The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-04-22
COLORADO'S CAPITAL.


uary February and March. OF these
the banner month was January, when
the receipts amounted to $500. 1t Is
expected that the figures for April will
exceed S40O.
Governor Orman is said to have de-
MED that there was any truth in the
latest report that he had removed or
intended to remove Adiutant General
Gardner from office. The governor. as
reported. stated that the reports were
circulated nj intervals. and that he did
not know who was responsible for
them. but lie would state. once and for
ALL that he ha'i no intention of remov-
ing the adjutant general.
After II wait of more than three
years the officers of the Dependent
Children's Home will receive from the
state $4,000. The society is undecided
what it will do with the money. The
probabilities are that it will be used
either to erect II home for the children
or to purchase some structure suitable
for that purpose. The quarters now
occupied are rented. This $500 ip-
preparation is one of five made by the
Twelfth assembly. and never paid. 1t
is also the first of the second class ap-
propriations remaining unsettled when
the Orman administration went in to
be paid by Auditor Crouter. The other
four appropriations unpaid are; State
insane asylum. $4,000; Girls Indus
trial school, $4,000; state reformatory,
$500; state penitentiary, $1,000.
The State Board of Examiners met
April 10Th in the office of Mrs. Helen
l.. Grenfell. state superintendent OF
public instruction, and issued conduc-
tor and instructor certificates to
n1.nr oft lna
States making them eligible for ap
pointments in those two positions at
the summer schools to be held in this
state this summer. The board is com
posed of DR. u. y. Snyder. president
of the State Normal School: DIR. James
Baker, president State University; DIR.
Il. o. Aylesworth. president State Agri-
cultural College: Professor Regis Chau-
vcnet president State School of Mines.
and Mrs. Grenfell. There are three
grades of certificates issued by the
board Inspector. conductor and in
structor and conductor. So many ap-
plications for certificates had been re-
ceived by Mrs. Grenfell that it required
IL whole afternoon for the board to
pass upon them.
The Rev. j. l.. Ford. pastor of Zion
Baptist Church of Denver. and G. w.
Buford had conference with Govern
or Orman recently in regard to matters
concerning the negro population of the
state. one subject they brought up
was as TO the means that should be
adopted TO bring to justice the mem
bcrs of the mob that lynched Washing
ton Wallace. They thought the govern
or should do something but his excel
lency said the matter was in the prov
ince of the grand jury of Huerfano
county Another matter that was
brought up was the enuctInvnt -of-an
anti-lynching law in the state. Mr..
Buford and the Rev. Mr. Ford told the
governor that such n law WAS neces-
sary in the state as lynching was be
coming so prevalent that the negroes.
they said would support any party
that declared against lynching. Gov
ernor Orman did not express himself
definitely, but lie said he would do
what he could to further anti-lyuc-Ang
legislnHon
The Denver News gives the following
account of "A suit between Mineral and
IIinsdnle counties in the District Court
nj Denver: After lapse of three
years, and Notwithstanding that the
Supreme Court had passed on almost
the identical issues. the old dispute be
tween the counties of Hinsdale and
Mineral over the possession of the rich
Creede mines is reopcned. The point
on which the litigation is renewed Is
an interesting one, the attorneys for
llinsdale county. which was defeated
in the former suit. alleging that the
determination of that action WAS made
on II false premise concerning the locn-
tion of what is known aS the Mexican
meridian. They have now appeared
h1 ll i'm to, l,., ba. ra..t
location of the line which. if allowed
by the court. and with the conclusions
drawn from the existence of that line
will throw the rich mines into IIins-
dale county. At the time of the crca-
tion of the county of Mineral the rich
Creede mines We're not discovered. But
after that boom the county of Hins
dale. which is heavily bonded set up
that n strip of land twelve miles east
of its eastern boundary and west of
Creede had been Illegally accorded to
Mineral county. In this land were the
Amicus, Last Chance and Commodore
mines. and the matter of taxation of
these properties was the moving cause
of the litigation. The suit was heard
by Judge Mortimer Bailey of Canon
City. and he eliminated from the ques-
tion the matter of taxation. holding
that the establishment of the boundary
lines should first be fixed After long
suit. i'll which the expense amounted
TO more than S1J,OOO. as old pioneers
from all over the West were subpoen-
aed. Judge Bailey held that Mineral
county was entitled to the disputed
territory. He based his decision ON
the premise that the northeastern line
of Hinsdale started mt what is known
as the Mexican meridian Thirty miles
south the line turns west for fourteen
miles, and then directly to the south to
the southern boundary. In the terri
tory thus cut off are situated the rich
mines The matter was taken to the
Court of Appeals where Judge Bailey
was reversed. the decision going to