Gilpin observer., 1899-04-27

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Considerable comment has beer
caused by the fact that several state
officers or their subordinates have fit
ted up sleeping quarters in the state
| house.
The Sons of the Revolution who met
In Denver last week had u good time
After transacting the routine business
usual in annual gatherings they had a
banquet and spent day in going
over the Loop to Silver Plume.
On the strength of the unanimous in.
dorsement by the Bar Association,
Governor Thomas has signed the
civil action three-fourths Of the jurors,
instead of all of them as at present,
can bring in a verdict.
The State Board of Capitol Managers
decided to decrease the expenditures
for telephones in the building. There
are now fifteen phones in use there,
and the board decided not only to re-
fuse the applications of the coal mine
inspector, boiler inspector and horti-
cultural department for separate tele-
phones, but to do away with three of
those now in service and let the Of
fees so deprived use other telephones.
One effect of the passage of the box
ing law is to turn the Salvation Army
out of its present quarters. A new club,
organized to promote boxing contests,
has leased the building now occupied
by the army by paying a little larger
rent. At their present headquarters
at Sixteenth and Market streets the
Salvation Army people have done
much good. In addition to their regu-
lar gospel work. they have sustained
a free dispensary and maintained
many lines of charitable work.
Governor Thomas has vetoed the
medical bill. This proposed law was
introduced in the House by Mr. Can
non, and was known as House Bill
No. 231. The veto returned with the
disapproved bill is $500 words in
length. and sets forth many reasons
why the bill was Objectionable. The
governor criticises the bill very strong
ly. He expresses the opinion that it
will not protect the public health,
though it confers autocratic and op-
pressive powers upon the medical
council.
Denver is enjoying novelty. Horse
cars once more move with a snail-like
pace along the busiest streets, and the
office buildings on Seventeenth street.
This suggests long story. The Tram
way Company, having absorbed the
old Cable Company. Is anxious to
change the motive power to electricity
The new charter asked for was vetoed
by Mayor McMurray, because he
thought it gave the consolidated COM
pany too much. Then the cables be-
gan to break, and one by one the lines
are being turned back into horse car
lines. 1t is thought by many that this
is intended as an eloquent argument
in favor of electricity and the granting
of new franchise.
Public spirited women of this city
are discussing the feasibility of estab-
fishing lunch clubs for the benefit of
women who work down town. These
clubs are successful in Chicago and
other cities. They are self-supporting.
business-like affairs, furnishing to
business and employed women privi-
leges not otherwise common to down
town localities, such as n place to rest
when tired or i'll during the day, a
place to eat luncheons brought from
i.cme and place to obtain luncheon at
low cost. A monthly fee of % cents
emitting members to privileges of
suth NiuDs Il PliNiiCSC lCC VI a CtntS
daily to non-members in addition to
luncheon charges, the furnishing of
meals at cost, etc, are features of the
plan under consideration.
st. Leo's Catholic church of this city
has had a disagreeable experience DUR
ing the past year. 1t has been sold
under the hammer to an insurance
company to satisfy a heavy mortgage
The building was built when building
was expensive and the interest charges
have been Il heavy burden during the
hard times. The chief cause of the
trouble however. lies in the fact that
n quarrel has existed between some of
the leading members of the church and
Bishop MatZ. AS result Of this,
they did not put forth strong efforts
to save the building from foreclosure
Father ORyan, the pastor, has Just
undertaken to redeem the property. He
is brilliant and good looking young
priest and is quite popular In the city
with all classes. Since undertaking to
raise the money. few days ago. he
has collected $4,000, and this will in
sure the retention of the building to
the parish.
The Hollenbeck- -Ballinger state board
of assessors bill was decided by the
Supreme Court to be unconstitutional,
because the amendment made in the
Senate had not been printed as stated
in the interrogatives submitted to the
court by Governor Thomas. An extra
session will not necessarily follow. In
fact. although one Is possible. II Is not
probable. On the subject Governor
Thomas says: "rhe decision of the
court on this bill does not make an
extra session necessary. There have
been no developments as yet to make
an extra session necessary. | am sor-
ry the court did not pass upon the
question as to whether or not such n
state board of assessors, composed In
pnrt of county officers. would be con.