The Dolores star., 1903-08-07

| benent OF an alleged horizontal cut OF
| twenty per cent. in all valuations
which they say Assessor Alexander
made when he assessed the property
| of the county last year. The latest
of those to demand the benefit of this
supposed cut is the Colorado 4 South
ern, which refuses TO pay all of the
tax assessed against it. Mr.. Alexander
| says that no such cut was ever made.
The New Century Light and Power
Company filed amended articles of in
corporation in the office of the secre-
tary of state July 27th, increasing its
capital from 100000 to $4,000,000.
| The company paid fee OF $500 for the
change, the fee being 20 cents on each
$1,000. The company Is the same
which is planning to build in Grand
| county an immense power plant, the
power to be secured from dam across
the Grand river near Hot Springs. The
| president of the company is X. G.
Mum. and its secretary is X. L.Parker.
Attorney General Miller has advised
the state auditor that in cases where
\ the appropriation for department is
| fixed by statute and the general appro-
| priation bill both. he should pay only
the amount fixed by statute, holding
such q provision higher than the ap-
preparation bill. In adhering to this
decision, some of the departments will
receive less than the appropriation and
others more. Notably is this the case
in that of Assistant Boiler Inspector
Lord. who. when the appropriation bill
was tied up, insisted that his was
statutory office and that therefore he
should be paid. The statutes allow
him only 500 month, while the ap-
n Ri a
year.
Under an opinion given by the attor-
ney general it. is claimed that the state
will be saved several thousand dollars
which have been lost during previous
| administrations through the careless
| ness of the commissioner of printing.
I The attorney general says that the Gus
! tom heretofore in vogue of ordering
supplies not in the contract must be
discontinued at once and that future
acquisitions for supplies must be made
| by the heads of departments and not
by clerk, as has been the custom
heretofore. The firm doing the print
ing will also be required to furnish
samples of all the articles mentioned
in its bid. No substitutes will be per-
mitted. In this way the heads of de-
| partments can go to the commissioner
of printing, look over the samples and
order only those things which suit
them.
Thomas j. Maloney has filed COM
| plant against the city and county of
| Denver in the District Court, asking
peremptory writ of mandamus to
| compel the defendant to furnish him
with certain blank books for the pur-
pose of transcribing the records of old
Arapahoe county. 1t is alleged in the
complaint that under the law passed
| by the Legislature at the last session
| that bids We're made for the TRANSCRIPT
, ing OF the records, and that he had
been the lowest bidder and the con-
! tract had been awarded to him. He
states that he went ahead with the
| work and deposited his bond of $780,
: 600. He then demanded that these
( books be provided, and this. it is al
! legged. was refused. He now asks the
4 court to compel the city and county of
| Denver to furnish these books SO that
he can go on with the work of COM
| pleting the records.
According to Denver reports Adjt
Gen. Sherman Bell is said to have
gone to Oyster Bay TO see President
I Roosevelt and induce him to issue Or
! ders for the holding of army maneu-
vers at Fort Russell. Wyoming, as
planned early in the year Orders were
received some days ago from the War
Department by General Baldwin of the
Department of the Colorado to the ef-
feet that the War department had de-
cided not to hold any maneuvers in
! this department this year General
Bell was much exercised over the can
collation. of the program. as he had
spent much time in getting the ma
tional guard of the state ready for the
event. He announced at the time that
he would not give up hope Of inducing
the War Department to change its
1 mind, and both he and Governor Pea
body have been using every effort in
their power toward this end
Judge Bailey at Canon City, July
both, granted the release of Michael
Quinlan, the life-timer who applied for
release under writ of habeas corpus
The writ was granted on the ground
that when Quinlan was sentenced from
I Park county, for murder in 1889. the
statute specified that a life term
should not exceed twenty-five years,
and under the prison rules, deducting
time for good behavior, Quinlan had
served his life sentence Quinlan has
been model prisoner, never having
been reported or punished since his
entrance to the prison, period of
thirteen years and nine months. AS
soon as released he took the first
train for Trinidad, near which point
he goes to ranch with relatives.
Quinlan says his trouble was caused
from overindulgence in strong drink
and mis- last word on leaving the prison
was that never again would he touch
a drop Of liquor.
Alex w. Miller, the agent for the
! Equitable building in Denver, has I'm.
dicated in letter written to Treas
urer Elder that he will secure an in
junction against the county II an at
tempt is made by that official to COL
lect In full the taxes levied against
the property for the year 1902. The