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


ials take all manner of precaution
with the woman. as they have a fear
that she would put herself out of the
way II she had the chance. She was
not permitted to have a knife and
fork with her lamb chops this morn
ing. II was cut up for her and she was
compelled to eat II with a spoon. Two
doors from Mrs. Chadwick Is Nan
Pattersons cell. and the two met
when they took n little airing in the
corridor at s o'clock
Al the opening of the court. Mrs.
Chadwick gave notice that she desir.
ed to waive examination. preferring
TO go direct TO Cleveland to meet the
charges OF forgery held against her
Mrs. Chadwick's lawyers visited
her at noon. She told them she de
sired to return to Cleveland. They
said they would withdraw from the
case If she did. The prisoner then
said she would make her final decis-
ion this afternoon, There Is little
doubt that the insanity question will
be brought into the case sooner or
later.
Efforts To meet bail for her are so
far fruitless. Emil Chadwick. anxious
as ever to execute his mothers wishes
appeared before Commissioner Shields
and asked that she be removed to
Cleveland. Mrs. Chadwick got no
sleep until four a. m, when tired ma
rure asserted itself
NEW YORK. Dec. S.-Stock mar
llet this morning is in a condition ap-
preaching decentralization. Copper
dropped one point and n half All
stocks followed Al times the situa-
tion bordered on panic. Sales were
so enormous that experts could not
records them accurately. Lawson's
prophecy Of Tuesday was fulfilled.
His first bulletin today advised the
sale of Amalgamated to the last share
Bulletins came heavily from bis Bos-
ton office. were freely circulated and
apparently extensively followed
He advised, Sell sugar and entire
list for time being Sell steel. Sell all
pool stocks. including Southern Pa
cific, Union Pacific. Atchlson."
One bulletin said, Roosevelt Just
beginning work"
Just before noon an attempt was
made to stem the tide of liquidation,
II was successful for a time.
The decentralization of this morn
ing cased mp little this afternoon.
but the stocks that were carried down
failed to recover The panic has simp
~ been allayed. Amalgamated cop
per dropped to fifty nine, a fall of nine
and half It was sixty-eight and a
half last night.
Colorado Fuel was smashed FIVE
points. Tennessee Coal dropped four
and three quarters. Chicago x Great
Western preferred dropped eight,
The brokers are alarmed
Additional margains are being call
Il on all sides Lawson SAYS he will
continue hammering the Standard Oil
set and the copper combine until they
are broken. He says: Il advise every
holder of Amalgamated stock TO sell
his holdings at once before another
crash comes. Another slump may car
ry 1t to 80 again or even lower The
worst is yet to come"
NEW YORK, Dec 9-The stock
market opened with marked feeling
Of unrest prevailing. Amalgamated
promptly dropped a point and three
fourths. Steel remained stationary
-, Paul was forced down. but banking
interests took all offerings and held
he price at one hundred and seven
ty The bears repeatedly tried to
sause decentralization, but in the main
were unsuccessful
At noon the market became strong
leather making the highest record for
years. Lawson kept in the back ground
today. Not a single bulletin was is
sued. Some deem his silence omi-
nous.
Up TO one o'clock today Thomas w
Lawsons prediction of the climax of
the smash had failed to materialize
His sensational attack Ipon the Anal
gamated Copper and other Standard
Oil stocks continued. but as the mar
ket was supported strongly by Pier
pont Morgan, Kuhn, Loeb n Co. and
the various Standard Oil interests.
stocks were kept firm and there were
several good rallies. Copper's decline
was not at all sensational as yester
day, Colorado Fuel dropped two ana
steel preferred one and half, but
the other losses were not unusual.
OURAY, Colo, Dec. S.-The Denver
papers contained dispatches few
days ago to the effect that the mine
operators of Ouray county had agreed
to adopt the hour day for mills the
first of the year. The managers say
no meeting has been held nor the
matter discussed. The Camp Bird and
Barstow companies, two of the largest
In the county, have been working s
hour shifts in mines and mills for
some time. The Revenue has been
and is at this time working two
shifts of 10 hours and it is said no
change is contemplated Among the
smaller mills no change of any char
acter has been announced
TACOMA. Dec S.-By an explosion
of firedamp in the Burnett coal mine
last night. eleven miners were kill
ed, and several injured Eight of the
dead are married men with families
The badly mangled corpses were re-