The state herald., 1892-01-08
WESTERN NEWS NOTES.

dard OF wages, has decided tho basis
for brakeman's wages shall be 75 per
cent. OF the wages paid conductors.
The biggest days record for Rock
Springs In Its coal output was tho End,
when 2G9 cars or 6,092 tons Of com.
mercial and company coal were lbadcd.
In addition, there were ninety-on
cars from outside mines. The week
wns the largest on record, over 1,700
cars being loaded and shipped out
during the week.
Superintendent p. II. Thombs, OF
the Colorado insane asylum at Pueblo,
has filed his annual report for 1891
with Governor Routt, The number oil
inmates January 1, 1892, is 900, an
increase Of l6 over the number re-
naming on the same date the year
preceding. The expense OF sustaining
the house for the year. the inmates
probably averaging about 2S2, was
S5l, ,673.3S. The per capita is about
$ls3 per year.
Denver Markets. Eggs--25@29c,
Butter-Jersey creamery 29@S4; dairy
zee; Hay--new upland Sls(d$l4, Sec
ond bottom $o.0o@$l0; alfalfa $500:
Wheat-$l.S0 p 100 lbs; Oats-$l.07
9$l.l5; New potatocs-65c "a 75c
q 100 TBS; Cattle-cholce steers $3.50
ld$3.20. good to choice cows $l.75(9
S2.l5. native feeders. 81. .90GG$2. Is.
Hogs-cholce 81. GOA $3. 70; Sheep
choice muttons shorn $3. 25(6$S so,
common and feeders 81. 26G9$2.50.
There is living on the west side OF
Colorado Springs family, Colonel
Perry and wife, with family of
twenty-four children. At the first
four births, four at time; at the
next two births, three Mt time; at the
next, twins, making in all twenty-four
in the family. Mr.. Perry is So years
OF age and his wife 40. The Oldest
children are 2l, and tho youngest 4.
He is colonel receiving big pay and
was wounded at Wounded Knee. He
received several serious wounds and
one side Is paralyzed. His eldest boy
has already received military honors.
There are twenty boys and four girls,
all living and healthy. The family
has peen living here about five months
having come from Mississippi where
he still owns sugar plantation.
Four miners employed ON the Ute
mine, at Lake City, Colo, met with
an accident Wednesday morning at .
o'clock. A shot which was put in
Christmas, but failed to go oil, explod-
ed when the men resumed work. Gus
Kochen was hurt the worst, receiving
an ugly cut on the left side. His right
foot was mashed and considerably cut
in numerous places. He died at $3.50
O'Clock. Tony Mayo. working near
him, was hit with several pieces OF the
flying rock, and his face is in fright
full condition. lie will lose both OF
his eyes. Jacob jacobson and Nc
Ginnis Norherg, who were working
under the place where the accident
occurred, were also cut in several
places about the head, but are not SER
iously injured.
The United States Supreme Court
has rendered n decision In the long
pending case OF Andrew Potter against
the county commissioners OF Chafrce
County. II is one OF numerous oasoG
Involving the legality Of county bonds
1os1u1 up0a - authority q shc tUos-
tfopvgMlsslonefs, and Was appealed
EWue84euH stgqI19 6eo1f1bn 'of lhe
UhttSd Dtascs Circuit Court OF Colo
RADIO. which decided against the coun-
ty. The total amount directly repre-
scntcd In the suit was 1868 Tho
suit was brought by Potter on interest
benring coupons attached to bonds OF
$1,000 each. issued In 1882. The
county's defense was that the bonds
were not authorized by the vote OF the
| qualified electors of the county, and
they were not issued by authority. the
board having no jurisdiction. The
county also claimed that the bonds
were issued In violation OF the State
constitution limiting the Indebtedness
OF counties. The Supreme Court
holds that the county was stopped
from pleading the constitutional llmi.
tation. that at the time OF the issue oi
the bonds the county was bonded to
the full limit authorized by tho consti.
tuition. Consequently, 1t confirms the
decision OF the Circuit Court and give.
judgment to Potter.
Three prisoners escaped from tn,
county jailht Cheyenne Thursday eve.
ming. One OF them is William Kingen
noted Nebraska cattle thief. An.
other Is Charley Miller. who murdered
two men In box car nt the eastern
cdgcof this county In September. 1890.
The last is n colored man named John.
son, who was being held by the Uni.
ted States authorities for giving
whiskey to the Indians on tho Sho.
shono reservation. Tho county laIl
consists OF lurgc steel cage sct In the
middle OF an oblong room. Within
this cage Is corridor which runs on
three sides OF the square. ana Into this
inner corridor nll the cell doors open.
This Inner corridor Ii reached by u
single door. Al $3.50 Thursday ovo.
ming Deputy Sheriff Griili,h. II sllmly
built young mnn. stood beside this
door, whiloa trusty named Parker
collected tho supper dishes from the
various cells. When Parker made
his second trip he was followed by
klnggon. who suddenly rushed pas,
him onto Griffith. That young man
wns not armed. but threw n lock n,
him with great violence. This missed
Kingcn; but landed with discouraging
force upon the abdomen OF tho trusty.
who loat interest In the proceedings
for some time thereafter. kingcn n,
once grapplcd with Griffith. but he
wigglod out Of his clasp and ran "a
the door opening into the hall. where
ho yelled for holp through tho peep.
hole. klugen wns soon upon him
ngnin md brought him 10 tho ground.
Miller and johnson had by this time