The Elbert County tribune., 1899-04-27
NEWS FROM THE
WESTERN REGION.

naf strnck for higher wages on tne
Doth.
II is stated that the Utes own tne
best portion of the reservation to pe
thrown open May 4th-
Frank II. Smith OF Pueblo shot ana
killed his wife n few days since. sne
was trying TO get d divorce.
!. II. Ammons. father OF Senator n.
NJ. Ammons, died suddenly oil apopleAs
Last Thursday at his home. near run in
bull in Douglas county lie was
ty-one years old.
A new line OF telegraph wire WI NC
strung between Denver and hniis's
City by May 18th. 1t Is made neces-
sary by the rush of business NJ the
Western Union office ut Denver
Governor Tbomas has vetoed the ap-
preparation of $4,000 to pay poun..sss
on the scalps OF wolves. coyotes ana
mountain lions. He thinks u necessary
I'm view of the state's small income
A dispatch from Durango states that
already such number OF nppich'iohs
are being made for livery rigs horses
and tents for use on May 4th mat
prices have gone up. II Is evident
that many intending settlers WIN go
Into the reservation on horseback.
Last Tuesday ut Durango George
Morrison shot Sam Logan through the
heart, after beating him with a heavy
cane. Bad blood had existed between
the men. II Is known. although the
precise cause OF the trouble is NOT
known. Officers are pursuing Morri-
son.
The boards OF county commissioners
Of lei Paso and Teller counties have
agreed to divide the funds in the pro-
portion of I225 for FL Paso and 2I.Io
for Teller. The actual division OF the
funds will not take place until the Su-
preme Court has passed on the consti-
tutlonality of the Ammons bill.
Dr. Martha Hughes Cannon, state
senator of Utah. and the only woman
who has ever been voted for ms candi-
date for United States senator, Is liv-
Ing In polygamy. Proof of this. In the
way of an addition to the Cannon
family, has just arrived. President
Angus NJ. Cannon. her husband, one OF
the most prominent ecclesiastics OF the
Mormon Church. is receiving the con
gratulations of his friends on the ar
rival of a daughter.
City Treasurer Sours has received
fifty letters from Eastern financial In
stitutions since the press dispatches
announced that Denver would build an
auditorium. asking him for informa-
tion concerning the proposed 100000
bond issue in connection with this I'M
provement. Writers of the letters ex-
press their wish to purchase these Sc
curities. which Is an indication that the
city's credit Is good. They expressly
nsk that they be Informed of the date
of the selling and delivery so that they
can bid on the bonds intelligently.
All persons and companies employing
men handling steam and electricity in
the Cripple Creek mining district have
been notified that the Engineers Union
of the camp has adopted the following
schedule of wages and hours, the same
TO take effect May Stl. the day set for
the meeting of the Western Federation
of Miners, at Salt Lake: Hosting and
stationary engineers shall receive not
less than 81 per day of eight hours.
Pumpmen shall receive not less than 81
per day of eight hours. Firemen shall
not receive less than $3.50 per dny of
eight hours.
. ~ htN tbihotth - w bt Vthtt iiOh
Canon City to Cripple Creek. 1t Is
stated that the money for the enter
prise is In hand and that work will
Mt once. The road Is to he
standard gauge. ninety-pound rail. The
route will be from the west side of
Cripple Creek. down Cripple Creek to
its junction with -Four Mile, along
-Four Mile to It's junction with the Ar
kansas river. and to follow this river
until connection Is made with the
Atchison. Topeka & Santa Fe. -Four
miles of the track of this road will be
followed into Canon City. The trip is
not to take longer than one hour and
thirty minutes, and the fare. is not to
he greater than 81 for the round trip.
The road will be operated by steam.
The principal shareholders are T. Jef-
ferson Coolidge, Major Tuttle. George
Volney Meyar. Henry b. Twombley
and George ii. ProAor. The general
formerly with the Burlington, o. II. &
n, and A.. r. & s. r. railroads.
The Festival of Mountain and Plain
will have an additional and attractive
feature this year. The annual State
Horticultural Fair will be held during
the week dedicated to the festivities.
This action was virtually decided on
at the meeting of the State Board of
Horticulture at the Capitol. w. n.
Byers, C. +. Wilson and Edward Mo-
nash, representing the directors of the
festival. waited on the board and
asked for its cooperation in the mat
ter. This was promised and the festi-
val attractions will be enriched to this
extent The members OF the board
present We're w. s. Coburn, Hotchkiss.
Delta county; w. V. Osborne, Love
land: David Brothers, Wheatridge; ].
II. Crowley. Rocky Ford, and Mrs. NJ.
A. Shute. secretary. Mr.. ]. Iennsiton.
Grand Junction. was Absent. The
board spent several hours of the after
noon in revising and improving the
manual and regulations for the fruit
growers of the state. When ready.
5000 copies will he printed and cIrcu-
lated. Daniel Brothers was elected
president for the next two years and
Mrs. Martha A. Shute secretary.
An explosion, by which five miners
lost their lives, occurred on the 21st in
the Cook & White coal mine ut Madrid,
New Mexico. The men were coming
up out of the mine for dinner when The
explosion occurred. The explosion
damaged the machinery and five men
Were left in the mine. For three hours
nothing could be learned of the fate "
the entombed men. Several attempts
We're made by the miners to descend
the shaft, but they We're driven back
by the poisonous atmosphere. When
the mine was finally entered the 1--we
men We're found dead, death resulting
evidently from suffocation, ms no
marks of external violence were via
ible. The men We're Poles. 1t is
claimed by the minc management that
the men violated orders by carrying
open lamps into the mine. Open lnm,s
were found near the bodies of the dend
men. but 1t is not known who tool,
them into the mine. Orders thar no,a