The state herald., 1890-05-16
STATE NEWS.

1ne cie2rlnRs AZ Denver la6t week
amounted to se,sss,e ,e2s.
The National Convention Of Master
Plumbers will meet in Denver in June.
Sheriff Barton OF Denver is now try
Ing to close up the gambling rooms In that
city.
The President has nominated AL
bert H. Jones to be United States marshal
of Colorado.
The Northern Colorado District OF
of the W. c. T. U. was In session at Don
yer last week. e'r
Several changes have been made In
in the Union Pacific in Colorado, and others
are expected.
Nearly all the stone men of the State
were in Denver last week attending tho
"stono convention"
A large mill is to be erected immedi-
ately at Alamosa The brick for the
building will be made on the ground.
A wealthy syndicate headed by IL.
A. W. Tabor are to build several mills in
the State to treat ores by tho lixiviating
process.
Indian Agent Parker has reported
TO the department that the Utes are tenn
perate, industrious, virtuous; and want to
go to Utah.
The President has nominated the
following registers of land Offices Adam
johnson at Akron, and Herbert E. Tedmon
at Sterling.
DR.. Henry Meyer OF Chicago was
arrested in Denver last wcok. He is
charged with numbering several people by
administering slow poison.
A Pueblo policeman recently ar
rested a minister because he was standing
in the doorway at tho postofilce. The cop
is now being sued for damages.
Representatives OF the Farmers Al
lance met at Denver last week and PISSED
resolutions favoring duty on imported
lead ore. Delegates were present from
fifteen counties Of the State. Subjects oil
interest to tho agricultural classes were
discussed.
The Bessemcr steel works are busi-
ly engaged in manufacturing steel rails for
the Denver & Rio Grandc railroad. This
contract will take till the middle Of June
to complete, and then work will commence
on the seventy -fivo. pound rails for the
Union Pacific railroad.
Col. l.. +. Browne Of Aspen makes
q brilliant suggestion to the managers OF
the Worlds Fair. II is TO construct mine
800 feet deep beneath the Fair grounds,
and line its shaft and levels with speci-
mems of American mineral products. 1t
would serve as a unique rival to the EifIel
tower.
The Supreme Court has ordered the
release Of Peter Breene, who was to be
tried for receiving interest on public money
while State Treasurer. The decision is
based on the fact that the law under which
Breene was to be tried was defective be-
cause this provision was not mentioned in
the title as required by the constitution.
The Franklin mine Oh Aspen noun
tain has been compelled to shut down, for
n time at least, by an enormous flow OF
water encountered in that property Thurs
day night. Al the present time there is
nearly 500 feet OF water In the shaft, and
it is still pouring down like young Mag
ara. The lower workings are completely
flooded and the pumps are drowned out.
A dispatch from Fort Lewis states
that Ordnance Sergeant Dana was acct
dentally shot and killed while engaged In
cleaning Calling gun Of which he had
charge. They had been practicing with
the gun and by some oversight cartridge
has been left in. Sergeant Dana was
good soldier, and Ia August would have
completed thirty years continual service
A worthless drunkard, John Win
sted, living Mt ouray, sho, anu killed his
wife and himself last Tuesday. His wife
has supported him and their two children
by work, and in addition was compelled to
give him money for whisky. While drunk
last Friday he cndcayorei To make her let
him have lite money that she had left
from the sale Of furniture, and upon her
refusal she was killed,
An accident occurred In the Geyser
mine ut Silver Ciin last Thursday. Seven
1--we and one. half foot holes In the south
drift had been loaded with thirty five
sticks OF giant powder and six men had
boarded the cage ut the 80. foot station and
had given the bell signal to "hoist men,
but Just US the cage started, all OF the
shots exploded, throwing hugo rocks like
grgpc and canister at the cage, u distance
Of over 30 feet, William Shaener's left
leg was broken half way below the knee,
ana William whytc's ankle Joint was
badly fractured. The others were bruised
but no, seriously, II seems that the holes
had been overloaded.
Tho Grand Junction Star says:
MoIc interest 10 being taken In fruit eul.
turc than ever before In this valley. The
principal cause OF this Is because II Is now
well knawn that fruit raising will pay.
Six years OF trial has proved this without
n doubt II is also well known that prices
for fruit will always rulo high. Here Ia
the only section Of tho State where peaches
can bc successfully raised. A market OF
tho whole State Is therefore open for the
product The demand will DO great mud
tho competition will be lcssened by the
distance Of the only competing points In
Utah. Water is abundant There is no
danger OF scarcity. And the climate
especially durlng tho winter months, 10 all
that could bo desired.