Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1903-02-23
TELEeRAPAic NEWS.

Pieseht dt tHe ceremony, which con-
sisted of the pope receiving delega.
tons of pilgrims from all parts of the
world
The pope entered the hall on an
invalid's chair, which was borne on
the shoulders of the members of the
guard amid waving peacock fans.
The pope maintained his strength
wonderfully, and said after the conclu
sion of the exercises: This is really
the happiest day of my life"
simultaneously with the Vatican
ceremony Cardinal Rampolla conduct
ed service in st. Peters, which
twenty thousand people attended.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. Feb. 90
Louis Gathman, the Chicago inventor.
claims to have discovered a method
of purifying water of all kinds of dis.
ease germs, and has enlisted the as.
sistance of New York and Washing
ton capitalists to put his machines on
the market. 1t is said that the cor.
poration which will exploit the ma
chimes, the Standard Liquid Purifying
company. has been organized with a
capital of $2,500,000, and will soon be
in a position to sell the machines
cheap.
A model of Mr.. Gathman's apparat-
us has been at work in this city for
several months with excellent results,
1t is claimed. 1t is asserted that from
100000 to 100000 gallons of water
can be purified in space of ten feet
square, at a cost of from 81 to SIS per
million gallons. Plans are under way
for an apparatus of the capacity of
this size, and the machine will be in
working order soon.
The inventor says that all germs,
such as typhoid fever, cholera and
other kinds as well, are eliminated
by his process.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-. Feb. 20.-The fol-
lowing circular order was issued yes
terday by the police department OF
this city:
"Ofiice of Chief of Police, st. Louis,
Mo-, Feb. 10, 1903-Wanted for CON
spiracy and fraud on indictment in
this city:
''E. j, Arnold. alias Davis-Age 40
years, feet s inches, 10 pounds,
smooth face, large nose, brown or san
dy hair, wears a black Fedora hat;
always dresses well; of good habits;
well known to race track followers for
years; makes Hot Springs, Ark, his
home every winter.
"Lumpkin A. Gill-Age so years,
feet or feet 1 inch, It's pounds, iron
gray hair, small mustache, same color
as hair, which is always cut short;
light gray or light blue eyes; wears
a large black Derby hat; right arm
paralyzed at the hand; hand turned
In to the body; dresses we'll; looks
like business man; generally has
dark colored spring overcoat thrown
across his right arm to hide the Grip
pied hand. He likes to stand on the
corners and watch the ladies coming
and going to the theaters; is also
well known to all race track follow
ers; is very corpulent; drops head
and drags left leg when walking
up to three years ago both these
men were broke. and were then
known to the cheaper race track iol-
lowers, such as touts and men who
hang around poolrooms, getting the
bttllnS btlott SOlHS W iut
race track. Nearly every race track
bookmaker and race track follower
knows both of these men.
"COL. MATHEW KELLY,
"Chief of Police
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Feb. 90
Persons in various parts of the island
are being imprisoned for non-payment
of taxes. There is strong feeling
against the authorities, as their course
the government is pressing the col
lection of rates. The government
secretary has denied the assertion in
the legislature. and he promises to
investigate. Several persons have
been released owing to the protests
of newspapers. Thousands more are
being prosecuted for taxes.
LITTLE ROCK, Ark, Feb. 20.-This
afternoon Mr.. Norwood asked the SEN
ate to take up the McFerrin bill to
place the management of the state
penitentiary in the hands of board
to be appointed by Governor Davis.
Objections were raised and lengthy
debate followed. Governor Davis en-
tered the senate chamber immediate
ly after Senator Norwood made his
motion to take the bill from the cal
endar. Senator Wood and Senator
Sengel opposed the motion, declaring
that the bill was pet scheme of Gov
ernor Davis to control all departments
of the state government. Senator
Wood made a vigorous protest, stating
that Governor Davis had called sena-
tors into his office and made all kinds
of promises to reward them if they
would assist in securing the passage
of the bill. Senator Wood character
lied the conduct of the governor as
outrageous and he believed charge
of bribery would be sustained. The
senate finally took the bill from the
calendar but a moment later referred
it to the committee on public build
ings and grounds.
NEW YORK, Feb. 20.-County de
tectives on District Attorney Jerome's
staff have becn all day trying 10 serve
attachments on FIVE millionai, es anc
c!ubmen to appear as Witnesses in the
trial of David Bucklin, manager iol
Richard Garfield. Among the mum
Der is Reginald C. Vanderbilt. who, II
r ta IN