Gilpin observer., 1899-05-04


the home product.
The Northern Coal Company, which
has heretofore had but one competitor
In the coal fields of northern Colorado,
has now bought up its rival and will
have things it's own way.
concerning salaries of officers of the
State Normal School. 1t was intended
for retrenchment measure, but he
says that it is too vague.
Governor Thomas has made several
more appointments. Edward G. Stim-
son was named as judge of the Fourth
judicial district to succeed Judge Lunt,
who resigned the other day.
Representatives of nearly all the
state institutions met at the Albany
Monday to discuss the deficit in their
appropriations. They adopted resolu-
tions asking Governor Thomas to call
a special session of the Legislature.
The state will not buy Otto Mears'
wagon road, as Senate bill No. "a was
vetoed because the Governor thinks
the state can't afford it, and because
the charter expires within a year, any
way.
Rev. Joshua Gravett, pastor Of Cal
vary Baptist church. has been elected
district missionary for the Colorado
state convention of Baptists. This Is
most important office in the Baptist
church.
House bill No. 2SS, appropriating
$1,000 for the publication of the re
al
ty, met its end. Governor Thomas
said the measure was meritorious, but
funds We're lacking.
On the same ground Governor Thom-
ac vetoed an artesian well Dill. IL
Wa, House bill No. 800, for $1,000
well in Baca county. With like ex-
cuse House bill No. 344, providing 3d.
900 for a wagon road to Caribou In
Boulder county, was laid to rest.
During April Secretary of State
Beckwith turned $14,652 into the state
treasury. The usual monthly pay
ments from the office aggregate about
$4,000. Last Months aggregate was
made so much larger than usual by the
$1,000 check from the smelter cOmbi-
nation.
In H. B. No. 40, $1,000 was appro-
priated for wagon road from Sa-
guache to Sky City. The Governor We
toed it because the money was to come
from the $15O.OOO capitol building
fpnd borrowed from the state treas
uTy, when the bill for the return Of this
money failed of passage.
The hump backed devotee of the
wheel has received a setback from the
District Court. Some farmers near
Littleton over whose land the cycle
path runs have obtained injunctiOns
forbidding wheelmen to cross their
property hereafter. The land owners
complaint is that bicyclists trespassed
on their land and stole fruit.
Senate bill No. 200, by Senator
Schermerhorn. met its death unresist-
ingly. Mr.. Schermerhorn fought hard
and long to secure passage of this
measure. 1t provided that purchasers
of stocks of goods from retailers
should be protected by an affidavit as
to just what part of the stock, If any,
had been paid for. The Governor
thought 1t unconstitutional.
Denver city bonds are held in high
esteem by local brokers. This was
demonstrated by the eagerness dis
played by those who attended the
opening of bids for city bonds by the
Board of Public Works Monday morn
ing. More bidders were present than
at any time since the panic of 1893,
and premiums We're offered averaging
from two to five per cent.
Pillsbury. the great chess player, was
in Denver the first of the week and
n ms nxh hihittnnc Of his Sl,ill
as a player and of his wonderful men,
ory. He carried on half dozen games
simultaneously, setting where he could
not see the boards. He gave orders as
to the moves to be made and kept the
position of the pieces on all the boards
In his mind without difficulty.
Denver's proposed auditorium is sure
to be ready for use in 1902, as the
tenth session of the International Sun
day School convention will be held
here, as the result of the earnest and
eloquent speech before the convention
at Atlanta by Major Il. j. Halford,
paymaster in the Department of the
Gulf, who extended to the convention
n cordial invitation from Denver.
Curator VIII C. Ferril of the State
Historical Society now receives 5000 n
year and has no assistant. The con-
ditions will remain unchanged. House
bill 406. raising his salary to 1000
and providing for an assistant at 5000.
was one of the many bills vetoed. Gov
ernor Thomas admitted the meritorious
nature of the measure, but urged lack
of funds as the excuse for Its death.
The presidency of the State Agricul-
tural College was formally offered
Chancellor Mcdowell of the Denver
University Saturday. The chancellor
and board met the governor in his pri-
vate Office and every argument was Of
fered to induce the chancellor to ac-
cept the place. He would not. how