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Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-02-28
COLORADO BRIEFS

Rio Grandc fremen are about to
ask an increase In wages.
Denver's automobile show is said 10
be pronounced success.
Greeley reports 100000 planned for
erection OF new business blocks this
summer.
Senator Horace DeLong is visiting
Grand valley towns in the interests of
his candidacy for congress.
All United States navy recruiting
agencies in Colorado will be closed
Feb. % and the attaches transferred
10 other fields.
Pueblo's mayor admits his chief of
police got drunk and disgraced the
administration but retains him in of
fee. Must have hold on the mayor.
7. Mosier had both legs amputated
above the knee at ST. Francis hospital,
Colorado Springs, as a result of hay
ing both his feet frozen while beat
ing his way on freight train last
week.
over 1000 railroad men were in line
in pt,n loo o. he f,,n
of William G.. Hurst, who for a quarter
Of century had been railroad man,
and for the past eight years depot
master at the Union station in Pueblo.
While on his recent trip to Wash
ington Gov. Shafroth found purse
containing S25 on one of the Pullman
cars. He turned the money over to
the railroad company and in turn the
company returned him the money stat
ing the owner had not been found
The district attorney of Denver has
issued warrants for the arrest of TWEEN
ty-four alleged violators of the Sun.
day closing laws. 1t is charged that
they kept open house last Sunday re-
CARELESS of the recent order. The
number includes some of the most
prominent saloonists and druggists in
the city
By mutual agreement of church SO
cieties and clubs. the only meetings
held at Fort Collins Wednesday here
after will be religious. The movement
was started by the Federate Missions
society. All churches will hold prayer
meetings Wednesday instead of Thurs
day and the clubs will meet Thursday
instead Of Wednesday.
The annual report of State Bank
Examiner Pfeiffer shows an increase
Of 26 per cent In the resources Of
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-02-28

% ;he servants returning to Kampala
and Nairobi. Colonel Roosevelt and
Kermit Roosevelt are expected here
on a Belgian steamer tomorrow. Col.
Roosevelt's hunting party will leave
again Monday for Lake Nobo. body
Nile, which is so overgrown with
weeds that its exact extent has never
been known.
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-02-28
WILL TRY TO RAISE LOST VESSEL

SEATTLE. Wash. Feb. 26.-An ex-
petition has been organized to an ex'
er, sunk ten years ago in 800 fathoms
of water near Juneau, Alaska. while
bound for Seattle with two millions OF
Klondyke gold in her strong box. The
location of the steamer is known but
the depth OF the water has forbidden
salvage attempts. The plan proposed
is to lift the vessel with a huge metal
seine.
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-02-28

George Stout has been reinstated as
conductor on the Fourth division of
the Denver 4 Rio Grande railroad
The many well wishers of Mr. Stout
are glad to learn OF his good fortune
George is popular with the railroad
boys and The news will be welcomed
by them.-Alamosa MISREPRESENTATION.
nal.
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-02-28
Roosevelt Party
Breaking Camp

GONDOkORO, Soudan. on the Upper
Nile. Feb. 26.-This is breaking up day
for the Smithsonian African scientific
expedition, all of the porters and half
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-02-28

The Seventh Day Adventists church
burned to the ground in Monte Vista
last week and an adjoining residence
met similar fate. The fire caught
from the furnace in the church base.
ment. The church was valued at 81
900 or $4,000, and was insured for
$500. The dwelling was insured for
$500. The church was known as a
Baptist church and the loss falls on
that denomination as the Adventists
had only bond for deed on the prop
erty.
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-02-28

The Southern Pacific is headed to.
ward Durango. 1t is not much fur
Their to Silverton, A push and a pull
all together may land it, There is IN
outlet to Lake City. 1t is not such a
very great distance to Gunnison, the
terminal of the c. q S. which could
be easily standardized to Denver via
Como. 1t would be the shortest route
from Denver to Los Angeles by many
hundreds of miles and much more
feasible than many proposed Silver.
ton Standard
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-02-28
TELI;GRAPHiC NEWS

Detroit woman is securing a di-
yorce on the grounds that her hus-
band eloped with her mother. Here
is case where the mother-n-law joke
was turned.
Wives of Chicago switchmen took
the witness stand in Chicago and mi.
nutely detailed the struggle 10 exc
out an existence with prevailing high
prices of food.
Disbursements of dividends and in
terest In March. 1910, are estimated at
$l07000,000. in comparison with about
$lO0.000.000 In the same month last
year, $40 900. 900 In March, 1908, and
about $50, 900, 900 in the corresponding
period OF the year before that
In order to develop any latent tai
ent in the Carnegie School of Tech.
nology of Pittsburg and produce. If
possible "A heayler-than-air machine
that will be of commercial value, An.
drew Carengie has offered s25 900 for
the first of the pupils who shall pro
duce a heavier-iban-air machine that
will fly.
The oldest known surgical instru
ments in existence were placed on
public exhibition at Roosevelt hospi
tai in New York city last week They
are supposed to be from 5000 to 5000
year old, having been made and used
between 5000 B. C. and 1000 b. c.,
900 or 1000 years before the pyra.
mids were built and thirty or forty
centuries before Cleopatra's reign.
Postoffice officials all over the coun.
try are to be asked to do all In their
power to prevent the spread Of dis
ease by germs and Colorado Offices
are expected soon TO get a request to
follow In the wake OF the New York
and other offices and compel It's EN-.
ployes to turn the stamps on the face
side when they shove them over the
counters to patrons Boards OF health
and physicians who have studied the
question have stated that the practice
OF showing stamps across counters TO
customers with the adhesive side down
has been a means OF spreading disease
and 1t IL on their request that the ac-
ton will be taken.
One OF the most remarkable religi.
GUS demonstrations ever witnessed oc.
Cured at the youngstown tabernacle
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-02-28

Attorney Edgar Buchanan is one of
the most active Durango boosters. Ed
- a general booster for the whole
San Juan. and the boosters of Silver.
ton should lend all the encouragement
possible-Silverto Standard.
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-02-28

The Colorado & Southern and the
Denver & Rio Grande railway officials
have made an announcement that they
will lay double track with ninety
pound steel, this summer between
Pueblo and Walsenburg, a distance OF
fiity-six miles. Both roads will use
one track for all trains going south
and the other track for all trains go
ing north. thus making 1t impossible
for head-on collisions between these
two points. Today II liz stated that
there are more trains running north
and south over this single 56-mile
track in twenty-four hours than any
other piece of railroad line In the
United States. The work to double
track this line will cost nearly $4,000,
900. When this work is completed
trains will be on time most every day
coming into Alamosa and southwest.
ern Colorado, the only thing to hinder
being a derailment or breakdown
which will be of rare occurrence on
the Denver & Rio Grande in the near
future.-Alamosa Empire.
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-02-28

Blair Burwell, the Durango civil en-
gineer, came down Friday and went on
To Pennington to attend the railroad
meeting. He also spoke at the Aztec
meeting. Mr. Burwell went over to
the Standard ditch camp Sunday. in
company with w. Goff Black. to In.
which is being done there. The
Standard people are putting things
through with rush and will have
water for this springs crops. Their
pay roll now amounts 10 over $500
IA month, most of which is spent in
this town The heading of their ditch
is complete and was accepted by MIR
Burwell.-AZtec Index.
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-02-28

About thirty men have been laid
off in the Denver Il Rio Grande shops
and round house at Salida and the
working hours in the shops have been
cut from nine TO eight hours per day
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-02-28

The people Of Durango are to be
congratulated on the manner in which
they have arisen to the occasion with
regard TO the approach of the Southern
Pacific Silyerton Miner.
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-02-28

Owing TO the fact that Marshal Roy.
er of Telluride resigned from the po
lice force, the meeting OF the city
council which was to be held for the
purpose of hearing the case against
the marshal for striking Mayor Rog
ers. was called off.
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-02-28

The management of The d. a II G.
might do well TO give mature consider
alton 10 question which now con
fronts it and most vitally affects Its
interests in this part OF the state
namely: BY which will IL he most
beneiited. the siandardizing Of It's line
to Durango and controlling the Colo
RADIO trade OF one OF the richest and
most rapid growing sections in the
country, and thus prevent its rival
from the south from practically mo
nopolizing the trade of that district
for all time. or by standardizing its
road over Marshall pass where II Is
practically without competition with
the main object In view of cutting oil
a few miles between Denver and Salt
Lake. We are heartily in favor oil
both propositions and believe they will
come in time. but we also believe the
former 10 be by far the most import.
ant of the two at this time Silver.
ton Standard.
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-02-28

the state banks in the last year The
resources of the state banks at the
present time is s40,656, $3.50, which is
sS.5il ISL so in excess of year ago.
There are 40 banks in the state This
is the greatest amount of resources
ever shown in Colorado by state banks.
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-02-28

Wives of Chicago switchmen tool
the witness stand in Chicago and mi
nutely detailed the struggle 10 ek'
out an existence with prevailing higl
prices of food.
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-02-28

Detroit woman is securing di-
yorce on the grounds that her hus-
band eloped with her mother. Here
is case where the mother-in-law joke
was turned
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-02-28

Manager Pitcher of The Mears' sys-
tenn of railroads, says that every
branch viii be opened al the earliest
possible day that weather conditions
will justify in order that the isolated
mines may enjoy the very longest
shipping period possible during the
Silverton Standard.
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-02-28

One OF the most remarkable religi
GUS demonstrations ever witnessed oc
Cured at the youngstown tabernacl,
Semi-weekly herald. [volume] (Durango, Colo.) 1907-1917, 1910-02-28

The annual report of State Bank
Examiner Pfeiffer shows an increase
Of 26 per cent In the resources Of
The Washington herald., 1910-04-22
FIFTEEN MEMBERS
AT NIGHT SESSION
Majority Sleep at Hearing
on Railroad Bill.

SIX Republicans and nine Democrats
appeared at a session Of the House held
last night for the purpose Of considering
the administration railroad bill
Three of the Republicans had TO be
present. They were Representative Young.
Of New York, who acted as Speaker pro
tenn: Representative Bennett of New
York. who was chairman Of the Commit
tee of the Whole, and Representative
Knowlaad. Of California. who was tenn
porariIy in charge of the bill. Represen-
tative Mann. Of Illinois. who asked that
the House meet last night. did not appear.
Representative Hubbard, Of Iowa; Hardy.
Of Texas. and Lindbergh spoke
Mr.. Hardy pleaded to the empty benches
10 beat the bill. but echoes only answered
him.
In the midst Of Representative Hardy's
peroration. ReDresentative Kinkaid. OF
Nebraska, who disapproves Of au-night
performances, dozed away When the
House adjourned at 1855 he was aroused
by a page and told that it was all over
The Washington herald., 1910-04-22
ESCA PED CONYICTS
NOT YET CAUGHT
Two of LeavenWOrth Jail
b reakerS Are at Large.

Il eavenworth Kans., April 2.-Arthur
Hewitt. Thomas Heating, Bob Clarke,
John Gideon, and Frank Grigware. life
term ers. and Theodore Murdock. a ten
yea co anterfeiter. escaped from the
Fee leral penitentiary by capturing a
sW Itch engine and crew this morning.
rhe engine backed a load of lumber
II ito the yard, when the desperadoes ran
T. rom the tailor and carpenter shop and
il rmped on the locomotive. They had
& umnly revolvers, painted so that il was
} lard 10 detect them from real ones. and
these, were presented TO the heads Of the
engiuseer and fireman.
The engineer was forced 10 run his
engine out of the prison yard knocking
\ down a heavy iron gate in doing so The
kdesperadoes then made the engineer. RIM
Y the locomotive six miles to a place where
{ a bridge was lacked up. so they had TO
stop, when the convlcts separated and
4 started to work their way across the
country.
Bob Clarke was captured first, and an
hour after Gideon was made to sur
render by farmers with shotguns.
Hewitt and Keating were found hiding
Vim a clump of bushes by three guards
fwho made them surrender. Deputy War
; den Lemon, with forty guards and many
farmers, is out securing the country. and
expects TO capture Grigware and Murdock
before morning.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-22
STATE I'll gSTS CASE
IN NO TER TRIAL
Kate N uell er Proves Good
With eSS fC II Prosecution.

New Yo1k. Apri, u2l-The state rested
and the defe ne-,rer ed in to-day's session
beso-a 1,,d,,, r,ost ~. ..,., 90 ,,ho-t
De'olo 'Nuse F0'' ct OF Ihe t'lal VI -AiOe'
f'"N'oe' "a NUN 1N''''7
"heeier' Inc hF erestins feature OF the
days work wa9 the testimony Of Kate
Mueller-fOr sheJ aid that was her name.
not Miller. ThEr roung restaurant wait
ross b.s s,,,,,-. , y,-o1tor g, i5io,oss
..-. - 49,. ~
-,
"l,'' '''''' ''' peceh lNe' las"
H"e mas oeen IN . 1etenton as material
witness since sr arrest a day or so after
the disappearal ice OF Ruth Wheeler. and
in testifying sfore the coroner's jury
gave what the estate considered as the
most damaging e rdence against Wolter
To-day she Is rated twice when Mr..
Moss VAS oue -. a-i,,, bar ~, essential
no,.,s .,4 ., -, A.. -.
10 lI'"Ne I az ee WIN her VeSOlinony oe-
ior the coroR Rer's gury, upon which the
examiner way pro- npting her. But the
second time gand tn, point was more ma
teriaI for tha state when she was again
prompted she. besitat,. ed. looked from VOL
ter who was ;1aIhng .at her. turned TO
the j1dseswith pleading look and said:
Il was mist lken when I testified be-
fore.
This related 10 VOTERS removal OF a
small coal STOW which had been connect
ed Dy a pipe 18th the fireplace In which
II Is supposed Euth wheeler BODY was
ou."e" helor' . the coroner jury the
glrl IeS'lHea l" al the stove was removed
Cdlled on Nou sr. To-day she sWore that
The Washington herald., 1910-04-22
IMPRISONED MEN
ALLPERISH IN MINE
Not One of the FOrty-One
Victims Alive, Is Report.

Birmingham, Ala. April I.-Not one
of the forty-one men imprisoned last
night in the Mulga mine of the Birming-
ham Iron and Coal Company is alive.
This was the word brought 20 the sur
face to-day to ths waiting and weeping
families Of the victims
Unconscious from the deadly gases in
the shaft. Supt. Johnson of the mine and
a man named Bonds, who riSked his life
for those who had perished, were drawn
up 10 the fresh air.
The condition Of the rescuers told the
story long before the men had been re-
vived The watchers know that if the
rescuers. heimetted and protected, had
so narrowly escaped death, there was no
hope for those. who without a second 5
warning, had been entombed by an ex-
plosion Of gas
Dead; all dead, was the stammerinG
sentence OF the superintendent. as he be-
gan to recover from the effects Of the
gases. Before they lost consciousness.
the rescuers had reached the first gal
lery.
After the explosion, flames shot up the
shaft for about 400 feet, and the ground
is covered with charred timbers. which
were blown UP from the bottom Of a
35O-foot shaft by the force Of the blast
Every window in the village was broken.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-22
PHONE NOT TO BLAME
Company Officials Deny Cause for
High Cost of Living.

officials OF the telephone company do
not agree with George ". Bowerman. who,
in an address at the Public Library We'd
nesdsy night. laid the present high cost
Of living in great measure TO telephone
orders for the necessaries OF life.
d. S. Porter. local division manager OF
the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone
Company. is out Of town and could not
be seen in regard to the matter. Angus
tus p. Crenshaw, secretary and treasurer
of the company, said last night:
Il cannot see how the high cost OF
living can in any way be laid to telephone
orders on the contrary. the telephone
should serve. and does serve, as a means
OF economy.
The saving Of car fare and shoe leather
by the use OF the phone FOR, marketing
purposes amounts 10 a considerable sum.
Then, too, the physical exeruons obviated
by the use OF the telephone is worthy Of
consideration. I fail TO see the connection
between the high cost Of living and the
use OF the telephone for business pur-
poses"
The Washington herald., 1910-04-22
Continued on Page ., Column 1
ROGERS FORTUNE DWINDLES.
Estate Now Estimated Mt Not More
Than $4,000, 900.

New York. April 21-Henry HuddIeston
Rogers. who was credited with building
up the Standard On's mult-millions. left
for his heirs hardly a third Of the i'm
mense fortune credited 10 him by Wall
street reports.
Instead Of the 500 OO0.OOo which outsiders
estimated as conservative figure for the
amount Of the Rogers estate, the execu-
tors have estimated it at something un-
der S36,OOo,oOO. and have paid a prelimi-
nary inheritance take on this estimate
The heavy cost Of the Virginia rail-
way drained his resources, and securities
were let go.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-22
LAND WITHDRAWN
FROM COAL ENTRY
Involves Thirteen and One-
half Million Acres.

Secretary Of the Interior BaIlinger
yesterday made one OF the largest with
drawals Of land from coal entry since
Secretary Hitchcock made the origina.
blanket Withdrawals in 1876.
The order withdraws from coal entry
approximately l3.5-o,0o0 acres Of land in
Southeastern Montana, believed 20 con-
tain valuable deposits Of coal The with
drawal was made upon the recommenda-
ton Of the director Of the Geological
Survey. and the land viii remain with
drawn pending examination and classi-
fication as 20 their coal values.
The area withdrawn is twice that OF the
known coal fields Of Alaska
The Washington herald., 1910-04-22
TEXAS IS BOMBASTIC.
But Natives of Lone star state Are
ExcuNabIe for OratOry.

New York. April I.-"lf all The mules
raised in Texas We're rolled into one, that
animal could drink the gulf stream dry
in fifteen minutes. II is neither idle TO
hope nor eXtravaEant 10 assert that with
the proper development OF it's oppOrtuni-
ties. Texas viii within another generation
send rice TO China, porcelain 10 Japan,
marble 20 Italy. dressed meat 10 Chicago,
-four TO Minneapolis. cloth 10 Msssachu-
sets. steel to Pennsylvania. and Presi-
dents 10 Washington.
It is not often that YOU hear Just this
sort Of speaking az public dinners in
these parts, but Norris Sheppard, Repre-
sentative from Texas, sllver-tongued
through a lot OF II tonight AT the dinner
Of the Texas Club al the Plaza
Mrs. Clara Driscou Sewer. IDEAL pre-
siding officer. said just enough TO place
each speaker at his ease, and then they
launched out in panegyrics Of the Lone
Star state that tickled all the loyal
Texans immensely and did no one harm.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-22
FREDERICK GERHARD DYING
Wife HurryinG TO Bedside of Club
man nnd Social Lender.

New York. April 2.-Frede1ck Gebhard
at one time the best known spender in
New York City, clubman. and society
favorite. IS dying in his apartments at
Stratford House. in this city. Mrs. Geb-
hard is expected from Washington to-
morrow.
1t was said tonight by intimate friends
that there was grave doubt as TO Mr.
Gebhard living twenty-four hours Fol
tho past six months he has been III, and
70: the past three weeks has been con-
fined 20 his bed. A general breakdown, it
is said, followed a spell Of pneumonia
The Washington herald., 1910-04-22
TAFT FAvORS NEW MOVEMENT.
Sends Wishes of Success to the Farm
Lands Congress.

Alexandria, La, April 2L--President
Ta;t to-day extended his greatings to the
Farm Lands Congress n meeting here.
through a letter which he wrote to Gros-
venor Dave director of the Southern
Commercial Congress. the parent body OF
the back TO the land movement
4 have read the statement of the OBJ
ject Of the Southern Commercial Con-
Sress." read the letter. 'T wish to as
sure you that have a strong sympathy
with all tho objects therein set out. and
1 sincerely hope It may carry on your
congress TO achieve the purposes you
have announced"
The Washington herald., 1910-04-22

San Francisco, April H.-Fire which is
believed 10 have been Of incendiary orig
in. to-day ignited the great 100000 barrel
tank Of the Standard OIL Company at
Point Richmond, just across the bay
from this city, and an army Of work
men is fighting in intense heat TO pre-
vent the spread of flames. The loss, If
the flames are confined TO one tank. will
be SsOO,OO0
The Washington herald., 1910-04-22
TARGETS OUT OF COMMISSION.
Atlantic Fleet Is Doing Nothing in
the Shooting Line.

Norfolk, Va. April I.-1'he Atlantic
fleet. now on the Southern drill grounds
off Virginia Beach for target practice, is
shy OF targets and is doing nothing in
the shooting line. One Of the five targets
necessary for the practice went down
20 "Davy Jones " locker off Cape Henry.
and another being torn TO pieces
by the waves, had to be towed 20 the
Norfolk Navy Yard for repairs.
Other targets VIII have 10 be provided
before operations can proceed, or else
the firing scheme Will have to he rear
ranged so three targets can be used.
Admiral Schroeder is said 20 be consid-
ering the latter proposition. Neither has
the weather or sea been favorable for
gunnery work.
The Washington herald., 1910-04-22
HERALD IN EWS SUMMARY.

Pages.
MARK Twain De ad.
State Rests'r y Wolter Case.
Teacher Killei u by Car.
Paris Halls & oosevelt
Food Prices ! Decline.
d. A. r. rnsUri rents Lose.
2-Daughters' a. I reception.
Public Printer Criticised.
S-Sketch OF Mark pTwain
4Insurgent Firlht ! Revived.
Antitrust Lfaw Is Hit
6-News OF Sc eit fly.
Senate 10 lsrc be Prices.
Natal Day 70 IBe Celebrated
6-Editorial
7-Femininel Not and Fashions
S-News of tspQrt ing World.
9-Racing at Rimi leo.
Navy Crew ,Lc ,ses 10 Harvard.
u-Commercias a nd Financial.
12-Commerce 80 By Wants Gathering
The Washington herald., 1910-04-22

HEARST NOT A CANDIDATE.
VIII Not Seek to BE Made Governor
OF New York

OF AtW lbEk.
New York, April 21.-A story to the ef-
feet that William r. Heart is contem-
plating running for the governorship has
been current political gossip. The story
had it that 0Ir. Hearst would keep his
candidacy quiet until July 4, and then
make public announcement OF It. Il
wkas deduced also that IL Mr.. Hearst
should decide to run his determination
would necessitate Hughes denomination
Clarence J. Shearn, Mr.. Hearts lawyer
was given as the authority for the report
This is what Mr.. Hearst had to say
about it to-day:
''Mr. Shearn never said that would
be candidate for governor. and besides
if he had said so. 7 would not be a can
didate. That is positive. I have no In
tention Of running for any Office. I am so
positive about It that have come to re-
gard any man who suggests that I be
a candidate as a personal enemy"