Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-05-14

, In any of the central Kentuck
, towns, Lexington Included. The Il
: miliar mint julep. II is true, was nc
! suppressed. for any of the Kei
, lucky colonels are at all times mr.,
pared to serve the concoction O
home. having the ingredients col
stantly on hand; but the visitor O
the citizen who wanted plain. ever,
day drink over the counter had I
give 1t up.
Every saloon save one was close
at midnight. and the proprietor o
this one was arrested In Paris
saloonist thought he would take SOM
OF his rfiends fishing with case o
beer as a stimulant; but he was seei
taking the beverage out, and a police
man got MIN. Some attribute the ac
ton of Mayor Combs in closing tn.
saloons here to the speech of Gov
FOLK OF Missouri before the southern
educational conference last week
when he told what would be done.
Mayor Combs says 1t was because
there have been two murders in sa
looms on Sunday In the past six
months and ne thought 1t time to
close them all. 1t is the first time the
blue laws have been applied through.
out central Kentucky.
CHATTANOOGA. Tenn, May IL
a Southern passenger train ran down
Lookout Mountain trolley car to.
day. Two were killed and five in.
jured.
NEW YORK. May 1.-THE condi.
tion OF Mrs. Jefferson Davis, who Is
seriously Ill, is reported somewhat i'm.
proved this morning.
CHICAGO. May IF. s. Hibbs. n
former Standard Oil agent at Peoria,
told the Interstate commerce commits
sion today that the Standard OIL com
pany maintained a school for the
teaching of tricks TO worry compe.
titors. One scheme consisted I'm
stopping up the air holes In coal oil
lamps using rival oil which caused
them to smoke. Another was the
placing of lamp burning Standard
oil beside another burning independ-
ent oil. The wick of the rival lamp
was secretly made wet thus prevent.
ing the wick carrying oil. Another
trick was the doctoring OF lubricatlng
oil. Hibbs said machinists were
bribed to put injurious substances in
the lubricants sold by the lndepend-
ents. His instructor was Frank
Bush OF the Peoria office. he said.
CHICAGO. May 12.-As the result
of the testimony of Joseph Tucker,
chairman of the Central Freight AS
sociation at the Standard Oil hearing
yesterday. Special Counsel Monett
stated that undoubtedly ne was in
contempt OF court and suggested that
the attorney general should proceed
recently from e. Ssss iSAsssa!t!as N A!!!s
rates. fuckers testimony was to the
effect that the agents made rates by
consensus of opinion"
NEW YORK, May PA gigantic
trust of electric properties has just
been formed here, the final papers be-
ing filed this morning. 1t is controll-
ed by the Ryan interests and Ia In
corporated for $12.000,000. Associated
with Thomas F. Ryan, as the prac-
tical man. Is John +. Wallace, former
chief engineer of the Panama canal.
and a dozen of the leading capitalists
OF New York. The trust proposes to
acquire and finance power, traction
and electric light enterprises.
LIVERPOOL. May 12.-On the
Celtic OF the White Star line which
sailed from this port for New York,
the most important. passenger is his
highness, the gaekwar OF Baroda. He
Is accompanied by his wife and
daughter and intends to tour the
states and Canada In an official visit
to friends.
The gaekwar Is Mahratta chief
of the highest caste. Baroda. his ma
tive state. is in the Bambay presi-
dency. and he ranks as one OF the
most capable and advanced rulers.
If he sees fit on any occasion during
his visit to New York TO don his
robes of office aud his own jewels he
will undoubtedly dazzle all behold
ers. He has great collection of pre-
cious stones, many OF which have
been In the possession OF mis- family
for more than 500 years. He carries
"a large part OF these with him ON his
travels.
CHICAGO, May 1--we can live
few years longer" Prof Cham
berlain of the Chicago university, In
speech or address delivered last
night before a company OF savants
declared that scientific investigation
had shown him that the earth woult
be inhabitable for n million years tt
come. He declared the earth is no
gradually cooling from ball OF fir
as is generally supposed.
| TOPEKA, Kans., May 12.-The con
viction of Frank Campbell on brib
cry charge while member of th'
Kansas board OF education, was up
neld by the supreme court today.
CHICAGO, May 12.--General Mana
ger Davis OF the General Paper CON
pany. today Issued notice to al
mills of the General Paper compan