The state herald., 1899-05-26
GOSSIP FROM DENVER
AND THE STATE CAPITOL.

large number of gamblers found there
arrested Twelve houses We're found
running, one of which is the old Dan
iels residence on Curtis street. This
place has been recently fitted up by
Ed Chase and Bob Austin. who claim
that they have expended 100000 in
making 1t attractive to lovers of games
of chance. These men have carried on
gambling in Denver for many years.
and Chase has been at the head of the
company that runs the policy shops
of the city. Chase Is supposed to he u
| power in politics and to have n pull,
| If anybody has. This last raid and
notice to cease gambling is similar to
hundreds of similar movements by the
officers of the city in years past The
law which Is clear and explicit, has
nearly always been enforced by fits
and starts After n raid has been
made no gambling is supposed TO be
going on and even when the public
| generally becomes aware that games
are running the police department de
MES emphaticnlly that they know any
thing of 1t. Then short time after
wards the owners of gambling esiab-
lishmcnts are formally summoned by
name to appear before the board and
are told that they must quit business
at once. As these officers are sent on,
simultaneously and find no difficulty
in going directly to the gambling
houses and finding men playing all
| kinds of games of chance. the average
citizen generally thinks that these per-
formances are connected in some way
with the moves on the political chess
board, but he is not always able TO
/ trlcp The cpuunctipn
Coal Mine Inspector Simpson and
Deputy Inspector o. NJ. Hopkins have
Just returned from examinations at
| the scenes OF recent fatal accidents.
and made their reports and added
comments to the effect that the ncgll-
gcnce of the miners themselves Is al
most invariably the cause of fatalities
| Mr.. Hopkins returned from Crested
Butte, where Joe Dorsi. an Austrian of
| twenty-three years of age. was killed
on May 18Th. Mr.. Simpson came back
| from Walsenburg, where Albert Rasp.
| plia met death at the Victor Coal and
/ Coke Company on the same day. Mr.
| Hopkins report sets forth that Dorsi
was working In the mine and had plen-
ty of timber supplied by the company
close at hand TO prop the roof. but
/ failed to use IL. The roof came down
and crushed c N. The Walscnburg ac-
cident was similarly unnecessary. be-
| Ing due to the inclination of the men
TO save time at great risk. ''lf you look
back over our reports you will find
! this true In II great many eases rang
Ing over several years" said Mr.. Hop
| kins. Some years are remarkably
free from fatalities, hut these accidents
vary with the years. In 1856, for in.
stance. there We're only six fatalities.
while just ten years later In 1896.
there Were sixty-eight-ncarly dozen
times as many. In lSgS there We're
twenty-four This year looks ms If 1t
was going TO be Il bad one. That state
ment Is based on accidents which have
occurred so far. During three months
commencing January LIST, there Were
seventeen fatalities, and already since
the end of the first quarter OF the year
there have been five fatalities. u had
showing. But these accidents will
continue, despite all precautions taken
by this office SO long Ms some OF the
miners are negligent.
As n result of meeting held here
the other night, Il hill making the clifr
dwellings region in the southwestern
part OF Colorado national park will
In all probability he introduced AT the
next convcning of Congress. Congress.
man John i. Shafroth. Judge George
7. Sumner. Booth Malone, Henry Van
klecck and Dr. Camden VI. Cobern
constituted the meeting. Congress
man Shnffoth Went over the details OF
/ passing such n hill aud the other gen
tlemen present. all of whom have
been ON the ground. recapltunicd all
they personally gathered concerning
the interesting ruins below Durango.
Granting that the people living In the
agricultural country contiguous To the
clln dwellings made no objections To
the settling aside Of the land contain
Ing these prehistoric buildings. and lIc
had received almost nn assurance that
they would not, Mr.. Shnfroth saw no
lmpedimcnt In the way of passing the |
hill, Maps aud pictures OF the ground
and ruins were carefully gone over and
studied. While the dimensions OF the
area were not specified. II Is thought
that fifteen miles running northeast
nnd southwest by -four or five miles +.
wide Will include the most important
ground without infringing on any pre-.
cious mineral or agricultural land. Mr.. |
Shnfroth made coplous notes 10 take
with him Ia Washington and viii work
that no appropriation h. asked for IN |
the first measure. II will he sought 10
make some provision for the cnrc-ink. |
Ing Of the ruins. Excavations must
bc mad" scientifically aud win be- re- |
stricted by license. Mr.. ShafrOth viii |
try To enlist the interest of the Smith. |
sonlnn Institution. The matter will he |
pushed with all possible speed. AZ the
present time two large exploring par
Ties Of 100 members each nrc hcing nr. |
gnnlLcd, one In san Francisco aud one |
In the East 10 visit the Mnncus cnnon
nnd cNcayntc In the ruins. 1
The State Board Of Land Commits |
sloncrs held n meeting on the 18Th. AT |
which considerable business of Import, 4
nncc WIS transacted. The decision of |
Register chlpicy to take immediate |
steps TO put n stop To the wholesale |
timber thlcylng throughout the state
WIS lndorsed and the bOnrd agreed 10
support him. II wns decided 10 usr |
every possible means 10 see that only |
those holding proper timber lenses |
should cut wood. In the regular order l
of business three. timber leases were
agreed 10 ns soon M the npprnIsr. |
mrntS nrr made. Because Of the spItc |
shown 10y n.lghbors In the San Luis |
wiley. the right of way could not be- |
secured for ditch companies desiring 10 |
improve stat" lands. Complaint wns