Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-03-06

were less" The report says durint
the months when tne prices Of bee
were the lowest the packers actual,
lost money. The changes in the mar
gin between the prices of cattle ant
the price of beef. the report says. is
no indication of changes in profits
TIE report declares six of the com
panies are not apparently over cap
italized. Swifts profits for the past
three years have been about 2 per
cent; others about the same percent
age. The profit on hogs. sheep and
minor commodities is small
While the Big Six" slaughtered
40 per cent OF the country's total
yet the principal centers are Chicago
Kansas City. Omaha, Fort Worth and
ST. Joseph. and Sioux City St. Paul
slaughtered 9S per cent. They con
troll the meat trade of the big cities.
especially In the East. The National
Packing company is merger OF the
| big Six" interests; excepting this
| there Is no general ownership of
stock among the principal companies.
SAN FRANCISCO, March S.-Thc
police are guarding Mrs Stanford :
mansion, refusing to allow any OF the
servants 10 depart. By the process OF
| elimination the number possibly gull
ty of poisoning the woman nave mar
| rowed down to three or four, and their
arrest is likely to occur within the
next twenty-four hours. Among the
suspects is the Chinese cook and an
employe who. after being discharged
recently. cut the water pipes and
ruined number of rugs for revenge.
Sneriff Henry of Honolulu says Miss
Berner, Mrs. Stantord's secretary. and
May Hunt. a maid, are not suspected.
Miss Berner. Mrs Stanfords see.
reiary today directly accused A. II
Wing, the Chinese cook. for Mrs.
S,anfords death. For over twenty
years he has been sufficiently familiar
with the poisoned woman to require
his immediate arrest. He only, II is
assorted. mad access to the bicarbon.
ate of soda bottle Mrs Stanford used.
Medical Expert Stevens declares that
the grains of strych 1ine found In this
particular bottle would kill 6G2 per
sons. The detectives have found.
both at the California home and also
at the Paio Alto residence. a one
pound can OF imported carbonate of
soda. The can at Palo Alto mas not
been opened, but the one at the city
taken from 1t.
OURAY, March 3.-There is gener-
al rejoicing mere over the appointment
OF Gordon kimball as receiver OF the
was received from Congressman Hogg
last evening stating the appointment
was made yesterday afternoon by
President Roosevelt. Mr. Kimball liz
one of the pioneer Republicans of the
Southwest with wide acquaintance
and Democrats are joining Republi.
cans in congratulating MIN.
JEFFERSON CITY. Mo. March g.
The senate today sent two engross.
ment bills to the printers. fixing
maximum freight rate on oil and pre-
venting discrimination. declaring
that pipe lines are common carriers
CHICAGO, March "A beautiful
water spaniel named Chief mas Just
been rescued from the smouldering
ruins of big burned building in
which he was imprisoned twenty
days. The animal was very nearly
dead.
JEFFERSON CITY, March 3.-Two
new bolters appeared In the thirty
eighth ballot for senator today. TIE
vote was as follows CockeJell, 70;
Nledringhaus. 5S; Kerens, l5, McKin-
ley, 8; Mclntire. /; Waybark, l.
Beginning tomorrow at noon Mis-
souri, will nave but one United States
senator, General Cockrel's fifth term,
completing thirty years continuous
service, expiring.