Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-10-22

| than eighteen SACKS to the RYfe Tor
the entire Texas rice growing district.
The price prevailing is So per sack.
That would show gross return of
| s5i per acre.
The farmers who rent rice proper
ties pay two sacks tor the land and
| one-nfth of the crop for the water
rents. These combined rentals would
approximate six sacks to the acre.
leaving the farmer twelve sacks to the
acre as his share. worth on the mar
ket $S6. This looks like good re-
turn for his seasons work
| The estimated acreage in rice in
Texas this year is 100000 acres. The
state crop should, therefore, be s..
i00.O 900 sacks. This, sold ut 81 per
sack. would make the crop bring So.
100000. Estimates early in the sea-
son ranged from $l3.000,000 TO sl5.-
100000 for the Texas crop OF 1903
WASHINGTON. Oct. 20.-Surface
indications point strongly at present
TO the passage of an act to give force
to the Cuban reciprocity treaty As
the Republican leaders come to Wash
| ing,ou. II develops that much OF the
old opposition among their party col
leagucs has been withdrawn, and that
| the band of Republican insurgents
will be reduced TO corporarls guard.
| Representative Jones of Washington,
who. with his colleagues. Mr. Cush-
man. led in the fight against Cuban
reciprocity, Was a caller at the White
House today, and told President
a1t 81 nt ..=l., Ii.
views had not changed, he would not,
in Difference 10 the action OF his state
convention, vote against Cuban reci-
procity. Representative Payne OF
New York, chaiIman OF the ways ana
means committee. accompanied by
Representative Dalzell of Pennsylvan-
ia. also discussed with the President
today the work outlined for the extra
session, and agreed that when the
vote was taken substantially no Re
publican opposition would be found
10 the passage of the act making effec-
tive the Cuban reciprocity treaty
Like other Republican leaders. they
do not anticipate any important fl
nancial legislation THIS winter, and are
emphatic In the opinion that no tariff
revision will be undertaken in advance
of the presidential election.
NEW YORK, Oct. 20.--Married
teachers have no rights to employ
ment in the public schools of Greater
New York. according to decision
rendered by the appellate division OF
the supreme court In Brooklyn. The
decision was given on the appeal of
superintendent Maxwell from the hnd-
ing of lower court in favor of two
Brooklyn teachers. Minnie Masten and
Kate Murphy. who brought suits to
Test the right of the board of educa-
ton To enact bylaw declaring va
cant the place OF any woman princi
pal, head OF department or teacher
in the event of her marriage.
LEADvILLE. Oct 20.-The old Car
Donate theatre. variety house, and
one OF the landmarks of this camp.
was burned to the ground this morn
ing.
KANSAS CITY, Oct 20.--All the sa-
looms in Kansas City. Kans., were
closed by the mayor this morning.
One hundred and twenty such places
existed in violation Of the Prohibition
law and paid revenue Of $4,000 per
month.
MINNEAPOLIS. MINI. Oct. 90
The motion to quash the bill against
G. F. Moulton. charged with attempt
to bride Alderman Powers was over
ruled this morning. thus establish
ing the validity OF the special grand
jury. which indicted several OF the
aldermen recently.
WICHITA. Kans.. Oct. 2O.--George
II. Ketcham. the owner OF Cresceus,
is angry over the report that the IA
nous stations record OF 1.59% is not
legitimate. and that the track is short
one hundred feet The track will be
remeasured.
NEW ORLEANS. Oct. 20-E. S.
Porter Peters. president of the Texas
Cotton Growers association, Is In the
city ON his way home from Washing
ton. where he went TO interest Secre-
tnry Wilson in the efforts Texas Is
making to exterminate the boil weevil.
Mr., Peters said: Few understand
the extreme seriousness Of the weevil
pest. 1t is so serious that there will
be little more 10-cent cotton unless a
remedy is found. We have lost more
than 100000 bales OF cotton this
year from Its depredations. The pest
Is moving eastward and has crossed
the Mississippi. The agricultural de-
partment may show w how to raise
cotton regardless OF the boil weevil at
about 20 per cent increased cost"
WASHINGTON. Oct 2o.-The Pres
ident today issued his proclamation
calling the extra session of congress
10 convene Monday. November y.
NEW YORK, Oct 20.-John d.
Rockefeller and other leading inter
esis In the Standard OIL company are
reported on good authority to be much
alarmed over the fact that the pro-
dnction OF crude oil In tho Pennsyl-
vania fed has fallen far below the
consumption. The price OF the crude
prodIct has been increased In the hope
of squirting on independent operators
to explore pew fields, and the Stand
ard itself Ii making diligent search
Tor fresh sources OF supply. In spite
of these efforts the surplus stock In