The Lamar register., 1899-01-25
NEWS FROM THE
WESTERN REGION.

s4.I20 to record It's new capitalization
IN Colorado
/ A joint committee OF the legislature
H. Investigating the management ot
! the Iussne Asylum at Pueblo.
/ a coal mine Of the Colorado Fuel aud
1 Iron Company. near Glenwood. is De-
/ ing flooded 10 eNtinguish ire.
Mrs. ]. Il. Belford has been appoint.
I ed trustee II the State Normal Sehooi.
She takes the place Of Governor
Thomas,
Frank L. snow. who has obtained
the contract Tor the j0lr0Ot tunnel ~
the Goose creek reservoir, above bul-
falo. has begun work, This work Wlu
probably give employment for IRON
200 10 800 men for several years
A bin has b.scu introduced In the Wy
oming Legislature providing Cor the rc-
moval OF the state prisoners IRON IN"
present occupied penitentiary ai l-ara-
mie to the newly erected pcnitentlarS
II RaWllns
Colonel William ]. Bryan. accoms
panied by Mrs Bryan, visited Denver
On the 16yh. and was given a warm
welcune. He put in . busy day. hold
ing "A reception. talking to politicians
and reporters aud accepting the hosp.
tality Of private citizens.
The platform holding Colonel and
Mrs. William Jennings Bryan and
100 others at Coliseum hall. at Den
yer. fell with a terrific crash, aud the
silver leader aud his wife, with those
who occupied posts Of honor mar
rowly escaped death or serious In.
jury.
Detective George A. Scarborough. eX-
Texas stale ranger. who killed hid
Iohnsln and shot and captured Bron-
.ho Bin, most notorious Desperate
and train rohber Is In santa Fc working
gor the captaincy Of the troop OF New
Mexico rangers about to be created by
the territorial Legislature.
A. J. Boutwell, OF wyoming win
read paper before the National Live
Stock Association on the ~Externina-
tion n Wolves" and win illustrate his
talk by producing ON the stage pack
Of real live gray wolves, captured ON
the range In Wyoming, and as savage
and untamcd us brute creation ever
gets TO b..
The city engineer Of Cheyenne says
that the charges u the eicctric light
plant to the city are higher than in any
western city or town except Lsadyillc,
Colorado Cheyenne pay Si62 each for
her thlrty-twe arc lights He says that
an adequate city plant would c1st Si4.-
600. He advises that unless the pres
ent exturti0nafe charge Is remedlcd the
city ought to build il own plant
The contract for grading the Denver
& Rio Grnnde railroad standard gauge
over the Neta pass into the san Luis
valley has been awarded to Clough &
Anderson Of Colorado Springs The
work Is OF the heaviest type known In
mountain construction and is expected
to cost S5oO.OOO. The necessary force
win he secured n; 0ucs. as the contract
requires for the running ot trains by
October lst.
II Is stated that the SJO.OoO.UnO mia
ing suit that has been In the courts for
the last eight years between W. A,
Clark OF Montana against Duke and
Ferguson OF Prese colt and Hayden and
Farrell Of Ansopia. Connecticut, for
the possession of valuable claims In
the copper zone. six miles from Val
verde. has been compromised ag pri-
Yate agreement During the trial il
was brought out that there We're Si5.-
100000 worth Of gold. silver and cop
per ores In sight and the claims are
valued at SJ0,ooO.On0
The opening Of the new Atchison.
Topeka & Santa Fe depot and Harvey
dining station, constructed at q cost or
$4,000. took place at East Las Vegas
the other day There were hundreds
of visitors The hotel and the depot
are OF brick. two stories high. In the
old Spanish mission style OF architec-
ture. and finished in the very perfec-
tiOn Of the builders art. Each i heat
ed by steam and lighted by electricity,
and ench is provided with the latest ap-
pliaEces suitable to lis purposes
Increased bitterness has been Inject
ed into the senatorial contest In Neya.
da by the action OF the state central
committee Of the Silver party. which
has deposed Chairman W. l.. sharon,
who is managing Frank Newlands'
fight for senator. and then read out OF
the Silver party both Newlands and
Sharon. The chief charge against both
the deposed members was treachery to
the platform adopted at Reno. Sharon
was expelled from the committee by
n vote of 20 to Il, and Newlands was
read out Of the party by vote Of 20
to 10.
A meeting of the police marshals of
the Cripple Greek district was held on
the 18th for the purpose OF taking nc-
tion looking to the complete suppress