Gilpin observer., 1900-01-11
DENVER GOSSIP.
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM THE
s. STATE CAPITOL.

Rev. j. Il. SentZ has resigned the pas
torate of the Central Presbyterian
Church of this city owing to continued
ill-health.
President Hadley of Yale was a
guest of the Candlelight. Club at n din
ner given Monday night. He and Gov
ernor Thomas spoke on TRUSTS"
Secretary Martha a. Shute of the
State Horticultural Society has been in
consultation with the National Paris
Commission as to the display of Colo
RADIO fruit at the Paris Exposition. 1t
was the intention of the commission to
have fine fruit display in Paris from
Colorado, but the fruit growers of the
state have responded coolly to the ap-
peals in this behalf. Mrs. Shute now
fears that the state will not have any
fruit exhibit at Paris, as the growers OF
colorado do not seem to think that the
effort will bring n fair return for the
expense involved.
Govenor Thomas and the State Land
Board have taken up the violated min.
eral land leases without gloves and at
the instance of the governor, Register
Chipley of the board has summoned all
the holders of state land mineral leases
in the Cripple Creek district to appear
before the board. 1t is charged that
lessees have not kept their agreements
with the state, that they have turned
in nominal royalties, while their mines
have been earning fortunes, and that
in some instances they have failed to
turn in any coherent reports at all. The
threat to cancel the leases is made in
all letters sent out. These letters We're
sent to 1871 lease holders.
The Anti-Saloon League. with Rev.
r. a. Chase at its head, expects within
Il week to submit such evidence to the
authorities as will compel the closing
of gambling houses in this city, or, at
any rate, will make it so troublesome
and costly for them to remain open
that they will close until the storm
blows over. The league expects also
to enforce strict compliance with the
letter of the law. which requires sa-
looms to close on the stroke of mid
night. The work of accommodating evi-
dence against the keepers of gaming
houses has been going OH quietly for
several weeks.
General Superintendent T. +. Duna-
way of the Colorado * Southern rail
way has resigned. Charles Dyer, di-
vision superintendent of the Santa Fe
road. with headquarters at Colorado
Springs. has been appointed to take
his place. The change will take effect
February 1st. No reason for the
change is given. One charge was an
nounced yesterday which may be the
result of the new order of affairs. +.
l.. Clary. at present manager of the
railroad hotel at Como. has been made
superintendent of telegraph, relieving
III. +. Park. who is now filling the
double position of superintendent of
telegraph and superintendent of trans
portation The new general superin-
is L., -oil lpr..I ~
men. In 1878 he went to work for the
Santa Fe and has been with that
company ever since.
The bars have been let down by the
State Land Board and an enormous
tract of ConejoS county land leased for
five years to dozen men, who, i'll their
applications, made no concealment of
the fact that they were Jointly inter
ested. and that the entire tract was for
the use of one concern. The acreage
of the leased lands exceeds 21.O00 acres
and much of it is very valuable. as it
runs along the Conejos river. Colo
RADIO. according to the terms of this
lease, will secure > cents an acre as
annual rental, although on much of
the land where water is obtainablc the
amount of s cents per acre will be paid.
All the land will be used by large
sheep and cattle interests rs grazing
land and will not be left open for what
Is known as an "open range" The
Newcomb Live Stock Company will
practically control this land, which
has been secured in the names of Will
liam Neff. s. L. Newcomb. Senator
William ii. Adams, ID. l.. Nemcomb, l..
ID. Eskridge and +. w. Russell.
The Order of Railway Telegraphers.
through its grand officers. has decided
IN hpp nj
the Colorado d Southern railway is
useless and it will make no attempt at
settling the difference with the rail
way until the officers of the road make
some proposition to its officers. Prcsi-
dent w. V. Powell of the telegraphers'
organization has arrived in the city
from St Louis, and he at once set
about strengthening the nrine lines of
the order. He will make The fight
against he road. he says, more than
ever aggressive. calling to the aid of
the telegraphers all affiliated labor o.
ganizatons, the Travelling Protective
Association. and the station and local
agents of all North America. He de-
clarcs that 1t Is not n boycott that they
are placing on the Colorado .oad, but
they are simply asking their friends.
including shippers and those that
handle the shipping and travel of
others, to help them in the fight to
bring the road to their terms in the
matter of wages to station employees.
OF 1872 leases of school land in the
Cripple Creek district, only twenty are
worked in compliance with the terms
of lease from the State Land Board.
and the rules of the board. This dis
covery was made by Register Chipley
of the board during an investigation
made last week, and was rpIOrtpd to
the board at It's meeting. The sections
are known as rhyolite section 80. town
ship IA south. range 20 west; Grassey.
section 10, township 10 south, range 60
west, and Grouse. section 80, township
ID south. rnnge 10 wcst rhe lnnds are