Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-05-28
STATE CAPITAL NOTES

Six out Of the seven prominent law
years appointed by the Supreme Court
10 submit briefs in she Meyer habeas
corpus case have filed their briefs.
These lawyers are: Judge L. NJ. God
dard, Plat Rogers, w. w. Field, Har-
sey Riddell Guy Leroy Stevick and
Charles S. Thomas. The brief of c. J.
Hughes, Jr.. is expected to be filed
soon, The decision in the Meyer case
is not expected for some little time.
1t is stated that Adjt. Gen. Sherman
Bell says that he will resign his oidce
within thirty days. He has turned in
no resignation to the governor as yet
and says he doesn't expect to hurry
himself about doing it, The reasons he
alleges for this action are that he ex-
poets TO take charge of d mining COM
pany in Old Mexico, which offers him
better thing financially than he has
now. and which it has long been his
hope 10 taLe under management
Fish and Game Commissioner Wood
sard is preparing to place additional
Nardens along the Platte. st. Nrain and
other streams of the state. TO prevent
erowding Of the fishing season. opening
June lst. Mr.. Woodward says he will
act date. and any violations will be
prosecuted. The streams are compare
lively clear for this season of the year
end when the fishing season opens.
which will be a week from to-day. it is
anticipated that the sport will prove
interesting.
Gov James II. Peabody has tele-
eraphed United States Minister Powell
Clayton. who is stationed in the City
of Mexico. to investigate the case of
the Incarceration OF Timothy j. Lee.
brother of Police Captain Frank Lee.
Timothy Lee. Denver man who was
employed as an engineer on the Mexi-
can Central railway, is in custody at
Zacatecas. Mexico He Is sick and he
fears his prospects OF getting out alive
are very slender and so seeks the aid
of hts government Lee was engineer
upon a train that was wrecked April
3ath near Zaeatecas. The fireman and
fifteen passengers came to their death
In the accident. Lee will not remain
leng in custody If his relatives in this
cay are able to help hin.
Differences between the State Board
OF Charities and Corrections and the
Cherry Tree Home. an institutional
"oi a VI lIf AZ
Colorado. have been adjusted, At a
special meeting of the board few days
ego a license was issued to the home,
and It will henceforth be one OF the
regularly licensed charitable institu-
tions OF the state. The report submit
ted shows Cherry Tree Home TO be in n
most flourishing condition. There are
between sixty-five and seyenty-five
children there at present Although
OF separate and distinct character.
The work OF the home Is carried on in
connection with the Amity colony.
which furnishes farms on easy terms to
those who are willing to work and pay
for them.
A letter has been received by J. NJ.
Woodard. fish and game commission
er. from +. f. Sheridan. a stock grow
sr of Meeker Mr.. Sheridan writes that
there are now more deer in Rio Blan-
co county than he has ever seen there
during the past ten years. in which
he has been entirely familiar with the
game situation This he attributes to
the efficacy OF the game laws and their
rigid enforcement. He states that the
deer are becoming so plentiful in that
neighborhood that he believes the de-
partment should take special measures
for their protection. Commissioner
Woodland stated that he Will see that
the district is kept under close obser-
yatioL by game wardens. He further
said that deer are also increasing rap
idly in many other parts of the 9ate
and that the people as a whole seem
much pleased over the fact. There
rave been no serious violations of the
laws OF late.
Labor Commissioner w. II. Mont
Fomery is making a gentle protest con-
cerning a popular superstition which
las gained circulation regarding the
work of his office. According to about
ninety per cent. of the requests which
come to his department, comprising al
together not less than twenty calls per
day, il seems that the justices OF the
peace. Judges of the District bench and
the lawyers Of the city regard his Office
as a collection agency. This is an
ahsnrd idea" said Mr.. Montgomery
x.-s.erday 1T is not the intention o.
Ills department or its privilege to col
Get money due persons from their en-
Hloyers. We have done a good deal OF
mis- in a charitable way. but as mat
ter Of fact our duties do not begin un-
D.. some sort of injustice has been done
me employe. Then we take an inter-
st in righting matters. but this is not
"a collecting agency and the line will
lave to be drawn soon."-Denver Re
Hublican.
Questions of water rights similar
TO those which have been brought to
he attention of the Federal Supreme
curt In the Kansas water
=lits are apt to arise between the Unit
I'd, States and Canada. according to
a letter received by Assistant Attorney
General II. J. Hersey from Attorney
e General n. C. Miller The attorney gen.
rral is now in Washington. District
ri Columbia, representing this state
in the legal controversy. The separate