Semi-weekly herald., 1910-05-26
TEL.EGRAPHic NEWS.

The success of Secretary Knox plan
of mediation in the dispute between
Peru and Ecuador is assured, Ecuador
having notified the state department
Saturday OF its acceptance of the Of
fer.
For whipping two high school girls
! with a piece of garden hose for
slight infraction of the school rules,
Professor Clarence V. Snyder, Chi
cago school superintendent, is under
a 800 bond for his appearance before
the Erie county grand jury.
Judge r. w. E. Mitchell of Sterling,
the election contest of Rock Falls
which makes the city wet. The court
| held the petition filed by the drys call
ing for the election was deficient. The
city voted dry by six majority.
n. G. Gibson of the Gibson Fruit
company of Chicago writes the Daily
News at Grand Junction that the Unit
ed States will harvest one of the larg
est crops of apples in the history of
apple production this fall. MIR. Glib
son does not look for prices higher
than the average In consequence Prob.
ably trying to bull the market.
The United States leads The world In
the total displacement of completed
warships. with the single exception of
Great Britain, but is behind five other
countries in the number of such YES
sells. Adding to these completed war
craft the ships provided for but not
completed, this government outranks
displacement. but ranks sixth In mum.
ber.
The interior department IL prepar-
ing for the establishment of the bureau
of mines. In accordance with the re-
cent enactment of congress creating
II as a coordinate division In that de.
partment. No decision had been made
by the president as to who will head
the new bureau. Several names have
been laid before Mr. Taft, including Dir.
j. A. Holmes, chief of the present
archaeological branch and David Ross
of Illinois.
Snow and rain visited most every
part of the state Saturday outside of
this southwest corner
Walter Walker for years with the
Grand Junction Sentinel, has resigned
to take charge of the ouray Plain
dealer.
Bootlegging whisky to Indians at
Swink appears to have gotten a few
people in trouble. Fabian knows how
to do 1t without conviction.
An electrical storm at Montrose Fri
day might put the electric light plant
out of business and the Morning EN-
plre was unable to publish until late
In the afternoon.
The newly formed board Of super.
visors OF the city of Denver will con-
slst of three Republicans, one Demo
crat and three Citizens party. Speer
Democrats will control the aldermanic
board.
The folly of permitting boy to
carry a revolver was demonstrated at
Rico few days ago when a 9-year-old |
lad was accidentally shot in the fleshy |
part of the limb by the discharge Of
revolver he was carrying in his coat |
pocket.
Clonmel. the Walsh country resi- |
dence near Denver, Is to be sold. |
Walsh interests will be scattering In |
Colorado. The state. where Walsh |
made his money, is cheated out OF a |
large inheritance tax by Washington |
being given as the place OF residence |
by the late millionaire. Colorado thus |
gave him millions but gets little In re-
turn.
Secretary OF State Pearce and Audi |
tor Kenehan have signed a peace
treaty and all Is lovely. The auditor
got in a tight hole and to make some !
OF his warrants legal had Pearce bring
a friendly suit to secure judicial en-.