Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-12-27
TELEGRAPHlC NEWS.

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DENVER, Dec. 24.-The Republi
can party caucus of the state legisla
ture is called for next Monday nigh;
to nominate United states senator
speaker and others. Simon Guggen
helm will undoubtedly be selected for
senator to succeed Mr.. Patterson. The
Republican says today that not one
vote will be cast in the caucus against
Mr.. Guggenheim, who will not be op-
posed anywhere.
CHICAGO. Dec. 24.-The body of
the late Bishop McCabe arrived here
and today lies in state at the fine
home of his brother in Evanston. A
large body of dignitaries arrived a.
noon to attend the funeral. among
them Bishops Warren, Cranston, Wal
den. Mcdowell and Berry An enor-
nous crowd was present at Evanston
when the body reached here on a fun
eral train.
NEW YORK, Dec. 2i.-It leaked
$out here today that the recently di-
vorced trust president, w. e. Cory.
sailed for Europe last week under an
assumed name, and the general be-
lief is that he has gone to marry the
actress, Mabelle Gilman, with whom
his name has been connected.
PTTTSBURG, Pa, edo. 24.-Start-
ling revelations are expected Wednes-
day, when Special Agent Reed of the
department of justice arrives here to
look into the affairs of the Farmers
and Drovers' bank of Waynesburg.
The examiner found million dol
lars worth of spurious notes in the
,. bank and now it appears that they
clerks in the bank. who are repre-
sentatives of prominent families in
town. y
WASHINGTON, Dec. 24-Today
the affair of the negro troops of the
25th infantry, discharged for their
part in the rioting at Brownsville,
suddenly became the most menacins
and important matter before congress,
OF all current matters public discus
sion is regarded as most pregnant
with grave possibilities. With the
shooting of Captain Edgar b. Mack
lin at Fort Reno, by negro. suspect
ed of being one of the discharged sol
diers, and with observations of the
president declaring that Forakers
speech in the senate might have di
rectly melted that deed, smoulderine
embers have burst into full flame and
today public men take far more seri
ous views of Il than at any previous
Htime.
NEW YORK. Dec. PA represent
ative of District Attorney Jerome's
office visited the court house at Jer
sey City to take a transcript of por
tions of the record of the trial o
Thos s. Barker, who on February 3
1901, shot Rev. John Keller of Airing
ton, n. j.. for alleged assault on hi
wife.
II is said that the transcript is to b.
useI in the trial of Harry X. Thaw
for the murder of Stanford White
Barker's defense was that the stor
his wife told him justified his action
but Judge Blair refused to allow Mrs
Barker TO tell her story to the jury
Barker was convicted and sent to tn
state prison. but was paroled.
ROCHESTER,. n. V, Dec. "a.
light locomotive collided with pas
enger train on the Buffalo. Rocheste
e. Pittsburg railroad early toda,
Michael Linn of Rochester. an el
gineer, and Henry Gath, firema
on the passenger engine, were kille
SILVERTON, Dec. PA Sweo
miner by the name of Oscar Olse
T.. h., ha of tho StI
nyside mine last night and death r
suited before he was rescued. A
other miner with him escaped al
the third that went to the rescue WI
slightly affected. II appears that q
air was not working well and the z
became bad. and Olson having We
heart, was not able to stand it.
has a brother in this place. Funer
Wednesday.
NEW YORK, Dec. 24.-The big b
tleship Ohio, just home from the
East was raided by United Stat
treasury officials in the Brook
navy yard and wholesale smuggli
was discovered. A big seizure
smuggled goods was made and tod
Jack Tars and many officers are goi
about with sad faces, mourning
loss of silks, cigars. wines and otl
costly goods from China, Japan a
other oriental ports. The raid v
led by Special Treasury Agent CT
ton, in charge of the treasury dept
ment in matters relating to custol
Many officers of the battleship W
caught with goods on them.