The Bessemer indicator., 1893-07-01
Colorado.

James Garrnhan has been appointed post
master at Aspen.
Adjutant General Tarsney has dropped the
signal corps from the State militia
The allotment of the annual appropriation
for the grming and equipment of the Colo
RADIO militia for the next year has been fixed
a; ssi,fs6, the same as for the present year.
For the Fourth of July the Rio Grandc
road will sell round "Trip tickets between all
| its stations in the state for one fare. These
tickets will be good from the 2nd to the tth.
Rev. Alexander Turnbul, pastor OF the H.
lyria Baptist Church, Will leave Denyer about
| August !, n order to undertake the duties of
assistant secretary OF the American Home
Mission Baptist Society, whose headquarters
are in Boston, Mass.
The RoeIy Mountain Ysi,s thinks q mass
meeting of the citizens of Colorado should be
held at Denver at once to consider the present
! financial condition. II says the railroads OF
the state should offer free transportation 10
all who viii attend.
Samuel p. Rose, well known real estate
man OF Denver, accidentally shot himself on
the night OF the 25th, and died almost iu-
SANITY. lie thought that he heard burglars
and went down stairs with a cooked revolver,
which In some way fell and caused his death
Timber fires on Bachelor mountain have
| broken out again. A number Of wooden der
| r.cks OF the Amethyst tramway were burned
on the 2sth and the bridges on the West
| Willow ore road were in danger. 1t viii take
| u E''iN " ati@ali INT ou tHi Aiith" hg
| Denvcr Market.-Egc., ranch isc, state
ljc butter, best creamery 23.a34c, dairy .0c
! az, upland baled sIl6tsl3. second bottom
sluGsil; alfalfa S7.00; wheat sjc; corn, bulk
7sc saekcd SIC; oats, Fills, sacked sl.2i;
| potatoes &. %; cattle, choice steers 81. 30
/ sFSiOO, cows 81 309s3C0, native feeders g.. 30
| (taS325: hogs, eho &C $500; spring chickens
| $500 81, oopcr doz; hens l2c
w. a. Woodruff started from Durango on
the 22nd on bicycle to ride to Chicago. He
T. 10 accomplish The distance within twenty
days or forfeit purse OF $500 given by the
| citizens of Durango. II successful ne will
| receive $50 extra from the Horseshoe club.
| lie has made records "a n long distance rider.
| He carries message from Mayor kephart to
Mayor Harrison.
II. Il. Cronk, OF Des Mo.ncs, Iowa. died
| lately. leaving an cs'atc valued at $4,000.
For three months search has been made for
\ the heir who has no. been found at Copper
Rock In the person Of W. II. Summers, who
has chnrge of the air compressorat the Jordan
tunnel. lie Is nephew of the late Mr.. Cronk
aud has left for Des Moincs 10 take possession
OF the valuable property,
Ed Holden being asked by wire by a New
| lorA. firm of brokers what the present out
/ look was In Colorado, replied "Insidc of
! sixty days i50 Coz men will be out OF employ
| ment. Five hundred thousand people viii be
| entering the verge OF starvation. We Win re-
| rIdiaic all our bonds and obligations due in
| the East as We have no money to even pay
/ the interest II will bring about new
/ Declaration of Independence and the estab-
lishment Of Il Western empire
The books Of the Pueblo water department,
which were stolen sometime ago, have been
found. Some carpenters found them under
| the floor Of n barn not far away from the Of
fee. The old management charged that the
new management got away with the books
after they found they were all right in order
that they might continue their cry OF crook
edness, and on the other hand the new man
gt haf rn titsfr
who were interested in the disappearance OF
the books. Disinterested parties are divided
in their opinions of the situation.
The Denver X Rio 6randc Railroad has
commenced 10 lay track from Crested Butte
TO lrwil and Euby-Anthracite. A work train
with boarding ears, also a number Of cars OF
steel arrived, and about four miles OF track
will be laid as quickly as possible. This
branch road Is eleven miles long, and it runs
to the Ruby anthracite coal mine, a new an
thraeitc coal mine that the Colorado Fuel IL
Iron Company Is opening up, with break
paclty of shipping 1850 tons of coal per day
The contractors, George Bell and Levy IL
Moore, are working over 700 men on the
grade. expecting to finish within two months
| The gradc on this branch Is the same for the
entire distance, not very steep, but gradual
upgrade.
Professor Qgick who was removed from his
position al the State Agricultural College, has
filed charges against j. s. McCIclland, mem
her Of the Board Of control, and +. j. Annls.
secretary OF the college. II l. alleged that
Mr.. McClclland has dcylated from the strict
path OF duty In issuing orders concerning the
care of the crops aud the animals Another
allegation Is that AIcCicliand bought some
/ apples and exhibited them at 4 county fare rs
the products Of his own orchard, drawing
! itpun them the first prize, IL is rected in the
frtiiion to Governor Waite that McClclland
iefunded the amount of this prize upon the
demands of the directors. Anns is involved
In charge OF connrlpg with McClelland Ia
pusttng Professor Quick on june 10. This
-entleman, who seems chiefly responsible for
| thc complaint, charges that Mr. Anns also
willfully falsied the records OF the college,
particularly In the proceedings by which he
was thrown out.
Milford Smith, employed by Silver, whose
place is nenr Brooklyn Heights, Leadvli,e
had occasion 10 20 into the timber surround
ing the place while engaged in his work at an
early hour Tuesday morning. In making his
way through the thicket he came suddenly on
the body of man lying on his back, dead.
The body was that OF n man apparently about
40 years of age, well dressed and in good
state of preseryation and had been dead evi-
IDENTIFY about two days. There were no ex-
ternnl signs that would indicate that death
was he result Of violence. The coroner was
notified and removed the remains to the un-
dertaking rooms. An examination of the
person brought to light a depleted pocket
book and cash book containing vague refer
cnces to the condition Of an FL Paso mine
No one who so far has viewed the remains
has been able to furnish the slightest clue to
his identity.
Professor d. r. Hatch has resigned his po-
| sition as superintendent OF the state reform
school. This action was brought about by
the board reducing the snperntendcnps sal
ary from sl25 to $1c0 per month. Miss Rose
| Fisk. mniron Of the reform school, has also
tendered her resignation TO take effect at
once. A short time ago two boys escaped
| from the school. The board expressed the
opinion that Miss Fisk could have prevented
the escape had she used due diligence, and
ture. This position on the part Of the board
brought about the resignation. The positions
| Lave not yet been filed,
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