COLORADO’S CAPITAL. 'ti-11-•ethereeeasutitsP-edtyeshehe»wIS,hewThe coutract for the installation of a new Webster heating plant at the capital building has been let to the Mleh-j ael Heating Company for $5,877. The work is to be begun at once and to be, completed by the time of the meeting of the next general assembly. It will take three months.Columbus B. Sikes, who was convict-! ed in ]S94 of the murder of Williamj Smeduth in Ouray county, is now free, lie was sentenced to the penitentiary for life, but this was afterwards commuted to fourteen years. He is now; living with his brother-in-law at Beaver park. In support of the application for pardon affidavits were tiled stating that Smeduth has been seen alive since the alleged crime. The man that Sikes is supposed to have killed was never identified.At a recent meeting of the Board of Oapltol Managers, Architect F. C. Ed-, brooke appeared before the board and stated that the experiment with certain