Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-08

of assets must be invested In real es
tate. bonds and mortgages and not il
securities of very little value.
PHILADELPHIA. Jan. Sin a lettel
made public today DR.. Charles Elio-
Norton of Cambridge. Mass, Har
ward professor. man of letters, trans
lator OF Dante's divine comedy and
a friend of Longfellow and Lowell
comes out bluntly in favor OF killing
all insane. diseased or injured per.
sons and all wrecks OF humanity
There Is no ground" says DR.. Nor.
ton, ito hold human life sacred, no
matter what results to the individual
or 10 others. On the contrary there
are lives to which every consideration
urges that an end should be put"
WASHINGTON. Jan. 5.-The state
| department is advised that General
| Rodriguez's death has put an end to
the mutiny in santo Domingo, that
Morales troops have fled In terror
and that the revolution is practically
az. an end. The troops are dispensing
to their homts and the country is
again becoming quiet.
CALEDONIA, Minn., Jan. 5.-Pearl
wheaton died today from wounds in.
fiicted by Ned Styer. OF the partici.
pants of the recent tragedy In the
Wheaton family only the mother sur.
wives.
DIES MONIES. Ia. Jan. 5.-H A.
Albers, sentenced to prison for three
years for insulting the president of
Nicaragua, has been pardoned accord.
ing to letter received here by rela-
tives.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 5.-Much sym.
pathy is expressed here for Mrs. Mi.
nor Norris. who this morning is pros
trated as the result of rough treat
ment received in being elected from
the White House yesterday by the po-
lice, secret service men acting under
orders of Assistant Secretary Barnes
Mrs. Morris is under the care of ply
sicians. The president is said to have
expressed emphaticaily his displeas-
nre and Barnes will be called upon for
an explanation. The friends of Mrs.
Morris declare that the participants
in what they term an outrage shall
be punished
SEDAL1A. Mo-. Jan. 5.-Mrs Nor
ris is the daughter of the late John
Hull, once editor of the Sedalia Demo
crat- Mrs. Morris lived here several
years. was highly respected and
leader in social AFFAIRS. DR.. Morris is
her second husband.
NEW YORK. Jan. 5.-Former Lieu
tenant Governor Timothy l.. Wood
run OF New York has been chosen as
president of the Providence Savings
Life Assurance company In place of
President E. NJ. Scott. recently under
fire by the commission. 1t is under
stood that Frederick Burnham, presi-
dent of the Mutual Reserve Fund Life
association will also retire.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-Railroad
rate regulation will be given first
consideration by the house commit
tee on commerce Jan. 12 There will
be no public hearings.
COLUMBUS. O., Jan. 5.-Plans are
afoot to make II $4,000 appropriation
next week by the legislature for the
investigation of how life insurance
companies are operating in Ohio. and
how the policy holders interests are
cared for. An effort may be made to
secure InQuisitor Hughes.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 5.-Mrs. Roos-
evelt has formally announced that the
marriage OF her daughter Alice and
Representative Longworth will take
place in the east room of the White
House on February II.
ROME, Jan. Sin Gozano. town
of 5000 inhabitants. in the province
of Potenza, the earth suddenly opened
yesterday, engulfing ten houses and
| wrecking many others. Fourteen
bodies have been recovered.
BLUEFIEl.D, Va. Jan. 5.-It is def
nitely learned today that 81 are dead
az the result of the fire in a Coaldale
mine yesterday. One corpse has been
recovered. Fumes prevented the res
| cue work.
| ST. LOUIS. Jan. 5.-One hundred
and ninety thousand volumes in the
local public library. occupying the
eighth and ninth floors of the build
ing. narrowly escaped destruction by
fire and water TODAY. The flames
started from an unknown cause. The
firemen's fight high above the street
was spectacular in the extreme. The
loss is $1,000.
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 4s-Congresi
reconvened today. both houses show
ng many vacant seats this morning
According to the statement made NJ
last night the statehood bill will ge