Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-11-27
TELEGRAPH NEWS.

r TELEGRAPH NEWS.
| TELLURIDE Nov. 2S.-The pres
ent term of the district court is abou,
to conclude its deliberations, the Grim.
inal docket being practically exhaust.
, ed, without a great number of civil
cases ON the docket. Scovel. under
J trial for the felonious killing of his
rahch neighbor Clark, year ago, in
a neighborhood quarrel. was sentenced
this afternoon. He had been charged
with murder In tha first degree and
the jury found him guilty of voluntary
manslaughter. The court called 10
Scovel to stantd up and say II he had
any reason why sentence should not
be pronounced, when the prisoner be.
gan TO detail the evidence already ad
duced In court. The court told him
that there would be no time for doing
this over again; that he had a fai,
and impartial trial. Scoyel then said
ne desired TO appeal to the mercy c.
the court and Judge Stevens said he
realized that at such time a man
needed mercy, and that owing to his
age and gray hairs considered with
other matters. he would be as lenicnt
as the jury had been; that the Jury
under the evidence could have found
Scovel guilty of murder in the first
desree, but that the court would give
MIN not less than seven nor more
than eight years at hard labor in the
Colorado penitentiary.
Mike Spanoli. charged with ore
stealing, was sentenced to not less
man two nor more than three years
McFadden, charged with stealing
ore, was given not less than two nor
more than three years. and the court
was moved to say to him that 1t was
regrettable that Frank Moro could not
be sentenced with him for the same
oifense; that 1t had appeared clearly
in the testimony that Moro stole the
ore and had used McFadden to shield
him. McFadden told the court that
all he had to say was that IL the coun.
sci had properly presented the case
he would have been acquitted.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23.-The pres
ident is putting the final touches to
his message to Congress, while part of
IT is already in the hands of the
printers II is understood that mucl
attention will be paid to the Panama
canal project, for not only is 1t "A |
hard proposition itself. but the rail
roads OF the country have combined
TO secure If possible the postponement
of the building of the great canal. |
stories of graft nave already reached |
here. The operations on the isthmus |
have already cost over $40. 900. 900.
There are charges of reckless ex. |
travagance on the part of the cana
commission. Emissaries of the trunk
railways are fostering these stories,
and there is current report of So.
100000 raised to influence congress.
sional legislation
1t must be remembered. however,
that while over $40. 900, 900 has already
been spent on the canal by the United
States, si0.000.000 went to France |
and slO,0OO.GO to Panama later in the
matter of purchasing.
LONDON, Nov. 23.-Reports reach. |
ed here this morning that Count |
Witte, the great Russian statesman,
has been stricken with paralysis and |
Is tday in a state OF collapse The |
Standard has dispatches from st. Pc. |
tersburg saying that the counts left |
arm Is paralyzed and he has frequent
attacks of fainting. The illness was
the result OF overwork |
Today's news from the empire |
shows that the present uprising con,
tinues while the stories of Jewish |
atrocities multiply.
TOPEKA, Kas., Nov 23.-Testify- |
ing in the suit 10 reduce rates on
coal, e L. Moore, manager of the salt
works at Ellsworth, Kas., today ad-
mitted that he got rebate of 25 |
cents per ton on coal from the Frisco
system. He says he asked for it on
hearing that the Hutchinson salt
works was getting rebates.
KANSAS CITY. Mo-, Nov. 23.-Ow.
ing to critical injuries sustained by
Homer Gibson. a high schol football
player, in a game at Lincoln, Neb.
the team managers of the three local
high schools today agreed to disband
the teams and cancel all games.
LONDON. Nov. 23.-The impression
prevails here today that Balfour will
resign as premier tomorrow and that
the king will call upon the liberals to
form new cabinet. The Liberals do
not like the expected movement. They
say that Balfour should not resign
just now, but should remain In of.
flee few weeks longer and himself
dissolve Parliament and appeal to the
country.
DENVER, Nov. 23.-Nearly 400
prominent citizens left here early this
morning for Sterling. Colo, to cheer
the opening of the great new sugar
plant In that town. The enterprise
is an enormous one and means much
lor northern Colorado.
SEDALIA, Mo, Nov. 23.-Fire start.
cd by safe blower. who rihed every
store in Clifton City. totally destroyed
the general store of NJ. d. Wakefield.
the postoifice and WakefeldB resi-
dencc today The fire loss is 30 900