North Park union., 1900-07-06
,rsMs FROM DENVER.


the Denver Times, which viii be un-
der the direct control Of Mr.. Charles 4.
Hasbrook. who viii be editor and man.
uger. According to the statement
printed In the Times the paper was
! sold to Mr.. Hnsbro0k and associates.
| 1t Ia understood that Mr.. W. 3. STRAIT
\ ton Is Interested In the purchase anu
| this statement Ii strengthened BY the
| further announcement that new
| Times building will I've erected on the
cathedral property on Stout street, re-
Gently purchased by Mr.. Stratton.
state Superintendent Grenfei has
received majority Of the report. from
the state school census. which has
been taken by districts. She says the
report when complete Will show u
healthy margin OF increase over last
| year. But very few of the counties no
| Tar reported have shown decrease.
| and In every instance this has been
| small. AZ rule general Increase
In shown. Mr1. Grenfel is well pleas
| ed with the condition OF the schools OF
| the state and especially with the
courses Of study which she has lnbored
20 diligently to innugurate.
Barney Boyce, the local sport, receiv-
ed letter yesterday from his orofner.
Sam, who sailed on the Liable expe-
dItion for Cape Nome last month. He
comments upon the poor equipment Of
the craft, which carried 800 passen-
gers, with Iifeboatb for only 200, and
was twice on fire during the voyage
to unalnskn. When half way out from
Seattle the ship caught fire and burned
for thirty hours before the fires In the
hold we're all put out. Fur days later
dre broke out again. and when the pas
nengers nut In at Unalaska they had
nothing left but their lives, for nearly
all the baggage and provisions were
destroyed.
President Trumbull of the Colorado
& Southern On Wednesday went over
the line in Platte canon which was re-
Gently washed out by the flood from
the breaking OF the Goose Greek dam
of the Denver Union Water Company.
He was accompanied by engineers OF
the road, and It liz understood took the
trip with view OF making an estimate
of the damage done the line by the
Hood. II is the intention Of the rail
road company to institute a suit for
damages ns 1t accuses the water com
piny Of negligence. The railroad Will
damages, TINT being the estimate Of
the destruction made Mt the time of
the disaster by the engineer Of the
rad. This will include the work nee
ersnry to put the trnck in order, aud
the loss OF revenue from the inter-
rupteti traffic.
At last the gates of the penitentinry
nre about to swing outward for Harley
Z. Mccoy, the slayer of Police Captain
Charles A. Hnwley. Governor Thomas
yesterday issued an order committing
McCoy'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 He will be free man on
September next, or within less than
three months from now. The pending
release OF Harley +. Mccoy IL due
largely to the faithful and continuous
e1ortB made IN bis behalf By members
OF his own family and II small coterie
of friends. He has promised, when set
ut liberty. to leave the state and make
his future home with his one surviv-
Ing family relative. u Mrs. Mills, who
resides In Californin.
State Labor Commissioner Smith is
| endeavOring to evolve some plan
| whereby he can prevent the importa.
tion OF Chinese and japanese coolies
into Colorado. He states that during
the past six months the number esti-
mated to have arrived In the state IL
| not far from loo. and this IN hnving
the effect OF stirring the various labor
organizations to action. If II con-
tinues." remarked the commissioner.
"there Will he repetition OF the anti
Chinese crusade innugurnted In Colora.
| do twenty years ago. At that time
IRadvillc, Denver and all the towns
and cities OF Importance fired them by
sheer force. and for n time II was
feared that international complIcu.
tIons might result. At the present
time II liz evident that there is n Snug.
| Cling point on the coast somewhere or
the lnrge 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.
port that l propose to state matters
bearing upon II fully In my next re-
port" ''Where do II majority Of them
find employment was asked. AS a
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 nok they tl-
ter the field Of placer mining and ere.
ate plenty OF trouble" Mr.. smith al.
NO states that the railroad work now
being done In the vicinity OF Poncha
IL carried OH with Chinese labor, and
1t IL creating considerable trouble
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 Celestinls and
some steps taken to prevent u recur.
renee Of the rntlier bloody scenes of
twenty years ago.
Through the action of the Depart.
ment OF the Interior. the district in
habited by the elf iwellers probably
VIII Ike protected from relic hunters,
while free TO explorers. State or fed
eral guards may be posted on the mesa
10 watch the ancient ruins The ef-
forts OF the Woinnn's Club, backed by
the earnest efforts of Mrs ID. v. Nc
Clurg. seem about to reach fruition.
To the fact that the women OF Colora.
do were the first to see the Immense
value to history OF the relics In the
southwest of Colorado. IL due the ex.
pected success Of the project for n re.
serve. under national or state supervi-
sion. Max Fracht. special agent In
the employ Of the Department OF the
Interior. was at the Brown Palace ho-
tel Friday Mr.. Prncht was sent by
the Secretary OF the Interior to look
over the country which the Woman's
Hail.