The state herald., 1900-04-27

Washington.
Sam Kibler. blacksmith working
In the Ready Cash mine, near Lead
vile, nearly lost his life in snowslide
last week. After being buried eighteen
hours he was rescued, and none too
soon to save his life.
Mayor George of Colorado City has
Issued orders TO the effect that all
houses of i'll repute must close their
doors. The Good Government party
has secured control of the offices, and
this is one OF the first steps they have
taken to remove from the city low re-
sorts.
Mrs. Ada Joy, who shot and killed
her husband. cX-Alderman Joy, at
Leadville, a few weeks ago, had her
preliminary hearing Wednesday. The
testimony went to show that Mrs. Joy
simply shot to save her own life. JUS
tlce Paddock declared that the killing
was undoubtedly done In self-defense.
As n result of the recent storm, stock
losses in the vicinity of Trinidad were
very heavy. Senator Barela last 1890
head of sheep out of herd of 5000 In
ChiQuaqua canon during the blizzard
Sunday night. One of his herders, In
his attempts to save the sheep, narrow
ly escaped death by freezing. Leandro
Maldona, living OH the Frijoles is re-
ported TO have lost his entire herd.
The Colorado Il Southern railroad
has introduced system by which the
employees will be disciplined in novel
manner. a record of the reprimands
and mistakes OF all men connected with
the road is kept in large book. A GER
tain number of bad marks will be con-
sidered sufficient ground for discharge.
The system includes rules concerning
the nature of reprimands, the punish
ments inflicted therefor and the meth
ods by which delinquencies in the rec
ord may be made mp.
BY the breaking Of scaffolding nine
ty-iive feet high on the dome of the
new stove" being erected Mt the steel
works mt Pueblo, five men were hurled
TO the earth, one of whom, +. ID. Cur.
tis, was instantly killed. and j. w.
Stanton, fellow worker. had both legs
broken and his skull crushed and will
probably die. The accident occurred
while the men Were ut work putting
the dome of the stove" From the
stove" to the walls of the big stacks
angle bars for support are run at fire.
quent intervals twelve feet apart,
changing so that there is only six feet
In the clear. The dead man was almost
crushed to pulp, having his neck brok-
en-, skull crushed and all limbs
smashed. He was n German. living on
Carterette street, and leaves n wife and
one child. He was a member of the
A. o. L. w. No. AZ. Bessemer, and was
an assistant boiler maker at the steel
works. The other three men. +. ii.
Freebury, 4. Van Bibber and Morgan
Williams. escaped with but few
bruises. Freebury and Williams catch.
ing the angle bars after falling about
twenty feet. Van Bibber seized n rope
attached 10 the rigger on top Of the
dome and saved himself by sliding
down the rope. II Is stated that the
men working on the stove" have re.
peatedly asked that "A second scaffold
be kept under the one on which they
Were working. In case OF accident. For
some reason this plaform was never
placed there.
Winfield Scott Stratton has rescued
the Paris commission from the embar.
rassed financial conditions which
would undoubtedly have resulted In n
collapse Of the entire scheme of taking
the mineral exhibit of the state TO the
great exposition. The millionaire min.
ing man saw statement Of the tan.
gled finances Of the commission I'm the
News, and n telegram promising
abundant cash was received from him
later In the day. II Will cost the min.
Ing man at least $1,000 To make good
his promise Of putting the finances OF
the commission In shape. But his mes.
sage Is considered as good as gold by
the board, and viii Increase the
amount OF money promised sufficient
To warrant the success Of the under.
tuking which win advertise the mining
interests OF Colorado at the great fnIr,
The action OF Mr.. StrnttOn Is the last
Of many efforts made 10 bolster up the
board In Its undertaking. or all these
II viii prove the most effective be-.
cause II means the contribution OF cash
which has been 81 difficult TO obtain,
With Its great scheme ON the verge of
collapse the telegram from the mining
man came like ray OF sunshine
through very dark cloud. II saves
the pet project OF the governor. IlrlIl
the telegram arrived the bonrd waz IN
n great state of embarrassment, 81.
nanclnl aid promised by some failed 10
materinlizc. Some money was secured,
but II was not enough by great deal
10 provide for the transportation OF the
mineral specimens to Paris. and fnr
the other expenses OF the commission.
Two cases OF interest 10 the Colorado
Fuel and Iron Company. and TO Colo.
ardo people generally. have Just been
decided 10y the United States Court OF
Appeals ~ ~. Louis. Some time ago
the Colorado Fuel and Iron Compnuy.
At Pueblo, iilcd bill FOR injunction aud
damages against the Southern Pacific
company In an effort 10 restrain the
railroad company from putting into
foscc freight ON merchandise fipm
Pueblo tu San Francisco and other Ia.
ellie const points alleged TO be cs.,r.
tion, VIZ. si.Go per 100 pounds from
Pueblo TO san francisco. The mater
was laid before the, Interstate ccm.
mcrcc clmmlsslon, and after hearing
the commission ordered the southern
rncliic to give n rnic of ~ cents r.r
100 pounds on steel rails mud fnsrn.
in.s. and 3Iis cents per 100 ON bar lrin,
east iron. water pipe. hlll"ts. etc. The
commission declared thnt the fnir from
Pueblo 10 Snn Francisco should not be