Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-05-17

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earthquake and they came on with g
crowd of refugees to this city. They
rented hovel in Temple Court and
moved in. Being a mere child the
wife played with other children and
didn't seem to care for her husband
Composite who frequently beat her
The neighbors say she was very
| cruelty treated. Sunday night the
tragedy occurred
Composite has two days start of the
police in their search for him.
NEW YORK. May 15.-John d.
Rockefellers pastor. Rev. DR. Rufus
johnson of the Fifth Avenue Baptist
church. is TO become president of the
Chicago university. made vacant by
the death of Dr. Harper, who was tine
closest friend the oil king had. The
Rockefellers today declined to dis
cuss the appointment. but it is known
DIR. Johnson will become the head of
the Chicago university to which MIR.
Rockefeller has contributed many
| millions
| NEW YORK, May 15.--Tne higher
courts have refused to quash the in.
! dictments against Abraham Pummell
charged with subordination of per
jury in the celebrated Dodge divorce
| case, and he must stand for trial
He has already been sentenced to a
year in prison aud that is now on
appeal.
NEW YORK, May l5.-The Stand
ard Oil company mas declared quar-
terly dividend of 50. the same as last
year.
WASHINGTON, May 15.-The sub.
| committee of the senate on finance
| has decided to confirm w T. Vernon.
the Kansas negro, for register of the
treasury. The charges filed by a
negress, affecting his moral charac-
| ter, We're not substantiated.
LEXINGTON, Ky, May 15.-Major
Thomas, aged so years, nestor of the
American turf. died today He was
confederate veteran. He bred
some of the most famous horses OF
the country, including Dominic the
largest moneywinning horse in his;
| tory.
OKLONA, Miss, May 15.-This
morning Mrs. Hattie Mcintosh re-
ported to the police that she was
twice hung TO a tree and left for
dead, by crowd of men who visited
her home last night. The men ilung
her because she revealed their alleg-
ed accomplices in the murder of her
husband who was slain recently. She
says that after the men had nung
her twice and thought she was dead
they took her body down and car
ried her into the woods and left her
there. She revived and came to
town and told her story.
g ATLANTA, Ca, May 15.- 6
g ]. H. Clark, a night operator, 9.
g went insane last night, arm 6,
@ ed himself and went on a ram &,
g page. He killed one man, =
g and wounded four He set q
g fire to the house and lay in g
8, waiting TO shoot the occu =
puhAo 40 ihts ouAs Iit "a
9 still at large {,
9, BOSTON, May 15.-Eight g
. carloads of shoes, or $4,000 .
g pairs, were started for San 8
8 Francisco by the Massachu- g
9 sets relief committee today. -
NEW YORK. May 15.-The jury
will be completed today to try Jose
Phine Terranava, the child wife who
killed her uncle and aunt because
they robbed her of her honor. The
husband of the girl, when he learned
of ner dishonor, which the girls uncle
and aunt had caused, discarded her
and refused to live longer with her,
but after she killed them he willingly
took her back. The girl is happy in
the belief that she avenged her hon
or and secured the forgiveness of her
husband.
COLUMBUS, o., May 15.-William
Spaeth, charged with stealing $4,000
from Sells circus at Tarboro, n. Y,
in 1904, was seized while in Hagen
backs ticket wagon at Cleveland
last nlRnt. he was nanucuHed ana
then thrown into an automobile and
FASTENED to train. The robbery of
the ticket wagon is one of the sen
sations of the circus world.
Spaeth claimed the keys to the wa
gon were taken from under his pill
low. He was discharged and enter
ed the employ OF Hagenback later.
TOPEKA, Kans., May 15.-The SUI
preme court today cited Mayor Rose
of Kansas City. Kans., to appear
June 4, to answer contempt proceed
ings.
WASHINGTON, May 1G.-The hope
that the rate bill will be passed by
the senate seems likely TO be realiz.
ed today. although discussion of the
pipe line and anti-pass amendments
is expected. 1t will probably be late
this afternoon before the senate will
be ready to act finally, but when the
vote is taken II will be almost unani-
nous for the bill.
Morgan and Pettus. ii Is under
stood, will vote NO. on the ground
OF Interference with state rights.