The Delta independent., 1891-06-10
STATE NEWS

Inc heV. d. II. Beardsley OF Love
land is travelling in Europe.
+. NJ. Pickerel. living near Little.
ton,was gored TO death.by bull on the 3rd.
The people OF Monte Vista have
donated s25, 500 toward the Soldiers Home.
/. Memorial Day exercises are re.
ported from nearly al the towns of the
State.
Aburglar, while attempting TO enter
a house in Denver the esother night, was
fatally wounded.
Two Leadville men are in Jail Us u
result of holding people up on country
road Just for joke.
Trains on the Pixies Peak road are
running to the half way house, and viii
probably get to the top BY July !.
James Cummins OF Trinidad has
been arrested, charged with various
nwindling schemes in connection with land
deals.
silas Elliott. charged with the mur-
der Of young Ker nedy in jefferson county,
has been released BY the Justice Of the
peace.
Colorado has total mileage OF
more than 1900 miles OF irriga,ing bitches
actually constructed, embraced in tie
$500 bitches Of record in the state.
The United States fish commission
employees from tho Evergreen hatchery
row In process OF completion, are taking
from the Twin LAKES a number OF native
trout 10 use as breeders at the hatchery.
Some months ago an Italian named
Ar,engo Falvo was arrested by the mar
sha! OF La Junta for drunkenness and WAS
placed In the city calaboose The night
was cold, and there was no fire. In the
morning ii was found his feet was frozen.
He sued the city for 5000 damages. A
amount Of 500.
A wood-choppcr named Ridncr,
working a. Woody, u station on the Mid
Land road west Of Leadville, me, with an
accident which. in all probability, will
terminate fatally lie WAS telling large
tree and misealculated the depth OF his
cut. Suddenly the ;reo fell and carried
kldner TO tho ground with II. As quickly
As possible he was cxtricaied from the
horrible situation and carried Ia u dying
condition In:o an adjoining house,
There was terrible acciden, In the
Atlantic and Pacific tuansl Rbovc Silver
Plume on the 30th. -Four men, Harry
Taylor, William Coaghiiu, J. Richard son
and John Mulhollsnd, were killed. They
were employed at tho breast of the tuune,
10 loading hoes. All OF the four men
named were literally blown 10 fragments
by proU.sture explosion OF nearly Iol
pounds Of dynamite. How the blast was
aroe, what peculiar circumstances caused
,ao awful fatality, will never be known.
II the mountain forests are de-
s,royod by fire or axe, the SHOWS which
were wont to lind Judgement in them will
then be carried on BY the wind, oyaporat-
ing them 10 such oStcn, Us to far over
balance any consumption Of moisture in
the support Of forest life. Under the action
OF wind, tho Garth is soon Invested of its
Light soil, and the exposed gravel and sand
become compact, hard and dry, shedding
tho spring rains like tho roof eli house.
The springs cease to dow and rayincs dry
up The results are sudden aud unusual
Hoods, sending volumes Of water into the
valleys without notice and beyond control
with existing facilities. Fieid and Farm.
Wednesday morning at nm early
hour a burglar entered house on Carbon
alto hill, Lcadvillc, occupied by man
named Burke. Tho noise he made in
endcarorlng 10 raise the sash aroused MIR.
Burke, who quietly stationed himself in
4 corner of tho room and awaited further
developments. The window soon yielded
TO tho efforts Of tho intruder, and he
stopped cautiously into tho room. Burke
picked up q chair aud struck him a terrific
blow with 1t, but nothing daun,ed, tho
burglar faced about and fought like a
tiger. After a furious struggle Burke
was overcome and flung to the foor, the
burglar escaping through the window. As
reminder OF the fray Mr.. Burke has y
pair OF biackcned eyes and severe cut on
. his left hand