Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-15
TELEGRAPH NEWS.

former Governor Steunenberg of Ida.
no are at work against the senator.
He has received several threatening
letters and is warned that he must
prepare for the final taking-off
Threatening letters have also been
received by Congressman CLANCY,
who appeared as counsel for the dead
governor during the investigation OF
the Idaho mining troubles.
Senator Hepburn processes not to
be alarmed over the matter but thinks
the state authorities of Idaho ought
TO take decided steps to apprehend
the writer's.
CLEVELAND, o. The cause Of lie
land Prior, the stock broker, is be
lieved by bankers who are probine
the accounts of the firm to have been
caused by the sale of forged munici
pal bonds. Detectives are trying To
find who engraved them Customers
wno thought Prior was carrying ac
counts for them on the New York
stock exchange are believed to have
lost heavily.
The failure of Prior's firm VII
amount to million and a half.
WASHINGTON, Jan. lit was
stated at the New Willard at noon to.
day that Mrs. Minor Morris remains
in dangerous condition. At times
she iapses into a comatose state.
CHICAGO. Jan. 1.-THE Jury in
Judge TuthilFs court today returned
verdict awarding $4,000 damage
against three saloonkeepers. OscaI
Geyer Ernest Thor and Louis Lind
Quist. in suit brought by five chill
dren of Hedlum Carpenter. who al
legged that their father was ruined b,
drink sold by the defendants
SAN ANTONIO, Tex. Jan. 11.--A
dispatch from Chihuahua. Mexico
says that William R. Hearst. who will
n party Of friends is stopping at hi!
mothers ranch there. was set upor
by mountain lion, which he slew
after exposing his life to danger foI
few minutes. The New York editoi
is very proud Of his prowess and viii
take the skin east with him as tro
ply.
ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 11-Trout
lous times still continue through th
empire, but the most serious are II
Poland and Siberia. Dispatches from
lrkutsk, Siberia. this morning say the
prefect of police there has been as
sassinated and that the murderer es
capped. The uprisings in the PROV
inces continue.
DENVER. Jan. lin executive ses
sion the state land board has remov
ed from office Louis r. Smith thu
timber warden of Colorado.
DENVER, Jan. ll.-Shortly afte'
noon today Mayor Dunno of Chicag,
arrived here, his train being three o
four hours late. He was received a
the depot by number of representa-
tive citizens and will be the guest o
Denver for couple Of days and vii
speak before the principal CONNER
cial bodies of the city in favor O.
municipal ownership of public util
ties
ST. LOUIS, Jan. 1.-A Pullmansca
In Wabash rain from Chicago wa:
derailed Oh Ia elevated tracks oveI
the levee this morning. The car top
pied over and VAS held suspended be
tween the elevated structure and
telegraph pole. Several persons fel
through the windows to the ground
fifteen feet below, and six were in
iured.
SAN ANTONIO. Texas, Jan. H.
J, W. Mclean, manager of the Men
ger hotel here, and cousin of John II
Mclean of Cincinnati and Washing
ton. was found dead In bed today o
heart disease. The remains will e.
to Cincinnati for burial.
CLEVELAND, O., Jan. 1l.--Cassi'
Chadwick will be returned to thu
Ohio penitentiary Friday.
COPENHAGEN, Jan. l1.--GermaI
citizens living in Denmark. liable 70
military service in the fatherland
have been notified to hold themselve
in readiness to return on three days
notice.
CHICAGO. Jan. ll.-As presiden
Harper had wished. work went on u
Chicago university as usual today dc
spite his death. Private funeral ser
vice was held this morning. Th'
public funeral will he held Sunday
The body will lie in state.
SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 1l.--Pro
fessor jerks of Cornell university al
rived today for the purpose of greet
ing in behalf of President Roosevelt
and the state department the party o
Chinese due tomorrow on the Siberia
He will confer with the military al
thorities regarding preparations TO
the welcoming ceremony.
NEW YORK. Jan. ll.-Detectiv'
Nulholland of the Pinkerton force
arrived here this morning witt
Charles A. Seaton. captured in Mary
land last night. Seaton is a fugitive
from justice and is charged with nj
tering bogus railroad shares and par
ticipating in two-million dollal
swindle. The frauds that Seatoi
started have already realized mil
lion dollars Bail was refused tn