The indicator., 1897-03-13
WESTERN NEWS NOTES.

An eHO.t IL being made to establish A
creamery at Salida.
Additions have lately been made to the La
Junta railroad shops.
The Silver Republicans Of Denver have
nominated Judge f. 4. Wells for mayor.
The Colorado Humane Society has as its
agent ut Delta a young woman who does
not hesitate to prosecute cases that require
attention.
The Chamberlain Public samping Works
at Black Hawk were burned down on the
Hh. The loss was nearly 10000. They
VIII be rebuilt Immediately.
The Infant daughter of Desmond Hayes,
living near Lafayette, died a few days ago
OF poison which was put In the coffee. The
hired man. Walter Rcnm, is charged with
attempting to kill the whole family. though
no reason is known for II.
The county attorney has decided that the
military poll tax cannot be collected by
Treasurer Hall OF Arapnhoc county. because
Assessor Ames did not make out the war
rants. The treasurer does not have the
power to collect the military tax under the
provision of the law relating to property
overlooked by the assessor.
G. G.. Calkns has leased his large lake.
lying east of Longmont, to a Denver gun
club connected with the Denver Fire Clay
and Brick Company. All the necessary ap-
parntns of the spurtsmen have arrived, in
Guiding metallic boat and blinds. which
will he sunk in the lake. The lake covers
about 800 acres. and is one Of the finest
spots within reach of Denver for shooting
purposes.
Unusually stringent measures are being
taken this year by the Santa Fe Railway
management to enforce the quarantine laws
against the transportation of diseased live
stock on Its lines, Circulars have been Is
sued intended to aid the state and national
authorities in this particular These circu
lars embody the United States and Colorado
quarantine regulations In full text, together
with Instructions to agents.
John Martin. miner formerly employed
on the Tom Boy. was seriously injured
Few days ago by being struck by an engine
and knocked on n trcstie on the Rio Grande
Southern railway between Telluride and san
Miguel. His right leg and arm were badly
broken and the bones shattered, together
with bodily injuries. Martin is said to have
been intoxicated aud asleep the trestle
mud when he nwoke was very slow In get
ting out of the way Of the train.
The Idaho House of Representatives. after
an exciting day session, dllcd with ncrino-
nlous debate convicted Representative
Jolncs and practically convicted Represent
alive Perkins OF corruption In connection
with the election of Senator Hetfcd. hut
without punishing either II will he rcineln-
hered that JONES made affidavit that Per
kins paid him $50 and Representative Full
Ter. now HeltfelI's private secretary. 5000
to vote for Heitfeld.
A force of forty men and twenty teams is
Mt work constructing outlet by which the
water in one of the large storage reservoirs
OF the Whentland Development Company
can be utilized for irrigation purposes. The
reservoir Is over 800 acres In extent, md Is
OF natural formation, the water being con-
Quoted to 1t from the spring overflow Of tho
Laramie river and other streams. To make
an outlet by which the water can be con
ductcd to the farms It is necessary to tap
the reservoir with tunnel thirty feet under
the surface.
Word comes from Washington that T. b.
Catron attorney for the Borrcgos. will en-
dcnvor, soon the new attorney gen
eral Is Installed. to have the celebrated case
reopened In hopes that President Mckinley
may take issue with clevcland's decision
and assume Jurisdiction and commute the
sentence Mr.. Cntron contends that murder
In the territories is crime against the "sov-
crcignty' of the United States and relies
upon the position taken by President Arthur
and Attorney General Brewster In a murder
case from New Mexico In 1882. to sustain
his point.
Professor C. p. Gillette. of the Colorado
State Agricultural College. has been making
experiments with several kinds of sheep dip
and reports upon one of them AS follows:
"In large series of laboratory experiments,
zrnolcum has never failed to Kill every scah
mite dipped into 1t, either in proportion of
| one to 100 or one to 200 bunch of thirty
five lambs badly infested with scab several
with large bare patches Of heavy scab. were
dipped two minutes in zcnoleum. one part
to 400 parts of water, and have shown no
signs OF scab since. The dip mixes perfect
ly either with cold warm water. and re
quires no stirring during dipping. Zcnoleum
leaves the wool soft white and oily
before the dipping, and the men like to wash
their hands in 1t 10 make them soft
The provision for the opening of the Tn
compahCre reservation in the Indian nppro-
priution bill, failed because President Cleve-
land refused to sign II. consequently the
lands not open to entry. Lieutenant
Colonel Randlett. acting United States In
dian agent at Fort Duchesnc, the hcadquar-
ters of the tintah and Uncompahgre Indian
agency in Utah, telcgrnphed the Indian bu-
rcau that large numbers of settlers had
gone to the Uncompahgre lands and
| taken up claims Much confusion has re-
suited among the Indians and Agent Rand
lett asks that troops be furnished to move
the whites OF. Secretary g. n. Bliss on the
9th sent TO the war department requistion
for troops to proceed Mt once to Fort Du-
chesne to support the Indian agent there in
trouble growing out of the failure to open
the reserve. This was the first official act
OF the new secretary of the interior.
Receiver Frank Trumbull has just Issued
his report of the operations of the Union Pa.
cinc. Denver n Gulf Railway for 1896. The
report shows $30J, ,l2i.3s placed to the credit
of the income account Less SIS. .SiS.o3. this
sum represents the net profit OF operating
the road for 1896. The gross earnings for
the year were S3.101.I1G.0I, an Increase over
the previous year Of S1o.230, or o.33 per cent
The operating expenses were S2.357. .SGi. 81
an increase over the previous year Of S2i-
5s5.OS, or LOG per cent The net earnings
over expenses were S7G3. .S5l 80, decrease
AS compared with the previous year of S14.-
355.Oi, or 1.sl per cent The surplus over
expenses and taxes was S60s. .2oS13. a de-
crease compared with the previous year
OF S11 1,OSS.61, or 1.79 per cent. When 1t Is
remembered that about 100000 was lost
through the heavy floods and washouts of
last July. the report Is n good one.
A dispatch from Price. Utah on the 5th
said: Early yesterday morning private dis
patches from Washington were received at
Fort Duchesne and Vernal saying that the
bill providing for the opening of the I'm
compahgre reservation had passed the
House and that President Cleveland had
signed 1t before midnight. Immediately
there was a wild rush for the reservation,
and before noon there were 200 or 600 armed
men In possession Of the gilsonite lands
No official information of the opening of the
reservation had been received, and the par
ties were allowed to remain undisturbed.
The rush for the reservation to-day sur
passed that of yesterday, 1t being more gen.
orally thought that the land was for settle
ment. and every foot OF land known to con.
tain gilsonite is now occupied by an armed
man. The Indians nrc greatly excited and
unless the parties elected from their
lands shortly trouble Is looked for.