The state herald., 1904-03-11
COLORADO STATE
CAPITAL AFFAIRS

tioiii one 10 nNe years. She WI
sentenced from Pueblo county, MayD.
lsoa to from three to five years in<he
penitentiary for larceny of live stok.
Paul Wilsln, commissioner In chief
OF the Worlds Fair Board, left Denver
| March 30 foHSt. Louis, where'he will
| remain until tfter the openirss of the
exposition. III will at once make ar
rangements f0 the opening of Colo
rado headquarters at 5lOO Washington
| boulevard.
At the meetint of the State Board of
Pardons resolutNns conmendlng War
den John Clegho,n of ,he penitentlary.
pt Canon City. were adopted. The
board recently viated tiat institution.
and in spite of i'll crowded condition
found it in cleanE ant sanitary con-
dition, with the highest order of dis
cipline prevailing.
The actual figures accTing to the Of
fee of Secretary of StateJames Cowie
as charges for annual r4orts and ar
ticles of incorporation during the
month Of February, is $12,20,50, show
Ing considerable increase per the pre-
vious month. The state Insurance de-
partment has taken in s15:00O in fees
since December LIST.
John II. Knaebel, special counsel for
the government in the timber case
against the Denver & Rio Giande Rail-
road Company, recently informed
Judge Hallett that the government de-
sired to amend the complaint by en-
larging its scope. The petition for the
amendment names many cbunties in
addition to the thirteen coveted by the
injunction. The day of hearing was
fixed for April 4.
A writ OF supersedeas was filed in
the Supreme Court, March 1st.
In the case of Jacob Zip
perlaa. 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 Tor some
| time. the average receipts beng over
/ $1,000 a day. This money represents
| fees paid for the filing of ANIMAL 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 liti
cation regarding the water In the Ar
kansas river will come up In the Unit
ed States Supreme Court in April. He
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
rado, both before irrigation was start
I'd and at present.
An order has been issued by Gov
prnor Peabody. commander.in chief OF
the National Guard. through Ad. Gen
/ Sherman Bell. calling for an inspec
/ Iion OF the National Guard OF Colora
| Ito, 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 lnspec
| tion be made by all officers and enlist
cd men OF the National Guard.
At n meeting OF the state capitol
managers II was decided that insurance
on the state house ought to be carried
| The discussion OF the subject was occa'
0 al. Uta f..t
have visited eastern capitols. and al
though the Colorado state house is con
sdered a strictly fire proof building
with very little combustible material
! jn its construction. II 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
surfing the state house in the sum oI
100000. and will take up the ~ark al
once.
As the result OF conference with
Game Commissioner Woodward. Q
flock OF European pheasants may b,
brought to Colorado for propagation
purposes. Lars p. Nelson. who is tn,
/ Denver correspondent for several Swe
| dish,American newspapers In the East
/ IL uthlIOuh VI DtlHslhH lnf phtahdii
! to Colorado. agreeing TO raise n SUN
ciont amount OF money 10 procure a
least 100 OF the birds. It is probabl,
| they will be placed in the vicinity oi
| Trappers' Lake, near the head OF tn,
White river. us that country is similar
/ TO the portions OF Sweden where thu
| pheasants thrive.
The board OF directors OF the Sons
OF the Revolution at their monthly
meeting in Governor Peabody's Office
decided to push TO speedy completion
the monument to the Colorado soldiers
who fell In the Civil and Spanish wars
/ II will be erected Mt cost OF $1,000, a
3 special effort will be made TO erect q
monument that will fitly commcmo'
/ rate the death OF Colorado's heroic
cons. More than half OF the amount Is
subscribed already II Will be placed
on the rite on the capitol grounds
whoro the American flag Is always kept
floating by the same patriotic society
The governor was appointed commit
tee to invite Admiral Dewey, who is q
member Of the society, TO be present on
Flag Day. June iith.
Tho observations OF various inspec'
tors detailed by the state engineer &c
examine Into the snowfall In the noun.
tains during the past few months have
Teen OF such character that par
tlcular care In advised by that Office II
the use OF water for irrigation pur
poses during the coming summer tca
son. The report Of Inspector Enos A
Mills. Just filed nt the state engineer
Office. describing conditions existing a