The silver lance., 1899-09-29


a majority of the board members were
announced as opposed to the deal, but
the North Park Cattle Company is con-
fident that some of them will change
their positions In the matter.
The plans to raise revenue through
the extra session of the Legislature
will all be carefully and officially made
before the call is even issued. The
leaders of both House and Senate. as
well as Governor Charles S. Thomas,
will be fully aware of the estimated
cash results of proposed revenue legis-
lation before that time. The finance
committees which served in the House
and Senate at the regular session have
been notified TO be on hand at the state
capitol on August 21st. At this time
Governor Thomas and Speaker Smith
will confer with them. and a definite
plan of action for the fusion majority
at the extra session will be mapped
out. Then, when the lawmakers con
vene all the influence which can leg't-
imately be brought to bear upon the
members will be used to secure the
adoption of the plan as outlined by the
two finance committees. the speaker
and chief executive, as a result of their
conference.
Everything points toward a most
successful horticultural fair during
carnival week this fall. Secretary Mar
tha A. Shute of the State Horticultural
Board feels much encouraged at the
outlook, and predicts the most success
full fair yet held. Prof. E. Bethel, di-
rector of the botanical section of the
State Historical and Natural History
Society and teacher of science at the
Denver high school district No. 2.
called on Mrs. Shute at the capitol and
promised an elaborate exhibit of conf
fers or evergreens of the state He will
include in his exhibit, for which space
was granted yesterday. specimens of
pines. frs. suruces and jumpers Logan
and Pueblo county horticulturists have
already applied in large numbers for
space, and Secretary Shute SAYS the
displays of fine flora of the state will
open the eyes of the public to the nat
ural beauties of the state in this line
which have heretofore not been suffic-
iently appreciated
Denver has now followed the exam
pie of older cities of the East in the
establishment of maternity hospital,
located at 1909 Thirty street,
where all the surroundings are pleas
ant and healthful. 1t is expected to
supply to women in moderate circum-
stances the care at the time of confine-
ment that they cannot receive at their
homes. There are two wards. under
the direction of physicians who are
members of the faculty of the Univers-
ity of Denver, and the Denver Homeo-
pathic College. There are also private
rooms for ladies who prefer their own
physician and desire special care. The
fa, f.I II oh 1,n
table Is good. and trained nurses are in
attendance upon the patients. Terms
in wards and private rooms may be
had by calling upon or addressing the
matron at the home. The board of
managers desire the public generally
to inform themselves concerning this
work and hope it may prove benefit
and convenience to mothers and ply
sicians alike.
The 100000 State Capitol might
have been blown to atoms and several
lives lost. That it was not. is owing
entirely to luck. The buildings mar
row escape was the cause of an order
issued Monday to plug up the gas
jets In every vault in the structure
Herman Lueders. secretary of the
Board of Capitol Managers. issued the
order and personally saw to its en-
forcement. He is determined that there
shall be no more accidents from gas
explosions in the state capitol If it Is
within his power to prevent it. The
cause of the order plugging up the gas
jets in the vaults of the capitol is this:
An employe in one of the offices on the
second floor went into the vault con-
nected with the Office Friday. He
turned on the gas jet. AS the gas was
of, he came out, leaving the stop-cock
open. The gas in the building is turn
ed on only at night as electricity is
used during the day. When the gas
was turned on Friday night 1t poured
through the tube left open by the clerk
into the vault. filling 1t completely.
when the employe opened the vault
door Saturday morning the gas rushed
out. nearly suffocating him. Fortu-
nately there was no light to ignite the
gas, or there would have been an ex-
plosion.
special to the News from Monte
Vista says: The business men of Monte
Vista were called together In pub
lie meeting to hear statements of
the Soldiers Home commissioners con-
cerning the financial embarrassments
of that institution arising from the
fact that there are no state funds
available to meet the appropriations
heretofore made for its support.
Commissioner Smith. the secretary
of the board, stated that with the aid
secured from the government the home
could be run for the present, if the
commissioners of the different coun-
ties would appropriate 1888 per month
for each of their inmates. He said
this proposition had been made to all
the counties of the state, and that
Pueblo, Rio Grande. Montrose and
some other counties had responded
promptly and that he believed ma
jority of the counties would do the
same. Commissioner Shaw of the home
said the veterans from Arapahoe coun-
ty were greatly excited over the propo-
sition made by their county to main