The Elbert County tribune., 1899-12-28
ooLoHApo ITEMS.
Rabbit hunters at Lamar made son
bd~ o~orae this wear,

a telephone ll1t Aar tf<t@<
~ cicnwood sprinrs. and will be car
ried west to Grand Junction
Richard Holmes color bearer OF N.
First Colorado, is on his way 10
yer, where he will enter rniiroau VI. ~
flee He intends to make TINS Guy n,'
home. In order TO be near his late con,
rades ~ the regiment he accompanied
to Manila
Louis X. Ball. the State schooi oi
Mines senior who received an appo'n
ment for examination nj Fort Leh'e =.
worth with a view to Ills entrance 10
the regular army, has returned, having
passed crediiably. He will probably De
appointed second lieutenant In the reg
ular service soon. Ball has studied NJ
the School of Mines with creuit the
past three years.
Some time last Saturday night nre
broke out In the Eldorado tunnel house
at Sunshine, and finally, about z'oo
o'clock IL worked into the office, where
there were some 200 pornds OF powder
which exploded, tearing the building 10
pieces. damaging the machinery CON
sIderably and destroying the compress
sor. hose. etc. 1t appears that the
men had left the tunnel In the evening
and did not intend to return until
after Christmas, and there was no per
son around.
The water works election at Lead
VILE Tuesday was Waterloo for the
water company. Quite hard fight has
been made the past two weeks by the
water company in hopes OF winning
tnis election, but the vote resulted 46o
to Sc in favor Of the city owning It's
own water plant. The Board of Trade
A.. ntt., Council bura hofb haan
working to win this election, and de
spite the efforts of the water company,
they came out pn top. Just what the
next move will be in the water situ-
alton is not, known. but 1t is believed
that the Leadville Water Company Will
not place such high value on Its plant
as It has in the past.
The state board of health advised by
several leading physicians and health
authorities of the state, has In
augurated campaign against tuber-
culosis and will solicit the assistance
of public authorities and private cit-
zens TO prevent the spreau of the dread
tubercular germs. Public expectora-
ton, tubercular dairies and meat sup
ply are the three causes of consumption
which the board agrees must be pre-
vented In order to reach this desired
end. The sentiment of the physicians
was expressed as opposed to the least
persecution of the afflicted and their
object solely to enforce necessary sani-
tary measures "It would be an In
Justice to the community and to the in
dividuals to debar them from the
state" said Secretary Tyler, "for
thousands of consumptives who regard
sanitary measures do not endanger the
i nj Of Attr mo- etft.
zens."
A peculiar accident occurred at An
aconda last Wednesday. A heavily
loaded ore wagon drawn by four horses
did considerable damage to the house
of J. ]. Monaghan, just below the
Midland tracks The big wagon was
loaded with ore from the Howard
lease on Gold hill, and was being
hauled to the Arequa mill. In COM
ing down the steep hill the chain of
the rough lock broke, letting the heavy
wagon down on the horses. The teams
started to run. and the driver stayed
| with them until the turn In the road
was reached. The horses were un-
able to stop. The driver jumped and
the horses and wagon went over the
tracks. Monaghan's house was several
feet below. The horses and wagon
| laQutu III u cOuluStu lndSs upon tUt
west end of it. smashing II to kindling
wood. Two horses were killed, one
| leader and one wheeler The other lead
er was standing In the center. Of Mr.
Monnghan's bedroom. The wagon
was partially In the house. and ore was
mixed up with the bedclothes and fur
niture. 1t took several hours to clear
the wreckage. 1t is remarkable tina,
no ore was injured In the accident
Twenty minutes before child wal
asleep in the bed that was demolished
Another disastrous rear end wrecl
occurred on the Rio Grande near Rec
Cliff. Friday. A passenger train wa
tagged, owing to a broken rail- A flag
man was sent back and stopped ligh
engine. He did not, however, know
that heavy freight train was coming
only short distance back, and wheI
the engineers and firemen OF tn,
freight turned the curve and saw M
accident ahead they jumped Tn,
freight train had fourteen cars drawI
by two engines, and was on a down
grade. 1t crashed with frightful fore,
into the light engine, which was dou
bled up and jammed into the sleeper
Every passenger In the train was thrown
from the seat, and fifteen or twenty
were injured, but not seriously. Tn,
fact that the light engine was strucl
first was all that saved a repetition o.
the terrible accident near Salida few
weeks ago, as the freight train woult
have undoubtedly crashed into tn.
passenger. cars. The light engine, how
ever. served as bumper, but wa.
= crushed beyond the semblance of al
engine by the terrible shock. tn,
property damage was heavy.
% ..sft
will be spent by the Colorado & South
ern Railway Company next year In I'm
provement of Its lines, for new rollini
stock and for building OF the great re
pair and construction shops that will
soon be under construction. At the re
cent meeting of the directors all Of tn
present officials of the road were re
elected without opposition. The sun
Of S7JO.OOO was set aside to be used 70
permanent improvements. and will b
expended in the purchase of ten nev
locomotives, $50 new fiat cars and l.
new passenger cars, and in buildin,
/ new repair shops. In addition to thi
| there remains of the money set asid
/ for improvements during the presen
year S125,OOO. This will be used ii
construction work already under wa,
on the Cripple Greek Short Line In tn
South Platte canon. This road will b
pushed on to Horse Creek. about tel
] miles above the present end of the ney
line, and from there President Trum
bull says 1t will be continued to what
ever point may be determined by tn
i directors later. The destination Of tn
cut OF 1t seems has not been decide,
upon yet.
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, The Coal Mine Tragedy.
J Brownsville, Pa, Dec. 25.-The hor
2 ror of the BrazDell mine disaster grow
/ In intensity with every hour. TIL
numhar of the daad La, Nom.