The state herald., 1899-09-22

past 1t has been raining necessarily in
the vicinity Of where the accident oc
Cured. CordOva's house was small
adobe structure, with a dirt roof. The
dirt which usually covers the roof of
this class of houses to the depth of a
| foot or eighteen inches, 1t Is thought
became saturated with water and fell
| In, crushing the inmates. The accident
occurred about o o'clock in the night.
Only one boy, n lad of TO- escaped. He
| was outside when the house fell and
walked couple of miles to get assist
ance.
The annual flower carnival at Colo.
rado Springs took place on the 18th.
| While the presence of the Colorado
volunteers in town distracted the atten-
tion of the people to some extent, 1t In
no way diminished the charm Of the
parade. Vehicles. bicycles, horses,
everything, In fact, that made show
ing in the parade, evinced the greatest
painstaking in preparation, and the eff
feet Of splendor and beauty that re-
suited was cOrrespondingly worthy Of
appreciation. Flower fiestas have been
talked and written about, but the one
held this afternoon was one in earnest,
and was Of character that must be
seen to be appreciated. The grand
stand at the corner Of Cascade avenue
and Kiowa street was packed with
| spectators long before the hour when
the parade started. The grand stand
Itself was SO neatly and patriotically
decorated that 1t was an inspiration TO
those who occupied seats there.
Another terrible accident happened
on La Netn pass. As n result one man
Is dead and seven are severely injured,
with indications that several of them
may die. The scene of the accident
was on n new broad gauge line Of the
Denver " Rio Grandc road between Lii
Neta and Alam0sa. a ear loaded with
steel rails was being pushed up the
| grade toward the summit. eight work
men being on the ear. While rounding
n curve the ear was suddenly thrown
from the track by the giving way OF
couplings or the joltine of the engine
over the rough roadbcd. and In an in
stant the men We're thrown In Il heap
the heavy rails flying OFF behind them
down on the Jagged rocks beside the
| track. Bones We're broken. great pieces
| OF flesh shaved OF by the sharp edges
| OF the rails and some We're fairly lm-
| paled on the cruel steel As soon MS
| men could be summoned from other
places along the line the bruised and
bleeding forms were eNtricated and re-
| moved To the nearest station. where
| surgical aid was given. but the ply
sicians fear tha, several will die.
Pueblo dispatch says: Simon Gug-
genheim has been In conference with
Superintendent Rhodes and the fore.
..E Al
Philadelphia smeltcr with view of
Formulating new permanent sched-
ulc of wages with the employees OF the
different departments of the plant, the
1Ith being the last day of the tempo
rary eight-hour system. Commencing
Saturday. September 10th, the new ar
rangcmcnt which. 1t Is said. meets the
approval OF all the workmen. will go
into effect. The blast furnace depart
ment VIII continue ON an cight-hour
system nj the present scale OF wages.
The scale Ii as follows: Tnppers, 81 so;
pot pushcrs. 81 so: furnace men, 81 20
The men In the feed department will
also continue on eight-hour shifts. with
the following scale of wages: Feeders.
S:.2n: charge whcclers, SI.SO The
roaster department and copper plants
will return TO the old twelve hour sys-
tenn and the men Will he paid the 1893
scale. or an increase Of 10 per cent.
above the scale paid Just prior TO the
smelter controversy. Machinists. boil
er makers. engineers and yard men
have been on ten hour shifts since the
first OF the month at the old scale.
The preparations are about complet-
ed for Denycr's Fifth Annual Festival
OF Mountain and Plain, which will be-
gin September 18th and occupy the en-
tire wceek The Board OF Direction
has been exceedingly fortunate this
year In shaping n program which while
maintaining some of the features of
former festivals VIII include a mum.
Der Of pleasant novelties In all depart
mcnts. The general prosperity Of the
state In all lines augnrs an unusually
large attendance AT the capital city
during the festival. The railroads are
preparing to carry larger crowds than
ever before. ana those who are In
position to know, report more interest
In the coming festival throughout the
state. than has ever before been seen.
The list of events scheduled TO enter
tain Denver and her thousands of Wis
itors. Is one that should not fall TO be
most successful. one of the most I'M
portnnt innovations. and one. too. that
VIII lntcrsct everyone. Il the cxposl-
iion and state fair. This viii be the
first state fair ever held In Denver,
and from the manner In which II h
being gotten up aud the interest dis.
played by exhibitors In all parts OF
the state. viii he one OF the most at
tractlvc features OF the entire week.
Booth space Is In demand. and with
the pleasing decorations aud brilliant
illumlnniions, the booths VIII furnish
one OF the most attractive novelties
ever seen. Nothing has been neglect.
cd to make the carnival features OF the
week far more enjoyable than those of
any previous festival The coronation
Of the queen on Monday night. the
queens triumphal march with her
court and diplomatic corps ON Tuesday
afternoon, the military parade. and. In
the evening. the superb pageant OF the
parade OF the Slaves Of the silver Ser
pcni. have been arranged on q scale
of magnihccncc scarcely conceivable.
The events scheduled for musical dny
promise TO be- among the most Inter
cstlng OF the week. A large number
OF crack musical organizations have
been entered for the bnnd contest, the
prizes for which nre: for first class
bands. 500 TO the first. 500 TO the
second nnd $50 TO the third: for second
class bands. 500 for the first and $50
TO the second. The contest promises
TO De close aud exciting. and after the
contests nre over. the city viii fnirly