The Monte Vista journal., 1899-05-06

ture and water.
The safe In the Alamosa postotflcc
was blown open the other night and
*NO taken. The officers have no clue
US to the burglars.
While attending the funeral services
OF the late Attorney General Cnrr at
Longmont. Senator Teller tainted. He
was sufficiently recovered before night
to return to Denver.
An abstract of the report OF the m
tional banks OF Colorado, made on
April 9TH. shows nm average reserve OF
9.G2; loans and discounts. S20.953.-
| 2l!.OI; total specie. S3,G4s. l51. 80: law
ful money reserve in bank. S6,O34-
sI1.59; individual deposits. $50 5,4l6,-
sos.sI; total resources, S54, ,GSG, ,454.7O.
The Internal Revenue Department
reports 800 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
reit revenue stamps. About $4,000
such boxes have been brought in and
Denver Is nearly cleared Of the fraud
nlehtly stamped cigars.
j.. ]. Morris has brought suit for $lo,-
COO against II. A. Petit. superinten-
dent Of the Gillet Reduction Works.
The case comes under the blaeklisting
statute and Is the FIRST 10 be entered in
the new county r. Morris In his
complaint alleges that he was en-
ployed by Mr.. Petit and was dis
charged and employed in ueighl,or-
Ing mill. and that he lost his position
by the influence OF Petit.
Colorado College won the interstate
debate with the University of Ne
braska at Colorado Springs on points
OF Doth facts and argument. The qucs-
! ton wns, Resolved, That the United
| states should annex the Philippines" "
| Colorado College had the negative.
! Governor Charles $. Thomas was
chairman. and II seat nt his side was
occupied by President Slocum OF Colo
! College. A large audience was pres
| ent.
II is announced that Bishop Anson II.
| Graves OF the Episcopal diocese OF
Laramie. Wyoming, will remove from
| Kearney, Nebraska, and take up his
residence Mt Laramie. Bishop Graves
was made bishop OF the Laramie dio-
ccse 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-
tton Of Nebraska.
Sheriff Stewart OF Eddy, New Mex
I leo, and posse reached III raso. Texas.
| Thursday. from the Jarrillo mountains.
with four shackled men in custody,
who were lodged In the county jail ani
' N..lH
| men We're captured ut Parkcr'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 i've outlaws In the gang.
Sheriff Stewart and three men fol
! lowed them and rode day and night
/ until they caught them.
The annual report Of Eugene u.
Rrinden Of the United States assay of.
ficc, just published. shows the Mon
I tana mineral product for lSgs to be ns
follows: Gold. 253.sG7 ounces. value.
S5,2iI, ,9l..oi: silver. ll.sis.pIi ounces.
coinage value. S1o, copper.
el6.9I9,35i pounds. value. S2G. loa
GO: lead. ~ 400. .592 pounds. value.
l Ss'e.O5J.s?; total value of mineral bro
duction, Sol ,3l3.HI.l5. The state lea !,
tho world In total mineral output. but
u th" third stat" In the production nf
gold. Colorado and California lcadln:
, In that product.
\ Santa Fc dispatch says: New
Mexico. from the Mcsllla valley to the
/ Taos mountains, from the San Juan To
I the Rio l1ondo. is one sea Of fragrant
| blossoms. In the south the aprlcots,
f..s!igh,S almonds
In the central part the appl, blossoms
are Just opening and In the north the
, hrst iimii apricot blossoms are Iust
turning their faces To the sun. Never
bcfor" have there been such bright
prospects OF n great fruit crop In New
Mexico rs 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. and In the higher attitudes OF
Z IN" northern counties severe frosts
hhv" don. little damage. owing TO the
general backwnrdness OF the sea- son.
Nor" alfalfa than ever has been sown
thls yenr. and In the southern counties
II Is almost rcndy for the irs, crop.
The Jury In the case OF sam Carter
and William Waugh. the two Nulcau
miners who have had two trials be.
fore til" District Court at Gunnlson
Drought In verdict of acuuittai Car.
Ter nnd Waugh were charged with
robbery. II was said they took away
guns from persons connected with and
III charge OF the Vulcan mine. This
was, II was alleged, the Inception Of
IN" ontlr" trouble, and the verdict rem.
drrcd 10y III" jury viii simplify the
'h'lr" situation. Arrangements have
Z been perfected 10y which the tw.n.
" other men who were implicnt.
, ed In III" affair and against
: whom som" eighty charges hnv.
been mndc. VIII he nrrnignssI is.-
FOR" the court aud will enter n plea
OF guilty To III" charge of assault A
nominal lin" viii probably he Imposed,
| nnd the nfNnir will come To mn end,
! III" verdict gives general satisfaction
to the taxpayers. for II means III" sny.
In: or thousands OF dollars to the
county.
| Rnnchm"n In the eastern part of
Colorado hnv" taken steps Ia form n
wolf nad coyote district organization.
| Local organizers have been APPOINTED
for III" several towns In the territory,
who VIII solicit members. The plan
proposed is similar To the one which
Inns been In successful operation for
some time In Wyoming nnd Montana.
II Is On n co-opcratlv" basis. and onl,
mrmi~rs VIII r"c"iv" the bounty OF 81
on coyotes and 81 on wolves In nd,
tion To III" .,ni" bounty. During III,
| Inst tWn xanrs IN. las. o., r.u,t,,..,