The Weekly Gazette from Colorado Springs, Colorado • Page 3

Reliable THE SPECIAL STATE NEWS SERVICE Complete W. I'. N' hjii pfomlix'iit Tni'inboi of ilio tmlon. ill with tii' at room hi (h.l.l ''h. honao.

H. Nfwhiml. deputy iti misHloner. here on a visit to his son. CRipPLt reek March 15.

case of i' vetHUS w. T. Hints was dis- lodiiy ill the district court. i huii of Atturncys Ttutiiilc frunip dclVndatU. Dr.

Hims was with cailsiiiR the death of Mrs. iis.incs through ntalpractico. Si'cds held that thn testimony the il ecnivlci and Ilio away front jury ih'fordant discharKcel. Ut. the his fathor.

ami Dr. tind I the stand tor the rf.iise this morniuB. lue.d lodKP uf the TluruBari. ti Dor- sueiety, a of 35. The 'luiiiiit'f ohi of the three roads eiiter- mi sided after the lied WHS installed in this city lode, ronsiderallon, trirt.OOO shares of the capital stock of grantee l'iHupnny, par va.ltte $1.00 per share; Natiey Dunlap to Iv.

Hnnnons and AuRlist Mlo- onc-hulf fntjrest caeh in lots 3.5 and 30, tiloek I'Toemun Placer addi- and I di- brought dcdegatcs of the hHlge'tu tills eity. In the exer- tonight. 45 delegates front Dcn- 'pi inan 'I'rinlihid, 10 from Leail- from Pueblo and four from 1- niil. took pari. The installation i-i.

eonductod by D. P. P.iseh- rufseher of the liY (if lieiiver, gross niie.l and by two state ollleers, Voelh.w of 'rrlnidad, gross Kilschc-, ard lUtezer of Leadville. gross harder. The session In Ihi-' "'11 terminate with a to" lie licld tomorrow night at lluhlr's hall.

i of Creek lodge wiiE eompleted with the foUowngiiincers: ober harder, Phillip Pressor tinter harder, Louis TIuser: seere- Frank HehncUer; tinanelal secreI'hih: Drcssel; treasurer, Henry litiia liled In the district eourt tu- 1 A. j-l Carlton against the Clyde Co, owning valuable properly oast of Battle mountain. 1- tailui'i- of K. C. Andrews, the De- li-uit rilaeed the company II vi ry iioor tlnanctally.

Carlton, presklent of the First KiHiiiiial hank of this city, liaid the iifliis of the company, amounting to ii.Ki.l^. He for judgment in this liiiioiinL with interest at 8 per eent. tiir.cc 7. 1903. ami that this judg- K'lU he declared a lien upon the prop- Ifriv of tlie company, the result, of the cutting affray Miat took place at the masked ball by the Hot Air eluh at the opera luiute a few niglils ago.

an information liled in the district court today, lilwrginK Agnes Fleming, alias Agnes Jlrlni, alias l.Hirn Fleming, with ussault Iwitli inlent 1o kill Jewell Jones. The bond was llxed at $3,000, and not being tiblc to furnish this amount, the b'lein- liiig woman was fdaced in the lounty Jjnil. Jewell Jones was very Viadly cut (ibout the head ami Dr. Dunwoody Ifoinid it necessary to take 33 stichcs in wound. The property of the Copper Moun- Itaia M.

Co. was today by Sheriff itobertson to satisfy a judgment loTwuntinsr to aliout $1,000 in the ease James P. Burns, versus the eoin- iiy. The property sold consists of acres of mining territory on mountain, the claims being the I.Virtic. Bill Nye, Anna Lost laliy The property was liy Attorney C.

Brady of n.ior. his bid being $1,750. The com- tiy has nine mouths in which to re- tlie firoperly. Fenyon of I'oiorado Springs, in town today and in conference Iwtih local greyhound men it was deckled to employ counsel to as.sist the iDeiiver coursing men in tindr test case the State Humane society. Cours- ling men of Puelilo and IHorence will lalso co-operate in this matter.

mining deed was filed today with Ithc- county clerk in wliich George Ttum- (raiisfers to Donald A. McCallum Itlic K. lode, for a consideration I of $5.000. A location certificate was filed today I Willi the county clerk by Joseph F. IsiiifileT' for tlie Kniuia S.

lode. A mariiage license was issued today ji)v liie county clerk to H. D. McNeely, I aged 37 years, of Goldfleld, and Maggie I Waite, aged 2t years, of Cripple Creek. Out Ilf town arrivals at the National IlKil.

today were: (A K. Paris, J- Def- f.Tick, Fred Keliik. A. Stein, Bernard liter and J. F.

Vaile of Denver; R. V. Williamson of Kan.sas City; Joe of iieadville, and John K. Kellogg New York. The city council met tonigiit and I the appropriation for the year 1 April 1902 and ending Man-h 31 1903 The appropriations inaile arc as follows; Salary fund, iiollce fund, 12 800 tiro deiiarl- tuf-iit fund.

$Pi, 500 streets, liridges and 12 000 iiriiUiiig. 2 0 0 general fuiiil, 1 000 conlingent fund, 8 900 walcr fund. 7 800 electric light, 14 000 PHVing Hiul curtiing, 000 In tlie ab! fpvivf- Mayor Crane, Alderman Tfanley lopsi.lfd at this meeting and ail tlie alflvniien were present. Hon to Creek, Thomas Collins to 10. C.

Newcomb. 13-24 interest in the Gilt lOdge lode, $1.00. A eertiticiite naming ('ritiple Cri'ok as principal place of liusiness and S. A. agent, of Ml.

Vernon (Jll Coal company, was filed witli the ituuiiiy clfik today. certificates were filed today with the county clerk as follows; Aclolc lode, by Harriet inimin; Klondyke Nos. 1 to 5 inclusive, C. W. Scott; Di'a Alma, Trlx No.

3 and llatller No. 3 lodes hy C. W. Scott and A. Gold Bullion lode, by H.

Lowe: Hover No. 2 lode by C. K. Titus, U. Sargeant, Olto Lcise and H.

Wesl. Marriage licenses liave been Issued by the' comity clerk to McCbrthy, ed 31) years, and Jo.sephlne Veogh, aged yc'urs, botli of (his eity; and to iJoyd Smith, aged 33 year.s, and Annie Lee, aged 33 years, iioth of t'rippie Creek. Tlie fiirmer couple were mar- ru last niglit by Kev. Father Rober. Justice of ihe Peace ILarrlngton married Mr.

Smith and Mias la'e this aft- Fate Sheldon commenceil aetion for divorce in the county court today from her husband. Newell Sheldon. The coiuilc were married on October 28, 188-5. There are four children and the plaintiff alleges that Mr. Sheldon has failed to supjic.irt them.

In addition to the divorce, Mrs. Sheldon asks for pos- of tlie two girls, Fdltlv, aged 15 years, and Hazel, aged four years, ami hoiis; liold goods to the value of $300. Fred Howatt, a subject of Flng Kd- Vii of Great Britain, secured his liist papers of naturalization from the clerk of the county court today. Nicholas Williams was today ap- pcdnlcd a regular policeman by Chief pi' PoUee Burton, to fill tlie vacancy cHUseil liv Jack Mullln leaving the district. Williams was formerly a deputy sheriff and Is a good otficei'.

Gut arrivals at the National hotel todav F. C. Stimson. B. S.

Williams, J. M. Harris and W. Tower of Colorado Springs; I Edward Jones, TI. C.

P. Gardner. George Burke, Fred Tl. Nye, R. Brown and C.

J- Busli of Denver; Jeiio Cule and wife of Frlarburv, F. ('7. Reeder of Calumet. E. Tdochette of St.

Louis, and M. J. Jturgdorf of Canon City. During chiircdi la.st night Imrglars broke into the residence of Rev. Fatlier Itutaer, of the Catholic' church.

Entrance was gained through ...1 inimf iie.ws vs. Cavlness was lil'sl tiied, the plaintiff being granled vot'e. uiion the ground of non-support. The couple were married at I'anon City September 16. 1897, The iilaintitT was allowf to use lier maiden name, Emma Griffith.

Secretary Artluir F. Francis of the Transinlssis.sippi congress has been ad-- vised iiy roads west of the Mississippi river tliat there will he a rale of one fare for the round trip from Colorado eominon point to St. Paul in August. The congvc.ss mcct.s at St. Pmd Xngnst 13 to 1.5.

The HGcretary was also advised that St. would not change the date of Ihi.s session, notwlllistanding the faet that it coiifHcts with the dates for tlie session of I he National Irrigation congress and National Forestry association, which meet jointly thi.s year at Colorado The city council met tonight at the city hall and franchlsr.s. It would appear llial there is raec: on between tliree companies or individuals to see who can get the first francliise uuestioii before taxpayers. At to- session the council passed a resolution reiiuiring that each company or individual who wished a franchise of any kind deposit $5,000 cash or c'crttfied check in order to show good faith. Tills was done in (he matter of tip- Wade electric light franchise and (he council authorized that this measure be pub- iishod.

The Powers electric light tran- chlse was refeired to the ordinance committee. An ordinance to grant a franchise to the Pike's Peak Power company was up for discussion. This ordinance was jiresented by Attorney Scott Ashton Of Victor. This ordinance was also referred to the ordinance committee. The council authorized the water oonipany to extend Its water main about 15 liiocks in residence portions of the city.

A accident happened to Mrs. Burch late last Saturday night as she was returning with lier husband in a carriage from Four Mile. While returning to the city the horse attached to the vehicle ran away, overturning the vehicle. Mrs. Bureh was tlirown to the ground and sustained a slight fracture of the skull, a severe scalp w'ound and a number of bruises aliout the body.

She was taken to heir home at the corner of Rose avenue and Midway avenue, and her injuries attended. It was nece.ssary for the pliyslclan to take 14 stitches in the scalp wound. Although the injuries are (luite serious, Mrs. Burch will recover. IjOcation cei'tilicales were tiled today witli county clerk as The Headgate placer, by Nelson Franklin I and F.

V. ilodflsh; the Bison Park and I Tiison Park Nos. 1 and 3 lodes, by C. Heinrecy and Fred Ego, the Barrel of Money lode, hy G. G.

Heinrecy and Victor, Marcli The c-ommitl''e ap- i.oliited hy the Victor Minm-s union to draw uji resolutions to Adjutant-General Gardner's alleged interview to a Denver reporter, has drafted resolutions, the essential fcniture of wliieii la the following: "Resolved, Tliat tlie governor of this state be requested to demand Hie resignation of Adjutant-Gc neral G.ardner at once, to the end that tlie stale; administration bo purged of a blasphemer ami The rcHolutioii Is sigticd Curry. Jerry Ira N. Jarvis, committee. Funeral Kervice.s over tin- body ot Mcgulrt. the Goldfield assayer.

who died on Tlmrsday of pmmomniH. were held this afternoon at the Gathollc: church in Goldfield. Rev. Fatlier Garr officiated. Tlie servlc.s wore utt-nded hy menilicrs of ICxcelsior Engineers union No.

80 and the Red Men and Pocahontas h'dfres The inlermeni was at Hnnnyslde cemetery liere. lo raised frotii $90 to $100 a montli nod Ho iireiTien's from $75 to $80 a month. .) Dugan, the attorney, -was called Colorado fliis morning on gal and will rcltirn hfimi: tomorrow' cvc'iung. Ricrl Eller of tlie American Kmeiting Retlnliig Co. -was down from Denver and spent Sunday In town.

J. tVork, a of Klutenee and a nienilier of the Steel Realty sjiept the da.v in Pueblo. Cocrs of Beer Co. Is I egisieri'ct at Hotel Maine. W.

II. Walker of the Indian Golrt.Mining Co. of Bonlder was down from Grliiple Greek today. II. H.

Worden of the Midland wa down from the Spring.s loday. S. land office receiver's final reeeipt was iK.sned for tlie Hector lode, pie Greek district, to Guy More and Seth a nunss of flame. Four mules were has the contract for the Maxwell well quii klv hitched to large ditch mu- and their rig is now in process of ciline and in a sliort lime a ditch wns i struct ion. Drilling has also been coin- open and a lai go stream of water run-f fenced on the Culver ranch near nlng to the i-orrals.

A force of more than a hundred men were on the scene hy this time und remained through the day. By their herculean efforts most of the corrals w'ere saved and all of the stock were rescued. Mr. Riley estimates his loss at $10.000, hut it pretty well covered by insurance. FTe commends most highly Longmont.

special to the Gazelle. Goldfield, March nd is ospei-hHly gratefuT to the large', wlio is reported to have lo.st ills life Victor, March 17. -Tonigiit at Armory hall the Sarslleld club, named after one of Ireland'H patriots. Ijord Lucien Sars- Held, gave a grand ball in honor of St. Patrick's day.

The liall was well managed and there was a large assembly iii Pueblo. March IS. Pueblo owning the American Flag G. M. M.

Go. properties, comprising 30 acres of land adjoining the old Bassick mine In Guster county, are considerably over the alleged strike in the Bassick mine of ore running from two to 300 oiuices free gold to the ton at a depth ot teei. Tlie Amei- ican Flag G. M. M.

Go. has a $30,000 plant in oijeratlon and has a double eompartment shaft down 110 feet. A 360-foot drift from thi.s level has jilercofl two solid formations of low- grade ore and the company will immediately sink another 100 feet for forc'e of nelghliors who worked so will- hi a at D'lray mi ingly toward snving his property. He regards the saving of ids corrals as wliolly due to their efforts. The elevator will be rebuilt during the mer.

Gne of the chief sources of lOSS will be the fact that the 1,500 liead of cattle which have been fed on choppetl lia.v and ground corn must now he content with loose hay and corn in the ear. Golonel Lockhart, former owner of the ranch, arrived from Rocky Ford at 8 o'cluck and spent the day assisting IV! r. Riley. A force of linemen came on the 9 passenger from the west and repaired the wires which were melted in The mass of grain is still blazing brightlv at 8 o'clock thi.s evenlnff: The gale has lasted all day and ha.s been one of the most terlfflc that has ever visited this section. is weli-knowii in this city where at one time he was city niarshal.

About two year.s ago Gwens took a couple of shots at P.uUi, editor of the Goldfield Times. The funeral Hcrvices over the body of James McQulrt who died of pneumonia yesterday, will take place tomorrow, Sunday, afternoon at 2 at the Catholic church. Rev. Father will officiale. the hall during the ciiHre evening.

Tlie', Idghm' grade ore. it is reported that ''I'ipple Greek, March case of tlip People vs. George H. Kohn, the -iRniini of this city, charged with em- will be dismissed in the dis- nii-i court tomorrow. In the tiled in the district court.

Attor- iicv Kohn is cliarged with em'oezzling $bt). fiom Charles S. Sprain. At the time of this alleged embezzlement Mr. Kohn was attorney for Mr.

Strain. Ihis the parties interested in the suit met and a settlement was made. The dismissal of the Kohn ease will bring the case of the People vs. John Buzanes to trial tomorrow. Buzancrt charged with assault with iiilent to kill Nicholas Ravedy and L.

J. This assault is alleged to have taken place in Arequa gulch on January 7 last. Ravedy Vvas badly b-aieii but Gella was not overtaken by Uic two men. The troulile arose ilic serving of a subpoena on a Greek luiined P. Polls.

The memory of patron saint kept green loday Ihrougliout ttie 'iunp. A large pc-rcentage of the mlu- of the district are natives ot Irc- laud ami everywhere ujiou the street Ht. day emblems were in evi- di There was no regular progiam 'F rxei fiscs but tonight at Odd Fellovvs liall the Sheridan club, an wiii oiganiZHtion, gave a grand ball. This event was well attended. Shortly after noon today fire ivas dls- at tlie home of John 'McLaugn- liti.

No 236 Thurlow' avenue. The lire "UK caused hy hot ashes. The depart- ini lit responded promptly and kcjit the I'fis down to about $25. Tliere was no ln.oirunce upon the house. Maynard Gnnsui commenced suit in til' district court today against E.

Tliumpson, H. L. Chambers and the 'hand View Mining Milling com- HHiiy to recover $492.50 for labor per- h'l'med and moneys loaned between January i. and April 1, 1901. 'I'lie foliowlng deeds were filed for today with the county clerk: The Hallett Hamburg G.

M. com- to K. Gkldlngs, tract of the "I'ldm Nell lode, the Avalon g. M. company to E.

W. Giddlngs, the Jolly Tar, Lucky Dtck and Geemima E. NV. Giddlngs to the Ajax Mining company, the Jolly Lucky Dick ami Gceminia lodiis, No. JL557.

trad of the Orpha Ndi March di-! rector.s of the chamber of commerce met tonight and transacted quite a little im- portant bu.siness. Attorney J. J. Me- Feely. a member of the Order of Hibernians, stated tliat thin organizations would meet in Denver from July 15 to 17 this year, and he appeared before the directors asking that an i- lution be extended to bring the organization to Cripple Greek.

The directors authorized Mr. McP'eely to invite the to visit Cripple Greek after their adjournment, and plans for their entertainment will be made. The members of the organization will come to Cripple t'reok in a train and in the party will bo leading Irishmen of Butte, California and other leading states, as well as Australia, New Zealand and Great Britain. E. R.

ler, chairman of the committee on railroads. reported that arrangements for the entertainment of delegates to the National Irrigation congress and National Forestry association, who will visit Griiiple (7reck, are being made. These two organizations will hold a session in Colorado Springs. Headquarters will he opened in this city durivg the time the convention is held in Colorado Spring.s and those delegates who visit the district will be properly received. Tlie action of the district school board in inirchasing seven pianos at $300 each from F.

D. the Victor piano was for discussion. The Hext Music coiniuiuy, in a letter to the directors, called aUenliou to the fact that the coin raid with Mr. Darker had lieon made without competition and tliat the school directors had naid $100 more for each than Hie instruments were worth. A resolution was and passed iUipointing a commit tec to investigate Hie matter and to take steps to restrain the payment of the warrants for The matter was icferi'cd to Hie connuittce on puldic ia- slitutions.

of whicli T. D. Aivhart is cli.Hvman. William F. Amalong, charged with horse stealing, was tried before a jury in Hie district court today.

The case went to the iiiry this evening and as yet a has nut been rendered. It is allcgid (hat Amalong, who is a rancher stole a horse on October 8, 1901, ami attempted to sell it in the liorse was the property of M. Woods. On the stand. Amalong denien lliai he liail stolen the horse.

He slated that he had picked the animal up and that he was trying to locale its owner by means of Hu: brand. Another horse stealing case, that of tlio people vs. W. F. Duvis, will come up for trial tomorrow.

Davm was convicted of this charge several weeks ago, but tliere wa.s a defect in the conviction. Davis Is alleged to stolen horses near Gameron and taken them to Denver, vvliere he sold them. The crime for wliicli he was convicted was that of selling the animals hi Denver. He vviH now be Hied on the charge of stealing horses in teller county. Fiiullcy Dewey, who claims to come from Dawson Glty, was arrested today ution ot a number of citizens wiio allege that they were insulted by the woman upon tlecl ning to contribute money to her for railroad fare Mrs.

Dewey has received numerous write-ups in the Denver ts claims to be soliciting for the Boeis and that mi this account the government is her. Among the tale.s she relates Is that she kidnapped in Hie Klondike by English soldiers. She gives a tale of hlood- cuvdllng cruelty and vigorousb (Renounces the English. The put on the Midland train and told liot to come back to Grlpple tb'oGt. states that she will not rado Springe, as she under.stancls that there are many English people in that unhappy couples were granted divorces by Judge Fimst "ud the ihe county court today.

M.irj Louise secured a separation trpm Joseph Savory upon the ground ot tion This couple was married at Den- vtr and for the 18 mouHis the plaintiff has resided in Victor. Kathoi- ine Fitzgerald was granted a from Fatrlck upon the ground of umi-puppoi't. This cuuple rinu. P.i.vt cesidcd n. Gnp de The divorce suit ol Limna t.a both of Cripple Creek.

Bimetallic hank commenced suit in Hie district court today against G. Reddish to recover $175 and interest on $1,50 since August 6, 1897. Tliis amount is allc.gcd to 1)0 due on a promissory note. The case of George Kmrich vs. ihe Florence Cripple Creek Railroad company was cbnimenced in the counts' court today and when court adjourned tonight the plaintiff had rested his case.

Emrich sues to recover $150 for one co'w killed and two Injured by a subuvbftn train of the defendant company on a curve between Eclipse and Elktoii, June 15 last. Mrs. C. VV. Gladden and daughter, Grace, of West Golden avenue, attended tlio rneeling of the Degree of Honor at Victor this afternoon.

N. K. Guynt of Puelilo is a business visitor in tlie city. VICTOR lay was largely celebrated here, the weather being perfect, and tlie green emblems being very where in evidenco upon the street. On Tue.sday, April 5 imnilcipal eiec- tlons will be held in the towns of Altman.

Gillett. Cameron, Anaconda, Florissant and Woodland In this city, Cripple Creek and Goldfield the city councils will ebct candidates to fill the vaciOicies in Hie city governments caused by terms of ofi'ice expir- iug limitation. Burroughs Edsall was up from Colorado Springs today and stated that the Mary Cashen nroperty will start up this week with two shifts employed. The plant at the Mary Cashen Is now being overhauled. Assistant R.

J. Grant and family have left for California on a pleasure trip. Mr. Grant will be away about three weeks. His family will remain on the coast for two months.

James H. superintendent of the Elkton company, left for l-eadville yesterday. Ho will return to camp with his family the last of the week. James Burke, shift boss at nee. is planning a trip to Thunder Mountain, Idaho.

Dr. Adam Simiison, of Ht. hospital, Denver, and Police Burgeon Davis, of Denver, were visiting liere today. Dr. Simpson may decide to locate Dr.

and Mrs. L. H. ('liamherlin yesterday in (Colorado Springs. Mr.

and Mrs. McKay were up from Iienver yesterday visiting Mrs. C. li Gray, a sister of Mrs. McKay.

After a several visit in Colorado Mrs. J. F. Baker have returned to Victor to reside. Roy.

the live months old son of Mr, and Mrs. Eric died yesterday of pneumonia at the residence near the Logan mine on Bull liill. The funeral services were lield today- the interment being at Sunnyside. Victor, March the Caloy shaft near the Doctor-Jack Pot property on Raven hill about noon today, W. E.

Oatley and Henry S. Huntley sustained Ijaini'ul injuries. The two men were working in the shaft when the timbers upon whieh they were standing gave way, precipitating them a distance I about 18 I'eet to the bottom of the shaft. Galley sustained a severe scalp wound and right leg was fractured. Both nieii were taken to the Sisters Hospital at Cripple Creek and their injuries attended to.

Huntley is an old resident of Victor and is a inomber of the local lodge of Elks. Two sju'Ing Ijonnets purchased last Easter by A. G. Adams for two Victcir young ladies was Hie cause of a suit eommenced in Justice eourt today. The plaintiff in the case is Mrs.

Mary Bowman, the South Third street milliner. It that Adams pm- chased the tcvo iionnets, but tailed to pay for them. Judgment was rendered for the plaintiff in the sum of $35. The H. G.

Moore Mereaniiie Go. has sold its Fourtlt street store, located in tile Miners Gnlon to the Stmon- ton Grocer.v of which E. a number of other mlne.s have resumed work. Moi'e or less prosiiecting is also being done. The railroad from Westcliffe to the camp is to be in 90 days.

Officers of the American Flag G. M. M. Go. are as fciRovvs: President, Hugh Fugel: vice president, Frank Glatzel; secretary and treasurer, Herme.s Meyer, all ot VTctor Broiich, employed in the G.

F. 1. Go. drafting department, was riding down Gnion avenue hill at high speed when the front forks of his bicycle broke. He was heavily thrown and painfully bruised, sjiraining hie right wri.st.

He was removed to the G. F. I. Go. hospital by the ambu- lanee.

N. S. Walpole leaves for New York and other eastern points tonight, to be gone 10 days. Superintendent F. G.

Smith of the Rock Island was clown from Colorado Sfirings today. Mr. Stephen Gromo, brother to ex- Mayor Grome, died at his home, 215 Summit avenue, this afternoon. ELKTON FLORENCE special to the Gazette. Florence.

Marcli Miners union of Chandler's Crock has posted noHce.s warning to remain away from Hicrc. claiming that the trouble is not yet settled. At this time everyttiing Is cpiict at the mine and no immediate trouble is feared, 'riie people of Florence do not understand tlie action of the union, as it was siippo.sed that the difference that ex- between the company and the miners was adjusted satisfactorily and that the mine was about to he reopened. A nimor is current that a change in officials will he made. William ailbcrt of Coal Creek, vas placed at the head of the Republican ticket tor the spring election, was severely injured in tlic Canfield coal mine today.

He was drilling a hole in the coal when in some manner he became entangled in the chain of the coal mining machine, which threw him against a large of rocks. 'I'he laibor Fnioii Hall association, com- T)0sed of laboring men of this plaoo, will build a three-story brick building, tlic work to coninienoe within 66 day.s. The first floor will he used for commcrcia! and Hie other two for labor meoiing.s exclusively. -V is negotiating for tlie purchase of lots and Uio investment will rcjircscnt several thousand dollars. p'red Chu.se, a representative of the IjCbord Oil Co.

of Galveston and Boau- inont, Is hc'rc investigating the oil field, his mission iifing to accmirc several acres of oil lami. He will drive over to the oil licld tomorrow. An outfit of drilling macliiiicry was Hliipped today to Hu- Boulder Consolidated Oil Co. Special to the Gazette. Florence, March Keller, an expreKsman, is said by his physician Victor.

Marcli city council of Victor has decided to accept the offer made by Burns 458 the Portland G. M. vvlio has agreed to install a pump at Bison park upen condition that Victor will see mat is kept running. Victor's watei suppl.v is again getting at a low' point and tiie Battle mountain properties and thi.s city arc co-oiierating for the purpose of mutual protection. The pump to be Installed has a eapaeity of 275,060 gallons a day and this water will ht' pumped into Hie reservoir.

The cPy of Victor uses approxlmotetl.v gallons of water Piieh day. and the 15,000,000 of water now in the city reserioir on Pike's Peak will last this city about two weeks. Tlie Battle mountain properties to a great extent upon system for a The Portland company has contract with Victor to purchase water at the rate of 15 cent.s per 1,000 gallons. The stipulation entered into wliereh.v Victor gets the use of the pump to he installed at Bison park i.s that the Portland company is to get all the water it wishes witli no cliarge. It is expected that unuer tlua arrangement wil! he plent.v of waier both for Hie city and for the mtrio until tlic thaw sets in and Hie spring rains come, proposition of Burns v.as at first chjeeted to hy Alderman Muesser, luit upon Hie company agreeing to install the pump, at its own expense, this objection ivas wltlidrawn and the proposition acceiited.

Tile Druggists associution held a meeting last night and discussed the ordinanee now pending the eonncll lu whieli each druggist selling liquor in this city be votiuirod 10 tmy $'200 a year iieenso if it passes. Each iiiemher of the asaociatlon was assessed so that a fight can' he made against the proposed ordinance. The druggist.s allege that the saloon men of the lily are rcspon.sible for the proiiosiilon pending and they stale tliat if it hecomt a law they ilt make ail cfi'ort to cuinpel the to close at 13 o'clock, midnight, and on Sunday. Tlic of McKeiinn versus Brulini to recovc-r $286 rent for the Richelieu hutel Iiaa been conqironnsod. The suit has been peuding in the jm-tlcc court and it ts stated that Mr.

McKeniiu will have possession of Hie liotcl on Monday. Manager F. G. rimninghain has billed attractions at the oiieru liouso as follows: March 21. opening night, Daniel "The Parish March 22.

"Tw'o Married March 27, "Sign of Hie Cross. Tiio Victor Deinocratin club will observe the birthday of Thomas Jefferson on tlie evening of April 11 with an elaborate lianciuet Coin club rooms. The Pnlver.vity of Colorado club will give a concert at the Gold Coin club rooms Mondaj evening, Marcli 24, under the auspices the Victor Iligli school. St. day will be observed on Mtuiday night ivlth dances and other social in city.

The stores have already received a large surmly of sham- rcck. Miss Marie Stewart of Colorado Springs i.s visiting Mrs. F. C. Reed of Soutli Eifth street.

Kx-Flre Cliief Frank Murray has left for Diiraiigo on business. Schick, wlui has bemi wiHi Gray for the jiast month, has left fur her home in Denver. Sinionlnn is president ami to be dying front the effects of an over- Mr. Slmontun for sonietune past conducted a brokerage office in this city. He was engaged Willlani Oliver, ms partner in business, howevet, foi into the the express business, lias been rooming yious to the time he entered into the, 'Poday they took a load of brokerage business, I express to Williamsburg and imniedi- rhe ease of James Gohen ic (.0., Keller's wife is Denver on a and during her alt- Willlam Oliver, his partner in Thomas today.

Dr. F. F. Thatcher has sold his interest in tile dental firm of M'hateher and Barnett to liis partner. Mr.

Barnett. Dr. Thatcher Intends to spend the summer on his rancli near Ganun Gity. Mrs. Sara Nichols, the wife of William Niciiols, of 113 Spicer died last night of pneumonia.

The funeral will take place tomorrow. Wednestiay, afternoon at 3 o'clock from the residence, under the direction of T. F. Dunn and Go. The interment he at Sunnyside cemetery.

F. W. Sprague, the Fuebio real estate man, was in camp today on husi- Superintendent F. W. LTcnch of Hie Rio Grande Sampler is in Denver on business.

Robert Hoyland of Aspen is here on a visit to his brother John Boyland of T. F. Dunn and Go. return went to theii later Oliver no- that Keller was dying and the police found him in an unconscious condition. Oliver is known to bo addicted to Hie use of moriiliine but the exact circumstances of condition cannot be learned.

Bepublieana at Goal Greek held a caucus last ni.ght and placed Wlliiam Gilbert at the head of the ticket. During the evening Burlingham and James W. Graham became involved in a dispute and Burlinghum is said to have drawn a gun. Bystanders prevented any serious trouble. FOWLER PUEBLO Pueblo.

M.uvh G. K. Pmy. who baa cliargo of the Bens' propcrtv in Pueblo, sLatea that cotilracls have been signed for two upiior be added to tlie Crews-Beggs bulldmg and a foiir-story and basement addition on Fourth street. The work is to bo begun tomorrow.

Electric Elevator 0. has the contract to fiiTmsh the buiUiing with a double passenger and freight electric elevator. The iniprovemenLs are to be completed by Septcm'oev 1. Pueblo investors in mining stock are lery much iierturbed by the recent decision of the G. S.

courts with reference to stocks I'oing held hi the names ol As cacli company holds to a dit- ferenl form of rcliiKiutshnient, or at least ere being no nniforniity. Hiere is a great deal of dissalisfactiuii exiiressed at the seeming lack of interest taken in the mutter by the exchange, and if not remedied it wlil niatorialiy ihjnro the local mining stock busine.s.s. The opinion III be that the cxcliango shtmid Is.sue a circular showing Hic reqiiiremenia. of earh company, a duty which it owes not only to itself but to the general investing pnliiic- The elevator in the block building is to be replaced by a combined hy- dianlie and electric elevator. Other improvements In (he building are In progress.

The Santa l''c pay car arrived in Hiis city vesterday, distributing among the omploycs of this division for last earnings in checks. Today the Rock Island jiaid their etnidoyes It ha.s been carefully estimated that the total amount paying' to railroad employes at tills divi.sion of the several roads $156,000. At Hie regular meeting held hy the eity council tonight the reaolutimi w'u passed to raise the salary of the iiolice- im 810 a nioiuh. from to $060 li ar, the chief and csiituiii being omitted increase. The city Icauuterc' Gorrcsposdence.) Fow ler, March large grain elevator, an immeiiBe hay barn, 10 car loads of corn, five wagons, many tons of hay, a large number of feeding troughs, and many rods of plank fence lie in a smoldering ma.ss of ruins tonight on the large cattle ranch of Mr.

J. M. KiJey, lying' one-half mile west of The feeding plant on thi.s ranch is one of the largest in the Arkansas valley. Three thousand cattle have been wintered and half that num. her are now on full feed for the spring and summer markets.

rand unction (Special Gtiand Junction, March tlili? writing It looks a.s though Uie sugar refinery of the Colorado Sugar Manufacturing company, which is located in this city will not be put in operation the coming fall. Tt would take plenty of hard work to secure contracts for Hie grow ing of beets to keep the refinery imning any length of time. J. F. McFarland.

the manager for the company, is still in New York city working hard for the reorganization of the company. Should he succeed In his efforts during the next 30 days many farmers In the contracts with the company and raise beets, a large acreage of al- will be sown. There is some talk of removing the refinery to some point in (Colorado, and it is likely fuat thks will be done should Mr, McFarland fail in reorganizing the company. J. Clayton Nichols, brother of cx- County Clerk Henry Nichols, is at Hollo, Philippine Islands, where he Is putting in a complete eieetric light plant.

Mr. Nichols was the first white man to take up a government claim in this valley. He lias lieen a great traveler and during the past five years has spent a great portion of the time in Alaska, China and the Philippine Islands. Drilling ill commence of well No. 1 of the Whitewater Oil, Mitjing Refining company on March 19.

The derrick was completed Saturday, the machinery is all on ground and in position and the expert driller is at liand ready to begin the wnrk. Grand Junction and WhitiTwater capitalists are Interested In tliis company. With no bad accidents to delay the work the well will bo drilled to the depth of 2,000 feet within the next 60 days, should it be necessary to that deep. W. P.

Dale, who has been the Joint agent at the union depot in this city for the past two years, has been succeeded by Mr. Roekefcllow of New Castle. D. B. Winchester has accepted the position of superintendent of the state fair grounds at Indianapolis, and has gone to that city to take charge of the w'ork.

His family leave this week. M'illiam L. Barnes of Pocahontas county, Iowa, has purchased the fine orchard ranch of George W. Sawade, which adjoins Palisades on the west. M.

Tiiorpe and family will remove to Red Lodge. Mont. They have been residents of this city for many years J. F. Drew and Miss M.

A. Whelan were united in marriage by Rev. 1-t. Sanderson, Thursday evening, March 13, at the residence of Mrs. J.

L. Blake. Mr. Drew' is well and favorably known on the eastern slope, having been postmaster at Lyons for a number of years. The couple will make this city their home.

A. E. Newton, editor of the Grand News, is having plans prepared for a $2.500 residence, which will be erected at the corner of Main and Tenth streets, at once. Drilling will be started at the Monarch test well of the Grand Valley Petroleum Gas company the latter part of this week. This company is composed of Grand Junction and Colorado Springs people, and E.

K. Gaylord of tho latter place i.s manager of the company and is on the ground superintending the work. The outfit of the Grand Valley Petroleum Gas company i.s said to be the most complete of any company operating in Mesa county. More farm and ranch land is changing hands this spring Mesa county than ever before. Newcomers from the eastern are constantly arriving and nearly all are making investments either in town or farm lands.

Tho outlook for the future welfare of tlic entire Grand valley was never brighter. Brainard, proprietor of the Pastime restaurant, removed to his elegant new home In tho north part of the city. The state armory building in this city is to be remodeled. Architect J. B.

Boyer has prepared plans to ventilate Hie building thoroughly, to heat it by steam and to provide toilet rooms. A new hard wood floor for dancing purposes ill be laid a general overhauling of tlic structure will be made. Special to the Elkton, March Gale of the Midland Terminal road at this point had a narrow escape this niorujng from bring cut by broken glass. The 10:45 we.stbound train wa.s late in going through here and no was made. The mail clerk upon the train attempted to throw' the mail bag in the depot door but it went through the wfndow.

Glass flew in all direetion.s. but luckily for the agent, he was several feet from the window when the crash came. T. A. McMurtrle has sold his stock of groceries to the grocery firm of Douglass Bernard Co.

and has moved to Anaconda. Ed. Perry, bookkeeper for Dougias.s Bernard returned yesterday from Colorado Springs, w'here he spent Sunday. James H. Henley, the new superintendent of the Elkton property, is expected to return tomorrow or Thursday from Leadville.

His family will return with him and he will go to housekeeping in one of the company houses. Harris, an old resident of thi.s town, has returned after an absence of three or four years. He will take up his residence here. BOULDER Special to the Gazette. Boulder.

March Martin is still fishing for the lost tools. The constant jarring in the hard rock en C( uutered unscrewed the stom, and the I lit and 30-foot stem ara at the hot For conducting tom of the well. The fishing tods on this enormous fedeing business a large elevator was built near the Santa Fe tracks, in which the grain shipped in and It I. tlnit tho last and Hie engine which hand have proved inadequate and others have bee.t ordered from Florence. These will he here some 'ime operated tlie machinery of tho elevator also ran enormous hay cutlers which chopped tho alfalfa into fine hits for feeding.

A now cutter had reeeuHy been added at the expense of $1,000. Near to the elevator was a small building, erected especially for the purpose of storing the gasoline used in running the engine. Tiventy rods to the north of these buildings were the feeding pens, covertug 10 or 15 acres of ground. They surrounded by high plank fences and well supplied with large frame troughs for feeding purpo.ses. 'fhls morning at 5:30, a spark from pasing Banta Fe train Ignited the dry alfalfa leaves lying all around and in a few minutes the lire had spread to the elevator, the hay barn, and the gasoline room.

Five wagons loaded with alfalfa were soon ablaze. Ten Carloads of shelled corn had just been put into the elevator and four full barrels of gasoline stored in the outbuilding greatly hampered the work of fighting the flames. All that could be done was to save a little of the grain by letting it ran out onto the ground. A box car which had just been unloaded caught on fire and was pulled away by a passing engine, but too late to save it. Just as the fire had gotten full headway a terrlffic gale sprang up from the south and great masses of blazing alfalfa rolled across the intervening tools will soon be vccovored and work resumed.

The King still pegging at a dept'i of about 3,600 with no new Phil. Wilson was up to Ni Wot to day and reports a great many dervicks going up along the way. The activity of operations cannot be realized until the fields arc visited and the amount of work which is being done noted. The Aurora company has receive i its ANACONDA Special to the Gazette. Anaconda, March are now two tickets in the field for the coming municipal election.

The taxpayers have nominated an excellent list of officers and now' the Democrats have got together and named the following ticket: Mayor, George M. Hooten; trustees, two years, Lyman Cornwall, William A. Stratton and J. C. Rigg; one year, O.

J. Dinaii and Elof Nelson, CORONATION DINNER FOR POOR By Associated Press. London, March a million of poor will be the guests of King Edward during coronation week. His majesty notified, the mayors of the metropolis today that the sum of £30.000 was placed at their disposal, and he invited them to make the necessary arrangements to entertain the very poor to the number of 500,000 at a dinner in celebration of his coronation. Every department of the kings household is busily engaged in the stupendous task of preparing for the coronation ceremonies.

So very long is the list of foreign princes and ambassadors who will be present that the court officials are at their end to decide how to dispose of his guests. Every available room in Buckingham palace and the other royal residences is already pre-empted and the lord chamberlain is gladly, availing himself of offers of many of the finest residences in London. The Belgravia and Buckingham Palace hotels have been requisitioned in their entirety, four houses in Grosvenor square have been taken, and in addition the lord chamberlain has thankfully accepted the proffer of Dorchester house, lent by Captain G. L. Holford, the king's equerry: Chesterfield house, Harlcourt and Wimbournc house.

The maharajah of Jeypoor, one of the many Indian notables coming to tho coronation. today chartered an Anchor line steamer to convey himself and suite to England. SPREAD OF THE CHINESE REBELLION By Associated Press. Hong-kong, March Ma has been defeated by the Kwang-sl rebels, who have taken pos.session of Fang-cheng They have killed or captured all the mandarins and have looted the town. General Ma attacked the rebel stronghold, but after an engagemenl lasting two days was forced to retreat.

The rebels then established their headquarters at Fang-cheng. The rebellion is spreading rapidly in the provinces of Kwang-sl, tung and Yun-nan. A letter received here from Tien-pal, 50 miles from Kw'ang-cbou, says all business is suspended there owing to the fear of the rebels. Marshal Su is at Tien-chou and General Ma is at Kao-chou (both in Kwang-tung province). Botli of these commanders are awaiting reinforcements.

They wish to join their forces but the rebels are holding all the intervening passes and prevent a junction of the government troops. Many of the imperial soldiers are joining the rebels owing to the superior pay offered them and the opportunity for looting. The rebel leader is Hung Ming, a relative of the celebrated Hung Sou Ghuen, leader of the Tai-hung rebellion. naval conesnondent reports that on her recent cruise along the Irish coast the British battleship Revenge was fitted with a wireless telegraph apparatus and number of Marconigrams received a ------machinery and is setting it up 'Viil pagging between mail steamers and the be drilling by next Monday. The ghore.

The correspondent understands Kenzie has a car of oil on the track that the admiralty proposes to make an ready for shipment tonight, and is i attempt to intercept ar. pumping steadily into the at the rate of 3 1-2 barrels per hour. Everything has been going nicely since the well was cleaned out and it is fulUll- ing all the predictions which were made that it would be a fine well. The timbers of the Signal. Virginia and Central companies have arrived and the rig builders are at work on Bradford.

The Sale Boulder and Boulder Monarch derricks are just about completed. The Arnold la pumping every day and making about 10 barrels per 12 hours. J. T. Gilchrist reports thct the well of the Colorado Oil.

Gas Coal company which he is drilling near Nt Wot is down about 27a feet and is to the corrals and soon they were I solug along nicely. Mr. Gilchrist also Marconigrams fteni' an station across the Atlantic with the view of determining whether Signor Marconi has perfected his syntonic system. SMALLPOX By Associated Press. Lincoln.

Neb March a meeting of the State Board of Health at which it was announced that there were 764 small pox cases in the state, the secretary of the board was ordered to communicate with the federal authorities as to the best means of stamping out the disease. It was decided to telegraph the marine hospital service to send a special inessengei to Nebraska and the message will go to Washington sometime during.