The indicator., 1897-08-28
COLORADO BRIEFS.

company.
\ ST. Louis syndicate is said To be
contemplating the building OF winter
hotel at Manitou.
Nelson Olson. a Silvcrton miner. was
killed while picking out missed shot
the other day. james Guard was bad
ly hurt.
The Teller Institute and Colorado
Midland bands have been engaged 10
play at Grand Junction ON Peach Day
\ great hose tournament Is promised
also.
w L. Van Yolkguhurgh, substi.
tute mail clerk on the Florence \ Grip.
pie Creek line. was arrested sunday
night. charged with rllinE the United
State, mails lie admitted his guilt,
Night Marshal Rowan and officer
Fitzpatrick of the Victor police have
been suspended on the charge of ac-
ccpting bribes from bunco-gnme gam.
blers.
The county commissioners and cay
Council at Telluride have donated S51u
iu pay the expenses vi the band from
that town az the Festival of Mountain
and Plain,
There viii Dee biz crowd at Denver
FOR the Festival uf Mountain and
Plain If railroad rates cut any figure
as the Colorado roads have announced
very low schedule from all parts OF
the state.
A. result OF I'd quarrel between
John Caudell and Hiram Baker n rhr
!attrr'> home near Grant they shot
each other and CrluloIl rs dead
Iurg acquitted Baker uu the ground of
~rlf,lrfen>c.
1t Is understood that the owners OF
ruv LradvIllr mines embraced in the
pumping contract are seriously qucs.
tluuine th" advlsHhlliry ot ~JurlIne The
pumps while The price uf silver con
riuucs io fall
AdvIcrs loo the Agricultural Depart
mclr from private and Indirectly oili-
riul sources confirm the predictions of
"a considerable deficiency II the Europ-
can wheat crop, while rye, while ry.
which is the chief bread grain OF East
eru Europe is also short.
The last ur the water was pumped
out uf the Consolidated ~hHft lt New
castle ON the 2uth. and men went down
INTO the mine. finding about three feet
uj mud Jt the bottom. Work OF clean
Ing up viii begin at once and the mine
Will br running again by the lst Of
September
Judge Butler. sitting 30 the district
Court ut Lpndvillo, lns dismissed tho
indictment brought 10y the grand jury
ag1n~, Judge DIVERS. The latter was
accused Of negligence In not pro-ecut-
iuS violations of gamblers, saloon men
and llSrcpu'Jble vomeu, Judge But
Ter took the ground that It was moi
Judge Overs business to act as com
plalnant
The Investigation and opening NJ the
caves In the marble beds near West
cl.ffe, have Just been completed. Thus
far ten >ubtyrraurouS passages have
hecn found The longest Of which has
been penetrated 20 the distance Of 500
feet By paying strict attention To the
uotatiOuS made gt Intervals In these
caves, visitors can enter them with
safety and considerable ease
The farmers Of northern Colorado,
particularly those who grow grain, are
very much annoyed over the spread Of
wild oats, and the pest is worse this
year than ever before. When fields be-
come badly infested with wild oats
they must bee rotated to something re-
QuirIuE cultivation, such as corn or pp-
fat0cS, seeded down to alfalfa or sum
mer flllowed. Any OF these methods
viii eradicate the oats ia a certain field
but we viii probably never b" free
from them entirely.
The flower carnival at Colorado
Springs was more successful than ever
this year, and hiE crowd from Den
yer and other points were present.
There was the utmost variety In the
decorations Dt the carriages, in iho cor
responding Cusiumiug Of the occupants
and la the vehicles themselves. There
was plniuly much rivalry and the most
casual luokpr-pu could hardly fail to
see that considerable money had been
expended In making this flower cHrui-
val greater than all It's predecessors.
Regular soldiers and the state militia
appeared iu the parade.
Denver is 10 have un pldrashloucd
cattle mems convention this fall The
call win he Tor Il national gathering tn
discuss live stock matters and al the
same time offer favorable opporiuni-
tv for buyers and sellers tp get togetl-
or and cOn4ummatp trades. The Den.
vcr Chamber of Commerce will extend
the Hospitality nr the city to the visit
ing stock growers aud it is the intcn-
tiou 10 have the meeting take place
during the Festival of Mountain aud
Plain Hfprlug tho pleasures of Thar
entertainments tu the visitors in add.
tlpu tU 20 special program Of bauquel-
and balls. Gporg" J.. Goulding Is the
originator OF the convention and speaks
confidently Of its success
An Interesting operation was per
formed by means of the N-rny IN the
Denver homeopathic hospital few
days ago. George Rider the ninc-yrar-
old son Of David Rider Of Kansas city.
was shot iu the leg by bullet from The
gun of q careless tourist Ht Nnnltou.
.Tb. physicians there prohed f"r the
bullet bur were unable to find H. The
hoy was brought 10 Denver and placed
under the care Of Dr. Tenant and j
Wylir Anderson. and the bullet was 10.
Gated by means Of iuurosrup" and
removed Owing 10 its close proNimI-
ly lp un artery the peculiar position in
which 10 lodged. made ii an extremely
dangerous operation, and, without tile
use Of the N.ray the boy might have
lost the limb.
n is stated In Lcndvillc that the
work uf pumping ont th" city mines
VIII be- commenced at oncr. The
trouble has been caused hy the failure
pt ono pt the parties to the agreement
tp pay the amount necessary through
some misunderstanding \ few days
ago n leading merchant Of the city
headed "a subscription list with u check
for 500 and began u soliciting tour
among business men with such success
A. 10 MAX" up the required amount
something like $500. This was ten
dcrcd the mine managers, but they de
cidrd, however. not to accept ii, but
to place an additional assessment on
an the downtown mines except the