Rocky Ford enterprise., 1900-02-15
UOlNGS AT DEN YER.
Itsms Of Intsre.t From the City and ths
state Capitol.

The Denver Real Estate Exchange
Is to undertake the task OF raising u
large sum OF money with which to
provide u handsome AMI expensive
dinner service FOR the new cruiser
Denver.
The State Land Board has granted
the request OF the Memorial Park As
sociation OF Pioneers FOR part OF the
state land on Beechcr island, TO be
used for u national park and cemetery
This site Is on an Island In ti:~ lscpubli-
can river, and the governor and other
prominent men In the state are taking
personal interest In the scheme
which has been hanging fire for years
Richard Holmes. the color bearer OF
the First Colorado, Is In the employ OF
the Portland Mining Company Mt Vie
tor, says the Denver Republican. Ills
work ut the Portland II sorting ore
That IL not exactly the sort OF work
for which a college graduate puts III
four years or more OF study. hut IL II
the line OF work that Holmes desired.
lie Ii reported TO bc doing his duty NJ
the mine just ms conscicniiously ana
with the same vein as when lie bore
the first United States flag into MANILA.
Major Henry II. Mccoy OF the Forty
fourth Infantry. formerly colonel of
the First Colorado Infantry. u. :. ".
tias been made military governor of
the island OF ccbu In the Philippine
archipelago. The city OF Ccbu. the
capital OF the island. II surrounded by
4 wall much like that at Manila. II
has 1900 Inhabitants nnd ts famous
on accoun, OF the iact that the hrst
people In the rhiiIprin. islands who
became converts to Christianity were
those Of the city of Ccbu. II Is u bcau-
tifui city. we'll laid ou, In parks aud
with plenty of shade tees and good
drainage.
lanes l,icc. "A gambler. who dropped
dead Tuesday night In the lnicr-ocran
Club on Curtis street. has been found
/ to have b.cn u counicrfcIicr-a manu-
facturcr "f spurious quarters anu
dimes. \ considerable quantity OF had
money was found In his room at the
European hotel on Market street ana
the secret service officials say that
coins evidently 81 the same mnnufnc.
lurc have been In circulation In the
city for several weeks aud they have
| been cndcavorinE Ia trace them To their
source. In liicc's room was found
= a,,out SIJ In quarters AMI about $40 IN
dimes. None nf the cuins were nni-hcis
and the coun,crfciiinc l. poor.
\ federal inspector for outgoing
sheep. TO bc stationed in Denver. Is
I wlini the State Veterinary Bo1rl has
I decided to urge upon the federal au-
thoritic- Immediately. Senator Evans
/ and other large owncrs form the vicin.
| ity Of Fort Collins asked for such
action. The state board decided that
/ IL had no power To Inspect sheep bc-
/ Ing sent out Of the state. although "
inspccts the Incoming sheep. In ndni'
ton to what appears to bc lack OF pow
or rs to inspecting Incoming sheep.
the hoard aisa decided that the mere
/ fact that l, had insufficient funds was
enough TO prevent 1t from going ahead
I in tho matter. ~ the field Is mn open
one for the federal authorities. ana q
/ federal Inspector Tor Denver Is one of
the events Of the near future. say mem
bcrs Of the board.
People living along the banks OF the
Arkansas river. from Granite to Canon
City, are prrraring petition io the
state fish commissioner asking That
steps br taken tn compel owners oil
mines along the river to refrain from
running the iailings from mills AMI
mines into the river. The petitioners
probably, will deal particularly with
the Grnnitc Placer Company. AMI tue
attempt win he made I" compel the
company 10 provide settling tanks int
which the inilings will h" run before
d
Sali,la and other towns the river wa
icrs arr used Tor domestic purposes.
aui II II alleged. are made impure
through the refuse from uiitcS anu
snwnillS. II is alsu proposed tu make
an effort To psjuck the river with
trout. which IL il said cannot live Ia
the water now.
The Southern Pacific j. THE first uf
the railroads 10 disclose that II will not
live up to the terms W the HErrcmcn,
nis.,lr before the Interstate Commerce
Commission n; Washington. This
agreement WIS that Denver should
not he Disseminated against In cast or
wcst-bouud freight rates. and that Mis-
suuri river rates should br in effect in
Denver. The Southern Pacific. accord
ing ;u the report uf .NiinruCy W. II.
Harrison. who represented the thnin-
Der Of Commerce before the Coiniiiis-
sion in the kindcl ease. promised that
Denver should have the same ndNnnt-
ages ~ eastern and western cnnpcti-
tors. From u dispatch received from
/ Washington Il appears ihr southern
Pacific has rCprntcd This promise. The
Chamber Of Commerce has asked FOR
another hearing. which will probably
take place In Denver IN April.
l.. q. t>>.lwcil. the Seventh Day Ad.
yrntist, who appealed from the dccis-
ion of Superintendent Knapp OF the
county schools. failed to change the
ruling. Mr.. Knapp insisted that the cN-
animation must he taken on saturday
In conformity with tile rules OF the
state superintendent. By the votes OF
Attorney General Campbell and Mrs.
Helen Grcnfcll. superintendent OF in
strtiction. the decision of the county su-
pcrintcndcnt is sustained. As Mr..
Caldwell did not complete the cNnmina-
tious he cannot teach in the schools of
Arapahoe county. Elmer Bcckwith.
secretary OF state. Will have his opin-
lon In the matter placed ON the records.
He still maintains that the constitution
of the United States and the cuustitu-
tion OF Colorado both give every man