The state herald., 1893-06-09
NEWS OF THE WEST.

Colorado.
The races OF Overland Park, Denver, began
on the S0th.
THE next national meeting Of tho Homeo-
paths will be held In Denver next year.
J. W. Bell of Colorado Springs was sufYo-
Gated by gas In Chicago hotel = few days
ago.
j. N. Morris, secretary Of the Board Of
Control Of the state reform school has re-
signed.
The Denver road race was finally awarded
to Renshaw, although he had misrepresented
his experience.
As result of the revival held In Aspen by
Evangelist Chapman, about two hundred
people were converted.
Coo Bros, Denver, received consignment
OF hgs direct from their fruit farm In the
Colorado river valley, Arizona.
Doctor Kerr B. Topper has been appointed
TO preach the sermon before the American
Baptist Missionary Union at It's annual meet
Ing In Saratoga next year.
An endurance waltz" was engaged In at
Denver on the Goth. After eleven men had
danced constantly for eighteen hours the
Humane Society put stop to It,
Fifty Italian laborcrs were Imported Into
Cripple Greek few days. ago 10 work on q
contract About 200 miners and others Jade
. descent upon them and tho Italians were
driven from town. Italians and Chinese arc
not wanted there.
According to law passed by the last
legislature. Saturday afternoon during June,
July and August will be holiday In Denver
The state, county and city Offices will be
closed Is well as many business houses.
Denver Markcts-Eggs, ranch lie, state
l5c; butter, best creamery 26929c, dairy zoe;
hay, upland baled sil@si2, second bottom
ts.oo9e9, 90 alfalfa q. 90 wheat95c; corn, bulk
7Sc; sacked $50; oats, tl.lS, sacked el.24;
potatoes e2.75; cattle, choice steers tSS IS
@t4.S5, cows q 00{a>1 60, native fceders u, 10
CISCO; hogs, choice e7.l0; spring chickens
l4c: hens, 12c
Trouble of . serious nature Il brewing In
the Orc school district, where It appears
majority Of the school directors have taken
exception 70 the regular teacher on aecount Of
alleged religious practices he has introduced
into the schools A formal notice to vacate
did not have the desired effect and then pad
locks were secured and placed on the doors
and the teacher eliectually barred out. He
threatens to take the matter Into the courts.
Tho Aspen mayoralty contest, which has
been occupying the attention OF the County
court for three weeks, was on the 9Th decided
In favor OF Oils, the incumbent. 1t will be
remembered that at the spring election Dills
(Republican), was DECLARED elected over
Green Populist), by one majority, the vote
standing 4s5 to 4S4, which Green promptly
contested. and the votes were rec0unted and
the question finally settled. The recount
elbows that Dills had eleven majority.
New Mexico.
n c. Creole, the prominent Colorado min
Ing man, was married on the 10th Mt Las We
gas, TO Miss Louisa Kyle by Chief Justice
James o'Brcn.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steve Campbell, who have
been living near Captain saw-mill, were NOV
Ing away and were camped for the night.
The bedding caught fire In some way. Mrs.
Campbell received injuries from which she
died. Mr.. Campbell was also badly burned.
The incarceration Of Nescca Hay, the Nav
ajo Indian who murdered Trader Welsh on
the San Juan, Is having u good effect on the
Navajos, and all Is quiet In that locality at
present. Governor Thornton Is In receipt OF
n letter from Agent Plummer, speaking Of
the excellent service certain Navajos rendered
in the capture Of the murderer, and suggested
the wisdom of turning over the 500 reward
offered by the governor for the capture of
Wclshs murderer to the Indians. The gov
crnor fully agreed with this suggestion, be-
licylng that such q step would have n salutary
effect, and he has accordingly ordered n
check for the amount To be sent to Agent
Plummer.
For the first time In many years Las Vegas
had lynching Monday night Cecillio Luz
zero on Tuesday night murdered and mutt
lated two sheep hcrders. The murder was
discovered on Wednesday and Lucero was cap
turcd Saturday morning. Ills preliminary
trial begun Monday afternoon, adjourned for
supper, aud commenced again that night.
The crowd In attendance was 20 great that
the court WAS held out Of doors at the evening
session. Luccro waived EXAMINATION and MAS
bound over. The guard started with him for
the county jail on the other side Of the river,
but were driven back by the crowd. 1t WA
evident that he would be lynched, and two
pricsts went TO him In the east aide calaboosc,
where be was confined. About fifteen min.
utes 10 10 the crowd broke Into the Jail and
took the prisoner from the two guards, hurried
him about square and half, and hanged
him to 4 telephone pole. lie protested his
Innocence, but made no resistance. His hands
were tied behind his back, but his feet were
free. He struggled considerably during the
fret few moments Of suspension and the rope
cut an ugly cash In this throat. Al 1910 the
coroner cut him down and an inquest was
held, resulting In verdict Of death from
hanging by parties unknown. The mob was
conservatively estimated ut 1000, nine-tentbs
Of whom were Mexican. The crime Was n
very airocious one, and no doubt could be
had Of the prisoners guilt. lie WAS n notori-
ously bad character, common thief and ini-
pllcated In the murder OF two other men. The
body will be buried by the county, as his
father, who assisted In his arrest, is quite
poor.
Wyoming.
A few days ago an attempt WAS made by an
unknown man to Kill II. II. Rimington, q
cattleman. The wouidbc murderer was
poor marksmzn aud Rimngton escaped.
Two large irrigation bitches have Just been
completed. Both take water from the Platte
river, aud will irrigatc over 5000 acres Of
land In the vicinity Of Douglas. They are
the Leon y. Hart ditch and the Ferry canal
Ranchmrn In that section arc spending q
great deal Of money In the Development Of
irrigation enterprises.
A family fcud Of long standing has broken
out between the slane and Anderson families.
living on Owl creek, In johnson county, hfty
miles from Buffalo. The trouble 1. over an
irrigating ditch, the water being claimed by
both parties. Ed Anderson was At work on
the ditch. when the sinbc brothers, John, Ben
and VIII, put 10 appearance aud began work.
Ing on the ditch about quarter OF mile
from him. After watching them for awhile.
Anderson opened IRE on the sianrs with
Winchester. Several shots were exchanged,
but no one was seriously injured. Anderson
was arrested charged with assault with