The Delta independent., 1891-02-10
STATE NEWS.

towns Oh the State.
Justin Babey, of Aspen, committed
suicide the ether night. lie was a victim
of faro.
A mass Of wonderfully rich ore is
reported to have been found in the Mollie
Gibson mine at Aspen.
A coal mine at New Castle caught
lire the other day. The mine was sealed
up and water turned in.
car load OF -four has been sent to
tho destitute people in eastern Colorado
by tho good people Of LcngInont.
Rev. Robert Mcintyre. the we'll
known Chicago preacher. has been called
TO the pulpit OF the Trinity Methodist
Church, Denver.
The Il A. X. and p. o. S. OF A. have
secured the introduction in the legislature
of n bill TO provide flag for every school
house in the State.
Clark w. Hatch, who was tried last
year for numbering his uncle in the eastern
part of this State, IS now under arrest in
Connecticut, for forgery.
Four miners were killed by snow
slide near Ouray on the sth. They wosc
on their way to bring in miner who was
killed by an explosion.
County commissioners from eigh-
teen counties OF the State met in Denver
on the Goth to recommend TO the lcgi.,a-
turc needed legislation on various subjects.
The saloon men OF the State are
making efforts 10 have the legislature re-
peal the law forbidjing the locating of
saloons within 5oo feot OF churches or
schools.
The Aspen mine is now employing
7l'5 men. The output has been increased n
little and is now nearly up to the old
figures, the weekly shipments footing up
to go tons.
Among the schemes for new cOun-
ties which will be presented before the
ogisia,ure is project TO separate North
Park from Larimer County, making
new county out OF the PARK.
The people OF Fort Morgan were
startled on Tucaday morning by the re
port tha; Mrs. Thomas Bennett, wife OF
the foreman OF the home section OF the
Union Pacific railroad, had that morning
taken her own life, which report proved
oniy too true. She had been sick for
some time
The sundry civil appropriation bill
which was reported To the House OF Con-
rress Tuesday includes an item Of sl0s 600
TO complete the public building nt Denver
Amounts heretofore appropriated for this
work were as follows: $4,000 in 1855
$4,000 in 1886, e., 900 in isSs, $4,000 In
lss9 and $4,000 for the fiscal year ending
1899.
Two freight trains on the Colorado
Midland collided about three miles above
Granite at au early hour Sunday morning,
causing quite n wreck, and resulting In
the killing OF Fireman Edward Brouse and
slightly iniuring several others. 1t ap-
pears that both trains were running a,
full speed at tho time OF the accident, and
when tho engines collIdcd u terrible
smash up occurred.
The Leadvillc police caught n, man
the other day who had large n .mbcr NJ
skeleton keys. The officers We Mt On his
room and found an immcns' ouao,l,y ,f
stolen goods Of every desc ..ptiou. Thor,
were gold watches, chnir -. diamond studs
md rings, white sh' .r,s. uuderolo,hcs
boots aud shoes, eigl teen suits of clothes
several full dress .ults and In fact every
conceivable aru' 40 from .ady's thimblc
TO nTes'amcn'. On the bed wcrc fourteen
pair OF the ncst California blankets. Tho
man, Ada a Fischer, is n professional OF
great nh ,li,y.
a rather remarkable sentence was
pr ,noupccd by Judge Player at Pueblo tho
',thcr day, Lem Swanis was sentenced TO
fourteen years IN the pcnitentiary for per-
Jury. Swank was charged with wilful
murder Mt tho last term of tho District
Court but was acquitted, the possession OF
a watch belonging TO tho murdered man
being explained by his swearing that he
received 1t from Julia Sullivan, with
whom ho loft town tho evening utter the
murder. Hc was thon arrested for per-
Jury and convicted, tho proprietor Of tho
Enterprise Hotel in Salt Lake City prov
ing that Julia was in his employ us din
ing room girl At the time OF the murder.
There was n terrible explosion In
the Willcy tunnel of tho White Quail MT
Kokomo at an early hour Thursday morn
ing. William Young and John Anderson
were instantly killed, their bodies being
horribly mutilnted. John johnson, John
Mcleod and VIII Grain were badly in
jurcd. VIII Grain, tho trammcr, states
that ho brought thirty sticks OF giant into
the mnc and that ho distributed II amon,.
tho men. Just as thcy wcro charging the
explosion occurred. Whether drop from
the candle, or somc ono stepping on
stick OF giant caused tho explosion will
never bo known. Tho explosion was
terrific, und 1t Is a wondcr that oil OF tho
mon wcro not killed outright Grain wae
only thrco foot from tho mon who were
killed, but ho was partly protected by u
cribbing. Tho explosion occurred In tho
700-fooi Lowell.
Last spring the people OF Longmont
voted $780, 900 In bonds to construct tho
now water system, trusting tho city conn
Gil would uso only as much rs needed, aud
IL used only half tho amount voted. This
il believed TO be one of the first cases on
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