The state herald., 1900-05-18
COLORADO NOTES.

John 8. Adams, paroled convict,
has been sent back to the penltentinry
for having smuggled opium to other
convicts.
The Republicans of the First Con-
gressional District met at Denver on
the 11th and elected delegates to the
national convention. They are: John
Il. Thompson, Boulder county, and
Charles G. Cavender, Lake county. Al
ternates chosen are Thomas II. Davy,
Larimer county; William X. Burchi-
nell, Arapahoe county.
Work will soon be commenced by the
united forces of the Midland and the
Colorado & Southern roads on the three
tracks of the lines In and about the
mines at Lendville. To make the con-
nection between the Midland broad
gauge and the Colorado & Southern,
narrow gauge. roads will require the
building of about two miles Of new
road. The rails for the new construc-
ton has already been laid down to
Leadville, and work will be COM
menced ms soon as laborers can be Sc
cured.
An innovation in kindergarten work
will he introduced In school district No.
20 at Pueblo by Superintendent Keat-
ing. He has planned to have the pupils
attending the kindergarten take an ac-
tive interest In flower and tree plant
Ing during the months between April
and September. The idea is to have
the little ones plant their own flower
beds and shrubbery and give them
their individual attention, teaching
them the practical rs well as the tho
oretical art of beautlfying their homes
and community. This kind Of work Is
an experiment here, but 1t IL thought
will be successful.
The Republican state convention met
nt Denver on the 10th to select dele
gates at large to the national conven-
tion. The delegates chosen were: Ed
ward o. Wolcott. Arnpahoe county;
Winfield S. Stratton. FL Paso county;
David II. Moffat. Arapahoe county;
David Il. G. Brown. Pitkin county. AL
ternates, r Il. Churchill. Weld county:
Earl b. Coe. Arapahoc county: Craw-
ford Hill. Arapahoe county; p. W. Rit-
ter, San Juan county. The platform
adopted strongly indorses the admins
tration on all points. The speech OF
Senator WolcOtt was the notable fea-
ture of the convention.
Mr.. A. +. Leach. special agent OF the
United States land office. has been In
the vicinity OF Fowler for the past few
days gathering Information regarding
the United States land law. with refer
ence to the fencing OF public lands. A
great many tracts have been fenced
contrary to law, and all this fencing is
now to be torn down within the next
IuvS lauu1 nrnnantIntyS yri
be instituted by the government. As a
result of Mr.. Leachs visit great
many miles of barb-wirc fence will be
torn down. and thousands of acres of
good grazing land thrown open TO any
one wishing to use 1t. One man alone
has fifty miles OF fence to demOlish.
X. B. Burghardt. miner at the Inde-
pendence ON Battle mountain. has been
arrested on charge of grand larceny.
1t Is the rule Of the Independence since
the English company took charge OF
the mine that all miners coming on the
shift must change their clothes and
undergo search to see that the do not
carry away any OF the rich ore. The
rule is n hard one. but 1t Is enforced
rigidly. The chief ore sortcr searched
Burghardt, and II ia claimed that an
unusual number OF rich specimens
were found in his clothes. The ore is
extremely valuable. and It only takes
little OF 1t to run up to the hundreds
In valuation.
Between 200 and 400 miners en-.
rloyed by the Colorado Fuel and Iron
Company at Sopris. n camp located
about five miles west Of Trinidad. went
out on strike Monday morning. The
men assert that the company has not
been giving them correct weights on
the coal mined. They also say that
they are arbitrarily compelled to pay
two per cent. OF their earnings for
Insurance. The strikers held two meet
ings to-day. Everything was quiet and
orderly and after discussing the mat.
ter. they appointed n committc to wait
on the officials OF the compar Y and pre-.
sent the grievances. In the meantime
they decided to return to work to.
morrow morning.
One OF the saddest accidents which
has happened In the Lower Blue coun.
try for n long time occurred Monday
afternoon near the Mckinley ranch,
about six o'clock. Emmett Emmons
his wife and three children. had been
over 10 pay n social call across the
river TO the family OF Eugene McKin.
ley. On returning about six o'clock
Mrs. Mckinley accompanied them ON
their way home. In crossing the
bridge known as the Mckinley bridge
the horses became unmanagenble and
backed the rig and entire party into
the river. Three OF the children, n III.
tie girl ana boy OF Emmons' and n
little boy OF McKinlcy's. were drown.
ed. The alarm was given In the neigh.
borhood at once ana search WAS
made promptly for the lost bodies,
with the result that one OF Emmon's
children was found and also Mcliln.
lcy's boy. Mrs. Emmons aud her hus-
band succeeded In getting out OF the
wnter uninJurcd. but Mrs. Mckinley
was carried down the stream quite u
distance ana when taken out OF the
water had received n severe scalp
wound.
Pueblo, Colo, May D.-Thc Second
Congressional District Convention was
held In this city to-day at the Grand
hotel. II was called TO order nt 1880
this morning 10y Chairman Gus Krcnzc.
Secretary Oscar q. Mcneil read til.
cnli, after which Mr. Krcnzc nm.
nounccd ,hnt the first order Of business
would bc the selection OF n tempo
rnyy chairman. y. B. Vincent OF Tel.
Ter county nominated Colonel Edw. Y.
Brown ofCrlpplc Creek. denomination
being received with great applause.
lie was chosen temporary chairman by
ncclnmnilon.
In iinc opening address Mr.. Brown
spoke highly Of the Second congrcH.
rlonnl district and incidentally critl.