The Delta independent., 1890-02-25
STATE NEWS.

building.
New stone quarries are being opened
stFloreace.
Denver is to have another cemetery
Tho Fairmount
The tin-horn gamblers are being
runout OF Montrose.
The Baptist Woman's College is
being built in Denver.
A five foot vein OF coal has been
struck near Florence.
Unknown incendiaries are trying to
burn up Buena Vista.
Three more men were killed in As
pen mines last Wednesday.
Patti will sing in Denver three
nights beginning Feb. 2ith.
The Colorado Jersey Breeders AS
sociation met in Denver on the 10th.
1t is reported that the Union Pacific
will build through the Paudrc Canon.
Colorado Springs is soon to have
system of electric street railways extend
ing to Manitou.
The patent has been issued for the
site Of Grand junction, and the people OF
that town feel jubilant
1t is complained that great deal oi
game has been unlawfully slaughtered in
the north western part of the State this
winter.
Colorado's congressman have recon-
mendcd Geo L. Sopris OF Denver and W.
b. FELTON, Of Canon City for census super
visors.
A Denver law firm sued Mrs. Gil-
pin for g, 600 for conducting her side OF
divorce case. The Jury awarded them
esTe.S.
The old flags OF Colorado's Nolun-
tccrs In the war OF the rebellion arc TO be
turned over TO the State by the national
government.
T., 1t is claimed that the State Land
Board recently sold tract Of land near
Denver at a very low rate, due TO insum-
cient advertising.
A great number OF the towns OF the
State arc alive TO the advantages result
ing from united effort In boards OF trade
and similar organizations.
The Denver aldermen are dodging
IL officers TO avoid being called upon 10
answer for contempt OF court, in granting
. franchise TO water company.
A glove contest between two anna
tour siusgcrs was brought to 4 premature
end In Denver few nights ago by de
socnt by the police and tho arrest Of all
coaccrncd.
The Alamosn Milling and Elevator
Company. with n capital stock OF $4,000
6Icd it's articles OF incorporation In the
once Of tho secretary Of state yesterday.
II will be the biggest Touring mill In the
San Luis valley, md will greatly help TO
increase tho wheat acreage In that section.
Colorado City Nens: Tho contrac-
tors Of the Pixies Peak railroad purpose to
put in tho electric light system along the
roadbcd before the ties are laid. Two
shifts will then be put at the work Of lay
ing tho tics and rails. BY working night
and day the work will bc greatly hast
cucd."
On the evening Of February 18th n
Colorado Midland freight train loaded with
lime and coal became unmauagcablc while
in Utc Pass and started down the Pass and
through the tunnels At lively rate En-
Rinccr Potter. one Of the oldest men in the
employ OF the company, started back over
tho cars, while the fireman jumped. Soon
tho engine crashed into = rock in the
mountain sidc and the whole train Of cars
began piling up on one another. The fire.
man who jumped was badly injured In the
head. Il IL thought he cannot live. The
engineer was on about the seventh car
when tho crash came and that was the only
car In tho train not badly wrecked. He
was cniy slightly injured, and the conduc-
tor and brakcmcu escaped with slight
bruises. Tho wreck will be very expensive
for the road, as tho engine is badly dam
aged and tho cars are splintercd. Had II
occurred 100 foot further on, tho whole
train would have gone down aprccipioc in.
70 tho creek.
The Supreme Court has rendered
dccislon against Denver saloon keeper,
who had maintained that tho State law
requiring saloons To close on Sunday did
mot apply In Denver on account OF the
spociai powers granted TO the city by its
charter. Tho opinion Of tho court was
rendered by Justicc Hayt and covered
every point embraced In tho controversy,
holding that tho State law applied to this
and all similar cases. His opinion was
followed by lcngthy concurring and sup
Elemental opinion by Justice Elliott, who
oven went further than his associates In
holding that tho State law was supreme In
nil matters OF this kind. Tho effect of
tho opinion 10 conceded by all who
arc convcrsant with the points In contro.
vcrsy 70 be Of most sweeping nature.
Tho lawyers say that II settles tho saloon
status not only In Denver but In ovcry
town In tho State, and that Sunday closing
can now be enforced with case. Tho stat
ute governing tho case Just decided pro.
vides that "any person guilty Of keeping
open any tppling or gambling house on the
sabbath day or night shall, ON conviction,
be Ancd not exceeding 500 or Imprisoned
in tho county tall not exceeding six
months."
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