Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-07-06
TeLEeRAPHic NEWS.


getaer with the reports received b.
Railway companies. indicate that tn.
largest crop ever harvested in western
Canada Will be gathered this year
NO more satisfactory reports hav,
ever been received. which state tha
crop conditions in the west are a.
nearly perfect as possible
1t may readily be understood tha
record harvest this season will be-
OF incalculable benefit in many ways
to the whole OF Canada. Manitoba
and the northwest territories are re
ceiving so vast an army OF newcomers
that the amount OF land at present un
der cultivation is 20 per cent greater
than last year In the province oi
Manitoba alone 3,I5I ,l13 acres are
nnder crop, being an increase over
last year OF nearly 100000 acres.
he spring bulletin OF the Manitoba
department OF agriculture, just issued
makes II clear that with contipu.
ance of good weather that province
VIII be in position next fall to an
nounee the greatest wheat crop in it's
history The same conditions pre-
vail throughout the territories, the
reports OF the Canadian Pacific rail
way, made up from telegraphic news
from all parts OF the west, showing
that the prospect there for a record
crop was never better.
IL is conservatively estimated that
upward OF 10000, 900 bushels of wheat
will be the amount of the present
Eagr'S yiniI N Nov Oh, 81
tories, and with no untoward happen
inSs the estimate may be exceeded By
lO,OOO,OOO bushels more when the re
turns OF the harvest are all in.
In the opinion OF Canadian indus
trial leaders and those whose figures
are upon the commercial pulse OF the
country thes present and prospective
outlook for this country is still salts.
factory. Another great crop success
fully harvested means not only con.
tinued prosperity, but the most i'm.
portant factor in the speedy peopling
of the Canadian west. There are
said 10 be thousands in Great Britain
who are prepared to come to Canada
upon receipt of favorable reports from
groups of their countrymen who are
here TO spy out the land.
ROMEO, Mich, July Among the
so-called oldest women in America"
it is to be doubted if few If any OF
them have reached the age of Mrs.
Clarissa La Nene, of this village, who
today celebrated her 105th birthday
Mrs La Nene was born in Paris,
France, in 1898, and came to America
at the age OF 20. She is the mother
oi seven children, the eldest of whom
is past 10 years of age. With the ex-
ception Of slight deafness, Mrs. La
Nene retains all her faculties. and,
remarkable as it may seem, her eye
sight is so good that she has never
had to resort to the use of glasses.
PARIS, July Persons who keep
tab on royalties may be interested
in the fact that Princess Marie Bona
parte, great -grandniece of Napoleon
BOnaparle and considered the richest
imperial heiress in Europe reached
her majority today, havi0 been
born July End, 1882. Princess Marie's
mother was the only daughter of NJ.
Blanc, the founder of the famous ca
'iup at 1dflO, lOI WuOIl SIG
inherits a fourth share in the vast in.
come derived from the gaming tables.
Princess Maries mother died at her
birth, ansk,her father Prince Roland
i}onaparte. who was descended from
Prince Lucien, the emperor's youngest
brother, has never married again. He
is great savant, and his daughter
gharpS lpr tnIhorS ia nrasilinp ~
with great charm over her fathers
salon, where all the savants of the
world visiting Paris are made well
come. SO tar as her intimate friends
are aware Princess Marie is still heart
whole and fancy free, although it has
been rumored that'a grand match is
designed ior her.
BUFFALO, n. Y, July Jack
Root and George Gardner today prac.
tcally finished the work of training
for their match which is to come off
at Fort Erie day after tomorrow and
which is to decide the lightweight
championship. The widespread inter
est manifested in the contest is evi-
dcnceu 10y the applications being re-
cenea rom many parts of the country
l0f tickets. Chicago is expected to
scnI great crowd OF Root followers
ana other cities will be largely repre-
sented in the crowd at the ringside.
From critical point of view the
fight may be said to be one of the
most important pulled off in a long
time and certainly should prove one
of the most interesting. No two
fighters. in the country are conceded
TO be more evenly matched than Root
and Gardner. They are well match
ed as to size and the weight, l05
pounds at . O'Clock on the morning OF
The contest, give or take Two pounds,
will be easy tor both. Reports re-
ceived today from the respective
training quarters of the two men in
dicate that each is in superb condi-
ton and feels fit to fight the battle
of his life.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., July q
Wilful and glaring abuses of the civil
service law disclosed by the postal
scandal. and the so-called CREASED
route" system OF the employed TO pro
mote proteges from humble unclassi-
fed positions to highsalaried classi-
fed jobs in various departments, are