Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-01-23

: OF the primary department
WASHINGTON. ID. C. Jan. is.-
TIL. American National bank of Abil,
enc. Texas. closed today II. l., Van
zandt was appointed receiver,
BOSTON. Mass. Jan. ls.-The
supreme court ordered Thomas Law
son to appear and show cause why he
should not be punished for contemp,
In failure to turn over certain gus
stocks
BOSTON. Mass, Jan la.--The great
strike OF the Fall River textile work.
crs has been settled by Intervention
OF Governor Douglass.
OURAY. Colo, Jan. le.--I.ast night
at the residence of the brides par.
ents here, Mr.. Charles Newhal and
Ada Belle Storey Were united In mar
riage. After the ceremony a grand
reception was given their many
friends. and the couple left this morn.
ing for Old Mexico. where the groom
is engaged in mining. The bride is
the daughter OF Judge w W Storey
| OURAY, Colo. Jan. lS.-Ouray cit
izens are actively engaged in taking
measures to prevent the passage in
the Legislature of n bill which has
been introduced for the purpose OF
consolidating this water district with
that comprising Montrose and Delta
counties The source OF supply for the
two latter counties is in these mcun-
tains Farmers in this district have
always had all the water they needed
and the district Is maintained at IN
annual expense of only 5000 per year
while the expense OF running the
lower district III close to $4,000 per
year. by the consolidation Ouray's
taxes will be greatly increased as
will he seen by the figures. and our
farmers water supply would be gov
erned by an agent stationed at Mont
rose, A committees Is to be appointed
AT meeting to be held in Ridgway
Saturday and that committee Will go
to Denver to work against the pas
| sage OF the bill
BERLIN. Jan. 20.-The Tagcblatt
reports rebellion breaking ont in the
| province OF Moscow today Rebels.
according to report, dynamited gov
ernmeN buildings. containing ad-
ministrative. judicial taxation and
police offices. Chief OF police reported
riaft f. I..J Nv
ST. PETERSBURG Jan. 20
| Troops were called out today to pro
| tect the Puttilor Iron Works from
| tsrikers Professions OF workngmen
were held In many cities The strike
ers broke into several factories.
| and state printing works connected
with the academy of science. forced
workers to join them, The police ad-
vised the manager TO let employers
go In order to prevent disturbance.
Emboldened by success, the strikers
visited other printing shops and
| greatly augmented their numbers
| Spinners In two mills this afternoon
| quit work Ministers OF the interior
and finance agreed to meet represen-
tatives OF dissatisfied laborers. An
enormous demonstration Is expected
when the conference takes place. The
| foreign spirit of revolution gained
foothold in the army and navy Com
manding Officers were ordered to as
certain the sentiment In regiments to
prevent surprise and suppress all po-
litlcal agitation. At Riga the police
dispersed socialist demonstration
today and destroyed the red flag and
siezed many weapons.
Twenty-Five thousand men joined the
strikers today In Kharcoff and Kieff
districts.
KANSAS CITY, Jan. 20.-A verdict
OF murder In the first degree. carry
Ing with 1t the death penalty, was re-
turned today against Martain Speyer,
IA circus rider. who cut the throat OF
his sleeping little son. The deed was
committed after Speyer was arrested
charged with mistreaung little girl,
| 10 TenONS al eye WltuSSS. opeyt4
formerly lived in Whitew1ight. Texas.
He pleaded insanity.
WASHINGTON. d. c., Jan. 20
A sensational feature at the capital
today was Senator Reed Smoot going
on the stand in his own defense. The
committee room was packed. even
the passage ways being kept open
with difficulty. The senator was at
his ease. although every eye in the
room was directed toward him. He
said he was born in Salt Lake City
in 1862 His father and mother were
both dead His mother was plural
wife Concerning his own family Mr.
Smoot said he was married In Sep
tember. 1884. had but one wife. and
they had six children. He did not take
the endowment at the time OF his
marriage, but went through the en-
dowment house at the request of his
father. for the benefit Of the latter't
health He had been engaged in the
n,arca ufII<, hruipe the most Df his