Gilpin observer., 1900-02-01
COLORADO NOTES.

has been arrested at Leadville, charged
with being responsible for the recent
dynamite explosions. He had several
sucks of giant powder in his pocket the
night of the Hunter explosion, and told
Officer Baird that he wns the dyna-
miter. Bowman belonged to Torrey's
Rough Riders. He was discharged
from the police force for dIsorderly
conduct, and it is believed that dyna-
miting was done for revenge.
Treasurer Bennett of Weld county
was discharged from custody by Unit
ed States Commissioner Hinsdale. Mr..
Bennett had been arrested on COM
plant of Rev. J. r. RAIDER of New
Windsor on the charge of sending a
dun by postal card. In sending out
his notification of personal taxes due
the treasurer added I'VE must have this
tax now." The words were taken by
the minister and by the United States
attorney as conveying threat. Com
missioner Hinsdale took another view,
and dismissed the proceedings.
A dynamite explosion about II
o'clock Wednesday night partially
wrecked the handsome residence of A.
V. Hunter, the well-known mining man
and financier of Leadville. The dyna-
mite was placed between his house and
that of James Ritchey and almost shat
tered the walls of both buildings, caus-
ing damage of several hundred dollars.
AS this is the third dynamite explosion
within week, the community Is nat
uarlly very much worked up over the
circumstance. The police have no the
ory as to who is responsible for the
outrage. The last explosion occurred
Tuesday night, when bomb was
N fhn Of 1,n .,fJ
but no serious damage occurred. A
heavy reward has already been offered
for the perpetrator of the outrage.
AT the recent session of the State Ed
itorial Association a resolution was
adopted making Wolfe Londoner's "Cy--
clone Cellar'-a proposed monthly pub
lication in the interest of the profession
the official organ of the association.
The idea, presented apparently as
joke. is TO materalize into a fact and
the initial number, an eight-page paper,
profusely illustrated and filled with
matter pertaining to the craft, will be
published in season. to be distributed
at the meeting of the National Editorial
Association, to be held in New Orleans
next month. Wolfe LOndoner will be
the publisher and w. Il. Pabor, editor
and manager. The editorial staff will
be composed of the members Of the
state association, all of whom are ex-
pected to contribute paragraph to the
first number.
Washington dispatch says: Applica-
t1on for writ of certiorari in the case
Of the Central Trust Company versus
the Denver & Rio Grande railroad was
denied by the United States Supreme
Court. This decision practically
lalnV Ht.,l
ages for deaths on the Rio Grande in n
wreck for which the Midland was re-
spOnsible. The particular wreck in
point is that at Newcastle on Septem-
ber 8. 1897, when score of persons
were killed and many We're badly in
jured in collision between Rio Grande
and Midland trains. The fatalities were
among Rio Grande passengers, but that
road made the claim that the Midland.
being responsible for the wreck. was
responsible for damages. This point
they won in the lower courts and the
decision in the Supreme Court was
practical victory also.
AT two minutes after 8 o'clock Friday
night terrific explosion of giant pow
der occurred in the shaft house of the
Plkes Peak No. / mine ON Bull hill,
three minutes after the first explosion
took place another heavy blast of n
smaller quantity of giant powder COM
pleted the ruination of the shaft house.
Engineer j. NJ. Manville on duty in
the shaft house when the first eXplo-
sion occurred. was blown through the
building onto the outside of the shaft
house. He received terrible Injuries
about the head and his body and limbs
We're also badly bruised. He died in n
short fimn Two 11innr., -l,,, L.,
the bottom of the shaft were at first
thought 10 be fatally hurt, but later
they were found to be uninjured When
the first explosion rent tile shaft house,
the latter mt once took fire and burned
fearfully. The heat was so intense
that It burned the steel cable in two,
allowing the bucket to fall into the
shaft. where 1t dropped until 1t reached
the incline section of the shaft, and
plunged down to the bottom, where the
two miners We're at work. 1t did not
injure them but the bucket was red
hot, and the two men could not stand
the intense heat in the narrow space
where they Were confined. They i'm.
medlately began climbing and reached
one Of the upper levels In safety.
WardeN Hoyt is preparing to farm
this year ON an extensive scale. To
date he has taken leases on land aggre-
eating 800 acres and is preparing to
till large acreage. He has secured n
four-year lease on one 20O-acrc tract,
which will in part be seeded to alfal.
fa, at the same time growing n crop of
oats. The rest of the tract and all the
smaller holdings will be devoted to
growing corn and vegetables. No lease
has been entered into for shorter
term than two years. the wardcn's mol.
ley being to secure the land for US long
period as possible. The large tract
Is virgin soil and force of fifty con
vlcts Is engaged in freeing ii from
grensewood and preparing 1t for the