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Show Coloi.&doans Charged With Appropriating Appro-priating Coal and Timber Lands. Wnshlngton. In tho supromo court ot tho United Stntos on Monday, Solicitor So-licitor Gonoral Hoyt moved tho advancement ad-vancement on tho docket of tho criminal crim-inal proceedings against u number ot p! eminent -pooplo ot Colorado on tho charge ot conspiracy In appropriating coal and timber lamb in that stato. In thoso cases tho district court failed to return vordlcts ot guilty, on tho ground that no offense had bcon committed com-mitted under section 6440 ot tho revised re-vised statutes, which was rolled upon for tholr conviction. |