The Monte Vista journal., 1899-01-14

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very sick.
The First territorial regiment has
been ordered out OF service.
Four murders were committed In
Butte between the LIST and Sth Of this
month.
The Pueblo steel mills have enough
work contracted to keep them busy six
months.
The Colorado Poultry and Pet Stock
show will be held at the Gettysburg
building on January 10th.
Morris Mecklenburg Of Como. Park
county. has been appointed postmaster,
vice a. J. Wallace, removed.
John l. Thompson has been appointed
postmaster nj Andrews. Sierra coun-
ty. New Mexico, vice q. w. Delama-
ter. resigned.
Engineer Mart Wright was instantly
killed while running his engine near
Rock Creek. Wyoming. last week. The
side rod broke and struck him.
James Doyle was ordered before the
Supreme Court at Denver Monday as u
result OF ha.,eas corpus proceedings
The Supreme Court will consider his
case on It's merits.
Mrs. Shutc and Miss Zeiglcr. who
We're terribly burned by an explosion
OF gas in a vault in the capitol build
ing at Denver, are likely TO recover
from the effects OF their burns. To
| prevent recurrence OF the disaster no
gas will be used in the vaults here
after.
President JcfIery of the Rio Grandc
announces that his company VIII spend
Sl,5vO.UO In improvements before the
LIST Of September. One thousand freight
ears are to be bought and also ten new
locomotives. The narrow-gaugc line
to Alamosa Is 10 he changed TO stand
| ard gauge.
The retiring superintendent Of public
instruction has certified 10 the state
auditor the apportionment OF state
school funds for the six months just
closed. The total amount to bc dlstrib-
utcd i about Sii.Upb of which Arapa-
hoe county gets Sll,32l. The money is
derived from the sale and rentals OF
school lands. etc.
Articles OF Incorporation of the Du-
chesne Railway Company have been
filed at Salt Lake. The incorporators
are attorneys OF the Rio Grande West
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build a branch line from Cotton. on the
Rio Grnndc Western. into the asphalt
um fields OF the DuchcSne country. u
distance Of iifty-one miles. The capital
stock II SiG,,srI. and the road will un-
doubtedly be- II profitable feeder.
Information comes from an authori-
tntive source. says the Rocky Mountain
News, that the Westinghouse Electric
Company OF Plttsburg. one OF the mos,
powerful electric corporations In the
world. has secured control Of several
coal mines In the Marshall district. and
Will soon begin the erection OF n large
electrical power transmission plant on
the general lines II the institution now
In operation nj Canon City and supply
ing Cripple Creek with power.
Farmers nrc Jubilant over the out,
look for Irrigation during the coming
season. According to competent nu
tbori'i.s. the snow fall In the noun
fains Is the heaviest known for year
and the prospects are brighter thar
at any time since 1894. Reports from
all parts OF the mountains tell tn,
same story. The ravine. are filed will
snow. the snow fall In the parks ha.
been unusually heavy and ms the snow
AIRY, II is well packed down.
g. II. Eddy. president and general
manager OF the III raso \ Northwest
.rn Hallway. has wired from New
York To the contractors to proceed nj
once with the work Of preparing I,
grade the extension OF the main lin. OF
III. road from La Cuz To Saiado. neai
White Oaks, New Mexico. n dlstanc,
] Of ~ ~. "A.
extensive coal fields which were dis
covered about twelve years ago. Tn.
extension Is 10 be- completed 10y May
Both next.
Representative Shafroth made u
. strong speech In TIA" iious.' In opposi
iion To the proposition To abandon al
ih" assay offices In the mountain states
This WIS made In the Interest OF tn,
= Philadelphia and san Francisco mints
? II was proposed 10y Chairman Cannon
8 of the appropriation committc. an,
supported 10y Loud OF California. Mr.
Shafroth forcihly pointed out the dis
advantages Of the change and the lncl
OF economy In III. proposition. and wa,
z successful In defeating II.
Katie Greenwood. postmlsircss n
.oldh"ld. has been dcpos.d from oiiic.
= ana VI. ~ vincent pIHtru IN charge
I Inspector Frrlcricks Of the depart
q mont happened In the office Mondn
a morning and checked up the money or
n der drawer To Ind about S'ar missing
John Greenwood. husband Of the ap
y polntc.. has been In charge of the OF
= nee aud II accused OF having cinbcz
q zlcd funds, The United States mar
n shal was nj one. communicated with
/, and the officer sent down to arrest him
u 4 legal hitch has come In the nero
u iiaiions FOR the control OF til" Nicio
4 company. In ia" southern part OF tn
y state. by the Colorado n Southern
rond. III" negotiations towards tht
: end have been un for several month
: aud last week II WIS found innt possi
q lily III. road could not go Into III. bus
!. ness of coal mining nr even hold stoci
!, In u company doing such work. Tn
h matter has been placed In the hands -
/, ih. legal department of th. road wilt
a View OF formulating some plnl
whereby the deal win no, bc iruppc,
entirely.
u The shipments of coal from Wye
ming have Increased considerably mn,
III" coal mining Industry Of the stat
! has been fairly prosperous during tn
: year FOR all connected with II. Durln
I'll" year ended September 10. is.ss. III
: coal mined NJ the nineteen operation
n In the state under III" Jurisdiction a
q III" Inspector amounted TO 2sII.st