The San Juan County index. (Aztec, N.M.) 1890-19??, 1905-03-31
TELEGRAPHIc NEWS,

mis- place in the cabinet. His brilliant
career as premier under the McKin.
ley and Roosevelt administrations is
practically forced to end by i'll health.
Just before sailing Mr.. Hay acquaint-
ed President Roosevelt with his de
sire to lay down the portfolio, and the
President, being unable to persuade
him to reconsider his action, stated
If ae was in the same mind when he
returned, ne would reluctantly accept
his resignation. Among those whom
President Roosevelt is considering
for the place is ex-Ambassador
Choate and Whitelaw Reid.
CHANUTE, Kans.. March 25-Tne
Prairie Gas & Oil company today re
duced the price on all grades of Kan
sas crude oil two cents. The highest
grade oil thus commands IS cents q
barrel, while 3O-degree oil, the lowest
grade the Prairie company purchases
brings "A cents. The quotation for
20 to 2S-degree oil was dropped to ~
cents per barrel.
CHICAGO, March 25.--Two persons
were seriously injured and a dozen
others slightly nurt in a collision OF
two crowded street cars today.
KANSAS CITY, March 25.-Frank
Prade is under arrest acre for inves.
tigaton. 1t is charged he makes his
living by defrauding corporations by
feigning injuries sustained in acci
dents. Prade possesses the faculty OF
throwing his hip out of joint at will
After mis- arraignment this morning
he made two attempts at suicide
choking himself with a necktie ami
beating his head against the iron bars
Of his cell. He is now in straight
jacket"
SYRACUSE, n. Y. March 25-
Etnel Tillotson, prima donna in a light
opera company playing here, was Sc
verely burned in her dressing room
last night. Her large picture hat
caught fire from gas jet catching
her gown which, before it could be re
moved, caused her severe suffering.
She was removed to a hospital.
CINCINNATI, March pa quiet
run on the Union Savings bank for
the past two weeks eliminated today
in the bank being crowded with angry
depositors demanding their savings.
Several were knocked down and
trampled in the mad rush. Several
hundred failed to reach the tcllers
| window at all so great was the rush
Bank officials charge that a con
9piracy was formed to cause the run
and that cards stating the bank was
in poor condition were sent to all de
positors. The bank officials claim the
bank Is in first class condition and
able to withstand demands for many
days.
TRINIDAD, Colo, March 25-Mys
terry surrounds the death of Nick Riz
II, saloonkeeper, whose body was
found behind his bar at 10 o'clock tai:
morning. 1t is believed he was mur
dered and robbed, as the cash drawer
was rified of its contents. The bod!
was found by Benjamin Lucero, whit
stopped at the saloon to buy a drinl
and finding the corpse, notified tn,
} authorities. The absence of fund
!, from the drawer indicates robbery
, but there are no other clues, and tn
, police are inclined to believe the sa
. loonkeeper committed suicide.
II TANGIERS, March 27-An attemp
e was made to assassinate Walter Hal
r ris, the correspondent of the Londo
4 Times today A Moorish servant a
;. tackled Harris with a knife, but tn
t blade struck struck mis- watch an
F. stopped the force of the blow, whic
o caused only a slight wound Mr.. Ha
n ris has been the victim OF numerou
d attempts at violence by natives {
S Tangiers.
CHICAGO, March 27-Investig
d ton of the beef trust was resume
l. today by the federal grand jury A
e. ditional advisors from now on will |
y. District Attorney Baxter of Omal
D. and Assistant Attorney Goodman
,e Chicago 1t is reported the nQuil
ID is likely to last two months. Aft
re the matter with the packers is co
d. cluded private car lines will be loo
TO ed into.
e, CLEVELAND, o., March 2S.
I'd Judge Francis j. Wing, counsel t
ry] Mrs. Chadwick, is under the imprt
es sion that he will secure a new tr.
u. for the woman who last night W
b given ten years in prison for her rj
id financing. A stay of sentence W
- be granted and Mrs. Chadwick "
al remain in prison here until the ca
ny is fully agreed.
ic. Figuring up her condition tod
he shows That she secured by her fna
'ut ing altogether $575 900; of this amor
re. she has paid to money sharks S2t
VS. 900. She secured a quarter of a r
re- lion dollars worth Of jewels q
an gowns ard liveL for five years
. fearful dread Of smashup. The fl
'cb result is that she $ sentenced to
ing years in prison, utterly disgraced {
ian will be divorced by her husband.
ME MANILA, March Ex-Governor G
bin eral Wright today issued a proclal
ley ton announcing that in two YET
are time, providing peace prevails,
Of election will be called to elect
my general assembly and that home !
iol- would then prevail in the Philippil
,ral ST. PAUL, March 2S.-A cycl
OF destroyed every store and two ell,
ex. tors, the Great Northern depot
numerous dwellings at Louisb
3d. MINI, last night inhicting $4,000 d
ack age. Five members of one fan
'uth and to others were buried in the n
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