Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-02-06
BERLIN. Feb. 2.-The Pru.sian

of the large financial interests, includ
ing the large banks. whether 1t woul,
be possible to raise loans OF two an,
half million. sufficient to take owe
the coal mines or Rhenish Westpha
liza and Silesia, should the government
desire TO consider such a project TIL,
bankers judgment was that any gov
ernment requirement could easily b,
obtained, pointing out the case witt
which the government borrowed foui
times the sum desired, last year Il
nationalize the railroads.
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-. Feb a
The senate today adopted a resolu
ton endorsing President Roosevelt's
plan OF enlarging the powers of the
Inter State Comerce Commission. The
senate is Democratic.
CHICAGO, M. Feb. PROF. A. II.
Cole. local astronomer. mas discov.
cred one of the largest and clearest
sunspots ever observed Mathematical
calculations prove the spot is one.
tenth of the suns diameter or over
eighty thousand miles In Its widest
part and is plainly discernabie.
| TOPEKA, Kan, Feb. 2.-The house
adopted resolution today giving bills
proposing legislation promised in the
| Republican platform precedence over
all others in standing committees
NJyNU NnDL
discovery of seven cases of smallpox
among Brooklyn street-cleaners EN-.
ployed temporarily since the storm
of Wednesday and who live in lody-
ing-houses in the lower Fulton street
section and fearing an epidemic of
the plague, the Brooklyn health de
partment has taken steps to vaccinate
| every man. Orders also have been is.
sued for the fumigation of every ho-
tel and lodging-house In that section.
which adjoins the aristocratic Heights
section. The first case reported was
from boarding house In Orange
street, not far from Plymouth church.
brought to Bpotlyn by ALEXANDER
Berg, sailor, wno arrived on a
steamship from Mexico ten days ago.
NEW YORK, Feb 2.--Dr. Charles
Cuthbert Hall. president of the facul.
ty of the Union Theological seminary.
has announced n gift to the college
Of eleven hundred thousand dollars by
donor whose name he refuses to re-
veal, The gift includes a magnificent
site on Riverside drive, where new
building will be erected
PITTSBURG, Pa, Feb. 2.-An inn
portant conference between represen-
tatives Of the Republic Iron & Steel
company and the Amalgamated asso-
citation OF iron and steel workers. was
begun here today. The meeting is
for the purpose OF modifying and maxi
ing some changes In the agreement
between the company and the asso-
citation, especially that section relat-
ing to the continuous operation OF the
mills. The agreement has been In ef-
feet nearly FIVE years.
WASHINGTON. d. c.. Feb. g.
The President sent to the senate to-
day the name Of w. H. Llewellyn.
of New Mexico. TO be federal district
attorney OF New Mexico
CINCINNATI. o, Feb. "A big
four tank car leaked gasoline all night
and an engine spark ignited 1t this
morning The explosion destroyed the
earn street bridge. Gasoline ran Into
the sewer and started a subterranean
blaze. marked by an explosion of man.
hole covers
POTSDAM, Feb. "A bulletin is
sued this morning says condition of
Prince Eitel Frederick is Improving.
His highest temperature since yester-
days bulletin was ninety.nine.
OURAY, Colo, Feb. This sec
snow storm and reports from the
mountain tell of slides running In
all direitions. 1t was said Camp
Bird man had been killed In a slide
while coming to town but this has
not been verified. The trail TO the
mine. however. is blocked and impos-
sible to get through.
TELLURIDE. Feb. 2. Fifteen
inches Of snow. not 10 mention tnat
melted, is the result of the resent
storm, with no signs OF letting up.
Many slides are reported but do dam
age.
WASHINGTON, d. C., Feb. q
Since the reciprocity treaty with Cuba
was signed in December imports from
the island showed an increase OF
thirty-one per cent and exports thir-
ty-eight per cent.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. a.
Representative Williams. Of Mississlp-
pl, the minority leader, offered an
amendment to the pending railway
bill declaring private freight and re-
frigerator car lines, common carriers.
JEFFERSON CITY. Mo, Feb. a.
The fourteenth ballot for senator to-