The Lamar register., 1891-06-06
STATE NEWS.

T NJ tSheret, iiNiue hpsi AAtsiS-
ton, was gored to death.oy bull on the srd.
The people OF Monte Vista have
donated SIS, 900 toward the Soldiers Home.
Memorial Day exercises are re-
ported from nearly all the towns Of the
State.
Aburglar. while attempting to enter
a house in Denver the other uight was
fatally wounded.
Two Leadvllle men are in jail as
result.or holding people up on country
road just for u Joke,
Traius on the Pixies Peak road are
running to the half way house, and will
probably get to the top by July /,
james Cummins of Trinidad has
been arrested, charged with various
swindiing schemes in connection with land
deals.
silas Elliott, charged with the MUIR
der of young Kernedy in jefferson county,
has been released by the justice of the
peace.
Colorado has II total mileage OF
more than II, 900 miles of ofirrigating ditehes
actually constructed, embraced iR the
$500 bitches of record in the state.
The United States fish commission
employees from the Evergreen hatchery
from the Twin Lakes a number OF native
trout To use US breeders at the hatchery.
Four prisoners escaped from the
Leadville iail the other night They made
their exit into the outer world through
wall eighteen inches thick, and so quietly
did they do their work that not u sound
disturbed the stiffness of the night or
alarmed the jailers The prisoners
worked steadily and succeeded in making
q hole sixteen inches high and fourteen
inches wide, through which they escaped
Some months ago an Italian named
Artengo Falvo was arrested by the mar
shal OF La Juuta for drunkenness and was
placed in the city ealaboose The night
was cold, and there was no fire. In the
morning it was found his feet was frozen.
de sued the city for 1000 damages. A
Jury has awarded him damages to the
amount OF $500
\ wood-chopper named Ridner,
working at Woody, station on the Mid
land road west OF Leadville, met with an
accident which, in all probability, will
terminate fatally. He was Telling large
tree and mlscalculatea the depth OF his
cut. Suddenly the tree fell and carried
Ridner to the ground with 1t. As quickly
as possible he was extricated from the
horrible situation aud carried in dying
condition into au adjoining house.
The Supreme Court has decided
that the Court OF Appeals is L legally con-
stituted tribunal The opinion holds that
the appellate Jurisdiction of the Court Of
Appeals is extended to all civil cases, no
matter whether involving more than
$500 or not, and 10 ali criminal cases not
capital. Its decisions, however, in cases
civil or criminal, aside from those particu-
lafly mentioned, are renewable in the
Supreme Court by appeal and by writ Of
error.
There was :. terrible accident in the
Atlantic aud Pacific tunnel above Silver
Plume on the 39ih. Four men, Harry
| Taylor, William Coughlin, s. Richardson
and John Mulhoiland, were killed. They
weree,nployed at the breast of the tanne,
| in loading holes. AL of the four men
named were literally blown to fragments
| by premature explosion of nearly 100
| pounds of dynamite. How the blast was
tired, what peculiar circumstances caused
the awful fatality will never be known.
If the mountain forests are de-
Stroyed by fire or axe, the SHOWS which
were wont to find Judgement in them will
then be carried on by the wind, eyaporat-
| ing them to such extent as to far over
balance any consumption of moisture in
| the support OF forest life. Under the action
| of wind, the earth is soon Invested of its
light soil, and the exposed gravel and sand
become compact, hard and dry, shedding
the spring rains like the roof eff house.
| The springs cease 10 flow and ravines dry
| up. The results are sudden and unusual
floods, sending volumes of water into the
valleys without notice and beyond control
with existing facilities,-Fisld and Farm.
l. " ednesday morning at an early
hour burglar entered house on Carbon
ate hill, Leadville, occupied by man
| named Burke Ihe noise he made in
| endeayoring to raise the sash aroused Mr..
Burke, who quietly stationed himself in
a corner of the room and awaited further
developments. The window soon yielded
TO the efforts OF the intruder, and he
stepped cautiously into the room. Burke
picked up chair and strucl, him a terrific
blow with it, but nothing dnunted, the
| burglar faced about aud fought like q
tiger. After furious struggle Burke
was overcome and flung to the floor, the
burglar escaping through the window AS
q reminder of the fray Mr.. Burke has
pair of blackened eyes and a severe cut on
his left hand.