Gilpin observer., 1899-01-05

al and interesting character.
Bishop Warren of the Methodist Epis
copal church, left Denver on Monday 70
an extended trip to South America, il
the interest of his church. He leave
New York next Tuesday. Crossing th'
Isthmus of Panama, he will go down thu
west coast of South America, visiting
fifty missions on his way to Santiago
Chile, where he will conduct the West
ern South American Conference. Thi:
Jurisdiction extends from Ecuador to
Patagonia He will then cross the Ande:
and hold conference at Buenos Ayres
Afterwards Bishop Warren will Join hi.
wife in Europe, returning next June
His daughter, Miss Warren, will accom-
pany the bishop on his trip.
Colonel w. r. L. May, superintendent
of forestry for Colorado, Wyoming and
Utah, returned to Fort Collins last Mon,
day from the mountains, where he went
to survey the Medicine Bow reserve
The boundaries are, southeast corner,
six miles south of Estes part; therce
west across the continental divide to
the headwaters of the Grand river:
thence north across the divide into North
Park: thence east to the state line. The
eastern boundary Of the reserve will eX-
tend north along the east slope about 45
miles from Fort Collins, Larimer county,
The reserve will contain about 100000
acres.
The county commissioners met in reg
ular session Tuesday morning. chairman
w. Fl. Quintrall of the first district and
Newton D. Owen of the second, being
present, Edward c. Hughes of the third
district being absent in Denver. After
the general routine business
they adjourned, to meet again next Tues
day, when Commissioner-electJ j. J.Clark
of Nevadaville will take his oath OF office
and seat as member of the board. w.
Il. Quintrall retires as commissioner on
that day.
On Sunday, January 80, an excursion
will leave Denver via the Gulf road for a
tour of Old Mexico, to occupy several
weeks and takes in the most of the points
If interest in that interesting section.
rhe excursion will be personally con-
iucted by General Passenger Agent t.
D. Fisher, than whom there is none more
capable of doing so. II you intend going
send to him for neat little folder he has
telling about the Mexico trip.
he viii send you one free by writing to
lim.
Female suffrage in Utah seems to have
given the state over TO the polygamists,
out there is no such sentiment against
his practice OF the Mormons, outside the
state, that it is entirely probable that the
election of Roberts to congress will be
lpnulled. The San Francisco Examiner
IS out with petition against him, and as
ae acknowledges he has three wives, it
oobs very much as if he would never be
,llowed to take his seat. A similar pc
5ition is being circulated in Denver.
The president received a telegram from
Havana stating that the Spanish govern
nent formally surrendered by General
Castsllanos to the American commission
It Il O'Clock, January l, 1889, and by the
after, transferred to General Brooke.
The American flag floats from Moro
,astle, Cabanas, the palace and other
buildings. City was reported orderly.
fhe dispatch was signed by Wade, chair
nan, and Claus, secretary of the commits
ion.
On the 2Sth ult.. the press dispatches
'ecorded the death of one of the most
figures in the United States
enate Senator Justin S. Morrill, OF Yer
mont. AT the time of his demise Senator
Morrill, YVES in his S0th year and bore the
'emarkable distinction of having repre-
ented his state in congress for forty -four
ears.
An explosion of gas in vault in the
'ooms OF the State Historical Society at
he state capitol building in Denver
lbout noon last Monday, will probably
'esult fatally to Miss Nettie Iieglcr
ars. Martha A. Schultz. secretary of the
state Horticultural Society, is suffering
rom burns from which she will never
'ntircly recover.
Philips & Ebll, the Lawrence street
,rocers, have rented the ware room in
he Chris Miller brick on Spring street,
md have removed their goods from their
ormer ware room on Gregory street.
they have now much more storage room
md in better and moro convenient quar-
.ers than on Gregory street.
People who have been trying to discov-
,r what becomes of all the pins nanufac-