The Springfield herald., 1899-03-10

| sic, one OF ne Quest eiliplpses, nus p'NH
discharged and his co-laborers claim 1t
was because of his connection with the
Conductors Brotherhood. He was also
chairman of the grievance committee
| and prior to that time was general
| chairman of all the boards on the Union
| Pacific before the Colorado Il Southern
was organized from part of that line.
| A natural oil well exists near Steam
boat Springs. The oil spring, as it is
called. is located in a gulch in the
coal regions and large quantities of
crude petroleum are constantly isSu-
ing from the earth and flowing away
down the little gulch much as water
would do. only that the earth absorbs
the oil before 1t flows far. The stuff
is about the consistency of heavy ma
chine OIL and is used by ranchmcn
adjacent for lubricating wagons and
other farm machinery, where 1t gives
excellent results. The oil has Il great
reputation rs Il wonderful remedial
agent in curing sore shoulders or 9th
| or bruises or cuts In horses and other
animals. People send great distances,
in some eases from other states, for
bottles of it TO use in the stable.
After contest unrivnllcd in bitter
! ness even by the recent senatorial
fight, the Montana Legislature has
passed over the veto of Governor Smith
House Bill No. 132. which is designed
| to promote the consolidation of the cop
| per and smelling interests of the state.
The bill was advocated by the largest
corporation lobby ever assembled in the
third house of Il Montana Legislature.
| The bill provides that two thirds of
the stockholders of corporation may
| give notice of n meeting by letter. and
| at that meeting may dispose of the en-
| tire stock of the corporation, including
| the stock held by the minority without
| the consent of the minority. Governor
Smith. in his veto message to-day, de
/ clarcd that the bill was the most
/ iniQuitous measure ever proposed in
/ western state. and that the strong in
/ tlucuccS in its favor were due To the de
Sircs OF the Smcltcr combine and the
/ Standard oil magnItrS To carry out
/ their plan TO form She most gigantic
trust In the history Of the country.
Game Commissioner Swan has re-
/ ccivcd letter from w. Il. Wilcox,
/ game warden in the northwestern
/ part OF Colorado. who writes that tie
I situation is critical and that unless
I the weather mOlCvatvS the number of
Z elk on the range viii IL hardly large
[ enough 10 attract an eastern hunter 10
I Colorado. even though iOS Legislature
I should decide upon = short open sea-
son upon this class of game. He
I states that the SNOW i over three feet
deep on a level Throughout Ruutt and
Rio Rlauco counties only the jut-
Z ting ridges and puOmOaioviCS are clear
Of the white coating. Thus the elk
] dud ii practically impossible 10
browse. for the shrubs upon which
they feed do not flourish upon the
ridges and mountain tops. They are
Swarming in Immense hands into the
I valley close 10 Steamboat Springs, hut
even thcrc they iind little relief. for
the snow is aS deep in the valley rs in
the sulchrS Of the mountains An at
tempt viii he made 10 spread ont Il
few tons Of hay, in the hope that the
animals may he saved from starvation.
wlliam Wayne Belvin was arrested
saturday nigh, nj the Waldorf-Asto-
ia hotel, on the charge that he was
unable 10 lay board hill Of Sl+3
which he owed the hotel. He told
Magistrate Meade that his arrest was
the result ~ = conspiracy. He said
IhSi he was able 10 ray. and asked TO
Nn pauolc,i. hUt The magistrate held
him in $500 hall for examination.
Though The charge against RclVin is
violation 81 the hotel law the real rea-
sen for his arnr>r WAS that David II.
MOGat. the Nvell-kunwD Denver mil
li0NSiUC. a -pr>1 Cf 1hr hotel. had com
Qlainei that Kelvin had threatened to
Sil HIM Kelvin declares that Mr..
MoSag owes him a large sum Of
money. and that when h, requested
szsyn1caf he was arrested on the
charge. which he Say> was trumped
np for the purpose OF getting rid Of
him. ~ q time when lie could not oh
t5sa ready money 1o free himself
ESelV5u i well snown a> a promoter
IN WAl street. and for years has been
. familiar 1icuro iu The hotels Of the
c5Ig- Eolv5n'> nill against Mofrat Is
.laS5d On s. claim for commission on the
sale u the N5cfoT mine When ar
TalGne5 SslVln,> nin was paid by Il
friend and he was discharged.
Twelve Uui-n miners Of Vulcan are
7otSf'6 ia lha county jain in GunniSon.
Cu6u- -1 Iha cnolutSS aud nerve OF
>1J1 I WHEY. The sheriff. THURSDAY
night called mp Sieve sullivan. pres,
dem GO -lt Aultau II aCS>' Union. amd
Informed him 1ha1 De would he on, m
11e -ao;ElIIc to arTcSi thC rjnElcadcyS
ct tSf h,c >I15Sr and Jha; th, alloEcl
l1wltsSufs>> iu Nuisan mus, cCaS,> Fri
lay morning 1Eo sheriff >;artUi C0y Nul-
r5l slime When De- aTgIvCi 81. ihr mine
lis uEs Sr1r7Gu1ca 2ry abe n'lUsr>. The
T-i,n MINERS la6 called n ;NC armed
sTIic'as -NIHg have ns.rU stationed watch
lnc sv5rr roRd ao5 trash lca0Ins into
lhr cnTlFl, and ulHr,y o! The WCD had
lIi5 H>iic -her arms lIy tNi> action
5sGul-is.-;il1.I,c rliai 1hc officer NlN uoiN-
-c IN fssl-. some ItrusI> VCC-f, sus,NN
rH hrl1 -ha >shsr'1. luI 1hc aHUraoa ~
ll,c officers 0t 1lIc uaitn Was fJlJ SN,'g.
= N5isT rHniH 81 speech 90 1lo u'cn m
which he >fid hs llnd warrants 15g lhc
H,-Fs>s lf lhH raucicHacr> OF rae strike
and llu1 he T1Tg'1sr1 30 scToCc snent l4r
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