The Holly chieftain., 1899-10-13
DENVER &

ing shipped out of Wyoming this fall.
George Tritch, the well-known hard
ware merchant. died few days ago.
being seventy years of age. he came
to Denver in 1860 equipped with
meager timers outfit, and in forty
| years has amassed fortune estimated
at S1,OOO.OOO.
Years may elapsc before the provis-
ions in the will of the late George w.
Clayton, who bequeathed million dol
lars for the establishment of an or
phan boys school in Denver can be
carried out Litigation will be insti-
tuted which promises to continue at
length and possibly through all the
courts of the state. 4 brother of Clay
ton intends to contest the will.
The deputy United States marshals
are still on the South Greek portion of
the Maxwell grant and have made no
eviction, nor have attempted TO make
any. They have simply served a few
writs. No officers have yet appeared
in the StonewaIl valley. When they
do appear it Is said there will be no OPP
position to the serving Of papers, but
that evlctions will not be tolerated.
Mrs. Grace Espy Patton Cowles,
former state superintendent of public
instruction, left last night for Manila.
where she will join her husband, an
army officer. and contribute feature
articles to various American newspa-
pers. Mrs. Cowles will write for pa
pers in Pittsburg. Chicago and prob
ably in San Francisco. Her husband
Is Captain COwles of the Fourth Unit
ed States infantry,
A report of the decision Of the Mill
tary Board on the charges against 4Ad-
1utant General Overmyer has been
made public because of the fact that
II had been announced in various quar-
ters that the board had censured him.
Inc decision recites that he accepted
clothing from contractors without any
wrongful intent or purpose on the part
OF the adjutant general and that the
clothing had been paid for prior to the
time when charges were preferred.
President Baker of the University of
Colorado has announced in chapel that
hereafter haZing or other interference
with students liberty would be consid-
cred an ofrense punishable by expul-
sion. Blanket tossing was defined in
the action of the faculty as haZing.
While this action will not be retroac-
tive 1t was induced by some haZing
which was done early this fall. The
students generally not accepting the
leaders in this falls actions look favor
ably upon the faculty's action, and will
hereafter observe the law.
The Italian Catholics of the city are
divided, and Bishop Matz comes out
strongly In favor of one side. He has
issued the following notice: I'VE here
by notify the public that no one but
Father Lepore is authorized to collect
money for the building of the Italian
church. The party calling itself the
Italian Colony Catholic Chapel Associ-
alton Is in direct opposition to the au-
thority, and we forbid anyone from
giving them any subscription. Should
they succeed in building chapel, they
viii never have priest to say mass
for them"
Comptroller Dawes has given an ab-
stract of the reports of the condition
of the six national banks in New Mex
leo, September I. AS compared with
the reports of June 30, 1t shows an in
crease in total resources from $4,5S4,-
5S3 to $4.9S3.642 Loans and discounts
increased from $1.991 $40 to 81. .994. 269.
the cash reserve decreased from $780,
9O6 to $500. 1S9, of which the gold hold
ings advanced from S126722 TO $139,-
| O1o. Individual deposits increased
from S2,S92, 166 to S3.25953O, and the
average reserve decreased from 81 to
29.41 per cent.
Fifty-five members of the National
Guard of Colorado during the month
of September asked for their dis
charges. Over forty of the number
| n tod ft,.. NfK,e.% Al.x.
yer companies all suffering from the
Withdrawals The balance came from
the Chaffee light artillery and the cav
airy. This is the largest list on rec
ord. David ID. Thornton, late sur
geon of the First Colorado volunteers,
has gone back to the guard. An order
issued today appoints him surgeon
In the First regiment with the rank of
| first lieutenant.
The spur from the Cheyenne &
Northern, from Badger to Hartville, is
progressing very slowly. This is on
account of the inability of the contrac-
tors to get and keep men Mt work.
More than 800 men have been sent to
the work at one time and another, but
only seventy-five remain at the present
time. 1t is not due to the scarcity of
labor. Plenty of men can be found,
who go to work but quit within
weeks time. This is unfortunate, as
1t will retard the opening of the road
much longer than has been counted on
by those ready to use it
State warrants will no longer be ped
died among scalpers by state employees.
This was the announcement made by
Attorney General David NJ. Campbell.
who took the initiative in the matter,