Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-01-02

hopeless to seek more. A careful est
mate disclosed the fact that fully 500
car loads of grain had been offered 70
transportation eastward during tn.
day and refused by the railroads.
| One of the main eastern trunk lin,
systems yesterday displayed letters
and messages which called for ,0oi
more cars than they possessed.
One grain firm alone made de
mand for several hundred cars and tn,
call was an urgent one The head o
the firm told the traffic men of deal.
just closed for the purchase of 5000.
900 bushels of corn alone Other deals
of less magnitude in corn. wheat, bar
ley oats and rye have let loose a tor
rent OF grain upon Chicago and the
eastern roads have been completely
swamped. The traffic manager OF one
of the largest eastern railroad systems
declared that never in history had he
known such an enormous quantity
OF corn to be offered for export so
early in the season
To make the troubles OF the grain
and railroad men even worse. the en-.
tire movement of the western grain
crop began at least thirty days earlier
than IT was expected. This is said to
be due to the dry weather experienced
during the maturing OF the crops.
which resulted in their hardening and
conditioning earlier than usual. The
western roads are little better off than
their eastern connections. They have
issued orders not to permit their cars
| to go on their own tracks, and it is re-
ported that every elevator throughout
| the wheat regions of the West and
Northwest is full to bursting.
On all eastern roads grain has been
made preferred traffic with view of
| facilitating the movement and secur-
ing equipment, II is asserted that in
| the territory between Chicago and the
seaboard there are at this moment
10000 cars OF an average of thirty
five tons capacity. total carrying
capacity of 2,100,OO0 tons. or about
100000 bushels either engaged in
hurrying grain eastward or returning
for additional loads
The problem which faces the rail
roads today is the movement of fully
2.96IO75 carloads of grain within
comparatively brief period Of time
The magnitude of the undertaking is
shown by the fact that of the total
production of wheat, amounting to
over 550.nO9 900 bushels. it is estimat.
ed fully rs per cent, will have to be
| moved with the utmost dispatch, and
his alone will require over 45S 1926
car loads. To carry the corn to mar.
liet will necessitate the movement of
al least 1900 900; the oats will re-
quire 600, 900 car load movements:
he barley 10000. the rye 1880 cars
WASHINGTON, ID. c.. Dec %
Fair weather prevails throughout the
country east of the Rockies today, ex-
cepting a few sections around the
Great Lakes A killing frost hit north
Florida this morning, Decidedly warm
er temperature is noticeable through
out the southwest.
KANSAS CITY. Dec 29-Three
men were half frozen to death by the
bitter cold, which has prevailed here
all this week. Today il has moderated
greatly AT s o'clock this morning the
temperature in New York was 22
| above; Boston 26; Philadelphia "a:
Washington 20; Chicago s Minneapo.
lis and St. Louis. IL
CLEVELAND. o., Dec. 29-The
eminent alienist. Dr Allen McIane
Hamilton. had been making critical
examination of Mrs. Chadwick and
he made his report from physicians s
standpoint. His conclusions are that
Mrs Chadwick is a human wolf and
that human nature is her prey. Origi-
nally an ignorant woman. she same to
possess highly developed knowledge
of human nature, She is in no wise
| insane but instinctively criminal and
her criminal career shows a highly
developed knowledge of human nature.
Her mind shows marked degeneration
and resembles very closely Madam
Humbert. whose swindlng was for
the qualification of vanity. appearing
sentimental at times, then callous and
always cunning. She is a remarkable
woman and product of the twentiet h
century frenzied finance,
OBERLIN. O., Dec. 29.-President
Beckwith. of the Citizens National
bank, closed by the Chadwick AFFAIR.
| today was pronounced seriously III by
his physician. who SAYS the ailments
in the natur OF apoplexy and physical
| collapse.
| TOLEDO. o.. Dec. 29-Standard
| Oil announced a reduction of three
cents in Ohio. Indiana and Kentucky
oil today. Oil men say the market con.
ditions do not warrant the cut and ex
plain the action by saying: The Sys
TEN needs the money" They mean
thrat Lawson's crusade has had its
effect
DENVER. Colo, Dec. 29-Judge
Samuel l.. Carpenter, OF the district
court appeared before the supreme
court this morning in answer to ci
tation against him calling for ex
PLANTATION on his writ of mandamus
running TO the canvassing board
which was directly contrary to the rul
ing OF the higher tribunal The judge
read his answer and said under the cir
cumstances ne believed his own wri
should be quashed by himself and tn,
proceeding dismissed. Judge Gabbert
after consideration, stated he believed
Judge Carpenter had not acted in ba,