The silver star., 1899-01-26
NEWS FROM THE
WESTERN REGION.

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has been suppressed.
The Union Pacific has paid fee OF
81. 100 to record its new capitalization
In Colorado.
Nancy Greer, colored woman sup
posed to be 107 years old. died at Colo
rado Springs the other day.
A Joint committee Of the legislature
| is investigating the management Of
the Insane Asylum Mt Pueblo.
A coal mine Of the Colorado Fuel and
Iron Company, near Glenwood. Is be-
ing flooded to extinguish a fire.
Mrs. ], b. Belford has been appoint
ed trustee Of the State Normal School.
She takes the place Of Governor
Thomas.
Frank Z. Snow, who has obtained
the contract for the 5OO-foot tunnel at
the Goose creek reservoir, above Buff
falo. has begun work. This work will
probably give employment for from
200 to 100 men for several years.
A bill has been introduced in the Wy
oming Legislature providing for the re-
moval of the state prisoners from the
present occupied penitentiary at Lara
mie to the newly erected penitentiary
Albert G. Craig was shot and instant
ly killed In his home In Denver by MS
son-in-Iaw. L. E. Brooks. because the
former would not surrender to him his
little daughter, who has been intrusted
to Craig by the court.
The Christian Endeavor Society In
the penitentiary at Santa Fe, COM
posed of converted prisoners, Is the
l.r to-.
going without tobacco, the members
contributed $40 for Testaments and re-
ligious literature.
The commission of Postoffice lnspec-
tor George III. Waterbury has been re-
voked. This action is the result OF an
investigation which has been in prog
ress for n fortnight During that in
terval Inspector Waterbury's commits
sion has been withheld.
Colonel William j. Bryan, accom-
panied by Mrs. Bryan, visited Denver
on the 10th. and was given n warm
Ing reception. talking to politicians
and reporters and accepting the hospi-
tality of private citizens.
The platform holding Colonel and
Mrs. William Jennings Bryan and
400 others at Coliseum hall, at Den
yer. fell with terrific crash, and the
silver leader and his wife. with those
who occupied posts of honor. mar
rowly escaped death or serious in.
| jury.
Detective George A. Scarborough, ex'
Texas state ranger. who killed Kid
Johnson and shot and captured Bron
cho Bill, most notorious desperate
and train rObber Is in Santa Fe working
for the captaincy of the troop OF New
Mexico rangers about to be created by
the territorial Legislature.
A. j. Boutwell, of Wyoming will
read a paper before the National Live
Stock Association on the "Extermina
ton Of Wolves" and will Illustrate his
talk by producing on the stage a pacb
OF real live gray wolves, captured Oh
the range In Wyoming. and as savage
and untamed as brute creation evel
gets to be.
The city engineer Of Cheyenne say,
that the charges OF the electric ligh
plant to the city are higher than in any
western city or town except Leadville
Colorado. Cheyenne pay $162 each To-
her thirty-two arc lights. He says tina
an adequate city plant would cost $14.
600. He advises that unless the pres
ent extortiOnate charge is remedied tn,
city ought to build its own plant.
The contract for grading the Denver
& Rio Grande railroad standard gauge
over the veta pass into the San Lui
valley has been awarded to Clough 4
Anderson Of Colorado Springs. Tn,
work is Of the heaviest type known II
mountain construction and In expected
to cost 100000. The necessary force
will be secured at once. as the contrac
requires for the running Of trains b.,
October LIST.
Rev. 7. r. Martin. pastor Of the Bap
tist church Of Cripple Creek, has ten
dered his resignation. This action wa
taken as Mr.. Martin considered tina
his remaining might injure the church
II will be remembered that Fedora
Labor Union No. 10 passed resolution
at meeting censuring Mr.. Martin 70
some remarks said to have been mad
by him condemning labor organiza
tions. He may he Induced to remain
Colonel w. II. Combs IN the orig
nator of n proposition calculated I
employ the convicts Of Colorado prof
ltably to the state. The colonc's proI
osition IL, In brief, to use the conviC
labor Of the state In the constructio
Of n big double-trnck drainage nm
transportation tunnel, starting at
, point near Malta, extending theme
, under the city Of l.cadville and on
the Mosquito range.
, 1t ID stated that the $50 OO00. 900 mir
? Ing suit that has been In the courts "a
the last eight years between w. A
, Clark Of Montana against Duke an
Ferguson Of Prescott and Hayden an
Farrell Of AnsOpia, Connecticut, "a
, the possession Of valuable claims
tho copper zone. six miles from Va
, verde, has been compromised At Or
vate agreement. During tho trial
!. was brought out that there were e16
, 100000 worth Of gold. silver and col
. per ores In sight and the claims aI
!, valued at e50OO0.000.
i The opening Of the new AtchisoI
4 Topeka 4 Santa Fe depot and Harve
!. dining station, constructed at a cost
$4,000. took place at East Las vegs
" = the other day. There were hundred