Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-11-12
TELEGRAPH NEWS.

LOT socldi supremacy which caused a
feud between Mrs. Stuyvesant Fish,
Mrs. Astor and Mrs. Vanderbilt made
possible yesterday the long cherished
plan of E. II. Hartman to wrest the
Illinois Central from the Fish inter
ests. But for the social row he never
would have won although the ousting
OF Fish was partly in revenge for his
part In the insurance exposure. Mr.
Harriman's principal object in bring
ing about the retirement OF Fish is
the formation of a connection be-
tween the Illinois Central and the
Unfon Pacific and Southern Pacific
which would be of vast advantage to
the Hartman Pacific roads.
WASHINGTON, Nov. S.-A start
ling report made to the navy depart
ment today by the surgeon general of
the navy shows that consumption kills
more sailors and marines in the SER
vice than any other cause. So alarm
ing has the ravages of this disease
become among the men on the battle
ships that it is decimating the rank
and file. The report shows that the
holds of battleships in commission
are now hot beds of tuberculosis
germs. The officials, however, hope
to remedy the evil largely by taking
heroic measures hereafter in select
ing recruits for the service.
NEW YORK,-Nov S.-A Panama
special says Jerman Kehl. who in
1903 tried to gain admission to the
White House with the declared view
of killing President Roosevelt, ar
rived in Panama yesterday from Chilli
and was put under arrest. A physi-
clan declared him insane. He will be
sent back to Chill. There are num-
Der of secret service men now on the
Isthmus to look after the safety of
Mr.. Roosevelt. For weeks the canal
police and detectives have keep close
tab on all arrivals at ports between
Panama and Colon.
CHICAGO, Nov. S.-Dr. Walter
Fitch, advocate of physical culture
was fined one hundred dollars today
for exhibiting to his class model in
the person of Queenie Dawson, seven.
teen years old who wore nothing but
f'ted mask and pair of slippers
PARIS. Nov. S.-Parisians will not
be at all surprised il Maitre Cruppi,
counsel for the Countess De Castel-
lane. challenges Maitre Bonnet of
: Count Boni's counsel to a duel. In
his argument Bonnet, who finds Boni
hasn't leg to stand upon, made up
for the weakness of his case by at
.acising the methods Of the prosecu.
tion. He accused the lawyers for
Countess Anna with employing illeEit-
innate and unprofessional methods to
obtain divorce against the count.
He bitterly attacked Edmond Kelly.
the countess's personal lawyer, max
ing statement deliberately designed
TO injure Kelly's professional stand
ing.
ATLANTIC CITY. Nov. S.-After1 a
stormy scene lasting several hours
the coroner's jury late last night
agreed to place the blame for the
thoroughfare wreck Sunday, October
2S, upon Daniel Stewart, the aged
bridge tender. the jury disagreed on
many points. Accordingly to the cor
OncT olcWdIt VIII Ue dTTtSteu On lne
charge of criminal negligence.
MOSCOW, Nov. "a report was in
circulation here today that the league
10 combat the revolution to which the
murder of Deputy Herzenstein in Fin
land last summer had been ascribed,
had sentenced the former premier.
Count Witte to death in the event of
his return to Russia.
WASHINGTON, Nov s. While
everybody admits the sterling integ-
rity of Secretary Hitchcock, the news
that he has resigned was received
with general satisfaction today. 1t is
believed Commissioner Garfield. his
successor, will be much more tactful.
The president offered Hitchcock am
bassadorship to France, but Ill health
causes him to decline. The appoint
ment of Attorney General Moody to
the supreme bench is very generally
Applauded.
OTTAWA, Nov. S.-As an outcome
OF an unusual educational movement
In the history OF civilized countries,
Canada will have an army of 500
schooiteachers from Great Britain
land on her shores during the present
month. Alfred Moseley. C. NJ. G., Of
London. the millionaire educational
list and tariff reformer. is in Ottawa
with regard to this movement, which
aims at bringing from Britain large
body of teachers Of the country
schools in the United Kingdom for
the purpose of familiarizing them
with the educational methods of Can
ada and the United States and of af-
fording them an opportunity of OBJ
tainng flrst-hand knowledge of west
ern life in North America. The pro-
ject, which is under the auspices OF
the county councils OF Great Britain
and the authorities of Columbia Uni
versity in America, has been under
taken by Mr.. Moseley's office in Lon
don. H al
HONG KONG, Nov. s.-A Canton
dispatch today says that fire is rag
Ing there and has already destroyed