Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-06-29
ITEMS FROM DENVER.

Sasbfook. who will be editor and man
nser. According 80 the statement
printed In III. Times III. paper was
sold 10 Mr.. linsbrook and associates,
IL IL understood that Mr.. W. y. strni-
ton Is Interested In the purchase and
this statement /. strengthened by ihc
further announcement that new
Times building Will L. erected ON the
cathedral property ON Stout street. re
GENTLY purchased by Mr.. Siratfon-
President. Trunibuli Of the Colorado
4 Southern on "Wednesday went over
the line In Platte canon which Was ~.
Gently washed out by the Hood from
the breaking OF the Goose Greek dam
Of the Denver Union Water Company.
liz was accompanied by engineers of
the rad. and IL Is understood took the
trip with view of maxim. nn estimate
Of the damage done the linc by the
Hood. II II the intention of the rail-
ruad company to institute a suit for
damages rs II accuses the water com.
plny of negligence. The railroad viii
max" application for about x3D.0D
damages. that icing the estimate OF
the destruction made nts the time OF
I'll. disaster by the engineer of the
r.ad. This will include the work nee
c.sary To put the track In order. aud
the loss ot revenue from the Inter
rpptrd traffic.
AZ last the gates Of the pcni,cniiary
nrc about to swing outward Tot Harley
T.. McCoy. the slayer Of Police Captain
Charles \. Hawlcy. Governor Thomas
yesterday issued mn order committing
Mctoy's sentence from imprisonment
for life to a term of sixteen years. dat
ing from the time OF his conviction.
This communication also credits Mccoy
with his regular time allowed for good
conduct. lie will bc free man on
September next. or within less than
tLrc months from now. The pending
release of Harley i. Mccoy is due
largely to the faithful AMI continuous
efforts made In his behalf by members
OF his own family and small cctcric
OF friends. He has promised. when set
AZ iii.rty. To leave the state and make
his future home with his one surviv.
Ing family relative. a Mrs. Mills. who
resides In California.
State Labor Commissioner Smith Is
cnticavoring TO evolve some plan
whereby he can prevent the importu-
tion Of Chinese and Japanese coolies
into Colorado. He states thnt during
the past six months the number csti.
mated to have arrived In the state II
not far from 1000. assd this Is having
the effect of stirring the various labor
organizations to action. III II CON
tinucs," remarked the commissioner.
.thcrc will bc u repetition OF the anti.
Chinese crusade inauguraiesi In Colorn-
do twenty years ago. AT that time
I>cadvillc. Denver and all the towns
and cities OF importance fired them by
sheer force. and for time u was
feared that International compiled
lions might result. At the present
time Il IL evident that there Is SNUG
Cling point OH the coast somewhere or
the large number who have entered
the state during the past half year
could not have gotten In. The matter
is becoming one Of such serious I'M
mort that l propose TO state matters
bearing upon Il fully In my next re-
port.'' where do majority Of them
find cmploymcnt!' was asked. "As II
rule they are engaged by the railroads
In grading and construction work. but
many of them find employment In the
mines and where they do not they "a
ter the field OF placer mining and ere
ate plenty Of trouble. Mr.. Smith al
so states that the railroad work now
being done In the vicinity of Poncha
is carried on with Chinese labor. and
among the labor unions. 1t Is not i'm
probable that the attention OF the fed
eral authorities will be called TO the
recent influx of the Celcstials and
some steps taken to prevent rccur-
renee of the rather bloody scenes OF
twenty years ago.
Through the action of the Depart
meut of the Interior. the district in
habitcd by the cliff dwcllers probably
will be protected from relic hunters,
while free to explorers. State or fed.
cral guards may be posted on the mesa
to watch the ancient ruins. the ef-
forts of the Woman's Club. backed by
,hn earnest efforts of Mrs. ID. V. Me
Clurr, seem about to reach fruition.
TO the fact that the women of Colora-
lilo were the first to see the immense
value to history of the relics In the
southwest Of Colorado. Is due the eX-
nected success of the project for n re-
tervc, under national or state supervi-
sion. Max Pracht, special agent In
thn employ of the Department OF the
Interior. was at the Brown Palace no.
trI Friday. Mr.. Prncht was sent by
Tho Secretary of the Interior to look
oyrr the country which the Womnn's
T,iub recommended should be made Il
reserve, and to report upon Its value.
He spent six weeks in the country.
bnye not the slightest doubt that the
Secretary of the Interior viii act "a
vorably upon the report which l sub
uittcd to him." said Mr.. Pracht. II
rrnortcd strongly in favor of establish.
Ing the proposed reserve. The Gin
Iwcllers' country has historic value
beyond comparison. There Is abso-
lutely no end to the value OF the reiics
..,,Inh have neon unearthcd there, and
,rn still TO he uncnrthed. The work
,,.h,ch will be done in the country Will
do much toward unraveling the history
NJ the world, and the human race.
,rhcrc has been much said about the
amount of plumber that has been taken
'',,t of, rho country. 1t Is true thnt n
,,,a,t deal of value, that lies on the
Surface, has been tucked in the trunks
or foreign scientists, and taken 10 m''-