The Monte Vista journal., 1897-09-18
WESTERN NEWS MOTIFS.

The hrcs on Big Horn reserve IN
Wyoming have grown NO serious that
settlers have asked help from the
troops in ex,inguishing them.
John r. Edwards Of Kansas City.
who was arrested for numbering
man named Kay on Pixies Peak. bas
been released, Ms the evidence was In.
sufficient.
The opening Of the Territorial Fair
at Albuquerque. on the 18th, was on n
,rander scale that has ever been seen
In The seventeen yeOrs Of Its existence.
Governor NJ. A. Otero formally opened
the fair in the presence OF nearly TO-
600 people who had come from ull parts
Of the territory.
The sheep camp OF Joseph Young. on
the Quaking Asp mountain, Wyoming.
was attacked Monday by huge black
bear and her cub. Abram Waldo, the
herder in charge OF the camp. fired Mt
the animals and succeeded In killing
the cub the old bear running away.
This il the first bear that has been
seen in the vicinity for ten years.
The will OF Charles r. Wilder OF
Wellesley, Massachusetts, has been ad-
mitted to probate. The will contains
600 Is lef, to charitable and education
al institutions. The sum OF 10000 IL
left to Colorado College at Colorado
| Springs, Colorado.
1t is stated that freight conductors OH
the eastern division OF the Atchison,
who two months ago were content with
an earning Of $50 and SO n month. are
now drawing checks TO an amount OF
$50 and $175. Brakemen who thought
themselves lucky II they succeeded in
making sufficient mileage In month TO
bring a salary OF $50. are now earning
$50 and 500 n month.
The Colorado & Northwestern rail
road. which is being built To Ward
will G extended into Middle Park. BE
sides the railway. an associate COM
pany, styled the Pennsylvania Milling
and Mining Company. will early begin
the construction Of "a reduction mill at
Boulder to make a market for the ores
located In developed mines along the
railway. The mill will have a capacity
Of 100 tons daily.
Much excitement prevails at Soda
Springs. Idaho over the discovery of
what seems to be an extensive deposit
of coal four miles from that city. The
coal Is bitumnous and the tests so far
made prove II To bc OF excellent quail
ty. Idaho Is now entirely dependent
upon Colorado and Wyoming for her
coal. Coal prospects have been found
in the Teton Mountains and on Horse
shoe Bend. on the upcpr Paye;tc. bu
both remote from railroads. An cNten
sivc deposit Of coal nj Soda Springs
would be more valuable than gold
mine.
The Methodist Episcopal Confcrenc,
at Laramie has made the following ap
poinimcnts for Wyoming: Supcrintcnd
cnt. T.. T.. Tarbill; Rig Horn. II. A. To
land: Buffalo. Il. j. Robinson: Carbon
T.. II. Taylor: Casper. j. II. Gillespie
Cheyenne. u. 4. Wlnship: Cheyenne
Mission, a. \. Johnson: Douglas an,
Manvillc. Lincoln Siecre: Evanston. +
+. Dubois: Hyatvillc. l.. &. Thompson
Laramie. !. L. Warner: Newcastle an,
Cambria. C. u. Day: Otto. Henderson
, Richie; Manchester. +. -. Sancil: Raw
lins. T.. T.. Iioliar; Rock Springs. q. II
Smith: Sheridan, benjamin Young
Wheatlnnd, y. A. Smith.
In mnndamus proceeding befor,
District Judge LauIhlin at Santa Fc
the cour; decided that Dr. -. W. Man
ly was entitled to hold Office ms mem
bcr Of the New Mexico Board of Dcnin
Examiners for four years under Cover
nor Thornton's appointment OF tive
years ago. aud that Dr. j. Il. Brady
who was appointed 10y Governor Thorn
ton las, February, could not force tn,
board to meet and recognize him nj
Manly's successor. The decision cause,
much gossip In Official circles, sine,
Manly is n Republican and Brady Is ;
Democrat. The court also held that on
ly by quo warraDto proceedings cOul,
the little TO the Office bc tried.
Frontier Day at Cheyenne. Sepiembc
.2:ird Is 10 be one of The biggcs, event
ever known In the history Of Wyoming
There viii hc wild horse race II
which viii bc entered horses that hav,
never been sadllrd or bridled. Tn
meancst aud most un,:mablc horse
In Wyoming VIII be- assembled for TIL
event. 4 stage congs viii be held nj
and yigilanios win give realistic re-
production of an olh.iimc hanging bee
Twenty-Five strikers were shot 4
; death near Ilnzelion, Pennsylvania. o
the 10th 10y deputy shcriirs. The s,rik
; crs were unarmed. nni We're marchln
; along the public highway to hold
. meeting nj nciehborins mine.
The trial Of Juan Duran. one Of III
5 men charged with the murder Of Gree
1 aud Kelly. the two deputies who wer
r cruelty assassnnioh In the San lsidr
. country In April, ls.1. while ON ihcI
. way 10 arrest n cattle thief. was cnllc
In the District Court M Trinidad on IN
18Th. This ease and the ones that at
' to follow are the most important TIM
l. have ever come mp In this county.
. not In the state. II IL expected that III
a trials will develop som. personal fci
/. lures that have not yet been made pul
a lie and It is alleged that when tho
i, have been concluded. the most trencl
, crous and hrnrilcss band III thieves an
murtcr,rs that ever infested this {
= amy other country viii have been brol
! cn up.
II l. stated that the 40 miners cf
. pioycd by III" ltnion Coal and Col
! Company nj Hlnsshurg Will probably
y forced 10 accept u cut OF ~ per cent.
n wngc.. The miners hav" Ind hut thr,
y and one. .hnif days Of work during n
/. pas, month. They occupy compnt
houses and trad. nj the company sto
nni most NJ them nrr 81 far behind
Il their accounts That they will likely n
y rcp, the ofYcr rather than risk fndii
Z, employment elsewhere. Hitherto u
II Bios.burg miners have paid ~ cents
/, ton for mining coal and the compni
upi,oids the cut on the ground that
cents II NIL the Colorado conl miner Z
q ccIyrs hut the miner. here answer IN