Semi-weekly herald., 1909-03-29
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS


pletcly Isolated from the outside world
this morning, the result of the sever
est storm of the winter. Every tele-
phone and telegraph wire entering the
city was put out of business. trains
operating without 'dispatchers' orders.
miles of cables and wires have been
thrown to the ground and the street
car service is entirely demoralized on
number of streets. Railroads lost
communication with the outside world
about / o'clock this morning. and up
TO O'Clock this morning failed to re
store service even to the suburbs OF
Denver. Trains are operated on regu
lar schedules without dispat chers' or
ders and they are running from one
10 ten hours behind time. The tele-
phone companies toll service ia bad
Iy crippled and 1t is stated this mo'n n
ing that wires over the state are
down without possible hope of restor-
ing communication today. Rio Grande
trains from the west were coming in
this morning on their own schedules.
Passengers report no snow en- route
until after they had passed Pueblo.
LOS ANGELES. Mar. 25.-From the
high Sierra Madres, whose tlmbered
ridges are deep in snow and have
been swept by storm and blzzards
for days. Capt. A. E. Mueller and MS
i've companions returned from their
sensational trip which began Satur-
day In Pasadena While hundreds of
eearchers explored the mountains the
little party was stormbound.
DENVER. Mar. 25.-Captain Jas.
r Smith. mining editor Of the Rocky
Mountain News, and first city editor
In Denver TO hire reporter was re-
appointed as regent OF the School Of
Mines by Gov. Shafroth. The appoint
ment makes the man the Oldest office
holder in Colorado with the exception
OF Casimiro Barela, the perpetual
senator" from Las Animas. Captain
Smith has been on the mines school
board since 1876. He graduated from
that school in 1874, the year that Ba-
rcla was elected in the territory leg
islature, and since then he became
figure In the mining circles In Colo
RADIO. The captain is well known In
newspaper circles and among mining
men.
Years ago. before Eugene Field left
81. Joseph to set all Denver jinglins
to his rhymes, Captain Smith WAS city
editor Of the Denver Tribune, which
afterwards was merged with the Re
publican. There he made the record
of being the first city editor of Den
yer to hire a reporter.
WASHINGTON. Mar. 25.--Mrs. TAT,
will probably accompany the president
on his western trip this summer. She
was assured today that the women o.
Colorado were looking forward witt
keen expectancy to her coming. Mrs
Taylor, wife of the Colorado repre-
sentative. attended Mrs. Taft's recep
tlon and tea at the White house yes
terday afternoon, and approached the
hattSip do9ui ih6 MI .. dll thtt lhS
presidents visit to Colorado In meas
ure would be disappointing In case
Mrs. Taft did not come along. Mrs
Taft Immediately referred the sub
ject 10 the president who was In the
room and he said 1t would certainl,
be arranged as the Colorado womer
desired. The president added that 4
possible he would pay a visit to Glen
wood Springs. the home of Represen
taiiye and Mrs. Taylor.
WASHINGTON. Mar. 25.-Delegat,
Andrews of New Mexico called upor
Secretary Ballinger OF the interior de
partment today and requested that al
early designation be made Of New
Mexico lands subject to entry under
the enlarged homestead act. An
drews says that practically all pub
lie lands are subject to entry, ant
expects a greater part OF the public
land of the territory to be desig
mated.
DENVER, Mar. 25.-Immediatel,
when daylight came this morning 9
holdup entered Pullman car side
tracked at the depot. covered the por
Ter with a-plstol and robbed the pas
sengers of five hundred dollars and
escaped.
DENVER, Mar. 25.-Two masked
bandits this morning entered the com
bination Pullman car "Sybaris," side
tracked in the Denver and Rio Grande
yards, and sticking up the crew and
six passengers at the poih, of re-
rolyers and robbed them of over $500
In money and checks of equal amount
The entire police and detective de.
partment, reinforced by the Denver
and Rio Grande's private detectives,
are engaged today in searching for
the bandits. The latter are believed
to be railroad men or formerly EN-.
ployed by the Pullman company. their
action showing surprising familiarity
with Pullman cars and the handling of
the latter.
DENVER. Mar. 25.-Johu II. Cradle
baugh was placed on trial in the west
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