The Springfield herald., January 15, 1897, Image 2

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THE HERALD.
SPRINGFIELD, . COLORADO.
Curiosity Is the main motive power
that keeps the world moving.
There arc plenty of individuals on
earth who imagine that rudeness is
funny.
The man who nurses grievances is
generally or but little use for other
purposes.
It's a poor stick of a man who can
not furnish an excuse for doing what
pleases him.
People who appreciate jokes prefer
to find tlie point, instead of having it
stuck into them.
One difference of opinion between a
man and a gun i 3 that you can gener
ally tell when the former is loaded.
There is a certain look of crudeness
attached to the appearance of the
bachelor that seems to increase with
years.
When a man is particular to impress
on the world that he is satisfied, you
can rest (assured that ho has several
Bccrct sore spots.
The world is always ready to hold
that you ought to have known better,
and add at the same time that you al
ways were foolish.
The wheat area of the Argentine
Republic had come up from GOO,001)
acres in ISS3 to 5,000,000 in 1593, and
to something like 6,000,000 acres a
year later, 'while its exports of surplus
wheat had risen from an average of
2,000,000 to 35,000,000 bushels a year.
Since 1880 the capacity of Russia to
export wheat has grown at least 40
per cent, and it is still growing. The
Quantity exported in 1893 was 90,000,-
1)00. In 1891 116.000,000, and in 1595
130,000,000 bushels. Hut, in spite of
this, there is a shortage in the world’s
crops of this year, variously estimated
at from 50,000,000 to 90,000,000 bush
els.
At the Hotel Alcazar, St. Augustine,
Fla., a letter was received the other
day which has been constantly on the
go since the middle of last July, when
It arrived under a foreign postmark at
the Grand hotel in New York, ad
dressed to Catherine Wynn. The pro
prietor of the Grand was requested to
forward it if Catherine wasn’t at his
hotel. Ho did so, and each hotel man
who has received it since has also for
warded it. The Alcazar manager did
likewise, and if the addressee's name
is known at any of the big hotels in
America she io likely to get her letter
some day. it has been down the At
lantic coast :nd a3 far west as St.
Louis. It has now been sent to Ashe
ville, and will travel through the south.
The late Archbishop of Canterbury
practiced in a marked degree the spirit
of toleration toward those who were
doing religious work in other ways
than by the methods he followed. In
one of his sermons he spoke of travel
ing with a literary man who had just
returned from India. Speaking of re
ligious dissensions, the observer of Ori
ental men and things remarked, “When
a man has passed some years in a
country where people worship cows, he
comes to think comparatively little of
the controversies which separate Chris
tians.” The archbishop said he had
never forgotten the moral of that ran
dom saying. One important lesson
from the useful life of this eminent
man is that fidelity to one’s principles
may consort perfectly with tho highest
courtesy and kindness to those who
bear another denominational name,
but are serving the same God and
Father of us all.
In the caso of the Fall Brook Irri
gation Company vs. Bradley, Supreme
court of the United States upheld the
right of a state to divide its territory
into irrigation districts, and tax the
property in the districts for tho con
struction of irrigation works. The ac
tion was begun by the appellee to pro
cure an injunction restraining the col
lector of the irrigation district from
giving a deed to it of the premises be
longing to her, based on a sole of her
land made by the collector for non
payment of a certain assessment upon
the irrigation district, and to set aside
such assessment, and for other relief,
on the ground that the act incorporat
ing the irrigation district was in vio
lation of the constitution of the United
States and also of the California state
constitution. The Supreme court held
the Wright irrigation law of California
valid, overruling the decision of the
Federal Circuit court for the California
district. The decision does not cover
the ”1001081011” and "exclusion" acts,
which were adopted as amendments to
the main law. The decision Is of im
portance beyond the limits of the state
of California, because of the fact that
other states in tho semi-arid region
have adopted the law in substance.
A football player in England has just
died from injuries received in a game,
but no one apparently has dreamed of
blaming the eport. A coroner's jufry
considered the case and solemnly re
turned a verdict of accidental death.
They have had football so long in Eng
land that the. death of a player now
and then causes no comment. They
take it as a matter of course.
Tho Dupont powder mills are run
ning night and day. and Uncle Sam
Is taking all of their product. And he's
keeping it in a good, dry place, too.
The most “electric” village in Eu
rope is Borobeko, in Belgium, where a
plant has been put in operation ac
cording to plans drawn by Professor
Sc'noontgos of Ghent. All streets, al
ys and private roads, all public and
•ivate buildiugs nre lighted by elec
city. The great dairy Dorics of the
luge are worked by electricity. For
this each householder pays only 19
ncs ($3.80) per year.
'lie man who has the least need of
ends Is the one who is apt to imag
,e he has the largest number.
WILL LIVE IN THE WHITE HOUSE
Mrs. McKli.loj'n Aunt, Mrs. Haxton, to As
•tint In tin- llotiaeholii.
Canton. 0.. Jan. S.—Mrs. Marie Sux
tou, the widow of Mrs. McKinley’s
uncle, Thomas W. Saxton, will go with
tho president-elect and his wife to
Washington, and expects to make the
White House her home for tin* next
four years. This arrangement settles
a weighty matter that has agitated
tho Canton mind for many months.
While Mrs. McKinley’s tact and exe
cutive force have never been under
valued, it lias always been felt that in
her weakened physical condition it
would bo necessary for her to have
tlit; assistance of some member of tho
family whose judgment and experi
ence could bo relied upon. Mrs. Sax
ton is a woman of distinguished ap
pearance whose gray liair and bright
countenance would be observed in any
gathering, and Mrs. McKinley has al
ways been especially fond of her. Slie
has always lived in Canton, and her
country home in the outskirts of the
town is frequently made the objective
point of the daily drive of Mr. and Mrs.
McKinley.
A POWDER COMPACT.
Ths Trice Will Go Up Two Cents In Colo-
Snn Francisco, Jan. S.—Negotiations
for the formation of a powder compact
are again very active. It is understood
that nil agreement has been reached by
tlie Judson, California and Giant compa
nies to advance the price of powder in
Colorado and Montana two cents a pound,
and not to enter into any new contracts
on tills coast for thirty days. On the
basis of the 15,000,000 pounds of high ex
plosives manufactured on this coast last
year an advance of two cents would
mean $400,000 in profits to be divided
in tlie proportion of about $200,000 to the
California; $125,000 to the Giant and
$75,000 to the Judson. Popular faith
in the formation of jiowder compact is
shown in the advance of the quotations
of Giant stock. A few weeks ago it was
selling at sl7. then advanced to s2l,
and on Thursday reached $20.50, falling
back, however, to-day to $25.75.
SENATOR MORGAN’S PLAN.
TrovlileH fop Government Control of Ta
ctile Ito - (Is.
Washington, Jan. 7.—Senator Mor
gan has offered a substitute for the
Pacific raidroad bill which provides
for a board of trustees consisting of
nine members, four to be appointed
from west of the Mississippi river and
four east, and one wlio shall be pres
ident of the board whose locality is
not specified. These men shall not be
stockholders of the roads and shall be
appointed by the president and con
firmed by the senate. They shall take
control of tho roads and manage them
ns a corporation with a view of set
tling the debt where provision is made
for a 4 per cent, sinking fund. The
whole debt is to be refunded in bonds
bearing per cent, interest and run
ning thirty years. Senator Morgan
says that under his bill the roads can
be made to pay all liabilities within
twenty-live years.
Gold DrlimiTiiiH Celebrate,
Chicago. Jan. B.—Representatives of
the gold Democracy of Illinois and other
states of the Middle West, Northwest
ami South met at the Auditorium
to-night for tlie purpose of celebrat
ing Jackson day. Fully 500 men Were
present and tlie banquet was in many
respects a notable affair of it kind.
Letters were received from President
Cleveland, Secretary Morton, Senator
John M. Palmer and a large number
of Democrats throughout the country
expressing regret over the inability
of tlie senders to be present in person
and all sent words indicative of the
utmost confidence in the future of that
branch of the Democratic party that
has declared against free silver.
Henry Wattersou and Charles S.
Hamlin,, assistant secretary of the
treasury, were tlie principal speakers.
A Chicago Hank Will Clone,
Chicago, Jan. B.—The Dime Savings
bank, with its 40,000 depositors, one of
the oldest savings banks in Chicago, will
go out of existence at the expiration of
die ninety days' notice which has been
required of depositors since tin* suspension
of the National Bank of Illinois.
At the bank little money Is being paid
out on account of tlie ninety days’ notice
required before deposits can be with
drawn. The rule is relaxed only to peo
ple who are in serious ueed of their
money. Deposits have dropped to almost
nothing. Ii is said the bank lias a re
serve fund of 25 per cenf. of its deposits,
but while other savings banks c luive re
moved the ninety-days’ notice, it lias not,
been thought wise to do so at the Dime
Savings on account of the impending
change in its affairs.
Itcprcoentntl vc 1 1 <-<■<>iiirM I’monnl.
Washington, Jan. S.—-The second day's
debate on the Union Pacific refunding
bill developed by far the most sensation
al incident of this session of Congress.
Mr. Johnson (Rep., Cal.) tlie only mem
ber of the California delegation who fa
vors the funding bill, in tlie course of his
remarks, took occasion to make a re
markabjy vituperative personal attack on
Editor Ilearst of the San Francisco Ex
aminer. He described Mr. Hears! and
Mayor Sutro as men who were terroriz
ing tlie'Pacific coast members and made
statements concerning the former which
led Mr. Cooper (Rep.. Wls.) to character
ize it later as till* “most disgraceful at
tack in tlie legislative annals of tlie Unit
ed States.”
Another St. Toni Hunk Quits.
St. Paul. Minn., Jan. 4. Judge Bunn
late yesterday, upon the petition of Pub
lic Examiner Kenyon, upointed J. F.
Fitzpatrick receiver for lie Bank of
North St. Paul. Tin* bank was capitalized
at $25,000 and Captain Henry A. Cas
tle. its president and until recently post
master of St. Paul, says it had deposits
of only $22,000 and assets of about $35.-
WW. Its deposits were mainly public
funds. Its reserve fund was deposited
with the Allemania bank, which failed
on Monday, and this was one of tho
causes of the suspension of the Bank of
North St. Paul.
GOV. M’INTIRE’S MESSAGE,
GREAT NUMBER OF RECOM MENDATIONS MADE.
Wants the Legislature To lie Economical—Objects to
Present System of Taxation for State Institu
tions— Praises the State Militia and Dis
cusses the Leadville Strike —Re'com
mends a Board of Arbitration.
Denver. Jan. 0. —Governor Melntlrc «I«*-
llvereil Ills biennial message to tin* Leglsla
t u re to-dny. It wan an Interesting nd
tlress and occupied over two hours In read
ing. The I.eadvlllc trouble was pine Into
fully and tin* governor's reasons for neinllng
the mllltlit there explained.
Iteeoinineiidatlons were made for changes
In the tlnanelal policy of the state, for a
better method of collecting the poll tax. >
and to provide some sort of employment for
prisoners la the penitentiary. All the state !
institutions except one were praised, and
the question of protecting game was touched.
The Legislature was asked to enact much j
needed new laws, so as to prevent leaks that
now occur.
ltclow are given the more Important por
tions of the message:
Fellow Citizens of the Klevcnth General As
sembly :
Neither the people <.f tin* state nor the
state Itself have escaped the effect of the ;
long business depression since tin* panic
of 1 Stitt. I'artieularly has this effect been
felt during the past two years. The llnan
rial crisis mentioned, resulting both In tin*
stagnation of business and industry and
the lowering values of the products of agri
culture. of the mines and the mill and the
fmtory. and. in fact, of about every com
modity. except that pmdured. by our gold
mines, has not onlv diminished the In
comes of tin* Individual members of tbo 1
community but of the state Itself. It is j
true that tin* phenomena! growth of one of
our chief Indn-iries. the one last mentioned. |
that of our gold mines, lias In a great meas
ure preserved ii> from that degree of ad
versity which xve had anticipated would be- |
tome our lot. Another factor in Hie nmello- i
ration of <• tir condition must bo considered, j
namely, the recent Improvement in prices
of our agricultural products, including sheep j
and cattle. The people of Colorado, for
many years easily prosperous on account of
the development of our natural resources,
both < f tbt> mine and tin* Held, are little
accustomed to the scrimping economies nl
xvnys found necessary by the people of many
other regions, so that when "hard times"
came, it was not without difficulty that they
adjusted theins'.dves to the new conditions,
but. by an enforced economy, they found a
way to make ends meet where at first it
seemed well qlgli Impossible. In the end.
doubtless, thov will feel the lieneffelal ef
fects of this added virtue, and as times be
come more pi through a natural Im
provement of business conditions, xvlileh
have been depressed below the normal, sis
sisted toward prosperity by a rapid devel
opment. tirst. <.f the gold Industry, titid,
later on. through a natural commercial sym
pathy. of the oilier Industries <>f the stale,
they will see the blessing in disguise. So.
In state affairs, restricted revenues llrst
create confusion and embarrassment, and
finally systematic economy. I'atb*nee. sett
denial and wisdom were necessary to enable
the Individual to meet the condition confront
Ing him. It is not different with the body
politic. Wise and economical management
of the financial affairs of the state will tin
ravel the tangle, and good rather than evil
will be the linn I result. It Is you. the laxv
making body of the state, who must possess
the patience, self-denial and wisdom in per
forming your high fum-tlon in public affairs
In liciiulf of the whole people, that tli»*v
may not have added to their already suf
ficient burdens that of an unfair and "undue
eoutrlbuMon for the iiuilntenar1<*e of govern
ment. Yon will not obi v the behest of the
sovereign people who sent you here clothed,
as their representatives. with sovereign
power, nor will you be true to your oaths
of office, if you fall to heed the lesson as
ntildle servants which the people themselx-es
mive I obliged to learn and practice.
You will have mat y weighty matters to eon
shier, but none of greater Importance tliati
the proper earing for and adjustment of the
of Hie state III all good things von
will he sympathetically mid ahlv assisted
by the wisdom and experience -if him whom
the people have chosen to be their chief ex
ecutive for the next two vears. He has
known I lit I ina I ely during Ihi* whole period
of Ills manhood the people and their ways,
and the growth and development of the
Mate. He has been tried and not found
wanting In the difficult place which he Is
now chosen to again oc'-upv. and. howex*er
trying tin* duties may lie that will soon do.
valve upon him. the people can confident!v
expect •! en refill and successful manage
incut of their affairs.
State Finances.
The assessed valuation of the state stead
ily Increased in amount from 1S77, when It
xxas $4.'UM)o.<mki. until l,K!»:i. when It reached
52.'IS,t itmi.titki; in IN!i-| Its valuation dropped to
$2tl.S.<HllUHMI: |p I Mir, the total was $2n2.YN-h
•t-'M.lO; In IS!Mi, 521 NS,.Y.is.Tit;I. making a total
In this biennial period of 54011.lN2.S!ir,.io. the
lowest assessed valuation of any like period
since 1st Ml, resulting In a correspondingly re
dined revenue to the state, which, however
has been In a measure relieved bv the ex
traordinary receipts of the secretniy of
state's office.
The present state administration has
'ived within its iip’.imo, besides paving out
of the revenues of tip- present two vears
some of the dellelencios of past administra
tions. and will have a balance left in tin*
treasury.
The surplus rexenttes of IS! »."-!)(>. after all
warrants shall have I paid that have
been issued against them, should be trans
ferred to the revenues of isb.'Utl. for the
purpose of taking up the warrants Issued
during those years. As it seems t.> no* no
better ns,* eoulil be made of this balance
than the payment of the warrants of these
years which remain unpaid on account of
the tremendous am) ted falling off
In the revenues caused by the panic which
occurred In those years.
The state auditor estimates the revenues
for the years 1S»7-!»S. available for the gen
era I fund that Is. for general state pur
poses at $I.Ol)2.!»aO. which Is the total to he
derived from the tax of 2.1 mills and from
the miscellaneous receipts from other
sources. Out of tills sum must be met the
expenses of the state government which
have been estimated by the state auditor at
$I.20O.N72.7<». It would seem that this
male Is less rather than greater than the
amount that will/lie found necessary. While
in some items j reduction may fie made,
t here are others which almost Inevitably
must In* Increased, (‘iidoubtcdlx*. sonic sax'-
lugs may lie made in «oriain directions, bat
these likewise xvlll be almost eertainlx* off
set by the demands In other directions xvhlc'i
must be met. Most of the Items going to
make up the last mentioned sum are n.xed
charges which arc not susceptible of dimi
nution.
The expenses must lie kept within the in
cmne. rherefore there must be either a cut
In expenses or an Increase p, revenue for the
uses of the slate government, and this In
ciease can In all human probability In* d ■
rived only from the funds furnished bv
xvlnit Is called special mill levies, which ag
gregate 1.1* mills, and are estimated bv the
auditor to yield $710.<la0 In 1.8H7-HN. ‘ And
right here I desire to call attention to the
fact that the Institutions, tin* eapltol build
Ing and Interest on eapltol building bonds
and stock lion, which are all support
ed bv the special mill levy, in addition to the
I'll appropriations which are annually
made to some of them, receive l.t» mills >>Y
nineteen fortieths of the total revenues of
the state derived from taxation, as against
twenty-one fortieths for all departments of
tin* executive. •Judicial and legislative
branches of the government, plus the ;.ddi
thninl appropriations made for the use of
the benellela l*les of the special mill lew,
giving to the "Institutions" more than half
of nil the revenues derived from the stale
tax. I'nder the present laxv providing
special mill levies. In the event .if a failure
of the 2.1 mills to provide sufficient revenue
to carry on the state government, the money
to meet that dellclcney must be taken from
tin* funds produced by’ tin* special mill levh-s
In the inverse order of the dates of the nets
creating them, with the result that the In
stitutions and for convenience I xvlll class
all of the hcneffclnrles of the mill
tax as Institutions xvltli the result that the
Institutions prior In date xvoiihl receive tin
full amount of their Income, even when
more than sufficient for their needs, and
those latest in order mentioned would he
obliged to close their doors.
In |N!U the Income of the educational In
stitutions. except the State Fni vcrslt v. w as
reduced to one sixth mill each bv the Gen
eral Assembly, by an ai t xvhleli Inis been
since declared unconstitutional by the su
preme court. As a result, id special
levies of Oiie-flfth mill each were restored
depriving the state government of the differ
ence In revenues, xvlileh. In the year |S!l7-!»S
would amount to over $-H>.00o. "Moreover a
special fixed mill levy for the maintenance
of a state Institution, educational or penal
Is wrong In principle. Musing the amount
of Its revenue, md upon Its needs, but upon
the entirely extraneous and fortuitous cir
cumstance of the amount of property in the
state iu a given year, and the valuation for
assessment purposes, fixed upon the same
by tin* proper oitieerstfiiml. further. It gives
different Institutions .xvitli widely different
Is equal Incomes, and does not alloxv for
increased needs at special periods of such
institution's development, nor admit of sav
ing when the demands are less; In the tirst
Instance, crippling unreasonably the given
Institution, and In the si discouraging
economy, xvlth the consequent demoralizing
effect. To me It seems Hear that each Gen
eral Assembly should have control of all tin*
revenues of Us biennial period. In order that
It max appropriate for every governmental
and Institutional purpose according to the
requirement of each during that period. eon
lining and limiting tbit expenditures of all
alike to the mlnlmuia when the state's In
come Is contracted, and according all alike
the benchl of Increased revenues when that
Ineouic Is, In times of prosperity, aug
mented.
An obvious remedy for the insufficiency,
if It> I"* found to be such, of the revenues of
the stall* for all purposes can be secured
through limiting t lf.**levy'- of taxes for local
purposes, particularly the county general
revenue, xvlileh will result. If properly ad
justed. In raising tin* assessed valuaflnii of
the property of the state xvltliout an appre
ciable Increase In the total* sum of taxes
collected from the taxpayer..
The excess of the estimated expenditures
iu IS!17 US over the revenues for the sane*
period, is estimated by the auditor, amounts
to 51117 !i:t2. or $ni.im;i f,.r each of the two
years. If. as a result of limiting the levy,
as Indicated, the nsseftsed valuation of the
state shall be increased $4.",000.000 In the
year IM17. the resulting revenues to the
state from the 2.1 mills which is the part
of the I mills which goes to maintain the
state government, xvlll In* sufficient to meet
tin* esi 1111ated delicti. The law as it now
reads directs that properly shall Im* assessed
at Its tnll cash value, without a limit to tin*
levy for general county purposes, and Indeed
for all purposes, the application of-the law
s«. as to assess all property at .Its full cash
value would result In an unreasonable In
jury to the taxpayer, but xvltli A proper
llxcd limit to all levies then there can In* n >
better, more equitable or more satisfactory
basis of assessment than the full cash value.
Whenever the assessor fixes the value of
property at some other value than i|s actual
value. Inequalities, inequitable and oppress
ive on some and 11 ml fur favorable to others,
must necessarily result. It gives an oppor
tunity for favoritism, resulting In oppression
t<> those least able to endure It. and partial
escape from taxation on the part of those
who should bear their full share of the bur
den.
The stati* government, during the presept
period, has been economically administered.
It Is probably true Hint, outside of the sal
•tries ami expenses of the three branches of
the government, xvlileh are fixed by the con
stitution and statutes, some saving could be
made in the general contingent fund from
which has been turned hack Into the treas
ury •SI.7H.Y7ff. although this Is not certain,
because I; might lie tWfcessary to offer re
wards for fugitives from Justice xvlileh
would consume more than that, amount, and
there is opportunity for having a more eco
nomical adjustment >>f the salaries of the
auditor's Hire xvhleli turned back $.YKJ;
possible In tbe attorney general's office, and
say $Yinmi in tin* secretary of state's office;
also some .S1.2*ix> iu the land office. The sav
ing by the abolishment >>f the board of cap-
Hoi managers xvonld not aid the situation,
although it would result in 11 slightly earlier
payment of the eapltol warrants. The in
troduction 01 Industrial employment at the
penitentiary and at tin* reformatory, as elsiv
xvhere recommended In this message, would
relieve tin* state's revenues of an Increasing
proportion of the cost of those Institutions,
although the results would not be felt for
some mouths. From soup*, or all of the
sources, or through tin* economical methods >
suggested, the additional revenues to pre
x'ent tin* deficit Indicated must be derived,
certainly, at least, until an adcquatl*. eco
nomical revision of the laws controlling rev
enues aiel expenses is 'secured. Too much
stress cannot bo laid upon the necessity ami
duty dox-olvlng upon you of confining ap
propriations to the limit so* by the rev
enues. It Is as much the dutv of the Gen
eral Assembly to keep within the revenues :is
It Is of the state auditor to meet them, in !
the Issuance of warrants. A failure In the i
oast to observe tills fundamental rule has |
been a large factor In causing the Issue • > f j
excess warrants, and has resulted in causing I
a stigma to be east upon the business name !
of the state.
II••vision of I, *ws
The General Assembly's attention Is ear
nestly called to the condition of the rev- |
entie laws. A revision of them, and new |
laws, in the direction of economical admin (
istratloii of affairs, are exceedingly deslr- i
able. It Is difficult to reconcile the Incon*
slsteneles In these acts, and a general re i
vision, looking to tin* total elimination of 1
some expenses ami tin* lessening of others, :
In order that tin* revenues may have less 1
drain upon them In tin* direction'of unneces
sary outlays and uneconomical expenditure. I
A commission of three, iitotlu* lodgment of 1
the executive, should he provided, to be ap
pointed by the governor, composed of men j
having knowledge of-public affairs, mul es
pecially tin* ffmtinlal affairs of tin* state. !
This eommlsslim to report, at the next ses
sion of the Legislature, such revision and
such repeals and enactments as may seem I
desirable fm tinlfortultv and the "greater ;
economy of ti e ffnaueial administration.
As tin* law now stands concerning the !
revenues, there Is practically no cheek on
the county treasurer In the matter of the
collection and nnyu ent of the state* taxes.
The state has n. direct means of knowing
xvhetlier It Is ivlng Its revenues or not.
Tax sales are mad** in different counties
without regard to nnlformltv as to time.
There Is a conspicuous lack of untfnrmltv
In the salaries of tin* subordinate officers In
the various departments of the stall*. For
Instance, tin* deputy auditor receives the
same pay as does Hie auditor himself, xvhn
receives $l'..VWi. The superintendent of in
surance. xvhn Is a deputy of the auditor, re
ceives $.1,000.
Clerks for like •*'*>ss >>f service should re
ceive like pay. Tiff* Is conspicuously not
tin* ease. Stenographers should have uni
form salaries. These ore only Instances.
The commission suggested should examine
Into the expenditures by the state of what
ever nature, and am ng other things,
xvhetlier tin* number of judicial districts Is
ton groat, and suggest where compacting
might properly be brought about. Also. Into
the expenses of the virions state Institu
tions. odm-ntlonn! and penal, suggesting,
whenever needed, such reforms as might
seem desirable and economical.
The governor suggests that every citizen
be required to shoxv a poll-tax eortlHoalo be
fore being allowed to vote. This, he thinks,
xvonld Increase tin* military revenue from
$112,000 to $!M 1,000. lb recommends that the
expenses of the insurance department be
provided for by appropriation. Instead of
by the present fee system, and that the sal
aries of state officers lx* equalized. The
salary of the treasurer should lx* cut down
and a board of state officers should desig
nate the hanks of deposit for state funds.
Hrlef reference to the .eports of state of
ficers Is then made. He recommends that
the stati* eapltol board be abolished after
six months.
The policy of the present state land hoard
differs from that of the two preceding
boards In some respects, particularly con
cerning the sale of lands.
The present board Inis deemed It xvlse to
sell lands to actual settlers, ehleff.v. for two
reasons. One. because of tin* necessity of
securing water upon tin* lands before all of
the wnter shall have been taken by oxvncrs
of other lands. In xvhleli event flu* stab*
lands xvonld have value only for pasturage
purposes. Second, because such salt’s would
result In tlm settling up of the agrletiltur.il
regions, resulting iu a development of those
sections, and the payment to the state of
taxes.
The selling of stale lands In large liodles
to corporations, or for speculative purposes,
has been avoided by tin- present board.
Some lands have been taken back from
companies xvlileh have bought them; in
every instance after an equitable settle
faient.
State Penitentiary.
The state institutions art* next referred to.
In regard to the penitentiary the governor
The management of this penal Institution
has been eeoiiomleal. humane and eminently
satisfactory. The expenses per capita of the
prison population has been reduced Ht.7 per
cent., being .Iff.OS cents per diem. The cost
• >f maintenance for the biennial period of
lNlKIbl was $207.1 Sit.711. to xvhleli must be
added a dellHt Incurred aimmiiting to $12.-
.'>,'■1.71. For the present like period, the cost
• >f maintenance was $1{M1,102.(11, of which
$HI!t.r>7it.M came from appropriation. This
■'tint has. under the careful, economical and
business-like management, been sufficient to
conduct the institution without a deficit,
although tlu* average dally population lias
Increased 5.6T» per cent., and the earnings
have fallen off very materially, owing to the
decreased demand for the llmlt«><l class of
articles produced. consisting mainly or en
tlrcly of lime and brick and stone. The de- I
crease In cost has beeu $Xi.'Jd per day, or
$-.‘1,551 for the two years. The cost per
diem per man. for provisions, has been !•."
cents.
Although the penitentiary has cost less
to conduct under the present management,
nevertheless the welfare of the prisoners has
been en refull v regarded, and .the foist, cloth
ing and care fully up to the standard. The
saving has been made through careful buy
ing. strict economy in the use of the ar
ticles bought, better prices obtained be
cause of prompt payment by the stuto for
goods received, and tlu- lower prices which
generally prevail; but tin* elder saving has
resulted from the thorough business man
agement of the warden.
I wish to recommend for your considera
tion the remarks of the warden on the em
ployment of convicts while in confinement
and the harsh conditions that exist for
them after their discharge.
In the opinion of the present executive,
a radical and prompt reform Is needed In
legislation concerning the management of
the penitentiary In the matter of employ
ment of prisoners. As at present conducted.
In this respect, the penitentiary Is a burden
upon the state's revenues of more than
$i<mi,(Kki per annul*, with the certainty of a
steady Increase of cost for the maintenance
of some ({.*0 prisoners In practical Idleness,
to the serious detriment of the prisoners
themselves, physically, mentally and mor
ally.
Among the' causes leading to ertfne. a prin
cipal one Is the lack, of training to work;
that is. to make the continuous effort neces
sary to gain a livelihood. To tJds class the
penitentiary lake the place of the
early training not received In tills direction.
Men cannot reform In Idleness. Aside
from tin* question of cost to the state, which
the state may regard. If the Legislature
choose, as Immaterial, or not of sullhient
Importance to bring about a reform, there
are other features which must In Justice
and In humanity bo regarded as of grave
Importance. -Again, what to do with the
discharged .convicts b* a serious question.
I am Informed that t'.dorado Is one of
two states that does not manufacture mar
ketable goods In prison. Many states derive
a profit annually from the labor of their
convicts. Kansas thus obtained about $180,-
o«M» in the past year. New York, from Slug
Slug prison alone, received .8141.000 in ,1S!I5,
In Massachusetts, according to the latest
report available, the convicts yielded $-"l,-
018.78 during one term. In making brushes,
harness, shoes, trunks, etc. (Hiring the pe
riod of statehood the Colorado penitentiary
has cost the taxpayers .8|.!HH..V_M.81*. This
does not Include the cost of other penal In
stitutions.
In spite of an economical administration
by a board composed of the same men who
conduct the penitentiary, the reformatory
at lltiena Vista Is an expensive Institution,
the average cost per diem per capita being
$L11>, as against $n.;tfi;iS at tin* penitentiary,
more than three times as great.
If this institution Is to be continued. In
view of the Increasing number, and the evil
results following upon tluir presence, some
means should In* found to prevent hardened
criminals from being sent to the reforma
tory, as is now too frequently the case. A
few of this class demoralizes the other In
mates and affect adversely the efforts at
reform.
A satisfactory remedy for the evil men
tioned coulfi ,ln* found through sentencing
all who are convicted of crime to the peni-
suspending sentence upon those
who are Intended to In* sent to tin* reforma
tory. during good behavior, or by authority
being given to the warden or commissioners
of tin* penitentiary, upon the approval of
th* governor, to transfer to the reformatory
the class of prisoners who are proper In
mates of that Institution.
The number of conviets now confined lien*
Is about UK), tile number sentenced having
speedily Inereased since the completion of
the cell house, and the Improvement In the
management.
Thu Militia.
In referring fo the adjutant general,
Governor Meliitire says: . -'
At the first call for troops the entire na
tional guard went to Lcndvllh*. The max
imum number at tirst. Including those en
listed at that time, was about 1.1100. At this
date, .luituury 5. 18P7. the total number
there comprises .'171. officers and men.
For the first seven days the total cost was
rs»0 per day: for the next thirteen days.
SU.fWK) per day: the next thirty-one days.
Sl.otH) per day; tlu* thirty days, $L'j5o
per day; the next twcnty-oiie days, up to
January 1. 1N!)7, $!.<>.'15. fin per day. This
iloes not allow for the deductions to In*
made as above Indicated. I ycconimcnd that
the changes in the military laws of the
state, suggested in the adjutant general's
report, be made. The law eoiieerning tin*
iintlinial guard should In* symmetrical and
adequate; as It now stands It is confusing.
Incomplete. unmllltarv and Inconsistent
within Itself.
I cannot close the consideration of this
department without adding a word to ex
press my appreciation of tin* high quality.of
tin* national guard of Colorado, it is not
only a credit to the state, but is so cnnspic
uous for Its ellhieiicy. Its discipline. Its
courage and its endurance that I. as Its
commander In-chief, am proud of it and its
service, and as governor of the state, rep
resenting the whole people, take this oppor
tunity of expressing my pride and gratitude.
The tollin' Laws.
Concerning the game laws the governor
remarks:
While our laws may need something In the
way of amendment, the trouble Is not with
the game law. but with the enforcement of
It. Tills is largely due to Insufficient means
and partially to a misapprehension on the
part or the community generally and the
county authorities in particular as to the
sphere of the game warden.
The fact is lost sight of that the district
attorney, sheriffs and constables are all not
only empowered to act. but required to do
so In their respective places. Tlu* existence
of authority in a game warden leads the
community to look solely to him anil his as
sistants. with the result that tlu* very of
ficers who can best and most speedily* and
most cheaply enforce the law. lake no part.
It seems to me that a reformation In tin*
present system would produce the best re
sults.
Let tlu* game warden, with probably the
present number of deputies, have In charge
the enforcement of the game laws.
There Is no occasion for the employment
of deputies throughout the year, except,
perhaps. In Isolated Instances. Let tic*
game warden have authority to appoint spe
cial deputies for service within certain re
gions during tin* season when game needs
protection, and In some places, perhaps, for
the whole year, which special deputies shall
receive no pay except one-half of the fines
and forfeitures they obtain through the en
forcement of tlu* law. Let the state's part
of tlu* lines and forfeitures lie paid Into (In
state treasury. The expenses for the en
forcement of the law should be paid by the
state, either from its usual revenues or’from
a fund obtained by the granting of Heeuses
to limit, graduated In net to the licensee
according to tlu* size of the territory over
which tlu* license grants tin* hunting priv
ilege. and based tinon the fact of citizen
ship or non citizenship.
Tli** Leadvllle Strike.
Governor Melntlro devoted considerable
time to the discussion of the Leadvllb* strike.
After speaking <*r the events leading up to
the calling out of tlu* troops, he went on to
It Is not necessary for me here to give nil
account of tlu* occurrences known as the
attack on the ('oronado and Kimnct mines
at Leadvllb*: they are known to yon through
| the public press. This attack clearly was
not a sudden, hasty crime, committed on
the spur of the moment. Deliberation and
premeditation on the part of these perpe
trating these outrageous crimes are shown
by the fact that carefully prepared bombs.
In considerable number, were used; others
not used were afterward found. An Imita
tion cannon was found, made out of Iron
pipes, from which a chain was fired at the
oil tank, but lodged III the shaft house of
the Kmmet. after penetrating the same.
Thousands of discharges of rifles and re
volvers were heard during the two attacks
mentioned. The attack on the (’nrnuiido
was repulsed with slaughter to the attack
ing party: a fireman was murdered b, the
i performance of his duty: the buildings were
| consumed by lire resulting from the exido
! slon of the bombs referred to. and rifles
! with numbers, belonging to the nnslgii
j meat of rifles spoken of. were found near
i the bodies of men killed In the attack, or
; Just where they had fallen.
I Within a few minutes of the call hv tele
I nlionc of the sheriff and the judge, and be
fore I bad received their telegrams. I sent
for the adjutant general and ordered tile
calling out of the national guard, which re
| sponded promptly to the call to arms, and
| was sent to Leadvllle from their various |n
1 entitles, some of them entering the cltv In
| the evening of the same day; the remainder
I arriving the next morning. I Issued such
! orders t<> the brigadier general eommnnd-
I log as were by me deemed proper to meet
: the emergency. I found then, and have
I since been confirmed In the opinion formed
| by evidence, to me thoroughly sntlsfnctorv
| that a “reign **f terror" had existed In that
community, culminating In tlu* attack and
destruction *>f the ('oronado and Kmmet
mines, wjih-li the sheriff, although express
ing himself willing and aide to preserve
order In the community, had entirely failed
to suppress or oppose.
A large number of the deputy sheriffs were
strikers, and while 1 do not believe that it
Is true that the majority <>f the members
of the miners' union participated In or do
sired to have brought about the lawlessness
that existed, nevertheless. It Is clear to mv
mind that in the very nature of things the
appointment and continuing In office ,,f dep- 1
titles who were participating In nets of jaw I
lossless or who were strongly In sympathy
with those who coniniltted them, wax calca
latest to Increase the disposition to lawless
ness on the part of the worst element of
those engaged In the strike, to relieve them
from the restraint of fear of punishment
| and to uugmeiit the fears of the law-abiding
• citizens and to prevent the segregation of
such members of the miners' union as were
well disposed and naturally law-abiding
from that minority of them who were com
mitting and upholding the commission of
crime.
The disposition on the part <>f the sheriffs
ofilctj of Jaikc county toward the enforce
ment of the law did not change until a
change was made In the incumbent **f that
office. The very men who were captains of
the regulators mentioned continued to be
deputy sheriffs until very recently. ultli0«g|
It must have he«u.known to the slicrlflrgMt
they were guilty of the nets Indicated, and
were under indictment for the graver crimes
committed at the Coronado. Ilad tin* su
premacy of the law been upheld by the
sheriff, and In my opinion he eoithl have
prevented the lawlessness complained of
had he so desired, the naturally law-abid
ing citizens among the union, and tin* ma
jority I believe to be naturally law-abiding,
would not have been themselves in turn In
timidated by the turbulent minority-Into an
acquiescence In the acts of Ihelr fellows,
which produced the reign of terror and the
crimes comm'tted In .the terrible and fatal
onslaught of tin* Coronado and the Kmmet.
It Is worthy of note that at no-time since
the arrival of the state troops In Leadvllle
has the sheriff of that county or the Judge
<>f that district Indicated that the authority
of law could he siistaim-d If they should be
withdrawn.
All parlies. Including such members of
the miners' union as I nave conversed with,
have to me urged that the troops were
necessary, and, with rare exceptions. Indi
cated It would lie criminal on my part to
withdraw the troops, in view of the condi
tion of affairs In tTint county, and that life
ami property would be sacrificed If that
course should be adopted. Within a few
days an honorable man lias been selected to
succeed the sheriff who was acting during
the time mentioned, the latter having beeu
removed from office by sentence **f the
district court of l*ark county. When the
present Incumbent was selected to perform
the arduous duties of the ollb*c of sheriff of
Luko-cmuily, I advised with him eoiieerning
n change in the situation. Indicating that
while willing to afford him every support
lie could properly desire, nevertheless, that
If he felt able to cope with tlu* situation that
eon fronted him. I would consider the Im
mediate withdrawal of the troops. In the
Interim between the former sheriff and the
selection of the new sheriff. 1 caused tlu*
force to be diminished, believing that a fa
vorable change was, taking place. At the
suggestion and reqm-st or the sheriff, who
expressed the desire that no further troops
he withdrawn for the present, and because.
In my opinion, front all tile facts, both of
record and from all sources, until the sheriff
shall have had time to reorganize his ofllcu
and acquaint himself fully with the sltua
tinn front the standpoint *>f an official, the
presence of the troops is necessary to the
'maintenance of order, 1 stopped further de
pletion of the force.
I believe, however, that under the new
order of things in the sheriff'll otllcc of.
Lake county, in a very short time the troops
may he withdrawn and the preservation of
the peace and the supremacy of the law be
maintained at tlu* hands of 'lie local author-
Itles of I,ake county, as tlu*v should lu* and
should have been during this whole period.
Afiilir i uin.
The subject of arbitration is considered*
In the message at some lengtb,.aiu1 lie recom
mends the creation of Ti-statoiioard of arbi
tration similar to that of Massachusetts. Of
the working of that law he says:
It Is not an experiment there and their
legislation Is well digested and has pro
duced excellent results, satisfactory alike
to employers and employes, saving both
these and tlu* community the loss, tlu* harm
and the demoralizing results of either strikes
or lockouts. Ily It tin* rights of neither side
are Interfered with against. their consent,
lior Is either side obliged to submit, never
theless. it Is rare that either refuses to sub
mit to the mediation of the board, whether
g«*ticral or local, or refuses to abide by the
results. The board lias power to compel
witnesses to attend, to testify and to sub
mit tlielr tyuiks to Inspection, and may have,
nasi usually do have, experts uot interested
lu the controversy to pass upon such points
as are deemed t<s> technical for the ordinary
witnesses, to furnish and to supply tech
nical knowledge to the board. The Isiard Is
paid by tlu* state. The cost to the state lu
181)5, In Massachusetts, for this state board
of arbitration and conciliation, was $10,-
OS‘J.10.
Among other recommendations In the mes
sage are the following: That coal mine su
perintendents he required to pass an exam
ination; that Denver be allowed to elect its
own officers; that tlu* amendment regarding
mining leases passed by the last Legislature
be repealed, and a clause substituted requir
ing ,the recording of leases: that the claim
• >f the Sisters of the Good Shepherd for
earing for Incorrigible girls be paid.
A MONETARY COMMISSION.
Result of tb'* lmll-iriiapnlls (lonvi D'loii n
Foregone Conclusion.
Indianapolis. Jan. 10.—Only a few
members of ilto monetary conference
have ns yet arrived in the city, John
P. Irish of California, XV. IS. Dodge of
New York and E. V. Smalley of St.
Paul being the most prominent of
those already here. The majority of
the delegates which had been thought
to number ."(H) are expected to arrive
to-morrow. It is almost a settled con
clusion. however, that a commission
shall be created by the convention
whose duty it will be to submit a
final plan to Congress and urge its
adoption by that body. Differences of
opinion exist ns to whether this com
mission shall give extended hearing
to various plans for reforming the cur
rency system, or shall draw up what
it considers wise without much waste
of time. Whet hex any full and- free
discussion of timr.no will transpire in
the conference also remains an unde
cided point, there being not a few of
the delegates who have expressed
themselves as opposed to such a
course and rather favor the placing
of the whole subject in the commis
sion's hands with as little debate as
possible. General feeling is it will
not avail much to urge tinancial re
form on t lie spring session' of r.in
gress owing to the tariff legislation
having the right of way.
Wolcott In Knglittiil.
Liverpool, Jan. !). The Cunard
steamship Campania which arrived
here to-day after leaving New York
on Saturday had a most stormy pas
sage. encountering strong gales and
high seas till the way over.
Senator Edward <>. Wolcott of Col
orado, who is understood to be visit
ing Europe In the interests of bimetal
lism, was in good health when lie
landed here. He read with interest
the dispatches from tin* l'tilted States
during the week, but refuses to say
anything except that the work he has
in hand lies chiefly in London, to
which city In* is prococdjng immedi
ately.
London, Jan. o.—The Speker com
menting on tiie mission of Senator
Wolcott, says that nothing is likely to
result from it.
Cuban Feeling In Mexico.
City of Mexico, Jan. 1). Many dis
agreeable incidents are occurring daily
by reason of the partisanship shown by
tin* Mexican masses for Cubans and tliclr
openly displayed antagonism for resident
Spaniards. Leading Cubans here consider
I’rof. Starr of Chicago as prejudiced in
his views on Cuban Independence and ask
why if the Cubans are not, in Starr's
opinion, lit to govern themselves autono
my should be for a moment considered
by the Spanish government. Cubans here
do not believe Spain intends to carry out
her programme of reform. They are prnc
[ tieally unanimous for independence and
the annexation to the United State's.
A HUGE ARTIFICIAL LAKE.
Proportion to Make a Reservoir of the
Cheyenne ltottoius.
W. J. Koou of Lamar, Colorado, who
built the Amity ditch, visited Great
Lend, Kansas, recently as the repre
sentative of a company of v*stem
capitalists who propose to convert the
Cheyenne bottoms, a remarkable de
pression lying a few miles northeast
of that place, which has an area of
(J4.."00 acres, into an immense reser-
The plan'ls*4o dig a great ditch be
tween tlu* bottoms and tin* Arkansas
river at some point near Pawnee ltock
and drive tlu* flood waters of the Ar
kansas Into this reservoir, also to se
cure tiie water of the Walnut and oth
er creeks by damming these streams
at their intersection with the ditch.
The Cheyenne bottom at its lowest
point is thirty-six feet below the level
of ilu* Arkansas at Great Bend. It is
proposed to use the water thus secured
for irrigation and other purposes. The
plan lias tlu* Indorsement of practical
irrigationists, and the committee ap
pointed to secure the rigid of way for
the ditch is meeting with success. It
is believed that the climatic influence
of such a vast body of water will bo
advantageously felt over a large scope
of country. If the reservoir is com
pleted as phinm'd it will be tin* largest
artificial lake in the United States, if
not in the world.
IVliat tlio President Says.
"I take pleasure in stating that I per*
sonally know persons who, once ab
solutely bald, have regained their lose
hair through the use of DANDEKINE.
My wife, whose hair was falling out
from some cause, has received great
benefit from it. I heartily commend
DANDEKINE.” Thus writes Edmund
I>. Murdaugh, president of the Terri
torial normal school to tlu* Knowlton
Daudcrine compa’ny of Guthrie, Okla
homa, from whom Danderiue can bn
obtained for $1 per bottle, if not kept
In stock by local druggists.
Hi** Itclluliin.
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‘'Meal three times a day." was thu reply
that startled the Rood woman nml i>tu her
into ft reverie its to whether the man was i
• heathen or misunderstood thu question.
Northwest Magazine.
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