The state herald., 1898-03-04
WESTERN NEWS.
The railroad shops at Laramie have
been ordered closed.

An electric line is to be built from
Florence to the hot soda springs about
two miles east of town.
Alex. Hirschiicld killed mountain
lion near Colorado Springs, Saturday,
by clubbing ii with his gun.
a census of Victor has been ordered
with n view of taking steps TO make
II a city of the second class.
The United States Supreme Court
has rendered II decision upholding the
validity of the Utah cight-hour law.
The Pueblo Business Mems Associu-
tion has started nm agitation for the
abolition of the fee system In county
offices.
county Colorado, has been ordered
discontinued. Mail vii! go to Breci-
cnridgc.
Great bands of elk In Jackson's
Hole, Wyoming, are raiding haystacks
and breaking down fences of the
ranchmen.
The state superintendent of public
instruction has received several com
plants lately from parents whose
children had been severely whipped by
teachers.
Thomas Foley, crazy machinist,
ran away with nn engine Mt la Junta.
He picked mp three trnmps, hut two
got away and when he chased them
the steam gave out and the engine was
recovered undamaged.
A patient at the insane asylum at
Provo. Utah, has invented wire bed
for the restraint of s0mnambulists
that Is going TO he put 10 practical use
In the institution. The bed Is of wire
and is rounded when closed. One half
swings over the other. keeping the pa
ticnt In strong cylinder of wire.
The cash receipts of several of the
state departments for the month OF
February were MS follows: Land office,
$1,000: Court of Appeals. $500: Su-
preme Court. $50; secretary of state
S5.TSl.2S. These receipts are very
large when 1t is taken into considcri-
tion that February had hut twenty
three business days, there being four
Sundays and one holiday.
March 22d the five great labor organ
iZations on the railroad system In wy
oming will meet in convention mt
North Platte, Nebraska. for the pur-
pose of forming federation. These
organizations are the Brotherhood of
Locomotive Engineers, the Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemcn. the Con-
ductors. the Brakcmen ana Telegraph
crs. With these organizations banded
together. the employees believe they
will he almost invlnclhlc.
Representative Bell has introduced
a bill prohibiting the secretary of the
treasury from being Interested In any
national bank. and also disqualifying
him IL Interested nj any time within
-four months Of his appointment or if
he parts with his stock In coniempln-
iion of such appointment. II also re-
uurcd these dislualifying conditions
10 lie Inserted In the oath of Office OF
the secretary Of the treasury, comp
irollcr and deputy comptroller OF cur
rency.
The special deputy game wardcns
who assisted Deputy Game Warden
Wilcox In subduing the Ute Indians
who went into ROutt county last No
vcmbcr from their reservation and
killed game out Of season. Will receive
nay for the services they rendered the
state. Al II meeting Of the State Au-
dlting Board II was decided to allow
the claims for salary, which amounted
10 SEQ The men also put In claim
for $500 for expenses, hut that amount
has not ms yet been allowed.
A movement II under way for the
formation In Arizona Of an indepcn-
dent cavalry regiment. composed
mainly of frontlcrsmen well skilled In
the management Of horses and arms,
and embracing large number OF cow
boys. Companies are belng organized
nj Prescott. Flagstaff. Phoenix. Globe.
Solomonvllle. Tombstone and Tucson.
The Intention Il tn be In no wise n
part Of the territorial militia. hut au
independent command ready to go 10
the front nj once. The enrolment IL
expected to reach 1000.
The superintendent of public In
struciIon M Denver has received let
ter from n school trustee Ia rural
portion OF the state protesting against
n teacher making her pupils repeat
the Lords prayer. The trustee took
the stand that the repeating OF the
prayer wns unconstitutional ms II Is
ienchlng religion. The matter wns re-.
ferrcd To Attorney General Carr. who
decided that the mere repeating Of the
prayer was moi teaching religion. that
the right Of the pupil 10 refuse Ia rc.
peat the prayer Il n matter for the
school board to decide.
Mrs. George l.. Scott. chairman Of
the Colorado state cNrcuilv" commit
tee of the George Washington Memo
rnl Association. Inns received n letter
from the public school nt Castle Rock.
incloslng n money order for S3,.'i,
This sum WIS made M Of pennies
from 326 pupils In the school an Wnsh.
ingion's birthday. and N the contrihn-
ilpn Of the Castle Rock school chll.
ircn 10 the fund raised FOR n national
university In Washington. The pairl.
oiic little school nj Castle Rock II the
first public school In Colorado 10 bc
heard from IN answer 10 the appeal
mndc by circular for penny donations
10 the fund.
Representative Shnfroili Inns nskcd
Warren u. Knapp, superintendent of
schools of ArnpnllOc county. to hold
mn examination IN Mny Of applicants
for admission To the Naval Academy.
there being vacancy from the Hini"
Of Colorado, The appointment m,iri
hc nndr by June isl, or else the right
of Representative Shnfroth Ia name
Rninr one for the place win go 10 the
President, The examination VIII ln
oIon 10 Nil boys In the Htnlc Of rllgi.
hlr ngc From those examined one
win be- selected for the appointment
nnd another nH nlicrnnir. who viii get
the appointment, In cnSc the first