Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-05-21

domain.
DIR. Maxine was president of tn.
short-lived republic made up of tn.
Baltic provinces. but when Russi,
crushed that rebellion DR.. Maxim,
fled and came to this country to ad
dress the advocates of republican
form of government in the empire
1t is thought he had been kidnapped
The state department will be appeal
ed TO to take the matter up. 1t is
thought Maxine was secretly taken
from his hotel in New York.
LONDON, May lin the police
court today the question whether fat
ness is disease was raised and do.
cided. A patent medicine company
was sued for selling Hesh-producing
medicine without revenue stamps at.
tacaed, which the law requires in the
case of proprietary remedies for any
disease, ailment or disorder The
magistrate rules that obesity is a dis
ease. and convicted the defendants.
SALT LAKE, Utah, May l7.-The
morning papers here make "A formal
announcement that the Mormon
church Is going out OF its commercial
business. 1t practically controls the
light and railway utilities here and in
Ogden. These will be taken over by
| $25,000,000 corporation composed of
English and American capitalists.
SILVERTON, May I7.-Jack Pacey
VINO was arrested last spring charged
with the holdup of Walters saloon
was discharged today for failure OF
evidence to convict. Pacey had pro-
tested that he was not guilty from the
beginning. He is cook and had
been dance hall rounded. Since the
of the occurrence at the time, say
they think Pacey Is innocent. that
somebody who was crazy tried to hold
up the Walters place.
CHICAGO. May 17.-Raymond Pat
terson, the Washington correspondent
of the Tribune. is the man Senator
Bailey called liar in the senate yes
terday. Today. in the Tribune. Pat
terson comes back at the senator
with documentary evidence, proving
that Bailey was an object of suspic.
ion to the real friends of the presi-
dents railroad policy.
WASHINGTON. May l7.-In the
controversy between Senator Bailey
and newspaper correspondent, VINO
asserted Bailey was suspected by his
-snt- = l. l. - t,,Ia tIA
rate bill, Senator Chandler has writ
ten Bailey giving him copy OF a
memorandum sent to the president on
which the original story is based. 1t
does not agree with the copy of the
memorandum printed by the newspa-
pers.
WASHINGTON. May 18.-The sen
ate this afternoon struck out the
words "in its judgment" in the clause
OF the rate bill authorizing the inter
state commerce commission to fix
just and reasonable rates. This up
sets one feature of the Allison com
promise. Some of the best consttu-
tional lawyers in the senate declared
the words, ''in its judgment alone
sufiiced to invalidate the bill.
WASHINGTON. May 1S.-1:45 p.
m.-All amendments to the railroad
rate bill having been disposed of the
bill was ordered engrossed, and read
for the third time. The question was
put. shall the bill pass?" when Ray
nor Of Maryland. Democrat, rose to
| make a speech.
Raynor, with irony and satire, at
| tackled President Roosevelt for chang
ing his mind on the subject of the
rate bill. He said ne would not pre-
tend to assault the president or
| charge him with selfish or dishonest
| purposes but his process of reasoning
!. he said was so changeable 1t was i'm
1 possible to follow him.
| MADRID. May 1S.-King Alfonso en-
| tered upon his 2lst year this morning
and since yesterday all Spain has
been on a fete. The young king Is
| greatly engrossed In preparing for his
wedding. One OF the most spectacu
lar features OF this Is to be the flora
4 :
islands has been summoned to direc
the laying of floral carpet on the
streets OF the capital for the wedding
procession. Twelve hundred tons o
flowers have been ordered for one
plaza alone. The cost has been sub
scribed by the public.
The kings gift to Princess En-;
will be gems taken from old piece
of jewels in the possession of th'
sovereign, and set in modern fashion
The crown is magnificent piece o
art work.
In every part Of Spain there ar
pairs OF sweethearts who will fix tn
kings wedding day as their own
which Is now only two weeks distant
All Spain will wear gala attire an
the royal wedding will be gorgeou
spectacle.
NEW YORK. May 18.-On the Car
Schurz funeral train yesterday Al
drew Carnegie talked to group G
young men on Socialism, and wha
a man In New York without dolla
should do. He said: