Delta chief., 1883-11-07

at the time the escape from damage was re-
markable.
John LOTUS, railroad laborer, at
Kearney's Camp, on the South Park High
Line, was killed by blast on the 9th. He
had been conspicuous for his foolishness during
blasting, refusing to retreat to a safe distance
and deriding the others as towards who did So.
Twenty-Five tons of speigeleisen were
made by the Colorado Coal and Iron company
on the 10Th, using 'mnganese ore from Califor-
mia Gulch. These experiments are pronounced
a success, saving an expenditure of nearly $500
per ton for the imported speigel, which is nee
essary for the manufacture Of Bessemer steel.
Bowers drug store in Leadville, was
burglarized, the safe opened and s15 stolen on
the morning Of the 2sth. The same morning
an old colored woman on State street had her
house robbed Of 800, and the following day
$500 worth Of jewelry was stolen from the resi-
dence Of Ernest Quackenstedt on Hemlock
street.
Frank N. Briggs who, as superinten-
dent of letter carriers in the Denver postoffice
was arrested last December on account Of the
disappearance Of a registered letter, was hon.
orably discharged by q jury on the 31st. Briggs
was appointed postmaster at Hot Sulphur
Springs, Grant county, last month.
The Rev. Geo. c. Min, widely
known as the successor of Robert Collyer as
pastor Of the Unity church In Chicago, and
from his trial and conviction on the charge Of
theological unsoundness, and who has since
made his mark as an actor will appear In the
Academy Of Music in Denver next week In
Hamlet and other plays.
There is great rush for the new iron
deposits two miles east of Pueblo. Over thirty
mining claims have been surveyed and record
ed and scores have been staked over several
miles Of country. The ore is low grade but
very pure, and large quantities arc being
hauled to the blast furnace.
The Ebert county Republicans nomi-
mated the following ticket: Sheriff, S. S.
Lendholm; treasurer, D. c. Bailey; clerk,
Fred Heelhaney; judge, John Mather: COM
missioner, third district, Edwin Edwards :;
assessor, August Kunze; superintendent Of
schools, S. u. Std; coroner, Eeward Scraf-
ford; surveyor, F. ]. Huber.
The Gilpin county Republican con-
vention made the following nominations \ the
27th: County commissioner, E. T. Carr; !;
judge, Clayton F. Becker; clerk and recorder,
B BARTHOLOMEW Robins; sheriff, Richard B. VIII
liams; treasurer, Robert s. Haight; assessor,
Edward Gilbert; coroner, DR.. T. L. Asbbaugh; !;
surveyor, ,esamuel A. Rank; superintendent OF
schools, Professor II. NJ. Hale.
James Abulio, an Italian, employed
in engaging and shipping his countrymen from
was arrested at Leadville on the end, for col
lecting their wages from the South Park COM
pany and the contractors, on complaint Of
Ben1ett & Ford He was doing land Office
business, and It is believed that a number of
similar swindlcs have been perpetrated.
Mr.. H. c. Brush was found dead in
his cabin, near Cottonwood, by Mr.. A. W. Da-
Wis, a former mining partner, on the End.
From appearances he must have been, dead
at least twenty -four hours. He was sitting by
the bedside, his head having apparently fallen
over on the bed. The coroner held an inquest
and the jury rendered verdict Of death from
heart disease.
Rufus r. Cheney, assistant post
master at Fort Garland, was arrested at Hugo
on the End, charged with embezzlement. He
was taken before commissioner Webster,
pleaded guilty and was put under $500 bail to
appear before the United States court on the
12th. Cheney is said to belong to an excellent
family in Chicago, his downfall being attribu-
ted to strong drink.
One of the two Mexicans who got
drunk and killed several persons at a dance
near Gardner. in Huerfano county, on the 2lst.
was captured on the 23d, and Immediately
lynched. He asserted that saloon man at
Gardner hired them to do the shoot
ting, but the crowd Of lyncbcrs evil
IDENTIFY did not place any reliance upon the
statement, or they would doubtless have let
him live to testify against the saloon keeper.
The Clear Greek county Democrats
on the 27th, nominated the following candi-
dates sheriff, J. c. Devotic: recorder, F. L.
Peck; treasurer, John GanIey: judge, J. X.
Dixon; superintendent Of schools, A. T. Bonn
Ter; surveyor, George J. Black; assessor, Tom
Bowen: coroner, DR.. Hoop; county commits
sioner. Thomas Woodward. W. A. Duff, OF
Georgetown, was elected chairman of the
county committee, and j. NJ. s. Egan secre-
tary.
DR.. Slade, spiritualist medium, went
to Denver IN the midst 'of the excitement Of
the Haler shooting and advertised to give a
seance at the Academy Of Music on the 2sth.
The seancc was failure The medium was
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