Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-06-29

/ ''"tS nv" awaiting tAecutiOH, ana al
ire TO be elecgrocuted before the END
| of August
| TOPEKA. Kan. June 25.-The ex
| ira session OF the legislature practI
ALLY completed its work at noon to-
day and will adjourn at 3 p m, If tiN
enrolling clerks prepare the bills for
The governors signature No general
relief measure was passed Wag.
seners bill, appropriating one million
ioilarn to rebuild bridges swept away
was Killed before the clerk finished
ts reading. General bills were passed
enabling county commissioners to re
iieve distress In dire caiamities, pro
'iding for abatement OF taxes on prop
erty damaged or destroyed, and au-
thorizing a survey OF the Neosho riv-
er with view TO securing congress.
'ional appropriations About forty
bills giving counties and cities power
o handle difficulties arising from the
ioods were adopted.
BELLENlI.LE, Kan, June 25.-Soft
rack near here. the result OF the re
,ent floods. caused the wreck of the
rock Island Denver flyer this morn
ing The cars were derailed but no
one hurt.
PHILADELPHIA, Pa, June 25.-
At special meeting today the STOCK
holders Of the William Cramp IL Sons
Ship and Engine Building company
viii complete the arrangements for
IN Increase in capital as decided upon
IT the recent annual meeting of the
company. 1t is proposed to raise the
,apital from $1,000. 900 to S6.25O. 900
and 10 enlarge the bond issue from
81 100000 to s7.5O0.0
TOPEKA. Kan. June PA cloud
burst caused Shunganunge creek to
overflow nifty acres in South Topeka
siA inches to three feet deeu at /
m. II was feared for a time that
Il would result in IL repetition of the
recent food scenes. and great excite
nent prevailed among the inhabitants
of the flooded district About fifty
tamilles waded to high ground
NEW YORK, June 25.-All the
delegation of Germans. nearly fifty
n number. sent to this country by
he kaiser to study agricultural meth
lay and will leave for home Satur-
lay They express pleasure over
heir trip. and say to them the agri-
cultural experiment stations were to
hem revelation.
Speaking of the schools. one OF the
principal delegates said: we great
y admire your American universities
rhey are admirably put together, but
here is one vital thing they miss. and
hat is beer. The students here can.
ioi have the enthusiasm we have in
)ur German schools by drinking wa.
or, 1t is beer that inspires them"
WASHINGTON, ID. c., June "a
assistant Postmaster General Madden
. receiving decisions from all parts
If the country over the decision of the
court of Appeals sustaining his order
hat deprived bogus periodicals of sec
md class privileges in the mails.
these congratulations come chiefly
rom the publishers of legitimate pc
iiodicals and newspapers, who feel
hat they have been relieved from un-
ust and unfair competition, and they
ask many questions as to the applica-
ion OF the decision which ii is impos-
'ible for Mr. Madden TO answer at
present.
The reform must be very slow. The
department is already tied up in thir-
,y-hye cases by injunctions. manda-
mus proceedings and restraining or
lers from courts in different parts of
the country, from which it must be
released. None of these cases will be
tried unless the publishers in the case
recently decided conclude to take an
appeal To the Supreme Court OF the
United States. Before the decision
was announced they declared that
they would appeal If it went against
them, but thus far they have taken no
steps, and the attorneys for the gov
ernment do not expect any further
proceedings. There are two similar
cases already before the Supreme
court. One OF them, known as the
Railroad Guide case. was appealed to
the Supreme court by the government,
As the Judgment of the lower court
was in favor OF the publisher. Anoth-
er and similar case in which a Chica-
go publisher was involved was also
appealed by the government.
Thirteen publications in the State OF
Maine which were excluded from the
second class mails by order of the de-
partment are still enjoying those priv
ileges under an injunction obtained
from the federal court in that state.
These are considered the worst cases
N the bunch, because they are purely
advertising sheets and are practically
given away 10 millions of people
whose names and postoilice addresses
nave been obtained. This enormous
circulation makes them valuable and
profitable as advertising mediums. and
the circulation of one of the papers is
80 large that it requires four mail cars
10 carry away each edition.
Mr.. Madden, however, expects the
Injunction to be removed under the
recent decision OF the Court of Ap'
pes.ls of the District of Columbia. I'm
der the law, however. every publica
ton having enjoyed second class priv
| llsges is entitled to a hearing before
1t can be deprived Of them; and there
are hundreds of cases. The hearings
have already begun and will be con