Idaho Springs siftings., 1903-11-28
COLORADO STATE
CAPITAL AFFAIRS


Attorney General Miller holds that in
case Of conflict county liquor licenses
should be recognized in preference to
town licenses.
l. A. Knight, the Socialist labor can
didate for judge of the State supreme
Court at the recent election. has filed
his certificate of expenses with the sec
retary Of state. His campaign was very
Inexpensive. He paid out no money.
John T. Bottom, former county at
torney for the county of Arapahoe. has
filed suit in the District Court al Den
yer for $4.4SS.S0 against the city and
county of Denver. which he says is due
him for salary and fees up to and in
Guiding January II. 1904. the end OF
his term of Office. He claims that the
twentieth amendment 10 the eonstitu-
ton would not operate to lessen MS
term.
United States Commissioner Hins-
dale is quoted as saying that OF the
400 or more Chinese residents of Den
yer probably not u single one is in TINS
country unlawfully. The commis-
sioner's confidence is due to the ex-
haustive investigation by federal Of
ficers, recently completed. during
WHICH every tNAN1ti-At 49,
listed and found able to produce his
papers for inspection.
W. C Bradbury has asked the Dis
| frict Court at Denver for WITH OF
| mandamus to force State Auditor
Holmherg to issue a warrant on the
| state treasurer for $500. this being the
appraised value of several head OF DIS
eased live stock which was destroyed
by the state veterinary board The
petitioner states that he received
| certificate and order from the board.
but that on presenting ii the auditor
| refused to pay it and persists in his
refusal
Although a Jury at Greeley acquitted
J. w. Dillon on the charge of killing
robins. which are protected by the
| laws of the state. the Humane society
| will not cease its efforts to convict
persons against whom similar COM
| plants are made. ii they are brought
TO the attention of the society. The
complaint In this instance was made
to the game commissioners Office.
which conducted the prosecution. but
| the Humane society followed the case
with great interest.
A Topeka dispatch says that At
torney General Coleman and the other
attorneys for Kansas in the Kansas
Colorado irrigation suit. are preparing
| a reply to the answer OF Colorado.
which was filed In the United states
Supreme Court last month. Colorado
claims a prior right to the water OF
the Arkansas river for irrigation pur-
poses. and to this contention the
Kansas attorneys Will devote the most
i 90 fe oh that the
will come to trial for several months
Violations of the land and forest
laws are being rigidly prosecuted by
| the officers of the local land Office.
| Special inspectors in the employ OF
the government have been looking
| Into q number of cases during the
week. and proceedings will be insti-
| tuted against the offenders without de
lay. For trial at the November ses
sion OF the federal court. United
States District Attorney Earl Grams
ton, among other cases has had four
land and forest indictments placed on
the calendar.
There is plenty OF labor to be per.
formed in Colorado" says Governor
Peabody. land the men who want TO
work will be protected. Interference
with them from any source will not
be tolerated, nor will unwarranted
methods of preventing the opening up
of mines which have been closed be
allowed in Colorado This does not
mean that there is to be an onslaught
on unionism. Men may have their
unions. IL they wish, but interference
with men who are willing to take
jobs which union men desert will not
be allowed. This applies to the West
ern Federation Of Miners. the coal
miners union or any organization that
attempts to interfere with any mans
right to work.
The United States Civil Service
Commission has given notice by cir
culars placed at the Federal building
in Denver of series Of examinations
to be held during the latter part of
November, and In December and Jan
uary, for the purpose of securing eli
gibles for various parts of the gov
ernment service. Some OF the posi-
tions open for candidates are: Cadet
in revenue service. architectural
draughtsmen for Philippine service.
agricultural teacher for Haskell Indi-
an school. male teacher in Philippine
and several berths for civil. mechani-
cal, steam and electrical engineers.
The list OF vacancies is compsaten-
sive. and young men desirous of en-
tering Uncle Sans employ should
have no difficulty in securing the
positions for which they are best
adapted.
The annual report of Charity Organi-
zation Society shows a great amount
of work which is being done for the re-
lief and assistance of the destitute in