The silver star. (Dolores, Colo.) 1897-1901, 1899-07-21
NEWS FROM THE
WESTERN REGION.

broken
The Cripple Greek miners gave W.
J. Bran a warm reception on the 1lth-
Railroads in Nebraska according 10
.ivSc-- received in Denver. are press
ID for cars 10 move the grain In the
state Agents OF the roads in Denver
hare received orders TO hasten the IN
beading and return OF cars to that
city.
The June report Of the Rio Grande
southern and that for the fiscal year
has been issued The June report
shows s decrease in receipts below
those Of the two preceding years The
report for the fiscal year shows big
increase in earnings
The highest price received for wool
in Montana for i've years was paid
at ForT Benton A clip of 1900
pounds sheare,i by John washesha
Was sold at l9se cents The average
price Of the sales At that point was
l>s- cents. Buyers from all over the
state had appointed the day TO go 10
that point TO make purchases and
twenty wool buying houses were rep
resented
The working TINA of the employees of
The Union Pacific shops at Cheyenne
has been increased from forty hours
and five days per week TO forty-iive
hours. five and one-half days Here
tofore the shop men have worked fiye
eicht-hour days per week and the in
crease. which gives them nine hours
work per day and half Of Saturday IS
hailed with delight. The Increase af-
fects so men.
Mrs. Mary Preston Slosson. a gradu-
ate Of Yassar, and wife Of one of the
professors of the State University at
Laramie has been appointed chaplain
of the state penitentiary at Laramie.
Mrs. Slo-son is member of the Pres
byterian church and Is an active Chris
tan worker. Her work among the
prisoners during the past few months
has demonstrated her ability to fill the
position and the appointment is salts
factory TO everybody
Advocacy Of free silver and income
tax and denunciatlon Of Imperialism
and trusts Were the chief elements OF
a brilliant speech by William Jennings
Bryan at the Temple theater. Colorado
Springs. Monday night. For over two
hours he held the immense audience
spellbound by his magnetic power. The
iheafcr was packed in every part,
making the largest gathering in this.
the largest auditorium in the state, In
many months.
There was lively bat1e at the Jail
and on the streets at La Junta the
other day. as the result OF n desperate
attempt at wholesale Jail delivery.
Peter Schmer. n Santa Fe fireman, re-
ceived ball in his left wrist. and Guy
Gibbons. teamster. was shot on the
point OF the chin. the ball shattering
the jawbone and lodging In the side OF
his neck. DR.. I.agsdale reports his
condition critical. None of the prison
ers got away. thanks 10 the prompt ac-
ton OF citizens, who came to the aid
Of the officials.
Governor De Forest Richards Is ar
ranging TO have day declared as n
state holiday when the Wyoming bat
talon reaches Cheyenne from the Phil
ippines. 1t Is believed the troops will
reach here about the middle Of August
and an effort will be made to have
them remain and participate in the
| Frontier Day celebration. August Ord.
Governor Richards has secured half
| rate transportation for the wives Of the
officers Of the battalion from this city
| TO San Francisco. a number of the Ia
dies having signified desire to go to
that city and meet their husbands.
The crop bulletin issued this week
by the Colorado section OF the United
States Department OF Agriculture
states that the weather has been gen.
orally favorable 10 the development of
crops throughout the state since July
1. The outlook Is now much more en-
couraging than ever before this sum.
mer. Moderately heavy showers have
fallen In the north central section OF
the state, along the South Platte, In
Cheyenne, Otero and Pueblo counties
and the central part OF the San Luis
valley. Light rains have also fallen
on the Arkansas-Platte divide and
along the southern border Of the state
and heavy showers are reported over
nreas In Garfield and Rio Blanco coun.
ties.
At meeting OF the board Of d.
rcctors OF the Colorado Springs
Chamber Of Commerce letter
was read from Albert A. Reed
chairman or the Boulder citizens
committee. asking the Colorado
Springs Chamber of Commerce TO cal
u convention Of the chambers OF com
utIce tuTouSuoUt tue Stute tue DuT
pose Of suggesting n remedy for the
present financial troubles which face
the state institutions. II was decided
to ask expressions OF opinion from thu
other chambers OF the state. md Il
favorable responses ARE made n con
ventlon Of ten delegates from eaci
chamber will be held In Colornd,
Springs to bring the matter before tn,
State Bonrd Of Equalization.
The sheriff ut Canon City mnde ni
important arrest the other day wheI
he took into custody Charles Wilson
mn cx-cOnvict cnught In the act o
smuggling opium into the penitentinry
For some time the officials have heel
greatly annoyed by opium finding II
way TO the interior OF the prisol
through the fundamentally Of nm out
slider. Finally trap wns laid and vii
son fell into II. lie was caught In tn
act OF turning over . quantity o
opium to n rusty, whose duty II In +
keep the streets clean In front Of tn