Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-03-26

| trustees OF northwestern universit,
have decide to abonsh football 70
!. five years.
INDIANAPOLIS, March 23.-Th,
fifth joint session of the miners an,
operators began at . O'Clock thi
morning. Neither side shows any ma
terial sign of weakening. The outlool
is considered gloomy.
Robbins made proposition Il
adopt the 1903 scale but this was re
jected. Robbins voted with the min
ers but unanimous action is required
by the rules. Mitchell had previousi,
urged the adoption of this scale fol
one year, The Robbins company. tbs
Pittsburg Coal company. rs under con
! tract with the steel trust to furnish
six million tons of coal yearly. The
f, trust said they would be willing 10
pay the increased cost rather tnau
have strike.
| TOPEKA, Kas.. March GA peti.
ton is being circulated throughout
| the state asking for special session
| oil the legislature to pass two-cent
| rare and anti-pass law. The Civic
| league Is reported to be back of the
| the movement.
BOSTON, March 23.-Fanueil nall
was endangered by fire In a nearby
building this morning The fremen
devoted their efforts first to saving
The Cradle of American Liberty
Ihe loss on othe other structure was
| 1000.
PASADENA. Calf, March 23.-
John ID. Rockefeller has purchased
the Reed estate In this city. consider
ed the finest residence In the state
1t is said he will spend two months
of each year here. The consideration
was 100000
NEW YORK, March 23.-John ID.
Rockefeller can not visit his little
grandson. John d. Ill, for today sub
poena servers lay in wait for the oil
king at his sons house.
The new baby is known to be the
richest in the world. Its worth at
present is $lI,O00,oO0 pound. The
Rockefeller fortune is estimated at
over billion dollars, which goes ul-
timately to this baby.
At fair rate of interest this will
amount to two and a half billions be-
fore the child is 81.
NEW YORK. March 23.-Attorney
General Hadley said today: "If John
d. Rockefeller wishes to hold hts
grandson in his arms | Will declare a
truce to allow him to come over from
New Jersey without interference with
process servers. | anu willing to agree
with his lawyers not to try to serve
him"
COLUMBUS, O., March 23.-Gov-
ernor Pattison is not so well today.
He is more restless and dropsicaI
condition has developed at the base
of the lung
KANSAS CITY, March 23.-Testify-
ing in the bankruptcy proceedings to-
day Thomas NJ. Casey. former general
manager OF the wrecked Salmon bank
at Clinton, Mo, said his testimony
was given in consideration OF there
being no opposition to him getting
sentence OF five years In the peniten-
tiary from the Cass county circuit
court on the plea of guilty, this sent
ence to end all criminal prosecutions
against him. Casey yesterday admit.
ted forging $4,000 worth of notes
NEW YORK, March 23.-Battling
Nelson and Aureia Herrera will fight
for the lightweight championship be-
fore the Pacific Coast Athletic club in
Los Angeles in May for $4,000. Final
arrangements were completed by wire
today and forfeits posted.
POPLAR BLUFF, Mo, March "a
Curtis Jackson. negro was hanged
today for assaulting a white woman
last month. Shortly after he was ar
rested the officers mad to fight bat
tie with mob to prevent his lynch
ing. A downpour of rain did not keep
crowd from watching the execu-
ton. Dan Norman, the victims nus.
band, sprung the trap at the sheriff's
signal Three hundred deputies we're
on hand as trouble was feaad.
Los ANGELES, March 24.-Seven
persons have been murdered by In
1ians on the road between ortiz and
Ladnra, Mexico. They are Pedro
htZh, pitslutill ol a llcu MINING cuiH-
pany of Ladura; a contractors wife
and three children, and two friends
| named Hoff. The Meza family, with
the exception of three little children,
who remained nome, were returning
from Ortiz with Mrs. Hoff and were
| attacked from ambush in mountain
pass. The men fought desperately
| making the last stand beside the over.
turned carriage. The first news was
! brought by an indian mail carrier.
1 The bodies lay in the road until the
arrival OF troops.
| MOUNT HOLLY, N. j., March "a
Rufus Johnson and George Small. ne
| groes were hanged here today for the
murder OF Florence Allison, aged 30
whose body was found In barn
showing death by strangulation. Al
assault had been attempted.
HARRISONVlLLE. Mo, March "a
Thomas Casey, former general man
ager OF the defunct Salmon bank al
Clinton, Mo, by arrangement today
pleaded guilty to forging notes uset
as collateral in an effort to keep tn,
bank from going under. and was sen