The state herald., 1899-02-10

Edward Rogers was killed in snow
slide near Silverton on the 3rd.
The Rio Grande railroad is boarding
no storm-bound passengers at hotel
ut Glenwood.
David II. Moffat is credited with hav-
ing cleared $25O,00O by the recent rise
in Isabella stock
Harry C. Falkenbury of Denver, who
mas been musician at Manila, died
last month of smallpox.
Judge Victor a. Elliott, formerly n
judge Of the Supreme Court, died sud
denly Mt Denver on the 9th.
The preliminary hearing ut Greeley
of Frank Herald, the alleged murderer
of the O'Haras, resulted in his being
held to the district court.
The Midland broke through the
drifts on the 9TH. but the Rio Grandc
required n few days longer to remove
the numerous avalanches on its track
above Glcnwood.
The first fatal results near Lead
vile from the big snow storm ocurred
OH the list, when William Manning met
with instant death on Mt. Elbert above
Twin Lakes through snowslide.
While trainmen were clearing n
snow slide from the ID. & X. q. tracks
near Glenwood Springs Thursday they
were overwhelmed by an avalanche
that killed three and injured four.
The bounty bill appropriating S4O.-
0O0 has passed the lower house of the
Wyoming legislature by large ma
jorlty. 1t provides 81 for wolf scalps
and 81 for coyotes.
The Catron capitol bill TO provide
100000 in bonds for the completion of
the territorial capitol building passed
the New Mexico House without dis
sentlng vote.
Citizens from the western part of
New Mexico are lobbying the Legisla-
ture for the creation of II new county
TO he taken from Bcrnalilio and Va
lencia counties. with Gallup as the seat
of government.
The town of Independence, near As
pen, is cut Off from communication
with the outside world by the heavy
SHOWS. The stock of food and fuel is
running low. and It is feared that the
people will suffer before the blockade
is raised.
Reports from the southern part of
New Mexico intimate that there is a
proposition on foot down there to or
ganize u new territory of the southern
half of New Mexico. part of Arizona
and the western tongue of Texas, with
Ell Paso as the capital city.
j. II. Miles. president of the Ere
mont Hot Springs Company of Wyo-
ming, has gone East TO press his offer
Of $4,000 for the Sharkey-Fitzslmmo
fight. He says he is fully able TO DEM
onstrate his ability to pull of the fight
without Interference Mt that point.
and also to give any guarantee desired
rs to the financial end of the affair.
Oscar Strand. n locomotive engineer
on the Missouri Pacific railway, run
ming between Heisington. Kansas, and
Pueblo, Colorado. was shot and NOR
tally wounded at Salida Thursday.
The shooting occurred In the rotunda
of the Hotel Iuckins. l., Il. Hindman.
better known MS the "Honeygrove
Kid" nm alleged gambler, is accused OF
killing Strand.
An appreclablc Increase is apparent
In the receipts at the Denver pOst0fiicc
for the first month of the present year
over lsgs ms regards the sale of stamps
and stamped paper. II amounts TO u
iTiile over sixteen per cent, January re-
ceipts from these sources being So. .OS3.
which Is Si.Tis more than FOR the same
month In 1898. The Increase from the
al Of L.xr...s hu I.nf.
Sixteen horses which were carrying
food TO the distressed inhabitants In
The vicinity of Independence. are
buried In n great snowslldc, nine miles
from Aspen. Two boys, who had been
sent In charge OF the relief outfit. mar
rowly escaped being overwhelmed In
the tremendous avalanche. which
completely blocks the road and which
threatens to cause intense privntion
among the miners at Independence.
4 movement has been lnauguraied
to have the first annual reunion OF the
Rough Riders Of the late wnr with
Spain held, and the place thus far
mentioned is III Pnso. from the fact
that the city furnished n great mum.
her Of riders. Governor Roosevelt has
notified Ex-Governor Prince of New
Mexico that he win visit that territory
this year and while down IN the great
southwest the effort VIII be made 90
hold the reunion OF his Rough Riders.
Governor Richards Of Wyoming has
written to Russell Mason. manager Of
the AlcOra hot springs. who Is trying TO
get the next Shnrkey light pulled on In
Wyoming. that he has no sympathy
with his efforts. lie does not think
the benefits suggested by Mason VIII
compensate for the damage to the rcpu.
iation Of the state should the iight bc al.
lowed. lie also states that the laws
win be- rigldly enforced II any effort l.
made 10 have the ilght In Wyoming.
The snow IN general over Wyoming.
ranging In depth from two aud a half
feet IN Blg Horn county on level.
down to n foot on the Laramie plains.
In the Medicine Bow aud Sierra Mndrc
mountains the fall Of snow has been
unprecedented, being i've or six feet
on the level. The most conservative
hnslng their opinion ON the depth OF
snow. the absence Of wind to clear II
from the field for almost q week, and
the lean condition of cattle. estimate "A
large loss Of both cnitlc nnad sheep.
Attorney I. u. Pitcher aud Aching
MnyOr Frank SINNER of croede have
bteu notified officially by the r.pIstnr