Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-06-04

Material reduction telephone rates
Is TO go into effect In New York city
on July |.
The original "Deadwood H..
In the county hospital at Cripple
Creek Tuesday.
Monmouth college will celebrate Its
50th anniversary the first week In
June and alumni of every class will
attend reunion.
The Greek government mas decided
TO break Off diplomatic relations with
Ronmania because Of Roumania's ex.
pulsion OF Greeks.
The railroads centering in Chicago
have refused tho request OF freight
handlers for increase In pay. A
strike is probable.
The anniversary OF the battle OF the
Sea of Japan was celebrated at To.
kIo with brilliant festivities. attended
by the crown prince.
Police were called upon to pre-.
serve peace at the Tennessee Demo.
cratic state convention which conven.
ed at Nashville Tuesday. Looked
like free-for-all fight.
A semi-of1cia note relative to re-
ports OF trouble in Martinique, says
there is no danger of foreigners there.
who are protected by a garrison OF g.
900 men and two war ships.
good many delegates having
withdrawn from the Western Fedora
ton meeting now in session in Den.
yer owing to seating Of opposing dele.
gates, the convention decided to seat
any man holding a union card.
Water for irrigation comes high
The resident land owners In the vi.
cinity of Otero have just voted bonds
to the extent OF 100000, making the
total water bonds for the district
100000 Not vote against the prop
osition.
Eleven fatal automobile accidents
have occurred In New York city and
its vicinity since the beginning of this
year Serious accidents have hap
pened almost daily. The record OF
these for four months and a half show
&c accidents In which human beings
were injured. In the II fatal acci.
dents 13 persons were killed. IN the
others there were several fractured
skulls and broken legs.
The divorce question came before
the Presbyterian Minister'S Associa.
| ton In New York Wednesday when
DR.. Alexander McKelyey, pastor OF the
Reformed Church at Boonton. N. j..
read a paper on "The Divorce Prob
lem" One cause only. DE said, could
| Justify divorce. There might be sep
aration, however, he said, but not re
marriage under any circumstances.
| On the Pet Craft farm, two miles
| west of Wabash. Ind, is a big mapl,
and big oak tree growing from tn,
same stump. the union of the two be
| ing within three feet OF the ground
Each tree preserves its entire identi
| ~ as to bark and foliage. and appar
emily is tnriving. There is no evi
dence OF grating. DR.. Il. #. Blou
40 years ago noticed the pnenomen
on, and has watched the dual growtl
year by year.
The fund for the building OF st
Johns cathedral at Denver has beei
sweiled to 100000 by gift OF sou
600 from an unknown source, and a
q result construction OF the nave will
be started this summer and real be
ginning made upon what will undoubi
edly~be the most magnificent churcl
building In the United States outsid
OF New York city, to cost before ever
detail is completed an estimated sur
, OF between S6.O00,00O and $1,000, ,Oo'
In few days Mr.. and Mrs. Waite
! Carpenter OF Richmond, Ind. wi
celebrate their 95th birthday annive
sary and their 72nd wedding ann
: versar5. The record is probabl
without parallel In Indiana or tn
! country at large at this time. and ma
be without precedent. for It II nj
3 often that people Of identically II