Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-01-04
OF THE YEAR CONDENSED.
NEWS OF THE FIRST DAY

WASHINGTON. Jan. L. Secretary
Root declined to transmit to the sen
ste the report of Auditor Lawshoe
who made a thorough investigation
OF the Cuban postal frauds. on tho
ground that to do so would be incom-
patihle with public interests.
The decision of the secretary is not
bnal as he has referred the matter to
the president, With the recommenda-
uon that the senate resolution call
ing for this Information be not com
piled with. This question was the
subject Of long conference between
the president an dthe secretary of war
but a final decision has not been
reached. Senator Baker introduced
The resolution calling for the infor-
ration. which would disclose al the
frcts obtained by Auditor Lawshoe
which are Intended for use by the
government in the prosecution Neely
bathbone and others. charged with
stealing Cuban postal funds.
The investigation was made for the
express purpose of securing all the
the facts about frauds and for use of
the government in conducting it's case
against tho men charged with appro-
priating postal revenues of the island.
Secretary Root holds that to make
the facts public at the time would be
to the prejudice of the case of the gov
ernmout and inthe interest of those
who are endeavoring to free them.
selves from the clutches of the law
LONDON, Jan. 1.-The stock cx-
change manipulation which brought
about the chaotic crash in the west
Australian mining market involving
stockholders in the sum of S25 00h
liabilities and causing a depreciation
OF the stock to the amount of S125,-
100000. was the outcome of friendship
turned TO nate Whitaker Wright, Il
west Australian flnancier and Jas.
Kaufman, mine exploiters, were the
ffiends who puaIreled. The former
led the bull movement in the west
Australian stocks and the latter led
the bears. After three years fight
kaufman conquered. Whitaker
Wright is said 10 have saved himself.
lut Duiferin, chairman of the London
and Globe financial corporation. lost
Sl5O,000 III the squeeze, which coming
upon the eve of other stock misfor-
tunes ruined him,
WAVERLN, Ia, Jan. The last
Wedding OF the 10Th century was sol
cmnlzed i'm Waverly. the contracting
parties being City Attorney l.. l..
Thompson and Miss Allie Burr. The
nuptials were quietly celebrated dur
irg the last heeting moments of the
century The ceremony which endel
at 1853 O'Clock. was performed by the
Rev. j. f. Bleereton
WASHINGTON. Jan. 1.-The pres
idents promise to Senator Hawley 20
aid him it, securing a postponment OF
the consideration Of the ship subsidy
MI so that nothing will stand in way
ot immediate and continuous consider
alton for the army reorganization bill
IS believed by most members of con
gress to mean that the subsidy bill has
been abandoned by the administrl-
tioa.
NEW YORK. Jan. THE work of
the military court of inquiry into the
deaths of the cadets Booz and Breth
has been completed. 1t was said to-
oay by one who has followed every
move ir the inquiry that it will prac-
teal be white.washed for the officials
and cadet5,
The deaths of Booz and Dreth will
be said to be from causes other than
hazing and in no way superinduced by
that practice,
LONDON. Jan. 1.-The late Lord
William Beresford is said to have ac-