Gilpin observer., 1900-05-24
ITEMS FROM DENVER.


suit for damages against the Denver
Union Water Company, for the loss it
sustained by the flood in the Platte
canon, resulting from the breaking OF
the water company's dam. No legal
steps have been taken yet, but the wa
ter company has been notified that
such a suit will be instituted, and has
sent out engineers to make an estimate
of the damage done. 1t is understood
now that the amount of damages sued
for will be not much over $4,000.
William Radcliffe, proprietor of the
Grand Mesa lakes. has returned to
Denver from England. where he has
spent the winter. The Grand Mesa
lakes form chain five miles long, and
| are as picturesque as any that can 5e
found in Colorado. Mr.. Radcliffe will
| give to the state this year 100000
trout with which the state game and
fish commissioner will be able to stock
large number of private lakes and
public streams. The only expense to
the state will be cost of transportation,
which will be trihns in comparison
with the value of the fish.
Tom H. johnson. state game and
fish commissioner. will try to secure
for the state the private fish hatchery
near Brighton. This is the oldest
hatchery in the state, and Is near
enough to the state hatchery mt Bright
| on to form n valuable addition to 1t.
Jim" Broadwell came to Colorado al
most generation ago, and this hatch
cry and fine horses were his hobbies.
But reverses came so that when he
died month ago his property was not
as large as had been generally sup
posed. The widow is therefore willing
to dispose of the hatchery at n low
price.
Between 200 and 400 E.iners EN-.
ployed by the Colorado Fuel and Iron
Company at Sopris, a camp located
about five miles west of Trinidad. went
out on n strike Monday morning. The
men assert that the company has not
been giving them correct weights on
the coal mined. They also say that
they are arbitrarily compelled to pay
two per cent. of their earnings for
insurance. The strikers held two meet
ings to-day. Everything was quiet and
orderly and after discussing the mat
ter. they appointed committe to wait
on the officials of the compaI Y and pre-
sent the grievances. In the meantime
they decided to return to work to-
morrow morning.
Game Commissioner Tom ii. John
son has learned through r. j. Holland,
state superintendent of fish hatcheres
that in the vicinity of Silver Plume fox
hounds were being allowed 10 roam the
country and kill big game. which was
afterwards used by the owners of the
hounds for eating purposes. Mr.. Hol-
land received letter from n friend of
his at Silver Plume, which set forth
that Henry Thomas Thomas Williams
and James Pomeroy allowed their fox
hounds to run wild and that as re-
suit two deer had recently been attack
ed by them and mortally injured The
owners of the hounds are laborers.
who. ii is said. want the game for food
Mr.. Holland was told by the commits
sioner to write to his friend and see If
he would not accept position as dep
uty game warden so as to bring these
men to justice.
Broadening the spirit OF unionism
has been the keynote of all the ses-
siOnS of The united laboring mems
conventions during the last week. Ac-
ton taken by the Western Federation
of Miners and by the Western Labor
| Union. now in session here. are indi-
cations of how pacific have become the
relations between all union bodies. On
the question of union labels there has
as a rule. always been much discus
sion, yet by both the Western Fedora
ton of Miners and the Western Labor
Union ii was decided to indorse all
union labels, showing that the dis
agreement between the Western Labor
Union and the American Labor Union
are on a way toward settlement. Most
of the Friday morning session of the
Western Federation OF Miners was
taken up with an address by J. H.
Sovereign, who talked for nearly two
hours. He spoke of the Occur d'Alene
difficulties and the military investiga-
tion which followed. He denied the
accusation that Mr. Boycc had or
dered the Bunker Hill and Sullivan
concentration blown up, and stated that
he was sure the owners of the mill had
| blown II up themselves In order to
use the supposed acts of violence to
break up unionism In Montana and
Idaho.
The Western Labor Union completed
Its work Monday and adjourned, and
The Western Federation of Miners end
ed Its sessions Tuesday. Wednesday
night the delegates 90 to Cripple Creek
where they Will he taken on tour of
the mining district by committees OF
Cripple Creek and Victor unions. The
morning session OF the labor union was
short, the business before the conycn-
ton having practically been completed
Saturday. After nm hours session ad-
journmcnt was taken until the after
noon. when the two conventions met In
| joint session. The federation perform
ed Its usual amount of work including
the adoption of resolutions on various
subjects. One was in condemnation
of the practices of insurance. The
federation Will Instruct all Cripple
Creek mining companies and the smclt-
ers in forcing their employees to take
local unions under its Jurisdiction TO
stop the practice OF compulsory insur.