The silver lance., 1899-05-12

In House bill No. 1O3 5000 was ap-
propriated for wagon road from
kremlin to Steamboat Springs. 1t
was vetoed for the same reason as
House bill No. no.
Governor Thomas has vetoed the bill
concerning salaries of officers of the
State Normal School. 1t was intended
for retrenchment measure, but he
says that it is too vague.
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 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 a
most important office in the Baptist
church.
House bill No. 2sS, appropriating
$1,000 for the publication Of the re-
ports of the State Horticultural Socie-
ty, met its end. Governor Thomas
said the measure was meritorious, but
funds were lacking.
On the strength Of the unanimous IN
dorsement by the Bar Association,
Governor Thomas has signed the
Parks jury bill. 1t provides that in
civil action three-fourths of the jurors,
instead of all of them as at present,
can bring in verdict.
On the same ground Governor Thom-
as vetoed an artesian well bill. 1t
was House bill No. 300, for a $1,000
well in Baca county. With like ex-
cuse House bill No. 344, providing 3d.
600 for a wagon road to Caribou in
Boulder county, was laid to rest.
In II. b. No. 40, $1,000 was appro-
priated for a wagon road from Sa-
guache to Sky City. The Governor We
toed it because the money was to come
from the $15OOO0 capitol building
fund borrowed from the state treas
ury, when the bill for the return Of this
money failed of passage.
Senate bill No. 800, 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, II any,
had been paid for. The Governor
thought IT unconstitutional.
Pillsbury, the great chess player, was
in Denver the first of the week and
gave marvellous exhibitions of his skill
as 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.
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 4O6, raising his salary to $1,000
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 arrival in Denver Of Mr.. Cop
pell of New York. the big man of the
Rio Grande railroad, has started anew
the talk of Il cutoff to the Pacific
coast For years the Rio Grande has
been reaching northward behind the
mountains. Six years ago 1t surveyed
an air line to Leadville. 1t Is surmised
that Chairman CoppelPs chief business
here at this time is to discuss with
President Jeffery the fix the Rio
Grande will be in If the Rio Grande
Western or Burlington should, in some
disguise, build over the range first.
John Chetelat of Custer county has
been appointed by Governor Thomas to
superintend the construction Of pub
lie road from Pueblo to Leadville. The
road is to be built by convict labor in
accordance with the provisions Of the
Taylor bill. passed by the recent Legis-
lature. The amount appropriated for
the work was $1S,46O. This includes
the salary of the superintendent at ST.
200 per annum for two years. Chetelat,
who was formerly sheriff of Custer
county, will have the appointing of
gang bosses, who will receive $45 a
month and subsistence. Guards for
the convicts will be appointed by the
penitentiary warden. They will re-
ceive the same salary as the gang
bosses.
1t Is stated that President and Mrs.
Mckinley will probably be in Denver,
as guests of Senator Wolcott, late in
August or early in September. VOL
hurst, the senator's country place be-
yond Littleton, will at once be pre-
pared for occupancy. The three-story
addition recently built makes this
home one of the roomiest and most
sumptuously gotten-up country houses
in the West. The house throughout
will be furnished handsomely, and dec
orators are now engaged m fitting it
up. Society people are anticipating the
utefk af fha v,r-nCfdAnt1o1 nd
elaborate plans for its entertainment
are already being considered. Natural
ly, Wolhurst will be the center Of this
social activity.
Game Commissioner Thomas l..
johnson is preparing the new Beaman
game law for publication, and under
its provisions has made all his appoint
ments except one game warden and a