The silver star., 1899-01-19

Inc IueDIO steer ullIs nave euoukh
work contracted to keep them busy SIX
months.
Morris Mecklenburg Of Como. Park
county, has been appointed postmaster
vice A. ]. Wallace. removed.
A pedestrian was shot In the arm IN
central part OF Denver by a hold-up
few nights ago. The hold-up escaped.
Th Arapahoe commissioners and the
Denver police board have refused 10
grant any more saloon licenses 10
women
Engineer Mart Wright was Instantly
killed while running his engine near
Rock Greek, Wyoming, last week. Inc
side rod broke and struck him.
James Doyle was ordered before the
Supreme Court at Denver Monday as
result of habeas corpus proceedings.
The Supreme Court will consider DIS
case on its merits.
The retiring superintendent OF pubic
instruction has certified to the state
auditor the appointment OF state
school funds for the six months Just
closed. The total amount to be distriD-
uted Is about $4,000 Of which Arapa-
hoe county gets $11.921. The money Is
derived from the sale and rentals OF
school lands etc.
Articles of Incorporation Of the Du-
chesne Railway Company have been
filed at Salt Lake. The incorporators
are attorneys of the Rio Grandc West
ern Company. and the purpose Is to
build branch line from Cotton. on the
Rio Grande Western, into the asphalt
um fields of the Duchesne country.
distance of fifty-one miles. The capital
stock is x165,OOO, and the road Will un-
doubtedly be n profitable feeder.
Katie Greenwood, postmistress Mt
Goldfield, has been deposed from Office
and NJ. d. Vincent placed in charge.
Inspector Fredericks OF the depart
ment happened in the office Monday
morning and checked up the money Or
der drawer to find about 5000 missing.
John Greenwood, husband Of the ap-
pointee. has been In charge Of the Of
flee and is accused of having embez-
zled funds. The United States mar
shal was AT once communicated with,
and the officer sent down TO arrest him.
c. Il. Eddy. president and general
manager of the El Paso Il Northwest
crn Railway. has wired from New
York to the contractors to proceed at
once with the work OF preparing to
grade the extension of the main line of
the road from La Cuz to Salado. near
White Oaks. New Mexico, a distance
of 90 miles. AT Salado are located the
extensive coal fields which were dis
covered about twelve years ago. The
extension Is to be completed by May
Both next.
Representative Shafroth made n
strong speech in the House In opposi-
ton to the proposition to abandon all
the assay offices in the mountain states.
This was made in the interest of the
Philadelphia and San Francisco mints.
1t was proposed by Chairman Cannon
of the appropriation committee and
supported by Loud Of California. Mr..
Shafroth forcibly pointed out the dis
advantages of the change and the lack
of economy In the proposition, and was
successful In defeating 1t.
A legal hitch hns come In the nego-
tiations for the control of the Victor
company, In the southern part Of the
state, by the Coloredo & Southern
road. The negotiations towards this
end have been on for several months
and last week II was found that possl-
bly, the road could not go into the busi-
ness of coal mining or even hold stock
in n company doing such work. The
matter has been placed In the hands Of
n view OF formulating some plan
whereby the deal will not be dropped
entirely.
A disastrous confiagration occurred
Mt Crested Butte on the 7th. A fire
broke out In Quinn's saloon, with de-
fectIve fiue ms the probable cause. The
fire was burning for some time before
its discovery. The fire department and
citizens worked heroicnlly for two
hours to save the fine KOfp building
| which was divided from the burning
structure by only fifteen feet. The IN.
loon was totally destroyed. Jack Ken
nedy was sufYOcated In the building
where he was sleeping. He was about
45 years Of age. and II Is supposed ht
was under the influence Of intOxicants
Last Friday Sergeant Preston Of tho
Twenty-fourth infantry. stationed nj
Fort Russell, was shot and instantly
killed by Pearl Thornton. II notorious
woman in the west end Of Cheyenne
Preston had revolver. which he sale
was not loaded. and handing II TO thu
Thornton woman, asked her to try II
She took the weapon, which WINS point
cd directly at Preston. She pulled III.
trigger and the bullet passed through
the soldiers heart. The girl came I,
| tue InIlct Btutiuu uSIu kuNe uctbebh VII
Her story In corrob0rated by witnesses
The dead soldier was not In the Cubai
campaign. being on detached duty II
tho United States.
A federation OF the commercial bodie
Of Colorado Is proposed. The decision
Is to secure concerted action upon qties
tions Of state interest. The schem,
originates with the Colorado Spring
Chamber Of Commerce. The Denve
chamber hns received notice Of q con
vention TO be held In Colorado Spring
at 2 y. m. Wednesday. january 18th
with nm invitation to select ten dele
gates TO represent Denver nt that time
The Colorado Springs Chamber Of Com
mcrcc ut its annual meeting nppolnte,
committee 10 invite concerted ncti0
''tO secure much needed reformation
In our revenue laws" from tho prcsen
session of the Legislature.
Early Thursday morning an explosion
| OF giant DOWdpr occurred In tho ln,v.,