Durango semi-weekly herald., 1907-04-18

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Brownsville, Texas, prepared for Pre-,
ident Roosevelt. 1t is intended as
token and acknowledgement of hi
manly. fearless and just decision i
dismissing from the army the negr
soldiers. charged with having commi
ted midnight attack upon Browns
vile. In presenting the walking cant
is that the president use 1t in maxim
the senate investigation committe
give Brownsville square deal.
Washington, April 15.-The state dc
partment this morning received
cable announcing the death in Brus
sells OF Geo. w. Roosevelt, cousin o
the president, who was counsel gen
eral there. He had been in the di
plomatic service for quarter of
century.
City of Mexico, April 15.-An earth
quake lasting fully five minutes shool
the city last night. The earth rocked
in a swinging motion and there was
the greatest alarm, the inhabitants be
ing terrified. No fatalities, however
| anu Hot MUCH damage.
| Malta, Mont, April 15.-Word has
been received of the holdup of g
stage, presumably by the Kid Curry
gang. Twenty-eight thousand dollars
was stolen, A posse is out after the
| bandits.
New York. April 15.-In a carefully
prepared interview, printed here to
| day. Engineer John F. Stevens, who
brought order out of chaos at the 18th.
mus, says: "If the administration will
only keep politics out of it there is
no reason on earth why the Panama
canal should not be completed by Jan
uary l, 1915, enabling ships to pass
from the Atlantic to the Pacific"
Berlin, April 15.-It Is officially an.
nounced that the kaisers son will not
go to Harvard to be educated as orig
inally planned. The mother of young
Prince Oscar is afraid America and
the anarchists there and the kaiser
yielded to her wishes.
National-Boston-B Brooklyn, postpon-
ed, snow; New York-Phi,adelphia,
postponed, wet grounds; Chicago st.
Louist, postponed, snow; Cincinnati
Pittsburg, postponed, snow.
American-Detroit 3, Cleveland 8;
st. Louis A. Chicago 6; Washington A..
New York A; Philadelphia 4, Boston @.
Chicago, April 15.-After several
conferences between the passenger
and operating officials, the manage
ment of the New York Central lines
has determined to make a material
change in the makeup of the famous
twentieth Century Limited train.
Hereafter, it is stated, every effort
VIII be made to restrict the number
of cars hauled to five. Heretofore the
company has handled six and often
seven cars, and it practically is =
physical impossibility to haul such a
heavy train between Chicago and New
Y ork in eighteen hours except un,. r
the most favorable circumstances.
The policy of limiting the number of
cars to five has been pursued by the
Pennsylvania ever since the Pennsyl-
yania Special has been in service, and
under no circumstances would the
company hall an additional car Many
instances have occurred where people,
not caring for expense, but being
anxious to get either to New York or
Chicago in fast time, have offered to
pay eighteen full fares or even more
for the privilege of space on the spe-
cial, but the management has remain
ed steadfast to its rule. The special
thnrAfNra IF e,tf
terminal with more than five cars.
The management of the New York
central lines, however, yielding to
the demands of business, soon began
to add car when needed. Soon the
train became six-car train out of
Chicago regularly, and, to assist in
maintaining the speed, it was at one
time proposed to take on the dining
ar at Elkhart instead of Chicago.
Business on the Twentieth Century
continued to increase until occasion
ally seventh car was hauled out of
Chicago, and this usually resulted In
lateness of arrival at the other ter
minal. Despite this fact, demand for
space on the Century increased until
it became apparent that it would be
impossible to haul all of the people
who desired to travel on an eighteen
hour train.
Chicago, April 15.-The banking in
terests of this city met this morning
to take action on the sudden death
yesterday Of Jas. II. Eckles, president
of the Commercial bank and former
comptroller of the currency. Mr.. Eek
els died while asleep in his bed of
heart disease. His wife and daughter
were absent travelling in Europe. Mr..
Eckels was fifty-one years old, and a
warm personal friends Of ex-President
Cleveland who was his guest here last
month. Eckels had accumulated a
irge fortune during the last few years.
New York, April 15.-There was
quite a furry on the stock exchange
today and stocks went tumbling down.
| Shortly before noon the failure of w.
L. Stow & Co.. brokers, was an
nounced.
Chicago, April 15.-Death intervened
today to stay the land that was up
lifted to smite the Standard Oil com.
pany, when Jas. H. Eckel. president Of
the Commercial National bank. breath
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