The Elbert County tribune., 1899-04-20
NEWS FROM THE n
WESTERN REGION.

neored before Register Chipiey anu
laid hare the plans OF the concern Tor
the colonization OF that portion OF the
Arkansas valley In which the schooi
land mentioned Is located. IL was ue-
cided that the board shall make an eA-
animation Of the land under discussion
and TO do that a trip to Lamar was hr
ranged. The members. accomphhie.
by representatives OF the company anu
by committee representing the oppo-
sision. will make the journey In a rev
days.
The engineering school Of the state
University IL carrying ON some highiy
Interesting and practical experiments
in telegrsphlng without wires. Dr'
William Duane, head OF the depart
ment of physics, Is in charge OF the
work. Messrs. y. NJ. Montchyck ana
ID. V. Sickman of the senior class III
the engineering school are making the
experiments. In the experiment us
so far made. sharp signals were re-
celved through the thick stone walls
OF the Hale scientific building. with all
doors and windows closed, the great
est distance being 100 feet. Wires are
now being placed vertically on the
building preliminary TO telegraphing
through greater distances. the fact be-
ing that 2O-foot wir7 acts ms a con-
denser for distance of one mile. the
ratio then increasing as squares OF tne
! two lengths.
The Denver x Rio Grande hospital at
Salida wns destroyed by fire on the
18th. The alarm wns sounded at
o'clock and when the fire apparatus
arrived the roof was burning. The fire
a..A aga arttr In hn
| framework of the roof. An insufficient
pressure of water prevented effective
work by the firemen and citizens, who
volunteered. and it was soon evident
that the building. fine threestory
structure. was doomed. About thirty
patients were In the building, but all
were removed in safety and taken to
various houses for care and protection.
There being no wind the building
burned slowly. so that most of the val
liable furniture and fixtures were
I saved. The firemen kept streams of
. water playing on the upper floors. so
, that the first floor Is not entirely de-
stroyed The hospital was one Of the
+ finest buildings in this section of the
state, and Is the property OF the EN-
ployes' Relief Association of the Rio
Grande system. 1t is amply insured
and will be mt once rebuilt. 1t Is
thought that none of the patients will
suffer In consequence of hasty removal.
w. s. Stratton has sold his Independ-
ence mine at Cripple Creek to the Ven
ture corporation of London. This is
the largest mining deal made in this
state for many years. The prize of the
| property is not stated but 1t Is intimat-
Cd that Mr. Stratton will get several
/ million dollars for the mine. The
story of the Independence mine Is one
! of the romances of Cripple Creek, and
! is familiar to most OF the people of
Colorado. The discovery was made In
Z 1890. and from that day. 10 this there
has not been day when Mr.. Strattbh
! has not been active In Its development
! In spite of discourngements. including
. that most grievous of all discourage
ments-poverty-he persisted In work
| ing the claim. sometimes slngle-hand-
ed, until after two years he was en-
abled to make his first important ship
ment In 1898 the net profits Of the
mine amounted to 100000. In the next
three years the mine has put into cir
culation more than Sl.OO0.OOO In gold
of which fully one-half was net profit
4 Very rich ore bodies remain un-
touched In the mine. valued at several
million dollars.
! Details of the trouble between DR..
Rose Kidd Becre of Denver. the ren-
resentative of the Soldiers Aid Scci-
ETY., who followed the Colorado volun-
teers on their journey to Manila. and
who has been with them until recently
as nurse reached Governor Thom-
ms last week In the mail from the Phil
ippines The governor received the re-
ports from each of the five members
I Of the committee appointed by him to
investigate the charges preferred pub
licly preferred by DIR. Beere against
Colonel II. b. Mccoy of the First Colo
RADIO regiment. an explanatory letter
from Colonel Mccoy and voluntary
communication from Brlgadier Gen
ernl Irving Hale. Every report exon
crates Colonel Mccoy from all wrong
intent in his conduct In handling the
funds sent to Manila by the Soldiers
Aid Society. and has an inclination to
censure DIR. Becre for her stand in the
matter. Still II is stated that the colo
mel could have dispensed the supplies
and cash in a manner more beneficial
to the men for whom they We're in
tended. The assertion OF DIR. Beere
that the colonel made use of the cnsi,
to establish rcgimental canteen is
denied absolutely.