Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-12-09
WASHINGTON.

| WASHiNGION. Dec. 6.-HoH =
dozen experts were put on the stand
today in the Bonine case In an effort
to prove the existence OF blood on
Mrs. Bonine's gown. and also to con-
tradict the testimony OF witnesses -e-
garding the effect of gunshot wounds
as determining the nearness Of an
object to the weapon. Upon the sse-
tiement of these points the fate OF
Mrs. Bonine largely rests.
| ST. PAUL, Minn., Dec. 6.-The
state railway commission and ware
house commission. accompanied by
Governor Vanzandt, leave tomorrow
for Washington, where they will lay
| their protest against the merging Of
the railroads in Minnesota before the
Interstate commerce commission.
| Governor Vanzandt Is determined TO
continue his bitter fight against the
proposed big combination.
WASHINGTON. Dec 6.-Speaker
Henderson announced the appoint
ment of the ways and means. the ap-
propriations and the enroll ,d bills
committees today. The house then
adjourned until Tuesday.
Bayne of New York Is chairman Of
the ways and means committee, Can.
non of Illinois, chairman Of the ap-
preparations. and Wachter of May
land. chairman OF the enrolled bills
committee. Cooper of Texas is ON
the ways and means committee and
Bell Of Colorado is member OF the
committee on appropriations.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 6.--The SEN
ate committee on foreign relations
has reported favorably on the new
Hay-Pauncefote treaty providing for
the construction of the Isthmian ca
nal.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.-l. N
Stevens and former Congressman
Belford had a conference with the
president today. presumably for The
purpose of overthrowin- the Wolcott
machine and the appoin,mcn Of the
son-in-law of Belford as director of
le Denver mint.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 5.-According
to official statistics there were with
drawn during the year TO Oct. 81
from the country's stock of cereals for
export 2S4 4.622,120 bushels, compared
with 26S.5S3.4S1 bushels for the cor
responding period OF 1900. The
Withdrawals of pocking house and
dairy products for the same period
this year amounted to 1,795, 1881
pounds. compared with 79e.466.76j
pounds for the preceding year.
The demands of home consump-
tion have been such as to raise do
mestic prices to a level at which they
have begun to pass less readily into
the export trade. The October with
drawals Of cereals this year were 21.-
9to.1l6 bushels, compared with 49,
276.444 bushels in October. 1900.
showing a decrease OF s.309.32S
bushels. The high prices of cereals
| In the domestic markets have. II
would seem. begun to check the ex-
port movement but. on the other
hand. they have given the agricult-
| ural sections OF the country. from
which these three products are de-
rived. a greatly increased purchasing
power. the effect of which has been
to stimulate especially the westward
shipments OF merchandise to an ex-
traordinary degree.
At interior centers the leading
| three months of the crop year gained
in receipts from 55.132.246 bushels
last year to 72.536.872 bushels this
year On the other hand. four win
ter wheat markets which received a.
29l .O33 bushels for the first four
months OF the last crop year. had re-
ceived only 32.4y1.675 bushels for the
corresponding period Of this year.
The eastward trunk line movement
| from Chicago and Chicago points for
the three leading classes Of tranic
for the first forty-four weeks Of the
year have averaged 131.963 barrels
of flour a week, 207,182 bushels OF
grain and 24.896 tons Of provisions
Oficial live stock receipts at Ave
western markets for ten months end.
ed with October this year. amounted
to 27,07s 104 head Of cattle, hogs and
sheep. During that period last year
the arrivals were 25.169,743 head. be-
ing an increase of 190S,s6 head.
At the Atlantic seaboard Boston
received 44.s79.s21 bushels Of grain.
including -four reduced to bushels, to
Oct. 81, compared with 42,632.46i
bushels last year to that date. Oc-
II
tober receipts at New York were 49,
S33.177 bushels last October Phila-
delphia and Baltimore made marked
advances in the volume Of nour
and wheat received in contrast with
receipts during October. 1900.
LONDON. Dec. 6.-All London Is
laughing at gentleman named
Frank Dymoke. who claims he IL the
hereditary champion OF England and
has demanded the restoration Of his
baronetcy and his right to appear Mt
the coronation OF King Edward VII.
Dymoke insists that he shall be al
lowed to appear clad In full armor In
tee style OF the reign Of Richard III I.
ard be champion" the whole cere-
mpny. The court of CLAIMS has
turned Dymoke down.
NEW YORK, Dec. 6.-The Anerl.
can Sugar Co and the National 6u-