The state herald., 1899-07-14

>ohPS, W ho hitu Vi ttlloW ltNtI III Souh-
uago, formerly lived in Denver.
A swarm of bees invaded the city
the other day and held possession of
one of the busiest corners for an hour
or two.
During heavy thunder storm Fri
day evening, bolt of lightning struck
the Denver Clubs building, nearly
soaring the guests out of their senses
No serious damage was done to the
building.
naval recruiting station will be es-
tab!ished In Denver, but the exact date
has not been settled upon. The matter
Is now under consideration in Wash
ington, and when decision as to date
Is reached 1t will be announced In the
newspapers.
The Tabor Opera House block, which
was taken under foreclosure from Mr..
Tabor by the Northwestern Life In
surance Company, has been sold to the
Bimetallic Investment Company, In
which John s. Campion is interested.
The price was $425, 900.
The contract for II Colorado yellow
kid, to be exhibited Mt Paris as Il gOl-
den girl, has been signed by the COM
missioner-in-chlef and the secretary of
the Paris commission. Maude Adams
will be the model and the coat of arms
of Colorado will be embossed on one
of the twelve plates around the base.
The transport Warren, which is to
bring the Colorado regiment home
from the Philippines, Is one of the best
OF the government vessels engaged in
transport work. Her record shows
nat she can make the trip from Ma
Mia to San Francisco easily in twenty
seven days. including the necessary
stop for coal at Nagasaki, Japan. She
has ample accommodations for the Of
ficers and men of the regiment and the
homeward journey will be in every
way pleasant and agreeable.
"Jack" Carrig and kid" Parker,
fought last Friday night bcfor the Col
orado Athletic Club. Parker winning
after SIX rounds. As result, both
face tw0-year terms in the pcniten-
tiary, according to Acting District At
torney Daniel Prescott. Mr.. Prescott
decided Yesterday afternoon to have
the men.arrcsted. should the fight take
place, and to prosecute them under the
anti-pr2e fight law, ignoring the Can
non act recently put upon the statute
books. Evidence Collector a. A. Hop
kins was Instructed to prepare com
plants and swear out warrants. He
did so, and both Parker and Carrig
were arrested.
Denver will have its first horse show
Friday and Saturday, September 10Th
and 30th, during the Mountain and
Plain Festival. The directors Of the
Mountain and Plain Festival have set
aside $500 for premiums, and II Is
the intention OF the committee TO Sc
cure n number Of special premiums TO
be offered for special classes. The
general list OF premiums will be lin
tied for competition to the Rocky
Mountain regions, horse owners In
Colorado. New Mexico. Utah. Wyo-
ming and Montana. The special prizes
offered will. however. not be limited
ms TO locality. Any section is entitled
TO compete for them.
The Board OF Direction OF the Festi-
val of Mountain and Plain Is now pre-
pairing pictorial souvenir and pro-
gram of the Festival and State Fair
for 1899. This VIII he In half-tone cuts
Of three colors, with covers llthograph.
ed and embossed on the same lines ls
the souvenir of 1898. The work Of
preparing the book Is now under way.
This official souvenir will contain no
advertising matter. II will contain pie.
lures OF floats, photographs OF the
maids Of honor. and the queen Of the
Festival. whose identity. until the ap-
Of flN.. hAnl zNf1t Lao, ,.hsnl.t,..
ly unknown.
II Is stated by recruiting officers here
that one OF the new regiments, the
Thlrty-fourth. Will be organized IN the
Rocky Mountain region. and includes
the states OF Wyoming. Colorado. Utah,
Montana. the Dakotas. and Arizona
and New Mexico. II Is understood
that whole companies will he taken
from among the state troops OF the
state named, provided the companies
care to enlist In n body. II has not
been definitely decided ms yet, but Il
IL believed that the recruits will be
sent TO For, Logan. where the Thirty.
fourth regiment will he organized and
equipped, ready for service In the Phil.
ipplnes. The colonel Of the regiment
has not yet been selected.
Mrs. Helen l.. Grenfcll. state super
intcndent OF public instruction. has re.
celved the last Of the county reports on
the school census. She has also re-
celvcd the npportlonment Of school
funds. The census report shows that
there are 1895 school children In
Colorado. Arapnhoe county, Of course.
leads the list In numbers. hut several
other counties have thousands Of
school children. The list OF suporln.
tcndenis was also received. The coun.
ties and the number Of children In each
county * MS follows: Arnpnhoc. 3S3d0;
Archuletn. 100: Bncn. 2iT: Bent, I5l
Boulder. G,is3: Chnircc. l.sil: Chcy.
ennc, III; Clear Creek, i.o92. ConcJos,
3.il6. Cos,ilin, 1910; Custer. OIG; Del.
tn, i,T5s: Dolores. 2i2; Douglas. 1912;
Eagle. Iii; Elhcrt. Lib: III pnso,
100: Fremont. i.ii3: Garfield. 1.5l5;
Gilpln. 2.Gl3. Grand. 1856: Gunnison
1.i50: Iilnsdnlc. 30I: Hucrfnno. 3.ooJi
Jefferson. a,oSl; Klown. 2oG: Kit Car.
son. 500; Lake. 3.23o: In Plata. 2.05G,
Lnrlmcr, 3.5II: Las Animns. G.i33
Lincoln. 23i: Logan. $50: Mesa. 1907
Mineral. $50. Moniczunn. SIS. Mont.
rose. LESS: Morgan. Ois; Otcro. 3,0a3
ourny, os0: Park, III; Phillips. iso
Plikln, 1877: Prowcrs. l.o:lO: Pueblo
io.iio: Rio Blnnco. 100; Rio Grnndc
Lass. iiouii. O2s: Sngunchc, I, 800; San
Jnnn. 100; San Miguel. T3i. scdgwlck
355: summit, idi. Teller. i.Is3; Wash
ington, 35s: Weld, i,sJ2: Yuma, 80.
Colorado hns now mn opportunity oi
giving 10 the United States regiment
OF Infantry made up of Western men