La Junta tribune., 1900-09-29
COLORADO NOTES.

The Denver Galveston relief funds
now aggregate $13.Ool. with the sub
scriptions still coming In.
Last week three oil wells were struck
at Florence.
knights Templar of Colorado were
in convention ut Denver on the 2lst.
When making addresses at Victor.
Governor Roosevelt was interrupted
by frequent cries for Bryan and other
discourtesies that must have left with
him an unpleasant impression OF the
town. Almost n riot occurred at one
time.
-Four men We're severely injured and
Sb.WO damage resulted from head
end collision between two Denver 4
Rio Grande freight trains at Spike
Buck ut 1910 o'clock last Friday night.
The collision was caused by the failure
OF the operator at Echo to deliver or
ders. He disappeared Immediately fol-
lowing the wreck
Kemp q. 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 26th, at his
home. Just before his death. Father
Callahan was called to administer the
sacraments. The cause OF death was
Bright'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 II is claimed
the sale has been abandoned because of
the failure of John Hays Hammond TO
report upon the property when he WIS.,
tied II short time ago. Little cred
encc is placed in this rumOr in Denver,
as II has been understood that no re-
port would bc made by Mr.. Hammond
until his assistants had checked up the
mine. That work is now In progress.
Daniel +. Sherman. postmaster Mt
Montrose. Colorado, and his immediate
predecessor. James T.. Kyle. will have
to pay back to the PostOfiice Depart
ment 81, i,l47.37. which they are accused
of having misapproprinited. The al-
legged misrepresentation IL not charac-
terizcd as criminal Offcnse, 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 a compromise agreement
the men nt 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
underclothiug. their socks and shoes.
There is n tacit understanding that the
company watchmnn shall have the
privilege of searching any one whose
appearance or conduct IL suspicious.
The announcement that Pueblo has
grown hut 14.5G per cent. in the last
ten years IL somewhat OF n disappOint-
ment to the census officials, who had
looked for larger Increase In that
city. especially In view OF the fact that
from 1880 to 1890 1t grew from 3.2ld
to 24,5oS, or 6G3 per cent. In the past
decade II only reached 2S.157. BY
wards the population is ns follows:
First ward. 1891: Second ward. ?,I32:
Third ward. 4.O4S: Fourth ward. 3,306:
Fifth ward. BIAS: Sixth ward, 1885;
Seventh ward, 4.5O0; Eighth ward,
3,2T2
Benjamin l.. Winchell. vice president
and traffic manager Of the Colorado 4
Southern railroad, las resigned to be-
come president OF the Kansas City,
Fort Scott & Memphis railroad. He
will take his new place shout October
10th. and will remove from Denver to
Kansas City. Mr.. Winchell five years
ago was assistant general passenger
agent OF the Fort Scott road under }.
X. Lockwood, general passenger agent.
He now returns to the road as Its pres
ident over the man formerly his su-
perior. He succeeds the late Edward
=. Wnsliburn.
As direct result of the anthracite
coal miners strike and In anticipation
OF demand for coal. Colorado roads
are rushing coal to central points. Hum
dreds OF thousands Of tons are now
stored and additional trains are rush
ing coal from the mines to storage,
places. The Colorado & Southern has
more tlnn 100000 tons stored In Den
yer; the Santa Fe. 25O,OOO tons In Pu-
ebl0; the Colorado Midland. nearly
2Oo.O0O tons In Colorado City, and the
Denver & Rio Grande has about 300.
600 tons at Burnham. About 100000
tons are stored at other points along
their lines.
News comes from Castle Rock OF
destructive fire which occurred at the
ranch OF Senator +. NJ. Ammons,
prominent stock grower. Several
stacks OF hay containing over 200 tons
were burned, as well as the stables
and several other buildings. The resi-.
dence and other property were only
saved by the fact that they were wet
from the rain which was falling mt the
time. 1t is believed that the fire was
OF incendinry origin. Senator Ammons
Is prominent member Of the Douglas
County Htockgrowers' Association and
has been largely instrumental In secur-
Ing the arrest Of several alleged cattle
rustlera. who are now out on bonds,
awaiting trial at the November term
Of the District Court. The ..ss upon
the hay and other property destroyed
reaches $1,000. without Insurance.
Frank Trumbull. president Of the
Colorado 4 Southern Railway Com.