Gilpin observer., 1899-12-28
DENVER GOSSIP.
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM THE
STATE CAPITOL.

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some time ago, is intended to prevent
the present unjust discrimination
| against Denver shippers.
The official report of the smelter re-
turns of the last shipment of ore from
the Isabella mine at Cripple Creek
closely sustains the high estimates
made last week. Two cars of the ore
gave total value of S240,OO0, and six
| additional cars We're reported at $780,
600. The grand total amounted to
S21O,OOO. 1t is estimated by holders Of
the stock of the company in this city,
that after one more shipment which is
to be made before the close of the year,
| the treasury will show credit of
1881 ,OOO-about 40 per cent. of the cap
| italization of the company. Stockhold-
ers are awaiting the annual report of
! the company to see whether it will give
all the values which go to the smelters
previous to the close Of the year. The
present management is accused of jug
Cling with figures in order to bear the
stock
The bureau of animal industry has
recently promulgated an order regard
ing the inspection of cattle by states,
which has created a genuine sensation
in the West. 1t prohibits the state
sanitary boards from inspecting cattle
coming into or being shipped or
driven through state. and charging
an inspection fee therefor For the
protection of the live Stock interests
from infection from splenic fever, 1t
has been customary for several years
for the state live stock sanitary com
missions to appoint inspectors, who
meet the cattle mt convenient points be-
fore entering the state, and after in
spection either order them back or
give them Il bill of health. AS the
states have made no appropriations for
paying the expense of this inspection,
it has been the custom to charge fee
for each head of cattle so inspected
Colorado has always charged n fee of
~ cents per head. 1t is thought that
the rule must necessarily apply to the
movement of sheep as well as cattle,
and this state maintains Il quarantine
against scabby sheep. as well as
against southern cattle. While most
stock shippers would be glad to see the
inspection fee taken off. when it comes
to Il question of paying n fec or having
no inspection, the stock interests of
the state will insist upon inspection
of some kind. For the United States
TO say that any state has not the right
TO protect itself against infection is
hardly to be believed. and the authori-
sweeping than was intended. or than
the bureau can maintain. The order
has created a genuine sensation in live
stock circles.
Assessor Willard l.. Ames. by a de-
cison of the Supreme Court. has de-
feated Judge Moses Hallett. who ap-
pealed against the assessments levied
upon him. In the opinion, Justice
Gabbert goes on record as to point
which If applied to the case of the
State Board of Equalization against
Mr.. Ames and the other assessors in
the state, will result in sustaining the
state boards right to increase or equal
izc the valuations through the state
This part of the opinion reads: "The
law provided forum-namely. the
Board of Equalization, whose duty it
is. mt the instance of any one aggriev-
ed, TO correct errors in the assessment
roll returned by the assessor" The
authorities at the state capital are
elated over this sentence. They say
that the county equalization boards
and the state equalization boards arc
formed on the same general plan, eN-
cept that the state board is made su-
preme. The Hallett case itself is I'M
portant in that the United States Judge
who appeared in court as his own
counsel must now pay taxes on $4,000
as an item of moneys. notes or cred
it's" The claim of the judge was thar
the assessor proceeded upon conjec-
ture only and had no facts at hand to
warrant the making of any such as
sessment But the court says that as
there is no evidence to the contrary it
will be presumed that the assessor had
affirmative information that such
notes, moneys or credits did exist
hnt ha
information and not conjecture The
court adds that there is no averment
on the part of the judge that he is not
| the owner of such notes, moneys and
credits and that according to his own
showing he made no effort to make
any such showing to the Board of
Equalization.
Judge A. w. Rucker has returned
from st. Louis, where he conferred
with number of the leading silver
meE of the country concerning the pro-
posed silver brick suit, which is to be
carried into the Supreme Court of the
United States. The judge says no final
| plan was adopted, as Ii Is, necessary
to consult with others before the move
ment is put under way. He found many
Democrats in sympathy with the idea.
| but Mr.. Bryan Is yet to be heard from.
Judging by expressions of prominent
men who came to st. Louis to talk over
the question:" said the Judge last even
Ing. "thc feeling Is quite strong for the
measure. 1t was shown that two suits
are now pending, one from Michigan
and the other from Illinois. in which.
perhaps the same principles are to be
decided as In the case which has been
under discussion. | was invited to 20
TO Washington ana appear before the
Supreme Court in the two cases. 1t Is
possible that the whole question may
be determined In the opinions on the
eases now pending. Senator Morgan
of Alabama and George Fred Williams
of Massachusetts have volunteered to