The silver lance., 1899-01-27
NEWS FROM THE
WESTERN REGION.

The smallpox epidemic at Florence
has been suppressed.
The Union Pacific has paid fee OF
81, ,120 to record its new capitalization
in Colorado.
posed to be 1O7 years old, died at COLO
RADIO Springs the other day.
A Joint committee of the legislature
is investigating the management OF
the Insane Asylum at Pueblo
A coal mine of the Colorado Fuel and
Iron Company, near Glenwood, is be-
ing flooded to extinguish fire.
Mrs. ]. B. Belford has been appoint
ed trustee of the State Normal School.
She takes the place Of Governor
Thomas.
Frank E. Snow, who has obtained
the contract for the 5O0-foot tunnel at
| the Goose creek reservoir. above Buff
falo. has begun work. This work will
probably give employment for from
200 to 100 men for several years.
A bill has been introduced in the Wy
oming Legislature providing for the re-
moval of the state prisoners from the
present occupied penitentiary at Lara
mie to the newly erected penitentiary
at Rawlins.
Albert G. Craig was shot and instant
ly killed in his home in Denver by his
son-in-law, f. e. Brooks, because the
former would not surrender to him MS
little daughter, who has been intrusted
to Craig by the court.
The Christian Endeavor Society in
| the penitentiary at Santa Fe, com
posed of converted prisoners, Is the
| Inr tI,z tA, O.
going without tobacco, the members
contributed $50 for Testaments and re-
ligious literature.
The commission of Postoffice 1nspec-
tor George III. Waterbury mas been re-
voked. This action is the result Of an
investigation which has been in prog
ress for a fortnight. During that in
terval Inspector Waterbury's commits
sion has been withheld.
Colonel William J. Bryan, accom-
panied by Mrs. Bryan, visited Denver
on the 10th. and was given warm
welcome. He put in a busy day, hold
ing reception, talking to politicians
and reporters and accepting the hospi-
tality of private citizens.
| The platform holding Colonel and
Mrs. William Jennings Bryan and
400 others at Coliseum hall, at Den
yer, fell with terrific crash, and the
silver leader and his wife, with those
who occupied posts of honor, mar
rowly escaped death or serious in
| jury.
Detective George A. Scarborough, ex-
Texas state ranger, who killed Kid
! Johnson and shot and captured Bron-
,ho Bill, most notorious desperate
and train rObber is in Santa Fe working
for the captaincy of the troop of New
Mexico rangers about to be created by
the territorial Legislature.
A. ]. Boutwell, of Wyoming will
read a paper before the National Live
Stock Association on the "Extermina-
ton Of Wolves" and will illustrate his
talk by producing on the stage a pack
Of real live gray wolves, captured on
the range In Wyoming, and as savage
and untamed as brute creation ever
gets to be.
The city engineer of Cheyenne says
that the charges of the electric light
plant to the city are higher than in any
western city or town except Leadville,
Colorado. Cheyenne pay 1852 each for
her thirty-two arc lights. He says that
an adequate city plant would cost $14,-
900. He advises that unless the pres
ent extortionate charge Is remedied the
city ought to build its own plant
The contract for grading the Denver
& Rio Grande railroad standard gauge
over the Veta pass into the San Luis
valley has been awarded to Clough &
Anderson of Colorado Springs. The
work is of the heaviest type known in
mountain construction and is expected
to cost 100000. The necessary force
will be secured at once, as the contract
requires for the running of trains by
October 1St.
Rev. I. T. Martin, pastor of the Bap-
tist church Of Cripple Creek, has ten
dered his resignation. This action was
taken as Mr.. Martin considered that
his remaining might injure the church.
1t will be remembered that Federal
Labor Union No. 10 passed resolutions
at meeting censuring Mr.. Martin for
some remarks said to have been made
by him condemning labor organiza-
tions. He may be induced to remain.
Colonel w. II. Combs is the origi-
nator of a proposition calculated to
employ the convicts of Colorado prof
itably to the state. The colonels prop
Osition is, in brief, to use the convict
labor Of the state in the construction
of big double-track drainage and
transportation tunnel, starting at a
point near Malta, extending thence
under the city of Leadville and on to
the Mosquito range.
1t is stated that the $50 OOO, 600 min
ing suit that has been in the courts for
the last eight years between w. A.
Clark Of Montana against Duke and
Ferguson Of Prescott and Hayden and
Farrell of Ansopia, Connecticut, for
the possession of valuable claims in
the copper zone, six miles from Val
verde, has been compromised at pri-
vate agreement. During the trial It
was brought out that there were $15.-
100000 worth Of gold, silver and COP
per ores in sight and the claims are
valued at 100000.