The Elk Mountain pilot., 1902-01-14
CNORADO'S CAPITAL.

IL. w. Speer, presluent OF tne Doaru
OF public works, and his wife left Den
Uver Jan. 2, for an extended trip
#through Mexico They will proceed di-
4rectly to the City of Mexico, and after
Eviewing Diaz's capital will visit Vera
HCruz and return home by way of New
NOrleans. Denver will be reached soon
8after February /. Mr.. Speer declared
fthat the trip was strictly for pleasure.
y During December Fish and Game
commissioner Harris collected S209.39
hrom the sale of confiscated specimens
Eand fines imposed. The amount was
the largest ever collected by that office
Sn the history of the state. BY the
Eime Commissioner Harris has disposed
&Df five mountain sheep head valued Mt
TE225 and a family of sheep worth $500,
ronfiscated during December, the total
Twill amount to SS54.39
a Corporations and joint stock COM
9anies in Colorado have no right to
garry on business nor has the secretary
pf state any right to receive their an
fnual reports before they have obtained
thelr certificates of authority from the
Secretary. This is the opinion render
ed by the attorney general in reply to
o question asked by the secretary of
state. Recently the secretary of state
corporations in the state We're operat-
ing without certificates, but knew that
thel were several which would be dis
covered when they filed their annual
reports.
The following figures are from the
monthly report of the state commits
sioner of charities for December: The
state insane asylum reports 800 in
mates Mt the end of the month; seven
admitted and four dismissed. The
state Industrial School for Boys re-
ports: Inmates, Dec. 81, 19S: admitted
during the month. @: dismissed, 3; pa
roled, II; escaped. l. The state peni-
tentiary reports 564 inmates; 20 re-
ceived and 10 dismissed. The Soldiers
and Sailors home reports 1876 inmates;
3 received, 3 died and one discharged.
The Home for Deaf and Blind reports
" inmates and three discharged. The
State Home for Dependent Children
reports ~ inmates. admitted, re-
admitted and dismissed.
The board of directors of the West
ern Oil Company met at the
Denver Wheel Club and com
pleted the organization of the
body which is to have control of the
oil movement in Colorado and adjoin-
Ing states. George w. Allen was
Aected president, Harry L. Iusley
ecretary, and George Il. Ross-Lewin
treasurer. Vice presidents represent
ng all districts were elected as fol-
bows: Dewey C. Bailey, Denver,
drst; w. b. Lewis, Denver, second ;
TDsiah Winchester. Teller third; C. II.
freeman, Archuleta, fourth: Il. j.
Crane, Teller. fifth; Thomas Il. Poole,
8oulder, sixth; j. j. Olsen, Ogden, sew
nth: Warren Richardson, Cheyenne,
1ghth, and G. a. johnson, New
bexico, ninth. +. w. GALLEY, w. b.
lewis, ID. ii. Mcclellan. w. @. Ed
sards and Lee Reynolds, all of Den
Hr. We're appointed n membership
pmr2ktee for Denver members, and
HA'reeman, Pagosa Springs; ]. j..
hson; j. A. Cutlery, Ogden: w. Rich
fdson, Jr., and Marion p Wheeler,
heyenne; Il. n. Freeman, Durango;
shomas Il. Poole. Boulder, commit
ee on nonresident membership.
State Insurance Commissioner How
. the Sth instant revoked the license
the Colorado Mutual Insurance
Dmpany of Denver and will ask that
be placed in the hands of n receiver.
he Colorado Mutual Company had
eices in the Steele block. j. j. Harris
sls secretary. The company was or
enized last February 18th, and in
ared against damage by hail and
hprms. The books of the company
Eve been under investigation by Com
nssioner How for several days. When
bmmissioner How began the investi-
ation of the company's books Secre-
ty Harris closed its office. The com
ussioner says he found the company
Id only $32 on hand when its office
IL closed He says he understands
ut the company had never paid a loss
ice it was Incorporated, and esti-
Ates that Colorado policy holders lose
D,OOO by the company, not only in
did up premiums, but through the
ulure to pay them for the destruction
their crops by storms. By the re-
hit failure of the Farmers Mutual
bill Insurance Company in Kansas
hy, Commissioner How says the
fmers of this state lost from $50, 1000
H$10O,0o0.
At the meeting of the State Board
. Pardons on January 3rd a pardon
Is granted David Davis, young
tmd of Sedalia, who assisted in
9vingihe substitute operator out of
f. q SedN fa depot during the Santa Fe
Rgraphers' strike. He was SEN
iced January 20, 1901, to serve from
v to five years for assault to muir
4. A similar application by George
Henderson was refused. The action
to Davis was taken in view Of
A others of the same crowd having
FL1h fined 500 and costs each for
E{o&e assault. A pardon was also
Jtlted W. e. Smith, sentenced to two
-four years from Otero county No
tnber %, 1900, for larceny. He was
eused of robbing a drunken railroad
of his money George III. Eaton,
DO received a sentence of eighteen