The Delta independent., 1894-06-13

William Foulds was Killed In mine al
| Black Hawk on the 9th.
The wages OF school teachers at Del Norx
| have been cut ten per cent.
| The total rainfall at Denver during May
| amounted to three inches which was some
what above the average.
| President Coulter and Secretary Browning
of the Soldiers Home board have resigned al
result Of the charges made against them.
Governor Waite sent General Tarseney to
| Trinidad to bring about peaceable solution
of the coal mine troubles If possible.
Rev. Myron Reed has resigned as pastor OF
| the First Congregational church, Denver.
Due to III health, and dissatisfaction on the
part of the church.
James Paine tc Sons of New York, have
been engaged to give their two great fireworks
| shows, Paris aud ''Amercus,n ~ at one Of the
parks near Denver this summer.
The graduation exercises of the state uni
versity occurred on the 4ih after being post
poned from the previous week on account OF
the floods. Hon. Charles 5. Thomas delir-
cred the address to the class.
The German National Bank at Denver has
shut its doors and will go out of business. II
IVES unable to meet the payment Of certif
cafes issued last year when It closed during
the panic. Depositors will without doubt
get all.their money.
The Denver Coxeyites launched their rude
boats on the 1th and started down the Platte.
| The start was not devoid OF danger was
soon discovered. Boats were often capsized,
and near Brighton two lives at least were lost
and It was feared that others had been
drowned. The water was very high.
The coal miners at Gray Creek and sopris.
by vote Tuesday morning. agreed TO remain
at work. AT Gray Creek about IS men are at
work. and at Soprls over ~ are on the roll.
AT Hastings they are working all the men
they can make room for. On the 9th they
turned out 80 cars.
Word has been received from the jerome
Park coal mnes to the elect that the miners
there have fatty refused 10 go out on the de-
mand OF the big delegation from New Castle.
They said they had no grievance, they were
getting good wages considering the times,
and they would neither be coaXed ou; or
driven out. The New Castle contingent went
home.
William II. Cochran. ey-treasurer OF Rio
Grande county, and Robert II. Sayre, officers
of the defunct First National bauk of Del
Norte, were found guilty by 4 jury in the
federal court at Denver of making false state
| ments of the banks condition to the comp
troller Of the currency. The penalty is from
five to ten years in the United States prison
at Detroit, Michigan. Notice of motion Tor
new trial was given.
A camp meeting is TO be held at Pleasant
View half way between Erie ahd Lonrmont,
commencing June 25 and eBdng July 5. The
meeting is s!nIer-dcnomnat!onal al. under The
auspices oil Inc stale Holiness A-sOClatlOn- OF
which Dean Peck OF Denver Is president. DIR.
W. b. Gohbey, one Of the leading evanrelists
Of the United States, has been secured for the
services, and other prominent workers are ex-
pected to oe on the ground.
4 party o: CoKey!tes who left Denver loS
the cast via the Union Pacific were stopped
| at Ellis Kansas Sunday night They had
Travelled that far on freight cars. AT Ellis
| they were met by United States Marshal
| Nicely with strong force OF deputies who
started the seycniy-fye common~ealers
back 10 Denver. They we're released.
| The captain and two lieutenants were not al
| lowed to go. but were taken to Lesyenworth
and held for trial
The Grand Commandcry of the Knights
/ Tcmplar opened their nineteenth annual con-
vention at Denver on the 9Th. The following
grand officers were elected and Installed :
Wm. d. Todd, Denver. g. c.; Wm. W. Row
an, Ouray. d. q. c.: Eugene q. Shove. Gun
| nIson, e. C.: George W. Dunbaugh. Pueblo.
q. c. G.: J. Wallis Oil, Salids. q. p. c. !;
John VI. Maxwell. Leadvillc, Il. s. W; Barry
Shea, Lcaiville, q. J. W: George Wymau,
Denver. G. t: Ed. c. Parmelce, Denver. Il.
r.; Silas W. CLANCY, Denver, g. II. b. !;
James A. Woodbury.. Greeley, Il. 5. B.: J. b.
Bissel, Denver. q. W: Thomas Linton, Den
yer. G. C. of q.
The week ending the 9Th was generally IA
vorablc for growing crops except in the north
east portion of the state, where the drouth
continued and the crops remained in very
poor condition. In other portions of the
state the rainfall was generous, while in the
mountains and along the immediate eastern
slope the rainfall was excessive. Some of the
measurements are as follows: Gold Hin,
| Boulder county. 6a5; Dumont, Clear Creek
county, 500: Breckenridge, Summit county,
$50: Pueblo Pueblo county. a26; Canon City,
| Fremont county. sec: Colorado Springs, FL
Paso county. 20. Little injury has resulted
| TO crops from this excessive rainfall except
/ along river banks and some few breaks in ir-
| rigation bitches. Planting is practically
| completed Alfalfa harvest is in progress.
| but has been delayed some by the rains.
| Fruit continues 10 promise n large yield,
cherries and strawberries already being in
! the market