The Meeker herald., 1900-05-05
COLORADO MorEs.

| 4Ae coal mines In Las Animas cOun-
~ were shut down several days ON &C
eoaat Of rain and snow.
An agent Of the Smithsonian rnsti-
tutien has been given permission to
capture six mountain sheep. They Will
b placed In the geological park At
Warrington.
Sam KILLER. q blacksmith working
IN the Ready Cash mine, near Lead
vtlla, nearly lost his life in q snowslide
last week. After being buried eighteen
hours he was rescued. and none too
soon to save his life.
The Agricultural Experiment Station
has Just issued bulletin So on STRAW
bssries." This gives directions In re-
gard to the management Of plantations,
irrigation, cultivation, and general care,
- well as 4 description Of the various
varieties which have been tested at
the experiment station. The bulletin
may be obtained free BY addressing the
Director Of the Experiment Station,
Fort Collins, Colorado.
Father T. H. Malone win represent
Colorado In the International Congress
OF Public and Private Charities, from
July 10th to August 9Th. at the Paris
Exposition. The meeting Wednesday
night OF the State Board Of Charities
and Corrections made the appointment
o. Father Malone. No money can b.
appropriated by the board for ex-
penses Of its members beyond the linn
IT. Of the United States. 20 Father Ma
lone will have to bear the cost Of the
trip.
The Colorado School of Mines will
turn out this year twenty seven engi-
neers, the largest In the history of the
Institution. OF the seventy boys who
entered the school as freshmen four
years ago, there are left only .ffteen to
receive degrees. this being about the
usual per cent that makes the course.
A few loft voluntarily, but the majority
were those who fiunked out under the
rigorous course that has given the In
stitutiOn its fame as one of the most
thorough technical schools in the world.
Twelve OF the present class were re-
ceived In advance standing.
The state convention OF the Peoples
party met at Florence on the 25th and
nominated delegates to the national
convention as follows: r. NJ. Patter.
ron. d. A. Mills. William Durham, H.
9. Sherman, T. ]. Hart, Frank Mad
don. T. Fl. StrattOn. F. l.. Hawkins,
John Uglow, d. H. Nichols. J. r.
James, Jackson Rhines, p. w. Mona.
han 8. r. Eubanks, p. n. McPhee, A..
3. Gray, Dora Phelps Buell., @. w.
Roe, ]. A. Edgerton. Olive NJ. Bacon,
J. l.. Wallace. F. w. Overs, l.. G. KIN
kin, Neal Mckenzie, j. H. Moore, D..
M. Campbell. X. l.. Hubbard, J. N.
Harris. Elmer +. Beckwith, Mrs. G1e
M. Callahan. w. j. Thomas. L. T.
Gray. r. q. Fesder, B. B. Bloom. @. T.
Philip. A. N. Towney, H. T. OReilly
and P. A. Anniss.
Scientific knowledge and photography
will aid the party which leaves Denver
Monday night to make new discoveries
In the ruins Of the CliH jewellers in Col
orado and New Mexico. There will be
four men In the party: Rev. Camdeu
NJ. Cobesn Of Trinity n. q. Church,
who 10 scientist Of note, and Cecil A,
Deane. custodian 9S the war reiies h
TIE capitol. learned BY year, Of expert.
ence and scientinc study Of the ancient
, peepae Besides himself ana Mr..
Deau4, DR. C0befn said that Rev. J. @.
would be IL tie party. III. Gullette /.
skilled photographer, and Professor
Cut3er Is emlnentiy fitted for such re.
search as will be Afforded BY q visit
to the ruins Of the CHE dwellefs. DR..
Cobefn said that the party expected to
spend at least a month in exploring the
ruins. From the southwest the expedi-
ton will go to Aztec. New Mexico, and
double back in q northwestefly direc-
ts0n to some entirely unexplored ruins
that have never been visited by scIen-
tiflc men.
Two cases Of interest to the Colorado
Fuel and Iron Company, and 10 Colo
ario people generally, have just been
decided by the United States Court of
Appeals Mt st. Louis. Some time ago
the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company,
at Pueblo, filed q bill for Injunction and
damages against the Southern Pacific
company In an effort to restrain the
railroad company from putting isto
force freight on merchandise from
Pueblo to San Francisco and other Pa
ciilc coast points alleged to be extor-
ton. VIZ, S1.6O per 100 pounds from
Pueblo to San Francisco. The matter
WAS laid before tibet Interstate COM
merce cimmission, and after a hearing
the commission ordered the Southern
Pacific to give rate Of As cents per
100 pounds on steel rails and fasten.
ings, and S71h cents per 100 on bar iron,
cast iron, water pipe, billets, etc. The
commission declared that the rate from
Pueblo to San Francisco should not be
In excess Of seventy-five per cent, of
that in effect between Chicago and San
Francisco. The Southern Pacific for a
time obeyed the order. but later raised
the rates to 90 and 10 cents. Then the
iron company went into court with the
bin for mandatory injunction, and In
addition asked for 100000 damages,
The court awarded the Injunction, but
disaIlowed the claim for DAMAGES.
Both appealed. The Court Of Appeals
declared the fixing Of the 45-cent and
37l1 cent rates by the Interstate COM
merce commission was inconsistent
with decisions Of the United Safest gu.
preme Court. 1t is held, however, that
the commission had n right to recon-
mend the. seventy-five per cent. rate,