The state herald., 1899-11-24
DENVER GOSSIP.
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM THE
STATE CAPITOL.

The Catholic church of St Eliza-
beths was broken open, robbed and
desecrated by some malicious rascal
the other night.
The judicial barrier placed In the
South Platte canon blocking further
construction of the Colorado & South
ern railroad, was raised by Judge But
Ter in the District Court Tuesday
when he dissolved the injunction
which had been secured through the
efforts of the roads rival, the Denver
Power and Irrigation company. Ihis
leaves the railroad In position TO
push its work uninterruptedly but sui
holds the Power company under an
other injunction.
The laws of Colorado do not make 1t
n crime to forge n railroad pass. That
in substance is the ruling of Judge lie
Fevre of the West Side Criminal
| Court in passing upon motion by At
torney Richmond in the Vallejo Ward
| ticket forgery case. that no evidence be
| introduced in the case. Judge lie
Fevre ruled that the statutes do not
| enumerate railroad passes as one of
the instruments which may be the sub
| ject of forgery. 1nasmuch as n pass Is
| gift, and may be recalled mt any mo-
ment, even without notice, it does not
furnish the basis of any cause of ac-
tion and cannot therefore be called Il
contract.
| Brigadier General Funston of Kan
sas. on his way to Manila, stopped over
n day in Denver. He talked freely to
all the newspaper reporters. In regard
10 the future government of the is
| lands he says: Suppose there should
be Il governor with autocratic powers,
and salary, appointing his own
subordinates. Then the Filipinos
might be given n native Legislative
body, that they might have some rep
resentation in the government. The
contention that they are capable of
governing themselves is ridiculous.
They are totally lacking in intellectual
powers"
Nearly 100000 in Cripple Creek gold
ore from the Isabella mine was landed
at the Globe smelter from II single
train at o'clock Wednesday morning.
The shipment was one of the most val
liable ever sent out of the greatest
camp on earth" and the success of
transporting the valuable ore without
attracting attention, was subject of
congratulation In railroad circles. The
ore came 10 Denver i'm Il special train
guards We're aboard but so skillfully
was the movement planned that 1t was
not until yesterday that the news
spread abroad. The sampling was
handled with great dispatch by the ex-
perts who decide upon its value and
the following returns We're given out
Friday: Two cars. S164 900; ten cars,
S22a5,c 200; total, S3S9.o0o.
A ronafr phn, rn,. ,b,, p,lip,,,, urnN
ner Company will be established in
Denver, which will probably give cm-
ployment. directly. TO 800 TO $50 men.
and indirectly to about ms many more.
II is expected that the Pullman people
will decide TO take the old Union Pa
citic round house. which stands near
Twcnty-siNth street. and has been out
Of use for some years. There are many
other pieces of property available
which would he particularly suitable
for the use to which the Pullman Com
pnny would desire to put them. The
Weber ear works. which are fitted with
machinery. which could be used by the
new owners. II Is understood. have
been offered to the company. If ac-
ceptcd. II Is probable that. In addition
10 repairing its own cars. the Pullman
Company would go extensively into
the manufacture OF street cars for the
western territory.
W. s. Stratton has been buying Den
Yer real estate. The lots purchased by
Mr.. Stratton are the west corner of
Stout and Seventeenth streets and the
north corner OF Seventeenth and Wei
ton streets. The buyer paid 100000
for both pieces, which comprise nine
lots. Mr.. Strntton probably will build
on the lots In the near future, although
he does not disclose his plans. 81
shall not build upon either OF the prop
critics Just now." said he, at the Brown
last night 1T Is getting pretty well
Into the middle Of winter and Is noe n
very good time TO build. l bought the
land because have every confidence
In the future OF Denver | think there
Is no question about Il that this IL to
lie the city between San Francisco
and Chlcago-or rather the Missouri
river. Kansas City or Omaha. I think
the city win grow greatly both In size
and Importance. Not any boom, but
the steady, healthy, natural growth,
the kind that Is good for a city to have.
No other city can take Dcnvcr's place"
The first annual meeting of tlr
stockholders OF the Colorado & South.
ern Hallway Company was held here
Thursday. The following directors
Were elected; Granville NJ. Dodge,
Frank Trumbull. Frederick l.. Olcott,
Harry Walters. Henry Bulge, J. Ken.
nedy Tod, Oliver Amcs, Norman Il,
Renm, Luther kountzc. Edward 4.
| Mcpherson aud Edward i. Berwind
! The construction OF the Short Line 10
/ Cripple Greek, through the South Platte
| canon. was thoroughly discussed. and
/ the matter viii he taken up again when
| the directors nre on the ground and can
| personally View the situation during
the trip ~ Inspection which they Will
begin tomorrow, The route from Den.
Yer Ia silver Plume aud either through
/ or over the mountain NJ that point has
always been considered the most feast.
BILE short route from Denver 10 Iend.
VILE. The Brick romcroy tunnel
through the mountain, Il II und.rstooJ
has bcon offered Ia the road. III. mar
ter OF taking up the ofrcr wns dis.
cuSsed by the stockholders, Int npy
decision viii he deferred until the di.
rectors can learn III" lay OF the land
The directors and officials will occupy
about week In their tour. No definite
notion VIII ho taken On the improve.
m"nts until the meeting Of tho Jlrec.
tors In New York December eth.
The board of trustees OF the uniy.r.
Hliy Of Denver. NJ n meotl1g held
Thursday elected Dr. Henry A. Buch.
tel Of Ens, Orange. New Jersey, chnn.
crllor of the university, 10 succeed
Chancellor William T.. Mcdowell,
whose resignation that has been In ,hr