Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-11-18
been forging Helena Bank bonds, is
also Wapfpd i'm Towns

been forging Helena Bank bonds. is
also wanted in Texas
OMAHA, Nov. 15.-ln the million
dollar suit for the Portland mine at
Cripple Creek today John O'Hara,. a
witness, had tilt with Senator Pat.
terson. The senator was getting the
worst of the deal. and finally said:
Il don't want to handy words with
a witness-we'll drop the matter"
Guess you'd better" replied O'Hara
in sneering manner.
O'Hara testified that Doyle and his
former partner Burns had spoken 10
each other as full partners in all their
mining deals.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.-The In
ternal revenue commissioner decided
today that whiskey, beer and other
articles of domestic manufacture are
subject to the collection of revenue
when shipped to the Philippines. AT
present, under the existing laws, these
articles are relieved from the tax
when shipped to the Philippines.
The decision, therefore makes the
Philippines a part and parcel of the
United States.
KANSAS CITY. Nov 15.-Mrs.
Kramer, the wife of a prominent mer-
chant of Central City, Kansas, was
shot dead in her bed early this morn
ing by Ed. Watkins town tough,
who entered the house for the pur-
pose of robbery Kramer who was
lying at his wife's side was awakened
by the report of watkins pistol He
sprang from the bed and shot the
burglar dead before he could escape
from the house.
NEW YORK, Nov. 15.-This morn
ing the bodies of A Kunz and wife
were found dead in their apartments
near Hoboken They We're pros
porous elderly couple. During the
night they turned on the gas anl
committed suicide by asphyxiation.
They had previously threatened to de-
part life in this manner
PARIS, Nov. t5-The newspapers
this morning announce that negotia
tions in progress will soon be brought
to successful issue whereby the en-
tire street car system of the city Of
Paris will pass into the hands and
control OF American capitalists, The
local companies have been at war 70,
a long time and the stock has fallen
from s66 to So per share. American
money has come in with American
methods, and Paris will soon have
a street car system similar to that Of
New York City.
An earthquake shock lasting for a
period of six seconds occurred here
this morning at o'clock. The large
plate glass window in a saloon of the
town was cracked. Huge boulders
from the mountain side rolled down
and the waters of Cottonwood Creek
rose suddenly.
NAGASAKA, Nov 15.-The U. $
transport Hancock Is ashore on the
Japanese coast and Is being assisted
by a German warship.
FORT WAYNE, Ind. Nov. 10
John Pulz, Jr., of New York, son of a
millionaire meat dealer, and Miss
Anna Roehrs, the 1S-year-old daugh-
ter of Henry Roehrs, truckman, left
town this morning together The
noon mail delivery brought letter
saying the couple had gone to New
York to DE married and would then
sail for Europe to join Mr.. Pulls par
ents, who are touring the continent.
NEW YORK, Nov. 15.-It develops
today that the New York Life Insur.
ance company is the purchaser of
bonds which give American interests $
control of the North German Lloyd
Steamship company. The life in
surance company. however, simply
purchased the bonds as an investment
DALLAS. Texas. Nov. ia kill
ing frost last night over northern
Texas stops the further growth OF
top cotton.