Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-08-31
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pany. In an interview here today said;
MY purchase of the control and
making Paul Morton president con
stituted a public duty. The manage
ment of all great life insurance com
panies must become an open book or
which is the foundation on
which they exist can not soon be re-
stored. The federal government should
have practically the same supervision
over life insurance companies as over
national banks. / am sure president
Roosevelt has given the question some
thought and | hope he will express
this opinion to congress. II anyone
connected with the Equitable company
has been guilty of wrongdoing he
should suffer II anybody is In pos
session OF anything belonging to the
company he must surrender it."
DENVER, Aug. 2S.-PresideDt ]. A.
Hill of the Denver Savings bank, VINO
was to arrive from Indian Territory
in the hands of an officer this morn
ing failed to materialize. Word was
received at the sheriff's office that the
prisoner would not arrive until TO-
morrow. At noon today no word had
been received of Vice President Frank
lin Jones, for whom warrant mas
been out since Wednesday. and the
arraignment of the officers of the
Western bank has gone over until
Wednesday.
LITTLE ROCK. Ark, Aug. 2S,-Un-
n pla ,aft mr. tGGIIau to-day nv
Governor Davis, Arkansas puts up the
quarantine bars effectively against the
state of Louisiana. No passenger or
freight trains, baggage or freight can
be admitted from Louisiana. The
state board of health was ordered to
issue health certificates free to citi-
zens OF Arkansas. which will put an
end to the war between the board
and the state guard.
ST. LOUIS. Aug. 29.-Two men
from a railroad camp near Pine Bun,
Ark, are under observation at the
city hall dispensary, suffering from
high fever. Both had health certih-
Gates. The physicians are unable to
say whether the symptoms are those
of yellow fever or not.
Later-It has developed that both
have chronic malaria,
NEW ORLEANS. Aug. 2s.-Twenty
new cases of yellow fever and five
deaths were reported at noon today
Twenty-Five cases are reported today
from Jefferson parish.
TOPEKA, Aug. 29.-The run start
ed on the Bank of Topeka this morn
ing continued without cessation. II
was pronounced upon all sides as ut
terly without warrant. The CONNER
| citl club held a special session and
| adopted "A resolution endorsing the
great stability and financial soundness
of the Bank of Topeka and giving II
an unqualified vote of confidence.
| The bank has about a million dol
lars in deposits. 1t is owned by Mul
vane brothers. capitalists. A rigit
Investigation following the Devlin fail
ure showed II to he in excellent con
dition.
The bank issued a statement this al
trnoon. Its capital stock Is $21O.OO'
and its surplus Is $15O,0O0. The banl
has first class assets OF quarter o
a million dollars over and above IT.
regularly listed assets.
The run was started through base
less rumors telephoned Sunday from
Kansas City to Santa Fe shop EN-
ploye. who, after withdrawing hi
money, tipped 1t on to his fellow
workers.
MUSKOGEE. |. r., Aug. 9Th,
subcommittee Of the separate state
hood constitutional comittee reported
to the latter today. Among the recon
mendations are that the name of th'
state be Sequoyah, that the moditie,
adopted. county dispensaries to sell Ii
quor for medicinal purposes only ant
a receipt for liquor in original pack
ages by citizens be allowed; that tn,
school system embrace city, county
district schools, state university, state
normal. at an annual cost Of $200,000
that the Texas separation law bt
adopted. That the Legislature consist
of 25 senators and 81 representatives
A complete economic judiciary system
has been planned.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 29.-The Pan
| anna canal has been subject of con
| sideration here today. President
Shontz of the commission is here ant
bluntly declares that the canal can moi
be built for $144. 900 900, the origina
| estimate 1t will cost nearly hun
dred million more. he thinks. and sc
does General Paine, the most conserv
ative engineer on the commission. The
sea canal is regarded as an essential
A lock canal which costs much less
| is not now regarded as desirable by
| the commission.
ST LOUIS, Aug. 29.-The body OF
a woman believed to be that OF Mrs
Laura Oxford, who leaped from the
Eads bridge, has been recovered al
Herculaneum, Mo. The husband
who Is at Duncansville. Texas, has
gone to identify 1t.
CLEVELAND, Aug. 29.-Dr. Biggar
| one of the Rockefeller family's ply.
sicians today issued denial of the
report that Mrs, John d. Rockefeller
was seriously III from worrying over
the attacks upon her husband Her
health is better tnan II was years ago
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