Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-01-02

The star deprecates such condition,
and urges the Colorado courts TO con
tinue the work now in PROGRESS of cor
recting frauds and furnishing thos,
who perpetrated them.
Telluride old timers say last Tues
day was the coldest ever experienced
In that place.
busted water pipes are headings in
several exchanges With us II is bust
ed pocketbooks.
Depew viii succeed himself as sen
ator from New York The powers
that be, Gov. Odell has so decreed
| D.
j. II McDevitt departed for Den.
Ver This morning. win probably re.
main to see the opening OF tho legts.
lature.
Caleb Powers. the convicted muir
derer OF Goebel. Christmas received a
wagon load of Christmas presents
from prominent men.
a. II. Gaukroger the rustling agent
for Swiit's hams and bacon. went out
on the eastern this morning after
spending few days at home.
An innocent cup of chocolate press.
ed TO the lips OF Il fever-tossed man
won for Miss Emma Parker. a Phil.
| adelphia nurse, a husband and wealth
lott bore Ill will
Anlozo Ferguson. colored police.
man was killed the other day in a
quarrel over game OF craps and
Henry Baker. another participant
was badly wounded.
The Rio Grande Southern shows an
Increase in its earnings for the last
SIX months OF 1904. OF over 10000
above the earnings for the correc-
ponding period OF 1903.
The Baltic fleet is to be halted for
the purpose of permitting a third fleet
10 over take IL before 1t meets the
Japs' Every halt is clear gain for
the poor fellows ON the Russian ships.
The Denver Post says that Gov
Peabody viii recommend the PROMPT
paymen, Of all military bills. Gov.
Adams VIII also make the same rec
ommendatlon which means he will
sign the bill providing for same.
Reports from Adrianople indicate
recrudescence OF persecution excess.
ed by the Turks against the BulKar.
ians, The Bulgarian government has
notified the foreign representatives
that II declines to accept the respon.
s!bitliy for the consequences.
Tom O'Brien, king OF the gold brick
men died the other day In French
prison. The queen OF the tribe is In
iail at Cleveland
Nose bleed caused the death OF Ed
ward Murray, II years old, clerk
living In Brooklyn. He returned from
work Christmas eve in his usual
health, but awoke in the morning
with severe headache. A few hours
later blood began running from his
nose. Decor were called but could not
stop the How and Murray died.
Following conference between
| Secretary Hay. Assistant Secretary
Loomis and the President. 1t has been
formally announced that Whitelaw
Reid will succeed Joseph II. Choate
as ambassador TO Great Britain. Mr..
Choate, IT is said. wishes to return to
New York to resume the practice OF
| law
Since the close OF the civil war
2.9S0495 persons have applied to the
government of the United States for
pensions. This includes soldiers. sail.
ors, widows. minor children and other
dependent relatives, and 1.S26, ,0Gs OF
those persons have. at one time or an
other, drawn pensions from the treas.
ury. The highest number OF pension.
ers, 999,,4i6 were on the rolls In 1902
who received n total Of 3141, 1886 5.646.95.
which was an average OF 31.79 per cap
ita Of the POPULATION Of the country
But the pension system was the great.
est burden to the people in 1893, when
96G.0l2 pensioners drew 31Gl. .7774.3S
3G. or $2.44 per capita Of our popula
ton. The amount Of money paid for
pensions is gradually decreasing and
the assessed valuation OF property In
the United tSates Is rapidly increasing
so that today II costs 3l.77 per capita
OF the population TO pay the pension
bill. which amounts to Sl.32 per 81 .00(
of taxable property in the United
States. On account OF the Spanish wal
s6,752 have applied for pensions. o.
whom 6S.l93 were soldiers and 1855!
widows, minor children and other de
pendents OF these 2l,767 applications
have been granted and 25,517 rejected
Already Ss,5s6.20 has been paid II
pensions growing out OF that war. Th'
amount during the last fiscal yea
was $3,l06,931.
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