The Delta independent., 1890-08-12
STATE NEWS.


Arvada is rejoicing over . station
agent and telegraph facilities.
A Denver boy and girl, aged re-
spectively II and "A years, have elopod.
A railroad employe at Cucharas
was killed by couple Of trsmps few
days agp.
Seven Denver boys have been bound
over to the grand jury for participation in
. s"charivari"
The Union Pacific railroad employ
500 men st their Fort Collins quarries and
ere said to want 900 more.
Leadville's ore output for July
showed an increase Of seventy tons day
over the average for June.
The rooms occupied by DR.. Bosankc
aud wife, Of Leadville, were robbed OF
5000 in ,ewelry and silverware the Other
day.
A contract has been let for boring q
hole 1000 feet deep at the intersection OF
Plum creek and the Platte river, neal
Littleton, in the hope Of finding oil.
Colonel Z. S. Nettleton has resigned
his position on the irrigation survey, be
cause Of differences of opinion with Major
Powell He has been appointed agent fol
Colorado Of the Agricultural department.
Tho now and elegant Broadway
Theatre viii be thrown open 70 Denverite'
oa the 18th Of August Tho Emma Jucf
Opsrs Company will play on that date
Ths interior nnish and the Furnishings art
beautiful and tho appointments arc the
most modern.
An effort is being made in Pueblo to
have ths town Of Besscmer consolidated
With that city This would add 5000 peo
pie 70 the population and would remove ar
OBSTACLE in the purchase for . city park oil
Lake Minncqua, which II in the corporate
limits Of Bcssemer.
4 dispatch to the Rocky Mountain
NssCs from La lara says: "The commit
- appointed BY the county commissioner
70 examine tho books Of the deceased
county treasurer, Gerard Austin, have
completed their work. Tho books show {
deaeiesoy Of si7.osl.
Mr.. Frederick Chisholm, agent Of
tAs census bureau 70 collect mining stats
tcs, Il having trouble - secure answer
70 questions asked Of big mine owners. A
heavy penalty attaches for their refusal,
aad the giving Of such data can in no way
inturs their business iutcrests.
Expert coal men have been pros
psctinS Delta County's coal veins, and
from the best information ootaiusblc they
are neeotiating for the purchase Of large
tfacss Of coal land, which would indicate
thas they arc satisfied there 10 . good
quality Of anthracite and bituminous cosi
IN this section.
A bulletin issued b the census bu.
rssu showing tho dcb.s Of the several
Ssasss for the ycsrs 1850 and 1890. Ac-
ooediAg 70 this bulletin tho floating debt oi
Oolsrado In 1850 was e2ll, ,<sQ.7e, aud In
ISoo q, ,So7, COS 81. Tho cash on hand In
1850 was not reported. Tho cash and
funds On hand In 1890, however, was q,
"a, So. - The net debt Of 1850 being
Gl8, ,tsAM. The cxccss Of assets over debt
N 1880 wss s2a,lss.A-
The announcement il made that
0susral Manager Smith OF the Denver a
Rio Grands railway has placed all the pas
ssnesr couductors on that company's lines
upon honor In the matter OF turning over
cash fares 70 the treasury. He has abol-
ishsd the custom OF giving receipts for
cash farcs collected upon trains, and has
10 check, except tho honesty Of conduo-
tors, 70 guarantee the accounting in full
for cash received by those employees.
At about IL o'clock Tuesday night
Sheriff Payne OF Montrose was notified BY
wire that vigilance committee, consist
Ing Of residents OF Delta, were In Moutrose
for The purpose OF taking Mark Power
from the county Jail and hanging him
The sheriff Lost no timo In getting Power
cat Of tho coll aud driving him TO Fort
Crawford for safety. In dftecn minutes
he committee were at tho Jail seeking the
murderer, but learned Of his escape and
ct oucs disbandcd. Power WA the self
coafssssd murderer OF Conductor Bae,
Of The Denver & Rio Graudc railway, who
was Q ueighbor on tho ranch sdjoining
Power. The enmity grew out Of . ditch.
While the people at largo bclieve tha,
Power richly deserves hanging, they COM
mend the action Of the sheriff In prevent
ing arbitrary Justice.
There was another disastrous ex.
plosion In Denver last Tuesday. The ca
iamity was caused by an explosion ot gas
olins In the cellar Of drug store, the
vsporous liquid being ignited by lighted
match held aloft by olork who was In
the basement looking for syrup bottle.
The infammable stun NJ onoo took nre and
afty gallons Of the liquid exploded with
horrible force aud powor. The shock was
felt several bloces away. Half dozen
people werc In the pharmacy at the time.
They were hurled into tho street In an in
slant and had miraculous escape from be.
ing crushed 70 death. Tho clcrk was foar-
fully burned, but ho may recover. He
rushed upstairs oil afamc, and dashed
through the shop window In the frons. In
his madness, through pain, he dashed
across the street and then sank 70 The
ground overcome by the shock. While
Aremsu were trying TO cxttnguish the
are that followed the explosion the wall .
foil and injured two mon.
There was q terrific exploaion nj