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Gilpin observer., 1908-01-02
Flying Machine Bids.

Washington.-Far more severe than
any other nation Is the United States
in its requirements in the matter of the
flying machine of heavier-than-air type
as set out in the specifications issued
By General Allen, chief signal officer,
upon which inventors are invited to
submit bids to be opened February 1st
next.
The machine must carry two persons
of the combined weight of $50 pounds
and sufficient fuel for fight of 125
miles. 1t must be designed for a speed
of at least forty miles an hour, but a
machine will be acceptable of only SO
miles an hour, although only sixty per
cent of the contract price will be paid
therefor.
The hardest requirement to meet,
and one never heretofore realized by
any inventor, is that before accept.
ance trial endurance flight will be re-
quired of at least one hour, during
which time the flying machine must re-
main constantly in the air without land.
ing.
Unless the bidders are also the max.
ers of the flying machines, they must
state the name and place of the maker.
They must also supply complete scale
drawings of their devices. and they are
notified that 1t is desirable that the
machine Shall be capable of being cas-.
lily and quickly taken apart and re.
assembled and be transportable in an
army wagon.
To protect the department against
irresponsible and visionary persons
who set up claims to the invention OF
practical flying machines. bidders will
be required to furnish with their pro.
posal certified check to the amount
of ten per cent. Of the cost of the ma.
chine
Gilpin observer., 1908-01-02
Yuma County Murder.

Denver.-A News special from Wray
Thursday says: A drunken hrawl that
started on the farm occupied by Ora
Allen, south Of Laird, small village
eight miles east of here last night,
ended with tragedy in the village in
which ]. p. Barrett, over seventy years
of age, was shot dead by a gun al
legged to have been fired by Hickory
Allen, over sixty.
The brawl started at the farm over
an alleged slight to one of the Bar
rett boys, who, it is said. had not been
invited to the dinner, and was carried
to the village by the younger ones.
In this clash clubs and knives took a
prominent part. Returning from his
house, which he had entered but n
few moments before, apparently in an
endeavor to quiet TIE trouble. Barrett
was met by Allen, who in the mean
time had gone into his own home and
secured q revolver
Allen it is said, fred upon the old
man, killing him instantly with bull
let through tho heart. AS the shot
was fred someone struck Allen with
a club or rock on the side OF the head.
cutting fearful cash.
Allen and the Barrett boys and the
Allen boys were taken into custody
and brought to the. county jail In
Wray, where they are confined pend
ing the preliminary hearing.
Gilpin observer., 1908-01-02
Two Forestry Conventions.

ille-Arrangements are being
made here for two conventions of the
government forestry service during
the winter. The first will occur in
the week of February 3rd and all the
Supervisors in instruction dis
trict No. 2, comprising Colorado, South
Dakota, Kansas, Nebraska and eastern
Wyoming, will be present About
twenty-five officers in charge of the
forests, as well as chiefs of the vari-
Gus branches of the service in Wash
ington, will also be in attendance. The
entire administration of the forest in
this district will be discussed.
The second convention will be a
meeting of the rangers of the Lead
VILE, Pixies Peak, White river, Holy
Cross and Park range forest reserves.
which will Immediately follow the
supervisors meeting The sessions
will be addressed by chiefs from the
Washington office, supervisors and
technical men. About 100 will be in
attendance. These meetings will be
held under instructions from Clifford
Pinchot, chief of the forestry bureau,
who has recommended them for the
education and instruction of men in
the service.
Gilpin observer., 1908-01-02
Christian Science Charity.

Doston.-A Christian Science insti
tuition to cost at least $1.000,000 and to
be devoted especially in helping the
poor, is the latest project Of the Chris
tian Science movement. The Chris
tian Science weekly Sentinel publishes
correspondence between Mary Baker
G. Eddy and the editor of the denomlna.
tional publications, who has gone to
Concord to confer with her, In which
Mrs. Eddy W rote:
II desire to commence Immediately
to found a Christian Science institu
tion for the special benefit OF the poor
and the general good of all mankind
The founding and endowment OF this
institution will cost at least s., 900. .000."
Gilpin observer., 1908-01-02
WOULD KILL
FEDERATION
MINE OWNERS ASK FEDERAL
COURT TO DISSOLVE MIN
ERS' UNION.
CHARGE CRIMINALITY
THREE ORGANIZATIONS IN
CLUDED IN INJUNCTION
SUIT.

Go!dfield, Nev.-To carry the fight
into the Federal Court will be the
next move of the Goldfield Mine Own
ers' Association. A suit will be filed
in the Circuit Court of the district OF
Nevada, asking not only for an injunc-
tion against picketing and interference
but for the final dissolution of the
Goldfield Miners union.
The suit is to be filed by the Gold
field Consolidated Mines Company
against the Goldfield miners, the West
ern Federation of Miners, Charles A.
McKinnon, president of the local
union, and nineteen others officers of
the same. The complaint sets forth
the alleged vast extent and richness
of the mining interests involved and
the large number of persons holding
shares in the mines in various states
and territories; alleges that the Cold
field Miners union and the Western
Federation of Miners are voluntarily
unincorporated associations, and that
1t is claimed to be a part of another
o. large organization known as the In
dustrial Workers of the World, also
unincorporated, which has the same
principles and seeks to accomplish its
results by the same unlawful methods,
and has in its ranks as members of
these associations. not only the min
ers of the Goldfield district, but other
laborers, such as walters, clerks,
cooks, BARRIERS and barkeepers.
1t is further alleged that the West
ern Federation of Miners is organ
lied for the destruction of property
and creating endless strife, disorder,
bloodshed and rioting." The Goldfield
union is charged in the bill with ''in-
limitation" and of being guilty of
"wanton destruction of property, muir
der Of innocent citizens, lawlessness
and anarchy to such an extent that 1t
has instituted a reign of terror in the
Goldfield district" 1t is further al
legged that the Goldfield union is a
criminal society,""
The court is asked to cite the de-
PENDANTS before it to answer the al
legations of the complaint and to is
sue a writ of injunction restraining
the defendants from obstructing the
business of the Consolidated Mines
Company by threat, intimidation or
picketIng. An injunction against boy
colt is further asked for. The court
is asked to enjoin the Goldfield unior
from holding any more meetings.
Watchers or examiners are asked
Tor, with full authority to enter or
the property of the complainant AMI
to carry out the orders of the court
and to arrest any person violatin:
them. Finally, it is petitioned that
the injunctions be made permanent
and that the Goldfeld Miners union
be abated and forever dissolved as G..
nuisance and perpetually enjoine 1
from any further meetings or action
of whatever kind or nature. The
complaint is signed by George Wing
field. vice president of the Consoli-
dated Mines Company
One effect of the filing Of this. 1t is
said, may be to induce President
Roosevelt to order a portion of the
troops now in Goldfield to remain on
the ground to assist in the enforce
ment Of the mandates of the Federal
Court if necessary
Gilpin observer., 1908-01-02
Lost Bullion Promoters Sentenced.

Denver.-Leniency in the full sense
of the term was used by Judge Lewis
when, after refusing to grant new
trial, he imposed sentences upon the
defendants connected with the Lost
Bullion mine frauds Thursday in the
Federal Court. The convicted men
got off with Jail sentences ranging
from thirty to fifteen days and fines
ranging from 81 900 to $50 George s.
Dubois, his son Lee Dubois, and c. L.
Blackman, who are credited with hav
ing first conceived the scheme of
palming an ordinary cave off as a won
derful mine of Golconda-like riches, re-
ceived the heaviest punishment-ea
$1,000 fine and thirty days in Jail.
DR.. r. c. Hunt and Danton Pirkus,
whom the jury recommended to the
mercy of the court and who are gener
ally thought to have been dupes rather
than factors in the conspiracy shown
by the government, received a $50 fine
each. The rest We're disposed of as
follows: Arthur Levan, Sl00 and
costs; L. w. Sebben, 500 and costs;
William H. Wilson, fifteen days in the
county Jail and $500 fine; w. B. Cam
eron, fifteen days in the county Jail
and $500 fine; A. Z. Keables, fifteen
days in Jail and $500 fine, and Arthur
Lawrence, fifteen days in jail and $500
fine.
'Intercession of friends unknown to
the defendants" Judge Lewis stated,
made him temper mercy with justice
and reach the conclusion not to in
tiict the punishment that the facts
warranted
Gilpin observer., 1908-01-02
Smelling and Refin-
Civilians Get Commissions.

Washington. = Thlrty.seven candi-
dates for appointment as second lieu.
tenants in the army successfully
passed the recent competitive examina.
tion and will be commissioned in the
order in which they passed. or this
list fourteen of the successful candi.
dates have completed the probationary
period of two years service in the
ranks of the army. The other twenty.
three successful candidates are civil.
ians. In the latter category are Jubal
A. Early, son of the distinguished Con
fsderate cavalry leader of that name
and Webster A. Capron. son Of Mai.
Allyn Capron. who died at Fort Myer.
as result of exposure In the Cuban
campaign
Gilpin observer., 1908-01-02
New York,s Record Business.

New York-Although New York has
passed. through period of severe fl
nanciai depression. the foreign bust
ness of the port during the year 1907
will break all records.
With exact figures for eleven
months and an estimate for December,
made by the customs authorities. the
years business will reach Sl,503,3
902. al increase over last year of $llO.'
l27,325
Taking the figures for eleven months
and the estimated volume of business
for December, II is stated that the i'm
ports of foreign merchandise Mt New
York reached the enormous total of
SS37 ,G92.7 during 1907. while for the
same period the exports of domestic
merchandise aggregated $GG5,647, ,175.
The movements of gold and silver
show 1921 .GG5,7G9 imported and s79,.
513.7S1 exported during the year. The
gold and silver imports in the preced.
ing year reached S9S,226,O55 and the
exports $52.000,000.
Gilpin observer., 1908-01-02
Colorado Assessment.

Denver-Statistics showing the lA
sessment valuation of various proper
ties of the state prepared by, the audi
tor of state, have been given out. 1t
is shown therein that there are g.
939,SS7 acres of agricultural land in
Colorado and that the -Ntal valuation
is s35.39S,559.
Oil lands exhibit an interesting in
crease with 7,2SS acres valued at s122,-
OIL. AS returned by the State Board
of Equalization there were 5,239.73
miles of railroads assessed on the
basis of s4S.54S,5 ,523. The average OF
the cash value of deposits in the
banks of the state is given at s599. .492.
Tho average amount of capital en-
ployed IN manufactures was rated on
basis of S12,217,753.
The acres of grazing lands returned
We're 2.S5S, 1853; timber lands, 74,67S,
and other mineral lands than those
specially mentioned. SS,264.
Taxes were collected on 216,557
horses, 9172 mules, 767 asses, sS7,931
cattle, 1.131,199 sheep. 59.397 swine,
and 1S,S09 goats. Automobiles to the
sum of 936 were assessed on a valua-
tion of s404 .905.
The total assessment was 1878, 75S-
314. For personal property exempt on
account of the constitutional amend
ment of 1904 was 2,33S,9 $40, leaving
the total net assessment for 1907,
1867 .3G9,374.
Gilpin observer., 1908-01-02
Bribe Goes to Charity.

Denver-District Attorney George
Stdger has turned over the sum OF
$3.50 to the Old Ladies' Home and the
Visiting Society for the Aged Poor OF
Denver. This is the sum OF monew al
legged to have been paid by II erbert and
Daniel Sullivan of Cripple Creek TO
Morgan for his vote for Adams in the
Adams-Peabody gubernatorial contest.
In the midst of the gubernatorlal
fight Morgan alleged that he had been
paid $3.50 to vote for Adams. A com
mittee of the Senate, headed by Sem
ator Ballinger, was appointed to inves-
tigate the charge. and IL was reported
that 1t WAS unable to supst9ntiate Nor
gau's assertion that he had been
bribed. Later Morgan wns expelled
FROM the Scae'c,
At the tirls Of his conffs ion OF al.
legged bribery Morgan turred $3.50 over
to the district attorney to ye used In
evidence In the prospective criminal
action. and 1t has been held by him.
Gilpin observer., 1908-01-02
FEARFUL ACCIDENT NEAR BOUL
DER THE DAY BEFORE
CHRISTMAS.
ON THE c. & S. RAILWAY
ONE PASSENGER KILLED AND
MANY OTHERS SEVERELY
INJURED.

Denver.-Colorado & Southern pas.
senger train No. %, which left Denver
at 1920 o'clock Tuesday morning for
Fort Collins, encountered hurricane
at Shanahan hill, twenty-four miles
north of Denver, which lifted two
coaches and baggage car into the air
and hurled them into ditch thirty-fivs
feet from the track
j. C. Garrett of Longmont died at
o'clock last night in the University
hospital at Boulder from injuries, and
fourteen others were seriously, though
not Tatally injured.
Following is list of those most
badly hurt:
Robert Sharp, Boulder, right leg
crushed and injured about body.
Mrs. ". a. Morrow, 1850 Tennyson
street, Denver, internal injuries and
fractured ,ib.
Mrs. C. NJ. Shiveley, Boulder, cuts
and bruises.
Conductor Jackson NJ Greimer 2S31
Humboldt street, Denver, back and side
bruised.
scalp wound and other injuries.
James rockingham, Denver, spine
and right arm injured.
w. F. Butterfield, broken spine and
right arm injured.
J. E. McLester, Longmont, injured
about body.
James Mcdonald and son of Boulder,
cut by glass.
Frank Tourtellot Boulder, left leg
crushed.
Clyde D. Epperson. 145S Court place,
Denver, right arm injured.
S. Bassananeck, Gil Delaware street,
Denver, head and scalp wounds.
John Bottingher, 344 Gilpin street,
Denver, head and body bruised.
George Chiies, express agent, Den
yer, bruised about legs and body.
The wreck occupied one mile north
of Marshall on steep down grade,
while the train was travelling at high
speed, and that the number killed and
injured was not greater is considered
miraculous. The storm struck the
train broadside and lifted the coaches
from the trucks. The windows were
smashed and car seats torn from
their fastenings and pinned the unfor.
tunate passengers in the wreck The
wind was so powerful that those who
escaped injury dared not move lest
they be blown away.
The train was in charge of Conductor
Jackson NJ. Greiner. Engineer A. II.
Scott Immediately uncoupled the en-
gine and made dash for Boulder, five
miles distant. for help.
A relief train was made up and
rushed to the scene of the. wreck, car
rying with it all the available physi-
clans and several nurses from the hos
pital.
Several automobiles and hacks hur-
ried to the scene and the injured, as
soon as their wounds had been tempo
rarily cared for, were hurried to
Boulder and taken to the University
hospital.
Gilpin observer., 1908-01-02
Bank President arrested.

Durango.-Charles L. Mcconnell.
president of the Smelter City State
bank which closed its doors a week
ago last Monday. was arrested late
Wedne sday afternoon on a warrant
sworn out by Harry Jackson, charging
him with receiving deposits when he
knew the bank to be insolvent.
Mr.. Mcconnell gives out the state,
ment that he has mining interests am
property which he will turn in soon.
so that he can liquidate the debts OF
tho bank.
1t is said that the books which Re.
ceiver Rowe Pingree has been going
over for the last week will show that
no regular meeting of the stockholders
or directors of the bank has been held
for the last nine years.
Gilpin observer., 1908-01-02
To Facilitate Land Entries.

Grand Junction.--One of the most
important changes In the land filing
laws made under the present admins
tration is announced In circular
received here from II. A. Ballingor,
commissioner of the General Land OF.
flee. The circular states that after
March /, 1908. the present forms for
all land entries will be done away
with and that instead of having six or
seven forms. only one will be used
this being consolidation of all the
old forms. This action of the govern
ment cuts out much red tape which
mas long been considered unnecessary
and expensive.
Gilpin observer., 1908-01-02
OLD PEOPLE MURDERED.
Fearful Crime Committed On Ranch
Near Lamar.

earfuI Crime Commltted On Ranch
Near Lamar.
Denver-A Republican special from
Lama, Colorado, Thursday, says:
One of the most fiendish crimes in
the history of this part of the state,
which must have occurred some time
Saturday night or early Sunday morn
ing, was revealed today by the autopsy
held by Coroner Kellogg over the
bodies of A. H. Maxwell and wife, we'll
known people who resided on claim
eight miles southeast of here.
Both of the aged pair had evidently
been strangled to death while they
slept and there was little indication of
struggle. The post mortem revealed
that the trachea in each of their
throats had been broken and the
bruises on Mrs. MaxwelPs body and
broken bones in her chest were evi
IDENTIFY the result of the weight of the
assassin's knee while he choked her
to death.
Ed Maxwell, nineteen years of age,
who was adopted by Mr.. and Mrs.
Maxwell when he was seven years old,
was placed under arrest and is being
held in Jail here pending further in
vestigation.
Young Maxwell is reticent but says
he knows nothing of the affair and
that he will be able to prove an alibi
The last seen of the Maxwels alive
was Saturday. Yesterday being Christ
mas day, Mr.. and Mrs. Merritt neigh
bors, sent their son to the Maxwell
ranch to take some Christmas pres
ents. On reaching the barn lot the
youth heard the cattle believing and
the horses neighing as though they
had not had food or drink for several
days.
On going to the house he saw no
signs of life about the place. and being
frightened hurried home and notified
his father, who returned with his son.
On entering the house and going to
the bed room of the aged couple, Mer-
ritt was greeted with the horrifying
spectacle of seeing them both dead in
bed. They were dressed in their night
clothes and at frst it looked as though
the couple had met death peacefully
and it was supposed by Mr.. Merritt
that death had been due to natural
causes.
Word was sent to Coroner Kellogg
at this place, and he. with the sheriff
and other authorities, drove to the
Maxwell home, and an investigation at
once suggested that death was due 10
foul play.
The bodies were brought to Lamar
and We're placed in charge of a local
undertaken and this afternoon the
autopcv was held, revealing the cause
of death. The inquest was postponed
until next Saturday afternoon in order
to give the authorities more time to
investigate the murder.
Gilpin observer., 1908-01-02
DEATH OF J. T. coRNFoRTH.
Noted Colorado Pioneer Drops Dead in
Seattle, Washington.

Denver.-A Seattle, Washington dis
patch December 9th, announces the
death of Joseph T. Cornforth, pioneer
freiInter of the great plains, explorer
for railroads and promoter of the Alas
ka Short Line, who dropped dead from
heart disease while watching q test
made on q new ore crusher.
In 1897 he left Denver and went to
Seattle on his way 10 Alaska. In the
interest of Canadian and Pittsburg cap
italists he made the first explorations
for what is now the White Pass & Yu-
kon railway.
Mr.. Cornforth was for many years
one of the best known men in Denver
in both business and political circles
and few men could boast as many
friends.
His death, coming suddenly, cut
short career of business and rail
road promotion in Alaska that he ex-
pected would make him extremely
wealthy within the next few years AL
though nearly sixty years old, he was
hale and hearty. and is said to have
tramped afoot over 12,000 miles on
trips of exploration in Alaska during
the past ten years.
Joseph r. Cornforth was born in
Macclesfield, Cheshire, England, July
A, 1889 and came to the United States
in 1855.
Mr.. Cornforth resided in Peru, H.
inois, for about a year, during which
time he was employ in a dry goods
house, and then he combined with his
brother Birks in business in Atchison,
Kansas. A year later he went into
freighting with an OK team between
the Missouri river and Denver. At this
time he invented the egg case, now in
common use.
After freighting for about four years
he went TO Cheyenne, Wyoming. and
engaged in the grocery business.
In 1870 his store was burned and the
savings Of years were lost. He then re-
turned to Kansas City and engaged in
the commission business until 1874. He
again came to Denver in 1874 and en-
gagged in the wholesale fruit business.
With his brother Birks he later started
a new house. one of the largest of Den
yer until 1893, when the panic caused
suspension.
In the fall of 1897, after having sue
cessfully organized and conducted the
first gold mining congress held in Den
yer he interested company of men in
building a railroad in Alaska over the
site now occupied by the White Pass &
Yukon road but failed to get fran
chise. Canadian interests later built
the road, which cost s6,000,000 and
paid the same amount in dividends the
first two years.
Since that time he has resided in
Seattle and Dawson, Alaska, seldom
returning to Denver. At the time of his
deaIh he was president of the Alaska
Short Line railroad, which has begun
the construction of railroad from
Illiamnia tc Anvik, on the Yukon river.
Mr.. Cornforth first discovered the
use of mica in axle grease, but the
Standard Oil Company got the patent.
Another of his inventions was the poly
gonal banana case. He was also one OF
tn efirst advocates of irrigation in
Colorado.
Mr.. Cornforth married Miss Emma
Roper, the daughter OF prominent
citizen of Glasgow, Missouri, in 1868.
He is survived by his brother, Thomas
T. Cornforth, daughter, Mrs. Ed
monia Hamilton and son, William B.
Corriorth of the Cornforth Fish and
Oyster Company, all of Denver.