The Lamar register., 1891-05-02

Coming Congress Preparing ,e
Receive the Presid dent-Twenty Nh
lion Dollars Will be Spent u, I'M
movements Eernhardts Engage
ment-New Newspapsr-The erea
Dog Show-Com'ng EXCURSION
DENVER. Colo, April %, 1s9L
From our regular correspondent.
Denver had a siege Of mud during tns
frst part of last week almost equal to thAs
succeeding the big snow storm II VII
probably prove effective in insurlhs Wv
success OF the movement TO pave 'ns
principal streets Even the SIDE s'rOe"
have been excessively bad. II s eeeoih-
| ing evident, even to the aul'es'
comprehension, that Denver streets VII
have to be paved, the same as those ~
| other cities.
Two great railroad magpates and NIL
lionaires, Cornelius Vanderbilt and CnAun
cey NJ Depew, were in Denver last Iues-
day and took good look at the town AiF'
Vanderbilt did not talk much MheH
mans millions get above the hunafeu
| mark he does not have To pose for puoL-s
admiration. But MIR. Depew talked
graeiously 10 every one he met. including
the reporters, and quite ontshone Mr,
Vanderbilt. notwithstanding the latter
has the prepouderance of miliions-
Their visit can hardly fail TO Increase
their interest In Colorado investments
Present indications so to show that the
Western Commercial Congress 10 be held
| in Denver, May 18th, will be well at
tended and that it will DC an iuporiaat
| gathering. Coming Just week after ne
| visit Of President Harrison 1t IS likely tc
tax the Chamber Of Commerce and citi-
sens of Denver to properly entertain TIE
delegates The discussions cannot fail 'c
be both interesting and prohta6lc, ana
there ought to be fun representation Of
all sections Of this State
1t now seems likely that President Hsr-
rison's visit, May lzth, will call Together
the greatest number Of people ever as
sem bled in Deaver. No great STIR has
been made about 1t. but thousands OF Pco-
pie from neighboring towns aHd all alous
the lines OF railway arc getting ready te
come. Tue gathering OF school children
around the high school building, II carried
| out as proposed, will doubtless be thS
mos. impressive pageant Of the occasion
The Grand Army Of the Republic have IL
view some kind OF demonstration Of re
speci for their illus,rioas comrade, bat 4
has not yet been folly arranged
One Of the las; acts Of the retiring e'tl
council, presumably under the innuenec O.
Doodle, was to grant franchise 70 !
mythical railroad company 10 build .
railroad down Cherry Creek 20 the Platte
| Whether or not 1t can be legally rePeaio<
| is question. The existence Of the uansee
land along Cherry Greek bottoms is : ter
rible menace to all that section Of the city
| south OF it, for unless frst-clsss viaduct
are constructed railroad there woul.
damage south side property 10 the eNten
Of millions OF dollars
Mr.. A. C. Fisk, one OF the oides; rcA
estate men in Denver, Is authority for ~
estimate that 81, $4,000 will be expende,
on new buildings and improvements e@r
ing 1891. This fact iasGrss q good dcgrc'
of prosperity and continued hiEe price
for real estate-i Mr.. Fisk's predlesioHi
are correct
Bernhardts two engagements a. th'
Broadway theAter last week wor
q great success. The naughty
French actress gibberod ava.
In language that hardly on
of her hearers could understand-an'
gracefully acknowledged her applause
Her plays were IA Toscaf and Fedora
The "Irrigation Age is the name Of
new newspaper just started IN Denver b.
Messrs. Smy the, Britgon aud Poore. It
the only newspaper in the United State
devoted exclusively 70 irrigation and has
grand field OF operations. The drst NUN
Der appeared week before last and showel
unmislakable signs OF enterprise an
ability.
The dog show of the Continental Kenne
Club last week was highly successful
The number OF dogs entered was not IN
usually large, but the quality was superio
and much interest was manifested by Ia
crowds that gathered In the Coliseum
every day. The show of the great 81
Bernards. the largest animals exhibited
was unusually good. Next was lin
display of very large and handsome mas
tits But it would take too long to enum
crate even all the breeds represented
Those desirous Of fun knowledge in regar,
ID the club can obtain particulars BY ad
dressing F. ". Rand, secretary.
The Interior Land and Immigration
Company have reason 10 believe that thei
excursion TO Idaho Falls, Idaho, on tn
18th OF May, Will be one Of the larrcs
that has ever gone out Of Denver. tn
fare for the round trip is but twent
dollars, which would be inducemen
enough to attrac. a large crowd OF sight
seers, but the chances of getting in on tn
ground foor'' in the purchase Of lots in
new and growing town will appeal to
great many capitalists who seldom travc
except for business. A gentleman VIII
recently visited that city writes enthusl
aslically of the prospects OF Idaho Fail
and the adjacent country. Its wonderfH
water power promises to make it the grea
milling, lumber and manufacturing tow
Of the State, while its agricultural an
commercial advantages are second To non,
j. ID.
A Chilian Vessel Sunk.