The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1899-03-04
NORTHWEST NOTES.

John Werner of Genoa, New, ha
been granted pension of So per month
The Colorado senate has passed al
antitrust bill with but one dissentin,
vote.
The yield of oranges in the southern
part of California this season is about
'3,OOO,O 900 boxes.
A number of young men in Sacra
tmento are organizing colony to settle
lon the island of Guam.
The president has issued a procla-
nation setting aside the Gallatine
forest reserve in Montana, consisting
iof 4O,33O acres,
The Marye building at Virginia City,
Nevada, which originally cost $50, 900,
sold the other day for 50 900. Silver
demonstration is what did it.
The senate committee on public build
ings and grounds favorably reported
the bill appropriating 100000 for a
public building at Salem, Ore.
The Denver Painters union has de-
scided to strike for an increase of wages
from 50. SO per day of eight hours to So,
which the master painters have re.
fused.
Snow is reported to be ten to sixteen
feet deep on the level in northwestern
Colorado. Steamboat Springs is en-
tlrely cut off, the stage road being i'm
passable.
The Montana legislature has passed
Senator Campbell's bill making it a
lmisdemeanor to steal rides on railroad
trains, and giving railroad trainmen
the powers of constables to make ar
rests.
Gratifying reports are being received
IRON all parts of Wyoming in reference
TO the stock interests, the losses ON ac-
count of the unprecedented severe
weather having been most surprisingly
small.
Professor Elwood Mead will shortly
tender his resignation as state engineer
of Wyoming to accept a position in
Washington, either in the agricultural
department or in the bureau of geo.
logical survey.
A Cripple Creek, Colorado, iury has
rendered verdict of murder in the
hrst degree in the case of Joseph Perry.
who last fall shot and killed Mrs. q.
ID. Munsig because she would not re-
turn to his service as housekeeper.
The Denver Times publishes an IN.
terview with Ex-Governor James r.
Grant, heretofore Democrat, in which
he denounces the antitrust message Of
Governor Thomas, and declares his
purpose to join the Republican party.
The Montana senate passed bill last
week making gambling misdemeanoH
instead of felony, as it is now, and
llso adopted Senator Hannah's bill,
1bolishing the "circle" at the head OF
he ballot, and providing that all can
Iidates names shall be placed in order
n single column on the ticket.
Joe Downey committed suicide at
reno, New, by cutting his throat with
razor. Downey was the son of a well
'noWn Mason valley pioneer rancher
nd brother of Recorder and Assessor
'owney OF Dayton, Lyon county. The
ash act can be ascribed to no definite 1
ause, as Dowuey had no trouble, had
njoyed good health and the best Of
pirits and was well liked by his asso-
iates.
James Heney, convicted Of stealing :
ullion from the Carson, New, mint. !
uring the trial in which his wife was
IRVING for divorce from him, de-
Jared that his wife was accessory To a
is thefts, and assisted him in conceal n
lg the bullion. He denied having
1900 buried, and said his wife had
united for some of his treasure with a &
lvining rod, but never found anv. a
ling.
Among the items added to the river
1d harbor bill, before it passed the 8
mate, was one for 1915, 900 to build F
in Wyoming, under the ..
littenden survey. Another appro- NJ
'iates $4,000 for surveys for new res.
voir sites in all arid and semi-arid -
ates' This last appropriation was :
cured only after hot debate, and its
ivocates expect that ultimate results
i'll be highly beneficial in paving the
ay for irrigation of millions of acres
the west.
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