The state herald., 1892-05-27
DENVER GOSSIP:
A Few Of tho Thing. That 6esify The
Attention Of the Residents d
the Capital City.


bsNviR, Colo, May 20.
Denver is cursed with choice assSrttient
of desperate rogues who drift III from all
quarters Of the earth. Whenever such char
acters are driven from the smaller towns thcy
hsstsn to this city where they arc less likely
to be Noticed. Although we havc o police
force Of at least average ability which Keeps =
sharp eye open for law-breakers Of the baser
sort, the latter run but little danger In prao-
ticing their profession. During Sunday and
Monday nights three men In the upper part
Of town were sandbaggcd and fobbsd. Paul
Bates was beaten on the head 90 ~ to render
him unconscious, then robbed and left on tho
sidewalk .9 die. A policeman discovered him
and took him TO police headquarters where Il
was found that his wounds were very serious
and he may die. He was In the city tempo
rarily for his health and was well supplied
with money, all Of which was taken.
Another victim Of some heartlcss villain Is
Bert Cass, who, on Sunday night, at 10
O'Clock In quiet part Of the city, was
knocked down with two stunning blows pad
his pockets emptied. Then as crowning net
Of their crime the robbers placed Cass upon
the track Of On electric car line, where he
narrowly escaped death by passing car. lie
was cared for and after two hours was able to
tell where he lived. He will probably recov-
err The third case was that of young man
who wds knocked down and robbed by = ne
gro, whb, like the other hold.ups, escaped:
When we add to this record the
further statement that there have
ale t1,t rlS.,
during the last six days, 1t becomes evident
thnt the daily papers have some excuse for
being largely filed with the records Of crime
and misery.
1t Is pleasant 10 turn from this class Of
news matter to ahothef much m6rc cheerful
In tone, viz; the movement to relieve distress
by establishing new hospital for patients
afflicted with contagious diseases. A number
OF public spirited ladies are leading In the
movement, and they called meeting at Unity
church Sunday night for the purpose Of
arousing public sentiment In favor OF the new
building 1t is to be hoped that the agitation
will result In the furnishing by the city Of
hospital properly fitted for the care OF pa
tients and others suffering from scarlet fever
and dlphtherla, Of whom there have been
large number Of late.
A meeting was held In the city last wctk In
the interest Of q movement OF great impor-
tance. The Colorado kindergarten Assoca-
tion was organized with Professor Aaron Cove
as president During the past two or three
years the kindergartens Of Denver have
been growing In number and their work Is
constantly attracting more attention u the
wisdom OF beginning the training OF chill
drcns' minds and hands ut an early age.
number OF public spirited women OF the city
have sustained d system Of free kindereartcns
here which have furnished instruction 10 more
than 1--WE hundred children Of poor parents.
The system provides occupation for the little
ones which is a happy combination q work
and plny that teaches the child how to use
his faculties Of mind AMI body to some pur-
pose. The Association hopes to secure an
amendment to the State constitution whereby
the limit Of school age will be lowered to
three years, permitting Of the incorporation
OF the kindergarten plan In the common
school system. Reports were made showing
that where the kindergarten had been intro
duccd in the smaller towns Of the State II had
been received with favor and that the results
OF Its work were excellent.
The Ministerial Alliance Of the city Is Just
now engaged In trying to secure the closing
OF the thcatcrs on Sunday, the Peoples the
atcr especially, having made practice lately
OF giving performance Sunday evenings.
The ministers claim that the open theater
VIII keep people away from church and that
its influence Is generally bad. Nearly all the
churches have voted In favor OF closing the
thcatcrr, and there sectns to bc strong sen
timent among the better classes In favor Of
the movement Mr.. johnson, the president Of
the police board Is strongly opposed to this
view, however, and he is supported by large
number of people. What the final action Of
the board will be is not yet known.
That fluent and aiiiucnt New Yorker, Bob"
lngersoll has been In town again, aud dis
courscd on Shakespeare. Colonel Ingersoll
is thoroughly Mt home on the platform for be
is born talkcr. The ease with which he
ands something TO say on any subject 10
partly accounted for by the fact that he isn't
very particular about being accurate. Tho
lecturer on this occasion paid high tribute TO
the works OF the bard Of Avon and declared
that he was the greatest man that ever lived
He incidentally ridlculed the Bacon theory Of
the Shakespeare plays
The Capitol Hill mIilionaircs arc now
wrangling over the question whether or not
To pave the streets before their houses, and
there is little likelihood Of anything being
done In that line this year II the weather
which has prevailed during the last two weeks
should continue they would feel the necessity
of paving everything except their lawns. It
has been regular "down-castr weather, with
no sunshine, and rain every day.
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