The Delta independent., 1890-05-27
STATE NEWS.

Manitou.
A depraved woman at Leadville has
aalien heir to sl5O,OO0
Bailey Ycungson is on trial at Lead
vile for shooting Mart Duggan.
The Secretary of State and the
State printers have been acquitted of con-
;spiracy.
John Prall killed himself and his
mistress, disreputsble woman, at Trini
dad last Thursday.
One night last week a west-bound
freight train near Rocky Ford ran into
herd OF horses and killed five OF them.
Gilbert & Sullivan's opera, The
Gondolicrs," will be rendered at the Tabor
Grand at Denver, beginning May 26th.
Fifty ranches were proved up on in
Rio Blanco County last year, and 1900
acres of coal land filed on near Meeker.
Ground has been broken ut Lead
vile for an Odd Fellows Hall TO cost
10000. 1t will be completed September l.
The first Strawberries OF the season
were picked in Boulder last week. The
crop will not be large one, owing TO the
winter killing of plants.
Judge Decker OF Denver has dis
missed the cases against former State
Trcasurers for receiving interest on State
funds, because there is NO law fixing =
penalty for the offense
The Animas River has overtiowed
its banks in many places between Animas
City aud Hcrmosa, and although no par
ucular damage has been done 1t will re-
tard crops in the low lands.
Larimer County sandstone is becom-
ing popular in the East An order has
come from New York City for seventeen
carloads, the stone TO bc in blocks Of not
less than seven tons weight each.
Las, Saturday night colt belonging
10 a man named Dalicr, living in Gordon
Gulch on Sugar Loaf Mountain, was killed
by mountain lion. The mother of the
colt had an eye torn out by the lion.
Tho Coal Creek ranchmen, says the
Meckcr Herutd, have succeeded in rcduc-
ing the number of prairlc dogs in tina, SEQ
ton TO such an extent that the little pests
are in fair way toward total cxterminn-
tion.
In the trial OF Secretary OF State and
Collier & Clcavelaud a, Denver for con
sp!racy, II was proved by witnesses for
both the prosecution and for the defense
that work for which the printers charged
$4,000 was worth only sio,op.
The striking of quito stream OF
water in the tunnel being put through the
"Hog Back for the State ditch at Canon
City brings to light another undcvclopcd
resource OF Fremont County. The peni.
teptiary commissioners arc making water
rs they go and sufficient amour, to All
the ditch may be obtained without tapping
the river.
Estimates based upon the new, di-
rectory. place the population Of Denver at
over 10000. The directory reports nine
hospitals, sixteen banks, three home in.
surancc companies, ten large railway sys-
tens, nino express companies, ffty-two
newspapers and regular publications, thir
ty-ninc schools and seven colleges and
academies, sh libraries aud eighty three
churches.
A society OF Catholic young men at
Icadviilc presented = fnc fag to ST
Nary's School last Sunday. Father Rae
ber addressed tho pupils and the many
people assembled In the church, emphatic.
ally asserting the loyalty OF Catholics to
the Government and illustrating tho i'm
possibility of conflict between the civil
and spiritual allegiance which Catholics
show To their country md their church.
Tho "Star Spanglcd Banner was sung by
the children.
Three tough-looking men presented
themselves at the boarding house Of Mrs
Hunt in Iowa gulch, near Lcadvillc the
other day, and demanded something TO cat
Miss Sarah Hunt, her daughter wns the
only person in the house. She requested
the men TO wait q moment, and when she
returned sho presented huge revolver
nnd bid them to move on. One or tho men
ATTEMPTED % wrcst IL from hcr, and she
pulled the trigger. Tho bullet gruzed the
fellows check, inhicting a slight wound
The trio lost no time in dccamping.
Tho coal miners strike at Erie end
cd Monday. the miners finally agreeing
10 accept the terms of tho operators, as
cents per ton for digging, $50 per day for
inside labor and s. per day for outside Ia,
Dor, at all mines except tho Baker, where
81 cents will be paid for digging. The
miners had long and severe fight, but Il
only resulted In disaster for themselves,
as |, ended In many Of the mines bringing
In machines. All the mines In the Erie
district were involved and all are now n,
work. 81,
Appleton Worster and son had n
terrific fignt with bear on Sunday.
Young worstcr shot tho bear, and. suppos.
ing that no had killed 1t, won't with his
father to remove tho akin. The animal
revived when the knives OF the hunters
touched him and made ferocious attack
upon them. Old man Worster finally sue
cocdcd In shooting the bear again and the
boy secured On ax and split open the
brute's head. Both mon wore badly
scratched and torn by the claws Of the
boar.
Superintendent OF the Census Porter