The silver lance., 1899-04-28

tiOnS in berth rates VIII take erect on
April 15 The reduction will affect the
country from New York to San Fran
| cisco and throughout the south. From
Denver to Ogden the former rate was
4, $5; it will be 81. State rooms will be
reduced from $14 to $11.5O, and draw
ing rooms from $1S to $14. From Den
| yer to Oakland the berth rate Of $11
will be cut to $780, and drawing rooms
from $40 to $34. Similar reductions
will be made on the lines to the east.
At the executive meeting of the Sol
diers Aid Society of Denver held Fri
day 1t was decided after much delib-
Grafton that the funds of the organiZa-
ton would not permit 1T to continue
after the period stated, and the board
has resolved not to ask for any more
funds which have been contributed by
popular subscription since 1t was or
ganized last spring. The treasurer re-
ported that from the first day of the
society's organization up to date the
total receipts received were $7,57s,
with balance in the treasury at pres
ent of $519. The society has at pres
ent thirty-four families on the benefic-
larry list The care of these families
will be transferred to some of the char
| ity organizations which have express
ed willingness to assist as much as
possible.
The engineering school of the State
University Is carrying on some highly
interesting and practical experiments
In telegraphing without wires. Dr.
william Duane, head of the depart
| ment of physics, Is in charge of the
work. Messrs. p. NJ. Montchyck and
ID. V. Sickman of the senior class In
the engineering school are making the
experiments. In the experiment as
so far made. sharp signals were re-
ceived 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 wire acts as n con-
denser for distance of one mile, the
ratio then increasing as squares of the
| two lengths.
The Denver & Rio Grande hospital at
Salida was destroyed by fire on the
/ 18th. The alarm was sounded at 0
o'clock and when the fire apparatus
arrived the roof was burning. The fire
originated from fiue, starting in the
framework of the roof. An insufficient
pressure of water prevented effective
work by the firemen and citizens, who
volunteered, and 1t was soon evident
that the building, n fine three-story
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
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 at 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 price of the
property is not stated, but it is intimat.
ed 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
1890. and from that day to this there
has not been n day when Mr.. Stratton
has not been active in its development.
In spite of discouragements. including
that most grievous of all discourage
ments-poverty-he persisted in work
ing the claim, sometimes single hand
ed, until after two years he was en-
abled to make his first important ship
ment. In 1893 the net profits of the
mine amounted to 100000. In the next
three years the mine has put into cir
culation more than S4OOO,OOO in gold,
of which fully one-half was net profit
Very rich ore bodies remain un-
touched in the mine. valued at several
million dollars.
Details of the trouble between DR..
Rose Kidd Beere of Denver, the rep
resentative of the Soldiers Aid Soci-
ETY., who followed the Colorado volun.
teers on their journey to Manila. and
who has been with them until recently
as a nurse reached Governor Thorn
as last week in the mail from the Phil
ippines The governor received the re.
ports from each of the five members
of the committee appointed by him to
investigate the charges preferred pub
licly preferred by DIR. Beere against
Colonel Fl. B. Mccoy of the First Colo
RADIO regiment. an explanatory letter
from Colonel Mccoy and a voluntary
communication from Brigadier Gen
eral 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 Dr. Beere for her stand in the
matter. Still it is stated that the colo
mel could have dispensed the supplies
and cash in a manner more beneficial
to the men for whom they were in.
tended. The assertion of DR.. Beere
that the colonel made use of the cash