La Junta tribune., 1899-01-14
WESTERN NOTES.

Rev. Myron W. Reed OF Denver Is
very sick.
Morris Mecklenburg OF Como, Park
county. has been appointed postmaster,
vice A. J. Wallace, removed.
John !. Thompson has been appointed
postmaster ut Andrews, Sierra coun-
ty, New Mexico, vice G. w. Delarna-
ter, resigned.
Governor Leedy of Kansas has
signed the bili reducing telegraph rates
and placing telegraph companies un-
der the supervision of the court OF
visitation" The rate fixed in the bill
on messages IL u cents for the first
ten words. day or night, and cent for
each additional word. On newspaper
reports the rates are reduced TO one
third OF cent for each word during
the day. and one-sixth of cent for
each word at night. II provides that
no lower special rate shall be granted
to anyone.
A disastrous conflagration occurred
at Crested Butte on the tth. A hre
broke out In Quinn's saloon. with de
fectiye fiue as the probable cause. Inc
fire was burning for some time before
Its discovery. The fire department and
citizens worked heroically for two
hours to save the iine kofp building
which was divided from the burning
structure by only fifteen feet. The sa
loon was totally destroyed. Jack Ken
nedy was sufYocated In the building
where he was sleeping. He was about
ij years OF age. and i, Is supposed ne
WAS under the influence OF intoxtcants
A legal hitch has come In the nego
ilatIons for the control OF the victor
company, in the southern part OF the
stnte. by the Colorado & Southern
road. The negotiations towards inns
end have been on for several months
and last week 1t was found that poss.
bly, the road could not go into the bus!.
ness of coal mining or even hold STOCK
in n 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 no; be dropped
entirely.
With the disappearance OF snow
comes renewed activity at Dawson
City. The stir on the streets OF Canon
City Is increasing to something Ike the
early days of the great gold strike al
the Dawson mine. Groups or men con
gregate on the corners OF the streets
discussing and examining rock taken
from the various prospect holes In the
Greenhorn range Many are here await
ing assay returns. but as the local as
sayer is overrun II may be many
DAYS before their wishes viii be real
lied. Little Information regarding
mining matters has been obtainable
from Dawson, owing to the heavy fall
OF snow. In reality there has been but
little prospecting for more than n
week Now that the weather has mod
Grated work is commencing again. and
reports OF strikes are rife.
A special from Provo, Utah. says:
Sheriff Siorrs returned this evening
from Gouveneur. New York. with Mrs.
Jennie Wright. wife OF George IL.
Wright. Wright is believed to be the
man who killed the three young men
at Pelican Point, Utah. Il; February.
1895, for which crime Harry Hayes Is
now suffering life imprisonment. and
Mrs. Wright's knowledge of her nus
bands habits will materially aid Sher-
iff Storrs In effecting his capture. and
her knowledge OF the case will also aid
Mr.. Hayes attorneys. II Is thought, in
showing Hayes Innocence SO clearly
that he will be released. Mrs. Wright
Is thoroughly convinced Of her hus-
bands guilt. Shortly after the muir
ders were committed Wright was ar
rested for cattle stealing and went to
Colorado. Mrs. Wright going to her
mother In New York. where she was
located by Sheriff Storrs.
Receiver Frank TrumbuIi has been
elected president OF the new railroad
corporation which will be known as the
Colorado & Southern. Charles Wheeler
was elected secretary aud treasurer Of
the company. Other officers and direc-
tors will be elected at meeting to be
held in New York in few days. The
election Of Mr.. Trumbull as president
IL no surprise. A joint COMMITTEES
from the Union Pacific and the Union
Pacific, Denver & Gulf has been nego-
tiating for the final transfer OF the
Julesburg branch. The date has been
fixed, January 11th. The Julesburg
branch Is 151 miles long and extends
from Julesburg to La Sale junction,
which IL forfy-six and . half miles
from Denver ON the Union Pacific. II
this change II made, the corporation
now known rs the Union Pacific, Dem
yer Z Gulf win be merged into the
Colorado 4 Southern at midnight
Wednesday. January 11th. Until that
date, At least, the several branches Of
the Gulf system will remain In the CON
troll Of the United States Circuit Court
Of the Colorado district; but, II n said.
there = NO reason to apprehend any
further delay In closing ND the decl
and turning the Gulf property over n
the Colorado 4 Southern.