The state herald., 1899-11-10
COLORADO ITEMS.

4Noihhuh VI h,uhsNs ..',S 1900
sent to the penitentiary for SIX years
for having eloped with young girl.
Mrs. Telford, the well-known tenn
perance worker, has been appointed ma
tional lecturer by the National w. q.
L. U.
Colorado Springs has purchased the
Bear Creek water right from the coun-
ty for $21, 500, thereby settling all liti-
CATION over the matter. The purchase
will be of great Importance to the city
in that the water supply Will be much
increased. 1t includes four bitches or
excellent priority rights.
Michael Blake was Instantly killed
ut the lbeX mine, Lcadville, the other
day. He was employed at the ore sam
pling room connected with the mine,
and was standing near n closed iron
box which is used for drying ore. This
box Is filled with steam pipes, but
when the steam was turned on the
pipes blew up, the exhaust having
closed. The heavy iron lid of the box
was blown off, striking Blake on the
head, decapltating him. His partner
was uninjured.
Douglas county will probably cease
to be factor In the Platte canon con-
troversy. The con DmlssiOners were In
Denver the other day and held n con-
ference with President Trumbull of the
Colorado 4 SoutAgS. S.isrom all reports
the result was satisfactory TO all con-
cerned. what tho commissioners of
Douglas county want" said President
Trumbull, speaking of the conference,
''is n road. That we have promised
we will furnish Our line lies over the
highway for only short distance-per-
haps three miles-and even there does
not wholly cover it. We have made ar
rangements to construct road by the
side Of the track, wherever our line
completely occupies the old road. This
will have TO be done only In n
few places"
Prosecutions against the officers of
the Mabcn banks, In San Luis valley,
are being quietly pushed by the prose-
cutting attorney on criminal charges.
The president, j. ID. Maban. has been
indicted an6 has given bond for his ap-
pearance before the District Court.
Information was filed against J. w.
Crump. the Monte Vista cashier, and
II is said that the cashiers, both at
Hooper and at Greece. viii be called
upon TO answer for taking deposits af-
ter they knew the Institution was in
solvent The total claims against the
bank are about SIT 1000. An overdraft
at the First National bank in Denver.
secured by assignments Is being paid
off. and The assignee has nearly enough
money collected TO declare dividend
of 10 per cent. which the court has or
dered paid to the creditors us soon as
II is collected.
White River ties to the number of
fifty or more have left the Uintah res.
ervation and crossed the line into Colo
RADIO, where they are now slaughtering
game. Indian Agent Nyton OF White
Rocks. has received n telegram from
the prosecuting attorney OF Rio Blan-
co, telling OF the depredations OF the
Indians. Mr.. Nyton SAYS that this is
not an official notification, and he will
not act until some one Of the Colorado
game wardcns advises him OF the facts.
Before he left the agency Mr.. Nyton
refused number OF the Indians per-
mission to cross over into Rio Bianco
county TO hunt. II Is supposed that ms
soon as he left by stage for Price the
reds set out for ne hunt. AdvIccs
from vcrDal. Utah. are that there are
Indians In the mountains twenty-five
miles north Of that place. all killing
deer freely. They clam To have pass
es from Agent Nyton. hut Indian police
are to be sent after them.
A dispatch from Bucnn Vista says:
Mutterings for foul play In the Tyler
ease are growing louder. and develop
mcnts made to-day indica0 that they
are well based The finding of re-
volver beside the chnrrcd remains Of
Tyler, and the fact that a jug OF whls-
ky was saved from the flames, while
Taylor was left TO his fate. is regarded
as confederation OF the frequently oN.
pressed belief that II Tyler was not
murdered outright. his companions. or
some OF them. wanted TO get rid of him.
II is quite thoroughly established that
the dead man had large sum. In both
bills and coin, ON his person that night.
and no traces OF either. or OF his gold
watch have been found. one witness.
of the twenty or more summoned. will.
II Is said. swear thai he hpar,r shots n,
the cabin Sunday night hut thought
nothing OF II until be heard of the fire
and death Of Tyler. Aiheory OF sui,
eide because OF inability To save him.
self. hns been advanced. hut finds little
crcdcncc.
Wee President wincheli OF the Colo.
RADIO 4 Southern railroad accompanied
President Shannon OF the Pennsylvania
on Company north over the cheyenne
X Northern. "Wednesday, In a private
ear. Al orln Junction the gentlemen
were met by special train on the Elk,
horn route hearing n party OF foui
wealthy Englislm'n. From Orln
Junction the party VIII go to Casper
where nn investigation of the oil fields
VIII be made. The visit to III. Wyom
Ing oil fields nj this time is of great
Importance. not only t0 The state. hui
to the West generally, ns II Is the iirst
step towards closing one of the lnrgrs,
deals ever mndc In oil properties III,
-four Engllshmcn nrc said To be- among
the wcnlihlcst and most influential clti
xchs OF London. aud while their name,
are not given. they nrc said 10 he heny
lily Interested In n number OF American
Industries, aud come Ia Wyoming foi
III" purpose of making deal FOR ih'
purchase of large tracts OF oil lands II
Nnironn nnd Converse counties. upoi
which they viii erect oil rciin.rlcs fo
the manufacture of light nnd lubflcni
Ing oils on n gigantic scale.
The Colorado Midland IL the iirs
Colorado line To ISSUE tickets prlnie,
upon the new pnpcr ndopicd by tn
American Association of General Pas
scDeer nnd Ticket Agents Mt It's lns
meeting. The association directed ,hn
every line IN the United States rboul'
hn snnnllnl Win ilckris nrlnirl nnnl