The Monte Vista journal., 1899-02-25

has been discussed 80 often, has
again been revived.
The Colorado & Southern road Is pre-
pairing to build summer hotels ut Bal
iey's and Slaght's, In the Platte canon.
The Supreme Court OF Colorado has
rendered an opinion that the Denver
school districts cannot be consolidate
I'd without an amendment to the con
stltution.
The Colorado Editorial Association
held Its annual meeting ut Denver on
the 2lSt. closing the convention with n
banquet in the evening. c q. Finch
of Castle Rock is the new president.
The state orntorical contest was held
ai Boulder on the nth. Charles NJ.
Dearborn OF Denver University took
first prize. j. V. Sickmnn OF the Bould.
or State University second and {. +.
Smedlcy Of Boulder third.
william A. Grandiean. Danish vice
consul at Denver, committed suicide
the other day. He was n man OF good
character and the only reason for the
act seems 10 have been his anxiety
about some small debts.
The Hines party OF twelve, which
left kokomo on Saturday last, reached
] Pando station on the Denver X Rio
Grande at about noon Friday, having
/ opened n passable wagon road between
/ the two points Any kokomo citizen
/ can now reach the railroad with com
! parativc ease. and any supplies needed
can he taken in by sleighs over the
I road
In response 10 notice published
| last week asking for volunteers who
| VIII take care Of starving stock in the
] mountains the following men have
| been authorized TO assume the duties
| OF agents Of the Colorado Humane So
| cicty agents: Andrew McDcrmott OF
| linzcltlnc. J. j. Miller OF Gillette. T.
| 4. Richardson of Minturn and Mark
] Finn and John j. BlInn of Rocky
/ Ford.
] The blacksmith shop of the Santa
| Fc Railroad Company mt Albuquerque
was destroyed by fir. on the 18th. The
I fire had gained considerable headway
before 1t was discovered. and owing
/ TO lack Of water pressure the flames
were not cNtinguistcd until the shop
] and nearly all the machinery had been
| destroyed. The origin of the fire Is
unknown. The loss Is estimated at
! from $1,000 To 10000, which Is GOV
cred by insurance.
! Governor Thomas has nominated
/ Mcssrs. W. $. Stratton. Frank Bulklcy.
| Dr. Henry Paul and Captain l.. l..
| Bcrthoud as members OF the Board Of
/ Trustees Of the School Of Mines. The
nominees are all well known and
prominent citizens OF the state. Mr..
! Strattou Is the owner of the famous
l Independence mine or Cripple Creek,
one Of the great gold producers in the
world This Is Mr.. Stratton's first rec
/ ognition in the field OF state politics.
! He Is a Silver Republican.
4 gigantic snowslldc Numbered
] down the side OF Yellow mountain.
onc.half mile below the town OF Ophlr.
| about noon on the 10Th. killing j. &.
/ Nardcl and dcstroyin: the Caribbean
and Montczuma mill. Nardcl. who was
/ foreman Of the mill, was In the build
/ Ing at I'll. time of the slide. and his
mangled body is somewhere in n con.
l fused mass OF timbcrs, Ice. snow. boul.
dcrs and trees. where the great slide
ended its fatal rush. Miners In the vi.
/ clnlty of Ouray are panic stricken.
| 4 pack train Of nifty men is being
[ organized ut Cheyenne for service In
| the Philippines, Lieutenant Lyon of
| the Twcury.fourth United States in.
I fnntry has charge of the work OF or.
I gnniZatlou. James Mcfarland. Harry
| Witt George Knight and Fred Shol.
Ing. all experienced pack trainmcn,
| huv. been selected as pncSma>tcrs
| and about forty young men have Ia
the present time Joined the organiZa'
ton. The train viii he sent to Jcifcr.
sou barracks FOR equipments.
\ dispatch from L"advillc ON the
18th said: The narrow gaug" rotary
snow plow was started out this after
noon on the Blue River branch OF the
Rio Grandc. II VIII probably take sev.
'rnl days to complct" ihis work. after
which the plow viii h" nut on the IboN
branch to open that line rs quickly ns
possible and give the people along that
line provisions. which ar" daily grow,
Ing more scarce. There Is practically
however. no more danger of suffering
In the It'll" towns between her" and
buluu FOR the reason that the party OF
prospcctors who started out To- open
M the wagon road between fanio and
Robinson have successfully accom-
plishcd the job. Provisions can now
bc taken Ia over this trail.
tn" Wyoming Legislature adjourn
cd on the 18th. III" session has been
marked 10y an absence of sensational
ism or strife, and the members hny,
made n record for hard work which
has not been cuualci 10y any prcyiou.
legislative body In III" state. IL IL bc
lirVcd tn. results ~ the session vii
hr generally satisfactory Ia the PEG
pie OF the state. The appropriation,
have been kept within r,'nsonabl.
bounds. IA" claims of various section,
nnd interests have hccn given fair con
sidrratiou: number of beneficial law,
have been enacted and the general
tone OF tn" session has been practical
and busiucss-likc.
\ snow~llic iifiy feet wilde started
from the sid" OF the mountain oppo
site the stock yards NJ Minuiru lnsl
Friday. II didn't stop when II
reached th" bottom. but continued
across III" hat ani with terrific forc,
struck uu old unnrcupl"d dwelling
house In Its path. which wns smashed
TO klndliug wood. Ninc freight ear,
filled with merchandise. which wcr,
sinpIlng ON the trnck In the way ni
III" slide. wcr. picked up aud two oi
them broken open 10y its force. Tn,
remaining seven were knocked on th,
rails nnd tipped over Th" house d..
molshcd had been unoccupicd but foui
day.,
Secretary Of state HccSwiih. nj Den
yer. has ruled that III" chnrgcs In III.
past for recording live stock brand.
have been excessive. II has been Gus
toinnry To charge the same for tho re-,