The Springfield herald., 1899-04-21
NEWS FROM THE
WESTERN REGION,


| Pullman Palace Car company has re
ceived word that the proposed reduc-
/ tons in berth rates will take effect on
April 10. The reduction will affect th,,
/ country from New York to San Fran
{ cisco and throughout the south. From
Z Denver to Ogden the former rate was
, S5: ii will be 81. State rooms will H..
reduced from Sli 10 Sl1.5o, and draw
Z ing rooms from SIS 10 Sl4 From Den
yer to Oakland the berth rate OF Sll
will be cut TO $3.50. and drawing rooms
from $40 TO S34. 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 dellh-
Grafton that the funds of the organi-a-
ton would not permit it to continue
after the period stated. and the board
has resolved not 10 ask for any NOR
funds which have been contributed by
popular subscription since 1t was or
sanized last spring. The treasurer re
ported that from the first day Of the
society's organization up TO date the
total receipts received were ST,57>,
with balance in the treasury at pres
ent of S519. The society has at pres
ent thirty-four families on the beneiic-
| larry list The care of these families
! ity organizations which have express
ed willingness to assist US much as
| possible.
The engineering school of the State
I 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. Z. NJ. Montchyck and
/ d. V. Sickman of the senior class in
the engineering school are making the
! experiments. In the experiment a.
so FAR made. sharp signals We're 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 telegraphiuc
through greater distances. the fact be
ing that n 20-foot wire acts as con-
denser for a 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
.
framework of the roof An insufficient
pressure of water prevented effective
work by the firemen and citizens, who
volunteered, and ii was soon evident
that the building. fine three-sIory
structure, was doomed About thirty
patients We're in the building. but all
were removed in safety and taken /.
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-
srroyed. 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. II is amply insured
and will be at once rebuilt. II 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 rhe
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.. Stra tton
has not been active in its development
In spite of discoura Cements. including
that most grievous of all discourage
ments-poyerty-he persisted in work
- i, as..Z
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 S4.oo00OO 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 n nurse reached Governor Thoul-
[ as last week in the mail from the Phil.
/ ippines The governor received the re.
I 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 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
I funds sent to Manila by the Soldiers
I Aid Society, and has an inclination to