Semi-weekly herald., 1908-06-25
COLORADO NEWS

ulslrlct cOms1isStOners to take stems
10 have all 's.ray dogs" In Washing.
ton muzzled for the next sixty days.
This recommendation, which was at
once complied with, was made with a
view to checking the epidemic OF rab-
les now prevailing there.
| Alfred II. Curtis, president and
Charles w. Morse. vice president OF
the National Bank OF North America,
charging them with making false en-
tries in reports to the comptroller OF
the currency and the misapproprIation
of funds for speculative purposes,
amounting to about Sf,250.0O have
been indicted for the third time by
the grand jury.
AT the session OF the head camp of
Modern Woodmen at Peoria, the exec
utive officers were empowered to pur-
| chase the Amber ranch. near Colorado
Springs, and raise FUNDS by subscrip-
tion for the erection and maintenance
of II sanitarium for consumptive Wood
men. Buffalo secured the head camp
meeting for 1871 over Dallas, Texas.
Head Consul Talbot hereafter will get
$4,000 year instead of $1,000. Clerk
Hawes will get $500 instead OF $4.-
500. Other salaries were Increased.
According TO adyices from the Pa
cihc coast. the gold output from
Alaska this year will exceed $26, ,000.-
600. 1t fs pointed out that II the north
Is permitted &c go through the season
without any strikes, Alaska will this
year lead the United States In gold
production. putting Colorado, which
has been at the head, In second place.
Alaska in 1906 producing $22,O0O,000
and Colorado $23,000.OO0. Last year
on account OF strikes there was de-
crease In the output.
Hundreds OF persons who had
bought steerage passage for the Hol-
land-American liner Potsdam were left
behind when the vessel sailed from
Hoboken, owing TO the great rush
| caused by the reduction in the rate
TO $22. IL was intended to take 900
In the steerage, but accommodations
were found for 100 more and several
hours before the time OF sailing there
were 1000 steerage passengers on
board, and the order was given to ad-
NIT no more to the pier. The would
be passengers kept arriving and hun
dreds fought In vain to get on the pier.
Pope Plus is reported to have said
In conversation with an American pre-.
late that he wished William II. Taft
would be elected president. as he was
convinced that the Ohioan would con-
tinue the good work begun by Presi-
dent Roosevelt with respect to Catho-
licism. The correspondent says he is
informed that the pepe's wish was
prompted by the favorable impression
made In vatican circles by Mr.. Taft
when he was here on a mission con.
nected with the church property ques-
lion in the Philippines. and by the
fact that several prominent cardinals
are personal friends OF the candidate.
Gunnison county has been given a
boost by the Denver chamber OF com
merce, which has Investigated the
marble beds OF Gunnison county and
reports that they are the finest and
most extensive In the world. The
chamber Of commerce thinks the little
town OF Marble will soon be a city of
5000 inhabitants. There has been in
vested In the marble industry over
there about a million dollars and ac-
| cording to the report there Is a $240,-
100000 In sight, valuing It at $4s a
ton. The supply cannot be exhausted
In a century and II is considered the
best quarry anywhere in Europe or
America. Colorado will therefore be
the principal source Of the worlds
marble supply.
Are the railroads OF Oklahoma
spreading disease germs and thereby
endangering the public health of the
state by sweeping and dusting their
cars while passengers are In them?
This question has been put up to the
Logan county district court at Guth-
rie, and ]. c. Mahr. secretary OF the
state board Of health, is ready to swear
that the death rate in Oklahoma has
been greater since the busting process
began. The action Is against the San.
Ia Fe. Rock Island, Frisco and Katy
roads and has been begun by At
torney General West, who is very
much in earnest In his effort to stop
'hC P'oNeA>S WaASht NC oaynp tho
roads are INDUCING In. It Is claimed
by the state that the railroads In ques
tion are in the habit OF dusting theiI
cars and even sweeping them while
they are en- route and are filled will
passengers. BY this means, It is claim
ed. the disease germs are stirred VI
and sent hunting victims whom the,
may devour.
Thermometer reached 9G I'm tn,
shade at Pueblo Saturday.
Appraisers OF the Denver waite
plant are only S6.000,000 apart with tn
fifth member noncommittal up OF dat,
: The county commissioners have dc
mated $500. the Central City council
5000 and the Black Hawk council yiOt
, making $1,000 which will be used b
= the Giipin county chamber Of CON
: merce for the purpose Of advertisin
4 the mining resources Of the count
I during the coming RUNNER
n Victor is threatened with ser,ou
= a.