The Elbert County tribune., 1903-07-16

ANVh 'Ohhtg AOi tAN eeN -
| consent law.
Governor Peabody refused to issue
extradition papers for William Fazcn,
the wealthy gambler who is wanted In
Seattle on a charge OF grand larceny.
| and who. according to Deputy Sheriff
| Wilson, who came TO Denver to arrest
him, was involved In a gigantic swind-
| ling scheme, whereby through crooked
roulette wheels and brace" faro
banks, several prominent citizens OF
Seattle were mulcted OF large sums OF
money The governor found defects
In the extraditlon papers.
The Denver News says: The Tram
way company has virtually decided TO
build three important interurban lines
| 10 Golden, Littleton and Boulder Work
on the Golden line will begin within
week or ten days. The Littleton line,
which will be an extension Of the South
Broadway. will not be constructed un-
I'll next spring. while the building of
the extension to Boulder is somewhat
further in the future. The removal OF
the general Offices of the company to
the Majestic building has been effected
The following assignments in the df-
vision of geology and paleontology of
the United States Geological survey for
the season OF 1908 have been an
nounced for Colorado: DR.. William
Cross, assisted by Mr. Ernest Howe and |
Albert Johannsen. will continue inves-
tgation of areal geology OF San Juan |
district. $. f. Emmons will complete
his report on geology of Leadville min
ing district. and DR.. Waldeman Lind
gren and DR.. f. l.. Ransome Will be as
sociated in resurvey of Cripple Creek |
district in cooperation with state.
Governor Peabody has appointed the
following named delegates to repre-
sent the state of Colorado at the
Transmississippl Commercial Con
gress, to be held in Seattle, Washing
ton, August 18th to 2lst, inclusive,
1903: b. p. Brown, Pueblo; Arthur
Cornforth. Colorado Springs; William
w. Roller, Sallda; Alexander II. Ma
jor, Creede: A. A. Rollstone, Victor;
Judd Brush. Greeley; Fred c. Moffat,
Denver: Hiram G. Wolff, Denver;
Charles Lavender, Leadville; John @.
Macdonald. Florence.
Delegates to the Transmlsslssippi
Mining Congress were appointed by
Governor Peabody on the 11th inst. as
follows: James NJ Downing, Aspen;
o. E. LeFevre. Denver; E. Lyman
White, Denver; Percy s. Rider, Rico;
Samuel V. Newell, Central City;
Thomas NJ. Bowen, Pueblo; Lyman
Robinson, Canon City: Frank NJ.
Wood Victor; Charles MacNeill. Colo
tado Springs; e. NJ. DeLavergne. Colo
RADIO Springs; George w. Teal. Boul-
der; Charles Lerchen, Georgetown; w
c.. Newell. Cripple Creek; A. A. Ber-
nard. Leadville; Frank L. Bartlett.
Denver.
The board of capitol managers is
at loss to provide quarters at the
capitol building for the members of
the travelling library commission,
which was created through a law
passed at the last session of the Leg
lslature. The bill provides that the
members of the commission are to
have quarters in the capitol. At the
meeting on the Sth inst. the architect
Of the board was asked to form plan
whereby the commission and Its books
could be housed. The board ordered
the payment of s42,700 on account for
lhe frescoing and decoration OF the
frst and third floors of the capitol.
1t also ordered the kalsomining of
seven rooms, at an expense of $295.
The Court of Appeals on July 9th
granted stay of proceedings in the
suit brought by Harry Palmer for |
mer member of the militia, TO secure |
the sum of $4,000 appropriated by the
last Legislature for his benefit. Palm
er was injured by the explosion of
cannon at Boulder, while in the dis
charge of his duty. The appropriation |
was to be paid from the military fund.
but Adjutant Bell objected and Audit
mr. TDl 70, tt
then secured writ of mandamus from
District Judge Mullins. ordering Holm
berg to pay the amount. The defend
ant secured the writ OF supersedeas
and the case will be heard on its mer- |
its when the court meets next fall |
Meanwhile Palmer cannot secure his
money.
Governor Peabody on the 11th inst. |
issued an unconditional pardon to II.
II. Moore, convicted of conspiracy and
sentenced to three years in the peni- !
tentiary by Judge Voorhees, at Pueblo |
last year. Moore. who was a resident !
OF Denver, kept a small printing es-
tablishment. With two other men, he |
engaged in conspiracy TO defraud
the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
BY printing and forging bogus pay
checks. The men secured possession
Of die, from which Moore did the
printing. the others doing the pen
work. The pardon was issued so II
was stated, because strong appeals in
he prisoners behalf were made by
Judge Voorhees, District Attorney
Low, Sheriff Beaman of Pueblo county
and others.
The first cases under the new regu-
lations concerning the cutting OF tim
Der on mineral lands We're heard in
the federal court in Pueblo on the Sth
inst, all the defendants being bound
over to appear before the grand jury
Previous TO 1900 the regulations con-