The Meeker herald., 1899-06-24

The new 1900 class engines which
were recently sent to Cheyenne from
the East to be used between Cheyenne
and Sidney, Nebraska, are not proving
as satisfactory as was expected. II
was claimed that the locomotives,
which are the largest In use by the
Union Pacific, would haul sixty-five
loads from Sidney to Cheyenne, but
thus far they have only been able to
haul fifty loads. Trainmen are Of the
opinion now that the new locomotives
will not materially affect the working
force of train and enginemen on the
Union Pacific.
A mass meeting of the miners of the
northern district was held at Lafayette
Wednesday. The following resolution
was adopted: THAT eight hours shall
constitute a days work, with a cores
bonding reduction in pay This was
carried almost unanimously. The ma
iority against a strike was about 10 to
i. The action of the miners was re-
ceived with satisfaction by the people
Of the community. It was resolved
to start work Mt a. m. and quit at IL
a. m.. this to constitute half a days
work. and to start at a. m. and quit
at $50, with half an hour for dinner,
this to constitute a full days work.
About 800 men are working in this dis
trict
Two prisoners escaped from the pen
iteltiary at Canon City the other after
noon. They were William Lewis, No.
418, and Fred Price, No. 1925. Their
vacation was Orief. Warden Hoyt has
Instituted a new ruling since he took
charge by which the whole town is
aroused when there Is an escape. The
signal, which is prolanged blast from
the steam whistle, Rounded at o'clock
and within fifteen minutes 100 men
and boys were in pursuit of the refu-
gees. AT O'Clock the conyicts were
back in the pen. having been captured
by Chaplain Rudolph and two boys,
VIII Hannigan and Paul Forney. The
GATORS had 800 divided between
them, this being the amount offered by
the'warden. The men were only four
blocks from the penitentiary when they
wefe captured, having taken refuge in
an old adobe house. The men were
working on the limestone quarries and
quietly walked away while the guard
was not looking In their direction.
A dispatch from Crested Butte on the
18th said: For the past eighteen hours
Crested Butte has been inundated with
q nov of water. The excessively warm
weather of the past several days has
caused the snow in the high basins to
melt very rapidly with the result that
NJ the streams In this vicinage have
Been swelled to a high degree. Coal
Creet, which runs through the town
in diagonal course, has been swollen
to an abnormal degree and has gone Oh
a rampage through the principal
street, filling them with debris, wash
ing away culverts and sidewalk foun-
dations and flooding a number Of
bouses. The streets are practically
impossible and the depot unapproach-
able. A force of men has been work
Ing for the last week in an effort to
stem the tide Of the water, but their
efforts were unavailing to any great
extent Every team In town and a
large force Of men are now at work,
but the water will be higher tonight
than ever.
Tha Miners Bank of Creede closed
lts doors at 2:15 o'clock Wednesday.
Later 1t was announced that the banks
at Monte Vista and Hooper, operated
under the same management, had also
closed. Whether the failures are due
to the threatened business conditions
caused by the smelter strike ID not
known, but that is commonly ac-
cepteA as the cause. The three banks
are under the management Of d. ].
Maben, who is president of each con-
Germ He Is absent In Denver, and for
his reason 1t is announced no figures
caA now be made public as to the as
sets and liabilities of the several in
'tftntions. Great excitement prevailed
n Creede, as the Miners was the only
bank in that place, and many mer-
,hants and mining companies had de-
DoS1tS there. The cashier would give
10 information other than to state that
he doors were closed on orders from
President Maben from Denver. Presi-
lent d. ]. Maben was at the Albany
yesterday and left on last evenings
sariy train for Creede, in response, he
aid. to telegram. Later the news
II the three banks closing was made
public In Denver.
Adjutant General Sitter and Gov.
ernor Richards Of Wyoming have re-
cflVed messages from Buffalo, advising
them that a detail of mounted militia
bad been sent across the Big Horn
by way of Spring Creek and
Red Bank to Thermopolis to intercept
Lne train robbers should they cross the
-.g Horn basin. Another detail was
sent to the Hole-in-the-Wall country,
from there to go across the Big Horn
range by the N II trail. The combine
hon which has set out to run the ban
Tits to earth Is powerful one. The
general government has instructed the
United States marshal of Wyoming
% employ all the men necessary and to
continue the chase until the outlaws
ire captured. The Wyoming state au-
:horities have called out the state MI
ida, equipped them in cowboy style,
md sent them to the assistance of the
The Union Pacific has large
.orce Of officers and a pack of blood