The Monte Vista journal., 1899-09-16

The architects Of Denver. at meet
INK held on September 5th. adopted res
0lutions protesting against the pur.
chase by the city Of the Bates triangle
as site for the proposed auditorium
They say It is too small AMI not good
shape.
Evidences Of renewed activity In Col
oradO mining industries are apparent
every day at the office Of the secretary
OF state where large companies are BE-
Ing Incorporated with n view to push.
ing developments In many new prop
critics. Yesterday the receipts Of the
ONCE again reached over 5000. max.
ing nearly $4,000 for the two days
business OF thin week.
There seems to he NO longer any
doubt that the official life Of Cassius
NJ. Barnes. governor Of Oklahoma, will
soon terminate. Secretary Hitchcock
OF the Interior Department has made Q
thorough investigation OF the charges
aubmitted against Governor Barnes.
and has prepared a report TO be sub
mitted to the President. The charges
have reference to the leasing Of school
lands.
The News says: A deal is now com
plete by which the Northern Coal Com
pany will become In n short time, In
all probability. the possessor Of the
SOuth canon mines and coal beds, three
miles west Of Glcnwood Springs, on
the Colorado Midland. The Northern
Coal Company which has been buying
properties contiguous 10 those Of the
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company for
months at a rapid rate. IL the pur-
chaser. Mr. James Cannon. Jr., and
Mr.. c. b. Kountzc returned from Glen
wood yesterday morning and within
few days the last detail will be COM
pleted. The officials Of the company
are discreetly guarded in their remarks
about the situation. but the sale In
settled fact.
For the first time Colorado, on Fri
day. publicly paid tribute to her war
hero, Brixadier General Hale. The occa-
sion was the banquet At the Albany lio-
tel Of the Colorado Sons of the Ameri.
can Revolution. " here General Hale was
formally installed In the chair Of the
presidency Of the organization, to
which he was elected last April. At the
general meeting OF the society. Guests
were bidden from all parts Of the state.
and many tables bOrdercd with expect
ant faces greeted the general as he
entered the banquet hall. Bunting and
patriotism were everywhere. The pill
Iarx OF the room were wrapped In the
trI-color. starry bands hung ftHtooned
from the ceiling and bursts and shields
covered the walls.
The correspondent Of n Chicago paper
says: The Cabinet at Its meeting Tues
day decided TO suspend negotiations
with the insurgents through the Philip
pine Commission and the commission
will beQuickly dissolved. The President
and his cabinet advisers hnve reached
the conclusion that 1t Is impolitc and
uuwise to maintain the commission
and attempt to negotiate with the In
urgcnts for surrender. An aggressive
campaign has been ordered. reinforce.
ments have been provided for General
Otis and the nrmy prepared TO deal
crushing blows. The military men Of
the service will be given full sway.
Colonel Denby and Professor wor.
ccster. the two civilian members Of the
commission now In the Philippines. will
Ike promptly ordered home and the In.
surIents notified that any cominunlca.
tiOns they may have to make In the di.
rection Of surrender must be addressed
10 Senefnl OtlS.
The Cannon prize nght act was de-.
clared unconstitutional Monday by
Judge Johnson Of the District Court.
who says that the law ls class legisla.
ton. An appeal undoubtedly will be
taken TO the Supreme Court Tie de.
cision was given la the suit 10 dissolve
the injunction granted by Judge Ruck-
er to restrain the Fire aud Police Board
from Interfering with sparring exhibi.
tions. Tue Injunction was dissolved
and the blu dismissed AT cost Of the
plaintiffs. the Colorado Athletic Asso-
ciation. Judge johnson said: The
Cannon law n bad. First. because ~
criminal statute. Il has no penalty
clause attached; second, because I, II
not self.OIerative; third. because Il II
special legislation: fourth. because
more than one subject Ia contained In
the body of the net. II II . universal
rule OF construction that = penal stat.
ute which prov Iiex no method Of pun.
i-hmcni IL null and void for the pur.
pose for which II WAS Intended. II
msy not be unconstitutional, but II In
a mere dead letter In the Wsy Of en.
forcrmcnt and is no better than II II
had not been Passed
Attention. Colorado Young PEOPLE. -
The Young Peoples Christisn Societies
of Denver. Including the Y. ~. q. 4.
and the Y. ". &. A.. through their rep.
rc~entativcA. join hands and hearts 10
welcome you to our city during Carni.
val week. September 23th-Sth. 4 m.
cepti0n committee Of young ladies and
gentlemen. wearing the OSficial white
ribbon badges. will t,e stationed at an
ofsicc-tooth adjoining the Struby. .Esta.
iwOok Mercantile building. immediate.
ly opposite the main exit Of the Union
Depot. ut the foot Of Seventeenth
street. Over ti,r committee oisscc will
bc rusIrndesi \ large laun~r with the
words. bureau Of Information and
deception cominlttss--Young Peoplc's
Christian Societies." Herr all visiting
young people drsiring rpoms aud Ina ri
nj lowest possible rates. will be direct.
ri 60 reliable l,oarsiiug houses and mi.
Sase homes. Arrangements will 10
made by our committee for Temporary
checking of i'axsa.r a. our h~adquaf.
ieru In the auditorium of tho Y. II. G,
a. and the lecture rom Of st~ rirvt
Congregational Church. both ks.ts,I
near thu corner ~ Glcnarm and Six.
teen streets. just four blocks from the
Carnival grand stand. In both Of thrsc
quarters. the one for young men aud
the other for young women. will IN.
found rrading rooms and quiet r,.s,iuw
places where our forc~~ win wcleo,,,..
all young men nni young women. ~.
gnrdlcs~ " class or erred. faith or con.
dition. In the nnimc of Him whosc WI,
arr and whom wr serve. The special