The state herald., 1899-12-22
DENVER GOSSIP.
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM THE
STATE CAPITOL.

He DIG IlTIn OI lJuIleiS N lshCA 49,
trying to buy the corner on Arapahoe
across from their present large Dulid-
ing. II successful their store Will pe
increased in size.
Brigadier General John w. Browning
of the National Guard and Head Clerk
of the Woodmen of the World, has re-
signed his position with the lodge here
and will leave for New York to assume
the duties there as Head Clerk In the
chief Office of the order.
There Will be general war on trusts
operating in Colorado and on combina-
tions attempting to carry on business
here. This Is the announcement made
by Attorney General d. NJ. Campbell,
who says that the proceedings OF his
office under the direction Of Governor
Thomas to prevent the consolidation
of the Moffat interests at Cripple Creek
into the Denver a. Southwestern Rail
way Company is only the first move Ill
general crusade against all combina-
tons of wealth which tends to bring
about monopolies in restraint of COM
petition.
A party of Mormon emgrants on
their way from Utah to Mexico passed
through the city the other day. They
started from Payson, men, women and
chlldren-mostly women and children
besides horses, ploughs, wagons and
implements. Plows have never before
touched most OF the ground on which
they will colonize For 10000 acres of
the land in that valley In the state Of
Sonora, which was purchased by the
MOrmOns by the Mexican Colonization
Company, they paid 10 cents an acre.
Another tract In an adjoining valley
has been purchased and will be occu-
pied by another party Of Mormons.
The patrolmen of the police force
have been provided with emergency
checks or orders with which to relieve
those calling upon them for assistance,
as far as their immediate wants nre
concerned. The checks will be made
out In duplicate and will be honored
within thirty days by the fire and po-
lice board. The little slips will be CIV
en- to the needy. BY them they can be
presented to any lodging house keeper
or restaurant. and meal or bed Sc
cured. They will then be turned In to
the board by those honoring them. and
the cash equivalent paid to those to
whom they were presented. The new
pan Is expected to accomplish much
good. and at the same time systemat-
ize the work of the police.
The first convention of the Colorado
state League of municipalities finished
It's labors Friday afternoon with the
establishment of II state league. the
election of officers, the selection Of
place for the next convention. the
adoption of n constitution and mutual
congratulations on the success of the
experiment. Because of the time limit
some papers which were scheduled to
be read were omitted. but will he in
corporated as part of the official record
OF the convention. Fridays session
was devoted to n discussion of munich
pal ownership, parks. public schools,
police regulations and tramps. city i'm 4,
provemcnt societies. municipal finance
and public libraries. The officers elect
ed are: President, Mayor W. c. Baker,
Greeley: vice president. Mayor j. II.
Robinson. Colorado Springs; secretary
treasurer. Mayor +. N Thomas. Eaton;
trustees. Mayor c. T.. Mcconnell. Du-
range: Mayor Jesse 4. Mcdonald,
Lcadville; Mayor George +. West. Pu-
eblo. The next meeting Will be held
at Pueblo.
\ trnlnload of fourteen broad gauge 4,
cars of ore from the Taylor antH
Brunion sampler. at Cripple Creek. ar.
rived In Denver last Friday night. This
shipment is worth more money than
any trainlond of ore ever sent out from
any camp In the state. and probably
from any mining district In the entire
world. One carload of iirst-clnss ore
from the Isabella Is without question
the richest that was ever known on the
globe. This ear contains In the neigh
borhood Of thirty tons, and II Is esti-
mated Mt S250,OoO. The other thirteen
ears are also high grade, several being
from the Isabella. some from Stratton's
Independence, and ore from other
mines throughout the camp. Five
armed guards arrived with the train.
and the ore was carefully watched un-
I'll turned over TO the Omaha & Grant
smelter. 4 few weeks ago two car
loads OF Isabella ore. containing In all
flfty-onc tons. were sent out. which
brought SlJi. 900. or S3.2l3 n ton. There
We're ten other ears In the train at this
time, and the entire lot Ii said TO have
been worth S,si 900. The lot shippcd
yesterday Is little more than half the
weight. and II viii bring nearly $780,
600 more money. What the entire
trainload Is worth Is not known, but
those In position to he posted are In.
cllned TO believe that S5OO.OOO would
not be n bad guess The utmost secrecy
was maintained until the ore wns well
on the road 10 Denver Manager Geo.
Kiiborn OF the Isabella had no little
trouble In inducing the Midland Ter
minal Railway 10 accept the ore at nii.
II II understood that the express com.
panlcs refused 10 handle II. and the
railway officials took II ON the con.
diilon that they would be responsible
only TO the extent OF $500 ton. The
ore cnmc from the tenth level OF the
Isabella.
The Carter collection Of Colorado nm.
imnls. now NJ breckenridge. win he
placed In the Colorado Museum OF Nat.
urnl History To he built In Denver. The
negotiations for the collection, which
have been pending for more than n
year. Were concluded Monday after
noon. Professor Carter returns To
breckenridge. not ns the owner OF the
stuffed birds and animals that he hns
been collecting for thoriy.nnc ycnr~,
but ms the curator and custodian Of the
Denver museum. The old scientist Il
proud and happy over the change. He
hopes TO build M n gren, museum. The
supporters OF the museum plan nre by
no means NIL Denver men. The hearty
support OF wealthy men all over the
stnie N pledged. II In expected ihnt ns
the museum takes form, expeditions
VIII br sent out Into the parts OF North
America that nrc yet unclvlllzed TO se-
cure specimens of mammals aud birds
that have long slnco disappeared else.
where, nnd nrr rare even IN the wilder.
ness. Wealthy men WIN pny the cS.
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