The state herald., 1893-06-23
NEWS OF THE WEST.
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The Grand river has been on rampage
and great deal OF damage was dona neAr'
Glenwood Syringe
Tho Rio Grande road announces . single.
fare round-trip rate for the Fourth Of July
Tickets good from the Srd to the 9th.
A patient, James Beleor by name, while In
tho hospital ut Fairplay, jumped from . 500
ond- story window and was 80 badly hurt that
he may die.
President Ceyeiard has appointed Thomas
D. Robinson 70 be surveyor Of Colorado and
Frank P. Arbucklo to be receiver OF public
moneys at Denver.
The President has appointed A. L; New, Of
Wyoming, to be collector OF internal revenue
for Colorado and Wyoming, and ThomaA
Thompson postmaster at Pueblo.
Wesley Eddy, young miner, was drowned
In lake near Boulder on the 10th. He dlycd
Into the cold water, and being taken with
cramp, never rose TO the surface. His body
was recovered the next day.
number Of Catholic clergymen and others
were poisoned In some unknown way last
week from eating meal at the dedication Of
the new ST. Joseph's hospital. II Is believed
TO have been accidental and tho results were
not fatal.
Tho gross earnings of the Denver q Rio
eirande for the year which ends june 80 will
be something like $500, 900 In exccss Of those
viii be about $4,000 greater than for tho
year 1s5l-9a
The Canon City Stage and Express line
leaves Canon City daily At o'clock p. mr.
arriving at Cripple Creek at 1880 O'Clock p,
m. Returning, leaves Cripple Creek daily At
Z o'clock q. M, arriving at Canon City At Il
90 O'Clock p. m.
W. T. Coates, foreman of the United States
mine, Mount eneiiics, mot with very serious
nm, hGH
hill near the mine be was struck BY rolling
rock, which broke his shoulder, back and AL
the ribs on the left side.
A hurricane struck Yuma Wednesday
night, wrecked the new Presbyterian church,
overturned and demolished great many
small barns, outposts and windmius and
moved great many buildings. The storm
was followed by heavy rain, which was much
needed.
Alfred Packer, the hnnIbal, who has ap-
piled through his attorneys for writ OF ha.
beas corpus before the Supreme court, will
contnne TO serve four more eight-year sen.
fences In the Canon City penitentiary, rs the
Supreme court has refused to grant the de-
sired respite.
Denver Markets-Eggs, ranch 1sc, state
| l5c; butter, best creamery 23d24c, dairy zoe;
~, upland balcd sl1@si3, second bottom
.l0Ssii; alfalfa 600; wheat Sc; corr, bulk
7sc; sacked SIC; oats, q. Is, sacked el.2;
potatoes t2.75; cattle, choice steers 900
9s4.g5, COWS IS 00CSt3. GO, native feeders 10
G5&360; hogs, choice t63.0; spring chicIens
lac; hens. 12c
Maxwell Clark was Instantly killed In the
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company's coking
coal mine at Crested Butte on the 18th, by
| the falling Of pot hole from the room OF
drift He was Scotchmnn with wife and
three children residing there, good coal
miner and a respected citizen. Work Is aus
pended In the mine until after tho funeral.
Governor Waite has removed c. D. Stons
IN u. II. Phelps from the Denver Fire and
Police Board, and appointed jackson Orr and
A. ]. Rogers In their places. lie charges
them with Incompetence and neglect Of duty
because they did not promptly arrest black
mailer named Coryell, and did not investigate
the chief Of police, who was charged with
completely.
The adjustment Of the salaries OF post
masters at flrstclass Offices 10 In progress At
the department. While the salaries have not
| yet been announced, the reports at many
| Offices arc given. At Denver the gross re-
ceipts for last year, ended March 81. 1903.
were 1881 500, which 10 an increase OF elS. go
over the year 1872. This Is a very gratifying
increase, inasmuch as the increase OF 1873
over the year 1891 was only t6,329. AT Pu-
cblo, the only other frst-class Office In Colo
RADIO, the receipts for the year ended March
81 last were <i7,0d2. This is au increase oil
ti,574 for the year 1872 as against an Increase
Of 81 ,s72 for the year 1892 over the year is9i.