The Delta independent., 1891-06-03
STATE NEWS.
Salida suffered from a big fire on
the 25th,

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man near Eaton on the 25th, crushing his
leg.
Silas p. Elliott kas been arrested
for the murder OF young Kennedy west of
Morrison last week.
The Rio Grande Southern has given
the Colorado Coal and Iron Company an
order for 700 miles Of steel rails.
A party of men narrowly escaped
drowning, while trying to cross Boulder
Creek the other dag, a water spout having
raised the water.
Harley Mccoy, who killed Captain
Hawley at Denver last winter, was found
guilty Of murder In the second degree by
. Greeley Jury.
A young white mau was robbed by
colorcd women In Denver bagnio last
Wednesday. He was drugged BY them
and died q short time afterward.
Hugh Lambert. ranchman living
not far from Montrose was severely
wounded by Endsley, a man with whom
he has had trouble before, Edasiey having
been shot BY Lambert
A Denver man who Ia morphine
hend has been under treatment at tho
county hospital Of late. The other night
he made bis escape and walked home going
clear ACROSS the city wrapped in tho bed
cloths that he had carried away.
Sheep are assessed in San Miguel
county at Sc cents head, Phillips county
IT " cents, Ouray at % cents, Monucso
at q. Delta at 81, Mesa at IA, La Plata
At s. and Dolores county at ed.66 head.
Dolores assesses cattle at ti8.sl a head and
Ia Plata st isis head.
Tin Cup is out OF debt; has nearly
t100 in her treasury and besides paying
her usual expenses during the past year,
has purchased complete hook and ladder
truck in Chicago costing over ecoo. Also
q new bell and had several wells dug in
different parts Of tho city and are now
Considering the question Of putting In .
regular system Of water works, thero
being . ANAL lake Just back Of tho city, IL
could be done NJ no great cost.
John Kennedy. son Of George o.
Kennedy, was murdered nj I O'Clock SAT-
urday afternoon ~ Bradford junction,
Jefferson county, twcnty-,hrcs miles west
OF Morrison. The murderer sho:, from
ambush. He fired Winchester rife.
Tho ball crashed through young Kcnne-
dy's brain, entering the left temple and
passing out on the other sidc OF the head.
The murdofcr was not aecn, and II may be
dinicuit to designate him, although suspi-
cion fssters upon . nelghbor who has
QUAR- cicd with the elder Kennedy.
Another terrible accident occurred
In the Ivsnhoe tunnel few days ago. A
gang Of men under tho immediate super
vision Of Morris Donovan and his Assis-
tant, Adolf Kaufman, wcrc working an
air drill. Donovan was handling tho
drill snd Kaufman was standing near to
give him assistance when required. Back
OF them . group Of men. fifteen or twenty
in aumter, were standing. Donovan was
drilling for . shot, aud had nearly COM
picscd his task when the drill struck an
old charge which had failed 70 explode.
Instantly there was . terrific explosion
Donovan aud Kaufman werc blown To
fraxmsnta, and the dying debris seriousiy
injured several Of the men who were near
them, but none fatally.
An organized jail delivery occurred
at Telluride on the e4th. The occupants
Of tho county jail ovcrpowcrcd "trusty," /"
who was taking water into the cells.
Jsiler Captain Jack Purdue was standing
near the front door In . hallway, and SEQ
ing tho prisoners making for liberty,
called halt and tho men not stopping, he
commenced firing on thcm. Frank Smith,
in for larceny, was shot In the back. He
ran about 100 yards and fell. His wound
10 serious, but It IL thought hc will rccov-
or. Harry BlAkesley and Al Mckenzie
escaped 70 the hills, but were rccaptured
about 9 o'clock. Bfakcslcy was only
srrcsssd ten days ago At Gunnison for
stealing horses In this city last Novem Der
He 10 . hard character and . noted horac
thief In this district " 10 supposed he
laid the plan for the escape.
Adjutant General Kennedy has Is
sued circular letter addressed to county
trsasursrs regarding tho payment Of the
military poll tag. In II he sAys: "ln view
Of he fact that acting In spirit Of
patriotism, the Eighth General Assembly
of tho State Of Colorado granted largo
pensions 70 certain citizens Of said state,
and which pensions were made payable
out Of the military poll tax fund, you arc
most respectfully urged TO use extra dill
gencc in tho collection OF the military poll
TAX levy" The law in regard 70 dclin-
ouencies u ~ follows: ANY person
subject 70 military poll tax and refusing
and neglsctinR 20 pay the same on or bc-
fore tho first Of August In said year shsll
In considered dslinquent and hereafter
vuch unpaid tax shall draw interest ~ the
ksts OF ib per cent per annum. and II any
uerson shall neglect or fall 70 pay such
tax until aftcr tho 8oth day Of December
Of each year the county treasurer shall
make The same BY distrcss and sale Of The
psrsonal property Of such delinquent IN
The manner provided by law for the dis.
trsss and sals Of psrsonsl properly for IN.
paid tax."
Another sad tragedy occurred In
psuvsr on The s6th. 4 boy named Crow
ley allowed COW that hs was driving v
sst iutc gasdsu ssasd by IN Italian
named Toroliso. Tie Italian collarsd he
boy sad tAs latter called upon aons oshse