Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-02-26
TELEGRAPH NEWS.

wood and Pettlbone. are sLll very
carefully guarded here and are not
allowed to converse with outsiders
Their attorneys from Denver are the
only ones permitted to see them. and
they are even denied letters and
newspapers. A number of suspects
have been gathered in by the prosecu-
tlon and are now under lock and key.
Following is a list of crimes which
Detective Mcfarland declares he has
proof were committed by the men un-
der arrest;
April %, S9a-B'owing mp of $3.50
Goa min OF tne Bunker Hin-Sullivan
Mining CO., at Wardner Idaho.
December ~. t9OI-Murder of Mar.
lin Gleason. manager of the Wild
Horse mine. in Cripple Creek Gleas-
ON was thrown down the mine shaft |
June %. I9nl--Murder OF ]. w. |
Rarney, non-union shift boss in Snug
plerJuion mine at Telluride. At
inckcd in q livery stable. dragged out
by murdrrers and has never been
seen since
March .. 1902 Murder o. Wesley
j. smith uon-union shift boss OF
Smuggler-l nion mine at Telluride.
Noy. ~. l902-Murder Of Manager
Arthur L. Collins. Of the Smueeler
: 9anton mine at Telluride Collins was
shot through a window of his home
July g. l1oS-Power house of the
Colorado Springs Electric Co. blown
mp. Bungiing work Of dynamiters
saved the lives Of seventeen men.
Sept. l. l903-Aged non-union car
penter named Stewart. working at
Golden Cycle mine. Cripple Creek.
beaten almost 10 death.
Nov ~ 19p3-Murdcr O.. Supt Me.
CormicR aud Foreman Beck of Vim
dIcator mine at Victor Internal ma
chine placed in mine shaft.
June 6, Railroad depot at In
dependence. Cripple Creek district.
blown Mp by dynamite. Fourteen non
union men killed and many crippled
Dee. 30. t9o5-Dyuamiting of for.
mer Governor Frank Steunenberg al
his home. Caldwell Idaho.
ALBANY. y. Y, Feb 22.-The re
port Of the legislative insurance com.
mlltee was presented to the legisla
ture today 1t embodies drastic re
l
rect the abuses which the inyestig.,.
ton uncovered. The report contain. |.
q digest oil the findings of the com II
miltec regarding the three big com
pauies and 81 veral little concerns.
The measures advocated by the
committee tend to establish the life
Insurance business more securely.
The matters for which the commit
ice wants new laws OF amendments
are Rights of policy holders iii elec
Ton OF directors; character of invest
ment~and syndicates: limitations on
now $usiness: forbiddlug politica
contributions and lobbying: settine
The time limit on running expenses
ahalishins rebates; fixing the surren
der of values and surplus and distrlb
uung the latter; providing for public
ity and state supervision and makinf
all policies uniform.
The committee makes no recon
mcndltinu regarding fraterna insnr
aucc, as Il did not investigate it. To
ca utsract the present system Of of
iiclais ot insurance companies gather
ing proxies She committee urges p
law which wnuld require that five
months before the annual meeting ol
a company the names and addresses
of pDicy holders shall be filed witt
the insurance commissioner and be
open for inspection at the general of
fees and all the general agencies Oi
The company.
The report Of the committee covers
"a printed pamphlet of 800 pages. 1t
declares that many new laws must
be- passed to secure safety in life in
surancc.
These matters are covered in eign;
bills submitted with the report. The
most radical is the act regulating tn,
selection of directors. 1t provides
practically for new deal in the in
sluanco business Of the state A new
board OF directors would be elected
by AN the companies on Nov. -.
NEW YORK. Feb. 22.-The inter
national game Of hide-and-secll going
ON for the last eight weeks concern
Ing the whereabouts of John y. Rock
efclier. which has resulted in occa
sional reports Of the oil kings ap
pcaranCc in Tampa. Fla. 10 he follow
ed the next day by an alleged inter
view from Naples, to turn mp in san
Francisco the third day and possibly
Augusta, Ne, the fourth. has finally
reached It's conclusion by the appear
auce OF the noted fnancier in his own
office at 2G Broadway Most OF the
time he has stayed quietly in his
office debating business to subordiu
ates through the telephone alternat
ing his business cares by a night a
his country place at Lakewood n J.,
and an occasional night at his home
ON West Fiftyfourth street.
Rockefeller treats his famous dis
appearance act rs a Joke and thinks
he managed most slSilfully to elude
Hldley of Missouri, who was mos
anxious to find the magnate and Sc
cure his answers to a few leading |
uuestious concerning the status of the |