Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-12-24
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at Annapolis for assaulting a white
woman
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At the end OF the fourteenth round
Al Kaufman was awarded the deci.
sion over George Gardner at Los An.
geles last night. The fight was
slow ono
Stories OF physical suffering and
commercial embarrassment. caused
by the car shortage, the fuel famine
and the inability to moye crops are
told to the interstate commerce in
yestigators.
In pleading for the taxation of the
railroad corporations in Illinois, Col.
j. Hamilton Lewis tells the state
eluallzers at Springfield that failure
in this duty means grave troubles In
the future
Senator Depew has introduced
bill authorizing any national bank to
be designated as a depository of pub
lie moneys. Under existing law no
bank with less than $4,000 capital
can he so designated.
Hamilton w. Mabie, in addressing
the students of the Chicago universi
ty. hailed Germany and Japan as the
nations of destiny, unless America
draws on their scientific. commercial
and educational methods.
Jodo Hamilton was hung at Hous-
ton. Mo. yesterday. The first at
tempt the rope broke and the young
man fell To the ground writhing with
pain. Another rope was secured and
this time proved more successful.
Dead at the age of go from the eff
fects of superfuous flesh, Cecilia
Shutter. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J.
j. Shutter of Ravenna. o., will be
buried in a coffin of special dimen-
sions. Her weight exceeded 400
pounds.
George S. Reynolds, formerly one
of the most prominent brokers and
grain merchants on the Chicago board
OF trade, whose failure created a sen
sstion In the grain business last Jan
nary, was found guilty of fraud by
jury Wednesday.
william E. Curtis writes from
Washington that there Is no chance
for reciprocity treaty with Ger
many to be passed by the sixtieth
congress and predicts that nothing
will he done after the next Dresiden-
| tial election.
The miners at Goldfeld members
OF the Western Federation. are on a
strike. demanding Sc n day. They
claim living Is so high and other ex-
penses that the demand is not ex-
orbitant Between three and four
thousand men are involved at the
present time but the number may be
greatly increased.
ney Grleze, representing claimants
against the company, is preparing to
| DlllE SUIT W AtpN hht INbhllN1 VI NA-
company's refusal to settle
The trial OF Representative Bing-
er Herman OF Oregon. charged with
destroying records when he retired
from the office of commissioner of
the general land Office, has been set
for Feb. 4. 1907. Frederick s. Hyde,
John s Benson, Henry p. Dimond
and J. r. Schneider, indicted for Cal
ifornia and Oregon land frauds. will
be placed on trial Feb. II.
Captain Edgar B. Mackin of Co. c,
; 25th o. S. infantry. was shot twice
and dangerously wounded by negro
at FL Reno. Okla. last night. The
negro entered the captains residence
when at the dinner table and de-
manded, Throw up your arms" and
almost instantly fired. It is believed
the negro was among the number dis
charged for the Brownsville raid.
Bloodhonnds are on his track.
When the denatured alcohol act
was passed by congress 1t was the In
tention to enable farmers TO distiil
alcohol and denaturize 1t for heating,
light and power purposes. 1t is
found, however. that the law which
takes place Jan. is virtual monop
oily to the large distillers. because OF
internal revenue laws which restrict
the distillation 10 registered stills
:. with capacity Of seven to ten gal
Ions day. conducted under the su'
: pervision OF internal revenue ofiicials,
: Senator Hansbrough OF North Dako-
: tn has introduced an amendment to