The silver lance., 1899-08-11

while at Las Vegas attending the
Rough Riders exercises. She was car
ried into business place and there ap
parently died, but was restored TO llie
In a strange manner. She was stretcn-
ed out out on a counter, her hands
folded across her breast and an under
taker was summoned. As he took the
body from the store TO his place of
business, Mrs Coleman was revived by
the 1olting of the wagon. She was thel'
placed under the care of physician
and sent home.
A dispatch from Cheyenne says: :
well-known divorce law firm of New
York City has located here as the req
resentatives of more than 100 members
of a divorce colony soon to take resi-
dence here in order to meet the six
months requirement for institution OF
divorce proceedings. Until the lat
North Dakota Legislature amendef
the divorce laws that state was tn.
mecca for divorce seekers. Now wy
oming is regarded as the most lenient.
Divorces are granted here after sly
months residence for the following
causes: Extreme cruelty, desertior
for one year, non-support, neglect of
duty, adultery, abuse and incompatibh
ity of temper.
The smelling situation at Leadvillt
assumed very favorable phase We'd
nesday when the announcement was
made that the Bimetalic would start
up with one furnace. There has been
number of men applying for work
recently. who have expressed their
willingness to accept the terms of the
smelter, with the understanding thai
an adjustment would he made after
the eight-hour law had been decided
Arrangements were at once made to
start up the furnace and it is expected
that before another week the entire
plant will be in full operation. Should
there be any attempt at interference
with the workmen deputy sheriffs will
be placed ON guard.
Denver Lodge No. As of the Brother
hood of Railroad Trainmen has with
drawn from the State Federation oi
Labor. The lodge has more than 4OG
members, and is one of two lodges Ill
the state to be affiliated with the Fed
Grafton. The other is in Pueblo and
has a membership of more than 200. A.
a result of recent meeting the officers
of the Federation have been served
with notice of withdrawal by the Off
GERS of the lodge. Included in the no
tice is a request for card of honor
that if necessary the members were
prepared to vote a contribution to the
smeltermen's strike. No specific rea
son is given for the withdrawal but it
is stated that the radical expressions
of the federation concerning the Idaho
mine troubles is responsible for the
withdrawal.
One of the largest stock deals ever
closed in the Southwest took place AT
Engle, New Mexico. last week. The
Detroit and Rio Grande Cattle Com
pany, of which Secretary of War AL
ger is president and principal stock
holder. and Colonel Philip Mothersill,
now chief commissary of the United
States army at Havana, is manager.
transferred to Levy Baldwin, who CON
trolls vast stock interests in central
New Mexico and Lamar. Colorado. its
entire New Mexico property, including
more than 10000 head of cattle, extern
sive ranges and many watering places.
Baldwin pays 500 a head for all above
yearlings and 50 for calves An inven-
tory is now being taken under Bald
wins supervision. Swift & Co, the
big Chicago packing house. are said to
be interested in the deal. The Detroit
company has been in existence since
1886.
Over 1000 acres of timber in the
Dolores valley, selected ten years ago
| for the State Agricultural college, is re-
ported as dying from some unknown
cause. The timber Is the best pine in
| the state, but unless nature takes a
turn and the trees stop dying the loss
will be great. Appraiser Paddock of
the State Land Board recently returned
from tour of the valley. He exam
ined the timber which had been report
ed to be gradually dying off the hill
sides. He says: 1T Is a strange phe-
| nOmenon. The trees are tall, majestic
| specimens of the pine, but for some
reason they droOp and die at maturity.
As many of the trees are maturing in
this decade, 1t is possible that before
another ten years have elapsed the val
ley will be denuded. Several persons
have attempted to account for the
strange behavior of nature, but are un-
able to do so. 1t is possible that the al
ttude is too high or that there is not
sufficient nourishment in the earth sur
rounding the trees. The timber Is scat
tered over six sections of land and the
dead trees can be noticed in all quar-
ters of the territory. 1t is one of the
strangest happenings that has ever
come under the notice of the residents
there and they consider it subject for
| SCIENTISTS"
The most important conference of
the Mormon church leaders that has
ever been held will convene in Salt
Lake City on the I'd, says the Rocky
Mountain News. 1t has been called
by Lorenzo Snow, president of the
church, and will include all church of
ficials including and above rank of
bishop. Officials will be in attend
ance from Mexico, Canada and all
parts of Utah and surrounding states.
The meeting will be held in the Temple
building. to which no gentiles are ad-
mitted and the utmost secrecy will be
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