The Philipsburg mail., 1899-05-12

Dr. James Il. Gibson, one Of the best
known occulists in the west, is dead at
Colorado Springs.
The Hartvile spur of the Union
Pacific and the road through Saratoga,
Wyoming, seem to be assured,
Hon. II. a. w. Tabor, postmaster of
Denver and formerly United States
senator from Colorado, is dead.
The grand lodge A. 0. L. w. of
Washington has adopted the Classiti-
Owe" a mile of the Union Pacific
track near Edison, Wyo., was washed
out last week. causing some delay in
traffic
A little girl named Clara Woods fell
into Lake Merced, California. Her
aunt attempted to save her and both
We're drowned
A fund Of more than 1000 was sub
scribed in Spokane for Florence Crit
tepton home for fallen women. This
will be the fifty-fourth of these homes.
In Grass valley, Cal, Charles Dial,
one Of the best known base ball players
in California, died of brain fever,
caused by injuries received in game.
The president has issued Il procla-
nation fixing the limits of the South
ern Ute Indian reservation in Colorado.
1t is intended to correct some technical
errors.
William King, supposed to be a
crook. shot Otto c. Giles, a musician,
in Tacoma, Wash, in saloon quarrel.
Giles is not dangerously hurt and King
is under arrest.
According to the latest report of
Weather Eorecaster Bradenberg, the
total snowfall at Leadville during the
winter was 253 inches, at Brecken-
ridge, 37S inches
In Prescott, Ariz.. Z. G. Barlow Mas
sick, a wealthy young Englishman
died from the effect of a wound which
he received last May by the accidental
discharge Of his pistol.
Robert Armstrong, unmarried, died
at Diamondville, Wyo., on Saturday
night from the effect of injuries re-
ceived from coal falling upon him
while coupling cars in mine No. 2.
William o. Owen of Laramie. late
state auditor of Wyoming, has been
appointed special examiner of surveys
for the department OF the interior at
salary of 81, 900 Il year and expenses.
The Denver e. Rio Grande Railway
hospital at Salida Colorado, has been
destroyed by fire. The patients We're
all removed in safety, The loss is
$4,000, fully insured. The recently
built annex was saved.
The South Park line of the Colorado
& Southern Railroad company is still
blOcliaded by snow beyond Brccken-
ridge, but the rotary is making good
progress and the line will probably be
opened before the end of the week
A cablegram received from London
announces that W. :. station has sold
his famOu Cripple Creek mine, the In
dependence, to the Venture company
of London. The price is not stated,
but it is believed to be not less than
$1,000, 600, and it may be very much
larger.
Cooler weather in Montana stopped
the GOODS which threatened to destroy
much property and life. Fifteen lives
were lost near Miles City, the parties
having been forced to take refuge in
Il tree by the forming Of an ice gorge,
from which they were later washed
one at time, there being but one
survivor.
Iuege IEallett in the United States
Circuit court at Denver has refused to
grant an injunction to prevent the con-
solidation of the Denver street rail
ways. The injunction was applied for
by Flora Fields, Il stocllholder Of the
Denver Consolidated Tramway com
pany. The court held that the section
of the state constitution forbiddng
consolidat tion of parallel railway lines
does not apply to street railways.
senator Warren of Wyoming is work
ing to have the necessary steps taken
to have the Shoshone Indian reserya-
tion thrown open to settlement. Dur
ing the recent session OF the fifth state
legislature, a memorial was adopted
asking congress to appoint commits
sion To treat with the Indians for the
purchase of the reservation and ar
range for opening it to white settlers.
The SnOshOne reservation contains
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