The silver lance., 1899-08-18


iii the state can provide the necessary
money to pay its $4,000 appropria-
ton for the biennial period. The mon
ey is borrowed on certificates or in
debtedness. The regents of the uni
yersity and President Baker at the
state capitol yesterday made public
resolution upon which it bases its hopes
of reopening. The regents called upon
Governor Thomas who, when he heard
of their action, warmly indorsed it and
said he was only sorry that the asses
sors had not increased valuations suf
ficient to extricate the state from its
financial difficulties.
A dispatch from Leadville says: The
Arkansas Valley smelter and the BIZ
metallic smelter are running as usual
with a full force of men and no trou-
BILE of any kind is anticipated here.
The men are perfectly satisfied with
the scale paid in Leadville 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 a few
days ago would be strictly adhered to
and they will be given one hour to
leave town. Repair work is alEeady un-
der way at the Union smelter and this
will be the next plant to blow in, al
though it 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 400 university
students and 300 preparation pupils. 1t
graduated in June fifty from the uni
versity and thfrty-seven from the pre-
paratory. The alumni of the university
now number 1875 and Of the prepara-
tory school 2S7. Among the noteworthy
events of the past year were revision
OF the requirements for admission,
shortening by one year the entire pc
ried required for obtaining both n col
lege degree and a 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 last four horsemen, 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 twentyfour miles from
Sterling. The men We're well armed
and shot and killed $50 sheep and bad
ly crippled twenty-five more. 1t is re-
ported also that two sheep herders
We're badly beaten, but this cannot be
verified. Logan county authorities are
hard at work and hope to bring the
perpetrators to justice. The trouble
has been brewing for some time and
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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 Off
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-
listments for the regiment and officers
in the field in Utah also report success
The Santa Fe office is sending many
man was ordered to proceed to Coralis,
New Mexico, and open a second sub
station in New Mexico. 1t is in Colo
RADIO, however, where the bulk of the
enlistments for the Thirty-fourth are
being made. "The success in recruit
ing the regiment is highly satisfac-
tory" says Lieutenant Ryan, in charge
of the station, for the regiment is to
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 a 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 credit to the army. The regiment
will be one to be proud of when it is
, complete
There is a gang of moonshiners in
Colorado which is minus a complete
distiling apparatus. The still was cap
tured on the west side of Spanish Peak
about thirty-five miles from La Neta
For about six weeks Collector Frank
w. Howbert of the internal revenue
office has been working on the case
and for ten days Deputy Collector J. G.
Allard and Special Gauger W. L. Paint
er of Omaha have been ranging the
mountains about La Veta in search of
the plant. They located it in a small
log cabin after three days scouting.
The cabin was hidden among the rocks
and underbrush and tall pine trees at
| the foot of cliff. None of the moon
! sinners We're in or near the cabin at the
time of the capture. The officers say,
! however, that they have located the
distillers and expect to arrest them.
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4 still and washtubs. No living or sleep
ing Accommodation were anywhere
visible about the place. For this rea-
] son il is particularlY difficult to esti.