The Monte Vista journal., 1899-10-14

g" pOstuAHtef II Cripple creek on inc
recommendation Of Senator Wolcott.
The body Of Charlie volker. who was
accidentally drowned In Sloan's lake,
near Cheyenne, has been recovered.
The bod carriers at Victor have
struck for higher wages. They have
been getting IS and $3.50 per day Of
eight hours.
Ex-United States Senator John J. In
gals spent several hours in Albu-
querque last night. He is in very
poor health, being scarcely able to
speak above IA whisper. He Is on his
way to Las Cruces In search OF relief.
Longmont inaugurated n new festi-
val on the 5th-Pumpkin Pie Day. Five
thousand old-fnshioncd New England
pies are reported TO have disappeared
within short space Of time, besides
gallons of cider. 4 great crowd Wis.
tied the town.
Lleweilyn and Grccnway of Las
Cruces, have located $1,000 acres OF
soda placer mines In the vicinity OF
White Sands. near the Dona Ana-Ot
county lines. The location Is on pro-
posed branch line OF the Santa Fe rail-
road from Las Cruces 10 Tularosa.
An appropriation OF $1,000 was
made by the last Congress TO Increase
the efficiency Of the school service at
Fort Lewis. Colorado. The money will
probably be used In the purchasing Of
school supplies and hiring more teach
crs. No additions to the school will be
made, rs the appropriation is insufii-
Client.
Norman Newman. an outlaw and fu-
gtive from justice from Greer county.
Oklahoma. was shot and killed at Cox's
ranch, at San Augustin. New Mexico,
by Jose Espalin, deputy sheriff.
Newman in November OF ls.,s murder
ed and robbed his partner. He was
arrested and kept in Jail until July /
last, ut which time he escaped.
Senator Wheeler. who for nearly
twenty years has published the Daily
and Weekly Times NJ Aspen. has
leased the paper and plant for one
year TO A. :. Thompson and W. IL.
Breach, secretary and stock.holder. re-
spectively. In the Times Publishing
| Company. Senator Wheeler will spend
n portion OF his time In the Cripple
Creek district. where he has recently
become Interested In some promising
gold properties.
The work of rebuilding the business
section of Victor. consumed by the
| fire OF Aug. 81. continues. Many hand
some structures nrc springing up. nnd
In several eases the walls have beei
completed. Pressed brick is beinl
used almost exclusively. The street,
nre being graded and In n few
months the business sections In poin
OF beauty and volume OF bushes,
transacted will compare favorabl,
with many larger cities Of the state
Hundreds OF men nre mt work.
The case of the Territory versus WI
linn ii. McGinnis, the train robbcr. oi
trial all this week for the killing o
Sheriff Edward Farr Of walsenburg
came to close Mt Ration Saturday Tn,
judge Instructed the Jury mt = O'Clock
and mt . o'clock the Jury retired. Tn,
jury ut 1910 brought In n verdict o
guilty Of murder In the second degree
Counsel for defendant entered n gen
eral exception to the Judges charge I,
the Jury and especially to the spscia
charges suggested by counsel for tn
stntc.
Freight rates between the AtlnntI
coast and Denver will In advanced #
all the clnssificntions ON the 18th Of III
/ HTthAuI IlpHVu. Ht Sp-Nllitu ~
will be advanced to 2:.3 and lowe
clnssificntions Will be raised according
ly. The return Of the old tarin is du
. to the decision OF the Federal Court Il
the boycott ease OF the Kansas Cit,
Pi.tsburg 4 Gulf railway. The cour
ordered the I'ittsburg X Gulf TO r,
] turn To the old schedule existing befor
{ the fight. and tn. long lines immed
, ntcly took advantage OF the opportuu
ity To restore the former Basis.
The arrest OF Theodore Craig. n shift
boss Mt the Ibcx mine. Icadvillc, n
!, vcalc,i u plot having for Its object III
, stealing OF u quantity Of valuable or,
Not long ago the lisx opened n yer
D rich pocket OF ore carrying nearly I.U,
ounces In gold To the ton. A consid
erabic amount Of this was taken ou
= hut acting under Instructions from III
4. foreman II was not placed In sacks.
4, few days ago u sack was found net,
= the pile OF rich mineral which lat.
disappeared. Suspicion fastened q
, Craig and to-day his hous. wa
o searched. resulting In the discovery Of
y sackfui of ore valued mt about xi.Os
Captain q. n. Boynton. III. rIob
Y troiior now making walk from Ne,
. York TO san Francisco AMI back In
year. without cash or tl'-sping In
6 bed. to-day broke the walking rccor
, for III. round trip M Fixes Pea
over the cog railway. The former ~,
ori. held by nm Italian musician. wa
!, hours nnd 10 minutes. Isoypfo
. made the trip Ia 1St, his time for IN
\ descent being l:t0. or about ten mil
4 u'-s longer than the railway con
b pany's schedule time. Til. round trl
. l. nearly eighteen miles In distance. q
which there Is fvc miles OF - per cen
grade. Boynton .nid l,c would not q
II again for fio.0O
i, II IL announced That Nichnrd Asi
y worth Of Otto. Wyoming. win cont~.
the VIII Of his late son. Richard Asl
. worth. Jr. Th. will gave n few leg,
, cic- to several persons In this pnrt q
q Wyoming AMI In Montnna and the hui
Of tho protsrty. nbout x'N.OD. wu
will,.d 10 Jack frnIcr Of billings, Mot
"A tnnn. Mr.. Ashworth claims TINT n
, various times he advanced money I
the support ~ the estate. 10 III
, amount of fi0.HO. nnd TINT the proi
i rriy should hnvr been wilissi 10 hii
o In payment Of the debt. The is-uc,
n cinric. OF the win nrr going To make
|. hnrd night TO keep II intact, and IN
" contest. from n legal standpoint, wi
hr M rxc~rsiinxiy Interesting one.
jack Edwards. the noted sheen owt
4 r.. was arrrstrd at Rock sprinru on
. complaint sworn out by u. T.. Snow
/. sscrctAry Of tive Wyoming tponrvi a