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'GLOBE, GILA COUNTY, ARIZONA, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1907
Volume II, No, 60,
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GUI OWNERS
MUST DO ANNUAL
WORK THIS TEAR
Dilatory Tactics in Senate De
lay Action on Bill Until After
the Holidays,
TILLMAN WANTS PROBING
OF RAILWAY COMPANIES
Would Know If Any Own Stock
in Other Company; Culber
son Speaks on His Resolu
tion on Finance,
WASHINGTON, December 18.
The senate today discussed for two
lours a bill to allow tho suspension
during 1908 of tho law requiring
annual work on raining claims in
tho course of being perfected to
the amount of at least $100 annu
ally. Tho bill was urged bocauso
of tho difficulty in securing funds
for prosecuting tho work.
Action on tho measure was finally
de 'cated by a motion by Senator
CarUr wh0 callcd for an executive
session at tho momcnt when tno biU
was to Ve votcd on cannot now
como up t mill after the holidays.
Want iHroads Probed.
WASHINGTON, I, C, December 19
-In the senate te'day resolutions were
introduced by Tillman asking that the
interstate commerce commission ropor
whether any corporation engaged in in
terstato commerce is tho owner of stool
in any other corporation carrying pa?
sengcrs and freight, and caUuig on thr
commission to define tho aWhontv of
tho federal government and of state
in respect to tho control of the liquo
traffic through tho operation of Inter
state laws. Tho resolutions provokc
considerable debato and wero finally re
ferrcd to tho senato committee.
Culberson spoko on his tresolutlor
calling on the committee on financo tc
investigate and report on the causo o
tho financial stringency an recotnmeni
a measure for the prevention of a recur
rence.
Tho resolution was referred to til'
committee on finance. The senate ad
j urncd until Saturday.
Connecticut Banker Who Stole
Over Haifa Million Caught
By 'Pinkertons,
NEW YORK, ecembcr 18. The
Pinkcrton detective agency confirmed
tonight the report that -William F.
"Walker, tho absconding treasurer o
the New Britain, Conn., Savings bank
had been captured at Ensanada, Lower
California. Positive identification ha
been made and Walker has consented to
a-eturn to Connecticut without extra
(tlition papers. t
Walker was arrested at a mining
-camp 150 miles ifrom Ensanada, which
jj In Mexican territory, and yest onlay
le was taken by a representative of
the agency at Los Angeles, .assisted by
a party of Mexicans, to Ensanada
-where bis identification was confirmed
He -will "be taken to San Diego and
Immgkt ast at pnee.
The arrest was brought about indi
Tectly fcy information furnished to of
firing f tho New Britain bank by the
United States consul at Ensanada, Tho
consul had seen tho pictures of Walker
sent broadcast after his disappearance
and recognizod tho fugitive when ho
nnncarcd some time ago at Ensanada.
Walker found shelter at a mining camp
to which ho was traced. Walker admit
ted his identity when seen and said he
would return withouth raising any le
gal obstacles.
"What 1 have to say x win say .
l,,ck in New Britain," was his reply
t0 inquiries concerning his theft and
subsequent flight. Walker is in good
health and docs not Appear to have
suffered as much as might have been ex-
'PCA row-rfl of $3,000 had been offered
'for Walker aJivc, or $1,000 for his dead
Umdy. Walker i9 sixty-one years old
cd long held an unviable position in
w'acw, ocial and church circles in
S; tf-U.in. On February 0 ho d.s
i nd won afterward it was dis
appeareu a tfc of ccun.
covered that u bank
tics had been Bt'" "om " " Con.
:.; .. i. .-asuror of the ton-
WB ?" " 7 ;;;vontion nnd after
hs fight i-; found th.n $35,000 of
?ho convention's funds had i bem ijtolej.
This shortage has been made up b otn
crs. Walker had been one of tho most
prominent Baptists in the state ml in
tho convention a prayer for his ultimate
salvation was offered.
THE WEATHEE.
WASHINGTON, December
Weather forecast for Arizona:
Thursday and Friday.
18.
Fair
iue SUSPECT
IK IDENTITY
I BJMUIM
PHILIPPINES WANT
TO MAKE TREATIES
WITH OTHER COUNTRIES
MANILA, December 18. The assem
bly has received a fnvornblo report
from tho comniittco to which was re
ferred tho resolution asking congress to
give tho insular government power to
mako commercial treaties with othor
countries, in tho event of failure of
tariff reform. Tho Filipino nttitudo on
freo trailo with tho United States has
uulergono a complete change. Here
tofore politicians and tho pross regard
ed tariff agitation as an effort to bind
tho Philippines closely to the mainland
ind it was opposed by tho independent
'actions. Now nil parties unito in do
namling tho abolition of tho Dingley
rates.
YEftRLY PROFITS
SIXTY PER CENT
Tobacco Jobbing House Under
Control of Trust Does Annual
Business of $13,000,000,
NEW YORK, December IS. That
mo jobbing firm affiliated with tho
Vmerican Tobacco company does a busi
ness of $13,000,000 a year in New York
iml Yonkers was brought out today in
he hearing of the government's action
gainst tho company before Federal
Jommissioncr Shields. Adolph B. Bcnd
icim, president of tho Metropolitan
Tobacco company, testified with refer
mco to this concern. Over seventy-five
er cent of tho jobbing business of Now
fork was controlled by the Metropoli
an. It bought out twenty smaller job
icrs, most of whom wero required to
ign an agreement not to re-enter the
obacco business within a specified
ime. M. W. Rcid, president of the
' mstcrdam Supply company, and its
ubsididiaries, said the supply company
ccently earned enough to declnro a
tock dividend of sixty per cent. Ad
ournment was taken until the first
veek in January.
NDEPEN3ENT OIL
PRODUCERS MEET
AT BAKERSFIELI
Jnanimously Decide to Cut
Away From the Standard and
Market Their Own Product,
BAKERSFIELD, Col., December 18.
-Representatives of oil companies mak
ag up the Producers Sales Agency, cm
.racing the interests in Kern river, Mc
attrick, Sunset, Midway, and Coalinga,
n convention today enthusiastically
upportcd tho declaration of independ
nee of tho officials of tho iigency, and
otcd without dissent, that tho asso
iation should at once proceed with the
justness of marketing jts own oil.
To this end tho directors were au
homed to mako nil necessary arrange
icnts to carry pn and construct pipe
ines to railronds, build loading racks,
rovide for storago at b'an Francisco
,av, secure contracts to build up the
larketing business, and for an agency
n the coast.
There vn but ono sentiment among
ho largo body of assembled oil men,
nd that was to nwnim fofitroj of the
larketing end of their business, dis
enso forever with tho servieos of the
.tandard Oil company, and Associated
)il company, that has for so many
ears doprcssed tho price of fuel oil.
Today's meeting was tho most im
ortant in the history of tho industry
n California.
POLICEMAN DIES
III PISTOL DUEL
Portland, Ore,, Man Charged
With Beating His Wife, Re
sents Interference,
nfMTi.ATMii n.. December 18.
s tho result of a pistol fight between.
Policeman J. W. Giddings and G. W.
Bradley, a railway employe, in front
)f ii saloon tonight, the policeman was
killed and Bradley is at large bearing
vounds from tho officer's weapon,
Bradley, it is alleged, had been beating
his wife, and Mrs. Bradley's brother,
George W. Zicbncr, summoned Giddings,
who lives near by, to put Bradley un
der arrest. When thoy returned to
Bradlev's homo Bradley had gono to
tho saloon. Thoy followed him to tho
.,innn fo.ivlinr Giddincs outBido. The
brother-in-law wpnt inside, called Brad-.
Mw in tho door, ami as mauiuy "
from tho saloon ho began firing at Ziob
ncr and Giddings began shouting at
Bradley. Bradley turned the weapon
upon the ollicer an," " exchange Gul
dings received a -wouml in tho region
of tho hpart which result jji death a
fmv minutes later. Bradley ran from
the scene of thv 8"otnS and ,b'"S'
of his having left a bloody trail tho
officers think J was woun,ed. Zicbncr
was not hurt. ,
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NO YELLOW STREAK
IN STOESSEL SAYS
THECOURT-MARTIAL
General Who Commanded and
Lost Port Arthur Absolved of
Cowardice Charges,
HAD RECEIVED ORDERS
TO TURN OVER COMMAND
Interesting Secrets of Russian
Army Exposed at Court Mar
tial; Kuropatkin Wanted
Port Arthur Abandoned',
ST. PETERSBURG, December 18.
Lieutenant General Stoessel' was ac
quitted today of having shown the
white feather under firo on two different
occasions. The accusation was made by
Col. Gurke, who was on the stand before
the court martial which was trying tho
general for alleged failure to properly
defend Port Arthur. At that moment
the court was investigating the circum
stances of Kuropatkin 's order in which
Stocsscl was told to turn over command
of the fortress to General Smyrnoff and
loin the Manchurian army. StoesscI
disregarded tho order and it was re
ncatcd three times, ffe suprpssed the
copy of the order addressed tq Sinyrpqff
ond finally was allowed to remain at
Port Arthur.
Kuropatkin testified that early In
May doubts had arisen to the fitness
of Stocssel to command the fortress ow
ing to his nervousneds. Tho idea was
strengthened by a communication sent
my Smyrnoff to his aide, Colonel Gurke,
that Stocssel was a coward and was
apt to loso his head during an assault,
and that it might bo necessary to placo
him under arrest to prevent the fall of
the fortress. Kuropatkin after obtain
ing confirmatory details of tho state
ment from Gurke, sent an order super
seding Stoessel.
Kan to Shelter.
Apsw.cring Stopssej's qugry as 'to
whnt grounds he had fqr makjng sucj
a statement to Kuropatkin, Gurkp re
lated two Instances in which Stoossul
had ordered his staff to scatter under
fire, himself heading n dash for shelter.
Colonel Golevnn, who wns In chargo
of tho coding of tho messngo to Port
Arthur, established tho receipt by Stoes-
fcc of Kuropatkin 's orders, lie sam
lie gavo tho order for Smyrnoff to as
sume command of tho fortress to Gen
era Pciss, who after conferring with
Stoessel directed him to remove tho
copy from the" flies and suppress tho rec
ord thereof. Only flvo men in the
fortress know of the order and tho tes
timony brought to light tho surprising
fact that Kuropatkin before tho war
had recommended the abandonment of
Port Arthur niid' tlm rostoratfgn of the
Kwang-Tunk peninsula to tlie uiinesjj,
who wero to pay $123,000,000 for If.
He considered that tho opening of Port
Dalny destroyed tho strategic import
anoo of Port Arthur. Kuropatkin said
ho finally decided not to intoifcro with
Stoessel on nccouut of' his unexpected
success in holding the fortress, which
tlicorcjLically require1 189,000 men tg
be defended successfujjy.
TRUCE DECLARED BY
WARRING FACTIONS
fHTIOAGO. December 18. A-twenty
four-hour truco was declared today in
tho war for control of tho Illinois Ccn
tml. both tho mcctinir of stockholders
,and tho injunction suit filed against
Hip Harriman forces by Stuyvcsani r
being postponed until tomorrow. At
torneys representing tho varied inter
ests involved spent thp greater part of
the day apd night in conference, seeking
to fin1 a basjs for an agreement for fur
ther proceedings. 'Up to a lato hour
tonight no intimation was given that
such an agreement had been reached.
"NOT INTERSTATE COMMERCE."
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TAFT TO REACH HOME
TOMORROW NOON; IS
SILENT AS TO POLITICS
ON BOARD THE STEAMER PRES
IDENT GRANT (By wireless to Hali
fax, N. S.) December 18. Secretary
Taft, who is finishing tho last stage of
his journey around tho world, will prob
ably reach New York at noon Friday.
In commenting on tho departuro of the
fleet for tho Pacific, tho secretary said
he viowed tho undertaking with real
satisfaction. Ho regarded tho cruise as
necessary practice, valuable as placing
men and ships under conditions ap
proaching war footing. He declined to
discuss American politics, saying that
ho had no positive knowledge of present
political plans.
GIBSON NOT LONG
ON INACTIVE LIST
Half Hundred Miners Employed
and Shipments to Smelter
Made Regularly,
A force of botWcon forty and fifty
men is working at the Gibson mine, tho
suspension of operations at the prosper
ous little camp having lasted only
about a week. This is a small forco
compared to that employed at the mino
a few weeks ago, when over 200 men
uero at work, but the comparatively
few at work now can mino enough qro
to makp better than operating expenses 1
for tho compnny. Tho company is ship
ping at tho rate of about 2o0 tons of
rich sulphido ore monthly to tho Old
Dominion smelter and this is more thnn
enough to pay all expenses incurred in
mining and new development work. Sam
Gibson, tho president of the company,
is now personally in chargo of tho mine.
PROFESSIONALISM
IN STOCRMARKET
Relaxation in Tension of Call
Money; Copper Higher in Lon
don; Unchanged at Home,
NEW YORK, December 18. Tho
heavy congestion in today's dealings
in a few stocks pointed unmistakably
to the professional character of the mar
ket. This was particularly marked in
Reading. Reading's aggressive upward
turn after an early weakness nffectcd
tho tone of the makert. New York Ccn-
i trai wag an indifferent sharer in tho
general upturn. Ono of (ho. day's events
that rjjllevcj the. (mtrkct from some
prcssuro was tho relaxation in tho ten
sion of call money. Tho rebound in the
London price of copper and tin was qf
somo assistance in stocks connected
with the metal trades.
Metals Unchanged
NEW YORK, December 19. London
tin recovered part of tho recent severe
Joss, with spot closing tqnight at 117.
and futures at H9 5s, Looully the
metal continued weak n$ SaT'j to
Copper was higher in London with
spot at 58 and futures at 39 10s.
Locally copper was weak and unchanged
with Lnko at 13 to 13.23; Electrolytic,
12.55 to 13, and Casting, 12.50 to 12.23.
Lead wns higher at 13 lis Od in
London and weak hero and 5 points low
ci at 3.35 to 3.15.
Spelter advanced to 20 2s Od in
London and continued weak at 4.15 to
4.23 in New York.
Englsh iron was Jowcr; standard
foundry, 48s Gd; 01avolan warrants,
40s 3d. Locally nq change.
Bar silver, 52$.
Mexican dollnrst 41.
Macauley in New Yor': World.
NAVY TD DECIDE
DN WIDENING OF
THE CANAL LOCKS
Commission Will Leave That
to the Navy Department for
Final Settlement,
ENGINEER IN CHARGE
COMES TO WASHINGTON
Will Soon Be Able to Tell When
Canal Will Be Completed;
Goethals Must Take a Long
Rest,
WASHINGTON, December 18. "The
engineers of the Panama canaLcomniis
sion are perfectly willing that tho locks,
should bo widened to any extent the
navy thinks necessary. We shall in a
measure leave it to the navy to settle
the question, theroby making it a mat
ter of naval expediency as to how wide
the locks shall be."
This will be the attitude which the
canal commission will take on tho prop
osition referred to tho members for the
widening of locks to 110 or 120 feet
as may seem best, according to the
statement made today by George W.
Goethals, chairman of the commission.
Goethals saj-s that as far as known
at present, thp width- of 10Q feet for
tfio locks will accommodate mercantile
shipping for years to como and that 100
feet is ample for all naval construction
now building. Tho less lowny a boat
has in the lock, Goethals thinks, the
safe is both boat and lock.
Will Bo No Detriment.
It is declared that tho commission is
ready to do whatever tho president and
his naval advisers think best, as the
work is in such shape that to increase
tho width can bo done without detri
ment to tho work. Tho completion of
tho Qatun dam will dctorminp tho time
for the complptitnq of tho ontiro canal.
Thp wqr,k on tho dam has begun, but
an investigation is still in progress to
determine the localities frqm which suit
able material can bo obtained for tho
construotlon, The time for completing
tho Culobra cut and locks can bo ac
curately figured out tho only unknown
factor being tho time for the dam. It
is tho purpose to reduce tho excavation
in Culebra cut to a limited amount
monthly so as to bring about tho com
pletion of all parts of the canal at
tho samo time.
Canal Chief Arrives
WASHINGTON, D. C, December 19.
Colonel Goethals, chief engineer of
tho Panama canal, and Joseph Blagk.
bum, member of tho canaj commission,
anived today and cai'd on the presi
dent, fiocthals shows the effects of
nervous strnln. Ho will spend somo time
with tho congressional committees,
charged with legislation for tho canaj
and then take nil absolute rest for twjj
mouths. Blnckburn after eight months
on tho isthmus is loud in hia praise of
climatic, conditions. He lceare that
ho hnij not seen ciglt iimsquitos in as
many 'month,
DOCTOR SUICIDES.
NEW YORK, December 18. Dr.
Wllliltm B. Tumor wns found dead at
his holiie on Eighth avenuo tonight
with a bullet wound in his head. Tur
ner's wifo is now en route homo from
Ca'ifornia and late tonight the coroner
found two lottcrs which indicated that
Turner intended to take his life. Writ
ing to his wife, Turner said ho thought
sh; would bo happier if ho left her.
UTAH BANK CLOSED.
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, December
IS, Green River state bank of Green
River was taken in eha,rgo today by
state gxaraingrs. It carried $50,000 in
dqposts. Its e'mbarassment is attrib
uted to the destruction by flood of tho
dam across Qrccn river which interrupt
ed iirigation fo,r tho. season.
DARR0W STILL SICK;
NOT ABLE TO ATTEND
THE PETTIB0NE TRIAL
BOISK, Idaho, December 18. To
day's proceedings in the Pcttiboco trial
was given ovej almost entirely to pre
senting evidenco on the explosion at
tho residence of Fred Bradley, in San
Francisco, and a portion af this testi
mony was read from the records of the
Haywood case, according to a stipu
lation between tho attorneys.
Darrow, chief counsel for tho defense,
was unable to attend' the trial today,
but it was agreed that the defense
would conclude its examination of Or
chard tomorrow without him. Senator
Borah stated that the state would con
elude its direct evidence tomorrow, and
an adjournment will probably bo taken
until Mondaj.
WIRELESS PHONE
Hi TELEGRAPH
Being Used By Pacific Bound
Fleet; No Messages Re
ceived in Washington,
SAVANAH, G.I., December IS. Tho
DcForcst wireless station this afternoon
was in communication with the flag
ship Connecticut, the Georgia, and Min
nesota, of the battleship fleet. Many
oflicinl and private messages were sent
to Norfolk and Washington from of
ficers of tho fleet and were caught here.
The messages showed the wireless tele
phones arc being used on tho trip and
arc proving successful. Ships in the
squadron carry on conversations and
receive orders for formation by wireless
telephone.
At 8 p. m. the fleet reported as be
ing in communication with the wireless
station at San Juan, Porto Rico, and
the following message was caught at
tho Savanah station:
"Wednesday noon, 240 miles; course
remains southeasterly; fleet 550 miles
southeast of Jacksonville. Admiral
Evans signalled double column, interval
0,000 yards; well executed; special flag
ship signal 'well done."
No Official Message.
WASHINGTON, December 18. Not
a singlo official message was received
at tho navy department today from any
vessels' of the' fleet. Both the White House
and navy department discredit what pur
ports to bo a wireless message from the
battleship Connecticut to the effect that
Roosevelt has.iufonncd Kvnns thatthe
fleet would return by way of tins s?uez
canal. Secretary Locb tonight said no
plan for tho return of thp fleet has
yet been formulated.
GRAND JURY AFTER
RECKLESS8AIERS
OF SAN FRANCISCO
Probing Into Missing Colton
Securities and California
Trust Co.'s Methods,
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal., December 19.
The new grand jury convened this
afternoon for the first time since impan
clmcnt and immediately took up the in
vestigation of the alleged embezzlement
of the Colton securities from the in
solvent California Safe Deposit & Trust
company. The- securities, valued at
$203,000, were deposited by Walter J.
Bartnott, as special administrator of a
portion of tho estate with the Trust
company, in which ho was a director.
Harvey Miller, county clerk of Santa
Cruz; J. F. Riley, attorney of the Col
ton estate in litigation; S. C. Cushing,
special custodian of tho insolvent bank;
J: Cal Ewing, secretary of tho bank
commission, and Bank Commissioners
Lynch and Garouttc testified before-, the
grand jury.
Miller testified to tho appointment of
Bartnctt, and Riley to, the existence of
the securities and their value. Ewing,
Lynch and Garoutto related the,tajti
ment made, to them by Bartnctt thaf
tho missing securities in part had been
destroyed by firo in April, 1906, and
tho remainder had been taken by him to
New York and placed in a box with the
Atlantic- Trust company, to which he
and President Walker had. keys.
Tomorio.wthe grand jury will tako up
the. failure of. the, bank and thoroughly
investigate tho alleged mismanagement
and reckless banking methods which
wero said to have been responsible for
tho wrecking of the institution.
ALLEGED BLACK HAND
MEMBERS ARRESTED
FOR PLOTTING MURDER
SEATTLE. Dccembor 18. Pelia Di
Ria, said to be affiliated with tho
Black Hand socioty, was arrested to
night, together with two d,hhnrged em
ployees of the Seattle Electric com
pany, chaiged whh conspiracy to take
tho lifo of, Touy Restovo, foreman of
construction work for the Seattle Elec
tric eompany, who discharged the- two
men from a construction gang. Tho men,
it is alleged, wero overheard planning
tho murder of Rostovo, who was to bo
killed Wednesday night. When search
ed, tin? threo prisoners were- found to
have razors .sewed in thoir clothing. All
profess inability t speak English.
PRICE FIVE CENTS
EMISSARY FROM
ER ARRIVES
SEEKING PEACE
Attorney Hilton of Denver in
Goldfield With Proposition
for Compromise,
HE WILL SUBMIT TERMS
TO MINE OWNERS TODAY
Refusal, Says Federation Will
.Put Owners on Defensive;
He Is Not Sanguine of Suc
cess, GOLDFIELD, December 18. O. A.
Hilton, of Denver, general counsel for
tho Industrial Workers of tho World,
and spceial counsel for the Western
Federation of Miners, arrived in Gold
field today empowered by President
Moyer of the Western Federation of
Miners to make terms of pcaeo with
the Mine Owners' association of Gold
field. Just what tho terms on which
peace may be secured are, Hilton re
fuses to say, but states that they arc
such that it refuse by the Goldfield
mine owners, that body will be put
on the defensive by the Western Fed
eration. Tomorrow Hilton will meet the ex
ecutive committee of the local miners
union and go over the details of the
Jcrms to be submitted to tho mine
owners later m the day, when a meet
ing between the attorney and the ex
ecutive committee of tho Mine Owners'
association will be sought.
Officers of the Mine Owners' associa
tion say they cannot say whether the
offer of the Western Federation to pre
sent peace terms will bcacccpted or not
until after the meeting of tho executive
committee has been hid.
- Will Seo Commission.
Hilton says ho will appear before
the commission sent by Roosevelt to
investigate labor conditions here and
present the Western Federation sido
which first will be embodied in a state
ment to tho commission.
During an interview tonight Hilton
stated that ho was not sanguine of suc
cess in his mission.
A small number of men from Califor
nia and a few from Arizona arrived in
Goldfield today and will work in the
mires tomorrow .
Work is proceeding in three mines
without interruption. A larger number
of men is expected to arrivo tomorrow.
The commission examined witnesses
today but no statement of progress is
given out.
Governor Sparks will leave for his
ranch near Carson City tomorrow morn
ing and Funston will leave for San
Francisco.
Orders Court Martial.
SAN FRANCISCO, December ' 18.
General Funston has ordered a general
court martial to convene at Goldfield
and this order would indicate, say army
men. that tho troops now on duty at
that place will bo held there for some
time.
Mill
LABOR UNIONISTS
URGED TO RALLY
TO THEJEFENSE
Executive Committee of West
ern Federation Issues
Address.
:
DENVER, Colo., December 19. In'an
address given today by the executive
committee of tho Western Federation of
Miners, labor union men arc urged to
rally to the defense of tho officers and
members of the federation charged with
tho murder of Stcunenberg, other crimes
d of tho Goldfield miners, who are on
ike. Tho address declares that the
financial stringency was caused by oper
ations of frenzied financiers and is be
ing taken advantage of to shut down
tho mines in order to destroy the
unions.
Governor Sparks is referred to as tho
"puppet" of tho mino owners and
President Roosevelt as the pliant tool
of tho capitalistic interest in its attempt
to crush organized labor.
"Tho miuo owners," tho address con
tinues, "are determined to re-enact the
bloody scenes of Colorado, in Nevada,
and it i3 our duty to do all in our power
to prevent the accomplishment of their
hellish designs."
Moyer and Pettibonc are declared in
the address to bo "marked out lor
slaughter by the cruel, despotic rulo of
tho capitalists, whoso "only aim is to
crush the federation that tho mino own
ers may ride triumphantly over an out
raged, humiliated humanity; that labor
may bo bound hand and foot and that
the last vestige of American liberty may
be summarily annihilated."
MORE SILVER BOUGHT
WASHINGTON, D. C, December 19.
Tho treasury department today pur
chased 253,000 ounces silver for deliv
ery nt San Francisco, Denvcrnnd Phil
adelphia at 52.7 cents rcr fine ounce.
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