Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-22

laid at o'clock that the telephone I'M
to Telluride was down somewhere
shutting out communication between
Durango and that place at least fo
the balance of today.
NEW YORK. Jan. 19.-An elevated
train to Kings Court fell into the
Istreet in East New York at noon an,
1t is reported that four were killet
and n number injured.
The accident resulted from rea,
end collision. One car on the forward
train fell to the pavement and another
was pushed half way OFF the structure
| WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.--The ad
ministration has decided that unless
Poutney Bigelow reveals his inform
ants in his charges against the Pan
ana commission he must go to Jail
! Mr., Bigelow directly charged Grim
lnnl mismanagement in the canal
building, and refusing as a witness 10
| state where he got his facts, he Is
today adjudged In contempt of the
| United States senate. Mr. Bigelow Is
'irm In his refusal. openly declaring
| he president knows where he tBige-
| owl got his information.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 19.--The sen
lte committee on interoceanic canals
spent the forenoon in executive ses-
sion, wrestling with the question of
what To do with Poultney Bigelow.
! VINO persists in his refusal to dvniee
his sources of information regarding
Panama.
While no decision was reached the
entiment of the committee seems to
be not to prosecute Bigelow.
WASHINGTON, Jan. l9-Senator
Nheuucey Espew only rem aimed a day
~ 50 in his seat In the senate. re-
urniug to New York this morning on
tccount o. his health. leaving his pri-
fote secretary in charge OF his af-
airs. 1t Is an open secret here that
he president desires that Mr.. Depew
hould resign from the senate. Know
ng this the senator did not call at
he White House as usual Depew,
however, proposes TO hold on, ct least
recording 70 the polite statement OF
MS secretary. who said this morning:
can tell YOU positively that the sen
tor has not the least intention OF re-
'lgning from the United States SEN
ite"
WASHINGTON. Jan. 20.-Speaker
Cannon is standing pat today on the
determination to call up the Hamilton
tatehnod bill in the house next Wed.
1esday, together with the rule max
ne 1t not subject to amendment.
BnbcOck. leader of the Insurgents.
continues to assert that the section of
he bill making one state of Arizona
md New Mexico can not be forced
through. Everybody admits that there
5 no opposition to the admission of
Oklahoma and Indian Territory. Bah
'ock says the opposition to the bill
VIII be concentrated on the adoption
rule, and that when this fight has been
won the statehood bill will be amend
ed by cutting out reference to Arizona
md New Mexico.
Desplaines, ILL.,, Jan. 20.-Railroad
detectives attacked four thieves as
they were leaving the Chicago North
western shops this morning with stol-
N brasses. revolver duel followed
which Simon Finkelstein, one OF
ne thieves, was killed, and Herman
8iehl, another thief, fatally wounded
The other two robbers escaped.
NEW YORK, Jan. 20.--Charles
Paulding, nephew of Chauncey De-
pew, says that the senator's illness
is merely a slight cold and not asphasi
melancholia.
CHICAGO, Jan. 20.-fians for the
organization of a vigilance committee
to check crime in Chicago were for
mulated at a citizens meeting this af-
ternoon. The scheme Is to form com
mittees to watch the police in each
district.
DENVER, Jan. 20.-There was
sensational scene in the district court
this morning when Judge Johnson
charged District Attorney Stidger with
nbstructing the work of the court In
the gambling and saloon cases, gave
him bitter overhauling and then
placed him in charge Of the sheriff.
The Judge fined stidger $500 and com
mitted him to jail.
The district attorney was badly hil-
inflated at the action Of the court
lie stated he considered the action
OF Judge Johnson reelection on his
character, nnwarranted by fact and
entirely without the province of the
court.
Notwithstanding this the district
attorney was taken In charge and Is
now under arrest in the sherif's Of
| flee.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 2O.-Represen-
atives of the Katy and Frisco rail-
| roads and the 81. Louis Business
Mems league urged the postmaster
general today to favor the establish
ment of the new fast Katy mail train
from Parsons, Kas.. to connect with
the Frisco new fast mail at Vinetta.
| II would advance mails to Dallas and
! Fort Worth ten hours and San An
tonic "a hours.
| TRENTON, N. j.. Jan. 2O.-Mrs.
Lillian Duke filed an answer today In
a divorce suit by James Duke, the to-