Gilpin observer., 1900-02-15
DOlNGs AT DENVER.
Items of Interest From the city and the
State Capitol.

The Denver Real Estate Exchange
is to undertake the task of raising
large sum of money with which to
provide n handsome and expensive
dinner service for the new cruiser
Denver.
The State Land Board has granted
the request of the Memorial Park AS
sociation of Pioneers for part of the
state land on Beecher island, to be
used for national park and cemetery.
This site is on an island in the Republi-
can river, and the governor and other
prominent men in the state are taking
personal interest in the scheme,
which has been hanging fire for years.
Richard Holmes, the color bearer of
the First Colorado, is in the employ of
the Portland Mining Company at Vic
tor, says the Denver Republican. His
work ut the Portland is sorting ore.
That Is not exactly the sort of work
for which college graduate puts In
four years or more of study, but it is
the line of work that Holmes desired.
He is reported to be doing his duty ut
the mine just as conscientiously and
with the same vein as when he bore
the first United States flag into Manila.
federal inspector for outgoing
sheep, to be stationed in Denver, is
what the State Veterinary Board has
decided to urge upon the federat>au-
thorities Immediately. Senator Evans
and other large owners form the yicin-
ity of Fort Collins asked for such
action. The state board decided that
1t had no power to inspect sheep he
ing sent out of the state, although 1t
inspects the incoming sheep. In addi-
ton to what appears to be lack of pow
er as to inspecting incoming sheep,
the board also decided that the mere
fact that it had insufficient funds was
enough to prevent it from going ahead
in the matter. so the field is an open
one for the federal authorities, and
federal inspector for Denver is one of
the events of the near future, say men,
bers of the board
People living along the banks of the
Arkansas river, from Granite to Canon
City, are preparing petition to the
state fish commissioner asking that
steps he taken to compel owners of
mines along the river to refrain from
running the tailings from mills and
mines into the river. The petitioners
probably will deal particularly with
the Granite Placer Company, and the
attempt will be made to compel the
company to provide settling tanks into
which the tailings will be run before
going into the river. At Buena Vista.
Salida and other towns the river wa
ters are used for domestic purposes,
and, it is alleged, are made impure
through the refuse from mines and
sawmills. 1t is also proposed to make
an effort to restock the river with
trout, which it is said cannot live in
the water now.
The Southern Pacific is the first of
! the railroads to disclose that it will not
live up TO the terms of the agreement
made before the Interstate Commerce
Commission ut Washington. This
agreement was that Denver should
not be Disseminated against in cast or
wcst-bound freight rates, and that Mis-
souri, river rates should be in effect in
Denver. The Southern Pacific, accord
ing TO the report of Attorney w. b.
Harrison, who represented the Cham
Der of Commerce before the commits
sion in the Ilindel case, promised that
Denver should have the same advant-
ages as eastern and western cOmpeti
tors. From Il dispatch received from
Washington it appears the Southern
Pacific has repented this promise. The
Chamber of Commerce has asked for
another hearing. which will probably
take place in Denver in April.
l.. G. Caldwell, the Seventh Day Ad-
ventist. who appealed from the decis-
ion of Superintendent Knapp of the
county schools, failed 10 change the
ruling. Mr.. Knapp insisted that the ex-
animation must be taken on Saturday
in conformity with the rules of the
state superintendent. BY the votes of
Attorney General Campbell and Mrs.
Helen GrcnfeH, superintendent of in
struction, the decision of the county SUI
perintendcnt is sustained. AS Mr..
Caldwell did not complete the eXamina-
tions'he cannot teach in the schools of
Arapahoe county. Elmer Bcckwith.
secretary of state, will have his opin-
ion in the matter placed on the records
He still maintains that the constitution
of the United States and the constitu-
tion of Colorado both give every Dia:
religious liberty, and that the action of
the county superintendent was Il viola
tion of these fundamental laws.
A most attractive pamphlet has been
issued by Mrs. Helen l.. Grenfell, state
superintendent of public instruction,
containing recommendations for the OBJ
servance of the birthdays of Washing
ton and Lincoln. February 18th and
February 22nd. The pamphlet ls hand
somcly printed in cOlored ink with n
border of stars and II number of in
scrts of patriotic design. There Is II
brief Introductory notice and biogrn-
phies of the two great men. and then
follows very carefully selected num-
Der OF patriotic poems ana songs; also.
extracts from historic addresses Fur
thcr selections are recommended, and
on the last page of the pamphlet are n
series of songs which are Included in
our list of national airs. This pam
phlct is designed especially for the
public school teachers of the state. that
they may ON the proper dates arrange
interesting programs for the pupils OF
the public schools.