The Elk Mountain pilot., 1900-05-22
COLORADO NOTES.

StTuCh, nave hCtl " Nolh hSaihf
and it is stated that their grievances
Will be amicably adjusted. The griev-
anees of the men were suspected
shortage in weights and compulsory in
surance. The latter formed the main
basis for complaint.
The following named state agents of
rhe Humane Society have been appoint
ed since April 1st and to May 10th:
Fred B. Morris. Cripple Creek; John
Craig. Mirage; Frederick Richards, Dill
Ion; Jacob Jurgens, Central City; VIII
lam Stake, Montezuma; Robert T..
Foot, Montclair; Lille Greves, Pueblo
7. j. Brown, Caddoa.
The Republicans of the First Con
yresSional District met at Denver on
the 11th and elected delegates to the
national convention. They are: John
B. Thompson, Boulder county, ana
Charles c. Lavender, Lake county. Al
ternates chosen are Thomas III. Davy,
Larimer county; William X. Burchi-
nell, Arapahoe county.
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
ut 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.
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 Leadville. 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 as soon as laborers can be Sc
cured.
An innovation in kindergarten work
will be 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 Apri'
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 as well Hs the the
sretical art of bcautfying their homes
and community This kind of work is
nm experiment here, but it is thought
will be successful.
The Republican state convention mel
at Denver on the 10th to select dele
gates at large to the national conven
ton. The delegates chosen were: Ed
ward o. Wolcott. Arapahoe county
Winfield S. Stratton. El Paso county
David II. Moffat. Arapahoe county
David Il. G. Brown. Pitkin county. Al
ternates. T. Z. Churchill. Weld county
Earl B. Coe. Arnpahoe county: Craw
ford Hill. Arapahoe county; =. w. Rit
ter. San Juan county. The platform
frati6n on III points. nd nefs sPpea4Ghhn Ppea4Ghhni6S 3
| Senator Wolcott was the notable fea
ture of the convention.
The City Council of Colorado Springs
in executive session has asked the res
ignation of Chief of the Fire Depart
ment Baty. The vote stood, with the
mayor voting. s to 3 in favor of accept.
ing the resignation. The mayor and
Aldermen Capcll and Mcintyre voted
against it. The City Council has been
making an investigation of the fire de.
partment for the last two or three
N''NHs Il fiA libl llpu vi lllt liIlt h'-
hind closed doors. The general charge
against the chief was malfeasance IN
office. Among other things. 1t was
charged, though not proved, that Baty
was the cause of poisoning n horse be.
longing to the fire department. He
was also accused of drinking intoxIcat.
ing liquors and of turning in false
alarms one night while in n state of in.
toXication. From what can be learend
At is probable that there will be an en-
tire reorganization of the fire depart.
ment. as there are charges hanging
over the heads of several other mem.
bers.
a special to the Denver Republican
from Salida says: one of the most sen.
sational shooting ARRAYS 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 prominent mining man. owner
of considerable property in the city.
and associated in several mining enter.
prises with ex-senator Abbott and
enstern 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 man of even temper when So
Der, but in his drinking bouts is quar-
elsoms. Reaching his home he went
in the back way and found Il glass-pan.
eied door leading to the main part of
the house locked. He shook the door
and called for his wife. She was in the
next room taking a bath, having put
the children to bed. She was slow in
opening the door, and becoming furi-
Gus, Ferrell drew revolver and fired
through the glass panel. A curtain
was drawn over the glass. so that he
was not certain OF the position of OBJ
iects on the other side of the door
The bullet struck Mrs. Ferrell just un-
der the left shoulder and ranged down.
ipflicting what may prove fatal
wound. Mrs Ferrell ran from the
house frantic with pain and fright.