Rocky Ford enterprise., 1896-02-27
COLORADO CONDENSED.

OF the disaster at New Castle.
The grand jury of Huerfano county
has reported its inability to indict any
one for the Walsenburg lynchings.
Three students have been expelled
from Sacred Heart college at Denver
for breaking the rules. Their expul-
Sion was due to carrying on q CORE
spondence with Denver girls.
trial In the district court yesterday and
to-day on the charge Of grand larceny,
was to-day found not guilty. The jury
were out half IN hour.
The annual reception and banquet
OF the Colorado commandery of the
military order of the Loyal Legion of
the United States at Denver on the
18th was attended by about two hun
dred and fifty persons.
The Supreme court has rendered n
decision In the supersedcas proceedings
OF John J. Ritchey, the slayer of Benton
u. Rhodes In Boulder county, requiring
the sheriff of Boulder county to take
the prisoner into his custody. making
the writ OF error supersedeas, and
fixing his bail at $1,000.
All preparations are about completed
Tor the annual gathering of the State
horticulturists. to be held in the Capt.
tol building on February 26, % and -.
AS an appropriate adjunct to the do
ings of the horticulturists, there will
be meeting of the State Forestry as
sociation on February 20.
The Supreme court has granted
supersedeas for William Holt and De.
onicio Romero, who were to have been
hanged this week for the murder of
Policeman John Solomon In Trinidad
last fall. Albert Noble is the third
man convicted Of the crime, but no
steps have yet been taken to save him.
State money is to be used in trying to
sleuth down the man who murdered
william d. Champion near the Fresh
water mining camp in Park county on
January II last. Responsive to an ap-
peal from Sheriff Wilson and the coun-
ty commissioners of Park county, Gov
ernor Mcintyre has issued proclama-
ton Offering reward of $3.50 for In
formation leading to the arrest and con-
victlon Of whoever killed Champion.
By dint of good hustling, sufficient
number of tickets We're sold for the
New York Mining exchange excursion
to entitle the committee to have q spec
hi Suih III speCiul ltlt btHNeE = IL
day morning over the Gulf at 0:3O
o'clock. and was composed OF three
Pullman coaches and the exhibit and
baggage car. Another Pullman coach
was added to the train at Pueblo. In
all there We're los people In the party.
All but one of the members of the
Trinidad police force have been sus-
pended by action OF the city council
for not attending to their duties In
preventing two prize fights that have
taken place In the city in the past
month. The claim is made that the
officers We're present, but made no
effort to stop the fight. The affair
has created a decided sensation. The
suspended men say that the fights
were glove contests and came within
the law and that they propose to make
n hard fight for reinstatement.
Assessor Ames of Arapahoe county
Is to send n circular to all county as
SCISSORS suggesting that they get to-
'gether In the spring and agree upon Il
general cash basis of assessment. On
April / the State Board of Equnliza.
tion will convene In regular session in
the capitol building and the intention
is to have the different county asses.
sors meet with 1t then. The two bodies
acting In concert are expected to form.
ulate n basis of assessment. and de-
wise means for carrying 1t out effect
lively.
With regard to Governor McIntire's
question relative to whether n person
not Il citizen of n certain county can
be legally appointed notary public
In that county, Attorney General Carr
has rendered an opinion to the effect
that no one not a citizen of the United
States. nor declared citizenship inten-
tions. nor an elector In the county
where he resides. can legally act rs
notary public. The opinion was called
forth by the application Of Cripple
Creek man. not an elector of El Paso
county. for appointment rs notary pub
lie by the governor.
The announcement made some time
ago by the auditing committee of the
casual deficiency claims that the
scalp bounty warrants contracted dur
ing the years 1893 and 1894 would be
allowed has resulted in renewed activ-
ity among the hunters of beasts of
prey throughout the state. This is the
height of the season for the slaughter
of these unwclcome animals and
bounty certificates have been coming
in at n lively rate at the state auditors
office at Denver during the past two
weeks. If the rush continues the ap-
preparation of $1,000 will be exhausted
before the year Is half over. The
scalpers evidently realize this and
most of them nj least are endeavoring
to get In on the ground floor and
avoid having tlcir bills rejected later
on account of lack of funds.
George +. Mosher. II prominent gro
Gerry man of In .1unta. committed suiI
eide on the Sth by smothering himself
with charcoal He entered n closet OF
his residence on Santa Fc avenue. Sc
cured the door and coolly prepared for
death. Before going to the closet he
secured Il quantity of charcoal.
length of stovcpipe and n crockery YES
sci. He put the charcoal into the YES
sci, set 1t OH fire and then fitted the
pipe over the vessel. The closet hav-
Ing no opening, smoke could not es.
cape, so that a person must soon be
overcome by the fumes. 1t Is sup.
posed that Moslier held his head over
the pipe until unconscious. He left
letter giving directions about his af-
fairs.
The coal vein which was being work
ed at the Vulcan mine Is in some re-
spects the most remarkable In the
state. 1t is fifty to fifty-five feet in
thickness and lies MT an angle of a5