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

PosiliNeIy iuenuiy GROVE aS one Of
the kidnapers. Grove is alleged to
have changed very much in appear
ance during the past Ave years.
II Is said at Columbia university
that the recent gift OF sl5O,00O from
Mrs, Maria II. Williams was donated
principally because Of the attitude
of the university in abolishing foot
ball The gift Is to establish chair
In the department of history for the
study of the origin and development
of civilization among men, So
much was said In the discussion of
the football question about the bar
barlsm of the game, that the title of
the new professionally has peculiar
Significance.
The Harrison monument committee
has selected one OF the designs pre-
scented by Charles NIehans OF New
York for the memorial to the former
president of the United States and 1t
viii he erected In University park,
indianapolis. facing the north front
of the federal building. The figure
selected shows former President Har-
~
If in the net of speaking. his coat
bnttoncd up and his right hand
slightly raised while the left holds
n manuscript
Three counterfeit silver half dol
lars were found In consignment Of
money which reached the United
States snb-treasury Friday from Tex
ha 3.tn
as spurious except by the close In
spcetion of an expert Chief John b.
Wilkie of the United States secret
service Identified them as some of a
lot OF counterfeit coins which were
circulated in the United States three
years ago and were made in China
by expert connterfeIters. They con-
tain the legal amount of silver
j. II. tCyclone) Davis mn aggress-
I've political fighter. and other lead
ers of the Texas Prohibitionists, an
nounce that they and the rank and
file of the Prohibition party have de-
termlned to merge with the Democrat
lc party so far as state politics 10
concerned. The object Is to unite
with dissatisfied local option Demo-
Gratis to control that party's conven-
tions and nominate state officers and
members of the Legislature who Will
submit prohibition amendment to
the state constitution for vote Of
the people. Local option is declared
to he failure on account of adverse
court rulings.
Miss Helen Todd and other Chicago
women are Interested in a cooperative
living experiment about to be tried In
New York.
The Anti Saloon league Of Illinois IL
preparing TO fight the rs.eIsctioI Of
a state legislator blamed for the de-
feat of the local option bill.
Plans are being considered by tho
Business Mems association OF Pueblo
to push advertising OF the city
through various railroad publications.
The former district attorney and
others have been Indicted In New
York on the charge OF conspiracy In
connection with fraudulent sewer
claims.
Four big battleshIps-the Maine,
and seven torpedo boat destroyers
have reported at Port OF Spain. island
OF Trinidad.
Paul Laurence Dunbar, negro poet
and singer of the folk songs OF his
race. died of consumption at his home
In Dayton. o., last Saturday, after
a long llness.
Union carpenters and their employ
ers have signed a three-year agree
| ment in Chicago which gives the
workmen an Increase In wages aggre-
eating more than Sl.000.000.
l All records of sales OF automobiles
at shows outside of New York are
| broken at the Chicago exhibition. The
| total for the week Is placed at 81
100000. with big ears In especial de-
mand
| E. p. Bacon of Milwaukee. who
worked go long for railway rate re-
form legislation by Congress-. says
he IL pleased with the passage OF
the Hepburn bill by the house OF rep
resentatives.
The blueIackets OF the British sec
ond cruiser squadron will shorty pre-
sent the American Atlantic feet with
n handsome silver cup as souvenir
Of the formers recent visit to the
United States.
Money sent from America to Jews
In Russia through the medium Of the
postofiice service is sent back on the
ground that the funds are for the
use OF the reyolutionists. according
to advices from Portland. Ore.
jerusalem. Bethlehem and other
cities In the Holy Land will be de
spoiled of their sanctity by the In
staliatIon OF electric lights or trolley
lines under a concession granted to
Germans by the Sultan OF Turkey
writes William Il. Curtis.
A. II. Sanders of Chicago. chair
man Of the executive committee oi
the American Reciprocal Tari1
league. warns Republican leaders ir
Congress that tariff reform must b<
! granted or the party will be defeated