North Park union., 1900-06-01
COLORADO NOTES.

John H. Mitchell has been nominated
for postmaster at Pueblo. to NIL the va
cancy caused by the death Of George
Seaver.
A a result Of recent Irregularities
at the state penitentiary, Warden Hoyt
mas removed Bud Sargent, who was
serving as deputy.
The President has sent to the Senate
the nomination Of Lon E. Foote Of Ar
riba, Colorado, to be register Of the land
office at Hugo, Colorado.
A mountain lion was killed by II. II.
Lucore few miles north OF Hugo the
other day. This Is one OF the largest
of the species and has been doing much
damage to stockmen by killing sheep,
calves and even large colts. The car
cass is In the hands of u taxidermist
and Will be valuable specimen.
The employees Of the Colorado Fuel
and Iron Company ut Sopris, who
struck, have returned to work again.
and 1t is stated that their grievances
will be amicably adjusted. The griev-
anceS of the men were a suspected
shortage In weights and compulsory in
surance. The latter formed the main
basis for complaint.
The following named state agents OF
the Humane Society have been appoint
ed since April LIST and to Mny 10th:
Fred B. Morris, Cripple Creek; John
Craig, Mirage: Frederick Richards, Dill
Ion: Jacob Jurgens, Central City; Will
Inn Stake, Montezuma; Robert f..
Foot, Montclnir; Lille Greves, Pueblo;
L. J. Brown, Caddoa-
Richard Mccoy, sentenced to term
of seventeen years In the penitentiary
at Canon City on the charge of murder.
has been paroled by Governor Thomas.
|, McCoy's case was considered at length
nt recent meeting Of the State Board
of Pnrdons. at which time 1t wns de-
termined that it would not be advisn-
ble to give the man entire freedom,
but he was recommended to the COVER
nor for parole.
a Santa Fe helper engine OF the
mountain division ran away Monday
morning just after leaving Morley
headed for Trinidad. The reverse lever
got caught and the engineer lost con-
troll of the engine The fireman jump
ed but the engineer stad at his pos.
until nearing Starkvillc, where he was
to meet Il 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 MS
it was coming into the yards and sue
ceeded in getting aboard With IL 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 siXty-tOn cement plant
near Florence the past few months,
started Its machinery on Wednesday
and turned out the first batch of cc-
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 ns the raw ma
terinl from which the company will
. make its cement Is capable of produc-
ing as fine cement as that made in Ger
hmnny. the Florence company may ex-
pect a ready sale In this and adjoining
! states for its product.
\ Pueblo dispatch of the Goth says:
Pueblo is excited tonight over the
most ntrOciOus crime ever committed
In her history. Two innocent children
are lying dead in the morgue and Il
| cOlored woman IL ut the Pueblo hos
| pital with two bullets in her body. Cal
win Kimblern. n cOlOred cook In the EN-
ploy of the Fries Orphan home. Is
the murderer of the children. and the
would-be assassin OF his wife. The
murder was committed ut 30 o'clock
this morning at cottage No. OF the
Fries Orphans Home In Central Park.
According 20 the wounded wOman's
story 1t was the result of insane jeal-
ousy on the part of the husband. who.
prior to the shooting had been quarrel
ing with her. He has not yet been
captured.
An accident occurred near Coloma
Friday afternoon TO Mr.. and Mrs. sam
uel Brown through IL runaway, which
may end fatally to both. They We're
riding in IL carriage with new span
of horses when Mr.. Brown lost one
line and in his endenvOr to regain it
dripped the other, which caused the
team to run away and strike u tree,
throwing both of the occupants out up
on their heads upon large surface of
broken stone. A pedestrian saw the
accident and rushed to their assist
ance. He summoned aid and the injur
ed people were conveyed to their home
near Colomn. and Il man was dispatch
ed to Montrose for medical assistance.
Mrs. Brown has remained insensible
ever since. her body being paralyzed.
with no prospects for recovery. Mr..
Brown received terrible gnshes and
wounds but may recover. He Is n
prominent cattleman.
A special to the Denver Republican
from Sllidn says: One Of the most sell
sational shooting atfrays that ever oc
Cured in Salida was enacted late Tues
day night in the suburbs Of this city.
John Ferrell wounding his wife under
distressing circumstances. John Fer
rell is IL prominent mining man, owner
of considerable property in the city.
and associated In several mining enter
prises with ex-senator Abbott and
eastern men. He drank freely in the
saloons during the afternoon and went
to his home. nearly n mile from the
center of town. in an intoxicated state.
He Is Il man Of even temper when So
ber but in his drinking bouts Is quar-
relsome Reaching his home he went
in the back way and found glass-pan-
eled door leading to the main part of
the house locked. He shook the door