The state herald., 1899-03-10

| street car lines has been effected.
The smallpox epidemic Mt Cerrillos,
New Mexico, Is being stamped out.
On the 9th the Denver & Rio Grande
road reported its track clcdr of snow
and ready for through traffic.
Robbers broke into st. Johns Cattle
dral at Denver md stole the commun-
lon plate. They We're captured
AS result of the smallpox epidemic
In Victor the schools. churches and thea
ters have been ordered closed by the
mayor.
a trainload of passengers on the
Cheyenne n Northern were blockaded
by snow forty-iive miles north OF Chey-
enne for several days. Their food sup
ply ran very low.
j. G. Snow was fatally wounded Mt
the Vulcan mine at Gunnison on the
18th. Trouble between union and non
union miners brought about the shoot
ing.
Marshal Pierce of Leadville recently
rescued from starvation two mountain
! sheep that We're found helpless In the
snow drifts of II small park In the
mountains. They were taken to Lead
'iii' anu NV DtlllS tuTeu loT.
Conductor Carlyle of the Santa Fc
road had both legs crushed. nn arm
broken ana suffered internal Injuries
while making pilot bar coupling on
freight train at Cnnoncite, on the
Glorleta pass. He was removed to the
Las Vegas hospital.
At funeral held Friday afternoon in
Leadvilic II was impossible 10 get with
IN 200 yards OF the grave with the team,
and owing Ia the depth of the snow II
was necessary for the undertaken and
IN assistant on snow shoes to carry the
coffin TO the grave.
Governor Thomas has cabled the
promotion of Cecil Il. West to Manila.
II was the belief of the commlnder-in.
chief of the Colorado volunteer forces
that Colonel McCuy's judgment In the
matter is good. and he was governed
accordingly in making the appoint
ment.
j. \. Little of LOveland. Colorado. is
nj Salt Lake investigating the beet
sugar industry with view of putting
in II factory at Denver. Mr. Little Wis
tied the Ogden factory. interviewed It's
officers and collected much data from
merchants and farmers regarding the
operations of the industry there and It's
effect op business.
The report of the Denver pos, office
for February. 1889. shows that the to-
tai business done amounted to S29.'
AIi.I2. The business for February last
year amounted to S2T .2Si.S2. making
the increase for this year 50, 1890.
This revenue Is derived entirely from
the stamp sales and box rents. over
2,O01.oW stamps Were sold.
Western shcermen have been at a
loss To know whether wool should be
claSsed MS "A ranch or an agricultural
product. The Treasury Department AT
Washington has lately ruled that wool
is an agricultural product and when II
is offered for storage by the producer In
the regular course Of trade, the ware
house receipt covering the same is not
subject to taxation under the war reve-
nue. act.
Governor Thomas has appointed
George W. Baxter member OF the
State Board OF Capitol Managers TO
succeed former Governor Job Coop
er. deceased. Mr.. Baxter resides at
12l2 Grant avenue and In politics Is a
Democrat. lie Is president of the West
ern Live Stock and Land Company. In
1856 Mr.. Baxter was appointed terrific
rial governor Of Wyoming. bnt has lived
In Denver four years.
In Utah sheep men report the feed
very short on the range. y prominent
fock-mastcr has made preparations TO
feed his rnngc sheep as they We're los
ing flesh daily. Sheepmcn generally re-
port the feed shorter on the range than
IL has been for years nj this season. and
should the winter be prolonged. feed
ing may become quite general. There
may he loss to ilocks In the desert II
the month OF March should prove
stormy.
Gray wolves In large numbers have
mnde their appearance twelve miles
north of Fort Collins and are supposed
to have drlfted down from Wyoming
In the track OF the recent storm. Mr..
Brlndlc. who has charge of u lot of
colts on the Cradle place for the War
rcn Live Stock Company, reports that
the wolves have killed on mn average
OF one colt each night for the past
two weeks. Their loss to date amounts
10 fifteen head.
llr war l'clhililenl Hhh Hlhuc IN
announcement Of the appOrtl0nmcnt of
loi second llculcnnnts created by the
army reorganization bill among the
various states and territories. In add.
tIon there are twenty appointments M
large. The npporilonmcnt Is ON the In
sis Of population and In pnri Is ns fol.
lows: Colorado. I: Idaho, /. Kansas, .;
Montana. I: Nebraska. .: Utah, 4;
Washington. /: Wyoming. /: Arizona. 4:
New Mexico. 1: oklahoma. /.
4 movement II on foot TO rc-csinblIsh
the broadway Temple Association NJ
Denver. which for many months was
presided over 10y the late l,cv. Myron
Reed, II X now announced that Rev
II. e. Myers. u. H., of Chicago viii h.
In Denver In short time to preach two
trial sermons NJ Broadway temple. Rev
| Myers IL n former Methodist pastor. lie
left thai church On nccount OF his Ill.
eral Views. Rev Myers ls said 10 bc
mn eloquent speaker and man of mng.
nrtlc presence. lie Is popular In Chlca.
go. II he proves satisfactory 10 the
members of the old association he viii
probably be- retained permanently.
Govornor Smith ~ Montana has We