The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-06-02
COLORADO FOR TILDBS.
TIE Deicsstes Selected st Puebic-The Las
Antms. Land Grab Csses.

DENVER, Col, May N.-The Democratic
Territorial Convention was held at Pueblo yes
tcrdsy morning. and resulted In the choice Of
the Hen. T. NJ. Patterson. Adair Wilson, y. J.
Marshall, A. J. Williams, d. J. Martin. and sam.
Mcbride as deleaates to the 81. Louis Conven-
ton.
The platform OF principles was presented. and
the only matter OF I'm mportanoe discussed was
the question of adopting the State Constitution.
There was much argument upon this subject,
and tho result OF the matter was that the Com
mittee on Resolutions recommended the pas
cage Of a resolution setting forth that the pros
perity OF the Territory and its interests
would tie ereltly advanced by tho adoption OF
the state Constitution. securing thereby the
ineetimable blessings OF home rule and self
government" THIS resolution. however, Will
form no plank In the party platform. which will
be IN ade public at later date.
Toe delegates chosen represent the very hest
interests ~ Colorado. and are solid to a man on
Tilden for tne Presidency.
The Las Animas land crab cases have been
knocked into cooked hat, as was predicted
would be the case some y me ago. When tue
cases against Stanton, Cook, aud Moffatt were
called YESTERDAY, 1t was made known that the
District Attorney had consented to n continu-
snce and continuance was accot dinghy gran ed
by the Court. This virtually dismis-es the de-
fendants from the charge OF conspiracy TO de-
fraud u the G.yen%en1. They viii & os held, S hoT
by the Gotefnments special attorneys to set
aside patents for the lands In their possession.
almost unanimously to issue $4,000 In bonds to
the Kansas Pacinc Railway Company a. an In
ducement to extend their line to Trinidad.
Work will De begun on the extension very soon.
Twelve coaches filed with passengers and
drawn by three locomotives passed through
CHEYENNE over the Union Pacific road the other
day. en- route from California to Philadelphia.
1t was Centennial excursion train.
Ouray, the high Muck-n-muck Of the Ute ma
tion. has warned the white mon 10 the UDcapah-
gre VALLEY OF an approaching unpleasau tness
with the Indians, unless the miners can Keep
themselves away from tho Ute reservation and
let the cattle and ponies OF the Utes alone.
Ouray says the Uncapahgre Valley Ia the elysum
of the Ute nation, but the Indians are willing to
give tho whites the privilege Of prospecting and
mining. provided they do not obtrude their
presence too forcibly ana are satisfied to recog-
nizs tue law OF meum and tuum. There are too
many reck lcse men in these mountains, nd II Ia
blood shed along the Uncapahgrs and few
San Juan scalps taken before very long. Redress,
| H. such an event, will be impossible. rs the In.
dlans are surely at liberty to protect their prop
| erty and possessions from spoliation.
lhe recent storm In this vicinity has proved
| very disastrous In Its results. Every briuge
across the Platte and Its tributary creeks was
| either washed away or rendered unsafe. Rail
road travel to all parts OF the Territory has been
| temporarily interrupted by wash outs, and
along the Kansas Pacific road, a distance Of over
200 miles, tue road has been washed away at fIe-
9aent intervals. II Is still raining east OF
| Wallace.