The silver lance., 1899-10-20


with indications that several of them
may die. The scene of the accident
was on new broad gauge line of the
Denver 4 Rio Grande road between La
Veta and Alamosa. A car loaded with
steel rails was being pushed up the
grade toward the summit, eight work
men being on the car. While rounding
a curve the car was suddenly thrown
from the track by the giving way Of
couplings or the jolting of the engine
over the rough roadbed, and in an in
stant the men were thrown in heap
the heavy rails flying off behind them
down on the jagged rocks beside the
track Bones were broken, great pieces
of flesh shaved off by the sharp edges
of the rails and some were fairly i'm
paled on the cruel steel. As soon as
men could be summoned from other
places along the line the bruised and
bleeding forms were eAtricated and re-
moved to the nearest station, where
surgical aid was given, but the ply
sicians fear that several will die.
A temporary injunction has been OBJ
tanned by A. B. Seaman, attorney for
Rhodes Bros. against the Colorado &
Southern railroad, preventing that road
from further trespassing on land on
the south fork of the Platte river"
claimed by Rhodes Bros. On this
ground the Colorado & Southern have
been constructing part of its 1.2OO-foot
spur and Rhodes Bros. claim the prop
erty under a federal reservoir grant.
The order of the court so far does not
compel the taking up of the track al
ready laid, but simply stops further
work until the case is decided on its
merits. The contest over the site will
ha 1I.nv oI1t IA
canon will some day be of great value.
The possibility that the canon will ere
long be the short line route from Den
yer to Cripple Creek is said to be the
principal reason for the railroads de-
sire to put up n strong fight for the
spur site as selected. But A. b. Sea
man says that he is confident that
James Il. Rhodes, his client, will win
out. If he does the Colorado & South
ern will be obliged to take up that part
of the spur already laid.
The w. C. T. U. closed its three-days
session of the state convention Friday
evening. The attendance throughout
has been good. The most interesting
part of the closing days report was
the paper of Mrs. Lillens on the rescue
work, dealing especially with the Cot
tage Home. The fact that nearly 200
girls have been taken into its doors,
cared for. nursed and won back to lives
of respectability. speaks well for its
and for the women of the
w. G. Il. T.. who have stood by it for
the twelve years of its existence. The
afternoon exercises were lively and full
of interest. The Cottage Home consti-
tuition was slightly altered. The fol-
lowing officers were elected for the en-
suing year: President, Mrs. Antonettte
A. Hawley, Denver; vice president
Mrs. NJ. A. Mier, Del Norte: CORE
spending secretary, Miss Lena A.
Dwight Boulder: recording secretary
Josephine C. Hicks: treasurer, Mrs. NJ.
II. Sprague; secretary of Y branch.
Miss Alice L. Halderdice of Pueblo:
secretary l. branch. Miss NJ. A. Nichen-
bach: editor of Messenger, Mrs. Laura
Berry.
The preparations are about complet-
ed for Denver's Fifth Annual Festival
of Mountain and Plain, which Will be-
gin September 25th and occupy the en-
tire week. The Board of Direction
has been exceedingly fortunate this
year in shaping program which while
maintaining some of the features of
former festivals will include a num-
Der of pleasant novelties in all depart
state in all lines augurs an unusually
large attendance at the capital city
during the festival. The railroads are
preparing to carry larger crowds than
ever before, and those who are in
position to know, report more interest
in the coming festival throughout the
state, than has ever before been SEEN
The list of events scheduled to enter
tain Denver and her thousands of Wis
itors, is one that should not fail to be
most successful. One of the most i'm
portant innovations, and one, too, that
will interset everyone. is the exposi-
ton and state fair. This will be the
first state fair ever held in Denver,
and from the manner in which it is
being gotten up and the interest dis
played by exhibitors in all parts of
the state, will be one of the most at
tractive features of the entire week
Booth space is in demand, and with
the pleasing decorations and brilliant
illuminations, the booths will furnish
one of the most attractive novelties
ever seen. Nothing has been neglect
ed to make the carnival features of the
week far more enjoyable than those of
any previous festival. The coronation
of the queen on Monday night. the
queens triumphal march with her
court and diplomatic corps on Tuesday
afternoon. the military parade, and. in
the evening, the superb pageant of the
parade of the Slaves of the Silver Ser
pent, have been arranged on scale
of magnificence scarcely conceivable.
The events scheduled for musical day
promise to be among the most inter
esting of the week. A large number
of crack musical organizations have
been entered for the band contest, the
prizes for which are: for first class
bands. $500 to the first, 500 to the
second and $50 to the third; for second
class bands, 800 for the first and $50
to the second. The contest promises
to be close and exciting. and after the
contests are over, the city will fairly
teen with music. The mask parade
on Thursday and the mask ball at