Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-01-02

ed doors. The precaution of lockin,
the doors was taken in order TO pre-
prevent the service of writ of In
junction issued by District Judge Sam
uel l.. Carpenter. restraining the boart
from issuing certificates of election IL
the Republican contestants, Casimer,
Balera and II. B. Millard A deput,
sheriff, bearing the injunction. read II
through the keyhole.
The board. having sifted the eyL
dence pretty well and being convinced
OF gross fraud in both Las Animas
and Boulder counties. issued certlfi
Gates TO Balera and Millard. which
makes the senate stand 10 Republicans
| TO 10 Democrats II also means thar
Dick, OF Huerfano will be reseated
and also Macdonald of Lake county
who were ousted two years ago with.
out provocation by the Democrats. II
also means no doubt that the three
| hold over senators from Denver will
be ousted owing to rank frauds OF two
years ago, the Republicans having un.
questionably received majority of
the honest votes cast as vide the
Shaifroth investigation This would
| make the senate stand "a Republican
and 10 Democrats
The action of the board in seating
Barela and Millard had had the effect
OF removing all friction in the Republi.
can party hereabouts and the leaders
are all for harmony The so-called
Wolcotts and "antis' will stick to.
gether in the legislature and there will
be no fighting every one going into
the house and senate caucus and abid-
ing thereby All the Republican mem
hers have not agreed ON seating Pen.
body thus far
DENVER. Colo, Dec 30.-The SUI
preme court this morning ordered
every ballot box used at the last elec.
ton in the city and county of Denver
TO be opened and subjected to expert
analysis. Five boxes have already been
opened and the order means that the
remaining 1899 boxes shall be examin-
ed by handwriting experts. The order
of the supreme court allows the at
torneys for both political parties to
go most thoroughly into every feature
of the election, that not only ballots
themselves be examined bpt the reg
istration lists, officials tally sheets,
slips and everything used In the cleo
tion be examined. Expenses OF the
campaign from both parties will also
he gone into. Both political parties
viii appoint Two handwriting experts
and the court will name a referee to
watch them. The court absolutely
throws down the bars for a complete
and thorough investigation into the
last election. The expenses will be
paid by both parties.
The supreme court, holding that the
two big political parties should pay
the costs of the investigation of the
ballot boxes, it was figured out this
twenty-five dollars day Over two
hundred boxes Will have to be gone
through which alone will cost ten
thousand dollars. II is conservatively
figured that each box will cost over
eighty or ninety dollars to look into.
The work of investigation is to be
done al the court house, The legisla-
ture convenes Wednesday. the day
day after the court order will be sign
ed
Should the legislature ask for the
ballot boxes before the supreme court
appointees get them or even while
they have them, the boxes and regis
tration books and all other matters
will have to be given 10 the legisla-
ture. Today's order of the supreme
court Is that the Investigation shall
in no way Interfere with any inyesti-
CATION the legislature may institute.
CHANUTE, Kan, Dec. 30.-Mrs
Jessie Rupert died today as result
OF natural gas aspyxiation which kill
ed her husband and his sister Cecil
The surviving sister Ethel was taken
To the hospital for treatment for men
tai arrangement following her ex-
perience. Four other persons narrow
ly escaped asphyxiation last night,
Mrs. Jeo Tomlinson awoke to find
! herself faint, her two children and
mother, Mrs. Runyan. unconscious
screams brought help. The mother
| remains In critical condition.
WASHINGTON. Pa Dec. 30.--War-
| rants were issued today for the arrest
of James Bagansea and Martin Ed
| son. The former, it appears, sold his
| own wife to Edison for a debt of $25
| Begansa Is a steel worker who bought
| goods from Edison, a single man. Be
ing unable to pay he suggested that
he lake his (Bagansea's) pretty wife
in payment. Edison agreed. the bar
gain was made and the bill cancelled.
| Mrs. Bagansea was quite satisfied
| with the arrangements.
| NEW YORK, Dec. Ex-senator
Dcpew is flooded with congratulations
from all over the state today, and
from several sections of the country
congratulating him upon the success
OF his campaign which was settled
last night by Governor Odel with
drawing his objections and agreeing
to make Depew the unanimous choic,
OF the Legislature for reelection.
KANSAS CITY, Dec. 30.--A hun
dred cats of ALL kinds were brough
to the manager Of the theatrical com
pany here today in response to his
advertisements Offering a free tickel
for each feline. The managers schem,
Is 10 allow the animals To work ou