The Elbert County tribune., 1899-06-29
NEWS FROM THE
WESTERN REGION.

fuicn- Colorado, md member OF Tie
grocery firm OF Wagner x Askew. com
nlittcd suicide by shooting himself.
The town OF Grassy and many
shaft houses Situated on the north
slope OF Bull and Ironclnd hills were
In grent danger OF being wiped out by
timber fire last Sunday.
The trial OF the men charged with be-
Ing principals In the notorious opera
house riot In Colorado Springs In Sep
teinber last began In the district court
on the 21st and they were acquitted.
A tornado visited Akron. Colorado,
on the 2fst, and wrecked the dwellings,
barns and sheds on Dole & Gillettc's
sheep ranch six miles northeast OF Ak
ron. Charles IL. Abbott. who was
working Mt the ranch. was killed by
lightning while milking.
CaterpilIars nre destroying all the
foliage ON the Pccos Valley forest re-
serve. especially on the quaking aspen
trees. Shovelfuls OF the csferpiIlnrs
are picked up every morning by the
rangers and burned. but the plague Is
Increasing. and makes II very disagree
able for visitors. who find themselves
and their horses literally covered with
the cnterpillars after few miles Of
travel.
Mrs. Josiah Dunn OF Arvndn has left
with Secretary Shute OF the hort'cult-
ural board In the state house, twelve
strawberries which filled n quart cup.
Many OF them were over four Inches In
circumference. They are of the.Je-
cundn variety. The secretary VIII at-
tempt to preserve them so that they
may be displayed at the coming State
Fair.
The body OF the f-year-old daughter
OF Lewis Fcrjauchich OF Russell guic;,
was found In Clear creek. about one
mile below where she wnH last seen
The hend and legs were considerably
bruised. which In NIL probability was
caused by coming In contact with the
rocks In the creek. Coroner Boyer has
ordered post mortem examination
which will he followed by an inquest
Foul play is suspected.
John Hnines, oldest son OF NJ. $.
linines, wns killed In the Mitchell
mine nt Lafayette. Colorado, on the
21st. while pulling top coal. n large
amount OF conl and rock failing and
burying him completely. The miners
uncovered his head and found him 10
be alive md able to talk. but more
coal and rock fell and large force
OF men was put Mt work to rescue him,
which took about nm hour. when he
wns found to be dead.
The story that Marcus DAILY intends
leaving Montana aud taking up his res
idencc In Colorado. where he Is to build
smelter and 20 into the stock raising
business, IL. according TO Mr.. Days
most Intimate friends and associates,
without any truth. Mr.. DAILY is mt
present IN New York. but only few
days before leaving he stated. ms he
had frequently done before, TINT Mon
tnna would always be his home and
that he expected TO spend the remain
der OF his life here and In the harness.
~ am here TO stay and TO work harder
than ever" lie snid OH his return from
the East nftcr his election MS president
OF the New Amnlgamntcd Company.
Five pounds of giant powder were
exploded by Cripple Creek people on
the side OF Big Bull mountain for the
purpose of ascertaining the quantity
TINT can be snfely used In the big
on the Fourth of July. The
test was entirely satisfactory. The
earth and smoke were forced into the
mir for hundreds OF feet. The COM
mIttcc In charge of the earthquake
scene will now go ahead aud make
complete arrangements us originally
planned. The general committee for
the big celebration have adopted plnns
for n big pavilion to be erected on
Second aud Victor avenues. The pavil-
lon will be the largest ever erected In
this city. Around the four sides will
be uprnIsed seats with a capacity for
seating LOO people.
Assignee Chapman of the failed State
Bank OF Monte Vista has Just made
public the following statement of as
sets and liabilities OF the bank and Its
two branches, the Miners Bank Of
Creede and the Farmers Bank OF
Hooper. Liabilities: Open deposits,
$40 0O3.30; certificates of deposit, Sill
076G4; due First National Bank of
Denver, $2I.901.14: unpaid taxes,
S7S0.5G. Total sS0.651.64. Assets:
Ovcrdrnfts. good, S6.140.27; real es-
tate and fixtures. S14.5O0; Chase Nm
tIonal Bank. New York. S106 10: loans
and discounts. considered good. SiS.-
90; cash and cash items. S732.To;
rents. etc. due. S215.65. Total, S70,-
S2S.O7. The assignee Is hopeful of
making an early dividend. This happy
result will depend upon his ability to
turn the overdrafts. real estate and
loans into cash.
Governor Richards was advised by
the War Department on the 10Th thnt
the troops Mt Fort Wnshalxie, In the
Shoshone reservation, and Yellowstone.
In the National Park. have been placed
at the disposal of the civil authorities
TO aid In pursuing the Union Pacific
robbers. Deputy Marshal Morrison,
with four Yellowstone scouts. cap
tured three men mt Riverside station.
near the west line of the park, who nn
swer the description of Curry and the
Roberts brothers. Morrison will reach
Mammoth Hot Springs with his prison
ers Tuesday. when they will be OK.
nmlncd before Commissioner Meldrum
Should these men not prove to be the
hold-ups, the chase will be kept up
with vigor until the robbers are run
down and captured. The robbers were
supplied by rustlcr frlentl near e.
Il. Mountain. In the Holc-in-thc-Wall
country. with fine riding horses and
two pack animals, plenty OF food and
camp outfit.
A telegram las been received at
Trinidad to the effect that one OF the
gnng OF safe blowers who cracked the
safes OF the Colorado & Southern and
Santa Fe offices In that city on the
night OF the 18Th. had been arrested
at Albuquerque. n. NJ. Cashier Fred
cricy OF the Colorado 4 Southern fur
nished the clue that led to the arrest.
Some time ago. among the money ta-
ken In by him In the course of bust
mes was y 50 bill issued in 1862. ON
placing II In the bank II was discov-
cred that the signature of the United
States treasurer. +. Il. Spinner. had
been left or. Mr.. Fredericy replaced
the incomplete bill In the safe at the
depot, intending to keep 1t as a SOU
venir He was able TO give com
plete description OF the bill even to
the number. sewed to the undershlrt