The silver lance., 1899-04-14

Glenwood Springs is to be connected
with the rest of the state by tele-
phone system.
Snow slides are again interrupting
traffic through the canon Of the Grand
above Glenwood.
DR.. T. A. Hughes has resigned his
position as secretary of the Colorauo
Board Of Medical Examiners.
Suits have been commenced In Arap-
ahoe and Ell Paso counties to test ,he
constitutionality Of the law creatihe
Teller county.
President Trumbull of the Colorauo
& Southern has started on tnree
months trip to Europe. 1t is cn,ens ia
for rest. Mrs. Trumbull accompanies
him.
Cripple Creek had a big celebration
on the 25th to rejoice over the creatloh
OF the new county. A parade. pan
quet and several balls were the cnlei
features Of the day.
George Kunkleman and Bob Ford
| broke out of the jail at Glenwood on
the 27th They are members or the
noted "Hole in the Wall' gang and are
| charged with cattle stealing.
Inc editors OF the LeduN hic AA>,
Democrat have been arrested by order
of Judge Overs, charged win con
tempt of court They criticised his III
structions to the jury in recent case.
The comptroller of the currency has
declared the fourth dividend OF per
! cent. in favor of the creditors Oh the
Commercial National Bank OF Denver,
| making As per cent. on the claltns
| ial, 6.I L..
The pastors of several of the Chey-
enne churches are organizing an asso-
ciation which is to have for its object
the enforcement of laws now partially
| disregarded. notably the laws in re-
| gard TO closing business places and sa-
| looms on Sunday.
| Governor Thomas has received ca
blegram from Major Cassius Moses OF
Manila asking that George borstadt,
| first lieutenant of Company ID, Colo
RADIO volunteers. be appointed 10 sue
ceed Captain John S. Stewart OF Com
| pany E, who was killed IN the receh.
| fighting near Manila.
| -Four prisoners escaped from the
| county jail at Canon City early Sunday
morning, between the hours OF 1 and
2 o'clock. Their names are: Arthur
Creek, aged II. murder; l.. 5. Medier,
aged rs, highway robbery; Dominick
| Perelo, aged 20. burglary; EDWARD
Baker, aged 90 burglary.
The Woming Supreme Court has rem
| dered a decision in the case OF Reals
vs. Smith, brought to determine the
constitutionality of an act passed Dy
the recent Legislature creating the
office of county assessor, position
| z&F3 3ns, hvyth 10
treasurer The law is sustained.
The Union Pacific company has pur-
| chased the Kindt coal mine property
on the road between Fort Steele and
Saratoga, Wyoming. The purchase Is
taken to indicate the probable building
of the line connecting Dillon, Colorado.
and Fort Steele, and opening to railway
communication the mining districts OF
North Park and Grand Encampment.
| The City Park management in Den
yer has placed an order with ]. j. Car
penter Of Gunnison county for bunch
Of Ave mountain sheep at $50 each. 1t
is a question If the sheep will live in
this altitude. being accustomed to the
mountain heights. So far as Is known
there is not q mountain sheep in any
park In the United States.
Shortly after noon Tuesday Governor
Thomas received cablegram from
Colonel Mccoy, which recommended
the promotion of Lieutenant Charles
Henry Hilton of Company 1, Lieuten-
ant Fred L. Perry of Company H and
Sergeant Benjamin Lear of Company
C, and before the close of the day the
appointments had been made accord
ingly.
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country has discovered a spring on his
ranch property which yields pure lub-
ricating oil. Mr.. Davis has sent a
number Of samples to merchants at
Buffalo and is taking orders for
the delivery of the product in barrel
lots, The oil comes from the spring
free from grit and needs no refining
process to make it suitable for use for
lubricating purposes.
Colonel II. NJ. Chittenden, U. s. A.,
has been detailed to take charge of
the improvements to be made this year
in the Yellowstone National park, in
cludins the construction of roads
bridges, etc. Colonel Chittenden's work
in Colorado and Wyoming, surveying
for government reservoirs. attracted
much attention. and there is general
satisfaction that he is to continue his
work IN Wyoming. He is the author
of a comprehensive publication descrip
tive of the National park.
The activity and progress of Denver
during the last month is thoroughly
demonstrated by the statistics in the
offices of the building inspector. The
total value of the permits issued for
the month of March far exceeds any
month since the panic of 1893. At nc
time since then has the monthly value
of building permits been over $500
600, and it has rarely reached that fig
ure. This month the value of the per
mits issued is $263, 900, or nearly $780,
600 more than any month in years
past.