Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-10-19

p an WAS hurried 10 tne hospital touh.
> where in an anti-mortem statemen
7 to the coroner sne admitted belongin
to a prominent and wealthy famil
but refused further information abou
herself. She took the room Wednes
day and was found last night, the vic
tim of Illegal medical practice. TIL,
midwife has been arrested.
WASHINGTON, Oct left Alic,
Roosevelt desires to keep the cost,
presents received during her tour o
the Orient she will have to ask tn.
assistance of Congress or pay duty
The can not be brought in free unless
donated to some national institution
| DENISON, Iowa. Oct. l6.-Secretar,
of the Treasury Leslie NJ Shaw Will
leave the cabinet in the spring to- be
come the head of three banking In
stitutions in Iowa. The bank of Den
ison now owned by Secretary Shaw
will go out of business and In Its
| place savings bank and a loan and
trust company will be organized Sec.
retary Shaw will be president and he
expects through his large acquaint-
ance to make them the largest in the
West.
| DENVER Oct. 16.-The trial of
Mrs. Helen Schmidlap for the murder
of her husband began this morning in
| the West side court. Almost the en-.
| tire morning wis taken up with secur-
| ing a jury, examinations OF veniremen
being especially rigid on both sides
because of the wide publicity given
the murder and its peculiar circum-
| stances. Attorney Hilton for the do.
questions drawing out the jurymen as
to their feeling and opinions of jus
tifable murder.
WASHINGTON, Oct l6.-The su-
preme court of the United States to-
day denied the motion to advance the
case of Howard against the state of
Kentucky. Howard is under life
sentence upon conviction for the mur.
der of Governor Goebel.
PLYMOUTH, England, Oct 16.-
George Perkins, of Morgan & Co., ar
rived today. He said he was going
to st. Petersburg. Charles Flint, who
is supposed to have the contract to
him.
NEW YORK. Oct. l6.-Dr. Arthur
Sinclair Knudson, millionaire member
of many clubs and popular in society,
was found naked and In dazed condi-
tion on top of box car by a brake.
man on the New York Central at an
early hour Sunday morning and was
sent to hospital in Yonkers. When
he recovered consciousness he declar
ed that he was unable to state how
he had contrived to travel in suci a
condition
Oil officials, headed by Henry H. Rog-
ers and John d. Archbold who came
from New York yesterday. left on n
special train this morning on a tour
of inspection of the oil fields of West
Virginia. Ohio, Indiana. Kansas and
indian territory.
ST. LOUIS, Oct. l6.-Attorney Gen
eral Hadley will start taking further
dispositions this afternoon In the suit
TO oust the Standard Oil company
from Missouri on charges of violating
the antitrust law. Tomorrow In quo
warranto proceedings before Special
Commissioner Anthony. Hadley ex-
poets to force the Standard and sub
sidiary concerns to produce books
which are expected to reveal testi-
mony of value to the state. The
Standard is resisting on the plea Of
refusing to incriminate itself.
Charles Collins, formerly financial
secretary for H. Clay Pierce, Of the
Waters Pierce Oil company. testified
he heard the company was reincorpor-
ated in 1900 as the result OF custer
proceedings in Texas. Pierce thereby
became the ostensible owner Of the
company and took all the dividends,
after forwarding the greater part TO
| bank doing business at 26 Broadway,
| the home of the Standard OIL com
pary. Before reincoporation Pierce
| owned one-third of the company. Col
| Inns could not say exactly what divi'
| dends amounted to. but said he be
| lleved they ran from 25 to SO per cent
per month on 100000 capital stock
| Hadley asked: DO you mean to say
that the yearly dividends some times
amounted TO 300 per cent?" "oh
| yes" the witness replied.
| TOXIC, Oct. 16.-Baron Komura
chief peace envoy. landed today ant
was greeted by government officials
He was driven through strong guar
to the palace in the imperial carriage
| WASHINGTON, Oct. 16.-Order
were issued today for the release o
the interned Russian ships at Sal
Francisco. This is the first offcia
recognition of the ratification O
peace
OuRAY. Oct. 1.-THE Ouray cour
try has had from two to twelve inchc
Of snow, there being about two Incl
es in town this afternoon. Lite c
the snow will remain, except In tn
d gulches not reached by the sun.
TELLURIDE, Oct. 16.-Everythin
is quiet but the weather is squally an
we may soon rave little snow.
PHILADELPHIA. Oct 16.-Tf
congregation at Olivet Presbyteria