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The Springfield herald., 1907-04-05
Oldest Engineer In Colorado.

Golden, Colo.-Perhaps the oldest
civil engineer in Colorado, in point OF
longevity, residence in the state, and
in activity following his profession, is
Capt. E. L. Berthoud of this city, who
celebrated his eightieth birthday ami
versary to-day by running the lines Of
forty-acre tract near the city. In
spite of the four score years the cap
tain is in splendid health, and can do
as good days work in the field as any
of the younger civil engineers.
His career is one of great activity,
and includes the performance of many
feats in his line of work which will be
remembered for centuries. He was
chief engineer for the Colorado Cen
tral railroad, and planned and laid out
the famous Georgetown loop and Cen
trail City switchback, which are still
wonders of railroad building. He was
Ve of the founders of Golden, and
made plats for the original townsite.
Much of the railroad building in the
great West was done under direction
of his transit.
Aside from being the Oldest civil en-
gineer in Colorado, Captain Berthoud
Is also a pioneer in the same line in
Panama. In 1851 he was sent by a
New York syndicate to that country,
where he put in two years locating and
experimenting construction of the
Panama railway. He served during the
War of the Rebellion in the Second
Colorado cavalry, where he acquired
the title of captain.
The Springfield herald., 1907-04-05

One reason why stamps In tho fu-
ture will bear the names Of the cities
whence they are issued is the difficult
ty thus put in the way of stamp
thieves. At present stamps consti-
Cute one OF the most readily negotiable
forms of plunder obtainabie owing. of
course, to the universal use of postage
stamps and the consequent difficulty
of tracing ownership. Even when
nearly 100000 worth OF stamps we're
stolen from the Chicago post office 1t
was impossible to get clews for detect
ing the criminal. The United States
is not the first country to place the
names Of the cities of issue on the
stamps. Mexico has done 1t for years.
Liberia has the names of five princi-
pal towns on the stamps designed for
their respective use. But no nation
hitherto has entered upon the plan
to the extent proposed at Washington.
Fully 5000 cities will be provided
with distinctive stamps. In the case OF
26 of the largest cities the name of
the respective city and state will be
engraved as a part Of the basic design
of the stamp. whereas In the case Of
the thousands Of smaller cities the
name will in each instance be printed
across the faces of the stamps after
they have been impressed In the regu-
lar color.
The Springfield herald., 1907-04-05
LEGISLATIVE NEWS AND GOSSIP
sixteenth Assembly Closing Up.


No trouble is expected over the gem
eral appropriations bill at the present
session If the Legislature. The re-
fusal of tho House to accept tne
amendments made by the Senate
promised a squabble. but in the after
noon the House receded from the POSI-
ton 1t had taken. accepted the Senate
amendments and definitely passed the
amended bill on third reading. Inc
bills remaining on the House calendar
are all those sent in from the Senate.
and there are not SO many OF theH
that they cannot be disposed OF at tne
ordinary sessions to be held from tnis
time to the close Of the session.
Three of the bills on third reading
were defeated, one by having the en-
acting clause stricken out. and the
other two by falling to receive tne
requisite number OF votes. Strons
fights had been made on all three Die
In committee Of the whole. but the
friends had been able to get them
safely past second reading
The first was measure to proVioe
that a veterinary with ten years OF
practice might call himself veterl-
nary sur yeon. The argument against
the measure was that stable men VINO
had been caring for horses in the term
prescribed might then claim 10 De
surgeons, though having no knowledge
of the science as taught in the SCHOOLS
maintained for the purpose OF giving
that class of instruction.
Another of the bills provided Una.
graduates of certain universities might
be able 20 teach in the public schools
without having to take the examiha-
tion provided for by the school law.
The bill was said to nave Deen ia''
ored by the governor.
The third was that introduced oy
Mr.. Cannon providing for constit0'
tional amendment to make more am
cult the adoption of such amendments
hereafter. Under its provisions ma
jority of those voting at an election
that is, n majority OF all Vouhe-
would have to consent to the amend
ment or It would be declared defeated
The argument for the bill was made
by reference to elections in the past
when only a small traction OF the cleo
tors voted on an amendment either for
or against.
No argument was had on any OF
the other bills presented for thiro
reading.
blllS pdSSeu Ou tulIu
H. B. No. 394, Verner-1nspection OF
oil.
H. B. No. $50, Lines-Publication Of
legal notices.
S. B. No. 80. Drake-For state bar
berng inspection board.
S. B. No. 261. Anfenger-Right TO
wear badges.
H. C. X. No. Is. Wilson and kelly
For committee to make plan OF rails
ing revenue for state institutions.
f. C. R. No. 16. Collins-Concern-
ing anniversary OF landing Of English
in America.
H. B. No. 30s, Hickman-Release OF
deeds of trust by public trustee.
H. B. No. 376. Cannon-To make
compulsory the filing Of certain In
struments.
H. B. No. 4o3. Dodge-Code Of pro-
cedure in civil cases.
H. B. No. 451. Kelly-Amend con-
stitution.
H. B. No. 81. Dray-Taxation OF in
dependent car lines.
H. B. No. 4S4. Graden-Trespass.
II. b. No. 4l2, Laton-Deflne words.
head OF the family"
H. B. No. 1876. Kelly-Revenue.
H. B. No. 404. Dodge-Fees.
H. B. No. 202. Hudgins-Elections.
H. B. 493, Redd-Appeals and writs
OF error.
The Springfield herald., 1907-04-05
e,nie Ended-contldence Restored.

New York.-That the panic in
stocks is ended and that the worst
has been seen in business and in the
stock market was the general opinion
of leading fnanciers.
Frank A. Vanderlip. Senator W. A.
Clark, Hamilton Fish. Edward H. Har-
riman. Jacob Schiff, Jefferson NJ. Levy,
Ebert H. Gary and John w. Gates
were among those who were willing to
express their opinions publicly. Other
financial leaders of equal prominence
spoke freely on the subject. but did
not care to be quoted. because, they
said, the situation needs nursing.
Absolute confirmation was secured
of the reported conference among lead
ing financiers, who agreed that the
time had come for all to stand together
and prevent further panics. They
agreed that there was nothing wrong
In fundamentals. and that by coming
out boldly in support of the govern
ment in its policy regarding the cor
porations they could stop the excited
selling of stocks and turn the public
mind back into a pursuit OF prosper
ity once more.
The Springfield herald., 1907-04-05
Would Blow Up Hospital.

Cripple Creek, Colo.-Roy Bourquin,
aged eighteen years, is under arrest.
charged by the county physician, DR..
Griscoll. with placing several sticks
OF dynamite on the furnace OF the
county hospital Bourquin, few
years ago, while playing with dyna-
mite, had both of his hands blown on
and he lost the sight of an eye.
Two months ago some boys had n
bonfire near the county hospital,
where he resides. and he threw cap
into the fire which nearly destroyed
the sight of an eye of another young
ster. Bourquin has mania for ex-
plosives and is constantly playing with
them. The fact that patient at the
county home went down in the cellar
to fix the fire yesterday afternoon and
happened to see the sticks lying on the
top Of the furnace, removed the possi-
bility of the institution being blown
up and number of lives lost.
The Springfield herald., 1907-04-05
FIRST PROTEST UNDER NEW LAW
Minnesota Shipper Calls Upon New
Colorado Railroad Commission.

Denver.-The first protest under the
new railway rate law has been filed
with Governor Buchtel. and will be
taken up by the commission as soon
as it is organized for business.
The protest comes from a man at
Cass Lake, Minnesota, whose name i.
withheld, as the governor decided il
would not be advisable to disclose the
identity OF the shipper in q case oi
this kind. 1t has not been decided
icy of the board.
The Denver & Rio Grande Is the
railway against which the first com
plant is lodged. In his communica
ton to Governor Buchtel the shipper
says he was charged s1.3O on 13c
pounds Of honey from Delta to Pueblo
when the rate from Grand Junction tc
Minneapolis for this consignment as
per schedule. was only SLIT per 10C
pounds.
The shipper says he demonstrated
with the road, but could get no re,
dress, and asks the governor to in
vestigate the matter. His letter fol
lows:
Cass Lake. Mimi, March 26. 1907.
Honored Sir:-I ordered case oil
extra honey in tin, Grated. from Delta
Colorado. weight 100 pounds.
The charges were 1913. as to he
seen from bill enclosed.
Z have lt hand freight scale, Civ,
ing rate on fourth-class freight from
Grand Junction. Colorado (which i,
further wesD. as s1.77 per 100 pounds
to Minneapolis.
AS was overcharged by the Den
yer & Rio Grande, I demonstrated. but
they replied that they charged ms
Sl.30 from Delta to Pueblo. that is
$l.3O for 1870 pounds. or L cent a
pound freight.
That looks like express rntes-like
skinning.
II freight rate from Minneapolis tc
Grand Junction is only $1.77 per 10C
pounds. why can they charge that
much between Delta and Pueblo?
Please investigate and try to get
refund, and oblige.
The railway rate law will not go into
effect until July list, as the bill did not
carry an emergency clause. The gov.
ernor has selected the members of the
commission, but will not appoint then
until about the time the law becomes
operative.
The Springfield herald., 1907-04-05

1t is interesting to note how rapidly
the members Of the English royal fam
fly are dividing up the spoils of Eu-
rope. An English princess is on the
throne of Norway; another. Princess
Margaret of Connaught, will some day
wear the Swedish crown. The daugh-
ter OF the late Princess Alice, King
Georges sister. is now the Czarina,
the son of the Duke of Albany is Duke
OF Saxe-Coburg-Gotha. the eldest
daughter of the Duke of Edinburgh is
Crown Princess of Roumania, the
Crown Princess of Greece is daugh-
ter of King Edwards eldest sister,
while a daughter of Princess Henry
of Battenbers is on the Spanish
throne.
The Springfield herald., 1907-04-05
Insurance Bill May Become Law.

One of the important measures that
has passed on second reading In the
House is the insurance bill by Ritten-
house. Supporters of this bill are san
guine of its passage on third reading
The bill provides for an insurance
department to be under the governor
instead of now a part of the auditors
office. 1t requires proper guarantees
of stability from companies seeking to
do business in this state. Securities
must be deposited with the state as a
surety to policyholders. Every pre-
caution is taken to keep out fake con
Germs, whether they be mutual COM
panies, ordinary companies incorpor-
ated within or without the state, as
sessment companies formed on the CO.
operative plan or friendly companies.
They all must have something to show
for their existence; they must be Pre-
pared to meet ordinary losses.
The Springfield herald., 1907-04-05
Shark Bites OF Sailors Finger.

Washington.-A curious story Illus
trating the number and ferocity of the
sharks that infest the harbor Of Manila
is Afforded by an incident reported in
the mail Just received at the insular
bureau from the Philippines. This is
to the effect as one of the boats be-
longing to the little gunboat El Cane
was being rowed out to the ship Feb
ruary 9th. the plug in the bottom of
the boat came out, and to prevent it
from being swamped ]. ]. Dunlap, a
soldier belonging to the Ell Cane,
thrust his finger into the hole. The
finger WIS Immediately bitten off as
II 1t were amputated by surgeon,
though the amputation in this case
was by shark. AS the lost finger was
used to pull the trigger of the rifle,
the sailor will have to be retired, being
incompetent to perform his duty.
The Springfield herald., 1907-04-05
What Londoners Lack.

London is described as one OF the
8ayest cities in the world. We have
practically everything that makes for
gayety. and yet 1t cannot be said with
any degree of honesty that we are as
lively as We might be in the circum-
stances. Among few folk high spir-
atS prevail. says London Lady's Pic
torial. 1t is certainly not fashionable
to be serious. but. speaking generally.
we stand sorely in need of more live
liness. II one would take the meas
urement Of lveliness Of the average
person, 1t Is only necessary to stay
a few days in any OF our winter re-
sorts and mako study Of the con-
versation Of inmates of the hotel and
clearinghouse. Health will be found
to be the chief topic of conversation
at one. bridge al another. stocks at
another, and the menu at yet another
A joke is rare: 1t is rarer still that
one hears any remark worth remem.
berinE. and NO one ever appears to be
thoroughly determined to have good
time. High spirits are certainly at .
discount; the Joy OF living does not
appear to be understood. And yet in
good hotels and boarding houses visi-
1Drs are represented by all classes Of
society that count What shall we do
TO be gayf
The Springfield herald., 1907-04-05
Two Hundred Reported Lost.

st. Johns, N F-The steamship
Greenland, with 1873 men on board, is
reported lost OFF the Newfoundland
coast.
The Greenland was engaged in the
seal fisheries. She broke her main
shaft in the heavy weather last Sat
urday, AMI during raging blizzard on
Sunday was driven seaward and has
not since been seen by the other ves-
sells of the fleet.
Word of the disaster was brought
here to-day by the sealing steamer
Grand Lake. According to Captain
Lee of the Grand Lake the master of
the Greenland, after the breaking OF
the vessels shaft. attempted to induce
the master of the steamer Diana to
take 100 of the crew aboard that YES
sci, but this was not done as there
was insufficient room on the Diana.
The Greenland disappeared soon after
ward.
The Springfield herald., 1907-04-05
Game Laws as Agreed Upon.

Disagreement over the provisions OF
the amendments offered to the game
laws were reconciled by committee Of
twelve, appointed by the speaker to
consider the bill offered and all
changes that had been asked in 1t. At
first the difference of opinion was
found to be SO wide that any agree
ment appeared impossible, but by the
time all the changes had been care
fully gone over report was made to
the House which was adopted with
hardly any objection.
Following are the open sessions al
lowed by the game bill as agreed upon:
Deer, with or without horns-Octo-
ber 1st to October Goth.
Mountain sheep and antelope, hav-
ing horns-October 18th to October
25th. beginning with 1911.
Elk-November 1st to November
5th, beginning with 1911.
Prairie chicken and grouse-August
goth to October 1st.
Sage chickens-August 1st to Octo-
ber 1st.
Wild ducks, geese. brants and shore
birds-September 10th to April 18th,
except in attitudes of 1000 feet and
over, when it shall be September 18th
to May 1st.
Curlews, plover-August 1st to Oc'
tober 31st.
Doves-August 18th to September
9TH.
Crested quail--November list to No
vember Goth, beginning with 1920.
Bob white quail-October list to Oc-
tober 31st. beginning with 1920.
Trout-June LIST to November 30th !;
no fishing between 10 p. m. and a. m.
no closed season on any other fish.
Hunters are limited to twenty-five
ducks and twenty-five other birds in
one day.
The Springfield herald., 1907-04-05
REVOLVING RoUMANiAN PEAS.
ANTS MET WITH DEADLY FIRE.
Many Women Fight With Insurse nts
and Their MangIed Bodies
Writhe in the Dust,

Bucharest, Roumania.-Ftled guns
loaded with grapeshot, according to
the official reports, are winning against
the revolutionary peasantry, whose
arms are mostly hay forks and scythe
blades. The insurgents were able to
hold their own against the troops at
close quarters, and even withstood
cavalry charges, doing terrible eXecu.
tion with long-pronged forks and
scythe blades strapped to long poles,
but the slaughter since the troops be-
gan using artillery appears to be terri
flying them into submission.
In the district of Vashica, where the
outbreay was particularly serious,
large numbers of insurgents have sur
rendered and have denounced their
leaders to the authorities, with the re-
suit that manw of the latter have been
arrested. The government hopes that
with the leaders in jail the undisci-
plned bands will soon abandon the
field.
The self-styled generals" usually
turn out to be country schoolmasters
and village priests. Many women are
fighting in the insurgent ranks, and
some OF them have been found among
the killed, side by side with their hus-
bands, sons and brothers.
Details of the attack made by the
peasants on Galatz show that pitched
battle was fought. The insurgents,
who were several thousand strong,
commenced the assault-at midnight. car
ried the outer earthworks by storm
and captured a suburb, which they set
on fire after pillaging it. Three bat
talions of infantry attempted to stem
the peasants entry into the city itself,
but the fork and scythe rustics fought
desperately, hand In hand, and had al
most routed the troops when the gov
ernment ordered field guns. loaded
with grapeshot, to be fired at the in
surgents, who wavered and then fed.
The fire of the guns wrought great
havoc upon the retreating masses.
A number Of conflicts between
troops and marauders continues to be
reported. Two thousand insurgents at
Gorj are said to have been quieted by
the assurances of the authorities with
out resort to force. One hundred and
fifty more rioters have been wounded
at Baileschtchi, several of them killed
and many arrested. Artillery was
used at Cacuesti, Valoelele and else
where, and in some instances whole
destroyed by the fire of nine-inch
shells.
Although the disorders are dying
down in some districts, the agitation is
spreading in the provinces adjacent to
the Carpathian mountains, which hith-
erto have been quiet. Much plumber
ing and incendiarism has taken place
among the farms and in isolated ham
lets. Troops are in active pursuit OF
the marauders.
With the object Of preventing so far
as possible the determination OF troops
and peasants belonging to the same
districts, and also the possibility of
fighting between relatives belonging to
the opposing forces in the revolutionary
districts, the Moldavian troops belong
ing to the Fourth army corps have
been transferred TO Wallachia, while
the Walalchian troops attached to the
First army corps have been retailed
for duty in Maldavia
The Springfield herald., 1907-04-05
John D. Remembers. Colorado.

New York.-The first distribution by
the General Education Board since it
received John d. Rockefeller's most
recent contribution of $32.000.0O0 was
made at meeting of the board
Wednesday. when conditional gifts to-
falling $667,00O were made to five edu-
cational institutions.
The money was divided as follows:
Yale University. 100000; Prince
ton University. 100000; Bowdoin Col
lege, Brunswick, Maine, $50.000;; Colo
RADIO College, Colorado Springs, $780,
600; Millspaugh College. Jackson, Mis-
sissippi, $25,000.
After making these appropriations
the board voted to give total Of $42,-
500 to colored schools, the names of
which were not made public.
With the five principal gifts is the
condition that the institutions shall
raise a specified sum. of which the
boards appropriation shall be part
Yale and Princeton are each to raise
$4,000, 900; Colorado College. $500, 900:
Bowdoin, $25O,O00. and Millspaugh.
100000,
The Springfield herald., 1907-04-05
Broke His Arm Counting Money.

Omaha. Neb-Waldox Foster. re-
ceiving teller of the United States
National Bank, is nursing crippled
arm, the result of having broken a
bone in the wrist counting silver dol
lars. He did it the day the returns
to the comptroller of currency showed
the biggest deposits in Omaha banks
of any day at this season of the year.
Business was rushing and the teller
stacking them in piles when something
in his wrist cracked. 1t panied him
considerably, but he continued the
counting Of money and stuck to his
post until yesterday. His arm is now
badly swollen.
The Springfield herald., 1907-04-05
wher. the nou.t Estate VIII O.,

Denver.-The estate OF Mrs. John L
Routt, The wife Of former Governor
Routt of Colorado, who died last week.
will probably be divided between her
daughter and the children OF Governor
Routt by former wife. The will
left by Mrs. Routt has not been pro-
bated and probably will not be during
the life time Of the governor. who has
not been made acquainted with the
fact that his wife is dead.
According to those in position to
know, all the Routt property was in
Mrs. Routt'5 name, and her will. which
was drawn with Mr.. Routt's consent.
leaves half of her property to her
daughter, Mrs Lila Routt Collins, and
the other half to her husband to re.
vert to the four children of the first
Mrs. Routt, who are John II. Routt,
Frank Routt, Mrs. Emma Butler and
Mrs. w. Fl. Bryant. This is the way
the property would be divided II Mrs.
Routt had died without making a
will.
The children OF the former governor
are in comfortable circumstances, and
whether Mrs. Routt has left them a
portion of the fortune given her by her
husband is not of vital interest to
them.
nave PAID little attention to the
matter" said Mrs. w. H. Bryant, who
is now living at the Metropole. "The
will of my step-mother has not been
opened, and until 1t is we will not
know how she has disposed of her for
tune. We feel that she has provided
for her own daughter and think that
1t would be natural and proper for her
to do SO. Outside Of that we do not
know whether she has left anything
for us, and feel that whatever she has
done is light"
The value of the estate will not ex-
ceed 100000.
The Springfield herald., 1907-04-05
Hatpin in Arm Three Months.

Denver.-Three inches of broken
hatpin was discovered in the arm of
Mrs. Bertha Adams of Washington
Park by Police Surgeon McGillivray
The little piece of steel had been in
her arm for three months and yester-
day when it began to pain her she be-
came alarmed and sought relief. She
called at police headquarters and when
DR.. McGillivray made an examination
he discovered the point of the pin pro
truding from the skin. The cause of
the trouble was removed.