The Monte Vista journal., 1900-03-31
COLORADO NOTES.

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recording the last Of the brands a. re-
| CURED Dy the new law, and says the
| work Will be finished about the middle
| OF April. lie has already turned into
the treasury from this work more than
$4,000 In fees.
James +. Burns has contributed S.
eOO toward the 10000 to be raised by
Colorado College bsfore the first Of
April, and Frank Peck $1,000 This
leaves to be raised $lo,3OO In order to
secure the gift Of a friend Of the col
@se of *ouoO FOR the endowment OF
= scientific building. 1t Is expected
sAat the full amount will be raised in
. few days.
A person convicted of n crime less
than capital ofrense may have re-
course to only one writ of error. says
the supreme Court. This statement is
innde IN connection with the refusal by
the court TO consider the case OF Ed
Waru tavincss. The crime OF Caviness
was murder In Tie second degree. As
his COUNSEL applied for writ OF error
year ago, then refused TO prosecute
IT. the court denied him privilege OF
again attempting n similar action.
Judge Hallctt has decided that goods
belonging to "A bankrupt, held under
attachment at the time he declared
hiniseli unable to meet his obligations
ana nae his case formally entered In
the United States Bankruptcy Court,
must be mt once turned over to the
oihcer having the other goods in
charge. The effect OF the decision Is
that the attachment loses lis priority
OF claim against the goods sf the
bankrupt.
John jacob Astor Powell, attorney.
10 alive, well and practcing law In
virginia. However, he Is not the John
Jacob Astor Powell OF Ouray. who
disappeared from Denver not long ago.
John 4. Barnett, n lawyer. Is sponsor
Tor this statement. He thinks the
Ouray lawyer used the Nirginans
name. Friends of the missing man
think that he Is In South Africa. and
0ee OF them says he has n letter FROM
Powell. under recent date. from Jo-
hannesburg, where he says Powell Is
protecting his South African mining
interests.
That the shipments OF meat sent to
the pcnitentiary have not been full
weight, but have been from fifty TO
100 pounds short on almost every
shipment, IL claimed by ID. Cognevich,
the former steward OF the place. He
was relieved from duty as steward
last month and transferred TO the yard
work. This work he refused to do,
and left the penitentiary. The stew.
ard has memoranda of the weights OF
the meat and says he has shown them
to Warden Hoyt. each OF the pcni-
tentiary commissioners and the gov
ernor. According to CognevIch. who
says he was discharged from his place
as steward because he brought tho at
tentlon OF the commissioners TO the
meat question. there have been differ
tnces In the weights for some months.
Dr. Tflney. an alleged wonder
worker in medicine, was arrested AT
Grand Junction as he and his business
manager Were about 80 board a train
for the East. A warrant was sworn
out against DIR. Tilncy by the widow
OF Edward Skinner, an oldtime resi-
dent. who died ut Whitewater sun
day morning. charging him with being
responsible for the death OF her hus-
band. 1ilncy has been touring the
state with great financial success. He
arrived In this city from Telluride
about week ago and hired the Park
opera house for the purpose OF de-
'''''"'s saw hs'tutNS
Hooked to his parlorS in tho Grand
hotel and he did land office business.
Last Thursday Edward skinner.
spriehtly man. aged iifty-six. was In
the city. and went to the ''hcaling
parlors' and goa some medicine. pay.
lng so for 1t and Tilney's attention.
skinner went home and sent for more
medicine. He grew worse and died
suddenly Sunday morning. An inquest
was held but the verdict was not given
To the public. II IL claimed that the
medicine given contained large guam
titles OF aconitc and other drugs. :
The first session OF the state confer
cncc OF charities and corrections ut
Pueblo was fillcd with enthusiasm and
many Important questions pertaining
To the bcttcrmcnt OF Colorado state
institutions were discussed. The ses.
sion was called to order by Judge l.c
Fevrc. John II. Gabriel OF Denver. l..
o. PfeifYer OF Cripple Creek and Rev.
4. l.. Newton OF Pueblo were appoint
ed committee to name time. place
and officers OF the next meeting OF the
conference. The committee recon-
mcnded Boulder. November is to 20,
1890. with James II. Baker. president,
and {. l.. Stonakcr. secretary. This
was unanimously adopted. W. l..
Recs. chairman OF the board OF county
commissioners OF Pueblo. read a paper
on County Charities, or the Admins
trntlon OF the County Poor Farm"
Mr.. Nccs mentioned where women
had applied To the board for aims who
had been deserted by their husbands,
some OF them with large families TO
provide for. He recommended that a
whipping post bc established for this
class OF men. Some time WAS taken
up In discussing the feasibility OF thc
present law which provides for the
treatment OF victims Of the whisky
and morphine habits ut the expense OF
the counties. Chairman Pfein~r OF
Teller county said that his county had
expended S2..J toward the rcforma.
tion OF drunknrds and that over hnlf
the number treated resumed their
habits. Judg. Decker spoke OF "rhc
Necessity OF u Child's Court" arguing
that children should not be tried In 4
court room In the presence OF ordinary
spectators. but that n day should be
set aside every week for such purpose.
AZ thc evening session Icv. j. l.
Weaver presided. Tho remarks OF the
evening were by ]. \. Appel OF Denver.
whose topic was The Laws and Treat.
mcnt OF Criminals" lie read n
lengthy paper ON the history Of crime
md criminals, dating from III. dark
ages 10 the prcscn, time. lie was fol.
lowed 10y talk from Charles Landcw