La Junta tribune., 1899-03-11
NEWS FROM THE
WESTERN REGION.

was because OF his connection with the
Conductors Brotherhood. He was also
! chairman cf the grievance committee
! and prior to that time was general
| chairman Of all the boards on the Union
| Pacifc before the Colorado L. Southern
was organized from part OF that line.
1 A natural oil well exists near Steam
boat Springs. The oil spring. as II Is
called, Ii located In "A gulch In the
coal regions and large quantities OF
crude petroleum are constantly issu-
I ing from the earth and flowing away
/ down The little gulch. much as water
would do. only that the earth nisorb-
The oil before Il flows far. The stun
| Is about the consistency OF heavy ma
chine OIL aud Is used by ranchmen
/ adjacent for lubrlcating wagons and
other farm machinery, where II gives
excellent results. The oil has n great
reputation rs n wonderful remedial
! agent in curing sore shoulders or 9TH
or bruises or cuts In horses and other
animals. People send great distances,
/ In some cases from other states, for
I bottles OF II to use Ia the stable
After contest unrivalled in bittcr-
| ness even by the recent senatorial
! fight, the Montana Legislature has
passed over the veto OF Governor Smith
1 House Bill No. 49,. which is designed
l TO promote the consolidation OF the cop
/ per and stneitiDe interests OF the state
/ The bill WINS advocated by the largest
corporation lobby ever assembled in The
I third house OF a Montana Legislature.
( The bsli provides that two thirds of
TIE stockholders Of corporation may
give notice Of meeting by letter. and
st ihnt meeting may dispose OF the en-
Z tire stock OF the corporation tnciudin:
fht. hold lac
the consent OF the minority Governor
Smith. in his veto message to-day, de
ciarrd that the bill was the mos,
/ tniquiibus measure ever proposed In q
western state. and that the strong Ia.
fucnccs In It's favor were due to the de.
sir-s Of the snelier combine and the
standard oil magnates to carry out
their plan to form the mos, gigantic
trus, IN the history of tho country.
Game Commissioner Swan has re
ceiyed n letter from w. r. Wilcox.
game warden In the northwestern
part hpf Colorado, who writes that the
situation is critical and that unless
the weather inoderntcs the number OF
elk on the range will bc hardly large
enough to attract an eastern hunter To
Colorado. even though the Legislature
should decide upon d short open sea
son upon this class OF game. He
states that the snow is over three feet
deep on level throughout Routt and
Rio Blnnco counties. Only the jui.
ting ridges and promonfories nrc clcnr
OF the white coating. Thus the elk
find 1t practically impossible 10
browse. for the shrubs upon which
they feed do not flourish upon the
ridges and mountain tops. They are
swariaing In immense bands into the
valley close TO Steamboat Springs. bur
even there they find little relief, for
the snow Is rs deep in the wiley as in
the guiche- of the mountains. An at
tempt will be made 10 spread ont
few tons OF hay. in the hope that the
animals may be saved from starvation.
William Wayne Bclvin was arrested
Saturday night at the Waldorf Al sto-
ria hotel, on the charge that he WAS
unable 10 pay n board bill OF Sl43, |
which lie owed the hotel. He told
Magistrate Meade that his arrest was
the result OF conspiracy. He said |
that lie WIS able TO pay. and asked to |
be paroled. but the magistrate held |
him in $500 bail for examination.
Though the charge against Bclvin Is
violation OF the hotel law the real ren- |
son for his arrest was that David II. |
Moffnt, the weli-known Denver mill |
lionnire. n guest of the hotel had com |
planned that Belyin had threatened to |
XIII him. BelvIn declares that Mr.. |
Moffat owes him a large sum Of |
money, and that when he requested !
naymcnt he was arrested on the |
Charge. which he says was ,rumped
up for the purpose OF getting rid OF !,
him, at a time when he could not OBJ
tain ready money to free himself. |
Belvin Is well known as promoter |
In Wall street. and for years has been.l
n familiar figure in the hotels of the
city. Belvin's bill against MoiTat is |
based on claim for commission on the |
sale Of the Victor mine. When ar
ralgncd Beivin's bill was paid by a
friend and he was discharged.
Twelve union miners of Vulcan are
locked in the county jail in Gunnlson.
owing to the GOODNESS and nerve OF |
Sheriff Wiley. The sheriff. Thursday
night. called mp Steve Sullivan. presi- |
dent of the Vulcan Miners Union, and |
Informed him that he would he out in |
the morning to arrest the ringleaders |
OF the big strike and that the alleged /
lawlessness in Vulcan must cease. Fri |
day plorning the sheriff started for yul- |
can alone. When he arrived at the mine ]
he Was surrounded by the miners. The
union miners had called IN the armed |
guards that have been stationed watch- |
ing every road and trail leading into
the camp. and many Of the men had |
laid aside their arms. by this action |
demonstrating that the officer had moth
Ing to fear. Some threats We're made |
to hold the sheriff. hut the influence Of |
the officers Of the union was felt. Sher-
IN Wiley made a speech to the men. In |
which he said he had warrants for the
arrest OF the ringleaders Of the strike |
hat t< H.
stated cmphatically that the state OF |
Colorado was back of him and he |
would serve the warrants II Il took the |
entire militia Of the state to do II. The
sheriff advised the men TO submit |
pcacefully, and added that by SO doing |