Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-04-21
TELEGRAPHIC AND
OTHER NEWS ITEMS

Frank Hin, Rough Rider. has been
appointed postmaster of Ration.
| David Rothchilds of the Federal
bank. n Y, Is under arrest charged
with eppropriating s25,OOo OF the
banks fund
| It is an instructive comment upon
| the reports OF phenomenal gain by
gamblers at the tables this season
that the roceips to date are sl.250 900
ahead OF last year, when they we're
more than $4,000. 600.
After a debate extending through
the entire session yesterday the house
passed bill providing for the joint
| statehood of Oklahoma and Indian Ter.
ritory under the name OF Oklahoma.
and OF Arizona and New. Mexico un.
der the name Of Arizona
a. J Davis, rectifying gauger. has
been convicted at Greensboro. n c.
OF making false returns whereby the
government was defrauded ont of s3O
900 in less than four months Davis
| II was alleged acted for company
with headquarters at Milton. n c.
The French papers are displaying
an unusual amount of interest in the
coming presidential election in the
United States. In general they pre-
dict the election of President Roose
welt, and one added that Elihu Root
would be vice president If he were
| not from the Presidents own state.
o.
NJ. Balssn has accomplished sen.
sntiona balloon trip from Paris to
Marseilles in his new balloon, the
Aigle He started al o'clock in the
evening. and was carried rapidly
south. where mistral caught him and
swept him down the Rhone valley at
rate of l25 miles an hour He land.
ed at Faraman, ON the edge of the
sea stopping just in time 10 escape
4 cold bath in the Mediterranean His
time was iye hours and the distance
62j miles.
John L. sullivan thinks he is en-
ltled to s2lS part of the proceeds
Of the sale of the championship belt
worth sl0oe0 at the time Il was pre-
senled 10 him The belt recently was
sold by his uncle" with whom he
had left 1t for loan OF $500. John
l.. heard that the helt had realized
$1,000 He decided that all the money
| above the principle and interest, with
the cost of the sale. should come his
way. The pawnhroker replied to Sui
ivan's lawyer that Just 81 was due.
J. Plerpont Morgan's arrival In Lon
Ion the other day caused none OF the
fiutter which was occasioned by his
visits in previous years. Hardly
single London newspaper even men.
toned the fact that he was in town
The Liverpool newspapers deputed a
single reporter 10 meet him at the
landing stage. and to that delegate
Mr.. Morgan said he had no special
mission in coming over here. The re-
porter said the fiuancer looked III and
cnreworn He played n good deal Of
bridge during the journey over.
North bound fast passenger train
| No. / on the Mexican Central, which
left Mexico City Monday night. jump
ed the track about four kilometers
north OF Hacatacas yesterday, resulting
in the death of eight persons and the
| injury of - or so others The train
| was bowling along at a high rate OF
| speed when defective rail preclpitat.
ed the engine. express and baggage
cars. the first and second and third
class coaches down an embankmen,,
totally demolishing them.
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The Denver Republican convention
turned ont to be a harmonious affair
and there is every reason 10 believe
success will crown the work OF the
convention. The ticket is hSed with
| Springer who has well known running
mates. rs follows: Auditor. j. j.
| Nickroy, assessor, L. r. Bartels; treas.
Irer Charles r. Austin; sheriff. Alex.
ander Nesblt clerk. A. X vickery;
recorder. Milton II. Marks; county
! Judges, Ben. b Lindsey, long term
James II Pershlng, short term; cor.
oner. r F. Rollins. superintendent OF
schools. Miss Lillian r. Field, six.
teen aldermen and six supervisors
were also elected.
Some curious facts regarding the
whiskey trade were brought out In a
Milwaukee court in the suit brought
By Henry Figge against the National
Distilling company Edison Bradley
president of the whiskey trust, testi
fed that distillers shipped their goods
and stored them abroad rather than
pay the revenue tax. No revenue tax
is required on exported whiskey, on
the understanding that 1t Is to be con
sumed abroad. AS a matter OF fact