Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-01-19

ior MS daughter in consideration ,
mis- voting for Neidringhaus. Repr
fesentative Hay. of Putnam count,
. VIII be asked If he was offered III
' rlSht OF naming the postmaster ,
unionviile in return for his vote fc
= Neidringhaus.
II pays part uf the expenses of tn
legislature and also some OF the g,
penses of the state administration
The senate did little except intn
dnce new bills Everything is wal
ing for the opening of the Peabod
contest for Adams seat, which vii
come up tomorrow.
DENVER, Colo. Jan. 1.-THE SUI
preme court this morning sentence,
five more Democratic election Official,
to jail. They We're Guy Wheeler. 81,
months; Charles b. Rueve. thre,
months; George W Hubbard. on,
month; three other Democrats, Jane.
Rohan. Chas Mumford and Eugen,
Cummings, were fined twenty-five
dollars each.
| ESSEN, Germany, Jan. l6.-This
afternoon meeting OF miners dele.
gates declared general strike
! through all the coal fields OF the Ger
man empire. The government has
Nainly tried for settlement and NAV
succeed later by concessions being
made
WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 16.-
The supreme court today reversed
the decision of the St Joseph district
court and granted senator Joseph r.
Burton, of Kansas new trial. The
court was divided five to four.
Burton was accused and convicted
OF having received money from st.
Louis Get-rich-quick concern to act
as It's attorney before the postofIice
department and was sentenced by the
lower court to six months in Mis-
souri, jail.
CHICAGO, III, Jan. tG.-Fire on the
upper floor of the city hall building
which contains the county Offices
caused considerable CONSERVATION
excitement and a small loss today
The elevator shafts caught fire
Judges Dunno and Chtraus hastily
adjourned courts and fled to the
streets The clerks carried out many
records
WASHINGTON. d. C.. Jan 10
Congress met today and started the
Swayne case in the house. Statehood
still, occupies the senate. Friends of
the bill hope to get vote by the last
of the week Opponents of the meas.
ure hold out stubbornly against nam
ing a day for the vote and say that
unless a compromise can be reached
for the elimination Of Arizona they
VIII make an effort 10 prevent vote
until the last week of the session.
The Democratic senators will spend
the entire week in speeches opposing
the measure. Senator Beveridge is
absent today and the bill is in charge
OF Senator Nelson.
PORTLAND, Ore, Jan. ia de-
cision has been reached TO open the
gates and exhibits OF the Lewis
Clark exposition on Sundays
TRINIDAD, Colo, Jan. 16--During
a I'll Of insanity this morning. Frank
House. colored. shot and killed his
wife as she lay in bed beside him
and turning the revolver on hisself,
blew out his brains. He fired three
bullets into his wifes breast. twp
OF which passed entirely through the
body.
DECATUR. Ill, Jan l7.-Fire in a
mine of the Decatur Coal company
resulted SO far as known In the death
of four men, while twelve are miss
ing The victims suffocated in the
smoke from burning wood and straw
in the stables, six hundred feet un-
der ground. The dead are all for.
eigners
NEW YORK. aJn l7.-The suit
against Hannah Elias. negTess, by
John Plat. to recover six hundred
and eighty-fivc thousand dollars he
gave her began today. Plat claims
the money was obtained by threats
of exposure of his actions with the
woman, Ex-Governor Black is sttor.
ney for the woman Both parties are
in court, Platt tottering with age and
showing great excitement. The
woman is gowned lavishly
GUNNISON. Colo, Jan l7-Fire in
the Denver & Rio Grande shops here
this morning did fifty thousand dol
lars damage and destroyed a number
Of engines.
OBERLIN. o.. Jan. 17.-Andrew
Carnegie will make good the losses
of those who suffered worst by the
failure OF the Citizens National bank.
through loans TO Cassie Chadwick.
secured by forged Carnegie notes. In
fact he has already reimbursed some
for President King of Oberlin col
lege received draft covering the
amount of his loss. Benefciaries are