Semi-weekly herald., 1908-11-30

garding the whereabouts or recovery
OF the body OF Arthur Allen who mys.
teriously disappeared week or ten
days ago.
DENVER, Nov. 27.-An elopement
or just the desire to avoid the fuss
and feathers of a formal wedding is
what Idaho Springs is asking itself to
day since 1t was learned OF the quiet
departure yesterday of Alonzo Rob
erts, son of its mayor. and Mrs. Net.
tie Swift. a diyorcee, who paused In
Denver last night only enough to
change trains on the way to Cheyenne,
Colorado's Gretna Green
Idaho Springs insists It is an elope
ment. They say Roberts, who was
once state senator, objected strenu
ously to the match mainly because
Mrs. Swift's several years the senior
of his son, and the mother of three
children. The mayor himself laughs
at such tale. Mrs. Swift is AZ years
old.
why, Alonzoz is rs years DID," the
| mayor said last night over the long dis
tance telephone. Il guess he knows
what he is about. Anyway, he's old
enough 10. / thought that perhaps he
is making mistake by marrying
woman older than himself. but he
showed me he loved her so what more
is there to say?'
NEW YORK, Nov. 27.--A special
dispatch to the Herald from Manila
says that Consul DENLY at Shang Hal
requested Rear Admiral Harbor to
send gunboats to Shanghai to protect
American interests and that in accord
ance with this request the Helena will
steam today. Advlces from Washing
| ton today said no word had been re
ceived at the navy department con
cerning such request by Mr.. DENLY,
but that Rear Admiral Harber would
In such case proceed on his own au.
| thority and not necessarily advise the
department.
NEW YORK, Nov. 27.-It is official
ly announced today that Frank H.
Hitchcock has been offered and has ac-
cepted the position of postmaster gen
eral In Mr.. Taft's cabinet.
TOXIC. Nov 27-Negotiations are
now in progress between Toxic and
Washington. having for their object
definite statement of the policies to
be pursued by the United States and
Japan with reference to China. The
entire Chinese situation is believed by
the best informed in this capital to
be more grave than at the time of
the emperor's death. --..
| LONDON. Nov. 7.-"Salome" dances
have bobbed up In London, though
perhaps "glided up" would be the bet
| ter expression. They all want the
privilege of giving the Salome dance
as a side show attraction at the Olym.
pia. and applied for the same within
the last few days.
1t was embarrassment of riches for
the management, and they were al
their wits end whom to select. Then
they hit upon the idea of having a Sa
lone dance contest and secured the
consent of Miss Maud Allan, who in
troduced the dance in London. to act
as judge.
or course the whole of the 438 ap
plicants will not appear. but even ii
half of them do, Miss Allan will have
her hands full.
The winning contestant is to be Civ
| en- the concession free, and the man
agement will also build theater for
her.
At the present moment there Is
doubtless many lodging house in
Bloomsbury where. In the attic rooms
ballet girls are practicing for the or.
deal.
| DENVER, Nov. 27.-Oficials of the
Denver and Rio Grande railroad re-
ceived from New York that a syndi
cate in that city has underwritten
| SIT 100000 worth of bonds authorized
by the company in July. J. F. Vale
general counsel for the road. stated
on receipt of the news, that the re-
suit would be extensive improvements
planned by the Denver & Rio Grande
would begin much earlier than origin
ally contemplated. Among the i'm
| provements contemplated for Colorado
are the enlarging of the terminals In
Denver. Pueblo, Salida and Grand
Junction, and double tracking consid-
cradle of the main line to Salt Lake
City. The contemplated cost OF the
improvements in Colorado is about
ten million dollars.
COLORADO NEWS.
Trinidad is to have a new $4,000 ho,
tel building.
Fort Collins has Y. M. C. A. mem,
bership of 500
Denver drug clerks have organized