Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-12-19

publican members in caucus today ar
ranged the senate committees SO far
as the Republicans are concerned.
Allison is made chairman of the COM
mittee on appropriations. Aldrich Is
chairman of the finance committee.
Cullom Of foreign relations, Frye of
commerce. Hoar OF judiciary. Hale of
naval affairs. Lodge of the Philip
pines, Mason of postof1ces taking the
place Of Wolcott, Simon is chairman
of the irrigation committee, and War
rem of Wyoming. Kearns of Utah and
Dietrich of Nebraska are with him.
The senate held a short session to-
lay, adjourning shortly after one
O'Clock
WASHINGTON, Dec. I'm the
house of representatives today the
Philippine tariff bill was brought up
by Chairman Payne who made an
elaborate speech and explained the
measure in detail section by section.
Gaines of Tennessee opposed the
proposition, and the debate will con-
tinue until the close OF the session.
A vote will be taken tomorrow at
O'Clock, and the bill will undoubtedly
be passed.
LONDON, Dec 1.-THE afternoon
papers. with the exception of the
Globe, speak approvingly of the revo-
cation treaty. The Globe, however.
says 1t was a surrender and not
bargain. IL says: I'VE hand over
national property as purchase money
for American friendship" The pa
per Is especially bitter on Senator
Teller for his insulting phrases and
thinks England is entirely too sub
missive in the whole matter.
CHIGTGO. Dec. 17.-WillIam Jen-
nigs Bryan's real reason for not at
tending the Bryan Leagues celebra-
tion of Jackson day here this year
is that he wants to keep out OF fac
tonal politics in Illinois. He made
mp his mind to this soon after his
last appearance in Chicago, when he
spoke at the Harrison Leagues pic
mic. Therefore. when he was invit-
ed recently to speak at the Jackson
day banquet on January 8, he conven-
iently had another engagement for
that date
AZ ''o' 'ht, away iioih ShtS06O WI
January s Mr.. Bryan will break a
chain Of precedents Ave years long.
The annual celebration Of Jackson
day here was established in 1896 for
the express benefit Of Mr.. Bryan.
The Bryan League was created for
the express purpose Of managing this
Bryan field day. II never has exer-
cised and never has pretended to
any other function. Now its patron
saint has turned his back.
BRAZIL, Ind, Dec. 17.-Miss Net
of this city. attempted suicide by TAX
ing carbolic acid. She will probably
die. She took the deadly drug be-
cause her lover. well known young
man of this city, Tilted her for an
other young lady. Miss Usselman
is the only daughter Of John Ussel-
man. one of the wealthiest farmers OF
Parke county. Her parents arrived
today and are doing everything possi-
BILE to comfort their unfortunate
child. Her throat and mouth are so
horribly burned that she cannot talk
or take nourishment
OTTAWA, Kan. Dec. 17.-Mrs.
Isaac Gibson, whose home was near
Pomona, this county. committed sui
eide at her home by hanging herself
to rafter with strips Of bed sheet.
Mrs. Gibson was So years OF age. the
wife OF a farmer. She had ben an
invalid for number of years. She
had brooded over a piece Of poetry
relating to the woes OF life and the
bliss OF death. She had kept this
poem by her side continually, and It
was found in her bosom after death.
NEW YORK, Dec.--17.-"Trolley
mania" is new form Of insanity.
according to evidence given before
Judge Bischof of the supreme court.
and the jury in the trial Of an action
brought by William Hoyt. an employe
of the II. B. Claim company. to re-
cover $4,000 damages from the
Metropolitan Street Railway company
down by car Of the company he
has had constant dread Of cars, bells
and noises Of all kinds.
| Hoyt has Il fixed dread that trolley
cars are rushing down upon him. and
even dreams of them. He occupied
apartments on the ground floor. but
labored under the delusion that troll
ley cars were coming In the windows.
He would close the windows. run
about the rooms, jump over chairs
and try in every way to escape his
, imaginary pursuer.
Then the rattle OF pans In the
kitchen disturbed him. He moved to
the top floor. where he could not hear
any cars. but there he imagined cars
were running over the roof. He be
| lived cars were coming down the
| chimney.
| Counsel for the railroad company
assert that Hoyt was guilty of con-
tributory negligence, and will call
physicians to refute the contention
that he Is victim Of trolley mania. y
or that any such delusion exists.
BERLIN, Dec. 1.-THE Cologne
Gazette says in a dispatch from st.
Petersburg that large number OF