The silver star., 1899-06-02

Of Labor is visiting Colorado.
James O'Neill was run over and
killed at Colorado Springs on the 2oth.
James v. Dexter. the well-known
mining man. formerly Of Leadviiie'
died on the 23rd.
The South Park line to Leadville was
opened on the 26th. after being block
AIDED by snow and ice since January.
1t has been determined to bore for oil
at Pennington. New Mexico. Every
indication of the presence Of the valu-
able product is favorable.
The Cerrillos smeIter was sold on the
22nd. under a judgment for $4,000, In
favor OF Stephen Baldwin Of Detroit,
Michigan. The smelter has never been
operated. but it will be, unless the
smelter trust buys it
One of the worst hailstorms In the
history Of that section visited Chey-
enne last Saturday. Rain began fall
ing at $50. but shortly changed to hail.
The stones were as large as Engiisn
walnuts, and were as clear as crystal.
The jury in the case of Fred Harold.
charged with the murder of Mr. and
Mrs. O'Hara. near Brighton. Weld
county. returned verdict of guilty of
murder in the first degree. after delib-
Grating three hours and twenty min
utes.
The Albuquerque Guards are to be
reorganized under the law providing
for the regulation of the National
Guard. Many of the returned volun-
teers have signed the roll. The cap
taincy will be offered to Lieutenant
Louis McRae. lately an officer in the
First territorial regiment.
A report comes from Moab. Utah,
that four Italians have been arrested
for alleged participation in the destruc-
iion of the La Sal mine in Colorado,
six miles from the state line. Two hun
1red pounds of giant powder was ex
ploded near the mouth of the mine.
The mine is owned by n Michigan syn
dicate. The men had been working ON
the mine but We're recently discharged.
Fl. o. Miller has struck artesian wat
or in well on one of Ex-Governor B.
Fl. Eaton's farms, six miles west of
Eaton. Water flows over the top at
the rate of about six barrels per hour.
This is the largest flow ever struck in
feet deep. Mr. Miller believes he has
found an artesian water basin in this
section.
The coal chutes of the Santa Fe
road Mt Las Vegas. with contents. were
entirely consumed by fire last week.
The total loss will reach $4,000. More
than 500 tons of coal and 200 cords of
wood Were destroyed. 4 very strong
wind was blowing and with the great
est difficulty the fire was prevented
from communicating to the ice house
and many freight cars near by.
Several carloads of machinery, in
cluding four large boilers of 1OO-horse-
power each, also three additional car
loads Of rails for its electric road,
have arrived in Boulder. The founda-
ton for the power house is completed
and brick masons are now at work.
Much of the surfacing has been COM
pleted. and as there are many ties OH
hand. the work Of track laying will be-
gin next week.
The will OF the late Byron L. Carr.
formerly attorney general of Colorado.
has been filed for probate with the
county judge Mt Boulder. He makes
nls Nlle Ills hOlt utlT. u IOiu Ill tIuSt
the property for the benefit of his son
and daughter. the latter the wife OF
Captain l.. p. Mcclure. The estate
is valued at $4,000. Of which $4,000
Is In cash in the bank. realized from a
farm lately sold, and $4,000 in life in
surance.
The estimated wool clip of Casper,
Wyo.. and vicinity this year. is 3.7OO.-
900 pounds, which Is about 100000
pounds short of last years clip. The
shortage is accounted for by the fact
that this years wool IL much cleaner
than that of last year. The quality of
the wool put Oh the market this spring
has never Deen better. With few ex-
ceptions, II Is very c.ean. and is long in
from II to II cents.
A dispatch from wnrdner. Idaho,
says: This, the third week since riots
occurred mt Wardner, ends with greatly
improved prospects. or loo men di.
rectly implicated In the AFFAIR. not one
remains with his former employer.
Letters from miners all over the West
are being received making inquiries
regarding the situation, and when once
II becomes known thnt all men who
can bring satisfactory letters a. Ia
character md proficiency will receive
protection and employment. II II prob
able the mines will soon MI up.
A strange coincidence has occurred
during the Inst week concerning tive
jurors In court at Las Vegas. Now
Mexico. One. named Vidal BustOs
disappeared and nothing was heard
from him until six days later. when
he suddenly reappenred at his home
He could give no account Of his nc
tIons. and on obtaining q razor. killed
himself by cutting his throat. after
making several Intellectual attempt,
with a penknife. Another Juror, Junr
Padllln, while serving on the United
State petit jury. suddenly lost hi,
mind. and wns tnken to the territorin
insane asylum.
Near Longmont. on the 21st, Bryan
Newby. u prominent farmer, shot An,
probably fatally wounded Ben II
Calkins, also farmer and q neIghbo
Of Newby. II seems that the difficult,
arose over q water controversy. Calk