The silver lance., 1899-03-17

The Festival Of Mountain and Pla1n
will begin this year on September |4tn
to last six days.
Robbers broke into ST. Johns Catne-
dral at Denver and stole the coihihu"
Ion plate. They were captured.
As result of the smallpox epidemH
in Victor the schools, churches ana tnea-
ters have been ordered closed Dy the
mayor.
A trainload of passengers on tine
CHEYENNE & Northern were blOckaded
by snow forty-five miles north OF Cney-
enne for several days. Their fooo sup
ply ran very low.
The Legislature of Arizona has
passed a bill for the submission to
Congress of a plan to put in force III
Arizona the system of Initiative ana
referendum. Both parties favored the
bill.
The most stubborn senatorial contest
in the history of Nebraska endeo aD-
ruptly Tuesday night when Judge MOL
roe L. Hayward of Nebraska CITY was
nominated in the Republican caucus as
the successor William V. Allen. Popu-
list.
Governor Otero of New Mexico has
game laws in Dona Ana county, so that
general quail killing may be inaugur-
ated. The birds down in that county
have become so numerous as to endah-
ger the crops.
Governor Smith of Montana mas We
toed the bill passed by the late Leg,sia-
ture legalizing boxing contests. Huen
contests are absolutely forbidden py
ha lnxx in
the bill extending to smelters ana miiis
the right of eminent domain.
The Utah Legislature adjourned on
the 9th without having elected sue
cessor to Senator Cannon. The Repup-
licanssare jubilant over the fact that OH
account of party dissensions, the Leg
islature. overwhelmingly Democratic'
has failed to elect a United States sen
atOP.
The report Of the Denver post ofhce
for February. 1899. shows that the 10
tai business done amounted TO $Z9'.
47472. The business for February last
year amounted to S27 ,2S4S2. making
the increase for this year w, ls9.9o.
This revenue is derived entirely from
the stamp sales and box rents. over
2,OOO,OOO stamps were sold.
Western sheepmen have been at a
loss to know whether wool should be
classed as ranch or an agricultural
product. The Treasury Department at
Washington has lately ruled that wool
is an agricultural product and when II
is offered for storage by the producer IN
the regular course of trade. the ware
house receipt covering the same is not
subject to taxation under the war reve-
nue. act.
Thursday morning at Prior, coal
camp nine miles southeast OF Walsen-
burg, the little four-year-old son OF
Slav coal miner. named John Nezloia,
was burned to death. The mother ieft
the children locked in the house, ana
in her absence they set the house on
fire. Neighbors rescued the youngest
of the children. but could not save the
other on account of the smoke.
The postoffice at San Simon, Arizona,
was robbed the other night by Black
Jack and his band. who We're reported
to have been wiped out of Mexico last
year. Though San Simon is only
small cattle shipping station, Its post
office does a very heavy money order
business. A large amount or com was
taken. Several sheriffs' posses have
An urgent message was received at
Cheyenne Friday night from Sueper-
bound Cheyenne & Northwestern pas
senger train at Iron Mountain, stat
ing that provisions were again run
ming low, and asking that relief train
be sent out. A snOwplow ana train
with provisions was sent at once.
This is the second relief train sent out.
te, in, ltn drifts fWantv
miles from here.
In Utah sheep men report the feed
very short on the range. A prominent
flock k-master has made preparations to
feed his range sheep as they were los
ing flesh daily. Sheepmen generally re-
port the feed shorter on the range than
it has been for years at this season, and
should the winter be prolonged, feed
ing may become quite general. There
NAV be loss to fiocks in the desert II
the month of March should prove
stormy.
Gray wolves in large numbers have
made their appearance twelve miles
north of Fort Collins and are supposed
TO have drifted down from Wyoming
i'm the track of the recent storm. Mr..
Brindle. who has charge Of lot of
colts on the Cradle place for the War
ren Live Stock Company, reports that
the wolves have killed on an average
of one colt each night for the past
two weeks. Their loss to date amounts
to fifteen head.
Five Italians have been arrested at
Lake City, charged with the attempted
murder OF Miss Kitty Lawrence, an en-
ploye of the Ute and Ulay mines. With
the apparent intention of killing Miss
Lawrence, stick of giant powder was
exploded last night outside the bedroom
in which she was sleeping The wall
of the room was shattered, but Miss
Lawrence escaped with only a cash on
the wrist, made by fragment Of glass
from the window.
The War Department has made an