Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-03-16

surgeons were tnere TO see 1t. They
were DIR. James of the Boston hospl-
tai; DIR. J. w. Neville and DIR. Jonn
frasier. practicing physicians in this
city. The delicate task occupied ex-
actly thirty-five minutes from the first
lncision until the two hands were sep
arated.
The second finger OF the one wo.
mans right nand was grated 10 the
stump of the second finger of tne left
lost all the fingers up to second
Joint in shooting accident several
years ago. She paid the first woman
$500 for the digit That is now on her
nand.
The woman who surrendered her
finger, to all appearances, was the
only one to suffer during the opera.
| ion, but she bore 1t with Spartan
courage. The woman who was gel
ing the new finger did not seem to
eel the slightest pain. DR.. Nelden
| informed the two women they prob.
ably would be able to go home by
next Sunday.
Neither of the women has ever con,
iided her name to DR. Nelden or any
one al his saDitarium. The one who
bought the finger says sac is an act
ress.
| ALTOONA Pa, March i4.--Between
| 700 and 400 delegates, representing
the 20 900 organized miners Of Central
| Pennsylvania were present today at
The opening OF the annual district con
yention of the United Mine Workers
lhe convention. which will he in ses-
sion several days, promises to be the
most important neld in this field in
some years TIE convention will tor
mulate demands to be made at the
Joint conference with the operators
There are abundant signs that there
will be a lively fight over the pick
mining rate the differential between
pick and machine mining, and an in
crease for drivers. 1t is the general
understanding that the operators Will
insist on reduction in tire present
scale of 62 cents ton for pick min
ing. The reduction will be contested
bitterly by the mine workers.
| PHILADELPHIA, March 14.-Tho
Philadelphia Rapid Transit company
is considering plans to run its Market
street subway directly under the s27.-
uOoOOo city nall II was first intend
ed TO loop the big structure, but tle
plan for an underground line along
Broad street made this impossible.
Engineers are now studying the plans
of the city hall's foundations, The
company's charter, is so sweeping as
to allow it to take this route. In two
excavated, as against twenty miles
completed In New York in four years
TOPEKA, Kan. March 1d.-Miss
Ida Tarbell arrived here today to stu
dy the oil situation in Kansas. Sac
says the state has made great head
way. but should have appropriated
money for pipe line to the Gulf in
: stead of building a state oil refinery
PHILADELPHIA, March 14.-rhe
principal business to be transacted by
the stockholders of the Pennsylvania
railroad company at their annual
meeting in session nere today is 10
authorize the issue of 500 100000 oi
new bonds, as proposed by the direc
tors. Although the formality of ask
issue is necessary. the issuing of the
bonds is a foregone conclusion, for
tne management holds all the proxies
and there is no objection to its poi
icy
Reports differ as to the amount ol
The new bond issue. but it is pretty
generally agreed that 1T will be close
TO the one hundred million mark. The
proceeds of these bonds will, 1t is
said, be applied as follows: To the
purchase of new stock TO be issued by
the PENNSYLVANIA company to meet its
financial requirements, and TO provide
Tor construction work on its lines
west of Pittsburg, 100000, 900; 10 re
tire the consolidated mortgage bonds
OF the company maturing in June and
july of this year, s27 500, 200; for
New York tunnel terminal work, sl2,
HoO,Oo0; for general extension and
construction work on the Pennsylvan.
ia, chargeable to capital account. $l2,.
100000, and for locomotives and equip
ments. Sl7 .5OO.O 900.