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The Washington times., 1906-02-18
TREASURY CLERKS
WATCH WEDDING
Full View CT Guests From
Windows.
ALL WORK WAS STOPPED
Officials Humor Curiosity of Employees.
Thought They Saw Longworrh
on Back Porch.
ALL WORK WAS STOPPED

The White House wedding comrirte-
ly demoralized tire female clerks; ol the
Treasury Department. From the time
the first carriage arrived. 1925 O'Clock.
practically every woman. par .czllarly
those on the west side of the blildlnG,
ceased to work
Every window on every floor was
crowded until the last guest left the
grounds late in the afternoon. There
are women in the Treasury Department
VINO can give d minute description OF
almost every gown and cloak; they can
p)iuL out the handsomest man. and
tel which carriage looked the state
hest.
Officials Peeped Too.
There was no attempt on tha TART OF
the officials TO put a stor to ts;@ as
semblage Of clerks all over TIA cuild-
ing 10 discuss the wedding. .,-ar.-- Of
the officials took peeps at the crowds
and sight themselves In short. the
day was practically a holiday in the
big money shop. It was pay day too,
and the only real work done by the ma
jority of the women was to walk
around to the disbursing Offices and
draw their money.
The women were not the only ones
affected The men were pretty near as
bad They were ConspiciousIy absent
from their desks
If any Of the windows in the East
Room had been open il would have been
possible for the spectat tors In the Treas
ury windows TO see the ceremony. but
they were all closed except the two lust
in front of the platform on which the
bridal party stood. However. these win
dows were obseured by a heavy green
cloth.
Was 1t Longworth.
Those ia the Treasury were delighted
with the appearance on the back porch
shortly before y o'clock of man who
looked very much like Mr. Longworth.
His bald head shone in the bright sun,
as he walked backward and Sarwar1
with one OF the usheIs. Soon th,, two
were Joined by several others. until
there was a little party laughing and
talking in full view of the onIookers in
the Treasury.
The Washington times., 1906-02-18

Pennsylvania avenue. In the vehicle
was two elegantly clad couples. In the
distance could be heard the murmur
that the Longworths were in il. and IN
a iifSy a dozen or more ran down the
street to see which way the automobile
went, 1t turned up Fifteenth street
toward the 'Shoreham and those who
were sure that Il conveyed the much
sought for couple away came back in
the crowd plainly exhibiting disap-
pointed look at having TO wait a longer
time To catch the much coveted glimpse
of those they sought
The Washington times., 1906-02-18
Guesses at Honeymoon.

They are going to oyster Bay"
some one would suggest.
mo. they are going South to Flor
ida" another would reply, and then &
dozen places would be named where the
happy couple would spend the rest Of
February.
A touring motor car drove out from
the grounds and WhiTIed down toward
The Washington times., 1906-02-18
WIFE NAMED AS EXECUTRIX
BY WILL OF JOHN EATON

The will of John Eaton, dated No
vember 26, 1897, has been offered for
probate He leaves his interest in
Eaton Grange and the property inherit
ed from his father, John Eaton. of
Sutton. n. C, to his children, James
s. Eaton, Elsie Janet Eaton, and John
.. Eaton. The remainder of his es-
tate is left 20 his wife. Alice Shirley
Eaton. who is named executrix.
The Washington times., 1906-02-18
NEW CHIMES PEAL FORTH
SALUTE At WEDDING HOUR

NEW HAVEN, Conn. Feb. 1.-THE
chimes in Christ Episcopal Church in
this city were finally adjusted today and
they rang out at noon a joyous well
come to Congressman Longworth and
his wife. Alice Lee Roosevelt
The Washington times., 1906-02-18
c0SYP/GHT 1905
81 H1hEDoV F7K1ce
BRIDES BoUD0IR.

ington has taken in Miss RoOsevelt's $
| wedding. 1t seems as if all Washing
ton has turned out 10 catch possible
passing glimpse of the happy couple
So say those who did not go down town.
What else could be expected? a White
| House wedding is an innovation TO the
Washington of today The popularity
OF both the bride and groom is enough
to draw all the people of all the cities
Few in, Washington who could did not
pack in front of the main entrance 10
the White House grounds in the morn
ing. Long before the hour Of the we'd
ding had arrived the crowd began 70
gather In places of vantage. 1t stayed
until nearly 4 O'Clock. when the WORD
had been quietly passed that the bride
and groom had departed on their we'd
cling journey.
Crowd Was Orderly.
The crowd was orderly throughout.
At times ii surged and ja1nmed. causing
much good-na tured- jesting. Atthe juno
tfon Of PENNSYLVANIA avenue and the
drive between the Treasury building
and the Presidents mansion, at one
time the crowd became so packed that
the mounted police had trouble in keep
ing a passage way clear
one young girl. who was rather short,
was determined to get as close TO the
iron fence as possible Her pertinacity
in edging through the crowd embarrass-
ed her escort. an elderly lady. evident
.iy her mother. who could not keep pace
with her. Finally they became sePar-
ated. and when the elderly lady discov-
! cred her charge was not in sight. called
| out.
susie. Susie. Now. where did that
/ child get to-"
Everybody apparently took up the cry
and for fully FIVE minutes. until they
/ caught sight of each other. Susie's name
was on eveTybody's tongue.
/ Down in front of the Treasury build
| ing the crowd was almost as congested.
Every nook and corner of the west side
of the big building, where sisAtseer
could get a footing. was occupied Men
women, and children were sitting on
| the fence. and were standing eight or
ten deep out into the street Everyone
seemed to have the -,Sje object of catch
! ing a glimpse of the bridal couple as
they were expected TO depart from the
| Presidents home.
False Alarms Numerous.
At believe there they are now" could
be heard every few minutes after !
| O'Clock.
An elegant carriage would wheel out
from the White House gates. a dozen
| opera and field glasses and a score OK
| cameras would be attracted to ii. only
TO find that it was the gay equipage of
some of the guests. The crowd would
/ be on its tiptoes in a minute. but as
| soon as It was definitely determined
that Mr.. and Mrs. Longworth were not
| in the carriage the crowd would settle
back again for another false alarm to
! be sounded.
Il know she is coming out this way"
| one would say. and then would arise the
| question of where the couple would
spend their honeymoon.
! Guesses at Honeymoon.
They are going to oyster Bay"
| some one would suggest.
mo. they are going South to Flor
| ida" another would reply, and then &
dozen places would be named where the
happy couple would spend the rest of
February.
A touring motor car drove out from
/ the grounds and WhiTied down toward
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-11-12

Treasure hunting is common
enough the world over. and treasure
find Is not uncommon In those Europ-
can countries repeatedly over-dun by
hostile armies when the earth, the
walls OF old houses and similar places
were the banks, often both OF looted
and looters. A search has just been
begun in the great cathedral OF Ely
in England for a treasure OF immense
value which disappeared at the time
when Henry VII suppressed the mon
asteries and appropriated ecclesiasti-
property wherever he could lay his
hands upon 1t, seizlng and melting
down even the plate OF the chudches
and selling the Jewels of the shrines.
There was at Ely In those days, the
famous shrine OF st. Btheldreda. a
virgin queen" OF Saxon days. The
shrine was covered with jewels. and
In consequence of it's sanctlty and
reputed miracles was place OF pill
grimage. -
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-11-12
CONDENSED NEWS.

The transport Logan yesterday
sailed from San Francisco for Manila
The death is announced at Volen-
dam. Holland, OF Fritz Thaulow, the
Norwegian landscape painter.
France will send squadron of war
ships to the opening of the James.
town exposition April 26, 1907.
The Sultan of Morocco has apollo
gized to France for the stoning Of
the crew OF small boat, and the Incl
dent is regarded as closed.
II is reported by missionaries lnat
10,00O,000 people are facing starvation
on account OF a famine in the prov
ince Of Kiang Su. in central China.
Charles ID. Bailey, seventy-eight
years old, a farmer of Gallepolis.
Ohio. was attacked by an enraged bull
while crossing field today, and was
gored to death. nH
boys town. populated by 5000
boys, policed by boys, officered for
boys, and for boys own pleasures and
instruction, Is to be an attraction at
the Winona assembly in Richmond,
Ind, next year.
John McHugb, who died In Evans
Vile, Ind. at the age Of stxty-five,
left a request that his ashes be cast
into the Ohio river, that they might
wash the banks OF the stream that
be dearly loved"
The Phoenix liner st. Andrew and
the HamDurg-AmerIcan liner Braziila.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-11-12
ELECTION NEWS.

SAN FRANCISCO. Nov. s.-Gover-
nor .Gillett's majority is over 1900.
This makes a solid Republican delega-
lion 10 congress and all Republican
state officers are elected.
WASHINGTON. Nov. S.-Fou
years ago the Republicans poged
eleven hundred thousand votes in the
country. Tuesday polled eight hun
dred thousand. Democrats four years
ago polled six hundred fifty thousand.
Tuesday they polled five hundred
thirty thousand.
WASHINGTON, Nov. S.-while the
Republicans increased their majori-
ties in some states they lost In 9TH
ers. Illinois goes Republican by over
100000. The territories all go Repub.
lioan and will frame the constitution
for Oklahoma. The South is practic-
ally Democratic. II. Clay Evans failed
TO carry Tennessee as was expected.
Nebraska and the Pacific coast, with
Wyoming. is safely Republican. Ohio
holds fast In the old column and
Longworth was reelected to congress
by large vote. Due to local causes,
Hoch may be defeated In Kansas and
Cumming in Iowa, but the legislatures
will be stoutiy Republican. New
Hampshire and Rhode Island close
with returns favoring Republicans.
Pennsylvania Is veritabe Republi-
ming by 10000. The president ex-
presses himself greatly satisfied with
the result except New York which he
hoped would overwhelm Mr. Hearst.
WASHINGTON. Nov. S---The North
ern states will be almost without a
Democratic member of the United
States senate as result of Tuesdays
elections. 1t was believed that Fred
7. Dubois would he saved by the Dem
ocracy. but late returns from Idaho
Indicate that the Republicans will
control the legislature there. This
means the election of William B
Borah. Colorado and Montana also
are In the Republican column, retiring
Patterson and William G.. Clark.
There will be left Senator Teller In
Colorado. but he has only two more
years to serve. II is therefore quite
possible that unless Delaware be re
garded as a Northern state the Dem.
ocrats soon will be without represen-
tation
TELLURIDE, Nov. s.-San Miguel
county went Republican by majorities
ranging from 10 for assessor, to 331
for Gabbert, who led the ticket. The
Republican nominee for representa-
tive had over 100 majority. All the
county officials will be Republican.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-11-12
FIGHT FOR APPLE TRADE.

The Canadian apple crop this sea
son will Yield not more than 100000
barrels. or 100000 less thsa last
years and 1t was made known on the
Liverpool fruit import market yes.
terday that American exporters will
take advantage OF the shortage to at
tempt to capture the English market.
The American supply, on the other
hand. has increased from 100000 to
100000 barrels. the crop In the
Western states and New oYrk being
the greatest ever known. Hitherto
the apples from these states have
been almost exclusively kept to Amer
lean cities. but the enormous increase
In the supply will enable growers to
export large quantities. Already ship
ping contracts for 100000 barrels
have been signed.
The reports on the Canadian apple
supply and those on Canadian corn
different The corn will this year
yield 90.000.00O bushels. or 1000, 900
more than last year, while 1000, 900
salmon have been caught In Canada,
and there is a. rising demand for
canned and cured goods from that
country. r
The Chicago meat exports up to
July have fallen. on the other hand,
to 100000 pounds, more than 400. 900
pounds less than for the same period
last year.--New York Express.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-11-12

ment Emma Goldman and two
young girls are among the prisoners.
Mrs. Russell Sage has arranged to
give the First Presbyterian church OF
Syracuse, N. Y, a stained glass win
dow fourteen feet wide and thirty
feet high, to cost $4,000, in memory
of Rev. John Watson Adams. the first
pastor of the church and who bap,
tized Mrs. Sage when she was a girl.
The letter carriers of Denver are up
in arms over an order that went
into effect last Sunday that compelled
a mail delivery in the residence Sec
tion Of the city. This is the first time
in the history of the Denver postof-
flee that delivery was made on Sum
day They expect to protest to Wash
ington. .ff 10
A man named Woodruff has been
jailed In Chicago for selling land in
the Paradox valley which he did not
own. The Montrose Press Is exposing
the whole fraudulent scheme OF the
company which has recently had Of
fices in Denver and Pueblo and sell.
ing land through an agent named Will
loughby. 1t is believed a large num-
ber Of people have been duped.,
BY direction of President Roosevelt
three companies OF coidred troops
have been dishonorably discharged
owing to the midnight murders in
Brownsville, Tex, recently. The
president says that Americans
should feel that men who wear the
uniform are their protectors and not
midnight assassins."
Secretary Shaw has an easy task
in showing that his work In facilltRt-
Ing gold exports has had "A good ef-
feet. Through this means about 800.
100000 OF gold has flowed into the
country In a little over year. 1t
has come from Europe and from Aus
tralia. and the importation did not
cost a cent to the government OF the
United States. Just as fast as this
gold arrived 1t entered into trade chan
nels. This has been one of the causes
Of the active business of the past
twelve months. Much OF the present
prosperity is due to the heavy inflow
Of gold. NHI
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-11-12

may be gathered from the fact that
In the month of September alone the
governments 300 Indians were paid
over $4,000. ls.. i. ..,en.
A good sized force OF men Is still
at work on the new canal into which
water is to be admitted to the I'm
perial valley through the now con-
crete headgate. The largest dredge
In the world is at work here. a gigan-
tic machine which cost over $4,000.
and which handles an enormous
amount OF earth. It is called the
"Clamshell Dredge" and will be en-
ployed permanently to keep tho now
canal clear. ilU
Now that the fight against tho river
will apparently win, the government
is steadily increasing the force OF men
at work on the Laguna dam which
threatened to become useless through
the antics of the river. The Laguna
dam will be, when completed, a mile
long and $50 feet wide. the top being
a solid mass of concrete. II will not
store water but will raise the level
OF the river SO as TO make Irrigation
systems possible, the fall In the
stream now being SO sclight that wa
ter cannot be carried off laterally In
canals
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-11-12
THE LOCAL TICKET.

There Is nothing new regarding the
local election situation. It will take
the official count to determine on
three or four OF the offices. 1t ap-
pears quite certain that Thompson Ia
elected for the short term and voters
intended he should be elected for the
long term, but failed TO check his
name for the long terms. According
to record kept DR.. lie Furgey will be
the next coroner and w. w. Parshall
Is only about twenty votes behind.
Regarding surveyor returns from sew
eral precincts are missing and II will
require the official count to deter
mine between Burdick and Lillard
with chances favoring the Republican
nominee. es i.a
Tho official canvas will probably
start tomorrow and the result Off
cially determined within a few days.
Graden's majority is approximately
sixty. siI .iirte ,lf ha.etsif
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-11-12
STRUGGLE HAS COST
MILLION AND A HALF

From the albuquerque Journal.
III the Colorado river behaves 1t
self for three or four weeks more the
fight to force It back into its old
channel il won." said Charles X. Dag
enette to a Morning Journal repre-
sentative last night. DR.. Dagenette,
outing and employment agent for the
Indians Of the Southwest. has just
returned from Yuma, where he has
200 Indians at work In the struggle
with the mighty river. There are a
thousand men at work all told. toiling
to build up levee that will make II
forever impossible for the Colorado to
break loose again and devastate the
country. When left Yuma Wednes.
day" siad Mr.. Dugenette, twenty.
five per cent OF the Colorado was
flowing back into Its old channel. BY
this time suppose at least seventy
five per cent Of the water has been
forced back. But the fight is not
over by any means. It win take
months Of hard work by the army Of
men to make the river stay put. A
rise Of few feet in the river would
probably tear out the embaDkment In
twinkling. II the river will hold
of for Just . few weeks all danger
will be over. Colonel Epes Randolph
president Of the Southern Pacific sub
sidiary lines, is right on the scene oi
operations all the time. directing the
work, along with H. T. Cory. the en-
sineer. who has bad charge Of the
work and to whose generalship the
result II largely due
According to Mr.. DNgenette the
fight has cost . million and . halls
It bessa last February. 70 that when
Il 10 osmpastsA nsrs than . rear VII
hare elapsed. Some i1sA Il he saai
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-11-12

BATON ROUGE, Nov. 9.-An un-
usually legal situation has followed
the killing by Congressman-elect
George Favrot of DIR. II. II. Aldrich.
The result may keep Favrot in jail
for sixty days without hope of bail.
He was judge of the district court
here before which his case should le-
gally come up for consideration. His
resignation from office yesterday left
this court without Judge. 1t will be
sixty days before a successor can be
chosen.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 9.--The trans
fer of the control of the Illinois Cen
trail to the Union Pacific is likely to
be made the subject OF an inquiry by
congress. The fight of the Fish-Har-
riman interests involves two or three
matters that are considered to justify
inquiry. More land fraud disclosures
are threatened.
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 9.--Freder-
lex Schauffhauser, the star witness in
conspiracy case against John w.
Hill, former head filtration bureau,
was shot while on the seventh floor
of city hall today. He received two
bullets in the abdomen. Who did the
shooting is not known. but two men
near Schaffhauser were arrested
John w. Hill was dismissed as head
of the filtration bureau of Philadel-
phia by Mayor Weaver. Charges OF
conspiracy were preferred against
him and Hill was indicted for alleged
malfeasance in office.
DEADWOOD, S. D., Nov. 9-Five
former cowpunchers from Texas are
in hot pursuit of sheriffs of five coun-
ties who are trying to protect George
Ferguson, negro, alleged syaler. The
Cowboys are bent on lynching Fergu-
son. The negro is accused of the
fatal stabbing of George F. Mexican,
bartender in Bellefourche, Wednes-
day night. At that time the mob
formed to hang Ferguson, but the
sheriffs succeeded in spiriting him
away. Ferguson was hurried to Dead
wood.
CAPE HENRY, Nov. 9.-The bat
tlesnlp louisiana, with PRESIDENT
Roosevelt and his party on board and
the conveying warships Tennessee
and Washington passed out of the
Virginia capes at 6;30 o'clock this
morning.
When the ships were far off from
Cape Henry raised signals could not
be understood because of the volumes
of smoke issuing from the tunnels.
The weather is beautiful. Indications
point to fine passage. The presi-
dent will be gone just nineteen days.
getting back to Washington in time
to eat Thanksgiving dinner.
Ell PASO. Tex, Nov. 9.-During
the night Fred Hennessey, the Chi
cago diamond thief escaped from jail
into Mexico simultaneously with the
arrival of an officer to take him back
to Chicago.
DENVER, Nov. 9.-The Times to-
night claims that Stevens is elected
judge by twenty-one votes.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-11-12
CALLS PRESIDENT GREATER
THAN HIS PARTY


Roosevelt is greatest when he is
himself. his daring and achieving self,
when. shaking off the trammels OF
party allegiance, he dares to follow
right, aye, to lead the people Alright"
declared DR.. Stephen s. Wise-for the
last six years rabbi of Congregation
Beth Israel at Portland, Ore, child la
bor commissioner of Oregon and one
OF the leading spirits In the progress.
sive movements among the Jews on
the Pacific coast-fn New York at
the Young Mems Christian Associa-
tion. H'r
DR.. Wise's topic was DO or Die
Versus Don't and Die He said:
Men are warned constantly of the
consequence and peril OF becoming
extremists. The man who dares not
all for truth and right, lest he sacri-
flee his Influence and his prestige.
has neither the one nor the other to
lose.
Theodore Roosevelt Is the great
saving asset of the Republican party,
because he is rightly held by the ma
tion to be scorner of consequence.
The supreme test of his courage is
yet to come II 1t should become his
duty to appeal from his party in con
gress to all the parties in the nation
for the support, enactment and execu-
tion of those measures which are
justly and equitably to serve the well
fare of the whole American people"
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-11-12
WILL NOT TESTIFY.

ST. LOUIS, Nov. Oh. Clay
Pierce of the Pierce company has not
been called to testify in the custer
case In order that he may not be i'm
mune from prosecution.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-11-12
Patents.

United States to Mamie C.. Sapp.
161 acres In Sec. ]. Twp. IS N. Rg. Z
w. N. M. p. M.
United States to Abner 8. Lowell.
100 acres In same section as above.
Quit Claim.
Maggie Crowdy to Anson @. Myers
Land In ese. n. Twp. % N. Re-. :
". N. n. p. N.--ei.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-11-12
FILED FOR RECORD.
Warranty Deeds.

Minnie r. Couse to Tenmar Anseth
and wife--Lot in block As In Du-
rango-consideration. $500.
Tenmar Anseth and wife to Charles
H. Barton--Lot Z in block is in Du-
rango-t1, 900. f'NH@ tf
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-11-12

Last weeks storm forced II. II.
Brown TO suspend work for the win,
ter on his properties at the head Of
Bed Rock gulch. nt H
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-11-12

Bacon & Biggs are doing some as
scssment work at the head OF the East
Mancos for Durango parties.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-11-12

Manager Gilmore was In from DeG-
yer this week and was well pleased
with the progress OF the two tunnels
being driven by the Tomahawk com.
pany.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-11-12
ITEMS FROM LA PLATA MINER.

s. S. Merry will commence work on
the Columbus assessments this week.
Two shifts are making good head
way in the Boren Gulch Mining COM
panys tunnel. .u
Bacon & Biggs are doing some as
sessment work at the head OF the East
Mancos for Durango parties.
Last weeks storm forced II. II.
Brown to suspend work for the win,
ter on his properties at the head of
Bed Rock gulch. nt Hf
Manager Gilmore was In from Dee-
yer this week and was well pleased
with the progress OF the two tunnels
being driven by the Tomahawk com
pany.
William Gill. formerly OF the Dn-
range Girl mine. has gone east to
raise money for the development OF
the Lucky Four group OF claims in
Burnt Timber gulch. HH Hs
Graves & Kennedy have struck very
high grade ore in their claim ON the
west side OF Deadwood gulch. sam
pies taken last week are giving re-
turns Of $1,000 per ton.
1t now looks as though the Dead
wood gulch section Of this district
would be lively mining propositions
next season. At least four properties
now show shipping ore and will be In
shape to ship next summer.
Norton & Watkins are hard at work
at their claims on the East Manccs,.
The weather has been bad for putting
up buildings, but the boys ars hust-
lers and will soon be in shAps 10
work all winter. They have over .
foot OF high grade shipping ore and
will make Z good stake this winter.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-11-12

Pueblo Is having an spIasnle =
hssglaSy.