Gilpin observer., 1900-06-28
ITEMS FROM DENVER.

Inc ScnOOl census or ArapanOe cOun-
ty for 1900 shows an increase of $3.50
scholars. The total is II, ,G32 this year
against 3S,373 in 1899. The school
population of the principal districts is
as follows: No. l, East Denver, IL
431; No. ., West Denver, 0,112; No. 5,
Globevilie. 9S1; No. Z, South Denver.
1,217; No. II, North Denver, 7,106; No.
81, Barnum and Colfax, 1884; No. 80.
University Park, 1O4; No. A, Montclair,
149; No. 9S, Berkeley, 141.
State Superintendent Grenfel has
received majority of the reports from
the state school census, which has
been taken by districts. She says the
report when complete will show Il
healthy margin of increase over last
year. But very few of the counties so
far reported have shown decrease.
and in every instance this has been
small. AS Il rule a general increase
is shown. Mrs. Grenfel is well pleas
ed with the condition of the schools of
the state and especially with, the
courses of study which she has labored
so diligently to inaugurate.
President Trumbull of the Colorado
& Southern on "Wednesday went over
the line in Platte canon which was re-
Gently washed out by the flood from
the breaking of the Goose Creek dam
of the Denver Union Water Company.
He was accompanied by engineers of
the road, and it is understood took the
trip with view of making an estimate
OF the damage done the line by the
flood. 1t is the intention of the rail
road company to institute suit for
damages as it accuses the water com
pany of negligence. The railroad will
make application for about 100000
damages, that being the estimate of
the destruction made at the time of
the disaster by the engineer of the
road. This will include the work nee
essary to put the track in order, and
the loss of revenue from the inter
rupted traffic.
AT last the gates of the penitentiary
are about to swing outward for Harley
p. Mccoy, the slayer of Police Captain
Charles a. Hawley. Governor Thomas
yesterday issued an order committing
McCOy'S sentence from Imprisonment
for life to term of sixteen years, dat
ing from the time of his conviction.
This communication also credits Mccoy
with his regular time allowed for good
conduct. He will be n free man on
September next, or within less than
three months from now. The pending
release of Harley p Mccoy is due
largely to the faithful and continuous
efforts made in his behalf by members
| of his own family and a small coterie
of friends. He has promised, when set
at liberty, to leave the state and make
! his future home with his one surviv-
ing family relative, Il Mrs. Mills, who
| resides in California.
| State Labor Commissioner Smith is
endeavOring to evolve some plan
whereby he can prevent the importa-
tion of Chinese and Japanese coolies
into Colorado. He states that during
the past six months the number esti-
mated to have arrived in the state is
not far from 1000, and this is having
the effect of stirring the various labor
! organizations to action. "If 1t con-
tinues," remarked the commissioner,
there will be repetition of the anti
Chinese crusade inaugurated in COlora-
do twenty years ago. At that time
Leadville, Denver and all the towns
and cities of importance fired them by
sheer force, and for a time 1t was
feared that international complica-
tions might result. At the present
| time it is evident that there is a SNUG
! Cling point on the coast somewhere or
| the large number who have entered
the state during the past half year
I could not have gotten in. The matter
Is becoming one of such serious i'm
port that l propose to state matters
bearing upon it fully in my next re-
port" where do n majority of them
find employment" was asked. "As n
rule they are engaged by the railroads
in grading and construction work, but
many of them find employment in the
mines and where they do not they ca
ter the field of placer mining and ere
ate plenty of trouble" Mr.. Smith al
SO states that the railroad, work now
being done in the vicinity of Poncha
is carried on with Chinese labor, and
i it is creating considerable trouble
among the labor unions. 1t is not i'm
probable that the attention of the fed
eral authorities will be called to the
recent influx of the Celestials and
! some steps taken to prevent recur-
renee of the rather bloody scenes of
| twenty years ago.
Through the action of the Depart
| ment of the Interior. the district in.
| habited by the cliff dwellers probably
will be protected from relic hunters,
while free to explorers. State or fed
cral guards may be posted on the mesa
TO watch the ancient ruins. The eff
forts of the Womans Club, backed by
the earnest efforts of Mrs. ID. V. Nc
Clurg, seem about to reach fruition.
To the fact that the women of Colora-
do We're the first to see the immense
value to history Of the relies in the
southwest of Colorado, is due the ex-
pected success of the project for n re-
serve, under national or state supervi-
sion. Max Pracht, special agent in
the employ of the Department Of the
Interior, was at the Brown Palace no.
tel Friday. Mr.. Pracht was sent by
the Secretary of the Interior to look
/ 1..lllcli ilil.