The state herald., 1891-12-11
WESTERN NEWS NOTES.

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The trial OF DIR. Graves for tn,
murder Of Mrs. Barnaby is In r-o
gress at Denver.
There Is considerable hard feeling
In Northern Wyor.lng due TO con
tinued and opeu cattle stealing.
A cutting affray is reported from
Watkins. Colorado, in which white
man named Doyle was carved up by Q
negro.
Mora, the Mexican convicted o
numbering two Swedes near Fairplay,
has been sentenced to be hanged
Christmas week.
1t is estimated that 100000 head o.
cattle will be shipped to Montana
from New Mexico during the winter
to be fattened for market.
John Tisdale while returning to his
home in northern Wyoming the other
day was shot and killed by an un
known assassin. 1t is claimed by
some that he was cattle rustler.
A young man OF Delta was married
to girl under IS years OF age the
the other day and was promptly put
In jail for abduction, but finally paci.
fed tho relatives and gained his free
dom.
Judge Rising Of Denver sent Fred
W. Bell 70 Jail for contempt because
while being examined for jury service
he declared that he would believe the
papers before he would believe the
testimony In court.
The official vote in tho recent elec.
tion for chief justice OF Colorado wa:
as follows: Helm, Republican, 49,.
317; Goddard, Democrat, 3O,36l
Croxton, Peoples. 6,3s4. The capi
tol bonds were carried by n majority
Of 21 200.
One Of the convicts u. work on the
State ditch attempted suicide by throw
ing himself on blast which was al
most ready to explode, but was pulled
AWAY by two men in time to preven
him from being blown to pieces, II,
said he was tired of life.
One OF tho peculiarities Of New
Mexican justice got its work in at La.
Cruces during the last term Of court
A Chinaman went up for thirteen
years for killing man In self de.
Tense. while u negro got twelve year:
for beating q man with club, just fol
fun.
1t is expected that a petition wi!
be forwarded to Washington askinl
that the law establishing the Pike.
Peak National PARK shall contain 0
proviso permitting projecting fol
mineral and that all rights under tn,
mining laws shall apply to the park a.
to all other lands within the state.
The Wray Touring mill is completed
and was formally opened on the LIST
A great gathering OF the people mani.
tested the interest taken in the enter.
prise by all our citizens. The mil
has n capacity Of sixty barrels per
day, and the machinery is all OF the
latest and most improved roller pro
cess.
A dispatch from Florence says
Mrs. Herman Amundson, while her
husband, who is san oil-well driller, was
working on an artesian well at Ridg.
way, deserted her home In Florence,
running away with another man, tax.
ing three small children with her. A
desperate effort will be made to get
the children back.
A resolution was unanimously
adopted by the board OF trade In Santa
Fc asking Congress to amend the alien
act SO us to permit foreign money to
be invested in the mines OF the terri.
tories. and copy OF the resolution
was directed 10 be sent TO Delegate
Joseph with a request that he lay II
before Cong ress.
S. A. Phipps, postmaster at Floris-
SAINT, has issued call for convention
OF postmasters OF FL Paso county to
meet at the Alamo Hotel. Colorado
Springs. December 10. The object OF
the convention is TO make provisions
for uniform action In attempting to
secure better salaries for postmasters
In fourth-class Offices and TO appoin,
state delegates.
Denver Markets. Eggs-26a3oc;
Butter-Jersey creamery 2J(d37: dairy
22c; Hay-new upland fl3(dtli. sec.
ond bottom ts9t9; alfalfa $500,
wheat-$l.So = 100 fbs; oats-$i. .0S
(del 10; New potatoes-65c "a 75e
q 100 Ms; Cattle-choicc steers a.. sc
| td&2.76, good to choice cows fl.75(d
e2.O0. native feeders. tl.90(d$2.l5
Hogs-choice Is. 500 81. .65; Sheep
choice muttons shorn t3. 256d 81. so,
common and feeders t2. 25as2.5o.
State Treasursr Carlilc has received
$50, ,653.03 rs interest on tho state
funds deposited In banks for tho ten
and one-half months during which he
has held office. All OF this sum i.
placed to the credit of tho state
where, us II Is presumed. II WIS pock
eted by previous state treasurers.
This sum represents interest on de
posits ranging from 1850. 900 to a..
100000. whilo the previous admins
trations had on deposit all the wa,
from ts57. 200 to q, ,l79.ooO.
A strike Is on Mt the Colorado Goa
and Iron Company's mines In Crested
Butte. The company ordered n II
per cont red.c;ion on day hands ant
10 cents per ton for digging coal
which would be G5 cents per ton In
stead OF rs cents. Tho reduction wa,
TO take effect December /. md Tues.
day morning. when 1t was TO TAX,
effect, nobody went TO work. Every.
thing Is pcaceablo and quiet, and tn,
men seem determined. while tho com
pany claim that they cannot pay tn,
old rates and compete with othci
mines In tho state. and say the mine
will be shut down sooner, than yield
Tho majority OF the workmcn mr.,
Austrians and Italians.
1t has leaked out that tho regents o
the university have offered tho pres
| ilenCv of thu Institution IN Draf.aaa,