The Elbert County tribune., 1904-03-10
COLORADO STATE
CAPITAL AFFAIRS

TO from one to five years. She was
sentenced from Pueblo county. May 20.
1903, TO from three to Ave years in the
penitentiary for larceny OF live stock.
Paul Wilson. commissioner in chief
of the Worlds Fair Board. left Denver
March Sd for St Louis. where he will
remain until after the opening of the
exposition. He will at once make ar
rangements for the opening OF Colo
rado headquarters at 800 Washington
boulevard
AT the meeting OF the State Board OF
Pardons resolutions commencing War
den John Cleghorn of the penitentinry
at Canon City. were adopted. The
board recently visited that Institution.
and In spite of its crowded condition
found II In clearly and sanitary con-
diuon' with the highest order OF dis
cipline prevailing.
The actual figures accruing to the Of
fee OF Secretary of State James Cowie
as charges for annual reports and ar
ucles Of Incorporation during the
month Of February. is s12 .920.50. show
ing considerable Increase over the pre-
vious month. The state insurance de-
partment has taken In S152 900 in fees
since December LIST.
John II Knaebel. special counsel for
the government in the timber case
against the Denver & Rio Grande Rail-
road Company. recently informed
Judge Hallett that the government de-
sired to amend the complaint by en-
iarging its scope The petition for the
amendment names many counties In
addition to the thirteen covered by the
injunction. The day of hearing was
fixed for April 4.
A writ of supersedeas was filed in
the Supreme Court, March LIST.
In the case OF Jacob Zip
perlnn. charged with the muir
der OF Matt Lutsinger. Durango cat
tleman- The murder appears to have
been one of,the most brutal in the his
tory OF the state. Zipperlan was tried.
convicted and sentenced for life. His
attorneys seek to have the evidence re-
viewed. claiming some sixty errors in
the conduct OF the trial.
At the office OF the secretary OF state
collections have been large for some
time, the average receipts being over
81 ,0O0 day. This money represents
fees paid for the filing OF annual re
ports by the corporations of the state.
The annual report law was enacted in
1901, but this is the first year that its
results have been seen to such good
advantage. 1t is estimated that the
revenue from this source the present
year will amount to about 100000.
Attorney General Coleman an
nounces that the Colorado Kansas It'll.
CATION regarding the water in the Ar
kansas river Will come up in the Uait-
ah In n
expects that a special master will be
appointed to take testimony from both
sides and that final disposition OF
the suit will not be made for several
months. The testimony will involve
the flow OF the Arkansas river in Colo
RADIO. both before irrigation was start
ed and at present.
An order has been issued by Gov
ernor Peabody, commander-in-chlef OF
the National Guard, through Ad. Gen
Sherman Bell. calling for an inspec'
tion OF the National Guard OF Colora
do. under the provisions of the mill
tary act of 1902. by an officer of the
United States army, to take place be
tween March 2lst and April 18th. The
orders demand that immediate and
thorough preparation for this inspec
tion be made by all officers and enlist
ed men Of the National Guard.
At a meeting Of the state capitol
managers 1t was decided that insurance
on the state house ought to be carried
The discussion Of the subject was occa-
stoned by the recent disasters which
have visited eastern capitols, and al
though the Colorado state house Is con
sidered strictly fire proof building
with very little combustible material
in its construction, 1t finally was de
cided best to be on the safe side. Sec
retary Herman Lueders was authorized
TO obtain statistics as to the cost of in
suring the state house in the sum ol
100000. and will take up the work al
once.
AS the result of conference will
Game Commissioner Woodward. Q
flock Of European pheasants may b'
brought to Colorado for propagation
purposes. Lars p. Nelson. who is the
Denver correspondent for several Swe
dish-American newspapers in the East
is deslrous of bringing the pheasanti
TO Colorado. agreeing to raise a SUN
cient amount OF money to procure Al
least 100 OF the birds. 1t is probable
they will be placed in the vicinity o.
Trappersi Lake, near the head OF the
White river, as that country is similai
to the portions of Sweden where the
pheasants thrive.
The board OF directors of the Soni
of the Revolution at their monthly
meeting in Governor Peabody's ofhc'
decided to push to a speedy completion
the monument to the Colorado soldier
ri. n ~.
II will be erected at cost of $1,000. a
special effort will be made to erect {
monument that will fifty commemo
rate the death OF Colorado's heroic
sons. More than half Of the amount II
subscribed already 1t will be PLACED
on the site on the capitol grounds
where the American flag is always KEEP
floating by the same patriotic society
The governor was appointed a commit