Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-18
TELEGRAPH NEWS.


row. Delegations representing Mi,
souri,, Kansas. Texas. Indian Territor
and Arkansas arrived today with
band playing.
The delegates are reticent regari
Ing demands for increase of wage.
LEADVILLE, Jan. 15.-A blizzar
prevailed yesterday and through tn
night throughout the mountains an,
as far east and south as Pueblo. Tw,
feet of snow fell here and 1t is yer,
cold this morning
CHICAGO, Jan. t5.-Simple services
were held here and in New York yes
ierday In memory of the late Presi
dent Harper of Chicago university
Many prominent educators were pres
ent at the burial ceremony.
TOPEKA, Kas., Jan. 15.-Conditions
bordering on blizzard prevailed to
day in eastern and central Kansas
LINCOLN. Neb.. Jan. 15.-Heavy
snow and strong gale prevailed in
eastern Nebraska today.
CLEVELAND, o., Jan. 15.-Fahey
Il Co., members of the Cleveland
Stock exchange. assigned today on ac.
count OF the defalcation of a trusted
efnploye. No statement of liabilities
is given.
KANSAS CITY. Kas., Ian. l5.-C. S.
Ferguson, wife and child were chloro-
formed by burglars Saturday night
and were unconscious till Sunday
noon, when they awoke to find the
house ransacked. Among the booty
secured was $500 in cash.
DENVER, Jan. 15.-Imboden's law
yers have gone TO Washington to ap
ply to the supreme court for writ
OF habeas corpus for their client, OF
the ground that the alleged offenst
OF wrecking the Denver Savings bank
was committed outside of Colorado
and ne should not have been trieo
here
CHICAGO, Jan. 15.-Another mur
der mystery is added to Chicago's lis
OF crimes today in the shooting OF
Anton Spychalsky, who was waiting
for car. when accosted by two men
lie started to run wnen one of the
supposed robbers sent bullet through
the fugitive's stomach. The victim
died in a hospital The thugs es
caped. Citizens are planning mean.
10 suppress the unprecedented ont
burst of crime in this city. The or
ganization of Individual citizens is
planned 10 unite In getting rid OF mus'
derous thieves, The chief of police
and Mayor Dunno say that thousand
more nolicemen are needed.
KANSAS CITY, Jan. 15.-Holdine
Richard Bozell, a negro, for trial
charged with assault with intent 70
Kill, Judge Wooford today from the
bench of the criminal court said:
Human life is cheaper In Kansas
city tnan in any place in the countr,
in proportion to its size. There are
more killings here than any where
else. It is worse now than during
the Civil war"
TELLURIDI2 Jan. 15.-The burro
punchers and rackers who were or
the trails yest -day say it was the
worst in the history of Telluride for
high winds and extreme cold. 1t wa
all they could do to keep their ami.
mails moving and save them from per
isbing.
While it is very cold this morning
the wind has abated little and the
pack trains started into the noun
tains again.
TOPEKA, Kas.. Jan. ia check
for s2S3,900. to pay Devlin's life in
surance policy in the Mutual of New
York was received by Receiver Brad
ley of the First National bank today
The 50 per cent dividend to depos
itors announced Christmas will be
paid about Feb. /.
WASHINGTON. Jan. Ex-senator
Dryden has prepared ready for pre-
sentatiou this afternoon the bill for
government control of insurance com
panies. The measure. which is stat
ed TO have the approval Of the presi
dent, has for its keynote the complete
publicity OF all doings and to be un
der the control of the department OF
commerce and labor.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 15.-Discuss
ing the story that President Roose
yelt had sent him word through the
Missouri Republican delegation taat
Money was being used to defeat tho
statehood bill" Representative Bah
cock of Wisconsin today said he knew
nothing to support the statement, add
ing; Il have been constant oppon
ent of statehood ever since it was in
augurated in Congress-"
WASHINGTON. Jan. 15.-Secretary
Taft has announced the resignation OF
Lieutenant General Chaffee as chief
Of staff He will be succeeded by
General Bates Feb. |.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-The fol
lowing presidential nominations have
been made. Chief justice of Oklahoma
Jonn H. Burford; associate justices
Bayard Hainer. b. F. BurweIl Con.
sui 10 Peru. Elmer McKimsey.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.--Senatoi
Gallinhow today presented to the sen
ate the report OF the war department
on the need of more transports u
move the army in case of trouble In