Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-01-12

MS WAY 10 lne Live STOCK convention
5 A. C. Hitching. a Wyoming cattlemal
e was robbed of his money. watch an,
+ hat. by stranger he met on tn,
2 train. The police are trying 10 hell
him.
: DENVER, Colo, Jan. 9-The meet
1 ing of the live stock men here thi
} week Is principally to consider re
} organization of scheme which is L
5 include the grower, the packer an,
the railroad men. There are to be tn,
. weeks fight. The forces are ayenl,
divided. Many catilemen feel that be
T. cause of discrimination of freight il
the railroads in favor of the packer,
/ they do not receive fair prices fol
; their product. Other growers belisv.
that by forming a coalition with tn,
packers and the railroads. they vii
better the industry and secure con
cessions. The trust is expected to PLAY
an important part The suit of the
United States against the packing
comine will sreate lengthy discussion
President Hagenbarth. OF Idaho. will
probably be reelected. New Mexico
delegates want the association to aid
in their fight against dipping cattle.
TOPEKA, Kan. Jan. 9.-Edward
Hoch thirty years editor of the Ma
rion Kansas Record. was today inau.
gurated governor. Chief Justice John
son administered the oath to him and
other state officials, all OF whom were
reelected Eugene Ware, ex-commis.
sioner of pensions. was present today.
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augnration. Retiring Governor Bailey
and Hoch made speeches. Hoch's
message goes to the Legislature to-
morrow
DENVER, Colo. Jan 9.-The SEN
this afternoon. confirmed Governor
| Peabody's appointment of Goddard
and Bailey as Judges of the supreme
| court
DENVER, Colo, Jan. 9-It appears
quite evident that the Legislature will
adjourn this afternoon. and Governor
Peabodys appointment of Goddard
and Bailey in the supreme court will
bs confirmed. The attorneys for the
oGyernor have completed the drawing
mp the papers in the Peabody contest
for Governorship. They will be filed
tomorrow In them is remanded leg
islative investigation of the ballot
boxes in Denver
DENVER Colo. Jan 9-The ac-
tion of the joint session of the leg
islature appointing a committee OF
fifteen to canvass the vote for govern
@rnor was reconsidered Saturday
night and the matter was tabled. In
stead another committee was appoint
ed to make the canvass of the vote
and its report showed Adams to have
received l23 O7s and Peabody 1890
giving Adams a plurality of 9.774 This
would seat Adams and II was agreed
mat he take the oath of office Tues.
day morning at 10 O'Clock This action
was the result of the Wolcott Repub-
licans in the senate joining forces
with the Democrats, by which union
II was agreed between the two forces
joining that the Wolcott Republicans
have the naming of the two men to
be appointed as supreme judges
These appointees are Judge Luther
NJ. Goddard, of Denver and George w.
Bailey of Fort Collons This action
was strongly opposed by the Peabody
men One of the terms of agreement
was that Lieutenant Governor Hag.
gott should preside over the joint ses-
sion during the time the canvass was
made after which he should give way
to speaker Dickson. After the joint
session the senate went into execu-
tive session to consider the matter of
confirming the names recommended
for appointment to the supreme bench,
and every vote taken resulted in II
TO II and finally at 1870 a. m. the mat
ter was referred to the committee on
judiciary.
WASHINGTON. d. c.. Jan. 81
Attorney General Moody in the su-
preme court today argued against the
beef trust conspiracy. saying live
stock men were ruined by their plot.
The conspiracy is that amgong them
selves. they have agents to bid up the
price of live stock to an abnormal
point where the price is bid up in
quantities much largdr than under
normal conditions. Then taking ad-
vantage of this congestion of the mar.
ket they refrain from bidding against
each other. with the result that the
producer and owners OF the stock are
forced TO sell at ruionous prices.
WASHINGTON. d. c., Jan. 81
Attorney General Moody made the
governemdnts argument before the
federal supreme court this afternoon
in the beef trust cas-. The defendants
are seven corporations. one company
o-partnership. and twenty-three
other persons. Moody claimed they
had unlawful agreements and per.
formed certain acts in persuance
hereof which were unlawful
SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,. Jan. g.
Charles Deneen was sworn in govern
or of Illinois today by Chief Justice
Ricks before a brilliant assembly.
KANSAS CITY, Jan. 9.-Nelson
Morris two million dollar packing
house here formally began business
today with sticking the first pig at !
p. m The plant has daily slaughter
ing capacity of five thousand hogs,
fifteen hundred cattle and two thous-
and sheep. Its effect on the live stock
market in the west will be noticeable
Several hundred men applied to the
plant for work this afternoon Every