The Monte Vista journal., 1899-03-18

Mrs. F. 8. Ellis OF Colorado Springs
was killed by runway horse.
John RatlIr of Denver fatally sho,
himself and his wife few days ago.
The Festival Of Mountain and Plain
VIII begin this year on September 2ith
TO last six days.
The lsng-standing feud between Mar
Gus Daily and Senator Clark Is said 10
nave come to an end.
Judge Wilbur +. Stone OF Denver mas
]ust been reappointed associate justice
OF the Court of Private Claims.
The claim to slice of Isabella prop
erty made by the RoNana compah!
has been rejected by the land ONCE NJ
Pueblo.
| Pending n decision by Governor
Thomas, DIR. Thombs has resumed con
troll Of the Colorado Asylum for the
Insane.
While the passenger train on the
Cheyenne X Northern was snow-bouhu
last week the soldiers at Fort Russell
volunteered TO help shovel 1t ont.
In reply TO Senator Tcller's request
that the Colorado troops In Manila ne
returned by way OF New York. Secre-
tary Alger says that 1t is Impossible.
President Trumbull Of the Colorado
Il Southern has referred the dispute
with the tclegraphers TO General Man
ager Dunaway. who will try to reach
n settlement.
The Legislature OF Arizona has
passed n bill for the submission To
Congress of n plan to put in force II,
Arizona the system Of initiative and
referendum. Both parties favored the
| bill.
Surveys are being made and plans
developed for the building of a lihe OF
a new railway from Denver to the
coal fields of Boulder county. The pur-
pose of the promoters Is TO compete
with the Northern Coal Company.
The Utah Legislature adjourned OF
| the OH without having elected sue
ccssor to Senator Cannon. The Repup-
| licans are juhiiant over the fact thai on
account OF party diSsensions. the Leg
islaturc. overwhelmingly Democratic
has failed to elect "A United states sen
| a'or.
! The people of Colorado Springs. II
was asserted yesterday. have resolved
on testing the constitutionali'y of the
| Teller county bill. The meetings which
/ have been held in the III paso capital
| for several days have resulted in a
feeling that the bill will he killed If
the courts get n chance at ".
Reports from ranchmcn from up the
| Roaring Fork say that great armies
Of jackrabbits are coming from the
hills and attacking til" orchards with
what promises To he disastrous results.
| The rabbits not only peel the barks
| from the lower branches but they are
stripping the trunks Of the trees, even
going deeper than the bark.
The postofiice at San Simon. Arizona.
was robbed the other night by Black
Jack and his band who We're reported
TO have been wiped out Of Mexico last
year. Though San Simon Is only IA
small cattle shipping station. Its post
Office does a very heavy money order
business. A large amount OF coin was
taken. Several shcrins' posses have
been started In pursuit Of the thieves.
An urgent message was received at
| Cheyenne Friday night from Sueper-
! hound Cheyenne 4 Northwestern pas
! Ing that provisions We're again run
ming low. and asking that n relief train
h.. sent out. a snowplow and train
with provisions was sent NJ once.
This is the second relief train sent out.
| The first one is In the drifts twenty
miles from here.
An attempt was made last Saturday
night 10 rob the Bank OF Loyeland.
An ,u,ranc. was made through a win
dow at the rear OF the building. and n
revolver and II cents In pennies. which
had been left In the money drawer,
were secured. No attempt whatever
wNs made TO open the vault. The
thieves were, no doubt. disappointed
and expected To find n large amount
of change In the money drawer. There
arc no ciews ns To who the thieves
were.
Til. sheep raiscrs OF Colorado and
adjacent states are cndcayoring Ia
have the forest reserve thrown open to
sheen h.r.iers. and II Is thought their
efforts will meet with success. The
forest reserve people say that II the
sheen men win II Will mean the de-
structIon of the forest reserves, ms for
rs, fires viii destroy the shrubbcry.
which VIII destroy the very object Of
the reserves. The order Ia throw open
the forest reserve IL now pending with
the commissioner OF the land office.
Oliver N. Lee. wealthy cnttlcman.
Dona Anna county. New Mexico. and
james Gillilnnd. one Of his employees.
charged with the murder Of Colonel
Albert ]. Fountain and cight-ycnr-old
son IN bona Anna county. three years
ago. have surrendered themselves to
United States Judge Parker nt Las
Cruces. New Mexico. Lee ana 1llll.
, land were indicted with others for tn.
crime ON" year ago and have been
hunted by officers ever since. In u
pitched battle between Lee and GIN.
land and posse Of officers several
months ago one Of the posse was
killed.
Charles Rcuss nnd Bert Frey. the
two miners imprisoned In the Bon Air
shaft at Iendvilic. nrc enjoying IN"
ns well ms prisoners can. They nrc
nbupdnn,ly supplied with food nnd nll
the d.llcncics of the season. This Is
made possible by mn cxpcdIcnt resort.
cd 10 by the men ON top who let down
n stick of giant powder TO the bottom
Of the icn.inch sinnd pipe aud blew n
hole In II near the bottom. Now
through this pipe everything needed by
the Imprisoned men cnn In supplied
In the meantime work i- being pushed
and II II hoped that the men viii be
reached In n few days through a new
shnft.