The silver lance., 1899-01-27


Charles A. Woodward, former post
master of Idaho Springs, has been ar
rested by Deputy United States Mar
shal Crocker of Denver. This action
was taken on a warrant sworn to by
Postoffice Inspector Frederick, who
charged Woodward with having en-
bezzled money orders amounting to
1857. He retired from office about
nine months ago and when d1screp-
ancy in his accounts was discovered he
made up the amount. The shortage
is claimed to be about $4OO. Wood
ward claims he will be able to clear
himself of charges of embezzlement.
A meeting of the police marshals of
the Cripple Creek district was held on
the 18th for the purpose of taking ac-
ton looking to the complete suppress
sion of gambling everywhere in the
district. 1t is claimed that a written
agreement was made some time since
between the city marshals in all the
towns for the preventing OF gamDllng,
but that the agreement has not been
lived up to by all of them. 1t is un-
derstood that the action taken at the
recent meeting will result in the stop
ping of all secret gambling anywhere
in the district.
The Texas contingent to the Ma
tional Live Stock Association will be
large one. 1t Is conservatively esti-
mated by well-posted cattlemen here
that the number will exceed 200 or
30O composing the thriftiest and most
prominent men connected with the
business both in Texas, Oklahoma
and Indian Territory. Besides those
directly identified with the cattle in
dustry in the state, large parties COM
posed Of railroad freight agents,
steamship line managers, packing
house people, commission men and
others will form part of the big del
egatiOn that will go to Denver from
the Lone Star state.
Rev. w. R. hoffman, pastor of the
church in Boulder, has
received formal notice of his selection
to fill the pulpit of the Fourth Presby-
terian church of Chicago. Mr.. Not
man will accept the call. The new pas
torate has with 1t a salary of 81 900 a
year, chapel assistant and personal
assistant. The Fourth Presbyterian
church of Chicago is one of the richest
and most aristocratic churches in the
city and numbers in its congregation
some of the leading millionaires of
Chicago. The present church building
on the Chicago lake front is soon to be
replaced with one of the most magnifi-
cent church structures in the country.
A dispatch from Price, Utah, says:
There was a complete backdown OF
the contractors in the hauling of gov
ernment freight this morning, and the
who had held out for a week
for their price, 50 per hundred from
here to Fort Duchesne, went out from
the quartermaster's department with
all their outfits could haul. There
were about 10000 pounds of supplies
for the soldiers at Fort Duchesne, and
1t will take five days to make the trip.
messages from Fort Du-
chesne are to the effect that teams are
being loaded there with incoming
stuff, several teams having been Sc
cured after it was known the strike
at this end had been settled.
The opinion of Justice Gabbert Of
the Supreme Court upon the application
for a writ of habeas corpus in the
case Of Leslie w. PopeJoy, who is be-
ing confined in the county Jail at the
instance of his common-law wife, An
ME B. Popejoy, for failure to comply
with an alimony order Of Judge LIE
Fevre, was handed down Monday. 1t
denies the writ and dismisses the ap-
peal according to the decision an
nounced some days ago. Justice Cab
bert takes the stand that, contrary to
the allegations set forth by Popejoy in
his application for the writ, the trial
judge was in the right when he ordered
the commitment of the derelict hus-
band. As result Popejoy will re-
main in prison until Judge LIE Fevre
believes that he has been sufficiently
fha Of ho
was deemed guilty or until he agrees
to pay the alimony ordered.
Surveyor General Vance of New
Mexico has just received the recent de-
cision of the Department of the Inte-
rior regarding the final disposition by
the government of the Las Vegas
grant of 496, ,446.96 acres of land. AS
sistant Secretary Ryan, in the decision,
reviews the history of the grant CON-
with the making of the grant |
by the Mexican government, first to !
Luis Maria Baca and afterward, when |
Baca had been driven off by the In
iians, to the persons who went to the !
site of the present city Of Las Vegas
and established a settlement. He states |
that Congress plainly intended to give !
the tract to the community of Las We :
gas and the act of Congress deter |
mined the title. The decision will be |
Of great value to the people of Las !
Vegas, as lands on the grant unoccu- |
pied will doubtless be placed in the !
hands of commission to be improved
and sold for the benefit Of all con-
cerned.
The board of equalization for the ter .
ritOry of New Mexico has submitted its |
report to the governor. The report |
covers the forty eighth and forty-ninth !
fiscal years, and suggests needed re-
forms relative to tax matters 1t reads: /
laws and the failure of |
assessors, tax collectors and boards of !
county commissioners to enforce those !
now on our statute books. are. to a I
great extent, responsible for the finan-