Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-05-07
TELEGRAPH NEWS.

freshmen's class of the Denver uni
yersity.
Colorado has $4,000 acres of land
under fruit cultivation now and on
it are raised 900 varieties OF fruit
Congressman Ransdell heads
party on a southern trip which Is ex-
pected to boom plan for 5O,OO0,OOO
annual grant for rivers and harbors.
Mrs. John Disson of Grand View,
H., has given birth to second pair
of twins within eleven months. All
four are living. The father is
young farmer.
DR.. Lyman Abbott declares Ameri-
can ideals are higher than ever be-
fore, and that, although there are
many things to be criticised. honesty
is the rule in business and the gov
ernment.
Rather than submit to arrest for
mis- refusal TO pay for meal at a
restaurant at Allumwa, Ia, man
whose identity is unknown, engaged
in pistol fight with policeman and
four constab.es He retreated to
vacant building, where he was killed
by George Blunt, a constable. when
he threatened to shoot Blunt.
William j. Bryan on Saturday last
addressed a special meeting held in
the Tabernacle by the Christian Mis-
sionary Alliance at Jerusalem. He
spoke for 20 minutes on the life of
Christ and His teachings, and ex-
pressed astonishment at the small
proportion of Christians in America
and Europe visiting Bible land.
Accused of torturing their two little
girls, four and six years old, by
backs, whipping them with wire
lashes and wrapping their long hair
| about a broomstick until IL was al
most pulled from their scalps, Mich
ael Janoszek and his wife Mary, of
Chicago, have been held to the grand
jury by Justice Mayer. Their bonds
were fixed at $4,000 each, in default
of which they were sent to Jail.
Nine. Crespin du Cast has return
ed to Paris from the dangerous wilds
of Morocco. where she mas Travelled
for several months under the protec-
ton of the Blu Hamara, pretender to
the Moorish throne. 1t turns out that
the most extraordinary woman on
eartb,' as her friends call Nine. du
Cast, sought Morocco for adventure S
sake. She was not captured by
brigands, as has been reported again
and again, but was entertained by
them with the warmest hospitality
Every Christian from the rich bust
ness man to the humble washer wom-
an should give one-tenth of his or her
monthly earnings to the support Of
the gospel. This was the keynote of
an address delivered on "Tithing." >"
by e. j. Wilcox, which was the fea-
ture of the Denver Methodist Past
ors' conference at the Metropole ho-
tel Tuesday morning. Mr.. Wilcox
was minister, but is now engaged
in mining. He has been successful
in his business and believing that his
success is wholly due to the will of
Providence. he thinks that like Abra-
ham and other patriarchs OF old, he
should pay a tithe to religion.
There will be no more hazing at
Culver Military Academy, South
Bend, Ind, the cadets OF the famed
Institution profting by the example
set by the expulsion of 13 students
last Friday night. having decided that
they will bow to the will of the facul-
ty and abandon the tormenting of
freshmen and sophomores. The mem
Ders OF the two upper classes, fear
ing even more drastic action on the
part of the authorities, passed the
word yesterday that In the future all
incoming students are to be left to
themselves and that no notice what
ever is to be taken of them. In 9TH
er words, it is the intention of the
seniors and juniors to hold them
selves aloof.
The agricultural Appropriation bill
passed by the house carries several
items of direct benefit to Colorado,
all OF which were inserted in the bill
ut the request OF Representative
Brooks. The most important item is
an appropriation of $4,000 for ex-
periments in dry farming. This item
was not stricken out of the bill.
though the house did vote down an
amendment proposed by Mr.. Martin
TO increase the appropriation to $780,
900. The bill also appropriates $4,-
ooo to continue the investigation of
poisonous plants, particularly the To-
co weed; $4,000 for horse breed
ing and $4,000 for sugar beet seed in
vestigations and experiments.