The Delta independent., 1895-05-22
COLORADO CONDENSED.
,spen's hotels are crowded.

The Pitkin county commissioners hava
fixed the tax on circuses at $500 and
side-shows at S2J per day.
General Jack Smith, of Bull Hi
fame. was fatally shot by the marshal U.
Altman on Monday. He attempted 10
kill Marshal Kelly, with the result OF
being dangerously wounded himself
The third annual tournament OF the
Colorado State Fish and Game Protect
i've association, TO continue three days.
began at Pueblo on the 18th. The tour
nament is held on the grounds of the
Pueblo Gun club at Lake MinneGua.
Charles Morgenfen, prominent Dane
mine, leasing on the Norman mine on
Sherman mountain near Silver Plume.
Was instantly killed Saturday by
blast.
Senators Teller and Wolcott having de
clined to represent Colorado in the Salt
Lake silver conference Governor McIn-
tire has appointed Ex-Governor Adams
and E. B. Light
Mr.. William E. Richards Of Newport.
New Hampshire, has given to Colorado
college, through the Woman's Educa-
tional society of that institution,
scholarship of $1,000.
President Snyder Of the State Normal
school will deliver a series of lectures be
fore the summer school at Colorado
Springs commencing July 1G. His sub
Jects will be philosophy and the practice
Of teaching.
large number OF counterfeit 2J-cent
pieces are being circulated in Denver.
They resemble the genuine very much
and can only be detected upon close in
spection. They are from new dies of the
series Of 1891 and 1892, and the dates
are blurred.
B. E. Rhoads, one OF the lessees OF the
Poor Man group Of mines, about five
miles from Boulder, was shot and killed
by the owner of the group. ]. J. Ritchey
Saturday morning. There is a great diff
ference between the version Of the affair
given by Ritchey and others.
Several Denver capitalists have filed
articles OF Incorporation for tho Citizens
Railway company. with capital stock
Of 100000. The incorporators propose
to build a road from Denver to Boulder
on the public Highway. The motive
power of the railroad will be gas en-
gines. electricity or horse power. The
headquarters of the company will be To-
Gated in Denver.
Last weeks gold receipts at the Den
yer mint footed up S15O.116.5S. com
pared with S196.0l3.3O for the CORE
spending week in 1894. The loss was
Si5, ,S96.I2, or % per cent. The Argo
smelter is the only one in the state now
depositinG The Cripple Creek mills and
plants are sending their bars East by the
Welk-FarGO express. which has made
recent concessions in the item Of rates.
1t has been decided by the sanitarium
director at Battle Creek. Michigan, 10
bnfli hr1 Dah irS-irr,.ipr in RDIl1Iar a.
a cost OF $4,000 1t will be erected on
Matleton terrace. and will be so con-
structed that additions can be added
when required. There is a Sanitarium in
operation here that is much too small for
the city. Several other cities competed.
but Boulder was selected as the best city
In Colorado for the institution.
The coroners jury In the case of the
death Of b. f. Rhoads. who was killed
at the PoOrman tunnel on Saturday
morning. surprised the people OF Boul-
der in the matter OF the verdict re
turned. 1t was found that Rhoads was
hit by bullet from the Winchester OF
Charles Truitt and not from the revol-
yer of Ritchey as Ritchey himself sup
posed. Ritchey was found TO be aces
sorry.
The Colorado annual conference OF the
Methodist Episcopal church will hold its
thirty-third session in Trinity church.
Denver. June 6-IO. II will call together
the ministers of that body from all Of
Colorado and much OF Wyoming. This
will be the eighth session held in Den
yer. There will be many changes in the
Denver churches. as Methodist ministers
may not stay mOrr than five Years in
one charge DR.. Mcintyre. under this
rule. has one year more in Denver.
The state board of examiners have Sc
lectcd August 81 ~ and 23 as the time
for holding the next state examination
for teachers. The examination has here
tofore bern held in June. but this year
it was decided TO give the applicants an
opportunity of attending the summer
schools before taking the examination
The meeting will be held in Denver.
Teachers who have been examined with
in two years and failed in certain
branches will be given credit for
branches in which they passed il they
appear before the board next August.
The commission men in Denver have
praCtiCally resolved TO CONTEST the con-
Stitutionality Of House Bill No. 70.
which cOmprlS all commission mer-
chants to give bond before being leA
-ally qualified to transact business
/ or lnl> IlUlls(Ss' lsNN pl : IL iI'.tN't'
has been made upon each one interest
ed. and the caSaN will probably be be
gun when tn" first arrest is made. As
the bill had the emergency clause at
taChcd. II is practically in effect now.
and can he enforced at any time the
district attorney desires 10 look into the
matter.
Governor MCIntire has named the
following as members Of the board OF
control of the home for dependent
children: Mrs NJ u. Thatcher of Pu-
cblo. four years; Mrs A. +. Reynolds
Canon City. six years; Mrs John Ar
kins, Denver. two years: Mrs, A. CoCh
ran. Denver. four years and Hon. Cald-
well Yeanan. Denver. six years. 1t is
practically non-partiSln, rs the bill it.
self provides for a non partisan board.
The new board has the disposal Of SlO,-
900 with which 10 buy a piece Of state
land and commence work on the home
However II is left somewhat 10 their
discretion as TO whether they will rent
plac,, for home the first year or
commence building.
AT an carly hour Tuesday morning
fire destroyed the building on Main St.
I,cadvillc. between Fourth and Fifth
occupied by Manson X Co.'S bill
lard and DD,l rNslulS The alarm was