Gilpin observer., 1899-05-04

( Rio Arriba county, New Mexico, is
suffering from drought and lambs are
dying by the hundreds for lack of pas
ture and water.
The safe in the Alamosa postoffice
was blown open the other night and
$500 taken.Y Thef fofficers have no clue
as tolthe burgla1s.
While attending the funeral services
pr the. late attorney General Carr at
Longniont, Senator Teller tainted. He
was Sufficiently recovered before night
4. to return to Denver.
An abstract of the. report of the ma
tional banks. of Colorado, made on
April 9th, shows an average reserve of
1852; loans ind discounts, S2O,953,-
2l7.O7; total specie, $3,64S, 151. so; law
rul money reserve in bank, $6,O34,
$3.50; individual deposits, $35,416,-
S5S.S6; total resources, $54, ,6S6, ,454.7O.
The Internal Revenue Department
reports 1,50O boxes of cigars turned in
from Georgetown, Idaho Springs, Flor
ence and Laramie, Wyoming, during
the last two or three days. All were
seized because stamped with counter
felt revenue stamps. About $4,000
such boxes have been brought in and
Denver is nearly cleared of the fraud
uieHtly stamped cigars.
J. J. Morris has brought suit for $1O,-
GOO against II. A. Petit, superinten-
dent of the Gillet Reduction Works.
The case comes under the blacklisting
statute and is the first to be entered in
the new county. II. Morris in his
complaint alleges that he was en-
ployed by Mr.. Petit and was dis
charged and employed in a neighbOr-
inU mill +bot l., I,c l,fe
by the influence of Petit.
Colorado College won the interstate
debate with the University of Ne
braska at Colorado Springs on points
of both facts and argument. The ques-
tiOn was, Resolved, That the United
States should annex the Philippines"
Colorado College had the negative.
Governor Charles S. Thomas was
chairman, and a seat at his side was
occupied by President SlOcum of Colo
College. A large audience was pres
ent.
Warden Hoyt is introducing some
changes at the Colorado penitentiary.
He has abolished the lock-step gener-
ally required of convicts when they
walk, and will do away with the
dark cells. When punishment is re-
quired for unruly prisoners he will
resort to spanking, plan that he
found to work admirably at the re-
fOrmatory. 1t is no slipper affair. but
strictly business, hard paddles being
used.
1t is announced that Bishop Arson r.
Graves Of the Episcopal diocese of
Laramie, Wyoming, will remove from
Kearney, Nebraska. and take up his
residence at Laramie. Bishop Graves
was made bishop of the Laramie do
cese in October last. He had previous
ly served as bishop of the diocese of
the Platte for ten years. The diocese
of Laramie includes the eastern por-
tion of Wyoming and the western por-
tion of Nebraska.
Sheriff Stewart of Eddy, New Mex
leo, and posse reached Ell Paso, Texas,
Thursday, from the Jarrillo mountains,
with four shackled men in custody,
who were lodged in the county Jail ana
will be taken to Eddy county. The
men were captured at Parker's Wells,
New Mexico, and seventeen miles from
Turquoise, a small railway station.
They passed through Eddy county last
Tuesday and stole six horses. There
were then five outlaws in the gang.
Sheriff Stewart and three men fol-
lowed them and rode day and niglt
until they caught them.
The annual report of Eugene B
Brinden of the United States assay Of
flee, just published. shows the Mon-
tana mineral product for 1898 to be as
follows: Gold, 253,S67 ounces; value.
$5.247, ,912.91; silver. 14,S1S,661 ounces.
coinage value, S19, ,159, 1921 copper,
216,919,354 pounds. value, $26 1O2,-
616.29; lead, 21,403,592 pounds. value,
09,O55.19: total value of mineral pro-
duction, SOL ,319,067.15. The state leads
the world In total mineral output. but
is the third state in the production of
gold. Colorado and California leading
in that product.
A Santa Fe dispatch says: New
Mexico, from the Mesllla valley to the
Taos mountains, from the San Juan to
the Rio Hondo, is one sea of fragrant
blossoms. In the south the aprcots,
peaches, almonds are done blooming;
In the central part the apple blossoms
are just opening and in the north the
first timid apricot blossoms are Just
turning their faces to the sun. Never
before have there been such bright
prospects of a great fruit crop in New
Mexico as this year. The weather has
been dry and cool over the whole ter
ritory, and favorable for working the
soil and planting crops. Cold nights
have checked the rapid growth of veg
citation. nnd in the higher attitudes of
the northern counties. severe frosts
have done little damage. owing to the
general backwardness of the season.
More alfalfa than ever has been sown
this year. and In the southern counties
Ii liz almost rpady for the first crOD
The jury In the case of Sam Carter
and William Waugh. the two Vulcan
miners who have had two trials be-
fore the District Court at Gunnison,
brought In verdict of acquittal. Car