Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-01-25
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ase with public lands.

HiAh iioSE mas received assurances
/, from the postoffice department thai
the present incumbents of the offices
at Grand Junction. Lamar. La Junta
and Aspen will be reaprrinted, and
that Ole Thorson will probably be ap
pointed postmaster at Glenwood
Springs.
HOUSTON, Texas, Jan. 22.-A heavy
snow storm is raging over northern
Texas and many cattle are perishine
on the plains. Snowdrifts In Indian
territory are several feet deep. A
drop of 80 degrees in temperature in
Texas was accompanied by a terrible
wind storm, with a tornado reported
at Shreveport and vicinity. In which
one white woman is known to be
dead, with possibly other fatalities,
when all reports are in. Telephone
and telegraphic service is badly Grip
pied.
WASHINGTON. Jan. Ex-senator
I Warren has secured a position in the
army transport service for w. l.. Ev-
ans, OF Rawins, Wyo.. who was
candidate for postmaster of Rawlins.
| Mr. Evans will sail for the Philippines
ON the transport Mcclellan next week.
! KANSAS CITY. Jan. GA person
giving the name of Joseph Whitman
was arrested on n charge OF vagrancy
after marrying Eta Jelley, aged "a
years, last Friday. Today at police
hoadquarters the yagrant turned ont
to he woman.
The prisoner says hcr right name
| is Pauline Webster and, that her home
is at Gaines Springs, South Carolina.
She is aged u years. Both parties to
the wedding were employed as walters
at Comets restaurant
Mr. Cornet held 5000 which Eta Jel-
ley had saved mp. When her "hlls.
band" displayed no inclination to fit
mp home for her, alleging Illness,
which began with the wedding cere.
mouy, Cornet suspected that Whit.
man married Eta for her money,
and caused the arrest.
Pauline says she donned male at
tire while travelling as a cook with
an opera troupe.
MANCOS. Jan 22.-The train from
Durango to Telluride this morning
was only a few minutes late at the
Mancos station. We can learn moth
ing of the probability of the train get
ting farther than Rico, nor of the pros
pect for through train from Tellur.
iGe.
We have only about six inches of
snow here and less through the Mon
tczuma valley. The thermometer
registered ten below zero here this
morning.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 22.-It will
probably be Friday before a vote will
be taken on the statehood bill The
measure comes mp Wednesday, but
there will be sharp debate on the
rule accompanying the report prevent
ing amendments. Insurgent Repub
licans say that with the aid of 1877
Democrats they can defeat this. The
stalwarts declare they can not II
the insurgents win, then the provision
for statehood for Arizona and New
Mexico will be omitted from the bill.
RIO DE JANEIRo, Jan. 22.-The
in the harbor here today. Three nun,
dred of the crew rerished. Either de-
fectivc boilers exploded or fire reach.
ed the magazines.
PARIS, Jan 22-France has re-
ceived assurances from the United
States that any action she may take
against Venezuela will not be opposed
or considered antagonistic to the Mon
roe doctrine. Therefore the guns OF
French warships will be directed
against Venezuela just as soon AS Am
bassador Taigny. who was practically
elected by Castro. arrives in Wash
ington and files his report. French
warships are today off the Venezuelan
coast
ST. PETERSBURG, Jan. 23.-Off-
eial circles exultantly announce that
he whole OF the Russian empire is
quiet, with the exception of the Baltic
provinces and Caucasia. Count Witte
ffrms that the revolutionary mist
has been dissipated and expects the
prompt conclusion of foreign loans.
Following the placing of the loans
Witte looks forward to a definite era
If calm and peace.
NEW YORK, Jan. 23.-All the car
riages and horses of Mccall the for
ner life insurance company secretary,
we're auctioned Off today. They
brought 50 500
ALGECIRAS, Jan. 23.-Duke Almo-
lovar. Spain's delegate to the Moroc-
AN conference and president of the
assembly. held a levee in honor of
King Alfonso's name day. There was
10 session of congress.
TALEGA, Ala, Jan. 23.-One hun
red and seven students of the tn
ega Congregational college, colored
struck as the result of the faculty Sc
Getting L. c. Parks, white. as super
ntendent of the educational depart
| nent.
NEW YORK. Jan. 23.-General Jo-
| eph Wheeler is reported seriously Ill
| 1t the home of his sister in Brooklyn.
md IT Is feared that the Illness will
levelop into pneumonia.
NEW YORK, Jan. 23.-The stock