The Monte Vista journal., 1899-09-23
i DENVER GOSSIP.

Sunday afternoon. sixteen month.
ago the Colorado Society Sons Of th'
Revolution presented to the departing
regiment silken nag. Under thl,
banner the First Colorado fought IT.
way to glory. The last gaze Of man!
q brave boy fell Oh Its stars ant
stripes. The tnttered remnants Of tn,
nag, held high by the strong arm Ol
Richard Holmes, the giant color-bear
er. were displayed again yesterday be
fore the eyes of those who had par
In the presentation. Cheers aros4
from 5000 thr0ats. cheers for the star,
and stripes. and then the cheers CAV,
thinking OF the dead The fia5
pole erected by the Sons OF III,
Revolution In memory Of the fall
en- heroes was profuseiy decorated
The space surrounding the pole wa.
filled with potted plants and flowers
and above the brass plates bearing tho
names OF the men who died. smila,
was tralled. The big flag, which ha,
been kept flying every day since th'
pole was put up. was nt half-mast dur
Ing the day. Speeches We're made b,
General Hale. Colonel Mccoy, Sena
tor Teller and others.
The News OF Saturday says: The
first shovelful OF earth was yestertia,
thrown in the route which IL to ie tn,
short line between Denver and Crippl,
Greek. The announcement Is OF spe
cial importance ut this time when tn,
air line from Cripple Creek to Colo
rado Springs has positively been dc
cided upon and will within n few
months I've In actual operation. 1t hai
been known for many months that
shorter railway than any now in cx
istencc between Denver and Crippl,
Creek II Necessary for the salvation
OF the big smcltcrs OF this city. Yes
tcrday the work was commence,
which will solve the problem. A Inrg,
force OF men with complete railwa!
grading outfits. landed At South Platt
station. ON the South Park railway
and began work upon II grade up III,
river In the direction OF Cripple Greek
A pile driver and bridge material hav,
been landed at the station and III,
river is to bc brldged. The grade t.
the one which was established fou
years ngo when general interest wa
aroused In the Importance Of u dire-'
railway TO Cripple Creek and complci,
surveys were made for that purpose
\ pccullarity about the situation #
that absolutely nothing is being givei
out nj headquarters OF the Colorado 4
Southern road concerning the new cn
tcrprise.
The correspondent Of the Denver II.
publican. writing from Colornd,
Springs. says: Nikola Tesla IL wei
NJ t~H H.sy l,.. L.
Ing at his experimental station OF
East Pixies Peak avenue. He said
when asked ms TO the truth or false
ness OF n report that he Is soon to e,
back to New York city. that he has ON
ly begun his work here. and that he L.
not contemplating n return 10 New
York for NJ least two months, with III.
exception. probably. Of n business "trip
as short rs he can make II. There wer,
two objects that brought him TO Colo
rado Spriags. One OF them was to IL.
velop. perfect and manufacture a ma
chine 10y which he intends to 'ransmi
messages to Paris next year withou
the use of wires. The other was I,
work out a theory on which he ha,
been studying for some Ave or ii,
years, that there are electrical curren,i
from which tremendous electrical now
er can be generated. Most Of the elss.
triciRn's time. since hc completed hi,
barn-like experimental station. hni
been devoted TO the development o
the apparatus for sending the mes
sages To Paris. As far ms III. sendin,
OF the messages itself goes. thnt stag.
of the experiment has no, yet ieci
reached. "Soine years ngo." said TEES
In, - discovered the principle TIM
power eau h. transmitted To any dis
tance without wires. The transmits
sion Of messages followed close after
ward, and then I discovered u principl.
entirely new. by which I am enabled Il
transmit tremendous power TO mn,
distance withou; the aid of wires. Thi
principle had 10 be worked out 80 tina
the amount of power could br Ia
creased and the principle made NOR,
aud more Of service. and one of M,
objects In coming here was To work oi
that principle and perfect II. nm on
ly M the beginning Of my work. hut
never was more confident Of success. J.
never fail" Asked II the results OF hi,
application of his principl. Of irem.n
d"us forces In the atmospheric strait
would b" similar to the feat NJ lighiin,
M n large hall In ~. Louis "a coupl,
of years ago without connecting IN,
electric lights with wires. he said thai
was nothing compared with the stu
pcndousn"ss Of the undertaking or
which h. ls now ut work.
The Republican say-: To Goy.rno,
Charles :, Thomas belongs much NOR,
credit for securing the Colorado sol
di"rs free train than tiu. public In,
mp TO this time believed. II lcnk.,
out yesterday that on the day the gov
"tnor left for Grand Junction to NEE,
the boys ~ the state line the fun.
was s''si short. For dRys-for week,
-Colorn'io's chief executive had bcri
keeping telegraph wires hot asking foi
contributions from men who mad.
their money IN Colorado. The rich hn,
given their hundreds aud .h~ir thou.
nnds. the poor hnd given their dimes
Democrats who criticised the wnr. Re-
publienns who criticised the manage
h'rn' ~ the campaign. Proi,iidtionis,,
who objected To the cnniccn and ropu
lisss who thought many shinss might
have been different. vicd with III.
many who were satisfied with the NJ
suits ob'nlr"d nnd gave freely. Hut nj
the last inoincn'. after the money had
ls'rn placed In the hank and the so.
esn rebate secured from the railroad,
by Governor Thomas p~r~,nai APPEAL
thrrr WINS es.5 lacking of the r1,ru
money charged for ui~,.pinx ncr0mmo
dnsions. Governor ThOtnas walksS,
down 10 the hank IN the day hr i~f,
for Grand Junction and handed In hi,
check for siII. lie never said n word
about II. llc Ind nir.ndy given n
small contribution toward the f,ind
and went away I" meet the regimen,