The Lamar register., 1899-01-18

-Four murders were committed In
Butte between the 1st and Sth OF TINS
month.
A pedestrian was shot In the arm in a
central part of Denver by hoid-up Il
few nights ago. The hold-up escaped.
The Arapahoe commissioners and the
Denver police board have refused 10
grant any more saloon licenses to
women.
James Doyle was ordered before the
Supreme Court at Denver Monday as u
result of habeas corpus proceedings
The Supreme Court will consider his
case on its merits.
The retiring superintendent of pubic
instruction has certified to the state
auditor the apportionment OF state
school funds for the six months just
closed. The total amount to be. distriD-
uted is about S44 900 of which Arapa-
hoe county gets S11.921. The money Is
derived from the sale and rentals of
school lands, etc.
Articles of Incorporation of the Du-
chesne Railway Company have been
fled at Salt Lake. The iucorporators
are attorneys OF the Rio Grande West
ern Company, and the purpose ~ TO
build branch line from Cotton, on the
Rio Grande Western, into the asphalt
um fields of the Duchesne country.
distance of fifty-one miles. The capital
stock is s765.00o and the road will un-
doubtedly be profitable feeder.
Katie Greenwood. postmistress at
Goldheld. has been deposed from office
and NJ. ID. Vincent placed In charge.
Inspector Fredericks OF the depart
ment happened In the office Monday
morning aud checked up the money or
der drawer to find about 5000 missing.
John Greenwood. husband OF the ap-
pointce. has been In charge of the Of
fice and Is accused OF having embez-
zled funds. The United States mar
shal was at once communicated with,
and the officer sent down TO arrest him.
c. II. Eddy. president and general
manager Of the FL Paso * Northwest
ern Railway. has wired from New
York to the contractors to proceed at
once with the work of preparing to
grade the extension OF the main line of
the road from La Cuz TO Salado. near
White Oaks, New Mexico. distance
OF 90 miles. At Salado are located the
extensive coal fields which We're dis
covered about twelve years ago. The
extension is to be completed by May
Both next.
Representative Shnfroth made n
ton to the proposition TO abandon all
the assay offices In the mountain states.
This was made In the interest OF the
Philadelphia and san Francisco nints.
II was proposed by Chairman Cannon
OF the appropriation committee and
supported by Loud OF California. Mr..
shafroth forcibly pointed out the dis
advantages of the change and the lack
of economy in the proposition, and was
successful in defeating 1t.
A legal hitch has come in the nego-
tintions for the control of the Victor
company, In the southern part OF the
state, by the Coloredo * Southern
road. The negotiations towards this
end have been on for several months
and last week 1t was found that posi-
bIy the road could not go into the busi-
ness OF coal mining or even hold stock
in a company doing such work. The
matter has been placed in the hands of
the legal department of the road with
n view of formulating some plan
whereby the deal viii not be dropped
entirely.
Last Friday Sergeant Preston Of the
Twenty-fourth infantry. stationed at
Fort Russell. was shot and Instantly
killed by Pearl Thornton, notorious
woman in the west end of Cheyenne.
Preston had n revolver, which he said
was not loaded. and handing IL to the
Thornton woman, asked her to try IL.
She took the weapon, which was point
ed directly at Preston. She pulled the
trigger and the bullet passed through
the soldiers heart The girl came to
the police station and gave herself up.
Her story Is corroborated by witnesses.
The dead soldier was not in the Cuban
campaign, being ON detached duty in
the United States.
A federation of the commercial bodies
OF Colorado is proposed. The decision
is to secure concerted action upon ques-
tions OF state interest. The scheme
originates with the Colorado Springs
Chamber OF Commerce. The Denver
chamber has received notice of a con-
vention to be held In Colorado Springs
at p. IN. Wednesday, January 25th,
with an invitation to select ten dele
gates to represent Denver at that time.
The Colorado Springs Chamber of Com
merce at Its annual meeting appointed
n committee to invite concerted action
"to secure much needed reformation
in our revenue laws from the present
session Of the Legislature.
Early Thursday morning an explosion
of giant powder occurred in the lower
level of the Louisville mine, on Iron
hill, Leadville. John Mcdonnell. a
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