The Elbert County tribune., 1902-11-27
COLORADO BRIEFS.

n - usdut against gamblers mas Deen
commenced at Colorado Springs.
L, A. Cooper has sold his interest
In the Metropole hotel In Denver to
his partner Everitt Davis.
A FIRE in the warehouse of the Gra-
den Mercantile Company at Durango.
November 22nd. resulted in damages.
mostly by smoke and water. estimated
at $1,000.
The situation at Telluride is greatly
improved owing to the decision of the
mine managers. other than those OF the
Smuggler-Uniou. not to close down
their properties.
The 0rpheum Theater Company will
soon begin the erection of new thea
ter building on Welton street near FIJI
teenth, In Denver.
A fire In the Simpson coal mine Mt
Lafayette nearly caused the death of
the night shift. but as the result OF
heroic work on the part OF their fellow
miners all were rescued.
Distdci Judge w. p. Seeds has or
dered Sheriff Robertson to destroy by
fire All the gambling paraphernalia.
valned at about $4,000. now stored In
the basement of the county jail at
Cripple Creek.
II Colorado Springs druggists adhere
TO the agreement which they are said
to have made recently. Springs people
will have to buy their liquor by tho
quart until the present reform move
ment blows over
w. W Whine. who has been secre-
tary Of the Leadville Y. NJ. c. A. for
the past year. has Just received the ap-
pointment of secretary OF the Prospect
Park branch Of the Brooklyn, New
York. Y, NJ, c. A.
Because she would not stop laughing
when requested. Fred Shoekler shot
and Instantly killed Ella Callifore.
Both are colored. The shooting oe-
CURED al 6 o'clock this evening at
Chandler. a coal mining camp In Free
mont county.
Officers of the Smuggler-U Union Min
ing Company ran a special train to
Pandora bearing Mrs. Collins and
three surgeons to the bedside of Ar
thus l.. Collins. who was shot by an
assassin. The time made was very
fast-thirteen hours and eight minutes
for 422 miles.
Colorado Springs authorities are. in
vestigating a report that resident OF
Ell Paso county. whose name is with
held, recently stated that he was the
individual who five years ago admin
istcred terrible beating to Charles ii.
Frowine of the Manitou Journal and
that he was paid $50 for the job
Work Is progressing rapidly on dou-
BILE tracking OF the Santa Fe line over
Ration pass in Colorado. The double
track will extend from Eel Moro to jan
sen on the Colorado side and from
Morley 10 Ration In New Mexico. Part
of tthe double track is already in op-
GRAFTON and 1t will be completed early
in the spring.
II cost approximately SIS 600 to pub
lish the five constitutional amendments
that were voted on at the recent cleo
tionr The secretary OF states force has
just finished tabulating the accounts
for the publication of these amend
ments and find that the sum will go n
! little above this amount. Publication
in the daily newspapers cost $4,000
and in the weeklies x10.800.
About twenty-five members OF the
Cripple Creek Press Club rode to Colo
RADIO Springs on special car on the
morning of November 23rd. to attend n
banquet at the Antlers hotel as guests
OF the Denver g. Southwestern railroad.
Representatives of the Colorado
Springs and Denver pres were also
present series of such outings VIII.
1t is said, be given by the road.
Nearly ton of powder was burned
in a fire which destroyed the magazine
of the Golden Cycle Mining Company,
near Goldfield. If there had been giant
powder caps stored in the place there
would have been an explosion which
would have destroyed the town of
Goldfeld. on the edge of which is built
the magazine, and which would have
shaken the town OF Victor consider
ably.
Tax Agent Corey of the d. G. X. G..
appeared before the Board Of County
commissioners of Gunnison county to
secure a reduction of taxes. The com
pany's tax for 1901 was 5000, an in
crease OF s2s,000 over 1900. The com
pany refused to pay the same and
made the commissioners an offer of
s2s 900. which was accepted by the
board after a long consultation with
leading taxpayers.
An agreement has been entered Into
between Manager j. NJ. Herbert of the
Rio Grande railroad system and the
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. by
which the members of that order who
are employed as switchmen In the va
rious yards of the company are granted
an increase sof pay. based on the Chi
cago schedule, which was recently
adopted. The increase amounts to 3
and 4 cents per hour.
The stage which carries mail be-
tween Walsenburg and Pictou was held
up last Saturday night shortly before
reaching Pictou. The highwayman was
a negro. He stopped the stage and
searched the driver. v. A. Hardy. and
the one passenger on the stage. Mrs
johnson of Pictou. but did not secure
any booty. The mail sacks were not
touched. The negro was subsequently
arrested and identified.