The Lamar register., 1900-03-28
coLoRAD } NOTES.

succeeded by Rev. John Kenny, late
chaplain Of Montcalm sanitarium.
Secretary OF State Beckwith is busy
recording the last Of the brands as re-
quired by the new law, and says the
work will be finished about the middle
OF April. He has already turned into
the treasury from this work more than
$4,000 In fees.
James +. Burns has contributed So
co. toward the 10000 to be raised by
Colorado College before the first OF
April, and Frank Peck $1,000. This
leaves TO be raised $1,000 in order to
secure the gift OF u friend of the col
lege af $4,000 for the endowment of
q scientific building. IL is expected
that the full amount will be raised In
n few days.
A person convicted OF a crime less
than a capital offense may have re-
course 10 only one writ OF error, says
the Supreme Court. This statement Is
made In connection with the refusal by
the court 10 consider the case Of Ed
ward CaytneSs. The crime OF Caviness
was murder In ..Ie second degree. AS
his counsel applied for n writ OF error
year ago, then refused TO prosecute
II, the court denied him privilege Of
again attempting n similar action.
Judge HaIlett has decided that goods
belonging to bankrupt, held under
attachment ht the time he declared
himself unable to meet hts obligations
and had his case formally entered in
the United States bankruptcy Court.
must b. at once turned over 10 the
officer having the other goods in
charge. The effect OF the decision il
that the attachment loses It's priority
OF claim AGAINST ha goods n the
bankrupt
After considerable litigation between
the Colorado x southern Railroad Com
pany and the city OF Pueblo. the for
Elcr. In consideration OF the city va
eating certain ground for its benefit,
has made an Appropriation Of 5000
to the city. 10 be- used in the construc-
ton of the First street Viaduct across
the Fountain river and the Colorado
a Southern tracks. Work VIII be re-
sumed on the new yiadUct-
John Jacob Ast0r Powell, attorney.
Is alive. well and pFacticins Law in
Virginia However, he i not the John
jacob AstUr Powell OF Ouray, who
disappeared from Denver not long ago
JOhu I. Barnett. n lawyer. Is sponsor
for this statement. He thinks the
Ourny lawyer used the Vlrginian's
name. Friends Of the missing man
thiuk that he j. In South Africa, and
one Of them says be has n letter from
Powell. under recent date. from Jo-
hannes6urg. where he says Powell is
protecting his South African mining
Interests,
A series Of suits has been commenced
In she United States courts covering
the taking OF timber. coal and other ma
. t.f,I n
first Of the suits was tiled on February
iath. whcu the government accused the
Denver Tramvny Company of cutting
ties on government land without per
mission This suit inciudes not only
the Tramwny company and Its officers,
but also the Denver. Lcadytlle * Gun
nison railroad. The suit IL a civil one
for the value OF the timber taken. The
damages arr placed At Slu,4s9. LAST
Friday a second suit was Med for dam
ages against Allen NJ. and Z. T. Ghost,
II being charged that they had taken
s+ysl0 worth Of coal frVEn government
land.
The franchise Of the Ouray and Red
Mountain toll road. the connecting link
on the Ouray route Of Ehe circle trip
SO many people from all parts OF the
world have travelled. VIII expire next
month. The people OF ouray county
expect the company, NJ the head OF
which Is otto Mears, TO give up pos
session at that time. although a new
corporation Is said to have been organ
he'd for the purpose OF assuming con-
troll. A recent decision In a Clear
Creek county case held that no indi-
ytsiuai or corporation could take charge
OF A toll road after the life of a first
franchise had expired The Ouray road
has been Travelled for twenty years by
passengers taking the stage n Silver
too. and has been a bonanza for the
owners
Deputy Revenue Collector J. D. Al
lard has returned from near La Teta,
where with H. l.. Myers, a deputy from
Denver. he went last Saturday on a
ehas.. after an Illicit still The outfit
was located ON Beatty creek. eighteen
miles north of la Yeta. In a common
.hanty covered with canvas. copper
still and worm were found that were
Got merely makeshlft devices. The ca
pscity was 1--WE or ten gallons per day.
The plant was destroyed. Nobody WAS
found at the shack, but IL was evident
thar ruooushlne had been made there
recently. Last fall another still was
located and destroyed by Mr.. Allard on
the other side Of the Spanish peaks in
Maverick canon. IL Is believed both
stills were operated by the same men
apd arrasts I'm the next few iays will