Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-02-05
tIon Of oil.

conference are full OF
gloom The miners on the other
hand believe that the competition oil
fuel oil In mild weather will result
In the operators acceding to the de-
mands for the wage increase.
SEYMOUR. Ind, Feb. S.-Hadley
e. Co.. produce dealers, with liabiii-
ties Of 100000, have assigned. The
shrinkage in the valne of cold stor-
age eggs owing to the open season
was the cause of the collapse.
WEST DWIGHT, ILL.,, Feb. 3.-Two
prisoners shackled to each other es
capped from Chicago Il Alton train
at the station here this morning.
They were on the way to Joliet pen
itentiary to serve life terms for at
lacking young woman at Bushnell.
sheriff Taylor had charge of thcm-
a posse has been organized TO go in
pursuit of the criminals.
SALT LAKE, Feb. enlarged
with making false report to the sec
retary OF state on the company's con
lition, Hiram Tire, president of the
Continental Life company. has been
arrested.
JEFFERSON CITY. Mo, Feb. g.
Governor Folk was advised by tele
sram this morning that great excite
ment prevails at Poplar Bluff, Mo.
where hundreds of armed men are
garading the streets and threatening
% break into the Jail to lynch a negro
inspected of assaultlng Mrs. Dan
Norman last night. The governor
wired Sheriff Hogg to protect the
prisoner at all hazards. and said II
he situation grew worse he would
order four companies of militia to the
scene
CONSTANTINOPLE, Feb. 3.-The
leaders, of the young Turkish party
have sent the sultan a telegram, say
ng; "It is all arranged that you will
soon be assassinated by one of your
supposedly devoted servants"
CHICAGO, Feb. 3.-Rocco Bell
lged 21, committed suicide in his cell
ioday to avoid trial on the charge
# burglary
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-Work OF
Commissioner Garheld's report on the
iii industry. called for by Congress
\ year ago under resolution by Repre-
tentative Campbell of Kansas, is sale
| 10 be progressing rapidly. II is learn
I'd that the report will be ready foi
submission to Congress before ad
iournment, but its completion Is still
,,ta ha
| port goes to the president first and
also to TIE attorney general, and it is
| said the Standard magnates won't
have the opportunity the packers hat
)f claiming immunity from prosecu
| lion. The report will cover the ques
| in of Sitting competition rates ant
| 1ther evils, rs well as the statistics
| Industry.
| JEFFERSON CITY. Feb. 3.-Gov
| Folk has written letters to coal oi
inspectors throughout the state
| charging them to use great care Ii
| inspecting oils. This action Is due
10 recent complaints.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 3.-Miss Alic,
Roosevelt is overwhelmed with peti
| lions from the Womens Christian
temperance union from all over tn,
| country, begging her to bar wine
| rom the wedding breakfast.
DENVER, Feb. 3.--J. X. Miller, t
prominent butcher, who this weel
purchased the prize cattle at the
livestock SHOW, was taken suddenly
| m aarIp tbfu ,,,nrninp and dinI
| o'clock.
DENVER, Feb. 3.-President 8. Till
| nan OF the National Packing com
| Jany. known as the trust, has been in
| specting the Denver plant and yard!
and stated today that his company
will Immediately spend n million dol
iars in improving and enlargiug tn,
Denver property.
SILVERTON, Feb. "a. Il. Ben
son. the printer and newspaper writ
or, is suffering an attack of pneu
monia, but is thought TO be IA little
better today. His father is expected
10 arrive this evening.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 3.-The pres
dent has become indignant over the
charges that he Is attempting to die
tate to Congress, and it Is stated neIs
today by those in position to discuss
The subject that the president Is
welding no big stick" and that he
mas issued no "ultimatum."
1t is denied that proposals OF q
compromise have been made to the
president on the railroad rate ques
ion. and it is stated positively hat
were such proposals made they woulG
he Immediately declined.
TOPEKA, Kas.. Feb. 3.-The Rock
afellers may be involved in the Kan
sas land fraud investigation. Frank
Rockefeller, of Cleveland, o., brother
OF the standard oil magnate, accord
ing to the statement of A. II. Greene,
special inspector for the department
Of the interior, owns ranch in XII
owa and Comanche counties, which,
II is understood, contains, govern
ment land Illegally fenced. Greene
did not state positively that Rookie
teller would be investigated, but
talked about making trip to the
Rockefeller ranch.
CHICAGO, Feb. 3.-The grand jury
Today returned 25 indictments against