The indicator., 1897-10-09
COLORADO BRIEFS.

Permits for buildings worth over
100000 are issued monthly at Den
yer
The state association of Congrega
tional churches met AT Trinidad last
week.
Governor Adams attended the fair
at Sterling on the 2nd and gave two
addresses.
The new Otero county court house
has been accepted and the officers are
moving in.
Much damage has been done to
farmers about Durango by unusually
heavy rains
The first car for the new electric
line from Colorado Springs to Cripple
Creek has been received.
Henry l.. Thurbcr ot Detroit, former
ly private secretary to President CIeve-
land, is visiting Colorado
Charles Rcineckc. champion wrestler
Of Colorado, is arranging match with
a. j. Howard of Boulder
Louis Schmidt. treasurer OF the I'm
proved Order Of Red Men. has been ar
rested for cmbczzling Sl,Too.
Trouble has again risen in Cripple
Greek over the railroad right of way
and deputy sherinS arc on guard,
II. @. OIney secretary VI the State
Board OF Charities and Corrections.
has resigned to 20 into business In
Boston
The Bank Of Montruse closed lis
doors on the 29th. The officers claim
that they can pay or all claims If
given reasonable time,
BY the derailnc Of a Rio Grande
passenger train near Cotopaxi few
days ago two passengers were killed
and n number injured
EN-Congressman Townsend of Silver
Clif has been appointed by President
Mckinley as judge Of the southern dis
trict Of the Indian territory.
One interesting feature OF the car
nival festivities at Denver was the
large number OF weddings that took
place. The county clerk issued seven
teen licenses in one day
A plan has been lnaugurated at Den
yer for raising funds with which to
build an auditorium 1t is proposed
TO make 100000 buttons to be sold at
81 each. The first ten buttons will be
sold at auction.
Rev. ]. II. Gill. formerly pastor Of
the Methodist Church at Aspen, has
been convicted by the church authori-
ties OF seducing young lady member
of that church. and he has been sus-
pended from the ministry
The Colorado Fuel and Iron Com
pany will build large addition to the
plant at Pueblo The cost of the i'm
proyements will be about $500 600.
The addition is for the purpose of
manufacturing structural. sheet and
bar steel President Osgood and Cen
eral Manager Kebler are now in the
East for the purpose Of completing
arrangements The new plant will be
in operation next spring.
A beautiful tribute OF respect to VIII
liam +. Slocum, president of Colorado
College, was forwarded to him in Colo
radO Springs from Denver by T. :.
Hayden on behalf OF large number
of citizens The expression of pleas
ure in the fact that President Slocum
declined hattering offer from Oberlin
College to remain with the Colorado
College was couChed in elegant Ian
Euase and engrossed in handsome text
upon parchment to which was affixed
the autographs Of many warm per
sonal friends and sterling business
men Of the state
1t is with considerable pride that
BriCadIer General Elwell Otis /. en-
ahled to give a gold medal to the most
expert shot in the whole United States
army, aud to a soldier, moreover, who
has made the best target record in the
lnnals of the army Sergeant c. NJ.
Smell OF company G.. seventh infantry
at Fort Logan. wins this coveted
honor His shooting was better in
every contest than all contestants save
in skirmish firing, whore two scores
higher than his We're recorded He
was awarded the gold medal
A contract was signed on the 4th be
tween the board Of directors Of the |
Canon City x Cripple Creek Electric |
railway and orman * Crook of Pu-
eblo, for the construction of the grade, |
the bridging and the laying of rails for
the line Of that road from Canon City !
to the Cripple Creek district While |
the figures OF tho contract are not !
made public. they are said 10 be in the |
Of SsoO,OOO The entire |
cost of putting the line in operation
will be something over 81 100000. The |
length Of the line Is thirty miles, and
the maximum grade will not exceed |
six per cent. Electricity viii be the |
motive power and 1t will he generated |
by an extensive plant. which will be |
run by the water Of the Arkansas
river. Work will be begun on October |
Goth and the line is to be completed |
early in the coming spring
The Supreme Court has rendered an
opinion in answer to a question asked |
by the governor regarding the right OF |
the state board Of equalization to levy 4
a tax over the four mills provided by |
law. The question propounded by the |
governor was: I'm view Of the several |
and statutory provisions, |
is it lawful for the board of equallza- |
ton to levy, and Of the several county |
assessors to extend upon the tax rolls, |
and Of the several county treasurers |
to collect. a special tax sufficient to
pay the interest upon the bonded in |
debtedness of the state, in addition to. |
and in excess of, the levy of four mills |
upon each dollar Of valuation?' Ac- |
this communication was |
statement showing the bonded indebt- |
edness of the state TO be 1910, 900. JUS |
tice Campbell delivered the opinion OF
the court. in which Chief Justice Hayt |
did not participate, The gist Of the |
opinion is that the board of equaliza-
ton can go beyond the four-mill limit |
provided by statute II the excess taxa
ton Is to suppress insurrection. The |
opinion Is founded principally upon |
section f6, article 10 of the state con
stitution, which names an extraordi- |
nary class of taxation or such as are |
necessary to suppress insurrection, de
fend the state or assist in defending |
the United States in time of war. Ac-