The Philipsburg mail., 1899-07-07

tuC Ol Iile university oI
Colorado on commencement day.
b. A. Jerome, aged about As years,
living two miles FROM Pentield Colo
rado. was killed by lightning while ont
Ill his field irrigating.
The shaft house of the Park Regent
mine at Aspen was burned Saturday
morning. Daniel A. Headman was cut
Off in an adjoining mine and sutfo
. Gated.
Judge Boughton. at Greeley, over
ruled the motion for Il new trial in the
case of Frank Harold, charged with
the murder Of Michael O'Hara and his
wife. and, after administering some
salutary advice, sentenced Harold to
prison for the remainder of his natural
life at hard labor.
The body of Loren W. Waldo. the
Denver young man who was lost in
the terrible storm of February II.
1899 was found few days ago about
two and one-half miles east of Boreas,
on ridge nearly opposite the twin
bridges. His snow shoes were found
with the body.
one OF the most important land grant
cases now in contention will come be-
fore the United States Court of Pri-
vate Land Claims, which is holding a
short term at Santa Fe, New Mexico.
This Is SOcorrO county case and will
he heard first. 1t involves S43,25o
acres. Entinio Montoya is the plain
tiff.
The wool clip from Converse county.
Wyoming, this year will amount to
2.ON,GO pounds, of which 1.25OO0O
pounds was shorn in the immediate
vicinity Of Douglas. A large amount
Of wool has already been shipped from
Douglas, and an equal amount has
been stored in warehouses for later
shipment.
Governor Otero has formally re-
moved from office Territorial Treasu-
rer Samuel Eldodt by letter to that
official. Hon. Jefferson Reynolds of
Las Vegas was appointed by the gov
ernOr to fill the vacancy. The latter is
banker. Eldodt held over from the
democratic administration. He may
contest the governors power of re-
nloval.
The orders from Washington direct
ing General Merriam to send Troop e
OF the First cavalry from WaShakie.
Wyoming. to Fort Robinson. Nebras-
ka. have been countermanded Lieu
tenant Graves, who is acting adjutant
general of this department. has re-
celved word providing that one troop
remain at the post. The change in
plans was the outcome of a protest by
Senator Warren.
The Colorado Fuel e. Iron Company
has practically abandoned it's coal
mines at Rouse. on account Of the
heavy expense of getting the coal out
at that point. The men are seeking
work at other points and the company
has notified those who own houses and
lots at Rouse that they will be given Il
lot free at any camp where they may
desire to locate, and that the company
will remove the house to the lot for
the cost of moving. which may be paid
for by the owner in monthly INSTALL
ments.
The Supreme Court of Idaho has de-
cided the lahcaS corpus case brought
In the interest of the Occur dAlcne
rioters to determine the legality of the
action of Governor Steunenberg in de-
clnring Shoshone county in state of
insurrection and placing it under mar
tial law. The application was made on
behalf of William Boyd, one Of the
commissioners Of Shoshone county.
who is under arrest. The court up
holds the actions Of the governor. The
case will be carried to the United
States Supreme Court.
The $50 men employed at the smelt-
ing works in Durango quit work at =
O'Clock Friday afternoon. Notices had
been posted similar to those posted at
other works i'll the state and at coal
mines, stating that commencing with
the first day of June. wages would be
paid by the hour instead of by the day,
and that men would not be required to
work over eight hours, but could work
ten Or twelve il they so desired. There
were other sections 10 the notice, bur
it was to the above the men took ex-
ception. They demanded twelve hours
pay for eight hours work.
The Burlington surveyors who came
Np the Laramie and crossed through
the hills by way of the North Laramie
canon have returned and are now en-
gagged in surveying section of the line
west of iva, which was skipped in
the first work. The corps of surveyors
ran line as far west as the Medicine
Bow river. and after this lower range
OF hills was crossed the course taken
was sOuthwesterly one. striking the
Medicine Bow river at point east of |
Carbon. There seems to be little doubt |
but that the Burlington means busi- |
ness. and will construct line on west |
to the coal fields near Elk mountain
A dispatch from Rawlins Wyoming.
says: The Union Pacific Coal Com
pany has prospecting parties in the
hills all the time looking for desirable
veins or coal. with the view OF opening
other mines. Six miles north of this
place il vein thirteen feet in thickness
and clean coal from top to bottom, has
been uncovered. The vein extends five
OF six miles in Il nOrtherly direction ana
the company will open a big mine on
this vein, which promises to be as good
AS any now being worked. Prospect
ing is not confined to the Union Pa
cific Coal Company: the Sweetwater
Mining Company and the Reckwith |