offending sheet, but they were grievously disappointed. The Record appeared the morning after, on time, and in pretty fair shape. The spirit and indomitable energy of a woman foiled the well-planned, successfully-executed scheme of the allies.
This woman was Mrs. Emma F. Langdon, wife of one of the linotype operators of the Record. Informed in the dead of night of the military raid, Mrs. Langdon hurried down to the office, worked hard all night at a linotype machine, and with the help of the business manager of the Record the paper was ready for dis-
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tribution at the regular hour, to the amazement and chagrin of the mine owners and General Bell.
General Bell saw that unless he kept a military guard constantly at the office of the Record, for the express purpose of preventing the paper from appearing, he could not hope to suppress it. The General, it seems, shrunk from taking a step like this, and acknowledged defeat by releasing Editor Kyner and his employees after two days' imprisonment.
Labor throughout the state and country was very angry at the way the Record had been treated, and thousands of resolutions were passed, condemning General Bell and Governor Peabody.
We shall soon see whether public opinion prevailed on the Colorado administration to act fairly with all citizens, irrespective of the size of their pocket-books.