The silver star., 1899-05-26
NEWS FROM THE
WESTERN REGION.

Gilpin county has let a contract fos
new court house to cost S2i.s51-
Mrs Fish OF Georgetown. who has
been on trial charged with numbering
her husband. was acquitted.
A son Of Uncle Dick wootten was
shot and killed by an officer at Trtni-
dad recently. He was resisting the Of
ficer.
The smelter hands az Denver are or
sanizing union which Will affiliate
with the Western Federation Of
Miners.
The Jury Ia the case Of DR.. Condor,
who was ON trial at Fairplay for the
killing Of John Dewers at Brecken-
ridge, brought In verdict OF not guilty
and the prisoner was discharged
James Z. DuBois. late secretary of
the State Board OF Agriculture. com
nitteJ suicide at his home in Fort
Collins on the 10Th. He was In Ill
health, due TO brooding over the death
Of his wife.
Frank Harold. on trial at Greeley
charged with the murder Of Charles
O'Hara aud his wife. went on the
stand and swore that O'Iara killed his
wife and then was killed by Harold in
self-defense
A nervy highwayman at Leadville
entered the saloon of Albert Hahen-
wald, and alone and unaided held up
the proprietor and secured so in cash.
The barroom was full of men when
the affair took place.
Forest fires are raging in the Jemez
ana Via mountains. New Mexico. and
thousands of dollars worth OF valu-
able timber Is being destroyed. The
fires are visible hundreds of miles
around. No steps have been taken SO
far 10 extinguish the fires.
At the meeting Of the City Council at
Colorado Springs Monday night a res
olution for the repeal Of the Sunday
Closing ordinance was voted down ny
a large majority. Since Mayor George
assumed the reins Of government not
only the saloons but also all houses Of
business have been closed on the Sab
bath. At first there was a strong pro-
test against this. but the action OF the
council would indicate that sentiment
had changed.
People living in the vicinity of For.
Laramie and Rawhide Buttes report
the ravages by wolves worse than ever
known before in that section. In the
vicinity Of Cheyenne the pests are 30
destructive that tanchnen are Offering
special rewards for all gray wolves
killed. y. z Davis. whose ranch is
only twelve miles from the city. ad-
vertises that he viii pay SO for full
grown wolves Killed in the Chalk
Bluffs district, and $3.50 for cubs.
Official notice has been received at
Las Vegas from Lieutenant ]. ID. Car
ter OF Prescott. Arizona. secretary Of
the Society Of Rough Riders, to the
effect that the first annual reunion will
be held In Las Vegas, June 9th. Gov
ernor Roosevelt and staff Will be pres
eni. The Society Of Rough Riders was
organized last summer at Montauk
Point. New York. just previous to the
mastering ont Of the Rough Riders,
and Lieutenant Colonel BrodIe OF Pres
cott Arizona. was chosen its president.
State Examiner Henderson has pre-
sented to the governor a comparative
statement Of the liquor licenses issued
in the state Of Wyoming by counties
during the fiscal year ended June 30.
1895. as follows: Albany, $500; Big
Horn, $500: Carbon. 500; Converse,
$500; Crook, S1.4Do: Fremont, $1,000:
johnson. $500; Laramie. $500; Sher-
dan. S3.1oD; Sweetwaier. $1,000;
rinta. 5000: Weston. S1.975: total.
SJS.sI5. The total licenses issued for
the year ended June 10, 1896, amount
cd to sGo.350: for the year ended June
30. 1897. s33.32j.
The Colorado fish hatcheries broke
all records this season for fish produc-
ton. Up 10 date 10000 young fish
have been distributed In the public
streams ~ the state. with the bulk Of
the output yet to come. r. ]. Holland.
superintendent Of hatchcries. has com.
pleted tour OF the state and furnishes
the Information that Just 800, 900 fish.
In addition 20 those already placed IN
streams. will be ready for distribution
by the first OF June. The success with
which the propagation Of fish has been
carried on this year IL certainly cause
for great rejoicing among fishermen.
for II means that within couple OF
years the plscatorial resources Of the
state viii be remarkably rich.
1t Is stated that President sharp Of
the Colorado State Board Of AgricuI
ture has tnlegraphed to the manage
ment Of the college to suspend publi-
cation OF the annual catalogue OF tho
college which was about ready for the
press. The catalogue will not he pub
llshed until after the June meeting OF
the state board. This IL taken M the
positive proof that sweeping changes
nre 10 be made In the course OF study.
Chancellor Mcdowell Of Denver and r..
Benjamin Andrews Of Chicago having
declined to accept the presidency. an.
other man must bc found. Professor
L. q. Carpenter. now member of the
faculty, Is spoken Of favorably.
The third disastrous fire to visit
Jerome. Arizona. within the last
eighteen months swept n large part
of the business portion Of that town
on the 10Th. The fire had It's origin In
the office OF the Leland hotel. which
was twenty-room two-story frame
building. II sprend rapidly until 300
buildings had been destroyed. From
the Leland hotel the fire sprend two
squnre4. destroying the Rynn house.
Scott Il Moore's livery stnble nnd ten
dwellings. stopping within ten feet OF
the Reporters office. West Of the IA-
land u business section where large
number Of hotels, restaurants and an.