The Monte Vista journal., 1899-09-16
DENVER GOSSIP.

consideration. On behalf Of Denver,
Professor Cornell said that 1t had new
ef been tho intention OF this city to
play the dog n the manger. and that
nothing would Ike more satisfactory to
the committee than that Colorado
Springs should hold the soldiers for
twenty-four bours as they desired. The
matter was amlcably settled and the
committee from the Springs went
home satisfied. ut IL by far the
best arrangement" said Professor
Cornell. after the meeting was
over. "You remember the trou.
BILE that We had In getting hold
Of the Nebraska boys. Over forty.
eight hours late they were. Such q
thing would be certain death to our
celebration. Now. We can marshal the
sections at Colorado Springs, and send
them On In time to get to Denver Just
when We want them-about 10 O'Clock
In the morning. with no chance. Of
their getting late" Money IL coming
to hand from subscriptions made on
paper. Cripple Greek sent In $3.50
Yesterday. Georgetown 81 aud Pueb-
10 81. In addition to the Thousand 1t
contributed before. The disagreement
between Denver and IIeadville has
been bridEed over, ana yesterday the
money collected At that city. $l.48O In
all. arrived and was put to Treasurer
Ross-LewIn's credit at the bank. Miss
IeOna Cooper, who has done q great
deal Of private soliciting, turned In
$3.50 more yesterday. II IL now stated
by the finance committee that there In
more than enough money on hand to
defray all the expenses e3 the free
train. including slecpers.
The judges Of the Supreme Court are
wondering where they nre "at." All
summer the three members OF the high
est tribunal In the state have been
working hard In the preparation OF
cases and the examination Of briefs.
Not one Of them has had his usual va
cation because OF the great amount
OF accumulated business. and the hours
that each Judge has daily pot In arc
considerably In excess OF those allowed
by the eight-hour law which they re-
Gently declared unconstitutional. Not
wlthstnnding NIL this ovcrwOrk. the
judges now face the unpleasant situa-
ton that the court 10 about 80 cases
behind in It's work. Deputy Clerk
Cooke says that an average estimate
places the capacity OF the court In dis
posing Of cases at 100 year. The trou-
ble Is not with the Judges. but with the
enormous amount Of litigation which
has been thrust upon the three men,
hers Of the court. while in other states
the same, or = less amount Of litiga.
tion. receives the attention OF five or
seven Judges. In speaking Of the mat
ter. one Of the Judges. who incidentally
remarked that the eight hour law de
cision was almost completed and would
soOn be rendy for the public. remarked
that the movement to increase the size
OF the Supreme court would be success
full at the next regular session, or the
court would soon become 40 far behind
In Its work that 1t would take years to
decide an ordinary ease. Even a. II Is
now. said he. II Is necessary to ad.
vance important cases out Of their or.
der on the calendar In order to give
them proper treatment. The last Leg.
islature passed n law intended 10 re-
lieve the strain. but II has not done No.
The law ruled that iitigants must
choose between the Court OF Appeals
and the Supreme court and not try
cases first In one Of these courts aud
then In the other The result was
hot to relieve the strain on both courts.
- intended. but to relieve the strain
on the Appeal court and increase the
business Of the other tribunal. Az
soon ~ the act became operative the
lawyers rushed to the State capItol In
swarms and commenced securing the
transfer Of cases from tl,s ApiesI
court to the Supreme court. This rush
has bt-en kept up ever vince and even
during the last fcw days q large num-
ber Of cass.~ have b%en sent fro,p one
court TO the other.
As the time fOr the Festival OF
Mountain and aiu-Septemler 9th
to 3Nh-draWs near, II becomes evident
from reports from all parts Of the state
that the attendance will far eclIpse that
OF any previous year. The elaborate
programme arranged by the board Of
direction. taking In. M II does. an en-.
tire week and afYordiug n variety Of
entertainment. apf'cah to the pleasure
loving Instinct Of everybody In the
state. The design Of the hoard Ia no
less to furnish q week Of unalloycd
pleasure than To afford visitors from
all parts OF the state an opportunity
TO ss.. what can b~ done by their
neixht'ors and friends In the matter
OF products. The festivities will leyin
with the throwing open Of the stree,
fair. which promhses to le oue os ,he
most attractive di~playu 0f Colorado
products ever Witnessed. Then comes.
Ia the evening. the coronation Of the
queen Of the festival. This will he one
~ the most elaborate and attractive
psG~ants VI which Il Is possible 10
conceive. The rUyal pavilion will jsr
. work of art. In g0ld. silver and Ivory.
u will be thirty feet high. gracefully
tiraprd with the festival cOlOrx am,
national bunting and fcstooped IN
royal purple and flowers. Tue mad
Of honor who receives the piano WIN
then lc awarded her trophy. Thc fcs
tivities may n0w bc said to have fairly
begun. spd will follow quickly with
each Day. First comes the QUEENS IN.
rndr. which will lr q Gorgeous u,scc.
tnrlr with hoaiA aud flowers aud dsx..
GRATED carriages. knights and courti~ru
In handsome costumes. maids of hon.
OF On superb doats. Rnd all the nm.
puvtrnancrS that 70 TO make up q
brilliant IMsrani. Following ,hI. win
come the military parade, IN which n,
is confidently expected that the Firrt
Colorado Volunteers will take = prom.
ineni I'xrt. Then thu gorgeous parnde
Of tho Slaves of the Silver Ssr,n-ut.
with their twenty aoats. hands Of ,nu.
sic. electric lights anil brilliant COS.
suns.A. nil making pageant thai viii
outrivsi IL. fnihssi is.auilca of ii,e
Arabian knights. Carnival bay win
next will is' Ia order with liz jolljty
and nirth. and nnaiiy the gr~a, n,ask
'.l' 10 the evening. II is fully expect.