The state herald., 1899-08-11

fully disguised both as to person and
their horses. rode into some large focks
of sheep belonging to the Warren Live
Stock Company of Cheyenne, which
were being grazed along Two Mile
creek, about twenty-four miles from
Sterling. The men We're well armed
and shot and killed 100 sheep and bad
ly crippled twenty-five more. 1t 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.
Western railrOad managers say that
never before have SO few men been idle
on the lines in the west and that wages
are higher than for many years. The
Union Pacific and Burlington increas-
ed recently the size of their furniture,
grain and coal cars and arranged new
schedule with the orders of engineers.
firemen, conductors and brakemen. so
that they are earning more to-day per
mile and by the hour than ever before.
Nearly every road between the Rocky
mountains and the great lakes Is keep
ing It's men on the 20 all the time be-
cause of the big increase in business.
Wages are certainly much higher than
they havs been for years" said rail-
road man yesterday. Engineers are
now earning from S1S5 to $50 per
month. where they used to make S1TO
Flremen are making from Sl35 to S145
where they used to make Sl2j, and
all paid extra. Brakemen are also
making more money, and so are the
conductors. The clerical forces in
are also better paid and
the increase extends To every empluye
of the western roads. Section men who
used to be paid S1.1O for Il days work
now get Sl.35 per day" The tendency
of wages is said to he steadily on the
increase.
There Is gang OF moonshiners in
Colorado which is minus n complete
distiling apparatus. The still was cap
tured ON the west side of Spanish Peak.
about thirty-fivc miles from La Vcta
For about six weeks Collector Frank
Office has been working on the case.
and for ten days Deputy Collector j. q.
Allard and Special Gaugcr w. l.. Paint.
ar Of Omaha have been ranging the
about La Ncta In search of
the plant. They located ii in small
log cabin after three days scouting.
The cabin was hidden among the rocks
and underbrush and tall pine trees at
tln fnnt nf "a f.lin Mann nf IA m
sinners Were In or near the cabin at the
time of the capture. The officers say.
however. that they have located the
distillers and expect 10 arrest them.
The cabin contained nothing hut the
still and washtubs. No living or sleep
ing accommodations Were anywhere
visible about the place. For this rea-
son II is particularly difficult to csti-
mate the number of the gang. The
officers. however. are reasonably cer-
tain OF the guilt of three or four men.
The still was located 10y the amount of
white" whisky found in the railroad
camps of the workmcn who are engag-
ed In building the new road over La
Neta pass. Collector Howbcrt first
learned OF the presence of the white
whisky in the camp about six weeks
ago. Since then he has been In con
stnnt communication with officers In
that part of the country. and about
two weeks ago Allard and Painter
were detailed TO find the still They
got a definite clue about three days
ago. From that time until they found
the still they hunted for the moon
sinners day and night In the midst OF
n pouring rain. Allard and Painter
have telcgraphcd IIowbcrt that they
are almost assured OF catching the
men at once.
Professor Henry +. Osborn, In charge
Of the geological department of Co
lumbla University and CONNECTED with
the American Museum OF Natural His
tory In New York. arrived In this city
Yesterday. says the Denver Republi-
can. from the fossil fields NJ Aurora.
wyoming. Professor Osborn Is In
charge OF the work NJ that place which
Is being carried ON under the direction
of the American Museum OF Natural
History. This Is our eighth season at
the work" he said yesterday afternoon.
"and II has been our best. We have
discovered many valuable skeletons,
and n large quantity of miscellaneous
bones. We are In search chiefly OF
dlnosaur fossil remains. and the quar-.
rles In which We have been working
have proved rich In lust the specimens
that we sought. Two years ago we be-
gan work IN digging out u large skclc-
ION. which turned ont io be about half
complete. II WIS about seventy feet
long. This year We have completed
the excavation Of n skeleton which
lacks hut little of being absolutely per
feet. The head. Sonic OF the vertcbrne
OF the neck, and one or two bones OF
the fore limbs ARE missing, by compnr-
ison OF the femurs of both skeletons
"" have proved that the animals were
of the same size. We viii be able 10
combine both nni then VIII have n fos.
vi skeleton complete. except the hond
and seven OF the ycrtcbrnc. The most
recent discovery In our qunrrics WIS n
small head Of n dlnosaur. tnforiun-
ai"ly, II belongs 10 nm animal much |
smaller thnn those whose skeletons we
have lust found. The head IL interest. !
Ing. nn account Of It's extremely small
II N barely eighteen
inches long nnd foot Wide When
you remember that the body TO which
II belonged WIS iifiy feet long. Mt
least. and almost ns high. you get mn
ldcn of the snakc,llke smnllncss NJ the
bend. The problem that II presents l.
how lid the animal get lis food IN SUI
ncl"ni quantities 10 support such an
immense frnmct M animal that
lis food could possibly nourl.li
Itself with such n small mouth Tho
few teeth, nnd the unworn condition
Of them. prove that the nnlmnl did not