Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-02-02
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day recommending passing a bill for
! bidding football. Violations to be pun
} ishable by two TO four years in tn,
penitentiary.
SILVERToN, Colo. Jan. 3l.-Th,
city council last night passed an or
dinance appropriating $3.50 annaull,
for the support of the Carnegie libra
ry. To realize this appropriation II
has 10 he voted on by the taxpayers
at the April election but with public
sentiment favoring such action there
is no doubt about ii carrying. The
following library committee was an
pointed: Rev. Smith. of the Congre
gational church, Rev. O'Mara of the
Catholic church. Frank Brown. Dr
Pascoe, l.. l.. Haines and Thomas
Colmer.
SILVERToN. Colo. Jan. 31.-Rob,n
Pike, Is year old son OF Judge w
X. Pike OF Conejos county. who is
here experimenting work on the Roy
al mine. was taken i'll with pneumo.
MIA Saturday. The family was ready
to take the train Saturday noon for
home. having closed down for the
winter. but the illness OF the boy in
terferred He is somewhat better to-
day and recovery is hoped for
| SILVERTON. Colo. Jan. a.
Mabel,the three year old daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Ingall, fell fror, chair
this morning and dislocated her arm,
necessitating physician. VINO had
to administer opiates TO dress the In.
jury.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. al
favorable report was today author
ized by the house committee on inter
state and foreign commerce on the
Mann bill abolishing the Panama ca
nal commission and placing the gov
ernment of the canal zone entirely in
the hands of the President
NEW YORK, Jan. 3l.-The Wander.
bits today made a radical change In
The railroads they operate. They ac-
cepted the presidents resignation of
the Michigan Central, the Big Four.
and the Lake Shore roads and put
all those lines under the direction of
one head. President Newman OF tho
New York Central. Chauncy Depew
resigned as chairman OF the board of
Vanderbuits
NJ. h. ingalls, resigned from the
af
ed chairman of the board of directors
II. b. Ledyard resigned the presiden.
cy of the Michigan Central and was
elected chairmen of the board.
WASHINGTON. d. c., Jan. 81
Formalities for putting August Ma
chen, the postal CRATER into the pen
itentiary. .wftl probably be concluded
today. Machen was convicted on one
OF fourteen indictments. II the prose
cution is so minded they can keep
Machen in the courts or a prison
the rest OF his life
OBERLlN, o.. Jan. 31-Physicia
believe President Beckwtth cannot bs
kept alive more than a few days.
DAYTONIA, Fla. Jan. 3l-The
Worlds automobile record for fifty
miles was broken twice today In the
Datonia handicap. Paul Sartori, win
ner. covered the stretch in forty min
utes and twenty seconds: Fletcher in
thirty eight minutes and ffty-one
seconds Sartori had time allowance
Vanderbilt hitherto held the record
at forty minutes and forty nine sec
onds.
JEFFERSON CITY. Mo-. Jan. 81
The supreme court today overruled
the application for the re-hearing OF
Harry Faulkner, member Of the boo
die combine, who was sentenced to
three years for perjury.
LONDON. Jan. 31-An incident H.
Illustrating the present temper of the
Russian people is related by an Eng
lish traveller just returned from St.
Petersburg. The incident occurred In
a leading theatre OF the Russian cap
ital. AT a recent performance Grand
Duke was seated in one OF the boxes.
AT his side sat a lady friend, who
drew the attention of all present by
tne magnificence of her Jewels. Sud.
denly, during a pause in the piece. a
man in the stalls stood up and, point
ing to the Grand Duke in the box
called out; Arrest the thief who has
stolen the money that has been col
lected for our sick and wounded. and
has covered that person with jewels
out of the proceeds of nis iishon-
esty" At thfs, 10 the eyewitness re-
lates, there was terrible uproar The
police were called, but could do little
| to restore order. and the Grand Duke
ana his friend had 20 leave the thea
tire
HERMOSILLO. Mexico. Jan. 81
Sobbing out her plea that the lives
Of herself and her parents be spared
the little daughter OF NJ. Downie. an
American ranchman, melted the
hearts of band OF Yaqui Indians by