Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-02-01

formation regarding the alleged mer.
ger Of eastern rbeds under the guild
ance OF the pennsylvania system
The Pennsylvania directorate will
meet in special ssession at Philadel
phia Thursday tD consider tne con
gressional resolution demanding an
investigation OF the merger.
Some of the directors today said
that the road Ind nothing to con.
ceal.
LONGVIEW. Texas Jan. 3O,-The
leading stores and the town han were
destroyed by FIRE today. thousand
bales of cotton being among the prop.
erty destroyed sfhe loss is estimat.
ed at $4,000.
SPOKANE. Jan. sO.-The Great
Northern Oriental Limited. west
bound, crashed into an eastbounI
passenger train at Columbia Falls
last night. Four are dead and many
injured
The killed are: Firemen Hanson
and Kangley and Express Messenger
Wurzburger. Both engineers the two
o'h'i anu NOuuNtItI hltI=
ums are seriously injured. None OF
the passengers were fatally injured
WASHINGTON, Jan. 3O.-The
most important Of the ten sections of
the Hepburn railroad rate bill. con
sideration OF which was begun in
the house today and which will be
voted on week from today, is sec.
tion four, which confers power on
the iterstate commerce commission
TO establish a lust, reasonable and
fairly remunerattve rate to be there
after observed In such cases as the
maximum to be charged.
The orders of the commission shall
go into effect in thirty days and re
main In force three years. unless
modified or set aside by the commits.
sion or by court of competent Iur.
isdiction." The power to initiate
rates is not given.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 3O.-The rail.
road rate bill made its appearance in
the house this morning, when Repre-.
sentative Townsend of Michigan ad-
dressed the house and In an hours
talk opened the debate, which is like
ly TO last for week. Mr.. Townsend
elucidated every phase of the rate
making problem and desired in de-
tail the terms of the bill.
Startling charges were made by
Representative Townsend He de
clared that the opposition had en-
deavored to discredit the administra-
tion in various matters In order to
distract attention from the railroad
question: He predicted delay will
be caused whenever possible in the
vain hope that something will hap
pen to prever, final action" He
-sp5Ae - ~ and powerful loA.
by of "unwarranted Interference
WITH the peoples rights" and of die
tatiOn to legislatures by the corpora
tions." He warned them that to fur
ther oppose railroad rate legislation
would bring upon them the "fate
which an indignant people would he
sure TO visit upon corporations who
believed they were above the law"
BUTTE, Jan. 31.-A half-million
dollar fire consumed all but small
portion of the monster concentrator
of Senator Clark's reduction works
early today. Valuable machinery
used in reducing copper ores are ruin.
ed. The mines viii not shut down.
The Bunker Hill mine. at Wardner.
Idaho. one of the richest In the world
Is aGre on two lower levels. Tac
miners have been rescued. 1t may be
necessary to foo dthe mine.
HUNTINGTON. w. Va, Jan. 81
The town of st. Albans is burning.
When the local department left to
carry aid 1t was reported that two
square miles. had been burned over.
NEW YORK, Jan. 3l.-No informa-
tion Of an authentic character could
be produced this morning regarding
the reported marriage OF the widow
of Charles 4. Yerkes and Wilson Miz-
ner. young Californian. Both de
clined 10 make a statement
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 3l.-Wilson
Miner stated positively this after.
noon that Mrs. Charles 7. Yerkes,
widow of the late traction magnate,
had become his wife.
NEW YORK, Jan. 31.-Friends of
John A. Mccall, former president of
the New York Life, say he is very III.
being confined to his bed most of the
time, from liver trouble and worry.
DENVER, Jan. 31.--The stock ex-
hibition at the yards here is a par
ticularly attractive one, and the
crowds In attendance are enormous.
Nearly 10000 people gathered by one
O'Clock and the stock show promises
to rival II not exceed that of Chicago.
The election OF the executive com
mittee OF the American National Live
stock association will he held tomor-
row and bitter fight is expected.
At today's session the members stood
firmly for fair railroad rates and an
open foreign market.
Senator Harris OF Chicago and J.
NJ. John OF Trinidad were the princi-
pal speakers at this mornings ses-
sion. Mr.. John declared that Con,
gress will eventually turn over the
public domain to the livestock asso-
citation.