The Monte Vista journal., 1899-08-12
! DENVER GOSSIP.

makes 1t = mlsdemeanor 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 Arm.
Governor Charles &. Thomas has
sent out letters to NIL the members Of
the Legislature thanking them for
their suggestions rs 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 walt until re-
plies have been received from 4 major
ity OF members before issuing a 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
eject that an extra session should he
held rs soon as possible. Speaker
Smith OF the House OF Representatives,
who Is close TO the governor and had
long conference with him. says the ex-
ira session will be called to meet about
September 18th.
The smcltermen'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
ences with their former employers MP
pear to be no nearer adjustment now
than they did nj the beginning OF the
| strike. The Smeltermen's Union held
| Il meeting In Gyllesten's hall at Thirty
eighth and Downing avenue last FRI
day night, and after being in session
for three and a half hours the men de-
cided to continue the strike. No formal
motion was made to this effect, but
| there could be no mlstaking the fact
that such was the sense OF the meet.
Ing. During the discussion Of the stu
alton few speakers advanced sugges-
tions that something might be done to-
ward encctlng n compromise with the
management of the Globe and Grant
smcltcrs. but such suggestions were re-
ceived with silence that bespoke their
unpopularity. BIZ DrOne, Ed wiggin,
Phil Niles and Bill Blanchard. the four
men who conferred with Manager
Sheedy OF the Globe last Wednesday
morning. were expelled from the union
ns preliminary proceeding to the
meeting. and after this action wns TAX
en- amid marked enthusiasm. the meet
Ing appeared to he almost unanimously
In favor OF keeping up the fight
The rains Of Thursday and Friday
/ '''' 'h' b'hNi Which mas
seen since September. 1894. The total
rainfall OF Thursday In this city was
l.23 inches or 141 nvoirdupois tons TO
4 the acre. In the ten minutes from 4:41
10 4:Ji p. IN. on Thursday, .15 inch
| feil. and ..,b fell In the fifteen minutes
from 5:3i until 5:52 p. III. on that day.
The total fall from the time the rain
began on Thursday Mt 2:2i p. III. until
II stopped at 1920 y. m, was nearly
IA inches. The rain was harder here
than at any other point In the state.
GRIND Junction had the next heaviest
fall. The rainfall was lighter in the
southern md northern parts OF the
state. but heavy In the middle. eastern
and western sections. The rain fell
heavily In Clear Creek. Platte canon
and on Bear creek. No great damage
was done. Forccaster Brnndenburg
says that the rain will have beneficial
results, especially on the cattle ranges.
He says that the rain extended over
areas In Colorado. Arizonn, New Mex.
leo. Utah. Nebraska and Iowa Nearly
all the streams In Colorado are swollen
by the rain. Yesterday the Platte was
carrying l.i02 cubic feet Of water per
second against 45G fcst before The rain
began. The rain Is tho, heAv1est days
rain Colorado has ever had in August
except August u and 81. 1887. when
the fall amounted to ! Is inches and
August, 1854. when 1.2i inches fell.
Matt Adams and Michael Ryan arr
| the first Inmates OF the penitentiary to
| profit by the indctrrminntc sentence
law passed Inst winter at the Instance
Of the State Board OF Charities and
Correction. Governor Thomas has
signed their paroles ON recommended
tfon Of Warden G. +. Ioyt. Both pris-
oners have served the minimum term
which IL called for by the Oifenscs
for which they were incarccratcd. They
can now travel over the state ut will
and can leave the state by giving sat.
isfactory bonds to insure their return
when desired. Matt Adams. former
clerk OF the District Court was sent
enced on June II. 1897. 10 five years
In the pcnltcntiary for cmbczxlcincn,.
His term would have expired early In
March 1901.
The Post says: The chances are that
the Colorado Soldiers Home nj Monte
Vista Will close within two weeks.
The funds for maintaining the insii-
tuition nrc nbout exhausted. and the
scheme Of having the counties pay 50
much per capita for the support of the
inmates IL acknowledged to be n fall.
urc. With realization OF the fnct tha,
unless something is done quickly TO
combat the calamity the 100 old vcfcr-
ans In the home Will soon be thrown
upon the world 10 stnrvc. the Grand
Army men Of Denver have originated
another proposition for nvcrtlng the
suspension OF the home, which they tx.
pcct To carry 10 n successful conclus.
lon. President Baker mud Secretary
Crawford OF the q. A. II. Memorial
nnd Benevolent Association favor the
project md viii within the next few
days bring II to the attention of the
| governor and state authorities 10 see II
they concur In II. The Grand Army
plan IL TO allow tho home nj Monte
Vista TO bc closed ms soon ns the funds
run out. II will bc necessary then mn.
der the existing financial conditions
FOR about eighty Of the inmates TO bc
turned ont 10 stnrve or their friends
depended upon TO glyr them support
until the home Is placed ON q sound
financial basis. The other irfty inmates
are fricndicss and pcfinflrss. They nrc
too aged and too sick to work. and
will simply have 10 bc supported as
state wards. The Grand Army people
declare they shnli no, go 10 the poor
house under nny circumstances. Tho
plan II then 10 bring them to Denver,
and open n soldiers home nj tho Union !
| Pacific hospital or In on" of tho other
unoccuplcti buildings on the outskirts
Of the city. The government viii con.
| tinuc 10 pny fS:sl rcr month for tho