North Park union., 1900-10-05
COLORADO NOTES.

Benator Lodge Of Boston spoke In
Denver on the 20th.
The Denver Galveston relief funds
now aggregate $13.O51. with the sub
scriptions still coming In.
Last week three oil wells were struck
| at Florence.
Knights Templar of Colorado were
in convention at Denver on the 21st.
When making addresses at Victor,
Governor Roosevelt was interrupted
by frequent cries for Bryan and other
disc0urtesies that must have left with
him an unpleasant impression Of the
town. Almost q riot occurred at one
time.
Kemp G. Cooper, for eighteen years
business manager of the Denver Re-
publican and one of the best known
newspaper men in the West. died sud-
denly In Denver on the 2Bth, at his
home. Just before his death. Father
Callahan was called to administer the
sacraments. The cause of death was
Brieht's disease, with which Mr.. Coop
er had been afflicted for some time.
The report that the sale of the Camp
Bird mine is or has again been re-
vived. This time 1t comes from Lon
don, England. In that city 1t is claimed
the sale has been abandoned because OF
the failure of John Hays Hammond to
report upon the property when he vis-
tied II n short time ago. Little cred
ence is placed in this rumOr In Denver.
as 1t has been understood that no re-
port would be made by Mr.. Hammond
until his assistants had checked up the
mine. That work Is now In progress.
Daniel +. Sherman. postmaster at
Montrose. Colorado. and his immediate
predecessor, James T. Kyle. will have
TO pay back to the Postotfice Depart
ment 81, ,147.3I. which they are accused
of having misappropriaited. The III
legged misappropriaition is not charac-
terized ms criminal offense. but the
men have been notified that the money
must be paid back to the government.
They collected from the government
for rent which was paid by other oc-
cupants Of the store room.
The threatened trouble at the Inde-
pendence mine at Victor over the mat
ter of changing clothes has been avert
ed. Under n compromise agreement
the men at the Independence will en-
ter one room OF the change house, re-
move their working clothes and pass
Into the other clad In one thickness OF
underclothing. their socks and shoes.
There Is n tnclt understanding that the
company Waterman shall have the
privilege OF searching any one whose
appearance or conduct Is suspicious.
The announcement that Pueblo has
grown but 1886 per cent. In the last
ten years is somewhat of disappolnt-
ment to the census officials, who had
looked for n larger increase In that
city. especially In view of the fact that
from 1880 to 1890 1t grew from 3,2l1
to 24.55S, or 663 per cent. In the past
decade 1t only reached %. l5I. BY
wards the population is ns follows:
First ward. 1891; Second ward, 2.I32::
Third ward. i.O4S: Fourth ward, 1906:
Fifth ward. 3.44S: Sixth ward, 1856;
Seventh ward, 4,5oo; Eighth ward
3,272.
Benjamin l.. Winchell, vice president
and traffic manager OF the Colorado K
Southern railroad, has resigned to be-
come president of the Kansas City,
Fort Scott 4 Memphis railroad. He
will take his new place about October
Goth, and will remove from Denver TO
Kansas City. Mr.. Winchell five years
ago was assistant general passenger
agent of the Fort Scott road under j.
+. Lockwood, general passenger agent.
He now returns to the road as Its pres
lueHI over Tue Su-
perior. He succeeds the late Edward
s. Washburn.
As direct result of the anthracite
coal miners strike and In anticipation
OF demand for coal. Colorado roads
are rushing coal to central points. Hun.
dreds OF thousands OF tons are now
stored md additional trains nre rush.
ing coal from the mines to storage
~. rl,a ~ I, &. hn
more than 100000 tons stored in Den
yer: the Santa Fe. 25O.0O0 tons In Pu-
eblo; the Colorado Midland, nearly
2th,.OOO tons In Colorado City, and the
Denver a. Rio Grande has about 3O0.-
600 tons at BUrnham. About 100000
tons are stored at Vther points along
their lines.
News comes from Castle Rock of a
destructive fire which occurred at the
ranch of Senator +. NJ. Ammons, a
prominent stock grower. Several
stacks of hay containing over 200 tons
were burned, as well us the stables
and several other buildings. The resi-.
dence and other property We're only
saved by the fact that they were wet
from the rain which was falling mt the
time. 1t Is believed TINT the fire was
OF inccndiary origin. Senator Ammons
is n prominent member of the Douglas
County Stockgrowers' Association and
has been largely instrumental in secur-
ing the arrest of several alleged cattle
rustlers. who are now out on bonds.
awaiting trial at the November term
of the District Court. The lcss upon
the hay and other property destroyed
reaches 5000, without insurance.
William G. Bowser, Philippine
veteran, met with an unusually pain
full and perhaps fatal accident on the
Mariposa property at Cripple Greek.
He was working In the bottom of the
2O0foot shaft when scraper or min
crs' spoon. which was being loaded In
to the bucket ut the surface slipped
from the hands of fellow workman
and fell to the bottom. The spoon is n
steel rod cour feet in length. sharpened
at one end, and IL fell the distance like
an arrow. striking Bowscr In the right
shoulder near the base of the neck and
penetrating his body for . distance of
over foot. He displayed unusual
nerve. kept his head and pulled the
projecting spoon from the wound and
gave the signal for the bucket on
which his companions came down and
into which he was placed and hoixted
to the surface. He was taken to ply
sician's office. where 1t was found that
the spoon had penetrated n lung. So
far no hemorrhage has resulted and