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Evening star., 1905-10-27

Chrome tanned calf and
kid skin are as tough as
possible, yet
E: %sss !ss's; :. ST sisss asso 'o ST. so
Evening star., 1905-10-27

Made of best patent colt.
vici kid and vitalic calf: all
styles. Sizes liz to 2 at
$500 Sh to IL a n Ne
at $50 and . > Sl.Z5
Evening star., 1905-10-27

- Mems Heavy Cotton Rib
bed Underwear; shirts and
drawers in all sizes. This
being a close-fitting gar
ment, it is much warmer
than many other garments
of the same
ssa'''5; !sH s, Price: 81 IS. e, ST. 90
Special price.
Evening star., 1905-10-27
Cruiser Maryland Joined Squadron.

command of Capt. R. r. Ingersoll. ar
rived at Hampton Roads yesterday from
New York, and joined Rear Admiral Evans
squadron, which Is awaiting the arrival Of
Evening star., 1905-10-27

the day; Miss Lizzie Gibson, color bearer;
Miss Mary Williams, chaplain; Miss Dolly
Bowens, sentinel
Evening star., 1905-10-27

Prince Louis Napoleon has resigned the
governor generalshlp of Erivan. CaucasIa.
Evening star., 1905-10-27
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY

Take LAXATIVE BRoMo Quinipe Tablets.
Druggists refund money IL IL fails 70 cure.
Z. ". GROVES signature y on saeh box. -.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-10-09
ONE HUNDRED INDICTMENTS
AGAINST PEORIA BANKER

PEORIA, Ill, Oct. THE Peoria
National bank, of which Newton
Dougherty. the indicted school super.
intendont, was president, did not open
for business today, pursuant to a de
cision of the directors reached at mid
night.
Dougherty has turned over his pri'
vate fortune to the bank.
1t is expected that Dougherty will
be lodged in Jail this afternoon when
he has been arraigned on 81 addition
al indictments. He has turned over
securities worth 100000 to cover the
alleged shortages. He may not he
able to raise bail. He has already
given bail on thirteen charges. He
does not deny his guilt His friends
advance the kleptomania theory.
National Bank Examiner Bosworth
was appointed receiver of the insti'
tuition Runs were started this after
noon on the Dime Savings bank and
the City National bank
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-10-09
GOVERNMENT DEAD8EATS
BROUGHT BACK FOR TRIAL

MONTREAL, Oct 7.-Gaynor and
Greene. government contractors, in
volved in the Savannah harbor frauds,
were taken to the United States to
day by secret service officials.
A big crowd was at the depot to
see the two federal United States
prisoners off. including a large num-
ber of secret service men under w.
j. Flynn, head of the New York secret
service bureau This is the last chap
ter in the celebrated case so far as
Canada is concerned. On behalf OF
the Dominion government Silas II
Carpenter, chief of the Montreal de
tective force. who kidnapped the two
men from Quebec, went with the party
to the boundary line.
Both men state they consider IT an
immense relief to finally go back to
America. Upon arriving at New York
the party will proceed Straight to the
PENNSYLVANIA railroad station and Sc
at once to Savannah.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-10-09
OF INTEREST TO
LA PLATA SCHOOLS

The Annotated School Laws OF
Colorado" has Just been received.
This book contains all the laws re-
lating to schools and the decisions OF
the state superintendent. They are
so arranged as to make reference to
the laws much simpler than formerly.
Miss Katherine l.. Craig, our state
superintendent, has spent much time
on this work and only completed the
book September |.
November 25 teachers meeting
will be held at the nigh school build.
ing In Durango II is hoped that all
teachers in the county will be pres
ent and as many members of the diff
ferent school boards and parents OF
school children as possible. The
morning session win be from 10 until
~ o'clock. AT this time the work Is
to be made as helpful as possible to
teachers. Several addresses Will be
given with regard to methods.
The principal feature OF the meet
ing will be an exhibit OF the work of
the children in the different schools.
1t is hoped also that we will have
a speaker from Denver to address us
In the evening of the same day.
The program will be given later.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-10-09

STANDS PAT

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo-. Oct. T.
Insurance Commissioner Vandiver to
day made public letter mailed to
John Mccall president of the New
York Life Insurance company. The
letter says in part:
This department holds all money
taken from the treasury OF the New
York Life and donated to campaign
committees or any legislative agent to
aid or defeat legislation to be taken
without warrant and without proper
appreciation of your responsibility as
trustee. Therefore this department
insists you replace within thirty days
the sl4S,000 contributed to the Repub.
lican campaign fund. Unless this re
qnirement is met we will proceed un-
der the Missouri statutes to revoke
the license of your company to do
business In this state"
Vandiver is stated In his letter to
also have called for the election OF
a new president and vice president
of the New York Life. He terms Nc
Calls acts "a gross violation CT a sa-
cred trust, II not embezzlement as de-
fined by statute" Vandiver conferred
with Governor Folk today as to legal
proceedings.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-10-09
HORRIBLE
0LNEY
TRAGEDY

MIDDLETON, n. v, Oct. An
other chapter in a horrible tragedy
was written this morning when the
bodies OF Fred and Willis Olney,
brothers, 5S and 81 years old, were
found in the woods near the home
stead. near the spot where the corpse
of Alice lngerick, aged 8, and the un-
conscious form of her mother were
found. Both had been beaten about
the head with an iron pipe while the
Olney brothers had been shot.
The only clew is the facts that two
men mad been seen driving along the
road near where the Olneys were
found.
The Olneys were robbed, the pock-
cts being turned inside out. They
had apparently been killed near the
home and the corpses dragged to the
woods.
1t is expected that Mrs. Georgia In
gerick. mother Of the murdered girl
Alice, will die before night, making
one more victim.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-10-09
DURANGO'S FORMER
LlTlGANT SUICIDES

Bob Lange brings news to Durango
taken from St Louis dispatch of
September l6, of the death by suicide
of William b. Walker VINO win be re
membered as cigar dealer in Du-
range ten years ago, when he was in
jured in hole left open in the con
struction of the Colorado State bank.
He had suit with the city which ran
along several years, the city finally
having to pay snug sum in damages.
He left Durango several years ago
and returned to Virginia, and made T.
tour of the Klondike country.
The Staunton, Va, Dispatch pub
lished the following:
"St. Louis, Sept. 16-The body OF
William b. Walker of Staunton, Va.
who committed suicide last night by
jumping from third story window of
the Burlington hotel, after breaking
away from the clerk. Benjamin Blair
ton, who attempted to restrain him,
was removed today to the public
three ribs and right hip were broken
and he died at the city hospital two
hours and a half later.
Mr.. Walker registered September
12. Yesterday afternoon the clerk
found him sitting by the window. He
refused to answer when asked how
he/felt. shortly afterward the clerk
noticed that he had raised the win
dow screen. Fearing tnat the man
contemplated suicide Blairton went
into the room to lower the screen
Mr.. Walker forced him back, and at
ter a tussle jumped
mo letter was left and the cause
of the suicide is unknown"
Walker was well informed reader
and student, a little eccentric. He
was never the same man after receiR
ing the injuries in Durango mentioned
above. He suffered much while here
| and probably never was fully relieved
Durango learned a severe lesson ant
should not forget it.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-10-09
LIVED HALF
A CENTURY
AS A MAN

TRINIDAD, Colo. Oct. AFTER
posing for forty years as man. dur
ing which time she has successfully
held positions as clerk, bank cashier
and score of other manly employ.
ments, Miss Vaubaugh. VINO at the
age OF 81 years was sent to the San
Raphael hospital for the inirmities
of old age, has been proven woman.
During more than forty years Miss
Vaubaugh has been known In the
character of Charels Vaubaugh. and
only when examined by DR.. T. j. For
han was her real sex and identity dis.
covered.
Finely educated, reading and writ
ing half dozen different languages.
Miss Vaubaugh stated out well
equipped for life. but was unable to
secure any employment as woman.
so after due deliberation she decided
to assume the habiliments of man
and endeavor to secure a mans work
Her story reads like page from
fiction. She was born in France and
arrived in America at the age of %
years and soon after assumed the ap-
pearance of a man. The old lady was
greatly chagrined at the discovery,
having intended to permit death only
TO reveal it. The sisters at the hos
pital have insisted upon ner resum-
ing her true attire, and for the first
time in nearly half a century the old
lady is today attired in the true gar
ments of her sex.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-10-09

ITALIAN
GIRL SHOT
Special Phone TO The Herald.

Special Phone TO The Herald
SlLVERTON Oct. THE Italian
quarter is greatly excited over a
shooting ARRAY which took place about
g o'clock last evening nj the board.
ing house of Matt Dalla. at the corner
of Empire and Tenth streets. Being
sensational. naturally there was n
woman in the case. and the shot fired
was Intended to terminate the exist
ence OF the aforesaid woman. who is
unusually beautiful. her name being
Olivo Frank. The man who did the
shooting is named James Graf, not
an Italian name but the owner halls
from sunny Italy Just the same. The
AFFAIR is shrouded in mystery. like
most Italian breaks of this kind. The
woman was not badly injured. the bull
let fired by the aforesaid Graf just
breaking the skin on the back of the
neck, but the face is badly powder
burned. while the ball passed through
the palm Of Crafts hand. 1t Is al
jealousy. that Graf grabbed the girl
about the neck before he fired and In
the scufde the gun went on. the
would-be murderer receiving the worst
of the deal One story is that Graf
did not fire the shot-that II came
from the outside, but facts do not bear
this out Graf and the girl were the
only occupants of the room, the kitch-
en-. when the shooting took place,
which was probably the outgrowth OF
n quarrel, the girl in question lavish
ing smiles on another man against his.
Crafts, wishes. Graf is in jail and
sensational developments are antici-
pated at the trial.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-10-09
DEPLoRABLE CONDITIONS IN
DURANGO RAILWAY YARDS

Four trains are due in the Durango
Yards every evening within ten min.
utes and there Is not yard room
enough to allow one to come In and
switch or make up again to 40 on.
Every sidetrack Is congested.
Last night three OF the four trains
came In at one time; the Farming.
ton. or southern, broad gauge. nrst;
the Denver, or eastern. second, and
verton train was late and eased the
situation little.
As soon as the broad gauge passen-
gers could scurry on the train Il
had 10 back out on its single track
to allow the eastern to come In to the
depot, and during all the time the
eastern was making up and unloading
express. mail and baggage the Ridg.
way western was waiting below the
yards to get In, and the passengers,
tired of delay. got OF and walked
among the lines of empty coaches and
box cars to Main avenue.
Since the strike OF the maintenance
mUh nap bcth obs " poi' vi thc WotA
so much needed has been In the Du-
rango yards, laying broad gauge side.
track and third railing. As only inex-
perienced Japanese laborers could be
secured the work has been extremely
slow
It Is unfortunate at this time, ~
both passenger and freight traffic at
Durango Is doubly greater In volume
than at any former time In the his
tory of the city.
There has been an average Of seven
teen trains "A day. counting both ways.
for weeks, on almost a single track.
for the sidetracks have been jammed
with loaded and empty cars every day
and night.
While 1t Is congratulatory that Du-
rango's railway traffic has doubled
during the past two months II Is re-.
grettabIe that we are not in better
shape to handle the business.
The situation at the passenger de-
pot has excited so much interest that
crowds gather there to see how the
trains sniff to get In and out.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-10-09
RAMSEY
is STAND
PATTER

TOLEDO o., Oct. 7.--Joseph Ram.
sey, eNpresident of the Wabash, ap.
piled TO the state court today for the
removal OF the inspectors of election
Of the Wabash railway appointed at
the last election. Ramsey alleges that
they are not qualified by education
or experience to serve. He further
alleges that he is still president OF
the Wabash. despite the directors
vote to remove him. Ramsey also
declares that certain stockholders are
preparing TO vote Illegal and fraud.
nlent proxies. The inspectors are at.
tackled in this connection.
Charles Reynolds. whose brother ls
a Wabash director; A. w. Cotton,
manager for the Wabash line OF
steamers; c. w Newton, local agent.
and counsel for Gould will contest the
suit.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-10-09
NEW YORK REPUBLl.
CANS AWAIT ANSWER

Hughes, counsel OF the legislative In
surance committee, whom the Repub-
licans nominated for mayor, today
said Il have given the matter no en-
couragement. Am strongly convinc-
ed that ought not TO accept the
nomination. | will say nothing more
until formally notified
Richard Young. who was nominated
as comptroller, Is quoted as saying
that he won't run.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-10-09
THE DURANGO FAIR.
Aztec index.

Aztec Index
The Durango fair last week encoun-
tered wet weather and the program
of Saturday was given on Sunday. On
Sunday some conscienceless miscreant
stole $500 Of gate money and thereby
broke the Sabbath day. The fair dl-
rectors purchased the San Juan Coun
at Aztec and it made nice display
all properly tagged, as the Durango
men assured us 1t would be. or they
would not have gotten it. The ap
pies from the San Juan river. the
large beets, melons and apples from
La Plata, the handsome and varied
display OF fruit and vegetables from
Cedar Hill, that won our first prize
the fine array of fruits and vegetables
and cereals from Aztec, George Al
lens and others from Pennington
we're all displayed just as the hom'
| fair association exhibited them-eacI
| section and each individuals nam
being on his exhibit. Durango ha
treated us handsomely and as man t
| man. and can get our local associf
tion's consent to take up the exhibi
every year for III years. Many con
ments were made by visitors on Sa
Juan county's resources, and surpris
expressed that from Cedar Hin =
Fruitland. from the La Plata to tn
San Juan river. could be raised sue
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-10-09
AMONG DURANGO'S
GREAT ENTERPRIES

| A representative of The Herald en-
| Florida mesa yesterday, a section for
merly comprising a part of the Ute
Indian reservation, being his first visit
to the district. and it was a revela-
| ton in many ways and would be to
hundreds of others who have long re-
sided in Durango but have little real
| knowledge of the country surrounding
| the city. What is known as Reser-
yoir No. is located about eight miles
rom Durango on the Florida mesa.
| II was located by the late c. NJ. Will
Jams in conjunction with his Upper
Florida reservoir sites, now owned by
The city. Some work was done on the
reservoir few years ago A couple
of months ago Mr. Pastorious, in
charge for Mrs. c. NJ. Williams, let
a contract to w. A. Leonard and w.
II. Crawford railroad contractors, to
complete the reservoir and, the work
was finished yesterday morning. The
location is a good one for the storing
of water in flood and high water sea
sons and means the reclamation of
much land, the very choicest in the
county. In constructing the dam
Messrs. Crawford and Leonard han
died over $4,000 cubic yards of dirt
In thirty days. The base of the main
dam is over $50 feet with a gradual
slope to the top which is wide enough
for a good roadway. There are two
water mains laid in cement, the extrn
one in case of one getting out of Or
der. This is in addition to a pipe on
one side. nearer the surface. The
writer has examined and seen many
reservoirs but must confess this Is
about the best piece of workmanship
we have run across in long time.
And for safety IL can not be question
ed. 1t is going to last and Mr.. Blair
Burwell, who has had supervision of
The work, naturally feels elated. In
he first place the plans were made
with but one idea-positive resistance
against any emergency In addition
to the main dam there is second one
of much smaller dimensions to pre-
vent the water from escaping by a
side gulch or depression. There are
three spillways to permit overflow in
case of sudden freshets or cloudbursts
and not damage the dam embank-
ments.
In connection with the work word
about the soil. In the placing OF the
10000 cubic yards of dirt not rock
or boulder was encountered-just a
perfect soil which must be from ten
TO twenty feet deep. 1t is sample
Of the soil Of the district. and there
are thousands of acres Just like 1t
waiting for water when 1t will become
| the garden spot of La Plata county
and inside of the next ten years we
expect to see some Of the finest or
| rhards in this southwest section. II
is on line south of the Spencer ranch
which is coming to the front as the
best apple producer in the county
| And the soil is not only suitable fol
apples, but pears and all kinds oi
small fruits. while all kinds OF farm
products loom up like magic wher
connected with life-giving water. lr
TACT, we have not seen such soil ir
this southwest section-free from
stones.
The reservoir will be filed durinl
The winter and spring and ready TO
use during the dry season the cominj
year.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-10-09
CHARGE OF MURDER
LODGED AGAINST DOCTOR

CHICAGO. Oct. IA formal charge
OF murder was lodged against DR.. Oh
lver Hart today as result of the
death of Irene Klokow Hart was
placed in the county hospital under
guard. DR.. Lynott, VINO examined the
prisoner, expressed the belief that
the prisoner was suffering from de
generation as a result of an attack
OF spinal meningitis that destroyed
the portion of the brain controlling
moral restraint.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-10-09
AGED COUPLE FIGHT
DUEL WITH REvOlvERS

NEW YORK., Oct. AFTER 35 years
OF married life Benjamin Hopkins and
his wife fought duel with revolvers
today in their elegant home. Mrs.
Hopkins was shot dead and Hopkins
was wounded in the hand The duel
was fought in the presence OF Hop
kins' sister and followed quarrel
over s50,O0o held by them in com
mon. The couple had been separated
for three months. Mrs. Hopkins fired
the first shot. Hopkins was arrested.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-10-09
BIG RAILROAD WRECK
AND MANY FATALITIES

RosToFFONDON. Russia, Oct. l.
Twenty-seven persons were killed and
AZ badly injured in a wreck today OF
the mail train bound for VladikaYaz.
The train left the track and turned on
its side. The cause of the wreck is
not known,
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-10-09
LAWSON ASKS FOLK TO
GO ON COMMITTEE

JEFFERSON CITY. Mo, Oct. L.
Governor Folk has received tele-
gram from Thomas Lawson OF Bos-
ton asking him to accept place with
other governors on protective com
mittee for policy holders to demand
restitution of money by the Mutual,
New York Life and Equitable com
panies and to punish the guilty Off
ficials,
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-10-09
BROKE BOTH BONES
OF RIGHT FOREARM
ia: Phone to The Herald.

Specia. Phone to The Herald
SlLNERTON. Oct. John Wilson,
engineer at the Old Hundred termin-
H. mad the misfortune to get his right
forearm in the belt, breaking both
bones, which means that he will be
laid up for some time.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-10-09
WANTS TO FIGHT DUEL WITH
PRESIDENT OF vENEZUElt

NEW YORK. Oct. 7.--As result
OF trouble over the Trinoco company's
Manoa Venezuelan concession james
A Radcliffe, Brooklyn fnancier. has
issued a letter to President Castro
offering either friendly settlement or
duel. The challenge Is written to
Castro by Radcliffe. who Is a mem
ber of a famous southern family noted
for dead shots. He proposes TO go
with his seconds to Venezuela to meet
Castro.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-10-09


The streets lined with farmers wag
ons today look good.
Asa Poor Is over from Pagosa. re
GREETING that he couldn't get In for
the fair.
Church goers will find an interest
ing array of announcements in this
evenings Herald.
A survey outfit was seen on the
La Plata river yesterday either rail-
way or coal corps.
ter Fuel company's scene Of active
operation at Porter today.
The Durango yards are stacked with
lumber and coal for points north,
south, east and west. and the San
Juan Is buster than ever before.
The new broad gauge road to Farm
| lngton and Aztec is making the stead
| lest time to the schedule, In arriva
and departure, of all the four roads
ont Of Durango.
| Much inquiry as to the progress o
investigation of the robbery OF th'
fair money last Sunday Is made. bn
those who have II in hand refuse t.
give out anything for publication.
1 The Pennington time card Will b.
found In the railway time table, an
II can be relied on as closely as an
of the other schedules In the Ri
Grande time table under present di,
turbed conditions. The trains. how
ever. during the past few days. hav
been making very close time.
! Build up the rural schools. Els
] where is reference to meeting
= November. at which every count
school should be represented as we
: as the several schools of Durang
= Lend every encouragement to the ed
4 Gator and the pupil. Build mo
I school houses II they are needed
make them larger.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-10-09
HEARING POSTPONED FOR
FEAR OF MOB VIOLENCE
o.

FORT SCOTT. Kas., Oct. THE
preliminary hearing OF George Rig
gins. wife and the latter's daughter,
charged with murder in the first de-
gree in causing the death of Higgins
e-year-old son by starvation and cru
city. was postponed today for fear OF
mob violence.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-10-09
FRUIT SITUATION
IN NEW MEXICO

turned last evening from trip to
Pennington. where he sized mp the
situation from buyers standpoint.
He says the quantity now available
to iirst'class product. the country. he
thinks, has about two.thrds crop In
apples. At one place alone. that of
Charles Cameron, he estimates from
$500 TO 1000 boxes of shipping or
merchantable apples, and this is only
one of many.
Mr kinsley says the situation Is eX-
cellent, and tina, he believes that all
classes of producers down there are
In good shape. the farmers having
raised big crops of all kinds,
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-10-09
PAT GROVE TAKEN BACK
TO OMAHA TONIGHT

BUTTE, Mont. Oct. Pat Grove
will be taken TO Omaha tonight. His
cell was decorated with flowers and
filled with bouquets contributed by
feminine admirers.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-10-09
DOING PRETTY WELL.

w. r. Bransom had 100 acres of
spring wheat which averaged 32 bush
els. 210 acres of winter wheat which
averaged Al bushels. and another field
of 100 acres of winter wheat which
averaged 30 bushels-a total OF a.,
so bushels. He has in addition 15C
acres of sugar beets.-Berthoud Bul
letin.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-10-09
FIFTY COAL MINERS
RESCUED At FLORENCE

FLORENCE. Colo, Oct. THE M.
ty coal miners caught in the big FIRE.
mont coal mine Are, whose lives were
temporarily despaired of for hours
yesterday and last night. were all
safely hoisted from the mine at an
early hour today and the fire was
placed under control.
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-10-09
WHERE Is MAhcos' sUTTER7

The following from the Mancos
Tribune doesn't sound good:
THE Mancos creamery sent an ex-
hibit OF butter to the Durango fair.
but up TO the present time nothing has
been learned as TO what butter took
the premium or of the butter Must
have been mixed up In that $500 rob
berry. Those who did the robbing evi-
IDENTIFY know a good thing when they
see It,"
Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-10-09
THE ORC FINo ROAD.

Plans and specifications have been
received from the state engineer by
County Clerk c. C. Eddy for the Orc
Fino road, and all who desire to bid
on the work Of construction may see
them by calling at the clerks office.