The silver star., 1897-09-23
WESTERN NEWS NOTES.

warning against carelessly starting for
sst fires. Heavy penalties attach to
such carelessness.
The fires on Big Horn reserve in
Wyoming have grown SO serious that
settlers have asked nelp from the
troops in extinguishing them.
The opening of the Territorial Fair
at Albuquerque. on the 18th, was on a
grander scale that has ever been seen
IN the seventeen years of its existence.
Governor NJ. A. O;ero formally opened
the fair in the presence of nearly 1O,-
600 people who had come from all parts
Of the territory.
The sheep camp of Joseph Young, on
the Quaking Asp mountain, Wyoming.
was attacked Monday by 4 huge black
bear and her cub. Abram Waldo, the
herder in charge Of the camp fired At
the animals and succeeded in killing
the cub, the old bear running away.
This 10 the first bear that has been
seen in the vicinity for ten years.
The will of Charles 7. Wilder of
Wellesley, Massachusetts, has been ad-
mitted to probate. The will contains
many public beQuests and over $780,
GOO is left to charitable and education
al institutions. The sum of $4,000 is
left TO Colorado College Vt Colorado
Springs, Colorado.
The Colorado 4 Northwestern rail
road. which is being built to Ward,
will be extended into Middle Park. Be-
sidss the railway, an associate COM
pahy, styled the Pennsylvania Milling
and Mining Company. will early begin
the construction of a reduction mill at
Boulder to make n market for the ores
located in developed mines along the
railway. The mill will have capacity
of $50 tons daily.
Much excitement prevails Mt Soda
Springs, Idaho over the discovery of
what seems to be an extensive deposit
of coal four miles from that city. The
coal is bituminous and the tests so far
made prove il to be 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 Upepr Payette. but
both remote from railroads. An extern
sive deposit of coal at Soda Springs
would be more valuable than gold
mine.
The Methodist Episcopal Conference
at Laramie has made the following ap-
pOintments for Wyoming: Superintend-
cAAe> -. L al Dili blE A. lo-
land: Buffalo. Il. J. Robinson; Carbon,
II. III. Taylor; Casper. ]. Fl. Gillespie;
Cheyenne. d. c. Winship: Cheyenne
Mission, A. A. Johnson: Douglas and
Aanville. Lincoln Sieere; Evanston, +.
e. Dubois: Hyatville, L. C. Thompson;
Laramie, j. p. Warner; Newcastle and
Cambria, @. d. Day: Otto, Henderson
Richie; Manchester. I. d. Saffell; Raw
Inns, Il. L. Hollar: Rock Springs. G. II.
Smith: Sheridan, Benjamin Young:
Wheatland, S. A. Smith.
In mandamus proceeding before
District Judge Laughlin at Santa Fe,
the cour; decided that DIR. d. w Man
ly was entitled 10 hold office as mem
Der of the New Mexico Board of Denial
ExaminGrs for four years under Cover
nor Thornton's appointment of two
years ago. and that DIR. j. b. Brady,
who was appointed by Governor Thorn
ton last February, could not force the
( board 10 meet and recognize him as
/ Manly's successor. The decision causes
/ much gossip in official circles, since
Manly is Republican and Brady is n
Democrat. The court also held that on
/ ly by quo warranto proceedings could
the title to the office be tried.
Frontier Day at Cheyenne. September
23rd is TO he one of The biggest events
ever known in the history of Wyoming.
There will be a wild horse race in
which will be entered horses thar have
never been saddled or bridled. The
meanest and most untamable horses
in Wyoming will be assembled for this
event. A stage coach will he held up
and vigilantes will give n realistic re-
production of an old-time hanging bee.
y-hN -Ft.fE oh
death near Hazclton. Pennsylvania. on
the 10th by deputy sheriffs. The strik-
EMS were unarmcd, and were marching
along the public highway to hold a
DrSeting at Il neighboring mine.
The trial of Juan Duran. one of the
men charged with the murder of Green
and Kelly. the two deputies who were
cruelty assassinated in the San Isidro
country in April. 1896. while on their
way TO arrest cattle thief. was called
in the District Court NJ Trinidad on the
18Th. This case and the ones that are
TO follow are the most important that
have ever come up in this county, II
not in the state. II Is expected that the
trials Will develop some personal fen.
lures that have not yet been made pub.
lie and II tx alleged that when they
have been concluded. the most trench.
erous and heariless band Of thieves aud
murderers that ever infested this or
any other country VIII have been brok.
en- up.
II Is stated that the go miners en-.
ployed by the Ration Coal and Coke
Company at Blossburg will probably be
forced TO accept cut OF 30 per cent. in
wages. The miners have had but three
and one-half days OF work during tho
past month. They occupy compnny
houses and trade at the company stors
and most Of them are so far behind In
their accounts that they will likely nc.
cept rhe offer rather thnn risk finding
employment elsewhere. Hitherto tho
Blossburg miners have paid 90 cents n
ton for mining coal and the company
upholds the cut on the ground that 5C
cents IL all the Colorado coal miner re-
ceives, but the miners here answer TINT
the necessnrles OF life are cheaper In
Colorado, and they nre. making IA
strong protest ns is possible under
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