The state herald., 1891-11-13

consin.
The board OF directors OF the Den.
yer 4 Rio Grande met in New York
City last week and elected officers for
the ensuing year as follows: George
Coppell, chairman; i. I. Jefrery,
president and general manager;
stephen Little, comptroller; j. w.
Gilluly, treasurer; William Wagner,
secretary; L. o. Wolcott, general
solicitor; A. S. Hughes, general traf-
iic manager; G. W. Kramer. manager
OF the Denver Il Rio Grande Express
Company.
One OF the most valuable consign-
mcnts of freight that was ever trans
ported over railroad passed east
ward over the Rio Grande last week.
1t was special and consisted OF twelve
cars laden with tea, silk and merchan-
disc; its value was in excess OF ST.
100000. This rich shipment arrived
in San Francisco on Tuesday by the
steamer Rio de Janeiro, thirty days
out from Hong Kong, China, and is
consigned TO Boston and New York
merchants. 1t amounted TO 25S tons
in all. IA tons being raw silk, sixty
three tons of tea and tifty-one tons OF
general merchandise.
Brick" Pomeroy's projected At
lantic and Pacific tunnel is likely 10
figure in great deal now being talked
up. The Denver, Apex and Western
Railway Company are negotiating for
the use OF the tunnel. An agreement
is to be entered into providing the
tunnel company will finish 1t within
three years. The Apex Is to pay the
tunnel company 81 for each passenger
hauled through 1t and so cents on
each ton OF freight. With such an as.
surance from the Apex. the company
expects to be able to raise the money
for completing the tunnel, and the
Apex expects TO raise the money for
building the road.
The passengers on Salt Lake
street car had narrow escape one
day last week. The car was about
to cross the track OF the Utah Central
railroad when the motorman saw n
train approaching, but instead of put
ting on moro power he reversed his
motor, stopping the car right In the
center OF the track. and from there he
could not start II an inch one way or
the other. The passengers saw their
danger. began to scream and make a
precipitate exit through the door, but
before all were oil the platform the
locomotive struck the car and hurled
II with all on board into the air, Two
or three people were thrown some dis.
lance, but strange to say, none were
hurt. The cur was smashed to pieces
Rufus Smith. soldier In the regu-
lar army, who killed William Carter,
fellow private, at Fort Douglas last
September. has been sentenced TO
twenty-five years imprisonmentin In the
penitentiary. Tho dispute In which
Carter was killed arose over stakes In
u game ot poker. the amount in con-
troversy being only twenty cents.
Smith pleaded guilty to the charge,
but In extcnuation OF his crime claimed
they had both been drinking and that
he was insane nj the time from the ef-
fccts oil liquor. Judge Powcrcrs made
touching appeal to the court on be-
hall OF tho prisoner, but Judge Zane
could see no extenuating cirrum.
stances and his sentence was for the
full limit OF the law.
4 party OF three. consisting OF Sun.
erintendent Choate. Mr.. Hahn and
Mr.. Grossmeyer, and expert sent out
by the Denver and Florence Oil Com
pany, visited Pete Connclly's ranch 10
look Mt the oil and gas indications
there. A few minutes shovullng In
the loose soil is sufficient 10 strike tho
gas-bcaring strata, which discharges
gas In large quantities. A pit was
sunk and tho gas ignited with sutil.
cient force TO blow the operator out OF
the pit and sot his clothing on fire.
The Inspector seemed 10 be quite i'm.
pressed with what hc saw. Ii isare.
marknblc formation, and tho day il
sure 10 come when the land will be- OK .
eremely vnluable.-New Castle Non.
|2ayiei.
Miss Adel Jaramillo was murdered
In tho Whiting room OF tho depot at
l.ns Lunns, thirty miles south OF Santa
fo last Monday night. She and her
uncle. Joe Jaramlllo. were waiting
Tor the north bound Santa Fc passcn.
gor train which the young lndy was
going TO take for Denver. Colorado.
where sho wns 20 enter one OF the
schools. A Mexican young man was
noticed before her arrival 10 pass In
nnd out OF the waiting room. and jus,
nr thc lady was scnied on tho bench
with her back 10 tho window. he wns
hocn there and soon after n shot was
hrcd aud Miss Jnrnmillo fell TO tho
noor, expiring few minutes later,
,h deadly bullet entering hcr brain.
Tho night was exceedingly dark and
thc murderer escaped. II is believed
mat Tho tragedy wus committed by
Frank Romero. son OF tho Hon, j.
fincido Romero. n wealthy Democratic
politician OF NHrancia County, iIo
was desperately In love with tho young
'ndy. md, although but ls years Of
ngc' had asked her - marry him, bu,
hnd bccn refused.
Pete Daily. II iailor at Dcnvcr, got
drunk tho othcr night md shot nj n
man ho Ind quurrcllod with. Ho
missed him but hit two others, wound.
Ing them slightly.
A miner nnmcd william Mnddcrs
was killed In the Quocn Of the Ranch
mine nt Central City by the premature
explosion OF n blast. lie leaves n wife
aud three children.
Az Jcrrc llnutc md Brazil. IndInnn.
nll tho bitumlnous aud block coal
miners have agreed 10 strike for ton
'cnts por ton higher pny. Tho opcr.
i'ors have no coal on hand at present,