Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-07-09

in ngton the issue of 100000. 900 Pan
ama canal 2 per cent bonds on terms
which will favor the small buyers and
induce the general public TO invest
in the securities.
Republican form of government
proves costly in France, writes ].
Cornely. the expenditure of $500, ,000,-
900 by the government, largely for
the system of social justice and the
army, leaving deficit.
Pennsylvania Railroad directors, in
report on disclosures before inter
ltate commerce comm ssion, find no
discrimination proved and say that
very small percentage of officers and
employees have acquired coal stock.
More than 10000 cotton mill oper
atiyes in New England have been
granted an increase in wages which
places them on schedule like that
prevailing prior to July /. 1903, when
a general reduction of 12h per cent
was imposed.
Eigat candidates for the governor
ship OF South Carolina are now max
ing splendid promises to the people
of that state. If all the good things
they offer could come true South Car
olina would make Utopia look like a
boss-ridden bailiwick.
The government is the worst en-
ployer in the world, making slaves of
public servants, and the socialist Is
all wrong, declares H. T. Newcomb
of Washington in an address before
the American Association for the Ad-
vancement of Science at Ithica. N.
IY.
The saloons of Evans, near Gree
| ley were raided for the second time
| Tuesday and gambling paraphernalia
| secured The anti-saloon league OF
| Denver has had detectives out for
some time gathering evidence and
caught the proprietors red handed.
The league will furnish detectives
| whenever asked to do so. This gam
bling business is not going to be toll
| Grated.
George Campbell was shot and in
stantly killed Wednesday at Pitkin,
in a duel with Frank Vader, a ranch
man. fought on horseback. Vaders
clothing was pierced by bullet, but
he was uninjured. Vader says Camp
bell stole horse from him and open
ed fire when pursued.
| Il wouldn't take that trip again for
| $1,000 said j. w. Sholley, district
attorney of Bucks county, Pa, as he
| frnT,, ona of tho narc of tba
scenic railway, "over the mountain"
at Willow Grove park. He took a
few steps forward, fell into the arms
OF friends and died. doctor said
his heart had been affected.
Although the industrial field in
Chicago has not been disturbed with
in the last II months by any turbu-
lent strikes or other troubles of
serious nature, the number of slug
ging and disorderly cases in labor
circles has continued to grow stead
ily according to statistics compiled
by Dudley Taylor, counsel for the
Chicago Employers Association.
The dedication of the Welcome"
arch, erected at the foot of Seven
teenth street opposite the Union
depot Denver, was the feature of the
Fourth of July celebration. The arch
was illuminated tonight with 1000
electric lights, and on special occas-
ions it will carry 1900 lights. The
cost of constructing the arch-about
$22,000--was raised by voluntary con-
tributions.
Excuse me, need the money.
Will try to pay 1t back inside two
years" This was the note left by
Anton Paul Fite, cashier and book
keeper of the banking house OF NJ.
Kaseman & Co., of Homestead. Pa.
as he disappeared with about $4,000
of the firms money. Next morning
about 200 foreigners who had money
| on deposit with the firm demanded d
their cash at once and got it.
A Colorado Springs special to the
Pueblo Chieftain says: 1T is rumor-
ed here that Senator Arthur Corn
forth will be candidate for the po-
sition of congressman at large to sue
| coed Congressman Brooks Senator
Cornforth was the principal speaker
at Knights of Pythias picnic held at
Clyde, and in the course of his re-
marks urged that the people of the
state should elect men to the Colo
RADIO supreme court whose honor and
integrity could not be questioned and
whose acts as members of that court
would not give reason for their in
tegrity being questioned
| Violet Peterson of Carney, Wis.
five years of age, proved herself
heroine by saving the life of her sis
ter and extinguishing a fire that
! would have destroyed her home. The
| sister is six years old. The two
were alone in the house. The older
girl tried to freshen the fire with
Kerosene and started the blaze. Her
dress afire, she attempted vainly to
smother the flames in a blanket.
Then she told Violet to throw water
over her The child kept her head
| and obeyed her sisters commands