jewels.
The bride and bridegroom left Wind
sor for Cheshire. They will spend the
first part of the honeymoon at Saigh'
ton grange, the seat Of Countess Gros-
venor. afterward proceeding to Ire
land.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-06-23
Colorado State Institutions.

Denver, June 17.-Secretary HaEar
of the State Board Of Charities and
Corrections, in discussing the recent
visit of the board to the state institu-
tions, said yesterday that the thing
that most impressed them was the In
ability Of the state to take care Of its
insane. The last two legislatures have
been generous and the new buildings
at the institution are only recently
completed, but they are not enough.
The day the board was there there
were 761 inmates. of whom more than
700 are declared to be incurable. The
place is worked to its capacity right
now and the county hospitals are full
of persons who should be at the asy-
lum.
The condition at the State Peniten-
tiary was satisfactory. in so far as the
management is concerned. There are
721 prisoners. But two were in the
hospital the day the board visited;
these had some slight ailments. This
Is remarkable, considering that the
men have to be confined so closely.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-06-23
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
ANDREWS AND ARNOLD HANGED
Murderers Of Mrs. Younsblood at Den
yer Exoiate Their Crime on
the Scaffoid.

Canon City, Colo, June 17.-Fred
Arnold and Newton Andrews were
hanged last night in the execution
house of the Colorado State Peniten-
tiary in the presence of thirteen wit
nesses. The execution was quiet and
successful in every detail.
At S:22 o'clock Newton Andrews
mounted the scaffold, dressed in a
plain black suit and wearing button
hole bouquet of roses gathered from
the penitentiary garden.
Although somewhat weak and trem-
bling. he stepped upon the platform
without faltering.
When asked if he had any statement
to make, he replied that he had, and in
low but distinct voice, slightly trem-
bling with emotion. he said:
"Gentlemen-This is my last state
ment. l expect to die any moment.
lutely true. On the occasion of the
death OIL Mrs. Youngblood, Arnold, Pc
ters and l went to a dance at Peters
burg. l was drunk that night and lay
In the bottom Of the buggy in stupid
condition.
when we got to the Youngbfood
and we went into the house. did not
realize what was going on, but soon
l heard shots fired. pulled my gun
and fired once through the ceiling.
That was the only shot l fired. After
ward Arnold told me that he had laid
out in the Youngblood yard close to
the house with gun, waiting for the
woman to come out, and that he ex'
pected to kill her."
After making this statement he added
that he had nothing further to say.
Immediately the black cap was
placed, the moose was adjusted and
while the chaplain commended the soul
Of Andrews to his Maker, in an adjoin
ing room the water was already trick
ling from bucket which In another
minute would release the great weight
which would jerk the body of Andrews
into eternity.
When the weight dropped the boys
body shot three feet into the air and
his neck was instantly broken.
After hanging for thirty minutes life
was pronounced extinct by the three
attending physicians, and the body was
| cut down.
About ten minutes after the body ol
Andrews was cut down. Arnold was lee
out. He strode upon the platform
with alacrity, never losing his nerve
| for an instant.
When asked If he had any statement
to make he said No" and positively
| refused to say anything further.
At 9:07 o'clock Arnold was launched
into eternity in exactly the same man
ner as his partner.
| His neck was instantly broken anc
his body was allowed to hang nifty
minutes, when, life being pronounced
extinct, it was cut down and removed
to the penitentiary morgue, where the
body of Andrews had preceded it.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-06-23
Uncle Sans Drummers.

Washington, June 20.-The Depart
ment of Commerce and Labor has COM
pleted preparations for sending five
special agents abroad to investigate
trade conditions, with the object of
promoting the foreign commerce Of the
United States. The five agents Sc.
lected are Prof. Lincoln Hutchinson
University Of California; Charles M.
Pepper, Harry R. Barrill, Raymond F.
Crist and DR.. Edward Bedloe.
AS the appropriation is only $780,,
900 1t was decided to limit the several
fields Of investigation in order that the
best results may be obtained for pre-.
sentation to Congress early in the ap.
preaching session. Messrs. Burrill
and Crist will go to the Orient. Pro.
fessor Hutchinson will go to South
America, and already has entered upon
his work. He will visit all the sea.
ports of the Atlantic and Pacific coast
Of that continent. Mr.. Pepper will 60
to Canada and Mexico, extending his
investigations to Central America. Dr.
Bedloe will be sent to the West Indies
Venezuela. British, Dutch and French
Guiana.
1t is expected that the investigation
WALL Oo COlupleleu Wy lhc CloSo VI tAe
present year and that all Of the agents
will have their final reports ready for
Congress in January.
Secretary Metcalf has prepared de-
tailed instructions for the agents
which require them to make full inves
legations into American trade with the
countries to be visited. what proper.
ton of the entire trade is shared by
the United States and what methods
may be adopted to increase its volume
The Grit-advocate., 1905-06-23
Death Of General Gomez.

Havana, June 18.-Gen. Maxine
Gomez died at o'clock last evening
The end came quietly in the beauti-
full temporary home at the suburb Of
Vadado, to which General Gomez was
taken on his return from Santiago.
President Palma, accompanied by Gen
eral Andrade. arrived about quarter
of an hour previous to the death Of
the general.
General Gomez leaves a widow, fve
sons and one daughter. Only yester-
day the secretary of the treasury de-
llvered to one Of General Gomez's
SONS a check for 100000. which had
been voted by Congress for the gen.
erals benefit and approved by Presi-
dent Palma This was In addition to
the $4,000 previously voted by Con-
eress.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-06-23
DEMOCRATS CONFER
TWO FACTIONS DO NOT AGREE
Conference Favors Immediate Munich
pa Ownership-State Central Com
nittee Would Leave It to Local
Decision.

OeSlsion.
Denver. June 21.-A Joint confer
ence of members of the Democratic
State Central Committee and the Dem
ocra'lc leaders not directly connected
with the state organization as COM
mitteemen met here Monday in pur-
ago by United States Senators Teller
and Patterson, Former Governor
Adams and Charles s. Thomas and the
other leading party men, for the pur-
pose o! securing an expression of opin-
ion On the issues of the day affecting
the state Of Colorado. On entering the
conference the members Of the state
committee announced that they did SO
only as individuals.
Tn conference instructed a COM
mittee, headed by Senator Patterson,
to prepare an address to the people
of Colorado. This was done and the
conference later heard it read and in
dorsed it as platform OF principles
for the Colorado Democracy.
This address. after referring to the
conspiracy which resulted in the un-
seating of Alva Adams from the gov
ernorship and installing a man who
never had been nominated for the
place and for whom single vote had
not been cast" warns the people that
the corporations ''have deliberately
determined to rule the state, regard
less Of what the majority of legal
voters may decide"
The address further says:
I'VE stand for municipal ownership
NJ o1 prl ,Nf{ n1r hot
this is question local to each town
and City is given the lie by the events
of the past few years in Colorado"
Later the state central committee
held a meeting and adopted the fol
lowing:
Resolved, by the Democratic State
Central Committee, That while we
favor municipal ownership of public
utilities, the time and manner Of ac.
quirins them should be left to the vari.
! Gus towns and cities interested"
A banquet to the Democratic confer.
ence was held at the Savoy hotel Mon.
| day night and was attended by more
than 800 Democrats from all sections
of the state. Samuel Belford of Den
yer acted as toastmaster. The program
of toasts was as follows:
"Democracy's Duty to the People,
by Senator Henry M. Teller.
"a Party, to Govern the People
Mus,: Govern Itself" Harry L. Lubeers
of Las Ani1nas.
'Pietro and All Sin," Ex-Governor
Charles S. Thomas.
citizenship and Democracy" ex
| Governor Alva Adams.
The Democratic Party. What II
Should Stand For" Senator Thomas
| NJ Patterson.
Although not on the program. State
| Chairman Milton Smith and Thomas
| ODonnell also spoke.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-06-23
STATE LABOR OFFICE
LABOR COMMISSIONERS WORK.
Many Complaints Satisfactorily Set
tled-conditions Good in West
ern Colorado.

Denver, June 19.-Since he became
state labor commissioner two months
ago Z. v. Brake has had liz com
plants filed in his Office, which have
nearly all been adjusted satisfactorily.
The law only requires that where COM
plants are made by laboring people
that they have been defrauded or un-
Justly kept out of their wages the COM
missioner may investigate. 1t does
not give him power to act, but the
commissioner is great moral force
and usually very soon after case ID
reported it is speedily adjusted, be-
cause the employer is not counting
trouble. The cases are Of great va
riety and the claims presented run
from 81 to several hundred.
Women are the greatest offenders.
strange as it may seem. They become
angry and discharge a servant or q
dressmaker. refusing to adjust the
wages until the end Of the month, or
when they feel like it, and frequently
setting up a counter-claim for poor
work or broken dishes. A poor person
cannot wait, nor can he or she afford
to sue, setting forth the justice or in
Justice of the claim against them.
ACl . 10 AAuSA tAOuOiSb 1loo, "ASA
ployment agents. since. unhappily.. a
good many unworthy persons go into
that business because 1t offers excel
lent opportunities for preying upon
the labor of others. Recently Mr..
Brake had a very aggravated claim Of
this kind. An agent attempted to ship
twenty-three men on train to a job
of work on ticket that called for
twenty-one fares. The extra men were
put of, and one of them made his way
back to the city. He was out his eom-
mission to the agent. lost his blankets
and was generally a sufferer. The
commissioner was able to adjust the
claim without trouble.
Commissioner Brake has no fund to
work with, but he has managed to Sc.
cure legal services in manner of his
own. He has made an arrangement
with R. I. Gregg, preceptor at the law
school of the Denver University. to
handle the cases. Mr.. Gregg has a
good many young law students who
are looking for experience, and they
take up the petty cases and handle
them for nothing.
Mr.. Brake has recently returned
from a trip over the western part OF
the state, looking up labor statistics
sHe reports that conditions are salts
factory in 1lmost every section and
few complafnts were made to him.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-06-23
Gar HEARS ADDRESS
OF THE zEMsTvo DELEGATION.
Pledges Himself to Representatives
couneiI-Makes Plain Answer
to Plain Speech.

10 RAN Spech.
st. Petersburg. June 2O.-Emperor
Nicholas received the Zemstvo deputa-
tion yesterday.
The reception took place at noon in
the Alexander palace at Peterhof.
Prince Troubteskoy. president of the
Zemstvo Congress of the Moscow gov.
ernment, in behalf Of the Moscow dele.
cation. addressed the emperor In a
long speech, in which he described the
serious internal conditions which have
caused the Zemstvos to approach his
majesty directly.
The emperor evidently was much
impressed. NJ. Fedeoroff, representing
the st. Petersburg delegation. also
spoke. His majesty replied. express
ing deep regret at the great sacrifice
consequent on the war and above
everything at the disaster to the Rus
sian navy.
The emperor said:
II am happy to have heard you.
have nc doubt you are guided by an
erland in addressing me directly.
II have been grieved in my whole
soul with all my people at the calami-
Russia, and at all those which may
still be feared, as well as our internal
disturbances.
"Dissipate your thoughts. My will
is sovereign and it Is my unalterable
will that the admission of elected rep
resentatives to the works of state
shall be regularly accomplished.
II watch daily and devote myself
to this work. You may announce that
to all your friends in country and
town.
II am as firmly convinced that Rus
sia will emerge strengthened from
the trials she is now enduring, and
that there will be established soon, as
formerly, a union between the en-
peror and all Russia, communion be,
tween myself and the men of Russian
soil.
This union and communion must
serve as basis for the original prin'
ciples of Russia.
II have faith in your desire to help
me in this task"
Upon completing his remarks the
emperor graciously greeted the indi
vidual member of the delegation
shaking hands with them and having
few cordial words for each.
The fact that the emperor not only
received the bold, plain spoken ad.
dress without SO much as an indica'
tion of his disapprobation, but ex
pressed full sympathy with the efforts
to ameliorate the deplorable state OF
affairs depicted therein, and in the
most direct and explicit fashion re
newed his promise to summon the rep
resentatives of the people, made the
deepest impression on the delegation
The delegation is now preparing an
account of the audience which will be
presented to the ST. Petersburg douma
tomorrow, and in accordance with
their Instructions, as well as the i'm
perial wish, will be communicated tc
all the Zemstvos and mayors o1
Russia.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-06-23
BOWEN REMOVED.
President Orders Dismissal Of Mimic
ter to Venezuela.


Washington, June 21-The dismissal
of Herbert w. Bowen, for some years
United States minister to Venezuela.
and the exoneration of Assistant Sec
retary Of State Francis B. Loomis of
the allegations brought against him
by Mr.. Bowen, are the outcome of the
Loomis-Bowen controversy which has
attracted wide attention for many
months past.
This disposition of the case Is made
by President Roosevelt in letter ad-
dressed to Secretary Taft, made pub
lie last night, approving Mr.. Taft's re-
port on his findings and conclusions
in the case. The President scathingly
arraisns Minister Bowen, declaring
that his conduct is especially repre-
hensible;" that Mr. Bowen asked one
of his witnesses to enter the employ
of certain company for the purpose.
"in plain words, Of stealing" docu-
ments which he hoped might incrim-
mate Mr.. Loomis. and that Mr.. Bowen
has evidently for many months, in
deed for the last two years, devoted
himself to hunting up scandal and
gossip until it became a monomania
and caused him ito show complete
disloyalty" to the company repre-
sented. The President says he had
hoped to promote Mr. Bowen. as dur
ing much Of his service he had done
good work, but that his usefulness in
the diplomatic service is now at an
end The President adds that he would
direct that Mr.. Bowen's resignation
he requested hut for his statement
that he would consider resignation
an admission Of misconduct, and the
dismissal is therefore ordered.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-06-23
College Boys as Harvesters.

New York. June 21.-Two parties Of
college students. one from the Troy
Polytechnic, the other from Malone.
New York. will start for the wheat
fields of Kansas In few days with
the first division of laborers sent out
by the free employment bureau in this
state.
Appeals have come from the Kansas
employment bureau for 10000 men.
About $50 men will compose the first
party to go from this city.
The Grit-advocate., 1905-06-23
Coming to Colorado.

Topeka, Kas., June 17.-Passenger
agents of Western roads report the
tourist business to Colorado and other
points West is very large this year.
According to figures furnished by the
Santa Fe more people are going West
this year over that road than ever
before. Extra equipment for the West
ern traffic will be maintained through
ont tho summer.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1905-06-02
kANEKo ON THE WAR.
Its Future Effects Described by the
Japanese baron.

The Ethical Culture society in New
York was addressed the other morning
in Carnegie hall by Baron kentaro
kaneko Of Japan on the Russian-Japa-
nese war says the New York World.
He declared shat bis country would
occupy greater position for having
declared war against Russia, the ma
ton which was looked upon by the
world as the most powerful.
"No nation would declare war against
Russia except tiny, little Japan" he
said, s-but we have been making prep
arations for it for ten years. We are
not only fighting against the Russian
army and navy, but are fighting a ra-
cial and religious war besides. Russia
is performing the duty toward the
white race by fighting us, the yellow
peril. and is carrying on crusade to
crush the heather Jap.
ITO meet these attacks we appoint
ed two professors ON international law,
1t being our desire to conduct this war
in accordance with the principles of
Christian humanity against pagan
nation. / can stand here before this
large audience in the greatest metrop-
oils Of the greatest nation and truth
fully say that we have not violated one
point in international law. We have
supplied $500 doctors and nurses to
| the Red Cross in Japan, and we have
cared for the wounded of our enemy as
we have for our own.
"a special point In our military train
ing is humanity. Bravery by mere
force Is animal brutality and not BRAY
cry Our aim In life is to do right and
no wrong to others 1t is our hope to
build up our nation by Anglo-Saxon
civilization, individual right, religious
freedom and political liberty.
IF we control the feeling OF anger
and severity against bitter foe we
are truly civilized people. Then Their
| only-ca we say that man is made an
image OF him whose name shall be
| glorified by mans action.
THE west is not only a factor des
| tined to civilize the world. 1t discov
cred the real strength moral and in
| teIlectual) of the Japanese. 1t has be
| gun to respect the right of the Asiatics
| The east has some power which cal
stand against the might Of the west
| The east, Ii 1t welcome western civil
cation, can be ranked with Europe ans
America.
There will be two types Of civiliza
tion -oriental and occidental japan
and Europe and America. The tire
/ can be assimilated into one, by whicl
oriental culture and western scienc
shall not conflict, but be in harmony
| so as to share the inheritance Of tn
civilization of the two hemispheres."