Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-04-15

| "o"' anu ioity uAnuteS, OF more thAn
half an hour less than the reeula,
schedule.
p. r. Stark. OF this city. who is
interested in the new road. said this
morning that Il is the company's in.
tention TO begin work Mt the Denver
end within thirty DAYS, and II is plan.
ned to complete the road within
twelve months. The estimated cost of
building md equippng the line is ap-
proximately 100000
The line will parallel the Rio Grande
tracks to the west most of the way.
and according to the surveys. will be
six miles shorter than by railroad, and
Will be standard gauge. equipped with
forty horse power vestibuled cars. 1t
Is not known what arrangement has
been made for electric powe=.
Trains VIII be run between Denver
and Colorado Springs at frequent in
tervals. A late train will probably
leave Denver for theatergoers. 1t is
claimed that the steam railroad
charges will be greatly reduced. A
fare of $3.50 for the round trip will
probably be charged.
Washington. April 13.-The Ameri-
can delegation to the coming peace
conference at The Hague is announc-
ed. The chairman will be Jos. II.
Choate. former ambassador to Eng
land; Gen. Horace Porter, formerly
ambassador to France. Judge Rose,
president of the Bar association: Gen.
George Davis. Admiral Sperry and
William Buchanan.
Washington. April 13--The presi.
dent has talked with half dozen cor
respondents here regarding Foraker's
recent 81 eech. The talk was made by
appointment and the president said
That Foraker's recent temperate dec
laration would do him much good, but
that all -the same Taft must win in
Ohio and should not go to the Philip
pines. The president is openly for
Taft as his successor.
New Orleans. April 13.--At she ses-
sion OF the American Church CON
gress OF the Protestant Episcopal
church today the Rey. n. C. Garrett of
st. Louis said: at is remarkable that
nearly eight MILLION families In this
country average In holdings little. less
than $500 each, while not over two
hundred families possess one half the
entire wealth of the entire country
Out OF the total annual income of the
nation one-half goes to one-tenth OF
the people. the other half is divided
among the remaining nine-tenths."
Canon City, April i3.-Rev Eugene
Shook. formerly Presbyterian preach
er at Silver Clif. sent to Manila by
synod of Colorado four years ago was
compelled TO return TO the United
States on account OF falling health
Mrs Shook accompanied him on his
missionary work. They are now at
Rochester, Mich.
Jackson. Miss. April 13.-A car load
OF babies passed here en- route to
Opelousas, La, where they will be
given away. The children, ranging
from 2 to years, were in charge
OF G. w. Swayne. agent for the or
pbans' home of New York city, and
he was accompanied by two trained
nurses and two sisters OF charity. Mr..
Swayne has been in Louisiana several
days, where he found flfty-seven fam
lilies that has not been visited by the
stork, and that number Of persons
made application to the orphanage to
supply the deficiency. The children
were nicely dressed, their faces we're
clean and their hair combed, making
one Of the most interesting sights ever
seen In this section.
According to Mr.. Swayne the New
York orphanage spends about $780,
900 each year In taking care OF babies
that are left at the institution or sent
to it from various sections. In the
course OF few days he will be back
this way again with another car load
of babies. also bound for Louisiana,
and state that even after that deple-
tion OF the ranks. he will still have
1000 under his roof.
ST. Joseph, Mo. April 13.-Mercury
was degrees below freezing through
out northwest Missouri last night and
growers say fruit of all varieties has
been injured.
Chicago, April 13.-Judge George
Carpenter. head OF the Juvenile court
who was brought into prominece re-
Gently when he paroled Margaret
Burkle, wanted as witness In Rensu
cases. has brought down storm of
protest against himself. In n speech
delivered before the Baptist Church
Mems club of Oak Park he declared
that three-fourths OF the young wom-
en- employees In department stores
Carpenter has been assailed. Club
women, women lawyers. ministers and
department store employees themselves
join in denouncing his position. The
young women In the big State street
stores are especially bitter against
him.