Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-09

but the vouchers OF salaries PAID. An
investigation is asked.
NEW YORK. Feb. 6.-The work Of
securing the remaining members OF
the jury in the trial of Hooper Young,
accused of the murder of Mrs. Pulit-
ger, was resumed this morning.
Young was dragged into court by two
deputies and still maintains a real or
assumed indifference that has charac-
terlzed his attitude. He sat inert. his
head buried in his hands, never lift
ing his eyes.
BLOOMINGTON. Ill. Feb. G.-More
than hundred principals and teach
ers are here for the annual meeting
OF the Illinois Schoolmaster's club.
The most important features OF the
program are lecture on Robert Louis
Stevenson by DR.. W. A. Colledge. of
Aurora. and paper on THE Forma-
ton of a Literary Style" by Daniel
Kilham Dodge of the University of IL
linois.
GUTHRIE. Okla, Feb. Ga move
ment has been inaugurated by a num-
ber of prominent planters and capital
lists of Oklahoma, in connection with
eastern experts, by which it is pro-
posed to straighten the channels of
Little River and Salt river, two
streams which traverse Cleveland and
Pottawattamie counties and the Semi
| mole Indian nation, by an east and
| west course. Along these streams.
which take very sinuous course. lie
| thousands of acres of deep-soiled bot
| tom lands that overflow every spring.
These tracts are not swamp lands, but
are oyeriowed by reason of the tortu-
Gus channels of these streams becom-
ing damned with debris. 1t is esti-
mated that the Strengthening of these
streams will reclaim not less than so,
| 600 acres of land, which, when re-
claimed, will become worth from $50
| to 500 an acre. In many instances
| fractional tracts have been reclaimed
| by open bitches, and on such tracts
immense quantities of potatoes, corn,
cotton, fruit and other crops have been
secured. cotton in many instances
running as high as one and one-half
bales to the acre and of a very fine
| quality.
CHICAGO, Ill, Feb thousands
of workers were compelled to climb
many flights of stairs to their offices
in the big fifteen story office buildings
this morning, as a result of the strike
inaugurated by the elevator men and
window washers
| Business in the highest Offices is
practically suspended. The strikers
committee went from building to
| building today and cut off the coal
supply Firemen and engineers have
been notified that sympathetic
strike is expected.
MONTREAL. Feb. 6.-As a result
of the refusal of the management OF
the street car company to accede to
the demands of the employees, all the
car lines continued tied up this morn
ing. Two thousand employees. from
clerks to snow shovelers, formed a
procession and marched about the
town with French, British and Ameri
can flags flying.
Great excitement prevails. In
street fight a striker was badly in
jured by the crowd, which attacked
him after he drew a knife, More trou
BILE is anticipated tonight.
CHICAGO, H., Feb. 6.-For love OF
the principal and interest in his wei
fare, the Senior class of the Hyde
Park High school have given uI
| the chance of formal graduating eX
ercises at the Auditorium next June
and have presented the money raised
for this purpose to the principal
Charles w. French, in order to give
him n European tour to regain his
health All seem delighted 10 make
the sacrifice.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. Ga
meeting OF the statehood committee
was held this morning to further con
slider the statehood bill. The result
was not at all definite, but the gener
al impression prevails that the advo
Gates of the origi-al omnibus bill will
carry the measure through, as all
| suggestions of compromise were re
jected. The meeting this morning
was informal Several well known
residents of the three territories .ar
rived in Washington today to further
urge the passing of the bill and pro
test against the proposed merging OF
Arizona and New Mexico
OMAHA, Neb., Feb. 6.-Word reach
ed here ,.hs morning that AL. Turner
the desperate wanted for the murder
of Il. NJ Dunlap at Lead, was captur
ed at Alliance, Neb.. two hundred
miles from the scene of the crime. He
resisted arrest and was shot down
dying this morning.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Feb. ct
is announced here today on what is
regarded as excellent authority that
San Francisco is to have another
trans-continental railroad line. with
the Gould interests in full control.
The new road is the San Francisco
Terminal Railway and Ferry COM
pany 1t is proposed to build and
run from Oakland through Haywards,
Stockton and Marysville, thence
across northern Nevada and Utah to
a connection with the Denver G. Rio
| Grande system. Local capitalists are
the incorporators. but there is reason
to believe that Gould will supply the
money,
APPLETON. Wis, Feb. G.-The
| case of Mrs. Lucille Colbert, charged
with having set the fire which last