Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-12-06

the floor that at the present session
the administration is to take advant
age Of the Japanese situation to Sc
cure Endorsement of liberal naval
program. The huge battleship tenta
lively organized last session win be
provided for and there is talk OF au.
thorizing three or four more like it,
with good chances that IL will simmer
down to two. The river and harbors
bill will break all records II the pow
erful interests pressing for great
projects in the Lake and Mississippi
region succeed and the ship subsidy
plan will be grated upon the stat
utes II the administration keeps its
| grip.
Senator Foraker, it is understood.
has decided to offer in the senate
early this week reason to inquiry
into the dismissal from the army of
a battalion of the Twenty-fifth United
| States infantry (coloredl as result
of the shooting up" of Brownsville
| Texas. the night of August 10. Both
| houses adjourned inside of one hour.
HAVANA. Dec. 3.-Governor Ma
goon has informed the Cuban legisla.
tors that President Roosevelt has de
| cided to oust them from office and
that a new election will be ordered
The senators accept the decree, but
do not like it. Riveri predicts
wholesale insurrection.
PARIS. Dec. a. The Due de
Chaulnes, who thought he would
marry Miss Shonts is the black sheen
of rather scandalous family. Al.
though connected with the noblest
people in Europe he and all his fam
lily are very shady.
NEW YORK, Dec. 3.-John d
Rockefeller described the glorles OF
homemade mince pie to several mem
bers of his sons Bible class at the
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian church
yesterday The multi-milionaire did
not hesitate TO declare that mince pic
as made at present is not like that
which mother used to make" but.
he added, that he had been tempted
to eat mince pie Thanksgiving Day
had fallen and had survived with no
III effects. III | can eat the mince
pies that are made today" said Mr.
Rockefeller. then | assuredly must
be in excellent condition. ate the
first mince pie | have had in several
years Thanksgiving Day, and | tell
you | enjoyed It,"
WASHINGTON, Dec 3.-The Dresi
dent sent to the senate the names Of
G. B. Cortelyou for secretary of the
treasury. C. j. Bonaparte for attor
ney general, James II. Garfield for
secretary of the interior, o. S. Straus
for secretary of commerce and labor,
and for justice of the supreme court.
w. H. Moody.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 3.-The SUI
preme court today decided that
Meyer and Haywood and Pettibone
must stay in prison. The three men
are accused of completely in the mur.
der of Ex-Governor Steunenberg. and
are denied liberty by the court. The
opinion on habeas corpus proceedings
is by Justice Harlan.
Justice McKenna delivered dis
SthlihB oplniou,
Switchmen employed by the Colo
RADIO railroads have made demand
for an increase in pay of two cents
an hour. in addition to the raise OF
four cents an hour, which went into
effect November /.
The Colorodo K Southern. Denver
e. Rio Grande and other railroads
have refused the demand, and serious
trouble is threatened.
The Colorado railroads are basing
wages on the scale adopted In Chi
cago few weeks ago, when the rail
roads and their employees came to an
agreement. Denver men are not will
ing to abide by the Chicago agree.
ment. They say that living expenses
are higher in Denver than in the East,
and want correspondingly higher
pay.
The question of a strike will be de.
cided within Ten days by the switch.
men.
SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 3.-The
Call today says II has information
that Secretary Metcalf will find
against the Japanese, will favor the
stand Of the Frisco people and Will
hold the exclusion of foreigners from
the schools has not violated any
I treaty rights.
Los ANGELES. Dec. 3-Anton
Fritz, a wealthy Pittsburger. who was
robbed of $4,000 in Portland, recently
came here and in an insane condition,
deliberately lay on the tracks in front
of an approaching train and was
killed, his head being cut from his
body.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 3.-The presi
dent, before he retires from office. t.
going to see that there is returned to
the policyholders of the Equitable and
Mutual and the New York Life the
s15S,0OO the companies contributed to
the Republican campaign fund Mr..
Roosevelt today took steps to have
the money refunded, although Bliss
and Cortelyou strongly object The
money will come out OF the fund OF
the Republican National Committee
which has 100000 in the treasury.
| PORTLAND Dec. 3.=SBecial Agent