Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-29


Slight amendments affecting cour
procedure. number of courts. and ex
tending he election laws of Oklahoma
10 the proposed state were ordered
WASHINGTON. Jan. 26.-Mrs. Nc
Ninley, widow Of the lite president
has written to President Roosevelt
rging the reappointment of Revenue
Collector Cord of Cleveland. Cord
earned the gratitude of the Mckinley
amily twenty years ago by thrashing
, man who made mcompimentary re-
| marks about Mr. Mckinley.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Jan. 2G.-There
is prospect that an anti-saloon dele.
fation Will leave here Or Washington
urge the senate 10 make a prohibi-
ion provision in the Hamilton state
iood bill to include Oklahoma.
LAWRENCE, Kas,, Jan. 2G.-The
herih has been unable to find Mrs.
}lealley ana the incubator baby, who
isappeared after the judge awarded
he infant to Mrs Barclay.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Jan. &c
rhe mob today is still after the negro
accused of assaulting a white girl in
he woods near here. The storming
II the Jail last night was unsuccess-
al and the Negro was removed.
The troops were called out and the
mob was dispersed shortly after mid
nighl but not until after they had
altered in the Jail doors and entered.
nut failed to find their prey.
Two men were shot and one. Wood
Parker, is in bad condition. The
egro has been taken to Knoxville but
ne people are in a fever heat over
he outrage
NEW YORK, Jan. 26-"Not guilty"
vas the verdict of the jury which
ricd Norman Hlpgood. editor of Col.
'ier's Weekly. charged with crimin-
.lly libeling Justice Deuel. for his
onnection with Town Topics. The
erdict was returned at noon today.
nd was not unexpected.
1t is predicted that criminal prose
'utions win follow revelations made
the civil suit.
NEW YORK, Jan. 2G.-The extra
ordinary case involving so many nil
ionaires. the Town Topics matter.
which resulted in verdict of mot
nilty." today for Norman Hapgood,
vas made remarkable by District At
ornoy Jerome. who, while prosecut-
ng ostensiby. was amazingly strong
or the defense. In mis- speech today
lefore the case went to the jury the
district attorney was most vehement
md bitter in his denunciation of the
periodical and its suggestion of hui
nan degradation.
Among other things he said: 81 do
not attempt to disguise from you the
liter loathing and contempt / feel for
some of the witnesses whom | myself
ave introduced" Again he said: "lt
nay he that | ought not TO be here.
prosecuting one of my best friends for
4 crime. which in my private judg.
nent I believe he ought to have com.
nitted and which | might have done
n his place, with more neat and more
vim than he displayed. am prosecut-
ing Hapgood but glory in the work
think he has accomplished"
After this the jury returned YER
lict for the editor quickly.
PARSONS, Kas., Jan. 2G.-A meet
ing of the tranmasters and superin-
tcndents of the Katy" system north
# Denison is being held today to
make a new time card for the fast
mail train to start Feb 4. The most
important change will be the estab-
ishmcnt of a4hrough train from Kan
las City to Oklahoma City.
CLEVELAND, Jan. 26.-Attorney
ieneral Hadley Of Missouri declares
hat he has discovered fraud and for
.cry In connection with the forma-
ton of some of the Standards minor
companies here and In New York. He
,ays; Il will report what have dis
,ovcred to District Attorney Jerome
and believe there are sufficient
grounds to send the officers of the
Standard Oil company to the Tpeniten-
uary.
CLEVELAND. Jan 2G.-B. w.
Brown. president Of the Great West
ern Oil company, testified in the Mis-
souri, custer suit loudy tndl ne WIN
member of the Schoheld, Schumer
& Teagle firm when it was absorbed
by the Standard He said that the
Sehoheld firm before absorption was
an active rival Of the Standard. The
members. of the firm looked upon the
Waters. Pierce. Republic and Standard
companies as one.
Kohn Teagle took the stand and
testified that he conducted negotia'
tions for the sale of the Schoiield
irm TO the Standard.
Alexander Mcdonald. president ol
he STANDARD Of Kentucky represented
| the other side. Brown said that under
| Teagle's order ne prepared for Melon
aid. Moffett and Tilford, Standard of
| hcials, schedule of the Schofelt
| property. The witness told the OLD
| story of the browbeating, persuasive
| tactics of the Standard to get Scho
ieAl's trade when 1t was Independent
and about circulars from the Repub
lie company, saying IT was not mem
ber of the trust.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26.-At tn
| vUl.s,. IIaue. today IGttar urIttnl