Gilpin observer., 1900-05-24
COLORADO NOTES.


for postmaster mt Pueblo, to fill the va
cancy caused by the death of Georg,
Seaver.
AS result of recent Irregularities
at the state penitentiary, Warden Hoy
has removed Bud Sargent, who was
serving as deputy.
The President has sent to the Senate
the nomination of Lon L. Foote Of Ar
r1ba, Colorado, to be register of the lana
office at Hugo, Colorado.
A mountain lion was killed by II. II
Bucore few miles north of Hugo tn,
other day. This is one of the larsos
of the species and has been doing muc,
damage to stockmen by killing shcel
calves and even large colts. The cal
cass is in the hands of taxidermis
and will be valuable specimen.
The employees of the Colorado Fuc
and Iron Company at Sopris. VIII
struck, have returned to work again
and 1t is stated that their grievance.
will be amicably adjusted. The gr:uv
ances Of the men were II suspected
shortage in weights and compulsory il
surance. The latter formed the mail
basis for complaint.
The following named state agents o
the Humane Society have been appoint
ed since April 1st and to May 10Th
Fred B. Morris, Cripple Greek: Johi
Craig, Mirage; Frederick Richards, Dil
Ion; Jacob Jurgens. Central City: VIII
lam Stake, MonteZuma; Robert L
Foot, Montclair; Lille Greves. Pucbl
I. j. Brown, Caddoa.
Richard Mccoy, sentenced to teri!
of seventeen years in the penitentar.
at Canon City on the charge of murder
has been parOled by Governor Thomas.
McCoy's case was considered at length
at recent meeting of the State Board
Of Pardons. at which time it was de
termined that it would not be advisa
BILE to give the man entire freedom
but he was recommended to the COVER
nor for parole.
a Santa Fe helper engine of til,
mountain division ran away Monda!
morning just after leaving Morlcl
headed for Trinidad. The reverse lev.
got caught and the engineer lost CON
troll of the engine. The fireman jump
ed but the engineer stald at his posi-
until nearing Starkville, where he was
to meet freight train. when he jump
ed. The freight train had just cleared
the main track and the runaway engine
came ON to Trinidad. One of the clerks
of the freight office saw the engine as
it was coming into the yards and sue
ceeded in getting aboard. With a pick
hammer he succeeded in releasing the
lever and stopped the engine.
The Colorado Portland Cement Com
pany, which has been engaged in the
erection of a sixty-ton cement plant
near Florence the pas. few months.
started its machinery ON Wednesday
and turned out the first batch of ce-
ment clinker. All departments of the
plant Will not be in operation until the
beginning of next week when the first
finished product will be turned out.
The Florence cement works is the only
industry of the kind in the Rocky
Mountain region and as the raw ma
terial from which the company will
make its cement is capable of produc-
ing as fine cement as that made in Ger
many. the Florence company may eX-
pect n ready sale in this and adjoining
states for its product.
A Pueblo dispatch of the Goth says:
Pueblo is excited tonight over the
most atrOcious crime ever committed
in her history. Two innocent children
are lying dead in the morgue and II
colored woman is at the Pueblo hos
pital with two bullets in her body Cal
III AiilpitIh. a tooh Ill tlle tli-
plOy of the Fries Orphan home. is
the murderer of the children. and the
would-be assassin of his wife. The
murder was committed at 80 o'clock
this morning at cottage No. 2 of the
Fries Orphans Home in Central Park.
According 10 the wounded woman's
story it was the result of insane jeal-
Ousy OH the part of the husband, who.
prior to the shooting. had been quarrel
ing with her. He has not yet been
captured.
Under the laws of the state sllpern-
tendents of schools are the authorized
agents and custodians of the state
land board for all school lands in their
respective counties. In the past, for
some reason, the superntendents have
never exercised these functions with
any assistance to the land board. At
the annual meeting of the superintend-
ents held at Trinidad, DR.. j. n. Chip
ley OF the state land board delivered an
address upon the subject of how the
superintendents could best assist the
land board in reporting on the true val
uatlons Of the public lands in their re-
spectIve counties; of getting the best
possible rentals and for the protection
of the forest reserves. Governor Thom-
rs communicated with the superintend.
ents upon the same subject.
Railroad men of the six railroad or
ganizatiOns met at Pueblo on the 18th
and formed temporary organization
for the purpose of becoming posted CD
political questions for work in the com
ing election. The organizations repre-.
scented follow: brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers. brotherhood of Loco.
motive Firemen. Order of Railway rel-
egraphers. Switchmen's Union of
North America, Order of Railway Con
ductors, and order of Railway Brake
men. About 100 were present with
an equal proportion from each order.
l.. A. Parkhurst was elected president