Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-12-22

| love. how she mad become the mis-
tress of Young simply through intense
affection for him.
II was today the great question
came: Did you or did you not shoot
| Caesar Young Nam" asked lawyer
Levy of Miss Patterson at the climax
of her testimony. Il did not" replied
the former Floradora girl in firm
voice. 81 would gladly give my life
| to bring him back. If it were in my
power. | never saw the revolver with
which he was shot There was a flash
and then the end
NEW YORK. Dec. 20.-Nan Pat
| terson was cross-examined today re
garding her connection with Caesar
Young During the examination she
admitted Young supported her and
gave her large sums of money She
could not fix the amount When asked
if it was fifty thousand dollars she
said she did not know
She said that Young was the only
man in the world for her The witness
testified that after a dispute in Elan.
nery's saloon, when she and Young
had fifteen to twenty drinks, he push
ed her in the face and she cried.
CONNEAUT, Ohio. Dec 2O.-The
First National bank here and the
Marine bank. of Hanover independ-
ent institutions, closed their doors to.
day while depositors were in line
drawing out The banks said to be in
excellent condition but anxiety over
The Chadwick affair caused distrist.
Cashier Lilley made the following
statement at noon on benalf of the
First National bank: Ever since the
exposure of the Chadwick matter our
1epositors have been withdrawing
their accounts, We do not hold any
Chadwick paper, but there was a gen
eral feeling OF unrest The money has
been gradually drawn out On Sat
nrday, fifty thousand dollars was with
drawn. On Monday practically all the
remaining cash on hand was taken
out.
TOPEKA. Kan. Dec. 20-Money
from fifty million dollars worth of
bonds, which the Santa Fe will issue
soon. viii be devoted to extensive
improvements of the system and the
purchase of new lines to California
Texas. Arizona, New Mexico and
Louisiana. A thousand miles of double
track will be laid. The sections to be
undertaken Immediately are from
Chicago to Joliet, and from Florence
Kan. to Newton, and from Kansas
City and Joliet to Coal City to the
completion of the second track EN-
perial cut OF and completion of the
Belen cut OFF. Pecos valley line Is to
be overhauled and through freight
and passengers can be routed south
from the headquarters of this line
Heavy grades of the entire system
are to be obliterated. The Belen cut
off will make possible the avoidance
of Colorado mountain grades.
In Chicago the track elevation is
20 he completed and there and in Kan
sas City terminals are to be greatly
Increased. Topeka shops are to be
doubled eventually and will employ
five thousand men. Improvements will
be made on many Kansas division
points.
KANSAS CITY, Dec 20.-The court
If appeals unanimouslay affirmed the
fine of one hundred dollars imposed
Jpon state Senator Sullivan for solic-
ting bribe on the pure food meas
IRE pending in the last Legislature
Soliciting bribe ins misdemeanor in
Missouri
KANSAS CITY, Dec 2O-Lena
Weber. mentioned in a Colorado
Springs dispatch this morning. denies
he was Identified as the girl mur-
Tered in Cheyenne mountain.
PARIS. Dec. 20.-A meeting of the
Doggerbank commission scheduled for
oday was postponed till tomorrow,
owing to the non-arrival of Admiral
Davis, American commissioner.
Davis landed at Antwerp today.
SAN FRANCISCO. Cal Dec 20
The collector of customs, under or
lers from the state department. is
ldvising strangers to keep twenty
miles from Pescadors and that forti.
fcations being constructed at Suyo.
Both points are within the radius of
probable conflict between the Japan
Sc and Russian fleets.
KANSAS CITY. Dec. 20.-The Hott.
nan murder trial was postponed again
i'll Thursday because of defendants
awyer being absent.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec 20.-E. f.
Mangum was shot through the head
and instantly killed by Professor ].
H. Woodward at Magee, Miss. where
Woodward is the principal of the high
school, Mangum demonstrated with
Woodward because the latter had ad-
ninistered severe whipping to Man.
gums Is yearold son. Mangum finally
lost his temper and shot Woodward
through the wrist. Woodward was
banded a pistol by a bystander and
shot Mangum through the head Wood
ward is under guard at his residence
NEW YORK, Dec. 20.-The struct.
lral steel pool is in session today and
II is expected that when the meeting
adjourns announcement will be made
of an advance in the price of steel
from so To 81 per ton. The demand
| for steel has been constantly increas
ng of late and the market broaden
ing The revival in the buildisg trade
| IS one of the strong factors In the
| situation and the railroads also are
| buying heavily of beams and bridge
materials of all sorts.
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