Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-11-27

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and VIII not be built.
Smelter stocks continue to rise. Tho
stock Is held by few people and Ia
paying big dividends.
| Mrs. Alice Brown dropped dead in a
Boulder bank Wednesday. She had
| over Sl.OOO ON her person.
because diamond cutters have been
granted an eight-hour day the price
of diamonds will be advanced.
Herbert J. Hagerman is to succeed
otero as governor of New Mexico.
according to Washington reports.
Judge Bethea OF Chicago holds that
granting lower rate on dressed
meats than on livestock Is not undue
preference"
The Denver q Rio Grande has Sc.
cured grounds for shops at Pueblo
| and will spend about $500 900 in i'm.
proyements.
Colorado Springs Is having friction
over aldermen selling goods to the
city. Upon advice past bills will be
paid but the practice must cease.
Sherman Sharer OF Lewiston, Mont.
made wager he could drink quart
OF gin. He won the wager but death
captured him few hours later.
Prince Louis. before sailing from
New York. again lauded American
hospitality declaring he had no ad.
Jectives left to express his feelings.
Arrangements are now announced
for the issue OF E25 100000 4 per cent
Japanese bonds. OF which f6,500,00O
viii be allotted To the people of Amer
lea.
Mayor Dunno OF Chicago. in letter
to "A Boston magazine, charges that the
banks, newspapers and council ma
jority of Chicago are in league to de
feat municipal ownership and predicts
that they will fail.
The subcommittees framing the cor
rupt practices bill at New York pro
poses to require itemized statements
of expenses from all connected with
campaigns.
Mayors-elect OF Ohio cities will meet
in Cleveland Dec. 4, where they will
cago and Mayor Weaver of Philadel-
Dhia, and form an organization for
the enactment and enforcement of re-
form laws.
A system OF railroads 1000 miles
long to develop the resources of the
Philippine Islands is mapped out by
the government, and bids for the con
struction OF roads under the govern
ment guarantee to builders will be
opened in Washington Dec. 10.
Rev. N. ID. Hills. speaking before the
lnterchurch Conference on Federation
at New York, urges that all theaters
be hired for Sunday evening services
in order that the ballet may be sup
planted by the choir and the slap
stock comedian by the preacher.
President Roosevelt refuses to grant
an interview to Henry NJ. Whitney of
Boston, whom the executive accuses
OF misquoting him, and in letter
made public by the recipient says ne
bases his refusal on Mr. Whitney's
'evident inability to understand or
determination TO misrepresent."
With the departure from Naples
Wednesday, OF the new twin screw
steamer Florida. the Lloyd Italiano
Societa de Navagazione inaugurated
its service to New York. The com
pany is capitalized at 34,000,000 anu
will have Ave steamers. The Florida
about twelve days.
Henry j. Allen, an Ottawa. kas..
editor, who is contesting for the Re
publican nomination for Congress
against Representative Scott. Is being
driven through the country by a cham
pion corn husker. When Allen stops
farmer In the field to get his vote
the driver takes the farmers place
husking corn. The friends OF Con
gressman Scott say Allen Is taking
an unfair advantage OF him.
Alarmed at losses, said to be due
to the dishonesty OF conductors. Pres
ident FELTON, OF the Alton road has de-
cided to employ train auditors to pro-
tect the company against peculatious.
An order has been promulgated which
will place two men In charge of each
Alton passenger train commencing
| Sunday. One of these men will be
the regular conductor. while the other
will be the collector, whose duty IL
| will be to work" the train and keep
the accounts.
The Worcester Art museum will
soon be among the richest Of such In
sututions in the world, being a bene
ticiary under the will OF Stephen Sails
bury OF this city to the amount OF
about s4.5OO.0O0. The will OF Mr.. Sal
isbury was opened after the funeral oI
the millionaire. at which DIR. Everett
Hale ofilciated. After making specific
bequests amounting to 3656.000, he
leaves the residue OF his estate u
the art museum. The total value ol
the estate Ii more than $4,000, 900
Among the specific beQuests are 5000.
600 to the Worcester Polytechnic In
stitute, to which ne had given 5000,
900 In life; 100000 to Mrs. Susan Z
Lawton, the companion OF his oil,
age, and land. buildings and book
valued at 100000 to the American
Antiquarian society. A dozen charit
J able Institutions receive $4,000 each