Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-10-19

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t WASHINGTON, Oct. 16.--Winfci
, Scott Hancock. a nephew of the lat
: General Hancock has been arreste
/ charged with the murder of Emm
Smallwood. a young white woman Il
the employ of the Hancock household
who died as result of criminal op
GRAFTON. Hancock disclaims any gull
in connection with the woman's death
TRINIDAD. Oct. 16.-After takinl
dose OF medicine from a prescrip
tion so indefinite as to be almost Grim
inal. Mrs. Harry j. Taylor, wife OF
prominent ieweler, died within few
moments. At 1910 this morning sh,
took a dose of celsemium and withlr
thirty minutes an undertaken had
| charge of her remains. Instead o.
taking the medicine in water Mrs
| Taylor took ten drops as prescribe
thinking the water was to follow, and
collapsed instantly. even before sh,
could carry a glass of water from heI
hand to her lips.
NEW YORK. Oct. t7.-President
McCurdy of the Mutual Life was called
to the stand when the insurance in.
quiry was resumed today by the legis-
| lative committee, to Offset his recent
| claim that the assets OF the Mutual
| totaled more than the assets of the
| banks of England, France ana Ger
\ many. Assistant Investigator Kean
presented figures cabled from Europe
| showing that the assets of each of
| these banks were larger than the Mn
tuaPs, and that the combined bank
| assets exceeded the Mutual's by some
| two billion dollars. McCurdy had Civ
en- the size of the assets as reason
for the sl50.000 salary for himself,
Kean showed that the managers of
the banks of England and France did
their work for fraction of the com
pensation received by McCurdy. In
yestigator Hughes read from a Mutual
advertisement that company paid the
policy holders more than any other
company and introduced letters from
policy holders refuting the claim. One
showed how his dividends dropped
from $50 to 81, and another from s27
to 81. McCurdy when asked to ex-
plain, said; Call an actuary, he will
explain" Later, whenever inconven-
lent questions We're asked McCurdy
said, Call an actuary."
McCurdy finally refused to discuss
letters from policy holders. Asked
what had been done to reduce ex-
penses when 1t was seen that the divi
dends were falling OFF, McCurdy said
the salaries of the clerical force had
been cut. This caused great laugh.
WICHITA, Kas.. Oct. 17.-EX.Con-
gresham Simpsons condition contin-
ues to grow worse. Light hemor
rhages continued all night. He mas
been unable to take nourshmert. His
son Lester, at Roswell, n. NJ, has
been telegraphed fer.
KANSAS CITY, Oct. I7.-Richard
Keith. president of the Central Coal
& Coke company. the largest coal con.
cern in the West, died at his home
here today. Keith won the commits
sion OF colonel while wearing Confed
crate gray during the Civil war. Al
ter the fall Of Vicksburg he refused to
sign his parole, went west, started in
the coal business and became a nil
lionaire
DENVER Oct 17.-The dead body
of Ernie Rickley, millman on East
Third street near the Moffat railroad
tracks. was found at 6 30 O'Clock this
morning hanging to rope In the
barn, he having suicided by hanging
some time during the night.
The body was found by Orton Giger.
neighbor's boy. Rickley was pros
porous and the only known cause for
the deed is the death of his daughter
Pima five years ago. Since that time
he has been acting queerly.
CHICAGO. Oct. 17.-It is believed
that Major Taggart, who won his di-
vorce in the recent sensational suit
| at Wooster, Ohio. will he tried at Fort
| Sheridan and probably courtmartialed
for conduct unbecoming an officer
A special court-martlal will convene
at Fort Sheridan tomorrow and II Is
believed the Taggart case is 10 be con
sidered.
| CHICAGO, Oct 17.-The local in
migration bureau made this statement
today; Forty-nine American girls hay,
been sold into slavery in Chinese har
ems: they are hopelessly lost to civi
lization and can hope for no releas,
except by suicide. They are helpless
prisoners in the interior Chlnes'
towns, subject to the 1ims o. man
darins. who purchased them through
the conn!vance OF women whose iden
tity is known.
!, The dealer who delivered the girl
into slavery is also known aud make
| his headquarters in Chicago. Invest
I CATION in to comp laint CT the sale q
Louise Miller OF Montreal has cause
the exposure. The names of fourtee
q other girls who were shipped
Shanghai ere in possession Of j. "
, HURT. of the Chicago immigration bl
!, reau. American Consul Rogers {
Shanghai has enlisted the cooperate
:, of the English Chinese authoritie
!, The federal law can reach those gull
of participating in the traffic. TT
= girls bring from $500 to 81 ,00o eacn.
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