The Monte Vista journal., 1899-02-11

Edward Rogers was killed in snow
slide near SilvertOn on the 3rd
The Rio Grande railroad is boarding
ITO storm-bound passengers at a hotel
ut Glenwood.
David II. Moffat is credited with hav'
ing cleared S25O.OOO by the recent rise
in Isabella stock.
Harry c. Falkcnbury of Denver, who
has been musician at Manila, died
last month Of smallpox.
Judge Victor A. Elliott, formerly a
Judge OF the supreme Court, died sud
denly mt Denver on the 9TH.
The preliminary hearing at Greeley
Of Frank Herald, the alleged murderer
OF the OHlaras. resulted in his being
held to the district court.
The Midland broke through the
drifts on the 9th. but the Rio Grande
required n few days longer TO remove
the numerous avalanches Oh its track
above Glenwood.
The first fatal results near Lead
vile from the big snow storm occurred
on the LIST, when William Manning me,
with instant death on Mt. Elbcrt above
Twin Lakes through Il snowslidc.
While tralnmcn were clearing n
snow slide from the ID. & Il. G. tracks
near Glenwood Springs Thursday they
were overwhelmed by an avalanche
that killed three and injured four.
The bounty bill approprlating s4O-
900 has passed the lower house OF the
wyoming legislature by large ma
jority. II provides 81 for wolf scalps
and 81 for coyotes.
The Catrop capitol bill TO provide
10000 in bonds for the completion OF
The territorial capitol building passed
the New Mexico House without dis
scnting vote.
Citizens from the western part Of
New Mexico are lobbying the Lcclsla-
ture for the creation of new county
TO be taken from Bcrnalillo and Va
lcncia counties, with Gallup as the seat
Of government.
The town of Independence. near AS
pen. Is cut on from communication
with the outside world by the heavy
SHOWS. The stock OF food and fuel is
running low. and II is feared that the
people VIII suffer before the blockade
Is raised.
Reports from the southern part OF
New Mexico Intimate that there is n
proposition on foot down there to or
canizc new territory of the southern
half OF New Mexico, part OF Arizona
and the western tongue OF Texas, with
Ell Paso as the capital city.
!. II. Miles. president OF the Ere
mont Hot Springs Company OF Wyo-
ming. has gone East TO press his offer
OF o.OoO for the Sharkey Fltzsimmons
fight. He says he is fully able TO dem
onstrate his ability 10 pull OF the fight
without interference at that point,
and also to give any guarantee desired
as TO the financial end OF the affair.
Oscar Strand. n locomotive engineer
on the Missouri Pacific railway, run
lining between IIcIslngton. Kansas. and
Pueblo, Colorado, was shot and NOR
tally wounded at Salldn Thursday.
The shooting occurred In the rotunda
of the Hotel Huckins. l.. +. Hindman,
better known ms the "Honcygrovc
Kid" an alleged gambler, is accused OF
killing Strand.
An apprcclnblc increase is apparent
In the receipts at the Denver posiofficc
for the first month OF the present year
over 1895. as regards the sale Of stamps
and stamped paper. II amounts 10 a
triiic over sixteen per cent, January re-
cclpts from these sources being S33,oSl.
which is Si.TIs more than for the same
month In lsas. The Increase from the
rental OF boxes has been four per cent.
Sixteen horses which were carrying
food TO the distressed Inhabitants In
the vicinity Of Independence, are
buried In a great snowslldc. nine miles
from Aspen. Two boys, who had been
sent Ia charge OF the relief outfit. mar.
rowly escaped being overwhelmed In
the tremendous avalanche, which
completely blocks the road and which
threatens to cause intcns" prlyation
among the miners nj Independence.
A movcmcn, has been inaugura,cd
TO hay. the first annual reunion OF III.
Rough Riders OF the late war with
spain bcld. and the place thus far
mentioned IL III rnso. from the fact
that III. city furnished great mum.
bcr OF riders. Governor Roosevelt has
notified Ex-Governor Prince OF New
Mexico that he viii visit that territory
this year and while down Ia the great
southwest the effort WIN hc made a.
lhold the reunion OF his Rough Riders
Governor Richards of Wyoming In,
written To Russell Mason. manager oi
the lcorn hot springs. who Is trying "a
get the next ShnIkcy fight pulled on In
Wyoming. that be- has no symplth,
with his efforts. He does not thlni
the benefits suggested 10y Mason will
compensate for the damage 10 the rcpu
ia,lon OF the state should The lgh, bc nj
lowed. lie also states that the law,
VIII bc rlgidly enforced II any ofrnr, 4,
made TO have the light Ia Wyoming.
III. snow il general over Wyoming
ranging In depth from two aud n halt
feet In Bl. Horn county on level
down to foot on the Laramie plnIn.
Ia the Modlcln" Bow aud Sierra Mndrr
mountains tli. fall of snow has beer
unprecedented. being nyc or six Zee,
ON the level. The most cons.rvniiy.
hnslng their opinion on the depth OF
SHOW, the absence of wind to clear 4,
from the field for almost n week, and
the lean condition OF cattle. estimate n
large loss OF both cn,il. nnnd sh.cp.
Attorney !. u. Pitcher and Acting
Mayor Frank Shlm-r of Creed. hn,,
been notified officially 10y the register
of the Del Sor'c land office tina, n mi.
en-, for the Amethyst town site. whIcl,
IL part of the city of cr-cic. mud