The state herald., 1899-11-17
DENVER. GOSSIP.
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM THE
STATE CAPITOL.

State Treasurer Feslcr has received
the government check of $31 600 for It's
share of the running expenses or the
Soldiers and Sailors Home.
The Society of the Sons of the Amer,
lean Revolution has presented General
Irving Hale with n medal. The society
had previously given him sword.
Uintah Indians are reported to be
hunting In the northwestern part OF
Colorado. Governor Thomas has
drive them out.
The carefully prepared will Of the
late George Trltch has been broken by
the action OF the widow in formally
electing to take half the estate, as un-
der the law she has right to do 1t
is said that this action is taken by her
in the interest of her daughter, Mrs.
Snyder, who was disinherited under
the terms Of the will. The estate Is
worth over $2,OOO,O0O.
The Supreme Court, In decision
| Just rendered by Justice Gabbert,
holds that Sunday closing, unless ev-
erythlng is closed, cannot legally be en-
forced against those lines of business
which are not detrimental to the pub
lie good. Clothing stores are among
those concerns which may be left open
on Sundny under present conditions.
despite the ordinance Of the city OF
Denver to the contrary.
A most daring robbery was perpe-
trated Monday morning. a little after
3 O'Clock, when two men walked into
the Del Monte restaurant, 1G46 Law
renee street, and ut the point Of n re-
volver made the night clerk, John
Kane, open the cash register. The rob-
bers missed the larger part of the
money, and took about $40 In change,
which they found in the register.
About $40, the greater part OF the
restaurants receipts for Saturday
night and Sunday, was In Il drawer
under the register.
A new move was made yesterday by
the Denver Power and Irrigation Com
pany in its efforts to secure its reser-
voir site In the South Platte canon. 1t
began proceedings In the District
Court yesterday afternoon to condemn
the land. The defendants in the suit
are the Denver 4 Rio Grande Railroad
Company. the Colorado Irrigation.
Canal and Pipe Line Company, the
~
Company, the Denver, Cripple Greek
Il Southwestern Railroad Company
and the Colorado Il Southern Railroad
Company.
About 500 small cattlemen In the
North Park district have sent com
munication to the state land board
protesting against any lease of large
tracts In that region to cattle corpora
tions that may be trying to secure con-
troll of the valuable range over there.
II is intimated that the North Park
Cattle Company is negotiating to get
this range, and IT, small growers are
protesting in advance. The range Is
at present government land, but the
land board may be asked to select 1t
for the benefit of the company. which
is said. by the way. to be controlled by
large beef men in Chicago.
Antitrust bicycle makers are pre-
pairing TO make Denver their headquar-
tiers for the West. The representatives
of companies that have combined In
the Bicycle Makers Protective Asso-
citation are gathering In this city and by
Saturday night arrangements will he
completed for general distributing
agency. and the battle against l q
American Bicycle Company Will bs,lp-
gun. The latter IL tho organixat1 1,n
known MS the trust" and Is the S5n-
pany formed by the consolidation of
interests OF slNty-fivc big manufacture
ers. All the concerns not taken into
the big concern have formed the Bicy-
Gle Makers Protective Association.
A dispatch received by the Repub-
iican from Glenwood Springs says:
Advlces received here from Rife are
that Game Wardens W. Il. Lee and
Jay left Rifle for Black Sulphur
Springs this afternoon. They expect
TO meet the sheriffs' posse. which IL
going 10 drive out the Indians II is
not possible for them 10 reach the first
camp OF utes before Wednesday morn.
Ing. All reports coming I'm confirm
previous Information concerning the
presence OF Utcs and the slaughter OF
game for hides. j. l.. Frank, who
came overland from Rawlings. Wyo-
ming, said that he had passed eight
bands OF Indians moving across the
desert TO the south. Three groups were
met going north with from twelve TO
twenty ponies loaded with hides and
meat. The Indians had the meat
thoroughly cleaned OF bones. They np-
/ ncnrcd npprehcnslyc OF meeting OH
GERS. In every Instance they refused
/ To tell from what reservation they
/ came.
Says the Rocky Mountain News: ].
/ G. Courtney. prominent rnnchmnn
from Plccance creek says there IL no
doubt hut that the Indians are In the
state and ARE killing deer hut MS n
I nY nat IL ha. Al
when the Indians are not IN Colorado,
and SO FAR ns he Is concerned he would
much rather see the Indians killing the
game than the tourists who come here
every year lie says the Indians have
been educated 10 their Idea OF killing
deer whenever they want TO- and they
VIII con,lnu" 60 do 80 as long as there
are any deer II Is true they XIII for
the hides, AZ the same time they XIII
nothing hut what win furnish n good
hide, while the tourist shoots lulls.
crimlnnicly and kills everything. As
near ns Mr. Courtney san size up the
situation, there IN no depreciation be
yond what occurs every year, and the
settlers In the vicinity where the In.
dlnns are hunting look upon II MS n
regular thing aud have no fcnr OF any
trouble unless some foolhnrdy game
warden attempts 10 force the Indians
10 return To the reservation.
County Assessor Amcs has invited
other assessors OF the state 10 Join him
In his attempt 10 set aside the order,
of tho State Board OF Equalization
The action against Assessor Amca will
be purely test cnsc. nnd iis diapo,
sltlon one way or the other win have
direct eject upon the other counties In
the state. The suit, being OF som,