Gilpin observer., 1899-05-04
GOSSIP FROM DENVER
AND THE STATE CAPITOL.

The serious and probably fatal in
Jury of DIR. Eleanor Lawney by run
away horse Sunday, calls attention
anew to the danger of horses on the
city streets. Many serious or fatal ac
cidents of this kind have happened OF
late, due to the driving Of high-spirited
or unframed horses by careless or ig
norant drivers. When anyone is run
over by a bicyclist great cry is
raised about it, but as matter of fact
the serious accidents caused by ;borses
are the more numerous.-~4 8
1t is stated that HesIdent and Mrs.
Mckinley will probably he in Denver
as guests of Senator Wolcoh, late in
August or early in September. VOL
hurst, the senator's. country place be-
yond Littleton, win at once .be--pre.
addition recently built makes this
home one of the roomiest and most
sumptuously gotten-up country houses
in the West. The house throughout
will be furnished handsomely, and dec
orators are now engaged IN fitting it
up. Society people are anticipating the
visit Of the presidential party, and
elaborate plans for its entertainment,
are already being considered. Natural
ly, Wolhurst will be the center of this
social activity.
Game Commissioner Thomas l..
johnson is preparing the new Beaman
game law for publication. and under
its provisions has made all his appoint
ments except one game warden and n
clerk. His appointments are: Thomas
]. Holland, Silver Republican, of Den
yer, superintendent of fish hatcheries
Il. H. Hagen, Democrat, of Denver,
superintendent of Denver hatchery; w.
Il. Patrick, Silver Republican, super
intendent of Durango hatchery; Will
lam Crane, Populist, of Telluride, SUI
perintendent of GunnisOn hatchery.
Chief game wardens, d. Frank Fem
of Pueblo, Democrat; Andrew Jack
son, Fort Collins, Democrat; Z. H.
Grand Junction, Populists.
All attempts to secure home rule for
Denver have come to naught. The
Legislature wasted a lot of time dis
cussing measures that were submitted
to 1t and the only result was the pass
age of bill submitting the whole mat
ter to convention of Denver people.
who should formulate a charter. This
bill has just been vetoed by Governor
Thomas on the ground that it involved
too much expense, he claiming that
the convention would cost the city $780,
600. In reply to this the Rocky Noun
tain News says that charter revision
along the lines proposed would save
the city $500 year in salaries. The
paper attacks Governor Thomas saw
agely for his action, claiming that it is
due to his personal ambition. In view
of the fact that Tom Patterson, the
editor, was formerly the warm friend
and partner of Governor Thomas,
makes the controversy interesting.
At Q conference of state officials, in
Guiding Governor Thomas, Attorney
General Campbell and Register Chip
ley of the land board, Thursday, it
was decided to make n fight for the
states share of the Ute reservation to
be opened up to settlers. Under the
law OF 1867, as amended in 1880 and
1895, regarding the throwing open of
government domain, the state within
whose boundaries the land is located
Is allowed to retain sections 16 and 36
in all townships for the benefit of its
permanent school fund. President Nc
Kinley failed to mention this law In
his proclamation affecting the Ute res
ervation, and ever since it was issued
there was Il question whether the
states rights were clear in this case.
Attorney General Campbell reported
to the board that they were, and that
the commonwealth could legally de-
mand the two sections in every town
ship. He holds further that the state
does not have to wait to select lands
in other parts of the state in lieu of
these. but may take these rs soon as
the reservation is opened up John r.
Rankin, Washington attorney. has
been retained to look after the states
interests. Register Chipley of the land
board has gone to Durango to file on
the states sections. The state will be
entitled to about $500 acres, under
the law.
AS n result of carelessness on the
part of n clerk of the former State
Land Board the school fund may lose
$4,000 acres of land in Routt county or
be compelled to choose in lieu thereof
an equal acreage in some undesirable
locality. Register Ford of the United
States Land Office has received n let
ter from Commissioner Binger Her
mann of the General Land Office at
Washington, which instructed the reci-
pient to throw open for settlement all
of the lands on which the eye OF the
state rested. He will take such action
Mt once. The communication removes
the last vestige of hope that this i'm
mense tract of land will come into the
possession of the state. 1t states that
the Colorado Land Board has waived
its right to appeal from the former de-
clsion of the commissioner. by failing
to file with any United States land Of
flee within the allotted thirty days n
revised list of indemnity lands to he
taken in exchange for the two school
section included within the boun-
daries of the old Ute reservation. The
Land Board employed clerk to pre-
pare revised list to take the place of
the one disapproved. This new list