The silver star., 1900-04-13
COLORADO NOTES.

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| mits issued by the building inspector at
| Colorado Springs for the month OF
March is $102, ,03O. this being for nve
houses begun during the month. Alto
! gether the amount Of building going on
in the city amounts TO nearly, II not
quite $1.O1O,OO0.
The Otto Mears toll road between
| Ouray and Ironton was thrown open
on the 3rd for free use. as the charter
had expired. The county commission
ers were prepared 10 enforce the open
ing, II not done voluntarily. This is
the road the county endeayored TO
haze the state buy at the last session
Of the Legislature. The opening of
the road will greatly stimulate the
traffic Of the city.
W. II. Lee. the game warden Of the
state in the Glenwood Springs district.
has written TO Tom johnson. the state
game commissioner. that more deer are
in that locality than at any time for
fourteen years. Notwithstanding the
many sensational accounts of the prac-
rical determination of deer by hunters.
He writes that l.. l.. Balcoif and a
score OF others in the neichborhood re-
port that the deer are decidedly more
plentiful than for much over a decade.
and that the dat tops in Rio Bianco and
Routt will b. better stocked this season
than for many years
Another 100 men Were laid of at the
Portland mine Friday This makes
800 men discharged There are 10 left
and IL is stated more are TO go. There
seems now no reason to doubt that the
big bonanza VIII close down altogether
Already large numbers Of idle men can
h. seen on the streets. and the mer-
chants are becoming fearful of the dis
astrous effects upon business which the
closing of the mine would bring about
So far the Portland is the only proper
~ which has curiailed its force since
the meeting Of the mine owners this
week. The Isabella force has been re-
duced for some weeks. and now all EN-
ployed-are ON development work
The Colorado Springs Light and Pow
er Company is making arrangements TO
build a new plant AT the coal mines
north of the city and Henry Hine. the
superintendent and general manager.
is In the East securing machinery.
Work Will be begun ON the building as
soon as he returns. about May 1St. The
company has contracted with the
Standard Milling and Smelling Com
pany TO furnish 1t between 80 and $50
horse power to take effect January !,
1901. The company also has agreed to
furnish power for the COlorado-Ph.la-
delphia Reduction Works at Colorado
City II they should decide to change
their power This Is the company that
purchased the Fl Paso Electric Com
pany, and the new plant j. an addi-
tlon to the plant which is being erected.
The cost Of the buildings and the equip
ment VIII be in the nelghborhood of
SJpJ.CD and the plant IL expected TO be
in operation by December !, 1900.
An opinion handed down by Erwin
l.. Regennitter. district attorney for the
First judicial district Of Colorado, indi-
Gates that next fall students of the
state School OF mines and some EN-
ployes OF the State Industrial School at
Golden. will b. prosecuted If they at
tempt to vote at the coming fall cleo
ton. The opinion was requested as
an instruction covering the questioned
legality Of votes in jefferson county.
The construction of the state constitu-
ton by District Attorney Regennitter
applies as well TO students of every col
lege in the state and employees OF ev-
cry state institution. and should the Of
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make a test case in Jefferson county,
as Il the Intention OF the district attor-
ney. the Supreme Court would doubt
less he called upon to construe the con-
stltutional limitations, which. Attorney
Regennifter Insist are violated In ey-
cry county where state institutions are
located.
The Republican State Convention to
/ fslonst. fNp np1euntss "a Iurpa md tu-.
/ alterna'es to the national convention
will DE held in the Broadway theater
/ May 10th. The number Of delegates de-
cided on Is 49,. The convention for the
nomination of candidates for state of.
flces and for presidential electors will
be held in Denver. September 1th. The
convention of the First congressional
district to choose one delegate and one
alternate TO the national convention
will be held in Denver May 11ih. The
convention to nominate u congressman n
to succeed John +. Shnfroth will he
held In Greeley September sth. The
convention Of the Second district TO
choose national delegates will be held
May 9th in Pueblo. The convention in
that district to choose n nominee for
congressman TO succeed J. &. Bell will
be called after the May convention.
In n quarrel over IA measurement OF
timber ON which they had been work.
Ing. near breckenridge. Samuel Copner
struck his partner. Philip Willicks.
with mn axe. killing him almost In
stantly. The murder was committed
at the Mount Pride mine. COpner's \
blow caught Willicks on the head, near.
ly severing II In two. After the killing
Copner gave himself up to the sheriff.
J. J. Frey, who. until january 1st Of
this year, was general manager OF the
AtchlsOn. Topeka Il Santa Fe raIlr0ad.
has been elected president OF the Flor.
cncc Il Cripple Creek. the Canon City
Il Cripple Creek nnd the Golden Circle
railroads, TO succeed Sylvester 4.
Smith. who resigned the presidency
soon after the roads were sold 10 the
Colorado 4 Southwestern. Mr.. Frcy's
election became effective April 1st, but
was not made public until Monday.
when he made the announcement nt
Topeka. Ills election, Il IL snid, will
have no bcnring ON the consolidation
Of the several roads Of the CrIppIe
Creek district. including the. Ml,iinnd
Terminal. which was acquired BY the
southwestern, but the several interests