The Monte Vista journal., 1899-07-08


A hoy was killed at Denver on FRI
day by touching live electric light
wire.
Twenty-four recruits from Cleve-
land, Ohio. and adjoining cities. bound
Tor the Philippines. started a small
riot In the Union depot Friday after.
noon. They had been drinking.
Clerks handling the re-recordlpg Of
stock brands in the office Of the secre-
tary Of state are swamped with thOus-
ands OF letters from brand owners
who want to comply with the new law.
The Office is sixteen days behind In
brand work and II the heavy mail
continues, the end will be many days
ahead.
The closing Of the arguments upon
the cOnstitutionality OF the cight-hour
law in the Supreme Court Friday was
marked by addresses by Attorneys ].
NJ. Waldron in opposition to Its consti-
tutionality and T. NJ. Patterson In IA
vor Of the law. The Supreme Court ad-
journed until the Bird. ut which time
decision is hoped for. but scarcely
expected.
The city fathers both OF Denver and
OF Globeville believe that prize fights
should be source OF revenue to the
town. The Denver board OF aldermen
and the Globcville town council have
passed ordinances providing for an an
nuai license for NIL athletic clubs un-
der whose auspices glove contests for
prizes are held. In Denver the
amount OF license is fixed ut 81 500 u
year: In Globeville mt $1,000.
The water committee OF both
branches OF the City Council have nd
dressed n communication to the Board
or Public Works, asking that body TO
request the Denver Union Water COM
pany to place n price on the plant OF
the company, with n view to its pur-
chase by the city. The board IL also
asked to get the company TO give this
Information rs soon rs possible. so that
II II can be done. the question of vo;-
Ing bonds may be submitted to the peo-
pie Mt the election next November.
Governor Thomas will give out for
publication In day or two the deter
minations OF the State Board Of Equal
ization which have been finally agreed
upon. Some weeks ago 1t was stated
that the board would succeed in raising
railroad valuations about S1O,OO.OOO.
A graduated increase has been made,
but the total has not been by any
means sufficiently increased. one OF the
members said yesterday. TO provide
anything like the amount OF revenue
needed to meet appropriations.
On behalf OF the State Land Board
Governor Thomas has ordered Attor-
ney General Campbell to proceed
against W. J. Rlatchford In both civil
and criminal proceedings unless MIR.
Blntchfori settles with the state for
the confiscatlon Of half u million feet
OF timber. worth about S1.25 a thous-
and. Blntchford asked for renewal
Of a lease OF grazing land, and when
State Appraiser Paddock wns sent to
look over the land he found that the
timber had been cut. Mr.. Blntchford
admitted that he did the cutting and
said hs hnd used the proceeds in i'm
proving the place.
The new mining stock exchange II
now an accomplished fact, the only
thing remaining to be done being the
perfecting OF the organization by the
selection Of the officers and the COM
pletion Of the details Of the dissolution
Of the old body. Monday next a meet.
ing Of the brokers elected to member
ship is to be held nt the hall OF the ex-
change for the purpose Of making sug.
gestions TO the board OF governors for
officers Of the body and members Of
the standing committees. These Kug.
| gcstions will be considered by the
board and acted upon some time next
week. the Intention being to have the
| organization perfected 70 that the first
call can be- held Monday. July 10Th.
An Increase Of u.l23.sG has been
mndc by the State Board Of Equnlixn.
tion In the valuation OF railroads,
street railways. sleeping car compa.
MES, telephone and telegraph compa.
nlcs. foreign and independent cars. In
all these lines only two decreases
were made. The largest increase was
over S1.210.00O on the Union Paclfic
property. The one big decrease. that
Of the Colorado 4 Southern valuation
and the increase In tho Union Pa.
cinc's valuation IL explained In part
by the fact that the Juicsburg road,
l3i miles long. which was last year
included In the Colorado K Southcru's
asscssnblc property. has been trans.
fcrrcd TO the Union Pacific roud, The
increase In intended to be n 10 pcr
cent. raise. which Is u per cent. higher
than the valuation Of 1897. Governor
Thomas will issue n statement show.
Ing comparisons between the railroads
and property valuations Ia Arnpaboc
II Pnso and other counties. On street
railways. the valuations OF tho Denver
companies were raised &iOO.sGo. tho
Denver Consolidated Trnmwny alone
being raised &ili.:,ji. and valued nt
nm even SGj00O0. The i.mlil tux an
&S.OOO.OOO will bc only n small
drop In the empty treasury bucI.
ct. NO that this action Of the boa ri
will not serve TO prevent nn extra scs.
sion. The increase Is from SO, ,OOO. 600
TO &Jt.O0O.OOO.
According 10 statistics gathcrs.d by
Sscrcinry Of State Bcckw for Judge
Moses inllctt OF the unitssi State.
court In this city. II In shown that thcrc
hrc 1918 corporations on the books Of
the state. Dcsluc,ing tho odd numbcr
for expiration by Limitation. the scrtc.
tnry says there nrc 1900 corporations
doing business within thc state with.
out paying one cent 10 the STATE for
that privilege. In many Of tho eastern
states the corporations arc taxed Sr,ru
SO TO 81 annually and not ot,r IN.
stance has ever bccn recorded agulnst
the payment Of tho tax excepting In
the case Of the Standard OIL C,nni,,y
ngninst the state of Pcnnsyivanin, mud
u Ii generally known that that vast
trust opposes every tax. NO isiiicr
how Just II may bc. judge Hniictt 10
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