The Bessemer indicator., November 04, 1893, Image 1

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VOL. 4,
WE ARE SELUNO
AUgrocartae, fruit*, ate., cbupar by
30pur out than any other Arm in the
oily. Our prioea are regulated by the
market No one can compete in price
or quality.
Fresh Goods.
Art muck cheaper to the ooniumer
than stale article*. When
Cheaper
Good* are offered you, depend they
have not the value. We aet the price*
for all we are lower
Than all Others.
A buaiuea* proposition would com
mand your instant attention. By trad
ing with us you can save $5.00 to
$lO.OO
Per month an your grocery bill.
OUR LEADER.
100 lbs COLUMBINE full patent flour,
9105.
Now is the time to buy your winter
supply. The flour is better than ever.
We are again using every effort to
place this Celebrated Brand of flour in
every faiuily. Once used, a|wuys your
choice.
Teas and Coffees
Are our specialty. We can save you
60 per cent on every pound purchased
Ilb Extra Fine Pinhead Gunpowder
Tea, G6c
This is undoubtedly the finest Gun
powder sold in the oity. Try a sample.
1 lb SPIDER LEG UNOOLORED
JAPAN TEA Gsc.
The smoothest drink sold. Can you see
it too your advatage to oontinue to pay
11.00 for an interior article. Call for
a sample.
1 lb INDIA ENGLISH BREAKFAST
AND OOLONG TEA for 06c.
These are especially fine, and oncer used
no other will suit. By buying direct
we are enabled to obtain a superior
article for a very reasonable amount.
8 lbs IMPERIAL MOCHA AND
JAVA COFFEE, 76c.
This ie the finest possible to obtain
Why pay 46c to 60c a pound for a poorer
quality. We acknowledge no equal.
Our ARABIAN MOCHA at 87H, our
IMPERIAL JAVA at 37)4 are the
same high grade quality.
JUST THINK!
3 lbs best O. G. Java Coffee and Alden
Mocha for 1.00. This is our especial
drive.
A CHEAP ONE.
Finest Crushed Java per pound 20c.
Without equal BEST QUALITY. Try
a pound.
All Package Coffee at 25c.
Picnic hams, per lb. 10c; 15)4 lbe sugar
$l.OO 100 lbs white potatoes $l.lO.
Hoses & Allen
MS. Union Ave. Cor. Sixth and Hanta He.
R. A. CROSSMAN.
ATTORNEY-AT—LAW,
Criminal Law a Specialty.
Prompt Attention Given to Herndon Claim*
Kootn t over PoHtofllre. PUKBI.O.
W. L. Graham, Chah. E. haxtom,
President. Canhler.
WESTERN NATINAL BANK,
Union Ave. and C Street, Pueblo, Colorado
Authorised Capital, - $360,000.
Paid in Capital, 50,000.
HurpUis, 176.001.
WEST BROS.
Huy and Hell
Jinitin, Cuptlf Cirliin, Sluinrt
Queens war Tinware, etc.
3IOHRHT PRICE PAID FOR HECOND
HAND GOODH.
M UNION AVENUE. - - NEAR BRIDGE
F. H. STEWART & CO.
Manufacturers of and dealers in
Buggies and Wagons,
Agricultural Implement!! of All Kind*. War
on and Baggy Harness,
tss-iea a uwtow aw., toe-io«Victoria a'vx.,
numoM No. isa PUEBLO. COLO
1 ' ' ‘ V~
Havings Bank.
Tha Pueblo Savings bank is a popular
.nstitution with tha psopla of Beasemsr,
and it daaarvsa to ha. It is a good bank
to patronix* ami tha man, women and
Aildren of tha rtty are fast finding it
Notice.
Anything wanted In the line of
•oaveagerwork will be attended to
by leaving orders at the oltv hall
-if earner of Box Elder and Summit
avenna.
Martin Huohka,
City Scavenger.
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The Bessemer Indicator.
The Indicator.
P. BYRNEB, Editor ano Prorriktor.
PublUhed Every Hatnrdsy at Besaemer. Colo.
Entered at Ihe Poetofflee at Pueblo, Colo., m
aecontl claaa matter.
Price op Subscription.
One Year 81 00
Six Months 60
Vote for McNamara, vote for Mc-
Kee, vole for Moses, Henderson and
Bowman.
Don’t forget to vote for Geo. Wil
lauer and M. A. Carey for justices of
the peace.
A vote next Tuesday for Long, Don
ley and Davlh tor commissioners will be
a vote for un economic county govern
ment.
Hkhhkmkk will give the republicans
a good round majority. Not a populist
will carry the vote of the steel works
town.
Tiik hoard of county commissioners
have done a good thing in owning up
the road from Vineland to this place.
When the viaduct is completed Un
people from that rural district and those
from the smelter country will have an
easy ingress to the city.
The Denver Trades Assembly has
been canvassing the late general as
sembly in search of friends of the
working people and has placed Bes
semcr's representative, Hon. A. XV.
Lennard, on the roll of honor. The
trades assembly respectfully commends
him to the laboring classes as being »
champion of their cause.
Tax elections in the various counties
of the state next Tuesday will be of
the greatest moment. The credit and
good name of the commonwealth will
depend upon the result. A populist
victory would mean a loss of Eastern
confidence and a loss of confidence
would mean a withdrawal of capital to
the detriment of every citizen in the
state.
Last Monday in the district court,
Judge Elwell condemned his first man
to the gallows when he senteuccd
Santiago Torris, alias Indian Joe to be
bangrd at Canon City between Novem
ber 17 and 28d. Indian Joe. a swarthy
Mexican of about forty years and with
both legs sawed off below the knees
was found guilty ot murdering Harry
Howard, a ranchman Hviug several
miles down the valley, and throwing
the body in a well and covering it up
with rocks and debris, where it was
found by Sheriff Moses and bis deputies.
The attorneys of the condemned man
will ask for an appeal to the supreme
court and whether a new trial will be
granted or not it is morally certain that
Governor Waite will commute the
death sentcucc and that the gallows
will be cheated of its victim.
Tiib horrible assassination of Mayor
Carter H Harrison of Chicago last
Saturday seems to have been the crazy
act of an Irresponsible crank to which
no significance can be attached. In a
remote way Prendergast, the murderer
may be the creation of a hostile political
faction as whs Quito, the slayer of
President Garfield. The only signifi
cant part of the transaction is that the
murderer Is confined iu the anarchist
cell where no doubt he properly be
longs. The whole country mourns the
tragic ending of the active career of
Chicago’s able mayor, one of the most
prominent figures sn the stage of
American politics, a man possessed of
wonderful personal magnetism and
executive ability, a natural born leader
of men who, had he been spared would
have occupied higher political positions.
Looki so at the local policical situa
tion from an Indspendent standpoint,
and contemplating the result of a
change at this time, it seems infinitely
better that the county government
should continue to run in the same
groove without change and without
interruption. The contest In a large
measure lies between the populists and
the republicans, the democrats and in
dependents holding the balance of
power. These controlling elements
will do well to weigh their opinions
carefully before expressing them at the
polls next Tuesday. Under republican
government this county enjoys the
lowest rate of taxation of any county
In the state to-day, its credit is good
and its general standing is good at
home and abroad, while under popu
listic dominion the affairs of the state
are impaired and it* credit almost
rained, as witness the fact that state
warrants go bagging *1 7ft c*nU, lad
•too tfcu trmllaft aftnto for EMon
wkotoaoto honaat obooat ntirrfy
Colorado aaankoata Mat ooarod an,
bj u. fooltoh tkroot ot yaaahg one*-
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BESSEMER, COLORADO, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1893.
MORE REDUCTIONS.
Steel Works Laborers Experience An
other eut.
Where will it all end? Shortly after
taklug hold of the steel works as super
intendent T. W. Robinson commenced
the trimming of the wages of the work
‘ngmen and the harder thu times the
more he cuts. On Inst Wednesday
further reductions* were made and the
discontent throughout Bessemer is
great, as well it might be. The men
do uot mind being reduced to wages
commensurate with the times but the
reductions arc evidently so unfair and
unreasonable that they protest.
Under the new scale the firemen ami
water tenders have been cut from 92.25
to 91.05 per day. working twelve hours.
All the unskilled laborers have been
cut from 91-75 to 91-40 for twelve
hours, and from 91-05 to 91-80 for ten
hours—not enough to pay for pro
visions and house rent for a family, to
say nothing of clothing and the other
absolute necessaries.
The tonnage men received a cut of
teu per cent.
Mr. Hohinson states that he was
obliged to make the reductions in order
to compete with the llliuois Steel Co.
What arc the facts? The steel works
are now doing little but getting out
merchant iron, and the Imdicatok is in
formed that the Illinois Steel Co does
not make that product at all, nor is the
company making any rails ut present.
Mr. Robinson states that the laborers
of the Illinois Steel Co. get 91-00 per
day. The management did rut them
down to 91-10 per day ut Joliet and the
works were to have stalled up a week
ago but the men refused to go to work.
Whether or not the men here will ac
cept the cut is a question. The bar
mill is broken down and the test has
not yet come.
It is a down right shame that men
must work from 6 o’clock in the morn
ing until 6:30 in the evening for 91-40,
or work two hours less aud get 91-30.
It would not look so bnd if Mr. Robin
son had not replaced the old employes,
holding the best jobs with his own
fnroriles and in almost every instance
raised their wages, and they arc still
holding their jobs and drawing these
big wages while doing practicully noth
ing. They hold sinecure positions, and
often arc inen inferior to those whom
they replaced. Home of them are good
men aud liked by all. hut they are the
exception. It is uot necessary to men
tion names, for even the iuferior men
are not to blame for taking a good thing
when they get it.
The steel workers of Bessemer have
been patient and reasonable and it is
entirely too bad that they should he
thus imposed on. It will be a blessing
to them and to the city in general when
Superintendent Robinson's successor is
appointed.
ONLY ONE OF MANY.
How a Bessemer Democrat Will
Vote.
Ed Indicatoh:—l am a humble follower
of the democratic banner and have
trained with the unterrifled all my life
and would like to see them on top
always, hut the fight in this couuty is
between the republicans and the peo
ple's party as a general thing aud as 1
would rather see the republican' in
power than the populists, I will vote
moßt of the lopublican ticket. lam
glad to see such men as Johu Murphy,
Tom Russell and Con Finn leave the
pops. They will all vote the republi
can ticket and so will lots of others who
once thought the peoples' part) all
right. The |H>ps killed themselves iu
their convention for It was too much
on the A. P. A. order. I ant a Bes
semer democrat but I will not be alone
In leaving my party and voting the
republican ticket. I must except John
R. Dixon. I)r. Dodds and Pud McCari
den; I will support them and 1 think
they will be elected.
Respectfully,
A Demockat.
Tps unconditional repeal of the pur
chasing clause of the Hherinau act is a
great misfortune to the entire country
but particularly so to the silver pro
ducing states of the West. The silver
market is certain to decline for a time
and with tbs fall in value of that
precious ore many silver mines arc
likely to close until the demand causes
them to be worked again. In the
meantime miners will turn their at
tention to gold mining and the world
will move on as usual. Sour grapes
anyway and Colorado must make the
most of It.
Tkb revised ordinances of Bessemer
are now out in book form, the work of
revision having bean done by City At
toraey Lennard, and the books were
published by the Ixdicatom. It was a
much needoc t work and the laws of the
city are row in such tangible shape
that they can bo readily understood.
▲Homy Lennard had a particular and
Ovdnonatask In revising and simplifying
lbe ordinances. TBbra have been sevsa
tynHn, ordtanneot passed which ho re
dnsod lo eighteen shiptsst duly class!-
Moad indexed. Onytonof the book
CITY COUNCIL.
The Regular Order of Business Only
to Attend to.
Mayor Dempsey am! all the alder
men except lucksnn present.
A communication from tlit- Aineri
can Bridge Co. of Chicago was read
stating that the iron for the viaduct
was ready for shipment
Alderman Miles complained that tlie
Bessemer Ditch Co. was too slow about
making the extension to tlie Northern
avenue bridge ami wanted action by
the council. Mayor Dempsey, however
suggested that the company meant to do
t lie work as soon as possible but that
funds were very short at this time.
Mr Miles, therefore modified his views
and lie reported to the council on the
line laid out by the mayor.
Marshal Shay reported three arrests
tor October.
The serai animal reports of the
treasurer and clerk were read and re
ceived.
j Attorney Lennard was instructed to
I investigate the matter as to whether it
was tin: duty of ihe city fir tin ('. <\ A
I. 1). Co. to keep the sewers in condition,
complaint having been made that they
needed attention.
E. 11. Rollins A Hon, of New York,
brokers, urged the council to pay up
interest on bonds due September Ist
and a warrant was ordered drawn in
their favor.
The monthly pay roll and sundry
bills were disposed of.
The contract with the Btilicn Bridge
Co. was read and laid aside without
discussion.
Complaint being made about cattle
running at large. Alderman Fishci
moved to have the police get after all
trespassing stock. He said that many
people believed that the herder had
been taken off.
Marshal Shay stated tiiat since the
council cut off the horse feed for the
herder the horse had been sent out to
pasture and the poliee found it difficult
work to chnsc the cattle on foot,
though they did what they could.
The mayor urged unusual diligence
in this matter and the mooting adjourned
About Weighing coal.
To Thf. Besskmku Indicatoh:—
In these bnrd times it behooves men of
nil classes nnd conditions to look well
to their expenses. This is applicable
to city ns well as to individual interests
and to this end let me call the attention
of our city fathers to an item of ex
pense taxed up to the people of Bes
semer which is unjust, while the
parties at the head of it do not aim
to extortion, nor do the)’ gain by it ex
cept byway of time, nnd of course time
is money. I refer to the way people
have to pay for the weighing of coal
on the city scales. Three persons may
order coal; one of them ordeis one ton,
the other two orders one-half toil each,
or three persons may order one half or
one-fourth each; this is all loaded at
one and the same time into one wagon
with diffcicnt compartments aud the
wagon is driven on the city scales to bo
weighed but once. Now I don't claim
tliut the coal in hulk is short, but this
1 do claim: that while the whole load
weighes the totnl amount, yet who
knows which of those three persons
iiave too much, or more than they have
paid for and which of the others have
paid for more than they get? But
then each gets a weigh bill and each
pays teu cents for the weighing of his
coal, or in other words, in this ease
thirty cents is collected for ten cents
wortli of work. Now who gets this
twenty cents not earned? I don't pre
tend to know, but this I do know, thnt
a wrong has been done to some, or
rather to every one that buys coal ex
cept to them who arc aide to buy two
or more tons at a iime. Now this is a
matter that the city council should
remedy. 1 don't say that the city
scales should he abolished; far from it.
hut l do say that men who sell coal a
dollaror two more on the ton than the
same quality etin lie bought for in
Denver, 120 miles further from the
mines than Pueblo is, should he mndc
to deliver to every man the exact
amount ordered, nst a pound more or
less than is paid for. There are
several things connected with this mat
ter that I may mention in the future.
I am no pcssimht or sorehead, but I
am opposed to monopolies even in as
little n thing as the weighing of coal
especially when the poor man and con
sumer has to suffer thereby.
Once and a while.
BLACKSMITHING,
horse shoeing and repairing shop.
Satisfaction guaranteed. Shop open
from 6 a. in. till 7 p. m. No. 808
Northern Ave. Bessemer.
MUR FREE A EDWARDS-
Half Rates to Denver via the
Rio Grande.
On Sept. 80th and Oct. Ist we will
sell tickets to Denver and return at
$4.66. All ticketh good returning up
to and including Oct. Bth. We extend
a cordial Invitation to all Odd Fellows
•ml the publio la general to use the
R*o Grande, our train service and
squipaeftt IN Raeqßaltod. Our Den
rur Ftgtos depart at 4.4 ft mi t,#o a. m.
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PUEBLO BUSINESS COLLEGE
will teach you to write
SHORTHAND
like this . . .
THE LORD’S PRAY HR.
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//. C. // ARDEN, LE 15, Erin, mu/ Prop
300 307-808 McCarthy Block.
Hard Time Prices.
Clothes Pines 2 do/, for 5c
Scrubbing Brushes 5
Padlocks with 2 keys ..10c
1 dozen Carpet Tacks 10c
Whisk Brooms 10c
All Bristle Dust Brush 30c
Kite String Ball 5c
school Slates from 5c to 25
Also u line of pens, pencils, sponges, tablets etc. ns low ns the lowest
Pressed Hops per package 5c
Can Opener . . 5c
Headquarters for “Tops”
H. PEHLET, Evans and Summit
Columbia Theatre,
Formerly WONDERLAND.
Week ni October 29, “The Gilded Fool’
Mnlinees Wednesday and Saturday. Ladies’ matinee 20 cts
to all parts of the house. Children’s matinee I O cts.
Regular Prices, 10,20 and 30 cents.
John R. Dixon.
John R. Dixon, who lias been
Dominated by the democratic con
vention for district judge, was born
in Semerst Maryland, and isß6 years
of uge. In 1H73 at the age of 18 he
apprenticed himself after receiving
academic education to journalism
under the direction of Mr. Colburn,
of the New York Times, in Wash
ington, D. C. He served on news
paper row for two years, and while
so engaged attrueted the attention
of the officers conducting the prose
cutiou of tlie famous whisky ring.
By them Ik* was retained as con
fidential secretary throughout those
I celebrated trials.
In 1870 he was admitted to the bar
of the court of appeals of Maryland
at Annapolis, and in 1880 removed
to Denver, where he spent|a year
in the office of Hon. Hugh Butler
studying mining rights. Iu 1883 at
the request of General Charles
Wright, ho went to Cheyenne, Wyo„
to accept the position of assistant
attorney of the Wyoming Stock
growers association. Shortly after
wards he was elected prosecuting at
torney for the third judicial district
of Wy.oming. In 1888 he represented
Wyoming in the national demo
cratic convention at St. Louis and
was a member of the committee on
notification. Ho was elected to make
the presentation speech to General
Pat Collins, permanent chairman of
the convention, which he did at
Columbus, Ohio, immediately after
Judge Thurman bad been officially
notified of his nomination of the
vice presidency. Mr. Dixon re
moved to southern Colorado on ac
count of a throat affection, late in
1888, and since then 'engaged in the
practice of law at Pueblo.
Repubican Headquarters.
The republican headquarters for the
campaign have been established in the
Board of Trade building, first floor, the
spacious hall and office rooms having
been obtained and fitted up. All the
newspapers of the county and many
others will be on file and the public is
respectfully invited to visit the head
quarters and read and have a social
time.
K. WILDKUOOR.
W. A. Pitton, Chairman.
Secretary
The "Waif’s of New York” was up
to the standard as a sensational play,
Mft the features of realism ami
qnfs food. At omeasily
tnm Hi.i.ir
HOME PRICES.
! C. H. Qunckenbush A Son submit to
! you the following partial list of prices
I to which your attention is respectfully
i culled and they ask you to compuro it
; with the prices of any other firm in tins
portion of Colorado.
READ THESE PRICES:
J 100 lbs fine potatoes 1 15
I 100 lbs rising sun flour. ... 1 55
100 Colorado patent flour... 1 70
Dried apricots ;>er 11> 15
Evaporated peaches per lb.. 12L
3 |>kg. Soux City rolled oais .25
5 lbs rice . 25
1 2 lb can roast beef . 20
1 2 lb packago schumacknr
cracked wheat or rolled wheat .15
l package mincemeat .... 1"
*2 gal. Golden Eagle syrup . 3"
*2 gal. Gold medal syrup ..35
gal. New Orleans syrup 35
l package Kingsford corn starch... 10
1 package st arch . 10
3 packages Gloss starch 25
2 cans California peaches .35
1 “ “ grapes 15
1 “ “ Damson plums 15
1 “ “ green gages 15
1 “ “ egg pints 15
1 “ “ Gold Drop plums 15
1 “ “ German prunes .15
22 lb cans Anderson’s apple butter. 3-5 ,
7 cans Anderson's jam 1 On j
1 2 lb can blackberries 10
1 2 lb can peas 10
1 can cream deep sugar corn 10
2 2 lb can Dumbar's Oyster 35
2 2 lb can Bahama Pine apples. 25
2 cuns Cupid tomatoes .... 25
(1 bars White Rose soap. ... .25
(> bars White Russian soap 25
fibars Fnirbank’s soap. .25
C. H. Qtiackeiilmsli k Son
Water Kents Due.
Water rents for another quarter
were due Oct. 1 'O3. Unless paid
promptly water will be turned off.
The Pueblo Water Co.
Month side
Great Rock Island Route
TO THK CAST.
1 MEET TIB FEW
Halt Way With Prices to Suit the
Hard Times.
f ‘ I Inutile only the lies! of Goods which we
sell nlprices to meet alt competition. II c arc detesmin
cd to give satis/acHon. Your attention is catted to Hit
following price list.
.11) cI.VI) A’l/LECl*s
-11,11 " ! 1 ' 1,, “ r guaranteed $1 «S 1 Can California IVurbea a
IDO 11. I'olaloi-». While DelNorte 1.15 1 Can pears 2t
: ::un, Rolled (lain 1.00 1 Can cherries 2C
I 1 It. Drie.l Reaches If, 1 Can Blackberries 20
1 Hi 111-nil Apricots In 1 Can Apricots 15
1 It. IVarl Tapioca In 1 Cun Plums 10
IpkgS. II Starch 0 l Can Crapes 15
1 pkg Quacker (lata 10 2 Cons Tomatoes 25
1 pkg Soux Oats Kill Can Monarch M'Jk 1#
1 Call Oil Sardines 05 All Package Codecs 25
11 an Mustard Sardines lo Our Best Teas per Pound 05
-Ihl an Corned Beef 20 We also carry a stock of nice
2 Cans Salmon 25 frcah MeaU
I! Ihs sweet potatoes 25 dibs cranberries 25
Orders taken for the genaine Canon City coal and other kinds.
D. G. MILLER & J. D. WILLIAMSON
PROPRIETORS.
Corner Summit and Routt.
T. \V. I YX< 11.
COBNER OK EVANS AND SUMMIT AVENUES, BESSEMER.
Dealer in Wall Paper Paints, Oil, Glass, Varnish and Brushes
PAINTING,
Paper Hanging, Kalsominingand Glazing done on
Short Notice,
sW l fork Guaranteed.
D R Greene. pr,. D.F. Urmy. v,ce pr, B . N. D. H.NSOALE. cash..-.
PUEBLO NATIONAL BANK.
P’JEBLO, - . COLORADO.
PAID UP CAPITAL, $250,000.
I'OREiaN AXI) DOMESTIC EXCHANOE BOUGHT AND SOLD.
DIRECTORS.
.lames L. Lombard. T. A. Sloane. Tims. Thompson.
««cr W. Woodlmry. Urmy. j. K . Rblrem.n.
I . It. Greene. Join, J. Bums. N. D. Hinsdale.
WORMLEY AND MURTHA’S
Puebio Steam Laundry.
Corner of Union avenue and C street.
I*j very tiling neat and clean and all work first class. Goods
called for and delivered to any port of Pueblo or Bessemer.
WORMLEY & MURTHA, Propr’s.
P IHIHAId Doesn't quote any prices, but he permits
U I lilt I l,O oni ‘ to S' ve morc Groceries and Provisions for a BIG
' DOLLAR than he does.. lie is in THE LEAD and intends
to stay there. Don't ask questions, hut drop in and see him. You will call again
ROUTT AVENUE. NEAR SUMMIT
TUCHOCK BROS.
MERCHANT TAILORS,
119 West 2nd Street.
Largest and Finest Stock oj Domestic and Im
| ported // ootens in Hie City. |
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