The state herald., 1891-07-24
STATE NEWS.

drowned without their knowing 1t.
Professor James II. Hayes of Win
field, Kansas, has been elected assistant
principal OF the State Normal School.
A severe hail storm swept over the
eastern part OF Larimer county on tho
10th. Some farmers lost nearly all their
crops,
A Denver workman tried to open n
can of powder the other day with pick
axe, and succeeded, He and three others
were badly burned.
The commissioners OF Park county
have offered 81 200 reward for the detec-
tion and conviction of the murderer Of the
two Swedes found killed on the road.
win n. Thatcher, OF Pueblo, grad
uated from Yale few weeks ago and
with party of companions went to Eu-
rope. He was taken sick and died sud
denly at Chester, England.
Stephen ". Dorsey is in the state
in the interest Of syndicate OF capitalists
who propose to buy up the canals now
being fought over by Y. c. Henry and the
Travellers Insurance Company. 1t is
understood that the plan Is sure Of sue
cess.
Joseph Hayden, a colored gambler
OF Manitou, was shot and instantly killed
by another coored man named Henry
Maupin al little after midnight Monday.
The shooting was clearly in self-defense
and after an inquest Maupin was released
by order Of the coroner and district at
torncy,
A bulletin issued by the census
office shows that Colorado has eighty seven
paupers in almshouses, as against forty
one in 1850. This is the ratio of 2ll
paupers to a million inhabitants. OF tho
poor supported wholly at their homes or
In private families, Colorado is shown to
have thirty five as against one In 1850.
As train from Silverton APP
preached the large trestle work two miles
from lockwood the other day all that met
the gaze of the engineer was smoking
ruins, fire having consumed the entire
length. While no definite knowledge has
been obtained as to the origin of the FIRE,
II is believed TO have Ignlted from sparks
from an engine that passed over the bridge
short time before.
Denver Marko,s-Eggs l7G2lc;
But,er-Jcrsey creamery 23c, dairy l3c;
Hay-new upland sl5.ooasla0O. second
bottom sl2.0Oasl6,00, alfalfa $500; Wheat
$3.50 y 100 lbs; Oats-sl.is@sl.o5; New
Potatoes -sl5OaSl.76 . 100 MS; Cattle
choice steers g. OOGf 81. 40, ,goodhay fed cows
si,sO@ S2.75, native feeders sa.20as2. rs; (;
Hogs-choice s5Oi@s5. 80. Sheop-choice
muttons sS25@s3s5; common feeders,
s2.25@s2.50
The Board of State Capitol Mana
gers met Thursday and the plans in detail
Of the dome Of the building were submit,
ted, approved and signed by the governor
aud Secretary Leuders. The masonry yet
to be built upon the tower as IL stands is
seventy three feet and upon this the dome
will be erected, The whole building will
be SO far completed in eighteen months
that some Of the departments will be opcr
atod from the interior OF that structure.
The attorney general has decided
that Collier & Cleveland cannot receive
,hair clam nf 81 300 for uriniinc the state
engineers report The printing was or.
dered by a concurrent resolution OF the
last legislature aud the opinion is that the
money should not be paid or such docu-
mcnt The opinion defines clearly the
difference between Joint and concurrent
resolutions and will put an end to the
practice of using these documents US a
law. TIE opinion will also be used as n
refusal TO pay the same firm for printing
the superintendent Of public Instructions
report, which has already been issued.
A Las Anlmas correspondent OF the
Denver Noes says: "Thc Bent county
wool clip, amounting to about 10000
pounds, was purchased OF the various
sheep mon here yesterday. The purchaser
was II. Holihuson OF Colorado Springs,
who has bought this season over s,OO1, 900
pounds Of wool. Tue wool this year is
generally very light aud clean, and II sold
for a better price than was paid last year
the Bent county clip this year being worth
something over 5000. II. c. Abbott.
aud Crane * Abboits clip will together
amount toaboutt to sO,Oo1 pounds, and Scot,
Bros, the next biggest producers, will
have about 5000 pounds.
Chancellor Snow of the Kansas Uni.
ycrslty, who was sent by the State Board
Of Agriculture TO Investigate the grass
hopper plague in Eastern Colorado, ro.
ports as follows from Arriba, Colorado.
"siy observations confirm my preyiou.
opinion that the Rrasshoppors now infest-
Ing a portion Of Eastern Colorado will no,
invade Kansas. II is not the destructive
Rocky Mountain locust which devastated
Kansas In ls;t aud l,'i, bnta native
species Of the plains, the long winged
species, Tbis insect Is dcyourlng tho for
age grasses OF this vicinity. but leaves en-.
tirrly unharmed tho numerous corn field.
In the infested area, one or two good
rains will repair the damage done TO the
ranFos.n
There was another terrible wreck
on the Midland Wednesday, thi, tlme ia
Ute Pass II was freight, consisting of
twelve ears aud a caboosc, all loaded with
orc and bullion. Whom going down the
Pass below Cascade the air brakes refused
To work. and the train ran away. Just a,
the south Of tunnel No there is very
sharp curve that ends In the north Of tho
tunnel, aud here the ouFine Jumped the
track and struck the eaat side OF the tun
mel II glanoinR blow and then turned aud
stood nearly across tho tunnel The ton
der pitched upon end against the engine
aud eleven OF the ears were stacked up Ia
a heap iity feet high. The hrcman, Jas.
Wilson, was instantly killed. and Morrl,
Moore, the engineer, was burned 10 death