Gilpin observer., 1899-07-27

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| Stephen NJ. Easton of Santa Fe has
been granted pension of $25 month
by the United States government. He
| was a Rough Rider from Abiquiu,
small place near here. While before
| Santiago shell from Cervera's fleet
exploded n few feet from him and the
power of the explosion lifted him sixty
feet in the air. He was picked up for
dead, but revived and it was found
that he had lost all his faculties. He
has regained his power of speech and
sight, however, but remains completely
deaf, his ear drums having been burst
| by the explosion.
The strike in the Baldwin mines be-
longing to the Citizens Coal Company,
was settled last Monday night after
one evening in executive session by the
| State Board of Arbitration. 1t was set->
| tied by the men going back to work at
| exactly the old rates, 65 cents per ton
of forked coal. The strike has been Oh
ever since last May, the company not
having mined any coal, nor have the
men done days work since that time.
The original cause seems to have been
that the miners thought the Citizens
Company was playing into the hands
of the Colorado Fuel and Iron Com
pany.
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weddings, and 1t is proposed by the
Cheyenne Frontier Day committee this
year to reproduce one of the early
public weddings. A voting contest Is
now going on for bridesmaids, and it
Is expected to have sixty of the hand
soonest young ladies in Wyoming and
Colorado selected. The wedding will
be followed by a grand old time ball.
to which all are cordially invited. The
/ Will ha hrtI 1t-l 0h fnh
the bridesmaids and attendants, with
friends from all parts of the country,
will present one of the gayest old
time wedding balls seen for many
| years.
General Land Commissioner Her
mann has instructed w. r. S. May,
forestry superintendent at Denver, to
permit sheep grazing in open spaces
on the Uintah forest reserve conces-
sion. This action was due to the united
efforts of the sheep graZers. who have
long been after the general land COM
missioner for this privilege. The open
ing of the Uintah reservation is in the
nature Of an experiment, and If it
proves successful. all forest reserves
will next year be thrown open. The re-
serve will remain open two months
each year, and sheep grazing will be
restricted to the open spaces.
The mines of the Diamond Coal and
Coke Company at Diamondville, Wyo-
ming, have been idle for three days.
The drivers Of the company struck.
resulting in over 600 men being
thrown out Of employment The cause
or the strike is said to be the action
OF the company in dissharging dri-
yer In the mine who carelessly allowed
valuable horse to be injured SO that
1t had to be shot The Miners Union
held n meeting and asked for an in
vestigation, which was granted by the
company 1t is generally conceded
that the matter of wages Is not in
volyed and that the miners will all
return to work soon.
The town of Vulcan suffered a heavy
financial loss by fire shortly after mid
night Friday, but sadder still is the loss
OF two young boys, the two eldest sons
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Dolan. The fire
started In the upper story of the hotel
building kept by Mr. Dolan, and evil
dentiy In the room occupied by his
boys, aged 10 and - years. Mr.. Dolan
and his wife, with two younger chill.
dren, slept on the lower floor, ana
managed to get out without serious in
1uries. Mr.. DOlan procured ladder
and attempted to reach the upper story
TO save his boys. and in so doing he
was so badly burned that his life is
now despaired of.
War has been declared by the terri
tory OF New Mexico on the Continental
Oll Company. which is identical with
the Standard OIL Company. The last
Legislature passed n law establishing
a commercial commission and also a
law providing for the inspection of coal
oil and certain fee to be paid for the
inspection. The company has thus far
openly defied the law and to-day the
commercial commission instructed So
licitor General Il. l.. Bartlett to pro-
ceed against the company. Hon. NeiIl
b. Field of Albuquerque is attorney
for the oil company. and both are
anxious to push the suit SO as to get
the United States court to pass upon
the constitutionality of the law. A jury
will be waived ~ofore the District
Court and the case will be brought
before the territorial Supreme Court
In August and before the United
States Supreme Court in October. The
feeling against the oil company In the
territory is very bitter as the retail
price of 30 cents n gallon charged for
coal oil Is deemed much too high, and
n bitter fight will be made by the terri
torial authorities against the mon
opoly with view of breaking 1t.
| me Union IhciHc FOSSIL ncid3 expo
dition. numbering nearly 1870 men.
passed through Omaha few days
ago and mt Laramie took wagons
for the wonderland OF Wyoming. Sci
entists of this country are manifesting
extraordinary interest In this undertake
Ing. Many will join the party In the
field between now and August 1st.
The trip will probably consume forty
days. The main direction will be
northwest and the itinerary will be ter
minated Mt the Grand canon of the