Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-05-08

FORT WAYNE. Ind. May 5.-Wil
liam Bable. who murdered his wife in
a fit of jealousy hanged himself in
his cell this morning. He made q
moose of the bed clothing.
CHICAGO, H., May 5.-The bill for
the injunction against the meat pack
ers, charged with maintaining a beef
trust, was submitted to Attorney Gen
eral Knox in Washington today. At
torneys Day and Bethea refuse to say
when they will appear in the federal
court, but ii is believed that the first
action Will be taken Wednesday.
| VIENNA, May 5.-Mittags Zeitung
a paper subsidized by the government
says that negotiations are proceeding
for the partition of Turkey by Rus.
STA and Austria. 1t is to begin with
the joint occupation of Macedonia
| That paper says the Austrian commits.
sioner is now bound for Albania to
study conditions.
AZEC. N. NJ, May 5.-The revival
meetings closed last evening with
| eighteen converts who Joined the
Presbyterian church at the close of
the meeting.
OMAHA, Neb.. May 5.-Rain is
falling today throughout Nebraska
and Kansas, and the safety of endan-
gered crops is assured.
| PITTSBURG, Pa. May 5.-Mrs. Sof-
fel wife of the eX-warden of the pen
| itentiary, who aided the Biddle muir
derers to escape last January, was
brought into court this morning and
plead guilty. A great crowd was
present Mrs. Somel was well dress
ed and apparently healthy The
maximum punishment is three years
in prison
JEFFERSON CITY, May 6.-The
beef trust inquiry before Supreme
Court Judge Burgess began this morn
ing. 1t is preliminary to any action
by Attorney General Grow. Frank
Hagerman, a lawyer, addressed the
Judge. and said he represented Nelson
Morris. Armour Cudahy, Swift and
other packers. all of whom We're alb
sent. he said. by his advice, as he be-
lieved the inquiry to be based on un-
constitutional law After the argu-
ment. the judge ordered the inquiry
to proceed.
Frank Straudenraus. president of
the Butchers union of st. Joseph, Mo-.
said the packers fixed the price each
Friday or Saturday for the succeeding
week He traded with all the pack
ers, and always found their prices
exactly alike. He said he had receiv-
ed rebates, the last being paid him
by an agent of Cudahy, amounting to
thirty dollars.
j. |. Setter, cooler man for Swift
Bros at St Joseph said that prices
on meat We're always fixed week in
advance at a meeting of the packers
He attended these meetings in the
absence of Manager Kennedy for
Swift. Cudahy. Armour Swift and
Hammond were represented. If the
managers could not agree on the
amount of raise. they let the old price
stand. He said he had been a butch
er formerly, and had received rebates
from Swifts. If butcher failed to
pay promptly his name went on list
and was distributed to all the pack
ers.
Other St. Joe butchers told of get
ting rebates i'll meat instead of cash.
John Wood said Mr.. Lacy, paying tel
Ter for two banks, was arbitrator for
the packers with power to impose
fines when he found packer giving
rebates. He also said that st. Joe
butchers had decided to buy meat in
Ohio, meat on that market being con-
siderably cheaper. Orders were
Iipu
word that the packers had threatened
him. Z
One butcher testified that the only
time prices were disorganized was
when the big Four" Morris, Cudahy,
Armour anud Swift were engaged in
running a Topeka packer named Wool
out of town.
NEW YORK, May Arrangements
were completed today for the funeral
of Archbishop Corrigan, whose death
occurred shortly before last midnight
The burial will be attended with great
pomp and ceremony, and will take
place from st. Patrick's cathedral and
be attended by one thousand clergy
men from this and adjoining dioceses.
This morning masses for the repose
of the soul of the prelate were said in
all the four hundred churches and
chapels. Archbishop Corrigan died
suddenly while he was supposed to
be mending. He was sixty-three years
of age and a native of New Jersey. He
studied in Italy, and was made bishop
of New in 1870 His family is very
wealthy and the archbishop leaves a
large individual fortune.
There is much talk today over his
successor. Public opinion seems to
center on the brilliant young bishop
of Brooklyn, Mcdonnell, who is said
TO possess all the requirements for
the high and progressive office of the
church.
NEW YORK, May 6.-The Times
| this morning prints an exclusive story
saying j. p. Morgan e Co. authorized
the Reading railroad to make any con-
| cessions necessary to coal miners in
order to avoid a big strike. The
| Times reliability is so well known
that the news created widespread in
terest and is generally credited. 1t
is now believed that the miners de-
| mands will be entirely met and pend.