The Meeker herald., 1899-03-18
NEWS FROM THE
WESTERN REGION.

The Festival of Mountain and fain
VIII begin this year on September gath
to last six days.
Robbers broke into ST. Johns Cathe-
ural at Denver and stole the commus
ION plate. They We're captured.
AZ a result of the smallpox epidemic
III victor the schools, churches and thea
,ers have been ordered closed BY the
A trainload of passengers on the
Cheyenne Il Northern were blockaded
by snow forty-tive miles north of Chey-
enne for several days. Their food sup
ply ran very low.
The Legislature Of Arizona has
passed a bill for the submission 10
Congress of a plan to put in force in
Arizona the system Of initiative and
referendum. Both parties favored the
bill.
The most stubborn senatorial contest
in the history of Nebraska ended alb
ruptly Tuesday night when Judge Mon
roe L. Hayward of Nebraska City was
nominated in the Republican caucus as
the successor William V. Allen. Popu-
list.
Governor Otero of New Mexico has
issued proclamation suspending the
game laws in Dona Ana county, 30 that
general quail killing may be inauSur-
ated. The birds down in that county
have become so numerous as to endan-
ger the crops.
Governor Smith of Montana has We
toed the bill passed by the late I>egisia-
ture legalizing boxing contests. such
contests are absolutely forbidden b.
the law in force. The governor signed
the bill extending to smelters and mills
the right of eminent domain.
The Utah Legislature adjourned on
the 9th without having elected a sue
ceSsor TO Senator Cannon. The Repub-
licans are jubilant over the fact that Oh
account of party dissensiOns, the Leg
islnture, overwhelmingly Democratic,
has failed to elect Il United States sen
ator,
The report OF the Denver post office
for February. 1880, shows that the to-
tai business done amounted to SD,
47l72. The business for February last
year amounted to S27 ,2s4.s2. making
the Increase for this year $2,1S9W.
This revenue is derived entirely from
the stamp sales and box rents. over
100000 stamps Were sold.
Western sheepmen have been at 4
loss TO know whether wool should be
classed as ranch or an agricultural |
product The Treasury Department at
Washington has lately ruled that wool
is an agricultural product and when it
is offered for storage by the producer In
the regular course OF trade. the ware
L., tI,, tc n
subject to taxation under the war reve-
nue. act.
Thursday morning ut Prior. a coal
camp nine miles southeast OF Walsen-
burg. the little four-year-old son Of n
Slav coal miner. named John Vezlola,
was burned to death. The mother left
the children locked In the house, and
In her absence they set the house on
fire. Neighbors rescued the youngest
of the children, but could not save the
other on account Of the smoke.
The postoffice at San Simon, Arizona,
was robbed the other night by Black
Jack and his band. who were reported
to have been wiped out Of Mexico last
year. Though San Simon is only a
small cattle shipping station, Its post
office does very heavy money order
business. A large amount of coin was
taken. Several sheriffs' posses have
been started in pursuit of the thieves.
An urgent message was received at
Cheyenne Friday night from Sueper-
hound Cheyenne & Northwestern pas
senger train at Iron Mountain, stat
ing that provisions were again run
ming low. and asking that a relief train
he sent out. A snowplow and train
with provisions was sent at once.
This IL the second relief train sent out.
The first one is in the drifts twenty
miles from here.
In Utah sheep men report the feed
very short on the range. A prominent
flock-mastcr has made preparations to
feed his range sheep as they were los
ing flesh daily. Sheepmen generally re-
port the feed shorter on the range than
il has been for years at this season. and
should the winter be prolonged, feed
ing may become quite general. There
may be loss to hocks in the desert II
the month of March should prove
stormy.
Gray wolves in large numbers have
made their appearance twelve miles
north of Fort Collins and are supposed
to have drlfted down from wyoming
in the track of the recent storm. Mr..
Brindle. who has charge of a lot of
colts on the Cradle place for the War
ren Live Stock Company, reports that
the wolves have killed on an average
Of one colt each night for the past
two weeks. Their loss to date amounts
to fifteen head.
Five Italians have been arrested at
Lake City, charged with the attempted
murder OF Miss Kitty Lawrence, an en-
ploye of the Ute and Ulay mines. with
the apparent intention Of killing Miss
Lawrence. stick of giant powder was
exploded last night outside the bedroom
In which she was sleeping. The wall
of the room was shattered. but Miss
Lawrence escaped with only cash on
the wrist. made by fragment of glass
from the window.
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