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The Ordway new era., 1905-11-24
Telluride Opera House Burns.

Denver.-A Telluride dispatch Tues
day says: One of the most destruc-
tive fires in Telluride for eighteen
years visited the town last night. The
Red Mems opera house was destroyed
with n large stone warehouse. a num-
ber of barns and four small dwellings.
The opera house burned like tinder.
being dry and entirely of frame. Tho
ircn roof merely proved a drawback to
the work of the firemen. Three fami-
lies living across the alley at the rear
of the opera house narrowly escaped
with their lives. One family. man.
wife and three children are left abso'
lutely destitute. The principal suf-
ferers from loss are the Telluride
Transfer Company and the Red Mems
lodge. The Red Men built the opera
house about two years ago, furnishing
IL with some expensive stage fixtures.
They will lose about $4,000. over the
amount of insurance carried, which
was $4,000.
The Telluride Transfer Company
will lose $4,000. The owner of the
dwellings burned will lose $4,000
above the amount of insurance car
riet. With other damage. the total
loss by the fire is between 100000 and
$4,000.
The Ordway new era., 1905-11-24
Philippine TARIFF.
Secretary Taft Wants Sugar and To-
bacco Rates Reduced.

Kansas City.-Secretary Taft arrived
early Monday. was taken to the Com
mercial Club. where he held n public
reception. and later drove over the
city. At the banquet United States
Senator Warner was toastmaster. Sec
retary Taft was given an ovation when
he arose TO speak. He said:
'In all the legislation for which Con-
gress is responsible affecting the Phil
ippinc islands. there are but two acts
which can be criticised as having n
selfish motive. One is what we might
call the coastwise act. the effect of
which is to require that after July l.
Ia06. all freight from the Philippine
islands to the United States and the
reverse shall be carried in American
bottoms. And the other Is the law by
which there is imposed on products
OF the Philippines into the United
States seventy-five per cent. OF the
Dingley rates.
'.If the coastwise act is permitted to
come into effect and the tax upon Phil
ippine products Is not removed. we
have Congress assuming the utterly
indefensible position that for the pur
pose of the sale of the Filipino prod
ucts by the Filipinos. the Philippines
eign country, while for the purpose of
furnishing business TO the American
merchant marine they shall be treated
as domestic country and shall be
made to pay the higher rates OF freight
which such coastwise provision nee
essarily entails and implies.
THE legislation proposed for the re-
lief of the Philippines is an act post
poning the application of the coast
wise trading laws to the trade between
the Philippine islands and the United
States until 1909. the reduction of the
tariff on sugar and tobacco from seven
ty-five per cent. to twenty-five per cent.
of the Dingly rates and on other prod
ucts of the Philippines, free trade until
1909, when there shall be complete
free trade In the products of either"
Secretary Taft said that the two In
terests in this country arrayed in OPP
position to free trade with the Philip
pines are the sugar and tobacco inter-
ests. These interests objected on the
ground that all the benefits and all
the good which the country proposes
to confer upon the Philippines would
result solely in an injury to the sugar
and tobacco interests and at their ex-
pense alone. without any cost to the
rest Of the country.
He declared that unless the Philip
pine government into the United
States increase from less than $4,000
tons as 1t now is, to 100000 tons.
which he deems impossible, 1t will not
affect the price at which sugar will be
sold In the United States.
The Ordway new era., 1905-11-24
One Thousand Dollar Prize.

Denver.-A $1,000 bar of gold from
the mines of Colorado will be the prize
given some delegate to the convention
of the international League of Press
Clubs, which meets in Denver next
August The Denver Press Club will
offer this inducement, through the gen
erosity of Fred G.. Shaffer mining man
and former newspaper man. The prize
is to be given to the person who writes
and has published in any newspaper
or magazine in this or any foreign
country the best article descriptive of
Colorado; its resources, advantages
and possibilities. The only stipulation
made by Mr.. Shaffer in regard to the
gift Is that some newspaper women be
selected on the committee of award.
Members of the Denver Press Club
are already preparing an elaborate
program of entertainment for the
newspaper men who will visit Colo
RADIO next summer. and are very happy
that they are able to hold out this
prize as an additional inducement.
The Ordway new era., 1905-11-24
MAY DEFEAT SEA LEVEL.
Canal Commission May Reject Con-
suIting Ensineers' Report.

Washington.-Althou the board or
consulting engineers has decided in
favor of a sea level canal. 1t is yet an
open question whether the Panama
canal shall be sea level or n lock
water way. The decision of the board
was reached by vote of eight to five
in favor of the sea level project. Gen.
Davis and Messrs. Burr and Parsons
Joining with the five foreign engineers
against lock canal.
The report of the board OF engineers
probably will not be submitted to
President Roosevelt for four or five
weeks. As to the character of the
great project, the repirt will not be
unanimous. In fact two reports. one
by the majority and one by the mi
nority, will be submitted. These re-
ports the President will lay before the
canal commission and Chief Engineer
Stevens for consideration.
1t is conceded by the advocates of
sea level canal that to construct such
waterway will cost much more
money and time than to build lock
canal. 1t is known that in the mind
of the President these are vital ele-
ments. 1t is his desire that the canal
should be built as expeditiously as
possible and at no greater expense
than may be necessary TO provide
practicable water way. He personally
favors a lock canal. but is determined
fully that the subject shall be consid-
cred thoroughly from all points OF
view before the final decision.
Chief Engineer Stevens of the
Panama canal commission is coming
to give the commission facts upon diff
ferent phases of the work on the 18TH
mus, but more particularly his views
as to the type of canal. This visit OF
Mr.. Stevens indicates that the judg-
ment Of the consulting board OF engi-
neers is not definitely to determine
the type, but that the commission will
earnestly take up the subject and
make recommendations. There seems
little doubt but that they will disagree
with the recommendations of the con-
sulting board for sea level canal.
The Ordway new era., 1905-11-24
Mrs. England Resigns.

Denver.-On Monday Governor Nc
Donald was handed the following res
ignation from Mrs. Rebecca E. Eng
land, secretary of the board of the con-
troll of the State Industrial School for
Girls:
Dear observation-disclosures OF the un-
lust interference by those Of whom we
might expect better things, and which
handicaps us in the good we hoped to
accomplish, deem 1t but honorable
and due my co-workers, to tender you
nv resignation as secretary and mem.
ber of the board OF control of the State
Industrial School for Girls, to take ef-
feet as soon as my successor can be
installed.
Secretary"
The resignation Of Mrs. England
was not unexpected, and 1t IL possible
Il may be followed by the resignation
OF President h. ]. Donnsn. Tha dis.
natisfaction in the board Of control
aripes. according to III members from
tho interest taken In the institution
~ the conmittes of thirtesn club
women.
The Ordway new era., 1905-11-24
PosroFr,ce ESTIMATES.
Wants Twenty.seven Million. Dollars
More Than Last Year.

Washington. = Postmaster General
Cartelyeu completed and forwarded to
,he secretary of the treasury the esti-
mates for the Postofiice Department
for the fiscal year ending June 80, 1907.
They show reduction OF expenses
wherever 1t Is believed 1t will not i'm
pair the service OF postal facilities to
meet the growing needs of all sections
pf the country.
The estimates for the postal service
It large-the field service-aggregate
Sl93.000,000. an increase over last
years appropriation OF about $27.000.-
900. This increase represents the nor
NAL growth of the service based upon
what the postal authorities regard as
the most careful and conservative esti-
mates. Each succeeding year sees a
large increase in the business of the
department. The principal items OF
the increase are the rural delivery SER
vice, railway mail service; compensa-
ton to postmasters and their clerks
and the compensation of letter car
fiers.
For the maintenance of the rural de-
livery service and its proper extension
over $29 1000, 900 will be required.
: That the extension of the pneumatic
tube service is contemplated is shown
by the fact that the estimate carries
s322.000 more than the current appro-
priation.
The deficit for the fiscal year ending
June 30.1905. was $14.572.5 This
amount, the difference between the ex-
penditures and the revenues of the de-
partment." It is officially announced.
may be said to represent the actual
cost of the postal service to the peo-
pie. 1t is expected that the deficit next
year will be less.
The Ordway new era., 1905-11-24
Mormon church Aa.ln.. peIya.mx.

Ell Paso. Textile arrest here OF
E. H. Conger and Pearl Gurr of Utah
brings out the fact that President
Smith, of the Mormon Church abso-
lutely refuses to sanction plural mar
riages any more. Conger declares that;
he fell in love with Miss Gurr in Utah
and, although married. his wife agreed
he could also marry Miss Gurr. Being
refused license in Utah. he went to
the Mormon colonies In Mexico. ex-
pecting to marry there. send for his
first wife and make his home with
them both.
He says President Smith, who was
visiting the colonies. flAtly refused to.
permit the marriage. and the couple.
started back home. arriving here and
being arrested, Conger being charged
with abduction Of the girl. conger.
says both have been expelled fr0m the
church BY President smith Z, /:
The Ordway new era., 1905-11-24
LAND FOR COLORADO.
Thlrty-eight Thousand Acres Granted
in Routt County.

Denver.-Register Woodruff of the
State Land Board has received an ap-
proval from the Department of the In
terror of selection No. 3 made by the
state under the Carey land act. This
act Of Congress gave Colorado. Wyo-
ming, New Mexico. Utah and Nevada
authority to select 100000 acres OF
arid land each from government re-
serves. upon which water is to be ap-
piled for irrigation purposes.
The selection approved Is for $4,000
acres in Routt county. with water 10
be taken from the Snake river. The
land Is to be taken by the Colorado
Realty & Securities Company. which
procures its patent through the state.
The company in return pays the state
so cents per acre. which goes into the
permanent fund of the land board.
Two other Routt county selections
were refused by the government for
the reason that they were improperly
drawn. There are now two selections
pending. consisting of $4,000 acres and
$4,000 acres in Arapahoe and Adams
counties.
The Ordway new era., 1905-11-24
DENVER ROBBERY
TWO MEN HOLD UP SOUTH DEN.
YER BANK At MIDDAY.
CARRY OFF $1,000 IN CASH
Cashier Compelled to Open eafs-Ds-
positor and Women Hold at Point
Of Reyoiver-Rebbsrs Drive Away
and Escsne.

Denver.-When Gabriel Jones, cash
Ter Of the South Denver Bank. 125
South Broadway. returned from lunch
Tuesday at 12:45 o'clock. and entered
the door of the bank. he turned to sep
a revolver in his face.
The man with the gun was backe
up by another with gun and the cash
Ter was marched from the front Office
of the bank In behind the counter and
instructed to open the big steel saf.
where all the money OF the institution
was kept. He obeyed and about $1,000
in cash was secured by the hold-ups.
The cashier. hands In air. approached
the safe and was about to work the
combination when j. NJ. Greenlee,
owner of the feed store located be-
tween First avenue and Irvington
place, on Broadway. entered the bank
with his bank book and 500 in cash
and he, too, was held up. A moment
later a woman. whose identity has not
yet been revealed, but who will be To-
Gated by the police. In all probability.
and who may shed considerable light
on the robbery. entered the building,
She was compelled to stand up. facing
the wall. at the side of Greenlee, anS
then the robbers proceeded to make
the cashier open the safe.
The cashier. Jones. spent fifteen mis-
utes in getting the big doors open.
During that time Greenlee stood
against the wall. The woman tainted
and, according to his statement, one OF
the hold-ups secured n cup OF water
and dashed the water In her face.
Presently the woman recovered her
senses and began TO scream, where
upon one of the holdups said:
III you don't shut up. I'll drown
YOU"
Cashier Jones and President J. NJ.
Campbell reported that the robbers got
away with sl.94S.5C.
A threatened run on the bank was
stopped by the appearance of Mr..
Campbell with a bag containing $1,000.
which he had secured at the First Ma
tional Bank upon hearing of the rob-
berry.
Leaving the bank at the back door
the men got into Il buggy and drove as
fast as they could away from the scene
of their crime.
The rig engaged by the robbers was
taken from the stables of McClelland
& Reed. 1900 Platte street. yesterday
morning at 10 o'clock by tall man.
This man returned the horse and ve-
hicle to the barn shortly after 1 O'Clock
in the afternoon. His companion, In
the meantime. had left him, taking the
valise in which they had put the cash.
Following is description of the
robbers:
No. twenty-five years of age, six
feet in height, weighs about lao
pounds. dark clothes and dark fedora
hat.
No. 2-Thirty years of age. dark
complexion. weighs about lGO pounds.
dark clothes and dark fedora hat.
The Ordway new era., 1905-11-24
Gift to Grand Army Post.

Denver.-Simon Guggenheim, the
smelter magnate of Denver, has pre-
scented U. s. Grant Post No. 13 of
Greeley check for $3.50 with which
to buy furniture for headquarters In
the new armory. Through the efforts
of C. C. Townsend, captain of Company
d. a lodge room was built in the Greeley
armory for the veterans of the Civil
War. The G. A. r. post had no funds
with which to furnish the room. Mr..
Townsend told MIR. Guggenheim OF the
predicament.
Mr.. Guggenheim replied by asking
Captain Townsend to estimate the cost
of furnishing the room in first-class
style. This was done. and few days
ago check was received from Mr..
Guggenheim.
The Ordway new era., 1905-11-24
LABOR FEDERATION.
lnser's invitation for 1906 Is With.
drawn by Delegates.

usOurg'-Late Tuesday night the
'orauo delegates to the Fe'tration
LABOR convention announced that
'er mad been withdrawn as II con
AM ior the next place of meeting
ae iederation. The reason given
.aat The mine owners OF the West
damage suit against the United
workers of America for 100000
shonid delegates from that organ
.oa attend a convention In Colo
legal complications would arise
WOULD be to the detriment of the
leratioD.
~, ae principal feature of Tuesdays
,,ohs OF the American Federation
'.,por was warm discussion over
soiorado situation and the West
Federation of Miners.
resolution was presented that the
Nv.ye council insist upon the West
as eae,ation of Miners either carry
n",s vSs 'he purpose for which much
aid was contributed. which
W take the cases to the highest
s' Vi give to the executive coun-
~ accounting of what was done
'ne money.
s'aeht ,es Gompers. in order to en-
~ 'ne convention, on the subject,
,,," ne mad prepared the appeal re-
1ss aid for the Western Fedora
W Miners. He said the money
N. No aeiend the rights and liberties
se Colorado miners. before the
and nothing else.
the thssa'e Callahan OF Denver said
e information desired as to how
ishasy iy was used could be easily
mh,a a and further discussion on
.ap!ect was deferred.
n NINA matter of the eight-hour day for
s,"n oa printers was endorsed and
,srs ,'atiVe council in giving the
cor moral and financial support,
rtsS tsS,aended. y, The council was In.
Il me- ~ continue aid to the printers
omr,rSs..ssary after January /, 1906.
Ssr SI.tee reported that the eight
" ,or printers Is in force in 26S
Ia W .own' In this country and
khr an IN assessment Of 4 cents 1
~ - ordered by the federation
49, printers In their contest,
m SnHnent ~ Il expected to yield
~ sv: ssv: The b0-cent assossnent
ufios " Isternational TypoSrsphi.
~ been indof6sd ~ iHat
q esots Of ss.sls, n q III "a ) !
The Ordway new era., 1905-11-24
RUSSIAN STRIKES ENDED.
Both Railroad Men and Mechanics Do
eide to Resume Work.

st. Petersburg. The workmens
council at o'clock Sunday morning
decided to call OF the Industrial strike
Monday at noon. claiming that great
victory had been achieved and that the
lives Of 800 Cronstadt mutineers have
been saved.
A manifesto has been issued by the
workmen's council, declaring that the
government was compelled to yield to
the workmens demands with regard
to the Cronstadt mutineers. 1t invites
the working classes Of all Russia to
sustain the protest OF the st. Peters
burg proletariat against martial law,
capital punishment and uprisings OF
the black hundred" 1t says:
THE council of workmen calls on
sensible workmen to spread the revo-
lutionary propaganda in the ranks OF
the army and navy, and to take up
military organization with the working
masses in order when armed. organ
lied and combined, to offer battle to
the effete and tottering government.
The railroad strike was to-day form
ally declared Off, beginning at noon
Monday.
The railroad strike committee COW
cred the abandonment of its position
In the following proclamation:
The strike OF the st. Petersburg
railroad men has shown the govern
ment that the execution of cruel meas
ures like the death penalty will always
meet the active resistance of the work
ing classes. The strike has shown that
our power is growing. and II later the
committee finds 1t necessary to offer
the government decisive battle. we
will conquer.
Comrades. grid yourselves for the
struggle. When 1t is found necessary.
all the railroads in Russia will strike
and will continue the struggle until the
government has fulfilled all our polit-
ical and economic demands"
Twenty-Five officers of the guard
regiments are reported to have met a
committee OF Social Democrats at an
aristocratic residence on the English
quay last night and to have informed
the committee of the progress being
made by the revolutionary sentiment
among the troops.
While many officers and men are
siding with the proletariat, the officers
told the committee that none of the
regiments were yet ready to openly de-
sert the government in n body in the
event of a conflict.
The Ordway new era., 1905-11-24
SEA Level BEST
ENGINEERS FAVOR IT FOR THE
PANAMA CANAL.
BUILDING FOR THE FUTURE
Report Will Be Made by Canal Com
n,ission-loek Canal Would Be
Cheaper, But Not So Satisfactory.

Washington,-The board Of consult
Ing engineers of the Isthmian Canal
Commission has declared itself by
large majority in favor OF sea-level
canal.
The conclusion was reached after
conferences since the beginning Of
September and a trip to the isthmus to
enable the members to form better
idea of the physical difficulties.
The members of the board are men
OF the greatest reputation In their line
of work. France. Germany and Hol-
land sent their most eminent special
lists at the request of this government.
AT the beginning 1t was evident that
n majority of the members were in
favor of sea.level canal. Their point
of view was that even II it cost more
than n lock canal and would take
longer in the building. 1t would ulti
mately be of greater use. as 1t would
enable ships to make a much shorter
trip than IL they were obliged to go
through three or four locks. The mi
nority wanted to see the canal built
in as short a time as possible and
with the least cost, declaring that
few hours longer for the trip through
the isthmus made little or no differ
ence.
OLe of the members gave this ex-
planation for his way OF voting: 1T
may be that several of US will not see
the sea-level canal finished in our life-
time. as 1t will take considerably
longer than ten years. But. then, we
have the satisfaction to know that for
all the generations to follow We have
made the shortest and most practical
way of communication between the Pa
cific and Atlantic. and as long as we
had to decide on a question for all time
we do not think that few yeays more
z or less makes a very important dif-
ference. That is the way our party
thought about it, and whatever may
be said in favor or againstt 1t, we have,
after the most careful study. given an
opinion as we saw our way to do IL"
: No official statement will be given
out before the report Of the commits
sion reaches President Roosevelt,
which will be about January.
The Ordway new era., 1905-11-24
DELEGATES eANouErEo.
Gathering in Denver Discussed Impor-
tant Western Measures.

Denver. Colo.-Colorado's congress
sional delegation was feted sat
urday day night ut the Brown Palace
hotel by the Denver Chamber OF Com
morce and the Denver Real Estate EN-
change. The occasion was Intended
as n meeting for the purpose of dis
cussing the national Legislative needs
of The state ard West. and the occa-
sion was appropriate on the eve OF the
departure of the members for WASH
ington for the opening of Congress.
All the members were present except
ing Congressman Bonynge and Hogg.
who were already in the East.
Ex.Congressman John II. Shafroth
was the first speaker and he told OF
tho needs OF a new federal building.
The receipts at the postoffice are via,
annually. and the expenses $25Z.Ooo' a
clear profit to the government OF haii
n million. To this must be added tte
internal revenue receipts every year
So inefficient is the building that the
government now rents in this city
three square feet for every one square
foot of floor space that 1t owns. He
urged that the commercial bodies send
delegations to Washington to back up
the delegation In its demands.
Gen. Irving Hale presented the Iues
tion of an enlarged military estapiisn-
ment at Fort Logan. He showed now
the day of small posts has gone, as
the Indians have gone. The policy Is
now to house the troops near large
cities efficiently, comfortably and
economically He demonstrated now
Denver offers the best facility FOR TINS
conpressman @ F. E. Brooks re-
sponded to the topic OF protection for
the Colorado sugar industry. He 10
opposed to reduction on the sugar
tsriN from the Philippines because ne
believes In protecting the home indus
try frst, no matter what We may ~
to any allen children tnat We nAvo
Adopted.
senators Teller and Patterson made
forclble speeches In favor o. tneee IN.
.6ortaht measures for the benent q
Colorado. y 'e x