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Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-04-10
WILDER COMMITS SUICIDE
BY LEAplNG FROM VESSEL

DENVER. April s.--Dispatches were
received today saying that George
Wilder, the Denver pioneer and whole
sale grocer who disappeared from his
home here few weeks ago and was
later reported found in Galveston,
Tex, from where he took a steamship
for New York, mad leaped overheard
from the steamer Concha into the sea
the night OF April s. Immediately aft
er Mr.. Wilder had reported from Tex
as q strenuous effort was made by his
family here to find him, but he had
already sailed. His suicide was the
result of premediated plot as is
shown by letter received recently
by his business adviser in which ne
stated that before | get one half way
I am going overheard; | have got
through. | am worn out and tired out,
and thought | would put this Old
frame where there would be nobody
save tne sharks"
The Wilder estate in Colorado is
valuable one, there being much real
estate and money.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-04-10

CONSIDER
HEALING

DENVER, April Sat the request
OF many rectors Bishop Olmstead will
Monday begin an Investigation OF Rev
Houghton's proposition for the estab-
lishment by the Episcopalian church
of a clinic to teach physical healing
as an attribute of that church. Much
difference of opinion prevails among
the various sects of the city over the
Houghton proposition. The Christian
Scientists claim their faith has made
such inroads into all OF the other old
er creeds during the past few years
that the churches are sooner or later
bound TO recognize healing in order TO
maintain any congregation.
Mr. Hougnton has always been an
enemy TO healing cults and has bitter
ly opposed and fought their invasion
of his congregation. He has de-
nounced the principles OF their healing
and denied their claim OF following
the precepts of the Bible. During the
past year. however, he has taken oc-
casion TO state that he believed all
earnest Christians should be masters
Of their mind and body, and some six
months ago created sensation at a
meeting of the Ministerial alliance by
the statement that the healing OF the
sick by certain religious sects was an
issue which all the churches Of the
world must sooner or later meet fair
ly and settle to the entire satisfaction
of the Christians OF the world,
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-04-10
SAN JUAN COUNTY MiNes.
Silverton Standard.

| Silverton Standard.
J. o Campbell. Of the Guxgenhsim
Exploration company. who viii have
personal supervision OF the work ON
the old Aspen mine on Blair noun
tain. as soon as the snow will have
cleared sufficiently to allow of the
transportation of mine timbers to the
property, was up from Durango this
week, There are two tunnels on the
Aspen, respectively $500 feet and l..
500 feet, which are to be continued
further into Blair mountain. and at
the same time two upraises connect
Ing the two levels will be pushed
with all possible speed. Just as soon
as the renovating process OF the old
workings can be done. some 80 to ~
men will be given employment. and
the Aspen will be, as OF yore, one OF
the best producers In the San Juan.
The ore OF the Aspen IL q lead-copper
proposition.
OF the four or Ave mining strikes
made during the past three or four
months in San Juan county through
the process OF deep mining by tunnel
the latest made In the As,or Mining
& Milling company's property, two
and one.nalf miles above Eureka, Is
by no means the least Of all. Per-
It is certainly the largest For the
past 90 feet the Toltec tunnel. now
In ,632 feet. has been prosecuting
the Toltec vein. and the further or
hanging wall has not been reached.
Ninety.t0ree feet of ore, with a verti-
cal depth Of 1000 feet. beats all the
stories that come from the .greener
fields OF nowhere" but as a result OF
inquiry the statements herein given
are fully substantiated. For reasons
known best to the manager. c. r. Con-
dit. the encountering OF the vein near
ly two months ago. has been kept
quiet during his absence East. but
upon ais return last week from Phila-
delphia the strike had proved of such
magnitude that 1t could no longer be
kept secret. Mr.. Condit left for the
East yesterday again with but one
purpose in view. namely, the purchase
of milling plant and the soliciting
If additional capital with wnich to
make complete facilities for the work
ing OF one Of the largest mining prop
ositions in the. country. The ore
throughout the 30 feet Of the Toltec
vein where cut shows a porphyry
quartz. carrying principally lead and
copper values. and should mill about
into l Of concentrates. and as, tne
material is soft compared with the
usual San Juan quartz. the milling
will be an easy undertaking. while the
mining Of the ore will require but =
small expense.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-04-10

acres OF cleared land and understands
how to cultivate fruit. berries and
vegetables and is willing to devote the
patience and labor that is necessary.
can make ten times as much clear
profit as he could get from 100 acres
of the best land in the North. The
chemical properties OF the soil. tae
atmospheric conditions, the warm
winters, and early springs favor quick
production and prolific crops. Three
crops of vegetables can be grown on
the same soil. and nowhere else do
strawberries and other small fruit
produce such results.
From seventy-hye to 100 carloads
daily during the season for northern
markets. The railroads run fruit and
vegetable trains on passenger time
and are giving low rates in order to
build up the country Mobile is CAT
miles from St. Louis and S57 miles
from Chicago, but fruit and vegetables
can be delivered at Chicago within
thirty hours of time of picking with
in twenty-four hours to ST. Louis and
eighteen hours to Louisville. Com
paratively little fruit and vegetables
go east Of the Allegheny mountains
The Mobile and Ohio railroad alone
shipped l,242 cars last year of fruits
and vegetables, against 662 in 1903.
The Louisville and Nashville road car.
ried quite as mucn and other railroads
In proportion. The shipment of cab.
bages from Mobile In 1904 was 600
cars, containing $1,000 crates: pota.
toes, coo cars, containing Al ,3l4 bar
rels; beans, 100 cars, containing 80.
600 boxes, and other truck in like
quantities, $50 cars of peaches were
shipped from a little village called
Fruitdale.
This vast amount of vegetables was
produced upon about $3.50 acres. an
average of twenty-five acres to the
farm There are now in the vicinity
q Mobile about 100000 fruit trees.
An Industrious farmer will get about |
three crops from his land every year. |
The first will be cabbages, Irish pota.
toes. onions, radisnes, lettuce and
ether early vegetables, which will all |
be harvested and sold in May The |
first OF June he will plant sweet pota
toes, corn. turnips, parsnips, Irish po-
tatoes and other fall crops, which will |
be gathered In August or early Sep
tember. and then he will nave crop
of hay, running about two tons TO tho |
acre, to be cut in October, and 1t, will |
be worth so ton.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-04-10
BUY LAND IN ALABAMA.
Northern People Taking Up Timber
and Farm, Acreage by Thousands.

william Il. Curtis, in Chicago Record
Herald.
As wrote you the other day, at
the present rate of cutting it is esti-
mated that the entire forests along
the Eulf will be stripped within TWEEN
ty.fve years. Some people think they
will not last fifteen years, and nothing
1. being done to replant the lands thai
are thus being devastated. This fact
is the more alarming in the light OF
the census reports, wnich tell us tnat
80 per cent Of the timber remaining
standing In the United States is on
the gulf coast.
Within forty miles OF the gulf, ac-
eording to the best estimates. there
are 100000 acres Of forest, which
will yield an average OF 1000 feet OF
timber per acre. This makes a total
Of 25.6OO, ,000, 900 feet, and at $40 per
thousand feet II is worta 1886 .0000 900.
T1is is considered q very low esti-
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-04-10
KANSAS CROP PROSPECTS
MORE PROMISING THAN USUAL

TOPEKA, Kans.. April s.-The
state board of agriculture issued a
statement today that the wheat pros
poets in Kansas promise better than
usual and the soil conditions could
not be more favorable. 1t Is estimat-
ed 7.712.000 acres are now growing.
The board comments on the exten-
sion OF the wheat belt westward.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-04-10
p,sMeMseREp CORPSE FOUND
IN SAN FRANCISCO IDENTIFIED

SAN FRANCISCO, April S.-The
dismembered corpse of the boy found
last Wednesday has been identified by
Crispino Vilardo as half-brother OF
Biaggio vilardo. He came from ST.
ely two years ago shortly after his
relatives were murdered there by the
s'Black Hand Society" Tne boy took
steps to have the murderers punish
ed. and it is thought he was murdered
as q result. One arrest has so FAR
been made. is&U
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-04-10
TRINIDAD
TREASURER
MURDERED

TRINIDAD. Colo. April Sex
County Treasurer John T. Fox was
shot and instantly killed at 2 O'Clock
this afternoon by Joseph Johnson
over personal dispute. Fox WAS
seated In tne postoflce reading let
ter when Johnson entered and walked
up behind Fox and killed him. A mob
soon gathered and talk of iynchinx
was heard. but they were soon dis.
persed
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-04-10

Later.-I, is now believed that the
death list will reach over 400. Fifty
OF the bodies have already been recov-
cred The Prince OF Austria. the war
ministers. and the governor OF Madrid
and personal representatives OF the
king have gone to the scene to super
intend the work OF rescue. Troops
are engaged in helping the sufferers
and in recovering the bodies OF the
dead.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-04-10
coNhoRs ASKS JUDGE
TO oUAsH INDICTMENT

CHICAGO, April s.-Attorney Thorn
as Connors. superintendent of the Ar
mour packing plant. who was recently
Indicted for alleged tampering with
witnesses on the federal jury, was a
witness today in his own behalf. and
asked Judge Landi to quasb the In
dictment. No answer was given, tne
jury adjourning over to Monday after
hearing several important Witnesses.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-04-10
HELP WANTED.

Pompous Stranger-I neard you call
for nelp when this young man tried
to kiss you. Do you wish my assis-
tlnce?
Blushing Girl-Yes. VIII you please
stand there on the corner and give
us warning II anyone comes along.
Now. once more. pieass. Harold.-Cin-
cinnati Commercial Tribune.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-04-10
sATTlESHIP MiHNEsOTA
SUCCESSF LAUNCHED

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. April g.
The battleship Minnesota was sue
cessfully launched today In the pres
ence OF thousands. Marie Schaller.
Of Minneapolis. was tne sponsor. The
Minnesota belongs 10 the class OF
battleships representing the most ad-
vanced ideas of modern naval con
structlon She is sister ship to the
Kansas and Vermont.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-04-10
BREAKING
DAM KILLS
HUNDREDS

MADRID. April "a large reser-
voir In course Of construction on the
outskirts OF the city collapsed today
killing 1s0 OF the workmen, whose bo-
dies were soon recovered from the
debris
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-04-10
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT
TAKING LIFE EASY TODAY

FORT WORTH. Tex. April s.
The President is taking things com.
paratively easy today. Yesterdays
reception at San Antonio brought out
all the enthusiasm In his enthusiastic
nature and as a consequence he la
somewhat fatigued today It was tho
elimination of the trip. His visit to
Texas not only stimulated him per-
sonally but officially. He believes
the people Of Texas strongly endorse
his politics IN the Santo Domingo and
Panama matters, conversation with
leading Democrats convincing him Of
this fact.
The President viii now take a fiys
days rest In hunting, during whloh
time he does not want to be disturb
ed. This morning ne made no
speeches except at Fort Worth, -
though crowds OF people at various
places cheered him wildly
FORT WORTH. Tex, April s.
Roosevelt entered the hunting stage
OF his trip today when he passed
through this city enroute to Southern
Oklahoma for three days of the great
wolf hunt on the flowing prairles Of
that section. He will not leave for
Colorado until some time next week.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-04-10
CHURCH ORGAN uPhoLDs
THE RockEFEtLER GIFT

KANSAS CITY. April s.--The Meth
odist Episcopal Advocate, an organ
of the church in the Southwest, In Its
latest Issue discusses Rockefeller's
800. 900 donation to the Congregation
al church. It says:
1T must be transparent condem-
nation without investigation. and Is In
delicate. not to say un-Christian; nor
can the American board be swayed by
the indignation which may result
from the superficial or wrongly inter
preted conditions. The day must
never come when Croesus or Barab-
has by virtue Of wealth or poverty can
demand or purchase clean bill oi
aealth from the ministers Of Christ
But 1t Is not fair to condemn a man
without an investigation"
See the display of oranges nj
NJ a
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-04-10

Tommy-Our teacher says that a
camel has four stomachs.
Johnnie-Ge-' I'd hate to be a
camel and have four stomach aches
at once.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-04-10
BAT TIE
ON SEA
IMMINENT

SINGAPORE, April S.-The Russian
neet has aust passed the harbor and
10 now steaming northeast to enter
the China sea. Rumors are current
that the main Japanese fleet is in
Philippine waters. Togo's scout
ships are sweeping the seas, and II is
likely the two fleets will meet soon.
HONG KONG, April s.-Following
rae appearance of the Russian war
ships the British China squadron is
preparing to put to sea The Sutlej
starts today for Singapore with two
big cruisers to follow.
JIBUTIL, April s.-The third Rus
sian Baltic squadron, under Admiral
Nebagatoff. sailed yesterday in a
southwesterly direction
LONDON. April s.-Private dis
patches from Singapore places the
number of Rojestvensky's vessels at
thirty-hve. 1t is believed he is max
ing for Saigon, Frencn Cochin China.
ST. PETERSBURG, April s.--A dis.
patch from General Linevitch dated
April Sth, says: THE battle of
Tsintsatun, April 7th lasted twelve
hours. The enemy's loses from our
artillery and rife fire were very
heavy. Our infantry occupied the
village of Koukouseki.
LONDON, April S.-Naval experts
here believe Admiral Togo purposeIy
allowed Admiral Rojestvensky 10 pass
through the straights unmolested.
fearing the narrowness of the passage
would hamper the ships if an attack
WAS made there. II is thought Togo
Will wait until Rojestvensky gets well
into the China sea before making an
attack. Last reports say Togo was
about 1000 miles from where Rojest-
versky is reported TO be now.
LONDON, April S.-Advices from
Singapore indicate the Japanese and
Russian fleets are only thirty miles
apart. A Japanese squadron of TWEEN
ty-two ships is reported of Horstburg
light.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-04-10

JIBUTIL, April s.-The third Rus
sian Baltic squadron, under Admiral
Nebagatof. sailed yesterday in a
southwesterly direction.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-04-10

LONDON. April s-Private dis
patches from Singapore places the
number of Rojestvensky's vessels at
thirty-hve. 1t is believed he is MAX
ing for Saigon. Frenca Cochin China.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-04-10

Swell spring shirts At Nathan's.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-04-10

See the display OF oranges
Weightman's.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-04-10

mate. Other authorities than those
a - Mace the average cut per
a Colo His,o >H" and 10000
N''i'Ol Building society ~ ,n'a0'e
New-York tribune., 1905-01-05
MANY LANGUAGES HERE.
Seven Modern and Four Ancient Tongues
Taught at Constantinople College.

Probably no yvoman's college in the world teaches
so many languages the American College for
Girls IN Constantinopie, says former teacher IN
.h., institution Seven modern and four ancient
,,,,es including Greek. Armenian. Bulgarian
7,,-Utsa French and German, appear on the cur
,,,,ro and though the classes in each may be
,su a supply OF literature in each one must be
-, On the library which makes the expense OF
t,.tr,yp the college considerably greater than IL
would otherwise be-
- -,srked differences exist between an Arneri-
- o,leea in the Orient and one in the United
60 The study of history and literature. for
,as,,,ce is conducted under much more favorable
a,..r,es than can be obtained in newer land. and
=. ao-saouently much more interesting There Is
- - .sriration In living in city with continuous
-, Of tventy-sx hundred years or being de-
1ea from peoples OF ancient splendor ana OF
-, ,aar 10 the greatest countries OF antiquity
-, =. ,,ore or less close touch with modern e1-
i-a,iops of their sites. 4 student OF history VINO
Ploi 5,ed in Marash. near which city some OF the
has 4lheItt fsfffffe remains have been eXhumed,
ieiHIa - interest in the Hittite empire sharlened
mas - Or D7ilOsophy taking up tne Work OF
q HtuuS--s of Eamos finds II more viva because
- ,ss vfsited the island OF Sannos en- route toF
sue and COnstanune hs empire uullu-
1esan much TO q student VINO can 70 over the
anains OF old Byzantum ana h Ihe @ seen en-
-. - fha Greeks is real 70 her VINO hAs seen TIC
az 81 Sar sarcophagus. The crusades are ilIunl-
AIseS 20 one who lives In ancient CAEysopois, Hno
idsSo. 1000 nlnsa and who has seen the stone ia
ec5,s Sonhia 20 tbs infamous memory OF lne o53
s1.nsfisa Dardolo. and what must the sio11ss ei
New-York tribune., 1905-01-05
LEE INSURANCE For WOMEN

This morning the big uee Insurance Or1css win
probably be besIeged by dozens OF women. each ons
demanding to take out a policy. They viii ali Be
members OF the Rainy Day Club who listened 70
a paper at their meeting yesterday afternoon IN
Carnegie Hau on the subject OF life Insurance. for
women. The reader was Mrs 5. Quincy LaphaTn-
Of Syracuse, who declared that the day when
women had only a sentimental value Is gone for
ever: that they now have money value. Ike men.
and therefore Ike men. should insure themselves
II am not an advertising organ or IN the life
insurance business said Mrs. Lapham. but
know It from A to 2. 1t would be folly TO insure
a woman who Is too fragile to bear breath OF
wind but she IS an extinct species. We have now
strong muscular women, lovers OF outdoor lfs
who are no longer subject to disability or dsQual-
tfcatiou- 80. - -
satisfaction to the heart, conscience aEd Judgment
OF men - A.. -
sramrna OF the meeting included q paper oy III.
Maria NJ Vinton on tuberculosis. and severaI rnu-
sicai numbers Contributed BY Miss lima DO5ter
yi0Iiuist Mrs. Katharine Hanford. coDraIto, ana
Mrs CARR Gilman Edwards. pianist
After the programme the installation OF ofllcers
was held. Mrs. A NJ Palmer, re-elsctad presldent
for the eighth time. declared In her nstauaton
snaech that she would De classed with Patti
and her farewell tours II she continued 70 run LOT
of5ce after she had positively refused 20 90 SO
Win Mrs. Palmer II IS case OF being forcsd
into her recent election vas OrAn1Ioo1A
New-York tribune., 1905-01-05
DISAPPOINTED INVALID.

Nelson Mccartney. OF Penn Run. Penn. writes
about q package sent by express to Indiana Penn
for him This office Is fourteen miles from whsro
he lives and he has to wait until SONS neighsor
who is going there brings It to him At last. after
six weeks, such an opportunity came! then he
learned that two days before the express company
had returned the package to the senders and said
it looked Ike second hand clothing. IF Il was
clothing so much. want to ask II you can md
out who sent the parcel for fear they Will have
TO nav return expressage. I don't have much
money, but I have S2 that was given me Tor
Christmas which I would willingly give to get
back the package, IL it contained clothing"
WIN the friend who sent this sunshine package
TO Mr. Mccartney please communicate with the
Officer
New-York tribune., 1905-01-05
COAL FUND.

The distress and misery caused by the extreme
weather are already being made known to the
general Office. One fraf little woman. who washes
TO support the family. has been III for week, and
that means a cessation OF income. I'VE are often
hungry and cold she writes. because the rent
must be paid" Mrs. Orr. sunshine visitor for
The Bronx has asked that a comforting ray OF
cheer be sent to poor woman and her invalid
sister in East hundred -eighth-sJ.,
who especially need fuel. An invalid confined to
her bed writes that all the warmth she gets comes
from an adjoining rOon and II she only had oil
heater. what comfort II would be! An aged cou-
pie living alone Bleecker-st. must have coal
New-York tribune., 1905-01-05
GOOD PLAYS FOR THE PEOPLE.

Undc' the ausr.ceF ~ the Peoples 6sutute
reo3tal ~ The Merchant 0f Venice" WI be gwen
.Gf Friday .-verfuc ~ Cooper Onion by MaTshaH
narrach Similar entertainments were given on
Tho erenislgs Of New Years and Christmas days
ana were attended BY large audiences. composed
chiefly of young people The entertainments u'oA eA
IT, f,-,o n. r.ettais because Cooper Union no
longer allows plays 20 lie given in It's hall Last
year the Ben Greet company gave three snake
sD,arcan representations and the institute 10 ahA
loas 10 secure a peoples theatre where the l14sl
pieces of Shalespeare and other OF the worto DssI
PLAYS NAV be given II IL the BELIEF OF l.os IL ~
erstes IA the movement that IN the neslect u 80
theatre Nv those engaged in the crussos aEalaS-
r3ee and tenorance important hseIae loi .I -. eT
f4ig Of humanity has beel hesiSSst.' - ,s0nIs do
DerieTce bas shown that the mass OF tAS pSF tt,I
enjoy good plays when they have an opSO''NT
Besides estabsishing evening theatre ZOE ~
New-York tribune., 1905-01-05
SECRET OF BRIGHT EYES IN AGE.

An elderly woman whose bright eyes are tina
Anvv of some OF her younger friends says that
she always keeps on her dressing table a pot OF
n,,ra Ianolin with which every night shs anotnts
- s,-ss ,1sina little vaselins to make the lancin
less waxv This mixture Is applied 20 the Ids
and surrounding tissue Of the eyes. and also under
the eyelashesl The eyebrows are treated IN the
ssT,a Uav IN the morning the eyes ars washed
-z~4h warm water and little pure soap care being
taken to keep the latter out OF the eyes. Whea
the treatment IS neglected the eyes Ieel uFeo ana
are red udded and dull
New-York tribune., 1905-01-05

masses the institute contempIates the supplement-
ing Of the work OF the public schools with music
lectures and dramatic productions. The trustees
of the institute ar Howard Mansfield chairman;
3. Everlt macy. treasurer NO 6S Broad,st: Charles
Moffett, J. c. Phelps Stokes John Bates Clark Ed
ward D. Page. Seth s. Terry John s. Huyler,
Thomas R. Sheer and Henry White.
New-York tribune., 1905-01-05
MONEY RECEIVED.

. In blank letter from Manhattan was IS bill
and "A Friend also sent 81. This cheer will be
applied TO the coal fund. the need is urgent.
Mrs c. ]. Farnsworth, Of Rhode Island, has con-
tributed S2 for an emergency need in New-Jersey;
1.-TWO Friends" of Emira, n. Y. 80 cents as Janu-
ary dues; Mrs John Frank. president OF the Sun
beam Sewing Circle. 25 cents for badges. and Mrs.
". Orr 10 cents.