Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-12-13

me express my admiration for the
work done by the congress when II
enacted the law under which the isl.
and is now being administered. After
seeing the island personally, and after
five years experiences, it is but fair
to those who devised this law to say
that 1t would be well nigh impossible
to have devised any other which in
the actual working would have accom-.
plished better results.'
PITTSBURG, Pa, Dec. 12.-Judge
Frazier today gave his decision in the
Hartje divorce case. The petition of
the husband was refused.
The case was the most sensational
In recent years. Hartje claimed his
wife was guilty of the most outrage.
Gus doings with the coachmap and
other men. One was d negro who
claimed to be intimate with the lady.
but was proved liar and sentenced
' W. peiJ"S' ne VICTORY Oh
Mrs. Hartje is very popular. Hartje
has been put out of the5leading clubs.
Both families are rich and influential.
PARIS, Dec. 12.-The prefect of 20.
lice announced this afternoon that
the government had accepted the ap-
plication of NJ. Martinez, editor of the
DtGca III.
permission under the public meeting
laws OF 1881, to hold religious meet
ings in all churches as being in com
pliance with the law. In other words.
the step taken provides for the legal
ization of Catholic services in the
churches of Paris tomorrow.
The day of grace granted to the
churches of Paris in the execution of
the law providing for the separation
of church and state postpones until
tomorrow the measure for it's enforce
ment.
The delay has only served to in
crease the excitement caused by the
expulsion from France yesterday OF
Mgr. Montagnini. secretary of the
papal nunciature at Paris. Prosecu
tions have been begun against the
Ultramontaine Abbes OF the churches
OF st. PIERS du Gros Gallon, st. Au-
gustine and 81. Roch. where the great
est resistance to The taking of the in
ventories occurred and 1t has been
decided to take over Immediately the
buildings belonging to the ecclesias-
tics, stop the pensions OF the clergy,
compel aspirants to the priesthood to
fulfill their military obligations and. II
necessary treat the clergy as subjects
OF a foreign power. This constitutes
I sufficient demonstration of the spl-
rit with which the government in
tends 10 meet resistance.
NEW YORK. Dec. 12.-The annual
meeting o. The National Civic Fedora
ton leprn today. There Is large
attendane of notable people. This
afternoon Senator Beveridge is to
spco' on child labor. in which he is
greatly interested. having a bill in
on ..ess for the federal supervision
II aH child labor. Among the nOta-
les here are Samuel Gompers. Edwin
iarkham, John Mitchell and Seth
| Low. Tonight the annual dinner OF
| the Federation takes place. when
Archbishop Ireland. August Belmont
Oscar l.. Strauss and Andrew Carne
gle will speak.
DENVER. Dec. 12.-Denver citizens
of all shades are discussing today the
dramatic scene in the court room last
evening in the Cripple Creek mining
suit when Mr.. Richardson, Senator
Patterson's law partner, made burn
ing charge against A. NJ. Stevenson
former national committeeman from
this state, and Mr.. Stevenson's ters'
reply Mr.. Richardson said: "Josial
Winchester gave Mr. Stevenson 800
900 to invest in an annuity for hi
wife and children. He learned late
that such annuity had never heel
bought, and that Stevenson ha
squandered the money In drinkin
and gambling and politics, and he re
nroa chad him Stevanqop fell upo