La Junta tribune., 1899-04-01

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The western roads have definitely
decided TO abolish the feeding in tran
sit rates which have been granted 10
stock men for the last several years.
The date has not b,nn definitely decid-
ed. though 1t viii probably be May
, ooth. The Kansas roads cannot change
the rate much sooner than that. as the
state law requires sixty days notice
OF changes II ~ the expressed npin-
ion that all reads Will make the change
ut the same date 10 avoid confusion.
! The stock men in the western range
country have made "a vigorous but in
eff fcctUal fight to retain the rate. as IL
has been OF immense benefit 10 them
The reason i;ivcn by the railroads IL
that the PRIV iiege has been abused by
stock men selling the cattle and bill OF
ladinE nfte: they have been unloaded
and placed In the feed yards, and also
that the corn consumed deprives The
roads OF just that much freight
The Supreme Court at Denver heard
arguments Thursday upon the injunc-
ton sought 10 be secured against the
governor TO restrain him from making
the appolntsmenis. Judge j. C. Helm
and Attorney VI. +. Taylor appeared
for the petitioners and took up most
Of the DAY. Mr., Montgomery and Cal
win j.. Reed, assistant attorney geuer-
al. appeared in opposition, but the gov
{ .rnor was not represented. Mr.. Mont
somery appeared but n few moments
| In behalf OF Teller county. and Slr.
/ Reed ms Il friend of the court. The ls.-
iitioners assert that The bill Is uncoa-
| sttntional. because the question OF
county division was not submitted 10
n vote OF the people. The main contau-
| 'ion was as TO the right of the rclrt
| to Restrain the executive. the latter t~H-
/ ing the representative OF a STATE de-
pariment coordinate with that OF ..ie
judiciary.
! VIII G. Shepard, Jr.. n Denver ne US
/ paper man. Is likely to lind himse-G a
| national celebrity. Last summer w a.sn
/ the government agents were in Den
ver buying cavalry horses for the use
/ Of the army In the war with SIrTin.
/ there was n great deal Of discomfort
| over the rcjections of animals by the
/ inspectors. Ugly stories We're cur INT
| that there We're other considerations
| than the merit of the horses involved
/ in the decisions Of the officers In charge
/ Of the selections. ON January Bird the
Denver Times printed an article Civ
| Ing specific charges OF crookedness and
quoting assertions that the agents %
| the army had rejected horses one day
ana accepted them the next, after they
had come into the hands of certain fay-
. orcd parties, and had been sugar
coated" The charges were brought tn
the attention OF the War Department,
and Colonel Hathaway of the Commis-
sary Department was sent out 10 in
vcstignte. He learned that VIII C.
Shepherd WAS the reporter responsible
fh,. 81 l,l I'm 81
soon ms he arrived in Denver to get
| the nmmes OF Mr.. Shepherds inform
ants. This Information Shepherd re-
fuses to give and he will probably be
hauled mp before the court and ordered
to testify. He says he will go TO jail
first.
A Leadvillc dispatch says; Now that
the two miners are safe above ground.
the rescuers speak with almost bated
breath OF the dangers that mpnaced
the men above and below the ground.
While Rcuss and Frey were prisoners.
n roscatc picture WAS presented to
them and their friends. but now that
| II is all over, some of the true condi-
tions have become known. From the
time that the ground gave way in the
main shaft. two weeks ago. every per
son employed In the rescue staked his
life on the merest casualty. II was
never known what moment the shaft
ground would give away, and all the
workers would be dashed to the bot
| tom of the shaft The least dEsplaee-
ment would have cut of all cumrnunI-
cation with the Two men, and they
would have slowly starved To death.
There was danger not only to those
working In the rescue shaft. but also
to those that worked In the starr
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of dirt throughout the time that the
men were pushing forward. In fact.
nil the rescuers We're working in
treacherous ground. and they knew it.
To- morrow morning the cleaning out
of the old Bon Air shaft where the !
cave occurred will be continued. and
as rapidly ms possible the dirt and rock
win he raised to the surface. aud the
old shaft placed In condition to con-
tinue the important operations upon
this property being conducted By the
Leadyille pumping Association.
A dispatch TO the Denver Republican
from Lake City says: II leaked out TO-
day that the military board of inquiry
would report to Governor ThomaS that
the calling of troops TO Lake City was
without warrant. censurine Sheriff
Deck in strong terms and pointing out
that the commissioners are not entirely
blameless In the matter. the. evidence
going to show that they had in a
measure interfered with the sheriff In
the performance OF his duties The
report will also show. 1t Is said that
the Italians were more sinned against
, than SHINING, they having been led into
the trouble by few American miners
who had had trouble with the Ute and
Ulay and Hidden Treasure Companies.
1t will also state that II ls the belief OF
the board that the Italians are not re-
sponsible for stealing state arms and
ammunition. II Is asserted that Sher-
III Deck will surely be removed from
office and that there Is strong probabil.
ity that the county commissioners will
meet a like fate ut the hands Of Gov