Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-03-16

down. At Hopeield, opposite Mem
phis. the Choctaw railway has aban-
doned its yards, and suspended ferry
operations.
No breaks have been reported in the
levees. The gauge this morning reg
stered 307 feet. rise of six inches
and three feet above the danger
point
OURAY, Colo, March ia man is
| on trial here charged with mistreat-
ing horses and starving them to death.
| He resides at Ridgeway and contract
ed TO winter horses at so much per
month. II was discovered few days
ago that he turned the animals loose
and made them rustic for themselves
and most of them are so Door they
can hardly drag their bones around.
subsisting on bark and brush. The
| Human society is prosecuting the
case
WASHINGTON. d. c., March 13-
Secretary Cortelyou announced the
following appointments for the depart
ment of commerce today: Chief Clerk
Frank Hitchcock, of Massachusetts,.
DisBursing clerk-William Soleau of
Michigan. Stenographers-Henr
Weaver and Charles Wood.
OLEAN, N. Y. March 13.-A freight
train collided with switch engine
here in fog today. There was box
of dynamite inNcar and it exploded,
trearing the car to pieces. Two full
cars of dynamite in the train did not
explode, though other cars were
| cd hntr We
by jumping.
| HAVANA, March 13.-Sir William
Van Horn, of Montreal and New York,
while visiting President Palma, Offer
ed to purchase the state penitentiary
property for half million dollars, its
full value. His purpose is to erect
million dollar hotel with New York
and Canadian capital. President Pal
ma will lay the matter before congress
and use his influence to secure sale.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, March 13.-
Nothing has developed this morning
to prevent an investigation by the po-
lice commissioners this afternoon of
the charges of corruption in the police
department filed by Robert Todhunter,
iailer at headquarters.
taking protection money from gam
bers; Detectives McAnany and Sulli-
van are charged with taking $125 from
TWO clairvoyants who were subse-
quently released without prosection.
Todhunter makes some other general
charges of grating" at headquarters,
mentioning the name of Chief Hayes.
SPRINGFIELD, Ills, March ia
dispatch from Cardiff, Livingstone
county, states that mine explosion
occurred there this morning. Three
bodies have been recovered. There
were fifteen men in the mine. and it
is not known how many escaped.
COLORADO SPRINGS. Colo. March
l3.-The courts of this county will this
afternoon be invoked to determine the
rights of strikers, define the authority
of the state militia and to punish par
ties responsible for untoward acts.
Attorneys for the Federation of Min
, ers will begin both civil and criminal
) proceedings against the militia as soon
) as possible.
CHICAGO, H., March 13.-The cas-
J es of fifteen coal operators on trial
| for alleged conspiracy in restraint of
trade and violation of the Illinois an.
| thrust law, were dismissed this morn
ing on order OF the court, it being held
that the violation of law, il any, was
federal in character. and therefore be-
| yond the Jurisdiction of the state
court.
ITHACA, N. Y, March 13-The list
of students of Cornell university who
have died from typhoid fever is rapid
ly growing in numbers, now reaching
%. Three died during last night,
Messrs. Knapp, Rockwell and Smith.
; The disease is now under subjection,
however, only.tw cases being report
ed today
TUCSON, Ariz., March 13-Mexican
bandits held up the stage which runs
, between Potoma and TORN on the
Yaqui river, in Sonora, Tuesday night,
and killed the six passengers. The
bodies of the passengers were rified
and everything of value taken.
ROME, March 13-The pope today
received a number of Americans,
among them Bishop Dunno of Texas,
Mgr. Barretti of Brooklyn, and four
Chicago ladies.
1t is semi-ofiicially announced today
that Archbishop Ireland is soon to be-
come a cardinal
SALT LAKE, March 13.-The Nor
mons will take advantage of the czar's
proclamation establishing religious
liberty in Russia by beginning mis-
sionary work there. Mormons aill
then be proselyting in every civilized
GENTRY in the world
WASHINGTON, d. c., March "a
Two specialists have been summoned
for consultation with DIR. Hardin in
attendance upon Justice Day. who has
developed a case of pneumonia. He
is slightly better this morning, it is
| stated.
| CHICAGO, ILL.,, March l3.-The ben
etts of arbitration were demonstrated
when eight thousand brass workers
and twelve thousand allied craftsmen,
all having grievances, were settled
with amicably by an agreement be-
tween the employees and employers,
/ who gubmittad tho mottor ort.ido