The Delta independent., 1902-07-18
COLORADO'S CAPITAL.

who has charge of the photographic
and geOdetic survey for the United
States government in Colorado, left
Denver on the Sth inst. for the SOUTH
ern part of the state. He will end
his trip at Montrose, where he will
make preliminary observations for the
resurvey of the Black canon and Gun
nison section. He will measure the
streams on this trip and will get other
data that will be of use when F. Fl.
Newell. chief photographer, arrives. 1t
is planned to make a new survey of the
entire region about the Black canon
and the Gunnison.
At Washington on July 7th the su-
pervising architect of the treasury
opened the bids for the mechanical
equipment of the Denver mint, includ-
ing plumbing, water supply, steam
power plant, heating apparatus, me-
chanical ventilation, electric wiring
and conduits, elevators, switchboard
and converters. The bids were re-
ceived in duplicate, the first including
use of the atmospheric system of heat
ing, the second the vacuum heating
system. The lowest bids were those
of S. Faith & Co., Philadelphia. S127,-
300 for atmospheric heating, and S126,-
X.
be completed February 2S. 1903. ].
F. Buchanan & Co. of Philadelphia,
submitted respective bids of S12S.S5O
and S12s,45O. the work 10 be finished
December 81, 1902.
In accordance with the instructions
given him by the Supreme Court, Attor.
ney General Post on the 9th inst filed
his brief in support of his application
for writ of quo warranto asking that
the Supreme Court take original juris-
diction in the case of the People VS..
The American Smelling and Refining
Company. In the brief the attorney
general takes occasion TO except to the
ruling of the court in regard to the
contention as to whether or not the
application is motion and should be
treated as such. This ruling gives the
respondent time to file an answer to a
brief which must be filed with the
court The defendant in the case will
now have ten days in which to file its
answer. Mr.. Post cites in his brief
several cases in support of the sew
eral points which he enumerates and
concludes with the statement that he
believes the state in its sovereign ca
pacity has the right TO appeal TO the
supreme Court to take original juris-
diction because of the great interests
jeopardiZed.
Thomas Holland convict No. 5,20i.
serving sentence of from five to ten
years for drugging and robbing c. F.
Wilson in Denver, has been recon-
mended for pardon by the board of
pardons and granted a pardon by Gov
ernor Orman. Holland conducted a sa-
loon at the corner Of Champa and Sew
enteenth streets which was alleged TO
be resort for repeaters. The evidence
at the trial showed that Wilson entered
Hollands saloon on the night of Feb
ruary 18th, and then left. He came
back later in the night and about 2:3O
o'clock the next morning bought con-
siderable whisky. n was at this time,
il was alleged. that Holland admins
tered knock out drops" to Wilson. and
while Wilson was in a comatose condi-
ttion robbed him OF about $50. Nine OF
the twelve jurors asked that Holland
be pardoned on the ground that the
case had not been properly prosecuted.
and that new evidence had arisen since
that time which was convincing to
them that Holland was not guilty of
the crime for which he was serving 4
sentence.