Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-03-02


: which had been built specially for he
by orders Of Col. Cody. and which ad
; Joined the private bedehamber of tn,
colonel.
oURAY. Feb. 2s.-The Democrat
caucussed last evening and decided t,
run a straight municipal ticket thii
! spring. Primaries nave been calle,
for Saturday and convention mex
Monday II is the intention of tn,
Democrats to push forward younl
and energetic men with good rec
ords, relegating all back-woods tim
Der and start the town on the upwar,
move.
! TELLURIDE, Feb 2s.-Angelc
Carlini. miner on the Butterfly
mine. was instantly killed last night
manhole became clogged up and
Carolini was sent to put In shot
The shot opened up the hole and
brought Down n lot of rock, but some
OF it remained. Carlini entered the
manhole when the remaining rock
came down, crushing his skull Sin.
gle and nothing known of the where
abouts of any relatives.
TELLURIDE. Feb. 2s.-Stockton
Smith. miner on the Liberty Bell
fell into an old excavation, about
twelve feet deep, yesterday afternoon.
sustaining a number of scalp wounds.
necessitating taking fourteen stitches,
but it is not believed the injuries will
prove fatal.
COLUMBUS. O.. Feb. 2s-1-ne SUI
preme court today ruled in favor OF
the Toledo Telephone company in the
| attorney generals suit to oust IL from
the state for charging rate in excess
| of the charges allowed by their fran
| chise. The essence OF the opinion is.
| the legislature never delegated the
local authorities with power to fix
rates. therefore the rates they fixed
were invalid.
KANSAS CITY, Feb. 2s.-An order
has been placed here for the construc-
ton within sixty days of an independ
ent Gil refinery at Niotaze. Chatauuua
county, Kansas. II will refine 900
barrels a week, which will be taken un
der contract by Texas for salo in tae
southwest. A short pipe line system
connecting the refinery with the wells
will be laid The Rochester Oil com
pany and the United Oil, Gas &
Brick company join hands in the en-
terprise.
Protection is guaranteed by the new
Kansas laws, which made the refinery
possible.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 28-The SEN
ate judiciary committee today report
ed that 1t considered that there couAi
not be such thing as a constructive
recess. This is slap at the Presi
dent. The President construct the
recess to exist between the extra SEES
sion of 1903 and the regular with
which the extra session was merged
and issued commissions to General
Wood and DIR. Crum of Charleston.
CUMBERLAND. Md, Feb. 2s.-
Three unidentified men were run
down and killed by a Baltimore q
Ohio passenger train today.
SACRAMENTO Call, Feb. 28-Tbe
report of the special investigating
committee recommending the expul-
sion of Senators Emmons, Bankers,
Wright and French from the senate
OF California for taking bribes was
adopted yesterday by a vote of 35
affirmative ballots.
Upon motion OF Senator Lukens pro-
viding for the expulsion of the men for
malfeasance in office. separate vote
was ordered on each OF the senators.
Buukers' name was the first TO be con-
sidered, and he was expelled by "a
votes There was no negative vote.
BY the same vote French was ex-
PEELED. He was the only one present
Of the four accused senators, and inn
mediately after the vote he took his
hat and In absolute silence he quietly
left the room. Despite the vigorous
plea OF Senator Wright for himself.
| declaring he nad not been given fair
hearing. he was expelled by 80 votes.
Senator Elnmons was expelled by "a
votes.
NEW YORK, Feb. 2s.-Eleven per
sons were killed and more than fifty
injured, some fatally, by the collapse
of decayed supports in the flooring OF
the Fleet Street African Methodist
Episcopal church In Brooklyn lasi
night. OF those killed eight wkere wo
men, two men and one child.
The building was an old frame
structure erected sixty years ago In
the heart Of the colored section. II
was condemned as unsafe severa
years ago.
Arrangements had been made tt
hold funeral services over one of th'
members OF the congregation. and thu
auditorium, which is on the secont