The silver star., 1900-05-04
COLORADO NOTES.

be placed In the geological park at
Washington.
Sam Kibler. a blacksmith working
in the Ready Cash mine. near Lead
| vile, nearly lost his life In a 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 53 on Straw
berries This gives directions in re-
gard to the anagement OF plantations,
| irrigation. cultivation, and general care.
as well as description of the various
varieties which have been tested at
4 the experiment station. The bulletin
may be obtained free by addressing the
Director of the Experiment Station,
Fort Collins. Colorado.
Father r. II. Malone Will represent
I Colorado in the International Congress
I Of Public and Private Charities, from
July Both TO August 9th. at the Paris
Exposition. The meeting Wednesday
night of the State Board of Charities
and Corrections made the appointment
OF Father Malone. No money can be
appropriated by the board for e1
penses OF its members beyond the linn
its OF the United States so Father Ma
lone will have TO bear the cost of the
trip.
The Colorado School of Mines will
turn out this year twenty 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 fifteen to
receive degrees. this being about the
usual per cent that makes the course
\ few left 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-
ccived in advance standing.
The state convention Of tile Peoples
party met al Florence on the 25th and
nominated delegates 10 the national
convention as follows: T. NJ. Patter-
son. u. a Mills. William Dunhaln. II.
c. Sherman r. ]. Hart. Frank Mad
don. I. II. Stratron. +. L. Hawkins,
John Uclow, u. II. Nichols, ]. T.
James. Jackson Rhlnes. p. W. Mona
han. s. II. Euhanks. r y. McPhee. A.
y. Gray. Dora Phelps Buell.. c. W.
Roe. j. A. Edeeri0u. Olive NJ. Bacon.
j l.. Wallace. +. W. overs. l.. G. Kin
NM "Nf.iA flHtN'tAlAt. 81 IL hhOIt. IL
VI. Campbell. r. l.. Hubbard. ]. y.
Harris. Elmer T. Beckwith. Mrs. Sue
". Callahan. W. j. Thomas. l.. T.
Gray. Il. :. Fes,ler. B. Z. Bloom. c. T.
Fhilp. \. y. Towney, H. I. o'Reilly
and 7. y. Anniss.
Scientific knowledge and photography
will aid the party which leaves Denver
Monday night to make new discoveries
in the ruins Of the Clin dwellers in Col
orado and New Mexico. Ther,. will be
four men in the party: Rev. Camden
VI. cobern Of Trinity NJ f. Church.
who is a scientist Of note. and Cecil \.
peaDe. custodian Of the war relics in
The capitol. learned by years Of expert.
ence and Scientific sifdy Of ihe ancient
people. Besides himself and Mr.
be1ue. DR.. Cobern said that Rev. J. c.
Gullette and Professor ]. T. Cutler
would be IN the party. Mr. Gullette l.
a skilled photographer. and Professor
Cutler is eminenily fitted for such re.
search as VIII be afforded by n visit
TO the ruins of the Clim dwellers. DR.
Cobern said that the party expected to
spend AT least month In exploring the
ruins. From the southwest the expedI.
ton viii 90 20 Aztec. New Mexico. and
double back in a northwesferly dIrec-
zion 10 some entirely unexplored ruins
that have never been visited by sclen-
tific men.
Two cases Of interest to the Colorado
Fuel and Iron Company, and to Colo.
ardo people generally. have just been
decided by the United States Court of
Appeals at 81. Louis Some time ago
the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company.
at Pueblo, filed n bill for Injunction and
a "a
company IN an effort to restrnin The
railroad company from putting iNo
force freight on merchandise from
Pueblo TO San Francisco and other Pa
clfic coast points alleged to lie extor.
ton, viz, S1.GD per 100 pounds from
Pueblo TO San Francisco. The matter
was laid before thct Interstate com
| merce clmmlssion, and after a hearing
l the commission ordered the Southern
I Pacific to give n rate of 4J cents uer
I 100 pounds ON steel rails and fasten-
ings, and 81. cents per 100 ON bar iron.
, cast iron, water pipe. billets. etc The
commission declared that the rnte from
I Pueblo to san Francisco should MOI he
/ In excess OF seventy-iive per cent. of
that In effect between Chicago and san
/ Francisco. The Southern Pacific for n
time obeyed the order. but later raised
/ the rates TO 90 and ~ cents. Then the
iron company went into court witt, tho
bill for n mandatory Injunction. ana in
addition asked for 100000 damages.
The court awarded the Injunction. but
dlsallowed the claim for dainnp,-.
Both appealed. The Court of Appeols
declared the liking Of the 15-crnt ana
31iA-cent rates by the Interstate com.
mcrcc commission was inconsisten
with decisions of the United Safest Su.
preme Court. 1t Is held. however, that
the commission had n right to recon.
mend the seveniy-iive per cent. rnte
The restraining order granted by the
lower court X held erroneous. and the
case Is reversed ana rcmandcd for nm
order in accordance. The Colorado
Fuel and Iron Company will now he
placed ON the same footing ns 10
freight rates MS lis Chicago competitors
Instcnd OF enjoying advantages over
them. Al the same time the company
II much better on thnn II WINS bcfor,.
the fight was made. ns IL then Ind 10
pay xf.O per 100 and now VIII hnve 10
pny only 10 cents.
Three miles east Of Barr nbout 9