Durango semi-weekly herald., 1902-01-20

The man said In his letter that he
was heavily III debt, he saw no way
out OF his troubles and death was
the only thing left. He could not
leave his girl. SO they decided to
die together therefore he shot her
and attempted to kill himself
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17-Senator
Hanna is in receipt of letter from
Andrew Carnegie in which the great
ironmaster said that years ago he was
| induced to invest $4,000 in the Nicar-
aqua canal and that he had invested
this money at time when he could
not spare 1t as easily as he could
now. THAT subscription led me to
take keen interest In isthmian ca
nal affairs" said Mr. Carnegie, "and
have studied the question with un-
usual care. If the government can
purchase the Panama property at
anything under 100000, 900 it would
be great bargain in preference to
trying to construct canal by the
Nicaragua route.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 17.-Polite
society Is discussing peculiar Incl
dent which occurred at the last re-
ception at the White House. All the
diplomatic corps was present. includ-
ing the higher members OF the judic-
larry and the leading senators and
their wives.
Among the visitors came Cardinal
Gibbons. He arrived late. Walk
| ing down the great room he was greet
ed by the president and stood by him
| while the gorgeously attired diplo-
mn n nfe fpNt frra al I..es
by. AS each one of the distinguish
ed callers from foreign Catholic
| lands passed the cardinal he knelt be-
fore him and kissed his signet ring.
Some of the women did this also, the
| bride OF Senator Depew being one of
the number.
Such an incident has never before
occurred at the White House, and So
ciety is all agog.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. IA
steamer which left Honolulu on the
Sth inst. arrived to-day. At the time
of the vessels departure from Hon
olulu no trace of the British war
ship Condor had been found. and the
craft probably foundered at seaA on
her journey from Victoria. So.
The body of another victim of the
Walla Walla wreck was recovered.
1t was covered with life preseryers
when picked up by the passing yes
sci. The body was identified today
as that of James Gallagher, pass
enger Of the Inflated ship.
SILVERTON, Jan. 17.-Indications
this morning pointed to an old-fash-
Toned snow storm. Two inches fell
during the early morning hours and
then the clouds began to break away
and this afternoon it is as pleasant as
a basket OF chips.
TELLURIDE, Jan. lit com
menced showing this morning and is
still coming down with Indications
for a good fall The ground Is COW
cred with about four inches OF the
beautiful
NEW YORK, Jan. 1.-THE opening
of the market this morning was dull
and spiritless. Manhattan went up
a point. but there was little trading
other than strictly professional.
LOUISVILLE. Jan. 1.-THE short
age of Albert German. Individual
bookkeeper OF the Third National
bank. which week ago was thought
to be $1,000 short. is now discovered
to have embezzled $4,000, with the
possibility that before the examina-
tion Of his accounts is finished an
even greater sum will be found miss
ing.
German Is now said to have made
use Of an innocent woman employed
by him as a stenographer in the Mon
arch Manufacturing company, of
which he is the secretary, to help
him In his schemes. The woman
who had q small account at the Third
National bank, was induced by Ger
man to draw her individual checks on
the bank and turn them over to him.
to have made such disposition of the
checks that thecy would pass through
the clearing house. The checks COM
ing from the clearing house came in
to Germans possession Immediately
and were assorted by him. He Is
supposed to have destroyed the
checks given by the woman. charging
the amounts up to long-standing ac-
counts in the bank.
The shortage is now known to ex-
tend over Ave years and was discov-
cred through ce-elessness in making
a wrong entry.
WASHINGTON. Jan. i7-Today
! the president named d. n. Jarvis. OF
Pennsylvania. to be collector of Gus
, toms In Alaska.