The state herald., 1900-08-31
COLORADO NOTES.
Leadvllle sulrered from $4,000 fir,

n. w. Sample. for many years gener-
nj superintendent of the Denver 4 Rio
Grnde railway, has resigned. The
vacancy will be filled by w. =. Martin,
formerly with the Louisville 4 Nash
VILE railroad. Under Mr.. Metcalfe's
new policy 1t is expected that there will
be shifting of other officials within the
next few months. There has been talk
of changes for n long time, but 1t has
been left to the new general manager
to make them.
AT o'clock Friday evening dis
trcssng accident occurred at Aspen,
which resulted In the instant death of
the 12-yenr-old daughter of Dennis Sui
| Ivan. a shotgun in the hands of a
younger brother was accidentally dis
charged. striking the sister full in the
| face Mt short rnnge. An older brother
had been out hunting and left the gun
| in the house without removing the
loaded shell. The little boy took the
| gun into the yard, where the weapon
was discharged
Colorado has no power to pay the
| bills OF the Colorado officers who par
| ticipated In the chase after the "IIOle
in the Wall" gang from Utah last year.
| Such Is the decision of the attorney
| general. The men We're called upon
by Governor Thomas to act In the Nc
| Carthy case, but Governor Thomas
| took this action only when he received
| a telegram from Governor Heber Wells
OF Utah urging him to do so. He pre-
| sumed that on the strength of this
telegram from the governor of Utah
the posse would he paid by Utah, but
that state has refused to make the
| payment.
Sugar beet growers OF the Arkansas
valley will commence to send the result
OF their summers labor to the factory
about October 1st. The crops In that
section of the state will not be as large
as anticipated, owing to the damage
caused by insects and heavy rains.
Grasshopers have proved very trouble.
some and n large part of the damage
Is attributed to them. In the eayly
part of the spring the excessive rains
caused a slight crust of earth to form
over the young plants, injuring them n
great deal. The drouth that has pre-
vailed in this section for some time has
continued and the situation has become
very serious. The third crop of alfalfa
is practically total failure, and the
second crop was only fair.
Peter Burke of Leadville. standing
helpless, and abandoned by two fellow
workmcn in a shaft. met n horrible
death by drowning. He was employed
with two other men at the bottom of
the California gulch shaft when n
''sand-break" occurred. and in an in.
stant he was held solid with the sand
up to his hips. The water then came
up rapidly. and the other two men In
the shaft rang the bell to hoist. not
taking time to try to extrlcate their un-
fortunate comrade. or in their fright
anxious to get TO the top for assistance.
Two other men Were at once sent
down TO the rescue. but before they
could reach him the water had risen
over his head and hc was slowly
drowned. He had been unable TO
move In any direction. and had been
compelled 10 see the water slowly rise
and slowly engulf him. He leaves a
wife and two children.
II has been learned that the present
rapid transit railway company of Col
orado Springs has been purchased by
w. 5. Stratton. i. II. MclNinnie and
other local capitalists. The deal has
been under way for some time. but the
negotiations have just been closed. The
new owners propose to make radical
improvements. adding extensively TO
the equipment aud placing the service
ON mn equal footing with the best In
the country. The present rails will be
replaced by heavier ones and fifty new
ears viii he added. A large portion Of
the system viii lie double tracked TO
avoid the tedious waiting which Is now
necessary. The owners are before the
city council asking n new franchise,
In order that the improvements may
he made. The expenditure for i'm.
provements ON the system will be In
the nclghborhood Of 10000.
The appointment OF II. A. ShIpman
MS superintendent OF the Independence
mine at Cripple Creek In the place OF
John Stark. resigned, has been followed
by many other changes on the proper
ty. Two shift bosses have been dis.
charged. and miners from Silver Plume
employed to I'LL the positions. The
watchman has been let out, and three
strangers engaged 10 keep tab on the
rich ore that comes from the slopes.
II seems that the custom of making
the men change ihelr clothing when
they come on shift 10 prevent ore steal.
Ing Is not n pronounced success. II Is
whispered that more ore has been
stolen In the past few weeks Than ever
before. and that One OF the shift bosses
left for parts unknown with the re.
turns of small shipment OF high.
grade ore made by himself. AIr. Stark.
the late superintendent. Is now In Den.
yer and viii upon his return become
superintendent of the John \. Logan
aud American Eagle mines. owned by
W. $. Strntton.
Jealousy was The cause of shooting
nffrny which took place between u and
Z o'clock last evening about one mile
west of Greenland. Miss Minnie
Hutchinson was driving home with
Oryc Miner. when they were stopped
IN the road by Spencer Dicks, who was
on horseback. Dicks rode close M to
the buggy, rcmnrklng he was surprised
To see Miss Hutchinson with Mr. Min.
or. Miner said he did not want 10
cause amy trouble, ns he expected to
bc married soon. Dicks IN return ~.
marked ,hni he did not know whether
h. ,Miner) would or not. and nj the
same time he pulled n gun aud fired nj
Miner. who died soon after. Dicks
fired ngain nj Miss Hutchinson. the bul.
let hitting n steel IN her corset nnd
glnnclng on without inIuring her.
Dicks WINS engaged TO Miss IIuichln.
son nnd Miner was engaged io her cou.
sin. There wnS no rcnson for Dicks
Jealousy. lie lied from the scene NJ