The silver star., 1899-03-16
NEWS FROM THE
WESTERN REGION.

The Festival Of Mountain and fiain
VIII begin this year on September Sstn
20 last six days
Robbers broke into ST. Johns Cathe-
irai at Denver and stole the commun-
Jon plate. They were captured
As a result OF The smallpox epidemH
in Victor the schools. churches ana inca
tiers have been ordered closed py tne
mayor.
A trainload OF passengers on tne
Cheyenne & Northern were biockaueu
by snow forty-five miles north of Chey-
eune for several days. Their food sup
ply ran very low.
The Legislature of Arizona has
passed bill for the submission TO
Congress OF a plan to put in force III
Arizona the system of initiative and
referendum. Both parties favored the
bill.
The most stubborn senatorial confess
in the history of Nebraska ended ao'
rupily Tuesday night when Judge MOI
roe l. Hayward of Nebraska City was
Nominated in the Republican caucus as
the successof William V. Allen. Popu'
list.
Governor Ofero Of New Mexico has
issued proclamation suspending tne
game laws in Dona Ana county, 50 tha'
general quail killing may he inaugur'
ared. The birds down in that county
have become so numerous as 10 endan
ger the crops.
Governor Smith of Montana has We
toed the hill passed by the late Le2lsli'
ture le-alizins boxin. contests suen
contests are absolutely forbidden py
the law in force. The governor signed
the bill extending TO srnelters and mills
the right OF eminent domain.
The Utah Legislature adjourned on
the eth without having elected sue
ceSsor TO Senator Cannon. The Repub
licans are iubilant over the fact that on
account OF party dissensions. the Leg
i-lature. overwhelmingly Democratic
has failed to elect United States sen
ator
The report Of the Denver post office
for February. 1899. shows that the to-
tai business done amounted TO SO,
41i12. The business for February las'
year amounted to 2I.2s4.s2. making
the increase for this year S2-1s9-0
This revenue is derived entirely from
the stamp sales and box rents. over
100000 stamps We're sold
Western sheepmen have been at .
loss to know whether wool Should bs
classed as ranch or an agricultura
product. The Treasury Department n
Washington has lately ruled that WOO
is an agricultural product and when i
is offered for siorag ge by the producer II
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 Vezlola
was burned to death. The mother lef'
the children locked in the house. ant
in her absence they set the house OF
fire Neighbors rescued the youngest
OF the children. but could not save III,
other on account OF the smoke.
The postofiicc at San Simon. Arizona
was robbed the other night by Blacl
Jack and his band. who We're reported
to have been wiped out of Mexico las
year. Though San Simon Is only 6
small cattle shipping station. Its post
office does very heavy money ordei
business. A large amount of coin wa
taken. Several sheriffs' posses have
been started In pursuit of the thieves
An urgent message was received n
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 trail
be sent out. 4 snowplow and trail
with provisions was sent AT once
This is the second relief train sent out
The first one Is In the drifts twent,
miles from here.
In Utah sheep men report the feet
very short on the range. A prominen
fiock-mastcr has made preparations 4
feed his range sheep ms they were los
ing flesh daily. Sheepmen generally re
port the feed shorter on the range thai
II has been for years at this season. an'
should the winter he prolonged. feed
ing may become quite general. Their
may be loss to fiocks In the desert I
the month OF March should prov,
stormy.
noiN'r huihbtIs
made their appearance twelve mile
north OF Fort Collins and are suppose,
to have drlfted down from wyomin,
In the track OF the recent storm. Mr
Brindle. who has charge OF lot o
colts on the Cradle place for the War
rcn Live Stock Company. reports thu
the wolves have killed on an averag,
OF one colt each night for the pas
two weeks. Their loss to date amount
TO fifteen head.
Five Italians have been arrested N
Lake City. charged with the nttempte,
murder of Miss Kitty Lawrence. nm cm
ploye Of the Ute and Ulay mines. Wit
the apparent intention OF killing Mis-
Lawrence. n stick Of giant powder wn
exploded Inst night outside the bedroom
In which she was sleeping. The wal
Of the room wns shattered, but Mis-
Lawrence escaped with only cash o.
the wrist. made by fragment OF gins
from the window.
The War Department hns madc nj
announcement OF the npportlonment q