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Gunnison news-champion and tribune., 1905-02-24

pense OF the city of Denver, thesl
provisions of the Rush bill are very
obnoxious and deprive the Denver
Tramway company of some millions
OF prospective profits.
The Denver Tramway company
expects to get the new supreme court
which comes into existence in April,
to reverse the decision Of the old su-
preme court in upholding the Rush
bill, and to get decision declaring
the Rush bill improperly adopted,
and, therefore, void.
That done it will Immediately be-
come necessary to have a special ses-
sion of the legislature TO prepare q
new charter for the city of Denver,
and it is quite important to have a
governor friendly enough TO sign
any charter that the Denver Tram
way company may draft and that q
purchased Legislature may pass.
The interest of the Denver Tram
way company in the gubernatorial
contest Is vast one and one in
which millions of dollars are at stake
but where do the other large cor
porations of Colorado come in-the
sucker corporations that the Denver
Tramway company has been skilful
enough to enlist to pull the chest
nnts out of the fire for il?
What can the large fuel compan.
les gain by purchasing and stealing
the governorship? What will com.
pensate them for the hostile public
sentiment that will undoubtedly
crystalize in movement against
them?
| What benefit will the railroads
get by two Years more of anarchy
and disturbance and a final issue
made and won to take radical steps
to control their operations?
Every rational business interest Of
Colorado demands peace. the up
holding Of the law, the abiding by
the results Of popular elections, and
every interest and every individual
in Colorado that undertakes 70 pur-
sue any other policy will pay dearly
in principal and interest for its
course
Every large business interest in
colorado should take . firm and open
Gunnison news-champion and tribune., 1905-02-24

stand for law and order and for the
vindication of the rule of the people.
This is the best business policy to
pursue.
1t is the only patriotic and honor
able policy to pursue.
Only the paid agents of the cor
poration theft syndicate and the sub
sidized newspapers now undertake
TO maintain the pretence of a belief
in Peabody's election, and it is al
ready evident that no member of the
General assembly will vote to seat
Peabody unless he has been bought
outright or unless his campaign ex-
penees were paid in advance by the
lobby.
Gunnison news-champion and tribune., 1905-02-24

Rural free delivery is comparatively
a new thing. Tom Watson, late
populist candidate for president ad-
vanced the idea some fourteen years
ago. Yet it has evidently filled a
long felt want. There will be 81
Hu rural routes in operation by July
and 6,OD more added next year
These 5000 routes Will cost annu-
ally s26, 100000 to maintain, vet
practically be selfsupporting, due to
the immense amount of new business
which they cause.
Gunnison news-champion and tribune., 1905-02-24

Montrose Enterprise Several re-
pubheans, including Ira Mcneil, f.
ID. Catlin and others, went out to
Denver to attend the Lincoln ban
quet given by the republican state
central committee in honor Of the re
publican Legislators The price is
30 per plate Lincoln the railsplit-
ter would look long time at So
before he would give it up to sit at
table with the republican bosses OF
Denver
Gunnison news-champion and tribune., 1905-02-24

Exchange.-ln chopping wood
only the down strokes count, vet the
woodman doesn't consider half his
emery wasted The first insertion of
a newspaper advertisement seldom
pays, but the first has to happen be-
fore the second can appear. 1t is
valuable only as the beginning of
that systematic, persistent advertis-
ing effort which is necessary to win.
When once you have good Running
start, all the strokes are the kind
that count.
Gunnison news-champion and tribune., 1905-02-24

Simon Guggenheim, head of the
smelter trust, has given $4,000 in
cash to the Colorado School of Mines.
His name is signed to the donation
but should an inquiring mind inves-
tlgate two or three ruined and dis
mantled sInelters in this vicinity he
might conclude that it was the peo-
pie : money.
Gunnison news-champion and tribune., 1905-02-24

The Pueblo Chieftain urges its
readers to write to their representa-
tlves and senators 30 vote against the
crime oi seating Peabody. Forum
ately bunnlson representative and
senator are democratic and need no
urging but il you have any influence
ON the misguided use it by all
means
Gunnison news-champion and tribune., 1905-02-24

The bill to allow settlers on home
steads no acquire square mile Of
surrounding territory is rr~i,ina
favorable notice in Washington
There may be Justice in the bill but
we are not convinced
Gunnison news-champion and tribune., 1905-02-24
orFroaL PAPER oF euSNisoN COUNT,

II j. estimated that getting born
costs the people 81 this nation S225.
nlou0 annually. getting married
sADWnu0o and getting buried
S15.MMMm-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-27
WOMEN ON VESSEL
 BECOME HYSTERICAL
FOR SEVEN HOURS THE LIVES OF A SCORE OF PASSING FRS ON YESTERDAY.

Norfolk, Va. January 26.-For seven hours today the lives of a score of pas sengers were in jeopardy on board the steamer Bigamont of the Norfolk and Southern railway, which plies in the Abe marie and Pmlico sounds betwee.. the town of Edenton and Columbia N. c. While en route to the latter place this morning the cylinder on board the steamer exploded, causing a portion of the machinery to be driven through the starboard bow of the vessel below the water line.
 Through this opening water began pour ing into the lower decks and for time it looked as if she would go to the bot tom with all on board. The wind was blowing about 75 miles an hour and snow was falling.
 Captain Holmes ordered all the passen- gers to go to the saloon above and de- tailed three members of the crew to furnish each with d life preserver and see that they were strapped to the person of each passenger. Several women aboard became hysterical and had to be forced to don life preservers. The steam CT tossed about in the sound for hours In 2 helpless condition. all the while blow ing distress signals. In the meantime the crew effected temporary repairs to the vessels bottom and to the machinery. The Rigermont was able to proceed un- der her own steam at two miles an hour and arrive safely tonight.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-27
Governor Cunningham Says No
 More Compromises GO
MAY GALL EXTRA SESSION
Will Insist on Payment of Full Tax, and Will Gall Legislature To- gether If Law Is h.
 validated.

Montgomery, January 26-(Special.-.rhe Governor says there will be no more com promising of the law to collect one-tenth of 1 per cent on corporation capital stock and intimates that he will call the legislature together if the law Is de- clared invalid.
 The tax of several big companies was compromised last year. Today the Cen tral Coal and Iron company of Tuscaloosa settled a $500 claim for $SOO on the same grounds.
 In an interview the Governor outlined his policy as follows:
 In the matter of the one-tenth of 1 per cent tax on property employed in this state by foreign corporations, it has been decided to make no compromise up- on the possible doubt of the validity of the act, few such compromises were made last year but the tax as provided by law, will be insisted on this year. Un- der the new law. that is, one-tenth of per cent tax on the property employed in the state by foreign corporations the large corporations have to pay a greater license than under the old law which was a graded tax upon the capital stock. It therefore follows that the small corpor- ations have the less tax to pay under the new law and the big corporations the greater tax to pay.
 Those who have a less tax to pay are satisfied with the new law, but those who have a greater tax to pay may challenge it's validity. If the smaller corporations pay under the new law and the greater ones are permitted to pay under the old law by compromise or otherwise, 1t is ap- parent that the state loses at both ends of the line. We have therefore decided to insist upon the full payment as provided by law. The new constitution provides that privilege tax on foreign corpora tions shall be according to the ar,ount of capital employed in the state. The old law was on the capital stock.
 If this law is held invalid 1t will raise the serious question of calling the legis- lature together inasmuch as it involves the states revenue. Of course If the leg islature is called together it will be de- termned by them as to what the equit- able rate should be, whether one-tenth or greater.
 "The attack that Is being made upon the general revenue bill Is by two large cor porations who are opposing the mortgage tax, to-wit: Fifteen cents on the hundred dollars as a privilege tax for recording mortgages"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-27
EXPLOSION INJURIES MANY,
Forty Are Hurt and One Man Is
 Known to Have Been Killed.

Pittsburg, January 26.-An explosion of dynamite today at the Shoenberger plant of the American Steel and Wire company. a subsidiary of the United States steel corporation, brought painful injuries to forty persons, temporarily disabled fifteen residences and broke at least 25OO win dows. In shed near the plant the com pany had 300 pounds of dynamite stored to be used as required in the breaking up of the large ore piles.
 few moments before the explosion. if is said, an Italian was seen to enter the shed. The only remnants found of him were portions of the trousers, vest and short hanging to the telegraph wires il, the vicinity.
 Fifteen of the houses in the neighbor hood were rendered untenable. When the wounded people. men. women and chil- dren. mostly foreigners, rushed from their homes Into the streets pandemo- nium reigned for a time an~ wild re- ports of many dead and dying were circulated
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-27
WANTS
 HOME PRESERVED Is Most Vital Question Before the American People OFFERS HIS COOPERATION Deplores Diminishing Brthrate and Loosenlng of Marital Ties Among
 Old Native American
 Families.

Washington, January 26.-Right Rev. William c. Doane, bishop of Albany, and a committee of the inter-church confer ence on marriage and divorce, called on the President today to confer with him as to some of the results of their delib- eratons. Bishop Doane, speaking for the committee, delivered a brief address to President Roosevelt, to which the Presi- dent replied as follows:
 Bishop Doane and Gentlemen.
 Tt is very great pleasure to meet you here. There is certain tendency to ex- alt the unessential in dealing with our public questions and public men, especial ly are opt to get their attention con- centrated on questions that have an im- portance. but a wholly ephemeral im- portance, compared with the questions that go straight to the root of things. Questions like the tariff and the currency are of literally no consequence whatso- ever compared with the vital question of having the unit of our social life, the home, preserved. It is impossible to over state the importance of the cause you represent.
 ''If the average husband and wife full fill their duties towards one another and toward their children as Christianity teaches then we may rest assured that the other problems will solve themselves. But If we have solved every other prob lem in the wisest possible way 1t shall profit us nothing if we have lost our own national soul; and we will have lost 1t if we do not have the question of the relations of the family put upon the proper basis.
 While I do not know exactly what it is that you wish me to do I can say in advance that so far as in me lies. all will be done to cooperate with you toward the end you have in view. One of the most unpleasant and dan gerous features of our American life, is the diminishing birth rate. and the loose- ming of the marital ties among the old native American families. It goes without saving, that for the race, as for the individual, no material prosperity. no business growth, no artistic or scientific development will count if the race com n,its suicide Therefore, bishop. l count myself fortunate in having the chance to work with you in this matter eS vital importance to the national welfare"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-27
VLADIVOSTOCK MAY
 SOON BE BLOCKADED
JAPAN IS MAKING IMMENSE WAR PREPARATIONS AND A FIFTH ARMY IS NOW BEING ORGAN. HE'D.

London, January 26.-The Daily Tele- graphs Tokios correspondent says that Japan is making enormous war prepar- tions. Besides immediately laying down a battleship of 19,O0O tons at Yokosuka. and the contemplated building in Japan of a 120O0 ton cruiser. large addition to her torpedo and submarine fotillas and two cruisers have already been started build ing at Kure. All future ships will be heav- fly armed, but guns below the ten-inch will be discarded.
 ''The fifth army is being organized un- der command of Lieutenant General Kawamura,' the correspondent says, "who Is calling out more reservists. Con scripts are expected All men under 40 years of age are being drilled.
 "The blockading of Vladivostock Is im- minent A fleet of cruisers is leaving for the south and Admirals Togo and Ram imura will follow with battleships. Three cruisers and several torpedo boat destroy CTS are in the neghborhood of Borneo. A division of troops has been landed in Formosa
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-27
STATESBORO HORROR IS
 REPEATED IN FLORIDA
Whole Family Murdered and the House is Then Seton Fire to Conceal the Cnme-John Kirby, the Head of the
 Family Formerly Lived in BIOunt County

Tampa, Fla, January 2s.-The little farming community of wauchula in Polk county, was plunged into excite ment this morning by the discovery of a crime edualling in horror that tragedy at statesboro, Ga, last year. The home of Je' Kirby, a farmer. who moved tb, .ANA October from Blount county. S"A, was found in ashes and in the ' .ding ruins were found the bodies of s.irby, his wife and four children. rang ing in age from a boy of F to an infant of one year.
 The whole neighborhood soon reached the scene and an Investigation was made which resulted in the inevitable conclusion that the entire family had been murdered and torch applied to the dwelling. The skulls of each of the victims. except Mrs. Kirby had been crushed in by some
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-27
TROUBLE AROUND MUkDEN.
Heaviest Firing for Many Weeks Is
 Indulged In.

General Kuroki's Headquarters, Jan uary 26-A heavy and continuous artil- lery roar has been heard 10 the west ward all day. and recently the largest en- gagement since October being fought. Re- ports received here are to the effect that a Russian force has crossed the Hun river on the Japanese left wing. A Jap anese force advanced against the Rus sans, making an attack.
 The fighting must be attended with great suffering from the cold. A snow storm began Monday, following a long period of remarkable mildness The tenn perature Is below zero and the plains are covered with several inches of snow. The ground is too hard for rapid trenching. Today's move by the Russians is the first important one since General MistchenlSo g recent raid.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-27
Thousands of NorkTnen Treated
 for Frost Bites
TRAINS BEHIND SCHEDULE
Hundreds of Men and Women Are Compelled to Spend the Night In Station In New York
 Waiting for Trains.

New York, January 26.-The tempera- ture is slowly rising tonight, the mer- eury being 10 above zero. Over 10000 shovelers were treated at hospitals be- low Fourteenth street for frost bites and scores of others were attended at up- town institutions and py physicians. Ow- ing to the difficulty in reaching down town offices, but little business was transacted during the day and places Of amusement were scantily attended to- night.
 Suburban railroad traffic gradually re- sumed normal conditions late in the day, but through trains on most roads were hours late. he Twentieth Century limited over the New York Central reached here nearly ten hours behind time and the limited train over the Penn sylvania from Louisville reached Jer- sey City six hours behind the time table, No trains have reached Hoboken over the Backawanna and the Erie through traffic Is in bad shape.
 Trains on the New York, New Haven and Hartford and the Central Railroad of New Jersey are running according to schedule. The Long Island road, which entirely tied up yesterday, partly raised its blockade today, but trains were sent out only to Patchogue.
 Over 300 men and women spent last night in the passenger station in Long Island City, and twelve persons slept in the sta- ton In Jamaica, L. I. Many others were compelled to remain all night in trains and trolley cars stalled In in deep drifts on roads around New York The embargo on shipping was lifted with advent of clear weather and the large fleet of de- layed liners reached port ice-covered. All report tempestuous voyages and much suffering among their crews The steam lighter Clarence which left Bayonne, N. J., for Brooklyn yesterday with seven men aboard has not been heard from.
 A vessel is reported sunk off Robbins Reef and 1t Is feared it may be the Clar- ence.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-27

heavy weapon. and each, with the excep- tion of the woman. had evidently been murdered as they slept.
 A hammer was the only weapon found in the ruins which could have inflicted the wounds. The coroners jury was em- panelled, and after making examination of the premises rendered the verdict that the family came to death "by fire or some other means unknown
 The general theory is that party of negroes committed the crime although no traces of the perpetrators can be found. Some believe that the members of the family were murdered in bed by be- ing knocked in the head, and Mrs. Kirby was outraged and then killed by some other means. Thorough search of the neighboring county and investigation among the negroes is being made.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-27
Passengers Cannot Land.

New York, January 26.-Nearly 700 steerage passengers on the Red Star liner Vaderland, which arrived from Antwerp Tuesday with report that ten steerage passengers had died dur ing the voyage with pneumonia and which had been held in the harbor since that time on account of the storm, were not allowed to land today. By order of the health officer the Vaderland put back to quarantine. where she will remain pending an in vestigation as to her sanitary condi- tion and examination of her steerage passengers.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-27
Chief Detective Is Removed.

New York, January 26.-Chief h. spector George McClusky was re- moved today as head of the detective bureau by order or Police Commis- sloner McAdoo. He will go to the Ninth Inspection district in the Bronx, and will be succeeded in command of the detective burau by Acting In, spector Stephen O'Brien. The same order from Commissioner McAdoo re- moved Inspector Patrick Mclaughlin as borough inspector of Brooklyn, and appointed in his place Inspector Adam A. Cross.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-27
Commissioner of Patents Reports.

Washington. January 26.-The report of the commissioner of patents for the calen- dar year 1904 shows receipts of sl,e57, 327, expenses s1, 476,O0O and balance in treas ury to the credit of the patent office Jan uary l, last $5.s63,S77, which includes receipts of past years. There were 52143 aplications for patents an increase of nearly 2OO0 over 1903 and 20. 70 patents ex- pired There were 30S24 patents and de- signs issued, no patents reissued 215S trademarks. 1l41 labels and 297 prints registered. More patents were issued to citizens of Connecticut in proportion to population. than to any other state-one to every 1097 persons.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-27
Can Conclude Two Treaties.

Washington, January z6.-Senor Corea, Nicarauguan minister today personally notified Acting Secretary Loomis that he had received from his government the necessary powers to conclude two treat ies with the United States to replace those denounced by the Nicaraguan gov ernment about year ago as antquated and no longer seryiceable. The first upon which some work mas already been done. is a treaty of commerce, amity and friendship, and tne second is an extradi- tion treaty. Neither will present any novel feature, but the conventions will be representative of the latest type of international agreements of this char acteT
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-27
WILL ASK CONFERENCE. Fall River Strikers Claim Manufac. turers Are Discriminating.

Fall River. Mass. January 26.-The tex tile council voted tonight to ask the manufacturers association for a confer ence at which certain grievances of the operatives shall be discussed.
 The council claims that the mapufact- urers are discriminating against some of the applicants for work in violation of the agreement by which the cotton mill strike was recently sett1ec The manu- lecturers assert that all strikers are be- ing given employment as fast as possi- ble.
 The trouble Is believed to be due to different constructions of the clause of the agreement. relating to the re-engage- ment of the strikers and will, it is thought, be readily adjusted.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-27
Bremen Save Biq Property.

New York. January 26.--Fire which started in wooden buildings in South street near the East river water front, this afternoon gave the flremen a desper- two hours battle and threatened to de- stroy large amount of property. Among the buildings which for time were in great danger was an immense bonded warehouse in which many hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of property was stored. The warehouse was saved, however, and the flames were finally subdued after four buildings had been badly damaged, resulting in loss of s100.00o.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-27
Elections In Hungary.

Budapest. Hungary, January 26.- The elections of members of the Hun garian Diet are proceeding quietly In this city. Slight disturbances have occurred in some of the provinces. The results from forty districts up to the present show that twenty-three liber- als and five Kossuths have been elect ed. Count Tisza, the present premier. and Theodore Andrassy, former pre- mier; Koloman Deszll, Count Zichy and Finance Minister Du Lukacs are among the successful candidates.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-27
Drank Chloral Hydrate.

St. Louis, January 8.-After writing a note explaining that he would take his life because he was weak for want of food, Robert Bowen. 35 years of age, a metal polisher, drank chloral hydrate in his room. He had been dead several hours when found today. In the note Bowen asked that his wife and relatives in Ten nessee be notified of his death. Bowen left 5000 life insurance in the A. U. of W
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-27
ExILEs ARE WELCOMED.
Thousands of Films Gather to Greet
 Seven Men.

Hesingsfors, Finland, January 26.- Thousands of people gathered at the railway station here today to welcome seven persons who have returned from punishment under the decree permitting exiles to re-enter Finland. Two others, the Counts Creutz father and son. have not arrived, having been arrested while they were on the way hither
 One of the worlmen wounded in the collision between Cossacks and the crowds Wednesday evening died to- day
The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-27
Fire at Louisville.

Louisville. Ky, January 26.-Fire to- might destroyed a warehouse and con- tents and damaged the grain elevator of Callahan & Sons, millers and dealers in feed and grain The loss on the stock in the warehouse amounted to $60.000 while the loss on the building itself and the damage to the grain elevator swell ed the total to $10O0O0. The loss is par tiallY coXered by insurane.