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The Fremont County record., 1883-04-14
TEXAS CREEK ITEMS.

TEXAS CREEK, April 10, 1883.
Mr.. Hart is soon TO put additional
story over his store, TO be rented as hall
for lodge Of Odd Fellows, soon to be or
- -.-erixca at that point.
ner was n lnsa are very bnsy putting in
nc aeccPung tue Slk and a greater breadth Is being
Folgct think han was anticipated, notwithstand-
Isigs h ,"oe prospect for waicrsupply is limited.
=, ,n s y 'car1 that s. G. Brown contcmplates
ga kiln of 0D,0D0 brick, for the pur-
,,ose of building residence at the :" Hill
side" and for other parties who want the
game.
Our correspondent, in speaking of Coto-
paxi tthe shipping point for Texas Creek
and Lower Wet Mountain Valley, men,
tions the new hotel, recently erected by l..
= Hart, which will be great convenience
10 all who may wish to visit the mines OF
! Cotopnxi, Silver Cliff or the great Wet
Mountain valley.
In conversation with the agent of the
Denver and Rio Grandc, at CotopaSi, your
correspondent learned that the receipts for
ore and ranch produce shipped, and also
week, was over 81 900 net. Mr.. Towling,
tho ngent (~bo, by the way, is n very ac-
commodating gentleman ,is,laily expecting
his wife from Utah.
Tho school ut Texas Creek closed on
rqiday, April IS. The fall and winter
terms of twenty-five wecks school have
been source Of much profit TO those who
attended, and as n teacher, Mss Addie v.
Smith hns proved n decided success. Those
/. who attended regularly show marked ad-
sanccmcnt, md In the future can look back
with pleasant rcinembranccs To the happy
md profitable hours spent in the little old
log schoolhousc on the Hillside" In re-
turning tU her home In Canon City, Miss
smith has the best wishes Of all.
The Fremont County record., 1883-04-14

been able assistants of Superintendent Hare
in constructing the works, and feel pardon-
ably proud of the precision and srnoothness
with which everything works.
The starting of the Royal Gorge smciter
marks new era in the progress Of Cailon,
and is but the beginning of a period of
prosperity in the direction of mining in
terests which shall witness the resources of
Fremont county developed to that degree
their varied and valuable character 50 full
ly warrants. We want other works started
hcre-more mills and factories-more irri-
cation and cultivation of the soil-until
these rugged crags shall have yielded up
their hidden treasures, and these fruitful
valleys shall have been made to blossom
as the rose
The Fremont County record., 1883-04-14

[ Denver Republican; "Cshon city's new
smclter is now in succcssful operation. II
is n lead smcltcr, aftcr the plan OF the
Grant smclicr in this city. There Is no
good reason why Canon should not become
an important smelling point. II is advan-
tngcously located and delightful place OF
residence, possessing n mild climate, good
schools, polite society, attractive scenery
and hoaltli-giying watersr
The Fremont County record., 1883-04-14
OUR SMELTER.
The Splendid Plant Just Started
at Cafion City.
Two Of the Largest "water jacket ,
Furnaces In the State.
Full Description of the Works-A
New Era for Canon.

On Tuesday evening last RECORD scribe
paid visit to the Royal Gorge smelter, at
the foot of Ninth street, this city, which
blew in last Sunday morning, and was
courtcously received by the proprietors-
Supcrintendent A. ". Hare, an experienced
smelter manager and affable gentleman
kindly showed us about the premises. i'm
parting the following interesting inforrna-
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"a disastrous fire visited the ranch OF q
Mr. Cole. in Wet Mountain valley, aboni
six miles from Silver Cliff, ON the night oi
the 10th instant, spreading to hay stacks
and stables. asd destroying rcarers, now
ers, hay ialers, fences, and other property,
TO the extent Of several thousand dollays.
Ieyarti & ornminay and William Hall arc
the heaviest losers.
The Fremont County record., 1883-04-14

The Connecticut legislature has passed n
bill similar 10 that introduced by Hon. Il.
f. Rockafrllow in the Colorado legislature
last misunderstanding railroads from
changing more. propor,ionately, for carry
ing freight short distance than long one
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memorial has been sent 10 Prcsidcn,
Arthur, by the president and board of
directors of the Central Committee on Ma
tional Legislation, petititioning for nm cx
tra session Of congress, TO he called early as
practicable, for the purpose Of considering
the relations between labor and capital
The memorialists claim 10 represent the
wage workmen of the United States In
the matter Of promoting certain Legislation
promised by resolution of the senate,
ndouted I'm lSSo
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The Denver and New Orleans has sued
the Atchison, Topekn and Santa Fe for
$4,000 damages, alleged 70 have been sIis-
taincsi by tic rcftresk Of f.tlio latter TO cx-
change business with the former since
Nav q 1882
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Secretary Teller is in favor Of wiping
cut the Chirncaliuas, and now that Gen
lT.,ok and the Mexican Generals Carbo
- yapcte have agreed TO wage mutual
national boundaries we may expect their
spcedY anbingation.
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The National Republican says there Were
complaints of Mr.. Albert Johnson's con-
duct ms surveyor general Of Colorado, but
Secretary Teller chose. no. TO entertain
them. and Mr.. Medium was named as his
successor for personal reasons
The Fremont County record., 1883-04-14

n On wednesday night Denver was visited
by one of the most yiolcn, conhagrations
ever known in that city. The Continental
oil and Transportation Compans's works,
together with nearly 100000 gallons OF oil,
n large quantity of paints, etc, were en-
,ircly destroyed. The iiremcn prevented
the flames from spreading 10 adjoining
bnildings. /, Loss Si5o0oo; insurance,
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Fatal Accident.

4 freight train of the A,chison, Topeka
and Santa Fc broke in two on heavy
curved grade, near In Junta, on Friday
morning of last week, the rear section COM
ing down upon the engine with terrific
force, jamming the tender into the cab.
Joseph Horncr, the Oldest fireman on the
road, a native Of Kentucky. "A years old,
jumped from the engine, and Ind his neck
broken; the engineer, Joseph Willard. was
severely scalded. and had knee fractured
Dickson, head brakeman, was fatally scald-
cd, and died Friday evening. The men on
the runaway section were badly shaken up,
hut none killed.
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TheApachcs have killed nine,y-tbree per
sons in Sonora since the outbreak, and
committed number Of atrocities Two
women were hung up by the hands and
ripped open and from one OF them a child
was taken which was found mangled.
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The London Times says, "The fanatics
come from the Irish-Ainciiean sluns TO use
the dagger and dynamite. thoroughly
bounded by the Irish. They are oucour-
aged ly tx assHsesiee of nny honest nttcmP;
On the part Of ;he Irish leaders to dcnounce
the onirsrcs committed or in contem-
f,iatiouH
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The rumor that Governor Grant would
call an extra session of the legislature, to
consider the incongrnities of the Denver
charter, was without foundation None
Kill hc f.alled
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James Stephens, ex-bead center Of the
Fcnians, in an interview at Paris, the other
day, stated that IL Parnell would join the
reyoiutionists the wrongs OF Ireland could
lie redrcsssed by the sword Stephens con-
demncd the use Of dynamite or the knife
in the struggle agninst :" English misrule. y
The Fremont County record., 1883-04-14

The General Railroad Time Convention
announces May II MS The date for the new
time changes. They fix railway time rs
follows: Roads east of and adjacent to
Washington win run by the Seventy Filth
meridian; between these points and Ran
sas City, by tho Ninctieth meridian. or one
hour slower than the hrst-nasnesi roads
west of Kansas City by the One Hundred
aud Fifth aud One Hundred and Twenty
Fifth meridian. respectively two and three
hours slower than eastern time.
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Pennsylvania has decided against con-
vict labor, initiating Colorado in this wise
move. All the states will follow in time.
The Fremont County record., 1883-04-14

The cattle men of Western Kansas met
at Dodge City, this week and adopted n con-
stitution and bylaws similar to those of
the Colorado association.
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Lutte Wilcox, for the past three years
editor of the Las Vegas Optic, has resigned,
and become city editor of the Gazette, of
The Fremont County record., 1883-04-14

We arc trnly grateful to the Grand
Army Magazine f1r these kind words
sssssssi IL Cafon City, Colombo. j. one or
the nea,cst papers geographically In the
state, and j, is edited with nnusual good
Judgment. and has cheerful appearance
.f pcxxsitss-rx .
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In the Fucker trial. at Lake City this
week, it was shown that this iend not
only killed his comrades, but ute their
flesh from sheer laxiness, AS game was
plentiful
The Fremont County record., 1883-04-14

Mollio Arlington, tho dashi,sg character
of the Minnie Palmer company, whose
iiassoa with an old merchant of Denver
has led to divorce. proceedings being insti-
tuted by his wife, has clopcd with New
York broker,
The Fremont County record., 1883-04-14

Tho Crescent -four mills Denver, burned
last September, are 10 he rebuilt on y
moro extensive scale
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-13
Tho SOciAl Eslluae

The Paschal full moon, the full moon
next after the vernal equinox, happens
this year on the very next day, March odd,
which is Thursday. Thus Easter falls
upon March 25th, three days from the
earliest possible date. and one month
earlier than the latest, and the forty
days fast of Lent, which begins 10 dav
cuts of the gay season very short. Il Il
one OF the compensations of society that
while a short season involves concentra.
ton of entertainments that prove n
WEAKNESS both to the flesh and Ia
the spirit, relief comes the sooner in the
charge OF dissipations which fashion or.
dams at this time. The balls and parties
are over for this season, dinners are reduced
to modest luncheons and the 8 O'Clock ser.
vice takes the place of o'clock teas.
~ Is common custom to make cheap
Jokes upon this sudden access of devotion
IN fashionable society, yet IL is hard to see
why the familiar arguments in defense
OF SUNDAY, either as religious or
a social institution, may not extend
discipline. II is not assusled thai
people who go to church on Sunday only
have no religion during the rest of The
week, and 1t is not necessary to assume
that the devotions of the wear
are all concentrated within the
Lenten fast. The young women, to he
sure, throw themselves into the religion.
dissipation of this period with teryor IN nj
sometimes exhausls itself and them Ions
before Easter but 1t does them no harm
aud even II II were only as an intellectual
exercise 1t Is likely to do some of them good
AT all events, Lent is here, and for The
next six weeks a large part Of the social lile
OF Philadelphia, even where the ecclesiasti.
cal seasons are not avowedly observed
will be influenced by the re,
slrants which custom imposes
That the custom in some way meets
physical and mental, to say nothing of \
moral and spiritual want, seems evident
rom the extent Of It's observance, while Ia
those who do not themselves observe tbs
season Il 10 none the less interesting No -" y
prominent social iact.-tPhiladelphiu
II
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-13

HERR Mosr, in Philadelphia, recently
uttered to the aboring men one great truth
fact, indeed, that the capitalists and man,
uiacturers have been industriously denying
when their employees have sought an in.
crease OF wages bearing some Just proper.
ton to the enormous profits that the
monopolists and government fed pets are
reaping from their investments The
speaker, who in the matter referred TO-
knows whereof he speaks from personal
observation both in this country and
Europe, told his hearers that, although
they were paid twice us much here as in
Germany, they had to work twice as hard
and money bought there twice as much as
1t did here" Numbers of American work.
men, however, are still laboring under the
delusion that under protection they are
receiving far better wages than are the
"down.trodden masses of the old world
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-13


THERE is vest amount of solid sensc in
the following remarks from the Cincinnati
Oommercial-Gasette, and the people along
the lower Mississippi ought to know il as
well or better than anybody else Com.
mon sense should have taught the people
oil New Orleans long ago that CAPTAIN
EAns should not have money for a depth
OF thirty feet water in the etties, when
there were mud Jumps above and below d @
locality, over which vessels drawing twenty.
hve feet could not pass. OF what conse.
qnence is 1t to the commerce of the Missi,.
sippi valley, that there are thirty feet or
one hundred feet In the jetties, II there are
twenty-five feet only on the bar and in ibo
passes The great river might shoal one
hundred feet in front of New Orleans with.
out doing any harm to the shipping
though II might be bad for the shore, Com.
mcrce wants thirty feet from New Orlean,
to the deep gull, and EAps should NOT h.
paid another dollar until that Requirement,
furnthed."
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-13

A BILL to establish in Florida a bureau
OF agriculture and immigration is before
the legislature OF that state. and has passed
one house. An exchange, commenting on
tho TACT, says that FLORIDA is about to
adopt some Of the enterrrising methods of
iexas, and the result will be large in.
crease Of population" Our exchange
means TO be complimentary, but is a little
astray in its comparison. Texas is rapidly
increasing its population, but without
such bureau as the one referred to.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-13

The Salvation Army is operating ON a
new plan-it doesn't furnish rations free.
AT recent meeting in England il was an
nounoed that there would be great "tea
drinking" the following week, but the
statement was accompanied by the further
one that while salvation would be free, the
tea would not" But a limited number OF
Soldiers enlisted the following week. Free
tea beats free salvation in catching the mul.
titude who have empty stomachs.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-13
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY IS, 1888.
INDICATIONS,

For Gulf States-Threatening weather and
rain; northeast to southeast winds; stationary
or lower barometer; slight rise in temperature
The Ohio river will rise slowly at Cincinnati
and stations below during the rest of Monday.
and viii probably reach the maximum at Gin.
cinnati during Tuesday; will reach danger line
at Cairo by Wednesday, ana dangerous floods
are anticipated in the Mississippi valley by the
latter part of the week.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-13

FERRY and HuDBELI are both in Wash.
ington ard are putting in their time abus-
ing each other vigorously. HunpELL at.
tributes his defeat to FERRY and the latter
says HuDBELL is responsible for.the Mich.
gan dead lock. The country has been con-
graduating itselfin the meantime, that it
had got rid of the public services of both o
these Bay state statesmen.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-13

InE New York court of appeals has rem.
dered a decision recently that will have the
elect OF making firemen and policemen
more active, doubtless, in their efforts to
do elective service in cases OF fire. Such
men who are hurt under such crcumstan.
ces, the court Of appeals say, are entitled I,
full pay during the illness resulting from
such injuries as they may have received,
The decision is just one, as well as one
calculated to arouse greater effort in cases
OF fire.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-13

! IEURorE may now, with good cause, cnaI
lenge Turkey claim to the distinction OF
being the sick man." The whole cont.
nent is in bad fix, not that the whole con.
tinent is sick, but those who run it are.
Both EMrERoR WILLIAM and BISMARCK are
i'll, GLADSTONE is badly laid up the French
are in search Of leader, and the czar In
contemplation of his approaching corona.
ton, doesn't feel well himself. The appli.
cation OF little political reform to the
body polite might work wonders.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-13

AMERICAN medical men are disguised
and astonished at the surprise of English
medical men, who are holding meetings
over dead man who had been drunk for
forty years before he died Such experiences
are remarkably common in the practice of
medicine in this country. The astonish
ment here springs from discovery of the
fact that the patient had only been drunk
about 90 or 30 years.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-13

In is prophesed that from the tlattering
prospects witnessed now everywhere u re-
vival OF religion is about to sweep over the
entire country. We cannot conceive of
anything of which the country, outside Of
the profession of journalism, stands in
greater need,
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-13

IT is said that in prohibition districts
brandy peaches are becoming exceed ngly
popular. Establishments for putting up
kuit in this tempting style have been null
tiplying in proportion to the success of lem-
peIance. The temperance people will have
to become good deal smarter before they
get entirely ahead of the "boys.r
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-13
Announcement.

NOR NAYOR-we are authorized to announce
l. General W. l.. Cabell as a candidate for
Mayor at the ensuing election Thursday, April
9. 1883.
Ir0R dAY0lt-We are authorized to announce
IL Colonel w. d. Wylie as. an independent
candidate for Mayor, in IA or of improvements
and progressian
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Other Foreign and Domestic News.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-13

The POst-Oilice Department Will be
Draped in Mourning.
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Synopsis of Bills Introduced in Con-
gress Yesterday.
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NUGGETS OF NEWS.
Congress Hammering on the Tariff.
The Democrats Succeed in
Giving the Farmer a
Little Relief.

The Government Will Probable Pur.
chase the Arlington Estate, the
Vendor Paying Taxes.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1883-02-13

The New Five.Cent Piece Has Already
ready Been Pat to Very
NefariOus Use.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-29

meeting of thu Teachers Association mas peen
called for this afternoon at O'Clock, az uiamlnat
School No AZ. 10 which all Inc 'tathoss III lno wv
have been invited John T. Doane, the president
nj the asAooiaton issued q call tor thu meeting, IN
response 10 the request OF several f1ma'e prelpais,
and the subject oil discussion WIZ De- the lo'" W
the Board OF ApporuOuneut - grant the sum n "l
money asked for oy the Board az Education Inc
grant falls short of the estimate by Sl2oooo,
under discussion the hest means o,
meeting the deficiency unless the nun amour SNCu
for is gwen there must be reduction OF suaIlrSo
an abandonment of some departments ot tue Svu"",
work neither OF which is desired Oy the lhoh'olS
of the Board or the corps OF teachers st
Miss Maria }. Sweeney, PrlheipSl "' ~, 'Et ~ one
of the promoters of the meeting, sald 10 . IbUSh
reporter last night In calming meeIhG o. tIS ~
Teachers Association for Tomorrow we lolV 'lat ~
the association were he OF any use TO us AT ar
this matter proper subject ior II 10 u IF
We know We aro ~ Symp tiny WIN ."o ''t,' I'D
the Board of Education III TINS hl"''vii, az ~
whatever action We may take VIII DE
with view to stTengthenlnS their hahHS'
They ara deHrCuS t % a. T 15rN e"Ssder 1t
Impossible to do the work required OF lueu ~. US
We believe that the people rceogrlze w 'rl tne '
poTtant work assigned 10 as anu now Phi ~ RpItS
We are for services; ANA that thov VIII nS ~
us III Directing 20 a Ieduehoh OF SlI"iloS' ~ ~ 80
be no other way ont OF the d1rnttV, we piopoSo ~
petition tire Legislature for special g'aai W my nv
Board OF Education of the money reluiieI nv
drawing up OF such u mehOr al ana 'ue a!P'...tt,
ment of the proper committees 10 present II VIII
Crohably be oar work for tomorrow; anu
We hope TO win success Ii, however. our poll.
ton should lot DO granted, anu te"uot'V -
salaries should be rendered necessary, We think
that such reduction ought 10 oe general ~ shooly
extend from the PRINCIPAL Of the Norman otho"l
down. and il should apply 10 male az wen % Va =,
male principals. Ii any EXCEPTIONS are 10 % nau0
they should apply only 70 those teachers WnoSo sa
ares are very small Possibly some reoeMnon1ta
tion Of this character may DO adop eH ioL ~
tion to the Board of Education. NaturaHN, Tue
teachers ar much exercised over the taiS or reuuv
tion of salaries and we, hops 10 ha'e i"i ~ "
tendance AZ our meeting
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-01-29
MISSING FROM THEIR HOMES.

Inquiry was made st Police Headquarters lass
night tor Catherine Gnfiths. age hVe. pretty.
oright-eyed child who mad been missing since noon
yes .erday from her home at No. 1874 Cherry
80. HeT father. who Is aiglt Watcanao AZ
the child had during the day BEEN 70 4 re,a-
uYe's house who lived a few blocks away.
After sue left this house she going IN the
direction vi Cltns-ine Ferry with a tai who
wore ulster de Lad black mustachs. Mr..
Gr.iTlS say that once before ulan tried To Kid
nap chlll. bat she was seen Oy polio cman VINO
knew der and took der 70 her home. He says tha;
he - . yIvacIoUs child, and would % apt
o follow . stranger. Inspector DIL1s sert ou. q
geatF;.l alarm.
Patrick Res nOlds age forty-sIx, has been missing
siuce SATURDAY midday from his hOule az No 80
- esJ FiLy-sx hist. lie fetr home at thai uOur With
. CONSIDERABLE amount OF m"ney % CePosIt IN tho
BleecSer Street SAVINGS Bank. A general alarm
SEM Tie police lasE sut % LOOk Tor am.