Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1898-10-21
NORTHWEST NOTES.

The Episcopal council at its recent
session in Washington. d. c., selected
San Francisco as the place for holding
the council in 1901.
The special session of the Oregon
legislature adjourned sine die after
having passed the general appropria-
ton bill, which carries 100000.
George Heap of Freedom, Wyo, had
the misfortune to lose his right arm in
the face wheel of a thresher one day
last week.
John Miller was hanged at San
Quentin, Gala, for the murder OF
James Child. After the drop fell, blood
spurted in great quantities from his
neck. He was " decapitated.
William II. Bush, one of the pro-
prietors of the Brown Palace hotel at
Denver and one of the best known men
in Colorado, is dead from an operation
performed upon him for appendicitis.
A carpenter named Ed Seitz, while
freight train at Reno, New, was thrown
under the wheels and lost both legs,
the injuries proving fatal few hours
later.
A Denver paper declares that Color
ado smelters lead the world. Charges
for treating-ore are lower than plants
in foreign countries with cheap fuel
and labor
The forest fires are again raging in
Colorado, a big blaze having been
started on Bellevue mountain. Great
clouds of smoke hang over the valleys
by day and at night the heavens are
mirrowing red, ominous looking glares.
Much damage is being done to the
timbers.
The Wyoming Valley Oil company is
making arrangements for continuing
the work of sinking a test well on its
property near Douglas, Wyo. The
work was commenced last year and
was discontinued on account of defects
in the machinery employed. Two ex-
pert drillers have been employed to
take charge of the work.
Leadville, Colo, officers believe that
man named Arnistin has been murder
ed by his mining partner w. c. Smith.
Arnistin has disappeared, and his
sweetheart in Philadelphia has re-
ceived letter from Smith, stating
that Arnistin had accidentIy been
killed at the mine Smith has dis
appeared recently, and the officers are
now working on the case.
''John Race Horse Major Tommy,
Kanaka johnson and fifteen other
bucks, with 200 horses passed through
Tayne, Wyo., one day last week to go
on an extensive hunting expedition on
Gray's river and it's tributaries. They
purchased all the ammunition in the
town of Thayne and made other prep
arations. They are armed with passes
good for sixty days hunting.
Dr. o. f. Mentzer of Telluride, Colo,
shot and killed his wife recently,
without any reason, so far as known,
except that she had threatened to leave
him on account of his dissolute habits.
Mrs. Mentzer's brother, w. f. Monroe,
took Mentzer's gun from him and
striking rock with such force as to
fracture the skull. He may not re-
cover
William Gillroney and William
Flynn, miners employed at the Little
st. Lawrence mine at Butte, are now
ying in hospital suffering from
burns which may prove fatal. Their
INJURIES resulted from at attempt to
.esume work in level which has been
IN fire for years. Finding the fire to
,e almost out, they turned hose on
t. An explosion resulted. and the
men were almost boiled by steam.
In the redistricting of the Episcopal
ioces of Wyoming and Idaho into the
ioceses of Laramie and Boise, Chey-
nne will be in the Laramie jurisdic-
ion, which comprises the nine eastern
ounties Of Wyoming Weston.
johnson, Converse, Natrona,
Ilbany, Carbon and Laramie-and the
western portion of Nebraska, formerly
he Jurisdiction of the Platte. The see
ity of the new jurisdiction will be
.aramie, and there the bishop win re-