Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-12-25

'u tho fragments. Friends of 0leich
dared him to do the same thing. He
Immediately swallowed some of the
sihss and is now in serious condi-
ton, frequent bemorrhages testifytnx
20 the effect the glass Is having upou
) ms stomach and intestines.
a bill appropriating sal 600 900 tn
huild fourtcen-foot water way from
Chicago to ST. Louis has been intro
duced In the house by Representative
Lorimer. The bill recites the great.
ness OF the Mississippi valley, It's sur
plus productions demanding foreign
markets. the construction OF the drain.
ege canal, and the fact that the deep
oning OF the nes PLANES river from
the mouth of the Chicago ship canal
at Joliet to the headwaters of the II.
linois river. and the deepening of the
illinois river to Grafton. will establish
a through water way from the great
axes to the Gulf Of Mexico.
| At the finance committee meeting
of the United States Steel corporation
Tuesday figures were presented show.
ing that the company has orders on
Is books for 100000 tons. This un.
liled tonnage is by far the largest In
he history of the corporation and re.
| lects the unparalleled demand in the
ron and steel trade. Estimates were
made 10y those present, which were
BASED on reports already received,
| nat the earnings of the corporation
or the fourth quarter would be larg-
9r than In any corresponding period
since the formation OF the company.
BY an explosion in the basement of
he Rocky Mountain News building
Wednesday. evening Charles NJ. Hall,
4 substitute engineer. was instantly
Killed and the plant of the News was
partially wrecked. The paper was
gotten out as usual The explosion
was caused by the bursting OF small
steam pipe. The greater part of the
iamage was In the boiler room. The
piastoring was knocked on the walls
N the business Office editorial and
linotype rooms. The machinery lead
ing from the engine to the presses
was slightly damaged but not enough
10 stop the operation OF the plant.
All the society people are pricking
up thelr ears In anticipation of q
White House wedding. There are
about 10000 men and women in Wash.
ington who think themselves entitled
to invitations. Some of them, doubt.
less, will go around to the White
House and ask for cards Such thines
have been known. There haves not
been many weddings in the White
House. That of Mr.. Longworth and
Miss Roosevelt Will be the first to take
place in the White Bonse sincs the
marriage Of President Cleveland to
Miss Frances Folsom In 1885, That
was the first time that q president
was married in the executive mansion
and the occasion was celebrated In :
manner to make IT long memorable.
The interval before that ran back to
the wedding. In 1874, OF Nellie Grant
10 Algernon Sartoris. Harriet Lana
Johnson was married in the White
House in the last year of President Bu-
chanan's administration, 1860. She
was Buchauan's niece. The daughter
of President Monroe was the arst
daughter of president to be married
in the White House, her wedding to
a member of the Livingstone family
taking place In the green room In
1920. Robert Todd, the son OF Dolly
Madison by her first husband, Was
married In the White House to his
cousin, in President Madison'a second
term, this being the first marriage to
take place thcre.
Ingfr.t,,. ,rfH,IaI, ur. rtoht
indicted for juggling figures.
The indicted corporations and indi-
yiduals will have to go to trial Janu-
airy on the charge OF conspiracy Ia
restraint of trade.
The district attorney at New York
has begun proceedings to compel TIE
production of the books and papers Of
the theatrical syndicate In court
The Rio Grande shops at Salt Lake
burned Wednesday night. resulting In
ia loss approximated in the neighbor-
hood Of 100000, throwing 200 men
out Of employment.
There is a scramble on for the posi-
ton Of secretary of the state board
OF arbitration, left vacant by the death
of j. l.. Hodges. 1t is possible the
widow may be given the place.
A Chicagoan was kept on the pay
roll OF the Washington Life Insurance
company for thirteen years to infiu-
ence insurance legislation in western
states. says witness before the in
vestigating committee.
Having refused the offer Of Miss
Lulu May Nesbit OF Oakdale. Pa. OF a
release from his promise OF marriage
because her foot had been amputated
as the result OF an accident. James T.
Mccorkle. a lawyer OF Pueblo, Colo,
was married Thursday to the young
| woman.
d. o. McCahey. well known physi-
clan OF Philadelphia, has discovered
a mechanical process by which air
can be extracted from water beneath
the surface Not only can he, or any
one else for that matter. extract sub
aqueous air from the surrounding vat
er, but he can store 1t beneath the sur
face