The Lamar register., 1890-09-20
STATE NEWS.

The Masonic Grand Lodge met in
Denver OH the 10th.
The voters of Del Norte have de-
cided to build water works.
VA Mrs. Myers OF Leadville was
burned to death last Saturday.
The body of murdered man was
found one mile east of Pueblo last We'd
nesday.
The Railway Passenger Agents of
the country met in convention at Denver on
the 10th.
A Senate committee has reporssa
favorably bill to erect post Office at
Colorado Springs.
A paper in Manchester, England
Is booming Denver, and proposes an ex-
cursion to visit the city Of the plains.
Meagre reports of a fatal shooting
which occurred at tie camp near rennes'
see Pass have been received at LeadviiIe'
The tacts as learned are that two ne
choppers named Laird and Harmon hau
some trouble which ended in Harmon
shooting Laird in the side with a revolver.
1t is understood the wounded man was
taken to Red Cliff.
Report comes from Yellow Creek IN
the White River country of the murder OF
John Wist a ranchman. He had oeen
murdered in his cabin and the body was
carried to the banks of the creek and
burned. The murderers had taken great
precautions to conceal their identity, hay-
ing wrapped their feet in gunny sacks TO
leave no teli-tale foot prints.
Indian Commissioner Morgan spoke
in Denver last Sunday in regard to the
advancement of the Indians. He lald
down the following principles which should
be followed in dealing with them: The
Indians must be treated Justly; they
should be protected in their rights; should
be punished for crime; should be dealt
with as individuals; should receive prop
erty.
1t is again reported that the Santa
Fe has bought the Midland. a New York
dispatch says The announcement was
made to-day that the Atchison company
had bought control of the Colorado Mid
land. and would probably assume the man
agemeut of the property at the annual
meeting which is to be held at Colorado
Springs on October d. 1t is said that the
price paid for the Colorado Midland stock
was $50 per share, of which $40 per share
has already been paid in cash. The Col
orado Midland operates 2Ti miles Of road.
An incident has just come to light
which shows that the census schedule may
in certain instances be Of great value to
the detection OF criminals. A short time
ago Pension Commissioner Raum asked
authority from the superintendent of the
census fer one of his special agents to eN-
amino the schedules received from Rio
Blanco County, Colorado. 1t was asserted
that man who was wanted for violating
the pension laws was believed to be in hid
ing in that county, but Just where he could
be found was unknown. The special agent
went over the schedules and, after dill
gent search, found the name of the man,
with his family, registered in an out-ot-
the-way mining camp. He has been ar
rested, and will be brought to trial through
this information.
A plan is on foot to build an i'm
mense auditorium in Denver. The audi
toriurn idea coutemplates the erection Of
n gigantic structure, centrally located, in
which such organizations as the Chamber
OF Commerce, Real Estate and Stock Ex-
change, Mining Exchange, the Lumber,
Produce and other exchanges, shall have
their headquarters Under the same roof
is to be q mammoth auditorium with a
seating capacity of about 10000 and above
IL a banquet hall, with kitchen, etc. large
enough to accommodate $500 banqueters
1t is argued that the existence Of an au
ditorium with seating capacity as large
as.that mentioned would advance Denver's
claims, to the highest degree, to the right
OF selection as place for great national
gatherings, whether political or otherwise
The State Convention of the Pro-
aibition party met in Pueblo on the 10th
and placed the following ticket in nom
nation: Congress, George Richardson Of
Arapahoe; Governor, John A. Ellet Of
Boulder; Lieutenant Governor, E. Ford Of
Chaffee; Treasurer, George S. Emerson Of
Huerfano; Secretary of State, Philelah 5.
Rice of Mesa; Auditor of State, r. w.
Anderson of EI Paso; Attorney General.
John Hip of Arapahoe; Superintendent
of Public instruction, ]. \. Ferguson of
Lariner; Regents of University, Mark G.
Bradford of Pueblo, J. F. Cofman of La
Plata. The platform adopted arraigus
both the old parties for fraud and extrav
aCauce, declares for the Australian ballot,
the abolition of the fee system, and, of
course the prohibition of the sale of in
toxi eating liquor.
THE REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.