Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-04-20


Judge Palmer and were sworn into
Office. They then presented to the
members Of the old board notice to
yacate. which was unheeded.
The trouble now goes formally be-
fore the courts for adjudication. AT
noon Governor Peabody left his Office
for months absence and Lieutenant
Governor Haggott took charge of af-
fairs OF state The governor and
family leave at four this afternoon for
Philadelphia. where his daughter Cora
viii next week christeE the battle ship
Colorado. The last OF the month the
governor returns from the east to st.
Louis to attend the Worlds fair exer.
cises and will come back from that
point to Colorado with President
Roosevelt
CHICAGO, Ill, April 16.-John Fof-
farth, charged with numbering his
wife while on spree and killing her
while she was bending over the era
die Of her baby. was found guilty this
morning and sentenced to thirty years
in the penitentiary.
NEW YORK. April 16.-Obey Pad.
dock was shot and killed in a Bowery
resort this morning. and James Carter
n bartender. was caught red-handed
with a smoking pistol. Carter declar-
ed that Paddock tried to rob man in
the place. but the police say the muir.
dered man had no revolver and was
being held up
ALBANY, N. Y, April 16.-A diff
cult operation was performed on a
babe here successfully. The child
had swallowed pin. X-rays showed
1t to be lodged in the throat The
surgeon forced IT into the stomach
pin
NEW YORK. April l6-The police
hold twelve Siciiisns under arrest for
| connection with the barrel mystery.
| The prisoners are suspected of being
counterfeiters. who have been under
surveillance by secret service officers
They held a meeting. while a man re-
scmbllng the unknown who was after
wards found murdered. waited outside
Later three OF the gang went away
with the unknown. He is still uniden
| tiGcd All OF the prisoners were
heavily armed when arrested. They
were arraigned this morning and re-
mnndcd until tomorrow
CHICAGO, Ill. April l6.-The chief
OF police is guarding the election com
missioners rooms, he having received
Information that they are to be dyna
mircd for the purpose of wrecking the
vault containing the papers In the
I.orimerDurbrow congressional con.
test case.
KANSAS CITY, Mo, April l6.-The
greatest target shooting event of the
year started this morning when the
| hrsi of 1876 entries In the grand Amer
lean Handicap at inanimate targets
faced the traps. unfavorable weath
er makes II improbable that the event
will be finished today. Though q
bright sun is shining a chilly breeze
htfully blows up clouds which darkens
the background behind flying mud
piers rendering good shooting dim
cult II Is hundred target event for
the championship silver trophy and
cash prizes based on the number OF
entries plus two hundred dollars. The
number of entries Is record breaking
and includes most OF the famous trap
shooters of the country.
OURAY. Colo. April 16.-The board
of trade met in conjunction with the
business men last evening and com
pleted an organization to be known
as "The Ouray Business League.
Resolutions were passed and bylaws
adopted The membership now mum
bers about 1870 and includes about
every business house and professional
man in the city.
KANSAS CITY. Mo. April l6.--
Prosecuting Attorney Hughes refused
at noon TO deny that he had been ask
ed by telegraph by Circuit Attorney
Folke of st Louis. to arrest Lieuten
ant Governor Lee for failure to appear
| before the St. Louis grand jury. II is
believed here that officers are looking
for Lee. whose whereabouts so fai
are unknown.
ST. LOUIS, Mo, April 16.-Lieuten
ant Governor Lee is supposed to be
| cnruute to Chicago via Kansas City
| Lee ulHippthrtu tTOtn Jtutisou Wy
late yesterday He is wanted here
| only as a witness. The grand jury Is
expected to make partial report to
day or tomorrow.
DUBLIN. April 16.-Ireland accepts
the land bill, great convention OF
Irish tenants and leaders and the
league to the number OF two thousand
defeating a motion to reject Secretary
Wyndhum's Irish land purchase bill
ROCHESTER,, N ", April H.
President Amelia Higginson. address
Ing The WOman's convention. said
Pre- ,il,nt Roosevelt believe7 n rear
ing large families. He has n right to
his opinion hut when he places child
lessuess In the same category with
criminal acts. he goes too far. The
president is the father of n large fam
l!ls. lie rs not tho mother of "A large
family Ne have heard nothing about
race suicide from the mothers OF
America and never shall. Let the
irrs ilvbt prapple with the trusts, the
tnril the elections. they are in his
line He can safely leave the cues
tion OF babies in the hands of the
woman ct thi.' great republic"
BUTLER. Mo. April l7.-pr James
l.. C;rtrell. aged 6s. was hanged here
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