The state herald., 1899-07-14
GOSSIP FROM DENVER
AND THE STATE CAPITOL.

tain state. In that event Colorado
would be entitled to exclusively fill
the ranks of the Thirty-fourth; but
recommendations are such as may
break down state border lines and open
the recruiting stations to any and all
applicants who are able to pass the
examinations, unless enough applica-
tiOns are made at once to insure max
ing the regiment n typical Colorado
affair and made up of such elements
as Roosevelt had.
The Rocky Mountain News says:
1t Is likely that the transfer of the
trains OF the Colorado and Southern to
the Santa Fe tracks will not be ac-
cOmplished without some trouble with
residents along the line of the old Gulf,
south Of Denver. Yesterday the air
was full of rumors and reports. 1t
was stated on seeminly good authority
that the Santa Fe trains had already
commenced running between Trinidad
and Fort Worth over the Colorado and
Southern trucks, and that next Satur-
day the latter roads trains would run
over the formers tracks between Den
yer and Pueblo. The plans for the old
Gulf line south Of Denver We're said to
be one train week over the track be-
tween Pueblo and Manitou junction,
and one train a day be-
tween Denver and Colorado Springs.
IF that is the program" said
resident of Eastonville at the Brown
last night, ''it is likely we will go into
court and ask for injunction or man
damus, compelling the road to give us
adequate train service. The idea! One
train week south of Manitou June
tion. and only one train n day with
Denver. Why, 1t must be all mis-
take. But we will wait until the
thing Is placed into effect and then
make our wants known" At the of
flee Of the Colorado and Southern the
rumors We're denied. That the trains
Will run over the Santa Fe tracks with
In n week or ten days is generally ad-
mtted and that the Santa Fe will use
the line between Trinidad and Fort
Worth seems true beyond question, for
1t would save haul of about 400
miles in business between Denver and
Galveston and Gulf points.
Governor Thomas has named the
new board of lunacy commissioners, as
follows: DIR. w. w. Grant. Arapahoe
county, six-ycar term: y. ID. Owen. Gil.
pin county, four-year term: Ira ID.
Chamberlain, Pueblo. two-year term.
The board is equally divided between
the three fusion parties. DIR. Grant be.
ing Democrat. Mr.. Owen a Silver Re.
publican. and Mr.. Chamberlain Pop
ulist. Compensation provided for the
members is 5000 n year and travelling
expenses. The board of lunacy com.
inissioners was created under the law
for the government of the insane asy.
lum passed by the Twelfth General
Assembly. 1t will have exclusive
charge of the institution at Pueblo,
make the appointments of the supcrin.
tendcnt, medical staff and other EN-.
ployes, award all the contracts for sup.
plies and handle all the appropriations
made for the asylum. The commits.
sioners succeed what was known as a
board of trustees, whose business tac-
ties We're so loose under the old law
that many scandals In the management
OF affairs have occurred at intervals for
several years past. The new law
gives the commission more powers,
while mt the same time 1t draws the
lines so tightly that II Is claimed there
can be no repetition OF the old scandal
The board will meet and organize on
July III. 1t Is generally understood
that the board is opposed To the rc.
tention Of DIR. Thombs. and he will he
one of the first matters considered
Thombs holds that he has four years
yet TO serve by reason of his appoint.
mcnt under the old law. The new law
does not repeal that statute. he holds,
and he Will fight hard 10 stay.
The greatest religious gathering ever
held In the state will assemble In Den
yer during the week of the Festival OF
Mountain and Plain. 4 call has been
issued signed by the leading ministers
OF the city OF nearly every dcnomInu.
tion, for monster mass meetings To he
held several nights during the Festival,
In Temple Emanuel. llercJcw and Gen.
tile VIII meet ON nn equal footing:
Methodist will elbow Baptist, and
Presbyterian VIII sit side 10y side with
Uniyersallst. The object of the gath.
erings will he for the moral uplifting
of the community. II Is stated In the
call that the topics will he partly 50.
Geological and partly religious. and the
men who Will discuss them will be fair
minded. A programme has not yet
been arranged. hut the committee
which signs the call will have charge
OF this. II IL urged by the commit.
tee that the matter be taken M by the
papers all over the state aud agitatcd
TO awaken interest In the proposed
meetings among the religious and non.
religious Nothing OF the kind has
ever been attempted anywhere In con.
ncction with n season of fcstiyity such
ns that OF the Mountain and Plain. aud
the experiment viii he watched with
great interest by the religious world.
Religious papers everywhere win take
the matter up, and II successful che
plan viii no doubt bo followed In many
states. The project II Wide In It's
scope M well M original. The demon.
nations represented by those who sign
the call are In their order nv follows:
Christian. Congregational. Methodist,
Jewish. Eplscopnllnn. Presbyterian.
unlvcrsalist, Unitarian and Baptist.
"Thc smcltcr strike. In my opinion
win be NIL over In two weeks" said
w. r. Iyncs. secretary OF the Stat.
Board OF Arbitration. nt the conclusion
OF the secret meeting OF the board Fri.
dny afternoon. II base my oplDIon.
not upon amy agreement reached, hut
upon what I mw and heard nj the
meeting" This secret meeting of The
board lasted for three hours and wns
attended only by the three board mem.
beers. Governor j. H. Grant aud Al.
iorn"y Cohen. representing the rmelicr
men. Governor Grant conferred with
the Emolicr managers In the morning
nnd announced that the sm.licrs were
closed now and would never omen
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