Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-04-20


. body OF Jennie Kintop was =
. found last night by parties .
. who were hunting in the =
woods. The body OF the hand .
some young girl was badly in =
jured and gave evidence OF .
. having been assaulted, Her =
. empty pocketbook and some =
. parcels she was carrying were .
. found in a ditch nearby The =
. people In the community are .
. very mucn excited, and Il the =
. young negroes are found .
. lynchng is not improbable .
DENVER April i7.-The dead bo-
dies Of William Pogan and Herbert
Gurnam, thought to he wealthy east
erners were found this morning in
their room in bed al 1852 Clarkson
street, fashionable rooming nouse.
The faces of the men were badly con.
torted, giving evidence that they had
been suffering great pain when re-
lieved by death The police are mys-
titled and are making every effort to
ascertain the cause of their deaths
and TO fully identify the men.
I.ater.-The names of the men are
William A Fagen and Herbert Cor
ham. and are the sons of rich New
York and Philadelphia families The
men literally drank themselves to
death They were brought up in the
lap OF luxury and came to Denver
NH 1nh "a nd
drank away fortune, and the tragedy
today was the result of a quantity OF
poison taken by the men some time
last night.
BUFFALO, n. Y, April l7.--Promi
nent packers OF canned goods from
various parts Of the country began a
meeting here today to consider tne
formation of national association
with the object of looking after the
foreign trade more carefully and
keeping in touch with national legis
lation affecting the business.
JOPLIN, Mo-. April l7-Benjamln
Corbin, mine owner, was instantly
killed here today in mine 999 in a
peculiar manner, He was standing
at the bottom of the shaft when a
Tub Of ore. which fell a distance OF
forty feet, struck him on the head
Corbin came from Stockton Mo. six
years ago.
WASHINGTON. April 1.-THE de
partment of commerce and labor has
received copy of report on the
vt- tpH, CT ~ IfUtt tod Gtnt Ion
made by r. Seymour Bell British
commercial agent at Chicago, to the
British foreign office. The depart
mept considers the facts shown BY
this report important. in view of this
fact that the United States in 1904
became a rice exporting, instead of 4
rice importing. nation. Her exports
were Increased 80 per cent while bel
imports decreased 90 per cent, as com
pared with transactions Of the prev
ious year
TOPEKA, Kan, April l7.-AttorneN
Mulvihill and Warden Jewett today
filed an answer in the mandamus sui
TO compel the latter TO sign the bonds
for q state oil refinery. The answer
contends the law is invalid because 1t
constitutions.
BUFFALO. n Y, April IA
blizzard struck this city AT 10 O'Clock
this morning, blowing terrific snow
before a seventy mile gale. Ice form
ed down the lake to the nead of the
Niagara river where it packed into u
Jam extending mile from the mar
Dor. Several boats We're caught In
the jam
LIMA, o., April lS.-The STANDARD
Oil company knocked the bottom ou'
OF western crude oil today. Instead
of making an equal decline of two
cents they sen the. market down
TO five cents "A barrel in Kansas and
the two Territories. This decline Is
the hardest blow yet dealt the indie
pendent fields as the Standard com
pany is now refusing oils below 80
gravity, and oil men figure that this
cut practically meauA the shutting
down OF oil leases in the West.
CHANUTE. kans,. April 1s.-The
Standard Oil company's sensational
reduction in the price of crude oil
created no CONSERVATION here. The
Kansas producers. especially those
with 30-degree oil. already have plans
developed to an advanced stage Ia
market their own production, The
Standard is not buying over 80 per
cent of the production al any rate
and the producers plan to work oui
their own salvation. and II is believed
they will receive material impetus
by today's cut. The blow will hit the
territorial men hard. however. and
the local producers think It will put
crimp in matters. and expressed
satisfaction with the treatment tney
are receiving from the monopoly,
One Of the producers said: THE
time when scent cut would have
started panic has passed and also
when the trust agent at 20 Broadway
New York or Lima. o., can tell MS
what We shall get for our OIL The
producers expect furtner cuts to be
made by the Standard.
LONDON, April lS.--fNearing lest
the Russians would take advantage OF
"a a.