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The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-04-13
Trouble Breaks Out at GoldfieId.

Goldfeld, Nev.-The miners refuse
TO enter into agreement with the op-
orators, rs they accuse the latter of a
breach of faith n demanding that the
miners guarantee that the Industrial
Workers will not boycott the store
keepers after the mines are allowed to
resume.
The miners say the operators laid
down an ultimatum to every term Of
which they agreed, and now they are
trying to add other stipulations that
never entered into the negotiations.
A deadlock has ensued, and it looks as
if a settlement was as far OF as ever
Prices have taken a tumble and
short selling is 4 great feature. as the
buyers seem to think that the oper-
etors have lost control of the situation
and that a prolonged tieup is inevi-
table
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-04-13
Thf pay nf 6nurr1t-
1l1rltt 1ntplnufs
By HON. JOSEPH II. O'NEIL,
Former Head OF Sub-Treasury. Boston.

adequae hand public service in
which under all the the
The government has difficult problem solve
ment of basis for the the receives
establishing salaries it is obliged certain uniformity
carried practice subject the criticism being
and more than fair to others.
In Washington the head Of
this by stating that the at the
special market of that labor carpenter might be
glad to get S15 day for his labor, but carpenter
Massachusetts, would righuy demand say day the
purchasing of dollar in New York
chasing OF dollar Alabama it will be New
York carpenter generously remuneaed than
carpenter.
But the Discriminate does not under
take discriminate this but
its employees given grade 1t different when
poyes metropolitan sections salary than
postal employees in other sections
II plan like this should be reverted would with
much of that the should salary
In the of unusually efficient of SO
employees there salaries which
such service would command nonpub enterprises
have been trying persuade the bright young grow
from the lure of ocehoding devote their
energies and abilities much
fruitful and desirable effort in the u
many attractive fields outside of the public <@C7I\kk&
service. ~
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-04-13
LAMAR MURDER
SLAYER OF MARSHAL
FRiS1iE.
WAS HIS ARM SHOT OFF !
Connecting Evidence Leads Officers to
Belief That They Have Solved
Lamar Murder Mystery.

Denver-FirTn in the belief that
John {. Bragg, who committed suicide
at City park March 2lst by swallow
ing a quantity of arsenic. was a part
ner and accomplice of Andrew John
son. the man now held for the murder
OF Night Marshal James H Frisbie OF
Lamar. and tha- he committed suicide
through fear of arrest. Sheriff Frank
Thomas of Lamar, who came 10 this
city yesterday 10 remove johnson from
the Denver county jail to Pueblo.
spent most of the day in gathering
data, to substantiate his theory.
He visited tn county hospital and
received an opin 'on from the surgeons
there who amputated on Bragg for the
amputation of his left arm to the effect
that the arm was not lost in sawmill
as Bragg stated when he went TO the
hospital. but had been shot off. Thomas
himself shot in the left arm one of the
men who participated in the murder OF
Frisbie, and he believes that man was
Bragg. The amputation took place at
the county hospital shortly after
Christmas, and the murder of Frisbie
occurred December 10Th. SO that Bragg
would have had plenty of time to reach
this city Sheriff Thomas also visited
the coroner's Office and scared a de
scripton OF Bragg, which tallies almost
exactly with that of the taller of the
two men who murdered Frisbie. and
who was shot in the left arm, in the
running battle which followed before
they made their escape
Johnson was arrested at Astor. Kan
sas. after desperate pistol duel. Last
Saturday he pleaded guilty TO the
charge If robbing the United States
mails. in the Federal Court AT Pueblo
and was sentenced to five years i'm
prisonment at Fort Leavenvorth, He
was removed from the custody Of the
civil authorities at Pueblo for this pur
pose, but Sheriff Thomas yesterday
succeeded in cor yincing Judge Lewis
that the Lamar authorities had suffi
cient evidence To convict Johnson of
the murder of Marshal Frisbie. and he
suspended sentence on him in order
that he might be tried on that charge
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-04-13
IN THE BALANCE OF JUSTICE.
Benjamin c. Wright May Never Be
Convicted on Charge
of Murder

Denver.-The trial of Benjamin c..
Wright, charged with the murder of
his wife and little girl is set for April
29th.
In the Office of the district attorney
doubt and uncertainty prevail. The
confession secured by the police and
published with discordant blare Of
trumpets has been read and dissected
and the result is unsatisfying.
! The Wright case may never go to
trial and the noisy claims of the police,
instead Of aiding justice. have clouded
the trial
Behind the iron bars of his cell at
the West Side Court Wright passes the
weary hours gazing blankly into the
future and vainly trying TO compre-
hend the mysterious past.
Il must have done ii, Wright told
the police. who else could have
done it," he said
These, the words of man dazed and
crushed by a blow that was little less
than a catastrophe, are not builded
upon by the district attorney to CON
vince jury that the unfortunate
Young man is the monster the police
would paint him.
Theories of all kinds to support the
charge that Wright committed the dou-
BILE murder have been advanced. run
down and exploded The wife and
child are dead and beyond that fact
there is a battling mystery which
neither the police nor the district at
torney have been able to throw light
upon, and which the confession" rem
ders, if possible. more obscure.
The Wright case was to have been
called for Monday. April 22d. but on
motion of Attorney Harry E. Kelly,
counsel for the prisoner. a continuance
of a week was granted.
The district attorneys office recog-
nizes the difficulty of irving to fix the
verdict of guilty upon Wright and the
continuance was agreeable to the rep
resentative of that office.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-04-13
SHOT Al WHILE EATING
Rifle Bullet Crashes Through WinooA
and Lodges in Ceiling.

Greeley. Colo-The family of VII
liam Metcaif, living fifteen miles west
OF here. had just sat down TO supper
Tue sday evening. when they were
startled by a bullet crashing through
the house. scattering p!asterins and
splinlers Of wood over the table ana
door. This was followed almost imIu-
dlately by another. OLc OF In. youn s
men or the family rushed out and says
he saw a man holding a smoking rife
In his hand. although IL VAS nearly
dark
Sn-rir Ben II. Florence was notified
bHt not being able TO procure sumcI-ut
Information To locate the place NE dIl
rot make A. Investigation until To dAg
Backed up by the statements of the
Metcalt family he arrested a neighDor
by the name of John Mclean The
sheriff claims To have found consider
able circumstantial evidence to couple
Mclean with the shooting Among
other things found in the house was a
large army rife that carried the same
caliber Of bullet as the one which
lodged in the ceiling Mclean Was
taken To a justice of the peace court
at Windsor aud placed under 81 200
t.1nd to appear for trial.
There has been feud between the
Mclean and Metcalf families for many
years. Six years ago Metcalf lost Two
horses by being shot on the range. tie
sued Mclean for damages In the Dis
frict Court and won his suit Mclean
paid for the horses. Later GOO head or
sheep belonging To Mclean were polls
oped on the range Accusations ha't
been made on both sides and scsrI al
law suits have resulted
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-04-13
Colorado College Gets Boost.

Colorado Springs, Colo.-Pledges ag
gregating $263,000 towards the addi-
tional endowment fund of Colorado
College have been received, according
to an announcement just made by Viii
liam F. Slocum. Encouraged by the
generous donation, the college will
make a strong effort to secure total
OF $450,000 in subscriptions, on which
depends the recent donation of $780,
by the Rockefeller General Education
Board. The board was allotted this
sum on condition that the college Sc
cure $450.000 from other sources.
Since the college has secured s213.-
900 in pledges. in addition to the $50
900 from the Rockefeller board, there
remains but $4,000 to be subscribed.
Colorado College already has an en-
dowment fund Of nearly 100000, and
II 1t is successful in the present cam
pafgn, the endowment fund will aggre-
gate 100000.
In addition to the $5o,O0o pledge ad-
ditional by the Rockefeller board, the
following amounts have been pledged
within the last few months: -
Gen. William J. Palmer. $100,00N
Andrew Carnegie, $4,000, and 100000
each by J. NJ. Bells of this city. Henry
Wolcott of Denver, and Miss Helen
Gould Of New York.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-04-13
Built Fl.s. -ouse In Denver.

Denver.-Antr,w c. Wright, one oi
the seven men who built the hfst
house in Denver in the year 1913 and
marked out the site for the city, Is
dead. With eleven ox-teams Wright
headed a party Of forty-seven men and
women who left Lawrence. Kansas, IN
1855. and when they struck the Platte
river Wright. in company with DAD
Clark. James Cochran, Jack Palmer
and four "squaw" men, built house on
the present site of Denver.
II was located where the Denver &
Rio Grande freight depot now STANDS
and the cutting of the logs Of which
il was constructed was done on the
site OF the Union passenger station
The men built the log cabin on the co
operative plan and in short time
fiourishing settlement grew up.
During his long residence in Denver
Wright held severel city Offices and al
the time OF his death he was the owner
Of much real estate in the city. He
leaves a wife and two children, one OF
whom is the wife OF John II. Routt, son
Of former Governor Routt, and son,
Hiram c. Wright. who is connected
with the c. S. Morey Mercantile Com
pany.
Mr.. Wright was a prominent mem
Der OF the Pioneers Society. as is Mrs.
Wright. who came to Denver in 1850.
Mrs. Wright was formerly Miss Cor
della E. Kicker OF Lawrence, Kansas,
and it was while on visit to his old
home that Wright was married.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-04-13
Biz Reservoir for Irrigation.

Florence Colo.-Oak Creek canon
three miles south of Rockvale, is to be
made one of the largest reservoirs in
this part of the state. Flood and win
ter waters have just been filed on by
J. W. Be.gdorf, engineer of the Flor
ence & Cripple Creek railroad, and A.
B. McFall of Florence. They are inter
esting capital in a heavy irrigation
project, which has for its purpose the
reclamation OF 40 600 acres lying west,
east and south OF Florence.
A dam several hundred feet long
and 2S5 feet high, capable of backing
water nearly three miles. is to be built
at a cost @; 100000. The deal is we'll
under way and it may not be long be-
fore the actual work Of construction is
begun.
A system OF water conduits is to be
built along the arid section lying be-
tween Florence and the foothills of the
Greenhor1 range. No less than five
irrigation projects are now under way
in this section of the state.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-04-13
A Cure for Sin,

st. Louis, Mo.-"There is no ques-
ton that polgamy is the true and only
means Of redeeming the world from
the terrible wickedness which now pre-
vails," said Elder ]. T. Garrard at the
Mormon mission here Sunday.
"Ninety-iye per cent. of the women
and ninety-seven per cent. of the men
of to-day are not virtuous," he con-
tinued. ITO every million men there
are two million women; which means
that this extra million women who
were put in the world for a purpose are
unable to fill the part which God in
tended they should-that OF reproduc-
tion. Race suicide is the result and
vicious lives are encouraged"
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-04-13
Gupih lit Eragur
nttt1 tl1r maitrrsH
By MISS GEORGIA TEETERS,
President ofthe Waitress Union. chieaso.

red every year.
When pretty little waitress gets her
thinks she could look asset she begins her
his heart by working standing with the chef
inform that funconary that particular for
his meal and that she would consider little
extra bestowed the dishes done she
that the table that he oiven
fresh, clean napkin
She then brings into play her battery bacon eggs to
turn dish of apple placed before him dainty
little hand has disastrous effect the cup
brown coffee ceame just TO his drives him
ifacon and By brings him nice piece of
which she has saved especially for him. which
though 1t had been slept by the cook like the pie
\he ready to listen to her
OF those who have studied the question: long resist
and if the waitress happens to be pretty ke resist
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-04-13
The Committee Of One Hundred.

Business men of Colorado have by
the organization OF what is known as
the Committee Of One Hundred" be-
gun a Systematic campaign to adver-
tise Greater Colorado" 1t is
planned to raise fund Of $4,000 for
this work. The fund will be ex
pended through the medium OF the Col
orado State Commercial Association,
working in harmony with the Commit
tee Of One Hundred.
The need of a campaign to thor
oughly advertise Colorado in all parts
of the country is best shown by com
parison with what is being done in
other states. California. for example.
Is this year spending $750,000 for the
purposes of advertising the state,
Other western states are also spending
large sums, Colorado being in the rear
in this regard. AS a consequence the
increase IN population, industries of
various kinds, etc, has not been in pro
portion N Colorado to what it has
been in ether states. For example,
the alien immigration to Colorado for
1906 showed an increase Of twenty-five
per cent. ever that for 1905. Arizona,
however. showed an increase in immi-
grafton of fifty-four per cent; Utah.
forty-seven per cent; Nevada, thirty
one per cent; Nebraska, thirty-two per
cent; and Oregon, thirty-two per
cent.
The Committee Of One Hundred is
composed of representative men from
all parts CT the state. In securing the
funds eacn section Of the state will be
asked to contribute. Larimer countN
has already given $1,000 to this fund
and Weld county, $500. In addition,
large SuhScriDtiOnS have heen received
from business houses and individuals
The campaign is to be systematic
one, and every part of the state will be
represented in the work The Commit
tee OF One Hundred has been organ
lied with Mr.. James D. Hustled, chair
man, and Dr. c. NJ. Heberton Of Boul-
der, vice chairman. The headquarters
nave been established at 174O Stout
street, Denver.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-04-13
Jews Fear Riot.

Odessa. "A sensation has beer
caused by the results in the municipal
elections, which resulted in a victory
for the Union Of True Russian people.
Out OF seventy-two members Of the
Town Council, sixty-seven are now
members of the union. The previous
liberal council was regarded as the
only safeguard against anti-Jewish dis
orders and the black hundred" The
Jews are in fear Of fresh outrages.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-04-13
Death Turks in Wall Paper.

Chicago.-A dispatch to the Tribune
from Evansville, Indiana, says:
Mrs. Zachariah Watson, the third
wife OF farmer in Posey count,
Indiana. died few days ago and yes
terday it was discovered that her death
was due to the wall paper
on the walls and ceiling OF
the parlor that she cleaned two days
before taken i'll. Physicians believed
she had been poisoned, but were un-
able to ascertain the cause until the
wall paper was examined and found to
be impregnated with virulent poison.
Watson's first two wives died in the
same way, their deaths occurring one
and two years ago.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-04-13
More Insurance Irregularities,

New York.-The International pol.
icyholders' committee issued a state
ment pointing out alleged violations
Of the present insurance code by the
companies in the recent election Of Of
ficers and the alleged ineficiency of
the Department Of Insurance in con-
Quoting the supervision Of the election.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-04-13
Big Cattle Sale In Denver,

At the Big cattle sale in Denver this
week the best known lines OF breed
Ing will be represented in both the
Hereford and Shorthorn breeds. In
the former come the descendants of
Princeps, Beau Donald, Corrector, vii.
ton and Anxiety, while most OF the
Shorthorn will be of the Bates strain
with sprinkling Of good Scotch. Fif.
teen mead OF Red Polls will also be
offered
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-04-13

The effect Of the rules
governing the present
system Of public employ
ment is to provide good
pay for boys and bad pay
for men. In proportion
to the degree of skill and
talent required of GER
tain classes of Office hold
ore ~. n
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-04-13
they MADE GOOD
NEBRASKA BOASTS OF REFORM
LEGISLATURE THAT
REFORMED.
GET DOWN TO BRASS TAcKs
A innovation in Law Making That Set
Corporations in Whiri of
Excitement.

A Innovation in Law Making That Sc.
Corporations in = Whiri of
Excitement.
The work done by a reform legis-
lature-
A 2-cent passenger fare law,
The creation of a state railway com.
mission.
An antipass law.
+, A maximum freight rate law
A terminal taxation law.
An anti-lobby law.
A reciprocal demurrage law.
maximum oil rate law.
A fellow-servant law.
A law reducing charges made hy
commission merchants at stock yards
A direct primary law.
A pure food law.
A child labor law.
Lincoln, Ne5-The foregoing list
shows the more important reform
measures passed by the Nebraska legis
lature, which has just closed its thir-
tieth session. Other measures include
law prohibiting railway companies
from employing night operators or
towermen under the age of twenty-one
y
ing bucket shops, and a law putting
breweries out OF the saloon business
So mucn reform legislation has been
enacted in Nebraska this year that the
legislature has easily gone beyond the
demands made by the people at the
last election. From the first day OF
the session. the watchword of the leg
islature was Reform" On many OF
the more important measures political
lines seemed to have been entirely
wiped out In very few OF the speeches
made at the session just closed have
the political parties figured as such
The members almost invariably re-
ferred to what the people" demanded
not what this party OF the other de-
manded
1t can &c safely said that this is the
first legislature in Nebraskas history
that has carried out all Of the prom
ises made by its members in their eff
forts to be elected. Although there
has been lobby throughout the ses-
sion it has been small one and it has
been careful in its actions. 1t has
been exceedingly uncomfortable, in
fact for a lobbyist
All of the lobbying, so far as the
keenest observers have been able to
see, has been done without the use OF
money. Corporations which in other
years maintained expensive quarters,
furnished free service, kept drinks and
cigars, and held open house during
the session, have this year had simply
one or Two quiet representatives in
Lincoln. No other session of legis-
lature in Nebraska was ever like it,
for decency.
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-04-13

influence it of the utmost importance that the itself should be
pure that should of the highest
does the confidence of should the
the truth the from bias without
The like the bench the bar, the pulpit and the body Of
society," has its share of those who actuaed high ethical
considerations thus bring noble
fortunately part Of small minority The great body of the
like the Of the people whom high minded
which
the and for the general betternent mankind
We hear occasionally OF the decadence Of the that
longer edited from the editorial but from
This unfortunate for the community and for the
1t doubt that individual
did editorials
in the long ago but if this
than there
has been fully occupied The editorial have been
piled and while the individual editor perhaps distinct
and widespread influence formerly the
great greater than 1t columns
have influence public discussion and the popular iudg
ms than they formerly had
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-04-13
Pay s1e,375, 900 to Avcfo Strike
93, 600 sl6.375,0O0

Chicago BY settling With their fire
men op a basis Of eleven per cent. ad-
vance in wages. the thirty-one western
railroads have added TO their annual
pay rolls 100000 When settlement
with other employees are made. It will
bring the total increase guaranteed to
all employees for the ensuing year to
more than si6,000.000 I'll, nine-hour
demands Of the men are waiveA
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-04-13

OF all the girls who
work for their living in
Chicago the mattresses
are conceded to have the
best chance of winning a
husband. There are
1,5oo girls employed in
the restaurants of Chi
cago, and of this num-
Der ABOUT 800 are mar
The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1907-04-13
Tf1f AltahatrA 9tttlurt1rr
nf tt!r puhlir 33rrss
By vIcE-PREsIDEN1 FAIRBANKS.

The press is great 1t passes judgment
upon men and things and this judgment becomes in
large degree IN the course of time the popular udg
ment 1t does not frequently sit in judgment upon
itself il does upon Others 1t is an a-seeing eye
searching wrong-doing and wrong-doers, and such
exercises powerful influence 1t is usually upon the
side OF cleanliness and decency It usually stands for
that which is best in civilization and it is trs-
mendous deterrent TO those who might be disposed to
betay their trust Being the source Of such potential
The Brunswick news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1906-2016, 1907-11-06
GUATEMALA EARTHQUAKE
REPORTED BY PASSENGERS.

New Orleans, -Lag Nov ban
earthquake al 6 datef9al2 eC}F anu
covering wida .te5ritory in Gaa.e-
mala on octcbery1 and aAtcwas re-
ported ,od6y 81 9re&oapsfs }rE' 'as
oa lie steamer Blpeli5lds from Per-
Bari0a Several person we're ny.
in Guatemala City by ilyipg. opJse's
during the shock which occurred
from 10 O'Clock at night until 'o'o4.
s o'clock the following mQrnins ! ii9
Bluefelds passengers said thae Z
large number Of the bulldlhss j" ~
city showsd ragged cracks ai'ef 'ns
quake. but taat they did no- heas %
any fatalities.
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rUt.k BEMctRATlGi TICKET zJAa
ELEctEb IN <eMrucKY.

-fH
Louisville, XVI, Nov 5.rhe entire
democratic state ticket, headed by Sf
w Hagar, Of pAtlanta. for Governor
was today elected by a majority es-
timated at from 10000 to. 25,00e The
'iiSlyet .ipelpdaso South Trimble for
governor; John X, Hendr
rieRiig0t attorney general; Ruby Laf-
.fodns f6}r iitreasuret3 ffeFb9tt Yreelahd
.rqf secEefpY s9is state, and Henry N,
Bes%orth5 Tor aud itayi4 Adherents Of.
Augrstu3 e. Wilson, the Republican
star{ddfd-6g3Fdf,A dqnai6e- % declare
thai the fi4al, getatpg, viii Show that,
Ihe das ;s b5ehe +4ieEt04FiR9gS BY ~ sma4lF I