Gilpin observer., 1903-12-10

According to his filing with Secretary
of State Cowie, Judge Frank w. Overs
expended s5S3. 10 in the management OF
his recent campaign. The expenditures
are divided as follows: Engraving,
s4O.25; printing, s163.s5; printing
(mis.), $40; advertising, $175; postage,
$73; incidentals, $91; total, $5S310.
The War Department has honored
the requisition of the governor of Colo
RADIO for 1000 Krag-Jorgenson rifles
and clothing. supplies, and other equip
ment for 1000 men. The supplies will
be regularly issued under the provis-
ions Of the Dick bill for the arming
and equipment of the organized militia
of the states and territories.
The New Century Light and Power
Company, the company that is disput-
ing with the MoffaI road the possess
ion of Gore canon, has filed an amend
ment to it's articles of incorporation.
The amendment changes the par value
of the capital stock from 500 to IL.
The total amount of capital stock is
made $4,000,000.
Receipts of the fiat tax department OF
the auditors Office show a gain of more
than $4,000 over last year. The Off
cial figures are: 1908, $45, ,690.30; 1902,
35,825.21. Other figures are not COM
pleted. However, the secretary of state
is $4,000 behind the receipts of last
year. The land Office shows an In
crease over last year.
During the past fiscal year, which
ended November Both, the insurance
department collected a total Of $154,-
951.36, showing an increase of approx
imately $4,000. The department de-
rives its revenue from two per cent.
tax on the gross premiums paid to
companies for Colorado policies, admis-
sion fees collected from new COM
panies, and the fees collected from in
surance agents, who are required to
hold licenses issued by the department.
Application was made in the Supreme
Court ON the I'd inst. for a super
sedeas to stay the execution of the
sentence of T. ]. Donaldson of Fort
Collins, who was sentenced to not less
than nineteen and not more than
twenty years in the penitentiary on the
charge of statutory crime. The COM
plainant was the mans own daughter.
Violet, and the case was tried in the
District Court of Larimer county on in
formation.
According to his report, filed with
the secretary of state, Judge Adair VIII
son, who was a candidate for the Su-
preme bench at the last election spent
a total of $1,000. OF which the Demo-
cratic state committee got $500 and the
Democratic county committee SITS.
For tpyewriting, stationery, postage.
etc., Mr.. Wilson spent $125, while his
travelling and incidental expenses were
200. Robert e. Lewis, who was elected
Judge Of the Fourth judicial district,
spent $499 in his campaign.
At the meeting Of the State Board
Of Pardons yesterday the sentence of
J. p. Stinchfield was commuted from
twenty-one years to from eight and
one-half to twenty-one years. The ac-
tion Of the board has the effect of re-
leasing Stinchfield Immediately upon
parole. He was convicted of the crime
of murder in Ouray county on July 20.
1896. The sentence OF Jesse Andrews
was committed from one and one-half
to two years to term of sixteen
months He was convicted of perjury
in Weld county. Seven other applica-
tons were refused by the board.
According to a letter to the Colo
RADIO Springs Ministerial Association.
Governor Peabody will be more strict
in granting pardons to convicted men
in future. The association recently
sent the governor a letter asking for
information regarding the uncondition-
al pardon Of Arthur Wright, who was
sentenced in the district court Of Tel
Ter county to thirty daysin jail on the
charge Of gambling, and ordered to pay
a fine of $500. The association also
furnished the governor with some In
formation in regard to the case. In
reply to the communication from the
ministers, the governor sent the fol-
lowing letter: Il thank you for your
favor of the 9th inst. together with
Enclosures as stated. It furnishes
additional light upon the enormity Of
violations of the law that have existed
in Teller county. and since being ad-
vised OF the existing facts in that To-
cality I have declined to consider any