The state herald., 1904-02-26
COLORADO STATE
CAPITAL AFFAIRS

AT meeting OF the state Military
Board the bill OF the Pueblo soldiers
for $1,000 for loss Of clothing and
equipment was denied and the secre-
tary of the board was instructed to in
form the attorney for the soldiers OF
the action taken.
The Board of Capitol Managers re-
Gently ordered LOO feet of fire hose
at cost of $51l. Four hundred feet of
tine hose will be distributed upon each
floor of the building and 100 feet in the
sub-basement. where are stored the pa
pers and other infiammable material
collected by the State Historical So
ciety.
On the 18th inst. Governor Peabody
appointed two new colonels to fill va
cancies on his STAFF made by death.
A. r. Rollestone of Victor and James
Doyle of Denver were named.
Through the deaths of Colonel Grey
dene-Smith of Canon City and Col.
Henry Newman of Chicago the vacan7
cies were created. Colonel Rollestond
Is cashier of the Victor bank, at Vic
tor, and the representative of David
II. Moffat at that place. James Doyle
is the well known mining man, who
located the Portland mine, and is q
member of the State Board OF Par
dons. He accompanied the governor
on his recent trip through the Cripple
Creek district
The sanitary bulletin for January
3lst by the State Board of Health
shows an increase of forty.seven cases
of diphtheria and 44S cases Of typhoid
fever over last months statistics. The
epidemic OF typhoid fever which broke
out in Leadville between December 2Oth
and January 10th shows total num-
ber of cases as 450 with twenty-three
deaths. not including cases of walking
Typhoid where the patients were not
In care of physicians. The State Board
of Health ascribes the seepage of sew
erage into the water mains as the cause
Of the epidemic. The city, was COM
pletely disinfected and no new cases
were reported during the two weeks
prior to the issuance of the bulletin.
On his return from his recent visit
to the Cripple Creek district and
Canon City. Governor Peabody denied
tle rumor that he intended recon-
mending changes in conditions at the
petitentiary at Canon City. "rhe pen
itentiary Is overcrowded, 1t is true,
he said, "but not so crowded as II has
been prior to this time. At present
there are 600 conyicts confined in the
Institution. Warden Cleghorn has not
requested me to refrain from sending
more prisoners there. While ther1 is
perhaps demand for additional room,
conditions are as perfect there as is
possible in penal institution" The
governor said there is absolutely no
foundation Tor the report published in
n Denver paper that two attempts
were made to wreck the executive
train between Cripple Greek and Den
yer.
Stations for the distribution Of anti
toxin are to be established in Denver
and Salida by the State Board OF
Health. The board will pay express
charges and telegraphic charges when
the antitoxin is ordered by physicians.
OF course, the physicians will have to
pay for what they order. but II is the
idea OF DIR. C. L. Cooper of the board
OF health to place the preparation with
In reach Of all OF the physicians In the
state. The stations will be at drug
stores In Denver and Salida, and ali
physicians of the state will receive no.
tice shortly as to what druggists Will
be ready to forward the antitoxin un-
der the instructions from the board of
health. OF the 500 typhoid fever cases
reported in Leadville to the State
Board of health there were only
twenty-six deaths. This is regarded as
n small mortality. considering the num-
Der OF cases.
A conference between State Auditor
IIolmberg and Governor Peabody yes
terday february 18TH regarding the
forthcoming meeting of the county as
SCISSORS Of the state resulted In fixing
March goth as the probable
date. and the meetings will no doubt
be held In the Senate chamber.
II has been thought best by the Beard
OF Equalization to call this meeting be-
fore assessments are fixed for the rea-
son that the annual meeting Of the as
SCISSORS In August OF each year occurs
too late to be Of aid in fixing the ratio
for the various counties. Ten counties
are yet to be visited by the inspection
committee. which consists OF II. II.
Leese. James Cowie and Auditor Holm
berg. The counties In question are In
the northeastern portion OF the state.
II IL improbable that the committee will
be be able to make the trip next week
as intended. as Auditor Iolmberg
leaves soon to attend the funeral Of DR..
Carl Swenson. founder Of the Lutheran
College mt Lindsbcrg. Kansas. but the
committee will finish It's work tho week
after. The returns from all railroad
md kindred properties In the state will
be submitted by the first OF April. and
the proportion Of assessments for each
county will be fixed by the middle of
June.-Denvcr Republican.
The sick list OF tho state officials
and employees has been n long one dur.
Ing the past two weeks. says the Den.
yer News Of February 18th. From SO.
we're colds 10 serious mnlady has the
afflic,lon ranged. Ovorheating Of the
building was said 10 have caused the
former and 40 frequent wcro such
complaints that the board OF capitol
managers ordered that two OF the boil
ors be shut down. This serves dou,
bic purpose In that the state il saved
the expense OF many tons Of coal
which are required TO heat the state
house. II. II. Worlcy. in the office of
Secretary OF State cowle. is suffering
from nm attack Of appendicitis. He
Will undergo nm operation today. W
II. Montgomery. state labor commls'
sionor, who has been slowly conya