Rocky Ford enterprise., 1899-05-11
1.sr FROM DENVER
AND THE STATE CAPITOL.

SeuutOr WOlcOtt ana his brother Hen
~ expect to visit Carlsbad this sum-
mer.
A mad dog scare in this city has
Drought forth an order that all dogs
snail be shut up for thirty days.
The Pythinn lodges Of Denver have
definitely decided upon the erection OF
900.
The consumption OF live stock In this
city for last April was 1884 cattle,
So22 hogs and 4,O66 sheep. Since the
sumption has been AGA cattle, 81 ,342
hogs and II, 4,17S sheep.
The new mayor Mr. Johnson, wants
n municipal light plant. In n message
sent to the city council he says that n
plant could be built for S16S,010. The
cost OF lights now furnished the city
by a private corporation Is about $780,
600 per annum.
Governor Thomas has signed Senn-
tor Taylor's road bill. 1t provides for
the construction, improvement and re-
pair OF a state wagon road from Buenn
VISTA to Grand Junction. Several
other bills nppropriating money for
AoAAS Wells WERE NetOcu
All bills have now been disposed of.
Chief of Police Farley hns instructed
his officers to enforce the ordinance
against the high checking of horses.
Members of the department are
ordered to arrest owners of horses that
are refined too high. The enforcement
of this order. together with the recent
enactment of the law prohibiting the
1npt-tnU nf hnrcaa' fuils will n
doom to the horses and disagreeable
shock to those wealthy citizens who
nre more stylish than humane.
The resources OF the state are likely
to be substantially increased by the
payments of fees OF Insurance COM
panies. The insurance commissioner
estimates nn increase In the receipts
of his department OF $4,000 n year
because additional companies are TAX
ing out Colorado licenses under the
new law. Many applications are on
hand. The law requires NIL companies
to have local license. With the in
crease In the number of licenses comes
the increase In the aggregate OF the .
per cent. of the gross receipts.
The State Board OF Land Commits.
sioners has refused to sell 10000 acres
to the Great Plains Company at $3.50
per acre. The lands lie near Lamar.
Land may be sold yet to this concern
In quantities as large as II desires, II
the demands OF the board nre met.
Some members OF the board are will
ing to sell 10000 acres to the Great
Plains Company ut $3.50 per acre. pro-
vided thnt instead OF one large tract
the company take every alternate sec-
ton. leaving the Intervening sections
for the state and agreeing to irrigate
the Wholesale land rs well us It's
own.
A deal was closed In Denver Monday
by which the electric road OF the Grip
pie Creek district formally passes into
the hands of n company composed OF
the leading mine owners OF Colorado
Springs. The road Will be completed
and fully equipped ut once at cost
OF S1.IJO.OOO. The electric line will
connect all the towns In the Cripple
Creek district. Six passenger trains n
day Will be run out OF Colorado
Springs. and steady freight service
will be established. The Colorado
Springs mine owners. who are inter.
ested intend to build mills and smcItcrs
mt Colorado City at total outlay OF
100000.
nifty TO witness those pcrvcrsions OF
Justice that tend TO make one suspi-
cious of the legal machinery OF our
government. The United States court
of appeals has lust confirmed the sen.
tcnce OF Charles ]. Kunsmillcr. who
was convicted OF making false reports
to the government while lie was as
sistnnt cashier OF the dcfunct German
National Bank OF this city. He will
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the pcnitcntinry. while Hcithmann and
Clinton. his superior officers, escaped
punishment on icchnlcaliiy. II is
understood that they admit that Euns.
miller made the reports as lie did Mt
their dictntion.
The anti.cmblem bill las become n
law. contrary TO the general cxpecta-
tion. II was introduced by Senator
Harris. II IL nn act amending the elcc.
iion laws by providing for ballot
upon which the party emblem does not
appear. Governor Thomas had de.
cidcd TO veto this measure. but he
changed his opinion at the last min.
ute. lie signed the measure. although
he says that II IL Objectionable to him.
He says: 81 signed the bill. deferring
my objections TO the opinions of others.
and particularly the author OF the bill.
There Is one serious objection to the
bill MS II is framed. 1t tends to destroy
the secrecy of the Australian ballot Ia
that 1t requires the voter to write the
name OF his ticket on Its face. This IL
the only serious objection out of many
Others"
No private postoflicc box scheme can
be worked in Denver. The postoiiicc
authorities have declared that if such
al ofiicc were opened It would refuse
to deliver letters to the conductors. 1t
Is but n few weeks since n fight oc.
Cured between the officials of the
postoftice In New York and the private
letter box men and the postotiice won.
In that city the custom has grown Into
n gigantic evil The boxes were i'm the