The state herald., 1899-11-03

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The Colorado Il Southern Railroad
company has secured an injunction re
straining the commissioners of Doug,
las county from interfering with theiI
new track up the South Platte.
The City Council has passed and
Mayor Johnson has signed n bill call
ing for vote of the people on the
proposition to construct n municipal
water plant ut n cost of $4,1OO,OOO.
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
yer.
| The announcement was received In
Denver yesterday that the Federal
Court of Appeals at st. Paul hau
granted damages to the Denver 4 RIO
Grande railroad in Its suit against the
Midland because Of u wreck which Oc-
Cured September 10, 1897, on a piece
Of track operated Jointly by the two
roads between New Castle and Rife.
The appeal was made from Judge Hal
let's decision in the District Court or
Colorado.
County Assessor Ames has publicly
announced that he would not obey the
recent order OF the State Board of
Equalization increasing the value of
taxable property In ArnpahOe county
by $2.S0O,000. This stand he takes In
n letter mailed to each of the fifty-six
county assessors in the state. He has
also mailed letter to the board of
county commissioners and another to
State Auditor Temple, each of which Is
of the same import.
The last part of the certified copy of
the Senate journal of the last Legis-
lature has gone to the printer from the
office of the secretary of state. and the
copy as certified may be the ground on
which the validity of several laws
passed by the last Legislature may be
attacked. According to Journal Clerk
Ballinger, many mistakes were made
in the journals Of both houses. The
certified copy will he n true copy, even
to errors, as Secretary of State Beck
with has decided that It is not the prov
ince of his office TO correct errors, but
merely to copy.
At the last meeting of the state mill
tary board 1t was unanimously decided
that new armory should he built Mt
once. Brigadier General Browning. Adj
jutant General Overmyer and lnspec-
tor General Johnson We're appointed n
committee 10 receive bids on rentals
from the parties who have agreed to
build an armory and lease it to the
state. The estimated cost of the struc-
ture will be between $4,000 and SI5,-
900. 1t will be constructed of brick
three stories in height and modern in
every feature. The site In all proba-
billty will be within few blocks of
the state house.
Warrants will be issued November
1ith TO enlisted men of the Colorado
National Guard who served between
May LIST and 9th. 1888, before being
mustered into service of the United
States. There are 800 men entitled to
pay for this time, 10 whom will be dis
tributed S10,SoO. In making the an
nounccmcnt OF the date Of payment to
the different commanders Adjutant
General Overmyer adds that as II will
be impossible for all the men to call at
his office and sign the pay roll. the ac-
counts may be assigned to him so that
he may draw the money and immedi-
ately forward II to each man by check.
Superintendent Dunnway OF the Colo
rado & Southern says: Never saw
such business. We have almost all we
can handle. but OF course we're not re-
fusIng anything. It's lucky we have
two lines To Pueblo, though for II we
had only one we would he in the soup.
All this talk about our abandoning the
old Gulf, that we repeatedly denied
two months ago. is now made ridicu-
lous. Why. were sending more trains
over that line than ever before. or
course you know II is cheaper to han
die traffic over the Joint track through
Palmer Lake. but that line has much
more than Il can take care OF, and
whenever train Is ready 10 start from
either terminal II is sent out over the
route that offers the least chance OF
delay"
The State Veterinary Board has de-
cided upon nm innovation which Will
affect practically every cattle man In
the state and compel him TO have all
sheep which are TO be exported inspect.
ed before they leave the state. Here
toforc II has been the custom merely to
have sheep coming into the state In
spected. the shippers bearing the ex.
pense. The action taken will be to pro-
tect other states. This move was only
agreed upon by the state board because
II was earnestly requested by the de-
partment OF agriculture at Washing.
ton. The Idea Ii that the sheep coming
from this state VIII hereafter bring
better prices because guaranteed by
the state authorities to be free from
disease.
The recent yindlcntlon OF Adjutnnt
General John q. Overmyer by the
State Military board was thought TO
have ended the National Guard troub-
les which were revolving around the
charges against him. But there IN yet
some dissatisfaction among those op.
posed to the general and nm effort has
been made To secure n complete set OF
expense bills OF NIL military matters
since he entered office. Whether the fight
VIII be continued or not win largely
depend. u In said. upon what these
expense bills and other dntn secured
In the investigation will show. The
generals friends are confident that
nothing win come OF this new nt,cmpt
To place him In bad light before the
governor. II II claimed that under n
decision by the Court OF Appeals IN
1si'2, expenditures for expenses incur.
red outside the state nrc Illegal.
Judgc Palmer Inns signed n decree In
the taxation case OF the Colorado Sem.
innry against the Bonrd Of County
Commissioners nnd the county ircasu.
rcr. The decree cNcmpis perpctunlly
from taxation the College OF Liberal