The silver star., 1899-07-07


ried into business place and there mp
| parently died, but was restored to life
| In q strange manner. She WAS stretch
| ed out out on a counter, her hands
| folded across her breast and an under
taker was summoned. As he took the
body from the store to his place of
business, Mrs. Coleman was revived by
the jolting of the wagon. She was thei'
| placed under the care Of physician
and sent home.
| A dispatch from Cheyenne says: :
| well-known divorce law firm Of New
York City has located here as the rep
| resentatives OF more than 100 member.
| Of divorce colony soon to take resi-
dence here In order to meet the six
months requirement for institution OF
divorce proceedings. Until the lat
North Dakota Legislature amended
the divorce laws that state was til,
mecca for divorce seekers Now wy
oming is regarded as the most lenicnt
Divorces are granted here after six
months residence for the following
causes: Extreme cruelty. desertior
for one year. non-support. neglect Of
duty. adultery. abuse and Incompatible
ity OF temper.
The smelling situation at Leadvill
| y
nesday when the announcement was
made that the Bimetallic would start
up with one furnace. There has been
a number of men applying for work
recently. who have expressed theft
willingness to accept the terms of the
smelter. with the understanding that
an adjustment would he made after
the eight-hour law had been decided
Arrangements were mt once made to
start up the furnace. and it Is expected
that before another week the entire
plant will be in full operation. Should
there be any attempt at Interference
with the workmcn deputy sheriffs will
be placed ON guard.
Denver Lodge No. Al of the Brother
hood of Railroad Trainmen has With
drawn from the State Federation of
Labor. The lodge has more than iUg
members, and is one of two lodges III
the state to be affiliated with the Fed
Grafton. The other Is in Pueblo ana
has a membership of more than 300. Al
a result of n recent meeting the officers
of the Federation have been served
with notice of WITHDRAW wal Ivy the off
GERS of the lodge. Included in the no
tice is request for a card of honor
able withdrawal and an expression
that II necessary the members Were
prepared to vote n contribution to the
smeltermen's strike. No specific rea-
son is given for The withdrawal. but il
is stated that the radical expressions
of the federation concerning the Idaho
mine troubles is responsible for the
withdrawal.
One of the largest stock deals ever
closed in the Southwest took place M
| In ct III.
Detroit and Rio Grande Cattle Com
pany, Of which Secretary OF War AL.
ger Is president and principal stock
holder. and Colonel Philip MOthersill
now chief commissary of the United
States army at Havana, is manager
transferred to Levy Baldwin, who con
trolls vast stock interests in central
New Mexico and Lamar. Colorado. its
entire New Mexico property. including
more than 10000 head of cattle. extern
sive ranges and many watering places
Baldwin pays $40 head for nil above
yearlings and 81 for calves. An inven
tory is now being taken under Bald
wins supervision. Swift e. Co., the
big Chicago packing house, are said to
be interested In the deal. THE Detroit
company has been IN existence since
1885,
Over 1000 acres OF timber in the
Dolores valley. selected ten years age
for the State Agricultural college, Ii re-
ported as dying from some unknown
cause. The timber Is the best pine In
the state, but unless nature takes d
turn and the trees stop dying the loss
will be great Appraiser Paddock OF
the State Land Board recently returned
from a tour Of the valley. He exam
ined the timber which had been report
ed to be gradually dying of the hill
J sides. He says: at II a strange phe
nomenon. The trees are tall, majestic
specimens Of the pine, but for some
reason they droOp and die at maturity
, As many Of the trees are maturing II
this decade, It Is possible that before
another ten years have elapsed the val
ley will be denuded. Several persens
have attempted to account for the
strange behavior Of nature. hut are I'M
. able to do 10. II Is possible that the nj
titude Ii too high or that there IN moi
sufficient nOurishment In the earth sur
rounding the trees. The timber In scat
tered over six sections of land and tn,
dead trees can be noticed In all quar-
, tiers OF the territory. II Is one OF tn,
; strangcst happenings that Inns eve
come under the notice Of the residents
! there and they consider II a subject fol
] scientists"
. The most important conference o.
: the Mormon church leaders that hni
!, ever been held will convene In Sal
I Lake City on the I'd. says the Rock
: Mountain News. II has been called
by Lorenzo Snow, president Of tn,
church, and will include all church of
ficials including md above rank o
|. bishop. officials Will Ike In attend
, ance from Mexico. Canada and nj
4 parts Of Utnh and surrounding states
I The meeting will be held In the Tempt,
! building. TO which no gentilcs are MI
: mitted and the utmost secrecy will b,
y observed. The object Of this solemn
. conclave OF church leaders In STATED
q only In the vaguest terms by PresIden
? Snow to In 10 discuss matters o.
church policy, but II In generally Ike
: lieved TINT the purpose II TO Civ,
r President Snow an opportunity to In
struct the officers 10 more strictly on
force the law Of tithinR. During RI