The state herald., 1890-04-04

CliH over mine. Armed force IL uscu ps
the contending parties, ind there is danger
Of bloodshed
George Kennan, the illustrious
American who has shown up the Russian
convict system SO thoroughly, lecturcd at
Denver last Monday.
A pool composed of prominent Idaho
Springs and Denver parties has been
formed for the purpose of boring for hot
water at Idaho Springs.
A man named Miller at Trinidad
cloped with his deceased wife's sister who
is only fifteen years old. He was brought
back and sent to Jail. They had not mar
ried.
The people in Burlington are dis
putting with their county commissioners
the propriety of hiring additional counsel
to assist in the prosecution of Hatch who
is charged with murder. They do not like
the expense.
Last Wednesday morning n young
man named Crowcll was shot and killed at
Trinidad by policeman Jake Moseman'
They had trouble in saloon during the
night and Moseman seems to have been
chiefly TO blame.
A convention was held at Longmont
on the asth by those interested in the stone
industry OF the State, with view TO In
creasing the demand for our stone pro
ducts. They particularly desire Denver to
use stone for paving.
The proceedings before the district
court ut Denver to oust Mayor Londoner
on account of fraud at the election year
ago, have resulted in his favor. II was
proved that large number OF illegal votes
were cast but not enough TO reduce his
vote TO minority.
A ranchman in the Grand Valley Is
bothered with deer. They have destroyed
SIS worth OF fruit trees on his place this
spring, also feeding in swarns on his al
falfa stacks, which he has inclosed with
fence OF five barbed wires and u pole For
further protection ho placed dummy"
on the top OF one OF the stacks. Next
morning several deer were standing be-
side his straw man, eating alfalfa from
the place left exposed by the lack OF
vest.
A country justice with more sense
than legal verbosity, recently rendered the
following decision: al am sorry this case
came before me. 1t is nasty piece OF
business all around. S-comes 10 town and
gets drunk and raises thunder and gets hit
on the head and blecds like u stuck hog. !
think the defendant hit him with something
a ring, or whatever IL was Now, II there
is any more OF this kind OF business in this
mans town the court will take hand In
IL. This monkey business has got TO stop.
The prisoner is discharged
james Thomas was killed and Ed
ward Fitzgerald badly hurt by an accidcn,
| In the Homcstakc mine at Aspen on the
twenty ninth. There were four men and
the foreman working In the bottom Of the
shat, ut the time. They Ind Just come
down from lunch after firing round OF
holes. One had failed to go OF and Fi,r.
gerald was cleaning II out to reprlmc II.
| Thomas, the foreman. said, Let me clean
it." Hc took hold OF the sand pump aud
Fitzgerald was pouring water In the hole
when tho blast occurred. Thomas had u
rock blown into his abdomen and into his
head, either OF which was sufficient 10
cause instant death.
e., -,,-t- nrtu rrrrru IN,
"Resoirod, That the President OF Tho
United States be and he Is hereby request.
cd 10 return TO tho Senate, Senate hill
i,His, entitled, An act granting TO the ci,y
OF Colorado Sprlngs, In the State Of Colo
rado, certain lands therein described for
water reservoir purposes" The Pres
idcnt discovered an error In IN,
bill and withheld his signature. He po,l-
fed Senator Teller OF tho discovery
There is mistake In the description of
tho land TO be granted by tho bill. Tbe
word 'and" occurs In one place where the
word "of' should appear. II makes mn
important difference In tho dc,rrlp,io,
The bill viii doubtless be amended nnd
passed at once.
The persistent pressure for appro.
prlations to erect public buildings In In.
various cities and towns throughout The
country has made many convert, nmons.
both Senators nnd members to tho passn,c
OF u general law on this now nil impor,an,
subject. This Is given an additional i'm
pcius from the fact that the demands upon
Congress nrc growing more aud moro c.-
orbltnnt ns each session chronicles IN,
success OF some favored asplrant For
instance, the city Of Denver, which 4. In
reality the center Of nm empire, secured
but little over 500 900 for public build.
ine, while now city OF tho population and
wealth OF Dallas, Texas. for Illustration
demands nm appropriation OF 81 200. oop
when the fact Ia II already has comma.
dious three story structure for oilIcIni pur.
poses, recently completed by the govern.
mont.
The project for tho Black Canon
cannl, which has bccn talked OF by many
farmers OF tho Gnnnison Valley for soy
cral years Ia now among the ccr,HIu,Ic..
and tho farmers and business mon aro
most iubilant over tho prospects Of ia i'm.
mediate completion, ma II is estimated that
between 5000 and 1900 acres Of very do. |
sirablc land located In tho ounni.on val.
Icy Will be made productive. Tho supply
OF wn'cr secured by tapping the GunnIson F,
n, the point where the head Of this prcn,
enhnl y located will DO almost Unlimited |
aud viii DO the means ol bringing ,nunv
sc'ilero In this spring, "' '''"'