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

A very bad wreck on the Rio Grande
near Gunnjson, was caused by a burro.
Leadville people are alarmed over the
malicious explosion Of giant powder in
the city.
| A boy was killed on the railroad near
Byers the other night. 1t is supposed
that he was stealing ride and fell off.
John Bowman, a former policeman,
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
| onicer Baird that he was the dyna-
inter. Bowman belonged to Torrey's
tough Riders. He was discharged
from the police force for disorderly
conduct, and it is believed that dyna.
miting was done for revenge.
A dynamite explosion about II
O'Clock Wednesday night partially
wrecked the handsome residence of a.
V. Hunter. the well-known mining man
and tinancier of Leadville. The dynn-
mite was placed between his house and
that of James Ritchey and almost shat
tered the walls of both buildings, caus.
Ing II 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
thrown In the rear of the county Jail,
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 resolution was
adopted making Wolfe Londoncr's ICY
clone Cellar'-a proposed monthly pub
ilcation in the interest of the profession
the official organ of the association
The idea, presented apparently as n
Joke. Is to materialiZe into n fact and
the initial number, an eight-page paper
profusely illustrated and filed with
matter pertaining to the craft. viii he
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. T. 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 Il paragraph TO the
first number.
Washington dispatch says: Applica-
ton for writ of certiorari In the case
of the Central Trust Company versus
the Denver & Rio GIande railroad was
denied by the United States Supreme
Court. This decision practically
means that the Midland must pay dam
ages for deaths on the Rio Grande in a
wreck for which the Midland was re-
sponsible. The particular wreck in
point is that at Newcastle ON Septem-
Der .. 1897, when a 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 a
practical victory also.
The people of Boulder sent lot of
provisions to the people of Ward, who
lost their property In the recent fire.
several dwelling houses have been con
Verted INTO temporary store buildings,
ana nearly all of the burned-out mer-
chiints have ordered new stocks of
goods. The city council held special
meeting saturday evening 10 take steps
towards clearing up the debris, and al
so 10 open up new town books and be-
GIN business with a clean slate. as all
OF The old records Were totally destroy
eu. Everyone feels that the fire will be
to Ward what the Cripple Creek fire
was 10 that great camp. and that here
Is n good place to remain, as the mines
We're never looking better than now.
Everyone is feeling cheerful and firmly
believes Ward will soon recover and be
n better mining camp than ever. The
town officials viii take action TO
straighten some of the bends. widen
the streets and encourage the building
OF handsome town.
At two minutes after o'clock Friday
night terrific explosion OF giant pow
der occurred In the shaft house OF the
Pixies Peak No. mine on Bull hill.
Three minutes after the iirst explosion
took place another heavy blast of n
smaller quantity OF giant powder com.
plcted the ruinntlon of the shaft house.
Engineer i. NJ. ManyIle. ON duty in
the shaft house when the first eNplo.
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
were also badly bruised. lie died In a
short time. Two miners who were In
the bottom of the shaft were M first
thought to bc fatally hurt. but later
they We're found TO be unlnjnred. When
the first explosion rent the shaft house.
the latter at once took fire and burned
fcarfully. The heat was so Intense
that II burned the steel cable In two
allowing the bucket to fall into the
shaft. where II dropped until II reached
the incline section OF the shaft. and
plunged down to the bottom, where the
Two miners were NJ work. II did not
lnJure them hut the bucket WINS red
hot, and the two men could not stand
the Intense hent In the narrow spncc
where they were confined. They I'm.
medlately began climbing and reached
one OF the upper levels In safety.
Warden lioyt Is preparing Ia farm
this year ON an extensive scale. To
date he has taken leases on land nggrc.
gntlng 800 acres and IL preparing 10
I'LL large acreage. He has secured a
four.yenr lease ON one 2upncrc irnct
which will IN part he seeded TO nlfnl.
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