The state herald., 1899-06-23

The new 1900 clnss engines which
were recently sent to Cheyenne from
the East to be used between Cheyenne
and Sidney, Nebraska, are not proving
as satisfactory as was expected. 1t
was claimed that the locomotives,
which are the largest In use by the
Union Pacific would haul sixty-five
loads from Sidney to Cheyenne. but
thus far they have only been able to
haul fifty loads. Trainmen are of the
opinion now that the new locomotives
will not materially affect the working
force of train and enginemen ON the
Union Pacific.
| Two prisoners escaped from the pen
itentiary at Canon City the other after
noon. They We're William Lewis, No.
410S and Fred Price, No. 1926. Their
vacation was brief. Warden HOyt has
instituted new ruling since he took
charge by which the whole town is
aroused when there is an escape. The
signal, which is Il pr0langed blast from
the steam whistle, sounded at o'clock
and within fifteen minutes 100 men
and boys We're in pursuit of the refu-
gees. At 5 o'clock the convicts were
back In the pen, having been captured
| by Chaplain Rudolph and two boys.
| viii Hannigan and Paul Forney. The
captors had 500 divided between
them, this being the amount offered by
the warden. The men were only four
blocks from the penltentiary when they
We're captured, having taken refuge In
an old adobe house. The men We're
working on the limestone quarries and
quietly walked away while the guard
was not looking in their direction.
dispatch from Crested Butte on the
18th said: For the past eighteen hours
Crested Butte has been inundated with
IL flow of water. The excessively warm
weather of the past several days has
caused the snow In the high basins to
melt very rapidly with the result that
all the streams in this vicinage have
been swelled to high degree. Coal
Creek. which runs through the town
in n diagonal course. has been swollen
to an abnormal degree and has gone on
rampage through the principal
streets. filling them with debris. wash
ing away culverts and sidewalk foun-
dations and flooding number OF
houses. The streets are practically
impossible and the depot unnpproach-
able. A force of men has been work
ing for the last week In an effort to
stem the tide of the water, but their
efforts We're unavailing to any great
extent. Every team in town and n
large force OF men are now at work.
but the water will be higher tonight
than ever.
The Miners Bank of Creede closed
Its doors at 2:l5 o'clock Wednesday.
Later II was announced that the banks
at Monte Vista and Hooper. operated
under the same management. had also
closed. Whether the failures are due
to the threatened business conditions
caused by the smelter strike Is not
known. but that is commonly ne
cepted ns the cause. The three banks
are under the management of ID. j.
Maben, who Is president of each con.
cern. He Is absent In Denver. and for
this reason II Is announced no figures
can now be made public as to the as-
sets and liabilities of the several In
stitutions. Great excitement prevailed
in Creede, as the Miners was the only
bank In that place. and many mcr-
chants and mining companies had de-
posits there. The cashier would give
no Information other than to state that
the doors We're closed on orders from
President Mnben from Denver. Presi-
dent ID. j. Maben was at the Albany
yesterday and left on last evenings
early train for Creedc In response. he
said. 10 telegram. Later the news
of the three banks closing was made
public In Denver.
AdJutant General Sitter and Gov.
ernor Richards of Wyoming have re.
ceived messages from Buffalo, advising
them that Il detail of mounted mllltin
had been sent across the Big Horn
mountains by way Of Spring Creek and
Red Bank To Thermopolls to intercept
the train robbers should they cross the
-..g Horn basin. Another detail wus
sent to the llole-in.ihe. Wall country.
from there TO go across the Big Horn
range by the y II trail. The combIna.
tion which has set out TO run the ban.
dts TO earth II n powerful one The
general government has instructed the
United States marshal Of Wyoming
TO employ nll the men necessary aud to
continue the chase until Inc outlaws
are captured. The Wyoming state au.
thorities have called ont the state mi.
litia, equipped them In cowboy style,
and sent them TO the assistance OF the
marshal. The Union Pacific has n large
force OF officers and n pack Of blood.
hounds In the field, while nearly every
sheriff OF eastern aud northern Wyo
ming is serving with some one OF the
posses. II has been decided tn make II
n fight TO n finish. and the chase VIII
bc prolonged II II reaches ncross wyo.
ming mud Montana Into the British pos
sessions.
In Response 10 protest sent TO the
secretary OF agriculture 10y John Clay,
Jr., OF Cheyenne. In connection with
the orders issued by the Department of
the Interior, prohibiting the grazing on
government forest reservations, and
particularly the order relating TO griz.
Ing on the tlntah reservation. which
had been used by sheep owners
Of Wyoming. Colorado mud rinh, the
following hns been written by the sec-
r.inry OF the Interior. Hon. E.A. Hitch.
cock; The tintah forest reserve en-.
braces both slopes Of thu tintnh
mountains In northern Utah and the
northern slope only Of the western part
Of this range. These mountains ARE
spruce that protect the sources Of sey.
crnl large streams which eventual,
discharge Into Green river. those dow
In. porihwnrd from the rnnge being
already utilized for Irrigation. Their.
II n large agricultural population i'm.
mediniely adjacent TO the reserve who
ilnd II their only local timber supply
nnd III. chief source OF water supply