Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-12-28

+ arrest today. according to n repor
= sent to the navy department. Tn
4 captain was rlngleador in revol
]. utionary plot. The governor OF Puer
Z 10 Plata province burricaded himsel
: in his house. The departments in
formation don't give reason. but 1
is believed that the governor is tryin.
TO escape expulsion.
PORT AU PRINCE. Dec. 26.-Im
! mediately after President Morales left
troops were sent after him and a
fight occurred ten miles from snntc
Domingo City. The rebels are heinz
commanded by General Pimentab.
ST. PAUL, MINI. Dec. 26-The Now
York Stock market report that ]. J.
Iiill is again about ready to retire
has been denied authoritivoly TODAY
with word, Its the same old annual
rumor."
PORTLAND. Ore. Dec. 2G-Tbe vii.
lase Of Upton was wiped out by hre
last night
NEW YORK, Dec. 27-Much was
expected this morning from the testi-
mony of John c. Mccall. son Of the
president OF the New York Life. who
had been over to Paris to So An.
drew Hamilton and try II possible to
get a statement from that gentleman
as to what he had done with the hun
dreds of thousands Of dollars he had
received from the Now York Life.
. Mr.. McCalls testimony was not al
together satisfactory. 1t was to the
effect that Hamilton would not dis.
gorge, that he even declined to let
Mccall see the check stubs showing
how he had spent the large sums. bnt
made rambling statement in lien
of direct promise to act
The committee now reminds Presi.
dent Mccall Of his statement to the
effect that If Hamilton did not give
up s350.o00 before the end Of Decem
Der he. Mccall. would do so.
The president Of the New YorI, Life
Is III. however, and pressure on him
is not being made very strong.
NEW YORK, Dec. 27.-Thc state
ment made by Judge Andrew Hamil-
ton. the legislative agent of the big
insurance companies. was read to the
insurance investigation committee to.
day. Secretary Mccall secured the
statement by going to Paris. where
Hamilton resided, and where he Is
seriously i'll according to the certil.
Gates of physicians. The statement Is
a resourceful defense of the legislative
business done in behalf of the insur-
ance companies. Men whose names
were kept secret under agreement
with Hamilton were employed at the
capitals of every state or territory to
prevent hostile legislation. This gave
the companies what Hamilton calls
ample protection. Among the reasons
for keeping the names of the legis-
lative sub-agents secret p Hamilton
says THE presence OF corporation
representatives is signal for renew
ed vigor in blackmailers and crauks
attacks"
Much hostile legislation was stlned !
before it was fairly launched. Pre-
vention was better than the cure in
Hamilton's opinion. The statement
says that not even the companies pay
ing the sub-agents know their names
Hamilton cites samples Of proposed
laws he calls Outrageous proposi-
tions" and said many bills Il passed
would have legislated or taxed com
panies out OF business.
LOUISVILLE, Dec. Whether
the sight of a pretty pair Of shoulders
and more than neeting vision Of
white neck, chest and arms and a
tapering $waist had anything to do
with the iury's decision must ever be
mooted question, but shortly after
these things had been seen verdict
for $4,000 was rendered in favor OF
Miss Stella Rescher Of JcTersonville
in a suit for damages. Tho defend
ants were the Louisville. Henderson
& St Louis railway the Illinois Cen
tral and the Louisville Railway com
pany. The hrstnamed corporation
was exonerated, but $4,000 was as
sessed against the Illinois Central and
$4,000 against the street railway com.
pany.
Miss Rescher is % years old and
very stylish A collision In which she
received her injuries occurred nearly
year ago, and twenty others were
hurt 1t was contended by Miss Resch
er that the street car In which she
was riding was run down by a Hen
derson route train. using the Illinois
Central tracks. and that she sustain
ed injuries about her neck. shoulders
and side that incapacltated her.
Her attorney sprung a surprise. He
asked Miss Rescher TO step to the
stand and remove her clothing 80 that
the jury might see the extent Of her
injuries. First blusning furiousy and
then realizing that It had to be done,
Miss Roschcr, with becoming modesty,