The indicator., 1897-02-27
WESTERN NEWS NOTES.

The Wyoming Legislature adjourned on
the Goth.
The Union Pacific has bought COO" tons
OF steel rails
Senator Kyle. Of South Dakota, was re
elected on the 18th, after long fght
The Oklahoma House Of Representatives
has defeated the woman suffrage blu,
The heaviest snow fall Of the season was
experienced In Wyoming last week.
The market price for unbroken horses In
Wyoming ranges from 81 TO 81 per head.
Officers Of the Montana reform school are
charged with dlsgraceful mismauagement OF
that institution.
1t has been estimated that 1890 tons Of
Ice have been harvested In Casper during
the past ten days.
It seems probable that the Catskin branch
Of tho Gulf road will he extended TO the
Red river mining district
The Arizona Legislature has passed blu
authorizing the Issuance OF 100000 In bonds
to erect a capitol buildIng at Phoenix, and
another making bicycles baggage
The government has begun The payment
Of $500 90 az Hayden. Indian Territory, 10
the i 500 freedmen VI the Cherokee strip, II
will take week 10 dispense the money.
The Legislature OF Utah has been asked
statue law. and 60 place "a statue " Brigham
Young In the hail Of ,Jatuary In Washing
ton.
A Santa Fe dispatch says that peculiar
epidemic, in some respects similar ro the
bnbouic plague Ia India, S alarming the
people N the upper Rio Grandc villages.
The disease attacks people with pain In the
head, then quickly goes 100 the stomach, and
death follows iu few hours.
News Of thr killing NJ Deputy shcrir
Charles lie Baum ln western Socorro county
ha. reached santa Fe from M1glalcnn, The
decd w1s done by cowboy tough named
johnson, whom Lc Raum was trying TO ar.
rest, and who wis under Indictment FOR ter
rorizing The town Of Niagialsua @ fcw weeks
ago. Johnson escaped to Nriz3un.
Governor Hnlcowh ~ Nebraska has sent
90 thr Legislature % special message asking
f"r ihn appointment Uf % committee "a lnv"s-
tigare the affairs NJ the stli. treasurer He
points ONT that Worr tuHn o. million and
half NJ state tao1ey lis -rll ur.a hy fhe re-
firing st1te treasurer. EHr.rv. and thlt "a
half million duItr- rf- ho"n uu1coouutad
for '0 The new treasurer VI e. S"ryc
The dead body of John Morris. n farmer
living near WlrlrI1nl wyoming was
found 400 rarrll I few lays nGr. several
wounds were discovered u1 DIS head. which
undoubtedly caused his drlIh \ coroUcr's
Jury rendered % verdict ur lnIpu'ors lniury
hy unknown npr- MS opinion is divided In
'Le vicinity 1- rH whether fhr ct~r iS oue II
murder 0- uf killing froru 900 attack by n
vicious stallion. % s known thnt Norris
had considerable money uuun ~ which can
be found. TN deceased ugoI tHc ufg II a
hermit and little was known NJ him hy Ei,
ueisuhor-, fip was worth lu cattle and land
from $4,000 tr S5luon.
The Iffrrt- |rI rH.. ..ag. .r No., sr..,vk.1
the Rio 6nnlr Western Railway Company
on fri1l 40 ogden Utah. brought lu "a ycr.
diet giving rbr piHurtn iium1-cs u tbo sum
of $4,000. The rriul mI, been In progress
about two weeks and has been m1-I s.lb.
hpruly fought 10y the f0mrHuv- DHmph.I
was conductor 100 q ErHEht train which
stopped uu "a sllc track at % wav ga fIou last
May. The conductor stepped lltn tho en-.
gine, which exploded killing him. The suit
was brought bv his widow IN behalf Of
herself aud child for SOO.p'I The com
pany brought experts from the Fast to tes
ufy That the boiler had been well cared for
Government Inspector Wright. who was
sent here from Washington d short time
ago 20 investigate the accounts of indian
Agent Teter of the Fort Hall reservation is
said 10 have u his possession sufficient cvl-
denc' 20 cuuso the removal of the present
agent and bis force Ir Is alleged THAT there
mas Nr'h IFlHb p"rp"tfaith lu regard tH the
purchase n cattle from rhr Indians Some
Of the more intelligent BuunDcks .ny they
have positive proof Of the misdealiugS Of the
present agent and declare they viii not
treat With the commissioners sent here for
that purpose until Mr.. Terer is removed.
The result Of Mr., Wrghrs Investigation Is
awaited with considerable anxiety by the
people VI southeastern Idaho. which n ra-
Yorahlc 20 the Indians viii result lu an
early settlement Of the reservation prob
lem.