The silver lance., 1899-08-18
DENVER GOSSIP.

Harry w. Fontaine, an embezzling
cashier, committed suicide the other
day. He had stolen $500
In trying to enforce an old ordinance
the city health officials are arresting
prominent citizens for not cutting the
weeds on their vacant lots.
A transfer wagon hauling five tons
OF powder broke down ON Larimer
street the other day, but fortunately
an explosion did not follow.
Mrs. Fl. NJ. Warren, wife of Bishop
Warren, and Miss Louise Iliff. her
daughter, have returned to Denver,
from their extensive trip In South
America and Europe, and are at their
home at University Park. They report
having had a most delightful and in
structive time in sightseeing. Bishop
Warren is now visiting his brother, DIR.
Warren, president of the Boston Uni
versity, at Hyannisport, Mass, and will
not return to Denver before October.
Members of the State Land Board,
who have been touring the southwest
ern part of the state in search of in
demnity land, returned to Denver on
Tuesday morning. The party was COM
posed of Secretary of State Beckwith.
Register Chipley and Appraiser Pad
dock of the land office, and Attorney
General Campbell. The board will file
on 1900 acres in Montrose county,
near the Mancos region, and about A.
600 acres in Archuleta county. 1t is
more than likely that the state will lay
claim to $4,000 acres in Routt county.
The latter land is very valuable, and
board members urge all possible haste
in making the selection, lest the state
lose the territory.
The smelter situation here is un-
changed. Each side is trying to shift
the onus of responsibility for the situ-
alton upon the shoulders Of the other.
The managers insisted that their eff
forfs TO open the smelters had been
made in good faith and that their de-
cision to close their plants was Jus
tifiable. The vorkingmen declared that
having appealed to all methods of ME
diation, and having been refused the
benefit of the decision of the State
Board of Arbitration, they were right
in refusing to return to work. The
managers say the first move must
come from the workmen and the work
men refuse to bulge unless first ap-
preached by the managers. The first
real violence of the strike occurred
Wednesday in Globeville. A machin-
enter the works was challenged by one
of the pickets and not allowed to pass.
Abusive language was used and he
was set upon and roughly handled.
A point has been raised by the smell
ter managers that may have an effect
upon the action of the union in trying
to prevent men from going to work in
the smelters. 1t is claimed that there
is law upon the statute books which
makes it n misdemeanor for any two
or more persons to prevent or attempt
to prevent any person or persons from
trading or conducting any business
with any other person or business firm.
Governor Charles S. Thomas has
sent out letters to all the members of
the Legislature thanking them for
their suggestions as to the best manner
in which to meet the state deficit. and
asking them on what date they thought
the extra session this fall should be
held. He will probably wait until re-
plies have been received from major
ity of members before issuing n call.
and the call will probably therefore not
be issued for two weeks. The general
opinion of the Legislators as already
expressed in interviews will be to the
effect that an extra session should be
held as soon as possible Speaker
NIllltn OI Une I1OuSt Oh REPRESENTATIVES,.
who is close to the governor and had a
long conference with him, says the ex-
ira session will be called to meet about
September 18th.
James Doyle's petition for n writ of
habeas corpus has been denied by
Judge Hallett in the United States dis
trict Court THIS does not close the af-
fair. however,, as. Doyle's attorney.
Charles L. Hughes, Jr.. announced that
the matter would be taken to the
United States Supreme Court. The
case had to be taken before the Dis
trict Court in order to start matters,
but now it can go to the highest tri-
bunal in the land. The rulings of
Judge Thornell of the District Court of
Pottawattamie county, Iowa, on Sat
urday last, sets aside the Judgment of
S717 O25 secured by Doyle against the
| Portland Company and James F..
Burns, its president, in November. 1898.
on the condition that all the contempt
| proceedings against Doyle in this state
be dismissed and that he be released.
| This would allow Doyle to continue his
prosecution of his suits in Iowa. which
| Judge Lunt had him Imprisoned for,
| and would put the matter on n fair
footing once again. There is little
chance of Burns acceding to these con-
ditions, and consequently the United
States Supreme Court will have to be
the arbiter of this truly remarkable
legal complication.
The smeltermen's strike is still on,
says the News. The struggle of the men to
secure a work day of eight hours will
be continued indefinitely. So far as
the strikers are concerned their differ
ences with their former employers ap-
pear to be no nearer adjustment now
than they did at the beginning of the
strike. The Smeltermen's Union held
meeting in Gyllesten's hall at Thirty
eighth and Downing avenue last Fri
day night. and after being in session