The Elbert County tribune., 1899-06-01
GOSSIP FROM DENVER
AND THE STATE CAPITOL.

Sennfor Wolcoff has recommenueu
John G. Twombly for postmaster Oh
Denver. Mr.. Twombly is now coui-
ty commissioner.
The managers of the Festival OF
Mountain and Plain are making enor,s
to secure the attendance next I'M VI
President Diaz of Mexico
A Denver doctor declares that there
have been at least 100 well aufhen'i-
Gated cases Of rabies In dogs III Den-
yer during the past nine months.
Chancellor w. II. Mcdowell has been
elected secretary Of the Boart OF Enu-
| cntion of the Methodist church III
| America to succeed the late Dr. Payne.
| The office is one of the highest IN the
Methodist church.
The BARRIERS Union of this city Is
waging war upon the BARRIERS VINO give
shaves for ) cents. TO do this success
| fully they have opened shops close 10
those run by the cheap men ana give
shaves for nothing.
Governor Thomas has appointed W.
T.. Obert OF Delta water commissioner
In District No. Al. and G. f. Emery OF
| Pueblo in District No. 10. WIFI u.
Humphrey OF 701 Dearborn street, chi
I 1dkOs WIS niUut toiiihi''tth'A ~
| for the state of Illinois.
II is stated that an important deal Is
pending between the Santa Fe and the
Colorado & Southern railways. II Is 10
the effect that the Colorado road shall
use the Santa Fe tracks between Pu-
eblo and Denver for Its through trains
and the two lines TO run through trains
between Denver and Galveston.
At the meeting of the land board Ap-
praiser Paddock reported In favor OF II
renewal of the same rates OF the lease
on Las Animas valley lands by the
Colorado Valley and Land Company.
The board adopted the report. and
$500 acres will be leased at S4l3.4a Il
year There are S61 acres of agricul-
tural land and 1888 acres OF grazing
lands.
The Denver Tramway Company has
taken an unexpected course In It's con-
test with the City Council. II has np-
pealed to Judge Hallett of tue United
States District Court to enJoin the
council from repeating the blanket
franchise under which they now oper-
ate. The injunction Is only temporary.
and the case will be heard on its mer-
its June LIST.
District lodge No. .. Independent Or
der of BNai BIRTH. pledged itself to
support n Jewish hospital for consump'
tives in Denver at an annual cost OF
$4,000. Although this infirmnry Will
be under Hebrew officials and support
ed by Hebrew charity. its doors will
not be opened for Jews alone. Any
person suffering from consumption
may, irrespective Of nationality, take
advantage of the treatment.
Denver's proposed auditorium may
not be built for some time. owing to n
squabblc among city officials. 1t has
been assumed that the Board of Public
Works had the power to select the site
for the building, but now the City
Council Is disposed 10 claim that au-
thority and n legal squabble may seri-
ously delay the beginning of work.
This is one more Illustration of the
manner in which the clty's officials
work at cross-purposes.
President Jeffery of the Rio Grande,
who recently returned to New York,
comes back full OF optimistic views of
the immediate future of Colorado. He
says that not only the bank clearings
and railroad earnings, but also all 9th
er tests, clearly show that the country.
as n whole. is enjoying great prosperi-
ty. This condition of business, broad
ly speaking. is generating disposition
among investors of all degrees to once
more turn their eyes toward the West.
A large crowd assembled Mt d. w. G.
park Saturday afternoon to witness
the state interscholastic exercises. Al
though gale was blowing and rain
threatened, IL did not act as a damper
on the crowds enthusiasm, nor pre-
vent excellent work by the contestants.
| Cheers and class yells spurred the ath-
letes on. and aside from two slight ac-
cidents there was nothing to mar the
pleasure of the occasion. The East
Denver High School carried Off the
honors.
DIR. Solomon Book. the state veterin-
ary surgeon. has returned from n trip
] to the northern part of the state. where
/ he says ; per cent. of the cattle have
died from troubles caused by the rapid
| change of weather. He was all over
Sedgwick. Logan and Phillips counties,
and says the losses are confined TO eth
er the very young or the very old cat
tie. The cattle ran down and became
poor and thin in the winter. Dr. Book
says. but the new grass of spring
pnrged and weakened them. Many
deaths followed.
The officers chosen for the ensuing
year by the Foresters in convention
last week are ms follows: Grand chief
ranger, John Wallis Denver; grand
sub-chief ranger, ]. T. H. Callahan
Florence: grand treasurer, w. G.
Thompson, Denver; grand financial
secretary, w. T. Roberts. Denver
grand record secretary. o. +. Nelson
Lendville, grand senior woodward. w
q. POmerOy. Silver Plume; grand Jun.
ior woodward. Peter Nelson, Denver
grand senior beadle. George Birkett
Louisvillc; grand junior beadle, C.
Longquist. Pueblo; grand trustees. NJ
II. Harris, Telluride; George Dick
Walsenburg; james Robertson, Den
yer: supreme representative. $. II. Cal
houn. Jr., Denver; alternate, Stepher
Leberer.
Absolutely alarming conditions have
been shown TO exist in the oleomargine
trade by the reports OF the chemist
made to State Dairy Commissioner
Munson Wednesday, In seven samples
examined by Victor Blanc, the chemist
not n suspicion of butter was found
In every case over 90 per cent. was of
fatty acids and the rest was made III
of colorings. salt and water. Ever,
simple contained coloring. which /,
fatty against the law. Two samplc,
are from Denver. three from Pueblo
and two from Leadville. Prosecution
of these four eases will be commence,
at once: Mesa Market Company of Pm
eblo. Newton Hart Grocery Compon,
of Pueblo. Thomas Robson of Lead
vile and the Pueblo agency of th.