The Monte Vista journal., 1899-10-28
DENVER GOSSIP.


into Trinidad to secure leases on the
lands they occupy.
The City Council has passed and
Mayor johnson has signed . bill call
ing for = vote OF the people on tine
proposition to construct q municipal
water plant at cost Of $4,7OO.OOO.
The Colorado Baptist State Associae
ton has expelled the Bethany Baptist
Church Of this city because OF the ho.
erality Of the theological views held
BY Its pastor. Rev. Henry W. F1nkham.
The posse Of deputy United states
marshals having completed the work OF
serving ejectment papers on the Stone stone
wall valley settlers, in charge OF pepo-
| ty Marshal Davis, has returned to Den
yer.
The postofiice department has made
public the report OF the Denver post
office for the fiscal year ending June
30, 1850, which amounted to $3s2, loS,
AZ against $346,543 for the preceding
year, an Increase Of more than 10 per
eent.
The parole Of a prisoner who pre-
tended to be serving his first term was
cancelled by wire by Governor Thomas
Thursday when he learned the man
bad been In the penitentiary before.
ThM b. E. Glnzie-, convicted In Dem
yer In 1892 and sentenced to ten years.
was forced TO turn backward Just rs
he reached the prison door.
Orders have been received at the
I0stoffice In regard to mail for soldiers
and sailors at Manila. Hundreds OF
letters have been sent to the Philip
pines without the name OF the company
and regiment or the vessel with which
the man addressed il connected. The
poctoffice officer. have been instructed
TO be careful In forwarding mail not
properly addressed. rs 1t is impossible
TO deliver 1t.
4 report OF the decision OF the Mill
tary Board on the charges against Ad-
Jutnnt General Overmyer has been
made public because OF the fact that
Il had been nnnouno ed In various quar-
tiers that the board had censured him.
The decision recites that he accepted
clothing from contractors without any
wrongful Intent or purpose on the part
OF the adjutant general and that the
clothing had been paid for prior to the
time when charges were preferred.
.'Dr." Cyrus H. Tccd. who has "col.
onics" OF the "koreshAn'' faith In nv.
places In this country has arrived In
Denver nnd started Il series OF lectures
| or sermons" TO secure more adhcrents
TO his faith In Denver and TO start a
| colony In this city. lie comes from
San Francisco. where he was cncrgct.
| icnlly attacked by the press and ex-
posed by afiidavits from those In his
confidence. These exposes have made
the colonies OF "Dr." Tc,.d In Southern
California. San Francisco. Boston, Chi
cngo and Southern Florida notorious.
Now the doctor" has left the colonies
at these places 80 take care OF them
selves and has come TO Denver.
The recent storm has caused four and
possibly eight deaths In Teton county,
Montana. All the victims ARE sheep
tierders. II took a party with four
horses four days to bring VIII Gra-
hams body twelve miles. Other herd
erx are missing and probably dead.
though searching parties are out. Two
huntiag parties, one Including ladies'.
ere In the mountains aud friends are
anxious. The snow II four feet on the
level u puWiyer and two feet In other
parts Of the county. 4 food famine
exists at Durton settlement and the
town Of Choteau IL out Of fuel. which
may cause further suffering. Cattle
were frozen to death by scores and the
loss In this line ID undoubtedly heavy.
Cattletnen arr encouraged to believe
that the time is not far distant when
the feed 10 transit privilege will bc re-
established by western railways. There
wns only one vote against the PROPOSE
tion At the recent meeting Of the
1'ransmlxsOuri Association mt Kansas
City. and In . month IL In claimed the
vote eau bc made unanimous. The
long lines are In favor Of the privilege.
provided restrictiOna are Imposed No NJ
10 effctually prevent scnlping Of the
privilege by unprlncipleti stock ship
rers. II n claimed that plan has
been suggested thnt viii work salts
fnctorily. Ht"k shippers can save ST.
to s:5 Isr ear II the feed In transit Ii
restored. The privilege II virtually al
ready In operation on soine Of the lead
Ing long lines which extend Into the
cattle breeding regions.
Attorney WhItte,i. acting for the Col.
orudo 4 Southern railroad. Inns pur.
In the kouth Platte canon. from Ole
J. johnson. This strip comprises eighty
0:res lying on both sides Of the river.
practically In the middle OF the site on
which the Denver Irrigation and Pow.
sr Company Is building n dam. No sit.
hnied. II Is practically the key 10 the
Reservoir site. aud by acquiring posses.
sion Of II the raiirond company thinks
4 has made II impossible 10 build the
big dam. II the plans OF the Rhodes
bros. ARE cnrricd out ms now drawn
the piece OF land now held by the Col.
orn,io 4 Southern Will bc flooded under
nearly 100 fee, of water. To acquire
Possession Of the land Il would l,e ne.
tcssary for the Rhode. Brothcru 10 hs.
ein condemnation procssslingn which
The railroad company could make t~.
nioisIy long drawn out aud prohibit.
orely costly.
The Veterans Of the Rllnniuh. !Ameri.
tan War held wcii.nitcn,i.si mectiss
81 the Glcnnrm street nruaory Monday
night. The nrmory WAS brave with
nnes and banners. swords and Rifles.
Tn" meeting was called "a order by
Tnyinnstcr X. u. q. Hayes. The soci.
ETY. elected officers for tho ensuing
ycnr. Dr j. u. Field. formerly sur.
g'.on of the United States finguhlp
Itichmobd. last stationed at 1A.ng,se
Island navy yard. wns unnni,uo,,sly
elected commander ~ the orHanixntlou.
Commander Field took tle chair a..
t'r Ills election. ks.rwrAnt Patrick
Coxklcy wn- chosen Junior vice com.
niAntler. despite Ills prsttsnta, Major u