The state herald., 1895-05-10
COLORADO CONDENSED.

SOLOHAOO GONpENSBD.
Denver is over.run with burglars
again.
A Uniform Rank knights Of Pythlas
has been organized at La Jhnta. !,
The school election at Gunnlson result.
ed In tie between two lady candidates.
Mitch Anderson and Oscar Miller
were convicted of horse stealing at La
Junta Saturday.
Ex-senator N. p. Hill has presented
each Of the Denver schools with an en-
craving Of George Washington.
The flremen Of Central City will hold
a tournament July 4th. At present
$1,000 has been raised. $4,000 Is
needed.
Charles Lyons, brakeman. was
knocked from a train below Trinidad
few days ago, narrowly escaping be-
Ing killed.
The Denver Tramway company Is
cutting the wages Of Its men to 20
cents an hour. They claim that 1t Is n
violation OF contract
Giuseppe Guerlco. an Italian on his
way to Crested Butte, has been held at
New York, charged with being under
contract to work In the coal mines.
W. b. Sprague. of Denver. was mr.
rested on the cars at Glenwood Springs
johnson, a 14-year-old girl, from Canon
City.
The gambling fraternity of Boulder
has been given notice that they must
quit plying their avocatIons In that city
In consequence Of this they are making
preparations to leave for Denver.
Tho engineer corps which Is survey
Ing the White River Valley railroad
route, has reached a point twenty mil IS
from Meeker. The route will contain
some low grades, although thex pre, not
steep. pyle |.
fine claim OF the Anthf&cf.S hipAi
Coal company to certain land In the
Gunnlson land district. has been held
up by Secretary Hoke Smith to await
the consideration of the claim Of II. ].
Preston.
Sunday night the large hotel at
Crystal Lake. on the South Park road,
was burned to the ground. II was n
frame structure built in 1891 ut cost
of $4,000. 1t was never occupied, hav-
~
ished. The Insurance, II any, Is not
known.
At meeting of the state board OF
pardons. held Friday. the following ac-
ton was taken on applications: Thos.
Jordan. sentenced TO be hanged next
week, refused; ex-Policcman Jones. life
for murder, refused: Peter Augusta.
sentenced 10 be hanged next week, re-
fused: Robert Suilens, serving ten Years
for murder. recommended for pardon.
Receiver Ristine OF the Midland has
announced the appointment OF Henry
L. Rogers OF Denver. rs counsel for the
road. The opinion gains ground at
Denver that the establishment of a sep
arate receivership will not result In gen.
eral offices being started up, but that
on the contrary. close traffic relation
ship will be maintained with the Santa
Fc. md Santa Irc officials be permitted
TO continue connected with the line as
heretofore.
Railroad rates have been cut from
Denver to the Missouri river aud Chi
cage. The rate to the Missouri river Is
made SO, to st. Louis SlI.J0 and to Chi
eago S22.ao. The figures heretofore have
been SlI. S2l.J0 and $3.50 respectively.
The cards announce that these reduced
rates are good from May to May 10.
inclusive. II Is stated by the railroad
officials that the reduction Is only TEN.
porary. as the bulletin announces. ana
that there Is no particular cause for 1t
other than desire 10 stimulate business
Superintendent Dunaway OF the Gulf
line makes an unexpectedly favorable
report OF the condition OF the Alpine
tunnel. He says that after having OK.
amined II carefully he finds there Is less
than twenty-five feet OF cave-in all
through II. II had commonly been be
lieved In Denver that not less than 500
feet OF the whole length had been dc.
stroyed by caving In. Mr.. Duiaway be-
lictcs that instead OF requiring iiHcc
weeks TO open the tunnel, he could 10
1t IN nine days. II need be.
For the present the business OF sell
Ing pools on horse races has come Ia
an end In Denver Chief OF Police
Gouldlng. on the occasion OF his last
raid. placed four officers on guard nj
the Capitol and Collendcr pool rooms
with Instructions to arrest every per-
son In each place should business he
Resumed. The policy proved effective
ana since then these gambling houses
have been slut ns tight ns Il sealed
tomb. The proprietors propose to keep
them so until the legality or illcralliy
OF poolsclllng has been finally passed
upon by the courts
Thursday night a large mass OF rock
broke away from a elm OF Republican
mountnln, some 800 feet above George
town and came bounding down towards
fhc town. The huge granite boulder.
weighing between four ana Ave tons,
landed Oh the l1"f Of n house direct.
ly over the dining room passed through
the roof and through double door.
way and through the parlor floor within
six Inches of the piano. II did not even
mar the casing of the doorway or In
any way damage the plano. though on.
ly SIX Inches OF floor remains between
The plano and Tie rock. Mr.. and Mrs.
Forrest were In bed In an adjoining
room. and had the rock struck eight
feet further north II would have killed
them Instantly. The rock before sirlk.
ing The house had bounded o.rr A
cabin, which is located fifteen feet back
Of the dining room. where II struck. In
this cabin John Denny was sleeplns.
lie Is an cmployc of Mr.. Forrest, Had
the rock come hair an hour Socner. be.
fore the people had retired for the II ghi.
II would have Killed upwards OF half
u dozen.
New, Notes.