The state herald., 1899-08-18

luce Nulue.
Lieutenant Governor Carney is fill
Ing the gubernatOrial chair during Mr..
Thomas absence In California.
The fund being raised to pay the fare
OF the Colorado volunteers from San
Francisco to Denver is growing rapid
ly and the movement promises to be
successful.
officers at Trinidad have arrested n
man answering the description of
Llewellyn, who murdered two Denver
policemen. Officers from Denver have
gone to identify him.
The employees of the Metallic Extrac-
tion Company of Florence took up
collection amounting to $l0S.51 to be
given to three boys from the works
who enlisted in the late war
Maud Andrews was found stone
dead in River Front park at o'clock
Wednesday morning, and two blocks
away George Bond. who had been
walking with her, was found danger
ously wounded. lying In the street. The
police think the case is one of murder
and suicide. Bond however. insists
that both We're shot by an unknown
assassin.
At o'clock Saturday morning the
gubernatorinl party started for San
Francisco to meet the troops. Major
S. X. Hooper was the host, and others
In the party were the Governor and
Mrs. Thomas. Mrs. S. X. Hooper. the
governors brother-in-law, Mr. Fletcher
and his wife. Adj,Uant General j. c..
Overmyer. DIR. parkhill, who was
regimental surgeon of the First Colo
RADIO, and Delevan Washington Gee,
the governors assistant secretary.
Denver's city officials are again dis
cussing the municipal ownership of a
water plant. \ committee of promi-
nent lawyers to which was submitted
the question of the city's legal power
to buy or build a plant has reported in
the affirmative. The owners of the
existing plant have come forward with
renewal of their offer TO sell for So
100000. 1t is generally thought TO be
too much.
When the steamer Warren Is sighted
of the coast of California, Colorado
will sound n salute which will find an
echo in every town in the Centennial
state. Mrs. Mary Ingersoll, president
OF the Colorado Volunteers Relatives
Union. Is now sending ont letters TO
the towns whose soldiers are ON the
Warren. asking them to fire salute of
three guns when the ship is sighted
and national salute when the gang
plank is lowered Subscriptions TO the
free-train fund are still coming In.
"Thc failure of the smcltcrs 10 do
business" says the state labor commits
soner. has already cost the state over
S1.oOO.0OO and rs the idlcncss Of their
plants is prolonged, the losses will in
crease In greater proportion. Besides
the direct loss In wages to the smcltcr
employees. the loss In wages To men in
kindred occupations amounts TO many
thousands Of dollars month. The loss
10 the railroads, coal and metallifcrous
mining Industries win begin to Tell In n
short time. unless operations are re-.
sLmcd by the smclicrs."
Aniuiant General ]. C. overmyer,
] stopping for 4 few days In Denver on
! his way from the Atlantic To the Pa
cliic. brings the glad news that prac-
tlcally all OF Colorado's war claims
against the national government have
been adjusted. OF the S53.OOO sill due
the state General Oycrmyer has ad-
Justcd SiGOoO. certainly and has the
promise that II the vouchers and re-
ccipts for the additional 5000 are
sent at once the whole $4,000 Will bc
forwarded within two months.
The smcltcrmen held another meet
ing Wednesday night and by nearly
unanimous vote decided To continue the
strike. After the meeting Chairman
ip .f h..
said that the executive committee
would meet at once and formulate a
plan OF campaign for the strike. This
plan will he submitted TO meeting of
the men for their action. The execu.
tive committee will also prepare an
address To the citizens Of Denver, stint.
Ing the unions side OF the contro-
versy and asking for moral and other
help In the struggle
The annual convention OF state rail-.
road commissioners was held IN Den
Yer last week. Many matters pertain
Ing 10 the legal control Of railroads
We're considered. The officers OF the
organization were reelected on recon-
mendation OF the committee ON nomina.
lions, and Milwaukee was chosen ms
the place for the next convention. All
future conventions will he held on the
second Thursday In May. The officers
are: Cicero |. Llndlcy. president; W.
II. Evans. first Vice president: W. W.
Alnsworth. second vice president: l.,
4. Mosclry, secretary; NJ $. Decker.
assistant secretary.
The fund for the purchase OF medals
for Colorado participants In the Span.
lsh.Amcrcnn war has been raised. The
medals are certainty aud now all the
attention of the friends Of the soldiers
VIII be- devoted 10 the free train fund
This announcement was made Officially
Friday 10y Governor Charles n Thom.
~. Major :. X. Hooper aud Dr. q. j.
iiuftung Of the committee IN charge
Governor Thomas aud Secretary of
state licclSwith win sign certificates of
service, one Of which win bc presented
with rnch medal. The FUND was quick
~ raised because of the energetic aud
prrs"v.rlng action of the committee.
assessor willard h. Ames believes
that the assessment of .lrnpnhoc coun-
~ win show n slight Increase over that
~ last year, The apparent assessment
of lsiiS was about STp.OOO.UOo. hut the
difference of S2.OOOoD In The railroad
valuations between the lists of the
county assessor and the State Board ur
Equalization mndh the nrtunl nsseHs.
mrnt nhuut sHI opO,OOo we have In.
creased valuations on y few elnsscs Of
property" says Mr.. Ames, "nnd nj
though II il almost impossible io guess
correctly. believe the total assessment
VIII h. larger than n year ago The law
reads lint we must report To the state