The Delta independent., 1891-04-30
STATE NEWS.
Sara Bernhardt played La Tosca
and Fedora at Denver Oh the goth and 2lst.


Hon. Alvin Marsh has been appointJ
ed Judge of the District Court for
Arapahoe County.
A Central City miner fell down u
shaft q distance of seventy feet the other
day and received fatal injuries.
There are three horticultural socie-
ties In the Arkansas Yaliey-Canou City.
Pueblo and Rocky Fori. All arc doing
good work.
Prof. Paul Hanus OF the State Nor
NAL School has received high but de-
served compliment in being called TO the
chair OF pedagogy in Harvard College.
The body OF Charles Bedford was
found in a deserted mine near Leadyill5
last week, where IL had lain more than
year. IT is thought that he was murdered.
A very successful dog show was
held in Denver, beginning on the end.
The prizes given aggregated 81 800, aud
were competed for BY a large number of
fne dogs.
John Sweazey, young man ~
years OF age, and M Inspector in tho en-
ploy of the Colorado Telephone Company,
was killed by electricity at Denver on tho
a2nd. He was first shocked TO death. and
then roasted in midair By an electric light
wire which was underneath his body. He
had come in contact with 1t while in the
performance of his duty.
AT the breast OF the eastern end of
the Busk-Iyanhoe tunnel, /. .2co feet from
tho en,Unce, a mass OF solid rock, several
tons or more. fell from tho roof, instantly
killing John Carlson and severely in!ur-
ing Pa; McGowfn, John Matson, Frank
Timm and two other men. As quickly As
possible the unfortunate men were extri-
Gated from their terrible situation and
taken outside. IL was asserted by one OF
tho wounded men that proper attention
was not given 10 the condition Of the roof
at the breast
Governor Routt has received from
the comptroller OF the United States treas.
ury the following letter: "SIG-I have
tho honor TO state that the accoun, with
the State Of Colorado for the direct tax
apporiioned TO tho Territory o. Colorado
by act OF August 8. lsdi, has been credited
with the amount OF uncoliected tax, viz:
s,i5.32, which Is rcmit,ci by act OF March
=, 1891, and said aceoun. IL balanced aud
closed; also the account fer tho refund OF
the direct collected from Colorado has
this day been certified for payment and n
draft for 81, 1890 will be remittcd to
you by the United States treasurer Please
acknowledge tho receipt OF the draft to
this ofiicc.
Prof. n. b, Webb Was buried Tues
dao afternoon Ut Boulder. The large flag
at the Central school house hung at half
mast all day. Schools adjourned "a, 2:i5
o'clock. A large number OF children.
mainly those Of the eighth grade, attended
the funeral in body, each pupil carrying
tioral offering and n sprip OF evergreen,
and each one wearing Grape around the
urn. AL Of the teachers attended the
funeral. The pall.bearcrs were members
OF the school board Some OF the @. A. Il.
members were also out in uniform, for
Prof. Webo had been lieutenant in tho
army, and had al the time OF his death two
rebel bullets IN one arm, and had con-
trac,cd the disease OF consumption while
= prisoner at AndersonviiIc. The funeral
procession was very largo one and the
floral offerings many.
A frightful accident occurred Satur!
day morning az tho Cameron mine in
Aspen. whereby thrce men lost their lives
and two othors were wounded. The dead
arc Shaft Boss Ed. Reed. John Mahoney
and Tom Kennedy. T.. ID. Chilean was
seriously and Jack Williamson slightly
injured. Tho men were about TO fire "a
round OF twenty four holes, half in one
end OF tho station and half in the other
Chilean and Williamson had spittcd their
fuse and, turning around, saw tho other
men were having some trouble. They
went ever and spit two for them, then said
they had better get out us things were
getting dangerous. They then went and
repeated the warning twice more. Immc-
diatcly after tho third warning was
uttered the first sho, went OF and Chilean
and Williamson started TO climb tho in
cline. Chilean was hurt quite seriously In
the left side by flying rock and dirt. The
other three were killed by the explosion.
A disastrous conflagratiou almos,
totally destroyed tho extensive esta blish-
mcnt OF tho Davis -Cresswcll Manufactur-
ing Company, Denver. Mt 10 O'Clock last
Wednesday night The loss will reach
ti25,000, while an insurance of $40. 900
covers q portion Of the stock and building.
Al tho time Of the fire there was stock on
hand amounting to fully $4,000. The
loss will fall on twenty flvc or thirty
different insurance companies. The frc
engines were delayed BY mud and tho fire
had made considerable Roadway befor.
thcy arrived. Now and then tho thunder.
Of tne engines was oblitcrated by tho
tremendous noise OF falling machinery
crashing from ono floor to the other. A
dismal swlsh OF rising sparks and the
thrilling hum OF tho engines ensued again.
Al ono time II was seriously feared that
tho outer wall would topplc but the assur-
ance that II wns braccd with steel beams
bsnishcd this.
Superintendent Coy says that the
returns from the election for State
flower arc coming In slowly and .that It
will probably bo . month before tho re-.
suit will be definitely known. The IN
dicstions are, he thinks, however, that The
columbins will 10 the end show probably
10 per cent. Of the total vote. In Arapshos
county the average vote for the columbins