The Monte Vista journal., 1898-08-13
WESTERN NEWS.

Chaplain Mcintyre of the Oregon lee
tured at Denver on the Sth.
Dispatches from Manila state that
Frederick E. Springstead Of Fort Col
Inns was killed In the fight on August
LIST.
Major g. X. Hooper. who went to
California few weeks ago for his
health. is improving rapidly. He Ii
with his family at Santa Monica.
The claim of f. w. Whitcomb OF
Cheyenne for 1890, on account OF In
dian depretlations, has been allowed
by the United States Court Of Claims.
and Judgment for the amount secured.
Rev. T. Dewitt Talmage preached
and lectured at the Boulder Chautau-
qua last week. After resting for \
week at Colorado Springs he IL to go
TO the Pacific coast Oh u lecturing tour.
Preparations for the Flower Carni-
val at Colorado Springs are steadily
progressing. Denver and Pueblo will
have handsome floats. Boulder will in
all probability also have Il representa-
tive display.
The Arkansas Valley fair at Rocky
September LIST and 2nd. September LIST
will be Watermelon day. and will be a
more notable event than any Of its
predecessors.
The body OF Mrs. George Narney Of
Sedalia was found In the bed OF Plum
creek Tuesday. about two miles below
that place The woman lost her life
while attempting To cross the swollen
stream Saturday afternoon. The body
had been torn by coyotes.
The Republican State Central COM
mittce met In Denver on Saturday and
chose Denver as the place Of holding
the state convention and the date as
September 18th. The apportionment
gives Lake county sixteen delegates
instead Of eight two years ago. Arap-
nhoc county was cut down onc-half
and the difference given TO the outside
counties.
The institute OF Indian teachers.
which came 10 n close nj Colorado
Springs last week, was very success
ful. In the opinion of those most
prominent in the Indian service of the
country this Institute has surpassed all
ever held in the history of the service.
Colorado Springs will probably be
chosen rs the place for establishing a
permanent Indian Institute.
Mrs. Beaman has been arrested at
Georgetown by the sheriff. The war
rant was sworn ont by Detective Col
lins. Mrs. Beaman Is charged with
being an accessory before and after
the fact Of the murder of Gaylord NJ.
Fish. She was brought before Justice
John e. Post and the confession made
and signed and sworn 10 by her was
admitted as evidence against her Mrs.
Beaman was placed under SlOO bond
ON each charge.
Another party of daring mountain
climbers started last week to ascent
the Grand Teton in Wyoming. The
party Is composed OF Denver and Wy
oming Hen. who have gone with the
determination of not coming back un.
Ill the top Of the Teton has been
reached. The Grand Teton is the high.
est OF the Three Tctons OF Central
| Wyoming. and II reported to be- the
1 highest mountain In the world. to the
top of which no man has climbed.
The cash cost of the war with Spain
10 Colorado To date has been x1t;.37:i.l9
which Is the amount that was necessary
TO mobilize and feed the National
Guard antil II was mustered into tn,
national service. The states due bill,
have been taken up. Ms n patriotic ser
vice, by thcs. people and firms, WI
liam Cooke Daniels. sI.0SS35: +. q
Bonfiis slo.ol?97: Frank Adams. 81.
HD.5l; J. X. Mullen. xi.1s2.oo: Colo
rado Midland railway, xIoi.G&: DnIIrL
~ Fisher. S3.23l.n3: Morcy Mcrcan,ii.
Company. Si1i.a1: Midland Tcrmlnn
railway, S.,l.u2.
II Is not unlikely that the Colorado
State Board OF Charities and Correc
zion VIII consider the question Of do
ing away with the striped uniform,
now In use In the pcnitcn,lary NJ Can
on City and Of substituting IN thc!i
place some kind Of u plain Uniform
such ms "A solid grny. The an
nual report Of Warden LandI,
Of the Kansas state ponitcntiary dwell,
M considerable. length on ia. result,
he has obtained from discnrding III,
stripes IN til" Institution which he gov
crns. He says thar In place OF III,
stripes he has now clothed his pri.
oncrs for n year In ~ solid gray uni
form and has found that the chang,
has been productive Of great good IL
the way Of improving the morals OF
the prisoners.
Al last the forestry reserves In Colo
RADIO. which have ls'en without proicc
tion beyond that casually given by tn,
Interior Department. nre 10 have .
custodian. Colonel W. r. =. May ol
Denver has received his official MP
polnimcnt ~ suiArintcndcDi OF forvs
try FOR Colorado and Utnh. lie will np
point four inspectors and twelve patrol
men or fnngsru ut onss'. located II
paris OF the state contiguous To the n.
scrvcs. They will go tn work Mt once
keeping track Of camping parties. pre-
venting forest fires from nrgi,rtc,
camp fires and the wnn,on dcstructiot
OF trees by the campers. and cxcludin,
herds of sheep from the reserved lin
it,. Their" arc i've forestry reserve,
In Colorado. The South Platte. Plum
Creek ana Plies Peak reserves II,
along the front rnngc southeast Of ben
yer In th"s" counties: VI t'aso. Park
Douglas. Lake and Jefferson. Tn,
other two nrc known ~ III" White Kiv
or plateau and the Hattlcncnt mesa
III. former embracing parts OF ~.
Iilanco. Eagle and ltouu counties, mn,
parts of Mesa. Garfield. piikin nm,
Delta counties. the Two reserves cover
ing the watersheds north nud south oI
the Grand river.
The depreciation Of Wild animals up
on the herd. II considered "a s"riou,
uttast ian ix ..atsis. man ~ ia, ,,,.,....