Semi-weekly herald., 1910-09-19
were on the cask,t. however. aud the

This is the climax of a series of
rcbberies in hotels and on trains Of
| tie Canadian railroads wbic'. have
buified the police foi several months.
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo, Sept,
l5.-- With night made as bright as
day by thousands of colored lights, the
town resembling yeritable fairyland,
Colorado Springs will be j, essed up
a. never before during he big Re
publican state convention here next
week The convention ppe Is T esdfy
and by Monday night eli decorations
viii be in place and the streets will
be a mass of color from end to end.
DENVER, Sept. 15.-CoIorado is to
be represented at conference called
by Governor W. r. StubD' at Topeka
on Sept. 22 to take action on the pro
posed advance in freight rates by rail-
roads. Governor Shafroth received Il
telegram this morning containing the
call to governors of twelve western
states and to the mayors or boards
of trade of twenty-slx Kansas and
two Missouri cities
BEVERLY, Mass, Sept ia new
policy, looking to the healing of the
breach between the progressive and
regular branches of the Republican
party was announced at Beverly today
by the publication of letter author
lied by President Taft to prominent
Iowa politicians. 1t announces the de
termination of the executive to restore
federal patronage to the insurgent sen
ators and representatives. The letter
is signed by Charles d. Norton, sec.
retary TO the president. 1t announces
that the president has determined here
after not to draw any distinction be-
and representatives as long as they
subscribe to the platform of the party
Ii provides for the restoration of a
share OF Insurgents in federal patIcn.
age.
Politicians here declare that the new
attitude of the administration is not
adopted as a conciliation TO the In
surgent sentiment They say 1t is
recognition of their Republicanism and
an attempt by the president as titilar
leader of the party to turn the pro.
sressive activity into those channels
where the most good can be accom-
plished.
Heretofore friends of the president
declare his Withholding of patronage
from insurgents has been construed es
indicating his alignment with the reg.
ulars." This, they declare, was never
true and is to belated recognition in
that certain state that the presidents
name has without his consent been
used against the insurgents, that the
announcer ent today Is due.
1t was announced to whom the com
munication was sent, but those here
believe it was to one OF the stand
pat congressman.
YOSEMITE, Cal, Sept. 15.-Yosemi
te Falls, one of the sights of the valley
which has been dry for some weeks
bGI1Aht Vi ldCh vi ldlIs WAS
to activity last evening with a sud
deness that frightened guests at the
hotel A wall of water plunged over
the top of the fall, coming without
warning. The solid mass OF water took
"a leap to the bottom, landing with
roar that could be heard for miles.
While no definite news has been re.
ceiyed it is supposed that the strange
phenomena was the result of cloud
burst in the mountains.
DENVER, Sept 16.-The Democrat
io state convention was concluded las
night as a complete victory for the
SLafroth forces, but the victors real.
lied when they had adjourned that
they had been in a fight. Tho Shat
roth platform was adopted following
debate OF two hours and after the city
had been secured for two hours by
runners seeking the delegates to rush
them back to the deserted convention.
When less than 100 delegates were in
the building, John T. Bottom of Den
Yer introduced substitute set OF reso-
lutions. The candidates of the party
had been nominated. Delegates worn
out by long day of tedious ballotting
had quit the hall, feeling that the reso.
lutions reported by the committee the
day before would be adopted. War
den Thomas lyman, when he saw Mr..
Bottom arise, ran for the door. He
encountered James b. Pearce. They
rushed to the hotels and shouted for
delegates. Governor Shafroth was
found at the Albany, and with coat
tails flying he dashed down the street
to the Auditorium.
A sufficient number OF delegates
were recalled to the hall to defeat the
substitute platform.
The ticket nominated was as fol
lows Governor, John F. Shafroth; 4;
lieutenant governor, S. r. Fitzgerald
OF san Miguel county; justice OF the
supreme court, Robert E. Steele Of
Dcpyer; congressman-at-largo Edward
Ttylor of Grand county; secretary OF
Islate, James D Pearce of Otero coun-
| ~: state auditor. NJ. A. Leddy OF FL