Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-18

day, but managed to get through yes
tcrday and 1t is thought the road car
be kept open now.
PARIS. jan l7.-Clement Armand
Fallieres was today elected president
OF the French republic by the nation
al assembly, succeeding NJ Loubet Oh
Feb. IS. The election was held at
Versailles. A special train brought
the s9l legislators from Paris.
WASHINGTON. Jan l3.-Repre.
sentative Brooks today introduced a
bill authorizing the secretary of the
interior to lease TO the F. +. U. Rub
her company OF Colorado 5.iOO acres
of public lands in La Plata county.
near Durango. for the purpose of eN-
perimenting In the production Of rub
ber from the rabbit foot brush.
BY the terms of the proposed lease
the lessees win be denied the use OF
timber, stone and other material
found on the lands excepting for use
in carrying on The experiments. The
lands leased are at an elevation oil
| 5000 feet and are beyond the posi-.
bility OF irrigation or cultivation They
are covered with thick brush, known
as rabbits foot which the rubber
company claims can he manufactured
into merchantahle rubber Mr.. Brooks
VIII make an earnest effort TO secure
he passage OF his bin.
JOPLIN. Me-, Jan. l7.-"Foot and
hair Butler. notorious criminal.
was today found guilty of the murder
of Policeman Brice. Sentence was
fixed at 55 years. The first trial re
suited in sentence OF fifty years
but the jury this time added five more
years because Butler knocked down
witness in court.
John Franklin and Teddy DAILY. con
victed of the same crime and serving
nifty years and life terms respective.
~, We're brought here TO testify In But
ler's case. They escaped during the
night while on the way to the Car.
thaee jail. They snapped their hand.
ruffs. They are still at large.
WASHINGTON. Jan. 1.-Tillman
pf South Carolina, in the senate today. |
with characteristic energy and such IN
outbreak of personal denunciation as |
the senate has not heard for many
years, attacked President Rooseyelt's |
'ffcial conduct The verbal assault |
was of an extremely venomous char. |
ncter and was based on the senator's |
resolution recently asking the presi. |
lent to inform the senate whether |
loo h.r, k. l.t,
'ool the government with him.
DENVER. Jan. l7.-Governor Nc
Donald leaves here tomorrow for tf,e |
Enst, and Lieutenant Governor Parks |
VIII be governor of Colorado for the |
lext ten dags. Mr.. Parks said this |
morning:
Il VIII assume the reins OF state |
temporarily. attending only TO routine |
business and such matters as come |
ip until Governor McDonald's return |
There will be nothing startling hap
pen. no removals and no appoint
ments"
CHICAGO. Jan. 1.-THE bodies OF |
! man and woman were found today |
n a room in the St James hotel, with
l bullet mole in each head The wom-
ms body was on the floor with the
ace towards tne door. as II she had
ittepted to escape. The man fell
With the pistol clutched in his hand
The man registered the night before
vs. Ralph Ross of Chicago. and the
woman as Jessie C. Thompson.
CHICAGO. Jan. l7.-After a delay
If six months In hearing the ques-
lion OF whether mmissioner Gar
ield violated the constitutional righs
jf the packers in forcing them TO pro
luce records for examination by the
department. on which subsequently in
iictments were issued, was taken up
today before Judge Humphreys.
Chas. w. Armour, Z. A. Cudaby and |
other prominent packers are in court |
After the formalities In the case
had been disposed of court adjourned |
Intil tomorrow.