Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-09-28

INDIANAPOLIS, Sept f5.-Williau
Eonham, aged 10. and Lucy Miles, /,
years old, his sweetheart. were drown
ed in the White river last night while
canoeing. II is believed that Bonhan
lost his life while trying to save tn.
girl.
BRETTONWOOD, n. H., Sept 25.-
George w. Perkins of the Morgan com
pany and New York Life Insurance
company was in consultation yester
day with Postmaster General Cortel
YOU, who was chairman of the Repub
lican national committee during the
last presidential Campaign. 1t is sup
posed that they discussed the $4S0yl
contributed to the cam paign fund
| CHICAGO. Sept. 25.-President
Stickney of the Chicago Great West
ern company in the federal hearing
Of the suit of the Interstate Commerce
commission against eighteen railroads
today, testified that the railroads
were al the mercy of the packers and
| that the packers practically dictated
! the rates that should be made Stick
ney said that representatives of the
| packers would ask for a rate on GER
tain shipment quotations to be made
| A demand for reduction would be
| made After the demand was grant.
| ed further reduction would be demand
ed with the accompanying informa-
ton that another road would make
lower rate. Stickney said that in
all instances the packers got rates de
| sired because all roads were suspi-
| cious of each other.
WILMINGTON, Del. Sept 25.-Six.
ty-five valuable horses were burned
to death today in a fire which de
stroyed Mcdaniel Bros livery stable
on West Eleventh street
NEW YORK, Sept. 25.-Frederick
Carlton pleaded guilty to bigamy to
day in the Brooklyn court. Carlton
was arrested after two of his wives
had died from tetanus.
TOXIC, Sept. 25.-The mikado ir
giving his personal attention to all
memorials presented to the throne
against the terms of the peace treaty
arranged with the Russians. These
memorials number nearly a hundred
OYSTER BAY, Sept. 25.-This is
the last week at Sycamore Hill. The
president and family will begin ack.
ing up Wednesday and will leave Fri
dav or Saturday by special train for
Washing .on. Mr.. Roosevelt is now
busy ON his message to congress and
receives very few visitors
CINCINNATI, Sept. 25.-The first
good roads convention under the aus
pices of the national association. be.
gan here today. w H. n. Moore, the
national president. made the opeains
address.
PARIS. Sept. 25.-Godfrey CavigA-
ac, minister of war at the time of the
agitation over the Dreyfus case, is
dead
Odessa, Sept, GA Baku telegram
says that the cemetery there is litter.
ed with decomposing corpses. They
are tine bodies of persons killed In the
recent rioting which were left unbur.
led for identification purposes. The
authorities are quarrellng with the
grave diggers as to terms.
PORTSMOUTH. o., Sept. 26.-Will.
lam Montavona, for five years super
intendent of schools at Malabon, p. l..
will be appointed FISH commissioner
in the Philippine islands. The gov.
ernment intends to farther the fish
industry in the islands.
ST. PETERSBURG. Sept. 26.-The
chief of police of Kovon and three po-
licemen were injured by bomb
thrown at them in the city park yes
terday. A mob prevented the capture
of the man who tnre wthe missile and
fought with the soldiers. Foru cid-
zens were wounded and one killed.
LONDON, Sept 26.-The Indian
government at the suggestion of Lord
Kitchener, will establish garrison
on three square miles of land ten
miles from Khyber pass, and will prob
ably build railroad through the pass.
This step is taken to resist invasion
by the Russians which Kitchener be.
lieves to be sure to be attempted
sooner or later.
DENVER, Sept. 26.-The State Fed
Grafton of Women's Clubs met here
today and was to have been addressed
by Governor Mcdonald. He was alb.
sent. however, on hunting trip in
Garfield county, so he sent in com
munication which was read to the con
vention.
When read 1t created mild-sized
sensation, for the chief executive de-
clared himself not only to be utterly
opposed to ex-Presidert Cleveland's
views of wcmen's clubs, but he raised
the issue with President Roosevelt on
his race problem views, taking the
stand that while there should be no
limit to the raising OF children they
ought to be brought up among proper
surroundings When that is impossible
he thought 1t better that children
should not be born.
WASHINGTON. Sept, GA gener-
al sbake-up In the personnel and
| changes in methods will be made In
the United States steamboat inspec-
ton service by Secretary Metcalf of
the department Of commerce and la
Dor. Investigations following that
caused by the Slocum disaster Is said
to show bad condition OF AFFAIRS at