The Elbert County tribune., 1899-05-25

A son OF ''I1ncie Dick Wootten was
shot ana Killed by an officer NJ Trini-
dad recently. He wns resisting the Of
dccr. - - - - - lf1'0
The smelicr hands at Denver are Or
rnnlzIng union which Will affiliate
With the wssscrn Federation OF
The jury In the case Of Dr. Condor.
who was on trial nj Fnirplny for the
killing Of John Dewers mt Breckcn-
ridge. brought In verdict Of not guilty
and the prisoner was discharged.
Jnnes II. Dubois. late secretary OF
the State Board OF Agriculture. COM
mittcd suicide ut. his. home In Fort
Collins on the 18th. He was In III
health. due 10 brooding over the death
OF his wife. go f
I'rank Harold, ON trial II Greeley
chnrrcd With the murder or -Charles
O'IInra and His wife, went ON the
stand mud sworc that O'IInrsl Killed liis
Nife and then was killed by fIafold In
telf-dcfcnsc. t%I 9s RI
Forest fires are raging In the Jemcz
nnd Via mountains. New Mexico, and
thousands OF dollars worth of vnltl-
able timber u befiig destroyed. Tbc
'f'F NV flriUit luIiuTttiH
around. No steps have been taken 10
Tar to exfinsuish thc fires 81
fAt tie meeting Of the city Council nt
coioindo spriags Monday nightdn res-
olutlon for the repeal OF .he Sunday
closing ordnance was. voted down by
Q large majority Since Mayor George
nssunied tlic reIns OF government not
only the saloons but also all houses OF
business have been closed on the Snij-
lbnth. AT first there was a strong pro-
|test ngainst this. hui The actIouiof the
cornell would indlente that sentiment
had chnnged. r.
Il People living in the vicinity Of Fort
Laramie and iHawhlde Bsttes- report
tho 70 vnges by wolves worse than ever
known before IN that section. In tie
vicinity OF Cheyenne the pests7hrc 30
destructive shnfianehmen nrc Offering
special rewards for. nn gray wolvv,
killed. N. II. Davis, whose ranch. Ia
only twelve miles from tile city. nd.
veruscs that he win pay $40 for full
grown wolves kiiIyd In the chnllS
Bluffs district and $50 forcubs. -
Onicnl notice hns been received at
Las vcgns from Lieutenant ]. ID. Car
ter Of Prescott. Arizona.i secretary OF
the Society Of Rough RIders. TO the
effect that the first annual reunion Will
be held In Las Vegas. June 2ith. Gov
crnor. ltposeyclt and staff whisky pres
ent Tho Society Of Rough Riders was
orrn Dized last SUMNER AZ lMontnuk
Point, New York. just previous to the
mastering ont OF the Rough Riders.
md Bieutcnunt Colonel Isrodie'.qf Pres.
colt, Arizonn, wns chosen its' ts'president.
State Exanlner Henderson has pre-
sentcd TO the governor comparative
statement of-thes liquor licenses issued
in the state of Wyoming. by counties
during the fiscal year ended June 10,
1903. as follows; Nbany, $500: Big
Horn. $1,000; Ciubon, $500; converse.
$2,4O0; Crook. 81 400: Fremont S2,6W.
johnson. SsV0; Laramie, $500; Sher-
|idnn, $500: .Swcetwnter, $4,000;
rinta. S6,20O: Weston, Sl,07h; totnl.
$5G,S75.s The total licenses issued for
the year cpded June 30, 1896, amount
ed TO xG0.050; for the year ended June
30, 1897, S33.325.
The Colorado fish hatchcrIcs brolp
nll records this season for fish produt.
ton Up 10 date 200.0 young fish
have been Distributed In the public
streams of the state, with the bulk Of
the output yet To come. 4. j. HOLLAND,
superintendent OF hatcherles, hns cons
plcted II tour OF the state and furnishes
the Information that Just 1 100000 fish,
In addition 10 those already placed IN
streams, Will be ready for, distribution
by the first of June. The success with
which the propagation OF fish Inns been
carried on this year is certainly cause
for great rejoicing among hshermen
for II means that within q couple ~
years the piscntorlal RESOURCES of tho
state will be remarkably rich.
1t Is stated that President Sharp OF
the Colorado State Roard OF Agricul,
ture Inns photographed to the manage
mcnt Of the college to suspend publ
cation .of the annual catalogue of the
college which was about ready for tho
press. The catalogue will not be pub.
iIsied until after the June meeting cf,
the state board. This is taken as the
positive proof that sweeping changes
nre to he made In the course OF study.
Chancellor Mcdowell of Denver and u.
Benjamin Andrews OF Chicago having
declined to accept the presidency. an.
other man must be found. Professor
l.. G. Carpenter, now member OF the
faculty, is spokers OF favorahly.r
The third disastrous fire TO visit
Jerome. Arizona. within the lnst
eighteen months. swept a large part
of the business portion of that town
on the 10Th. The fire had Its origin In
the Office of the Lelnnd hoteL which
WAS n twenty-room two-story frame
building. 1t spread rapidly until 300
buildings had been destroyed. From
ltlie Lelhhd hotel .tlie fire spttNR two
sunnree destroying the Ryan house,
Scott < sfoore's livery stable and ten
dwellings. stopping within ten feet of
the Reporters otticc. West of the Le
land q buslness section whereia large
number Of hotels. restaurants and sn-
looms were located, Were destroyed.
within n space OF twenty-five minutes.
Tie estimated value of the destroyed
buildings Is SG0,000.
II hns bcen officially ANNOUNCED that
not n single property holder In Santa
Fc owns one foot OF ground nor has
the city title, TO the Streets or the
plazn. The courts have decided that
the Santa Fc grant Is Illegal and that
the city and township are situated on
government land and that the city has
no right tos collect taxes levied on
lnnds. A mass meeting Will be held
and the surveyor general viii be re-
nuested to expend $1,000 npproprin-
ton. He Is about to return to Wash
ington. u. C.. for n survey OF the
township. and the land office Will be
asked To issue small holding titles to
lpnds occupied by settlers. Under the
present law. however. the city cannot
mcguire title 90 the streets and the
plaza, and the courts VIII be asked to
setfhe law aside.
Information has been received from
Special Agent q. Il. Abbott that the
log boom, which he has been using
iicross the Platte river at Fort Steele.
wyoming, for the purpose OF gather
Ing railroad cross ties, has broken and
upwards of 5000 Ties have been swept