The state herald., 1899-09-29


city making vaccination compulsory.
An organized effort Is on foot to have
the rule annulled. Scores of children
are prevented from attending school on
account of this rule, and therefore
their parents run the risk of being sum.
moned before the County Court by the
truancy officer. The compulsory edu-
cation act, which went into effect re-
Gently, provides n penalty to be impos-
ed upon parents whose children are
habitual non-attendants mt school. The
school boards have ordered strict en-
forcement of the vaccination rule un-
der which children must have been
vaccinated within five years, in order
to be admitted to the schools. Parents
who hold the conviction that vaccina-
tion is not only unnecessary but dan
gerous, are therefore between the devil
and the deep sea. If they send their
children to the school unvaccinated the
youngsters will not be admitted. If
they keep them at home they violate
the compulsory education law.
The Republican says: That Adjutant
General Overmyer will resign. vOlun-
tarIIy or involuntarily, is predicted.
The charges preferred against him ut
y
Board are considered so serious that
military men look for no other dlsposi-
tiOn of the matter There will be no
public pnrading of sensations. how
ever But 1t Is understood that already
General Overmyer IL arranging the af-
fairs OF his office under direction of
| the governor. For uniforms and other
donated articles the adjutant general
has accepted from contractors he will
be asked to pay. After all these mat
tiers are settled General Ovcrmycr is
| expected to resign. The charges
against General Overmyer on the
| clothing account are not considered
serious enough to require his forced
resignation. but the fact is proven that
he drew n revolver on Colonel Ben
Block Of the governors staff and
drove him out of the office Is consider
ed fatal mistake. II is on this charge
that further Investigations will be
made ON Saturday of this week. Over
myers resignation may not come until
late in October.
The soldiers of the First Colorado
have gradually become aware of the
fact that the people of the state have
provided medals for them. The project
of II token of honor that should be
lasting. which crystallizcd itself in the
medal fund, was consummated so
quickly that II has been almost forgot
ten. but not by the returned soldiers.
Now that they are aware of the medals
which 1t Is proposed 10 give them. they
are becoming anxious about the distri-
button of them. They are afraid that
some OF them will he overlooked. A
large proportion of the First Colorado
regiment. though enlisting in Colorado.
belonged In other states, and now the
men are making their way homeward
Their addresses will be Kept and the
medals forwarded to them when lin
ished. which will he about November
list. Over forty men have left the city
IN the past few days for New York and
pennsylvania alone. and a still larger
number TO the nearer states. Hut few
soldiers remain In the city. The en-
ployment bureau has been able to get
places for number of men, and has
been especially helped by the ncarness
OF the Carnival. many men having tax.
en- small Jobs on decorating buildings.
The Rio Grande has u number OF men
out Ms carpenters and places for sew
cral have been found In the city In
hotels and business houses. There are
seventy men registered ms applicants
Tor work. In the book OF the regiment
800 have put their names down.
Representatives of the owners of the
Maxwell land grant recently applied
10 United States Marshal Bailey at
Denver TO eject the squatters from the
grant. Accordingly thirteen deputy
marshals have been sworn In ana have
started for Trinidad. Preparations for
the campaign. which may last two or
three months. have been completed. 4
camping outfit and cook are now mt
Trinidad. awaiting the arrival OF Mar
shal Balley's warriors. From Trinidad
the force of deputies will take n quiet
departure on horseback, with their ef-
fects packed In wagons. southward,
twcnty.eiglt miles To Stoncwnll creek.
There they Will make permanent
camp. or NJ least II VIII he their head.
quarters until the squattcrs have been
driven out OF that portion Of the Max
well land grant lying within the bor.
dcrs Of Colorado. This tract of land
lies 10 the south and southwest of Trim.
idad. ranging east aud west from the
Snngre de Crlsto mountains To n line
on which Ration mesa Is the chief land.
mark. II is understood that the ben.
yer flying column win opcrnt. over the
New Mexican line after their work In
this state IN ended. No close estimate
OF the number OF persons to he evlcted
snmnarily from the free holdings that
have for years been their homes can he
made here. The number Of slunttcr
families IL given Ms 800. SO that the 10.
tai individuals Is likely to he from
l.JOO TO 1000. Many ofihcse families, II
IL stated. cke out no better than a bare
living from the soil on which they are
settled. aud desperation may drive
some Of their mcnfolk TO physically
resist eviction. II n fight Is made nj
MI II II looked FOR ON the Colorado
side, where there ARE many Americans
among the spuntters. one Of the latest
pieces OF advice given the squuttcrs by
Oliver i. McNinlns, their lifetime
champion. ri n time when he knew the
law Ind gone against him. wns TO fight
eviction. HIS injunction may be re-.
mcmbered nnd given effect by some
or his followers. 4 former attempt at
eviction proved fruItlrss