The state herald., 1900-02-09
COLORADO NOTES.

engineers blown up and killed by
thawing powder by the boiler, Engi-
neers' Union, No. 10, of Cripple Creek,
passed n resolution forbidding its mem
bers from allowing any powder TO be
thawed around any boiler of which
they have charge.
Weaver e. CO., n new oil company OPP
Grating In the Florence field, started its
first well pumping on Friday evening.
1t has been pumped long enough to
determine the permanent flow of the
well, the owners placing it at 1oO bar
rels per day. This is the most impor-
tant oil strike made in this district for
n year, and causes rejoicing through
out the oil field.
The final act in the construction of
the Canon City extension of the Flor
ence 4 Cripple Greek railway, prior TO
opening the line for business was per-
formed on the 4th, when the transfer
tracks We're put in connecting the road
with the Denver a. Rio Grande al,
Canon City. The company has yard
room at this terminus for over 5000
cars, and are laying the yard tracks
us rapidly as possible.
The beet raising industry in Mesa
county is to be given substantial
boom by the addition to the farmers of
Quaker colony in Bucks county,
Pennsylvania. who will come to this
country to grow mp with the beets.
The beet tonnage for the past year var
led according to the ability or atten-
tion to business of the farmers, many
OF whom undertook so large an acre
age that they could not devote proper
attention 10 the speciality. and the SUI
gar beet company at Grand Junction
is making every effort TO add to the till
ers Of the soil in that section who will
devote their entire time to beets.
Public gambling at Leadville ceased
at noon Monday, due to orders issued
out of the District Court. For six
months Leadville has been Il wide
open town. and 1t is said that several
hundred gamblers have been making
the town their stamping ground. The
City Council took the matter up and de-
cided that these people must go. When
the District Court convened Monday
Attorney Jones was delegated by the
court to see that the laws in relation
to gambling were enforced, and every
thing was closed up tightly by noon.
There has been strong agitation here
for several weeks against public gam-
bling, and this last move has apparent
ly ended the matter. at least for some
time TO come.
Following the recent concessions OBJ
tained for Denver through the agita-
ton of the kindell case before the In
terstate Commerce Commission. inter
est in the establishment of n state rail
way commission Is reyiving among To-
cal shippers. Talk In the crowds out
side of the offices of freight agents of
late tended TO an enthusiastic indorsc-
ment of the establishment of such n
commission, and the feeling seemed to
lie that, the time was ripe for forward
ing such proposition, and for obtain.
ing. in measure. the same protection
for the mountain towns. and the agri-
cultural settlements on the eastern
and western slope, rs had been OBJ
tanned for Denver.
In the chase after the escaped con.
Wet, Wagner, the six guards who
have been securing the Beaver Greek
country separated Friday morning,
each division taking different course.
hut all working south. One division
followed the Ilardscrabble 10 its
source and reported from Quereda
this afternoon that II was following u
strong trail. and II was believed Wag.
oner was only n few miles In the lead
Another division took n route straight
for Trinidad, and the third started to
ward Colorado Springs. but returned
this afternoon. Warden Hoyt sent u
man 10 Trinidad tonight with instruc.
iions 10 take n horse and patrol the
country north, In the hope OF heading
the convict on.
Joseph i. Gallagher. state senator
from Clear Creek county, who has beer
In Lcadville for about Two weeks, was
Instantly killed at the Meyer mine on
the LIST. senator Gallagher came Il
Lendrillc and secured employment
from the lron.Sllvcr Mining Company
working Ia their Meyer mine ON III,
force. During the afternoon he put 1--WE
blasts In ground where he was work,
Ing, one OF which exploded properly
The other failed 10 20 on. Later he re,
turned 10 the place where he had
drilled his holes. TO pu, In more giant.
but Just ns lie got there the second
blast Went on. he receiving its full
force about the head, face and body. n,
was blown some distance and horribl,
innnrlcd, both eyes being torn out of
his head. Death was instantaneous.
The Insurance companies that pnId
the losses resulting from the Antlers
ilrc AT Colorado Springs In ls9s have
iilcd suit In court charging the Denver
a llo Grande Railroad Company will
criminal negligence Ia leaving combus
fllt.a lnuf.Fitt al
bringing powder into the city. There
are two suits pending aud the total
Judgment asked " u little more thnn
s2l",vS. There Is n formidable list
OF Insurance companies named NJ
plaintins In both suits. There are -four
causes OF action mentioned In the com
plnini, all charging negligence on III,
part OF the defendant. The plaintiffs
have asked settlement form the Den
yer a tlo Grnndc but were refused
The Colorado Springs Hotel Compnn,
and j. II. Barlow, trustee. are also
mentioned with the defendant In the
second suit because they refuse 10 join
with the plaintiffs. Mr. Barnett IN
the first suit IN placed with III. Den,
Yer 4 Rio Grnndc NJ co.dcfcndnnt be.
enur" he also refused 10 Join the plain
TINS. This ease promises 10 bc one of
the hcrccst legal battles ever wnged
on account OF the large Interests In.
yolvcd.
large majority Of the organized In
boring men OF this state beli.v. TINT
the labor vote should he east for labor
candidates nominated by labor con.
,cntlohs. The executive committee of
The state Federation OF Labor has of.
nciniiy cnnvnsscd the votes east by all
the unions under Its control, ON the