The state herald., 1900-03-30
DO1NGS AT DENVER.
Items Of Intsrest From the City and ths
Stats Capitol.

stats Capitol.
Henry Allen, a deputy in the county
treasurer's office, hns absconded with
$4OO of public funds and detectives
are IN search of him.
Denver's cable cars will soon be q
thing OF the past. AS a result of the
passage Of an ordinance granting the
privilege, the Tramway Company Is
changing the line to electric and this
work is being rushed.
The new officers Of the Woman's Re-
lief Corps are Mrs. Minnie p. Kings
ford Of Rawlins, Wyoming, depart
ment president; senior vice, Mrs. Jen-
ME Paddock Of Leadville; junior vice,
Mrs. Sarah Tucker OF Pueblo.
Th e new department commander,
Harper M. Orahood, has just announc-
ed his appointments and Quartermas-
ter Baker is superseded. He has serv-
cd two terms, and 1t was thought there
should be change, so Commander
Orahood appointed Marshall s. Craw-
rial Association, to be Quartermaster
in Bakers place. T. J. FOote was cho-
sen assistant Quartermaster of the de-
partment. Baker refused to turn over
this office to the new appointee, but 1t
Is hoped that he will change his mind.
Snow which remained unmelted In
the mountains all last winter and last
summer will MD In saving the state
from a water famine this year. This
Is one of the facts which appears from
the report of James ]. Armstrong,
superintendent of irrigation. The ir-
rigatlon superintendent, from advance
reports received from all the commits
sioners In this district, thinks the out
look for the year very encouraging
when the poor condition OF few
weeks ago are taken into consldera-
tlOn.
The twenty first annual encampment
Of the G. A. r., Department Of Colo
RADIO and Wyoming, was concluded
yesterday afternoon. when the officers
We're publicly installed at Windsor
hall. The list of officers elected was
as follows: Department commander,
Harper NJ. Orahood. Denver; senior
vice commander, NJ. ]. Hogarty,
Greeley; Junior vice, A. S. Artist,
Cheyenne: chaplain. John l. Boyd,
Denver; medical director, DR.. George
w. Curfman. Denver; council Of ad.
minlstration. ]. NJ. Essington, s. II.
Fisher f. p. Pitkin, II. S. Vaughn
and G. X. Carson OF Evans. Colorado.
A law making 1t compulsory to use
an electric exploder for discharging
blasts in mines will probably be intro
duced mt the next Assembly. Such
measure is advocated by many Us the
only safe method Of setting on blasts
and as such n provision to be made
obligatory by law. 1T is the only safe
method" says Coal Mine Inspector
Denman. 'Of course in coal mines
there Is very little blasting, and but
few accidents due thereto. but In met
allferous mines n great many occur. A
missed shot is almost impossible when
nn exploder Is used, but is very easy
to have when fuse is depended upon"
The Denver x Rio Grande Railroad
Company Is planning to spend S2JO.OOO
on improvements and enlargement of
the Burnham repair and construction
shops. Plans are being prepared by
the company engineers to be submit
ted by President Jeffery to the board
of directors. If the board approves.
the Rio Grande shops will be enlarged
so as 10 build and repair cars for the
Denver Il Rio Grande road and the
Rock Island and the Missouri Pacific
as well. The plans even take into ac-
count the time when the Rio Grande
Will need 10 build Its own locomotives,
and 1t Is probable that when the en-
lnrged shops are ready. work of this
kind will be done here. to save the
enormous expense OF bringing all loco
motives from the East. The present
shops are the largest west of the Mis-
souri, river. but 1t Is said that their
capacity will be almost doubled.
Authoritative advice was received
from President Ristine Of the Midland
railway Monday that the pending deal
has been closed. One-hnlf the securi-
ties OF the Midland Will be owned by
the Rio Grande Western Construction
Company and one-half by the moneyed
men who control the Colorado X South
crn. The Rio Grande Western rail
way and the Colorado x Southern rail-
way do not appear officially In the
transaction, but the practical working
will be the same as II each line owned
one-half of the Midland. The present
Midland voting trust was created TO
run TIL 1904 and can only be dissolved
by consent. The consent has been OBJ
u
voting trust VIII he created by the
new owners OF the stock. II was also
announced that the construction of
the Cripple Greek short line to Denver
by way of the canon OF the South
Platte river will be built with the least
possible delay ana that II IL expected
TO be In operation In one year from
date. The short line will he standard
xstl In hn la nlt q nf
the Midland mt Denver instead OF mt
Colorado Springs. though the short
line will be constructed by n separate
company controlled by the men be-
hind the other corporations. The Mid
land the Colorado Il Southern and the
Rio Grande Western viii continue as
separate corporations. but with close
relations.
y. q. Pnpcnoe, owner OF the Topeka
Capital. wns In the city Monday. In
nm Interview about Mr.. Sbcldon's news.
paper experiment. he said; "Onc OF the
results viii be thnt great Christian
daily will be started In some city like
New York or Chlcago-but not right
away. II win take time. ns do not
think sheldon win lend himself TO such
n work permanently. lie desired only
10 mark the path In which others
should follow. But I know that to-day
II he should signify his willingness TO
stand nt the head OF such mn enterprise
and agree to be managing editor OF
such periodical for year or more.
thnt 81 100000 could be raised easily
10 support such newspaper. But the
greatest good result OF the movement
lust cndcd-just commenced. IL the