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The Grit-advocate., 1906-04-06
TRAMWAY OPPOSITION.
New Syndicate Wants Denver Street
Car Franchise.

Denvcr.-An alternative franchise
ordinance for twenty-year grant to
the streets of Denver for street car
system was introduced in the board
of aldermen Tuesday night.
The offer of the persons comprising
the syndicate is described in the fol
lowing letter:
Denver, ColO April 3, 1906.
To the Houotable Mayor and City
Council of the City and County of
Denver.
Observation-Disclosures in a greater
Denver, and having confidence in the
growth of the city. we herewith make
application for franchise authorizing
the construction and operation of all
entirely new and up-tO-date street car
system in this city. 1t is proposed TO
expend $5.000,0O0 in the construction
of this system. Our proposed system
will reach every part of the city with
better and more direct service than
the present system. We propose sell
ing six full fare tickets for 25 cents and
ten half fare tickets for 25 cents by
the conductors on the cars.
The proposed franchise also requires
the payment to the city of five per
cent of the gross receipts during the
first ten years; eight per cent. during
the next five years, and ten per cent.
during the last five years. with guar
antee that these annual payments shall
never be less than $4,000 Il year, or Il
total of 81 100000.
The proposed franchise further pro-
vides that the city, at the expiration
of ten, fifteen or twenty years. may
purchase the entire plant at its actual
cost. plus ten per cent. bonus. thus
giving the people opportunity to ac-
Quirc the plant at a very reasonabl"
figure in case they SO desire. We eX-
pect to have this entire plant in oper-
alton at the earliest possible date, and
will give citizens of Denver a splendid
service that will merit their undivided
support.
Respectfully submitted,
CHARLES BOETTCHEK,
FRED w. BAILEY,
EDWIN r. COOPER
The Grit-advocate., 1906-04-06
MoFFAT ROAD PROGRESS.
Completion Of its Own Line Into the
Denver Depot.

Denver-After four years of hard
work the Moffat railroad has at last
built into Denver. says the Republi-
can, Saturday morning. AT G o'clock
last evening when the engine of the
construction train gave long. loud
whistle calling the men to knock off,
work, 1t was at the Denver. Northwest
ern & Pacifics own depot at Fifteenth
and Bassett streets.
Superintendent Deuel. does not know
exactly when the company will begin
using its own tracks. but it will be just
as soon as possible. At present the
company has an arrangement with the
Burlington road, which handles all its
trains in and out of the city. delivering
them at Utah Junction. This is very
expensive, costing not less than 800
a day, IL is said.'
Mr. Moffat said yesterday that he
does not expect to get the road built
through to Sa!s Lake before the end
of the two years 4 ~ are prepared
to put a large force work and rush
it, but 1t cannot he done unless labor
ers can be had. They can use 1000
men this summer if they can be had,
but there is a demand all over the
West for them. The Western Pacific
can use 5000 to 10000 of them in its
work.
The contracts are let for the Moffat
road to the firms now at work on the
line to Daniels pass, within thirty
miles of Heber, Utah. From this point
into Salt Lake the road will parallel
the Rio Grande Western. A short
branch line down to bennington, on
the Clark road. would cut off $50 miles
in the run to the Pacific coast.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-04-06
PROTECTS RAILRoADERs.
House Passes the Personal Liability
Bill,

Washington. - Chief among the
measures passed by the House Mon
day was the so-called personal liabil-
ity BILL" which has been favored by
the army of railway employees through.
out the country and which had prac-
tically unanimous report from the
committee. Members of the House
showed great interest in the measure
and had lewiston been called for the
bill would have had an almost unani-
nous vote.
Mr.. Mann said that 931 railroad em.
ployes were killed and 1880 wounded
last year. The railway empSyes were
in favor Of the bill. he said, and the
best way to protect the public Is to
make the railroads pay for the sleepy
engineer who has worked twenty
hours and wherefrom accidents arise.
The bill makes both parties respon-
sible for their own negligence. 1t also
renders void any contract intended to
restrict the liabilities of the employer
for the negligence of employees.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-04-06
GENERAL WALSEN'S WILL,
Provisions Set Aside by Agreement Of
Heirs.

Denver-Becausc many of the pro.
visions of the will of Gen. Frederick
Walsen have become impossible Of
fultillment by reason of changes subse-
quent to the drawing of the will in
1889, an order was entered in Judge
Lindsey's division of the County Court
in Denver Monday. wherein by an
agreement among the heirs, the estate
is practically settled ont of court.
Whenever any especial wishes mani
tested by General Walsen before his
death are still possible. these will be
carried out by the heirs.
Through the agreement, there is t,is
posed of the real estate deed in the
VIII to the town of Walsenburg, for the
installing of water works system.
Subsequent to making the will. Gen
eral Wals.n completed the installment
of water works system through other
means and the land that he willed the
town corporation for that purpose was
given his son. Frederick George Wal
sen. The son. however, was instructed
not to put the property on record until
after his fathers death. The Denver
& Rio Grande bonds willed the widow
of the. deceased cannot be given her
as the bonds had. been disposed of by
the general before his death.
According to the agreement, Mrs.
Walsen receives $4,000 in full as her
share of the estate, the balance Is
equally divided among Mrs. Millie
Chamberlain. Mrs. Freda Renshaw,
Mrs. Cora Shannon, daughters, and
Frederick Walsen, the son. Fred Wal
sen also receives the large cattle and
banking business of his father so that
it may be carried on as before in the
name of Walsen. A provision annull-
ing the Indebtedness of Alexander
Levy. brotherin-law of Walsen,
amounting to $4,000. and providing
$500 year for Frcdericka Walsen,
mother of the dead man, are the only
provisions in the will except for the
equal division among the children. The
document provides for burial and a
splendid monument in the town of
Walsenburg, but since making the will
lot was purchased and monument
erected in Denver.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-04-06
FlLIeUsTERERs' SCHEME.
Plan to Invade Venezuela and Depose
Castro.

New York-The World says:
"One OF the largest merchants in
New York said Sunday night that ar
rangements are being perfected here
and in Paris and London for a revolu-
ton in Venezuela which will annihi-
late Castro and open up tina: country
to American capital and enterprise.
"a number of rich New York mer-
chants are said to be interested in the
movement which, the promoters de.
clare, will involve the employment Of
$1,000 soldiers and the expenditure of
$5,O0O.OOO in the campaign. President
Castro. if the plans do not go astray,
is to be either expelled Or destroyed.
and native Venezuelan statesman is
to be installed as his successor.
I'm this connection it is said that
Castro. anticipating a successful revo-
luton against him sooner or later. has
converted some of his alleged 10000.
900 fortune into cash and has sent it TO
America and France"
The Grit-advocate., 1906-04-06
MOROCCO CASE SETTLED.
Germany and France Reach satisfao-
tory Agreement.

Algeciras, Spaf1.-The committee of
the conference On Moroccan reforms
reached an aSTeement on all points.
This agreement 4as sanctioned at the
plenary session d the conference Fri
day afternoons.
The complete accord resulted from
a long conference held Saturday morn
ing between NJ. Revoil, head of the
French mission, and Count Won Tat,
tenbach of the German mission.
The causes OF the long dispute over
Moroccan affairs, which led France
and Germany to the brink of war and
impelled the calling of an international
conference, were that the empire of
Morocco, an absolute despotism, has
been in state Or turmoil for
many years past, owing to the
natural course of events in a
country unrestricted by any laws
civil or religious, and also or account
of the steady warfare which the Sui
tan. Mulai Abd-el-Aziz, has had to
wage against the pretenders to the
throne.
This caused feeling Of uneasiness
among the Arab tribes in Algeria. the
adjoining French territory. and led to
efforts on the part of France to assume
a guardianship over Morocco. Ger
many was not willing to unreservedly
agree to this; sbeing second only to
Great Britain in the extent of her in
terests in Morocco.
After considerable further fencing
between Germany and France. those
two powers July 8, 1905 agreed on the
basis of program for the proposed in
ternational conference. which con-
vened January 18th and has just
reached an agreement.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-04-06
OHIO RAILROAD BILL.
rs Create Commission and Regulate
Freight Rates.

Columbus-The Senate Thursday
afternoon by unanimous vote passe,
the House bill creating state rail-
road commission and providing for lh5
regulation of freight rates. The bill
was amended in some important par
ticuIars, but the author will make no
objection and the concurrence OF the
House in the amendment Is expected.
The most important amendment was
the insertion of an anti-pass provision.
This prohibits any state or other pub
lie officer accepting free transporta'
,ior under penalty OF forfeiture of Of
flee and fine of from $500 to $1,000.
The bill was also amended so as TO
exempt sleeping car companies from
it's provisions, except in so far as the
rates made by such companies apply
solely to travel within the state. The
time when the law shall go into effect
was also extended from thirty to sixty
days from its passage.
The bill provides for commission
of three members. whose salaries shall
be $4,000 q year sach
The Grit-advocate., 1906-04-06
Miners TO WORK
RESUMPTION IN eiTUMGNOUS
FIELD,
INDEPENDENTS HOLD OUT
Many Large Companies Sign the scais
-Pittsburs District Safe FROM
Strike-Prospects Good in Other

-FttSour9 Olstrlct SAFE From
Strike-Prospects Good in Other
Sections.
Pittsburg.-There will be no strike
of the bituminous miners in the Pitts
burg district. and according to F. l..
Robbins of the Pittsburg Coal Com
pany there will be a general resump-
tion of work Tuesday morning, follow
ing the holiday celebration of the
eight-hour day
Mr.. Roberts officially announced to-
night that he had signed the scale of
1903, and among the other signers
were the Mononsahela River Consoli7
dated Coal Coke Company, Ellsworth
Coal Company, Crescent Coal Com
pany, Mifflin Coal Company. Peoples
Coal Company, Marine Coal Company.
SLein Coal Company. Vcsta Coal Com
pany, Dilworh Coal Company and
Mansfield Coal and Coke Company
These companies represent 3O,OOO,OOO
tons, or over three-quarters of the coal
mined in the Pittsburg district
The scale was signed for the miners
by William Dodds, Frank Feehan, E.
p. Hannoway and William Little, the
committee appointed by the district
convention.
W hile the operators and the miners
committee were in session to-day iL
was reported that Patrick Dolan would
raise the question of the validity of
the scale and that as measure of pre-
caution Mr.. Robbins would sign two
scales identical in their provisions.
Mr.. Robbins tonight said that but
one scale would be signed by any one
and that was the one signed to-day,
presented by the committee. which the
operators recognized as, an officially
appointed committee
The mines OF the independent oper-
ators will be shut down tomorrow in
the rittsburg district in conjunction
with those in Indiana and Ohio.
The independent operators met in
this city tonight and at 1890 ad
jourLed after passing resolution to
support the operators of the before
named states in refusing to sign the
scale. The independent operators an
nounced that their mines would not be
operated tomorrow under any circum-
stances and that under no considera-
tion would the mines be run as non
union plants.
In other districts throughout western
Pennsylvania the situation was about as
pacific as that in the Pittsburg dis
trict Beaver county operators tonight
signed the scale The indications from
the Cleartield district are that the
scaie will be signed tomorrow.
While the West Virginia fields were
less asitated over the movement than
any other state in the soft coal re-
Sions. and the miners were apparently
disinterestcd, they will in this field re-
ceive the advance.
At .Johnstown. where trouble was
looked for because of the holiday, the
demonstration that had been planned
by the miners was carried out without
Il clash. While the men there have
been granted the advance, there is
now holding out for the recognition
of the uEion.
The mine officials announced to-
night that their mines would be work
ing tomorrow and that all their men
would return.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-04-06
Mine Manager Drowned.

Denver-A Republican special from
Aspen Saturday says: Joseph NJ.
Parry has been drowned in Castle
creek, near Ashcroft. Friday Mr..
Parry had assisted men to open a road
over Taylor range, between Ashcroft
and Taylor Park. About 3 O'Clock he
sent word that he was going to catch
fish for supper This was the last seen
of him alive. When he did not return
at 10 O'Clock in the evening his part
ner began Il futile search for him. This
morning Mr.. Parry was found with his
face in about ten inches of water in
the creek. 1t is thought that as he
reached the creek he was taken with
.Hart failure.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-04-06
Brides Are Barred.

Ell Paso, Tex-In the case of -four
Chinese bridal couples in Juarez, Mex
leo. applying for admission to the
United States, the bridegroOns being
native born and residents of San Fran
cisco, the secretary of the Department
OF CommelHe and Labor advises locaI
immigration officers that the brides
cannot enter. He holds that no woman
forbidden by law to enter the United
States alone and of her own accord
can gain the privilege of entering by
marrying an American citizen. Thus
the brides are barred, though the bus
bands can return home.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-04-06
Russia and China May Clash.

Moscow.-The Russkoe Slovo has
received a sensational telegram from
it's correspondent at Hardin, Man
churia. saying that hostilities are i'm
minent between the Russian and Chi
nese troops. He intimated that the
Chinese, Influenced by Japanese, are
moving forward, that the situation Is
so tense that the Russian demobiliza-
ton of troops has been stopped and
that General Groidoff, the Russian COM
mander-in-chief. has issued instruc-
tons to prepare for eventualities.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-04-06
Street Car Sardine Boxes.

Chicago - The local ordinance
against overcrowding street cars is
null and void, according to a decision
of Judge Mack in the Circuit Court
Monday. Judge Mack enjons the city
from prosecuting the street car COM
panies under the ordinance. Five hun
dred suits had already been begun by
the city, and 1000 more were pending.
The Grit-advocate., 1906-04-06
Maniia's New Governor.

Manila.-The inaugural ceremony In
connection with the induction of
Henry C. Ide into the Office of COVER
nor general took place Sunday with
the civic and military display. Three
thousand troops of all arms attended.
together with a vast array OF citizens.
In the inaugural address. Governor
General Ide spoke in part as follows:
THE policies of President Mckinley.
President Roosevelt and Secretary of
War Taft will be our policy. The Phil
ippines must be Philippines for the Fill
ipinCs. This duty we have assumed.
The tariff barriers existing between
the home country and our islands will
be broken down"
The Grit-advocate., 1906-04-06

Representatives Of eighty independ-
ent window glass manufacturers con-
trolling 1900 pots. met in Pittsburg
March sSth and voted to advanAe the
price of their product nineteen per
cent.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-07-22
CARDINAL GIBBONS
ON FAMILY TIES.
Says Social Morality
Depends Upon Sane
tity of Home Relations
SPECIAL, nIsPATcH TO TIE oAIL

NEW YORK, July 21.-"Until the
sanctity of family ties is more gener
ally recognized l can see little hope for
Improvement The large increase in
the number of suicides seems to be
due to this cause"
In this unmistakable manner Cardinal
Gibbons today declared that the rem
edy for corporate abuse and social and
civic unhealthfulness was a fuller re-
alization of the family ties and the OBJ
legation of family relation.
The Cardinal is spending the summer
with Bishop Foley of Detroit and Faith
err Duffy of Brooklyn at Shinnecock
Hills, l.. I. His retirement is so COM
plete the International Insurance Pol
icy Holders committee, which had in
vited him to serve as trustee, was
unable to find him.
Speaking of the present public abuses
and their remedies, Cardinal Gibbons
said:
Broad, liberal discussion and full
examination of prevalent abuses an6
their causes, fixing responsibility and
disclosing criminality. are doing much
to remedy such abuses and to bring
business morality back to the point OF
safety. Social morality depends upor
something more.
1.-The family, which is the foundation
of society, is the source to which we
must look for its publication. The great
scandals and crimes which are now
exciting much public comment car
be traced directly to a laxity of so
ciety in the family relations"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-07-22
A Golden Jubilee.

Fifty years ago the News Letter was born
Fifty years of successful existence is celebrated
BY special edition, which is on all news stands
today. The remarkable virilty of this journal Is
shown by its resumption OF business Immediately
after the FIRE and its photographed publication
during the earthquake period and ever since.
More remarkable still is the publication of the
Jubilee number, it entailed the gathering to.
gether of a vast amount of material which had
been destroyed by fire, and which had to be OBJ
ia med from libraries all over the country. This
Golden Jubilee number contains variety of San
Francisco views from 1s4S to 1905, and II is safe
to say that the book will be highly valued by
the purchaser, because many OF these illustra,
tions cannot be duplicated elsewhere and are out
of print except in this Issue of the News Letter
There are sixty-fve pages In the book and there
is an illuminated cover, giving representation
Of the old pony express, the original means Of
delivery of the News Letter fifty years ago. The
nspes are full of the best material from famous
writer's of these and of other days. The pages
shine with the thoughts of Bret Harte, Gertrude
Atherton. Ambrose Bierce, Daniel o,Connell, vii
liam Cullen Bryant, Ella Wheeler Wilcox, G. II
.Jessup Theresa Corlett (Silver Penn. Bayard
Taylor contributing to the pages of the News
Letter in the last fifty years, mngling with the
works of the bright writers of. today who are
making the paper SO welcome to Its readers
evnrvWhprp.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-07-22
PAID FOR ACCUSING
HARTJE'S WIFE.
Negro Driver in Con-
feSsion Admits He
Committed Perjury

PITTSBURG, July 21.--It was learned
today that Clifford Hooe. the negro
coachman recently an employe of the
Hartje family, in the sworn statement
made to District Attorney John S. Robb
Jr- in the District Attorneys office on
May % said that the dispositions made
by him, in which he declared that he
had had intimate relations with Mrs.
Hartje, was a lie.
In the confession made to Robb, Hooe
said he was under the influence of
liquor when he made the statement to
the detectives. He said that he was
paid $500 at different times for having
made the deposition. It was largely
upon the strength of this statement
that Robb caused charges to be brought
against John /. Welshons, Edward J.
Hartje, brother of the libellant and
Hooe.
rumor to the effect that Augustus
Hartje had committed suicide became
current during the day, but was quick
ly disproved.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-07-22
ROOT TO BE FETED.
ARRANGEMENTS Are Made for Entertain
mani of Secretary of Stnte.


WASHINGTON: July 21.-Baron Rio
Bancro, the Brazilian Minister for For
eign Affairs. advised the Brazilian
charge in this city, Mr.. Gurgel de Anna
raj. by cable today that the third Pan
ANA conference at Rio Janeiro would
be formally opened at o'clock Monday
evening, July %.
The opening was to have been to-
day but for the lateness Of the arrival
of the steamer which carried the
American delegates and representatives
of a number of other countries.
In his dispatch to the Embassy in
this city Baron Rio Bancro announced
that great preparations are being made
for the reception of Secretary Root
who is expected to arrive at Rio ia
metro July &c.
Several thousands of Brazilian stu
dents will lead the demonstration in
honor of the American Secretary of
State. The Presidents palace in Pc
trolls, the summer capital. near Rio
Janeiro. will be at Roots disposal, and
while in Rio Janeiro he will be enter
tanned in the famous Abrantes palace,
which is the most historic building in
the republic. 1t belonged to Joan VI
of Portugal before the independence of
Brazil and was afterward occupied by
Dom Pedro /, the first Emperor of Bra
I'll
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-07-22
AUTHORITIES BELIEVE 1T
TO BE CASE OF MURDER
Body of Civil War Veteran. Weighted
With stones, Is Found in
Canal in Utah.

SALT LAKE CITY, July 2L-The
body Of q man found last night in the
salt Lake and Jordan City canal near
Crescent was identified as that Of r.
wing Helep. 56 years old and a veteran
Of the Civil War The Coroner's sur
geon found on the body no external
wounds that would have caused death,
but there is evidence that Helep was
dead before his body was cast into the
anal The fact that the hands and
-eet were securely bound and that the
body was weighted down with stones
leads the authorities TO suspect muir
der Helep gained a livelihood by do
ing odd jobs. He drew small pension
from the Government.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-07-22
SUIT AGAINST CALIFORNIAN
FOR FALSE IMPRISONMENT
Woman Whom Casper w. Hodgs0n
Accused of Having Robbed
Him Is Plaintiff.

NEW YORK, July 21.-Suit was
brought today in the United States
Circuit Court by Mary Byrnes of West
chester County against Casper w.
Hodgson of Park Hill, Yonkers, to re-
cover $4,000 damages for alleged false
arrest and imprisonment.
Originally begun in the Supror1e
Court in this city, the case was re-
moved to the Federal courts on the
defendants assertion that he was q
resident of California, temporarily
domiciled in Yonkers.
1t is charged that on June 10 the
plaintiff was arrested on charge OF
having stolen books and linen valued
at $40 from Hodgson and was searched
and locked up in the police station.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-07-22
ARMY ORDERS.

WASHINGTON, July 21.-First Lieu
tenant Omar W. Pinkston, assistant
surgeon, is relieved from temporary
duty at the military prison, Fort Leav-
enworth, and will proceed to San Fran
cisco for assignment to temporary duty
until November l, 1906. when he will
report in person to the medical super
intendent of the army transport service
at San Francisco for duty.
First Lieutenant Thomas n. Knox,
First Cavalry, is assigned to duty as
acting quartermaster and acting COM
rnfssary on the transport ingalls, dur
ing the voyage from Manila, Philip
pine Islands. September /, to New York.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-07-22
ALEXANDER b. PEACOCK'S
RESIDENCE is ROBBED

PITTSBURG, July 21.-The home of
Alexander r. Peacock, formerly a
prominent official of the Carnegie Steel
Company, was robbed yesterday and
jewelry and other valuables aggregat-
ing many thousands of dollars in value
were stolen.
Frederick Bennett a trusted valet of
Peacock. has disappeared, and an in
formation charging him with larceny
has been sworn out.