The state herald., 1899-06-30
NEWS FROM THE
WESTERN REGION.

one-third of the total Of all the other
states mentioned, the oats and barley
One-half, the hay two-thlrds, md the
potatoes one and half times us much.
Among the states of the union, Colo
RADIO was twenty-nlnth In the list In
the yield OF corn per acre. third In
wheat, eighteenth In oats. seventh In
barley, first In rye, twelfth In potatoes.
and fourth In hay. Her yield per acre
was as follows: Corn, bib bushels;
wheat, 10; oats. 27.9; barley, 26; rye,
1871; potatoes, 80: and hay, LIS tons.
The chase after the men who held NJ
and dynamited Union Pacific mail
train at Wilcox bridge June > has been
abandoned. They were followed across
Laramie plains. the Casper mountains,
through the Hole-in-the-Wa country.
across the main range Of the Big Horn
mountains and into the Big Horn ba-
sin. where the trail was lost Twice
during the pursuit the officers Were
ambushed. Sheriff Hazen being killed
In one fight. Friends of the outlaws
aided them to escape by furnishing
them fresh horses and keeping ,hem
| posted as to the movements of the pffi
GERS. The trail was lost in the Owl
|
bandits reached the Wind River noun
tains, where there is an immense re-
gion almost unexplored, and affording
countless hiding places. Realizing the
futIlity of further pursuit, the various
posses maintained by the railroad COM
pany, the federal and state govern
ments have been withdrawn. II Is
the opinion of Marshall Iladsell's posse
that the only way to capture the rob
hers is by n still hunt, conducted by
men thoroughly familiar with the coun
try.
To Illuminate the point OF Pixies
| Peak. TO paint the entire state of Col
orado and parts of Kansas and Ne
braska red. is the purpose of those in
| charge of the Fourth of July cclebra-
| tion at Cripple Creek. The undcrtak-
| ing Is one of the largest and most
unique in the history of independence
Day celebrations In Colorado II is pro-
| posed to place on the summit of Pixies
Peak 300 pounds of red fire. At an
| hour To be fixed later the entire mass
will be ignitcd by electricity and will
burst forth into flames. The promot-
| crs of the illumination of Pixies Peak
say that the light will he seen over
| the entire state east of the range and
its reflection on the heavens will be
visible on the Pacific slope. The idea
was suggested by Mayor Johnson of
Denver. The people Of Cripple Creek.
and neighboring towns and in Colorado
| Springs and Manitou will he asked TO
contribute money for the fire. The
cog wheel railway company has offer
cd to haul the fire free OF charge TO the
summit of the peak and half n dozen
| electricians have volunteered to con
meet the huge mass with storage
battery and guarantee that II will be
exploded without difficulty.
The summer session OF the Colorado
Editorial Association met mt Glcnwood
on the 2,rd. AT the afternoon roll-call
the following Were found 10 he pres
cnt: Halsey NJ. Rhoads. Press, Den
yer; w. i. Kennedy and wife. Re
veille, Rifle; l.. Price. 4. c. Newton,
Press, Denver; W. l.. Kennedy and
wife, News, Grand Junction; +. \.
Halmbaugh. Sentinel, Denver; l.. ii.
Johnson. HeraldDemocrat. Leadville;
Howard r. Lee and wife, Republican,
Denver; j. l.. Berry. Facts, Colorado
Springs; C. +. Liggett. Press. Sheridan
Lake: Leo Vincent and wife. Represen-
tatlve. Boulder: A. Roberts and wife.
Press. Montrose: S. ID. Brosirs and
wife. Mail, Pueblo: W. l.. Thorndyke
and wife. Reporter. Lovcland: A. q.
Scchrist. Times. Wray: j. ID. Lnwlcss
and wife, Sparks, Lamar: G. O. Finch,
Journal. Castle Rock: w. Il. Pabor,
Grand Junction: c. 4. Rawalt, Cham
pion. Gunnison: ]. +. Greenawaldt.
Tribune. Florence: Howard Russell,
| Express. Fort Collins: George o. Blake.
Star. Grand Junction. AT the afternoon
session the following program was ear
ricd out: Special and Boom Editions"
/ I. $. Lawlcss of the Lamar Sparks.
who took the position that such did not
pay. Needed Legislation" was fully
treated by c. r. I,awalt of the Gunni-
son Champion. who explained that
much OF the legislation desired by
newspaper men was defeated for the
sole want OF time. the local legislator
| paying more attention TO local bills
than TO the passage OF general laws
Howard Russell OF the Fort Collins
| Express gave n review on the topic
Does Foreign Advertising Payr' His
remarks were thoroughly discussed
and the general opinion prevailed that
II was best TO let the foreign adver.
tlser alone. Al the evening session W.
l.. Pnbor read poem and Mrs. T.. 4.
1hnyer delivered n paper entitled "'rhe
Publisher and The Country Editor
She was followed In shori address by
/ Congressman ShafrOth.
Alfred Packer the ''man enter" has
lost his ease In the Supreme Court. The
pardon bonrl IL now the only possible
means for him 10 escape serving out
his forty.ycar pcnltenilary sentence
| The case decided hy the court ON the
10Th was mn appeal from the Gunnison
county District Court. This II the
hfth time that this ease hns been be-
fore the Supreme Court In one form
or another. In the District Court OF
| 1IlnS,inlc county. nt the April term.
iSSi. Ave separate indictments were
returned against Alfred Packer. chnrg.
Ing him with the murder OF lsrnel
Swan. shannon Wilson BELL. Frank
Miller. George Noon aud james Hum,
phrey. The Swan indictment was
filed April 9th, nnj the other four
April :, isSi ON the 9Th Of April.
Packer was arrested on the chnrg, Of
killing Swan. lie pleaded not guilty,
hut on April 18th was convicted Of
murder In the first degree. aud on tile
same day the court sentenced him Ia
he hanged May 10Th. Later the sen,
tcncc was set inside and I cause ~.
ycrScd, upon the ground TINT the see.
tions OF the criminal code prescribing
the punishment, FOR murder were r.,
penlcd by the Legislature. without n