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ssSANS-SOUCI'' On Sf. Clair River
 FOR SALE.
| Rare Opportunity for Several Families Wishing to Locate
 Together.


 Sans -souci Cwithout care) is the ap- propriate name given to a group of three cottages. three boat houses, and large separate dining room (this din- ing room Is the original Java conee house which was used for the Java ex- hibit at the Worlds Fair, Chicago. In the rear of this dining room are the kitchen. ice house wind mill and pump ing engine that pumps water from the middle of the channel for all necessary purposes Water connection with eaeh house; hot and cold water. bath rooms water closets; clothes closets with eaeh sleeping room. Cottages have seven six and six sleeping rooms, respect lively.
 Three boat houses. built on canals Tn rear of property, have running water in upper stories. capacity 10 beds each. One Daimler gasoline launch and several rowboats. Property is well furnished, complete in every detail has exclusive location with private water way connecting at both ends Wlth the Has $50 feet river front. All kinds Of outdoor amusements may be lndulgea in, including good fishing, safe balnlhe.
 Situated on Harsen's Island, St Clalr river, affording beautiful view or an ever changing panorama, all the snip ping of the Great Lakes passing ms spot. Sans-Souci is 35 miles from De troit and is reached by boat direct to its dock three times daily, It IS laIee @ se miles from Algonac by boat, ana n $, hy electric road every hour lo belioi1 in three hours.
 The property is in the hands of eX- eeutors who are desirous Of closlhs up an estate. .s1a
 For further particulars. terms oi ail., sal together with photographic descflplio lioti of pioi'ei " JOHN D. B. FORD.
 70 6riSwold St.. Detroit mic"
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Aiken Golf Tournament.

Aiken, S. C., March 24.-ln this after- noon's play on the Palmetto golf linhs' A. E. Whitney and P. Coburn put up d strong game for the Southern Cross cup. H. A. Sands beat V. Manson 76; J. K. Taller beat A. w. Hoyt 43; D. w. Whitney beat P. Coburn 32; c. Auchincloss beat c. Bohlen S. The first round for the Aiken cup was also played.
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ANOTHER COLLEGE TEAM SLAUGHTBRS
 COLUMBUS TEAM
Columbus, Miss, March 24-(special.

Columbus, Miss, March 24.-(special)--
 R. H. F. Columbus ........ 900 GOO 022- ' ' A and M. College ....142 oil 003-12 10 ] Batteries: Mitchell, Hudson, Wheeler and Puekett; Smith and Dent. Umpire, Flass.
 The locals were again hopelessly crushed. There were no features except the Mississippi college lads playing rings around' the professionals.
 Frank Manush, who last season played the third sack so well for the locals, ar rived in town today from a wintering in Panama. He looks to be in good form and says he feels fine.
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Augusta, Ga, March 24.-Tyrus Cobb, Detroit's phenomenal outfielder, who has recently been prominent in the public gaze on account of his demand for more salary. accompanied by a threat to join the outlaws, passed through this city to- day en route to his home near here.
 After visiting Detroit to have a heart to heart chat with President Nayin Ty signed contract. He will pack up his collars and join the American champions in Little Rock.
 Cobb declines to state what was the
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Royal Meeting Arranged.

Rome, March N.-King Victor Emman- uel left for Venice this evening, where he will meet the German Emperor. The King and Emperor will meet in Venice to- morrow, where they probably will spend the day together.
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Marshall Wins His Game.

Vienna, March 24-Ln the second round of the international chessmasters' tourna- ment today Marshall and Swiderski won their respective games against Salwe and Berger, by sacrificing a piece each. Rub 1nstein and Shlechter now lead with two games each.
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Meat Is Goinu Up, Not Down.

New York. March 24.-The price of meat was advanced yesterday by the whole salers. Before the butchers are through fixing the new price list this week, meat will be one to two cents a pound higher than it was a week ago.
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nature of the compromise agreed upon by himself and President Navin As is known, Cobb demanded three-year con- tract calling for s5000 a year. It is known that he has contract but for one year. but whether the sum to be paid him is s5000 or not is interestingly discussed by local fans. Some say that he gets but s4000. Others say that the compromise split the difference and calls for s4500. Others intimate that the fans of Detroit, with whom the player is very popular, made up a 5000 purse to be given Cobb as a present.
 But Cobb says nothing about it all.
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Maude Adams To Play In London.

London, March 24.-Charles Frohman IS arranging for Maude Adams appearance in London as Joan of Arc. He will have a play written in French and presented to the English by Willette
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For best advertising cuts try The GaWk. Age Herald building.
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WHAT OTHERS SAY.


 mingham bunch,'' said a fan today. T will be satisfied This seems to be the sentiment here. If Ryan fails to win out from the Barons in the opening games here, the anvil chorus will be heard from. The fans would rather de- feat Birmingham than to do anything slse--Nontgomery Journal.
 1T has been so long since Montgomery has beaten Birmingham in a pennant a'aos That f is nothing but natural that s1s Prstzsls should harbor keen jeal- ggsF- n pears gone by Birmingham has lad miserable teams. But Montgomery has always had just little the hummer. Horace Hood. the sporting editor of the Montgomery Journal, should endeavor to restrain the anvil chorus after the open ing series, however, for there's no tell ing how any quartet of games will go Although the Barons are on foreign ter ritory we venture a cigar that the open- ing series will not go to the Pretzels.
 Percy Whiting, sporting editor of the Atlanta Georgian, in commenting on The Age-Herald's comment that it was foolish to pick a pennant winner this early in the season, declares that he is too old
 
 However, he contends that Atlanta's s team is the strongest in the league and excuses himself by declaring that opin- ion honest. It is honest no doubt. The sporting editors of Birmingham were honest in believing the Barons would again cop the rag last season The local writers, for that matter, believe last sea- sons team was stronger than the team that won the pennant, and know that it was a more expensive one. However we believe in Birmingham that there are other probabilities save New Orleans and Atlanta.
 The following is clipped from an At lanta special to the New Orleans Times Democrat Among the pitchers. you can throw out Sitton and Mcdonald. They are as promising youngsters as you ever saw, but they can't hope to win job on the 1908 Atlanta team. You can, of course. put down as certainties Roy Castleton and Russell Ford. Bill Smith says there will be two southpaws, and Castleton' S running mate looks very much like Johns. Grant Schopp is in good form, though, and Frank Atkins is as confident young ster as ever you saw F'ord's side part ners among the righthanders are hard to pick It is the local press box dope that Mckenzie will not stick Walsh. Vicbahn and Cummings remain to pick from"
 Charlie Frank, Pelican manager, writ ing in the New Orleans World, says
 T have just been asked about the req son why Delehanty doesn't report didn't expect Delehanty to report this early in the season. He wrote and told me that he could not get here until April and I haven't worried about his non-ap- pearance. I didn't expect him to report as early as the other men. The New Or leans club is the first minor league team in the country to get going. My men have been working a week longer than any other club in the south, and have worked two weeks longer than some of the major league teams'
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Smith Versus AbIeS and MCNeal
 Today
THE DIAMOND UNIMPAIRED
Sox Retire Early After Strenuous Ex- perience-Both Teams Will Prac-
 tlce This Morning.
 Game at 3:3o.
BY BILL AK,

Unless Jupe douches us again-and the Indications last night were that he has bad all the fun he's looking for-the 1 Barons and the White sox will get to- eether this afternoon at 3:30 o'clock.
 On account of the inability of the sox to arrive on scheduled time yesterday, necessitating the postponement of the 1 first cement, there was great disap- pointment among the fans. The return of the sun about the noon hour made it i possible to play a game and the fans. keenly resenting the necessity of remain ing penned up. were preparing to flock to 1 the field.
 The indications are that this day will 1 he a fine one. It is foregone conelu- sion then that large crowd will greet the sox this afternoon.
 As special inducement, Manager Jones las agreed to work Frank Smith, the former Baron, and great favorite here.
 Manager Vaughn has agreed to do the fair thing, too He will let two of his recruits work, two men as yet unknown to the local fans. but of whom much has bt en said and written. These are MeNeal and Ables, the one from New York, and the other from the Lone Star state.
 The above is card that the fans will find hard Co resist. Frank Smith, since his clever work in Birmingham is a hot favorite, and the fact that he is going to work will bring out many of his for mer friends and appropriateness. Then the local fans will take pleasure in sizing ua big Ables and bigger McNeal. both of whom are fast making good. and who will undoubtedly stick fast.
 On arriving in Birmingham the sox were thoroughly tired yesterday after oon. and after an carly dinner. they went to bed. Fielder Jones will have tho gang up early his morning. however. Tt is absolutely necessary that we get some work stated he, and we will certainly take advantage of the sun in the morning in case there is any.
 In spite of the downpour Of the morn ing and the night previous, the Barons found tae grounds in good condition yes terday. and did much light practice worA. There was an hours hitting and fielding and four runs about the park. After this exercise the Barons returned to town, had supper and retired.
 sIanage-z 1-a,,,l,,, ,,-i,, ,,.. .,... e.,,a--.: lineup this afternoon: t1oIesheoIi ese ioiiosis sl ~ n Houtz, l. f.; Reagan. T. f: Demont, s. S. i: Meek, h.; Raub, C.; Downey, Sb. Wal ters, 2b.; McNeal, D.; Ables. D.; TuI- 1 Ter n
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THE SOX FINALLY REACH THE CITY Secretary Frederick's Story of
 Miserable Trip PERSONNEL OF THE PARTY Trouble at Bay mnette-How Sleeper Was Lost at Monteomery-White
 sox a Tired Bunch.
 Those Present.
PERSONNEL OF THE PARTY

The Chicago White sox arrived in Bir- rningham yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock, too late for the scheduled game at West End park.
 The delay was due to washout on the Louisville and Nashville railroad about D miles this side Of Mobile-Bay Minette.
 With the water and the damage done by the water impeding their progress the sox remained in a flxed position for 5 hours. This delay necessitated the eaneeling of the date with Montgomery and the in definite postponenent Of the nrst game with Birmingham.
 possibility of practicing. the Wnlte s1x arrived in Birmingham tired and out of form. If the weather man is good today Manager Jones will have his men out early this morning. This exercise will Timber them up considerably. and they will be in fine fettle for the battle this afternoon.
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Those Present.

They all got here just the same. The party consists of Manager Jones' Hahn, Dougherty, Sullivan, Shaw, Donehue, Davis Tannehill, Atz, Altrock, Parent, Smith and wife, Walsh and wife, Owens and wife, White, Secretary Frederick and Sporting Editors Rice of the Chicago News and Lardner of the Examiner.
 There was some disappointment when President Comiskey did not show up He will join the club possibly at Nashville, to which city the visitors will go tonight.
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Misfortunes Galore.

We were up against it stout and prop er," stated Secretary Frederick at the Metropolitan yesterday afternoon shortly after the arrival of the team There we were, faced by chasm to cross which was impossible. l urged the conductor 10 let us return to Mobile, but he refuss1. Had we got again to Mobile We could have taken another route and arrived e Birmingham this morning. But nothing would change the determined policy Of te@ memorable fellow So we remained
 And this was not the end of the had luck. Finding that it would be necessary to continue our trip through Birmingham we wired back to New Orleans asking for the use of the sleepers to Birming- ham. This permission was granted When we reached Montgomery the boys jumped off the track to see a bit of dry land and to get cup of coffee. When we returned our sleeper was attached to another tram, going a different route. The train crew could not be persuaded. It was, there fore, necessary for us to change our bag gage in a second and to board a smoking car. We are all Jagged out, and Birming- ham should have easy sailing this after
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Nes,olan will use the folloying lineup this afternoon; noIes.ollIiI,, e IL . Houtz. l. f.; Reagan. T. f. Demont, s. S. i; Meek, h.; Raub, C.; Downey Sb.; Wal ters, 2b.; MeNeal, D.; Ables. D.; Tul- l her. n
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-07-23
NIGHT RIDERS
DESTROY PROPERTY
Masked Men Cody Set Fire and Burn Three
Illinois Central DepotS Because Com
pany harbored State Militia

HOPKINSvILLE. KY, July 22.-
Night riders burned stations on the
Illinois Central Railroad company
early today at Graeey. In Christian
county; at Cerulean, in Trigg county
and at Otter Pond, In Caldwell coun.
ty.
Yesterday the Illinois Central off.
cials gave permission to the Madison
vile soldiers on duty in the night rider
region, to camp on their property mt
Cobb near Otter Pond, and the action
aroused much Indignation. Two weeks
ago when squad OF soldiers visited
Cobb, they were ordered away, food
refused them, and they we're told they
would not be permitted to establish
camp.
At Gracey shortly after 10 O'Clock
this morning twenty masked men.
armed night riders, captured the tele-
phone exchange. took two operators
with them to the station and set fire to
the building and rode away. Al Cru
lean the burning was quietly accom-
plished. AT Cobb, after the building
was fired. the riders fred guns and
pistols as they rode away. Each raio
was made by different parties of nigh,
riders.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-07-23
PRESIDENTS BOAT
C0Lflis2S At SEA
Converted Cruiser Mayflower With Roosevelt
on Board Bound for Newport Collides
With and Sinks Lumber Schooner

NEWPORT. r. l., July 22.-Presi
dent Roosevelt's converted cruiser, the
Mayfiower, with the president on
board. last night sunk schooner In
the sound between New London and
New Haven. The Mayfower lost her
bowsprit and one anchor in the col
lision. The crew of the sinking schoo-
ner was picked up by the Mayfiower
and loss of life in the accident was
thus avoided.
The collision occurred in a dense
fog. The schooner that sunk was the
Menawa and was loaded with lumber.
She carried crew consisting of cap
rAain and Ave men. The Menawa be-
longed to C. G. Pendleton of Isleboro,
Me. The collision occurred at about
1:15 a. M, when the Mayfiower was
between New London and New Haven.
As soon as the Mayfiower arrived here,
the following dispatch was sent:
Newport. r. l.. July 81, 1908.-Hon
william Loeb, Jr., Secretary to Presi-
dent, Oyster Bay. N. Y: President
and party arrived at Newport at 10
o'clock. The Mayflower was in col
lision with a schooner last night about
1:15 o'clock. No one injured. Every
body aboard schooner rescued The
president was not informed and knew
nothing about 1t until he got up this
morning.
(signed) ~. L. McGREw."
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-07-23
Young Woman
Instantly Killed

NEW YORK, July ga pretty
young woman, "a years old. neatly
attired and OF refined appearance, was
instantly killed In Irving Square park,
Brooklyn. early today. The murderer
escaped
Every possible means of identifica-
tion was destroyed by the assassin.
The body was found In boiler room
adjoining the shelter house of the park
about twenty minutes after the girl
was slain. Policeman Rudolph Koch
Ter heard the shot and began a search.
He was wnIking by the shelter house
when he noticed one of its doors open.
He found the house deserted and
went into the boiler room adjoining
Striking match he saw the form OF
q woman on top Of the coal bin. She
had been shot through the right TEN
ple.. The woman lay on her back with
her clothes neatly arranged and there
was no indication of 4 struggle. The
police think the slayer frst gave hii
victim q drug and then shot her while
inssnsibls,
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-07-23
THE CITY COUNCIL.


At the regular session last evening
all members were present but Alder
man Mcclellan and Mayor Berndt.
Mayor Pro Tenn Scouten presided.
Licenses were granted to Grant &
Davis and to Bessie Rivera
The bid Of John Quinn for coustruc-
tion Of ten cement crosswalks at SS
cents per linear foot was accepted.
ThQ sewer cUmmittse- Has. Instructed
Skidmore 70 n66d II ifffYll8
that have settled on account Of rain.
Ordinance 46i which has 70 do with
sewer district No. 2 was read and
adopted. 1t was moved and carried
that call for bids for construction OF
said district shall be published for
ten days In Durango Democrat, Den
yer News and Pueblo Chieftain. Bids
will not be accepted after p. IN. Au-
gust %, 1908.
On motion. the sums OF S532sO from
the general fund ana 1000 from the
water bond interest fund were trans
ferred to the emergency fund.
A number Of itemized claims against
certain individuals for construction of
sidewalks by the city were reported.
A building permit was granted to
Henderson K LOTUS for the erection Of
brick. stone and cement block.
The Free Methodists Of Bayfield,
asked permission for the erection Of
a large tent In South park. Granted.
Street and alleys committee was In
structed to ask for bids for grading
streets. City Clerk Russell stated that
for his own protection he should re-
fuse to issue permits for sidewalks un-
til permanent street grade was estab-
lished.
The council decided to go over the
city with Engineer II. T. Henderson
for the purpose OF determining an es-
tablished street grade.
The water motor and street crusher
installed per contract by John II. Ball
was accepted and warrant for $3.50
ordered drawn
A number of bills presented were
allowed. Meeting adjourned.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-07-23

Horner & Mayn have secured large
contracts for blowing and grading with
their traction engine and gang plows
Mr.. Mayn is in Durango this week
ordering supplies and repairs for the
outfit. These gentlemen are also in
the threshing business and anticipate
an unusually heavy seasons work
ahead OF them In this line this fall.
Haying Is soon to commence in this
vicinity and in spite of the late dr.
rival OF water this year, good crop
OF first cutting will be harvested. Lo-
cal merchants are distributing large
shipment Of machinery to be used in
the work.
MIR. and Mrs. Frank Spaeth left the
last OF the week for an overland trip
to Aztec by way of Durango. They sx-
pect to be absent about two weeks.
Bernard Lonne, who had the mis-
fortune to lose draft of $500 in
transit In the mails from Europe last
winter, has at last succeeded In OBJ
tanning duplicate of the former draft.
Local showers have been frequent
during the past ten days and all grow
ing crops are looking fine.
j. S. Turman was in Allison Tues
day purchasing haying machinery.
A. Fl. Rencher OF the lower end Of
Springs creek mesa was purchasing
supplies in Allison last week.
ID. MacLean of the Durango smelter
was in Allison last week looking after
his ranch interests in this vicinity.
He was accompanied by brother
from Cripple Creek who enjoyed
ride out to the Mentzel ranch with
him.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-07-23
TOWER 1000 FEET HIGH
FOR GOTHAM BUILDING

NEW YORK, July 22.-Plans have
been drawn for a thousand-foot tower
as the striking feature Of an enormous
office pile to replace the Mills build
ing in Broad street.
The proposed structure would over
top the Eiffel tower, whose skeleton
frame reaches $50 feet skyward; would
overtop the 909-foot tower planned for
the new Equitable building. would rise
300 feet higher than the Metropolitan
building and would look down on the
6l2-foot Singer building.
The plans for this tallest building
ever conceived are in the preliminary
sketch stage.
That the sketches for the gigantic
tower have been made was admitted
at the offices OF Ernest Flagg. the ar
chitect OF the Singer tower. His chief
engineer said that no contract had
been let. as the project was yet in
the preliminary stages, the details be
ing in process OF development. Al
soon as Mr.. Flagg returned from Eu
rope. he said, definite action would
be taken.
1t is said It would take at least q
year to remove the present Mills
building and get the work Of laying
: the foundation under way.
The plans now in process Of de
velopment contemplate a tower with
maximum OF office room on eacl
floor, so that the building would b,
phenomenal. not only in height, bu
In capacity and in consequent earnin,
power.
The cost of the structure has beel
estimated at 100000, but may 81
ceed that sum.
The 1.e00-foot tower would be Wis
BILE far out at sea and would be
conspicuous landmark by day and
beacon by night. Allowing for tn
curvature of the earth, the towe
could be seen from the deck OF a
ocean li,ier over 100 miles east q
Sandy Hook.
!. The area Of the new tower at tn
base would be 100 by 80 feet. tn
, Singer tower is 65 feet square, tn
} Metropolitan rs by 80.
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-07-23
HUGE RAILROAD FIGURES.

WASHINGTON.-Over the 229,951
miles of railroad in the United States
during the year ending June 80, 1907.
873,905,133 passengers were carried,
1.796 1896, $50 tons of freight were han
died, producing a revenue of $2,589,-
105.57S, of which $1,74S,515,814 were
paid out in operating expenses. These
figures were made public Saturday by
the interstate commerce commission
in Its twentieth annual statistical re-
port. These figures show an increase
. of 5,588 miles in the length of lines
Noperated, 75,959,017 in the number Of
passengers carried. 164.962,440 tons in
freight hauled, $263 ,340,411 in receipts
and $211. .63s,54 in operating expenses
over 1906.
The aggregate length of railway
mileage, including tracks of all kinds,
x..S 327,975.26 miles. This mileage
Ms thus clas1 YsEl: Single track, 227,-
454.83 miles; second track. 19.420.82
miles; third track, 1,960.42 miles;
fourssSatrack, 1,389.73 miles, and yard
track and sidings, 77.74946 miles.
These figures indicate that there
was an increase of 10,S9207 miles in
the aggregate length of all tracks, of
which 3,988.55 miles, or 1862 per cent,
represented the extension of yard
track and sidings.
This shows that the railroads have
been directing serious attention to i'm
proving terminal facilities for the bet
ter handling of freight.
On June 80, 1907. there were in the
service OF the carriers 55.388 locomo-
tives, the increase being 3.716. These,
except 1927, were classified as: Pas
senger. 1884; freight, 32.079. and
switching, 9.25S.
Total number Of cars Of all classes
was 2,126,594. or 1882 more than
for the year 1906. The rolling stock
was thus assigned: Passenger serv-
ice, 1878 cars; freight service. 1891
557 cara, and company's service, 91.-
064 cars. These figures do not include
private cars Of commercial firms or
corporations.
The average number Of locomotives
per 1000 miles Of line was 243 and the
average number OF cars per 1000 miles
Of line was $3.50.
The number of persons reported fss
on the pay rolls Of the railways OF the
United States on June 80, 1907, was