Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1899-04-21
NORTHWEST NOTES.

The Hartville spur OF the Union
Pacific and the road through Saratoga,
Wyoming, seem to be assured,
Hon. H. A. W. Tabor, postmaster of
Denver and formerly United States
senator from Colorado, is dead.
The grand lodge A. 0. U. W. of
Washington has adopted the Classifi-
cation assessment, by a vote of 100 to 20.
Over a mile of the Union Pacific
track near Edison, Wyo., was washed
out last week, causing some delay in
traffic.
A little girl named Clara Woods fell
into Lake Merced California. Her
aunt attempted to save her and both
were drowned.
A fund of more than Ss, 900 was sub
scribed in Spokane for Florence Crit
tep ton home for fallen women This
will be the fifty-fourth of these homes.
In Grass valley, Cal, Charles Dial,
one of the best known base ball players
in California, died of brain fever,
caused by injuries received in a game.
The president has issued a procla-
nation fixing the limits of the South
ern Ute Indian reservation in Colorado.
1t is intended to correct some technical
errors.
William King, supposed to be
crook, shot Otto c. Giles, a musician,
in Tacoma, Wash, in saloon quarrel.
Giles is not dangerously hurt and King
is under arrest.
According to the latest report of
Weather Forecaster Bradenberg, the
total snowfall at Leadville during the
winter was 252 inches, at Brecken-
ridge, 37s inches.
In Prescott, Ariz., T. G. Barlow-Mas-
sick, wealthy young Englishman,
died from the effect of wound which
he received last May by the accidental
discharge of his pistol.
Robert Armstrong, unmarried, died
at Diamondville, Wyo., on Saturday
night from the effect of injuries re-
ceived from coal falling upon him
while coupling cars in mine No. q
William o. Owen of Laramie, late
state auditor of Wyoming, has been
appointed special examiner of surveys
for the department of the interior at
salary of So, 900 year and expenses.
The Denver & Rio Grande Railway
hospital at Salida Colorado, has been
destroyed by fire. The patients were
all removed in safety, The loss is
$40, 900, fully insured. The recently
built annex was saved.
The South Park line of the Colorado |
& Southern Railroad company is still |
blockaded by snow beyond Brecken- |
ridge, but the rotary is making good |
progress and the line will probably be
opened before the end of the week.
A cablegram received from London
announces that w. s. Station has sold |
his famou Cripple Creek mine. the In
to the Venture company
of London. The price is not stated,
but it is believed to be not less than
g., O00, 900, and it may be very much
larger.
Cooler weather in Montana stopped
the floods which threatened to destroy
much property and life. Fifteen lives
were lost near Miles City, the parties
having been forced to take refuge in
a tree by the forming of an ice gorge,
from which they were later washed
one at time, there being but one
survivor.
Juege Hallett in the United States
Circuit court at Denver has refused to
grant an injunction to prevent the con-
solidation of the Denver street rail-
ways. The injunction was applied for
by Flora Fields, stakeholder of the
Denver Consolidated Tramway COM
pany The court held that the section
of the state constitution forbidding
of parallel railway lines
does not apply to street railways
Senator Warren of Wyoming is work.
ing to have the necessary steps taken
TO have the Shoshone Indian reserva-
ton thrown open to settlement. Dur
ing the recent session of the fifth state
a memorial was adopted
asking congress to appoint commits