The state herald., 1900-05-25
COLORADO NOTES.

cancy caused by the ueath or George
Seaver.
AS result of recent Irregularities
at the state penitentiary, Warden Hoyt
has removed Bud Sargent, who was
serving as deputy.
The President has sent to the Senate
the nomination OF Lon E. Foote of Ar
riba, Colorado, to be register of the land
office ut Hugo, Colorado.
A mountain lion was killed by II. II.
Lucore few miles north of Hugo the
other day. This is one of the largest
of the species and has been doing much
damage to stockmen by killing sheep,
calves and even large colts. The car
cass is in the hands of taxidermist
and will he valuable specimen.
The employees of the Colorado Fuel
and Iron Company at Sopris, who
struck, have returned to work again.
and 1t Is stated that their grievances
! will be amicably adjusted. The grlev-
ances of the men were a suspected
shortage In weights and compulsory in
/ surance. The latter formed the main
basis for complaint.
The following named state agents of
the Humane Society have been appoint
ed since April LIST 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 Il.
Foot. Montclair; Lille Greves, Pueblo;
I. j. Brown, Caddoa.
Richard Mccoy, sentenced to n term
of seventeen years in the penitentiary
AT Canon City on the charge OF murder,
has been paroled by Governor Thomas.
EMcCoy's case was considered at length
at recent meeting of the State Board
OF Pardons. at which time Il was de
termined that it would not be adyisa-
BILE TO give the man entire freedom,
but he was recommended to the COVER
nor for parole.
a Santa Fe helper engine of the
mountain division ran away Monday
morning just after leaving Morley
headed for Trinidad. The reverse lever
got caught and the engineer lost con
troll of the engine. The fireman Jump
I'd but the engineer staid nj his pos;
until nearing Starkvillc, where he was
to meet n freight train. when he jump
ed. The freight train had Just cleared
the main track and the runaway engine
came on to Trinidad. One of the clerks
Of the freight office saw the engine ms
II WAS coming into the yards and sue
ceeded in getting aboard. With pick
hammer he succeeded in releasing the
lever and stopped the engine.
The Colorado Portland Cement Com.
pany, which has been engaged in the
erection of a sixty-ton cement plant
near Florence the past few months.
1 ste .I.f,
and turned out the first batch of CO
mcnt clinker. All departments Of the
plant will not he In operation until the
beginning of next week when the first
finished product will he turned out
The Florence cement works IL the only
industry of the kind in the Rocky
Mountain region and ms the raw ma
terial from which the company will
make It's cement Is capable of produc-
ing as fine cement as that made in Ger.
hmany. the Florence company may cx-
pcct n ready sale in this and adjoining
states for its product,
4 Pueblo dispatch of the 10Th says:
Pueblo Is excited tonight over the
most atrocious crime ever committed
In her history. Two innocent children
are lying dead In the morgue and II
colored woman Is at the Pueblo hos
pital with two bullets IN her body Cal
win Kimblcrn u colorrd cook In the EN-
rloy Of the Fries Orphan home. is
! the murderer of the children. and the
would-be ASSASSIN Of his wife. The
murder was committed nj 30 o'clock
this morning AT cottage No. . of the
Fries Orphans Home IN Central Park.
According 60 the wounded woman's
story II was the result of insane jeal-
ousy OH the part OF the husband. who.
| prior To the shooting. had been quarrel.
ing with her lie has moi yet been
| captured.
An accident occurred near C1llma
| Friday afternoon 10 Mr.. and Mrs. sam
| uel Brown through n runaway, which
, may end fatally Ia both. They We're
riding In carriage with new span
of horses when Mr.. Brown lost one
| line and Ia his endeavOr 10 regain II
drippcd the other which caused the
| team 10 run away and strike tree,
| throwing both Of the occupants out up
| on their heads upon large surface Of
| broken stone. pedestrian saw the
accident and rushed 90 their assist
ance. lie summoned aid and the injur-
ed people We're conveyed to their home
near Coloma. and n man was dispatch.
| ed TO Monirose for medical assistance.
Mrs Brown has remained lnscnslble
ever since. her body being pamlyZrd.
with no prospects for recovery. Mr..
Brown received terrible gnshes and
wounds but may recover. lie IL n
prominent cIttlcman.
A special to the Denver Republican
! from Snlldn says: one Of the most sen.
satonul shooting affrnys thnt ever oc.
Cured In Snlldn was enacted late Tues.
day night IN the suburbs of this city,
John Fcrrell wuundlng his wife under
| distressing circumstances. John Fer.
rell IL n prominent mining man. owner
Of considerable properly In the city.
aud associated In several mining enter.
prlscs with ex-senator Abbott ana
! eastern men. lie drank freely In the
SALOONS during the afternoon aud went
TO his home. nearly u mile FROM the
center Of town. In nm Intoxicated state
lie IN "A man Of even temper when so-
bcr but IN his drinking bouts n lunr.
relsume. Reaching his home he went
In the back way aud found glass.pnn.
rlcd door leading 10 the main part "
the house locked. lie shook the door
and called for hls wife. She was In the
next room taking bath having put
the children to bed. She was slow IN
opening the door. aud becoming furl.
Gus, frrroll drew n revolver aud fired
through the glass panel A curtain
Wus uruNu over the ulnsE 81 thut lp