Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-05-31
tn a strong protest from the press.

tnat Commissioner Neiis report, nc
in the hands OF the president be pu
lished Immediately. The World sa
II should be given out unless the pre-
ident is certain federal Inspection W
remedy the evils. The Herald cal
the camor "hystericiii."
CHICAGO, May 2s.-Local pape
do not unduly emphasize the charg.
against the packers by the president
investigation. None ask that the r
port be made public. Excepting tt
lnter-Ocean and Record-Herald tn
papers ignore the matter editorially
| KANSAS CITY, May 29.-There
no demand in the local press for pull
lication of the Neill report.
NEW ORLEANS, May 18TH
Daily Statesman demands the publics
ton of the Neill report. 1t says tha
II Roosevelt will not do this he will
become an ally of the packers TO thi
extent.
LONDON, May 29.-The newspa
pers of London generally display new
regarding tainted American meats
They apparently do not believe tn.
statement that bad meats are not sen
abroad but consumed In America
The Evening News interviewers have
ascertained that London traders are
apprehensive of their ability to dis
pose of present stocks of American
meats. Instances of customers refus
Ing to take meat not produced by
British firms are cited.
DETROIT, Mich. May 29.--James
Edmund Scripps died at his home
here this morning, aged II years. HI
was the founder and proprietor of the
Detroit News. He had more than a
local reputation as an art connoisseur
and philanthropist.
With his brothers. George and E
W. Scripps, he exercised powerful
influence ON modern American Jour.
nalism. the last named, after an ear
ly training in the Detroit News office.
having expanded personal enterprises
until ne became one of the largest
owners of newspaper properties In
America.
The Scripps policy regarding news.
papers is that they are bound by no
allegiance stronger than that which
they owe to the best interests of the
community in which they are publish.
ed.
WASHINGTON. May 29.-President
Roosevelt will leave here this after.
noon on the Mayflower for Ports.
mouth where tomorrow he will de,
liver the Decoration day address. He
VIII be accompanied on the trip by
part p IT. OF his family and will make the
time he is away. He viii also take
a little trip on the SyIph and may not
return to Washington until Saturday
or Sunday. 1t depends entirely upon
the pressing condition of business at
the White House.
The presidents Decoration speech
will be delivered shortly after noon.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, May 29.--In
vestigation into the affairs of the
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance
Company shows that the president
and directors of the company have
been making family affair Of 1t. Civ
ing all the fat offices to imUediate
relatives and paying large salaries.
The result is that stockholders have
arranged a protest and there is tror
bio ahead.
ST. LOUIS, May 29.-On a lonely
island in the middle of the Mississip
pi river Harvey Robinson, son OF q
rich and prominent Chicago family.
and John Murphy, Cincinnati pug
Hist, fought terrific finish fight last
evening just before sundown for $500
side. The fight was the cumina
ton of long-standing enm;ty be
tween the men. They fought with all
the ferocity of enraged animals, the
battle lasting Ave rounds, when Rob
lnson, with terrific blow over tht
heart. sent his adversary out. Twent!
prominent men only witnessed thu
fight.
NEW YORK, May 29.-The med
| cal commission appointed to look int
| the sanity OF Mrs. Terranova, the cir
wife on trial charged with murderinI
her uncle who debauched her. declar
she is sane, and the trial proceede
today.
NEW YORK, May 29.,--lt is declal
ed In court circles that the indictmen
of three former officials of the Mt
tual Life Insurance company is e'
pected to result from the testimon
OF Andy Fields before the grand jur
about the yellow dog fund"
TOPEKA, Kans., May 29.--The ol
adage. THE poorer man the MOI
numerous his dogs" has been di
proved by statistics covering 10 e
treme western Kansas counties issue
today by, Secretary Coburn.
, Farm values jumped from $4,000
900 10 $27.o0O.OOO; dogs increased
, per cent; population increased 10 p
cent; winter wheat % per cent; eig
horses, 10 mules, 20 swine and
, cattle decreased IL per cent tn
: section was formerly the heart OF Il
; great American desert.
9, MADRID, May 29.-Tnere Is
4 Q, to be no bloodshed at the bull