The Holly chieftain., 1899-12-08
DENVER GOSSIP.
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM THE
STATE CAPITOL.


Inferred on the 3rd. The body lay in
state At the capitol during the forenoon
ana was viewed by many friends.
Governor Thomas has written to Ad-
miral Dewey inviting him 10 visit Colo
RADIO. To this the admiral replied as
follows: Il have the pleasure TO ac-
knowledge receipt of your letter Of No
yember 24th. and beg II st1te that |
cannot at this early date say whether
or not | shall he able upon my pros
pective trip TO Chicago TO visit the state
Of Colorado. Your kind invitation,
which il greatly appreciat d. will, how
ever. receive full cons d ration
Five employees of the Denver & Rio
Grande railroad were burned. two of
them seriously. while battling with the
fire which destroyed the company's
paint shop. in Burnham, Saturday af-
tcrnuon. Two Pullman sleeping cars
We're destroyed and only the blackened
walls Of the shops We're left standing.
The loss is $1,000 OF this about Sl2,-
900 Is on the building. which is insured
for 5000. Except for 5000 insur-
ance on one Pullman sleeping car, the
rest of the property was not protected.
Before the largest crowd that ever
"ilAfSStl u lbpNball Eilllt III tllIs Guy
the Denver Athletic Club on Thur sday
defeated the University of Colorado
by the narrow margin of one touch
down. The score stood II to at the
close of the game. The collegians
We're strong. but the athletes held
at critical points and surely pushed
forward when in possession of the ball.
But for the frequent and aggravating
fumbleS close TO the Boulder goal line
the Athletic club might have scored
ofteuer. Boulder men had opportuni-
~ 10 exhibit the marvellous defense
which Coach Folsom always devel-
ops. defense that frequently stood
against the terrific rushes of Kirkhoff
and limited him to gains of only Il yard
or two.
The first carload of beet sugar manu-
factured in Colorado reached Denver
from Grand Junction Friday morning
and was sold before night. There
were 800 sacks of the fine white prod
uct, the surprising sweetness of which
promises 10 make Colorado as famous
as the gold and silver of her mining
camps. The estimated value of the
sugar consumed in Colorado every year
Is 81 10000. and this sum may be kept
in the state henceforth. The factory
which began manufacturing sugar at
Grand Junction Il few days ago is one
of the best in the world 1t was erected
at n cost of 100000. When running at
its full capacity it is estimated that
1000 men will be required to work in
the beet fields upon which the factory
Will depend for its supply. About 1000
acres of land will be utilized and the
factory will be kept running continual
ly TO supply the orders which are now
flooding in upon It, Among samples
from other states the Colorado product
was distinguished by its superior fine
ness. whiteness and sweetness.
The Calhoun Gold Mining Company
will try to carry it suit against the
Ajax Mining Company 10 the United
States Supreme Court. In the decision
of the State Supreme Court in this case
last week. the court reversed itself and
held that Junior locators did not own
blind veins on senior claims. and that
as mining in this state was still in its
infancy 1t would be better to reverse
the former decision of the court at this
time than 10 allow the matter to run
on and thereby injure many large in
terests. This opinion upheld the final
Judgment of the Ell Paso court and did
away with the Supreme Court decis-
lon in the case of Branagan against
Dulaney, eighth Colorado. Judge
Gabbert gave the opinion. The reversal
will disarrange the business of many
interests besides those directly con-
cerned. Lawyers for the calhoun
company served notice on Clerk Clark
Of the State Supreme Court yesterday
that they would ask for rehearing
OF the case. 1t is not expected that this
Will be granted. If 1t is refused the
case can be taken to the United States
Supreme Court on u writ of superse-
deas.
The Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
railroad has obviated the necessity of
an extra session of the Legislature.
Monday morning the company filed
amended articles of incorporation with
the secretary of state. on the capital
stock of S233, 900. paying into the
states Golfers a recording fee of $780,
O26.90. The news of the fat fee was
received with great satisfaction among
all the state officials. and there was
general rejoicing about the capitol, for
they are all confident that the unex-
pected windfall will prove the states
salvation and result in the tiding over
Of all the state institutions until the
next regular session of the Legisla-
ture. The fee is the largest ever paid
into the treasury for an incorporation
or any purpose. 1t exceeds by $1,000
the one paid by the reorganized Union
Pacific, which came In two Install
ments, n year or so ago. The capital
ization of the Santa Fe makes it the
largest in Colorado, one of the five
largest corporations in the world.
State officials were not looking for any
such good luck, and the fact that the
Santa Fe was required to file amend