The Elbert County tribune., 1899-01-26
NEWS FROM THE
WESTERN REGION.

the copper Zone, six miles from Val.
verde, has been compromised at pri-
vnte agreement. During the trial II
was brought out that there were $15,-
100000 worth Of gold, silver and cop
per ores In sight and the claims are
valued at $50,00O.000.
!. A meeting of the police marshnls Of
the Cripple Creek district WINS held on
the 18th for the purpose Of taking ac-
fion looking to the complete suppress
sion OF gambling everywhere In the
| district. II Is claimed that written
| agreement was made some time since
between the city marshnls In all the
| towns for the preventing OF gambling,
but that the agreement has not been
lived up to by all Of them. 1t is un-
derstood that the action taken Mt the
recent meeting will result In the stop
ping OF all secret gambling anywhere
In the district.
The Texas contingent to the Ma
tionai Live Stock Association will be
n large one. 1t is conservatively esti-
mated by wellposted cattlemen here
that the number will exceed 200 or
300, composing the thriftiest and most
prominent men connected with the
business both In Texns, Oklahoma
and Indian Territory. Besides those
directly Identified with the cattle in
dustry In the state large parties COM
posed of railroad freight agents,
steamship line managers, packing
house people, commission men and
others will form n part Of the big del
egatIon that VIII go to Denver from
the Lone Star state.
Rev. w. n. Notman, pastor of the
Presbyterian church In Boulder, has
received formal notice OF his selection
to fill the pulpit OF the Fourth Presby-
terrain church Of Chicago. Mr.. Not
man Will accept the call. The new pas
torate has with II n salary OF 81, 900 a
year. chapel assistant and personal
assistant The Fourth Presbyterian
church OF Chicago Is one Of the richest
and most aristocratic churches In the
city and numbers In It's congregation
some of the leading millionaires OF
Chicago. The present church building
on the Chicago lake front Is soon to be
replaced with one Of the most magnifi-
cent church structures In the country.
A dispatch from Price. Utah, says:
There was n complete backdown of
the contractors In the hauling OF gov
ernment freight this morning. and the
feamsters who Ind held out for n week
for their price, So per hundred from
here to Fort Ducbcsne. went out from
| the quartermaster's department with
all their outfits could haul. There
were about 10000 pounds of supplies
for the soldiers at Fort Duchesne, and
II will take five days to make the trip.
Telegraphic messages from Fort Du-
chesne are to the effect that teams are
being loaded there with incoming
stun, several teams having been Sc
cured after 1t was known the strike
Mt this end Ind been settled
The opinion of Justice Gabbert of
the Supreme Court upon the application
for writ Of habeas corpus In the
case Of Leslie W. Popejoy, who Is be-
Ing confined In the county jail at the
Instance of his cOmmon-law wife, An
ME b. Popejoy, for failure to comply
with an allmony order OF Judge lie
Fevre. was handed down Monday. 1t
denies the writ and dlsmisses the np-
peal. according to the decision an
nounced some days ago. Justice Cab
bert takes the stand that, contrary to
the allegations set forth by Popejoy In
his application for the writ. the trial
judge was in the right when he ordered
the commitment OF the derelict hus-
band. As result Popejoy will re-
main In prison until Judge lie Fevre
believes that he has been sufficiently
punished Tor the coutrrnpt OF which he
wns deemed guilty or until he agrees
to pay the allmony ordered.
Surveyor General Vance of New
Mexico has just received the recent de-
cislon of the Department of the Inte-
rior regarding the final disposition by
the government of the Las Vegas
grant of 496. 1896 acres OF land. AS
sistant Secretary Ryan, In the decision,
reviews the history of the grant COM
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by the Mexican government. first to
Luis Maria Baca and afterward, when
Baca had been driven on by the In
dians, to the persons who went to the
site of the present city of Las Vegas
and established settlement He states
that Congress plainly intended to give
the tract to the community OF Las We
gas and the act of Congress deter
mined the title. The decision will be
of great value to the people of Las
Vegas, as lands on the grant unoccu-
pied will doubtless be placed in the
hands of commission to be improved
and sold for the benefit of all con-
cerned.
Oleomnrgarine in new form, one
that is extremely difficult of detection,
has made Its appearance in this state
and in Denver, and the discovery of
| tit Latt iiac Ihustu btutG Soh-
missioner Cannon to take summary ac-
tion. The maker. when arrested, set
up as his defense the plea that no col
oring matter is used in the preparation
of the compound. but the commission
er has discovered that the law forbIds
the use OF any ingredient In the manu-
facture Of oleo which may cause the
compound to take on n color similar to
TINT Of butter. The counterfeit is pre-
pared in two-pound rolls. and wrapped
In cheese cloth. The wholesaler dis
poses of 1t according to the terms of
the law as would apply to uncolored
| oleo. for the paper in which he wraps
II bears the required stamp. However,
1t has been discovered that the dealers
to whom he sells II tear off the wrap
per and sell the mixture as genuine
butter.
Work on the Goose creek dam of the
Denver Union Water Company has
been started and the company intends
rapidly to push the work on new
reservoir on this site. II is to be COM
pleted within year and to have a ca
paclty OF %, 5,00O.0OO,0O0 gallons. With
the new reservoir the Union Water
| Company Will be able to supply Dem
| yer with water even when its populn-
tion has reached the half million mark.
A few men have been put upon the
work and soon 400 laborers will be
employed. The tools necessary for the
work are even now on the ground.
The site is where Goose creek reaches
the South Platte, thirteen miles south
of Buffalo Park. The site is 1000 feet
above the city and the dam will be 100
feet high. Owing to the ''set back' of
the waters the reservoir will cover
| 600 acres. The cost Of materials and
construction. It Is calculated by the
company. will reach 100000
The board of equalization for the ter