Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-04-23

wall street, taken aback by the re-
cent developments In the money mar
ket and the supplying of funds from
the United States treasury, is inclin- >
ed to blame the banking system rath. ,
er than manipulation for the string
ency. r
President Roosevelt's plan to put
curb on wealth by imposing heavy
taxes on incomes and inheritance
causes stir in congress and Is
thought likely to become an active
issue.
On the steamer St. Paul the famous
portrait of BENJAMIN Franklin, re-
stored to America by Earl Grey, and
addressed to the President of the
United States. arrives in New York.
Chicago negroes will present a pro-
test to President Roosevelt on the
lynehlng of three men of their race
in Missouri.
new child-saving organization for
Chicago is incorporated to help in re
| form work among delinquents.
| The prosecution of John r. Walsh
| depends upon a settlement OF the
| question of ownership of the railroads
| involved in the failure of the Chicago
National Bank.
Trial of Dr. Crapsey, the Episcopal
ian minister charged with teaching
contrary to the Christian faith, is ad- a
journed at Batavia, N. Y. until April
%.
|, Charles E. Hughes and Alexander
Simpson are engaged by the depart .
ment of justice to aid in working up
the cases against the coalcarryiug
roads.
C. e. Wenham, held in New York
for a shortage as a railroad agent in
. Chicago, seeks to get out of jail
+ through bankruptcy proceedings.
7 he opening of the new club rooms
s of he Colorado Republican club took
n place in Denver today. The club Is
c adding thousands of new members
e and will be able to promulgate Re-
+ publican doctrines.
n Sullivan knocked Rube Smith out
), at Pueblo Wednesday night in the
s Sth round.
d Denver authorities provided 10000
n trees for those desiring to set them
l out Arbor day.
h A ileavy rain fell at Rocky Ford
d Wednesday afternoon, accompanied
by severe electrical storm. Jose E
r Critton and NJ. G. Anderson were
1t struck by lightning and instantly
killed. Thomas Edwards, who was in
the same building. was knocked
senseless, but was not seriously in.
jured.
Angered by a display of dsrespect
Tor the dead, mob at Ooiitic, Ind,
forces the removal of three city Off
: cials and drives them out of town. -
United States supreme court sustain
e ing the ad valorem railroad tax law
). of Michigan, the Grand Rapids and
h Indiana railroad sent a check to the
l. state treasurer for S52S. 900, covering
l. that railroads 1905 tax, all back taxes
e and all penalties attached.
: A meeting of the Montrose County
Cattle e Horse Growers association
was held at Montrose Wednesday for
: the purpose of considering the ques.
p tion of grazing on the forest reserves.
Supervisor Porter of the Uncompah.
. gre forest reserve was present and
addressed the meeting. Resolutions
t were passed calling upon the general
government to take charge of all OF
t the public lands adjacent to forest
= reserves and establishing small fee
TO be charged the stockmen for graz
ing privileges thereon and asking the
, extension of the forest reserves to
cover large acreage of land not now
, embraced within them The resolu
rtion has for its object the prevention
, OF migratory herds coming into the
. territory in close proximity to the
present boundaries of the reserve and
grazing free, while owners who have
taken out grazing permits and paid
the Zee to the government therefor,
mustbear the expense of sustaining
the reserve. This is believed to be
the entering wedge for taking in all
OF the public lands in the western
states and the resolution will be for.
warded to the agricultural depart
ment at Washington, asking that
steps be taken at once in accordance
Herewith.
FRED STOLE AWAY.
| Fred Bisnoff went to Salt Lake yes-