Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-01-09
will probably die.

| SANTA FE, n. NJ. Jan. 1t tSpeciaD
The Albuquerque. Durango & Gulf
Railway company filed Two sets of
plats for the right OF way of the road
in New Mexico yesterday in the Unit
ed States land office.
| Articles of Incorporation were filed
by the Torrance. Roswell 4 Gulf rail
way the incorporators being William
| Hopewell Hillsboro; Arthur Kennedy.
Francis ]. Torrance and T. Lee Clark
of Pittsburg The capital stock is
81, 500. 900 The principal place of bus
mess will be at Roswell. Chaves coun-
| ty. The amount of shares actually
| subscribed is 1.250. or 252 shares per
each incorporation,
Ten per cent OF the entire capital
| stock has been paid to r Lee Clark
of Pittsburg. the teasurer of the new
company
construct a railroad and telegraph
| line from Torrance connecting with
the Santa Fe Central to Roswell. the
| length of the line to be 125 miles. The
| route proposed was surveyed by Chief
Engineer j. r. Farwell and "A corps OF
eenineers about eight months ago and
the right of way plats will be filed in
the land Office soon.
The highest grade on the line will
be | per cent and the sharpest curve
will be 3 degrees.
II Ia understood that work will be-
gin on the construction of the new
road, simultaneously with that on the
Duarngo road. upon the completion of
the Albuquerque Eastern 4 Hagan
branch. When completed the Santa
Fe Central viii have 500 miles of
railroad In New Mexico.
OMAHA. Neb.. Jan. 6.-Considera.
BILE CONSERVATION prevails here among
cattle barons Of this section over the
report that President Roosevelt has
ordered a thorough investigation OF
alleged land frauds In Nebraska. II
is said there are millions of acres of
land in the state acquired Illegally by
cattle kings but they have been I'M
molested. Now they see trouble which
is to be accentuated by the vigorous
prosecution of perpetrators of such
frauds in Oregon.
JEFFERSON CITY. Mo. Jan G.
The first bill introduced in the house
today is bill to repeal the law en-
acted at the instance of the baking
powder trust forbiddinS the use of
alum in the manufacture OF baking
powder This bill is a fruitful source
of boodling and public scandal. An
other bill proposes a fine of twenty
ive to five hundred dollars for hotel
or restaurant keepers who fail to dis
play a notice that tipping employees
is forbidden. Another bill introduced
today would repeal the so-called
breeders law under which horse rae
ing is impossible in Missouri.
KANSAS CITY. Jan. Ga Jeffer.
son City dispatch suggests that Major
Warner of Kansas City. may recon.
slider his declination of Pension Com
missionership. since his lack of sue
cess in the senatorial contest
TELLURIDE. Colo, Jan. 6.-The
boarding house and contents. along
with the clothes OF 20 men working
on the Nellie mine. was consumed
between II and 12 o'clock this fore
noon. There are two stories as to
origin one that of crossed electric
wires and another defective stove
pipe. The mine mule-the latter a
comon Missouri animal-housed in n
corner OF the building. was consumed.
The loss is total and largely exceeds
the insurance. $1,000.
CHICAGO. Ill, Jan. 6-The body
of pretty girl who evidently had
been a person of refinement was
found in the suburbs today half bur
led under a pile of snow after being
covered with shawl Examination
indicated that the girl died under an
anesthetic while an operation was
being performed. The corpse has not
been Identified
DENVER. Colo, Jan. 6.-William
Ellis, formerly cashier at the bank Of
Hayden, Colo. and well known
throughout the state, was arrested and
taken 10 the county Jail this morning
charged with embezzlement at Hay
den, Sheriff Jones Of Hahn's Peak
will arrive tonight and take his pris-
oner to Hayden, where he will be