Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-12-18
TELEGRAPHiC NEWS.

packers are very mucn exercised 10
day over the tariff bill passed by the
German reichstag, which will deprivi
them of 25 per cent of their provision
al export trade, exclusive of fresf
meats. Packers say it will act Sc
verely upon the poorer CLASSES in Ger
many and the American merchants
are preparing to urge the United
States government to take some ac
tion that will give relief
WASHINGTON. d. c.. Dec. 10
Howard y. Carpenter. surveyor
sends in hard luck story, the eist OF
which is that he cannot comply with
the terms of the contract by
which he was obligated tC
survey the boundary line be
tween Colorado, New Mexico and Ok
lahoma. He Informs the interior de
paroment that he was unable to ac-
complish 1t owing to the lateness OF
the season the heavy SHOWS and the
difficulties that he and his men have
already undergone. They have suf-
fered many hardships. The interior
department this morning decided to
extend the time and Secretary Hitch
cock sent a communication to con
gress recommending that the appro-
priation for the survey to be contin-
ued be made available the next fiscal
year.
ROME, N. Y. Dec. 15.-The College
today nominated Bishop James
Quigley of Buffalo, archbishop of Chi
cago.
ST. LOUIS, Mo. Dec. 15.-Judge
Ryan today oyerruled a motion for a
new trial for Robert NJ Snyder, the
banker and promoter of New York
City and Kansas City. convicted of
bribery and sentenced to five years in
the penitentiary. The cases of the
other Doodle officials, former members
OF the house of delegates, were called
and their trial began this morning.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-. Dec. 15.-Robert
NJ. Snyder. the Kansas City million
aire who was denied new trial today
by Judge Ryan, was sentenced to five
years in the panitentiary. Snyder
was convicted of securing the passage
OF the traction franchise by the use
of money. Today's decision has been
appealed.
WASHINGTON. ID. c.. Dec. ID
Laid on the desks of senators and
representatives this morning was the
testimony taken by the subcommittee
on territories on the house omnibus
statehood Till. 1t makes huge book
of nearly 5000 pages and includes
questions and answers of great i'm
portance of people examined by the
committee with refeu= nee to the size.
population, resources, schools, church
es, business, moral and other charac-
teristics of the people of the three pro-
posed states.
CHICAGO, H., Dec. l5.-The cold
wave continues east of the Mississip-
pi. At eight o'clock this morning the
thermometer was 10 degrees above in
NV York with; cutting wind in
Boston it was is. and in Philadelphia
"a Washington Chicago 2S. and
Minneapolis 2S.
SEYMOUR, Conn, Dac 15.-The
greatest possible distress prevails
here owing TO the fact that not a bush
el of coal can be bought in this place
A town of five thousand inhabitants,
the wood yards have been cleaned out.
and the people are suffering greatly
owing to the intense cold that pre-
walls
CHICAGO, ILL.,, Dec. 15.-It is semi
Officially stated in railroad circles to-
day that James j. Hill of the Great
Northern and other securities, would
retire from active life at the end of
this year, and turn over mis- great in
terests to younger men.
NEW YORK. Dec. l5.-Great mass
es of flowers were sent from here this
morning to adorn the coffin OF Mrs.
General Ulysses S. Grant, who died
last night at the national capital. at
the age OF 76 years.
NEW YORK, Dec. l5.-Indications
are that bar silver will advance this
week. 1t opened steady at As cents
an ounce this morning, the same price
at which it closed Saturday, and the
demand was so large that prices are
expected to go up tomorrow.
DENVER, Colo, Dec. 15.-Judge
Lindsey this morning fined the presi
dc1t of the company. and the fore
ma of the Overland Cotton mills, fiji
ty dollars each for employing child la
Dor in their establishment The de
fense was that the officers were not
awara that children under fourteen
years of age were employed in theii
establishment.
TELLURIDE, Colo. Dec. l5.-The
dist let court reconvened this morning
af or "A recess of several days to re
ce!ye the report of the special CRANE
jury which has been in session /;
da $. In discharging the grand jury
Jul q Stevens thanked the men anc
the heriff for their hard work.
Tie jury returned 81 indictments
AT Ills hour, 1870 p. m, no warrants
have Zen served and no information
is rtrci out as to who are included
hut e indictments cover % indiTid
uals among them several "JohI
Dos one being for the murder o
Ar ur Collins. 1t is believed most o
tn iditt TIM nts are for offenses com
nit II during the riots of year ag'
daii'g the strike. Indictments ar
also q urned against John Doe TO
the urder and assassination of Bar
ney an Smith. The grand jurors, il
,b,fa ,apprt giva the impr1 gSiOn tina