The silver lance., 1899-04-21

| rates.
| A trainload of grading machinery ar
rived in Wyoming from Nebraska a
few days ago. The outfit will be used
, in the extensive work which is to be
undertaken along the line Of the Union
Pacific in Wyoming. 1t is estimated
| by employment agents that 1000 labor
ers will be required in Wyoming rail
road construction this year. although
one would naturally imagine that the
| protracted snow storms in the noun
tains would throw many idle men on
the market said a Denver employ
ment agent. "tne impression is wrong.
We are crowded with orders for men
which we are unable to fill and never
in the history of the city has the de-
mand been more pressing than at the
present time. If had 800 men l could
give every one of them railroad pass
to some point in the mountain region
where labor Is demanded"
The annual meeting of the Utah
Wool Growers Association was held at
| Salt Lake on the 9th and was well at
tended. During the afternoon session
there was an extended discussion on
the proposition of the railroad COM
panies of the Transmissouri Freight
Association to abolish the feed-in-
transit rates on live stock. Resolutions
were adopted protesting against the or
der recently issued abolishing the priv
ilege May 25th. and the association
announced that 1t would stand by the
line t at succeeded in breaking this
agreement. to the extent of throwing
the bulk of its shipments to such road
Local railroad lines are standing with
the stockmen in their effort to prevent
the withdrawal of this rate next month,
and it is said that its withdrawal prac
tically means an advance in all live
stock from S15 to SO per car.
Engineer William G. Taylor was
crushed to death by the Denver & Rio
Grande engine No. 700 in wreck one
and one-quarter miles west of Texas
Creek last Friday. The accident oc-
CURED at n point where a gang of sec
ton hands was at work repairing
broken rail. Rounding the curve at
Texas Creek the train was moving at
speed of about twenty miles per
hour, according to the statement of
Frank Jewell and the first danger sig
nal noticed by the crew was when
within short distance of the wreck.
Engineer Taylor reversed his engine
and put on the air brakes. but too late
to prevent the terrible scene that fol
lowed. The 10S-ton locomotive left the
track and tumbled down an embank-
ment into the Arkansas river. twenty
five feet below. carrying with it En-
gineer Taylor, whose death was instan-
taneous.
A man from Brighton. near Denver,
came to town the other day with a load
of horseradish which he sold to a pick
ling concern at 3 cents n pound. and
there was over a ton in the jag. This
ought to pay well enough for n side
crop. The best way to grow horserad-
ish is from the little roots four or five
inches in length. and not from the
crowns. These small roots will pro-
duce good radish fit for use in one sea-
sons growth. Plant the set small end
down, where the slanting cut is and so
that the cut will be two inches under
the soil. 1t can remain in the ground
until late in the autumn and be pitted.
or portion can remain in the ground
until spring. If planted for family
use only. dozen roots will give all
that will be needed for a lifetime. for
1t constantly increases. and the dan
ger is that ii will spread too fast and
became troublesome. 1t is best.
therefore. to plant it in some corner of
the garden where it can grow without
injuring anything.
The removal of United States troops
from camp Pilot Buttcs at Rock
Springs, Wyoming. causes considerable
apprehension among citizens of that
place. The troops We're stationed here
in accordance with an agreement with
the Chinese government. following the
Chinese massacre of 1885,. for the pro-
lection of the Chinese miners employed
in the mines here. There are more
than two hundred Chinese miners and
laborers employed In the mines here,
for whom there is no love shown by
the other nationalities employed. The
presence of troops has prevented any
serious demonstrations against the
Chinks. although scarcely day passed
without one or more of them having
their cues clipped off or getting a beat
ing. 1t is feared that. under the in
fiuence of drink. a raid may be started
against the Chinese quarter. which
without the restraining influence of the
troops may be a serious affair. Efforts
are being made to have the War De
partment replace the detachment of
troops recently removed with others.
G. p. Hoyt, the newly appointed war
den of the Colorado penitentiary, says:
"As the Legislature has given the
state penitentiary only $145.OOO, which
is 100000 less than is necessary to op-
crate that institution for the next two
years. it will be necessary for me to
put the prisoners to work. There are
about 600 convicts at the penitentiary,
and they must be self-supporting In
my opinion it is absolutely cruel to
keep prisoners in idleness. They should
be made self-supporting. and be put
to work at something that will bring
in a revenue. There are many indus
tries these men can engage IN without
competing with any private enter
prises. l would rather take care of
1900 prisoners who are working than