Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-10-25
NEWS OF
THE BUSY
WORLD

| WASHINGTON, Oct. 2i.--It is b~.
| lleved the presidents action last niaht
In announcing the re-arrangement Of
his cabinet Will have an excellent ef-
feet on Republican interest in close
states. Oscar Stauss, the Hebrew
| who Is to be made secretary G tho
! department of commerce and labor is
| New Yorker OF the highest type and
has friends by the thousands In both
| parties The great financial interests
of the country appear to be most graf
| flied upon the selection of Corteiy0u
| to take the place of Shaw as secre-
| tary of treasury when the latter re-
| tires.
| SEATTLE, Oct. "a. - Preparations
are being completed for the transfer
| OF the military department OF the Co
lumbla to the new brIgadier general,
| Pershing of Wyoming who comes over
| from Japan to take command and who
Will tomorrow succeed General FunS
ton who will be commanding general
at st. Lous.
| NEW YORK, Oct. 24.-The Tines
today says the large interests in the
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad recently
held by the Pennsylvania, has been
taken over in the interests OF the
| Union Pacific. This does not repre-
sent the controlling interests but
| gives the Union Pacific an important
say In the management Of the B. 4 @.
| PHILADELPHIA. Oct. 24.-The di.
| vorce congress practically agreed ON
uniform divorce law. No drastic 70
| forms were suggested. Absolute al
vorce will only be granted for adultry,
| hiuapV far INA
| crneliy, wilful desertion and two
years drunkenness. Secret sessions
| will he abolished.
| TRINIDAD, Oct. 24.--A Grant ave-
| nue. street car, while coming down
| Animas street hill this morning,
slipped on the frosty rails. The mo-
torman couldn't stop 1t. The car
| gained fearful velocity and jumped
| the track at a curve and dashed into
the West block and the entire one
| story building came tumbling down
on the car The loss amounted TO
over three thousand dollars. Tho pas-
sengers jumped and escaped injury.
DENVER, Oct. 24.-This ls the last
day of the trial of Roy Haskin, whe
shot and killed cripple In a IAri-
mer street saloon. September 13. The
cripple asked Haslsin to treat him
and for reply the man whipped out
n revolver and shot the crippled creD-
ture dead. Haskin says the cripple,
Carlson, was about to attack him -
club The district attorney today
in closing his address said the crime
was committed In cold blood. that 1t
was brutal and cruel murder and
demanded verdict that will hang
HaslSin. The defense Is speaking this
afternoon and the case will go to the
jury before night.
GARDNER, Mass, Oct. 24.--Andrew
Ala, a child, died In convulsions here
this morning. His mother had pur-
chased some strychnine pills or they
were sent to her by chemist. Tbs
boy found them on the table and ate
one and 1t tasted good, so he ate the
half dozen. Death quickly ensured.
| NEW YORK, Oct 24.-An epidemic
OF fever prevails on Staten Island.
Three hundred persons are stricken
with the malady and two OF the small
towns near where the sailors Snug
Harbor buildings are located are prse-
ticaily depopulated A panic prevsiis
and hundreds of houses are closed.
The New York World will say today
that the doctors have confessed theig
inability to diagnose the cases. Ths
disease apparently was brought In By
Austrian laborers. three thousand OF
whom were brought here to construct
the new factory buildings at Mariners
'harbor The queer malady is IN
known to medical history and battles
tue physicians and seems to affect
the rich and poor alike.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.--The gov
| ernment has decided to make extern
siye experiments with balloons ~ N
adjunct of the army, and Fort OmAhs.
Neb.. has been selected as the place.
French balloons will first be tested
next month.
: DENVER, Oct 24.--Two hundred
patients we're thrown into panic early
this morning when fire caught In St.
Anthony's hospital and did ten thou-
sand dollars damage to buildings. No
injuries or fatalities occurred.
: LONDON, Oct 24.-Women Suf-
; fargists were thrown out OF parlis-
ment houses yesterday and appeared
7 at the police court today to answer
I the charge OF disturbance. They wero
1 bound over for six months. At this
D they raised another row and we're IT.
orally thrown out OF the court ROOMS
1 They wanted to pose as martyrs ~
:. being committed to jail.
WASHINGTON. Oct 24.-The pres'
a ident, members OF his cabinet, ~
+ miral Dewey and other notables A.
tended the funeral this afternoon q
! Senior Munoz. LITE minister fron
e Gautamala to the United States.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Oct. 2.-Tbe
: great storm is over throughout wv
n oming and Colorado and the weather
is feir and mild today. No losses OF
! sheep or cattle have been reported BY
o herders. The Union Pacific trains
+ are stalled in the yards here. II u
n expected, however that traffic viii b
q resumed on schedule time befors
night.
d DEs MONIES. Oct IA stofr!
from the West has reached here ~
a IL today holding throughout the iova
J. prairies.
d NEW YORK, Oct. 34.-The mAfsee
4 today Is sluggish the prices are -
% tically unchanged. A decline Y -
n ing was rep0rtsd for tho Pacifiae. =
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