Durango semi-weekly herald., 1906-02-26
TELEoRAPHIc SNAPSHOTS.

fight at the primaries for 81 900 sa
loon license.
Sunday closing OF saloons is en-
forced In Columbus. o. but dram
| shops In the suburbs reap "A harvest
and other cities ignore the govern
or's order.
Delay of few days In the passage
of the statehood bill viii enable the
railroads In New Mexico and Arizona
10 complete huge land grab, accord
Ing TO former Delegate Rodey OF New
| Mexico.
When asked concerning the report
OF his engagement TO Mrs. lack Gard
ner of Boston, Representative Bourke
| Cochran of New York said: II can not
discuss. can only deplore such an
unauthorized use of the lndy's name. :
| Two carloads OF passengers on the
southern Pacific sidetrack are In
strict quarantine because of case
of smallpox discovered at Winnie.
mucca, New, shortly before noon yes
terday. The passengers are tourists
from the east. bound for California.
The governor general of East 81.
IBERIA has received orders to prevent
by all means at his disposal the hoist.
| ing of the American flag on the con.
| tlnent which may be discovered by
the Captain Michelsen expedition
| north of East Siberia. near Wrangels.
| land.
The steamer Queen City. which re.
turned from the west coast of Van
couver island, brought news that In.
dian seal hunters are on strike, de.
| clining to go sealing this spring un.
less ten dollars skin Is paid. Six
dollars was given last year None of
the schooners nave been able TO Sc.
cure crews.
A divorce granted % years ago to
A. II. X. Blanchard, who died In 1902.
nas been set aside by Judge Hutchin-
son of Arkansas on the petition of
Princess Blanchard, who proved
fraud. The ruling means that the
woman whom he married In Denver
and lived with for 25 years was never
his wife and is not entitled to a wild.
ow's pension.
A mans corpse was delivered to
William Archer Of Cromwell, Ind,
who went to the express office to get
prize pig which he had purchased
Archer refused to accept the coffin
and inquiry developed the fact that
the labels on the pigs box and the
coffin had become exchanged Arch
or got his pig on the next train and
II is presumed that the corpse was de-
llvered Mt the proper place.
The congress on uniform divorce
laws continues It's session at Wash.
ington, The question of whether or
not New Mexico should have dele.
gate precipitated lengthy discussion,
the decision being finally reached that
inasmuch as the governors of terri
tories were not included in the invi-
tations Of Governor Pennypacker. ter
ritorial delegates might sit In the
congress but shall not enjoy the right
to vote.
Pope Plus has decided to hold q
consistory Feb. &c TO appoint nine
teen French bishops. twenty-five
bisnoprics are vacant. No new car
dinals will be made. His holiness
received in private audience Marquis
Tovar. Spanish ambassador to the
Vatican. who presented to the pope
an autograph letter from King AL
fonso informing him OF his approach.
Ing marriage to Princess Ena of Bat
tenberg and her conversion to Cathol.
icism.
Prince Won Buelow. the imperial
chancellor. has sent to the reichstag
bill for the extension to the United
states OF the tarlrs given by Ger
many under reciprocal treaties to Ger
tain European states. The measure
simply empowers the bundesratb to
grant TO the United States the rates
stipulated In the conventions signed
by Germany with Russia. Austria.
Hungary, Belgium, Italy. Switzerland
and Roumania. Bulgaria. with which
country treaty has been arranged
but not yet ratified, Is not mentioned
in the bill
A charter has been issued for the
New York, Oklahoma IL Pacific rail.
Iohh' win sZU,Ouv,UOO capital, to build
from Rogers, Ark, westward through
Indian Territory and Oklahoma to
Folsom, N. NJ. The general offices
are at Rogers and New York City.
The proposed route lies through Pry.
or Creek and Claremore, !. T.: Bliss,
Lamont. Jefferson, Alva. Beaver City
and Mineral City, Okla. thence to
Folsom, penetrating the Indian belt
and the New Mexican copper fields.
The American Express company and
the Postal Telegraph company will be
connected with the line.
The nome of Cornelius Green, fore.
man of the Homestake mine, was
wrecked by an explosion of dynamite
Monday. The members OF the family
were thrown from their beds but es.
capped injury. Vigorous efforts are
being made to capture the miscre-
ants and large rewards have been of.
fered. A lynching Is threatened. The
outrage Is supposed to be the work
OF one of large number OF hands
recently discharged by Mr.. Green in
consequence OF new order of the
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