The state herald., 1903-09-11

charged Dy Horace u. clark Win ne
elect of duty in allowing the High Line
ditch to get water to which 1t was not
entitled
State Labor Commissioner w. H.
Montgomery has received letter from
President Jerome of the Overland
cotton mills. asking him to make a
thorough investigation of the condition
of the laborers at the mills. He in
vites the closest inspection of the
workings of the mill and the treatment
of the employees Some time ago Mr..
Montgomery received complaints con-
corning the laborers at the mills. He
looked into the situation and he found
that there was no cause for complaint.
Curator w. w. Furgeson of the war
relic room at the Capitol building has
received pictures of all the Union gen.
erals who took part in the Civil War.
He has also received number of pic
lures of the chief battles of the war.
He expects to have all the pictures that
are published of battles in the war, but
1t will be some time before he can Sc
cure all Of them These pictures will be
placed on the walls of the relic room
and will add much to the already val
liable collection.
Early In the next term OF the SUI
preme Court that body will be called
upon to determine the rights of the
parties In the case OF the Humane So
ciety against the Overland cotton mills
at Denver. The case was first tried in
the County court of Arapahoe county
and the company was fined $50 for al
legged abuses. Attorney General n. c..
Miller on August 10Th filed a brief in
the Supreme Court stating that the
State has the right to impose a fine on
a corporation and that the State can,
for cause cancel the charter of such
corporation.
The first case involving the game
laws of the state taken to the Court
of Appeals. was filed September 3rd
with the clerk of the court. The case
is entitled L. w Hornbeck against c.
NJ. White. and is appealed from the
District Court of Mesa county. Horn
beck. 1t is claimed. had 300 hides
which were unlawfully in his posses
sion. White. as deputy game warden,
seized the hides, and Hornbeck sued
to recover them in the court below.
The jury returned for the game war
den. The case is appealed on assign
ments of error.
Register Woodruff Of the State Land
Board on the Srd inst. deposited the
funds of the Land Board for the month
of August with the state treasurer. The
amount is trine less than is usaully
turned over at the end of each month.
The total sum was sl6.6 SO. The
school funds share OF this amounts TO
sl0.7il.i5. Secretary of State James
Cowic also deposited the money re-
ceived through his office with the treas
urer. The total was 9.309.l5. This Is
for incorporation and other fees. The
amount shown is about the same as
that of last month.
There probably will be no law suits
between the Board of State Capitol
Managers and the city and county Of
Denver There has been no end of dis
pute over the question of whether the
board should pay n share of the eX-
penses of paving the streets In the vi
entity OF the state house. the city al
leging that the share of the state was
$4,000 Rather than have any trouble
with the city. the board has decided to
pay It's share without. interest. The
board voted TO ray the sis,i7o.75 now
due, but not to pay sl,65s interest
charged up by the city.
The State Land Board. At its meet
ing September Ord. decided TO cancel
the land leases OF Tabor and skinner
and put the lard up for public bids on
October LIST. The firm of Tabor and
Skinner leased over $4,000 acres OF
land In south III paso and north Pu-
cblo counties. In 1895 1t is claimed
by the land board that s5.5li is due
the state for back rent. Demand has
been made for this money. but II is
claimed that no effort has been made
on the part OF the firm to pay II. II
the company does not decide TO pay
the state It's back rent, then suit will
be brought by the land board for SCI
900. which is asserted to be the total
amount due for rent since 1890, when
the company took possession Of the
land.
The list Of successful applicants FOR
admission to the Colorado State Bar
has been completed Those who passed
the examination held at the capitol
June 2Gth and eth. are: ]. Garfield
Buell.. William b. Thomas. Jr.: Fred
erick W. Clark A. H. Romans, Fran
els Dayy. Walter Stiekney. Omar T.
Garwood. Benjamin Basel. James W
Gault, Roscoe Tracy York. J, Milton
Collins. Frank T. Baldwin, Joseph c,
Ewing. Samuel J Snckett. Charles c.
Sackmann, Cecil 4. Snyder. Leroy ].
Williams, Henley Anderson Calvert,
William A. Rincr Henry e. Teller.
George C. Deitz. John Washburn. John
+. Truesdell. Clyde Herbert Stewart. T.
Earle Cooley Warren NJ. Cox. Goblin
Stair. Charles W. Rnstall. Clay Tail.
man. James Il, Patterson. Harry T..
Robinson. John r. Rotruch, u, Steele
De Lappc and Charles l. Faust. A few
other names are held In allegiance by
the State Board Of Examiners ms the
papers have not yet been decided upon
Governor Peabody has appointed nd-
ditional attorneys In the Kansas Colo
rndo water suit. Thcs. attorneys are
Charles u. llayt and clyde &. Dawson
and Rogers. shafroth A. Gregg. The
first two attorneys arr To receive s., 900
for their retainer and the later irm
81 300, These sums are fixed by the
governor and the attorney general mol
~ the entire compensation for them
hut to apply TO the sum total OF thcli
charges. In the executive order MP
pointing these attorneys the reason II
given for this that the course Of the NJ
igaiion and iu duration are uncertain
The order rccitos that the amende,
complaint of Kansas has been nle,
with the supreme Court OF the Unite,
States. aud that additional counsel Il
necessary, The appointments are mad,
on the recommendation of the attornr,