The Holly chieftain., 1899-09-29

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men do not consider it binding. A
week ago w. A. Triplett, president of
the Miners Union at Baldwin. and Lee
Decker, member of the union and n
miner. assaulted John Hardy In store
at Baldwin Hardy is said TO have
been frightfully beaten by them. They
were discharged Thursday and Friday
the miners demanded that they he rein-
stated. This was refused and Satur-
day the men struck. The company has
shut up the mine and state that 1t will
not be re-opened.
L. +. Littletield Of Slater, Routt coun-
ty, says the assessor of the county has
taxed his domesticuted elk as cattle.
and when Andrew Jackson, chief game.
warden OF district No. ., wanted him
to take out license for game park, h,.
refused under the contention that his
animals cannot be taxed twice. State
Game Commissioner johnson has been
appealed to and will decide whether or
not Mr.. Littleiield Is entitled to keep
elk confined on his premises withont
taking out n license for park. The
law is so constructed that q park may
be construed TO mean a place where
even one game animal Is kept Mr. Lit
tlefield has written TO the comm ssion-
er that he is acting upon the ad, ice VI
an attorney in declining to take out a
license.
Manager W. W. Gleason Of the War
rem Live StocF Company has returned
to Cheyenne from Sterling, Colorado.
where he caused the arrest of four
men. who are charged with having
raided one Of the company's sheep
camps. near Sterling. last week. Mr.
Gleason states that no stone will D,-
left unturned in an effort to have the
culprits severely punished for their
outlawry. which included an assault
upon herter and the stealing of
band Of sixty sheep. Detectives will
be employed, who will ride the ranges
and gather information against the
marauders. Mr.. Gleason states that his
company is grazing its sheep on it's
own land. or land leased by the com
pany, and Will resist all efforts to drive
them out OF the country.
For some time Agent Nase of the ~.
4 Il. G. at Canon City, has been try
ing to get men to work on the steel
gang. but has met with little success.
Saturday several cars of steel were set
out for the Canon City & Cripple Creek
road. which II was necessary to un-
ApshH ht ob't. -NhSt tUtIB were iHt
men to be had to unload the steel and
so reported to Superintendent Burns.
Warden Hoyt put force Of convicrs-
ut the work. and the Federal Labor
Union raised objections, the leaders
claiming that they could furnish all
the men necessary at the stipulated
price of S1.I5 per day. The union kick
was made to hold. and at noon War
den Hoyt withdrew his forces and the
union leader appeared on the scene
with fifty men. Agent Ease selected
sixteen of the number and the work
proceeded without delay. In an inter
view Warden 1Ioyt said he was acting
only In obedience of friendly feeling
he has for Superintendent Burns,
whom he holds in high esteem.
The w. c. I. U. closed its three days
session of the state convention Friday
evening. The attendance throughout
has been good. The most interesting
part of the closing days report was
the paper of Mrs. Likens on the rescue.
work, dealing especially with the Cot
tage Home. The fact that nearly 100
girls have been taken into its doors,
cared for, nursed and won back to lives
of responsibility. speaks well for its
and for the women of the
w. @. 7. u. who have stood by it for
the twelve years of its existence. The
exercises were lively and full
of interest. The Cottage Home consti-
tuition was slightly altered. The fol-
lowing officers We're elected for the en-
suing year: President, Mrs. Antonettte
A. Hawley, Denver; vice president,
Mrs. NJ. A. Mier. Del Norte; CORE
spending secretary, Miss Lena A.
Dwight, Boulder; recording secretary,
Josephine G. Hicks; treasurer, Mrs. NJ
II. Sprague; secretary of Y branch.
Miss Alice T.. Halderdice of Pueblo;
secretary l. branch, Miss NJ. A. Nichen-
bach: editor of Messenger, Mrs. Laura
Berry.
In reference to the eviction of squat
ters from the Colorado portion of the
land grant. one Of the com
pany's officials makes the following
statement: Since the confirmation or
the title of the Maxwell land grant by
the Supreme Court of the United
States some thirteen years ago all
means have been employed locking TO
a peaceable solution of the squatter
problem. Thousands of dollars haye.
been spent by the company in purchas-
Ing the improvements of settlers, the
settlers in each case agreeing to move
off the grant; but in most cases the
money was accepted and tho party
in new place. In many
cases the squatters bought their claims
Df the grant company at a small price,
the result of which generally was that
the men who made such settlement
had their improvements burned and
their lives threatened, thus intimidat-
ng others who wanted to settle. Thp
agent has been unable to
.ravel through this country without be-
ng mOlested and threatened with yio
ence. Seeing that all efforts to settle
he matter amicably had been exhaust