Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1905-07-17


1, couple had been married Just :
= year, and were celebrating &
= the anniversary OF rheir we'd e
3 dind day. Z
= e
3 NEW YORK, July 1.-THE 2
condition of James Alexander. =
3 ex-president of the Equitable !,
= Life Insurance association, is /,
!, very grave and his friends {,
3 believe his recovery to be {.
= doubtful q,
Is Z,
NEW YORK, July 1.-The Equit-
able scandal grows in extent. 1t is
believed today that there is an effort
being made on the part Of Governor
Higgins and Insurance Superntend-
ent Hendricks to shield many hign in
political counsel by endeavoring to
suppress and belittle the evidence.
District Attorney Jerome is determin-
ed to push the grafters to the Grim
inal court II possible. Senator De
pew, Vice President Hyde and Pres
ident Alexander. VINO is reported to
BIO very low this afternoon, will be
compelled to face criminal trials.
The case against Senator Depew APP
pears to be particularly strong today.
and there are those who think the
typical American will end his days a
disgraced man. The celebrated
Chauncey is now in his I'D year.
| NEW YORK, July IA. At meet
ing of the directore of the Equitable
Life Insurance company today there
were three more designations which
were accepted. and twelve new direct.
ors recommended by the trustees
elected. Among them were President
Butler OF Columbia university; form
er Congressman Littleheld OF Maine:
former Judge Cady Herrick OF New
York and Nevada Strahan. collector
OF customs at New York.
GREELEY, Colo, July 1.-Two un-
known holdups early this morning at.
| tackled an old German whose identity
is yet unknown. and gave him such a
| heating that he will die during the
day. There is little question that
| robbery was the motive. There is no
clue to the holdups.
WASHINGTON. July l4.-It is
thought today that the President will
take some action in regard to depart
ment OF agriculture secrets II is
known that the statistics on tobacco
have been manlpulatede In the inter
ests of the trust and that a scandal
in this particular Will be unearthed
Lea -. H.
shade.
LEXINGTON, KY, July Alt is
asserted by members Of the Burnley
Tobacco association that false reports
We're furnished by the department of
agriculture on acreage and crop pros
poets. 1t is predicted scandal sim
liar to the cotton report scandal will
he the result and rigid investigation
will be started.
ALBERT LEA. Mimi, July Al
Thomas w. Lawson made the final
speech of his swing around the circle
here today, addressing a large audi
ence at the local ChautauQua Assem-.
bly,. Since leaving Boston ten days
ago Mr. Lawson has delivered about
dozen speeches at various points in
Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa and Minneso-
ia, telling the people of those states
in his characteristic forceful style OF
the iniquitiss of the Standard Oil |
crowd and urging them to renewed |
vigor in their warfare against cap |
italistic combines. Mr.. Lawson will |
leave for Boston tonight, returning |
by way OF Canada.
WASHINGTON. July 14-President
Roosevelts speech to the physicians |
at Long Island in which he paid so
high a tribute to Gen. Wood. has
to whether the President intends to |
assign Mr.. Wood to the work of clean
ing up the isthmus and placing II in |
a sanitary condition. Canal officials |
claim to know nothing of such plan.
but 1t is believed it would work ben
efcially to all concerned.
CHICAGO, July 1.-THE railroads |
have granted the request of the Chi |
cago board OF trade for readjust- |
ment of the grain rates from the |
northwest through Chicago and St |
Paul to the East. The new rates will |
become effective next Monday. The |
tendency OF the equalization will be
to place Chicago and St. Paul on an |
even basis with respect to grain in |
the northwest, wnich might be re-
garded as tributary TO both gateways. |
LONDON, July l4.-Great Britain |
is taking official cognizance Of the an
nouncement from Stockholm That |
while there the German emperor had |
been making terms with King Oscar |
in regard to German and Swedish |
alliance and the forthcoming German |
naval display in Swedish waters. |
England has no fear of the outcome
Of any struggle that may develop, es
pecially since the rapidly increasing
friendship between herself and
France mas come about, but is pre-
pared TO resent interference in affairs
calculated to disturb the balance of
power in Europe
MINNEAPOLIS, July 14.-ln a sen
sational speech to an Interested audi
ence by Thomas w. Lawson, deliver