The state herald., 1902-04-25
CoLoRADO's CAPITAL.

Cuteu nlueS ana Otltf property. The
amount represents the money taken In
during the months of December, Jan
uary, February and March. OF these
the banner month WIS January, when
the receipts amounted to $500 1t is
expected that the figures for April will
exceed S400.
Governor Orman is snid to have de-
MED that there was any truth In the
latest report that he had removed or
intended to remove Adjutant General
Gardner from office. The governor, as
reported. stated that the reports were
circulated at intervals, and that he did
not know who was responsible for
them, but he would state, once and for
all, that he had no intention of remov-
ing the adjutant general.
After wait Of more than three
years the officers of the Dependent
Children's Home will receive from the
state 100000. The society is undecided
what 1t will do with the money. The
probabilities are that 1t will be used
either to erect home for the children
or to purchase some structure suitable
for that purpose. The quarters now
occupied are rented This 100000 mp
preparation Is one of five made by the
Twelfth assembly, and never paid, 1t
is also the first of the second class ap.
preparations remaining unsettled when
the Ormnn administration went In to
be paid by Auditor DSrouter. The ether
four appropriations unpaid are: State
insane asylum. $4,000; Girls Indus
trial school, $4,000; state reformatory
$500: state penitcntiary, $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 a
number Of teachers all over the United
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 DIR. u. y. Snyder president
of the State Normal School; DIR. James
Baker. president State University; Dr.
B. o. Aylesworth. president State Agri-
cultural College; Professor Regis Chau-
venet, president State School of Mines,
and Mrs. Grenfcll. 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. Grcnfell that 1t required
n whole afternoon for the board TO
pass upon them.
The Rev. ]. l.. Ford, pastor of Zion
Baptist Church OF Denver. and c. 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 Ia 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 IIucrfano
county. Another matter that was
brought up WIS the enactment OF an
anti-lynchlng 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 lyncling. Gov.
crnor Orman did not express himself
definitely, but he said he would do
what he could TO further unti-lync.ing
legislation.
The Denver News gives the following
account OF a suit between Mineral and
liinsdale counties In the District Court
mt Denver; After lapse of three
years, and Notwithstanding that the
Supreme Court had passed on almost
the Identical issues the old dispute he
tween the counties of lIinsdnle and
Mineral over the possession of the rich
Creede mines Is rrupened. The point
on which the litigation Is renewed Il
an interesting one. the attorneys for
Illnsdnle county. which was defeated
In the former suit. alleging that the
determination of that action was made
on false premise concerning the locn-
tion Of what Is known as the Mexican
meridian. They have now appeared
with whnt they claim 10 be the correct
location OF the line which, II allowed
by the court. and with the conclusions
drawn from the existence of TINT line,
Will throw the rich mines Into lllns.
dale county. At the time of the cren.
tlOn OF the county NJ Mineral the rich
trcede mines were not discovered. hut
after that boom the county OF Illns
dale. which Is heavily bonded. set up
that strip OF lnnd twelve miles enst
of It's eastern boundary aud west Of
Crecde had been Illegally accorded to
Mineral county. IN this land were the
Amlcus, Last Chance and Commodore
mines, aud the mnltcr OF taxation OF
these properties WAS the moving cause
of the litigation. 1hc suit was heard
by Judge Mortimer Bailey OF Canon
city, aud he eliminated from the ques
tlon the matter NJ taxation, holding
that the establishment Of The boundary
lines should first b. fixed. After long
suit, In which the expense amounted
To more thnn Si5WuD, ns old pioneers
from all over the West were subpocn.
ned, Judge BAILEY held that Mineral
county was entitled Ia the disputed
territory. lie based his decision on
the premise that the northeastern line
Of iilns1nle started M what Is known
ns the Mexican meridian Thirty miles
south the line turns west for fourteen
miles. aud then directly 10 the south Ia
the southern boundary. In the terri
tory thus cut on nrc situated the rich
mines. The mHit.r was taken 10 the
Court OF Apponla, where Judge Bailey
was reversed. The DECISION going To
IIlnsdnlc county. Another appeal 10
the Supreme Court. nnd Judge Bailey
was Sustained. the legal chess game
resulting Ia win for Mineral. Now
the attorneys Tor lIlnsdnir bring a new
suit accepting il" decisions ~ the Dis
trlci nni Supranr Courts, Int ndynnci
Ing the strnugr proposition that In
drawing his conclusions Judge HALEY
wns mlslnformri with reference io the