The state herald., 1893-07-14

Attachments exceeding elb), W ~ 4. u W (
placed upon the Holden Smet -.
Gotsrnor Waite has removed ~
Mine Inspector Mcneil on the grouh
lcct OF duty. No.
George Stockton of Denver commit
eide few days since by sticking y \.
into his heart. rs
President sloeum Of Colorado Collc5
received the degree Of doctor OF laws,
ferred by Amherst. eel
scveral forest fires have done much dama
In the vicinity Of Ouray Of late They wet
caused BY careless huuters.
The Chamberlin Investment Company of
Denver assigned on tho 10th. Liabiiitias
81, liz, 1850, assets q, $40, 6ol.4b.
Tommy Brennan, 1S-year-old boy. who
has worked In coal mine vt Crested Butte,
Was run over and killed by coal car
A mass meeting was held Ia Denver on the 4th
at which issolutions were adopted denouncine
the suggestion Of Ex-Governor Grant that
silver be coined 1t tho ratio Of 20 or 22,{ TO J.
The hremea's tournament AZ Manitou on
the 9Th and 9th was great success. The b.
| Y. Crowell Hose, Of Colorado Springs, broke
the record for wet test, their time being 80
seconds. 49,"
Owing to the refusal of the Union Pscfno
e. 10 from Georgetown to Denver, very few
OF the Georgetown people attended tho silver
| convention.
Erie had big celebration on tho 9Th. Large
numbers Of people from Denver and other
places attended and participated In the fcs-
tlvitics. Governor Waite delivered the adj
dress Of the day.
the 9th. II was forced TO do % BY the sus-
pension Of the American National At Pueblo,
| Of which II Is branch. There setpM NO doubt
that II will pay it, Deposition IN full.
| Tho newly incorporated Denver, Salt Lake
& San Francisco Railroad Company has
elected the following offlcers: President, ex
| Governor John Evans; vice-presidcnt, VIM.
| n Byers; secretary, W. @. Evans; treasurer.
John J. Risthman, 8r.
President Andrews, Of Brown University,
| ono OF the commissioners to the International
monetary congress, lecturcd on bl.metalIsm
at Colorado Springs on tho 4th. He wants
free coinage Of silver, but not without Inter-
national cooperation.
The case Of \. 8. Lynch, the Orc school
teacher, whose ease has attracted wide attcn-
tion on account Of the board OF directors or
dering him barred out, and which was subsc-
| quently brought Into the courts, has been de-
c.ded against the teacher.
At Trinidad W. p. Goodman on the 4tir
| shot and killed Joe Neill, the bullet takiD.
occurred over n domestic affair Of long stand
Ing. Goodman claims that Nell had been un-
duly intimate with Mrs. Goodman.
| A destructive forest fire was started In the
mountains southwest Of Monument on tho
4th. The fire originated through the careless
ness OF some miners who were burning trash
and failed to cxtingulsh the fire. The noun
tains In that district are denscly timbcred
and the destruction Of timber was very great
The timber Is on government reserve land.
| Denver Markcts-Egg., ranch $50, state
i5c; butter, best creamery a3d a4c, dairy lie,
hay, upland baled si26tsi5, second bottom
@iasl0; alfalfa $500; wheat S5c; corn, bulk
s5c; sacked Sic; oats, Ellis, sacked el.2+:
| potatoes e2.15; cattle, choice steers g. 10
@t350, cows g. 15tdt3s5, native feeders q. 90
as215 hogs, cholce $3.50: spring chickens
S3.SOtd$50 copper doz: hens. PC
The new game law went Into effect on tho
| eth. The law differs from the old one In hay
Ing more stringent provisions. The open
season for killing deer, antelope and elk be-
gins August l aud ends November l. Under
the old law the season extended from Sep
TENDER TO December |. II Is Illegal for one
TO Kill more than one antelope nj one time
Under the old law the limit was five ante
lopc
The southern suburbs Of Denver were thor
oughly shaken up on the morning Of the 10Th
| by the explosion Of powder house near
Manchester. No serious damage was done In
| the neighborhood except TO windows which
were broken In all directions. II Is supposed
had made the place their headquarters re-
| Gently. so far MS known no one was In the
| building al the Time.
William Berry. carpenter nj the PharmA-
cIat mine, Cripple Creek, was burned to death
Thursday night on Bull Hill. lie was read
| Ing In bed by tho light Of candle when he
fell asleep, and the candle Get fire TO the bed
Ilolhins.a lie out with hia underclothing
| In flames, and after the nec bad been put out
he seemed craxed and ran back and vas suf-
located by the fire and smoke. lie lived sew
ernl hours In great distress.
The American, Western and Central na-
tional banks Of Pueblo closed their doors on
the 5th. They statc that they have ample re-
sources, hut that there has bccp steady run
Of deposiiors for some time, and that they
cannot realize on their securities quickly
| enough TO pay all ut once. They promise TO
resume shortly. The State treasurer has funds
In the Western and tho American, but they
are well secured by heavy bonds
The Jefferson county bank at Golden failed
on the Bird. In tho articles Of assignment
filed In the Office OF the county clerk the as
sets Of the bank are placed at sill 81 aud
the liabilities nj t76,3is.l9. Among the as
acts arc State, county aud city warrants To
| the amount OF fe6, 6.'s o.. The cash on hand
| amounted To only $500. The chief creditor
is the county OF jefferson, which has on de-
posit the sum Of a0,iss.sI. IL Is believed
| that all claims Will ultimately 10 paid In full
The directors Of the Denver & Rio Grandc
Railroad Company, Mt recent meeting In
New York, decided 10 pass the quarterly divi-
dcnd II per cent. upon the preferred stock.
| This action WINS taken because Of the unecr-
| tainty regarding the company's future reve
| nues 10 view OF the unsettled condition Of the
| mining industry In Colorado. The company
makes the following statement for the hscsi
| year ending June 10, the last ironth partly
| estimated: Gross earnings, 60, 3i5, 4G1; opc-
rating expenses, t3,2sa9O3; net tNp!ng',
| n, or, a3i.