Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-02-13

der for 2 o'clock this afternoon. Wed
nesday for discussion In committe,
OF whole. Opposition TO the state re
hnerS bill wanted measure referre,
to the committee on gas and oil
Speaker Stubbs participated In TN.
fight but lost. The majority is amal
but indicates the refinery bill will
pass the house
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Feb 10
The whole country is rallying to the
support OF President Roosevelt In his
fight for federal regulation and con
4, troll OF railroad rates.
East, West, North and South. state
legislatures have adopted. OF have be
fore them, resolutions commenting
! the vigorous stand taken by the
! President in his message TO congress
and calling upon their senator's and
representatives in Washington to en-,
| act legislation along the lines sugges-
ted by him.
| Sectionalism has been obliterated
| and partisianship forgotten In the
great poplar uprising President
Roosevelt's ringing words have been
| like n patriotic call to arms TO which
response has come regardless of po-
litical party Republican governors
clasp hands with Democratic govern
ors and exclaim: We're with the
President"
In the manufacturing states. the
combined manufacturing and agricul.
tural states of the middle West, the
cotton states, and far away In the
mountain safes yet to approach the
heights OF their development, the ex-
ccutive and law-making voice has
been raised In protest against the am-
tocratlc power OF the great transpor
tation corporations that owe their
franchises to tine people
With the exception of the national
spirit aroused by the Spanlsh-Ameri-
can war, It is doubtful II anything
since the struggle between the states
has brought out the unanimity of feel.
ing over the country that has been
developed by the question put TO the
front from Washington.
Not only has the Presidents recon-
mendation to congress brought out
supporting resolutions from the leg
islatures, but II Is squirting them to
action looking toward a tightening of
lines in the matter OF state as well
as Interstate control, to the end that
government regulation OF transporta-
tion charges shall be thorough. Gov
ernors have followed the Presidents
example and dwelt upon the subject
In their messages to the iaw-making
power and there is a determination
abroad In the land to do something
positive. with nation and state work
Ing for common purpose.
Here and there the lingering pow
ers of the corporation over lsgisla-
lures may be seen in connection with
the effort to secure the control of
railroad rates by the government In
some states the situation bears con
siderable resemblance TO that In
Washington, where the senate is ad-
mitted to be the stumbling block in
the path OF effective legislation such
as, the President would like to see.
It Is invariably the more compact body
that Ia most amenable to the lobby,
and In few legislatures where the
representatives of the people In the
1 lower house have unheeitatingly
adopted strong resolutions. the ssn-
ate has hung back or grudginEly pass
cd amended resolutions Of less force.
CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va, Feb. 10.
| Samuel McCue was hanged today for
the murder Of his wife. He was thrice
mayor OF Charlottesville.
McCue was pronounced dead nj
eight minutes after the drop had been
sprung. He remained ccol and un-
concerned al through. Before the ex
ecution McCue made statement and
said: II did not wish to leave the
world with suspicion resting on any
human being other than myself. and
! that he alone was responsible for
| murder OF his wife" He had protest
J ed his lnnocense almost to the last
| and many were In doubt as to his
guilt.
CHICAGO, H., Feb. 10.-The con
struction News mas prepared an elab
crate article snowing the steady In
crease Of building In the cities OF the
country. Building in the prnciplt
cities during January shows remark
BILE increase over any month In pre-
ceeding year.
In twenty,sevAn cities including
Denver. premits were taken out fol
the construction Of over Ave thous
and buildings involving total cos
Of over twenty.six millions. Ther'
was thirteen millions spent In build
ing last Jnauary. New York shows al
Increase OF three hundred per cent
Louisville SHOWS an enormous pc
centage Of Increase. nearly nine hun
dred per cent.
San Francisco, Q hundred and sever
per cont; and Denver. over hundre
per cent.
I PHILADELPHIA, Pa. Feb. TO-
The new asn,ored cruiser Coiorad
left the League Island navy yard tt
day for New York to be fitted wit
torpedo tubes. It is reported that AZ
miral Dewey has asked for the Coli
: RADIO as his flagship in the comm
) naval maneuvers OF the Cuban coas
y WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. 40