The state herald., 1891-09-25
WESTERN NEWS NOTES.

Pixies Peak has carried 5000 people
this season.
Dennis Sullivan, a blacksmith, per-
ished In the burning jail at Rico last
week. II is supposed that he fired
thc building himself.
The apples and pears that load tho
fruit trees at Elitch's Gardens near
Denver, proves conclusively to east
ern visitors that Colorado is good
fruit growing state.
The fifteenth annual convention Of
the American Humane Association
will be held in Denver, beginning
October 8. This is the first meeting
ever held west OF the Mississippi
river.
The International Geological Asso-
citation, represented by nearly hun
dred eminent scientists, has been
taking view of the West and exam
lining Its geological formation. They
were Hospitality entertained in Utah
and Colorado.
A special election WAS held at
Brighton on the 2lst ut which the city
ordinance for water franchise was
submitted to the voters. The ordi-
nance was passed by an almost unan-
imous vote, there being only two
votes in the negative. The plant will
be put in at once.
w. H. Moore, n Denver boot and
shoe man, has established a sanitar-
ium AT his mineral springs, seventeen
miles east OF Denver. This water
has caused a great deal OF attention
from the chemists and physicians OF
this country and Europe, as 1t is un-
like any other yet discovered.
There are 17O inmates in the Colo
rado industrial school The farm at
tached to the school has proved
most useful adjunct, both as to profit
on the work and us an advantage in
educating the boys in farm and gar
deu affairs. The crops have been
very good and afford II great variety
Of food.
Denver Markets. Eggs-2O123c;
Butter-Jersey creamery 90. dairy
loo; Hay-new upland $l2@sl3, Sec
ond bot ON 49Cd*l0; alfalfa $500:
Wheat-$l.35 z 100 lbs; Oats-Sl.03
9$l.l0; New potatoes-$70c(dSl.75
p 100 TBS; Cattle-choice steers $3.50
,9$2.s0, good hav-fed cows $l.75@
$500. native feeders. $2.00d$2.50;
Hogs-choice $5. lO(dS5. 40; Sheep
choice mutton 81. 75G9s 81. 90, common
feeders 81. 25G$2.5o.
A colored man by the name of Will
liam Collins has brought n suit at
Salt Lake against the Salt Lake Thea
ter Company. claiming $1,000 dam
ages. Collins alleges that on June
2 last he purchased ticket to a
performance in the theater, and when
in his seat an usher came and ordered
him out. He maintained that his
rights under the fourteenth amend
ment and the civil rights law entitle
him TO these privileges.
Baron Noraenskiold, the Swedish
baron who has boen shipping relics
from the Cliff Dwellings in Colorado
TO Sweden. has been arrested on the
charge OF removing this property
from the Ute Indian reservation. The
charge was preferred by Indian Agent
Bartholomew. A hearing was had
before Justice Newcomb at Durango
and he was placed under $1,000
bonds for his appearance on October
2 to answer to the United States
court on the charge Of violating his
passport privileges. An attempt will
be made TO prevent the relics from
leaving New York.
The Colorado board Of equalization
had a meeting Saturday afternoon.
The levy made for state purposes is
as follows: General revenue funds,
2 ll-30 mills, mute and blind asylum.
l-6 OF mill; Colorado university. -5
OF mill; agricultural college. l-6 ol
l mill; Insane asylum, l-5 OF l mill;
stock inspection, l-l5 OF mill; cap
itol building. OF mill; normal
school, l-G OF / mill; military poll
tax. 81; state school OF mines, l-6 oI
mill. On motion OF Secretary Eator
levies in excess OF the general levy
were made for the discharge OF tn,
Ute war debt, OF mill; TO pay in
terest on the capitol building bonds
2-l5 OIL mill.
A New York dispatch says; Tn,
report o! mn alliance between tn,
Atchison. Topeka 4 Santa Fc and tn,
Denver and Rio Grande railway com
panies has received official coniirma
tion In this city. The Atchison oil
cials to-day t,he l7,h) stated that 1
was true that an alliance had beer
formed between the two companies
They gave information very grudg
ingly. and declared that nU consoli
dalton or lease had been consum
mated. This. II was admitted. wa,
partially due TO the iact that the law
OF the State OF Colorado prohibited
coalitions. A close traffic agreement
however. Is conceded TO have beer
entered into. The Information from
the Offices here was confirmed by re-
ports from Chicago.
Chairman Coppcll OF the board O
directors oi Tue Nio Grnndc road wa,
interviewed by u reporter for the Den
yer Republican the other day. and un
bosomod himself ns follows: 9Th,
rond Is In most excellent condition
and mos, superbly equipped. but We
for all that, would like 10 have div,
idend once In n while. There is nc
sort Of doubt but the recent manage.
ment run the road more In the inter
es,s Of Colorado. but especially o
Denver. than those OF the stockhold
ers No, the new president and gen
eral manager will not bc Colorado
men. II we scloe, Denver man W,
would have but n repetition OF the oil,
policy. with only tho old result. 1
we took man from amy other Colo
rndO city The nav mun would narhnn