Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-03-12
TELE0RAPHic SNAPSHOTS,

for injury done through any one fur
nishing liquor.
TELE0RAPHic SNAPSHOTS.
Pope Plus on Monday received in
private audience Mrs Harriet Pull
man OF Chicago. and her sister-in.i law
evincing great cordiality toward them
Railroads of every state east of the
Mississippi river and of some states
west, are facing legislative reductions
OF passenger fares to the 2-cent basis
Rev. Frank q. Smith of Chicago
In sermon on trades unionism. ex
presses sympathy for the striking
printers and defends peaceful picket
ing
King Edward was warmly greeted
In Paris. being cheered by crowds,
and was entertained by President
Fallieres and Premier Ronvier at din
ner.
Many bridewell pardons are granted
to Democratic office holders and can.
didatcs, freeing thugs and thieves
who help to keep up the reign of
crime In Chicago.
The internal reform bureau at
Washington is declared by the post
master general to have misused the
franking privilege in mailing books
advertising the bureau.
A law providing for the compulsory
registration of births, reform long
needed. is sought by the government
of the District OF Columbia. William
Il. Curtis writes from Washington.
Miss Grace Reed, principal of the
John Il. Drake school. amplifes her
protest against "fads" in the public
schools. declaring that 1t Is an in
Justice to the pupils to require them
to give their time to them.
An attempt to force an investiga.
ton by the New Jersey legislature
of the Prudential Life Insurance com
pany. the Fidelity Trust company and
the Public Service corporation will
be made by State Senator Everett
Colby 0 East Orange, N. J.
Declaring that the New Jerusalem
is material city located at the cen
ter OF the universe, Rev William Co
burn of New York, at IA revival meet
ing at Macon. Mo-, says astronomers
with high-power telescopes soon may
be able to find it,
America, by claiming sovereignty
over lands In the far North. where
the flag was planted by her explorers,
faces clash with Canada which is
likely to result In valuable fishing
concessions to citizens OF the United
States, even IA IL does not extend this
country's territory
Russell Sage, young man convict
ed of forging checks and passing
them in Denver stores. would have
been free had 1t not been for letter
from the Galesburg, H.. authorities.
saying that Sage was an ex-convict
and accusing him of long list of for
geries. Governor Mcdonald had
promised to pardon min on account of
his wife's pleas. but the letter caused
him to refuse. Sage will have to
serve three years in the Colorado pen
itentiary. after which Illinois author
tiles say they will claim him.
Money IL firmly held by Chicago
bankers, who are making no conces.
sions because they are well loaned
up on the best kinds OF security.
Announcement is made of the or
ganization OF the Toledo, Fort Wayne
and indianapolis Railroad company to
build line from Toledo to Indiana
polls.
The Chicago council. by a vote OF
40 to 2S. passes the ordinance for a
$1,000 saloon license. and Mayor
Dunno announces he will sign the
measure.
A New York pastor, at the request
os male members of his congregation
who wish to see as well as hear the
preacher, asks women to remove
their hats.
A Russian woman hides a bomb
In her hair and attempts to assassi-
nate Vice Admiral Doubasoff at Mos.
COW. but her ruse is discovered and
she Is arrested.
President Roosevelt sends a special
message to Congress urging the ne.
cessity for extended coast defenses
and says island possessions must be
fortified II they are to be retained.
A sharp decline In wheat values
brings the market to a more normal
and healthy basis and stimulates
branches OF the grain and -four trade
Packers continue to absorb proyis
ions.
A Baptist ministers conference, By
vote of As to %, condemns Profes
sor Fosters book on THE Finality o
the Christian Religion" and one pas
tor resigns from the conference be
cause OF this action.
James Speyer. head Of & New Yorl
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