Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1906-09-27

OF remorse literally of a broken heart
I Individual losses on account of tn
San Francisco fire have nearly al
been paid by the fire insurance CON
panies Incorporated In Connecticut
according to statements given on
/ by executive officers of these com
panies. Six companies have paid on
to date s15,952,749 net, the gros,
amount of the claims being about
per cent more.
Afford G. Montgomery has been mp
pointed private secretary to Cover
nor Mcdonald to take the place mad,
vacant by the resignation of Samue
Fl. Wood, who becomes secretary tc
the Republican state central commit
tee. Mr.. Montgomery has been Gov
ernor M'cDonald's private stenogra
pher during tho present administra
ton and occupied that position un-
der both Governor Peabody and Gov.
| ernor Orman.
A confession was made yesterday
by Jennie Burch. the fourteen-year.
old Indian nurse girl in the family
of Herbert Winship, at Brewster, n
Y, that she had murdered her en-
ployers' theeyearold hoy Wilburt
The confession was very dramatic
one, being made at the funeral OF the
child. The girl also confessed to
burning the barn OF the Winships and
to setting fire to their house last
Wednesday.
Jacob RiIs doesn't like reformed
spelling. He says: II could never
be induced to use such spelling
While | have every respect for the
president and his Judgment In all
matters. yet in spelling reform must
disagree with him. think he has
been trapped into supporting the
movement. But then. again. you see
when man gets to be three-score
years like myself. he cannot accept
new theories. The president Is ten
years younger than am. and he has
not yet reached the age of conserva-
tism."
Charles NJ. Smith, his son, Charles
Nj Smith, Jr.., and five tenants of the
Smith farms In New Madrid county,
Mo, were found guilty OF peonage in
the federal court. After overruling n
motion for a new trial Judge Pollok
sentenced the elder Smith to impri-
sonment for three and onehalf years
and fined him 5000. The son was
given a similar fine and sentenced to
imprisonment for two years. The
five tenants OF the Smith farms, who
acted In the capacity OF guards and
overseers, were given terms of from
one to two years and fined in
One OF the greatest reservoirs ever
built in the West is now being pro-
jected in Weld county at an esti-
mated cost of over 100000. The
Western Investment and Land COM
pany is at the head OF the scheme
and work will be started October /,
1906. When completed the reservoir
will irrigate over 100000 acres OF
hitherto uncultlvated land. The res
ervoir will be formed by dam ninety
feet high, tapering to the rise In the
Wildcat mountains, few miles away
1t will cover twenty-four square miles
ut =, inh FMS M mi ho
age depth OF thirty-five feet, the ca
pacity being 100000 acre feet
Attendants in the insane asylum at
Norfolk. Neb., have been arrested,
charged with assaults on patients.
DR.. Clifford L. Pike descendant
of ZebuIon, is at Colorado Springs
during the centennial celebration.
A hen in Alexandria, Va. holds the
worlds record by laying 300 eggs In
year. The previous best record
was made by Salt Lake hen laying
267.
Federal authorities are busy pre-
pairing for the Interstate commerce
commission, which meets in Denver
September 81. Many witnesses have
been subpoenaed to appear before the
commission. 1t is understood that
the alleged discrimination against
Denver In freight rates will be
looked into. as well as the relation OF
the Utah Fuel company and the Den
yer a. Rio Grande railroad. Tbest
two corporations are owned by Geo
Gould, in apparent violation of fed
eral statute which does not permit :
railroad to operate coal mine.
President Roosevelt has given si0'
to be used by Rear Admiral Thomas
In a legal suit at Newport. II. l.. t.
determine whether or not man ma.
be excluded from a place OF public
entertainment because he wears TIL
uniform of the United States army o
navy.
The New York World prints sta
tistical story which AYERS that 400
persons have been put to death with
out warrant OF law in the Unite
| afatos In the last twenty-fiye wears