Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-03-22

guards, secured entrance 10 the vaults
and managed 10 get plundor TO tne
amount of s450,000 In hard cash. Not
word was spoken. The men put the
money in sacks and silently departed
Half an hour later one OF the guards
managed to free himself and give the
| alarm.
No arrests were made tonight.
NEW ORLEANS. March al. w.
Bailey. father OF Sentor Bailey. died
today early as the result of an opera.
| tion, He was born In New York in
1884 and was long resident OF Crys.
tai Springs. Miss. His son was at
the bedside.
WASHINGTON. March 2i.-The
United States supreme court held a
special session this morning at the
home Of Chief Justice Fuller. The ut.
most secrecy prevailed. only matters
OF the graVest Importance can cali
the court together during recess.
INDIANAPOLsS, Mareh 2t.-The
miners and operators Joint scale
committee went into session behind
closed doors this morning. The scale
committee consists OF 32 men. four
operators and four miners. from each
competitive state, Pennsylvania. Ohio
Indiana and Illinois The result of
their deliberations must be submltter
to the joint convention for ratiflca-
ton.
GAINESVILLE. Texas, March 2f.-
Marion Allen, probably the wealthiest
man in northern Texus, committed
suicide today at Marietta l. 4 with
shotgun loaded with buckshot. AL.
len recently married a wealthy wom-
ar in Marietta. Ill health was the
cause of suicide.
CORPUS CHRISTI. Texas. March
2l.-The centennial celebration of the
birthday Of Bonito Junroz, the lIberat-
or of Mexico, is In progress among
5he Mexicans here. Tho celebration
is presided over by Atansa Llzamo
age dS6. hugler for Santa Ana wnen
he engaged the Americans under Gen
eral Taylor.
WICHITA, Kas., March 2l.-It is
estimated here that 80 per cent of the
peach buds and 95 per cent of the ap-
ricot buds were killed by frost in this
part OF the state.
WASHINGTON. March Gloon.
gresham George Patterson of Penn
sylyania died today of heart disease.
TELLURIDE, March 21.-The In
coming train from the north last night
ran into four burros lying on tne track
six miles below Telluride at about
I o'clock. The head engine went into
the ditch clear of the track aud re.
NAMED upright. Tho second engine
left the track, the tender remaining
On the rails. The train ran back to
Placerville, the second engine was re.
placed and the train reached Tellur-
ide at 1890 today, returning To Ridg-
way immediate7y. The head engine
is still in the ditch. No one was hurt
IN nora the ,,Tas wreck but thyee of the Ourros
The rotary is within four miles OF
vance and expects to get through to-
night there Will be a train south to.
morrow.
TELLURIDE, March ,21.-The pre-
Iiminary hearing OF Vincent st. John.
recently brought here from Idaho. was
held today before Justice Brown, and
is still on at this time.
BOISE, Idaho. March 2l-A pbysI.
clan was called today to visit Meyer.
president of the Western Federation
OF Miners, who Is now In a dark cell
in the Jail here. Meyer Is troubled
with asthma and fears OF a general
breakdown are expressed. Upon the
advice oi "A physician he viii probably
be removed to more cheerful quar-.
ters, although solitary confinement ia
to prevail
BROOKLYN. March 21.-A contract
for sl5O,O00 will shortly be awarded
by the navy department for the install.
lation OF machinery for a central now
or plant at the Brooklyn navy yard.
This represents the application of the
principle OF n concentration of mower
at any yards and naval stations. in ac.
cordance with the recommendations
made to the navy department by n
''''''''' '' - p'~iAA sbilli lIlAbIlIh ago.
The work will be done under the di.
rectlon of the bureau of yards and
docks. under which branch Of the de-
partment also the central power plants
at ench yard viii be operated The
specifications prepared for the machin-
cry for the power plant az the Brook.
lyn navy yg-d include six 44O-horse
power water tube boilers and appur.
tenances. smokestack, nues. two feed
water sets, three condenser units,
water and steam piping. and all neces-
sary equipment. The estimate of the
civil engineer who has been engaged
on this work places the cost of the
project AT S139.0OO 1t is possible that
| the lowest bid will be even lower than
the amount. The bids viii be opened
In the navy department In Washing.
ton on March 81.
WASHINGTON, March 21.-The
trade Of the United States with Aus
tria Hungary during the nscal yea,
amounted approximately to t22 100, 900
| according to a bulletin of the depart.
ment Of commerce and labor. Import
| were $40, 0,5O0.000. and exports Sl1 900.
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