The Holly chieftain., 1899-10-06


ut Fort Leavenworth, and soon to be
sent to the Philippines. He has taken
the offer under advisement.
The carnival day of the Festival of
Mountain and Plain was complete
success. There was an immense num-
Der of maskers on the streets and the
parade was funny in the extreme.
There was much less dlsorderly con-
duct than last year. The arrest of fifty
men and boys on Tuesday for insult
ing women and general rowdyism had
n salutary effect which las been OBJ
served since.
The Wyoming troops, battalion and
battery, assembled at the Ferry build
ing, San Francisco, at o'clock Satur-
day, amid throng of San francisco
acquaintances which the boys have
made here during their stay Mt the
Preside. The train which will bear
them home pulled out from the Mole
Mt $3.50 o'clock. 1t consisted of two
baggage cars. eight tourist sleepers
and regulation Pullman sleeping car.
The Italian Catholics of the city are
divided, and Bishop MatZ comes out
strongly in favor of one side. He has
by notify the public that no one but
Father Lepore is authorized tc collect
money for the building of the Italian
church. The party calling itself the
Italian Colony Catholic Chapel Associ-
alton is in direct opposition to the ali-
thority, and we forbid anyone from
giving them any subscription Should
they succeed in building a chapel, they
will never have n priest to say mass
for them:'
Colorado roads for the third week in
September made another big increase
in earnings. The Denver IL Rio
Grande's earnings for the week are
S214, 200. against S1SS000 for the cor
responing week last year. an Increase
of S26,20 Since July 1st, and includ-
ing the third week of September, the
road earned So, ,13S. 400, compared with
81 ,9S3,5 800 for the same period of the
last fiscal year, an increase of S154,-
900. The Rio Grande Southern, part
of the Denver & Rio Grande system,
shows for the third week of the month
earnings of S12,077, an increase of
$3.50. Since July LIST. and including
the week, however. a decrease of 81
113 is shown, the earnings for the per-
iod being S1Oo.S22. The Rio Grande
Western has increased its earnings
S21 100. The weeks receipts were $780,
900. Since July 1st, its earnings have
been 1884, T26, aii increase of $685.
$40.
The state board of health has taken
vacation of three months to study
tuberculosis. The board met Monday
at the Capitol and took up the subject
There were present ,Drs Work of Pu
eblo, Hall, 1'yner and Book, and Dairy
Commissioner MonsOn. The prevalence
of tuberculosis was discussed at length
1t WIS finally decided to delay action
for three months so as TO ascertain
what per cent. of the cattle in the state
was affected with the disease and wha,
per cent. was distributed among con,
sumers through the use of milk from
cows affected with the disease The
board intends, If 1t is found that the
disease prevails to any alarming ex.
tent, to prevent the sale of milk from
cows affected with the disease, and tc
provide for the killing of such AMI
mails. The dairies Of the state will be
thoroughly examined. The board au
thoriZed the request on the government
for federal meat inspector. There Is
rado at present.
The Colorado Cooperative Company
met Saturday afternoon in the state
house in the office of the Board of Par.
dons. j. ii. Brammier of Naturta
president of the company. was presen,
and outlined the work under way and
planned for the reclamation of Il mesa
in. Montr >se county. The mesa is about
300 feet above the San Miguel river
and includes about 10000 acres of land
which the president says is peculiarly
adapted for fruit culture. The mesa Il
known as the Tabequache mesa, and
1t will be irrigated with water from
the San Miguel river. The canal will
be fifteen miles in length, eight miles
of which will be fume 4xS, which
will follow the canon. The canal pro,
per is to be sixteen feet wide at the
bottom. The company mill has al.
ready 100000 feet of lumber sawed
for the fume. The company is made
up of poor people. and in the five years
of its existence has raised more than
$4,000. Ten miles of the canal is now
completed and six miles of roadway
for the fiume has been blasted out OF
the side of the canon.
J. B. Manken, chief clerk of the pay
division of the general land office, has
been at Santa Fe, quietly looking into
the conduct of the National Forest re
serves. He left last night for Flag.
staff, Arizona, on n similar mission. In
this connection 1t Is current report here
that good many strong protests have
gone into Washington of late against
the official conduct of W. II. Buntain
superintendent of United States re.
serves in New Mexico and Arizona. Mr.
Buntain's chief offense seems to con.
slst of his perslstency in seeking to
have established forest reserve of
six hundred thousand acres in the