Durango semi-weekly herald., 1905-11-13

| H" "i9Nii citeu tne men To al
pear before him. this morning dismiss
ed the cases against them. thus ignc
miniously disposing of the charges
which at the beginning promised t,
entangle the judiciary of the count,
and state in long quarrel.
Efforts to close the saloons Sunday,
and after midnight will be continued
however.
ST, PETERSBURG, Nov. 10.-Ad
mlral Nebogaton. VINO has arrived
from Japan, declares that he sacri
need his name and honor by surren
dering at the battle of the Sea Of ia
pan III order TO save the lives of 2.O0l
sailors. The admiral's son was forced
ny the derision OF his comrades to
leave the naval academy.
FORT WORTH. Texas, Nov. 10
a cyclonic wind struck Burton last
night aud wrecked considerable prop.
erty' No fatalities are reported The
Methodist church and several houses
were demolished. Mrs. John Knisne
was injured.
@'' In ANbN- l's-NalHeT lhau
face trial in the West side court ON
Monday on a charge of embezlement
Nelson Johnson committed suicide late
last night in room at the Belvidere
hotel at Fifteenth and Glenarm streets
by shooting himself in the head.
The body was discovered lying in a
pool of blood early this morning. Mel.
son was charged with embezzling 5000
from the Mutual Life Insurance com
pany, and becoming discouraged from
a rear OF facing the charges, last
night secured revolver. and, stand.
ing before mirror In order to obtain
correct aim. shot a bullet into his
brain, dying imediately. His body was
found before the glass this morning
johnson came to this city from
Kansas City.
CHICAGO. Nov. 10.-A special bu.
reau Of the department OF commerce
and labor has opened Headquarters
here to conduct an investigation con.
corning which the utmost secrecy is
observed. The special investigators
II,
and Iiawes. Rumors are current that
the affairs OF the Standard OH com.
Dauy, particularly as to its relations
with railrads as to rebates will be
)robed in the grand jury room. II is
that the investigators have
ooen looking into the Standard affairs
or week. The Kansas department
)f the bureau has been assisting.
Startling disclosures would occasion
40 surprise. Dr. Durand regretted to.
lay that the investigators had been
discovered.
NEW YORK, Nov. 10.-Wm. Barnes,
lawyer of Albany, for ten years state
of insurance, was a
Witness in the insurance investigation
oday.
He was asked regarding four checks
rom the Equitable for 1866 each, pay
ible to MIN. He said they were for
egal services and arguments before
legislative committees. He had re-
'eiyed similar checks from the Mutual
md New York Life which had been
lad been in the employ of Andrew
Hamilton and at times had received
special checks for special services.
Barnes then launched into TRADE
'gainst the Equitable and said that
he recent changes were In reality no
'hanges at all; that one-man power
Thomas Ryan being SUBJ
tituted for Mr.. Hyde.
SILVERTON, Nov. 1O.-Fire at the
hampton mine at o'clock this morn
ng destroyed the ore house, black.
mith shop and other smaller build
ngs at the Champion mine, south OF
silverton. The loss Is estimated at
bout 81 900, with half that amount of
insurance.
The managers of the mine are very
positive In their declaration that the
ire was of incendiary origin. BY the
Use of dynamite some of the connect
ng structures were torn down and
he terminal building and tramway
we're thus saved. Otherwise the huge
able would have gone down the
ho"h'oih' u'SboyihB all tue tOWeTb
md lower terminal building.
The Champion was purchased some
line ago from j. Brice Patterson and
Joseph Bordeleau by the Ross Mining
company. About fifty men were EN-.
1loyed regularly.
BOSTON, Nov. 10.-The case of Su-
'an Geary. the shepherd King" girl,
who was killed by Illegal medical
and whose dismembered body
vas found in two suit cases, WAS laid
before the grand jury today.
The grand jury was asked to return
Indictments against at least four per
IONS. all of whom are now under ar.
'est. They are Mrs. Crawford and
VIM. Howard. who disposed of the
body; DR.. Mcleod, Boston physician,
accused Of dismembering the body,
and Morris Nathan. the girls lover.
DAYTON. o.. Nov. 10.-Dr. Oliver
Haugh was today confronted with the
charge OF numbering his parents and
brother, who were found dead Sunday
IN their burned home. Haugh wos ar
raigned and pleaded not guilty.
Since the death of his relatives 1t IL
recalled that Haugh once lived with
Mary Twohey, wno died suddenly, and
that George Ekley. another relative CT