Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-12-18
In the naval academy by the bouss
committee on naval affairs-

SOmmlttet On naval Au4lr&-
NEW YORK, Dec. 1.-THE elecuo
of Mr.. Peabody as president Of Il
Mutual and the appointment of cor
mittee to sweep away the will OF Ii
people indicates clearly to ananciel
today that the Morgan-Rockefells
rings interests have completed the
capture Of the three great insuranc
companies and have added a billio
dollars to their already coloss.
money power.
| PANAMA. Dec. l4.-President An
ador Of Panama has recently promu
gated An order giving pipe line priv
leges on the isthmus to the Standar
OIL company. Az the permit author
ICES construction across the cana
zone Governor General Magoon ha
taken up the matter with Presiden
Amador.
NEW YORK. Dec lit Is state,
here on what is vouched for as tn
highest authority that President Roos
evelt has decided to send specia
message to Congress. asking for le
gtslation to cover recent transaction
in the insurance business.
While Congress can only act for tn,
District OF Columbia. the presiden
will make It an object lesson for stat,
legislatures
WASHINGTON, Dec. l4.-At a con
ference OF the Republican leaders /
has been definitely decided to act up
on the suggestion Of the president ant
carry out legislation that will efYec
almost Immediately the introduction
OF Arizona and New Mexico as on,
state Into the Union. There are many
protests from Arizona and a few from
New Mexico.
GALVESTON. Dec. 14.--Death from
"A strange malady which physicians
say they have never before seen o,
heard OF has overtaken ten men who
we're connected with the suit over q
piece OF property given TO an under
faker BY widow in payment for her
husbands coffin. The belief is wide
spread In this vicinity that the deaths
are Judgment from heaven. So ter.
rtfying have been the manifestations
OF what lis believed to be divine wrath
that even the county officials refuse
to have anything more to do with the
case. which probably mover will be
adJudicated, at least In the present
generation.
The case is that Of George X.
Smith against John Daley. Both men
died soon after suit was brought Of
the strange disease which specialists
were unable to diagnose of treat.
Then Thomas Brick. the district
clerk who fled the suit. fell q victim
To the same mysterious avenger.
Three lawyers participated in the
Widows coffin suit" as It Is called
Clegg Stewart, Forester Rose and
William T. Austin. Within q few days
all three became Ill and died of the
peculiar disease for which NO remedy
could be found. Then Judge William
II. Stewart. who tried the case and
who but few days before had ron.
dered a decision In the case and
granted a new trial. fell a victim. and
in short time expired.
Alexander Bartlingcock and C. A.
Sias were employed to survey the
land in preparation for the new trial.
Scarcely had they completed their
task when they fell ill and died.
]. F., Simons, the district clerk,
laughed at the fears OF the supersti.
tious and made preparations for the
new trial. On Thursday last he died
CHANUTE, Kas.. Dss. l4.--Ths 10
sislativs romniftss ~ the KRnsas on
Producers' association last night for.
mally decided to send committee TO
every state legislature that meets this
winter To agitate the matter of pro
tective legislation such as Kansas has
Thousands of copies of the Kansas
maximum oil. freight and anti-dissem
ination law will be scattered broad
cast with the purpose Of getting peo
pie OF other states aroused 20 they
will petition their legislators for sim
liar measures. The COMMITTEES has
received assurance of support from al
western independent rehneries, and
from many in the east
TEMPLE, Texas, Dec. IA Santa
Fs freight train was wrecked neal
here today. Fireman CriaSo WAS kill
ed. He had been married but few
weekA Twelve cars were smashed.
DENVER, Dec. 15.--It 10 believed
that As last straw an attempt hal
been made to bribe the jury now try
ing Hilland Imboden on bank lootini
charges. to bring about either q hun,
jury or complete acquittal OF the banl
wreckers.
Harry B. Jones barber, in tn
Boston building. is now in the count.
jail on a charge Of trying TO reach on
OF the Jurors. A number Of others ar
under surveillance for the same oi
tense and one OF the outside attoI
neys In the employ Of the banker
skipped out yesterday Just ~ he Va
about to be arrested.
Jones, the barber arrested, ha
shaved Hill for years and the tw
were on apparently confidential termi
1t is alleged that Jones went 70
brother OF one Of the Jurors sn
sounded him, Offering him anywher
from $1,000 TO 5000 II he could ii
duce his brother to vote the rigt
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