Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-11-28


president today and urged that the
American tariff be reduced upon Gu
ban products. They claimed this 30
be necessary so far as sugar and to-
bacco were concerned, IL is claim
ed reductions will have to be made
in the interests of the commercial ex-
istence OF the island.
WASHINGTON. Nov, 25.-The su-
preme court of the United States to-
day reversed the decision of the low.
er court which favored the state of
Kansas in the Kansas City stock
| yards case. 1t involved the valid
ity of the state law of Kansas giving
authority to fix rates to be charged
/ at the stock yards.
CLEVELAND. Ohio. Nov. 25.-Hen-
ry Heinrich wealthy furrier from
New York, lies in the hospital today
in a precarious condition. He was
sandbagged last night and robbed OF
$500 worth Of diamonds. Strangely
enough, three hundred dollars in mon
ey and his gold watch and chain were
| not taken.
COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa. Nov. 25.
attorney. was placed on the stand
this morning by the plaintiff in the
| Doyle Burns million dollar mining
suit. He had barely commenced to
give his testimony when Senator Pat
terson objected on the grounds that
the witness had acted as attorney for
| Burns and Doyle during the early
| years of their mining operations in
Cripple Creek
We object to Mr. Finn's testi
mony,' said the senator, He has no
right to make any disclosures of any
character of what he may have seen
or claims to have seen or become ac-
quainted with while acting for these
parties as their attorney"
Il object to you, Senator Patterson,
criticising my acts as an attorney"
returned Mr. Finn. and the court
promptly overruled the objections of
the senator.
Firms testimony this morning re-
lated to the attempted jumping of
Bob Tail mine No. by Burns and
| Doyle.
| Some sensational developments are
promised this afternoon
LONDON. Nov. est develops to-
day that the celebrated English pu'
| gilist, Dick Burge. was implicated in
the recent Bank of Liverpool frauds.
| He was arrested this morning with a
number of companions.
PHILADELPHIA. Nov. 25.-Reports
/ this afternoon from along the coast
! indicate that at least a dozen lives
( We're lost In the northeast storm Of
Saturday and Sunday. The entire
, crew was swept off the barge Grant
as she foundered on the Jersey
] coast last night. Four bodies have
been recovered.
T: GREELEY. Colo, Nov. 25.-Five
thousand carloads of potatoes are In
storage here or throughout the pota-
to district, amounting in value to a
sum in the neighborhood of 81, 900 900.
The farmers are all specializing and
holding their murphies for even high
er prices than now prevail.
COLORADO SPRINGS. Nov. 25.--
This morning the bodies of John w.
Tate and John Cameron miners. ar
rived here for burial. They were
| hllltu NJ VII SItths tiSH'
miles from Cascade. A missed shot
exploded at the wrong time and blew
them into eternity.
NEW YORK. Nov. 25.-The contest
over the will OF William Marsh Rice.
the Texas millionaire. was commenc
ed here this morning with a great ar
ray of counsel.
The case recalls the murder of Rice
year or SO ago. The contestants
are Patrick now in the Tombs under
charge of killing Rice; James A Ba
con, of Houstan. attorney general OF
Texas, and the Rice Institute OF Tex
as. which by the bill of 1896 gets the
bulk of the property.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 25.-Secre-
Gage today received from some un-
known person conscience contribu
tion of $4,000.
MEMPHIS, Tenn. Nov. 25.-Jones.
town. Miss, was almost obliterated
by fire today. The loss will reach
nearly 100000.
PRINCETON, N. j., Nov. 25.-Dr
Wykoff and Mrs. Cleveland gave out
statement ut noon today that the
Mr.. Cleveland was slowly but surely
recovering from his attack of cold
The patient keeps his bed but his
physician insists that he is entirely
out of danger.
PHOENIX, Arizona, Nov. 25.-A
report has just been received here OF
the killing OF Bert Alvord. the famous
bandit. who was killed with his boots
on while attempting to hold up al
express messenger.
DETROIT, Nov. ga shocking ac
cident occurred here this morning
in which 100 working people who
at first were supposed to have beer
killed outright were seriously injur
ed
, Shortly after 8 o'clock tremen
dous explosion occurred In the dou
BILE plant of the Penberthy Injector
: Co. and in five minutes the entire
building was In flames. The explos
ion wrecked the structure where th'