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

, Governor Adams began the deliver,
of his inaugural address. There wer,
many women present in the gallery
including Mrs. Adams and Mrs. Pea
body. Later in the day the state of
, ficers We're sworn in.
The Governors address declared
that in the past six years taxes have
doubled without corresponding in
crease in the population or wealth
He urges the legislature to be just
to the taxpayer and not wait until
the last deys of the session to econo
mize. 1t favors an amendment to the
arbitration law requiring compul
sorry submission of any grievance be
tween employer and employed The
election scandals indicated a needed
change in the election laws Adams
said there was spent In Colorado poll
tics during the past year about as
much money as the cost of the first
campaign that made Abraham Lin.
coin president. In assuming the gov
ernorship for the third time. the
speaker asked: The God of Solomon
TO give me the wisdom TO know the
right and the courage to do it,"
OLA HE, Kan, Jan. lO-The Nil.
Ter block, the finest building in the
town was destroyed early this morn
ing by fire, of unknown origin. The
Racket store. Garnet's department
store. post Office and several Offices
We're consumed Threatened destruc-
lion of the business portion of town
caused the arrival of fire engines from
Kansas City. The loss is fifty thous
and dollars.
| MANILA. Jan. l0.-American reg
ulars captured and destroyed the for
tress on the Island of Jolo manned
by rebellious Moros, but suffered con.
siderably. Lieutenant James Jewell
and one private of the Fourteenth in
fantry We're killed Lieutenant Ash
brook, of the Seventeenth infantry.
Captain Halstead of the Fourth cav
airy, Lieut., Richardson. of the Four
teenth cavalry and several priyates
We're wounded
| DENVER, Colo. Jan. 10.-The
eighth annual convention of the Ma
| tional Live Stock association was
opened by President Hagenbarth at
1890 this morning. The convention
was held in the Tabor opera house,
which was crowded to the doors.
At noon Pres. Haganbarh began the
delverance Of his annual address.
The points he made were these:
| Depreciation Of s175 per head on
all cattle marketed last year Asso-
citation greatly hampered by lack Of
funds. II is also national only in name
and needed reorganizng Conscience
less railroads have greatly injured
the shipper. The Interstate com
| merce commission must be given
broader powers. Roosevelt has done
wonders in furthering the live stock
| industry and must be upheld in his
work OF adjusting the range problem.
MASON Mich. Jan. l0.-LOve for
her husbands hired man led Mrs.
Carrie Ioslyn TO kill her husband
with arsenic, according 10 confess
sion by the woman. who was arrested
on a charge of killing the husband,
William Joslyn, who died Christmas
day AT his home near here 1t took
two weeks to kill the man, Mrs Jos
lyn said. the poison being administer
ed by her in coffee and afterwards
in lemonade. when the victim was TOO
i'll to leave his bed According to the
confession. the woman and the hired
man. Isaac Swan, conspired TO kill
Joslyn so that she and Swan might
marry The arrest followed the disin-
terment of the body Of Joslyn at the
request of the prosecuting attorney,
and a chemical examination Of the
stomach contents revealed the pres
ence of large quantities Of arsenic
The police are searching for Swan,
who has disappeared.
CHICAGO. H.. Jan. l0.-Dorothy
Deneen. youngest daughter of Gov.
Deneen, whose illness necessitated
the governor fastening from the in
aueuration before it was completed
is somewhat improved this morning.
GLOUCESTER, Mass. Jan 10
The fishing schooner Ella NJ Goodwin
arrived here today, and the entire
crew vouches for the truth of n re
markable story of the escape of three
of their number from death During
a gale Wednesday huge wave swept
over the boat, carrying away four
men sAs the schooner Strengthened
up when the wave passed there was
created a backwash of water which
caught three of the men and brought
them back so that they were able to
grasp the rigging and hold fast. The
fourth man was drowned.
/ PLUMM7R'S LANDING. Ky, Jan.
lO.-The people of Fleming county
are in a panic and many are leaving
because of mysterious subterranean
fires Dense smoke is rising. and the
ground is so heated that planks are
, laid in certain sections before 1t can
be traversed Excavations have been
made, and at n depth of six feet a
soft. putty-like substance of an oily
. nature has been found smoldering. II
I is believed to be coal in an Uniformed
| state Others believe the phenome-
, non to be due to a lake OF oil.
: NEW YORK, Jan. 10.-The social
, d.. poison squad" consisting of De
| partment of Agriculture clerks. who
have volunteered for service In car.
, rying out the food preservative and
r coloring matter experiments Of Chem