The Bessemer indicator., 1893-09-23
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/ Crippln, Lawrence ~ Co, brokers at Den
rcr, lAye nssigucl
The P0puiists and Silver Democrats at
] Denver have nominated fusion ticket, the
Offices being divided between them
Maurice Wolf. Colorado pioneer, was no
Tiled a few day ago that he had fallen heir
To s6OcGO On the 18th he suddenly died
The lIuckleberry mill. which 4. located in
the Sugar Loaf district, burned 10 the ground
Wednesday morning, causing loss ui 600
10 S3J,0OJ
The annual session of the Grand Lodge, I.
o, o, T., will be held at Denver, October iSt
10 7th. The Rio Grande has made q rate Of
one fare for the round trip.
/ At The close Of Colonel Fisk= address to
the Peoples party convention held at Boulder
] last wceS. at his suggestion vote was taken
on tie question OF woman suffrage. tue audi
ence voting unanimously 10 Is favor
4 Woman'- -uiIru-e League wa. organized
September 6lh at knights OF Labor hall,
Lcadyllir several l1dcB OF the city voiced
thciT sentiments aud the work will nov com
mrncc 20 convince prejudiced man that
woman l. the equal Of the individual who
wears the pants.
Peach Day sas successfully celebrated at
Grand luuct!Ou on tue 18th. Not only did
the twenty-five hundred traugcrs enjoy their
Ill OF fruit but thoy hal lot Of fun Witness
Ing contests between tic Aspen and Grand
Junction FIRE companies The local com
paule- Won
jaime. K, stratton, noted forssr, aud
John keenan,, q highway rObber, escaped
from the state peuitCntinry on the might Of
the 18th. They saved through the bars and
scaled the walls. No trace of them has been
discovered They doubtless had outside aud
perhaps inside AID.
y. l. Ncw. collector OF Internal revenue for
Colorado and Wyoming has received orders
from Washington TO report the amount of
1p lar np hl Ks
which suspended Evidently II II intended to
collect lhe 10 per cent bank tax these
certificates Bnnkefs declare that this can
not be done.
Denver Mariset--Egs-, rancn 21,, state
lie; butter. best creamery 2Jd30c, dairy lgc /,
hay, up.hnd Lalcl sloHsl2, second bottom
sS.qt9; Hialfa $500; ott,. old. Sc new, 9Oc /;
poIatoe. 15@9O,, cattle, choice steers - TO
0tS30O, COWS s9.DJtt;93O, native feeders g 80
0fs275; hogs, clio cc 81 50: spring chickens
$2.0pWs3jO per doz.
Mayor T. II. Cooper Of Corioz who IL also
postmaGter, hats brcu arrested charged With
hcing short In his accounts TO the amount Of
Sl,sll Mayor Cooper i an old resident Of
Cottez aud has aiNny- stood we'll In the com
ellis OF the Republican pHrty and In Grand
Army circles, being tie present commander OF
the local post. He was appointed postmaster
soon after General Harrison was lnnuguratcd
president, and has held the office until now.
II Is sald his bondsmen are partially secured
ny hu lnht htuullllUR Dvul1 anu tutN VIII luf
this reason rnske the deficiency good and re-
fuse to prosecuie Cooper.
At the meeting Of the state board Of euuail-
zation on the l4th the state levy for 1898 was
fixed at $50 mills, made up as follows: For
general revenue, . $50 miil-; for mute and
blind. l-6 mill for university, ID mill for
agricultural college, Is mill; for school Of
mines, l-6 mil: for insane asylum, l-5 mill I;
FOR stock inspection, LIS mill: for capitol
building I-2 mill for normal school, Is mill Z;
university special. LILO mil; interest on state
capitol bonds 30 mill. The military poll
tax was left entirely TO the various county
boards.
Mischleyous boys or other malicious persons
attempted TO bio@ up street car on the
Irving Place line Pueblo Wednesday morn
ing. The car was making It's outward trip,
and when Just beyond the county iail terri
ble explosion occurred beneath IT. The car
was lifted clear of the track. but no serious
damage resulted Some half a dozen passen-
gers were in the car at the time. but aside
from the terrible fright none were injured.
On examination all that could be found at
the place where the explosion occurred was
particles Of paper OF the kind In which giant
powder Is wrapped and piece OF wire at
tached to the rail, with which 1t is thought
the explosive was secured.
Gus johnson and Charley Peterson were
Injured Ia cavc-in which occurred at the
Ivanboe end Of the Busk-Ivanhoe tunnel the
other dag. The men were working near the
mouth Of the tunnel when the dirt fell
crushing them to the ground. johnson cs-
capped with serious bruises. Peterson. how
ever was badly hurt having his left arm
broken and bis ribs fractured