The state herald., 1899-10-27
DENVER GOSSIP.
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The City Council has passed and
mayor johnson has signed bill call
ing Tor vote Of the people on the
proposition to construct municipal
water plant ut cost Of $4,7O0,OO0.
The Colorado Baptist State Associa-
tion has expelled the Bethany Baptist
church of this city because Of the lib
crafty Of the theological views held
Dy Its pastor, Rev. Henry W. Pinkham.
The posse of deputy United States
marshals having completed the work OF
serving eJectment papers on the Stone
wall valley settlers, in charge Of Depu-
~ Marshal Davis, has returned to Den
ver
The postofiice department has made
public the report OF the Denver post
office for the fiscal year ending June
~, 1899, which amounted to $3.50, I53,
as against $346543 for the preceding
year, an increase Of more than 10 per
cent.
The parole Of prisoner who pre-
tended to be serving his first term was
cancelled by wire by Governor Thomas
Thursday when he learned the man
had been in the penitentlary before.
Thus b. +. Glazler, convicted In Dem
yer In 1892 and sentcrced to ten years,
was forced to turn backward just as
he reached the prison door.
Orders have been received at the
postoffice in regard to mail for soldiers
and sailors at Manila. Hundreds Of
letters have been sent to the Philip
pines without the name of the company
and regiment or the vessel with which
the man addressed Is connected. The
poctoffice officers have been instructed
to be careful in forwarding mail not
properly addressed, as 1t is impossible
to deliver 1t.
A report OF the decision OF the Mill
tary Board on the charges against Ad-
tutant General OversAyer has been
made public because of the fact that
II had been announced in various quar-
ters that the board had censured him.
The 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.
"Dr." Cyrus X. Tecd. who has .col.
onles' of the "Korcshnn" faith in five
places In this country. has arrived In
Denver and started series of lectures
or sermons" to secure more adherenis
TO his faith In Denver and to start
colony in this city. He comes from
San Francisco, where he was energet-
ically attacked by the press and cx-
posed by aiiidavits from those In his
confidence. These exposes have made
the colonies of "Dr." Tced In Southern
California. San Francisco, Boston. Chi.
cago and Southern Florida notorious.
Now the doctor" has left the colonies
at these places 80 take care of them
selves and has come to Denver.
The recent storm has caused four and
possibly eight deaths in Teton county,
Montana. All the victims are sheep
hcrders. 1t took party with four
horses four days to bring VIII Gra-
hams body twelve miles. Other herd
ers are missing and probably dead.
though searching parties are out. Two
hunting parties. one including ladies'.
ARE In the mountains and friends are
anxious. The snow Is four feet OH the
level at Dupuycr and two feet In other
parts of the county. A food famine
exists at Burton settlement and the
town of Choteau is ont of fuel which
may cause further suffering. Cattle
were frozen To death by scores and the
loss In this line IL undoubtedly heavy.
Cnttlemen nre encouraged 10 believe
that the time Is not far distant when
the feed In transit privilege VIII he re-
established by western railways. There
was only one vote against the PROPOSE
ton nt the recent meeting of the
Transmlssourl Association mt Kansas
City, and In II month II il claimed the
vote can be made unanimous. The
long lines are In favor of the privilege.
provided restrictions are imposed SO as
10 effectunlly prevent scalpIng OF the
privilege by unprlnclpled stock ship
pers. II n claimed that plan has
been suggested that VIII work salts
factorily. Stock shippers can save S17
10 S25 per ear II the feed In transit is
restored. The privilege Is virtually al.
ready In operation ON some OF the lead.
Ing long lines which extend Into the
cattle breeding regions.
Attorney Whitfield. acting for the Col.
orndo a Southern railroad. has pur.
chased the only patented piece OF land
In the South Platte canon, from Ole
j. johnson. This strip comprises eighty
acres lying on both sides OF the river,
practically IN the middle OF the site on
which the Denver Irrigation and Pow
cr Company IL building dam. So sit.
unted, II IN practically the key TO the
reservoir site. and by acquiring posses
sion OF II the railroad company thinks
has mndc II impossible to build the
big dam. II the plans OF tho Rhodes
Bros. are carried out ms now drawn.
the piece OF land now held by the Col.
0rado 4 Southern VIII be flooded under
nearly 100 feet OF wnicr To acquire
possession of the land II would be ne.
ocssary FOR the Rhodes Brothers 10 bc.
Gin condemnation proceedings. which
the railroad company could make tr.
diousiy long drawn out and prohibit.
lively costly.
The Veterans OF the spanish.Amcri.
cnn War held wclinttcnded meeting
nj the Glcnnrm street nrmory Monday
night. The nrmory was brave with
iings and banners. swords and rifles
The meeting was called 10 order by
Pnymnsicr \. u. u. Hayes. The soci.
ETY. elected officers for the ensuing
year. DR. !. q. Field formerly sur.
gcon OF the United States fngsbip
Richmond. Inst stationed nj League
Island navy yard. wns unanimously
elected commander OF the organization.
Commander Field took the chair nf.
ter his election. Sergeant Patrick
Conkiry was chosen junior Vice com.
mnnjcr. despite his protests. Major \.
-. q, Hayes Yves reelected pnymnsicr.
although he twice declined the nominn.
tion. Adjutnnt q. NJ. Post was ~.
elected nhJitnnt unanimously cnp-