The state herald., 1899-08-11
DENVER GOSSIP.


or more persons to prevent or attempt
to prevent any person or persons from
trading or conducting any business
with any other person or business firm.
Governor Charles S. Thomas has
sent out letters to all the members of
the Legislature thanking them for
their suggestions as to the best manner
in which to meet the state deficit, and
asking them on what date they thought
the extra session this fall should be
held. He will probably wait until re-
plies have been received from major
ity of members before issuing n call,
and the call will probably therefore not
be issued for two weeks. The general
opinion of the Legislators as already
expressed In interviews will be to the
effect that an extra session should be
held as soon as possible. Speaker
Smith Of the House of Representatives,
who is close to the governor and had n
long conference with him. says the ex-
ira session will be called to meet about
September 18th.
| The smeltermens strike Is still on.
says the News. The struggle of the men to
secure Il work day of eight hours Will
be continued indefinitely. So far as
ences with their former employers ap-
pear to be no nearer adjustment now
| than they did ut the beginning of the
strike. The Smeltermcn's Union held
n meeting in Gyllesten's hall at Thirty
eighth and Downing nccnue last Fri
! day night and after being in session
for three and half hours the men de
cided to continue the strike. No formal
motion was made to this effect, but
! there could be no mistaking the fact
! that such was the sense of the meet
ing. During the discussion of the situ-
alton few speakers advanced sugges-
tions that something might be done to-
ward eifcctlng II compromise with the
management of the Globe and Grant
slnelters. but such suggestions were re-
ceived with Il silence that bespoke their
unpopularlty. Bill Drone, Ed Wiggln.
Phil Niles and Bill Blanchard, the four
men who conferred with Manager
Shecdy of the Globe last Wednesday
morning. were expelled from the union
as preliminary proceeding to the
meeting. and after this action was TAX
en- amid marked enthusiasm. the meet
ing appeared to he almost unanimously
In favor Of keeping mp the fight.
The rains of Thursday and Friday
were the heaviest which Colorado has
seen since September. 1891. The total
rainfall of Thursday in this city was
l.23 inches or 141 avoirdupois tons TO
the acre. In the ten minutes from ~
to l:oI y. m. on Thursday, 10 inch
fell. and - fell in the fifteen minutes
from o:3I until 5:52 p. IN. on that day.
The total fall from the time the rain
began on Thursday at 2:2l p. IN. until
II stopped NJ 1920 p. m, was nearly
~ inches. The rain was harder here
than at any other poin. In the state.
Grand Junction had the next heaviest
fail. The rainfall was lighter In the
southern and northern parts of the
state. but heavy In the middle. eastern
and western sections. The rain fell
heavily In Clear Creek. Platte canon
ana on Bear creek. No great damage
was done. Forccaster Brandenburg
says that the rain will have beneficial
results, especially on the cattle ranges.
He says that the rain extended over
areas in Colorado. Arizona. New Mex
leo. Utah. Nebraska and Iowa. Nearly
all the streams In Colorado are swollen
by the rain. Yesterday the Platte was
carrying ! .iD2 cubic feet Of water per
second against 1876 feet before the rain
began. The rain Is the heaviest days
rain Colorado has ever had In August
except August - and ~. 1857. when
the fall amounted To LIS Inches and
August. 1884. when Ia inches fell.
Matt Adams and Michael Ryan are
the first inmates of the penitentinry 10
profit 10y the indetcrminaic sentence
law passed last winter nj the Instance
of the State Board OF Charities and
Correction. Governor Thomas has
signed their paroles on recommends
tion OF Warden G. L. Hoyt. Both pris-
oners have served the minimum term
which IL called for by the oircnscs
for which they We're lncarceratcd. They
can now travel over the state nj Will
and can leave the state by giving sat
isfactory bonds 10 Insure their return
when desired. Matt Adams. former
clerk OF the District Cour, was sent
enccd ON June ~. 1897. To five years
In the pcnltcntlary for embezzlemcnt.
His term would have expired early Ia
March 1901.
The Post says: The chances are that
the Colorado soldiers Home NJ Monte
Vista VIII close within two weeks.
The funds for maintaining the insti.
scheme of having the counties pny 80
much per capita for the support of the
Inmates Is acknowledged to he n fail.
urc. With n realization Of the fact thar
unless something Is done quickly Ia
combat the calamity the i3o old veter.
ans IN the home VIII soon br thrown
upon the world 10 staryr. the Grand
Army men OF Denver have originated
another proposition for nycrilng the
suspension Of the home. which they cN'
pcct Ia carry 10 n successful conclus'
ion. President Baker nnd Secretary
Crawford OF the q. 4. Il. Memorial
and Benevolent Association favor the
project. and VIII within the next few
days bring II To the attention OF the
governor and state authorities 10 see II
they concur Ia II. III" Grand Army
plan IL TO allow the home nt Mont,
Vista TO bc closed ns soon ~ the funds
run out II viii h" necessary thrn un
der the existing financial conditions
for about eighty Of the Inmates 10 he
turned oui to sinrvc or their friends
dopendcd upon tn give them support
until the hom" Is placed on sound
financial basis. The other iifiy Inmates
nrc friendlrFs nnd prnnllrss. They are
too aged aud too sick io work. aud
viii simply have 10 hr supported ~
state wards The Grand Army people
declare they shall not go tn the poor
house under any circumstances. The
plan II then Ia bring them ~ Denver,
aud open soldiers home nj the Union
Pacific hospital or In one ~ the other
unocrnpled buildings dn the outskirts
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