The state herald., 1899-06-23

The Denver High School cadets are
spending week in camp at Green
Mountain Falls.
Governor Thomas wants committee
Of prominent business men to help set
tie the smelter strike.
The Court of Appeals decides that
the city of Denver is not under obli-
CATION TO light its streets.
According TO the Post the widow Of
ex-senator Tabor Is living in n little
threeroom cottage on Twelfth street,
surrounded by all evidences of abject
poverty.
The military board Is informally CON
sidcrinG plans TO construct n large ar
mory in Denver and pay of the cost In
installments from moneys which
would otherwise be paid for rent of
halls,
State Insurance Commissioner Eddy
has appealed TO the postmaster gener-
nj of the United States asking his aid
In the prosecution of Insurance com
panies who are securing business and
adjusting losses through the mails. The
commissioner has asked the co-opera-
tion OF all other state commissioners
In the matter Commissioner Eddy
holds that the companies nre cyading
the law and at the same time violating
! the federal laws.
4 rate war on eastern freight has
been inaugurated by the Missouri Pa
ciiic. For some time freight has been
coming into Colorado from the Allan.
tie seaboard via the Gulf OF Mexico
nj a less rate than II could be hauled
across the continent. This was made
possible by the low rates offered via
the Kansas City, Plttsburg x Gulf
from Port Arthur. Texas. II was nm
nounced that the Missouri Pacific Will
meet these rates.
A telegram received at the Offices OF
the Colorado Fuel X Iron company
states that the mines of the compauy
at Coal Creek and Bockvale, employ
ing 90 men. will resume work Mon
day. The men VIII 20 back entirely on
their own volltlon at the same scale
as that formerly paid. working by the
hour. This leaves idle only two OF the
twenty-siN mines owned by the com.
pany. II Is expected that these will
soon be working again. The Iron
works and all other plants OF the Colo
RADIO Fuel a Iron company are all stlll
In active operation, with no signs OF
trouble.
The miners seem either TO be against
the eight-hour law or fast coming To
that view. They say they never asked
for II and that II an extra session were
called would send men down here to
Denver 10 demand It's repeal" said
Dairy Commissioner Munson. who re-.
turned from Central City Friday. Il
did not ind man favorable TO the
cight,h0ur law. Most Of them were
working only nine hours before the
law came along. and some OF them
We're not working us long as thnt, The
miners were hit hard by the law and
the act intended TO help them VIII In
the long run hurt them. How II IL
With the smrlicr men | don't know 50
well. but the future may prove the law
VIII not be Of amy material benefit 10
them"
The News predicts that nm extra
session OF the Legislature VIII conycn.
about July IL. The prcn.nt difficulty
OF the state II the most serious that
has ever confronted It's officers. An
the institutions nrr sorcly In need OF
funds ana several have announced that
II would bc necessary 10 clos. nt mn
early day unless relief came In some
form, tn" revenue Of III. state for
1879 and 1900 would bo adequate TO
meet current expenses, bu, ms large
iefcit wns bcqu"nthcd many OF the
institutions from the preceding two
years, II N impossible Tor the trustees
10 cnlculni" n clear way In ilnnnecs
TINT relief had To h. asked. Ia ems.
the Legislature II rcconyencd, "A prop.
crly drafted revenue bill win be pr,,.
scented for passage.
since the brrnk occurred In the JEFF.
fcrson lnk" inm on Sunday, State
| Engineer Mccune hna begun Ia give
closer attention 10 the Inv passed by
the recent Legislature regulating tho
construction nf such improvements
| The engineer II confident TIM, his office
W no innnncr could attempt Ia inter,
f"fr In such structures ~ dams whicl,
Ind been built before tho passage oi
The new law, For that r.naon his of,
Nee possesses no data IN relation IA
Jefferson lnh" dam, In, should IL
OWNERS i"Hlf" io reconstruct II the,
would hnt" Ia appear before the stat,
engineer nnd mnk" known their plans
The new lnw provides that any r.ser
tolr nr damned territory holding oy.i
t5WJWb cubic feet ~ water nf hny
Ing n Inm over ton feet high NJ GOV
rtlne M area nf over twenty mere,
shnll be under the state engineer Will,
Ia cuufsn uf construction, ~ present
however the state engineer has n,
power over the many large reservoir
all over the state