The Delta independent., 1889-06-04
STATE NEWS.


murder Of Arbucklc.
Ouray is preparing for big cele-
bration on the Fourth.
Memorial Day was appropriately OBJ.
served all over the State.
Tho National Banks of Denver have
over sl4, ,OO0, 900 on deposit.
The Fourth will be celebrated In an
appropriate manner at Greeley.
Ore stealing has grown to be one of
the principal industries Of Aspen.
The shipments OF orc from Aspen
last week amounted to 3,3l4 tons.
The Odd Fellows OF Greeley arc
about to erect a costly stone temple.
A Mexican laborer was struck by
lightning near Trinidad the other day.
II is rumorcd that tho Rock Island
Railroad is about to absorb tho Midland.
II is rumorcd that DR.. Moore is to
resign the Chanccllorship of Denver Uni
yersity.
Over 1000 acres are planted TO corn
n u single township in tho now county Of
Kit Carson.
A rnnchman living near Wray was
struck by lightning and instantly killed n
few days ago.
The trustees OF tho Pueblo Water
Works have purchased two new pumps at
a cost OF 600.
II is estimated that 100, 900 pounds
Of peaches will be shipped from Grand
Junction this year.
The three Glcnwood dnilies have
been consolidated and will be known in the
future Us tho Glcnwood Springs Rcpubtt-
odn.
There was n murder committed in
Sunday night Whisky was responsible for
both.
The Commissioners OF Kit Carson
County offer n reward Of 500 for tho ar-
rest and conviction OF tho murderer OF
Henry Hatch.
Governor Smith drew t20l.6l OF
Governor Cooprr's salary last month, and
Senator Carpenter came in for about 80 rs
lieutenant governor.
A wonderful collection Of Clin-
Dwe.lcrs' relics il on exhibition In Denver
An effort Is being made to secure them for
the State Historical Society.
A fire mt Grecn Mountain Falls few
days ago dcsiroycd $4,000 Of property and
caused the death Of o young man named
wicks, who was sleeping in the burning
building.
During Memorial Day parade nj
Caucu City, q runaway team dashed into
the proccssion, colliding with q wagon con-
tainine two women and two children severe
iy injurine all Of them.
Postoniccs have been established
during the pAst weck At Crescent Grand
Cou.ty; Ma,,ison. Eibcrt County; Pcyton,
Ell Paso County: Pearl, Larimcr County.
and spinncy, Park County.
An epidcmic Of crime seems TO have
cnsu,fcd Denver. Murdcrs and suicides
arc Of almost daily occurrence There
wcrc 100 cases before tho Police Masis-
,raas's Court In one day recently.
Goycrnor Tabor recently sold his
one sixth interest In tho Hcnricts and Maid
Consolidated Mining Company OF Lcad-
Wills 10 Mr.. Monat for elss,ooo. This min
ius company paid three quarters Of NIL
lion dollars in dividends lastyear.
ADcnvcr coal dealer has secured q
Judgment Of eo,<s7.So against tho Union
pscif,c raiiroad for ovcrchargcs In hauling
coal from his mines 10 Denver. II was
shown that rival company received re-
ba,c Of forty cents ton which was refused
complainant
The people OF Pueblo arc up, in nrms
over recent ruling u tho State Sanitary
Hoard by which cattle from New Mexico
on their way north cannot be uniosdcd ut
that point without being quarantincd Az
a rcsult twenty train loads OF cattle which
their owness assirsd 70 unload and fccd nj
Pueblo hsd 10 be taken through to Denver.
The Regents Of the State University
M their scssiou Monday conferred tho de
rrcc of LII. D. upoa superintendent Aaron
0oyc Of Denver, In rccogniuon Of bis long
.crviccn In tho educational interests Of Colo
RADIO. Tho degree OF d. ID. was conferred
uron +. Trumbull Lee Of Pueblo. Tho Re
ccuts also elected DIR. David H. Moore OF
Denver to the chair Of History and Politi
cal Economy.
Tho State Board Of Capitol Managers
were In executive session all day Wcdnes
day but there was nothing donc-at least
that was their report. There Is evidently
n suuabblc about the rock TO be used thinks
tho Denver Nc,cs. There IL clause in tho
contract which statos that all tho stone
must .hp Of tho samc fne texture ant
strength Of tho stone'in tho basement The
stone In tho basement Is from tho quarry o.
MI. Hamill. The opinion of tho assistant
ATTORNEY general was asked rs 70 tho legal
ity Of tho clause.
The marriage OF cx-Secrctary Bay
ard 10 Miss Mary willing Clymcr 10 an