Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-03-07

| III Tic city.
The purchase of the property. Mr.
Burns informs The Herald, in add
ton TO being an investment, is for
the purpose of providing home fol
Tue new banking institution that him
self and associates are arranging to
launch in this city.
OTTAWA, Ont. Mar. 3.-Here is q
prophecy made by Sydney Fisher
minister of agriculture, yesterday:
Next year ii will be my duty to
take the census OF Canada, and firm
ly believe the census will show 10000.
900, an increase In the last ten years
of so per cent. In the course of the
next generation will be doubling, trebl
ing our population, which will mean
that America will be sending our best
blood 10 Canada as we did in the early
days of the United States history. Can.
ada provides the old country with her
grain ut present, and il Is not far in
the future when Canada is 10 be the
granary OF the empire"
WASHINGTON. Mar. 3.-This is the
last day of the first year OF the Taft
| administration The catalogue of the
things done and things begun by Pres
ident Taft makes variable reading
Among other things he smashed two
presidential records. In amount OF
railroad mileage the present executive
topped that of any of his predecessors.
The years record of Taft is as fol-
lows:
Travelled 20.63S miles by railroad,
and 5000 by automobile
Visited thirty states and two ter
ritories.
last year as executive. made only 242
Appointed 1900 federal officers.
Sent eighteen messages to congress
Lost seven pounds. Weighed 1926 on
Mar. A, 1903. and $40 on Mar. 3, 1910.
Obtained enactment of the new tar
In law
Took initial step looking to The pros
ecution of the beef trust.
Unearthed customs frauds ut New
York
Discharged three federal officers,
Chief Forester Clifford Pinchot, Assist
ant Forester o. w Price and Law
Officer A. w. Shaw
Instituted inquiry into the high cost
of living
Forced the abdication of President
Zelaya, dictator of Nicaragua.
Shook hands with President Diaz on
Mexican soil.
SEATTLE, Wash. Mar. death
spread its wings over the Pacific north.
west at the beginning of the present
week and in four days reaped har-
vest unparalleled in the history of this
section of the country. With 206
deaths. twenty-five persons injured and
many more missing today reports of
disaster continue to pour into this city
from surrounding territory. Floods,
avalanches mine disasters and wealth.
er conditions are still such as to threat
en- further fatalities.
Tuesday brought reports of the We'll
lington avalanche which IL is official
ly announced, cost seventy-three lives.
The Oriental Limited. the crack train
OF the Great Northern service, was
wrecked at Milan, Wash, on Wednes.
day by boulders being hurled onto the
track by landslide
RannrYg from hn INT Of
ington and Idaho on the same day
gave reports of thirty persons drowned
in floods or crushed to death under
landslides and avalanches of snow.
The dynamite explosion at the
Treadwell mine, Alaska, on Thursday
completed four days of havoc.
WASHINGTON, Mar. 4.-Uncle Joe
Cannon will be candidate for speak
withstanding his recently reported
statement to Representative McKin
ley, chairman of the Republican con
gressional committee. that he would
publican control of the next house.
The above information was received
today from sources which leave no
reason for doubt.
1t is reported that President Taft
and Postmaster General Hitchcock
have agreed that the weight of the
administration was to be found be
hind the Cannon forces In the COM
ing congressional election and plea
to be made 10 the country to elect
"a regular house of representatives
that will work with President Taft
during the remaining two years of his
term OF office"
Last night at the White house Pres.
ident Taft gave dinner at which
| Speaker Cannon was the guest of
honor and which was attended by a
number of the speakers lieutenants.
Over the coffee and cigars there was
| considerable talk about legislation and
politics. One of the guests said to-
day that the president feels the coun-
try will have experienced reaction
by next fall and win be ready to re.
pudiate the insurgents and vote n
straight administration" ticket.