The Monte Vista journal., 1899-04-15

day It was decided after much DELHI.
Grafton that the funds OF the Organixa.
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
Yanixed last spring. The treasurer re-
ported that from the first day OF the
| society's organization up to date the
total receipts received were S7,518,
| with a balance In the treasury Mt pres
ent OF $50. The society has at pres
ent thirty-four families on the benefic-
inry list. The care Of thess families
will he transferred to some OF the char
ity organizations which have express
ed willingness to assist as much ~
possible.
| The annual meeting OF the Utah
Wool Growers Association was held at
Salt Lake on the 9th and was well at
tended. During the afternoon session
there was an extended discussion on
the proposition Of the railroad com.
panies Of the Trnnsmissouri Freight
Association to abolish the feed-in-
transit rates on live stock Resolutions
were adopted protesting against the or
der recently issued abOllshing the priv
ilege May 18th. and the association
announced that 1t would stand by the
line that succeeded In breaking this
agreement. to the extent OF throwing
the bulk Of Its shipments to such road.
Local railroad lines are standing with
the stOckmen In their effort to prevent
the withdrawal of this rate next month.
and 1t is said that Its withdrawal prac-
| fically means nn advance in all live
stock from SlJ TO S2J per car.
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. T.. NJ. Montchyck and
II. V. Sickman OF the senior class In
the engineering school are making the
experiments. In the experiment rs
40 far made. sharp signals We're re-
| ccived 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 tclegraphing
through grentcr distances. the fact be-
| Ing that 2o-foOt wire acts as u con-
denser for distance Of one mile. the
ratio then increasing Ms squares of the
two lengths.
The lee gorges In the North Platte
| this season are Unprecedented. That
at the Cheyenne and Northern bridge,
mile south OF 0rrin Junction. is on
level with the track. Superintendent
Rasbock has sent out force OF men
with dynamite 10 blast 1t away. The
bridge built over the Platte last season
by the Platte Valley Sheep Company.
OF which Governor Richards is presi-
dent. has already been partially
wrecked by gorgcd ice. and Its total
| destruction IL said to bc inevitable.
Higher up the river. nj Fairbanks. the
county commissioners have had men nt
work for week fighting the forma-
tion OF u gorge, and they nre now there
personally superintcnding the work.
This latter bridge IL Of vital import
nncc. ns II connects the iron mines at
Hartvillc with the Cheyenne Il North.
ern railroad NJ Bndger. over which the
teams nre hauling ore.
The removal Of United States troops
from camp Pilot ButtcS mt Rock
| Springs. wyoming. causes considerable
| apprehension among citizens OF that
place. The troops were stationed here
In accordance with mn agreement with
the Chinese government, following the
Chinese massacre OF 1885. for the pro-
tection OF the Chinese miners employed
In the mines here. There nre more
than two hundred Chinese miners and
lalorcrS employed In the mines here.
for whom there h no love shown by
the other natlonnlities employed. The
| presence OF troops has prevented any
serious demonstrations against the
Chinks. although scarcely n day passed
without one or more Of them having
their cues clipped on or getting a beat
| Ing. II II feared that. under the In
fiucncc Of drink. n raid may l,c started
against the Chinese quarter. which
without the restraining influence Of the
troops mny be n serious AFFAIR. Efforts
ARE being mndc To have the War DE.
Pnrtmcnt replace the detachment OF
troops recently removed with others.
Details Of the trouble between Dr.
Rose Kidd ltecrc OF Denver. the rep.
rcsentntivc Of the Soldi,.rx' Aid Soci.
ETY.. who followed the Colorado voltn.
tecrs on their journey to Manila, nnd
| who has been with them until recently
as n nurse reached Governor Thom.
ns Inst week In the mall from the Phil.
ippincs. The governor received the rc.
ports from cnch OF the five members
of the committee appointed by him To
Investigate the charges preferred pub
licly preferred by br. Iiecrc ngninst
Colonel II. Il. Mccoy Of the First Colo.
rado regiment. nm explanatory letter
from Colonel Mccoy and n voluntary
communication from Brigadicr Gen.
crnl Irving Hale. Every report exon.
crntes Colonel Mccoy from all wrong
intent In his conduct In handling TIM.
funds sent 10 Manila by the So,dIcrs'
Aid soclcty. and has an inclination 10
censurc br. Bccrc for her stand IN the
mnttcr. SIN II is stated that the colo.
mel could have dispensed the supplies
and cash In n mnnncr more beneficial
TO the men for whom they were In.
tended. The assertion Of Dr. Bcere
that the colonel made use OF the cash
TO establish n rcgiincn,ni cnn,ecn II
denied absolutely.
| g. y. Iioyt. tho newly appointed wnr.
den Of the Colorado pcniicntinry, says;
"As the Legislature Inns given the
state pcni,cniinry only Si+5.OOO. which
II fOO.WU less than II necessary to on.
crntc thni Institution for the next two
years. II will tc necessary for mc 10
put the prisoners TO work. There are
about UO convIcis at the p~nitent,sry.
and they must bc sclf.~upI0rtins. In
my opinion II II absolutely cr,,r, 10
keep prisoners In idicncss. They should