The Delta independent., 1899-10-20


nv a deputy sheriff at Placerviile last
Tuesday evening. II turns out that
his real name Is Walter Adams in
stead Of John Carter or kid" Adams,
and that he committed suicide instead
OF meeting his death at the hands Of
an officer Of the law. ms was reported.
Further than this. he was q Vember
of a pioneer. well-to-tio and highly re-
spected Colorado family His father is
James .. Adams. the well k2own cat
tleman.
Judge Thomson OF the Colorado
Court OF Appeals rebukes illegitimaie
securing Of testimony In cases brought
by the people. In an opinion he gives
In the case Of II. X. Braisted Of Delta,
a druggist arrested for selling liquor
Illegally The town attorney hired o
woman to go to his place and Illegal
ly purchase liquor in order that he
might have evidence. The court dis
missed the case against the druggist
and scored the town attorney nbr using
the tactics by which he secured con-
viction. The opinion says that the act
OF the town attorney was against pub
lie morals. which will not permit Of
unlawful acts being instigated by the
officers OF the people.
The Midland Terminal and The Flor
ence X Cripple Greek railroads VIII
consolidate about November LIST and
thus form n new railroad. which will
bear the name OF the Denver X South
western. In this consolidation other
properties Of great importance In the
Cripple Greek district will also be con-
cerned. The newly completed plant
a the La Bella Mil. Water * Power
Company at Goldheld VIII I've part Of
the organization. ms Will also the Colo
RADIO Trading X Transfer Company. n
three-fourths interest In the Metallic
Extraction Company's cyanide plant
near Florence. The plan embraces all
the steam railroads running Into the
Cripple Greek district. controlling vast
tcrritry. There VIII bc embraced In
the new system 1i5 miles Of railroad
besides valuable terminals and fran
chises. together with the other proper
ty described.
Two men on horseback held up the
stage from Sncfiies at 3 o'clock Mon
day afternoon about three miles south
OF Ourny. up the mountain road. at the
secoud watering trough, place well
lifted for such a deed. The men pre-
sented rcvolverx nt the four occupants
OF the open stage and cndcacored TO
get out the iron safe. but could not
break the fastenings- The bandits .
werc after the gold bags brought down
daily from the Camp Bird mine. but
were unaware thnt the bags arr al
ways placed In an iron safe with an
armed guard TO protect H. A telephone
message from Snefi1es shows that the
men kept up on the road nno passes.o
through snefiier. sheriff Edgar IL us
ing the wires and will dispatch a po~ss
TO endcavor 10 capture the highway
men. The occupants Of the stage were
not molesscd and no property was TAX
en- from the stage. which carries the
United States mail.
The farmers OF Colorado will make
more money this year than ever h.
fore out Of the manufacture Of cheese
and othe. dairy products. Where Ave
years ngo the state produced about
10000 pounds OF cheese. 2.GhGO
pound win bc turned out by Its fac
tories in 1870. These figures we're
given yesterday by J. A. Ross, one Of
the members Of n firm that controls
several Of the largest cheese factories
In Colorado. He said that the farmer.
Of Colorado are coming TO appreciate
the Importance Of this Industry 90 the
state. All they have TO do is to lrced
their cattle along lines that produce
the largest amount OF butter fat The
stock Is nlrcndy In the state and the
kinds wanted for this purpose are kept
principally by owners % sInalS
ranches. A few districts are now de-
voted entirely TO dairymen. Some Of
these make In clear profit several hun
drcd dollars n month with compara-
lively small facilities, besides bcing
able 10 raise crops.
The railroads have been I'm Nng con.
siderable trouble In the mountains with
slides of snow and mud. A dispatch
from Gicnwood ON the I'm says: II
has now been thirty six hours since
n train has passed over the RIA Gran,H
Junction track. The slide nj Morris
nils In ns fast ms removed and new
slides nre reported tonight. The
storm has now lasted fvc days, and
tonight II shows no indication Of
abatement. All west-lpund trains are
being held here. Two passenger trails
left here this afternoon. hut only went
down the road as far ms Dctsrquc. Roth
the Midland and Rio Grandc sent out
stub trains eastward from here TO-
day. Reports from the hills Indicate
serious trouble to several parties Of
hunters who have recently left here.
On the northern me-n- snow II report
cd from two TO four feet deep. This
leaves the hunters stock without food
and makes travelling almost impossible.
The temperature is not severe and q
cessation Of the storm would soon set
matters right.
HAS Luccro. II is reported. was mur-
dcrc,i near Chapcrito. New Mexico.
Saturday night. presumably by the
MeSicnn-. that murdered Flor-ntino
Gonzales and badly wounded his H.
ycnr-old hoy the preceding Thursday.
buccro had seen and fired upon the
band Of outlaws when they committed
q robbery Recently nj Chaperito. and 10
Is supposed that the gang desired 10
get rid of him In order TO avoid indensi-