Durango semi-weekly herald., 1904-07-28


the water, churning the surface to a
foam. II was almost miraculous that
no boats happened to be in the path
of the spout
SiLVERTON, July 25.-Charles
Rogers, in the restaurant business
started last Monday to look after some
mining claims in Dry gulch. up Ce.
ment creek. Not returning the last o!
the week his family became uneasy
and yesterday his young son started
out to ascertain his whereabouts. Mr..
Rogers was found at the foot of a
cliff, where he had evidently fallen.
having probably been dead several
days. He leaves wife and family.
SAN FRANCISCO, July 25-Mayor
Schmidt is much exercised over the
wrangling of the big fighters and de-
clares that unless the thing is stopped
he Will put an end to the game In San
Francisco. He may not give n permit
for the -Munroe match to come
OFF.
Richard Mansfield, It is said, risked
death by starvation as a painter be-
fore he closed his studio in Boston and
took to the stage.
| WASHINGTON. July 25.-Judge
Charles Il. Magoon, recently appoint
ed general counsel and law officer of
the Panama canal commission. left
| Washington today en- route for the
isthmus. He will remain at Panama
until about the middle of September
FOR the purpose of familiarizing him
self with the duties of his position. As
| general counsel for the canal commits.
sion, Judge Magoon will be confronted
| with the necessity of solving many
intricate and delicate problems which
viii be likely to have a far-reaching
| influence on domestic and information
| al affairs conducted with the canal
strip There will be questions con
cerning the transfer of sovereignty
over the canal zone; others will arise
| from the division of governmental au-
| thority, by which the United States is
given absolute authority over the mid.
die of the isthmus. yet which provide
Tor divided jurisdiction at each term,
| mus OF the great inter-oceanic high.
| way, and still other complications are
| expected to develop from the opera.
| tion of the Panama railroad.
NEW YORK. July 26.-Thomas Tag
gert of Indiana was today elected
| chairman of the Democratic national
| committee. The sessions were at.
| tended by Democratic leaders from all
parts of the country, who express
| themselves as well pleased with cam.
| paign prospects.
trey Woodson of kentucky was to.
day elected secretary of the national
committee.
| important places yet to be filled are
| treasurer and chairman of the exec.
nlive committee. August Belmont and
| w f. Sheehan are mentioned respect
| lively for these.
SliEPARDSTOWN, w. Va, July &c.
Mrs. Katherine Reynolds today de.
clared that the report of her engage
ment to Henry Davis is without foun-
dation.
BEDFORD SPRINGS, Pa, July &c.
Secretary Robb, for Henry Davis,
| absolutely denies the story that the
yce-presidential candidate is soon TO
wed Mrs. Reynolds of Sbepardstown.
W. Va
SWEET SPRINGS, Mo. July 26.-
Senator Vest passed restless night.
and was weaker than ever at noon to.
day. He is still conscious but his
mind wanders at times.
DENVER, July 2G-Judge Malone
this morning handed down decision
in the case of the Fidelity Savings
Bank, which lately failed, and depos-
| itors regarding its affairs as In an un-
satisfactory condition. The decision
of the court is that the district attor-
ney and the attorneys for the depos-
itors may have free access to the
books of the defunct bank, but that
| the depositors of the concern will not
be compelled to pay for these investi-
cations.
The judge says: Most of the de.
| posltors in the Fidelity are poor peo-
| pie. and they should not he called upon
| to pay the expenses of criminal prose
cution any more than a man whose
horses have been stolen should be ex.
pected to defray the cost of falling the
| thief"
| MEMPHIS, July 26-"Progressiye
euchre, bridge whist and all other
games played in drawing rooms for
cut glass prizes and other articles of
value cause more defalcations than
he games of chance presided over by
| The professional gamblers. appeal
to the social clubs and the women of
this city to give me their aid in puri-
| Tying Memphis"
Mayor Williams turned on the re-
form element with this pronuncla-
mento. Driven by the demands of the
| committee of public safety to close
the gambling houses. the mayor went
| to the extent of shutting all the sa-
looms of the city between the hours
of midnight and o'clock in the morn
Ing. Now he has called on the women
to aid by stopping their games in
| which rich prizes are given.
The gambler frequently complains
with justice" says the mayor, that
it is wrong for the police TO arrest him
for risking nickel while the social
game for valuable stakes is allowed to