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The Springfield herald., 1906-10-12
TOO MANY INVALIDS.
Denver Postotfce Made a sanitarium
for Consumptives.

st. Louis.-The Use. of the Denver
postoffice by postmasters generally as
sanitarium for consumptive postal
clerks and carriers WAS the subject OF
a strong kick registered Friday by
Postmaster Paul j. SCurs Of Denver
Just before the convention of hrSt-
class postmasters adjourned sine die.
The kick" appealed to the humor-
ors sense of the assembled delegates,
causing some laughter. but Postmas-
,rr Sours assured them he was In
deadly earnest and that he had re-
aimed from voicing his complaint un-
I'll the Denver postofiice closely re-
sembled hospital.
In Il courteous, yet firm tone, he re-
luested the postmasters not to ask
him to accept any more invalids, at
least until some of those already on
his hands convalesced.
Mr.. Sours was elected fourth vice
presit1nt of the association.
The convention adopted n resolution
asking that the department take steps
toward securing the passage of bill
to obtain postal note for sums un-
der 81.
The next meeting will be held at
Erie, Pennsylvania, IN October, 1907.
The Springfield herald., 1906-10-12
What He Most Wished For.

John Fiske, the American historian.
was an ardent lover of music and him
self no mean musician. Furthermore.
he was extremely corpulent and felt
the hot weather painfully. He was
once delivering a course of lectures at
a summer school in a small city of the
middle west. The heat was terrific
and adjoining the house where the
lecturer stayed was church where
an Unmatched but Jealous quartet
practiced and performed during all
hours of the torrid afternoons and
evenings. One evening, seeing the ia
nous man sit for time unoccupied
and apparently oppressed by this com
bined afiliction, the young daughter of
his hostess attempted to divert him by
offering him new novel. then just be-
coming popular. Il think The Choir
Invisible is perfectly splendid. Mr..
Fiske," said she 'Would'n you like
to read it," The historian put the
book aside. My dear young lady"
said he, the only choir in the world
in which ! could feel any interest at
this moment would be the choir in
audible"
The Springfield herald., 1906-10-12
ALASKAN CABLE is BUSY.
Line to Be Ouplexed and 200 More
Miles Added.

Few people who have not been over
the ground have any conception of the
wonderful development of Alaskan in
terests and trade. For instance, the
commercial receipts from the Alaskan
cable and telegraph lines for the
month of July amounted to $4,000.
The rapid increase in the demands
upon the system will be met by the
government by duplexing the cable.
The cable ship Burnside, which ia
to install the duplexing apparatus at
the Alaskan end of the cable, will
carry about 200 miles of new cable
for the extension of the service TO
Ketchikan. This extension will be
effected by tapping the lines from Sit
ka to Juneau at Cape Fanshaw. From
that point branch line will be eN-
tended down the Wrangel then to
Hadley on Prince of Wales island, and
then to Ketchikan. which is only 60
miles from Fort Simpson. the English
town which is to be the terminus of
the Grand Trunk and Pacific railroads.
1t is believed that this additional
200 miles of cable will largely increase
the cable receipts, as 1t taps coun-
try rich in mines. fishery and canning
industries and greatly in need of daily
communication with the United
States. 1t ID expected that this new
line will be completed by November l.
Pilgrim.
The Springfield herald., 1906-10-12
ON BUT ONE TICKET.
Democratic State Candidates With.
draw From, Lindsey Ticket

Denver.-At called meeting of the
candidates upon the Democratic state
ticket at the Savoy hotel Sunday, 1t
was resolved that no Democratic nom.
inee should permit the use of his name
on the Lindsey state ticket.
There were present at the meeting
Alva Adams, candidate for governor
f. Nj. Ammons, candidate for lieuten-
ant governor; f. Il. Drach, candidate
for state treasurer; Andrew Sand
berg, candidate for state auditor; H.
w. Havens, candidate for secretary of
state; Miss Honora Maloney, candi-
date for state superintendent OF
schools: William ii. Bryant. candidate
for regent of the State University;
Judge W. p. Seeds and George X.
Hartenstein. candidates for Justices
of the Supreme Court, and S. w. Bel
ford, candidate for congressman-at-
large.
Besides these there were present
and taking part in the discussion Chair.
man Milton Smith, Senator Patterson,
Judge A. w. Rucker, Senator Ward of
Boulder and John T. Barnett, secre-
tary of the committee.
AT the close of the meeting all the
candidate who had been placed upon
the Lindsey ticket signed letters with
drawing from it. and left them with
Chairman Smith.
The Springfield herald., 1906-10-12
Freed by Board of Pardons.

Denver.-A p:rdon has been issued
to John Halpin oy the State Board of
Pardons. Iialpin was sent to the peni-
Tertiary from Hinsdalo county for
murder in 1899, having killed man
who assaulted his wife. The sentence
was for twenty years. but he has been
out on parole since 1905. The circum
stances surrounding the crime We're
extenuating and his conduct has been
so commendable that the pardon was
made complete, He is now sixty years
old. The sentence of John j. Connors,
sent up from Ebert county in June,
1901, for burglary, was commuted TO
eight to ten years. from term of
nine % ten years. He will be released
soon.
The Springfield herald., 1906-10-12
HILLS NEW SEAPORT.
Great City Planned Near Mouth of the
Columbia.

Tacoma, Wash.-James J. Hill has
directed the Northern Pacific and
Great Northern railroads to build The
city of ST. James as IL new ocean sea-
port on the Columbia river at Gray's
bay, sixteen miles inside the Column
bias mouth. This new port, together
with the famous North Bank railroad.
which Hill is Building down the Co.
lumbia river. arc to perpetuate his
name and genius in western railroad
construction.
The North Bank railroad will be eX-
tended from Vancouver to st. James
with another trunk line running north
through the vast forests of southwest
crn Washington to Willapa harbor and
Gray's harbor
Hills ocean business from the Co.
lumbia river will be conducted at St.
James at the expense of Portland and
Astoria. A large body of land on
Grays hay has been purchased and the
city will soon be laid out. Hill will join
his influence with Oregon in having
the government cut channel forty
feet deep through the Columbia river
bar.
II Is understood that Hill selected
the name St. James for the new port
because his own name is James.
The Springfield herald., 1906-10-12
srelter Company is to Boost the State
and Boom Zinc Mining.

Zinc mining in Colorado will be sent
booming by the recent action of the
American Smelling and Refining Com
pany, which will install a series OF
magnetic separating plants and double
the capacity Immediately of Its zinc
plant in Pueblo in this state. The
cost of these various improvements
will be enormous and will be an under
taking of n pioneer nature, nothing OF
the kind on such huge scale hav-
ing ever been attempted before in the
United States.
The zinc ores of Colorado were
formerly shipped abroad to be treated.
They came principally from Leadville
snd the San Juan country, and II Is
ouly recently that the American Smelt-
Ing and Refining Company decided to
treat these ores in Colorado. The COM
pany has been working in small way
for two or three years to perfect
system for treating these ores. The
result has been that they have been
buying great deal of zinc ore in this
state and have raised the price to the
producer of this mineral about Sc
ton. Although the cost of labor in Colo
RADIO is three times as great as in
Europe. the operation of the zinc plant
States Zinc Company and originated
by the Guggenheims, has sent up the
price of these ores and stimulated
their production to what promises to
be a magnificent scale.
Eight times as many men are
required to handle zinc ores as is
necessary to properly treat the same
tonnage where zinc is not present. The
action of the company was recently
taken by its board of directors who
have under way plans for the greater
development of the zinc industry of
Colorado 1t is probable that zinc
smelter will be established in Denver
to encourage the production of the
northern Clear Creek district ores,
which, with the increased price of
zinc, can be successfully handled.
1t is said that the increased market
for zinc ores will stimulate activity
in a score of mining camps in the
state and have an immediate effect
upon employment of labor. The COM
pany is satisfied that the ores in
Leadville, the San Juan country and
various ether sections of Colorado are
so valuable for their zinc contents
that what was formerly such low
grade ore that it could not be treated
with profit to the miner will now be
produced in abundance to the benefit
of all concerned. The innovation on
the part of the smelter company means
more fo- Colorado than any action that
has been taken in the development of
its mining industry for many years.
vast sum of money will be spent in
the development CT the zinc industry
and Colorado will become the central
supply pon, of the world for this metal
The Springfield herald., 1906-10-12
sisty Cents on the Dollar.

San FIancisco.-The plan of settle
ment OF the German Insurance Com
pany oil Freeport and German National
Insurance Company of Chicago. as en-
dorsed by the Associated Savings
banks of San Francisco, has been
given further endorsement by the exc
cutive committee of the Policyholders'
League Of San Francisco 1t is planned
to have property owners who suf-
fered losses in the fire of last April
place their policies with five local
banks, permitting the insurance com.
panies to settle claims on or before
November 10th on the basis of 60
cents on the dollar. Five of the lead
ing banks that were asked to act as
repositories have accepted.
The Springfield herald., 1906-10-12
Mormon Church Conference.

Salt Lake City.-The feature of Sat
urday's session of the semi-annual con
ference of the Mormon Church was the
address of Senator Reed Smoot, who
is also an apostle Of the church. He
declared he was neither ashamed of
his religion or his state and that while
he believed his first obligation was to
God, he still affirmed that that duty
could not conflict with his duty to his
country. He appealed TO the Nor
mons to concentrat2 their efforts to OBJ
tanning land in preference to other
forms of investment. Another speaker
referred to the wonders of irrigation
in the West as fullillment of pro
phecy of Isaiah.
The Springfield herald., 1906-10-12
Z latured Alcohol,

Washinston.-Mr. Yerkes, commits
sioner of internal revenue, with the
approval of the secretary of the treas
ury. has issued the departmental reg
ulations controlling the making of de-
natured alcohol, the handling of the
same and its uses. These regulations
follow and render effective n law en-
acted by Congress at its last session.
The law becomes effective January /,
1907. This legislation is in harmony
with similar enartments adopted by
nearly all foreign countries
The Springfield herald., 1906-10-12
DESIGNS Patented by wo.en.

Not few designs-some of them
cleverly contrived-of fire escapes
are credited to inventive women
Others have planned motors for sew
ing machines and other domestic aids;
a thermometer fire alarm, which gives
It's warning when the temperature
reaches certain figure, a balcony
that may be carried from one house
to another and adjusted, a thread cut
ter that is fastened to the thimble,
a furnace that generates heat by
means of chemicals instead of ordi-
nary fuel, and a great many similar
contrivances.
The Springfield herald., 1906-10-12
NEWS OF THE WEEK
Most Important Happenings of the
Past Seven Days.
Interesting Items Gathered from All
parts of the World Condemned
Into Small Space for the
BcncAt of Our Readers.
Pera onaI.

John Alexander Dowie has given
will remain at Zion City indefinitely.
Charles L. Magoon. former govern
Or of the Panama canal zone. is slated
to succeed Secretary Taft as governor
of Cuba.
Brig. Gen. Funston has been for
mally appointed to command the
American troops in Cuba by the war
department.
EXPresident Palma, of Cuba. has
left Havana to take up his residence
at Matanzas. His departure was wit
messed by small crowd but there
was no demonstration.
Wi.:Iam 4. I.uEter, warden of the
lGwa state rr.son at Animo"c. died
at the age of 10 years. He was ma
tionally prominent because of his
advocacy of prison reforms.
Charles E. Magoon. the retiring
American minister to Panama, and
governor of the canal zone, has ar
rived in New York
Gen. Franklin Bell. chief of staff,
with Secretary Taft.
Miss Carrie Peyton Wheeler, young
est daughter of the late Gen. Joseph
Wheeler, was married in Decatur,
Ala, recently to Gordon Montgomery,
of New York
Hoke Smith, n member of Pres
ident Cleveland's cabinet, has been
elected governor of Georgia by the
usual majority.
Senor Quesada, minister of Cuba.
to this country. has consented to
withdraw his resignation at the re-
quest of Secretaries Taft and Root.
President Roosevelt made flying
trip TO Harrisburg and York, Pa, re-
Gently and in each city made speech
in the rain. At Harrisburg Pennsyl-,
vania's new s13,0o0,0 900 capitol building
was dedicated.
King Haakon WIS recently accorded
magnificent reception at Copenhagen
on his first visit to his home since
his coronation as king of Norway.
At the horse show in Cedar Rapids.
Ia, Jacob Fisher. one of the judges,
fell dead of apoplexy. Mr.. Fisher
lived at West Liberty, and was one Of
the leading horsemen of the west.
The emperor of Russia and members
of the imperial family, who have
been cruising in Finnish waters, have
returned to Peterhof
The sultan of Turkey has finally
received Ambassador Leish-
man after months of delay.
b. G. Grohndahl, of Lindsborg, was
elected president of the Kansas Pho
tographers' association at the recent
session in Hutchinson. .-
The Springfield herald., 1906-10-12

The prejudice against the uniform.
when it takes the form of refusing its
wearers admission TO public places of
amusement. whether or not it may be
justified by experience, is bad thing
for the navy. 1t is difficult enough
now to secure enlistments for that
service, says the Boston Herald. 1t
will be still more difficult If it becomes
widely known that wearers of the uni
form are subject to hostile social dis
crimination on shore. Self-respecting
young men of the shops and farms,
conscious of such prescription, will
shun the service.
The Springfield herald., 1906-10-12

The women of Sinigaglia, Italy. may
be noted in history. If they succeed in
their recent efforts. Ten school-teach-
ers of the town went to the board of
registry and demanded that their
names be put on the voting list, and
the board complied. The district at
torney took the matter to court, and
the court confirmed the legality of the
registration. The case will be carried
before the highest tribunal If the de-
cision stands, woman suffrage in Italy
will have gained a battle in a blood
less revolution by the simple strategy
of some women who asked for what
they wanted.
The Springfield herald., 1906-10-12

1t is reported from Shanghai that
for the first time in its history China
will abandon its traditional policy and
emit coins bearing the efiigy of the
emperor. In fact, it lis said silver
supees and half rupees have already
been struck bearing the likeness 1T
Kuang-su. The reason given is that
the circulation of money adorned with
the head OF Edward VII. has material
ly Increased British prestige in Thibet
and the Chinese government wishes to
Offset this
The Springfield herald., 1906-10-12

From a dray in the service of the
United States subtreasury in New
York city a bag containing $50 in
nickels fell to the street, and the coins
scattered in every direction. The
crowd scrambled for the coins. An
officer of the treasury department and
n policeman explained that the money
belonged to the government, and re-
quested that it be given back. The
.rcsp2nse was immediate; Every one
of the thousand coins was returned.
There Is no reason to suppose that
this crowd had been specially chosen
by fate to represent the American
people,
The Springfield herald., 1906-10-12

We have gotten away from the idea
that the college bred boy must be a
preacher lawyer or doctor, says the
Augusta (Ga) Chronicle. We are liz
ing in an Industrial age and CONNER
cial life holds out its prizes to brainy
men quite as alluring and frequently
more remunerative than the profes-
sional career. The captain of indus
try is no less figure to be envied and
emulated than his professional brother
and the day is past in the south when
prominence can be achieved only by
the professional man or the wealthy
planter. The south is passing from an
agricultural to manufacturing sec
tion and the trend of development is
in this direction.
The Springfield herald., 1906-10-12

The Krupp girls are only paying
$3.50 apiece for their wedding outfits.
Many a shop girl in this country,
whose father never was millionaire.
has spent as much on her trousseau
as either of the big gunmaker's daugh-
ters
The Springfield herald., 1906-10-12
Miscellnnco rs.

tentative decision mas Deen
reached by the lsthmian canal COM
mission to build the Panama canal by
contract
Eight days of continuous rain in
the lower Mississippi valley has
caused heavy damage to the cotton
and corn crops.
Foar men We're killed and eight
injured near Baltimore and two are
dead and two others injured in Pueblo,
Col, on the same day recently by
the explosion CT gas in blast furnaces.
IA the result of an explosion in a
coal mine in Blueields. w. Va, IS
men are believed to be entombed. The
mine was reported on fire and the
work of rescue was retarded
During a riot at Mobile, Ala, caused
by a mob attempting to secure a ne
gro who had assaulted a white girl,
one man was fatally wounded.
Gov. Folk has written letter 10
Gov. Hoch regarding the suppression
of gambling on an island in the Mis-
souri, river near Kansas City which
has been claimed by neither state.
A question OF the boundary line be-
tween the states is involved.
According to bulletin of the de-
partment of commerce and labor the
foreign commerce of Cuba aggregates
more than S2O0,O0o,o GOO per annum.
The Massachusetts republicans re-
nominated all the present state Off
GERS By acclamation at the convention
held in Boston.
In the United States circuit court
at St Louis jury decided that
George A Kimmel, former banker
of Arkansas City, Kan, was dead and
gave Judgment against the New York
Life Insurance company for the
amount of his insurance with interest
aggregating SS,915.50
Five passengers We're killed and &c
others injured in collision between
regular train and military
special on the Boston & Maine rail
road at Lansingburg, N. Y. recently
One man was killed and - fire
men badly hurt by an explosion at
st. Louis fire recently.
Two batteries of field artillery have
left Vancouver Barracks. Wash, fol-
Cuba.
With more than 400 marines on
board and loaded with army supplies
the cruiser Brooklyn recently sailec
from Philadelphia for Cuba.
The Kansas insurance commission
er has revoked the license of The
Wichita Mutual Burial association.
The battleship Ohio, which has
! been the flagship of the Asiatic fleet
is on the way to New York and vii
be put in condition for duty with the
| Atlantic fleet
Forty-four lighthouses were eithel
swept into the sea and lost or til,
structures so badly damaged that NJ
lights can be shown, and four keep
ers drowned as the result of the re
cent hurricane on the gulf coast.
During the trial of mutinous troop.
at Askabad. Russia, the judge advo
cate was shot and killed by an assas
| sin.
| Japan has decided upon a naval pro
sramme, covering a period of eigh
years, which will require an expendi'
ture of sl35 100000.
The Springfield herald., 1906-10-12

TO further aid from the outside is
necessary to relieve the Japanese
famine. 1t is not quite at an end. but
1t has been mastered by charitable and
administrative effort. A recent re-
port of the consul general at Dalny
says: TO the United States more
than to any other country the people
attribute their relief. America was
the first in the field with her contribu'
tions, and they exceeded in amount
the contributions of all other coun'
tries combined" There can be no
question for many years OF the friend
ship between this country and It's Pa
cifiC neighhor.
The Springfield herald., 1906-10-12

Chicago.-The Chicago & Northwest
7rn railway will expend 10000 900 for
The building of new terminal passen-
ger station in Chicago and the old
Wells street station will be abandoned
% the freight business. The new sta
lion will be located on Madison street
between Canal and Clinton streets
and. with the train sheds. will extend
rs far north az Lake street.
The Springfield herald., 1906-10-12

Louisville Herald: The Partisan
widow Is almost as progressive as her
American sister. Out of 1907 widows
registered in 1904 in the department
of the Seine, all but three had in is
months remarked.
The Springfield herald., 1906-10-12

Large new coal fields have been
found In Pennsylvania, but the con-
sumer may as well be notified at once
that the coal trust is going to control
them.
The Springfield herald., 1906-10-12

A New York fancier's purchase of n
bulldog in London for $1,000 ought to
convince Europe of the futility of try
ing to oppose American ambition to
bring over great works of art.
The Springfield herald., 1906-10-12

Sir Thomas Upton goes on building
sailing boats despite the fact that
there is no chance of disposins of
them to bellicose governments, as
there is with steam yachts.
The Springfield herald., 1906-10-12

Americans are swarming home from
Europe with costly collections of for
eign labels on their baggage and weird
accents clinging precariously to their
native speech.
The Springfield herald., 1906-10-12

1t really is time for the little girl
to get busy on that penwiper that she
is going to make to give to her father
for Christmas present.
The Springfield herald., 1906-10-12

Mr.. Carnegie has written a maya
zine article entitled THE Cry of the
Wolf" The said cry sounds faint and
far OFF to Mr.. Carnegie.
The Springfield herald., 1906-10-12

According to Miss Adams man is
invading the sphere of woman and
practicing her trades. Self-defense is
the first law of nature.
The Springfield herald., 1906-10-12

In the case of run ON savings
bank-there's where man gets "a
run for his money that he remembers.
The Springfield herald., 1906-10-12

A Kansas woman has been released
from jail because she insisted on sing
ing. In some regards deaf man
should be an admirable candidate for
the position OF jailer.
The Springfield herald., 1906-10-12
COLORADO.

Still there are lot of people who
would do well to reform their spelling.
The Springfield herald., 1906-10-12

A Kentucky man reported having
seen n whistling rat with yellow body
and blue feet. One would hate to have
that man breathe on him.
New-York tribune., 1906-11-26
ATTACKED BY ITALIANS.
Three accused Of attempt to KiN
Their COuntryman.

Three desperate looking Italians. accused OF being
members OF band. with secret hiding place IN
New York, arraigned IN the Mount Vernon
police court yesterday. charged with attempt 20
take the life OF Antonio Constantine They waylaid
Constantine late Saturday night and tried TO cut
him with their knives. but he escaped and locked
himself in a at No. 81 North Fourth avenue.
Mount Vernon From this refuge which was on
the fourth floor OF a tenement house. he screamed
Justify for the police.
Detectives AtwelI and sversten heard his cry.
and when they went to his rescue they found three
men, armed with long stilettos, trying 10 batter
down the door. The prisoners gave the names OF
Jimmy Well, Frank Ambosso and Stefano Mara
betto. and said they were IN the fruit business on
the East Side. Constantine says they were hired
to go Mount Vernon to kill him
Last week Constantine eloped from Mount Yer
non with the young wife Of Luigi E>romna- They
were arrested In Bridgeport. Mrs. Fromna IS now
IN the White Plains Jail awaiting the action OF the
grand jury. accused Of stealing her husband 3
savings bank account Constantine believes that
the aggrieved husband Is behind the plot to Kill him.