The Lamar register., 1904-05-18
CAPITAL NOTES

Ing for several months. The board af-
tirmed its original contract with the
Edontezuma Valley Irrigation district.
There are no alarming symptoms
of a general drouth in Colorado this
year" said State Engineer Carpenter
discussing recent weather reports and
conditions throughout the state. we
are apparently safe. for good while
at least and there is no occasion Tor
alarm. The recent rains and SHOWS
have furnished enough water to COM
pletely insure the first crop. and sew
eral bitches have been filed until they
have broken over. The supply of the
Denver Union Water Company is
Just now about what it was last year
at this time. There is much more snow
In the mountains than is generally be-
lieved and this is being reflected every
day in the increase in the flow OF
streams. as is shown by our reports"
Adjutant General Sherman Nj. Bell
is completing arrangements for the or
ganization of the Colorado State Rihe
Association. The purpose of the as
sociation is to foster rifle and pistol
practice, according to the provisions OF
the Dick bill, among the members OF
the National Guard of Colorado, also
the members and former members OF
the United States army and navy, the
marine corps, naval militia and civil
ians of the state. The practice days
will commence at once and Will be
continued until the provisions of the
bill have been complied with. The
First regiment will be mobilized first
for the practice marches and target
practice at Denver. The Second regi-
ment will probably be mobilized at
Colorado Springs.
In the United States Court Judge
Moses Hallet sustained the contention
that civil court cannot enJoin red
eral officer from the performance OF
his duty. Judge Hallet dissolved
temporary injunction issued by Judge
Carpenter restraining Postmaster
John Twombley of Denver from with
holding the mail of the English Re
storative Company. 1t was ruled that
the names of the present postmaster.
Paul ]. Sours. and his assistant could
not be substituted in the suit nor
brought into it, The judge then dis
missed the case. throwing 1t out of
court The injunction was secured in
Judge Carpenters court by Mary E.
Alkire, the president of the English
Restorative Company. Ex-Postmaster
Twombley withheld the mail of the
concern at an order from the postmas-
ter general. 1t was. alleged that the
company was using the mails for
fraudulent purposes.
Governor Peabody has received
from Acting Secretary Of the Navy
Charles II. Darling. which states that
his request to have the bell formerly
used on the old frigate Colorado in
1856, will be transferred to the new
u. SIS. Colorado when the ship Is com
pletej. The request was made by the
Governor some time ago to have the
old bell placed on Colorado's new ship.
| The letter from the Navy Department
| says the bell is at present being used
| on the U. S. S. Puritan. which is sta
| toned at the navy yard at League
island. having been removed to this
vessel after the original frigate Colo
RADIO was destroyed. On this bell are
the letters Colorado U. S. w. N. Y.
1856" and on the opposite side, "Puri-
tan, 1896" The bell Is 25ss inches
wide at the mouth and 2lA inches
high and weighs 700 pounds. The bell
is described as being in good condition
and has a clear, musical sound. con
sistent with its size and weight.
Striped suits at the state reformatory
may be seen now only in the museum
of that institution. Prisoners have
been stripped OF them and now the fel-
lows who have been condemned to
EGlNt IDT an INV p'NNN
are fitted out in neatly fitting uniform
of caaet gray trimmed with braid.
| .'Stripes are degrading said Warden
A. c. butcher at the Oxford in explana-
ton of the change from the old custom
20 the new. "and that is not an instltu-
ion that is meant to inflict degrading
punishment. The reformatory is meant
10 reform those who are sent to II. ana
! am glad to say that 1t is doing so.
Ia how
come out of the place and are now
good, Trustworthy men. Those who are
cent there from now on will never have
to reflect on the fact that they have
worn stripes Unless there be some OBJ
streperotis fellow who needs the de-
graduation that goes with stripes, and
must be punished with striped suit.
no one will have 70 wear them again.
Denver Republican.
Another valuable book advertising
the Industries of the state has just
been issued by the Colorado Promo
tion and Publicity committee and this
with other literature will be distribu
ted at the St. Louis fair In it Is
shown half-tone engravings of the
principal manufactures of the state,
with brief description of each. AS
explained in the introduction. it is
meant to dismiss from the mind of its
reader the idea that the chief reliance
pf Colorado is her mines of silver and
gold. Speaking of the manufactures
of Colorado. the statistics show that in
1900. there were 3,SG5 manufacturing
establishments IN the the state with an
aggregate capitalization of s62.937 ,351.
and employing 24.792 hands. The pay
roll was SIS. .15O.7G7 per annum and the
value of the annual produce s102.317,-
75O. The cost of the material used
was S66,917.32 Since then there has
been a steady growth. Denver alone
showing an increase of manufactured