Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-02-16
TELEGRAPHic NEWS.

" 'noinoS w Ld"6on To-Day said n
was ready to join the fight on tn
Standard OIL company in Kansas
Within few days Lawson intends t.
place in the hands of every promi
nent man in Kansas literature show
ing how the Standard Oil compan,
and certain railways work in Kansa.
and other western states. Lawson ba.
great faith in the Kansas legislature
CHANUTE, Kan, Feb. 18Th.
general impression in the oil belt Ii
that Kansas producers have the
Standard Oil company on the run
While the trust officially denied thai
they have not decided not to purchase
Kansas oil. the fact remains tlna,
none has been taken at Chanute OF
II, the Humboldt fields since Thurs
day.
AL Coneyville. where the produc
ers are not organized, II Is said the
producers have been promised that
practically their entire production
Will be taken, This indicates to local
oil men that the Standard Oil is try.
ing to discipline producers who or
ganized and are endeavoring to create
dissensions in the ranks of the oil
forces. 1t is predicted here that the
efforts will fall. c. D. Martin. of the
Kansas 4 Texas Oil company, one of
the biggest producers In the north
deid said If the proposed Legislation
was enacted and his associates would
establish five hundred barrel retin.
cry Immediately. The hundred tnous.
and dollars needed is already raised.
The impression prevails that there
Will be sufficient demand from indie
pendent refineries within year to
handle the entire production in this
field.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, Feb. l3.-six
Missouri Pacific passenger trains are
lost in central Kansas Each has a
diner. A special train with provis-
ions and coal went out today to re-
pienish their stocks. The Missouri
Pacific abandoned the passenger ser
vice till the tracks are cleared. Two
small wrecks at Knob Noster and Lit
tie Blue. Mo-, blockade the main line
in Missouri
KANSAS CITY. Feb. 13.-The
severest temperature Of the season
was recorded in the early morning
sn''-s In the west and southwest In
Missouri and Kansas they ranged
from fourteen to twenty eight below;
in central Oklahoma ten below: in
Texas, zero to eighteen above. In
Kansas City twenty-one below was
recorded for two hours this morning
About fifty passenger trains failed to
arrive here this morning. The Santa
Fe, Rock Island Missouri Pacific,
Burlington. Union Pacific and Katy
are tied up by snowbanks. and there
are dead engines. minor wrecks and
other troubles incident to severe
weather. In the city business is at
standstill Cars run with difficulty.
Wires south and southwest are in
terrupted The weather map shows
the following below zero records:
Bismark. N. D., twenty-six; Chicago,
eighteen; Davenport. Iowa, twenty
four; Des Moines, twenty; Dodge
City Kansas. twenty; Duluth. MINI.
uwanty-eisht: Omaha, twenty-five;
ST. Paul, twenty-four; st. Louis
eighteen; Springfield, Mo, twenty
two
In the British Northwest. where
this cold wave originated, the temper
atre rose from thirty below to twen-
" above in the past twenty hours.
The Chicago forecast says the last
zero will be reached tonight, then
there will be a rapid rise.
WASHINGTON. D. c., Feb. 13.-
The weather bureau today issued the
following special forecast: THE Sc
verest cold wave of the present sea
son will overspread the eastern part
of the United States tonight. with
temperature below zero, as far south
as Virginia and freezing weather to
the south central portions of the
Florida peninsula"
CLEVELAND. O.. Feb. 13.-Andrew
Carnegie is said to be determined
that Mrs. Chadwick shall suffer If
guilty. 1t Is said detectives in his
employ have unraveled every bit of
the woman's past. ....
FLORENCE. Colo. Feb. 13.-Chas.
C. Friese, shoemaker. of this city
WAS found frozen to death. He was
out shooting. got lost and wandered
about the hills, with the murcury at
thirty degrees below zero. He final
ly lay down and died. He leaves a
wife and i've children.
WASHINGTON, d. c.. Feb. 13.-
Representative Williams OF Oregon
mas been indicted in connection witt
land frauds and will return home ant
not appear on the floor OF the houst
Congressman Berrman, his colleague
will continue to attend the sessions
Senator Mitchell and Burton both
withdrew from the floor when indict
ed.
NEW YORK, Feb. 13.-The Presl
dent having left Washington thi
morning o ntime, he is expected her
early this afternoon. The Republican
club s forming in large numbers Il
meet him at the ferry house upon hi
arrival In Jersey City. The club will
escort the President to the Waldorf
where the big banquet in honor @
Abraham IJncolp takoa nla~a ff