Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-11-26
half OF Lincoln.

Following the nominations for off
GERS of the ensuing year were pre-
sented and ratified without debate
President, Col. H. D. Leavand, Sar
Francisco; first vice president, L
Bradford Prince. Santa Fe, N. NJ;
second vice president, NJ. G. Larimere
Larimere. s. D.: third vice president
c.. A. Fellows, Topeka, Kan; fourth
vice president, ]. f. Gallbreath, Jr..
Denver; secretary, Arthur F. Francis,
Cripple Creek, Colo.
The Trans-Mississipp congress de-
cided this afternoon to hold next
years session at Muskogee, |. T.
NEW YORK, Nov. ga pretty
young woman, Otillie Schneider. was
formally committed this morning for
indulging In wild shooting last even
Ing, when three well known men were
badly wounded. The girl first shot
DIR. Frederick Beirhoff twice then
Otto Droege, lawyer, who was try
ing to disarm her when a wild bullet
struck Paul Sheehan. Columbia col
lege student bystander. The men are
morning that no fatalities will occur.
The girl charges the doctor wronged
her and then performed an operation
which ruined her health, and said she
did not intend to shoot him, but mere
ly proposed firing the pistol to attract
a crowd and then give him a good
horsewhipping. A wooden handle
whip with five lashes was found on
the girl who for that purpose has dis
guised herself in a Salvation Army
dress. All parties are prosperous ra-
ther than prominent people
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2s-The ad-
ministration is getting ready for an
investigation by congress OF the act
Of the president in dismissing the
battalion of negro troops of the
Twenty-fifth infantry The war de-
partment is aware of the efforts
which are being made in New York
to have the act of the president chal-
lenged and verified.
DENVER, Nov. 23. The state
board or pardons will say today
whether Freedric c. Sanchez shall be
given his liberty or whether he shall
be held in prison to serve out the
full sentence imposed on him for the
brutal murder of his girl wife.
This afternoon at 4 o'clock the
board will meet to consider the case
of the Mexican murderer more thor
oughly before putting into effect its
commendation of last week that San
CHEFS term of twenty-five years
should be commuted to fifteen years,
which would give him parole at once
SNYDER. Nov. 23.-Peary arrived
here today from sixteen months trip
to the Arctic. His wife was here
awaiting his arrival He goes to New
York direct.
NEW YORK, Nov. 23.--At the con-
clusiOn of the hearing today the magis-
trate reserxed his decision in the case
of Caruso the tenor who was accused OF
insulting Mrs. Hannah Graham in
Central Park The case was very
sensational, the tenor deluged with
flowers from women admirers.
LATER.-Late this afternoon the
judge found the famous tenor guilty
and fined him $40.
DENVER, Nov. 23.-Shortly after
O'Clock this morning short train
broke away from the engine on the
Argentine Central railroad near Sill
yer Plume, the highest railway in
North America and William .Calverly
of this city was killed. The train tore
down the five per cent grade at death
rate speed. Calverly jumped and sus-
tanned such injuries that he died in
an hour. He was sales agent of the
Giant Powder company. He was a
widower and leaves six young chill
draw