The state herald., 1899-05-19

her husDnnu. was acquitted.
AT n meeting of the directors of the
Cripple Creek Mining Stock Exchange
1t was decided to raise the membership
fee froAl SO to 800.
The state authorities of Idaho have
issued proclamation forbidding mine
owners to employ any men not holding
permits from the states agent. No un.
Ion men will he allowed to work.
At mass meeting OF citizens. held
at Las Vegas. cordial invitations We're
extended to the Rough Riders to hold
their reunion here June 24th, and any
amount OF money necessary was
pledged for their entertainment.
Cripple Creek will celebrate the
Fourth of July in grand style this
year. At mass meeting of the citi-
zens II was decided TO raise 5000,
which will be distributed in purses and
in fireworks.
Plans submitted by Varian & Stern
or, the Denver architects. have been
accepted by the owners of the Antlers
motel at Colorado Springs. The build
ing Will be nearly twice as large ns
the old structure and will cost $3.50
900. Work will he commenced on 1t
within two months.
Word from La Veta Is TO the effect
that smallpox still exists in the graft
Ing camps west of that place. and Il
strict quarantine against the grader Is
maintained. Three cases have so far
proved fatal. The aid of the county
authorities has been called upon To
quarantine the camps, and the sheriff
and county commissioners are now
there to investigate.
A dispatch from Canon City says:
Work was begun this morning by the
county surveyor on the state wagon
road between Pueblo and Lendville.
This road will he built by convict III
bor, which will make its cost small to
the state. II will be only matter of
a few days now until number Of the
inmates of the states prison will be
put TO work on the road
People living In the vicinity OF For:
Laramie and Rawhde Buttes report
the ravages by wolves worse than ever
known before In that section. In the
vicinity of Cheyenne the pests are so
destructive that ianchmen are Offering
special rewards Tor all gray wolves
Killed. \. II. Davis. whose ranch is
only twelve miles from the city, ad-
vertises that he will pay so for full
grown wolves killed In the Chalk
Bluffs district. and $50 for cubs.
Major General W. II. Shafter will
lecture before the Colorado Chautau-
qua at Boulder lie writes from the
Preside, at San Francisco. that he will
visit Boulder sometime during the first
two weeks of August. He will speak
on the Campaign in Cuba" The
ChautauIuans are hopeful OF securing
the presence Of General Maxine Co
mez. the great Cuban leader and idol
Negotiations between him and the
Chautauquans are now In progress.
The famous turquoise mine at Ger
rillos, about thirty miles south OF San
In Fe, is now the property Of the Tiff
fanys. the New York jewelers., who
are working 1t on scientific methods,
who last year took out about twice ms
many Jewels as II ever yielded before.
There are about sixty turquoise mines
in the territory. the product of which
amounted 10 S,25.O0O last year and Is
entirely controlled In the United States.
The largest piece OF turquoise ever dis
covered here was taken from the Tif-
fany mine and was valued nt $1,000.
II is stated that President Sharp Of
the Colorado State Board OF Agricul.
iure has telegraphed To the manage
ment OF the college TO suspend publ
cation of the annual catalogue of tho
college which was about ready for the
press. The catalogue will not be pub
lished until after the June meeting OF
the state board. This Is taken MS the
positive proof that sweeping changes
are TO be made In the course OF study.
Chancellor Mcdowell OF Denver and T..
Benjamin Andrews OF Chicago having
declined 10 accept the presidency. an.
other man must he found. Professor
l.. q. Carpenter, now n member OF the
faculty, Is spoken OF fayorably.
The Santa Fe Railroad Company has
recently adopted several novel and
commendablc plans OF promoting its
interests and the welfare OF It's EN-
ployes and the public generally. One
OF them IL the appointment OF \. Rein.
eisch. n landscape gardener, whose
duty II IL 10 benutlfy the grounds
around Its stations and shops 10y plant
Ing trees and flowers and laying out
little parks. which are very grateful TO
the eyes OF travellers through the des.
crt lands. Another new Idea IL the em.
ployment OF Mr.. Hollister. an expert
farmer and botanisi. to travel from vii
lage TO village and educate the farmers
In agriculture, particularly In the irri-
gated regions.
The Colorado fish hntchcrics brol..
all records this season for fish prodnc.
ton. Up 10 date 100000 young fish
have been distributed In the public
streams Of the state. with the bulk OF
the output yet To come. 4. ]. Holland.
superintendent OF hatchcrics. has com.
plctcd n tour Of the state and furnishes
the information that Just i.320.O00 fish.
In addition 10 those already placed in
streams, Will bc ready for distribution
by the first OF June. The success with
which the propagation OF fsll has been
carried on this year II certainly cause
for great rejoicing among fishermen.
for II means TINT within n couple OF
years the plscniorlnl resources OF the
state viii bc remarkably rich.
last term Of the Court OF Private Land
Claims the attorneys for the claimants
of the san Rafael gran, dug up an
old Spanish law giving the grantee Of
"A concession for land. where he had os.
inbllshcd meets and bounds TO his
grant which included nm excess Of
land larger than the area specified. the
right TO pny the rovcfnmcn, for the
lnnd IN excess, nnd receive title there.
fore. Under that old Inv the nitor.
ncys for the grnnt rendered the court.