The silver star., 1899-03-23
NEWS FROM THE
WESTERN REGION.

way viii be commenced soon
A telephone line is being put up be-
tween Pueblo and La Junia.
The ioug-siaudng feud between Mar
Gus Daily aud Senator Clark Is SAID 10
have come to an end.
Judge Wilbur F. Stone of Denver ma
irtsr been reappointed associate Jusice
of the Court of Private Claims.
Il The imprisoned Leadyiile miners
have not vet been released and II may
he some time before they get out.
A murderer and cattle thief. who had
been conyicted sawed their way out oil
the Arapahoe county jail few days
ago.
The claim to a slice OF Isabella prop
erry made hv the Roxana compan!
has been rejected by the land office al
Pueblo.
Pending n decision by Governor
Thomas. Dr. Thombs has resumed con-
troll of iEs Colorado Asylum for 'he
Insane.
At the meeting of the sovereign
camp Woodmen of the World. III
Memphis. +. \. Falkenburg of Denver
was elected sovereign adviser.
While the passenger train on the
last week the soldiers at Fort kusseii
volunteered TO help shovel II out.
Surveys are being made and plans
developed for the building of line OF
a new railway from Denver TO the
coal fields of Boulder county. The pur
pose of the promoters is TO compete
with the Northern Coal Company.
At the coming municipal election
Rocky Ford will vote upon the propo-
sition Of issuing water bonds IN the
sum Of $1,000. for the purpose OF tax
ing OIL $1,000 seven per cent bonds and
providing funds for the extension ana
Improvement of the water works
The people of Colorado Springs. II
was asserted yesterday. have resolved
on testing the constitutionality OF the
Teller county bill The meetings which
have been held in the Ell Paso capital
for several days have resulted in
feeling that the bill will be killed II
the courts get chance at II.
The Wyoming State Board Of Equali-
cation has raised the valuation upon
live stock for purposes OF taxation thir
ty per cent. over last years rates.
Range cattle are raised from SIS TO 81?
per head: range sheep from S1.t5 10
scoS and other classes of stock. eN-
cepting horses. which are unchanged.
are raised in the same proportion. The
-aise in these valuations will increas.
the assessed valuation of the state
million dollars.
The sheep raisers of Colorado and
adjacent states are endeavoring TO
have the forest reserve thrown open to
| sheen herders. and IL Is thought their
efforts will meet with success. The
forest reserve people say that II the
sheep men win it will mean the de-
struction OF the forest reserves. as for
est fires will destroy the shrubbery.
which will destroy the very object Of
the reserves. The order to throw open
the forest reserve is now pending with
the commissioner Of the land Office.
An attempt was made last Saturday
night to rob the Bank of I.oveland.
An entrance was made through n win
dow nj the rear of the building. and
revolver and II cents in pennies which
| had been left In the money drawer.
were secured. No attempt whatever
was made TO open the vault. The
thieves We're. no doubt. disappointed
and expected to find a large amount
Of change In the money drawer. There
are no clews rs to who the thieves
| We're.
| DIR. I. a. Winternitz. city physician
| OF colorado City. was shot and per-
haps fatally wounded about o o'clock
Saturday night. Mike Mcclure. pro-
prietor of the Nickel Plate saloon In
| Colorado City. fired the shot. But one
shot was fired and that passed through
| the fcshy part of the doctors left fore
| arm and lodged in his left side. Tie
| only cnuse assigned Cor the deed Ia Nc
Cures grief over the death OF his little
girl. two years old. He seemed not to
realize what he had done.
Oliver NJ. Lee. wealthy cattleman,
Dona Anna county. New Mexico. ard
james Gilllland. one OF his employees
charged with the murder OF Colonel
Albert ]. Fountain and eight-year-old
son In Dona Anna county. three years
| ago. have surrendered themselves TO
United States Judge Parker at Las
Cruces. New Mexico. Lee and GILT
land We're indicted with others for the
crime one year ago and have been
hunted by officers ever since In n
pitched battle between Lee and GILL;
land and posse of officers severnl
months ago one OF the posse was
killed.
The rumorcd resignation Of Cassius
NJ. Moses Of Pueblo. lieutenant colonel
OF the First Colorado volunteers M Ma
nlln. has been confirmed by telegram
received by Governor Thomas: .'Gcn.
ernl Otis wires from Manila that he has
declined to accept Lieutenant Colonel
Moses resignation for the reason that
his services cannot at this time be dis.
pcnsed with or his place he filed" II
has been known among members Of
the militia In Denver for some time tim.
Lieutenant Colonel Moses was not sat.
isfled with his treatment at Mnniln.
Many assert that he was not friendly
with Colonel Coy owing. II IL said, to
the intter's treatment OF him.
Reports from nll sections OF Colorado
are telling OF the great loss OF horses
ON the range. Range horses nrc not OF
great value and ns n rule nrc given
little or no attention. During the pres.
cnt winter very few of them have
been fed and they have been com.
| vallo1 IN l,ustln fnr ti,n,nSntvn, T..