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

at his fathers home for Christmas.
) NEW YORK. Dec. 22.-Henry Kul
! per, who says he was in business I,
Galveston at one time and lost $40 DOT
: In the floCd there, was ordered deport
ed to Europe as a parper Knlpei
! says he was naturalized in 1885. am
: after the Galveston Hood went 10 Bal
gum but failed to prosper II,
slowed away in steamer which ar
rived at New York last week.
TOPEKA. kas., Dec. 22.--The Rock
Island railway has under considera.
ton the project of double-trac ,ins the
road from Topeka to Mcfarland. Kas..
at cost of 800 900. with a view to
improving the service 10 Texas and
California
PHOENlXVlLLE, Pa. Dec. 92.-
Three trainmen were killed. being in
Generated, as the reuslt or a milk
train striking a freight train on TIE
Reading railway near Perkiomen
Junction today.
| MEMPHIS, Tenn, Dec. 22.-Two
cars OF the Illinois Central Limited
train, from New Orleans for Chicago.
were ditcned near Hon, Springs. Miss.
| today. Mrs. Wade, Miss Kidd and
| other passengers were injured.
SAN ANTONIO. Texas. Dec. %
The Monk Gibson Jury has been ont
"a hours without reaching verdict.
lhe jury may be iischarged tomor-
row
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-presidcnt
Roosevelt declines to enter into any
controversy with Odell and will not
make any reply to Odelrs statement
FORT LEAvENwoRTH, Kas., Dec
22.-The federal penitentiary here is
mentioned as the probable place of
confinement of Mrs. Cassie Chadwick
The prison has no accommodations
ior women. Female federal convicts
sent here are turned over to the Kan
sas state penitentiary When the new
federal prison is finished quarters for
women will be available.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-It is re.
ported that Major General Corbin at
ter his retirement next year will he.
come candidate for Congress from
the Sixth Ohio district.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-Lieuten-
ant General Chaffee wrote Mayor Ne.
Clellan today, declining the appoint.
meni OF police commissioner of New
York.
HAMMOND Ind. Dec. 22-Tne
engine and sixteen cars Of a panhan
dif freight train piled up in mass
OF wreckage near Hartsdale as re
suit OF the engineer failing to notice
the red light at an open switch. En-
gineer MANS, Fireman hessersouth
and Brakemen Berkshire and Duck
well are mortally injured.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 22.-"The pub
lie school is not merely the education
al center for the mass of our people.
but is the factory of American clti |
zenahip. Incidentally TO its other
work the public school does more than
any other Institution OF any KIND. sort
or description to Americanize tho |
child OF foreign-born parents who |
comes here when young or Is born |
here. Nothing else counts for as
much in welding together into one |
compact mass of citizens hip the diff |
ferent race stocks which here are be. |
ing fused into a new nationality
The presidents address, was delly- |
cred at the White House durin- an
informal reception 10 officials and 81. |
ucatois of Washington. VINO took part
in the celebration of the centennial OF
the establishment Of the public |
schools of the District of Columbia.
1T has been my good fortune" con
inued Mr Roosevelt that all my
children have received or are receiv-
ing portion of their education in the
public schools of this district. in this
city, and feel that the advantage 10
them is incalculable.
Il certeinly do not underrate the
Importance Of the higher elucatlon.
1t would be the greatest misior npe
II we ever permitted such a warped
and visited view of democracy to nh
tain as would be implied in a denial
of the advar tage that comes to the
whole nation rom the nigl ellca ion
OF the few who are able to take I'D.
vantage of the oppori unity to 0ptain
1t. But while fully admitting this. 1t
remains true that most important OF
all Is the education of the common
school,"
WASHINGTON. Dec. 23.-Criticisms
by Congress of the canal commission
as cumbersome and extraYagant has
caused some observers TO anticipate
legislation as not improbable abolish
ing the canal committee and giving
the president power to build the
canal. President Roosevelt himself
has made recommendation along
this line. II this is done II is under
stood that Shonts will be retained as
the executive head in Washington.
Magoon as governor of the canal zone
and that the work will be done by
engineers under the supervision of
the resident engineer, an officer select
ed from the engineering corps of the
army.
The president believes that this will
give direct results.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 23.-President
Roosevelt and family will remain at
the White House Christmas day. GIFT