The state herald., 1899-09-29

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At the inquest held at Florence by
Dr. James A. Baker, coroner of Ere,
mont county, in the investigation OF
the wreck which occurred ut Reno Sat
urday afternoon, the verdict rendered
places the blame upon the crew of the
freight train.
The carnival and street fair Mt Al
buquerque ended in n blaze of glory
on the 23rd. This kind of fall festivi-
ties were new TO the Southwest, but IN
this instance 1t has proved the most
perfect success of any that could have
been undertaken.
In the District Court at Fort Collins,
bafore Judge Broughton, Marie Lafitte
was convicted of selling liquor in VIC
latlon of the prohibiltory laws Of the
city, and was fined the sum of $500
and costs of suit The accused was
committed to Jail in default of the
amount of the fine.
The Black Range Railway Company
has filed incorporation papers mt San
In Fe. The capital stock is S2.O0O,UO.
and the headquarters at Santa Fc. Tie
company proposes to construct n nine
ty.mile railway from Magdalena, So
corro county. to Chloride, Sierra coun-
ty. 1t will traverse II rich mining and
stock country.
W. n. Kight, w. A. Hunter and w.
G. White. Incorporated as the Farm
ington Gas and Oil Company. are sink
ing a well at Pennington. New Mexi-
co, having purchased the Geoglin drili.
Fesley kight. an experienced oil man,
VIII have charge of the workings.
There are indications of both gas and
oil in that section. .
Charles A. Scheurich OF Taos. New
Mexico, presented to Carleton Post. G..
A. r., n fine flag, which had waved
over the grave of Ex-Governor Charles
Bent, Il grandfather of Mr.. Scheurich.
Bent was the first American governor
of New Mexico and fell In the Taos
massacre. His grave is in the national
cemetery mt Santa Fe. ...
The District Court at Santa Fe is
busy with the trial of Crlstlne Trujillo.
Trujillo is accused of numbering Juan
Espinosa, August 18th last. Espinosa's
body was found below the railroad
bridge as Espinola. The questions to
be decided by the jury will he whether
he fell from the bridge while intoxi-
Gated or had been killed and thrown
'A'Ah bllhtts
did the deed.
On the Burlington Alliance Iartville
line now being constructed. 1l5 miles
OF rails are being laid at the rate of
5000 feet per day. the steel gang now
being about eighteen miles from ALI
ance. When the Platte valley is reach
ed. which will be in few weeks. the
town OF Br!dg port will be established,
and the road that far will be used for
commercial purposes as well as for
construction.
Governor Otero has consented 10 de
liver the chief address TO the Terrific
rial Horticultural Fair which opens at
Santa Fe October jth. Exhibits for
the fair are beginning to arrive. The
exhibit made Mt Albuquerque by the
Agriculture College. Mr.. Casa. Mr..
Stockton and others. was shipped here
directly. Mr.. Cast has returned to Me
silla 10 obtain a fresh supply of fruit
before the fair.
The Wyoming troops. battalion and
battery. assembled at the Ferry build.
Ing, san Francisco. Mt O'Clock Satur-
day. amid n throng Of San Francisco
acquainiances which the boys have
made here during their stay nj the
Preside. The train which Will bear
them home pulled out from the Mole
at 800 o'clock. II consisted OF two
baggage ears. eight tourist sleepcrs
and a regulation Pullman sleeping ear.
The Casper refinery is now prepared
10 put out Illuminating oil at any time
demanded 10y the market and refinery
conditions. At present the reilnery's
oil schedule profitally consumes the
crude oil supply. The valve oil OF this
refinery has now passenger locomo.
tive record Of 2Si miles per pint and of
l5d miles per pint Tor n freight loco
motive. This II saahout the record OF
any other oil In locomotive lubrlcaiing
use.
Extensive improvements are hpin.
made all along the line of the Cnion
Pacific. both on the Colorado aiiG wy.
oming divisions. Two gnngs of maSons
are mt work ON the Colorado division.
replacing all small wooden hshisos
with stone culverts. These viii arch
over the small gulleys aud dry creeks.
More than hundred are being put IN
on the system. THIS, the officials say,
viii Improve the safety and tie
smoothness OF the roadbcd. ON tue
larger bridges masons ARE putting In
new stone ahutments. This viii make
the washing out Of bridges much less
frequent thnn heretofore. Several new
bridges are bring built. and Tor the SIX
already begun In Weber canon, Utah.
the steel is already ON tlie ground.
The miners Of the Alpine Coal Com.
pnny nj Baldwin are again on n strike
unI th. f.alftAa ht.ta Hoo. ftai
miners signed d scale Ia hold for n
year. The agreement was made NJ the
Instance Of the State Bonrd OF Arhltrn.
tlon July 2ith last. but apparently the
men do not consider IL binding.
week ago w. A. rrlplcrt. president OF
the Miners Union nj Baldwin, and Lee
Decker. member OF the union and n
miner. assaulted John Hardy In n store
nt Baldwin. Hardy Is said TO hnyo
been frightfully beaten by them. They
were discharged Thursday and Friday
the miners demanded that they be- rein.
stated. This wns refused and Satnr.
dny the men struck. The company has
shut up the mine and state that II win
not be rc-opcncd.
l.. u. Litilcncld of Slater. Routt coun.
~, says the nssessor OF the county has
taxed his domcstlcntcd elk Ms cattle.
aud when Andrew Jackson. chief game
warden OF district No, =. wanted him
to take ont license FOR n game park, he
refused under the contention thnt his
nninnls cannot he taxed twice. State
Game Commissioner johnson has been
appealed TO nnd win decide whether or
not Mr.. Lltilcheld is entitled to keep
Elk confined ON Ills premises without
tnklng out llcenr" for pnrk. The
lnw IL 30 constructed TINT pnrk may
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