The Monte Vista journal., 1900-02-24
DOlNGs AT DENVER.
lssas q lstsssss Frso the City and the
ststs CaPitel.

lss0s q lstsssss Freo the CITY and the
sssss Csp,sea.
The western railway oficials have
decided that unlocked baggage shall
not be checked. This means that tele-
scopes and bundles must Ike sealed. or
secured In some manner to conform TO
checking regulations. Claims for heavy
Iossea are the causes Of this decision.
The State Supreme Court will be ask
ed to decide whether students In the
State School Of Mines are entitled TO
vote In Golden. The question comes TO
the court through the contest 10 JEFF
ferson county between william H. Bur-
| rick and John Nichols for the once of
sheriff.
The annual oratoricai contest be-
| tween representatives Of the University
Of Colorado. the University Of Denver
and Colorado College. wns held Friday
night. The awards were as follows:
First place-Omxr L. Garwood. Uni
versity Of Colorado. Boulder: second
place-Wayne q. Williams. University
Of Denver: third place.. Vaughan
Sickmsn. University nj Colorado, BouI-
der.
Adjutant General Overmeyer and
the whole force Of his ONCE have been
mailing to all parts Of the world
bronxs medals and certificates Of ser
vice to soldiers that served In the First
Colorado regiment and other Orkanixa-
tons enlisted In this state for the Span
ish-Americ.n war. Nearly 1000 OF
each were mailed. and ~ many more
remain to lie sent out M soon as the en-
Rravers have completed their work.
One Of the most disastrous fires In
the history Of Denver occurred In the
Boettcher block. Nos. 1a:s3-l543 Waxec
street early Saturday morning, causing
a damage estimated at from Sl4O.OOO tn
$lSOU0 The greater part Of this loss
is covered by Insurance. Six frpmen
who were on u ladder sixty or seventy
feet from the ground had n narrow es-
cape from instant death when n huge
piece Of galvanized iron cornlce with
about three feet Of brick wall fell up
on the ladder, smashing 1t In two
places. The men escaped by springing
into windows, from which smoke anG
danes were pouring.
A special dispatch from Grand June.
tlon TO the Republican says: Kidnapped
by four d,~pcrndos% who forced her
husband to keep quiet by forcing gun
In his face and drove her two children
into their wagon Mt the point Of . re-
volver. Rescued after n hard ride OF
sixty miles over rough roads. with the
stolen horses most OF the time on the
run. This IL. in brief. the experience
Of Mrs. John Cooper. wife OF n ranch
man living near Bovlno. Mesa county
Not shot wnS fired. either at the kid
naping or In the capture Of the four
desIeradot~ who tried TO break up the
Cooper family. They are believed to
bc members Of the gang Of robbers who
have been operating in the la Sal
mountains.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
grand jury declared last week that tile
gambling and saloon laws are not vio-
lated. the district attorney has aled in
formations against u large numlsr OF
men for breaking the law. and says
that he has ample evidence To convict
Gamblers are charged with operating
In some Of the big office blocks and
largest hotels. Evidence against them
WAS secured by itcv. H. A. Chase un,i
other officers Of the Anti-Saloon
League. II j. now charged that one or
more OF the grand Jurymcn are Inter
cst,d In saloons or own buildings oc-
cupied by them. The general feeling
that some Of the jurymen violated their
onths In voting against indictments y
was evidently shared by Judge Butler.
the Jury when II reported. Nearly ev.
cry minister In the city preached upon
the subject last Sunday.
An operation has just been per.
formed at the National Jewish Home
for consumpiives that has not. IL Is
said. been tried In America before. II
Sl.xls IL n
Glasgow and has only been performed
In that city and In London aud Berlin.
III" operation CONSISTS ~ the rcmov In I:
OF n portion of u rib over cavity of
the lung brought about by tubcrculo.
SIS. This act enables the chest wall Ia
sink over the cavity and seal II up mud
thus aid the healing of the diseased
part I'll" subject upon which this Op-
GRAFTON was performed NJ the Jewish
Home wns mn eighteen ycnr.oid hoy
from Cleveland. whose aame is with.
held for professional reasons. Two
and on..lialf Inches ot n rib over his
left lung was removed. The boy came
her" In the ihlri stage of consumption.
but III" doctors express u hope that
they may save his life. u |. too early.
however. I" speak definitely on this
point. l'r. Leonard Freeman per.
formed tile operation. others assisting.
a petition !" Congress asking that n
tract of public land he set aside .u.ii.
Client ~ reimburse the state for Beech
ar Island and the surrounding land.
required Icy ia. b,vchcr Island Ne.
mortal Association will IL. s.nt To Wash.
lngton ih,. week. The State Land
board has agreed to deed the land re-
prlici by Ill. association. provided Con.
grcs- VIII give n Ike tract Of public
land Ia TIA. state. Roircsenintiv.
shafroth viii Introduce the bIli IN
congress II IL the purpose To creni.
park aud erect IN the little sand IL.
land In the Aricknrcc river IN the ems,
end of \rnpnhoc county n monuinen,
In memory of General George A. For.
syth nnh his ffty followers. who. In
September. lSs'. with.tood for eight
days III" Siege of Chief Roman No...
nnd n"nrly one thousand braves.
From September 18th to t,,h
the white men held Ia check
the nrmy of savage warriors. There
wns incc--ant hgliing. during whici,
only hyc of III" brsiegcd white men
wcr. kill,-i. although they inflicted
heavy ios--.s upon the Indians. The
Indians lad been gathering In TIN.
country for several weeks. Their .lc.
pre,lntiohs were directed against tll,.
settlers on the plains. md General For.
syth learned Tint iNi settlers had
been mns.acrcd. when lc srs cut with
y company of nifty scouts to drive thu