Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-04-07

an unusual number OF votes for city
Thirty-fve aldermen-one
half of the whole city council-are be-
ing elected at the same time.
WASHINGTC.;, ADril 5.-Myron
Stewart, bank examiner, was appoint
ed receiver OF The Capital National
Bank of Guthrie. Okla. today by
the comptroller of the currency.
AKRON. O., April 5.-The Akron
Savings bank, Cne of the leading insti-
tutions of the city failed today.
PHILADELPHIA. April 5.-Four
weeks ago Thos. Emerson was stabbed
and his heart protruded from his
bcdy. He was taken to the hospital
md the surgeons cut the heart away
and replaced it. sewing IT up with
many stitches. The operation was
desperate. but the man recovered and
was discharged from the hospital to-
lay. perfectly well
LOUISVILLE. Ky, April 5.-Before
the Presbyterian Ministers associa-
ton this morning Rev. DR. Morrison,
a southern missionary, reiterated his
sensational charges of fearful bar
barities in Africa, saying that king
Leopold bought his ivory with blood
and through the slaughter OF inno-
cents"
TOPEKA. Kans., April Through
out Kansas mayoralty elections are
being held in the thlrd-class cities to-
day. while the first and second-class
are choosing members for city coun-
cils.
LINTON. April Colonel VII
liam Hawkins. eX-chief OF police of
this city, was shot by l.. T. Russell. ex-
editor of the Democrat, in a political
row yesterday, and Is barely alive this
morning. Russell is in jail here. The
shooting caused considerable excite
ment for time. but has now dieu
down.
JEFFERSON CITY. Mo, April g.
Desperate preparations were made by
40 convicts to blow up the Missouri
penitentiary and kill the guards who
should interfere and release some 300
prisoners today. but they were foiled.
AT / O'Clock this morning Buck VIII
liams. guard In charge of the hall,
was attacked by a convict who had
broken from his cell The guard fired
shot and seven guards appeared,
when a general alarm was given, and
after more shooting the rioters were
overpowered. The cells were then
searched and 90 pounds of dynamite,
bottle of nitro-glycerine. two revol-
vers, cigar box of cartridges and a
number of skeleton keys We're found.
1t is not known how the convicts OBJ
tanned these articles.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, April g
The plot to blow up the penitentiary
lere was Matched in a cell occupied
| by Peter Thornton, Peter Ellis and
lanes Mcdonald. sent up for ten
years for safe blowing, They stepped
| from the cell simultaneously after
drilling a hole and began firing at the
guards. They intended to use the
| dynamite after overcoming the guards.
WASHINGTON. April 5.-Congress
is much excited today over the testi-
| mouy given by George II. Maxwell,
| he irrigation expert, yesterday after
loon before the house committee on
rrgation. The relations are regarded
Is equal 10 the postal matters and are
| likely to have decided effect.
Maxwell, under pressure, testified
that he had for five years been recelv-
ing $1,000 a year each from the Bur
| lington, the Union Pacific, the Santa
| F'e the Great Northern, the Northern
| Pacific and southern Pacific and the
Rock Island with other contributions,
in all making $4,000 per annum. This
money he had received TO use as an
education fund in the interest OF
| irrigation, and with it he maintained
| press bureaus in Chicago, New York
and Washington.
Maxwell says that this money was
| not used improperly and never die
tated any policy.
ST JOSEPH. Mo. April 5.--George
Clewell. the cashier of the Federal
| Trust company of Cleveland, o.. who
was arrested here. to-day said he would
not resist reQuisition. He said he
thought his shortage amounted to slS,-
| 600 or 100000, and that he was led
into the Irregularities in his accounts
| in order TO meet mortgage on his
home Clewell fled a week ago, inst
before the company suspended. The
warrant charges him with the embez-
clement of $4,000.
GUTHRIE, Okla, April 5.-Nation-
al Bank Examiner Sturtevant took
charge of the Capital National bank
as receiver today. The sensation
caused by the failure continues. The
bank had dozens OF correspondents in
both territories and all had consider
able sums on deposit Sturtevant
came from Holdenyille, where he has
charge OF the defunct National bank
Of which Charles Billingsley. the pres.
ident of the Capital National bank is
also president. Billngsley is said to
have shares in some 20 territorial
banks besides many industrial plants
throughout the country.
ALBANY, n. Y, April 5.-If Judge
Parker were to be elected president
would he be dominated by David Ben
nett Hill? This is a question which
many Democrats are asking This is
the prevalent fear-that If Judge Par