Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-03-03
NORTHWEST NOTES.

The Colorado senate has passed an
antitrust bill with but one dissenting
vote.
The yield of oranges in the southern
part of California this season is about
1900, 900 boxes.
A number of young men in Sacra-
mento are organizing colony to settle
on the island of Guam
The president has issued a procla-
forest reserve in Montana, consisting
of 40, $50 acres
The Marye building at Virginia City,
Nevada, which originally cost $50, 900,
sold the other day for $4,000. Silver
demonstration is what did it.
The senate committee on public build
ings and grounds favorably reported
the bill appropriating 100000 for
public building at Salem, Ore.
The Denver Painters union has de-
cided to strike for an increase of wages
from 50. so per day of eight hours to So,
which the master painters have re-
fused.
Snow is reported to be ten to sixteen
feet deep on the level in northwestern
Colorado. Steamboat Springs is en-
tirely cut off, the stage road being i'm
passable.
The Montana legislature has passed
Senator Campbell's bill making it
misdemeanor to steal rides on railroad
trains, and giving railroad trainmen
the powers of constables to make ar
rests.
Gratifying reports are being received
from all parts of Wyoming in reference
to the stock interests, the losses on ac-
count of the unprecedented severe
weather having been most surprisingly
small
Professor Elwood Mead will shortly
tender his resignation as state engineer
of Wyoming to accept position in
Washington, either in the agricultural
department or in the bureau of geo.
logical survey.
A Cripple Creek, Colorado, jury has
rendered a verdict of murder in the
first degree in the case of Joseph Perry,
II. Munsig because she would not re-
turn to his service as housekeeper.
The Denver Times publishes an In
terview with Ex-Governor James B.
Grant, heretofore Democrat,in which
he denounces the antitrust message of
Governor Thomas, and declares his
purpose to join the Republican party.
The Montana senate passed bill last
week making gambling a misdemeanor
instead of felony, as it is now, and
also adopted Senator Hannahs bill
abolishing the ''circle" at the head of
The ballot, and providing that all can
1idates' names shall be placed in order
IN single column on the ticket.
Joe Downey committed suicide at
Reno, New, by cutting his throat with
l razor. Downey was the son of well
Known Mason valley pioneer rancher
md brother of Recorder and Assessor
Downey of Dayton, Lyon county. The
ash act can be ascribed to no definite
cause, as Downey had no trouble, had
spirits and was well liked by his asso-
.iates.
James Heney. convicted of stealing
bullion from the Carson, New, mint,
Turing the trial in which his wife was
irving for divorce from him. de-
Jared that his wife was accessory to
lis thefts, and assisted him in conceal
ng the bullion. He denied having
~, 900 buried, and said his wife had
united for some of his treasure with a
ivining rod, but never found any
hing.
Among the items added to the river
nd harbor bill, before it passed the
enate. was one for 1915, 1000 to build .
in Wyoming, under the
survey. Another appro- ,
rates $4,000 for surveys for new res.
rvoir sites in all arid and semi-arid
tates. This last appropriation was .
ecured only after hot debate, and its /.
dvocates expect that ultimate results
ill be highly beneficial in paving the !
ay for irrigation of millions of acres
the west.