The Lamar register., 1899-04-19

country from New York to San Fran
cisco and throughout the south. From
Denver TO Ogden the former rate was
50: Il will be S. State rooms will he
redueed from S14 to sill 80. aud draw.
ing rooms from SIS 10 Sf4. From Den
yer to Oakland the berth rate OF sli
win be cut to $3.50. and drawing rooms
from so 10 S3i. Similar reductions
wiz be made on the lines to tue east.
At the executive meeting of tho Sol.
diers' Aid Society Of Denver held Fri.
day " was derldc,i after much deIIb-
Grafton that the funds Of the nrgnnlza.
uon would not permit Il 10 continue
after the period stated. and the board
has resolved not TO ask for any more
funds witch have been contributed by
popular subscription since Il was or
ganl2ed last spring The treasurer re-
ported that from the first dag OF the
society's organization up TO date the
total reccipts Tcc-lTed were ST.57s.
with balance In the treasury at pres
ent o. S5ia. The society has nj pres
cot thirty-four families on the henefic.
tary list The carr of these families
VIII BE- transferred TO some OF the char
iiy organizations which have express
ed q willingness to assist as much as
possible.
The engineering school OF the state
University is carrying on some highly
Interesting and practical experiments
Ia ieiegraphiBg without wires. DIR.
William Duane. head OF the depart
m'nt of physics. Is Ia charge Of the
work. Messrs. +. NJ. Montchyck and
II. v. Slckuiuu OF the senior class In
the engineering school are making the
experiments. In the experiment as
20 far made sharp signals were re-
ceiycd through the thick stone walls
nf 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 20 teiegraphlng
thrunEh grrater distances. the fact be
inE thar a 5lfoot wire acts as con
denscr for n distance Of one mile. the
Fntio then Increasing ns squares OF the
two lengths.
The Denver & Rio Grande hospital at
Saliia was destroyed by IRE on the
18th. The alarm was sounded at .
O'Clock anf when tho IRE apparatus
arrived the roof was burning. The irc
originated from rue starting in the
framework % the roof. An insufficient
pressure Of wafer prevented effective
work by the fincmeu and citizens. who
volunteered. and IL was soon evident
that the building. 4 tine three-story
structure. was doomed About thirty
patients weue 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. 50 that most OF the val
unble furniture and fixtures were
saved The trcmen kept streams Of
water playing on the upper floors. 40
that the first floor II not entirely de-
sfruyed. 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 wiz lc at once rebuilt II is
thought that none OF the patients viii
suffer In consequence OF hasty removal
W. $. stratton has sold his Indcpend-
eucc mine AZ Cripple Creek 10 the Ven
turc corporation CT London This is
the largest mining deal made In this
state for many years. The price Of the
property Is not stated, but IL Is intimat-
s-d that Mr.. Stratton win get several
flliluu httAANN AhA VIZ mint iAt
Story OF tn. Independence mine Is one
OF the romances OF Cripple Greek. and
l. familiar 10 most OF the people of
colorado The discovery was made in
issSD. and from that day 10 this there
has not been n day when Mr.. Stratton
has not been active In Its development
In spite OF discouragements including
that most grieSous OF all discourage
ments- poverty persisted In work
ing the claim, sometimes slnsle-hand-
III. untn after two years he was en-.
abl,d TO make his first important ship
rucut. In lS.ca the net profits OF the
mine amounted to SDn.OO0 In the next
tbr,-e wears che mine has put into cir
culatIon more than S4.OO0.OOO in gold.
az which fully onc-half was net profit.
Very rich ore bodies remain IN
touched In the mine, valued ut several
million dollars.
"Details OF the trouble between DR.
rose Kidd Beere of Denver. the rep
,..s.ntatiye OF the Soldiers Aid Soei-
ctv Who followed the Colorado yolun-
teers ON their journey to Manila. and
,,I,n has been with them until recently
nc uUrse reached Governor Thorn
os last week In the mall from the Phil
InnInas The governor received the re-
,irrts froIn each Of the five members
N the COMMITTEES appointed by him to
Invpsticate the charges preferred pub
IicIy preferred by DR.. Beere against
Colonel RI. h. Mccoy Of the First Colo