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

George Stratford. member of the
police force of Jersey. City. is to get
sLOOO.OOo from a rich uncle in Los
Angeles.
Jimmy Gardner was defeated In a
twenty-round pugillstic contest al san
Francisco last evening by Mike
CTwinl Sullivan OF Boston.
The hattleship Virginia sets new
speed record for vessels of her class
in the American navy by steaming 4
mile at the rate OF 1874 knots AN hour.
| In the past three weeks one man
bought 100 cars of apples near Canon
city. He win ship the fruit to St
Louis, New Orleans and several Texas
cities
The defalcations of George Edward
Adams, cashier of the United States
assay office at Seattle, will foot up
over 100000, instead OF $4,000 as
first given out. -
Chicago and vicinity was visited by
severe gale yesterday. the wind
blowing at the rate OF 81 miles an
nour Many trees were upruotcd and
other damage. done
The giving of prizes at social games
is termed gambling and condemned at
a resolution passed by The Interchurch
Conference on Federation which clos
ed its sessions at New York.
The Santa Fe is to build club
house for its. employees at La Junta.
1t will cost s20.eo5. .ind--,Vili contain.
reading rooms, bath rooms a gymnas
ium. pool and billiard room and a
bowling alley.
Gen. Chaffee tells William +. Curtis
that the United States was taught les.
sons in warfare by the Russo.Japan-
ese struggle, the most valuable OF
which was Japans methods of train.
Ing and transporting troops.
IT 10 hbdltu thhl tue Sthte ldnt
which Warden l. r. Smith vaIued at
1925 has been valued by the second
appraiser, j. c. Roberts, at 81 900. Mr.
Smith reports that there were 10000
feet of timber over ten lncnes In diam.
eter on the land. Mr.. Roberts report
shows 100000 feet.
A. S. Busby, for four years assist.
ant financial agent Of Texas in charge
of the penitentiary at Rusk, has been
convicted by a jury of emhezzling
$4,000 of the funds of the state and
sentenced to serve three years in the
prison which he formerly managed
The trial was bitterly contested.
The arguments In the fish decision
were made before the supreme court
Thursday, Attorney General Miller ap-
pearing in behalf OF the state for a
review or the decision rendered last
summer A decision will probably not
be reached before some time next
year-possibly about the time the fish.
ing season opens.
Miss Ruby Cole, a South Dakota
| school teacher, while hunting with
Professor II. b. Calm, shot him in the
| face. and then, with much presence
of mind. saved his life. She tore up
some of her garments for bandages
| and drove 20 miles with the uucon-
scious man lying on the bottom OF the
vehicle TO Eureka, where medical as.
sistance was secured.
| Hereafter no liquor will be sold in
any tenderloin resorts in Minneapolis.
/ Mayor Jones has issued an order for-
bidding proprietors of sucn ploces to
sell intoxicating drinks, and Is deter.
mined to enforce the order He has
given Chief Doyle instructions to be
strict with the keepers of resorts. Al.
though resort keepers have always
taken out government licenses they
never have taken out city licenses.
Marcus Schimke of Clintonville,
Wis. has returned home from the
northern woods satisfied to leave deer
hunting to others. While Mr.. Schim
Ike was standing on a stump In the
woods looking for deer he saw a hunt
er who had been sitting on windfal
disappear Making his way to the
spot Schimke found the hunter badly
wounded, having been hit by a stray
bullet.
On account Of the crusade OF Rev
w. b. King. pastor OF an Ohio church
against card playing the organist ant
one member OF the church choir re
signed and the other singers are ex
pected to quit Mr.. King learned tina
several members of his church ar
said to know the proper lead In whis