The Elbert County tribune., 1900-05-03
COLORADO NOTES.

| be placed In the ZooloSicai P"
Washington.
Sam Kibler. a blacksmith working
In the Ready Cash mine, near beau-
vile. nearly lost his life in snowshue
last week. After being buried eighteen
hours he was rescued. and none 100
soon to save his life.
The Agricultural Experiment station
has Just issued bulletin 53 on Strhw-
berries This gives directions In re
gard to the management of plantations,
Irrigation, cultivation, and general care,
as well as a description of the various
varieties which have been tested at
the experiment station. The Duile,ih
may be obtained free by addressing the
Director Of the Experiment Station
Fort Collins, Colorado.
Father T. III. Malone will represent
Colorado in the international Congress
of Public and Private Charities, from
July Both to August 9th, at the Paris
Exposition. The meeting Wednesday
night of the State Board of Chariues
and Corrections made the appointment
of Father Malone. No money can De
appropriated by the board for ex-
penses of its members beyond the linn
its of the United States, so Father Ma
trip.
The Colorado School of Mines will
turn out this year twenty-seyen engi-
neers, the largest In the history of the
institution. or 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.
A few left voluntarily. but the majority
were those who hunked 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.
Three miles east of Barr about 2
o'clock Wednesday afternoon, Nelson
Anderson. seventeen years old, EN-
ployed by the Colorado Carlsbad Wa
ter Company ms tcamstcr. while coming
to the station with load of freight,
was struck by lightning and instantly
killed. The team which he was driv-
ing also was killed. The bolt tore of
his left shoe, which was picked up full
ly thirty feet from where he lay. He
was found few moments later by an
other teamster following. lying under
the horses with his clothing burning.
There was no water close by and 1t
was impossible to put out the fire, his
body burning 10 n crisp.
The state convention OF the Peoples
| party met at Florence ON the 25th and
nominated delegates to the national
convention as follows: II. NJ. Patter-
son. d. A. Mills, william Dunhnm. ii.
@. Sherman, 7. ]. Hart, Frank Mad
don. II. II. Stratton. +. L. Hawkins,
John Uglow. ID. II. Nichols. ]. +.
james. Jackson Rhines, p. w. Mona
han, S. u. Eubanks, p. \. McPhee, A.
B Gray, Dora Phelps Buell., C. w.
Roe, j. A. Edgerton, Olive NJ. Bacon,
j. l.. Wallace, +. w. Overs, l.. G. Kin
kin. Neal Mckenzie, ]. II. Moore, D.
NJ. Campbell, Il. l.. Hubbard, ]. N.
Harris, Elmer +. Beckwith. Mrs. Sue
Nj. Callahan. w. j. Thomas, l.. L.
Gray, II. S. Fesder b. b. Bloom, G. T.
Philip. A. n. Towney, II. II. O'Reilly
and p. a. Annlss.
Rio Grande train No. IL was wrecked
near Toluca siding Tuesday afternoon
by running into light engine. 1t was
n headon collision. but no passengers
were injured. Engineer Meehan of the
light engine was dangerously hurt
and 1t was due TO his heroism that the
accident was not more serious. His
abdomen, which may mean serious In
ternal lncerntion, a crushed shoulder
and several cuts on the head. The
cause of the accident has not yet been
fully determined, but II is supposed
to be the defective machinery of the
light engine, which was being brought
to Denver. presumably to be repaired
in the Burnham shops. Both engines
were badly damaged, and the front
end of the baggage ear was crushed
None of the cars were derailed, but the
two engines left the track.
Scientific knowledge and photography
will aid the party which leaves Denver
Monday night to make new discoveries
in the ruins of the Cliff dwellers in Col
orado and New Mexico. There will bt
four men In the party: Rev. Camder
NJ. Cobern of Trinity NJ. Il. Church
who is n scientist of note, and Cecil A
Deane, custodian of the war relies II
the capitol, learned by years of expert
ence and scientific study of the ancien
people. Besides himself and Mr.
Deane, DIR. Cobern said that Rev. ]. G
Gullette and Professor j. Il. Cutie
would be IN the party. Mr.. Gullette Il
n skilled photographer and Professo
Cutler Is cminently fitted for such re
search ms will be afforded by a yisi
to the ruins of the Cliff dwellers DR.
Cobern said that the party expected t,
spend at least n month In exploring th
ruins. From the southwest the expedi
ton will go to Aztec. New Mexico, an,
double back in a northwesterly direc
ton to some entirely unexplored ruin
that have never been visited by scien
tific men.
Two cases of interest to the COLORADO
I .t,I
ardo people generally, have lust beel
decided by the United States Court o
Appeals at st. Louis. Some time ag
the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
at Pueblo, filed bill for injunction an,
damages against the Southern Pacifi
company in an effort TO restrain tn
railroad company from putting int
, force freight on merchandise iron
Pueblo to San Francisco and other Pa
cific coast points alleged to be extor
tion, viz, SLIGO per 100 pounds fron
Pueblo to San Francisco. The matte
was laid before thet Interstate com
merce cimmisslon, and after hearln
: the commission ordered the Southerl
Pacific to give rate Of 45 cents pe
100 pounds on steel rails and fasteu
ings, and BIZ cents per 100 on bar iror
cast iron, water pipe, billets, etc. Th
commission declared that the rate fron
Pueblo to San Francisco should not b
in excess OF seventy-iive per cent O
that in effect between Chicago and Sa
, Francisco. The Southern Pacific for
, time obeyed the order, but later raise
the rates to go and 10 cents. Then III
; iron company went into court with tn
! bill for a mandatory Injunction. and Il
, addition asked for 100000 damage.
, The court awarded the Injunction, bu
dlsallowed the claim for damage.
Both appealed. The Court of Appeal
declared the fixing OF the 45-cent an
/ 3T1a-cent rates by the interstate CON