North Park union., 1900-04-06
COLORADO NOTES.

COLORADO NOTES.
Secretary of State Beckwith III busy
recording the last of the brands as re-
quired by the new law, and says the
work will be finished about the miodle
of April. He has already turned INTO
the treasury from this work more tnan
$4,000 In fees.
James F. Burns has contributed $S,-
600 toward the 10000 to be raised py
| Colorado College before the first OF
April, and Frank Peck $1,000. Ihs
leaves to be raised &c. 900 in order 10
secure the gift of a friend OF tine COZ
| lege of $4,000 for the endowment OF
scientific building. 1t Is expected
that the full amount will be raised IN
q few days.
A person convicted OF crime less
than capital offense may have re-
course to only one writ Of error, says
the Supreme Court. This statement ID
made in connection with the refusal by
the court to consider the case Of Ed
ward Caviness The crime of Caviness
was murder in tde 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 similar action.
Judge Hallett has decided that goods
belonging to bankrupt, held under
attachment ut the time he declared
himself unable to meet his obligations
and had his case formally entered IN
the United States Bankruptcy Court,
must be ut once turned over to the
officer having the other goods III
charge. The effect of the decision Is
that the attachment loses Its priority
of claim against the goods OF the
bankrupt.
John Jacob Astor Powell, attorney,
Is alive. well and practicing law in
| VirgInia. However, he Is not the John
Jacob Astor Powell Of Ouray, who
disappeared from Denver not long ago.
John L. Barnett, lawyer, is sponsor
for this statement. He thinks the
Ouray lawyer used the Virginian'a
name. Friends of the missing man
think that he is in South Africa, md
one of them says he hns 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 penitentiary have not been full
weight, but have been from fifty to
| 100 pounds short on almost every
shipment, Is claimed by d. 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 peni
tentiary commissioners and the gov
ernOr. According to Cognevich, who
says he was discharged from his place
as steward because he brought the at
tention of the commissioners to the
meat question, there have been differ
ences In the weights for some months.
DIR. Tilney, an alleged wonder
worker in medicine, was arrested Mt
Grand Junction rs he and his business
manager We're about to board a train
for the East. A warrant was sworn
out against DIR. Tilney by the widow
of Edward Skinner, an old-time resi-
dent. who died Mt Whitewater Sun
day morning. charging him with being
responsible for the death of her hus-
band. Tilney has been touring the
state with great financial success. He
arrived In this city from Telluride
about n week ago and hired the Park
opera house for the purpose of de-
liverlng free lectures. The people
fiocked to his parlors In the Grand
hotel and he did land Office business.
Last Thursday Edward Skinner, n
sprightly man. aged tifty-six, was in
the city, and went to the healing
parlOrs' and got some medicine, pay
ing $50 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. 1t is claimed that the
medicine given contained large guam
titles of aconite and other drugs.
The first session of the state confer
ence of charities and corrections at
Pueblo was filled with enthusiasm and
many important questions pertaining
to the betterment of Colorado state
institutions We're discussed. The ses-
sion was called to order by Judge lie
Fevre. John II. Gabriel Of Denver, e.
o. Pfeiffer of Cripple Creek and Rev.
L. p. Newton Of Pueblo We're appoint
| ed committee to name time, place
| and officers of the next meeting Of the
conference. The committee recon-
mended Boulder. November 1S to 20,
1900, with James II. Baker, president,
and c. l.. Stonaker, secretary. This
was unanimously adopted. w. L.
Rees. chairman Of the board of county
commissioners Of Pueblo, read paper
on County Charities. or the Admins
tratlon of the County Poor Farm"
Mr.. Rees mentioned where women
hnd 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 be established for this
class Of men. Some time was taken
up in discussing the feasibility OF the
present law which provides for the
treatment of victims of the whisky
and morphine habits at the expense OF
the counties. Chairman Pfeiffer of
Teller county said that his county had
expended 5000 toward the refOrma-
tion of drunknrds and that over half
the number treated resumed their
habits. Judge Decker spoke of 1.-THE
Necessity of Child's Court" arguing
that children should not be tried In
court room In the presence of ordinary
spectators, but that a day should be
set aside every week for such purpose.
At the evening session Rev. j. L.
Weaver presided. The remarks of the
evening were by ]. S. Appel of Denver,
whose topic was "The Laws and Treat