Durango semi-weekly herald. (Durango, Colo.) 1899-1907, 1906-08-06

tel under an assumed name. The
aim of the detectives was to get him
OFF his spree.
There are 80 murderers awaiting
trial in Chicago.
Unusual hot weather is prevailing
in southern California.
Michigan Republicans haye nomIn-
ated strong state ticket.
If the independents nominate a
state ticket Judge Lindsey will prob
ably be named to head II.
Miss Belle Chamberlain was placed
on the Republican state ticket in Ida
no for superintendent OF public In
struction.
Importations of precious stones In
the last fiscal year break all records,
the diamonds alone being worth $780,
100000.
The seven-year-old son OF Charles
Seeger of Denver endeavored to jump
on an ice wagon. receiving injuries
which caused his death
General Stoessel is to be dismiss
ed from the Russian army before he
is shot. There will be no chance,
then, for any of the grafters to use
his name for stufiing the pay roll.
William Il. Curtis writes of the
American colony In ST. Petersburg,
which now includes young Mr.. Wal
ling of Chicago, who Is backing the
Russian terrorlsts with large sums OF
money.
State Senator ]. ]. McGllivray re
tires from the race for The Republi-
can nomination of governor In Wis
consin and issues statement In
which he criticised Senator La Fol
lette's alleged interference In party
affairs.
The 1G girl operators at the Cen
trail Union Exchange at Champaign,
ILL.,, have struck. alleging that the
male employees of the company in
dulge In too much profanity in the
operating room, and that the manager
declines to stop it. The places of the
strikers are being filled from the
exchanges in neighboring cities, IL
going over from Decatur.
An investigation of the methods OF
restraining trade used by the sugar
trust In Colorado will be made by the
federal court. District Attorney Earl
NJ. Cranston viii be requested to in
stitute suit under the Elkins anti
trust law by the Keystone Mercantile
company against the Wholesale Groc-
ers' club of Colorado, and the Retail
Merchants Association OF Colorado.
which are said to be used by the
sugar trust in fixing and maintaining
the price OF sugar.
Rev. l.. w. Nine of Des Moines, Ia,
is enjoined by the courts from calling
upon or seeing his young wife. Not
withstanding the injunction the wife
is the minister's constant attendant,
and the sheriff and his deputy, though
feeling that the injunction may have
been violated. are in position to do
nothing, for the minister is lying III,
racked with a nervous disease which
was caused by his wife's action In at
tempting to procure divorce. He
has made no effort to see his wife,
| but the latter has come to him and
the two have been very happy to-
gether. Friends say the divorce case
is not even discussed.
Five thousand people were attract
ed to the Anderson, Ind, cemetery
| Sunday afternoon by the burial oil
Joseph Rodecap. a farmer and the
heaviest man in Madison county. Mr.
Rodecap weighed AGO pounds. His
coffin was three feet wide. 20 inches
| deep and seven feet long. No hearst
could carry It because of Its size and
a wagon was used as funeral car
Ten men were required TO carry the
grave. Mr.. Rodecap died OF cerebra
embolism, the result OF carbunclt
that developed on his neck two weeks
ago. He was 81 years OF age ant
the father of twins and FIVE other chill
dren. His mother weighed 30'
pounds when she died several year.
ago.
|. A. Dye of Albuquerque wa
awarded the 100000 feet of ma
tured timber In the Jamez forest re
serve at $3.50 per 1000 feet by thu
department OF agriculture and will a
once build a wagon road into tn
timber and erect a sawmlll. One
tenth of the proceeds. 10000, vii
go to the public school fund of sar
doval county in which the timber I
be cut Is located.
The revised regulations for the al
plication OF the meat inspection Law
: recently adopted by the Germa
! bundesrath, were published yeste
, day. and show considerable increas
of severity in the provisions of tn
! law. particularly In the requIremer
!. of inspection of Emphatic gland
D which will shut out much America
: product that does not contain thes
r glands.
:. John Mclean. a half-breed India