Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-10-16

y ppV was uioihisStu 'budN dS ldT as
garnishment on property of the Unit
ed States Express company Is concern
ed. The court held that II did not
belong TO Plat merely because he
was president OF the concern.
NEW YORK, Oct 13.-Andrew D.
Hamilton, the alleged dispenser OF
| Legislative cash for the New York Life
company, failed to arrive here on the
! Baltic as expected. His name was on
the advance lists. but for some un,
known reason the passengers state
that just before the sailing of the ship
Hamilton received several kilograms
and then hurriedly left the liner and
| Joined his family. remaining In Lon
| don.
The board of directors of the New
York merchants association have
adopted resolutions calling upon Dis,
trict Attorney Jerome to prosecute the
life insurance officials who have ad-
mitted using money for political pur.
poses and otherwise misusinr the
funds of the companies. They also
requested the attorney general to
bring suit for the restitution of all
such improperly expended funds.
NEW YORK. Oct. 13.-District AT.
torney Jerome today declined to dis
cuss future plans regarding the insur-
ance graft prosecution. following the
request OF the merchants association
II is said. however. that he will soon
proceed against the officers of the in
surance companies for alleged unlaw
full use of funds of the companies for
campaign purposes.
INDIANAPOLIS. Oct. 13.-Two hun.
dred business men, driven to despera
tion by the continued attend
ance Of their wives at many clubs
have finally broken up the club cir.
cles. After discussing the situation
the men marched in body to the
home of one OF the number, where
their wives were being entertained al
euchre and protested publicly. The
ladies agreed that there might have
been grounds for complaint and dis
banded on the spot Some of the
wives were indignant however, per,
sonally. and several OF the husbands
were forced to return home alone.
DENVER. Oct 13.-Mrs. Virginia
Cooley. aged 65, imprisoned in a small
bath room at 81 Bayard street. too
old and infirm to release herself was
burned to death at 10 O'Clock this
morning by fire which started from
gas range In the adjoining room.
The fire quickly made the little
room a burning prison and too feeble
10 escape. Mrs. Cooley was overcome
by smoke and flames
The upper part of the house was
destroyed, the damage amounting to
between $4,000 and $4,000
Several neighbors hurried to the
scene and did their best to rescue the
old lady, but were unable to reach
her on account of the flames.
CHICAGO, Oct. 13-The eighteenth
annual report of the interstate com.
merce commission shows that 4s7
complaints were filed for considera-
tion and action during the year 1904
although the number of tons of
freight carried by the railroads was in
the neighborhood of 1900 900 900 The
commission in its report states that
these cases included both formal and
informal complaints, as well as pro
ceedings and Investigations institut-
ed on its own motion and two cases
submitted to the commission by agree
ment of the parties for investigation
and determination of the questions in
dispute.
The number of formal cases and in.
vestigations instituted during the year
was So, involving directly the rates
and practices of 302 railroads. Fifty
eight hearings have been held In diff
ferent parts Of the country. Besides
disposing of large number OF com
plants through informal investiga
ton and deciding numerous questions
arising In relation to the publication
and observance of tariffs. the commits
sion mas rendered during the year 81
decisions in reports and opinions up
ON contested cases or Investigations
made by the commission on Its own
motion.
PARIS, Oct 13.-The cruiser Chasse
Louis Laubett, which was recently or
dered to disarm, has been notified to
-emaln in the service. This fact Is
taken to indicate that a demonstration
against Venezuela Is projected. as the
ship is one OF the swiftest in the
French navy and would probably be
started for the mission.
NEW YORK. Oct. 13.-The trustees
of the Equitable Life today elected
John b. Herman of Utica. N. Y, and
William Redfield of Brooklyn to I'll
vacancies on the board of directors.
Herman Is a son of the former United
States senator, member OF the state
railroad commission. prominent law
yer and manufacturer,
TOPEKA, Kas., Oct. 13.-Torture
| caused by cancer in the neck from
which the doctors told him there was
no relief caused Aaron Kinney OF
| Carbondale, Kas., TO kill himself with
revolver today. He was "a years oi
1 age.
TOXIC, Oct 13.-The mikado today
received Vice Admiral Noel, command
er OF the British squadron now al
Yokohama and his captains at the pal