The silver star., 1899-08-11


money to pay its $4,000 apprcpria-
ton for the biennial period. The mon
ey h borrowed on certificates OF In
debtedness. The regents of the uni
versity and President Baker at the
/. state capitol yesterday maze public n
resolution upon which IL bases It's hopes
of reopening. The regents called upon
Governor Thomas who, when he heard
OF their action warmly Endorsed il and
said he was only sorry that the asses
sors had not increased valuations suf-
ficient to extricate the state from lis
financial difficulties.
A dispatch from Leadville says: The
Arkansas Valley smelter and the BIZ
metallic smelter are running as usual
with q full force of men and no trou-
BILE of any kind Is anticipated here
The men are perfectly satisfied with
TIE scale paid in Leadyille and appli-
cations for work still continue to come
In. The citizens committee announced
again to-day that they would allow no
outside Interference. and should any
agitators from Denver or Pueblo be
found here. the rule adopted n few
days ago would be strictly adhered TO
and they will be given one hour TO
leave town Repair work is already un-
der way at the Union smelter and this
will be the next plan; TO blow in. al
though 1t will be some time yet before
1t is in running shape.
. The University of Colorado will be
conducted during the coming year with
the vigorous policy which has charac-
terized Its work In the past. Last year
the university enrolled 100 university
students and 300 preparatory pupils. II
graduated in June fifty from the uni
versity and thirty-seven from the pre-
paratory- The alumni of the university
now number 800 and of the prepare
tory school 2SI. Among the noteworthy
events OF the past year We're revision
or the requirements for admission.
shortening by one year the entire pc
Rod required for obtaining both col
lege degree and n degree in law or
medicine. opening hospital and estab-
fishing clinics in connection with The
medical school. Next year the full four
years medical course will be given.
Northeastern Colorado is the scene
of war between sheep and cattle
men. Monday las, four horsemc:i. care
fully disguised both as to person and
their horses. rode into some large fiocks
OF sheep belonging to the Warren Live
Stock Company OF Cheyenne. which
Were being graZed along Two Mile
creek. about twenfy-four miles from
Sterling. The men We're well armed
and shot and killed 100 sheep and bad
ly crippled twenty-five more. II Is re
ported also that two sheep herders
were badly beaten. but this cannot be
verified. Logan county authorities are
hard ut work and hope to bring the
perpetrators to justice. The trouble
has been brewing for some time and
results from an inability to satisfactor-
lily divide the open range. There is no
question that the small ranchmen are
banded together to save the open range
FOR their small herds Of cattle.
The Thirty-fourth regiment will be
fully recruited within three weeks and
every one of the men will be In quar-
ters at Fort Logan. The Thirty fourth
Is recruited from the states of Colo
RADIO. South Dakota. Wyoming. Utah
and New Mexico. Sub-stations are be-
ing established in all these states un-
der the direction OF regular army ofIi-
GERS. South Dakota Is under the direct
charge Of the army headquarters at st.
Paul. The officer in charge OF the sub
station at Salt Lake reports many en-
In the field in Utah also report success.
The Santa Fe office is sending many
men and yesterday Lieutenant Cole
man was ordered to proceed to Coralis.
New Mexico. and open n second sub
station in New Mexico 1t Is in Colo
RADIO. however. where the bulk OF the
cnlistmcnts for the Thirty-fourth are
being made. "The success I'm recruit.
Ing the regiment Is highly satisfnc-
tory" says Lieutenant Ryan. In charge
OF the station. for the regiment Is 10
be recruited from Western states which
are not as thickly populated as are the
Middle and Eastern states or Northern,
Then. again. the towns are much small
Ter. but there seems to be desire upon
the part OF many to Join the army and
we are having no trouble whatever In
securing men. The recruits are fine
specimens OF physical manhood and
are n credit to the army. The regiment
Will he one to he proud OF when 1t Ia
complete"
There Is n gang OF moonshincrs In
Colorado which IL minus n complete
dlstllIng apparatus. The still wns cap
tured ON the west side OF Spanish Peak.
about thirty-flvc miles from In veta.
For about six weeks Collector Frank
w. Howbcrt of the internal revenue
Office Inns been working on the case.
md for ten days Deputy Collector J. q.
Allard and Special Gauger W. l.. Paint.
CT OF Omaha have been ranging the
mountains about In vetn In search Of
the plant. They located II In n small
log cabin after three days scouting.
The cabin was hidden among the rocks
and underbrush and tall pine trees nj
the foot OF n cliff. None OF the moon.
sinners were In or near the cabin NJ the
time Of the capture. The officers say,
however. that they have located the
dlstlllers and expect TO arrest them.
The cabin contained nothing but the
still and wnshtmbs. No living or sleep.
ing accommodations were anywhere
visible about the place. For this rea.
son II " particularly difficult TO esti.
mate the number OF the gang. The
officers. however. nre REASONABLY Ger.
tain Of the guilt 0f three or four men.
The still was locntetl by tho amount Of
"whItc" whisky found In the railroad
camps of the workmcn who arr cngng.
ed In building the new .rond over La
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