Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-02-15
TELEGRAPH NEWS.

o O'CLOCK, ana began What promises 10
he very busy week of five days, for
IL was decided this morning TO ad
journ over from Friday in honor OF
the wedding of Alice Roosevelt. which
is 10 take place at the White House
at high noon on Saturday.
Upon convening today the house
settled down TO considering the Dis
trict of Columbia business, and as TO
whether wife beaters should be given
the whipping post The debate i.
likely to last all day. In the senate
the rate bill was due for consideration
elaborate speech this afternoon. Sen
ator Tillman of South Carolina made
an effort TO secure an investigation
of railroad conditions in West Vir-
ginia, but it was deferred for the time
being. The ship subsidy bill is TO be
taken up tomorrow and will he voted
on at . O'Clock Wednesday. The next
morning, Thursday. will come the real
fight OF the week. and it will be ON
statehood. Senator Beveridse said to-
day that he is quite onfident the
measure will pass, very much as 1t
left the house, but Senator Foraker
seems to think that there is no ques-
tion but his amendment giving Ari-
zona an opportunity for a separate
vote upon admission Will meet with
success. 1t looks today as though the
test of strength will come upon that
amendment. OF course. if 1t passes.
The statehood bill is practically kill
ed so far as Arizona and New Mexi
co are concerned.
DENVER. Feb. 12-Linroln birth
day is being quietly observed hero
The banks, the state house. cou.t
house, city hail and federal buildings
are all closed. The Loyal Legion viii
celebrate the day with dinner a;
the Savoy.
PORTLAND, Ore, Feb. l2.-Earls
this morning fire broke out at the
east end of the Morrison street stee
bridge and swept that little CONNER
cial district off the map.
Six persons lost their lives in tho
fire. perishing as they slept. while
conveyed to the hospital.
The fire started in the Mount Hoo3
saloon and the deaths occurred in tfo
lodging house above it.
The loss is s50O00
The police fear that many others
may be found burned to death, as
several lodging houses were destroy
ed by fire so quickly as to render the
escape of the occupants almost i'm
possible
The structures consumed included
two saloons with rooming house at
tachments, wire works. barber shops
candy store, lodging houses and a
transfer company's store with q
horses. The flames started in the
Mount Hood saloon.
The buildings were constructed OF
pilings and the draft carried the fire
under the roadway of the Morrison
street bridge, burning the approaches
to the bridge and setting in flames
structures on both sides of the road
way.
Boats moved into midstream to es
cape the flames. The fire boat moor
ed out two blocks from the fire could
do nothing toward extinguishing the
flames.
But two bodies have been identified
those of Louis Daily and Mate
Young, stablemen.
Before dying DAILY said his wife and
two children were burned to death.
Both were saved, however, although
badly injured. as were ten Others.
The police estimate the death lis
to be ten.
NASHVIlLT. Tenn, Feb. 12.-John
T. Thomas, president of the Nash
Vile. Chattanooga & St. Louis rail
road, died here today.
CHICAGO, Feb. 12-Three persons
are in the hospital and one is dead
this morning as the result of a church
riot which occurred yesterday, when
owing to dissensions over the con
troll of the church funds. large
crowd of angry Lithuanians attacked
the residence of Rev, Edward Stat
ford. a Catholic priest. and before
tHeN were ulSpeStu DN tHe ponce JoHI
Tammalis. a member of the congrega
ton, was fatally shot and died this
morning. Another received a bullor
in his head and score were mri
by flying bricks and stones, The
ringleaders were arrested.
PORTLAND, Me. Feb. 12,-Post
master Bill Sewall. the president
hunting guide, started for Washington
today to attend Miss Roosevelt's wed
ding.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 12.-Senato
Lodge addressed the senate today OF
the railway rate bill. Being a clos,
personal friend of President Roos
eyelt his remarks attracted much n
tention. The speaker declared tn
president stood for maximum reas
onable rate. with subsequent review
by the courts. He branded as spur
ous any rate bill protesting to hav
sdministrational support which di
not provide for the judicial review
The senator thought the matter G
remedying the excessive rates wa
not difficult
WASHINGTON Fob Can,,,