Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-12-03

thought the robber was Joking and
failed to comply and was shot and
, may die.
!; The visit Of King George OF Greece
to the pope has aroused a storm of
! criticism from Greeks all over the
world. The two churches have been
opposed to each other ever since their
split 1900 years ago. /,
Governor Higgins of New York de.
elares the report that he will com
mute the sentence of Albert It. pat
rick to imprisonment for life to be
unwarranted. and declines to tell
what action he will take.
In a bitter fight over the site for
the new postoffice in Pittsburg. Sec.
retary Shaw virtually passes the lie
ana savagely attacks his critics. one
OF whom says he VIII appeal to Presi-
dent Roosevelt against the secretary's
action.
Three children of Titus Blessing
and Len Kellam. sixteen years old.
were drowned in Medimont lake nj
Wallace. Idaho, The children were
| skating when the ice broke. Several
other children who fell in the water
were rescued
Stirred to action by the death OF a
girl ON the Metropolitan Elevated. the
Chicago city council adopts resolu.
ions ordering Chief OF Police Collins
o take action toward ending the in.
tolerablc overcrowdlng of both Gle.
vated and surface cars
Announcement Is made in Paris
hat France and Spain have formed
IN alliance to make Joint move
sainst Morocco for the purpose OF
!uellins the roIgn of anarchy now ex-
lstins and to safeguard the lives and
property of foreigners In Tangier
Kingdom Gould, eldest son OF
George ]. Gould, is suffering the
worst punishment that can be in
licted upon Il college man-the pun
ishment of ostracism because his as
ociates believe that he committed
he worst offense college man can
ommit, that of "squealing"
reporter of Sheridan Wyo, who
attempted to snap Miss Edna Irvine,
was brually assaulted and left I'M
'onscious and his camera ruined. The
oung lady Is soon to be tried for
shooting young ranchman with in
tent to kill. The reporters assailants
lre unknown, but are believed to be
friends OF the girl.
Henry Carter. bellhoy from Den
yer, was arrested at Omaha, having In
his possession at Omaha, having in
his possession a typewriter which the
police say was stolen from an office
In the Tabor Opera House block.
Capt. Loomis asserted that while Car
ter worked as bellboy in downtown
hotel he put in his leisure time rob
bling office buildings
At Carlsbad. n. NJ, 90 sheep be-
longing to A. Crawford perlshed in
the canon near there during the re-
| cent snow storm. A Mexican herder
also was frozen to death An Alamo
| gordo special says the losses of goats
| among the goat men of Otero county
were very severe. as the animals had
| Just been sheared. OF goats belong
ing to Mr.. Prathers, 1900 out OF $500
died; Daugherty lost 400; T. E. Flem-
ing 800 and the Tidwells $50.
Miss Marguerite Doolttle. daugh-
ter OF former Lieut. Gov. j. l.. Brush
has been appointed assistant pastor
of the First Congregational church of
| Colorado Springs. Miss Doolittle has
for the past two years been studying
In the Congregational Theological
seminary in Chicago. So far AS can
| be learned she is the only woman
| holding such position in this state.
Resolutions condemning the alleged
atrocities In the Congo Free State
and an appeal to the American state
| department TO do everything in It's
power "to lead the nations OF the
world to forbid further injustices''
were passed at two big meetings OF
the Presbyterian Ministers associa-
tion and the Baptist Ministers CON
ference of New York City.
Postage tsamDs of the issue of 1907
put on sale at G,00O presidential post
offices, will bear on their faces the
name OF the state and city In which
the postoffices are sltauted. The
chief reason for this innovation Is
said at the postoffice department to
be a belief that it will help to do
away with big postoffice robberies
and make 1t much easier to trace
criminals. Another reason for the
change is that II will enable the post
office department to determine the
amount OF business done at the DIFF
ferent postoffices and prevent pad
ding. through stamps sold at some Of
flces, 10 residents who do business in
adjoining cities.