The Philipsburg mail., 1899-08-11
NEWS FROM THE -....-
WESTERN REGION.

dence here in order to meet the six
months requirement. for institution of
divorce proceedings. Until the late
North Dakota Legislature amended
the divorce laws that state was the
mecca for divorce seek ers. Now Wy
oming is regarded as the most lenicnt.
Divorces are granted here after six
months residence for the following
causes: Extreme cruelty, desertion
for one year, non-suppOrt. neglect Of
duty. adultery, abuse and Incompatible
ity Of temper.
The smelling situation at Leadville
assumed a very favorable phase We'd
nesday when the announcement was
made that the Bimetallic would start
up with one furnace There has been
a number of men applying for work
recently, who have expressed their
Willingness to accept the terms of the
smelter, with the understanding that
an adjustment would be made after
the eight-hour law had been decided,
Arrangements were at once made to
start up the furnace, and it is expected
that before another week the entire
plant will be in full operation. Should
there be any attempt at interference
with the workmen deputy sheriffs will
be placed on guard.
One of the largest stock deals ever
'clOsed in the Southwest took place Mt
Engle New Mexico, last week. The
Detroit and Rio Grande Cattle Com
pany, of which Secretary of War AL
ger is president and principal stock
holder. and Colonel Philip Mothersill,
now chief commissary of the United
States army at Havana. is manager,
transferred to Levy Baldwin. who con-
New Mexico and Lamar, Colorado. it's
entire New Mexico property including
more than 10000 head of cattle, extern
sive ranges and many watering places.
Baldwin pays 500 a head for all above
yearlings and S. for calves. An inven-
tory is now being taken under Bald
wins supervision. Swift & Co., the
big Chicago packing house, are said to
be interested in the deal. The Detroit
company has been i'll existence since
1886.
Over 1000 acres of timber in the
Dolores valley, selected ten years ago
for the State Agricultural college, is re-
ported as dying from some unknown
cause. The timber is the best pine in
the state, but unless nature takes a
turn and the trees stop dying the loss
will be great. Appraiser Paddock Of
the State Land Board recently returned
; from tour of the valley. He exam
ined the timber which had been report
ed to be gradually dying off the hill
sides. He says: 1T is a strange phe-
nomenon. The trees are tall, majestic
specimens of the pine. but for some
reason they drOop and die at maturity.
AS many of the trees are maturing in
this decade, it is possible that before
another ten years have elapsed the val
ley will be denuded. Several persons
have attempted to account for the
strange behavior of nature, but are un-
able to do so. 1t is possible that the al
titude is too high or that there is not
sufficient nourishment in the earth sur
rounding the trees. The timber is scat
tered over six sections of land and the
dead trees can be noticed in all quar-
J terS of the territory. 1t is one of the
, strangest happenings that has ever
come under the notice of the residents
there and they consider it a subject for
, SCIENTISTS
The most important conference Of
the Mormon church leaders that has
ever been held will convene in Salt
=, Lake City on the I'd, says the Rocky
Mountain News 1t has been called
, by Lorenzo Snow, president of the
church. and will include all church Of
ficials including and above rank of
bishop. Officials will be in attend
, ance from Mexico. Canada and all
parts of Utah and surrounding states.
, = The meeting will be held in the Temple
:, building. to which no gentiles are ad-
mitted and the utmost secrecy will be
observed. The object of this solemn
conclave of church leaders is stated
: only in the vaguest terms by President
, Snow to be to discuss matters Of
2 church policy, but it is generally be-
t lieved that the purpose is to give
$ President Snow an opportunity to in
l struct the officers to more strictly en-
+ force the law of tithing. During re-
t cent years the church revenues have
: greatly diminished through Il falling
y off in tithing payments, and it is
e known that the church is in desperate
f financial straits. 1t is reported that
y the church debts now aggregate over
$1.OOO.OOO. although no financial state
ment has ever been published. This
!, sum is drawing Il high rate of interest,
U ane some of the obligations must soon
4 be paid. 1t is to urge upon the Of
L ficals the necessity for making eX-
j traordinary efforts in the collection Of
: tithes in order to relieve the financial
. embarrassment OF (ne cnufcn tnat TINS
4 conference has been called.
: DR.. William Il. Harper. president Of
= the University of Chicago. has ended
i, his long connection with Chautauqua.
Back of the announcement Of the
famous educators retirement as the
! head of the Chautau1ua collegiate de-
n partment and from the board of trus-
nf "a ASS0ciH tinn
e battle of denominations. Meth0dsts
:, who have regarded the Chautauqua
$ enterprise as a monument to Metho-
+ dism believe they have battied John
l. d. Rockefeller and others who. they
e claimed. were attempting to make the
y Chautauqna movement an auxiliary
I to the University of Chicago. And the
y Methodists have possession of Chau-
: tauqua.