Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-05-28

tne mead once OF tDe MUTUAL ReSerNt
Life Insurance company in London
closed its doors and as a result all its
country agencies failed to open for
business today. The Mutual is one OF
the Kingdom.
ARGENTINA. S. A. May 25.--Tele-
grams received here today from vari.
GUS towns in Paraguay say that the
revolutionlsts have captured various
cities and towns; that many fights
have taken place. numbers have been
killed and the revolution generally
successful
ST. LOUIS, May 25.-Today the
will of Mrs. Julia Lemp. the widow OF
Lemp. the millionaire brewer, was
filed for probate. Her estate is worth
$1O.000,000. Her daughter, Elsa Lemp.
Is to get sl,000000 on the day Of her
marriage, and II she is not married
at the age of 80 she gets her money
anyway. The remainder of the estate
is divided equally among all of the six
children.
WASHINGTON, May 25.-Secretary
Taft told the house committee on ap.
preparations today that If lock type
canal is adopted the work cannot be
completed until July, 1914. Taft ask.
ed for an appropriation of $27 900, 900
to carry on the work.
PHILADELPHIA, May 25.--It is Of
ficially stated that President Cassatt
of the Pennsylvania railroad, who is
In Europe. starts home tomorrow. The
recent revelation of wholesale graft
ing by his subordinates is the reason
of his early return.
IRUN, Spain, May 25.-King Alfonso
met Princess Ena, mis- fueure bride,
here at a. m. today, on the arrival
of the latters train from Calais. He
greeted the princess with the greatest
cordiality. Crowds of peasants cheered
enthusiastically. The princess and
party We're transferred to the royal
train, where the kings brilliant suite
was quartered amidst sumptuous ap-
The princess will go to
Bardo villa, where she will remain un.
til the wedding.
WASHINGTON, May Williams
carried filibusterlng for the statehood
bill today to the extent of asking for
a roll call on approval of yesterdays
journal. The committee on rules to-
day reported a rule sending all amend.
ments to the rate bill to a conference,
the speaker to appoint
The house conferees will
be: Hepburn Of Iowa; Mann of Hi
nols, Richardson of Alabama. The
senate will name Elkins of West Vir.
ginia; Cullom of Illinois, and Tillman
of South Carolina---f ---i7 E s-ss-.-'si
KANSAS CITY. May 25.-Dr. Gard
ner, president of the Kansas City
Jockey club and one of the boolkmak-
ers, were indicted today on six
counts each for violating the law for
gambling on horse races.
NEW YORK, May 25.-George Per
kins. Pierpont Morgan's partner, in
tended no crime, and committed no
crime when he contributed policy hold
ers' money of the New York Life In
surance company to the Republican
campaign fund. This was the
decision of the appellate division Of
the supreme court today. Perkins
was ordered released. He was charg-
ed with the larceny of nearly $4,000.
the amount contributed to the Repub-
licans in 1904
CLEVELAND, o., May 25.-Frank
Fretter head OF, the National Refining
and National Pipe Line companies tes.
commission today of the winning fight
they made against the Standard Oil
company despite the innumerable
tricks to which the opposition re
sorted He gave detailed testimony
as TO the efforts of the railroads to
interfere with his business by delay
ing shipments and otherwise.
IF we did not make better oil than
the Standard" he said, I'VE would
have been forced out of business"
WASHINGTON. May 25.-The post
office department today issued a fraud
order against the National Bond com.
pany of 81. Louis which has branches
in Pittsburg. Kansas City. Springfield,
St Joeeph and Boonville. Mo. The con
cern is declared to be operating a lot
terry as well as conducting a fraud.
ulent business.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 25.-Re-
spending to the request made by Call
fornians through Senator Flint, Presi-
dent Roosevelt said today that the fed
eral troops would be maintained in
San Francisco until the 30tn of June,
at least
NEW YORK, May 25.-Owing to the
railroad rate bill which demands a
separation of railroad and coal inter
ests, Wall street learns today that j.
p. Morgan has been intrusted with the
organization OF giant coal combine
with capitalization of $10O,0O0,O0O
KANSAS CITY. May 25.-A demur-
rer claiming the government made no
case against George Crosby. traffic
manager OF the Burlington railway,
charged with conspiring to give re-
bates. was sustained by the federal
cOurt to-day and tho raea dtamIccad